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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Confirms Lease of
The Polo Grounds
For Boxing Bouts

The one-day mystery of the Polo
Grounds has been solved. On We'd
nesday, John M. O'Connor, represent
ing the Republic A. c., announced that
he had leased the home of the Giants
and would promote boxing bouts be-
tween the leading boxers of all divi-
sions. At the same time the Boxing
Commission received application for a
license. Jim Tierney, secretary of the
Giants, said that there must have
been a mistake. Tierney explained
that if the famous baseball lot had
been leased he certainly would be in
on the know, and he knew nothing
about it.
Mr.. O'Connor when confronted with
Mr.. Tierney's statement insisted that
Mr.. Tierney was in error, and thus
matters stood until yesterday, when
Tierney was able to confirm O'Con-
nor's report. The documents had been
signed by c. A. Stoneham, president of
the Giants, who had kept the deal a
dark secret at the request of O'Con-
nor, Mr.. Tierney reported.
So there will be bouts at the Polo
Grounds-maybe. All that Mr.. O'Con-
nor has to do-after he obtains Ii.
cense from the State Boxing Commits
sion-is to sign up Wills and Demp-
sey, and the rest of the rumors will
be completely run to earth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Two Feathers Wins Pittsed Handicap Saratoga Track
Bouts Hereabouts
TONIGHT

TO-NbGHT
18th Regiment ArTory--young Otto
VS.. George Werner. 12 rounds.
Bnyonns A. A.--Jotnny Darcy vs..
Johnnie Drummie. lie rounds.
Long Branch, N. J.---(sene Tunney vs..
Sergeant Ray Thompson, IL rounds.
Stcepicchnse A. Ability Rycoff VS..
Johnny Cannon. IL rounds.
Surf Avenue A. A.---Jack Hausner
VS.. Packey O'Gatty. ~ rounds.
SATURDAY
Commonwealth s. C.--Jimmy Kelly
vs.. Tony Lyons. IL rounds.
Greensboro Stadium---fsnbe Herman
vs.. Jimmy Mars, IL rounds.
MONDAY
Now York VelOdrome---Charley white
VS.. Bobby Barrett. Is rounds.
Broadway II. A.---f3obby Micfnels VS..
Gene belmont. IL rounds
Brighton Boxing Club--Al Roberts
W.. Italian Jack Herman. IL rounds.
Frecport A. Aloe yelling Wy. HAL
ian Joe Dempsey, IL rounds.
Oakland a. A.--Jack Sharkey Va.
Jabez White, 12 rounds.
TUESDAY
AIargolies s. c., Arverne, l.. I.--Etldie
Brady VS.. Dutch Brandt, IL rounds.
Crescent A. c., Bay Ridge Homo
Amateur boxing tourney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Racing Sum m. aries

SARATOGA RACETRAcK AUGUST Clear; Track Fast
Odds Fiet Posi-
o0c @Gant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Paterson Motorcycles
Winner of Hill Climb

ROCHESTER, Aug. 3.-Orrie Steele,
OF Paterson, N. j., won all three events
in spectacular national motorcycle
hill climb at Keck's Farm, Egypt.
N. Y, this afternoon. The hill was
almost perpendicular, with two slight
overhangs that made the machines
rear dangerously, and many of the
riders were unseated when going at
high speed.
Moro than 10000 persons saw the
contest. No serious accidents oc.
Cured, but thrilling feats were nu-
merous -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Wedo Scores X. q.

Lee Wedo scored knockout in the
third round over Charley SteiIman in
one Of the feature bouts last night at
the 102d Medical Regiment. Wedo, who
represented the 9th Coast, weighed 1874
pounds, and his opponent, of the 18th
Regiment, 1891. In a ten-round bout
that went the limit Mickey Black, of
the 102d Medical Regiment, was award
ed the judges decision over Jimmy
Motley, of the 9th Coast. Weights:
Black, 118; Moley, 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04

the other day, will be principal In two
events at the water carnival to be held
tomorrow afternoon in the open-air
pool at Brighton Beach. The Euro
pean champion will meet Miss Gertrude
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
superman Gelding at IS to 1
Flashes Neat Form Reversal
Costigan Second and Wcllfnder Third; Braedalbane
Captures Luzerne Handicap From Little Chief;
Favorites Have Rough Shedding; Crowds Small
By w. /. Macbeth

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N Y. Aug only
rng this beautiful postmaster
and the of the telegraph companies It's
going nothing coming lining
certain being sang
and with probosci that would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04

