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i is tHO BVEWING: mad as soe maak Pa Se ie: WORLD, WEDNESDAY, YEBRUAMY @, 1916. HARRY HARRIS ONLY BOXER PTHAT KNEW HOW TO DELIVER | IWGOY ‘CORKSCREW’ PUNCH ous Hoosier Taught Slim Lad the Tricks That Aided Him in Defeating Pedlar Palmer. TOLD TALES OF THE RING Harris, the McCoy of Bantams, Was the Original Surprise Package. the twelfth of a series by Robert Edgren on fights and fight- ef the past and present, including stories that have never found ‘The series will be continued on these pages at ty ‘Tho Free Pubtishing Oo. (The New York Broning World), Harry Harris today, in New York, would hardly appearance that he once was one of the greatest weight fighters in the world. Now he is as mild and soft- spoken as a college president, and he always brushes bis hair neatly and slips into his evening clothes just before dinner time, and no stranger would ever guess that he ever “packed a wallop” as effective, for his weight, as any loosed by Kid McCoy. Harry Harris was brought up in Chicago. He had a twin brother, Sam, who was so exactly Hke him that few could tell them apart. When the boys weighed only ninety pounds they began boxing in a gym- nasium, and eoon became so clever that they became professional boxers and fought very week. ‘FAs hard to tell which had the better style. But Harry always wile a hard punch. Once Sammy W4s matched with @ fellow in Flint, a match was billed as a world’s cham- i @vanny Whitecraft by name. plonehi m, . And that was a fight! Pediar Palmer, in those days, was ‘ his place, being imme-|a marvellous bo: He was thick, MGentified as Sammy by the sinh 4 strong, and a hard hitter, but for that slippery as an and es acat. He had a knack of bing or rolling his head and let- ‘He rushed the slim |ting blows giide by without ing v4 camp that organized baseball is really anxious to recover. and Otto Knabe were securely plant- SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK | THE PUNCH THAT HURT PALMER AND OTHER ENGLISHMEN Haris Lanoen A MiCor HOOK WITH AN UPWARD “TWIST. Major Leagues Ready to Offer Tinker and Knabe Big Money to Desert Feds With These Two Stars Back in Organized Baseball, the In- vaders Would Be on the Rocks—Tinker Reported to Be Ready to Throw Up the Sponge. jE 2 aa have @ personal contract as well as a By Bozeman Bulger. baseball contract with Cole and there is not a chance of the Federals ge ‘Three learned lawyers passed on this contract ITH King Cole and Bill Kilifer | le back in line there are just | ie | two players in the Federal lang { kn it will hold.” If Joe Tinker But, getting back to Knabe and Tinker, the big league magnates are going after those players and Money can turn the trick they will be , and was|bim, and then digging into the body at close quarters. Right off the reel Palmer aoe this on the American. He had he bad |ond tl firet glimpse of the slim youngster stripped when they met in the ring, fight looked like a joke to him. His only ambition waa to mix years!” be ex-/it. And he did mix it. with the/rounds Palmer did the scoring, is enough for me!" vented any damag For four though Harry's nimble footwork pre- Harry's fast about this time that Harry | left slipped past Palmer's cars a score ho did eome | of times, and the Pedilar grew quite jum in| Cheerful and turned now and then to nod to his backers, who were confi- dently offering odds on him, But all this time Harry, like wae studying. the straight left, making a m note of the way Palmer bobbed the okinned, ot he’d move the tip of his chi wi He kept on ust: 4 head and figuring to an inch just the in to, hen Pediur rushed in tho begin- : - | Ring of the Afth round Harry fet t 100 | & straiaht inches | Tolled, suddenly turned his arm abnor. |“ellvered the famous much | His glove under Pedlar’s inted jeft, and, as Pediar's head and “corkscrew,” ving the punch an upward twist. high rd and iandied solidly on the chin. m went Palmer with a craa! Engiisb: hard blow Harris haa mer strug! count of “nine.” A: on, fighting defen id from that Po} and dod| It was the truck. gamely up at the a fearful beat- ry fifteen rounds, but there was no Harris the decision at the fi RETIRED WHEN ATTELL fet i FUSEO TO MEET HIM. an @ business man. Once, man, Kid Abel and Tommy Mu r managed