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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Big Boom Due
In All Sports,
Says Ruben
Practically ALI the Eastern
Colleges Are Entered i'm
the Senior Indoor Meet

According to Frederick W. Ruben,
secretary-treasurer of the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States,
the promised boom in athletics as re-
suit of the war is becoming more of a
reality every day. He takes this view
point after going over the batch of
letters which has come to hand during
the last few days from clubs, colleges
and individual champion athletes all
over the country, making inquiries re-
gardlng the national senior indoor
championships, which are to take place
at the 18th Regiment Armory, Brook
lyn, on Saturday evening, March s.
Practically all Of the colleges of the
East have added the national meet to
their schedules this year, and many Of
the colleges as far west as ST. Louis
have promised to have their individual
stars on hand to try for national
title in this meet, which is recognized
as the blue ribbon event of the indoor
track season.
the team championship last year, and
Coach Lawson Robertson will bring on
strong team in the hope of dupli-
eating his win of 1918. Harvard,
Princeton, Columbia, Cornell Yale, La
fayette, NJ. |. T. and Boston College are
among the educational institutions in
the East that will probably be repre-
sented by their best men.
Albert Geiger, jr., chairman of the
athletic committee of the Boston A. A,
called upon Mr.. Ruben when in New
York on Friday and entered team of
ten men from the B. A. A., the most
prominent of whom are Halpin. Cald-
well, Rose, Mahoney, Barwise, Whalen
and Leath.
The Chicago Athletic Association
was not represented by team last
year as practically all of their stars
were in the service, but Coach Martin
A. Delaney, of the Cherry Circle Club,
expects to bring on practically the
the national outdoor team champion
ship at the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station last September. The most
prominent stars on Delaney's team are
10 Loomis and his brother Frank, r.
7. Hoskins: Avery Brundage, H. T.
Torkelscn Walker Smith, c. G. Krog-
ness, jr., and r. L. Treweke.
Cornell University has strong team
for the Medley relay champ ionship,
holds the championship title won at
last years title games. Indiana Uni
verslty is planning to send on it's star
Splinter for the 60 and 800 yard races.
Matson Collier is his name, and E. O.
Stlehm, director of athletics at the
university, states that he has run the
century in 10 fiat repeatedly and the
220 in 2145 seconds.
The events on the championship list,
for which entries close next Saturday,
are 60-yard dash, 300-yard run, COO |
yard run, 1,000-yard run, two-mile run,
two mile walk, 70-yard high hurdles,
standing high jump, standing broad |
jump. running high jump, 16-pound I
shot put and Medley relay race, for
teams of four men, running in the fol-
lowing order: First man, 44O wards:
second, 220 yards. third, $50 yards;
fourth. one mile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

circus, looking after my farm and my
Oil interests. Everybody knows where
MAS MAS, Don't you read the papers?
THE P. A.-You were not in the
army, then, Mr.. Willard?
JESS WILLARD-Me? Pm too old
to be drafted, and there's nothing in
that kind of fighting. What would peo-
pie say II the heavyweight champion of
the world signed up for $50 week? l
wrote to the Secretary of War, and
that's all he wanted to give me. l was
wiling to take Cabinet job Or some
thing like that, but the army camps
were unhealthy, am told, and | got to
keep in condition.
are conscientious objector, are you
not?
JESS WILLARD-How? Oh, surel
! couldn't think of taking less than
100000 for fighting.
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENCE-I wish
to call John the Barber. State to the
court just what your business is.
JOHN THE B.-I shaves fighters and
l shampoos 'em and shines 'em mn.
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENCE-State
whether or not you shaved, shined
shampooed or otherwise barbered Jack
Dempsey.
1O1IS NE b.--Sure l did, and he
got manicure besides, right in my
own slor.
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENCE Did
you ever shave the defendant, Mr.. A.
Boxer?
JOHN THE B.-I shaves him when
he gets shave, which isn't often; but
/ viii say one thing for him, that he
didn't run out on me, which is more
than can say for Jack Dempsey. That
guy trimmed me closer than I trimmed
him, and it hoits me pride. I can trim
,em closer than any barber in New
York
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENCE The
defendant will take the stand in his
own behalf. Mr.. Boxer, state whether
you have ever been in trouble before
PRISONER-Onct under the Frawlev
law and onct or twict under the Wenck
Commission, but nothin' serious. A lot
OF Knockers tried TO put me in wrong.
I'm good to me mother and everything.
You can see it in the poipers. Lemme
go on, judge, and won't stall no more.
Lcastways, | mean amt never stalled
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENCE-Your
honor, | ask you to give look at the
honest and openwork countenance of
my client and judge for yourself. 1t is
true that he has a couple of tin ears
and a bungalow over his left eye. It
is true that his smeller points to the
north like the north star. But these
are distinguishing marks Of his great
profession. ] demand his acquittal.
THE COURT-You were not drafted.
prisoner?
THE PRISONER got exemption.
your honor, on the ground that me-
manager was dependent upon me.
The CouRT-Not guilty, but keen
out Of this court in future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
|FordhamOpens
Football Season
it'll Lafayette
Cargan Expected to Se,,..
as Head Coach; Gam
With Princeton Schedule

