"STRANGLER" LEWIS AND DR. ROLLER WRESTLE TONIGHT; YANK BOXER CHEATED
ENGLISH PRINCE SEES
YANK-BRITAIN FIGHT
Bonehead Referee Gives Jimmy Wilde Decision Over
Joe Lynch—Draw, at Best
I.omloii, April I.—"Jimmie" Wilde,
the British flyweight champion, last
r.ight defeated Joe Lynch, an Ameri
ican boxer, on points in a fifteen
round bout.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Albert
and Lord Lonsdale witnessed the con
test, which took place at the Na
tional Sporting Club. It was a fast
and stubbornly fought battle
throughout. Wilde started a three
to one favorite, but Lynch was doing
so well in the ninth round that the
betting fell to evens.
In this and the following rounds
Wilde was badly shaken by heavy
punishment, but fought gamely and
recovered in the fifteenth. The Am
erican finished the fresher of the
two, and though Wilde won on
points, he had a close call.
The verdict seemed somewhat of a
surprise to many present and there
was some adverse comment. Wiide
was giving Lynch about sixteen
pounds in weight.
At the close of the fight the Prince
of Wales congratulated both men,
and said that it was by meetings
such as this that Anglo-American
friendship, which they had welcomed
throughout the war, became cement
ed for all time.
None of the sporting reporters on
Lcndon morning papers frankly en-
Find Soldier's Body by
Word "Mother," Written
in Letter to Be Sent Home
Details of how Corporal Robert H.
Hoke, of Paxtonia, who served with
Companp 1, Sliitli lntantry, met his
death, after having first, been re
ported m ssing, are contained n let
ters from lis cousn, i-eiil. John Mc
lllicnnv Smith, of tlie 29th Division,
and from his brother, Lieut. Frank
lloko, of the 79th Division.
Lieutenant Smith writes in part:
"Wo found a piece of 11 letter and
the only word wo could distinguish
was the word 'Mother' and that wotd
was written in the kid's handwriting.
If it had not been lor that wc might
have come away unsuccessful and
the mvstcry remained unsolved. The
letter put us on the track and in less
than five minutes we had located the
body. * ' * He and Sergeant Greg
ory bad dug themselves in the night
before in tin old manure pile out in
the open field. They stayed there
that night. The next morning Ser
geant Gregory was wounded in the
leg. He turned over his pistol to Bolt
and Bob said to him, Til get the
dirty Hun that got you.' They ad
vanced probably live hundred yards
that morning. * * * They, crouched
there in the bushes and mud waiting
for supports to come butllie supports
never came. Corporal Hess, who was
with the party said they were run
ning out of ammunition and he saw
a body lying in a dileli and saw the
man was dead and cut the belt off of
him to get the ammunition. This was
poor old Bob, because we found the 1
cut belt which substantiates Hess'
story. Xo one saw him get hit but
the assumption is that he caught a
machine gun bullet full in the chest
while ducking for a small drainage
ditch for shelter."
Lieutenant lloke says in part:
"Ho was buried where he fell and
by all indications by the Germans.
* * -""His grave marked the ex
treme advance, of the 79th Division.
In fact his lieutenant told me he
was farther in the German lines than
any man of the 79th Division. * * *
We buried him in the American
cemetery at Montfaucon, and had a
funeral service for him. I had a
casket made for him and it was
made beter than one costing a few
JOE BORRELL UNBEATEN
The man who will meet Herman Miller at Barrett's boxing show
to-morrow night has the uncommon record of never being defeated
by a man in his class. In only one instance was the decision given
to his opponent, namely, when he met "Silent" Martin, deaf mute,
at Providence, It. 1., May 9, 1916, The deaf mute had thirty pounds
on Borrell, and then the decision was only one of a number of news
papermen, the minority of which disagreed.
