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THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1908, «| BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK. EDITED BY “ ROBERT EDGREN. 'O’BRIEN’S GAMENESS ALONE SAVED HIM FROM A KNOCKOUT on ORrien’s ring neross the UP TO DATE AND NEWSY. NELSON PROVED HE WAS STILL IN THE RUNNING His Defeat of Clifford Shows He Has “Come Back”—Halpin’s Charges a Boomerang—Rogers to } Fight McVey? ATTLING NELSON, the Invul- nerable Dane, refuses to “stay put’ When Jimmy Britt whipped Nelson within an inch of his Ife last July, the sporting world de- cided that Bat was a dead one. Even Billy Nolan scuttled away from the erstwhile Durable Dane. But Neison didn't agree with the general opinion. He went away to, the mountains for several months on a long hunting trip. Then he came back and knocked ont Clifford, one of the toughest of the Western light- weights, in five rounds. In that fight Nelson showed all of his old ability } to take a beating and come rushing in for more. He used his wire hair and his whiskers punch as successfully as in the old days. Nelson ought to go back to 'Frisco now and wipe out the Britt defeat, if he can. After that it will be up to Nelson and McFarland and Murphy, qi and the winner will have a chance to® fight Gans. bad ene for the advice of : at left O'Brien's He outt jhim, and the way in w prise to everyone, In on fd O'Brien show any of his fighting f He waded 1 round was U We ese EELS “ered ORr | : AMUSEMENTS: BOWLERS || |Hipps podrome| & oth Ven A8d-44th Sts, See the CiTY EDITION of : ce THE EVENING WORLD WsHAR 2 BELONGS Ir is THE EARTH every day for the live Aas ip of the a ) news and go: 3), TEN-PIN WORLD AN PES. s Sy | 7 | AMUSEMENTS cao SUE fACLE ee ment in Brooklyn. One of his stunts a MeFarland is a very clever} was the throwing of six heavyweight boxer, with plenty of confidence | wrestlers in an hour. Most of these and an aggressive stvie. In the| were truck drivers, of course. Hack fight with K he didn't show any | threw the first two in about a minute punching power worth mentioning. Al-| each. The referee called him back of j though he landed almost at Will al! the scenes and sald: “Hack, don't be !n ; throug, the twelve rounds, he couldn’t| such a rush. You'll get through wi do much damage. He didn't 100% | te bunch so fast the people won" } dangerous, luke hard-hitting Tommy £6115 9 are ey yeh BOLE SG Murphy. But he made Keyes miss all | agreed Hackenschmidt . Between the continual a know what I can} aa his own exertio: DROWNING BALLET. ns—Ballet—Winter Ci FEMPIR Tenis udson 44th shear! Mate Wel BASHI La « BULLUOG pos ons, Keyes tH ye Well plaved out at the end of the twelve Bo youlatye ing eK LYRIC y cou round cFarland 1s dangerous in a Rogers was the next one. Hack | “An long fight. d_ with him for eight or ten ‘minutes | = aoe Ske 7 ROSIERSHOLN IN'S: attempt sat | Keeping his eye on. th ATT HALPIN'’S attempt to “get | alxtously awaiting the AGE: in back"" at the Olympic athletes/ the official winked. who had the courage to openly| Instantly Hack ——— condemn his appointment as manager|the body, picked hi over like a sack of flour, threw zr IP 9 an t of the next Olympic team has had a| O00, 1h ; ¥, Even 8) H zi “ to the floor, and H poomerang effect. The “investigation | shoulders down before ee aremanae QP f STAN W, f of the amateur standing of Ray ©.