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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
OPPOSITION TO LYNCH
Rumor Has II He Will Be Deposed BY
National League.

If rumors can be believed, President
Tom Lynch of the National league VIII
find two newspaper men opposing nm
In the annual election this year.
Robert Brown of Louisville has been
mentioned in connection with the last
tvo elections and il is said that NJ
is sure of three votes this time
The other man in question is Johh
u Foster. former New York baseball
writer. who now is secretary OF the
Giants. Just how Foster STANDS WIN
the magnates of other clubs can no.
bo ascertained at presents. But his
candidacy would make Lynch's re-
election impossible. leaving only four
votes even If nobody but his own clup
should support him.
In case of such II deadlock 'here
may he another merry little scene such
ne arose when John Montgomery
Ward ran against John Heydler thrce
years ago. the occasion on when
Lynch was brought in as c"hpro-
mise candidate
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
TWO GRAND OLD VETS,
CONROY AND COUGHlAN
ON BASEBALL TOBOGGAN
). :. :. :. :: :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. ::

Unpleasant news has been flashed
over the wires about two grand old
veterans of the game Fill Coughlan
and Wild Conroy.
Conroy. who once upon a time star
red with the New York Yankees and
Washington Senators. has gone one
step further down the ladder. being
released by the Rochester lnternation-
al league club to Elmira, of the New
York state league. 1t is reported thar
Conroy may succeed Lew Ritter as
manager of the Elmira team but little
credence is placed in the rumor.
Coughlan, once famous as captain
of the Detroit Tigers. is retiring from
baseball entirely after doing good
work as manager of the Allentown
Tri- State league team. In the oldeh
DAYS Coughlan was one Of the best
third basemen in the big leagues. lie
has been wise. saved his money and
has il invested at Scranton, where ne
will live and attend to his interests
which include hotel.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
EDDIE M'COORTY
STARTS STRONG
Should Have Good Year II He
Takes Care of Himself

Last year Oshkosh Eddie McGoorty
made one of those stimulating starts
that cause you to sit up and marvel.
Bling! hing, and q couple of bins! and
down dropped Dave Smith, the cham
pion middleweight of Australia, Tor
the fun log count of 10. Ditto for
Jack Harrison, the good looking but
amateurish premier middleweight of
Great Britain That was not all. He
whipped Waiter Cofey, Freddie Hicks,
Hugo Kelly, Jimmy Howard and Jack
Denning.
But after these sensational perform
ances McGoorty began to grow care
less ana iaZy and biGtches entered
his record. He made a bad battle with
Cyclone Johnny Thompson at Cincin-
natl; lost to Bob Moha: lost To Gus
Christie. His only bad bouts We're
when he showed up the phantom Mike
Gibbons and practically put him out
of the public eye; and when he re-
venged his defeat by Christie. II third
rater Gibbons has not yet recovered
from the effects of the stage fright Me-
Goorty caused him.
Tuesday night McGoorty made his
new season getaway in New York and
got n draw and a newspaper decision
or two with Battling Levinsliy, other
wise known as Barney Williams. who
weighs l6j and is clever fellow. who
has beaten sundry heavyweigtts.
McGoorty. Dillon and Klaus are the
only ones at all concerned i'm the farci-
cal srlurge for the middleweight
championship, according to the pres
cnt shaping of the situation. Papke
is out and Mocha hasn't done anything
of merit. except his defeat of McGoor-
~. IL Is rot probable that with Ed
able to go as he can go. that the
short armed Mocha could repeat.
If McGoorty's erratic efforts of his
last campaign have taught him "A les
son. and he takes care of himself, he
ought to be worth a bet in this new
year clamOr.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
O'LOUGHLiN HAS
LOST HIS HOLD
AS ARBITRATOR

Get your immortelles ready To dec
crate the baseball grave of that cele~
brated "highN ayman" Of the diamond,
Francis CSilk'D O'Loughlin. This is
the tip that is going the rounds That
they are going to bury him without
Obsequies at the close If the current
American league season.
The strike tub kid has played
out his string, they say Opposition
from manager. players, club owners
and from that final referee. the bleach
erite, has combined To dig a hole for
the man who was the biggest vaude-
willie hit Of the game,
When conservatives go on record
against O'Loughlin, the powers have
to sit NJ and take notice. Ban John
son has been so besieged with cCm-
rlaints against OLoughlin that he il
reported weakening.
Players say that O'Loughlin is not
only aatlgmatic. but that he's stiff
neckcd, unfair ana lets the smart one
put thngSt.over on him.
O'Loushlin broke into the big league
10 years ago, after a., stormy career
In the minors ihtf Was incXorablc
against disputStiou players aud ruled
with al iron Rand. Johnson was
campaigning against rowdyism At the
time and needed just such lieutcn-
ant. SO SILK was hired more as a law
and order official than for his eyesight
and Judgment.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
Laurium Department

