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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-01

tsmbsr Last ysas, n Ave ehsls sh~
stores 120.5 pee cout, aoainst o0.2 ~
cent in Au1Sgt end 106.1 ~ epot n
Ssptsmbsr q tas year. @
fsvSaeiesaIs An Dsosash
Many Of the active operators on th'
street who. have been disposed 10 TAX.
an aggressive position on the long eide
Of the market and who were buyers
among those who were extremely bear.
isl in market opinions after The ciose.
Il must be expected number Of stocks
which have been directed in market
movements by these operators may BE-
allowed to fall. Some OF these operat.
ors had al idea forecasts Of election
results and Q turn In the character Of
election wagers might heip along q
further decline, AZ they were disposed
and In the Gtate Administration o.
result Of the voting next week.
In their opinion, . pr. election inter.
val of uncertainty ID natural not no
much because Of uneasiness over
changes that may occur a. because Of
the sensitive condition In which the
market had been placed in consequence
Of the widespread distribution Of stocks.
American smsltins ana Rsdnius
It develops the 7,6O0. 900 issue OF
additional 5 per cent, Heries "a"
honds Of the American Smelling and
Refining Company, 10 not to finance
bettcrments and improvements. but to
provide money for calling outstanding
shares Of American Smelling Securities
Company. Misunderstanding Of the
purpose would account for the break 10
the stock Of American Smelling ana
many weeks. The incident, therefore.
changes from q bearish to a bulIish
argument. as II indicates the American
Smelling Securities Company Is to be
dissolved within short time.
Neither Smelters Securities preferred
"a" nor "B'' stocks is callable be.
fore June 1, 1870, except upon disso.
luton. Outstanding shares Of both is.
sues. about 9G0O, 900 Of the "B'' and
80. 600 600 OF the a." are in hands
inainly Of estates, trustees or aliens,
making It difficult to get them in ex /.
cept by dissolution. All Of the common
stock Of the Securities Company have
been in American SmeltinG's treasury
for years.
It is expected that directors Of Amer.
ican Securities will meet within the
next two weeks to pass resolutions for
dissolving the company. As American
Smelling and Refining Company has
guaranteed dividends on the Securities
preferred stock. this will simply amount
to paying interest upon more per cent
Smelling bonds instead of the 8 per
cent Securities issues. American s..
curities "a" and "B" are both call.
uble ut par. THE TRADER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-01
u. s. STEEL co. DRAWING
ON SURPLUS FOR DIVIDEND
S1,33e,602 10 Taken From the Un.
divided Surplu0

New York. Nov. 1.-Diractors Of the
United States Steel Corporation, at
their quarterly meeting here. declared
the regular dividends Of ~; per cent
on the preferred stock and ~ per cent
nm the commoa. but the corporation
again failed to earn all the common,
taking 81. .839. .aO2 out Of the undivided
surplus to make the payment.
Total earnings Of $27 .46s. .334. m
comnared with $27. 2!S6.N in the pre-.
ceding quarter, shows that the stea, m.
dustry il on the mend. especially when
consideration IL taken Of the fact that
the Inst quarter covered the worst
eriods Of the coal and rail strikes,
when fuel and car shortages resulted In
a noticeable restriction Of operations.
The net income for the Qunrter ended
Septrmber 20 was $16.2A7. .804. as
asainst S16.219.513 for the preceding
one. indicating that the corporation
earned ninety -eight cents Of the 81 %
common dividend in the last quarter.
a. a.ainst ninety six cents for the one
before.
Gross earnings for Sertember were
disappointing. totaling only S7.727. 721, +,
as against $11.324. .O50 ip August. and
Sl0.si!4.674 in July.
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CUSTOMER FINDS DEAD MAN
Enters Store, Smells Gas and Come.
Upon q Suicide

A customer who entered the cigar
store Of Frank Hewitt at 2S35 East
Venango street, last night smelled gas,
Investigated and found Hewitt dead In
rear room. The man had placed the
end Of a gas tube in his mouth.
Hewitt, who was forty -eight years
old, had been i'll more than two years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17

