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ae ag rT APS NPR PE ae dt ee GIO —— i a ALL LL ILO EET Ai TS a sam nists If Lewis Goes Ten Rounds With Gibbons It Will Be Because Latter Is Not Trying. Conrrigit. 1010, by The Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) IKE GIBBONS will give an- M other demonstration of his weil known skill to-night at Madi- @on Square Garden, Mike will have the greatest chance in the world to be the whole show. Gibbbons hag announced, during his training, that he is very anxious to polish up his somewhat tarnished New York reputation, and so will make as short work as possible of to-night’s opponent. If Mike ts sincere, Lewis will undoubtedly be assisted to his corner before the ien rounds are over. If Mike is merely helping the nimble press agent to promote public intér- est in the bout, it's very Ikely that Kid Lewis will still be wearing a wide, although not beautiful, smile when the tenth round ends, 'N my humble opinion Lewis doesn’t class with Gibbons in any way. He's @ second string welterweight boxing the best middleweight in the country—the cleverest fighting mid- dleweight turned out here since Tommy Ryan's day. Lewis became a second string welter when he was beaten by Jack Britton. Shortly be- fore that he was beaten by Mike Glover. There is no questioning either event. Glover got a twelve round decision over him in Boston. Britton won from. him in twenty rounds in New Orleans. Reports from the Southern city relate that Britton not only outpointed Lewis for the fret eighteen rounds, but when he had the decision cinched went in and mixed it furiously in the last two rounds in an attempt te knock the Englishman out. Brit- ton told me, when he came back from ‘New Orleans, that he didn’t consider the fight with Lewis one of his bard fights. TEIa' Lewia hae beaten a lot of good men, but few of his victims have failed to go through the number of rounds acheduled. His New York Teputation waa earned in a bout with Willie Ritchie. He gave Wille a fine trimming. Ritchie, however, wasn't at his best. He wasn't the lean, Mthe, sinewy Ritchie who whi Leach Cross on pens atadrtags af Conte ees i ‘olum! was taking up Were attention, and he didn't have the old interest in fight- ing. He had taken on weigl and hed lost some speed. The old “kick” wasn't in him. He rushed Lewis recklessly through ten rounds, trying to put over the punch he didn’t pos- ees, and Lewis avoided bia rushes and picked him to pieces in @ very workmanlike way. That doesn't argue that Lewis has any right to be classed with Mike Gibbons. Jack Britton laughs fighting Gibbon ye think Gibbons {ts the cleverest boxer in the world. He's the kingpin among fighters. He's in a class above me in weight. He'd beat me without any trouble.” yh candid on Jack's part. 3¢ Britton, who can beat Lewis, knows he wouldn't have a chance we | oto what chance can Lewis ve Mike GAdbons knocked out Young Ahearn, who ie a digger and much more dangerous fighter than Lewis, and fully as clever, He knocked out Ahearn in ninety seconds. J IMMY JOHNSTON, who runs the Garden and manages Lewis Professes to believe that Lewis @ good chance to outpoint Gib- bons. As nobody has ever yet ac- cused Johnston of being crazy, per- haps he's satisfied to let Lewis got whatever may come for one nice fat gate. Mike Gibbons is talking of fighting Jack Dillon, Apparently he seriously thinks he could beat the “man eater,” Dillon is one of the best fighting heavyweights we've had in this coun- try since Hob Fitzsimmons whipped Jim Corbett at Carson, nineteen years ago. 1 don't Mike would do any- thing to 1 and | suspect that Dillon might beat down Mike's guard and knock him into the next county With one of those w ping rights, But very likely Mike coud give Dillon 4 lively time of it while he lasted, Can one imagine Kid) Lewis ning about 140-145 pounds—hav- chance to even annoy Dillon? THE Ong of THe OL0- TIMERS s Sc. HILDRETAL . EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MAY 18 BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK _ FAMILIAR FACES AT JAMAICA TO-DAY > Racing Gets Its