The evening world. Newspaper, December 20, 1913, Page 6

t t t AAA AAA AARP ORAL SELLY f UP-TO-DATE | | AND NEWSY } All Englishmen Worried by Idea That English Fighting Spirit and Stamina Are Disappearing. Copyright, 1913, by 6 Press Publishing Co. (The New York World.) HE "ALIBI" 1S NOT U ‘OWN IN ENGLAND. To-day’s mall te full of Englich papers printed just after the recent Carpentier-Welle fight, In which the French light-heavywelght knocked out the English heavyweight im just seventy-three seconds The thing that worrles all Englishmen te the idea that English fighting spirit Here are a few selected nd stamina are disappearing. = oie “Wells was chiefly) defeated by his temperament.” Avis “There is no question of deterioration, but in boxing, just as tn every other @pert, you will have good cycles and bad cycles.” ‘The Times—'Tt is clear thet cur boxers must learn infighting if they are to bold their own with American champions an4@ euch experts as Georges Carpentier. Wateh as the open, up-standing ef the English tradition. But the prettiness that is for nothing or lees than nothing in athletics as well style whioh loses nine times out of ten, when the combatants are physi- cally well matched, is a bed style.” Dally Matl—"It was indeed the Waterloo even the Ghent Masco paled Into Innignificanc Daily Chronich ‘This magnificent boxer, Carpentier, won more by his moral force than by hin boxing #kill, Ho did not have time to show but any one who watched the bout must have been impressed by his moral force. The French boy was enjoying his presence in the ring, while Wells looked as If ho wished he had never got into tt. Daily News and Leader—"It was a lightning tragedy as far as English box- dig was concerned. “Full of nerves, Wells waa not atie to do the best he could for himself.” “We may put aside the question to the merits of the American system of fighting as against the Pnglish style, beca se Jim Driscoll, who ts an Englieh fighter in his method at the beat put before him in the States. AMERICAN SUCCESSHS MUST KE ATTRIBUTED RATHER TO THE FACT THAT IN A POPULATION OF 93,000,000 THE GREAT TAGE OF THE MEN ARE BORN ROUGH, NATURAL FIGHTERS OF A HARDY TYPE, WHO ARE INURED TO HARDSHIP.” “The Buglish heavyweight, who is discovered about the age of nine- teen, and who is expected to develop « protective covering of muscle in @ year or two, fails because he is guarded from promiscuons punching om the ground that as he is seeking championship honors he is too Precious to risk being put through the mill.” “One of the statements Wells hax made is that he would have been in a better frame of mind if he had been training one week instead of five week: “THERE IS BACKING FOR WELLS AGAINST GUNBOAT SMITH. IN EVENT OF A SERIES OF sUC SES THE QUESTION OF ANOTHER MATCH WITH CARPENTIER WOULD ARISE." “We cannot think of any one In England who te Ikely to have a great @bance against Wells, in spite of Monday's tragedy.” ‘Bombardier Wells says: ‘I muat admit I was nervous, not of my man, but of the people.” of British boxing, before which JUST A FEW LIYiS ABOUT CARPENTIER: “Carpentier arriy@d in Paria from London at half-past 6 last evening, and hed an enthusiasste reception at the hands of a crowd numbering many thou- @ands, who bi assem! ‘ed at the ratlway ion. A DELEGATION FROM THE FRENCHY FEDERATION PRESENTED THE HERO OF THE DAY WITH THE CON TULATIONS OF THE FRENCH BOXING SOCIETIES, AND AMIDST UD CHEERING HE WAS CARRIED TO HIS MOTOR CAR." Gu the “French Federation" won't insist very strenuously upon that nine seer suapension it slipped to Carpentier a couple of weeks before he Wells. roe the day after Me defeat, played football and scored Bome football player, at any rate. ine ONE OF THE MOST AMUSING THINGS I've seen In a to: above naive suggestion that Bombardier may be able to mtart “a series of eeccdases” by meeting Gunboat Smith. If Homby had a caso of nerves over the recollection of his first defeat by Carpentier, what would happen to him after spending a few days thinking about the way Gunboat walloped him with the “occipital punch?” ime is the CARPENTIER HAS