Ederle, winner Of tEe rs
classic. IN a 3oo-meter inyitsssaus sss
test, and then will be amon s,a .a i
ers, with Miss Aiieen Riy s sas q,
5o-yard backstroke hand;cassih, ii ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04

SIXTH RAcE--The. Broadway Handicap:
Allies three year.olds; six furlongs
az 81. h s,sd Smiles 5ss sas,sndo
'Note-The fYth race on the rexu,.rsnro:
sram failed to: fll and anotherAwas substi-
.Fiys rounds apprentice allowance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-04
Miss James i'm Two Contests

Miss Hilda James, England's pre-
mier woman swimmer. who finished
plucky third in the Day Cup ocean race
, 1922-06-27
"From Mother

an little story comes to The Trib-
n une by way of Sheridan, where lives the de
voted mother of a boy who gave his life for his
country in the great war and whose remains lie
Earied among the nations heroes in beautiful Ar
lington cemetery at Washington.
The mother. Mrs. Clementine Cox, was anxious
TO place "A wreath upon her boy Johns grave on
memorial day. she was in sheridan, Wyoming
ond could not make the long journey. She wanted
TO be sure her SONS grave was not neglected. To
her, her boy is and always will be the mothers
sacred sacrifice to the land she loves, and the land
he served and for which he died.
\ few DAYS previous TO Memorial day Mrs. Cox
wrote Frank Mondcll requesting that he order n
suitable floral tribute from a florist and have 1t
placed upon the grave. Mr.. Mondelrs reply was
Characteristic and prompt. 1t was by telegraph. IL
said: 81 hasten 10 assure you that you are not
troubling me in asking me to place a wreath upon
YOUR boys grave here in Arlington. ] esteem 1t an
honor to perform such n service and l thank you
for the opportunity to act in your stead in this mat
ter. / can realize how you must feel in being so FAR
away. from what my own feelings would be were
one of my sons buried in some distant place where
neither his mother nor myself could place Il flower
On his grave tomorrow"
And so. at the great gathering the next day when
the president of the United States, his cabinet, the
two branches of the congress, the supreme court
the diplomatic representatives of the nations OF the
earth. the high officers of the army and the navy,
The comrades of three great wars and the people oil
the nation had assembled to pay tribute to the hon
ored dead of the republic, Frank Mondell person
ally located the grave of John Cox and LAID upon
the last resting place of this Sheridan boy a beau
tiful wreath of fragrant flowers FROM mother.
, 1922-06-27
Studying English
Procedure

"Chief Justice Taft's principal bust
ness in England. besides ltokdng pleas.
ant, is to study tho English judicla /
procedure with a view to recommend
ing TO the American Bar association
methods by which the American pro
cedure may be reformed in tho inter
est of speedier Justice" notes the
Kansas City Star.
I'VE all know that it is a frequent
reproach to American courts. especial
ly the state courts. that they arc slow
in opei ton. hopelessly behind with
their deckets and that their DECISIONS
when rendered are seldom final. II is
fair to say that both coutts n bar
admit this. n that the movement
to change these conditions has had its
beginning and best support in the ju.
dietary itself.
How the English have managed TO
simplify their legal procedure SO as
to minimize the number OF appeals
and mako Justice prompt and certain.
Is at least worth knowing, whether
i is a remedy that can be applied to
our own system or not; for 1t seems
certain that the English themselves
have been confronted in the past with
the same conditions that now embar.
rass American justice. If tho Eng.
fish chancery practice was once a ma
tional reproach. what was the remedy
that removed it,
at is aid that the words T object
r seldom heard from an English at
torney. II his is so there must be
a a for it. Either the rules of
evidence must be SO plain hat there
is no necessity for questioning the
right of ounse to proceed by the
methods laid down or English attor.
ueys address themselves more to the
court and less to the record than
American attorneys do. 1t comes
pretty near TO being a maxim OF our
procedure that the record is the i'm.
port thing, for the record is being
made not for the trial court but for
the appellate tribunal. That this
theory makes for delays, the multiply
ing OF errors and the consequent re.
trial OF cases, cannot be denied. II
simplicity and p%lainness OF rules OF
evidence is one of the English secrets,
it is worth finding out. II a reduc
ton OF errors follows these simpler
rules, it mean fewer appeals on tech.
Il ca~lities.
'If the English have succeeded in
freeing their courts OF a state OF con.
gestion h a in the last century was as
bad as our own, their methods are
worthy of study"
, 1922-06-27

