13 WILLARD'S STbRY OF HIS LIFE SCHUYLKILL OARSMEN PREPARE FOR SUMMER REGATTAS EVENING LEDGER .PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1916. e OARSMEN MAKE READY FOR STRENUOUS WORK ON SCHUYLKILL RIVER Some Clubs Already Have Opened for the 1915 Sea son, While Others Will nv.11rvur Short. 1v Man ji ff ' vunkers Open Saturday. The call of the water already has claimed the attention of n number of Philadelphia oarsmen, while othcrR are tlannlng for tho near future when they will Btaln pantlle on the Schuylkill niver. irtie weather nan been a bit too cool for a general turnout of tho devotees, but in another week tho stewards at tho various bqathouses look for a summer attend ance. The American Henley, Middle States and National regattas, In addition to ether events of a club nature, will tend to keep alive the Interest In this fascinat ing sport. Manayunk Boat Club members are Dl4nnng a royal time next Saturday, as they will throw open the doors to the mhi.r for tho summer period. The , ..nrnonir will not bo marked by any for- 1. mal undertakings. Tho members will 2 enjoy tt Social gnuieriiiK """ "" ui inca- Jent, pat and futuro doings on tho water. ' Undine Doat Club members have not decided upon the date for their opening. At this writing two junior oarsmen nro trvlnr to ricrfect their form In the sin gles. Bill Mageo and Mat Lukens aro ' the athletes. Mav 1 li the day set asldo for a Jolllfl- J cation on the port of tho Bachelors' I making the arrangements. ' The Brldcsburg uoat uiuu win open Its i. a .... .... .1... a,ivTin,. nlnqoiifaD rP Ito i Tt flOOro 1UI illO nut........ i'.vuo... .... u, ... ?'i members May J. Collego Boat Club Is never closed, ') though there Is a lull In the activities when tho collegiate rowing season ends. , The Penn oarsmen nro trnlnlng thero now, ,"(, and the men havr displayed much Im- Mi' them last week. lV. r.A,,nr Tlrtnf Plllh mumtinrq Willi pnlnv X a shod dinner May 10, when some of tho jt city's dignitaries will be asked to give jj,the oarsmen and their fi lends a talk. Malta uoat uiud memrjers are maKing reparations for tho comlne season, and Jin a week's time sorao of tho men will bo on tne river in ugnc training, xno Ameri can Henley regatta will bo tho first big event on the schedule. Pennsylvania Barge Club has Btartcd nn eight and a gig crew in trnlnlng. Tho first wnikouts on the water wero held jesterday, Thero aro a number of new members llftterl this Vi9P nnrl nrvmn nrn I,, promising rowing candidates. The danco last emuraay was n nugo Euccees. Penn's second crew Is working out from the Philadelphia Bnrgo Club. Tho members of this organization have started to train for tho coming icgattns. Fall-mount Rowing Club had a centipede boated, and this crew first caught the water Sunday. Tho Northeast High School boys aro holding forth at this club. In nbout two weeks' time the West Philadelphia Boat Club oarsmen will tako to tho boats. Then they will be Cut lively. Lnst Saturday the clubhouse was thrown open for tho summer season. University Barge CKih has "been open llnce April 1, and while tho crews aro not definitely boated, a, very good lino has alrrndv been had. Next week w 111 !l .witness the official boating of tho candl J fjatej. 'Two junior eighth of the Vesper Boat uud were out on tne water ror tne first time yesterday afternoon. These crews look very promising. t Powerboats nnd canoes of the Philadel phia Canoe Club are being put In condi tion for this Rpnxnn. Delaware Itlver Club of Philadelphia has not set the date for the opening, but at the meeting April 20, a day will ba named. ' Quaker City Boat Club men will be out in a week's time for their strenuous work. Columbia Yacht Club season will he, on In another week. Tho members nro Very eager to be on tho water again. BINGLE AND BUNGLE IN DIAMOND DOPE Schuyler Brltton, president, and Miller Hugglns, manager, of the St. Louis Na tions, are In Cincinnati with the avowed Intention of annexing Miguel Gonzalez and "Rube" Benton from President Herr mann's club. "You know we have some thing coming from Cincinnati In return tor Ivy Wlngo," Hugging snld. "We do not expect any trouble in getting the services of Benton and Gonzalez. Every thing Is practically arranged for their thansfer to the St. I.ouIb Club." The Jersey City International League team lined up yesterday afternoon in a Came at West Side Park with tho strong vjejt Side A. C, scmlprofesslonal cham ,KjJ"8 of Jersey City, and Manager George wlltse's recruits won an easy victory. Bcore t to 0. For his row with Umpire Fyfe In the opening game of the season at Washing