h: vro if ,V J': ' f AJG i4 &4G CiiV B LISTED AMONG THE CHAMPIONS WHO ARE FADING OUT OP THE SPOTLIGHT, . . !i -t i MONEY BIG HAZARD IN SPORT THIS YEAR Kale Is Great Institution in Many Ways, but Its Influence on Athletics'Is Several Points Below 100 PerCent Good ONE hazard thftt sport has to face In tt, enurse of the next year or so, Including a tunning start from 1010, Is the prevalence of too much money. Money is a wonderful institution. It j, (ip oasis 01 more iiiuu u icw tilings in life and in more than a few things j, a loading incentive, acting as a spur to far kener endeavor. Tint In nnort. for scvcrnl reasons, the Influence is far from being 100 per cent good. Money and the Athlete N THERE seems, offbandi to be no par ticular reason why the professional Athlete shouldn't get his about the bame is every one else in this day of kale- And yet you can see its Influence In feveral "ways. There Is, for one ex ample, the case of Ruth. The eminent "Babe" wns told to write his own ticket just n yenr ago. 'lie did so and insisted upon a three roar contract. Later on the "Babe" notices that his home-run qualities are luring a large number of folks through the turnstiles at so much per turn. Having observed this pleasing fea ture his contract immediately becomes a thin segment of Germanic paper, hardly Important enough to be registered even as a scrap. It v,ai the inflow of big money and the talk of big money that started most of the world series whispers in regard to a collusion. In (he Fight Game IK THE old days a boxer made good money from the ring, but he had to continue fighting to keep collections in order. In the present epoch a champion such as Dempsey U finds that he can mJ;e a quarter of a million in variotiB ways without riiking his title and without ltrei-""s training. Wll'nrd foucht one ten-round battle bettvecu his 1015 victory over Jack Jolwsou and his 1010 defeat by Demo te?. His title wno a big money asset that he didn't care to risk. The Basis of Sport THE basis of all sport, whether ama teur or professional, has to be love of the game and keenness ,or compe tition. When this love of sport nnd this keenness for competition is over shadowed by n cloud of kale tiiQ old keenness departs. George Staljings noticed some years ago that the "morale of his ball club cracked when his men begnn to buy automobiles and take baseball as a mere sideline. A ball club made up of millionaires might have ten potential .400 hitters, but it would never win a pennant. We know of one wealthy man in By GUANTLAND RICE baseball who should haVcJieen a won der. But he faded out. For when the game grew a trifle rough nnd the breaks went njrninst him he always began to figure that nftcr all ho didn't have to earn his living this way, nnd his pep immediately descended to an extremely low ebb. He was an nmateur at heart.- Tie only wanted to play when he felt like lt But iu the professional game there are few chances to loaf and stick. Sport nnd Business FLEMING S V TOR BUT NOBODY CMS Evening Ledger decisions of Ring Bouts Last Night JBofereo Grimson Is More Ag gressive Than Both Boxors in Star Bout at Olympia By LOUIS II. JAFFB Ijou Grimson tried ' to niako a fight of It. but Lou wnsn't eligible to ue his hands to do so because he wns only the referee. However, thnt didn't stop Referee Grimson from lashing bis tongue in "eggiug" the boys on, as they say in the best of fistic circles, all of which proved to no avail. ' Jimmy Socco couldn't fight much and Frankio Fleming wouldn't fight, much, so there wnsn't much of n fieht. Hence another decision wns jotted down ... . . .n. uuuvun tin THE main nrt in business is to get ngalnst the P. O. P.. which is abbre tho money. If you don't get the viated for poor old public, at the Olym money you are not going to bo neraiaeapia last nignt. as any business marvel. ' If n verdict must be rendered, then The foundation of sport is love for Fleming, who hails from somewhere in the gnme, not collecting tho dollars. Canada, gets the call. But it wasn't n Yet the man in sport who make3 his decision to rnve "about. Frankte landed living from it is naturally going to col-,n lot of punches, but the wallops were lect all he can. being human. stcamless. Not an intoxicating punch If he doesn't get It he knows some I found lodgment