The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-05-12

Ringside Yankee Stadium=(A P.)
Jess Willard came back to pugi-
listic fame in the Yankee Stadium to-
day, defeating Floyd Johnson, of Des
Moines, only half his age. Willard
sent Johnson crashing to the canvas
in the eleventh round with right
uppercut, Johnson being unable to
return for the twelfth round.
Willard had been the aggressor
throughout He punished Johnson
numerically and it was remarkable
| the way the youngster assimilated the
/ punches and came back for more.
Johnson was a courageous, willing
! fighter, but against the great giant
from Kansas had no chance. Willard
weighed 248 pounds and Johnson 195.
Willard attacked viciously in the
second round, staggering Johnson
with rights and 1efts to the head.
Johnson came back in the third
punching Willard's head with raking
rights. Willard's wind appeared to
be weakening. Although Johnson
was staggering slightly as the. sixth
round ended, both landed freely in
the seventh and eighth. Johnson
went down from right to the jaw
in the ninth, but arose Immediately.
10000 Witness Match
OlOS6 " DO,UOO pClS lSOllo, II w do CoIl-
mated, were in the stadium at p.
m. when the first preliminary to the
all-star heavyweight charity show
was called Harry Drake of Lon
don received the judges decision
over Joe Mccain, of Newark, n j.,
in the first bout of four rounds.
ssTiny'' Herman of Omaha beat Al
Reich of New York to the canvas in
the sixth round in the second bout.
Jack Renau1t, Chesham, Quebec was
awarded the contest with Fred Fulton
from Minnesota in the fourth round
of the ten-round match, on a foul.
Luis Angel Firpo scored another
spectacular ring victory when he
knocked out Jack McAuliffe, of De-
troit. in the third round in their 15
round match in the star bout in the
milk fund carnival. Firpo ended the
westerner's heavyweight aspirations
with terrific jolt to the jaw that
sent him down for the full count
shortly after the round opened
Increase Shipping Board Wages
Washington Ca P)-Basic in
creases of between Is and 20 per
cent were ordered today in the wages !
of seamen on shipping board vessels
Wealthy Society People Victims
New 1Olh-- la 4 y - L llC diiNA /
Jury which indicted George Maxwell, /
president of the American society of
composers, authors and publishers,
for sending obscene missives through
the mail, has evidence against eight t
other prominent members of the |
poison pen clique. alleged to have T
yictimized 140 wealthy society people T
here, in Philadelphia, Buffalo, Pitts T
burg and other cities, District Attor T
ney Blanton disclosed today
Take Sugar Case to q. S. Court
New York=(A P)-An agreement I
eliminating the long drawn out at
tempt of the government to obtain an
Injunction in the federal district I
court, restraining the New York Cof-
fee and Sugar Exchange and Clear
ing association from dealing in fut-
ures, was reached today between the
government counsel and the defend
ants The governments petition for
a permanent injunction was dismissed
and the way made clear for the gov
ernment to appeal the case at once
to the United States supreme court. +
To Stand Trial for Murder
Salt Lake City-(A. P)-City Judge
Noel Pratt today at the conclusion
of the preliminary hearing, ordered
Mariner and JOnn BrOWHlHS IL,
bound over to the district court for
trial for murder in the second de-
gree as the result of shooting Ben
jamin F. Ballantyne here April
ninth.
1. G. G. Railroad Hearing in Spokane
Washington P)-The inter-
state commerce commission will hold
a hearing in Spokane July 80, to take
evidence in the commissions investi-
cation into the adequacy of transpor-
tation facilities in the Pacific north
west.
Great Britain Sends German Note
London=(A P.)-Great Britains
note to Germany will be handed to
the German ambassador here tomor-
row The feature of the note is
plea to make a more generous repar-