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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-20


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The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
BOBBY WALTHOUR
Is MEDICAL MYSTERY

Bobby walthour sizes up as the most
remarkable figure In cycling history
and the mystery Of the medical pro-
1ession- He began his racing career
Rbout twenty years ago and since that
time these are among the happenings
IN his life:
Broke right collarbone % times.
Broke left collarbone Is times.
Suffered e rib fractures.
Had Is stitches taken in both legs.
Has more than 100 body scars as the
result Of bruises and cuts.
Shows 90 stitch scars on his face,
forehead and head as the result Of
sewed-up wounds
Has broken six Of his eight fingers
and broke one Of his thumbs.
Has been pronounced fatally in
Iured" 6 times.
Has been pronounced dead twice.
'sBut here am still alive but mighty
peevish." declared Walthour q few
lays ago. And then he explained:
I'm beginning to think that q tinx
Il chasing me. During my racing ca
feer was In more than so spills, out
never once was either Of my legs
broken. / began to figure that they
were unhreakable. And now-look At
mel Here am laid up In bed with a
broken ieg-through slipping on a ut
tie piece Of ice. Isn't that tough luckY
TO think that an oldtimer Ike I am
can dodge a leg fracture in hundreds
i II accidents and then fall and break
on q sidewalk"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Just in Passing
By Gentleman Jim

BY the way. don't forget the
sightseeing auto trip is held
next Sunday for the soldiers and
sailors by the War Camp Com
munity Service.
There are thousands Of them
encamped around this town
training for the finish bout with
Mr.. William Hohenzollern and
they ought to be given q chance
to see the Capital of the land
that's backing them before they
give the Kaiser the count.
And furthermore, when the
procession starts. IL you are an
auto-patriot and volunteer to
help the Sammies see the city,
when you sign up, make 1t clear
that the boys will get a chance
to see Barry's Monument in
Franklin Square and the Colum-
bus Monument at the Union sta
ton which the knights of CO.
lumbus put MP in memory Of the
chap who made that little ex-
cursion which made possible the
Irishman's paradise.
That sightseeing trip ought
to be particularly interesting to
the sons of Erin. This is the
greenest city in the country, you
know. and Dame Nature seems
to be giving Il fresh coat Of
csltic hue for the occasion.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
MIT'T ARTISTS
GAVE POUNDS
Little Matter Of Weight Is
Nothing to Fighters Of
the Old School.

Fighters of the present day who
quibblAover "spotting" an opponent
a few pounds probably will be sur
prised to learn how matches were
made in New York forty years OF
so ago.
1t was just about that time that
boxing gloves were coming into
use. BIT the price Of them was
beyond the means of many of the
fighters in that era. The proprietor
of a cafe and dance hah connected
with the idea for a Saturday night
boxing carnival, admission fee fifty
cents. The prize that went to the
winner of each bout was a pair
of boxing gloves, then almost az
rare as airships were FIVE or six
years ago.
All those who wished to compete
turned in their names. After the
entry list was closed, the names OF
the entrants were placed in a hat
Then came the drawing for pair
ings. No. / and No. 2 were paired;
No. 3 and No. 4; No. and No. 6,
and so on. Absolutely no attention
was paid to weights Oftentimes
it would happen that a 11S-pound-
er would be paired with a heavy
weight.
Rarely did it happen that two men
of the same bulk battled against
each other. But none of the smaller
men made a complaint. The rules
provided that an entrant into the
tournament had to fight the man
drawn-and he did.
George Siler, the famous referee,
used to take part in those matches
and he made q wonderful record
Had Siler gone in for boxing in a
whole-hearted way, he might have
ranked as one of the greatest ring
worriors of all time. But SileI
drifted into the refereelng division
and rose to the pinnacle there.
Siler weighed only 112 pounds in
those days, yet he was paired In
the last tournament in which he
competed, with Steve Taylor, who
beamed around 175. and later fought
John L Sullivan Siler had won
five sets of boxing gloves in sue.
cession and when Taylor was drawn
as his foe, George at first decided
to cancel the match. But. like most
youngsters, he feared that IL he did
so, he might be considered q coward
So he went against Taylor and out
pointed him so decisively that the
gloves were given to him.
How many of our present day
bantams, or light-weights or ever
middle-weights would spot" a mar
sixty-three pounds-and then win
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
CHICAGO ICE FANS
FOLLOW NEW YORK

