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Beat Cross With Some- to Spare, but Leach Always Dangerous. MH Yon Enccine Wena BHUGRUE beat Leach Cross the Garden last night with ite a bit to spare. No better been seen this season. It ‘Bction from start to finish. It & real lightweight affair, too, i weighing 131% to Sbugrue's 133. wasn't disgraced. Far from S There wasn't a second of the minutes of actual fighting that "t Gangerous. There was but wn, and it wab scored in the seventh round. sbu unbalancing right (Cross’s chin with a solid lifting fit im the pit of the stomach, and gat down hard, the most eur-| man in the house. He was up , but was as wild as a March fm Bie attempts to offset the the knockdown had done to in the fight, in the second, exact, Cross, full of confidence, areui ight after be landed bis characteristic swing on the Jersey iad's jaw, for & second the rooters from the river were badly scared. a head started toward the and getting away wi round by roun iyi me wer " BEST SPORTING PACE CULTURE IS INVADING THE RING Ul Copyright, 1915, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). Wane You NOTED “Hat BOKER FROM ENGLAND pTRALIA, ad re en) Joe Huspumes., GUNBoAT SMITH (Ss Te Box CAR. MORRIS OUT Wes) He MAY NOT Be ABLE To PUT Cover. Tus Socety STurr. 1f Preppy WELSH Boxes “a ca mope® WKUE RITCHIE May BE ABLE TO CATEH MIM. FISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP <= oftos=— By John Pollock==—=0m0e———— MRS. WELSH THOUGHT BOUT BETWEEN CROSS AND SHUGRUE A DRAW. One Session Not Enough For A. A. U. to Decide Platt Adams’s Status On Next Saturday Afternoon Registration Committee Will Continue: Sitting on Noted in November, added isht by battling Leach Crom | Square Garden, Joe fought for 26 Der cemt. of Li atone receipia after the haat tecetved ie i. ‘ pee mt . we hnras "The total erooe roseipte ere Fio.s18." mp. wire, Walsh wit ° |] We the world’ ony dever | Jeck Curtey. promoter of the coming cham: | fact that they all worked | (it eit “eaten Jack Johniya aud, Juss at one time in the same office and and that they were on none too sold some of bis prizes and :nedais. Then the next witnesses, Theimor, Schenck the at Manager Herzog of Reds Has Been Visiting Giant Outfielder at His Home in Elmira and It of Freddie lightweight champion, who has attended many of the boxing shows held in Madi son Square Garden and e: them just as much as she doe box entirely ‘Bgainst Cross, Instead he fought fought hard, incidentally that he has-a punch when deliver it. He didn't do the up and down he showed Vreddy Welsh and Chai He was more deliberate, as if Gesire was to change the pop mn that he is simply ing boxer. He let punches Cross, and landed them, too, of power and plenty of behind them. They hurt, Leach pulled that stalling than once, or whenever a wood oF reached the evident from the start that uid outbox Cross easily. _ ree oping Pres dre boars minu! fe puncies being of the ine a t game thing in ¢ it Leach’s overhand t almost remulted in a knock- Teund would bave bee: showed himself to be a for' a straight left. shu missed few of these, ‘he switched bis punch to ly usually found a resting apot Foss’s ribs or stumach, Leach, » wasn't dismayed at any He tried hard to follow a @ different kinds of advice which from the vicinity of his corner, @olng 0 suffered. When Abo chea him ¢o rough it and it. uppercut, Leach lost hi tyle and made little head: evident throughout the bout only hope was on land- phance punch and putting Sereeyite backed out of range and Leach couldn't laud any stage. ead, he constantly tha’ [a respectful wallop, and when ely whot it over it car- n ating. This was the ninth round, when Cross, very aggressively and og Bhurrue with hard’ body A, was slowed up with a short ) What landed forcefully on the rd the end of this round put @ atiff-teft to the jaw uncorked a left hook to the the Pd punch that clean: gh down in the seventh round, way, that seventh round M wasn't a knockdowr ut ir Tach tell about it idn’t put me down with « shouted to thone tn his cor- | he round ended. nest seen in a long time, ) bout wound up with a lively | ound, although Shugrue didn't | in, @ three-round bout f lilliputians, pay ded a lot of action into the f yhen anot nt oer terms with the defendant when they made their affidavits, 0 He Jumpers Case, in Which Ma: who labored with a | gitet Is Charged With Selling Some] German acceni, teatited he. now edited a Socialist paper in Elisabeth, of Prizes. N. J. Theimer soon set the courtroom His in an uproar when he imagined that sory, jahoney, who theatrical performance, was spectator at the Joe Shugri Leach Cross ten-round, battle in the Garden last night. After the contest an Evening World reporter asked her how she liked the bout nd who she thought titled to the honors, and she rep! “1 liked the contest immi K4 ae the men fought fi thini cor Looks as Though He'll Be Swapped for the Crack Cin- cinnati Southpaw. HETHER Platt Adams, the world's, greetest all-round By Bozeman Bulger. think i was a draw. 1 (ORD comes from Elmira, N. Y. Jumper, ls guilty of | the . 