The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-24

this boy in the majority of his fights in
the states. and he is great. Quick as
flash, clever, and game. Welsh comes
nearer to my idea of a champion than
any English boy I've met this ten
years.
Cant punch? Rats I saw him
knock Frank Carsey stone cold in four
ROUNDS away out in Los Angeles, and
Carsey's a tough boy. you know. Then
there IS Kid Trendan. Now, though
Trendalis no champion, he's about as
hard nut as they make 'em. What
aid Welsh DO to Trendan2 Why. he just
made Trendau look like a fool for hve
rounds, and in the sixth he simply
waded in and 'smothered' him.
And lien Attell? My goodness, what
a joke. AttelI has no right to be in the
same ring as Welsh. Right from the
jump, Welsh simply smOthered him
And let me tell you something This
Welsh fights faster in the twentieth
round than he does in the first-he' 5
something like Bob Fitzsimmons in that
respect His stamina is marvellous, and
h. seems to grow stronger under pun
ishment, and at that there are very few
men that can punish him, for Welsh is
clever-very clever. If Summers were
10 meet Welsh in my country, Welsh
would be ? TO 1 favOrite.'
American sports would not grievc
greatly If Welsh did whip Attell and put
a crimp in that Young mans hippo
droming and stalling tactics.
A good thing went wrong at the
worlds baseball series, but the public
is not yet wise. It happened thusly:
Van Oyen. of Cleveland, one of the
best baseball photographers that ever
pressed a button, was at the Pitts
burg games, and, along with host
of other snapshoOters, was barred from
the field after play began. But NOV
ing-picture machine was in the front
row of the gFandstand, prepared for
business. This gave Van Oyen an idea
He went to Umpire Bill Evans, who
was behind the plate, and made an ar
rangement that would add life TO The
motion pictures, and incidentally, give
himself the limeiight and a joke for
his friends. The scheme was for Van
TO violate orders, rush up TO the plate,
pretend 10 take a snapshot of the pro-
ceedings there, and be violently elected
by the supposedly trate Evans. Bottle
SCARED Biz promised to help his old
friend but you never can tell in this
world After the game was started,
Van hoped over the railing, rushed
up to the batter and snapped away
one plate, and prepared himself to be
thrown out. Then the plot was foiled.
Evans was so busy watching the game
he forgot all about Van Oyen, failed
TO notice him at all. and the photog-
rapher might have been there yet had
he not retired in disgust The great
ejectment IS not an added feature Of
the motion pictures.
II he wants TO find a man who knows
what real trouble is, we suggest that
King Alfonso have a conference with
Manager Jack O'COnnOr, Of the St
Louis Americans, at the end of next
season.
To date there are few indications that
either Georgetown or George Washing
ton VIII have a football team as good
as was anticipated by the Washington
public. GeorEetOwn's defeat by North
Carolina yesterday was a sad blow in
the scramble for the South Atlantic
championship. The consensus is that
the better team won, although George
town showed Improvement George
Washington IS by no means impressive.
and needs a lot of braciug up before
il goes into its big games.
Now get ready TO put your bets down
on the press agents unreliabillty run in
the Jeffr1es-J OhnsOn matter.
That Cobb should get $500 from De-
troit next year. and Jennings $4,000. Is
not extraVag CANT as baseball salaries go
nowadays, while 5000 for George Mullin
is small. but that $3.50 for Schmidt
compared with the prices paid Mullin
and Cobb, IS a fine, fat figure. II Is a
hopeful sign that all the easy money
has not departed this life, and that a
line Of talk and a rabbits foot may
yet OCCASIONALLY produce better results
than EOOd work.