fffyr,'-lM1' jwU'm
'w wiPJiil4ilwi!WWW;P'll'PJ JiP.'
uiJ.-"4HpWL"l,V " " "Wi mjSW'i1
I
EVENlKa Ll5baEB-PHILADErir TUESDAY, MAKflH 28, 1016.
JESS WILLARD REALIZES THAT HE IS NOT POPULAR AS HEAVYWEIGHT RING CHAMPION
PENN CHARTER
TO OPEN SEASON 1
WITH PENN FRESH
Willartl-Moran Receipts
of Fight Total $1S0,60S
NEW YORK, March 28. The
official returns for the Willard
Moran bout, according to the Box
ing Commissioners, total $150,008.
The State will receive $11,295.00.
Chairman Wcnck, of the Boxing
Commission, issued a statement in
which ho praised everybody con
nected with the management of the
affair. It is the largest amount
ever received at one haul under
the new boxing law.
The fnct that there were only a
few more than 10,000 admissions
accounted for would indicate, how
ever, that somebody must have
"crushed" the gate on Saturday
night.
COMMODORK HARRY HOWLERS
WIN FIVEOLWjLJJ. C. EVENT
Three-Corner Tic for First Place in
Singles
TOI.KDO. O , March 28. The Commo
doie Barry Council, Knights of Columbus,
for ench member of the team
The tournament will close tonight after
the close of the singles. Three men today
nro tied for first place In the singles. Un
less the tie is broken today It will bo
i rolled off Wednesday.
scores:
FlVC-Sin.S EVENTS.
Commodore Harry Council, K. of C, Chl
rauo. iltOu. Hetno Jtlehls, Columbus, SMi.i.
Wlttmann nnkry. Itochester. 'J8U3; Thotna
I Marino. L'hlcnRo, 12711.
DOUni.ES.
Thetz-llildebrandt. ChlcoKo, ia3: llarl.cn-rlder-Doehermnn,
Kort Wayne, l'.'"3.
INDIVIDUALS.
Schllman Toronto, (IT.: Shaw. Chicago. GS3,
llu'sman. Cincinnati, CSS.
ALL r.VENTS.
Thoma, Cl.lcueo. 1U10, Kallusch. Ibv-hester,
lMh: B. JlnrKenrlder. 1 ort Wayne, 1877,
WILLARD MUST CHANGE
ATTITUDE TOWARD PUBLIC
TO EVER. BECOME POPULAR
Jgss Declares His Unpopularity Is Due Solely
to H73 Natural Physical Advan
tages TESS WILLAIID Is partly coircct when l.o assorts that the iwwon for his unpop
J ularlty with the American lighting public Is his signntlo l. Only a to
day. ago' declared Wlllnnl before leaving New York, "did I find out that I
..,..... "I ,.. .,,.,in n.,,1 the only reason that t can attribute this to. is
thai I am bo biff. I can't help bcinff biff and bavin tho natural ndMintnffo over
mv opponents and I think the funs ousht to reallre that. ...
WUlardvent on to ray that he tried hard to do the right thin urn be .
champion In every sense of the wo.cl. '"After t found out how I "h
public," Wlltanl continued. "I was more anxious than ever to proto that h
LpSrior to Morn... 1 think I showed that, but st.lt the people are not so 11.11 I
with me as champion. They showed that when I enfcred the rlnR a Mmlls
Square Garden and when t left ... 1 wn Rlxcn the s,na lest npplause .,.,.. "
that a champion ever received before itnrtltiff a tight which might "" " "'
chaneo of a title. Mointi. on the other han.l. was rIicii an ovation whirl, threat
ened to tear the root oft the building. It hurts me ve.y much to think how
stand and I urn going to try my best to make tit- people m Unit It Hn t my fault
that I possess the physical advantages which ale mine. All I want now Is to tost
and I am going to do It for a while."
Willartl Will Have to Change His Style
While Wlllard was iinnuestlonably slnce.e In what he said about the reason
for his unpopularity, he did not go all the way nor did ho give all of the reasons
Ills general attitude toward the llstlc public has been one of utter disdain. U Is
possible that ho did not mean to be that way, but ho was. and that is the ma n
reason why ninety per cent, of the audience In. New York Saturday night would
have liked to have seen Moral, knock out tho big Kansan.
