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The New York herald., 1921-01-07
ROD AND GUN NEW

Louis Hilsendegen of Michigan. who is one
OF the most famous fishermen of the Florida
waters, fished New River recently. Hardly
had they begun active fishing before mem
bers of the party realized that they were
dealing with prize winners Many silver
kings larger than the one caught took the
hooks and matched their skill and endurance
against their would-be captors, finally
winning their liberty
The fishermen described their experience
and the scene as the great fish leaped IN
sivery flashes In the air as one OF the most
thrilling and beautiful they have ever ex-
perienced
Mr.. Hahn was pupil of Senator Hisen-
degen. who last season landed a tarpor
weighing 121 pounds, aud did Il on light
tackle. The Michigan statesman said this
morning that Mr.. Hahn's work in bringing
In the fortytwo pound beauty proved him a
master at the art. Mr. Hahn will be
awarded the prize for the largest tarpor
caught on heavy tackle.
The boat Tarpon and the guide whc
piloted Mr.. Hahn came from Mr.. A. II
Brook of Fort Lauderdale, formerly resi-
dent OF Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
STYLISH WASP WINS
ALL AMERICAN DERBY

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
LEToHATcHIE, Ala. Jan. 9Th.
POINTER Stylish Wasp. owned by Miss
Marion Dupont Of Montpelier Station
Va. and handled by r. X. Armstrong
of North Carolina. won the derby OF the
1l American field trial for bird dogs
which was decided here to-day. Second
place was won by the pointer Wigwag
owned by Lewis Ice Haggin of Lcxing-
ton. KY, and third by the pointer Ro-
nance owned by G. B. Grace OF Robin
son. Ill
This stake was the largest derby OF
the season. all the well known winners
OF the circuit coming together here in
competition. The winners of the first
and second ran their second series heat
yesterday afternoon, at which time moth
ing decisive was done. but In third
serie7 Stylish Wasp made two bevy finds
and thus won over Wigwag. which found
her birds in the first series.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Americans Win Both
New Zealand Titles

u Americans won the New
4 \ Zealand tennis championship
in both singles and doubles to-day.
William T. Tilden I'd of Philadelphia
defeated Capt. Watson M. Wsshburn,
also an American, in the singles.
while Tilden and William NJ. John
ston of San Francisco defeated Nor
man Z. Brookes and Gerald +. Pat
terson, the Australian team. The
singles ran to five sets and the
doubles TO four.
The American team. with the ex-
ception of Johnston, will play in Aus
tralia. returning to the United States
by way of the Orient.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Picked Caspsr Leon.

After canvassing the bantam field
thoroughly White and Armstrong Sc
lected Casper Leon, lean. clever Ital-
ian. as the boxer best designed 10 neu-
tralize the effects OF the McGovern rush
and reduce him TO a non-titular condi-
ton.
Jimmy Barry. the former champion.
had retired. and although Leon had sig
nally failed 10 take the championship
from the Chicagoan, he and his spon-
sors believed he had an excellent chance
10 wrest the honors from Terry.
So the match was made, and the pro-
motcr who undertook TO stage the con-
test was the owner Of the Greenwood
Athletic Club. on Twenty-fifth street.
South Brooklyn. The building. n long,
one story brick. originally constructed
for a planning mill. still stands on the
original site and is used as factory
building II Is close 90 Greenwood Gem
etery and in the immediate vicinity Of
tho McGovern home. and this fact gave
rise TO jocularity on the part of the
McGovern clan. When one of Terry q
opponents alighted from train on Fifth
avenue he would. In walking TO the club.
pass the yard OF a maker OF monu-
ments for the dead. Several OF Terry's
friends were usually lounglng there and
the boxer was greeted thus:
Better step in and pick your stone
and epitaph before you go to the club"
That was what they said TO Caspar
Leon as he walked along Twenty fifth
street on the night OF January 80. 1899.
But the little italian. who was built on
the greyhound plan, merely smiled and
trotted on bis way. 4..-.
After McCiovern had knocked out
Harry Forbes at the Pelican A. c. for
the edification Of a. v hundred spec
The New York herald., 1921-01-07