BEEN OFFERED A PURSE of £2,500 to fight either Langford or Smith in London. Harry Jacobs, once promoter and mana, of the “Wonderland” boxing club, brother-in-law of Pedlar Palmer, haa made the offer, Dick Burge, the great old-time English lightweight, who was undefeated he met Kid Lavigue for the world’s championship, {= another promoter who wants to get Carpentier and Gunboat together, Burge, who ta Idolized by English boxing fans, has offered to put up a purse of £2,000, posted In advance. But if Carpentier fights either Langford or Smith he'll probably take the match in Paris, where it would draw the greatest crowd that ever naw a battle in the ring. To-day France im raving over Carpentier, He's ¢ eyes of the average Frenchman, than a general who has carri vietorious campaign. Langford and Jeanette Box in Paris To-Night Jonny Wieter: QucaneeeTA ee Men Expected tu Battle Hard, |Imand’ city, “one Round’ “itegan ne as Winner Is Promised Match With Johnson, Vanderbilt A. C., Brooklyn, ha va. George Gilbert; Go- wanus A. C., Brooklyn, Young Grad- well va, Billy Bennett; West Brighton A. C., Staten Island, Ai Britton ve. Young Roberts, and Dexter Park A. C., Long Ieland, Willie Chandler ve, Young Wagner. By John Pollock. ‘WO more prominent American colored heavyweights will meet in a fistic battle in Parla to: night, and they bound to fight on the level, as both of them want to win in order to force Jack Johnaon into « twenty-round fight there for the world’s championship tite, The fighters who will participate in this go are Sam Langford, the colored cyclone of Bus ton, and Joe Joanette of Hoboken, N. J Bob Moha of Milwaukee and George Chip, the hard hitting middleweight, have been signed up for a battle, managers of both fighters the match a few days ago now waiting to hear from all the clubs. The club manager who offers the beat in- ducements will secure the bout, Moha meets Johnny Howard in Brooklyn to- might and Roy Kenny at Brown's Gym next Tuesday night, Th agreed to ‘They wn fight oe ine Pat phe | Te condition counts for anything, then largest place in which they hold box-| the two ten-round bouts between Hat. ing shows there. Lankford and Jean-| tiie “hevinsky and. Jim cattec, ite ette have boxed times, ALi Hin Giant, and Jim) Flynn, the M ten alba ol Pueblo fireman, and George Rodel, the displeasure Koer, at the Garden A, (, on Monday Reversi thousand fight fana. night should surely be hummers from Start to finis The winner of each a wr, vout will be matched to box at the pugilism in Austratia. Since Brow) |!" has been there he nus defe fighter he hax met. In his first hatce | Jonny, Dan manas he was put against ifughes Meheva 4 he * the Australian lightweight champion, yrnre ‘The Australians offered odds of 7 to | bs i i on Mehegan, but Brown gave him such : Petits slghtwetens eham- B terrible beating that he was lucny eth Mamng Sout Baers: the to last the twenty rounds. | Year's afternoon. Montieth feels. certain AM arrangements for the return bat-[{MMt Jehnny will best the | Emglisa n with tle between Frank Klaus of Pittsburgh and George Chip of New Cast il| who knocked out Klaus in tlie #) reund of their former go in the same At much trouble, imate am- city, have Snally been arranged, They | Ps has bad many champion will’ come together in another s!x-round | ted at the National Sporting ne decision contest before the Olympic| Club, has promised Tommy Lee, man- A.C. at the Duquesne Garden in Pitts. | bergh on Tuesday night. Each fixhter haa posted @ forfeit of $200 to go through ager of Joe Shugrue, the Jersey lght- weight, to do his utmont to have Willie ‘with the bout. Ritchie box hin protege at his club next — month, that ts, If Shugrue succeeds In Mine clubs hold boxing shows to-|Mispoming of his rival claimant of the night, as follows: Fairmont A. ©.,| Jersey title, Cyclone Cy Smith, at the Johnny Harvey ve. Fovby Moore’ | National next Tuesday night. In thie Brown Gymnasium A. A., Danny Ridge! bout beth Smith and Shugrue will con- va, Benny Leonard: Irving A. C., Brook- tinue the flerce contest they participated fem, Bob Mohe