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The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14
TWO HEAVYWEIGHTS
PHYSICALLY EQUAL
Present Title-Holder Has
Slight Advantage.

New York, March 23.-Thc possibil-
ity that Jess Willard and Fred Fulton
may meet in the ring during the pres
ent year. in "a battle for the worlds
heavyweight championship, calls at
tention anew to these extraordinary tN-
a,onents of modern pugiliSm. Big men
have been by no means uncommon in
the ring during the past decades, but
never in the history of fisticuffs have
two boxers of the height and reach of
Willard and Fulton faced in the
squared circle.
The present titleholder is the biggest
man who ever won prominence through
his ability to outpunch an opponent
but, in this respect he has very little
advantage over his prospective com
petitor. In the matter of height Will
lard is just one inch taller than the
former plasterer who halls from Roch-
ester, MINI. Previous to the advent
of these Goliaths Jim Jeffries, stand
ing 6 feet 1ia inches, was the tallest
man who ever held the heavyweight
championship. Jim Corbett and Jack
johnson both grew into the siA-foot or
better class while two of the greatest
heavies the prize ring ever knew
Fitzsmmons and John l.. Sullivan
were under six feet in height.
1t is not alone in height that Fulton
and Willard stand apart when COM
pared with the former champions in
this class. They are also heayies and
have longer reaches and in all prob
ability in the heat of action pack "A
more crushing blow, although this Is
! purely a matter of opinion, because
there is no way of comparing their
punching power with that of those who
have gone before.
| Willard in his battle with johnson
/ at Havana, in 1915, entered the ring
weighing about 240 pounds. Fulton
has given his normal fighting weight at
about 225 pounds. II the pair meet
for the championship it is likely that
the the titieholder will not train much
below $50 pounds, while his challenger
VIII carry more than the usual amount
of flesh, in view of the long battle that
is generally predicted before n win
lner is evolved from the flying fists OF
the combatants. With the possible eX-
ception of Johnson's weight against
Willard the pair would be the hearies,
iwho ever fought for the title. johnson
Tipped the scales at trifie over 23C
pounds at Havana, which was some q
pounds more than he weighed wncn he
won from Jeffries in 1910. Ne Other
heavyweight in his prime, except JEFF
lfries. ever weighed over 200 pound:
while at his best
Ia Aweinspiring as is the size of vii
Hard or Fulton, they appear to be yer,
leveply matched in general physica
makeup. The champion is an incl
taller and weighs some 20 pounds more
In reach, an important asset of th'
boxer. they are about equal. Willar,
is larger through the body, but Full
ton has the greater expansion. In tn
VARIOUS measurements of arms and leg
} Willard is a trifle larger, but Fultol
is the sinewy type Of athlete who pos
sesses great power without the ac
lcompayning bulging muscles. You'll
: lis also on his side for he is AT leas
eight years younger than the title
holder.
The physical statistics of these tw
heavywcishts are appended:
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14

Baseball Lots to Be Empty
Again During the 1918
Season.

