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Evening journal., 1916-03-01
sullivan Suffered
MANY RING Defeats
John L., Through Friends,
Had Most OF Them Turn
ed Into Drawn Battles
WAS ONCE TROUNCED
BY CHARLIE MITCHELL

Not even Tom Sayers. the English
champion, who was beaten to a fraz-
zle by John c. Heenan and then was
tossed a decision OF draw by the Eng
lish referee. had so many decisive de-
feats turned into drawn battles or
Victories" as the great John L. Sui
Ivan. On one occasion. when he had
been trounced so thoroughly by l75-
pound Tom Mccartney that the Bos-
ton Strong Boy refused to come out
OF his corner for the seventh round,
the referee. from the security OF his
home in Toledo two days after the
bout. declared Sullivan the Win
ner."
] The most humiliating defeat ever
suffered by Sullivan was at the hands
OF 160-pound Charley Mitchell, at
Chantilly, France. March 10, 1888. and
this was turned into a draw through
the sum og S2.500 changing hands at
/ the ringside This arrangement was
reached at the end OF the thirty-pinth
round. when Sullivan had become SO
completely exhausted il was evident
he could no longer continue the com
bat.
Under London rules. which govern
ed the battle. the principals could. IL
the conditions warranted it. agree tC
a draw. with the proviso that the
lighters should meet again later on a
the call of the referee.
In the case OF this battle in ques
tion Mitchell and his seconds strenu
ously objected TO draw and insisted
that the combat continue.
This set Sullivan and his Manager
Harry Phillips. of Toronto. TO think
ing. and they made an offer OF mone'
TO the Mitchell corner. After som'
haggling the sum of $500 was agreed
ON as the price for a draw. and JOIN
L. thereupon escaped from a disgrace
ful defeat at the hands OF a smaller
man. However. a draw was really /
defeat for the big Bostonian, and hi
alibi TO the effect that 40 rain that ha'
set in chilled him so he could no
fight in his best form was not velg
convincing. especially in view Of th'
fact that Mitchell was also stripped
and did not have a raincoat handy.
lnNie mas always utth nuhiV Nu'0
ton as 10 MitchelIs completely in th'
deaA Il is known that Jack Baldock
, British second with an unsavorl
record. carried on the negotiations
/; with Phillips. and while Mitchell
/ sfood aside at the time. il is hardl.
Ofprobable a draw could have beer
4 agreed to without the consent of tn
O Birmingham boy
s Some accounts Of the affair declar
that Mitchell and Sullivan made tn
I. agreement as to the price. but tina
+ has not been substantiated.
,t An interesting aftermath OF the az
" fair was that Phillips. after eettin
n John L out ofNthe ring with only
n decision of draw against him. reache
le the conclusion that il would be
waste Of good money to pay the 81 2,5l
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
DU PONT CLUB TO SHOOT
AGAINST LANSDALE march 4

The DUPONT Trapshooting Club will
meet the Lansdale Gun Club, Of Lans-
dale. Pa. on the latters grounds. on
next Saturday. in the seventh OF the
Philadelphia Trapshooters League
matches. The results of the various
races on that day will have much to
do with the final standing of the clubs
after the last matches have been shot.
The Lansdale Club has been shooting
in fine form and has six straight vic
tories to its credit. Members Of the
dupont Club are aware Of this fact,
and are in no way Understanding
the strength of their opponents.
The local club was represented by
forty-siX members at Holmesburg
Junction, on February 5. and it was
because Of this excellent turnout
that the dupont shooters were re-
turned the victors over the S. S.
Whites. Local trapshooters realize
that if they wish to see the DUPONT
Club tied for first place at the close
of the season, 1t is necessary for them
20 win the match next Saturday
against Lansdale. They are. there
fore. figuring on invading the enemy's
city on next Saturday. with a force
! equally as large as the one which
routed the Dentists on February'5.
The DUPONT Trapshooting Club has
record of five straight victories so
far this season. having lost the first
match to the Highland Shooting AS
sociation on October 9. Since the first
and only defeat, the members Of the
dupont Club have been shooting in
excellent form. and have made the
high team score for the day in each
Of the succeeding league matches. Lo-
cal shooters have been practicina
weekly since the Holmesburg juno
ton shoot over the traps of various
pun clubs. and feel confident that
they will be in fine condition next
Saturday. and capable of administer
ing decisive defeat to the LansdalC
team.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
N1abe

