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new worlds record for six hours
was set by Ralph DO Palma at the
Sheepshcad Bay Speedway. tho Ital-
ian pilot covering 63312 miles. against
the mark of 566 miles made by Dario
Rcsta, Gene Chassagne and Leo X.
Guinness, alternately driving n Sun
beam car on the Brooklands track,
London, England, on Oct. /. 1913. De
Palma's average was 1856 miles per
hour. against tho former average OF
9At miles per hour.
How completely the ranks OF the
college athletes have been shattered
by the war is clearly shown in the
list OF lndiviuuaI runners entered in
the Intercollegiate Cross-country
champ ionzhip race which Is to he held
at Van Cortlandt Park next Saturday.
Cornell, NJ. |. r.. Columbia, Pcnnsyl-
Vania. Dartmouth and &. &. y. E.-as
against the fifteen or more which
started In tho championship race of
year ago, when II was held over the
Yale course In New Haven. and OF the
men running there Is not IA single
man who was prominent at the finish
of that race who IL in the list Of
starters In next weeks contest
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Nov. l7.-Con-
tracts OF minor league clubs with base
ball players for the season OF 1913 viii
contain u special clause protecting the
reserve rights OF those clubs or leagues
which are forced to suspend by reason
of war conditions. Announcement that
"A special clause to accomplish this had
been inserted IN the standard minor
league contract form at Il meeting here
was made last night by j H. Farrell.
Chairman OF the Arbitration Board OF
the National Association OF Professional
Baseball Leagues
Interest in athletics hereabouts CEN
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Much Money for
Little Fiqhtinq.

The most advertised OF all middle
weight battles was that between
Packey Mcfarland and Mike Gibbons
AT Brighton Beach. which drew an
Immense crowd and something over
100000 at the gate. Gibbons was
forced TO mako l47 pounds. at which
Welght ne was In no condition to
nght. However, he did what little ef-
ieotive hitting was done In tho ten
rounds. and deserved the decision nv
slight margin. Mcfarland landed
otener. but his blows were mere
nlcks with the end Of tho open glove.
"hlch DO not count as points.
There were two extremely sensa-
uonal lightweight affairs. one wns
OF course, the bout between Freddy
welsh and Benny Leonard. which
mace Leonard champion OF the world
IN nine rounds. Ii was not n reai
llght Welsh couldn't fight. II was
Iatner, the one occasion on which
Nelsh was not able TO run fast
uhough TO hold hard enough TO save
nInseIt from being knocked OUT.
leonard outboxed him, forced him to
pa'e openings, and then took away
MS speed with body blows and finaiIy
hung him on the ropes with right
hamders. knocked out and helpless.
Ihe other sensation was the fIgb,
petWeeh Lightweight Champion Wine
iNtchle ana Leach Cross. Willie had
Just won the title from WolRast Uc
was warned that Cross was tho most
uanSerous lightweight in the East.
ana lKely TO knock out anyone he hit
ntchie said that he would 80 right In
ana trade with Cross coma nv
might. He did. lie knoc,saS ca,
aown In the second round and beN
MN In ten rounds OF a whirIwin, i
Ilght IN which the champion himself
was staggered several times h,.
Lehchie's crashing blows.
another lightweight battle that will
os renlempered was that between
champion Leonard and Leo Johnson
TleNerest or colored llghtweIpbts
Johnson had great record and yo :
ihslstent in demanding a matcG
Leonard signed up, stating thai IA"
considered II only right FOR a chan
, plon 10 meet any real contender re
gafdiess OF race or color. He started
, nEhtlng az terrific pace and knockeG
onds. ' 70 sec
3 Johnny Kilbane. feather chomn,or
4 pusnt IeW ten-round bouts unde,
I tne fraWley Law. but there was mo
4 excitement attached TO any ~ ,bans
4 / y, Z
!. was done by Frankie BURNS os NJ.
