The evening world. Newspaper, February 18, 1916, Page 14

‘AND NEWSY —_—_— Langford and McVey Box in Tame Fashion Before Small, Crowd at Garden. nowt Rls eck Bresine Wont AM LANGFORD and Sam McVey, Mkely to get another chance to box im the big inclosure. ‘The bout was one of the tamest ever witnessed between men of their size and reputation. So much did they stall that it looked as though they had an understanding between them not to hurt each other. ‘That the fans figured the serap would be an easy-going affair wae demonstrated by the lack of Interest by the small gathering on hand. It was the smallest crowd that hae attended a boxing show in Mad- jgon Square Garden since the Fraw- ley Boxing Law went into effect. It is the kind of a bout that Lang- ford and McVey put up that has largely been responsible for the fol- lowers of boxing refusing to patronize shows where colored men are adver- tiged to meet each other. The fans always have a suspicion that they wil not do their best. For the first four rounds of the “pink tea” the men fought fast and at times each landed a real wallop, elther in the body or on the jaw. ‘These punches looked so good to the spectators that they really thought the men were trying. It was after the fourth that the spectators started to take notice of things, for then the fighters clinched repeatedly and let go swings and hooks to the head and body which did not seem to have much force be- hind them. The fans shouted for the men to “go in and fight,” and also hissed them both, during the remaining rounds In three rounds Langford had Me- ‘Vey dazed from punches on the jaw, ‘but he did not take advantage of his condition. In the semi-final Andre Anderson, the giant heavyweight of C knocked out George “Boer” jel in ‘Be fifth round. Anderson floored Rodel several times before he put across the finishing punch. HE little flare up about the hard bandages Benny Leonard is - charged with having used on Shamus O'Brien in a recent bout at Syracuse recalls the time when fight- ers weren't particular about what UP-TO-DATE Capt. Huston Wouldn’t Trade Maisel Joe Jacksons Fritz Is Interested Listener While Yank Owner Is Busy Deny- ing Report That He Is Planning Swap With White Sox, and He Declares He Wants to Play Outfield or Nothing. For Two By Bozeman Bulger. 'F you care to arouse the ire of two otherwise gontle natured gente just ask Capt. Huston or Jacob Ruppert if there.is any truth tn the report that a deal is on by which Frits Maisel is to be traded for Joe Jackson, ‘I want to be obliging and as nice as I can,” said the Captain when the subject was mentioned to him at the meeting. “But I won't stand for you| insulting my intelligence. I thought| they “slipped over” o1 opponent. The nimble brain of Kid MoCoy tmvented the most ingenious trick iknown to the ring. The Kid, in some of his old fights, fairly muffed his bands in soft lint bandages, the most harmless imaginable in appearance, His opponents, examining them, found them soft and pliable, like down pillows. No objection at alll But carefully ‘concealed underneath was @ lot of dry powdered plaster of paris. Just before pulling the gloves on McCoy deftly dipped his hands imto the pail, wetting the plaster and dmstantly pulling on the gloves. Then he held his fists clenched for a mo- ment while the plaster set, and was to fight with solid stone under the five-ounce gloves, Some knockouts in those days, Other fighters wrapped tea lead around their knuckles under tho Dandages or wrapped up rows of pennies in the bandages. A later Rnd refined imitation of the Mccoy was the thorough dusting of eoft bandages in plaster of paris, | the gloves being put on in full view of opponent's watching seconds, ‘fhe perspiration of the hands in a few rounds made tho plaster set, surrounding the knuckles with a stone band. you gave us credit for more sense. Though we haven't been in baseball long we are not fools.” “Just why all t asked. “Nation?” we “Why, we've Leon rgking the coun-|* try and have spent thousands of dol- lara to build up a good ball club, and then do you think we would sell the! best player we had to build a club on? Not on your life, We wouldn't trade Fritz Malxel for two Jacksons, | J guess those follows out in Chicago who started that report think we are} crazy. At that, it looks to mo as