ton Park on Saturday afternoon. Lee MJiee, the boy manager of the Brook- eU0. WAS RllNnnniaH tw (wn Hnva nnrl , Bned JM bv President .litripi A nilmnra ?i,,terday- Magee received a telegram to " cueci rrom the leader of the Feda previous to yesterday's game. i.'i.anI' Ramsey. the veteran minor league .nj r;. was (n New York yesterday to ot- W"U the IntemnHnnnt T.oniniA mootlnt- B-'M n.8 Imperial. Hank said he hart Fuuusn w,,en he gave up the management VI the TrOV fltnto I.hiia nlnh loo, sum. I Rer, Kilt nOW tha nM Via, lu t.nwvlnrv m twin, and Hank feels that he can't be B "apny until he, rrntn rinolr Inln tha M M me again. Bte?naser Cawlgan, of the Boston Amert rani announces that he has released iS.m mPrB,t- Pitcher Cooper nnd Out S!r'r Tutweller to the Providence Club. i'"ier," Oregg, whose arm Is said ,jo be troubling him lf th xinh at Cincinnati for his home In Boston. Cy William. !, vt. . ....,.- hft u ' .mire UUUIO UUIIICIUKT, L.m" . been elected to fill Tommy fMCna place In centra fl.lrt nn hn n,ih Warn, U destined to be one of the, laadlne imfSf" 1 tne club " he succeeds In iah. n"B i bal1 ln ,ne "etrular season Sit, - "-" " me exniDition games, wii' hTi.8'1 rapped out more long drives ft.. V "" one else or the team, and it "H been thp i...i,... i,i, .v.. i... BMnvlnced. Manager Bresnahan he will 'one of the star hitters. fy. I name of "Dummy Taylor" has not Iniimi. ,lu "uiivion. ine aeai ana IhTv m2' one-tlme star slabman of Br. iw.Jtork Qlats. has a Job as um J1" n the Kansas State Lean-ue. The Soum .ve been wondering how Taylor Hit. v .F abIe to convey to the crowd Mr.7rru? balu nd strikes. In sie Hi, M hU decisions Taylor uses a whis Soj . tw Pff once '" strike and twice kth. S. V' n tae decisions a wave of W hand u the sign. yunV ?"? "Plratlons to bring; a ptn K. v "uoeipnia are not taken fen- J, , "?peater abroad. According o Z,.'"11' oran has too many rookies wr io snow any immediate re- ARR,V,eS EMERSSS BROADWAY 5, VEWUe HOTGU Bath delb.gTiom Diwner stroll . beddy KNOCKOUT PUNCHERS ON FAIRMOUNT BILL Jack Farrell Fights Willie Lu cas Tonight Gus Christie and Ahearn Box Saturday. Two knockout nrtlsts are billed 11s fea tures on tho six-bout program of tho Knli mount A. G.'s weekly show tonight. lv. O. Jack Farrell, of tho 17th Ward, will meet Wllllo Lucas, of Falrmount, In tho main go. In tho semifinal K. O. Cuban, of the 18th Ward, will endeavor to hang a haymaker on tho Jaw of Seesaw Kelly, of Kensington. Tho program follows: Plmt boul Wltlln O'Ncll. 17th Ward. vs. Joe j'Hiton, Htn warn. Second bout Tommy Olbson, Germantown, vs. Tommy Blackburn. Kalrmount. ,.. Third bout Jlmmv Dons, 20tli Ward, s. Jiirk ICanlrow, Houtliwnrk. fourth bout llltz Wnltprn, Atlantic City, n. Chnrluv Smith. 10tli Wnrd. . ..,,., Semiwlnd-ui Krnckout Cuban, 18th Snra, M Seesaw Kcll)1, Kensington. Wtnd-up K. O. Jack Farrell. 17th Word. vf. "Willie LucaB, Fnlrmount. Two heavyweight bouts scheduled 'u New York tonight. Gunboat Smith and Charley Welnert and Al Reich nnd Porky Flynn will claBh. Two Little Itnly battlers. Jimmy Coster and Freddy Corbctt, havo been signed up by Promoter Muggsy Taylor to appear In tho star couUat the Broadway A. C. on Thursday night. Corbett Is making a gal lant effort to "come back" nftcr being on tho side lines for about three years. Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, and con tender for Jew Willard's newly acquired laurels, will be given a rest by bis man ager, Billy Gibson, for about n fortnight. Gibson says he will put up a purse of J25.00O for a Wlllard-Coffey match. Local flstlc followers will have an op portunity to see two clever mlddlewelghts, aspirants for the championship of the much-muddled division, when Jake Ahearn, of New York, meets Gus Christie, of Milwaukee, In the feature fray at the National A. C. Saturday night. Both won their bouts in their last appearances here. Harry Pollok and Dan McKetrlck, New York fight managers, have decided to promote championship bouts this season. They have leased the Brighton Beach race track. The place has a seating ca pacity of 10.000. Benny Leonard, New York's clever lightweight, who made a decided hit at tho Olympia Club, is on the side lines with an attack of la grippe. He was offered a date here with Pal Moore, but was forced to turn down the proposition. A letter for Marcus Williams, of the Falrmount club, is awaiting claim In the Sports Department of the Evening Ledger. OVEUBROOK TENNIS MEETS Junior Team Organized and Games Scheduled. Members of the Ooi brook Tennis Club bust organized a junior team for the coming searon. ami at a