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stops his opponents while Muir
phys records show that he seldom
fiattens an opponent.
X
go NE week. of work will be
enough for. me- says Muir
ply. T don't believe in.
too much training. Many a good
fighter lost an important battle
simply because :. he left his
strength in the gymnasium. =
know that / can go the distance.
for I have Travelled it before many
times, and know just how much
work i need to get myself right
/ don't think 1 will make a mis-
:. take this time."'
n ITCHIE is in the same class.
N He never overlooks the train
ing business. He just goes
along nice. and. easy and INDUCES
in moderate exercise. He is a
student of form and condition and
he always has been noted for his
level headed tactics around a
gymnasium: He would not be
wearing. the championship crown
to-day but for the good Judgment
he always used in the past.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-01
McGrath Leads Field
In Skating Contest

Leslie McGrath won the skating
race for grammar school boys held at
the Coliseum rink on Saturday night
from Earl Light. There were 10
starters in the race, which was one
of the many preliminaries that has 70
be run off before the finals will be
started. McGrath showed more sneed
and better form than any of the pre-
vious skaters and is now considered
the favorite for the final.
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THE general impression seems
to be that the challenger must
knock the champion out in or
der to win. The majority believe
that Ritchie Will outlook Murphy
and score the greater number of
points in a limit fight. Then
again, he ought to have the edge
en- the knockout. for he generally
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to assert that. when the. real
wagering does open up the New
Yorker Will be on. the short END
WITH to 1 laid against him. .un:
less something. happens to Rltchle-
in the meantime.
X -.
THAT. 10 round victory. which
the title'' holder gained over
i Leach Cross back in New York
dis more than anything else to
boost along the stock. of the Ma
tive Son. He was up. against all
.or4s of obstacles when he faced. 4
me Aehting dentist in. the Gotham
sing bur he managed to overcome
+be1o ali He showed New \ ork x.
tba+ he is a real champion and
worthy of the honor which ne
carries. - . :
~ Murphy the champion is meet"
ing the man- whom the San
! Francisco sports look upon. as ;.
the toughest of the lightweight
contenders. They. saw him in SO.
man9 wonderful battles against
xvo,gsst Moran. Attell and.
frankie Burns that, they can not
mt hand it to aim for his ahllty:-
Nurphv has been a success. every
time he started in a local ring =
The only man to shade him. was
Mcfarland.
wwURPHY has shown us every
Ws thing but the knockout. wal
A'4 lop, and for this reason; the
Richie boosters believe that'the .
champion can't lose. They argue
that a man without a hard punch. !.
can'tobeat Ritchie. This argument
il a good one at that Wolgas1
and Rivers gave Willie everything
thew had and then he came back
strong and beat both OF them
when he did not look to have a.
chance.
n UT it's going to be a regular
rip snorting. hair raising bat
81 tie no matter who is returned
the winner. Murphy is just. as
aggressive and ''just as game as
Ritchie. although he lacks the pol
ish of the champion and he also
lacks the driving power behlnd
his punches. And besides, Muir
nhv has had much more expert
ence and understands more about
the inner workings of the ring.
X X
THE champion will need every
thing he has ins order to sue
= cessfully defend his hard
earned title against the attacks of
the New Yorker. Murphy is one
man who never is beaten till they
put him down for the count. His
gameness never has been ques-'
toned. even though Terry Nc
Govern did clean him UP m a cou-
pie of rounds. However, sthis
was many years ago, before Tom
my got started
wVYITH both men at their train-
w ing camps and both appar-
emily In good condition to
start the grind, there is every rea-
son to believe that they will be
fit for battle worth while.
Neither ever has been caught out
of form in any Of his battles in
the local ring. Both have run
true to their records here. and
this is why so much confidence is
placed in them.
X X
TFHE general impression seems
to be that the challenger must
knock the champion out in or
der to win. The majority believe
that Richie Will outlook Murphy
and score the greater number of
points in a limit fight Then
again, he ought to have the edge
en- the knockout. for he generally
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letic league championships for the
fourth year. in .successioni on. Saturday
from the Lick school teamsby a score
of 28 ito %. The San Francisco team
was .o1Ltolasssd -fr.oSl- staFt-to@-finisl4.
BY defeating. Lick the. Palo Alto team
has won two oiinterscholastic titles this
year, having defeated Berkeley for
the Portola interscholasticfs titlesan
trophies.S !
The5Palo Alto boys started things
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chinery was set in motion right after
the kickoff. From that point on the
Palo, Alto team scored whenever they
wantea to.
The worx-of the back field was per
feet, the passing rallies and open play
being of high order The Palo Alto
boys showed all the earmarks of high
class Rugby players ahd the way they
have mastered the fake pass left the
Lick. team wondering. just how it was
done
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-01
Jones IS NO PIKER