if! they sent it out as a feeler, No sane man would make a trade like that.” As the day wore on more inter. viewers appeared and tho Captain's indignation increased. And Col. Rup- pert was right with him evory step. By night the gang had stopped “in- sulting their intelligence” and calm- ness prevailed. An interested listener to these dis- cussions was Fritz Maisel himself, #0 small that he was not noticed in ‘tho crowd, getting an earfull and having the timo of his life, He came all the way from Baltimore just to get a line on what the Yanks fntend to do with him, Maisel is probably as much in. In Homes,Clubs, | Restaurants & Hotels IMPO RTED Ginger Ale ans e of the few properly qua fied by the word BEST-= Contre ESaghran A pi lannounce the as terested in the success of the team| as are the owners themselves, “Where would you prefer to play?” I asked him “I want to play the outfield nothing,” he said, “And don't y think I can't do tt, either. I've played 48 many as twenty game in the out- field and haven't been hit on the head yet, No, they won't have to put a maak on’ me out there.” of your playing some one sug- or ” ‘Not on your insisted, life,” the little fellow “If Baker plays third I'm ‘peanut,’ too. Maisel ix delighted with the pur- chase of Baker and vith his chance of playing the outfield, i | Yes, and we are lable to win that old He realizes hold @ job against such men as Hig Hendryx, Miller, Gilhooley and Magi | but that is the kind of contest loves, When the meeting was o'clock, Charles Comiske White Sox came over and ratu lated Capt. Huston on getting Baker, | He admitted that he would have gone | ae high as $50,000 if the former Ath- But Fritzy was right in there} J going to play the outfield or nothing. | that he has got to play great ball to} ‘| which will be @ special medley relay _THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1916. NO HIP ENC 16 NECESSARY “THE pAU~~-° Says He ready that they are a syndicate of contractors from Chicago, Col. Ruppert told the Cleveland people that he would buy Chapman from them if he was on the market, but this was not taken or meant geri- ously, as it was very well known that the star shortstop is the main de- pendenec of that club, which needs building up instead of tearing apart, The Yank owners were very anx- fous to have ‘er come to the meet- ing and show himself, but the home- run hitter preferred to stay at his farm in Maryland, Tie wiil not leave there until the secona squad of Yanks go South two weeks from now. Col t Ruppert however, as his signed con- nd exhibited it at il Ball, the new owner of the Bt, Louls Browns, met the crowd up- stairs and downstairs and proved himself a good mixer. He is a regu- lar two-fisted fellow and ts bound to be popular, He makes no bones about asserting that the Browns will cop the next flag. eve Clarke Griffith is still emitting low, plaintive erles ever and anon over the loss of Joe Gedeon, and now declares that he isn't such a great ball player after all, “Griff” is also trying to sell Chick Gandil and is finding difficulty, notwithstanding the fact that Chick is one of the best first basemen in the la 128. “Whenever T go to sell a man they always seem to think there in some thing the matter with him,” says Griff, "My only reason for making the gale ts that I intend to play Joe » New York boy, at first The Atblotics have bought Pick, a former International Leaguer, to play He is said to be a prom- Jack Dunn declares Wim @ wonde 450 Schoolboys : In Meet Monday More than 450 youngsters, repre- senting all the leading high and pre- ory achools of this city, will compete in the Interscholastic In- door games, held under the auspices of the Horace Mann School for boys next Monday evening at the Twenty- Second Regiment Armory, One Hun dred and Sixty-Eighth Street and Broadway. There will be twenty events, among for the college chanptonship, oe STANDING OF THE TEAMS IN THE WORLD TOURNEY, . Ay nig jletic star had been put up to the highest bidder. The only problem the league has| Gharley}on its hands now is the Cleveland! Tworother ter-/ Club. Ban Johnston says he will w owners in a few days, but it is pretty well } Sowa al the of met THE" CHAIN S BLIMINATES NO BOWLER C4N BOW! LESS une PAR UNLESS HoT” SPARE. FEVER” Federal League Backers Lost in Four Clubs Alone Nearly $2,000,000, Enormous CLE r, money! losses tained by the principal backers of the late Federal League are boginning to come to light. Bal just bil now owner of the = oe more alone. ‘Special to The Evening World.) ELAND, O., Feb, 18.