Fordham's football season will
under way week later than bs a' get
customary in previous wears LOS Oeen
ing. to the schedule annonnca aSscofd-
night by Manager Raymond ! p last
The Maroon eleven will open ~ Nelly.
son with Lafayette at Eastor' ne Sea-
on October 4th. rem,
The gridlron prospects are h.;,
than IN several years past ana lighter
mldable schedule has been arss ior-
The list includes games with Ipsaged.
ton, Rutgers and Georgetown ssnce-
Frank Gargan, who coacbos
Fordham eleven in 1915 and iNn mt the
since been serving with the F ENG has
ambulance unit in France. is av ysunam
to return in time TO resume hi; expected
as head coach in the fall. 40 uuues
No captain has as yet been e,...
but 1T is probable that the cbo; s.ecIed,
fall on Frank Frisch, who bas VIII
the star Of the team for the I mas. O zee.
seasons. past two
The complete schedule follows.
October 4--Lafayette at Easton ps,n,',,
dlebuy. at Fordham Field; is Prinao e,i Md
ION n j.; %. Rutgers. at Forfihsno E;'I FRINGE
November ELECTION Day)-t;eo-eaa,dr,lI,e a.
nam Field; $. Albright al Fofbsme Fs,55 e. Ford-
Cross. at fordham FIELD. % Pos, ae41; H. holy
Fordham Field: 81 (Thanksgiyinr Dev, cfoisye al
at Fordham Field. oaS|' 'illanorA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

as # tho act hod been committed
a0ithin this state"
Read the italicized words alone, ig-
noring those not italicized, and the
intention Of the Legislature becomes
clear. Tex Richard and the bunch
went to Weehawken so that the arti-
cles of agreement could be signed in 8
state other than New York. This Sec
ton expressly prohibits that sort Of
thing. And if the question should ever
arise Tex Richard and the other par
ttlclpants in the signing would have
hard time trying to explain why they
camped at the Claridge. why Jack
Dempsey and his manager and Tex
Rlckard stayed at the Claridge for
some time prior to the signing Of the
articles, why the articles Of agreement
were prepared in New York, why prac
tlcally everything was done to effect
the final actual consummation Of the
match, except the actual signing itself
in New York.
A Challenge Defined
And if there is any question on this
score, let US examine another section
of this same article, Section I'LL
which reads:
any Words spoken or sorittcn, or
any signs uttered or made 10 any
person, expressing or implying de,
sa1e, request, limitation or demand
to engage IN any fight, such as is
mentioned in Section ITO, are to %
deemed a challenge tcithin the msdn-
ing Of that section"
This section defines challenge, snd
even If Jack Dempsey and his managers
had been deaf and dumb their long s.@S
and frequent conferences make cut
clear case of carrying" delivering
or accepting" challenge within Tx
meaning of the word challenge" s.
used in this article It is safe CUES;
t''"t while 81 tho Claridge Rickard anl
Dempsev talked about something more
serious than cabbages and kings.
SO that, apparently, there is serious
question whether the fight, as its status
appears at present, is legal. Fhe oe
fence of illegality is a perfect deienp'
when proved, and no one likes to tnins
that If any question should arise aooS'
an agreement under which he is opeI..
ating the defence Of Illegally nileH'
be taken advantage of
SO here is some practical adyle...
Tex Richard and Jess Willard and 5sel
Dempsey ought to get together, cahes
all existing agreements. and, in s'S'.
where prizefighting is not yet Jaw,
ought to enter into perfectly he'
agreement. It is better to take preess..
tions beforehand than to worry spe''
possible legal complications later Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Americas Only Naval Ace
Captain of Ellis Ice Team

