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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND.: SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 25. 1915.
JOHNSON-WIL LARD GO
COST THE PROMOTERS
ABOUT $43,000 SUM
Wide Divergence Between
What Curley and Jones Say
. Receipts at Havana Were,
CROWD NOT OVER 12,000
Wewspaper Mm Estimate Crowd
Around 13,000, With. Over Tnou
sand Compliment arte a.
at
Bjr Frank G. Menke.
New Tork, April 24. The promoters
of the Johnson-Willard fight lost
money. The etact amount Is shrouded
In the maze of many conflicting state
ments concerning- receipts, but the es
timates as to the loss range from 13000
to 143,000. It is the opinion of the
writer that the $43,000 loss figure is
nearer being correct than any other.
Jack Curley, chief promoter of the
fight, after being asked a half dozen
times for the real receipt figures, said
two days after the fight:
"I can't give the exact figure now,
: but we are saying that the receipts
were 1110,000."
Curley, as will be noticed, didn't
make the direct statement that the
receipts were $110,000. He merely said
"we are saying." His "we are saying"
statement has been disputed by three
persons who were on the "inside."
Dick Klegin, director general of the
affair, said on the day after the fight:
"The receipts will not reach $70,000."
On the night following the fight,
Tom Jones, manager for Jess Willard,
said:
Jones Bays Around $60,000.
"I don't know what the receipts
are exactly but I understand they are
somewhere around $60,000. I make
- that statement because I know that
Wlllard's share of the receipts will be
around $15,000 and he was to get 25
per cent of the gross receipts, includ- 1 1
lng money taken in at the gate and
money received tov concessions."
Jack Robinson, who acted as press
j. " .1 f ' i . a .
"l tht thepts were $.6,
90o:
There also has been a big dispute
as to what the attendance was. The
promoters of the fighfc, backed away
from giving the exact figures, or even
approximate figures. That left it up to
the newspaper men at the ringside to
estlmate rthe crowd. Most of them are
mighty good at estimating, and the
concensus of opinion was that the
whole crowd didn't total over 12,000
and that tt might have scaled down to
10,000. Of that number it was said
that 1000 and probably 2000 were ad
mitted on complimentary tickets.
Cost Them About $70,000.
It costs the promoters close to $70,
000 to stage the fight in Havana. That
amount Included the $32,000 that was
paid to Jack Johnson. To this figure
must be added about $15,000 more that
was lost through the Juarez fizzle, as
the promoters went to a lot of ex
pense there.
When Willard signed for the fight
in Juarez he was to get only 25 per
cent of the net profits. That would ,
have made his share nothing at all had;
the same arrangement held over for
Havana. But Jones said that he fig
ured the fight might not draw well
In Havana and that the net receipts,
if any, would be small. r
"So I insisted," said Jones, "that
Willard be given 25 per cent of the
gross receipt If the fight were held
In Havana."
If the gross receipts were around
$60,000, as the writer has every reason
to believe they were. Willards share
was about $15,000, as Jones stated.
The expense of staging the fight was
about $70,000, according to the pro
moters, and they lost $15,000 at Juarez.
That means that the fight cost them
a total of approximately $100,000.
If the, receipts were only $56,900, as
Robinson said. It shows the net loss
was $43,100. according to approximate
figures on. expenses.
Even if the promoters did take in
tiiAflon as Curley said "we are say-
- lng" the promoters would have lost on
the affair, as in that case Willards
share would have been around $28,000,
the Havana expenses $70,000 and the
Juarez expenses $15,000, making a to
tal expense of $113,000-
Portland Cricketers
To Open Play May 1
Portland cricketers will open the
1915 season Saturday, May 1. All old
members are asked to turn out for
practice and a hearty invitation is ex
tended to all who are Interested in
this sport. The management of the
club wishes 'to hear from all players
in the town who are not at present
members and hope to have a large
membership this season.
Portland has the finest cricket park
in the Northwest and the grounds have
been put In excellent condition and the
prospects are for a very enjoyable sea
son. The secretary of the club, K. Fen
wick. 898 E. Everett street,' will glad
ly furnish all information in regard
to membership. The cricket park is
located on the Montavilla car line at
East Sixty-seventh street, two blocks
north of .the track.
; Ban and Jim Deny
Olive Branch Ready ;
s' Chicago, April 24. JJ. P.) Both
Federal and American league officials
1 denied today that the mere fact of
their being in Chicago at the same time
was any indication the end or tne oase-
ball war Is in sight.
