The evening world. Newspaper, August 25, 1911, Page 8

neni —ae eee u P-TO-DATE The Boxing Commissioners Have Plenty of Work Cut Out for Them to See That the Fistic Game Is Conducted Satisfac- torily in This City. oprah, 3911, by The Prom Co. New York World). HE Sexiag Commissioners will have plenty of work to do if they intend to bring boxing to satisfactory condition in New York State, and enforce the letter and spirit of the law. In the past few weeks New York has had an overdose of unsatisfactory = A curtous state of affairs ie Partly feeponsible for this. With the Passing of the Fraviey bill a number @f well known fighters from all over the countrys) headed for New York. “Well known boxers,” as a rule, are those who have been in the game & tong time. Often they have gone past their prime, although the glamour and Gory of their fighting days shail linger ‘about them. The clubs, counting on the @rawing power of the old names, began putting on these back numbers. The Fesult has been a number of bouts that Gida’t class with their preliminaries. There was Johnny Thompson, fresh from Austratia and a Iist of winning fights. Johnny went to Australia a lightweight and returned a heavy- FELLOW MEMBERS « THs 1% TreHoon Tommy, WHO MAS, BY HIS MARVELLOUS SHILLg CLEANED UP EVEN “THE HEAUY WEIGHT; (HE WINS ToniguT HELL CHALLENGE, WOHN SON! ——— weight. He was fat as a porker the night boxed Lewis at the Nation: Result, a deadly slow, uninteresting out. Again at the National Johnny Boxed Klaus, not as fat as before, but stil} fat and uninteresting in action. Then Philadelphia Jack O'Brien fouxht Langford. It was given out that Jack was in great shape—had been trainin; long time, and felt confident ¢t! could whip the Tar Baby. « The resulting bout was @ very sad affair, O'Brien was flabby and thick ‘waisted and slow compared to his old self, He evidently had no hope of beat- fag Langtoré—no hope whatever. All he @14 was rush in with the hope that Sem would knock him out quickly and @nd the agony. Sam held back the knockout blow for a while to give the for its money. it was run, Papke-Burke—another disap- polatment. Papke's excuse wae that he underestimated Burke—thought he , Gould Anish him caslly—didn't train. But what right hae any fighter to expect to receive a purse without do- fag something to earn it? What did Papke do in the ring on Tuesday night to earn $3,500? The Boxing Commission, of course, Cannot dictate matches to the clud owners. Such a power as that would be rather too much of a good thing. The clubs will be responsible for what- ever poor match-making there ts in the future, and people who follow fights and pay their money for seate will have to use thelr own judgment and take the risk of paying out good money for the privilege of seeing lemon per- formances. That's part of the game. Not even the wise promoter knows how all the bouts will turn out. But the commission oan see that those who are carded as main attrace tions in the big shows enter the ring im shape to do thelr best work. At Jeagt they can see that those who bunk the public by falling to do thelr best heve no more chancos to sell gold bricks fn this State, Vehen that ts « understood ong boters t! hustling around train! will remind us of the ol HE: Boxing Commisaton could 4 another thing to help the game along. It could make a rule post- tively forbidding the paying of a purse to any fighter until after the end of the bout. Then, if the contest was questionable, the commission itself could determine whether or not the boxers had gone through with their agreement honestly. “LONDON, Aug. ™.