meetlnu held recently W. ,iurnei as elected captain and II. I.ongxll, 11142 Columbia aenue. (Uerbrook, manager. The club I'ua become n member of the Philadelphia and District Lawn Tennis ABiwIatlon, and matchea will probably be arranged with Orcenpolnt. Cjnwjd. Merlon, t'nheralty courts, Btenton and other clubs. m (1L t Contests lime been arranged with eral schools Clubs wishing, to arrange contests with the Oterbrook juniors should address 11. Longwell, at the Bboe address BELMONT PREPARES RACERS FOR N.Y. MEET Will Not Enter Horses at Havre de Grace Awaits Big Bel mont Opening. NEW YORK, April 13. -August Bel mont will not race any of his thorough breds at the coming: Havre de Grace meetintr, and It Is extremely unlikely that the silks of the chairman of the Jockey Club will appear at the Pirn llco course. S. C. Illldreth, who Is in charge of the Delmont racers, said that he preferred to give his horses a slow and careful preparation for the campaign ln this. State. .... There will be plenty of racing In New York State." he said, "and I think It best to wait until the Belmont Park opening. Last year I sent the Belmont horses to the races early in the spring, and when It came to the fall meetings in Maryland, Flittergold was: the only horse which was In good racing condition," Hlldreth has 18 thoroughbreds under his care at Sheepshead Bay, and lovers of cross-country sport will be Interested to learn that Mission Is back In training. This mare wrenched herself In the Whit ney Memorial Steeplechase Handicap at Piping Bock last June and was thrown out of training. Prevloua to that she had demonstrated her ability as a t mber topper by capturing the Sportsmen a and International steeplechase Handicap Sandstone, a three-year-old son of Rock Band-Sequence, recently purchased by H. C Hallenbeck from John E. Madden, died at the Hallenbeck winter quartera at Shrewsbury shortly after hi. arrival from Kentucky This colt raced only fairly well in . ul ""i" ---' -'- winter, and Mr. Hallenbeck considered J blm a 1000 pwapeet, MOVIE OF A KANSAS KM B vr W n ft mL 1 Tho American Century Club's baseball team has reorganised for the season aa a tlrst-class lfl-u-iTfar-oId traveling team. The manage ment ts arranging games with tenms In l'enn aylvanla, Now Jersey nnd Delaware paying a fair guarantee Address Joseph tfpllzer, l'-'u Green street. Tho Sparro U 1. C Is anloua to book Sun day guinea with teams having grounds, In or out of tho city, and offering ialr Inducements. May 81 la open for two games. Address A. 'Iraccy, W5 Falrmount aienue. The Dorolll A. C. will be newly uniformed this season and would llko to hear from two Kood Inilelders, a third bastman and secbnii baseman. Would also llko to hear rrom homo teams. 17-18 years old, glWng Inducements. Only fast plavera need appl. would also llko to hear from a good pitcher, right or left hand. Address A. Kllnlerio, 110! Oerrltt street. Catcher tpAtn A would like to sign up with first-class Idress J. II, 11. Appleton, 11 North -1st street. Any home team anxious for a good attrac tion should not overlook tho Northsldo profes sional baseball team. The team won 18 out ot 1'5 games Itrnt season. It haa April 21, - and dates In May open away ror Urst -class peml profcsslonnt home teams. Address J. Hoover. 03."i Ncrth American street, or phono Kensing ton 35-21). Tho Necaul A hAa p. few dates open in June and July for first-class homo teams of ass nomn teams 111 Addreea C. I.lebcrt, ferlr a good guarantee, ,101 jasper street. Wellwoou A. C. of Merchant lllo. N. J., has open mis for catchor. third base and outHilder. Caiy.ldates appear on ground April 17, Maplo and Kurllc" avenues, Mcrchantvllle, or addnss H. Mllllngar, secretary, Mcrchuntvtlle, N J. Tho J II. C C. of Jenklntown, would like to arrange games with any tlrst-class rE.CS-) ear old ttims for tho latter part of July and all of August, home or away. Address Joseph Aliern, 1110 Cedar street, Jenklntown, Pa. The Bouthwark Men's Club It fast filling lta ncl'edule with all out-of-town teams nnd would like to hear from the managers of the following teams of New Jersey Melrosa A. -C, of At lantic City; fMpo -May, St. John, of Chew'n Landing, Oceun City, Ktano Harbor, Laurel Springs and all other teams offering a fair fuarantee. Address John r Hurley, 1235 South Tilllp street. The Keystone F. C , a fully uniformed 1B-17- PENN UNFORTUNATE IN RELAY DRAWING Quaker University Allotted Seventh Position in One-mile Championship Race. The drawing for position at the pole In the Penn relays was held in order that this matter might be printed for the In formation