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for the featherweight title the Brooklyn
Terror apparently decided to cut out
athletic d~rudgery and enJoS himself for
a time.
He certainly did cut out training. for
when he faced Young Corbett Oh that
fateful afternoon at Hartford he was in
anything but good condition.
on the other hand. Corbett. realizing
the value of the stake. hld trained like
a race horse and was nj rs could he. o
While many expressed the opinion that
Corbe,t could beat Terry any time, ! dis
agree with them. for McGOvern at his
best could have snapped punches with
corbett and with good hances Of sue
cess.
stage Lite Hurt Him.
As a matter OF fact Mc'ioNe:n never
recovered from the effects of his gay life
az an actor. and his wonderful stamina
had been reduced to a point where he
was unable to stand the knocks as he
formerly had done.
The object lesson furnished by Mccoy
ern does not seem to have made a lasting
impression on Young Corbett, who also
conducted himself after beating Terry
like "A man who had inherited ten mill
ions or so.
The pace that Corbett set soon re-
duced his natural stamina and made him
an easy mark for Battling Nelson when
they met in California.
Twice the rugged Nelson, n chap who
always took good care of himself. dis
posed of Corbett, and in each case 1t was
due TO reduced vitality. the result Of II
warm pace socially.
A recent case Of i'll conditioning wal
that Of Frank Moran. who In preparation
for q boat with Jack Dillon trained al
White sulphur Springs. near Saratoga
The reports that emanated from Moran's
training quarters were glowing. and thu
prodigious deeds he was reported to have
performed aroused the fear in sOm'
quarters that he was Overworking.
. spectators AstOnished.
Imagine the astonishmcnt Of the on
lockers when Moran stepped into thu
ring at Washington Park with an oh
trusive paunch and looking fat ant
habby.
While 1t Is true his miserable condi
ton initiated against him, still at hi
best he would not have much chance
with the Hoosier Bearcat.
At the same time the falsity OF the re
ports from his quarters would seem 4
call for closer inspection by officials o
the Boxing Commission of men training
for important contests.
There Is no good reason why q boxe
and his stan should he permitted to de
; ceive the public az to the condition o
the fighter, when the aforesaid public I
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II is true that Joe Cans signed d~rticJ-.
with Nielsen calling for ia ringside. hu;
Nolan and Nelson compelled the cham
pion O. weigh with trunks ard shoes on.
making his actual weight 1871? pounds
Nelson was a little chap and cou'h
easily make 100 pounds.
The fact that Eilhane ard Chaney
boxed a, IL. r'ngside aftords cod CON
ISOLATION to iii" unlollers of the alleged
scale Of weight. kilhanc finds IL.
easy to make, and i've r.chtfully though,
that CLANCY would he weak al NJ
roundage. II kilhaue could not mfk,
leg he would change the weigh, ina
hurry.
! The unanswerable precedsn; estat.
lished by the battles IN the lightweight
class applies with equal force 70 the
other classes. and the supporters NJ ~
scale have not u leg 10 stand on
The sun., 1916-09-17

Let Mr.. McAuliffe dry his tears Tho
boxing game at present ts by no nlear-
perfect, but II T. steadily improving ari
Will Doubtless take is place IN y few
years with tho leading rough sports NJ
tho world. one OF the surcst Indications
OF Improvement L. the almost complete
obl'teration OF all tho atrocities that
married the am in the good old days"
when McAulife was In his prime.
No more do feh'"rs enter the ri' c
with hare hands or fltn tight gloves az !
manpI. each other 80 they ar" unrecop
nizab.e,
No more do the partisans % u favored
fghtcr cut the ring ropes ana, cnteriu.
the enclosure, heat a victorious boxe
with clubs I'll he is glad 10 heat n re-
treat.
No more arc drugs introduced into ~"
water bottle OF a winning boxer, q prac
tice thai WAS common IN tho good 90
days."
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COrbett Cells pscd.

