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ROD AND GUN NEWS
LOCAL ANa1Ens TRoNf pEcNfnrn an rn


Some men go deep sea fishing once or
twice n year, some others 20 Internationally,
ard thcn there are the regulars"
The regular" goes all the time. he goes
on every holiday. IN fac, he spends every
hour a leisure time at sea- for this IL the
only recreation he knows or wants 20 know.
snd lac w'li 'oll you that after many years VI
experience he has found deep sea fishing
90 fiil the bin 20 completely that In his
Ease the question ~ what sport 10 follow
II solved. When the ajority Of anglers have
quit tho game for the season-say in Mo-
veinDer-the regular" VIII be seen goi ~ to
sea in srOwstoru1s and when the Their
mofncier IL around zero, IN the expectation
Of hooking into a big cod or maybe a poi
lock-
Your regular" too. has everything needed
for any emergency IN his capacious bag All
q score o. things that come In HANDY. and
YOU VIII find him very willing 10 help you
out IN case you are short % tackle
The regular has another purpose besides
that 81 catching fish. For instance. he
loves to see those glorious aunrises Ell sea
to sec the sen birds circle over the boat,
20 watch the big sailing ships with all snil
set az they drive past. The ever changing
marine pictures arc delight 20 the "regu-
lar" n1d while running down 20 the banks
utrc is nothing that escapes hs eye.
IL tho regular has any hope OF q here
after The chances are that he pictures
place where he never has 20 cry move Che
boat place where fishing is good all the
year around. and where. especially In wreck
fishinR there Is an unlimited suppiy OF sink
prs. whore bait also IL abundant and bites
continual.
Get acquainted with the regular" for he
IL The best and most harmless fellow In the
world. ARTHUR THORNTON
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waiting game and seldom led, most of
his blows being counters, but managed
to keep out OF danger and do enough
work to get the verdict OF the referee.
1t is hardly likely that Herman viii
change his tactics, and IL Lynch insists
on making a stay away battle the con-
test will be lacking in thrills and VIII
be so even at the close the judges Will
have difficult time picking winner
Lynchs best chance of getting the
title is to wage an aggressive fight
If the West Slider carries the battle
to the champion with enough vigor to
compel Herman to exchange blows
Lynch is quite apt to win, as he Is
harder hitter than the titleholder. Her
man does not possess an invulnerable
law. for he was knocked out by Frankie
Burns in thirteen rounds in 1914, three
years before Herman won the title
from Williams.
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Showing How Lewis Held the Title Once Before.


title
had
but
of II
contend that
that But he When
presented"
that which put Jim Jeries ridiculous
heavyweight
championship handed anybody
champion reires the competition.
Springfield. he had
champion tme.
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Handicap Could Amateur Champion