vs. Johnny Howard; At- ip last week at Brown's, | poe RET ~ “HE EVENING wort, ‘SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 |THE BRITISH ALIBI: “BOMBY” WELLS WAS ‘ BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN Copyright, 1913, by the Press Publishing Company. (The New York World.) CANT, Tim NOT IN THe RiGHT FRAME OF - Jack Johnson Nearly Out - In 10-Round Paris Bout With Colored Namesake ome in preparation for hia scheduled fight with Frank Moran in January, and | for the winner of the Langford-Jean- | nette fight echeduled for to-night. The fight with Battling Jim wae a sort of 4 tryout, but it came near ending die trously for Big Jack. ‘The bout between Johnson and Frank ‘Moran, the American white heavy- | weight, which was scheduled to be . 19, will have to be Tottering and Groggy at the Finish, He Tells Crowd Arm Is Broken. PARIS, Dec, .—Jack Johnson barely missed losing his heavyweight cham- Plonwhip In a ten round bout here Inst night. Jeffries's conqueror met Battling Jim Johnson, a big negro from Memphii Tenn., and barely lasted through the final round. He was tottering and Grosey at the finish. A few rounds more and he might have been knocked out. After the bout Jack Johnson sought to excuse his showing by teHing the crowd he had broken his left arm on Mis op- ponent's elbow. An examination by a physician after the bout bore out John- Johnosn's arm is well again. he refuse to. materially. Stovall's proposition is rm. ‘Those at the ringside admit that It was Johnson's skil! at defensive fight Grew $9 ont monthly. Williams and Campi To Meet on Feb, 12 in Bout Billed as “Championship.” LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3.-—-Kid Will- fama of Baltimore, claimant of the bantam title, and Eddie Campi of San Francisco, were matched to-day to fight twenty rounds for the ban- tam championship on Lincoln's Birthday, Feb. 12. A year ago on this date Williams shaded Camp! in a twenty-round bout, and the San Franciscan has bean after Williams for a return match evar since. ‘''ncle Tom MoCarey dosa not recognize th claima of Johnny Coulon, and hai announced this fight will be for his bantamweight championship belt. Both boys have wired MoCarey they would be here right after the holi- days to begin training. Pitcher Fromme of Giants Considering Luring Offer From Federal League. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20—George Stovall, manager of the Kansas City club in the Federal League and Coast recruiting agent of the new league, late to-day tendered Arthur Fromme of t! yenr contract. The terms offered were so attract could not find it in his heart to turn it down. We didn’t sign, nor did Instead he asked for time in which to consider the proposition. Lact season Fromme received s better salary than he has ever drawn before. It is sald the Federal League betters these figures Giants a three- ‘to place the entire amount of the three years’ salary in the bank to Fromme’s account, the latter to ing that saved him .com defeat. In the last minute of the fight the Memphis no- gro rushed Johnaon to the ropes and in @ mixip doth went to the floor, with Jack's arm around Jim's waist. Both were on their feet quickly, but Jack looked exhausted just as the final bell rang. It {8 possible that Johnson hurt hie arm in the fall to the floor, ‘The champion showed « lot of his old time s#kill in the early rounds, but hia apparently hard body blows didn't feem to bother hie opponent, who, crouching low in the Jeffries stayle, played for the champions body. Inthe seventh round the Memphia man euc- coeded in breaking down Jack's guard, and three times after landing on the body grazed Jack's jaw with terrific uppercuts, Barly in the bout Jack showed a lot of confidence and one time called over the ropes to Frank Moran to come in the ring and help Jim out. Johnson was in fairly good condt- tion, am! showed he has trainin, Fast Mile Run At Juarez Track JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec, 20.