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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915.
SECOND GAME OF CITY BASEBALL SERIES AT PHIL'S PARK-WILLARD ON WA Y TO NE WYpfl
.PHILS AND MACKMEN
IN MID-SEASON FORM
Brilliant Pitching of Joe Bush and Eppa Rixey Feature
of First Game of Series Athletics Present
Make-shift Line-up.
ni. imut.. . Lij . r "0,";D niuue inrK. rrnm ccry standpoint It
w,r.r . msea''0" .development. The particular feature, of the game, of
SWHIeit Pitching by both Hush, of the Athletics, nnd nixey, of the
!. i'rhPS i1",.J,!0 twlrlrs took n long chance -with tholr nrms at this stngo of
V. i n J?1-.",18. Possible that the trnlnlng In the South this year Iibb been of
fni t i perUI,n ,l tlwt both "" had excellent weather for their practices
"""""" """ on weir narnntorming tour Northward.
To hold the hard-hitting Phillies to a lone hit In nlno Innings Is a fent well north
wmie. And the showing made by Illxey Is a most encouraging sign for Moraii's
aggregation. Heretofore the lack of farly form has spoiled the lanky hurleys
chances forecrcdltable work during tho scAson
Players In Mlrlsenson Form
Both teams showed to advantage, both In fielding and In base-running, although
the Phillies had but little opportunity to display much skill on the path. Thompson.
In centre field for tho Athletics, made a sensational running catch of Hriicn lly,
speeding? far Into tho right garden for the ball. It was a Jack-knife dive, and when
the ball landed there was long applause. The fans bcllcvo "Shag" Thompson will
develop Into one of tho fastest men under Connie Mack.
wally Bchang, while playing out of position, showed that ho was good In the
field as well as behind the bat. True, he lost one ball In the sun, but Amos titrunk
did that once. Shang was strong at the bat. With Oldrlng and Thomas, ho regis
tered a brace of safeties.
Boatlck, the youngster who played second base for the Mnckmen, was a surprise.
He la speedy on the bases and fields his position with the cleanness of a veteran
The little fellow Is not strong with tho bat. That Is one reason why ho has not
landed Frank Baker's Job. Crano was good at shortstop.
Athletics Hare Shade on Phillies
At this time a comparison of the two teams Is Impossible If yeterdn'8 gnme
be taken as sufficient basis for Judgment, tho Athletics have a shade on the Nallonnt
Leaguers. But tho excellent showing mado by both was the feature None could
find fault with either. That does not mean that tho clubs will win the pennant In
their respective leagues, but It means that, from tho outlook now, tho Philadelphia
Tana will see first-class baseball this summer.
It must not be forgotten that tho Athletics were not In regular llnc-up eiter
fcjr. Lajole Is yet to come, and Schang will be behind the bat. Then, too, one Jack
Barry Is to play shortstop for tho Mackmen.
"Knuckle Ball" Artist Fails to Convince;
Manager Griffith, of the Washington club, says ho has ono of the greatest "finds"
of the season In the person of young Hopper, the "knucklo ball" nrtlst. In a recent
game against Georgetown, Hopper did not come up to the expectations of tho crowd
that witnessed the game. The "knuckle ball" expert showed great speed, but lacked
the, necessary control to warrant him being classed with sucn pitcners ns juaincwson,
Johnson, Bender and others.
Tho Washington manager also declares that a youngster named Clarke will bear
watching this season. Griffith Is quoted as saying that Clarke has more speed than
Walter Johnson, but the baseball fans will have to see some demonstration of this
feat before It will be taken seriously.
Fans In official Washington are still wondering what Grimth's object Is In holding
on to Clyde Engle, tho youngster picked up a few years ago from the lots around tho
city. For the last two seasons Englo has failed to show that ho 1b In a class with
other major league pitching talent. Englo does not find himself onco In ten times
en the mound, but when he docs the best batters In tho circuit have tioulilo In
finding his shoots. It Is evident Griffith Is holding on to tho youngster in the hope
that he will learn tho art of control, JUst as McGraw maintains that Jim Thorpe
will make a real ball player some day.
