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From q Fighters Viewpoint
What Tom West, the weterweght, Thinks
of the Boxing Situation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

month In lG rounds-I met Bonner be-
fore, about 10 months ago. and won the
decision In eight rounds on a foul. The
incident created good deal OF COM
ment at that time in the newspapers
| and among sporting men. While we
were In our respective corners after the
seventh round one Of Bonners seconds
rubbed some OIL Of mustard on his body
and arms. The pungent odor OF this
strong lrrltant affected my eyes so that
could not see, and / appealed 10 the
referee to have him order It removed. !
do not Tor a moment believe Jack Bon
ner used the oil as a means to defeat
me by unfair tactics, but rather think
his seconds put II on him through a
mistaken idea Of It's value and proper
ties.
I am now looking for a fight with any
good mlddleweght. or oven a second
class heavyweight who wants bout.
but am more especially anxious to
meet Joe Walcott and Tommy Ryan.
For some time past a match between
Ryan and Jack Root has been expected.
and 1 am willing 10 meet the winner Of
that encounter, should II take place. /
think Ryan will win against the Chica.
goan, as ! regard Tommy as the best
mlddleweght now doing business. !
except myself. Of course, Cor 1 would
naturally not want 10 fight Ryan unless
l thought I could defeat him.
Jack Root Is a good man who will
make Il interesting Tor any middle
weight He won the decision over me
IN a six round bout In Chicugo recently.
While ! do not wish 20 be- thought one
OF those fellows who are always kicking
against the referees verdht when Il As
against themselves, still II. this partlc-
ular instance I think ! was at least en-
titled 90 a draw, The bout took place
IN Roots own town, however. and be-
fore a club in which his manager is in
terested. and. although this may not
have Influenced the referee. ! would
prefer 90 meet Root on neutral terri
tory n we ever get together again.
! have been fairly busy this year In
the matter Of fights, for besides Root.
I have met four others-"Doc' Payne,
Dick Moore. Patsey Corrlgan and Jack
Bonner / won in each Of these encoun-
tiers and succeeded in knocking Corrl-
gan out IN three rounds ! hope ] shall
be just ms busy during the rest OF the
year Fighting Is my business, and I
am fond OF IT, ! have been meeting all
corners for the past ten years. learn
ed 10 box when In the United States
navy. IN which / served for three years
There are lots Of good strong boxers in
that service today,
Besides serving in the navy / was FOR
several years In the merchant service
and have travelled all over the world
Twice ] have been shipwrecked-once
In a tea clipper. which went ashore OK
the coast Of China, and another time
of the eastern coast Of South America.
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decided no fight should be Tor less than
20, or still better Is rounds.
Six round bouts tend 10 make the
principals indulge In rough and tumble
contests Instead Of sticking TO scientific
boxing for points. A boxer who is not
trained well can often manage TO keep
up for six rounds against a better man.
whereas he would succumb n he had 10
60 for 20 rounds The result Is that the
real purpose OF the law Is nulllhed. for
the fighters are apt 10 20 into the ring
unfit, and consequently more liable to
injury, besides which they Indulge In
rough work Instead Of science. which
they couldn't afford 20 DO II they had 10
stay FOR a longer period
am taking no chances on the game
being allowed 10 so on In New York
after next fall but intend 10 get on as
many engagements with good men dur
ing the coming summer as feel I can
successfully hll My last fight was with
Jack Bonner whom / defeated last
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In a modern so called melodrama the
author does not dare 20 permit any
thing 10 be taken FOR granted. Most OF
bis points are 50 broadly made that II
he were 10 leave others 10 the magma
ton he would be apt 20 be entirely mis-
understood Therefore he takes no
chances That is Just why IN this class
Of entertainment It Is considered nee
essary 10 overaccentuate every episode
which has the slightest bearing upon
the main story. The audience, more
over, is not dlspleased by this covert
slap at rs intelligence. II does not wish
10 be obliged 20 think, The story must
be 20 plain that a child could under
stand It, and subtlety that vague some
thing which IL so often prated Of and
so seldom seen outside OF symbolic"
land therefore usually uninteligible)
dramas, Is absolutely barred
That. IN my humble opinion. Is the ex-
PLANTATION Of the perennial popularity
Of the scenic melodrama Of today
There are other contributing causes.
but that Is the main one. Some Of
these causes are rapidity OF movement,
elaborateness Of equipment and mass
iyeness and general accuracy OF access
sorles In a play like Woman and
Wine, for instance, the action Is never
allowed 10 halt Indeed in one scene,
whore Il is necessary 10 have a toe
dancer pirouette about the stage, the
charming little woman Is not permitted
70 take an encore. though she richly
deserves Il. This Is not due 20 churllsh-
ness on the part Of Manager Brady but
10 the shrewd conclusion that anything
which might halt so badly transpar-
ent a story FOR a moment would jeop-
ardlze the success Of the entire play
The magnfcence Of investiture Is wise
ly provided In melodramas Of this type
IN order TO divert the attention Of the
audience to as great an extent as posi-
bic from the shortcomings OF the plot
The attempt to initiate the accessories
OF real life Is made so that the audi
ence's favor may be In part won by It's
recognition Of the fidelity OF the props
and what the late Z. J. Henley used to
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E HOUND opportunity ever offer