Peabody & Co. The change in owner
ship. 1t was announced, will not In
volve any change in operating manage
ment. A statement Of the company, as
of June 30, showed assets of SO, ,544 Oh
and surplus of 1870 ,52S.
The Brazilian State Of Bahia Is me-
gotiating in London for loan Of
5000, 900 for consolidation and con-
version of its foreign debt. The State
has four bond issues outstanding, in
tcrest on all which Is in default. Three
of these loans were secured by specific
guarantees. Two Of the loans were
funding arrangements to provide for
overdue interest at 3 per cent
loading Of revenue freight during the
week ended August last reached n
total of SSJ1 .3J1 cars. decline of
S3S2 cars from the preceding week. but
an increase of CD, I3 cars over the COR
responding week last year, according
to the American Railway Association.
Coal loadings amounted to ~, ,24G ears,
an increase Of 2S12 cars over the pre-
vious week. Compared with the same
week last year, however, the loadings
of coal declined 6G, $40 cars.
GROSS earnings of the Cities Serv-
ice CompanN for twelve months ended
July 81, were S13,S44. SD. compared
with S1S.5O3 .O64 for the twelve months
were S13. 402, 2J4. compared with S17.-
common stock for the period was &c.
3iO, ,T3G. equivalent to S13.63 share
for the average amount of common
outstanding. compared with S12.SG per
share for the twelve months ended June
30. 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17

D.... 1VS
n Y Cent'l rs
l.. ..1o5 u
1.... 106
N Y Connects
Rds AZ 8
2. 02 i
~ Y Edi'n Co
8hs rcts
1.... 1l2iS
1.... 112
N Yk Light II
Il Pwr'4s
1..... So 4
New 7 y II q
n 4s '57
l..... H2s
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Philadelphia Markets

wHEAT-Receipts. 1877. .74s bush. Marke'
, red @sf"ei winter. sI.i4m a1iI7ti 40. g red
w,nte5s 3 slis1 i = I,tH Id 10 No red REQ wn,er M
os oe% 40 res Tsf Sntsr wrnis sarIisfy 81
n iOs: No 4 red winter garlicky, 01cGN,
Wheat ea ss under wdefr red saTSt Winter. Sample ac
cordIng TO quality; :, ,,u,o. =, Tho ossence
reIep.s ,cts m ana eSport Snly rIeva,orNo q 75@
7ac. Nc 7aM nc. 10. 4, 1sT74c. Car
lots lots for FOR local ,3 frsdeLN0, yellow. sOi5 a
's 81 sc: No. yellow, 7ois a Sol ". o,.,. 80,
,sS.lowSr car i9!s as to locS!iDniM;S - q a i;e
II .t,.rg.lnts ioS btl. ana 2.4T3
122 lbs in sacks Market auie,tb ,b eu, paebsd
IN me ,aoh i,,e Ss,okaso,~t ~ wnteT straieht
Western. stern sSSsa5; do. do. .n.srby. i4.7so
shori & h"pa pS,eT w" 81 s?afh d .pins
ao patfan, fab:y spri5s ana % ely
nils gdiHa'' patent. family Brands. .s.5oaoaS
@ .i, held 4 .a. The ,Gmssss GSStas
and sir.arlsd. 4se; beef knSckle, and tend END
XII ssnned cams loose sS%sc: So d. smokeI
;ssnS:F s s:, s. ses ss5Ss loose loose 'S9 ic d3
b"rIn sI-r2nGra 21s; lTrS' r.sm.rv Ise ern and &c
higher. The following are the, ,ayota,lpns: !:
a9in a aoisr ibs latter for jobbing sales;
or,rs aaih =. extra hrs,s IyhSlesaie 3ih c /:
tobbing, abIl G; frsts 81 a 33c; seconds. 2s
a soc; sweet creamery. extras, ss1 c; jobbng
s%ss,so 4 siss; fTss ssS io%sr srsd:ss !, iss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17