of the various team managers. Pennsylvania was very unlucky In its diaw this season. In the one-mile cham pionship the Quakers will be No, 7 from tho pole, in the two-mllo championship they drew No. 8 position and In tho four mile championship No. 11. The freshmen were the only lucky ones, as they drew No. 2 for their championship event. In the medley sprint championship Pennsyl vania drew the outside, while In the med- ley distance relay they are No. i. This Is the worst luck that Pennsylvania has ever had In drawing for position at the pole, but they hope to overcome whatever handicap this may be by hard running Their position from the pole Is not a real handicap In the one-mile and medley sprint races because it Is In these two events that Penn has the best chance. Yale seems to have Its customary luck with them, as It drew the pole In both the one and the fouKrinlle events, while It drew second In the two-mile event. The relay management has sent out letters calling for final entries on Fri day, April 15. It Is hoped that the man. agers will have their trials early enough, so that the names of the runners for the various teams may be sent to the relay management. Two Western colleges were definitely heard from to the effect that they would have teams here for the championships. The University of Kansas sent word that it would be represented In either the two or the four mile championship, and that It hoped to send teams for both of these events. The University of Iowa entered definitely the one-mile champion ship, In which It has a very good team and expects to show up well. Inter est In the races through the West is very keen. All the big colleges of the West are bringing on their men, both for the special events and the relay cham pionships, which will make these events, as "usual, represent the real college cham pionships of America, FEDERAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Results Brooklyn. 7 1 Buffalo. 0. Njwark, 8; Baltimore. B. Kansas City. 3- Pittsburgh, 0. Chlcao-8t Louis (rain). Standing of the Clubs Brooklyn Newark 8l38EBS5rrt U:SI Chicago. . t O &MUM City 3 I 1 9i'92 tltuaer 0 3 .MM Ml Bt. 9 1. two GIANT IN NEW YORK OTfflTOP A J LBAU NOTES li jear-old team, would llko to arrange games with all teams In and nrntind Pennsylvania nnd New Jersey offering reasonable Induce ments, Address F. J. Klalhcr, Tilt) Jelferson street Tho All-Stars nf tho Northeast League, a teom formed of nil tin- star plajera or th J'hll adilphla Northeast league, are open to meet nnv tlrt-clnss team Sumlnya or during tho week, excepting tfaturdavs and hollda)s. Would llko to book games Willi l'ojertnwn. 1 C. H I-'.. Ocean City, fSipe May nnd other team or this rallbtv. AddresH Clinrlci M. Hrumbiich, II.1II Wolf street. White Star Juniors would llko to nrrango Sames with nil i;i-14- ear-old tenins paying ilr PMienses for 10 inrii. Address Wlllium tjchalble. itrjl i: street. The Penlyn II. C, n fast 1tl-l7- ear-old trav eling leHm, would llko to meet all teamn 111 that clarH having grounds and willing to pay half expenses for 10 men Addrona Haymond A. Koob, KOU South 2i)th stn'et. The Willow mere Club, a fast lS-10-year-old uniformed team, would like to mict any uni formed team of Its age. Will pay half vx pciihrg for in men. Only uniformed teams need renlv. Address Charles Wclppirt, 10 West Silver street. WInd'.horst A C would llko to arrange games with nil home tcums, such us logan A A , Dlsston. ftvera linyn' Club and teams of this class. Address J. V. Douohoo, 2UC AllAJhu. avenue. Tulpehocken, Germantnnn's favorite, besides plavln? Its regular Saturday and holiday games la hooking Sunday games, Mnnagers of all semlprofesslonal teams wishing to placo on their schedule n good, fast atlrnctlon will make rio mistake In hooklmr thN team Address Bill Kalbacker, 4414 North Clev eland nvenue. The Wilson P C , of .South Philadelphia, would llkt to arrange vames with Hewi V. C, Ilojs' I'rlondlv. Herguotl. Tltomas, Wallace. Chrsmur, South I'hlladelphlii II. C., Olrard, Devlin. Melrose, Mantua and Delmont. Would also like to hear from any other teams ln this Ktnte or New Jerirv offering a fair guarantee. Address XV. R. Keleher, 10H South Mole street. The IYallnger A. C. chan.plons of South Philadelphia, desires In hear from nil teams previous!) vinyed and any home teams desiring a strictly first-class attraction. Would bo glad to hear frim Atlnntlc City. Pitman. Ocean City, Cape Mov, Clifton Heights, Camden A. A. and other teamn of this calibre. Address "W. P Holston. I'CJ South I'd street. ATHLETICS PLAY BROOKLYN TODAY; DUE HOME