The evening world. Newspaper, August 23, 1912, Page 8

= oo UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY Action of the Boxing Commission in Forbidding Jack Johnson’ Appearance Here Should Greatly Benefit the Sport. Copyright, 1912, by Tee Pree Publisting Oo, (The ‘New York Werld), ONGRATULATIONS to the Boxing Cc Commission. That was a good Piece of work—keeping Jack John- gen out of New York. a isn't that Johnson’ bee champion he isn't a man-killer. fect wie boxing in itaelf might be less @ejectionable than that of many less e&ilful men. ‘The trouble is that whenever Johnson appears race rancor develops. It's bet- ter to keep Jack Johnson out in Chi- cago, where they seem ¢o love him, than have more Saa Juan HIill troubles says himeslf that he has no New York, and that New York either 80 it'e just as well that Jack is ¢o stay in Chicago, where he can run his—‘‘cafe’’. end be happy in his own peculiar way. Moreover, there's a tremendous lot if hypocritical opposition to any match in Which Johnson takes part. There are Oddies and oddles of people who rise up and shrick their indignation over ¢ “brutality” to be expected if Johnson boxes. They may just do this because it's an easy way to get some of the limp- light for themselves. If eny are sincere it’s @ safe guess that they never saw champions bez, and that their cry of “brutality” is based en nothing more @abstantial than their own vivid imagi- nation = % But since Johnson's appearance ts tn- Qccompanied with eo mach Men boxed, no doubt, many thousands @f yeare before the first prehistoric man developed a taste for art and scratched Dow-legzed reindeer on @ plece of bone ‘with a sharp filnt. Boxing has kept pace with our civili- Sation. It has become refined and is, guarded by strict rules and regulations, } out it will never die out. Last Monday night a man sat behind me and watched the bouts. “The last 1 sew,” be said, “was between Sul- end Kilrain thirty years ago. that was fighting—real fighting. ie ping-pong beside it. Big gloves, In the ring, no hitting in clinches is and getting chancery holds, ting and blocking—some ecl- eat it £ ‘th! ILE the iron is hot let me sug- W gest one rule to the Boxing Commission—a rule that will be Teceived by the followers of the game aad eliminate much unpleasant dis- cussion. Let the Commission absolutely Prohibit bouts between white and black Dozers. A bout like that between Jeanette, a burly negro, and Madden, a smaller white man, who had no chance to even dofend himself, Inst week, is offensive to every spectator, ané arouses race antagonism. more pleasing to see a skilled white boxer beat a negro who is no match for him in strength or science, Let Gegroes box negroes and whites box whites, and the one remaining object- able feature in th moved. EACH CROSS is an example of @ boxer who e back.” Leach started with a series of brilliant novice fights, He made good from the first bout on, He was very popular tn New York and had a great following. ‘When his fame seemed assured Leachie @etermined to go to California and try the long distance game. That would have been a firs venture if he had won, In that case he would have been right in line for a chance at the championship, But he didn't win. He tackled Fighting Dick Hyland and fought over forty desperate rounds before he finally went down, exhausted, for the ten count, Cross didn’t get enough money out of that fight to pay his travelling and training expenses. If he had won, of he would hav+ made a great dea! of money in the next few months Losing, he came back to New York thoroughly discouraged and determined fo resign his fighting ambitions and Practice his profession, ke did prac: tee, but after a while the fighting bug bit him again and he brought out the 014 gloves and the old punching bag. He was at the bottom. He started all clasi over again, recovered his confidence finally, fought