The evening world. Newspaper, February 2, 1918, Page 8

we THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918. x _ FLYING IS NOW PROVIDING += BESTT SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK | ' NEW THRILLS FOR MAIOR RICE John L. Made History in Prize Ring and Squandered a Million; - ——— Great Fighter as He Looked at Various Stages of Career Natural Born Warrior, Who Has Fought In Many Countries, En- listed as a Private in the Aviation Corps and Soon Won High | Commission—He Hopes to Crowd Some More Exoitement | Into His Already Varied Career—Sees No More Danger in | Air Battles Than in Trench Warfare, Copvelaet, 1918, by the Pro Publishing Co. (The New York Brening World.) TT": gretest ambition of thousar of American boys to-day is to get into the American Aviation Corps and do thelr share of fighting tn the air Major Rice, telling of his exper ree with would-be flyers, said I told one young fellow who wanted to e go up with me that It might mean death Why,’ be said, ‘I won't hit the ground any quicker than you will, uajor And that, says Major Rice, typi fies the willingness and the spirit of adventure in all of them, from novice ) skilled air man As a matter of fact, there waar ny great danger. Major Rice wasn't kely to fall with his pa senger. He 1 taken thousands of flights, and sithough he has made a hard land- Ing or two he ts still on deck. Parents whose boys have gone into aviation Lave no more to worry over than others whose sone are in khaki In eome ether branch. If anything, the avialon service #0 far in this wily been less dangerous than the Infant r re for danger from + a hae tart and Jone before the fh Vintion. Ie enlisted as a private es are reached, Men have beet the aviation section of the sien @truck by the whirling propeller) Corp and was gent to) Minwora , Diaden, Im staring’ the amen, wit There, he. went’ through” an Peg SULLIVAN'S OWN STORY sori ueve tose thee kee ands yuurso of flying, and without Be win OF HIS GREAT CAREER, Dave been killed outright Many mark ® made good fru tors have been killed In f In fact, be did all of bis Photos Ay : — © are only a small percentage | 4d fancy flying and went throu PaO THOMPSON! : : nae 1 the teste and stunty “with nen we have in regular tra thing @ wire"--and in every w ing in a score aviation camps he owed such exceptional ty thn fad in France and Italy, We hear] the commanding officer, applyiug t van most to the American wf the accidents, but there Is nomen-| Washington to have cortaln fiy4 publio was his grant sisreny HIS LAST PICTURE hi s pra that | men commissioned and taken for a He made great sums of money tion of the thousands of flyers that] TV ‘ity made. u_ apecinl Nt Ae He) Pap Eta AN ashatad Ko into th every day, perform! of Cushman A. Rice, Ho re : cir practice feats and come home| mended that Rice, becau r have thrown away a million dol 7 ; pafely army experience, bis general aki! : When he had money he fh) n l m ion 4 % aa knowledge nd adaptability, hi 1 kopt it in an inside postet p . é One of the reasons for the general | KNOWIede And ttt em eanie Tih vad } DAYAL: heat aie pe a a a 2 wire to up aviation is quite] the others, but should at least ean a a £ nl. was g practical wers of aviation re-|made a captain, And the War Pp that t be made in fly! ndous advances will] partment promptly during the war, and drunk, that not when the war is over flying will eine scone tenon, "| John L. Most Popular a sine bat humanity had no His Record i in the Ring| rs Haare alcohol. ‘Phe old of thousands of skilled airplane tne- van 4 paper. vate tun vat tyne won| = UA iator of the Rings | cee were te son wen entyctous seats ot won se sons ca f ung men, The War Depart: | 1. sald the old womar | Ship by knocking out Paddy Ryan ee rounds, Noy, 18, 1882, a ent naturally picks the finest ant 4 ~~ tow mna Hogar’ San Francisro. vilivan lost his world’s ti to Jat J, Corbett t Tiel aptiveltuen 10 nenicfinik/tor- U2 Career a Romance € : cilavor Deverera ‘ Baltimore and Kentucky Racing Associations Are Holding Gut ' ellve me 1 oe rf " yates “3 it chdai dN ia