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Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
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PROPOSED MATCH BETWEEN GOTCH
 AND 5TECHER WILL CDST FORTUNE

NEW YORK, Feb. 13-To bring out of retirement a champion in any fine of sport, who has held the titular hon ors for some years, in order that he may test his strength and skill against younger and really formidable op- ponent is an expensive operation. A champion with the lust for battle duned by years of competition and secretly doubtful of his ability to hold
 his own with more youthful chal- lenger considers such match a bus mess proposition in which he risks his hard earned laurels for so much
 money and the sum is usually so high that 1t is an excellent balm in case
 the title passes from his possession. The promoters who are planning to bid for the Gotch- Stecher wrestling
 contest are going to discover this fact
 when the time comes for the making of bids for the match. While the Iowa champion and the Nebraska chal- lenger are far from being matched at this time, there is no question that i they will meet on the mat for the worlds catch as catch- can champion
 ship within the next year. Gotch has
 already begun training and will soon start upon a country wide tour meet i ing all -comers in short time bouts. Stecher is rapidly increasing his rep
 utation and popularity by meeting op- ponents in various big cities in accord ance with a lengthy schedule prepared
 before he left his home in Dodge, Neb It cost Tex Rickard $10l000 in ad- dition to bonuses, to bring Jim Jeffries
 and Jack Johnson together at Reno,
 Nev., and while Wrestlers have never
 received as much as pugilists in the general run of championship matches, 1t IS certain that a new record in
 wrestling purses will be made when Gotch finally signs for his grapple with Stecher Whether the match will prove as disappointing to those that witness it as the Johnson-J Jeffries battle did to the spectators who gathered at the Nevada ringside on July 1, 1910, only
 time can tell.
 As a general rule wrestlers hold their grappling ability for a number
 of years beyond the point where fight
 CTS begin to slip back Jeffries was
 thirty Live when Johnson at the age
 of thirty-two wrested his title from
 him. Gotch is thirty eight and Stech-
 CT twentythree and while the latter
 has had remarkable record to date,
 many think that Gotch's long mat
 career and wrestling experience will offset the advantage of Stecher's youth. In fact some wrestling ex-
 perts figure that the Nebraska grap-
 pier is too young to tackle Gotch Ger
 tain it is that a study of the latter's
 mat record impresses one with the formidable performances of the man
 when taken in connection with the
 well known fact that he has always
 been moderate and methodical in his
 habits and training.
 Gotch, who is it. I 1-2 in. tall and weighs about 210 lbs, in condition, has won more than 160 of the 172 time
 handicap or finish bouts in addition
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
COAST SCR|BES NOT
 STRONG FUR FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. P. IT The two heavyweight boxers. Jess Willard and Frank Moran, whether or not they finally succeed in being defi- nitely matched, continue to receive but scant courtesy at the hands of sporting writers on the Pacific slope. Roth of them have boxed in this city, and the exhibitions they put up were more or less the laughing stock of regular ring followers. That they may have improved some in the past year or two is not denied, but when promoters talk of charging from $j to $25 to see them in action over only ten rounds, the local sporting men are willing to concede the palm for enthusiasm, or whatever else it may be, to their eastern brothers who are willing to pay the price.
 Not one man in ten here, it is said expects any result from ten-round bout As far as the temper of the California ring follower is concerned. nothing less than twenty rounds to a decision will satisfy them. Few look for knockout in ten rounds, the only way in which the championship over that distance under the mo- decision rule, can change hands.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
MAKING READY
 F0R CARNIVAL
 0F THE MOOSE

