The evening world. Newspaper, May 31, 1919, Page 8

Bumber of fights with umber of bv very b forgo! ity *, mado any great effort ly Pa- trained boxer, lysed his c savagery o} " Ne taht ret down with heavy blows “asuceen with more fury than science, the baginnin, Gas, an r Joho event among'money as us Was the Jived with ous Dan Don- future, followed fight, rit, als! pion q charapion st 100 years Ireland, and in Ireland, where he Cooper, champion five i Foun years bef dare, in eleve; is five year interval Don- A of Meeting all comers and offering $1 man who could stand before record Bim for Sullivan knocked out about 4nd while few of them were 2 the arn pons with thetr John Didn’t Need Any Help, I remember one story that ayy van's backers were fond of telling. the Northwest there was a gigantic French. if ustralia, fi th John “L fame, and as the Sullivan was such « pic- figure and his exploits vere im his day he was un wittely aed it yan wale own a the in hie Ary the champio; mayne. in 1819, to add to bi ago. nndliy was! Perhaps it was because he was ad free-handed as he was savage in the a I've heard hun on thejabout Johp L's generosity in. his fuwh days.” He stopped on @ street ish hea hts !an old woman w i Wyweights old woman who wna sellin, a, nM Rin whale if home f° aivation A hwith @ $100 bill, the and put himeeif out of business by ‘all the drinks for everybody in atock tante, of ring. fpaneand burt Even jeay, & million 4 aghes use throw | UI ‘away on wher Mitohell in New York in three rounds and kn ring had whipped every rival in that of the country. half feet tall and a perfect giant in jooai strengh. The local thousands of dollars that Sully couldn't stop him, and some even oy Sg by eg a Was in an opera houme, with the ring bnits on the stage. t was “emo ont to face the big fellow he ide\ looked like a small bey in compariaon, hong 20d the lumberjack stopped to langh oun Be. at him. Suillvan leaped vp and swing ® terrific right hander flush on the giant's the rin of the ring Jonm| yor, a4 jaw, knocking him through jer which ene to have a great curiosity to see the have | man who hit him auch visited Sullivan John L. wine. The local sports were ao bie to see how thelr man cond powst- |dly be knocked ont in a punch that some one sMarted a story to explain Aevording te, ere had». jotin inst the yielding canva |tpped nim neatly on the head with ted Wet. I axked John [x abo this once, and he laughingly mid he widn’'t need any help dn those days. Se 8 PU iia ae Sg acon Wien We Grea Sout L Sottovand Le ee ee ent * 20s , Re4 & rule the: ith onre and it be in the langeroud, IMtesimmons and Jim Jeffries wore t pay other fighters I know of who actually did meet ail wees when they were advertieed to te. lo It, Neither of there gentlemen all with kn iy (o risk trading punches with being ten rounds with/*"y man living, inoinnatt, whol though Bulljvan won fihte for ony fort: The e mi Mal ne a it more through ules, in which enc! audacity than or throw terminates was the top of Sullivan state ats alte tt him through oh ty little training, ded more on epeed and nm on ete never As a rule he para. mente by the au attack, and beat in a row uring His h, t ne in bie year, when he tow a draw Tit Hittie Charlie Mitehell at Chan- |, tilly, France, ‘hie fight was held in ® private park, on wo cold rain, Mitohel! danced around Sullivan until the champion'’a legs Fave out and he stood still, merely | t} turning to meet each attagk. | Finally both wore no exhausted that no more | hy blows were atruck, a agreed to a “draw” decision, Sullivan's Last Great Fight. recklegs disregard for the] Bixtean months afterward Sullivan But curiously enough even fought Jake Kiirain in Mississippi, | disaipations seemed | This ot popularity, (0 championship batties. and etators fe until @racculded | « battleground war found in the mselanipl woods. Sullivan came | to near losing his championship here, From the nay meng he the associations of