often, pl ie out the hardest men in his class, and to-day is one of the most successful and most dangerous lightwoights in the country. Bometimes they do me back,” If they ood fighting stuff in them. GIANTS USE TESREAU IN SECOND GAME FOR CLEAN-UP OVER PIRATES New Yorkers Win First With} Smart Fielding Prevents White Great Batting Rally in the Tenth. FIRST GAME. 7s 1 SocootucauwaH | eoccounuscH oe z-Batted for Gtve0n in tenth. for Cole in ninth. FORBES'S FIBLD, PITTSBURGI ay Aug, %—At 1 o'clock a heavy rain net) in that made it look like there would be no game, but after a downpour of fifteen minutes, it quit and the sun came) MoMillan threw out Kuhn, Clootte|/ io ate oe out, The ground keeper hustled the|@truck out and Rath fouled out to) TENN | ll) big canvass cover down, and when it] Sweeney. NO RUNS. + was taken up the fans would not have here was nothing doing for the Highlanders. Bterrett§ struck out. known anything about th by looking at thelr clothes soaking wet. Manager McGraw selected Amos t take care of th ton was selected by Clarke, Donih was sent to right at the last minut and Wilson to centre. Virat Inning—Snodgrase the first Doyle hit a line drive to Dontin. wan easy, Byrne to Miller. Byrnes ribs unassisted Carey sacrificed, centre, scoring Byrne. Wagner hit jong fly to left that Snodgrass made ri ond on the out, firat. ONE RUN, Murray filed to Wi son tn « Sserkie singled to righ Heraog forced Merkle, Butler unas! Myers was hit by a pit F er out, Butler to Miller, NO RUNS, Wilson out, Fletcher to gon sent & high UNS. Third Inning—Ames struck out, grass pushed ele pa Doyle fied to the delayed steal fly to Becker, N Snod Byrn H jcaught Murray's fly, NO RUNS. ner got him. NO RUNS. Byrne's pop fly fell in Herzog’s linda, Robinson out, Fletcher to Merkle. |carey fied to Becker. Donlin made Byrne beat out a slow tap to third. | his third atngle, this one to centr Carey filed to Snodgrass. Donlin hit | Wagner fouled out to Meyers, N to Ames and was out at first. NO RUNS q RUNS. Ninth In ‘Me ‘ nel Fourth Inning—Becker out, Robinson | saiuier.” pal age ey deep right. to Miller, Murray walked. Carey backed | Myers was tombed of a lit be cares's UP against the left Meld fence for| great running catch which held He Merkie's bid for a home run Doolin | at third Fletcher tripled to right, scor- was under Herzox's long fly, NO RUNG, | ing Herzog with the tleing run. ‘Cran- w doubled to lett, Miller! gall out, Robinson to Miller. ONE RUIN, od = pretty ice, Ames 19) Miller fed to Becker. Wilson out, Merkie, Wagner moving to third, Wil-| Doyle to Merkle. Huiler out, Crandall son's tap went to Dayle and he had no! to Merkle. NO RUNS. ‘ trouble to get Wagner at the plate, | "19, ot ry Meyers waiting with the ball for ths | eon Rly joe ge a “Recker flying Dutchman, Wilson stole second! yingied to rigtt, Doyle on second, Mur. and went to third on Meyer's bad throw ray glugled to centre, scoring Doyle to cateh him. Butler out, Herzog to|Cole relieved Robinson. Merkle f Merkle. NO RUNS. Hersog walked, filling the 8, FY Inning.—-Myers singled to right, |'Meyers tiled to Car but was out, Gibson to W Me: batting for Gibson, Mensor he tried to steal. Carey had a long run | was called out on strikes, Hyatt. batted for Pietoher's fy, Ames struck out, NO| for Cole, He went oul at first, Merkle, RUNS. ry eee lon! a healeah Gtoson singled over second. Robinson NO RUNG " ba McMiNan, es. XxBatted Played before @ crowd of 2,000 people. rain except | which were lab duty, while Robin- to It ts no] face Robinson was called out on strikes, Becker NO RUNS. Red Ames planted @ fast one against Merkle Donlin sent his thousands sport will be re-| Of friends cheering when he singled to play of, but Donlin moved to sec- Miller hit to Pletcher ed Merkle. Ames | reached high and got Butler's hit and | . tomsed him out at the first corner, Gib- Y. Snodgrass tried | Recker fanned. but