The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-03
SPORTS

pinehuM, y G. Jan, ~. II,
Roh4nnali. OF Philadelphia. won first
prize In the hundred target handicap
at the Psnehurst Cuu club With a
score of S3~I7~1eQ. Julian T bishop
of Washington, was second with y
GOES Nat Hurd, ct Fittshurg. MADE
his debut AS a tournament trapshooter
and finished third, scoring 'o-2o-%"
PittsGela. Mass, Ian. 2---~Barney
Adair. the Irish lightweight cham
t.rion., btsted Harry Condor in twelve
/ round bout at The Twentieth Cen
fury A. C. Adias carried the fighting
e 2ss .9tssay ~9sSs fire .sfyFg stefss1 tsaS
san well aea was in Eeod shape at
the finish. although his facr was
badly bruised
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. Before
record crowd In the arena, Faht
Doyle took unusual punishment ana
STAYED TO the finish OF Surround
bout with Benny Leonard, lightweight
chan, piou of the world Doyle was.
.aa-as8 ~ cs.4as~-4. a--1Ee-GAr!% taArtn1
the match and also at the opening
OF the sixth round. but was COM
PEELED 10 clinch repeatedly to- save
himself from the rain of blows on
his chin and stomach. Leonard sent
him 10 the floor for an eight count
in the second round
! sHarewith Is presented a monologue
written and recited by that young
spnrt-writer. Tommy Thomas, whose
, iaimitahie styl&smay he initiated ~hlii
never equalled}
The old yea Of sports has eio"iF
. departed taking with it remem-
j brances OF many good sporting events
! fer Richmond heeaa&er- although Inc
war during 1918 was at its nelgn1
and General Crowdsr's order, as wen
as the selective draft. had taken from
1 trs practically all of etif great athlete
stars. Richmond has witnessed many
real live, sporting events.
| George Herbert. and his wrestling
matches, featuring "'Zeke" Smith, one
/ OF the hes, grapplers that ~Rjchmond
/ has ever produced. has been the very
best.
| Messers. Flaccommio and McFar-
land gave us the billiard tournament,
! The only one OF It's KIND ever hetd IN
| Richmond: not to mention Jake
Rowsey, and his array or nowiers.
| Then there are our football games.
The activities of the old Spider and
/, Rnndolph- Macon eleven concerning
MS mostly These~wit host or otner
sporttre events have made the sport
ling world for Richmond during the
old year.
An the treats for Richmond sport
! lovers. however. have not gone with
the old year The new year is far
more promising than any one seen
| here for a long time. Our boys. many
! OF them Richmond's. own athletes
are returning, some from over here
| and some from over there Win the
|! coming of Americas fayorites, Will
| come also the old instinct for clean
| athlete events, moreso, because or
1 the direct contract with athlete events
| of all sorts, because athletes are JUST
as much the training of soldier as
! is learning him how to eat the army
! beans, or the navy chow, But what
we have right now is also promising &.
George Herbert promises bout within
the next few days. either between
| ''Zeke'' and Joe Turner OF Washing
ton, former holder OF the middle
weight title. or between 'Zeke" and
little Pinkey Gardner, also from
| Washington. but who has confined
his late efforts on the mat to the
West and Middle West.
Either of the men would give local
followers OF the grappling game a
run for their money, and "Zeke" a
run for his local honors.
Messrs. Fiaccommio and McFar-
/ land, OF the st. Elmo parlors. spurred
on with the success or tho smaller
billiard tournament. pan to stage a
larger one, though one that will not
have an many participants. Probably,
i To decide who " the best amatuer
player In Richmond.
II the plans mature. and they are