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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
GRlOlRON MEN OUT
Inrty Mlnims Break Ice at NOtre
Dame.

The first fall football practice was
held at Notre Dame yesterday when
the 80 minimus spending their summer
vacation at \otre Dame. initiated the
new football field which mas been con
StruCted for the younger players. The
new field Is regulation size and the
future varsity men are getting ready
for the strong games of the year which
are furnished by the various public
school teams in South Bend. Brother
Cerjtan is arranging the play field 50
that every boy i'm the minimus will
be a member of some football team
and then schedule viii be arranged,
by the boys. The youngsters are look
ing after the work Of construction
the goals. This is the first lesson they
learn al Notre Dame. namely 10 take
care of themselves and not 10 depend
on each other
The varsity will have the first foot
ball practice Of the season Sept. 10 ac-
cording 20 summons sent 10 the pros
pective candidates by Coach Harper
last night There are about 40 men
eligible for the varsity this wear and
many are unframed men having but
one year OF practice on the freshman
squad last year. Coach Harper said
the prospects for this year were any
thing but bright and that Il will take
weeks or drilling before he can hope
20 make good showing The sched-
ule OF games FOR this wear is excep-
tionally hard and a little faltering in
the fall practices viii be fatal 10 the
team
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
Purchased White SoxBaner Winner Chicago
RACE RESULTS
Windsor Results.

First race. one mile - LeVana.
S57.4O. $3.50 and 5000. won: Wild
horse $3.50 and s3.4O. second; ca
denza. $37G. third-time. l:42 ID.
Dimity. Agnes G. Stonewood. Shrews-
Jury. Hoos Who. Cotton Top. SIR
Second race. ur!Cngs-Marion
Gaiety $50. $3.50 and $3.50 won;
Prince Philisthorpe. $1,000 and $40
second; Splitter. $40. third-time,
1:27 As. Beehive. OhertOry. Dark
Risaloon. Froissart, Sir James, Shreve
Tide and Mona G also ran.
Third race. II furlOngs-Dinity'
s11.5O, s4.3O and $40 won; Com
mensia. $3.50 and $2.T0. second; Nee
licka. $500. third-time 1:O6 10.
Fair Helen. Maxim Belle, Kopje,
Katherine also ran.
Fourth race. one mile-Dr. Larrick,
$5l.5O, $22.1O and S11.40. won: Foun-
tain Fay. $40 and $50 second;
.Cannonade. $40. third-time. $40.
Private Petel. Brave Cunarder. Trans
il, Harbard. First Degree also ran.
Fifth race. furlongs-Sands OF
Pleasure. $3.50. $3.50 and $3.50,
won; Jack O'DOwd. $40 and $500,
second: Big Fellow. $3.50. third
time. 100 2-5. ocean Prince. Jack
Reeves. Peep Sight. Reserve, Medea,
Gypsy Blair. MarigOld. MAY MCGEE
and Bonner also ran.
Sixth race. furlongs-B roomsedge,
$3.50, $3.50 and $3.50, won; Com
mauretta, S11.4O and S4.6O. second;
Imperator. S2.70. third time.
III 3-5. Martin Casca. September
Morn. Erin. Celebrity. Nigadoo. Sir
Blaise. Egmont, Astrologer. Char
meuse also ran.
Seventh race. mile and 20 yards
CHnedge. 1920. $3.50 and $3.50, won;
Lochiel. $50 and $3.50, second; Bur
wood. $3.50. third-time, 1:44 3-5.
Lady Mexican. Luther Marian, Nc
Clintock, Sigma Alpha also ran.
Saratoga Results.
First race, 1-2 urlOngs-Roches-
ter. 40 TO /. won; Pesky. 3 to 1, second;
Whimsy, to /. third. Time-1:O7 10.
Friar Rock, Prince Harry. Cosmic,
Poppee. Peaceful Star. Miss Puzzle.
IngOt Blue Me. Fanny Dodge and
Scanny also ran.
Second race. Acknowledgment, 9
to ,. won; Pomette Bleu. 6 to D. sec
ond: One Step, to ?, third. Time
1925 % Bayberry Candle, Water
Witch. Light Wing. Filigree, Charter
Third race. mile and three-six-
teenths-Napier. Is to 1, won; Carl
ton T., II TO 10. second; MarshOn, Z
to 10. third. Time-2:01 So c. NJ.
Miller and O'Sullivan also ran
Fourth race. one mile-The Grader,
to l. won; Holiday, 10 ), second
ThOrnhill, to ,. third. Time
1879 2-5. Coming Tower. Pullux also
ran.
Fifth race. . ID furlongs-Sa lvani-
ty, 10 To l, won: Broomvale. l to 3,
second; Miss Philbin. TO l. third.
Time-1:07 As. MaifOu, Important
and Dolina also ran.
Sixth race, furlongs-Silica, Is to
;. won: Figinity, 4 to ;, second: Grum-
by, TO 3, third. Time-1:13 Is.
Iron Duke. Reliance. Hauberk. Han
ovia, Strrup and Pan Maid also ran.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
CLARKE FIRST IN
GRAND AMERICAN
HANDICAP SHOOT
Banker Gees Into Triple Tie for
Lead With Go Out of 100,
Then Takes Shoot
off.
BY Tom Marshall.

