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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
The Governor and Boxing

THE boxing acting in pretty lively fashion, when one
sdrs that is under by the Governor TO walk the s
the nobe gadiators who demonstrating the art viii
perfected the late Marquis of Queensberry will
Square Garden before what has been predicted M
onabe and representative gathering"
The bill to kill boxing inspired by Governor Whitman hnse
1t that the Governor is taking this avoid the ene
rassment Of removing commission which he himself appointed
commission has shown itself incompetent and utterly unfit n6
what the merits dement's Of the charges filed against its charm
may be.
have fit point that boxing under the or
Of Governor Whtmans boxing commission has fallen
such disrepue that any sportsman would welcome
continuance rather than have prolonged under present condition.
have been accused of knocking the game like boxing but
the grabbing fakes that have been perperated by the pen
arcensts who pose sporting who have been given Tree
by Governor Whmans boxing commission to do as they please
boxing Much like boxing repeat that it had better
abolished altogether these conditions cannot be improved
The contention that it cannot be improved doc gS
from Haywood Broun that there number Of particularly
theatrical performances yet has advocated the abolition
the theatre because numbers of plays bad The boxing game
be cleaned up though has aped into the condition the u
stables The trouble to be that the Governor no he
bent taking the easiest the line Of least ea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
In All Fairness
BY w. o. MCCLELLAN

TIME United government is contemplating going !,
systematic athletic training large scale The bin :,
vdng for universal military training and service whs
been reported by Senate committee incidentally Air.
the physical of the Of the nation s
forcing at least six months of intensified military training
pass on its merits for the physical improvement
race alone even if essential for other vh
obvious.
There is no form Of exercise for young men -
that which provided in the school of the soldier Every m
American would better physically mentally and morally m
six months of drill discipline 1t will be duty which any n
Young American who is physically and morally fit to be c
will look forward pleasure and privilege Moreover
form athletics where candidates need special Requirements
participation The of the universal service training
not be fuback pitchers sprnters make the team
the varsity rather letters, ~. S. A. There will
cheering section All who physically fit will be members
team.
Point cadet example Of the breed Of younr
that military training under direction Of military authorities
duce He is pretty complete realization of all anps
mental moral physical OF he is fit to start with an
cannot he does not the material which re
to produce the type Point out The universal m
training law will out half million finished gentlemen an
soldiers annually but it will be step in that direction
There is another why the universal military training
may with propriety this department 1t would ma
that the United States government, which contempa calling
young men in had the fairness and foresight
young the sporting chance Of being prepared for such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
CLARENCE c. PELL
AND S. q. MORTIMER
WIN AT RACQUETS
Whitman and Frelinghuysen
Meet Defeat in Semi
Final Round
BY BRIGGS

Tuxedo Park, y. Y, Feb. II. The
somi-fnal round for the Gold Racquet
championship was decided to-day on
the court of the Tuxedo Tennis and
Racquet Club. II resulted in victo-
ries for the two national doubles cham
pions, Clarence C. Pell and Stanley G..
Mortimer, Of Tuxedo.
Pell won from Malcolm p. Whitman
By three games 10 one, and Mortimer
defeated his club colleague, Frederick
T. Frelnghuysen, three straight. The
champions both played brilliantly, show
ing marked superiority over their oppo-
ncnts.
The Pell-Whitman contest was the
star event of the day. Tho good showing
Of Whitman yesterday in his victory
over Joshua Crane ran his possibilities
up over 100 per cent, but they vanished
after the third game. Pell won the first
contest easily. 15-S, but the second
was an even fight all the way. Whit
man winning out, 1916. Whitman
had shot his bolt at this point, losing
the next two games by scores of l5-6
and l5-9.
Frelinghuysen made a good fight
against Mortimer. but was outclsssed.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
RUNNER KNOCKED
DOWN, BUT WINS
FAST TIME PRIZE
A. ]. Hulsebosch Displays
Gameness in Catholic
Union Road Run
By 4. c. CAVAGNAR0

