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ran right into another. Nolan added to the former irritation by notifying us that Cans would have to weigh in 133 pounds at the ringSide. There was much talk about this, hut Cans, eager for the fight under any conditions, finally agreed to make it,
 Demands 1sS Pounds
 Anybody would think everything all right after that. But no.
 "Rickard." Nolan told me the next time I went out to his camp, Cans has got to weigh in 133 pounds at the
 That straw about broke the camel's back. It was plain that Nolan. was doing everything possible to stir things up. He was trying to make an inn pression on Nelson
 l was not experienced in boxing mat ters and, naturally, did not under stand these things. went to Cans, though, and told him of Nolan's de- mand. Boss" said the darkey, Nolan hasn't got any right to do that, and he knows it."
 Cans Says "Iu Try" Gan you make that weight in your fighting togs. Joe?''
 "Tn try, MT. Rjckard, but don't be- lieve I can ever do 1t. That weight win weaken me-"
 Just the same Nolan insisted. Cans hBbin to COncSuc 8nyIuhn8, Sct about to reduce his weight lower. He made it, but to this day I think 1t weakened him in that long fight. I was the happiest man in the world when we finally got those two light weights in the ring aRd saw George Siler present as referee. ! Nolan's tactics had turned many peo- pie against him and Cans had q big following. He was always a popular fighter.
 Long before the bell sounded for the fight round l knew that our Goldffeld fight had made good with a bang. We had priced the tickets at from $ to $25 and the big demand was for the higher ones.
 To my mind that was the greatest fight I ever staged. Those men fought forty-two rounds, neither willing to give up.
 And Goldfield Celebrated
 In the end Nelson fouled Cans withs a blow in the groin. That blow and the discussion aroused by 1t I will take up in my attempt at describing that fight, as I saw it, In my next chapter.
 The total receipts of that fight were ,715. Of this $3S 800 went to the fighters and $23 GOO for expenses. My net profit was SIS ,215.
 Not one of those who had guaran- teed the purse had to put up a nickel. We had pulled off a successful fight in Goldfield, and, gee. how that town eel ebrated!
 The day of the big purse had dawn ed. If Goldfield could put up S33, 800, what could the big cities do in the fu- ture?
 The fight itself was a hummer.
 Tomorrow: One Truth About Nell sons Foul
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Simpson To Tour

DECATUR Ala, Jan. 2s.-(Special Leased WireD-Central High school DasketpaIi teatn is looking forward to the invasion that Simpson expects to make of norths Alabama early in Feb rnary. Te lofal cage team has won two gaHS andA lost one. After opening the seSson Tfh one-point defeat at the hainds of St. Bernard on the St. Bernartd court, the locals trimmed the same feam here Saturday night, 13 to q. Central defeated Huntsville High schools 2S to IS, Friday. night. The Cen tral girls, however lost to the Hunts vile girls to
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Return Golf Match

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-Arthur G. Havers, British open golf champion, who yesterday lost a scheduled 72-hole match for the unofficial worlds pro- fessional title to Gene Sarazen, Amer ican professional champion, 5 up and ito go, may meet his conQueror in a return match at Jacksonville, Fla, February 25 and 27, according to an an- nouncement today by James B. Har- nett, the British players manager.
 The unofficial championship match begun at San Francisco last Friday and finished here yesterday was originally scheduled for New York, but was shifted when Havers was delayed in arriving from England until winter had set in, Harnett pointed out, and the east and south are-anxious to see the two play. .r
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Many Stars Run

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Hordes Of winged feet will fly at Madison Square Garden next Thursday night when the third annual indoor athletic games are conducted under the auspices of Mayor John F. Hylan's municipal athletic ac- tivities committee.
 Over 500 entries have been received which include those of Allan Woodring Mike Devaney and Fred Sarafewic former middle distance star. Invita- tions have been extended to Allan Helf- frich, Joie Ray, Sid Leslie, Jack Sellers Vincent Lally, William Sullivan and Jimmy Connolly to compete in a spe- cial 800-metre race.
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Carter May Be Out OfLine-up For Crirnsons
Alabama To Be In Good Shape For B. A. C. Tues
 day, Except At Center

