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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
PENN UNFORTUNATE
IN RELAY DRAWING
Quaker University Allotted
Seventh Position in One-mile
Championship Race.

The drawing for position at the pole in
the Penn relays was held in order that
this matter might be printed for the in
formation of the various team managers.
Pennsylvania was very unlucky in its
draw this season. In the one-mile cham
pionshlp the Quakers will be No. from
the pole in the two-mile championship
they drew No s position and In the four
mile championship No. II. The freshmen
No. 2 for their championship event. In
the medley sprint championship Pennsyl-
vania drew the outside. while In the med
ley distance relay they are No. 4. This
is the worst luck that Pennsylvania has
ever had in drawing for position at the
pole. but they hope to overcome whatever
handicap this may be by hard running
Their position from the pole is not real
handicap in the one-mile and medley
sprint races because IL is in these two
events that Penn has the best chance.
Yale seems to have its customary luck
with them, as 1t drew the pole in both
the one and the four-mile events, while
II drew second in the two-mile event.
The relay management has sent out
letters calling Tor maj entries on fIl-
day, April IS. 1t is hoped that the man
ayers will have their trials early enough,
so that the names of the runners for
the various teams may be sent TO the
relay management
Two Western colleges were definitely
heard from to the effect that they would
have teams here for the championships,
The University OF Kansas sent word that
It would be represented in either the
two or the four mile championship, and
that II hoped TO send teams for both
of these events. The University OF Iowa
entered definitely the one-mile champion
ship, in which II has a very good
team and expects TO show up well. Inter-
est In the races through the West Is
very keen. All the big colleges of the
West are bringing on their men, both for
the special events and the relay cham
plonships, which will make these events,
as usual. represent the real college cham
plonships OF America,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
BELMONT PREPARES
RACERS FOR N. Y. MEET
Will Not Enter Horses at Havre
de Grace-Awaits Big Bel
mont Opening.

NEW YORK. April ls. - August Bel
mont will not race any OF his thorough
breds at the coming Havre de Grace
meeting, and II Is extremely unlikely
that the silks of the chairman of the
Jockey Club will appear at the PIN
Iico course. S. C. Hildreth, who is In
charge OF the Belmont racers, said that
he preferred TO give his horses slow and
careful preparation for the campaign in
this State.
"rhere will be plenty Of racing in New
York State" he said, "and / think II best
10 wait until the Belmont Park opening
Last year l sent the Belmont horses TO
the races early in the spring, and when
A came 10 the fall meetings in Maryland
Flittergold was the only horse Whleh was
In good racing condition"
Eildreth has IS thoroughbreds under
his care at Sheepshead Bay, and lovers
Of cross-country sport will be interested
10 learn that Mission is back in training
This mare wTenched herself In the WHIT
new Memorial Steeplechase Handicap az
PipinR Rock last June and was thrown out
of training. Previous to that she had
demonstrated her ability as umper-
topper by capturing the Sportsmens ana
international Steepleehase Handicap
sandstone, a three-year-old son OF ROCK
sand-Sequence. recently purchased by H.
n Hallenbeck from John e, Madden,
AGA al the Hallenbeck winter quarters az
Shrewsbury shortly after his arrival from
Kentucky. This colt raced only talfly
well IN 1913. but improved greatly over
winter. ana klr. Hallenbeek considered
aim 5000 prospect
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
KNOCKOUT PUNCHERS
ON PARAMOUNT BILL
Jack Farrell Fights Willie Lu-
cas- Tonight-Gus Christie
and Ahearn Box Saturday.