term to McGovern was an injustice, and
the only charge that could be brought
against him was that he had not trained.
He was so full blooded that he seemed
red as lobster, and as soon as he got
into action his whole body became Grim
son red.
The echo of the gong had barely died
away at the beginning of the first round
when McGovern leaped at Evans like
bull at red rag. The Brooklynite
started swinging with both hands like
a strong man beating carpets. and
Evans skipped about the ring with Nc
Govern in full pursuit. Pinky was SO
quick on his feet that McGovern. de-
spite his torrential rushes, was unable
TO get close enough to land an effective
blow. At times Evans paused in his
mad fight and poked out a left that
rested for a fraction of a second in the
countenance of the Infatuated McGovern-
but Evans was compelled to hurry away
after each of these aggressive efforts.
Evans Elusive.
Although McGovern shot over blows
that were OF knockout force he failed
to reach the jaw of the elusive Pinky.
A majority of the shots landed on the
arms and shoulders of the Yonkers boy
and there Is no question that he had
plenty of bruises for days afterwards.
For eight rounds McGovern chased
Evans about the ring, aiming destructive
blows at the flying Pinky, and never
stopping from tbs sound of the first gong
till the bell ended the eighth session
Terry was not even breathing hard at
the finish, and looked able to go twenty
rounds more
The Brooklyn boy was much disap-
DOinte1 at tho finish md aynraGead the
opinion that he could get Evans If he
had few more rounds.
McGovern received the decision of the
referee and also pocketed the $50 in
spoils that went to the victor.
Matty Matthews outpointed Broderick
in their contest and II was therefore q
fruitful evening for the visiting thump-
ers.
In writing of the encounters 1 devoted
as much space to the remarkable COM
bativeness and vitality of McGovern as
to the main bout. and predicted he would
sbe champion in the future.
The description OF McGovern's prowess
brought the attention of Sam Harris 20
the embryo champion and resulted IN
the business relations that brought Nc
Govern two boxing titles and enhanced
the bank account of Mr.. Harris.
The next acticle of this series will deal
with what in the writer's opinion, war
the greatest battle between bantams in
the history of the ring. The recent con-
tests between Joe Lynch and Jack
sharkey have been declared to be the
most INTERESTING combats in the history
or the class, but the one TO be described,
in the next instalment of this series was
unquestionably the most thrilling of all
bantam contests.
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TIME PRIZE FOR
SOL SILVERSTEIN
Glencoe Harrier Captures Sec
Ond Speed Trophy in Road
Race of Harlem League.

For the second time within as many
weeks Sol Silverstein of the Glencoe
A. c. carried Off the fast time prize in
the weekly road run OF the Harlem and
Heights Athletic League yesterday. The
distance OF the race was about four
miles. Sllverstein, who had start of
forty-hve seconds on William Stoakley
of the st. Christopher A. c., the scratch
man, covered the distance In 81 min
utes 16 seconds, finishing in twelfth
position.
First prize went to Harry Rosen of
the Morningside A. c., who ran a re-
markably good race. He finished half
block ahead OF V. Miller OF the Har-
brook Heights A. c.. the second man.
Rosen was cloclSed in 81 minutes % sec
onds, or six seconds slower than the
winner of the fast time prize.
J. Murray of the Harbrook Heights
A c., who had the limit allowance of 8
minutes 80 seconds. was the early pace
maker. showing the way for half a mile
Then he surrendered the lead to "
Miller, q clubmate, who acted as pilot
OF the pack until entering the final mile,
where he was passed by Rosen, who had
moved up from tenth position with a
great burst of speed. Rosens lead was
never threatened thereafter.
The trail which the barriers followed
led from the clubhouse OF the Harbrook
Heights A. c. in West 160th street near
Amsterdam avenue. to st. Nicholas ave-
nue., down that thoroughfare to Law
renee street. thence west to Broadway,
UP Broadway to 160th street. finishing
at the same point from which they
started.
Eighteen barriers competed and all
save one completed the full distance.
The team prize was won by representa-
tives OF the Harbrook Heights A. c.
They had no opposition for that trophy
because no other club was represented
by more than four men. The rules re-
quire all clubs desiring to qualify for
the team prize TO start Ave or more men.
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shannon Benefit.

The boxing entertainment for the
benefit of the widowed mother OF the
late Mickey Shannon, which Dave DIS
coll is arranging for the Arena a. G.,
Jersey City, will take place next Thurs
day night. The shift in date was made
so that Benny Leonard could participate
Dan Morgan's entire stable of cham
pions will take part
Freddie Welsh, former worlds light
weight champion. will meet Al Thoma
in one of the exhibitions. George Ward
the New Jersey welterweight champion
will box with his stablemate, Paul Samp-
son. Other bouts will be as follows:
Jack Britton. worlds welterweight
champion, VS.. Jim Montgomery.
Sailor Grande VS.. Battling Levinsky,
former American light heavyweight
champion
Eddie Fitzsimmons of Yorkville VS..
Babe Sullivan of Greenwich Village.
Billy Bevans of Will<esbarre VS.
George Thompson, bantam champion OF
the Pacific coast
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Lynch Has Chance TO Win
HermQn'S Bantam CrOur1
Local Boxing Bouts
for the Current Week

