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6 THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1922. LION AND QUARTER, FOR NEW YORKER THIS YEAR By Thor ning World), by the Prese Publishing Ce _ STADIUM, COSTING MILLIO NEW YORK THE CENTRE OF SPORTS opyrl Jasna By Thornton Fisher|P ayground in Pelham Will Have Facilities ‘} | For Every Kind « ot Sport \; ft, 1921 (The New Yrue \ b.. |§ : Vesates, nea \A National Championships : This) jaa culty equipped athletic held iy \ \ Meat Will'Go to New Rice | 228, ji tcl Urs te oe connate ) Memorial Stadium. TRIG ACCRCHER ATL meemen ey FERLOT TA ae en thet na ind, ime baseball d asily he MEN ci By William Abbott. | eniia Gourte gre rovided: In conte HK action of the city appropriat:| positions as well as outdoor baski te ne $288.000 to finish the} vall courts, What i appeal grea th $1,000,000 Rice Memoria! Sta-| to many in t weather will be “tt |uliura in Pelham Bay Park wilt wive] ig, wnigh will contain salt wnt | Nn New Yori the greatest playground in| pumped frequently. fr the nea the world On big stretch ¢ Sound There will t special bat round along the Sound there ywill| houses for men and women, so cesses soon be thrown open an atitletes| U0! phat eitiier the pool vs the sound ; | paradise, With practically no expense) erected with almost unlimited tavit- New York Will Be a Real Sport| yee New Yorkers will have the uae of one|itics for dressing and resting pur , TH of (he finest running tracks in the|both w the stadium itscif a Centre During Current 5 ine tA sill trou i] CHAMPS — AMD HORE OF = United States, tennis and basketball |i teat tact, aif Year. oe EM WHS YER ~s $ courts, baseball! fields, outdoor swim-| desizned the Rice Memorial, sty. the od | ie ming pools and a grand stand to seat) atadium will be thrown open to the 3 £ ry 10,000, y spring. Work on the job Le ITH new Gtante, new Yanks, a| T y? The completion of the Rice ily finisiied. 0} lightife about to be started, thoa- \| outdoor champlonsiips have net! with tie completion of the Pelyan gands of dollars appropriated for the Y ot been held here since 1908. This year] pay project athleties will surely io completion of the stadium for LOOKS LIKE NY Ne \the championshipa have been award-| crease in popularity, It has always athletics at Pelham Park, and the STAGE HOST OF THE. cd to the Metionolltan handicap for local offi district and] 4, | will be held in the Petham Bay Park | backbone of the combination of figit- (HPORTANI TITLE 9j-~ radians. outdoor championships, s Island fs the only estat. ers and managers against Madison Lael The tate Isaac Rice left $1,000,000 vith, euiffletent facill ton Ap Square Garden broken, New York SP to bulla an athletic stadium, where 4. It was ai the conn H » | the love of sports could be fost i Now Work. ¢ Un y fant going to be such a tough “place | 5 among the populace of New York BE atte Na ue to endure this current new year. Yn a plot of ground almost half the heart Sweetie Fubar AAICKAMODEKAe, fay “Well alt — eize of Central Park the Rice Stadium 44) Mes tine Abe back very much satisfied with him- te now about 88 per cent. commlete| sin worn nwariled to. th mi self and the outlook We will have two good ball clubs, possible pennant winners in their r spective leagues, an athletic field where it will be possible to hold na- tional championships in the metro politan district without shifting them to Newark as had to be done in 1917 and Madison Square Garden will come sto its own as the scene of real hon eet to goodness championship matches with’ petty jealousies relegated to the lay nurseries where they belonz Horse racing will come along in duc ime and with historic stakes better filled than ever, patrons of the sport ot kings will have plenty of dope ont each day before post time. All told, we lucky New Yorkers will have lots, in a sport way, to engage our atten- tion, with little room for week-end elaxation. F much interest and importance to the boxing world is the