The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-10
Stockholm Stadium and Its
! Equipment Absolutely Perfect,
Writes Lawson Robertson.


0'wAsss 1912. :, Ts b., Pm, S,l rsnnA.s Co..
p AW5ON ROBERTSON. writing
l. from Stockholm. gives q few side
notes on the big show.
The Stadium and its equipment il
absolutely perfect" says Lawson. 1.-THE
track 10 laid and made perfectly. and
the infieid 10 as level as a billiard table.
Tho dressing rooms assigned 10 each
country are ntted with cushioned chairs
and leather rubbing tables. shower baths
and steel lockers There are telephones
m each room to notify the competitors
Of their events. A large section in the
stand 10 reserved for the competitors.
Electrical timing apparatus 10 used
In all truck events. Pistol IRE starts
the watches. When the watches are
stopped the timing apparatus works In
conjunction with an electrical camera,
which photographs all the finishes.
The Finland has been anchored n
mile from the landing place. much to
Mike Murphy's dissa tisfaction. Mike
claims (unonicialy) that the trip ashore
and to the Stadium u too long and he
fears II will Affect the mems condition.
Mike Aurphy's health has been
greatly benefited by the ocean voyage
and, he has gained fvs pounds. Harry
Buermeyer. the veteran athlete Of the
N. Y. A c.. has also improved WONDER
fully. Murphy has cut down the weight
throwers' diet from their accustomed
limited supply to cold meats, stewed
prunes. bread. butter and tea. Imms.
uisteiy there was . mutiny. Nc0rsth.
grub. saying that they couldn't get the
steam without the cpai.'
We've been seeing the great Japan.
ese Marthonsr. His name IL Kariskura.
lie runs every day and wears q rubber
coat and . pair Of carpet slippers. He
runs few miles on the road until he
usts tired. Then he sits down and rests
few minutes and then runs on q few
miles more"
no@ERrsoN has explained N. mv,.
IL terry Of the timing. which Riyeu
tenths Of aeconds instead of the
usual fifths. With electrical apparatus
there u. of course. no possibility of mis-
taks. and It's a. easy to catch the
esnths ~ the ffths. I've often won
dered why. here In America, We stick 10
~ antaQnntsd method Of timing by hand,
wren IL " an easy thing 30 arrange an
absolutely accurate electrical timins
APPARATUS. 1t isn't easy to time aocu-
fately. yet IN this country anyone can
gst . sop watch. wear q silk hot. do
nate . few sets of prizes here and
there. ana become q regular timer.
II electrical timing apparatus had
bean used when Dan Kelly made his
hundred yard record muoh us~,es.
aftsr-discunsion could have been
awoidsd-
: 90 THERE'S new white hope. In
- California. and he Is to night Al
Kaufman twenty rounds. II Spider
Kelly savs this Miller can fight A.
must be true. for the famous Spider
knows more about nghting and fight.
sss than any other man In the game
YYOr weather doesn't seem TO worry
the boxing fans. Monday night
Madison Square Garden wns well
Oiled. and Tonight the St. Nicholas ex-
poets . big house for the fsatherweixht
show. These feathers make better hot
weather hghts than the big fellows
Whow! II wAs enough To haze snv.
VSAy Ac~A many W seS 6boIUtck lumber
! Ing around the ring.
~ AN MORGAN has Jim SAVAGE
and thinks he'u make a rea
champion OF him. ITS this way.
says Dan. Savage 10 the best bull
big fellow In the world. He's stron,
and fast as lightning and he's ever,
bit as clever boxer as Corbett WA
fifteen years ago. He'd be the gdea
HEAVYWEIGHT champion. and there's n,
reason on earth why he can't easil,
beat all these hopes around here. Tn,
only thing hes ever lacked is conf
dencs. I'll put that into him and he
10 through 'em like n cannon ball
He doesn't lack gameness, mind you
and ] know It because I've seen hin
fight some mighty game fights. Why
Kubiak nearly knocked his head of
and when Savage looked around at m
TO see what I thought OF Il Jus
laughed as II II was a good joke. an
he turned back to Kubink spd slaugh
tered him."
THE Boxing Commission some tim
ago declared that Jack Johnso
= wouldn't be allowed to box 4
this city under any conditions,
Now Gibson is offering johnson
teh milf las -