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ENCOURAGED TO
"f:iWar Has Taken Star Athletes From Colleges, but
f, vuicr ouuuents ire Trying tor tne reams.
' . Army Camps Have Elevens in the Field
fTUIElUd U more foolball this ycai thnn ever before.
Despite tho war niut Hie luutlohlpn It worked In college circles, the tilgskln
It belnft booted about by moie olovons today tliiui In any season that tins
iwssed. Tho sport has more active followers than It bud it year ago and public
interest is Betting stronger. Conditions In coIIokos throughout tho country,
Kroufiht about by tho war, hac encouraged bundled of students who would
mt have taken up football to come out for gridiron practice. Football Htara who
hVo left colleges to servo Uncle Sam are playing the gnmo In evcrj cantonment
in Die country. Homo camps havo as high as four football tcomi In action.
Huhky young rookies who never played football befoie arc playing It this fall
In the army camps and on college gridirons. In other ears thec young men did
not go In for the pigskin game because they did not lmo tho opportunity. T'nder
military regulations hundreds hae turned out for football. Tho soldier Is red
blooded and full of lite. Ho loves spoil nnd needs It. And football Is a red-blooded
Came. By the time tho season ends football will base won hundreds of devotees
who never knew Its thrills before.
However, the audiences tills ear do not seem so enthusiastic ns In the
past. The wild scenes which usually follow a. glorious victory are missing, and
even the students themselves are finding It hard to get worked up over a game.
At I'enn the Georgia defeat had something to do with tho dampening of tho
spirit, but now that the team Is plulng good football the old enthusiasm Is
expected to return
THE absence of Yale, Harvard and Prlnceun is kcetil.v felt. In tho past
the newspapers plaed these colleges up from the start of the season
to the end and kept the public Infoimcd of cery mote. This kept
up interest and thus fur no substitutes have been found.
Georgia Tech Not so Good, Says Washington and Lee Coach
GEORGIA TECH has Jumped to the front In the football world this eur and
ulready has been placed In lino for the championship. The crushing detent
administered to Pcnn early In the season attracted wide attention, and last Sat
urday's victory over Washington and l.co bv tho scbre of 63 to 0 made many
of tho experts believe that the fcouthern eleven was good enough to give an
team a rub. It was said that a postseason game probably would bo' arranged
between Tech and Pitt, but this has not passed tho talkative stage. We. too,
believed that Georgia had a Bwell team until a letter was received from 13111
Raftery, head coach of the Washington and I.ee eleven.
"Gcorgiu Tech Is not as good as .vou think it is," writes Bill, "and the
victory over Penn was scored because Jhe Hed and Blue was not prepared. I'cnn
came down without any practice to speak of and showed It. Tech, on the other
hand, worked hard for the game and was In wonderful shape. Strapper is ft
good halfback, but hardly AU-Amerlcan timber. Joe Guyon, to me, Is their best
bet and Is. I believe, good enough to play on any football team In the world.
Hf was developed by Glenn Warner at Carlisle, nnd that means he knows foot
ball Inside and But. The Indian Is a star of the first masnltuds and his Individual
Work helps the team considerably. Titt. West Virginia. Washington and Jeffer
son, tho Army and Navy can put It all over Tech right now. although I must
confess they lravo the best team In the South. They have a game with Auburn
on Thanksgiving Day. nnd it would not'surprlso me if Auburn won.
"The reason Georgia is so strong this year is because all of the other col
leges have sent their men to the military camps. We lost fourteen letter men and
I am proud of It. I am only s,orry that they didn't accept me. Georgia would
hve a hard time with Penn now, and if they ever meet Pitt good night: "
A GAME between Pitt and Georgia Tech would be n great thing If it
were played for the Hed Cross or tobacco fund. However, Warner's
men already have scheduled a combat with an army camp to be played the
Saturday following Thanksgiving, nnd the chances are that nothing will
be done.