—Because of the great showing Bombardier Wells has been making tn his early train- ing, and the evident amount of su- perfluous flesh the champion ts carrying, the betting against Wells's chance of defeating Johnson in thelr fignt here on, Sept. 9 dropped to- day trom 2 to 1 against to & to 1 egainst. The supreme confidence of the former lance corporal is infec tious, and his friends are much im- pressed. He will open a camp at Putney on Sunday, having finished his theatrical engagements, and wilt work hard up to the eve of the fight. Ono of his leading stunts will be sculling on the Thames, which will aid his wind. “Johnaon starts training in Parts mext week, but his work will be in conection with his theatrical engago- ments, as he is billed for ‘two a day’ for three weeks, He will try to make his camp a social centre, and as he thinks he doesn't need much conditioning, his training will be roud work on the Bols de Bologne.” ‘The above cable looks very much ff \t had come from Hugh McIntosh's Press bureau. But imagine odds of 2 to 1 on any fight! Jack Zobneos, with his “camp @ s0- | his training ay § the Bois de Bologne, doesn't taking Wells very seriously, shou! be ‘and why ich 1s $35,000 to Johnson, win or lose, ‘The writers think the $5,000 pretty beating, CONDITION AN THE EVENING WORLD, rsevosare) BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NE AND NEWSY D LUCK > WILL DECIDE PENNANT RACE, SAYS FRED CLARKE Pirate Manager iaase Tanke Fact That Giants Are Freshest of Three Leaders Will Be Big Thing in Their Favor Be- fore Curtain Drops. BY FOZEMAN BULGER. RED CLARKE, the ariz ager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, de- clines to make a definite predto- tion on the outcome of this nerve- racking National League race on the ground that he might be acused of “nteallng the fans’ stuff.” Otherwise, he thinks his team will win, “You know,” sald Clarke as he Iay flat on his stomach on a rubbing table in, the clubhouse, “that predicting job belongs to the fans, and If we managers tried to cut in and take it away from tham we would be disloyal to the public which supports us, Let them do the ing. Still, I see no reason to be- that the Pirates out of the We have just as good a chance as either the Glants or the Cubs, and it our pitchers continue to go as they aid in this opening double-header we will be fighting it out with them right up to the finish.” “Do you think the absence of Wagner will tend to knock you out of the race?” was asked. Staleness Hard to Explain. “In the first place,” replied the Pirate skipper, “I think Wagner will be back at his Job within a couple of weeks, but if he doesn't we will go right ahead Just the same, Leach {s a good man there and Carey is certainly a good substl+ tute for Leach In the outfield.” Clarke made the rather interesting observation that the ultimate outcome of this race would depend upon the physical effect the present hot pace h on the teams. In other words, he thinks that one of the three leaders is likely to go stale, and if that occurs the other two will have it all to themselves. “Staleness on a ball team is a hard to explain,” added Mr. Clarke, result of constant work of the muscles and brain, It comes on suddenly, Often you will see a whole team go perfectly dead last 8 peared so dead on thelr series with the Athletics, ub in the beaten them. They not pla i their game. Giants’ Freshness In Their Favor. “The Giants appear to be right now than any of the club: clared Clarke, “and that will b thing in thelr favor 4 over. but they,ha: |them in’ the fac thirty games to play at hor up the season, and we ha many. pitehers on all of the le ." continued the Pirate “appear to be going good right now, \don't think I ever saw a better exht: tension of the on, and that is why they ap. feet in the At that time National League could were simply that displayed by Mathewson, Adame, byohayrads and Cammits. Think of it, only sev runs were made in both games! That ts getting pitching down to a fine point. It was tough on Mathewson to lose such a well pitched , but It was no tougher than it |i of pitching by four men than on Camnits to lose the last one, 80 close to- ‘When three teama ai gether for the leader: can change the ge] “4t would be foolhardy for me to say who I thought would win. I have no more {dea than you have. Luck {s going to play an important tor and the team that gets the ‘breaks’ will come out on top.” Charley Herzog, known to hia team mates as the Canteloupe Kid, won a long distance championship for hard luck in the double-Reador with the Pirates, Not only was he robbed of a three baser on three distinct occasions, but to make