Baseball fans of the Treasure state
VIII again, for the second time in four
years. be forced to depend upon the
Associated Press wires and corner-lot
games for their summer amusement
during 1913. the decision of the dircc-
tors of the ncwly-named Pacific Coast
International league to drop Butte and
Great Falls having left Montana out
in the cold.
Back in 1915 the diamond pastire,
was more or less of a dead issue in this
state, the situation being relieved dur
ing the following spring by the admis-
sion of the big mining camp and the
Electric city to the Northwestern
league. Butte met with little artistical
success. being unable to place in the
race during the Years it was a men,
Der. but Great Falls did better, winning
the flag in 1917. in an abbreviated dash.
lmring the four preceding seasons.
the old Union association, with John
,McCloskey. who has played in every
league under the sea. and some above.
and ". ii. Lucas, father OF the old
Northwestern circuit as the domineer-
ing factors. furnished great sport for
the fans OF Missoula, Helena, Butte and
Great Nalls, though the Garden city and
the Electric city dropped out in 1914.
after enjoying membership In the
league for three years .- .a.
Missoula and Great Falls were the
only Montana teams to win pennant
in the Union association. against the
competition furnished by the other
Lake. Murray and Ogden. Missonla
won the flag in 1912, under the leader
ship of Clifton Douglas Blankenship.
after heated race with Salt Lake.
while Great Falls won the rag in 1911
under George Reed and again in 1914.
under the leadership of Herbert Gar
nivorous" Hester. Butte finished third
thrice and fifth once during the four
years the league existed, while Helena
won the cellar championship twice, be.
ing unable to finish In the first di-
vision during the four years II par
ticirated In the race.
Among the leaders and players who
were seen in Missoula during those
days were John McCloskey, Dick
Cooley. George Reed, Hippo" Huels-
man. Pat Flanagan, ".Red-Dog Deve-
| reaux, Home Run" Marshall. Truck"
Hannah, Billy Orr, Eddie Quick. Sad"
Sam Foster. Delmar Baker, "Swede"
Risberg. kitty Knight, Clark Druhot
Paul Cobb, "Stoney" McGlynn and nu-
| merous others. including Missonla fn :
| vorites like Bassey, Warren, McCaf-
ferty, Roberts and Perrine.
The year of 1910 was a dead letter
| for baseball in Montana, with the ex-
ccption of Hamilton, Kalispell and
| Butte, where fast Independent teams
fIourishcd. In 1909 the Intcr,noun-
tain league played n 81 game season.
Helena winning the pcnnant, with Salt
! Lake second. Butte third. and Boise
last. In 1908 Butte finished fifth in
| the Northwestern league. under Russ
Hall, fourth in 1907 and second in 1906,
under the veteran Mcintyre. Back in
1902 and 1903 Butte won the pennant
in the Northwestern league. while
Great Falls and Helena also were
members during those years
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14
EQreUeu
Coach Nissen Leaves With
Excellent Record.

With the departure of Coach Jerry
Nissen, for four years at the head of
athletics at Montana State university
to enter into war service, only one vet
eran Is left among the ranks of ath-
letic directors in the northwest. he
being DR.. j. Frederick Boiler of Wash
ington State college. In 1914. when
Nissen came to Mssoula to take
charge as coach, John Bender was
head coach at Washington State col
lege. "Iinky" Griffiths led the cohorts
of the University of Idaho, Archie Hahn
headed Whitman's athletes, Gilmour
Dobie led the University of Washing
tons teams, Hugo Bezdek was coach
at the University of Oregon, DIR. Stew
art directed the oregon Aggie sports
and Fred Bennion was at the head of
athletics at Montana State college.
All of them are now in other fields,
tho majority in the service of Uncle
sam. Bender, Griffiths and Hahn are
in France, at the head of athletic rec
reational camps in various soldier can
tonments. all of them having been COM
nissioned captains. Bender and Grit
fiths left the northwest three years
ago, Bender having been director of
athletics at the University of Tennes-
see, while Griffiths was head ch at
the oklahoma Agricultural college. and
was to have been athletic director at
the University of New Mexico, had he
not entered Uncle Sans service. Do
bic Is at the United States Naval acad-
emy, while Bezdek has severed his con-
nections with the University of Oregon
of a dozen years standing. to devote
| all his time to leading the Pittsburgh
/ team in the National league. DR.. Stew
art has been at the University of Ne
braska, but is nowa engaged III Y. NJ {.
| A. war work, while Fred Bennion is
/ working for the department of agri-
culture, helping the farmers OF Mon
| tana to produce larger crops on the
/ fertile acres of the Treasure State.
| Coach Nissen may either accept an
offer from DR.. Raycroft to take up ath-
/ letie work with the soldiers In France
| or enter the fourth officers training
camp. to which he has been promised
an appointment. together with John
McGough. former Missoula high school
coach. Mr.. MeGeugh was offered the
position of head coach at the State
! University some time ago, after Mr.
! Nisscn had announced his intention oi
| leaving, but declined on the grounds
that he preferred to enter the officers
school.
! Nissen has made a remarkable rec
| ord at Montana since coming here. Th'
big coach came here with four years
experience as assistant coach at Wash
inston State college. his alma mater
and at the University of Idaho. Th'
1914 football eleven, his first team. helt
an e,tual claim to the northwestern
championship with the University %
Washington. both teams going through
the season andefeated. The basket bal
team that winter won the state cham
pionship while the track and baseball
lteams easily walloped the Aggies.
/ The 1915 football team whipped Idah'
and tied Syracuse, the latter game be
irg one which viii always be remem
hered in the history of athletics at TIL
university. The basketball team VOL
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14
Indians Garry Beloved
Chico Woman to Grave