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STAR BOXING MATCHES
AT BROADWAY TONIGHT
JIM COFFEY LOOMS UP
AS WDLLARD OPPONENT
Kaufman to Moot Loo Trncey
and Buck Fleming, Sailor
Smiley Ring Notes.
Penn Blood Up in Swimming Controversy
Even If tho Pennsylvania swimming team should eventually fall to win the
Intercolleglato championship though It cannot do worse than finish In another tie
the. members can take lmmcnso satisfaction out of last Friday night's post-season
Victory over Yale. When the two teams mot hero several weeks ago PcnnsjUnnla
unexpectedly won tho relay race because ono of the Yale swimmers dislocated his
arm during the race. There was some criticism by Yale men at the time becaus
the Quakers would not swim over the event, but the Pennsjlvanlans Ju&tltlcd thelf
stand on the ground that tho Yale man in question had suffered his injury in n
previous meet, and before the race started the Yalo men asked, should tho Injury
return, would Pennsylvania declare It no race. Tho Quakers declined and suggested
that If Yale feared such a misfortune the nils should put another man in his place
Tho feeling between the swimming managements was further Intensified nt tho
stand of the Yalo representative In voting against Pennsylvania's protest of tho
Columbia meet after the regular season was finished. After that meeting Donald
G. Herring, of Princeton, charged that Yale's vote was Influenced not b the evidence
in the case, but by the fact that to disallow Pennsj lvanla's protest would make tho
championship a tie and give Yale another chance to win.
It should be remembered, though, that the Pennsylvania men made no public
comment on Yale's stand. Princeton men were tho ones who did that.
All that the Quakers have to do now to win the Intercollegiate championship Is
to beat Columbia. They meet on April 16 In the Princeton pool. JJen if the Quakeis
lose, they will still be tlea ror nrst piace. .uui ineir ngnung uiooa is up now. Yale
beat Columbia badly In the last meet, and since Pennsylvania Is getting better every
week, their chances for ultimate victory are very good.
HAVANA FIGHT FILMS
MAY BE SHOWN IN U.S.
Loophole in Court's Delay May
Be Used to Exhibit Motion
Pictures.
AIKEN GOLF TOURNEY
NOW A FAMILY AFFAIR
NEW YORK, April 8. There la a bare
possibility that the Jess Wlllard-Jack
Johnson fight films may be seen In the
United States In spite of the Federal
statute which expressly forbids not only
the Interbtate transportation of fight
films, but the Importation of such films
from foreign countries. It was learned
at the Federal District Attorney's office
yesterday that the chances of the pic
tures being shown depend entirely on the
decision In the case of the Welah-rutchie
pictures taken In London last year.
Thefco films are being held up by the
Treasury Department on the ground that
they are a violation of this law, which
wan passed by Congress July 31, 1910, 27
days after the Jeffries-Johnson fight at
Reno, Nev., and which resulted from
tears on the part of many members of
Congress, especially from the South, that
riots would follow attempts of the pro
moters to show the fight In the movies.
When an attempt was made to Import
tho Illtchle-Welsh pictures promoters con
tended that they were not prizefight pic
tures, inasmuch as the laws of England
prohibit prizefighting. They contended
that the pictures were merely reproduc
tions of a boxing match.
The United States Government placed
a libel on them, which Is tantamount to
nn attachment, and the case Is before the
United States District Court. The Gov
ernment holds that the Rltchle-Welsh
bout was a prize fight in spirit at least.
Should the Government lose the case It
will be appealed to the United States
Supreme Court.
And here Is the loophole through which
the promoters of the Johnson-WUlard
pictures hope to squirm. After the de
cision in the Rltchle.Welsh case the pro
moters or that film Intend to appear In
court with a plea to allow them to pro.
duce the pictures under bonds while the
Government's appeal Is pending. As It
will be a year or so before the appeal Is
acted upon the picture people will have
amde time tu spread their films all over
the country
The Johnaon-Wlllard film promoters In
tend to do as the English picture people
propose. They had a special permit from
the Cuban Government allowing them to
conduct "a boxing contest." They
woiked always on the theory that their
ntvr, was not a prize fight. The Cuban
apwment granted permission because
if. believed that the bout was a boxing
Hiatclj strictly i
Byers Brothers, of Pittsburgh, Sole
Survivors.
