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Championship Bout at Garden Will Strengthen or Shake Be- lief in the Old Indian Sign. INDIAN SIGN. Does it mean anything or is it just a ring myth? Does it necessarily fol- Jow that because Benny Leonard once stopped Richie Mitchell in seven wounds, four years ago, when both ‘wore contenders for the lightweight fille, he can “repeat” when they meet at the Garden to-night? Ask ‘any old-time ring follower, who knows ®omething about the game, who will ‘win and he will shake his head doubt- fully and say: “Well, Leonart has the old sign.” From what bd can erinee this sien, as it may be proven signs the only thing that sepa- il and Leonard. But for a most equally when we look Billy Papke ttened in a previous bout by , the Indian sign stuff loses some of ths infalltbility. on the subject of whipping Ie Leonard ie knows I I’ knocked him out doesn't he?, Weill, so do L” Mitohell about it and he'll toss Reed with a emile and answe ao t ‘6 past ond Tike na a what are going to do to- with your side See on along it if you feel ving a friendly sav blatant saan ieee van ample ea taint en THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, JA VARY ONARD STAKES HIS TITLE TO-NIGHT AGAINST ‘MITCHELL 14, 1921.7 |LEONARD-MITCHELL S SOCIAL AFFAIR TO-NIGHT - By Thornton Fisher 1921, aia — te LANIM \ 10 Tot mar Tate RICHIE KNOCKS TRAIN 1S BRINGING A MILWAUKEE | DELEGATION To See THEIR, FavoRire TRY \ ro ExTRACT THE nee iT wi BE TILDEN AND JOHNSTON ARE BEATEN AT LAST. tale Australia, Jan. 14, len 24 and William H. Setislotas acses ae the tstsous Bur Cup in the challenge round at New Eenland two weeks axo, suffered thelr first defeat as » doubles pair in o better fighter in the bout fol- that in which he won the fitle ‘<ist than he was before he tally Welsh, .try as he is do- to “come back,” will never be the ve ag Tongs before Leonard claimed his WHY! ATTLING NELSON'S adviee to . aspiring boxers, who are being pointed toward a championship, te regard the champion when the _ time comes to meet him as “a piece of pheese.” That ir easier said than ‘and only one of Nelson's tem- ent could do that. is no chance of Mitchell's so Leonard to-night because ‘= better. Therefore it would | he him is to fall back on | the erasure from his penaey of that “night ir Milwaukee w! Benny quent fame, Mitchell is fighter, probably ( 's Opponents up te date, and to-night shows that he can’t suc- iy cope with popular New that it will be maty a day before @ny one else wili seriously threaten Benny's laurels. iG FRED FULTON, summoned from balmy Minnesota, ap- Peareu before the Boxing Com- mission yesterday in making applica- "The ‘lanky plasterer is mote formida- Die thay ever in appearance, and has on about fifteen pounds. He fall of the fighting salrit, judging his tall, ard is ready to tackle ¥ #4 the big fellows. He, however, it will never be hi tate to bet that if Jack had h cholee of opponents he would be the one Jack would select. * if a @ bance to improv against There's a match for Tex Rick- Dem ard. ‘boxing tournament of the In- ternational Sporting Club sched. led for Monday night at the @ommodore, in which the New York Policemen and the London bobbies ‘Bre! to decide the matter of suprem- ‘ae We oxpected he would, that we is Do OMe on our force ut his to give him battle. The near- we have in his class is little weighs onl censfull: York title-holder it, is our opinion | mate! tion for a license, according to law,| Sand at the present time, kick his heels in the air for «1 Purves to Meet Hamilton for ““Ad’’ Title}, rates meet the 14.