wenty-one rounds, Sept 1886, al New Orlean His ord complete Neti GOR airpinne delving te-| Small aholre | us 5 Unusual Inducements to Owners and Trainers , ecision and au amplon of England, f © world raetiulteaieea rikarmerad . is an follows ures quick jon and Feel I Een rete Nt et eae Tose aaa forthe th 1 ahrew | : ‘e for tne Coming Season. tat of quick action, and is nf em into the street, then turning,| 1880. Kne ‘ ‘a jam eae aii theory that older men are Ii ty ow ut ationa r n of banknotes from |Ptounds; J Ix, ix- | elem 1 rou | - too delibera A rule a perlecty vied retort of McDonald, one of of London, where ho sparred a sho ' 1 nto the old | hibition—Joe 1 8x5, W A Greenfield, 4 By Vincent Treanor. rhe sense of baiance and physical ev-| exhibition for the Prince of W PF | 1881. Won 4 ' Jack f 1ds; Dom 1 w ination are found in young men. | Mitchell's backers, that he didn't “ee | ©X? ae il x , ; hy ve 7 tok ke, Grou MLICO and Is ky are aK ' to good” and | ""Y one me any Bloomin’ um} vont to the royal box, after t ut i 1 night Uke] Fred Cro! ner Dal-| 1886 ot, 18 ku 1 (Ww a seh scene Bt overnment ne @ military flyer | breita over Mitchell, either.’ snd wae introduned: tact} the ¢ Hanya pounder aks , A ; au: 4a PR Sea ccaaincs - I ) Rayeroft Take the case of Major Cushman _ sa : ‘ = . Sb es f the athleti A. Rice, whom I have quoted above.| Sullivan m did any hard train-| great Sullivan though GIVES $200 TO A SALVATION] 1882 bi —=Padd y Wve (K x | f both plac ° ay CAMps, Major is almost a new member for a fight. Even when be met{him to make the Prince feel a LASSIE SELLING PAPERS. John McDermott, 3. rour Knock 4, D MeDonald (19), Den- | x out ur nduconients to: 7 Us: atte if the Aviation Corpy, yet he Is / He didn't wish the sprig of 4 7 Hoan Le (Ok a!out—Jimmy E! sida, JES P ‘ i | ais : eee i 1 Battling Levir N n for the ehampionship, after | ‘ alone ick : xP; O Demin WRK aky, 1 arr ymmander of the 1ith Aero Squad- | Kilrain for + hampionship, After} geet any embarrassgnent saioun in 4dd Street, a Salvation lassie! bition—Tug Collins. 4 rounds; Joo} 1887; Jan. 18, Patsy Cardin (D.),| co t have poised’ thet Th Jam fo ron at Camp Everman, down 1) | tne Mitchel! draw, Billy Muldoon, wao| , erabrity : = «| ee recent Boston bout with Rill Brennan Texas, in charge of preparing our \ y ing such a celebrity . tne In solling coples of the War Cry, |Coburn Minneapolis, 6 round the Preakness, their his page + tap an livers in one of our biggert and mos: | handled him, had @ lot of trouble in| “Glad to meet you, Prince.” Ero Wed Jonn L. had been celebrating, buying, 188% Won : 8) 1888, March 10, Charley Mitehels} toric 1 spring stake, 10 | \ Ceara w, cyried. (05 a Ohi gr borat RRneeaot Al P making the big man work. And be-|Jobn L, Sullivan, thrusting ont a hand wine for his trl and drinking a rounds; Herbe (a, € ly, France, 89 rounds mit aime that rat me co—Cap lee then 1 sant " I've ard full share of n ; * n OW) 4 r a us & former United a rained hardly at all. He was almost $ er to sell her pa ; J be " it Captain, living on plantation | Chan Jom Smith "i Where ola. A friend rem. Pounds; Enos f ) 1 rou livery year of two he went to Ceylon | physloal wr then, his great nat-|up and Vr ' with Joon L. for throwing | M. Lafiin, A 1, ‘tom Shark e ni tu . dated or Mibena, OF Aome Savard 7 ural powers having been broken down! would Like to aee the Br aye Money 1 nn 2 round K 1 Y 1 | , r A : roup in the Far East, hunt i | A Joht t , " bout a bad elephants or other big 18. | by dissipation |plon fight the champton of A ihe eu from the do - - -| wilt f . it wasn't a rip dunt was bis hobby, It was th nie , | Smith made the exense th 4 led " By | ‘ n ees a ly th just then, that could xl When he Lia ahehids Ime nvan ud ¢ i ute mk © wa . ° ° c 1 in ikes " + ee 8 no fighting do—that he felts eas cat of aight ‘ her Ng nent: tht Oy "| anjastiewe! kimpion ‘apd for an u wan aae a ution Aner \ Ae deal Be y stamped as interested in, He told mo of his firat } : 8 Mond wivan, who didn’t car i SPeae thine Sue Seetran CL oe ivontuck vh A 8 | a fake é 5 ine hee perience of warfare ‘ until { was time to come in remony when it came to f nig at N Cold Mike, who 2 ° 2 v * wed at tho Balthe r a c w boxing ins His home was In Minnesota, where itig feet wer in auch shape that ho] “KI fight you right now vt ring is now planning t to France to uring is ing ALNEED | 2 © tre winner, 00. 