Joe Borrell was born in New York City, June 21. 1892. lie is of
a mixture of Irish, Italian and American, his mother being of the
Green Isle stock, while his dad's parents were natives of Sunny
Italy. Nature has gifted him with a wonderful physique, although j
lie is but live feet seven and a half inches tall: from appearance one !
would suppose he was muscle-bound, like many of the well-devel
oped boxers of the day, but this is not the case witli Borrell, which
some thirty-six or thirty-seven lads are well aware of to-day. This
number represents the many boxers who have received a crushing
knockout wallop from the new Philadelphia champion, although he
has had in the vicinity of half a hundred fights. Many of these con
tests have been ten, fifteen and twenty-round bouts. Another vouch
er hitting power may be read in the fact that he hung
the K. O. sign on such well-known iron men as Terry Martin
(twice), Joe Seiger, the famous "Denver Dad;" Harry Lewis, mid
dleweight champion of Europe; Ben Koch, middleweight champion
of the United States Navy, and last, but the most widely known,
"Steel-Jawed" Warrior Joe Grim.
Borrell's first figh in England was at Liverpool with Bernard, at
the Stadium Athletic v Club, Borrell winning in fifteen rounds. He
stopped Harry Reeves in six rounds at Drill Hall, Sheffield. j
Borrel! was then matched with Bandsman Blake, the fight to take
place in London. Borrell knocking him out in four rounds. Borrell |
was then matched to light Marcel Mbreau for the middleweight
championship of Europe. This contest took place at the Circus de j
Paris, Paris, France, on May 5, 1914, Borrell knocking Moreau out i
in eight rounds and winning the middleweight championship.
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TUESDAY EVENING,
.dorses the decision by which Jimmie
I Wilde, the British fly weight eham
! pion, defeated Joe Lynch, an Ameri
can boxer, on points last night.
While some are content to say that
tile bout was very closely contested,
others do not disguise their surprise
and/ mention sympathetically the
) astonishment with which the decision
! was received by a large part of the
spectators.
The Mail's expert says ho scored
the rounds carefully and at the finish
privately decided that Lynch had
won eleven and Wilde four. He
wants to know, he says, upon what
the referee's verdict was based. The
Daily Sketch says:
"Many experts will quarrel with
the decision, for Wilde got a worse
gruelling than he did on the only
occasion ho has been beaten in a
real contest."
This is a reference to the defeat
administered to Wilde by Pal Moore,
of Memphis, Tenn., in the inter-allied
boxing tournament held in London
on December 11 and 12.
The Sportsmen declares Wilde was
the victor by a very narrow margin,
and the Sporting Life suggests that
the ruling was due to the fact that
Lynch held a good deal and was
warned in almost every round, but
this newspaper admits that "it was
thought Lynch had Just about got
there."
hundred dollars in the States. It was
lined with tar paper on the inside,
then stuffed with excelsior, lined
again with canvass and then lined
' again with n good army blanket. The
outside of the casket was also lined
iwith tar paper. The idea of the tar
! paper i sto keep it from decaying in
the grourid * * * I gave him the
! best burial possible under the cir
j cumstances * * * I have his cart
j ridge belt and tlie llag we used at
| his funeral."
Marysville Decides to
Join Dauphin-Perry;
Big Meeting Tonight
j Marysvlllo will retain her franchise
j in the Daupliin-Rerry League, as her
I delegates will report this evening at
a meeting of the representatives o<
[ the six towns in the league. Th>
mooing, which has been called fo'
7:20 o'clock, will be held in the Shenl:
[and Tittle sporting goods store.
With baseball spirit at low ebb a
Maiysville, old fans have again com
ill the field and have aided ill securing
grounds, where a new field will hi
built. The now diamond is on prop
crty cf Charles \V. Hesliley, in Linden
avenue.
At this evening's meeting actior
will be taken on the player limit, sal
ary limit and other details, it is ex
peoted that the game will be eon
ducted on more of an amateur base
than it was two years ago.
Reports on the schedule for the en
suing year will be heard to-night. Th.
details are being arranged by Presi
dent K. I*. Knnuss, D. It. Taylor, of
Newport, and "Di.-k" liawley. of Mil
lersburg. It is understood that they
will report in favor of a twenty
game schedule to open on May 17 and
to continue until August So.