When New York tennis stars, tired
of simple skating a year ago. when
the skating fad had reached its height
in New York, they decided to make
the sport more interesting by play
ing tennis on ice.
The rules OF outdoor tennis were
revised to meet the changed condi-
tions and regular tournaments were
played in which some Of the leading
players OF the country took part.
The popularity of the game increased
by leaps and bounds and spread to
other cities. This year the Chicago
Tennis club, one of the biggest tennis
organizations in the Middle West took
up the game. ...E
Is The photograph shows Mrs. NAL
colin MoNeil, jr.. one of the most
brilliant women tennis players in Chi
cago, enjoying a game on skates, at
a recent tournament held in the Windy
City.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
JOHNSON'S MOTHER
MADE HIM FIGHT

Years ago in Galveston, Tex, there
was a negro boy so fearful OF physi-
cal combat that whenever he got into
a quarrel with any OF his boy CON-
panions he ran home and tried to get
his sisters TO fight his battles for him.
The boy became known as a coward
among his associates and this condi-
ton continued for q number Of years,
Finally. the mother Of the little ne
gro, disgusted by the tactics Of her
son, threatened one day to give him
the worst beating Of your life" the
very next time that he ran way from
a tight
She told him that he had grown big
enough to fight his own battles and
that in future his sisters wouldn't
take his part And so the boy, when
forced into another quarrel by the
taunts of his companions, remembered
the threat of his mother and fought
back, making the fight not because Of
bravery but because Of the greater
fear of being whipped at home IL he
avoided II.
A score OF years later that same
pickaninny developed into the great
est fighter OF his time; the champion
Of champions, for he was none other
than Jack johnson, king OF the heavy
weight division from 1SOS until he was
dethroned by Jess Willard in 1875.
The discovery OF johnson was made
in 1899, in Springfield, Ill, by George
SiIer. The famous referee had gone
to that city TO officiate at some box
ing bouts. The man who was giving
the tournament opened the show with
a battle royal" with negroes par
ticipating. Siler was impressed with
the work of a six-foot negro, who
was Jack johnson. The negro showed
skill and cleverness far beyond the
average battle royal" performer.
After the fight, which johnson won
in a decisive way. Siler turned to Sam
Pooler, a well-known promoter Of pu.
gilism in that era. and said:
That negro looks like a conner; why
don't you take him to Chicago and
give him a tryout"
Pooler declared that he couldn't SEE
anything in johnson as a fighter anc
50 Siler, still enthusiastic about John.
sons work, took up the matter with
Johnny Conners. The latter, who
knew OF Siler's splendid Judgment con,
cerning boxers, took him at his wort
and johnson was taken to Chicago fol
a trial In q real boxing bout. Their
his career really began.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
MORAL FOR WATERS
DON'T SHOOT CRAP

A short while after ! became he
heavyweight champion / stopped In A
hotel in Peoria. H. The darky who
waited on me during the first two DAYS
was there gave me exceptional serv-
ice and used to tip him on an
average Of 50 cents per meal
On Friday morning got down Cor
breakfast and found another waiter
lowering over my table. My old waiter
was standing dejectedly in another
part OF the room. After / had given
the order to the new waiter called
the old one over and said:
Why aren't you waiting on me this
morning.
Well, Mistsh Corbett, had a hi'
Of bad luck last night" he answered.
Il got into one OF dem dab crap Esmrs
and ah loses all my money. Den en-
puts you up again 80 cents, Mistah
Corbett and ah lost you
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Georgetown Prep' Schedule.

