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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Boxing News and Notes
By FRED HAWTHORNE

A War Department official envelope
postmarked Camp Lee, Va, strutted up
to our desk last night, gave one of
those "snappy" salutes and stood at
Attention. while we pried its flap
open and glanced within. The envelope
was addressed to "Mr Aunt Eleanor
Hawthorne" but for some unaccount-
able reason came direct to us. We are
not of a suspicious nature, Aunt Flea
nor Ann. so of course we don't suspect
any one. but the envelope contained
two pamphlets, prepared by Captain
Frank Click, camp athletic officer at
the Central Officers Training School at
Camp Lee. One of these was entitled
Schedule of Physical Training Adopt
ed by Central Officers Training School,
Camp Lee, Virginia. Prepared by Cap
tain Frank Click, Camp Athletic Off
Ger" and the other Memorandum of
Boxing. Arranged by Captain Frank
Click"
Captain Click is the former Prince
ton football player who was stationed
at Camp Upton for several months last
year and did notable work in preparing
Uncle Sans soldiers for the finish bout
with the Kaiserhounds. We had the
pleasure of putting on the "chow bag"
at the officers mess with Captain Click
down at Upton last spring, and slowed
away mans sized dinner, even though
Cap'n Frank does swing a wicked knife
and fork himself.
Can it be that Captain Click was the
sender of the letter?
Tex Richards announced choice of
Jack Dempsey as Jess Wizards OPP
ponent for the worlds heavyweight
championship next July reminds us
of the words of a popular song of
some years ago, with the substitution
Of the word "latten" for Glove" We
can almost hear the heavyweight
"champion"> warbling: ''I've got to
fatten somebody, and that somebody
is YOU!"
The chances are that Jack will be
the man to knock the taste out of
"Jest's" mouth next July, but the
chances also are that between now
and then "Ferocious" Freddy Fulton
and Georges Carpenter, WAC have
been mentioned as possible opponents
for the Willard person, will alter
nately be announced as the "logical
choice" bit of uncertainty in these
affairs serves to keep the public in
terest awake. Why bother to inter
est the public, eAunt Eleanor Ann?
Oh. just because the public pays the
interest.
Lightweight Champion Benny Leon
ard. who popuarized himself with
Coast fans on an earlier visit, simply
ccaptivated them Friday night in his
-four. round exhibition with Joe Ben
jamin, of Portland, Ore.
Leonard simply toyed with BEN
lamin from start to finish, hitting him
wherever and whenever he pleased,
and blocking every effort of his an
tagonist TO score n counter. Benny's
hnir wasn't even mussed Mt the end.
Those who saw the bout were Of the
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american Henley viii Be
ROiUed on the SchuvIkiU
Meredith Loses
Chance to Land
The P0Sen Prize
flames E. (TED) MERE.

i. AMES E. (TED) MERE
y DlTH, who recently an
nounced his retirement from
track and field athletics, gave up
the opportunity of winning ono
of the most valuable prizes ever
awarded at an athletic meet in
this 'city-the Posen prize for the
"Millrose 600," which is one of
the many feature races in the
annual games Of the MiIlrose
Athletic Association.
To become permanent owner
OF this trophy, the rules call for
the winning of this contest three
times. Meredith has two laes on
this prize, and victory in the
coming games on February rs
would have clinchcd it for him.
Meredith decided to hang up his
shoes for all times following q
trial spin of half a mile on the
University of Pennsylvania track
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia,
several days ago. The worlds
record holder found that his in
creased weight, gained from SER
vice overseas, had slackened his
speed, and he forthwith called TO
an end his nine year athletic
career.
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Tigers Open Their
Swimming Season
Next Friday Nj ht