Penn Charter's Forward Passes Arc Fatal to St. Luke's
SCHOOLEOYS and even some of the college plavcrs who' nnd it difficult to find
a suitable defense for the forward pass should study their own play a little
more carefully. A forward pass ulwajs Is dangerous near the goal line, for Its
"'uccessful completion usually results in a score If the ball hits the ground
behind the goal line, however, it is a touchback nnd tho defenders of the goal
get the ball on the 20-ynrd line for first down. This Is n good thing to remember,
but few players know that such a rule is In the book. Instead of batting the ball
to the ground, which is the very best way to ruin a forward pass, the men play
ing back hit It high In the air or give it a side swipe, which Increases the danger.
After a defensive player hits the ball It can be caught by any member of tho
other team, while only the man who first touched It can recover the pigskin
before It- lilts the ground
Yesterday out at Wayne, where St. Luke's played Penn Charter, a play of
this sort came up. Pcnn Charter had the ball In mldfleld, third down and about
Bine yards to gain, when a forward pass was tried. Captain Sltlcy hurled the
ball down the field and one of St. Luke's players leaped Into the air to Inter
cept It. The ball landed on top of his fingers, bounded away from him and landed
la the arms of a I'enn Charter man, who raced down the field. This gave Mer
rltt's men the ball within easy striking distance to the goal line, and on tho next
nlfiv till first lnr nnrl miK- srnrn w ih,ivn,l ncrnat Tf .... u i... i. , .-
H came which favored Pcnn Charter, and
I; uujo of it.
The game was haid fought from the start, with St Luke's on the defence
most of the time. Penn Charter started ofT with a rush nnd carried the oval
ear the goal line, but St. Luke's held and took the ball away. Several times
Penn Charter was close to a touchdown, hut each time St. Luke's defense
tightened and the ball was lost.
putED GILLENDEFt has a good team at St. Luke s this year, but It is
very erratic. In the last halt the boys played wonderful football and
showed flashes of good form. The awakening was too late, however as
Tenn Charter had the game won and there wasn't time enough to slip
( over a score. Dick llerrltt nlso has a good team and should have little
aimcuuy in winning tne mieracaaemie cnampionslilp again.
Onlu Tivo Important Games in the West Today
TpoOTBALL Interest in the Middle West, so far as games M-lieduled for today
are concerned, centers in two games the Michlgan-Xebraska contest at Ann
Arbor and the unnual Northwestern-Chicago argument, which will be staged at
Stags Kleld, Chicago. The other games Involving Big Ten teams nre the Illinois
Purdue struggle at Urbana. the lowa-Wlsconsln fracas at .Madison and the Ohio
State-Denison battle at Columbus.
The Michigan-Nebraska engagement will bo the first intersectlonal clash
In the Middle West this season. Nebraska adherents boast openly that thev h""
the best football team In the country. Michigan's followers, however discount th
boasts of tho Cornhuskers. Coach Stagg's Maroons havo been the surprise of th
Conference thus "- r.-led as "weak bisters" at the opening of the season the
Midway lads have spilled the dope by walloping Purdue and Vanderbilt and all
bow regarded as championship possibilities.
SOMETHING new was pulled In baseball when Miller Hugglns took the
manager of the New York Yankees. Outside of one rumor, nothing v "'
no long-drawn out arguments or negotiations were forced upon the nublS n,d'
the. deal went through like regular business. Heretofore a stunt like tH "
,. worth a couple of weeks of newspaper yarns, but Colonel Huppert signed II WaS
' In a couple of hours. It Is to bo hoped that other owners will follow ii!" ?""
Vorker'a exumpte. l" New
WEST POINT and Annapolis still are plugging for an Army and Navv
this fall. It look's as If the game will be plajed on November 24 but ""
official consent has not been obtained from the War Department. " ' l as ct
DK NEXT Saturday afternoon the United States Marines football team
. League Island will play the officers from Camp .Meade "somo place, in ti,h 7?
fi, ": "" uat uccu uimuio iu uuimn a new on which to nla ,t
,yn yet on a still hunt for one. Charley Lovett, who managed Penn las
w'-t baa charge of the Marines and is working night and day. An effort to c t "iT'
. l'hiines grounds luiieu anu connio mock will h nskM
ilL. nu Tt Innt. iiu If Ih. I.nuhnll m.r.
