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N. Y.. Dec. 19.—-Louis Kaplan
lden. Conu.. called "Kid." got
ision over llabc Herman. (If
Ila. at the end of fifteen
1. tugging rounds at the Now
615011 Square Garden tonight.
The fight was genulallv accepted
being for the featherweight
mpionship. the title turned 0er-
the New York Athletic com—
3 ion by Johnny Dundee. who
on it from Lugcno Ci'iqui, of
. ration. Louis Kid Knplan won a
tournament held by the commission
to determine Dundee's successor and
as since successfully defended the
tie.
15,000 See Bout.
About fifteen thousand fans se-
a ted the decision iranqullly. Only
it of spectacular tumbling by
msrlnall ill the tenth saved the at-
' Mr from being rather dull enter-
Mment. Herman went down front
What you might call the recoil of
ne of liis punches to Kaplan's
hard dome. and the little Portu-
uese did a. regular head spin that
net the crowd to buzzing.
' Herman is a. peculiar fighter like
the little girl with the cilrl. When
a is good he is very. very good and
When he is bad he is not so good
fie is what the ring calls an ill-and-
uter. Last night he fouh ht stcudily
ut not 11 lth all his usual flash and
illiaucy. Kaplan won by sheer por-
“Verance especially in the closing
ounds. Herman is the butter box
3- er at long range. but Kaplan made
tip for that by crowding ill close
find flailing Herman about the head
grid body.
Knplan Bier Going.
There is one word that fits Kap-
Ian like a cap—rugged, he is all of
hat. He never stops pressing and he
has plenty of endurance. Herman
who is a good solid hitter. clipped
him on the chin 11. 'th lights that
would have bowled over a heavy-
weight but Louis would only shake
his hea dand keep coming. It was
a. close fight all the way and K1111.
Jan's margin of victory “as not
‘glde. Some of the folks thought it
tilt! have been crowd a. draw. In
fly even. according lc those who
’ both Tallies. Kaplzln iT (in’t beat
orman us far as ll°rmnn beat
uplan at Waterbury. Cor/11.. lars'
mmcr 11 lino the fight was called a
aw.
.It will always be close
tse fellow.
They have met so often they know
ouch othcr‘e style. 'l‘bcir fight last
night was probably the least excit-
ing of any they've bad. They will
probably be match-.19. .uraill
between
, Success in sport comes
over night to some.
literally
w hile others
:3 The most recent example of the
plodder in sport is l ocky Kansas,
" newest lig'htweight champion of the
Fifteen years ago Rocky Kansas
began his career as a slinger of
added mitts. A rough and ready
ypo of fighter. always giving the
apuolic a run for its money. he has
been a popular performer
Several times Kansas has reached
the stage where he \1 as regarded as
logical contender for tile light-
weight title but he has a! 11 ays fallen
list a. trifle short of tho mark.
Three times he won enough recog-
nition to be matched with Benny
Menard. The first bout was a no-
ccision affair but Leonard was
away out in front all the way. He
Just a decision in 15 rounds and was
necked out in eight.
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Thus, Kansas has been thrice
Mien by Benny onard. who rc-
" red the undefeated lightweight
champion. Shortly we may hear of
(Leonard doing aicomebsck.
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l)
The last time I saw Kansas per-
!orln against Luis Vinceniini. who
opped him in 11 rounds. the Buf-
lo fighter looked about 50 per cent
icient.
The spirit was still there but the
3 sical asset. the ability to absorb
unishmcnt and shake it off. was
’ Losing. Kansas. never clever, al~
ays depended upon strength to
ear down his opponent.
Now. at a. time when he seemed
swollen, vacation 2
”eats Herman
INSBY SMALL
A TOUGH FIGHT
it Over Decision This Time Though
Even—Kaplan the Ag-
r—Herman Hits Him Hard But Fails
C-I-l—I—I-I
l-lug becaun they 1.51133?
gllat show.
Herman was greatly disappointed
over the decision. lie is as sure he
can lick Kaplall as Kaplan is sure
he can lick Herman and he thought
last night was to be his big night.
He acquit-ed himself well. at that
This Kaplan is a far better fighter
than be is generally rated and los-
ing to him by a close margin mere-
ly makes Herman a good fighter.
The time will come when the stubby
scarred little man from Meriden will
be classed as a really great fighter.
There is nothing fancy about him,
hilt he can fight.
The opening bout between Tommy
Jones of Atlanta and Nick tilla-
aeriii of Harlem found only a few
present. Qua-what's-his name won
this heat in four round periods. Wil-
lle'Nakei OT Washington, D. (1. and
Johnny iI‘elucci of Harlem got the
decision.