over to Mitchell
In fact, Phillips was arranging TO
make quick departure from the
scene of the triumph. but reckoned
without Jack Baldock. The burly sec
ond got his clutches on the manager
OF John l.. and refused to let go till
the amount abreed upon had been
placed in his hands.
Baldock was mixed up in many
other suspicious affairs and
whenever he appeared in the corner
Of a contestant the other fellows were
prepared for some sharp practice.
Shortly before that Jim Smith and
Alf Greenfield fought at Maison-La-
fitte. in France At the finish of one
of the rounds the two men were on
the ground Smith being undermost
Jack Baldock, who was Greenfeld's
second, with a white towel in his
hand, ran to pick his man up, wher
Dan McGannOn. who was one oi
Smiths seconds. shouted. "Baldock
take that chloroform cloth awayl"
Baldock and his friends asserted
ever afterward that there was no oc
casion for the remark. and it wal
surely a terrible insinuation against
second who was supposed to act fair
" at every stage of the fight. TIT
English sports. who Investigated, ac
/ quilted him Of being an accessory t.
/ the dastardly crime Of "chloroform
ing" in order to assist a man to vic
tory.
All OF which was very kind Of tn
4 English sports.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01

Smith. Indians; Moran, Braves. and
Robertson. Giants. a.
Unassisted double plays we're made
by all hands except the pitchers, left
ielders and centre felders. The catch
or who retired. a pair Of runners all
By his lonesome was Senor Con
zales. OF the Cards; the suburbanites
who played lone hands at killing OFF
two men at a clip. Hinchman. OF
the Pirates, Smith, OF the Indians:
Shotton, of the Browns, and Daley. Of
the Yanks. All viii be in fast com
pany this season except the last
named. who will pastime out on the
Pacific Slope. Vic Safer. of the Cubs.
led the field with Ave unassisted dou-
BILE plays to his credit. The dope on
the subject
Jnassisted Double Plays.
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Boston Smith, third base, 1. To-
tai /.
Brooklyn Daubert. first base. q;
.Cutshaw second base. /; iOMara,
shortstop. L. Total. T.
Chicago Safer, first base, 5. To-
tai. 5.
Cincinnati Groh. third base. 3;
Mollwitz, first base q Herzog. short
stop, p Total. z
New York Brainard. first base,
Grant. third base. l. Total. >.
Philadelphia Luderus. FIRST base
i2; Bancroft. shortstop l. Total, 3.
Pittsburgh-Johns first base
I3: VioX. second base, Hinchman
right field. l. Total. 8.
81. Louis Miller. first base, 2; Con
zales. catcher. J.. Total. 8.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Ill
Boston Gamer. first base, 1 Hob
litzel. first base. 1 Wagner. short
stop, I. Total. g.
standardization. first base.
smith. right field. /. Total, 2.
Detroit-Burns. first base, l. To
tai. l.
New York Pipp, FIRST base. Ma
sci. third base. I Peckingpaugi
ahortstop. 1; Daley, right field. 1. To
| tai. 1.
Phnadelphia-Lajoie. second base
IN. Total. I.
St. Louis-Pratt. second base, ,
Howard. first base, /; Shotton, righ
field. 1. Total. 4.
Washington -Gandil. first base.
Total. 2
Evening journal., 1916-03-01

Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds
You This is the title of song with
moral Had Il been sung in 1913
several prominent national pastimers
might still he working in organized
ball Instead six gents-fve possess
ing managerial berths last season in
the defunct Federal League are now
considering the advisabillty of return
ing 10 the sell Organized ball de-
nics che existence OF a blacklist. The
players. now on the outside looking
in, say o. b. is 'spoohng
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
TRAP SHOOTING
BASKET BALL
MApELEY NOT IN THIS.