Poultry association are awaiting the
return of J.. r. Harrison. the well
known Menominec poultry fancier.
from Atlantic city, n. j. where hc
nas been attending the annual con
yention of the American Poultry as
sociation. Heads of the local asso-
citation will confer with the Menomi-
nee Judge as To the ACCESSIBILITY #
conducting an upper peninsula exhibit
this year the assurance of which
presently is problematical, owing 90
labor conditions
Proceedings at the American Pnul-
try association will be watched with
interest locally as changes in scoring
with regard To weights and classifi-
cations viii bee considered. This in
formation will be impaired by Mr.
Harrison to local poultry men as IL
viii have much bearing on future *
hibits.
The most prominent poultry breed
ers in the country arc attending the
Atlantic city meeting and Mr.. Harri-
son is conspicuous member In
cidcrtally, hc is an enthusiastic mem
Der Of the local association and will
boost for the success Of the next cN-
hibit as soon az he returns To- upper
Michigan
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17

the ring when Luther McCarty was
Killed here several months ago, tonight
issued a statement i'm which he re-
tracts "a confession" recently made at
Portland, ore, in which he had de-
clared that Burns and he had faxed"
a match at Calgary last spring and
that Burns did not owe him money.
Pelkey declared he was under the in
fluence of liquor when he signed the
Portland statement.
The statement issued by Pelkey Ito
the sporting world" said in part: my
story from Portland ore, saying that
my contest with Burns was a fake:
that he treated me mean; cheated me
of money, Is entirely false. Burns has
been my best friend since | have been
in the fighting game
Pclkey declared that he signed such
a statement at Portland under the di-
rection of the sporting editor of a
Portland paper who dictated the let
ter. Il had just come from the hos
pital in Los Angeles and was sick,
the statement says. when / took
the boat to Portland. | was advised to
take some brandy while aboard and as
| had not been in the habit of taling
liquor. il put me in a state ! never
was i'm before. | was influenced tC
do so by would-be friends under con-
ditions i'm which ! would have done al
most anything. In conclusion let me
say Burns has settled everything sat-
isfactorily with me and does not owe
me "a cent. Burns and | still are to-
gether and will be until the end"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
ANOTHER TEAM TO TOUR.
Mike Fisher TO Take All Star Team
to Australia.

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-THE new
York Giants and the Chicago White
Sox are going To make a trip around
the world, playing games, hut they
have no monopoly on the scheme
Mike Fisher. Il California baseball
man, has trip planned to Australia.
and he is cndcavorng to get together
as repre- sentative n team as possible.
He has scores of applicants, but he
wants as many of the stars as pos
sible, ana just now he is dickering with
Walter Johnson To make the trip. Fish
or says that Johnson would lac q great
card in Australia, where they have
already heard about him.
The reputation of Americas fore
most baseball players are more wide
ly known than many suppose. When
Fisher visited the orient four years
ago. the Japanese knew all-.Frank
Chance, Ty Cobb. Hans Wagner and
Christy Mathcwson-knew all about
their strong points. IL was surprising
what Il fund of baseball knowledge
these little men possessed.
Australia keeps just as close tab on
our national game. ana for that rea
son Fisher is after stars. Harry Hoop
or and Duffy Lewis will be the other
two outhelders To play alongside of
Jack GrGney if they VIII win come to
terms Graney. Lewis and Hooper
would give Fisher a ma jon league out
field
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
STAR TRIO OUT
OF BIG SERIES
Lajoie, Chase and Johnson Have
Had a Chance So Far

