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feated Allen in 10 rounds, in Kenners-
vile, Ind. Mace then declared him
self champion of the world, although
McCoole, by virtue Of his earlier vic
tory over Allen, had a better claim.
1873-Mace practically retired.
September %, 1873-Tom Allen and
Mike McCoole fought near ST. Louis
for the heavyweight championship of
the world" Allen won in rounds
and became recognized as the real
champion
May I, 1S76-Joe Goss defeated Tom
Allen in 1 hour and 80 minutes of
fighting and Goss became champion.
May so, 1SSO-Goss fought Paddy
Ryan in Collier Station, West Fir-
GINA The men battled for 81 rounds
with Ryan the winner.
1882, February John L. Sullivan
Knocked out Paddy Ryan, rounds
Mississippi City, Miss, and became
generally recognized as the champion
of the world inasmuch as he had
whipped Tom Allen, who was Eng.
lands champion.
Used London Rules.
Until 1892 all championship battles
in the heavyweight division were gov
erned by London Prize Ring Rules
lhey called FOR oaro knuckle hghung
in Is foot ring.
1892, September james J. Corbett
defeated John l.. Sullivan in the 21st
round in New Orleans. This was the
first real championship fight with
gloves under the Marquis of Queens.
bury rules. Corbett's victory made
him the first Marquis of Queenbury
champion of the world, but did not
take from Sullivan his title as cham
pion of the world under London Prize
Ring Rules.
1894, January 25-James ]. Corbett
knocked out Charlie Mitchell. ack
nowledged British champion, in the
! 3rd round of their fight in Jackson
vile. Fla. By so doing. Corbett estab
lished the undisputed right to the title
of the Marquis of Queensbury heavy
weight champion of the world.
1897. March 17-Bob Fitzsimmons
knocked out Corbett in the 14th round
| in Carson City, Nevada.
1899, June 9-James j. Jefferies
knocked out Fitzsimmons in the 18th
round in Coney Island, n. Y.
| 1905-Erly in the year, James J. JET
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and stopped the fight. The referee
called the contest a draw.
Soon afterward, Sayers retired
from the ring and Heenan claimed
the championship of the world. 1t
was generally recognized but Reenan
never really defended it thereafter.
Late in 1860 Sam Hurst, of Eng.
land, whipped Tom Paddock, fellow
of Britain. He was given belt en-
blematic of the heavyweight cham
pionship of Great Britain and so be
came champion of the empire.
Mace Whipped Hurst.
January IS, 1S61-Jem Mace defeat.
ed Sam Hurst.
November 26. 1862 - Tom King
whipped Mace in 81 rounds.
December 10, 1s63-King defeated
Hurst in "a rounds.
A short while afterward King re
tired from the ring. Joe Wormaled
laid claim to the title. So did Mace
When Wormaled retired temporarily
from the fighting world, due to an
injured hand, Mace was recognized as
the champion.
1S96-Mace, in defending the cham
pionship, fought a draw with Joe
Goss.
A year or so later Tom Allen, OF
England, came TO the front and after
vainly challenging Mace. claimed the
British heavyweight title. But Mace
retained the belt. Then Allen went
to the United States Meanwhile, var
ious battled on American soil between
American fighters, established Mike
McCoole at the top of the fighters in
the United States.
McCooIe Wins.
1S69-Tom Allen and Mike McCoole
fought in St. Louis for the heavy
weight championship of the world.
McCoole won in the 9th round on a
foul. but Allen refused to concede Nc
Coolies claims to the championship
of the world.
In 1870 Mace came to the United
States and on May 10, 1870, Mace de
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fries announced his retirement be-
cause there was no formidable foe
left for him to fight
a Knocks Out Root.
1905, July 3--Marvin Hart Knocked
out Jack Root in the 18th round In
Reno, Nevada Jeffries refereed ano
then bestowed up Hart his vacated
title. No champion has the real right
to bestow a title upon another person.
but in this instance the sporting pub
lie recognized Jeffries' gift and looked
upon Hart as the technical champion,
at least 80 s@-4 ssa atas '7etas-.as *ff
1906. February 2s-Tommy Burns
gained 20-round decision over Hart
in Los Angeles and was acclaimed the
champion.
|, 1908. December 25-Jack johnson
beat Burns in IA rounds in Sydney.
Australia, and became the technical
champion
1910, July 4-Johnson knocked out
Jeffries in the 18th round in Reno,
| Nevada, Jeffries re-entering the ring
for the purpose of trying to win back
undisputed right to the title. When
the men entered the ring, Jeffries, al
though the real champion. was regard
ed as the challenger because he had
been inactive for FIVE years.
| 1915, April 5-Jess Willard knocked
out johnson in the Goth round in Ha-
{ vana, Cuba. Willard was outpointed
by mile for 20 rounds. He won in
the 26th with highlander to the
jaw.
1919, July Jack Dempsey won
from Willard on a technial knockout
in three rounds. He floored Willard
seven times in the first round and
transformed him into rorv min in
the second and third. Just before the
fourth round began, Willard's seconds
tossed a towel into the center of the
ring. acknowledging defeat. 1t was
the first time champion ever surren-
dered title while sitting in his corner
Copyright 1921 BY King Features
| Syndicate. Ipc.l
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When Anderson took the field for
practice before the game they looked
like a bunch of "dubs" but before the
game had progressed far it was easily
seen that they had handled the old
apple before all but the catcher.
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History of Heavyweight Champs
Traced in Second Special Story

