Wi'O' r
EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 191&.
If
FULTON, WILLARD'S NEXT OPPONENT, AN UNKNOWN AMONG RINGSIDE FOLLOWERS
BASKETBALL "BUGS" KEEP
THE INDOOR GAME ALIVE
BEACON Y. M. A.'S SPEEDY CAGE QUINTET
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONS DO
NOT LINGER LONG AT TOP
Average Reign of Titleholder Since McAuliff e's
Time Is Three Years Joe Gans Held
Crown for Six Years
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iSmall Halls in Philadelphia Do Not Permit
; Cage Promoters to Make Success From
Financial Standpoint
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riASKETHAIjIj Is the sport which Intcr-
JJ ests the grcntcst number of Phllndct
inln In the winter months.
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Tear niter Jflu '" . kuiuu noma
firth In mis city miring me iriRiu
months, and If there were t, jclous hnlls
in which the teams could piny there
ould bo even more Interest taken In the
pjstlme than ihcre Is now. Also better
rlrra wou'd b developed. With so
,nr leagues playltiB in church base-
jnenls. attics nnd In swimming pools, the
' Ijyers don't come alone ns fast ns they
vould In law ntt,ls or courts.
From n financial standpoint DasKetoaii
fcim't a paying proposition In larger cities,
tot this never deters promoters. There
111 always somo one wllllnjr to take n
cwnce. Some leagues exist ono year,
iiomo KO two or tnrce but tnftl ,s aoout
f tie limit. Tho Eastern Lchkuo has been
raining for seven yonrs and tho Amor-
icn League has been In business for II
kfnts. and Is tho oldest organization In
StM country Jinny changes havo been
Iworked In the American tongue since Us
Itnwlxntlon, however.
' Philadelphia Is practically tho homo of
(lukctball and Pennsylvania at this tlmo
, the home of eight-tenths of tho
professional basketball players of tho
I country. With the Eastern League hold
ring forth In this section; tho Pennsyl
vania SInto Lcaguo trnvellng over tho
rough roads In tho coal regions, nnd tho
i western iimi "
I tuslnoss In the vicinity of Pittsburgh, tho
money cnasers nru liiciiy ib hi una
State. Tho New York State League and
to,. Interstate Lcnguo nro tho only other
i rlaces where they may exhibit their skill.
Leagues do better In tho smaller cities
r. ,L.. I .., nnnlltlln M t 1 Hal R dm In
tjor meru jo uvv v. .... w....uu. ....... .,.
?imller towns nnd tho halls arc larger
' snd better to play In ns n rule. In most
f the smaller cities tho games nro played
k.'r the Stato armories, nnd It Is n smalt
irraory that won't sent 2000 persons. For
i"iereral years tho New York Stnto League
GOAL AVERAGES
MAY DETERMINE
LEAGUE WINNER
Bethlehem Soccerists Not
I Prolific Scorers as Diss-
ton in American League
RACE RESUMED JAN. 8
r When the second half of tho American
f Boccer Lcaguo senson starts on January
I, Dlsston will havo tho advantage of a.
four-point lead over Bethlehem. Dlsston
fckuwon from each of the remaining tlvo
Stos, Including tho steclworkers. while
tie latter team gained Its points at tha
iitipense of Hoys Club, Victor nnd tho
rangers, me wentt ciuuh 01 1110 icukuu.
The game with tho Hibernians still Is to
be played.
Although thcro is little doubt in tho
minds of soccerists that Bethlehem is
the strongest team In the circuit, tho
points lost to Dlsston on November 20
may cost the up-Stato eleven tho cham
pionship. Bethlehem and Dlsston do not
meet again until February 5; meanvhllo
the weaker clubs will bo played nnd val
uable points obtnlned. Even should tho
iteelworkers defeat Dlsston, the Tncony
Itts would still bo in tho running, since
to one of tho other clubs of the league.
tot even tho Hibernians, should upset
either of the leaders.
In the event nf n. npthlehem win over
KDlsston and form prevailing In the re
maining games, the teams would be tied
at points, nnd tho championship would go
to the ono with the best goal nverago.
