The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-16
NO SPORTS IN
ENGLAND TO-DAY
Cricket, Football, Horse Racing. Prize
Flshtins and Other Contests Are
Showed Aside During the
War.
MANY JOIN THE CoLoRs
Nearly All Professional and Amateur
sportsmen Have Gone to the
Front and Answered
the Call.
[By P. NJ. Sarle, United Press Stan
Correspondent

IBy P. NJ. Sarle. United Press Stan
Correspondent
LONDON. Sept. 19.-(By mail to-
New York For the first time In
English history sport has been
brought to standstill by war H.th-.
erto VIII atever campaign England has
had on hand-even during the Napo-
leonic wars-horse racing, cricket.
football, prize fighting, etc, has con-
tinued serenely. But the present con-
flict has smashed all presidents. and
with the leading opponents OF every
branch OF sport under arms It has
been found impossible to carry out
the various athletic programmes.
True. spasmodic efforts are being
season. but public opinion Is so strong
that football, which was just starting
at the outbreak OF hostilities, has
been practically abandoned. The foot
ball association. the governing body,
offered to close down altogether II
the war Office thought 1t advisable
The cricket season was brought to
close like shot. for most of the
leading amateurs iocked to the col
ors. Not big team but had a num-
Der of army officers in its ranks, but
the record goes to the county Of
Hampshire, whose team supplies nine
teen OF its members to the army and
navy.
Turfmen were not slow to answer
their country's call. and Lord Tor
rington, himself a capable performer
over the sticks" led detachment
Of crack amateur jockeys to the re-
cruiting ONCE, and enlisted In the
7th Hussars Torrington did exactly
as less exalted recruits were doing,
signed a form requesting that one
third OF his pays cents day-be
paid to his wife. though Lady Tor
rington is spending lots more than
that on relief work
Lieutenant Norman Champion de
Crespigny. member Of the famous
sporting family and crack amateur
jockey, and Capt A. C. Luther, fam
Gus crfcketer. tennis and football play.
er. were among the first killed at
Mons.
The prize ring has supplied its full
the present. Bandsman Flake, q
white hope" although under no OBJ
legation to do SO, rejoined his old reg
iment, only to be sent home wounded
in less than q week. Gunner NOR,
who went down before Tommy Burns
some seven or eight years ago, is in
the saddle again, riding with one Of
the guns that have given the Ger
mans SO much trouble.
Dick Swan another promising
heavyweight who was reservist, re-
joined the Oxford light infantry and
was in the murderous fighting of the
first days of General French's early
retreat.
Other prominent pugilists who are
thirsting to get home a few STRAIGHT
lefts" are Bill Landbury, Jim Lewis,
Johnny Webb. Tom Mccormick, who
came from Australia under Doctors
orders only to rejoin his old regiment,
| the Manchesters. Private Bradock
with the marines at Ostend) and
Harry Rudge Petty Officer Curran
and Seaman Hayes are with the feet
| in the North sea, while the four
brothers Condor, well known in north
country and army boxing circles, are
at the front
| Harry Coxan has not SO far seen
his way clear to join the colors but
his three fighting brothers are with
their regiments.
/ e. v. Chandler and Johnny Doherty
led the way for the amateur boxers
and were quickly followed by others
So far, TO the regret of the fancy"
Bombardier Billy Wells has not maids
up his mind to rejoin the artillery. in
| which corps he made his name as a
fighter.
In France, OF course, every branch
of sport has been tied up by the call
ing to the colors OF every able4bodied
man. and in addition to Georges Car
pentier every French boxer has had
to change the gloves for the rife.
George Stern. the crack steeplechase
jockey, Is shouldering rifle in an
infantry regiment. To his amazement,
on going up to do his military service.
the riding masters did not consider
his horsemanship good enough for the
cavalry.