The evening world. Newspaper, December 26, 1913, Page 18

UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY dohn Bull Questions Ouimet’s Amateur Standing Because He Has Committed the Unpardonable Sin of Beating the Beet British Golfers. Copyright, 1813, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York World.) NOLIGH sporting publications are calling Uuimet, the American ope golf champion, a “professional” and are surgeating that “doubt aby Blo amateur standing” will make 11 unlikely that he can compete in th Bektioh amateur championships next summer. Ouimet tan't worrying. He intends to co to Pngland In April to prapar Gar the contest, and be hasn't the slightest doubt that his entry wil i evumse tere isnt any flaw im Ouimet’s amateuriom. We has committed the unpardonable sin of beating the best British Zohn Bull's logic is irresistible. “Me beat me; therefore he is te Be am amateur; he must be a» professional.” jward Hanlan Ten Eyck experienced the same treatment in 1897, Srestves. or imply getters. lemtey, beating the best Engiteh oarsmen with eane, Béward was about to go to England to defend the trophy and the cham- Glonship, he was requested to return the trophy that others might row for ét, end his lish authorities had decided | at he wasn't o ‘The whole truth with Kdward was, Gat he rowed too fast. If he had bveon slower—slow enough ty heat—he could | Mave deen o “gentleman amateur” for the rest of hie life. The Lritish rowing | @utheriics had two strings to their argument. If you compete for money you're ntleman amateur." fa @ round. te the nimble press agent. “I'll stop him tn #ix roun¢ ‘“ gaye Rodel. As exactly the same statements ha i doing. Im any case, when you read an “Ii knock him out” statement by any tt, ‘ITs BUNK!" Jack Johnsen still 18 champion. Gifferently—and even have the nerve to say sof prodadly 2 no truth in the rwmor that the Federal League hes offered Joe Tinker on annual salary of $100,000, with o monthly Pokus of es much more, to manage the Ohicago clud. GUNBOAT SMITH 18 A 10 ght in Gan Francisco New Year's Day. They say Gunboat is favorite be- @ause the Californians have seen him fight and they haven't seek Pelkey. Ie they’é seen Pelkey the odds might be 10-1. AND THEN AGAIN—they might not. While Felkey was more or leas of here, he was a straight hitter and a hard hitter. He ftetiow, witih a fair share of speed, some aggressiveness Burns, having bad him in hand for @ year, may et fou ws taught’ him enough boxing and ringmanship to make him @ auch better TO GIVE oe farewell dinner te Mr. Giannini, the club, who has resigned to take the position Will probably be one of the biggest dinners of @annin!. He te one of the best all-around fm the country. Besides coaching the crews he once handled athletes, and managed the N. Y. A C. team that carried the greatest number ectlege femnmer vacations. COLUMBIA AND YALE MAVE TIHD AT CHES. None of the “bru Qattty” developed by Colugpdia im the ol4 football daya was in evidence, McAllister Will Be Next . to Test Levinsky’s Ability ex-lightweight champion, who have al- teady engaged in two hard round Bouts, are going to meet again. Gibson Has Also Matched “Sapper” O’Nell With Clever Jack Britton. ‘They were secured to-day by Tom u Y | itt t | i | ; i! | lous to | : ; i yl fy mi BATA Tali Pre o BEST Ten | ) & bey of eighteen, wem to Kngiand and won the Diamond Sculls Next year, when 4o beat the British champions “1 knock his block off this time,” saya Willard, according or go to driving a been credited to Medel, Willard, Gundoat Smith, Soldier Kearns, Bat Levinsky, Cart Morris other heavyweight seen in these Giggin’s within the year, I suspect the nimble press agent originated the whole lot, and the fighters never of promising to do what they never had any intention ef doing or ONE. Chairman O'Neil of the Boxing Commissica to France saying he agrees with the French idea that has forfeited his championship by falling and refusing to de- Cauastic Harvey to call Mr. O*Nell Gown for this presumptuous d fe Gaye ago Charies, as secretary to the commission, officially ‘What right Ras any mere chair- FAVORITE over Arthur Pelkey for their of points in winaing the Olympic Championships et may be able to sive the N. ¥. AG. a little time during the limited 5 it estes? the le hard | LAWRRNCE, Mass. Dec. 1.