BITTER DENIALS OF JACK JOHNSON'S CHARGE; CRACK TEAM BATTLES TECH TONIGHT The"Strangler"Has $5,000 To Bet Against Zbyszko The wrestling bout on Tuesday light next at Chestnut street audi orium, under management of Ser vant Bauman, will be a far more •ritical and entertaining proposi ion than was ligured on when the natch was made for Zbyszko and he Greek giant, Iran Madras. Last light at New Y'ork "Stranger" Ed. ■ewis, who wrestles Wladek Zby ;zko for the world's championship it the Garden 011 Friday, Marcli 21, anie out with an offer to wager >5,000 ho will defeat his rival for he title. The "Strangler" adds that to win lis bet ho must pin Zbyszko to tho nut. Lewis is mere than alixious to onquer Zbyszko, for a victory would Town him the undisputed chain lion of the world. The "Straftgler" declares he has ncreased the crushing power of his icadly "headloclc," the hold that al nost wrecked tho last tournament lehl in this city. This means that tho bout here rill lie the final test for our flriend before he tackles the Strangler. fergeant Bauman believes that Har isburg fans will see tho former hampion try out on the Greek what ic will use on Lewis, and any way ou tako it, this wrestler's appear inee here at this particular moment >; very timely. Zbyszko is not only one of the Longest men the world has ever New Spring Suits For Easter Now Ready $2O $25 $3O Shirts $1.50 $2 $2.50 ' Neckwear )5c $1 $1.50 $2 HQLMAN /" AESELER CO. 228 MARKET ST. MEN'S HATS The popularity of kings is ended. But crowns will be worn for many years to come. The American gentleman will wear a crown of felt, either soft or stiff, with a brim that is easily ad justed to his head. We carry a big line of such hats;—fit for a king or better still fit for an American. Our spring assortment is ready for your head. Fred B. Harry Hatter 17 North Third Street Harrisburg, U. S. A. FRIDAY EVENING. known, but unquestionably one of the best proportioned. He stands six feet in height, weighs two hundred and thirty pounds, and has a normal chest measurement of forty-eight inches. His neck, biceps and calf each measure eighteen inches in cir cumference. In training for his matches all tho time Zbyszko goes them all one better in that he spends all of his odd hours during the spring, sum mer and fall on the beach at his homo at Orchard, Me. As a result his skin is always a deep,, healthy brown in color, a point clearly brought out when he pairs off with his oponents, all of whom have the whitest flesh. Zbyszko served in the army at Camp Devens during the war and was honorably discharged Jast fall. Jlis army training added somewhat to his splendid physique. While at camp and after leaving the service lie gave much of his time to wrest ling in the various camps for the entertainment of the doughboys and to holding matches for various war charities. He appeared in an hours', match with Joe Steelier at Madison Ssuaro Garden, New York City, late in November for tho benefit of the United Welfare Drive. Since that time Zbyszko has been wrestling in earnest, meeting all comers, and ho readily consented to tackle the gigantic Greek, Iran Mad ras, in Harrisburg, a match that might put a dent in his own ambi tions, should Iran make good, his boast. Madras is as big a man as Zbyszko and has been crying front the housetops for a finish match with anyone of the big men, claim ing they were avoiding him. Zbyszko took up the gauntlet at the first opportunity and will endeavor to the best of his ability to put an end to the hopes of the Greek. Madras Is equally confident he will spill Zbyszko much as he pleases when tho meet here next Tuesday night. Madras weighs close to 230 pounds and is shorter of statue and even more solidly built than the great Polish wrestler. He figures that his long experience at the Grfcco-Ro man gamo has fit him to fight a de fensive battle on better than .even terms and that he will have an equal chance with Zbyszko to win on falls. Tho big match will go to a finish, best two out of three falls, and be a thorough test as to which man Is the better wrestler. Advance seats for next Tuesday's match have been placed on sale at Harry's cigar store opposite the Penn-Harris Hotel and at the Schenlc and Tillo sporting good store. CRITERION QUARTET TO CLOSE SERIES OF ENTERTAINMENTS The season of the Capital City Ly ceum course will close Saturday eve ning, March 22, in Stevens Memor ial Church. At this time a very strong program is to be given by the Criterion Male Quartet, one of the best musical attractions of its kind in the country. It is expected that tho attendance will be large at this last number of tho series of nine entertainments given by distinguish ed artists during the past season. t Carl Beck Feature of Wrestling Show Sergeant Mauman finally man aged to hook up a smashing pre liminary match for next Tuesday night, namely Car) Beck and Ern est Lehiner, of Steelton, for the amateur city title. This match will lie a distinctly amateur one. Lohmer has been after Beck for some time in order to settle the local mat title, which lies logical ly between them. Beck is raw material, but he has the meat and ihe heart of a groat wrestler. The fans will see two