the day were too much for He drank heavily, aspen, fast as he made it, and ro reds of stories nieht and handed pers bank roll and tol 74 to and take a rest, Hy bougnt rimy lassie’s ar ry He opened # bar sioal condition in 6 of sual period of training, fat and soft and bi such shape from hard drinking that early in the fight he became alck, and Was nearly compelled to give in for the fret time in his. life. Weathered it, however, and beat K a rain down after two hours and six- feon minutes of fighting, the fight lasting seventy-five round This was Sullivan's last effort. He was idolized as the most popular of all champions wherever he went, and ‘spent the next three years travellin around with theatrical shows and | fi his|taking part in exhibitions, inolden- tally oslebrating with his new friends | fi ot As t every stop. Then in 1893 he met | «, im Corbett at New Orleans, fa too, badly aut of condition to even go through ordinary training, with noth ing Jeft but his old reputation and the terror of the Suflivan name. Cor bette bud boxed a four-round exhibi- tion with Sullivan a year before in San Francisco, and know it was only necessary to keep moving to tire John L. out and heat him Corbett was a tall, lightly ballt fellow, not at all a heavy hitter but In perfect condition and a fast and clever boxer with a cool head and knowledge of the game. He danced around Sullivan, taking his time and coolly ignoring the jecring of the crowd. For a few rounds Suilivan |% plunged front, lunging out heavily with his}a powerful swings, and hitting nothing | [ bat the empty air as Corbett deftly evaded him, Then Corbett began jabbing and Jeaping away. Fe cut And bruised the olf giadiator, and drove his fista into Sullivan's heav- ine body until John L. completely winded and exhausted, was nnable to | r Move on his weary legs, Phen Cor. an ume. | te He waa He made, they ‘ and © won trom Ohariie lod out Herbert Sinde, the four rounds. On h fifty men, a famous great number wére local nd undoubtedly good men fista. Canadian jumberman who part He wis sx and a sportamen het bet ‘The fight When Sullivan into the orchestra. \¢ fellow wan out col for an recovered enougt old fellow sunk helpless and was|t counted out. t One of the charectoristic things about Sullivan was his great patrio- |r | tivm, whieh showed on avery ov- casion a wallop, He and shook hands, and sent out for a few bottles ot una. ss _ i} Madianapons eo Race To-day. | INDIANAPOLAR Ind vey The) | Rroatent fleld of drivers and cars to over | files 4 starter in an automobdtie rade in | Aterica awaits (he signal at the Indian. polis Motor Speedway, where the 500 | mile Internationa! clunsie iw to be run | » Thirty: thre cara survived th. elimination crinis, seven of which aver. awed better than « jo the tale, Sullivan's may standing behind Wa matlet, and when pushed the ‘lumberjack the helper ie has had many jm- wh copenl sedele Jack ay turf, in a] eon at Camp was not a heavy one, and some of those who pald two bits to get inside thelr backers | cided to cut down the amount of hie work. Perhaps the fact that only two sparring partners are left in cainp had to do boxing the London | how, a! Retaway powder 4 Jack Kearns sending transportation get here as soon as possible. ‘The Kid for he was in desperately poor phy-|may arrive in time to take part in atomach waa In| Byrne of the ‘Toledo Athletic for the task of body In shape for the has a wide reputation as a masseur, He] but he is tnore than that; he Is renlly nervous trick: was Byrne who repaired Ike Dorgan's sprained member had been out for a long time, and it was Byrne who repaired the pitohing arm of Roy Sanders, ‘Toledo mo to see on mendation of Frank Githooley, but left told Jack Kearns Mouscles were drawn, causing hirn to deliver his that reduce Tate and this and fuggented It waa Just ns well not to intert propelling machinery ment was trae, sour for the bmiance of his training. He was engaged on the