—Referce nn penal wees in oy © Tom Buu (8 Lo@idae ean, Brooklyn Heavyweight on the Threshold of Dreamland Trip Both in Ninth and Tenth Rounds, but Quaker Takes Pity on Him and Lets Him Stay the Limit. Chalk up another victory for Battling Levineky, the fighting Hebrew from Philadetphia! If it hadn't been for the obvious fact that the Battler was ‘ull of the Christmas spirit, the Brooklyn heavyweight would have been put to alee. It looked as though Levinaky became “chicken-hearted" when he thought tha: if he despatched his opponent to the land of dreame that he wouldn't be able to wake up in time to go home and the Ii Lavinsky only gave away ten pounds this time. When he met Jim Coffey the other night the Quaker gave away about tw ty-five pounds, but thi weights were as follow: Driacoll, 176, ‘The Irving A. C., where the bout was held, was packed to the rafters, Dris- coll had been going along, beating all comers, until he faced Levineky, and his friends thought he'd add another victim to hie long etring. time the Lavinaky, 166%, | PHILADELPHIA, Deo. welter- | O'Keefe was knocked out In the fifth Alberta of round of Me bout with George Cheney will clash tn @ ten- at the Olympia A. A. There was one - minute twenty eeconds lett when night. Both Oneney dropped O'Keefe with a power- Marerwelshte, ful short left to the Jaw. 90.— Batic | Jemmy Purke gave Fide \ |South Boston the decision ov Kennedy, the local boy, at twetve rounds, After They bat- fled twelve hurricane rounds to @ draw From the very first second both tras- |\eled et top peed, and both were nearly when Ghey came up for tho m the eee Christmas Spirit Saves Driscoll From Knockout At Hands of Levinsky cc AN ren i lc boeetet _THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1918. SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK I SEE IN THE NEWS— Copyright, 1213, by the For the first eight rounds Levinaky was content to just box.the Brooklyn- ite, but in the eighth Driseoll landed a Punch in Levinsky's culinary depart- Ment that aroused his ire, and then he cut tose, In the ninth and tenth rounds Dris- coll took an awful beating. In the ainth he all but finished him, but just when Drlacoll was on the verge of taking the count, Levinsky backed away until recovered his fast-vanishing senses, In the tenth Driscoll was hammered from pillar to post, and when the final gong rang ho was hanging on for dear lite, and at the sound of the bell « face, which indicated he was tickled to Pieces that he went the full distance. Levinsky cannot anything but match with Gunboat Smith now, and his manager, Dan Morgen, is trying to in- uce Billy Gibson to put his light heavy- weight on with Jim Buckley's cherge at the Garden next month. Now that he has beaten Jim Coffey, Jim Flynn and ‘@ host of others, Morgan feels confident that Levinsky can whip the Callfornian, too, Lovinsky nevgt showed more class tan he dif in’ thie bout, His work was clean, cool and cutting. He executed face was @ target for an insite t uppercut. For the first rounds be wiling to confine his efforts to a Jong left jab to the face, This kind of punches cut Driscoll's nose and linconcerted him to such @ degree that he was practically hetpless. From the fifth to the last of the tenth session, Levinaky relied on his right. It was the latter that caused the real trouble. FIGHT RESULTS Palmer of the east aide knocking out Tommy Carr of Brooktyn after only fifteen seconds of fighting. ‘Three ively ten-round who failed to put in an appearance, lont to Eddie Doyte of Phi Quaker City boy outolassing the New Yorker in each of the ten rounds. Johnny Keyes outpointed Johnnie Daly in the third contest after ten interesting seestone, —— MAY PUT AN END TO INTENTIONAL “PASSES.” @ome plan whereby the giving ef in- tentional bases en bale can de elim- inated from major league baseball is being sought by President Ban B. John- eon ef the American who re- cently has received many letters trom some feasible remedy for the strategic Pass, but with no euccess. “The Intentional @ on dalle has come to be one of the most, if nut the moat, unpopular plays in Baseball,” he says, The great majority of the eoml.|6, wae second with 97, dee alge earegsh, game's patrons seam to oppore tt. fo do I, but what are you going to do about it?" ee Cty Island Trap Sheeting. ‘The City Island Yacht Olu> hekt ity trep shooting match yesterday under most adverse conditions. Nine members ing again & northeant male, George White, sorateh man, won with 83; J. Lannon, with handicap of , and C. Strassel, wen third with % | a week later. $8 Publishing Co, (The New York Word). Tue COMMISSION MAS REVERSED CHaRe James E. Sullivan Plans a “Sup- plementary World’s Series’’ for the Exposition at San Fran- cisco in 1915. The two major league clubs lucky enough to get into the world's series in 1915 will probably earn more money than any players in the history of the game. James 1. Sullivan plans to have the rival teams play & supplementary series of seven games after they g-* through playing their regular series in their respective cities. Soon a.ter the New Year Sullivan is going to interview John K. Tener, President of the National League, and Ban Johnson, President of the American League, for the pur- pose of securing their support to his plan for having @ second world's @ertes played