President Gllmore was r the Federal ,
; authority who insisted that peace ru- .
: mors circulated yesterday were with- I
- out foundation. He declared his league
was in excellent shape to continue its f
f fight alone and said he had no desire '
to end hostilities through amalgama- j
tion with the organized baseball clubs j
in. various cities as suggested oy re
ports. For the organized ball forces.- Ban
Johnson was equally emphatic in his
denials that the olive branch had een
held out to the outlaw organization.
CHAMPION TO COME WEST
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George Moore, the new three cushion
billiard champn, winner of the Chi
cago tournament. Is 5 feet 2 inches in
height, just 5 inches taller than his
cue. He is the son of William H.
Moore, who for many years was mayor
of Youngstown. Ohio. Moore, after a
short stay In New York, may go to
San Francisco to compete In Graney's
academy, ' ; '
PORTLAND'S ENTRANTS
Diving, Although Dangerous
at Times, Is Very Artistic
Accomplishment.
By A. Q. Atics.
Practically all of the best swimmers
in the United States are now starting
to train for the National champion
ships to be held in Ban Francisco in
July, and the swimmers and divers of
, th.e Multnomah Amateur Athletic club
are neca ana nec wun tne rest in get
ting an eany start.
The club expects to send down a tint
team this year, and much is expected
or it. iiie divers have been working
lor some time, and are, getting won
derful form. Louis J. Balback, Ernest
Spamer and Clair Tait are the athletes
who will be matched at Seattle in June,
to see which will make the trip south.
Clair Tait, who holds the Pacific
coast diving championship, has re
duced to what Instructor Jack Cody
thinks is an ideal size for a diver, 5
feet 11 inches in height and 165 pounds
in weight. Tait's method of reducing
was a novel one, consisting of fancy
skating on ice. He took off 30 pounds
in this way during the past winter, and
incidentally has become one of the best
of the fancy skaters who began last
season. Tait claims that the balance
necessary in fancy skating is a great
help to a diver, as the spins are almost
the same as' spiral In the air.
The "blonde Hawaiian" has been un
der Instructor Cody for the past four
years, and owes much of his success to
I Cody's knowledge and teaching ability
in tantjy diving. Cody s knowledge is
founded on his practical experience,
which he received in competition
throughout the United States. A few
years ago he won the world's fancy
diving championship at Kansas City,
Mo., against the cream of the country.
Training- Is Sard Work
Few people realize what a difficult
thing Jt Is to keep in perfect training
for seven or eight months, so that a
diver may be called upon at any time
to give an exhibition or enter a contest
in strange waters and on different
Height springboards.
Tait has given exhibitions of spring.
Doara ana nigti diving and surfboard
riding at cearnart, Seaside, Astoria and
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competitions in the local theatres and
in the Willamette river. It was at As
toria that they gave him the nickname
of the "blonde Hawaiian," because of
his surf board riding.
Many people do not realize the diffi
culties a diver must work under when
diving from new high dive platforms or
new springboards, as no two have the
same elastic qualities. Notwithstand
ing the fact that two springboards may
be of the same length, width and thick
ness, and the same height from the
water, a diver could not work with the
same efficiency as by specializing on
one board.
Cant See the Surface.
Another obstacle that must be over
come in tank diving is the difficulty to
see the surface of the water, on ac
count of its clearness. When looking
straight down from the takeoff, the
surface is quite invisible, and only tho
bottom looms up. For this" reason, it
is hard to judge the distance to fall so
that the performer may be at a perfect
angle to enter the water. This, how
ever,, happens only in fresh water, as
salt water is too dense for the vision to
penetrate for any distance. Salt wate
also has its disadvantages, being a i
much harder substance toland In tr am
a height; but from -a. springboard thel
density is hardly noticeable. For this
reason open water is more favorable
for contests of this nature.
Fancy diving is an art and a study
in every sense of the word, and, un
like many other forms of athletic di
version, cannot be taught by any stand
ardized system. It in best taught by
having the pupil try the dive and then
have his form criticized by a compet
ent instructor, as a poor teacher may
get the prospective pupil in the habit
of -executing a dive that would appear
quite good to the average person, but
to the scientific eye wouid be very bad
form, and one that would require weeks
to overcome. After a person passes a
certain degree of efficiency, he begins
to originate the touches of individual
ity that every one aequires in this
form of sport.