Chico, Cal.--Busihess was at IA stand
still in Chico duringthe funeral OF MIS-.
Annie Bidwell, California pioneer, prac-
tically all merchants in the city clos
ing their shops in tribute to the mem~
ory of the woman who had done so
much for the community during her
many years residence here.
Thousands attended the funeral,
which was held from the family home
Eight Indians from Medchoopda In
dian village. the ground for which was
given the aboriEines by Mrs. Bidwel
and her husband. served as pa!lbearers
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14
Where?
Site of Big Fight Still a
Question.

Where will the big championship
fight be held? Boxing fans are be-
coming impatient regarding the mat
ter and are anxious to have Colonel j.
{. Miller. who is promoting the con-
test, announce as soon as possible the
Location. At the present time Colonel
Miller is touring the country with Jess
Willard, looking over the ground" so
that no mistake may be made in fin
ally selecting the spot for the cham
pionship event. New Orleans seems to
have dropped out Of the running en-
tirely. owing to the fact that Willard
stated he would not fight in that city
on July 4. II is IA known fact that
Dominick J. Tortoricl. backed by the
racing association there, offered a purse
of $l30,000 for the match. and there Is
little doubt that IL the Willard Miller
1 combination had agreed TO extend the
time until November that the New
Orleans offer might have been raised
to $l50,000.
\ However all the plans were knocked
Into n cooked hat when Jess baked on
any other time but July a. Minneapo-
Ills has been considered, but there Is
considerable opposition, owing to the
4 limit OF 10 rounds. The commission
there was willing to extend the privi-
Ilege OF giving decision, hut the limit
OF 10 rounds does not sound so good
to Fred Fulton and his manager---Mike
Collins. 1t Is the same regarding Mil
waukee. The Cream City would be the
ideal spot of the big. fight. but the
limit of 10 rounds, and the inability to
hold the battle In the open air. puts
tho damper on Milwaukee. There are
several cities In the east after the con-
test, especially in the state of Connect
cut, just an hours ride from New York
city. but Promoter Miller is just bit
skeptical about the proposition. The
colonel is not quite sure that the clubs
would be able to go through with thei'
part of the agreement and he woult
demand a good guarantee that the,
. carry out their part of the contract.
Denver Logical Place.
Baltimore has not been anxious FOL
the fight as the police board there
, which controls the game. feels that /
might cause too much talk ana Kill tn
game. OF course, some of the big sport
, ling men of the east may come to th'
, front and back the project to the limit
just to have the big event held in tina
part OF the country, but, II not, II brinS
the colonel right back to his oriSina
idea of holding it III his own state o
Oklahoma or in Colorado. The colpnc
. has n big ranch In oklahoma, and hi
plan was to have big internationa
round up at the time. making the WI
lard Fulton fight the terminating ioa
} ture of the show. There has been SOM
opposition to the affair in that state
and il is doubtful whether Mr.. Mile
can go through with it, The most log
ical place seems to be Colorado. IL
Denver they have a big pavilion. seat
ing $4,000 people, and If that is no
large enough il can be held in the opel
air, where 25, 900 persons can beacon
modatcd 1t would also be Wlth!i
! reach of the east and far west. and tn
weather at that time of the year /
ideal in Denver.
Ogden, Utah, also came to bat VIII
an offer of $4,000 for the bout, bu
seems to be out of the running,
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14
hree Meets to Be Staged by
Mis6oula High School
Athletes.
MEET GRIZZLIES
6chlossherg, Barry, Clark,
T0Ole, Crane Stars Of
the Squad.