7"" ' " -- v """" ..v. .vuovi, up ana cio their "bit" fop
worthy cause. ul
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EKNY LEONARD, lightweight champion of the world, will start la today to d
iP'JiU "bit" tor Uncle Sam. The sensational tltleholder will become athletic In-
Ewoior at .mmp upton. ine acvem ot Jonara at that camp will undoubted'"
wpndera In the physical make-up of many of our ambitious defn. '
Wft& war Is now being fought, a soldier with a proper knowledge of boxing 'is of
K mmumonUl value. The mastery of the art of self-defense enables u warrior to
V 1Hia H- bayonet dexterously; In fact, bayonet work Is similar to boxing.
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CHAltMiy WHITE, challenger of Benny Leonard, the champion lightweight,
bam ar appelated boding Instructor at Camp Grant, near Chicago, with a
pr ? irt assistant
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RAY WILL "RAY" FOR BROTHER IN '
FOOTBALL MIX, AND BROTHER WILL
"RAY" FOR RAY DURING RING BOUT
Pittsburgh Lightweight, Who Meets Russo at
National, Belongs to Athletic Family, Repre
sented Also on Gridiron and in Baseball
By LOUIS
WHIt.t: Pnn and Pitt ar? grappling on
the gridiron at Franklin Field this
afternoon there will bo nn interested spec
tator scinewhere In the north stand, occu
pied by Pittsburgh constituents, rooting not
so much for a P-I T-T victory as for a
clinnco to see Davie Pitler. twenty-year-old
substitute quarterback get Into the fracas
and lead his Panther pals over the Quakers
line There will be more than friendly en
thuslnsm In the Interested spectator's root
ing : there will be a brotherly feeling.
All dressed up pretty In a sailor's uniform
no one who didn't know the rosy-checked
boy In blue would take him for n boxer
Yet the Interested spectator wearing tho
suit of a naval reserve, rcsy-chcettcd and
rooting for a glimpse at Pitler In action,
will be Johnny Itay, Pittsburgh lightweight.
Philadelphia flstlc fans who h.ivo seen Kay
perform know that the jouth Is a regular
boxer.
I'ccling 13 Mutual
Then to prove that the brollie-ly frying
is mutual. Davie Pitler, after getting cut of
his moleskins, will he at tho ringside of the
Vatlon.il "lub tonight and voice his college
"ray r.ij" for the rosy-cheeked Hay to
come, through with a victory over; Jack
Husso, of New Orleans.
Through Pay's means at iral.lng money
by the use of his mitts. Davie has been able
to matriculate at tho I'nlverslty of Pitts
burgh. In plain words, Johnny Kay Is pay
ing for the tuition and expenses for his
brother's course at college. Pitler has been
doing po well In his studies that he has
been finding sufficient time to go out for
the football team, and he hns been doing
no well on the gridiron that Davie has
earned for himself a place a substitute
iuarter.
Family of Athletes
As this is Pitler? first vear on the Pitt
eleven. It is onl a matter of another vear
before he will have clinched for himself a
regular berth Thcte Is no doubt tljat 'Pit"
Is a sure-enough football player, for It evi
dently runs In the Pitler family to be a
successful athlete.
Families of athletes are common among
the American people, but usually sportsmen
of the same kin have established reputa
tions In the like line of endeavor Not eo
with the Pitler bovs, of Pittsburgh Be
ildes Johnny Kay, whose name Isn't Johnny
Kay at all, only for pugilistic purposes, and
Davie Pitler, the football plaer, there Is
another Pitler, whose flrfct handle Is Jake
Jake Is as good a baseball player as thein
Is in the major leagues The only handi
cap In Jake's playing Is the fact thit he Is
the second baseman of the Pittsburgh Na
tional League club
Plays Fine Game
Despite the poor showing ot the Pirates
In last season's race, finishing eighth be
cause there was no lower position, Jake
proved himself a good kev stone Backer In
the field the baseball-plalng-PItler fellow
YALE WILL NOT PLAY
"INFORMAL" FOOTBALL
Games With Harvard and Princeton
Elevens Will Not Be
Put On
NHW YORK. Oct. 27. informal football
game between Ynle and Harvard or
Princeton won't bo played this year, ac
cording to u (statement from New Haven
today.