new condition brought about shamplons worth while, Jack is again en matchmaking terms with Garden folks. He is no longer opposed to decisions by judges, now that com- petent men are holding down the ju!) At least this is the reason given {or his change of front. Britton and his garrulous manager were the first to start the boycott of Rickard and for no good reason. When they found that the promoter wished to keep unto himeeif the waatchmaking privileges at the Gar- den they rebelled at such unheard of policy, and thereafter Rickard be- came their target for abuse. What amounted to a Rickard wrecking crew was organized as an offshoot of the Sports Alliance. Billy Gibsom ana Benny Leonard helped thie along by publicly an- nouncin, would the lightweight champion box for Rickard. Johnny Wilson, partly justified by Riokard’s hold-out of the $85,000 due him for his bum fight with Bryan Downey on Labor Day, Joined the combination. For a time Rickard looked up against it. The promoter, however, went about in his business-like way putting on bouts between near champs and made a a lot of money on them until it be- came painfully apparent to some people that champions weren't really mecessary to the Garden's success. ‘Anyhow, it was only a question of time when some one of the hold-outs would give in, and in being the first Britton shows the proper spirit, asic: from the fact that he may need the dough. ITH Leonard conditions different. he can go through the country beat~ ing up all aspiring lightweights with less risk than the veteran welter- weight champion because he greatly by Jack Britton’s re-entry to the realm of the that under no conditions are He probably is in a position to stand the financial aff better than Britton, Then again MUNICIPAL ATHLETIC GaouHb> FoR THE KIDS GIBSON AND RICKARD PATCH UP THEIR DIFFERENCES. Lightweight Champion Benny Gitwon, have ‘about patched up [yyy BenRy Meonard's next bis batt their differences with Tex Rick . ard, and Benny may be seen fy Copyright, 1922, Johnny Dundee and Willie Jack: “Goodby.” not . again in a few days to.talk over him the Viotent Ray. matche be Fe pepe oe We haven't seen Jack Kk (LIVE, WIRES} (New York Evening World) by Press Publisiing Co. om are guys that say “Au revoir but ° will be in March, when he dopes out oe arm's name in the paper we print this paragraph to help Jack along. 1 ie | Reducing the World's Series to eeven contests means fewer gates that the gamblers will try to fix. The difference between boy scouts and baseball scouts is that * action in the Garden late thts | boys don’t have expense accounts. The results are practically the same. month. During the bouts last Ld cei Mahe Rickard: met Gibasn, and Hank O'Day's retirement from the National League isn't official, after the misunderstandings whien “!! Hank simply reversed his ech i a pene ue een . Rt ie Hank wanted to end his days on the Pacific Coast, but decided he could never would box for Rickard — .nd ‘om just as well at the Brooklyn ball park by pulling a raw decision. were smoothed away, ‘The man (Ee ager and promoter will meet If Jole Ray becomes a boxer, of course the sporting writers will dub . for three montiis, so “BIG THREE” IN SPECIAL SESSION Draft ¢ i is- es : d racine : ae /Collegians Who Develop Into ig Baseball Stars Are Few dis, Johnson and Heydler. | andibar Between: CHICAGO, Jan. 7.— New regulations for organized baseball may be discussed | By Bozeman Bulger. to-day when Judge K. M, Landts, Dasoball “Commissioner, —“meote Ban |" PE Senne of len Fsuineer, Johnaon, President of the American Soothall, stan end’ college) ths League, and John A. Heydler, President | fielder, by the Yanks, and the of the National League, In a apecial sca- | ¢forts of the Giants now on foot to sion, grab other amateur stars, are part of Announcement of the conference was a general plan among the major made yesteray, and tt was stated that | league owners to escape the the draft questic All be | whips matron