Thffl l IvhAPA llloalnn I. n a . ilAr.lilf.,1 n.l
guntage, for Its nvcrngo at present for
are games Is 26-1, whllo Bethlehem's,
In four games. Is 15-2. nnd the llfth came
Eb with tho Hibs.
t The American League race fn recent
gyears has been merely a two or three
feornered light, and until that condition
remeaiea tno liluo ribbon of local fcoc-
Barnes wm not receive tne paironago
It ihould.
ti.Eob yllon, tho Wanderers' rlitht halfback,
ft! entirely recovered from the Illness that
- cunnneu mm to nis home ror tne pnsi
wntti. and hen the Allied League cumpulcn
S f'ned on January he will be again n
1,"I1. tleorue Wilson will, In all Itkell
", return to hi iwsltlon at Inaldo left
n the lame date.
P. WUh these two men back In the rame the
t'weur cup holden should forge rapidly to
Ike front In the nrt division of the Allied
K..t"c; . ine "m Is now tied viun BJ.
Sf.J mnam and Falls elevens are only three
Joints away, The ground lost by the Wan
IJjrj's in ihe onenlnu ueeks of the race will
oa be made up.
I
Tetter Is Optimistic
IlinSw Y0RI- D,!C. 2S. "Flshllne bae'
B'.Y;."1, the 'history jot the game from the
liSSSP?1"' o' both if.ijliB and attendance,
flttordlnj; to President Tetier. of the National
.- . ,". luaao too
- ' .. uiaftD uiH sraHon 01 juiu ilia uik-
til.tr'" ."'"" nnl prognoaiicaiion since ina
nutr of Cincinnati was signed. It will be
t,'7tl eson for the plajers. Tener as
!n"?;, because, they were shown such con
S:JCu.'Sn bt the dub owners In the settle.
SSa. men aro ure to p,ay at ,op
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Shares amcriovM tripc
CANNING AT 50 , WATCH THE)
TICKERCUOteLY FOR IT 15
CQINOTbBCAUUCLy
swr IKiTRIPeJtOTOPJ
Packed the armories In the smallor New
York towns, but the people tired of ono
club winning nil tha time nnd Just nat
urally stopped going lo the games. There
is Just ns much enthusiasm now In tho
luiiinB regions or Pennsylvania ns there
ever was in New York State.
And In tho coal regions they nro doing
something to try nnd hold tho Interest,
for the rules demand that nt least three
local players should bo members of each
olub. This virtually limits a club to two
out-and-out professionals. Wnchttr
brothers, Sulls, Inglls, Tome, O'Lcary,
Nolls, Joe Evcrs, Curletto and others who
established reputations In tho New York
Btato League are placing on State League
icarns, anu tne Mantleoko club, run by
Wachler and O'Lenrv. tnn Ihn Irnum
This Icaguo Is having troublo among Us
managers. liecauso of the desire to win
some clubs nro offering players on otliT
teams more money to Jump. They may
not be nblo to leave their own club, but
they becomo dissatisfied nnd are of no
vniuc thereafter.
Getting right closo to home, there Is
plenty doing. Besides tho Eastern
League, wo have tho American, Indus
trial, two Interclub Leagues, Dank nnd
Trust League, two amateur leagues, two
Juvcnllo league, seven church leagues
and a lot of smaller organizations, b
sldca somo leagues formed inside of
clubs who have their own courts. All
told, thcro nro about 23 leagues playing
In Philadelphia rUlit now.
All of the nbovo lengucs will play tho
lntercolleglato rules. Tho Intcrcollcglntc.
A. A, U. and Y. XI. C. A. rules are all
ono this yenr. For years tho heads of
these organisations havo been trying to
standardize tho rules nnd Ihev havit
sucecded In n grcnt moasurc, Universal
basketball rules nro bound to come. Ono
of these days tho men behind the pro
fessional sport will get together with
thoso who contrnl tho destinies of tho
nmnteur bodies and agreo on ono set of
rules. This may bo In the distant future,
but It Is bound to come. It was a dim
cult thing to nnd two school tenms play
ing tho samo kind of rulcB In this sec
tion last winter, but there will bo no
such troublo this winter, ns nearly every
school will play tho collegiate game.
THIRTY CUBS AND WHALES
WILL GO SOUTH TO TRAIN
Charley Thomas Turns Eyo Toward
Toledo Club
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Chnrloy Thomas,
president of tho Chicago Cubs, nppenred
likely today to transfer his baseball
activities to Toledo. When ho Is dis
possessed of tho Bruins by Charles
U'ccghmnn, Thomas plans to secure con
trol of tho Cleveland American Associa
tion club and transfer It to Toledo, Is wns
reported.
