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smelling salts arc held in readiness.
Bob Fitzsinmons. Jim Jcffries. - and
any number of tho old school used IT,.
The fight was always over before the
reaction set in.
But at the present time II Is illegal
that ono should drink. or have in ones
possession intoxicating liquor. The
question in this case. however. is."Did
Eddie johnson got maliciously drunk
tho night of his fight in Bisbce?''
We would not put it above Eddie
no is known to Puebloans,-but after
hearing tho facts OF the case 1t IN tho
opinion of tho writer that tho Puebloan
was the victim OF u hoax. In any case
It is our religion to defend the under
dog.-not to knock him because of some
unwisc action.
II may bc that johnson was intcn-
tionally poisoned. We aro in receipt
of communication from Bisbec
sports writer who suggests tho probab-
ility OF this. The same writer
time OF tho fight.
In any case Eddie Johnson may
never fight again. In n fight with Kid
Palmer. at Tucson, shortly after tho
ill-fated fight at Bisbec.-Johnson was
unintentionally foulod in such a man
nor az to rupture him.
To protect himself against any crit
condition following the alleged "bingc"
Mt Bisbcc, Promoter Perry Lewis. in
charge of tho Palmcr-Johnson f1ghi.
had tho Puebloan thoroly examined
prior to the bout. a competent ply
sician declared that Eddie was never
in better condition. Experts at the
examination declare that Johnson had
suffered no ili-cffocts from whatever
~ wns that he was given TO drink in
Bisboe.
The blow camc in tho second round
when tho two wcrc mixing II merrily
in neutral corner. Palmer was
crouched low and blow started for
tho stomach went low. striking the
PuebIoan in tho right groin. johnson
turned palo and went to his knees in
an agony OF pain. Palmer stepped back
and apoloriyed, while Eddie struggled
To his fcet TO continue the hght. He
was in weakened condition. how
over, and after going to the floor twice
more. his seconds tossed in the sponge.
tp to tho time of tho foul blow
johnson had tho better q fthe hght.-
demonstrating n shift that had Kid
Palmer worried. The end came in the
fourth round, after johnson had
gamcly strovc to regain strength lost
bearing the pain OF a foul blow.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
GERMANS CELEBRATE
OVERSEAS TOURNEY

Hamburg. April 1s.-ovcrseas week
will be celebrated in Hamburg from
August % to IS with an international
sporting tournament including football
matches in which Dutch and scandi-
navian teams have indicated their
willingness to participate. Tho COM
mIttee also hopes to induce American
football and hockey teams to compete.
although no definite arrangements
have been made as yet There will be
international swimming races and the
German tennis championship series
will be played.
All tho sporting organizations OF
Hamburg arc assisting in tho orEani-
xation OF the events, which Will In
clude exhibitions by all sorts OF gym
nAstic teams, parades and water fetes.
In 1922 the committee which are ar
ranging tho oversee week cclehra-
tons plan to have even n more COM
prehcnsive athletic program than is
possible at this tlmc when German cx.
change is so unfavorablc and strained
international relations mako negotia-
tions with foreign athletes difficult.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
VETERANS FIGHT
FOR POSITIONS
ON PURDUE NINE