PRINCETON, Feb. l. Princeton
will open the swimming season here
next Friday evening with meet
with c. c. N. Y. Steady practice for
the past three weeks has served to
bring the team into excellent condition.
Captain H. d. Johnson, last years in
tercollegiate champion at fifty yards.
Will head as fine a list of short dis
lance men as have represented the
Orange and Black in several years.
Harris. Georgi and Murray are all fast
men at both the fifty and the century
distance, and with Captain johnson will
form the relay team. Besides these
men, Brandon and Cooper have been
showing excellent form.
The furlong swim offers the most
difficulty. Twitchell is the only ex-
perienced man available, but Bolton
and Foster, of last years freshman
team, are both fast men at the 220-yard
distance and likely will develop into
good swimming mates for Twitcheil.
In the plunge. Coach Luhring will
have Kinnard, who won this event in
every dual meet last year, only to lose
by inches in the Intercollegiate. He
will be supported by Driscoll of last
years freshman team and by Bechtel, a
new man this year.
Anderson and Quay, both seniors and
experienced divers, will round out the
team. They were both members of the
team two years ago and have just re-
Gently returned to college from service.
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A large number of men have been
working on the machines since the
first week in January. This is es-
pecially true of the varsity eight. since
all of the eight men chosen have had
the benefit of at least a years train
ing under Coach Fitzpatrick. The fresh
man crew is fairly heavy and all the
men on the first eight come from sev-
eral years work in prep school rowing
X. L: Page. last years Choate cap
tain, will stroke the crew, and the rest
of the. boat will be seated as follows !:
5. w. Milne, No. z; p. d. Moser, No. 6:
W. r. Kent, No. s; A. P. Morgan, No.
=, l., W. Jones, No.. 81; H. Cresswell,
No: 2, and +. L. Maxwell. bow. :
Captain Paxton will stroke the var.
sitty eight, taking the same place il,
which he pulled such strong oar last
spring. The rest of the 'varatv, is
seated as follows: c. X. ,Gregor, No.
Z; l.. c. Rhoads. No. 6; W. b. Bryan,
No. 81, r. c. Walter, No. A; q. IS.
Michael, No, 81 j. G. Campbell, Nc! ~;
h. Il. Gardner. bow. ~
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One-Time Challenger for
Wizards Title Makes
a Startling Statement

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1.-That he
was the victim of frame up" in his
fight with Jack Dempsey at Newark last
July 81 was the startling statement
made here to- day by Fred Fulton, one
time heavyweight challenger for '*he
worlds heavyweight championship, now
held by Jess Willard.
In signed statement made public
here for the first time Fulton declared
tina, he was in no condition to proceed
with his fight against Dempsey, and
that before he entered the ring he had
been told by his manager, Mike Col
Inns, that the eight-round bout was to
be only an exhibition.
\ Fulton said he wanted chance to
fight the winner of the proposed Will
ard Dempsey match.
81 was in on the thing-on the fake,
if you wish to call it that-because |
went ahead and did what my manager
told me-
"Now, with Jess Willard wanting to
fight and with Dempsey picked by most
critics as the man to meet him, do not
propose to keep still any longer.
II know | can whip either Dempsey
or Willard. Perhaps won't get the
chance at Willard.
by making a clean breast of the
part | played in that Harrison Park
affair | hope the public will forgive me
and grant me the privilege to fight for
the worlds championship, if not in the
show that Tex Richard is promotinp
then with the man who wins the fight"
Fulton's statement m full concerning
his bout with Dempsey follows:
when the match with Jack Demp-
sey, which was to have been staged
at Danbury, Conn, July d, 1918, fell
through. | went to Cinnesota ON q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Blue Birds Take Polo
Game From Fish Hawks

RED BANK, N. j., Feb. IA series
Of indoor polo games, open jumping and
hunters classes sand athletic sports to,
be held under the. direction of the Third
Battalion, New Jersey State Militia.
was inaugurated last night at the Red
Bank Armory and attracted large
number of members of the Monmouth
County Hunt and the Rumson Country
players.
). A fast polo match between the Fish
Hawks and Blue Birds resulted in a
victory for the latter team by the score
OF goals to 6. playing on the win
ming team were Thomas S. Field. Leo
Mckee and Captain Ford Johnson
while the Blue Birds included A. S II
Jones, William G. Stonebridge and Mil
ton Erlanger.
COLONEL Howard s. Borden. of Cover
nor Walter Z. Edges official staff, ref
creed he game which was closely con-
tested throughout
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Ghost Invades
NY. A. C.Traps
During Shoot
George J. Corbett Digs Up
a New Stunt for the
Island Cunners

