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The sun., 1916-09-10
KILBANE NOW HAS
HIS EYE ON WELSH
Last Fcathprwcight Contender
Gone. johnny COvcts the
BritOn'S HOnOrS.
ny CROSS

Johnny kilbane. VINO on Labor lay
fiattened George CLANCY, the ''K. O..
King and thu removed the last aspir-
ing featherwe!ght from his path. now has
his basil!sk eye on Frederick Welsh.
owner in peipetuity' Of the lightweight
championship.
kilbane thinks he can take the honors
away from Welsh. and is willing to try
II the conditions are suitable.
After pocket.ng his share Of the slo.-
600 received for lambastinR CLANCY. XII.
bane sad:
81 was ambitious once 20 win the
featherwe.ght championship. ! am am
bilious now 20 keep Il and | am also am
snip.
ANY time Freddie Welsh and "A pro-
mot,r are ready | am ready. Let the
weight Ice 1873 ringside and we'll go half
way IN reaching an agreement"
K.lbane : confidence in his ability TO
defeat Welsh is echoed IN the opinion OF
many who witnessed the clancy contest.
One we'll known critic asserted
ut is my candid opinion that kilbane
Is the only man who can DUPONT and
probably knock Welsh out
kilbane In his keynote speech touches
the one obstacle. 10 a match and that Is
the weight. lie at me dictates 1873
pounds ringslde to Welsh. who would
probably decline TO reduce 20 that point
for the fcatherwelglt champion.
Welsh will unquostionab!y insist on
1856 pounds. the weight at which II" won
from Richie and the weight at which lie
and White boxed. No doubt there are n
dozen promoters who would he eager 10
stage a W.lsh-k.lbane match, but Il will
be useless to talk terms TIL the question
of weight Is settled.
The sun., 1916-09-10
McAullRe'a Feat.

Thirty-two years ago yesterday Jack
McAulife. the former lightweight
champ, defeated three men in a single
session at New York. Jack was then
Just starting his professional career. and
having defeated several young hopefuls
of New York and Brooklyn iist.c circles
without raising a porSu'irtion, he de-
cided to tackle them In lots instead Of
sinriy, Jack disposed ~ Patsy Hogan.
Bill Whitney and George Kline ~ less
than one round each. Having been VIE
torious in several of the lightweight
tournaments. M,Aul.Ic challenged
Jimmy Mitchell to battle for the Clam-
pionship. and claimed the lightweight
title when Jimmy refused. In 1857 Nc
Aul!tfe fought Jim Carney. the English
lightweight champion. for the worlds
title AT Revere, Mas. II WAS II fierce
and bloody bout and in ia" seventy
fourth round the ring WAS broken into
and the fight was called "A draw, Nc
AuliTfe WAS the only lightweight cham
pion who ever retired while the retiring
was good.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Pitcher Bill Robertson. who has been
and of with Memphis all season, has
finally drawn a release. At the same
time another Robertson appears In the
Southern League. Atlanta taking on
Frank Robertson. a pitcher who was re-
leased to q club In the oeorg1a-Aiabama
LEAGUE earlier in the season.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dixon passed away some years ago.
hut Edgerton, - years OF age. L. Silll al
Philadelphia and boxing AT Intervals
Doubtless the most humiliatiiig doubt,
cross in the history of boxing WAS iN.tt
inflicted by Jack Johnson on James
Jenries. The former champion, who hdi
been IN retirement more than five years
and who was athlet!cally "A wreck. was
induced by the clamor OF friends to enter
the ring and try and take the champion
ship away from the black fellow. JEFF
fries was moi, at all deceived as 10 MS
ply steal limitations. but the scheme Wa.
suggested that Johnson might be induced
FOR a consideration to take a crack on
the Jaw and lose his title. Who con-
Quoted the negotiations with the negro s.
not known. but the big black fell In
with the plan and gave his ready con-
sent TO all the details. Johnson ~realiz, !
that he could not get q match with JET
except by appearing TO consent; to the
plan OF surrender.
In order to make sure that Johnson
would carry out this end OF the bargain
the negro was compelled TO put up 81 Loo
cash in the hands of a friend OF jeff.
With these details arranged Jeff went
at his make believe training and Joha-
son settled down to hard work.
lNrIItu IOT the bbOps
IT had been agreed between the negru
and Jeff that Johnson would take a poke
on the Jaw in the twelfth round and
flop, and so confident was Jeffries that
II would 20 through that he advised
some Of his friends 10 bet that lie wou,l
win by "A knockout IA the twelfth round,
For;y-eight hours before the Reno hou.
was staged Il bolt from the clear SKY
hit the Jeffries camp. II was In the form
OF "A message from johnson that the eN-
pected flop" would not take place and
that JefrieS would have Ia fight OF his
merits. The effect ON the l.oilermakcr
was pitiable. lie knew that he had not
IA living chance against the big black,
and Jeff really collapsed.
Even when he entered the ring he
had to keep his feet spread In order to
avoid falling.
The humiiiating bout that JEFF put up
with his knockout in the fifteenth round
was evidence that the former champion
never had a look In.
After the sad affair was ended and
Jeff's bruises had healed he got "A frienl
to invent the story OF poison in his tea
pot. The only thing that allied jeff OF
| that occasion was the deadly germs OF
a double cross.
Cross That Failed.
A cunnlngly laid double cross thai
failed was the n Joe Cans tried L
land Frank Erne with. Cans had los
a decision to Erne at the Broadway a
c. in 1900, the Old Master quitting IL
the twelfth round on tine plea that thu
blood from n cut over his eye blinded
him. The real reason was that thu
CLIQUE behind Cans had their money OF
Erne to win and Cans was under orders
to stop ut the first opportunity. The Gu
over the eye raw Cans the excuse HI
needed. Thereafter Erne berated Gani
declaring he was a yellow u and
gutter.
This Infatuated the Baltimore oyste
shucksr, who insisted that his manage
est another bout with Erna. The But
The sun., 1916-09-10