TONIGHT.
Freeport Auditorium-Johnny Mcclure IS.
Johnny Walker, 10 rounds; Charlie
smith vs.. Bob Brown, rounds; Young
scott vs.. Trixey Anderson, rounds;
Jack McNaiiy vs.. Young Eppy, o
Brighton Boxing Club, West Brighton,
>. I-Frankie Fay vs.. Frankie DAILY, IL
rounds; AL Burman vs.. Hank Schroeder,
10 rounds.
TUESDAY NIGHT.
Commonwealth sporting Club--Billy DE
Foe vs.. Freddie Jacks, 10 rounds;
Spider Roche vs.. Johnny Drummie, o
rounds; frankie Jerome VS.. Frankie
starlight A. C.. RrOnx--Billy Stern vs..
Bobby Lyons, Is rounds; Irving Jampol
vs.. Artie Ross, 10 rounds.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Madison Square Garden Sporting Club
Iete Herman VS.. Joe Lynch, 10 rounds,
for worlds bantam championship;
rounds; George Thompson vs.. Babe
Asher, g rounds.
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Arena A. G., Fourth Regiment Armory.
Jersey City-,Jack Britton. Freddie
Welsh, Battling Leyinsky, Eddie Fitz-
simmons and other noted boxers In
bouts for the benefit Of the widowed
mother of Mickey Shannon.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Pioneer Sporting Club-Packey Hoomey
vs.. Bobby North, Is rounds.
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M'GOVERN SHOWED
FORM AS A NOVICE
Combative and Tireless in the
First Year of His Bril-
liant Career.

This Is the first Of a series of articles
BY Charles r.. Mathisoa,, In iohich he ,cill
describe Interesting pugihstic events Of
the past. The toriter .oiH confine his
observations to contests and incidents OF
tohich he tods an eyeioitness. aud his
first contribution tciU deal iuith one OF
the early bouts IN tohich Terry McGovern
toGs contestant, long before he became
the bantam Champion
Terrible Terry McGovern, who began
his boxing career In 1897. nearly all his
early bouts being staged in the old
Greenwood A. c.. on Twenty-fifth street.
Brooklyn, and the Pelican A. c. of Bay
Ridge. left his native heath on the even
ing OF March IL, 1898. and went TO the
city OF Yonkers TO exhibit his pugilistic
wares.
It was on this occasion the writer got
his first glimpse of the boy who later
was TO startle the pugilstic world and
win both the bantam and featherweight
championships.
1t was not with the object of seeing
McGovern that I went to Yonkers on
that dismal night, there being a foot OF
snow on the ground. The chief event for
the night was a twenty round bout be-
tween Matty Matthews of New York.
holder of the weller title, and Tom Brod-
erick of Yonkers. candidate for the
honors.
This was regarded as an important
contest at the time, and the advance no.
tees OF the entertainment made no ref
erence to the fact that Terry McGovern
OF Brooklyn and Pinky Evans OF Yon-
kers would engage in an eight round
combat preliminary to the main event,
McGovern had but recently graduated
f,-N. tta ato1 lie
cal efforts in dsposing of potatoes to
the denizens OF South Brooklyn indicated
that his lungs were in excellent condi-
ton.
Dazzling Guarantee.
In view of the alleged half million dol
lar guarantees to boxers OF the present
day il will interest the frenzied finan-
ciers of the ring to know that the Yon-
kers A. C. promoter. after serious re-
Election. had offered the munificent sum
OF THIRTY DOLLARS by way of re-
ward to the. two bantams. of which the
winner was TO receive TWENTY DOL
LARS and the loser TEN DOLLARS!
When Evans and McGovern entered
the ring and were introduced the spec
tators all became Interested. for 1t was
known that Evans was a skilful boxer
and a hard man 10 make an impression
on, ana THIS carried with IL the aSSur-
ance that McGovern must be a capable
youth to get match with the pride of
Yonkers. Pinky was built on the grey
hound plan, had much speed. excellent
defensive ability. and while not a hard
hitter yet possessed an annoying left and
a singing right
When McGovern stripped for action
displaying unframed condition and reds
dish skin, I reached the conclusion that
he was one of the pugilistic tribe known
as mixed alers." These chaps trained
on that popular beverage and while they
fought furiously for a time they usually
flickered out in a year or two.
But it appears the application OF the
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TO AWARD LETTERS
TO COLGATE ATHLETES
Brooklyn Tennis Star Will Re-
ceiue His &C.

