The evening world. Newspaper, December 17, 1921, Page 7

aN ‘NEW YORK AN UNHEALTHY PLACE FOR WRESTLING FAKERS NOW — WRESTLING HOKUM! Rete TE eet rea ~ THE EVENING WORLD; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1921. ~ MATMEN “G0 ON THE LEVEL" Wrestling From Promoters’ Standpoint Is Not a Sport but a Show,” and Tricks and Hippodroming Have Always Been Considered Its Attractive Feature—Muldoon’s Effort to Clear Crooks Out Laudable at Least. | ATHLETIC BOARD RULES MAKE By Robert Edgren. RBESTLING is trying hard to “come back” in New York. Ig there was no boxing the grapplers might do fairly well, but the packed houses at ordinary boxing shows and haif-filled arenas when champions meet show that the pub- He confidence is slow in recovering from body blows delivered by many. fake matches in the recent past. ‘The New York Boxing Commission out the fakers when it took control uf that sport and began mak- ing rules tc regulate it. Perhaps some of those new ing regula~ tions are funny, but at least they are well meant and they're effective. The “hippodroming” tricks of “tor- ture holds” in all their variety have been barred. This makes it much harder to fake wrestling bouts. It also robs promoters of much advertis- ing, for descriptions of all the tot holds and bead locks and neck twis' ing devices used to give the nimble press.agent plenty of material. The attitude of promoters of fake wrestling bouts may be interesting I was talking with one of these fat and prosperous gentlemen one o ning and asked ae why he didn't run matches “on the level.” “Listea,” ho said earnestly, “you don't get the idea. You look at It asa fisport. It ien't a sport. It’s a show. yiVery few wrestling bouts that are “strictly on the fevel would be worth dooking at- “There've been a few, of courae, like that battle between Tom Jenkins and Beel in a gymnasium on 424 Street years ago, with about 200 spec- tators looking at the toughest match I ever saw wrestled. “Hackenschm!*t and Jenkins were pretty good, and Hack and Zbyazko, but even these would have been te: times as exciting if they'd hippo- dromed a little. In @ real matoh the men have to be too careful. There's no spectacular stuff. “Why, say, it would be an imposi- tion on the public to take their money for real wrestling. What the public pays for is entertainment. In a@ tak: match they get all the thrills, They action. ‘he wrestlers pull stunts ey’d never pull in a rea} match. They're flying through the alr, in and out of holds that look as if somebody was going to be killed every two minutos. Say did you ever watch the crowd when one of my big fel- lows got a toe hold and went through the motions of tying the other guy's leg into a knot, him pounding on the floor and registering agony worse than any movie actor ever done? Did y’ ever see ‘em rise out of their seate with their eyes bulging out, waving their fists and longing to take a wallop at the man on top to make him let go? “Did y’ ever listen to 'em yell whon the under dog broke the hold and [achat the other guy's ankle and to twist his leg around like the stripes on a atick of peppermint? That's the tuff they want und they wouldn't be happy without va I give eae pode + What if fey e hat the lic don't know won't hurt ‘em. Ls CLEANING HOUSE, The New York State Athletic Board has made a good start toward chasing these crooked promoters and crooked wrestlers out of the State. William Muldoon, Chairman of the Commission, was once a world's champion on the mat in a time when wrestling had not been corrupted for the purposes of a wrestling trust. Mr. Muldoon knows wrestling when he sees it and all the tricks of the Gtiginal “schemeg te. make: readers “ko on the level,” beosid eee in the recent Zbyssko-Lewis Mr, Muldonn learned that pases regarded the match aa #fixed" for Lewis to win, and were getting down Lewis bets wherever they could. Pos- sibly “the gang” had been assured that intuence would be brought to r on Lewis and Zbyssko, would te “all right.’ ae ut if so the “influence” materialize, oe ‘The commission required each wrest- ler to sign an affidavit that he would try his best to win. Then at the last moment the commiasion ruled that rolling and flying falls would count, Acoording to Mr. Muldoon the gam- blers made desperate efforts to have the commission change the referee se- lected and appoi.t one of the old wrestling referees. The commission refused to make any changes what- ever In its plans. It is history that the bout was “on the level” and satisfactory in everything except that the change in rules allowing rolling end fyin falls caused some confu- in the minds of both and public. nse Most of the criticiam that followed came from the gamblers and sure- thing men, who lost money o2 the bout and were naturally diagruntled. ‘The New York Commissioners hav made a good start and are to be con- gratulated for thelr fight on the gum- blers and crooks. In the future it will be easy to sce what, wrestlers are on the level and spot the gentry of the mat who prefer a crooked dollar to an honest dime, for these latter are go- ing to stay away from New York and ply their trade in other parts of the country where the authorities are less | ative: “on ‘at, 1921, hy Robert Fdgren,) All-Chinese Collegiate Five To Be Seen in Action To-Morrow —_—~o—— Team From Shanghai to| BASKETBALL SCHEDULE. _Oppose Original Celtics in Garden. ew York basketball fans are prom- ised a treat such as the majority of them have never had before, in @ game which is to be staged to-mor- row afternoon at Madison Square Garden, The Original Celtics have engaged the All-Chinese Collegiate Vive of Shangha. The Oriental ag- gregation: has not only proved @ source of enjoyment, to folks who have seen them plas, but has also demonstrated its superior ability to cope with stronger teams. With names sufficiently unique to sca: any good opponent, the Collegiates hold high hopes of conquering ths New York Champions. Maasgor Furey will put his gegular men on the floor, and the Chinese quintot will line up with M. T, Lee, Buck Lai, Lung, Yung, Yang, Yu and Vung. In the evening the Celtics meet the famous Powers Brothers Five. The Jersey combination has been very successful this year and the expecta- tions for a hard-fought contest are well founded. Che senior and junior teams of tho ‘vanklin Athletic Club of Westches- ter have hard jobs on their hands to- night, The Juniors meet the St. Vin- vent Silent Five and the seniors —“ppose the Akron Big Five, The sen- jor team has been playing the came earnestly and. the .splendid record which they hold may fall against such a formidable opponent as the Akron Five, With victories over all the leading teams of Pennsylvania and over sev ral of New York, the MacDowall Ly ceum quintet will endeavor to main- tain its perfect record ugainst Hrooklyn All Stars to-morrow aft noon at Palm Garden, In the gamé played between these two teams last year the Brooklyn Five held the Macs io a tie and were defeated in 4 re- turn game only in the last minute of play. From all tndications the gaiae will be worth witnessing. Nan Salvador Council, K. of C, meets the Starling Grey Five t+ morrow afterncon at Hoffman's Ca. sing. The Caseys, who last year w known as the Chaplain Duffy iy. will line-up with the same men aa of old—Baine, Cassidy, Stocker, Brown and Hurley. These two teams have met cach season since they starcat Yo play and