Jackie Snyder and Jimmy Saks:-
clto. a Jan. were in the third waltz
with Kid McPartland galloping
around them. Jimmy has a lust
oriental appearance and a long left.
lie worn the rising sun of old Japan
embroidered on his purple trunks.
Jackie Snyder is just a rude young
fellow from New Jersey who 11516.
to be a southpaw. Mr. Scotty Mon-
tietil. of Scotland and the Red Hook:
region. coached Jackie with
oatmeal accent. Snyder got the deci-
sion at the end of six rounds.
.lloncyboy Dick Finnegan
tlonal young side winder from
Navy. was in the semi-final with
Bobby Garcia of tho, Army. Finne-
gan weighed 123 1-2 and Garcia 129.
After a rather gentle round. the
young men opened 11p and fought
swapping punches with great aban-
don. Gacrla kept smashing at
Finnegan's body but he suddenly
shifted and nailed lioneyboy- with a
right to theI chin. lloncyboy out
down in the ring and look a count
of eight. He got up with his nose
bleeding and sheared Garcia
many rights. The lads were so ell-
grosred in their fighting that may
continued to battle after the hell.
give u
sensa-
i. ll (2
In the third round Garcia hit
wry low and the punch hurt but
McPar-tland merely warned ire
Arnlyhaiilsr. They again fought
after the bell until hicl‘artlaud 1:1.llI
(Id them apart.
muffed that foul.
Finnegan began spearing Garcia
with 'a left to the face ill the fourth
In the sixth Garcia. again lilt Fill-
negan a. very low punch. and this
time,.\icPartland stopped the fight
heforound gave the decision to I—loncylloy.
all through as even a good second-
rotcr. Kansas. who has always had
the knack. of upsetting tllc sport
dope. defeats Jimmy Goodrich and
wins the lightweight crown at the
age of 30. old as fighters go.
‘ The case of Johnny Dundee almost
parallels tltat' of Rocky Kansas
Dundee. before he won the feather-
weight championship t’ro‘nl Eugene
Cridul. battled for a dozen years
without achieving lasting fame.
I ' UI
While the lightweight pack at
present Is none too classy. Kansas
many have his troubles retaining ills
long-sought honors any great length
of time.
I! t O
In baseball. Mickey Cochrane
jumped to the ranks of stardom in
one short year. In his first season
he was generally picked as the most
valuable backstop in the American
League.
In'1923 Muddy Reel of Boston oc-
cupied a similar position in the
catching world to that held by Coch-
rane last season but it took him
about. six years io get there.
Muddy Ruel joined the St. Louis
Americans in 1916.119 showed
much ability but licked experience.
He was sent to the minors to acquire
that very necessary asset.
He returned to the majors with
New York 111.1918. spent three years
with that club and then two seasons
with Boston. He had great natural
ability but the big opportunity never
presented itself.
Then came a change. He was sent
to Washington and at once he began
to play sensational ball. He has been
doing“ ever since.
MRS
ART CARLSC‘N
One of the greatest college hurl.
In history was Owen Carroll of
- oly Cross. Some opine he was the
but of all time.
" Carroll. during his collegiate ca-
r. bunt: up a wonderful record.
won 45 games ill 51 starts. Many
his \iciorlcs were achieved over
ch teams as Princeton. Penn.
' . wn and other high- ranking
ools in the east. .
Moreover. the majority of his
..a were low- bit affairs and
.1 were shutouts. Seldom did
2 1. foe make more than a couple of
off his delivery.
(I
. good breaking curve.
turned in such
t
Carroll had virtually everything
that goes to makes real hurler.
Speed. a. baffling change of pace.
he disc pos-
sessed control above the average.
Though he wasn't often in a.
lunch with the college batters. he
always proved his best on those
occasions. many times retiring the
side on strikes when a score threat—
ended.
. In 192‘ Holly Cross turned in a
sensational string of 18 straight suc.
cones. It won every game on the
schedule. Much of the team's pile-
nomenal accomplishment that year
was due to the great work of Car-
roll. who tolled in most of the
games.
Carroll'graduated last June. Two
days after he received his diploma
he made his maJOr league debut
with Detroit. appearing against the
itsdfloxlt Fenway park.
There have been other famous col.
while at
But none ever
a. remarkable per-
formance n.- dld young Owen Carroll
George Shier.
was one of them.
for Holy Cross.
wt'll .
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greatest of all.