AAd field athletics will be busy during
teo next three weess in preparation for
tAe annual university interscholastic
rack meet, which is to be staged on
entana field May to II.
81 Though heavy losses have been in
Ilicted on the scholastic team through
~ enlistment Of several members of
y squad who were expected 70 be-
NE stars and help Missoula retain
ne honors won at the last interscho-
stic two years ago. Coach Garrison
elieves that he will have team which
%ln honorabiy represent the Garden
/ City. even though it may fail to win
1femier honors as in 1915 and 1916.
The preparedness" program to be
e1,Augurated by the coach this month
bc1udes the following events:
Frsshman- sophomore interclass meet.
b ~ be gagged this week. with three or
sour events each day.
The annual inter-cl track meet,
which will be staged during the week
4 &egtnning April %. with the seniors,
R3unfors. sophomores and freshmen all
|S4opresented and competing for honors.
Will Meet Grizzlies.
A dual meet between the high school
4 and Coach Jerry Nissen's State Univer-
uity athlete will be staged on Montana
Held during the week preceding the
4 tntAFgch0laStic meet, and Coach Gar
1t10n expects to put the finishing
touches on the men who will wear the
Garden cityss colors at this meet.
Last year the high school lads met
1he university freshmen in a hotly-
Eoontested meet, which resulted in a
EeafroW victory for the Bruin young
ekers, mainly through the efforts Of
1mrry Adams. sprinter. OF the men
80 won points for the high school in
this meet, only Barry. who placed in
Ahe 1o0-yard and 220-yard dashes
0ne, who won first place In the
3orter- mile and half mile with ham
4 hap over Fred Molthen OF the Bruins
Eok rs yarda in each event and Schloss-
ENorg, who won third In the shotput. are
Rock this year.
The sopf1omore-fresh meet Last
fHear resulted In an easy victory for tht
E0ophosnor@s, ,wtie piled up three scors
moro points than the first-year mer
NNore able TO accumulate during thu
0oet. The juniors won the inter- class
lyack meet In 1877, scoring So points
Hasainst a for the sophomore, "a FOL
fhe seniors, and one lonely counter fol
Ethe frosh. Carver. who was the indi.
Ntdual star Of the meet. graduated. bu
nrry. who scored Is points. is still il
~ running. being representative o
- junior class this year.
Point winners In the 1917 inter- clas
meet who are back in harness this yea
40 Barry, Elliott. Forrest. Clark
NnAinAAn .nrnc Sch1oSeharC and pp RI
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14
HURT SAVING DOG.

Denver. colo.--Mrs. Alexis Z. Foster,
Denver social leader and wife OF u
millionaire. Is carrying her right wrist
in sling ~ a result Of an effort to
rescue her pet bulldog from beneath
tic wheels OF an automobile. Tho dog
.sscaped uninjured
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-14
Willard, Fulton.
Boy Kills Chum: Didn't
Know Gun Was Loaded

Newport, r. I-While fooling with a
revolver Richard Skeliy. IA years of
age. shot and killed Francis Duggan, a
today. Skelly said the shoot
ing was purely accidental and that
Dt,ggan. who owned the revolver, had
rot told him that il was loaded.
Evening star., 1918-03-30
WALL STREET MARKET
QUIET, PRICES FIRM