Start To-Day at Jamaica Trac Under Best Condition Brand New Interest in Sport Due to More Millionaire Adherents. By Vincent Treanor. ORSE racing in New York be- gina to-day. The winter meet- ings bave had their inning! and the hunt clubs, too, have enjoyed profitable sessions, but not until to- day—May 18—has tho regular Jockey Club seayon got ite start. Ever since the allotment of dates for this season, racegoers have had this date in mind, and it’s hore finally. From now on racing, probably the best since 1910, will be seen here- aboute—until Sept. 9 Since 1913, racing has been more or less clouded. The anti legislation of 1910 chilled the enthusiasm of those who loved to seo a stirring finish with 4 wager on the side, To-day any- body and everybody who can estab- lish credit has the opportunity of sce- ing the thoroughbred race to the wire, with an accompanying wager without the risk of arrest and what may fol- low it. Racing to-day is in a more promis- ing condition than it has been for years, It has overcome the shaky stages and this afternoon at the Jamaica race track it takes its old place among the most trililing and blood-stirring of patimos. the number of high class millionaires connected with it, ‘This season moneyed men of the highest possible gtanding in the community have be- come associated with the sport, and colors that have never been seen heretofore will feature the paraders to the post in many big events, For instance, A. K, McComber, owner of Star Hawk, the English oolt which ce e AKEN all around, the Gibbons- wis mateh looks like a joke. » vuld be matehed with George Chip, or some middlewelg equal class, Lawis wou well to Stick around among the welterweight If he wants to niddiewelhts, he should pick eo slow onen, He could easily outpoint a few of these, IBBONS was accused of “not G trying” in the fight with Mc- Farl.nd, He had a good excuse im that match, as he was compelled to make a weight that left im too w to carry a hard pace through ten rounds. | Mike will have no excuse to-night. | He w.l A Weight he can make easily su't show his Bt Paul forn me of that ninety-sec ond stuf night as well confine lus pp endeavor in the future to that dear Middle West If Lewis goes ten rounds with Mike Mobvons to-night, it will be because Mike is “bot tryin, racing, #0 that every indication 4 to & most successful season. The betting angle of son inn't Racing has always been notable for} d lost the Kentucky Derby through bad | racing luck, will be re nted in the big stakes. Congressman Loft will see his charges with his own silks up, and John Sunford, whose thus ua father was had an of the Racing Commission in the erst- while good days, will fisru: very largely in the running of the classics, J. Temple Gwathmey “comes back," | and «6 the Schwartz brothers of Wall fame Ovhera not 60 prominent have renewed their inter: ‘no all-tmportant after all. ‘The per- sonal wagoring method has made it- self more popular than any one dreamed of at its Inception, and to- day 1s accepted as the best possible style of race track speculation, To- day, and for that matter for the rest of the season, the same system will be In vogue. ‘Anybody may wager to his heart's content “within the law,” but nothing bordering on vulgar open betting will be. tolerated. The word has gone forth that the passing of money will be the signal for arrest and all offenders will be paraded in front of the Pinkertons and barred from tho tracks for the rest of the year. The Jamaica track for to-day has never been in better shape. Hereto- foro six furlong workouts in 1.15 were | considered wonderful at this track. These days three-quareers in 1.14 are ordinary. From present Indications track records will be a thing of the past before the meeting 1s three days old. THESE GOLFERS NOT PROS UP MASSACHUSETTS WAY BOSTON, Mass., May 18.