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The evening world., 1908-12-24

'ous 10 meet for some time, ana as tney
are fast fighters and good, stiff punch
eFs thcy ought to furnish one of the
best bouts vi the year.
Mickey Cannon the Plttsburg slugger. who
mas been best!ng number Of good light
weights In bouts in Philadelphia for some
uine' was matched last night 10 meet Paddy
SLu!liyan, the local fighter, for six rounds, at
National <. 9. Cor Of .aladelhhil to-morrow az
teTnoon. As sullivan IL a a.ugger on the
Ting fast one.
Young otto ne ligh,weirht pusills,,
tn winner Of the ,JimmyIirtt-Johnny sum.
noR on '9 All ear s3oT IN One ssS
on this side Of the pond before he goes
@S Joe sseI a Of btaSsr % or 81. roa Fs
night,
PIX Pagke ,n,b r Former m'aalewsFht
roGani draw With Hugo K Kelly at At the Jstfri ts
That he vas red Of he fsatn t3'g game t and
would probably quit the game In a few
y If my s4ye ss sa04F o2 sHt to link 9f
viii take things easy In the future"
JIM Barry The Chicago heavyweight, who
fights Al Raufnann, the californian, a f5r-
L 5s HnFe eas' Pa'1 on Dec 10 boI twe2
ty-fiye round bout with his sparring partners
a few days ago in order to get used 10 the
long distance ~ the ha'tle Barry is conf,
dent lie vii defeat Kaufman. and Intends
o 90 st' heavily o" himself If he can ss' good
Young Ioughrey," the game Quaker city
fighter, has been taking on weight 40 fast
receg!Iy mat he lindss II impossihIc 70 reduce
with Leach Cross, which was 70 have taken
Pa on Dec go mas been declared on as
Cross refused to take him on al catch
weights
Jim Jettreg Is going 70 referee again, He
fight between Kaufman and Jim Barry
ghiiSh iak.s pls.r q Nv club on Dec, 30.
bout. ana as thev also pleaded WIN him h.
finally gave them his promise that he would
OffiiCate In the bout, JEFF at fret declined
the offer 10 Judge the fight.
cyclone JohnnY Thompson, the Western
2tisIeds la q bate %i'hh, Yogns GioInstr at he
u aP % R Ra' ' osSi orpd RR c RRs?a WE
meTni and withlrew from he match
Thompson and Corbeu viii battle twenty
rounds
Johnny Oliver manager, Of Tommy Muir
feadS, % match Murphy against Jem Dris
SGll , Ssf9rs The FAgm19rS A. Of ioston
boston are anxious 10 see MurphS and
prlgcoll fight ps both have made good ia
their bouts ~ that club,
The evening world., 1908-12-24
O'LEARY BEATS DAILY
IN SIX-ROUND BOUT

One Of the most vicious battles between
little fellows ever witnessed at any of
the local club stays was the six-round
bout between Young Leary and john
ny DAILY, the east side bantam weights,
at the stag OF the Dry Dock A. c. last
night. They fought each other all over
the ring from tie first tap of the gong
and as a result both We're badly used up
and also well punished at the finish
nag a decision been gwen o l.ea?y
for he was the aggressor from start to
finish, landed the cleanest blows, and
besides had four of the six rounds 10 his
credit. In only two rounds did DAILY
have a chance OF beating OLeary, these
being the fourth and NTH. when H.
managed TO land terrific right hand
swings on O'LeaTy's jaw which sent MN
staggering across the ring and up
against the ropes,
The evening world., 1908-12-24

Alfred Shrubb, as a preliminary TO his
Marathon race with Tom Longboat at
Madison Square Garden on Jan. 20, will
race against three OF the best middle
distance runners Of the country in
twelve mile relay race at the Garden on
Jan. 9.
shrubb came to New York yesterday
20 ratify the change OF Gate in the Long
boat race, and M once agreed TO a propo-
sition TO race any three men named,
also giving the management the right
10 leave the selection Of the three men
who will oppose him to the public,
This race will attract almost as much
attention as the Marathon race, ar
shrub is fsmous for lis work lu relay
events, ssd az he Viii undoubtedly be
The evening world., 1908-12-24

