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Standing Of Clubs.
To-day'S Games,

NUSIUN nj |NINH 60,
Washington ~ 81. Louis.
Philadelphia Mt Detroit.
New York al Cleveland.
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FLAG RAISING
IS CELEBRATED
WITH VICTORY
Yesterdays Games.

Chicago. (: Boston. I.
ST. Louis. (: Washington. =.
Cleveland. 4; y. ". : N2.
Philadelphia. :. Detroit.
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Realty Deeds Piled.

program part. 1t is hoped large crowd
will be present. -,
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CHICAGO. juno II. - Chicago cclc-
hratcd Flag Raising Day today hy de-
fCatInE BOSTON. I to |. The locals
punched hits off Jones and won easily
taher. who enlisted in the navy and rX-
poets IL report Ia The Great Lakes
Naval Training station Friday. WAS on
tho mound for ChiCag" and pitched in
fine form. He was given sensational
supper; in tho p!nchrs. catches by
Murphy and FclSCh being features.
Score:
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NJ KECHN|E'S
HIT HELPED
FOR PIRATES
Yesterdays Games.

Pittsburgh. =: Boston. C6l.
Chicago. Z: New York.
acknowledgements ram.
PhlladclphiaS Louis: rain.
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Rattcd for RchS in 18th.
- Ratted for Hcarn in 10th.
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Nowhere else will you find a more
comprehensive display OF Gas ana
Electric Lamps than At our store.
You will find q splendid variety
here 70 chose from in. every con-
ccivablc style. color and finish. at
prices ranging upwards from. .S5.25
FIRST floor
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This is the record upon which he
bases hts claim for a bout with the
Rochester plasteYer before that slug
ger meets Jess willard.
Thoes who have followed young
Jack Dem psey's career In tho ring de-
clare he fights after the style OF SIAN
ley Ketchef He shifts and swIngS
with the same swift attack that MAD
Ketchel famous and he is Just as ac-
curate In his hitting.
In the matter OF performing he also
appears 10 be somewhat similar to
Sam Langford. the wonderful colcred
fighter II remains TO be seen wheth
er Dempsey can carry the pace ne
ses over longer route than ten
rounds. Some boxers have TO win In
side OF ten rounds 10 win at all. They
go at such a terrific pace they tire
themselves cut and a cool. crafty
general will hold them of until they
have shot their bolt and then outscore
them, Langford was one OF the fight
ters who had 10 win quickly to win an
all, If the bout went over ten rounds
Sam was lucky to get a Draw. Demp-
sex may be in the same class
The bout with Fulton will tell the
story. The men are sure TO meet and
when they do IL win be question Of
Fglton'H long snaky left against the
slasning attack OF tbe Utah boy. II
Fulton can keep that left playing on
the nose of Dempsey the latter 10 not
likely TO get within striking distance
unless ne is the wonder. his, most In
tense admirers claim he is. There is
no doubt about Dempsey being a great
fighter. Whether he has the ability "a
down Fulton is another question. He
appears to have better physique than
| Fulton, but tho latter can take a
punching, as vas shown In his battle
with @oran DEMPSEY has h r
knocked out and Fulton has the punch
The battle between these two youns
giants should be a scorcher.
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TohnL.asHK,epHu
MJamesJ. CnrbcH