—An unpre- cedented situation in competitive golf presents itself at the Woodland Golf Club to-day, when John H. Sullivan $r., business partner of Francis Outmet, who was recently declared a professtonal by the U. S. G. A, will be in the field of amateur starters in the qualifying rounds Paul Tewksbury, another well-known golfer, who is @ “pro” according to the national body, has been accepted as a “simon pure" by the Massachusetts Golf Assoctation, and also will start to- “the only reason Francis Oulmet him- self {x not starting ts because some one d to his golf atore, It seems that he will play in several “al tournaments and may retain ur championship of the State. — A ‘Thomas Outpoints Lewls, | Although badly handicapped by an tn |jured left hand, Al Thomas had no trouble in outpointing Banty Lewis, the | Newark fighter, In the main bout of ten rounds at the Stadium A. C, boxing show last night. ‘Thomas fights with his ri |nand forward, and it was the punches at this hand that enabled him to. pit » so many points on Lewis that there af no ‘Apuht about his victory at the Thomas was substituted for final bell Jimmy, Anderson of Tndlanapolts who in jured his arm while tn training, - » Season on in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 18.—Thi Hrocat polo season will open this afternc at Hala, Pa. when the Philadelphia Country Club team lines up in the first game of a tournament for the second, Woodcrest. ‘Trophy against the Bryn Mawr Freebooters, ‘ politan Jockey Club, y 24, inclusive (ix days), \ Westchester Racing Association, Wedne Tune 14, inchisive (etg M litan Jockey Chub, J |] June 2 lusive Colwht days) Qu County Jockey Club, Ad lay, July 11, inclusive (ifteen day Empire City Racing Associati Suturday, July 29, inclusive Gsixteer |] Aug. 26, inclusive (twenty-four | West or Racing Assoc |] Sept. 9 inclusive (twelve days), | Total racing days, ninety-ning Racing Dates for New York Tracks Jamaica, Thursday, May 18, to Wednesday, Belmont Park, Thursday, May 26, to teen diys) wsica, ‘Thursday, June 15, to Friday, queduct, Saturday, June 24, to Tues Yonkers, Wednesday, July 12, to Jay, July 81, to Saturday Pork, Monday, Aug. 28, te Copyright, 19 “am lil Sport Briefs Women lawn tennis players braved unpleasant conditions and literally sailed into the doubles matches of the Metro- polltan championship tournament yes: terday on the courts of the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills. Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the national indoor winners; Mrs. Theodore Cassebeer and Miss Marian Vanderhoeft, Mrs. Edward Raymond and Miss Edna Wildey and all of the others of the top ranking came through the ordeal of wind and sodden courts without a reversal. ‘Ae both Chief Meyers and Lew Mc- Carty are on the cripple list, President Sbbets announced yesterday that he had d Art Dede, a young Brooklyn pro cateher, to help out Otto Miller be the bat. Dede left yesterday afternoon to join the Robins in Chicago. ITHACA, N. Y., May 18.—The Cornell varsity and fresiman crews had. their Iaat practice row before they lett for Flarvard. Bad weather kept the Cornell oarsmen’ from any extended practice, but the varrity eight tried a number of starts. Andrus, who has been sufferin for several days from an injured hand, was back in the varalty boat and wili row against Harvard. A big student demonstration and parade will be staged to-day just before the crews leaye for Cambridge. United 81 District Court Judge Mayer sign: terday an order tem- borarily enjoining Robert Friederich, who 14 known in wrestling under the fame of Strangler Lewis, from billing himself as the world's champion wrestler. Alexander Aberg, who also claims to be tho champion, applied for the injunction pending a suit In equity which he is in- atituting against Friedertch, After several days of dickering, Billy Giteon hay micoreted in engaging Charley White, the crack Chicago lahtweight, to moet, Freddie Welsh in & twenty-round bout at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, the latter part of July for che Ughtweight championship of the warid, Nate Lewis, manager of White, accepted the match for White after Giteon had agreed to give the clever Chicagolan a guarantee of $10,000 for his Gibeon is to meet Harry Pollok to-day for purpose of getting his cousent for Welsh to meet White, Welsh ts to receive a guarantee of $22.00, Acoarding