ALUMNI GOLF BODY PLANNED
Movement to Organize Colleges Into
an Association
NKW HAVK.V. f'onn.. Oct. 27. An Item
In the Yale Dally News reports that a
movement Is now under way to organize a
golf association made up ot the alumni from
colleges and universities throughout the
country.
The purpose ot this organlzat on would
bo to bring the alumni i the various co..
leges In closer touch with each other, and
the forming of new and pleasant affiliations
It Is planned to hold a tournament each
year for the championship of the associa
tion. In which alumni from any of the col.
lege members of the association are ellglrle
to play The alumni of each co.lege will
also have a team, and these teams will com
pete for the Individual college champion
ship. Another feature that is planned for the
proposed organization Is to have' these
alumni teams go back to their lma mater
and Play the undergraduate team A match
of this sort would Interest the whole stu
dent body, since the a.umnl players art
often of national reputation- Robert A
Gardner, 1012. twice winner of the national
amateur championship, Is on f. Yale's .
wumml i,luwil nil p".ytrc ,U
WHAT GOLF DOES TO A
1 IF 1 TWa MY old T " I . txpFcT you I r
mi 44a this aftcr- il7.xpiCTJv P
13 I ?-. .1 woots and wvuop TMivr VpropicipVTt rBCL,?-Vr
r'rV: J UTTUfc PILU- WELL- PLNl-Ml. AT COE- "-..
&ZJ L want Ten. jrcu-that, u!e2T sfZJ- T"( ffoMft Ja.eu.
J rlJLy I fll-t- laaiNO TO TOWCt VM Tc3UD;XX OLD 'R"n
TtlC OAMC 5LAT AT It Tfsr wAr r-r
H. JAFFH
covers a lot of ground nnd at the bat he
Isn't the worst bludgeon wlelder In tho
league
So It is with Kay as a boxer He Is a
clever two-handed puncher, fast, hits fairly
well for a lad still In hl3 teens nnd makes
an Interesting bout Kusso will have no
easy time of his clghteen-mlnute session
with the Pittsburgh voungster tonight. Tho
winner .will have to show- a lot of real
boding
Kusso has proved his class In several
rerent matches, as has Kay. Johnny has
(met some of the leidlng lightweights
niouml Ho also has bad tho experience of
giving Johnny Kllbnne no pink tea battle.
(ood Game nnd Swell Bout
Kverj thing points to a swell fbotball
fray this afternoon, nnd whether Kay sees
the Pitt bos go down to defeat or not he
will havo been In on a great game. The
same can be Mild of tonight's bout at the.
National Davlo will havo to admit that
ho was an Interested spectator at n. pippin
ring bout whether his brother happens to
bo the beaten one or not
Kay Is htatloned at Cap? May. X J ,
while Fervlng Uncle Sam The boy has
made a great Impression on tb other figbt
ers of 'our country there That s why thero
will bo much color blue added to the
audience tonight
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
HattUnc Murray Vnut utth Hrtbbv Hums In
tht HominnRl at the Nittonal flub tontcht 111
l h return fcft-to The recently rut on a
jltmu battln and thMr rmatrhlnsr was to the
aiiproxal of the fun Jade lWman. a new
comer from Canada, will box Wily Manz, who
also make his debut hero tonight Tommy
Hoiran boxen Itennv Mitchell and Younc Itobl
deau will take on Harrv (..araon
He-nnT Inntml wouldn't slip or hla well
known hajmakrr on l,w Tendler la the npinion
of Kddle nailer h South I'htlly fan "TVndler
1 the mopt awkward boxr In the rlnc nnd. In
my opinion Ucw could bafTle thu champ In six
rounds." writes Qalb;
Kvcning Ledger Decisions
( imtl A. (. WUIIr Mrrlnn and Ten
Hn'Mk drew Job tin Pnrce defeileil f h.irlej
MrKre, (mrdio Alelrli won from nnnr Tlerne,
'Ipiihii (tohlen IimI 4'niim I'attnn, IVitnkle
ItellU Mopited Pnt tlrltrlde, second.