(lI.IS. RYNARD DIBS IN FRANCE
Carlisle, Pa., April 1. Another
gold star was added to the Carlisle
honor flag in the death of Charles
Rynard, a FOn of Mr. and Mrs. John
M. Rynard of this place. He died of
inflenza in the hospital near Uruffe,
France, word of his death just hav
ing reached relatives here. Private
Rynard was a member of the One
Hundred and Third Engineers Train
of the Twenty-eighth Division. He
left here for Georgia with Company
G, Eighth Reginnnt, but was later
(transferred. His brother Norman, is
in the same company. He was twen
ty-nine years old.
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"My Headlock Will Finish
Roller," Says the Stran^ler
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Strangler Lewis' Famous Dummy On Which lie Practises tlio Deadlock
TONIGHT'S WRESTLING CARD
Chestnut Street Auditorium at
.30 p. m.
Main event, finish wrestling
natch, two falls out of three,
ictween Ed. "Strangler" Lewis,
American champion, Lexington,
Ky. Dr. B. F. Roller, former
American champion, New York
Mty, for the American ehampion
ihip title.
Preliminary bout. Ernest Leli
rncr. llarrisburg, lightweight, Al.
Giant, Milton, Pa., 4 5 minute
imo limit, for lightweight title
f the State.
Curtain raiser, four rounds of
Jingle Bells," local lads.
A packed house seems assured as
| the news has gone out to all nearby
I towns that the big match is to be
i staged hero to-night and all lover 3
! of clean sport and a great fight are
| coming front miles around to see the
j two great wrestlers battle for not
I only the American title but for the
' honor of a match with Wladez Zbys
izko, the Pole, who now holds the
I world's title. ,
'The struggle itself promises to bo
'one cf the gruelling nature, of pow
erful holds, of thrilling and almost
superhuman efforts to break the
same, and all in all as sensational an
| affair as was ever staged on the mat
lin this country.
I Ed. (Strangler) Lewis is already
! in this city waiting for the big match
'to go on. When told of Roller's
statement that he had solved his
I noted head lock hold and would
: break clear of It as did Zbyszko,
Lewis issued a statement: #
"My headlcck is as certain to
work to-night against Roller as it
ever did. I expect to win in two
straight falls and to end all of this
I talk by the doctor that he will de
feat me and then win the world's
; title from Zbyszko, thus bringing it
back to America. I lost to Zbyszko
land admit the defeat, but I will show
| the world at anytime I am entitled
I to another match with the Pole, by
pinning Roller and anyone else they
can produce. Once I get another
chance at Zbyszko there will be an
entirely different story. lie won't
hold that title long if T have any
thing to say about it. You will see
me at my best to-night and every
spectator who watches me working
to-night will go away satisfied that
this American is entitled to another
struggle with Zbyszko for the
world's title. I have no fears that
Roller will gain the American title
to-night. I'll take that with me to
the mat and keep it safe all even
-1 Ins."
! Lewis is a wonderful developed
] man. He stands six feet in height
1 and weighs 223 pounds. He is in
'splendid physical condition and
looks every inch the champion. He
has a most likeable personality and
is an engaging talker. He admits that
at one time Roller had something
on him as a wrestler, but that with
in the past two years he has develop
ed far more than Roller figures on
and will win in straight falls to-night
as a result.
Whether Roller can break the
headlock remains the question just
j the same. Lewis was just as confi-
I dent of defeating Zbyszko with it
i before the Pole smashed him to the
mat in New York week before last,
j Roller was on hand and noted how
the Pole broke this damaging hold
of the "Strangler's" and says he can
dunlicate the font.
Tickets will remain on sale at the
Schenk and Tittle sporting goods
store and at Harry's cigar store until
fi o'clock and will then be placed on
sale at the auditorium box office.
The auditorium will open at 7.30
and the first preliminary will be put
on at 8.30 sharp.
TO TEST COWS
Dauphin county is practicnlly as
sured a cow testing association. 21
of the 20 fnrmers necessary for such
an organization having already signi
fied their intention of Joining. A
meeting for organization purposes
will be held at Hummelstown as soon
after the necessary number is secur
ed as is possible.
