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New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Seliggnlan Beaten
I'm Three Rounds
By Bunny Feeney
State Amateur Champion
Barely Escapes Knockout
in B'klyn Ar1nony Meet

Before one OF the largest crowds that
ever witne ssed an athletic event in the
I'd Field Artillery Armory, Brooklyn,
last night Bunny" Feency, this hard
hitting middleweight of the st. Jerome
c. c., defeated Mort Seligman, Of the
Pastime A. c.. who holds the state 15s-
pound amateur championship.
FecneJ reduced his opponent to a
pitiful coDdition and he had TO be as
sisted from the ring at the end of the
bout, which was three-round affair
Only his gameness enabled Seligman to
stand up under the terrific punishment
that the rugged Feeney administered
in the aire minutes of lighting. On
several occasions it seemed that the
titleholdes would take the long count
Archie Walker, the lightweight cham
pion OF the state, registered an easy
win over Morris Hennig, of the Union
Settlement, IL q special three-rouNd
bout. Walker led all the way, and
showed that he has reg2ined the form
which made him one OF tho best anna
teur fighters in the country.
The summarizes:
11o-pounc class (serni, ,f7naD--SaYn Leon
ard Rutgers Gymnasium, WON tho Judges
mott Pastirne A. c.
Final-H:ddie Harvey, Emanuel Hous.,
stopped Sam Leonard, Rutgers Gymnasium,
IN tho th'rd round. Leonard broke thumb
11Spou'ld class (seni- al)-Moe Hart
man, Clark House. knocked out Ane Gold
stein, also Clark House, in the first round
J. Gaffney. ozararn a. G, won the Judge.
decision over Nick Ma giiano. unattached.
Final-Moe Hartman Clark House, won
i2s pound class (seini -anai)N Eddie
Dempsey. Central \. C.. stopped J. Draper
Pastilne = G., IN first round. Stopped by
referee
I Fgna!-Eidie Dempsey won BY default.
l35-pourd epecial--Archie Walker. New
York stat, champion, Pastir1e A. c., won
! the Judges decision over Morris Fennig
| University Settlement. in three rounds.
| lSs-pound ciass -finaD-A. Lyons
Pastirne A. c., stopped c. Seaduto, Brook
lyu Y Il. c. 4. IN first round. Stopped by
referee
/ Knocked out J. siattery, Central A G, IT
l5s- pound speoial-Hunny Feeney,. St
Jerorne's a. c.. won ths Judges decision
over Mort Seligman, Now York state cham
i pton in three rounds.
Flannifan. ozanal1 a. g.. won tho Judges
decision over Waite Culburt. Pastime "A
unattached, stopped Harry Hobort. unat
referee; James Flanagan, Ozanan a. C..
stopped Vary Cohen, unattached. in frs
round.
FInal-Jaraes Flanniean. Ozans1n A c.
| knocked out James j. Flannigan, unat
tached. in second round
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Jersey Telephone Squad
Wins Armory Track Meet

Athletes from the New Jersey plant
Of the New York Telephone Company
won both the one-mile and medley
relay cham pionships. contested last
night at The games of the Telephone
Society, Inc, held at the list Regiment
Armory. In both OF the championships
the New Jersey lads made runaway
OF the races.
Besides winning the relay champion
ships, the Jersey telephone representa-
tives walked off with the point trophy
with total of 81 The Western Elec-
trio Company finished second, with %.
while the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company piled up total of
12 for third place.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Heron May Abandon
Plans to Visit Europe

PITTSBURGH, April is. Davidson
Heron. former national golf champion
and present holder of the Pennsylvsnla
state title, will become a resident OF
Chicago w;thin'a few days. Heron,
Il native Pittsburgher, has been pro
noted to the management of the Windy
City office of Pittsburgh concern.
In accepting the position Heron
said be would make his future home in
Chicago.
The business promotion, it is ex-
pected, will force Heron to abandon
thoughts of going to Europe with the
team Of American golfers.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
MCGOWAN Equals
Mile Ice Record
And Claims Title