NEW YORK, March 3o-Stocks were
staGnant in the first half hour of to-
days brief session. traders showing no
inclination to make new commitments
in view of the greater tension in the
war situation
Dealings were on the smallest scale
yet reported. even for a week end
In no important instance were changes
more than fractional
In the speculative group decline of
l point in Royal Dutch Oil and an ad-
vance of a points in United Cigars in
dicated the irregular trend of the gem
eraI list
Attention was again drawn to events
across the water all other developments
being ignored
A considerable part of the meager
dealings was in equipments, motors and
tobaccos. at gains of l to 21a points.
CopDers We're strong. and Wilson
Packing represented the specialties at
a gain of practically 4 points.
Standard rails and industrials were
fractionaily higher.
The closing was firm
Sales approximated 100000 shares
Liberty 352s sold at 1886 to 90: first
As at 81 to 91.10 and second As at 9692
to 97.14.
Evening star., 1918-03-30
WAR NEWS OBSCURES ALL
OTHER N. Y. MARKET ISSUES
Unshaken Confidence in Outcome,
However, Stabilizes Standard
Shares

NEW YORK, March 30-War news
completely obscured all other events in
the four full days of the week on the
stock exchange. Every move in the ter
rife struggle on the western battle front
was watched with absorbing interest, but
unshaken confidence in the outcome sta
bilixed standard shares.
Active trading centered largely in the
unprecedented demand for liberty bonds.
particular second is, which followed an
nouncement of the terms of the next is
sue. Various theories were assigned for
the movement. but in the last analysis. it
was evident that the buying had its origin
in substantial quarters.
The remarkable showing of the United
States Steel Corporation for 1917, the in
tention of the government to render nee
essary aid to railroads in financial straits,
as indicated by the loan to the New
Haven road, and the new schedule for
steel and iron were among the distinctly
favorable factors of the week.
Certain of the more speculative stocks,
such as shippings, motors and war sup
ply issues OF an unclassifed character.
were depressed at intervals for reasons
especially applicable to those shares.
These included reduced earnings. dwin-
Hing dividend prospects and difficulties
iue to scarcity of skilled labor.
Bank clearings at leading centers re-
flected increased activity in many lines OF
industry but the investment market was
at a standstill, financial interests conserv-
ing their resources for the next liberty
drive.
Evening star., 1918-03-30
PERFECT BALANCE SHOWN
IN WEEKS GRAIN PRICES
War Activities Rule the Chicago
Market Nearly to Exclusion of
All Other Factors.

CHICAGO, March 30.-War activities
have ruled the grain trade this week
nearly to the exclusion of all other fac
tors The net result has been virtually
a perfect balance in prices. Compared
with week ago. corn this morning
was exactly unchanged and oats varied
from ssa4.c. decline to &c. advance.
Provisions showed 4 setback of 12c. to
35c
Bulletins telling of the German drive
brought business almost to a stand
still many times during the week in the
corn pit. At the outset of the big Of
fensive prices held steady, but bearish
effcts which war developments later
exercised in Wall street, were reflected
by grain values. including corn. Subse-
quently, increa sed confidence regard
ing the military outlook caused rallies
and even brought about some gains,
favorable advices tended to make val
ueS sag.
Activity of exporters gave to the oats
market at some stages Il notable de-
gree of strength. The March delivery
in particular frightened to such an ex-
tent that further trading III the option
was forbidden and a settling price was
fixed a 92A cents, the closing figures
of Thursday
Big receipts of hogs. together with
need Of an outlet for heavy stocks in
warehouses, explained the weakness OF
provisions.
Evening star., 1918-03-30