TONIGHT Dodgers Determined to Wipe Out De feat of Yesterday. nrtOOKI.YN. April 13. Tho Athletics remain hero today for one more gams with the nrook lyn Dodgers. Tonight they leave for Philadel phia, where they open the American League season against the Iloston lied Box. Wllbert Robinson Is determined to wipe out the stinging defeat of jesterday and probably will use one of his ftrst.ntrlnR pitchers In to da's tonteBt, lu apito of the fact that ho faces a hard series with tha (Hants In the opening of the Nntlonal Leaftue race tomorrow. The work of Hasan and the three recruits yester day was anj thine hut pleasing to the husky leader of the Dodgers. BEN TINCUP Moran's Indian hurler promises to be one of the top-soteBfrs for the. Phillies this eIsSco. MOORE'S KAYO OVER O'BRIEN A SURPRISE 1 oouinwarKiie oiops uiever up- ponent in Fifth Tendler 1 Adds Schneider's Scalp to I Collection. 1 Willie Moore, Soitthwnrk's southpnw ' Rlnmmlnp; ocrnppcr, plucnert the biggest i plume of his career when ho scored a technical knockout over Young Jnck ! O'Hrlcn In the llfth round at the Olym pia A. A. Inst night. Tho result of tho oncounter vvns one of the hlgRcst sur prises of tho season. I After mnklni; a monkey as a fan In tho 1 two-bit section of the nrena shouted nt I tho beglnnimr of the fourth round out of Moore for the llrst four rounds, Wllllo left his corner llko nn enraged tiger and went nftcr O'Brien, hummer and tongs. Bill backed I.lttie Jnck Into tho former's corner nnd connected with half a dozen right nnd left hnnd punches to O'Brien's Jaw, bentlng him Io the floor. Jack fell lint on his fnce, with his left hnnd hnuglng on the lower rope. Referee Frank O'Brien begun to practice arith metic, and up to the count of 8 it did not seem ns If Jack would get to his feet. However, when the third man In the ring reached 9, O'Brien regained his equilib rium. Monro nffnin rushed I.lttie Jnck nnd began pelting punch nfter punch Into his visage. Refcreo O'Brien then inter vened and Btoppcd the fight. Young Jnck gave one of the cleverest boxing exhibitions seen In this city for the first four rounds, after being out of the ring for nbout a year. Ills footwork was marvelous. He innde Moore miss his much-fenred left-hand wallop Incessantly, nnd Moore's fentures gave muto testimony of the dnmngo done by O'Brien's straight left-hnnd punches. O'Brien went tired In the fifth round, and he was unnble to block, cluck or side step Moore's tindenylng terrific left. Fol lowed by n right nnd another left, Young Jnck weakened in the knees, and nfter a few more blows to the Jaw he fell for vvnrd on his face. Frank O'Brien did the only logical move when he stopped the bout, after Jnck got up tumble to protect himself. O'Brien weighed 14Si rounds and Mooro tipped the beam at H2Mi pounds. Lew Tendler, 116Vi, added another vic tory to his string by easily defeatlrg Bnr ney Schneider In six roundB. Edtllo Mc Andrews, 133'fc, made a sensational rally In tho tlnnl round of his bout with Jimmy Murphy, 13T1i, but tho latter's big nd vantnge In the early periods enabled him to win the verdict with llttlo doubt. Harry Palmer, 118, defeated Sammy Decker, 12114. and Leo Vincent. 12ts4. gave nifty exhibition In beating Franklo White, 136. ADAMS TO ROX McCARROX Will Substitute for Eddie Revoiro nt Norriatown Tonight. Billy Adams, local middleweight, will meet Jack McCarron. of Allentown, In tho 10-round wind-up at the Palace A. C, N'orrlstown, tonight. In the stead of Eddie Itevolre, who was originally booked to meet the up-State contender for the championship. rtevolro was taken 111 shortly after his match with Joe Borrell, of Kensington, nt the same club last Tuesday night. He was forced to call off his match with Tommy Coleman nt the Quaker City last week. Eddie's physician advised him not to box tonight. 31'LOUOHLIN, IN POOH FORM, SUFFERS SECOND DEFEAT Players on Pacific Prepare for Inva sion of East. Tha lawn tennis stars are already well ad vanced In their spring preparation on the Pa- vine coast, unu inis means inai ino r.asi win see another California Invailon this season. Maurice Mcl.oughlln Is playing again, but, according to aome recent matches In doubles, he Is not luttlmr with his accustomed vim In an exhibition mat.h held at the Uolden (late 1'arU, Mclaughlin wan paired with Carl nsrd ntr, and Ihey Here beaten by William John ston and John htrachen t) the score of t!