evenly matched lads in this preliminary. SNOODLES By Hungerford I &3&HT I [(S-NQO-Duisy "Annanias Was a Piker," Say Johnson's Critics The accusation of Jack Johnson that he paid to "lay down" for the Willarcl championship fight, as printed in full in yesterday's Tele graph caused wide and hitter deni als last night and this morninf, all over the country. "Johnson simply needs the money" commented Willard at Lawrence, Kansas. "There Is absolutely nothing to It," Willard continued. "I refuse to dig nify the statement with a denial, for, as far as I am concerned it is simply a crude joke. "In view of the fact that there were sport writers and tight critics from all over the world in Havana when I won tli e championship from John son, it was foolish to suppose that a fajfe could have been perpetrated, even if I had been so low as to coun tenance such an arrangement. "Johnson's gam e is almost childish in its simplicity and you may say for me that I refuse to fall for for it. I do not intend to fight Johnson again or any other colored man." When the Associated Press repre j sentative asked Willard if he wished • to make a formal denial of Johnson's charges, Willard exclaimed rather impatiently: "Certainly not. I have nothing to deny. Is it not apparent that there is no foundation for such bunco as lhi3? That guy just wants to force j me into another fight." ! Willard added tiiat "Johnson ' was | a long time getting nround to his | story. It takes considerable nerve ' to admit being a party to a fraud, : and in the same breath wanting to i arrange another bout." j Prom Chicago Jack Curley, pro moter of the Johnson-Willard heavy weight championship battle and one lof WiUard's managers, last night ; branded Johnson's confession as a ; "pathetic, child-like whine coming I coming from an ignorant mind, from j on e who realizes ha has gone to the ) end of his rope." j "It has become so fashionable of I late to make confessions, 'a la Fred j Fulton' that Johnson had to fall in | line. The world knows my feelings J towards Jess Willard, but I cannot ; lie strong enough, even to injure the I the ingrate, and give any color trt truth to Johnson's story. Willard defeated Johnson in Havana in a square and as honestly fought con test as every pulled off. "Johnson says the fight was framed up for him to lop e the tenth I round," Curley added, "that his wife | advised against his doing it and that j lie finally told his wife if he decided | to 'Hop' lie would notify her in plenty of time to get out. | "Hen sent for m e along about the | twenty-third round. I was in the ' box office, more lian half a mile i away. When I reached the ring side |he was a sad sight. His color was I ghastly white. He was licked. He I asked me to get his wife out. But HAJEmiSBTTRCF TELEGRAPH he could not last until she got out and I hardly reached her chair when Willard put over the finishing punch and Johnson fell in a heap. "I have always said that Johnson would have given his end of the purse just to have lasted another round so that his wife would not have seen him knocked out." Ourley said that nearly every crit ic at the ringside would bear out his contention that Johnson was • out classed. in every round of the con test. Referee Discredits Johnson Snn I'rniiriaro, March 14. —Jack Welch, of San Francisco, who refer eed the championship boxing contest between Jack Johnson and Jess Wil lard, declared after being shown Johnson's statement that the outcome of the affair was pre-arranged, that the fight was won on its merits. Welch said, however, Johnson was in poor condition for the bout. Ho also said Johnson attempted to wa ger $lO,OOO on himself the night be fore the bout, but succeeding in placing but $2,500. Paris Bids For the Willard-Dempsey Fight It is almost certain that Paris will put in a bill for the Dempsey-Wil iard tight. The arguments are tiiat Paris, with Its big lloating Ameri can and British population at pres ent would bo a better place than either Juarez or Havana If the bout goes outside America. Higher prices could be obtained for seats than before the war. It Is figured that seats that sold for $5O for the Johnson-Moran bout would bring $lOO now. A high army officii informed the ! Associated Press to-day that the Dempsey-Willard fight would not be hc'.ii in the United States, adding: "There is one man who can stop : the tight in America." The officer refused to divulge the name of the man, but said that Wil j lard was not- very popular In the army owing to his attitude during the war and his refusal to give his services to the Red Cross and the various soldwr benefits. Boxing is flourishing In Paris at present and the Knights of Colum bus and the V. M. C. A. are holding weekly shows in which American boxers meet British and French. The I superiority of the Americans, which I might be expected, if not over the 1 English and the Colonials, at least over the French to whom boxing is a comparatively new sport, is not in evidence. The American boxers are drawn from the army for the most part and generally are overweight and lack training and underestimate their op ponents. The result has been that the American showing has caused some criticism. The