The Viacose second team, of Marcus
Hook last night outclassed a picked up
Madeley five. winning 80 TO 10. Sutton
featured with IA field goals. The line
Evening journal., 1916-03-01

APEX SECONDS OUTCLASSED.
The Apex Thirds proved their SUI
periority over the Apex Seconds last
night and won out easily in loosely
played game by the score OF l9 to 4.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
BAKER GETS A FIGHT.

Harry Baker, the local welter-
weight. received notice yesterday from
his manager. Marcus Williams. TO
start training at once for match in
Philadelphia in March.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01

to enroll Lord subsequently man
aged the Buneds John CAMEL left
the Rochester Internationals to pilot
Brooklyns Feds vice Lee Magee
while Ennis T. CRebeD Oakes bios
somed out as skipper Of the Pitts
burgh Feds
When peace was declared these ath-
letes sat by confidently expecting to
be provided for by the baseball eman-
cipators Latest reports indicate a
vastly differenet fate for the sprightly
seXtette.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
MIKE SELLS ALL HIS TINE
FOR A YEAR FOR $40. 900

ST. PAUL. Mimi. March l. -
Mike Gibbons, probably middle
" weight world title holder has
sold his entire time for one year.
The agreement went into effect
To-Day Mike gets $4,000, and
agrees to enter into no bouts for
one year, except those approved
by the Capital City Athletic Club,
with which he made the contract.
Mike agrees to fight three bouts
during the year with fighters OF
his class, chosen by the club. In
case Mike is knocked out or de-
cisively beaten, the contract is
automatically nullifed.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
q. o. P. LEAGUE.

Sixth Ward took three out OF five
games from the Tenth Ward in the
C. @. p. League last night. The score;
sixth Ward 19 IS q p 2l-3
Tenth Ward ..21 21 II Is 20
Players Sixth Nevin Clowney
captain. Guy Handy. Joseph Moore, +.
/ Hanesworth. Tenth--H. *. Wadd-
man. captain; u. ]. waddman, Alex.
Cox. r. Ayers. Doc Veasey. Ref
eree-J. Schaible Scorer-John
Griffith
Evening journal., 1916-03-01

Let 'em jump said the big league
magnates in the winter Of 19l3-l4
when stars. attracted by alluring Of
fers enlisted with the Federals.
Threats Of blacklist were made at the
time
George Stovall. the Federal Fire
brand hoped to Kansas City as lead
er. f. Otto Knabe. deserted the PHIL
lies TO manage the Baltimore Terra
pins. Hal Chase quit the White SoS
for the Buffalo Feds. He later in
duced Harry Lord former White Sox
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
Standing OF Teams.
WILMINGTON AT LOWER MERION.

Wilmington High Schools basket
ball team will be given its severest
test OF the season today when they
will play High School of Lower
Merton. AT the present rate at which
the locals are travelling, the best game
of the season is expected.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
% When did Freddie Welsh defeat
Leach Cross in the twentyeround
bout. before or after he was champ
(2) How many times was Leach Cross
knocked out, and by whom? CD What
is Cross exact age? VI.
% Before Welsh beat Ritchie for
worlds championship. (2) Four times.
BY frankie Madden, Jack Doyle,
Fighting Dick Hyland and Milburn
SaylOr. 90 Leach was born on Feb
ruary II, 1856.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
WORkERS ROWL.