Gibson to Wag- THR EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 338, 1912 EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN A FEW jo FISHER AND CICOTTE IN HOT PITCHERS’ BATTLE ON THE HILL Sox and Locals From Scor- ing at the Outset. BATTING ORDER. New York. Crone. Rath, ab. Mattick, rf. Lard, ef. Collins, 1b. Bodie, it, Zelder, 3b. Weaver, Kuhn, c. Chase, B. : Daniels, it, ©! Paddook, 8b. Cicotte, p. Uanpires—Dineon and O'Brien ance 3,000, Attend- 0| ‘The third game of the series with the 2) Hlattande ‘8 and the White Sox wi | Fisher and Cicotte were the opposing ‘New York. AB, R. H. O. A. &,| pitohcrs, Snodgrass, if. 0 2 8 © O Nether side scored a run in the Arat Doyle, 2b 1 1 1 4 © inning. After Rath had gone out for Becker, of 9 2 8 © © Chicago, Mattick got a fluke single over Murrey, rf. 6 1 0 § third, but Lord hit into a double pla pode ded {od bf @ For New York, McMtitlan popped Meyers, c... 0 1 6 1 1 Weaver, wio also threw out both Chase Fletcher, © 1 0 ¢ @ and Daniels, Ames, D 6 09 04 In the second inning Collins filed to Crandall, p. 0 0 0 1 © Danlel, Bodie hit to left for two -— —- = — = bases, but Zeldier and Weaver both| Fr. Totals 3 62 1 9% MD died on eusy grounder, NO RUNS. | in thetr half. Simmons Paddock filed to Bodie, filed to Weaver and Zeldier threw out Hartzell. Sweeney walked, but Fisher hit into a double play, NO RUNS. . | = = hit @ long fy to Murray. in|Carey hit @ high fly in front of the ¢| Plate, Myers getting it. NO RUNB. Sixth Inning—Snodgrass singled past Wagner. Donlin nailed Doyle's ne drive to right holding Snodgrass at first on a fast throw to the infleld. Becker doubled to right, but Donlin's throw home held Snodgrass at third. Murray's foul fly went to Byrne, Merkle filed to Wilaon, NO RUNS. Donlin singled past Herzog. Wagner hit Into a double play, Fletcher to Doyle, ——————- getting Donlin and Doyle's fast throw to first nipped Wax- ner. Miller doubled to extreme left, Wilson was called out on strikes, NO RUNS. Seventh Inning—Heraog ningled to left Myers out, Butler to Miller, Herzog reached second, Fletcher Mied to But- ler, Crandall batted for Ames. He drew a base on balls, Snodgrass hit # high fly to Wagner, NO RUNS, Crandall now pitching for New York, Butler beat out a hit to Pletcher, Gib- | son fited Mur Butler out steal- ing, Myers to Fletcher, Robinson out, Doyle to Merkle, NO RUNS. Eighth Inning—Doyle flied to Wilson, Butler raced out and! Byrne fanned, n- | | 0} 4-| Byrne fied two Snodgrass. | {1° maton, tim M'LOUGHLIN WINNER IN THE SINGLES OVER WILLIAMS AT NEWPORT Californian’s ‘Brilliant Placing Feature of Match—Clothier and Behr Also Win, NEWPORT, R. McLoughlin National Lawn Tennis championship in About 3,000 spectators witnessed the @econd struggle betwen the two pli within three weeks. much the steadier, but Willams was the more brilliant, of San Francisco de- feated R. Norris Williams of Philadel- Tt was a blank for the Highlanders! pnia to-day in the most brilliant match up to the semi-finals played this year in the all-comers IT's Raine Topay Cucago, 1, Aug. 2.—Maurice tournament for the were: 6-4, 5-7, yers McLoughlin was After McLoughlin had taken the first Karl H. Bebr of M, Church of New York, 62, 6— In the fourth fam ¥, Johnson some difficulty in eliminating William M. Washburn of ‘New York, The scores In the semi-finals to-morrow McLo play Clothier and Behr will Mn will meet Johnson. GRAND CURCUT TROTS OFF. SALEM, Aug. %.