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The Washington times., 1918-02-24

Two heavyweight battles Of supreme importance
are on the card for tomorrow night, with a middle
weight clash Of equal magnitude to be Fed Full
ton the Minnesota Plasterer, will try his mettle in
twenty-round contest at New Orleans against Frank
Moran and his famous MARY Ann" Jack Dempsey,
the latest sensation from the Pacific Coast, will tackle
Bill Brennan. the Chicago heavyweight at Mlwaukes
in 4 ten-round bout. Mike ODowd, who took'the mid
dlsweight crown from the brow Of Al Mccoy on the
very last night Of legalized boxing in New York will
show his home folks of St Paul what he do against
Of the most dangerous middeweights in the
try, Harry Greb, of Pittsburgh. Not in many months
have three such important ring tests been booked for
the night.
Fulton's demands for a championship bout with Jess
Willard. lover of charities. have filed sport
pages ever since last He threatened to lay
claim the title by December 20 granted
but the champion began murmuring charity
Christmas and Fulton forgotten to honors
in the heavyweight division However. he has kept
mighty busy meeting all Corners good bad lndnsr-
been good bad Indifferent Indeed so inconsistent
been his work in the ring many good judges
OF the believe that he Is lacking
class to defend the worlds title enough
win it
Although "Ferocious" Fred has knocked down about
every heavyweight in the top OF
the heap he has yet to face prominsnt
Tomorrow he Will enter the ring with Frank
Moran for the first time On May scheduled to
tackle Jack Dempsey the Pacific slugger He has
never battled either OF these
Granted that he plenty of skin with thu Riovs.
md urorId 81 49,.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
FIVE CREWS PRACTTCING
UNDER COACH GLENDON

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 24-Coach Dick
GIendon has five crews at work here.
They are:
No. /. Brown. bow; =, Sickle; q,
Skies: 4. Talbert: 8, Graft; G. belmont:
I, Kinney; 8. Van Buren,, stroke.
No. >, Harris, bow; ., Eipplin: 3.
Aller; 4, Murray, captain OF the navy
crew yet To be formed: :. Barnett; G,
Ingram; I. Smith; 8. Post. stroke.
No. 3. Seitz, bow: .. Brashears; 3.
Wallace; 4, Greselman: =, Waldlng;
6. Mills: s. Henney. stroke.
No. !, Booker, bow: =, Herman; 2.
Pave: 1. Jones; 3. vikings: 6, Chalk
ley; I, McMlhan; s, Herman. stroke.
No. 3, Shoemaker, bow; .. Ander-
son; 3, Smith; 4. Skinner; 3. Hogan.
6. Sterling; Z. Harrison; S. Holloway,
stroke.
The coxswains are: TompIxIns.
Crum. MacDuer. Magruder, SeletslIe,
Mcguire. Crawford. Bull. Roberts,
and Mercer.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
COLLECTS FIGHT FILMS
TO SHOW IN ALL CAMPS

Uncle Sans lads khaki preparing there" and
waOp the dyghs Kaiser Bill and his band Of bandits
be entertained their various training with moving
of famous ring battles of the according to Harry Pollock Of
New York, former of Freddie Welsh worlds lightweight
champion, who lost his title to Benny Leonard.
Pollock with the support of James Corb former worlds
heavyweight champion seeking collect aes of pictures showing
blows and styles of Ome fighters and real
taken this with Dr. Joseph E. Ray
charge a line Of camp activities.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

time did not fit the cases OF the SOL
diers at present.
Already have accumulated several
COOL films. These include the Dillon
Moran fight, the Willard-Moran bout
in New York, Nelson and Wolgast, and
at least one film OF the elsh-Ritchie
battle in London. which turned out to
be an excellent picture. 1 could get
at least five more sets OF this fight
in London II they could be shipped
over here.
Everybody to whom have spoken
about this scheme believes Il would
be not only a source OF great enter
tainment to every soldier in camp,
but a great aid to the boxing tutors In
describing the effect OF certain
punches"
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
LAFAYETTE'S STAR
BESTSFEES WHEN
FOULSARE CALLED