In order to bo a popular favorite, ns every one knows who has come In con
tact with peoplo In the public eye. they must bo consistently gracious. The can
not bo friendly to a few nnd treat the others as lackeys and cMtcct "to get awnv
with It " That Is what Wlllard has done, and It ho wishes to become a personal
favorite as well as a favorite In the betting In his future lights, ho must change
his attitude toward the public.
John L. Original If Nothing Else
Originality Is a ffieat thing. But enough Is sulllcle.it. There arc limits to all
things of which we have cognizance except tho boundless fcweep of space. Which
leads us to tho point In question. John T,. Sullivan exhibited a capacity for
originality almost unprecedented In boxing circles when ho gave l-'rank Mornn
the decision over Jess Wlllard.
John L. was quite a fighter In his day. I5ut this Is 1916. He Is no longer a
fighter and If that one decision can 'je taken na a cite. ion he H no longer a Judge
of fighters and fights. Tho former champion states that Mora., won because ho
carried tho fight to Wlllard in every round. Hut ho carried it only as far ns Jess'
left glove, which prevented with pendulum-like icgularlty any attempt to carry it
closer. Yes. ho carried to Jess all right, but tho Kansan politely loturned it.
It appears that the once-great heavyweight has lost both his logic and his
eyesight, for his deductions in reaching a Moran conclusion aro almost as
erroneous as his statements of the events which he decla.es occurred In the
ling Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden.
Which leads uTto conclude that It John L. cannot pick them any better
before a light than ho docs afterward, ho is our Idea of nothing to get excited
about In tho way of a ring prophet. In other words he appears to bo the
IJughey Fullerton of tho prize light game.
Penn Needs Baseball Cage
University of Pennsylvania athletes still need a great deal In the way of ath
letic equipment, but there are few needs more pressing than an Indoor baseball
cage. The preliminary season just closed lias furnished the strongest argument
for It. Not until they faced the Middles at Annapolis had the Quakers been nolo
.. ., .... ....!..,. rri.nl,. imttlntr iinirt.ee hnil been limited to WolKhtman Hall.
wmch is entirely too small for this son of practice. Naturally they we.e beaten j UM.no, Chicago, -returned the winners
und they will feet tho handicap for some time to come, though there is some com- aeeom, t,'ne,',vlth a score of 2005. Tho
fort In the fact that most of their early season opponents hao suffered tho same Wlnners will lecelve $800 In cash besides
misfortune " nanusome KOI" uauut cov. m. uuiiuuiiu.1
This perennial difficulty could be eliminated by the construction of an Indoor
cage, such as Cornell, Yale and Dartmouth possess. At tho three universities
named the Indoor cages contain full-slzo Inflolds. heated and well lighted. The
only kind of practice tho men cannot Indulge In hero with midsummer freedom Is
to chase flics In the outfield.
Pennsylvania has been handicapped for years in this respect. (
Such a cago could bo used not only lor tne oasoDau team, out is annual ua
essential for the track team. Ono of the reasons that tho Quakers cannot develop
consistent hurdlers, Jumper and vaultera is that the candidates for these events
must train In cold, poorly lighted quarters.
Between the baseball and track teams It would seem that such an Indoor cage
would prove a profitable Investment. .
Captain Ludcrus in World's Scries Form
Fred Luderus has been playing the same quality of baseball In tho South that
he uncorked In the recent world's Beries with tho Boston Ited Sox. Ho has been
lamming the ball consistently and fielding his position with the accuracy that
ho had last summer In tho four gomes against Bill Carrlgan's people.