The Mill wrights Of the Brandy
wine Shops of the DUPONT Powder
Company defeated the Patternmakers
in two out of three games ON the
Crescent Alleys last night. The
scores.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
What Do You ManI
10 Know About Sport

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
In a three-handed game of auction
pinochle A has 900 count; ne gets the
bid for 100, melds 100 and does not
get any tricks. but claims out Must
he get a trick to make his meld good
{.
Yes. he must take a trick 90 make
his meld good.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Is that the same Jimmy Murphy,
who fought Willie Ritchie. Johnny
Dundee and Freddie X. Walsh, that
Benny Leonard stopped? X.
Yes.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Please let me ktow if a flush beats
a full house in poker? A,
No. straight flush does. how
ever.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Was John L. Sullivan ever middle
weight champion? l mean did he ever
hold any professional middlewcighi
title? g.
No.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
nnunnrrr g1nnnnn at
CHARLIE HERTUG Al
TOP OF ONE Class
Led Major Leaguers In
Starting Double Plays
In 1915
GROH WAS AT
THE THIRD STATION
LEADERS IN STARTING
DOUBLE PLAYS-19t5.

Johnson. D.. Washington, Amer z
+ Lapp. c.. Philadelphia. Amer.-lO
; Safer. lb. Clicago Nat.,.... Z
DoXle 2b. New York. Nat &C., 80
j Groh. 3b. Cincinnati, Nat. ...2t
! Herzog S. s.. Cincinnati, Nat. so
, Wheat. !. T., Brooklyn. Nat. 8
Carey. Pittsburgh Nat......... 8
Coon. c. f. Detroit Amer. 9
Hooper, r. T.. Boston AMER. s
Moeller Washington, Amer W s
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
Preparedness in Theory.

While Newton D. Baker, making his maiden
speech as Secretary OF War; was arousing the
enthusiasm Of the members of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association at their an
nual banquet in New York, with the story OF
the nations progress toward preparedness, Col
Roosevelt speaking to 700 Methodist ministers
and laymen gathered about the banquet board
in the same city, was arraigning the admnistra-
ton for its failure to prepare for the present
emergency in Mexico, though warned by years
of unhappy experiences that it was to come. OF
the two speakers Secretary Baker was the more
inspiring, because of his bright promises for the
future, but the words of both are reminders that
today, two years after our first invasion Of Mex
leo, twenty-one months after the breaking out OF
the European war and nearly twelve months after
the destruction of the Lusitania, the nation is no
stronger on land or sea than it was when Presi-
dent Wilson asked authority of Congress to use
armed force to compel Huerta to respect our
government. Eight months later, with rag
ing in Europe, the President, in his annual adj
dress to Congress characterized those who were
then moving for preparedness as hysterical How
thoroughly he has since been converted he
proved in his ringing speeches to the people of
the West, The people will therefore find far
more comfort in the words of Secretary Baker
than in those of Col Roosevelt.
The standard to be attained by the United
States as prepared nation, as described by Sec
rotary Baker, is idealistic. He said many things
that the people will want to believe, for ex-
ample.
So in America, if the test ever comes, the
army in the field will be merely the advance
guard resting on a modified patriotic, indus
trial coordination. If the hour of trial should
ever come, there must be no war stocks or war
brides, no war fortunes made out of the national
danger. Nor must there be built up in America
any interest which could even be suspected of
preparing to profit by the creation of a national
emergency. And this is not difficult to do. Bust
ness in America is patriotic.
From our present day revel in war profits
to the state of perfection described by Secre-
tary Baker, seems a long step, but this is not
yet our war, and may indulge the hope that
if our day should come business in America will
be found truly patriotic Just at the moment,
however, the country is turning anxious eyes to-
ward Congress for signs of substantial, practical
progress that soon will set in motion the ma
chnery that is to provide the men, the ships
and the guns. The sooner a real start is made
the sooner we shall discover what we have to
depend upon besides our wealth 1t remains for
Congress to provide for an early test of our
theories.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29

