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« —-——- 9 When Levinsky Clashes To-Night With McAllister He Meets a Lightning Fast Boxer for First Time Since He Started Out to Win the Title J ‘ is Publishing Co. Copyright, 1914, by The Pr (The New York World), O-NIGHT HOW M ALLISTER OF SAN FRANCISCO neets Battling Levit. I #ky, and for once the Morgan entry In lkely to know what it feolw like to have gloves pumped into the Midst of hin v! Levinaky '_ an expert at trimming the clumey ones. Just what he can do with « Hehtning fast boxer like the Californian no one knows, Levineky has been fighting bigger men, This time he'll have a weight ad- Vantage of three or four pounds himnelf, McAllister weighed 168 pounds for his encounter with “Young Mike” Donovan. Levinaky usually acal ght or ten pounds over that, When the match de Morgag agré have Gevinsky weigh in at 162 pounds ringside f Sonat middleweight, a inged hin mind later and refused to let his man come in at lene than 164 pou! - The Worterner has been training hard and Is full of confidence, Tt might be better if he had been going through the sort of a campagn that is making ind experienced fighter of Levinaky, but he promises to get very busy NE the middieweights ux soon an he finisher up with hix present opponent Hf he geta@away with the heavywelghs, McAllinter is to have @ match with George Chip, who aports the middleweight title Just now, ~ eacpedticanes ae ae to pull off any of thin “come back" stuff he'd better do it somewhere else. Gotch has been contemplating another raid on the wrentling gate receipts, ang many promotérs have beem after him for matches in the Middle West. He hasn't wrestled for some time. The Hackenschmidat “match” in Chici iat before Goteh's retirement from the pad That match was one of the Most mégnificent hippodromes ever played before the American public. And Mt drew $104,000! The Chicago wrestling fans gave up that amount of money to eee a bout that might Jumt an well have been staged in any two bit vaude- ville house, eo far JACK JOHNBON SAYS HE HAS BEEN ASSURED by his Gre being nicely smoothed over and that he can return to Ai Shall we kill the fatted calf—-or take it out of cold storage? yer that things lea before long. RAN JOHNSON STILL WEARS THAT BENEVOLENT SMILE when talk- ing about the Federal League. Ban still says he welcomes competition, “A man may smile and smile, and be a vilfain.” / fancied “Why,” writes a friend of, the “Column,” “don't you try @o boom wrestling here in New York?" For the same reason, friend, that I don't try to boom burglary. M'CAREY, THE 108 ANGELES PROMOTER, says that he Whe made a Mitte, conte, and that, he can't get a reply from either. Prociaim jhem cowards and “bar” them Very convenient argument for @ sexing promoter. You fight for mb when ‘T want you, or you're a coward, YES, JACK JOHNSON DID FOOL THE FRENCH public with a fake “Jim @nd this was the man supposed to have been matched with Jack Johneon in Photographs taken just before the fight prove that “Jim Johnaon,” if that wae his real name, was simply: some big beefy black unknown, not the Is peed Jim Johnson at ull. He wae advertioed as “the man who 4 ted . ite in America.” Perhaps he was the same handy punching bag Jeanette ‘used to have staked out up in Maine and ot! outlying districts when he 7 wanted to gather a little coin by beating a lack Bill.” Jeanette's “Black BUI" never turned out to be the original and genuine “Black Bill" who did Some wood fighting 9 few years ago, but as Joe's manager said when questioned: a the diffe i9 name is Bill, and he's black—nobody dan deny FITZSIMMONS 18 STILL VERY ANXIOUS to re-enter the ring. Perhaps the Boxing Commission might relent enough to let him box SMeult to see how the Commission can fession and livelihood, As for hig fighting the big men of to-day, that's a dream of Bob's that ten't whared by others. Several years have passed since he was knocked out by Bill Lang of Australia, and immediately after that Fits sald he realized at last that he, was through with fighting, “When = mad like Lang can beat me I'm no letiger in my old clase as a fighter," aid Bob at that time. . It’s the obstinate courage of the man, combined with good health and unusual strength, that makes him think he could fight in the old way. He couldn't, of teurse, although in all probability he could fight well enough to whip most of tov@ay's heavyweights. He could deliver well enough. ‘The question is—how Much coyld he take? But even an exhibition by Fitasimmons, against a fairly good Would attract the pubilc, IRON MASK RUNS SIX ion FURLONG RACE IN 1.09 3-6.) | fot JUAREZ, Mexico, Jan. amashed the wor! Wx furlong. He © @ match race. covering the three Quarters in 1.0925, which te 114 sec- onda than the six furlongs has been run, old mark of 1.10 4-5 1 held Jolntly 3 Tron, Me ik and “ rea. e fractional time was CoE F4, 212-6, 6, 1003-5. pacientes <u CHARLESTON WINNERS. TIRST RACK—Selling; $200. Fear-olde; five and a half furk flanjo Jim, # (Martin), 4 to M7 to 5 $ to 5, fret; Caller Ou, 97 (McTaggart), % to 0, 3 to 5 and 1 to 3, gecond; Pea- tack, 9 (Callahan), 2 fo 5, third. Time, avy weight, 108; Barn Danes, gulde, 07; Molaant. 103 “Arerntice alloygnce claimal, Weather clear Track slow, JUAREZ ENTRIES. (hoecial to The Krening World,) entries for Juares races to-morrow follown: ormandy, Squeeler | ,f ~ 9 ran. | Little 110; 0 110; Fon : @HOOND RAC! tBolth 3: $800; three. | ack ‘ “roe Demme a, JOT: Telane, year-olds; five and a half furlongs.—}{ ¥ Aigh Class, 102 (Mardin), 18 to 5 And 1 to 3, first; Al Jones, 102 (3 fart), 14 to 6, 3 to Bulgarian, % (Murphy), 7 to 5, tnd 1 to 6, third, Time, 1.10145, Met. Helen M and Ada al THIRD RACE—Three-yeur apward; selling; one mile.—K vi 2B to? and 6 to 5, romery. 107; Fai Bu mON 110; Wyitred D,, | Candie, nt’ ind 4 to 6, third, trlington, Old Hank, Sam Ber Union Jack also ran. he ha CHARLESTON ENTRIES. three yearelds and GHARLESTON, 5. C., Jan. 5.—Tie ene is ste farlonay Malas, WW; Caan F905 \ ‘ fies for to-morrow's races are as foley) ey iamole ft We anoke, 105; Bob arokls: selling . 105; Dynamite, 111; ina 1 eliing; tune CUnton 102; Su arson, onver 0, May, 112 (bf by The onuer I. M. Hedrick); Gorm, 112; Final a » by (ie The Governess, 5 ‘ivell); Thatia, 112 (b. f. oy Out a M. Colston), Lady a iM Vener, 112 ih. f. by Joba F. owner J. 1. Halland); Norns 12. BACk ~ rreepsiae, end b. 3 ol Dime, 6400; six furlongs |amper- Water Leds, Wy; Mowocecy, ehan wor pion, challenged ‘s ttle holder, for a match in Knglind next Sepienber. Pads don, who we'xhs 40 pounds and im atx feet four Inches tail, haw depui Of bis $2,000 wide stube, ’ pte dened IT HAS BEENGENTLY INTIMATED TO FRANK GOTCH that if he wants | Mike Gibbons and Jack Dillon, of matches against Jimmy | 80, argues Mac, they both | Johnson.” A Jim Johneon has been doing some fairly good fighting in America, | | tivities of the new Federal League. | the commission and the leagues dicectly employ strenuous measures for the pro- e| As Mts! they will disregard the much-discunsed 1 CONGRE ed $500 | BEST SPORTING AvTo SHow NOW ON, PAGE IN NEW YORK. - ALL ALONG THE LINE Copy Te ‘our, Sipe — (Huw? ) ve Hit, 1914, STATE OF The @ EGG MARKET WILL by The Press F ishing Co. (The New ———— LET Ab bout CHAMP FOR A WAGER OF pa Enaeie Tim Joes T, a LL Mare Some mA STARTLING Buurns .-. 7 , «\ wed \ i Pf «© \ a es CY? THE pene “YY “Yh “NORGANIZED \ + . Baxea' * “WELOOMES The COMPETITION OF Tie Li W LEAGUE. LEunony Wit. See SOME Groves TONIGHT, We * ovent To Have MoRE- DeFenvers York World), Gotcn To Cricaao WON'T HELP “come Back” COMING Bacre, Te America Seon - Big Leagues Issue Warning To the Federals in Report Of National Commission ees Herrmann Says Measures Will Be Taken for, Protection of National, ball OrgAnizations. CINCINNATI, 0, Jan. Herrmann of Cincinnati was re-elected Chairman of the National Baseball Com- minsion here to-day, while J. Bruce of Cincinnati and St, Louls was chosen as Secretary of the body Other than the initial appearance of Gov. Tener of Pennsylvania as the Na- tional League member of the commis- sion, the first hour