IF Tommy Burns holds his worlds
championship after the johnson
- fight he will be the shortest
heavyweight champion, physically
mot financially, that We ever had in
America. If Johnson wins he will be
the tallest. Fitzsimmons was the
Hghtest.
John L, Sullivan. the first of the great
worlds champions developed in Amer
lea, was a big man. Not so very tall,
compared with some of the giants of
the ring. John stood 8 feet 10i2 inches
In his socks and tipped the beam at 21O
pounds when in his best fighting condi-
ton.
Corbett. who came next, was feet
tx inches tall / remember measuring
Aim just before the fight with Fitzsim-
mons. Jeffries and Corbett had a dis
cusson as to which was the taller
settled the argument by bringing out
tape. First l stood Jeffries up against
the wall of the dressing room In the
handbal court and marked his height.
Jeff was full feet Ia inches-close to
rect lnches. COrDett was a fuIl d feet
III inches, but put up a great argument
ever being quarter of an inch less
than Jeffries, and on being remeasured
stretched up the other quarter without
lifting his heels from the ground. Jim
had puffy pompadour in those days.
His weight. by the way. was 1S5 pounds.
Fitz Was Ring Freak.
Than narDo fraoL 80
the ring. Fighting heavy-weights with
out any trouble, Fitzsimmons was still a
middleweight. He claims that he never
scaled over 1853 pounds in any of his
lights. Fitz stood feet i inch: so his
weight was phenomenally light. The
thing that made it possible was his
spider-like legs. They had the ordinary
pipe stem of commerce beaten to pulp.
The evening world., 1908-12-24
"CINCH FOR JOHNSON! WHY, I'LL
FIGHT BURNS, WINNER TAKE ALL

Fourteenth street he became remini-
scent,
Burns and Johnson? Who'll wiz?
Yes" he remarked, I've been thinking
that over Gee, what a shame. Those
fellows are getting a ton of money for
it, too.
Well, let me tell you something, SON.
ny. That pair. Burns and Johnson.
would be only preliminary fighters in
the old days. BY the old days l mean
when We used to hght-Jeffries, Fitz.
Coroett. Mccoy. myself and Gus Run
lin. Look al the bunch? What would
any one of them do to Burns and
Johnson?
A Cinch for Jeffres.
The evening world., 1908-12-24
Latest Baseball
Scandal D0nIn
BeafS MCGrQlU

Yes, dear fans, McGraw and Donlin
had run in yesterday. and il was a
fierce one at that. 1t took forty-three
innings to decide IT, and when it was
all over Capt, Donlln had beaten mis-
manager.
But don't worry. II does not mean
trouble for the Giants next season. II
took place on the green. OF course. but
Il was the smoOthest field that ever a
run-in took place on. The score al the
end OF the forty third inning was IS To-
-, but Donl!n had hve-point handlcan
and won by that many points.
Nav, IL wasn't a ball game. II was
the billiard game between the Giant
manager and captain In the baseball
players tournament at McGraws room
ponl!n could not repent ms victory over
Strang in the evening.
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Burns good man. Why, there amt
These fellows who think they are fight.
ers are jokes compared TO the old Tim
ers. They haven't the same vitality nd
stamina. They amt as game and they
never could weather a battle with any
OF the stars OF ten years ago. Jack
o Brien, Kaufman. and the rest OF
them! Do you call them fighters or class
them with men like Fitz or Jef? It's
shame to think about II"
Sharkcy says he trains even now
i've got a fine gym down at the
house, and put in a little time there,
ana that helps to keep me right Once
or twice month | take run on the
road. So you see I am always half nit
Yes, I'll have a little water with you.
It's little early In the day to take a
real drink
The evening world., 1908-12-24
JEFFRIES WILL
FIGHT IF NEGRO
DEFEATS BURNS.
Especial to The Evening WORLD