Despite the fact that today is a legal holiday the various committees oI Phoenix Lodge, No. 7OS. Loyal Order of Moose, named to take charge of the ar engagements for the big carnival and fair to be held under the auspices Of the order from February 2S to March inclusive. will be as busy as bees with the preliminaries. Already the location at Fourth and Jefferson streets, has been secured. the attrac- tions have been signed up and assur- ances have been secured from mer- chants generally of most liberal support The fact that the proceeds from the midwinted festival are to be used in the promotion of the work of securing the proposed million dollar Moose tu- berculdr sanitarium for the Salt River valley. has awakened an unusual inter est and the success of the carnival seems already assured
 This is strictly a Moose affair. Even to the policing of the grounds, the Moose will be in supreme command. Members of the order will be at the gate, and members of the order will be found at the entrance to every con cessiOn. Members almost to a unit are donating their services both for the preparatory work as well as for the work that will be necessary during the week the carnival continues.
 The general committee has already gone to considerable expense in secur- ing several big free acts. A twenty
 four piece band will appear daily on the streets rendering programs of clas- sical overtures and popular airs. This same band will furnish music at the grounds nightly There will be all kinds of clean shows. There will be Ferris wheel, a merry go-round, doz- ems of games of chance with the odds in favor of the Moose There will be plenty of opportunity to have ones fill of at trifling cost, if ones purse strings are tightly drawn.
 The first work of preparing for t\ carnival will be the erecting at Fourth and Washington streets, of handsome arch, bearing ---e emblem "L. o. O. M. No 70S." Under this arch each night it is expected that thousands of loyal Moose and their friends will pass into the grounds where the true carnival spirit will reign. It will be under this arch the Moose Carnival Queen will pass on the night of her coronation. The Moose Carnival queen contest will be launched within a few days and Will conclude some evening during the con- tinuance of the big exposition. handsome diamond ring will be award ed to the queen and she will be other wise entertained and feted. That there may be no regrets on the part of those participating in the contest, the Moose plan to award lesser prizes as far as possible to aIl the conteseants.
 Full particulars of the contest Will be made public in a day or two. | Altogether from the preliminary plans it is easy to see that the Moot Carnival of 1916 is bound to be sue cess not only financially, but socially as well.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
CAPT COYKENDA[L
 WINS RIFLE MATCH In Spite Of Bad Light and Puffy Wind, Some Good Shooting Pulled Off
 Yesterday

In spite of a puffy wind, and a changeable light, Capt. CoySendall won the rifle match, yesterday afternoon by a score of 96 out of possible 100. The match was for the possession of the Phoenix Board of Trade Cup.
 There was large turnout, both to watch the shooting, and to participate in the match. The rifle game is on the upward trend in the valley, great interest being shown in all events yesterday.
 In the automatic pistol match, the same conditions, perhaps a little worse prevailed. Lieutenant L. D. LaTour- cite, won out with a score of 276 out of a possible 420.
 Following is the score for both tpheS-
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
COUNTRY BCOMES BACK PULLS
 0UT AHEAD IN GULF TOURNAMENT

The team of golfers representing the Phoenix Country club, which went down to defeat before a number of Ingleside golfers, on Saturday, came back strong yesterday and by playing top notch golf, managed to win the days meet and incidentally get high score for the two days playing, thus gaining permanent possession of the silver cup donated by Dr. Audrey H. Williams of Denver
 The final score, was Country club 30 points, Ingleside club 29, Phoenix win ming by one up, about as small a score as could very well be left to decide the question.
 In the absence of Dr. Williams, the cup was presented to the Country club by E. w. Bottrell. Judge Sloan. re- ceived the cup with an appropriate speech Donald Dunbar acter as master
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
BUY SCOUTS VISIT
 LOCAL PHONE PLANT

About thirty members of the local troop of the Boy Scout organization on Saturday had the pleasure of inspect ing the office of the Mountain States Telephone X Telegraph company, and were given practical demonstration of some of the workings of the various departments.
 Ralph Wronker the expert switch board man of the Phoenix office, took charge of the youthful guests and showed them the mysteries of the plant, and gave them lecture on the. automatic phone and the general principles of the telephone. The youngsters seemed very much inter ested in the trip through the plant, and were eager listeners to the information given them by the experts.
 They spent one hour and a half in making the inspection trip.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
MONROE TAXES FAST
 CAME FROM EASTLAKE
Sundays Contest Was Coed Exhibit ton of Amateur Baseball and
 Large Crowd Saw Play