SOI.DIFRS CREATE DISTURBANCE
A riot call from the Pennsylvania
Railroad station was received at the
police station this morning, but when
the patrol arrived there the trouble
was ended. Soldiers, who were re
ported to have caused the disturb
ance, had boarded a train. i
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OFFICII S $1200,000 FOR
THE BIG FIGHT
Deer lodge, Mont., April I.—Frank
Conley, mayor of this city, has wired
Tex Rickard, the promoter of the Wil
lard-Dempsey bout, asking Rickard
to thoroughly consider this town be
fore deciding upon a place to stage
the big bout.
"The citizens of Deer I.odge are
contesting the state boxing law. Our
former law was repealed by what was
known as the Keeley commission bill,
the Keeley bill leaving us without
any law against boxing. Wo will con
test this in the Supreme Court with
in fourteen days, and if successful, as
we feel confident we will be, there
will bo no limit to the number of
rounds. Will offer you $200,000 to
stage the Willard-Dempsey bout in
Deer Lodge, provided we can have
half of motion picture privilege."
The Commonwealth Travelers were
to play Tarsus Gmynastic as an elimi
nation to the city basketball cham
pionship last night, but Tarsus, at the
last moment, canceled the battle.
Frank Erne announces that he will
stage another boxing show at the Or
pheum, April 15. "Frankle" Magulre,
the Williamsport youth who scored a
knockout in the semi-windup bout of
last week's show, is to be in the
windup. His opponent has not yet
been selected.
The high cost of uniforms Is an
other thing baseball clubs have to
figure on this season. Uniforms that
lired to cost from $lO to $l5 now cost
$2O to $25. And everything else need
ed to equip a club has gone up in pro
portion.
"Young" Fisher, of Syracuse, and
George Cliflp, of New Castle, Pn„
fought a ten-round draw at Syracuse
last night.
Harry Oreb, of Pittsburgh, a middle
weight, was given the newspaper de
cision over "Ilillv" Miske, of 3t.
Paul, a heavvweigbt. in their ten
round bout at Pittshurg|i last night.
Creb won Oight of the ten rounds on
points.
The boxing contest between "Jack"
Tblttnn we'terweight champion, and
"Willie" LnughUn. scheduled to be
held at Tulsa, Oltla., Inst right, was
eanceled because of the Illness of
Brltton.
The women's rational junior indoor
100-yard breast stroke championship
swim and. the fancy diving champion
shin will he decided Mav 7 under the
nusnlees of the Chicago MhloHc As
soclntlon. Perreinry Publen, of the
Amateur AtlUetlc Union, has an
announced, ,
Kabane Knocks Out
johnny Mealey With
Right-Hand Punch
I'lillnflt-lpliiii, April 1. —-."Johnny"
Kilhano, featherweight champion,
knocked out "Johnny" Mealey, of
Philadelphia, in the second rounds of
a scheduled six-round bout here last
night. The knockout blow was a
short right to the jaw. Both men
took it easy in the first round, but
Kilbano went after his opponent from
the opening of the second and sent
him to the floor for the count after
1 minute and 21% seconds of fight
ing. ♦
it was n terrific blow, timed to a
nicety, and it landed just on the side
of Mealey's jaw and the local boxer
dropped to the mat as if lie had been
hit with a sledgehammer. Mealey at
the count of eight made a desperate
effort to get up, but lie was unabie to
do so. He had partly rised, when no
flopped down again, his face sliding
along the mat for several inches.
Then lie collapsed entirely, and when
his handlers picked Him up and tried
to put him on his feet he was com
pletely cut and had to be carried to
nis chair. The blow came so suddenly
that few except those close to the
ringside had a chance to sec it, and
the crowd was so excited that when
Mealey s head hit the floor the spec
tutors rose en masse, and then it was
impossible for but a very few to sue
what took place in the ring.
In the semi-windup Freddie Iteese
and "Frankio" Clark were the oppos
ing boxers. Clark won in six rounds.
,iie tilth lie opened an old cut over
the New Yorker's eye. Clark had
lieeso badly battered up in tin- final
period, once forcing him through the
ropes on the south side of the ling.
"Joe" Horsey made a punching hag
of "Young" Coster in the third bout.
Coster is a southpaw in style, a strong
little fellow who knows little or noth
ing about boxing. Hi- stopped most
of Dorscy's blows with his face; the
ethers he stopped with his body, as
none got past him. Coster was bleed
ing badly from the nose when the
bout ended.
