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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18

fights I had had with the boys nobody
had got any the best of me. either.
Il was over there In a minute as soon
as ! found what was wanted. 1 was
ready TO fight him right on the spot, ana
as soon as / got in the door 4 pulled of
my coat. But he explained that he meant
regular ring fight, and that we might
as well as not make a little money out
Of Il.
THAT idea struck me as all right, so
we fixed IL ND. We got a hail to tight
IN and / went on with my work, while
the big coon began training.
When the night came for me to fight
! got through early and went home TO
dinner Then 1 went over 10 the nall.
The gloves were put on my hands for the
first time in my life. / remember how
tunnY they felt to me, just as II j had
great org clumsy pair OF hands that 4
ola not know what To do with
THE very first crack the big coon hit
me an awful punch right on the nose. It
made me mad. and went for him, tooth
and nail 1 guess that was just what ne
wanted me TO DO for during the next ten
minutes he punched me all over the ring.
What he did to me was a shame. lie
punched me on the nose until j saw stars,
ana ne Walloped me on the jaw as fast as
he could hit.
But after awhile I found out that ne
cOuldn daze me or knock me down, and
then began TO get cooled off little, and
j went IN 20 find out how he did IL. L
didn't know a thing about boxing The
coon tempered me until he began to get
tired out. and I was as surOng as when /
started He would jab me off al arm s
length and keep me from getting near
him at all. But all che time [ was learn
ing more in that fight than l did in a
years boxing afterward.
Along about the fourteenth round the
black man was pretty tired I started
forcing my way in, thinking all the time
about q plan ] had for beating him. After
awhile ! got my chance and 1 punched
him good one in the stomach. He curled
no on the floor and couldn't get up. so
that was all there was TO il. After that
] began 70 think IL would be more fun 20
fight than to work i'm the foundry, so
broke awav and went in to learn how TO
box. "
That Is the way Jeffries fought his way
uD TO the championship. in the ring ne
always studied his opponent. took any
battering that came to him without a
sign of impatience and finally whipped
On the winning blow. And il has always
been the punch i'm the stOmaCh-Jeffries
most natural hlow-that has won his
battles.
Hank Griffin has Joined the ranks OF
eastern fighters. At present he is traV-
cling ana boxing with FitzsimmOns. II
he does well ne viii soon be looking for
matches. and then ne may fight some Of
the bic men on this coast.
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GREAT FIGHT
AT WEST POINT
Harvard Taxed to Us Utmost to
Beat Army.
PUNTS EXCHANGED OFTEN
BUT A SINGLE SCORE MADE DUR
ING THE GAME.
PUNTS EXCHANGED OFTEN

West Point. n. Y. Oct. 17.-Under ex-
tremely bad weather conditions Har-
ward defeated West Point today, 3 to O..
There was much fumbling on both
sides. It was probably the most des-
perately fought football game ever
seen on West Points field Exchanges
OF punts were frequent. Near the close
or the first half Hurley Of Harvard
made eleven rush at the side of the
formation and, evading the ends, ran
twenty-five yards, crossed West Points
goal line and made the only. score Of
the day. The plays throughout the
urst half We're mostly in West Points
territory. There was no time during
the game that Harvard's goal was
threa tened.
Soon after the second half began
Prince OF West Point got possession of
the bail within twenty yards of the
Army's goal and ran the entire length
of the field, crossing the enemys line
The widest enthusiasm prevailed for a
minute. but the official declared the
play out of order and the Splinter was
called back. Near the close of the last
half Harvard attempted a goal from
the field, but the ball went wide Of the
mark
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
TEAM WORK WINS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
0utplaysd ColIegiatss in All
Points of the Game.
LATTER LACKS EXPERIENCE
AS INDIVIDUALS THEY SHOW Up
STRONG.