Thirty players will make- the spring
training trip of the amalgamated Cub
Whalo teams, Charles Weeghman said to
day. He expects to weed out a bunch of
the players ho has on hand.
TRENTON TRIUMPHS
OVER READING, 23-20
Fognrty's Field nnd Foul Goals
in Last Three Minutes of
Play Mean Victory
Club StandlnR
W. I P C. W. L. P C.
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Heading 10 S .Ki Cnmdrn .... 7 10 .-"-
Trenton.... U 8 .SJU Jnspcr 4 12 .250
Tojionnow Nionrs schedule.
Pe Xerl at Camden
TltKNTON, Dec. 28. Trenton nosed out
Beading In tho last three minutes of tho
roughest bnskctbnll game of tho local
season last night by a score of 2J to 20.
Three minutes before tho game ended tho
score wns a tie at 20. but during tho
space which elapsed before tho gong
sounded Fogarty received a pass under
tho basket from Getzlnger and tossed tho
goal. In an effort to prevent the tally
llaggaity fouled Fognrty, and Joo
promptly landed tho foul toss and won
tho match.
The contest early developed Into n closo
guarding o.ie, both teams doing some re
nmrknble blocking. The fact that but
one Held goal was landed during tho tlrst
half, that one by Bogglo, 15 seconds be
foro the half ended, Is ovldenco of tho
closeness of the piny.
Tho first hnlf resolved Itself Into n con
test of foul tossing between Sears and
Fogurty, with Seurs having a shade the
lnAH n 1.a rtnttttiat ITn In mind in rt.I '
of 13 shots, while Fogarty pocketed 8 out
of 11 The half ended with tho score;
Reading, 12: Trenton, 8.
Jlefereo IJrennan was hooted by tha
crowd for his nmmrent Indifferent work.
and on more than one occasion tho con- I
test got bejond his control ana bordered
on football.
Wrestlers in Draw Match
NBW YORK. Dee. 2S. Alex Aberg. worM
Oraeco'llomun Hrestllnfr champion, still tioUU
hu title tuda). The throne, however uti
badly rocked Ytheii the champion and the
Marked Mdnel clashed In a vcheduled finish
tussle nt the International Tournament last
nlKht, but AberE'a oiiilrrrul strength hrl.l
on defeat during two houm nnd Hi mlnutea
ot furtoua wrestllnK. Tho contest was stopped
nt 1 h. m. today In accordance nltll the law
The unknown Krappler held the upper hand
tlnoughout the match.
Dooin Drawn for Jury Service
ChHrlea S. Dooln, former manager of the
Phillies and now a catcher for the New orlc
(Hunts Is bUinmoned (or Jury service In Com
mon Pleas Court So. 1, beginning the first
Monday in January.
ABSENT-MINDED
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The Hcacon basketball team, a scml-profcssionnl organization, has been frfvintr tho fans in North
eastern Philadelphia a series of clever cage exhibitions at Disston Hall nnd also at Beacon Church,
Cedar and Cumberland streets. Readinp from loft to right, the men in the photograph "nro: Stand
ing A. DulT, forward: James McDowell, president; II. Randell. manager; II. Ilazlett, centre.
Sentcd P. Tigeart, forward; C. Blair, guard; Wll liam Livingston, guard.
TRINITY CLUB MEN
TO RACE IN STARR
FIVE-MILE EVENT
Brooklyn Team, Winner of 1915
Trophy, Again to Bid for
New Year's Day
Laurels
Entries nro pouring In for the fourth
annual handicap flve-mUo street race to
be hold New Year's Day under the Joint
nusplcrs of tho South Street Business
Men's Association and tho Theodore Starr
Club. According to tho nrrangcmcnts,
tho event Is to bo stnrted nt 10:30 o'clock.
From present Indications, the number
of contestants will surpass thoso of tho
previous years, nnd Included In tho en
tries received to date Is tho famous
Trinity Club of Brooklyn, which Inst
yenr showed thn wny home or the team
trophy. This sumo team last week fin
ished socond In tho Junior national chnm
plonshlp3. Tho team In mndo up of tho
fnstcst distance runners In New York.