Editors Note---This is the fifteenth
chapter of series of articles which
Mr. Corbett is writing on John L. as
I Knew Him" 1t relates many here
tofore unpublished incidents in the life
of the great warrior. The next Install
ment will appear tomorrow.)
England went wild over John l.
Suilivan's pugilistic skill. He'showed
them something in the way of fistic
performances that ne~er before had
been witnessed in the long history OF
the game in that country. Sullivan
was the real creator OF the Knockout
pinch Before his day fighters de-
pended upon wrestling and roughins
tactics TO win for them. The spectacle
of sullivan sending men to dreamland
with one crash OF his mighty fist
against the jaw made him an awe.
inspiring fighter.
British newspapers lauded John l..
day after day. His every appearance
on the street gathered huge crowds
that trailed him. He appeared day
after day before packed houses. He
became an idol in England as he was
ir the United States. And then it
was that Charlie Mitchell and his fol-
lowers rose up and insisted that John
l. wasn't such a much"-that Char
lie could whip the mighty Sullivan in
distance fght.
So Mitchell, with big financial back
ing hurled a challenge at John l.
for a fight to a finish under London
prize ring rules for any size purse.
John L. at first tneugrt the def was
merely for publicity purposes. But
he soon changed his mind. Mitchell
was serious. And John l.. eagerly ae-
copied figuring it would be a cinch
victory for him.
This fight will be a picnic for me-"
declared John l..
Sullivan's idea was shared by many.
Mitchell, a smaller and much lighter
man than Sullivan, had been beaten
almost into insensibility in three
round bout in New York some years
before. And that contest was with
gloves. under Marquis of Queensburs
rules. Mitchelrs challenge called for
a bare-knuckle battle under London
prize ring ruies-just the style of
fighting that suited the champion.
But those who felt that way reckon
ed without taking Sullivan's condition
or Mitchelrs Improvement into con-
sideration.
John l., at that time, weighed $50.
His normal fighting weight In those
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days was, at least twenty pounds less.
HE was somewhat fiabby and his wind
was bad. For several years he had
done no strenuous training He had
been living free and easy life. and
alcohol was making it's indelibie i'm
press upon his once Herculean frame.
SO Sullivan's closest friends on tina
other side. who had been Watching
Mitcheli's career. insisted that tns
chr mpion go into training.
You'll have to be good to whip
Charlie now" they told him.
John l., confident of his ability to
beat any living man. retorted:
What's the use or wasting time do
ing that? / whipped that little fell
low in three rounds in New York and
guess 1t won't take me as long this
time
And so while Mitchell trained hard
ane conscientiousIy for the most me-
norable fight OF his great career. John
/. continued TO lead a gay life. He
drank whenever the mood came over
hinl--and that was often. He lived ir-
regular hours and absolutely ignored
tho friends who advised vigorous
training
A few days before the SIGHT was 10
NC ot1So0 ToEu ESdCHSO JONI L. tAat
there isn't a chance for you to win
And why not?" growied John L.
Some of the toughest gangsters in
London have bet on Mitchell" Sui
Ivan was told. They'll all be. at this
ringside ready to stick you upsor to
shoot you IL 1t looks as II you've sure
ly got Mitchell down and out"
But this news didn't frighten the
American.
Let EN- shoot: don't think they
could hit me anyway" challenged
John L.
Perhaps IL would be better to call
off the fight than to take such risks
for a $4,000 purse" some one suggest
ed, whereupon John L. few into n
rage:
II owe that little waippsr-snappe
tMitcheil) whipping and he Is So
ing to get il. No one can scare me
off with gun talk"
And arrangements went ahead for
the contest which ranks as one OF the
most furious in bare-knuckle history.
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YOUNG JACK DEMPSEY
is SLASHING FIGHTER
Wins His Fights Short Order and His Hitting Ability
Shown by the Number Of Knockouts His Credit Record
of Utah Boy.