Pat Moran seems to have not only made Fred do tho best work of his career
for ono year 'by naming him captain, but has extended that period of playing
efficiency to tho present year and coming National League campaign. (
Last winter Luderus went to his homo in Milwaukee, where no Kept in perrcct
- am .intii tv, mHni- tmlnlnrr mil wns sounded bv Fitehburc's first citizen, i Two hundred prominent Fportsmcn of
t J,, th -Phillies' onntnln onlv a counle of days to get in playing shape and he ! Philadelphia will banquet Harry D. Eel- ,
"- - - - i unrus at tne Jioioi n;uiuii witn a goou ici-
has been putting up a remarkablo game ever since. lowMilp dinner. George D Graham will
, Tho Phillies and their followers aro hoping that "Ludy" will romp down tho I bo toastmnBter.
1 1916 season's stretch In tho van of batsmen. Ho was beaten out last year by I Among the speakers will be Hon. Judge
Larry Doyle, of the Giants, by a margin of a few points only.
Gleason "Invented" Inside Baseball
J. C, Kofoed, writing In tho Baseball Magazine, claims that "Kid" Gleason j
originated Inside baseball 20 years ago while he was captain of tho New York
Giants. Kofoed says:
"The Giants and Anson's Chicago Colts were fighting it out. In the eighth
inning, with tbe score 9 to 6 in favor of the Giants, the Colts filled tho bases with
two out and Jimmy Ryan at bat.
"In those days Ryan was one of the greatest sluggers, nnd a long hit then was
bound to tie the score. Gleason, over alert, saw that. the comparatively weak-hit
ting Decker was next at bat. He ran over to Jouett Mcekln, who was on tho
.lt. nn whlanApul cnmot.ilnr- In hla Mr. Mpokin sppmprl nmn7Pil mt nril.pfl !
outJf i&.tu uiituvtvi. nw v. c. , i f,ti a Til OTTl'SVILI T Vu "I hope if I
Catcher Wilson, and the three had a conference, with Gleason doing most of have tu play bail that' inn, that ru'iio as
.. ii.i -- aood a pitcher at VI na Eddie l'lank Is," said
tna talking. i vfl(,r Johnson In an ortklal matfment lo-
"Then, to the astonishment of every one, Meekln deliberately pitched fourl "lay. .
balls so wide or tne plate tnat uyan naa not a cnance to toucn any or tnem. A waxahachib. Captain Larry Dojie. of
moment later be fanned Decker, winning tho game. It was the first time on
record that a twlrler deliberately passed a man (forcing In a run) to take a
chance on a weaker hitter."
. . .. ,, T . oir- i CHATTAXOOOA. Tenn. na.n la keen.ns
Association May Bar Local Golfers tlia Yunkera around the reat.ve board wlicro
Philadelphia golfers aro anxiously awaiting the announcement of the golf "" king, look better than three hits.
handicap list of the United States Golf Association, as this will determine whether
L -II - 1 .- k .lnV.M-Al . nn.A.ltln J l.n r..ln..nl I
uny OC mis Gliyt puiyera UIB lu uv ucuaucu wum tuiiijiciiiiuu ill iiio imuuiiui I rump.
amateur championship under the provisions or tho rule recently pa&sed by that
body. President Woodward has stated that no announcement of the men to ba
barred will be made, but that only those whose names appear lu tho handicap
rating will be eligible for the event. This Is taken to mean by the local golf
officials that the men left off tho list are automatically barred.
It Is not believed that any of the local players will be barred under this rule,
though there Is .some question as to whether George Brooke, the former Penn
coach and all-around athlete, may be held out of competition. Last year the
Philadelphia Association barred him, owing to his football-coaching activities,
although In national racquet and court tennis championships he is regarded as
an amateur.
Only one Phlladelphian will be raised In handicap, It Is believed by local '
officials. He Is Hugh Wllloughby, of the Merlon Cricket and Racquet Clubs.
"Wlllqughby was a 4-handicap man last season; but he won the Philadelphia I
championship and then this winter took the Florida championship with such ease
t,bat be will probably be rated at 3 on the new list.
Last season W.1 C. Fownes, of Pittsburgh, former national champion and
now playing from Pine Valley, was low handicap man in the Philadelphia district.
Ha was handicapped at 2 strokes locally, and the national rating gave blm the
same figure. There were at least a dozen local men placed by the Philadelphia
Association at 4. It Is not likely that more than four or five local men will be
on, the national eligible list, however.