Tho race this year will bo run over tho
newly laid wooden blocks, which should
mnko tho going better. Mnny of tho
Philadelphia clubs and Individuals have
already sent In their blanks.
An an added attraction this yenr, every
runner finishing tho entire course will
bo presented Ith n bronze survivor's
medal. Tho prizes, which ulll number
60 In all, ato of handsome design and
studded with diamonds, rubles, sapphires
nnd emeralds.
Bntrles close today with William I,.
Charr, the Theodore Starr Club, Starr
Garden, Cth nnd Lombard streets, or
A. A. 17. headquarters, 1)32 South I'onn
Squnre, nnd Louis N Coldsmlth, 1011
Chestnut street.
The Boston 4- A wl" conduct an Inter
city wrestling tournament at Boston on
Jnnunry IT. Tho classes will bo IIS. i:3,
133, 115 and heavyweight. JIany of tho
local A. A. U. grnpplcrs are entered.
George Bonhng has not turned pro
fessional as hns been hinted. Gcoigc
Is advising tho athletes at Hamilton In
stitute, not coaching them.
LEGAL LIGHTS WHO ENDED BASEBALL WAR
This trio
of the
representative
ABNER Anyway, His Mother
THE IDEA OF M
) SPecULATINANDlN
of attorneys drew up the articles of the "peace pact" which was sipned bv the representatives
Federal Leairue and organized baseball. Thev are. left to rirrht: John M. Gnlvin. Cincinnati.
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Tinker's Tentative
Team for Next Year
.lor Tinker, whom rumor Iiim plnceil nt
Mm lieml of the miis-Wlinlm eomlilnn
llon, linn picked the appended trntntlre
tenni to represent Oilmen In tho "n
tlan.il l.ragiio nnt Kcnnn:
l'lTCHKim
w. f.. r.n.
Ilrnnn 17 ft 3.13
McCnnnell 8,1 in 2.0S
IlrnilrU to IB 3.00
Itnllrr to 20 S.07
Ilrrnnni, .1 0 1.10
l'rrnderitnst 14 13 3.70
VmiRlin 20 13 3.1a
Intruder 10 111 3..17
nrtsT hask
llnt'g. riil'i.
Paler 309 .08S
SlIOKTSTOr
Dnolnn 300 .910
Tiintn it,si:
Zlmmermnn 301 .009
OUTnEI.DKMS
Ilnck 31."! .970
'.willing 201 .0H3
Wllllitmi 2,M .on
CATCIlKItfl
Archer 340 .077
At 11-011 Son .07H
l'Mier 330 .070'
Tufts to Play Princeton
MEDrOItD, Mum., Dec. 3S. Tho Tufts foot
tinlt wncliile for tulrt fihown n number of new
collrrra nn tho lift. Inclmlinir Inrtlumi Unl
Acrnltv. I'rlncctnn nnd Hirncuse Tlio eched
ido follow p September .10 Worcester Toch nt
Mr-tford. fctnber 7. Hnrvnrd nt Cnmbrldjfn.
ciciober II. I'rlncctoii nt frlncoton; October ill,
lioton Collcifp nt Mcdford. Octolwr IN Indlinn
Stato nt lmlnn.ipoll. November 4. Mnsiinchii
eottH AkkIpm nt Mc.lford, November 11. Hnrlng
lleM Y. M. C A Colleen nt aprlnWlelil: Nn
member 1h. Ilnwdnln at Mcdford, November -.,
Sr.cuo at Honton.
Swedish Coach to Visit Here
NEW YOItK. Ipo. Hi. ErncBt lllertbrrg.
nt one tlmo promlnont In thU country ns n
track atliloto and to icli, but who has artp.1 nn
a director of Huralah athletics for tlin pant
fpw cirn, his rcturiicil on th steamer Stock
holm for a brief Ult. lljcrtbc-n: accom
li.mfr (1 tho American team to tho Olympic
K.Mticti at Stockholm several venrs n;n. KueMh
oiTi t.iU vne so favorably Impressed with tho
MinultiK or tho American team that Hlertberg
was llulucod to remain 111 Hnedtn anil intro
duce American methods In track and field
sports.