Great Many Fancy Dives.
A great variety of dives can be
drawn up from one very simple dive.
For example, the "one and a half" dive
can be done six different ways and
still be legal according to the Amateur
Athletic Union rules. Following are
descriptions of different dives orig
inating from the one and a half above:
Forward one and a half with twists,
executed by facing the water and som
ersaulting forward and making either
a half or full twist on the dive. In the
back one and a half stand with the
back to the water and turn one and one
half backwards. In the back jack
knife one and a half stand with the
back to the water, spring back and
turn one and a half forward. The
NOT ALL OF
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Fair young fan from the land of cherry blossoms and come of her
. countrymen watching a baseball game at the Vaughn street ball
yard. Billy Speas, their favorite, has juEt made a hit. Those In
the box from-1 loft to right, are: S. Kubota, Mrs. S. Kubota, H.
; Hodo arid T. Kubota. They became baseball : enthusiasts in i far
away Japan, where our national game Is extensively played. ;
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l j Clair Tait and Louis Balbach of I .,iiiii m 1
M ' f the Multnomah Amateur Ath- ' Vffell
I f I i Seattle for the right to enter II""1"
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gainor or flying Dutchman one and a
half Is the most difficult. The diver
lf backwards Then there are freak
5, a d V T e e f f re
vf8' Ji it till-'
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and a double spiral. The peculiar 'part
of this, dive is that, between the first
and second twist, he pauses and then
comes another swing of the arm and
the second spiral follows. When asked
why he paused in mid air, Tait faceti-
YACHTING NOTES
The Portland Motor Boat club will
be the guest of -the Yacht club on
Monday, May 31, which marks the date
of the Yacht club's formal opening for
the season of 1915. A joint program
is now being arranged by the commit
tees of both organizations which will
be announced later.
On May 22 the Yacht club will ac
company the Motor Boat club on a
cruise to Butteville, where the annual
races and water sports of the Motor
Boat club will be staged. A chicken
dinner will be served in Butteville
style.
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Captain Jack Yates, owner of the
cruiser, Happy Jack, undertook to con
voy a party of fishermen to the falls
last week, and in order to insure early
arrival, left the Yacht club at 3 a.
m. in a heavy fog. There Is now a
doubt about Captain Yates' knowledge
of the river channel as he passed the
Oaks park three times en route from
tiie club to Oregon City. In order to
dispel a possible illusion he tied up to
the Oak's wharf until 7 a. m. after
THE BASEBAL FANS ARE AMERICANS
IN COAST DIVING MEET
Clair Tait and Louis Balbach of
the Multnomah Amateur Ath
letic Club, who will try out at
Seattle for the right to enter
the Coast meet at San Francisco.
On the left Tait is seen doing
a "one and a half" dive from
av height. The picture at the,
tup IS 1 cl . i. uuu t li c j ix- ill oniui-
ming togs at the bottom is Bal
bach. In the middle is shown
Tait making a perfect entry Into
the water from a straight back
dive.
ously replied: "Why to swat another
fly."
Occasionally we hear of a fair diver
or acrobat getting seriously hurt when
performing a trick that he has success
fully accomplished for years, and no
one can figure the reason for his fail
ure to accomplish it. Athletes of all
kinds who work from a height say that
they occasionally have a desire, after
leaving- the takeoff, to change their
minds, meaning thereby not to perform
the trick they intended to do. If they
which time he was convinced that the
park was not moving, but that he was
lost in his own front yard.
Good luck attended the party, how
ever, and later in the day five beauties
were taken. . Mrs. Yates carried off
the honors by catching a salmon
weighing 37 pounds which took her
an even hour to land.
Captain Cans chairman of the Re
gatta committee, announced that the
first Yacht club cruise will be held
early in June. The skippers of all
sailing craft flying the Yacht club bur
gee will be glad to know that Captain
Carr has arranged to have their boats
towed on all cruises, should they so
desire.' A fine lot of prizes have been
collected for the season's racing events.
A fine new addition has been added
to the club house which - is to be used
as a kitchen and also for a music room
when dances are given. This will add
considerable floor space for dancing.