While the Salt Lake High school
floats gaily colored flags and bunting,
the Collegiate institute viii probably
be decorated in crepe as the result Of
the football game at Walkers field
yesterday between these two institu-
tons Several hundred students, one
half of whom were girls from the two
schools. gathered in rival groups
around the gridiron and shouted school
yells on the slightest prOvocation AL
though the Collegiate crowd did not
have an opportunity to enthuse very
much over the game as play proceeded.
yet they were a far better crowd Of
rooters than those who gathered to yell
for the red and black.
The game was very much High
school The first ten minutes play
was pretty much on even terms. but
as the hot sun started the perspira-
ton, the Institute boys We're overcome
with that tired feeling while the
High school warriors Fingered all the
more, and played parallelograms, oc-
tagons and triangies all around the
Collegiate team. Not once was the
req and black goal in danger. it being
doubtful If the ball was ever I'm its
territory in the hands of the OppOn-
ents. While the first ouchdown scored
by the west side students was of the
huke kind, yet the others were clean
cut and earned. Several times the Col
legiate boys made their downs, and al
so held the High school team for downs,
but the Collegiate sains were very
short line bucks
Eigh School Makes Several Runs.
Not a single end run was recorded
in favor of the COllegiates. the High
tonal kind. 1t was team work that
won the game for the High school.
Individually the Collegiate lineup is
equal TO the west sides. but in team
work the Collegiate boys are sadly in
need of more practice. Neither line
was able to hold against the other.
the Collegiate being nOticeably weak.
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HOW JEFFRIES
BEGAN FIGHTING
Champion Tells of His First Bat
tie in the Ring,
HANK GRIFFIN WAS OPPONENT
BIG CoLoRED FIGHTER KNOCKED
OUT IN FOURTEENTH ROUND.
- Rohert Ederan.l


There is an odd little story about the
accidental manner i'm which James J.
Jetfries, now champion of all the cham
pions, became a fighter As il is also an
incident in the career OF fighter who
has just Gene east to join the Fitzsim-
mons camp and who may become prom
inent in the ring here, there is some eX-
cUse for detailing it now in these news
columns.
The fighter concerned is big Hank
Griffin. the lanky black who has fought
All over the west for several years past,
meeting many OF the big men OF tng ring
Griffin has fought two battles Win JeL-
lTies. lie WIS also the first opponent that
Jack MunTOe ever had in the professional
ring and took decision over the miner
after twenty hard-fOught rounds.
1t was hot afternoon al Harbin
springs that the story, as l shall relate
il. came to me. / was sitting in an easy
chair out under the porch of Jefiries
cottage Che was training for the Corbett
fight az the timel. and the champion
himself was lying at length in a nam
"Jeff, I asked. chow cid YOU happen
20 get into the fighting game?'
The giant rolled over slowly and
thought for q moment. Then q wide
smile came over his features.
Well he said. ''it was an accident.
/ guess. II was forced on me, IN way,
and at the time I didn't know my own
luck.
Il was living down at home and work
ing hard in the boiler works. one day
big coon came to town. He was one OF
those lighters who travel all over the
country, picking up fight here and
there IN the small towns. and he was
pretty good i'm his line. His name was
Hank Griffin.
Wen, this Griffin went to a saloon
where the boys used TO hang out after
work I'm the evenings. He leaned on the
bar and began talking about what a
fighter he was. just like all those fellows
do. He boosted around until the boys
began 60 get a little sore and then he
threw a handful OF tWentes on the bar
and said that he'd back himself to knock
out any man en- the town.
That was too much for the crowd. I
was Il big, husky fellow thea, as big as
am now. so some of my friends sent for
me. They thought / was about the only
man around there equal TO the coon in
size and strength. and then i'm the few
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a. GOVERNS HAND NOT
BROKEN SAYS PHYSICIAN

Terry McGovern's injured hand was
examined with the X-ray the other day
by Or. Joseph Dreamer Of New York.
1t was found that the little lighters
hand was not as badly hurt as re-
ported
DR.. Dreamer said that no bones were
broken. but that the muscles Of the
hand were badly sprained and would
keep the little fighter out of the ring
for at least ten days.
McGovern injured his hand in landing
blow on Billy Willis at Philadelphia.
At first he did not pay any attention
to the injury, but il became so painful
that he decided to consult a physician,
fearing that some Of the small bones
of the hand had been broken.
MCGOveTn's match with Jimmy
Briggs at Boston has been postponed.
McGOVern viii go to Reading. Pa,
where he viii do road work and other
light exercise to keep in shape for the
battle.
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Especial TO The Herald)

