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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-29
WATCHED WRONG MAN.
Sheriff Goes to Fight to Keep Eye on
Kearns, Who is Knocked Out.

New York. Dec. 8.-Jesse Willard
knocked out Soldier Kearns in the eighth
round Of scheduled ten-round bout at
Madison Square Garden last night.
Sheriff Hamburger attended the bout in
his oficiaI capacity. his attention having
been called to it by Gov. Dix. The Sheriff
received from the Governor yesterday
afternoon the following telegram:
Il have just received from RESPONSE
BILE source a telegram in the following
terms:
"a prize fighter engaged to appear in
public contest at Madison Square Gar
den Friday night has made the following
statement over his own signature: II will
lick willard with the first punch II can
hope 10 put one on his Jaw or into his
stomach in the first round and stop hirn
as quickly as I did one-round Davis. I
viii certainly try. to put him to sleep as
quickly as possible"
ALFRED j. KEARNs''f
ST know that, you will do everything
proper and necessary IN relation TO this
matter in the line Of your oficiai duty
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NEW PARK NEXT SEASON.

Manager OIiveri, of the Vigil
ants, Immediately after his cleo
tiOn, secured n lease ON q new
park, the location of which VIII
be announced later. and viii be
known rs the "ViEilant Park"
s.. Among the teams already
booked by Manager OHyeri for
next season In the Union Ath-
IetIc Club, of Phoenix. Pa, Wa
verify Athletic Association, of
Newark. n. J.i Olympia Athletic
Club. of Wilmington, DEL, Fort
Du POnt, Of Wilmington, Del;
Cardinals, of Alexandria. Va;
Richmond Blues of Richmond.
VA, and the U. $. Engineers, of
Washington Barracks.
The farst game will be played
the arst Sunday I'm October, 1918,
andZf the season Will close on New
Years Day, 1914.
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team. and when the time came for choos-
ing the twenty regulars some Of the old
timers were cut loose
The Vigilant backheld. or backfields, as
Coach Hart worked two sets of backs
was perhaps the fastest possible In this
neck OF the woods. Buck" Oliyeri, in
quarter; "Cuppy'' Farmer and Ray
Brown. in the half back positions, and
josh Lacarione, in full. made quartet
hard to stop. Then for the second half
OF the game Coach Hart would use Lee
Martin and Darlington IN half Capt. Nc
Renzie In full, and Funny" Luseombe at
quarter back.
Brown a Star.
Ray Brown was the real star of the
vigilauts during the past season: A for
mer college athlete, Brown, Joined the To-
Gals in the middle OF the season and
played against the Reina Mercedes eleven.
He became famous when. In the Engi-
neer game. he made three touchdowns.
winning that contest for the Blue and
GRAY aggregation. As broken field
runner. Brown overshadowed the other
members of the eleven. as he was always
favored with perfect interference. and as
a punter and drop kicker Ray was a star
of the first water.
Another lad who put up a clever game
throughout the season is Josh Lacarione.
Little has been said regarding the steady
line plunKine, good defensive work, ana
loyalty Of Josh, but he was always on
the lob when wanted. Josh played half
back position in 1911, and during the past
campaign played full back the majority
OF the games. His ability to tear on
gains OF from to 10 yards through a
tackle made him a valuable man TO the
YIeiiants, and next season even greater
things are expected OF him. 8
Buck" oiiveri played quarter the en-
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tire season. Buck" ran the team well,
used a quarter back fake formation to
telling effect, and got a great deal of
work out OF the team all the time. A
tireless worker himself. Buck would net
allow any Sinking on the field and every
game :as played fast
Bill Luscombe also played quarter, and
with SO able a man on the side lines
Coach Hart did not fear an injury TO
Oliyeri. Bill is noted for his ability to
evade a tackleT, and he showed this sew
eraI times dlIrinr, thu sansnn
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-29
Big Crowds See Games.

At the annual Engtneers-Vigilants
game fully 1900 were on hand. including
a mounted escort for the Engineers. the
army mule, and the band. This was the
stay game of the year for the Yigilants.
The Reina Mercedes eleven, of Annap-
oils, Md, was played twice, both games
resulting in victories for the Blue and
Gray outfit. weems. Al-American center
last season, when he was member OF
the Naval Academy eleven. played
against the locals both times, and while
defeated. had nothing but kind words
to say regarding the playing Of the Vigi-
lants Johnny Blair. the wonderful
quarter back of the Engineers, who lost
hard fought game in the last few min
utes by a score of 10 to 16, stated after
the game that the Vigilants played the
better football. Not a kick was regis
tered during the entire season at the
park; and considering the fact that tn
dependent football is not on the same
plane with college football, this is all
the more remarkable.
When the past season started Manager
Oliveri announced through the newspa-
pers that all who desired might try for
a place on the Vigilant football team
This brought several stars out for the
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Tabor : Small Fellow.