to make the best of Il. Banks made
him promise a lot OF things. then told
him TO go put and make sure hat the
key was turned as he had found II
This was done. banks went TO sleep,
and his roll was intact the next morn
ing.
Nevertheless Finn received the at
tention OF the Vigilantes later on. and
but for his cleverness or good luck
might have had his checkered career
cut shorter than 1t was. After they
had taken him into n convenient car
penter shop and stood him on a barr-
and while the man above was trying
h rore to a cross beam. Finn man
aged in the dark TO work a larger
loop under his chin. He slipped
through. ran out the door and into
the sagebrush so quickly that the men
in charge OF tine affair were dumb.
founded. As soon as they got second
wind they fired buckshot into the
sage. but Finn ducked sidewise or
in some other way escaped. Soon aft
erward he showed up in Omaha, but
was never again west OF Fremont on
the Union Pacific. SO far as 1 ever
learned"
, 1922-06-27
The Approaching Festivities

THE HONORABLE John W. Cook, who presides
L over the destinies of the Lander Journal issues
this sage observation:
$50 far the Christmas spirit seems to prevail
among the candidates to a very commendabie de
gree. but it should not be at all surprising if some
of them are caught hitting below the belt before
the campaign is entirely over. The best of inten-
tions are often forgotten in the rough and tumble
scrap of a lively political campaign"
It is easy to resolve at the outset of a campaign
TO conduct it in perfectly "clubby' fashion, but
men arc in rivalry for something very much de
sired. All too frequently the spirit of friendly com
petition is forgotten in the ambition to succeed;
and actions and words assume a very vital mean
ing. In looking for advantage in a political con
test, mere human man siezes the advantage and
does the looking and thinking afterward. 1t is
the goal he has his eyes fixed upon and seldom
upon the ethics, once the race is under way.
Politics is a great game, if all who engaged were
sportsmen. 1t would be a much finer game if those
who entered were angels, but since there are but
few sportsmen and no angels at all ever concerned,
1t is what we find it today. A somewhat rough and
tumble performance.
For the sake of ordinary decency ii is to be hoped
that nothing Will develop in the preliminary state
and congressional campaigns to mar the orderly Sc
lection Of candidates on the Republican ticket. 1t
is a pious hope to have. But now and again signs
appear that foreshadow n shattering of such hopes.
If we escape the "earnestness' that usually attends
these festivities we may thank our lucky stars and
set it down to accident.
, 1922-06-27
Escaped the Moose

A resident of New York who lived in
Cheyenne in 1858 has written one
OF the New York papers respecting
the amenities of that period. in which
he relates the following anecdote:
Going to bed with ones boots on
was less frequent in Wyoming SIS
years ago than readers of the usual
western fiction may suppose; but it
was quite the usual thing for hose
having money or valuables in their
possession to sleep with firearms with
in easy reach. Locks were not COM
mon and often insecure at that; and
there are occasional danger of robbery
at the mining camps or prairie towns
by h~angers-on who were not danger
GUS in daylight.
81 well remember a st. Louis man
call him Banks for short-who won at
faro and went home with a .wad.
Though late. he did not go to sleep for
some time, thinking over how well the
cards had run for him. By and by he
heard the sound OF the key in the door
being turned with nippers. but kept
quiet. waiting to see who II could be
and at the same time intending to get
q. good Hac on the intruder before
shooting. Banks Immediately recog-
nized the intruder a Slipper Finn.
not a dangerous character. but simply
crooked from his youth up, and at
that time known to be short OF funds.
as he had been "staked' to supper
money the evening before.
Banks watched Finn frisking his
breeches, which were hanging on a
chair. but the roll was closer to the
owner. When Finn had finished the
clothes he sneaked e toward the
bed, whereupon the man from st.
Louis raised UP and asked What are
you looking for. Finn, money or
clothes?" The intruder started TO run
out, but on threats to shoot went back
, 1922-06-27
Selecting Your Hero

When he is Z years old. or about
then, a fellow begins to speculate quite
a lot on what he will be when he is a
man. He does not think of the man
he will be as exactly the same person
as himself. He is only a boy, but this
other fellow is going to be a man.
He begins to look around among the
gods and heroes to pick out the sort
OF man he hopes TO be.
He takes a look at father and de-
cides that father is a fine man, far and
away the finest nan he knows-you
can't beat the loyalty of a ~7-year-old
boy-but he has TO admit that father
is not absolutely perfect He has to
admit that in one Or we little matters
George Washington probably did sur.
pass father a wee mite. Father is
father Of course; but it cannot be de-
MED hat John L. Sullivan had a won
derful right arm. There is usually.
it is true. a a ~half-dollar in faith
er's pocket when the circus comes. to
town, but-with the utmost loyalty
to father-one has 20 admit that in
finance Rothschild and Croesus and
, 1922-06-27
Passing of F-Iotel Landlord