-4, 4'U, tl-.'l, U-'l Johnston has fllled out a greut deal since he was seen around here last ear. ail Is reported to bo showing Increased hit ting power. A big crowd saw the match and It was tha second defeat fur the Davis Cup hero and till partner at tha hands of Johnxon and Qurdner. Tha llrst match was at th California Tennis Club, where. Johnston and Kirachen were the victors by the score pf U-2. a-, II.U, 7-3. LOCAL POLOISTS WIN IX WEST Philadelphians Defeat Boise Club in Exposition Match. SAN FRANCISCO. April 13.-r-The Phlladsl phla Country Club polo team jesterday defeat ei tha Jlolia (Idaho) four on the San Mateo polo field. IT to lOtt goals, in the second round for tha Polo Association cups In the Panama. Pjclflc exposition tournament. lloUe was conceded seven aoala to start, and in tli first two periods tha Northerners scored three goals to (heir opponents' two. In the third period, however, tha Philadelphians braced up and scored Ave times. Prom that tlma the Easterner coaled with regularity, tb only score to the credit of the Boise team coming in the fourth period. Trapshooters Meet Again April 19 After spending nearly four hours at the Hotel Windsor last ntrht trying Io amicably iettl the poatroaed S. S. Whits-Meadow Serl'i match ot April 8, the Philadelphia, Trip Sbootera' LaacM cave up tha task with out coming to any dtoalt decision, tha delt- atai desiring another voo'erenct on the sub ject bsfora taking flnal vott upon 11 Thla sjd hs his issued a call for . cowwow tot be, i kald on Moaday rubt. April Vh at tae WM "HOW I WON CHAMPIONSHIP," TOLD BY JESS WTLLARD Sneers of the Fight World Goaded Awkward Kansan to Realization of Ambition, Says Titleholder in Story of His Life. Herewith i presented the opening instalment of Jess Willard's story of his own life, "Itow I Won tha Cham pionship." It is the first authentic and nn thorlted story of the new champion's career in and out of the ring and was obtained from him bv Ed. W. Hmlih, famoui fight expert and referee, the dan after the battle with Jack John son in Cuba. tnffnrrf uave over the better part of an entire day in dictating the story and later embellished If tvlth man) notes. Hy JESSWILLARD Heavyweight boxing champion ot the world. ARTICLE I. Hnd It not been for the taunts nnd the sneering laughter that met me nt almost every turn during the last three yenra It Is doubtful If I ever would have perse vered in my ambition to win tho world's fighting title. More than onco I wns tempted to quit In tnlat disgust nnd go back to Knnsas for tho simple life of n brcedor of horses. Moro than once I told myself thero was no use olid 1 might ob well acknowledge then and thero that It was hopeless. But tho thought of quitting that way, the thought of nn unrealized ambition that I knew would torture me the re mainder of my life, tho Idea of giving up u grent purpose that I knew wn8 posslbla of fulfillment spurred mo on. Tho more they Bneered and laughed tho firmer I grow lu this purpose nnd hero 1 run to dav, champion of tho world. That's what won mo the title the stub bornness they sny I possessed when I was a boy and which I never outgrew. They say I showed It ln tho Havana bnttlo when I refused to be awed by tho pres ence of tho most wonderful fighter of the day and a little later refused to he cut down by his mightiest punches. But what helped most to keep mo going during tho lean, gnawing days, when there was nothing in sight, no money coming in, no matches on, nothing but a defented ambition nt every turn, wns tho sneer that I received. That was the goad I needed. It made me champion. I HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS IN 11 GAMES TODAY Southern Boya, After Slow Start, Rounding Into Shape. Brown Prep Shows Strength. Cnlliollc High School nt Northeast High School. Southern High nt West rhlladolplila High School. 1'rlentlV Central nt St. T.ukr'n School. nrovvn Prep ut Hvvarthmore Prep. Ilryn Atlisn at CirTninntovvn Academy. Cheltenham High School at Tenn Charter. rrankfnnl High School at Chestnut Hill. Tollentlnn .Vndcniy nt JIaddon Heights High School. Frnnkfnrd l'resh at Northeast I'resh. tieniinnlnivn fresh nt Central High Troth. Southern I'resh nt West Philadelphia High 1'ref.h. Struyer'a Iluslnraa College at Colllngsvrood High. Although tho national pastime at South ern Illtrh School has received a rather slow stnrt compared with previous years, Coach Miller, of the Bed and Black, Is confident the downtowners will work well together nfter their diligent drilling in field and nt bnt for the last three weeks. Miller believes he hns a fast bunch of leather heavers nnd that they will make n creditable showing in the Scholastic League race this year. Manager Graham booked one of the biggest games on the Southern High tenm's schedule this