to ‘ant the dis- iniah, RE- lyesterday, On returning to America Harry Harris stopped fighting and became ra later, he came out and beat ik Good- lin his contract which called for a senting comment when the referee |salary far in excess of anything he ed in Brooklyn and Philadelphia the Tederal League, so far as the bis league magnates are concerned, could take a running jump and go as far as it Mked, At least, that's what O. B. says. ‘Tinker and Knabe are the only two big leaguers approaching the mag- nitude of stars that have jumped. Frank Farrell says he can well afford to do without the members of his club that have left the fold, and might be willing for them to rid bim of @ few others. ‘Though it is not generally known, Russell Ford was put on the market last year and the best offered for him of mind is concerned, but that he has done a big thing a big money proposition was would consider it seriously. It would be pretty hard Knabe back, as he already vance money, but you never also and he knew that unless things was echeduled sure of it now. for the minors. is not blamed by Mr, Farrell for taking the Federal League offer. And, believe us, Russ made some deal while taking the jump. Mr. Gilmore gave Ford his personal check for $5,000 in advance. Even at that, Ford was not satisfled until he had gone to the bank and collected the money in cash. He then turned must now fight for the pla: stead of having Organised fight them, MONG those who follow ronto Bill Bradley, ever received from the New York ericans. ‘Naturall; unless we happen to dig second baseman. But, cons conditions Zelder wanted before signing with us, it may be best '\ glowing possibilities of tl league.’ But .they haven't dough yet. The chances are ‘al will have to be cut do aix-club league. lightweights, could do it 4 a Harry | Attell to ey 2 phy, | featherwel ploni re beating that | declined, stopped the bout in the clever as he was, couldn't Then he challenged again. T prosperous of the old-timers, we on the McCoy pupil. iting heavier men all the been forced to develop a that was absolutely perfect. Harry beat Buddy Ryan, tren ous puncher who jeame welterweight cha: a ' lew York he bea: ied ly Roden, and proved that he fterwurd Com ‘ony Mor Feal McCoy “kick” by break- ag Fe ‘a jaw with a right hook. 18 LANDS FAMOUS “CORK SCREW” ON PALMER. ‘To The Sporting Editor: On what boat was the their complimentary ties Promoter McCarey of Angeles Wins at Ee Billiards. Boj about this time a lot of people |e ioat his fe? C.F. und A.B. | round ne-decision bout in 1905, and| Wor, Quaumuimenmy teketm und Mr.| Teo Mieciged not to, hold. any. more nament at tatam champion of “America, "al, | L& Bourgogne, |Aprit 28 1910, they fought tan. | iy Mane taco lt that they fot [afternoon shows at his aren, unlese| ovis “Academy last. aight PAID larry 4 dni jon bout in ork, b, J only two Lit is on a hol ys Beertz, Rernee was ol | To Tee Sporting Biter ond rep it the following May | politicians missing were “Curley Joe" {the patrona of the sport cannot get | Booker, defeated & bys soore of Deedee bee Bicnsae, eae |gc4, ale, B thet in Poker @ hand of a6," 7 ought twenty rounds at | Cassidy and Lous T, Waiter jr., wno| “Way from thelr work on @ Saturday |iiyy'p, Vans, ror to inmiand euivelt, took | tour cards atter the draw is dead. B | Daly, City, Cal, March 12, 1912, Mur- | wore unable to attond the festivitns |atternoon. ‘ te Harry Waren wr ned says no. Who wins, NO NAME, | phy winning the decision. They then | on account of an. important onmege — pretentions to the bantam. | pionship of England with ‘Palmer. match with Ware was billed | ‘# championship affair, but the last To The Sporting Editor: Two-handed Pinochie—A has melds sixty queens and calls out. t it McCoy's counterpart. Tv the Siaating Ralton WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Feb ¢ -Al Seventh round as ho shock up Pritts with two broken ribe, is well said he didn't like the! In two-handed pinochle must you 80 | newey had a a! -de in‘ten rounde of real| With @ few heavy wallops and then | grain and im teady to #o against any galled for weighing in over the card of every ult? fighting with Fighting Joe Hyland ‘ot | HHOPHEE nie the Foor with u rightjof the good Ngbtweights, He was haa cape ‘ the fact | seed to ge