Fast st. Louis. Aug. 1T.--CATTIE--Re-
coipts, $500 head. No good matur"d fat
steers here: receipts largely grassers; prices
generally steady: spots strong; other killing
classes steady light calves SOC higher. Top.
Sl2.25: part load. GoO.pound baby beef steers
and heifers brought SlO.75. Bulk follows:
Stecrs. s5.I5ms.5o: Light yearlings SI.50d
$50; cows, S4.5Om $50: Gamers. 81 asa
$50: bulls S3.75 q I 25: good and choice
stockers and feeder steers uuOtabe at $3.50
@1.5o.
HOGS-Reccipts $500 head. Opened fairly
active on lights: slow and early trading gen
orally steady: later market weak to l0c off.
Top. S";75 for choice l4o to 10 pound av-
eragcs: bulk 1iO to 100 pound weights. so 40
Gai5: 30 to $50 Founders. S0GiN.+0: no
heavies sold: packer sows mostly S74T."5,
pigs steady: bulk s0M9.5O.
SHEEP Receipts $500 head Generally
steady on sheep and lambs: ono short load
fat lambs. sl225. Practical top. Sl2. 2.I5;
bulk fat lambs. s1lI5m II: light sheep.
mostly SO: hcaSies. S3I 3 so
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago. Aug. 7.-CATTLE--Receipt
II 900 head. Market active: beef steers
strong TOP .matursd steers. 5000; bes,
yearlng. slO.s5 bulk beef steers 80. e5g
1895; better grades eorn.fed cows and heif; H.
cutters slow. about steady: bulls and stock.
era steady; calves mostly 2oc higher; beef
tcrs largely 81. .7S@a7H -; bulk bologna bulls
sId4.25; bulk veal calves around ST.: 80.
HoGs-Reccpts, 80. 900 head Market
fairly active on lighter weights. very slow
on others .15g25c lower: spots on more;
$3.50 paid Tor i.o-p9nnd nd y WeiEht 5nk; 5In doo 40
pound butchers. mostly se,4oIo.50; go to
shoice 100 to 32o pound butcheys g. ,,s IS%
action on pigs; heavy. ss.25I0.35: medium
ss.75T970: light, s0.35 1850; light lights.
s0.25m9IO. packing sows. smooth. s1:a2W
s;25; packing sows. roushs. s7m7.eo; killing
pigs. S9t0.I5.
SHEEP Receipts. $4,000 head: Native
lambs opening mostly steady: Westerns 100
15c lower to killers Top nativc TO ship
pers. sl2. rs: early packer. top. sl26o: bulk
natives. s12.350f12.50; cnlls mostly 50: carly
sales Westerns. sl2.4od12.75 75: sheep mostly
steady: good 115-pound Western ewes. 81. @:
heavy fat natives downward to SO. 80 q 80;
light feeding lambs steady: best around
$3.50. heavy feeders slow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
Former N. Y. Change Sec'y Dead

New York. Aux 1T.--tieorgc W Ely for
merly secretary Of the New York Stock f.X-
change. died Wednesday might at Oncora
Park, near. Tanncrsvillc. y. Y. friends were
advised today. He was in his cighty-third
year. Ho Joined the exchange in 1869 and
was elected secretary in 1874 serving in
that capacity until few yenrs ago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
Parls'Lyons 81 TtsnIe) 1ON =
6s wi u y Mexico 4s
DOMESTIC BONDS

IA,a& Rubr Is IAtch 7 & Fe Bell Telephone
J e., oo'a Ars Div Alas OF Pa ~
"A Gold " ~ 2tsale) % 1.:.. 1885
] 1,'',. sit 2..... 93a, g.. 1885,
|Am Agr'c Atch T h > 10 Beth Steel III
Chem 7'7s II Mt Div IS IT,. o6
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool AUG lI.--There was fair
demand for spot cotton today with prices
steady on tho basis OF an advance Of SO
points for middlins at 7od. Tho sales
were 5000 bales The receipts were 3O1I
bales. none American. Futures were frm In
the carly dealings. <Srot prices wer";
American. middling fair. 13 9I1: cd
middlinE, Il. HHd; fully niddling. IL sOl
middling. l2.1ud: low middling Il .2id; good
ordinary, IL iOd. and ordinary. lo6Od.
Liverpool, Aug. l7.-The Cotton EXCHANGE
will remain in session until 5:ia +. VI. on
September to receive the report on the
States Department OF Agriculture.
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TOO MICH H.-SfNESs

