The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1912, Page 12

i ‘ | jack Denning Defeats French Champion by His Left-Hand Jabs. Coprnght, aR by The Prem Piitdisting Oo, Tie New York World ARC nt MOREAU, Frenoh mid- iM dleweight champion, didn't have the Krentest success in the world yesterday afternoon when le met Denning at the Fairmont matinee, Denning fed lefts to him so there was no queation about the end of the ten rounds. to follow precedent and start this story with « snappy sentence, 1 should run through the lat of Frenoh cheeses and suggest that Moreau wor mething in the Camembert fine. But that would hardly be fair, for there te nothing suggestive of “cheese” in the nchman'n makeup. He i# a real hter, with something to learn about boxing, but @ real fighting man for all Thoy billed him ag the French: Weil, he is. The only trouble the couldn't “ketoh Denning ty flerce joke to start the we and Denring entered the ring sat in their corners. Fighters uev do that before beginning to u Wore a silk sweater with a port striped effect in golden brown. ning Wore an overcoat. They were to the iniddie of the ring for in- tions, and Moreau looked #0 in- it that Referee Hilly Joh almost UP-TO-DATE ane NEWSY ON THE FIRING LINE WHEN DENNING WHIPPED THE FRENCHMAN Copyright, 1918, by The Prese Publishing Co. (The New York World). Try THe PiesT ROUND IT LooreD AS IF Dene MIGHT LAST A CourpLe oF miawTes HE EVENING WORLD, National League Ball — Likely to Prove Better Than American League’s. Only One Change in Management in Veteran Organization for 1912, While Practically All the Clubs in Junior Body Will Be Experimenting With New Leaders. Major League Managers tor 1912, AMERICAN LEAGUE. . NATIONAL LEAQUE. Now York..........John McGraw. Filede)phia... Charile Dooin. . Bil Dahlen. .Fred Tenney. Frank Chance. Freé Clarke. the first mas jell ball play- ors will leave for the Bouth ed the fact that Marcel's com- to get into condition tar sext ‘eeason's ot Englioh was Nmited to “hello” mpsign. As soon a8 this comes about “goodby.” Somebody tipped Jon te lt win pot seem such an awful lone fact, and Re hustled ereund ana Moreau's manager how he could the bunk? Ma; 1 aay ‘onsces’ eau it'll mean ‘inet he'e to punch | 9m) jg on the ear.” ORBDAU atripped, and he looked like @ champion. He had a very Pleasant and confident smile, he swaggered just a Iittl. He diy built, #trong, yet mot bound ,With muscle, jt the start Moreau seemed a little anxious, which was quite natural in firet fight away from home. Den- 5 landed « left on his nose, and he furtously and hurted the Amert- back by main strength and energy. swings and short hooke—for he did hit straight—uaually went around mark, whether it wae head or Dody. he landed a few, and the thumping ind of them was ao loud that Paul rong, sitting in a box in his play- ight makeup, leaned over and offered risk $00 on the proposition thet Mo- would knock Denning out. There Ro takers. It looked thet way. Frenchman wee marvelloudy of foot. He kept up a plunging at- Paying no attention to Denning’s rd jabs, Ail the time he wan smiling. had ® trace of Terry MoGovern’s . mixed with that of Frank Erne, was power behind his punches. would make a groat fight against « jusKer. The fret round was about an ever hing. In the second Denning jabbed . 80 that Moreau was somewhat be- lidered at times. He bored in against Jabs and returned haré punches for body. Many of these Denning cleverly with hie elbows, but e wont through, and the white skin ‘the Americam began to show red 8 where they landed Through round after round Moreau opt UD # mering didn't f plunges. The ham- p or discourage him. 4 then he looked his magrin as his swings missed and he Gundered and turned half aroumd be- lore he could recover, Occasionally they waded rights on about even Denning, who was fghth Ineady fight, depended mainly upon his hott. He was winning with tt. Every> pody around the ring could eee that. he only question was whether or not Moreau could Anally get his own right wer to the spot where it would im a tenesecond count, and he couldn’ Nn the Frenchinan’s ¢ who brouglt hin tures years a and the be some impr Tt wor plunged Hleassly Jonring perate, tried his tegth rour fb to turn the tlde of defeat. His d was undiminished, He was whal- Lut Den- ing away ke & M Sning, Watchful, clever, Hall agkrossive In the is lead, At the ond they with Mt < to bis corner with @ smile. 