tt worse he dropped an easy fous fy that witimar reaulted in the Pirates putting over the run that gave the lead in the fret game, While Matty was defeated in the opening pitching battle with Adams, the fans were so impressed with his won- derful work that they forgot their old question of “Is he going back?” Never in hin iife did Big Six pitch @ more masterful game of ball. Unfortunately the Giants failed to hit behind him and his beautiful work all went for naught. The Pirates made one off the big fellow to which they were entitled, but the other came as the result of an error, In these days of the cork centre, pitcher's battles are rare, but McGraw and Clarke staged two yesterday that Were masterpieces. Try and think of the two heaviest hitting teams in the league making &@ total of seven runs in two games and the wonderful work of the four pitchers can be appreciated. While it was tough for Matty to lone in the first it was also tough for Cam- nits to get trimmed in the second, Tt has been suggested that Mayor Gaynor extend to Bill Dahlen the key to the city of New Fork and let him go as far as he likes. Those dear old Superbas proved » real brother in need by taking that fall out of the Cubs, McGraw 1s so grateful to Dahlen that he has offered to give him the services of Charley Foust without so much as a player in exchange. Another pitchers’ battle has been echeduled for the afternoon be- tween Leifield and Ames, and it ought to be aa.closely fought am af. after having y for a| {air aa the pair of yesterday. week or more. If you will remember, the Cubs went stale toward the end of | Outfelder Carey, the Pittsburgh man who wrecked #0 many of our hopes bY his wonderful catches in the outfield, is @ little different from the of ball player tobacco no minister in that hi He is a Lutheran ent the early years Carey of his manhood studying theology, but he stopped off temporarily to a Uittle money out of baseball, so as to help him along in his studies, The Giants don't care how soon he goes back to the mintstry. ‘Unters the Giants and the Cubs run mighty close to form somebody is going to be pushed off that top rung of the ladder to-day, There is not room for two big huskies on that narrow seat, ch. | we > | up and knock them bot IA TIO: AL Le OUR, ite fi pO a Pittabt Bb =" be oy le ai Bitaot rook lyn aa) en Faia, 1 eat thera Si li taee i ladetobie-Cheryland AMES SOHEDULED FOR TO-DAY. Pitteburah at New one Chicago (nt Brooklyn, Blacdansti'h Thedapna, “2, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN WHAT THEY HAND US Copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing Company (The New York World). TR Bitbote St York the advantage of half a game. they are ahead in mathematics, Bonhag Will Scott Until Labor Day Perera sg Runner Won't Be in Condition Before Irish- American A. C. Games. EORGE BONHAG, national five mile champion, declares that he will not start at Celtic Park to- morrow against Louis Scott, the young- ster from Paterson who has been doing some splendid running this month. was invited some time ago to compete, but stated that he was out of training and wouldn't do any racing until later in the season. He The first race that Bonhag will appear in will be the 5,000 metre event at the games of the Irish-American A. C, on bor Day. Scott's entry has been re- ceived for the race and he will then be given his first chance at the champion Since they met at Pittsburgh. at the senior Mets, Scott will hook up with Bonhag in the five-mile event. Later on, ‘Teinty A. C. will meet the Flattushers to ch to-mor TOW afternoon, 3, turns out ite full team it Sam Hildreth to Sell His dis Big Racing Stable Fitz Herbert Among Thorough- breds to Be Put Under Hammer on Sept. 7. horse racing gane being revived hereabouts is evident by the an- nouncement that Sam Hildreth, owner of the most prominent stable in ti country, will put his entire galaxy of thoroughbreds under the hammer at Sheepshead Bay on Sept. 7, Hildreth held out longer than anybody else, hop- ing against ope that the sport of kings would soon come back into {ts own, son's failure to bills in the Le game belng in hy condition all over Am finally thrown up his hands, Stable that Hildreth 1s about horses which in the past tively been: worshipped by . Among those Fitz Herbert, one of horseflesh t Te there {sn't any chance of the BOXING BOUTS TO-NIGHT. At the Twentieth Century A. C.