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UNDAY BEE AUGUST 29, 1918 ARE DECISIONS DESIRABLE? | Freddie Welsh's Manager Says Not| for Ten-Round Bouts, but Then Freddie Is a Champ. MAY BE GIVEN TRIAL IN GOTHAM By RINGSIDE. | NEW YORK, Aug. 38.—There s a great diversity of opinion among boxing ad- herents In the metropolls as to the ad- visibility of allowing referees’ decisions | in ten-round bouts in the Empire state The general run of fandom appears to| be decidedly in favor of revising the laws governing boxing so as to permit of of-| ficlal verdicts, while those better versed | In boxing lore are just as decidedly against amending the Frawley faw to| legalize decisions. | From one quarter in particular there | is a concerted cry against empowering | the referee to render an official verdict. That quarter s constituted of champlons and near champlons in the various divi- slons. Especially antagonistic against the | movement s Freddle Welsh, the light- | weight champlon, and his mentor, Harry Pollok. As Welsh is at present enjoying a pro- tracted siesta in California It devolves upon ‘“Handsome Harry” to express| Welsh's sentiments and those of his own, in the matter, says Harold | “It decisions are made legal In New York state, I can guarantee you that no | champlons will appear before New York | audiences until the law is revised to its present status. What champlon, I ask | you, will take a chance with “is title in & ten-round bout® ARd, again, who wiil be responsible for the wrong action of a referve in case a title changes hands on | his unfair ruling, whether it is made hon- | estly or with malics aforethought? | “One thing I can assure you of: Welsh | will not take part in any bouts here if| decislons are permitted. Do you think sny of the other champlons—Willlams, | Kilbane or Willard—would take a chance in & short bout with their titles at stake? | Nay, , you cannot convince me that they will, for 1 am sure they all will look | upon the new order in the sarfie ilgnt Freddie does.” Is Good Legle. There is & heap of logie In what Pollok says, but it must not be forgotten that' he is talking from the viewpoint of a man- ager who has a world's champion in tow. Welsh's earning powers depend wholly upon the fact that he is the world's un- disputed lightwelght champlon. Were Freddic Welsh merely Freddle Welsh, with no titular attachments, it is un- likely that he would recelve one-tenth the | sums he 1s now receiving as his share for fighting no-decision battles, i z MALT PMYGRATH NBW YORK, Aug. 3.~Three of the world’s greatest athletes, Pat Ryan, world's record holder with the sixteen- pound hammer; Pat McDonald, Olymple champlon with the shot, and Matt Me- Grath, record holder with the heavy- welj all of the Irish-American Ath- letig¥elub, miay be lost to competitive athletics after this year. The apparent EONNE CLAIMS THE PENNANT But Not This Year, Nor Even Next, Weight Men May Quit PAT 215 DoALDS inck of Interest in welght events on the part of promoters of track and fleld meets is responsible for the contemplated retirement of these men. McDonald made the announcement that he s through with the game after this year, because there was not enough competi- tion t¢ warrant his remaining in it. He indicated that Ryan and McGrath would Western League BT RYAN) follow him for the same reason. ity has been forced on these three glants, becaut weight events are seldom, If ever, llsted on the athletic programs. The loss of these three men would be a serious blow to the United States should e Olympio games Ly any chance be beld within the next few years. They are | without a doubt the world's best their specialties, in 215 6 BB 614 4 Inactiv- | The Hypodermic Needle | AMUSEMENT AS SHE 19 IN THIS ADVANCED DAY AND DATR. We hear a roar of raucons glee From m! the bleacher sen, | The crowd lets out a howl and yell. We wonder, Then we ponder, For we find no hero fair Hias pulled a drive out of the alr, Or knocked a triple to the board Or struck out the hostile horde; But is merely that the ump With a foul ball got & bump, | And the crowd lets out a how! and yell, Forthebloomi ryell, umplsgettinmer- Whadyamean, Playerst Branch Rickey bas announced, says a dispatch, the release of five players. BUT THEN, BLOSSOM SEELEY I8 STILL, ABLE TO HUSTLE. Rube Marquard, whose contract con- tains the figures $5,000, threatens to quit | base ball. Before he became an eleven thousand dollar beaut, Rube polished brass in a Cleveland foundry for $1.80 per day. | An authoress walked from Chicago to |Ban Francisco to get local color for a hobo story, showing what a terrible ef-+ fect the Harrison law has had on the| [ writing traternity. | All that is left for those who punch a| |mill for a livelihood is the well known | | Fatima and Coca Cola.