Fielder Jones denied he had nego-
tiated with Brooklyn. although he ad-
mitted having had talk with Charles
Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn
club, at the Columbus minor league
meeting. "Ebbets made me no Offer"
said Jones. You are too high priced
a man for me-" was his comment "and
told him that | would not want to
get back In the game unless / OBJ
tanned a big contract"
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PICKED UP $4,000

The White Sox and the Giants
picked up something like $4,000 on
their trip to the coast, so it looks as
if they would be able to pick up
enough coin in the foreign countries
to make up the rest of the expense bill
for the tour.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-01
PaIo Alto kickerS
Once More Display
Class, Beating Lick

PALO ALTO, Dec. 1.-The Palo Alto
high school Rugby players once more
demonstrated their ability at the
game by winning the Academic. Ath-
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UST days and the sporting world will again
be focused San Francisco everybody in the
globe takes any interest boxing will be eagerly awaiting
OF the 20 round between Willie Rtche and Harlem
Murphy It's the match that has
FIVE months since Rhie ably defended his title
Joe Rivers here last July The undoubtedly will loom
pug1 the lightweight division
to carry class with it any the
they make the little champion from San Francisco
~ a very strong choice Everybody admits they
about ayng 10 TO and 10 TO Z but almost safe
Evening star., 1913-04-13
LONDON'S ssMONUMENT''
READY FOR AMERICANS

a. strong breeze blowing the monument
will sway as much as six or seven inches
the by, that this Doric column, 2O2 feet
high, marks the exact spot where the
great fire broke out. but this is not the
case, the fire having really begun In Pud-
ding lane. 202 feet to the east, to empha-
size which fact the memorial was built
exactly that height.
j. L. Reimers, the custodian of the tall
bully" as Alexander Pope called the fire
memorial. has literally to be patience
on monument" for among the visitors
thereto are no end of cranks and "boun-
ders,'' as they say over here
Most of the Americans who come here
are exceedingly. pleasant" he said, land
one and all Of them are keen on being
shown the spots hereabouts associated
with Dickens. works. .Todgers.' which,
of course, is close by. is to them an OBJ
ject almost OF veneration. There are
black sheep among your countrymen,
however," added the guide. Some of the
German jingoes who will come up and
explain to me the alterations they intend
to make when they occupy London are
trifle trying, but even they are not so OBJ
jectionable as the type Of new-rich Amer
leans l occasionally come across, who
only Seem happy when making rude re-
marks about everything / point out.
Sometimes he continued, ';as many
as 5000 persons will tramp up the stairs
here In a single day and our visitors in
clude quite fair number of celebrities.
John Burns is well known to me, while
Mime. Patti made the firing journey only
a few weeks ago and was not I'm the least
distressed
Although ii is a fallacy TO believe, as
SO many of the European visitors TO the
monument do that Paris can be deserted.
from its summit, the view on a fine day
is well worth ploddinS up the 81 steps
to obtain. Box Hill, in Surrey, the for
mer home of George Meredith, is distin-
guishabie quite clearly. and one can see
the grandstand at EPSON with the naked
eye. 1t is impossible. however. to tell
from the top of the monument what has
won the Derby.
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Il congratulate YOU and the officers of the
Atlantic fleet for the splendid team work
which produced such a satisfactory per-
centage of hits during the firing. / hope
to see the practice next year under the
rough weather conditions, for which.
understand, your vessels are being
trained. / am studying naval matters at
first hand SO that ! may be prepared to
carry out policies that will guarantee the
possession OF a naval force symmetri-
cally developed along all lines of train
ing for success if our country should
unfortunately have need of this pre-
paredness.'
Thus the Secretary of the Navy re-
turned to Washington the victor Twenty
four hours al sea had brought him into
close touch with the men i'm the navy
and of the navy. He saw the Wyoming
ln action, smelled burnt powder and
gained practically the experience of GO
ing through actual battle. He inspired
confidence in the personnel of the navy
by his intense interest in everything
They showed him their true attitude by
the efficiency of their work. But TO Mr.
Daniels the most satisfactory thing OF
all is Il am no longer n country editor.
m an old salt forever
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four contestants We're blindfolded, proved
the delight of the evening.

