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The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
WELSH'S CRAFTINESS
KEEPS HIM ON FEET
Enslishman Figures Out Scheme to
Stop Leonard from Flooring Him.

A study OF the conditions surround
Ing the dethronement OF Freddie
Welsh as light-weight champion con-
vinces one that the Englishman was
one of the greatest ring generals in
the history of pugilism.
You no doubt have heard Of other
fighters who studied methods OF block
ing an opponents best blow and
countering in an unexpected manner,
but did you ever hear OF a fighter
who had devised a means OF prevent
ing himself from being knocked to the
floor, where a referees count would
mean his defeat?
That Is what Freddie ala, and he
applied Ii against Benny Leonard.
But Kid Mcfarland, the referee. did
not wait for the champion to fall. He
saw that Welsh was helplessly out on
his feet, and stopped it.
1t was the position Freddie took in
Benny's corner that prevented the
new champion from knocking him
out. Although dazed and no doubt
sensing that the end was near, he
worked his way into a corner, which
in this case was Benny's. There he
braced himself against the post. The
side ropes were directly under his
arms, hence IL he was hit on either
side he wouldn't go down. Benny's
punches were falling In front OF him
to keep him from falling forward, and
! the post was behind him to stop a
backward tumble.
This is not to say that Welsh was
robbed, for 1t ever man was knocked
out Welsh was But It Is chronicIed
to show lust how the Enelishpan q
wits were working even while in
great distress.
Had Welsh been in the center OF
the ring, or beyond reaching distance
Of the ropes, he would surely have
gone to the floor. When Mcfarland
stopped the bout Welsh was even
farther gone than ringsiders suspect
ed. The referee lifted him off the
ropes and started him toward his COR
ner. The minute the champions sup
port was taken away he slipped for
ward on his face. completely spent
After giving the incident careful con-
/ s!dCratiOn, those who witnessed the
] Knockout are convinced, that Freddie
was done for, for fully ihree-quarters
of the time he was hanging helplessly
| on the ropes.
| The new champion no doubt will
| hold his honors for a long time. At
| the present moment there Is but one
| contender of any consequence. and he
| is Charley White, OF Chicago. When
one considers how White threw away
/ his chance at the title last summer in
| Colorado Springs, Benny Leonard
! stands head and shoulders above his
| division.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
FORT ERIE ENTRIES.
FOR MONDAY.