Anderson, of Lafayette. and Fees.
OF Georgetown. rated as two of tho
best free tossers in basketball in the
country, staged a great duel on the
Hilltop, and while Anderson came on
victorious his team was trounced by
AZ to 20.
Georgetown won IN a whirlwind
finish after the score was at 80 to
IS in Georgetown favor 1--WE minutes
before time was called.
In free tossing the Hilltop fans
we're treated to rare exhibition. An
derson shot thirteen out Of fourteen
losses, and Fees Gagged ten out of
fourteen.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
NELSON ENTERS MOVIES
WITH KHAKI-CLAD LADS

Eattling Nelson, greatest OF all light
weigA utleholders. will be seen in the
movies at the various environments. With
wo khaki-clad soldiers, he will be
Fwn roughing his new boxing dummy,
!, trating the various blows he used
champion.
cut William SwarE, Of the army
md cal corps, arranged an exhibition
Of Nelson's dummy at the Medical Slu-
sepm yesterday afternoon. Major Shu-
feldt and Col William Owen were in
crested spectators. along with a bunch
{ soldiers. Lieut. Swarz used to box
with Tommy Ryan. the great middle
weight champion. and he Is an enthu-
siast in boxing.
During Nelson's exhibition moving pic
lures were stAken and these will be
shown at the army camps in the South.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
STRONG OPPONENTS
Of NAVY'S ELEVEN
ARE KEPT SECRET

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. z4.-Though no
dates have yet been made public. the
Navy football eleven will surely meet
Lebanon Valley. North Carolina State.
West Virginia Wesleyan, Western
Reserve, and Colby. 1t is admitted
that these elevens will be seen here,
but just what stronger teams will be
played remains a deep, dark mystery.
The present schedule for the base
ball nine follows: April 10. Fordham:
April 20, Georgetown; April p, Johns
Hopkins; May 4, West Virginia;
May IL, Georgetown; May TO- Mt. ST.
Mary's: May 20, Penn State.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
MORRIS WOOD ON HAND
FOR COMING ICE RACES

PITTSBURGH. Feb. "a Morris
Wood. indoor ice skating champion
of the world. has arrived here and
Is training for his two nights con-
tests against Bobby Mclean. Of Chi
caGo. the worlds outdoor champion.
They will clash at the Winter Gar
den Wednesday and Thursday nights
The skaters have each posted
sizeable fOrfcits. and in addition to
their split Of the gate receipts will
post n side bet or $1,000.
Mclean. since his defeats OF Oskar
Mathiessen. European champion. and
Edmund Lamy. the retired undefeat-
ed outdoor titleholder. believes him
self invincible on ice. and will en-
deavor to annex the indoor honors
from Wood.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