Captain Haziett, chairman of the en
tertainment committee, announces an
informal hop to be held a the club
house on the evening of April 3Q for
members and their friends. On that
evening the men of Fleet street will
MIDDIES MAKE FINE MARK
The United States Naval Academy
athletes have just closed a most suc
cessful season. ' The gymnastic, wrest
ling and swimming teams went
through their entire schedule without
suffering a defeat. The swordsmen
captured the eastern " intercollegiate
team foils .'championships and sabers
title, and the basketball team lost only
to Yale champions and Cornell ran-ners-up
in the. intercollegiate league
series. - - 4 ,
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cannot overcome this feeling Immedi
ately and avoid a wrong turn! some
thing may happen to cause serious in
jury, or even death.
Instructor Cody is confident that,
with Champion Tait in form, and with
Balbach and Spamer as competitors, he
has a trio that stands a big chance to
win a place or two in the coming
meet.
dedicate the new kitchen by preparing
a sumptuous supper which all the
ladies have promised to eat.
This is spring cleanup time. Fleet
street teems with activity. House
boats are being painted and flowers
planted and everything will be In gala
dress for opening day.
Bethlehem s Soccer
Team May Be Best
The Brooklyn Celtic and Bethlehem.
Pa-, association football elevens are
the finalists in the national cup series
which began last September and at
tracted entries from 82 Of the strongest
teams of this country. The competi
tion was run on the lose and out plan.
The winning teams played in successive
rounds, one being staged each month.
These two teams, which jsurvived the
competition, are the strongest, in the
country as demonstrated not only in
the national cup games but in their
matches during the season. Early In
! March the Bethlehem and Celtic teams
met in a semi-final game of the Ameri
can t ootDail association challenge cup
series at Brooklyn and the Celtics beat
the present holders of the trophy by a
2 goal to I score. The Bethlehem team,
which represents the famous steel
plant, is expected by many experts to
turn the tables on the Brooklyn Irish
men in the match for the De War
trophy and gold medals, which will be
given the winners. .
Bowling Association
May Classify "Pros"
The National Bowling association,
the eastern organization which controls
the game of knocking down the ten
pins, has a committee at -work which
! may recommend the division of bowl
ers into two classes, professional and
amateur. The plan contemplates in
cluding the following persons as pro
fessional bowlers; Bowling alley own
ers anl employes and manufacturers
' of bowling alley supplies.
The reasons advanced why such per
sons should not compete with other
bowlers are that they have much bet
' ter chances of becoming acquainted
I with the fine points of the game and
I becoming experienced in the, game it
j self, because they do not have to pay
i iur me use oi aneys ror practice. v
This gives them an advantage over
the bowlers who have to pay when
ever they bowl. The committee will
report at the next convention of the
organization. It is likely the tourna
( ment next year will be again rolled
in the Grand Central Palace. New York
City, where this year's events were de
cided. Win Professional Title.
W. Tt. Applegarth. by defeating Jack
Donaldson, of Australia, recently won
the 220-yard championship ni Salford.
England. ; Applegarth. in November,
1914 won the world's 100-yarA profes
sional championship from Uonaldsou
at Manchester. "Tt
EBALL AND BOXING
EASTERN SLOPE OF
New Tork, April 24. One swallow
doesn't .make the cummer, but in this
town they've come to believe that two
victories mean the pennant for those
there New York Giants.
The Giants, if you'll' think Tback a
bit. won the opening game from Wil
bert Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers.
The score was something like 16 to 3.
The 16 runs were njade mostly on hits.
The fact that the club did quite a bit
of hitting on that day convinced the
rajld Gothamites that the Giants are
back with the war clubs this year.
Batting and pitching 'are the two
main essentials for a ball club. As
stated, the Giants did some batting in
the opener. And now. as to pitching?
Well, Richard Marquard went into the
box the next day and surprised the
whole civilized world and part of
Brooklyn by shutting out the pesky
Dodgers without allowing a hit.
And then the folks on Manhattan
Island ' went into a delirium. What
has happened since, and what may
happen later on doesn't matter. The
Giants (according to the rabid) are
absolutely certain of competing In the
1915 world series. Didn't, they club
out of 16 runs in one day, and didn't
Richard pitch airtight ball the next?
Conditions somewhat similar prevail
in the dear, ojd Cleveland, on the
banks of Lake Erie. Everybody fig
ured that the Indians were due for a
terrific lamming every time they ven
tured into battle. But the Indians
tackled the Tigers in the opener and
twisted the orange and black tall. And
then Cleveland slipped a mental cable,
and has been thinking pennant
thoughts ever since.
