The evening world. Newspaper, October 16, 1913, Page 14

Ritohie intends to Show Cross That He Isn't the Only Light- weight With a Punch. Coppright, 1919. by The Pres Pubtishing On. (The New York Weld). ILLIK RITCHIE js worried to @ome extent over Leachie’® . Yesterday Willie, who te confided to a friend Gerson, and that Leachie will have to Qe more than ordinarily foxy to get ance to drop it over on the champio! ‘And while all this talk abcut a punch ig going around,” Ritqsie continued, “T expect to show that Leach isn’t the ely lightweight the ring with a punch before the ten rounds are over. Ritchie has some right to mention hi Punch without dropping hie voice to modest whisper. Remember what @4 that india rubber Mexican, J Rivers? Yea, Bo! BACHIB, meantime, at all fussed up about his chance against Ritchie. Been at a dance, which he attended with his wife while fo doubt taking a ten-hour aan do to me, I know how he fights, I expect to get him just the way it, and perhaps a little 2 feel positively eure that I'm on him, and when I land {te going to be geod-night to Willie." exactly in line with Leach’ fellow, and ducks away See ae ae eae the way ehie it this. time=look out for fre 1D LAVIGNE, the greatest of oil ol-time lightweights, writes me from Gaginaw that the wave of ity ten't making him shriek for Whttes Lavigne | should be lor world's ould leave La- America if be x? tavigne's teat punde tn impfeoion je an inp) S heee that could hardly be out- result of @ great naval on dove by the vatle OURTERN tons is the new legal F Umit for e load carried op a hixh- way. If you happen to be carry- img more than that stick to the side- walk, ARRYING seems to be the most popular pastime among ball Players just now. At least three wembers of the travelling team intend © take brides om the eround-the-world | rp. RICKLEY of Harvard is on the ‘ sidelines this week as a resuk of injuries, However, if any of the rival colleges hink of getting up a celebration it would be well to wult another day or we RANK MORAN wril On Board R. M. 8, Majestic, Dear Mr. Edgren: “do it.” Just before leaving Dan ree ceived @ letter from Paris which settles all doubts over not getting the chance to meet Johnson, The letter was fina! and positively aseures our getting Jobn- son when he boxes, which we expect to be Deo, %. I am gure I can beat John- son, OF any man in world of any color. ood news to ally. Sincerely yours, FRANK Mi —__—__— Ray and Vardon Win Again, ST, LOU, Mo., Oct. 16.—-Baward Ray aud Harry Vardon, the British profes. sional golf champions, defeated En- nis Miller and Jesse Carleton on the rmandie links. Ray negotiated the ich has 7 for Bogey, faréoo made the course in % UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY Am at last on my way to eee if I can! Harvard regular team will be tied work. The back field, composed of efforta and the fact thet he was t! Jack Johnson To Return to the Ring Owing to Failure on Stage He'll Meet Some “Boob” Heavyweight in Paris. having made much money out of hi theatrical engagements in of his theatical engagements in France and England, Jack John- som, the heavyweight champion, has decided to engage in @ limited-round bout, hao been signed up by Fis TY latter part of November. Ai Lippe, who is responsible for this information, say: that Johnson's opponent will not be a ane wil it be Frank pounds, and he Intends to rest up to- Qay and to-morrow oo ihel Re can take on @ few pounds. “People who thin’ that MoFariand is going to have a p have already stood him off in a twenty- round bout, and I know how to fight him this time." ‘The dout between Leach Cross and Wil- lie Ritchie wilt be fought at the Gar- den A.C, on Oct. 3 instead of Oct. 28, Sam Wallach having asked Bilty Gib- son to Postpone the contest until that date. Croas’s hand, which he injured recently, ts well again, and he is punch- ing the bag in conjunction with his monologue act @t a local theatre. Wal- lach says that Leach and Ritchie will weigh In at 13 pounds at # P. M., in- ntead of at ringside, Ritchie demanding the new weighing in time Betause the fight promoters of Mil- waukee offered him more money to fight Ad Wolgust ton rounds in that city ‘on Oct. 2% than the officials of the Den- ver (Col.) A. C. were willing to give to box Joe Shugrue Afteen rounds to-mor- row night, Charley White's manager wappencD, T HITS HIM as KNOCKS OuT A cae Harvard Football Players Mave the Aathor “Bag.” for Pair CAMBRIDGE, Mase., Oct. 16.