— Wille Howard of Brooklyn vs. Harry Stone, 10-rounds, and Eddie Dennis of Frisco vs. Willie Jones of Brooklyn, 10 rounds, At the Brighteon Beach A, C,, Coney Island—Young Britt of Bal- timore va. ‘Jockey’? Worthington of California, 10 rounds, and Young Torry ve. Jack KAliott, 6 rounde, FREAK IN FIGURES WOULD GIVE PENNANT TO THE CUBS TO-DAY A curious freak of baseball's pennant figures is the fact that if the National League season had ended yesterday the Cubs would be awarded the pennant, although in actuality they are half a game behind the Giants. The pennant is awarded by percentage of victories won, and the percentages tended to five figures give Chicago .60747 and New York .007l4, or a margin of .00033. On the other hand, the Giants have won % more games than they have Jost, while the Cubs have won 23 more than they have lost, giving New break even on the rest of their games this year, the Cubs must win one more game than they lowe in order to tle New York at the finish, although to-day coe gars the fe Teilowe wil be in great Pres} Gents , THIS (3 THE WILD, UNTAMED , MAN « EATING “TeRROR, of Tue crcLone BELT, CHAMPION OF ALL THE CHAMPIONS IN THE WORLD Gee osir< = —|io — )) ie * WALD, UNTAMED” ONE AS We See HIM IW ACTION $ COMMISSIONERS PIVE LICENSE FOR BOXING T0 GARDEN Brown-Wells Battle Wednes- day Will Be First Staged There Since May, 1906. AT OUR LA ARVEL ows SPEED M The UNIVERSE™ cuever ~ TRAINED. © MONTHS GRAND ended my To 4 Ke 56 Te TAMPION aps GenTs- The date for the international Ight- Weight battle between Matt Wells, the champion of England, and ‘Knockout™ Brown of New York has been definitely set for next Wednesday Club in Madison Square Garden. meeting of the State Boxing Commis sion, held last night, the Madison Square Athletic Club was granted @ license to conduct boxing exhibitions under the provisions of the new law, and the officers of the club immediately got in touch with Danny Morgan, the manager of Brown, and Wells's man- .| ager, George McDonald, and clinched this important contest for the opening show. This will be the first boxing contest held in the Garden since Terry Mc- Govern and Jimmy Britt boxed there in May, 196 The club will hold enter- tainments om an average of twice @ month and will aim to popularize the sport by bringing the admission price the reach of the masses, In ion to the immense seating capacity of the Garden, the floor will be seated, furnishing accommodations for 12,000 people. 4 THE “Sree nee? "“Suows us” ge Henry Reverses TO DRO _eo 1 Naps Are Now on Even Terms With the New York- ers for Fourth Place, the Chicago Team Being Only |s, Four Points Behind. In other words, supposing the Giants Not Race (rectal to The Rrening World.) | Chicago, Aug. 3. ATTLING for @ position is not! [ill aire to Trtalty’s 0 greet ctransto for B fearly as interesting as fighting for # pennant, but the Highlanders |. Naa ho vag Ye one Promising new meeht thrower of land White Sox are struggling just as ‘is enc nn z be ae TK ERting Igo fine shave [hard dn thelr present series at Comiskey oe seni sie . Roast a contendee | Park as if the league's championship ‘ream oer tnd En“ dolng atount’ 120 | depended on the outcome of the session. foot with the dleous” He cerlainly te improniag | 4 place in the first division is the pri: “Louis Seott will m ist that the two teams are after and th er when he obiains bi fg, zoungster only partly Piacrey,(cobn, who ° i jare onty four points between ithem in the mad race. If the Highlanders can win one of the remaining games here the Sox will not be able to pass them tee Ch thes Ana t|in the race during the series, but the eR aoe | 8 out t» make it three straight if ORE ite and” ‘then_drifte there is any possible way for them to dole jump. | 40 It. tng barre san ye ste share FS Big Ed. Walsh was able to hand the sey = da cn omy s visitors