The evening world. Newspaper, December 16, 1921, Page 34

UILDING CLUB ACC » (Gibson Gives Some Reasons for His Fight Against Gar- den Promoter. RICKARD may be the whole works in the boxing world just ~~ Dow, put he won't be six months from’ . Welk matrred Plans promise the Strongest kind of wivalry for the Garden promoter by thet time. They have to do with an erection of a big amphitheatre in the Bronx on Dyckman Oval and ad- Property as an opposition @rena of sport to New York's old @how place. Work has on the and by March it is ex- @ building will arise on the will make the Garden look @ town hall. According to tions the Hronx edifice will and will be used not only ® fight club but as the scene of ing else of a sport nature was formerly housed at the ly as not it is the new insti- which is furnishing Billy Gib- GOLF IS A FUNNY GAME Copyright, 1921, CERTAINLY! (eh Soserx P- HiccouGH- PRES. OF THE INTERNE Bie SMITH IS HY (The OMMODATIN New ¥ THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, DEOEMB ‘ork Evening World) wor pVA KNOW About” mr, He. Hiccou6H? ‘DEOEM! BER 16, 1991, G 35,000 TO OUTDO TEX RICKARD ae By Thornton Fisher s8 Publishing Co with the sinews of war in his ted fight against Tex Rickard. flatly turning down Rickard’s offer bout, Gibson is figuring on the ne: ib as a place in which to in opposition to p attrac. may offer. tween and March Gibson can keep busy without kowtow!: f or imaginary troubles, which to: By Beiseet ‘world are rmyateriore ‘up to. PP RHRE'S no denying the tact that’ Gibson ts very bitter against Rickard; still, he won't ome out point blank and tell why. ‘He probably has his own good rea- @ons for not doing so, “T've simply le up my mind ‘hat Tex Rickard’ will never make a ‘>. dollar out of Benny Leonard.” That & @ nutshell is “Gib’s” reply to an juiry as to the cause of the seem- serious trouble between the gone fees see er. “Leonard won't for Rickard even if he offers a 100 per cent.,” he added tersely. Books tho height of folly, but Gibens al eo olly, bu bso: pays be can't help it ‘ know I will make no money in ; peeping away from the Garden, but also iow that Rickard won't, y Pe ybody acquainted with will understand that {t's not a of dollars and cents,” continued don’t know just how to tell a which would warrant my stand . The public would understand it, anyhow. He isn't man I thought he was at the He has done things to which were not right. He didn't his word, for one thing.” bson didn't intend to go to such gs bean when he began talking, but : simply couldn't help continuing J ‘got started. Pecear’ provably thought I would Around the Garden with my hat in waiting for him to hand out he liked for Leopard's services. Aim twice about a year ago and ‘t been in his office si a at pees e since an “NIBSON intimated that Lecause Leonard wouldn’t box at the Garden it didn't mean that low York's fight fans would be de- of the chance of seeing Leon- in action. he sald, “may be the big rd,’ Moise now, but he won't be always. ' “Why, right now they are building in Dyckman Oval,” an- “It will be ready by There are rumors around it other big places too, and then ‘will soon be time for open air bouts. am interested in one or two other tions myself. Leonard won't ES to bother about boxing at the i : jen. Rickard will find plenty of ry, which, fortunately for him, doesn’t have to contend with now. se ‘ to do.” Here Gibson began eit to consult his calendar, PRerny and I wil! start shortly on a “ftp which will bring us to Los An- : ‘We will start in Philadelphia. Jan. 2, New Year's Day, we will in Milwaukee for a fight with inky Mitchell Pinky, a brother of is a big fellow and it will be a weight affair. After that we ey to New Orleans to take on elling. Benny will make the weight limit for this bout. After we stop off at Denver and or two other ‘cities and finally up in Los Angeles.” f T this stage of the conversation ‘3 Gibson volunteered a