BOSTON, April Everett McGowan,
of St. Paul, completed here tonight
what he claimed to be a successful
series for the worlds indoor skating
championship. Having defeated Art
Staff, of Pitts tsburgh, in three events
last night, when Staff was injured, Me
Gowan tonight sped over the mile
course alone, finishing in 2:41 IS, main
tanning he had won the fourth event
needed to clinch the title.
The mark was announced as equaiing
the American record, said to have been
established by Morris Ward at Pitts
burgh, January II, 1908.
McGowan tried to break the record
for fifty yards, doing it in seconds.
The record for indoors was announced
az 4 % seconds for the distance. Bobby
Mclean, of Chicago, who was present
but did not compete, questioned the
claim to new mark. asserting he had
20 his credit time for the distance Of
8 2-5 seconds, made at HUMBOLDT, Ill,
two years ago.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
All Colleges Are Invited
To National Track Nee,

CHICAGO, April 1.-Competition IN
meet, instead of being limited to the
winners OF the various conference
meets, will be extended TO every stan
dard university and college in the
country, it was announced here to-day.
The meet, the first of its kind, will be
held at the University Of Chicago, June
IS.
4. A. stagg! director of athletics at
the University OF Chicago and char
man of the committee which has the
meet in charge, said to-day that all of
the leading universities in the East ere
planning TO enter athletes in the meet
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Yale Receives 2 New
Boats From England

NEW HAVEN, April 1.-Two eight
cared rowing shells of English make,
along entirely original lines, have been
secured bv the Yale navy. They were
built by the Grimes company, of Put
rev. which has constructed boats for
the the English universities for several
seasons. and have just been received
here in excellent condition after their
voyage across the Atlantic.
one OF them is The lightest boat ever
built for an eight-oared race, Weighing
only 227 pounds. 1t was to-day rugged
for the 150-pound crew. and will be d
feature Of the campaign by that eight
for the l50-pound championship title
At the American Henley races next
month
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02

BOSTON. April f.-Ihe BOSTON
Newspaper Golfers Association to
night accepted challenge of the New
YORK Newspaper Golf Club for an
eight-man team tournament here in
In a telegram to Allan F. Poinsctte.
president Of the New York club, Frank
lin Collier, president Of the Boston or
gauization, agreed to supplementary
two-man matches between New York
and Boston newspaper 'fat men, fly.
weights, hunorists and cartoonists,
tween Representative ''southpaw and
bald-headed pairs"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Sieger Easily Defeats
Brandt i'm Is Round.

Sammy Sieger, the East Side feather
weight. earned the judi $ decision
over Dutch Brandt after fifteen rounds
at the Flatbush Sporting Club last
night. The Ghetto lad held the master
hard throughout, jabbing Brandt a,
will and crossing hard rights TO the
jaw on occasion. The weights We're:
Sieger, 12Ss.; Brandt, 1262a.
Andy Cortez, the Brooklyn welter-
weight, was given she referees award
over Jimmy Duffy, of the West Side.
in the ten-round semi-final.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02

Neau State Board
VIII Be Created
To Rule Boxing.

A LBANY. April 1.-The removal
"A of the present State Boxing
Commission is certain, it was
learned here to-day, following
conference of Speaker H. Edmund
Machold, of the Assembly, and Sem
ator Clayton K. Lusk. majority
leader of the Senate. The bill of
Senator William 7. Simpson. Of
Brooklyn, and Assemblyman Arthur
Brundage, of Newburgh, providing
for new commission, viii! be in
trodnced and passed.
The bill, which is said TO have the
approval of Governor Miller. pro-
vides for three commissioners and
three deputies. The commissioners
will serve without compensation and
the deputies will split $4,000 a year.
Wrestling, as we'll as boxing, will
be placed under the control of the
new commission, but proposals to
include baseball and horse racing
have. for the present, been aban-
doned.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
X. of C.. Athletic
Carnival to Close
Season ON Boards
Driscoll to Face Five Cham
pions in Casey 6OO,''
Feature of Meet Tonight
By lack Masters