of the meeting fur- nished little of Importance. Mr, Herr- mann was re-elected on a motion by President Johnson of the Americ Aeague, while Mr, Bruce's nominat ‘waa made by Gov. ‘{éner. In his annual report President Herr mann dwelt at some length on the ac- again Hi in the report, in part: Federal League, which operated luba in 1913 in territory occupied oy ‘national agreement clubs, did not attain Prosperity or prestig the repor “A anive policy been pursue affected toward that organization, but Mf the contractural and vation rights of national agreement clubs are Dot respected by its (Federad Leagues) promote: y become nevessary to tebtion of the inter minor 4 “Rivalry will not be resented ao long’ as leagiie and club rights are not tg- nored, but illegal and unsportemantike interference with and utter disregard of tablished privileges of n t clubs will Justify th vigorous defensive metho Hermann's statement is regarded an the answer of organized baseball to the projects of the Federal league, whose apokeamen, including President James Gilmore, have declared that while will respect actual playing con- tracts held by national agreement clubs, of major and they reserve clause, hold to be Megal which they IONAL INVESTIGATION WELCOMED. Touching on the Gallagher resvi In the House of Representatives Washington, report saye: The introduction of the Gallacher resolution in the House of Representa- |tives Was the forerunner to newspaper Aacussiona of a Congressional inquiry Of pr ton at ment, This measure, how. ever, died in the committee to which it wae refe As there has ber no {agitation on this matter rece ane jmume that thone who were be it |have concluded not to make efforts in tat direction, "The attitude of the commission rela- jtlve to this investigation was promptly jand clearly defined, A thorough and im- | partial inquiry by Congress or the Fed- feral Bt ‘courts will be welcomed by tall “with the game, in full fidence that the result wil demonstrate | that national agreement baseball is con 1 Ind further: American and Minor Base-| was cleared by the Distelct-Attorney of S.—August! ponage because application for the sanc- ball as operated under the and statutory privileges and rights of all parties engaged In it. StrenuOus| REPORT ON INTERCITY SERIES LAST FALL. The report states thag, the world's lew of 1913 wan condyfed in a spirit * |, [of true sportamanship; ticket scadping was minimized and the New York Club that city of charges of conniving with wealpers, The Chicago city scrica was a au the report say but the Clev Pittsburgh s pens, jand- view suffered lack of pat- tlon of t tional Commissionywas too long delayed, resulting in a detrimental effect on publicity, ‘The St, Louts ser- Jes’ “was a failure from every stand- point:” it wag not played under the auspices of the co wion and came to! mo decision because of a row on. tite fleld, Herrman states, Correspondence of the commission was heavier than during the preceding yeur, but the nuynber of decisions re- quired of it wax smaller, Appeals from decisions of the National Board in- creased despite the fact that the per- centage of reversals in former years was sinall, ‘The commission still has twenty casea under consideration, Hosts of baseball men from all parts of the country flocked into the city to-day, ‘The minor leakue magnates Wore in the majority, owing to a gath- ering of a committee of the National Board later to-day. ‘The minors will meet In Joint session with the National mmission, and to-morrow the two bodies will meet a committee from the federation, to be # consensus of opin particularly am the = mtv the majority of the requests by fon, tat the players will be granted. Among the leading Huhts ef baseball who are attending the nm ing are: PresMent Navin of Detroit, Secretary Bernird of Clevelund, Robert Hedges of the St Louis* Amerteans, Miller Huggins of the St, Louls Nationals, Owners McC and Hendricks of the Indianapolis and Denver teams, W. B. Neal of the Philadelphia Nationals, Umpire Rigler, Mike Sexton, Bobby Quinn of