piece of " ~ > real news. He and Leonard he: ging to Hurope. » ¥ es,” said Bill, “T've planned to Renny to the other side in the IGHT now Leonard has plenty LIVE VVIRES BY NEAL R. O’HARA. Copyright, 1921, (The New York Evening Wor + Major League programme for next season “New York and seven other good teams.” eo will probably rend, Sum of $75,000 tsn’t all Jim O'Connell will cost the Giants. They still have his carfare to puy from tho Pacific Coast. cae Te On account of the high price of ice, hockey tickets cost as much as ever this season. ee er He Cable states Suzanne Lenglen is now giving U. 8. tennis oMcials the laugh. Last summer all she gave ‘em was the cough. eee tas Elapsed time between close of gridiron season and publication of Walter Camp's All-American makes football an all-year-'round game. oo ese Nothing is permanent, of course; but it looks like an all-New York world series will be as close to it as possible. eae Sir Connie Mack has a couple of players he might get rid of, provided | he gave trading stamps along with ‘em. seein s A lot of second divisjon clubs will shift managers, but the ball | teams will look the same under the new management. ) by Tho Press Publishing Co. |’ 100 FOOTBALL COACHES WILL ATTEND MEETING ATH Dr. Jol at Ohio the Seor sociation of Football Coaches, has invitations to all coaches sent out ing Dec. 27. Word John Heisman, coach of the Uni- versity team, to the eff ing for plans for the organization. other mi are Dr. D. Daly, Point el At le parts of the countr: to attend the meet Association to attend tne OTEL ASTOR DEC. 27. hn W. Wilce, head coach State University, who is etary of the National As- he at the Hotel Astor hasbeen received from of Pennsylvania football it that the Com- ind Constitution, ind Blue men- been work- to perfect he embers of the committee Wilce and Major Charles d coach of the West almost a y jeve t 100 coaches from all 'y are expected ing here. TENNIS BODY TO DRAW EVEN FINER LINE AS TO WHAT IS AN AMATEUR | Many drastio rules to govern the conduct of amateur players are expected to be proposed to tesis on Card in Madison night at the meeting of the Rui 5 Committee of ti nited State: Square Garden Lawn Tennis Association at the ysl ian nderbilt Hotel. Sentiment among many members of the or- By John Pollock. Banization ie in favor ef prohl. | Another attractive “card of bouts players for advertising purposes. will be staged by Tex Rickard ut present rules forbid play- Madison Square Garden to-night. ere hed lew racquets and other [There will be four pouts, #he main Hadad) goods to ty n bout of fifteen rounds bringing to- gether Sailor Friedman of Chicago} and Lew Tendler of Philadelphia, 1a | the semi-final of tan rounds Vincent | newspa; @ brought up for con- “Pepper" Martin meets Harvey | suics Wononts wed uP imo of the fear bouts suggestions on | Bright. Red Cap Ison mecte she Garden on Dee. 30. reports of se Bobby Michaels and ‘Tony Lyons {sus ltd local Mghter, fo ° rmen stand- tuckles Young Pierce in the tw {Kohler and Harry London, the hard’ sitting ban- ing committees such as those in eae cal ne, Fleme, in the | tanwvight of Harlem will take Wee Willle Spencer charge of the award of the cham. | “ther bouts Hack bout wil Ibe for eight rousda pionships, on tennis baile and a tupplies, will also be brought up Afthe Gibbons, the St Wau! middieweigit, and! Martin Burke, New on hearywelght before the committee. Mike O'Dowd, tho former middiewelght chamston, |who made o big hit with’ the fight fans’ ee eng ——_] Will clash tu tho main go of ten rounds at on by the tanner ¢ knocked out show to bo staged by Jack Reddy at the Auditorium Jim Barnes and | '~i2iiee oee ne . te peel, AR Bad the Harlem other knockout 01 bt who | First Tour Match': ° to Ko ove s from §2 wo 8 afd 4 to go. ‘The best ball score for the thirty-six | °° U0 THe Brive of Usk . over these links for several years aud have made scores of 68 and 69 