The last Of the seasons big indoor
athletic meets will take place tonight
at the 22d Regiment Armory. The
Casey 600,' race for $1,000 trophy
donated by Archbishop Hayes, Will be
the feature event OF an unusually fine
program offered by the local chapter
of the Knights OF Columbus. Jake
Driscoll, of the Boston A. A., and the
worlds record holder for 500 yards
indoors, who won the race last year,
will be opposed by five of the best mid
die distancers in the East.
Fred L. Murrey, former Princeton
football star, and present 600-yard na-
tional champion, who sent in his entry
TWO weeks ago, arrived in the city yes
terday from the South, where he has
been taking much-needed rest, and
it IS certain the ex-Tiger athlete will
be up with the leaders in the dash
down the home stretch.
The other starters will be Joe Hig-
gins and Jack Sellers, Of the New York
A. G; Mike Devanney, Millrose A. C.
and Tom O'Brien. Yale.
The. Public School Athletic League
will hold the first Of its second series
of rifle matches at the Brooklyn Ath-
letic Field this morning The league
also announced that the elementary
school indoor championship swim,
would take place at City College ma.
ttatorlum on April Is, and that tbs
Manhattan- Bronx Richmond division
tennis tournament would get unde,
way next Saturday
The second open road race Of tn,
season will be held tomorrow after
noon from the clubhouse of the Hol,
Rosary Lyceum, 450 East 18th Street
More than twenty prizes will be
awarded. and it is expected that 175
athletes will participate. The distance
will be about five miles, ard handi.
caps up to five minutes will be al
! lowed.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Bouts Hereabouts
TONIGHT

Pioneer S. C.-BattIing Reddy vs.
Al belmont, IS rounds: George
Leahy vs. George Ehade, II raunds.
Commonwealth S. C.-Jimmy Kel-
Iy VS.. Eddie Kelly, II rounds.
Woodhavcn $. C,-Dave Rosen-
berg VS.. Farmer Sullivan, Is rounds.
Jamaica S. Cs-Willie kohler VI.
Freddy Jacks, IL rounds.
Ridgewood s. C.-GeorEie Ward
vs.. Young Stewart. Is rounds.
9th Coast Artillery--Babe SulIi-
van VS.. Johnny Summers, Is rounds:
Billy Marlowe VS.. Ralph Sullivan,
10 rounds.
Brooklyn Arena-kid Herman VS..
Ted Lewis, l5 rounds.
47th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn
Amateur and professional bouts.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Iilden To Be HonOred
At Dinner Next Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA. April Final ar.
langements for dinner in honor OF
William 7. Tilden I'd here next Tues
day we're made public to-day. Many OF
'ae leading figures in the lawn tennis
circles OF America will be present, IN
Guiding the entire Davis Cup team, with
me exception OF William NJ. Johnston,
Who is in California.
n. The Philadelphia and District Lawn
ennis Association, under whose aus
pices the dinner will be given, will
present Tilden a memento, while Mayor
Moore of Philadelphia will present him
medal in behalf of the Philadelphia
~lympic committee.
a, Inc Davis Cup will be on view and
sne Renshaw Cup, emblematic of tho
wossd's tennis title won at Wimbledon,
Engiand, also will be shown, as will q
medal presented Tilden By King George.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Squadron A Juniors Win

Squadron As Junior first team de-
feated Durland Riding Academy's sec
ond team at polo last night in the
first game Of Il tournament at the
Squadron A Armory, 1s1a TO A. The
squadron team was aided by three
goal handicap. In a preliminary game,
the Blackbirds, from DurlGnd's. over
whelmed the Freebooters, from the
Riding Club, 231a to II. The Free
hooters had handicap Of II goals.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Lasker and Cuban
Draw Sixth Came
After "A Moves