FIRST RACE-FiTe and ons-haf furlongs
3-yelr-Olds and upward. Droll, Us; True as
Steel. liz; Durward Roberts, los; Blue ban
mock, IN; BIaise, l07; swoeter Than Sugar, l66;
Tiajan lO6; EuloEy, l0t: Lady Matchmaker, I0s;
Or. Campbell, l02 kathryn Gray, %; PreserveI,
81; Annie Edgar, l62 Also eligible: Miss
Gayle. los; BiIdman. rs; Old Bob. lo2; Ampers
II, lG.
SECOND RACE-Mils and onesi1teenth;
2-year-olds and upward. Little Abe. III; Paul
Gaines. III; Col Haloway. III; Goodvood, 100;
Perpetual, ne; Hastena, lS; F1cluUn II, lV
starter, %; Sir Oliver. es; lila Ryan. o.
THIRD RACE-Mils and seventy yards; }
yearolds and upward. FEir Montague, 10;
Pepper Sauce. loe; Gala Dress. lOS; Amphion.
los; Old Pop .N; Rex Gaiety, lO3; Kathleen
H., "; LGneland, "a. Fepper Sauce and Old
Pop, q, A. Grow entry.
FOURTH RACE-Fort Erie Stakes; 4year-
olds and upward; six furlongA Gipsy George,
lls; Port Light. ia; Bac. 100; Back Bay. lOs;
Iyrant. 100; Anita, lN. Tyrant and Anita, IL.
q. Redwell entry.
FIFTH RAcE-six furlorgs; ayearoIds.
Bolster. us; Storm Bound, ll2; Peerless One.
IG; Wow, IO5; Miss Bryan, IO5; senator Brod-
erck. lo4; Ssmcsna. lO5; Bencher, o; Thrills.
%; Count Boris. %.
SIXTH RACE-AIils and ons-sixtsenth; 3yesr-
olds and upward, Fenrock, ia; Ed Bond, us;
Baby Sister. liz; Birfa. liz; Seali. Ill; Aston.
100; Harry Gardner. l0s; ApriSa, lG; Smith
field, lci; Dahlia. "a.
SEV ENTH RACE-Mils and one-fourth; ;.
year-olds and upward. Black Frost, ll1; Mono
cacy. 10; Wodan. l07; Goldy. lOi; First Star,
N; Harry Lauder. lOl; Prince Philsthorpe.
96; God BoLd, s..
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
FORT ERIE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Five furlongs; 2year-olds.
Pretty Baby, 100 Hunt, sll.l0 S6.l0, Si3l won
Cobrita, l0s LOUDER, $50. $50, second; Sim
cerity. 100 tRice), $50. third. Time. ln IS.
Start Right, Great Gull Tit for Tat, Little
Sweeper, Lady Gaiety and Togoland also ran.
SECOND RACE-Mils and seventy yards;
3year-olds and upward. Garish Sur, N6 DoyleJ,
S2906. Sl4.70, $780, won; Capt. B., 90 (BelD,
$3.50. $50. second CID Reliable, lOs (MeDer-
mGttl, $40. third. Time. la5 35 Pepper
Sauce, Gartley, Prince Philsthorpe Kathleen
H., Nielsen, Statim and J. W. Hunley also ran.
THIRD RACE-Six furicngs; 3year-olds and
upward. Alex Getz. liz (AIcDermott). 5000,
$3.50, $3.50. won; Luzzi, l6 (Koppelman).
H2IO, IS. second; Tingaling. lie (Merimee),
$50, third. Time, LIS rs. David Craig.
Bac, Droll. King Tuscan. Philistine, Foxy
GrifT. Tia Jan and Miss Jszbo also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Handicap; purse; Syear-olds;
ulhs and one-sixteenth. Wesly Hogan, ilO
(Crmpl, $50. 81, $3.50, won; Sksptic, Ill
Louder, s., $50. second; Greenwood, 80 Uo
mas). $50. third. Time. l;A+ Grumpy,
Sands II Pleasure, tordon Russell and Gun
Powder also ian.
SIXTH RACE-Purse; 3year-olds and upward
mile and seventy yards Leo Skolny, III tRice).
S4), SO, $40, won; No Manager l0 tLou-
derl, SO. $3.50. second. Athena, III (Oollinsl,
s.. 10. third. Time, l:s 25. Schemer, Col.
Matt. Miss Fannie. Sam Slick and Par also
ran
SEVENTH RACE-Nfle and one sixteenth.
Old Pop. l0s Jefcottl. $3.50. $50, $50 won
Comacho los (Beln, S.a. $50. second; Am
phion, I04 lLomas). s. thIrd. Time, 81 La
Gootlwood. Astrologer, Goldy, Margaret Z. and
Fenrock also ran.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMBLERS HURTING
NATIONAL PASTIME
Major League Club Owners Have
Failed to Halt Speculators.