—George Chaney of Baltimore got what shade there was in his with Cal Delaney opéning the professional boxing sea- Meveland, That margin, how- as over so slight as the Cleve- a great b: son in ¢ the club in St. game of golf. Louis. jland lad put up Maryla game of rushing and infighting. This was the third meeting between the two, Chaney getting the decisions’ in the other two, 148, while Chaney tipped the beam at George Chaney Shades Delaney nd la Chaney was ten-round battle here last night, Delaney weighed $182,000 while. promoting a) Fed Ball says the Wards dropped $060,000 and Harry Sinclair $200,000 in the unfortunate baseball venture. Charles Weeghman, in poses? & the Reet it o1 je peace rms, says L) him in the Federal League while they were playin a Weeghman declares he and his associates lost half a million dollars backing a Chicago Federal club just In the first year These losses don’t includo what Edward Gwinner spent in Pittsburgh oud what the Balti- more and Buffalo officials lost, who came je and di at his own the aggressor, _ BEST SPORTING: PAGE IN NEW YORK MAKING BOWLING MORE PALATABLE FOR THE NOVICE — Copyright, 1 UMN SHRAPNEL (5 THE ~ VACCINE vies CAPABLE AYSELP RIGHT NOW, 1'M GONNA BEAT IT at no ELEVEN Cees MORE OF THIS TWREE O'CLOCK THING HVE GOTTA WORK For A LIVING, St. Nicks Have Hard Time Beating Metropolitan Bowlers Visitors Do Some Excellent Roll- ing in First Game, Winning Their Lone Victory by Nine Pins, Schedule Te-Night. Bronx Palace at Eureka. LCHOUGH Coffey’s St. Nicholas Inn bowlers won two out re threo games from the vi Metropolitans in The Evening World three-man amateur tournament night, they were forced to roll their best. In the Very first session the visitors persisted in holding the lead by just a few pins, and with Fried- ensiein’s strong finish took their lone victory by only nine pins. In the middie affair the St. Nicks had to bowl @ new high team score for themselves to corral thin session With Hamlin’s 245 and Woodrow's 222 they pulled their total up to 627, and while the Mets were also coming strong, they were unable to top this record. ‘The last five frames of the closing game kept all the bowling enthusiasts present on edge. The Mets showed the way up to this inning and were forty timbers to the good. The home throughout and thus gained tho edge, team started a rally, decreasing this Briefs of the Sport World ards, two, M ht. American trainer who the Swedish athletes, \eable, messuge from. the athletic tockholm askin a der, last round, world's Juat the Oscar IL y Diplomatic 200-yard relay t in a dual swimming and water in the pool Vollm w records ‘on Wednesday night did not swim @ stroke yesterday and will be fit to-night before thorities of bring H. wode weden correspondence the Intercollegiate Rowing Association and tho New York Central Itailroad still is going om, according to Morton G. Rogue, chatrman of the Board of Stew- Ho said yesterday that he expects to hear from the raflroad in a day or Whether tho annual regatta will be rowed at Poughkeepsie or Ithaca de- pends solely on the railroad. consent to the running of an observation train on July 1 or Juno 30 the race will bo rowed on the Hudson, as it has been wince 1896, The players of the Harvard Club moved a notch nearer squash chai itan League ne pionship of the Metropol- » the class B division y terday, John Munroe, L. I. Grinnell and Rushmore defeated the team of the Helghts Casino on the courts of the latter tn Brooklyn, The Harvard team and the Yale Club team will meet for the title, With Hal Vollmer swimming in the the Columbia team will en- ho rday ninguide Heights to- between! If it will to winning the smashed two for Sweden on Brnle Hjertberg, a8 char) The Finn will He said to-day that he has settled not make the trip. down to business, intends ¢ America his permanent home hereafter runnin, consideration wit make d that will be a minor him. CAMBRIDGE, Ma nest W. Boucy, © football team of last yeur, said to; day that he had eed to assist Dr. Paul Withington, a former Har- vard athlete, in coaching the eleven at the University of