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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
BY Tip Wright.
CHAPTER II,

The fighting game was immor-
talized by Homer, and mythology
had its champions, Pollux and
his twin, Castor, the result of the
| intrigue between Jupiter and
Leada, mother of Helen of Troy,
fought their way to a seat on Mt.
Olympus. The sign of Gemini in
the zodiac represents the twin
scrappers. Possibly they were
the original of Mike" and Jack"
(Twin) of Boston.
Amyeus, king of the Bebryces,
son of Neptune and Melia, was a
tough nut" He met corners I'M
til the Argonauts reached his port
and his challenge was accepted by
Poliux. Amycus was a crook, for
he tried to cross Pollux, who kill
ed him.
Eryx was another demigod pug.
He was the son of Venus and
Butes, a scrapping descendant of
Amycus, and was noted as shifty
boy with a good kick. Eryx also
agreed to put away all corners in
a hurry, which is proof that
Yours truly, John l.. Sullivan"
was not so original after all. I'm
fortunately for posterity, Eryx met
up with young buck called Her.
cules, who never inserted a weigh
ing-in paragraph in the articles of
agreement, or drew the color line.
Hercules won with a punch. Eryx
was buried with harps playing.
Having introduced two pugs
from heaven (by Jupiter) and one
from the sea (by Neptune), the
next champion is a cross between
earth and sea. He was a son of
Terra, by Neptune, and whenever
he kissed his mother he renewed
his strength. Hercules put him
out by grabbing him around the
waist and holding him off the
ground until he cashed in. This
proves wrestling had not been
abolished in Olympian bouts, SO
perhaps the London prize ring
rules were copied from them.
OF the Homeric boxers, Epeus
and Euryalus were champs. Epeus
was king of Epei and the son of
Endymion. His father was the
affinity of the goddess of chastity,
Diana, so his pedigree shows
class. Epeus and Euryalus fought
at the funeral of Patrocius and the
former won. Homer refers to the
battle:
|"Officious with the cincture girds
him round
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
IS
. SUITABLE TO
JEFFR|ES

(By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 10.
Jim Jeffries today declared
himself to be entirely satisfied
with the selection of the Emery
vile race track as the scene of
his coming battle with Johnson
for the worlds heavyweight title.
"San Francisco is the greatest
fight city in the world" Jeffries
said, "and l had feeling all along
that it would get the fight. En-
eryville is so near San Francisco
that it might be said that the fight
actually will take place in tne
city proper, so far as San Fran
ciscans who want to see the battle
are concerned.
81 am glad that Gleason and
Richard finally have agreed, for
wanted everything settled before
l began my actual training.
Now that important detail is
fixed I will be prepared to go TO
the Santa Cruz mountains by April
1. Berger has notified the men
who Will compose the trainlng
staff to report there on tina.
date"
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l took good long look through
the place today and in addition to
sweeping out, cleaning the show
cases and front windows, check
Ing the freight, delivering goods,
tending to office duties, helping
to write letters and getting up
the ads, they want me to make
myself familiar with the stock so
l can help out during a rush and
sell goods. The new toys are
coming in fast now, and, say,
they're great. Nowadays you
don't have to look on the inside
of mans coat collar for the
makers name to know If it fits.
The coat itself will proclaim that
half a block away.
The suits we are showing have
the style and elegance which puts
man in good company If he
wants it. 1t puts the evidence all
on his side. 1t amt enough to
be all right in these hustling days
you've got to look all right as
well-and our new toys do just
that thing for you. Grays are
still "it," but you'll also want to
see some of the handsome new
plaids and browns. Come in
and take a squint at our expense.
WILLIE,
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HIGH CLASS DOCS
FOR TACOMA
SHOW

At least 100 British Columbia
CANNES of the 400" class will be
brought to Tacoma for display IN
the dog show of the Tacoma Ken
mel club, April 81, % and %, ac-
cording to Secretary Chamberlain,
who returned last evening from
Vancouver.
The faneiers of the north a,e
greatly interested as are fanciers
of the state along the coast north
of Tacoma and the showing will
be one Of the best ever seen N
the Northwest. Dogs will also
be brought from California AMI
Oregon and several may be
brought from the East. A meet
ing of the club will be held TO-
night at the Commercial club.
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LINCOLN SCHOOL SAYS OTHER
SCHOOLS HAD |NELE|G|BLES
NAMES THREE, INCLUDING MATTHEW'S TACOMA, WHO
PLAYED FOOTBALL TEAMS OVER 81.