Efforts on the part OF major league
club owners and officers to stamp out
gambling on the games have been
successful failures in the face of op-
erations in several big league cities
this year.
The first big yelp that went up
against baseball gamblers came from
the Polo Grounds, where the owners
OF the Yankees received many pro-
tests. Finally, Harry Sparrow. secre-
tary of the club, took the matter in
his own hands, and as a result the
makers were denied admittanee TO the
park.
Sparrow was sought out by politi-
clans, it is said, who made an at
tempt to have the bars lifted for a
number of the men who were black
listed at the gate, but he remained
firm, and as a result gambling at the
Yankee games is fast being stopped.
The biggest row of the season in
which the gamblers figured was the
recent near-riot at Boston. when the
Red Sox were playing the Chicago
Sox. 1t Is admitted by several Bos-
ton sport writer's that the gamblers
were responsible for the crowd surg
ing on the field in an attempt to stop
the game when rain temporarily in
terfered.
President Frazee was so thoroughly
incensed over this incident that he
hired a corps of private detectives to
spot the gamblers, and action similar
to that taken by Harry Sparrow will
be used by the Boston club.
The gamblers have been getting
holder each season, and II is high
time the club owners got busy, for
gambling would soon do to baseball
what 1t did to racing many years ago.
although the case is not the same be-
cause the integrity of the players is
not questioned
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
S. |. A. A. Asks Members
To Resume Athletics

Atlanta, Ga, July THE executive
committee OF the Southern 'Intercol-
legiste Athletic Association at a meet
ing held at the AnsIey Hotel Thursday
morning passed a resolution request
ing its members TO resume athletic
activities this fall.
In their resolution they point out
that by maintaining athletics that the
colleges will be lending aid TO the suG-
Gestions and requests OF President
Wilson and Mai. Gen. Wood, recently
expressed in speeches.
1t was the belief of the committee
that many OF the colleges would be
handicapped by the loss OF several OF
the stars who had enlisted. but that
the loss would be even in this respect.
Those present at the meetings were
DR.. B. NJ. Walker, president of Missis-
sippl A. & NJ; DR.. T. II. II. Calhoun,
Clemson; DIR. ]. w. Provine. OF Mis-
sissipDi A. & NJ; DR.. F. II. II. Cal
houn, OF Gordon.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

get together, while Princeton and Ell
cid will furnish the other match. In
/ the City and Suburban League three
matches are scheduled as follows.
sherwoOds VS.. Y. +. c. A. sprinp
Road VS.. Takoma Park and Washing.
ton, Railway and Electric Company VS..
Fairmont, the match to he plaved ON
the courts Of the first club named in
each instance.
Lord Northcliffe. who is now In this
country representing the British gov
erhment in connection with the war,
,, was visitor at the Columbia Coun-
try Club on Monday, he and Repre-
sentative ]. ]. Fitzgerald playing a
round. The distinguished visitor plays
very good game and beat his host
rather handily.
Louis jacob, one Of the better
known golfers of the golfers of the
country. played a round or So Al
Chevy Chase last week with Walter
K. Tuckerman.
The handicap committee of the Ban
nockburn Golf Club, through Chair
man Bruce L. Taylor, has posted the
club handicaps of its members for
1917. These cover both men and
women players. The ratings for the
latter are based on the women's par
Tor the course, which is Ss strokes
ana range from II to IS strokes. The
mems S marks are, of course. based on
Lne regular par, 10 being the lowest,
Basil NJ. Manley. Thomas ]. W. Brown
and Bruce L. Taylor are among those
rated at this figure.
All Of the local clubs are extremely
fortunate in having good profes-
! slonals. A good pro" to hold his iob
nowadays at any of the leading clubs
must be a sort OF Jack of all trades. ),
ne must teach, be an expert club
maker advise on all course changes
ahd De an authority on turf. His
! work isn't any sinecure, though new
golfers, visiting around. often come Ia
the conclusion that all a pro" has 10
DO Is TO josh" club members abou,
thelr game. Some years ago before
sot gained such a foothold in this
country. the professional, who in most
, , cases was Scot, had an easy time
of 1t. He had few pupils to teach
and spent most Of his time playing in
tournaments. At that time, the few
clubs rather encouraged their paid
players to compete in tournament.
for a victory for their man mean,
added prestige for the club. In those
days the life Of a golf professional
was one round of tournaments and
celebrations.
Conditions have changed since then
Now, while giving lessons takes ur
most of the professionals time. his
services and advice are constantly In
more demand blythe club green COM
I mittee concerning alterations and i'm
provements in the course. He must be
familiar with drainage, the placing OF
ounkers and many other factors thai
go to make up a golf course. Ano
ne must be able to coax up wonder.
ful turf on the putting greens with
the art Of . Burbank.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