4 perisal OF Frank ,;otch's formal
announcement OF retirement docs not
give the impression that IT Is a ratti
farewell. Apparently .iutrh has reached
the conclusion that II he continues in
the game, it will he merely a question
81 time before lac is beaten. The for
nler champion says:
II have not retired because ! 10 not
think I am capable of defeating them all.
hut because I do not think | am quite as
good as was. say, IA half dozen years
ago. am IS years Of age and time
will tell sooner or later. ! think It would
he later with me. but. just the same,
| do not want my friends to back me
with their money believing ! am even
better than ] was ten years ago. | am
not better, ! may not be IA good. At
thai ! think ! would lie good enough to
take on those In the game to-day.
The sun., 1916-09-10
His Last Match.

my match with Jim Essen. champion
Of Scotland. staged exclusively for mo-
ton pictures, will go down in history
ms my last match, ! won, 1t Is true. but
after that match 1t came to me suddenly
that there Is a time for all men to re-
tire. l never lodged II match and I gave
them all opportunities to win my cham
pionship title, and 50 my retirement will
not merit nor will 1t deserve criticism.
The retirement was made at no small
sacrifice. for under an agreement with
the Sellg company ! was to receive $685.
900 for " more matches. ] will not
wrestle again. ] have enough money
I want to stay on my farm and enjoy
the company of my wife and family"
The sun., 1916-09-10