Oh, yes, the .Jjidians were trimmed
on the second day out. but that doesn't
matter with the Cleveianders. They
won the opener, and they've won other
games. Sure, they've lost others, too;
but what matters that? They've won,
haven't they? And now, in the Forest
City, where they have hungered In
vain for a pennant for, lo, these many
years, they have come to believe that
1915 will be the year when their hun
ger is satisfied.
. Baseball Isn't it a funny game?
In keeping with the retrenchment
policy, many of the magnates this
year have pruned the free list. In
other years the clube slipped season
passes to fiearly every one of prom
inence in the liome town. But this
year it is different. Season passes
were doled out sparingly, and to those
only who were of ultra-prominence.
Just the ordinary prominent were
overlooked. ,
The belief exists among the mag
nates that denying passes to the large
flock who used to get them before will
result in bigger gate receipts. It is
figured that the free list crowd of
other years now will be forced to pay
to see the games, and that this will
mean several thousand dollars added
to the income of each magnate each
year.
Another jiaving that the magnates
will make tnis year is in railroad mile
age. They have trimmed all thefc-cor-ners
in making their jumps, thus sav
ing from several hundred to a thou
sand miles. Each club carries on an
average of 21 men on each trip. The
TWILIGHTS WILL
OPEN BASEBALL
SCHEDULE MAY 3
Third Annual Season to" Open
With Eight Teams in the
League.
The third annual season of the
Northeast Portland Twilight Baseball
league will open a week from tomor
row. May 3. The circuit Is composed
of eight teams as follows: Highland
Congregational, Highland Baptist,
Piedmont Presbyterian. Pilgrim Con
gregational, Patton Avenue Methodist,
Union Avenue Methodist, German Con
gregational and Zion Congregational.
The schedule, as arranged by Byron
Toombs, calls for games on Monday
and Friday evenings. The season will
close June 21.'
The schedule:
May's. II. C. vs. H. B., at Highland;
P. P. vs. P. M., at Peninsula; U. M. vs.
G. C.i at Montgomery; P. C. vs. Z. C.
at Montgomery.
May 7. H. C. vs. P. P.. at Penin
sula: H. B. vs. P. M., at Highland ; TT,
M. vs. P. C, at Montgomery; G. C.
vs. Z. C, at Montgomery.
May 10. H. C. vs. P. M., atiHlgh
land; H. B. vs. U. M., at Montgomery;
P. P. VR G. C, at Peninsula; P. C vs.
Z. C. at' Montgomery.
May 14. H. C. vs. U. M., at Mont
gomery; H. B. vs. G. C. at Highland;
P. P. vs. P. C, at Montgomery; P. M.
vs. Z. C, at Peninsula.
Mayl". H. C. vs. G. C, at Mont
gomery; II. B. vs. P. C, at Montgom
ery; P. P. vs. Z. C, at Highland; P. M.
vs. U. M., at Peninsula. '?
May 21. H. C. vs. P. C. at High
land; H. B. vs. Z. C, at Montgomery;
U. M. vs. G. C. at Montgomery; P.
P. vs. P. M., at Peninsula.
May 24. H. C. vs. Z. C, at High
land: H.-B. vs. P. P.. at Peninsula; P.
M. vs. G. C at Montgomery; U. M. vs.
P. C, at Montgomery.
May 28. H. C. vs.. H. B., at Penin
sula; P. P. vs. P. M., at Highland; TT.
M. vs. G. C., at Montgomery; P. C vs.
Z. C. at Montgomery. "
May 31 H. " C. vs. P. P., at High
land; H. B. vs. P. M., at Peninsula; V.
M. vs. P. C, at Montgomery; G. C, vs.
Z. C, at Montgomery.
June 4. II. C. vs. T. M., at Penin
sula; H. B. vs. U. M., at Montgomery;
P. C vs. Z. C at Montgomery; P. P.
vs. G. C. at Highland.
June 7. If. C. vs. TJ.. M.. at High
land; H. B. vs. G. C, at Montgomery;
P. P. vs. P. C. at Montgomery; P. M.
vs. Z. C, at Peninsula,
June 14. H. C. vs. G. C, at Penin
sula; P. P. vs. Z. C at Highland; H.
B. vs. P. C, at Montgomery; P. M.
vs. U. M., 'at Montgomery.
June 18. H. C. vs. P. O;, at Mont
gomery; H. B. vs. Z. C. at Peninsula;
P. P. vs. P. M.. at Highland; U. M.
vs. G. C.. a Montgomery.