—#o far the racing at the Jockey Club Juarez cour during the present winter meeting has been most spectacular, Three times to {date a mile better than 1.38 has been reeled off and twice the track record has been lowered for five and a half |furiongs. In one of the latter per- —~— The United States National Lawn Tennis Association Has Placed Maurice E, McLoughlin at the Top of the Ranking Players. Officials of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association wrestled with the problems of the rankings, the ama- teur rul vice rule doors at the Waldorf Astoria last night, continuing the session until an early hour this morning. Robert D. Wrenn, the President of the association, stated in the Intermission for ainner at 7.99 o'clock that the fifteen assemoled com- mitteemen were finding pleniy of work to occupy their attention. ‘The delegates met in the small ban- quet room on the second floor of the hotel, and first took up the subject of the rankings. Their work was greatly assisted by a large chart which h been prepared, on which were the 100 names of the players ranked, A fleet ing glimpse of this chart revealed tho name of Maurice B. McLoughlin at tho formances Pan Zareta has stepped tho | top, followe! by R. Norrie Willlacns, distance In 1043-5 under the remarkable | second, | with Wallace | F Johns impoat, for a three-year-old filly, of 124 | third. and with the name of Robert Ie Roy in seventh plac pounds, This time equals Bringhurat's mark at Churchill) Downs, Louleville,| ane swimmers of the Boys’ High last fall, when that smart two-year-old | school! made a very poor showing gehiing beat out Leochares, Black Tony land Hawthorn, but this youngster only had % pounds up on that occasion, Outaide of Pan Zareta and Bring: hurat, the fastest previous race in the work at this distance on « circular jtrack was scored by Lady Irma, when a two-year-old in 1908, with $9 pounds at Santa Anita track, California, against the De Witt Clinon High School lads in a dual meet at the Wi atreet pool, The Tenth avenue carried off the honors by a se Brooklynites ‘and were barely to land In second place. ‘That was made by Shember in the 20-yard swim, Princeton defeated the College of the city of New York in a swimming meet jahe running in 1.066. On. atralent|in the CC. N.Y. awimming pool by @® course the record 1.082 ands to the credit of Pater, made this mark at Morris Park in 1902 when a two-year- to 18, Princeton took first place in all the events except the fancy diving con- test, which was won by Berman. one of team invaded Brooklyn and def Adelphi Academy team, at the latter court. counted 32 points to their fo: first half of the fray was bitterly con- e Ke Stuyvesant's play in the final and six go: The Sport Net swimmers started out like winners, cap- turing enough points in the early events to give them a commanding lead. Stuyvesant High School basketball ed the Father Kniokerbocket & The ‘The losera badly in the closing period and were thoroughly out- craled. Speedy passing marked inning. Monypenny tallied all of the points for the Adelphi making one field goal The Yale varsity hockey seven and St. Michael's College of Toronto will be the attraction to-night at the St. Nichol Rink. This game will give hockey e: thustasts a chance to compare the play- ing of one of the best senior amateur teama of Canada against the best aggre- gation of college players on this side of the border, for the Yale seven thin we: won is under the tutelage of Tom Ho: ard, the famous Canadian coach in confident that t will win the interce ilegiate champion- hip. Princeton's graduate foothall coach- ing committee was completed when the | two new members nominated two weeks ago, Knox Taylor, and Ros- coe RKhefleld, 02, consented to serve on tho staff, The committee has active ohare of all football work at Prince- on, Bos of Athletic Control exercises a PRIS ment eters: staves tn (oradited qeneral. WHEN the nelcctinge at eyeltt| with hitting the longest hit at the Polo| mia fhe aban ae nn absolute cer. | Grounds, Also, how far was this hit? tainty for Princeton next fall, “He's not only an ‘iron mai im @ little gold mine,” said 1 the Athletics’ catcher, as piloted John W, Coombs, the