In a hotly contested game yesterday afternoon between the Eastlake and the Monroe baseball teams the victory was won by the latter team by the score of r to }. The contest was pulled off in Eastlake park, and good crowd was present to see the excitement.
 The feature of the afternoons per fOrmance was the tip-top pitching of Thompson, of the Monroe nine, who succeeded in flaming out an even dozen of rival batsmen.
 The lineup was as follows:
 Monroe: Runion, c; Thompson, D.; Dewitt, It.; Brawner, 2b.; Jones, ss.; Kirne.- 3b. Boring, cf.; Redman, If; Leland, If
 Eastlake: J. German, C.. B. Cor man, P George, h.; Vinson, 2b.; FL der, ss.; Chongo. 3b.: Martin, if; Lons- ford, cf.; Elder, If.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
IGNORES FALSE BULLETIN
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PARIS, Feb. 13.--A Havas dispatch from Rome under Saturdays date, says that the Italian commander in- chief Lieut.. General Count Cadorna. has issued a statement declaring that once and for all he disdains to take any notice of Austrian attempts "by false bulletins and other methods" to lower the dignity of the Italian ar my commander. On the other hand, General Cadorna claims that all Ital- ian bulletins are carefully drawn up and admit neither of denial or at tenuation.''
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
OUTLAWS DEFEAT ACRE CITY

line Outlaws defeated Acre Clty yes terday by the score of Il to B. West fell pitched good game, and the same can be said of Miller, the Acre City twirler. Mcclure, new man on the Outlaw team, has caught his first game for Westfall and made good right from the start. In addition to being a good catcher he is heavy hitter, which strengthened the team on this point.
 The Outlaws. gathered r hits, while their opponents made II. The hitting of Walters, who played as substitute for the Outlaws, was fine. He made two hits in the three times at bat, and fielded his position good
 The line-un was as follows:
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
ALTITUDE REcoPD BROKEN

nouncement that Floyd Smith, civilian aviator. broke the worlds hydroaero-
 plane record for pilot and two pas sengers when he ascended 9544 feet
 here Friday, was made today by Cap tain Arthur s. Cowan, chief of the
 signal corps aviation school, United
 States army, who represented the aero club of America at the flight. c
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
f ceremonies for the day.

of ceremonies for the day.
 Following is the score:
 C. l.. Myers Vs. Hal Bennett, Ben nett won by points. L. Witherspoon vs. Ernest Bennett, Bennett won by one point. B. F. Bell vs. Gus Noll, Noll won by one point Hugh Marshall vs. B. Rogers, Rogers winning by three points. F. Seither vs. Clay King, King winning by three points. B. F. Nell Jr vs. Howard Aller, Nell won by three points. r. G. Marshall vs. pr. Jessop, Marshall winning by three points. F. ThaYer, Vs. Jack ROlin, Rolin won by two points. H. F Benheman Vs. Judge Sloan. Sloan won by two points c. W. Perkins vs. Walter Bennett, Ben nett won by one point. J. L. Roach vs. L. Palmer, Palmer won by three points. T. Eriscoe vs Arthur Hahn, halved. w A. Brown vs. Harry Tritle, Brown Won by one, nOint
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
MAHAN NOT ENGAGED
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

BERKELEY, Cal, Feb. lS.-John A. Stroud, graduate manager Univer- sity of California, said tonight that there was no truth in the report that Eddie Mahan, captain of Harvards football eleven last fall had been en- gagged to coach California's backfield next season. Stroud said he met Mahan when he was east and Cali fOrnia alumni had suggested that Ma han would be good man to coach the backfield but no steps had been taken to secure him, nor were any contemplated
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
WILL HE DO IT? Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-Domin- ick Tortorich, a local boxing pro- moter announced tonight that he Lad offered Freddie Welch $10,000 guarantee and $500 training expenses to meet the winner of the Dundee Mandot match held in New Orleans on March i, for the lightweight cham
 pionship.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
ROBBERS STRANGLE MAN
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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 13- Two robbers strangled an unidenti- fled man to death here early today and then severely beat two citizens who interrupted them as they were rifling their victims clothes. James Murray and Harry Hontoon. alias Lorain caught by the police running from the scene of the attack were arrested.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14

to throwing more than 200 opponents in fifteen minutes exhibition or invi- ada. During his foreign tour he met and conquered about half that number Stecher measures six feet, one inch in height and strips at about 200 lbs He has wrestled more than fifty matches and has never lost d decision although held to a nO-fall match by Strangler Lewis and George Turner.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14