CHICAGO. Aug Ell. 3. Clarke
OF Chicago. won the Grand American
Handicap, the years premier trap
shooting event Friday I'm Grant park
where after tying with three others az
So cut of 100 targets, he broke 20
straight Ia the shootoff Clarke is not
"A seasoned shooter and this makes MS
performance all the more noteworthy.
lie has been following the clay bird
game for only about "a year, although
previously he had been an ardent
sportsman. Clarke is vice president of
the Hibernian bank and holds the
sam coffee i'm the Sportsman's club
Of America.
The three men who tied with Clarke
were ". +. Denver of Hampton, Ind,
&. G.. Hickman of conan. Ind. ana
J. j. Randall of Greensburg, Kan.
Clarke and Denver shot from the IS
yare line. while the others were sta
toned az the l9-yard mark.
Leaders Get S66f.f0.
The four leaders each received
S664.10. OF the @. A. III. purse In ad-
ditiOn Clarke was awarded chest of
silver. Six men with scores OF %
carried away S2S6.44 each. They were
T.. ". Anderson. j. III. Ferry. a. Gill
son. G.. B. Helm, p. J.. Heinecke and
e. W. Irrgang Eleven men finished
with scores of % and seven with cards
of 90.
Shooting Friday was under the most
trying conditions Throughout Thurs
day the contestants were bothered 10y
good breeze blowing diagOnally
across the traps. but today II was
nearly a gale.
Consolation TO Milwaukee Man.
The Consolation handicap was won
by H. Hammersmith of Milwaukee,
after "A shooton with Sam lever, the
former baseball pitcher. Both finish
ed the 1O0-bird event with cards Of
%. In "a shootom for third place,
Cass - Livingstone OF of Youngstown.
OA won by breaking % straight The
winner of the Consolation received
Sis. second man took S130.50 and
third man Sis.
The professionals staged a race for
the Henry Stanford trophy and r. o.
tPop) Heiks carried away the bacon.
Six men entered and Taylor was elm
mated with score of 81 on 100
bird shoot. IE the trophy contest,
which was also at 100 targets Heiks
broke 90, Bart Lewis was second with
% r. 5 Graham third with "a, Les
ter German fourth with % and G. 5.
Spencer last with 90
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
NET MEN BEGIN PLAY TODAY
Y. VI. c. A. Tournament Opens This
Afternoon.

Drawings for the elimination tennis
tournament of Y. VI. G. A. tennis play
ers were made Thursday evening by
the tennis committee at the associa-
ton building under the direction of j.
b. Miller, physical director Games
will begin this afternoon and players
will arrange their games with their
opponents as soon as possible
Those who will take part in the
tournament are: Forster VS.. c. Stell-
ner; V. Smith VS.. McCarty; snyder VS..
Milliman; Hubbard vs.. LaNou; Yer
mande VS.. Parker: White VS.. Kings
ley; G. Beyrer VS.. Jernegan: Thor
ward vs.. Midgley; X. King VS.. r. Stell-
ner: McNicker vs. LOngley: c. Witt
vs. Elmore: Sylvanius VS.. r. Smith:
". Nitsche Us. r. Warner; Happ W
Judge Warner
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
FACTORY LEAGUE FLAG
IN BALANCE TODAY
Studcbakers and Singers Clash i'm
Double BiIl-Win for Machine
Men Means Pennant.