10 over word t + at Camp 8 eee ot ho Was ment to an ems (could not even box, and all he did) down th he roar ou fain ie the f Miopped « ay ot HOMEY te LakON Avon, yg D feiphochad ' n Europe to get a little politic |was a litte bag punching. Ilow- take pu ido sta fT don't the “GW Wakeneter. comin ae -+- ; ne Li are find t 1o matt | experience, but soon tired of that. stich Was the prostigo of *he| knock you out within four rom vinced that Sullivan. wasn't th | F and i Physical I Coming home when he was seven- PSGHOLEE Chee MATS P : , t A ; h wasn't th Jonn L. Su @ during : y an t fo i Rare eee een io eeut eat John L, that when he admittr If anything, this fixed wate ll heavy welghts f n nto ¢ ae ne for adventure, At|# few apectators a day or termination to avold Su rain Ie was w y fant when He placed : f . a wa wher , f mn N ) Lhoston club on the Mexican) the flght and burst the pun L. issued his challenge off nd ‘ aa Ke ener told) how Sullivan made his money ues , \ rr © gullin, oy wright re, “and he had a right hand that In Kentuc a, ownK vingk ean BE CO mere CaS | swith one powerful awing Ms followers | smith refused to take tt up, Accord-| would knock down phant, Sul-| May 16, 1881—Defeated John IMloc 3700 1 be tune of each hes th © bout ne the Then, after pro-| refused to believe that Corbett had|ing to the English cust A cha van wouldn't train or tale of | fred, 7, 1882—Defeated Paddy 1 40 won, 16 $200,000 it sbould been th 1 taki P y|a chance to wir aii ohalle tr himself, but early in’ ht Thorough A tler v blasr ” R ‘sioning and taking on a few handy @ chance to win |plon must accopt a chal LMU: il plone, Ite had «| July 4, 1682—Defeated Jimmy | 0 : fe m ie raded auth sree Cane en aro CORBETT DANCED UNTIL SUL-/any worthy opponen t f usin bis right arm lke a! July ‘Tug Wilson at Mad ‘ en 42,000 neeton all th ze, he sailed into the port. he LIVAN WAS EXHAUSTED proper alde stake or forf John Le lub. He'd h, felnt once, and ns | Lggn Auk CHASE cok ty 4 - 105,00¢ ara we Hat the 4 #1, and Int revolution. Le| In that fight Corbett danced around | always claimed that 4 r man ducked, we bring that Mi : a ‘ veal a p of ov The res nists had a Foreign Legion.|and around John L., letting the blir| felted bis right to called Bx \ rm down aerows his ba March 10, 1888 joston ° T ioe ty Mv ne Rice Joined it and in a fo /fellow plunge and miss, until Sullivan |champlon, thus removing the Inst } RARELY IEE a | May 24, 1883—Sullivan-M at Garden. ..cescee + 12,000) 1 ; is an Hoe eine ce abiiqhed o repatatinn |Was utterly exhausted, Beating him|petween John L. and the world title 1 got up for More, We.uned’ to] ARS 1883—Horbert A . . 000 oS r er that » | dow then, while Dia arma hy 1 t 4 i} a hi Sep! 888, to Ma 1884 Tour ¥ n Al, Smith 195,000 ¢ . ee essen pate Mee me aves slap “| NEVER LET GO," WAS ONE OF Se eat pur Bapis ee sel Y ; ‘ ‘ : very ‘ if oar, when the Spinisie | ¢ $ MOTTOES ip ! y Am: War came along me [FOrms 4 mie ae ei wi tof the mon he foug Aus, 18, 1884—MoCaffrey, at I i \\ ne dates ave edn an ean volunteer regi. | Sullivan never tried to fight again| Bullivan nad BRS s OR: | DODGED ONLY. ONE FIGHT; | Nov, 10, 1884—Lafiin, at Mndinc os ; t for Kent Derby a ST eatin soond Lieutenants | orioan aye . ewe] A: litste:tnc} mi | WOULDN’ T MEET JACKSON. | Noy, 17, 1884—Al. Greeutield 1 Gard ais cals Ci OR calli al ca 4 Tilly one tee th p.|the spectaclo of a formerly great | ot his make-up , HHHO lip mUesd Gh AUMBINE ware Sener eee ee ae <n et u , . te cand iba tet creating te] There W Nothit ig SoG tin Thirtyefourth Infaniry.