The evening world. Newspaper, October 25, 1918, Page 16

—_— ie American Fistic Champions to Get Their Wish for Bouts With European Title Holders Before Winter Is Over. | i Coprright, 1918, by The Prom Pubtiching Co, (The Nw York Bening World) MERICAN fistic champions who have been clamoring for o chance to meet European title holders probably will get their wish Defore the winter is over. They will, if Herbort L. Pratt, the noted sportsman who is Chairman of the 4 ) Sports Committee of the Y. M. ©, A. has his way. We learned ) yesterday that Mr, Pratt is seriously fonsidering bringing several foreign champions here to meet our boys during the War Fund drive, Among | those he has offered to bring across | the Atlantic are Georges Carpentier, ‘ the heavyweight champion of Europe; | Bugene Criqui, the sensational French } bantam, and Jimmy Wilde of Eng- land, the greatest fyweight in the { Pratt is not noted as a boxing ) enthusiast. He is,a great worker for | the ¥. M. C. A., bit he likes all kinds of sport and doesn't spare expense y) when he wants anything he likes. _ There ts no question that he wants | to help Uncle Sam's boys “over there” }) through the Y. M. C. A. F Mr. Pratt's plans are carried out the American fight fans are likely to see some great bouts, Carpentier is one of the cleverest | fighters in the world, He isn't as |. © big as Willard but could put up a good fight against the’ world’s title a holder. There are many other good ones here who would give Carpentier a t fight. Battling Levinsky is a along the Frenchman's style and a bout between them would be a irlwind from beginning to end. Jack Dempsey, Fatty Meehan, Joe Jeannette, Mike Gibbons and Billy peeks are others who would make the ichman display all of his wares, If Criqui ts the wonder he is re- Ported to be he and Pete Herrman or Frankie Burns would furnish a thriller, The victor of th: bout foul he matched arsinst cand another hummer would be the result. aA TLLARD is not the unpatriotic boxer he has been pictured c for several months. Yester- 4. day he wired from Wichita Falls, » Tex, that he would gladly come here ) to fight for the benefit of the War wh shape and will go into training im- 1 Work Fund. Willard is not in bad) ences as a combatant prove especially mediately so that he will give a good account of himself when he re-en- tere the ring. EW YORK, after all, will see some grade A football this} fall. Several big college games _ will be played here to help the war fund, Bill Roper returned from Washington yesterday bubbling over with enthusiasm over the prospects of the football campaign. He sald . that ten big games had been ar- " three of which will be staged uit nt in city. He would not say which teams were to play here, but it is understood Pennsyfvania and Dartmouth will furnish one of the features. These tWo old foes will | clash at the Polo Grounds on Nov. 9. HIRE have been many great races on the Metropolitan track within the last decade, but none equalled Ardsley Handicap 4 at Empire City yesterday, Your =) horses, War Pennant, Cirrus, Ophelia * and Young Adam, ran abreast at top SY) wpeea tor a quarter ofa mile without | any of them gaint winch. Dur- ing the run down S that once familiar ¢ all P) together” was heard on every side. 9 War Pennant, which had the short- my wat route next the rail, won by a pose from Cirrus, the 5,000 colt which Sam Hildreth bought from Harry Payne Whitney on Wednes- i | Dy. day. War Pennant was not the best! Be? horse in the race, but he had J Loftus on, his back and t © sufficient y put up on -ancann and outrode Robin- on on Cirrus, Fae ORACE GAUL of Ottawa, ithe Canada, known as one of| the world’s premier hockey and lacrosse players is going abroad as a Knights of Columbus Seo retary. Gaul enlisted in the Can- @dian troops in 1914 and was so se- }) Be Prepared for | Grippe-Influenza Advises Calling @ Physician, but Take ‘ Precautions While Waiting. with your doc or yourself bef G what you can ven. something for your bowels at once. laxative, auch aa Dr Tea or Celery King, is re kK. & B, nd be sure throat and ehest, off inflammat fn pneumonia. t physicians. is better than any mi rub Mustarine on treatment re This hich often it will not blister, and |t has of great value in’ sore throat, colds, bronchitis, and tonmilitis rh atte Oc PAIN Yerely wounded in a battle at Neuve Chappele that he had to remain in a hospital during eight months. This ended his military serv but he is going back to get as near the front lines as he can while serving as a K. of C, secretary. “I will distribute to the American soldiers Knights of Columbus sup- plies and feel honored at the chance to do #0,” he said. Gaul played his first senior hockey with the Ottawas‘in 1905, when they successfuly defended the world’s championship and the Stanley Cup against the Rat Portage team, He was a member of the Capitals for several seasons, being the regular outside home for the team when it won the championship of the world In 1907, He was also in the party which toured England as guests of the iaie President timmanuet ‘tasse, Gaul was probably the cleverest stick handler the Ottawa teams have ever had in hockey and lacroase, In the latter it was really marvellous how he could accept @ pass and spin around an opponent, He was a deadly shot and a great scorer. Gaul also dis- tinguished himself in the war, and should in view of his previous experi- valuable as a Knights of Columbus overseas secretary. Fistic News and Gossip By John Pollock The war in Europe ts not stopping the boxing game in England for, ac- cording to a letter just at hand from “Biz Mackey, the retired Cleveland featherweight and trainer of Frankie Burns, the Jersey City bantamweight, who is over there at the Knights of Columbus camp, boxing shows are being held at the National Sporting Club of London and several other clubs every week, The N. 8. C. stages 42. entertainment ey Monday night and only a few nights ago brought off a@ twenty round bat feen Tancy Lee of Scotland, hold:r of the feather. Weight c.....uplonship title of Europe, and Joe © .n, the English boxer, who was recently defeated by Jimmy Wilde, the flyweight champion of the world, Lee and Conn fought for the featherweight title, the Lord Lonsdale belt and a + eof Roring at Newport, Rt. 1., will be resumed | there to-night with # show to be held at the Rollo Rink under the auspices of the Rollo A. ©. | fe) Coogan, th feg instructor at t ry t Leo Jv weight, in the st twelve rounds, to | decision, A big crowd will probanly witnens the scrap, a+ Coogan is a favorite with the Jackies Ivy Lewis, matchmaker of the Armory A, A. of Boston, today notified Clay Tarver, the In. dian light heavyweight, that there is o> much | futereat in hie coming twelve-round bout with Mary Greb on surprined if the gate reeeipta amounted to nearly | $5,000, Oniers for revervations for the battle Are comming In so fast, writes Lewis, that it looks day of the contest, ‘The matchmaker of the Monee Club of De. troll, Mich. evidently thinks that Boktier Bart field, ue Brooklyn fighter, in greatly in neod of snomey for ‘nh @ telegram which Dan McKetrick mosived from him today, he offered Bartfield the lang sui of $160 to box Frankie Breunan of Detroit a six-round out on Nov, 1, After med ing the telegram MeKetrick tomed it into the wante basket, the of of Boston coming twelre-rund Johnny Dundee and Frankie lyn, which i to be fought at the above club oa Tuemiay night, Conley will also be the thint man in the ring the night that Harry Greb of Pittaburgh and ‘Turner,, the Indian, battle &t the Armory Olub on 'Tucadey evening, 6. Larry Armory A rferae the Contes, A iat referee of the hae been selected to between Jimmy Barry, former bantamweight ¢ of the world Gorden, Ga. army boxing tnetructor, « Barry aye that the boxing eid of his duties wae comparstively eaay, | ut be was not strong enough to stand the tmyonet Grill mecewary to fit himeelf ap aa ine structor, Barry ie forty-eight year old, | Owing to sicknom in hie family, Johnny Brtle, the St, Pau) bantamweight, has loft for his home, Johnny was to have fought Frankie Bums of sds Meee ag, influense seo Lal ‘ Aru * THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK WIR RAY: ~ THESE GUYS WON’T GET A SECOND INVITATION York Evening World). Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publi | SPoSE IF & he ir PARTIC 7 te WOULONT MIND A PLACE LIKE THIS = hing Co. (The Ni OCTOBER 25, ME RBar Nei AG 1918. Abe Ajay ou! By Thornton Fisher WHAT O10 YOU PROUD OF YOUR- = COURSE — IF SURE IS & PIP- DONT FORGET WO COME VP TO OUR. PLACE Soot!) Two of Season’s Biggest Football Games to Be Shifted to This City Arrangements Being Made for Holding of Rutgers-West Vir- ginia Battle at Polo Grounds One Week From To-Morrow and Pennsylvania-Dartmouth Battle There a Week Later. By Alex. Sullivan. NW YORKERS will probably get @ chance to see two of the biggest football games of the year at the Polo Grounds, as Secre- tary Roper of the United War Work Fund campaign to help raise $170,- 500,000 has practically arranged for the settling of the Dartmouth-Penn- sylvania and the Rutgers-West Vir- ginia battles In this city. It was planned for the New Hamp- year “informal” eleven. Both men are old students of the Harvard brand of football and will greatly simplify the task before Coach “Pooch” Donovan of drilling al] the football candidate: he veteran Harvard trainer may now give most of his attention to the army can- didates without fear as to the proper drilling of the satlor squad. There is very little likelihood that the football cohtest between the University of Michigan and Northwestern, sched- uled for Noy, 2 at Ann Arbor, Mich. can be played. The State Board of Health ban on public gatherings prob- ably will not be lifted in t to permit shire boys to play their great Phi delphia rivals in Philadelphia N 9%, but it looks now as though tl argument will take place at the ho of the Giants on while the struggle will Rutgers-West be held at the P Grounds one week from to-morrow. N t This game was booked for Brunswick Nov. 16, These elevens are the bitterest of rivals, the original date, Virginia 5 that he would not te! © as if all the bewt eats will be taken by the | two years ago having played a 7—7 tie and last year a scoreless game, The football committee is planning to hold ten big football games. Har- vard and Princeton may oppose each other, while Yale is also expected to participate in a game against some worthy opponent. Secretary of War Baker's indorse- ment of the plans of a nation wide campaign of sports to raise money for the United War Work was wel- comed by the promoters. His state- ment that he also sanctions the co- operation of the soldiers and the sailors opens the various camps to outside sports, which will be another means of swelling the fund, Houlahan, star halfback of the Colum- bia varsity’ eleven, is sick and will probably not be able to play against Camp Merritt to-morrow. Memmott,. & Substittte Quarterback last year, who ips » the scrimmage nat Cha ley's eleven on Wednesday has What appears to be @ broken der. Memmott’s tjury will be examined under the X-ray to-day, and if the fears of the post surgeon are justified Meim- mott will be lost to football for the season, As if the loss of two more players in one day was not enough, it was report- ed that Fred Dawson,’ coach of e had been selected as Columbia’ tative to att nd a school (or S. C. physical directors which is to be held at Princeton for two weeks be- ing Nov. 11. This school will be r the supervision of the War De- artment Commi: hoon Ty in, oy “amp Activities, which of Fosdick is Chairman, and will eal wtih the schools that were organized to tench physical dire tors of the N. tional Army cantonm ‘The Harvard naval unit football squad has been materially” strengthened by the addition of Phil Philbin and. Bobby | Hoffman, regulars on” Harvard's. last fm Boston to Battling Lahn, ahd ‘aguressive focal lightwerghtw(i) “tane'™on Satan Teche afar buat of dre tind ae "ts ca rede roun Couniprcial “A. won "several fights we he was rejected tn the navy and he exprou to have no trwuble in getting (he decision over Steve Fallon, matchmaker of the crap et Newent de hac sot, renee Tis iis opening ipfeur’ boxing w Oharley Weinert, po Ak ty offix his name to the articles of agreement, a on ae the war is over in Europe, Ai Tame, ae weil mon manager, of fighters and also ‘amistant matchmaker of the National seg Philadelphia, intends to bring several 00d bes rom this country to Prager fo en. kage One. of over is Jel middie. weight, Georges Carpeouier, the {math Simic hreneb: ‘champion. bad the contest, Because of the “flu” in Bethlehem, Pa., the football game betw Lehig and Rutgers, scheduled to take place