Two knockout artists are billed as fea-
lures on the six-bout program of the Faii
| mount A. C.s weekly show tonight Is.
o. Jack Farrell, of the 18th Ward, will
meet Willie Lucas, of Fairmount, in the
main go. In the semi1nal X. o. Cuban,
of the 18th Ward, will endeavor to hang
haymaker on the jaw of Seesaw Kelly,
of Kensington. The program follows:
=, First bont-Willle o'Neil, nth Ward vs. Joe
Second bout.Tommy Gibson. Germantown.
Third b0ut-Jimmy Downs. Goth Ward. VS.,
Jack Kanrow, Southwark. ..,-..,. r,,,,. 40
cfaTfrv R%Hfrv" smith, S1T'iitSd 10Th WdS' Ward N' r
Senllwlnd-u p---knockout Cuban, 18th Ward
Wind-up-K. 8. Jack Farrell. nth Ward, VS..
Willie Lucas. Fairmount.
Two heavyweight bouts scheduled N
New York tonight. Gunboat Smith and
Charley Weinert and Al Reich and Porky
Flynn will clash.
Two Little Italy battlers, Jimmy Coster
and Freddy Corbett, have been signed up
by Promoter Muggsy Taylor to appear IN
the star nout at the Broadway A. Z. on
Thursday night. Corbett Is making gal
liant effort to come back after being on
the side lines for about three years.
Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, and con-
tender for Jess Wizards newly acquired
laurels. will be given a rest by his man
ager, Billy Gibson, for about fortnight.
Gibson says he will put up purse or
$25 900 for Willard-Coffey match.
Local fistic followers will have an OPP
portunity to see two clever middlewelghts
aspirants for the championship of the
much-mudded division. when Jake
Ahearn, of New York meets Gus Christie
of Milwaukee, In the feature fray at the
National A. c. Saturday night. Both
won their bouts in their last appearances
here.
Harry Pollok and Dan McKetrick, New
York fight managers, have decided to
promote championship bouts this season
They have leased the Brighton Beach
race track. The place has a seating ca
pacity of 10000
Benny Leonard, New York's clever
lightweight, who made a decided hit at
the Olympia Club, is on the side lines
with an attack of la grippe. He was
offered a date here with Pal Moore, but
was forced to turn down the proposition
A letter for Marcus Williams, of the
Fairmount club, is awaiting claim in the
Sports Department of the EVENING
LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
BY JESS WILLARD

Heavyweight boxing champion OF the world.
ARTICLE l.
Had IL not been for the taunts and the
sneerng laughter that met me at almost
every turn during the last three years II
is doubtful II l ever would have perse-
vered in my ambition to win the worlds
hghting title.
More than once I was tempted to quit
in total disgust and go back to Kansas
for the simple life of n breeder of horses.
More than once told myself there was
no use and l might as well acknowledge
then and there that 1t was hopeless.
But the thought of quitting that way,
the thought of an unrealized ambition
that | knew would torture me the re-
mainder of my life, the idea of giving up
u great purpose that I knew was possible
of fulfillment spurred me on. The more
they sneered and laughed the frmer I
grew in this purpose and here l am to-
day champion OF the world.
That's what won mo the title-the stub
bornness they say possessed when was
a boy and which ! never outgrew They
say l showed II in the Havana battle
when ! refused to be awed by the pres
ence of the most wonderful fighter of the
day and little later refused to be cut
down by his mightiest punches.
But what helped most to keep me going
during the lean, gnawing days, when
there was nothing in sight, no money
coming in, no matches on nothing but a
defeated ambition at every turn, was
the sneer that | received. That was the
goad needed. 1t made me champion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
MOORE'S KAYO OVER
O'BRTEN A SURPRISE,
Southwarkite Stops Clever OPP
ponent in Fifth - Tender
Adds Schneider's Scalp to
Collection.

Willie Moore, Southwarlk's southpaw
slammlng scrapper, plucKed the biggest
plume of his career when he scored a
technical knockout over Young Jack
O'Brien in the NTH round at the Olym-
pia a. A. last night. The result of the
encounter was one of the biggest sur
prises of the season.
After making a monkey-as a fan in the
two-bt section of the arena shouted at
the beginning OF the fourth round-out OF
Moore for the first four rounds, Willie
left his corner like an enraged tiger and
went after OBrien, hammer and tongs.
Bill backed Little Jack into the former $
corner and connected with half a dozen
right and left hand punches to O'Brien' s
jaw. beating him to the floor.
Jack fell fiat on his face, with his left
hand hanging on the lower rope. Referee
Frank O'Bren began to practice arth-
metic, and up to the count of 1t did not
seem as II Jack would get to his feet.
However, when the third man in the ring
reached Q. O'Brien reEained his equlib.
rum Moore again rushed Little Jack
and began pelting punch after punch into
his visage. Referee O'Brien then inter-
vened and stopped the fight.
Young Jack gave one of the cleverest
boxing exhibitions seen in this city for
the first four rounds, after being out OF
the ring for about a year. His footworll
was marvellous. He made Moore miss his
much feared left-hand wallop necessarily.
and Moore's features gave mute testimony
of the damage done by O'Brien's straight
left-hand punches.
OBrien went tired in the fifth round.
and he was unable to block, duck or side
step Moore's underlying terrific left. Fol-
lowed by right and another left, Young
Jack weakened in the knees, and after a
few more blows to the jaw he fell for
ward on his face. Frank O'Brlen did the
only logical move when he stopped the
bout after Jack got up unable to protect
himself. OBrien weighed 145% pounds and
Moore tipped the beam at li2j9 pounds
Lew Tender, 1852, added another vic
tory to his string by easily defeating Bar
ney Schneider in six rounds. Eddie Nc
Andrews, l3Sla, made sensational rally
In the final round of his bout with Jimmy
Murphy, 1874 but the latter's big ad-
vantage in the early periods enabled him
to win the verdict with little doubt Harry
Palmer llS, defeated Sammy Decker,
1914, and Leo Vincent. 124a4 gave a nifty
exhibition in beating Frankie White, 126.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
chow | WON CHAMPIONSHIP"
TOLD BY JESS WILLARD
Sneers of the Fight World Goaded Awkward Kansan
to Realization of Ambition, Says Titleholder
in Story Of His Life.