* | *Advertisement. Walter Camp is getting careless in his |old age. We read a column yarn on 1915 !foot ball prospects by Walter the other day and fourteen lines were devoted to & eulogy of Nebraska. | 1t 1n satd the Federals otfered Ty Cobb $100,000 to sign @ three-year contract Pretty soon we will read quotations on | Cobb on the stock exchange. The Kalser or Georget We know that Russia is skidding down the line, | And I’vl'lll finish at the bottom of the unch, |But who will cop the pennant In the world-war lea Is one thing on w! hunch, e, Fich we naven't got a HEUNTER == We're for Peace. Cincinnatl has organized has s a slogan “America rst.”’ In oa of & war can you see where America will land? Otis Stockdale, who labored in or an allenist. Te Cleveland. We see that Roth and Klepfer, late of the Sox, have quit base ball. The Rourkes seem to be winning quite regularly now, but still we can't iigure out why. SPEAKING OF PENNANTS. Once upon a midnight dreary, While we pondered weak aud weary, A sirolling fan appeared before us— Wandered through the open door. eat nim down beside us, filv.ly Spoke these words both bold bravely, ““The Rourkes are victors ‘Nevermore. “But, my friend, our team |s winning, At last they've struck the lucky innini Thus we told the mourning fan man, Who held the center of our floor. ““We will never win,”” resumed his prattle, ‘Until the Russians cop a battle; this he sald, “See for yourseif, ‘Nevermore.’ " Fate We see That Gene Melady Has been made Secretary-treasurer Of the American Hoxing association, And the association Wil run boxing Alike all over the land, And that h?hll will be On _the level, And the promoters Will make money, And the fighters Will make money, And all rules will be ‘Agreed upon And everything Will be lovely And n've. And aiter reading Acoumn o n a Clevelan per, Eent by Geno Melady To Simon Legree Thomas We can call him that As he is on a vacation Which s & long way From Wisconsin. We fall to see anything About the dear public Will be treated, And we wonder, ‘And wonder again, And wonder some more, And then decide ‘Twas ever thus. soclety which the Western loop last year, has been made an umpire in the National league, there- fore leading us to belleve that Governor Tener should either consult an occulist and AMERICAN LOOP STRONGER Menke Declares Any Team in Younger League Can Defeat Pen- nant Winner in Old Cireuit. RED S0X ARE THE FAVORITES By FRANK G NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—The non-partl- san American fans are “pulling” for the Red Box to win. They're calling it the best balanced team in the Johnsonian cir- cult—and we agree with them. The Red Sox have the greatest pitch- ing outfit in base ball today. “Smoky Jos" Wood 1s back in old-time form-— and that means that one of the greatest pitchers in base ball is going right. |George Foster knows few pitching peers [ in elther league. “Dutch” Leonard’s jarm is rounding into shape. So is “‘Vean" |Gregg's. This quartet—when right—ranks superfor to any pitching quaret in the |game today. And In addition to these {men, the Red Sox have two youthful wonders in reserve—Shore and Ruth. Speaker, Hooper and Lewis constitute one of the best all-round outfields in the 'history of the game. It covers an im- |mense amount of territory. Each man |has a wonderful arm, and each of the Ithree is a real clubber. Dick Moblitzel, on first, Jack Barry at second, Beott at short and Gardner at the third station constituts an in- fleld of the stonewall variety. With a wonderful pitohing staff, a |&reat