HOULD opportunity ever OFFER
y mike a comparison OF the methods
OF an author Ike Hauptmann OF
Ibssn with those OF men Ike Shirley
and Laulgck These last named gentle
men, I might add are the persons rec
spons.bIe for a lurld melodrama with
the somewhat warm title Woman and
Wine" which is the current attraction
OF the Manhattan theater IN this city,
You viii find these methods 20 be so
different that It win be difficult TO dis
cover basis II comparison or even Of
contrast In a play Ike The sunken
Bell" FOR Instance the points, n points
there be. are so vaguely suggested that
their significance Is not understood by
one IN 90 OF the auditors. Symbolism Is
the dominant note; It Is everywhere.
The realism Of which we hear so much
IS really nowhere.
OF course. 1 am referring 90 realism
as It is understood by the average mod
etn theater goer These Hauptmann
and Ibsen plays are supposed 10 be
chock fun OF realism Of the correct"
sort, which IN effect, consists in having
the characters do n few commonplace
things just as they would be done 10
real life. As a fact. this Is Correct
realism, even though Il be exceedingly
uninterestlng, but realism as IL Is un-
derstood by the modern theater goer
contemplates real railroad trains, real
tallyho coaches, real brass rallied stair
cases, real water In the fountains and
real champagne IN the glasses. 1t may
be argued that the modern idea is
somewhat superficial, but It IS neverthe-
less the more popular and entertaining
one.
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DING followers were recently as
~ Innnhnl hananan Inn NNnlnnli q