Lafayctte. Ind. April 1s.-veterans1
of the Purdue university baseballi
team arc facing a fight this year for
their positions. Last seasons freshman,
team produced a number of stars and
these men arc striving hard to displace
some of tho regulars.
Coach Ward Lambert, who In being
assisted by ''Humpy'' Pierce, manager
of the Flint team in the Michigan
Ontario league last season, Ia looking
the squad over carefully and am.
nounccs that tho new candidates win
be given an opportunity to win places
on the varsity nine. Both Lambert
and Pierce express confidence regard
ing the teams ability to make a good
showing during tho approaching COL
lcgiatc season.
Lambert is counting on three good
pitchers. From last season no has
Wagner and Wallace and to supple
ment these veterans he has Volkstadt.
who did some star twiring for tho
freshmen last year. Capt. Roberts.
catcher of last season. is again avail
able with McQuaid. one OF the year
lings. as substitute.
Barnaby, shortstop. and Mcconnell.
third sacker, arc missing this year, but
didates for all of tho infield positions.
Stanwood. White and Fawcett. last
years outfelders. arc all back and will
probably retain their positions.
The schedule follows: April 1s. Notre
Damo at Lafayette: April %. Michigan
Mt Ann Arbor: April Is. Wabash at
Charlottesville: April -. Iowa at La
fayette: April 10. Butler at Indian
apolis: May 2. Michigan at lafayette:
May 4. Northwestern at Evanston:
May Z. Wisconsin at Madison: May 13,
Wascda at Lafayette; May II. Chicago
at Lafayette: May 10. DcPauw at
Grccncastle: May 81. Notre Dame at
Notrc Dame: May %. Wisconsin at
Lafayette; May II. Chicago at chica-
go: Juno s. Indiana at Lafayette; Juns
Z. Indiana at Bloomington.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
-FOUR DUEStNBURG
RACERS ENTERED
IN SPEED Event

indianapolis, April 1s.-Fred Duesen-
berg. one of the best known racing
automobile engineers of .the day. was
In indianapolis this week completing
arrangements for the entry OF four
Duescnberg cars to compete in the 500
mile race to be held at the Indianapo-
lis Motor Speedway, Monday. May 20.
Mr.. Duesenbcrg announced that Ell
die Pullen, OF baby shoe" fame, had
been chosen one of tho pilots 10
guide the destiny OF one car Of his
fleet. Mr.. Ducsenbers Is delighted
with the prospects for oanG-up race
and says his cars will be at the scene
OF activity early in May. He said the
drivers are very much interested In
the added $4,000 lap prize fund to be
subscribed by the citizens OF Indian
apolls-
Pullcn. who will team with Roscoe
Sarles. Jimmy Murphy and driver
yet to be named. is the only American
driver in an American car to win :
Grand Prize race-and that was AZ
Santa Monica in 1914. He has always
been a contending factor in road races
and has made a very creditaoie snow
ing In Speedway cvenA At IndiAnApo-
lis where mechanical defects have
worked havoc with his chances of win
ming.
He is q veteran Of the gasoline sport
having served his apprenticeship as Z
mechanic to the late HuEhic HuEheA.
so dear to the hearts Of race cnthvs-
lasts. Automobile racing takes brain
and Drawn and Eddie Pullen is giiteo
with both talents, but down in his oar.
ing heart is wee bit OF sentiment
that crops out and is decidedly In evf.
dencc every time he takes the wheel
OF racing car. For years baby
shoe" tho first "s,ck" his nrst born
broke through. has been his companion
on all racing pilgrimAgee. He tics II
neatly onto the steering post OF his
machine and at the same time throws
fear to the winds. For the baby shoc
has always brought him luck-and sah-
ETY..
Tho first trip the shoe made WIN
him was when he won the 6rano
Prize race. II has been with him ever
since II was In 1915 over the same
Santa Monica course that won him
fame tina, his car somersaulted ana
burned up. Eddie caue through uh,
scathcd. but not until he had .cscued
"baby's shoe"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
COMPULSORY SPORTS
At MICHIGAN SCHOOL

Detroit, Mich. April 16-Outdoor
athletics will bc made compulsory for
every student at the University of
Michigan II plans now being consider
cd by the University board OF regents
are carried out. Announcement was
made hero by James o. Murfin, OF
Detroit. n member of the board.
Under the proposed plan no student
would be permitted to graduate with
out having taken a course in outdoor
athletics.
Attention OF the regents was called
to the need for physical development
of students by examination of young
men for service during tho war. Mr..
Murfin said. Athletic participation
would bo required on the part OF both
men and women students. 1t was said.
Tho work would be carried on under
supervision OF tho new physical de-
partmcnt of tho university.
Mr.. Murfin announced no was on
dcayorng to interest other universe
ties and colleges in plan whereby
college athletes would not bc barred
from college games because Of partici-
pa ton in professional sport.
Tho proposal provides grouping OF
athletes into three classes, amateur,
professional and college. He declared
It was unfair to deprive a student Of
tho opportunity TO earn money to
finish his college career by barring
him from engaging in professional con-
tests.
college competition would he keen
or, tho atmosphere surrounding col
lego athletics would he purcr. and
there would be fewer liars he said.
mo ono school could put this thru
alone but I hope the Western Confer
oncc will take action"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
Have M.r,. t. start se..s.
BY WHITNEY GRANT

