The New York herald., 1920-01-18
Rambling Along on
Sports Broad Trail

states that ire Frerchnan is the best
twelve stone man he has ever seen with
the exception possibly OF Jem Mace. Ac-
cording to the English way of weigh. q
stone tips the beam at fourteen pounds.
This would make Carpenter weigh 1sS
pounds.
Now IL. as Mr.. Angles states. Carpenter
weighs only twelve stone. or 16s pounds.
he Will have to match this against 1893 OF
American muscle. The English pound
though is at a discount at the present
and so Is the French franc, so who can
tell but these weights may not be nearly
equal in the ring in an international
weigh. 1t is the exchange in punches that
counts in the long run in the ring and
not the exchange in bank notes.
Down in Memphis a writer says:-"The
comeback simply doesn't exist in the box
ing game. With the referees count goes
the reign Of the king" How about Ket-
chell after Papke stopped him?
Up at the Sportsmen's Headquarters at
the Winfield Building on Fifth avenue you
hear some wonderful yarns told by ad-
venturers who crop In there from all
corners Of the earth. The other day
vera cious college professor. who had
tramped TO odd corners Of the world told
this one:-"We were down in the jungles
Of India hunting big game when one day
the Gurgeon General and Governor eGn-
ersl OF India were In our party. They were
Just opposite US when suddenly a huge
lion leaued between the two parties.
feared to shoot for a second but thought
would take a chance. ! drew a quick
bead and era cked the lion behind the ear.
He was killed in mid-air. but as he tum-
bled down his claw swept across the body
of the Surgeon General and disembowelled
him, killing him instantly" That is
sample. More later.
Jack Curley is TO stage hippodrome at
Madison Square Garden In the near future.
No. not n wrestling match This is 10 be
a combination Of athletic stunts and circus
feats.
However, Il is funny how times do
change. II used to be the greatest pastime
IN the world in the winter months for
certain sporting writer's TO say that wres
Ting was crooked. Funny how most OF
them arc boosting il now. The proof Of
the pudding, however. is in the eating.
ANY old sort OF match draws the spec
tators as jug OF molasses gathers flies.
After there had been two or three million
ideas offered as TO what should be done
with the space left BY the defunct reser.
decided 20 turn Il into meadow after
dwelling t. II would haev made a won
derful swimming pool. but the objec.
ton 20 this would have been the neces-
atty TO erect bath houses, which would
have marred the natural beauty OF tns
park. swimming pool. however, wouto
have benefited a lot more OF the popula-
tion possibly than the meadow and would
have helped 10 curb the Coney Island bath
house profiteers.
Trotting men are still alive around this
big city in spite OF what the automobile
enthusiasts say, and they have petit
toned for n trotting track at Van Cor;
landt Park. There is q big stretch OF M
slightly land at the end Of the park which
might we'll be improved with such .
thing. II this were made IN conrectio
with a stadium It would add immensely
70 the attractiveness OF the park. II would
not be difficult thing to arrange thing
SO that this might be the site OF an an
-v~i tSrte or r0unty fair