Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1912, Page 16

FIGHTERS NOW LACK PUNCH Wew of Modern Pugilists Possess Suf- ficlent Force In Their Blows to . Produce Knockout. Few fighters of the present day are gifted with the “punch,” say experts ©of the game. The boxers either spar for time and drag along for draw de- ions or the sporting world must be d to the conclusion that there is & dearth of battlers of old of the type Nelson in his prime, Fitzsimmons, cGovern and Ketchell. This trio, wospecially Fitz and Ketchell, had wal- Bops like kicks from a mule. Billy Papke of Kewanee, a contem- porary of Ketchell, is still living, to de sure, and only recently defeated ‘Carpenter, champion middleweight of France, but Papke at his best is only & shadow of the husky lad who gave Ketchell the battles of his lite. Johnny Kilbane has yet to demon- strate that he possesses the punch, and Wolgast is dabbling around in dimit contests without handling his opponents the K. O. potions. Fighters must have the wallop to make the greatest successes and shine as drawing cards like Battling Nelson, Joe Gans, Stanley Ketchell, Fitzsim- mons and Jeffries. ¥ In the heavyweight division there is not one fighter of class who de- serves to eat the crumbs from. the table of the old timers so far as real fighting ability is concerned. Old speckled Bob Fitzsimmons might clean out the whole bunch in a single night were he in his prime. 1 There is no pugilist who is to the fight game what Frank Gotch is to wrestling. Had Gotch been a prize fighter, instead of a grappler, he might have remained the champion of the world for many years. He has speed, endurance, weight, strength and a wonderful brain. ' He would have raised the level of pugilism just as he has elevated wrestling. _— Extremes. She—What an awfully tall man Lord, Lofty is! He—They say he’s palnful by short, ¢ I C. Ever-wear Taper coffee pots ... ... . .$2.00 Tea Pots ... ... ... .- 225 Berlin pans ... .. -+ 1.00 Deep pudding pans .. 40 Biscuit pans ... ... .... :65 Preserving Kkettles .. 1.00 Corn cake pans ... - 75 Pie plates ... P . 25 Frying pans ... ... .. 1.00 Cast tea kettles ... . 375 Handled dippers ... ..... 30 Collapsable drinkink cups.. .10 E. BATTLES ““Home of Good Hardware’’ Aluminum Cooking Utensils, the kind that it's a pleasure to cook with, selling at prices within reach of all. Coffee percolators . . 400 Double boilers ... ... ... 135 Child’s cups ... v. vvvun. 25 Lipped sauce pans, like cut.. 35 . 2 | Zbyszko, Herman is agreeable to the ‘ZBYSZKO MAKES ANNUAL BID Phnaunr ‘Herman Ready to Post $5,000 to Bind Match WIith Gotch —Two Clubs Offer Purses. Jack Herman has again butted into sporting circles. Incidentally Jack has $6,000 in bills of large denomina- Flon which he is mad to get rid of. All he wants to do with that dough 18 to post it as a forfelt—a sort of bait to coax Frank Gotch back into khe wrestling game. It seems that Gotch is telling the folks on his Iowa farm that he intends to retire with the championship packed away in the barn. That’s what i8s worrying Herman. The latter is guiding Zybszko through the mazes of the grappling sport and wants to get Gotch to give the Pole another chance at the title. Manager Herman claims the man- company stands ready and willing to hang up a purse of $30,000 for a match between the two stars of the emmerlock division. In behalf of offer and is perfectly willing to allow Gotch to dictate the terms. It can be winner take all, split any other way, or Iwill sign articles giv- ing Gotch the lion’s share of the purse whether he wins or loses,” de- clares Herman. “You'll have to admit that Zbyszko ptands second omly to Gotch in the list, and 1t is only fair he be given a chance at the title. Naturally, if Gotch persists in his statement that e {8 through with the game I will claim the crown on behalf of my grap- Nickle plated solid copper tea kettles, the celebrated Reed make, with re-enforced steel bottom and ears, causing them to wear twice as long as any other make. No9.... .. For This Sale I Will Offer 1 New U. S, Cream Separator, 450 Ib. capacity at $39.50 2 New Blue Bell Cream Sepyrators, 460 1b. capacity at $4.9.50 These machines have a fine record as close skimmers and anyone in need of a good separator cannot afford to overlook these bargains. The Schilling all malleable range is recognized as a household favorite. Good Heaters, Good Bakers and Fuel Savers. Call and let us show them them to you before buying elsewhere. No. 9 with High Closet and Reservoir $60.00 L $55.00 each. Sale Price .......... s each, Mantel finished very fine, movement, guaranteed good timekeeper; should sell for $3.50 Each. 500 of these Beautiful, Full Quadruple Silver Plated,) Warranted 25 Years, Hand Engraved or Embossed Baking Dishes with heavy enameled iron lining; sold for $4.50 to $5.00 9¢ Each. EXTRA SPECIAL. Solid Silver Tea Spoons in many] of the new, up-to-date paterns, fancy French gray and bright finish,| which you have always seen priced at 75c to $1.00 each. Sale Pric 49 cents o " $3.98. Special large size Clock, marbelized; 8-day $6.50. Sale price, $3.98 Patterns. Zybazko, Polish Wrestler. i pler. That 1s not much more than an emp’! honor, which is not pleasing to Zbyszko. “In addition to the Salt Lake offer, the Pittsburg A. C. is willing to hang up a liberal purse for the match. As I said before, Gotch can do all the dic- agement of the Salt Lake Amusement | tating regarding the division of the Warranted Triple Plate Silverware. In Fancy) $4.00 dozen Knives or Forks, warrant- ed, in Bright or Satin Finish Handles. $1.25 ..