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| intents tte eens = - Eeernaerron———T] 18' a —————— NEW YORK POLI —-——-- Eugene Criqui New Knockout King of France Had Great War Record. UGENE CRIQUT Is called ‘The Knockout King of France few days ago u cabled despatch from Europe told that Criqui had knocked out Charies £edoux in the first round of a twenty-round bout in Paris. Criqui was flyweight and Ledoux bantamweight champion of France. ~ Every one in America knows that Charles Ledoux was one of the great- est bantams in ‘the world before the war, and that in the war he estab- Mshed a heroic record. Twice Ledoux was pasted. Once u big German shell fell on a dugout just over his head, and Iedoux, dug fron the debris an hour later, was laid out for burial when signs of life were dis- covered. Again he was wounded in action, in a bayonet charge. In the ouvrage Thtaumont ne was one of seventeen survivors out of 180 of his command in the charge. Twice he was marked for retire: ment, but euch timg he got back to the front, and he served through the war from beginning to end, being mustered out when it was over. Then he went back to boxing, but his wounds and the strain of four years of active service had taken the best purt of his life. He never recovered all of his former speed and hitting power. _But what Americans don’t know Is Criqui’s record. ‘Oh, yes, Eugene Criqui did a little fighting in the war too. ~ He won the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire, so it’s evident Criqui saw active service. In one battle Criqui was struck in the mouth by a bullet which blew out his teeth and carried away part of his jaw. The surgeons built him @ new jaw of a steel composition. And now Criqui is “Knockout King” and bantamweight champion’ of Burope. After the war Criqui took up boxing again and went to Australia, where he knocked out a lot of the best men im his class, includiag one or two of our Filipino fightors. He is one of the cleverest of the French fighters and a terrific hitter. ‘OU can't down a nation made up of fellows Criqui and Ledoux, who, in spite of wounds that would put nearly any one on the retired list for life, go on fighting in the ring and make good. Ledoux, by the way, has been on two boxing tours in this country since the war and has done some very good fighting. . Seeing what Criqui has accom- plished since the war reminds me of several other French boxers and ath- @tes who did their bit and should not be forgotten. Carpentier, of course, is known everywhere. Except in meeting Demp- sey, he has been as successful after the war as before it. Carpentier wears ghe Croix de Guerre and the Medalile Qiilitaire. As driver of an officer's car and later in aviation he had a less strenuous experience than Ledoux and Griqui—but he did some pretty fair ‘work in the air to earn those decora- tions, Bernard, the famous French boxer, an aviator, was killed in an air fight. Henri Piet, who fought Wolgast and other good lightweights in this country, took the long count in a bayonet charge. Trickeri, a very good featherweight, ‘was killed in a bayonet charge. Battling Lecroix, welterweight champion of France, was shot through the head and killed in an infantry ad- vance. Adrein Hogan, famous French middleweight, lost an eye in battle. ARCEL THOMAS, o great wel-) terweight boxer before the war, became an aviator, He ‘was twice wounded and twice decor- ated, having the Croix de Guerre and Medaille Militaire. He has gone back to boxing, but because of his! wounds in the head becomes dazed} easily and falls. Jean Poesy, who fought Jem Dris- eoll for the featherweight champion- ship of Europe, was decorated with the Legion d’Honneur and lost his left leg. Eduard Brochet, boxer, became a Captain of infantry, was wounded twice and three times decorated for heroic feats, winning the Legion @'Honneur, Croix de Guerre and Me- daille Militaire. Emile Maitrot, known as one of the greatest sportsmen in France, the best French referee of boxing events. ap all-around athlete and one of the strongest men in France (he could break coins and bend horseshoes with his fingers), was killed in the Battle @f the Argonne while attacking with the bayonet. He was a Commanding Léeutenant when killed, having risen from the ranks. He had won the @roix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire. Jean Bouin, the eveatest runner France ever sent to Games, was killed Sept. the Battle of the Marne, beginning of the war. the Olympic HAGGERTY'S WORK SAVES LOCAL FIVE FROM LOSING GAME His Sensational Goal Bests Camden in Last Two Minutes of Play. BASKETBALL RESULTS. SUNDAY GAMES. Original Celtics, 33; Coatesville, 31 (Bastern League—aftei noon). Original Celtics, 25; Camden, 23 (Eastern League—evening), Starling Greys, 53; Kingsley Big Five, 24. Van Nest Five, 23; Buckeyes, 19. Original Italian Five, 27; Veronica Inwood Girls, 14; Manhattan Las- sies, 4. MacDowalls, 38; Powers Brothers, 23 (Metropolitan—afternoon). MacDowalls, 39; Knights, (Metropolitan—evening). 