advice of Billy the dancing shadow in| pacinc Gonat, With Jimmy de Forest printed in bett beat him down slowly until the | Newspapers over this matter of the worald was ® part of the propaganda that He was intensely proud of |has been carried on the fact that he was an American, | Various Jard’s party would |has Wittard at | family, but due fore hundred miles an ap i ee Sist time even if hour in their dash around the two and je ¢ et in to-night to atten: them |« puif mile brick course, han is not due until Monday and it h a — ‘* probable Jess will atte Bilivan’s offer to meet all comery to-dn 7 Y y much training until the arrival ‘wenulne, has Maellaed Stee, * ne tan who” non heos kf him OPPONENTS AND BATTERED Trem Dow ty we One FuRy oF Mis ATTACHE Dempsey Only Boxes Four Rounds And Fans Are Disappointed Has Engaged Prof. his other portant battles. Rev. Kid Wedge joined the Demp- James 5. Byrne of Toledo sey camp yesterday and proved bis willingness to make himself ‘useful A. C. As His Masseur, by jumping to help indie out tce cream enties to the crowd that swal- (Howeial to ‘The Rrening Wottd.) TOLEDO, 0., May 4. tered while waiting for Dempsey to start his work. LTHOVGH & holiday crowd turned out to watch our dandy es CHAMPION FRENCH AUTOIST TO RACE AT BAY TRACK, little title contender go through ts is dally training act yesterday after- team that in Invading fhe ited states em pee eam that in invading the U i Detnpeey the stow has cabled home for an additional fur: fough from the French ariny that he might compete in the International Bweenatakes to be run at the Sheeps- head Bay Atito Speedway on Saturday, June 14 The famous land flyer came Across the ocean to pilot hiv bigh-pow ered Ballot machine In the Indianapolis classic. Since arriving here the veteran speed demon has evinced much Interest In the forthcoming Sheepshead Ray competitions. ‘The only obstacte in his way was an army order for an early re turn to France. Thomas cabled to his ‘olone, yesterday roguesting an exten- and will notify Manager ohnaton of his plans within ight hours. Rene Thomas he canvas fenee were disappointed, Dempeey worked four rounds only, ‘Trainer Jimmy de Forest having de. pintet hitig with the reduced programme, Bill Tate and erry Keller have to do the receiving One-Round Davis took his The failure of Davia to prove up as shook absorber reaulted In Manager whe of thy, dimoeliont drivers Fran ever sent over to this side of the Atlantic Before the war the noted spare enter flahsed his speed at Indianapolis and ip the Vanderbilt Cup races, Thomas hopes to enter th Sheepshead Ray ra with bis tearm- mates Louts er and Jul Goux, Should this forelen combination start In He eprint competitions intact tt would menn that the Marty! American Grivers would be up against the stiffest Buropean opposition tint wan ever on gountered on the two-mile Speedway track. » the Jamaicn Kid, with orders to day's workottt, Kearns has algned Prot Jaren 2. Chu patting Demprey's out. iryne marvel at training museular and displacements and other cancacccscdle. of the bloodless surgeon. It Clinton Knocks Ont Alwer. AC Mass, May 31.—Johnny the orack New York light. Knocked out George Alger. st cambridge in three tounds last night Clinton, one of the best men seen in Roston in years, won his sixth stratent victory herd, It was the first time Alger has ever been atopped. oe ankle, finding that the eaver, by finding @ nerve in the up- er arm that caused the trouble. ulfet Joe Bush came here a week Hyrne, the recom. Ra jot to Gtante Patrick Don Carlos Ragan, some hate dozen ypars ago quite Ghant tamer, is NOW & member of the team to which he formerly was such a fink. The Foo ton ationals sold the veteran to the Giants, as MeGraw expects to find him bo ad in his dash to the 1919 pennant pole. NEW INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE ere with Dempsey's punch if the state- Standing Gamer Yesterday. MORNING GAMES. Rattimore, 9; Neadiag 