the results have always heen close enough to insure strong oppositian in to-morrow's gaine. The Mercury Vive plays the New York Metropoiitans tn the afternoon at Webster Hall. Mereury Five, composed of M. Holman, .Melitzer, J Cumming, Rubin, Friedland and the SATURDAY. Crescent A. C. vs. Yale—Crescent Club, Brooklyn. Silent Separat Greenport, L. I. University of ‘Toronto College—Potadam, N. Y, Franklin A. C. Seniors vs. Akron Big Five—Franklin A, C. Franklin A. C. Juniors vs. St, Vincent Silent Five—Franklin A. C, Theodore Roosevelt High va. George w ington High—Niblo's Garden. vs, Evander Childs— light Park, Bronx. School vs. vs. Greenport Five— Clarkson Curtis High Kins Bay Seniors ys, Cathedral Five Cathedral Club. Fluky Five vs, Grace Chur 1 Bive Kot ; Monroe A. C.—Haver- Argonne A. C. vs, Kewpie Arrows— Riis House, Manhattan Peekekill Five ve. Tamaqua A, C Philadelphia, New York Big Five vs. Company E Flye—Catakill, N.Y. Henry Street Bettlement vs. Corner House Five, SUNDAY AFTERNOON. Original Celtics vs, All Chinese Col- legiates of Shanghai—Madison square dor Caatys—Hoffman's Casin: Van Neat Five vs. Original Arrows— Hoffman's Casino. Parnell Club ys. Kingsley Big Five— Arcadia Hall, Brooklyn. Mnd "Post, Vi». hed Stark—Savage's Institute Original Riverdates vs. Corn Inlversity Settlement. Manhatts Visitation, Triangles vs. Hroviglyn Majestics--Saengerbund Hall, iirooklyn Hronx County Five ve, Robins Dry Dock Ng's Casino, Bronx. New York Separates vs, Unity Bie ve—-Rronx Castle Hall, MacDowall Lyceum vs. Brooklyn Ail alm Garden, Brothers C, Yonkers ve. n Paull Big Five Concourse B Niblo's Garden. Bronx Separates vs, Dexter Big Vive London Casino, Poeksklt! Bi Five—Wilkes- SUNDAY NIGHT, nal Celtics powers Brothers B. C. vs. Beacon Five Five vs, Wilkes- re, Pa. Oni —Madison Square Garden, Bronx Y, M. H. A. va. 2d Street ¥, 1. M.H A. Parsons Rrookiyn Dodg- ers— Prop: Brooklyn Knights ‘Manhattan Vive y Knights of St. Anthony Hall, Brooklyn. All New Yorks va, @amden Glante Manhattan Casino, Brooklyn B. B. Team vs. Portchester RB. W.—Arcadia Hall, Brooklyn | |,Paulist Brothers C. GC. v: ski ive. Kleppe will take the court against and Seif, = BIG LEAGUES PASS RULE. |an amendment that will r Garden, | Col Point Big Five Mutes of Jersey City—Colle Five va. -|draft. @hey also must frame it so|struction are completed, Major T. H. wmemater Fahl as to get the consent of the three| Birmingham, an engineer, has been rambunetious Class AA leagues. working night and day for two or No matter what the Council does it|three months getting the working ts pretty well Known that the Pucific| plans and drawings ready. His job vast is to remain a! bitter-vnter.| will be done shortly after the Now 'The club owners of that leag de- | ¥ Ground will be broken before | clare with vehemence that rather jthan submit to the draft they will H Yank park will have o re |*the owners lost a nice litt Green, Spebt, Schaeffer, Cone, Raus| GETING OPPONENT BY THE ears AAD BUMPING Hib Dene on THe MAT 1S GREAT Action STOP and EWES & GENONE Loon TO ANY Boury | 1S & wr PONs Ih —— HARD Loons BREAK NO Bowes, THEY MARE A HUGGING MATEY Loox AIRE A DEATH GRapre. PEcaccye When “THe Rerereg © wiasreane (FEAR GAD INDIA AATION « Copyright, 1921, by Robert Edgren. pod Farr, 148% 88% on. TO HELP TAIL-END CLUBS i—_—_———. In Case More Than One Club Puts in Claim for Minor League Star the One With the Low er. Standing Will Have the Call, Which Scheme Is Expected to Prevent Chronic Tail-Enders, By Bozeman Bulger. Hi most constructive bit of baseball legislation ever passed was announced by the Advisory Council in a line so short and so small as to have been almost lost in the shuffle of draft tangle. Many