The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07

Parke Davis, who ranks among the I
best ends in Princeton football his
tory. and who has been serving as
umpire in some of the important
Middle Western football games this
fall, was an expert when In college
in the uses of the onside kick. Davis
relates that one Of the first things
the Princeton players used to find
out in this connection was the first
names of the defensive full back and
quarterback of the opposing team.
When Princeton tried the onside kick
Davis and the rest of the Tiger team
would rush down the field shouting
LET it go, Harry" or whatever the
first name of the opposing player hap
pened to be. According to Davis, this
greatly confused the opposing players
in trying to catch the kick, and often
they would either allow the ball to
touch the ground or muff it altogether.
The kidney punch has been so
much in disfavor that it has been
ia boo in the various states where
| boxing is permitted. The reason for
this is because boxers would get into
a clinch and hit one hand free and so
mar the bout from a spectators point
| of view.
at is an effective blow, when used
properly" says veteran Joe Chovnski.
| "but the fighters of today do not know
how to use it.
! ITO old timers it is quite amusing
to sit at a fight and hear remarks
about the kidney punch when some
! third-rater reaches over the shoulder
of his opponent and slams him with
the open hand on the back. Ad VOL
CAST, a worlds champion, was sup.
posed to know how to use the kidney
punch. But even Wolgast did not use
it properly"
Manager Kid Elberfeld of the
Little Rock team Of the Southern
league1has a new diversion-at least
it's more of a diversion than it is a
business so far. The Kid has be-
come a fight manager and has two
scrappers in his stable. He took them
to ST. Louis, but failed to get them on
and says the St. Louis fighters were
afraid to meet his men.
Now he will take them to Phila del
phia, where he is assured he will be
given matches. Elberfeld's particular
pet IS Red Herring, youngster he
picked up while an athletic director
in the army and the Kid says this
boy is coming champion, with not
far to go to prove it.
i Boxing appears to be more profit
able in England than America Charles
Cochran, premier promoter of the
British Isles, cleaned $4,000 on two
bouts, one of which was the Wilde
Moore affair. He now figures on a
$4,000 gate with Beckett and Car
pentier with a profit of $4,000.
Tex Richard worked a year on the
Willard-Dempsey affair and his profit
did not come near reaching the sum
netted by the Englishman.
Behind the recent defeat of Yale
by Boston college, made possible by
patrick, lies a rather interesting little
story. 1t seems that couple of years
ago, upon graduating from the high
! school at Meridian, Conn, Jimmy
planned to enter Yale and to take
, part in athletics at that university
Johnny Mack, the Yale trainer, looked
, the boy over one day, however, and
. remarked that he would never make
an athlete. Mack's hastily rendered
, judgment caused Fitzpatrick to change
T his mind about going to Yale. and hi
: entered Boston college. The blow hi
delivered to the Bulldogs pride thu
D other day, therefore, brought grea
8 delight to the heart of the MeridaI
S boy.
Earl Eby. middle distance runne
of the Chicago Athletic association
who won the 440 yard run in the A
: E. F. games in Paris, has resumed
his studies at the University of Penn
sylvania. Eby had accepted a posi-
he,
- learned he would be able to GRADUATE
" next June if he resumed his course
. at the Quaker institution at once.
y The Philadelphia Racquet club will
y be the scene of the open court tenni
. championship of America, betweel
. Jay Gould, the amateur champion
and Walter Kinsella, the professional
;, title holder, December 2, 4 and 6. Fou