enough 10 brag about. At least, we
haven't heard a word. II any ore
made a haul they kept IL 10 them
selves. A good fisherman, while he
does not Cackle like a hen that's laid
new egg, usually says something
to his wife or his next best friend.
Silence. We take il. means nix.
We don't mean that they came home
with their tail between their legs like
a scared dog, but no one harked and
announced that they had found some
thing. But we do know that there
are some fish there, as Jim Scott
didn't catch en- all last Sunday like
he usually does. Jim has certain
spots picked out on the river, and
there ne sits Just like he grew there.
and he whistles, and there you are.
From Norfolk comes the news that
Joe Ryan. a real honest-tO-good-
ness fisherman. goes once every so
often to Lake Smith and other salt
water bodies in that ncighborhood and
has a five-ton truck come after him
the next day TO bring home the fish.
Bait is a little scarce, but such q
| fisherman as Ryan docs not stop az
that. There is not the slightest doubt
about the fish being there. as many
a fisherman who takes Ryau's advice
4 has had demonstrated 70 his entire
satisfaction.
Al Annapolis, Nd. Otto Vanus, a
ri.erman, had the good fortune 10 re-
| tricve a ten-pound rock last week
and with II part OF the hook. line
and lead lost by Wesley Rice a few
weeks before. Rice stumbled and lost
the self-ssme FISH. but now the critter
has gotten its Just deserts.
Sidney Atlas. who christened the
Atlas Rocks in the Potomac, and Al
Davis, William McProuty. Eugene
1 Larkins and Mr.. Cox all went to Rock
Point the other day and made the
white perch look sick They had too
many fish to bring home and then
some. Atlas showed what a real FISH,
ermsn could do. and the rest Of the
party followed suit.
John Hartung and c r. Hurd went
down TO the river bank in Potomac
Park one evening last week and pulled
In four rock and i've cats. some Of the
latter being the largest caught this
season.
Senator Mark Smith. Jerry South
and r. p. Andrews visited Rock Point
on a days outing. and while they did
not land any big ones, there were
enough fair-sized nkh TO make the
party feel comfortable As IL was they
caught quite a string.
Charlie Porter and Al Bucheler went
TO their old fishing grounds at the
Steel Plant and In almost no time at all
Bucheler has a three-pound rock.
proving the fact that this particular
hsh was waiting for him. And then
Porter scored, bringing two Al a time.
The party caught sixteen FISH all told.
and they held their heads up when
, they came home. They sure had
something 10 show for tsir hard aft-
lemons work
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
WOMAN MANAGER OF
MILLERS KNOWS GAME
Mrs. Albert Timme Pilots Milwaukee
Club Like Big League Veteran.

Milwaukee boasts q woman manager
OF a baseball club. Mrs. Albert Timme.
She not only manages the team. but
she bosses II in every particular. She
is baseball wise" al the Milwaukee
PLAYERS well know.
1T was hve years ago last April
when decided that, as liked busi-
ness and had followed baseball pretty
thoroughly, / would take the busi-
ness MANAGEMENT myself and see what
would do with IT." said Nrs. TimrnC.
Il had always gone over things with
my father. Mr.. Havenor. and 90 was
not all at sea when ] was left sud
denly with a team on my hands. 1
felt a little nervous. but felt that 1
could only make the plunge and see
how I would come out. had the
good fortune to win the first pennant
Milwaukee ever had. IL was the most
profitable season, too, in baseball his
tory.
"The first thing I did was TO hire
a manager. who had charge OF the
playing field. The business OF the
manager is 10 direct the play, criti-
else the practice and 10 hire the play
ers that make Up the personnel OF
the team. But the actual buying and
selling OF the players did myself.
And. OF course, ] had the o. X. on
the men my manager selected. did
not always agree with his selection,
for looked the men over before any
contract was signed. and II had
doubts OF their winning qualities they
were not hired In some cases made
my own selections.
in selling men they 90 at the value
you place on them plus a little nerve.
There were two that sold at the end
Of the season for what was then q
good price. Chappelle. an outfieider
went for SIS. 900. and Shalk. the catch
or. for $4,000. In this matter OF traf-
nc for players, a small league is sub
Jtct TO the whIms OF big league. The
National and American Leagues are
on par with the major leagues ano
the American Association has the next
rating. We are under their 1urisdic-
tion to q certain extent when II comes
10 the draft. II It weren't for the
draft, we wouldn't dispose Of good
men.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Western Marathoner
Is Still In Running