"At" Moore, after being knocked
down in the first round, came back
gamely and fought "Jimmy" Myson
so fiercely for the balance of the con
test that he was entitled to the ver
dict at the end.
The first bout went to "Mike" Con
nor, who knocked out "Kid" Wolfe in
the fourth round of a one-sided con
test.
Your Engine Was Designed
to Use Gasoline
When your automobile or truck was just some lines and curves
on a sheet of tracing-paper, Gasoline was the fuel its internal
combustion engine was designed to use.
True, the London taxicabs operated during the war with a huge
gas-bag on top. But that was a war necessity. The precious
petrol was needed to drive the tanks and lorries and airplanes.
You wouldn't care to drive your machine today with a balloonful
of asphyxiation aboard.
All of which is byway of saying that Gasoline is the fuel for
you to use. Beware the magic fuels that claim to displace Gasoline
and the "pills" that claim to improve it.
With a Gasoline Engine, stick to Gasoline.
And to go the farthest and fastest at the least cost per mile, use
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Joe Borrell, Who Vanquished
All Boxers Abroad, Meets
Herman Miller at Steelton
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JOE BORRELL
Middleweight Champion, Who Meets
Herman Miller at Steelton
APRIL 1, 1919.
Joe Barrett announced last night
that ho had Icrwarded the transpor
tation to all the outside boxers who
are to take part In the big boxing
show Wednesday night before the
Olympia A. C\, in the Standard
theater in Steolton, and the veteran
promoter is elated over the fact that
i word from their training camps say
I that all are in great condition and
ready for the bell to start them off.
] Joe, who has proven himself a past
master at matching men that will
box on their merits, says while his
tirst show several weeks ago was a
good cne, he is postive this show
will be a vast improvement over it.
owing to the fact that the feature
event between Joe Borrell. of Now
York, the European middleweight
champion, and Herman Miller, the
tough southern titleholder. will be
a test of hitting powers and game
ness seldom seen in any ring.
Jack Kearns, manager of Jack
Dompsey,, who battles Jess Willard
for the world's title, wired Barrett
that this would be Miller's last
bout before joining Dompsey in New
York on Thursday morning, and on
the phone last niglit when Barrett
Informed Miller of the fact, Miller
said, well I will make Borrell re
member this one battle. "I atn in
great shape and ten pounds less
than when 1 boxed Wolgast," said
Herman
Bctrcll showed liis speed Saturday
| night in Pennsgrove, N. J., before
I Ty Cobb's club, when be (Borrell)
| stopped Jack Taylor, the tough ne
! gro light heavyweight, in the second
| rounc>
j The list of other bouts on the bill
have also been mated equally as to
ability. Pew Mutzellj the Lancaster
youth who won many friends at the
club's last show by beating Young
Bussell, will meet a much tougher
man in Eddie Boeekner, also of
Lancaster, whom every lightweight
ill this section lias side stepped. If
Black Gunboat Smith, the colored
deaf mute, can trim Bill Brown, of
15
Lancaster, lie will prove his worth
and get a chance in a future bout
with Leo Johnson, the colored light -
weight I champion. Jackie Parks,
Lancaster's best featherweight, will
met Young Johnny Gill, York's
best. Pat O'Connor, of Hurrisburg,
and another light heavyweight. Jack
Jcncs, will open the show.
Tickets may be secured by phono
at Fairlam's, Steelton.
Third Class Cities to
Tell of Clark Act
Conditions in this class cities
will bo aired on Tuesday before the
House committee on municipal af
fairs when the Willson bill to repeal
the nonpartisan election clause of
the Clark act of 1913 will be given
a hearing. This hearing is at the
request of representatives of the
Third Class City League. Opinion
is divided in niany of the cities
of that class about the nonpartisan
feature. So,me of them desire its
retention and are disposed to make
tiio most of Senator Holes Penrose's
'declaration that he thinks the elec
tion laws should remain unchanged.
The advocates of the change will ask
that the Hill bo sent back to the
House and its fate determined on
the floor of the House.
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