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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11
! LEGAL DECISIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Power Of Governor to Commute

Power Of Governor to Commute
y Sentence. One Patrick having
been convicted of murder in the first
degree, was sentenced to death, when
the governor comuted the sentence to
Imprisonment for life. In the habeas
sicd pus proceedings, People ex rel.
Patrioks Frost. III New York Sup
plemeit. 524 both Judgment and com
mutation were attacked. 1t was con.
tended that punishment of death
could not be committed. The New
York Supreme Court was without
doubt that the governor had power to
fomute as in this case. Nor could the
felator he forced to the conclusion
that, perfcece Of the executive action
in his case, he must be discharged.
His argument seemed to be that the
governor could not commute in this
case, because death has no kind or de-
greasthat ,pelforcc' of the attempt OF
communication ''the law" authorizing
the punishment of death has been
pro tanto repealed in this case. and
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New Er lands Libraries.

According tu the statistics of the
national bureau OF education, New
England Is conspicuous in the number
of libraries. Her states lead the rest
of the country. except that California
is ahead of Rhode Island. The for
mer state has one library for every
6,102 persons, while In Rhode Island
there is one for every 6,3S7 In the
humber of volumes per capita, how
ever, the little state Is ahead, having
900 volumes for each citizen New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Con
nocticut are ahead OF her In the order
named, and Maine and Vermont fol.
low,
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that the relator cannot be detained
under the Cove nor's warrant, be
cause the governor has no authority
to lex post 4aeto'' prescribe a punish.
ment of different kind. If the power
to cofnmute existed at The time of
the commission of the crime, then the
punishment for murder in the fist
deGreee as presc ibed by law was not
only death as prescribed by statute.
but'such punishment as might be met
ed out by the power Of communication
as Expressed in the constitution. An
act plainly mitigating punishment is
not ex post facto. but il is, on the con-
trary, an act of clemency
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

Btornsen, the great Norwegian
writer, who is reported to be serious
ly ILL., once told an interviewer that
when his first book was published not
one of his friends could be prevailed
upon to read it. Al length a fellow
student, whose opinion the young a,t
thor valued highly. was persuaded to
attack the book on being promised a
bottle of punch In fuihllment of this
promise he climbed one afternoon up
to Bjornsen's attic, filled long pipe
addressed to his singlet, for 1t was
very hot. flung himself on the bed
and began to read. with the punch by
his side Bjornsen sat on the sole,
hungry for praise, but not a word
dropped from his friends lips until
the pipe, the bottle. and the book
were finished, when he arose, dressed
and took his departure, remarking as
he went, "That is the best book |
ever read in my life" Then Bjorn-
sen felt that his punch had not been
wasted.
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Truth Of This Not Vouched For.

Truth of This Not Vouched For.
In an illustrated description Of the
game OF tennis 'Simplicissimn
says: Like all good things, lawn ten
mis- is Of English origin. Marie Stu.
art while q prisoner. was compelled
TO beat carpets which were hung over
n rail Not Contented with this hn.
ntliation, her sister, Queen Elizabeth.
cnce threw dead mouse at the un
fortunate Marie while the latter was
beating carpets The little defunct
rodent was caught on Maries fail and
sent back over the rail, and was re
turned TO her by means of q fail in
the hands OF Elizabeth. and thus the
game Of tennis originated. Further
on In the same same description 1t is
caid: Two sets are formed and
while these flirt at the edge Of the
court others stand near the net and
make efforts to speak English
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EZRA, THE DREAMER
so CHARACTERIZED BY HIS WIFE,
AND HE ADMITS 1T.
But He viii Yet Get Her the Many
Fine Things He Had Promised.
and the New Hat Right
Away