ne yeigg New York bafore.tho Weeriene Athos | AMG 1Ofs mune On ine Jan for Ant watched, to-day, to mest Frankie) lager tabenioiue woight | .,y0u are reaul Ge over trumps |ciub last night. “Throughout the mili|to follow up his advantage. Tommy Aghier, for Afteon “hunds At Maries: ae ly. Dewey did most of the fighting, Hyland ‘Toague. another ex-member of Uncie yille, R. 1, on Feb, 11, at 138 » bs Aanetion 5 Pal- |! To the Sporting Batter: showing grit and a good punch oeca- Sam's feet, casily outpcinted Rattli rphy, just to show that he Abe ive him a match at the ght limit for the cham- Abie promptly and forcibly He wanted none of Harry's js went back into Gisineee | y he ts one of the most ‘the Federals get the injunction than Sport Queries Answered wrestler known as the “Terrible Turk" when | A poker hand is five cards, No more, | loos. N nev jenty to go, playa ace of trump and Does Dit Haslem. Deomeny Mereky ever alonally. ‘that he jumped. He wanted us to promise to take Maisel off third and give him that position as @ regular job, That, of course, we would not hear to. V——_——_——— 2. 2 ifob. Fritts Whips Mr. Farrell was told of Joe ‘Tinker's threat to stop Cole with an injunction he had a good laugh. had rather have the player and ik to have the conditions switched, Yard playing popular opened ps new clubbouse al the Fire Department orde-ed the club | Montieth. Avantig Garden 4. ©, stew Sith honers oMiclals to atop selling tickets long reed all through the contest, and his good , Because he lost over $1,200 by hold- |rany 4; last round gave him the (fight Abe Attell, and who re as before the first bout began. As usual ing the Kid Willlams-Eddie Campi rt pe Be the Attell and Murphy fought @ six: ought @ twenty-round draw on Aug. 3, 1912, in San Francieco. ‘To the Sporting Kéitor: his partner do they pay, together? | between middleweights. The OHN MINTO. he have to take er trick? A partner when ordered down ran- | Kearns. Fritts waa the winner at tho and George Chip. Dime and ¥ ‘A. SCHEYER, | Ifeetly end, as he scored the cleaner biown| Chip’ will be McMahon's chief haa- One trick Is all that is needed to ee era na ne madority | diers and advisors, fy the meld. A wins, of the rounds, ad an excel. qualify ‘ent chance to win the bout in the| matty Baldwin, who has been ald Larry Ryan. | het back into organised baseball, im information that comes from a man usually reliable, Joe Tinker is very weary of his job with the Fed- erals and would like to toss the whole thing over his shoulders. He ts said to be sorry that he ever made the move so far as his personal comfort getting the players more money. Joe there are those who believe he cepted something like $10,000 in ad- The Fed promoters are very much disturbed over the cases of Cole and the reserve clause and make their subsequent contracts hold, but Mr. Gilmore and his assoctates are not so In other words, the tables have been turned and they closely there was a bet made yesterday at even money that the Toronto and Buffalo clubs of the Federal League would not start the So far the only player To- are desperately try- ing to raise money by the and the | ¢ay from a syndicate of aporting men {featherweight champion, and Hughey | tomb ae of London in which they offered to| Rodden of Scotland wili clash in the | {ffi “ra: Age, [Bi Conese. 108; give Smith 2 guarantee of $10,0¢) and | Main bout at the Fairmont A. C. show | Gu vii; pi : sale of Ate Sag on Baturday night. Willie Warren, the THIN RACh tre §M0: four zroj4s aad stock, and the newspapers are filled | {o,round-trip tickate for the Gunner | Brooklyn fighter, will meet Walter | 82: ‘lle; a furougs Armor, {08,, Amer. ee PM Me ote A ial 4 eas i rocks of this city in the other ten- | por Virailg 110; “Prank Sudan, 108; York | ent eh, One fi aan [ ea te Ds an ree round-' cl iJ ‘a the Fed: | and the match is on.” This looks as|WAHLE IN CHARGE OF ye "i i with advertisements pointing out the Soldier Kearns ‘With the Marine Band of the Navy- ire both before end between the bouts the Broadway Sporting Club of Brookiyn last night way and Hulsey strect aad attracted such @ large crowd of fisht fans that politicians wore on hand with ment with the Warden of Raymond Street Jail. There was a good scrap betewen two “white hopes,” and a In euchre if