sp,cidi Despatch 20 THE NEW YORK IIErALD.
HAMILTON, n. Y, Dec. 19.--Upon the
Colgate Athletic Advisory Council de-
Gliding that the Yale. Brown and SYRIA
cuse games OF the Colgate gridiron
season Just closed VIII constitute the
letter games Of the 1920 season, it was
announced to-day that twenty seven men
would be awarded the Colgate block
&C." along with the customary gold
footballs. at the annual football smoker
to DC held next Tuesday evening in tho
gymnasium.
The men who will be honored- at the
smoker with the presentation OF the
most coveted Maroon letter, and their
homes. are Capt Wooster Of Bingham
ton, Chief Leonard OF Geneseo, Capt
elect Bob Webster OF White Plains,
Manager Hunt OF Pittsleld. Raymond
Burke OF Boston. Gilbert Woolsey OF
Mechanicsvlle. Beardsley. Boston: o. c.
O'Connor, Oswego Allen. Denver, Col.
Mayor, Maiden; Mason. Utica ]. NJ.
Leonard. Genesoo. Brewer, Rochester
Chief browne, Chicago: Suchy. Cleve-
land Andrews. Toledo Vose, Provi-
6ence: Townsend. Flushing: Hermann.
New Brunswick Childs Bernardsville
Babe Kraus Fulton: WEIGH. Maiden
Hansen. Milwaukee, Trnynor. Nil
waukee: Harris, Boston. and Mosier.
Englewood.
Letters for varsity track. baseball.
soccer, lacrosse. basketball and tennis
will be presented al the same time.
For the nrst time in the history %
Colgate only one athlete will be pre-
scented with his letter az the sole sur
vivor of a victorious team. This man
IL John Thorp Law the intorscholastic
tennis champion from Brooklyn. who
Is the only member Of last years ten
MS team IN college this year Law
played frst man on tho Maroon team
last season. and IA automatically ele-
waited 10 the captaincy. as the only vet
eran in college. lie expects another
successful season, however. as there are
q dozen varieties O. champions in the
now freshman clags.
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W, 10y L has come az last. The OK
perts-that is. some OF the old sbeenshcad
bAy coat captains--have recognized the cod
~ game fish. Now they allow IN. fisher
n , r., to Use only one hook az In the practice
~ asnlng Tor game fish generally. Nature
condensed nature ana 40 In the end tri-
uihphs' Uncle Henry says they allow YOU
lV use only one hook 20 "a 20 save halt buf
wnAt " tne sense when you pay ~ 20 FOR a
.,,snihg trip, - cents OF which goes for bait
Dhsie uehry On the last trip used four hooks
ana got glorious mess III ling but no cod.
Suppose ne had used one hook?
me COO - one Of the last fishes created
w evolutionary times. therefore, one OF the
Nwsest' Inc cod enjoys many marine foods
take four balts az once Open your COD and
ma one bait. open your ling and find four
or i've baits TIL his belly cant hold more
and you had 10 catch him
Olh man moraon fished with drop line
ana one hook and had an endless chain ~
cod coming over the rail- Louis Harms uses
one nook but Q busy one Deacon white,
Wnen ne wanted q sure fiRh. selected his
SKINNER, selected part OF that skinner and
put u only on the hook. We all hollered
Hope my friend Dr. Briggs reads this as
he likes 70 use three hooks, two cod hooks
one with fish bait high up, about 2ts feet
aud one about foot Up with skinner, the
lover one founder hook right az the
for dinner. But the founder hook he finds the
greatest ling hook, catching ling every haul,
especially Whcn YOU don't want them lie
says p FOUNDER hook will hold n ten pound
figh, and u not ling feeder.
Wish The boat captains were stronger for
conservation, for BY making every one use
one hook the supply OF cod, unless more are
Wy IuLI1
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Victory by West Slider viii
Depend on His Aggres-
siveness.
ny CHARLES II. MATHIsON.