A1KB.V, 8. C . April 8. The Southern Croaa
Cup. which Is being played for at the Pal
metto Club, will bS won either by J. Frit a
llyers or Eben M Bors, brothers from th
Allegheny Country Club, Pittsburgh J r
V(- umi umer renn, .t up and 2 to
Play, and C. M. Djers beat Oordon Douglas
by the same margin Eben M Uyers has on
the cup for the past three or four j ears
.JV audition to the fckmthern Crors Cup three
2,Vh7h ,r?Pj?leo "B being played for. Ono Is
Entli1,tA'kfn Cu,Pj fceing Dlajed for by those
?1 .i,a enot..'"JaMlv m ,h Preliminary round
for the Southern Cross, another Is a cup of-
JSr.edn ?,'?". M' Uy,eri for ,h0 bten foSr In
yj?-il8 Vd,'.BlorV, "nd the 'n'"1 fr a cup alio
tSSti dbiyWs,.,orn.Dyer" by the bM,en 18
Dr. C. J Walker. W Wallace Lyon, J$m H
liegeman. Jr., and Dr Mjlea Tleriey haia
teff,. ch"P Bovernor. of the nVwty VEJd
wKr jingo country Club.
.iCo!m.!? ,1,a?' 1 quoted as saylne that if
I lil"",elphl?! Athletics take w'tafebal I th Is
summer an enthusiastically as they have on.
In for golf there will be nothing to .the wofid"2
s-r e, next fall but the erstwhile champion
This, too, In the face of Mcdraw s edict that
the 'Hants must let golf alone for a while
.-.Xt0." womf golfers will begin their ..
joij.iioday with several team matches Vnfh
SB W-rflnSh'f re ' -hS?
WILLARD REFUSES TO FIGHT
FRANK 3I0RAX IX LONDON
Champion Will Take Rest for at Least
Nine Months.
irV ., "r- Apr" & Jes8 WIN
!?i'h 1 , ?,ew heavyweight champion
pugilist of the wor d. arrived here lata
yesterday from Havana. re lale
When Wlllard was shown a telegram
from London offering JM.ooo n a .,
rrn W' wMh Fronk " he said?
I don t know an thing nbout my future
Plans, See Tom Jones," Indicating nis
manager. Jones, after reading fh .i
gram, said emphatically that Willatu
V,?.?ifnot.?.8ht for nl,,e mo"'hs or a year
"Wlllard," said Jones, "has been train
ing for a year and a half and has earned
a, ,'? He ,s so,ne t0 'ur the country
Picking up the money that la due him, for
you know Wlllard has not made any bur
money out of this fight." r B
Tun star bouts me foaUues of ihe
weekly Phow of the Itroadwny Athletic
Club tonight. In thr Inst encounter Benny
lvnufman, Soiithwnrks aggres'ilve fcath
cruelglit. will engngp I.co Tincey, of
Tingn, iiiid In the semifinal Hnck riniini-
of Gray's lny, will battle Sailor Smiley,
of Krii'lngton.
The program follows
Hist hout Anthony Proud. Smokv Hol
low, s .lack Sweeney, Knlrmouiit
Second hout Joe Bird, Soulhwnrk, vs
IMdle McCloskcy, Point Brpeze
Ihlid bout Jimmy I'nrkey, Camden, vs,
Willie Bencknrt. Southwnrk.
Scmlwlnd-up Buck Fleming, Gray's
Ferry, s Sailor Smiley, Kensington
Wind-up Benny Kaufman, Southwark,
s. I.co Tratey, Tioga
I.eo Houck, of Lancaster, will meet
Knockout Brown, of Phliago. In a 10
rotind bout t Atlanta. Gn., tonight. The
up-Stntcr lias been offeted u date with
J1IKU dIODOIlS lit 11111 .son. Win hill I.n,.