disused one of the) hand held by the minor leagues. Al Tearnvy, hend of the Three Eye viv dei and Western’ Leagues, two of the five| it 18 also a revival of an idea In minora which do not recognize the|Vosue @ few years ago that good Majors Must Depend on Sand Lots, Not Colleges, For Playing Material rights of the majors to select ‘utelasees ail hie rivale. But with [each tall, “recently "auomitten, Dagert|Dallplayers oan be shoved into the Britton back in the fold, Gibson is| which he anid probably would beac. | big league without so much pre- ikely to see the chiidishness of his Se eet the "minors. rns plan | liminary training, mtand aepinay the (Gem promol |dieated lant night 2 morrews Ht was in: | This scheme has bobbed up every Donia ABLE In tia Mame town, anere |e uLoumeya, proposals would five years or a0, but it cannot be sald | there is more real money to be gath-]by making the majors, when sending ¢| to have met with any particular suc- ered tm one appearance than In three] Irafted or purchased ‘player out Unger | cess. But it 1s always worth a gam- ' : 9 he playa, panennntinentel sripy AA clubs, then to Bare, Ah fo slaG% | ne, especially at present prices, NCIDENTALLY Britton’s re-entry | (cP iine to 7 Killinger is a great athlete and Y xe ‘earney thi 4 I to the Garden entails something | vent a. Sor club from lonaite! yer: |may be a good ballplayer in the big more serious than a bout with |Mltor lenkue team owned by that par- |league, but nobody would bet you on cular major and would : i Jack Perry of Pittsburgh, That|player of company in keeping with Me lthat. Not #0 many yours ago Mo- match, when first announced, didn't baw Sak aa Paarney's Graw felt pretty sure that Jim sound #0 good. Perry is just a will-| pected : ria eeeations eX: lrhorpe, the recognized best athlete fag worker who has filled in as anj)to coll id Players picked|in the world, would set the woods eres er orcon, Plane. scious litle afire for the Giants. But he didn’t wasn't a Garden bout. Instead Mik . = SSS s=== | After several years of training Jim Rickard has frame? w omethi: has learned how tw h cle again for Jack In the ‘person “| BILLIARD CHAMP LAYTON man ea yy eens lose Daye, Shade from fan Franosco-| BEATS KIECKHEFER AGAIN. |pitcners have curve balls, of course, put back to Jan. 31. Shade o7 eee but that doesn't make 4 big league floored Britton in a bout out We: MILWAUKEE, w pitcher by a long jump. ‘There is 80 and has since somewhat tamed the Johnny Layton of Mo. 9 : Sleprated Mickey Walker of Newark, | World's ‘three-cushion billiard |™much for both pitchers and hitters ‘who has been camping on the welter| hampion, defeated August |to learn in the ywofessional ranks champ's trail ever since they met} Kieckhefer of Chicago, former |that it can’t be done in two or three some time ago in Newark, Shade| Champion, 60 to 61 in the final a should make Jack #how all his stuft| block of their 180-point special | ¥* and with Britton turning loose al)| match last night, Layton winning The minor leagues, in ring @ the tr.cks of his fistic trade there| the matah A 167, Last night’s |plan of settlement of thy drait ques- few more interest ring per jame went 55 innings. Layton so wucceate ais fercate r 3 ad a high run of ten and Kieck- tion, have suggested ¢ jajors Britton és to get 35 per cent. of the hefer six. Layton last night con- | Sien No free agents at means take-in at the Garden for lis part of| sented to defend his title against |college players, In other wo the evening's éhtertainment, If Alfred Do @ro in a 226-point | must come from the minors or gets by with Shade, and with match here Feb. 16, 17 and 18. all. al of real trainng he should,| pextee tn Michie . New| That is the whiphand, and the ma- Bf should go right along success- 1 Fan vem jors are (aking a stitch in time. Out fully defending his ttle, The bout] | conse ef Life, yf it they may dig up another Fred with Leonard which he professed to] When wr ente her cell Mata-|'renney