Studebakers and Singers will clash
in "a double engagement at Singer
park this afternoon and a single win
hy the leading Singers will Cinch the
Factory league pennant for the sea-
son.
divers and the Ball Bands will not
play today since the oliver Outing
club will hold its annual picnic. one
week from today the regular sched-
uled season of the league VIII close.
There are q number of postponed
games to be played and the directors
viii hold "a meeting early i'm the week
to decide what shall be done about
these leftover contests.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
WHITE SOX GET JACKSON
Cleveland SIuggcr Bought for $4,000
by COmiskcy.

CLEVELAND. Aug 81 - Coming
through with bid OF $4,000 and
three bali players. the Chicago White
Sox Friday purchased Joe Jackson
from the Indians
Just what players viii come here
has not been determined.
Jackson left Friday night for Chi
cago and will break into the lineup
with his new mates saturday
Somers has been willing to talk
trade for jackson for several weeks
Joe has not been hitting up TO his
usual form this season and the In
d.sns' boss decided a change of seen
cry would be best for AN concerned.
Turtle soup tonight at Kemuitzer's
Buffet. 5l5 r. jefferson ST. AdVt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
KALEY BOYS AND
OLIVER GIRLS WIN
Six Games Staged in InterpIaygrOund
League Friday Afternoon. Play
Various Kinds of Ball

Six games in the inter playground
series were played on the ]. ID. Oliver
field Friday afternoon. The Haley
Juniors and Intermediates won their
games from the oliver teams, the Oil
yer intermediate girls won two out of
three from the Sample girls, and the
oliver girls took a close game of bat
ball from the Sample intermediates.
The scores:
Junior League (BasebalD.
Haley - A 53202 pa
oliver - 0O12001 O. Z
Intermediate League UndOOr).
Haley .....2 60 3O1 lott
Oliver ..OO2 OO2 4O1- 9
Girls Intermediate League (Volley
Bald.
First game-Ohver. Is; Sample, II.
Second game-Sample. Is; Oliver, S.
Tird game-Oliver. 10; Sample, 3.
Girls intermediate League (Bat BalD
oliver. Is; Sample Is.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
WILL HOLD BROWN DAY
Ten Cent Baseball VIII be started I'm
Chicago sunday

CHICAGO. Aug 21-Popular pric-
ed baseball with reasonable admis-
sion charge OF ten cents. will be in
auguratcd tomorrow at the Federal
league park and Merdecai Brown day
will be celebrated The former Ma
tional league twirling star VIII be
presented with many valuable gifts
and Pres't Gilmore. Of the league will
be for the day
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
GAMES TO-DAY.

American League.
Boston at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago.
Washington at Detroit.
National League.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at New York.
Federal League.
Chicago at Buffalo.
Pittsburgh at Newark.
Kansas City at Baltimore.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
BILLY WILSON WINS GO
Benny Palmer is Put 20 the Floor
Several Times.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug 21-BMy
Wilson Of Los Angeles. won easily
from Benny Palmer OF San Francisco.
in 3 rounds here Friday night. Will
son surprised all the fans by knock
inE Palmer down twice in the second.
twice in the third and three times in
the 18th.
Jimmy Ward and Battling Harris
fought 1O-rOund draw One Punch
Hogan won from kid Texas in 10
rounds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
SCOTT IN
TAME RACE WINS
KING GEORGE Coin
Small Field in 2::08 Trot Out.
CIaSSed by Great Horse
Who Takes $1,000
Stake.

MONTREAL. Que. Aug. 2I.-Tne
$4,000 King George stake for 2:0S
trotters, carded as the feature race
of the Grand Circuit program a. Dor
val park Friday. proved a tame race,
owing to the small number of start
ers and the fact that the sensational
horse Peter Scott outclaSsed the field,
The most thrilling heat of the day
came in the 2;0S pace in which the
half mile track star Yedna. was ia
vorite. She won the first two heats
easily, but in the third Walter Cox
cut loose with Billy Dale. also q hall
mile track star, and the favorite only
beat him a head in 2:G2 1-2, within q
second Of the Canadian record.
The 2:1O trot went five heats with
Lizzie Brown the winner. Bennington,
the favOrite, only getting fourth
money.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
WARD GAMES TODAY
125 Pound Class.

