The evening world. Newspaper, February 27, 1914, Page 18

P-TO-DATE AND NEWSY _ La Langford Has a Reason) fer Boosting Johnson—Car- - pentier Should Walt Few {Years Before He Tackles Ohampion. emrem ins ye pat “THOUGH Sam Langford, fresh from Paris, says that Jaox Johneon is “as good as ever,” of the Zulu grampion Feceived in this country show to be as round as a watermeion. may be as strong as ever, phe certainly is fat. And fat isn't best thing in the world for a man. an hardly blame Langford for Johnson and slipping a quiet to Moran and Gunboat Smith. Ukely that the Gunner and ‘Will both beat Sam to a ccna Johnaon. If they were out ¢ ‘way there'd be no one else tor} to fight just now. @oubt Carpontior would like to Johnson. This would hardly be Splendid fighter though he ts, fe only twenty years of having been born Jan. 12, 184. be much bigger and stronger or three years more, and even For his weight and Im three or four champion. feat after the title now he Bt be badly beaten, in which case he would lose some of ube 121 warded to @ baliplayet, And @ most Moran. Then there's cast from Jimmy Dime's Dime says he tan't with Datly, ea the six and scraprer will surely ar- in courne of time, and the better the better man a chance to ? he gets a fer then big base Another fellow | tic! a lot of trouble chasern ie this Fritts, a six footer, fairly fast clever, we'ching 185 pounda and @ kiek an hard Gunboat Me hit Jack Heinan last ‘nd knocked him from one alde Ping to the other, and out. AVE SMITH, the Australian Heht / heavyweight, is a curious sort @f a fighter. He's very fnat, Qad wame. He beats every one @ecte, with the single exception of who has twice knocked out fn the first round. Right being knocked out by Mo- Gmith turns around and trims @ther good man in championship ‘There must be something “Indian sign” thing after all. tier surely has it on Wells, t of the recent Carpentier. says that Carpentier ran the rin; a fairl; the ais to net at Welle, hie @over up without once using left jab that was his beat ‘A® Leach Croas ever knocked down?" asks @ correspond- eat ‘Leach wae knocked down, you know about it? The gen- Who earned a decision over wes a former manager. This ago, when that big aoe the purse, Leuchie tried the check and found, as he it, cone it was phoney.” hunted fe) his manager, fee menting is the lobby of a ." gald Leachie, apologetically, think I'll have you for a any more, My brother fam to manage mo after this,” ‘won't have me for « manager, ed «the donor of the check.” And before Leachio bam | unmarked, while both Ja pighes Leachie up the Probably and dida't want too much by staying Leach has been knocked to mention that time Dick ed him in forty-oue about it. INNY KILBANE, although fight- fag at a good elip just now, @eem to be anxious to Jobnn; over & bene giz men as!sorup at the National Sporting Club THE EVENING. WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914. _ BEST BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW Y _ THE REAL RECEPTION COMMITTEE Copyright, 1914, by The Prose Publishing Co. IN. Y. Club Sends Matty Blank Contract, _ With Privilege to Name His “Big Six” Can “Writ “Write His Own Tioket” for as Many Seasons as He Wants to Work in Na- tional League. By Bozeman Bulger. 8 Harry Hempstead specds on toward Texas it develops that Christy Mathewson has in his what ia probably the most remarkable blaak contract ever for- Interesting bit of information on the ide is that it was forwarded before the Federal Zaague ever got. in com- munication with the O! jaster. Matty’s contract is not only blank as to signature but blank as to M and length of rm. In other Matiy can “write his own} Hie inetructions were to fill in the amount of salary he desired, the number of years he dosired to have it in force as far as he Uked. In nadine 3 Mathewson such @ con- tract well known that ho would ie tak e a eotmyed of the von- F jravoipes uposed in him to bovst the fignres wut of reason. He knows @bout how much he is worth and, if you know Matty, you know that ho will not ask for more than that amount. He is placed in # rather awkward position. ND now comes the strangest | Kink of all—the reason why ho! has not signed. Rather than to exercise the privilege of riting | his own