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NEWS OF THE SPO
WELSH STILL HOLDS ON
TO LIGHTWEIGHT CROWN
Willie Kite hie. Former Champion.
Forces the Fighting, but His Wild
ness Costs Him a Vicu>o—Haulers
Fought to Standstill
New York, March 12. —Willie
Ritchie, from whom Freddie Welsh
snatched the world's lightweight crown
in London eight months ugo, foug'.it the
champion to u standstill in their 10-
round battle in Madison Sq.iare Garden
last night. The former titlehokler
forced the fighting throughout, hut he
was erratic, his wild swings bvmg eas
ily avoided by the elusive Englishman.
Ritchie was t : i e tirst to enter the
ring'. He was given a tremendous ova
tion from hi> dressing room up to tue
time he climbed into the ring. Ritchie
was preceded by a large American ung.
A minute later Welsh followed, a Un
ion Jack being carried over his head.
Ritchie's seconds were Dr. Jeffrey, l>r.
Hicks. Hilly Orupp and Hob McAllis
ter. Welsh was attended by Harry
Pollock, his manager; orift" Jones and
Jim Donovan.
Announcer Joe Humphreys iu intro
ducing the boxers declared the contest
to be for the lightweight championship
of the world. Ritchie was presented
tirst, and the crowd cheered as he rose
from his seat. The American was ap
parently the popular favorite. Welsu,
however, was also given a warm greet
ing. According to stipulations, both
weighed iu at 135 at 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon The ringside weight of
both was announced as Ritchie 13ov a ,
Welsh 135%,
The men were called to the center
of the riug by Referee Roche and given
final instructions end 30 seconds later
were on tlieii way The tight by
rounds:
Round One—Both men r.'.saeu out of
their corners Ritchie was tirst to
lead, a straight left. Welsh ducked.
For a full minute thev were in a clinch,
neither landing a blow. Welsh was the
tirst to land a long left to the nose-
More wrestling followed, and as they
broke out of a clincih Ritchie shot a
left to the jaw with a little steam be
hind it. Each man seemed to be con
tent in sizing up the other's attack and
there was little righting. it was an
even round.
Round Two —They rushed out of
their cornets and went into a clinch.
Ritchie worked his right n*nd to the
body at close quarters. Welsh jabbed
twice with his left, and missed a hard
right to the jaw. They did a lot ot
fiddling, but neither >\ns able to land.
In a long clinch Ritchie used his fore
arm to Freddie's jaw. Willie stabbed
a left to the face and received a right
uppercut in tarn. Welsh tore in with
head low and took i hard hook on the
jaw. He followed with another right
to the face a few seconds later. At
the bell Willie pl.inted another right to
the body. It was Ritchie's round. •
Round Three—They came out of
their corners fast iu the third, and
| Ritchie SWUIK: many wild blows that
; found no mark, save Welsh's arm, but
he was not to be denied, and finally
planted a right in the stomach. He
kept swinging for the bo.ly. but Welsh
picked oft' all the blows with his el
bows. Freddie utepped back and j o;>-
ped his left to the face. 1 tried
! Willie on the old one-two i .iueh and
; landed high on the he..t. -l ist as the
! bell rang, Willie hooked i; left to the
! face. Ritehie did all the forcing in this
i round and deserved the honors.
I Round Ko.ir —They rushed from tlieii
'corners and Ritchie sent a* light left
: to the hea l. Welsh then ripped two
| lefts to the head and shot a right to
the body. Welsh swung a left high to
| the head, jabbed twice with the "ame
hand to the face and blocked a vicious
I right that Ritchie attempted to return.
; Ritchie hooked a left to the head and
! thev went into a clinch. At the bell
; they were at close quarters with neith
er doing any damage. It was Welsh's
j round. •
Round Five —Ritchie led with a left
and rkiit in the fifth, but was far
short with both. Freddie stepped inside
I another left and right and went into
j a clinch. Welsh hooked a left to the
I ear. They ex.'hinged straight lefts to
j the face and Ritchie missed a hard
i right to tlie jaw. A lot of infighting
| followed, but no damage was done.