EDITORS NOTE: This Is second
of a series of four articles by Frank &.
Nenke which deal with puEilism. The
third. which will appear on Thursday,
Nay 2G, traces the changes in all
classes except the heavyweights. The
fourth article embraces all outstanding
ring records, such longest fights,
biggest purses, outstanding ring incl
dents, etc.
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Sundays game was played in 1:i5,
which is good time for independent
ball.
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GAM ES TODAY
National League

Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at New York.
American League
Washington at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
American Association
Columbus at ST. Paul.
Toledo at Minneapolis.
indianapolis at Kansas City.
Louisville at Milwaukee.
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One think we like about the Eagle
team is the way they trot onto the
field. That looks good and shortens
the time of a game
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The latest possible objection to
the sweater costume has been over
come with the introduction Of the
two-tone sweater, the sweater for
dress-up occasions. It is called
two-toned by courtesy, for it is
really two sweaters made into one.
Here are two very pretty sweaters.
The one at the left is one of the
new two-toned models. It is a slip
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
DRUG MENACE GROWS.

A few years ago it was thought that
the narcotic drug evil was far on the
road to correction. Aroused by the wide
prevalence of drug addictiOns, congress
enacted law for the national control of
habit-forming drugs, and most of the
states adopted regulative laws of some
kind. None of the legislation was really
adequate, according to expert judgment,
and there was never thorough going CO.
operation between nation, states and
cities as there should have been. Still,
a good start was made.
That promise has not been fulfilled.
Conditions improved for a while, but
lately there has been a sad lapse. Health
Commissioner Copeland of New York city
declares that the United States has be-
come the greatest drug-consuming coun-
try in the world, importing opium to the
amount of so grains a year for every
man, woman and child. Millions of
Americans get none of this deadly stuff,
but that leaves all the more for the reg
ular habitues.
The situation is now particularly bad
in New York, despite the fact that New
York was a pioneer in drug reform. The
1921 legislature abolished the narcotic
drug division of the state government,
and as a result state and city are said to
be helpless against a flood of>drugs Only
the federal authorities have legal power
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

simply OutgrOwn the allowance previous
legislatures were willing to grant.
Our road work is a business expending
hundreds of thousands of dollars an
nually In fact, these expenditures rep
resent more than a quarter of all money
spent by the state. 1t is false economy to
try to run this department, from the man
agement side. with an expenditure of the
few thousands that have formerly been
allowed. Recognition of good business
principles demands that in an enterprise
of this magnitude. brains (Which must be
paid fOrl are essential to assure the tax
payer of avoidance of waste, waste that
may arise, not through intent but neces-
sity because of lax or insufficient super
vision. Therefore. The Messenger be
lieves and thinks that experienced bust
ness men will join with it in the opinion
that one of the most promising signs of
improved highway conditions is the will
ingness of the highway commission to
bring into its employ men who, from
training and experience, are able to make
the state money do the most work and to
the best purpose. When one examines
the whole matter without prejudice one
sees quickly that the complainers have no
ground for their protests, and further,
one may believe that the protests would
not be Forthcoming were it not for the
items of recent legislative history limited
at above
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
Continue the Prosecutions.
(Barre Times

