The evening world. Newspaper, May 1, 1917, Page 14

‘ % t patie f f Poe — 2 — Featherweight Champion Kil- bane Meets Lightweight Champion Welsh To-Night at Manhattan A. C. in Boxing Bout Almost Unique in New York Ring Annals. Ooorrighs. 1RI. by The Prem Pubighing Co {Tie New York Evening Work) 'O-NIGHT the old arena at One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street and Eighth Avenue will see a boxing bout almost unique in New York ring annals, It is many years since a champion in any class had the nerve to try for the title in the class above hin. at was a Bob Fitzsimmons’s specialty, When bob! was middleweight champion he knocked out Jim Corbett for the heavyweight title. Years ago Jv Gans fought Joe Walcott for the welter title that Walcott held. Gans was then king of the lightweights. ‘The bout resulied in a draw Over fifteen years ago Terry Mc Govern fought and knocked out Joe! 8, but that was before Gans held, the lightweight title. ‘The last occasion on record when Tan EVENING WORLD, TURBDAY MAY 1 1917. el Baath a ele Sata ona al 1 FP ek A aah na i, its Reh: BEST EST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YOR CHANCE FOR KILBANE TO. WIN ANOTHER TITLE TO-NIGHT | KILBANE SAYS ENGLAND WILL FEEL AN BARTHQUAWE AT ABOUT 10.21 BA. Kineane wie FIND WELSA A CLEVER HUGGER-.- Copyright, 1917, by the Presa Publishing Co. FReovy Says HE WILL Surprise OS This TIME + ' a featherweight champion fought « lightweight champion was when Abe Attell scrapped fifteen rounds with Battling Nelson. Attell was so clever that he never worried over fighting any lightweight. Terry McGovern was the last feath erwelght champion to fight a light weight champion in New York. But Frank Erne, holder of the lightweight litle, was forced to make 128 pounds for the fight, and in the signed ar ticles of agreement it was stipulated that because of the weight concession the lightweight title was not at stake. Erne was so weakened by taking off | weight that he was quickly knocked | Service Medals for Every Meiiber of _ Legion Accepted | Latest Names Enrolled Ba t ‘Sportsmen When The is \ - gepili Pp y|tatest Names Earoled waif LEGION’S BLANK OF Jorn KILBANE, who ftishts, Parade Saturday to Velah ten junds to- ht, oe <I . . bines sp. sd and akitt aad hutting | Enlist in the Naval PREviousLy fwnonueemre power, Thi it t : AUAATE, JOUN V., No, venteent Bet there ‘were years'in Abies ring| ceive One of the Most one CHARIAEA, No, 421 Kant erent. boli es Jeath oit Sead career during which he didn't land a khockout. Kilbane seems able to slip over the slumber punch quite often. wig Remarkable Navy HENNAN, We aiteent 5 Waal Wee ee: for enlistment in the se New York Enrolled by T (The New York Evening Worlds Featuemweiant Cuampion ZJounny Kiteane » WHO MAY HOLD TWe WORLD “Titles BY Wl OCLOCKK “TONIGHT. ENROLLMENT rting Legion, ie Evening World: a member of the on, subject to call rvice of Uncle Sarn. & THEY Bot BEGIN Lia, THEY'LL NEED PARACWWTES ‘Shocker 1 Looks Like Really Great Pitcher. On Account of Nerve | Yanks Young Twirler Beats Senators for the Second Time With Ease in a Ten-| Inning Battle. | INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ve. Wet. PC. 3 3 800 Clubs. A. Mocnester 6 7 Newark,, 8 2 .727 | Toronto. 