Although knocked down and some
what bruised on both knees, Albert D.
Hulsebosch. of the Psuiist Athletic
Club, twice winner Of the Cathollc
League championship, captured the
fast time prize in the weekly run OF
the Catholic Young Mems Archdio-
cesar Union yesterday. The runners
started from the clubhouse of the An
nunciation Athletic Club, at l2stn
Street and Broadway, the field OF thirty
runners moving up the latter thorough
fare as far as 155th Street.
The accident to Hulsebosch occurred
at l35th Street and Broadway, where
many automobiles pass. In attempting
10 escape one Of these machines a
small boy ran into Hulsebosch. VINO
fell heavily 70 the ground. After as
surfing himself that the child was not
hurt the Paulist member continued on
after the field. The collision with the
voungster cost Hulsebosch much val
liable ground, but he succeeded IN
/ finishing tenth in 1880 -.
The field was led home by William
Grippe. Of the ST. Joseph's Young Mems
Association. who set lively pace from
the moment he leaped of the limit
handicap mark Of four minutes. He
won by more than 80 yards. with Law
renee Egan, representing the Annun-
citation organization. safe distance IN
front Of Frank Wall, st. Josephs
runner. for second place.
with its most formidable runners on
hand. the st. Joseph's Club was able
to turn the tables on the Paulist Attn
letic Club capturing the team prize.
The winning tally was 26 points, st.
Joseph's men being checked in first,
third. fourth, fifth and eighth places;
The Annuncistion Club was second
with II points and the Paulist boys
third with 81.
The SUMMARY follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
New Orleans Entries

First rae, gor maiden two-y.sr-olds: the Her-
rniisge Purse. tlroe AMI u8u iuronn !
T,nlsIlyer. NJ: Tug 100. s. TnSess. 1922.
shsds 100. Nowhere l09 Zp. III. water Wave.
iO9. Nstty. o.. scnsdaJ. 1893. Heiloc 100. Bod
second race Tor maiden tAre- ysar-ods. claim
iug. fye and half furOugs i-Sanou,fr. llf;
Boz Brown. ll4: 'Pstspsoo. 100. Miss Represent
100 sHester smith lpi. Wood Boz. IL. 81
Shsdr. Il4. Pluuger. Igg. 'DahIia 100. velvet
Irird race TOR three yeaf-old' and upward
claiming. six furIoagsJ--rhs Masquerade. lls,
LsnEors. III; str ". 49, Hop>. no Tale
braFer I0l. Busy Joe. l0S. 'Gloipuer. lCb. hc0o.
100: Gordon Russell. III. King Mart us; Tie
PIN. llt. Roe Point. 10. Wei SAL. Jos; Ton
Caro-. los: 'Fhry Legend lO5; Buzz Around. So
Fourth race FOR three year olds. the West Ind
Usudictp. seven fr.ouEsl--Nmriug Dun. 1875
Merchant. Jos wAuav. io1. fizer l05 Jo,nn.
If limp J. "a. Rhymsf. l0s. Opportunity. los Bird
Lore 100: Lurls r iO4; Nlria. -.
Flfth fAcs t'of three -yeaz-od' AID upward
claiming. oIo mile z-VerenA ~; Asa.oe. ils
'P-fth Rock III star Pearl l0s. First Vino
ibs. Best Bib and Tucker 1906. Smlggief. l1l
.Gpl NcNab. lol 'Fleur0n II. IS Nap. le
Leo RAY M. iuAwsddy. lo6. Fiia's Cham.
l8s. jim Wiun. Jos Trvud 100. Chedere. l05:
GLASS A 100 Ragsedy Man. d.
Spanish Fort Handicap. claiming one nile and q
quartsrl- stolen Ante ~ Moscow. los Menlo
Park 10J Trans Port. l02. foieles. III. Parry.
lO5. Thanksgiving 100.
seventh rae Tor four-ysir- and upvsrd
claiming ono nileI--ifiksnie. III: Joe y III.
wood. i0s superintnddsCt. l0s. Msrln los. Pet
lar limp LOG Miss WaiFn l0S. Jabot. III .
ROYAL Interest III liardful 100. Baby cal l09
White Crovn. ios Rio Brszos. 100. Chiffon KING
lOs Inndsl H. JOG
sInprentjos slosgsnc. claimed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
N. Y. A. c. GUNNERS
ON THEIR METTLE
IN WEEKLY SHOOT