The problem now confronting stu
dents OF boxing In this vicinity is
whether Joe Lynch, the West Side ban
tam, will be able to divest Pete Har-
man OF his worlds title when they meet
in the Madison Square Sporting Club
next Wednesday night
Herman won his title from Kid Will
Jams at New Orleans, January ., 1917
on a decision on points at the end OF a
twenty round bout. The correctness OF
the decision was questioned by Will
Jams and by scores OF sportsmen who
were at the ringside However, under
the rules of boxing a referee cannot
reverse his decision, II he desired to do
SO, and Herman gained the verdict and
the championship.
Since capturing the title from Will
Jams Herman has defended his honors
in one bout to n referees decision. He
met frankie Burns Of Jersey City In a
twenty round bout at New Orleans No
vember 5, 1917, and the champion again
received the referees verdict.
All of Herman's subsequent bouts
have been decisionless ones, and he sell
dom has made the lis pounds at which
he won the championship.
For his contest with Lynch next
Wednesday night Herman will be re-
ouired to weigh 1ls pounds at o'clock
IN the afternoon and risk his title in
bout with a boy who at Waterbury
September l. 1910, gained the popular
verdict over the champion in a decision
less bout Of ten rounds.
Hermans confidence in his ability to
retain his title is proven by the fact
that the champion has signed articles
of agreement for a match with Jimmy
wilde in London. January IA. and has.
arranged to sail for England Thursday
the day following his contest with
Lynch.
Loss for Herman Costly.
II Lynch were to defeat Herman the
latter would not be much of drawing
card In London. for Wilde is eager for
a chance to win the worlds bantam
title and add II to the flyweight cham
pionship already held by the midget
Wilde will be called upon to concede
much weight to Herman. as the latter
will weigh 1lS pounds at i. NJ. but
the clever Welsh boxer evidently ex-
poets to outpoint Herman in a twenty
round bout.
In considering the chances of Lynch
against Herman, the styles of the box
ers must necessarily be dwelt on. Both
Lynch and Herman are cautious, wary
boxers, lacking in aggressiveness and
seldom attacking unless an opponent
shows WEAKNESS or offers a wide open
ing
Lynchs tactics in his two contests
with Sharkey showed conclusively that
he fights waiting battle. Sharkey,
rushing, tearing in scrapper carried
the battle to Lynch to the closing
rounds, and then when the Italian tired
Lynch waded in with heavy shots
gaining the decision on points in the
first contest and stopping his opponent
In the last round OF the second bout.
In Herman's bouts with Williams and
Burns the Crescent City boxer played
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WILLIAMS HOCKEY TEAM IDLE.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
WILLIAMSTOWN, Dec. 19-Efforts OF
the Williams hockey team to open it's season
before Christmas have met with failure
owing 70 the late arrival of cold weather
In the Berkshires this year. which fact has
prevented the rink from becoming frozen.
The game with r. L. /. slated for yesterday
was called off for this reason The practice
OF the Purple squad thus far has been
limited TO shooting drills on temporary plat
forms erected, but after the holidays II Is
expected that weather viii be more suitable
Tor outdoor work. Capt Irwin continues 10
direct the practice In the absence of
coach. The squad includes three regulars
and four substitutes from last years team.
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JAY GOULD BEATEN
AT FAYORITE GAME
Amateur Court Tennis Cham
pion Loses Exhibition Match
to Walter Kinsella.
HANDICAP AIDS PRO-
Large Gathering of Society
Watches Interesting Matches
on Tuxedo Club Courts.