2 “Bitty. A mitt Rochester, ¢ Perm cry a Mewarn fre Bomabia eh eee, seme. m1 "3 dhitfalo, 3 (30etm eading, gy Mattimpn gam “ rf " Toronto, 2; Rochester, 1 for Boston without consulting im and at last accounts still had lame arm. After his first examination Byrne that Dempsey's uunches in a jerky wa d'nia hitting power, Bit Keller took exception to of ongee. Cn Fyrne will act as Demprey's mas- fcCarney who knew him the S tramer and Byrne looking after rompney * body, the young contender per here printed to-day to the effect that Roy business representative of lard, had said he preferred Biggest Crowd at Races Since 1907, Showing Sport Is For People—Not Kings Forty Thousand Attend Belmont 4 | Park, It Being Largest @ather- ing by Nearly 20,000 Over Biggest Day Since Memorable Come-Back in 1913, the average admiaaion price $2 each person. Then there waa the Matter of programmes to be consid- ered. There were 25,000 printed and all were sold except seven which Were returned. There were a great many persons unable to get a pro- Bramme and had the boys continued to sell them until after 8 o'clock at least ns more yg have Livny sold. The crowd was so dense aroun 1% sport of the people! That §s/the gates that many falled to reach what racing is to-day. Time/the grandstand ray after 3 o'clock. was when it was called the] The immense parkifg space for atito- ‘sport of kings.” no longer an apt one In referting to racing. It is the sport of the people, For visible evidence of this fact tt was only necessary to be at Belmont Park yesterday, ‘Phe crowd at turf hendquiarters substantinted the claim that racing ts the poptitar sport with the public, Ry official count there was close to 40,000 men and women in the grounds. This was the greatest outpottritig of racegoers since Decora- tion Day, 1907, when there were 56,600 persons present, That was the record Bent to the State Racing Commission that year, It meant that number of id admissions, In addition to that the geat number of gasoline vehictes, and many had to be parked on Hempstead Turnpike and in private rrounds in Queens, The racing was worthy of the Breat crowd. Finishes were close and exciting. The two big events of the programme, the Toborgan | Mandicap at six Hr ae over the! and 4 tn) 3, straight course, Juvenile Stakes for two-year-olds, over the last five furlongs of the straight course, produced Stirring and Frectacular struggien that aroused the crowd to a high pitch of excite- ment and caused the men and women to falrly split the alr with their cheers for the horses and Jockeys when they returned to the scales, re Com. J. K. L, Ross's Billy Kell: here were about $000 owners, train-| won the Toborgan Handicag, wort ers and compliments 4 ty > s Ane tree hist waa suspended yeaterday Clo#e, fo $2,600 and P. A cate eee and every person pald except owners Fives 11 Rae SSVEEES Ser and trainers and representatives of Billy Kelly won the Toboggan, be- the press. ai uke y/enuse he was ridden by Johnny Lot- Was cee teen meat crowd ty Honsty | BES De, trae Magee by Jonny, the 0 . ; fae, bas’ tind atin Tes tee EAS: | Furtious melding chien toot vane Ack omeback” In 191%, Byvery seat in the title of the chasmplon two-year- the huge grand stand was taken early 9!4 Of the season. Rilly Kelly ran a fs ' fast and game race and proved that and men and women were packed he Js a horse of exceptional courage shoulder to shoulder on the lawn. and speed. He conceded weight to The crowd extended from the club house to the fleld fence. Looking at the crowd from the vantage point of the press stand,—trom the top ter of the grand stand—the straw hats of the men and women, bobbing now to the fight, now to the left, seemed like a field of daisies swayed hither and yon by the wind, Many In the crowd, atter the ‘To- eyery horse In tha race except Lucul- Ite and met that crack sprinter at even welmhts. fe did all thie nod jthe effort was so great that when he returned to the scales he