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IKAISER BILL IS THE GUY BENNY LEONARD WOULD LIKE TO HAND OVER A KNOCKOUT SLOW
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CHAMPION LEONARD GETS $60,000
OFFER, WHILE HE WAITS TO SIGN
$30 MONTH CONTRACT WITH U. S.
f'BennyCan Pull Down $1000 a Round Defending
Titie in oix tfouts, out He Thinks More
of Defending Old Glory
By LOUIS
WHILE! Uenny ijeonaru is uiuing nis lime
about slcning a $30 a-month contract
to flght under the management of our Uncle
gummy, and Jeopardize his new lightweight
Jewel against shot and shell of Bill, the
Tyrant, another proposition one ery, ery
tempting Is staring him squarely In the
face. Leonard can pluck a nice, new, crisp
$1000 bill for a slnglo round of boxing
Ind the offer which Is being (on ml nn tho
champ calls for sixty three-tnlnute periods
i( flstlc frivolity In other words unless
Leonard overlooks this $C0,000 affair, lfs
jot going to be a cry hard winter for tho
tonqueror of Fred Welsh
Jimmy Johnston, a New York match
maker, Is endeavoring to hand oer the
taltry sixty thou' to our hero, and .Teems
has been talking these 'phone figures for
publication. Here's tho scheme Johnston
will glvo Leonard $G000 to engage Johnny
Dundee, noi a uimu muic w uu-v nu ? tiu
Jackson, $6000 to face Joe 'Welling $7000
If he will tako n. chance with Chailey
White's deadly left hook, $10,000 if he will
scree to box Ted Lewis at 135 pounds at
J o'clock, and $20,000 If ho as 111 attend
nuglllstically to Johnny Kilbano
That's a total of only $58,000 If Leon
rd will sign an agreement to meet these
men for the stated amounts Johnbton will
rive him a bonus or $2000, so that his
total earnings for tho six bouts will foot
180,000 Johnston Informs the world that
Jo lightweight eer got $GO,000 for sit ten
round bouts before
Means Every Word
"I mean what I say when I make this
offer," we are Informed Johnston said,
"Leonard can make his own arrangements
tB to the period of time between each
bout and ho can select his opponents In
tho order that best suits his fancy
"There are three men In that list who
can whip him to n certainty Jackson,
White and Lewis nro the men I hac In
mind I know you'll laugh when I mention
Ted Lewis as ono of Leonard's opponents
They all think that because ho fought
middlewcight3 ho Is one himself I'll guar
antee that he .will mako 135 nt 3 o'clock
for Leonard and if tho truth Is known,
135 Isn't any too happy a weight for Uenny.
"Despito the fact that his weight was
announced at 133 tho night he won the title
from Welsh ho really weighed 137 pounds
and he worked hard to make that Lewis
lathe most remarkable lightweight that the
world has excr produced
"Leonard will lnvu to fight real class
Boon or ho may noer get the chance to
again. Ho Is bound to bo drawn Into the
army or nay. Thoro Is no chance for
him td aoid that, so ho might Just as well
look over this list of mine and tako somo
nf them on Outside of the men I have
mentioned there Is none with whom ho
could draw a respectable gate I think
my offer fair and It certainly goes Let
him sign and I'll hand ocr tho $2000 prize
money without blinking "
9 6ome Exaggeration
Jesso James, as Johnston Is familiarly
quoted by those whom he calls by first
name, libels himself when he Intimates that
Leonard has trouble making 135 pounds;
'cause It isn't so Leonard has weighed In
for bouts in Philadelphia nt 135, some
times at 131 and 133, and thero were no
signs of weakness In his bouts, unless It
was on the part of the opposition There
Bhoutdn t be any doubt about Leonard
being a legitimate 133-pbunder, and by de
fending his title at that scalo those other
"lightweights" would hao to box In the
crownless welter clhlslon
Leonard, as champion, Is tho best of the
133-pounders, and no ono should try to
besmirch his ability Thero aro several
good boxers, legitimate 133-pounders, who
might make things Interesting for the title
holder, and he would make a splendid mole
by resetting tho limit at 133 pounds Jack-
Bon, Dundee White and Kllbane, of course,
all can do the weight with ease, and these
men are worth of whacks at tho laurels.