to Nate Lewis, Gibson must poet $17,500 by May 25 or else he won't let White go through with the matob, Charley Harvey, who i now managing the af. fairs of Eddie Wallace, the fast and clever light- welght af Rrooklmm, told the writer last night that he bas matohed W to fight Champion Johnny Kiltane « ton-round bout at the Cauadian A.C. of Montreal, night, Wallace ts to with an elpta Packey Hommey On May 2 he will take on lightweight of rounds at the Cas) while on June @ he will exchange punches with aed Baltimore feather weight, for twel ‘at tho Oriole Baseball Park in Baltumore, Miab Murray, who arranges the bouts for the boring shows held by the Armory A, A, of Bos he Mansachusetts, | ween Willie ligntwelgdt and wit of Akron, pattie for & Nate Lowis, who has been sick here for @ few daya with the grig, but has recovered from the J attack, left today for hie home in Chicago, Re fore leaving N lad that he has matehext Charley White to fight Mulbum ‘Young’ Sayle of tudian ten-round bout at Cincim May 25, and Ritchie Mitchell emeck Mil Hight eight Tom Andrews Club in nih of May 1 Lesinsky, the clever Hebrew heavy * 1 k " « ay to Bive ny “ » be wy of accopting 20 per com gros Mike O'Dowd, the St. Paul welterweight, who fe goed tm the few bouts be had ot the loo , Oy the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) Giants Climb CDAILY REVIEW OF BIG LEAGUE RACES ) Out of Last Place Because of | Seven Straight Victories | New York Club Has Yet to Be Beaten Since Leaving the Polo Grounds. By Bozeman Bulger. OINCIDENTAL with the defeat of the Dodgers, which permitted the Braves to climb into @ tle for first place in the National League, the Giants at last have jumped out cf the cellar for the first time since the flag dropped in early April. Out In the open sunshine now McGraw's birds are picking their feathers, strut- ting around in general and wondering which way to start. They won't won- der long. It took seven straight victories on the road for the Giants to turn this trick, and if they win one more ‘t will be cloga to the record for con- secutive wing on foreign soll. They have vet to be beaten since leaving the Polo Grounds. Once they got in a winning stride, though, the Gtants have redoubled their efforts Instead of slackening. A fan who saw their games in Pitts- burgh declares that New Yorkers would never recognize the hard fight- ing, peppery gang as the club that outdid the original Joe Grim for tak- ing punishment at the Polo Ggounds, Having cleaned up both Pirates and Cubs they shot the props from under D at St. Louts with the first volly. Meadows, the bespectacled pitcher of the Cardinals, came to the rescue, but was greeted with another volley most as effective as the first. he heavy artillerv in this action was made up of Robertson, Doyle, Kauff, Merkle, Rariden and McKech- nie, What do you know about Mc- Kechnie getting a triple right after Merkle had whipped out a home run? The fact that the Pirates were stopped on account of cold weather and wet grounds made it possible for clubs, and also knocked out Joe Eagan, the Ros- ton fighter, at the Armory A. A, of Boston « fow weeks ago, is to moet Jack Britton tn « twelreround decision bout at the above men. tioned club on ‘Tuesday evening, Juze 6, The mon will met at 145 pounds, weigh in et the ringside, Johnny “Young? Drummie, the Jersey Olty lightweight, and Marry Donahue of Peorli will clash in a twelve.round bout at the A. ©. of Marioville, R. 1, to-night, Drummie has been figiting in good form during the last to extend the better of the battle, are in fine shape for the scrap, of Brooklyn will hold « 1s club house in the Cler bt, Matchwpaker Mullins 10 of California to meot st side in the star bout of rmont A, C show in \e Riu to-u Anes the and Walter Nelson to box Phil Franchini in the semi-final of ten rounda, Dan Morgan, manager of Jack Britton, 1# au. thority fort . that Mritton and A of Bur nid b Club of Brooklyn on Britton saw Badoud y at the same club last Sat and promptly agreed to flght him, | Monday evening, fight Prank La urday nig! All details for the bout between Frankie Brown, the