said that it was not until few weeks ago that his parent disowned him.
 "T have waived extradition,' he said, and am ready to return and face the music. l have sister in Philadelphia and my wife and 3-year- old child live in Globe. and it is only for them that I feel like weakening and trying to shfrk my medicine by crying for mercv'"
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
BIC LEACUERS 0N SAME STAR TEAM
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SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.-Duffy Lewis of the Boston Americans and Eddie Burns of the Philies, who opposed each other in the world series games last fall, were in the same lineup to- day in a picked team of stars who de- feated Santa Clara University by a score of to ,. Harry Wolter, Billy Orr, Hal Chase and Frank Arellanes played with the big leaguers.
 Score R II E Varsity 12
 Batteries-Mails, Chase and Ramaee: Leonard, Piclley and Mulholland.
 Umpire-Elmer Stricklett.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14

 three base hits, Westfall 1, Mcclure l, Kearns l; hit by pitched ball, Vest fall l.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14

Hire little salesman at The Re publican office. A want Ad wili see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-14

"t sed Winchester 3030. @*Used Winchester 25-20. All others used Springfield Army Rifle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04

large portion of the seven seas. The
William p. Frye, for example, was
bringing the American flag and a
cargo Of wheat from Seattle TO
Queenstown when she ended her
days.
Considered as a war bride the
schooner ranks high. Mr.. Paine tell
of a retired skipper of Portland who
put to sea in an old hulk costing
$4,000. which netted him $4,000 in
two voyages, after which he sold her
for O,OO0-and retired to a cat
boat. The old share system still pre-
walls in many of these craft and divi-
dends have been fabulous. Will 1t
last? Will the resurrected schooner
trade survive the war? Bath doesn't
know or much care-as how should
any one, even a Yankee, when there
are fools existent who will pay the
full cost of your ship in a couple Of
voyages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
DON QUIxoTE
A Literary Figure Strangely Unsuited
TO the Presidency

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: for the moment give Mr.. Will
son the benefit of the doubt in regard
TO the Lusitania tragedy, and admit
that in Mexico his main idea was right,
though he made many mistakes in
carving il out. His condemnation
lies in his attitude on the vital ques-
ton of preparedness. His record need
not be recapitulated here; every Ameri-
can voter knows that he let year go
by. denying any need of preparation;
then he saw the tide was set over
whelmingly that way, and he trimmed
to ride with it, following his usual GUS
tom Of using strong resurgent words
and nothing doing.
Like Don Quixote, on this question
he rode apparently in world OF
dreams accompanied bv his faithful
Sancho Panza on a Democratic jack
ass. and on he rode, long featured.
guileless. mounted on his rawboned
steed, weird light of idealism on his
face, and his lance of rhetoric ready TO
thrust down the smoking throat OF
some monster forty-two centimetre
cannon. while all the world wondered.
All very well for literary figure, but
as President of the United States in
the years of coming crisis that re-
auire a man who stands four square!
Let us change the subject.
G. II. DE LA VERGNE.
New York. Nov. 2, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
No Use for Underground Methods

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: This notion or aberration-so
persistently and vociferously CALCULATED
and extensively circulated by many OF
the not conspicuously scrupulous politi-
cal opponents OF Mr.. Hughes-that he
would be dominated" or handicapped
by the crafty leaders Of the "olc
guard" should he be elected TO the
Presidency, is absolutely refuted by
the gubernatorial record Of Mr.
Hughes, who never has had. and never
will he have, any use whatever 70.
underground" or star chamber" poll.
tics, nor for "winking and whispering
politicians or officials.
The Character and calibre" and gen
uine Americanism of Charles Evans
Hughes are a guarantee 10 the people
that he would safeguard our best inter
ests, aye, intelligently, faithfully and
conscientiously, utterly regardless OF
political party pressure, unless the
principle Of square dealing be in evi
dence, should we have him in the White
House.
Beyond shadow OF doubt, with Mr.
Hughes the right man, at the right time
would be in command Of the ship OF
state and sail her in such manner as
to deserve the sincere respect Of the
enlightened world, and occasion rejoic'
ing at home. z. n. r.
woodhaven, L. l., Nov. 2, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04