was pretty much what they call coun-
try jay, a big, green farmer, totally un-
used to city ways, along about the time
that Jack Johnson won his title from
Tommy Burns in Australia. That didn't
excite people in this country very much,
but when the defeat Of Jim Jeftries came.
on top OF the feeling that Jeffries was
the only white man who had chance
with the negro there was a lot of ex-
element. 1t struck the little settlement
where | lived and then 1t was that I
first conceived my ambition some day to
win the big title
That was in July, 1910. and mind Il.
at that time ] had never even seen \
boxing glove, let alone have a pair Of
them on my hands But weighed aB0
pounds and had mixed up a little in ANA
teur athletics In my township. As big
as l was, / was known as quick on my
feet" because they had timed me 100 yards
In IL seconds at a couple of county fair
meets, and the performances were all
right knew. because the horse timers
watches were on me. Beside that, I
was one of the best swimmers ever seen
In our river and generally regarded as
something of an all-round man.
My father died before 1 was born, but
left my mother in fairly comfortable cir
cumstances, so that we got along well.
I have two brothers, both of them big
fellows-Robert and Marion-and both OF
them live in the southwest corner of
jackson County Kansas.
After we were pretty well grown my
mother married NJ. L. Stalker. a substan-
tlal man, and they moved to Topeka,
where my mother died about four years
ago. We all loved our stepfather and ho
saw to 1t that we received as good a
bringing up as any boys In the county.
He taught us correct principles and gen.
orally gave us an excellent start in life.
While a farmer boy l married Miss
Evans, whose father is still farmer of
excellent standing few miles out of
Emmett, Kansas. We have four children
and you may be sure am mighty proud
OF them. They are hardly old enough yet
TO be proud OF their father.
My birthplace was in Adrian township,
which did not boast of single town, but
/ generally call Emmett my home, though
st. Mary's is the nearest town to the
spot where was born.
Next / will tell you something about
the boyhood days in Kansas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
M'LOUGHLIN, IN POOR FORM,
SUFFERS SECOND DEFEAT
Players on Pacific Prepare for Inva-
sion of East.

The lawn tennis stars are already well ad-
Nanced in their spring preparation on the Pa,
see another California invasion this season.
Maurice Mclaughlin is playing again. but,
according 10 some recent matches IN doubles
he is not hitting with his accustomed vim, In
an exhibition match held at the Golden Gate
PARK, Mclaughlin was paired with Carl Card
ner and they were beaten by William John
sion and John Strachen by the score OF ~
40. B-3, 8-3. Johnston has filled out great
deal since he seen around here last year,
ana Is reported to be showing increased hit
ting power.
A big crowd saw the match and Il was the
second defeat for the Davis Cup hero and his
partner al the hands OF Johnston and Gardner.
The t1rst match was at the California Tennis
club where Johnston and Strachen were the
yictors by the score OF so ga. 3-B, 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
CHAMPIONSHIPS
BY A. A. u. SECRETARY
Indoor It'll e holders Are
Grouped in Their Respective
Events.