on either performer, one is capitalizing his skill, and this .and the fans left the arena after eigbt doesn't leave him any too happy. l minutes of edgelcss, spiritless and . And yet when he Wins to colJt It ouseless enthusiasm Iufact some of in chunks the game itsclt begins to iuuu ;:" "V ".J" T T.j . t7. Lt,f.,i nwnv hnck of a ramnnrt of gold and "me was not to be had, so they started away bacK ot a rampart oi gom u . . . r. . h . OTWMM,. A. A. lTankle Flemltir won from Yoiinn Hofro, Jimmy Murpltr defeated Johnny Drumm e. Jack I'errr ultaded l'ntny Cllne, Yonnr Woman outfonrht Charley. "r. nuiKio lion ell atouped lorn my ttne Ian. first. M Cr.KVTXANI) Sereant Itay Smith de feated nob Martin. . JIUIREY CITV Yonn Bob FltMlmmona knorkril o"t rrtdl Writ, eeventlit M'rury fl- aerntiril draft Tunnrr put nnny Jim Monlhan, first Jackie niont topped Johnny linn. Ttlnner nut mnv .Tim Mnnlh Clarke outpointed Tommy Ilobson tiVtf A friUll tt... ft,... .t lr..iu(.uf ..! Younr Flutter, third, DETROIT Tougher Murray von from Dick Iluaoell. BOSTON Mike McTlrue-Ed Trembly bont stopped, ninth, declared no contest by ref eree. McTIre broke band, second round. TRENTON Kov Moore defeated I'ntsT Johnson. Johnny H'alker won from Willie Kane. .Toe Helirer drew with rhlladrlphln Jack Terry. Charley Itny putfouxht Smlllne Tabasco Elizabeth John Murray knocked out Frankl Frer In the third round. PITTSBURG. IJIck Loaduian won from 1'atsy Scanlon. was about all tho real fighting he did. In the second round Cllne went into n fury after Perry had pumracled him pretty hard, and a right-hander on the jaw spilled Perry to the floor. It looked as If CJine would finish the Pittsburgher In this frame, but Jack weathered the storm. Clinc again stag gered Perry in the fifth, but in the other four rounds the visitor from) the Smokey City showed to advantage. Young Weynian was a victor over Charley Rear, and in the opener Frnnkie Howell put away Tommy Whelan in thirty-five seconds of the first round. f 1 T ON MS WORK FDR POM With Netts Back Tigers Have Fighting Chance for Title, They Think Princeton, N. J., Jan. 27. "Stan" Netts was back at his old plaoo at right forward yesterday when .the Tjger five began its final practice for the cru cial contest with Penn here next Wed nesday. Despite last Fridnys defeat In New Haven, the five realizes that it fans it fighting chance for the championship, nnd is bending every effort to regain Its form. Captain Hynson and Netts, both practiced foul throws, a department in which the Tigers appeared woefully weak last week, and after that Coach Fred Leuhrlng sent bis men through a fast thirty-minute scrimmage with the freshman five. The line lip of the first team wns the same as It was against Yale, with the exception that Netts took" McGraw's plnce at forward. The team work appears much im proved by his return, and if the Orange and Black passers can regain their shooting form, Wednesday's-battle with theblg Red and Blue fivp will be the best contest of the year. SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPS AND SCRAPPERS , HANK McGOVERN, who uses the prefix Young and who represents Port Richmond in tho ring, gets back into action tonight. Hank hasvbcen on the sidelines for moro than a year, but he is in fine fettle for his return appearance. JItGovcrn has no easy assignment, for in meeting Patsy Wal lace, of Southwark, Hnnk hooks up with one of Philadelphia best fly weights. This contest is booked for the hcadliucr at the Auditorium, and it will be one of a bcrles of matches for W al iace before he takes on Jimmy Wilde iu their international conflict ut the Olympia the latter part of February. Sol O'Donnell, boxer, meets Jphnny Martin, firjlitcr. In the semifinal. Other bouts will be between Jimmy McBride and Tommy Loughran. Kddlo Jove? and Charley Mooney nnd Patsy McDennott opens the show with Dan Crowell. Serreant Boy Smith's victory over Bob Martin In Cleveland last night proves that, as a boxtr, the A. J5. K. heavyweisht cham pion was a perfectly good soldier. Dave Aster has been boxing In Now York dally with Johnny Dundee In preparation for his match Friday nlrht with Krankle Burns. They box at 'Passaic, N. J. Mlko Dundee, who says he la the orlfftnal Mike Dundee, of New York. Is to meet Joe Dillon at the National earlv In