AlNG followers were recently as
n founded because Joe Walcott, a
welterwelght, easily defeated Joe
Choynsh, a heavyweight. only a few
weeks before that event took place
Choynsh fought kid" Mccoy, one Of
the oleyerest heavywelghts in the world,
and, although defeated, gave him a
good fight, and az one stage had the
KID so groggy that everybody pres
ent thought It would be all up with the
Hoosier IN the next round.
This battle sent Choynsh's stock up
tremendously, and he was a hot ia
yorlte when he went against Walcott.
From the very start OF their encounter,
however, Il was evident that the CALI
fornlan, at that particular time al least,
was no match FOR the stocky little col
ored boxer who soon made the result a
foregone conclusion.
Now, according to my way OF think
Ing, instead Of being surprising. the re-
suit Of the Walcott-Choynsh fight was
Just what might have been expected.
although, IN justice 10 the latter, Il
must IN all fairness be stated that
Choynskl had shortly before that
fought Peter Maher. In that encounter
he had broken a rib while defeating the
lrishman. Rather than lose his forfeit
he went on with the colored man, as he
considerably moderated him. Walcott.
during the fight. continually put his
gloves over the broken rib causing
Choynsh unspeakable anguish, and
thus quickly disabled him.
Sull / believe Il Is far easier for
middleweight or even a welterwelght 10
defeat a second class heavyweight than
TO best a tlptopper OF his own class.
Evidence Of this may be found IN the
fact that, although Walcott defeated
Choynsh n genuine heavyweight, he
was not only beaten by myself a well
terwe.ght, but was twice bested by
kid Layigne, a lightweight who very
shortly before their meeting had grad
uated from the featherweght ranks.
Just at present the boxing game Is In
very unsettled state in New York
which la the real headquarters Of the
sport IN this country. OF course. even
after the Horton law has been rubbed
on the legislative slate next September
there Is no doubt that boxing viii
stlll flourish IN other parts OF the Unit
ed states. and even IN the Empire State
I firmly believe that some way will be
devised by which contests may be held
without breaking the law.
The fact Of the matter Is, boxing is
such a splendid live sport and the pub
lie Is 50 much IN favor Of Il when the
contests are properly managed that It
viii be extremely difficult to ieglslate Il
out Of existence.
In Philadelphia. Chicago and some
other places six round bouts are allow.
ed, but / don't think the public will be
satisfied with such short affairs, and, In
any case when o championship Is to be
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birthday at stratford-on-A Avon will be
marked this year by a revival Of Perl
clcs"
Richard Golden viii revive "old Jed
Prouty" next season.
Edward Abeles, who was long assoc
ciated with "Charley's Aunt" has
transferred his allegiance to "Papas
Wife"
Martin Harvey, an English actor al
emlnenee, may make an American tour
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Weber and Fields, New York are
among the principals in the 'Mamselle
'Awkins' company,
Denmen Thompson and George w.
Ryer have written q play called "The
New Minister"
II Is said that the representation OF
Rostand's "L'Aiglon" viii not be per-
mitted in Austria.
Joseph O'Mara who was last heard
In this country In the Three Dragons"
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a remarkably short one M. ,.e
was middle aged, with a pa.r,' ',' /,
I'D one eye Tie had also a lsrr. s'.-
and a small salary and was a.
strange ezpeilsnts IN bls ,r,
lr1ss mr. Morris used 10 SAN nv.
looked up TO the tan actor Nv t,' Z
commanded respect and s., ,..,
invention was a constant s3gr,, 4,
/ constituent ''' " 2
on the night when JsFer,sr ,,s.
the playhouse Yankee Iook. nv. I.
star and Mr. Morris. IN N, ,.'..
dress suit emheIushed vltb ~. ~
OF the Bath and other decorsf... =
resented the governor o. ar-.'.
Locke Imparsonated an ingeBirp, NJ
ican whose object It was n 49,
some patent into Australia sr1I.I
play the governor granted b.ms,I--
view which took place In n. III
scene Al the FIRST entrance vs3 i.
tail man in soilea shirt sleeves M, !.
spotless paper bosom. collars ,s4 III
As soon as Mr. Morris cars h. I
Wriggled out OF bis dress rut I,
the tail man Immediately ont On NJ
before the flats We're wi,b5av, (,
took his place 90 the halls o. IA, ,.'
which the scene represented ana 4
a naughty air and stage gv,,,,I
went CALAMITY up and down In. (, \
Of the stage. q lady on his am.
These two represented ths rAr,
and fashion required by the sr- 4
the piece BY Keeping we'll v9 g,s
the shortness OF sleeves end HI, III
Ing misft Of the body O., The b,~,
garment were not perceptbe q NJ
public. In the next act the snir -r
after attaching TO the same ca,s II
flannel collar and twisting some DfsI
metal around the buttons apDayl
great advantage as a l.veriei i55.rr
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/ our vessel was laden with soft coal,
which In some manner caught fire, and
We had TO take TO the boats, For five
days we drifted around on the ocean,
with nothing TO eat or drink, and were
then picked up by passing vessel.
Recently ] nave been engaged In
teaching scientific boxing to a number
Of young asplrants. | am glad 70 say
that several 10 whom / have given In
struction have done well subsequently
IN the ring. Among the number OF my
pupils Is Matty Matthews, who recently
won the welterwelght championship by
knocking out Mysterious Billy Smith
When / took hold Of Matthews, he
knew little or nothing Of the science OF
boxing but he proved to be very apt
pupil.
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and IN "The Hishwayman" has been
engaged by Maurice Grau 10 appear
during The coming season at Coyent
Garden. London.
The name Of Charles Frohman's new
London house on ST. Martins lane prob
ably viii be the Kings theater.
Charles A. Bigelow, the funny man In
"Papa's Wife" Is one OF the most sue
cessful farmers on Long Island.
The COMMUNICATION Of Shakespeare
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son 90 Hacketts company is another.
and numbers OF others could De named.
10 ls said that Agnes Robertson. the
FIRST wife OF Dion Bouclcault. is 90 re-
turn 10 the stage. She scored great
Success as a girl IN THE Colleen
Bawn," possibly the greatest financial
success OF its time
The Beaumont sisters. whose clever
coon and other songs were such prom
inent feature FOR several seasons at
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THINGS OF THE THEATER.