company once has been converted into
class room. and equipped with q long
table, with room for twenty or more men
This room VIII be used for instruction
in Morse and radio teleeraphy. Nearly
the whole drill period was given 10 vlsuas
signal practice last Tuesday night
Attendance fell OF last week TO nifty
three, due probably 70 Indictment weather.
Lieut. Russell II MacI,ennsn IA work.
ing hard with the Morse operators from
the different telegraph companies and
hopes 10 secure several recrufts
Next Tuesday evening Capt. Glbbs. OF
the regular army. win lecture Al ConVen-
ton Han on the work Of the signal Corps.
The problem given out 10 the nom
commissioned officers last Tuesday COW
cred the movement OF troops on parallel
roads. The Signal Corps work was more
involved than on former problems. Many
good solutions were turned IN. and the
handling Of the different troops involved
In the movement shows that the mon
coms have been studying the little book.
The examination Of the prospective
battalion officens win be held some time
In May, and the problems now being
worked out In the Tuesday nieht classes
should prove valuable 70 them.
Private W. A. Cooper Is on the stcI,
list being In the hospital for an opera
ton.
The enlistment OF Corp. seston ana
Private Rockelh have expired, and tbey
viii be given discharges next TUESDAY
night
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
ARMY ORDERS

Leave q sbsenos for one month, TO tab, .1-.,
on or about July L isl6. Ia granted FIrst Lieut.
benry W. Fleet, Ntneteenh Iufsntry
Capt Charles z. Whe4tley. QuartsrmaS-r On.
Is relieved frun duty in the PhiIipptns I,tpd,
% take effect July s. 1915. and win rroo--d 10 a.
United STATES and report for further orde-s in
aeooraAnoe with General oEdsH. No 8. war De
partment. ia
The leHEe q absehoe Ersnted MAJ. Nan L
hersty. bghteenth Infantry in SPECIAL Orde-l No
q, southern Department. March Is 1916 On mr..
geous eertinczts Of disability is extended one month
and hfteen oaB On surgeons osrtihczte q de
ability
Leave q absencs for three months On surr-o.-,
Certificate q disability IL rr1nted FIrss Lbeu,
Alexander L. james, r., FSfteeuth Carslry
CAPT. LlewellyD P. W1niamson MedieSi Con-
il oesiEnAted ~ the medical Officer % secnuuauy
me Army War College pers1unel during It's hisfnry
and stan ndes 10 begin May 10 and 70 nd On o.
betOre June ~, lsle. and will repur1 % ths rTe~f-
dent OF the War ColleEs for duty accordingly
Rlrst Lieut. Morton NJ Beardslee Coast ArtfDe-y
Corpa Is relieved from treatment Al the Waite
Reed Gensrsl Hospital. D. O.. and viii rrturr
70 bis proper station
Each d the foIlOxinF4nEmed rfscpr. ~ tbs sf-fk
OavAhy Is relieved from fis present. duties ana
WI rrooeed 10 7oin his regiment At ColumbsIs
n. MeH: MAJ Edward d. Andersoa Cspt h
3. Ayeux. flrst Lieut. JEmss A Man. Prs LEsut
John T. Kennedy and Second Lieut.. joseph a.
Alsshire.
C~Vt- Gerry Z. Mitobsu. Sixth caralry nov or
leaSe Of Ehseuce. Will proceed a. once % y1ir
his regiment Al Columbus. n. Mex
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29
"Best Answer" to HoIlweg.