ticket" Matty prefors for the New York ball club to fil in the Dundee, Despite Injury To ‘0 Hand, Defeats Moore One-Sided Maton t Deoided at “the National Sporting Club— Cross and Bloom to Box on) March 5. by John Pollock. LTHOUGH he gave away clitht pounds in weight to Pal Moore, the Philadelphia lightweight, Johnny Dundee had no trouble win- Bing last night in their ton. show. Dundee was entirely tov fast for Moore, He lauded on him repeat aay, with left jabs and heavy blow to the stomach, and after tho first) round Was apparent that Jobany would surely win, Dundeo had Moore in a bad way in several of the rounds, ut he wae unable to drop him with his punches. In the fourth round Dundee injured hie left hand, but he kept right on using it and often sent Moore's head back with short, snappy jabs, When the bout ended Dundee left the ring of Moore's eyes were in wourming. contests, Dick Peters was substituted for Bopper O'Neil and casily out- pointed Billy Benuet of Ireland, and ‘Bull” Thompson stopped Jimmy Lambert in the third round, Unless Jack Johnson meets with an eocident he will meet Frank Moran in @ battle for the world's champjon- ghip title at the Veledrome d'Hiv in i@ on June 27, Details for the contest wero between Jobn- eon Moran's manager in Paris to- Aa important match between heavy- to-day weighta was at ret vin rhe | Maro du the other two |! amount of salary. His argument is: “You have a better idea of how much 1a the amount.” That is why Inyed signing until the arrival of Mc- Graw or Mr. Hempstead. The Fe i League promoters knew that Mathewson had such a proposition on his hands and that ts why Mr. Gilmore made no definite offer as to sainry. Ho merely asked Matty to consijer the proposition of managing the Brooklyn club and to submit terms. This the great pitcher!to be the one man of all who would ther timid has never played under has not d pe byt probably will not, do. He ca y salary he wishes from either Tesawe and will first cide on where ho prefers to play. ‘That, we take it, should give most anybody considerablo feeling of satis- faction, R, GILMORE practically ad- mits that he has no hopes of Ketting Mathewson, but, be- fore leaving New York, he smiled broadly when mention was made'of the stir he had caused. Mr. Hempstead should arrive in Marlin about the same time that Matty does, | Now that Scout Irwin has gone! away with the last consignment of things aro going to be round here for a week, Unless pull a new one. And there is plenty of opportunity. Tho so-called “outiaws" meot in Chicago | to-day for the apportionment of play- re and Jobnny Ward anxiously awaits the award to Brooklyn, It seems quite certain that Otte Crandall has taken the big jump, and! {this has caused the most surprise of all the dealings between the players | ot organized baseball and the Feds. ‘The Giants may not sertously miss Otle and nobody blames him for get- ting more money, but he was believed of #red McKay, who has lost more battles than the Federal generals in the Meaican war, McKay looked so much like a real fighter after John had cut his hair, massaged his face, and gave him @ shampoo that he took jm into the stable, John matched McKay to fight Levinaky al Hroadway Sporting Club on March 8, The McMahon brothers have post- poned their next show at the Empire A. C. from March 4 to 6 They changed the date to give Leach Cross and Phil Bloom, who meet in the main bout of ten rounds, more time in which to get into condition for the battle, eo oung’ Shugruo of Jersey ‘ity and Leach Cross '@ been matched to meet in the main event of ten rounds at the Empire A. C. of Harlem on March 13. Eddie M Mahon arranged the contest to- by offering Leach | bie guarantee. Jack Britton and Kid Graves, the Weatern lightweight, will come to- gether in @ ten-round bout at the 1 paaway Sporting Club of Brooklyn March 10. All arrangements for bout were clinched when the club hmaker gave Danny Morgan the amount asked for Britton’s ser ae New Polo A. A. by ae ten} rounds. Eadie Collins (who. truthful Jack Farrell says rom Ireland) will go against Young Jimmy Duffy, | of Harlem Joe Asevedo, the California lixht- a ht, who has decisions over Owen and Ad. Wolgast, ts coring | here for fights, He has accepted an offer from the McMahon