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A Trio of Super Athletes
By BILLY EVANS.
“Red" Orange is a. super-football
player. just'as Babe Built to a rare
diamond performer and “lll'l'j’ (1..-11
is the marvel of the ring.
The super-athletes invariably I'll‘lh't'
to the occasion in the crisis. lll olhi-l'
words they are at their very brst‘
when the stakes are biggest. 3
Babe Ruth, when in his prlincI,3
hall the happy faculty of delivering'
his home runs at tho blg moment. ‘
No man in the history of the gnmo‘
has won more thrilling contests
through the medium of a plncll3
home run than the Babe himself. 3
It. may sound rather strange tol
speak of when Ruth was in his
prime. since that young man is now
only 32 years of age. lie should
110w be at his very best. but several
attacks of illness during the last two
years have played havoc with his
general condition.
Ruth was. as a matter of fact still
is, a “go-getter." When till: Yankee
Stadium, baseball's greatest palace,
was thrown open to New York falls.
ltuth obliged with a home run.
ltcnl stars Hunt. in Pint-I1.
When President llarding made
his first trip to the Stadium to see
liuth in action. tllc llabc rewarded
the visit with a terrific home run
clout into the right field bleachers.
With the spotlight of the sport
world turned on him Ruth Is gen-
erally at his best. Super-athletes us-
ually are.
"lied" Grange. like Babe Ruth. Is
not the run-of-lho-llllne performers.
but. one of those rnretles In sport
who bob 1111 about once every
years.
CrT‘llTth. by his oxilaordiumv 3
uncanny play acuinst the lniwrsily l
of Pcnnsvlluniu. stamps himself as'
great super-
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Eddie Collins. manager of the Chi-
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('ago White Sex. turned orator at .1 1”“ 1-II11.11.111 41.1.1311; (II-.31.
‘DDOI‘ Richard club luncheon Tlln1's-' in announcing 111111' Sl'ltu‘litill of‘
day and. reveals-(l to tho lill‘ll‘lbf‘l'53 lI‘loul'noy 21:: 1111 most valuable play."
what he thinks of other great bull 391,-, 111.: 1'11Ir1111 .'Ill1lI'l1I :Inid l11'1 111111
players and paid a tribute to ‘l‘ylsmrml 111mm 111-111 gmls :11111 1111311-
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the admirable Chrlsty Mathewson.Hitch-kicking and (3 211111' our-11.11111.
the graceful Larry Lajoie and the work.“ said ll11~ I1'I'111111112' I‘i.ll1111€'nl.
awkward Hans Wagner. ”combine 111111111 “Ir-11151105 of 1111,
“Each of there mon colltrlbuleu 132 '6 lost plow r as 11"2'11111 by his
greatly to the growth of the game; total of 1‘20 points, EgbIII n more.
They possessed color and they; than T1".30n of Colgate. 1111'- Eastern
brought people to the ball pal'k. The " lrzlrle'fil
in my mind. is Ty3 The trophies \1 ill be rllslrilIulcl'l ui
Cobb. 3:1 dinner to be Tll'ltT :11 ill-I llIIllialuln
“Other players could r1111 faster.I Franklin liol-‘l 111-1'11 011 the night of
could hit better and were bettel'llanuury 11;. In addition 1:1 illc Dart.
fielders. perhaps. but there was mouth fOOU‘II“ Squad. GI‘III‘EI‘lmvn
none who is a great all-round man track loom and I"lI'Illl'1loy, the gut-sis
like Cobb. He is supreme. He has or hoilOr will include. mI'Inl‘ other
the fire. the dash and love of.t.11c
game that “1133 always make him uENew York .IItiolllrl tune-:1 ll John G.
great figure. Sargent. and Mutiny liullu-rt, prcsl-
“Ruth 1, a. great showman. Fans dent of the Annals ur At 1113th Lilionl
go out to see him hlt. They go out 0" "mew"-
to see him because he is a great
star. That is all very well. but 1 He Preaches—
would like to see the fans more in-
————— fill
forested in the home team to see
them win and show a little enthu-
siasm. Let's have more of the old
fighting spirit, the local pride and
less interest in the great individual
stars of the diamond.
“We have concrete stadiums and
bigger crowds today. and the play-
ers are keen to win." the Chicago
manager said. "but 'somehow there
is something missing. Perhaps it is
sentiment on my part. but the me-
mory of the days when i played with
the' old Athletics .ilere. especially
against Detroit Tigers. will always
be a high spot in my baseball ca-
reer.