HAVANA, April 1.-The sixth game
Of the worlds championship chess
match between DR.. Emanuel I.asker
and Jose r. Caapblanca resulted in a
draw in the forty-fourth move to-
night.
The time consumed in play to-nght
by each man was two hours and thirty
minutes. Play in the seventh game
will commense tomorrow night
The first part of the sixth game was
adjourned early this morning after the
thirty seventh move.
The score Up to the time Of adjourn
ment follows:
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02

DETROIT, April il ohAny Layton,
professional three-cushion billiard
champion, lost the first game OF his ex-
hibition match here this afternoon with
Gus Copulos, of Detroit, the challenger
winning the block by so points to q in
forty innings,
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Anderson Brothers to Clash
For Indoor Tile on Courts
Fred Eliminates 1919 Champion, While Frank Puts
Out Cragin i'll National Tournament; Voshell
and Richards Reach Final Round of Doubles
By Fred Hawthorne

brother will
When Frederick Anderson faces Frank
the
ship at the 7th Regiment Arnory.
indoor by defeating Vincent Richards
round playing the best tennis he
deserved In the other Anderson cmi
ned being in trouble as he drove
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Lynch Bout Is POSTPONED

CLEVELAND, April I. The ten
round no-decision bout between Joe
Lynch, bantamweight champion, and
Young Montreal, of Providence, R. l.,
cheduied here for next Monday night,
aas been postponed until April 8, pro-
moters Of the match announced to-
night,
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Pioneer Club Signs Bogash

What should prove rafting welter-
weight scrap will be seen next Tuesday
night at the Pioneer Sporting Club.
Lou Bogash, of bridgeport, is to bump
into Jimmy OGatty in the fifteen
round feature Of that occasion. Char
lie Doesserick has been haggling with
finally succeeded in corralling Bogash
Yesterday. These welters are both on
the trail Of Jack Britton, and should
make the best OF Tuesdays opportu-
mites.
Tex RickaYd is likely 20 give one
more boxing night in Madison Square
Garden before he closes the show
house to install his big summer swim
ming pool. II he can secure Rocky
Kansas for champion Benny Leonard
he intends TO stage his Patti for The
season on the night Of May =, imme-
diately after the big circus takes to
the road.
Gene Tunney writes from Poland
Springs, Me-, that he will be in our
midst, looking for trouble, within q
few weeks. Tunnsy has spent several
months in the lumber camps OF Can
ada and Maine, and reports his broken
hand entirely mended.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
chess Prodigy Wins l6 Games

PHOVlDENCE. r. l., April l.-San.
qei Rzeschewski. the eight-yesr-oid
foiIsh chess wonder, defeated sixteen
OF the states foremost players, earned
draws with three others and no. decl-
ION with another, in twenty sirnui-
,aneous games played in the Roger
Williams Park Casino last night
Amaong those who played draw games
sMh the boy was Dr.. Max Gcmberg,
slate chess champion.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
belmont Fills Emergency

Charlie Doesserick's card at the plo-
neer Sporting Club tonight mas neen
somewhat disarranged, as Joe Hor"iai'
rsnse can Of the delicate health OF his
wife Gorman was 10 have Tough !
Battling Reddy in the main bout OF
fifteen rounds. Al belmont has been
substituted for German.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Aura Lees Beaten at Hockey

BOSTON, April 1.-The Boston Shoe
Trades hockey team tonight defeated
a composite sextet of leading Canadian
players competing as the Aura Lees. Of
Toronto, to 5. in the first of two
game series. The visitors lacked team
work
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Billiard Standings Shifted

DErROIT, April 1.-Leadershlp IN
the amateur three-cushion billiard
championship tournament swung
around again today, Walker Calder snanS
wood, of Detroit, dropping to second
Mace and E. w. Lookabaugh, of Lin
denwood. III, moving into tie for first
with w. r. Brewer, Uf Chicago. Look
abaugh won to-day from II. W, Sut,,
cIiffe. Of Chicago, and Brewer defeated
G. n. Laubach, Of New York
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
lew Tender. the formidable Phila-