great pitcher, about the centre of Philadelphia on the latter's first trip downtown since ‘He's a gold mine,” “because he has He has #0 watch Coombs Is almont nor- | hia reecnt iMness, continued Thomas, never been really unearthed. a world of good pitching him next seagon. mal in weight, and bd with 107 pounds up. the City College stars. The Princeton felt better in his life.’ the only restriction being that the "but he Thomas, “‘Cashless’’ Purchase of Tinker Good ‘‘Ad,’’ Says Ebbets Feele That Deal With Reds Has Bene- fited Brooklyn, Even Though He Doesn't Land Joe Tinker on His Present Trip. By Bozeman Bulger. UST before leaving for Cincinnatl, Ho'lday Ebbets, who is a bookkeeper at heart, sat } down and did a little figuring. “What do you know about this? | asked the Flatbush squire of himself. “Hore I've spent $25,000 on paper and have received more than that in actual value, I'm $19,000 ahead of the game whether I got Jon Tinker or not. If Joseph does sign them papers it's all velvet.” | And here is the way our best little holiday maker figured: “If T had bought as much biltboard President of Dodger Club ‘ advertising as I have had tn the news- Papors it would have cost me $25,000 least. ‘The newspaper space would cost twice as much. IT , that and more, and, #0 far, am not out a cent.” Saying which, | check for $15,000, made payable Cincinnati all club, and then ecri another fer $10,000, made payable to Joseph Tinker. With this he folded up a blank contract, put the whole shebang in hin pocket and started on what Promises to be a momentous journey. Rofore he returns Mr. Ebbets expects to have Tinker’s name signed to @ con- tract and the Cincinnati Board of Direc- torn running around in circles. But going back to the advertising Proposition the Brooklyn president sized the figures up just sbout right. He hag had more advertising out of the Tinker tangle than was ever given to a bane- hall transaction, not excepting the trans. | ter of Frank Chance to the Highlanders. In the exhibition games and the first week of the eeason, provided Tinker ap- pears with the Superbas, he will have pald himself back that $2,000, with | quite a bunch of cigarette money on the side. Can you imagine the extent of the pilgrimage to Ebbets Field to aee the former Cincinnati manager play his first game? Whether you ean or not, Charlie Ebbets can, ané so can the McKeevers, Verily, It pays to adver- tise. to the In the meantime we must hand it to Charlea LAncoln Herzog for coming right out with a bright Kittle idea and making the Cincinnati stock- holders belicve their own stuff ia new, IAsten: “If Brooklyn tcill agree to call off that deal,” says Charles Lin- coin, “I think I can arrange a trade of players that till be of benefit to the Cincinnati club.” Yea, indeed! At the same time To the Sporting Editor A and B had an argument on the six- day racing, A bets B that the six-day have their feet strapped to the . B saya they do not. Who wins? H, H. and J. 8. ‘They do. To the Sporting Fatitor Who won the world's werles between Pittsburgh and Detroit and what year was the series played? Ww. S. and F, Me wo! To te Sporting Editor: In a game of pinochle A has a king and queen of each suit and jack, ten, ace besides. How much does it count? ROB and MOB, It counts 390. POP MURRAY. Jackson of Cleveland hit one far over summer, That is considured the long- est drive om record. To the Sporting Exlitor: () Did Gunboat Smith ever serve in the navy? (2) What team did Rudy Hulewitt play with in the major leagues? (3) What was his average with | Nashville last scason? ‘TRLEMACHUS. Q) Fes, (6) Mulswitt played ta ‘washington. (3) The Southern League Thoy played in 1909 and Pittsburgh | the roof of the right field stand last | have had ally | Stevens to cater at the Polo Grounds for ithe neat Mr. Ebbets wrote out) sneaginess and mak ipbied | Harry assured us yestendi ‘that other ham. \me watinfied to have Harry with us and ‘hear his verbal outpourings when things {are not going right on the dismond leven {f the ham question was eft out | Sport Queries Answered. | that. idea strikes