to-morrow, has been transferred to New Brunswick, N. J. la- A me The Fordham University 8 A. T. C. squad is working hard for its openiny game, one week from to-morrow, wit St. John's College of Brooklyn. On the following Saturday, N, Y¥, U, will be played on Ohio Field. Coach Siskind is driving his charges to the limit in order to have them in shape. Harden, at tackle; Ferri Jout for one of the end non, ole % ew wo ps 4 Promising backfield . Kuard on last year’s Prep, are showing up well, Much enthusiasm wes displayed at the Fordham camp when it was made Known that there is a possibility of Fitzpatrick, the star end of last year's varsity, becoming a member tho 8. A. T. C. unit, At present Fitzpatrick ts at Pelham and is playing @ rattling game at Last Buturday against Rutgers work, with that of Weber, the old High School of Commerce and Colga' star, was the feature of Pelham’s pi against what js considered one of the best teams in Bast. There is also a chance that Matty Golden, who played centre last season and who is still in the Medical School, Will be persuaded to don a uniofrm. De Witt Clinton High Schoot will be the first of the Manhattan schools to play football on the Polo Grounds this year, They have arranged @ gaine witt, New Utrecht High School of Brooklyn, It has been some time since a Brookiyn made ite appes is the eni ce at the Polo first time that New Utrecht has played there, The game will begin at 2.30 o'clock to-mor- Yow afternoon, Jack Dempsey Is Descendant Of Feudists MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 25.—"T am neither a Jew, Pole or Slavonian—just plain American," said Jack Dempsey in a statement following the Reisler- Dempsey hearing. “I have never told any one this story before because I never wanted to tell any one and because I don't think the folks back home in Virginia and Ken- tucky would be very glad to hear of It, but I think I can claim origin from some of the proudest blood in America, I mean the old West Virginia and Ken- tucky mountaineers, “Back in 1882 the country was electri- fied by the McCoy-Hatfeld feud in West Virginia, and that feud cost close to twenty lives among my immediate rela- tives, Also it caused my father and mother to move West. “IT am a descendant ef the McCoys and Hatfelds, My father, Davidson Dempsey, is @ relative of the Hatfelds and @ second cousin of ex-Gov. Hatfeld of West Virgi while my mother. Cecelia Smoot, was related to the Mo- 8. Coys “IT am leaving here for Philadelphia, after which I will go to West Virginia to visit some of my rel tives and to look which my Mil. ht ate Mitchel x sincere of ry ° petler, is to ue fics t bad hal, i el mine father believes belonce te. hin Word came tro ladetphia ight that Jack Dempso: had iphie ie ' city willing iy for TO HELP RAISE WAR WORK FUND Heavyweight Champion Offi- cially and Personally Accepts Invitation to Box Here. Joss Willard has officially and person= | ally announced his intention of hetping out the United War Work campaigt. In answer to a meseage sent by Jame Coffroth to Willard at Quanah, Tex., Willard is enzaged in an extensive oll business, the bi champion sent the following reply: “Will gladly box for the War Work campaign.” This telegram came from Wichita Falls, in Texas, where Willard was camping for the night In talking to a newspaper man In that city Willard js quoted as saytgs that he would have no time to train for # real fight, but that he would be willing to bow an eight or ten round bout with aa op Ponent satisfactory to himself at Fort Worth or some other Texas town. Coffroth’s message to Willard was as follows “Associated Press to-night reports you willing to help United War Worl Campaign, and that you are awaiting further particulars. The National Gom- mission on Boxing, allied in drive with seven great organizations, asks you to donate your serv sas a boxer in con- junction with all patriotic athletes of America, to engage in boxing match week of Nov. 11-18, to obtain sports quota in drive for $17,500,000 for the relief of the army and navy forces of the United States. Very anxious for your immediate answer and will send further particulars.” Coffroth announced yesterday that a committee would select a number of heavyweights and submit their names for consideration. He