four contestants We're blindfolded, proved
the delight of the evening.
x &
All save Mr. Daniels left on the Dol
phin and Mayfiower for Washington late
that night. Mr.. Daniels remained on
board the flagship. Before o'clock
the next morning he boarded the Yank-
ton for a trip through the Norfolk navy
yard.
After thorough inspection and a ten
mile walk around the yard, Mr.. Daniels
decided to take a trip to the bottom of
the river in submarine. With eager
anticipation and absolute trust in the
officers and crew Mr.. Daniels prepared
for the trip. He was down nearly half
an hour.
When the craft rose to the surface he
said:
These ships are really wonderful. |
don't think any one will dare call me
'landlubber now,- do you?
The best summary of Mr.. Daniels opin-
ion is contained in radio message
which he sent to Rear Admiral Badger
shortly after his return to Washington.
1t read:
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rangefinder on the forward turret
$500 yards, SIR was the instant
reply
In an instant the whole broadside of
twelve twelve-inch guns swung to the
starboard. A terrific crash, which shook
the whole ship, announced that ranging
shot had been fired.
For twenty long minutes Mr.. Daniels
stood up under the terrific yellow blast
from the Wyoming's guns, and eagerly
watched the white geysers as the shells
ricocheted about the target, six miles
away. He stood on the bridge with Rear
Admiral G. j. Badger. Capt. F.. L. Cha
pin and the members of his party.
Every operation was minutely explain
ed to the Secretary. Rear Admiral Bad
ger told of the use Of the basket-work
masts and how they would stand terrific
firing before falling. The rangef1nders
the spoilers and the complicated system
of fire control were also described.
Suddenly the target-practice umpire
tore open an envelope and shouted,
Both masts carried away" An instant
later he cried, "All superstructure shot
away
Thus the Navy Department in target
practice required the Wyoming to fire
just as though she were opposing an
enemy. The loss of both masts greatly
hampered the work of demolishing the
target. The accurate position of the
target from the ship is easily deter
mined from the top Of the fire control
masts. If these are shot away, this
determination is much more difficult to
obtain by observations taken from the
deck.
The Wyoming came about and pre-
pared to fire salvos from her port
beam. Secretary Daniels and his party
climbed to searchlight platform above
the bridge. AS the turrets slowly re-
volved to the port. the muzzles of the
great guns rose menacingly. Mr.. Dan
iels seized one Of the steel tubes of the
Evening star., 1913-04-13

to be Secretary of the Navy and learn
learn all the time and everything-it is
more than fascinating, it is wonderful
Mr.. Daniels had a hard time under
standing about the wireless. Shortly aft
er he had boarded the Wyoming. Mrs.
Daniels sent, him wireless message
saying that the party of ladies had ar
rived on the Idaho safely. The message
was given to Mr.. Daniels. He looked at
it quizzically and asked If that thing
really did come through the air with
out wires. He dictated a reply which
was Immediately flashed to Mrs. Daniels
Later IN the afternoon the women of
the party were brought TO the Wyoming.
A band concert. in celebration of the
success of the target practice, was given
on the quarterback.
At night the Wyoming acted as illuIni-
mating ship for the battleships Mime
sofa and Idaho. which fired at a target
three miles distant The target was
plainly visible and represented an enc
my's torpedo boat. Shortly after the
firing all hands were called to witness
a boxing bout on the port side amidships.
Seated in the front row at the ringside
were Miss Eleanor Wilson, Secretary and
Mrs. Daniels and nearly every member
of the party. A battle royal, in which
Evening star., 1913-04-13