George j. Corbett, chairman of the
shooting committee of the New York
Athletic Club, is one of those olive
wires who are always trying to dig
up new stunts. The latest innovation
in shooting at Travers Island appeared
on the programme yesterday, and judg-
ing by the way the new shoot was re-
ceived by the field Of forty-eight gun
ners it is going to be one of the most
popular of the season.
The event has been called the month
ly ghost trophy. Some time during
the shoot a white target is thrown
targets thrown during the afternoon.
The contestants do not know when the
white targets are going to- be tossed
out II the gunner manages to break
one of the white targets, he is eligible
to shoot in the ghost trophy event at
the end of the month If he misses, he
is fined rs cents and cannot compete
IN the shoot at the end of the month
unless he hits a white target later in
the month. e ~
Three hit and one missed the white
targets yesterday. The gunner who
failed was G. w. Derrick. He missed
on Trap No. 4. On Trap No. ] the
white target fell to w. Bauers steady
aim. j. McLinn was successful on
Trap 2 and the white bird" thrown
from Trap No. 3 was hit by A. w.
Walter.
The shooting committee had planned
on giving a high scratch as we'll as a
high handicap prize in the shoot for
the club trophy each month. Instead
there will be special shoot at twenty
five targets, in which both straight
and handicap prize will be awarded
Yesterday c. Stein ran straight and
won the scratch prize. The handicap
prize was taken by C. A. Brown. H.
". B. Ogden won the high scratch
prize of the day. He took the event
with total of 95 out of possible 100
targets; w. R. Delehanty' won both
the high handicap and the Travers ISL
and cup. The latter is take home
trophy. In the Haslin, club and &C.
emulation cup shoots. legs were
scored by all gunners with full totals
of 20 targets.
The scores:
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NesC Boxing Bill
Says Referee May
Make Decisions

BUFFALO, Feb. l.-Senator
- Leonard w. n. Gibbs did
not discuss his boxing bill
1t length with Governor Smith
here to-day. When the Governor
held open house at the Mayor.
Office at City Hall this afternoon
the crowd was so great that tho
spacious Office would not ac.
commodate all. Senator Glib.
schooIed in the art of football
took ono look at the crowd and
remarked: This surely is the
Governors busy day. He ha. hi,
hands full"
Senator Gibbs bill, contrary
10 reports, provides for official
decisions, the limit of rounds !.
set ut ten, one man commission
to control, with boxing only in
buildings maintained for athlet.
'cs. Outdoor bouts would be per-
rissibie only ir arenas built and
ms'nss'nsd for boxing cehtests.
kaies adopted by the United
Ststss army and navy are in
esaded in the bill, which will be
offered Tuesday.
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Fulton Says He Was Victim
OF 'Frame-Up' With Dempsey

hshlng trip. A few days later. while.
at Ore, Mimi, l. received a telegram
from my manager, Mike Collins, tell
ing me to return to New, that every
thing had been arranged for q fight
with Dempsey to be held at Harri-
son, N. ]. When 1 arrived in New
York four days before the afternoon
OF the fight, explained to Collins
that ! was in no condition to fight.
Don't you worry said Collins;
IT'S all been arranged and you are
to go ahead and make an eight
round exhibition. Then we will go
to Minneapolis for a ten-round bout
that will net us $4,000 more
II trained less than forty-eight
hours for the fight. My manager
and myself got our money, $l2,5OO.
before we left New York for Harri-
son. and Dempsey and Jack Kearns
received $4,000. l was. dubious about
the affair, and just before we stepped
into the ring again spok to Collins
about my lack Of condition.
"'That's. oil right Collins said
You won't hav to, fight. Just box
through the eight rounds. but, of
course, if this fellow gets fussy.
fight him.
w men the Dell tapped Tor the
opening round I led gently with my
left, expecting Dempsey to lead back
equally gently, so we could settle
down and give the good exhibition
that would result in our second
match in Minneapolis. But Dempsey
double-crossed me- He swung his
was off guard, and followed this
punch with left that dropped me
fiat. 5,-.4 sr ....
What part Collins had in the
double crossing don't know. He
has never told me anything about
that. N6r do I know what passed
between Kearns and Dempsey with
Collins before or after l came on
from Minneapolis.
81 had never seen Dempsey until
l stepped into the ring with him.. I
have remained silent all this time
because of fear would be called a
squealer"
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trouble to take a straight set match
from Miss Zinderstein and Niles.
year ago Miss Bjurstedt and Alex
ander, in an invitation match, dropped
two sets to Mrs. Wightman and John
son. but then came through to win the
match with three straight sets. To-
day, however. thef visitors were out
played generally. Mrs. Wightman was
at her best at her overhead game and
Johnson was steady both on the back
court and the net. Miss Bjurstedt was
erratic in the match, her strokes lack
ing power and her service not being
very effective. Alexander was also UNI
steady. =
The summary:
Miss Marion Zindcrstein and Nat W.. Niles.
H Boston l beat Mss Eeancr 6'oss and Merrill Hall
Boston. beat Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Frpi
Alexander New York. 6-3 o. , :
Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Fred Alexander New
YORK. beat Miss Marion Zindersein and Nat w
Niles Boston. Ga. C--3 we
Mrs George w. Wghtman and Harry c. John.
SON Hoston. beat Miss Eicanor Goss and Merrill
Hall. New York ca sd "a -
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opinion that Leonard could have put
away Benjamin at any time. That he
didn't should call no censure upon
him. 1t was announced before the
boys toed the scratch, on the sugges-
ton of Billy Gibson, that the bout
was to be strictly an exhibition one
1t would have been very much out of
place, therefore, had the champion
taken advantage of an adversary. who
appeared pretty nearly scared to death
at all times.
Leonards performance is. bound to
make him a hot fayorite for his real
battle with Willie Richie, three weeks
hence. He has agreed toilet Richie
in at LAP pounds, the welterweight
limit. Benjamin was supposed to- be
the best lightweight of'the coast
Mike Gibbons outpointed George
Chip in a rather tame ten round bout
at Duluth, Mimi. IIe seemed content
to win on points and showed little in
clnation to mix it with his slower OPP
ponent. Chip attempted to force the
fighting but Mike was far too shifty
and speedy for him. and peppered him
at long range as he came In. His
year and half in the army did not
appear to have impaired Gibbons
speed and hitting ability to any per
ceptible degree.
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Boston Players Victors in
Mixed Doubles at Longwood