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Jan. 2s.-(Spe- cial)-The Alabama cage team winner against Georgia Tech Saturday night, the clash with B. A. c. here Tuesday night. Captain "slim" Carter was slightly under the weather when hs re- turned from the Atlanta trip. How ever, all other members of the squad are in good condition and should be we'll primed for the Blues. Carter may get in the game, and if he does, B. A. c. will meet the Crimson's strongest squad.
 The Crimsons went through stiff workout here this afternoon. getting what few kinks that were left from Atlanta out of their joints. Coach Grip will probably send them through . short but brisk afternoon around the gymnasium tomorrow. The team to start against B. \. c. will probably be composed of McGauly, Stabler, Hudson, McClintock and Carter or Propst at center. Anderson and McDonald will be used as reserves if such is demand cd, although Cohen, Wharton, Little. McGauly and others are ready for the fray.
 season here for the Capstone students, and the gym is sure to be crowded. The tier of seats along the sides of the court, taken down for the mid-term dances, ara up again and should be able to acdommodate several scores of people. The gym. when packed, can seat ap- proximately 2,760 persons.
 B. A. c. will meet one of the tallest built aggregations in the south here Tuesday night. The smallest man on the, regular team is Emmett McGauly, and his effectiveness makes up for whatever height he lacks. Propst and Carter are young giants, while Hudson and McClintock and Stabler are close the chief factor in Techs defeat
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Nal Not Enter

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-whether Bob McAllister, the cop sprinter, will run In the Olympics, is again a matter of speculation. After some trouble in which he was placed under charges, who holds the 1O0-yard met ropoiitan championship, resigned from the force to take job as a cross- country bus driver. His bus was in volved in a fatal crash and he gave up that Job, too. Camping the climax, he turned in his A. A. U. card, and said he was retiring from the track to become concert singer. It was supposed that he was definitely out of the Olympic with this development, but Bob came back Saturday night when he broke the worlds indoor record for the 100- metre at the Brooklyn College club, and now it's question again. Bob has never run in the Olympics
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Britain Cup. Japan ,1a south A%s.e, ne. by SSIh
 By TEX RICHARD
 When Billy Nolan came into Gold field with Battling Nelson for training I had my first taste of what a promoter has to contend with In the matter of managers.
 I don't want to give the impression that all fight managers are bad. Many of them are mere parasites, living off their fighters and causing all sorts of irritating troubles just to impress the fighter with what they consider their efficiency. There are many others, though, who are not only help full to their fighters, but do much to- ward keeping the fight game on a high basis. The success of several fighters has been due more to the wisdom and judgment of the manager than of the fighter himself.
 Bill Nolan was of the irritating. an moving brand.
 To begin with, he insisted that all of the $50, 900 purse was to so to Nelson That would have left Joe Cans with out anything. That, however, made nc difference with Nolan.
 When I wired you that we would come for a purse of $30,0OO." he said q meant that would be Nelson's price,"
 Tangled Affair
 I was quite certain that Nolan hadn't understood anything of the kind. Be- sides I had the agreement in writing.
 Immediately l discovered that fight ing was not exactly on 6 sportsman like basis when it came to money.
 We wrangled and wrangled over this matter until the whole camp was dis gusted. The newspaper men wrote all kinds of roasts of Nolan. He deserved them, too. The town people were strongly aligned against him for his selfishness.
 Poor Joe Cans and his manager, Mo Donald, seemed to be up against 1t every way they turned. Joe was a smart darkey and a very honorable one. made up my mind to see that he got a square deal. There would be no run-out by Nolan. It got through his head pretty soon that the mining peo- pie would see that he went through with the fight or make 1t unhealthy for him.
 Tex Agrees to Increase Purse
 By this time I could see that the fight was going to be a financial sue cess. It was in the air The home peo- pie had plenty of money to spend and were getting more enthusiastic every day. The actual building of the arena smoked tnlngs up a little more. We could have come out clear on that fight even without the big crowd of visitors. But we wanted the visitors to advertise our town, that being the prime motive in starting the affair.
 Finally, agreed to raise the purse to $33, 800. Of this Nolan was to get $22 800 for Nelson and Cans was to get $11 ,000. Anything I did seemed to sat- isfy Cans. Nolan then saw the writing on the wall and also agreed.
 With this trouble off my hands
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America Strong