The Georgetown Preps held an .elec-
tion and have decided upon Spencer
Wise as the leader of the base ball
team for the coming season.
The prep base ball team, has been
working out of doors when the
weather would permit, in preparation
for their coming games and expect to
be well advanced by the time the first
game is played.
The schedule followers: March 20,
Western; March %, Central; April 5.
st. Johns; April Il, Business; April
Is, Army and Navy Props; April II,
Alexandria High: April "a Tome; May
], Alexandria High; May 3. Gonzaga
May IL, Army and Navy Preps; Nay
Is, Technical; May Is, ST. Adams;
May p. st. Johns. at Annapolis; May
%. Eastern; May 30, doubleheader,
Leonard Hall and -Charlotts- Hall.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Topics Of Sport Written Corbet
What About Jack Dempsey?
Let Fred Fulton Answer
Corbett Thinks Much-talked-of Contender
Ought to Give Some Consideration
to Worthy Rival.

feet 81 inches and 20 pounds-eom-
pares well with that OF Willard.
Fulton's admirers claim that he
would make a punching bag OF Demp-
sey. And Fulton. by his attitude to-
ward the newcomer In top-notch pu-
gilistic circles, acts as though ne
didn't consider him as a real rival. II
Fulton Is so sure that he can whip
Dempsey, why doesn't he take him
on and convince the hundreds Of thou
sands Of skeptics?
As to willard's chances Of success
fully defending his title, we'll
willard Marvel
willard 10 a physical marvel. He
is one OF the most powerful men that
ever stepped into prize ring and,
without doubt, one of the strongest
men in the world today. That. in it,
self Is a mighty asset. The champ,
for so bulky a person, Is amazingly
fast and certainly knows the boxing
end OF the game. And he can hit.
II Willard was in the same shape
now as he was in 19l5 when he
whipped Johnson or In 1916 when ne
gave Frank Moran a boxing lesson. 1
feel certain that he could dispose OF
either Fulton or Dempsey without
much trouble. But he isn't. Two
years make a big difference in a fight
er's condition, especially IL he Is in
active for that period Of time. Lack
Of work tends to make a fighter slow
up, IL softens his muscles and puts
on some detrimental fat that even
the most strenuous exercising can't
shear away.
Willard insists he isn't much over
weight; vows that he can make 80,
his normal fighting weight. with six
weeks OF training. II he can, then
the chances Of his losing to Fulton Or
Dempsey are reduced to a minimum,
But II Willard has been dissipating,
as some reports have It, and Is far
from his once superb condition, 1t will
be a case of the first man who gets
him takes away the crown.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
CONNIE MACK NAMES
PLAYERS FOR TEAM

Philadelphia, March 16.-Connie
Mack has just announced the list
of players from which he will build
his team this year. One of the best
known of the players Is lRube Old
ring. the veteran outfielder. The
list is as follows:
Pitchers-Elmer Myers, Vean
Gregg, william Adams, John Wat
son, Frank Fahey. Robert Geary.
Joseph Hauser.
Catchers-James McAvoy, forrest
Cady. Ralph Perkins.
Infielders-George Burns, Morris
Shannon, Joseph Dugan, Larry
Gardner, James Dykes. c. B. Da-
wilson. ..
Outfielders Charles Jameson,
Clarence walker. Rube oldring,
Marlin Kopp.
Those. whom Connie Mack will
lead South today will be Rube Old
ring, George Burns, Larry Gardner.
James McAvoy. Frank Fahey, Will
lam Adams, Joseph Dugan, James
Dykes. C. d. Davidson. Charles
Jameson. Ralph Perkins, Morris
Shannon. Guests will include John
P. Mccoy. president OF the Phila-
delphia Chaplet Company; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas s. Shibe. Trainer
Edward z. Ebling, Roy Reeves and
J. c. Isaminger.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
JACK DEMPSEY
GAME FIGHTER
Famous Battler Of sos
Never Knew Such a
Word as Fear.
A Tale Of the NonparelI.