year when he closed negotiations with Atlnntlc City High School for a game tho third week In May. A double header with Coatesvllle High School has been arranged for May 31. The infield members of Brown Prep'B baseball team have been showing up to perfection. It Is the first tlmo the play era have performed together and the team work displayed by the lads Is bril liant Hennessey, nt first base, Is one of the best players who ever wore a Brown Prep uniform. The other pas tlmcrs of the fast quartet are Ellis, sec ond base; Schnelderman, shortstop, and McMiillin, third base. In one game last week the players worked In four double plays, Rills taking part In each one. De I.nncey School's baseball team Is primed up for Its opening contest against Catliollc High School tomorrow after noon at Stenton Field. Coach Bcnnls has decided on the line-up. Armstrong and l.oog will do tho hurjlng, the .former starting the game. Captain "Ike"lJohn snn ugaln Is displaying his sensational form mound the shortstop territory. Sixteen games have been nrranged for St. Luke's baseball team this year. Coach Glllluder has been working with the can didates for a week. The vtearans who are In the line-up Include Captain Brown, Hollowoll. "Whltcomb, Orcutt, Craig, How ard and Beaver. INTERNATIONAL BALL LEAGUE OPENS APRH 27 First Game Scheduled at Rich mond Against Toronto Club. Newark Franchise Sold. NEW YORK. April 13. - The playing schedule for the coming season of the International League was adopted jes terday at the meeting of the club owners of the Barrow organization at the Hotel Imperial. Richmond will have the honor of staging the first Inter national League game of the 1915 cam paign, the new club opening the season on April 2T with the Toronto club. On the following afternoon the Buffalo team will assist the champion Grays In opening the season in Providence, and on April 23 the Montreal Itoyals will start the fireworks with the Indians In Newark, while the Rochester Hustlers will help the Skeeters to pry the baseball lid off In Jersey City. The schedule will only consist of to games. This Is due to the poor season the league experienced last year and the healthy opposition furnished by the Federal League. The season will officially close on September 18. Although the schedule has been adopted, it wjll not be made public until Friday. ' It was announced that the Newark team had been sold, and that the papers would ba signed today, when the new owner would be announced. President Barrow denied the report that Jimmy Callahan, of Chicago, would be the man ager but it la known, however, that he ts being conildertd for the place, and In fact. Callahan la now on his nay East, and it i supposed th.it he i coming here lu la.ut a rnjiunerUi job. was pretty much what thoy call a coun try Jay, a big, green farmer, totally un used to city ways, along about the time that Jack Johnson won his title from Tommy Burns In Australia. That didn't excite people In this country Very much, but when the defeat of Jim Jerfrles came, on top of tho feeling that Jeffries was the only white man who had n, chance with the negro, there was a lot of ex citement. It struck the little settlement where I lived nnd then It waa that I first conceived my ambition some day to win tho big title. That wob In July, WO, and mind it at that time I had never even seen ft boxing glove, let atone have a pair of them on my hands. But I weighed 130 pounds and had mixed up a. little In ama teur nthletlca in my township. As big as I wns, I waa known as "quick on my feet," because they had timed me 100 yards In 11 seconds at a couple of county fair mcote, nnd the performances were all right I knew, because tho horse timers' watches were on me. Beside that, I was one of the best swimmers ever seen in our river and generally regarded as something of an alt-round man. My father died before I was born, but left my mother In fairly comfortable cir cumstances, so that we got along well. I have two brothers, both of them big fellows Robert and Marlon nnd both of them live In the southwest corner of Jackson County, Kansas. After wo were pretty well grown my mother married M. L, Stalker, a aubstan tlal man, and they moved to Topeka, where my mother died about four years ago. We nil loved our stepfather and ho saw to It that we received as good a bringing up as any boys In the county. He taught us correct principles nnd gen erally gave us nn excellent start In life. While a farmer boy I married Miss Evans, whose father Is still a farmer of excellent standing a few miles out of Hmmett, Kansas. We have four children