Durlncher has not made definite arrange
ments ns jet.
Tho big f'nnniick, Fred McKay, who has
been knocked out more often tliiin any of
the present-day heavyweights, will tackle
lighting Bill Ketchell In u 10-round match
In New Vork, tonight.
Cliarle Thomas, local tough boy, will
appear In several New York fights In tho
near future. Ills manager, Fred Sears,
nns been negotiating with finthnm n,n.
motors relative to limits with some of
tho star lightweights there.
CAUGHT ON THE RUN AT SHIBE PARK
K,
NNING'withGMNTLAND
RfCE
Rumors liao It that Kddlo O'Koefo
and Kid Williams will box nt a local club
in the near future The former has been
anxious for a crack at the bantam cham
pion, but the Kid's manager, Sammy
Harris, has declined to sign up for a bout
to date.
Scotty Montelth believes Johnny Dun
dee, of New York, will be the next light
weight champion of the world. Scotty
"'"'" .minimus jonn is tne American
tltlcholder because Willie Ritchie refused
to meet Dundee at 133 Dounds in n !n.
round bout on the const
Fighter m boxer will appear In the
semlwind-up to the Young Jack O'Brien
Willie Moore fight at tho Olympla Club
next Monday night, when Benny Schnel
demand Lew Tendler "'ash. The latter Is
coming to the front tt a fast clip.
Mike Dalv is anxious to get a return
bout with Willie Mack. He Is fully con
fident he can reverse the decision of their
previous meeting. Daly Is also open to
meet any of the "16" pounders,
.hi ,r. teK.u's'a.nft la awaiting claim In
JOHNSON SWEARS
HE IS NO CRIMINAL
Ex-Champion Applies for
American Passport to Leave
Cuba for Europe.
HAVANA, April S.-Jack Johnson has
applied at the American Legation for a
passport for himself and his wife, swear
ing to an affidavit that he had never
been convicted of a felony In the United
States, that no charge was pending
against him. and that lie was not subject
to arrest If he returned to America.
Johnson also swote that he possessed
American passports when he came to
Cuba, but that these had been stolen
from him while here. In his affidavit
Johnson said he was an American citizen
and that he purposed to return to the
innen states within the next three
mnnl tin f
On thesa HtntetriAnta noann.n !
Ballade of Fighting Men
(Abstracting the lefrnln from the popular
nbstiactec W. G. Henley.)
IVftcre me (he butty fltti that swayed
The rairin.l millions blow by blowr
The crashing lain that each rsinucd
For chcaing troicrts lo see nml hnowt
Old John h i slam ngalnvt the foet
Jim Corbett'H skill amul Ihr brawl f
The brave the big the fast the slowt
"Into the Night go one amf all."
"War gods that led the Ilia Paiadc
Where Ruby Itobeit got tho dough;
Or out the tcgal caialcadr
Where nig Jeff ruled the fighting show;
Hall Fighting Wen (n battle glow!
No answer echoes to our call,
Save on the far wind's iiiucrfoio
"Into the Night go ono and all."
The curtain swings the slam Is made
Far whirls the cherilng to and fro;
Fame stalks acioss the Open Olade
For stalwarts forming, into on row;
Jack Johnson t None might oicrthroiu
This sable King's ctctnal thrall
Until 7if time had conic to know
'Into the Night go one and all."
So one by one they come ami go,
Nor heed amid the laureled stall
Fame's vanished ghosts that whisper low
"Into the Night go one and all."
In answer to Colonel William Allen
Whl to' s late query, "Whnt's the matter
with Kansas?" wo should answer, In
effect now, about as follows: "1'rnctlcallv
nothing,"
The West vs. the East
In the victory of Jess Wlllard the West
Elves vent to another champion, leaving
tho East still struggling in the throes of
nstio eneteness.
Not since John Lawrence Sullivan
started from Boston and put the East
upon Pugdom's map has the Atlantic
section produced n heavyweighted title-
noiaer,
Corbett came from California and upset
John L. ; Fltzsimmons started from an
other land, but after Pitz came Jeffries,
another Callfornlan, and after Jeff came
Jack Johnson, from Texas. And Johnson
is followed by Wlllard. of Kansas.