There are great opportunities to acquire
a fortune rapidly when one is in the posi
tion of Leonard It will require a strong
determination and patriotism of tho healthi
est kind to lgnoie the many purses thou
sands of dollars to turn to tho monthly
wage of $30 and the risk of life that go
with actle service under Old Glory.
All the more honor to the New York lad,
therefore if he goes through with his
original declaration and dona tho khaki.
Buch an example by a boxer a holder of a
title would dd much to relieve tho game
of Its present offenslv eness Furthermore,
Benny would be a regular hero, he would
find himself to be America's Idol, just liko
Georges Carpentier In Tiance
Boxes Nelson Tonight
Leonard defends his title for the second
time In a no-decision contest and for tho
sconcl time a Philadelphia!! gets the
thance to knock off tho crown. Johnny
Nelson, of Kensington, boxes Benny ten
rounds in New York tonight and It Is likely
that the Quaker Cltj lad will go the limit
as Joe Welsh did here recently In tlx
sessions Nelson boxed Leonaiil tdiortly
before Benny won the title, and tho fracas
went along for tho scheduled eighteen min
utes, although Johnny spent eighteen sec
onds, nine seconds at a time, on the floor
Then Philadelphia again will be In the
limelight on Leonard's next appearance Ho
will show his championship figure right here
ltv Phllly That will bo tomorrow night.
Benny won't box, though He s going to
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H. JAFFE
Paus Way Through College
bg the Use of His Fists
. Anions the men who were rradimted
front (olnmliln t ollrte lt eek
stmltnt who tor morn thin two ar iwtla
JiU woy through lollene 1 llfhtlnr pre
llmlnur) Iidiiih Tii Tirluiw Ne ork bnxlns
iub, lie broke Into the lame when he
vn flntiliinB liln lilcli mIioo! course, anil ne
found Unit It was the easiest way to make
mnncr. . ,,. ,.
Ilnriliv a week ried but that he dlon t
net nt leat one "fee" of S10. and thero
were time when Ills earning ran Wen
HO. He wns nrcr rernsnlted at aiu or
Ids llnhW. nltlioMcli lie often aw omB "i
M cl iMimute nround the rlns. Only ono
or to of liln most Intlmute friends know
if his hidden chapter In his life, and they
will nut illiulge his name.
appear In the role of a third man In the
ring, pinch lefcrcclng for Muggsy Talor
at tho Broadway Club Benny won't bo
tho first champion to have officiated In tho
llttlo old Broadway's bquared circle, as
Jack Johnson, when heavyweight champion
refereed a battlo roal there.
Irish Champ Here Tonight
The tlrst Monday night show of the sum
mer at the National Club will be put on
tonight Billy Kramer, who has been
boxing In good form oer since Invading
tho City of Brotherly Lovo from Milwau
kee, will show his mcttlo In tho star bout
Opposed to Kramer will bo an Irishman,
an Urln son of title, for the man to mix
with Billy is Mlko McTlgue. who comes
here as the middleweight champion of Ire
land. Paul Dole, tho New York Italian. Is In
the semi, pitted against LMdlo Wagond, also
a Wop Both are hat a puncners, uui. ui
different tpes Dole Is a boxer: he waits
for an opening before letting loose a hay
maker, while Wagond keeps pumping away
almost continually with slashing slams
Joe Dorsey looks llko a promising ban
tam Ho Is to box Llttlo Bear, the Injun,
In the third number. Other bouts are Billy
Ilolfo and Joo Augatls, a return match, apd
Young Lawrenco and Mlko Daley.
Says "Mayor" Fccney
"Boots" Doyle, lightweight, southpaw
and hard puncher. Is the best his weight
In Philadelphia, sas Jim fceney. The
major of Kensington puts himself on record
ns quottrg that no lightweight In Phi adel
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"Boots" Isn't a bit particular who cares to
dispute Kceney's declaration.
If there Is a lightweight In Phllly that
can show better than Doyle," says Feency,
"va gotta introduce him to me. Lven then
I won't be convinced until ho proves It In
tho ring Dojlc punches too hard for any
of 'cm and when he connects with that old
nortsider. tho referco has to bo ready to
"Johnny Nelson Is a pretty tough guy.
ain't ho-" Interrogated Feeney. we U,
when 'Boots' slugged him 'long s do the lug
Johnny took a flop, and John dldn t mean
to fall, either. I was surprised that he
was up before ten was counted, and when
Nelson did get on his feet I had I to agree
that Jawn was as tough as they said he
All the lightweights can have their jaws
tested when the 1910-17 season opens, says
Tceney. "and even Benny Leonard aln t
exempted, ' Is tho way the "Mayor puts It,
Scraps About Scrappers
liittlln Konln has been matched by Joe Ken.
n.dy for a ten-round sou. ft"lll mwt
da nliht wltn Jackie Clarke They will meet
at catch weights
llmim Wlldo, fljwelBht champion has been
sis m Ms :
h"s re?over,d from his breakdown through a
sovero strain. .