—The report that Capt. Henry: Ketcham of the Yale football team is to forbid the members of the Yale eleven from writing signed articles has created considerable consternation et Harvard lest Capt. Storer follow the example of the Yale leader. By the time the series with the Hive arrives pretty nearly the entire ‘been writing matter for two sheets since the present season He Graws down $76 a week, it is emtimated. Mahan, like Brickley, te writing dally stories, but his signature will not be used until the Games are inaugurated. Harwick is writing Sunday stories under his own name also. Two of the linemen of the team are at pregent con- @idering contracts calling for signed articles for easy money. wo that he could be on hand to chal- THE EVEWING WORLD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NE wr Tats (S The PUREST TING THAT ever. O Tect'--- AN Then T.WUSTLE Around To Ws DRESSING ROOM AN HAND Him AY CARD, DENTIST, GE! AN HE, LUs Por IT! (F Lecce WOKS CUT RiTeME A New Tam ; MONOLOGUE ARTIOT up with contracts for newspaper 1 Charley Brickley, Tack Hardwick and Wddie Mahan, is ulready engaged at thie work, their combined i weekly salaries amounting, it te aid, to nearly $900. Brickley, who, It te claimed, cleaned up $2,000 fall by his literary he star of the Crimson team, has i opened. vig Is Soon night, left Los Angeles to-day for home, lenge the winner of the Ritchie-Cros: dattle, Before leaving for N. York Sootty Montieth signed with Tom Mc- Carey for Dundee to fight elther Cross or Joe Rivera at Vernon Nov. 14 : * t Jack Britton, who hae not fought in several months, was matched to-day to meet Kid Graves of Milwaukee for ten reunds at the Irving A. C. ef Brooklyn on Monday evening, Oct. Graves has made a big hit with the fight fans of Brooklyn as a result of his good fight- ing over there and Fred Bonner, man- ager of the club, decided to have him aginat Britton. In a letter just at hand from Al Lippe, who is in Paria with a atring of Amert: ean Aghters, he saya that Johnny Daly, local bantam, “lost « it, and 4) Fighting Joe Hyland of this city knocked out Darkey Haley, the Eng- Mah fighter, in two rounds at a show etd there on Oct. 4. Jim (Coffey, the local heavyweignt, has arrived ho from Ir a, wi he has been enjoying a vacation for four months with hie parents. uring his @tay in the “Green ii dim engag aeveral bouts and has taken on twent; a A. show on next Tuesday night. Jack MoGuigan of Philadetphia hes 004 alz-round bouts for weekly boxing show at the Bight He Herman, the clever bantamwetgnt of M., to meet Loulsiana of “Philly” in the main bout and Johnny Schumacher, the rugged |Mantwelght of Pekin, Tll., to tackle Pat Bradley of Philadelphia. Eddie Morrissey, the promising feath- erweight of Yorkvill angious to get of the real good cancelled the bout. Johnny Dundes, who defeated Joe Azevedo at Vernon, Cal, on Tuesday About Sports pec; you're well informed on What Do You Want to Know mnearenea namaapenanaamaaaaaanaanannaanl Beginning Saturday, Oct. 18, The Evening World will Inaugurate a column for the general education and instruction of Its readers. Queries on all branches of sport will be answered, In connection with sport that you would like to know pertaining to pact @r present day events, write care of the Sperting Editor. erte In general you'll find Interest and Instruc- then In the anewors. Read The Evening Werld’s Anowere to Queries. hts, three | in quick kneckoute, | retired bantamweight. Past and Present? If there le anything And even if posed to substitution on the groun: ut that It ‘might cause.a diminution In ine terest in the game. evils arising but these are offeet by the tremendous great post-seanon clashes,” sald John- son. the St. Louls Americans, says that un- position of manager. pitcher, is appeared at the City Hall ysterday and asked for @ marriage license. With bim was Miss Eleanor Elisabeth Blake of No, 31 West One Hundred and Ninety- ninth street, who sald she was twenty- President retary John B. Foster of the National Baseball League Club, panied by their counsel, Sullivan, who Is also Vice-President of the club, appeared at the office of Dis- trict-Attorney Whitman yesterday answer to Grand Jury subpoenas issued to secure the! vestigation that the District-Attorney is ¢|Huntington Hardwick, Crim- President Ban Johnson of the Amer League has gone on fecerd as favor: {ag the retention of the world’ eories He |e op- 