polr, Of Old Frecklcs's Jaw and sent him
rolling OH the stage badly dazed.
F~itzsiminons. who had the greatest re-
Cooperative powers of m boxer in the
history OF the game. managed to get to
his feet and avoid the storm Of blows
showercd on him by the eager choynski.
fitz was in bad condition when he
finally got to his corner. but In the
minutes rest he freshened and was able
20 keep Choynski at bay during the
fourth.
The Cornishman was himself again
when he responded TO he bell for the
nfth. and there was a dangerous glitter
N his little blue eyes.
He sailed into Choynski with batter
Ing ram fury and soon had Joseph
grogyy and on The floor. After three
k~nockdowns the police interfered and
the bout went into tn. records AZ a draw
although Fitz had his man out "neh 'ne
bluecoats interviewed. III say said
Fi,z after the bout, hits blooming
funny the hobbies didn't hinterfcre whel
Iii was Oh the floor
Dixon Was the Victim.
The most uncalled for double cross,
| and one i'm which the schemer got little
except well deserved ensure, was 'na'
n which Walter Edgcrton. the KENTUCKY
Rosebud, sent George Dixon. then the
sao, hor,e,yh, champion, TO drcamland
IN ~ second round OF a bout scheduled
,nr ,broe that was STAGED in Philadel-
nhia March 20. 1894.
Although the Rosebud scored n knock
out. yet, owing to the fact that the bout
wa for the benefit of the P~hiladel1hia
bread fund WAS billed as an exhiol-
tionl contest, Edgerton never received
,nw credi, FOR his performance
Not only did the management OF the
broad funS entertainment announce that
,ho hont was an exhibition one, but It
was generally understood ~ the prin-
| cInals and their managers that it was to
me- - snarrlng contest without any rough
work
With this understanding Dixon made
The sun., 1916-09-10
ryan VICTIM
Of A FAMOUS
DOUBLE CROSS
%yiddlewcight Champion
Was Trickcd Into His
Waterloo by Mccoy.
.ROSEBUD" CAUGHT
DIXON ~UNPREPARED
~ n NETER

The double cross. II form of trickery
"a, has been introduced in nearly all
Ranches Of sport. attained It's most luxu-
-oas grow in the pug!lIstic lighthouses.
:. IL not cultivated o to n great
,,,ent owing to the safeguards thrown
.bou. the sport by commission rule and
General tendency to curb the trick
Gers who still infest the game. But In
ne early days OF boxing the double
ross Nour!shed and II was a rare thing
sr A month to pass without an attempt
10 execute the manueuvre.
double cross in n boxing match IL
tyidence OF dupl!clty on the part OF both
| s~rncipals and usually all the officials.
!, arose from the desire OF one OF the
Contestants to win n battle through the
60 fusion of his opponent, which was
allowed by a disregard OF the promise
% lose" and the final upset of the boxer
vho was willing to win u bloodless
victory.
In many instances the boxer who
consented to felgn to he knocked out
Aas been bound by a heavy cash forfeit
70 70 through with his part OF the
posramme and In several instances this
cash has been forfeited n the double
toss pu, through successfully.
Beyond doubt the most spectacular
double cross in the history Of pugilism
Vas that engineered by the astutc Kid
Mccoy at the expense OF Tommy Ryan.
then the m~iddleweight champion.
The motive for the cross was Nc
Cows hatred OF Ryan for the manner in
which the chamrion had treated the
4 while the latter was a lowly spar
v'e partner for the title holder. Ac-
eord!ng 10 the story, Ryan took delight
h beating Mccoy hru'ally in training
charters. the Kid at that time being
Practically a novice.
Blu, the humble sparring partner be-
nn 10 improve In boxing and strength.
ne bea.ings he got from Ryan no be-
he without educational value. When
Mccoy finally felt sufficient confidence
h himself he sent "a modest challenge
I, the champion. The reply was some-
I'D; sco-...' ard - ~" eTect lint e
YOU, with Mccoy would not draw h!es.
Then Mccoy changed his tactics ana
,Tplored the champion to give him a
Tout In order hat he might make a
l,'le money. which he needed sorely.
You won; have TO tain Il LEX. Tor
W know you can beat me with ore hand
ted behind your back. So why not give
II. a chance to get "A little coin when II
won't cost you anything AT ALL
The sun., 1916-09-10