—R. Henry Street Settlement. Murray Purves of the Woodland Golf test will be staged at Stuyvesant Ca- Club of Boston and Lou Hamilton of wno, Second Avenue and Highth Street. PINEHURST, N. C., Jan. Garden City, are the survivors of the more than 100 starters in the Winter Golf League of Advertising Interests straight game recently by defeating play for the the New York Big Five 18 to 10./ The Giants travel morrow night to play the Sf Peters ot) Fives tournament and will league championship to-day. Purves defeated W. BE. Conklyn of Dunwoodie, 3 up and 1 to play and Hamiton beat Clinton Biliot jr. Cherry Valley, 2 up and 1 to play in semi-final rouad matches. that they disappeared like tgo dozen “Httle injuas,” who were sitting on a rail Purves entered the frst round of the championship division against 15 ene 15 to 1, he was an even money sho Purves, a finished golfer, is rated a bit better than Hamilton in the North, but Hamilton is one of the Pinehurst long nageti np has ht touch on pe, are have bac! hit iberaliy» to beat the ‘Woodland golfer beat W. E. Conklyn of Dun- Woodie thige and ape ia'é sanl-pnal h yesterday, He got the jump, winning the first and second holes ‘a: was never headed. oO AM AWFUL EVENING FOR & HERVOUS BoxER Copyright, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HR. * LEOMARKS AMTAGOMET THIS EVENING WiLL BE —- ~ WWE HOUrGAGED™ THE OLD HOME ro Ger on RICHIE ~ _ JOE HUMPHRIES WiLL HAVE TO UNWIND A NEW THOARRASSING- i MUST LOO Like THUMDE LMIN@ ON THE FLooe- AND IF SOME ONE 1S KNOeKEO OUT LIVE WIRES By Neal R. O’ Hara. Comrrtaht, 1981. by The Pres Publishing Oo, (The New York Evening Werk.) Meeting the landlord with the rent is a problem at Madison Square Garden now with $15 the top for tickets. It looks Mke nothing but a Grade A fracas will ever pack 'em to the rafters again. But raising the rent is no problem for Rickard if he can only cop some boxers willing to fight on per cent. But the modern fisticuffer won't fight to-day unless he gets all of the gate receipts and 60 per cent. of the promoter’s deficit, Which doesn't mean a thing to Rickard's family fortune. * 0, © Just to sidestep the Queensberry bandits, Tex might frame some nifty bouts that would pack the Garden like a Democratic caucus, No need of putting on dance and diving acts when you can sign talent for the fans like this: . 28 8 Pussyfoot Johnson vs. G. O. Blake, for the championship of the dry belt. Winner take all, including the chasers. Bout to go as many rounds as G. O. Blake will last, Babe Ruth ys. Any Bookmaker, battle to be fought with tickets and field glasses. Punching and pari-mutuels permitted in and out of clinches. Johnny Evers vs. William J. Bryan, for the silver-tongued title of s the world. Fight to a finish under six-day rules, For the semi-final, a great twin bill, Smith Brothers vs, Pepsin Bee- man and Taloum Mennen, for the whisker title of the universe, John the Buber to referee and the safety ragor barred. cards for Sunday Purves disposed of his opponents from | traction will bring together the Orig- the Metropolitan district in such style | inai Celtics, national champions, and | the Buckeyes, champions of the Mid- die West. This game will be played ‘in the evening at the ‘7ist Armory. ~ Maree ts Richie's only chance of | | from New York, but to-night, instead of Other @pmes are; from arates ys. Long Island Five, Sunday afternoon at Pythian Hall, Street and Walton Avenue; Dowell Lyceum ve. Eddie Murphy's Major Leaguers, Sunday afternoon at Palm Garden; Unity Five, Wbling’s Casino, 156th Street and St. Ann's Avenue, With the Basketball Players.,. ae One game is scheduled to be played ‘his evening, when the Rutgers Sepa- twood Big Five of ‘The con- ous of booking games on its own courts with 185-pound teams. Adgress Harry W. Kauder, No. 601 West 180th Street, Guiding Star, K. of C., would like to book games on home and opponents’ courts. P. J. Flood, No. 628 Bast 216th Street, Bronx, is booking manager. St, Barth's Big Five defeated the Union Five by % to 16 in a recent game, The Saints trailed in the first half but finished in whirlwind fash- jon, winning the contest, The Hunts Point Eagles would like to,arrange home-and-home series with 1%5-pound teams. Address Karl Kaup. No. 1075 simpson Street, Bronx. ‘The Adelphia Five, University Set- Uement, has open dates for 125-pound teams, The five is composed of Fal- lick, Prager, Hochberg Brannick, Wex- ler ‘and P. Brannick. Address Sain Linzer, No. 41 Attorney Street, city. The West Side Big Five, one of the