oGAN, Oct. 17.-Twenty-five hun
dred people saw the Agricultural
college football eleven defeat the
university team by "a score of seven
teen to nothing, and 2,4OO Of them went
almost crazy with joy at the close of
the game Logan saw one Of the great
est demonstrations in its history.
doimes' men were badly oUtCIassed.
Campnel's bunch Outplayed as well as
oltWeiGhed them, and during the end
OF the game the Agricultural college
soal was not in the slightest danger.
he Agricultural college line was i'm
pteSnabie and ON the end runs the
varsity was snapped Off FOR losses by
lne star work of Crawford and futile
the farmers ends. The Agricultural
college confined its attention to line
Ducking and hammered the Varsity
une an to pieces. Captain Jardine had
nus game leg hurt again and had to re-
IRE near the close Of the first half. but
roberts. who took his place, kept up
the pace set by his chief.
ne farmers played together remark
AMY We'll when the number Of green
men I'm the line is taken into account
Wo touchdowns were made in the first
halI. but Madsen missed one goal. In
tne last half after they had scored once
the Agricultural college resOrted to
klcking. and in this Adams excellcd
Lawrence.
How the Game Was Won.
The Varsity won the toss and kicked
OF To the Agricultural college. Adams
caught Lawrence's kickon and ad-
Ndnced twenty yards. Captain Jardine
mt the line for five yards and then "a
series of line plunges followed with the
Two Jardines. Adams, Olsen and Mad
sen carrying the ball and i'm the seven
teeh minutes Of play Captain Jardine
was pushed over the line after the
afslJy had made q most determined
brace. Madsen goaIed.
Madsen kicked to Lawrence on the
Vineyard line and the ball was ad-
Ndnced fifteen yards. A try at left end
netIed no gain and line play resulted
IN loss. Lawrence kicked thirty-ffve
yards To Adams. The Agricultural col
lege began plugging the line again. but
hnaily tried an end run and lost
ground. Adams kicked forty-five wards.
The Varsity could make no ground
and was forced to kick again. A trick
play Melted the Agricultural college
seven yards; end runs by Crawford and
uttle gained two yards more. Olsen
ana Madsen gained several yards on
line plunges and then Adams went
around right end on a fake buck for
VS. anu a. TOUCHDOWN. MAD
sen missed goal. and there being thirty
seconds left to play the ball was kicked
Off once more before the half ended.
Score Again in Second Half.
In the second half NIadsen kicked Oft
and Varsity advanced ball twenty
yards. There was tumble on the
first down and futile got the ball
Agricultural college tried two end runs
and a line buck and We've held for
downs as n result FOR the only time
curing the game. The Varsity made
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Cornell, 6: Buekne1. 0.

Ithaca. n. Y. Oct 1.-THE hardest
game on the Cornell schedule played
this season was that played with Buck
nell this afternoon, when Cornell had
difficulty in scoring a single touch
down. The final score was 8 TO O.
In the first half neither side scored
Early in the second half the visitors
carried the ball to COTneh-s Jnlrty-yard
line, where Rice got il on a tumble
Line plUnging by McAllister and Hunt
brought it to the fifty-yard line. Brew
ster gained twenty-five yards on a fake
kick, and Rice, with a clean run,
scored a touchdown. Breaster kicked
the goal.
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0. S. [. win Play Provo.
Especial to The Herald

Provo. Oct IA game of football
has been arranged between the Oregon
Short Line team Of Salt Lake and the
Provo City team, 10 be played here on
day. The lineup of the
Provo team is as follows: 8. Akin, I. e. /;
j. Pteers, !. L.; p Jones, ]. g.; n. John
son. c.; T. Evans, r. g.; +. Graham. r..
l.: +. Farrer, r. e.; j. Alexander /. h.
b.; X. Crook. f. b.; W. Miller, r. h. b.:
G.. Erickson. q. b.
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PRINCETON, II; CARLISLE, o.
Game Played in Rainstorm and Fun
bles Were Plenty.

Princeton, n. J., Oct. lin a pour
ing rain Princeton defeated the Car
Isle Indians this afternoon by a score
of II to 0. Princeton kept the ball
nearly all the time, but made twelve
fumbles, The first score was made on
q series of plays in which Short fig
ured prominently by line plunges and
Hart by long end runs. Hart crossed
but fumbled, and Vetterlein made a
sensational run of fifty yards and was
downed on the eighty-yard line. Foulke
scored around left end.
No score was made in the second
half but the ball constantly snapped
hands on fumbles. RulOn Miller Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
FAST TIME AT BOISE
Zelack PAGES a Mile in 2:ll ~
Breaking the State
Record.

Roise. Ida. oct. 11.-There was a large
attendance today. the closing day of the
Idaho interm0untaiu fair. Two track
track records were broken in the racing
Ialack pacing 4 mile i'm 2.1115. and Billy
Mahan running a quarter in D seconds.
summary
First race. 2.25 trot-Bell Storm won;
Bell Adv second, Chester s third. Pest
time, 2:1I3i
Second race, 2.11 pace-Sam Barriers
won: ZalaClz second. Monroe S third.
Third race. seven furlOngs. running
Brown Prince won: Glissando second. Re
mark third. Time-1.29
Fourth race. six furlOnEs. running
Pencil Mae won; Little Henry second,
Eiug CroiS third. Time-t:iGie.
fifth race. One-fJurth mile. running
Billy Mahan won Judge Thomas second
Forty -Four third. Tme-.22
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
SAYS M'vEY IS FAvoR1TE.
Tommy Jacobs Writes Of Fight Do
ings in Los Angeles.