Artie Hoot
of Cleveland, will appear In the
,., ilr show nt Ba tlmore nexi rrioay
SfSit 1? mectl Dick Loadman at 122 pounds
?lnwtde The bout Is scheduled for fifteen
rounds at the ball park
Kid Lanimle, an amateur boxer and knock
erout is about 'to enter the pro ranks Lammie
Is a 125 poundei
T-a.il. O'Keefe and AI Wagner the Clown,
will shoot Bl" nt each other with Champion
? Lirfin tlw same the tomorrow nlEht at
?. Broadway Club JIuckels Hlley boxes Danny
the ,urfaVh iml Other bouts are Mickey
Tromo'A. Mlk Tlussell, , rrankle Mer'adden v.
lleddy Welsh and Tootsle llojle vs Battling
Leonard
iinhlir Kernolds Is contemplating another trip
. riMeland whre ha has been offered a
mnt?l maklne job for an open air arena, Before
SSv'n?l Sill appear In about here Eobby
is keeplns himself In good shape
km MrCos. known In military circles as
SeSennt Norman Selby, Is making a strong
i?i.i ? for recruits In New York, as Sergeant Sam
plea tor recrmi- . Katcher
M?Cov has ben rutting over some good speeches
J,,i"Ma e'stlculitlnns are Oueensberry In style.
fS, fln- his iudltors the Kid clenchs both
h"nds ind hi emphjslzcs his points with every
E town to th.- manly nrt of self-defense
-rome on npw before they draft 5ou,' shouts
the Speaker, letting go a left hook "A man
;Sn t light In 'he rln nor '" tn" ,rercn
un"ess 'he is trained (right upoercut) and the
SUlenti-nrst will put ou In the pink of con
dition Jab " 1th tho left) If we are to win this
tLht (feinting with the left) you must be pre
Enred to carry tho Stars and Stripes too Berlin
Thavy right for the body) and put the Kaiser
down for the full count ' (succession ot cork
screws) Golf Match Nets 511,000 for Red Cross
CHICAGO June 18 Chicago's two Brobdlng
nairlan golfers rharles Evans. Jr and Robert
A Gardner proved too strong a combination for
tho Invading mldgtts Bobby Jones and I'erry
Adair from Ailnnta in their Hed Cross match
at th Klossmoor Country Cluh 4 and 2. Tho
lied Cross fund netted about Jll 000.
GAMBLING IN A. L. TO BE
STOPPED, SAYS JOHNSON
Disorder at Game in Boston Causes In
vestigation by League's
President
CHICAGO. Juno 18. Betting at Amer-
lean League ball parks will be stamped out
at any cost, according to a statement given
out by President Ban B. Johnson, following
disorder at the game In Boston on Saturday
between tho Red and White Sox clubs.
Gamblers, It Is said, Incited the dlsordor
when they saw the home team was losing.
"I am awaiting a report from my um
pires," Johnson said. "If they bear out re
ports, the American League will stamp out
gambling on baseball nt all cost."
TAGGART NEW CAPTAIN
OF W. AND J. BALL TEAM
WASHINGTON. Pa, Juno 18 John
Taggart. of New Castto, Pa., a sophomore,
and for two years varalty catcher, has been
elected captain of the W. and J. baseball
nlno for next season, succeeding BUI Stobbs,
of Wheeling. Taggart was ono of the three
men voted for by the llacrs who cast bal
lots, the others being Emmet Blslcr short
stop, of Ashtabula, O , and Sam Stevvart
first baseman, of Wllklnsburg Taggart
recently took tho examinations for admis
sion to the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, nfter receiving an appoint
ment, but failed by the fraction of one
point.
