The evening world., 1911-10-30
REAL BIG men"
Of THE FLEET ARE
THE CHAMPIONS
Those Who Excel All Others
in Any Way Are Lionized
by Their Mates. -
RIVALRY IS INTENSE.
Every Ship Boasts of Its
Champions - Some Titles
Based on Odd Contests.

btVetcnlnR norm IN the ffuuton ftNef
from Fifty-ssventh street to Spuyten
Duyvll Is a line Ut wsrships that COM
prise one Of the worlds biggest navies.
The ships are big. the guns are big. the
shooting ability Of the men behind the
guns 10 big. In fact everything about,
these ships OF Uncle Sam IL big.
Each ship 10 . world In itself. The
eight hundred or more men OF each
crew largely connne their activities and
thoughts TO the ship on which they
serve. Because Of this each ship differs
from the others. Each has something
bigger and better In It's membership
than the others. Each has its champion
In some line. The championship attain
ments Of the sailors on the various war
ships nave a wide range. There's the
champion checker player. the champion
strong man. the champion ace and deuce
pla yers. the champion pie eater. the
champion buck and wing dancer. cham
pion bantamwelght fighters and cham
pion ragtime players. Ask for a cham
pion In any line hat the human mind
can conceive Of and he will be produced
on one or other OF the drab painted
ships Of destruction.
RIVALRY BOUND TO BREED
come SORT OF CHAMPION.
The spirit Of rivalry between the va
rious ships Is keen. That 10 why cham
plons are no abundant. II a ship finds
that It cannot produce the champion
a0hNar ~ the aaat ~ nSAnAaAs Az Anx,.tA.
the champion pie eater or the champion
plnochle player or tho champion lssy
man. Some sort Of a champion who
earns the plaudits Of the entire feet 10
produced.
These ship champions are iionissd a.
no long haired poet Is iionizcd at an
afternoon reception by dreamy-eyed
women who reckon culture by the guam
tity Of tea they consume. In fact, q
ship champion, In the eyes and opinions
Of the enlisted personnel Of the boat, IL
a bigger man by FAR than the bsgllded
gentleman on the bridge who controls
the. destiny of the powerful lighting
ievjathan. Az a rule ships commanders
are not ~worshipped by the weaysrs Of
tho bell mouthed trousers. Champions
are.
And, while dra wing comparisons be.
tween the ships commander and the
ships champion. II might be said that
when II comes TO strutting. tho best pie
eater or the best pinochls player or the
lightweight champion can give lessons
to the man who learned how to strut at
the expense OF the Government ut An
napolis. The only difference In the strut
ting In THAI the enc struts on the quar-
terdeck and the other below decks. TO
p%araphrase Kipl!ng Jackie Tar md the
captain are brothers under the skin.
THE WASHINGTON sHElTERs
THREE CHAM PioNe.
Climb aboard the battieship Washing
ton and demand the instant production
u a champion, and Sam NJ. (sallor)
naikow, the featberwe!ght champion OF
.ho Atlantic fleet, with battered nose
ana caulihowsr ear, Ii led forth,
sailor" Kalikow comes from the lower
c0st side. His whole soul yearns FOL
hsatng. but he says there IL more tC
be had in the prize ring than In tn,
navy.
lie would rather fight than eat. an,
Els shipmates say he Is always the frs
man at the ness table. lie IL NO keel
On hghlng that In his spare moment
he busles himself ssuln= challenges 4
tho boys who pride Themselves on thei
hstic ability at ls5 pounds on either Sc
or land.
4, is n far cry from lightweight cham
plon of the fleet to ace ANA deuce cham
p.on, but aboard the Warrington No
win find both. BIN Bentley. gunner
mate. holds the latter distinction. II
those who do not know vim ao. an