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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
How Ring Champions
Compare in Physique
LEONARD.

at home teaching boxing but they are
engaging in frequent title fights. thus
maintaining interest III the sport and
keeping ahame the combative spirit OF
the nation.
Every one OF the British champions 10
doing something for war funds. in ad-
dition to teaching the science to the SOL
diers, and nothing but praise Is heard
for the instructors. Although thus busily
engaged, the champions have found time
to engage in twenty-five championship
contests since 1914, when the war broke
out
The present champions in England
are Bombardler Wells. heavyweight !;
SerHeant-ma Jor Dick Smith, light heavy
weight Sergeant Pat O'keefe. middle
weight: Sergeant Johnny Basham,
welterwelght fancy Lee. featherwe!ght !:
Young (Joe) Fox. bantamweight. and
Private Jimmy Wilde. hyweight.
The British idea OF the matter ap-
pears to be the correct one. and IL the
military authorities OF America regard
the teaching of boxing to soldiers as
essential and OF enough Importance to
warrant the detail of expert ring men
to the task 1t comes with bad grace from
disgruntled critics 10 attack the men
assigned TO this duty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
Must Clean House.

In case the war still Is on In 1919
professional baseball next season will be
deader than door nail. But perhaps
not that dead either. for Dickens's door
nail was even past resurrection, while
professional baseball will have a resur-
rection when the Hun is licked.
Internationally the present luu in
the sport will give Its promoters n
chance to think, How successfully base
ball Will come back will depend on the
men who still control the franchises
They can go long way by cleaning out
several men now In executive positions,
who have outiived their usefulness to
the sport, The time for former
clustering type Of executive is past. Both
men In and out OF baseball know that
newly organized National Commission
Is an absolute necessity. and the new
commissioners must he men who will not
consider their agreement a scrap Of pa
per whenever an unpleasant decision is
rendered.
One Of the things that the National
League can do to bring back its pres
tige with the men that follow baseball
is to elect John Heydler as it's presi-
dent. Heydler would have the confidence
OF baseball people. which is more than
the National League has at present
That something serious ails the Ma
tional League IL evidenced by the fact
that II has lost eight of its last nine
worlds series to the American League.
So-called experts can attribute such
losses TO breaks Of the game, &c, but
when college eleven loses its big game
in eight out OF nine years they usually
dismiss the coach and try to devise
a new system. The National League is
badly In need or a new system.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
HOOPER BIDS LONG
FAREWELL TO GAME
Harry Only Man Who Played
in Four Worlds Series With
out Meeting Defeat.
FRIENDS FAVOR HEYDLER
NJ sHORTsTOP.

Harry Hooper. Red Sox star. has an
nounced that he is through with base
ball and that when the great American
sport Is resumed after the war he will
not return to the East As Hooper
always has been one Of the most earnest
hard working stars Of tho past decade
OF players one must take Harry's word
that he really intends to quit the pro-
fessional diamond.
Hooper says he has been ten years in
Boston. which he figured Is long enough
for any player to remain in the game.
He says he has bsen treated we'll and
he has deserved his treatment. Hooper
Is one player who proved that figures
very often lie. Hooper's American
League averages never were very i'm
pressive. and only once did he hit over
800. yet no outfelder OF the last ten
years can be placed ahead OF him for
all around worth other than Ty Cobb
and iris Speaker.
Hooper quits the game with one record
which Is likely TO stand for a long time
to come. He is the only player the
game has produced who has played in
four worlds series without being on
loser. II Is true that Jack Barry has
SOoh VII hNN Niiitc Guuic SohhhS'
Jack McInnis and Amos Strunk also
nave been on four winners, but all of
these players were members of the de-
feated Athletic team Of 1914, the only
American League team to lose worlds
series during the last nine years
Wagner Not q Regular.
The Athletics ran into their worlds
series reverse after whipping three
straight victories. SO Hooper us the only
player who has been on four straight
worlds champions Heinie Wagner also
was member OF the four teams in
which Hooper played in worlds series.
but on only one was he an active player
In three others he appeared only as a
coach. and in only two did he get a
full share Of the receipts.
Fred Merkle. as Is generally known,
is the glutton for worlds series punish
ment. having played on Ave losers. with
Chief Meyers giving him a close rub as
a player on four losers. without ever
getting on n winner.
The following figures show how all
players who have been eligible to play
In four or more series have Jared:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
Anent Jack Root.