But jeff was saved the trouble Of for,-
ing the fight. for in the tweuty-thlF'
round Corbett's vitality was at so low
ebb that he practically collapsed on Ms
feet. He was unable to defend himself
and the numbering Jeft, seeing tnat NJ
opponent could hardly move, prompt!
hit him on the Jaw and retained his tile'
George Lav!ene. the mar who brought
the worlds Lightweight, title to America,
was another aggravated e ample Of an
athlete losing his hOnors because OF
neglect of his physical condition.
When I.aviene claimed title on the
retirement Of McAu'iffe in 1874, the
Saginaw KID was a wonderful ath'eie'
He seewed to have steel springs In MS
feet. aHu h. was so rugged II seemed
impossible for the hardest punches 10
make the slightest impression on MN.
After Lavigpc had held title for a rev
years he became careless OF ms physI'al
! welfare. and seemed bent on having u
merry life. no matter what befcll him
enthusiastically.
When Frank Erne. a clever boxer or
Buffalo, challenged Lavigne for Il title
bout in 1899. the champion Was IN de-
plorable physical condition, being rat
slow and aabby.
Erne. trained to the minute. went into
the ring at CheektOwaga, near Buffalo
with slams laid to win on points In the
twenty round encounter, AS L~av!gnes
reputation as a heavy puncher SIN
! abided with him.
But Lavigne was a forlorn figure thai
night, He could neither hit Erne, who
was n sh.fty chap in those days, and
he could not avoid the jabs Of the Buff
%falonian. although they were not heavy
. enough to do any special damage.
Round after round the Saginaw KID
went out in a desperate enort to lane
one effective punch. but he could not
get the range Of the challenger.
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Light Hitter.

Laylgne was outpointed decisiyely. but
he tasted the twenty ounds and In
fact was none the worse for wear At
he close.
As showing the ineffectiveness OF
t,rue's blows. the Buffalo boy uppercut
Lavigne as the Michigan hoy was charg-
ing in head down, and I.avigne was
groggy. lie was so helpless that he could
not huid up his hands,
This blow was struck twenty seconds
before the end of the seventh round. and
Erne, measuring his helpless opponent,
hooked him on the jaw with rights and
leits at least a dozen times and never
even brought the champion to his knees,
let alone flooring him..
i.avigne recovered In the eighth round
and went the limit. Had lavigie taken
good care OF himself he would doubt
less have held the lightweight title
longer than any champion in the history
of the class. for he was 81 powerful
and II seemed impossible to hurt him.
hut he was one OF the athletes who
held the mistaken idea that he could
mix pugilism and injurious habits. and
when he los, his title he realized that his
health and strength were the only assets
she possess"d.
Terry McGovern. DrookIyn's pugilistit
tiger, also followed In tho footsteps ol
A.. LAvigne. for after he had defeated Dixor
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Here Are the Figures.

In order to provide facts and figures
for the guidance of the aesertive g-ntl"-
men, ! herewith submit the weights It,
which IA majority of the battles for tine
light tile We're contested
McAul!fie-Myers. 1877 u majority Of
NcAuline's bouts az 1855.
I.av!vne-Rurg., worlds title. t2s.
Lav'gne-trne. worlds site. 1875 NJ 3
p. VI.
I.rne-Gans. worlds title. l3s at : L. VI
Eans-Nelson. worlds title. l3Ii,
Nclson-Woleas'. worlds title. 1919
ringside. %
wolglst-Ritchie. worlds title. 1919
ringside.
Rttchie-welsh. worlds title. 49, SIX
hours before ring time.
Weish-Whit", worlds ute, 135 six
hours before ring time.
Which goes 20 prove that ont Of u'ne
bouts for the lightweight title two have
been contested ~ tho inHch talked q
1873 r,ngside.
The sun., 1916-09-17

Dear T~om~-pIaying pinochIe two hand.
A wants 40 to 60 aud II wants so when
the melds are taken up, y leads a ten.
u wins II with an ace and cells ont, az
he has already taxcn In 10 In cards. 4
bets tn deal must be PLAYED out.
FLETCHER COVRT.
A Il wrong. In two hand the mo-
ment a player calls out the game Is
ended II he Is right he wins II not he
loses.
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TITLE HOLDER SETS:
WEIGHT FOR BOUT
No Recognized Poundage kc
cepted Now Among Ameri-''
can Boxers,
WELSH FOUGHT AT 1876
N CROSS