or a Snodgrass t cat be waiting for is too far off, He-|!lari wa 4 chemise of coarse | be lost in trying sides, there is little real public de- ‘!ne % * she ald to t The ce ge stars who have nome and for such a match except for 1itt rwho had attended her so famous in the big lrarues can be what t may mean in a financial way fol “n e the fin n that counted on t ine ft two fo the principals, we de, Dande Hight off-land we can ye- f member but few, recall? Fred Tenney was first of the college stars to make a hit, when he came from Brown University. Until the appearance of Hal Chase, Tenney was regarded as the greatest first baseman that ever lived. By some he is still #o regarded. Hal, however, was not @ collegian, - McGraw made a ten-strike on col- legians when the Giants trained in California, and he has been trying to duplicate that performance ever since. Snodgrass caught against the Giants Ina ne with a college out th and McGraw was 60 impressed that he signed him for the next year, He made good, Before Snodgrass came he recommended Tillie Shafer. He also made good. By that one lucky move McGraw got $100,000 worth of ball players for practically nothing. Ilad ‘Shafer loved the game of Baseball as & profession he would ave Mm one of the outstandin: stars. He didn't, though, ond ie wee with grea‘ difficulty that they got him to continue as long as he did. Finally he quit for good, refusing all offers to return. Jack Murray was another ball- player to make good coming direct from college. He first joined the Phillies as a catcher, but was quick- ly shifted to the outfield, where he later stared and came to the Giants Wd Reu'bach was another great pitcher to come fresh from college Cy Willems was also, if 1 remem- How many can you ber aright George Sisler stepped right out of a college team into a big league berth. Ho was a success from the Jump, That's about all. Think over the number of coll players whu have made good in the past fifteen years and you will see what the chances are against these new ones. Still, the big league managers feel that they have just as much ¢hance trying them out as do the minors. They've gut to get them from the colleges or from the town lots, and the © is nv! much chance of beating ne Ninety per cent come from the minors to the town lots of the ballplayers id sand lots. “sn Dp RY TOLEDO, O., Jan. 7 veteran National Ls wasn Harry F, Santee, outhpaw, who neonditional re- ntly given lease by the New York Giants by virtue of the year rule, was toway signed by President Roger Rremanan of the ‘Toledo Club of the American Association. the} McPartland . Casts Vote | That Gives Andy Chaney | Verdict Over Babe Herman | | | | | BennyValger Outclasses Archie) © RESULTS OF BOUTS. | Walker in One of the Andy Chaney earned judges’ © | decision over Babe Herman, ten Other Features. I aernaee | nny Valger got decision over Archie Walker, ten rounds. Abe Goldstein stopped Andy Davie, who eubstituted for Billy Marlow, in sixth round. Frankie Jones received judg By Robert Boyd. ABE HERMAN, the swarthy 'B skinned little Portuguese feath- | erweight from California, stood | exhausted in hls corner after fighting 4 ten fast and furious rounds with| decision over Jimmy Kelly Andy Chaney, a rangy, anaemic lad} eight rounds, from Baltimore, His sharp, dark| == little eyes followed Joe Humphreys! pathrobe around him slowly, mani- [a8 he picked a white slip from Tom-| festing hie diguat, my Shortell, one of the judges, Joc eaving the decision and going bi back to the fight, it was undoubtedly | walked over in the silence that! one of the best featherweight battles reigned throughout Madison Squate! witnessed in the Garden in many Garden and collected another ballot] years. They | fought each _ | arount ering like two | from Artle MeGovern, From the ¢x-| mountain lions with a dizry pace that | Bression on his face the announcer jeft them oth exhausted at the revealed that the judges had dis-/ finish. agreed, The next move Humphreys Baath welened 150 bes pontias si .