promising local ban Bums, the Jemey City arranged, ‘The Inds fifteen-round for a dectato more on May the Oriole Baseball @ark Bou Ttotenthal announced today that he ts per. fectly willing or Mike Gibbons a guarantec of $10,000 to moot Jeff Smith off Bayonne, N. J in a twenty-round bont for a New Haren A.C. of New Haven, night of June 19. AL Lippe already accented for Smith, If will come out, at 118 pounds at the rings) at A. of Balt Amvrican &. ager of mith, the match ninds, weigh In ‘at the ring: At ona + Memphis Pal Mo got t + Battling Reddy in a twelve ial Mt weighed 115) pound) an Johnny niad Johnny OTe ‘ ' 4 too round bout at B raionce atl footwork feet! na 0 Tshing, “tearing attack and his w seterepl To-day, 20,5. Mo NAT Amer. them by several men are now within shooting range of the Reds and, barring — mish the climb should continu The Dodgers have not lost their lead, but are tied up hard and tight with the Braves and the afternoon's warfare may bring about a change. Tt was a tough fight between Big Jeff Peffer and Gene Packard, but the Cubs finally got to Brooklyn's tron man and he had to surrender. Pack- ard, incidentally, is one of the re- claimed Feds, The Waterloo that has been strik- ing one star pitcher after another de- scended on ‘Toney of the Reds yester- day and he took one of the worst beatings of the year at the hands of the Braves. Seeing first place in reach the Braves fought like a crowd of real Indians and won. They tapped the heretofore unbeatable Toney for a dozen safe wallops. In the meantime Tom Hughes, a former Yank, held Herzog’s teum to four bits and a sin- ele run, There is a big switch in the schedule to-day and the Tige are here to tackle the Yanks. Judging from the way Washing- ton treated Ty Cobb and his backers the fight should be easy for Bill Donovan, but baseball cannot be doped on past perform: ances. That crowd of Tiger slug- gers are about due for a clean- up, and it would be just our luck to have Cobb, Orawford, et ale. wake up at Yank expense, At last the Browns came through and won a game from the Athletics, making the permanent ownership of th. cellar a question of doubt. With Davenport in the box St. Louis took the measure of Crowell, Mack's new twirler. In the hearts of St. Louis betters hope has revived. Stl, you could buy some of those midwinter wagers mighty cheap, If Danny Morgan, the fighter man- ager, thinks’there is nothing else to learn about keeping Battling Levin- sky busy he should get in communi- cation with Connie Mack. Last week Connie turned Elmer Meyers, his new pitcher, on the boys three times and got away with it, That Meyers, by the way, {@ one of the most sensational youngsters of the season. Fred Anderson, the former Fed, now appearing in the livery of the Giants, seems to have been a good buy. He trimmed t pitching article frostiest ever wore a toeplate, and doubts that that he ever will really warm up. Icicles hang to him in July. ‘The bout will be fought at | sion at the | H., 0m the | erald, will referee and the men | | SPORTING. RACING METROPOLITAN JOCKEY CLUB AT JAMAICA, L. I. TO-MORROW THE NEVADA HANDICAP AND FIVE OTHER GOOD RACES FIRST RACE AT 2:30 P, M, SPECIAL RACE TRAINS leave Penn. St 4 St. aod Teh AV from Py 1 AY.,’ Brooklyn, ae ig at intervals Up to PM. Churse alao reached by tr GRAND STAND @3, LAL MADISON SQUARE GANDEN ont, | MIKE GIBBONS ys. TeD “KID” LEWIS Box Office Now Open, __Teleph ad, Ba, 1% TONTGHY, Clermont Bpolra ioe Ae a GO. 1a ¢ ay Connie, INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. | montreas -400 16 Rochester. 6 11.313 10 & .667 | Buffajo. .. 4 13.235 Baltimore.11 6 .647| Toronto... 3 12.200 RESULTS YESTERDAY. Newark, 3. ice va. Rochester (rain) ‘Montreal (rain) Richmond vs. Buffalo (rain) GAMES TO-DAY. Newark at Montreal SHAMUS O'BRIEN EASILY DEFEATS FRANKIE NELSON. YOUNGSTOWN, O., May 18.—Shamus O'Brien, the crack New York light- weight, made a great hit here last night by giving Frankle Nelson of Buffalo a terrific beating in twelve rounds, Nel- son was saved from a knockout in the seventh by the bell. Nelson held on con- tinually to Inst the limit. O'Brien was matched tmmediately to meet Johnny Dundee here at the ball park on July jard Forteited BOONE, la, May 18.