Ritchie missed a right and Welsh jab
' bed with his left. Ritchie did all the
i forcing, but wa.< wild and had no idea
of timing his punches. Welsh shot a
i [eft to tlie face and picked off a wild
rrght'swing for his own head. They
were in a hot mix-ep as the bell sound
ed and Ritchie worked a right to the
| wind. It was Welsh's round. 1
Round Six—Ritchie led with his
' left,*but it fell short and iu return he
j received a left to the head that jarred
i him. Freddie followed with another
straight left to the head, but in the
ensuing infighting, no damage was
doue. Willie chased Freddie around the
ring, but could not land. Ritehie duek
;ed two hard lefte to the hea l, but
i Welsh blocked what he had to offer in
| return. After a long clinch Ritchie
hooked a hard right to the wind. They
were tied up in a clinch at the bell. It
was an extremely poor round, but the
: margin belonged to Welsh.
Round Seven—Ritehie swung a hard
i left to the body, but Welsh easily
I blocked it. A lot of fiddlina followed,
with neither doing any The
boxi&j was so tame that the enormous
. crowd hooted it at this stage. Ritehie
worked himself into close quarters and
<ent two hard rights to Welsh's jaw
• and the Englishman hung on. Welsh
swung a light left to the head and the
t crowd hooted and jeered at the tanie
, fighting which followed. Ritchie again
worked himself in close and jammed
: two rights to the body. At the bell
■ they were exchanging body punches,
and Ritchie had a big maiyain in his
i favor.
Round Eight—Ritchie rushed from
. his corner in the eighth and met Welsh
in his own corner. He missed a left and
Freddie crossed a right to the jaw,
Ritchie kept leading with left and
| right, but Welsh blocked cleverly.
' Ritchie started a right hand swing
from his shoe tops, but Welsh ducked
it. Welsh jabbed his left aud they
i went into a clinch. As they broke Rit
; ehie partly slipped to the" floor. They
I went to close quarters and Willie hook
i ed a left to the jaw. Ritchie did all the
I forcing but was unable to land cleanly.
I Welsh, however, did not attempt to
fight back and the former champion
deserved a shade for tft leaet trying.
Round Xine—Ritchie started the
fpreing in the ninth and all Welsh did
was block and hang on. Both men were
wild. Hul no punches wore landed un
til they broke out of a elineh. when
Welsh hooked a lijht left to the face.
Ritchie kept forcivj the Englishman
all o\er the ring, l>«t no elunn blows
were landed. Welsh finally straighten
e.l up and shot two left to the face.
They got to close quarters and Willie
brought a tight up to the •wind. It was
Walsh's round.
wound Ten—They »hook hands and
stepped buck, exchanged lefts and
rights and then clinched. Welsh duck
ed a hard right a,nd left to head and
went to close quarters, with no light
ing being done. They stepped back and
fell into another clinch and the crowd
hooted. We'.sh shot two hard lefts to
the face and blocked everything Wil
lie sent in turn. Welsh stabbed two
lefts and then went into a clinch.
Ritchie banned awav with both hands
to the body, but Welsh blocked him.
They got to close quarters and Ritchie
shot a right to the body. At the bell
they were in a clinch. It was Welsh's
round.