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 22-Lack
of ice has cost Yale a brilliant hockey
season. A squad of potential power
and cleverness has been unable to Sc
cure development and team skill, and
the sport has lacked the prominence
which it deserves. Only two rames
have been played, both in the BROOKLYN
Ice Palace, Yale losing it's match IN
Harvard, to l, but capturing the pame
from Princeton, 6 to /. eA'--
Hockey is regarded by Yale UNDER
graduates as essentially a major snort
and before many seasons it will be
openly proclaimed one, but less atten-
ton has been given it and its schedule
has been limited more severely this
season than any Of the other winter
schedules basketball, swimming. water
polo and even wrestling.
individually and judged by prepare
tory school records, the present SQUAD
is one of Yale's strongest aegrerations
of players.
David S. Ingalls,, captain and rover
was the only American ace in naval
aviation during the war with German
planes to his credit. He returned to
college after two years. air service to
lead hockey team which was cramped
worse for playing facilities than anv v
other Yale aggregation in recent years.
he IS twenty years old, six feet tall and
weighs ITO pounds. His home is in
Cleveland 30 i'
r.. Carson, centre, captained the
freshman team two years ago. He is
twenty years old, stands feet 5 inches
tall and weighs only 1856 pounds. He
and Captain ingalls, came from ST.
fauls School, at Concord, N. II.
,, .. Wier Sargent right wing, a New
Haven boy, also came from St. Paui's
School. He is twenty-one years old
weighs ISL pounds and is feet II
inches tall.
G. Walton, left wing, another St. Paul
player of the past, is twentytbree
years old, weighs 1875 pounds and is s
1eet inches in height.
N. j. Smith, point, came from the
hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn. and
Is twenty years old, weighs 151 pounds
and $50 feet inches in height.
O. F. Wilson, cover point. is another
former st. Paul School star. He ia
twenty-one years old, weighs 142
pounds and is s feet 7 inches in HEIGHT
D.. r. Poindexter, goal, another St.
Paul School grgaduate, is twenty-one1
years old, weighs lac pounds and is
feet 10 inches tall. He is a member Of
the senior class. All the other PLAYERS
sophomore. 40 "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Colleges of West
In /. C. A. A. A. A. Meet

It IS altogether likely that Western
colleges will patronize the l. c. A
A. A: A. games this year. The Uni.
yyersity of California, Michigan and
Leland Stanford are virtually com.
mitted to attend The two Pacific coast
colleges Joined the association before
the nation entered the war and will be
obliged to send teams this year or for.
feit their membership. They do not
intend to drop out of Eastern competi-
ton.
Before the war interfe.ed these two
universities were making a strong bid
for second honors. They will not rest
until one or the other takes the cham.
pionship back to the Pacific coast.
The University of Michigan, although
obliged to compete in the Western Con
terence, also expects to be present at
the Western meet. Tt will not be an
easy matter for one team to compete
consistently at two championship meet
lngs on successive SATURDAYS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Havana to Play Host
To Two Chess Experts

j. r. Capablanca, the Cuban chess
champion, and Boris Kostich. the Ser
bian star, who so far have PLAYED onlv
four match games, all ending in draws.
nave received an invitation from IN
Club de Aiedrez, Of Havana, TO a CON
test OF eight games at the Cuban re
tropoiis, and the players have decided
to play on March is. "0N'ueu
In addition to purse Of s25oo
offered Cuban chess players, they viii
nave side bet OF $500. Although Capa-
1t is generally thought Kostich VII NJ,
make good fight ""'
The players will leave New York on
March l. '''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Woman Picks Dempsey
To Beat Jess Willard