Lew Tender, the formidable phila-
delphia lightweight, ID laid up Tor re
pairs. The index finger OF Tender
left hand has been amputated at the
first Joint, while bone splinter has
been removed from his right thumb
Tender is a real hard luck scrapper
Within the last two years he has been
forced to undergo no less than tour
operations. He was operated on tol
mastoditis; his nose had to be remoc-
eled and again he went under the
knife for double hernia.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
The Worlds Worst Sport

sport beyond any cadde
the
This beyOad the ultimate pale The kid
of kindness instruction helpful be made
snared ab experts
slow Each has its these
should be allowed within They
grass oft he
The AII-Aromd Star
Who queries reader "s the aaround baseba
Who, might
Ruth?
Each pitcher good baseman good outaeder and
hard
Here ability different jobs Hornsby hard
hitter play second third they positions
His versatility, after ALL isn't of Ser
The Missing Member
The swings under and the limeght
their place Il he parade
Dempsey, Ruth Tden Siser
But there be missed
than else
And the s Man O War
This deserved
the track For the thrill of battle his blood
tie
way whether 1t was against time or another horse.
He the them now campaign opening
there will be to approach his vacated throne.
Lexington, roquois
ders, But, after ALL the
Concerning Gotch
was
est headet and ku was an
unbeatable marvel whereas
unbeatable He had the of panther strength gorilla
He the what rack-wh Babe Ruth
TO the sluggers ONE WHO SAW OFTEN
We understand that way all ribbed
golf clubs But ribbed language will one
provided at every bunker and every putting green
1t received almost enouoh
money wecng their off their attorneys
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02

There will be a decidedly lrlsa Havol
to the bouts at the Commonweait'
Sporting Club tonight. Two Kelly.
viii furnish the wind-up OF htteeT
rounds. Jimmy Kelly was to have me-
Billy Shine in the feature, but shlnt
suffered a fractured nose while train
ing. Eddie Kelly, the Harlem welter-
weight. has been substituted for Shine
Nike irwin and Tommy McAleer vii
meet ir the ten-round semi-tinal-
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Arnory Opens
Doors Tonight
To Pro- Bouts
Only Enlisted Men to Fight
for the Purses; Popular
Prices Are Restored
By w. I. Macbeth

The high cost Of boxing is to be low
ared conside erably tonight at the 9th
Coast Artillery Armory, 125 West
Fourteenth Street. At this spacious
arena, which will seat upward Of 5000
spectators, series Of professional
fights will be staged at popular prices
the sort Of popular prices that pre-
vailed in the old days. Admissions will
range from 30 cents to 81.
Professional boxing is q new de-
parture for New York State armories
and will be watched tonight with great
interest, as the move is being made
with the view of bolstering the militia.
None but regularly enlisted men will
be allowed to contest for the purses
1t is believed that the pugilists not
only will attract. friends and admirers
into the regiment but will inculcate a
spirit and morale beneficial to this arm
OF the service.
Colonel John T. Byrne, who has
charge of the boxing show, has gone
to great pains to make the inaugural
a success. The bouts will be open to
the general public, and as the armory
in question is available TO every trans
portation line of Manhattan, Broohlyn
and the Jersey tubes it s expected
the S. n. o. signs will have to be hung
out early.
The good colonel will arrange forty
three rounds Of fighting (provided al
the bouts go the limit). In the fifteen,
round feature Johnny Summers viii
meet Babe Sullivan. There will be 6
ten-round semi-snal. six-round ane
+hpee four-rollnd 0ral iminarieS
Quick Denial by Rickard
Tex Rickard, promoter of the Demp.
sey-Carpentier fight, was pretty well
smoked up yesterday over report that
was sent out Of Montreal quoting Jack
Kearns to the effect that Rickard hac
selected jersey City IS the site OF the
big ring battle July next.
"This is all rot and pcppycock," SAID
Rickard. az canont imagine who is re
sponsibe Kearns is supposed to have
notified the Montreal people by phone
from New York to-day that they were
! out of the reckoning. Well, 1t happens
| that Jack kearns wasn't IN town at all
He was in Philadelphia.
al do not know whether some ore
! was impersonating Kearns on the tele-
phone But do know that have no
! decided on Jersey City or any other
place. And both Montreal and Cumber
! land are under very serious consldera
ton. The representatives Of botf
cities have proven themselves sincere
sportsmen. I gave them my word
would weigh carefully the propositions
submitted, and never yet have broke
my word
Richard said positively he would an
nounce the site Of the internstlona
battle on or before April g. He sal
further that If Spokane sportsmen ha
made any bid for the attraction ne ha
not heard Of it.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02

