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not long enough to prove that to my entire satisfaction, but, nevertheless am convinced that Beckett at his best is completely orthodox boxer.
 He struck me as a man with one method. That method was to hit hard and to wear down his man by his un- usual strength. They told me his greatest power lay in his infighting, but those of you who understand Thursdays battle will be free to con- fess that when we got to grips he had but an elementary idea of what fight ing was and how it should be done.
 Beckett SIugger.
 If I am not mistaken, Beckett is a slugger, pure and simple. Against me he certainly showed no skill. My swift and dramatic victory seems strange of the most powerful boxers in the world. and that he surely would earn the right to fight Jack Dempsey for | the championship of the world.
 1 When Beckett dropped, the feeling 1 which seized me was not one of gloat- l ing. I merely bubbled for joy because had accomplished the feat which had set out to accomplish. Moreover, l I had done that which nearly every
 
 | do. Better than all, I had succeeded in the presence of the future King of Eng 1 land, who afterward shook my hand i and said to me: q congratulate you. Yours was splendid victory"
 1 sHwould have it known that the fight which I had thought would be the hardest of my life was, as a matter of l fact, the easiest That I should beat Beckett in the same time tbat it took to win my second match against Bonn khardier Wells, I never dreamed. That | it was a fraction over minute seems incredible yet with that opening by which Beckett allowed me to get in my right full on the jaw with my swinging body behind it I could beat any man in the world.
 1 They All Fall.
 l There is not fighter in the world who can stand up against a perfectly timed blow on the chin Bigness, stout | ness of heart, brute strength, indiffer- ence to pain-all matter nothing if the science of hitting is properly applied | The fight was so short and there was so little to describe that I think I had
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cupy the pivot position with Coach Scott's team in 1920.
 Linemen, according to nearly all east ern critics, make the best football cap tains. because of the fact that they are more apt to play through all the games than are backfield stars
 Joe Jackson. the famous ballplayer is still very anxious to move to Birmlng- ham and open billiard parlor here. He has asked the sporting editor to assist him in finding a business loca- tion. either upstairs or down.
 Centre college is a member of the S. I. A. A. in good standing. How would a game between our composite all- southern team and Coach Morans Kentucky wonders take as New Years entertainment?
 Cody and Bonner have been nomi mated by the south for the mythical an-American team. How about Stevenson and Flowers for the second all-American outfit?
 Captains for 1920 thus far elected in the south are: Alabama, Ralph Jones: Vanderbilt. Red" Floyd; Tennessee, Buck Hatcher; Sewanee, Bill Cough lin; Georgia. "Bum' Day. Tulane, Wight.
 James Brand, the noted Scotch gol- fer. is planning a crusade against gambling on the turf Betting on golf games will ruin the pastime, says Braid.
 Earl Caddock. heavyweight wrestlin, champion of America. will make his first public appearance, since being discharged from the army against sam Chapman, English champ some- time this month.
 Fred Fulton. the Minnesota cham pion, is back from Europe, where he met and defeated nearly all the British stars Fred says he tried to get Joe Beckett into the ring with him, but Joe evaded a battle. Some one has suggested a bout between Willard and Fulton. It would certainly settle the "down-and- championship of the world.
 Basketball will occupy the sporting spotlight for the next six weeks at
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SPORTS