I Jersey who came back after a shor
|, wins. N''oer o
r The bloodiest fight OF tbs n.-,1,
v was between Carl Morris and To-,
o Flynn shortly after the law wen, ~,
= effect. Morris was being touted n.
s white Hope" being prepared q
8 whip Jack Johnson. He was a bip
o sort fellow with no knowledge OF boy
N Ing but plenty OF courage, Evn,
" gave him a terrific beating. Such wa
r. the damage produced by Flvrn,
swinging left .handers that il was Pm
II mored Flynn had his left fist Wronno
IN thin sheet lead under the cinv,
q Morris showed his gameness by sticI,
% ing the ten rounds and staylnr !
'r New YORK for couple OF months q
J. teTward 20 night another battle 4
which he redeemed his reputation :
20 some eAt' II by knocking out Jac
10 Gsysr IN ten roundh.
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Battling Lshn the sturdy BroolJ,n bantam.
weight. wlo IL boxing Ia better form right no,
t'a' al sny time during hs career. has been
mAtehed TO meet his old rival sammy waltz OF
Hartford. Tor ten rounds a, human. Conn. ON
nov. -. Lshu twice put the Is. U. over on
Wat
Billy "ibsu has decided TO await Ierelopm.nt,
pet'rc attempting to opn tie Tairmont A. c. on
the Old IneI. u Billy IA convinced thtt the Gov
ernor Is going to be very exacuns in his in,ernr..
tauon 0! What really constitute, an atbl.iis cI,h
thea the flTmont, famous in III, Lay as Tn. ..sns
o' many a brilliant boxing match. will be tran..
formed into garage
Dave AS,ty. tho unde'satel amateur bantam
weight champion. IL working ont every nirht with
nus proa'tr' willie Astcy the rsnsi onal west sid.
bantam. for his coming engagement ueIt ThursdA,
NTH sammy Diamond before the CITY A a. D.v.
- confident that he viii score a de,lAlys victor,
over Hano"d. Immediately after this bout 10,
'@'"O' manager OF the Astsy bnthen. Intend,
hNhI Them 10 froudcncc. where they will prob.
ably abrsar before tae National A. q ths l,t,.,
va; oi tis mout4.
Jimmr Pa?pas, the crack Creek bantam cham.
HIon, who balls from Atlanta G.. but who [, mo-,
HA"'hS A!s home 10 this city. has been matched
DY ps maaaSer' P'te Collins, to box Joe Tuber on
'Ae 1",H'ar 'afd a, the Olympic A. A. Thank
g-ug Day.
The Rutgers Gymnasium 4. A.. through th.i
boxing manager, Max kaufman notified BenI,.,
min Lerine to-day that they would have . fu,l
team entered .u the New York AuIst!, Club ANA,
ttul boAing tournament, to be he'd in their gvm.
ns'ium, 5"h s,leet aud sixth Avenue. on Thurs.
G.E ana saturday evening" Nor I'D and 2ith.
David Horn, who won the iOs.uounl class At The
Crtscent Athletic Cluo on Wednesday eyepin, iii
bead the list The will also nave W. Pomsr.nt,
IN the S0"e class. b. Rothmau in the lis-pound
\, s'alcS IN the l23-Eplud aud NJ. Kaufman in
the Jj.pound class
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Colgate Syracuse Battle Up
State Is Another Important
Event OH the Football Menu.
EHERE arc seNernl unmca on 10

HERE arc several games on to-
days card that are the real
thing. For instance. Penn and
Mich gan will battle with all their
old time pep. for tho Wcstcrncrs are
very confident OF slipping omcthing
over on tho unsuspocting Cuakers
Out In the corn belt they do say that
Hurry-Up Host has rounded UP one
OF the best teams he has had in years
The Wolverine line in action In like
a battery OF heavy artillery and the
backfield goes shooting down the
held like so many whizz- bang shells.