Secretary Herman Meyer, of the Mid
die Atlantic Association of the American
Amateur Union. has announced the list
of indoor champions for the season Just
ended.
The association boasts of a powerful
organization. and the records established
during the season show conclusively the
merit of the athletes.
The list follows:
GYMNAsT1C.
= ParalleI bars-Henry NJ. o. wandrer, PhiIa-
Horse - Otto schuster. Kensington Labor
Club EXPERIMENTATION j. Mutt. University
Flying ,rinss-Fred Fnuser, Boys Club OF
TumblingN George S. Barker. University of
Pennsylvania.
INDOOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONS.
2o-yard champ!onship-Johp knight shryoek.
Phiiaadelpha Swimming club T5,,n n =, s.h.,,
a!eSsRfSh oyaERd Champion Dppy Pha
56G-yard ehanpionship-GIlbe A. Tomliu-
s2n Philsdeiphia swimming club; .,.,,,.n,
uRIyeTsity 5ISTst% d 5ris FittsbSrgh a'''D - y" nS
4O6eyard reiaySPhiadelphia swimming Club.
Fancy diyins-samuel Gerson' Central T. ~.
Plunge for dlstance-Paul c. Roms. West
Branch Y. NJ, &. A.
BOXING CHAMPIONS.
IOs-pound class-Marty Grover. Eorthsids
uS,pound class-wilber Johnstone. Pitts
oiS i2SGpoHnd Aietti ciassSRay % Pryel. unattached.
l35-pound class-H. H. Jenkins. Pittsburgh
iIS-nSund ciass-A. Colaianni, unattached.
5s-pound class-Charles schons, Moon Kun
HeayyweiSht-stanley Smith, Northside Ath-
WRESTLING CHAMPIONS.
IOs-pound class-rhomas McGann, German
ii5-pound clsss-L W. Frazee, Northside Y
i25-poLEd class-A. j. Klnshaw, Pittsburgh
Athletic Association.
iS5.pound class-H. II. Jenkins, Pittsburgh
Athletic Association. 49,.
l45-pOund class-H. II. Jenkins. Pittsburgh
Athletic Association. - ,,-., -.
letic Association
Heavyweisht - Bmil Marshall. Pittsburgh
letic Association.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS
6O-yard dash-Gila Gano, Indiana Normal
100 ard dash-sllas Page, Penn State.
coward Tun-l+ A. Cross Pittsburgh Atm
i0OO-yard run~sam weitz. Mercury Athletic
S-mlle rum, organ, Pittsburgh Athletic AS
6t-ySrd high hurde-Eusens P. Hammi't
i3-Round shot put-K F, Fry University OF
Running high jump. l.. King, Pittsburgh
Athletic Association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
PHILADELPHIA BOWLERS
SHOW IN NATIONAL MEET
Standing of All Contestants Changed
in Yesterdays Play.

NEW YORK, April l3.-Changes in all
events but the doubles made yesterday
in the standing Of the hrst hye leaders in the
championship tournament Of the National
Bowling Association In the singles Q. ".
Huu,mel of Brooklyn. made 637 and took
fourth place. In the fve-mRn the Melroso
club. OF the Bronx. made 2s7s for third plaes.
The scores follow:
Straightforward f. Chlckering. New York.
6iS; Leo c. Lueke, BroOkIyn. esq., Thsodore
Smith, Philadelphia. 6Ss; c. W. Hummel.
Brookyn, 03T; Elmer E Wood. $50
Doubles-Walter and Smith. Rutherford \.
j.. 1882; Dunbar and Wilson, New York 1905;
StiCha and Fabian, New York, iii; Christie
anc Lange, Haekensaek, l1T6; Cattaranlch and
la Belle. Montreal. -1T2
Five men-Atlande Brooklyn. 291T; Manelo,
Philadelphia, 2siS; Melrose. New York, 2ST4
National TuTnYereln, No. !, Newark, 1851;
Rosevile A. A.. Newark. 2s50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13
BINGLE AND BUNGLE
IN DIAMOND DOPE

Schuyler Britton, president, and Miller
Huggins, manager, of the st. Louis Ma
tions. are in Cincinnati with the avowed
intention of anneXing Miguel Gonzalez
and "Rube" Benton from President Herr
mann's club, You know we have some
thing coming from Cincinnati In return
Tor Ivy Wingo," Higgins said I'VE do
not expect any trouble in getting the
services OF Benton and Gonzalez. Every
thing is practically arranged for their
nanster to the st, Louis Club"
The Jersey City International League
team lined up yesterday afternoon In a
game at West Side Park with the strong
west Side A. c., semiprofes sional cham
plons OF Jersey City, and Manager George
Mhtses recruits won an easy victory.
Score 9 to o.
For MS row with Umpire Fyfe in the
opening game of the season at Washing
oh Park on Saturday afternoon. Lee
Mssee, the boy manager OF the Brook
seas was suspended for two days and
hhed $50 by President James A. Gilmore
Yesterday. Magee received a telegram to
sns eneet from the leader of the Feds
previous to yesterdays game.
Hank Ramsey. the veteran minor league
sauer, was In New York yesterday to at
hu the International League meeting
the Imperial. Hank said he had
saoush when he gave up the management
- tue troy State League club last sum
meT, out now the old bee is buzzing
sssaln' and Hank feels that he can't be
Ssppy until he gets back into the old
game again.
ashsger Carrigan. OF the Boston Amerl-
e, announces that he has released
SlSsher Pratt. Pitcher Cooper and Out
pi.l pps.usF Tntweiler to the Providence Club.
SneF Eean Gregg, whose arm Is said
Ie troubling him. left the club at
Sine'hnau for his home in Boston.
~ Williams, the Notre Dame outhelder,
mas been elected to hll Tommy
place In centre field on the Cub
Ill, Is destined to be one OF the leading
ssers on the club II he succeeds in
Nashlng the ball in the regular season
he mas In the exhibition games Will
,hsn mas raped out more long drives
49, any one else on the team, and II
re peen these extra-base hits that have
enSineed Manager Bresnahan he will
y one or the star hitters.
me name OF Dummy Taylorp has not
passed into oblivion. The deaf and
~ man one-time star slabman OF
~ ne" York Giants. has a Job as um-
- N the Kansas State League The
nave been wondering how Taylor
ua be able to convey to the crowd
eis,,sel el on balls and strikes. In sig
~ ihs l,s his decisions Taylor uses a Whis-
~ 1"lng once for strike and twice
~ pail On base decisions wave of
hand Is the sign.
- Aoran's aspirations TO bring a PEN
~. % Philadelphia are not taken seri-
py dopesters abroad. According TO
:, a.-eeiasrs Moran has too many rockies
~ so4tef 70 show any immediate re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-13