news is second hand" but thousand, Of
the country's biggest business men get the
facts fresh from the Business Section OF
the PrRLIc Ledger You'n find forty to fifty
interesting business Items riSht on the arst
paCe-daily. Make lt~a Habit "-Adu,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17

Anna, or q w Va ~
Min Up l..... SaA
= ~" W Bait & Ohio s
- 81 W'n 3hs
"our ihs 4,.,.. 03
A m''', olh o5.... 03La
AT& s Fe Al 5..... o.
. 49,. so % e. o Tol Is
IT 4 s Fe ~ l..... 10
60 ON b.. II
4 80 Vaa| q Steel js 80
- oS oS l..... 03
H. pS. b.. O3
NJ SSssN o..r. D3k
M 80 Beth s,ssl as
IN AZ ss H i..,.. iooN
aaM 49,, ioox
-wsss saS&
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17

Receipts. $50 head Slow Calves. re-
ccirts i5 head. One dollar higher, s5@l4.
light, 10W lHc lower: heavy, 500 I975: mixed.
Slo.25m 10. 50 workers. and light yorkers.
staGs. S4m5
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Rcceipts coo head.
Lambs, 9jC higher. lambs. fGm 1875.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17

Pittsburgh. Aug. II. - HoGs.Rcce,pts.
$500 head. Lower. Heavies. s0.40mg. 30:
heavy yorkcrs iN4oT 10 so. light yorkeNs.
s10ml4;25: pigs. :9Mo,50;
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. $50 head.
Sheep, $3.50. Higher. Lambs. $3.50.
Steady
CAIvEs-Receipts. 100 bead Higher.
Top, sl2. so.
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Babe Ruth's Home Run Record
Should Stand Forever, Says Scribe

has made his mark this year under
rules that have existed from time i'm
memorial, but the four Dagger has be-
come so common that it has ceased
to create comment unless the maker
thereof has a lot Of them to his credit
The new deal, if it goes through,
may cost the batsmen a few real home
runs. Occasionally a ball is driven
into a nearby stand or over a close
fence with sufficient power to have
carried it out of the lot at Comiskey
park, which is the most ideally ar
ranged of any in either league. 1t is
the same distance to the stands on
either foul line and requires a real
home run to clear the screen in front
of the stands in any direction. But
the loss of few home runs under The
new deal will be offset by the fact the
reader will know batsman deserves
ii when he gets a home run instead
OF having to stop and remember where
the game was played and how short
or long the distances IRE.
II will discourage future greats
from shooting at Babe Ruth's worlds
record, but il will label their four base.
blows with the word genuine" and
give the Sultan of Swat n chance to
set new mark under new conditions,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
Missouri Tigers
Rather Defeat
Huskers Than Eat
Coaches Kelly and Carriiy
Working Hard With Their
Eyes Turned Toward
Nebraska Game.

Columbia. Mo. oct f-ilcai coach
Tom Kelly has something 20 worry
about. now that the yeaflinEs nearly
defeated the varsity squad In tho
first game Of the season. The Uni.
verslty ~ Missouri Tigers showing
during the four lomlnute quarters
was enough 10 make anyone worry.
Although tho Tigers would rather
beat Nebraska than any other team
in the conference, MifFgurians admit
the cnruhuFkers took best. Although
the game Is some weeks away, u few
bets placed 10 local stores give tn
Nebraska squad Is points Some bets
are being handled that Missouri will
not even score.
Coaches Kelly and Clarity hro
working hard with their eyes turned
TO Nebraska. The lineup Is being
changed daily 80 that the tigers may
be at their best when they invade
Lincoln October 20. Roscoe mn,
tackle, II being sent 10 one u the
end positions which he held down tn
his first varsity year. because q thu
lack Of good ends. Kelly has a mum.
Der Of wing men trying out FOR per
manent berths, but Harry Schwim.
mer. veteran ~ last year. has been
the only one to hold down the Job
successfully.
Bunker, who rIynlled Polly Wallace
Of Ames at center last year is doing
his work well at right tackle. Hill's
place win be filed by Van Dyne. last
years substitute.
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BY /. f. SANBORN.