Weekly report of live stock and meat
trade conditions here for week ending
March % by the United States bureau
of markets:
but the demand was fair to good and
prices ruled steady to strong on practi-
cally everything at all times
Around 30 per cent more cattle were
ceived this week than last Most ar
rivals were in good condition and sold
readily at prices in line with last week.
a few choice steers sold rs high as ST.
but the bulk of the offerings were me-
dium and good. and brought SIS to S19
Some very good cows sold as high as Sty
Local slaughter of veal was about the
same as last week. and sold well under
a good demand at prices III t're with ilst
week. Prices ranged from $1S to S26
Pork was in light supply. the demand
vas not very good, so prices remained
about the same as last week
There were more lambs on the market
this week than last Strictly fresh
lightweights sold readily ut tirin prices
in line with last weeks close Heavy
weights and stale lambs moved slowly
at weak prices.
The little mutton on the market was
common, and sold slowly under a poor
demand.
The market is going out steady to
strong on beef. with all coolers In fine
shape. Pork, veal and mutton are
cleaned up. Practically all lambs un-
loaded are sold. but some overdue cars
are exnected tomorrow.
CHICAGO, March 30-Hogs;-Receipts,
$4,000 head: strong; bulk, 16.65a17.25
heavy, 15.60al7.00; rough, l560a15.9O
pigs, 12.25a16.40
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head steady ma
tive steers. 9.60a14.65; stockers and feed
Evening star., 1918-03-30
WHOLESALE MARKET.

The wholesale prices today range as
follows:
EGGS-Strictly fresh So; average re-
ceipts. &c; southern. So.
CHEESE-New York state factory.
new, 27a2s.
BUTTER-Elgin print. AZ: Elgin tub.
IS; process, 43a4i; store packed. 33.
POULTRY-Roosters, per lb, 32a35:
turkeys per h.. 40a45; chickens, per lb
45a48, keats, young, each, e0a70.
DRESSED PCULTRY-Fresh Killed
spring chickens. 3Sa42 per ID; turkeys, per
lb, 36a40; roosters, per b. 32 geese per
h.. 25a2S: ducks, 80
GREEN FRUITs-Apples, per bbl.,
3.00a7.00; box. 1.25aa.50; Florida
oranges. 6.00as.50: lemons 100Oal2 90;
grapefruit, crate, 3.50a4.75; strawberries.
20a4e
I ETABLES-Potatoes, No. l. north
ern per 100 lbs. l.7oa1.75; McCormicks
| 2. 0Oa2 25 per standard bbl sweet potatoes
4. .00aS.o0 Dbl; No. .. 3G0a4 90 bbl: string
beans, per basket. . 25oa3.5o; peppers. crate
/ .. .00az so, okra, crate, S.00a5 90; radishes
3.50a5.50; eggplant. 3.06a5 90 crate: cab
bage, per 100 lbs, . 00a2 so: beets. bunch
| 5aS; lettuce. 2.50a300 per basket. cab,
| bage. Florida. l.25a1 .65 per basket; eel
| cry, Boats doz.; Florida celery, crate
1.o0a2.0o; romaine lettuce. 5oa1 90
SQUASH. 250a4 90 crate; spring onions
! 5oa2.00 per 100 lunches; onions. per
sack, 1.2oa1.50; spinach. 2.00a22 25 pei
| bbl; kale, 1.50al15 hbi.: turnips, pc,
| box 40a50. per bbl. l.a0a2 90: cauIitiower
! per crate, 1.25a2.00; tomatoes. Florida
| per crate, 1.50a5.0o: new beets. Florida
! 2.00a2.50 crate: green peas. 2.00a4.00 pei
| basket: rhubarb, 75aS5 per doz.
/ LIVE sTOCk-sheep. per lb. 7aS
| lambs. spring, 24a25; calves, per h.. 1s1a
medium. per lb.. 16alT; common. per lib.
! 12al3.
! PoRK-small. 23 ib.; medium. % lb
/ heavy. lSa20.
| SEEDS-Red clover. 21.50a22.50 pei
| bu.; alsike clover. 17.30a1s.00 per bu.
| crimson clover, 12.5 .5oal5.0 per bu.: timo
I thy, 4.25a4.50 per bu.; red top, 14.00s
| 1900 per 100 lbs: bluegrass. 3.00a3. 20
| GRAIN-Wheat. milling. per bu. 2.10a
| 2.20: new corn. per bu.. 1.S0a1.S5: oats
white, 1.03al.o5: mixed oats. 1.01a103
hay No. ]. 30.o0a31 90; No. 2. 2s5Oa29. so