—Heavy showers this afternoon flooded the track at Rock- ingham Park and the Grand Cireuit races scheduled poned until to-mor NOTES OF THE BOXERS. Jim Bu recently a ‘Tommy M rounds in told y to ed terms Franciwco on Admission 9, but es Murphy's wife is not well she bas set, Williams's excellent playing and placing along the side lines squared the McLoughlin took the third set on superior work at the net and errors by his opponent. ened somewhat in the fourth and con- tributed two double faults at Williams won the set with ease, ‘The fifth game in the fifth set proved a critical one and McLoughlin won on beautiful places and two service aces. ‘The set and maten went to McLoughlin in the ninth game. Refore the match started William J. Clothier of Philadelphia mond Little of New York, The Califorréan weak- critical New York put out CG, | 2, 6-0, ntest of the day Will- of Philadelphia had for to-day were post the writer today that he from Jim Coffroth for ant Wilile Ritchie twenty selling — Jonquil, cay Worth, New York at Pittsburgh, Two games (ATE: No Cinch for Cubs To Beat Out Giants for National Pennant The games are as follows: wEW YORE. | By winning twenty-two and los- ing twenty-one of their remaining Giants can reach the To tle them the Cubs win twenty-five and bi champions = games the century mark in victori lose ai: only pi clip, whil cago hits it up ia +610, not be difficult for Chance’ @ .628 pac expected, by winning twenty: ing game: FIRST RACE,—Fi twvtone: 100 12; 109; 100; Insurance * Doe Tra King, 107; Chapin, 99; Capt, Ming, 104. 6; LA . 100; 113; Holloway, Houghton, Lahore, 119; 1 FOURTH RACE, i ages remaining on the schedules of the Giants and Cubs CHICaGo. This oi men, who have been going at a .756 rate. But if the Giants should recover from their slump so far as to hit as may be reasonably even and losing sixteen of their remain- the Cubs must win thir- ly eleven to catch HAVRE DEGRACE ENTRIES. two-year-old; i Bee, Bllivtt, 103; Ring. SECOND RACE.—Six furlongs; all ages;bandi it O'Me Life, 105; Hosseaux, Colonel ut; J, One mile and seventy yard BS STILL OPEN TO JACK JOHNSON Copyright, 1912, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York World). eeentininats Peeved by Loss of $25,000 Match, Jack Johnson Makes *Steenth Announcement He Is Through With Ring ‘‘Fo’- evah,” BY JOHN POLLOCK. OW that the ten-round bout be- N tween Jack Johnson and Joe Jeanette has been voluntarily called off by Jess and Eddie McMahon, managers of the St. Nicholas A. ©. cn account of public opinion, Johnson has come forward with other atement to the effect that he is through with the game for good and that on Sept. 1 he will formally announce his re- tirement from the ring “forever.” When the big champion received word from the McMahon brothers that they had declared the contest off Rage Wuxtry!! I! Boxing Again Loses Black Champion Johnson merely smiled and sai York and that is the reason I did not go ahead with my plans for training. calling off of t bout does no’ for it means that I won't in, I simply wanted to fight to show certain people that 1] wasn't all in as they claimed, 1 will not. accept another match with Jeanette no matter who wants me to New Fi Denver oteed Phiniiek Travels Distance at Brighton Track in 38m, 42 1-5s. OTHER track record ts dangling A from the belt of Johnny Albright, the Denver speed phenom. In the fitty mile race at the Brighton Beach Stadlum-Motordrome he led his op- ponents all the way, won by ten miles and hung up @ mark of 38 minutes 421-5 seconds. The former best time for the distance on this track was 89 minutes 172-5 geconds, made by Albright last week. George Lochnar of Syracuse fin- (shed second in the race with Ferdle Meroler of Brooklyn third, Mike Coe- tello and Billy Wray also rode, On the fitth mile Wrays' machine blew @ tire, catapulting the rider fifty feet along the track. Wray was not seriously injured, and he pluckily scrambled to hia feet 4 dragged his mount out of the path of the other elders iton is gad Tie ‘Thompeon, two Hf the tm the box. ot Meroe, Metoughia ; | aded. the a er Thomas Heetnuat won bie doubles title. Welnesday priate, pnd five" 4 nag for, the from an a tion Ri he call | trouble, ai handicai-—Rolling "Sto ins, was outgeneralled by Fisher, {18: Adams With’ the result, that “when Uf, bahore Ye the day's play aed up ve Pieri