ton boys more than held their own
with the Baltimore lads, as Tech also
scored in the scholastic half and was
In feature relay race, losing by a
scant half yard to Baltimore Poly.
Griffith Heads Stars.
The Georgetown athletes, headed
by Dorsey Griffith and Bill Gates,
both local products OF the high
schools here. were more than a match
for the much heralded Joe Guyon and
Everett Strupper, Of football fame.
Griffith and Gates started matters
by putting the quarter mile event to
their credit. Griffith led Gates across
the line in 1913 seconds. In the cen
tury these lads did the same thing.
Renee was fourth in the century.
Lane won the $50, Shea was third in
the quarter, while Hagan, HUH,
Campbell. and Taber earned points
in the mile. Georgetown took eleven
runners over to Baltimore for the
South Atlantics and nine scored
points.
Hopkins managed TO get 81 points.
ten Of which were scored in Aeld
events without much opposition.
Georgia Tech and Hopkins had things
their own way in the high jump aud
shot-put. Guyon landed places in the
open and ). y. hurdles and in the
shot
Mclean Does We'll.
Reds" Mclean, CentraTs track
captain, led a classy field in the quar-
ter-mile scholastic, running a we'll
judged race. Monroe sheehan. former
Tech track captain, now represent
inc prfnratnn Prem the gNEatrh
man and was forced TO see Brown, OF
Baltimore Poly, and Groos, OF Tech,
lead him TO the finish.
In the scholastic century, Shobes. =
Gilman Country School lad, with a
wealth of handicap, won out over
tombstone, Centrars freshman
sprinter. with Andrews, OF 3. L. J.,
third Episcopal High School lads
were heavily handicapped in the
scholastic events and lost & Junior
relay race. The senior Episcopal
team had no difficulty in running of
with half mile relay against Gilman.
Boys Latin. and Baltimore Poly.
O'Brten Wins Rnce.
J. ]. O'Brien, Of the Victrix A. c,
who ran so well in the indoor mile
here last year, just nosed out Ray
Harsch, Of George Washington, in the
half Owing to a miscount in the
laps O'Brien and HRrsch were allowed
to run 22O yards more, the George
Washington man winning by twenty.
FIVE yards. after which the Judges dis
covered their mistake.
One or two high cl. = performers
" ere on parade. Irwin Dresser ran a
beautiful half mile IN the relay race
for Cornell, and returned to win the
mile impressively. Ed Fortier. for
mer Tech lad here. gave Cornell a
good lead in the relay over Penn. and
Lawson Robertson's Penn team was
soundly trOunced, despite the titanic
efforts OF Gustafson.
d. c. Sinclair. intercollegiate shot
put titleholder. had no trouble In
a small field in the weight
event. J. J. O'Brien repeated by
walking off with the open quarter
Robert Maxam, another Washington
boy, who ran for Penn last year, rep
the MeadOwbrook Club of
Philadelphia, and clicked of a quar-
ter IN 01 20 seconds.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
GEORGETOWN TOO GOOD
FOR SOUTH ATLANTICS

Georgetown be just twice good other South
Atlantic college indoor judging from the efforts of the
Blue literally the Johns
Hopkins indoor the Fifth Regiment Armory night
The revised list of points the Georgetown lads total of 49,
with Hopkins Georgia Catholic
Washington had the the
Virginia. Maryland State
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
SPORTING MEN TO HONOR
BILL MADDEN AT CHURCH

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Sporting
men and pugflIsts Of the present and
the past will gather today at 4:3O
o'clock at the Funeral Church. Broad
way and Sixty-sixth street. to honor
the memory of Billy Madden. Ad-
dresses will be made by James j. Cor
bett, Jimmy Wakeley, anu sam Aus
tin.
Private services will be conducted
at the church tomorrow morning by
the family. and the interment will be
in Calvary Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
BUCK HERzOG THREATENS
TO QUIT NATIONAL GAME

BOSTON. Feb. 24-CharlIe Herzog
threatens TO quit baseball unless the
Braves sign him up now to a three
year contract to start In 1919. His
present contract at $4,000 a year has
another season to run.
Herzog says he will go back to the
Giants and force New York to send
Barnes and Doyle back to the Braves
unless his wishes are gratihed. II
he attempts this action he will be
compelled to remain idle on his can
taloupe farm in Maryland.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

The Hopkins games were well at
TO be somewhat slower than usual in
the open and scholastic events the
meet was an unqualified success. In
the open events Princeton took top
honors, with Pennsylvania second and
Cornell third. The meet served to
give the track coaches OF the big COL
leges a line on their material for the
spring.
in the interscholastic events Cen
Polytechnic Institute, each school
gaining nine points. The Washing
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