| Ezra" said Mrs. Billtops. "wheI
can | have the money Tor a new
hat?"
Well, Elizabeth Mrs Billtops re
piled, cheeriully, Il couldn't give it tt
you Just now. but | can let you have
| 1t next week.
Next week." said Mrs. BiIltops
eehoing the words but giving them q
somewhat different twist, saying them
not bitterly not sarcastically, but il
a sort of signing, weary tone She
continued.
Ezra, do you know that you have
been saying next week to me ever
/ since we were married. so.and-so many
years agog'-Mrs. Billtops mentioned
the number, but it isn't necessary to
go into all these minor details here
and that next week has never come ?
You We're going to get me horses and
a carriage; yes, sir, | was going to
nave carriage. sure, and IA fine house
and beautiful clothes. You were 20.
ing to make me happy. you said, and
give me everything that heart could
wish
Where, Ezra" Mrs. Billtops went
on, smiling herself now as she re
called the catalogue of Injuries which
when they were married brave Ezra
was going to give her, but which he
had never given. where are those
things that | was so surely going to
have? Have | horses and a carriage?
A fine house? Beautiful clothes?
Have ! any of the splendid things you
promised me, that you were going
to give me?
Has 1t not always been next week.
next week. that these things were "a
ing to come, but have they ever
Gomez And again Mrs Billtops smiled
down upon him IA she thought to her
self: Horses? Carriages? 4 fine
house? Beautiful clothes? Why, I'm
having a hard time getting money
enough to buy new hat"
Well, Elizabeth" said Mr.. Billtops.
and he was smiling, too Il haven't
given you all those things that | was
going to give you, that wanted to
give you, and that | surely expected
| would be able to give you. that is
true. but you see things didn't turn
out exactly as | expected they would
4 didn't earn as much as expect.
ed to. Tor one thing; and then, with all
your economy, my dear, it always cost
us more to live than we had expected
and then the children came: and SO
all the time it cost us more: and Per.
haps ! didn't save as | should have
done, and so | couldn't give you so
many things that | would have liked
TO give
u have not put off getting these
things because | wanted to, but be,
cause | had to. You know / would
have given you everything | promised
you If could, don't you? And we
have been very happy haven't We?
And am going to get you all those
things yeti"
Ezra, you're a dreamern' said Mrs
smiling still, and looking
down upon him kindly, as a matter of
act. very kindly, 'just dreamer"
Then Mr. 'Billtops got UP and
started for the office, thinking to him |
self that perhaps he was a dreamer.
perhaps he had been too much of q |
ireamer; but he had had few night. |
mares in life, his had been mostly |
pleasant dreams; and then he reflected |
seriously that he certainly must find |
he money for Mrs Billtops new hat
lext week.
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Noted Anarchist (explaining his be.
hel 10 lellowpassengers on western
railway train1 We want all laws ban
ished from the statute pooks. We
want effry citizen to do as he
please Leader of Western Out
laws tsuddenly boarding the train)-
Hoid up your hands New York
Weekly.
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October Circulation.

+E7''V
The above Is correct statement
of the circulation of The Cairo BGlle
tin for the year 1898 and for the
month OF October 1909.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3rd day of November 1909.
LEO ]. KLEB,
Notary Public.
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Cure For Jaundice,

Burberry root or bark is a sure cure
for iaundice. Steep well and extract
all the goodness possible. Drink
freely of this bitter liquid. Many
years ago this cured the writer's
mother of the severest attack, and of
recent years, lady residing in
Lowell Mass.
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New and Stranne AHlictinn

CementmaEers' itch. one of the
latest diseases due to occupation, is
an intense itching resembling true
Itch. but instead of being caused by a
parasite, 1t results from some chemi-
cal or mechanical action on the skin
not yet understood
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

Mr.. Ionis James. who appears al
the opera house this evening In
Henry VIII" will lecture this after.
noon in the assembly hall of G. II. S.
This will prove rare treat because
some Of the classes in English are
now studying some of ShaEespeare's
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

Democratic campaign club was
organized in the Fifth ward. Jas.
Edwards was president and James
Carroll treasurer. Among the mem
bers We're John Barry. Pat Egan. Jno.
Gavin, Martin Creighton, VIM. Och
le-s Geo. Fox, Dan Kelly and Amos
Dennic
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A Correct Guess .

Dear me-" said the la who had
gone to the public libra 7, as she
picked up soiled volume. this must
be an awfully naughty book See
how 1t is tattered and worn by much
handling and the title page shows that
t was published this year"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

The Bulletin is on sale at the fol-
lowing places:
Coleman's, 2t4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
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PUIiteness and | ihertv.

All roliteness is owing to liberty
We polish one another. and rub Oft
our corners and rough sides by a
sort of amicabIe collision To re-
strain this is inevitably to bring
rust upon mems understanding.
Shaftesbury.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1908 .... 2084
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo Bull
Ietin printed during the month
of Octobery 1909, daily and
Sunday .......... .2tos
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APPOINTED SENATOR.

Bismarck Nov. 10-Fountain /.
thompson, of Cando, N D., was to-
day appointed United States senator
by Coy Burk, to fill the unexpired
tenn OF. Senator JthnSofi. aeteaseds /.
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Daily Thouoht.