Infield, a greater outfield and two {of the best catchers in the game, and | with speed and brains as an added as- |set, the Red Sox surely ‘look like the best team to represent the American league in a world series battle. o MENKE. | Amertcan Superior to National? | This is what one of the base ball ex- | perts said to us the other day: | “No matter what team wins the Amer- fcan league pennant that team will win the world series. It's a safe 3 to 1 bet right now.” What think you of those sentiments? | When we asked the whys and where- fores of such an opinion, our 'prognos- ticator continued: | “The first division American league teams are playing at least 2 per cent | better base ball than the first four in |the National. Look at the tables of |standings and you'll find the answer. | ““The Phillles for nearly a month held |the leadership of the National league {with a percentage of around .660. Sev- cral times during that month a team ,with & percentage of less than .800 broke {into the first division. “On the other hand, the teams that Averages © have alternated in leadirig the American |league have had percentages that aver- {aged .600 or better. That means the {leading teams in the American are play- Ing at least 100 points better than the National leaguers.” “But,” we Interposed, ‘“that may be the case merely because the eight Na- " | tional league teams are more evenly ‘mutchod than the elght in the Ameri- |ean.” “That’s not the case,” came the ans- wer. ‘“The American league, as & whole, is playing better base ball this year than ever before. The Athletics look ke a joke outfit in comparison with ‘the Red Sox, Tigers or White Sox, but I'll make a bet right now that they could go in and beat any one—or all—of (the first four teams in the National league.” “Dope” Often Goen Awry. Perhaps the man is right—and perhaps he's wrong. On paper the American league looks stronger right now than the National. But results on paper don't always jibe with results on a ball fleld. A world series doesn't always end the why It's “doped” out to end by the ex- perts. There are frequent upsets—start- ling reversals. The 1914 world serles is an excellent exumple. ‘The Athletics went into the series labelled “The Class Team," Ninety per cent of the experts picked them to win. Not one fan in every milllon ex- pected what really happened; that the Athletics not only lost the serfes, but lost every one of the four games played. And so it may be in 1915, The con- tending American league team may go into the world series seeming to out- |class the National league entry in every department of the game. But that 3 | doesn't mean that the American leaguers |will have a walkaway. It doesn't even mean that they will win. Base ball, like horse racing, life, wo- men and second-hand automobliles, is a very uncertain proposition. A title covers a multitude of indifferent fights, and it Is only because Freddle is | the champlion that the fans tolerate him. S But Athletic Leader Has a Bid in for 1917 Rag. IS EXPERIMENTING THIS YEAR him perform, hoping that they will be! pyy AnELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 28.—Connle among thoso present when he is knooked wooy hay mado o strong prediction for out. Here the paychological aspect en- ny, philagelpnia Athletics To an fin- tors the game. Umate friend, with whom he was re- B B R e oy ate contly discussing the possibilities of his team and his plans for reacganization, s newly acquired title fn & ten-round de- | -ua:d ./e » - Dea Molnes.127 clsion bout here, despite the fact that ity..120 Bloux Cit. 5 in the heavywelght a-! 'We will be prominent in the race next u‘:.‘:n We can readily understand yoar, and In 1917 we will take the pen- attitude, for there are nant, lightweights that 1 3 85 g5 = .429 | Robertson, N. Y.108 d Mitchell, Clev. t. L. 108 706 Warhop, N. 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BNE. - & =3 i i34 Sz =34 1+ PO SRR P £ s | Thus do we see that while he s tak- eferce’s decision over him in IDE the dust In the race this year, the e canteat: tall leader of the Mackmen hed adjusted My Be Given THial his specs and looked over a couple of ) years, where he sees his ball club bat- the decisions will be “;T: tling for a world's champlonship, as five fow '% AMM’:!