Considerable discussion concerning
Eddie Johnson's fitness to engnge in
boxing bouts is adrlft in Arizona
towns, where the Pueblo lightweight,
has been fighting recently.
The whole thing arises from an al
legation that the Puebloan was
drunk when he fought in Bisbcc,
Arizona, late in March. At that time
johnson was led from tho ring after
two minutes of fighting in tho first
round and arrested by deputy sheriff
whom johnson had answered in a
curt manner when tho official asked
him IL he was drunk. johnson was
fined SIS and left Bisbeo for Tucson,
whcro he was matched to fight Kid
Palmer.
Johnson does not deny that he had
something to drink just prior TO
entering the ring at Bisbec.-hut he
does not admit the charge of drunk
encss. As "A matter of fact johnson
tells the story of meeting a stranger
AS he was on his way to a dressing
room, who asked him IL no wanted n
drink of Dollar Mickey".-a we'll
known Arizona bootleg. johnson
significd mn intention that he was not
adverse to taking tho odd spot.
and was invited to Kill tho bottle,
"a small medicine oontainer.
.TohnSon's story OF subsequent
events follows: II then went and
changed my clothes and went INTO th'
ring. Just about the beginning of
tho first round things began TO hap
pen. ] felt all right. but my eyes
began to go back on me. Tho lights
looked like red balls of hot steel and
could hardly sec the man In front of
mo. After the round had progressed
about two minutes they stopped II
and Phil Moore led me away.
II was going 10 my dressing room
protesting Mt tho etoppinE of tho
fight, as I thought I would be all
riKht In a minute or two. when de
putty sheriff came up and asked me-:
WHATS the matter with YOU
drunk
Il did not know he was an officer
and spoke shortly TO him"
with tho result that johnson was
arrested and thrown in jan. He &C
cepted the ultimotc,-paid his fine
and loft Bisbee tho next morning
johnson had no idea what he
drank friend of his. n physician
stated that tho effect suggested de-
natured alcohol.
There arc those who may believe
that johnson did wrong by taking n
drink before entering tho ring. John
son has been fighting eleven years.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17

Ba8by. Caldwell was of value to the
club. but could not step into the breach
day in and day out with Covey and
Bagby. Mails showed by his work in
the closing weeks of the regular cam
paign last year and in the worlds SER
les that he is the southpaw star of the
big leagues right now. There Is every
reason to believe he will have n great
year. With Mails. Coveleskie, Bagby
and Caldwell as his big four and young
| Uhle, Bob Clark and possibly one other
| youngstcr to step in occasionally.
Speaker has a great hurting staff. Uhle.
who started out his big league career
by beating the Browns every time the
two clubs met. Is about set for a reg
ular berth. Bob Clark. altho n young
ster. has proved valuable pinch
hurler.
se~e'l Improved Player
Jos Sewell, who stepped into the
late Ray Chapman's place in the heat
of tho pennant drive last year and did
great work. has the advantage of that
experience and weeks of training under
the eyes of Speaker and Scout Jack
McAllister. He has learned among
other things, tho proper way to whip
tho ball to first without settling him.
self. He has, thereby. learned to get
tho ball to first quicker and with great
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
Six i. Above .s ns
sexsnsp