1a ‘The world’s series, whieh te the cu! mination of the races in the twe maj jeagues, ie largely reeponsible for the wonderful interest in baseball, accord- ing to Johnson's opinion. “I am willing to admit there are two the world’s series, interest in every eity, village aad ham- jot {n the country esused by these George Stovall, deposed manager of lesa he Obtains hie uaconditional release from the Browns to-day he will nego- tiate with the Kansas City Fi League club, which has offered him the ty Federal Tt ls understood he Kansas City Federals have promised Stovall a three-year contract at 06,500 a Rr See 8 ones. ct Sit 00 FERN 8 paid when he signs. Charles M. Teareau, the Giants big f the single life. He wo years old and was occupied ypist. Teareau gave his age as t ty-four and his birthplace fronton, Mo, Lett Fielder George Burns of the Giants and Mise Blake's sist companied the young couple, who w be married the Apostle, Bt. Nicholas avenue and One Hundred and Eighteenth street. Tesreau and his prospective bride will KO White @ox troupe of easy living ball yore. » Josephine, ac- yi e Chureh of Bt. Thom round the world with the Giant- Harry Hempstead and Bec- jew York com Cornelius J. in ir testimony in the in- Harvard Youth, Once a Weakling, Regarded a Physical Now son's “Strong Man,” Took Up Athletics to Improve Health. Huntington Hardwick, w England | youth, who won Harvard's strength test, | showed more physical eMfciency than John 1. Sullivan, Jeffries, Sandow and other noted physical giants ever did in thelr prime, and the Crimson strong man only a few years ago took up ath- letics as @ last resort to improve poor health, Hardwick recently passed Dr. Dudley Sargent’e strength examination with 1,386,2 points, over 900 more than Jack Johnson's best, and yet the Harvard marvel weighs but 174 pounds, The latest phyalcal wonder, while very IF--- Copyright, 1918, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Worlé.) issued a call to Cardinals cor time except in regard to possible trades. Federal League's and he would not admit that the pro- moters of the organization had any In- tention to establish a club ia Quaker never don a pair of gloves again, he Tir Prince TON Deveiors “WE RIND OF A SS ne EXPECTS To HAVE HARVARD MGT AS WELL @o Back To PROCHUs. © /F TALE REAL UAD MNSTERIOUS Bytes THe RULED” vk CLAY om making in regards to the distribution of the sale of tickets for the world’s series. They were informed that the proceed- ings had not yet reached a stage where their testimony wae needed and that they would probably come back in a few be called upon to days. Mayor Blankenburg of Philadelphia public spirited citi. to tender a testimo- nial din mod the vi etic er to ctorious Athi baseball The response was 80 overwhelming that a few hours later Director of Public Safety Porter sent PotD get the manager of champio! F, Bhive, Presl- dent of the club, and other officials, an: they agreed on Oct. © as the date ot which to hold the reception, Schuyler P. Britton, President of the denied yesterday that he had Garry Herrmann of Cin- cinnat! In @ scheme to oust President Lynch of the National Britton declared rence with Herrmann for some Philadelphia an@ other cities in the East may be invaded by the Federal League next season. Agents of this organisation have been in this section recently looking ov of those who has spent more than a week here in Lioyd Rickert, secretai of the Federal waa in Philadelphia the situation. Ine Rickert oui terday. He was regarding the Jans for next season very uncommunicat! town CAN IT BE TRUE? jaye He's Through With Ring Forever, Follewing Welgact CHICAGO, Oct. 16.—"Bat” Nelson will jounced to-day when he stopped in hicago en route to his home in Hege- vich, wich, ‘My fight with Wolsast convinced me that I'm a dend one,” sald the former "T felt fine, but I lacked the brated physical instructor, “and his figures for the annual examination were: Height, 5 feet il': inches; welght, 17 pounds; reach, 73 inches; neck, 14 inches; chest, 39 inches; walst, 31.4 inches; calves, 15.3 Inches; thighs, 227 biceps, 14.4 inches; forearm, 12.8 lung capacity, 309 ecuble inches; . 