Cornell Chess Team Wins
NI'.W VOltlC. Dec. 2 Cornell scored tho
lionnrs In tljp flret round of tho Trtinjrular
t'ollcKi 1'hcMn Iai;tio CHtenlav. The match
against the University nf l'enns)lanli auartec.
on four boards, rteultel In favor of tho
Itlincans by tho score of UVi to Hi.
of tho National League; S. M. Swarts, St. Louis, Federal League attorney; Judge
George II. Williams, St. Louis, representative of the American League.
Didn't Raise Him to Be a Watchman ! By WALT MeDOUGALL
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WHEELER COMPANY
EMPLOYES TO FORM
BIG ORGANIZATION
Thomns J. Cnllnhnn Is Power
Behind Move Soccer, Base
ball and Basketball
to Be Promoted
Thomas J. Callahan, who Is tho nthtotlo
enthusiast at tho Whcolor Compnny, 18th
street nnd Allegheny avenue, hns an
nounced somo Interesting plans for tho
coming year. According to tho scheme of
Mr. Callahan an athletic association will
bo formed nnd various brunches of eport
promoted.
In nn Interview todny Mr. Callahan
said: "Tho boya of tho Wheeler Com
pany havo been Interested In athlotlcn for
n long time nnd wo havo mado somo nt
tempt nt organization, but never qulto
realized that ambition. Tho tlmo Is not
far dlstnnt, however, before wo do have
a governing body, and then I predict big
things.
"Wo havo played baseball and this year
soccer appealed to ii numbnr of tho men.
As a result of tho Interest In tho Bngllsh
pnstlmo n, crack eleven was foi mcd. Mnc
I.nren, a wiry Kngllshman, Is tho heart
of tho soccer team, nnd he has bcon In
stilling the light In tho boys. Bro.adloy
Is mannglng tho details, and doing very
well, whllo Llndcrman and Ilcaley nro
stars of the llrst water. This year wo
nro playing Independent games, but hope
to becomo a member of tho Industrial
Soccer Lenguo noxt year.
"Wo havo. "continued Mr. Callnhan,
"already mado arrangements for a good
baseball team. Last year wo played In-
dendent gnmes nnd win do ho again this
tlmo. Maybo In 1017 wo will bo strong
enough to play In tho Industrial League.
I hope so. In basketball wo nro doing n
bit, but wo nro not ns strong as some
othor manufacturing plants, but hope to
bo within n few years. Somo of the men
on tho team luivo played the cago gntno
before, but others wholly lack experience."
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NO port wltneaset the- passing of
champions with greater frequency
than doc3 tho prize ring.
Billiard players nro stars whon their
hair It silvered with gray; ball players
nro In harness when their years havo ex
ceeded 40, nnd Jockeys have families
while still In tho saddle. Bowlors novor
seem to bo crowded out of the spotlight
by young blood.
Ago thcro often Improves upon skill and
they seem to live out n generation at tho
pinnacle of their careers look back Into
tho history of Queetisborry and learn tho
fato of exponents who havo endeavored
to defy the ravages of time.
Tako tho lightweight class, whero tho
passing show Is Bwlft nnd over changing
In personnel. From tho days of Oeorgo
Lavlgno, who assumed tho title Upon the,
retlromont of Jack McAullffo, ono of the
fow who realized whon ho Vina through
and quit undefeated, remarkable, ohnnses
transpired with astonishing frequonoy
With tho exception of Joo dans, Wol
gast'a finish nt tho ago of 21 lin't any
thing to marvol over. Every llghtwolght
champion slnco MoAullffo's tlmo has
passed out boforo attaining lilt 30th year,
and oavo for the groat negro champion,
nono lingered nt tho pinnacle for . longer
period than four years.
Lavlguo at 2d popularly concoded pre
mier distinction nmong the 133-pounders
when McAUllffo shed his ring ntttro for
elmplo retirement. Ho blazed his namo
from coast to const of America nnd
ncross the Atlantic, but was shorn of
his honors at tho ago of 29. Frank Ernes
at tho ago of 24, then ascended to tho
pedestal nnd for throo years he beat back
each Attack on his crown.
Ono day nt Kort Brio, when Erno wns
27, Joe Gans smoto tho Buffalo boy on
tho J.tw In the first round and Gans, 23,
beenmo lightweight champion of tho
world. This tlmo tho tltlo remained un
altered for six years. Thero wasn't tho
crop of lightweights then that Infested
the country several yearn later and Gnns
was obliged to nccopt engagements In tho
welterweight class, nnd whllo ho wns
whipped sovcral times, It never was at
tho cost of his title.