er accuracy. He hit like a fend last
fall and has had more big league pitch
ing to solve this spring.
Speaker has a perfect double attack
to work against right and left-hand
hitters. Spoke plays center against
both kinds. When a southpaw is on the
mound he sends Evans to left and
Wood to right. When n right-handcr
is working against the Tribe Jameson
plays left and Elmer Smith. worlds
series home run king plays right. All
four of these boys arc ball killers and
good felders. Doc Johnston plays first
against right-handers and George
Burns against southpawa.
Tho Indians have ono moro valuable
asset. That's pinch hitter in Jack
Graney. veteran left fielder. Jack can
pinch hit. so to speak. by waiting out
a ratified hurler or bunting as we'll as
by slamming the ball.
And. backing up the playing strength
of the team. Speaker has Chet Thomas.
Les Nunamaker. brainy players, and
wise Scout Jack McAllister on the
bench to size up the opposition and
help meet any new attack.
Tho Yanks. with their slam banging,
leather numbering bunch OF slugscrs
and two good pitchers may give the
Indians n battle. but there seems no
chance of heading of the Tribe.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
BEST TRACK RECORCs
START IN HI SCHOOL

CHICAGO, April ls.-The best marks
that have been made by high school
athletes in the University of Chicago s
Intcrscholastic meet stand up with
the highest college performances. 1t Is
noted here. Most OF the high school
record makers later won fame In col
lcges from east to west or In inc
Olympic games.
Records OF the University of Chic
ago meet in its l6 years are these:
100 yard dash-C. Hoyt. Grcenfielo'
la. 1879 4-5.
800 ward dash-C. Hoyt. Greenfield
Ia 1871 i-5.
40 yard rum. Davenport, Univer-
sity Preparatory, Okla. 1908. c. kas-
per Shnttuck. Bairbault, Mimi, 1873
l.. Barden, Ottumwa. la. 1919, 81 Id
$50 ward rune. Kaspcr, Shattuck'
lei5-l:5s.
Mile run-G. Cowley, MuskeSoh'
Michigan. 1eOe-i.3S i-5.
100 yard high hurdlcs-H. Whtttco
Azusa. cal, 1912, 10 2-5.
30 ward low hurdlcs-F. LOOMS
Oregon. ILL.,, 1916. -.
II III. shot. Talbot, Mcrcersoufs
Acamedy. 1907. 50 1T. htn.
IL Id. hammer. Talbot, Mer-
cersburs Academy, 1901. 1874 u
High jump-w. Addems. Manteno
M. and J. Pratt. Lane Technical hiSr
school. Chicago. 1916, 6 IT. S-le inch.
Broad tump-carl johnson, spokane
Discus-A. NJ. Mucks. Oshkosh. WIS.
1911, 1856 1t. inches.
Pole vault-P. Graham. Universit,
High, Chicago. 1915 Il IT, ~ inches
Jnvelin-F. Wilcoxcn, oak Park, Ill,
1871. isc It. ~ inches.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
PARKS, PRO-HURLER,
HAS GOOD RECORD

Ann Arbor. Mich. April 1s.-
Eighteen games won out of nineteen
pitched is tho two year record at
University OF Michigan by Vernon l.
Parks. who resigned recently as cap
tain Of tho Wolverine nine following
discovery that he had pitched for tho
Portland club of tho Pacific Coast
league last year.
In both 1919 and 1920 Parks
pitched the Michigan team to Big
Ten" championships, During tho
first season ho won every game in
which he PLAYED. In 1890 he lost the
final game with Illinoia. played after
Michigan had cinched the title.
Parks pitched seven games during
tho 1919 season. six Of them con-
ference engagements. His batiins
average for that year was 26a.
In 1920 he hurried twelve Elmes,
striking out no me, curing tho sea-
aon His batting averiss last year
was .2ii. In n siny.o game lns- var
no struck out seventeen mon ana in
AZ other sixteen.
Parks plans to Join the Detroit
Americans for - tryout as soon as he is
graduated In June.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
GIVE A THOUGHT TO EDDIE JOHNSON

and has often drank before fighting.
with no dire results in that immediate
fight. 1t probably hurt tho Puebloan
In the long run,-but We arc consid
crinE immediate circumstances.
We are not dealing with the moral
side of the question: fighter is not
picked because. of his moral fitness.
neither are we protecting johnson
in taking II drink at any time. What
is intended is to give tho true facts
of the case. in order that Pueblo
fistic fans may draw their own con-
clusions about their former favoritc.
All fans know that in the old days.
when whisky was plentiful. and legal.
1t was the custom to keep n bottle
in n lighters cornor,-thc same as
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17