" ABE RUTH'S record Of SO home
Is runs in a season will stand I'M
beaten forever, if the move.
ment started by President Johnson of
the American league to make four
taggers more uniform is adopted by
the major leagues this coming win
ter.
The proposal to lengthen the dis.
lance from home plate required for q
home run out of bounds will eliminate
the present easy method Of obtaining
a jog around the circuit where stands
are located on the foul lines so close
that ordinary flies go into the crowds.
II is impossible TO increase the size of
the ball parks, Of course. but by
changing the minimum distance re-
CURED for a home run, there can be
produced greater uniformity in the
feats OF the batsmen.
The rules at present make 2S5 feet
ltlt eilNl test llilfaat'At blAAAAilNN AAAthA
titles man to Il home run out of
bounds. None Of the major league
pargs il ns small rs that now, but
quite lot Of them have stands or
fences less than 500 feet distant from
the home plate, md II does not re-
qulre tremendous blow to knock a
lively baseball 500 feet
Han Johnson's idea is 20 establish
a dead line inside the foul lines when
necessary 10 eliminate the Jake home
run. II some distance like 900 feet or
more is selected for the dividing line,
ouly halls hit outside the iRelosure
beyond the new lines will count as
home runs Those that 50 into the
crowds OF over the walls between the
ueN lines ana tha foul lines wlll count
for only two Or three basya according
% the distances from The plate II viii
mean mre work Or the umr.rea and
muFr wfaasluK hut il viii make the
horne gun meaB something mory than
Il 8.aa HHs
There i no attempt "a take away
The hugsla a Kenneth Williams. who
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
South High Defeated
by Fremont Eleven

with weather conditions OF the
most unsatisfactory variety prevailing,
Coach l.. c. Dow's Fremont high
school football team walloped the
South Omaha high crippled eleven
by the score Of rs to 3 at the Buff
faloes' park yesterday afternoon. The
South Side Eri1ders were completely
outclassed and, although they rallied
and held the visitors scoreless in the
second and third quarters, the result
OF the contest never was in doubt af.
ter the first few minutes OF play.
When the game started the weather
was ideal for baseball and before the
first quarter had ended the wind was
blowing a gale across the field and
made punting and passing difficult.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
Two Famous Athletes to Fly
Columbia LIE gion Colors in Meet

Columbia Mo, Oct. 7.-(Special)-
Two of the greatest athletes in the
world will represent the University Of
Missouri at the American Legion
games to be held in New Orleans dur.
ing the big convention.
Robert Simpson, coach of the Mis-
court track team, who held every rec.
ord in the hurdles when he was a
member Of the Tiger track team just
a few years ago, has entered as a
member Of the local post of the Ameri,
can Legion. Simpson has not entered
meet since his graduation and he
is working daily to get in trim once
more. 1t will probably be the last
chance to see the king of hurders"
in action.
Simpsons time in the hurdles has
been bettered since his track days by
other college men, but so has Simpson
bettered his own marks. However,
Simpsons new marks are not reg
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08

western Curling associations annual
bonspiel, the premier event of its kind
in North America. Competing with
the best curriers' in the United States
and Canada, Dick always managed TO
finish around the top.
However, three years ago Wade
curled his way into the heart Of
George Belden, president Of the Min
neapoLs baseball club, also president
OF the Northwestern Curling associa
fiou az ..r..
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New York ''Comish"
Raps Joey Lynch