New York, July 7.-For some un-
known reason Oliver Millard, the great
Pacific coast and Olympic Club long
distance runner, constantly is referred
to as having run his last race"
After placing second to Hannes Koh-
lemainen in the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition marathon run
in 1915. 1t was stated that Miliard had
probably run his last race.
After every race since that time the
probable exit of the Olympian from
competition has been heralded. Millard
says nothing, but has bobbed up as an
entrant in almost every race of i'm
portance since that time, and has
usually run OF with the first honors.
He Is now figuring on entering the
annual Dipsea event over in Califor-
MIA. which Is considered one of the
most trying modified marathon courses
in the world.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
COMPANY B ATHLETES
WIN MILITARY meet
Capture Most Points in Field Day
Race of First Regiment Engineers.

First Regiment Of Engineers. wash
ington Barracks. held a field meet on
parade yesterday morning and Com
pany B was returned winner with Al
points Company A and the Engineer
train were tied for second place. each
scoring IS points. while Company c
totaied score OF q.
Col. Patrick. regimental commander.
was present as officer in charge. Co
operating with Col. Patrick were:
Capt. Besson. starter; Lieut.. Bertman.
clerk Of course; Mai. Fiske, in charge
OF judges. and the following Judges:
Capt. Lampert. Capt. Lewis, Capt.
Gotwals, Capt. Wills. Lieuts. Cork
oran. Jones. Farrell and R. W. Lewis.
The first event, sO0-yard relay race,
went to Company 3, when at the be-
ginning of the second last lap 1t look
ed like anybody's race. Hood went
into high for B. gained yards and
virtually the victory. BIS last man.
MeKendrew. held tight to the 6-yard
lead with which he started.
The 1O0-yard dash went to Cross,
Engineer train. with Wood. of b, sec
ond and Greenberg. of A, third. In
the boxing four bouts were staged
simultaneously, notwithstanding which
every one was able to see Hornby, OF
B, knock out Boyle, of c, In the third
round. In the heavyweight bout Cor
poral- Hook" Geimer won over Bres-
lin. OF B. while Cloth, OF Engineer
train. ! ,outfought Wolf. of Comapny
A. Murphy, of Company c. outpointed
McDermott, Of Engineer train, in the
weltsr-weight contest.
The ealisthenics drill ended with A,
. p and c tied for first place,
The football game-soccer. with four
rival teams charging at right angles
on one held-was won by BIS . goals,
as against 1 each for A and Engineer
train.
The chicken fght went to Company
G, whose men, with their ankles tied
and their hands limited to the ankle
rope, succeeded in butting all rivals
out of the square.
Summaries:
Relay race. SO0-yard-Company B
Sullovan. Rinert, Johnson. Geist
Spiegel. Robinson, Hood, McKendrew
first; Engineer train, second; Company
A, third.
1cO-yard dash-Cross, Engineer train
first; Wood. B. second; Greenberg, A
third. Time, :lO:2.
Boxing Cwinner's name fTst)-Gei
. mer vs. Breslin, Hornby VS.. Boyle, X
o. Murphy VS.. McDermott, Cloth VS.
Wolf
Calisthenics-A. B. c companies TIED
.or first
Foothall-B. ? goals; A, /; Engineer
rain, !.
Chicken fight-Won by c; Ensineel
rain, second.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
FISHING AND FISHERMEN