an old timer overlooked it In its’ mnocent and modest fo m it appears like this: “Wherein more than one claim is filed for a player the team having the lower stending in the league at the time will get the preference.” This is a echeme to help clubs out that are thin in the vest and pre- vent big leagues being cluttered up with chronic tailenders. an other words, it will strengthen clubs that have no bankroll and are unable to enter in competitive bidding for players. The ultimate pure pose, of course, is to equalize the teams and make the races more spirited, Under the draft system, which will be adopted in some form or other, several big league clubs frequently Babe Ruth's famous tour was just get- ting by on the akin of its test! when They will get through before night. The main problem |x agreement on tore the dering the unused streets to be closed. This means that ground will be | broken the minute the plans of con- of nif es Ne jump organiged baseball and start an y association of thelr own, They claim that a draft system would put them . iui represent a} out of business. Back of this, though, | Cost of considerably more than twe there is a plan on the Coast to cvent-| Million dollars. ualy establish a third major league. i | vy Cobb, just back trom payne in] Ward to Make Tennis Ranking | Report To-Day the winter Coast league, says that \the attendance was a disippointmont | Reports of the big cruwds, he sy jure largely bunk. | "As a matter Members of various committeos met at the Vanderbilt Hotel last evening to fect resolutions which will be sub mitted. to a meeling of the Executive Committee of the United States Lawn) Tennis Association to-day. ‘These resolutions had to do with giv- ing up the blind draw in favor of the seeded draw of a stricter definition of an amateur, and of ranking the players. of fact.” says Ty, ehunk of money, They would have lost more but for the. insurance they had to protect them from rainy day losses. “We played hard as the devil, but it convin me of one thing and that is that the public won't stand more than seven months of baseball ina y It would be just the same lif all the theatres tried to keep open \all summer, The public knows when during the earlier part of the Weck) Aon Arbor i Tl... 4 12 acting as loaders, ‘Ameta Teallmtion. 1 1 1 After an irregular and quiet opening] Atchison Ry 03 1% OAK + 1% liquidation became quite —pro-| Atchison Ry pt... 88% 80% 86% + % Nowhem Pac mh H+ % nounced in the sugar shares, par-] Atl fim & At! in 1% 1% + ‘| Mex OB IT pf BM “e+ % tleularly American Sugar Refining.| Au Coast Line... 90 0 a Olle P & R 3 38 — The ¢ stock soon droppe AUGut & WI... 3% BF 33% — | Ontario Bilver . “ “a % nore than 2 points while the pre-| Au Gulf & Wlof 44 2% 3 Oe Elevator 195 18+ ferred fell 3 points. Reason for tlie] Baldwin Loco 06 0% —— 1 J Otie atont 10 19 4 8M selling can be found in the demor-| ali & Onio 3 Ones Bottling Pe ee alized condition of the raw sugar] alt & Obio of Pacific Der Corp. - market, Raw sugar prices are at Pacitic Gas the lowest In thelr Mistory and with Pacific Mail approximately 1,100,000 of the raw Peettio OU product left in Cuba from the old Panam Pet crop, and with sugar centrals PanAm Pet B means improbable that prices will |Jtto Cov and Zine, 4% Mi! enw Sea Sted show a farther decrease. Mutte de Superior. 