leading New York quintets, has open The Bronx Giants won their sixth to Yonkers to- Several good contests are on the The leading at- New York Sep- by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) THE FiGHtERS Might ENTER THE RING Iw THE “SOUP ANO FISH -— Tex Rickard Expects $160,000 Receipts for Record Demand for Tickets for| Titular Leonard - Richie Mitchell Battle. By John Pollock. So great is the demand for tickets for the lightweight championship battle between Champion Benny Leonard and Richje Mitchell of Mil- waukee, at Madison Square Garden to-night, that the advance sale has already gone over $90,000. All of the , $10 and $15 ticket have been dis- posed of, which leaves only the §25, £20, $ and $3 tickets. The $3 and $5 tickets will not be put on sale until 3 P.M, to-day. Promoter Tex Rickard announced to-day that he would not |be surprised to see the gross receipts 0 over $160,000. He In certain that the receipts will exceed the Jcss’ Willard~ FranW Moran fight in the Garden on March 25, 1916, when they were more, than $150,000, Close to two hundred flght fans have arrived here from Milwaukee, Chicago and Cleveland to witness the Leonard Mitchell fight (o-night. Those from Milwaultte are willing to bet heavily oo Mitchell if they can get odds of two to one for thelr money. They also are ready to wager that Mitchel! will last ten rounds, Johney Murray, the Harlem featherweight, who was nocked out by Sammy Sieger in two rounds C Turf News_)|= The stewards of the Jockey Club will be increased from seven to nine if an amendment to the constitution proposed by Major August Belmont at the annual meeting yesterday meets favor, The amendment, which will tend to give the governing body dates for home teame. Address Al Grant, No, 339 West 4&1 Street, The Tryon A. C. is open for games with 120-pound teams on home or opponent’s courts, Addreas—C, Rogers, No. 4305 Broadway, city. The Aqueduct Five have dates open in January and February. The pers will meet any five, any piace, any time, according to Manager Charles Mullere of No, 364 West 117th Street, 149th Mac- Annunciations ys, Sunday afternoon at The E. R. C. Senior quintet is desir- or dur _man Spengler will lown to 185 to please Mallin,’ Ruff, which seems fair enough. Mallin, however, isn’t any too pleased at the prospect of conceding five pounds to Spengler, and so things pound come 8a: Shortly after the arrival of the Engli#h hobbies here, 4t was our pleasure to meet them, At the time we told Mallin, as mentioned above, that there was no boxing policeman 1 battle, and unless our ears very much 8 luck to | deceived us at the time, Mallin said A full report will be made at this oe another chance at Dempsey, and that In that caso he would not mind| meeting relative to the affiliation is | with the American Bowling Congress, We have since heard! which was authorized at the Decem- giving away pounds) or #0. a stone (fourteen | Fulton | that Mallin kate denied making this| ber meeting of the association. committee appointed to conduct the mheer joy it ee * could get ters little outside of his reflection on, Metropolitan championships for 192 mpsey's |our sense of hearing, but the question | Which as the bowlers “know ar nl Bill" Bren- | remaina, whom is he to box? It is al-| to all bowlers in the territory gov most a sure thing that there will be|erned by the New York Bowling As- sociation, will also report, to mix| entry blanks and posters for ‘of | American Bowling Congress tourna- ment wil be available at this meet- tement. If he did or did not mat- Do such quibbling about weights be- tween our army men who a it at the same show with the best Johnny Bull's Tommy Atkins, ———_ NEW ORLEANS SELECTIONS. First Race — Miss Baker, One Pin. Second Race—Joe Whipple, Gallot, aboard. Finn, Carrie ‘Third Race—Back Bay, Sabretash, Burgoyne. Fourth ‘Raco—Thimble, Dancing Spray, Tailor Maid. Fifth Race—Wyoming, Capt. Mac, Me eaten, Tne Cont Man Sixth Race—Koh- ¥ fits, Race—Koh-I-Noor, Sammy Beventh Taco bab, Grandes, business to be transacted every dele- gate to the New York