respoc- tively over it omds that has at: | tho Larges! rod um ander Winton of Clevelan which stopped @ year ago, inal contract without power, was $223,000. i Last September the unfinished boat! « ' Marr don, the hai and there may be som: , ltorngtions! questions decided pe. Sas ipg is set- such ie ate ‘ails ARE. was sold at auction to Ern of Boston. She will be eq oll-burning engines, as rer tae AE ee on B, Dan v oe 2 aipped with. Caisse present tndicati Brigigpliy bows thes vt owenty etre ont. td ancthes om ot Ahem ania K. Gm to his \Friedman and Tendler Meet In 15-Round Bout To-Night Three Other Attractive Con-|mndia reora Bats Ua) Som 6 aid tn a ten-roui Gibbons ts too «tiff ‘Two twelve be offered by of Mrooklyn to-morrow night at tho regular weekly boxing mow af the Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club of Brooklyn, will tal Seuth Brookis In ® fen-round beut on tm Fran Jimn) Jun Coffey tn tre round go at fight Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis in the feature Hout of fifteen rounds at Wieain Vo-aight at Wednesday night at |Casino, Sallor Martin and Sa! # Tolnt Sporting Club of the Broux, has mect tm a return battle over te twelve round nee thirty fights alnco the Walker taw went Into | Mewides there will be auother twelve. tn Seen He has eon with knockouts, thir- [which Jack ‘Tomashek ty paired with Seller stehen VANCOUVER, BR. C., Dec. 16,—Long th declstons and boxed threo draws Ho {while Wille Gilligan faces Youny Zascone Jim Barnes and Jock Hutchison made de closg to $12,600 out of his thiry con: | an auspicious beginning of _ their Ae eam PETA a Grewmnich dew: z | welaht, brancted out as a profeastonal flaater mea golf tour on the Pacific Coast by beating laouard, who tights Pinky |e worked o> bane to 8 lone anodes See Le Dave Black, Canadian open champion 8 & tcu-round bout at the las av ts for hls twelve-round go “ith Fey Ketet and Alex Duthie, local professional, in a ee Oo Jan, 2, ta to recelve |of Cumberland, Md., at tho Ploneer Sportiag etas | thirty-six hole best ball foursome uver equal to $1,800 [on Tue iS vam he has the Shaughnessy Heights course by 5 up puld go the f eh wan to mect in Kaleer and Mo wan! in fit condith me Gono Tunney. the Greenwich Village neaywelght holes was 158 for Barnes and Hutchison| wes will & 1 Benny Coster will ingot | WHO will engaxe in lle most smportant fight when and 144 for Black and Duthie, In tho] 4, We pence en Sts tae 1 ‘ow |Re mucots Eddie O'Hare in an elght-round bout to morning round the best ball score for] \\,1)° "s [te Afldget Smith-Pete Herman main go at th the British and American open cham. | ™* y Sore aie tc (Gena Dia aa" aire arryy Mocor: Pions was 70, while the local men took | *!4mplonshiy of meres much it~ | Uerden Der ee yl termes betwen the two bors ‘Too Kepea-Kelly | ilek’s farm at Scobey Frank Lasley | The afternoon score was 68 to 72.| cuiry ts confident he'll win tho honors We having cousideraple trouble in engaging sparring Par for tho course is 71, While. the Partners for Gene to work with, course was not entirely | strange to Pete Herman, th rT bantamweight cham- Barnes, who helped to lay it out some| pion who « ‘sion owe Abe Friedman | ‘The baxing ahow at the Broadway Sporting Club, i round tour tm that ctty, on | ttrookira. ight ws geen ft until Wednesday. Black and tved $4,800 mata o ris ‘The | Or, ny Rote Broo Duthie, on the other hand, have played h i ti uma recently, Work Nei hed ow 165-Koet| Nos Moore, the rugged Lie ba Pau It figet promoter MoGuinness of Jersey city | re Jand frlab Jomasy Curain wey City, who bas | ts wilting to pire both Wi ou and dokany Work on the 165-foot steel crutsing| Mt! doing sus good Nebting ce ho placed | Dundee a big guarenies he can Dower yacht at the Herreshoft yarde|Mimelt under the wauagsuet of Charley Dore: tine im siguing up the pair for @ tw 1s about 80 per cent. completed. The |h™ tty, 4 bullivan. will baile teu eed [ae One wane yacht originally was ordered hy Alex-| tion. wie bout bas be ps Paul Light deasywelght wie the |Viamoud, inan to ils credit, ought to for Buff to fight Barese in 9 fit ou Jobnny Dwser of Buffalo and Jimmy Ryder of Brooklyn will take on Frankie Pitcher of the west side hearywelght, nd battle at Grand Iapids, Mick., r for Madden, round and two slx-round scraps will jJohn Wolsmantel to Uh fight fans In the two main events, S!d Berard U, same bill Fart ey Green will exchange wares, id Eddie Leonard, two fast lads, at _-each other in another ten- thirteenth round of a fifteen+ New Orleans several woeks ago, will Now ries the place of Jack Renault to-night, the Walker Sporting Club, Astorte jor Tommy Billiard be Jointly by Bernice Wefers, ph ais bee oGhartes W. Paddock, \and Don Lippincott; again did he cover SANEID, 9 Hedianes, 100 metres in 102-5 seconds, getting Os. Larry Krown, Unie inside Lippincott's world’s record vy Franklin Field. Phils vne-tifth of a secon don still an- fi thout weights, 25 ft othar eccasion he stepped 390 yarda in |g we bdvard , vouruin Harare! Galea the time of 30 1-5 seconds, bettering ali | a Cambridge. 3 g previous performances save that of tne rag Saeed Paddock Is Responsible . For 9 of the 18 Records | Promulgated By A. A. U. Ned Gourdin’s World’s Mark, COMPLETE LIST C= for Running Broad Jump RECORD PERFUnMANCES Also Approved. DURING ?RESENT YEAR. ND ¥IBLD, Charles Pad Univer. Caslomias at Ber Seal, Charles W. Paddovek, Ui alifornia, at Redlanda; Gal, In the list ©f American track aud fleld records for 1921, passed upon and approved at the annual convention of the Amateur Athletic Union at Chi- thera Ci yards. 93-56., Obarles W. Pi a cago last month, but promulgated yes | Angela’ ‘Atiiosie Clid Patio siete pee Charley Paddock, California's fright | angles "Mieco te? Magee ek Lae ened antelope, appears no more often | Posadena, Cal., DA eta a i, 2 4-e,, Carles W. Paddock, than a bill collector. In all, eighteen Southern Calliorais, Bevecley Gat record breaking or record equalling er- . formances are listed and of those Pad- Storia, ‘Ne pentose: dock is responsible for nine. 3 Nas Kaliya ia, Charles W, Paddock, Four times did he equal Dan Gelty’s oantrin, Y; Pagdors, disputed record for 100 yeards; once did he run 220 yards in 204-5 seconds, thus displacing the old world’s mark, held [ harles W. 1 omnia, at’ Ii U: Cal, Jook, hum immortal Hutchins, Just by way of keeping his hand in Paddock also established new Ame: 14 miles, records at 200 and U0 metres respec: mingside AL tively, thus rounding out what by all a Park, odds Was the greatest individual sprint yards high hurdi ing campaign in the history of the sport. the highs 10 ya first hurdles Seven world’s records we ecepted | Faris from wiring: jot hurdle and another, jected, | erate apparently, for nothing appears in’ the c ahi “tn ry list to con-| 4 firm the 440-yard hurd rank- Min Weld last —sprin, vhereby Gus Dosch of Notre Dame van the distance in 53 4-5 seconds, the fatest time ever made in &his event. The others, in addition to Paddock's marks, include the running broad jump of Ned Gourdin of Harvard, who léaped 25 feet 3 inches, thus displacing the old men, each ran RTE, athlete Paddock Stadium, PLANS ALMOST COMPLETE FOR DRAFT RESTORATION Before “Checking Out” Big League Magnates Do a Big Thing by Subscribing $5,500 as a “Loan” to the Famous Wee | Willie Keeler Who ts Suffering From Heart Trouble. By Bozeman Bulger. But for the draft squabble whieh held the Advisory Council over to- day the boys might as well sprinkle the fire and call the dogs. To ail "> intents and purposes the baseball show is over. The American League has joined the National in demanding that the major-minor agreement be amended so that they can get back the draft and strap up the bankroll again. The magnates got so tangled hp@- and all tuckered out yesterday in trying to get the thing into their heads that ‘they turned to’ Judge indis, am ‘ow, look here, Judge,” they said in effect, “you've spanked us and straightened everything else out, so why not go ahead and fix this thing up? Don't be afraid to use your own satus fair enough, considering that the boys hired the High Com- missioner at $42,500 a year because they thought he had a better bean than they had. It’s cheap for a goo bean, at that. I know of one Bay player who lost nearly that much an had no bean at Soules” knob t of his shou! 