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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
RIVAL BOXERS
WIND UP THEIR
TRAINING GRIND

Havana. April 3.--Johnson and Viii
lard completed their training this al
ternoon. 1t was the last public appear
ancc Of the pugilists before they enter
the ring little after noon on Monday.
Their final work was watched by the
largest crowds that have so far ap-
peared At the end of the day S eXhi-
bition the same uncertainty and doubt
as to the probable winner pervaded the
minds Of close followers of the sport.
That has been apparent during the last
two weeks.
At Miramar a big gathering of men
and women watched Willard box two
rounds with each of his three sparring
partners. He showed some of his old
faults, notably lack or fighting spirit,
which. however, may have been due to
a desire not to injure his opponents.
He also SPARED with his mouth open
and his jaw loose. blinking his eyes
when leading or expecting blow.
A great crowd gathered at the
Stadium to witness the siY-round bout
between Johnson and Sam McVey,
which proved TO be burlesque. The
champion did nothing but clinch and
wrestle and smile. He did not lead a
dozen times in the eighteen minutes.
Occasionally he shot forth lightning
lab, and he showed fast foot work,
McVey. always clever. hit the cham
pion repeatedly. but lightly.
Johnson, obviously crafty, was in
different and spoiled all attempts 20
get a real line on his present ability.
The situation was extremely tantal-
izing, as men with money hoped TO get
some actual idea of Johnson's form.
The afternoon was cold and cloudy
and the Stadium was wind-swept.
Johnson said he was taking no chances.
Jack Welsh announced tonight that
he had seen and talked to the fighters
and had told them he would not de-
eide the fight OF technicality. He
declared the battle must be won in a
straight, stand-up fashion. Personally,
he maintained, ne was interested in
seeing the best man win only after a
faif and equal chance.
He instructed the fighters that they
must protect themselves in clinches
and in breaking, and also must break
when ordered by the referee. Other
wise, straight Marquis of Queensberry
rules will govern the battle.
Three sets of fve-ounce gloves ar
rived from San Francisco late this
afternoon. The custom house was
closed and it required special permit
to get them out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
new ENTRANCE FOR
POLO GROUNDS
Shifting of the Elevated
Station to Relieve Con-
geStiOn, Too.

When the fans go out to the Polo
Grounds next week they will ind that
the Giants were not the only ones that
were getting ready for the season.
There will be no more crowdng into
the narrow runway from the elevated
to the Brush Stadium. and no need of
lodging the post after passing the
turnstiles on the street, as was the GUS
tom in years past.
Instead there will be a brand new
concrete entrance both on the ground
floor and the elevated road level. The
station itself has been moved up from
155th Street, and the fans can go right
from the trains to the ticket Office in
less than a hundred steps.
In addition TO this, the New York
baseball club will have a suite Of Offices
in this new entrance This does not
mean that il will follow the custom of
the other clubs that have executive
Offices in their new parks. but will re-
tain the old quarters downtown.
The Giants have not been forgotten.
They will have brand new clubhouse
fitted with all the modern improve
ments, such as the last word in show
ers and lockers and the like.
1t is the plan of the club TO pull down
the last remaining wooden building
some time this year and build con-
crete one in its place.
The work on all these additions is al
most completed, and it is hoped that all
the stray concrete and iron and wood
debris will be cleared away by the
opening day of the baseball season,
when the Giants meet The Superbss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
SNOW STOPS RACING
AT BOWIE TRACK
New Card of Seven Events Ar
ranged To Be Run on
Easter Monday.
IBy Tel.srsph 10 The Trlbun. ]

Bowie, Md, April "a heavy snow
storm caused the postponement Of the
racing at the Prince George Park track
here to-day.
The track was inches deep in "the
beautiful" and the management decid-
ed that the going would be just a little
bit too heavy. In order to make up for
the postponement ar additional race
was added to the card for Easter Mon
day. The entries for the races that
were TO have been run to-day were all
scratched and a whole new card ar
ranged.
The chief feature of the day will be
the Springtime Handicap, for three
year-olds and upward, al six furlongs.
The Hyattsvillc selling race will at
tract a good-sized fielo Of the better
Dlaters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
NEW SCHOOLBOY RECORD
Two tifths of Second Clipped
from Low Hurdle Mark.