brothers to mont Seance Crane te ® ten-round Hoes a. C, show on at Joe Borrell, the crack ¥ | versa worth than 1, #0 ‘you write in Federal League Magnates to: Hold Meeting To-Day in Chi- cago for the Apportionment of Players. stick. Crandall, who {i jan retiring, S ie longue manager other than Mc. ae In a letter to o his friend, ‘Tommy Ratty, Sammy Strang writes from Paria that he will be here Sunday |ing enthusiasts here have had the/of Strathtay Prince Albert, who suc- to begin his work of coaching the|opportunity of witnessing a bout the| cessfully defended his honors against West Point team. Sammy had to! jational leave Paris before the arrival of the but says he ft them at Rome. Doc Finlay says the tourists are loaded down with junk made up Giants and White Sox, saw Dr. Finlay, whi mostly of freakish looking jewelry. 'P at Fordham the: interest in the chances of A Williams making good for the ‘The big fellow is in Marlin now, but hasn't had a Giants as @ pitcher. chance yet to show what he can do. On tha fleld Williams looks exactly ike Mathewson in physical appear- He hus been mistaken for him several times ~not on account of gamos won, how- ance and pitching motion. ever. A alight change in the schedule of \the Lusitania is likely to tear quit a hole in the plans f and discharge her paasen day night Instead of Fr will put quite a damper on the gang t intends going down the bay to th meet them at sea, Just to avold an argument between the Federal League and the Brook- lyn Dodgers, Romanach, the Cuban! 32 to who cannot understand | Ber! what it ts all about, has decided to play with Long Branch in the ils e Long Branch team is made up en- tirely of Cubans and the only lan- Bpan- fen. ‘That's a good compromize, any- inflelder, York and New Jersey League. guage spoken on the bench fi way. DODGERS PUT TO WORK AT SHOVELLING SNOW. AUGUSTA, Ge, Robinson of the Buperbas put the ball players at work yesterday shovelling * “4 snow. This had to be done before the It ts hoped that by to-morrow the entire field will be in men could practice, condition for all kinds of practice, John M, Ward of the Brooklyn Fed: orale was in Columbia, 8. C., yesterday, arranging for the use of the grounds there for his club, Mr. Ward, in @ cot : moet i, long-distance te! hone, said that The Brooklyn Feds training at Colum twenty-five in numbe: by AS JUAREZ ENTRIES. The Juarez entries for to-morrow are as follows: a a, ine ae bal Brit on, she Bi that is @ lot of r receiving the home-coming Giants and White Sox next week, The big boat will arrive ‘Thura- Feb. 27.—Manager| ¢ most certain that | #7; would do thelr (The New York Evening World). wer The GIANts VR OWN te cunes FREDDIE WELSH LOSES [Prince Aloert, Champion 7 ts Figure) 1) JMMY DUFFY W | Among the Bulldogs, Sold EIGHT-ROUND BOUT English Champion Meets Light- Weight Who Is His Equal at Every Style. a Prize in England, but in This Country He Ig Judged Superior to Any Dog in the World. HAT do you know about a bull- dog tha’ sold for $200, came to this country as an unknown less than two years ago, and in that time has twice won the title of the world’s champion? That's the record inability to win at Chicag: town. Anywhere be been attached to his collar. ST, LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 27.—For ex- The champion's histo: citement and hard, earnest fighting, it has been a long time since the box- addition to J. D, Ede ;As a novice the futui ‘couldn't even win hi various bench shows in England. equal of that Oe the on etal the finest bulla in the world at the etic ast ni wi mi ee ee Westminster Kennel Show that closed port, N. Y., outpoin Re ee Allah chute: | last night at Grand Central Palace. | pion. ‘With a basket full of ribbons and’ Animmostty arewes Le Brevious| prizes and a sinall staff of attendants, squabbles 1 Ww! referee hi should be, and then at the last mo-|erince Albert is goin back to i ment ag to the tape Welsh had on|Chicaso home to-day entirely un- 1|his hands, put the contestants just| affected over his feat of keeping his ord ant spirit 3 oe everything| royal competitors in their place. wi Ly oir power to eliminate each, > . Siberia acanen abd row work ee Tae necator rounds. | hin notable victory, and he was sati |were all on tap during