tators, the patrons Of boxing began to
take notice of the former purveyor of
potatoes and turned out In large num-
bers every time he appeared in the ring
There was a big crowd In the cramped
quarters of the Greenwood A. G. on the
night of the contest. and there was much
suppressed excitement, as Il had been
whispered about that McGovern was
likely to meet with a great surprise.
Leon 'had trained in his usual pains
taxing manner and was In superb phys
ical condition.
McGovern had trained after his own
fashion and. while he looked red and
heavy he said he was spelling for a
fight. When the men entered the ring
Terry was TO | over Leon and the
short enders took up many hundred dol
lars Of McGovern cash.
White and Armstrong had a heart to
heart talk with Leon In the dressing
room and impressed on him the neces-
sity OF keeping McGovern at arms
length with n straight left and abso-
lutely declining 10 mix IL with the Terror
till such time as he became wabbly and
confused.
Caspar followed instructions to the
letter and for n few rounds there was
great jubilation In the Leon corner Old
eagle Eye and Paul exchanging signifi-
ant winks as Leon shot HIS rapier like
left into the face OF the surprised and
irritate1 McGovern.
Terry was by no means idle during
this visitation. but Leon used his feet
with such good results that McGovern' 3
rushes were rendered ineffective.
But Leon began to feel the effects
Of the fast pace about the tenth round.
He never had been carried 80 rapidly in
bout In his life. for except during
the time ne held Terry of with jabs ne
was speeding away with Terry swing
ing both hands in hot pursuit Many
OF the blows hit Leon on the shoulders
and arms with painful force. and he
realized that II one OF the punches
landed on his face the after effects
might be disastrous.
McGovern was nghting harder in the
eleventh round than In the first, and he
finally landed body blow on the sprint
ing Leon that slowed the italian TO a
walk. Terry was after him like fash,
but the bell interviewed
That blow IN the body in the eleventh
really won the battle. for when Leon
came out for the twelfth he seemed 20
realize the end was approaching. He
forgot 10 fab and devoted all his re-
naming strength TO keeping ous of hit
ting distance
Ills defence soon crumpled and Terry
with a series OF tigerlike rushes and
heavy blows brought Caspar 10 the
canvas for the full count
No other attempt was made 20 dig up
a man TO defeat Terry till Young Cor
bett was brought out Of the West.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
CHANEY STOPS PAPIN.

specsai Despatch 10 THE NEw YoaK HERALD.
BALTIMORE. Jan 6.---George Chaney.
Baltimore fighting Trishman. scored his
seventh consecutive knockout here to-
right when he put Georges Papin. light
weight champion OF Europe. 70 sleep In
The third round Of a scheduled twelve
round bout.
The third round was less than one
minute old when Chaney crashed his
left TO Papin's Jaw. Upon arising Papin
was greeted with another left hand
smash and as he lay fiat upon his back
the towel was tossed m IL was several
minutes before he was revived.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
Challenge Tennis Cpd
Jackson Will Subject
Mitchell to Hard Test
Local Boxing Bouts
for Current Week
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Madison Square Garden-Pinky Mitchell
vs.. Willie jackson. fifteen rounds;
Sammy Sieger VS.. Johnny Murray. ten
rounds; Pete Hartley vs.. Ned Fitz-
gerald, ten rounds.
East New York a. C.-Benny Mccoy
VS.. Pete Mcdonald, ten rounds.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Commonwealth Sporting Club - Freddy
Jacks vs.. Bobby Michaels, ten rounds;
Eddie Basset vs.. Kiddy Baker, ten
rounds.
Pioneer Sporting CIub-Frankie Edwards
vs.. Johnny Curtin, fifteen rounds;
Harry Watson vs.. Bobby Lyons, ten
rounds.
Woodhaven $. C.-Phii Bloom VS.. X. o.
Joe Kelly, twelve rounds.
Ridgewood Sporting Ciub--Dutch Brandt
Mccoy W. Tommy Elm, ten rounds;
Mart Williams VS.. Young Rivers, six
rounds.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
CASPAR LEON DID
= NOT CHECK TERRY
Clever Italian Selected as Man
to Wrest Title From
McGOvern.