Columbus, M, E. Justis of Keokuk, lowa; Dio of the American Assoct Herzog of Cincinnati, Jacob Stein of Buffalo, Louls } yronner of the Cen- tral League, Robert MeRoy, Tebeau of Kansas City, President Wathan of Louisville and Edward Bar- row lof the International League. SCHEDULE AGREED ON; SEASON OPENS APRIL 14, Ban Johnson, John Heydler, Secretary of the National League, and Barney Dreyfus, President of t Pittsburgh National Le Club, came from Freneh Lick Springs, where they worked rdules of National and Amerl- can Leagues, inced tha t all playing dates | major organizations had been agreed upon, but declined to make public any details of the schedules be- yond the fact that the season will ope on April 1. declar that their | meeting had been pleasant and that the |shedules ought to be satisfactory to jal clubs of both leaguer cemntiemias FEDERAL LEAGU HOT ANSWER TO HERRMANN, INDIAN APOLIS Tn | Gates, curse! for the afier renting the He ann report to- ducted on sound business principler, with due regard to the Constitutional day wid the world with all-star baseball when this has been accomplished it for practically all the stars of the dia where winter blasts are practically wu! McGraw ayd Comiskey had plen| during the ok sea trip to Japan. ‘ave reached here in letters to frien the natives a sample of baseball, two of the best teams in the big leag and Comiskey $5,000 to play a game, Comiskey and McGraw Pian To Visit South America During Next Two Years. of baseball in this country and about four months in foreign countries star aggregations to South and Central America next winter, and the following winter South Africa will be invaded and the Boer educated in the fine points of the national pastime. South America offers a fine field for baseball. Americans scattered over that country and they already have shown All that is required now ts a visit by South Africa has made overtures. ‘OHN J. M'GRAW and Charles Comiskey, who are at present touring 1 teams, are more convinced than ever that baxeball can be made an international game. It {s planned by these veterans to interest the sport lovers of the Old World and will mean baseball the year round | mond. There would be six months | inknown, : ty of time to discuss future plans The detalls of these conferences ids. Its planned to take two all- There are many | a Johannesburg offered McGraw , but the offers had to be declined. ues. | | By Bozeman Bulger. John’ Montgomery Ward, who It wa: rumored would take charge of the Fed- eral League team in Greater New York, does not agree with James Gilmore tn his opinion that thia would be @ bad year for the new league to break into the big city, At the same time Mr, ‘Ward declares that he has no connec- tlon whatever with Federal Leaguers, “In my opinion,” says Mr. would be no more expensive for the Federal League to put a team in New York than in any other city. And think they would get as much patronage here, if not more, than’in other places T base this on the large population and the fact that even semi-professional | games draw as large crowds around New York as many of the minor ledgue clubs do during a zegular season, “At the same@Pme," went on Mr, Ward, “I think Mr. Gilmore and nis associates are perfectly sincere in their statement that the league has no in- tention of invading New York: The gosaip afloat to the effect that they are withdrawing so as to cover their tracks is erroneous, Besides I fall to see where of threats has been stated time and tine again since the Federal League began its @perations, It has not in any nice thrown fear into the hearts of either the pidyers or the owners of the Federal League. “It sees to me,” sald Mr, Gates, “that Mr. Herrmann ought to have deen a litle more explicit In Just what he means by thig statement, “the estab- lished privileges of national agreement clubs! Is ft possible that organized baseball, through its years of tyrannical rule and usurpation, has secured cer- tain privileges-and Immunities which do not belong to other organizations in the country \ pic should note