80 politan—afternoon). OTHER RECENT RESULTS, New York Nationals, 28; Beloit, Wis., Five, 19. Tolentine Five, 86; Kips Bay Se- niors, 35, St. George Big Five, Silents, 10. St, George Cubs, 33; Posta: Five, 1 26; Royal 11. Kips Bay Majestics, 24; Woolse Arrows, 23, Starling Greys, 387; of White Plains, 29, Armory F.ve New York team of the Eastern League. Camden offered stiff opposi- tion to the Celtics in the evening game at Madison Square Garden and with about two minutes of play be- fore the conclusion the score was a tle—21 to 21, Campbell of the Cam- den team scored on a wonderful shot from the side line thus placing his team in the lead by two points. Nat Holman then scored on a foul shot which brought the Celtic team to a position one point behind Camden. Just before the end, big George Hag- gerty, everybody's favorite, shot the ball from the centre of the foor on the side and he scored on one of the best shots ever made at the Garden. The final tally, 26 to 23, indicates the opposition which the visitors offered to the champions and were it not for the splendid work of Haggerty, the Celtics would, no doubt, have suf fered a defent. In the afternoon game at the Gar- den the Celtios scored another vic- tory over Coatesville, but only after a good deal of unusual offensive work. The Coatesville team was five points behind the New Yorkers at half time, but the visitors crept up throughout the second session, to be defeated by two points, The score at the end of the contest was 33 to 31 in favor of the Celtics. Basketball fans at the Garden last night, in dddition to being treated to such a wonderful contest as the Cel- tic-Camden game, were given the op- portunity of witnessing a contest be-. tween the best two female teams in the Eastern States. The Manhattan Lassies played the Inwood Girls for the championship of female teams in Greater New York. Manager Furey of the Celtics presented the winners, the Inwood Girls, with a silver cup and each member of the team was given a gold medal The game was just as interesting and exciting as the main one, The Manhattan Lassies entered the con- test favorites in view of their splen- did record this season. But the In- wood team, notwithstanding \ts com- parative small size, gave an exhibition of very fast and unusual playing for girls’ team. Sarah Pryor, of the win- ning combination, surprised the spec- tators by her keen shooting ability racter and becuse sur w Will Which tho f countered in witnessing such work on the part of the Inwood team, The final score was 16 to 4. “What They're “Joie Ray 4s wonderful. sensational cop metropolitan sprint of professionalism in amateur sport championship for this country from Stecher,”’—George Bothner, “1am tiring after thirty years curved ball. I've never been able Mianwrinht, 1922, by Robert ren.) naan mar: Kigtnseverngs oe Landis, Baseball Commissioner, Caseys, 12, Immaculata Club, 29; Asovnsion Aces, 27. Corrigan Separates, 28; Dragon |" Five, 19. Dodges, 27; Vinitations, 19 (Met- ropolitan, evening). Dodgers, 32; Knights, 14 (Metro- Haggerty saved the day for the “1 do not think that more ruies will at all meet the “If there is any American capable of winning back the “1 am not surprised that thero are so many falls. me is that any jockey riding over fences in the present fashionable style manages to stay in the saddle at all,”’—Joseph Cannon, famous horseman, THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1922, BOR FIRST DISCOVERED HE By William Abbott. HILE patrolling Broedway last W August Officer McAllister made a thrilling rescue of a runaway horse, overhauling and throwing the frightened animal after a chase of only one block. It was just a part of a bluecoat’s routine, but young McAllister didn't realize at the time it was the strange start of a sprinting career that in five months would point to world’s cham- pionships. McAllister is now metropolitan sprint champion, with nine victories in ten races and a record of 10 sec- onds for 100 yards on a flat indoor track. He is also heralded as the next world’s title holder for 200 yards —the