French boxers as a rule train faithfully, keep in good condition and give a good ac count of themselves. At a boxing show Tuesday night a captain of the Three Hundred and Nineteenth American Infantry ex pressed fear that the French oppo nents chosen for his two boys would not be able to stand up and pro vide a good fight. His fears were groundless. Miehaud, of Paris, with a stiff leg, caused by three machine gun bullets, gave Harold Fitzpatrick, of Meadvilie, Pa., as good as he re ceived. Tricker, the other French man, earned a decision by a large margin over Charles Morgan, of Pittsburgh. Both Americans were fht and shortwinded. "The Americans should train on red wine," was the comment of A 1 Badoud, a French welterweight, well known in the United States. AROUND THE BASES New Haven, Conn., March 14. The appointment of *AI Sharpe, Cor nell University athletic coach, to Yale, will be announced in the Yale Alumni Weekly to-day. An act legalizing Sunday baseball playing in Rhode Isanld was passed by the lower branch of the Gen eral Assembly on roll call, the vote being 71 to 19. The bill reserves to cities and towns authority to de termine whether baseball games may be played within their limits on Sun day. The Louisville American Associa tion Club has obtained Inflelder Bruno Betzel and pitcher Frank Da vis from the St. Louis National League Club in exchange for Catcher Vernon demons, according to announcement by William Neal, business manager of the Louisville Club, yesterdaly. It is officially announced that the New London, Conn., baseball club will not take part in the Eastern League activities this season. Paris, March 14.—A1l records for attendance at a boxing program were shattered recently in the little city of Le Mans In France when 2 3,500 spectators gathered to watch the contests arranged by tho Knights of Columbus. Tho ring was set in an open square J In the heart of the French city and so great was the interest taken by the French residents that more than 9,000 of the natives gathered to watch tho fighters. Vehicles of ev ery description were seen near the square, the French peasants hav ing driven for miles to watch the affair, which drew, it is said, the largest crowd ever in attendance at a boxing show in Europe. Jack Clifford, of Brooklyn, N. Y. t and Leo Houck, of Lancaster, Pa., are in good shape for their bout to night at the Cambria Atheltic Club, Philadelphia. Both boys are noted for their abilities to .deliver the goods. They are also noted for hav ing a K. O. tucked in either mitt, therefore the fur should fly when the pair of middleweiglits spiel off. The semiwindup is Jack Devlin and Willie Boyle, another pair of willing mixers. The rest of the show for lows: Tommy Burks vs. A 1 Werner, Mike Fairbank and Marty Campbell, while the opening bout is between Johnny McKeown and Johnny Ryan. The management of tho Qlympia has matched Johnny Murray, of New York, and Dick Loadman, of Buffalo, N. Y\, to meet in the windup at that club Monday night. Murray is noted for his ability as a K. O. artist. He stopped Frankie Clark in jig time at this club some weeks ago, and as he is just now boxing in grand shape, Loadman will have to step some to have a chance with the New Yorker. The other bouts are Johnny Tynian and Joe Tiplitz, Joe Mendeil vs. Ilughte Hutchinson, Abe Fried man and Battling Mack, and the opener is between Eddie O'Kcefe, who is trying a comeback, and Phil Frenchifti. The coming bout between Joey Fox, the English featherweight champion, and Louisiana, of Phila delphia, is creating more than usual interest. It will take place at the National A. A. to-morrow night. Since Fox gave Young Robideau such a neat trimming at this club a couple of weeks tgo local fandom are of the opinion that this fellow Fox is just made for a bout with Johnny Kilbane for the title. Should the Englishman add Louisiana to his list of victims he will be the one best bet to 'demand a bout with the champion. Ray Morgan now is reported as having declined definitely to join the Philadelphia Nationals, to which club Washington has resleascd him by the waiver route. The former second baseman of the Griffmen has announced that the major leagues have no attractions for him and |llll!l Hill MiMJU^llillMiUlJilj:im>IiulIlllMlUimUHNI[lllllllllllllllllllll!llllilllllllllllllMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|il||ll|||!l|||||||||||||||||[|||MI||||||lMll|||||||||||||ll|||lg | Harrisburfi Auto Show-- I 1 Opens, To-morrow, Saturday at 10 A. M. - I J lave you decided what car you are going The biggest preparations ever made in J to buy this Spring? Well now Harrisburg to make an 6*' ' }'? wi " '; ave U,c Auto Show attractive mßtj&tSSKi? il A& itv to take your cboicc of , , , , '"-y* H =3 \ . , , , have been made for the E= H Americas best makes at ImnC] |= the big Harrisburg Auto 1919 Show * The S rcat Overland Warehouse Show which begins to* has been transformed into a real hippo morrow. drome with all the spaces planned in such a way as to give plenty of room for visitors and Perhaps you are oue of those fellows , of room for the d; , #v of each car =3 who have no prelerencc or perhaps vou like m. , . B , i . i , * Ihe decorations will be a treat to the eye. two or three makes but you have been won- r J dering how they compare with each other—^ ,c , ttendaiicc will no doubt he bigger and and you would still he wondering if it were more enthusiastic than at any previous show, not for the fact that you will be able to see • I :hem all at the Auto Show. Moi ; e lhan 150 cars Wlll be there and each || one will have its special features that call || M It isn't .1 hard matter r,.i convince you for your attention. The representatives of that.cars arc scarce and tbe cars a * tbe s bow will tbo Spilng demand be there to welcome you. >C a dra ' u 1,11 lbc x&Myff ou are invited to come output —HUT it is hard (fe&Zyyly and make yourself at home, sometimes to drive into one's ?