Consequently Gnns rodo high until Bat-
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
TO LEAVE CLEVELAND
Ban Johnson Says Indians Must Havo
Clear Field
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Tho Amerlcnn As
sociation toam must bo tnkcti from Clevo
Innd, according to n statement mado by
President Johnson, of tho American
League, before leaving for tho Forest
City to dlscurs with bankers thcro
tho baseball situation. Magnates of tho
American Lcaguo will gather in Cleveland
either Wednesday or Thursdny to dispose
of the question Involved in the nffalrs of
tho major and minor lcaguo clubs which
nro being hnndlod by a committee, of
bankora for Charles Somcrs.
VINCOME TEAM IN
NIGHT SIGNAL DRILL
Eleven Works Out Under Arc
Lights at 53d and Wal
nut Streets
Unnblo to pet a Rymnnslum for prac
tice last nlBht tho VIncomo football team,
which meets McCIuro on Notv Year's
Dny for the championship of Philadel
phia and Delaware Counties, resorted to
prnctlco under tho nro llKhts In tho
neighborhood of KM and Walnut streets.
This was tho llrst occasion on which
tho VIncomo players were toscther slnco
their last Kamo three eelta aso nt Xor
rlstonn, Mannser MacDonald, however,
lias arranged to conduct tho work-outs
Indoors hereafter, except on tho morn
ing; before the came, when tho VIncomo
team will practice on tho Strawbrldso
and Clothier Field, the scene of tho game
the afternoon following.
Jlanaeers of the two tenms will meet
nt the playltiR field tomorrow afternoon
to arrange for handling a probable crowd
of E0. Tho demand for tickets Is so
great that provision will be made to
put the pasteboards on sale at somo
downtown asency. It Is the plan of tho
managers to provide 1000 reserved chairs
for the sidelines.
In tho lineup of tho VIncomo team last
night were tho players that nre scheduled
to start the championship buttle on Satur
day. Harold Lentz. ono of tho most sen
sational plajers to bo turned out by a
local school, directed tho play from the
quarterback position. The VIncomo team
work will be built principally around
Lentz, as ho Is a punter and drop kicker
of note, a brainy lender, an accurate
forward pas.ser nnd a remarkable runner
with tho ball.
Most of the time was spent In wearing
the rust otT tho plays used by VIncomo
during tho past season anil developing mi
open attack, which will bo used exten
sively. The VIncomo boys have fashioned
their attack after the style adopted by
Foster Stanford, tho f.imous Vale player
nnd for several seasons past coach of tho
Hutgers ColleKo eleven.
Artie Ball Is Dead
CHICAGO. Dee. US. Artie Hall, the ereat
shortstop or tho famous lUltlmoti Orioles of
th3 late Do's U dead .it hU homo In llde
Park, nail had been out of baseball since
abuut 1UI3. lie uaa -II years old. He vtent
Into professional baseball at Itidtan.iD.dia In
lHixl. Afterward he uenc to Ualtlniore with
John Mctiraw. Jack Doyle and Huifhey Jen
nings. AMD IT'S
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MEFOKMOME ILL LET
Jake eo
REST-.'
lllng Nelson upflet calculations by knock
ing tho great Baltimore boy out In 17
rounds In 1908 Onns wns then 34 nnd Nel
son eight years younger. Had It been
anybody elso but Nelson his feat of win
ning at that flgo might have excited some
comment, but In view of tho Cane's
unique career tho samo thing might have
happened with tho Battler.
Nelson's career at tho top wn of short
duration, however, and when Wolgast, In
full bloom of youth and strength camo
along the durnblo one was knocked from
his perch His ago then was 28; Wolgast's
22. Apendlcltls, damnged arms, broken
hands and sundry other misfortunes
hastened Wolgnst's end and In two years'
tlmo another had usurped his throne,
Wllllo mtohle, at 21, turning tho trick
against n rival but three) years older.