The New York hotel proprietor
these days has completely effaced him
self, writes o. o. Mcintyre. He does
not ever have his offices In his hotel,
but in some PARKWAY s~kyscraper. II
you want him. you will lind him in a
conference" Perhaps when he
mn out of the ''conference'' you can
wing him in the hail, but otherwise
his ~seclusion is perfect.
Simeon Ford is the last of the old
time friendly hosts. lie WIS for a
quartet of n century proprietor Of the
Grand Union hotel, and dates back to
the time when hotel men got rich sell
ing roast beef and boiled potatoes for
80 cents and drinks two for a quarter.
In those haIcyon days the hotel man
was a landlord and had a diamond
cluster. a pair Of spanking bays, AMI
moved about h lobby shaking hands
and Shaping backs. He was a figure
"a personality.
There was Fred Reed. who, in the
bloom OF his handsome youth. ran the
old Park Avenue. He was an Apollo
the handsomest hotel keeper in town.
His guests were mature women who
wore gray side curls, lace caps and an
cient breastpins. One of his
friends saw him one day, so handsome
and debonair. among the lavender and
old lace, and said to himself: Thank
heaven, Fred Reed is perfectly safe"
Today Reed, in the autumn of life.
his thinning hair matched with gray.
conducts a Broadway hotel in the
midst OF Broadway's gay swirl. About
him are the Frolics. the FoIlies and
Winter Garden. and the other day the
same old friend dropped in, looked at
Reed, saw the gay young girls and
remarked: THANK Heaven, the girls
are perfectly safe"
The older generation Of hotel keep
ers is no more The guest Of today
is ticketed and numbered as so much
baggage. He may get more little
physical comforts. but if he looks for
a CHEEKY welcome he is scheduled for
bitter disappointment. The New York
hotel clerks have not time for wei.
comes, with sc many nails to be poi.
shed and neckties adjusted
, 1922-06-27
The Constant Pounding

LIVERY STE state is facing a road prob
" lem. This problem has two angles; first the
building of hard surfaced highways and second
their maintenance.
In the past, too much road building has been done
along political lines, that is on the theory that
most any good party man could build a road. The
materials that went into road construction also
seemed to matter little. A hard surface road was a
hard surface road and that was all there was to it.
AS the maintenance cost on hundreds of miles of
"hard surfaced highways in individual states has
begun to mount up to several hundred dollars per
mile annually, our road problem is seen from a
new angle.
Owing to the enormous sums nov being spent by
federal and state governments for road c%onstruc-
ton and maintenance the subject of scientific
road construction affects most directly every tax
payer in the country.
The hard surfaced road that has no shock alb
sorbing base or wearing surface, disintegrates
years before its time under modern traffic condi-
lions.
Experience has now demonstrated this fact and
future road construction should be of a character
that will not subject the taxpayer to the heavy
losses of the past.
How. long would a stone golf ball last under
constant pounding? In order to stand the impact
of golf clubs the golf ball must be made of a shock
absorbing substance.
The same principle applies to roads under the
pound of modern traffic.
, 1922-06-27
Quite a Convention

THE GUERNSEY Gazette is of the opinion that
L when it comes TO making a collection of sore al d
disappointed people the whole kit and bilin' Of
us may well be included. Everybody has a kici
coming, says the Gazette.
"a meeting is called by Homer Harry for all dis
gruntled Republicans and Democrats to meet in
Wheatland on July S, to discuss matters pertain
ing to the coming campaign. We are all eligible
we are disgruntled from having to pay off the debts
created by the Democratic war administration, but
don't kid yourself-we have them to pay and we'll
have to pay them regardless, all Bolshevik propa-
ganda 10 the contrary. The Gazette doesn't antici
pate that with the election of Republicans this fall
that you will have clear sailing and that the gov
eminent will provide for all your wants, nor will it
be possible for tho radicals to provide these feaures
condition under their regime would be teh.fold
worse. 1t might be well to put your ear TO the
ground, but don't take on an excess of this bull the
radicals are putting out"
, 1922-06-27

are now levyhig a . cent duty to secure revenue
and develop their beet sugar production.
Our own congress is considering n duty OF . cents
on importatioDs from Cuba TO prevent our own
beet sugar Industry from being crushed out of
~existance by this cheap labor competition which il
cannot otherwise meet.
Our beet sugar industry is the life preserver
which prevents US from hcing absolutely at the
mercy Of the foreign producer who could manipu-
late sugar prices without the restraining influence
Of domestic supply with which to compete.
The value OF the United States beet sugar pro
duction last year exceeded 800, OO0, 900 figured at )
cents a pound for fine graduated sugar.
The obvious advantage of having such a sum ef
money continue TO circulate here rather than in a
foreign land is apparent.
No sane citizen can eountenancs the obstruction
Of even a small industry engaged in producing an
essential food product.
, 1922-06-27
Defending The Senator