—The entire population turned out here to-day to see Jess Willard, heavyweight cham- pion, tried on a chage of speedini They were doomed to disappointment, however, as Willard, arrested last while “hitting ‘er up,” ‘as away from here with a etreus, hampton posted a $6 bill for his appearance in court to-day. The money was forfelted _ - ‘Two Harvard Shells Sink, ROSTON, Mass, May 18.-—Just as they crossed the finish line in the first club race of the Harvard invita- tion regatta both the Thayer and Eliot boats sank in the Charles River yesterday. The Harvard ‘Varsity Cight was trimmed three times, twice by Boat B and ones by the freshmen, MAJOR LEAGUE RES National League L. PC. | Clb. 1118 10 565 Chicage...16 18 519 St. Leute, 3. Philadelphie ve. Pitteburgh (rain). Games ated rise Attack, cavalry, Border “Raid and 's) engineers and signal artillery, infant: forps. Part! *ipatiny Bandbition Dol by the Mighiauders, muale ‘oncert Jental to the fleet day's pr erarnme a sin Cr nents from the Muro itr more thay 100 Vapor Masks, Munitions and) Equ pean fronts, poLograph res sect renches, be,, eu HP United: states exiibit froin Sau Fran isco and ‘ma Exposition This Programme aubpet Saturday, May Searchlight Dilla and In ral Admission, 50.) Grand Seats on Sale at MeBride's; Tyson Bronx Upera House, 149th St; | Results of Games Yesterday. “Patriotism, Preparedness and Peace” Military, Naval and Aviation TOURNAMENT Sheepshead Bay Speedway, May 20 to 27 (Inclusive) FIRST DAY, MAY 20TH, 2.30 P. M. EXHIBITS:— NIGHT PROGRAMME: Shecpshead Bay Speedway Corp. 1604 Bway Under Auspices United Service Association, 1834 Broadway, N, Y. —_—_—————e—ee= PUTTING’EM OVER With “Bugs” Baer coor 48 eta Weat RABID RUDOLPH- Sve | 66D ASEBALL i} has so im- proved fiat scouts are again looking |for players instead of spectators.” the Giants off. They wanted to make sure they left town. Tt is maid that France, Ger desire peace, but why overlook oi tiger much chance of peace as eres Teddy Roosevelt travelling there Is Incognito. REVIEW OF SPORTS. (By Rabid Rudolph, lefthanded expert.) BASEBALL. Two surprises in American League. First surprise was Indians in first place and second surprise was that Indians were not in last place. 5 Carl Sawyer'’s imitation of mule so realistic that Clark Griffith finally discovers a balk. Second Baseman Rodgers severe athletic relations with Cincianatt Reds, on Indictments accusing seventy-four bushers of being second Ty Cobbs |quashed because of lack of evidence. |. Enthusiastic Chicago fans present umps with ball park, one handful at ja thine. | BOXING. consin Boxing Commission |suspends Freddy Welsh for four months as a punishment. able to fight {8 no punishment for | Freddy. Fred Fulton will meet Jess Willard on Labor Day unless he gets a re- prieve. Heinie Zim speaks Zimmermanese to umps who can’t understand it, but fine him fifty plasters for his mo- tions. ROWING. Columbia's defeat in regatta de- prives 3,962 writets of an opportun- ity to say something about puffed! Rice. Giants win six in a row. Rabbit Maranville has a row with Olsen. GOLF. Francis Ouimet is an amateur in Massachusetts, “Who's looney now? Chaloner is also sane in Virginia Chief Bender starts to piteh a 8.30. At 342 he Is playing golf ag FOOTBALL. } Blodgett breaks his spring football and they doctor instead of an alienist. playing all in a WRESTLING. Frank Gotch quite circus, leaving |the one-eyed armadillo champion cf the works, Fred Fulton's neck (s too tong for him to ever be a champion In order to succeed a fighter should have about as much neck asa bass drum. American pianos are barred from Italy. Natives will look very foolish hands and nothing attached to ‘em ULTS AND STANDING American League . Le PC.) Clab. WW. Be 18 9 679 | Detrets, 1% (467 | Chicage. a 2 .620 | Phila 305 13 18 600 | Ht. Louis. 9 16 300 Weshiagton, 6; Dewoit, a. bead Fi enbede » 4. a jew York va Boston va. Chicage i ‘emia. To-Day. Detroit at New York. 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