6 8 Pren’ace, 6 6 500 | Stones 5 4 icnmone 7 7 500 | Huiaie,, 2 10 RESULTS YESTERDAY. (Pirst Game) Second Game 385 167 By Bozeman Bulger. begins to look as if Bill Donovan has picked up a really great! pitcher in Urban Shocker, the lad who wild-pitched himself, out of fast company the first time up. This, how Richmond, ever, is not surprising. Two years | . : BLOWN, GE No, 890 Kosmuth St., zo the Y , er d . GAMES TO-DAY. Attell often fought lightweights, while Tributes Ever Pai Dridgeiort, AGE. WEIGH’ 1go the Yankee manager declared | sy e has let them severely alone. Vol a id a BURKE, JO! No, 814 @inth Av. . El T Be ed HEIGHT emphatically that Shocker was one of Rochester at Newark. t to-night we'll find out if it's * =» i AUD, CHALLIS a St, Bridge. the best young twirlers that he nad | Toronto at Providence RY Acie Gidsase WAIN ih4 Cede olunteer Unit. MARRIED. ised. SINGLE. eves BAN and HEL Hie Coote ahd | Sasdc eG wakciend champion. He starts his care ne ZACK. He Perk Ay, laring to tak Kanon Would lana Montreal at Baltimore he lightweights by tackll 2 pee, f ake a chance would land an ambitious start, will be furnished with the} °¢y, in ae meiner? NAME .. had secured control of the ball. And | TERE'S = id patriotic spectacle of the |CASHIN Leo 1 No. 1451) Bast Fourteen: here he is! age the ditferecoe id alee, cut) Sporting Legion, now betag recrutted| ciniterto tisonox, wes 6:9 sous | ADDRESS . Yesterday this young man beat| J ne, ™ * 9 i ako los 632 South Main ° either fighter should have any by The Evening World, marching to {id Sd Washington for the second time and ele 2 hope r Ro: y 18. 0. 64M. . i h ase ina teneL y battle Se usAianonataee this evening jenlist in the Naval Reserve. The /SHUOISS: MNNAY XO, WMS Scone | | Remark crpdiufinlecckaadaleaiateye flag Welsh will benefit by the welgnt, lesion on its march will be accom: |cottt i FRANCIS 8. No. 8 Loviman 1 Heating tine Cheauatiacvistorlan which is to be two pounds over the panied by different orgs c : that carried him through a victorious lightweight limit—or 186 pounds, Kil ase ' r ay bg Pde in: No. 29 Meallistee ar fight at Polo Grounds was with ea ¢ pOUnC c he se ce w oon enter . jo, 87 Kast Une i FY : alr - o nee di we bane will be at 1 ten pounds nae yo lttninet eat Peat nik aXe: 78 Bast on (Fill out above blank and mail to Sporting} '!" assin. Not or 1 he falter. | lighter than the Englishman. He can|Jn the opinion of the Naval Reserve | i Me No West One Hundred ‘ fn ‘ ' 4 eriy'y4 When @ young pitcher, of whom much easily make 3 ‘ot yeary of aflicers the logion's parade will be ran Sea 8 ae Legion Editor, Evening World, Pulitzer Building, | js expectes, can keep bis poise and! any Wales, te. thirtycone Jone of the most remarkable navy Bu a Fa NO SY Eat aan 63 Park Row.) upparent unconcern with a game! cours rtlandt Park No particular advantage there, tributes ever paid to a volunteer, |... Hemington City, Bridgeport deadlocked in. th he must of da Kk Eibane ie § foot. & Inchon tatt; | Halt BSNS a AG) Bort Bigrenty Bt, | wc arin TT Ta ml Shere lids ints Deed CL EERORINE. aie oe Welsh two inchos taller. Headed by the Brooklyn vy | ARES. BR. No, sH82" Colaholua +, | And, mind you, our Mr. Shocker with a quaiifying round Kilbane began fighting in 1907, 80] Yard Band the legion will be escorted | FLAMENTY, ‘THOMAS. No. 04 Morton 61 | was twirling against one of the real about twenty-five « he has had ten years in the ring. |y 168 vin He 'No. igs ‘Legon As | humdingers of the league, He bea ined in Welsh began in 1905, and has twelve | 2% Neatly 1,000 men in uniform. Fol- |v ifs Yas fi airig h® 18S Fat One both Dumont and Gallia.’ Of these, trip and wily year.’ experience, lowing in the wake of the legion body |aaties t "No! 82 Stratford Av., | Dumont isthe ringtalled ‘ tooter ourhament fy Both have met good men in their | will be additional escorts from vari= | {4 Fa Hag ‘ Mew y Giwon of the Against the Yanks last week Dumont ne e iN 248 Tenth Ac The Mant: A. ( with tts fh maid, Legs isitor h class, Kilbane lias fought such stara| ous t . ug the | a 1 .. o | eration showed more stuff than a visitor ha Ys ‘Tommy. Kilt Bee Mackay AL] ous athletic clubs throughout the |HINDEI. HEN. Sv. Ob Hest Mein 8t..| bane-Welsh Ia not the only local ) Falsmoue A. a meeting exhibited hereabouts for a number of jelg elmont, Patsy elty, a testimonial from clubs to thelr) GROUIS IOHN IM, No, 1008 Garten 8t., Ho. | club that Is conducting a boxing 20% | Joos Mare bis club ything that John the tell, Monte Attell, departing members, GUGUENHAE, NAY. No Kast Main Sp,, | O-night Pi Sporting ClU0 | Vhursdes ais nd more, In fact when | but th er qualifying r y Dur ’aning the City Hall the Sporting | ge eek vw No Cudney ty, | RAS @Frang b the Ya ke got (DURE with th ir Bats be held next. Mondas Joe Mandot, Benny Legion will be reviewed by high elty |. Mrooktn, ’ will take ov Mike MoTigue nid ‘lost the gamo for young! Competitic throughout th Ritchie Mitchell. Some nid naval officials, While enitating WOWE, CARROLL, No 68 Towe St, Bridge | dleweight cham ost | and lost the game ane) competitions, | hyo Eee clan, Sey eee “ a i 4 1a ons Walk. iM a swapping punches euureth not rely on the elusive | {he metropolitan dist Le Millvene, vest k sie fallen below expectations the sight of | [AW WR ant! NANT se, nndge [Of the west side la neeey He: aloes in ait ,tielt qpening onesd sxhiong. the best known ie sie fin ds of sturdy young sportsmen | “fea etcasaa eang age | ee H and there ond has a fast the M ths ry h were lover, Jem ' 0 AN t, No. 1689 ee 7 H pe p Driscoll, Willie bi Packey | Marching neon in Naval Re- | Rink” wit Valley, Ny : 2 : avyweight ut hums. Most spitball pitchers | Knollw Erne, Phil Brock Matty. Baldwin, | who believed New York sporting men | Sob etarr 1G Beventh Ay, |) 4g vu ; yank Lastan doll re matched rea foe for daily play and the Wille Ritchie, Matt Wellk, Hughie | Wonia not be wih the first ted aes i iM at Ay | Bushing \ Mee ae as neren’ ang Mehegan, 1 Dt Lepete ue MOT aciiiok Watamia A. x One|” Sie ak | | —— , thetr bi Unele 1 ne rad slow ball wabbling ove ot pt r she Tina & ; rs ia The tournament committer of th ea Wi " aiibank wade al Every legion member In the parade | with iP en ALFRED, No. age Fitty. |, Billy G I ehow at the Falraont te’ whan & clean Hit Would larontoaie nae mun nen it Reriieh socres cf fahta, without vixhed with an appropriate |, May in No 500 Gireen mich Se A: 0. One tonk toons Waineaday iat, 7 ard Ween. & eae art sey bi up the game, Ho outnerver | schodule of events. It includ livering @ knockou Fone OF Ale, FONSI aeae tO) LAND “wit baat Mm 65 Cottage #t.. | win bring togetdior Hob McAllister, wh Sy aiding the 0 a Nentwele , t experienced bi : uu pt wntry and nonate | Meteo ¥ : mill bring togethor Ho am amin y te | You know, when a piteher van make o eperiy inet ibed, wilt Jet the | M,Ai. WILLIAM WN ust Male be, Jory bout al mg fot itt | Manhatten Br Ca, this Monday, Mas an old timer like Ping Bodie swing the K. ©, punch when he's ‘ an n 4 tay Hod, Union Av.) When mot to sears agy McAllister gur- | Henny teguant at ie aT tha Diseen: City t. rd strike ta low Pats his hardest fights, He knocked out | SAC ee SD anise n vat WHY, Xe pried the fans hy o rain | vaurt as