II the protest filed against a
Lincoln High school basketball
player is pressed, there promis IS
to be an unearthing OF scandal in
High school athletics of the
Northwest. Principal McKown
says the Lincoln boys knew John
son was over age but he comes
back with the statement that lex
Matthews. the Tacoma half back
OF last years champion team;
Cook, the tackle of Queen Anne,
and Presly, the Broadway tackle
were all over age, and says tina,
further investigation would prove
interesting to every school.
Coach Perkins says that If Mat
thews was over 81, no one knew
1t for Matthews himself told the
school authorities that he was ua-
der age.
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IS SALOONS ART
PUT OUT Of
BUSINESS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPOKANE, March 1O.-UnoE-
fetal returns from 81 out of 80
precincts in Nez Perez county re-
ceived show that fifteen saloons in
Lewiston and one in Pierce CITY
have been put out of business in
the contest that the "wets" prom
Use to institute because of the al
legged illegality of the election "a
sustained by the courts.
The vote throughout the coun-
ty was light, only $500 votes b9-
ing cast out of a registration OF
over 10000. Although Lewiston
gave the "wets" majority of
SGT, the. outside precincts over
came this, and no license was car
ried in the county by S15 ma
jority.
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And to his wrists the gloves of
death are bound" -
So we may take it that the fight
game on Olympus meant dirge
music for the vanquished. This
fight, the first reported, carries
the game back to 1884 B. c., in
the last year of the siege of Troy.
The game now shifts to Sicily
and Italy, with Virgil as chroni-
cler. Eneas, with Dares, Cloan-
thus, Gyges, Gyas, Entellus, Eryx
and Anteus. opened a school of
boxers.
Entullus was sparring partner
for Eryx, and defeated Daress lat
the funeral games of Anchisess
father of Eneas, in Sicily. Entel-
lus had quit the game, but came
back when: ., 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
BY w. G. Shepherd.

NEW YORK, March 10.-In
the opinion of Prof. mike" Dono.
van. boxing instructor of the New
York Athletic club, and one of
the greatest living authorities on
the fighting game, Jeffries will de-
feat Johnson.
This is the first expression of
opinion this veteran hero of the
squared circles has given on the
coming battle.
Is mike" Donovan's opinion
worth anything?
The answer to this question is
found in his record. Here it is:
He is SO years old, and at one
time was middleweight champion
of the world.
He discovered John L. Sullivan
in the fall of 1879, on the stage oil
the Atheneum theater, Boston
After boxing six rounds, during
which Donovan, then a star of the
FIRST magnitude, suffered a broken
arm trying to stave off the rushes
of the Boston boy. he declared
Sullivan would be champion oil
the world. He watched and school.
cd the youngster, and saw his
prophecy come true. Sullivan was
his first champion.
In New Orleans. a young fellow
named Jas. Corbett asked per.
mission to call upon Donovan al
the latter's hotel. He and Dono.
van boxed. and afterward the vet
eran said to him:
Young man, you can lick Johr
Il. Sullivan"
The statement frightened Cor.
bett, but Donovan took him II
hand, and in New York worked
with him in a gymnasium. He
taught him Sullivan's tricks, and
not many months later saw Cor.
bett defeat the mighty Sullivan II
the arena of the Olympic club
New Orleans. Gentleman Jim wa.
Donovan's second champion.
Il was a physical freak with
whom he was asked to pose for .
photographer, that Donovan pick,
ed as his next conqueror. Aftei
posing for the pictures, at the re
quest Of a newspaper. Donovan
turned to the young man and said
I'D like to have setto With you,
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"Acestes, fired with just disdain
to see
A plain usurped without a victory,
Reproached Entullus thus, who sat
beside
Once, but in vain, champion OF
renoWn,
So tamely can you bear the raw
ished crown,
The prize in triumph borne before
your sight.
I imagine Acestes must have
been the Jim Coffroth of his day
for in such manner, although
with different words, the owner
of the open-air arena sicked JEFF
fries onto Johnson, when the lat.
ter had cleaned up the field OF
eligibles.
The point, however, is that En-
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Fitzsimmons."
And that first meeting, in a
barn on Long island, proved to
Donovan that he had world
beaten. He taught Fitzsimmons
the now famous shift, ending In
the solar plexus, and told him:
IF you perfect this, you can
beat Jim Corbett." 81
When this conversation oc-
CURED, Fitzsimmons, although he
had conquered Jack Dempsey and
Peter Maher, was not regarded
as dangerous to the heavyweight
champion, but that memorable
day at Carson, when in the sew
lteenth round he executed the
shift and landed on Corbett's mid
section, he astonished the world
and became Donovan's third cham
lpion.
Donovan saw Jim Jeffries box
once, and declared himself. He
predicted the big fellow would de-
lfeat fltzslmmonS, and In him pick
ed his fourth champion.
And now another fight is pend
ling for the crown. Logically Mike
Donovan is the man to answer the
Question, Can Jeffries whiE
Johnson" And that is what ask.
ed him.
"The two most level-headed
men in the ring today" he replied
"are Battling Nelson and jim
Jeffries. They do not enter into
debaucheries.. Jeffries in this re
lspect is almost as steady as Mel.
son, which is saying good deal
1.-THE main question in the
Johnson-Jeffries fight is that OF
Iendurance. / have recaivad ths
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
RUNNERS WILL
GET MEDALS