the cight | i beset gate | fled to take another nap, his favorite CHARLESTON WINNERS, | pastime. Alex. H. Steward, the win- ner’s owner, was probably the hap- | FIRST RACE—Two year-olds and|piest exhibitor in the Palace. Mr. upward; selling; six Sarlonee—Our Steward chuckled all over at his good Rusaet m1 ty ori » 4 to 1, 8 to &, T\ luck of buying a dog for $200 and 10; edictine, ie” (Obert), | then running him up to a value that 9 to 6, 7 to 10,1 to 3, third, fs practically pricetess to him. LON'T WIN PRIZE IN SHOWS 9. Clem, Beachey, Hugh Grey, |CO™ Bookin, Troy Welght, ‘Tho Turkoas, IN ENGLAND. irish Kid, Cama- Coming to the United States, the for: tunes of the luckless dog took a sud. dea erse, After careful grooming the new owner entered Prince Albert in the Westminster Kennel exhibi' last year. ‘pions entered, yard for a from jud, was « big surprise coming. The new comer unexpectedly won his us the sure winner, Judge Gillette, however, not only a: the plum to Prince Albert, A. but show. WON FIRST PRIZES IN COMPETI TION IN WEST. to Chicago, Mi i In canine literature a story of a hia fatarita Prince Albert's life would read like a romance, Just imagine an animal Who couldn't win anything in» his native country coming here un- heralded and capturing the highest title possible two years running against dogs that were judged hia superiors? The strangest fenture of Prince Albert X-COUNTRY RUNNERS TO HOLD REUNION. |? Taleg of crona-country ruuning before the sport degenerated into a hike over the city roads may be expr: at Murray's to-morrow night when the New York Hare and Hounds, one of the oldest harrier organizations of . feeds lh BE ,| CHARLESTON ENTRIES, America, will bold a reunion. ‘The sae Pte CHARLESTON, 8.] members of this club followed the trail Following are the entries] around Westchester County in the early and ditehen| His second Westminater victor; trought hundreds of admirers t Prince Albert's beach. Men closel examined his mouth and Women, dozens of them, would stan .awson's Irish Boy. Thi the Westminater champion came ou Albert was bench: shows and he easily won first At the Mineola sealbte last also was awarded hi the next six month on weight and became stronger. object of thi the show ¢: ‘second; une hi tain Carmody, 118 (Nicklaus), 4 to id even, thira, Time, 1.19 1 kiey, fe, Gaty Pallen Miss Bleanor and Miss Primity also ran, THIRD RACE—Four furlongs; for two-year-olds—Billy Joe, 104 (Turner), 6 to 5, 7 to 10, won out; Moscowa, 106 i (Obert), 16 to 5, 9 to 6, 9 to 10, second; Split It, 97 (Murphy), 36 to 1, 8 to 1, 8 to1, third. Time 512-5. May Shaw, Yellow Flower, Santo, Jack Hanover, Stalwart, Helen also ran. closed that night. try woul best of shape. that he was nervous when he saw t formidable array of champions th at a it came up bis aristocratic nose to Capt. J. J. Archer, who joined the club in leading spirit of the reunion POND, RACE: | ae ee ee three-yearolds ily inna “feat ENGLISHMEN NO LONGER DESPISE BASEBALL. and exclaim: t he cute.” -yoar-olde —Funt, hale TH aa ‘olthorie, ioe. Comperiowe 108, mete LONDON, Feb. 27.-All the morning newspapers devote unusual attention tu yonterdsy’s baseball gure between the and White Sox, ptiadag photo- the players and pleturesque ptive accounts und eriticlame of aiveping ne would take a little for his visitor ‘The noted champion three pounds quart “hapten aei, Pats beautifull: 4 milk diet, He gets ver; eat and never any from Mi 0 himeelf. cr rial eriticlam of the conte be, ore belief jek Rapehest Ju not . i, to displace cricket of feotoall as 3 ihe, Bopul exe, tn Englands, The ally: ye nl men ave aime aa it should be played. ick to our cricket, ‘adds, "but we shall ni the mistake of denpising baseball eee CHICAGO SWIMMER BREAKS PLUNGE RECORD. m | ¢ CHICAGO, eve | former Uni r® }new world’ for of St"s-nY seconde for sixty. toot Menke in the Central Amateur Athletic Union swimming championships here last night as 23 second» held ‘Miseourt Athletic be the third aged "at Chance March ited at almost all Ot the hig ‘erent Ing matches that havi afohe P, Lychter, heen held in New York for some et a 'y of Illinois star, ecord pluny $20 ge Pree i] ‘The earliest recollection of claimed by Lord Moingoree, thority of Murphy and Breck Draw. Pirsig? O., Feb, #1.