No nation, the German chancellor de-
clared, could demand that Germany should
abandon the with which it defends itself
against the inhumane warfare aimed at reduc-
ing It to terms by hunger" So the Glasgow
Herald opens its review of Won Bethmann-HoIl-
of Germanys submarine policy.
mot for the first time wonder NAV be ex-
pressed" says this leading Scotch journal, "that
such an argument should be thought likely to
carry weight anywhere, particularly in America
The United States have had personal experience
and IN this connection perhaps the best answer
that can be given to the imperial chancellor is
contained IN a very incisive leading article which
appeared in recent issue, just received, of The
Washington Herald. Let US make this one quo
tation:
Of SerI aHd us sXdsnty n uneasy as about this
PTisals for Great BTtan,s attempt to starve her
been regarded as one of the most efficient and h1-
notable occasion in the opinion of of Germany's
The Federal government brought the South to
submission largely by stopping her supplies and
6Ioeksdd he Cuba s@dst the B9FroFs Of
Teconcentraton; when the resulting sufferings for
want OF Provisions We're Perforce, endured BY the
very for whose POa the
The article from which the Glasgow Herald
quotes was contributed to The Washington Her
aid by an international lawyer of note and its
closing sentences may we'll bear repetition at this
juncture:
1t will be time enough to object to defensive
plea for the exercise Of beiitgerent rights bH sab
marines according to the rules of international law
shall have been fully met by Germany, and mean
clearances from ports to the merchantmen armed
only for defense and thought of withdrawing
protection to citizens embarking those vessels in
Until submarine warfare on merchantmen and
national law it deserves treated in the Interest
Of the freedom of the like piracy doubtless
first by hanging the perpetrators, when taken with
the proofs: but for fear Of reprsals which would
doubtless have been inflicted prisoners of war.
at is practically impossible" said the De-
partment of State in its note of May a. 1or5,
on the case of the Lusitana, "for them (the sub
marines) to make a prize of her (the merchant
vessel; and if they cannot put a prize crew on
board of her. they cannot sink her without eav-
ing her crew and all on board of her to the
mercy of the sea in her small boats. These facts
it is understood the imperial German govern
ment frankly admit. We are informed that in
the instances of which we have spoken time
enough for that poor measure of safety
was not given, and in at least two of the cases
cited not SO much warning was received
Manifestly submarines cannot be used against
merchantmen, as the last few weeks have shown,
without inevitable violation of many sacred
principles Of justice and humanity"
Another year has added thousands to the
noncombatants who have been murdered by sub
marine attacks neutral as well as enemy
owned merchant vessels since this grave re-
monstrance following the Lusitania horror was
addressed to Germany by our government
The Washington herald., 1916-04-29

add this 10 the list of things they had
done amiss. TO the damage OF the
country.
The congressional elections OF the au-
tumn Of 1874 went heavily against them;
the House was lost to the Democrats.
their majority in the Senate was re-
tanned only because the Senate was
guarded by its constitution against sud
den change.
The impressions of that autumn and
the events of the next year lost them
also the local elections in many Of the
northern States which had so far seemed
their safe strongholds. Even Massachu-
sets chose a Democratic governor.
The country could not overlook the
evidences OF Generalization at Washing
ton. In 1875 Il was discovered that there
tween distilIers and federal officials to
defraud the government of large
amounts in respect Of the internal rev.
enue tax on distilled spirits, a ''whislCey
ring" as the newspapers called II,
which did not hesitate 70 use a portion
OF its fraudulent profits to make good
its opportunity and its immunity by po-
litical corruption.
Mr.. Belknsp. the Secretary of War
was accused Of accepting brides in dis
pensing the patronage OF his Depart
ment, and, upon Impeachment on that
charge, resigned his office as II in con.
fession, TO escape punishment
Venality and fraud began on all hands
to be suspected, even where they did
not exist, and mere tnefhciency began
to irritate the country as II II werS
but a part of the general decadence OF
official honor.
The President himself saw how fl. how
discreditably, and with how incorrigiblt
a tendency towards serious and ever
criminal misconduct, the administrative
branches of the public service operated
under his hand, and with the simplicity
and frankness which were characteristic
Of him,-the simplicity and frankness
which INSCRIPTIONS politicians played
upon to betray him,-acknowledged his
failure and longed for release from
duties in the performance Of which b,
knew that he had blundered.
His eight years Of power had cost hi
party its predominance.
Monday The Unsettled south.