The evening world. Newspaper, March 7, 1912, Page 14

sp heli atl, cae an ne _ | UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY sVaNING WORLD, THURSDAY. MAROR 1, 1918. EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK ma SOME FREAK FIGHTERS WHO MAKE A SPLASH NOW AND THEN|Mc’Graw Accidentally , Copyright, 1912, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Word). ‘ Discovers Why Drucke Hasn’t Been a Success Young Togo, 105-Pound Jap Boxer, Latest Ring Freak. stood Battling Nelson off for siz few nights ago at Fort @mith, and took all the money. ‘ fm Arkansas they think Togo ts freely predict ft Johnny Coulons if he ce. Even Otto Floto, what he H Hii He He : z i H I ryt! fl : z zt if iE I t H li ! i lf i 3 He He i | ite it HF a a fi te i>, a had been playing football aa Indian team in the North. is way on freight trains, he in Ban Francteco half starved wholly “busted.” Joe went to a io aged club and asked for a match, ‘prom: Would create some interest. He Joe a chance to fight two days and put him Hawley, who it in California ff . The poor Indian, stoically Bothing and asking no favors, @pent tho 4: ‘before the fight ff RELIC HERRERA Tue MEYICAN, ws THe HARDEST HITTING LIGHTWEIGHT Ta py Sten, Youna Toeo , Te ©F Pounp Sar wHo ST0oD BAT NELSON OFF FOR. © Rounns AND Toor THe whore PURE. Frawley Law Has Helped to Improve Standard i i i | | | i Es is h 7 I | E i- KP gE ras i EF i i i er 53 Bes 2 if; Ege: € H ei ii 5S i i i uy vicd pestura truatastio particl| ances that i iF 8 5 bf clean shows held b; Practically all of stage the work out out for them with the grii determination of veterans in the roped erena. It takes but @ ehort time for the ring amateur to progress to the where @ restaurant and bought him steak in the place, Gregg wi "sama fighter for several wasn't an ounce of fight in “Mexican. But Aurelio, in his cool, slpmmed his way to th rank in tho iightweight cla: ‘the most feared of them all, ev: became @ a ob mpion. be immune from knoekot vast protective layer of fat eushionsd ‘he biows. Fits got through that laye EFPRPE EYTON saye that Abe Attell deserves a new title: “Champion Sqveater.” Among the aftermath stories of the fight I notice the interesting item that Ad Wolgast it $2,900 betting on Attell, The temo story of the alleged Jeffries tele- Ue to Coffreth hae come out too. rh bim itr it to me," Or Jett, Attel! at Ww, read to Jeffries Coffroth not to ly resembles his Plans Announced for “Pro” Tourney Twenty-eight games will be played tn the tournament for the world’s protes- sional pocket bilifer championship, which will de held et Philadelphia dur- ing the two weells starting March %, Besides the trophy, whic will be sub- abet King of Now York, Thomes of Hackensack, N. Baward ga Hightstown, N. and Langh of Philadelphia. Alfredo De Oro increased his considerably over John Dal; Hit Qro 9 points to Daly's 16 after nighte’ play. De Oro fs playing 600 Daly's 600, 382 the elim attendanon and small amount of money in the box office, Victor wae on and announced his willingness even | to fulfill hie contract, stating that he we fight Burke for nothing, It ie ew Ml be ‘constde pa ay hag of Amateur Boxing in City ——— Hundreds of Fast and Clever Novices Have Been De- veloped This Winter. rt Greak.; » Carlson, A. Heavyweight Class. a | Pt DR ae fen tno, leh- American A, 0. ae Timea, ee uyukes, legate, BOXING. 168-Pound Claes. re tet Bass leated Stokes, Referee pp 9 a Sol aang ‘Greek: American Newark Turntereda, oredit caret on eral rate Reavyweirt Class. som. She WREBTLING. - 126-Pound Clase. Louris ‘oroa, Bronx Church House, Norwegian-American A. 146-Pound Class, SE REL te Cy Smith Has Been “Double-Crossed”’ .| “Oy* Smith, the Hoboken fighter, 7, {Should feel gatisficd now that he cannot defeat either Phil Crosse or his brother, Leach, as both of them have handed , [nim two good beatings apiece, It was Phil who whipped him lest night, ad- ministering considerable punishment in » |@ ten-round bout at the Olymplo A, C, ehow. Phil sailed into Smith from ¢he fret clang of the bell, and defore the found wes finished he had him bleeding Pibent the nose and al rather weak ;'from the result of his swis Cross inoreased ‘is lead an the, batts progressed, Ho iwered him several with walleps on the jaw, Smith @004 showing in the fourth as he managed to get in some nohes on Cross at close quar ters, That the roun walen Be bed the better ot the dekting” Dodgers to Meet Rival Leaguers HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Maron 1.—If the | weather man doesn't interfere to-day there will be a treat for the local fans, {ee @ game {!s eoheduled between the | Dodgers and the pick of the American League baseball colony, Manager Jake "| tant, Bngle, Anderson and Charley Hall of the Red Box, Donoven, Mullin, 1 Crawford, O'Leary, Delenanty and *| @tanage of the Tigers aod the two Cys, as Beymour, are the players dat will line up against the Brookiyn Nationals, There wasn't any prectice at Whittington Meld yesterday, But | Willle Keeler le all the for a ‘un {nto the mountains and or whieh the battery men worked out tn Grent of the betel Bvening World’s Headpin Tourney Lact Night's Results. x, No. Costs American League $80,000 _ To Train Its 276 Ball Players CHICAGO, March 7.