with ell teams in and around psnnsyIiySania
ments Address F. j. Klaiber, 80 Jefferson
street.
The All-stars of tho Northeast League, a
team formed Of all the star PLAYERS OF the phl PM,
amy frst-class team Sundays or, during, the
TsS to efSsRPs SoJ& RsmSs % 6S nGaSy Toq
ssBr City Sae 9y ynres as Shf
850 Wolf street.
games with al 4-ye"T!old @ teams paying
sohuSep. SSEpeaSsf assi EOF street S "'" Address "'
cling team would m like to on meet all teams OF !6a.
class having grounds and willing 70 pay half
Koob, 500 South T St @Sth sirSet %ct''9 " ''''1
The willowmere club. a fast 15-1G-year-old
uniformed I'd team; would like 1P 70 meet any uni
penses for ' % men. I oh Se uniformed foams need
reply. Address Charles Weippert, 80 West
wind:horst A. c, would like to arrange games
B,isston ENers Royg Club and o teams q this
avenue.
playing it's regular Saturday and holiday games,
Is s., booking SUNDAY sames Mnn9gers Of all al
Iheir sehsdae good, fast atirasetioR VII make
KaibacEeT, % 44rI &orth Gle Gisveand ] avenue. venues D
The Wilson F. c. of South Philadelphia,
Boys FriCndiyt BBssrEdolI,n - ThQmash wallace
pevlin, MPlrose, Mantua and Belmont. Would
lso like to hear from any other teams in this
State or New jersey offering fair guarantee
Address ". r. Keleher 1914 South Mole street
The Fralinger A. c.. champions OF South
Philadelphia, desires, to hear from all teams
previously played and any home teams desiring
a strictly drst-class attraction. Would be glad
70 hear from Atlantic City Pitman, Ocean
City, Cape May, Clifton Heights Camden A.
A. and other teams of this calihre. Address
w. p. Holston. 1S29 South I'd street.
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ADAMS TO BOX McCARRON
Will Substitute for Eddie Revoire at
Norristown Tonight.

Billy Adams. local middleweight, will
meet Jack McCarron, of Allentown, in
the l0-round wind-up at the Palace A, c.,
Norristown, tonight. in the stead of Eddie
Revoire, who was originally booked 10
meet the upstate contender for the
championship.
Revoire was taken Ill shortly after his
match with Joe Borrell, of Kensington,
at the same club last Tuesday night,
He was forced to call Off his match with
Tommy Coleman at the Quaker City last
week Eddie's physician advised him not
to box tonight
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LOCAL POLOIsTs WIN IN WEST
Philadelphians Defeat Boise Club in
Exposition Match.

SAN FRANCISCO, April l3-The Phiadel-
phla Country Club. polo team yesterday defeat
ei the Boise udahOl four on the San Mateo
polo ield. N 20 l0lt goals. In the second round
for the Polo Association cups In the Panama
Paeihc exposition tournament.
Boise was conceded seven goals TO start, and
In the hrst two periods the Northerners scored
three goals to their opponents two. In the
third period. however, the Philadelphians
braeed up and scored nve times. From that
fine the Easterners Eoaled with regularity. the
univ score 10 the credit OF the Boise team
coming In the fourth period