Wisconsin next fall. He added that no agreement would be signed until after the close of the college year, a Nigk Qlannakepuios of the Milircse A. .. the Greek distance runner, who re- cchilye won the ‘national cruve-toant champlonship, 1s in New York Hospital, where he was operated on for rupture. ‘The physiclans who attended him said yesterday that the athlete ts gotting along nicely and will be out in al week, ‘They added that he will not be able ‘to run in for several monthi Nick 1s ono of the best distance run: fers in. Amor possesses plenty of speed and bundance of stamina. pe rtmalise tama JESS WILLARD EXPECTS TO COME HERE NEXT WEEK. All obstacles to holding the Willard and Moran bout in Maciison Square Garden on March 26 were eliminated yesterday when Messrs. Curley and Pollok watved their lease to the bulld- ing for that night, and @ new lease was received a ‘au- him to es Kolehmainen, the Finn, with him, ‘The message said wanted ihe Finn to compete series of five races against ite heat runper, f ! eigned by Rickard and McCrackin, who are promoting the big bout. Word was ee with each frame and went into @ ninth on even terms, The visitors ee weakened and the St. Nicks grabbed their second victory by thir- teen pins. The scores Aetrapolitan Woodrow, Hamlin and Fleming arc the leaders'in the St, Nichola vidual tournament. ‘The 6 to~ hight will bo Miller, ‘Thelse and. italy. Smith and Bergman gman undoubtedly gave Kid Hotman and Bobbie Clarke too large a handicap in their mate at the Bergman alleys last night. | Including 180 pin advantage the intter totaled 2020 against: the formera 1996 for the tive gaine Inquiries are fn fast and thick on the coming headpin, tourn gonducted annually by World at the White Hepnant academy. Entry blanks will be ready in the course of a few days. Ride calihacneteresiiee AND GOSSIP By John Pollock Another hard blow has juat been dealt the colored fichters in this State, It was delivered by the State Athletic Commission yesterday when they voted 2 to 1 against lifting the ban on mixed bouts, Commissioners Franey and Dwyer accomplished the trick which will keep the colored battlers trom meeting white men, their yotes beating that of Chairman Wenck, Tex Rickant, who fs to stage the big cham. pionadip fight ‘between Jess Witlart and Frank Moran in Madigon Square Garien on March 25, {2 one promoter who belies in paying his way into all boxing shows, Tex bought « $3 box seat for the Langfont-MeVey tutte, As as he entered the garden ho | talk with Joo Hamphrevs and offielal announcer for the big fight, ‘The Harlem Sporting Giub of Kast One Hun dred and ‘Thirty-fifth Street will hold ity regu. ler weekly boxing wow to-uight, Promoter Reisler will stage five the following fighters: Charley Laonart and Kay Allie Neck and Carey Phaten, Wilk the colored middleweight, and Nero Chink and two other contests betwem evenly mmtched fighters, tensround bouts betwe Newark Ughtweight who Brown in the @xta round at tho Ploneer Sporting Olub wereral weeks ago, has been sovured to fight Kid Boonton in one of the club next Wednesday nigh. Eddie Mo Knglia featherweight, aud Joe Azerecc 00d opponenta tn tho thy contents, With three knockout contesta (hat ho has 60 £ 1) this vhoinity weight, 1 the ebybby wu all bis five will of California, who has als since ha came Kast, ‘Two wn-round bouts and several preliminaries wit be fought at the wook)y boxing show of the received from Chicago to the effect that Willant’s colt was reeponding to treat- ment and he expected to leave for New York early next weok. New, Polo A.A. of Harlan tonight 1 ng tev-reander Pete Co! ewalght, will, take on aha ans ky he hn | to hia eredit in the three | threo ten-nuand bonta to bo held by tie mme| made their stand. ie PLANS UNDER WAY TO MAKE SALISBURY LINKS FAMILY COUNTRY CLUB. A number of prominent men are planning to lease the Sallsbury links for a term of years and call the new organization the Midland Country Club, A meeting was held last night at Garden City. Among those present were: Ralph Peters, President of the Long Island Railroad; Mortimer M. Buckner, prominent in the New York Trust Company; Arthur Whitney, brother of Howard F. Whitney, Secreiary of the United States Golf Association; Devereux Emmet, the man who laid out the Salisbury links; George Hubbell, Harry Hollins, George