TEACHING FRIEND WIPE TO SHUFFLE THE CARDS'
i 1 "" " T t i U wevan
I y ponj'T f I G,ue r,e 0 I
I OiJCE Ret V- jl S J&VZk " I WVs ' vfSMa.
, flrMrir r- tf wasn't rHT ( oh for jmo- 1 f "' ". MflKy.
iHBRG VT U5TM-0M fttcr 3LIPPCD- WM'T B BOCH , Jf.'T W
gxpe-c-tbd 7 iT7 No - You Your exphewioM aw old ghooch, ; me ts pick i
rAT- - ts-z rfueoi Ak1- Vwfts r0o comical That's suvoavs 'Em UP' I
v s, ryr- kqsot it- 1, tub wm- y
v r' " e ves V Sh r "J U3G A -J i '
I
Quakers Have Hard Game'
ju owieuuie inis week
Fields in Poor Shape
OTHER SCHOOL
BACK TO THE CIRCUS FOR
JESS WILLARD SYNDICATE
By GRANTLAND RICE
TnSS WILLuVRD will nbout scro out
d the nveraRc relRii of the heavyweight
..inc.
.
Corbctt. as Uoavyw clBht champion, ru.cu i
Mo years; Fltzslmmons ruled four; Jet-j
flies' term of active seivico wns llvo yearo,
while Johnson maintained his supremacy
for the fnnio period. j
FIo ycais seems to bo the grand aver-
headlmo hint into n plausible contenuer,
but never Into n cha.nplonihlp.
No, It's th'o clrcui for the Syndlcato now.
One May Ho Horn i:vciy Minute, and there
are C07.C00 minute to the year but they
don't all fall for the samo brand of bunk.
Frank lloran looked to bo the next best
man In Mght He had one chance Tint
was to tnltc nn iik or a shotirun Into tho
ring. Courage Is a .are quality. Hut
without tho re&t of tho tools It gels little
1
NEWS
7 m
i-cnn hoarier nas a hart nut t .. lj
than tho University of PensylvS ffJ
men tenm. When Prrnnh m...i.? V? ,rVH
plans for the coming season U tiSI
that the opening game should b i
Bordcnlown, ns has been the cass lor
many yearn past. But Hordenlown L?
uuieu, owinB iu ne poor condition 6 iV t
diamond. "" t
This Will mean that the QnL. .. .
with n college team nnd with err liiii
practice, for even If tho weather Is mil,?
able for outdoor work the flddi m T.J
In poor shape. Shuman, IJ. Walsh, Strut?
anil Fleming, the battery candidates,!,
nil been speeding up their work fa if! J
gym preparatory to going uMb I
Ilogcrs, i:dflon and Ilrovvn have Un
the receiving end. i
Itah Afnr.ln. who did nurh hpiin.n, . l .. J
bnnkPtlinll durlrfir tho pa Mson. Trin 2 1
hn ln-ieli. rrst, for hs Is now n tanaidiu !; 6
the Dnf inn ipnin. .Nntninif iiko stu.ini in iv.
term until the other lVrhr Mutts mH
play lonthnu, tuo
rhps MuttTVllH
i ii iii lm ni least four rears be- , but a bloody nose and a sablo eye
ro. JcsWiilard ta-'nJ- j. h0
gets too f.it to waddle around the ring nnd wlthout It
If Moran Is the next best man and he
probably lb Wlllard Is so far beyond all
teal competition thnt not even the highly
Is forced to abdicate on account of surplus
llcsh.
No Match in Sluht
It would bo foolish to match Fulton,
Moi.m or any other heavyweight with tho
big KaiiMin for Homo time to come.
The Syndicate niut stick to the circus
either become a pint of the tluec-rlngccl
show, the elephants and the pink leinonnilo
or arrange a set-up. In which case, If tho
public falls. It wilt ery Justly deserve the
eminent stinging thnt will follow.
You can take a t'lgar Storo Indian and
commercialized instincts of Jnck Curley
and Tom Jonc3 should have the nervo to
start another affair.