"I remember the boots and jeers
that greeted Cobb as he trotted to
the outfield. He was hated and lov-
ed in the same breath. And no add-
ed a certain glamol' to the Detroit
team. The iansfloeked to the ball
park to razz Cobb and‘we all liked
the spirit.
“When we went out to Detroit we
received similar treatment. More
than once we were pelted with vege-
tables as we entered the ball park.
More than once we hsl to have po-
lice escort us to our hotel. And. per-
sonally. I enjoyed-every minute of it.
It made the winning of ball games a
big thing in our lives."
RELIEF
“John. you seem fond of going to
the pictures lately. What’s the rea—
son. ""
"It's such a relief.
An athletic person is Rev. I'rblln.
d9“ '0 59° for brsidcs bring pastor of a church
women opening their mouths willl- 3 in Philadelphia. he also finds time?
[to participate in sports at the lnT-'
out hearing them. ”-Tit Bits.
\ersity of Pennsylvania. He's some-
. what of on all- round ailllctc. though
.'prefeu football and wrestling to
loihcr sports. Last full he played
tackle. on the ,vcnrllng team and this
,winicr hopes to “in honors in the
nut pasUnle.
HONEST
"Yesterday. Ma" and I found n
was containing 100 marks."
"I hope you were ‘1 Ine.t about lt."3
"Oh yes. We had half eac11!”-
Meggendorfchlaettet. ‘
prominent alhlt'lt'fi, Mayor \\":1lkcl'of3
and now and
-,__.-., 35w a relief pitcllol.
1lllen starting a. game of his own. 1111
If“ “minim at First; “as a value to the Braves light
1111 to the end of last season.
Now he assumes duties new to
him. but in the judgment of l-lmll
lI'nclls. Al Powell and Dave linu-
croft. overlords not only of the
Braves bllt of the Providence
as well he will handle flu-111
nh-afcronsly as he once handled it
,hnscball. How much pitching 11:1
will do next season remains to I10
10 Became Great
Pitcher—T0 Manage
Providence Team
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.'t lIIIrfll llllit should [)0 both :lgn-e- mom“ 1“ 8. hi”: sum
chin and rt‘lllllnt‘l'lllh'l‘. 1 .. .. , ‘R‘ -
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111111. but the blnrn of tl11I trump-3111's- burglars in the house”
.1111: soon was drowned in a using. "My dear. we must “”3 mind that
it'lmrus (11‘ 11 but are I1110\\'ll-’1u.lay as ..
‘ raspberries. That he survived this After all it 1’ their trade. -——l"nncll
chorus and approached greatness as
1:1 pilrht'r is very much to his credit.
:1 heart less stout
have wiltIIc‘ tinder
3il1o ridicule of the fans and long
3since llalc shuffled back to the ob~
3.Ilcul'lly wlu'nce he sprang.
Tilt“ Ilubo, as you may or may
not remember. was purchased by
Mlle Giants from lndianaoplis for
slmnu, which in those days was
considered a stupendous price to
lay tor a ball player. He promptly
Inns dubbed "Tho Elcvun Thousand
3liollar Beauty". and New York
:andom awaited eagerly his begin-
ning as a Giant pitcher. Possibly the
Rube felt that he was expected to
cit-liver $11,000 worth of pitching
every time he started and fell a vic-
ilm to over anxiety. Whatever com-
, nlonly is called a bust. and the fans
altered his sobrlqnet slightly. They
called him “The Elcvcn Thousand
Dollar Lemon."
'louchcd Peak In 1912.
Marquard struggled through the
lseasous of 1909 and 1911 to poor
results and more than once his rc—
lt-ase to the minors was forecast.
John McGraw. however. retained
his faith in the big left handcr. and
3A pitcher with
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are 42 To 24-
BASKETBALL FANS SEE THR
FAST GAMES AT THE ARNONY
Less Than 200 Attend -——Armory Five Plays Tw (1
Matches—Wins One and Loses One-~Big
George Smith Is Star of Red Man Y. M. H.
A. Contest
Last (In-nil“: was "bargain tllly" Smith. 0 .... - . ....... o i 't
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The few l‘lilHkOll'lllTT fans that made (“v"mmh' 1!" ' ' "' ' ' .-.- ' _
their way tlltIrII were rewarded by 1,31, 1.1 1;
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header. defeating the Soutllpnrt l'lch (“oh-11. 1.; ..... .. . . . . . ll :2 .1
men in the first name by :1 11?— -20 -— v ....
arm-II. 211111 losing the F-t‘t'Olld conttsl (I I1 TI
to 1111‘ Monroe All Stars or 81111111011] lIIIfIIrIc—ll1'I'oll1(lion
by tho, scnro of 21'. 2.1. All .'titI‘l \' l"l\l‘..