June 21. H. C. vs. Z. C, at Mont
gomery; U. M. vs. P. C, at Montgom
ery; H. B. vs. P. P.. at Highland; P. M.
vs. G. C, at Peninsula.
Index to abbreViations:
H. C, Highland Congregational; II.
B. , Highland Baptist; P. P., Piejmont
Presbyterian; P. C, Pilgrim Congrega
tional; P. M., Patton Avenue Metho
dist; U. M-. Union Avenue Methodist;
G, C.r German Congregational, and Z.
C, Zion Congregational.
TORONTO TEAM TO TRAVEL
University of Toronto lacrosse team
will make - a coring tour of eastern
colleges. On May i'U th Canadian ex,
pert will play against Hobart college,
at Geneva, N. Y.; May 27 they wfll
clash with Carlisle Indians at Carlisle,
Pa.; May 2S a visit "will be paid to
Swarthmore college, a short distance
BAS
GOSSIP F
ROM THE
THESE
UNITED STATES
mileage averages about rents
when Pullman fare .is added. That
means it costs a team about 53 cents
to travel each mile. If a thousand
miles is saved that means a saving of
$580 each year for each club, or a to
tal saving of nearly $13,000 annually
for the 24 clubs In the big leagues.
One of the several mysterious inci
dents concerning" the Johnson-WIllard
fight was the fact that the actual
weight of the two fighters were given
to the newspaper men, and that en
tirely different weights were mega
phoned to the crowd.
Johnson's actual Ting, weight was
227, and Wlllard's was 247. Imme
diately after the men stepped off the
scales. Ben Rosenthal, secretary for
the promoters, gave the real weights
to the newspapers. Then the official
announced heralded to the crowd that
Wlllard's weight was only 238, and
that Johnson's was 225. '
"Hey, how about those weights?"
several newspaper men yelled at Ro
senthal. -
"The weights I gave you Johnson
227. Willard 247 are correct." an
swered Rosenthal. "I don't know why
theyi are changing the weights in the
megaphone announcements, but the
weights are incorrect." ,
, A minute later Jack Curley, pro
moter of the fights, leaned down and
said to the newspaper men:
"The correct weights are Willard
247, Johnson 227.''
Willard won't fight for a year on so,
but it won't be his fault. Wily Tom
Jones knows that Willard can make
much , more money- without risk as
an actor; and an actor Willard will be.
When Willard was whirled back to
the Hotel Miramer, immediately after
his victory over Johnson, Jones-said to
him :
"Well, Jess, old boy, you can take
things rather easy now." -
Willard looked at Jones In a sur
prised way.
"What do you mean, Tom?" he
asked.
"I mean that you -can loaf for six
months to a year."
"Loaf?" Wlllard's tone was one of
amazement. "Why, how can 1 afford
to loaf, Tom? I'm the champion now,
you know, and I've got to defend my
title. But I hope I don't have to fight
for a month or so. I'm a bit tired.".
Jones smiled.
"No, you won't have to fight- for a
month, nor for six months, Jess," said
Jones.- "As for defending your title,
well, you'll do that soon enough; but
until then you'll be an actor."
"But I'm not an actor, .objected
Willard.
"Not, yet but soon." said Jones.
Willard Is taking to theatrical work
as a small boy takes to having his
face washed. It's something that has
to be donf but, gosh, how he wishes
it were oyer. And how he hates the
time to come when he must have it
done- again.
Willard, however, shouldn't feel ex
tremely bashful as a performer. He
performed for nearly three weeks in
the courtyard -of the Hotel Miramar,
in Havana, before a crowd that rarely
averaged less than 600 and often ran
to 1000. And he showed no stage
fright then.
outside of Philadelphia; May 28 and
May 31 the Crescent A. C. will be
played at Brooklyn. ,
BABCOCK TO GO TO CHINA
- Harry Babcock, " winner of Olympic
pole vault at the. Stockholm festival,
in 1912, has accepted a position in the
foreign service of the Standard Oil
company, and will leave for China
within three months. Babcock wan
captain of , the Columbia university
track team In 1912. In a triangular
meet with Cornell and Annapolis in
1912, he scored in the hurdles, high
Jump, broad jump, pole vault and dis
cus throw.
Tennis Play Begins i May J.
Greater New York lawn tennis tour
nament attracted entries from 17 high
schools. It is the biggest in the his
tory of the schoolboy league. Play
will begin on May 1.