Physical Director Fletcher of
the High school has ordered the
medals for the High school cross
country runners. At least five
of the runners will receive medals
and probably 10. The winner
will get a solid gold five point
medal and will have his name eu-
graved on the J. II. Dege cIe.
The winner of second place Will
also get gold medal; thir.f.
sterling silver; fourth, oxodized
silver; fifth, bronze.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
PLEAD GUILTY To FRAUDS
IN FIXED CONTEST

courts mercy.
The alleged operations of the
gang extended from the Paclnc
to the Atlantic coast. 1t is S.
serted that So men belonged 10
the organization.
Government officials here have
intimated that hundreds of police
officials in various cities of the
United States will be involved be-
fore the trials end. They assert
that Maybray's gang worked un-
der police protection in nearly
every city where one of the alleg-
ed swindles was eonsummated.
In addition to those arraigred
today, there are thirty alleged
members of the gang who are I'M
der arrest on the first grand jury
indictment which charged them
with being conspirators in the
wholesale fraud. They will be
larraigned later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
ANOTHER LEAGUE
| SPROOTING UP.

WENATCHEE, March TO-
With the coming of the spring
rains, baseball leagues are sprout-
ing in every corner of Washing
ton. A North Central Washington
league will come into existence
this summer, If the plans of the
owners of Recreation park here
are carried out. Four towns are
now being seriously considered
Waterville, Wilson Creek, .Ephrata
and Wenatchee. Bridgeport and
Leavenworth are also possibilities
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Iopinion of eminent physicians who
have recently thoroughly exam
ined Jeffries. They concluded
that he is in as good form as he
has ever been"
Don't you think Jeffries is toe
old to have the necessary endur-
Iance?" I asked him.
No, no. Some of the greatest
battles in ring history have been
fought by men past 80. Tom
Sayers fought draw with John c.
Heenan in 1860, when he was SO
and Heenan 81. 1t went 40
rounds and was one of the most
desperate fights in history.
"Jeffries is "a, and a man in
naturally good physical condition
at that age is in the very prime
of life. 1t is the time when, If he
has cared for himself at all, he Is
at his best.
"Jeffries is heavier than John
son, too. and this weight will heir
him.
Moreover, Johnson seems to be
mainly a defensive fighter, and
this would not be to his advant.
age in this fight. for the man who
defeats Jeffries must bring the
fight to him.
Johnson will find a different
man than Ketchell and Burns
who are much lighter and SO in
ferfor to Jeffries that he beal
them at will.
II have given this matter care
full consideration, and am inclined
to feel confident that the suprem
acy of the white man in the RIM
Ia going to be continued in tn,
name OF Jas. J. Jeffries."
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ssMAYBRAY GANG" ARRESTED
AND TWO PLEAD GUILTY
TO CHARGES OF WHOLE,
SALE sWINDLING.
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Mar.
10.-Bert Schores, wrestler, w.
II. Harris and George NJ. MARSH,
accused of swindling in connection
with the fixed races, boxing bouts
and wrestling contests of the so
called "Maybray gang" pleaded
guilty in the United States district
court yesterday afternoon. Ten
other of Maybray's alleged assist
ants were araigned at the same
time and pleaded not guilty.
, John C. Maybray, the leader,
who pleaded not guilty when a.
raigned last September, was not IN
court today when his alleged leu
tenants threw themselves on the
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SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD
The FIGHTING GAME
Reviewed Anien Romet to Sal Francisco

tullus came back and chased
Dares off the lot.
Eneas was a mixer as long as
he lived. He met Diomed in the
Trojan war, and even tried out
Achilles. Later he fought in ST.
oily, Africa and Italy.
When boxing originated, men
met without protection against the
cestus. The men with the punch
was it. Later headpiece, de-
signed to protect the temporal
bones and arteries, was worn. 1t
resembled somewhat the head
guard of the broadswordsman.
There was no boxing in the
middle ages. The lower orders
fought with quarterstaff and sand
bag, and the upper classes with
mace, broadsword and lance.
st. Bernard. far-sighted. saw
the remedy for the abuse of dead
ly weapons, and established a box
ing school as safety valve for
the pugnacious Italians in 1900.
The pugilists were sung by the
poets and recorded in manuscript.
Roman and Greek considered
boxing necessary to the young
mans education as a means of
strengthening the body, doing
away with fear, and infusing man
ly courage.
Punishment, rather than self
defense, was the object of the an
clients, and the man with the
kick stood first with the people.
1t was a sort of Gentlemen of the
guards, fire first" proposition
with the people.
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FARMLAND
TONIGHT