the words used by Mr. Herrmann when Ne says ‘Il- legal and unsportamaniike inter with and utter disregard of established privileges of national agreement clubs will Justify,’ &c., and remember the nu- m attempta that were made last summer to Induce F 1 League play- ers to jump their contracts. We have suid over and over again that we will hot attempt to get any player to break 4 contract in apite of the actions of the major league clubs last summer in try- “all that ie in this report by way ing to do themselves what they would term ‘unsporteeniike’ in us." Ward Says Federals Should Place Feam in This City anything cou'd be gained by secrecy.” |moters were here a few weeks ago and had a conference with Mr. Ward about the prospec decidin, other year or 80, | Leagug President, will act as @ member of th viele ‘ard, “It| terested in the demands of the Play Fraternity and will go lo Cineinn hear Davy Fults and the other membéra jof the board present the case. It ip also known tha: Mr, Tener is very |friendly ielined toward the cause of do not owe the 1G. C.N. Y. Beveral of the Federal League pro- but they wenteaway after that it was better to walt an- Governor Tener, the new Natianal ational Commission for the first this week. He is very much | ime 1, The fuss over the Fedéri done much for ¢ ‘ratern- ema to be the general opin- of thelr demands will oe the Giants, after all, a player. ‘nis report was started last summer immedi- ately after Otis Crandall was bought back from St. Louls, and gained such continued publicity that it was accepted as a fact. . “As a matter of fact,’ says Secretary John Foster, "New York owes @t, Lots nothing, Our transaction was concluded with them when we paid cash for the return of Crandall, That Is just one of reports repeated #0 often that peo- bewin to believe tt. / Roy Ha to realta one of din 8 if Frank Chance will only tet him. Tite Denver club has opened negotiations for Hart- ell's services as manager, provided he ) Ket away from the Hixhlande: Chance and Hartzell ate great friends, but it {# belleved that the Highlander manager will choke 8% the deal because he will need the old star as a utility . Last season Hartzell played every jon on the club excepting those of pitcher and catcher, scti o SS IVE PLAYS NEXT GAME AGAINST TORONTO. ‘The C. CN. Y, basketball Leam plays Toronto to-morrow night at the local college's kymnasium and a battle royal is expected. The C. C, N. ¥, five won an imprensive victory Saturday when the annexed the city champion It develops th th ple from N. ¥. U. by a score of 2 to 2, which doesn't begin to toll the acore of the game. ‘Toronto, their to-morrow night's opponents, haven't lost a game In a preliminal me the pt : |Ritchie to Box in Garden | After His Battle With ‘ Tommy Murphy, Jan. 23 Lightweight Champion Rea to Take On Welsh, Britton or Rivers Early Next..Month— Gibbons to Fight Here. round bout there with Tommy Murphy on the night of Jan. 2} Billy Gibson received a telegram from Ritchie to- day in which he stated that immediately after his contest with Murphy -he wll start for New and will take on either Freddie Welsh, Jack Britton or By John Pollock. ILLIE RITCHIE, the lighfweight | Joe Rivers in a ten-round bout at one of the ahows to be held by the Garden A. C, Gibson will wait until Ritchie er- rives piere before picking the man for him. Mike Gibbons was signed up to-day by Billy Gibson to meet some good middle- weight in one of the two ten-round bouts at the show of the Garden A. C, on Monday evening, Jan. 12. Gibson has wired George the new middle- it champion, an offer to meet Gib- bons. Jimmy Dime, manager of Chip, will give a definite answer to-day. Battling Levinsky, who outpointed Jim Coffey, the “Dublin Giant,” in a round bout in Philadelphia on Saturda: night, received $580 for his ‘end. Hi fought for one-third of the groms re- ceipte, the latter amounting to 61,740. Coffey received for his trouble #75, Owen Moran, the Engtish lightweight, EDITED BY ————— es, j WARMED UP GOLF BALLS FOR DISTANCE DRIVES: Wis is tha 4 thera ottle home plate ort » Grounds at r the fence known sinashing. mented APPLETON, Spencer Jan with the can tee New ¥ \ w i t Pro vexterd warm green he made several long dctven, —' se ‘TRAINING PLANS OF CUBS ARE ANNOUNCED TO-DAY. { | | pCHHCAGO, Jun, 5 —Tie Cube will Te Chicago Feb. 16 for apring training at ‘Tampa, President: Murphy toni Murphy aise said | to make W few trades of y Onde will play training tr follows Mareh 12. 