H. anticipation of the big holiday
shoot to-day the gunners of the New
York Athletic Club turned out in er-
cellent numbers yesterday at the TRAY
ers Island traps OF the organization.
Although it was cold on the firing line.
the wind was not particularly high,
and as a result the scores were well up
10 the average.
Conrad Stein was the high scratch
gunner of the day. He took the shoot
with a % out of possible 100 targets.
+. II. Morse also did exceedingly well,
winning the Travers Island Cup on a
shoot-off and scoring leg on the Ac-
emulation Cup with a straight run OF
%. A. l.. Burns was the only other
gunner 10 make a straight score. He
gained a leg on the Tournament Cup
with a perfect run.
The high handicap prize went to
r. +. Williamson. In the Haslin Tro-
phy contest the marksmen who had full
scores Of 25 were credited with legs.
They we're Conrad Stein and NJ. McVoy,
ir. A special shoot at so targets was
won by X. II. Owen, who had a full
score.
The scores follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
NOTED SOCCER PLAYER
DIES ON THE SOMME

London, Feb. II. The names Of a
large number of prominent sportsmen
again figure in the latest casualty list
issued as the result of the activities on
the Somme. Sergeant Harry Cook, who
died from wounds, was one Of the most
popular professionals OF the Middles-
borough Soccer Club Of the English
League.
Three famous Rugby footballers have
fallen Lieutenant J. II. Edwards, Of
Uppingham, Lieutenant w. r. c. Gum,
Of Durham and Cambridge University,
and Lieutenant L. II. Woodward. the
brilliant forward Of Christ's Hospital
and Oxford University.
Captain II. NJ. Robinson. wounded, is
a member Of the famous hockey family
and captained the Cambridge Univer-
sity eleven in 1912. His brother. j. Y.
Robinson, the English international
halfback, died of wounds last year.
John Leeming, one of the best North Of
England sprinters in his day, has died
after being invalided home from the
front. He won a large number Of prizes
for running, including the late King
Edwards prize for 10 yards in Brus-
sells in 1887
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
NIKE SWEENEY WILL
QUIT YALE ATHLETICS

New Haven. Feb. ll.-Announcement
was made to-day that Michael f. Swee-
ney, who has been at Yale the last year
as athletic advisor, has decided to re-
turn TO the Hill School, Pottstown.
Penn, at the close Of the present school
year.
When Tad Jones was appointed head
coach Of the Yale football team n year
ago Sweeney was engaged TO assist in
the general reorganization OF Yale ath-
letics. Il was understood when he was
engaged that he would return TO the
Hill School after about year. and he
received leave Of absence for that time
from Dwight Meigs, head master at the
Hill School
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
When Magnates Get Together

THE weather predicts gusts of wind for this week Inc
tona and American League magnates meet here 70 Sf'
their schedules for the paptatng baseball season that
Incidentally while it is not the programme the magnae
some the discussion Of the baseball players strike WINCH
doomed dark the horizon Get the stormdoo locked 10 avon
gusts fiery Boisterous Ban Johnson and
orations by John X. Tener.
If the strike is dead, the magnaes MAINTAIN II snoud p
and dignfed wake The magnate should not nlooe ~
lunch and breathe defiance during the obseques Nor Will DC
begin the reading out of baseball OF certain
who active the Fraternity That would Jar the
play baseball fam Also it might be used against o
baseball when goes into defend itself against me
being in violation of the Sherman act Let ''
peace in baseball, any rate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
LEADERS AT HOCKEY
TO CLASH TOMORROW

Hockey enthusiasts are looking for
ward TO tomorrow nights game at the
st. Nicholas Ice Rink between the Cres-
cont A. C. and the Irish-Ameriean A. {.
sevens. These two teams are tied for
the lead in the Amateur League. and It
looks as il their meeting should pro-
duce the fastest nnd most exciting
game OF the preliminary series.
When the lIalf-Mooners and teits
met in their first game. over IN Brook
Ign a few weeks ago, the Brooklynites
won easily, but they played their full
strength aguipst what WAS practically
q team Of second string men. The
Irish-Amsrioans have improved greatly
IN the last couple Of w~ekss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
ICEBOATS IN EXCITING
RACES AT LONG BRANCH