New York, Oct, 7.--tspec.al(-Joe
LYNCH. the worlds bantam champion,
who pulled and stalled through 10
rounds against Jack Wolfe in Madison
snuare Gar-en a couple weeks ago
will go UNPUBLISHED,
Chairman William Muldoon of the
state athle.le commission announced
that after an investigation il was
decided that Lynch haa committed no
intentional offeuse and had given his
best efforts. which, according TO Mul
doom. do not measure up 20 the stand
ard ~ a star performer in New YORK
CIV. the huh 81 the boxing world
Nullaun characterized Lynch aa
hush fighter. who may be a star IN
the tank towns. but II ever a @aomeF
ia New Iork
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
American Marksmen Win.

Coblenz oct. 1.-THE rifle team rep.
resenting the American forces in
Germany made clean sweep in the
interallied shooting tournament held
by the British army Ia the Rhlneland
at Cologne yesterday, Tho American
marksmcn, headed hP Warrant on,
Ger Meskil Of the Eighth infantry.
won every .utorall.ed event, The
anal scores We're; Americans. bia
points. British, loo. French, 900, bel.
EIAna LIS
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his present position in professional
baseball to his ability to heave stones
in championship form.
Wade learned the curling game
even before sand lot baseball caught
his attention. Long before he had
reached his majority Dick shot the
stanes at clip that caused many Of
the old tine curriers' to Vince with
envy, but because of his youth he was
not given a great deal of encourage
ment at this "old mans" game.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
Cobb Collects 200 Hits
in Season for Eighth Time

Old Tyrus Cobb, who has been roam.
ing through the rays Of the baseball
spotlight for nearly two decades, isn't
going to permit the present season to
pass without taking some record or
at least tying one. George Sisler was
stopped from hitting consecutively in
his 42d game and Cobb still holds the
contests. On the same afternoon Ty-
rus was getting his 2OOth hit of the
season. This was the eighth year of
his career that he has reached the
two century mark, and now he ties
the major league record, held by VIII
lie Keeler of the old Baltimore club.
Quite some record.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
Suspension Of Greb
Lifted by Commission

New York, Oct. THE state nth.
lotic commission has announced that
the suspension Of Harry Greb, light
heavyweight champion Of America,
has been lifted.
The indefinite suspension imposed
on Johnny Wilson, middleweight
champion Of the world. although un-
recognized In New York as such, has
been made definite. the commission
also announced.
Greb was suspended because he
would not sign for bout with Dave
Rosenberg Of Brooklyn, as directed 10
do by the commission. which recog.
nlzed the latter as the middleweight
champion.
Wilson's suspension followed his re
fusal to defend his title in a match
with Larry Greb.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
Sikh Not New to Game
in Paris and London

Battling Sikh, who defeated Car.
pentier. Is not new 10 the game In
Paris and London.
lie has been boxing there or there.
abouts since 1913, excepting during
the war, when he was busy In the
army. His right name il Louis Phal,
and he was born in 81. Loulsd
Of age, and is at his best around l75
pounds. In 1919 and 1920 hey was
fighting as n middleweight, but took
on weight and last year got into the
light heavyweight class.
During 1921 ski defeated the Ger.
man and Italian champions-Breiten.
stratter and Spalla respectively-and
also the British heavyweight, Harry
Reeve, a second rater. He also de-
feated Ercole Balzac. the French
middleweight; Battling Marcot, the
French heavy; Jean Leroi and Paul
Journee, French heaves.
He was asked TO meet Miles, then
French heavyweight champion. as 1t
was expected Miles would put him out
and thus take him off the track Of
Carpenter, but Sikh beat Miles, and
that was one of the reasons that led
up to the Carpenter match.
Sikh is described as an awkward
boxer in the ring, but with a fairly
good WALTON in either hand. He surely
demonstrated that he can hit by
breaking Carpenters jaw and pun
ishing him so badly in few rounds.
AS to how he would fare with Jack
Dempsey is another question.
From what has been written Of the
Senegalese, 1t would take about five
rounds for Champion Jack to hand
Mr.. Sikh what the latter handed to
Georges