Bowling Asso- re at 160 pounds to give a real/ ass Arcade 2f Hartford. Conn. Broadway Arcade ‘eontent “ Barton, 100, 134 1A, 140, 128, 99. oee 2 ares Bowling Strikes Because of the importance of the total, 1,090, yaks aie 178, at, ciation is urged to attend the annual leet might when they meeting and election of officers of that body, which is to be held at the of the Broadway siation's headquarters, No. 1241 etnelite tenting roadway, at 830 o'clgck to-night, and home series,” tea ‘The first five games of The ‘hve canteat up toate, although ‘al’ paanes ave born lovely contented, — Emie Miller and Tes, Sena bowling alleys, Bron! open, Cireulars, the ing. Bob Barron, thansget of Louis Stelna’s Broadway Howling Academy, took over Pete Kramer {ns insiot series rolled at the illey,,seaterday. afternoon ‘ducks. follow: ob | Sout Tit. 20, Til; ‘Peo Kramer, 190, A meeting to organiae ails Haina boas Lao ache wal Dowling champhonsh AP une White’ Hlophane Bovting Academy on Jan," 2i Mt ke Reoeeaans ‘cumpetitors to west anise to by evolded thls menting. fuel ei 10 i ord, penn. os commpetltorygge gr rears te Following, In neiftashers Broadway, Brodxiyn, : the Tate Cap. ipitrich of the | i harley tyasks ot" Paiiadcionle. “Per | Untied howling Clube ‘of We g¥ork. ‘has enrolled haallensag Heine to, roll x mate) for 6.000.” which | ay A me fap tke New ie Aaaoaty ion The, hen | aud inte ty is bowling an o os fo, bet "the owl “saiues Ma. Digi ed I mer tree Tevents through thi 197 wurameet wil te weld | of racing in the East wider scope, will be acted on at a later meeting. Little other than the ‘election of officers for the year and read- ing of reports occupied the . at- tention of the members, who gath- ered at the offices at No. 18 East 41st Street. No changes were made, Major Belmont being re-elected Chairman; F. K. Sturgis, Vice Chair- man, and H. K. Knapp, Secretary and Treasurer, The License Committee, made up of Joseph E. Widener, F. R. Hitehcock and H. K. Knapp also was retained for 1921. Among the reports read was that of the Breeding Bureau of The Jockey Club, of which Mr, Sturgis is the head. This showed that the good work in this and other States had progressed great- ly Bie the twelvemonth, ie said, that Man O' War from the Glen Riddle in, Md" to Lexington on fie and a party of friends will make the trip to Kentucky and share: in the reception planned for the wonder It was suggested by the Lexing- of Goramerce ‘that Man be breesed for the edification ef the crowd at the Tazington track, but Mr, Riddle vetoed thi Johnny Hastings, who recently be- ‘an hie duties as iner for Mr. and r er rs Berlin, in addition to hay Big f sen, hh vera! Ju that romiain, ly for the spring cam- Johnson and Kinnoul are clally well and with old the head of the as the stable will be a factor in the bi field next pid Benning, where a lot of Jim Healy has several ones in the Lumsden Matt Brady who hi stable of Joseph EB. already |talking of winning the new $10,000 ‘stake at Belmont Park , | seven innings M: ‘int with some | me Oy niy Memovial with some of Ris alae eutie ou very geewosus Guauies,. To-Night’s Bout at Madison Square Garden last Friday night, has boon sent to Lakewood. N. J., by bis manager. Frank Bazley, for » rem of eo days Murray bas been ruffering from headaches since that bout and Bagley fieures that a rest will make kim better, Murray's Qout at the Commonwesica Sporting Club with Billy Murphy will be waged Jan, 2 instead of Jan. 22. Sammy Noble hurt hin haa im his boot with Terry Miller Monday night and won't be able to meet Willie Spencer In the fifteen-round feature at the Ploneer Sporting Club in East 24th Street to-morrow night. Matchmaker Doemerioh bas se- cured Jobuny Russell, “the fighting Irishman," to ‘season battle. | the tale Nable's piace apeinse Spencer. The other ten- | ¥! WORLD'S SERIES UMPIRES WILL BE GIVEN MORE PAY | Baseball Commission to Re- ceive 15 Per Cent. Instead of 10 Per Cent, of Gross, OHICAGO, Jan. 14—The advisory | council representatives of major and | minor leagties held a conference with Judge