Long Branch, n. j.. Feb. 11.-Four
exciting races were sailed by the Long
Branch Iceboat and Yacht Club to-day.
The feature was the O'Brien champion
ship cup race, which went TO Captain
Walter Content, Of New York, in one
two order with the Blanche and the
Isabel II was seven-lap race over 8
distance Of seventeen and one-half
miles.
The Blanche, sailed by Captains T..
Frazer Price and Joseph Woolley. fin
ished the course in 1929 remarkably
fast time The Isabel, sailed by Cap
tains f. W. Price and Commodore Wool
lev, was second. her time being 1906.
The Atlanta, sailed by Captains Eyer
ton and Blair, was third in 1854.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
BROOKLYN A. A. MEN
FIRST IN ROAD RUN

Runners OF the Brooklyn Athletic AS
ISOLATION monopolized all the glory in
the weekly run Of the Long Island Atm
letic League held over the East New
York. Brooklyn. course OF the Presen-
tation Club yesterday. It's tvo teams
Of runners finished first and second IN
this competition, while four of us mem
bers were first over the finish line.
Carlton Johnson. 5-minute runner,
who led home the field OF thirty-four.
moved into tho lead early. Robert
Schmidt and Edward Sherwood. limit
starters. with 5:l5, gave Johnson a
hard fight for the first three miles,
when they weakened. The fast time
prize went 10 Andy Craw, the Presenta-
ton captain. who finished in twenty
first place in the actual running time
Of 20:56.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
NEW YORK ELEVEN W.T.
FROM BAY RIDGE l%|

The New York Football Cla9 ,s ~
ed the Bay Ridge eleven BY q
3 20 0 in the second rouhs Il, Il
Southern New York state Guy ,sri.,
petition at Harlem Field y..~.lIl,
All the scoring was ypSsI,ye
during the first half. Cooper! :, ~
Garside tallying in the ora. No
In the second half 3 penahy, ,rs,c
the New York team gave US ~,
A free t.y for goal, ou'
left back. failed to tally.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Want Return Game

The hockey players of the Crescent
Athletic Club are not satisfied with the
defeat they received AZ the hands Of
the St. Nicholas Hockey Club. They
have invited the Santa Claus men 10
play return game. St Nicholas has
accepted the challenge and the match
will take place at the Brooklyn lee
Palace on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
URGES A REVIVAL
OF GAELIC SPORTS

The Gaelic Athletic Association OF
tho United States held its second an
nual convention yesterday at the Irish
American Athletic Club. Three hun
dred delegates were present from nine
hurting teams and eighteen Gaelic foot
ball teams from New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and the New England
States.
Patrick J. Conway, president OF the
Irish-American Athletic Club, in a
speech urged the revival of Gaelic pas
times. He said that if this country
went 10 war no better soldiers would
be found than those whose courage and
sinews had been developed in the hardy
sports Of Gaelic football and hurting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
SCOTT HAS BIG
DAY AT TRAPS OF
NEW ROCHELLE
Captures Three Prizes in Weekly
Shoot - Bennett Also
Wins LaurelS

Stuart Scott carried of the honors
Yesterday at the weekly shoot Of the
New Rochelle Yacht Club. Besides
winning the high scratch prize with a
total OF 90 "ldlls," he walked Oft with
the 15-bird scratch prize and the take
home trophy-the first named after
shoot-oT with j. l.. Snow and the sec
ond after shooting Off with A. p. Ben
nett. He also won legs on the Febru-
airy and accumulation cups.
Former Commodore A. ?. Bennett
captured the high handicap prize. He
returned card of 90 on his handicap
OF 10. Four men tied in the match for
the 10-bird scratch event, and j. L..
Snow won in the shoot-of. A leg for
the accumulation cup went TO J. p.
Donovan with a full score OF %.
The scores follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
FAN COMPETITION
Novice Runner Is Victor

With the limit start of five minutes,
Thomas Lockhart, a St. Johns Club
novice runner, won as ne pleased in the
weekly handicap road race of the York
vile League held over the Central Park
course Of the Union Settlement Athletic
Club Yesterday. Sam Richman, a home
club member, was second. after close
tussle with Charles Erlenback, another
st. Johns runner. Fast time honors
went to l. p. Dutka, of the Hungarian
American Athletic Club, who finished in
eleventh place from scratch in 25:10.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Bantams Battle Tonight