same McAllister who only turned to running because friends called him the “Flying Cop” on ac- count of his great speed beating a runaway horse. The notable feats of Bob MoAllister in recent meets stamp him as the greatest athlete the Police Depart- ment has produced since the days of Martin Sheridan, whose fame was known all over the globe. The latest bluecoat sensation is twenty-two years old, weighs 160 pounds, stands 5.8 and is every inch a great runner, combining exceptional speed with great strength. With surprising frankness McAllis- ter says he doesn’t know much about the science of running. “They razz me because of my poor starts, but somehow I manage to get to the fin- ish line pretty fast. Guess [ haven't got any form, but I'm learning fast,” and the dark-haired youth smiled his appreciation of a little coaching he's received the last three weeks. “I'm anxious for the outdoor season to start,” went on the policeman-sprint- er. “Running outdoors is more fun and f hope to try for records in 200 yards, Never had any coaching until three weeks ago, when Jim Donald- son, the Australian Flash, and Al Copeland were kind enough to give a few tips and advise that I concentrate more on 260 yards or more because of my natural strength.” “What's your training system?” we asked. “Haven't any,” answered the met- and by her fast floor work, Although|ropolitan champion. “Ni ver drank the contest was somewhat on: or smoked, but eat anything that was very interesting becaus comes along, Practise four or five novel ch of the]times a week in the 71st Regiment y and run in a my duties permit “Hope I make the team for the Olympic Games in Parts tn 1924," said meat when- Saying To-Day” Really @ super-runner.’’—-Bob McAllister, champion, “If all colleges and universities would adopt the two rules com- monly known as the freshman rule and the migratory rule, feasionalism would soon cease,’’—President Shanklin of Wesleyan semi-pro- alleged evils ”—President Angell of Yale wrestling Stanislaus Zbyszko, that man is Joe The marvel to during which I lost onlv one match 1 will finish my career this season, I will give you the championship to defend.”"—Stanisiaus Zbyszko, heavyweight wrestling champion of the world, in a letter to bis brother Wladek | “You know, that's the most wonderful thing in the world to me—a Ty 1914, in} $e very to comprehend or ewplain it,"—Judge —— = SOME COP! WHEN HE CHASED @ RUNAWAY HORSE ON | BROADWAY OND CAUGHT AND THREW (T WITHIN Sensational Cop Sprinter Found Out He Had Speed Chasing Runaway Horse Bob McAllister Ran His First Race Five Months Ago and Now He Is Metropolitan Champion—Duties Leave Him Little Time for Training-—Runs Naturally, He Says, and Just Loves It. Copyright, 1922, (‘fhe New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Company. COULD SPRINT, McAllister, who suddenly feared his already marked ability wouldn't be good enough to win a place on the American squad. The full meaning of his exploits hasn't dawned on McAllister. He ad- mits unusual natural ability and hopes to do better under coaching, but is rather uncertain just what the final results will be. He thinks he's being kidded when experts say he'll be the next world’s champion for 200 yards. There's nothing boastful about the young cop. He wants to run and work hard and let others give him advice, but making fanciful predic- ticns isn't in McAllister’s makeup. It needed a Broadway runaway to start McAllister on his sprinting career, but the foundation was al- ready made. Born in this city the new police star when only twelve cap- tured the championship of New York Parochial Schools. He was unbeat- able over a short distance. The boy had one other specialty—boxing. He gave numerous exhibitions at clubs and displayed so much prowess that professional managers tried to induc | him to box for money, but McAllister decided to forsake the gloves for run- ning shoes. To erase all recollections of his ring activity McAllister paid $50 to have a cauliflower ear made nor- mal again. McAllister’s championship running began with the Police Games Sept. 17 last year, just about a month after the runaway episode. He easily won the 100-yard title. Two weeks later the young blue- coat competed in his first A. A. U meet, winning his novice event. He started from the six-yard mark in the 120-yard race and broke the tape in 12 seconds. Then followed a formid- able list of victories for which Me- Allister has a collection of medals and watches he proudly exhibits. There was just one defeat—to Ber- nie Wefers in the hundred. McAllis- ter, after making his customary awkward start, came like the wind and the finish was so close that opin+ jons were divided although the judges proclaimed Wefers the winner. When eighteen McAllister enlisted and had twenty months of service abroad in the aviation section. While in France he won several big Red Cross meets at Vichy against Ameri- can, English and French opponents. Returning home McAllister joined the Police Department. He's been fifteen months a member of the ‘Fin- est"? and now Is a detective assigned to the Fourth Inspection District. —_—> MARQUARD WILL HELP BRAVES BOSTON, Feb. 20.