New York, March s.---Jack Demp-
sey's ring career looks as though he
could make things unpleasant for
either Fred Fulton or Willai d II they
SHOULD be brought together He has
participated In thirty-six ring battles,
aid has TO his credit nine ene-round
Enockouts.
Fulton now seems inclined TO ignore
Denpsey's claim for a meeting be-
fore he tackles Willard.
This young ope-roun6er ~as born in
west Virginia Of American parents.
While he Was &ut "a boy his father
rgoved TO Colorado. where he Epant his
Inc working in a mine while Fulton
was plastsring in Minnesota.
He began his pugilistic carerr in Salt
Lake City. taking part in local sport
taR club events.
one day be decided that Broad
way needed him. and he pa sked his
suitcase and headed for Nse York
Wien he arrived here ne fell into the
hnnds of managers and promoters who
0ero glad to handle a promising man
He took part In a couple OF small
.rows but failed to produce and soon
eFt--~~iser bot rot richer
Back in Salt Lake again he Yscsiv-
I'd q hearty welcome. His E@w York
experience gave the promoters and
fsps con h6onoe in hiu. and he was
booked for battle With Jim Flynn.
already considered ar "oia timer"
he Pueblo fireman LAID Dempsey cut
IN one round.
Then came the usual retirement"
which follows every BOXERS first
Knockout. He declared he would never
participate in another ring engage
taect
Jack Krarrs then picked the BOY up
F.F8 took him to San Francisco. On
tie west coast rour round bouts were
'n order al that time, This suited
Dempsey He had not yet recovered
from the shock that Jim Flynn hand
= him
His first opponent wzs Willie Nee
han, who viii battle with Fred full
tnp IN Denver tomorrow night In
tie short space ~ four rounds Denp-
SCI handed Meehan sound wailop-
i7E
Then followed series of victories
1r san Francisco When his fame be-
Gan TO spread Racine. wis. sent in
~ {. Q. S, for Dempsey 10 fight there
kearrs brought him to Racine and he
Administered knockout TO Homer
Saith IN the fret round.
After Smith came Carl Morris in
Buffalo. Morris AZ usual was not trk-
las kindly 20 the knockout tactics ne
was forced to face and started foulIng
after the first round. Dempsey then
asked the referee to refrain from pro
testing and proceeded to take hts re-
Nengo. In the sixth round Norris
ssscond- threw in the sponge TO save
HIM from a knockout.
TIL showing made by Dempsey
against Morris was much better than
the six-~ound mess that Fulton made
o. the affair IT, Canton. O. when he
met the big Irish Indian.
Dempsey then staged a come back
With Jim Flynn. knocking him out in
the first round
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BY led"

As far as who will win the pen
nant in the Palace Duckpp league 10
concerned. the question Is already an
gwered. but an a matter of course the
schedule has still two weeks to run,
winding Up the season on March 18th,
after a successful run OF about Ave
months The Cubs are indisputably
the champions, and tho rag was con-
coded 10 them some Weeks ago. To
prove again that the unexpected al
ways happens and that dope can not
be dependentIy relied upon. the Cubs
lowered around tn last runE Tor the
major part of the season. but with
the acquisition OF Jake Rowsey, and
the rounding in form of the other
members OF the team. the Cubs have
spuffted at such gait that the other
representatives Of the league were
unable 20 stop them
During the past week. the Indians
managed to make their first win for
sometime, the Giants being the suf-
ferers at their hands Peggy But
ler's boys turned the trick once il
no more. The never ia fling jinx OF
the Cubs Was on hand Friday night
when the Tigers gave them two, good
trouncingB The funny part is that
although Captain Cosf,v's crew have
ranged In the second division the en-
tire seascn, they have always given
the league leaders a setback. This
heads true Of the Giants and Indians
who have held first place sometime or
another. The standing Of the clubs,
including ga mes OF March !, are as
follows:
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more effective the prohibition Laws
and TO give the prohibition commits
sioner adequate funds with which to
curb bookkeeping practices, viii be
adopted by the senate II it's few OPP
ponents IN that body are defeated in
their effort to so delay action that II
viii not be reached. In the house,
however there is some opposition and
much apathy The opponents are
working hard to bring the apathettc
in line with them, and unless their ac-
Invites are cOuntered they will prove
formidable barrier to the bits I'LL
innate passage Friends of prohibi-
ton. who see In the present light
against the measure grave danger
to law ana order in Virginia. arc urg-
ing that the apathetic delegates be ap-
pealed TO by their constituents TO sup
port the bill. This Is expected to
have some weight in the deliberations
of the next few days
Co-educotton, too. seems destined 70
come croppcr in the house, Sena-
tors seem not nearly 80 much opposed
to it as are the younger members
In the house With the activities OF
the forces led by Murray Mcclure,
president or the University Alumni as
ISOLATION, countered by Mrs r. B Nun
ford, who leads the opposition. this
fight is one OF the most interesting
yet seen around the Capitol Just
who will be the victor, however, cam
not be forecasted.
In the Mouse there are eighty-n ne
bills on the second reading and nine
teen on the third. Floor Leader WIZ
lis saws most OF these will he cleared
out by Tuesday night Some. however
will die as they now stand. Both
/ branches win hold extra sessions dur
/ ing the remaining days In the hope
/ that no important matters will be lef
diminished.
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some Of Jack Dempscy's most
Important faghts:
Jim Flynn, Salt Lake CITY; DeTnp-
leuey knocked out in first round.
Willie Meosasn. San Francisco;
Dempsey won, four rounds
Al Norton. San Franciaco; Denap-
scy won, first round, knockout
Charles Moife~. s&n francfs>o;
Dempsey won. FIRST round, knock
out
Bob NcAIliraer. San francisco:
Dempsey won, four rounds.
Gunboat Smith, san Francisco;
Dempsey won four rounde.
Carl Morris say Francisco;
Dempsey won, four rounds.
Homer smith, Racine: Dempsey
won first round. Knockout.
Carl Morris. Buffalo: Dempsey
won sir rounds.
Jim Flynn. Buffalo: Dempsey
WON first round, Knockout.
Bill prexanasf. Milwaukee; DeH1rp-
mey won, ssx rounds.
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,pyright. Underwood & Underwood