‘II.’ be Other clubs have done for him in the e e uiand.Mikg (P88t Two years ahoad in a long stroteh : “: "' A for the eyes, but the prediction carries fray two weeks henos. A |.eight, if for no other reason than that bons would Insure a good fight in | Connle Mack made it. Connie is a reticent this case, because no champlonship Is &t |, 0™ 1o Cidom talke about himeelf | Both men are natural enemios, F or his ball club, and he indulges in no decision over his rival would :‘ma boasts. In his quiet way he ao- |complishes things, and he has, perhaps, Tould be lmOst g A rwe are |S0en Something of the present motiey quite sure that it Packey knew he would CTOW that has escaped general observa- . E there are many who will string | gain the referee's decislon over Mike tlon. And y ] Gibbons, to go down In the record book |along with him. as an undisputed triumph, he would| “For good reasons I purposely wrecked | forego the $17,600, or whatever sum he is | a ball club that could have gone on to recelve for his labors. And by the winning for five more years,” he said. same token, the identical thing holds | “But I knew I could bulld another one. II | have gathered together some promising| players, from which I know now I can |acGaffigan, 'Lin. develop & winner within two years, More- | it over, they are young players, some of | H. lams, | them from colleges without previous pro- | Harrington, tesslonal experience, and they will learn | pinpett, Wid and play my kind of base ball. You know | appropriation will be made, it is within | sometimes a player can know too much the bounds of possibliity that the pros-| base ball, or think he doss. He gets to| ent soluns Wil experiment Wwith one | thinking he knows more than his man- or two-decision bouts. The MacFarlanl-| 4ger, and then he is no longer as valuable Gibbons bout Is one of them. althoush (o his club. It i team work not indi- I the articles do npt stipulate that an of- | viqual playing, that wins pennants. ficial decision be rendered. However, Hin Own Fault. | it decisions prevall, they will have 0| .y giq not expect to do much this year. | fight with that understanding or PASS ; p.ven't the ball club, but it s not | \Watson, St up the chance of spitting that #0000, 0Tl g "Giub ae you think. It ts |C. Clark, . 8 purse. my own fault that we have not wom ""“"""1;,,“,:‘ F - i (Huntor D, Motoroyole Raoes ;:’u’:r fif;’fif..‘:f.'y ‘.T."&':%,'."nfi'm: (Shinia: 2 Are to Be Run at the Fair Grounds Today | were being hit unmercifully. I could have | jt, | Ufted such a pitcher, sent in another ¥ | man, and, perhaps, checked the rally and |y} 4Tes, Avict | won out. But you can't win games and 'Kelielier, Den | experiment with young ball players, too. | Matthew For several weeks the motorists of the local motoreycle club have been exerting all their storedup energy to make today | win the games some other time, when the | the gala event In motorcycle circles. developing stage s over.” conjunction with the club the vari- | Connle proceeded to wreck his team motareycle merchants have been | with deliberation, but since then he has these about 4 doten remain, He has & col- | Sohliet) races on the half mlie | jcction of six new pitchers, who made ty fatr grounds oPRO- | (i big league debut since April. They | are Crowell, Hass, Knowlson, Sheehan, - age. . to Build Auto Bowl | Da LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 25.—Comple- tion of plans for conetructing in Louls- ville & two-mile motor wpeedway have « ite. Incorporation of the Loulsville Au- | Whalen, tomobile Epecdway, with a capitalization | MEChes I have lost many games, but I have | bard to make this big meet a | beon reconstructing with caution. Since | Fillingim and Nabors. Nabors is from the been announced by George L. Martin of Wells, Oma Sol n.a'-. Wiel H 2 EPERER R F2BESRARBLEBAS3 LB LS ERESSBRITRRSREBRN2ARBRIZRNE T & ETEBEREE BEESNERY §EB85E =gZ=Sz = S5 PELERS ESEE e R R it HHEHHEREEEEH g B L P RRIPIOLRENRROOO B Beace o = " =3gn e Crowell, 1ahn-on. W National League Averages o BERReBI2IS 4 4 =58 5% -3 = LEaEeBRhRE > 3. 