frankiy admitted => e that Jack Dempsey, Willie Meehan, Wi P. t J n Billy Miske and Fred Fulton would be ar Pennant Wins among those selected. pool Ea AT BELMONT PARK riliing face Lhroug ae ee bali professional match was played ov 3 Pe BY the St. Andrews Golf Club 1 oftus’s Great Riding) ss: iss Sv. 0. — > — sional, and George Thompson, the Mour: Vernon Country Club professional, de FR iles i ted Ernest Anderson, the Lawrence aE Four of the Best Juveniles in] YONKERS SELECTIONS. [fat colts, “Chub processional, and More Than 100 Planes in Ma-} Training Finish Inches First Race — Optelia, Scoot, | Cart Anderson Bronxville, 5 up i © Alphee. mae x the Big Meet Apart at Yonkers. cond Race—Gex, Bantry, Ninety » 1o-Morrow, Simplex. Third — Lange A A By Vincent Treanor. ma eee aes UE ST D Y Belmont Park will take on a@ real HERE was action galore yester- Fourth Race—Koh-I-Noor, Matl- war atmosphere to-morrow after- day afternoon at the Empire nee Idol, Minto. noon when the big army aviation City track. Thrills came in Fifth Race — Madam = Currie, carnival begins there at 2 o'clock. levery race, but in the Ardsley, a| Ruens, Air Man. The flying and athletic meet 1s to be Inendicap for two-year-olds, there| _ Sixth Race—Tailor Mald, Tippler, but on by the First Provisional Win were enough thrills to make a sick| _Hindostan, eutaae Kae VERAOW of the United States Air Bervice ot man well, It was @ contest among caunnaow GAT.) the direction of the Wor Papeete four of the best juveniles in training a aereete te tet 1 sane 7. e Mi di *) Without doubt the meet will be the | War Pennant, Cirrus, Ophelia and| © Sunday, at Olympic Field, the greatest exhibition of its kind ever | young Adam, Lancoln Giants, ‘world's. colored cham- Yorktown passe held and may never again be dupll-| Mars Cassidy sent them away on [Pons will again meet the only twolf Champion Handicap cated in this country. It is belPE their toes and in a perfect line, and} Consecutive Sundaye, In the first rang | and 4 other Superb Contests |siven for the benefit of the National ‘they remained in that perfect line|at'139 P.M. the Lincolns will meet the Linas Here cer Pry aud Aeronautic Committer. which cquiPS | until the bend. So close were they | crack Paterson Silk Sox, who will have |f ep tert trian’ Divisign em al of our flying flelds with athletic together that no one, not even the ex-| Frank Talcott, the leading twirler ct | 120 P.M. Hexular traine to Mt. Ver and sports goods, also }:md 8d pert chart makers, could call the|Yale, on the mound, and in this game |Pi1:35 A; Mio 2:43 1M. Ail traina sty musical instruments. , |leader, ‘that was because there was|tho colored cracks will depend on Cy-|f Rt 120{h,St, Alaa react More than one hundred planes wil! ‘no jeader. All were nodding up and|<lene Joe Williams, In the final game |ff harms subway to, Mott Ave. be in the air at one time 40iN gown in unison aligned. the strong Newark Stars will be their|— sii and Oth Ave. “Li to Jerome.’ tunts” similar to those periormed At the bend Johnny Loftus sent Hepveaenl Con Bemusivon wil i the th = by our aviators at the front. In fact /war Pennant to the front and vy {Witles for the Jersoymen while Lank- 1 thi a number of flyers who have 8€-0 | on of the greatest rides since the boy oe toe the colored actual service at the front will DAr-| Gays of Snapper Garrison kept him ticipate in the meet, and their per~ |in front to win by a tew inches from | formances are bound to be highly \Cirrus, Cirrus was best, but Loftus's sensational, Biplanes, triplanes, OM | nj janded War Pennant the victor. oplanes, big bombing machines, Cap- |" °°" ° | ro.lg and numerous other typem w! arry Shannon has left Jimmy Fitz- " Nand |simmons’s barn. After he won the al S d (@) sive some startling exhibitions wad | terra race Fitz sold him to Albert | Speci —Satur ay nly afford the layman a comprehen |sinjong, who acted for Mose Gold- | ve idea of the development of med /pjatt, Barry is one of the fastest | ) and motors in aviation, selling platers in training, but to run Flying, however, is but one feature of |his best he must have things his own / en oa S the Peoeramme 20F the etbistio even ind ‘unless he can get to the rail he on torra firma will be unusual in charac-/and unless