Fresno, Cal. April 81. l. Lamport,
of the Manual Arts School, Of Los An
geles. to-day clipped two-ffths of a
second from the American interscholas-
tic record for the 220-yard low hurdles
in the first meet of the California Fed
Grafton of High. Schools. Lamports
time was "a 20 seconds.
The former record Of "a As seconds
was made by A. Cory. at Ann Arbor,
Mich, two years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
Johnson Gets Revenge
on Old Teammates

New Orleans, April 3.--The Pitts
burgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland
Indians to-day by score of 8 to in
an elcven-inning game. In the eleventh
doc" Johnson, former Cleveland first
baseman, hit a three Dagger, with two
men on bases. Costello, of Pittsburgh.
and Smith, of Cleveland, made home
rms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
CARDINALS BEAT BROWNS
Baumgardner Forces in Win
ming Run in the Ninth.

ST. Louis. April 3.-The st. Louis
Cardinals defeated the Browns to-day
in the third game of the city series by
a score of 2 TO !.
Baumgardner. the Brown pitcher,
forced in the winning run in the ninth
after allowing a single and two passes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
MidWiCk Polo Four
Wins Another Match

San Francisco, April 3.-Play was
resumed to-day in the universal polo
tournament in connection with the
Panama-Pacifc Exposition, and the
Midwick Pasadena, CALI four con-
tinued its winning streak by defeat
ing the Philadelphia Country Club
team in the third round for the Go lden
Gate cups by score of 1919 goals TO
5I2. The Philadelphia four had . goals
Iardiean
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
Giant Colts Easily
Defeat Little Rock
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

BY IeIcsThph % Inc IIIpuHt-I
Little Rock, Ark, April eddie
Grant and his Giant Colts defeated
Little Rock to-day in the first of a
series of three games by score Of
10 TO ..
The score by innings follows:
H. II Z.
Ne. York..s 0 5 o O-lj Il 3
Little Rock o 0 y O.
Batteries Stroud. Williams Mclean aud Wen
dell East. Harper. fincher. Gibson and Hayes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
The Dope Incarnate.


Oh say the Soul from star to star ruth rtctory
tcingcd leap on through space;
And scale the cushioned nights that bar the secrets
inner d,Celtng place;
Or say it erer roam dim glades Where pald wrGtths
of long dead moons
Fit like bloncn feathers through the gades borne on
the breath of sobbing times;
San ann tide of any time, Of all the tides that ebb
and floW
Shall buoy us on tocard any cline; bit sOy-ot last
you do not knOC.
DON MARQUIS.
Or say that willard has the swipe-Or say that John
son looks more it,
Or sag the White Hope is pipe dthwdrt the og
HGU0na skit;
Then san at length that johnson knows the proper
tcay to block and suing;
or say again that Wizards bows are loaded NTH
the deeper sting;
Say all you experts Of the PGge-thdt Age wtA crush
younger foe
Or say that Youth wH conquer Age-but soy-at
last-you do not ktow.
One trouble about doping out this Johnson Willard
fight is that the sporadic Dope intersects itself in so
many important places. For example we have this
l. No champion ever successfully defended his title
at Johnsons age.
2. Willard never whipped first class fighter in
his life.
And so it goes. There number of things to
prove why either should ose but not nearly so many
to show why either should win.
The Range of the Dope.
Anv done on the Big Fight is bound to be three
fourths Guess.
Every one who has even dabbled in the intricate
science of pugilism knows well enough that johnson
is the better fighter-knows far more about boxing
has had ten times the experience and on strict form
should win.
But no living man say just where johnson will
stand if at the end of - rounds he has been unable
to inoculate his opponent with the Sleeping Sickness
When Champons-whether they be machines or in
diyiduals-bucke up they buckle fast The celebrated
One Hoss Shay has nothing on the veteran when the
time arrives The Cave Man become the Cave-in Man
on fairly short notice The Giants, after three year
rule broke and scattered in months time The
Mackmen after a longer rule broke even more quick
w. Jim Jefres warning Berserk until he had
fought about five rounds. And so it travels.
After Ten Rounds.
At the age Of 80 johnson may he able to offer an
old fashioned fight for 10 rounds But when he starts
shining his descent will be fast and certain. His
orIv chance is to either knock out Willard in ten or
fifteen rounds or punish him badly that little op-
position will remain.
But after all the big guess is all to JohnSon's
condition and the answer this will not be returned
your own bets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
Tigers Hit Savagely and Win.