us as being startlingly similar to a proposi- tion sent to the Brooklyn Club from Cincinnati some days ago. The Cantaloup King of the Eastern Marytund e@hore ‘han given us another thought by explaining why he was al- ways considerel a “knocker on the Giants, We had never considered light, but tf he will Charles in that have it that way his explanation might in order: I was called a knocker on the Giants," ease Charles, “heoaune T chafed under the restraint of not being allowed to be individual. Anything of an origi- nal or Individual character was always | squelched by McGraw because he in- miata on his team being a machine un- der his personal control. Now that I am free to run this team as Ieee fit I can try out some of my own ideas.” After reading that, one wonders if Herzie ever sat down and read the graphic story of the Fate of Joe Tinker. Running the Cincinnati team as @ man- ager seen fit certainly cannot be con- sidered a habit of long atanding, At any rate New York fans need have no fear about having plenty of Light refreshments next season. Before go- ing to Indianapoie to attend his Christ- mas tree President Harry Hempstead entered into a contract with Harry M. ten years. To obviate any the deal popular that defor the ten years were out he would ¢ To tell the truth, we'd altogether. So far nothing has come from Osgood, Ind., regarding the State of mind of one Grover Cleveland Hartley over his sentence to catch for the Reds, all of which speaks well for Osgood. Think of the saving in telegraph tolls! Grover's silent acquiescence is probably due to the fact that he can live at home while playing with the Reds and won't have to learn German at all, Osgood is but a few minutes’ ride from the etty of stockholder: Having done all the trading at hand and having got rid of a world's series and an Army and Navy football game without having been scandalised more) than {x usual In such casea, John Busi- neax Foster, Secretary of the Giants, thinks he will have a good Ohristmas. At the same time he has to watch the tree with one eye and Bob Bescher with the other for fear the Cincinnat! atook- | holders will take Bob back while nobody fa looking, Eddle Brannick, the demon assistant gecretary and traffic manager, is already reading up on railroad schedules, so as to be able to figure out a way of mak- Ing good connections at Dallas next spring. He and Dick Kinsella will take the blame jointly. averages have not beez officially an- mounced yet, To the Bporting Battor: CHARLIE WATE WINS. ALLTHE WAY IN BOUT WITH AD WOLGAST Ex-Champion Loses at Mik waukee, Although Display- ing Old Fighting Spirit. (Bpectal to The Evening World.) MILWAUKBE, Dec, 2%. — Chay White of Chicago punched his way to victory over Ad Wolgast, ex-champlea Hghtweight, cir ten-round bout White pro by his boxing last that from now on he will be @ serious contender for the 1%3-pound championship. Wolgast had all his old aggresstvencss and fighting spirit, but the Chicagoan had the atiffer wallop and the better of the bout throughout. From the first round on White showed his skill as a boxer by landing almost every blow started on the hard head or body of the Cadillac Dutchman. KANSAS CITY, Dec, 2%.—Harry Dr ahue, the Pekin (LiL) whirlwind, fous his way to a clean-cut decision ov® Mickey Sheridan, the Chicago wild ew in ten rounds of fast milling. Donahu proved himself a clever two-hand fighter and was master of Sheridan im footwork. There was much clinching, but the men seldom loafed. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Des. %.—Ofle Kirk of St. Louis, who was expected to be the unquestioned winner of a ached- uled ten-round bout here, wae cleanly ‘Knocked out in the first round by Louls Pappas of Kansas City. Only one min- ate and thirty seconds had elapsed when Kirk, who was in the pink of condition, took the count. Pappas was substituted at the last minute for Freddie Cole, wie in training tore a ligament in one of his shoulders. PROVIDENCE, Dec. Joe Chick of Boston and Johnny “Kid” Alberts of Now York boxed a sinshing fifteen: |, round draw at the Marieville A. C. For the first nine rounds neither had the advantage. In the tenth Chick loonened up, and for the next three rounds he peat Alberts decisively. Chick slowed down {n the thirteenth and Alberts came like a storm. In this acssion and the next the New Yorker walloped the Boston boy in good shape. The final was about even. WESTFIELD, Mas, Mec. .