Judging by the number of arrests being
made through the efforts of the secretary
of state department at Montpelier, a great
deal of educational work is necessary
TO apprise drivers of horses as to the re-
quirements of the state law regarding the
display of lights on hOrse-drawn vehicles
at night. In spite of numerous prosecu-
tions and the publicity work being done
by the newspapers, large percentage of
drivers of horses persist in ignoring the
law; yet at the same time they expect the
drivers of motor vehicles to be very care
full in the observance of the law as to
operation of motor ears. However, if
enough arrests are made. and given time
enough, the people of the state will be-
come rather thoroughly acquainted with
the lights-on-vehicles law. Let the prose
BUTTONS go on.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
State Expenses.
(St. Adams Messenger

There is a section of the Vermont
press which shows the greatest interest
in the coming and going of former Gov
ernOr Fletcher and no doubt his appear
ance in Essex Junction last evening
to make an address on state and national
political topics will be sufficient to cause
considerable speculation. The fact that
Essex Junction is the home of the enter
prising Lynn Hays will not be overlooked
by the dealers in political gossip.
The Messenger has to confess that in
the past it has found it almost consist
emily impossible to agree with Mr..
Fletcher. so it is a unique and pleasur-
able experience to find itself in hearty ac-
cord with his words on state expenses
uttered last night at the Junction. No
one who makes an attempt to keep in
formed can deny his declaration that
business in the state can stand no more
taxation.
Likewise he puts the responsibility for
the great increase in state expenses Just
where it belongs; first on the legislature
and ultimately on the people. He absolves
the governor from this responsibility and
while it may appear that governors. by
the exercise of their veto power, might
bring about period of retrenchment, any
one who has followed affairs at Aiontpe-
lier during a legislative session is well
acquainted with the very simple and
practical arrangements which are reSOrted
to to fOreStall executive vetoeS and to rem
der them harmless if resortcd to. The
attitude of legislatures was well revealed
when the proposal to give the governor
the item veto power over appropriation
bills was~killed out of hand this year.
The legislature gets its sanction from
the people. and therefore the people are
to blame if their representatives show
little or no desire to conserve the public
money. This condition exists because the
people have not taken sufficient pains to
send men to Montpelier who can't be
wheedled and traded into support of APP
preparation measures which are not called
for by any real state interest or any real
mandate on the part of the general pub
lie. In other words. the people get the
kind of government they deserve. because
the people are the final arbiterS of il all
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
Successful Community Club.
bellows Falls Times.)

The Springfield Community club is en-
tering upon its third year of activity. and
is engaging upon campaign to increase
membership. Since its start the club has
proved itself invaluable in the arousing
of community spirit. and has demonstrated
what can be done for a town in a social
way when an organized effort attains ac-
complishment. The worth of such an en-
terprise is perhaps only proved over a
long period of years, but its immediate re
suits have been such as to make its we'll
wishers more optimistic. In this particu-
lar it is not too much to say that sur
rounding towns might well study the
Springfield scheme.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
Parking Ordinances.
(Rutland News.l