Terrible Lacing Given Carl
Morris Starts Talk of New
Title Aspirant.
a percentage of SOO, which Isn't so bad
as percentages go.
Tho Game's Allotment
The West, Including tho Middle West,
has had most of the fistic champs and
stnis In all divisions In the lightweight
dhihlon, Jimmy Brltt, Young Coibett,
Bat Nelson, Ad Wolgast nnd Willie
Rltchlo nil camo from h mmnpt Ma
of the Alloghanles.
But in other sportive Industries the two
sections are well balanced especially so
in baseball, where tho East, If anything,
has tho edge.
California on Top
If nny ono Stnto hns produced a great
er arloty of championship talent than
any other tho award belongs to Cali
fornia which leads by a rugged margin
In fighting and lawn tennis and stands
well up In other lines
Part of this Is due to climate, which
permits outdoor piny nnd training 12
HiuimiM out, oi tne yenr.
The jcar 1014 wasn't tho only tough
ye.ir on champions. The hoodoo which
began to operate for tho tltleholders
around this date last season Is still at
work. If certain rumors drifting lately out
of Havana are to be credited. Unless
some ono checks the tide It will soon bo
Impossible to get a chnmn tn mnVo
competitive nppcarance unless surrounded
by a steel cage.
Spring exhibition games mean little,
but If you recall the Giant machine of
pennant winning jcars there was no
iiiinur league cum in sight to hold It In
check Two successive defeats may bo
used as a hunch by those desiring a
foundation to work on.
What with Jess Wlllard and Walter
Johnson, Kansas is firmly planted on
the sportive map at last; and beyond
even this the spirit of Carrie Nation is
sweeping the courts of Europe, from
Buckingham Palace to the last sih.Mr.
outpost,
ui";V.')'a,Hd ,,as ncver tnken a "rink In
ms life If he can say that fle years
from now the statement will sill be mado
iium ma cnampionsnip throne. But the
big teat doesn't come until the hlp-hln
starts and the Red Way clamors for the
champion's company.
NEW YORK, April 8.-Jlm Coffey, the
Dublin giant, loomed up today aa a llkoly
nsplrant for the heavyweight crown now
worn by Jess Wlllard.
Tho Irish henvywclght slammed Carl
Morris for 10 rounds last night, but the
Oklahoma giant wns game. He took
everything tlint camo hls.way and came
back for more without flinching, No man
over stood the punishment that Morris
was forced to takn from his younger
opponent Morris had height, reach and
weight In his favor, but theso availed
him little, ns Coffey was tho cleaner
hitter and the cleverer boxer. Morris
stayed the limit becauso of his gameness
nnd ho w.ib on ills feet nt tho end of tho
10th round because ho would not quit.
WHITEMARSH GOLF LINKS
NOW MUCH IMPROVED
WILLARD IS STRICKEN
"uaui iiinu lAIi IfUlIl m
ONLY;ONWAYN0Rlfl
Champion Hailed as CoJ
quwur m iiey West bv
Great Crowds P ft ,. f 3
Splits at Jacksonville!
Shows in N. Y. Saturday!
KEY WEST. Fla., April 8.-J8 w, J
new champion of the world, didn't W
his title 48 hours. The Gulf Jj,
scored as complete a knockout on m$
big white champion n, w,.i 0" 'H
Monday afternoon over Jack John.. J
The champion's M,i Zt -.M0"'t
It":1? Ut "' llftVftna ""bor b.C3
tho eyes. Th csn,i ui "wiiii
. ,,, uovornor diH,'
waa about a mile off Morro Castl. ,v
tho surf began to tumble itoTu?
Jess made a feeble dive for ZUSS
end was seen no more. "taterooa1
Tho new champion proved him..t
bad sailor, but he had nlentv n -. " '
for tho sea waulilJuW'?-' Mmpb,
Th. nk..i .."" v ."""