Slee bi Uae aohawa ab the B some. ah Joe Rivers when Rivers was consitl Naval nh caarvar es at HAH * ‘of Syracuse, May 10 fe Hartley that to re wonde He knocked ow Aval Hewe t au, wie ie Jim Coffey's a Cote pion tate dp i ation Zr ae ee tg teiets of panches vaper a handsome sor. |! : Niger loayer vege May 1 Ve i ee when Chaney was wh as the that he can proudly MN | Gumboat Smith at the Clermont Kink ow ‘Thursday Lefty High appears to have lived up sional “knockout king” elf, and when . ‘ | nis Brennan el Joe Mt Setur to the prophecies of Joe Kelicy. A every one thought the best Kilbane nthe naining to en rhage ssh ana ioe fired the ti ea week yould dure attempt would be to win abled ahead for the simall ev ie Yank 1 Bn points. ‘ " n are| Ay Joe Wegner, the “ n batting order to begin hitting Lefty o “dl That Chaney fig Bing in, Recruiting is mov | ger. | another boxer uniter la may He ist ot his atare in the tenth inning yes j en an ambitious « t top speed. Not only city Franchini, ¢ tmising east 2 ” terday and made good with a singl old trick of wi f-town aportamen are rally naw oil box aevoral tHiuee,"’ writes Wagner, ‘and tha up the game, Maiset is Being’ c rick by 0 wit # legion. In to-day's bateh of Nrtdge |] have alwaye been anions to arrange bots scheduled to be the next hero knockout. He began “flattening ‘em har Dm AUIIWAR OF UM aitibA ne af 460 Vas One 1 ae ‘ ie ae : honors ameinat | He challenged Wels stedly, and I . employed in Thr necanih Rt. as nay “ hy, thein | Beleoh oF Varn y Bride 1 \ want be MORAY. PETRIE No) 780 Union Av ee me + Mealy anhattan i for a time ked as if Walsh was! Br) nt meriy 8 Aa visio » entire left beh Md sportin MVES MIOUARL P. No. 67 Letington Ay aaa ‘ the Brave ang | paves M i Ba, He a ae Jack igh) shames 1 fated “ve 24 THOROUGHBREDS BURNED he utually 1 i Nite t imate yume pointing his even Ww feet ae 1 pike SHRABERIUTEX, No, 1885 Has Abia st. | ohare " Hraves nicked AT BELMONT PARK FIRE. running away ean and ’ ‘ L Kee ti ecia ost Ne yre than Was ina aver oe ! from naval head " t won just the sat fight when the mos i Imes : e cast aide bantam tar, wo y though it isn’t often tha fi quarte r m, whe ANd! NICHOL EON JAMBB, No, 02 Fast Main & sa I a aaa te give the fans a fight for w f rday ae ie Ma valde cai P meuituied for dock Bhp Charley Herzog has rejoined the money, When he does tht W i ® Miller wa nia and promises never ain to as busy a two-handed boxer us any, | Kes Armot n nue : No. NO Firat Ay Ae se a te Oe Pe chawing gum Ald The only thing he lacks ts 4 8 y aire e time 1.80.) oAWena Mate, Ne Be Bride f gum on the floor of the rail - be ' sd » . n 1 ie w aroused Charley's ire to ILBANE has everythin » wain|! . this page Be VIN W., No. 199 Segway 8 Jerwey | teat mronghh ‘bis: seaues . nt that he kicked att K nd little to lose in this bout Te} f the a ' ae ™ -—- {it ler him and ANd tthe $0 10M stabi compan ak 1 t . Knocking out Welsh would be | sporting ctue Hye worth several hundred t x unk TO-DAY witho s Nisiolas A OR LEAGUE RESULTS Q dollars to him. To be « No, 26 Mate Si, Mriug 4 ms 18nd Welsh would be hardly SF alvtens?™hanoup, No. ae ‘ ——— —_—— , ih Nis | j Jack at even a. setback, Being » MeCoy Deen h hea jump on the League : erweight fighting iM, M MEN AGEE, PMILLIE Jt Wom NATIONAL LEAGUE. ' AMERICAN LEAGUE. Base ta BO J lil ; eee course his featherweigh ere ‘ TNA MATrHEW, S a Clube WEL RC, | Clubs Wek PC, || Clubs W, LP Clubs, Web BC Lauckles ‘ X at stake * M HW No. OW N. York. 84 667 | Phila... 