What's the use? Here Is a champion
30 or 60 pounds heavier than the next
real contender ; a champion who is faster,
stronger, more skilful nnd fully as en
during; who Isn't a great champion bc
causo ho lacks, tho fighting Inbtlnct of his
profession, but who has a placid sort of
courage that will take much and go far
tho courage , that comes with a suro
knowledge of superiority.
Tho man who beats Wlllaid In the next
year or two must bo a big man and a
good boxer; a keen ring general, who ran
tako punishment nnd who can hit; a man
who knows how to use his fists and feet
In a skilful way.
Where Is ho? Answer: Ho Isn't.
The Lone Shadow
There is now but ono shadow abovo
Wlllard's Igloo. That Is surplus flesh.
Ho fought Johnson a year ago weighing
1MB pounds. Ho put in llvo weeks reduc
ing for tho 3Iornn light.
He started weighing 272 pounds In his
clothes, which means about 202 pounds
stripped. After llvo weeks of hard work
he finished weighing 259 pounds nt tho
ringside. On the night of tho light ho
looked about as ho did five weeks ago.
Tho thick rolls of meat were still there.
Wlllard is going to find it harder and
harder to prune away this surplus flesh.
Ono glance at him five weeks ago was
enough to know thnt he would never fight
at 250 pounds again.
By the end of another year ho will llnd
It hard to train below 2G5 or possibly
270.
Such courage as Jloran has Is a flno
quality. But It wouldn't help the bravest
golfer In the world who plays around a
90 to beat Jerry Travers or Harry Var-don.
The Venn lenm. Hod with Prlncpton for ti,g
tn.riuil an nla Ijtnirllfl rhan.nlnn.kla .... " 'H
of tho MshtpRt nnt. nmillciit tenmt in tin ir&L'j
rnthrtlWi Illah. winner.- of thn Cnthnlu nvli,12
chnmnlnnnhln. .was made up of slight tout wtrtl
athletes, tlio lluhtcst but ono ot th futeit &i
una ntviiuii.
Jtananer CJ-orBe. Mills lias arrsntH iiva
i listed - I
This contest i
Imsobal. ch"ilulo for the .Media. Jtish Scfcoolii
tho openlmr nam" iiavimr neen listed with 03
1!H
Kennrtt Puuaro Hlch School,
bo piajcu nexi gmuruar
If Van r-.t can mt more control U y,mi
malm nood In tho box for the Chestnut Ml
Academy boye. for he has lots of epert siny
qulto a arieiy t ,"" iui.es.
Tho Ocrmantown Academy bssehsll tlsmii
. n an..nri thn week In the onn. Pm.,1
Sutton 1 "TV rnuch Pleased with tns sho.
Inn "of r.d l'rutchcy. who Is a candldsts (nj
tho twining .losmuu
Tbe Northeait High School Athletic Autft
elation will bold a benefit .on April 2, tJ
ra SB lUnUS lO Ilimiivo i' mm uuicn mm,'
This mncert will lw K.ven bjr the three, Wn."
leyan UnUcrs.ty Musical Clubs, and .trill ttti
Ull ui.m'""r -- ----- - - - l--.1'1 tt-BTjn
tho plnco or mo usual uenenis neid ty tbl
Northeast uoyo.
t.i...lni, 4rnrlC meett have been-T)larn4rnn!
tho South Philadelphia ItlKh School schwlalftl
MnniiBi-r Harry Topham hns completed bill
list of dual nnd Invitation meets for tti!
resulars.
Captnln Ilartune. Iemmy. Freeman. lUimA
Comerford, urccr. tiniNru . ana rnr tri
maUlnB Rood on tho rrlemls' Central Sctojl
baseball flquau V.. c"n . .(i ?WS2
tho eeason witn jtmiey rnrit insn dcooql
or
ff1
HAVE YOU TRIED A
CIGAR
EXCEEDINGLY BETTED
Ilenr' Clear Co.. I'lilladelpbls
EDWARDS BANQUET TONIGHT
J. J. Corbett Will Be Present at Good
Fellowship Affair
Joseph J. Itndgers, Hon. Judge Utley U.