Adam Wiliam M. Baldwin, Lawrence Wutler, A. R. Rodway, W. 8. Orr and C, R. Turner. Mr. Hubbell sata: “The idea is to form a regular family country ciub, embracing not only golf but tennis courts and Jay bird shooting. Because the rdon City Golf Club bas always on a man's organization, the so- cial side of club life in this section has been more or less neglected, The Salisbury property, including links and club house, contains ap- proximately 120 acres, and it wou! be posible for the new club to se- cure a long lease, For the present ut least the club house on the operty would be ample, though t is not unlikely that eventually we would elther have to add on or robulld.” Defeat of Dabney and Washburn Tennis Surprise Watson M, Washburn and Alfred S. Dabney furnished the reversal yes- terday by being defeated in the rec- ond round of the championship doubles in the national indoor lawn tennis championship tournament on the board courts of the Seventh \ Regiment Armory. ‘The famous Har- |vard players, each of whom has achieved a rating in the top ten of the country, fell before the sissiing forehanders that came from the side of the net on which Arthur M. Lovi- bond and Dr. William Rosenbaum The score was , 8-4, a hore were times when another up- set seemed imminent in the ingles, for Wylie ©. Grant, five times holder of the title, narrowly averted defeat. w night} He had all he could do to withstand the elusive passing drives of Abra~ ham Bassford jr. It was a stubborn tes | battle all the way to the end, Grant \ winning hi place in the semi-final round at 6~8, 11—9, There was another surprising fea- ture to the match in which the Co- lumbia pair, R. B, Haines and An- ton Von Bernuth, took @ et from King Smith and Arthur 6, Cragin. EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN | arver are curing the Interiorvugh and eradicate “a LL our young fighters want to |do their road jwork inthe Ump Bin Brennan docan't caré tohether he wmpires in the Nationaly Southern or American Association Ump Bill Brennan knows that wor (8 war in any dialect, THE YANKS ALWAYS LOOKED GOOD ON PAPER. NOW, WITH FRANK BAKER IN THE CLIQUR THEY LOOK GOOD ON RAPPING PAPER. PHILADELPHIA HAS LOST THE ARMY-NAVY GAME. LONDON, BERLIN, PARIS AND PETRO- GRAD WOULD LIKE TO SECURB THE RECIPE. Cuar Willard and Kaiser Moran can't agree on anything except the ndenmity the pmbiie is te pay. FACTS NOT WORTH KNOWING Indoor polo is the same as outdoor polo except that it is indoors. Thi is no difference between getting wal loped on an outdoor head with an oute This sounds very technical, but @ careful resume of the evidence will convince you if there ie a difference It is merely geographical and not cranial. The heavyweight situation is a Chink puzzle. If there is no peace there is no fight. ing the grip, Now for a serum to combet (abe Jeanx vivants, A ball player for $35,000, a trotter for $40,000 and a prizefight for $60,000/ | life, ‘the | fathom our youth's retreating sya- | Dictator. | simply illustrates how the crool war |hae boosted the bare necessities of FEEBLE FABLES. There was a youth, who, having despaired of ever accumulating any gratis gravy by sincere labor, deter mined to open a branch office as @ champion pugilist. He was intensely fond of the thumpic art outside of the thumping. While be had no term minal facilities capable of handling hoavy traffic in knuckles, he sure wae a four tracker in hauling the per~ centage. Hoe was always willing ta give excursion rates and was ex- ceedingly popular with the promoters but the boys with the bevel-e foreheads who paid the freight lov him like a Turk loves ground glass his porridge. After four years was signed to meet the champton works. While attempting tem the champion walloped him fn the rear of the skull. The shook ran back along the champ’s arm an@ fused his jaw. Our hero was the now MORAL--ROME WASN'T BILKED IN A DAY. ‘The Rig Four im foothall mext season wil the Digwwst fur you ever lamped, eoven, ue ‘About thirty An oarsman is the only bird whe ean get anywhere backward. Everybody knows you can't un- soramble eggs. Neither can you tunsoup soup, There are a million things you can't un ‘here are ome eee you can unscraimbie, Always say= BURKE'S GUINNESS. Even though most places sell it exclusively Bottled by-E.aJ.BURKE i} ‘or ee Ay EWAR