There are a number Of films OF.
different battles scattered around the
country, and just now I am engaged
in gathering them up" Pollock salt
II suggested that these be turned
over to the camps to be shown IN full
before the soldiers as a means Of
helping out their boxing work.
"Inasmuch as there is Federal
law on the statutes at the present
time that prohibits the shipments OF
fight films from one State to another
/ did not think my suggestion about
sending these films around to the
different camps would be feasible.
But the official to whom / made
this statement merely said that at
the present time many laws that
were regarded as good at some other
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
GIDEON IS TRAINING.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Feb. 24-Anx-
ious to get into shape in order to
make good with the ST. Louis Browns,
Joe Gedeon is working on a railroad
here. Pm going to stick in the big
show, IL only to have the laugh on
Foxy Griff. who sent me back to the
bushes" says Gedeon.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
JAKE sTAHL CHOSEN.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 24.-Clif-
ford Martin, Cincinnati, was elected
president OF the National Baseball
Federation here. other officers elect
ed were:S Frank II. Coates, Toledo,
first vice president: Jake Stahl. Chi
cago, second vice president: Tom
Noakes, Johnstown, Pa, secretary
and Virgil Zetterland. Detroit, treas
ursr
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
MAKES FIRST PAYMENT.

NEW YORK. Feb 23.-The National
League made its first big peace pay
ment IN the Federal League war settle
ment when John Conway Tolle, attor-
ney for the National League. and per-
sOnal representative OF President Tener,
handed check for $4,000 to James HID
man. an attorney. who represented Fed
eral League interests.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

average as batting averages go in any
league. He is a youngster who has
been touted as certain to make good
with the major league. He should give
pep" Young a tough fight for that
second base berth, for though Young
is a wizard in the field. he is light
batsman.
Dressen to Get Trial.
Leo Dresser, who hit for POI at
st. Paul last year, and ranked fifth
in fielding with .es1, is to get trial
with Jennings Jungaleers. He, too.
has been boosted by baseball judges
a. q coming star, and will be given
q thorough tryout by the sorrel-topped
leader OF the Tigers. But even II
Dresser fails, Harry Heilman will be
hanging around to make up for the
passing of George Burns. With Ores
sen holding his own at first fase'
Heilman will be available TO play
right field, where he has done good
work in the past
The hinge, Of course, comes on what
the Tigers mound staff will do. II
Erickson makes good and the rest
of the bunch show equal skill, the
Tigers will stand ready to take every
advantage OF whatever weakness Will
come to the White Sox by the insist
ent calls OF Uncle Sam.
The hopes Of the White SoX to re-
peat lie largely in their having Red"
FGber, Eddie Cicotte, and Reb Rus
sell IN shape and available for high
class pitching for the entire cam
paiEn- The other White SoX box
artists make little. more than back
ground for these three men. Losing
Faber will be a blow from which
Rowland's clan will have much
trouble recovering, and Faber is in
class Ia of the army draft. And
there you have in a nutshell the
chances Of any club in the American
League against the White SOx.
Benz Is Improving.
Joe Benz, who was thought to have
pneumonia, only to have It later dag
Dosed as grip. is improving rapidly
and expects to be ready 20 accom-
pauy the worlds champion White Sox
TO Mineral Wells. Tex. for the
training trip.
Five DAYS sfter the champions be
gin training they Will enter upon
their exhibition series OF 1918. They
are due at Mineral Wells on March
II, begin work the following day and
paag NhSAA NIT 6dAilo On ALdICu 20
Following is the spring exhibition
trip OF the White SoI:
March 23-At Fort Worth. Tex
March 24-At Dallas, Tex
March 30-At Houston, Tex
March 31-At Houston, Tex.
April AT Dallas, Tex.
April AT Fort Worth. Tex
April 8-University OF Oklahoma at
Normal
April 11-At Ogdensburg, Kan.
April 12-At Ogdnnsburg, Kan.
April 13-At Kansas City.
April 14-At KapSas City.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
NJ GOORTY TO HURL
. CHALLENGE WHEN
DEMPSEY APPEARS

CHICAGO. Feb. 24-Eddie McGoorty
is coming back to the ring as a heavy
weight. He will be at the ringsids in
Milwaukee tomorrow night to chal-
lenge the winner, agreeing to put up
81 900 as a side bet.
McGOorty was coming along fast
as a middleweight until he ran into
Les Darcy in Australia. Darcy knock
ed him out.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
HOBBY GETS COMMISSION.