Louisville, April 3.-The Detroit
Americans defeated the Louisville
American Association team, II to 8
here to-day. Ty Cobb got three hits
ont OF four times at bat Kavansugh
and Crawford, Of Detroit, knocked out
hcmc runs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
Storm Hats Tigers
Georgetown Game

TUV I-F'eTaFl E'TN7--"7I
Washington, April "a snOwstorn
caused the postponement of Prince
tons first baseball game with George
town here to-day. The sesm will stay
over until Monday, and may play .
double header on that day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
p" SPQ } {;;,!,,!;;1 6!

patriotism is one thing and facts are another. In
America Ouimet tied with Vardon over the 72-hoe
route and beat him strokes the pay-of. But in
England Vardon led Ouimet by something like 30
strokes at the end of 70 holes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
A Week from Wednesday.

Spring has the habit the knack of casting mys-
FERROUS glamour the Grandoldope and of making
black look gray and of making gray look white.
Yet taking all this into consideration must admit
that a week from Wednesday the most interesting
pennant races of many years will be started-inter
esting at least from the advance angle.
Last spring the belief widespread that the
Mackmen had a romp ahead in the American League
and the Giants had clear sailing in the National. A
portion of this dope badly cracked by September,
but this upset had power to curb the fanatical
lethargy of young April where yearly routine again
looked to be in order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
The Encouragement.

But there will be a new epoch launched Wednesday
week The crushing power of the Mackian machine
over The rush of the Giants has been turned back
and broken. And to-day there is wide variety Of
opinion as what the next pennant race will produce.
The two Boston clubs are favored above the field
but neither Braves nor Red Sox granted any ex-
tensve edge all opposition. 1t is fairly close to
certainty that one of the two Boston entries will
come plunging safely throughput not that both will
arrive in front
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
With Apologies.

The shades Of night were falling fast
A up and doiOn the course there passed
Loud voices echOing NTH rage
And words unfit for this here page
"Boybrlngmedniblick"-
From trap to trap I heard the cry
4 m,htered cuse-G Smothered Sigh
A hovL of anguish dotcn the rale
That ended eUer IN this rcdit--
Boybringmeaniblick."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
On:side Kicks.

The only clean established far n
is that Belgium backed by Poland, stands responsible
IL.
One the most peaceabe parties let be
known generally quietly, that he
ing husky waliop attached
vrist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

First base on errors New York 2 Be5u-
mont /. Two-bsse hit-McMshon. Three
base hit-Fletcher. Home runs-Murrsy.
Marqusrd Left on bases-New York 4;
Beaumont. 8. Double plays Meyers and
Fletcher DOdd and Cooke First base on
balls-OH Martina. 3: or Vanguard l. on
Mathewson. l. Struck out-By Marauarl 81;
BY Martina. 4: by Msthewson. 3 Hits on
Marquard. in innings. Umpire-Peaster.
Time-l;i0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

The wonder of it Is that any interest at all can be
worked up in the bloodless battle Of two men while
twenty million are along the firing line in scrap to
the last drop of gore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

81 hope" says Jeffries, "that Willard knocks john
sons block off" One might think from this, II one
didn't know better that some time in the past Johnson
had met and offended the Big Fellow in some small
way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

In Texas League towns the presi-
dents box always is placed Just behind
the screen so that the owner can see
just how bad the umpire is.
Christy Mathewson was the advertised
attraction of the afternoon. but there
was one Tooter who came 10 the park
with the express intention of seeing
RUDE Vanguard, and as soon as he
was through she left the grounds. Yes,
it was Mrs. Blossom Seeley Marquard.
RUDE got by in good shape during
his service, and had his curve working
well, but il he possessed any speed he
did not show Il.
Ducky Swami, the manager of the
Beaumont team, was once member of
the st. Louis Browns. In fact, almost
every other player In this league served
time in ST. Louis. Folks from 81.
Louis don't mind Texas at all.
The fan back OF first base who was
riding Chief Meyers all through the
game probably will never know that he
sat just behind Mrs. Meyers. But hs
came within an ace Of learning, just
the same.
Harry Smith could not seem to suit
Matty with his signals. Some ball or
other which the catcher kept calling
for Matty refused again and again. At
length the pitcher called the youngsters
out and convinced him that II was use
less TO coax.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

did you know" writes an American traveller now
abroad, that Gray wrote his famous Eegy at Stoke
Poges of the greatest of England's inland golf
courses?" Which goes to show there times when
even writing keeps in the open air.
Willard has the longest reach in the world-S3
inches" The author of this line evidently never saw
a Broadway bum slip defty into saloon with free
lunch attached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