The prize ring has known no greater
fighter for his inches than was Jack
Dempsey, famous through the SOS,
and who died in 1896. The stories of
his ring prowess have been told time
and again. One of the incidents that
shows how wonderful was Dempsey
and how carefully he planned his bat
ties in advance, has to do with MS
fight with the giant Dave Campbell.
near Portland, Oreg., on November =
1855.
Dempsey was about feet inches
tail and weighed around l2 then.
Campbell was a 6 footer. beamed near
200 and ranked among the best heavy
weights Of that era So II was but
natural that every one figured when
the match was made that Dempsey
would be slaughtered.
While the boat was going up the CO.
lumbia River to the battle ground
there was, as is usual on such occa-
sIons, a good deal OF good-natuTed
Dragging and talk between the oppos-
ing factions regarding the outcome Of
the approaching battle. Dempsey, who
was near the group, sat In silence.
Campbell. sitting near Dempsey. be-
came deeply impressed by the enthu-
sIasm of his friends who greatly out
numbered the supporters OF the Mon
pareil" In a moment Of exultation
Campbell turned to Dempsey and said:
when I get you in the ring. Demp-
sey. what will happen 70 you can be
called q crime"
Campbell. figuring he had Dempsey's
goat" continued the joshing. Demp-
sey, for a while, stood II like a stole.
There came a IuIl in the conversation.
whereupon Dempsey turned to Camp
bell. and with half a smile on his
face, said:
Campbell, you're a nice looking fell
low and you have a beautiful nose.
I've decided to break that nose in the
third round"
This avowal was met with Jeers py
Campbelrs friends and Campbell
sneered a reply: TN take care Of
that nose, never fear"
IAN right" returned Dempsey. but
what said goes. I'll break that nose
in the third round"
1t is history that Jack Dempsey
made almost no effort to hit Campbell
in the first two rounds. In the third
round he put the whole weight of his
body into a smash to Campbelrs face.
Campbell dropped-a knockout victim.
And afterward, when Campbelrs face
was examined, 1t was found that his
nose had been broken.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Bow Win One.

The boys basketball team defeated
the girls Quint OF Peck Chapel last
night, in the Peck Gym. in a fast and
interesting contest. by IS to Is.
The game was played one half boys
and the other half girls. which is
something new in the floor game in
this city.
The features OF the game was the
playing OF Miss Riley and Miss Bos-
well, while Gollan and Daniel did the
best work for the boys team.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17

sic of his monologue. He has had a
long spell in Raffles Drama-when fol
several seasons he outpointed the ma.
lignant detective, as Ned Danvers, ir
The Burglar and the Lady" He met
all comers as interlocutor in the Ia
mented Evans Honey Boy Minstrels
His present role Is one of his best.
The same intelligence that has
brought him to the top Of the theatri'
cal profession. made him heavy
weight champion of the world. He
fought with his head as well as his
hands.
The Amateur interviewer remarked
that any picture taken of Corbett
thirty years ago would do for a per
feet presentation now-which is liter
ally true. The only noticeable differ
nee is in the way he wears his hair
Even champions are not above fol-
lowing the changes of the mode ir
hirsute adornment.
Mr.. Corbett said-the theatrical enc
OF the conversation having been rath,
er hastily disposed of-that his weight
had not varied more than two pound:
either way since that September
night in 1897 when ne conquered the
redoubtable Sullivan. Truly, a rea
physical phenomenon.
He weight us then without his
clothes, and he weighs that now. He
is a big..nan, and looks big-but not
heavy, rather slender for his height
Fitzpatrick's Day.
next to red, white and blue, is green
has double reason for noting the ar
rival OF st. Patrick's Day. One OF
these reasons does not move him tc
celebrate the occasion. He said that
in one sense 1t has been FITZ Pat
rick's Day for him since 1897. because
Fitzsimmons lifted his crown or
March 18th. of that year.
For the benefit OF The Herald wom'
en- readers. a word as to Mr.. Cor
belts attire might be pertinent He
was concealed in a gray suit OF the
sort described by court reporters a.
meat and welI-fitting." only more so
He wore a striped silk shirt, and g
siIk-striped soft madras collar. HI!
tie was a most enhancing mauve. H'
did not have his hat handy, and the
Amateur interviewer forgot to in
quire as to its shape and color. 1t Is
most likely one OF graceful line anC
appropriate shade. Carried away BY
the high-brow conversation, the spar
kle of kindred wit, the Amateur In
terviewer also failed to note the char
acteristics of the actorial and gladi
atorial shoes and socks.
In all other respects, the Amateur
Interviewer feels that IL was a mos
illuminating and successful interview
Mr. Corbett must have enjoyed 1t
because he expressed extreme regre
that it should be over so soon. anC
warmly invited the Amateur Inter
viewer to look him up anywhere >anC
everywhere at any time he founC
convenient.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
FIGHTER LOST.
BY COLD FEET
Ambitious Contender Crum-
pies Up at Sad News from
Previous Battle.