Tommy Jacobs writes from Los An
geles that great amount Of interest
Is centered i'm the coming McVey-Jack-
son fight for the cOlored heavyweight
championship Of the world Tommy
Jackson
According to Jacobs, the fight fans
down there would like to see McVey
so up against Je6ries and they seem
TO think this new colOred wonder has a
chance against the champion. Jacobs
took in both the HanlOn-Yanger fight
at san Francisco and the NeiI-Regan
scrap at Los Angeles. which. he saws.
were great exhibitions
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Columbie u: Amherst 0.

New York. oct. T7.-Amherst was de-
feated by Columbia today at the polo
grounds, - to o. Columbia played
splendid game The whole team was as a
unit in offensive play. getting behind the
ball and forcing ii at will through the en-
tire Amherst team. There was much
fumblng. due to the rain. During the
entire ninety minutes of play Amherst
gained her distance only four times
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Fitz Starts For San Francisco.

New York, oct. 1I-Robert Fitzsim-
mons has started for the Pacific coast
fo begin training FOR his contest with
George Gardner next month at san
Francisco. He VIII train ia Alameda.
,rhe former champion is confident Of
whining Gardner. He expects. how
aver. hard fight. IF i don't beat
him." said Fitzsimmons, IL VII quit
tho ring FOR good.
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Yale. n: Penn stata. b.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 17.-Yale de-
feated the Pennsylvania state eleven
today in a rainstOrm, q to 0. Yale
scored two touchdowns in the first
half by buclCing the line and end run
ming The play was of the simplest
throughout. and the superiority of the
Yale halfbacks, rather than the attack
ing power of the forwards, is response
BILE for the big score.
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STANFORD ROUTED BERKELEY.
1t Was the Freshmen Teams, How
ever, That Played

San Francisco, Oct. l7.-Stanford fresh
men routed Berkeley today I'm tie an
nudl football game by score OF - 20 o.
Berkeley was out-generaled at every
point of the game. The superior weight
OF the CalifOrniaus was unavainng
against the Cardinals. who made gains
al viii. Kern. Berkeley's captain. was
forced to retire about the middle Of the
first half from injuries received. IS
Stanford made its score in the first
half. BY a series Of straight bucks they
forced the ball down the field for a
goal The second goal was made on a
run of forty yards by Quarterback StOtt.
Dole kicked the goal. In the second hair
Berkeley took a brace. but not suffi.ient.
to get near StanfOrd's goal.
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oGDEN u. s, 81; -. DOUaLAs. 5.
Students of Junction City Easily De-
feat Soldiers.
Especial to The Heraldl

Ogden. oct. 1.-THE Ogden High school
eleven easily defeated the soldiers from
Fort Douglas today on the Glenwood
gTidiTOn by score Of - 10 8. The sol
dieIs were much the heavier OF the two
teams, but the Ogden boys were toe
quick and agile for them. They played
all around their adversaries and scored
Il the first half, shutting out their OPP
pOnents In the second half Ogden got
as many more, but allowed the soldiers
I'M.
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FOR FANS TO EXAMINE
Official Batting Fielding Averages Clubs and Players
In Pacific National League for Season
Just Finished
. RESIDENT LUCAS has announce