The way Michigan rolled up
Cornell IL warning that the sons c
william Penn are In for a strenuou,
afternoon. Little Weston, the Mich
igan quarterback, romped through
the Cornell team for total gain OF
800 yards. and he had an able sup
porting cast.
Michigan not only easily defeated
Cornell. but decisively trimmed Ne
oraska, and these young giants are
Always tough picking. While the
odds greatly favor Michigan, Penn
will produce a team that's shown
steady Improvement since early sea :
son. Berry and Miller. the two Penn
stars are apt TO give the Westerners
II lot OF trouble
Upstate Colgate and Syracuse
clash In an annual game OF Iong
standing rivalry. These two New
York colleges first met on the grid :
iron back in 1891. and in the sub
sequent years nineteen games have
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Chip and Al Mccoy OF Brooklyn. Nc
Coy was merely ~ clumsy, rugged
fellow, who stood with right foot and
right hand extended. and who could
swing n sweeping left. George Chip
had fairly clear title TO the worlds
middleweight crown. lie had knocked
out Frank Klaus twice. Klaus
had beaten Papke, who had lost the
title TO Stanley Ketchel. and re-
claimed II as the last previous holder
after Ketchers death. Chip took Nc
Coy on as an easy mark. to get lit
tie soft money" lilo was hammer
ing Mccoy somewhat at leisure, walk
ing after him carelessly and without
troubling to protect himself. when
Mccoy swung one OF those wild ones
from the floor and hit Chip on the
chin. Chip was fiat on his back still
when the referee reached ten. Mccoy
never amounted to anything after
that
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Fistic NeUs John 2 Pollock and GOSSIP },

The first show under the memhershIn
plan will be staged tonight at the
Broadway Sporting Club. when three
ten-round bouts will be staged. Augie
Rather the clever Bronx middleweight.
VIII box Willie Laughlin OF South
Bethlehem. Pa. Shamus O'Brien OF
Nonkers will meet YOUNG Russo OF New
Orleans. and Red Mcdonald of the west
SIDE and Tommy Elm of Paterson will
be the contestants In the third bout.
PETE Herman. bsutAmseight boxing Champion
Vhose real nams Is Pster Quota. has bcsn noti
fled by the district exemption board At New or
leans to remain In h.s homs city pending further
action on exemption claims lled by Herman ;
parents.
Bill Brennan, the big CHclgo heavyweight. Ia,
been swampcd with ofien since lis hurricane bat
lie With jim Cu,fsy. tho Dublin Giant. They
want Brennan In Philadelphia, Cincinnati. st.
Pau aad kAnas CITY, lie receiyeI az offer OF
$1,000 and two nound.iIp tickets TO California 10
meet that Coast sensation Jack Dempsey. for four
rounds 70 a decision. Brennsn's next battle will
be With Battling Lsrinsly at Bo5ton on Nov. %
Tor twelve rounds to a des.siou.
Mick King who was ord,red out Of he ring by
Toby Irwin In California the other night was one
time champion OF AuItrsis Ia tue m,dd eve gilt
class. lie fought Darcy and yas considered a good
man 10 kangarOoand. King came to America to
ioln forces with DMy and arrived here shortly
before the great Maitland boys death
Pete Hagt',NS manager. Leo Flynn has accepted
terms from John Wei,msu,el toq hi, msu 10 boz
JoAnny Dundee on Thanksg5inX D.y. and Le Is
also msbhed to box johnny Noys 4, Da.utl on
Dee for tcr ToJUds.