old-times. Grover Alexander. who had been tested by the fire of many cam paigns, got .5sS. as did "Rube" Benton. another man who has played long in the big leagues.
 Twenty-Five pitchers hurled for better than 500 in the National league during the year, and 13 were veterans.
 resume of the statistics shows this:
 Of the 55 big leaguers who hit for more than .2s0 in 1919 a total of 8 were oid-timers. And of the 52 pitchers who ended the year with a mark of, better than 500 just 90 were veterans. Of the iO7 men who starred either at bat or in the box iT ia1a. total Of 65 were vet erans, out of an entry list of about 100. while youth, which had an entry list of at least TOO. produced only r stars.
 So. in the stardom league of .sie the veterans ranked about $50 w hile the av- craze for youth was about 150.
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better tell my American friends why | always have been certain I would win
 By every possible means I had learned all that could be learned of the form of
 Beckett. To the last ounce I had a
 pretty shrewd idea of his capabilities
 when he beat Wells.
 would not have it that he was of
 championship caliber, but that he was
 a dangerous man was clear enough to
 me. But, aided with Deschamps, l
 knew that when we came to take the
 ring against Beckett I would be a fast CT boxer than the Englishman, and throughout my training I sought to develop and aid my speed. Moreover. I had for sparring partners men of nearly the same shape and tempera- ment as Beckett.
 When I was at Stanmore training heard all manner of stories which sug- gested that I was little more than a shell of my old self. But you may take
 my best possible shape and as strong {, as I ever was in my life. You will re- ] call perhaps that sudden rumor was l scattered broadcast on the eve of the 1 fight that I was suddenly indisposed l When reporter came to get that story I vas playing solitaire. He 1 did not get in. so he wrote that I wa: sick, and that's all there was to it. | I am supremely happy in the knowl' edge that I have qualified in the bes possible way for a match with Jack | Dempsey for the worlds title. I have signed articles already, and I am ready and anxious to take the ring agains l the conqueror of Jess Willard.
 MT. Cochran, the English promoter
 assures me he will do everything pos sible to get the champion into the ring
 with me at the Olympia next summer
 He tells me he is sailing for New Yorl and has every reason to believe tha terms will be accepted in the immedi ate future. I leave for Paris Monda, | for a brief visit, but will be back or
 the 18th and give exhibitions in Eng
 land with my sparring partners. Earl,
 in the new year I will go to Belgium 1 to give a series of exhibitions there. | I have not yet received satisfactor, i offer from America. I do not think
 would be popular there until I hay,
 met and-who knows?-perhaps hay, defeated their great champion.
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KEARNS SAYS CHAMP IS READY ID FIGHT Dempsey's Manager Re ceives Two Flattering Of
 fers for Bout
By Associated Press

Chicago, December 1.-Two flat terinE offers for match between Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham pion of the world, and Georges Carpentf,er, premier boxer fin Eu- rope, have been received by Jack Kearns, Dcmpsey's manager. Kearns sent the following tcIe- gram to the Associated Press to- day:
 aJust received cable from Ed- ward Cochran. the English pro- moter, offering s1T5.oO0 to meet Carpentier there. Also have offer from Tortorich. the New Orleans promoter. of sl5O.O0O for Dempsey's end to box Carpentier. Dempsey is making motion pictures here but is doing light training every day and will be willing and ready to defend his title as quick as Car pentier or any other suitable op- ponent the public demands to meet Dempsey can be arranged. Would much prefer fighting in America than going to Europe, but will nc- cept the best offer"
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SPORT SQU|BS
By BOB M,DAvID