| He was In superb condition, Chane: meade was to go to referee Kid Me-liooxed tine, He scaled 1271-2. Hie Partland for the third vote to break] sallow complexion stood out in con. the deadlock. A pin might have been| trast to the swarthiness of his small- heard to drop within the vast amphi-| ef opponent. Chaney had a badly cut theatre, it was so quiet. Then a! clarion yoice announced: “The win-| ner, Chaney. It was a surprise, a great surprise, to the large assembinge, and the boy- ish little Californian sagged in his corner as the violent protest echoed throughout the old temple of fistan\a. ‘There was reason for the disap- intment of the little Portuguese je fought a great battle; a battle that strould at the least have entitled him to a draw. Herman had won in other Benny Valger, the French outfought Archie Walker, the former amateur lightweight champion, in twelve fast rounds. Walker was no match for the classy French-Ameri- ean, Valger weighed 13045 and Wal- ker 182%. With a fast hook and right to the face Valger bewildered the little former amateur. Welker was a vast improvement over the amateur fighter of a year Y | vicinity, young | left eye that he sustained in training. | Flash, | The city yesterday $268,000, Which will he Nghting and drainag stem develop the road approaches to stadium. ppropriated used to Install and | the} The appointment of the recreation field itself ts ideal. For the remainder of this month Johnny Dundee, the 130-pound cham pion, will be a very busy battler, as he is signed up for three fights. Tues- day night he meets Whitey Fitzgerald of “Philly” for eight rounds at the Palace Philadelphia, Jan. ten rounds at the Faneuil A. C Rice of Baltimore, twelve rounds, at the Olympic A. C. of Baltimore. ‘The twetve-rount battle between Gene Tunes the Greenwich Village battler, and Rattling L vinsky for the American light hearrweight pionship title, at Madison Square Ganten, on Hiday evening, Jan, 13, has already aromel con wideratble interest among the fight fans in this Trnney’s followers are of the opinion that Gene will the title as they figure he will mop Levineky. Two main bouts of twelve rounds and !wo of #!x rounde duration will be staged br the Rink Sport # Club of Brooklyn to-night. In the twot unders, Tommy McAleer of New York ve. Good annd Charley Konlor of Ridgewood 1s Larry Goldberg, Jowany Griffin rs, Wille Garter and ‘Young Skelly va Frankie Coser: bantanrreights, Midgs: Smith and ‘Térry Martin of Providence, RK 1, has fist taken auc | Gahter under hia management, He is Ted Bl the crack middlewvight of Detroit, Mich. w has @ Jong list of victories to hie crit i Woat, Neary expecta to secure many bou! Block at the clube in thi State, Mickey Walker, weight, mill be the Hirabett ( fume fighter ago, but he was decisively outclassed in every round by the more classier Valger. three of the rounds, Chanoy three, | and four wege even. | Tommy Shortell, one of the most| competent judges that have ever offi- ciated at the Garden, wrote the name Herman on bis ballot. Artie MeGov- ern, better known as a referee of| fights of little significance, named Chaney the winner, hence the dis- agreement that was decided by Kid MoPartiand, the referee, who sald Chaney. Seances and demonstrations that ap- | peared as if they might develop imo something more serious prevailed at| York bantam, stopped Andy Davies of Salt Lake City in 2% seconds of the sixth round. For a few rounds tho Westerner made a good showing against the clever Goldsteln, but Abe's fast and hard punches soon slowed him up. A left and a hard right to the nose in the fifth round brought the blood from Davies's nose in such @ manner that Referee Mc- Avoy intervened and stopped the one- the ringside. Crowds surged up to/eided affair, Davies substituted for where the two judges had been| young Marlow. seated, threatening viaience, But that does not change decisions. It does not settle an injustice, and