cIes bp Charles F. MGthtSon IN tchich he
,ciH describe interesting pu0ilistic events
Of the past. The tcTiter toiii confine his
observations to contests and incidents Of
Which ne lods an eyetoitness)
No matter how skilful. effective or re-
sourceful a champion may be. there
arises in the minds of students of boxing
a belief that the titlehoider must, like
Achilles, have at least one weak spot.
Having reached that conclusion. the next
step Is to find n fighter who can attack
the weak spot and divest the champion
of his honors
Such a situation developed soon after
Terry McGovern had seated himself on
the bantam throne. Terrible Terry had
stopped Harry Forbes in one OF the most
sensational bantam battles ever seen in
the East and he had gone through the
remainder Of the class like a modern
reaper through "A grain field.
IL could not be denied that McGovern
was a pugilistic whirlwind. and that
clever boxers like Pinky Evans. George
Munroe Tim Callahan and Austin Rice
had been unable to check the victorious
rush OF the South Brooklynite.
At the same time 1t was held IN GER
tain quarters that II a man could be
found with good straight eft and suf-
ficient courage TO enable him TO poke Il
into the McGovern countenance with fire.
quency and force. the championship
would change hands
The two men who arrived at that con-
clusion were Paul Armstrong a writer
on sports. and Charley White. at that
time the most noted referee IN America.
This Was formidable combination
and some of Terry's admirers felt a bit
apprehensive when II was learned that
White and Armstrong were In search Of
man TO take the title away from
Terry.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07

y
After one of the gamest battles ever put
up by the "siIver king" in waters of this
section Of Florida, n forty-two pound tarpon
was landed shortly after 10 o'clock one
night recently by J. N. Hahn. president of
the Colonial Woolen Mills of Cleveland,
o.. annual visitor to Miami and prominent
member of the Miami Anglers Club and the
Lauderdale Anglers Club.
The big fish took the bait at the mouth
OF New River and battled his way into the
open ocean, contesting every yard of the
way. According 10 Mr.. Hahn he fought with
a skill which proved him one of the best
strategists of the deep. and such was his de-
termination that he frequently came near
winning his freedom.
The big fellow brought here by auto
from Fort Lauderdale and weighed al
Racey's sport shop, on Twelfth street. He
"a by far the largest tarpon caught this
season on heavy tackle. the next In weight
tipping the scales at only seventeen and a
half pounds.
Mr. Hahn. accompanied by his sons. Carl
] and George J. Hahn. and State Senator
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
NrM 81 600 600 rIItRrnrsr

Final sketch plans for the 81 .OOO.O 900 build
Ing Of the Newark Athletic Club we're ap-
proved Wednesday night by the clubs board
OF governors az Its monthly meeting In the
temporary clubhouse at 10 Park place. The
plans were submitted by the building corr
mittee NJ which Harry y. Salmon is chair
man. and were accompanied by an explana-
tory statement by the clubs architect, Jor-
dan Green. They are subject 10 possible
others.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
JIMMIE pIkKr sIGNs.

BOSTON Jan. G.-The signed CONTRACT OF
Jimmie Burke, former manager Of the 81.
Louis Americans and now coach. Of the Red
SoN, has been received by the Boston club,
II was announced to-day II II the first
signed contract for the 1921 season 90 arrive.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
ELEVEN STRAIGHT
FOR CRESCENT FIVE
New MOoners Defeat TOrOhrU
University COllegians by a
Score of SO to 80.

The Crescent Athletic Club basketball
team continued its winning streak last
night when the New Mooners defeated
the Toronto University quintet on the
Brooklynites' court by So to 49, 1t was
the local cams eleventh consecutive
victory of the season.
The Canadian collegians, although
outclassed, fought hard throughout. The
first half was keenly contested, with the
locals having a six point advantage at,
it's completion. This session ended ~
TO 21 Only once during the contest did
the visiting team lead. This was soon
after the opening whistle. when two con-
secutive field baskets put them IN front
The visitors started with rush at the
start of he second period In an effort
to even matters, but were soon checked
by their opponents. Kinney. Pack ana
Griffin played we'll for the Crescents.
while Mclean, Urquhart and Bell did
the best work for Toronto The lineup
Crescent A. C. (52). Toronto $500.
Stannard Left forward. ... .urquhart
Parmale. ..... Right forward Mclean
McTigue ......... Centre. ............ .SHy
Griffin. ........ Left guard, - oee =
Peck. ......... Right guard. ..-... .GrS1aA
Field Goals: Crescent-Stannard %. a%S'
male, McTigue Griffin %. Peck %, NIX
las go. Kinney 90, Simms. Toront'i>-
Urquhart (p. Mclean "a, Bell "a. Logan.
Graham CD. Goals from foul: Crescent
Bell 90. Substitutes; crescent-Nicklas
for Stannard. Kinney for Parmaie. sims
for Griffin. Referee-Tom Thorp Time OF
halves-20 minutes each.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
SIDNEY BRUSSEL WINS
AMATEUR CUE TITLE
Defeats Unger for Glass c
Baikline Championship.