But after all the big guess is all as TO Johnson's
condition and the answer this will not be returned
until the end of the fight. If this be inside stuff place
YOUR own bets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

In regard to vardon's proposed visit here,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
After Ten Rounds.

At the age Of SO johnson may he able to offer an
old fashioned fight for 10 rounds But when ne starts
Slipping his descent will be fast and certain. His
only chance is to either knock out Willard in ten or
fifteen rounds or punish him so badly that little op-
noeition will remain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

Promise of Big Crowd.
Unless the weather should interfere,
only Cuban weather can, when the
an comes down in torrents. there will
Dig crowd around the ring.
nthough Willard attracts little at
I,ItIon IN the streets as compared with
unison, who travels about a good deal
!. an automobile with his wife, and is
Ways sttired in a fashion 10 catch
G''e eye, yet the white man is great
r''0rte among the Cubans and car
w considerable portion of their
ayers His training camp no always
ssatlnued on page 3. column !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-05

lNaco, >Ariz., Nov. 4.-Four Amer
cans, who left, here with hospital sup
plies for Villas army. were killed yes
terday near Aqua iPrieta, by shrap
mel shell, it was reported here today
1t is said that General Villa conveyed
this information to American officers
here.
Villa declared that the Americans
were killed by Gales fire. while they
were aiding the wounded. He adde
|>that he would remain in Naco only
long enough to secure a supply OF
food.
The men were: DR.. r. G.. Thigpen
and Dr.. Miller of the Cananea Con.
solidated Copper company's hospital
staff and their chaffeur, Joseph Py-
land. and A. l.. Wilson of Naco. Their
bodies will be brought here. -.
Representative of American inter
ests in Sonora, it was said. have re
ceived demands from Villa, whicl
they describe as amounting to contis.
cation. Confirmation G of this and de
tails were not available.
Villa, reached the border across
from, here today with 5000 Of the
army defeated by the Carraza forces
Monday ,at, Aqua Prieta. The fou-
Americans killed were buried where
they fell, Villa said, while formally OK
pressing regret at their death, decin-
ed tonight to say where they were
buried ]. -Four thousand Of Villas men
|sase,alta- sillaerde terings statioIs
and c1t Je ,center. % miles south o.
the Cananea railway. Another detadl.
ment was reported tonight to be loot
ing stores and residences at Cananea.
Villa began receiving supplies as.
soon as he reached Naco and said he
intended to leave tonight Itlwas be-
lieved that he would go to Nogales.
where /, the 4 army ihere weuld follow
him, while. the force atttNilla Verde
would be left to oppose any attack h.;
Gen. Gales. Another attack on Aqua
Prieta by the Villa army appeared to-
be distant prospect; fstd ,.&
Regrets Incident. "
Shortly after ne appeared at Mace
with a detachment bringing more thar
leo wounded men, Villa came up tr
the boundary to make a report of thf
death of the four Americans.
81 regret that they were killed. ht
said. but taey are dead and buried
Villa told officials of the Cananea
Consolidated Copper company that the
four men were under Red Gross
flag when fired on by the Gales rifle.
men. He stated that their death oc
Cured between 1880 and II O'CLOCK
yesterday morning.
Through agents acre, Villa, raDon
CContinued on page ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-05
al; "%.
Gets I !, Belgian
War Coin
New Plan for Attacking Battle.
ships from Aeroplanes Prac-
ticed By Teutons