2 = SEEAFERT Y EH PR EFCPT L 1 3 R R R RE A TSR BRI A N RO RE R~ anIES 3 & 3. $23:8258Es 3 : 23RS CEBE DR TeabeEuEEnEiny Eeorcerbiicabe iy G 31 313 | Sanders, Topeica.1¢ i3 s = 3 2 : Crut-her, Bo Niehaus St. L. Strand, Bos....... FECE ¥ ». Chicago New York EYIEE 1 PN R - §2E EI S G4 3 T B B S g a8 fae BEY = 5 o A4 Brookl'n ....11% Philadelphia.113 EeEaEEniasnIEREEE.. g =5 o5 S28E 28 Srarmeomac R Baontie 232839874 22283928~ EECRTIS T Cluun, P, . Lattimore, Top. Spahr, Den. Cailatian, 8. C.. Hensling, 8. C. 'rhlulng, Wich. Fox, Wieh..... Meintyre, Lin Krug, Oma.... 8% B EPELRTTT S SEL RPN PERPRRITL IS | 223naE 5 - = s 5EarIrgEeTenIaseasstusieaas B ul e REARN L EEER RSB 28823 REE, teabalan oo e 28253557 28nana 2238352858525 EECTTEET N 2% shEal ) -t 28 | Klefer, Lerare .26 Flanagan, St. J.. 2 | Sulltvan, W . | Pete, Wich lwnm. 8. ZE 3 = R T 2 0005 1000 B i e menes BanoRi35Rne3n Doak, 8t L. Periue, St, L. Humphries, Chi. 5 ss23s3.23cunisan szLa23E g ita [+ g ISR P CFEEH] BERisaBRRIANBREREEEELRERRBRRRLRE Ehbhkn T kkaE L RE moooosoed BedSasted As Governor Whitman has announced his unwillingness to appoint & new su- pervising boxing commission until the fiseal year begins on October 1, when an . St. L. Wantleh'r, Pitty .1 Tear. Cinel........8 3 ] GRa2 ~ 3 e B g s S 3is SEENBAZER 5 £5 n, i Holmes, Omabh American League Averages - Bulnnzzerriseies EREE ] Krueger, \Vol::. Coffe; R g Toug'ass Prook Renton. N. Y... ™ Arpleton, Brook. .3 1°9 1798 Chalmers. Phila..”2 1'6 11T Coover. Pitte 120 1U 1% K. Adams, Chi o 2 BoornEEEBLn wefanTinaticEuci atuSFesas STESEIAE TS 53 b P me i n s PO §22 PEE} g b 2 38 BiERBENEY uwszagieisE = wEzEEes SEBEsEZExEOELEE e FaEEregraaEnns JCRETITEET, saiab E2 Ex " ZREE A eREEEEEE (Fifteen or More Ga Cobb, Detroit. W. Davis, Phii Ruth, Hoston. | Bpeaker, Bos 3 E. Collins, Chicago 1 Fournler, Chicago.l Mclnnis, Phila.... Crawford, Detroit. 1! Jackson, 'C k Kirke, Leonard, B =1 - z En ] . <E p 5 & BESoNEER 333 b T P & (=P N3 U el EreENNETHREs 7 FHEuaBRuabines BEenceoonursErlurSiReatitcenBoobantt- Bl EFzeEaE cuBEnTEN FohokSewlaiBiae Srreaie The program follows. teur motorcycle race. One : \fim motorcycles. S i e. for-all. "n# mmm":«‘ér»m tion. Smith motorwhec! race Two-mile motor-pace race. Local Ga.ies Today Games to be played by the locals today: wm-—n. first game at L. ni..l Ducky Holmes, at Beown Park Merchants at Bennington, Stors ageinst Luxus, second game at out y Ksts, double- Will be begun on the course within the fi?“ 7 ot Athe thirty days following. Fat dreina. EFatoe York. ’ Boston | Kavasaugh, De Pitehin [ 3 Boston. . . Detroit. sk R He’s as enthusiastic over his chosen cigar as over the “Home Team.” Save EL TELLO Bands Fans, Read This:—To the man number of El Tello Cigar Bands be given FREE ticket to the World's Champiouship Serier of Paceball Gamer and all expenses of transportation to and from the place where the games are played. To the one presenting the 2d lufi‘ number of bands $50.00 in cash; 3rd largest number of bands $30.00 in cash; 4th number $20.00 in cash. Two Bands from Little El Telle Cigars count 23 one from Large El Tello. Save Your Bands Sl Size Large Size Sc lal‘:!!ékj‘() 10asd 15¢ McCORD BRADY CO., Distributers, OMAHA All bands must be presented at our office not later than noon of September 18th. “ Al ¥hahsEEnBEREEL SZoReBRNEREITE sEsgrianseE § : EIEREAG e reatd NSS! eEREoNT 4 =& e © "l f 1A cooor Lolinmore, Foster, Wood, o tBY EdecaXEl W A presenting the test by September 18, 1515, wiil a=§ found out a lot about my new men, which | From all the dope going | the season opened he has tried out up- Georgla and Alabama league. Loulsville, after the tion of & -mmun of | Host fe all important to me Just now. We will /¥ from present indications | ward of twenty new players, and of 3 l_ . Louisville Now is 39 acres of ground for the spesdway |G is BRESR S s ZEUEE EEFIREREIE S B e 155 sueBvurrasenaszeesyizrrnantietes seekiseeize sassiafsasedierb ety ERRa e SRR REURE g RE - RREEREREE 2T =1 P ] Coveleakle, Dei’ $ Dubue, Detroit. lal troit Benz, Chicugo Ayers, W-‘.f-. Caidwell. N. ¥.. av troft Morten, Clev. 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