|to even wriggle. The actual effort oe 4 me bss NN é ne SAVOY 3 M : \ EY OF Ti “HOUR | $ LYCEUM THEA. Poway sth « awry and Harry Hillman, two of the| Consumed about four seconds. 3 THIEF SAteRR ee cleanest amateurs tn the country, has ids % ae, or cces| MIKE “TWIN” SIGNS FOR — DETAQIT f. ; mT Beat RUNS AGAINST ner ae ing in the interests. of his “pal” are PRUALWAY BLE R LE e222 FIGHT WITH KETCHELL Hu WT ne) _FIVE MEN To- one ae || le: us HACKETT ais ThE WITCHING HOUR Majestic ¢ 53%, Top o’ th’ World . Is HERALL Si), Bay & nal Mat. Toda x y REMIND NTPR. The. Registration Committee, Copeland lained that in his opinion no | jeleht, wi leave Milwaukee on Saturtay j f Bor ew | ad-called “erat ag ho wan already 8 Prat POLLOCK. Bn Can GORD Arai Mie profeasional. An sto any : 5 3 h RE Creat rreen cr eam AVING been unsuccessful in get! Wajer mee had ‘countenanced “rafting” by the ting BMl Papke to meet Stan! nf amateurs under his charge, and had young’) Ketchell ! t Hee Bean training re ; even encouraged it by accepting “his (Young) Ketchell in @ twenty” | Sl oeitar the ting. Stanton wall Mare |g i “ghare” 1s hardly the thing to make alfive round bout ot Cote: a Bs ae fight his best to beat Papke. favorable impression on such men as| Washington's Birthday afternoon, Fight | 5 compose the Registration Committee. yisanines Jimmy Coffroth {mmediatel | Terry MeGovern Punches the Referee ‘Mr. Valentine lutely denies that aes Le Re Ett | Rare he disbursed anything over and above Secured the consent 0 niente the legitimate expenses of the trip.) Sullivan, the New England fighter, to Corbett” in and hs statement. has already deen| meet Ketchell in a battle on peed uiaatics. ee ere) Wh? | and Mike lost no time in signing t i stock whatever in the charge made | articles of agreement. i egainst him. ‘They will meet at 154 pounds, weigh | Donovan f =e ‘ Pre iy | MeGoverny t HE first thing that Jerry Mahoney |!n three hours defore the contest, Bi Ny Cheeeonctcaa Reine Cain, @ia when he was elected captain| Roche has been sciccted to referee the ; ; Florrie Barnett, of the N. Y. A. C. was to appoint | fight, he being the choice of both meh. | gittsis, Harry 8. Lyons his first lleutenant.| The winner will be matched to box the Harry Lyons was ieutenant last year| Winner of the Papke-Hugo Kelly fight under the captaincy of Mr. Haubold.|for the middle-welght championship | f He and Capt. Haubold and Trainer] ttle. i Mrnie Hertberg worked together har- BGlover, and Fitz Battle To-Night. eounaa montously through the yea first-class results. Harry | great middle distance runner for se years and won scores of big events the N. Y. A.C. What he knows 3 athletic training would fill a encyclopedia, He has a k ling men. He ts personal the athletes, and they will t coming season to work tl the new combination. J yong will make a hard pair vgress at Maurice lgma” attached to his sharing the sured Ss iF Marcotte was hiss MN YORKVILLE zat Russeli Bros. “*; an METROPOLIS 22) DIGBY BELL (Here VoRns Hurtig & Seamon’s }!*". vil Boston Belles Yale Defeats Dartmouth town > games at London if he qualifies in the trials A few Detroit stated wise he was : ently contest, ¢ cause of his n gram from so in the Park leave the Un e men who are nglishmar are: Davis, t shed second to i Marathon NEW CIRCLE # gw gt Bo st YORKE a ADAMS, tre" Playing the Ponies. ' KOLB & DILL jrexes ASTOR® 3» Ma TE ‘SECRET ORUHARD 1 lumbia. te if Clinton Beats Columbia SE ONDAT: De Witt ton H Senool basket VIOLA ALLEN in IR iorningetar Won en Ora Mornin r easily won beth btlllar nered handicap ma which {snow games in the t the 18.2 Inch “THIS GIVES WIGHLANDERS A GO00 GRANGE » began to warm up to We | MADISONSQ. 