Ryan J,ondered the matter u while ard
.Asn rrufiy advised Mccoy that II he
0sli get any promoter foolish "uousn
81 oher a purse he would consent to go
Into the ring with the Kid.
NcCuy hustled around and Induced
Ps Jim Kennedy. then the manager OF
lie Empire \. g. at Maspe'h. TO offer a
:i.ly good purse. and the match was set
&: March .. 1895.
Mccoy lad been doing light work at
tie Ma; haitian \. e. on West ~Forty-Nfth
street for nearly a month. and rs soon as
lie bout was clinched the Kid settled
Gown TO hard work and was soon In the
test possible condition.
While he was perfecting his W
physical condition. Mccoy found time TO
send a succession of notes TO the cham
iion, all in this Vein:
Friend Tommy-Please don't show
ne up too bad. You know, OF course.
rhat YOU can do To me, as you used to
-inch the head on ME when you were
''a.ning. You are the champion. and
YOU can afford 10 be u little generous L
a beginner. ! have not been In good
health and couldn't train a bit. 20 II YOU
come into the ring all trained down |
expect they will carry me away III the
ambulance.
Have a little pity. Tommy, on a fell
low that is trying hard to make a liv-
,urp
The sun., 1916-09-10

Another double cross that was only
pi''d,lE successful was that by Joe
,noynski. with Robert Fttzsimmons as
,s prospective victim. These two men
.s' made a match to take place In a
mratre in Boston June II. 1894. Fitx
sas then at the height Of his career
.aVing vanqulshed Dempsey and turned
NY attention to the heavles, who were
man.
.lhe understanding between Fitz and
.noynsk! was that they would spar six
"ehdly rounds and that no rough work
souid be INDUCED in. Fitz mt that time
,sMn engaged to be married 10 Rose
. ;,uNan' the acrobat. and ne was depend-
ny on the receipts from the match with
'noynski TO purchase wedding gifts, &C.
apparently Choynski. having In mind
.e Tame that would be his II he toppled
.ver The mighty Fitssimmons. decided to
UNITY.
h men boxed cautiously for two
..vunds, but In the third. while Fits was
xsins an inventory Of the house. Choyu.
- ut ~ = right that handed On ths
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tomb Does not Ty Cobb hat
.eit handed and throw right handed? (.J
How long has Mclnnis OF the Athletics
been n regular with that club? %, Do
.ou knox what has become OF Freddie
i.aer VINO failed In his tryout with the
Athletics last year? WAITING.
Cd Yes. tc) Was not the regular
first baseman until 1911. though he
played shorts'op IN 80 games In 1910
No
The sun., 1916-09-10
Ryan Did No Training.

After Ryan had received half a dozen
sp's,!es OF that sort he was convinced
nat Mccoy spoke the truth. and the
Champion never did any training other
han Il hair cut and "A shave.
A good sized crowd turned out TO see
sc battle. and when Ryan stepped into
tie ring L was seen that he was fat and
Unframed. The champions eyes bu'gei
whei. Mcl'oy took of his bathrUbe II
disclosed the form Of a perfectly trained
athlete.
But his astonishment did not end there,
'r when IN" g0U" s"ul tN"m ava
tie first round Mccoy, with his long
ltt. kept jabbing the rather prominent,
rose Of the champion, and at the sane
tine avoided the vicious lunges of Ryan,
The champion realized in a few rounds
'at he had been tricked. but he grirnly
st his jaws and prepared to fight 1t
out on his merits.
However, Mccoy. VINO bad studied IT,
Ran methods in training. beat the
champions at every point OF the game
md knocked him out cold IN the elgn-
tenth round.
All the time NJ Coy was jabbing and
op1ercutting his foe no t~antalized him
With j.5.s Of this sort
Remember 0 you used to give II
~ ne Wen J was your sptrring partner.
4'nh' Well here's unc '"e' .''" e
Tao MAS tho worst drubbirg that
tommy IsNnu ever received j., n . H''
Sta he and Mccoy did not speak there
SKIER, Many efforts were nade TO re-
Nitea tneU, but there seemed to be n
'sh'l!nut!ou on the part OF Ryan to
t''hcr decisive bout.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom How many times did Benny
Leonard aud Freddy welsh fight: q. l..
Twice.
The sun., 1916-09-10
Jones Is charged with loss of game.