River Park VS.. Blue Sox at Potta-
watomie park.
Standards VS.. Tigers at ]. d. oliver
playtield.
Seventh Ward.
Eagle Points VS.. First Brethren at
Haney av.
Cubs VS.. Stull NJ. f. at Oliver circus
field.
Grace NJ. e. VS.. United Brethren at
Studebaker park.
Second Ward.
Haley Parks VS.. Highlanders at J.
ID. oliver playfeld.
Lincoln Highways vs. Regulars at
Cassidy field.
Centrals VS.. West End Cubs at
Haley park.
Trio Ward and Fourth Ward have
finished their schedules.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
SHADES THOMAS.

NEW YORK. Aug e1.-Al Schu-
macher shaded Al Thomas in ten
rounds Kid White stopped frankie
Morgan in the second round Eddie
Siegel knocked out frankie Mahan in
the sixth round. Joh1 ~ Howard and
Frank Farmer boxed a ten round
draw.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

Chicago lilo 010 100 1-5 II l
Brooklyn $40 600 600 2-6 l
label. Lavender and Bresnahan;
Douglas. Dell. Smith and McCarty.
Umpires-Rigie and COckill.
Pittsburgh 100 OO1 01O 00-3 IL 1
Philadelphia OO1 OO2 600 OIL s 0
Cooper and Gibson; RiXey. AleXan-
der and killifer. mpires-O'D Day
and StOckdale.
Cincinnati . 600 600 600
New York 100 100 2O'-7 10
Lear. McCloskey and Wingo; Tes-
reau and Doom. Wendell Umpires-
Byron and Eason.
St Louis 900 600 600 4 Q
Boston ....... 600 100 00+-1
Meadows, Robinson and Snyder
Hughes and Gowdy. Umpires-Klem
and Emslie.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
Games Yesterday
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston ....3 900 600 100 II
Chicago ....0 900 600 OO1-l
Shore and Cady; Benz. Russell and
Schalk. Umpires-Chill and Evans.
Philadelphia 900 600 O1O- 3
Detroit zoos los 00"-11 13
Bressler, Pillion. Fillingen and Nc
Avoy: James and Stanage. Umpires-
Wallace and Connolly.
Washington 900 012 5OO-S IL 0
Cleveland ... 600 600 600 )
Harper and Williams; Brenton. Col
lamOre and O'Nein UmplreS-
OLoughlin and Hildebrand.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

81. LOUIS .UVI VUV WV '
Brooklyn ...041 POI 0O%-S 16 2
Watson. Crandall, Willett and Hart
ley; Marion and Land. Umpires-
Mullen and tombstone.
Kansas CITY ..32O coo COOS II 3
Baltimore .OO2 col 010-4 Z .
Packard and Brown; Bailey. Suggs.
Leclair and Jacklitsch. Umpires-
Mccormick and Wilhelm.
Chicago .... 600 $50 000-3
Buffalo ..2OO 131 OO*-7 10 1
Mcconnell. Black and Fischer;
schultz and Allen. mpires-O'Brien
and Brennan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
international League.

Buffalo. o; Toronto. /
Rochester. 4; Montreal, /.
Harrisburgh, 8 JERSEY City. 10.
Richmond. 9: Providence. 10.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
AMATEUR TRACK MEN IN
SECOND LAP TODAY
Schedule Of Events Begins at 2:30
O'Clock at Oliver Field-Three
Classes To Compete.