wan sore and tame and so exhausted that his head sagged between his knee: But facts are facts, Lueutlite should have won Instead of being boggan Handicap had heen run off,|beaten by a head. That he falled became weary of standing on the|was due entirely to the. blundering lawn and left tor home. “It would|riding of Jockey Taplin. ‘Taplin must have been a wise move on the part|have thou ht he was r:ding Lucullite of the officials if they had thrownlin a front line trench “over there” open the Aeld stand and permitted|instend of a straight course at fel- some of the crowd to occupy seata|mont Park. in that enclosure. ‘The officials of| fiucullite ran a. "%" cours not & the Aqueduct track ought to learn aletraight course. ‘Taplin rode na tt he lesson this Memorial Daylwere playing hide and seck but not frowd. If the weather is good onlriding a horse to win a race, Be- Independence Day, the grand standlcnuse of the girzag tactics Luculllte at Aqueduct will be totally Inade-lwas tepeatediy cut off and a {quate to accommodate the crowd, The greater distance than Rilly Kelly, aqueduct grand stand wil! hot seat aslwho was kept in the middie of the Fhe tae hence ase belmont stand. ltrack, on the ctent of the coutse and The lawn is not as big. Neither arélcarme’ Gown tie strotch as straight the club house fecommodations. Itlang true aa @ crow fllem i wou erptare be & wise move onl Jonnny Loftus han tidde | tho part of the Aqueduct officials tole ac ruc, 10 iis day ee haa tan pet Pe stand ready to accom. (ane font, this day. BY, a buen modate any overflow trom the grand fintsn wet In his long history of That crowd was a living rebuke to|fiting he bas never ridden a better those pésalmists who in 18t0 dectarea Face than he did on Billy Kelly yes- that racing could not be made to pay |rcay. without a revenue from the betting ring, Here were nearly 40,000 per-| Catatval sons who paid either $2.30 or $1.65, |gccording to the sex of the racegoer, |to see the horses race. Some found it a big admission price, for not more than halt of the crowd, about 20,000 ersons, really saw the borses race rom the start to the finish, The other 20,000 were fortunate if they caught fleeting glimpses of the thor- oughbreds at some points In the race, Jast bow much the treasury was enriched by the attendance feos can be estimated approximately by mak > of Gaetto Morrow. At Celtic Park to-morrow the ‘Thom- aa Lynch Association wil! hold Its an- | mal carnival of sports. Two Gaelic| football games and a hurling champion ship-will be decided. The famous Cork team will battle with Kilkenny in a genior match. In the junior match Wex ford tackles Kings Cou The huri Ing championship will bring together two old rivals, Tipperary and Clare. Sports To- a >_ Dandee Nearly Stops Aritt. Fitegerald of Bridgeport as There has been columns Toledo and Cleveland otoree NATIONA., LEAGUE RATIONAL Wet. PO, | ; w. 1 7 790 Chicago .....19 1 e812 600 | Pritadetyhia. 11 in behalf of 1012 $71 (Boston ...., vMficials MO 10 AO St. Lowe Archer suid this morning that Wit- @awes VesvenDay. rely arrive this vening and that Willard would be so fer as ne knew, Another story from Kansas City Lawrence with bis fo leave im time to ‘onch here Monday night, The Casino where Wilard is to Fain will not be ready for him be- Monday, so he would not do ‘eforee, and as Archer has denied hat he ever said he wanted Fits- to act as third man in the Ing, the chances are the local story St. Lowls, 5; Chicnpe, 4 (fit gums). 8. Lowe, 4; Onteayo, 1 (eecond yume), QAMES TO-DAY, Brooktyn at Mew York, Phitadetphia at Boston, Oinotumet! at Pitteburyh. Outeny) at St, Lewin it i Waiter Mona- not PORTLAND, Me, May 3 Dundoe, the ‘sensational Hut thin phrass ie] MObllen was entirely too small for] po fastest Ognt n dee had Britt out in DYCK ro in years AMERICAN LEAGUE. kid W.t Pe. Chap, . 