~—Boston fans are pleased over the deal between the Braves and the Reds which brought Rube Marquard and Kopf here in ex- change of Pitcher Jock Scott, The Braves were badly in need of a south paw pitcher and Scott was too erratic to be regarded as a big —__ NEW YORK PLAYERS REPORT. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Feb, 20.—Only @ few of the regular batteries of the two champion major league clubs have reported here on time. Causey, Ryan and Smith of the Giants are the only ones working out, while Mays, Shaw- key, Jones, Bush Hoyt and Schang are missing from the Yanks, TE COLLEC Pa,, Feb y Haines, star of the 1920 ele: and an outfielder with tho New York ‘BOR MsaL “THE FLYING ME ALLISTER HAS BEEN So aneiTIOUS TO GET AWAY AT THE SHOT THAT HE HAS BEEN PENALIZED FOR STARTING TOO SOON AND HAS HAD TO RUN FROM BEHIND MANY TIMES « HE STARTED HIS ATHLETIC CAREER WITH BOXING ANGITIONS LISTER cor” CEMAN LATEST SENSATION OF ATHLETIC WORLD By Thornton Fisher COLUMBIA STAR. NO LONGER LEADS BASKETBALL RAC Cullen and Grave Push Bob Pulleyn Out of First Place, Tommy Cullen of Dartmouth and Bi! Grave of Penn emerged from the Dart- mouth-Penn game on Saturday at Han- over with enough points to push Bob Pulleyn of Columbia out of first place { the individual scoring race of the Inte: collegiate Basketball League by the nai row margin of one point. Both Cullen and Grave are tied with 58 points, while Columbia's star guard was idle all week and his total of 57 points forces him into third place. A new star looms up on the sky and threatens the brilliancy of the Present pace setters In the person of Johnny Luther of Cornell. He has been advancing quietly but steadily and now is only two points behind Pulleyn, TEAM STANDING, Tean' Games. Won. Lost. P.c. Pennsylvania .... 5 4 1 ‘800 Princeton a 1 10 Dartmouth 5 x 2 0 Columbla 5 3 3 400 Cornell 5 2 a 40) Yale . 0 4 000 i 4 DIVIDUAL STANDINGS. Field Fout Player and college. Goals. Goals. P’ Cullen, Dartmout 42 Grave, Penn, ¢ Pulleyn, Colin) Luther, Cornell, Loeb, Prin Huntzing: Springho: Malcom, Rosenast, fal Barkelew, Cornell, Millar, Da) Jefferien, Goldatein, Rippe, Cornel Cooper, ¥ fe eemanreenaiiesss“cacsm eae coo wocebcees, Miller, ne Haas, Yale, 'r. ‘&. Dessen, Pern, r. f. ecee SEVERAL LOCAL STARS HAVE NOT YET SIGNED. Though few of the players on the local teams can be termed as real holdouts, yet, go many of them have failed, so far, to send in signed contracts, that this week, the last before the teams head for their Southern training quarters, will prove a trying one for the owners of the clubs. Eight of the boys who have helped to win the pennant and the world’s championship for the Giants last year are still unsigned, among them, being Bancroft and Meusel. In the Yankee office the situa- tion 1s even worse, Ruth ts due to-day for a conference. Bob Meusel has yet to be heard from. Shawkey, Sam Jones and Leslie Bush are yet to be brought into the fold. to bushes to find out about it. . can do. . only dock them for their bon The jack of all trades in LIVE WIRES By Neal R. O’ Hara. Copyright, 1922, (The New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Company. | Holdout demands of ball players indicate our athletes have taken on fat this winter, chiefly around the head. eee Holdouts think money grows on bushe: . . Three strikes in succession never worry fats A's get Doc Johnson from Cleveland record price that Connie Mack has paid in five years. . 8 8 Magnates may send ‘em . “McGraw Issues Call to His Ball Players.”