Dear Ton--r) Did tho chicago cab.
lead the National League for any length ~
time in 1915? t.l Did Chicago White Sox
hold first place for any length ~ time IN
1915? JAMES u AID ",
% Cubs led from middle OF May III
middle OF July in 1913, la) White Sox
also led American League from middle
of May to middle OF July In 1915.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-which has played the ten9oP
In major league ball. Wagner or -LA1oIsf
sHAFr0R.
Lajoie started with Philadelphia Ma
tionals In 1896 Wagner with Louisville
Nationals In 1897.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear 'Tom-ul 4 10 on. hrst. D ~ BAT.
y hits ny to outneld, on which A edysaees
TO second. II BIS hit u sacrhce hyfs)
What IL . sacrifice hy7 LUNNU.
% No. t2) A sacrifice ny 10 . ny
TO the outheid which scores . man from
third after the catch.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-K,nily let me know what
double headers Brooklyn plays at home
In September. j. J. II.
September IS with Cincinnati and %
with Chicago.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-There are two out and iva
strikes on the batter. lie hunts fairly ana
reaches first safely. Is the batter safe or
out! c. ].
safe
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Batter up hits baii 20 mir
baseman. whose throw to hrst escapes nro4
baseman.. How many bases can the batter
take? Must he stop at nrst or can he con-
,inue TO home II the ball is not retrieved
In time? SPINNER.
As many bases as he can get unless
special ground rules provide for the con-
trary,
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Was MarGuird. former Clan.
rlt her. now with Brooklyn. ever beaten
hy a coiorel pitcher In an exhibition game
II 50. By whom and when r. 4.
Marquard pitched for Doyle's Al, stars
az olympic Field against the Lincoln
Giants In 1918 and bea; the colorei
team,
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tomb Did Sorkl,eNis ever play
with Brooklyn Nationals -, 10 YOU re-
ul.r4,,r PLAYER named lstt-e playing
with Brooklyn l.. r. VOICES.
% No; SIckaleN!s was with Cleve-
Land Americans IN 1897. ,2) Yes.
Harry rattee was with Dodgers In 1908.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Fiye men in a poker game.
\ bets . 70 ! that " w.,l not VITA the pot.
Every OF" passes without opening, 50 that
the POI says on tho table. y c.aims the be-.
as u did not win. hut passed out with the
resi-. II, GREEN.
The bet II not decided until the pot ia
won. AS long as the pot is Oh the table
j has "a chance to win IL.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-After the draw IN a poker
game 4 has aces up and G has queens up.
When 4 bets. e lays his hand down with
one card face UP and raises. Hfforc call
ms. 4 opens up Cs card md then bets.
VINO wins thu pot? FIVE HAND.
Aces UP eat queens up II A Just calls
Cs raise. What & did with his cards
or how much he allowed a TO look al
them has nothing 10 do with It. The
hands speak for themselves.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dea- rom-K!nd!y give r!sh, names and
johnny Dundee. 90 Charlie waite
A. HOLLIS.
% Frederick Hall Thomas: he is a
native Of Pont-y-pridd. Wales. ta) Jo-
seph 'arora American Of Italian birth.
so Charles Anchow!tz: American. born
III London, England. OF Russian Jewish
parents.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-D Can YOU let me know II
Ichiya Kumagae. the Jan tennis star pays
with glasses ont ca Also Jet mo Know
some uf The star players who do wear
hem. HARRY W. MORTON. JR.
I) Yes. co Watson NJ. Washburn
and Walter Merrill Hall.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Jack says Mstty Ii pitching
since 1900; also Plank since 1901 Georg.
says Plank - pitching since 1900 and
Natty since 1901. Please answer. Please
let US know how long Jack Cvonbs has
been In the major leagues.
JACK AND
Matty pitched IN three league games
for the Giants In 1900 but virtually
started his major league pitching career
in 1901. PLANK started with ihilaiel-
rhia Athletics In 1901, bein- IA regular
right from tho start. Coomh> broke in
with the Athletics in 1905. winning thIt
famous tweuty-four irning game IN mis-
FIRST year In the majors.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear T~om-Playinx stud poker, 4 bets
that a four flush II better than 4 sTtll
pair. y : MEEIpEN
\ four flush will not beat a pair in
any form Of the game.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Jones, ths home team
pitcher, %reiires at the end OF the eighth
inning for pinch hitter with score 10 0
against him. The pitcher who relieves him
allows one run In the ninth inning and
home team scores one In It's hall. 4 saws
second pitcher gets charged with loss. h
says Jones does Who is right
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear T"n-A number ~ baseball critics
consider ~" a good BAL p,nyer. AID ] am
very anxious 20 get a 'rvout with some
league '-am 10 you think Il would lie "A
sond ldea 20 4" - the fanks' or Giants
celve attention. or is there anuthe. way
which Il easier by which I could he given
a chance" "SHORTSTOP JACK"
why don't you apply for a tryout at
folo Grounds during morning practice?
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Kinily insert IN your valu-
able sporting co,urnn tho salary Of Ma,ty,
now managing the Reds. FRED c.
why don't you ask himself. yourself.
Fred? What's yours
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Playing call ace euchrr, \
calls on the ace of spades. II turns out that
card I. not In P!4', p Poe, a a score soy wa q
.fraii 10 inlay II alone, as shown by his
calling for a partner. HENRY AND jim.
1t is not the actual ace that Is called
for but tho best OF the suit. so that II
the ace is left IN the stock the king
might be the highest spade In play. II
any player held that card he was the
mariner called on, II Is only when the
caller turns out to hold the best OF the
| suit asked for himself that lie Is entitled
| to score for q lone hand II he makes II.
The sun., 1916-09-10