TO DC alive in every part of cur be-
Ing, to realize the possibilities that
aRAs.a- psrsto hall that we can, to be.
come all that We are capable of be
coming, this is the aim of life.--
Charles Wagner,
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WomanIike

Madge-You must have managed to
console the poor girl, for she stopped
crying
Mariorie--That wasn't the reason
She stopped when she found that sho
hadn't another handkerchief
Puck.
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TINE CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC ,YS

Doll ina cars due to leave Sesond a. no
bShs LIEU ing north on Com ru erciAl Ave
every Is minutes from \. m. 70 u y. N.
Going north. on w alnut Stevery liz Inin.,tus
from sos q. m to 1888 p. M.
p.nlop G. Vtuo Holbrook Avs. cas- tus
lVPldl %. AiflaC TO leave Secona ~ 20
Ing north on Holhrook: At 657. 8:27; 8<7 a:b7
7:i2 a, m. and on the same minutes ev cry hour
sntil 1912 and fi:i2 p. m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth 50. ~ Sag;
6;t9; 6:34. 6:ss and 7:04 q. IN. and on sRmn min.
ue.s every hour until 1924 and 1l;04 p. III.
Poplar ~ cars due TO pass ~. Mays pArS
10 minutes after leaving Second ut
Belt Line Owl Cars iIso = On m WANT Fam,
M: 80 q. M; $50 4. m; $50 d m: 40 \. m
$50 n m.
North ON mmarcial-i2 y. m, T. m. 10
M q. m. 4 o. m. q. m
Belt and Owl cara arc due 20 pass west
Thirty fourth 81 ID minutes amer Ieavtu
SEQ nd 81
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

A Hutchinson man is advertising
some land. Don't Judge this by tho
price, he advertiseB, after naming
the figure. ut belongs to an eastern
party who thinks buffalo are grazing
on t,'-Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

Mr. Chas. Pink, manager of the
express office, returned from Eu
ropean trip on August cath. Antici.
Eating his fptrrn the employees of the
office had MI Plnks desk beautifully
decoratod, and Also furnished him
with an upholstered arm cHair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

A Connecticut man slapped bis wife
because she sent souvenir postal cards
20 him. She might get even wien
she goes away from home again b,
eeudiRg him kilograms collect
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Graded.

When a Teller has a Job in a foun
Try he tells about the place where
ae works, but if he's in hank he
speaks about the concern by which
ae Is employed. Exchange.
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tHse
CAIRO IN 1880

Ex-Mayor Henry Winter was .
Greenhack Party presidential elector,
and made speeches in behalf of his
party.
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Well

It's well to have a song in yonr
heart If you haven't the right kind
Oh voice it's also well to keep it
there. Chicago News
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The flag pole that adorns the front
lawn of G H. s. grounds and which
was left as memorial by the class
q 'o9 certainly gives a martial air to
the premises when old glory IL hoisted
70 the top Of the staff. This Il a very
fitting memorial and cen be seen for
blocks around
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Vanity.

And man can see beauty In the
honelicst woman who makes him be
rva that she considers him smart
hi-AEU News.
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The boys and girls basket ball
squads are ihdulging in steady prac-
aee every evening in the attic and
captains viii be soon elected to lead
each squad
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Pretending.

"See tho boys"
Pretending to he soldiers. eh?'
Yes, kids get lots OF fun pretend
ing.
'tnl groTnnre, too. put in my
yacatrn pretending was rich -
Loairv.llo louriorJournal.
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The only Cairo paper with the SER
vice Of me Associated rress Ia The
BalletiA.
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For Fashions Adornpapt

In the hold Of one of the trans.
lantic steamers there were recently
20 tons of ostrich feathers.
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Have the Bulletin on your break
ast taFis we've morning r.,
subscribe f0t Tbs Bulletin
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CAIRO l. ST. LOUIS RAILWAY co.
(iNTERURBAN LiNE.) ~