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-On the basis of numerical strength, America would seem sure to- win the Olympics at Paris next summer.
 America will send three or four high class performers to Paris for the ma jority of the contests, against one from any other contending nation.
 In the shotputting event, Finland has the great Porhola, regarded as a pos sible worlds record crasher. But when he has finished, Finland is through, while America with her Hills, Wanzer, Macdonald, Houser, Eastman, Hammer and others, the poorest of whom should top 47 feet. is expected to place at least four men. ~,+ Similar examples will be fond in many other events. Indications point to just such a team. as carried the Stars and Stripes at Stockholm 12 years
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Adapts Schedule

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 2s.-The 1924 Texas league official schedule was adopted at an all-day session here to- day, although the schedule will not be released until. next Sunday, February 8. the opening and closing dates were given out officially by J. Doak Rob- erts, president of the league. >
 The season will open April 18 and the 154-game schedule will end Sep tember IA. These dates practically con- form to the opening and closing of the Southern association race this year, al- lowing the annual Dixie series between the Texas league and Southern associa- tion champions to be held without a iong delay between the end of the two campafgns.
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Ski Is In Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-Battling Slki, the Senegalese, who was lost for a to be on his way to Chicago, but was found in New Orleans, arrived today. Jock Malone, the St. Paul boxer, took him in tow, and as Ski speaks little English, Malone took. him to Lincoln Park zoo. Stki, against whose possi- ble disappearance a second time, To- cal promoter announced he had taken will go to St. Paul-tomor- row prepared to box Joe Lohman Thursday night.
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! Training Method

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 2s.-Golfins begt tEners must reverse the conventional met cd of learning the game. Instead or tarting with vicious and heart enng swings on the tee, they must la the ball around the practice greens. his novel theory has just been put m practice by William Hoare, pro- fe ional at the Waverly Country club.
 More golfing hearts are broken in first hours on the green and fair ys in the first month than forever er," said Hoare.. And more bad s fling habits are acquired.
 From now on my golf props must Arn their wrist action, and how to
 ep their eyes on the ball, in the com
 hratively easy acquisition of a putting Aroke"
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Olympic Team To Run

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Lawson Rob- ertson, coach of the American Olympic track men and coach also of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania runners, has accepted the challenge of the Univer- sity of Virginia for relay race at the Wilco games here February 16. The distance will be one mile.
 Robertson has not nominated his Penn team, but Virginia will send up three remaining members of the quartet that won the South Atlantic one-mile relay championship at the Penn relays last spring. These men are M. T. Bohannon, Frank Talbott and J. H. IT, vine. Virginia was second to Syracuse in the American college mile relay championship at the Penn games, using the same team
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Brownies Beat Cahaba

The Jones Valley Brownies defeated the Shades-Cahaba High school basket ball team Monday afternoon by the score of 21 to 12. The Brownies conn pletely outplayed the Mountaineers, Acton Hunter was the outstanding player for the Mountaineers, while Ed ney, Lovett and Allgood were leading Brownie stars. Coach Doe" Newton is rounding out a fast five at Jones Valley and expects to have his team in good shape for, the district basket ball tournament .,here on February IS and 1e. Practically all of his team of last year Is back and are working to- Rethar we'll
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United States
 Wins Olympic Hockey Game
Cana dian And American Teams Are Favorites In
 Olympic Games

CHAMONIX. France, Jan. 25.-By Associated Press. D--The United States and Canada stood out as in class by themselves in the Olympic hockey com petition at the close of the first days matches with the Canadians slight ia vorites. as showing better tesm work and general all-around ability. It is thought probable by the experts that the finals on Saturday will he fought out between these two teams. The re suits of today's matches were:
 United States 19, Belgium o.
 Canada 30. Czechoslovakis O.
 Sweden 9, Switzerland O.
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FavOrites Win