The fact Of Jack Root being appointed
q boxing instructor at an aviation camp
on the coast brings 70 mind the fight
he had with Marvin Hart at Reno July
2. 1905. This bout took place shortly
after Je1ries formally had announced
his retirement from the ring. and the
promoters of the contest not only en-
ga ged JEFF to act as referee but caused
to be published a statement to the erect
that JEFF would declare the winner to
be his successor as heavyweight cham
pion.
Although Jeff could not present to
any one title which he had relin-
pushed the misleading announce
ment drew a tremendous crowd to the
arena, which OF course was the chief
object OF the promoters. Hart stopped
Root In the twelfth round. but JEFF Alb
solutely declined to confer the title on
Hart. although the promoters afterward
insisted he had done so.
This caused Jeffries to deny over his
name that he had tried to make a
present OF the title to Hart. but the
winner OF the bout made a pretence OF
holding the title till he fickered out
completely as a pugilistc contender.
As Tommy Burns. Jack O'Brien and
several other heavies OF the time out
cia.sed both Hart and Root. their pre-
tension was laughed at. 1t simply veri-
fed the axiom Of pggilism that titles
are won in the ring and not verbally.
II was an interesting coincidence that
JefYries himself was completely snuffed
out by johnson five years later In the
same arena IN which Root and Hart
fought.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
WOMEN ORGANIZE
FOR HORSE SHOW
Ladies Four in Hand Driving
Club Forms Committee.

Members of the Ladies' Four in Hand
Driving Club are taking the reins IN
the drive to raise 100000 for the
American Red Cross through the me
dunn OF the National Horse Show at
Madison Square Garden on November
IL to Is. The entire receipts are TO 20
to the war relief fund. while the gallant
officers OF the association foot all the
bills.
Mrs, Thomas Hastings. president Of
the Ladies' -Four in Hand Driving Club
Mrs Arthur lseiin. Mrs. Arthur Scott
Burden. Mrs W. Goadby I.oew. Mrs.
Charles Cary Rumsey. Mrs. Edward II.
earle and Miss Marion IIollns are
among the women whips who are form
ing committee of thirty to represent
the Red Cross in the management OF
the Garden show. Others who will
serve on the ladies' committee include
Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg. Mrs. Frances
Burke Roche. Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt,
Mrs. August Belmont, Jr.. and Mrs.
Walter L. Bliss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
AMERICAN TENNIS
PLAYERS PRAISED
Ensigns Hunter and Hurd of
the Navy Pleased Critics
in London Greatly.
MAI. LARNED'S TEAM BIRD

The recent international lawn tennis
series played on the Queens Club courts
In London resulted In a victory for all
England, with South Africa second. The
Americans. headed by Major William
A. Larned, were defeated by South
Africa and ran third. Ensign r. J.
Keith OF Illinois, Lieut.. n. w. Cabot OF
Boston and Lieut. Fuller we're on the
American team with Major Larned.
Evidently service with the navy and
army abroad has not dulled the playing
edge of some OF the American tennis
stars Judging from recent comment anent
the racquet work of Yankee players at
the Queens Club. The speed and skill
Of At least one young American has been
compared favorably with that of the
great Maurice Mclaughlin.
The complimentary comment arose az
the result OF the playing OF a tournament
last month at the Queens Club for the
benefit OF blinded soldiers which at
tracted. besides Americans. a number OF
star players from many OF the allied
countries.
One OF the contests was between teams
picked from the British and American
navles on one EIDE and from the British
and American armies on the other. Ad-
miral Sims Of the American navy and
Gen. Biddle of the American army were
present. The contest, which smacked of
Wimbledon in pre-war days was won by
tho army combination. 10 sets to IL.
Two Americans, Ensigns Frank r.
Hunter and Clifton Hurd OF California.
OF the navy. played together in brilliant
style. winning all their matches, and
their work. particularly Ensign Hunters,
excited the admiration of the crowd
London sport experts compared him 10
Mclaughlin. Hunter Ia a former Cornell
player and halls from Westminster. One
British writer said:
What could have been better than the
terrific service OF Ensign Hunter? Here
was replica. so far as pace was con-
cerned. of the work of Mclaughlin.
whose fight with Anthony Wilding at
Wimbledon will be easily recalled Hun
ter got his pace on in a different way
from what Mclaughlin used TO do. There
was not all that flourish in the back
ward swing. The intense pace came
from forearm and wrist. He served one
game straight off. and rs a rule his
second service was just as terrible as
the first. The service of Hunters was
the great stunt OF the afternoon"
In the opinion of this writer both Hun
ter and Hurd must be ranked in the
class OF the beet players OF the old VIM
bledon days. a most complimentary clas-
sification.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
WILL START MILITARY
TRAINING IN SCHOOLS
Physical Directors to Discuss
Qusstion Tomorrow.