5 fighter, He ald. net farms where Red Murray, the veteran charge of selling some of his prises Trt || gop # bout against Grose a outfielder of the Giants makes proved too much of a problem for the| / Gi i] digi wien Charley ” {ote winter home, that a deat is about to Registration Committees of the was caused es 8 for Cross | thin! Graw ani the Reds, whereby th: pri th As for C 4 night at t! Bartholomew's Club, onge made a splendid showing, and || rel-topped player goes to Cincinnat! and the case, one of the most impor- Several times, he really in exchange for Rube Benton, the ard regarding anathlete’s|" Peter Lawrence Schenck, a tal YOY Savery" Tt has just been will be continued | blond youth, was next called, and hint xed a ‘Salthe ot Manager Mc- a be consummated between A. A. U. to deoide at one session last tof ghti crack southpaw. Heraog, testified how he came to make learned that Charley 6. next Saturday afternoon, amdavit cha t] Giant and manager of the Redland The committ with Chairman | some of fis eee \peitiod tribe, bas been visiting Elmira for Stump acting as presiding judge,|, Schenck related how he once ac- the past couple of days for the pur+ Ustened to nearly three hours of beac greet ome te. the oftce, 08 a pose of securing Murray's agreement timony fram Mi P. Le looncerning a ring whieh was supe to play ip Cincinnati if the deal goes Sohenok and T. I. Glynn, the ae to have been one of the ath- through. who in affidavits charged A ote's firat prize: It i» reported that Murray is not T. L Glynn, who dually ohewed averse to making a change in his with acts which, If true, would cAUS® lem while on’ the stand, proved te ~ affiliations, as be figures that he his suspension from the amateur /be the best witness of the e ‘ening. would be surer of a chance of playing union, ‘There are several more wit- related how he worked in the regularly with the Reds than he tame office with Adams, and how he See ee ee tery cna te blolle Pete Fitagerakd, manager of Joe fold jurray originally wri day that eo was ama Glynn, Adama brought two cups and | liens. maid eae "Tee * fielding, bis good batting, throw of the world’s champion jumper took | eight gold medals, oy a CAR te Fe Be | it and his speed on the bases. In thi the tance of a regular ju-| Glynn further declared that he pur- | walls few weeks lelore encrypting eat 5 world series with the Athletics In 1911 a; Both Adams and the spared a ring once from Adams|_.., Ve pyr d heed he fell down salsorebly, | Heras ant complain! witnesses were repre-|for Murray are pals ani sented by counsel and the crose-ex-| On another occasion Glynn aa! ¥ confident that a new berth will do amination at times supplied conaider-| Adams wanted to sell him a stop | >t, him a world of i able amusement for the spectators. | watch far $15, but he didn't buy it Benton was considered one of the The evidence that was introduced} because he told Adams he could c@ best southpaws in the game up to a better watch for 500 green coupons. the time he met with a meseuoras ‘i In ali of Giyan.s toetnony | re ard accident lant age ue Se Bg cupa and medals he failed up in noted athlete showed a dress|name any contest at which Adame ig when he resumed pitching he eaid contained his| was supposed to © won the tro- with | didn't seem to be much deterio! prises. phies. et | in_ his twirling ability. ‘The first witness called was a local! When Glynn finished the hearing bed abate] The attempt to are Benton sporting writer who related how he| was adjourned because it was foarad n ‘of Cincinnat! on Feb. 1, rounds, ‘go clever makes it look as though Manager came in ponression of the three aM-|the lights would be extinguished any |'* seeds ee aa en Feed yg gutpainted, im jail he wy.| McGraw has despaired of having davits, in which it was alleged Adama! minute. Battling Levincky, whole sisted to have it out Iietaueee Rube Marquard in his employ this Wanta fa | srish-Americans Dooin Wants to | Play Crescents Play With Yanks on Ice To-Night PHILADELPHIA, | bi Mw Smarting under the impression that prevails from the interview The Irish-American A. C and Cre: cent A. C. sevens will meet in the only local Amateur Hockey League Columbia’s Hope | Fields of Record Size Of Championship, In Millrose A. A. Events Blurred by Tigers Peiahibiia — Six Hundred and Fifty- Zour Great middie distance runner of the University of Pennsylvania, will carry Entries in All for To-Night’s | Philadelphia's color Big Games. Princeton defeated the Columbia basket ball five last night on the latter's court by 2 27. * The Tigers won the game in the last half when they overcame a lead of five points and led the fast Columbia lads @ merry pace through @ rousing fin- ish that was nerve-racking in tte ex- citement, The home team had just taken o brace and caught thelr second wind whon the whistle blew and left the chances of Columbia winning the intercollegiate champlonship — seri- ously in doubt, MeTigue won the game for the vis- The programme is made up