The second lap in all around track
meet conducted under the auspices of
the Amateur Athletic Federation Will
be held this afternoon at the oliver
playground. Five events were run
off Thursday
IL is the intention OF the promoters
10 divide the meet into series. schedul-
ing only certain events twice a week.
This IL is proposed Will permit the in
dividual 20 take part in more events
without firing himself so that he is
unable 20 do his best
The schedule OF events for this aft
ernOOn is.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
federal LEAGUE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Terre Haute. 4 Fort Wayne. ?.
Wheeling. 80; Youngstown. II.
Evansville. 5-5; Grand Rapids, 60
Dayton. >: Erie. ,.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

$50 y. m.-100 yard dash, running
broad jump.
125 Pound Class.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

l-o IOunu ldSS.
$50 y. MOO yard dash. running
broad jump; eight pound shot put.
Unlimited Weight Class.
=. m.-200 yard dash running
broad jump; Is pound shot put: one
mile
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE

schultz and Allen. UmplreS-O br
and Brennan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-11
REAL ESTATE RECORD
AND COURT CALENDAR
Trading Is Active on Local Market
With Sales Aggrcgating
S51 1000.
SALE is LARGE PURCHASER
Two Stuart Avenue Homes Bring
1o,O00-COrncr of Cary and
Boulevard H. Sold for $4,000.
Gintcr Park Home Sold.

Trading ON thu local real estate mar
ket Yesterday was active. the sales
tor the day apgrcGatins more than
$1,000. The business transacted was
IN the main FOR average priced prop
"rty, but thor" were some few deals
To- small property The mortgages
were numerous. but did not aggregate
= large total.
Ada T.. Moore sold TO W. W Sale
aud wife a lot fronting sevcrty-fvc
feet at the southwest corner Of Cary
street and the Boulevard and the
brick dwellings At 270l and 2Io3
stuart Avenue. This latter property
fronts sixty feet at the southwest cor
ncr Of stuart Avenue and Mulberry
street and sold for $l5. QUO Tho first
lot brought 10000.
w. {. Saunders sold To 4. w. Wit
tel 4 lot fronting 10" feet ON the east
sidr of thamberlayne Avenue. just
north Of l.ahurnum Avenue, in Ginter
faIk, for $4,000. Albert ChrIstcller
Soln ioriE-tYo feet on the west side
of Thirty third Street. south 90 K
street. to X. 7. Bib for $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-11
To-Day and Tonight in
Richmond

Civic Association. maSs- meeting
to dincuss pinn or charter reform.
John Marshall High school. S:t3
o'clock.
Clay ward Activcs. election of Of
hccrn. Monroe Hall. OH West Main
street. Sil5 o'clock.
Cooking school, Mrs. IIntc 10.
Vaughn, Masonic Temple, 10 o'clock.
Bnsrhni1. P1rtncr ~. WnshinEtor
horticultural. dOuble-hcader. broad
street Pnrk. 2:30 o'clock.
Tennis mntch, Country Club of
virginia vs.. Fort Monroe Coast Ar
tillery. 3;3O O'Clock.
Epunl Suffrage League. Opcn-nir
meeting. Second and Brond Streets,
S;3D o'clock.
Acndcmy-.N Pnir of SIxcs": mat
fncc, 2;3O; night. $3.50.
Lyric-POpulnr vaudeville; NATL
nee, 3.30; night. 5,f5 and O;I6.o
I.ftttr-PHrnmOunt picturcs; con-
tinu"us performance, II noon to II
night.
Standardization pictures: contin-
nous performance. II morning 10 II
night.
experimentation pictures; con-
tinunus performance. II morning to
II night.
Isis-MOtion pictures, continuous
performance, II morning 10 II
night.
Eictor-Motion picturcs; continu.
Gus performance.
Strnnd-PopuInr vaudeville, natl
nee md night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-11
TWO BREEDS DOMINATE
rotting Turf Now Rows TO Three
Great Families Of Horses.
Peter the trcut Lends.

Three great families now dominate
g trottins tu"f-tho Axworthys. the
,ter the Greats and the Bingcns. Sin
liar as IL may seem, the first and the
ST named are breeding on the best
at IN the matter OF extreme speed and
&C horse qualities, the Peter the
eats outrank any other family now
istent AS n rule, they race sound,
|. do also the BirgonS. but the same
mot be truly said OF the ANworthys
|ereditary unsoumdness affiicts the
mily. and in most cases they are SO
eedy when quite young that their
nbs cannot bear the strain.
AXtcll, 2:i2. founder or the family
uld never he got TO race by his new
vners after he won his record at
rec years. William l.. his sire. was
CURLY hooked horse, as was his dam
,dy Banker. and ANtell inherited the
fccts of his ancestors. With most
the AXworthys. however, il is not
cir hooks that are SO much at fault
ley so wrong iii their legs and feet
ley race gamely. as rnmely. perhaps.
any family; bur good legs and sound
ct are 10 a horse what sound wheels
to wagon. Lee ANworthy is al
ady atilicted with lamencss. while
ter Scott goes sound, ana il should
rprlse 80 one that if At the end of
season he will retire with more
'neN TO his credit than will Lee AK
|DrthN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-11
BUCK MAYER TO ARRIVE
AT VIRGINIA TOMORROW
Varsity Stnr VIII Tie Inst OF Eligible
Veterans TO Return-Bnrkcr
VIII Plny