Meeting Of the men teachers of phys
ical training will be held at 4 o'clock to-
morrow at the De Witt Clinton High
School. Steps are being AIKEN by DIR.
Champion. Or. Way and Mr. Ellert, In
charge OF the physical training In high
schools. to give intensive military phys
zeal training 10 the older boys who are
of draft age or approaching H.
Preparatory 20 this work several con-
ferences were held In the spring. At
this time a method OF instruction in box
ing similar to that IN use in army camps
was introduced and a large series Of
competitive exercises were taught to the
instructors. These exercises included
wrestling OF various types. carrying
holds and various types OF activities as
nearly az possible to actual fighting.
Through the courtesy Of the Police
Commissioner the physical training in
structors were given a demonstration OF
the American!zed jiu jitsu as interpreted
by the instructors of the Police Depart
ment.
During this fall the instructors will
be taught in classes down at Police
Headquarters or some convenient place.
Since It will be the privilege and duty
of these boys TO fight they will he
taught to fight, and everything that will
make for individual fighting supremacy
will be brought TO bear.
In addition every boy who is ap-
preaching the draft age will be given
searching physical examination similar
to- that given by the army doctors at
the camps and which is more complete
than that given by the draft boards. 1t
will include an examination of eyes.
ears, teeth. heart. lungs. joints. feet and
other important points. They will ne reg
istered and stops will be taken to have
every remedil 81. defect corrected before
h comes 10 the army doctors. He Will be
given course similar but superior. to
athletic training so that the strain OF a
ten mile hike with equipment or arms
will not be novelty.
The physical training department has
set itself to the task of fitting New York
city high school boys to become the most
conspicuously At and able of all OF the
American and allied armies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
ST. NICK RINK SUSPENDS.
Patrons Storing skates Must Call
for Them Before Oct. I.

The ban which the Government put
on indoor ice skating as a nen-essential
industry last spring owing to the neces-
sity for conserving the supply of anhy-
drous ammonia has forced the artificial
ice Kinks TO discontinue operation. The
st. Nicholas Rink. the Oldest and best
established in this country, il the first
to announce the discrimination of its
industry for the duration OF the war
at least and has leased its promises to
an amusement enterprise OF different
nature.
Cornelius Fellowes. the moving spirit
and managing director of this rink,
makes the announcement that his COM
pany IL merely sub-leasing the premises
under their lease for n term of years.
at the end of which the property will
revert to them. and should conditions
then have returned to normal they may
decide to once more reestablish the ice
skating.
The rink has many pairs OF its
patrons shoes and skates In storage
and these will be delivered TO the
owners II they will call between now
and October |.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
MARQUAND IN FIELD.
Seventeen Lads Are Out for the
Football Team.

Marquand School OF Central Y VI. G.
A., Brooklyn. is In the field with it's foot
ball announcement. Seventeen lads are
candidates for the team. Elwyn Leslie
IL coach and Sidney Solder assistant
Eugene Weber Is captain and George c.
We'terer manager.
The candidates are Smucker Kennitt.
Hitchcock. Hester, Young, Roy, Hunken,
Evans, Schumerick, Lloyd. Atkinson.
Keller. Maurice and Calvert To. flr~t
game is scheduled for October .. with
Commercial at Commercial Field. Other
dates are October ~. Paving, nj
Pawling: 18th, Boys High. at CONNER
cial Field 26th, Adelphi: November 2,
open; 5,h, Ridgewood High. Ridgcwood,
y. J.; 9Th. New Utrecht High. A game
with Hamilton Institute will be PLAYED.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
JAPANESE TAKE TO GOLF.
Eight Players Making Fine Prog
ress at shacka maxon,