Marty Farrell Of ths ,ity. WHO recently made a
big hit Win the California fans because OF hLs dc.
feA, = Willie Rtehie. nov finds h.mNH slightly
in dis'Avor with tue men who we're Appliudlng him
only few days ago Farrell boxed Misk King
out there recenty. aDd Toby Irwin. the referee
decided that tao boys we're not serious enough
about their work, He ordered them to leave the
rinE
The Zulu Kid and KII Norfolk the sensational
colored fighter. Who won = twe,ye.rgnd decision
over Billy MpEs, have becn matched by the Wet
cru Gateway A, c. OF North Adam i5r Nov. 20
.or twelve rounds,
Hugaey Leb'auE mlnl.r ~ Kao,A.i, Geo
announces thA' hs viii Slain lie tea'ht-,dEii
chan 0nshlp o' ~, Vo-d tor Eisca. 81 -ee that
Johauy ki.ulpe .o.d's ar tine t.tle. ha. aalo41..4
he ST.. relI-r, saii L-oIsig t3-d,,. IN kat
case ! want 10 cain ie tile 'us T9ssr. Tue
latter IS 0n' o' the h's, i.ah.,rs U. .'- -e.ga.
that has coms a!oug la sJms 'ia' E:s.r, Nlg
defend Ia t.tc. aDi Il a, somg i4;4,e I'm. ri
pane sh3ud des,d, 10 return to the s4m p. E!ses
viii surrender TIE tile to ban or hga, han :.g II.
pcsfsrahJ tbs Asts."
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News of Sports Told i'm Shorts

tres to-day in the high schools cross
country championship race, to he held
over the jamaica High School course. at
Jamaica. this afternoon. Clinton seems
to have the best chance of winning
the team title, but the individual title
IL in doubt.
Mike Devaney Is said TO be on the
point of enlistlnR In the Aviation Corps
Mike has lived down the reputation Tor
pugnaciousness which he gained several
seasons back. but he Is none the less II
good scrapper both on the cinder path
and with his nsts. and no doubt would
reVcl in chance to pepper the Kaiser
from a United States alrplane,
Tho next big aquatic carnival ut the
winter pool, Brighton Beach. will be
held next Saturday evening. The In
S4Sr %Ssn nTs GassS MstoHs msf cSam
pion, defeated Charlotte Boyle. metro
polltan champion. IN specia! match
race. before a great crowd ot SWIM.
meet. "A match race at 100 yards between
Elizabeth Ryan OF the First Regiment
Swimming Team OF Philadelphia and
Miss Boyle will be one OF the features
welker Cochran. Chicago's young bill
iardist. last night triumphed over the
Canadian veteran, Leonard Hawison, In
the final block OF their iiVe nights
match at 49, balk line billiards at Hoai-
sons academy. and ended the play with
the total score Of 700 against Howl
sons l,G30.
Consolidation OF the Western. Central
and Three-I Leagues and the formatlon
OF two or three substantial organiza-
tions were suggested TO II. II. Sexton.
President OF the National Association
OF Minor Leagues, on his return 10
Chicago from the Louisville meeting;
A, n. Tearney OF Chicago President or
the Three-I League, is back OF the
movement. Sexton will call a meeting
OF the three league Presidents In chi
caEo next month to consider the pro-
posal.
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Where Force
Beat Skill.

Probably the most sensational real
eght under the Frawley law was that
between Bombardier Wells of Eng
land and Al Palzer. Wells was esti-
mated the cleverost big man ever
developed in England. He came TO
America looking Tor a championship
night with Jack johnson. and the fight
with Al PAlzer was regarded as a
mere try-out for him. Palzer was
about the best OF the white heavy
weights Just then and regarded as n
possible champion. lie was huge,
powerful and possessed OF a fighting
Jaw that stuck out like the rum OF
q battleship. Wells was OF the same
hsiRht-6 feet ga inches--but OF en-
tlrsly different type. lie was slender
ly built, scholarly in appearance. well
educated and much more like col
leEs athlete than a fighter. However,
he was one OF the most skllful heavy
weight boxers i ever saw. and a re-
raarkaibly hard hitter. HIS one weak
ness was inability to take a hard
body punch, for he was very thin
wasted.