A wealthy oil magnate of Shreveport is said to be making overtures for a southern league franchise which he plans to move to his home town. l know of no better way in which new-rich millionaire can put his money back into circulation quicker than by backing a ball club in Shreveport.
 Eddie Mcdonald has been touted as the next manager of San Antonio in the Texas league, but Irish Eddie Will in all probability be back with the Barons next season.
 An unconfirmed rumor hath it that Tram" Sessions, Alabama's star cen ter. will go to Georgia Tech next year. ..Tram's'' loss would be nothing short of a calamity to the Crimson eleven, and it is hoped that he will again oc-
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Of the total, probably TOO were young sters, while the others could be "lassed as veterans So in the standing if the rate was maintained, there should be one old-timer figuring with every seven youths. But the fact is that the fad ing veterans eclipsed the youths in spec tacular and consistent diamond deeds.
 TY COBB LEADS
 Who topped the batters in the Amer icau league? None other than Ty Cobb. who began playing l5 years ago, and still is the starriest of stars./ The runner up was another man who has seen service in the majors. Bobby Veach. And third place in the swatting ranks went to oe Jackson, well beyond the 30-year mark, and one of the "old-timers." The statistics show that of the 34 men in the American league who whanged for better than .2so, total of % were veterans.
 In the pitching departmewv it was much the same Probably the oldest twirler in captivity is Eddie Cicotte, the venerable 'knuckle ball" artist. Years ago they started to chant over him. started to count him out of the big time" But in 1918 Eddie Cicotte topped the baseball world in the matter of percentage.
 Cicotte figured in 36 decision battles during the year, facing the most power ful sluggers in baseball. orked agains. some really great baseball clubs, and won 29 of those S6 combats. He finished the year with pitching mark of ,S06 an amazing performance.
 George Dauss, who also can be ranked in the class of veterans, took second place, with q victories in 30 starts for
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mark of .750 Then came Ray Cald- well the discard, the oad-timer. and the comeback" with Il triumphs in 16 trials for .6SS Claude Williams, the veteran Chicago southpaw, Bob Shaw key. who began pitching for Connie Mack years ago. and Carl Weilman. the elon- gated gent, tag after him. Walter K. Johnson, Jack Quinn, Urban Faber- those are more old-timers who pitched wonderful baseball through the year,
 F OUT OF 27 PITCHERS
 Twenty-seven pitchers in the Ameri- can league last season pitched for an average of better than 500, and of that number r can be really listed in the ciass of veterans.
 Two players, comparative youngsters, ran a close race for clouting honors in the National league. with Eddie Roush just nosing out Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals. But though youth was serves at the top in the National. age wasn't denied to any great extent. For among the 21 men who batted better than .2SO in the Heydler circuit. 15 were veterans such as Cravath, lily Myers, Ed ko- netchy, zach Wheat, Larry Doyle, Hal Chase, Fred Luderus and others who have been in big league harness a decade or more.
 Dutch Ruether was the real pitching
 leader of the older league, but he was given mighty tussle by Harry Sallee. The young southpaw won le out of 20 games for mark of .7so, while sallee fin- ished just 10 points in the rear with el ,riumphs in 2S starts.
 And in third place is found mono other than the veteran Ray Fisher with II wins in 19 starts for an average of .7S7. | Frey Toney. another who can be counted 1 in the veteran class, finished with TOO 1 The ancient Babe Adams annexed .6St and was tied by Jim Vaughn, another
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Poland's orphan army is being moved. in large units. from the eastern front to western Poland. The first group of 800 orphans. gathered in the desolated regions east of the River Bug. has just Oeen brought across the country to a new children's home in Posen equipped by the American Red Cross.
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EXPERTS DISCUSS W|LDE'S GAMENESS British Flyweight Did Not Dodge Fight in Bout
 With Sharkey
Rv Associated Press


 Chicago. December 7.-Jimmy Wilde, the British flyweight champion, all thought outpointed last night by Jack Sharkey, New York bantamweight, is regarded as remarkable fighter by newspaper boxing experts who saw the Briton's first American appearance in Milwaukee
 The little Welshmans superb block ing, head slipping, accurate hitting and gameness would be more highly ap- prised under the English system of scoring points, experts agreed, than by the American ringside men who revel in hard hitting and a rough and smash ing style.
 Wilde did not box defensive battle. On the contrary, he did his share of the leading and stood toe to toe and slugged with his heavier opponent. But he did not have the punch that was expected of him, although his right cross was dangerous until the final bell. There was no question about Wildes eameness and the fact that he will take a chance with a heavier opponent surg eests that some of the American ban tams, harder hitters than Sharkey, may unset the Welshman in future cuts in this country.
 The receipts of the match were a disappointment The promoters had figured on $3s,00o but that dwindled to about s19000 Wilde was guaranteed s11 coo win. lose or draw. Sharkey boxing on percentage basis, received about s30o0
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Carpentier Tells HoW 4 Happened
Veterans Outplayed Youth
 in 1919 Baseball Season
Old Timers Eclipsed Youngsters in Major Circuts-Ty Cobb, Veteran, Lead American League Eaters.
 Eddie Cicotte Leads Pitchers
By JAMES J. coRBErT

may youth will be served-but youth didn't get any of through the 1919 battling In fact the of last seasons terrific dueng the most impressive in all baseball history.
 Something like 800 dported in big league harness in 1919 some through whole season, three months others for few weeksand others for only few games of that 800 got chance produce
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Basketball will occupy the sporting spotlight for the next six weeks at least.
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cupy the pivot position with Coach Scott's team in 1920.
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Tn 20 years 77ooooo automobiles have been produced in the United States, but there are still 21,534,000 horses in the country and 1925, 900 mules. There were never before so many horses in the United States and they never before were so valuable.
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MARKETS
Close.
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. Jan 23.-Cotton futures
opened steady. January, 24-50; March.
23.5o: May, $3.50; July. 21-40; Octo-
Der. 1915
The selling movement became more
general and aggressive prices
worked lower and stop orders were
uncovered on the break, which extend
ed to 22.36 for March and 2115 for
May, with active months generally
showing net losses Of about los 10
|116 points. There appeared TO be no
fresh or special feature connected with
the selling movement so far as indi-
Gated by the talk around the ring, but
the absence of trade buying and the
unsettled condition OF the goods trade
were emphasized in bearish circles
There was covering enough to check
the break around midday and caused
rallies OF few poitns from the low
est
The cotton market showed renewed
weakness this morning under a con-
|tinuation Of the recent selling move
ment which probably found encour-
agement in the heports of unsettled
labor conditions at home and abroad
and slightly larger ginning figures
than expected. The opening was steady
At a nadvance of 5 points to decline
Of points on overnight buying orders
which had probably been inspired by
the reports Of an increased demand
late yesterday.
The Slight midday rallies met re-
newed pressure and prices broke into
still lower ground during the early af-
ternoon, with March selling at %. %
and May al 2090 and with the more
active months showing net loss of 105
Ito 149 points.
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WOULD PROTECT
FRENCH AUTOS