The Shackamaxon Golf Club boasts
eight Japanese golf players ander the
tutelage OF Cyril Walker, professional
OF the club. All the Japanese are busi-
ness men. having offices In New York.
the most prominent being s. Ohki. New
York importer and a resident OF this
place. Ohki has played for some time
but the others are comparatively new TO
the game. Four OF the school have pro.
crossed TO 4 point where they now make
the round In sos, and two of them, r.
Oaki and II. Wstanabe. have won their
first round matches in the championship
division OF the clubs annual tournament.
Walker attributes them good playing
10 the fact they all possess dispositions
which do not become easily ruffled.
u have found 1t a pleasure to teach
them" says Walker. 'and Watanabe has
improved his game by no less than
twelve strokes this season."
Others under instruction are T.. Jinu-
sh!, S, ohkl, II. Petsuka, S. Yamanaks
and 7. Perschina.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22

Lew Tender. the Philadelphia light
wefsht, with championship aspirations,
expresses the opinion that he could
beat Benny Leonard at 1913 pounds ring
side. Possibly Tender, who Is at the
present time able to make 100 pounds
and fight with vigor. could defeat Leon
ard II the latter were foolish enough
10 attempt to reduce himself to 1s3
pounds. The lightweight champion at
that weight would be as weak as "a sick
kitten and would be unable to fight with
any strength.
There is not a possible chance OF
Leonard acceding to the proposal that
he make that weight for Tender. first
because II would ruin. the champions
chances, and second because Leonard
won the title from Welsh at 1876 pounds.
and will according to precedent compel
chalisngers to make that weight. or
even more IL he chooses.
In the absence Of an authoritative and
enforceable scale OF weights In this
country, II has been the pleasing priv
iieRs OF title holders to set the weights
to suit themselves. Leonard will be no
exception to the rule.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
AMONG CHESS PLAYERS.

The first of q series of three stimuli.
taneous, exhibitions under the auspices
of the Correspondence Chess League OF
America was given by Jose r. Capa-
blanca at the National Tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION, 1871 Fourth avenue, yesterday
afternoon. Twenty-three players faced
the expert. After three hours of play
Capablanca had finished his task. He
made a clean sweep. Among tho
strongest players against him were J. L.
McCudden. II. Borochow, J. w. Brun.
nemer. C. L. Rand. S. II. Chadwick
w. n. Woodbury. and Charles l., VIII
The second performance is scheduled for
next Saturday at Philadelphia.
Edward Lasker will have a strons
field to contend against In the annual
tournament OF the Western Chess As
ISOLATION. starting tomorrow at Chi.
cago Among others there will b.
J. w. Showalter of Georgetown, Ky.
Boris Kostich. John Winter, Lewis J.
Isaacs and DR.. r d. Phillips of Chicago
Edward Schrader OF st. Louis and w. s.
Gilman of Sioux city. Iowa II. Helms
will referee.
A. Cohn IL leading in the handIcap
tournament Of the Empire City Chess
Club, frst section, while L. Wechsler
Is In the van In the second division
The leading scores follow; Section l.
A. Coin. ION; DR.. A. Freundlich and
8. schuldenfrei. each 0; =. T. Kemp. Z
Section al. wechsler, II: G. ]. MUIR.
ply. 10; p. Fritx. o; +. r. Written, 8
Albert B. Hodges. former United
States champion, will play against all
corners at Marshails Chess Diyan next
Saturday evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
onhg little Holders Edge
True Spirit of the Links
As John Anderson Sees 1t
Famous Expert Shows There Is Much in the Guild
Game O. Golf Besides the Mere Hitting of Ball or
Attaining an Excellence in Play.
NJ JOHN G. ANDERSON.

What we term the spirit Of golf is
none other than the attitude with which
we attack our play. converse with our
partners and opponents on the links and
the good sportsmanship which acknowl-
edges defeat generously and good nat
uredly. Those attributes have been the
stock In trade of every lover OF the
game: these men have felt within them
that there 10 something more to the
game than the mere hitting OF a ball or
attaining an excellence OF play.
j will disturb no existing theories
when / state that the true golf spirit
and attitude are not easy to acquire
that In the United States they are con-
spicuously absent at many of the clubs
and that the real difference in atn,os-
phere can be detected the. moment the
threshold of such golf club is crossed.
The average American golfer rushes
into golfdom on the wings OF two or
three dozen indoor golf lessons from
some we'll known professional. backed
up with a few others taken outdoors in
the spring. Upon his fourth or Nth
appearance at the first tee he 10 invited
to Ill up fourball match with players
bit better. perhaps. than himself, and
agreeing with alacrity, he finds himself
looking for a place to tee the ball.
"what Shall We Play Fort"
Then the more experienced player of
the lot remarks quite casually, We'll.
what shall we play for?'
Now II may mean nothng-that win
ming OF a ball or two a hole, but at the
start the game has been made the means
TO an end which becomes OF the highest
Importance in the playing part OF
the game. Attention to form, to the
teaching Of the pro. all fly away as the
thought comes that the golfer Is not
helping his partner as much as he SHOULD
or was expected. The nineteenth hole
remarks are more about the failures in
shot making than the good shots
How are such men to improve with
rapidity or sureness? Fourball contests
especially among new players undoubt-
eddy have hurt the spirit OF golf: there
is less chance. paradoxical as it may
seem, for four to fraternize than for
the two who are wont to take a keener
interest each In the others game with
the evident purpose of helping when
possible.
However, since We are In this more
or less expected condition what can be
done to better matters? Rules OF con-
duct no matter how cleverly devised or
presented with not help. An atmosphere
must be developed and that is a slow.
slow process. That atmosphere can
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
CALDWELL TO PITCH.
VIII Work for HiEhbridEe Against
the ktngsbridge AthfeticE.