February. Mike Dundee Is ieeved because there are tfo many Mlko Dundees around. Joe Borrell Is to leave'cn a- western tour Just as soon as the flu epldemlo Is over In the West. One of Joe's early bouts will be with Paul rtoman, twelve rounds, referee's decision, at Joplln, Mo. Al I.lPPe and his stable of American boxers are to leave for overseas next Saturday. The tourists will Include Max Williamson. Frankle Brown, Jeff Bmlth, Tom Cowler, Joe Mendell, llddle Moy, Johnny Alexander, Willie LoucUlluanil Jim Lcggett. Tho latter Is a negro. Farrell Ijncli Is boxing under the colors of the Northwest Boys' Club. John McOettl frail Is looking after Lynch's pugilistic des tinies , The (Irrmantown A. C, wilt put on lis flrst show Thursday night. Eddie McAndrews vs. Joe Welsh Is to be tho star scrap. Other bouts are Heddy Jncksou vs. Whltey Lang don. Charley Wallers vs. Joe Smith. Mlckoy Garrison vs, Tommy Hulllvan and Bobby Allen vs Frankle Marino. Buggy I Is matched for the feature fracas at the Cambria Friday nlttht. His opponent will be Allentown Dundee. BMr Walters vs. Jack McCarthy, Jimmy Laven der vs. Indian Russell, Tommy McCarthy i. Billy Williams and Frankle Bradley vs. Young Bradley are other bouts, O. Reynolds dikes, of the Vocational Bu reau and one of the hardest workers of American Legion Post, No. yft, named In 1 onor of Lawrenc N. Delaney. nays that all boxers ort the special proeranr at thn Auditorium A. A. Friday night would bo paid for their services. Hence, tho bouts are regular exhibitions and not mere spurring acts. Kddle Revolre and Tyrone Costello will show In the main mix of the Post bouts at the Auditorium, with the remainder of the program as follows: Joo Ddrsey vs. Billy Mines, Hughle Hutchinson vs. Eddie Mor gan, K. O. Sansom vs. Johnny MrAvoy, -foe Jackson vs. Sol O'Donnell and Bobby Mc Leod vs. Johnny Butchm. The first bout will bo put on at 1 o'clock Jack White, brother of Charley. Is duo to visit Phllly soon. He will be handled by W. E. Con Ion. " WUlle Allen, who has separated himself from the nom de guerre of Battling Tefky, win be seen In action at the Auditorium in two weeks. Allen's last bout was a victoty over Frankle Rice, and Mever Oreenbaum Is confident that Allen will make Hughey Hutchinson nnd a lot of 12i-Pouuder around ' hero kick up clouds of rosin. i h Joe 0'I)onnII says somebody make a mis take. Joe's car was 'borrowed" from In front of the National Club Saturday nlofct. ' The Gloucester boxer admits that It wm an oversight on somebody's part, and h Is willing to make everything all even with $100 reward and "no questions asked.'' Jack Harris has matched Harry Brenner with Bobby Burman for a bout ot the Olym pia In F.-bruary. Jack says nil MO-puunder. Ccorgo Wells, Is n perfect shape. Joe Belmont Is open for competition. Mv Is a 138-pounder Titers Is a letter In the sports deparltm OI me DVEMAtt I'UBMU X.EPGEB IOC Houck. wWf HARVARD A LITTLE CHILLY .-. Receives Perm's Challenge for Boat ,' nace rtaxner uniavoraoiy Cambridge. IWass.. Jan. 27. A re quest has been received by tbe Harvard rowing management from the University of Pennsylvania for a crew race ori thtv Charles river next May. Graduate Manager Fred Mootc, in making this announcement today, said HaryUro i would like very much to have the rea and blue row here this spring, but the chances for making successful arrange ments were not entirely favorable. May 8 and May 15 are the only dates the Harvard crews have available and neitucr or inese is invoraDie ior nar" 1 41 vard, as the Crimson meets Prinretoq ", 1 ou the Charles May 1 and on May 2 the J nniDiiien go to Ithaca to battle with i Cornell. , Hlivpr He cither won's to (protect his valu able title or to save his valuable legs and arms, and the old daredevil, take-a-chance stylo of play Is gone. No 'Simple Proposition TO SOLVE this peculiar problem is no part of a simple affair. As long as big money is coming in the athlete deserves his, share. But how to preserve this award and nt the same time to keep the old keenness under way is a detail that hasn't been settled yet. You may recall how Dempsey, before he whipped Wlllard, was to fight every other afternoon, to hear Jack Kearns explain it. Another July Is rolling in upon us and Dempsey hasn't put on a glove yet not with a title that is