White paint at street corners to mark
the area which pedestrians should use is
one of the new ordinances recently put
in effect by the village commissioners in
Brattleboro, an example that other towns
in the state might do well to follow. To
enforce the ordinance regarding parking
of cars within a certain distance of by
drants, the village commissioners have
painted in white a stripe. foot wide six
feet from fire MIGRANTS
As the BrattleborO Reformer saws :
No parking signs also have been placed
for auto drivers who are unable TO see the
wide stripes any more than they were
able to see the hydrants in days gone by"
The Burlington board of aldermen has
finally removed the 15-minute time limit
set for automobile parking on Church
street, that city. after complaints had
been received from various merchants to
the effect that it was keeping outside
trade away from town. Merchants on side
streets claimed. too, that there was a
congestion of traffic on their streets be-
cause of this rule \ number of fines
had been imposed for violation of this
law, one of these on the daughter of the
city judge. The time limit for parking
cars on Church street is now 30 minutes,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
SATURDAY. JULY o. 1921.
THE COST OF BUILDING

There is no mystery about the reason
for scarce housing and high rents in
New York city, at least. A drastic leg
islative inquiry has revealed an astonish-
ing set of conditions; of which these are
the high spots:
The building trades unions, besides en-
forcing a very high wage scale, had as
their head a man who regularly extorted
large sums from contractors and put his
men on jobs or took them off accordingly
as he was paid or not. He is now in the
penitentiary for extortion.
The builders had their own ring, pass
ing on to the owners. with liberal addi-
tions, the sums extorted from them. and
often, in their bills, adding as much as
a dollar an hour to the high wages paid
by them to their workmen.
Legitimate and extortionate combina-
tiOns, were found to exist among manu-
facturers and dealers who furnished
brick, tile, steel, glass. cement, lumber,
plumbing and other building materials.
The latest and possibly the most scan
.dal0us revelation concerns building loans.
1t appears that supposedly reputable
banks and other money-lending insti-
tutiOns have been charging usurious rates
.of interest and demanding big bonuses"
or commissions. making the money cost
the builder often 20 to 30 per cent a year,
or even more and in addition forcing the
borrowers to buy undesirable real es-
tate in order to get the accommodation.
As a New York newspaper remarks :
The wonder is that building did not stop
completely. The wonder is that anybody
could earn enough to pay for homes or
rentals needlessly swollen by such ex-
actions"
Not the least deplorable feature of the
situation is that the psychological effect
of New York's building slump has cur
tailed operations in localities where con-
ditions are almost exactly the reverse of
that they are in the metropolis. In view
of the foregoing revelations it is much
easier to see why housing is scarce in
New York city than to produce good rea-
sons why it should be scarce in commu-
mites like Brattleboro where there are
no high wage scales, no builders extor-
ton rings and nothing but a most gener-
GUS policy on the part of the banks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
How to Kill Plant Lice.
(NIorrisville NIessenger.l

Practically all our common plants. gar
den and field crops, and fruit and shade
trees are subject to attack of plant lice
and the writer has noticed that xnearly
every gardener has two or three different
kinds. Plant lice are sucking insects and
have to be controlled by contact spray.
Lice feed mostly ON the under side of the
leaves so that the spraying to be effective
must be directed towards that surface and
only those lice whose bodies are actually
hit by the spray are killed so that very
careful and accurate spraying is neces-
sary. They reproduce very rapidly and
will get to be quite problem. Nicotine
Sulphate 40 per cent sold under various
trade names. is the most satisfactory
spray for plant lice. Reduced to terms
of one gallon of spray, you would use nico-
tine sulphate, 1 to IA teaspoonfuls.
laundry soap / ounce, water / gallon.
Whale or fish oil soap when used at
the rate of one pound to six or eight gal
Ions of water is very effective. Common
laundry soap. one pound to four or five
gallons of water, can also be used with
good results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
Highway Supervision Costs.
(St. Adams Messenger.)


Because of the cost of Supervision of
work on our highways has gone up there
is some complaint being expressed. With
out wasting any time connecting the
source of these complaints with certain
items of recent legislative history, it is
sufficient to say that it is we'll for the
state of Vermont that a policy of having
a sufficient number of capable men in the
executive and practical management of
the department has been adopted. One
of the troubles with our highway work in
the past was the unwillingness to spend
enough money for brains. The salary
allowed for a commissioner was ride
ulously low, and the commissioner was
loaded with cares and responsibilities
without sufficient assistance, with the re-
suit that no man fully competent to
carry on the executive end of the depart
ment couldT be interested at the salary
offered, and this is said without any UNI
kindness to any one who has served in
the department in the past. The job had
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
Little Benny's
Note Book
TIE PARK AVE. NEWS.
BY LEE PAPE.