Norman S. Tabor, Browns track cap
tain, Rhodes scholar-elect. and one Of
the best mile runners In the world,
weighed only 115 pounds when he enter
ed college. he has built himself up by
constant and well-directed training. In
the summer he mas been a supervisor
in boys camp in Maine, 50, as he ex-
presses II, Il have trained hardly with
out a Iet-up during the last four years
and have to indulge in exercise an the
time or soon feel myself going back .
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TEAM STAND
FARRELL NOT WORRIED.
Says Salary Win Not Come Between
Yankees and Chance.

New York, Dec 8.-owner Frank Far
reIi. Of the New York Americans, wasn't
much disturbed to-day by the report that
Frank Chance. who is slated to manage
the Highlanders next year. had written
to a Chicago friend that he didn't think
Farrell would hire him because the SAL
airy he asked was too high.
"Chance viii manage the Highianders
next year" said q close friend of Far
reIrs "The salary question Isn't going
to be an obstacls."
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Blue and Gray Aggrega-
ton Has Lost but Two
Games in the Last
Five Years.
By c. W. SWAN

You have to hand II to the Vigilants.
Playing Independent football for five
years, meeting all Corners. asking no
questions, and losing but five games,
is a record the Blue and Gray aggre-
cation has a right TO be proud of. and
the wearers Of the big W. are proud
of their letter.
Sixty-four games, sixty-two of them
victories. and the two defeats not
counting in the play for the independ-
ent championship is the record Of the
big ~ eleven. The Vigilants met de-
feat in 1911 at the hands of the George
town varsity eleven by a % to o score,
and this season, in the final game, the
All-Stars won a hard-fought battle, II
to 13. Neither of these games AFFECT
the Vigilant title as the independent
champions, as the teams which defeat
ed them were not independent elevens.
The All-Stars played but one game. be-
ing gotten together for that one game,
and as such could not claim the title.
In going over the past season, one
fact must not be overlooked, and that
is that Manager Joe Oliveri brought
teams here from Delaware, Baltimore.
and had a date booked with a team in
Richmond. The Olympia Athletic Club,
of Wilmington. Del, played the Vigil
lants in the early part of the season.
and lost by a 5 to o game, before a
big crowd. Manager Oliveri did not
know the strength Of the Olympias
when he booked them, only that they
had beaten everything in their section
OF the country. He did not hesitate to
give them a big guarantee, and that
the Vigilants won shows that they can
NAV football
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Mckenzie in Full Back.

Capt. Mckenzie started the season as
half back, but was later shifted to full
back to make room for Ray Brown. Nc
Kenzie played good football all the time
played for the success of the Vigflants
and when the annual banquet was held
nothing was too good for the 1912 leader.
Lee Martin also played a back field
position. Martin is one man who more
than any one else made Ray Browns
long runs possible. Always ready to
tackle a man. always leading the inter
ference, Martin cleared the way for the
Vigilant Splinter time ard again, and he
more than any one else deserves the
credit for the great showing made by
the Vigilants toward the end Of the sea-
son.
In the line the Vigilants had several
real football players. Wayne Hart him
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SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED.
knights Of Columbus Tnter-couneil
Dates.

Schedule of games to February:
December D.-Keane Va Carroll; Potomac ~
spaIding; Washington IDLE.
January 6-CAnou vs.. Potomac; spaiding "a
Washington; Keano idle.
January B.-CAroll vs., Spalding; Washington ",
Keane: Potomac idle.
January 1-washingtOn vs.. Carroll. Potomac Va.
Keane: SpaldinG idle.
January z.-POtouac vs. Washington; Keane "a.
spalding; Carroll idle.
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HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
Champions in EVERY Glass.