Paris, Jan. "a, 1919.-The Frnech
automobile industry has beeen hard
est hi thy the war. according to the
Paris Journal.
While French concerns have been
engaged for four years on the manu-
American plants have continued pro-
duction.
Both American and British armies
have imported for their needs an
enormous number of automobiles.
The English, The Journal believes, viii
take theirs home but ii fears that the
French market will swamped by
American cars.
Even the question of the cars left
by America in France is solved there
still remains another difficult problem"
it says. AT any ratheyore- n. factor
it says. AT home, the Americans av-
erage one automobile to eight inhab-
itants, therefore the market in the
United States is almost closed for
them and so they will try to swamp
France with their cheap vehicles
Then because the war has been
fought on French soil and because
France has suffered most. it be put in
an inferior industrial position? No,
Certainly not.
1T will be difficult to ask nations
that came to help US during our hour
OF need to accept as orr thanks the
imposition of taxes that will greatly
lower their production. This is
strict justice however"
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FLOR|O|hhS WILL
SPEAK IN ATLAhTA

Atlanta. Ga. Jan. 23.-The state
branches OF the League to Enforce
Peace in Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee,
North and South Carolina will CO.
operate in holding the Southern Con-
gress for a League Of Nations" in At
lanta, February IS and March l.
The call for this convention. issued
here today, is signed by a committee
on organization. consisting of IS OF
the most prominent members Of the
league in these states.
Series of Nine.
This congress will be the last of a
series of nine to be held during Feb
ruary at important centers of popu-
lation throughout the United States
under the auspices of the League to
Enforce Peace and its state branches.
The other convention cities are New
York. Boston, Chicago. Minneapolis,
Portland, Ore. San Francisco, Sal.
Lake City and St. Louis.
The purpose of the convention. ac-
cording TO the invitations issued to-
day, is to marshal public opinion be-
hind Americas real purpose in the
war" which is defined as the creation
at the peace conference of a league of
nations to insure the orderly devel-
opment of the world and preserve
peace" Resolutions along these lines
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CHI A M p CLARK IN
FAVOR OF RETURN
OF OVERSEAS MEN

Washington, Jan. %. - Speaker
Champ Clark in the house today dur
ing the debate on the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill that he was in favor
OF every American soldier being with
drawn from Russia and the rest Of
Europe
He answered the criticism OF the
course of Ambassador Francis of Rus
STA, saying it came from members who
were ignorant of the condition there
Clark said after he licked the Ger
mans for the French and Belgians.
they surely can police Europe them
selves The most sensible thing that
President Wilson has said was he is
going to bring the soldiers home
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago. Jan. 23.-Corn: No. 8 vel
low, 1.5ed1-35; No yellow, 1850
80: No ) yellow. 1.22G124
Oats: No. white, 62G64; stand
ard, 646e4 I-2
Rye: No. ,. 1901 1912
Barley S5Gfoo
Timothy SG0G1050: clover and
pork nominal; lard. 23-17: ribs, 230o0
23sT
The close was nervous 7-sc net low
ed 10 3-4c advance with February
1-29 Ia 10 IL and May 1e31 Is to SIS.
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CHICAGO GRAIN,

Chicago. Jan. 23-Heavy Hquida-
ton by holders forced sharp breaks
today in the corn market. Opening
figures. which varied from the same
as yesterdays finish TO l 3-sc lower,
with February s1.27 3-4 to SIPS and
May 1-22 3-8 to 1-23. were followed
by a temporary general upturn, but
then by a swift descent all around
much lower than before.
Oats traders took their cue from
corn.
Provisions were gverned by the same
easons as corn.
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WHY COUGH AND
COUGH AND COUGH?
DR.. Kings New Discovery
removes the danger of
neciect

Coughing until the parched throat
grows painful should not be permitted
It should be relieved before it gains
Roadway with a dose OF DR.. Kings
New Discovery.
The same with a cold or bronchial
attack Millions have used this we'll
known remedy for half century
regularly without thought of change.
Sold by druggists since 1869. An all
important adjunct to any family
medicine cabinet. Soc and S1.20.
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK.