Chicago. April 16.-Many Of the ath-
letic stars of tho college world began
!, their rise at the University of Chicago's
annual interscholastic track meet, Ath-
letic Director A. A Stagg said today,
commenting on the event that will be
reopened May 2S after a war inter-
mission.
This, Coach Stagg said. was due in
good part to the fact that many Of
the interscholastics had been chiefly
state meets, while the Chicago meet
had thru its location at the hub of the
middle west become practically the
national interscholastic track meet of
tho country.
'Arlie Mucks. the University OF Wis
consin star, who holds the worlds dis
| Gus record, started his world famous
| career at the Chicago interscholastic,'
| Mr.. Stagg remarked HE came from
high school at Oshkosh. Wis. and
| won tho discus that year, 1910. The
next year he took the discus and shot
put and won the individual champion
ship.
Larson. who recently made a worlds
| record high jump in the west had only
| n local reputation when he put in his
| entry from st. George. Utah. He
proved the best in the jump at the 1914
meet.
| Ned Merriam. now track coach at
| Ames. Ia, hardly knew what n track
shoe was when he won the quarter
| milo in 1905. He ran around the out
| side of the track and did it in SO As.
Merriam later won the Western Con-
| ference quarter for three years and the
| conference low hurdles for two years.
Another high school boy unknown
in this section when he came to Chi
cago was Carl Johnson, who later be-
came the Michigan star and track cap
tain. He came on in 1915 from Lewis
and Clark high school in Spokane and
| took the broad jump with IS feet AZ
inches, the best ever made in the 16
years the meet has been held.
Ira Davenport, the Chicago runner,
| who later set Western Conference roc
ords in tho quarter and half mile. ono
| of which still stands, was practically
| an unknown high school athlete from
Oklahoma when he first ran in this
| interscholastic."
Among other college stars who gained
carly laurels as high school or academy
/ boys at tho Chicago interscholastic
meet since 1t started in 1902. Mr.. Stays
mentioned Ed 1ngersoll Of Dartmouth
Hogenson OF Chicago. c. Hoyt. the
Grinnell star, Sol Butler. Olympic
| champion. Sherman Lnnders. Pennsyl-
vania star. Rose of Dartmouth. w. r,
Comstock OF Chicago. Craig of Mich
igan. Smart OF Northwestern. Maxwell
of Swarthmorc. Caughcy of tho Stan
ford and Olympic teams. Parry OF Chi
| cago. Talbot. for years the most prom
inent Missouri Valley weight man.
Griffen of Illinois. Bird OF Illinois and
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
INDIANA !. nine
OPENS APRIL 22

Bloomington. Ind, April 16.-when
tho Indiana university baseball squad
returned April from its eight -Eame
training trip In tho South. Coach
George Lewis continued the intensive
training for tho first Western confer
crcc game OF tho season with Wiscon-
sin at bloomington on April %.
In their southern trip the Crimson
nine mot some OF tho strongest coilcgi-
ate baseball aggrcgations in the coun-
try. including the University OF Ten
ncssec. University Of Georgia. Macon
College. Swancc, Vanderbilt and tho
University OF Louisville.
Indiana opens the conference seasou
with n strong inflcld which last season
brought defeat to some of tho best con-
ference material. Everett Dean, vSter-
nn second man. completes his school
work this year and will try out with
the Philadelphia Athletics in Jnns Ho
is the star of the Crimson infield COM
bination. Jack Hcndricks. son TO tho
manager OF tho indianapolis baseball
club in tho American Association. holds
down tho first sack this year and has
shown Improvement over his 1870 play
ing. Rust, another experienced inf'cld-
or. Ia on third base and Charlie Mathya
at shortstop has been showing speed.
Capt. Schulcr. Campbell. Faust and
Wooton are tho main group of outfcld-
crs In tho squad. all of them seasoned
and fast. Maynard is available for in
field work. On the mound Indiana de-
pends upon tho work OF Walker OF In
dianapolis, who made good in the 1890
games. Kidd. "A youngstcr. and Lang.
n seasoned man. arc tho two best
catchers with Minton In line as utii-
ity.
Indiana has sixteen games on this
years schedule. nine of them confer
cncc contests. on April - and - they
play Wisconsin at Bloomington then
six days later cross bats with Ohio
State at Columbus. Northwestern
comes to Bloomington on May and
on May IL and II the Ohio state squad
plays on Jordan field. On May 30 tho
Crimson team journeys TO Iowa and
the last conference games are with
Purdue on June and Z.
The Japanese team on Its Fwinx
around the country. comes to Indiana
University on May Is. Indiana goes tn
Wabash college on May q and tho Wa
bash squad plays a return game at
bloomington on June 2. Notre Deme
has two games at Indiana on May ss
and so
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17