9" ttn st ttoday | KATHERINE Gi SG “DEWEY” Empire Burlesquers spmLRUn TATU He LIPERARY as 2 r Imhot Bae Tel AMATEUR NIGHT TO aT. : BIJOU Nn day f |] Mme. NAZIMOVA ers ~ Irwin to/ Geach Collegians NOOTHAM New centur Gin | — e All of eminito TH Trades Have Canis ierminrat | sneer MANHATTAN sheng and Harry 1 Latest Fanatic Would Insure said the 4 . G : F our ay o a, Jan. 16 AMATEUR NIGHT 1 O-MonR To-night TT: O'ROURKE ts talking spout ns Against Losing Ferd cate wire RE Ee Gone Through With Ease SL arene ee ; OW. aa ar t | the Pennant. 5 and Smoothness. and (LONI of the bag whe Frenchmen would make McVey 1 be 1 probably PASLOR’ SH Burke Fg LO & Co. | taura’ M ATLANTIC ©; me I > YAMBA TAR aia i OY WITH TY HPING | Maine e AMERICANS EX Next Week- SHADC BROOKLYN AMUSEMENTS. ted Marks’ ( rts Sun. M: 0) ee Mats. Non. Wed. & Sat BIJGU A TED SHALL I LEAD THEM soever rance ya {2 rur lamented jay, ‘ab nie. [THE Ay DOL AN a HIs TEDDY BEARS WEE a \ TO-DAY & SAT. - eal i Maximilian Jimmy Britt to Fight : : epee Mats, Mon. ‘Thurs, & Saw WO STAGS TO-NIGHT rT aininic liossione Lew In u = ‘ i SHA UE SKATING es rat TERT FOLLY Se bine Shoemaker to-night ny lise Newmar 4 : : ; There will be athletic contest ‘ WS Bors oLyMPiIG HAPPYLAND arranged rd of bo i ree ha | Madisoi tare! Gardan: ature WALL AC Mats. We Mat. Ds Hop. Concert. Sun, N club, qeomen te i Hh [day night trugcle t I settle 5 ANE iT FOR AD. Y “Pal ene STAR 4 Whi ault. 1 le minin’ | a ole ve wants 10 Wipe for all thme che question between the a DAINTY DUCHE i m at Hanta sew Irish and t mans ‘eams com- “ oH ATH tway & 9 AVON | COMEDY Papke Fignts Stanton Tuesday rk H ; econ an) WuATElIRS I(- vig GAYETY ' ‘ ne me pa e 1 \ Polo A. A. to Hold Run. SSCS ' DA stu i“ | Li “AEG: HA MCN oH? eg Teh eae ae EWSTER’S MILLIONS COLUMBIA. | 8 ‘om th s. Wigs of the Cabbage Pateh Harlem ) i York, and Dally, Ly 20 & 23. ves, i ; Dnitnraneneiiara tell M. COHAN'S/ Mug. sat, | Mats Da ; With form foone Tis ; hore thant fae ae mal Garment acl WE HONEYMOONERS | THE BOY Sih BOODLE ——._—_ a Tele ‘ etles have taken up the matter, and Neat Week QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER. PY tabr AY QUALITY 0, arland to 8: >hilade 1 t promise that they will supply a team ADASON —SECOND— A Micha dane tornen in Enilade) of Sandown. Dut the Irish are not Industrial Cub Has Bout at Lasts | SQUARE Tris EXPOSIION ma sere The Irish team will proba or eet GNP BGe. | Open 1 to 11 Pa texcept Sunday) pads \ Hit PHEVTRE “ad tex. aw, | MURRAY i: 9 aAMTUN GAIET | WEBER’ si stein t kala vig i x Burke Wins Roller Title. ANRuS Mau Pete tnaloge Honeys Bovaees | The third Bolleau Girl Art Calendar, in The third Bolleau Girl Art Calendar, In| PITTTRURG Pa. Jan. 16.—The si IIH ST. Qoena, Mat. Wed H f , Will be distributed through. The © will be distributed through The night of the tournament betng he! 2 vagiilem: from the dave down + ‘Mineo Neitto Went Away.” | 3 World In Greater New York ext velties and finda wu 18\ Greater ‘New Xerk| next “Deposition Bink, hers for ol wats ‘ole | pa Seer ved ed als tiling: | Nest Wig, aa Bog, ona Hle Tea Beare F