6 6 500 | Boston... 94 Ceve'd. 89 TET] yy Zim is aixo | with aood | Golds When With Welsh it is an entirely differ esate | SRS ; wb St. Louie, 96.600 hie aril Guaaas ie @ Phila... 68 429 Beeb pte reation | "he M ent propasition. It aheuld, be uns | we hemp it Ar see No. 348 Fit ss 97 .b63 711 989 | N. York. 76 683 | Detroit. 6 9.357 ndy for all comtrs and everything. Co ‘ ter, And since he won the title from aM a amass TUEANY. WHLLTAM, No. £08 Haat Maly 4 RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY ater k CANS OF Queen Ritchie he has, by use of a fh ; me Wty ‘NMA 1. Xo § Woon a 3; Boston, 2 | New York, 4; Washington, 3 (10 iunings sage a acta etme yet Merete a of industry and extreme viniy na k vs, Brooklyn (wet grounds Mt. Louis, 4; Cleveland, 2. t , re of 8 Kia 4 fuir fortur ; pega Pittsburgh (rain Hoston, 6; Philadelphia, 9 4 parks, ‘The t \ ul a ous ¥ nh Mi. Louly vs. Chicago rain Chicago ve, Detroit rain Z w 4 " 4 GAMES TO-DAY ’ vs 8 will inde c ‘ J n Broobiye ot New York. New York at Washington w i e § a1) A i ” ae Weston ot Philedelphia, Priletolphle at ia unt Day With Brooktva, I ave pul 4 @esary to make it olficla [and iwo were even, agate 30 FOS "Grounds, aduo,, b0e,— adr, lot ‘ wan aE SCP Rt PUTTING ’EM OVER With ‘‘Bugs’’ Baer Coprngat, 1917, ‘The New by ‘The Press Publishto; York itvenine Worth ae AD ROO ‘en PRIL is the” month when baseball players get paid to watch” it rain and snow, From thee mag nates’ viewpoint, It considers p of Uncle Sam wi on dine YOU SAID IT. Only league where the attendan seems to be improving is the Eure: pean war. ‘ Cy Falkenberg is coming back tel the American League for more ex# perience, \ featherwelgh' feather fro Johnny and they the canary Pacifists claim “there are two wayt of looking at the war question. Suri There are algo two ends to look inte a telescope, but only one end is tl right end. Roth Jim Savage and Al Reich will try to win their bout next week, ai the winner doesn’t have to meet Jess Wiliarc LU PEPPER Cleveland use en) nlaxers and. almogl at many wpectators ti my tb Ir y Cla is cancelles the Most time to eane ye ' Tin ‘Thorp > get a cha to play t null ev » Cin 1 n he, Giante her ala sanding 7. $00 YEA BO. The magnates are right in starting) the baseball season in April, That qives the players a month's rest be- tween March and May. April vl month to gol n. Swimm e greatest exercise n the work EASILY ALL SPORTING IMPLEMENTS TAXED FOR WAR REVENUE G r vets, baseball 5 1 ng supplies are to be npluded war revene tax bi which w reported by the House the Ways and, Atéa ashington, Au tomob also be will q cost of t is under- A ' he tax will be of the seyer= vatic relations with Ger- f 1 was originally i the theatres, by id, but ‘now t n ext one of the es of taxa Pen) ‘ity bantam, a hard fought held here last night n at lynn Jim nig y r 1 and eighth each time takin; the count of Kwelly Easy for Hartley, , Mass 1.—Pete Durable 1 scored here last Kelly of winning the four days Friction is at its heaviest on a hill. Plain oils or greases squeeze out and leave bare metal to metal. IXON’ toy LUBRICANTS Stay put under all con- ditions. Atk your di the Dixon Lubricating Chart JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE Co, Bond Jersey City, N. J Established 1427 ROLLER SKATING MAND cede PALACE, Ure 1th street i ef trance, SKATE! THUM!S nowt ayo DEMY: oor, CEC) ADMISSION. INCr aR, SPORTING, | MANMATTAN (ASIN KILBANE vs. Weis “aay TO-SIONT Aayh mS) 0 TONIGNT Ce iar Mike MoT ove bllons masa" sation,