lattice mast and held tight. He was
just in time, for the guns of the for
ward turret blazed out with thunder
ing crash. This time Mr.. Daniels was
almost directly above the guns. The
hot blast OF flame and the yellow ether
vapor struck the head of the navy full
in the face. He grinned happily and
jerked his already soled cap lower
over his head and grabbed the mast
with both hands.
After firing seventy-two shots. the
Wyoming hauled down the red firing
flag and steamed toward the target. The
Florida and North Dakota. six or eight
miles away. fired at separate targets.
Il tell YOU said Mr.. Daniels, after the
smoke from the last salvo had cleared
away, there are several times in a mans S
life when he gets a genuine thrill; his
first pair of red-top boots, his first pair
OF long trousers. his first girl and time
like this one. Here / am, Secretary Of
the Navy. and not knowing a thing more
about it than the average country editor.
But, let me tell you right now. l am going
Evening star., 1913-04-13

campfires, whose number told that there
were several hundred of the red warriors
there.
To attempt to reach home. full thirty
miles away, in the face Of this band of
the most merciless and dal{ing of Indian
tribes was madness. Their only hope
lay in defending themselves-if, indeed,
that were possible-until their absence
brought succor. Selecting a position al
the base of an inaccessible row of cliffs,
so that THEY could not be taken i'm the
rear or flank, they maze Il barricade OF
their wagons, and. as night fell, took
their stations behind. rifles in hand.
AS the moon fell upon the open prairie
Evening star., 1913-04-13

would elapse before the ship came upon
the range, Rear Admiral Badger com
mander-in-chief of .he Atlantic fleet.
suggested that Mr. Daniels be introduced
to the thousand and one strange sights
on board the ship.
Where do you wish to go first?' asked
Rear Admiral Badger
Lets see what makes her go" replied
the Secretary.
Escorted by the chief engineer officer,
Mr. Daniels went below to see the power
full turbines Turning to answer a trifiing
question about the repair of a bit of ma
chinery. the chief engineer officer turned
his back upon the Secretary for minute.
When he again turned around. Mr..
Daniels had disappeared. The ship was
searched high and low. but Mr.. Daniels
he was discovered in the freroom, sitting
on an up-turned coal bucket receiving
first-hand instructions from a grimy coal
passer as to just how the boilers are
other points which would ordinarily not
interest a cit.
With black smudge under each eve
and his old cap cooked, ON one side of
his head. the Secretary emerged and
went to Rear Admiral Badgers quarters
for repairs. minute later he reappear-
ed on deck, and then he was again miss
ed. Once more the ship was searched
but with no result Rear Admiral Badger
gave it up. 80
This time the Secretary had been cap
tured and led into the forward turret He
insisted on knowing everything. He saw
the breech plug opened. watched with in
terest the working of the ammunition
hoist. He stuck his head into the huge
breech Of the gun and peered through
the long barrel of the rife. Finally he
returned to the admiral's stateroom and
after further repairs sailed forth to make
new discoveries
When lie reached the bridge the Wyo-
ming was drawing near the range. Quar-
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thoughts of pleasant anticipations of theii
arrival home that night.
But, as at the MONDAY halt. they sat
carelessly eating their dinners there came
the "ping!' of a rife bullet. and dozen
arrows whizZed by and buried themselves
in the wagon boxes. A scouting squad
of the Indians had found them and
were trying them out.
In an instant every man had his rife
to his shoulder and was plugging away
at the powders that had hid the Sioux
They bowled over couple OF the enemy
and the rest went skulking off; but a
field glass from a neighboring hill showed
they had made toward some distant
Evening star., 1913-04-13
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, April g. 1913.
TSHOSE Americans who visit London
for the first time this year and
pause on their way to the tower,
as every, true American does. to ascend
the famous monument" which COM
memorates the great fire of 1866. will find
that renowned work of Christopher Wren
looking as spick and span as steam
cleansing and new paint can make 1t.
The monument, in fact. is undergoing
the first "spring cleaning that has come
its way for a decade or more, and FOR
another fortnight, at least. the city
foot ball players who run UP it's 3ll steps
four times a week for the sake of keeping
themselves fit will have to indulge III
some other form Of exercise; a similar
deprivation being enforced on the many
continental visitors who visit the monu-
ment in the fond belief-which is entirely
unfounded-that Paris can be seen from
its summit!
Between 10000 and $4,000 persons toll
manfully up the winding stairs of the
monument every year and pay 6 cents
head for the privilege. The vast major
ity of these, according to the official Gus
todian Of the monument. are Americans,
the balance being principally folk from
the provinces and the continent, for prac-
tically no Londoner ever visits the his
toric relics of the metropolis. This is no
exaggeration, many cultured residents of
this capital having confessed to the writer
that they never have been inside West
minister Abbey. which most Americans
visit on their first day here.
According to J. l.. Reimers, who for
ten years has been escorting travellers
I'D the monument. ii is As strong and
sound today as ii was when II was built
by CHRISTOPHER Wren 247 years ago, being
tested periodically. One is glad to be
assured Of this on windy day, for with
Evening star., 1913-04-13