making him a fortune every other month and no risk attached, MONEY also is one of the greatest little scnndal starters that the world so far Invented. No matter how very much on the level n game may be, the flash of unlimited bullion soon opens up faint whisperings that are no help to any sport. V m v MOST of these whisperings, the ma jor bulk of them by 08 per cent, are unfounded. But fdr all that tney are no particular help. This reference to the crowing tend ency toward high finance applies only to the competitive end of the game. It is a natural growth with so many mil lions clamoring for admission to the jrenp of battle, whntever the price. But it is a growth that must be watched for the lasting good or any game. (Copyright. 1D20. AH rights reserved.) CHAMPIONS GALORE IN MILLROSE MEET Entry List for Annual Games at Garden Includes Galaxy of Athletic Stars New York, Jan. 27. An insight into Uncle Sam's potential strength for thp coming Olympic games at Antwerp will be furnished at Madison Square Gar den, February 10, when 'the Millrosc A. A. vill conluct its thirteenth anuunl indoor athletic caruivnl. Every ath lete of prominence who will be at all able-to make the trip to this city will appear in the specially arraugnd invi totion events which make this meef one of the courtry's most important indoor athletic fixtures. Track stnrs from etery important athletic club iu tbe country, athletes from the West nnd the South and representatives of many of the nation's importnut colleges will trie for supremacy in the nineteen mats vthich will comprise the pro gram. Officials of the club arc predicting that the coming meet will surpass any jci neia Dy cue .Millrosc A. A. Sub Mautiation of this prediction is found in the avalanche of entries which are retiring into the headquarters of the dub from every section of the coun Jiy. The entry list will be the largest hi the history of the club, and in the personnel of the competing athletes this meet will outshine any of the pre vious annual carnivals. This condi tion is attributed by the club officials to the fact that there is prevalent n geneial widespread interest in all 'ports, particularly in 'amateur track athletics, in view of the coming Olym pic games, LOSES KNOCKOUT MAULER Frenchman Put British Champ to Sleep Xmas Hand Amputated Paris, Jnu. 27. The pugilistic ca reer of Louis de Pontieu, featherweight champion of France, ended yesterday Mien surgeons amputated his left hand to baye the fighter's life. He met Taney J-ee, the British champion, in this city on Christmas day nnd though he knock ed out his opponent in the seventeenth round of their bout, he' Injured his hand and blood poisoning developed. Pontieu was one of the first French inert to gain prominence in the ring, 'JKlng up boxing as n profession in JJOlJ. Ho "developed considerable abil ity, but owed much of Inter success to . the coachiug of Frank Erne, former Americnn lightweight champion. Says Willie Lewis Will Recover " York. Jan. 27. Willie Lewis, retired welterwelaht boxer, who wrs shot and "verely wounded by two unknown men at i..MM.'e l" Fourteenth street last night, was u"l In be much Improved todav bv oh "clans a,t the St Vincent's Hospital, whero " is a patient. He Is expected to recover. Reading Signs First Baseman Heading j,,n 2T Earl ("niitch") Worth, l.?.V YoFk Shipbuilding- Leamie player ias v,.h? ,tx, '" ,alC "n 185 Pounds In i' k. a lelt-handed nrst baseman, has tn.iV!"??1 !',y P!ln-Munamr -John Hum 2..,or Ae llea ,lr"t International nine next uon. He halls from Rnhway. Frank ath& YV? "laJ"d here last year. Is an otimr first bise prosptct tor Heading. To Qut Ere Tinware Rattles V New York. Jan. ST. Hal Chase, premier nrst byiemaa of the aiants. will not Bet ill?.?.!' 'i Manager MiOraw. He will rlO; . 