M.W Utlli Willie Jirloori won from Tom
nn Tnlie , Io Joliiinii defeated Jlmmv I'nnl.
XI.I.IATOWV .Inlmm luhonri and Mnnley
Mil IN drew, Joe Md'urrou outpointed Krunkle
Sparks,
Phil C.lonMnan ih no posltlx-e that lw Tendler
will wlh from Hnk Kansan Monday night at
th Olvmrla Club that he la anxloui to talk
business about a bo'it he t ween the newabov and
Johnny Kllbane Olasvman belleen Tendler la
ready for h crack at tho featherwetcht champ.
The (Sua Iew la-!lpnn Vnlver match ahould be
an lnterextlntr aet-to Jimmy Mct'abe n Darbv
tapar. Uattllnff 1-conard and Ullly Hlnes, and
Voung Louisiana and Hay Uelmont ar other
01mpla touta
Illllv Kramer, the Milwaukee middleweight, is
out home getting In ahapo for a ten-round match
thro with Job Hgan
Ilenny Ionanl ran net a guarantee- of 5j- Qnft
for a twent-round bout with Jack Brltton at
New Orleana durlnc ChHstmaa week.
George Chin and llarrj Oreb are. to box ten
rounds in Cincinnati Monday night. Oreb Is
beinar called the miracle man
rrwton Tlrown la due for a merry fua Tuea
day nlcht at th Nonpareil when he meet Kddle
Morgan Iloth are tlexer loxerfl fast with both
hands and feet
HUGGINS REFUSED $10,000
TO MANAGE CARDS IN 1918
ST LOUIS. Oct 27. Branch Rickey,
president of the St Louis Nationals, said
that he offered Miller Hugglns, who has
signed a contract to manage the New York
Americans, a nalary of 110,000 a year and
3 per cent of all profits more than J2S 000
if he would remain with tho St. Louis club
next peison.
"We. have not signed any one to take
Hugglns's place." Rickey said "I do not
expect to make any announcement as to the
managership for some time."
MATTY WANTS HERZOG
FOR CINCINNATI TEAM
NEW YORK. Oct. 27 -Christy Mathew
son. manager of the Cincinnati Reds Is
after Captain Charlie Herzog, of tho (Hint
Slatty believes Herzog round out bis
Infield and make It the Wrongest Iu the
country.
Matty wants a heavier hitter than Shcan.
Amateur Athletic Notes
Th FrUnds" Juniors Mould lika in ......
same, with 1 lin.pound t earns at h5Sir;nK
wsv. nobert U fiperttr, car. of th. .,
NfliWnood Guild, Fourth and af?.n iu
Th Hilton .Hoys' Club. th,
third and fourth
cism DASkMDSii im. 1. srranilnK iimnTiH.
t..,n. h.vl hill, .nri .fi!". mS Wth
l.m. h.vln hIU and offVrlnr a !2.nrSr?A
uaranttt. Albert Hrg.l. 5 rinsj .tr.t on,bU
Th" Illlld A C hI Ju.t orcsnlzed nn. ft
th fa.tf.t third nd foGrth cl"S bs.k.ih.ii
t.m. In We.t Phllsdelphla jir" proUd 173
5I0Vw " '""'' f Pbon "'iw
! r
Tha Kynttt M. E. basketba.lt team would Ilk
Inr Friday and alurday nUtlita 'buck twins
MAN
GOLF STARS IN
BENEFIT MATCH
Chick Evans, Barnes, Loos
and Maxwell to Play for
Tobacco Fund
SCHEDULED ON MONDAY
Facts About Golf Match
at Whitcmarsh Valley
The rtnirM1 Wliltrnuir-li Blle.r Country
(lull. ( hrstniit Hill.