Fate as she is reckoned by fans and
master workmen in the national gam
Dol
Some time. if they stick that long
in the exclusive circles. these luckless
topliners, each a king in his own par
ticular line of endeavor, may taste the
sweets of the worlds championship
melon. Certain it is the bug legion is
pulling for each of the talented trio
Napoleon Lajoie, Hal Chase and Wal
ter Johnson. Seventeen years ago La
iuic, better known as Larry, started
dreaming of the day when his name
would belisted with winning
team, one that would battle for the
highest honor in the game. the world
title. He has been dreaming ever
since.
Until "A few years ago the veteran
had hopes of realizing his life long
ambition but that was before the Maps
invaded Washington To ride rocky
road studded with defeats. The beat
ings dealt Cleveland on the fag-end
Of the American league campaign have
lust about shattered the teams hopes
Of finishing second, to say nothing OF
their original goal-the topmost posi-
ZION. That's pretty tough on the biS
Trenchman. whom many assert is near
the end of his string, despite the fact
he is batting just as nightly this sea-
son as in any preceding years of his
remarkable career. The breaks of the
game. misfortunes that besot all base
oall teams, have kept King Larry out
of the classic and deprived him of the
opportunities to carve his niche with
those other heroes of the world series
Baker. Collins, Wood. Coombs, Null
lin. Adams. Cobb. overall, Robe, Dom
1hue. ct al.
Then there's the case of walter
Johnson, premier pitcher of all time
past or present. The fans throughout
the country have been heard to say
Johnson alone could pitch his team
into the world championship Mayhe
the speed wizard will have his chahce
next season. Chase for years hobnob-
bed with the New York Yankees ana
one season his pals almost butted INTO
the big series. Hal won't have an OPP
portunity this year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
NEW FOOTBALL TOGS
improvements Are introduced BY v
of M. Players.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Sept, l7.-Coach-
es, trainers and others who are closely
connected with college football are
ever on the alert for new ideas In
football toys
This year the authorities at Ann
Arbor have perfected two improve
ments. one on the old style shoulder
pad and the other on the hip padding.
The new shoulder pad is designed -
as to give more protection To the chest.
The new hip pad will extend few
inches above the pants and will at
ford n protection which has been very
much desired in the past.
1t will he remembered that hard
blow on the hip during the season of
1911 badly crippled Pontius and ii Is
hoped that the new feature may pre-
vent any injuries of this nature during
the coming season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
500 AGAIN IN LEAGUE:
HOCKEY MAGkATES BUSY
AMATEUR TEAM WILL PLAY IN
WESTERN DIVISION OF
NEW LEAGUE

With the advance OF the season and
the formation OF hockey teams in the
recently organized league IN Cleyc-
land, fans in this district are looking
forward to many fast games in tho
Palcstra Among the teams that will
'be seen in the western division is that
representing Sault 81. Marie, accord
ing to The following 500 dispatch:
It is almost certainty that Sault
Ste Marie viii be the scene Of anna
tcur hockey this winter which will
bring some Of the best teams i'm the
United States here for games. \. y.
Ferguson who is managing the inter-
csts in this city has announced that
ne viii follow the provisions set forth
at IN" recent meeting in Cleveland
ana Will cndcavur to round up a seven
that viii place this city on the hook
.cy map.
According To Nh. Ferguson the Sault
will be member of the western di-
vision and will play against teams
from Houghton, calumet Duluth ana
81. Paul. This will insure fast games
for the winter
Arrangements will be made for hold
ing the games in the 500 Curling rink.
which has been the scene OF many fast
contests. A seven composed for the
greater part of local men will repre-
sent this city as the panagement be
licves excellent hockey material eX-
lists here. Manager Ferguson viii
probably in the near future call q
meeting of candidates for positions on
the team to ascertain the number OF
men who viii turn out FOR practice.
Praises New Hockey Plan.
Ray ,Teutou returned from Glove
land (oday whore he represented In,
Duluth Curling club us a delegate e.
the meeting of rink managers tina, re-
suited in the organization of the Ma
tional Hockey association, says IN,
Duluth Herald.
1T will result in one of the great
est boosts that the game has over
known" said Ray. Not only viii ID
result in grea, good TO the game, but j.
will mean that DuIuta viii probably
get some of the biggest contests of tho
country.
Tho follows down there wor,
mighty well pleased over the Man
ley McLcnnan cup The trophy was
shown at Cleveland and won the add
miratiou OF all the rink representa-
tiycs.
Under the new assnciatior all %!
the teams Of the country will be class
flied and the championship of the DIFF
rereut sections of the United state,
will be clearly defined. Under this plan
there can be no dispute as to the
rightful title holders and there will be
no mixed claims.
"Auothor benefit growing out Of tn,
organization of TIE association, is that
il IS very probable that with 90 Guam
pionshir in view, ana the teams OF
the different sections of the country
properly classified as t. their stand
ing. the play for the national title vii
be brought about. while tine contests
LEADING up TO this event VIII be- keen
or ANA contested with a rgcJter end i,
view
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
CRIMSON TO BE STRONG
Harvard Has Wealth Of Material for
This Year