THE "A BILL tell us that on next We'd
L nesday evening at S o'clock at the court house,
Mr.. Joseph H. Camp, Democratic candidate for con-
is not appealing in his own behalf for the suffrage
of the qualified electors in order that he may go
down to Washington and set the troubled old world
afirc, but his main object on the occasion mentioned
is "to defend the record of Senator John B. Ken
drick, the unchallerged champion of Wyoming
Democracy
1t has never been known hereabouts that the
senator's record had been assailed, or that there
was any particular record to assail. There must
be something to hop onto before you can hop.
And then again, if the senator is the "unchal-
lenged champion" where is the demand for de-
fense?"
1t is safe to say that in ninetynine out of the
hundred chances, the senator did not appoint
saults.
Whoever it is that is about 10 devour senator
Kendrick blood raw will of course change his mind
after Wednesday evening at S o'clock
, 1922-06-27

tho Count OF Monte cristo certainly
had the goods.
Father is father. but when a young
fellow is day-dreaming of his future he
is compelled to remember that there
wero such men as Christopher Column
bus. Buffalo Bill, Abraham Lincoln.
Deatherstocking. Robert Fulton. Ole
Bull. Patrick Henry and Cal Towers,
United States.
A young man of Z. looking far INTO
the future. has a right TO expect great
things OF the mar he rs to become. He
has n right to expect the man TO be
perspective may be a little faulty Mt
the moment. The boy I used TO be.
after questioning whether he would
prefer to have the man be a second
George Washington or the worlds
u~nrivaled premier bareback rider. de-
cided hat properly TO fulfill his les.
tiny and moet the approval OF his
soul he must be a blacksmith.
I am ashamed to say it. but / con-
fcss I have failed the young man
there. 1 am not a blacksmith. Tho
sort OF blacksmith the young mi had
in mind was one with a large guam
tity of black hair on his arma and a
complete jungle of 1t on his exposed
chest. His main occupation would DO
whanging a piece of white hot iron
with a heavy hammer while he let the
sparks fall on him with no more con
Germ than II they were Snowflakes.
Now and then he would spit into the
water tub and shift his qIid to the
other check.
AT times the blacksmith would lean
i~ndolently against his forge and slowly
pull the knotted rope of the huge bel
lows. turning. now and then to pat the
Scoals with his pincors Inc then ad-
dressing some witty words to the
small boy looking in at the door. such
as wen. bub. what do you think your
folks call your name by when you're
at homer" or well. sonny. how's
your coppery-optics today?" or even
that more amazingly brilliant query,
We'll, Johnny how docs your corpor-
osity seem to sagasitate this morn,
ing?"
Presently, because OF his admirable
| qualities. six men in frock coats and
high silk hats would arrive and make
the blacksmith President of tho
United States, commander-in-chief OF
gthe army and superintendent of the
Episcopal Sunday school. The black
smith would then put a for rent sign
ron his shop, buckle a sword round his
fwaist. don a Knights Of Pythias hat
with a long white ostrich plume. and
70 down 70 Washington. D. c., to veto
the bill prohibiting boys from playing
marbles for keeps.
When he died his funeral procession
would be three emiles long and have
four brass bands and n grateful nation
would erect a statue of him, showing
a kind, but stern, c~ountenance and a
pair of trousers that were too long
and too loose.
If I had to go back to 1876 today
and face the boy I vas I know he
would look at me with a stare of utter
unrecognition. First he would stare;
but when he realized I was he. he
would burst right out crying. Then,
probably. he would give me one final
look OF reproach and go out behind
the wood shed and eat a green apple
and die.-El1is Parker Butler.
, 1922-06-27

That's reasonable said the I'm.
derstand1ng Scissors who loved to
argue with Peter Poodle. Just watch
me-Im do it,"
"Betcha a rag doll flea you can't!'
barked Peter Poodle. And that's jus.
where Peter Poodle lost his al doll
flea for the Understanding Scissors
made hat baby carriage and this is
how ne did IL:
First. he tool a match box-one OF
the larger size. Next he cut an up
standing piece of pasteboard. shaped
like Fig. 1, exactly as wide as the end
OF the box and twice as high. with
rounded corners This he fitted into
the end, as shown in A. fastening it
with two paper clips. Next he took
some light weight, handy cardboard