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S,-Fayorite came through without upset today in the first round of the women's inyi- tation tennis tournament on the courts of the Heights Casino, Brooklyn, the first important indoor event of the season. ~
 Ranking stars who advanced to the second round of the singles were Miss Leslie Bancroft of Boston, who won by default from Mrs. U. G. Morris of Ardsley. N. r.; Miss Martha Bayard of Short Hills, N. Y., who defeated Mrs. B. Fs Briggs of Pelham, N. l., 60, 6-1, and Miss Lillian, Scharman of Brook lyn, who eliminated Mrs. Theodore Cassebear of New York 6-2 6-1.
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Farce Visits Home

JASPER, Ala, Jan. 29.-(special Leased Wire.)-James Farce, a student of the University of Alabama, and member who was a star on the foot ball and basketball teams of the Wal gker County High schol for four years, is spending a few days in Walker county. MT. Farce made an all-south- ern fullback on the football team in 1921 and all-southern center on the basketball team the same year. He is also making good at the university in athletics
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New Loop Made

WICHITA. Kas., Jan. 2S.-The South eastern league was reorganized on a temporary basis here with the follow ing towns included:
 Independence. Coffeyvilie and Salina. of the old loop; Emporia. Newton, Flu rska. Arkansas City, in Kansas, and Pawhuska Okla.
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 Golf Ball Tested

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-A new golf ball weighing approximately 1.S6 ounces, avofrdupois, with . diameter of l.e6 inches, which would have shorter carry , Ing capacity than the f.6z-1.62 ball now used. will be recommended to the United Staes Golf association by the committee of experts headed by Hecre- tary Lee of the association, which re. turned tonight from a week of tests at Jekyi Taland. Ga.
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Foul Rule o. K.

James Naismith, who accidentally in- vented basketball to keep football and track men in shape during the winter Is Feconciled at last to the new rule providing that the man fouled try for the free point.
 At first the father of basketball re- garded the rule a2 unfair to the free throw specialists who had reached vir- tual infalIibility- Many stars could register If times out of 16
 The trial of the rule this season has shown that 1t speeds the game up," de- clared Naismith. Moreover, every member of the squad fs now becoming proficient in the free throw"
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Tunney Is Training

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Jan. 2s.-Gene Tunney, the light-heavyweight cham pion. arrived here today and went into light training for his bout with Martin Burke in New Orleans, February 15. The fighter announced that he would devote his mornings to light workouts and play golf during the afternoons.
 Harry Wills the negro heavyweight challenger of Jack Dempsey, Is under going treatment in local sanitarium. Wills Is suffering from an injured arm and hand and has been advised by his physician that he will probably be out of the ring far several months. - '--~~'
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Jim O'COnnell Signs

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Jimmy o'Con- nell, the $76,oO0 outfielder obtained by the Giants from San Francisco last year, today sent in his signed contract for 1924. o'Conneli informed the club he IS In excellent condition and hopes to improve on his 1923 showing, which was handicapped by illness.
 Joe Oeschger, veteran twtrler &C., quired from Boston, and Pitcher Claude Jonnard, also returned their signed contrats.
 These players bring the roster of signed athletes close to completion. The only holdout so far Is Wayland Dean, pitching star, recenly bought from Louisville
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Martin Meets Farley

TROY. Ala, Jan. 2s.-(Special Leased Wire)-Next Friday night another wrestling match will be stalsed In Troy. When Bulldog Martin will meet Fear less Farley. Farley claims to be the heavyweight champion of Georgia. and he and Martin both tip the scales at 1s2 pounds. Martin Is still in Troy and has signsd E. R. Benjamin as his man ager. MT. Benjamin will look after the details of the match Friday night.
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Ryder Beats Curtain

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Joe Ryder, Brooklyn, decisively outpointed Irish Johnny Curtin of Jersey City in the main 12-round bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. Ryder was on top of Curtin during most of the bout and was much stronger than his opponent. Ryder weighed 121A and Curtain 119k.
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Miss COllett Leads

BELLAIR HEIGHTS, Fla, Jan 2s. Miss Glenna Collett of Providence. R. T., scored an s3 here today in the women's January tournament and led the. field of 50 golfers. Miss Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Marion Cricket club tipished second with an S5.
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Giants Get Baldwin