a partner orders up| very slow and uninteresting contest bent Nght!) was between Sallor Fritts and Soldier 4) Copyright, 1914, by The Prese Publishing Co. (The New York World). Winter Ball FEDERALS DECIDE TO landers. Precident Weeghman in- timated that he did mot consider of suffictent importance to go to court about, and in addition there was some question as to whether Cole’s proposition to the New York club, which was ac- cepted after the player bad signed @ Federal contract, would not put him on the doubtful list. Weegh- man said the Cole case was en- tirely different from that of Killi- fer and reiterated his determina- tion to fight for the services of the Philadelphia backstop. at who pl mie teat ors with a single, a dout SS HUMMEL OF SUPERBAS if take Swacina’s Manager Smit! Navajo coats. appointment of Eugei ‘Brooklyn je feel» towards It made to English Promoters Want wel Smith to open air arena at Vernon, Cal changed the date of the contes! Cable an Offer of $10,000 and Transportation—Buckley De- lifer, A month ago they believed McC ; | to which admision fecs are charged. by any club in the American League | Killite ‘arey thought that it would be we per cant, of the gate, ¥ id any eibatitute, Ford knew this {the Fed lawyers could break down foolish thing for him to hold the fight | go to the State, of which th «mands $12,500 Guarantee. auto date. By John Pollock. HAT the English fight promot- ers are anxious to have Gun- boat Smith, the California heavyweight, cross the ocean is clear- lly demonstrated by the offers they are cabling to Jim Buckley, manager of Smith, for the latter's services, Buck- ley received another cablegram to- yers in- Baseball soveral baseball Ketchell. Frankie Flemi W the Langford-Johnson match te off for good, English champion, to be fought at the Garden A. C. on Feb, 12, but Harry Pollok, manager of Welsh, would not consent to the weight conditions, 135 pounds ringside, suggested by Scotty Kia A Johnny “Kid" Alberts, the Elizabeth welterweight, and Frankie Mad ten of the east alde fought @ ten-round battle at the rte t Broad- battle on last Saturday afternoon, Tom McMahon, the “Pittsburgh Bearcat,” will arrive 2 fone to-mor- accompanted by his manager, Jimmy Tor. iain of Los Angeles, Cal., Game at Phila Ends in Tie : c " PHILADELPHIA, Féb. 4.—Baseball/ that fight promotere-now-offer to at- PASS UP “KING COLE.” |) cms tiozr the University o¢ Penney! i ‘The Boxing Commis- — - vania played a nine inning tle game on| tract patrons, The Boxing E Chicago Federal League Frente Field yesterday. The score| sion at its weekly meeting listened I club will make no fight to ||"'Seyre: Madden and Minds pitched for| intently to a suggestion that, Irving regain “King” Cole, who,}]| team A. Sayre not allowing a hit in four! Fordon made on the subject. signed a contract with the High- | |!nnings. Wisner and Valiant were cn| Bowery promoter aald that the 'B, while Koons and Johnson did the catching for the two! ines. gecond base the batting hon- ible and @ triple. MAY PLAY IN NEWARK. | com There is some talk of John Hummell of the Superbas being sent to Newark to lace at first base. has ordered new of an Indian design for his team frit A sd im fe also gave out’ the| sound other promoters on the matter ne, Gradnichler F as trainer for the Indians. Fight Langford who ts promoting the Leach Cross-|them to be resid Joe Rivers twenty round fight at his| proposed in a bill introduced by As: has|semblyman Goldberg. The commission Feb, 23 to Saturday evening, Feb. on the same day as the Grand Prix| sion is to get two per race, and hence the change of Feeling confiuent that he has re- ined his good fighting qualities of ears ago, Ad. Wolgast has will probably eco, a matched with Joe Azevedo or Steve the Canadian RACES IN THE GARDEN. Packey McFarland and his man<« & re \CR—Pure i, -year- ager, Emil Thiery, loft Chicago to-day |omeial of thie dtatrint, nan beom planed | $5 ‘Riedie! i fe as for this city. Packey wired Billy Gib- |i, Charge of all the water aporte to be| stam Creql, 07 ey “feorh es son that he had decided to come on |,14°) 0 | Sey: 198: “Homm Hancock, 67; *ielit, and see him in regard to — ahow ie Siedion ytd the Bacctemn one | 20k: Dr, econ, 11; Bertiy, 1 with Mike Gibbons. M27 Wanle expressed | MIXTH RACE—Purse #330; pre: sore ighted that the pro: | 31 selling; handicap: one mile, Billy Gibson tried to arrange @ ten- |moters decided to reinstate water sporte | 7en'#— 10 ton; round bout between Johnny Dundee |on this year's programme. bate Ho 7 308: rer of this city and Freddie Welsh, the —— 96; (Telaen tresgure. 