one week before tho formal open
inG Of tn" university finds every let =
ter man on Nirainia.; Formidable eiev-
90 Of iAli. eligible for this wears team.
back in college save Buck Mayer. who
scored more touchdowns last season
than any other college player IN this
country Mayer wired to-day that he
would reach Charlottesville sunday
afternoon and join the squad on Mon
Tn" return Of MAYER practically in
surcs speedy back field Since tho
present squad contains several candi-
dates OF much promise. who should
make a worthy successor to Billy
Word. who left college last winter 10
Hcc"rt m" position OF tutor at the Plue
H!dc" Camp. private school near Ivy.
this county
Moore. a sub tackle who was used
frequently last year. arrived from
Roanoke to-day and donncd his uni
form. Another substitute lnesman Of
last year. who is showing much prom :
iSe. - Stillwcll. WHO came down down
from Princeton too late last fall To 90,
IN proper condition He weighs los
now. ana viii make some OF the reg
MARS hustle in order TO hold their Jobs
"kuhe' Baker. all-Southcrn tackle
last season. is busy this week taking
eNaminanonS III the medical school
ana VIII hardly join his teammates
h"f"r" next week. His decision to
continue III athletics was especially
plea inc To Trainer Lanigan who saws
mat the former mississippi captain
viii hang UP further records this s.s
SO" IN track and field events
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-11
FIGHTERS READY TO MEET
GIBBONS MCFARLAND BOUT
WILL COME OFF TONIGHT
Dig Purse Makes Scrap Most rnIkcd-of
Pugliistic Event In New York
for Fifteen Years.

NEW YORK. September lo-Al-
though II" championship is at stake
and neither of the contestants holds
a title. tho tcn-rouud bout between
Packcy mcfarland, OF Chicago. and
, Mike Gibbons. OF st. Paul. is more
talked OF than any puEilistic event
that has taken place here since tho
closing days Of the Horton LAW. fifteen
years ago. The men will meet at
the Brighton Beach motordrome to-
morrow night, and arc to weigh in
NJ ~ pounds tomorrow afternoon "a,
2 o'clock.
The fact that the promoters Of the
bout have deposited $4,000 in the
hands Of the stakeholder has disp"ilcd
any doubts that may have existed 70
the CcnuinencsS of the battle. The
large sum that each man will recciN e.
as well as the well-known ability Of
IN" principals. have attracted unusual
interest In their meeting. Each has
AN army Of followers. and arguments
arc heard on all sides as to why either
or the other should win.
Gibbons is slight favorite, for the
main reason that he has been nghting
right along, while Mcfarland has not
taken part in ring battle for quite
length Of time. HIS long absence
from the ring has caused MANY TO
believe that the Chicago man needs a
bout or two in order TO bring him
"i 10 Il NEnt WIN "a man of Gibbons s
cal!h"r. Both men have trained care
( fu!ly and earnestly. Each apparently
believes that he will sin. one thing
Is certain. and that is. both will be
down 10 tho stipulated weight by to-
morrow afternoon.
There has been n big advanc. sale
OF seats for the event. and there is
every indication that tie attendance
VIII far outnumber any which has
been seen Al bouts in the open in this
vicinity.
In physical measurement Gibbons
has some advantage over his opponent
/ He is feet inches In height TO Me
Earland's ) feet inches; and in arm
reach he has three inches the better
Of it, his reaching being 20 inches TO
! 81 for Mcfarland. IN chest mea surc-
ment Mcfarland is superior. his
normal measurement being 80 inches
10 So s.; inches for Gibbons Nc
Farland also shows greater rirth. the
tap" indicating 80 inches for McFar-
land about the waist to ooi: for Glib
hons