Hal J. lie won the first time out on
the milc tracks and played his high
card at Milwaukee. At that meeting
Hal. i took the word with field OF
eleven and looked on paper TO have
rs much chance as a feather in a
smudge. on the first nip Pointer
Queen whizzed by in EOS "a with
the yellow bird Ba xter Lou in the
place The next heat went to loyal
W. in 2.04 ga Hal J. managing to
finish second while the Northern wild
flower, Peter Nash, that bloomed for
day at Columbus, was third. After
that it Was Hal J. all the way, his
fastest heat being finished in 2:05 IA.
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Although the Weisbergers dropped
a series TO the Young Mems shop rep
resen ia ton. they still top the tenpin
league by seven and a half game
lead which is hardly likely to be re-
duced during the remaining course OF
play, at least, not as long as Rowsey.
L. Cosby and DeaSy grace the ranks
OF the haberdashery boys. Tha Alcos
took two out OF three from Duplex
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but the standing of the teams remain
unchanged.
Some records for the season we're
swept away the past week by excel
lent exhibitions of bowling by Cap
tain Vunck Of the Alcos and Rowley
OF Young Mems shop. The former
raised the single game score to ISL,
while the latter broke into the 500
class. being the first bowler to ac-
complish this feat this season.
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: Voices of the Night.
Gimme iink o. water"
Daddy has to totter !
Down the stairs.
Dishes he disahlee "
: Dumping into tables
UnawareS.
Gimme jink O. water,
That makes father potter
Through the halls.
And the silent Knockers
Hamer him with rockers
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Having procured more midnight
oil. as hard work at night 10 always
spoken of. Ed Chester Is now busy
figuring the duokpin averages for tho
season and promises them for release
the latter part OF the week.
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With the duckpin season drawing
TO an end and the tenpiu boys hay.
ing only three more weeks to bowl
there has been considerable ia TX
about a tournament IN lasth branches
OF the indoor sport. TO be followed by
a big banquet. A straw vote Is being
taken regarding the howlers' posi-
lions in regard to both affairs, and a
strong belief prevails that both &C.
ccsions will be great successes. The
bowlers should make USE Of the OPP
portunity of getting together in a
friendly social. as in all probability
when the time rolls around for an
other party. a large number of them
will have responsed to the call to
the coiers. and will be- engaged in a
more serious game against Fritz. AZ
the Huns are peculiarly (?) known In
the trenches. Get together boys for
the sake OF "auld lang syne."
The up-to-date averages for the
tenpin bowlers show that Jake Row
sey Is still to hold first place. having
bettered his former score by several
points. Rowiey displaced Froman
for second place honors by his ex-
cellent performance last Thursday
night Luther Cosby still retains thirG;
position while Waldbauer and Bent
ley Cosby changed custodianship Of
the four the fifth ranks. The aver
ages OF the leading ma pie pin spill
lers are as follows:
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PALACE TENPlN LEAGUE.