—According to figures obtained at American League headquarters in this city, $76 ball playere are the property of the eight clubs in the Ban Johneon ciroult—# pitchers, 99 catchers, @6 inflelders end 63 outfielders, If it were possible to keep all these men through the com- ing pennant rece, experts figure they would draw more than $700,000 tn @alaries, with am everage of 92,000 each, But under the cules each club must reduce the players to twenty-five shortly after the champtonship campaign begins, so that it will be necessary to turn back seventy-five players to the minor leagues. To prepare these men at the Southem training grounds it ts estimated the club owners must spend $90,000, includ- ing reliroad and hotel expenses, with practically nothing coming in, es exhibition games in Southern cities as @ rule are poorly patronized. [BOXING COMMISSION BARS KIDNEY PUNC. BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. At National Sporting Club—Matty ben) hd va. Johnny Marto, ten rounds, At Fordon A: C.—Johnny Allen ve. State Follows the Example Set| by English Clubs Several Months Ago. mere, Jones, i ers aces ten ‘ Froelich ve. Jack Allen, Matebes Ar: Arra: a. Pinky Burns va, Battling Kiddy, ten rounds, Olympic A. C., Saturday {sh the blow and has notified all the Meensed referees to see the rule is en- forced. Commissioners O'Nefl and — Dixon claim the kidney punch ts ikely to result in en injury to o fighter, and Packey, M, a Stas Pia on that account thought it would be the ta at ce ¥ for best thing for the sport to have it out/ Sou out will be clinched, Gasious to taken os eave ut. °"The Commissioners have also taken away the llcense of Referee Casper Leon, alleging he is Sonespetet, Oe missioner O'Neil saw Leon the bouts at the New Polo A. C, and it was at his suggestion thet he lost his Uoense. Another rule passed by the Commis- sioners was that buys under sixteen years of age will not be permétted to attend boxing shows. who . A A.C, WILL CELEBRATE CLOSE OF INDOOR SEASON. ‘The Irish-American Athletic Club, in Celebration of the close of a te agi 4 yeastul indoor athietfo campa! wince a beefsteak party on Saturday t in the gymnasium of the club- ‘couse, The Entertainment Committee of the club has charge of the affair and are determined to let the women friends of the members have « look in on the te wi be some good talent, dut, wr thap all, the cooking ot the whl be boused by Joe MoKone, ‘Meyar of Staten Island, Ever est if Joe's beetsteake? If you beven't, try one, “A NIGHT WITH THE PIERROTS” READ THE RIOT OF RAPTURES: * * rt mt te “toma anal,” ‘Winter Garden chow blosme gayty,' —_———>— Big Texan Pitcher Has Never Had Perfect Control Because He Has Allowed the Ball to ; Leave His Hand Too Soon. i i af ; rfl Bee" il EE i i ait i i j Fe $F Fi Li § ae i i in! leave his pitching hand t2q soon. The Mecovery was made while trying to learn to piteh | with Arthur Wilson catching. ‘exan knew exactly how the bell la |e held in the hand, but for some rea- 7 e223 called to the performance. “Wait a minute, Lou,” he ead “You are turning that bell loose too quick. You can't get the twist on i aniess you wait until your arm is ex- ward the batter as far ae it minute Drucke looked pussieé. McGraw took the ball, M’'GRAW LEARNS WHY DRUCKE HASN'T CONTROL. xplained, “you tur our arm is at right; angles with your body. In other words, you give it @ half side delivery. You mustn't turn the ball loose uatil your arm is stretched straight im front of you Or you can't control it.” “I understand you,” replied the Texas; . aera pitcher.” And Louta kept pit ‘will continye until he to the ube i g i FE} i i 1 ; id Wolverton Thinks Jim Vaughn Will Have Good Season in B ene eae Hilltop Southpaw Displaying More Ginger Than Ever Be- fore at Atlanta Camp. ® I bave never seen any port sider @uy more amoke than th ‘Why he was not « @eason I chestits #2 |for being too slow, and G14 not possess | ¢ |enough pepper, and on two occasions "| | waivers were asked on him, but he was | not allowed to get away. Vaughn was epeeding the bell around yesterday in Manager Wolverton giscovered that the dig left-handed hurler nad been do- ing some work this winter, so he was not told te let up. Wolverton allows the men who have hed exporience in the big leagues go along as tney Iike, as he believes they abould know when their arme are not good. ‘Vaughn had a jump on his ball yes- terday which Wolverton iqoked over, and then remarked: ‘Phere is no reason why that big fel- Jow should not be one of dest left handers in the league, He has a jump ‘on his fast ball which would carry any pitcher through the big show. I think: ‘Vaugha will be a winning pitcher for the New York clud this coming season, SSeS Kinenacolor Bedon at 8.00, ‘Beet is Waa, OedipusRexinzs,_ LOWTAL fund copa Oe, eye ne-Attell Fight Pi B wo DAVID WARFIELD ¢ REPUBLIC i Wu! DAVID BELABCO "PEG OLYMPIC 4816 i Po Ag EMY oF, HORS. THE LION “saxo” THE VERY Dr (Gi Dice Burt, Howard S