Los ANGELES, Cal. Dec. "a
Retired champion James ]. JEFF
fries will not allow Jack Johnson
TO carry off the worlds champion
ship title if jeff has to re-enter the
ring and defend ii himself, Jeff
believes Burns will defeat the dusky
Arthur, but if the unexpected should
happen it will be up TO Jeffries to
save the Caucasian race and up
hold the honor of his native land
When asked to-day what he would
do if Johnson came around looking
for scrap. Jeff said:
IF that fellow comes around here
will take him by the neck and
throw him out" which, being inter-
preted, means. according to the big
fellow. that he will fight II neces-
sary.
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a Cinch bet that
Jeffries would need
only about two
rounds 10 lick men
like them. Fitz
could do il. too. and
l hate to think what
! would do to them. "
Il don't know
much about this fell
low Burns, in fact. I
never saw him. but
/ know Johnson.
said Tom. He
trained me back In
J. l., when | was in
Denver working for
O tight with Fred
Russell, and even
then l thought hin!
a conner. He wa
The evening world., 1908-12-24
Head of Amateur Athletic
Union Wants a Marathon
Held Every Day.

<xT ETS have a Marathon every
week. The more the merrier,
They all help amateur ath-
letics."
So said James f. Sullivan, President
of the 4, A. L. when asked about the
proposed race for amateur Marathoners
at Madison Square Garden Jan 9.
II know nothing of this particular
race" said the A. A. L. boss. mo
sanction has been applied for, sim, II
the application is made by legitimate
promoters there is no reason why it
shouldn't be granted
The evening world., 1908-12-24
PRINCETON BEATS
WILLIAMS AT HOCKEY.

Princeton sprans somewhat o ia sur.
prise on the Williams hockey team AT St
Nicholas Rink last night by defeating
them by a score Of TO 2. Williams
practice. looked ike sure winner. but
after getting Lead in the first period
Princeton came strong In the second
and piled up two more goals. while
Williams was held scoreless.
The evening world., 1908-12-24
''Pride of Harlem" and BoWery
Boy to Clash on New
Years Night.
BY JOHN POLLOCK.

A FTER arguing over the weight
~ question for three days, Tommy
4 \ Murphy and frankie Madden, the
crack lightweights, were finally matched
last night by Manager Johnny White,
Of the National A. c., of this city. to
meet in the main bout Of ten rounds at
the next stag OF the club on New Years
night They will battle at 1913 pounds.
weigh in at p, NJ, In signing up these
lads Manager White certainly used ex-
celent judgment They have been anx-
The evening world., 1908-12-24
" Jeffries or Fitz Eight Years
Ago Could Have Easily
Beaten Heavyweights of
To-Day" He Says.
TOM SHARkET.

blew out his Test and stiffened up
the muscles of his arms
II l am wrong. or If Burns wins
and comes back to this country, I'll
night him myself and guarantee 70 lick
him. All | want is three months to
get in shape. j Will bet $1,000 of my
own money! don't want any back
ing-and will fight Burns. winner take
all.
Il am just as good as ! ever was. I
am only thirty-flve years old, and ]
never abused myself beyond hanging
The evening world., 1908-12-24
NEIL STOPS MAYFlELD.

VALLEJO. Cal, Dec, A,-Al Neil, Of
San Francisco. knocked out Frank May
field in the fourth round of what was
scheduled TO be a twenty round fight
here last night The tsht was IN favor
OF Neil all the way. the San Francisco
man. practically winning when he
with Jeff 10 the stomach and Alright
10 the jaw, After that IL was simply a
, ase of how long Mayheld could last.
The evening world., 1908-12-24
Shrub Matched TO Race
RELAY Team at the Garden

pitted against three or the best men in
the country IN This event it viii be a
race worth while witnessing. A five
mile pToics s,Onal handicap race viii siso
Doe run Oh the same night, in which a
llg uold is expected
shrub Will make his headquarter, in
New York after the first Of the year ana
DO the balance OF his training on roads
in the outskirts OF the city
The evening world., 1908-12-24

around my place
about twelve hours q
day TO meet Irl,.ldS
and visitors. There
amt any reason why
j shouldn't lick a
roomful like Burns"
Here Sharkey wa S
reminded of the fact
that Burns had
shown himself to be
a real good man, had
travelled the world
over, meeting al!
kinds of opponents
and topping them
over as a champion
should. And the ex-
Sailor came back like
The evening world., 1908-12-24
BURNS A MIDGET
COMPARED WITH
OLD CHAMPIONS
Man Who Fights johnson the Shortest
Title Holder the Ring Has
Ever known