'S. erQnsuming that you don't, under- stand the draft tangle any better than some magnates do, here's about *s going to happen: wine Sudge -has told the council , need to restore the draft. famous old hitter weakly attempt a pretense of jumping to one side as if to dodge a brick for pulling that one. ‘Willie wanted to come over to the meeting and thank the league owners in person, but he was not strong enough to make it. He also insisted upon giving his note for the amount. Men who do a thing like that for a sweet old soul like Kecler, too proud to seek help, are entitled to be called Big Leaguers. I used the capital tet- ters advisedly. It is unlikely that any more trades or sales will be made after the draft: matter has been settivd. All of a sud- den the boys are getting cautious wita their dough. Jack Hendricks introduced us_ to young Mr. Smith, owner of the In- dianapolis Club, Mr. Smith is a nephew of the famous Pittsburgh Phil. He is taking the club down to Marlin, Tex., to train, the Giants ‘used water every spring. ane buys,” he'll say, “how can ve get’ an amendment fixed up 80 that the three class A leagues will xr modification” aefike Sexton of the minors will tell That's where to drink sulphur him. : eink ‘Then it's likely a new draft syste will be agreed upon by which the majors will be allowed to draft one player from each, class AA league and pay therefor $5,000. All of uy is will have to be paid in advance in- stead of half depending on the player making good, That was the old way In those days half was pald in cash, and if the player flopped he was La back and the migor league club could keep the $2,500. "Under the new idea they'll keep the whole $5,000. That's the first sop to the hold-out bokhen the class AA leagues will be allowed to dra‘t from all leagues be- low them instead of being limited fo: the class A clubs, They dropped ou of the agreement because they were jot allowed to draft from all leagues dow! lass C. Levene minors will ask that the majors sign no free agents at all. That is to say, they must not pick up ball- players from colleges and the town lots, but must let them come P through the regular channels—the minors. ‘This may not be allowed. You may not understand all this— you may not give & darn one w or the other, but you can go and bet, the wise old owls teil me, that.an amendment will be drawn up'by night and the flery Class AA| fellows will agree to it. Bankrolls | that have not already been wounded inaction will go home intact. We’re driving ahead! Whipping up added in- terest in both men’s and boys’ suits. | Prices trimmed all along | the line. Substantial savings! Jack Ryan and Clarke Grifith were ; buying atuft for Santa Claus las) For. the traveller's night and Col. Huston was looking up | Christmas— the railroad schedules for Dover Hall, ‘That is a sure sign that there is peace and good cheer in the land, Fitted and unfitted trav- eling bags—one with handy side compartment for things he might want to get at without unpacking. Fitted and unfitted suit cases—from the simplest to the most elaborate. In the midst of flery talk and clash of bone the two big leagues did one beautiful thing yesterday—a thing that will offset much of their short- comings. To help out Wee Willle Keeler, the famous old outfielder, whose strength is slowly ebbing at his home over In Brooklyn, they ad- vanced him what they call a loan of $5,500. They called it that so