TIME CARD.
Cars will leave Second street, Cairo
for Mound City and MOUNDS as fol-
lows:
First car leaves at 4:3O a. m.
Second car leaves at 6 a. m and
every hour thereafter until 8 p. n.
Last cars leave at 9:40 p. m and
1920 p. m.
C. e.. ARMSTRONG, Y
General Superintendent.
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A number OF young men and boys
organized the Hancock and English
hantams. NJ Bambfick, Clarence
Ellis, Chas. Tell, James Meehan, Dan
Kelly, Thos, Madden, NJ. Cahill, John
McNults, Ed Kelly, win Feuchter,
win Gazzola VIM Fitzgerald, Chas.
Stack, W. r Ryan and r. Imbodeu
We're members. t"
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Then there was Democratic ca
Diet club comprising H C. schnh
Frank Carrie, Geo. w Moore. Pete
Zimmerman G. Bouchet, Wni Cur,
ran, Ed G. Halliday. jos Mcnamara
deo. Weldon, Frank. Fry, Oliver Nc
Nulty, John Glynn. Chas. Quinn, Chas
Feuchter and many others,
Ed Halliday. Jr., left for Peekskill
y. on Aug 27th to attend a mill
tary school
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY


Cara. Atexsrssr County. IIiiasiA
Population fS.f<7.
aAyor. GEohrv PARSONa
't"r q -iCHkh
Treasurer. FRANK B. Ann.
r,noN ~Lt
City Attorney. HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Magistrate. ANDREW wHITCAMf.
Chief Of Police, NJ. 8, EGAN.
Alexander County, Population N,4sy
County Clerk. JESSE r. MIL Ek
Circuit Clerk AI.FRDn BROWN
Sheriff. FRANK y DAVIS
States Atoraey. ALEX NJ VII SON
County superintendent III Scp.Ols.
PROF g. r. GOTT.
Assescor and Treasurer. FRED u
NELLIE
Coroner. DR.. .As. M'MANUs.
Beard Of County Commis.lons,x
J. J. JENNELI.R. Chairman.
G. " NEFE I
DIR, EDWIN 9AUyN.
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MOBILE & Ohio R.R
Corrected to Nov LIST, 1909.
Time OF Trains at Cairo
Northbourd

No. 2 Express, Daily " .....2:10 pm.
No. Express, Daily ". -. las am.
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Mrs. Miller is arranging chorus
music 80 when the whole school sings
the orchestra and mandolin club can
play the accompanying parts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-11

The Senior class today have an cv-
animation under Miss Smith on
Brrkes Cancellation" This literary
Work Is studied along with American
history because it deals with events
that happened in England aud Ameri.
ca lust before the Revolution.
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Southbound

No. Express, Daily .......1:50 pm.
No. Express, Daily, Nv ....1:45 am.
]. II. JONES, Agent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
FEAR THAT KETCHEI
WILL BE TOO HEAVY
Fans Afraid That Michigander May Neglect
Wind to Take on Extra Weight

While Ketchel weighs around It's
pounds. many shrewd judges of fight
ers who have seen the Michigan lion
stripped in his gymnasium say that
he is carrying too much weight and
that he would be better fitted to meet
Johnson if he entered the ring around
les or ITO pounds. They say that
there is no reason why KetcF should
try to build up in his weight so that
the black champion will not have it
ON hlm too much in this respect. They
declare that he is shorter than the
champion and is proportionately as big
as the black.
Their. argument is that the white
man might make a mistake and let
this excess poundage interfere with his
wind. whereas if he trained down to
MS best mark he would be in perfect
by a lot of keen men who will hardly
allow him to be caught mapping in this
respect, and they have few more days
to get off any weight that might af-
fect his chances in the ring.
1t was comparatively slow day at
Johnson's camp while Ketch put in
considerably the harder icks. The
colored champion proposes TO box on
two days more before he enters the
ring. This will just put him on edge and
make him as nit as Il fiddle.
There are number of contradictory
stories about the knockdown which
Gunboat Smith is said to have scored
on Johnson Some maintain that the
TAR landed one of those loop the loop
punches on Johnson's jaw which took
the champion off his pins and landed
him on his launches Johnson says it
was no knockdown and Manager Little
asserts it was a slip. However, the
latter says he slipped after Smith had
landed his blow. There are others
who saw the men box and who main
tain that it was the real article and
won't stand for any other story
This same Gunboat Smith must be
some sort of a fighter himself, for he
boxed with ketchel some days ago and
gave the Michigan lion a good time
while 1t lasted Ketchel thought so
well of him that he wanted to get him
for a sparring partner. but Uncle Sam
refused to part with his man.
1t will be remembered that Tom
Sharkey made his reputation in some
what the same fashion. Like Smith
he had q stout heart and was not
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Coach Stewart Resigns
From St. Mary's