Jefrries. while only quarters OF
an inch taller than Fitzsimmons, was
nearly a hundred pounds heavier. I'll
say that Jeft's best lighting weight Is
probably about 240 pounds, although 1t is
fact that in the best and most remark
ably clever fight he ever put up-the last
one with Corbett in San Francisco-ho
was all Of $50. He never fought at less
than go, even when he was n youngster
just entering the ring. When he began
training for the last Corbett fight Jefr
weighed 272 pounds. a year ago. after a
long trip in the mountains. he had
worked down to $50. which is about as
light as he is likely to go should he ever
change his mind and take up fighting
again.
Burns Is a Plgmy.
Tommy Burns looks like pigmy
among giants when you notice only his
height. But he weighs 1s2 pounds, and
sometimes more than that. He stands
feet inches. He is built like Joe Wal
colt. close to the ground, but "mahty
pow'ful."
Should johnson win he will establish
y
champions My first impression OF John
son probably exaggerated his height, II
was in Philadelphia Misto Johnson mad
been in some police court trouble in New
York. upon which had commented. A
day or two later j went 10 see a fight in
the National Club in Philadelphia.
was sitting at the ring side when
heard a big voice behind me saying,
Mr.. Edgren. may l speak to you for
moment"
Looking up, 1 saw huge black man,
big as mammoth, towering half way
to the rafters. At least 1t was my first
impression that he lowered to some
such extent. He looked about seven
feet. got up to my feet quickly and
waited developments. You got me
wrong, boss" said Johnson, with a grin
a foot wide. Il ART such bad fellow
why. ] amt 'cused of nothin' Nothin'
much, anyhow-nothin' only 'dultery."
In spite of that first impression l be
lieve that the big black fighter stands
just about good six feet two.
If johnson should win from Burns
and he has a Chance-he will be the
first black champion in his class. Lang
ford. If he can get near the middle
weight limit, would make it hot for
ketchel. although think Ketchel would
OF both men Ketchel is as much be-
You'd Flynn's class as Langford showed
himself to he
JUST one more detail about the heayv-
weight champions-the!r reach. Cor
bett had only u inches. which was
about the same as John LIS. FitZsim-
monss reach is 70 inches: Jeffries's Is
751a inches Burnss Is 74h inches.
Burns's reach is remarkable when you
consider the fact that the average reach
of a man Is exactly equal to his height,
or should be. according TO the idea.
measurements compiled from famous
Greek statues and many modern ath-
letes. Burnss height is 6S inches. His
reach is 6'f inches 10Y over ms height This
Johnson fight. J}eng low himself. he
will he harder " hit, and he will have
IL. use of long reach himself.
The evening world., 1908-12-24
COLUMBIA FIVE PLAYS
CITY COLLEGE TONIGHT.

Columbia hasketballers Ntll have
hard task tonight when they <. aSsl.s-
the City College hye GOA the a''e.s own
floor. The City college has victories
over Yale and Princeton % tno.r credit
ALREADY tAia season. and viii .a. r.r.r
strpngest lineup BOZ ON the N.nr f.
night, while Columbia Viii br minus .gv
seryices OF their strongest pair uI
guards. h.m6tl sad Lee,
The evening world., 1908-12-24

smoked everything
from q smoking
bean. down the
line to cigarettes
and pipes. II made
no difference even
II l was training.
/ wouldn't deny
myself a smoke.
and 1t never inter-
fered with my pipes
or anything else"
Tom Sharkey, big
and brawny, strong
as the proverbia |
The evening world., 1908-12-24

lion, was standing at the front END OF
his we'll Gathered Fourteenth street
nest. when he got this N. He was
putting one of his own cigars, and as he
leaned on the bar and looked out into
The evening world., 1908-12-24

strong.
Yes, he ought to beat Burns. ! don't
want to go on record as saying he will
knock him out. ] think the fight Will
go the full distance and that Johnson
VIII DUPONT the Canuck all the way.
If ] am wrong N my Judgment
here Sharkey straighte ned himself up.
The evening world., 1908-12-24
Former Sailor Declares that
He'll Bet $4,000 He Can
Defeat the Money Making
Man from Canada.
BY VINCENT TREANOR.