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THE GOOD JUDGE COHORATULATES THE' ENGINEER
THE taste you get from "Right-Gut"
is the real tobacco substance full and
rich.
-'Right-Cut" is the Real Tobacco Chew
a new blend of mellow, sappy leaf,
seasoned and sweetened just enough.
One ten-cent pouch of "Right-Gut"
lasts longer than twice the money will
buy in the old kind-
Then let it rest. See how easily and evenly the real
tobacco taste comes, how it satisfies without grinding, how
much less you have to spit, how few cbewa you take to
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Chew. That's why it costs less in the end.
It U a ready ehew. eat Cue and irott shred so that too won't hava
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stakes yoa spit too much. - v
The tatts of ear, rich tobacco doe net seed to b covered up with molaMag and
licorice. Notice bow the salt brings eat the rich tobacco taate in "Kibt-Cut."
One small chew takes the place of tw.Q birj
chews of the old kind. .
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SCHOOL BASEBALL TO
START ON VEOflESD;u
WITH TEAMS III SUM .
Coaches of Various Teanr
Expect Their Charges 1"
Bring Home Bacon.
With the ODenlnar of the senon ft
days off, the coaches of the Interscliol
astic league teams are giving th'r
players plenty of hard practice so ti.
they will be In condition for tho Ini
tial battles.
The idea of playing a - number f
games during the latter part of May
and the first part of June has met
with the approval of the coaches. Th' .'
think that by starting the season early
they may cause injury to the player.
The Columbia University team. with
Riggs, McKehna, Bloch, Nixon ana
Niles of last season's champions show
ing up In fine form, looks very gooil
and it would not be surprising to
the Peninsula players walk off wltn
the title again.
The Jefferson team has .been handi
capped by the loss of Ike Wolfer, who
is not attending school. Wolfer, who
was captain of this season's team, la
how playing in the city league. Lodell
will likely bo named captain to succeed
Wolfer. .
Jamison Has Good Catchers.
Coach Jamison is undecided about
the line-up of his team. He has a trio
ef good catchers in Irvine, Calvin and
Crout. His twlrlers. Rossman, James
a southpaw, Stewart and Halveron,
are showing up in fine shape. Lodeil
has the initial sack cinched, and Shad-
eling appears to.be the best bot at
third. ..
There are a number of other players
trying for the second base and short
stop positions. Cooper is showing u?
fairly well and he may, play r short.
Base. Jenson, Alexander -and Hastings
are trying out fox infield berths.
In the outfield, llolman, William!
and Colvin are showing up fairly well.
Coach Borleske of Lincoln believes
that his team will finish near the top,
provided some of the luck breaks in
his favor. The Cardinal coach is bank-'
ing on Ms two star twlrlers, Knudsen
and McTarnahan to deliver vln ; good
form this season and it is expected
that these pitchers will do more than
their share to win the honors -for Lin
coln. The -tegular Lineup.
The rest of the team will probably
line-up as follows;- Schlhiknecht and
xeaves, catcners; iarKs, rirst oaae;
Teaves or Oliver, second base; Free
man, shortstop; Groce, third base;
Caeser, Lind Clerin and.Knoufke, out
fielders. ,
The Washington team looks fairly
strong. Coach Karl has a quartet of
fair twlrlers in Parsons, Lapman, Wil
liams and Stelger. Klther Normaudln
or-Flack will do the receiving.
The Infield will be selected from the
following players: Fields and Shearer,
first base; Roth and Kane, second base;
Flack and Suit, third base, and Peter
Bon, shortstop. There are a large num
ber of outfielders at Washington, but
Charley Johnson, Strowbridge, Miller
and Manary are showing up in better
MANY ATHLETES COMPETE
The University of Pennsylvania re
lay races have attracted the bent of
the collegiate and scholastic nthietPH,
The events will be run off In Philadel
phia April 23 and 24, and will includ
360 , teams In th various events and
about 2600 contestants. The; first
day's program will be featured by
three new events, a pentathlon or all
round championship contest of five
events and two medley races.
IltalnH One Oarsmap.
Cornell university's present varsity
elght-oared crew Includes only one of
the men that rowed last year, namely,
Welles, who is rowing No. 7.
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TMATS WHAT HELPED
YOU MAKE A RECORD RUN
Take a very mall chew lets than one-quarter the
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of ordinary tobacco. Just nibble on it until you find
tho strength chew that suits you. Tuck it