Sidney Brussel last night was crowned
the national class G amateur 1872 balk-
line billiard champion when he defeated
Ferdinand A. Unger In n playoff for
the title in the Rational Recreation Of
Brooklyn. Previous to last nights game
Brussel and Unger were tied for the
championship. with four victories each
and two defeats. Brussel defeated his
opponent by $50 to 20 in twenty-eight
innings
The game was a close one until the
thirteenth inning. when Brussel made
a run of twenty-slx, increasing his lead
70 thlrty-four points. From this point
until the final frame Brussel held com
mand Unger was left safe by his op-
ponent many times and for this reason
was unable 90 cut down his rivals large
lead. Unger's best run was fifteen.
George Spear. although tied with two
others. was awarded third prize. as the
contest was decided on the Olympic
point system. Unger received second
prize.
Ralph Greeneaf. pocket billiard cham
pion. last night defeated James Mature
IN the opening block Of their 400 point
match game In Cranfleld's academy.
Although the match calls for blocks OF
l25 points each. the titleholder won last
nights block by 40 to 10. This Is ac-
counted for by the ruling which calls
FOR the frame to be completed in which
the player scores the one hundred and
twenty-ffth ball. Mature was first to
collect his rs balls and after missing
the next shot Greenleaf made n run OF
eleven, which brought his total 20 1875
IN the amateur smoker champion
ship tournament in Doyles room last
night Max Bernstein and G. Woods were
returned victors. Bernstein defeated
Louie Tsley. II TO 40. while Woods tri-
-,mphed oyer Bill Wathey. "a 90 AZ.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 6. - Coach
William F. (Pooch) Donovan of the Har-
ward track team tonight ordered seven
of the track candidates to report at the
training table with n view to making
them the nucleus OF the sport and long
distance relay teams that will meet Yale
in the Boston Athletic Association games
on February 8.
The men are Capt Dennis O'Connelly.
Richard Chute. Bob Harwood. Harvard's
champion pole vaulter; Joe McCarty.
Charles Wansker, c. b. S. Evans and
Richard S. Whitney. The track candi-
dates are working out daily on Soldiers
Field.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
NEW "pRO, FOn RICuMOND.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 6.-Wilfred Thomp-
son, the North Berwick golf professional,
who finished second in last seasons Scottish
open championship is spending the winter
IN this city He has accepted the position OF
golf tutor with the Country Club of Virginia,
near Richmond. and will report for duty
April l.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
wmCo GAMES TOMORROW NIGHT.

over 200 entries have been received by the
Wilco a. a. for It's games In the Thirteenth
Regiment ArmOry tomorrow night. Among
them are many national, metropolitan and
intercollegiate champions and keen compe.
ttion u anticipated. The large entry II
the metropolitan 600 yard championship viii
make II necessary to run this event In three
trial heats and final, making four middle
distance races instead OF one.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
ZIG TEN BREAK MIDENs.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 6.-The break In
Big Ten football relations between Wlscon-
sin and Ohio State universities became moro
acute to-day with a statement from Coach
John r. Richa rds OF Wisconsin intimating
that he would resign II Ohio State Is ever
again put on the Wisconsin football schedule.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
FIFTY PRINCETON
ATHLETES REPORT
Fitzpatrick Gets Tiger Track
Season Saskatchewan
Busy at Harvard.

PRINCETON, n. J., Jan. 6.-Princeton's
track season got under way to-day when
fifty varsity candidates reported to Coach
Fitzpatrick and Capt. McCulloch for the
first workout on the outdoor board track
Three British champions, Murray
Lourie and Speers. members of the
Princeton team which competed in Eng
land last summer. were on hand. The
team will play In New York, Philadel-
phia and Boston during the coming sea-
son
The New York herald., 1921-01-07
HOPPE AT nnYs CI.rn

Willie Hoppe, the balkine billiard cham
plon win play an exhibition match against
G. c. Peterson at the Boys Club at Avenue
a and Tenth street tomorrow night
The New York herald., 1921-01-07