|champion taking dofeat af ‘ Md John went up t Mo=|futer Jacknon, tt cat Australian | Jam. 1% 1886-—Paddy Ryan, at Mad Gar sees ast which of them the rival for Con: stic nand Cold After that he fought in China at the at the hand M NECOUTA Save Gevaruieainiog At \ : vyweight. | Sullivan “drew | June 13, 1885—Jack Burke, at ¢ vrercaerta urs 0 wilh b ek ! Hion, and when as Mustard {in a round when in his | . ing to do realgnod ry was alwe Am Aug wren ALKING nds usthat| But the old-fe mus am th army and went back to prime. big fellow It wa ' winter Sept 1886, Frank Herald, Alles ( i edeaeoeeesenres ‘00 Western n busy| Plaster burned and bl ed whi Cubs. He saw a Uttle more fighttng| Sullivan wa. thirty-four years olf! sullivan got a r r te Noy, 13, 1886—Paddy Rya at + | Nisux ‘ 4 4,500 Vela poe just how| acted. Getthe r-lief and help Wan After that. watt the be pent When he lost to Ho con- | stable in Bridgeport and + Us ut Dec. 28, 1886—Duncan McDonald, Denver, Colcsscesesecereeeeees 800 trides a thoroughbred takex| Must a pa rags Without fas started, he had nothing more tinue - drinking heavily for several | t street tv } yan, 18, 1887—Patsy Cardiff, at Mir 0 ru le in 1.87 1-5. Mathemat-| F ie I py a be th hooting to take y zoe 4 ped ar at si Bish ed . 1887—Tour under Pa ody asee eereees 60,000 one of our strong points a0] ment, made with oil of 1 When the United Btaten went into | Sone Mivorate of temperance, who Dis $4 Se Meee | Aug. 8, 1887—Prese n be 000 W the Westernet’s deduetions | tard, Tt is scienti‘ically prepared © war went to Washing. Ade 2 Ta nee grt RaFG ; : . f th at John 1.| nber-March, 1887-1888--Tou t 91,000 {or What they are wok eres woutt) that it works wonders, and yet | 4 commission and delivering a retired | « gh rlicht ov ‘ hid hi didn't want “At $e) ova ; on : paces i ae A Horne & an | not olister the tencerest ekin, 1 ' partment that\to hia f Mase was bein wn March 10, 1888—Draw w tehett Reinase pane mt 7 wmps in th Sey ilies I laine had t rathe nie os board ‘and: wae’ being K vw =e . con : an te nearly, three | » Gently ma ge Muster inwitt / e pai nis the str att s 1! for 1 May 15, 1888—-Renefit at Bi Py 41000 | peo A thie ond, and| nt ips. See paws ickly it bring an of the | é 1s hare « ) John L,, in a big f sid | Ant fo 4, 1888>Benefit, Madison Square G . 6,900 Covers m 1 feot in each sec-| how speedily the pain disappx had. receives | tempestuous action o smash and’ held He knew would DN ca aeearienk itil 40,000 | ond of Te ete tc | Use Musterole for sore throat b r and two or r a DN OE . Im ea 1 ne | July : ay) EXE, r if you want th ‘ons reduced| ehitis, tonsilitis, croup, stiff n it avenirs, AN AMERICAN FIRST, LAST AND. tho gallop! i , t i 1 ox- | June 4, 1891—Sparred € 1 if i 000 to 4 nicety, get a pencil and sheet of; asthma, neural; headach War artment informed ALL THE TIME | or drift and came a Then HO} 1g91—Australian tour, Aug a ; ery I 4 ork problem out you | tion, pleuricy, umatism, lumb Capt, Rice that to Ket a commission! There are many tales of the great crowd rushed ur ROE t got—Tour, “Honest Hearte and V an 4 are on | paina and aches of ha back or jo he would buve to go down to Fort That \ need 3 veut 3 ‘ 1 ac-! sprains, sore muscles, bruises, 4 Johu 1 ha red to} find a badly inju pulled . 4 t 4 3 Pa roar r a Sy Meyer and take a three mo fae pe ena Divert nea i TT CRN weit meer ae te hat) sopt. 7% 18 r it a amy blains, frosted fees, cclds of the ¢ courss In a rookle off \ ne y ast and! § hs a Pa | pent EC wretey Sowa Ot Lamt It would |e sgt Thpat t ongth of stride of «| (toften prevents pneu boca), Sieeaht “the Catalin g i La Nit POR) ANG SY “few wlan A an of [rish blood | 1895—~1 I und Weat, with 1 j full racing actior 80c and We jars; hospital alze $ ght bo ak vt 1 S | 1a96—Tour, with Duncan Harris yo,o00 © whole Hice didn't t ¥ fiah Why ed an} with’ tt » | SaeSmSTAUN ' experienced parts . 1 it w anxious sp 1 Aug. 31, 1896—Sparred 8 ure Gard nat ard ° m, aan he had th tmost Lot go, b roared n, a w he reeled so rr under own rs t ; 40,0 i ‘ f preferred ta be a Hy __|the Engiish champions. soon ag he could get h , 5 1 his { er r hrous \ Ae: d wl ite sole ta te De eA Kaan An momatale eens: Seen L. first went to Eng i I and bad taken @ great interost in he oxy igh hy that endea y r I eu ' ‘ ]