I'rane, Hon. Judge H. C. Iloimlwcll, Sena
tor S. W. Salus, W. Freeland Kendrlck,
II J. Cattell. Governor William M. Ilumi
and Thomas Meagher.
I The subscription list closed long ago, but
! there wero a few stragglers from tho Wil-
lurd-Moran bout, some Callfornlans, In
cluding none other than James J. Corbett
and possibly Tex Illckard, who stated that
If ho straightens out his accounts ho will
attend tho festivities
HOOKIES AND IlEGULAItS
the (Hants, joined the Home Ilun Club at
Huuston. banslns one over the fence and cut
tlnir u triple an a taper off. Tho Ulants play
the TUera today.
Fla JllB mil James, whoso arm is
t of much worry In the Urates'
,nt lnnR ulth a few benders of the
1UU type and Mananer Htatlinirs ) jublUnt
-tirAir
the nubject of much worry In
SIINEIIAI. WELLS. Tux Terry's four-base
awut with two men on In testerday'a game
has boosted his stock and Manager .lowland
pUna playing the rookie star at third rce
ularly. KBW OKLUANS. Ia. The Cincinnati ReU
and the Indiana clash today In their second
same of the serlea Fr.U Coumbe will fate
the Itods Larry Chapello and Klmer Smith
are having it nip and tuck for tho Indians'
rivht garden Job.
P. B. & W. R. R. A. A. Carnival
NATIONAL A. C. SEEK? ftJS
IHI.I.V MIXES t. 1N.SY lU'CK
11IIIIIIV airCAXX vs. JOIINN'V HOsSI
KITZ WALTERS is. I'KTK il M.ll.Ni;
WII.I.IK IIAVNOX ts. JOK ll'XIill.I.
ST.VM.KY IIINCUI.K r. TOUMV O'llKEFK
tTTLK KOYALI nVTTI.K KOV.I.i
Adm. SSc. Hen, SOr. 3r nnd 31.
LINCOLN A. C. luia 4 Woodland A.
JHIIUV MGIIT, HIKCII 31
, Young Jack O'Brien vs. Joe Pbaleo
1 KDllIK HART v. LEW hTINIiKtt
TIIKKK UTI1EK IIIOII-'USK DOl'TS
'
i i
' 3 I
I.ENT& .- VHBHJDirs. 31
" II mill II Mil m t
. If II I i IM y, I
-REMEMBER Turkish tobacco is BSffi i M
the world's most famous tobacco for B9 HmEfflM (l ,f -
cigarettes. KM tIiHsHrII I Jlx&!f$ jM
I I llllllllllllllfl md fyjPbm 0jaretis!nthaiii x J
The surest -, jJII!illliIlii!lillll!lllll!lf 1
1 -1 nnsibm 1
llllllffllltl llll llli I lllllllllllllllll III llil III lllffll llflllllJII LEeSiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHi
j llllllilllllHIIBML1 PsLim ;
itiBi m
surest
test or all
(UAmJor vwuAisM
cwiu.
m&
&
COUU-pN'T PRACTISE
yITH CONNIE AASCK 5
EVENING LEDGER MOVIES IF YOU HAD EATEN A MELON, HUGHEY, YOU WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BECOME MELONCHOLY
o'5 r.sfsnr?0r3a
POOKIES TQPAY JOHN FPOW AN ATTACT OF
"" sC Kj;ne quiNCEY
I ATE A auiNCE FOR.
PReKFUSTANP I SUFFERED
CONS EQUEtf TL.Y t
WENT TO SE
V AN'Wn.D"
y
y
WHEN THE'FrlVSICAN
opENSp TII6 poop.
I sJlESAiPj-
CvfEU'V
ANP VyHATPIJ1roU
5AY;CLARENCfcX-
7'SAV, "NO
DOC. IMA SICK Kb m
. u " it v
cK5. 4&n1
iBr
BE LIKE
f.
y
TH VOCTQm
r
A'
MM&
tj7P
mmSb
BSS
vx n iwv
&"
V-
- uzmm
.Mi f n-ii ii Iiiiii irw Trritniii