Amsterdam, Nov. The chamber
of Commerce Of Antwerp has issued
a report outlining the steps the Bel
gian provinces have taken to pay the
German war levy Of $96,o0O,0OO. The
report says the Belgian provinces
have just paid the German authori-
ties 'nei ninth installment of the levy,
having paid to date Is per cent of he
total. 1t charges that if Belgium has
fulfilled her obligation, the German
administration is very much behind
with it's obligation under the Hague
convention: and international law.
Germany appears to be trying a
new method of attack on British mer-
chantmen with aeroplane. The Court
steamer Avocet, which has arrived at
Manchester, tells story, according
to Liverpool Journal of Commerce, OIL
"a 35-minute engagement with three
hostile aeroplanes on the morning Of
Get 80 One aeroplane was large
battleplane. which dropped sc. bombs,
some of which missed the steamer by
not more than seven feet. T.,
When the bombs were exhausted
the battleplane fired at the Ayocet
with machine gun. The ships sides
and decks were struck by bullet but
the crew escaped injury
At a heighth of 100 to 1000 feet all
aeroplanes dropped bombs and at
tackled the steamer with rifle. Th'
AvOcet's escape was due to zigzag
maneuvering. s.. s~--.-.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-05
SATURDAY SCORES
!. UPSET PREDICTION
OF SPORT WRITER'S
Minnesota and Illinois Evenly
Matched With Chicago
Still in Running
EASTERN RESULTS
UPSET TRADITIONS
Results of Tomorrow's Games
Are Anxiously Awaited
All. Over Country

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Saturday's foot
ball game left the situation in the
western conference more complex
than ever before in the history Of the
enrgaaization. -Four umDeaten elevens
went into action. One was beaten
wose.nergedswith a, 4eleaA sEte, and
the fourth wen a game, which made
it contender for the championship.
Illinois and Minnesota battled to a
6 to 6 tie at U!i)ana, while Chicago
eliminated Wisconsin 'by beating the
Badgers, IA to l3. The Maroons now
have a chance to win the Big Nine ii
tic. Advance dope favored Minnesota
and Wisconsin, but the breaks of the
game were in favor of the tMaroons
and Illinois ......
Eckie Resigns as Prophet.
Wisconsin will meet Illinois at Ur.
bana on November 13 and on the same
day Chicago will clash with Mime
sofa at Minneapolis. After that Chi
scaeo will meet Illinois 'on Slagg field
and WISCONSIN, will withfNEinne-
ssta att Madison. ..After ipickirg Min
(nesota to win over. Illinois, and Wis
consin to beat Chicago, the writer re-
fuses to make any predictions regard.
ling these remaining games. r. Il
In the ChieagolWisconsin game a
{ fumble by Calvin waen the Badgers
had the ball on the Maroon one-yard
! line wrecked Cardinal victory. Had
Wisconsin scored this touchdown, the
complexion Of the entire game would
have been changed. Up TO taat time
Wisconsin had t.le edge, but when Gal,
vim lost that ball Chicago seemed to
gain in offensive and defensive
strength, while Wisconsin appeared to
lose the drive and power OF atta.
which had featured it's play.
Chicago and Coach Stagg deserve a
lot OF credit, Capt Russell and his
team, mates came from behind and not
only tied, the score, but won one of
the hardest fought contests seen on
Stagg field since 1905, when Chicago
won over Michigan, 2 to o. That this
game will help the IMaroons in future
contests goes without saying. A vic
tory over such worthy opponent as
Wisconsin will instill a world OF con,
fidence into Stagg's charges.
Game Here May Decide Title.
Chicago's triumph makes it con-
tender for the title now held by ILL
nois. If the 'Maroons can win from
Minnesota at Minneapolis on Novem-
Der L., and if Illinois wins from Wis
consin, the Big Nine title will be de-,
cided on Stagg field on November TO-
Chicago, Minnesota, ard Illinois are
sure 10 improve. Nothing will be left
undOne at Madison to bring about
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-05
U.S.. Commissioner Claxton
Addresses the Teachers
at Grand Forks Meeting

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 4.-United
States Commissioner of Education P
P. Claxton held the center of the
boards at the North Dakota Educa.
ton Association meeting today, de.
livering an address on rural school
work at one session, and an address
on high schools at another session.
During his address on the high school
question, Mr. Claxton declared him
self in favor of the six.year higa
school system, establishing what is
known as the "Six and Six" plan for
grade and high school work.
Mr.. Claxton declared his belief that
every child is entitled to ligh school
education. He believes in the work
and school plan. rotating the two. He
would have children OF working age
attend school for a week and then
work week, and so on. In this man.
ner, the pupil would be providing for
his own support, and would also be
getting an education.
In the election of officers, c. l.. Wig
ness of Bismarck was made first vice