7% pounds; leg strength 66 pounds; grip of right hand, 16 pounds; grip of left hand, 143 pounds." “Hardwick's showing was all the more remarkable,” declared Dr. Sargent, “be- cause he didn’t train for the tests. In the past athletes have practiced strenu- ously the exercises on which the teats ate based, Thus, when Hardwick chinned himself but ten times, other voys of far leas strength have been able by strict training to do this feat about fifty times. Had Hardwick done this he would have added many points to his ago Hardwick gave acant promise of some day becoming Har- vard’ ongest student. The young- ster, often under doctors’ care, was weak and puny. He cared little for muscular, ts not over developed, and Dr. Sargent, who has examined nearly every prominent etrong inan during the last decade, paid Hardwick the follow: ing tribute: “He has more reai physical eMiciency than any man I ever exam- ined.’ ‘Winning atrength teste ts nothing new for "Tacks" Hardwick, og he is affec- tlonately knewn to hundreds of Crim- son students, Last year he won the tithe of Harvard's strong man, but this season be surpassed his own efforts and made the beat showing of any ath- lote at Harvard in recent years physical exertion, Even when enter- Ing Groton to prepare for Harvard, Hardwick wae etill far from robust. Hut he hadn't been at Groton long be- fore he cultivated @ passionate fond- ness for games, The youth carefully husbanded his strength by scientific training, and eventually little knots of muscles began appearing over his body Fie quickly gained etrength and stam- Entering Harvard the fiture physical marvel went in for football, baseball and track athletics, the three major sports at the Cambridge Inatitution. use of hie ruggedness and strength ‘dwick loomed up most conspicu- ‘Hardwick i @ eplendidiy propor. ened young man," saif sarvard's cele ously in football, The strenuous grid- frou eport gave the muscular youngeter Elevens Secretly Practic- elar will huve their fill this season. The on-side kick, again mado legal, is CHAMPION OF, e WoRLD! Tony Rost Yr + A Feature ing This Daring Play, and Coaches Count on It Proving One of the Greatest Ground Gain- ers. Football fans looking for the epectac- being quietly tried at several of the big centres, and coaches plan to make this daring play one of the greatest ground gainers {n the championship The little fellows, alwaye waiting to develop ideas from the more prominent } elevens, haven't revealed this play yct, for the simple reason that the leading ama refused to divulge their strength at this means of gaining ground. Ac- cording to report, Penn State has be- best way to recover ‘The present open field atyle of sives the ce je kick @ ohan o' gain’ the pl hazardous if not properly timed, it Is nevertheless & powerful m: of advancing the all if the defendigg team is strung out in a wide formation. BEING SUCCESSFUL. Gridiron authorities figure that the on-side kick has three chances to one of going through successfully. This In based on the advantage the kicking side has of recovering the ball The play Kk, is simple, ng team elects to try The booter receives a direct pass from the centre. The enti backfield — three players — ta! pl to the of his opponent. The scheme bi Une to on secondary line, With sucked into the pl on the kicker'’s elde break through to recover the ball. ing a chance to alfback on the extreme re three to one covering ability of either one of the three men to outrace the defending half getting to the bound- ing ball. ‘The element of success ts large for the attacking eleven If the hall bounces either ahead or in bac If it Jumps too far it tn likely to travel Wonder ~_——sJs Hardwick Has Shown Greater Physical Efficiency Than the World’s Noted Giants. free play for hia tremendous strengt, and he made the best use of it. Last year he was one of the greatest halfbacks Harvard ever produced, 18 well av an All-American selection, Against Yale Hardwick fairly outdid himself. Seldom is such phenomenal playing seen on a football field. The star back was always In the midst of the battle, He handled some of the biggest inen on the Blue eleven as If they were pixmles, was generally the buffer for the man carrying the ball. territory Hardwick was @ terror for the Yale team. Time and again a Blue, runner would go crashing the Harvard strong man and recoll lke he had run full wit into a stone wall, Last spring Hardwick decided to come out for the baseball team. He easily made the varsity, Playing in the second game against Yale the youngater walloped out a long home run that drove in the winning run and enabled the Crimson to win the third game and series from Yale, The husky athlete still continued a nemesis for the Eli, when