The A A. u. boxing rules are as
faulty in one important particular as
are the Walker law rules. They fail to
require announcement of the manner in
which each judge votes at the conclusion
Of a bout when the two officials dis
agree The announcer merely tells the
spectators that the judges have dis
agreed. and that the referee discides in
favor of Smith or Jones, as the case
may be. This puts the onus of the de-
cision on the referee, when is a matter
of fact the third man in the ring has but
one vote, the same as each judge. The
referee in naming his choice may coin
eide with one of the judges, but If the
decision is disapproved the referee gets
all the blame. BY announcing how each
of the Judges voted the situation would
be clarified and the referee relieved OF
unpleasant responsibility.
Tex Rickard, who has made a record
in arranging four worlds championship
bouts to take place within a month. is
intent on eclipsing that performance
He seeks to stage three bouts for worlds
championships on one night. Rickard is
now negotiating for bouts between
Johnny Wilson and Mike O'Dowd
Johnny Kilbane and Andy CLANCY and
Joe Lynch and some good bantam.
The New York herald., 1921-01-07

match for the lightweight championship
one week from tonight in the Garden.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
THEY TELL THE STORY.

The vital interests of the people p
Wilmington are interviewer through
the classified advertising section n
Every Evening" little reading ha-
tween the lines, and the story j. corn
plete
These ads reflect the ambitions anf
hopes Or men il business. u the occu-
pants of the thousands of homes n
the city, Of men and women II aH
walks % life.
When a man needs a clerk or his
wife needs a cook, whom so-and-so
wants TO sell his car or buy a h0r1a.
when someone else wants 10 recover
a lost wallet or sell q suite ~ furniture
the classified ads bear daily witness
TO the changing needs in the lives oc
these people.
Combined with this intimate human
interest there is the ksenest sort n
business interest for the person who
knows the saving Of time and money
that results from the regular reading
OF Every Evenings classified ads.
Look through the classified head
ings today-it won't take a minute 10
find the ads that interest you.
And when you want 20 use az ad-
call 200 and ask for an ad taker.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
SHEEP RAISING.

Editor Every Evening. Sir: In
perusing the Every Evening of August
16 my eyes fell upon an account of the
prohtableness of sheep raising by a
man In Milford Neck. copied from the
Milford Chronicle. The article did not
say that the farm was a rented one.
/ happen 20 be the owner Of that par
ticuiar farm and sheep raising is
going on against my wish.
My father, the late Nathaniel z.
Luff, a very experienced and close OBJ
server In all ways, would never allow
n tenant to raise sheep or geese on
any farm he had. While he was a good
and kind landlord, | think ] probably
gb him one better. Sheep are very
close croppers and must be TO cleared
land n very destructive agent. | won
der If other land owners allow such
extensive raising OF sheep as this
article portrays? II Is all very well
for people to have cheap lamb and
mutton but do not think Delaware
can raise them at the expense of the
land owner. II may enrich the tenant
but IL certainly impoyerishes the land
owner.
| myself do not approve of land
lordism for everyone that works a
farm should own IL. No one has any
business with land who does not till
II himself. ! happen TO be the unfor-
tunate owner of farms / cannot. get
rid. Of because they are too expen-
sive: therefore l have them to keep.
Good tenants can and do make
money other than growing sheep for |
have had six other tenants To purchase
farms in the past / years, and | know
they We're not in advanced Circum-
stances when they came under my wing
Therefore, as far as / am concerned.
IN my case landlordism does not stand
IN the way of tenants becoming land
lords themselves, and am glad 10 say
they are all prosperous and happy.
]. NJ. Luff.
FELTON,, Del. Aug. II. 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
5,7s5.ooO UNEMPLOYED.

The Secretary of Labor estimates
the number Of persons out Of employ
ment in all the industries Of the coun-
try at 5.735, 900.
This IS far IN excess of all the arm
ed forces that the United States Gov
ernment modified during the war
To find anything that compares with
it as record of economic collapse we
must 20 back 70 the troubled months
in 1914 which followed the German
declaration Of war, when American
Fl lnce, commerce and industry were
suddenly paralyzed by the trans
formation Of Europe into an armed
camp.
It is easy and usually foolish 10
blame government for unemployment
but in this case there is a clear and
unmistakabie relationship. When the
Republican Senators under the lead
ership % Henry Cabot Lodge began
their fight against the Treaty of Yer
sailles they began also 70 recruit this
vast army Of unemployed.
At the time these Senator's orga
nized their intrigue against Presi-
dent Wilson. American labor was al
work and American factories were all
running full time. American industry
was looking forward to a long period
Il prosperity in which Il was to reap
the reward Of its participation in the
reconstruction OF war-devastated
Europe. It was plain enough that
american prosperity hinged on the