Weather. Room for improvements.
Spoarts. Vile practicing wawking on
his hands last Satidday, skinny Martin
bumped into some strange lady and she
was so insulted by having his shoes
stuck in her face that she gave him ,
fearse cracks without even waiting to be
ipologized TO.
Exfer, Ed Wernick Thinking About
Leaving Home! Exteri Ed Wernick Is
tawking about leeving home for good
on account of his mother taking some
lady into the bath room TO show her
the water proof wall paper vile Ed was
taking a bath.
Pome by Skinny Martin
A Short Life and a Polite One.
Heer today and gone tomOrro,
T.ife is short and sweet,
So up with iov and down with sorro,
And give old ladies your sect.
Sissiety. Miss Loretty Mincer Is go
ing to take % more singing lessins for a
berthday present Wy should others
half to suffer Jest because she has a
Facks You Awt to Know. Ivory is
made ont of ,elefants tUsks, but elefants
cant. make il themselves. proving mans
superiority over the bPests.
Lost and Found. Nuthing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

An order issued by Secretary of War
Weeks will permit army men to wear ci-
william clothes when off duty. This is a
fair and sensible rule, which might well
have been made long ago. Any good sol
der is proud of his uniform, and the pub
lie respects it. But as every man who
has served under the colors knows, there
is in it a restraint which tends to mar
the soldiers little time for relaxation.
In his uniform he can never be really
off duty, for it makes him marked
man. There is rest and relief in being able
now and then to dress inconspicuously
in civilian garb and mingle with private
citizens on equal terms. There is democ-
racy in it, too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
HOT MEALS AND HOT TEMPERs.

The head of a domestic relations court
found that his office was swamped with
complaining married folk during the hot
weather. The complaints, most of them,
were not of serious nature. They were
just little irritations and chickering's
famed into flames of anger largely by
the physical discomfort of the excessive
heat. Investigation proved that in
hardly a single case had there been any
effort to regulate the mode of living in
accordance with the state of the Their
mometer Wherefore the head advises
all and sundry who would live happily
in the heated season to partake of cool
meals, cool drinks and cool baths, these
being conducive to cool minds
Husband comes in hot and tired and
cross from work in field or shop or of
fee. He finds wife also hot and tired and
cross from fussing over a hot stove. They
then sit down to a hot meal in hot
room. and hot words follow as the night
the day.
SO the welfare worker suggests his
cooling doctrine. Take plenty of cool
baths, especially one just before dinner,
if it is possible. Do the cooking in the
coolest. part of the day, preparing foods
that are good served cold. Choose cold
drinks instead of hot. last, but not
least. eat in the coolest spot that is to
be found, whether that be out under the
shade tree in the yard. on the front
porch, or in the parlor with the piano for
a serving table So shall comfort and
peace outwit the hot weather demon, and
the family chances of happiness be in
creased.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
Today,s Anniversaries.

1577-Lord Delaware. who has been
called the real founder of Virginia,
born in England. Died at sea June
Z, 1913.
163I-Thomas Butler earl of Ossory,
who took tea to England go years
ago today. born at Castle Kill
kenny. ireland. Died in London,
July 80, 1850.
1776-New York Provincial congress at
White Plains sanctioned the Dec
laration of Independence, making
the thirteen colonies unanimous.
17SS-Gen. Arthur st. Clair arrived at
Fort Hamar as governor of the
northwestern territory.
1S03-The great tower over the choir of
Westminster Abbey was destroyed
by fire
1S21-Gen San Martin made a trium-
phal entry into Lima. the strong
hold of Spanish power in America.
IS46-Congress retroceded the SO square
miles received from Virginia for
the District of Columbia.
national convention
passed a resolution coudemning
the administration of President
... Cleveland.