Jack Dempsey should win u;.s..
fifteen, rounds and the betting s Ja,m,1
favor him when the men enter fbs s| ~ Il
This is the tip-off to the wise '' bst ring
on Q the Forthcoming Willard De epro0ss
R Roabm ana "a is the opinion of Miss Vera
appearing in "The Melting of 'I Mo IO%
at the Broadhurst Theatre -AO''S
Inc little actress-pugilist saws oh.
has followed the careers of bot jS ,s sne
w and n aceording to her dope" Dempsey sg
w'i sa pGnsh of hts big antagonist lust
There will be more woman .. ~.
ringside of the Willard-DempseyS " es sIe
than could be crowded into Med Hsns
Square Garden" says Miss PooSn
Nothing will keep the women awa vsa ex
c sidd the e price Of ticket, and the ring,
horseshoe of the Metropolitan 'I ou .
Caruso night" 0H "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

where the transaction was carried out,
either in its entirety or only in part,
such agreement cannot be enforced and
the courts must recognize that such
transactions are illegal and will not af-
ford relief or remedy claimed under
such an agreement.
Jess Willard did not overlook this
branch of law, either. For, in the re-
cent suit brought by Jack Curley and
lom Jones against the present title
holder of the worlds heavyweight
championship, Willard was not content
with merely denying that he broke his
contract with his former managers,
put, IN addition, set up the defence of
lllegallty, claiming that the contract on
which Curley and Jones relied was
contract entered into contrary to the
law OF the State of New York.
Willard Was Not Wrong
~, Willard was not far wrong, either.
me contract on which the managers
sued was an agreement in which Will
lafd agreed that they were to be his
exclusive managers for period of
three years, the profits to be divided
according to stated percentages up
10 the time when Willard would fight
Jack johnson for the heavyweight
championship, the division to be on a
slightly different basis after that
event. His employment of them as
ms managers was to have included
prizefghts, exhibitions, theatrical en-
gagements and the many other side
lines which professional prizefghters
must adopt in order to keep the. wolf
from the door. There was the rub
Cne agreement expressly provided that
Curley and Jones were to manage Will
lard in all his pugilistic encounters,
and the contract, furthermore, was
made in New York.
Now, there are lots of laws that
even lawyers do not take the trouble
to look up, except in a very general
way, unless actually forced to do so
IN working up a case. Little blame
to them, because laws and amend
ments are turned out fast by the Leg
stature. Small wonder, then, that inneo-
cent laymen like the good natured Jack
Curley and Honest Tom Jones should
have failed to have dug into the penal
law to find out what they should have
done to protect their interest and con-
serve their legal rights. If thew Aad.
and had had the patience to read it's
sections from A to P, they would have
come across an article bearing the title
"Prizefighting and Sparring," where
a great many words are printed warn
ing the good people of our state
against prizefighting and fistic srgu-
ments generally.
Many Years on Books
Section ITO OF this article is no
secret. 1t has been on the statute
DOORS Tor many years. Nevertheless,
it is interesting to note its phrase
ology:
"A person who. within this state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
New Rochelle 7. C..
Plans Busy Season

The New Rochelle Yacht Club is al
ready planning for a busy season. 1t
Will hold its annual regatta in June
and there also will be long distance
race from New Rochelle to Stratford
Shoal and return in July. A sumner
regatta for all classes of craft is sched-
uled for August, and the season will
come to close with a race for boats
in the handicap class.
1t is expected that the club will
challenge for the Manhasset Bay Cup
Tor Class sloops, the probable New
Rochelle entry being the Anita. owned
by G. P. CRANBERRY. This trophy is
now in the possession Of the Indian Har-
Dor Yacht Club following the victory of
the Nahma, owned by A. G. Hanan. in
the races held in 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

engaged in pugilistic activities, are
you not?
JESS WILLARD-How? Oh, yes, you
mean do l box? Well, when Pm not
with the circus or on my farm I do.
1t is only when the demand of the
public and 100000 guarantee make
me feel that it is my duty to defend
my title.
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENCE DO
you consider pugilism respectable?
JESS WILLARD-Sure it is. Arthur
Brisbane told me as long as you get
plenty of fresh air and exercise and
don't smoke and don't drink excepting
light wines and beers.
THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Mr.. Willard, are you a fighter?
JESS WILLARD - Pm the heavy
weight champion of the world.
The p. A.-Mr. Willard, where were
you during the war?
JESS WlLLARD-l was running my
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
W1Ilard-Den,psey Fight
A Legal Analysis
By Emanuel Tacker
COZ the New York State Bar,