at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The Girectors of the Fair intend to offer a valuable trophy to the winning team, and besides will turn over every cent received at the gate to the players, Suilll' of the athletic and sporting features of the Fair, say: harm ip playing seven games at the Expo- is of visitors from all over the United States teams in action. There would be no dosire on derive @ revenue from these games. “Tusre's AoTuNe ese Tus Wored Just | ! AvuTo Snow Time 16 om AG@ain. The Sport Net _— Harmeworth Motorboat Trophy Elimination Races Will Be Held in Chicago Next Year, Prob- ably in July. Elimination racea to pick the Ameri- can challengers for the Harmsworth trophy, emblematic of the motorboat championship of the world, will be held in Chicago next summer. HI. H. Mel- ville, Commodor: torboat Club of America, says the ra were award- @4 to the Windy City in recognition of the advance tn motorboating made by the West. It ts probable the races will be held in July. Commodore Melville will leave on Dec. 31 for England to carry the formal challenge for the Harmeworth trophy. ‘Ten men and one young woman—Miss Helen Brown—faced the traps at the New Rochelle Yacht Club on Harrison Inland, and despite an easterly gale Local Amateur Fencers to Have A Busy Season Amateur fencers have a busy winter ahead ef them in this city, Many events fire scheduled for January, February and Macr, Several competitions will also be held in April, the chief of these being the finals of the national cham- plonships, to be held under the auspices of the Amateur Fencers’ League of To the Sporting Bititor: Did Leach Cross ever receive a decl- tion over Joe Rivers? FRANK 8T, HILAIRE, Ro, ‘To the Sporting Editor: What was your opinion of the twenty- round bout between MoFarland and Murphy some two years back? Who finished the stronger of the two? B. L. DUNBAR. ‘MoFariand won, bat Murphy was the etronger a6 the Snish. ‘To the Gperting Biitor: cei hy Jan. 5. Club teame of| What are the colors ef the Univer- three wil aity of Michigan? A. MARDON, No, 116 Nassau street, ive end gold. ‘on Se Senting Boer Did Nap Rucker of the Brookiyns ever pitch a ne-bit game, If so, when and here. HARRY PUCK. first champtonehip event of the eis will be held at the Fencere’ Club on Jan, 26, when junior teams will try for the sabres trophy. The team cham- plonships in sabres te aoheduled for th New York A. C, on Feb, 2, The New York Turn Verein will etage the junior championship with foila on March 4 ‘The team champlonship with foils Sporting Editor: Will you kindly aévise me how 1 ould train for @ one-mile run? A B.S Start by taking short, easy runs and eredually increase your epecd and dis- tance. Avold eating sweets and sleep regulasiy. ihe Sporting Editor: ‘as Leach Cross ever knocked out by Jack Goodman? 3.7. 4H, Mo. They fought two no decision doutes in Now York. | will be decided at the same club on March 16, ‘Thie will be for the A. F. L. ‘This cup wae won last year York A. C, team, made up Gignoux, P. W. Allison and Laughlin, The preliminaries tor the national championships wih ren and dueling swords will be the New York A. C. on March 27 and 28. Lovibond Beats Smith at Tennis Arthur M. Lovibond reached the sem!- finai round in the annual indoor tennis championship on the courts of the Sev- enth Regiiuent Armory when he de- King Smith in w'ralght sete. 1) Wan filed with surprises, Lovibond breught into action all the skill he possessed and won by the score of 6-4, 6-2. G, Moore gr, formerly one of the leading players on the Columbta University team, battled through a des perately played three-set contest in the first round of the ehampionsifip, He faced the veteran L. H. Fitch, who wae Susser" ‘ ssa He calls for two cards but discards serve bim after an objection made by B, who tneisted that A’e band was dead. ‘The cards were off the Geok before A asked for the third card, Can A play with four cards holding the openers? BILLY GIBSON, The Bronx) jurprised, Sport Queries Answered. To the Sporting Editor: | Poker. A opens with a pair of aces. @ three, He eees his mistake and asks | cam $25 | as much about poker as it now knows about forty-fives. To the Sporting FAitor In two-handed game of pinochle one Player melds 60 queens, follows with @ jacks. On next play he picks up dia- mond jack that made up meld of 40 and Places it on the queen of spades that made up'@ queens. He does not put a from his hand into this meld, but uses two cards that have already been Ie he entitled to his meld of @ Played, (pinochle)? H, A. McDONALD, ‘Me te act. To the Sporting Batter: @) What became of Packenbush's partner, Appelhaus, in the six-day race? (2) Does any one now hold the middle- weight crown or it wil) undisputed? (3) What te the high school record for 100 yards swimming, and who holds