—Jack Reck of Philadelphia defeated Jack Howard of New York in a ten-round bout before the Whip City Athletic Club, Howard was groggy in the seventh and about ready to quit. Young Brady of Springfield and Chick West of Holyoke & good exhibition in the four-round inary. pr PORTLAND, Me., Dec. Alger of Cambridge had the b Kid MacDonald of Roslindule, Maas, in @ couple of slashing six-round bouts at the Atlas A. C. Had it not been for MacDonald's faculty for taking every- thing that was coming to him and still being ble to keep going he might have been put away, but he showed excellent staying qualities. Alger forced the fighting the greater part of the time. —— George Lurich Beats Galvin George Larich, the Russian Lion, who {a matched to wrestle Alex. Aberg to « finish a¢ the Mechanics’ Building Boston on Christmas afternoon, defeat- ed Jim Galvin, the Irish champion, tn four straight falls at the Fairmont A. ©, last night. Galvin made a sensational showing against Lurich, however, as he aubstituted for Martin Fauss at the last moment, and it took Lurich 19 mimstes and 11 seconds to secure the first fail. Gafvin resorted to rough tactics in the second session, but Lurich retaiiated, and after a desperate struggle again pinned Galvin's shoulders to the mat in 1_minutes. Hijalmar Landen, the Swedish ¢ham- ion, won two atraight falls from Anton Her, the burly Teuton, who has chal- Jenged Alex. Aberg. Lunden seoured t first in 19 minutes and 40 seconds wi @ half-nelson and crotch holt, and the second fall in 12 minutes and 20 seconts with a body hold. Paul Sanson, the German chi Gefeated Harry Leftofaky, winning the first fall with a body hold in 12 minutes and the second in 3 minutes and 19 ea. onds with « similar hold. s Harvard Won't Row Tigers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec, 20.—Hqr- vard and Princeton will not er next spring, becau: Wray it bn Coach does not believe in t James more than two big races a scason, and Capt. Reynolds and the Harvard rowing committee agree with coach. the Harvard Philadelphia National League team, now on the world tour with the G nd White Sox, played with the Yankees at one thne. B says that “Cozy Dolan” of the Pittsburgh National League team is the one who played with the Yan- kees, A CONSTANT READER, 3B is right. To the Sporting EAitor: What kind of food should I eat to build up @ run down frame? ISHIKABIBBLE. Plenty of eggs, rare meat and cereals. Be regular in your habits and get plenty of sleep. ‘To the Sporting Falitor: Dan McGann, who used to pla with the New York Giants several years ago, still playing professional baseball? B, W. 8. Dan MoCana is dead. Me committed suicide in a Louisville, Ky., hotel sev- eral youre ago. To the Bhorting Kaltor Ina after the drew, called, A has five cards, with aces up; B has four kings, but haa only the four cards, A claims that you cannot play with four cards and hand ts dead. B clatins you can play with five cards or less, but not six carde. DM A & ts right; Bio hand ts dead, A bets B that Mike Doolan of the) RACING SELECTIONS. CHARLESTON, First Race—Vily, Pluvious, Ancon. Second Race—Royal Lacy Lightning, Dartworth, Third Race—John P. Nixon, Miss Gayle, Old Ben. |] Fourth Race—Fioral Park, Dr. |] Duenner, G. M. Miller, |] Fifth Race—Ford Mal, Sungude, i] Terra Blanco. | Sixth Race-—-Donald McDonald, Marsfion, Dr. Waldo Briggs. JUAREZ, First Race—Bright Stone, Amity, {J Spirtna. |], Second Race—Mandadero, Cool, |] Benstone, Third Race—Cash Girl, Old Gotoh, George, Fourth Race—Ed Luce, May L., us, Fifth Race—Chilton Trance, Sena- tor James, Swede Sam, Sixth Race—Labold, Buck Thomas, Moller, xvmarrnxa For. BILLIARDS AND BOWLING Prices ond Terme to Bult, EPAIRS RY EXPERT MECHANICS. UNSW ICE BALE EO! ‘WEST 82D O7,, NEAR