—Bééte Murphy. Breck, of Clovelang, For $200 Two Years Ago Alex H. Steward’s Entry at Westminster Show Couldn’t Win » bis home e. he cleans up. In Chieago not u aingle ribbon has dates back to July 8 1910, when there was an en's kennels, bulldog king entry fee ® British army captain gladly eold him and start for Houston: for $200 to Alex. H. Steward of Chi- |first accident on the ball field happened cago about @ year and a half ago. Thomas Lawaon had a wonderful collection of bull cham- and Prince Albert migh! ag wel! have been in the back- way through classes to a final struggle with Dreamwold Irish Hoy, regarded D. rarded he pronounced him the best dog in the second best. After this setback Prince | in many Western honors, During ince Albert put Li ‘The aretul preparation hed it was known that nearly all the cham- pion bulls of England and this cuun- jd be entered and Mr. Steward Wautod hia prize winner in the very The Chicagoan says ded rmaiene Arey tonalite set, Ket ares 4 judged. But when| He wi me for Prince Albert to be maou cha D, Traver f examined he felt eusier, Mr. steward | YT March ho said that his favorite simply turned | = red. He lives on a strict crackor Little EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN FIRST PRACTICE GAME FOR GIANT ROOKIES SCHEDULED TO-MORROW Palmero, Cuban Pitcher, Re- ports in Condition to Start Real Hard Work. MARLIN, Tex., Feb. 27.—The mem- bers of the Giants in training here will play their first practice game to- morrow, which will give the experts @ chance to see how the youngeters shape up in action. Two more of the Giante’ reokies reported yesterday. They were Emilio Palmero, the much heralded Cuban southpaw pitcher, and Milton Stock, who is down to play third base on the regular team in ease Arthur Shafer docs not report. When Palmero appeared in the lobby of the Arlington Hotel tn the after- noon he was taken in hand ‘| y Chief Meyers. He seemed greatly pleased and relieved when he heard the Chief welcome him in Spanish. He was cordially greeted by his fellow play- ers and made to feel at home. Meyers was the young Cuban's interpreter during the afternoon practice and kept him under his sheltering wing during the day and night. Palmero ts a light complexioned boy and red headed, altogether wa- like in appearance from what the other players expected. out with the squad in the and made a good impressior He is a@ tall, titne youngster and has a neat delivery. He did not use any speed to speak of, although he fe in good form, having pitched his last me of the winter session in Hav- last Thureday. He took up training with much energy and promises to live up to the reputation he made in Havana, whore he ie @ great favorite. 2 ORS Eee CHANCE STARTS FOR HIGHLANDERS’ CAMP. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 27.—Jvank y for Houston, Tex., charge of the Highlanders. hi pont the winter out of nd is in excellent condition, HOT BPRINGS, Ark. Feb. sis Bt Highlanders re fortunate in bal weather for practice. Cou break camp after to- -morrans werket a e ternoon while the bunting practice was on, il Sweeney of the Boston Braves ti had oo big, it y's be szed along and atruck him CHESS CHAMPION MARSHALL WINS MANHATTAN’S PRIZE. Out of a fel of) twenty-two competi- tors in the rapid transit tournament ik J. Marshall, th pion, emerged the winner of of the seven hung the chin The list of players ii many ay ee well-known experts means a series of four pre- Hminary vounda. ‘These nine then a round a rome, tourer Mt y 3 id drawing with in james Hf winners were: , TopRtonentnal je other fa —_--—~. OUIMET PLANS TO SAIL ON MARCH 31. BOSTON, Feb. 27.—In oraer te additional time for ras eget on tha: Sie Atwertous are. he Ameri ee gee Team, the judge, and it was all ¥ o ly mouscies, id Prince Albert re- rier , ¢urnad these compliments with a cho- = rua of snores, His handiers say that the dog slept most of the time during the four days of the show. When not parade she rxbout niet Sold by Grocers Everymhare aa lla ety "| ™ackbaly, SUMED UP eae to Buy Big Spring Clothes Right Suit or overcoat made to measure from materials left from last stylish effects that will Mc hi Sow th talllors this — ye ee $50 ‘patterns amon; focesaer. Sale ends Saturday, He worked , Y