it? G, W. B. (1) Appelhaus quit and his partner, Packenbush, teamed with Breton, ‘They didn't last long after that. (8) ‘There is no recognised middleweight champion. Chip, who recently knocked out Frank Elaus, has a claim on it. To the Sporting Faditor: (1) Was Jimmie Britt ever light- weight c! pion and from whom did he take the title and who took the title from him? (2) When and where w: Stanley Ketchel shot? (3) hyhad ts pre riced ball player and on what ee ? ‘ADE RUBINSTEIN, New York, Dec. 9, 1913. *-ymhouse in Missourt. (3) Fy EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN (1) He was never champion. (8) At; DODGERS IN CUBA SHORTSTOP FR ENT SEAS President Ebbets Secures Tam Romanach on Capt. Dau- bert’s Recommendation. Another Cuban player will be @ean tay a National Lea uniform next year, He ts Tom Romanach, the shortstop, who played such great ball against the Dodgers during their exhibitien games in Cuba @ month ago thit ~~ Jake Daubert made him an offer to play with Brooklyn, On the strength of what Daubert said about the Cuban'e playing, Ebbots signed hyp to @ con- tract. It fs said the Giants were also after Romanach, sharied Murphy, owner of the Chi’ Nationals, is the latest magnate . takes a slam at the Federal * He says that he does not will whe | Teague, the new leag In the first pl many of the cities in which they are guppored to have clubs that th no grounds for them to play on. jihe was asked what he thought of the | offer of the Feterals to give Joe Tinker $65,000 for playing three years with them in Chicago he sald that the offer was @ Joke pure and simple. King Golo, the former Chicago Cad twirler who pitched such wonderful d: to the American Association Inst seaso that President Frank Farrell of the, Highlanders signed him up for nextt season, is wintering in Chicago. Cole says that he considers himself a 3 \per cent. better twirler than when he worked for Charlie Murphy's club. Co! further states that he !s longing for the time to arrive when he oan desin training with the Highlanders. which sent the bluerocks at erratic angles eome good scores were returned. Mise Brown failed to win a prise, B. R. Stoddard carried off the honors of the day by winning three of the six matches decided. He won both the tem and fifteen “bird” scratch contests, and in the match for the Holiday Ci at fifty “birds” he broke forty-eight on a handicap of twelve. H. H. Todd and A. C, Chandler tied for second piace with forty-five each, W, Dixon Cunningham, the elghteen- year-old boy who has long been a mem- ber of the New York Lawn Tennis Club, has been elected captain of the Yale Varsity lawn ‘tennis team. He has been displaying marked strength on the Indoor court and also at squash tenn! ball. He will play with ¢ ball team against the players of the Crescent Athletic Club next month. Primarily because of Great shoot- ing from the fowl line in the early part of the season, Sugarman of the Cohoes team leads the New York State Basket- je with @ total of 24 points y-one games. In foul shooting Sugarman has far outdistanc rivals. However, in the matter from scrimmage he Js second to “Chiet” Muller of Newou ‘The old Lauter star hae caged e ‘y field goals, aa against seventy-five for Sugarman, Cohoes also leads in team scoring, For the first time in the history of wrestling in this country, New York is to have @ big International tournament, patterned after the great European hips, which are held annually 4 St. Petersburg. Madison Garden ‘s to be the scene of the jan. 14, All of the best now tn this country will 4 imvitations have alee been sent to the pick of the big men abroad. Frank Gotoh has announced that he te ready to come to New York and defend his title, providing the many challengers now in the field first fight it eut for the privilege of meeting him for the world's championship. Howell Is Badly Beaten by Gans (Special to The Brening Wostd.) PHILADELPHIA, Deo, %.—Italian Joo G the rugged Brooklyn welter- |welght, gave Tommy Howell of this city Chrietinas gift in the @nal dost at the National A. A. that was fer from being appreciated by the looal boy. The Brooklynite handed Tommy the worst eating he has received since he assayed / to beat Mike Gibbons of Bt. Paul. Four the siz rounds went to Gang by @ ‘win, while two were even, In the opening bout Dave Kurts, the Newark welterweight, although greatly outweighed by Howard Truesdale of Kensington, eanlly defeated the local Oodb, | man in a six-round encounter, $15 to $25 Saved Now ported materials sold until this week at $40 to $: SO are reduced to $25—a large variety of suitings our previous to Combination and Tuxedo, silk Ready for Broadway @& Ninth Street and overcoat patterns in most at- tractive weaves and colorings. Made to measure only. This is stocktaking sale. Full Dress Suit lined, $62. New Year. Arnheim