and you may be sure I am mighty proud of them. They nro hardly old enough yet to bo proud of their father. My birthplace was In Adrian township, which did not boast of a single town, but I generally call Emmett my home, though St. Mary's Is the nearest tow'n to the fipot where I was born. Next I will tell you something- about tho boyhood daya In Kansas. CHAMPIONS LISTED BY A. A. U. SECRETARY Indoor Titleholders Are Grouped in Their Respective Events. Secretary Herman Meyer, of the Mid dle Atlantic Association of the American Amateur Union, has announced .the list of indoor champions for the season Just ended. The association boasts of a powerful organization, and the records established during tho Benson show conclusively the merit of tho athletes. The list follows: GYMNASTIC. PareJl,l bars Henry 11. O. Wandrer, Phlhv dol.ihla Turngcmelnde. Horse otto Schuster, Kensington Labor Luceuin. i.'lub swinging Mahlon J. Nutt, University of I'ennsjlvumn Hying rings Fred Fnuser, Boys' Club of Church Club. Tumbling George S. Barker, University of Pennsylvania. INDOOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONS'. oO-yard championship John Knight Shryoclc Philadelphia Swimming Club HO-yaid championship Edwin G." Schtal. Philadelphia Hwlmn.lng Club. - ISM-yard ehamplor ship Robert Dippy. Phila delphia Swimming Club. Suuonrd championship Gilbert A. Tomlln nun, 1'hlladelphla Swimming Club. 160-yard tack stroke Harold W. Buckland, llnlversltv ot t'lttsburch. JW-janl breast stroke E. J. lleraty, .Read Inir Athletic Club ....,.. , ,. tOO.jard rein Philadelphia Swimming Club. I'aney diving Samuel Ueraon, Central T. M.. C A Piunga tor distance Paul C. Romle. Weat Branch V. M. C. A. BOXING CHAMPION8. lOR-pound class Marty Graver, Korthsld A C 113-pound class Wllber Johnstone, Pitts burgh Athletic Association. , , lM-pound class Itay Pryel, unattached. l.t.i.onunrt class II. II. Jenkins. Pittsburgh Athletic Club. . , . 113-pOUna Class A. l.xIOH"im. uns,ii.ura. l.u.nminrt riais Charles Schons. Moon Run A f Heavyweight Stanley Smith, Northalde Ath letic Club. WRESTLING CHAMPIONS. in.q.nrtnn .!,, ThnmAa Mcflann. German- town flos" Club. ,. US.tiound class L, W, Fraiee, Northside. x. M C l.i" V... .-,. i... a I iri1nh.iw- Pittsburgh Athletic Association. 125.pound class II. II. Jenkins, PittsbursB Athletic Association. ,... u 145-pound clars-H. II. Jenkins. Pittsburgh Athletic Association. ,...,. US-pound clafs Dexter Very. Pittsburgh Ath- 'lleavyweiiht ' Bmll Marshall. Pittsburgh letlc Astoclatlon. INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS. CO-Mird dash Gila Gano, Indiana Normal School . 1LO.ai(l daah-Sllaa Page. Tenn State. flou.vard run L. A. Cross. Pittsburgh Ath letic Association. ..i...... lUOO-jard run Sam Welti, Mercury Athletlo IMnlle run J. Organ, Pittsburgh AtbletlaAa fcociatlon. UU-yanl high hurdle Eugena P. Hammltt. PlSIpo,iini,shot put-K. V. Fry, University of Running' high lump J. L. King. Plttaburgh Athletic Association. PHILADELPHIA HOWLERS SHOW IN NATIONAL MEET Standing of All Cpntestants Changed in Yesterday's Play. NHW YORK. April 13,-Changea In all events but the doublea wera made yesterday In the standing of tha llrst rive leaders In tha championship tournament of tha National Bowling Association. In the singles C. W, Hunroel, of llrookljn, made 637 and took fourth place. In the five-man tha Melrose Club, of the Bronx, made. 2318 for third place. The scorea follow. Singles Howard B. Chlckerlng, New York, 648; Leo C. Lucke, Brooklyn. 039, Theodore Smith. Philadelphia, 63S; C. W. Hummel. Brooklyn, NT; Elmer E. Wood. 830. Doubles Walter and Smith, Rutherford. N J., 1232: Dunbar and Wilson, Nsw York. 1206. Stlrha and Pablan. New York. 11TI, OhrUlU and Lange, Hackensack, 1US. CattarapUh and La Belle. Montreal, 172. Five, men Atlantic. Brooklyn, 20IT Mantto, Philadelphia, US7t; Melrose, New York. 874 GREAT TRACK ANP FIELD MEET TO DE HELD BY CABLE Cbicagoans Enter Contests , With Chinese and Per to Biean Teams, CHICAGO. April To Uolta of tha Amateur Athletic Federation In China and Porto KIM have, accepted tu challenge, of local ltdr of the organimioa for an International cabli 6 racic ana nsm mm i? oa ociq simujiiateuajy i tht three countries next summer accord J , IBilOUUk.IU.UI uw Ufl JbVm Dr Charles A Silar. director at aLhlalira fr.- the Y M C A to Tijn-TsiB, rhlna, acd JS, Wiggins, physical director of tha Mean, nicnt of Education In Hau Juan, Porta In answered tha chfRaaga. Tb4 both iM tbar 's.nlle track athWUct are newvatAUt i . v ln their localttiaa. 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