Ray Caldwell OF the Yankees has been
signed to pitch for Highbrdge when It
meets the Kingshridge Athletics In the
first game OF series at Dyckman oval
near the Dyckman street subway sta
ton. this afternoon.
The HlghbrIdge club lays claim to the
local semi.professional title, having
scored two decisions over the Lincoln
Giants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
SOCCER NEWS NOTES.

Six clubs. including the New York
F. c., Bethlehem Steel Company r. c..
Paterson +. c., Scottish Americans,
Babcock & Wilcox +. c. and the Mer-
chants Ship +. C. Of Bristol. Pa, have
entered the annual championship compe-
titiop OF the National Association l'o't-
ball League, the first round OF which
will start next Saturday with the
match between Bethlehem and Paterson.
On the following day the pairing will
be: Scottish Americans VS.. New York
and Merchants Ship F. C. vs, Babcock
& Wilcox.
At the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Football Association the following
officers were elected: Duncan Carsweli
Orange, N. j.. president Donald Mac
MILAN, East Newark vice. president
James Galletly, Kearny. recording secre-
tary: A. n. Beveridge. 2S3 Maple street
Kearny. n. j.. secretary and treasurer
william Patrick, Bayonne, y, s, F. A.
delegate.
Members OF the Longfellows Football
Club OF Brooklyn have elected officers
for the season as follows: James
Eckersley, president b. ]. Hallam. vice.
president $. Il. Lomas. secretary: DR.
II. c. Zobel, treasurer George Massey
team manager; executive committee
Dr. r. J. l., Tenniswood. J. Eckersley
and G., Massey. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
Unjust to Instructors.

The assertion by DIR. Joseph Il. Ray
e'oit that boxing Ia useful in training
solalers 10 effectively use the bayonet is
strong Endorsement of the action OF the
..nntary authorities In appointing skill
.ui boxers TO teach the science of pugillsm
% lhe boys Ia the various camps. There
lors the frequent attacks on the camp
instructors on the ground that they
should go TO the trenches are hardly
warranted by the facts. ~
N addition to perfecting the soldiers
~ oayonet practice boxing 10 one OF the
0est possible methods OF conditioning q
.'an Tor any kind OF contest. and II the
"ork OF the instructors has aided in
hung the boys for the splendid offensive
mat has taken the American nag close
the German border then the camp
man abuse ~
~ one camp boxing Instructor cas- In
~ IN several thousand soldiers knowl-
,use OF pugilistic science calcI.atsd TO
aeresse their lighting ability, 10 II not
sosslole that the teacher II doing an
.ucn or more to help win the war than
ne went into the @enches himself? e
A. ms view Of the case seems to prevail
!" England. where all the title holders
T husily engaged In teaching the Tom
aaes how to hit. stop and ret away Not
'~y are the English boxing champions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
CAMP MERRITT TO PLAY.
Soldiers VIII Face the Tietjcn a
Lang Shipyard Nine.

The nine from Camp Merritt. with
RUDE Bressler OF the Reds pitching will
face the shpbuilders from the Tletjen
G Lang yard at Nurges Field Bergen
line avenue and Twenty-ninth street
North Bergen. y. j.. this afternoon. The
game will be the third OF a series. Each
team has won one.
The shipbullders will use Thormahlen
or Reckvermit in the box and viii have
Bode and Hcine Zimmerman in tho
lineup