little Babe Herman was a victim of an unjust decision. Willie Lewis, Herman's chief adviser, stood as if in a state of coma, and McKetrick, acting min- ager of Herman, wrapped Hermun’s Ball Winners | To Get Trophies' Prominent city and baseball offi. | cialis will be present this evening at Jack O'Brien's Gymnasium in Mail son Square Garden, when The Eve- ning World's trophies are forn.aly presented to the winners in three divi sions of the New York Baseball Fed- eration for the 1921 season, The win- ners represent the champions in t amateur, semi-professional and pro- fessional clases in the national feder- ation that played its games in New York last season for the first time. "The three Evening World trophies are handsome silver cups two feet high and symbolize the spirit of the diamond. Jimmy Kelly, weighing 162 pounds, won the referee's decision over Frankie Jones, 149 pounds, of Cal!- fornia, In eight hard-fought rounds ‘The crowd did not take kindly the verdict, but Kelly's aggressiveness Justified the decision. August Belmont Again Head of *Chase Body August Belmont was re-elected Presi- Yt of the National Steeplechase and Hunts Association at the annual meet- ing of the governing body of racing through the field at the offices of the organization, No. 18 East 4ist Street oyhe ‘other officers chosen for 1923 were: Vice President, Henry % Morri: Hono! Secretary’ a reasurer, Henry W, ‘Bull; Becreuary, Frank J: aan! Assistant Secretary, George w. Hn enry J. Morris, Joreph E. Widener ani ’Ngney W. Bull were elected stews ards of the association, to serve until Hie plications for trainer and jockey lleenses for next season were tabled for consideration at the next meetin, { the Hoard of Stewards, on Jan. 16. ee | re to Take Field Amainnt | Brooklyn Polytechnic, Ed Thorp end Howard Cann, his as- sistant, gave the squad a sti! workout In the gymnasium at University Heights |The application of W. L. Powers to act the day before yosterduy and tat night as authorized agent for the Canterbury ‘had the men go through @ leht signal Farm Stable and for Joseph B. Widener N.Y. nd ing Grill. A g001 deal of om. was roved. J. Howard Lewis also prise also ‘was placed on foul line Was arthorized to act as agent for Mm sbooting. idener. | Monday night meeta Johnny Gnfiths | Akron, ©. for twelve roumis, at the Hour Regiment Armory in Jeney City, aud ‘Tesi night be battles Soldier Bartfield, @ght rounds, at the Ice Palace of Mauadelphia, Frantic Jerome, the crack loeal bantamweight, | L in a bout bere several weeks ago, ba deen signed up for a battle, ‘They will con | tosther tm the feature go of twelve rounds, to ] deciaton, at the Commonwealth Sporting (lo | Harlem ‘on Saturday evening, Jan, 2 16) he battles Charley White of Chicago | of Boston and Jan. 26 he meets Frankie | Cooled by breezes from the Sound, thousands of ath-) In to this section with letes can play ulmost every conceiv-| the condition ¢ the games would Jable game simultaneously. The) £0 to Newaric if the Pethasa 1 ia project fulfills a dream more than| for any reason was not roudy in time. ¢ twenty years ago of the late James). Tre decision of th to supply +, Sullivan, who visualized a great| funds for the final 0 | playground for this city struction makes it that STRAIGHTAWAY FOR 220 RACES. Championships wili be staged in chia One of the features of the Rice Me-| City. mortial ts a quarter mile track with al Officers of the Buckley Engine 20-yard straigitaway. ‘The track| Company, which binit the. Pe waa constructed unde personal | Bay plant positive fhe tee direction of Fred Rubien of the Am-jdium can be completed in a ateur Athletic t‘nion, and contains all| weeks if the weather uains the latest improvements [tn running! able to: iC Fistic News soicce and Gossip } Marcy Neary, manager of those two auceeenful |t Abe Goldstein, the speedy Now | 8% Pull O'Dowd, the promising little fighter of : . O., WhO gained a decinion over Joe Ae Jimmy Murphy, the Philadetphia