..u WidllllJlUIl TOUR atlll . .n
Is when ho stpnn "'JT.aro'4
etol
tht:
left;
Polo Grounds ainrtw -V.' !"ow
the gills when ho stepped on Aii ",
soil nnd boarded his Xi.iBJ?r
way to New York over the Ov.r... ln'
At Jacksonville some of th "BiroV-t
milt i ml1'
Jacksonville somo
Wlllard. Tho elinmnln,
more Friday rdght and wFshow at
Polo Grounrln ain.. ... ow "t
Difficult Course Will Furnish Great
Test for Players.
Extensile Imprmoments luue been made dnri
mg the winter months on tho coume of the
JJhltemarsh Vnlley Country rlub, Chestnut
HIM. nnrl when the senson Eel Into full nwlns
f oilers will find the coiirne, which lias alwayn
sen a most difficult one, an een better test
of golf thun heretofore.
The improM-nients for thn most part are In
the form of Alplnlzntlon This has taken place
along the third. 11th nnd 17th fnlrwnjs. The
ftenth and eighth holes, which tiro oft liy
themselies at the extreme northeastern corner
of the cluh propert, are lmproicrt considera
bly by a h"o bunker that separates the two
falrwajs This Ih placed to catch a pulled ball
from tho seventh teo nnd a similar second shot
coins: to tho eighth. I. r Dcmlng, chairman
of tho Golf Commlttci, under whose direction
tb work was nnd mill la belnar done, promises
trat the greens Whltemarsh has nlnnjs been
famous for Its excellent greens will be better
than eor before.
SOLDIER-ATHLETES IN TRIM
FOR SATURDAY'S GAMES
Military Championships to Be Held
in Third Regiment Armory.
Military Athletic League Indoor track and
field titles will bo at stake Saturday night at
the 3d Regiment Armory. Local soldiers are
trained to the minute, and the followers of
this sport will hale plenty of action to keep
them Interested. There are all sorts of eients
scheduled. Two open oients will bring to
gether the best athletes of this district.
West Branch Y. M. C A track and Held
men will rest for scleral weeks, and then
rolnt themselies for the coming outdoor meets
An effort la to be mode to secure a plot of
ground in the western Bectlon of the city
where "all.for-glory" games may be held this
The iiillrose Athletic Club of New York is
going to try tha plan of holding closed games
thla summer to keep its athletes in condition"
Kev WW . :. "'. "oon.
and when tho now champion put hi. fZl
on American soil for the first tlmw
boss of all tho hnxi ,. .?"f..tlmo
cd with tho wild ;S;"' J'ZS?"
packed about the pier. Tho East Con?
trans run nn tim !.. . rjr:,01wl
j? to Ko into tho city aTa .."Cg Cj
fore thn f!nhl, rnl ll tr... ,.. "U"S 116-J
less message was received by Tom Jnn.V-!
RSIIf thu he pcrm,t w,,lnrd Wwl
....-., .,, u.BHtBi ever accordeil
onvhndv mr n.,,1 .,.j .. '""meg
given Tafr-JesdT,oVrth7X
and everybody had n chance to see him
wiiiard was called upon ngaln and
"l""" "' il "ueccn, nut niways waved hli'
- ..-oU."..j tmu contented h mielf
with merely making sweeping bows is'
Jack Johnson camo down to the whtrt
to seo tho crowd off. and flm bi- u..i
'1?ed-" c"' " -hookhMtti
n "' " '- ";'"'"""-"".a wnen. Wlllard
Tl V ". ' '" nn "PPcr deck anj
grabbed both of his hands Jack choked
up and was on tho verge of tears '
"I'm tho onlv one that .mi . i..,..'.
he said, nnd then he broko down arwH
Ur,nJ"ff' "ie" Ah" A0ttt' .." returnedTn
in" """"lca ulm' caning to wlllard,'
"Tf vm, ...- .. -, . .
., w.c uuiuu io Europe iook rns :
.. . """ ,u Know now you ari
getting along."
Then followed hearty expressions ofl
p-vu iiii una tne mutual hope that
luck might follow. j
Johnson had onlv Gun ni.nrioo n.t uiA
"UD'1WS with him, nnd they drove awarj
hnn,i. ...",-"u"""uul,e Delore U
-fc !,, uic viur.