When Willie Ritchie gained, the light
weight crown by defeating Ad Wolgast
he gave California the distinction of hav-
ing had a champion in every division
of pugilism-heavy-weig middle-weight,
welter-weight, lightweight, feather
weight, and bantam-weight.
Jim COrbett brought the first champion
ship to California when he stopped John
L. Sullivan for the heavyweight title in
twenty-one rounds in New Orleans on
September :, 1892. Corbett lost the cham
pionship on March II, 1897, to Bob Fitz-
simmons, but it was quickly restored to
California when Jim Jeffries beat Bob
Fitzsimmons on June s. 1899
frankie Neil won the next title for''the
State by beating Harry Forbes in two
rounds in San Francisco on August Is
1903 He lost it to Jem Bowker in Lon
don about one year later.
While Dixie Kid was never recognized
as the legitimate welter-weight cham
pion, the title was claimed for him when
April 80, 1904. Dixie Kid was given the
DECISION in the twentieth round. although
all present at the battle agreed that
Walcott had been the victim of a down
right robbery when Duck" Sullivan
pointed TO Dixie Kid as the winner. Sui
Ivan was mobbed and barely got away
with his life.
Abe Attell Next.
Abe Atteu was the next titlehoIder,
claiming the feather-weight- crown early
in 1904. when Terry McGovern and Young
Corbett had outgrown that class At
tell successfully defended the title for
eight years. losing it to Johnny Kflbane.
The middle-weight title was the next
to come TO California, Joe Thomas claim.
ing it after he had cleaned up the best
boys in his division following the retire.
ment Of Tommy Ryan. His claim was
never questioned, and when he and STAN
ley KetcheI had their sensational battle
at Colma, on September 2. 1901, it was
understood throughout the boxing world
as match for the middle-weight cham
pionship.
Ketchel won after thirty-two rounds OF
the most wonderful fighting ever seen in
a modern ring, and thereafter, until his
death, was hailed as the middle-welght
champion of the world.
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Turner a Good Man.

Take the tackles. Turner and Hart
would make a pair of mighty good men
anywhere. while Regain Is one Of the
best centers ever seen in this section OF
the country. Mcdonnell was a star In
the 1911 season, but owing to his lateness
In reporting this year did not get on to a
good start. although at the close OF the
season he was more than holding his
own. Chief Burma a Hkable chap. held
down left guard throughout the season
and played clever game all the time
A quiet lad, Chief was popular with every
member of the team. and is voted as a
good fellow by every member Of the club
Bonbrest played the other guard. and
seldom indeed was a gain made through
him. Smith played a guard position in
every game, as Coach Hart worked fresh
men in all the time.
Jew Sinclair at Iesi ell played a
wonderful game the entire season. The
smallest man on the team, Sinclair was
tho hardest tackler. and seldom missed
his man. Patterson started the season
at right END. but later was shifted to
tackle. and Darlington placed on the
end. Hughes and McElfresh did credit
able work on the ends whenever called
upon.
Too much cannot be said regarding
Wayne Hart and Joe oliver. coach and
manage. Hart worked hard with the
Vigilants, gave up many pleasures for
the boys, and that he was reWardad
by winning the independent charnpion-
ship Of the District was no more than
his just desert. oliver put In twenty
four hours a day for the VIgifants. neg
lected his business more than II is
generally known, but he never COMPLAIN
ed. and continued to work all the
harde.. =
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Roger Denies He's Signed.

Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 2&-Roger .Bresna-
han, former catcher-manager OF the 81.
Louis Cardinals to-day denied the report
that President Murphy. Of the Chicago
Cubs. had signed him under three-yesr
contract at s1o,dQe year.
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Handle Financial End.

Bill Thompson and Sunny Coleman.
president and secretary Of the vigilants,
also did their share towards making the
season grand success This pair had
charge OF the financial sna Of the team.
and that they handled IT to the queens
taste Is shown by the net earnings OF
the eleven during the past season.
At the annual business meeting held
prior to the banquet last Monday night,
Joe oliver was again chosen to man
age the team next season, with Bumps"
Turner as captain. A president and
secretary will be elected early next
sprine.
Wayne Hart will coach the team again
next year. and with the majority of
the men back in toys. the Big ''V"
eleven can hope to again win the indie
pendent championship Of the South and
the LYMAN Levy Trophy.
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Hart First Coach.