The rluv VIotuln. October 2!.
Tlie iilnvepi t'hlik Kv.inN. mitlonnl nmn-
-nr nml uiipn limiiplnii. unil Nnniinn II.
VMvHell. aimiteiir North mid south clium
lilnn. v.. .Imne. VI. llnrnei, weMern mid
I'lil I itlelpliiit open rlintnplon. nnd Kdnuril
. I.0111. shimnrf, oiieti (hmnplon.
Conditions of inutili llet hull foiir-lmll
miilili. 'Mornlnc pins lifting nt 10, atter
linon it ?.
Itenetlrlnrj- Soldleri' Tnhncrn Fund.
T1CA1N si:itM('i;
Penniminnlii. from llroml street fi:od,
R:3(i, !,11. to:3n, 11:10. 13:00, 1:1(1. 1:30,
.oil. ::30.
Itpirilnic. frtim Ternilnnl S:SO. 0:50, 10:ft0.
11 ti. 1'J:.VI, l:iO, i.V). a:"0, 3:30.
For tho- who wlh to ko In mulor take
the VlN-ntilrUnii Drive mid turn left nn
(ireege. tn Mien lime, to 'VtrCulliim, to
Mermttld lane, tn M, Vlurtln1 lime, to
( hetnut nvenue, to lletlilehem nlke. There
n elirn will hou ou the iu) to the rlnh,
i-Ikii-i helni; tdaced ho the inny be reudit
heen.
For tliftfce vho prefer miother way take
the (lid ork rond. to IIhIiic. ktreet, to
stenton nvenue, to Hethlehem pike, Mraisht
to the eluh.
Po you want to see tho only American
golfer who e.ver won the open nnd tho
ainaleur title In the same ear" Chick
Kvanx will play at Whltemarsh Valley
Country club on Monday next for the
benefit of the soldiers' tobacco fund.
Would jou like to see the professional
who In winning the western open tltlo this
ear m,ide the lowest score ever totaled
In thls.iountry in a scventy-two-holo match?
James SI. Barnes will play at 'Whltemnrsh
on Monday next.
Perhaps you would like to see one of the
most graceful men plalng golf In this
country who In winning the Shawnee open
beat tho best men In tho country? Kdward
W I.oo will play at Whltemarsh on Mon
day. Maxwell to Play
Do ou know that a Philadelphia boy
won four of the most Important tourna
ments In the country last jear nnd beat
some of the best-known amateurs In
America? Norman H Mnxwcll will play
at Whltemarsh next Monday
Do vou want to sec the man that Vardon
sajsTs the best plnyer In this country?
Another man who la the leading professional
in America? Do you want to see four of
the longest drivers In this country?
Do ou want to help tho smoke fund and
give the men who have gone over to France
Kjmelhlng to smoke rather than straw?
Important Match
The erhlbltlon match at Whltemarsh is
the moit Important golf match staged In
this city and was suggested by the Kvcnin--I.FDonn.
All four players have generously
offered their services The women of the
Whltemarsh Valley Country Club will col
lect the money and the course has been
given for the day by the club.
Evans and Maxwell will play against
L'arnes and Loos In a four best-ball matcu.'
The morning match will begin at 10 and
the afternoon at 2.
Evans has never Been Whltemarsh, but ho
has brolCen more records for courses thai
bo plaed over for the nrst time than any
ether amateur In the country. Barnes has.
a record for the course of 67 and Loos has
.shot the course In 69
Maxwell has frequently played over tho
course In the low seventies. Whltemarsh
Is In beautiful condition and the match
promises to bo one of the finest exhibitions
of golf ever seen in this country.