St Louis, Jan. 23.-Hogs: receipts.
49, 900 head. market 5 to 15c lower.
Lights. s16.80G17.40: pigs, 10000
1900; mixed. s172o617.65; heavy,
7.45617.65.
Cattle: receipts. 4.8oo head, mar
ket steady. Native steers. 1880
1850: yearlings. 9.506 1900; cows,
7.506125o: calves. 7.75GI5.5O.
Sheep: receipts, $50 head. market
steady. Lambs, 16.00@16.50; ewes
s.5O@1o50.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool Jan. 23-Cotton spot
quiet Good rniddling. 1885; middling,
1902; low u1iddling, 1897: good ordi-
nary, 1915; ordinary, 1872 Sales 1000
bales. including 500 bales American.
Receipts 1000 bales. no American. Flu
lures closed heavy. January. 1893:
February, 1888: March, 1853; April.
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MASARYk.S JUDGES
ARE ONES PUNISHED

Paris, Jan "a. 191e.-Mas aryk, presi-
dent of Czecho- Slovakia. led a strong
opposition to the court party and was
tried for death just after his flight
from the country few years ago. He
has returned a the head Of the govern
ment, and the judges who sentenced
him have themselves been punished
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The Strong Withstand the Winter
Cold Better Than the Weak.

Old people who are feeble and younger
people who are weak, viii be streng-
thened and enabled to go through the
cold weather by taking GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. which is
simply IRON and QUININE suspend
ed in syrup. So pleasant even children
like it. You can soon feel its Streng-
thening, Invigorating Effect Price
e0c-adv.
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will be adopted and cabled to Paris
and also sent to the senators and
representatives of the states repre- :
scented.
Committees.
The committee on organization for
the southern congress follows:
Chairman. Clark Howell, Atlanta
Georgia-Forest Adair, ivan Z. AL
len. Asa G. Gambler, H. G. Hastings:
Clark Howell, Thomas E Irwin. Pele.-
w Meldrin, John NJ. Slaton, Col Sam
Tate, Nell E. Wilkinson
F'lorida-Bion H. Barnett, Braxton
Beacham, ". F. Coachman, William
H. O'Neal
Alabama-Sidney ]. Bowie, Michael
Cody. J. W. McAlpine. John S. lilly.
Louisiana-John H. Overtou. Henry
l.. Sarpy, DR.. Paul H. Saunders, z.
NJ Stafford.
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THE WEATHER
Pensacola, Jan. %. 1s1

Pensacola, Jan. %. 1919
Sunrise. 6:43; sunset, SO. Moonrise-
12.:21; naoouser, 11:19 a m. New
moon. 34st- High tide. 6:54 p. m; low
tide, 1853 a. m.
Yesterdays Weather.
Temperature: a. m. IS; p. m.
81; highest, 6s: lowest IS; mean. 81:
normal. So: mean same date last year.
SIS: accumulated deficiency this year
to date. 81; highest OF record for jan
uary, 70 degrees; lowest of record for
January, Is degrees
Rainfall: For 81 hours ending p.
m, .13: total for this month 10 p m.
3.57; normal for January. 4-0i inches;
accumulated excess this year TO date.
As
Humidity: a m. 100: noon. So; Z
p m, IS
Barometer: : a m. 1855: p. NJ.
1908
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{Tablets.l 1t stops the Cough and
Headache and works off the Cold E
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30c.
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NAVAL STORES
PENSACOLA

Pensacola. Fla. Jan. %, Ie1s-The
spirit market was n. d. at SO Ia with
sales Of no casks
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SAVANNAH.

Savannah, Ga, Jan %. 191e.-The
spirit market was steady at II Ia
with sales of no casks.
Receipts, Casks. Last