Some very hard jolts were registered
during the Labor Day bouts. but by far
the most Earring was that received b.
the assertive gentlemen who insist that
there Is an authoritative scale OF weights
In America. and that those who DO not
conform to them cannot be regarded az
legitimate members of the classes they
assume to represent.
The scale OF weights dognatically set
forth by these ~oracular persons Is iIs
pounds for bantams. 122 for feather
weights. ls3 for lightweights and l5s for
middleweights. 1t Is declared that these
weights must be made at ring.ide. or the
contests cannot be regarded az cham-
plonship IN character.
Then came the match between Freddie
Welsh. worlds lightweight champion.
n Charlie White, challenger, the
weight being officially 1876 pounds sin
hours before ringtime.
Even The loudest contenders for the
1873 limit admitted that. the bout betweeu
Welsh and White wS for the light.
weight championship OF the world. AMI
every man Jack conceded that WELSH
had been successful in retaining MS
title. q.
2 Pounds Not Governing weight.
Therefore. IL the bout was for the
title. then Il becomes evident that 1913
pounds rings!de IS not the governing
weight In America, and that a champion
ship bout NAV he boxed at the weight
set by the title holder.
1t Is OF interest to point ont that 1875
pounds six hours before ring time is
the official limit Of the lightweight class
OF England. Australia and France. the
only countries where official weights SCI
by authoritative organizations are en-
forced.
So far as America Is concerned thegA
never has been an organization with
authority 20 ar the weights in the
different classes. This has been done ly
the champions. who have set the pou!d-
age at figures suitable to thor own
physical requirements.
The sun., 1916-09-17

hand, q royal straight, ace king, Queen
~ X. ten. or an ace high fush"
\ nush will beat any straight. no mat
ter how high It is, unless II is also a
Nush.
The sun., 1916-09-17

Dear Ton--N NAT H. ne batting average
OF Benny kauf of the N-N York Nationals
Also state how many games Joe bush NJ
the Athletics Won this essor.
4 CONSTANT READER.
See SUNDAYS SCN. The averages mp.
peav in THE SUN each sunday
The sun., 1916-09-17

Dear T~om-P.ayinE call ace euchre. csn
the bidder call on the ace OF a suit when
n. has none Of shat suit himself" u. y.
Yes. Which suit 20 call. II you have
or have no, Is one Of the fine points OF
the game.
The sun., 1916-09-17

The five who guessed 500 and the one
Who guessed j3s each get one-sixth III
the total OF second and third prizes tss
does no. figure.
The sun., 1916-09-17

Dear Tom--In repl, 20 '!u..--s;.d Query
ahout pronounoinG Koch-r, name OF the
catcher on the tittn's, wish 10 say that
| Know Mr.. kocher r-oIal.y and also
that he does 10. pronounce his name
a. YOU say, but cok"-cr AFAN
Thank YOU.
The sun., 1916-09-17

j. G. P--rulcss ruptired or other
wise Injured noult net ad"isr wearing
or apulH,u Nou mention eXoeN' when
exercising or competing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

Inspection day will be held at the Ensley Baptist church today A com mittee of 25 members of the congrega- tion has been appointed to inspect the different departments in the Sun day school this morning and to make a report at the meeting of the off cial board, which will be held at 2:S0 o'clock this afternoon
 dual entertainment under the aus pices of the ladies of St. Anthony's Catholic church will be given next Fri day afternoon and evening at the Elks' home on Avenue D. In the afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

Veterans, and their wives; also an invitations will be issued to any mem Der of the Grand Army of the Republic to see this picture as the guest of the management. The story is about a young Confederate spy who was cap. tured and hanged because he would not tell how he received certain informa- tion or who his informer was. The pie ture is considered to be one of the best war dramas ever filmed and has attracted great deal of attention throughout the south.
 Yesterday was probably the busiest day the local express company has had since prohibition went into effect for something over 1500 packages of wet goods'' were received at the local of- flee. This large shipment is due to the fact that the new whisky tax goes into effect on Monday morning. A con- tinual line of nearly a block long was kept up from early yesterday morning until last night. The tax office will be located in the rear of the Ensley shoe store. which adjoins the express office, and will be in charge of MT. Parks, Officer Long and James Brodie.
 The members of Company B, uniform rank, Woodmen of the World, accom- S the Steel City lodge No. 156, w. o. w., left yesterday afternoon for Mulga, where they installed new Woodmen lodge The new lodge was installed with 20 charter members, who will elect officers at their first meeting.
 The Royal Arch degree will be given to several candidates at the meeting of the Ensley lodge. Royal Arch Ma sons, which will be held Monday night at the Masonic temple on Avenue E Following the limitations the members will be served to a supper at 2005 Ave- me D by the ladies of the Eastern Star. All R. A. M. are invited
 Miss Anna A. Maley will deliver an address at the Ensley opera house this evening, beginning at 8 o'clock, or Bread and Brotherhood" Miss Maley was the socialist candidate for gov e1nor of Washington in 1912 and re- ceived 10000 votes. Miss Maley is con sidered very interesting and force able speaker and large crowd is ex- pected to be present.
 All preparations are completed for the Colonial dance, which will be held at the E1ks' home on next Tuesday night. Two prizes will be offered. one for the best dressed lady and the oth-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Old Saws Resharpened
IS Malloch. in Judge.