23 7 87 | Octront 18 19 643 | Berton «1610 583 | fashiogton A419 S19 Pritaden M , Phitadeiphte, @ AFTERNOON GAMES. New York, 6; Washtrgton, 2. joston, 9 (10 inntwgy), (Colored) jadetphia. Profits of Game Buy Artificial Cleveland at Chloage. % Loule at Ovtrett, ' ee Daring Avittor Transfers From One Plane to Another Does Ofher Hair-Raising Stunts at Successful Sheaps- head Bay Circus. r By Richard Freyer. Tent, Taektear thrilled thon Of people at the Sheepshead Speedway Yesterday afternoon he transferred from one aeroplane another, Both machines -vere 2,500 feet Above solid ground At ENB time and When the most daritir MAR” in exlatehice c&me out of the Obs server's beat of the aeroplane which he was to perform his with the exception of the nofse MM by the motors rot a sound could heara throughout the entire drome. Locklear stepped ont of Tower Wing of \he machine and Ing the upper wing with both hi pulled himself up. He walted thei short time while the pilot of other machine, to which he coal plated transferring, jockeyed until] reached a position just above Lieutenant. A rope ladder bad attached to the side of the sé¢ machine and Lécklear waa to ChAR planes by way of this ladder, OR first attempt the nervy aviator Fall to make the catch and both mackie went around the field for anol lap, On the second time around Just as both planes reached a tion directly In front of the stand Locklear grabbed the ladder and as he W swinging in mid 5 the crowd, realizing one of the -" ! halr raising feats ever attempted } been accomplished, stood up aiths cheered, ‘ Earlier In the afternoon Logkl demonstrated a man can wall over an aeroplane while tha mai js in the alr. He went thro Yariety, of aerial calisthenics Ww! Include@ a promenade on the 10 wing, a short walk on. the wings, and to wind up this perf ance he crawled underneath the chine and hung head down undercarriage with hig heels. il cklear, i$ a married man, whether he does these stunts for reason or because his first nati Ormer we do not know T hope Locklear reads this al A few days ago the aviator th mo to take a ride with a next week and I had Bocontad Invite. However, after witn the utter disregard Ormer has for life, on Monday morning I'm gol to be stricken suddenly f!l a remain in that condition all and for many weeks later if the casion calls for it. Life ip tag td go fooling arothd with, the and the moon and a lot of loose Several other aviators took the day's avents, Jean Dome! who holds the title of champion ti side down flyer, gave an exhibition, trick and fancy flying. used a Blertot monoplane stunts and showed he deserves title, He flew upside down for least eight minutes, performed yi ous other feats and came baci earth safely, Lieuts, Milton Etittos and Shirley Short, the two avial who pilot the machines Locklear for his change, went up and shows the spectators how easy It Is to to the loop, nose dive and have all of fun. This event was bille ® brother act on the programme, Etjot ahd Short are not even lations, An aerial combat, depl the manner jn which s battle In the clouds, was then s by Locklear and Elliot and the: lustrated the manner tn which tors fockey around for posit otder to send the enemy plane trip to earth. After this event been completed an aerial derby. twenty miles with four starters put on, A Curtiss plane on wht leut, H. B, Shields had the leg won the race in sixteen minutes forty-five seconds, Demonjog w: starter in the race but the three planes were too fast for and he finished very much last. Bai birley. Short took second Ag nd Lieut. Paul Miceli! finished th Summing the entire circus was a high performance, gta, high and worthy of hirh praise, Seige tS eee © Gb So kentey ae MONDAY SIX WELL FILLED EVENTS INCLUDWG TUR SEARINGTON AANDICAP rinsr RACK AT 2.30 P, SPECIAL leave Penna. 7th B RACE TRAINS Station. Rad st. Fiathuah O Dyckman Street Subway Station TO-MORROW AT 2 AND 4 P. M. TREAT ‘EM ROUGH? B. B.C. Vs. PHILADELPHIA GIANTS and the BRIDGEPORTS MILITARY BAND CONCERT Limbs for Crippled Soldier WOUNDED WAR VETERANS ApMiTrED FRER,