pea~ Tom D!d Mike Gibbons ever
ngh' Bob Moha" II SO. what was the re-
suit; NJ ~
Yes, at Hudson. Wis. on December 4,
1911. Gibbons being given credit of win
ming on a foul IN second round
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Play!tg p!no"hle, tNo hand.
A SAYS you must follow suit To- trumps al
the dino. We understand YOU do not have
30 follow suit until the cards are all
uruwH. Jersey CITY.
Correct. No obligation to follow
suit to trumps or anything else while
the stock remains.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Ton--A bets - that Boston beats
Brooklyn In two games. Money H. posted.
claring bet on. Stakeholder tries to locate
A. but to no avail. on Monday morning
a claims money. but u objects. CeA b
cancel bet without As consent
CHARLES NOUN.
Not under ordinary conditions. Up 70
stakeholder to decide.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-wll you please let mt know
what year Otto Miller came to the Brook-
lyns? THOMAS WALLACE.
1910,
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom Vlaying cu'hre t'uups ted,
II n, Gun" JOINS ROGERS.
No obligation 10 head The trick II he
can duck II and prefers TO do go.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-Was there ever an unde-
fested retired bantamweight by the name
OF Jimmy Barry? NIELE FLYNN.
Very much 80 and a great little fighter.
still alive in Chicago.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-what II the nationality OF
wambsgans., Turner and speaker OF C!ere,
and and wheat and C0ombs ~ Brook!En'
J. RlAN,
AZ A,ri,nyo
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear TON In ,oIr ~'a'rUeu; as tn tn.
value Of the round Trip ANA trump 80
quence being 80, ~ unIetsihii tina, 'hlS
cst!nat" r'fer- - ,uNIr ru.' other man
diamonds Tor the trump l. TKlAA
Correct. When diamonds are trumps
there is the p!rOrhl" /" reckon for. add
ing 40 more. Tho 3Io IL the general
answer tina fits three ~ the suits.
The sun., 1916-09-10

pear Who In your op!nion 4. the
better hackstop, Miguel Gonznles, tho Gu
ban Cardinal. or Otto Miller o! the
Rrooklyns? Of tho four Cubans IN the llg
leagues whom would you rate AS tho best
player. Aragon, Yankee; Marsans, ST.
Louis Americans; Acos'a, Washington
Americans, or GONZALES. 81. Louis Ma
tionals; Is. AND II
No questions on ratings answered In
this column.
The sun., 1916-09-10

Dear Tom-How many times was Packy
NJ Farland defeated? j. Fl.ANNlGAN.
Mcfarland never was defeated.