For the past four years the Yigilants
did not have a coach-that is, a man who
coached the team and did not play. This
season Wayne Hart. former George
Washington and Georgetown star grid
ironer, was secured to handle the squad,
and that he turned out successful team
is a well-known fact. Previous to Hart
taking charge of the team, Buck" OIL
veri had been the only coach.
Buck organized the team in 1905, then
being known as the Virginia Avenue
Fairgrounds team, and IT won every
game played that year. fourteen in all
The following season the name was
changed to the Vigilants, and again a
successful season was enjoyed by the
club Buck was still coach, captain,
and star quarter back. The games were
played on any old lot that could be Sc
cured at this time. and until Joe oliver
was elected manager, in 1911. no financial
gain was made by the club. Last year
Manager oliver secured Capital City
League Park for the games. and built
up a regular attendance which more
than paid the expenses. This season
the games were all played at Union
League Park The field was marked OF,
showers provided for the players, and
everything possible done to make the
Vigilants a real football eleven. To cap
the entire matter, the Yigilants won
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every game up to the final contest, and
big crowds turned out to witness the bat
ties
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HOW fight TITLES
HAVE been Held
Historic Battles in the Prize
Ring Are Recalled
by Dates.
CALIFORNIA IS LEADER
Champions in Every Class Have
Claimed Golden Gate City
as Their Home.
CALIFORNIA IS LEADER

How many followers OF the sport of
boxing remember the dates of the many
championship bouts that have been held?
Cross-Counter. writer Of much repute
on the New York Press, becoming dis
gusted with the poor judgment displayed
by his fellow writer's in announcing
ehampions at random, has gathered to-
gether some valuable information.
The exact date of the time when the
various titIeholders held the various
championships makes interesting reading,
and is Of great value to those who fol-
low the sport.
The figures are appended:
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FIVE-TIME INDEPENDENT CHAMPIONS;
THE VIGILANT FOOTBALL ELEVEN
Wayne Hart and Joe Oil
veri Turn Out Success
full Team-Win Title in
Southern Section.
Photo By ?. R. Ellis

self played a tackle. Bumps Turner.
captain-eIect OF the 1913 eleven, played
the other tackle. Sinclair. Patterson,
Darlington, Hughes. and McElfresh
played the ends Regan and Mcdonnell
held down the center position. and Bon
brest Burns, and Smith worked in
RIIard
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Title lapsed with the death Of Ketchen, and open
20 cnnpstitiuu. Chief cOntenders: Eddie McGoorty.
Frank Klaus Barney Williams. Leo HOucS, Billy
Papkr Dave Smith and Nike Gibbons.
fTAGG
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RECORD OF TEAM m 1911.

vigilants. 20; u, S. Marines. ..
vigilants. 40; Apaches. o.
Yigilants, TO- Troop A. 0.
yigiiants. Is, Troop D, 0.
vigilants, o; Georgetown, %.
Vigilants, S; ST Andrews, 0.
vigilants. 20; st. Andrews. 0.
Vigilants. 20; Fort Washing
ton, o.
Vigilants. ~; B. c. C. c.. 0.
Vigilants, 10; Scholastics. 0.
Vigilants, 20; scholastics. o.
vigilants, S; Scholastics. o.
Vigilants. 5; Engineers. o.
yigilants, s: Scholastics. o.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Irish Journalist Dies.

P. O'Neill Larkin, aged 6S years,
one of the oldest and best known
journalists Of Boston, died at his
home, 20 Highland street. Roxbury,
after an illness Of only two days. Mr.
I.arkin was born in County Armagh
Ireland, came to the United States at
the age of 10, taking up the profes-
sion of law. which he was forced to
abandon by reason Of the loss of his
voice due to constant speaking in the
cause of Irish Home Rule. He turned
to newspaper work and was connect
ed at different times with nearly ev-
cry Boston paper. and wrote much
for the magazines and reviews. He
is survived by five children.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Time for NationaIists to Act.

In reply to a letter from the priests
and people of Newtowndillon, cnclos-
ing chcque for Gag SIS 4d as subscrip-
tion to the Home Rule Fund, the fol-
lowing letter has hecn received from
Mr.. John Dillon. M. p, by Mcssrs. c.
Leblanc and IT. Hanrahan:
"Gcntlcmen-On my return from
England this evening found your
letter with cheque for E42 IS 4d en-
closed waiting for me. Please accent
my warncst thanks for the splendid
contribution, and for the extremely
kind terms of your letter.
ut is indeed a time when every
Nationalist ought to do his best tc
counteract the extraordinary cxer-
tjons OF the enemies of Irish freedom
who arc splIling out money like wa
ter-and are covering Great I3ritai,
with a swarm of hired lbellcrs Of tho
Irish race. In order to counterac
this ahominablc campaign it is abso.
lutely necessary for us to organize s
propaganda in Great Britain on a yer,
large and extensive scale, and I dt
not believe that the subscriptions o.
Irish Nationalists were ever devoted
to more useful or necessary pur.
pose than the organization of thi!
propaganda.
"Please convey my warmcst thank:
to Father Garvey, P. p: to Fathe
Trant, and to all the subscribers t,
the Fund.-Yours sincerely,
JOHN DILLON"
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
HOME RULE COLONY
Pledges Its Support Of Homo Rule
Policy in ireland.