Landis yesterday and began Grafting rules. Slight alterations| were made in the code governing the ‘World's Series, the most notable change being that the four umpires) |in the big games of the future will | divide a sum equal to one winning and one losing player's share. In | the past the arbiters have been pald a flat sum of $1,000 each for their services, but this arrangement was not satisfactory to them. It also was decided to increase the commission's assessment from the post- Under the old agree- ment the commission took 10 per cent. of the grows to help defray operating expenses, In the future the deduction will be 15 per cent. ‘This increase may help a bit’ In meeting Judge Landla's $42,500 salary and, the $7,500 or $8,000 that will pay for the services of a Tetary-‘Treasurer to be velected by the Judge. ‘Among the major, league owners stil about town might wore those repre-| penting the New "York, Pittsburgh, 8 ton and St. Louls Clubs. Re haa theta, fpureoornered. transaction “was brewing. but there was no inkling as to identity of the players” involved. From one source it was whispered that if the den! gocs through it will include Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinal star, or Rabbit Maranville of the Brav possibly both. ORTCAGO, Jan. n. 14. —Opening dates in the major leagues were announced here to-day, although the actual schedules will not be made public un- til next month, They are as follows: Nationa! League—St. Louis at Chi- cago; Pittsburgh at Cincinnati; Brooklyn at Boston; New York at Philadelphia, American League—Chicago at De- troit; Cleveland at St. Louis; Phila- detphia at Washington; Boston at New York. The cpening date in both leagues is April 13 and .164 game schedules were agreed upon at the meeting of mag- nates here. Waston, Md. Jan. 14.—U. Franklin Boker, former Home Run King, may revurn to the diamond next season. He is reported as having told friends that he was going to Raitimore this week, where he had an appointment Joe Kelly, “scout” of the New round bout between Oakey Kayes and Jack Red- mond will go through as scheduled. Al, léppe has arranged the following bouts for his string of boxers: Terry McHugh va. Hoy Moore, ‘Trenton, Monday night; Joo Mendell a. Bobby Jomphs, Boron, Monday night; K, 0. Loughlin wm. Young Nell, Allentown, Tuesday night; Marin Judge vw, Max Williamson, Reading, Jan. 24, and KK. ©. Loughlin w, Maroel Thomas, Boson, Jan. a Frank Black, manager of the National Sports men's Club of Newark, tried to clinch = majch for his opening show om Feb. 14 between Gene Tunney of this city aad Charley Weinert of Newark, but was uneuccessful. Tunney's hands aro still in bad shape, and Frank Bagley told Promoter Black taal Tunney would not fight for at least a month, Artlo O'Leary, the looal featherweight, and Danny Frusk, formerly of England but who now makes Baltimore bis home, have been matched 10 test in & ten-round bout to a decision at the | Commonwoaith Sporting Club of Boston to-mor- row night. Fruak has been making quite ® name for himself slnco he has been in this country, ark, MN. J. oo Monday night. Al Delmont will Freddie Seidel, and Young Stowena of Nutley | bm Young Jesnetto of Newark in oight-round \ Fadle Nugent of Nutley, N. J., and Al Nelson, the middlewrigat of New Eu figned up to clash tf tho star bout of twelve rounds at Troxier’s Olympic Park Arens at Now- t and Red Allen will clash in tho feature bout of fifteen rounds to # decision at the regular weekly. boxing show of tho East Now York A. A. to- ight, In tho semi-final Joknny Gray meets Jory Sieger for ten rounds avd Young Joo Bivers ‘mevts Frankie Collins for six rounds | tv saunders, manager of Georgie Brows, the west sido Lghtwelght, has taken the following fighters under is management; Eddie Gorman, Joo Lous, Obarley Spielman and Jimmy Soliy, Gorman fights Tommy Burk at Trenton Jan. 18, Lyons with Willie Green at the Commonwealth Club Jen, 19, Splelman ve Joe Thomas at the Commonwealth Jan. 19 and Solly va Vernon SBplaner Jan, 28 Sailor Jack Donley, the hard hitting local