The Tacoma High basketball
team will play the Falkland Luth-
eran team at the High school to-
night for practice for the champ
ionship game with Lincoln High
in Seattle next Monday. The
High boys expect to win both
games, but the Lutheran college
quintet Is a fast team.
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SOON To START
WORK ON THE
BIG ARENA
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ny ohiCeu FreSS Leased Wtrc.f
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10
Within day or two architects
will begin laying plans for the
great arena to be constructed on
the track where, after three
months of uncertainty Gleason
and Richard have decided to stage
the fight.
Immediately after the racing
season closes construction work
will be begun and be continued
practically up to the day of the
fight.
No definite seating capacity nas
been decided upon, but the plans
will be drawn so that arrange
ments for accommodating $4,000
spectators will be made.
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HIGH SCHOOL II
USE j. P. g. |
GROUNDS |

Arrangements have been made
between Coach Perkins of the Ia
coma High school and DIR. Rich
|ardson, athletic director of the
University of Puget Sound. where
by the High school baseball and
track candidates will practice and
try out in the U. p. s. field until
the stadium is completed. A rea-
sonable rental will be paid the
university athletes for the use OF
their field and with this money =
cinder track, five-laps-to-the-miie.
will be laid out Immediately. The
training win begin next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
PARENTS OF BOY
STILL SEARCH
FOR BODY

Yesterday the parents of Arthur
N. Fuhr, the boy who was drown
ed a month ago when the British
steamer Celtic collided with the
pleasure launch Arrow near
Browns Point, chartered the
launch Dolphin and went TO
Maury island, in the hope that the
body of their son had washed
ashore. Search will be made over
all of the nearby beaches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-10
MIKE DONOVAN, CHAMPION
MAKER, PICKS JEFF TO WIN
CORBETT CAN'T HELP
JEFF, SAYS DONOVAN

81 am informed" says Don
cvan. that Jim Corbett is to
be a member of the Jeffries
camp. l do not think 1t will
help Jeffries to learn how to
dance around the ring, and l
do not think that Jeffries
cares to acquire the art. 1t
Is a pleasure to know Fitz-
simmons is to be a member of
that camp. His advice will
be in accordance with the
further development Of JEFF
fries along Jeffries' style of
fighting, and will be devoid of
fantastical methods from the
so-called new school,"
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JEFF GOING ON
BEAR HUNT
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, March 9.-Jim
Jeffries is going bear hunting up
in Boulder creek canyon above
Bakersfield. With his brother
Jack and e. w. Hopperstead he
will start Friday for ten days
among the mountains to pursue
his favorable sport.
Yesterday the provisions and
other equipment of the party were
sent to Bakersfield, from which
point the hunters will journey 20
the Cuddeback ranch in the eau.
yon.
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Note.-In the next article Tip
Wright will tell about the birth of
modern boxing and introduce the
champions of England.
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DR.. Thomas, osteopaths.
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A Modern PrOposar.

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pers. OF course7
She-Yes, George And I hear all
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prices.
He-That's right Everything Is up
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she-I guess that's true. Nine.
Gore won't touch waist now for any
thing under s.
He-My mother and sister go to
somebody else, but I'm sure they
must be all alike. Anyway, father
does a good deal more kicking than
he used 10 do.
She-Yes, and rents are way up
for everything that's desirable.
HI know. I've been around. It's
dlscUursging, isn't it,
She-Awfully.
He latter a little pause)--Of course
X wouldn't be fair to you to ask you
to marry me.
5he-And I'm sure II wouldn't be
fair tn you II l accepted your offer
Ha-By jove, Celeste, you're On
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Shell love you too well to be a
b-burden to you.
He-Confound the consequences!
Who cares for high prices! Let's get
married anyway
Shelves, George.-ClevelaDd
Plain Dealer.
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One way to Avoid Il.

When Carrie was three or four
years old she went with her grand
mother 70 visit an aunt. The little
one ate very heartily Of berries when
her grandmother said. Don't eat any
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Hoe is the physleIan Of misery.
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pan and Paper.

Paper" whether OF rags or OF
wood pulp, still takes It's name from
the papyrus. A book" is the beech,
the wooden rod on which, our fore
fathers cut their runic letters. And
a pencil" is still by derivation pen.
ecillus," a little tail, having been
originally the name OF the Roman
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ldleness is FOOLS desire.
Attention. Confederate veteransl

Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail-
road will sell round trip tickets at low rates
TO Mobile, Ala and return, for the Annual
Reunion, United Confederate Veterans.
April 26th-2sth, 1910. TT ket agents will
cheerfully furnish all information. W. H.
LEAHY, General Passenger Agent, Atlanta.
Ga,