Douglas Malloch, in Judge.
 If at first you don't succeed. why try again?
 Never put off until tomorrow what you can't do today.
 Be sure you are right and then go ahead and fine out you're wrong.
 The world owes every woman loving. Familiar hilarity breeds contempt.
 A man is known by the company that keeps him.
 Many true word is spoken in ges- lures.
 Rome was not built in day of mu- nicipal contracts.
 It is easier for the eye of camel to pass through a needle than for the king dom of heaven to enter a rich man.
 Whatsoever a man soweth. that shall he also rip.
 Owe no man everything.
 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of diversity considerably more.
 It is more blessed to give than to re- ceive advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
The Sense of Smell

From the Washington Srar.
 The tenth part of grain of musk will continue for years to fill a room with with its odoriferous particles. and at the end of that time 1t will not be appreciably diminished in weight.
 A cubic inch of air arising from the flame of Bunsen burner has been found to contain no fewer than 4so,OOooOO of dust particles.
 pended from the point of needle con tains about 100000 of red corpuscles
 Yet. although matter is so marvelously
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Better Than Spanking

Spanking does not cure children of bedwetting. There is constitutional cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Sum- mers, Box w. Notre Dame, Ind, will send free to any mother her successful home treatment with full instructions
 Send no money, but write her today if your children trouble you in this way
 Don't blame the child, the chances are it can't help it. This treatment also cures adults and aged people troubled with urine difficulties by day or night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

sam Davis" the hero of Tennes-
 see, a thrilling story of the civil war, will be shown today and Monday at the Franklin theatre. under the aus pices of the Daughters of the Con- federacy of this city. The ladies of the Stonewall chapter. U. D. C., will have charge of the sale of the tickets and arrangements are being made to have every school child in this dis trict see this picture. D. s. McEach- ern, manager of the theatre, has sent invitations to the members of Camp Pat Clabourn, United Confederate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

divisible, the olfactory nerves are iniin- itely more sensitive Much yet remains to be investigated with reference to these nerves which discriminate with such ap- parently miraculous accuracy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Get the Direction

From JuuBe.
 The wise thing to do nowadays is to invest your money in a going concern"
 Yes, and it's also a wise thing to first find out which way the concern is going
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

from to a card party will be given. Tables will be arranged for five hun dred, euchre and heart dice and at 9:30 in the evening there will be dance in the hall on the second floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

Rev. B. T. Waits, pastor of the Ensley Methodist church, will use as his sub- ject for the morning service at II o'clock, "The Unit of American Civili- zation;" and for the evening service at 7:30 o'clock, Learning to See"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

CT for the best dressed man in the colonial costume. The. committee in charge has arranged a programme for the occasion and refreshments will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

Ten candidates will be given the first degree at the regular meeting of the Steel City lodge No. 19O. Knights of Pythias. which will be held Tuesday night in the hall on Avenue E. Sew eral other matters will be taken up and all members are requested to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
NEWS OF ENSLEY