Sidney Stewart. for two months coach
of the St Mary's college Rugby fifteen,
has been obliged, owing to i'll health
to send in his resi- gnation. Stewart has
been a hard and conscientious worker
with the result that he is now sufferin &
from a physical breakdown. He in
tends to pass a few weeks in the coun-
try to repair his shattered health.
The resignation of Stewart has been
accepted with the utmost reluctance by
the athletic authorities at St. Mary's,
who have shown the utmost confidence
in his management of the first team
and profess deep appreciation of his
services. His successor has not as vet
been definitely announced
Stewards work az ST. Mary's began at
the resumption of studies in the Oak
land college last September. From the
first he won the confidence and esteem
of the Rugby squad and succeeded in a
period of two weeks in putting a re-
markably strong team in the field. The
most unique feature of his coaching
was the introduction OF the Australian
serum formation. which proved tower
of strength in several games to the
pink and blue PLAYERS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
FIVE HUNDRED ENTRIES

The official entries for the indoor
meet of the Catholic Schools athletic
league were announced last evening
by the leaguers' secretary. The entry
list comprises more than 500 names.
duplicating in point of numbers the
entrv list of the initial indoor meet of
the c. S. A. L.
For the convenience of league adj
herents the athletes have already been
arranged in heats. The races will be
run off at the Auditorium next Friday
evening.
AS the spacious Auditorium will per-
nit of at least 10 runners competing
In, the same race the secretary has
been permitted to dispense with semi
events
In practically all of the dashes the
first and second in each heat will
qualify for the finals. In the RELAYS
the first team in each heat will qualify
for the finals,
Numbers have been assigned to the
competing athletes. These numbers
will be embodied in the official pro-
gram OF the meet. which will be ready
for distribution Friday morning.
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afraid of a boxers reputation PROB
ably this tar might have some unde-
velOped talent which has not been
brought out. He fought several nights
ago in Oakland and slowed husky
coIored fighter away by the knockout
route.
from many remarks that Johnson
has made, he evidently expects that
Ketchel is going to tear right into him
while he lays back and cops the Mlehi-
gander with that unerr1ng le1L BfltJ
has said that ketchel is not going to do
anything of the sort. II keJch refuses
to rush, is Jack going TO stand back
looks upOn the champion to make the
fight. He is looked upon as being
superior to his opponent and 1t is
time hOnOred belief that the champion
should be the aggreSsor.
If the big black fellow loafs on the
job against a man of Ketchel's size his
popularity with the fight going public
will go a glimmertng-
Just imagine the champion p pounds
heavier than his, opponent waiting for
see settle ob5s9S ie9% 69 % sendn to N0PS2 pSr
sue these tactics. but his remarks have
led the fans to believe that he is going
to stick back and let ketchel do the
The tight viii undoubtedly attract
more out of town sporting men to the
scene of the battle than any other
fight of its kind that has been held
since Nelson and Britt fought their
famous battle at the COlma arena.
Already Promoter COfrOth has orders
for tickets from various parts of the
country and he asserts that the ad-
vance sale up 10 date amounts to more
than $4,000. John COnsidine one of
the famous followers of boxing, is
coming down from Seattle. Tom Nc
Carey will head a delegation this way
from Los Angeles.
Tom COrbett, commissioner. who is
handling bets on the Tight says that
there have been many small bettOrs
coming TO his place at 271 Stevenson
street. taking the Ketchel end at
4 to 10.
The advance sale for the fight opens
tomorrow morning at 500 Market
street. COffroth will leave the day
after the night to take the pictures to
New York where they will be put on at
Hammerstein's
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Hogan Stops Dick Wheeler
In Three Rounds

One Round Hogan found it necessary
to go three rounds before he slowed
away Dick. Wheeler last night at the
carbarns amateur scraps. However the
Celt did the job nicely in this frame as
he had Wheeler all but gone and the
towel was tossed into the ring to save
Dick from an unnecessary iacing.
Wheeler put up a good fight and
there were moments when Hogan was
seeing the twinklers. but he weathered
the storm and finally battered his man
down
Big Roy Kenney added another scalp
to his credit by slowing away III. Cado-
gan husky. in two rounds. The towel
was used as a signal of defeat Joe
Lennon battered Ed Norman so badly
in the fourth round that a rag was
thrown into the ring to announce Nor
mans surrender.
Jim Melville slowed away Billy Pine
in two frames. w. Boldberg was given
the verdict over Jim Ryan after three
rounds of boxing. Ed Madison easily
outpointed Dick Mantell in three
rounds. II. Morris defeated Con Crow
ley for decision in four rounds.