I I 1NEclDE4NI LUCAS has announced
the official standing of the clubs
and players Of the Pacific Ma
uonal league, and the following Ia
bic viii be OF interest to the Salt Lake
Fans who have seen all of these play
ers perform here during the past sea-
son. Salt Lake finished at the tail
end of the league. However, it stands
ahead Of Seattle in batting. the latter
team standing at the bottom of the
list This town also stands well in
twO-base and three-base hits, consid-
ering that 1t only played q part Of
the season. In fielding Salt Lake
again stands at the bottom of the list.
but it is the only team that made a
triple play during the season, which
the fans viii remember was made by
Taylor and Donahue in one OF the
games played here against Seattle.
In batting, Huelsman of Spokane
leads with an average Of $50. 'Tacks''
PARROT leads Salt Lake batters. with
an average of 1857. and stands fourth
in the list OF the players on the Salt
Lake team who played through the
season, Donahue stands at the head.
with an average Of .321. He is thir-
teenth in the list. TOzer stands sec
ond on the Salt Lake team with an
average of 500. Stats" Davis enjoys
the distinction Of playing in las games,
leading the league in the number of
games played, while Ferris of Spokane
comes second with LAG games.
In the fielding Salt Lake, with Weed
in the outfield with a percentage Of
1000, leads the league outfelders. Weed
also stands second among the third
basemen, Both Donahue and Davis are
away down the list as second and first
basemen in their fielding averages,
while Anderson and Shea both stand
low as catchers. The following is the
official standing.
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Al AAAtAlSOll- " lbEOnhln. 81. belOlt, o.
AT Annapolis-Navy, 8; Dickinson,-O.
At Chicago-Chicago, o; Northwestern,
At mbridge-Harvard freshment, c.:
Phillips exeter. O.
At Ann Arbor-Michigan, %; Indiana. O.
At Columbus, O.-Ohio state university
So; Kenyon. O.
At Galesburg. IH.-Knox college. 90.
Chicago College of Physicians and Sur
geOns. O.
At Lexington, Ky.-Kentuck state col
loge IS; Kentucky military institute 0.
At Lafayette. Ind.-University OF lii.
nois. q; Purdue. o.
At observation-disclosures Is: University OF
Cincinnati, o.
At Terre Haute-Rose polytechnic,
Eastern Illinois Normal, O.
At Ames. Ia.-Ames college, %; Coe col
lege, o.
At Austin. TeX.-University or Glzlaho
ma, 6; Texas university. 8.
At Characterization university. 40:
University of South Dakota 3
AT South Bend-Notre Dame, Sc; De
paw. O.
At Columbia, No.-Drake college, ~,
University Of Missouri. o.
At Corvallis Washington State. 3, Orc
gon Agricultural, o.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Of Montreal Beat British
Column bia Team.

san Francisco. oct. 1T.-The lacrosse
game for the championship OF the world
was PLAYED today by the Vancouver
team. champions of British Columbia, and
the ShamrOcks OF Montreal. champions
of Canada The ShamrOcks won by a
score OF TO o. The contest was wit
messed by 5000 people.
I'm the second period the ShamrOcis
took "a decided lead and in the third
Vancouver made brilliant rally. scoring
two goals to one by the ShamrOcks. maxi
fre the score 8 90 %. in the fourth and
f1sr period the Montreal men made JwO
more goals. The superiority of the Sham
rocks was clearly manifested i'm the team
work
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.ort Douglas
Kansas. u: COLORADO. IL

Boulder Colo Oct 1.-THE football
game between the Universities Of Kan
sas and Colorado was won by the
former by a score Of u to II, but this
hardly represents the merits Of the
two teams. The visitors OutpIayed the
Colorado men. the feature of the game
being a siXty-yard buCking through the
center to a touchdown by the Kansas
men.
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The champion Butte club was com
posed of the following. ager-YVal-
ter Wilmot. Pitchers-DowIiug. Roach
and Bandeln. Enthusiastically and
Henry. Infield-Shaffer, first base;
Ward. second base: Lynch. third base:
Runlle. shortstop- Outtieid-Wilmot. left
field; McHale. center field; McKevitt,
right field. Kane, substitute.
Club Batting Averages.
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Russians Are Not Guilty.

St. Petersburg. oct. 1.-THE trial
which commenced at Moscow oct. Z OF
several Russians. who were accused
Of racing an American horse William
: X A. as a Russian horse. whereby
they won $1O.5O0. has resulted in the
acquittal Of the accused persons.
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MAY SWIM CHANNEL.
Two University OF Pennsylvania Men
Will Try Tt.

viii Try Tt.
Two famous swimmers viii attempt
60 swim the English channel next sum-
mer. They are HOlbein and George
Gistlpr. who has been In charge Of the
aquatic department of the University
of Pennsylvania f0r several years.
There win be an element OF internal
tfonal rivalry about the contest all
hough both are Engiishmen Kistler
has been I'm this country so long that
he regards himself as an American.
The English crack, Holbein. has
made several attempts TO reach the
coast OF France without the aid Of q
boat. but has always been compelled
to quit az some stage Of the journey.
on one occasion he got within a mile
of the French coast. when a turn i'm
me tide compelled him TO give up the
attempt. Negotiations are on foot
looking 60 an arrangement by which
both men viii make the attempt at the
same time.