A party of Ensley and Wylam citizens accompanied the members of the board of revenue, Chamber of Commerce com mittee and several others on a trip to the Warrior river The party left Ensley yesterday morning about o'clock and returned about o'clock in the after rcon. The party motored, to Nickle's fish traps, near Porter, which Is at tne head of navigation and from their they rented two launches and went down the river to Taylor's Ferry. The party looked over the two proposed routes to the river, one which comes through this city, and the other by the way of Bessemer. 1t is stated that besides being six miles shorter the Ensley route was very much more favorable than that of the Bessemer way. Another good point about the local pro- posed route is that at the Nickle's fish traps there is large and level space which could be made into a fine dock while at Taylor's Ferry this is said to be lacking. The party went to the river over the Ensley route and came back over the Bessener route. c. K White, government expert, accompanied the party.
 The Ensley and Fairview fire depart ments were kept busy yesterday answer HIS 1Ouf dldf1nS. The IlrSt alarm came in about 10:40 o'clock in the morning from the residence of w. L. Clarke, at 2322 Avenue D. A spark on the roof was the cause of the blaze. The fire had gained much headway before the alarm was turned in and considerable damage was done. At 1920 p. m. they were called to the residence of Gus Stevens at 1511 Avenue G. Spark on the roof cause of fire, and about 5 damages occurred. The next alarm was turned in at 4:45 p. n from the residence of s. Blackkey, at 2019 Avenue L. About $3 damages. The last alarm came in at 5:30 p. m. from a negro house on Seventeenth avenue and Twenty-first street A spark on the roof caused small damages.
 The total amount collected by the Ems ley committee in the recent campaign to raise funds for the Jewish war suf- fers relief shows that the local team col lected $S50. This includes the funds raised from the operetta and also a number of contributions. The list of contributions
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-08

! Saw the HuddIed Body Of the Muir.
ton shown me by the girls manner.
l promised to try, and that was all
I could promise. The chance of
saving the young man from the chair
seemed enthusiastically small.
It was proved at the trial that
Thornton had suddenly come home to
plead for forgiveness. There had
been an angry interview between him
and his uncle. The negro butler,
Washington, was emphatic on this
point, and added that he had heard
the nephew threaten the old man.
An hour later shot had been heard.
Washington, who occupied a rebuilt
cabin seven hundred yards from the
house, had run out. and had encoun-
tered Ellis in the library, and they
found Garrett dying from a bullet
wound in the throat. The colonel
lived just long enough to say that he
was sure Thornton was his murderer.
However, under examination the
negro admitted that the colonel had
not seen the man who shot him.
Thornton was arrested the same
night in the lodging house where he
was staying. Now came series of
damning facts which clinched the stu
alton in the opinion of all reasoning
minds.
The cabin occupied by the negro
hnnArad nd a
house. Behind it was clump of
dense trees, little to one side of the
compact little building. A bee line
from the library window, grazing the
cabin wall, led to a large oak tree.
eight hundred yards from where Gar
rett had sat at his table. Fixed firmly
by clamps against the side of the oak
tree was a rifle, trained upon the col
| onels house. It was immovable, and
was so well concealed in the under
brush that it had been discovered
only by the merest accident. Ellis
Tomlinson had found It.
Ellis gave testimony at the trial to
the fact that when they were boys he
and his cousin had played in the
| grove and had made Investigations
into the ballistic properties of small
arms. The Judge and Jury adjourned
to the spot. bullet was inserted in
the rifle, and, when discharged, it
hardly varied by two inches in its
course from the flight presumably
made by the ball that killed Garrett.
What further evidence was needed?
The jury found Thornton guilty-and
here stood Janet Clifford, telling me
that her lover was wronged man.
and that the guilty man was Ellis.
| started upon my investigation
with a heavy heart, but l knew that
women do possess a certain instinct
in such matters, and, while l could
find no decisive clue. did come upon
certain suspicious circumstances. l
had known Ellis Tomlinson was O
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-08
Who Shot
Col. Garrett?
Copyright. 1916. by W. G. Chapman.)
By
H. M. EGBERT


"Mr. Heard. you must save John
Thornton's life. He is Innocent"
I looked at the young woman who
stood before me in my office, her
hands clasped, the tears streaming
down her cheeks. My first thought
was that it is just such scamps as
Thornton who find such women as
Janet Clifford to believe in them.
My second was desire to help her
in any way that was possible. But
the murder of old Colonel Garrett had
stirred the blood of everyone, and
threats of lynching had been openly
made.
The verdict had been rendered
within fifteen minutes of the jury's re.
tirement, and the case seemed to
have been proved to the hilt. Thomas
Garrett had been the wealthiest man
for miles around. He had been a
slave-owner before the war, and he
had saved enough out of the wreck
to enable him to amass huge fortune
when electric traction came and Gre
ated riches for the far-sighted.
John Thornton, CARROTS nephew,
had been scapegrace. His uncle,
after repeated admonitions, had final
ly ordered the young man out of his
house; he had cut him out of his
will, leaving all his property to Ellis
Tomlinson, another nephew. That
had been two years before.
I had known that Thornton and
Janet Clifford cared for each other,
but l had not guessed at the devo.