Cambridge, Mass, Sept" Nv ittl
Charley Brickley and his iar-lahieu
educated" drop-kick-toe in the pes'
Of trim, and Bob Storer who scooped
up a tumble and made himself famous
by scoring the first touchdown against
Yale in years, acting as captain the
Harvard football squad will start tui'
training here Tuesday with rush.
The Crimson has the best outlook III
many years. Even though seVeral VI
last years championship team veterans
have left. prospects are eN'eeoiiie'S
bright for a repetition. The seventy
five men who will be on hama Iuesuay
have attended Coach Percy ~. haus"-
tons correspondence school durlhs 'n'
summer and the usual tiresome ehaiN
talks and get-together "buzZes are
not necessary.
Percy Wendell. last years catapaul'
captain; Sam FELTON, and "aruine'
having graduated, will have To pe re-
placed this fall. FELTON, has proih'seu
to spend quite bit of time 'eaen''s
mother of his famous 'fadeaway PUN
spirals.
Frank Bradlee, Wendelfs sun ias'
year; ''Tacks" Hardwick ana an '"'
other veterans will report TuesuaS'
Among some of the brightest hoPcA
are Mahan. whose high school "o'"
and freshman playing last year -, 7
him "a record even more sehsa'''''"'',
brilliant than that BrickleN prouS"
with him. Mahan. like Brickle\' Is "''
uncrring drop-kiclxer and broken ti''a
runner. lie will tried out at P""'
Ter
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
FRANK /. HOUGH DEAD
Famous Philadelphia Sporting Writer
Passes Away After Long illness

Philadelphia. Pa, Sept, 11,-F'rant
l.. Hough, sporting editor of the Phil
adelphia Inquirer, died at his home
here today after "a long illness. He
was 50 years old. Mr.. IIough as "A
sporting writer was known from coast
To coast. At various times he had a
financial interest in both boxing and
baseball.
When the American league cXpend-
cd to the east in 1901 Mr.. liough was
instrumental in placing it on a firm
foundation i'm this city and had much
to do with bringing players from the
National league over To the organiza-
ton. He held an interest in the Phil
adelphia Athletics until last fall when
he sold his stock to Connie Mack.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
CUTS HOURS OFF RECORD
aos,on Water Star Swims from Bat
terry to Sandy Hook.

New York. sept. i7.ZSamuel RIch-
ards. Jr.. of Boston. was TINS "eeN "'
claimed the champion long distance
swimmer of America in view of MS
sensational feat when he swan from
Tho nattery To Sandy Hook. His time
coos eight hours and twelve minutes
richards covered the twehty-t"o
miles To Sandy Hook in five hours
and tventy-six minutes less time than
Alfred Brown the professional cham-
,,on who was the first To make the
swim.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
RUB A DUB DUB.

a military bandsman complained to
the surgeon OF very bad sore throat
The surgeon examined the mans
throat carefully ana said perhaps II
would bc better if he did not use it or
strain Il Ia any way for some time. SO
he wrote certificate for a fortnishts
sick leave.
At the end of a week the surgeon
met the bandsman and recognizing
him. said:
We'll my man, how's your throat?"
quite well now. sir, thank you"
ooh. good You're quite fit for duty
then? by the way, what instrument do
YOU play I'm the baud?"
"'rhc kettledrum, sir" replied the
haudsman.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
WINNING BALL REMNANTS

Here is the McGraw system Of vim
ming pennants:
Do what the other fellow doesn't
expect.
Take your time in season of 15i
games. Don't rush out i'm front in
April and May unless YOU are positive
Ia support YOU during slump
Don't ovcrwork any certain player
Especially a pitcher. You may need
his during a crucial period
When you have a good lead, nurse
IL along. Don't exert the players to
the extreme every day Let them ease
up a bit; then they viii be condition
To answer your call for help.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
AWAIT HARRlsoN;s RETURN
Menoninee Poultry Man VIII confe-
with Local Association Heads.
Officers OF The Upper Peninsula

r II Il
Cleveland ....0O0232000O-7 6 4
Philadelphia .0002O50O01-S 10 o
Batteries Stccu. James, Cullop and
ONcill; Shawl>cy Prnnock, Houcll,
PLANK and Schane. Two-base hits
Turner. Cleveland; Davis, Mclnnis.
Philadelphia Three-hase hits-Cullins.
Mclnnis. Philadelphia. Home run
jackson. cleveland.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17

Minneapolis, o.; Columbus, Z.
Kansas city. o. Toledo, Z; first game.
Kansas city 3; Toledo. S; second
game
Milwaukee, indianapolis game post
ponod: rain.
81 Paul-Lou!synlc game postponed;
rain.
-o' nsti f
-sas: s1uJ-'a -sr set N
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17

pipe to a pinch of tobacco that all
howl about worlds series scalpers will
he driven into the tan underbrush by
the vail that will De raised over buy
ing up pasteboards To- this affair by
the specs"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
WILL GIVE RECITAL