BOWLIM; results
CASINO LEAGUE
Orpheums defeat Monarchs —
MONARCHY
Ber.tz .... 149 127 165 441
Senior .... 140 174 202 510
Pnukle .. . ISO 170 127 — 453
Ford 104 ls2 106— 512
Atticks ... 215 ISI 223 619
Totals . . 854 BS4 8S3 —2571
ORPREUMjS
Ross 215 245 145 605
Botts .... 168 17< 136 482
W. A. Miller 177 201 192 570
Reck 179 217 208— 604
Wil.-on ... 199 175 244 618
Totals .. 938 1016 2879
P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. LEAGUE
Etigles win two games, but* lose
match—
GIANTS
Martin ... 137 178 153 468
E. C. Smith 144 155 1 19— 418
C. Saul ... 131 17 1 103 — 465
Fagan .... 151 162 160 — 473
Myers .... 192 186 215 593
Totals .. 755 852 810—24 17
EAGLES
Fitner .... 161 135 1 i .> — 4t 6
Jlart:.ell . . 156 206 123 4So
I'aull 164 147 162 473
Askin 14 1 152 157 450
i>iller .... 205 189 192 556
Totals . 827 829 809 —2555
AT THE CASINO
Plunders top Bricklayer; oy 115
I pins—
PLI'IMBKRS
1 K'.itch .... 186 155 191— 532
' Fetrow ... 147 160 13.> — 442
T. Shellhamer 89 121 102— 312
j li. Shellhainei 164 124 lav — 447
l'lank .... 116 183 144 443
Totals ... 702 743 731—2176
BRICKLAYERS
; Miller .... 150 135 182 — 467
Chubb .... 140 13 o 121— 39b
: Dinger 97 142 129 36S
jKuntz .... 141 128 138 — 407
Keel 161 130 132 — 423
Totals .. 689 670 702 —2061
Big Spuds overwhelm Little Spuds—
i LITTLE SPCDS
< arter .... 133 155 113— 401
' Behm ...» 136 116 16 4—— 410
, Devi ue .... 108 124 168— 400
Miller 116 87 125 328
Schmink . . 164 156 169 489
Totals . . 657 638 739—2034
BIG SPFDS
Vanetta .. 131 177 134 442
| Ely 126 163 17S— 464
Bennett ... 121 153 15S— 432
Peters .... 136 176 109— 421
Speraw ... 143 171 139 — 453
Totals .. 657 840 715—2212
CENTRAL GAMES CANCELLED
Death of Professor Steele Causes Post
ponement of Basketball
Faculty Athletic Director B rtram
: \V. Saul last evening called off the
basketball games of the t'eutral High
' school fives scheduled to be played this
evening) in the Chestnut street hall
I when the news of the death of Profes
i >or William Sherman SteeJe, principal
! of the school, which occurred in a sani
' tarium in Lakcwood, N. J., yesterday,
reached this city last evening,
j The boys' team was to engage the
j Altoona High school five while the girls
'were to have played the Sunbury High
school girls' five. These games will be
played some time in April, the '.late not
having been selected yet.
DR.KLUGH, Specialist
Phyilrlaa aad SorßeM
offices: 200 Walnut st- Flarrlahnr*. Pa
ntseaaes of noari a art meat apeetal,
private, aped lie. aerroaa and ekrtali
dfaeaaea. Geaeral office work, Coa• al
ia tloa free aad confidential. ile«!lc!a«
faralahed. Work gaaraateed. Chanel
moderate. 2(i yeara' experleaca
l»lt. KI.DGH, the aelUkaona Specialist
relief H
without InconrmlfflK*, ■
■ CATARRH
EASTERN LEADERS TO FLAY
The Conquarers of Raiding Will Meet
Independents To-morrow Night
at Chestnut Street
Camden having defeated Reading on
Tuesday night the present leaders of
the Eastern Basketball League will be
the attraction at the Chestnut street an-
Aitorium to-morrow nigiht. llarrisburg
having derisively defeated the Tronton
five the locals expect to take the lead
ers into camp. It will tie a t'ast game.
The same lineup which represented
the New Jersey city in the pennant
climb will be in Harrisiburg to engage
the Harrisburg Independent five. Cap
tain MVCord has had his team out for
practice this week and hcbd' the last one
this afternoon.
The gume will be calted at 8 o'clock;
and will be fallowed by the usual dance, j
Anorttivr exhibition of modem dances i
including some which have never been :
seen in Harrisburg will lie given by It,
P. Dickey and Miss Marie Boileau.
Jasper, of the Eastern League, will
play their tirst exhibition game in Har
risJburg againsit the Independents ou
Tuesday night. March 16. While this'
team is last in the Eastern League the
team is made up of several iuvUividuaJ
stars anil will give an interesting exlii- j
bition of basketball.
PRIZES FOR M. E. ATHLETICS
Oerrnantown Club Disqualified—Local
Runners to Get Medals
I The Germantown Boys' Club having!
| been disqualified, one of their runners!
in the Foresters' Day meet in Point
Breeze Park in Philadelphia August 15
last year being declared ineligible, th->
Methodist Club, of HarrisJburg, running
from scratch and finishing fourth Will
be advanced to third l place and receive I
bronze medals.
On the local team were L. Hall, K. 1
Barnliart, A. Winn and E. Flickinger.