TEARNEY MAY REPLACE
JOHNSON AS A. L. HEAD
"Live Wire of Minors" in Running fo'r
the American League
Presidency
CHICAGO, Oct. 27 Reports are cur
rent here today that Albert Tt. Tearney.
known as the "live wlro of the minors,'
may succeed Ban Johnson as presldont or
the American League when Ban marches
off to war.
Tearney's name entered the running
when It became known that Kd Barrow,
president of the International League,
might decline to step Into Johnson's shoes.
OLYMPIA A. A. RKrV!tf.il.fc,ite
MONDAY r.VKNINO.1 orronEB t9 rr
Younc I-ouhlairo v.. Hay Itelmont
lllllr lllne. is. Iimtlln, liinsrd
jlmmr MrCube vs. Darbr Cn.rmr
JJua Lewis vs. Denny Valttr
Lew Tendler vs. Rocky Kansas
Adm. tit. Dl Kes. 80c L fit. Arena He. f 1.
NATIONAL A. C. jift SPASM:-,
HATURDAY EVE.. OCIODKR 'J;' W"'
Johnny Ray vs. Jack Russo
JPeitasylvama vs. Pittsburgh,
sat., ucc. zi, z:au v. ji.
BetM-rea l.. M.afe J,, ,
1917
MONDAY FOR
INCH FOR INCH, POUND FOR POUND
BOB FITZSIMMONS GREATEST AND
MOST EFFECTIVE IN RING HISTORY
Considering" Weight, Greater Than Gans
McGovern, and for Unalloyed Fighting- M
Game Hardly Will See His Equal
By GRANTLAND ItlCB
Then arc picking out his fasl one
And they're mauling it a viilc;
They arc murdering his slow one
As it wobbles up the aisle;
They are leaning on his benders
With a Blooicl and a Zovil
And there's no one to relieve him
Who can check the rally now.
His early smoke has vanished
And his curves no longer break;
No- hop adorns his fast one
And his fadeaway's a fake;
The Old Kid knows he's slipping
And there's anguish in his soul,
Where there ain't no Eddie Se-cot
Who can yank him from the hole.
WlUUAtll), Jeffries and Johnson nt their
best may havo been hnrder men to
beat than Hob Fitzslininons was
They had the bis bulk, which old Fltz
lacked. Hut the main test of n flshtlnn
man should bo "Inch for Inch nnd pound for
pound " t'nder this nrranRcment there
Im't any question but that Kits was tho
greatest flttliler that ever lived.
I ound for pound be stood above them
all ns a llRhtliiB machine. Ho was more
effective, oonslderliur his weight, than Joo
fJnns or Terry McGovern were.
rians, nnd McGovern could meet and beat
blRger men Hut could (Jans or McGovern
spot a champion tvventy-flvo pounds and
knock him out?
Kltz was onlj n middleweight, tossed in
among tho toughest heavyweights of the
last two or three decades Jeffties, Corbctt,
Sharkey, Choynskl, etc.. and the only one
of this old croud to bold him back was Jim
Jeffries, who was from fifty to sixty pounds
heavier entirely too rugged for Fltz and
hi fading hands
Thero wcro heavyweights worthy the
name in the days when Fltz ruled nnd was
dethroned.
N'one of this 1917 allotment stalking somo
forty lengths to the rear of Jess Wlllard.
Fitz fought In a day when only n man could
meet the test and hold his feet.
Fighters with greater bulk nnd greater
power will come along But ns an unadul
terated, unalloyed righting man. pound for
pound, the game hardly will see his equal.
The Walloper
About the 'time Jim Jeffrlen went into
partial retirement nround 190 1 wo asked
the big Callfornlan one day who the hardest
puncher was that ho had ever met
No rn nlnatlng was required "Fltzsim
moiiH," said Jeff. "He not only could hit
harder than nny other man I ever met, but
be could hit twice as hard. He hit me on
the top of the cheekbone In one fight and I
thought my head was coming off. I don't
see et how It ever stayed on after that
wallop landed. I thought a mule had kicked
me or some one had soaked me with a lead
pipe. Xo ninn living ever could hit with
this fellow."
The Only Gap
In the last thirty years the ring has
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