Chicago, April 16-Waseda University
of Japan has arranged the greatest
tour of American colleges this spring
that Japanese nine has ever taken,
1t is announced by the University oil
Chicago athletic authorities. The team
from Nippon will play clear across the
country to the Atlantic, meeting Yale
and Harvard.
The visitors will be in charge or
the father OF baseball in Japan, =
Prof. Iso Abe, dean of the college, and
professor of political economy at the
Toxic University.
An incident of the arrangements is
that middle western games were
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
ny NORMAN f.. BROWN

I'm stringing with the Cleveland In
dams in the American league scramble.
And not because I picked them last
year and had tho pleasure of having
my prediction come true. Tho team
is in better shape to deliver Jim Dunn
. pennant this year than 1t was n,
tho start OF the last campaign. / CAM
SEQ team in the league that ought
to beat it The Yankees have the noxi
strongest aggregation. but they still
lack three vital requisites that the In
dians have. These are speed, great
pitching and harmony.
Speakers team is practically the only
ono In the league that Is set. He has
no new material to break in on his
regular lineup. He does not have to
depend on any pitching uncertainties
to round out his 'hurliAg stan. And
he hasn't one grumbling player on his
team
Have Msfls to start Season
Speakers tcam battled its way thru
the 1920 campagn-until the closing
weeks-without n southpaw who could
he depended upon to turn In a victory.
The Indians had but two big winning
pitchcrs-Stanlcy Covclcskic and Jim
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
Twenty Round Bouts
Legal In Philippines

Manila. r. l.. March 3.-tBy Maid.
-Twenty round boxing bouts in the
Philippine Islands were lcgaltzed by
n boxing bill passed by the recent
legislature and signed by tho COVER
nor. .,
Under the new law. organized CLUBS
,,,,,i,h nav , license of $40 a year may
hoid bouts. not exceeding twenty
ro,n1a once "A week. Tho shows
m,,rt be held on Saturday nights. Tho
siove4 cannot weigh less than four
ounces
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
,nAuo OPENS ArRIL 20

Moscow, Idaho. April 70 Pitchers oil
tho University OF Idaho baseball team
here have been working indoors Tor
somc time in preparation f~ the open,
70. The Idaho schedule calls for games
against Gonzaga College, Washington
State College, University OF Montana,
aud Whitman College,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
MANY ATHLETIC STARSSTARTED
CAREER AT CHICAGO TOURNEY
Annual Interscholastc Track Meet Will Be Reopened
OnMay 28 After War
lntermisson

Olivet College, Shiverick Of Cornell.
Roy Campbell OF Chicago. Osborn Of
Northwestern, Harvey of Wisconsin.
Paul of Pennsylvania, Watson of Min
nesota, Tcnney and Otis Of Chicago,
whitted of Stanford. Packer Of Anes.
Gilfallon of Notre Dame. Nicholson of
Missouri. Wahl of Wisconsin. Schroed-
er of Iowa, Page OF Amee, Schobinger
of Illinois. Foss of Cornell and Frank
Loomis who did not so to college but
won tho Olympic 40 low hurdles in
worlds record time.