The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04

lation. Rival schools have been In the
habit Of making all sorts Of induce
mente in order to coax players to jump.
In some cases positions for the boys
fathers have made it possible for the
players families to move from one town
to another. 1t is proposed to adopt
a state rule requiring players to estab-
lish q One-year residence before being
allowed to compete for the schools
which they attend.
Philadelphia, Dec 1.-The first appn-
cation for the position of trainer of
football men vacated by Pat" Dwyer
at the University of Pennsylvania has
been received from Harry Tuthin Of the
Army eleven.
Tuthill is q trainer and his work at
West Point has been done so thor
oughly that he has been re-engaged
every season for the last five years. He
trained Young Corbett when he beat
Terry McGovern and he has been con-
nected as trainer with the Yankees and
Detroit Americans.
Lawson Robertson Of the Irish Amer
lean A. c. is favored by many at West
Philadelphia Robertson was men,
, toned as the probable coach before
that he will be the selection Of the
Pennsylvania football committee.
| New York, Dec 4-When Light
weight Champion Freddie Welsh stow
ed away his share of the receipts for
his bout with Young Shugrue at Madf-
son Square Garden last Wednesday, 1t
brought his earnings for five weeks up
to more than $4,000.
1t broke all get-rich-quick fighting
known to civilized and uncivilized man.
kind. If Welsh could keep UP the rec
ord for twelve months his income for
! the f1fty-two weeks would be the as
| tonishing total of $4,000.
| But the money making record was
not the only one smashed to atoms.
During the year and six months that
Willie Richie held the lightweight
crown. he fought fewer men than
Welsh has in the past So days. No
champion in any division has ever
period Of time.
Mighty few champions have fought
that number Of good men throughout
their whole careers as titlehOlders.
along, as has been mentioned once pre-
vious in this column. Every man he
has faced has been in the top division
of 1ightweights. There were Baldwin,
Cross, White, Wolgast and Shugrue.
Both Wolgast and Richie found alibis
to prevent a meeting with Young Shu-
grue. Welsh merely named the money
for which he'd highland went in and
fought. In between the Baldwin and
Shugrue fights, Welsh met Fred Yelle
at Boston on NOV. "A, ana 1OunS BfOWu
at Syracuse two nights later.
Los Angeles, Dec. 4.-Indications are
that Johnnie Dundee, the New York
lightweight. will enter the ring a slight
favorfte in the betting when he meets
Joe Rivers in a scheduled twenty-round
battle in the Vernon arena of the Pa
ciflc Athletic club next Tuesday night.
Dundee's good work against Beecher,
Azeveda and Richie has been big
boost for the eastern boy.
Columbia, Mo-, Dec. Jacob Speel-
man. Of Grand Rapids. Mich. was elect
ed captain Of the 1915 football team OF
the University of Missouri. Speelman
has played left end with Missouri
for two years. He is % years old. Next
fall Speelman will have six winners OF
the M associated with him on the
team to begin work: Toby Graves. hall
back; Collins and Rutledge, quarter
] backs; Leo Grover, tackle; vandine
! guard. and lansing, center.
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