theatrical success over here. Il Sc sel-
dom that new play s. produced loo
New York by one ~ the Frohmans
without some name appearing ON the
bin which az one time was in evidence
ON the Kendall programme. ]. Z. Dol-
son, one Of the Frohman leading COME
dams once occupied "a prominent place
with Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall, George ALI
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Well after all, It depends entirely upon
the viewpoint Of the individual.
So far as the success OF Woman and
Wine" Is concerned, there can be no
doubt that the piece has scored an em-
phatlc hit and that lie career IN this
country will be a long and profitable
one. Il fairly bristles with action, and
il Is put on with an apparent disregard
Of expense. This feature Is always
very pleasing 10 the habitual patron Of
English melodrama Of the type OF "Wo-
man and Wlne.n
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therefore not by any means a religious
drama VIII be understood when II 10
stated that II would be an exceedingly
dflcult matter TO tell the story Of the
melodrama without offending the pro-
prletles, A suggestion OF the manner In
which the basic complication upon
which the entire story depends Is
brought about viii, however. serve TO
illustrate the rsEiness Of this fright
fully named Woman and Wine"
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now PINERo WRITES.

The way an eminent literary man
works Is always OF interest On this
subject a. W. plnero has been talking
10 q reporter OF a London newspaper.
lie said: Il never begin with a plot.
The plot grows out Of the men and wo-
men ! conjure up. ! expect them 10 tell
me the story" He then went on 10 de-
clare that he writes mostly az nights
and sometimes far into the early hours.
but has worked as much on his bicycle
or when walking as az his desk, for he
never sits down until he has everything
"cut and dried" In his mind
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GOSSIP OF THE THEATER
Hu~1%%%et%t%t%ttt~St%$~ H~AH~%@<t4N~ttN~tNA4tN~

neeringly refer to as the movable
equipment embracing the inevitable
tallyho with It's live horses. the real
bicycle and the real automobile
In The drama Of symbolism whit a
difference! Here stage accessories
count FOR nothing Even the accuracy
OF costumes and scenery Is often neg
lected and u may be suggested that
a play would have 10 be a mighty
strong one 20 survive such an awful
test. The symholists admit this charge
when Il Is presented and excuse them
selves BY quoting the words Of Shakes
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Three dramatsts are said 20 b. work.
ing on new plays for Viola Allen.
Mr. and Mrs Kendall, during their
four or five tours Of America. have
brought over 10 this country a large
number Of English actors who have re-
malned here after their engagements
terminated being attracted by the
large remuneration which attends a
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BoNING IN PARIS

This year in Paris there Is Uhtgt
programme OF boxing, and it V.l r-.
prise both the French and Ela
styles 1t must be understood tha, us
lish boxing Ga boXe Anglals9 3 /.
from being unknown 10 Paris Gn
contrary, Il SIS well known and sse.
20 even by a great many Frsn.l-a
And, 10 an appearances In o sFr
perfect impartalIty the committee b,
given opportunity for Just as
English boxing as for French blru
The classihcations are Pods h
(heavyweIghts). polds moysns On.SI
weights and poids legau lfI
welghts), both for professionals q
amateurs IN the b0Xe Anglaise j 4
boxe Franchise there are only VI
classes. heavywaIghts and lIgh.Waf.I
There are three prizes In each cl,il'
5000, $500 and 1000 francs.
A worlds championship IS ofHt 4
each class. the prize Tor which q sa
francs The same inducements n ai
out for the French boxing 0d 4
professors and professionally "a p
professionals class.
Then the chief feature Of DE V,'
affair. II It can be brought about !
be a big, concluding and conn, Z
contest between the champion o li
ish boxing and the champion o. ~.
boxing In each category Just p
lightweight, for example, is gong \
matched against a heavy midd''s'
has not yet been explained 'ai !.
sarrange," and II the principals y J.
surely the public win be WING
stretch a point In rules WHO" ri
udlce 10 anybodys record d.
For the wrestlers a tournsns.,
professionals is scheduled Ih' s,s
are: eros polds extra heavyeas.
polds lourds. polds moyens ana
iegers The prizes IN each cas- :.
30OO. 1000. 1000 and 800 ifaa's
worlds championship viii Pc ''-'
from the winners Of each class
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Hugh Seymour an artist, has lost his
eyesight and with IT, Of course. his
means OF earning a livelihood. His son
Richard Is about To take his examlna-
tons for admission to the bar and the
old gentleman makes every effort TO
Keep from him information concerning
his afIlieton. His son fails 10 pass ana
leaves home, lured therefrom by
CIrce with more embonpolnt than good
looks. Marcel Rigadout is the name OF
the Gree and she has learned that Dick
Is to come into a legacy Of which he
knows nothing. lie goes TO Paris with
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A VALUABLE SUIT