1% 14 People's Gas. Aside from the weakness of the gen-| Bilteriok Co.. us ‘% Bere Marquatio . eral sugar situation it probably will | Caddo Cont Ou 12% 4 Phila Co not be long before the American | Oalif Wading ...., 70h N Philice Pet. Sugar Refining Company is forced {Calif letroloum. “s % Place dew to enter the money market for new Calif Pet vt, ats Bete OW 5... funds and it still 1s banking opinion Can Pac , 121% Pittsburgh Coal... A i “ obtaining new money the company | Cent Leatier pf, Polen © yw in a draft for the same minor|the blow-up came Sie cay th cary ea ct loam bee Peliess Conia: league star. In the old days they) 3 ones Tuppert and Huston| 0° suspend dividend payments Chandler Motor Pare OW vecsves used to cast lots to x00 who WOM! wore 'around wearing Droad emiles and| The, Temalnden of the industrial list |Che & Obie. th Tito Bary of NF Under this new plan the player will] ty Mt refused to be disturbed by the|O M & st # Tail Steel Sp. telling all the scribes what wonderful] Weakness of the. sugar shares, (Ct & Se Int of " go to the weakest club, As between desks they would have In the press} ‘Phere was some profile taking. in|CdoR 1,& Dac, 93 ¢ ee the Giants and the Phillies, for in- |x at the new park. the coppers and they showed frac-|CR1& Poe of TH Mending 1 of) stance, the minor league star Would] aera “Cat Genta “Mgory year| tional recessions, but the remainder [CW Gt Wat... Ul ‘a | Reading a4 6 gp to the Phillies. r oer ee mete of the list, including the oils, was] Chl Gt Weet 18% 2] teu trae de Steed The plan also works on waivers. It] ,fom Row on we will celebrate, firm, ie eee e Mimtind a « wo a team asks waivers on # playersand | stacios have been removed aid that j Chine’ Canser Remibiic Motor au 8th two or three put in a claim for him|we can go right ahead building our 1) TO 12. i Hora Duty NY. Oly 81% 4 he goes to the tallende new stadium, While the Giants have Cees Premes: Ol. pts mm , Hereafter weak teams will no longer | heen consider: ndlords, t: Jw sreat| During the second and final hour of a ; necessarily remain weak through|to feel that wo will soon’ be able tol wrading ‘the market. continued to StL & fan Fran. ait) YI ath ke lack of a big bankroll. have a home of our own.” maintain a firm tone, and In most 1g ee Soret 4 Ka That's common sense legislation. Tho obstacles referred to were thal {watances closing prices were very Wie] Le de Getter of. aay" 891 ably The Advisory Council made up of) closing af the unused sucets in that! close best of the day, and ie ome + ® 1% Judge Landis, Mr. eydler, Mr. | gection along 161s8t Street and between! in the d group net advances | Consol Textile ‘e Johnson and the minor league rep-| Jerome and River Avenue, just acre, range good sized fractions | coo Inter Ga Miu resentatives, is still meeting andthe river from the Polo Grounds. Yes-| to more an two points, Cowden Ot! threshing out details for a perfect|terday the Board of Appraisers and | There ad buying In| Com Producte * agreement betwen majors and minors. | Apportionment passed a revolution or- awanna and Went |criciile Sted . The meeting of the Rules Committe |it's got enough.” attended by Julian §. Myr | — dent of the National Associatio: | Arthur Devlin, George Wiltse and i cegrag 2 acer: om others came up about this time with Edwin Wy ey jthe statement that practically every A iarles Garland, Pitisburgh Jone wssooti Treasurer, and Robert D. Wrenn,of Now York | barnstorming tour in the country was a bust, None of the players who went out after the season to pick up some chart wot more than his expenses, 3 of bh ty. imme, Le ‘Of Philadeipitast aid EREEEBEES HEEB = a 10 TO 1. —_— In to-day's abbreviated seasion of the markot stock prices again)displayod a firm tone with the railroad stocks which had been virtually neglected grinding the new erop 4t Is by no that in making arrangements for )Grat Leather % [tite & W Ve that at o ie i ? fay We | i | f iF F | Senevaenne EEEEEEEE FEE ayil ' I aasone E =o il 3g8333822285322232s25532 ceggae***es¥e-***s* “i! 2 i i 33233 53 2 = rt ‘|TO DEPORT