$3.50[ALL | ‘other patterns to select from. OTHER SILVER PLATED AT REDUGED. PRICES 9.95, 4 Piece Tea Set—Coffée Pot, Sugar Bowi| Cream Pitcher, Gold: lined; and. Spoon Holder, Gold| lined, 4 pieces, complete; Beautiful hand engraved, [Embossed or Plain, in.full Quadruple Plate, war- ranted 265 years by:the factory; made to ell for.$18.50, Sale price.......... Set Six Fancy Tea Spoons, Vintage and| purse.. All Zbyssko wants 1s a chance at the title.” STAR IS BARRED FROM GAME Terre Haute Physician Orders Morde- cal Brown Never to Take Part In Athletic Contest. Mordecai Brown, former leading pitcher of the Chicago Cubs and rat- ed one of the great hurlers of all time, may never don a baseball uni- form again except in the role of man- ager. “Brownie,” who went to Terre Haute recently, consulted a physician regarding his injured knee. “If you value the use of your limbs Yyou will never take part in an ath- letic contest again,” said the physi- cian. “The injury is of a serious na- ture and requires rest from all forms of strenuous exertion.” The passing of Brown takes from the national games a popular figure and robs the Cub fans of a pitching star who brought world’s laurels to Chicago. Brown was known to fame Mordecal Brown. a8 the “Three-Fingered Wonder.” He was a great fielding pitcher. One of his great fielding plays at Detroit helped to save the world’s flag for the Cubs. Return to American System. The English boxing system of ref- ereeing boxing matches, with the offi- cial sitting outside the ropes, is a thing of the past at New York box- ing clubs. The system has been given a. four weeks’ trial at the Forty-fourth Street Sporting club and has met the disapproval not only of the club offi- cials but also of the state athletic com- mission. George T. Baker & Com 116 Third Street, Near the Lake Our Motto, ““The SAME for LESS” RETAIL JEWELERS Select your gifts NOW, make small payment and we will hold them until you want them $2.50 for this beautiful Q 8-inch Fruit, Salad or ‘ Berry Bowl, very deep cut; should sell for at least $4.00. Sale price, WARE ranted to give satisfaction. sell for $8.00 or $9.00. A 8125 Christmas G Will be given to this Church for 100 Yearly Subscriptions to the Bemidji Daily Pioneer. Other Churches are making the same effort. If this is the Church you wish to help, turn in your subscription to any of the ladies whose names appear below. Members of Presbyterian Women’s Band A partial list consits of Mesdames, H. Olson, A. L. Collard, K. Meclver, A. Lord, president, Jack Essler, Geo.|A. Warfield, Battles, J. J. Conger, M. Rhea, H. Koors, Geo. Cochran, Geo.|E. Smith, J. J. McLaughlin, Peck, S. Markham, A. B. Palmer, Dan Gracie, | E. P. White. What Subscriptions Count ‘One dollar cash will be paid to each Ladies’ Society for every yearly subscription, old or new, secured for the Daily Pioneer. When a set of one hundred has been reached a special premium of $25 will be given. Thus for one hundred subscriptions the society securing them will have received a cash gift og $125. If a club secures but seventy-five yearly subscriptions, it will receive $75; if but fifty yearly subscriptions, $50; and if only ten are secured a cash gift of $10 will be made. For one six months subscription to the Daily Pioneer, fifty cents will be paid, and for each additional six months subscriptions secured the rate will be paid the same. Thus, when two hundred ef these six months subscriptions have been turned in an addi- tional gift of $25 will be given. A six months subscription counts just half of a yearly subscription for the Daily Pioneer. One yearly subscription to the Weekly Pioneer counts same as six months to the Daily, the only difference being the subscrip- tion price which is $1.50 a year. The Daily for six months is $2 and the Daily for one year is $4. Free Premiums will be given to every subscriber. Detailed information may be had by, telephoning Number 31, or calling in person at the Pioneer Office. Karat Solid Gold Mount- ing, same as sold in the large cities for $40.00. This diamond same price $2 50 in Ttliflany Sa.f Bielcher OUR SPECIAL PRICE ° mounting. e price ' $31.50 90 cents Very Heavy Plated Toilet Set These are made by a well known maker and are war-| They generally Our Special Price..... BEMIDJI, MINNESOT All goods packed and delivered free any place in Bemidji A GOLD FILLED LOGKET Same size as illustra- tion, Heavy Gold Plated —will hold two pictures, i) has heavy joints and made to last. $27.50. One-fourth i 60 NUT CRACKER . These are the same others get 50c¢ a set for—we have bought them in large quantities and are offering them at a very low price, 25 (b AT e i e S 8 BUTTER KNIFE Rogers Bros. best make, warranted. Pui p in individual paper box. The reg- 5oc lar price, $1.25. Special... .. P ———— 4 . panyy -