mostly of apecials. The Millrose “600” for the FE. H. Posen trophy will bring to ROBABLY the greatest list of P entries in the history of indoor sport has been received for the Millrone A. A. games, scheduled in the Garden to-night. There are 654 entries. Of course some of those named won't atart, but even so there will be record mize fields in all the events, That New Yorkers will carry off the majority of prizes and honors rises Mora in the second half by his agility | ‘Mer oie, Ba, eh Se) eae Seam in caging several of the tries at @/ piiageiphia, Chicago, New Haven goal from foul, which were mlased by} ana Newark will be represented by Paulson, another of the stars among! Star. who are likely to win thelr ape- the visitor: clalties. Calder at his best for Columbia, > *| From Boston will come a team com- but Benson lost his eye for the ae a Sago ond posed of great a iced Arie ne alt, wen ne ig Tom Halpin, Dave Caldwell, Fred y three of which Would have won| Burns, James Powers, J. A. High and the game. 8. D. Rowe, Princeton :arted off with a rush in] Chicago will be represented by Joe the first half d had run up a acore| Loomis, the lad who captured three of # to 8 before the home team| national titles at Baltimore laat fall, found themselves, and Calder scored | He will start in the dash, hurdies and the first goa) from field. Then Colum-| high jump. He has been here severai published with President Baker that he was about to turn traitor nised baseball, former Manager Dooin of the Phillies de- || game of the week at the St. Nicholas clared that he challeaged Baker 1 Rink to-night. The team orem ¢ ‘waivers on % a together the best middle distance men |] {ah ny National League Clus || 1¥ matched. The i ~Arerionse in the country, Among those who|f wanted him, and that have won the only leagy on will oti are Halpin of the Boston |] Manage novan of t! which they played, gaining an A. A, Meredith of Penn, could use him. victory over the Hockey Club. Baker of the New York A.'C. ‘Lam not out for money, and it | “But the Creacents played so well well of the Boston A. A., is no hold-up game I am payin, Re BP gape tell grad ba Gough of the Loughlin Lyceum he sald, “I want to play ball ns +. 4 Ma Sane) Hugh Hirschon of tho Irish-Ameri. |} the East, where all my interests [| pions, that many hockey en! can A.C, ‘s0 1 am willing to accept less |) think they will be returned the win- t a W ot offer, I would pli jack, as an illustration, if he needed a catcher, at a lower figure than with any other club.” ners. Against Hobey Baker and bis mates the Bay Ridge clubmen showed they have @ team that will have to be reckoned with in the league race this season, They seemed to, have the game won until the last few minutes of play. is Slight changes are likely in itt Ds of both teams to-night. The ‘Winged Fist men are anxious to win the game and keep close to the top of the league. If the Crescents win the Ww will be tied with the Irish-Ame! ns. They think their defense | the Irish attack. The other league s will be between the 8 the Boston A, A. This conte: be staged in the Boston Arena Sat- urday night, and the Hub players are sondsent man Wanami P| Kolehmainen, the great Finn, will op- @ big and classy field, including idney Laalie of the Mi C. and Mike Devanney of the Irish American A. C,, Willie Kyronen and a Boott. he road race will probabl; in a victory for McK. Gtanni of the Millrose A. A. from scratch and give his opponente liberal handicaps. He is at his beat at Present and will probably overhaul the handicap mon before they reagh the Garden. Basketball Results. By the victory over Bushwick High School yesterday at the Forty-seventh Regiment Armory, 55 to 14, De Witt Clinton is now tied with Commerce High Behoot for the lead tn the high school basketball champlonship race. The vic- tory also made the Afth P. 8. A. L. game won by Clinton, The game was featured by Kaufman's playing at forward, for the winners. He ca, and five from the foul line, making total of twenty- thin the mext reauit opulus He will start it & Loring Wil will be voted om by the at te New Jerey Legislature, As. Sieg latroduce! the bill im the \, Sena lor wih xu. ea ee 8 eshte rena Stuyvesant Mii victory to its credit, defeating ken High School at basketball by 34 to 16. The winners excelled the otccer i noha abi i a Sallie th AORN Nt at th Bameucr, Tus Sumen’s es ‘S ert: 3 AFFAIR. SINCE INBOAT ENTERED SocIeTY. Bean De Count, MIsto Rerenere. An Done rrnocc ’ His HAT Orr} Red Murray for Benton Is Trade Likely to Be Put Through by McGraw *::: TARE ry Rube will stick with the Ped whom be recently signed. With to bolster up his pitching ataff. that signed by Roger Peckinpaugh Detroit just the same. “I didn't get to see Pipp or Hig so that South for training.” friends the Yank manager unguari edly talked himself into-a. bet and good. him was Joe Jackson. “Are you baseball for New York?” asked J “I certainly am,” replied Bill. I think I can deliver.” “Well, lll of wine,” said Jackson, don't win a single game of oe. game and win