<fr NEVER took drink OF whiskey
In my life. Beer? Yes, I take a
L little of that and sometimes a
glass or two of wine. ! smoke a lot
Ever since I was twelve years old I've
The evening world., 1908-12-24
Manager of Giants Refuses to
Listen tC -Four Man Offer
From BOWerman.
BY BOHEMIAN BTLGER

Xxx 1OU never know how much
v ball player is really worth,
said John McGraw yesterday,
The evening world., 1908-12-24
Murphy and Madden
Sian tor Ten-Round Go

ious to meet for some time, and as they
are fast fighters and good. stiff punch
eEs thcy ought to furnish one of the
best bouts vi the year
The evening world., 1908-12-24

"Eight years agO II would have heen
The evening world., 1908-12-24

Johnny oliver. manager Of Tommy Muir
read, % match Murphy ssaipst JeH DIS RS
cor before the ,Arm6r A. A. of hoston
boa him az 1879 pounds The tigh, fans Of
Boston, efe antloqs To see Murray aud
their bouts ~ that club,
The evening world., 1908-12-24

II can be stated positively that Moriar.y
vii 90 80 Detroit II Chase comes back 20
the HlEh2nisrs TIE lea. Has been closed
20 tsnt p Eni,5oN @TiaFfH ISL" make t9e
make any club good nan = they VIII
give Rim chance IN ore puSLtion.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-06-12
Do They Want Roosevelt =?

When the Republican "allies" issue
statements predicting that Taft will
be defeated in the Chicago Convention
what do they mean? That Roosevelt
will be nominated?
Surely none of the "allies" believes
that Hughes or Knox or Fairbanks or
Cannon or Foraker can take the nomi-
nation away from Taft in a convention
controlled by Theodore Roosevelt.
That is too silly for serious considera-
ton even on hot day. The situation
remaizs precisely what it was months
ago when the President began to tell
his visitors: If they don't take Taft
they'll get me-" There is no way of
beating Taft except by taking Roose-
welt, who is still holding the threat of
his own candidacy over the heads of
his opponents.
If the "alIies" do not know this,
they do not know anything. The plain
question is: do they, want Roose-
velt?"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-06-12
High Prices and Tariff.

The continued high cost of living and
the declared intention of some of the
Trusts and Combines to hold out for
high prices must force the American
people to consider the tariff and eco
nomic conditions in the coming cam
paign. As it is, the people are facing
the extraordinary predicament of de-
creased wages and incomes and hut
little if any reduction in prices of
Trust products. Many raw materials,
such as iron, copper, cotton and wool
are much lower in price, but the finish
ed products produced by the Trusts are
high in price as ever for they still in
siSt on such large profits that retail
prices average nearly as much as they
were before the panic. The price of
iron has decreased about 80 per cent,
but the tariff protected Steel Trust has
made no reduction in the price of its
products to the American consumers,
although steel products for export to
foreign lands are being sold at a great
reduction in price. Other trusts and
combines, of which the Beef Combine
is sample, have even increased prices
here and are also charged with selling
abroad at much less price.
The question, therefore, that the
voters of the United States must set
tie at the coming election is whether
they will continue in power tie Repub-
lican party, the policies of which pro-
tect the Trusts instead of curbing
them. The Republican National plat
form may declare for a revision of
the tariff, but it will also declare for
the principle of protection.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-06-12
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Milking the Corporations.

An esteemed contemporary gives
vent 10 this chunk of wisdom:
with a SPECIAL committee of Re-
publican Congress investigating the
currency problem. and the Ways and
Means Committee of a Republican
House studying the tariff schedules
during the Presidential campaign, it
seems unlikely that rhe Republican
campaign fund will be small or hard
to gather.
Besides, there is the Practical Man
who knows when to shoe and how to
milk the corporations.
In view of the story of Roosevelt's
deal with the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, this seems to be
personal.