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Addressing
As
S SOON as a man has discovered the
correct manner of holding a club when
addressing the ball, the next question Is
as to how he should stand when addressing
tho ball, This quostlon of stance deserves
greater attention
than It usually re
ceives, for It plays a
highly Important part
In the rhythmic
movement of a golf
stroke We hao de
scribed the stance In
an earlier article
Any ono who has
ever watched many
golfers at play can
not fall to have no
ticed the varieties of
stance employed, and
In consequence the
onlooker becomes to-
tall confused as to
the proper stanco for
the various shots.
We have all seen tho
queer positions base
CHICK KVANS
ball players get Into,
but contrary to tho belief of the averago
golfer, and notwithstanding the fact that
ono Is trying to hit a flying ball and the
other ono upon the ground tho stances
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the Ball
of the golfer are the more various of tho
two.
This la nn unfortunate condition, for
with a stance that varies considerably ac
cording to Impulse, no man can be fairly
certain of any particular shot at any par
ticular time. Chance will always play a
largo part In any game, but If a man has no
particular way of holding his club, or stand
ing, or swinging, every stroke will bo a wild
adventure Into an unknown land.
Simplifies Question of Stanco
When I was In the thick of my early
struggles with the difficulties of the game,
two words began to burn themsolvcs Into
my consciousness. One was SIMPLIFICA
TION and tho other COMFORT In thoso
early days I was using numerous stances
for every shot, with a norveracklng atten
tion to details ; now I use one stance for
full shotB and another for half, or quarter
shots, and tho details merely approximate
certain standards
Stances aro usually spoken of as open or
square, as Illustrated In a previous article,
and most of the others are variations, often
wide ones, of these two methods
Tho too of tho right foot Is placed ot
an imaginary straight line at right angles
to the line of play, and In tho square stance
both toes are about on tho J'o. Tho ro
latlvo positions of the feet o this line really
describe the sort of stanco
M own gamo was learned piecemeal.
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and what 1 have now Is a survival of a
discard of many years. I think I have
tried every Imaginable stance. In my early
days ot colt It was popular to play tn
open stanco with the left foot behind the.
right. I tried this and found myself pull
ing across the ball and thereby slicing. It
was all right on tho half and quarter shots,
where one could awing almost straight, but
tho minute the club gets beyond the hall
club length It begins to get oft the Imag
inary straight line.
Square Stance is Popular
If ou watch the leading present day
players you will notice that they nil use
the square stance for thtlr long shots. Ot
course. I mean approximately. Even In
my own game I occasionally drop my cyei
to my feet nnd see them sometimes on tho
straight line drawn at right angles to the
lino to the hole, nnd sometimes the left Is a
little ahead of tho right, or sometimes a
llttlo behind tho rlgh, but always very
close to what may be called an exactly
square stance. These llttlo variations may
be attributed to comfort obtained at that
particular moment by the setting of tn
feet.
One day I found myself playing badly.
with both feet pointed straight, nnd I Just
turned them out a bit and discovered that
was tho Ideal position for tho pivot The
heels may rise, but neither foot should be
completely lifted
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Exemption for Inman, Hillinrdist
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SCHEDULED FOR AUGUtJr&
l ho Travers Listed for Augu
August 30 Hopeful Stakes
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NEW YORK. Juna HThe dates f
principal handicaps to be held at the ssd
Ing of the Saratoga Racing Assoclatlsjf
un,tt"'B uuve ucen announces:, xne nsps
lng will open on August 1, and on, t$4fti
day the Saratoga Handicap, with a valuli
$6000, and the Flash, for two-year-cfts
with a alue of J2B00, will be held.
The Travers, ons of the richest stake rfc,
the meeting, will be run for by threa-ylt '
olds on August 18.
The Hopeful Stakes, for juvenile. sd
the Saratoga Cup, for three-year-olds 4';
upward, will be hold on the last day ot MM
meeting, August 30,
DURANT GETS THIRD IN
AUTO DERBY AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, June 18 Revision of tliq
records In the 2G0-mlle automobile darfcf
at the Chicago Speedway put Cliff Durawt
third, Eddie Hearne, fourth : Louis Chevro
let, ninth, and Louis Fountalne, tenth.
Durant accordingly will get 12000 for tb,jrjl
Place, while Hearne will cash In J1500 for
the next best tlnle. The change also giTM
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talne (COO for tenth
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200 miles will be recognized as new Amer
ican records tor the distance. Mulfor4
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onds better than the record, and 200 miles
tn 1 55 11 15, twelve seconds faster than
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