he oan gor tothe tere - ter and will demonstrate the fitness and | suasion in the world won't make him spirit of our fighting men, .Among the| do hig best. Recently he has been A games will be tug-of-war contests, 100-| fortunate in Srawing the rail position ard dash, 880-yard dash, motoreyle]and as a result he has won four races, wef aeepatoh carriers’ relay race, of-| Yesterday he san Woodtrap into sub- Regular 32.50 Grade Aicera’ rely” Face, chariot race in which|mission and then lasted long enough ; toboggans for chariots ate to be used to beat Snapdragon on the post by a Sizes for all men, 32 to 44. with nine men drawing the charleteer,| "Arter the race Snapdragon, which * ’ er ve ball squadron flag race fo. |was owned by Andrew Miler, changed In order to introduce our Men’s Matthew J. Fawn Soop et barns, He was claimed for $1, y “J ‘ 9 with Capt, Wharton and other Air Ser-| Harry Hastings, Hastings, it is ald; a vome poe men of New vice officers In runnigg off these events.|was acting for a horseman name e Capt. Wharton, who is managing tho| Brown, who intends taking a string Org Wity, waturcay we shall meet, 1s receiving onle gnsistance from over the Southern circuit. specially price 300 men’s winter Dave itz base! ame C. H. Huggins, formerly coach echt, Milsrath Bes bought snotner overcoats. Brows Unive! and other officers, |mnis time it is Out the Way, the fast saat a While Mra, Gharien A Van Renssoieer, | Tie time tt ls Out che Dressy and conservative adop airman of the National Aeronautic tions from the best English tail- Committee, 1s doing much able work in| Hank O'Day acted so badly at the BS A getting the public interested in this|barrier in the third race and sulked ors. Also our own distinctive meet. so terribly during the contest that the . f Word was received yesterday trom|stewards ordered his entry merican types. Ralph meibie for him to drive bis tac:| 9 Eee db ws ain There are fine dark blue effects, . because he has just| Buddy Ensor is vr) : ster! Ing car at the meet Pesarvice. to, take|again. He was injured in the last browns and oxtords, in soft charge of experimental flying. When the|race on Wednesday while astride FR. N a a flanagement received, De Palma’s mes- |‘ Wilson's Thunderstorm, The Wil- Meltons an warm Kersey- gage it looked as if the contest between | aon colt became unruly at the post dat a racing car and rie cncuroiee Amen. (and erushed Buddy's leg against the finished velours—fleecy warmth 4 voleran driver, volunteered to drive | fell pee without weight—tine, comfort- Frontenac ' v be remembered, dro Hi. T. Oxnard has bought Vuleain, 4 nt a si tie crack rivers of Bufope tn [ene’ famous eight-year-old stallion, able coats—coats that gentlemen ly Vanderbilt and Gran ze Major August Belmont. . 4 ha has numerous victories to his | TO eog ‘price ia $15,000. wear. Heather mixtures tailored r yn on. tracks and speedways A Hoar h -iggel : oughout the country. tea taanehe jai Ses ‘i ag weds Shah of Digsin | wae anger Matted torte fh ete in our own shepr—the counter. { Military Aer . 3 h ied at 8 ao: P meet, ilving from Washington, provided | Staats yonnital at Yonkers yesterday part of the best custom tailors ; ‘ araey te aie istintonsely Interested ineihe [from Infuense. He was twenty workmanship. carnival and is anxious to promote a|¥' zh ; spirit of competition among vhe aviators} 1. i. tine in many months possible way. 2 im many reonthe :Ptraina will’ be run from the| Jimmy Murphy saddied a yes vania Station to Belmont Park|terday, His Unwise Child ran off urday af 12,30, 1 end 1.50 P.M lwith the last race at the juloy, cade ° Trains will stop amaica to accom: Heir hand Wey eae 3 modate Brookly nites. ‘Trains will begin EM TO eran whe had. uae lath Men’s Shop—Fifth Floor ts leave the park about 6 P, M, a sick bed after a month's illness, Entrance, 1 West 35th Street idn't have a nickel on him, Bayonet Work Steps B. 5 ai ’ . CHICAGO, Ost 35,— Jimmy Barry] yo Soo on a Men's Nettleton Shoes $11.60 be CT a ee came Garon Ga. | Word came from Matt Winn of Balt! You Never Pay More at Best's Where he went for training as an army | more last night that the Laurel meeting boxt Interrupted by the epidemic of Spanish that influenza, would be resumed to-morrow It o Was annow + a £