in the dual meet with Yale last eapring he won many points for Harvani with wonder- ful throwing of the weights, Hardwick ie confident he will steadily improve in the fleld events, and is keen to become intercollegiate champion before he grad- uates in 1915, On the attack he! Defending his own) into | HANGS A 1.0. on GunBoaT SMITH. On-Side Kick Sure to Be of Big Game out of bounds, in which case the fending side would receive it. ball bounds in toward the scene of play it fs probable that the defensive half- back would be the first to catch It. This year the rules allow the ball to he jamit stormy career. Tt was originally vented by Dr. Penn coach, ent Penn coach, became so proficient tn the play in 1904 that the Red and Bi Kicked for all distances—thore are no tions. ON-SIDE KICK HAS HAD STORMY) every Kick too dangerous, and Eddie Harlan of Princeton miracles with it. Harlan could boot wita ecuracy of a pit baseball, and the Tigers reeled off many yards’ gain on this play. Eventually the espectacular short kicx| This Bave way to the forward pass. Two years ago the rules were amended Superb allow the on-alde kick to be used, but! peep then it was necessary for the ball to strike the ground before any player of the kicking team could recover Player As a further meana of opening the] QDas game to the spectators an well as elim- EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN PRESS REGULARS HARD IN PRACTICE PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 16.-show- ing unexpected power and versatility, the Princeton freshmen scored a touch down and fle!d) goal ag..'nst the varsity yesterday. The varsity made ti touchdowns and @ safety with some diMculty in the hour and a quarter of scrimmage. “Hobey” Baker gave the varsity her first score by punting over the goa line, A kicking duel between IT. Bake- and Driggs of the freshies was more faveradie to the scrubs. The varait: then resorted to straight line plungin and brought the ball to the thirty-yard Une, where H. Baker tried @ drop, He fatled, but the varalty brought the Sell back and F Trenkman scored on a line Plunge, A few minutes later another chance was offered for a drop kick, Dut again “Hobey's" kick missed the mark. But Borden anon took the ball over for the varsity’s last score, ‘The cubs came back with a will on the next kick off, \l forced the digger m back Inte ite own territory, largely through two forward passes, Roxers to Highly and Driggs to Roe Rogers dropped baok to the forty-th yard Ine and scratched the Tige: slate with the neatest drop hare this Season. Still forcing the fieht, the youngsters lined up for a punt. the pass went over Driges's head, but n° recovered It and was off down the fieil, avoiding tackles and making the goal fifty-five yards aw Hogg of the fresiimen outplayed his man in the line and wars down under punt. He repeatedly broke through and threw the varsity backs for a 1 Driggs was a host tn him. felf, as his punting surpassed that af Hob Raker, The have improved. They thirty-five yards yest e| high enough to on thelr heads with} we doen the jaiming the on-side refused to take it An Interview With Lajoie. Big CAREER. trick on-side kick ban had Carl Williams, jeorge Brook: the oid the pres- wasn't used until er throwing « inating the dangerous features, the on- aide Kick was placed on the rule books with but few restrictions. It may be kicked for any distance aml the chances of the attacking team recovering it have! } day | been made easier. | FACES EIGHTH OPERATION. CHANCE 3 TO 1 OF ON-GIDE KICK] WASHINGTON, Wharton of New York. chief of the new Office of Information !n the Department of Agriculture, is in George Washington University 1° to undergo an operation on one leg for blood poisoning. He gone seven operat his leg each time. crutches and has of thi Wharton 1s of a genial disposition and persona who call upon Rim from day to (ind antly. He pertors, who are hoping he wiil be back fat work Boon. Oct, 16.—George W. ball player got tame ana tortune as quickly as Napoleon Lajoie, second baseman ind captain of the Clevelands. From the time he entered the “big league has been a wonder, taking first place as a heavy batter and he is to-day the best paid and greatest ball player in the worl: Ol his recovery from shattered health to perfect form, Lajoie says “During my iliness | did not begin to improve till I took Father John’s Medicine. 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