light. woight, waa Ie to do any better than 128 pounds the matchmaker of the Ice Palace of Philadelphia bas eubstituted Whites Fiteger: ald of “PUD; to meet Johnny Duffdes for eight rounds at the show of that club on™ | day night. Murphy cold hare had the match ! | he made 185 pounds, | round srra: | Herod Commonwealth Sporting Club to-night with Jununigh | Grey. Dare Hrown, who years ago started the creat Jow ds taken two g00m shipa we i awarded to t itan district but had to Keeping in mind th that ts Rice Memorial Stadium would be iit Ishe y this yea othcals aworded (he natio nani ps r work. Fravkia Genaro, former champion, will @o against ant pide in one of the tine the Pioneer Sporsiag Ulu’ George Daly Andy Olsmpie Ayweixbe on tie Davia 0 Bi w Another match hetwoen little # been clinched, ‘The late i eh" Bran’, the veters rw Brooklyn, and Med M: who histis Yonkers, ‘They will class i a twelve-tound, doe felon Bont at the Co Sporting Cine @ Yonkers Yon the nism of Jan Joan Welemantel Cite of Broo} the feat n i ty astier, with wih Kid Inte of Portland, Me, wo ober ex-rount scrape, Harry Gr, tho Pittsiurgh fichter who wilt potted Cauek Wigeins of Indianapolia in atm Found bout at Cinciunat! Ist Monday afterndemt ed over $1,500 for his end, Wiggins uss wn $1,160. for nd Tae teu & Dig crowd of fight fans, gate rece! $4,400, whtck ts a good sum for t Oban who te a foitly wave Weafer onke Ate & bout tn ois ac chee firs: appearen This management. ‘The bodd) Young Uonard, 126 pounds. and Sid Marks, TP Pounds, both baying good. records. Matchmaker Eildiy McMahon Is tiegotla Faldio Mark, manager Abo Fri i i New England bansain, formeri box the winn the London: Na takes placo at the Star A.C. Monday wet Bonny Valger, the crack juntor lghtweight, sored a ds victory tn the Garden 1. Wkely to be matohed within © fow days to Johnny Dundee for tue Bonors in the Gardin AL Norton ts train! hard for his comtny {ht whth Pete Lateo at the Town Hall A. C., Sera Pa. Jan 12 Hs following bout will be with Bf Ryan of Cincinnat! at the Garden Jan. 8) Jack Hornstein, junior lightwetght, 19 matoaed ‘x box Eddie Walsh in Scranton, Pa. Jan. 19. a4 ou Jan. 23 he ts matched to box Sammy Vox! ut he Commonwealth 8. C. Shamus O'Biten {s may tho Ridgewood Grov Jimmy Smith, Bowling Star, Jimmy Smith, one of the greatest | bowlers the game has ever produced, arrived in town last night. Jimmy accompanied his employer, Fred |Smith of Milwaukee, owner Smith's Bowling and Billiard Acad- emy. | Phil Spinella, who is Jimmy's first opponent, meeting the champ to- night at the Recreation alleys, Brooklyn, is « hard nut to crack, and, besides, alleys 3 and 4 at the Recrea- tion just suit Phil's delivery. Smith hag his work cut out with all Recreation, is considreed one of the country. lowing, is a former winner of the Greater New York Individual Cham- pionship, has given countless evi- maces of his bowling apility. |best bowlers at match games in the} | Arrives Here of three men who are slated to bow! him. Leo Lucke, who takes on Jimmy Sunday afternoon at the| The final opponent for Jimmy is} Glenn Riddell, who will tackle him Sunday night Glenn has 4 big fo! | SCHOOLBOY SWIMMERS NEAR THE END OF SERIES. The Public Schools Athletic League will resume its series of high schoo dua! swimming meets fn the Colum Vnlversity pool this afternoon after « off over the holidays. thirteenth s ‘This will, be tea. representin: the Mich School of Commerce and 2amus Ho High Schoo! are tied for flest place, two schools are tied for second place and three schools tor third place. Pine tid berivs will ho held next week and the individual cha nships will be de cided in the f the College of the Gity of New York ‘on Jan, pM KS, Martin Wins Dect PROVIDENC R. 1, Jan. 7, Martin, the crack local bantam, scarda win Irish Johnny Curtin te m Nght here ‘ast nis Martin ery round befor ine largest crowds that cver witness a boxing contest here Kill Your Cold Over Sunday See Creofos Adv. on Page 13 *