another JoR yesterday and th i defeat pulled the New Yorkers down in wae afraid thet “at the race to @ tle with the Naps for ss ig fone same cles fourth place, with the 6ox only four pg eo ba} aie tf Bask stip StetaCdomn eae Pe, " eld to Bmowtzn, aud Richmo an Tbe, Matt McGrath goes after the Tesond fo he 16-pound hammer from a = af Celtte ark to-morrow, big, Pat, re Taking 4 amaule On the Ce iE i LL of the National League games outside of those played in thls inning affairs, In beat the Cubs tn in the Rustlers do- in the same length of time, while in Philadelphia the Rede got a decision over the Phillies in four- teen innings. Pi Hak sei Deas we the ee oy ee Ie a foe oe tne nate, Tap pow earee | le, seaepn, 2, Bethe Puc: others in the sale will be Reatigouche, |=" stone, Zeus, King James, winner of the Metropolitan; Shannon, Novelty, with the Futurity to his credit and now four years old; Hampton Court, Royal Meteor, Woodcraft, The Welkin, Joe Madden, Montgomery, Dalmain, Gold Blade, Burly, Puggins, « sterling two- year-old; War Horn, Hearthstone, see Pal, Surfelt, and Pardner. my Sid se aid Parken Reena ees RAIN POSTPONES TROTS as rae toe Sas Salant \tcher Moore, Rog AS ire a cate = ‘hits well: AT GOSHEN TRACK TO-DAY. GOSHEN, N. ¥., Aug. %.—A heavy fall of put the Goshen race track im such condition that the card at nounced for to-day was postponed, Leedeariatty (Rel Mfbaatrone tantng. Recker were the only New York adores, and HS"in both games of the Pirate | SuRSe seals 9 8 lead of Petter teas self Hatt It will be run to-morrow, if the weather clears. ptt Ein ers wad nade sent. ite ob Chicass, coree mening three of that uta | | a CAmaiBrRotBto Gal, ae tele Eddie Grant of the Quakers stole three basos, Pr Will Be Interested If you will give us five minutes of your time and look at the large, fine imported stock of L. L. Schwartz & Co., 198 Broadway. Their prices for suits or overcoats to measure were $75.00 to $100.00, our price is $25.00, Sale on second floor. Store closes Saturday at one o'clock, ARN H EI M Broadway &' Ninth St. | |DEFEAT BY WHITE SOX CAUSES HILLTOPPERS | WATCHING THE SC ont ae Sie | Former Result With Loughrey (Rpectel to The Evening World.) ALBANY, N, Y., Aug. %.—Kid Henry, the Troy negro tighter, in @ drizsling rain at the local ball park, reversed the judgment against him when he met Young Loughrey of Philadetphia some ago in New: York. Last nigh was all Henry’s fight. He jabbed hooked Loughrey at will in seven out of the ten rounds, Loughrey busied himeelf with stalling, covering up and falling into @ clinch, where he got { about all the blows thet landed es P IN STANDING points behind in the sixth position. The only interest in the American League race is the fight for the last seat In the firetdivision and it ts likely to keep up ‘until the end of the season. pleads Delights Chicago Fans. Lisl vate oe ie) South Siders | Henry. guitevas\much a» it they hea almost LANGFORD PUTS ROSS ~~ ering Jon anined fo keep hinmen AWAY 1N SIXTH ROUND. fighting form these days only the start of the season with long summer campaign ahead. Corhan was sent back to his old position at short yesterday and Tannehill allowed to rest up after bell filling in vacancies Bam Longford of Boston once more emonstrated his punching ability by Knocking out Tony Ross of Newcastle, Paz, in the sixth round at the National Sporting Club. The Italian fought gamely throughout, it being in the fourth period that It looked Ifke sure curtains for him, but he came back in the next round and outpointed the colored man, wonderful stope as of old in yesterday's The Highlanders did not much ginger in thelr game as capable of doing, but they were Walsh as all other teams ig fellow is feeling right. Hal Chase kept his men fighting right up to the very last minute, and that is doing as well as/could be expected with @ bunch that Is up againat it. The absence of Jack Knight is felt by the Highlanders. Johnson ts doing good work, but is not able to field as ‘well or hi me as Knight so that the difference in the playing strength fe quite noticeable. 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