The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-30

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Our Amateurs Do Not make a
Business Of Athletics" as Is
Proved by Failure to Get a
Team 10 Visit Australia.

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THE best reputation ~ tina. old
British charge that Americans
make a business ~ athletics
s. tho present difficulty the 4. a. u. s.
having in Getting together a small 'cnu
81 athletes FOR ,-Ip TO AustraIi, an.
New Zealand. Tn. would oe splcn.
did trip. All expenses Of the tourln,
athletes Will De- paid ~ the Aus
trdlidnS. san. the :. \. T. IL shy ~,
Necessary men. Several have turned
down offers OF places ON tic team. say
Ing that they can't AFFORD to taLe So
much time away from their occdpa
lions In other words. they DON
make u business of athlotics and can
not AFFORD to do 80. even when tho in
ccnuve Is n splendid worlds trip.
Things have CHANGED a bit since tn
various athletic ciuas IN this part OF
the country kept largo numbers OF a.
legged amateur" athletes loiing about
their training quarters.
"IIE Nat refusal q, the National
Commission {, have any dealing
with Dave Fultz as President OF
the Players Fraternity is Just "a little
bit amusing. According To Garry Herr
mann. tho commission has no objection
20 dealing with the players themselves.
but us against dealing with repre-
sentative who is not actively engaged
In the game"
1t IN quite natural that the commits
sion should prefer dealing with players
go dealing with Mr.. Futz A committee
% players might be somewhat bashful
about insisting upon anything. Each
player would fear that he'd he made
the goat for any revenge the club
owners chose to indulge in. As things
stand AT present bah player has about
as much liberty OF action as a choco-
late colorcd resident of Mlssissippi had
In the good Old days" before the war.
II would be the easiest thing In the
world for the magnatcs TO dispose of
any rambunctious individual who
aroused their dlsploasure. Mr.. Fultz
10 entirely At liberty, and can he az
sassy as he plchs,S without risklnS
being relocated to the minors or brushed
from the baseball map.
Also dealing with delegation OF ball
players, some of whom might hc more
or less honr-headcd, would he decidedly
easier than dealing with the astute and
legal minded Mr.. fultz.
DOB MALL1STER, the san Fran
X cisco middlcweight. is quietly
- looking around New York for a
foenan worthy Of his lab, Mc>llster
comes hero from the coast highly rec
4 -. q -. a.. II
est middlcwo!ght seen there since Jack
Dempsey's time. lie expects to be
matched with George chip. who
knocked out Frank Klaus few days
ago.
For a mlddlewclght. McAllster is a
rather tall fellow. lie stands 9 feet "a
inch In his socks. lie Is broad shoul-
dered and has the reach OF u Fltzsim-
mons.
The new candidates for championship
honors began fighting through accident,
A. member of the Olympic Athletic
Cub OF san Francisco ho took up box
ing for exercise and pleasure. and one
evening stepped into tie ring TO take
the place OF an amateur Who hldn I
shown up. He knocked his opponon,
out In two rounds. After this he was
urged 10 take part IN the amateur
championsh. lie first won the wolter
and m.dilewe'ght Championships In one
tournament. knocking his rivals out.
In ninerren fights he won ten by the
X. O. route. lie wound up his amateur
career by winning the middle and heavy
weight titles In ono Tournament, and Inn
mediately afterward gave in 10 the urg-
ing OF his admirers and became a pro.
fessional
As a pro" NrNllistcr has been
~ quite successful. The hcs, Of the
- professional midllewrights on Tho
Coast was Sailor Petrosky husky
Sharhey-built fellow, who had beer
knocking out all opponents. McAlllste,
outboxed the sailor and had the aghI
very much his own way hut received d
draw decision Immediately after,
ward he continued hard training, ANA
teur fashion. and worked himself stall,
before his second match with Petrosky.
He should have knocked me ont n
Ave rounds IN the condition | was in
explained McAlllstcr YESTERDAY. PM
outhONcd him for fifteen rounds and wa,
advised to let p and take no risks. a,
had the hght "ou,' and he was ,
heavy hitter who might Eet over ,
chance punch. lct mp. and he lande,
one that pat Inc down. got up out
went on iishting by instinct for dldn'
know anything about It for two rounds
Then ! woke UP suddenly and realize,
what was going on.
81 went out for the last round anC
hammered him all over the ring. ane
Grimm made II draw again | AWAY,
make Il point 10 box In n clean ant
gentlemanly manner. according In m,
rules, Petrosky butted and he.lcd an,
d!d everything, and got away with Il
Next time ] hght him III meet him "a
his own game ana beat him Mean
while I'm cong 20 meet -. host me,
can get t"re, ANA think .au SHOW
pretty fair brand Of boxing"
Aside from his boNlug. McA lister Is ,
very good athlete. lie swan the GoId.,
Gate, which Is something Of feat, an,
for TWO years he stroked the East En-,
Rowing Club four In races Towed Of
s'A Francisco Bay T..