For two rounds Bombardier Wells
fairly slaughtered big Palzer, VINO
rose from knockdown after knock
down, snorting thin red spray that
hung In the air like mist, and who
reeled and rocked under a crashing
Voiiey OF blows that had no end. The
first blow that knocked PalZer down
was q tremendous uppercut tina;
struck him under the chin and lifted
him from the floor, so that he fel
on his shoulders as he came down
PaiEer's wonderful vitality brought
him Through the battering. The Eng
iiAh champion wore himself down
and In the third round. when PalEel
numbered forward and swung a blow
into his body. Wells collapsed, II
mAnased TO rise and fight desperate
ly, but more swinging body blow
quickly finished him. New Yorker
win long remember that scene al th'
finish, with the smiling champio
OF a minute before struggling valnl
30 rise, while huge. oX-like PalZe
reeied on his feet a few steps away
dased and hardly yet realizing tha
the fight was over.
Fred Fulton stopped Al Reich an
wsinert without much trouble. ii
~ another heavyweight seen unde
The Frawley law who may yet be
come a champion.
OF the middleweight battles. III
-Aass AsHsAtionAl IVES bstwesn Gserl
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American troops are being taught
wrestling 20 better increase their eff
cheney when It comes time 10 tackle
Heinie al close quarters. To revive in
terest in the ancient sport and demon
strate how the different holds are made
George Bothner has arranged special
the Nw York a. Q. Instructor, and
George Nelson, holder of seven A. A. IN
national championships on the mat. The
bout, two falls out OF three. will be held
next Monday. night at Bothner's GYM.
nasium on West 42d Street.
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RING HISTORY WAS CREATED
DURING SIX YEARS or FRAwLEY LAW
IN SEVERAL FAMOUS FIGHTS

Title Changed Hands When Leonard Bes, Welsh
for Lightweight Honors.
Je.. Willard Showed Himself Real Champion
When He Outeisssed Moran.
Pslzer and Bombsdier Wells Pot Up Most Sen.
sstionsl Battle.
Jim Flynn and Carl Morris Furnished BIoodiss,
Of Ring Encounters
Al Mccoy Won the Middleweish, Title by Laying
Chip Low With Crazy Punch
Mcfarland and Gibbons Drew Big Crowd IN Their
Handicap Match at Brighton.
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repeal OF the Frawlcy law was a po-
liucai blunder.
Boxing in tho past year has be-
come even moro popular than ever
before through tho action Of tho
United States Government. which Ia
In every way encouraging boxing In
the army training camps. Many OF
New York's best boxers-with others
from all over the country-have
been appointed instructors for the
soldiers. and hundreds OF other box
ers have been busy for months help
ing out with boxing exhibitions and
contests held IN army camps under
Government direction. The sport
that gives men mental poiso. cool
ness. judgment and self-control in
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emergencies hand
useful OF all
boxing
drafted OF the Frawley law direct
preparation training so
in France
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PRONlDENcE r. l.. Nov l7.-Younr
Brown ".9p the referees decision over
SiAwe. l9thum at the National Ath.
ing 10 scheduled twelve rounds
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cepnAi " Ts Pr- Pususabs IoS g.ni wpb
Tov IL Of the Frawey
N ending OF boxing
authority opinion OF
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Although tho Frawley law never
accomplished what its author, Sena-
tor Jim Frawley. intended II 10. II
has added something 20 ring history
during the elk years OF It's existence.
There have been a few ring engage
ments worth remembering. now that
the Frawley law has been tossed on
the scrap heap. In spite OF tho no.
decision rule and the ten-round limit.
two championships have changed
hands. and one heavyweight cham
pion has shown glimpse OF the
lighting ability that won world hon
prs.