° tb ™ ll 8 b tbe cnt ire show, liead tlic fact that in order to get visit every exhibit AND PICK a car at all this season one must order his OUT YOUR CAR. And by all means order § car early. it at cncc if you want to be sure of getting it. || 1 v Passenger Show Car Trade* and Tractors Accessories March 15 to 22 March 24, 25, 26 March 15 to 22 H = • Ml | / The Overland Warehouse 1 xO A. I\M. to t Music Afternoon =3 10 p. M. The. Auto Show will be held at Twenty-Sixth and Deirry Sts. | Auspices HARRISBURG MOTOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION 1 Champion Lansford Gives Tech Battle Tonight Tech High school's basketball team will have a real test to-night at Chestnut Street Hall when the Lansford High school quintet will oppose the Maroon champions. It Will be Greek against Greek when the two aggregations meet. With Tech cleaning Reading on the latter floor, a new interest has been arous ed in this branch of sports among Tech's admirers. It was the first time in seven years that Reading was trimmed on its home floor. Lansford looks like a real cham pion and may sprin a surprise and upset the plans of the Tech crowd to annex the State title. Winning 21 out of 24 games calls to rrund the great Middletown High school team of 1910-1911 which was award ed the State title after cleaning up 2 8 victories in 31 games. From the record Lansford has that he wants to play in Baltimore his home town. CHINESE LIKE CHEWING GUM A news dispatch tells that Ameri can gum is being sold all over the Celestial kingdom; it is precious and "passed along from one to an other." I remember. I remember The gum my father chewed; And curious, too, ills name It was Choo Glum. Said lie, my boy, remember Tills was my father's cud Don't swallow it or Put it on tlic bum. • SHARP'S BIG JOB In addition to his first responsi bility of coaching the Yale football eleven next fall, it will be Dr. Sharpe's duty "to coach, train and develop such athletic teams at Yale as he may be directed by the board of control to assume responsibility for, and especially in the three sports of football, basketball and baseball." It is also provided in the agree MARCH 14, 1919. made, they will at least make Tech hurry to win, and will put up a hard fight for victory. Prior to this bat tle the Seniors will tackle the' Ju niors in an interclass affair. The Tech Stunts Club will stage a Ha waiian dance between the two games, and as a climax to the evening's en tertainment there will be a St. Pat rick's dance, with the Banjo-Saxo ; Orchestra playing. The following! lineup will participated In the big i affair; TECII. LANSFORD. Lingle, f. Bolles, f. < Captain) Ebner, f. Jones, f. (J. Beck) Frank, o. Bacon, c. ' (Fortna) Bilil, g. < Hartranft, g. Smith, g. ■ Gross, g. Referee—McConneil. ment entered into with Dr. Sharpe that "in his capacity as general rep resentative of the board of control in all sports, lie sliull be charged with the responsibility of co-operat ing with coaches and captains of all teams at Y'ale to maintain the high est traditions of amateur sport; to develop and maintain the morale of all such teams and tho members (hereof; and to keep athletics at Yale on the highest plane of honor and integrity, as well as efficiency." The title of director of athletics or a similar title, will be given to Dr. Sharpe by the Yale authorities. REVENGE IS SWEET! ' Extract from a soldier letter, re peated by a censor who had a sense of humor: "Somewhere in France. "Dear Ma —I have saved a little money, and when I get back home I'm goin' to buy me two mules, and name one of 'em Corporal and the other one Sergant; then I'm goin' to lick hell out o' both of 'e.'!" , FIRE IN CHIMNEY A slight fire, which was confined to the chimney, occurred at the Hoi look home, 1009 North Second street, last night. 1 Continuous Service 1 | and Long Run | Economy Let Us Give You Full Details^ The overland-Harrisborg Co.J L'2l2-214 North Second Streetl aimrnii:!iiiino!;uiiiiniuiiniuuin;miißeninii!iiiniHi;ii:iiigninmiitii)aifi!i'L'ig Watch For the opening of Harris burg's New and Modern Wholesale Confectionery by T. and J. Dondolf, wlio ' have resided in tlUs vicinity for the past 15 years. The new store will be Blocked with a complete Hue of fresh candies including tlic latest novelties in coufcc- I tioncry. Dundoff Brothers 106-8 S. 4th St. West End Mulberry St. Bridge Harrisburg 21
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