hac 6%; maidens and 108; | ‘hie defeat of Joe Patoten 11 ‘ 10s: wean forgotten ovday 13 th Btocktsn, 108 the i goo HIN & Anti 10k; 1 ite | he as Dipper; 108; Beth y 1s c1 A seventy.» an jern’ Puturity ce RELRACE: Me amnerans zat, Oe: | ag MWh Aaa wos te earns eva Mindinette, ‘ i Od, As ‘| Smart acing featured the windup of race week Nveer Yamal | ac et Mauer Gh aha Wot mgt 102; Hedge ri eaten Welnesser, won the Gherardi Davis Cup Fi pfte ee sade topreitics allowance, Taek good, | for Class © Noble’ yyiackel won Closes Tomorrow Noon ‘Mclirath Big Value e Sale| Still many exclusive $60 to $90 fine Fall materials left. Day. Sept asked Tommy not to make the trip to the Coast, Accordls ‘the bout bas been called off, Buck- ie rary ad and Ritebie may fight some time in October, yee Mayes, the Chic who wee aeons fought fei None, es i igre NS ihn" a eed re Mi AURORA, ML, aiven the decision rounde of terrific from Iie dec d when the referee Hay F Sasa Gass’ had ‘the "beat “of r vting at Brow Don't miss this opportunity to secure for $25 suits that McIlrath charged $60 for. Dress clothes, $40, for which he got $90. Call early. Second floor. Store closes 1 o'clock. Johnny Albright Creates | GIBBONS AT LAST ~ ENTERS RANKS OF | MNDDLEWEIGHTS St. Paul Phenom to Meet Eddie M’Goorty in This City on Sept. 25. AW Don't MIND BEN’ be Barasy Bur an SuTTENLY Don't WANT. 7 Go vem @) Some LIKE To See vacK “TAITE_ UP AVIATION, CHICAGO, Aug. 22.—At last Mike Qib- bons Is to enter the ranks of the middle- Weights. The St. Paul phenom hae signed to meet Eddie MeGoorty tmew scheduled ten-round bout at St. Nichol Rink, New York, Sept. 25. The middle Weight bout will take the place of the Johnson-Jeanette encounter, which war called off after the New York Boxing Commission announced thelr refusal. to let the negro champion perform in the npire State, According to M MeGoorty will pounds at 3 o'clock for € ns. That will be @ Pretty fine squeeze for the Oshkosh star, but he elatms that he can get that low and be strong McGoorty has been recognized ag the eading contender for middleweight titu- lar honors—that is, with Gibbons left BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. J] out of tne reckonins. ‘The latter Is — not able to make the welterweight Olympic A. C.—Billy Cramer vs. 7] jimit, but has insisted on calling him- Jimmy Jarvis, ten rounds. seif a welter. He has confined his op- Ponents to welterweights and fifth rate light middiewelghts. Against this class of boxers he has shown wonderful class. Whether Queensboro A, C., Long Island City —Paddy Sullivan vs, Young Matto, ten rounds. Atlantic A. A., Jim Stewart va. Rockaway Beach— ‘Andy Morris. ten can do as well against @ rounds, full-fledged middleweight of MeGoorty’s ability ie the question the fans are Matohes Arranged. anxious to see settled Hock Bones va. Tommy Coleman, McGoorty started ng to-day for ten rounds, St, Nicholas A. C., Sat- [i his bout with Australian Dave Smith, urday night. to be staged at York on Labor Day. fight him or how big « purse is of- fered.” INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs, Club, | Hochemer atin ore Newark Jack Welsh, the prominent referee of Reaul: yrbe hae officiated ‘on the’ third “man jn ‘the Battalo, & dems sty. 5, in battles f Jean, ooln so Tuadly Gute Fthe | Rorante, ak Critielam of tim after he had declared Ad Wolgee Rochester 8; Prettieace, 2, tbe, winoer over - geles, Cal. , ye! Dever aéain Féferee a glove contest. joann i for Teney Aconting to the cables Porat at Tormato. of George Engel, who ts at rovidence at his great mildleweight fighter, Frank Klaus, ‘Naa teatebed Wins to fest slarcel Mores ght of France, twenty routs ‘Sept. 8."for a purse of # ry welgi. wet bees ‘ieee ‘chat et ae ts “ivan to fe ahi from do Yee Woatinty x is ell ire are still the aha ‘Thre bo truth in the Tart they ere bot! 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