1 and 1. Philaselphia Ath- ox at debphiaa Ath (2, Saver Memy Louis i, Terre Hand vute at Terre . Tndlanap- wngytite April | indi Walsi’s dat Whi | to-day | RESULTS OF BOXING BOUTS | AT THE LOCAL CLUBS. Pp Nenty of fast fighting was witnessed lin the bouta held at the clues in th gy and Brooklyn on Saturday ni The star bouts resulted as follow | | Hinute oll t tract wis res Jquarters her signed Sox At Fairmont A. C., Frankle Fleming easily outpointed Tommy Houck. At Brown Gymnasium A. A., Waiter Flennessey of New Orleans had no ‘trouble in defeating Special Delivery | Hirsch of Chicago, | At Vanderbilt A. C. of Brooklyn, Bert <eyes won from Young Tack and Jack Keating knocked out Jack Daly in the first round. Who fought several fights in Australia Tast falj is back in town again. He arrive?“In this city from San Frpneieco last Wednesday, and intends te remain here for a few months. Moran thorized Jimmy Johnston to 6 and make matches for him. Since Freddie Welsh shaded AQas Dundee in @ bout at New Orleans New Year's day, Harr } Poliok, has signed him up for thre: more fights. The firs) Frank Whitney, the weight, at Atlanta, night, hi OF ot Philadelph: rday night and his third with Eai isher of <Yncinnati in the latter city on Jan. Kearns, who has been laid up sore arm since his bout with Bearcat MicMahon, at Buffalo, ts fully recovered now and ready for action. Like mort of the white heavies, Kearns is after Battling Levinsky. He thinks he can put a check to the Battler's win ning streak, and says if Dgnny Morgan is willing to take a chance at least thre. clubs in New York and Brooklyn will. bid for the bout. A.match has practially been arranged) between Ad Walxast and Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight who Cross in a bout at Vernon, Thanksgiving Day. Wolgast and will meet In a ten-round contest | Milwaukee on Jan. °3. Willle Ritchi wan offered the bout with Wolgast, but» di $10,000 for his end. Jack Britton an ton, ke Glover of B. who furn: weh a rattlin, ten-round bout af the Irving A. ©. of Brooklyn on Frankesiving Day, have been matched’ to meet defore the clu that offers the best inducements, The National of this city, New Star A ©, and Manhattan Sporting Club are after the bout. ‘Te the Bporting Kaitor Which ts the harder race to run, the marathon or the quarter-mile? A DAILY READER. ‘The marathon. Many am athlete can run @ quarter, and Bot be able to last @ marathon. To the Sport ‘Was th the Jeffries-Johnaon fig! many negroes were Killed? + CONSTANT ‘There was race riot. Eaitor: Toioe long did Battling NUison hold the Mightweight champlonship? W. T. REINHARD. , Melgon wom the title from Gans on guly 4, 1908, in B8n Francisco and lost it to, Ad Wolgast Feb 22, 1910, 4 ting Kaitor Thoin the Dregent bantamweight Editor: ‘@ race riot at the time of ? If #0, how DER, champion and on what grounds doce ho claim tyle? THOMAS MAHON. Johnny Conlon is the bantamweight champion by reason of the fact that he hae mover been decisively beaten, you please put in your “Sport Queries” the addresses of a few fight promoters in New York City, PERSISTENT READER, a; Tom O'Rourke, Wational Sp, Club, Mo, 344 West Forty-fourth street, The Boxing Commission, No. 41 Park. Bow, may suprly others if you write, To the Sporting Editor: In it true that Walter Rutt (the day biker) was killed in @ race rec ly?_ Your truly, HANDY, wo, Butt is very much Germany right now, ' P| alive tm $18 Broadway @ . freshman team will play of Brooklyn. | Ninth Street 32d Remnant § A suit to measure from imported and domestic suit ends, many sold for a much as $40 or $50, x le The Great Money Saver ‘ $18 Arnheiny’ t ‘