Strangely enough, Bltchlo's reign At
tho top covered a period no greater than
that of his Immediate predecessor. It Is
commonly conceded, In tho light of subse
quent events, that Itltchlo never really
lost his tltlo to Welsh. A canvas of tho
flatlc population In America would de
velop favorable Bentlment for Ritchie,
from nt least 90 per cent.
fllnco being relieved of his tltlo In Lon
don Ritchie opposed Freddy under condi
tions moro fnvornblo and tho Briton wns
admlnlstorcd n lacing. The decision of
nefereo CorrI, howovor, gavo Welsh
nitchlo's tltlo nnd a lighter who had
vnultod to tho top nt 21 was reduced to
tho ranks at 23.
Welsh was 2S whon ho had tho good
fortuno to bo at home when fighting for
tho championship, nnd now Is npproach
Ing 30. It is believed that Welsh never
would havo won tho tltlo except undor
tho system of boxing in England. This
belief Is supported by Freddy's caroor
since, during which tlmo ho has been
outpointed ns many times as Al Palzor
Is whipped.
But, whllo conditions favored Welsh,
ovon nt tho oxponeo of a far bettor
lighter, ho Is ncceptod ns champion and
will remain so until somebody wln3 tho
title, which Isn't nt all probablo In vtow
of his ileslro to escape n. meeting whon
tho crown Is Involved, and It would bo
Interesting to know how his reign will
compare In length with his predecessors.
FULTON, OPPONENT
OF JESS WILLARD,
MYSTERY FIGHTER
Career in Ring of Mam
moth Minnesota Heavy
weight Is Unknown
MATCH HAS BEEN PANNED
Ffed Fulton, tho mammoth Mlnne
sotan, who will got nn opportunity to
meet Champion Jess Wlllnrd In tho lat
torfs flrat match slnco returning tho
crown to the Caucauslau race, li a man
of mystery a complete stranger so far
ns his pugilistic ability Is concerned.
However. nlthougli a championship
match, no matter how onc-nldcd. Is a ,
vnltio of nows, Nw Orlenns papers havo
"knocked" Instead of boosted thoscrnp.
As expected, publicity given tho fight Is
far from Mattering to Wlllnrd nnd tha
March 4 match In general, ns tho Knnsan
Is coming In for many n roast for pass
ing up Frank Mornn nnd Jim Coffey In)
favor of a comparatively unknown novtco.
It Is admitted on all sides that neither
Moran nor Colfey would havo a posslbl
chance with Wlllnrd, ao It appears that
tho promoters made a wlso move In got
ting Fulton, but tho press Is not looking
at the matter in that light. Tho ability
of Mornn and Codcy is known, but M
Fulton is a novice ar.-l hns not competed
In any big bouts his mettle Is moro ot
less a mystery.
When it comes to deciding between a
known quantity which Is lnsufilclcnt and
an unknown quantity It apparently U
good policy to tnko a clianco on tho ua
known. The prospects of success may
be one chance In n hundred. It certainly
is better than no chance at all.
That Fulton has shown les3 than any
man who ever obtained n clianco to light
for a championship cannot be denied.
Tho Mlnnesotnn has the longest reach oj
any man In tho ring todny. With his
arms spread out ho spans SV.i Inches,
moie than an Inch longer than that of
winani. ! uiion Is a whalo of u man. but
tho only advantage ho has on Wlllard Is
reach. Fred stunda 0 feot 4 Inches, two
Inches shorter than Jobs, whllo tho cham
pion has the better of 23 pounds In
weight. Fulton tipping the beam at 220
pounds.
Rddle Hevolr will tackle the veteran.
Kid Ilroad. In tho wind-up at the Doug
las Club tonight:
Tho program follows:
First bout Frisco Leus t. Kid Stroodle.
aeoud bout fcee-saw Kelly vs. Jim Wil
liam. Third bout Valine Howard v. Al For.
semi wind-up Torami Cranston s. Joe Fu.
Wind-up Dddle llevolro a. Kid Droad.
Scraps About Scrappers
A letter for Hock Uones U awaiting claim
In the bports Department ot tho Evenln
Ledger.
s
Tollowlnir the presentation of a traveling
bai? by newsbois of tha National Club to Jack
Miuulgan, Christmas afternoon, the sift was
so rurprlslns that the promoter made a sorry
attempt In a reply to cries of "sueoch ' Some
one around the rliiKsMo )elled "Hey, Jack, a
a sproch-maker you're there as a match-,
maker."
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