it.” It has put me in a terrible fix. Ditch enough to win a cash that bet I am I the pennant while tryin, be attended to in regard to t ing up of the deal for the and the organizing of an off Capt. Huston has about decide clos- Graw's party Sunday. offices on Feb. 1," he explained, Gees to get everything In shape, self thi game of golf.” Now that McGraw has been exp: and bring up another who is try! than Wilbert Robinson—ye: Haste also presented the rol ments, and already he has put &@ good-size Maryland fleld in ‘shape for spring cultivatjon. Dick Kinsella is still being besieged with inquiyies about that aMdavit of Miner Brow: in which he charged that Dick gave @ bird dog for a Ball layer. Kinsella, “that In my whol can't remember ever letting a good dog | summer and that ne belleves that sible with De- | Maree also gone McGraw tx anzious The only Yank contract that GUL Donovan brought homo with him was| but he did @ little missionary work in Id tho new inanager, “but # found, be in tho hands of a that they had been signed by Detroit,| Who ar and Mr, Navin assured me that this, When t Pair of youngsters would be turned | #0 undergraduate affair and tl over to us within the next few weeks | Should be planned: and pl: they could report and go/ undergraduates. While in Detroit among hia old! “And | from just bet you a magnum you nings all season—that is to say, you pitch nine full innings of a Single “And the worst of it,” said Bill yes- terday, “is that I took the bet before I found out just what a magnum was. Itt me so as to le to toss On account of the many things to bh kees not| April 17, Johns Hopkins; May 1, Uai- to make that trip to Cuba with Mc- “We are going to take charge of the 4 it I go away I don't see how it will be | Set inager Donovan may want us here for a conference every day or 80, and it looks as if I will have to deny my- Pleasure of seeing McGraw begin his assaults on the honored we might as well probe a little deeper ——— e Range Rome Somew siar|™ Sething to Tay uN to to hide from the glare of publicity. This latest golf victim is none other Your Flatbush with a set of “And the funny part of It ts,” said he é Ufe I | sists, HBBEN OPPOSED TO PAD COMES OFELLERE Princeton’s President Sa} Present Expensive System Makes Puppets of Players PRINCETON, N, J., Jan, 14.—Pi ident John Grier Hibben of Princeton University, In his annual report pra+ sented to the Board of Trustecs to- day, expressed the hope that p coaches in athletics would soon disap- pear. Athletics are suffering from an overorganiz6a system of coaching, he said, and he believed that more re- sponsibility should be placed on team If undergraduates should ed from “unnatural domina- their sports by graduate coaches,” he said, “intercollegiate sport would be liberated from the ab- |noram! incubus of a superimposed |system which tends to make puppets of the players.” President Hibben, in the report, said: “Our athletics, not only in Princeton but throughvut the coun try, are suffering from an over-or- Kanized system of coaching. that the ti of tion |the patd coach will disappear. He | his ever increasing number of assistants, all of whose expensed | prove letic the conte: heavy drain upon the ath- easurer and tend to kee} intercoll al figure, ren- der int rt an unduly affatr “particularly in the game of foot- ball the captain of the © team should be the — solely —_reapon- persons for the manage- mént of his men, devising and direct- tng their in i that in the critical situations of a great contest he and his team will ris» to the occasion and win or lose, with | honor. . ;| “It is quite absurd, when one comes | to think ef ft, that the control of the +, toa in all preliminary games should bated to th If you place upon | them the responsibility they will re- spond to it for it is certain that re- sponsibility always provokes efffi- ciency. That men may be resource 8 a@ little bit worried over how to make | ful in time of emergency they mus* One of those who interviewed | be schooled in tl art of resourceful- ‘mulation of their | ness by some .. going to pitch regular! latent powers of ingenuity. “If we release our undergraduatea the unnatural domination of their sports by graduate coaches and from the confusion of many minds and voices in the direction of their activiti will simplify the whole athletic situation and liberate idter- collegiate sport from the abnormal incubus of a superimposed system which tends to make puppets of the players, limiting the spontaneity and free play of their natural initiative.” PL iasanl stcco dtd NAVY’S TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED, ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan, 14—Navy's field and track schedule for the coming spring, just issued, follows: versity of, Virginia; 15, Columbia; 33, rgetown. of the meets will place at Annapolis. ’ Tennis matches. also announced ol wi r Georgetown; 17, PLehigh: University f Virginia: 15, Perms) Versity of Bichigan 2, Unie johns Hopkias. 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