'!. Hituivrjij. vr.Tn v t -. . i
called today that Jess Wlllard signed ll
contract with Manager Tom Jones InS
Jlllwaukco a little over a year ago tol
n.V. in " OI ms winnings for thi!
..wA,. iU icnrs.
SCHOOLS' SECOND NIM
TO PLAY FOR TITLES;
1
Schedule for Games Arranged;
Starting April 29 West!
Phillies' Crews on River.
UN
Of the five American-born champions
M,1,lva,n .Corbett' Jeffries, Johnson and
VMllarii four camo out nt tha xvat .i
only one from the East, leaving the West J
JOHNSON A38IGNS UMPIRES
Connolly nnd Chill to Open Baseball
Season Here,
nfCJlICGO',Aprll '-resident Johnson,
or the American League, has announced
the assignment of umpires for the open-
Dineen and Nallln at St. Louis
O'Loughlln and Hllderbrand at Detroit'
Evans and Mullaney at Washington Con
nolly and Chill at Philadelphia ' "
theastanfrand Mullaney Bre ne- men on
statements naasnnrtB
iimuo om lor jonnson ana his wife The
former champion said he purposed to go
from Cuba to Jamaica and thence to
Ilngland and France, where he hoped to
make more money before retiring to the
life of a farmer In France. Johnson said
ho expected to ally himself with moving
picture concerns In Europe, and that lie
probably would lecture before and during
the exhibition of the pictures of the fight
In which Wlllard defeated him.
Johnson, however, has told so many
stories concerning his future plans that
nobody In Havana knows Just what he
will do, The belief seems to be growing
that he has no definite Ideas as to the
future
There has been much doubt In Hav,
8 to Johnson's legal standing In the
United States, reports having been cir
culated that his friends were attempting
to arrange for his case In Chicago under
the Mann act to be dropped
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Will some one please page Al Palzer,
Carl Morris and Bombardier Wells?
They might as well know now, as later
on. that the White Hope Manufacturing
Company has gone out of business
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BENNY KAUFMAN
The Southwark featherweight will
tackle Leo Tracey in the star
bout at the Broadway tonight.
MARTO TO POST $2500
FOR FIGHT WITH WELSH
Fighter Anxious to Get Crack at the
Champion.
NEW YORK, April 8.-If Johnny Marto
succeeds In disposing of Ed "Ited" ilutler
at the Fairmont A. C, Saturday night,
his manager, Robert Daliev. win nn.
2300 to bind a match for his charge with
Champion Freddy Welsh. Marto Is also
iinvlmin n ...- tifim . . .
--. , ,,. )llue Ritchie, the former
holder of the title, or Charley White the
fi5LMn ?5L5B: cont.e"'Jer. and If the
;: "" voimui ue Djgned up at once
with either of the last named two.
ualley, who Is also secretary of the IsTeu,
West Side Athletic Club, win i..,??..e
a P"rse of $15,000 for a match with any
"f the trio as principals against Marto?y
WELSH TO FIGHT WOLGAST
Ad Must Have Arm Examined .by
Boxing Commission.
CADILLAC, Mich. April 8a.i -n.- ,
ha accepted terms of the Bbuth rm- V.I'P"1
riub. of Milwaukee, for a ten"r?u?Hd5j4!n'e.".c
Frerfdle Wlh un Tuedaj. fiS"!"1 nht with
Woliaat ugrecf to submit hlarlcht .
eamintlon by the Wiiconaln nolnr2mi,fn
ilon on or before April 15 and to traTn li"?11'
In Chicago ai.d illlnaukee. It i. .,n.1,B a
Btelnel, of Milwaukee. ihr vi'.i.S'V yM
isned'for the bout. Ad" danlLii 5" b.ta
ywuninea yoieruay, the phjilclan 1,1,': .u
EVENING LEDGER MnviFiS-Twnow nnmr T .mn
. - WM XJWI riiAiUiua UUKTAINLY DID FLIRT WlTVr nrnnifTw
ninilrHTTOCEAMOP Ujj. "- s: -i: .. " "uuunuux
The University of Chicago is to promote
a Bet of scholastic games this summer,
and so many entries already have been
received for the mile that It has been de
cided to hold two races for the boja ln-
meaa at running tne event off In heats,
which Is extremely trying on the athletes
and not a proper etst for a miler.