52,0) pu if he ive Bion car threo newwpaper % ww York to decide This ougat to ve nt whispered anxiously: “Say. BY. | third Amerionn League pennent in @ do I know = Korg Pest handing iy id n3. It seems as though the | Pai time before the repular rere. opens and w @ once more looking forward the Frenchman. to break if there |i another world’s championship series @ clinch, eaid the mameger: | and the attendant ecramble to buy tiok- . piok the Athietice to win t! that oan hold them back is oy their pitching staff to suddenly crumble te pieces. ‘The Tigers, because of the presence of Cobb and Crawford and the leagership of Hughey Jennings, may give the Philadelphians an argument, but the Pitching staf? of the Detroiters is of such an énferior order that It can't be banked on to perform any etartling As regards the other clubs in the league, they will all be eo tuay experi- enting with new managers, and the new managers wit be so busy expert- menting with their new teame that be- fore any of them get fairly etarted the Athletics, and maybe the Tigers, too, will have gone eo far out in front that they won't be able to catch them no matter how well they finish the season. Harry Wolverton aa pilot of the High- Lancers, Clarke GriMth as leader of the Jake Stahl at Hoston, Jimmy Cheago and Harry Davis nd, will be all handling ma- tertal practically new to them, and Mttle can be expected from any of tht fore the season of 1913. WALLACE AGAIN LEADER OF THE BROWNS. The Browns have just renamed Rhody Wallace as leader, and ai- though the now owners of the Boston Nationals haven't eaid anything about honoring the contract of Fred Tenney os manager, which was made under the Old regime, atill tt te thought they will «ive the old-time player another chance to maki Because of thetr virtual freedom trom any startling changes tn leaderahip, the brand of ball put up by # majority of the clubs in the National League next erason is expocted to be better than that played by the average American League lub. The Giants, the Dodgers, the Cubs, the and the Cardinals are ali tn m of the same managers as last po eason, Charlie Dootn, the crack catcher and Manager of the Phillies, and his boss, Horace Jogel, have been having many scraps recently, but {t must be remem- ered that Charite is In vaudevitie, and {that the more publicity he gets the bigwer ls hie salary, Deooln and mol were at logmerheads last season, too. Until it wae time for the forme: vuanieville tour to close when they ed the hatchet Kloves and the Frenchman boys have offered and Joe Jeanette ¢ to box at the} Dootm, with the Phillles and Bresne- ‘ardinals, both catchers, [emis ©. Tohoson is to Wave $12,000 of this tat at the outcome te, HMteKetrick, Jeanette manager, says that Jack can lave Lie other 5,00 too 8 Jeanette, and that the chame tere in HANK O'DAY ONLY NEW NA: TIONAL MANAGER, Mf Tenney is given the reins to handle by the Hud manageimen & alowed to fullM his contract by the Blowtoy ners, It will leave only one club lin the National league with a different jManager than It ¢ pitcher and wnptre Mvery manager that ever worked in Porkopolle has falled to eatinty, and if old Hanittortous makes good 1t will be like cashing money 00) to 1 shot concerned, Mei Chance, Clarke O'Day |doubtedly be bench wa Clarke, the Pittabu: that hell never play again I'he surprieed it Ween foe 1912 season rolls around he te v4 eocupying his regular berth in left HARDLY LIKELY THAT TENNEY ay x WILL PLAY AGAIN, 66] Neaet hurt my hands” Tenney'e legs are eo bad now that 1e hardly Hkely that he td ‘4 hia shoes, will probably turn to the initial sack. roe that he has been hi rush bell on the head that another such | When Conley literally rushed him off scctdeat might prove fatal. bie fect. Jake Stahl and Jimmy Callahan wit aga Harry Davis, the former Athletic star and Te viaai tet eine the Naps, an- nounces mani | from the bench. sold ————— WOLGAST THREATENED WITH PNEUMONIA, LOS ANGELES, jan. 3.