Miss Mary Toreano of Iamium
will give "a musical recital Tuesday
evening. Septmber 80. AT the Laurunl
town hall. Miss Torreano will be as
sisted by Charles . Jackola. Miss
Torrcmo last year attended the Bos-
ton international School of Music.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
FINED FOR ScRAPPiNG

Cincinnati, O., Sept, 1I.-Presdent
Lynch has announced that he has
fined both Manager Tinker of the Gin
cinnati club and Shortstop Maranvill"
of the Boston team $50 and First
Baseman MYERS also of the Boston
team 500 for fighting on the field
during the first game of the double
header here last Saturday Tinker
was also suspended three days for
using abusive language to Umpire
oDay.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
TRUE.

The Montgomery Advertiser says
Ncw York never runs out OF graft
crs We woUld have put 70 that thu
graitcis nrvcr run out of New York.
Houston Post.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
American LEAGUE.

Detroit az Washington
81 Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
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YESTERDAYS GAMES
National League.

Cincinnati, ohio, Sept 17.-Philadel-
phia and Cincinnati broke even in a
double-h header here yesterday. The sec
ond game was begun in a drizZling
rain and was called at the end of the
sixth ON account of darkness.
First gamc- r II Il
Philadelphia ...OO0O11O10 &
Cincinnati .,...OO1OlOO02-i . u
Batteries-Seaton and Killifcr:
Johnson and King Two-basc hits
KIllifer, Philadelphia; Groh, Cncin-
natl. Thrrr-b base hit--Bcckcr. Philadcl-
pha.
Second game r. II +
Philadelphia ........004 00-i
Cincinnati ..........0O0 90 .
Ratteries-Mayer and Burns; Rob-
ertson and Clark. Two-base hits
Crayath, Philadelphia; Hoblitzel, Gin
natl.
Chicago. Ill.,. sept. 17.--Rain pre-
vented the game between New Yorl.
and Chicago here yesterday. The
game was called in the fourth by the
umpire. Neither side had scored.
Pittsburgh, Pa sept. l7-Roston
Pittsburgh game postponed; rain.
81. Louis Mo-, sept. 11.-Brooklyn-
ST. Louis two games postponed; rain.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
American League.
ToDAY'S GAM ES.
National LEAGUE.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago.
New York al st. Louis.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17

Milwaukee County Agricultural col-
lcge, Wauwatosa, Wis, may bee ahan-
doned and turned into a tuberculosis
sanitarium
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
American League.

Washington, y. G., sept. l1.--Walter
johnson and joe Benz engaged in a
pitchers battle here yesterday, the
former coming out the victor after an
uphill fight. The fielding of Weaver
was the feature or the game.
r. II. r.
Chicago ........1op000000-1 & o
Washington ....00000OIO1-2 . 3
Batteries-Bcnz and Eastcrly; John
son and Amsmith Twn-hasc hits
Collins. Chi,aao; Gandn, Washington.
Three. base hit-Morgan, Washington.
Boston, Mass. Sept l7.-Boston de
fcatrd ST. Louis Yesterday in the final
game Of the season between the two
teams.
II III Il
-. Louis .....2ooO10O1O--4 . 3
Boston ........10200100 10 0
Eattaries-TaNlor and Agnew Be
dent and Thomas. Cady Two-basc
hits-Pratt. 1T. Louis; Speaker, Bos-
ton. Three base hits-Shotton C2), ST
Louis; Gardner, Boston,
New York, y. y sept 17.-Detroit
Won from New York here yesterday
jennings stopped Caldwell. who had
won five straight games, by punching
hits in the second and eighth innings
II II i
Detroit .......,O 30
New York .....OO02OO010-S II
Battcrics--Dauss and Gibson. Cald-
well and Gossett. Reynolds Two has,
| hlts-Onslow. Bauman. Detroit
Philadelphia, Pa, sept I'm q
long drawn out game Philadelphia yes
terday defeated Cleveland in ten in.
nings. Mclnnis, who led both teams a.
bat with q double, a triple and tive
singles In five times up, scored th'
winning tally.
~ mi stHst't'n 'la "l
u aGqEi bp, sain,r paimJ $50 us1vj
-,ur. -,bgnIcT~ o7ov' ~'ft iTG Qe4I
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-17
ExoNeRATEs TOMMY BURNS
Pelkey Issues Another Statement ''
tracing First.

Calgary, Alta, Sept, 17.--After q
lengthy conference with Tommy "u' "'
his manager, Arthur Pelkey' heaNs .
weight boxer and the second man -