Carl Nflaon. Swedlah-Amerlcan A, C, and
Loula Nelson Norwegian A. C , winners ir. tha
Eastern wreatllng try-outs In Madison Satire
Oarden, recently rec-hed permlsalon from tha
Amateur Athletlo Union to start for San Fran
cisco Monday . Sam Schwartz, of New Haven
Conn., formerly a member of the Boys' Club
eri"at &urralof y W 3 the tW0 Nw Yrk
Joe Itay. the distance runner of Hi Illi
nois Athletic Club, who was examined
two weeks ago by a physician and de
clared to have an "athletic heart," en
tered a boxing competition n few day
ago and knocked out his 125-pound oppo
nent. The examining physician at this
contest gave Itay the "O. K," so far as
heart was concerned.
Nick GlanakODolls. the ui,,r,u. mn.,.
thoner of the Millrose Athletic Club, of
New York, who competed so successfully
In the Meadowbrook distance. m. i,..
this winter, will compete In the Boston
marathon. Nick, It is believed, is a bit
too heavy for the marathon. Jim Crow,
ley was a man of the Qieek's type. Jim
could run all day on a track, but when
he came to a try-out over tho Beaton
marathon course Jie went to pieces.
Sparrow Robertson, of New York city
an expert running track builder, will en.
perlntend the construction of a course at
the State Normal School, of Kalamaloo.
Mich. Sparrow has bad a hand In the
building of many fast tracks In this
country the Johns Hopkins University
pval being considered one of the best In
the country. v '
While VaiSitv tenms nf tl.n lnot l.th
schools are campaigning for the Inter-:
..iiuiuanc i-,eaguo Dasenaii championnhlps,
second nines of the school also will par-I
tlclpate in a seriei nf f-nma u,ik '
titular honor at stake. Teams repreeent-J
..is neutral ilign school, Northeast HUH
ociiuoi, est Philadelphia High School
Southern High School and Catholic Hljn
S1: . '" pmy In both organization.
ThQ teamS eninrnrl in Via m,U, nl-.
cult have been practicing conscientiously
for tho opening of tho season next Tui-??y-
when West Ihlll!e and Southern
High School pry the lid off the scheduli
at Southwark Field. Tho second teanu
win start rne hall rolling April 23 with
a match between Catholic High School
and Central High School at Houiloa;
i-'ieiq.
Twenty-eight games In all are sched
uieu for the teams In the varsity prsan.
liawons. The second teams' dates ftr
not aennltely arranged. Central Wth
School will play In a total of eight:
umiuuc3,
Crfw Practice at West Phlladeiphl
High School has ntnrleil nn Iho Rnhnvl.
kill In real earnest, nnd Captain Soger!
hopes to have the oarsmen out on the,
river dally until the Orange nd BIuo'i,
nrst race. J, Feaster, at stroke, is doing;
finely, and It is probable he will remain!
at tuai position. ;
Friends Central baseballlans hnv been
putting up a fast game of the nation!
''u me antl Coac'l Jacoby is satlifledi
to uiub ana uray will have a wlnninr
nine tnis season. Ed Carrls, who suffered
an Injured anklo recently, Is expected t
et pacK into the line-up by next week.
h hen Coach Bennis, of De Lancer.
ocuooi, aeciaes on his baseball line-up for
me season no will have basketball, tre
football and tennis stars at the yarjaof
positions. Logg and Armstrong are dbfl
paying brilliant form In the box, and tbtd
probably will shoulder the pitching tmrd
aen ot tne team.
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CITY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
NATIONAL LEAGUE 1MUK
15X11 AND llUNXINOUON ST8.
Phillies vs. Athletics
GAME AT S T, M.
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Franklin Field April 9, 3 P. M.;
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