Tuesday night. the Alcos will CLASH
with Weisbergers and Thursday the
Young Mems Shop and Duplex meet
on the same alleys. Desperate at
tempts will be made to better the sea-
son scores.
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The duckpin schedule for the bal
ance of the season Is as follo~s:
March S--Tigers Us. Giants.
March s-Indians VS.. Cubs
March is-Cubs w. Giants
March 15-Tisera vs. Indians.
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The schedule for next week calls
for games between the Indians and
the Tigers on wednesday night, ani
Cubs and Giants Friday night This
is the last time these teams will meet.
and the results will be hotly contest
ed to better the standings. The I'll
gers are especially desirous of at
taining the 800 mark as they have
yet to touch II for the first time.
Captain G. H. Coeby certainly did
some tall bowling last Friday night
when he totalled 353 pins for the
three contests. and the league record
for the seasor T%le veteran mas been
going good OF late. md when the
averages are released, II would not be
surprising TO see him hea the list
Possibly his nearest opponents are
Jake Rowsey and Bentley Cosby.
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In signing williams, the Tigers have
picked up an excellent small pin
spiller With q little practice he will
soon be shooting hundreds, He uses
that deadly slow ball which alw avs
gets the desired results
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CoSbys in the two leagues and all
are crackerja OK maple spillers. Ed
believes that II his last name were
Cosby he would make better score.
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ASSEMBLY STARTS

CONTINUED From First Page
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To Dealers

We are PEME BATTERY agents for Virginia North Carolina These
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Golden Stars
A Snapshot of Wartime
Tragedy in the Crowd

mlen. AS ne was always alone except for
MS driver, 1 took him for bachelor. until
some one dropped the information that he
was wldower, with two sons in the service
Can ! be of any help, officer ~ I asked
on wedglng nearer. 81 know him slipbtl,,
UT know where he lives"
i've got him, thank you, sir. He'll be
all right in a minute"
"Tha's righ' Pm all righ,.7 the djs4i,-
guished tippler agreed "very good Of Won
m sure,' he nodded to me, for the ar.t
time. Everybody 'xtremely GOO to me
showing me SO mush 'tention."
Let me take your arm, sir" the officer
sa'd' in shaking him gently.
What can it be, wondered that % sud
oeniy and SO utterly shvers these hard
natures into splinters?
Suddenly the unsettled gentleman 1u,cb,s
10 MS feet, and, to steady himself thre,v
an arm about the policeman'g neck
Against the light gray of his sleeve q biscl
oand stood out. And on the black band
made out, in the uncertain lights If ~
street, two gold stars. x
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

A Novelist and Eternity-The
Thunder of George Bellows

tiles of developed societies with perma-
nence. 1t is a way of giving testimony
that must not be unwecome today,
where elegance necessarily is set the
task of survival by the side of so much
that is simpler, and more obviously hu-
man, and fundamental in the movements
Of modern life.
This is France after Napoleon in ole
Rouge ct lie Noir," yet there are pages
in it that might have come, say, from
"Daisy Miller.' The critics. have all
said this before about Henry James; it
is oaly astonishing in the proof of it, in
the revelation that the mirror of society
at the two ends of the century could be
so much alike. 1t may only be guessed
what HenrynJ ames would have found to
say if he had survived the war ExceprI
for style, for which he had richly
elastic tongue to aid, he said nothing in
not have said
In the newer novel, there is nothing
like it, Mrs. Sidgewicll and the less
original Jamesians discounted. For
the novel Of manners, the world has
lusciously Robert Chambers. That is
,c4i1 ~
who venture to-day into the great world,
like Stendhal's ambitious and romantic
and skeptical Julien Sorrel, spend their
monastic youth drably in settlement
houses, and always end on the thin note
Of PHILOSOPHY" Of life. That IS to
say, nobody is here now to see living
any way except with terrible gravity.
The contemplatve irony which pierces
egotisms and other false sentiments by
hidden daughters is absent Conrad is
a god-or on a lower pedestal then
Galsworthy or Wells. There is much
angry lunging at the scheme Of things
and some piteous listening to the dis
lncordancies of the eternal music. But for
US, learning to laugh honesty in elegant
fiction-likc Mark Twain in evening
dress, or Samuel Butler at a balI-s
still ahead. 1t is thing to learn and
there might be some bravery in doing it.
The Stendhalian contemplation arising
on the skyline now when there has been
another turbulence abroad makes a criti-
cism which is quite its own. The fashion
on one side now is To dissect not men,
but their contemporary expressions; not