toward the enemies at home, those
Englishmen who for conscience sake
refuse to fight.
We think Mr.. Walpole was just In
his detection of egotism and assur-
ance in Mr.. Cannan's point of view
II is the frequent assertion of paci-
fists that the heroism Of those who go
TO war is as nothing to the heroism
Of those who. against their nation s
decision, refuse 10 fight. Perhaps.
But such pleas as Mr.. Cannan's do
rot stimulate this view. They stlmu-
late rather the feeling that here we
are dealing with not so much exalted
prophets as abnormal malcontents
who prefer the distinction of isola-
ton to the general run of emotion.
We have no wish to generalize with
respect to all Conscientious Objec-
tors. We speak only of the reaction
to such defence Of conscience as Mr..
Canaan puts forth. He seems not so
much to speak for thin band OF
pioneers finging themselves beyond
the firing line Of common humanity
in defence of a new and farseen
cause as to jeer at the general run
of humanity reacting TO the best of
instincts it possesses. Any one who
misses the ennobling impulse of sac
rifce in the Great War is not so
much blind as perverse. Taking Mr..
Canaan as representative of the sort
of conscience which he defends, we
are bound to feel that what he IS
really unfolding is a holier-than-
thou, pharisaical pretence-not an
ideal but an idol.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
PLAYING Politics with the Bench

Judge James A. Delehanty, OF the
Court of General Sessions, is DEM
ocrat. Appointed by Governor Whit
man to that post to fill an uneX-
pired term in recognition of his eX-
cellent service as Assistant District
Attorney, Judge Delehanty is a can
didate for election for the full term
of Office. But he is not the Demo-
cratic candidate. He received the
Republican nomination. He received
the Progressive nomination. But
Tammany Hall, having this unusual
chance to make good on the frequent
talk of its orators about keeping
the judiciary out of politics" NOM
mated another man instead of this
well-qualifed Democrat.
The obvious inference is that
Judge Delehanty is too good judge
TO suit Tammany Hall. That means
that he is precisely the man the
voters should elect. He should be
elected, first, because he is fit for the
work and experienced in it; and, sec
ond, to rebuke fragrant attempt to
make political patronage of a judges
job.
Regarding Judge Delehanty's SER
vice, the Citizens Union recently
said: AS law secretary and as AS
sistant District Attorney he enjoyed
training the value of which has
been demonstrated since his eleva-
ton to the bench" A group of law
yers, among them men so well known
in their profession as Horace f..
Deming, Charles c. Birmingham,
George /. Ingraham, Frank Moss,
Howard Townsend, Almuth c. Van
diver, julius Henry Cohen and
Charles Albert Perkins, declares
that Judge Delehanty's record on
the bench has been such as to win
the admiration and approval of
every friend Of law, order and good
government"
This is not the first time Tam
many has fatty refused to cooperate
with the Republicans in keeping the
judiciary out of politics. 1t assur-
eddy will not be the last, if the de-
cent voters Of New York County
permit this attempt to play politics
with the bench to succeed. A vote
for Judge Delehanty means more
than the retention in Office of a good
Judge. 1t means keeping the ward
healers and the judges in widely
separated spheres of inhuence-and
that is a thing devoutly to be desired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
Inconsistency

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Some of our "opposed-to-Wil-
Son" friends, who abhor "class legisla-
ton" lack of strong, consistent
American policy" want of heroic
patriotism" are unable to see their owr
inconsistency. One of them. speaking
of the STRAW votes" recorded at Lig-
gett's and the Hotel McAlpin, said the
latter was the real criterion, as the
former voiced only the sentiment of
the mob" the "rabble." Glass align
ment.) He objects to our form of
government on the ground that the
majority Of our citizens t"the mob,
1.-The rabble") are not competent to
choose their rulers. (Strong Ameri-
canism.) Can a man who has this
opinion Of his fellow citizens and his
government really develop any "heroic
patriotism? If so. for what or for
whom? K. II. CANADAf.
New York, Nov. 2, 1916.