—Ad Wol- ast, champion lightweight pugiist of the world, 1s sertously 1) to-~day at the home of his manager, [om Jones, at He 19 threatened with pneu. monia. He contracted a serious cold | Harry Wolverton. + Harry Davis, Hughoy Jennings. Rhody Wallace. It #0 often by eeitae hia te in. nil 38 a 2 It to delieved to bh: settled on his lungs. BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. At Brown Gymnasium A. A.—Kid bred of this city ve. Young Kurts f Nowark, ten rounds, ‘ale A. C., Brooklyn — Joe Coster ve. Young Shugrue, ten rounds, At Mount Vernon A. C.-Shamus O'Brien ve. Young Sam Langford, Doolin ts rated under in the 1. That club fs Cinctnnatt, which will be directed by Hank O'Day, the veteran. 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NEW YEAR'S BIG DAY FOR THE RINGSTERS RESULTS OF BOUTS THE WORLD OVER tea se a ach fa ares, a 9 ey in ever again| thie morning as he rubbed tenderly his fo to frat base, white Frank Chance | battered face and realized thet he had Geapite the fact that he ts having aj begun the new hard time to find « auitable man to All| beating at the hands of Joe Rivers, the yinnibein Fe} iocal Mexican boy. Rivers had the bei sack, Owing to the! of une fight except in the Aret round, ont betmeen Hin St. Lows Shs PE , ag-t, speduled oie a are edi abat in tne Detter of tt be the only ¢ ipl nro a that F y two Aen round and in thai ue peed who wil) get in the fond nad him ail Dut once before was at ‘oat ion and he net only aged the club feirly wall, but alen i aia he bd at first than hie most enthusiastic thought him capable of doing. There 1a much speculation es to whether tng Tike tas done tn the sane, DAY: cases of ao Jimmy Callahan did #0 well field last season and batted come that it is hard to eve how he can eet away | pa thin J Per a iat 2 dir Mr A Bes ell the @ way through. Peres, N. Y, J +) dan. 2. ale Basadlan ‘ieee Sat Pronthg ove Buy |e Stofbsen the ex-hearyweight champion of & | Africa. in the veqeath digs Storbeck ‘was “dls sorta. a ata, Ot ajar *Shindne to het i i= atee & fe ry ? i S3 tint ‘unksows WHDIANAPOLIS. we ‘a i F 5 A ii a Eger i t j It is put up this JANUARY 32, 1912. BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK Before Brooklyn Club. tling Mantell, the promising local fighter, had @ shade the better of Lew Meyers, also of this city, in a ten- Fe round bout. The lads fought hard all through the mill, Mantel! being the ag- gressor all the time. In the third round Yo and Crore, ce a. 9", OES Be rae iT ‘From ones the Cleveland LAND, Cal. Jan,,2;--Gallog Petrosiy won ies eee Le Morea, 5 waren Pagiist oe Fanaa, ‘ron trom Yai qualifea “for fouling EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN Loughlin, as follo “Tie STAR PREUMINARY .1nL WIMICH "HD LEGS” ( Davy Danes ) KNocRMED ouT BATTUNG SAMSON IN ONE MINUTE. right hand swing. At the Gowanus jack ape betued for {ea rou C., South Broo! tye + ity Bark Bane, a! C psubutited tor Billy Lew FY er sven. aguas Sim “away with 8, ght Cre i way abt pA | AMATEUR HOCKEY SEASON IS OPENED TO-NIGHT. me in the Amateur ague tournament for the championship will be played icholas Rink, be- to-night in the SI tween the Wanderers and the team of the Hockey Club of New York. Both teams have been strengthened by Cana- dian players. 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Wright and Maurice EB. Me- 64, 67, 64. ‘The result of to-day's match was mo surprise, as every one conceded that the natives would easily win this event. But it was the result of the two matebes in the singles yesterday that causeé no end of surprise, as the americans were accredited. with being much stronger players than they proved. It {8 the opinion of many of the spec- tators who watched the contests that the Americans suffered a severe attack of stage fright and that they are really more capable performers than they demonstrated. William Larned, the American champion, made a sorry showl Tod Heath, who won by 2-6, 6-2. Norman '. Brookes, who with An- thony F. Wilding captured the cup from the Britons for the Australia easier time of it with Wright, 6-3 and 6-3. Wright's defeat was not accidental, as they ylelded to a super- jority of skill. 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