—Headline. Issuing calls to his ball players is one of the best little things Mac Any magnate would be glad to pay his players a bonus if he could . a bowler for waiver fee, which is jeball is mazuma, | For Chance eae Winner of To-Night’s 45 Round Bout . to Earn Bout With Leonard. By John Pollock. Another important — fifteen-round bout between topnotch will be fought at den to-night. York and Charley White, the crack great favorites with the local fight fans, will clash in this stellar event. As the winner will fight Champion Benny Leonard at the Garden March 17, both Jackson and White will battle their hardest in order to get the deci- sion, In three other bouts this eve- ning are Carl Tremaine vs. Harold Farese of Newark, Dave Rosenberg vs. Augie Ratner, and Wee Willie Spencer vs. Frankie Jerome in eight- round scraps. ‘The elght-round feature bout between thone two good heavyweight battlers, Capt. Bob Roper and Billy Miske of Bt, Paul at the Olympia A. A. of Philadelphia to-night will be th bout conducted by Herman Tay- lor at that club. After this go Scotty Mon- tieth will arrange the future bouts for the club, On Feb, 27 Montieth has signed up Midget Smith to meet Mickey Delmont, now making bis home in Canada, While champion Jack Britton Is undecided ‘as yet whether he will do any more fighting for the next two months, it looks pretty cer- tain that his next go will be with champion Benny Leonard, in a twelve-round battle for the welterweight title at Tex Rickard’s big open alr arena in Jersey City on tho afternoon of Memorial Day (May 80), or in June. Britton has only fought two fights tn the last nine months. game Irish imiddte- of victories bro- Syracuse battler, An. Mike McTigue, the weight, who had his strin ken by Young Fisher, t in a bout at Syracuse a few weeks a, ends to gct even with Fisher, 1H him in a fifteen-round, main go, at the cial boxing show to be held by the F ladison Square Gar-| Willie Jackson of New) Chicago fighter, both of whom are} ‘Jackson and White to Battle at Championship ® i latter bozts are between hantamweights. | ane Manager Eddie McMahon has arranged | four ten-round bouts between promising local | boys to-night at the Star 8. C. Mickey Walker, the promising welterweight of Newark, who is improving considerably ir his fighting in the last few months, he hav- |ing won many fights, will be seen in action |again in Newark on Thursday alght. He lightweights |W!!! hook up with Soldier Bartfleld, the vet-| tric ‘There once was a fellow named Otis, “*T don’t like your slogan,’’ he wrote us; ‘Tho’ it says Dixie flavor, It omits zest and savor— But no Piedmont omits them, I noti: Fie eran fighter of Brooklyz, in the main go of twelve rounds at a show to be brought off by Harry Blaufusa at the Broad A. ©. of that city. Jimmy Cooney, the Harlem fentherwelght, has been matched for a ten-round bout with the Yonkers boy, at the Co- Club ‘Thursday evening and ts Bob Keene at Holyoke, Mass., March When Dave Shade, the promising Call- fornia welterweight, ‘who fought champion Jack Britton a fifleen-round draw Garden on Friday night, was asked what he thought of Britten, he said “Britton iy still a wonderful fighter de- spite his age and long career in the ring. I don't want no more of Britton, as he knows too much for me and, besid too smart for me. He su: in the boxing gant he is iy knows every at the | fi champion, lost a ten-round decision to several pounds, at S. C., but the worst he should have re- ceived was a draw. EDGAS T. APPLEBY MAY CLINCH INTERNATIONAL BILLIARD TITLE TO-DAY. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.—As the international 18.2. balkline billiards tournament draws to a close, Edgar T. Appleby of New York, the national title holder, is leader of the field of six. Among the experts of the game here, the prevailing opinion is that the na- tional champion will annex the international tittle after to-da matches have been played His playing hi been masterful against all his competitors; his judgment perfect and his touch enviable. He is the only player participating in the tourney who has won all his matches. He is also leading with a high run of 96. Marks Victim of Poor Decision, Sid Marks, the Canadian lightweig who outweighed him! the Commonwealth Eddie Crozier, ‘The decision met disapproval, Marks easily er of the first six rounds, asing his opponent, and in t four rounds the battling was with general Mad. Sq. Garden, To-Morrow, 8 P. M. STECHER Vs. ZBYSZKO Championship Match, Res. Seats $2 & $3, on ‘sale now Yanks, hea been signed to bo the first [Sporting Club, On Naw en ate ira assistant of Hugo Bezdek, head coach | Weanesday noon (Washington's Birth of the Penn State team day) end expoote to stop him a your ten-round bouts will be brought off Outpoints Allen. Jay matchmaker Nat Rogere at the Broadway HIA, Feb. 20, irankie |pibition Association of Brooklyn to-night Newmark's crack New York |W takes on Nick Voley. 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