The Palace Sporting Club. l63d Street
and Southern Boulevard. will stage an
all-star bantamweight show tonight. in
which Frankie Brown will mix il with
Dutch Brandt, Of Brooklyn. In the
recond star bout OF ten rounds Abe
Friedman will meet Billy Fitzsimmons
In a special six-round bout Red Mum
roe, OF Yonkers. will tackle frankie
Williams. Of Hunts Point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
BROOKLYN Celtics Win

The Brooklyn Celtics won a closely
contested game from the Clan Mac
Donalds in a State League soccer game
~ Hawthorne Field, Brooklyn. yester-
day. The score was 10 /. Stark, Of
the champion Celtics, Tailed in the
first half. Finn, Of the Macdonald
tied the score early in the
second. Shortly afterwsrd McKsnna.
on a pass from McGreeysy. kicked tina
goal for ths Celsfcs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Panama Wants White Sox

Chicago, Feb. 1l.--Colonel J. J. Nor
row, acting Governor Of tho Panama
Canal Zone, has extended through his
secretary, G. A. McElvane. an invitation
70 Charles A. Comiskey, president OF
the Chicago American League Baseball
Club. TO train his team there next year.
President Comiskey Faid tonight he
nTobably would accept the invitation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
ATHLETES HAVE PRETTY
DUEL IN ROAD RUN

Sam Silverstein and Sam Greenberg,
representing the College settlement
had a pretty duel yesterday in the six
mile handicap road race OF the Lower
Manhattan League. Silverstein took
the lead at the fourth mile and re-
tanned his advantage, despite the best
efforts of his rival.
Team honors went to the Seward ath-
letes. with 80 points. They were fol.
lowed by the College Settlement and
Hudson Guild, with ~ and Is points,
respectively.
The summary follows:
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Fight Log
TO-DAY

TO-DAY
Pioneer S. {. (afternoon)-Packey
Hommey and Shamus O'Brien.
Madison Square Garden-Fred Full
ton and Charley Weinert.
Palace s. C.-Frsnkie Brown and
Dutch Brandt.
Yorkvillc S. Corona hid and
Johnny Russell.
TUESDAY
Manhattan A. C.-Benny Leonard
and Jimmy Duffy.
Broadway S. C.-Augie Rather and
Roddy Mcdonald.
THURSDAY
Clermont s. C.-Joe Cox and Bill
Brennan.
FRIDAY
Harlem 6. C.-Willie Jackson and
Eddie Wallace.
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Brooklyn Chess Men Win

BY precisely the same totals which
decided the issue two weeks before, the
team Of twelve representing the Brook
lyn Chess Club defeated the Newark
Rice Chess Club By S % az the lat
tsY's rooms in the return match, fin
ished early yesterday morning. The
grand totals Of the match. therefore,
rave Brooklyn the victory by IS 20 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Soccer Teams in Tie

Newark. n. j., Feb. 1.-Two games
we're contested to-day in the New Jer-
ssy State soccer tournament. The
KfnIsy Field Club and the Babcock b
Wilson team played 20 a tie, NJ 2 goals
each. In the other game the Scottish
Americans defeated The West Hudsons
81 score Of 70 ].
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Kennedy Leads Field Home

William Kennedy, the former Chi
cago runner. captured the eighteen
mile invitation race OF the Pennant
Athletic Club yesterday. The course
led as far north ms Clason Point, and
after the first half mile, Kennedy was
always in the van.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12

Benny Leonard. the crack lightweight
Of this city; Bob McAllister. Young
Otto. Willie OFT, Tex Kelley and Jack
Simms. OF Portland, Ore, we're among
the boxers Who entertained at a smoker
held at tho New York Press Club on
Saturday niEht
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
CARTER AND GRAHAM
SET NEW GOLF RECORD

Belleair Heights, Fla, Feb. IL
Phil Carter and s. J. Graham, Of Mas
sau and Greenwich, respectively. de-
feated Alex and George Smith in best
ball exhibition match here to-day by
4 up and 2 20 play. Carter and Ora
ham established new amateur best
ball record for the course with a SO.
Their card follows;
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