Special Despatch to THE NEW Yu.x HEEALp
TUXEDO PARK. y. Y, Dec ia largo
gathering Of tennis enthusiasts from all
over the country cage to Tuxedo to-day
10 witness the exhibition match between
Jay Gould, amateur champion Of the
world, and Walter Kinsela. professional
champion OF New York. on the courts OF
the Tuxedo Tennis Club. The result
was a victory for Kinsella in three sets
straight Mr. Gould gave Kinsella hair
fifteen for a bisque The galleries and
dedans of the club were .illed with So
ciety spending the week end at Tuxedo
Park
The match was one of the best and
fastest seen here in a long time each
playing in good form. AT the opening
Mr.. Gould ran the score UP 10 3 love
before Kinsella got going, Kinsella then
took the next four games running. maxi
ing the score "a. II was very even
thing throughout the whole match. but
Kinsella always nosing out after the
score had reached five AL. Following
ls the score:
FIRST SET.
t s,Ssslla. 1iq966d5d5ddGi9dd IL d-5
SECOND SET.
i Kinssiia. 9P9d9ddd6569dd a d-5
THIRD SET.
Kinselia.... ddd99d9o9d d-s
RAferee-Robert d. Wren. s. G. Mortimer
called faults.
In the afternoon a racquet match n
doubles vas played betweea Jay Gould
and ]. w Wear, the amateur double
champions OF the United States, and
Stanley G. Mortimer and Frederick 4.
Frelinghuysen. The result was walk
over for Mortimer and Erelinghuysen.
they winning in straight games 1b-9.
i5--s. 15--11. 1916.
A racquet match has been arranged
between Jock Soutar, racquet champion
OF America. OF the Philadelphia Club.
and Jimmy Mullins, Tuxedo pro. nj 4
aces 10 be played at Tuxedo, January 3.
Among those in the dedans and gal
.eries to-day we're Marshall r. ker-
nochan. Ciriswoid Lorillard. Grenville
Kane. Richmond Talbot. DR.. L. G. Rush
more. Col. Frank b. Keech, Harry L..
Mcvickar, II. c. Drayton. Vincent
Astor. w. L. Dwight, c. NJ Bull. Major
r. Lorillard, Jr.. Maurice Roche. F. Lor-
lizard, c. s. Lee. l.. Lloyd Warren, b.
X Smith. David Wagstaff, Clarence Z.
Pen. Charles ]. Coulter. Frederic F.
Carr, Mr.. and Mrs. William Stackpoie,
william NJ. Clearwater. ". Butler Dun
can. Frederick Q. Spedden. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph NJ Marlborough. Philip Kip
Rhinelander. Mr.. and Mrs. George st
George. Mrs. r. y. Keech, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Thorn King. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis S. Morris. Charles Reed. Charles
Fl. Coster and Edwin c. Kent
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Won Apparently the Level

Stranger wrestling
title
impression that
Secher is
making comeback campaign and look
the charmed circle and match with Lewis stecher The time is
stecher terrific bout last develop
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when Docs the Public Get a Run for IFS monerr

Several correspondents have written to that
run for Its money Now there phrase which
public a
public
rounds
quickly
against particular
o merits - e
dnydalng the
q -
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TROY READY no nox AGAIN

srscioi Despatch 70 Trr NHw Yoax Hvet,p
TROY. N. r.. Dec ip.--Jack Troy the Local
boxer who was injured Friday night vvhc-
his head hit the floor has entirety recov.
cred. and y ready 20 box again. Troy WAS
never IN the Poughkeepsie Hospital. az re-.
ported, but was brought 70 Troy after IN,
bout, whore he was attended bv Or Cam.
pnigne, local physician