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-The sale of Howard Baldwin, star pitcher of the Newark Internationals, to the New York Giants, was upheld by Baseball Commissioner Landis today
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flames To Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 2S.-Bob Hawes, q. pitcher, who played last year with Dresden, Tenn, semi-pro team, Is the latest addition to the Louisville American association baseball club, having signed a contract today.
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COlmubia-COrnell

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S-With two games won and one lost. Columbia and Cornell are tied in the race for the championship of the Eastern Intercol- legtate Basketball league. Pennsylvania and Dartmouth have won one game and lost one, while Princeton and Yale have won one and lost two.
 Oldest salt mine in the United States is in Louisiana, it is said.
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Jones Stays At Iowa

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-(By Associated Press)-Howard Jones, who resigned as director of athletics at the Univer- stty of Iowa, has decided to remain at Iowa in the capacity of head football coach, according to word received to- day by Judge M. F. Mckinley. former president of the Iowa Alumni associa- tion of Chicago. Jones, it is said, Is trying to cancel the contract he made with Trinity college of Durham, N. c.
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sIGNED wITH TRINITY

DURHAM, N. C., Jan. 2S.-"Howard Jones is bound to Trinity college under . five-year contract. We have heard nothing from him in regard to his re- ported desire to cancel the same. All arrangements were agreed upon, and Jones declared himself happy that the contract with Trinity was made. We are, therefore, expecting him to come to Trinity next September, according t9 the contract, Is not sooner"
 This statement was made tonight bH Prof. R. l.. Flowers, an official of Trinity college, upon learning of dis patches to the effect that the Iowa uni versity football coach was reported ito have expressed inteption of cancellthg his contract with Trinity college.
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GANS-NELSON FIGHT BEST
 RICHARD EVER STAGED
Nolan Battling Nelsons Manager Made Affairs Tough For Young Tex In Second Big Fight To Be Staged Under
 Supervision Of The Great Promoter

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The Philippines are named in honor of Philip II of Spain.
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Paddock Files Plea

Tomorrow: One Truth About Mel. sons Foul.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-01

Tigue clinched and backed around the ring. Stribling drove in a left but the champion clinched again. Strib- ling drove McTigue to the ropes and battered the champion fercely. Mo Tigue, badly dazzed. staggered 10 his corner at the bell and the crowd was in an uproar.
 Round Eleven.
 Striblips opened with vicious at- tack to the .body and forced the champion to the ropes. Mc'rigue chung tightly to his opponent in clinches. Hut was an easy tarket for the Georsian's left. Stribling was wild in his seeming over-anxicty to land knockout. McTigue jabbed light with his left to the jaw. The champion forced frequent ciinches and stayed on the defensive. The bell rang as they were broken apart.
 Round Twelve.
 Stribling drove tho champion to the ropes and landed with his right in the clincli. McTiguc blocked another right and boxed cautiously. The Georgian was short with his left and missed left swing to the head. Me Tigue danced out of reach of another wild right. The Georgian tried hard to land but the champions shiftiness kept him out of reach of most Of the youngsters lunses.
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BUILDING OPERATIONS FOR
 YEAR TOTAL S3,367,5SS
Factory Buildings and Burritt Hotel Help Swell Figures-SIany New
 Tenement Houses Erected.

Building operations for the fiscal year closing last night totalled sS,- SG7.5S3, the past year having been an unusually active one, Included arc several large factory buildings and the Burritt hotel. The housing situation was greatly relieved by the erection ot many new dwelling houses. The years report follows:
 1923, April, lGs permits, sa6S,549; May. 156 permits, se43.724: June, l04 permits, S14a,299; July, So permits, s149.6e5; August, 12G permits, sl99,- l39; September, 103 permits, s2S0,- 72s: October, lil permits, s279,9S7; November, l06 permits, s394.4iS; De- cember, s. permits. s46s,lI2.
 1924, January. 4S permits, s.0o.- 100: February, 5s permits. sst4,7Si: March, Ill permits. s549,t77.