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is words asc, each additional words &ss
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New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
"Nidpet, Smith to Box sharkey

Jimmy Johnston, the Boy Bandit Of
Upper Harlem, is now out Of the woods
again and able to look the butcher in
the white of his eye. Jimmy's show at
the Manhattan Casino Thursday night
where Johnny Buff knocked the ever
lasting daylights out Of Abe Goldstein'
netted s11,800.
Johnston has arranged another high
class show for next Thursday night.
"Midget" Smith and Jack Sharkey, who
fought to a draw in Madison Square
Garden recently, will hook up oyer the
tifteen-round route in the stellar At
traction. Given good weather for this
spectacle, the Boy Bandit hopes to be
able to get the old Rolls Royce back
from Uncle Able.
Willie Jackson will leave for Lake
wood Monday 10 recuperate from re
cent operation for the removal OF his
tcnsils and adenoids. The operation
vas performed last Monday by Pro
Fessor Hubby, of the Manhattan Park
Sanitariuln. Jackson's tonsils F.ere
found to be pus- soaked and the ~r.So'
vas fast permeating his system; WINE
is confident he will return to the ring
an entirely new man.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Champion Layton Beaten

apprentice allowance claimed. Weathe,
,lear; track heavy
The Prescott daily news., 1921-02-11
WORKERS WIN IN
 RAILWAY DISPUTE
Board Refuses to Abrogate the Agreement at Present-Rul- ing Against Railroad Execu- lives Not Permanent.

Chicago, Feb. 10-Decision of the United States railroad labor board today that the national agreements shall remain in force until completion of the present hearing was charac- terized tonight by railroad employees as victory.
 The ruling came as surprise both to railroad and labor representatives and upset plans of union officials for a bombardment of the railroads re- quest for immediate abrogation of the agreements.
 Fortified with legal battery head ed by Frank P. Walsh, the labor rep resentatives appeared today to an swer the request of w. w. Atterbury. speaking for the railroads, for quick abolition of the national agreements. The boards decision against granting the request left little for the labor men to do except file statement prepared by B. M. Jewell, president of the railroad employees department of the American Federation of Labor.
 This statemept and an amplifica- tion by Mir. Walsh, charged the rail- roads with being party to an at tempt at wiping out collective bar gaining and crushing all labor or
 
 ganizations. When they had finished they were unprepared to proceed with the regular rebuttal of the railroad evidence objecting to the national rules and the hearing went over until Monday.
 MT. Jewell's request for time in which to prepare his testimony met with protest from the railroad rep
The Prescott daily news., 1921-02-11
INTRODUCES NEW SEVER
 ANCE BILL IN THE HOUSE
Special to The News.

Special to The News.
 Little Rock, Feb. 11.-Mr Ebel of Garland county, introduced a new severance tax bill as a substitute for one offered earlier in the session. It eliminates lumber and provides that no tax shall be assessed against a production of oil and gas until after March 1922. A large number of amendments were offered as soon as the bill was read, among them being amendmentns to restore lumber to the schedule and others to exempt numerous counties from the provis- ions of the bill; the measure with all amendments was referred to the judi ciary committee.