1 1I.9 ,ss .a e 5 S5l61, I (. ,aa
s Ailsr receiving a s s1al's p'oiai'
i never 'V .,, whaling voyage sg,e D si s.
a drug store. -D1'y ana e.srs.,v !
received oae d ' 9s. hr ,.. compliments 4.
who watched his p.r fo,,pa l'sn
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next season. Mt. h4 tl'sry lrrins q.
years schooling win l.5 4i \ iz.sg,'Id y I,
are said TO contemplate a,,r '' and sy.ia y
S don the theater next $, season aoosvin 90 ~
ma Held. s.reh,sr q Va w.,
Edouln and the lal 60 10
has huSI appeared as "a. 3 'i TIa rIS'''
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015aM1xjS;t
New York.
wons or GrnMAN Acrons.

A German actor writes 10 the London
Chronicle 10 contrast the fortunate lot
Of the actor In England or America who,
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-. an TINE ACTORS, QrlRRn

The old time actors had ta.i w \.
wars and witty encounters lu' ~. y \, (
a. todsv Bob Palmer, the COMES
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charlie. H Hoyt has a 7 re. 81 az .
~ nI"T bunch IN, Of Blue Ribbon.
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peare 1.-THE plays the thing" They,
however conveniently neglect TO call
attention to the fact that the slgnlh-
canoe Of the plays written by the Bard
Of Avon is as plain as day TO any
person Of ordinary intelligence, and,
therefore. absolutely unlike those con-
cocted by the leading apostles Of their
school Of pink tea dramatic writing.
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cd. ''Why don't !pl -
Il congratu- sgiinA 'A'
late you, BOD con wore 90
FOR I remember When ~
Ing but paste 80. the Joke =.
palmer did not ta.s -. wv altered.
good humor and an .o ans' broker "
Mrs, Jordan cried out! -. hin sf'la
NV why don't you paste s',, as s'lCsin'i .
the wall, Bob? Fa'''
WALL"
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had been orig
inally a bill
stlcker
one evening,
when dressed for
his character he
strutted into the
greenroom with
buckles spar
king on his
shoes and a fine
diamond on his
finger a broth
er actor inquir-
ed II his gems
we're real
"To be sure
they are ! wear
nothing but dia'
monds," W a 3
the reply
WhereuponBan-
Mister remark
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As an evidence OF the callousness en-
gendered by a long course Of suggestive
plays, the reception accorded Woman
and Wine by the majority Of the crit
les Of the New York newspapers Is elo-
quent II seemed TO be the opinion Of
several Of them that a grave injustice
had been done the play by lis title in
other words, that the suggestion Of
naughtiness contained in the title was
not borne out IN the story Of the play
The impression produced upon these
critics by Woman and Wine" would
really be remarkable IL Il were not that
we know they have during the past few
years been treated. or subjected, II you
prefer the term, 10 such plays as THE
Turtle" "Zaza," "Sapho," Mile. Fin"
"The Degenerates," "The Conquerors"
and, worst Of all, perhaps. The Cuck-
co." The splced atmosphere Of these
plays has naturally so hardened the
gulleless young gentlemen who com
ment In print upon the drama that
nothing short OF extract OF cayenne
pepper now sufllces 20 stimulate them.
That Woman and Wine" IS thor
oughly worthy Of It's title and that It Is