We have with us today Mike Fisher.
True TO his name, Mike rowed over to
the Little River last Thursday with a
can OF worms and caught a catfish
with two mouths. And that is not all
he did. When he yanked the critter
in the boat he sat down right on his
lunch. bottle and all. 1t was good
night lunch, but the fish stayed.
Two real mouths II had, but was
normal otherwise. II weighed three
and a half pounds. The hook was in
the upper mouth, as the second mouth
was a trife smaller and not quite as
developed as the upper one. Hereto
fore Mike has been catching eels and
perch. He used to scorn a cat as un-
eatable, but ne has changed his mind.
II IL Just too bad that the pesky
Potomac will not clear up and behave
itself. Other nearby fishermen in
Jersey and New York are just going
crazy over the fish. They are catch
ing them by the barrel everywhere
but around Washington.
This time last year local fishermen
were just as happy as a bear in a
beehive, but this year lots OF them are
just as peeved as a bear with a sore
head. And they have a right TO be,
too. Things are not much in the fish,
ing line. Plenty OF bait and tackle are
being sold. but a corresponding amount
OF fish are not being caught.
Everybody Is just as willing 10 FISH,
but il seems that the hsh are not will
ing to be caught. German carp have
been especially elusive. Not a man
reported that he caught a specimen of
finny militarism. They are not the
least bit scrappy, IL the opinion OF
some old rivcrmen count for any
thing. They fight a little. but on the
whole are too bloomin' lazy to stick
10 their rights.
Another thing that has put a crimp
in the fishing business is the fact that
good many fishermen are in uniform
and can't get away. From latest ac-
counts these boys are getting ready to
fish for Huns in a trench equipped
with a high-powered rife instead OF
hook and line. Steel bait will be
used, and let us hope the Huns will
bite.
Many others are in the government,
employ. and IL is like pulling the
kaiser's teeth to get away for q few
hours fishing. II Uncle sam would
let up for a few days the river would
be dotted with ifty-seven varieties oi
fishermen, all teaching worms how e
swim.
Most everybody who had the tim,
and could afford It went somewher,
near or on salt water independence
Day and tried their luck. They mus
have had some because lots of then
went again last night. Colonial Beacl
is yet a little hard TO reach, but Their
is good fishing there for those VIII
are fortunate enough 10 be able d
participate.
We would have thought that Tn
Fourth of July would have been
banner day for fishermen. The
might have had banners on thei
boats. but the fth must have bee
intsrnsd somswhsrs, ~ NO one esuyh
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
IRISH-AMERICAN CLUB
LOSES ANOTHER STAR

New York. July 7.-Slowly the Irish
American A. c. is dissolving. The
latest to throw of the ties that bound
him to Celtic Park Is Pat Mcdonald.
The big weights champion has applied
to compete unattached and probably
Will join either the Millrose A. A. or
the New York A. c. when the one
year period Is up.
Athletes feel that the Irish club
would be doing only the fair thing by
It's men IL II came out and made a
definite announcement of its inten-
tions. Since the club decided to
abandon all sports during the war
there have been numerous assertions
that 1t was out of athletics for good.
There have been no denials OF this,
and the club has rot released a single
athlete,
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Cicotte Is Goat" for
Wrangle Over Umpire,

Chicago. July 1.-THE talk about the
partiality of the umpires to the Chi
cago Red Sox arises simply from the
TACT that American League players
have been accusing Eddie Cicotte of
throwing an illegal ball to the bats
man. Cicotte, in other words, is the
goat for the yarn. 1t is the lone res-
son for linking tte Chicago club with
the recent Disturbances.