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, Fe. lin
challenge mixed doubles lawn tennis
tournament held this afternoon on the
Longwood Club covered courts, the
Boston players beat two New York
teams three matches to one.
The home players victory was Sc
cured through the ability of Mrs.
George W. Wightman and Harry c.
johnson, who have been the leading
mixed doubles players for the past
three years, to take two-sct match
from Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Fred
Alexander by 6-3 and GO scores.
Mrs. Wightman and johnson also beat
Miss Eleanor Goss and Merrill Hall in
a three-set match. This pair also
played three sets against Miss Marion
Zinderstein and Nat Niles Of the Bas-
ton team, losing the odd game, but
Miss Biurstedt and Alexander had no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
West Point Defeats
The Crescent A. e..
I'm Basketball Fray

WEST POINT, n. Y. Feb. 1:-Armvs
basketball quintet beat the Crescent
A. c. five this afternoon in one of the
fastest and most. interesting games
ever played in the big gym. The
hnal score read Army, %; Crescent A.
c., 49,
The Army's passing and floor work
was finely executed and bewildering
to the New Nooners. Joe Ashmead,
who outplayed Gene Vidal last wear
as center and helped his team trim
the Army then, was no match to-day
tor Claude McQuarre, the former
University of Montana basketball and
football captain, The Army's big
center was much in evidence this
afternoon and led Ashmead a merry
chase.
johnson, a new man, proved find
sensational, being tossed from diff
as a forward, registering five of the
Army's field baskets. All of the cadets
field goals during the rst half, which
closed Army 10, Crescent A. c. 8, were
cult angles.
The guarding of Claterboss and
Barrick was of high class. Heath was
best for the Crescents
The line-un.
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Alexander Will Be
Late Joining Cubs

Erred Mitchell, manager of the cham
pion Cubs, is not banking upon the
services of Pitcher Grover Cleveland
Alexander for the early months of the
coming campaign. From latest &C.
counts Alexander is still in Germany
and there appears no immediate pros.
pect of his getting away soon.
Mitchell will be able to worry along
pretty we'll until his big ace finally
puts in an appearance, for he will have
on hand the veteran staff that won
the 1918 pennant. jim Vaughn, the
southpaw star Of The staff, has recanted
upon the proposition of his retirement
He and shuifling Phil Douglas will
shoulder the main responsibilities until
Alexander returns, with Lefty Tyler
Claude Hendrix and Carter to supple
ment the work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Olympic Games May
Not Be Held i'm 1920

GustavusA T. Kirby, of the Interna-
tional Games Committee, is credited
with statement in Salt Lake to the
effect that there probably will be no
AOlympic games in 1920.
Kirby says that foreign athletes will
be unable to compete, inasmuch as
practically all of them have been
serving their countries on the battle
field and, therefore, are in no condi-
tion to compete in athletics.
However, in the event the big games
are held Kirby. added that it would be
a much better plan to conduct the
meet in the United States in prefer
ence to Paris, as is contemplated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 1.-PIayers
II. b. Caldwell, of the New York Amer
lean League Club. and Douglas G.
Baird, Of the st. Louis National League
Club, were declared TO be in good
standing in organized baseball BY the
National Baseball Commission here To-
day. Caldwell! left his club to obtain
essential sa employment last year, while
Baird's application for rcinstate nrnt
had the Endorsement of the pyssiIcnt
OF the st. Louis National League Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