WILLARD OFF FOR HAVANA
White Heavyweight Starts for New
Fight Grounds
El Paso. Tej.. March 12.—.less Wil
lard accompanied by his manager, Tom j
; .tones, left yesterday for Havana. :
j where the big heavyweight is scheduled ;
to meet Jack Johnson in a fight for |
the championship on Easter Sunday, j
Only Wednesday Williard said the fi
nancial arrangement had not beou com-1
pleted, but his t/ip to Havana is taken i
| to indicate that the money end of the
I matter has been satisfactorily arranged.
Sophs Lick Freshies
The Freshmen lost to the Sophomores
yesterday in the Tech interchips league,
(score 25 to 11. Davies and McFarland
j played best for the Sophs while Frock
and Kauffman did the Freshmen's best
j work. The linonp:
Sophs. Freshmen.
j McGann F Kauffman
'Stark F Huston
' McFarland C Weibly
j Pollock G Frock
, Wolf G Baker
! Substitutions, JSophs, Davies for Me
|Gann; Challenger for Hfark, Fohl for
Wolf. Field goals. Frock, 1; McGann,
1; Davies, ti; McFarlanvl, 3: Pollock. 1.
I Foul goals. Kauffman, 9: Pollock, 3.
Keferee, Killinger; scorer, Melville;
j Murray; time. 20-minute halves.
Hummelstown Reos Winners
'Hummelatown, 'March 12.—The
I'Hummelstown Reos turned tables on the
I Reserves here yesterday, winning by
ja score of 40 to 3G. The line-up:
Reserves. Reos.
' Landis F Rupert
livens F D. Patrick
Musser C Stoudt
Cortv G Smith
A. Patrick G Cassel
Field goals, Landis, 7; Levens, 4;
Corty, 3; Musser. 1; Smith, 10; Stoudt,
6; Rupert, 4. Foul goals. Landis, 3 of
3; Levens, 3 of 3. Referee, G. Lud
wiek. Time. 20-minute halves.
"Fed" League Meeting Postponed
Chicago, March 12.—The schedule
meeting if the Federal League, which
was set for Pittsburgh next Saturday,
has been postpoued until Monday and
will be helil in Chicago, it was an
nounced yesterday. The postponement
was caused by the suit filed by the
| Kansas City Federal League Club,
j which seeks to restrain the league from
1 transferring its franchise to Newark,
,X. J. The hearing was continued by
Circuit Judge Baldwin Wednesday until
'Monday when the contending counsel
' will be given tw 0 and one-half hours
for argument.
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THE HUB
CLEAN-lIP SALE
ENDS TO-MORROW, SATURDAY
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suits and overcoats at ABOUT HALF PRICE.
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1,756,7(53 CATHOLICS IX PA. I priesthood. There arc 284 Catholic or
phan asvlums, with 4 5,7 4 2 orphans
Church Has 16,S00.:il0 Members in U. thoroiu; 5,488 parishes with parochial
_ ~ . _ schools ami 1,456,206 children en -
S., According to New Directory rolled
New York, March 12.—There are
16,309,310 Catholics in the United Colonel Bcitler Here
'States according to the advance sheet* ; 1 oloncl Lewis h. Bcitler. secretary
of the Official Catholic directory, pub-i of tlie fiftieth Anniversary of the
lished and copyrighted by P. J. Ken Battle of Gettysburg Commission,
edv a Suua. The increase in the mini- called on Governor Brumtbaugh yester
•be'r of Catholics in 1914 was 241,325. day to explain demand for the repub-
Penns.vlvania Catholics number 1,- lication of the commission's report and
756,763 and Xew Jersey 555.000, New request that the bill for such ropivbli-
Jersey having passed Michigan and cation receive executive sanction. It
Wisconsin, reaching seventh pface in j is proposed to print 25,000 copies,
the list of States. Pennsylvania is sec-1
ond only to New York. j
There are 18,994 Catholic clergymen . • _ . _
in the United States. Of these, 14,008 Many People In ThlS Town
are secular clergymen and 4.986 priests ; never enjoyed a meal until
of religious orders. The increase in the ] we advised them to take a
number of priests was 426. add 310, Ducnencia
Catholic churches were established. Uv + J.
There are 14.961 Catholic edifices in' Tablet
this country. 9 883 churches with resi i before aud after each meal. Sold only
| dent priests and 6,0 . 8 mission churches. . u8 _ 2 50 a box.
hightyhve ecclesiastical seminaries |
i have 6,770 young men studving for the George A. Gorgas
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