DI'spilo the flue hill of basketball (i. l. l'.
plescnlcd less 111 In {.'llll fans turlleIl,l-';1,.;.-.;1, r1 ..... . . . . . . . 1 3 5
out for tho minus [.'l‘ill'ss 11111 fans ,\l11lkl11, rlIIrg ........ '3 . l :
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it is :1 losing proposition. \ 7 I
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and four l‘oul gunls for 21 total of 20 Wilson. 11' .. -l i. 12'.
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and tossed the ball into the basket Gladstone. rg ........ II 1 l
flIIm all angles. Court and (‘111'Ia Satin. 1;; . ...... . 3 II II
3'II'IRh also 111211011 good grunts forthI . — '-_'
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.1913 WILLIAMS
[51011 if ”ll' life (If 'I')‘ l‘tIllh. now It 2111 dbl-culls, . .lI‘or 'llrlullI‘Q
nppl-al'iug In .IIt-l'lal i'(Il'Ill.. docs not thIn a urtsllvr is flat on his l'IaI'k
maki- rat-y rustling. it might [(1 MI . it simply means lie 15 to be the 11:12-
ulIll splkvll. ilI'r ill the next town.
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$11 “111111 llnlt is 21 :1't221' M, 1111' Gcnc Tunney has (ict'idmi to 1121.“
(11:1 c21111c1‘. , , .\\'1Ill. Miller ilug'v' up Wills entirely and go nt'lcl'
3).'1n.~' 1112.1- tlcvwr lIcrn 211110 to cage. Dempsey... . . .All we can make IIf
’llilu. Hills is that all three of them lulu:
" , decided to retire
.‘ilubc Columbia l’nlu-rsity Mil3
try to ~lg'n 1'1”“) llnllglltnn as soon 1111- Nov 11'1'1 situation is truly 1I~
1.. spiritual f'nllliilllllit‘illit)“ lI-(I1111111‘~I I illetl 'l‘llII v can't even (‘1..\l.ll
ll'lmc pl"mt|II:il. Ho 1111 I signed llocan
. [intimacy and Willard ltlit'ntlt'tl n
11111) boxing show ill [.05 .‘llgOItN Iht'
nerd to gI-t. 11p (I:l1'l_v In lllt': morn- other night and did not speak ......
,lug to feed the chickens new has a l’t'lsslhly “'Illul'tl wanted nnotlu'r
,son who 5121121 1111 all night {I'I'dlng knockdown.
them. 3 ”'I‘ ‘ "’
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Tim IIII.l-.'::.~:lll'(,IllIIIl l'1r1’1111'
llnn Johnson ls s41 disliked by IIl~
lluckv Harris 11' the _\'(I'111 K linden-workers in lllt‘ .'Imcrlvan Imllaue
hold out \\ c (I (I u t know3hts'nlari has been .ralmi to ”Mil.-
3wlltIillcr IL" is holding out for more ‘000 ...... It‘s all (mirage "10 way
mono» or mort- scntllnl'llt. llllcv persecuti- that man.
111 1911 that faith was justified.
lilarquard had found himself and
he turned in a record of twenty-four
victories to seven defects. The fol-
lowing scnscn he touched the peak
by winn.ag nineteen games in a.
row.
By this time a change had come
over Marquard. He no longer was
lihe gangllng. awkward left llander
Guaranteed for dependable service
by more than ninety years experi-
ence in making heating and cooking
of 1908. wearing a "lemon" label.
_I{e had become an easy. graceful
v orkmail in the box and a dcbonair.
3gracious young man out of it. Ex-
3tn-mely likable. be made many
friends in baseball. and attracted
'the admiration of those in the
stands. Through 1913 he held a
place among the game's foremost
I pitchers. but ill 1914 be apparent-
3ly began to lose his grip. His rec-
30rd that season was twelve victor—
ies and twenty- two defeats. and in
1915 Nchraw who had lost his old
faith ill the Rube. was about to send
him to the minor leagues when
Brooklyn claimed him 011 waivers.
Transfer to [I latbtrsh
The transfer to l-‘l laibush seeming-
‘ly put new life in the Rube's pitch—
apparatus.
illg arm. He finished up the season
in good fashion. and in l916 again
milked among the leading mounds-
men with a record of thirteen vic-
lori-s and Nonly six defeats. Ho
icnlulncd in 1 ooklyn until the win-
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