While in Chicago Jose R. Capablanca
81 Havana. the Pan-American chess
champion, played all told II exhibition
games, OF which he lost only one. In
ms hrst per ormance he made a clean
XoIt against 70 opponents at the I'LL
representing the Athletic and Enei-
ieers' clubs. 'e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Ethical Surprises
Pawling School Five

Ethical Culture School set merry
pace in handing Pawling School sur
prising defeat by score of 81 to 20
in basketball contest on the latter's
court at Paving, N. Y. yesterday.
Ethical led IA to in the first half
and it was this big advantage that en-
abled it to stave off the Pawling rush
in the second half
The Ena-nr folln,.c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Poly Prep Wins Hard
Game From Kingsley

Poly Prep won hard played basket
ball game from Kingsley School in the
formers Brooklyn gymnasium yester-
day by score of 81 to IS. Kingsley
braced dangerously in the second half,
after trailing at the end of the first
period by 20 to u. Poly Gagged two
more field goals than its opponents
which margin proved enough to win.
The lineup:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Clason Point Five Wins
Decisively From Cathedral

The Clason Point Military Academy
basketball team continued its unbroken
string of victories in downing the Gu
thcdra School five on the formers court
yesterday by score Of 81 to is. The
Cathedral boys fought determinedy
against. their superior opponents when
they trailed by Ia to 8. but weakened
from the fast pace in the second half.
The line up follows:
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Horace Mann School
Wins From Irving Five

Horace Mann School squared old &C
counts in soundly thrashing Irving
School in their annual basketball game
on the formers court yesterday The
score was 35 to IS. The Irving boys
played especially we'll in the first half,
but only could score points to Horace
Mann's 20 in the second period. Eder
anil Pulleyn we're Horace Mann's point
collectors.
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Holman High Gunner

LAKEWOOD, N. j.. Feb. 1.rJ. G.
Holman, shooting from scratch and
scoring ninety-six breaks. won the
shooting contest here this afternoon.
Holman's shooting is considered one
of the best ever seen here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Frecberg to Wrestle Sampson

John Freeberg, the Chicago heavy
weight, faces Jack Sampson, of New
Orleans: IN the feature bout at the Star
theatres wrestling show in Brooklyn
nsSt tuesday night. Pete, tho Go
rila," meets Mike Willard in the pre-
ltminary tusslc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

Goals from feld-Ethical Culture kurtz 4
Doottle 4. Schlesinger 3, Lcyien . Paving
Swan 5. schoonmsler J. Nelson l. Hemer l. Goals
from fou~-kurts, .. Neson 4. Referee-William
20 minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

Travcrs' Island cupW. n. Dechanty r.
High scratch prize-W. b. Ogden.
High handicap pri7e-W II. Delehanty.
Logs OIL tho Hasln UP tile Club up and tho
Accumulation cups scored by all Eunncrs with full
scores OF % targets
Special handicap shoot--C. a. Brown
Special scratch shoOt--C Stein.
Ghost shoots Tap M l. W. Bauer; Trap No. 2.
MLin and Trap Nc 3. Waiter. all ''killed'
while Derrick missed 1ISfrap No l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

Goals from ield-Poiy Prep: Cullen Mcfses
4. Shultz :. kingsley Alfaro 8. CavAnaush =
Dennlng 1. Goals from foul-Cayaaaugh .. Cuiea
>. Referee-Jacobs. Kingsley. Time o. hslvcs7--
20 minutes.
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Army 21........ Position .... Crescent A. G.
Iltalston. ............ X ......,...... Motique
9SVln!stoii IL r ...-........... Heath
McSuarrle ......... Centre ............ Ashmead
,afItch X ............. Stewart
cidesfooss- .'.'........ L. & ............ Austin
rs Goals from hed--Johnston. s. McQuarric. .:
ClaterDoss. =: Daniel, Motioue, Heath, 3: Austin.
Goals from foul-Cranston. 3; McQuarrie Heath
g. Substitutes -Pfefer. for Cranston; Daniel for
lfeiger: Motique, Tor Ashmead: Ashmead for Stew :
art: Nicklss. for Motque: Hurten. fnr Austin Ref
eree-Mr. Deering tManhsttan) Tmpire-Mr Kir-
berger wv. and -. Time Of halves9O minutes