BOSTON, Feb. 24-Dick HoblitzelI.
the Red Sox first baseman, has been
a first lieutenant in the
army, according to word received here
today
Hoblltzell. who is a dentist, is in
Cincinnati
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
PRINCETON FIVE WINS.

PRINCETON. n. J.. Feb. 24-The
Princeton University basketball team
defeated the Cornell five here. p TO II.
The defeat OF Cornell gives University
of Pennsylvania a clear field for the
intercollegiate championship.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
SETS NEW BOBBY MARK.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Feb. PA.
Seely and J. MillInger, Milwaukee,, set
new American bowling congress
record yesterday when they totaled
only 62B pins in their games. II was
the lowest score ever made in this
event Of an \. L. c. tourney. Zealley
only totaled 800 in his games. a new
BOBBY record. Scores were SIS. 95. and
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
TWOHEAVYWEIGHT
BATTLES ATTRACT
FANS ON MORROW
TOMoRROW'S FIGHT CARD.

Fred Fulton vs.. Frank Moran, twenty rounds,
at New Orleans. Fulton favorite.
Jack Dempsey Bill Brennan, ten rounds, at
Milwaukee. Dempsey big favorite.
Mike ODowd VS.. Harry Greb, ten rounds, at st.
Paul ODowd favored to outlook opponent.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
PICK JUNGALEERS
TO MAKE CONTEST.
FOR 1918 REMNANT
HOWFLAG RACE APPEARS

White Sox are favorites to win the American
League pennant, with Tigers as contenders.
Boston Red Sox are thought to be club that
will battle Tigers for second place.
Griffmen are expected to make contest to get
into first division.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
MAY LOSE ENRIeHT.

NEW YORK, Feb. A.-Jack Enright.
the Yankees pitcher. has been placed
IN Class A by his home exemption board,
according 10 word received here today
EpriEht lives In Fort Worth. Tex.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
PREPs ARE WINNERS.

The Army and Navy Props pulled a
rare one in going down to Episcopal
High School and handing the lads
there a 80 TO % beating in a hot
finish.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
TURNER WILL START.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2f-Terry Tur-
ner. veteran OF veterans. will start
the 1918 campaign at third base for
the Indians. He viii hold down the
Job until Joe Evans is able to report
In May or early JunA
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
HOPKINS GOES OUT.

Johns Hopkins University Medical
School basketers proved a bit too
strong for the George Washington
quintet in the "Y" gym last night.
vanquishing the Hatchetites by 80
to 10.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
DILLON MAY RETIRE.

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 24-Jack Dill
lon, who meets Harry Greb in q ten
round bout here March 4. promises to
retire from the ring II he 10 beaten.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

Detroit Jmgaleers Are Doped
To Make Fight for 1918 Flag
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
Glen Acres News

Sidney Ringdahl came over
from Seattle for the week end
Henry and Chester Olson of
Seattle visited the home folks
the last OF the week.
Mrs. Gilmore of Seattle spent
the last of the week at the home
of her sister Mrs. w. l.. Cutler.
Charles Sherman, who made
his home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dumbleton, writes friends here
that he reached France safely.
Mrs. Van Olinda had brief
visit in Seattle on Sunday even
ing with her son Eugene, who
was over from Bremerton, and
with number of young men
from the navy yard, was depu-
tiled on the special police force.
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Death Of a Pioneer Woman

Mrs. Heath, wife of S. S.
heath, died at the family home
in Burton, on Sunday, January
18th. Had she lived till March
9TH she would have been ninety
years of age.
Johanna H. Robinson was
born at Guilford, New Hamp-
shire, on March 9Th, 1928. Her
marriage to Sylvester S. Heath
took place in Minonk, Illinois,
in 1859. Four children were
born to them, but all died in in
fancy save one daughte, Alice j.,
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Cove Comments