that Willie would accept it. He had ree} Wardrobe trunks," in- fused charity. A ‘Wille has real estate worth $7,500/Cluding our newest and and to prevent him sacrificing it the strongest; built on a frame league voted him the “loan.” To beautify, this sentiment all the of steel. re Joe Kelley, one of Keeler’s. 0) : teary oetan toniehercricibatanescar |e Leather toilet cases punied by “Docy Breen, were des-|fitted with good quality. patched in a taxlab to notify Keeler of what had been done. brushes and toilet articles. baton, 4 men, world's record ‘held for years by. Pat . am. 16 2-b8.," Aiericadi O'Connor; the two relay marks made by Le ee em (G. NewYork A, C.’team of Bernie Wuilatelonig pes, and: ere) fers jr. I. K. Lovejoy, H. Ri Fe 4, men. evel running rs rrr ar ty 50 2-66, Oxford Catmbridge tegit one-mile ‘r ord of 8 B Ballard, W, Tt Mini seconds hung up by C. D, Rogers, oll Eby, Larry Brown and Rob M. University of Pennsylvania runt one a4 pus roey nr nad xford-Cambridge team at the Pi = FY lay games of 1920. This latter seems] | .Wumimey Bates Captain, tc have been @ rather tardy acknowl-| LEWISTON, Me, Dec. 16,—Willam ecgment, W. Guiney of Biddeford was elected menennnne Captain of the 1922 Bates College foot- CENTRE COLLEGE ELEVEN [ball tes ot He has played at tackle for three seasons and 1s a junior at the collezo OFF FOR SAN DIEGO TO-DAY DANVILLE, Ky. Dec, 16,.—Centre College's undefeated football team wi Diego, Cal., wh the University of Ar On the return trip th will stop at Dallas, ‘Tex., for | " ‘The Cer with Texas A, & M. J. 2 Vashington authorities ner’ er Presidents might pla the University of Californ dena, Cal, on that day. 1 ad been announced that the San Diego - game Id be the only one the Colonels E Would play on the Western trip. ; eee is Al Norton and Dave Shade in Sen- F; sational 12-Round Draw. ° YONKERS, Dec, 16.-—The greatest bout that has been fought here since the Walker Law went into effect was decided at the Columbus S. C. last night} rton, the best boxer that has n developed in this section in many *. and Dave of California nt twelve territle rounds to a draw, | ph club was crowded to the doors and 3s was lik Way on ac- int of the hting of th two men, y punt of would defer Won many g at watch and might manager of Harold Farese, cont iden: the Now 1 Fares ager of Bull's euarantee for. a fight t 510 Fifth Ave., between 42d and 43d Sts. holding the Californian even. | ‘Other New York City Stor MOFODARIy Meats hare cee | ~ 179 Broadway 1432 Broad 252 W. 128th St. first of the new year, | 1173-75 Broadway 1625 Broadway 622 W. 181st St 150 Bowery cy Head. | Brooklyn PHILADELPHIA, —D. 15.—-Pay 1355 Broadway 565.7 Fulton St. «5406 Fifth A hrompsoy f , “lve Presl-| Bronx 557 Melrose Ave. Yonkers, N. Y.—7 N. Broadway Pate N J.—181 Market St Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—297 Main St " rhomas th wa Complete line et Fovenig end Van Raalte Hosiery President, Sydney Thayer y and Edward R, Bushell | = Wals-Over They found Willie wasted away t-! Travelling umbrellas— eighty or ninety pounds—it is heart i ‘ trouble—but he had enough of the old collapsible. Two types: fire to spring one of those terrible + puns. for, which he was famous. {One for suit case, another Kelley told Binh bow Todas Paridie, at} for bag. the Instance of Hughey Jennings, had iexcsted thin action.” Carryalls, steamer rugs, sald Willie, “that lands us straps, tags. Gift order certificates in Christmas envelopes. a little pathetic to see the Sent on request. Write. Walk-Over _ phone. 5 RoGEeRS Peet Company Domino __ |, 2 many at athSt. | “Four at 34th St. very detail of this model | Broadway (olipetit Fifth Ave. new in sport shoe styling. | at Warren at 4 lot St. rench-English squared toein Patent Leather $8 Brown Calfskin $7.50 Wilke Pipes For Xmas | Made of Selected Imported Briar , Reot. Ne Paint or Varnish. | Sweet From First Puff. Color Like Meerschaum. { { |