e HERE'S Washington man
who every Fourth Of July since
the safe and sane scheme
of conducting the great national
holiday was adopted here has
taken his two srandsons and couple OF
suit cases filled with fireworks of the very
nosiest kind out into the Fairfax fields,
and there, far from nervous ana tiniu
city folk, spent couple of hours in
ringing the wekin until it cracked, with
every kind of explosive sound from the
petulent pop of the fre-cracker to the
roar of the big red bomb.
II don't really care for the fuss, my
self" he explains to friends. but l do it
in commemoration of the most remark
able-and the noisiest-Fourth OF July L
ever spent. A glorious Fourth. when
that noise was the sweetest music l ever
listened to; for it meant to me, not only
the birthday Of our country, but the in
tegrity of my one scalp"
Years ago this man went out on tide
of excitement over the Black Hills goid
discoveries that swept the east, ana De-
came one Of the prominent citizens IN
fiourishing little mining camp or several
thousand people at that time, but now
gene back into the wilderness with the
:playing out" of the mines there.
4 x
In the summer Of 1870 the town, then
at the height OF it's prosperity, deter
mined to celebrate the Fourth Of July In
a manner worthy of the wild and WOolly
west Accordingly, fat purse was
quickly raised and sent back to Chicago
to be invested in freworks-not the set
pieces OF the present day, with a fiery
portrait of George Washington and a
blazing American flag, but things that
hissed and roared and banged and BOOM
ed.
Now, the nearest railway station to the
camp was Sidney, Neb., nearly fifty miles
away. and when shortly before the
Fourth tidings of the arrival OF the fire
works at that point reached the camp
it was determined to send a delegation
down to bring them direct to camp, In
stead Of having them come by regular
wagon freight by way of Deadwood.
Accordingly, six young fellows of the
camp. including the Washington man,
Sidney to bring back the raw material
for the celebration. They reached there,
and loading their freight aboard started
on the home trail without mishap. The
first day out they made long pull of
it, since the next day was the Sd of
July, and they designed to get into the
home camp sometime on that night.
Now, about that time. a party of Brule
Sioux-the same tribe that. year later.
massacred Custer and his men in that
same country-had broken off the reserva-
tion and gone on a marauding expedition
through northern Nebraska. The fire.
works escort. however had heard nothing
of them, and SO, the next morning when
they broke camp and started briskly
along the trail, they were filled with only
Evening star., 1913-04-13

were placed aboard the Idaho. 1t was
thought too dangerous to have them
aboard battleshp while it was firing its
big guns
The entire fleet of twelve ships got
under way Immediately and headed for
the open ocean. The weather was de-
lfghtful. 1t could not have been more
perfect. Not ripple disturbed the usual
ly boisterous southern drill grounds.
Taking advantage of the time that
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ters was sounded. Every man rushed to
his post. The turret captains gave last
instructions to their gun crews. Spoilers
took their positions in the fire-control
tops. Everything was ready
On the horizon could be seen pocket
handkerchieflike thing, which was the
target. It was being towed at a speed
of eight or nine knots per hour by an
other battleship.
Whats your distance?' cried Rear