Jess willard boxed Frank Moran
ten rounds In New York about a year
after he knocked out Jack johnson at
Havana. 1t wasn't at all n senSa-
tlonal nght, aside from the fact that
II drew q record gate OF tl51. 1.2bi and
marked the sole Eastern appearance
Of promoter Tex Rickard. II was toe
bns-sided 70 be even a fight. Moran
was outclassed a million miles by the
new champion. Willard came 4
Now York fresh from a circus tour -
ana his night with Moran was merely
another CIRCUS stunt TO him. lie helC
his Jaw for Moran TO punch at, anc
bwung his head with the blow tC
break It's force. laughing clownishlS
the while. And he let Moran set him
self TO deliver his long, slow righ
swing-known locally as his Mar,
hnn"-and then reached out a Ion,
loft hand and toppled Moran off hi
balance. Willard was fat and soft
but In spite OF that showed such su
per1ority over the man who had twic,
knocked out big Jim Cotfey, that an,
talk of matching another heavy
weight against big Jess has beei
talken-ever since that day--as a Joke
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T0-Day's Card
Of Football
Contests
COLLEGE GAMES.

Game. Where Played.
(Oams starts 2 o'ciockJ
n. Y. Univ. ~. stevens. Hoboksn
(Gams starts $50 o'clockD
Pennsyivsnis vs.. Mich philadelphia
Dart mouth vs.. Tufts. -. Manchester
Cornell w.. fordhau. ....... .Itbacs
Amherst 's. williams w,iiiss,stown
Yale 1921 ". Harv. 1921. Cambridge
Army vs.. Lebanon valley West Point
Navy ys. viilano,a. ...... Annapolis
Brown vs. Colby ......, fro'ldence
Pitts. rs. Carnegie Tech. Pittsburgh
Wash . jeff vs.. W. Va. .MorEantown
Syracuse ys. Colgate. Syracuse
Lafayette vs.. Albright. 49,. Easton
LebiEh vs. Penn. NIL. Inst,
south Bethlehem
Union ~. Hamilton. .."... Clinton
Hobart vs.. Rochester. ...... Geneva
sprinsrd W. Mass. AsEies. Springfield
Worcester Poly vs.. n. II. -. Durham
Rhode Island W. Conn. AEgies. .storrs
Boston vs.. Mlddlebury ...... Boston
delaware vs.. swarthmore. Newark, Del.
Frank. and Mar. ~. Ursinus Lancaster
Hayerf'd vs.. Johns Hopkins. .Hayerford
Holy Cross vs.. n. =. ]. -. Worcester
Gettysburg vs.. Buckneil. .HarrisburE
Penn state vs.. Md. state. State College
st. Johns Va. ~. Mary's Annapolis
West. Maryland Vs. George washlns'n,
westualnster
Georgetown vs.. Wash. 4 Lee Lexington
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SPORTING.

bNa C.,B.ILu.rsL 3JUOBusb. Tonight, Near Sis.
kAtnAT-louShln. O'Bnsn-Rusao. Iin. MaDossA
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Harrow T",or- League Suspension

Edward G. Barrow OF this city,
Prcsldei Of the international League,
says that II LEFT to his decision. he viii
recommend the suspension OF the league
for At least year when the club own
crs meet here on Dect IN. The organ
igation. he said. made no money last
season, and with war conditions hecoIn.
ing more serious, the prospects for Igls
are anything but bright
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Notable
Events
Under
Measure
Which
Has Just
Gone
Out.
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Interest in athletics herenbouts cen
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Pete Herman. bsutAmgeisht boxing eAanplon
Nh'se real nams Is Peter Quota. has be.n mott.
fled by the district eSemnton board az New or
leans to remain In h.s hons city PENDING further
action on exemption claims Alsd by Herman
parents.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-27

years of steady advance and much prosperity. There is nothing in the metal outlook to discourage the high est of hopes in this respect. The only possible danger that might enter into the situation would have tc come from the operatives of the district, who above all others stand to gain from continuing the conditions of peace and confidence responsible for present prosperity and brightness of outlook. Agitators are not lacking, but as in ether districts of the state they do not represent the rank and file of the op- eratives. The latter. here as else where, are more and more concluding that ulterior and selfish motives guide the majority of those who are inclined to stir up dissension trouble and that misguided zeal is the trouble with the rest.