'm J". " on1 I11", according- to late Sfff'"" Fr'nds of chase say he knows his iff...arfl0,na back on hlm- Rna ,nat h ' iv i. tnr,ouh a- a major leaguer. They ltfh' J'lans to quit tho national Dartlms ofwnel.'"',."u, WB greased fo him wn into the minors. If HENDRYX, WITH .368, LEADS A. A. BATTERS Louisville Outfielder Tops List, With Many Points to Spare. Elmer Miller Shines Tim Hendryx, of Tuisvllle, former outfielder of the Yankees nnd St. Louis Browns, was the lending batsman in the American Association during the 1010 campaign, according to the official bat ting averages, just made public. Hen dryx stood out clearly above all the other hitters, compiling the high mark of .368 for 143 games. His nearest rivnl was Wilbur Good, Kansas City outfielder, who has performed with various major league clubs. Good batted at a .340 clip for 140 games. Ollie O'Mara, who received two tryoufs with the Brooklyn club, drew third honors in batting with a mnrkNof .340 for 138 games. IPOLO PONIES GOING TO YALE Friends' Central Qraya Win Blui1.' lJflt11!n,, , C,nl.ral 9nX ?o'"tl the at f.. -M-Mr TV . ""'i;vr uMKstuau same , "MJwit Wallls wrra hlsh In corlu,, ., , , J ,4 Horses to Be Used Only In Intra mural Games This Year New Haven, Conn., Jan. 27. Yale vvlll not participate in intercollegiate polo games this year. This was given out by Colonel Hoy'e, of the local It. O. T. O. yesterday. However, interest in this new sport is very keen at New Hnveu. Louis E. Stoddard, a well known international polo player has selected twenty-four polo ponies at San Antonio todny which will be shipped to New Haven immediately. As soon ns the ponies nre in. proper condition after thefr long journey practice will start. CIGAR SPECIALS t l'hlln. Hand Made, flJO Cj 7o each. II01 iDOeOU Havann Itlbbon, tfjo qa 4 for 25c. Hox 9V.o!7U 10c Htrnlgm Soldier C0 Afi , iPaJUUU .Made, 4 for 25c. Box. -SCARLETTS 1310 Arch St.; PHILA. JACK O'BRIEN'S Incomparable Method of Teachlag BOXING , Without runlthment , Details. Yellow Paeo 201. New Phone Book g. B. COP 15TII CIIBSTNnT Ith Ploos AUDITORIUM A. A. ", . Broun Hts, Tuesday Evening, Jan. 27th (Miniature I'lslitlnc Machines) I'atsy Wallace vs. Youns McGovern 4 Other HI til In t Contest 1 Cambria A. C. "- J,;,"".. FKIDAY KVKNING, JAN. 30TII Cliarlrn (I'liaice) I.ee h. Allrntoun Dundee rilllll OTIIKK WAR IIOUT.S ""aar to vacate their chairs as early as the third round. firimson the Aggressor For five rounds Grimson was the ag gressor. He was on .top of the boxers continually, leading with "Come on, boys: a little more action," then cross ing with "Step around; fight "a bit," unpercutting with "Punch. don't clinch." nnd near the end of the round Lou finished up with "Rally, rally, rally." But neither Socco nor Fleming understand that talk at nil, and they did everything else imaginable. In the sixth session Socco came out of his corner bent- on socking Fleming for a goal, but he was only bent on doing so. He didn't. Fleming socked Socco in the stomach a couple of times, and Jimmy wns content to resume his unfapcinntcd fashion of tho preceding rounds. Fleming is a good fighter he has proved that on previous occasions. But nobody would admit it or believe it last 'ht. Wu-plir Shows Well The feature of last night's show was Jimmy Murphy's victory over Johnny Drummie, of Jersey City. Murpb finally found himself nnd he carried al most every round. Jim was the ag gressor throughout, landed the harder and more often punches, had Drum mie holding on n lot, nnd at the finish the Jersey City boxer was a very tired young gent. Because of Drummie's clinching tactics this contest, too, wns somewhat listless, still Murphy's wil lingness to tight fast added a lot of zest to the match. In tbe sixth round Drummie buffered a severe gash over his left eye. This wound was caused when the boxers' heads came together, and not from n Murnhy riqht-hander ns a number of ringsiders believer;. Perry Surprises f Jack Perry, of Pittsburgh, sprang a surprise bv winning over Irish Patsy Cline, of New York, after the former had taken a nine-second vacation on the mnt in the second round. Perry's mat gin of victory wasn't much, yet it was evident at the finish of the scheduled eighteen minutes, because of the Pirate's sensational rally in tbe remain ing rounds. Cline put on two flashes, and that We ChaUeoi Quality Comparison of Oar Condia size FR1HGS BROS CIGARS With any 10c Cigar Londres or nvincihh btze 84, We offer and recommend: Penna. Railroad Console's due May, 1948' Price to yield 5.10 Secured by direct mortgage on 1459 milep of road, comprising main line, Philadelphia to Pittsburgh with branches. Followed by $174,375,000 Gen eral Mortgage Bonds and all the capital stock. Free of Pa. State Tax and Normal Federal Income Tax. 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