104, to work out @ new one. the arms were drawn back first and as it might be. found out the trouble. began we were losing power. arms were drawn toward the body. ployed to-day. Some acquire it to ago.” Courtney Used Steam Engine Gauge 10 Discover Detects in Stroke. E great Courtney stroke, which has won race after race for Cornell, ‘was devised when the "Grand Old Man" decided that the stroke he was advocating was not perfect. others, but they are all striving to carry out our discovery of ten years EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN He and his associates started in | “Prior to that time,” Courtney says, “we had used a stroke in which when almost at the waist the slide ‘was commenced. We were losing power; the stroke was not as efficient Finally we put a steam engine gauge on a machine and In the middle of that stroke jnst before the slide * After that we started the slide as the ‘That is the only rowing stroke em- @ greater degree of perfection than Fordon Wants One Star Bout ‘There's a plan on foot to cut down the number of “star” ten-round bouts win tiring of #0 much so- iiling. Fordon declared that three ten-round bouts that nearly. every Club presents now is entirely tov a le perform, petition between clubs the supply of first-class talent is being exhaust. ed. To remedy this he advocated that each club stage one really star ten- round fight. Ihe Commission thought ite | well of his suggestion, which has been agitated before, and advised him to of] and report his findings next week. _—————— WOULD TAX BASEBALL. for State Commission of Three Members. ALBANY, Feb. 4—A State baseball commission of three members, two of ts of New York, is ™ | would have supervision of all games comi cent., the other to to lo authori- of play grounds. CHARLESTON ENTRIES. three per cent. ties in charg RACE TRACK, CHARLESTON, 8. » Feb, 4.—The entries for to-mor- Cc. fo CHARLESTON WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Purse $300; for maiden two-year-old fillies; three and a half furlongs—Finalee, 110 (Con- nelly, 3 to 1, 6 to & and 3 to 6, won; Ermagrade, 10(Turner), 25 to 1, 8 to 1 and 3 to 1, second; Yellow Flower, 104 (Hall), 20 to 1, 6 to 1 and 8 to 6, third. Time, 0.43 Kewpie, Still Day, Gerthelma, May Shaw, Paid in Full, Alledo, also ran. Shaw and Yellow Flower, Davis entry. BECOND RACE—BSelling; $300; for three-year-olds and w| and one-half furlon, ‘Prot 3 | GNeander), 20 to 1, 8 to 1 and/ to 1, first; Dust Pan, 103 (Obert), 10 to 1, 4 to 1 and 2 to 1, second; Tony W., 106 (Pickett), 7 to 5, 1 to 2 and oyt, third. Time, 1.09 2-5. Auto Maid, k, John Marra, Rummage, Stucco, Lady Ran- kin, Country Boy also ran. ‘ THIRD RACE—The Columbia Sell- ing Stakes; purse $1,200; for three- year-olds and up: one mile and seventy yards.—Pardner, 115 (Smyth), 7 to 3, 1 to 3 and out, first; Royal Meteor, 106 (McTaggart), 7 to 2, 1 to 6 and out, second; Counterpart, 104 (Neander), 8 to 1, 3 to 2 and out, third, Time, 1.47 2-5. Elwah also ran. Pardner and Elwah Hedwell entry. FOURTH RACE—The Harbor Han- dicap; purse $400; three-year-olds and upward; one mile.—Celesta, 102 (Mee Taggart), 5 to 2, even and 1 to 2, won; Joe Detbold, 109 (Goose), 18 to 5, 7 to 5 and 1 to 2, second; John Furlong, 108 (Martin), 7 to 1, 6 to 2 and even, third... Time, Lochiel, Ella Bry- son, Deposit and Ivan Gardner also ran, purse five Pe PS SS JUAREZ ENTRIES. The Juarez entries for to-morrow's races are as follows: FURST RACE—Helling: three. and on. ard fic, —*MBpafe, Rory 88; Helens 88; 106; og 9 Nctows, "110, * Adolant 10; Bha Ho, i Mott, "115; Amon, 9, 115; Hamon, 113; (reat Jubilee, 118, COND RACE—Helling; pear-olde; ‘fic half furrongs,- Hi TH ward: fire and hirse iron Scere a. tor pprentice allowance ¢i MOTOR BOAT SHOW Madison 84. Garden, Jan. 31 te Fob. 7, inelualve ‘Adee, ion Donmiaice, lossoms, 112. BIXTH RACE-—Selling: fc aide med up. Hiss ee stan ti es —_— MLUARDS AND BOWLING RePains BY EXPERT MECHANICS, PE BARES RDP BSA, PRN Tenth Annual =