Although lawyers have known it for
ages, it was not until George M. Cohan
turned up "a Pair of Skies" that the
general public was let into the secret
that a contract involving a transaction
contrary to law cannot be enforced, and
that the defence of illegality is a per
feet defence to an action brought on
such contract. This does not mean
merely that such agreements are void
if bound up with crimes of greater de-
gree, such as murder, larceny, fraud,
assault and battery, and the like, but
actually means that if the transaction
which is sought to be enforced is in
violation of any law of any kind on
the statute books in the jurisdiction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

Syracuse University defeated tho
City College basketball team by score
Of IL to II in contest on the latter's
court last night. The small score is
accountable to the close guarding that
was in order throughout the game
Doiley, the Syracuse forward scored
four Of his teaia's five field goals.
fhree OF these came In the second half
Tor ali Of the upstate teams scoring
In this period. At half times the
teams were tied at Sail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Cup Matches Centre
Of Interest i'm Soccer

Cup matches in the annual competi-
ton of the Southern New York Footba II
Association will have the right of way
on the soccer schedule for this after
noon, with double-header at Lenox
Oval, where New York and the Rangers
and the Vikings and Longfelows will
meet in the first round
The schedule follows:
Vikings VS.. Longfellcws at Lenox Oval IA,
p. M; New York vs.. Rangers at Lenox Oval ak
p m rcbo Yacht Basin Fulton A c. AZ Toll
Field Brooklyn: Prospect i. G. vs. La Sutana NJ
Tafts Oval. Brooklyn; Macomb's A. c. vs.
Clan MacDun At Harlem Field: White Rose Va
m s.u at Astoria: Newburgh vs.. Hungarian
Americans at Newburgh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Franchise for Scranton

SCRANTON. Penn, Feb. 22.-Pro-
viding local business men can be in
duced to help finance club during
the coming season, Scranton is to be
awarded franchise in the Interna-
tional League. Announcement to this
effect was made last night by President
Dave Fultz of the league, following a
brief stay in Scranton, during which
he inspected the Athletic Park grounds
here and the Sunday grounds at Dick
son CITY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Cricketers Have Feast
AT Hotel Maurice

Combining the sentiments of "The
star Spangled Banner" and God Save
the King" in song and speech, nearly
hundred cricketers took part in the
annual dinner of the New York Vet
eran Cricketers' Association held yes
terday at the Hotel Maurice, with J.
y. .Bretz, president of the association,
acting as postmaster.
The principal speakers were Judge
Mlnturn, of the New Jersey Supreme
Court, Major Bolton and Lieutenant
Shagel, of the Canadian Irish Rifles.
and w. N. Morice, of PHILADELPHIA
Robert Vivian, in character sketches,
and John Wade, with humorous sto-
ries, delighted the assembled sports
men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
'Brien Proves Victor
In Army-Navy Shoot

GREAT NECK. n. Y, Feb. 22.-The
trapshooting committee of the Great
Neck Golf Club, Of which William c.
Poertner is chairman, staged an army
and navy shoot on the new club traps
here to-day James O'Brien, OF Doug
laston, Won the event, hundred bird
handicap affair.
O'Brien emerged a victor after he
had tied with Bernard Kalker and w.
Tobler, the three having full scores
with their handicap allowances.
William Dumser of Port Washington,
was high gun, breaking 81.
The SCORES follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
King George Gives Gun

King. George of England rccentlv
donated a massive challenge cup to the
English Southern Counties Cross
country Association. 1t will be com
peted for by inter-regimenta com
panles annually. 1t is the first prize
ever offered by an English monarch.
The race will be eight miles and viii
be run each spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

-, When John ]. McGraw secured Hal
Chase to play first base for the Giants
the coming season he completed an in
held of veteran stars. Chase. Dovle
fletcher and Zimmerman each is be-
You'd the thirty-year age.