Mr.. Abrahamson has gone TO
San Francisco TO visit daugh
ter and friends, also to cheat
whatever winter may yet lie in
store, though up to date we have
had wonderful mild weather,
may it continue. | don't mind
snow a little bit, but | like mine
already melted.
Had letter from Mr.. Basil
Guerin, who has been III for sew
eral months, and is now conva.
lescing at Swanage, which place
place is on the west shore of the
Solent, opposite the Isle OF
Wight, England. Basil says he
will not have TO return to the
trenches, as he is now classed as
only fit for Office work. Writing
about the death of his brother
Howard, who was killed in ac
ton August u, 1917, Basil has
composed the following appro-
pirate verses Is
Why should cruel fate ordain that you
should pay
The price ii not the whole at least
n part
OF one mans folly; one who revels day
by day
In every stricken home and every
broken heart.
Shall attempt to say, who bore so
small a share
In that great struggle where you
nobly fell?
Not mine to guess why you should suf-
And gain your well-earned rest thro'
earthly hell.
But God is good. and we mus, be con-
tent
In knowing that Your work was
nobly done:
The trumpet sounded, and you closed
life well spent,
a Briton and 4 British mothers son.
Sept. is, 1917. Basil c. Guerin.
An auxiliary Red Cross has
been formed at Cove, Mrs. Gro
sier was elected president, Mrs.
Seagrist, secretary, Mrs. Stock
ley, treasurer, Mrs. Thomasen,
overseer of work. Now we may
expect fur to fly, or rather wool
to be worked into yards of muf-
flers, sox and wristlets for the
boys at the front. Amongst 9th
er things that the war has
brought about. it is teaching our
feminines to KNIT, which had be-
come well nigh lost art, so now
us old boys at the rear may have
some real sox like our mothers
used to knit us. after the needs
of the others have been filed.
1t is an i'll wind that blows no
body good.
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the ferry, for their prompt action
in coming the Daily's relief as
soon as they learned of her pre-.
dicamemnt, even though they
had just reached their homes af-
ter a long days work, and they
were having trouble wsth their
own engine. The Daily was on
her regular run again Sunday
apparently as good as ever.
On Monday and Tuesday the fer
~ was laid off for repairs to her
engines.
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who cared for her mother during
the last months of her life.
Before her marriage Mrs.
Heath Was a teacher, and while
her husband was serving his
country in the Civil war she re-
snmed school work as a means
of aiding in the support of her.
self and young child. Her rem.
inisences OF those dark days
were most interesting.
In 1875 the family removed to
California, where they lived un.
til they come to Vasbon Island,
in 1892.
Mrs. Heath always showed Il
kindly interest in all with whom
she came in contact, and will be
mourned by friends farand near.
Active and mentally alert TO
the last, it might truly be said of
her that she was ninety years
young.
To those who have been long
in Burton, the village has lost
much more than its Oldest inhab.
liant.
She is survived by her hus.
band, her daughter, Mrs. Alice
J. Miller, and three grandchild-
rem. Hugh H. Miller, now in
training at Camp Meade; Martin
s., also enlisted under the flag
at Camp Belnor, Va, and Clara
f.. a student at Burton High
School.
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Portage Notes

Mrs. B. S. Morris and little son
were visitors in Seattle ON Sat.
urday.
Mrs. N. Mattson, who has been
i'll for some months, is a little
improved.
Mrs. j. l.. Masterson and Miss
Lorraine spent Saturday shop.
ping in Tacoma.
Mrs. Shat came over fromYak.
ina this week and is the guest of
Mrs. F. Sin Clair.
Mrs. Ed Masterson of Seattle
spent part of the week with Mrs.
j. l.. Masterson at the hotel.
Frank Sin Clair returned to
Yakima, Wednesday, where he is
making some improvements on
his farm property.
Mrs. Peter Pierson, a former
resident Of Maury, now living in
Seattle, spent Saturday with Mrs.
Thos. Humphrey.
Mrs. w. H. Thompson was
home on Sunday. She reports
that Mr.. Thompson is greatly
improved in health and is ex-
pecting to return soon.