lignt- weight, who is under the mansgament of Frank Frathorstone, would Uke to swap punches with any of tho Mehtwoights im = ton, twelve oF fifteen round battle at one of the clubs tn this vicinity, Donley bas bec fighting welterweights and has showed up well in bouts | Johnny Lime, the Bronx lghtweisht, and Jos Baker of Syracuse, N. Y., havo sumed articies of | agreement calling for thom to meet in the semi final of ten rounds to the fifteen-round bettie be- tween Augie Hatner, the Marlom middieretpt, ane | Bryan Downey of Cotumbus at Rochester, N. ¥,, oa next Monday night. eile = BELGIAN CHAMPION GIVES jand, hove been |. Gee Phil Bloom, the veteran lightweight of Brooklyn. | Rua: York Americans, with whom he will talk over the situation. Baker, who lives at ‘Trappe, Md., did not play last year owing to business and illness im his family. If his little girl, who Y fm quite sick gecovers sufficient is believed will play ball year. Boxers Chosen To Meet Britons Monday Night As a result of elimination bouts held yesterday at Billy Grupp’s Gymnasium, Ralph Ritchie of thie naval station at Hampton Roads, Va., will meet John ‘Watson of England; John Cortwright of the United States Army will meet Ray ‘Townsend of the British Army, and Ben Davis of the 3d United States Arm: rps Area will meet Hugh Brown of the Britons in the special show to be hela in conjunction with the dinner to ‘William A. Gavin, under the auspices of | the International 'S. C., at the Commo- | dore Hotel on Monday night. Ritchie defeated Jimmy Maher in their | bout to decide which should lowed resent the United State ‘class. Cortwright defeates of the 2d Corps in the heavywelkht division after the judges had twice. ordered an extra “round fought, and Davis, who is said to be a y Townsend full-blooded Choctaw Indian, beat La~ in the light-heavy- fayette | Printups weight class. In addition to these bouts there wiil be five others between amateurs, ranged by Frederick W. Rubien, Secre- wurer of the Amateur Athletic fet ae tt ‘chantohon, tm” Wille Bi Moma ek Beunxdale “A. ‘ise Wade, wick maa A101) Gross haere jobuny Raverti, “Uzeok- fm Fiore, wnat fer Willows Doteitian, te Bart enna Paulie A.C. POUND: gr A wistao youn 78 Sikes POUND. OLAS aoe Dus “— oO. Governor Did Not Delegate Johnson Joseph Johnson, chairman of the New York State Boxing Commission, frankly admitted yesterday that he was not an appointee of Gov. Miller when he at tended the recent congress of delegates who had been sent to New York by different Governors throughout the Union with a view to forming a na- tional ody. to control boxing. “T attended the congress of represen- tatives from several States,” he said, “after I bad been invited to do so by Gutzon Borglum of the Army, Navy and Civilian Board ¢¢ Boxing Contral.”* “Wasn't wach Aolegate asked 30 show credentials from his GoverndF?" was asked TWO EXHIBITIONS AT THUM’S. Edouard Horemans, champion pbatk-| line billiard player of Europe, gave a wonderful exhibition of his akill yes day afternoon and evening at Thum Billiard Academy. In the afternoon, against ©. P. Conway, Horemans aver- aged 50, running his 400 points in eight innings. His high run was 199, when elicited the remark from his opponent, | who had jayed against Hoppe, “Phat war the best executed. biiligrds it has ever been my pleasure to wit- neas."" The Belgian’s game was inter- persed with nymerous masse shots, ox- ecated with marvellous accuracy yie of Pay he is a past master the veteran Tom Gallagher re- without a peer, The evening game Was even better than that of the afternoon, the Kuro- pean champion making his 400 points in averaging 873-7, with a high 296 in the fourth inating. In hia great run he missed by the pro- Verhial hair on @ short bank shot, oth- able to grwies it looked ‘ike his being: op is recent Boston run of 34 | Johnson “That might have been,” replied Mr, "They did not ask me for credentials. I sunply attended the moe ings out of courtesy to Mr. Borglum, who sent me the Invitation to be pres- ead of the New York Commis- say nothing further in