Sack in the old days when 1 was
meeting all corners on the stage and
offering 800 to any man that couldn'
stop in four rounds, strategy some
times was resorted to whenever
tough looking customer came to try
conclusions with me.
One night I found myself pitted
against a huge bruiser who had 1t on
me in height and who was about forty
or Rfty pounds heavier. He was a
Iongshoreman or something Of that
sort, had a fair knowledge Of boxing
and had acquired a local reputation
for being a terrific hitter and being
absolutely impervious to knockout
waIlops. 1 figured that a little con-
versational trickery was necessary in
his case.
Got Bad News.
When they brought the big fellow
back on the stage 1 made him dress
right outside of my room. In keep
ing with the arrangement, Con Nc
Vey, my sparring partner. came up to
the door Just at the moment that the
other fellow was getting into his
trunks. Con raped on the door and
yelled:
WHO'S there:"
Con answered:
Its Con. I've got bad news for
you, Jim Remember the fellow who
tried to win the 800 from you Monday
nightT'
sEYes''
well, Jim. he's dead"
In feigned surprise. exclaimed:
why, can't understand that, Con.
/ didn't hit him hard. In fact, I hit
him only once and that was on the
jaw"
That's true. Jim, but the fellow is
dead. He died of a broken neck"
We'll" I said, they can't do any
thing to me because Of that. He came
on at his own risk"
Trick Worked.
Yes, that's right" answered Con.
But il isn't going to help you very
much around here IL 1t Is known. We
better try to keep this quiet
The husky heard 1t all. When time
came for US to square on that fellow,
50 cocky and clipper when he entered
the theater. was so nervous and
afraid that he would have Jumped
through a window had one been open.
Earlier he had figured that I was only
a boxer; the talk had made him think
was q man-kfller.
Suffice 1t to say I put away the big
fellow in the first round. He was 50
afraid that might smash him in the
jaw and break his neck, that he went
down with the first punch that land
ed on his body.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
~ JAMES ). CoRBErT.

Right in the midst of the discussion
concerning q Jess wiIlard-Fred Full
ton match. ia like to inject this
question:
What about Jack Dempsey
No fighter In modern times has come
along IN such spectacular fashion as
the Western heavyweight; none has
compiled q record more impressive.
One man after another has fallen be-
fors the wonderful attack OF Demp-
seys In Just a few months he has
beaten Carl Morris. Gunboat Smith.
Jim Flypn and Bill Brennan. Some
thing hks twenty knockout victories
are chalked upon Dempsey's record
and nine OF them were achieved In the
first round.
Isn't Dempsey just as much entitled
to q crack at Willard as Is Fulton?
would Settle Dispute.
The yearning Of pugilistic fandom
would be realized II Fulton fought
Dempsey and the winner took on Will
ard to a finish. ANY matching OF Full
ton with Willard before he fights
Dempsey will not satisfy. Such bout
wouldn't draw one-hah of the crowd
that would be attracted by q fight be-
tween the champion and the winner OF
q Fulton-Dempsey contest.
Dempsey has earned q ranking IN
pugilism that puts him on the same
plane as Fulton. His brilliant per-
forming has won him an army OF fol-
lowers Many critics who have seen
both men in action acclaim Dempsey
better than Fulton
So Fulton cannot consistently ignore
Dempsey's rights as a foe.
The praises of Fulton have been sung
so much that the public is familiar
with his qualifications as heir-appar-
ent to the heavyweight throne He
has beaten some mighty formidable
foes in the past eighteen months. He
has exhibited exceptional cleverness
for so huge a fellow and he certainly
has a wallop in both hands. His size