At public meeting held in His
Majesty's theatcr, Geelong, Victoria,
Australia, presided over by the mayor
of the city, Mr.. Robert Williams, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
"That this great meeting of the
citizens of Gcclong, presided over by
the Mayor Of the city, and meeting
in the enjoyment OF that prosperity,
contentment and happiness, which are
the fruits of Home Rule in Australia,
affim that similar policy in ireland
is demanded in the interests alike of
that country and of every portion Of
the Empire and pledges it's heartiest
support to the declared policy of the
Asquith Government of restoring full
self government to Ireland during the
term of the present Parliament. And
that "a copy Of this resolution be for
warded by the Chairman to the Sec
retary of State for the Colonies"
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15

the true equality and brotherhood of
men, raised woman to her noble mis-
sion in life, and gave rise to the mar
vellous formation OF the nations,
which, by virtue of the supernatural
principles of Christianity they en-
hraced, have for SO many centuries
been tho safeguard of human society
and the bulwark of true civilization.
This solemn commcmoration of the
victory of the Cross should also be
the expression Of our heartfelt prayer
that under this glorious sign all men
may join with us in the profession
of the true faith, Of sincere and ar
dent love towards the Divine Re
deemer of souls, and that all may be
united as brothers in that Christian
charity. which is the best pledge of
enduring peace and the source of
moral and material wellbeing.
Cardinal Merry Del Val has an
nounccd further that the program and
supreme council composed as follows:
Honorary President: ii. EXC. Prince
D. Mnrcantonio Colonna: president,
II. Exc. Prince ID. Mario Chigi vice
presidents, Count Ninccnzo Macchi
Mgr. Lohningcr, Mgr. Anthony dc
Waal; ecclesiastical assistant, MEr
NinccnZo Banchi- Caglicsi; treasurer
Cav. Camille Scraiini: secretaries
Augusta Bcvignani, for the Italian
language: Cav. DIR. Pho PaGliucchi, FOR
the Italian language; The V. Rev. EN-
manuel Bailly, for tho French Ian
Euage; Mgr. John Prior, for the Eng
lsh language: The Rev. Or. John
Jcdin, for the German language; The
V. Rev. Joachim Wives Tuto, O. Nj
c., for the Spanish language.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15

only the observance of celibacy, but
absolute purity in act and thought.
The vow of Obedience is absolute
submission to the commands of su-
periors, who. however could never
command, in any contingency what
ever, anything which in the slightest
way would be contrary to the law of
God. No superior, Bishop or even
Pope, could give such a command.
Some members of the Order also
promise to watch over the observance
of Poverty, to refuse all ecclesiastical
dignities, to teach if SO hidden the
lowest classes in schools. and to ac-
cept without remonstrance the most
arduous missions in any part of the
world for the purpose of teaching the
Gospel of Christ These VOWS, OF
"oaths," are not setret They are part
Of the Constitution of the Society OF
Jesus, which may be found in any
public library.
With regard to your question about
the political program or platform OF
,, the Catholic Church, / have nothing
to say except that the Catholic hier-
archy has not political organization
in the United States of America OF
anywhere else.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Holy Father Receives chori.ter.

On Monday of last week our Holy
Father Plus x. received Bishop Ken
nedy, rector of the American College
in Rome, who presented the sixty
Paulist choristers Of Chicago and F'a-
ther William F. Finn, who accompan-
led them. The boys sang for the Pom
tiff, from whom they received the
warmest praise. They also sang for
Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal
secretary of state.
Sunday large number of the pre-
lates. musicians and aristocrats OF
Rome, together with several members
Of the Sistine and Lateran chapel at
tended and applauded enthusiastically
the youngsters from over sea, whose
training and intonation made a pro-
found impression on the audience.
At the conclusion of the concert
Princess Cassano congratulated Fa-
ther Finn, saying that the Chicago
boys had taught a lesson to the Ro.
man choral societies.