regard to the action of the lew York Com- mission in declining the invitation to jon the newly formed National Boxing ‘Associatio First Gun Fired Against Boxin ALBANY, N, Y., Jan, 1d—The “Chria- Lee Lobby" has started a campaign for | eal of the State Boxing Law. Canon Wiliams Chase of Brooklyn, represents ing the New York Civic League, called Professional boxing interéast, Chase told the Governor ar the State for the purpose of jalizing” the sport, and adde disastrous, Foauith “oan. be expected. the present law is continued.” ‘The Governor, it is expected, wil pond’ a coastal meneame. Ipethe, Lacie: lature, reeommending certain changes in, the boxing law. Tt 1» undaratood xt Nissan otto ae Canon invading man ere ar F ‘and | encouraging shouts of his followers, is Q| likely to be accepted seriously by his mosy devoted followers in ov, Miller to get his views on the | RENN, HERMAN TO RETURN "HOME FOR ANOTHER BOUT WITH LYNCH. Pete Happy Because of His 17-» Round Victory Over Jimmy Wilde. | LONDON, Aan. 14.—Pete Herman jof New Orleans, ex-world’s bantam.” weight champion, is a happy fighter = to-day over his great achievement’ here last night when he knocked owt” Jimmy Wilde, the great European ” idol, In the seventeenth round of # bout scheduled for twenty rounds in | Adbert Hall. “I did to Witde what I expested po do to Joe Lynch when I lost my. title in New York,” said Herman. 1 |guess | needed that bout to put me on edge. As soon as I return home I'm going to seek a return match with Lynch, and I'm sure I'll regain the honors by @ knockout.” ‘ | The referee stopped the bout amd F awarded the decision to Herman af- ter Wilde had been knocked down three times and was practically help- less in the seventeenth round ‘The crowd gathered about the ring~ side and was in an uproar when the {referee took the only action whith |seemed possible under the conditions. } In the early rounds Herman piled up an advantage on points and ag» peared to have the bout well im ham@ by the fourteenth roumd, Wilde made ‘a game stand to thé but was in difficulty in the fifteenth. Herman drove him to ‘the ropes and with a left vo the ribs and a right to the jaw sent’ his little op- ponent back on his heels and ap peared to have him groggy and out. It Jooked like the finish, but the bell saved Wilde. _¢ The Welshman managed to stand up through the sixteenth round, bul! Herman fairly cut him to pieces im) the seventeenth, and after he sent him to the floor three times the referee stepped in. ‘Wilde was a pronounced favorite at odds of 6 to 4, so that the followers af! Herman, tand he seemed to have ® good many, were wildly jubilant, In spite of the fact that H lost the bantamweight title to Joe, Lynch in New York just before sath' ing to meet Wilde here, the p of the bout contended that Hi stil! was champion of the world gome technicality. As a result of this, Jimmy claimed the title just before enter: the ring, on the ground that Hermaa was over weight. His claim i J } ) « Levinsky, the Amerioafl! .was unable to meet Bombaré} dier Wells in the preliminary to the} Herman-Wilde bout, Levinsky Injured his right anal! punching the bag in training, yes®! terday, and doctors certified that hf! will not be able to go in the ring) under three weeks. It is feared that one of the bones in his forearm is fractured, and an! X-ray will determine this to-day, tT a bone is broken Levinsky will be out of commission for several weeks. 2 Savings Banks make’ merry { Savings on so many suits, At $35—savings from $25 to $35. At, $50—savings from $25 to $40. | The most radicai reduet! :| tions ever made on Rogersy, peet suits. Winter, Spring and Sums! mer weights. Mixtures, Blues. Fur lined overcoats stib}} stantially reduced, too. Some; with *Scotch Mist shells. 4 *Registered Trademark. » ROGERS PEET ComPANy 4! Broadway ' at 13th St. “Four at 34th St! Convenient H Broadway Corncra”’ Fifth Avel! at Warren ~> at Flot Stil Thesis, ol, Ciree Ua me Col aM. Damps 18, en ay VS. ee ae Appears Personally Bach Pe =a | LEONARD ¥s, MITCHELL; sae wenalsk BO Be Lis. i =e J 7 fe