WOMEN MINE RIOT LEADERS In Most Cases They Are Aliens _| United States Opens Its Investigation. PITTSBURG, Kan, Dec. 11—Ded | pertation of alien leaders of the 2.000 rioting women and other radicals and undesirables” in the Kansas coal fields will be attempted by the Fed- eral Government, it became known here to-day, Several Federal tnves tigators and Alfred Willams, U. 8, , have arrived to be+ to be held |Our Cene Sumer nouncement of 4] ube Cane Semer pf will be ordered. | Gousol Diatnh Motor shires were generally higher, , Chee nl i coppers were regular end of Tet & Hudenn ‘ Laer at * LE, : % textiles, the equipments and Thal kaak & Woot tal of 4 ————_—- | 9 | eutebaher ; PRINCETON STUDENT ran snare » HELD AS PISTOL CARRIER | 4.22 ges 1 1 tee it at 93 Vamous Players pt. ow rr Ma Arter Got an Old Germ . His Ruther | alleged to have | miners there wat ag arrest. of about sixty persons come jnected with mine fields ou! 7 ranging from rioting to Locate cae i buotlegsing. Three of the women ar= | rested | famili jast night were taken from of children whom they were carried or who tug on the spectacul at thelr sk | march through the mine fields. At headquarters of the outlew Cabaret Visit, In Charke, 4 +| leaders admitting “large” numbers John Menard, Whoiaald he fea Pr Tied Avenue ‘| vnion miners were returning to’ work 3 3 whe ep | Tinecea Proves % |under police protection, ton stude Was arrnig to-day, tn 1] rransoon 0 | * a fforso, Market Court, daarged wita ‘ 1 |rrreneue & Wiliiame 4 having: revolver following Nis arrest aggervye Ht ‘Tun mag & Pape % INTENDED VICTIM NIPS r 4 nore) Motor wah %@ Ttrmon 0: vat Might bn Cront of the Peoneyivania | vue, Mole Hs. 1S [taee on ‘| BLACK HAND EXPLOSION Hotel, With him was Horace Stone-|ijen Motor 6 t: AP Aen aii a ae hum, also of Princeton, Both were Cerall! Had Immered Or-eand few evening dress, and according to | Pred 910,000, He Expial police, had twice Visited Police Stati | fy, tn" oe + % Nicola Cerulll, who conducts a drug complaining (hat an enyployee of a cab- ‘| atore and lives at No. 296 Fourth Aves aret at Fiftieth Street and Broudway B nue, Brooklyn, which house he owns, had assaulted them, The police toi ‘| | recelved « letter signed “Black Hand” them to get & warrant at Wert Sid { %} about a month ago in which = demand Court to-day. | was made for $10,000, He paid no ate ‘The uwo went to Ue Hotel Pennay!- tention to it, This morning he sew yania, Coming out on the et | spirks sputtering close to what ap+ minutes later, Polleeman W “| peared to be a pile of crumpled up suggestion of a hote! guest newspapers on the floor of the hall and {risked McCord, finding {| summoned Policeman William Latoumy mauser pistol, It wa na % of the Street Precinct. re W ou if] Latour extinguiahe sparks and i nee : | found conceaied int pere a piece 1 gf pine, about 10 inehes 3 at 1 ine pe q Hunt! re th ends. with another ielutive who ly a t, magistrate, 900 Acme Coat amo & 200 Burns Beotners 800 Cal Cr Fruit. % 6th 300 Curtiss Aare. 4200 Durant Mot Tadiama. $00 Giteon Towel . 100 Gen Alden Coal 200 Gootdear ‘Tire 100 Goodyear Tire 190 Grant Motore 100 Werden Chem 100 Inter Prop 100 Locomobile . 100 National Leather 1000 Philip Merris 200 Radio Com . % 200 Tadic Com pt % 15 Semute am 100 Southern Coat 1% 200 Bwenta Co. 1800 Tobaceo 3400 0 Bites ‘ 0000 United Prete Gharing. 500 United Reta Candy % 200 West Sad Chem ote STANDARD 200 Angio-Amerienn OU... 21% 100 Ateatie Lobos - 0 Buckwe Pipe 4 10 Catena Signal a.) 10 tmp Of of Caneda .... 210% 1400 Sand Ou of - 0% 400 Arkansas Net Ges. 1% 3%) 9000 Home OU... es © 109 Boston Wyoming eo 900 Breses Ot Ce ee‘ 000 Carb rnd. 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