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Loves Game Too Much to Quit
Sports andSllCh
Fernando Altimani Covers Over
Eight Miles in One Hour—Is
Youngest at Game.
By James S. Mitchel.
(World's Champion Weight Thrower.)
A «J out-and-out walking "phenom”
has come to the front in Italy,
and he has begun to make
athletic history In such an astound
ing manner as to make the Ruropean
experts gasp with awe. The name
of the young wonder is Fernando
Altimani, and he has been at the
heel and toe game only about two
years But. young though he Is, the
lad from the sunny land knocked
flinders oft the one-hour world’s
record at Milan, and to make sure
that there was no fluke about the
style of walking or the time, several
outside expets on walking and ex
perienced timers were invited to wit
ness the performance.
In the hour Altimani covered 8
miles 677 1-3 yards. This blotted out
the world’s record of 8 miles 438
yards standing to the credit of (1.
E. Lamer, of England, since 1906.
The Italian is also far ahead of the
professional record made many years
ago by Johnny Meagher, an American,
who had no equal for fairness and
apeed in his day.
Earlier in the season .Altimani made
an assault on Earner’s mark am
beat it by something like twelve
4txd this close shave aroused
'more or less suspicion that the cor
rect rules of record-breaking were
not observed. Those who doubted
the youngster’s effort were not aware
that ho had undergone a long and
careful preparation for the ordeal,
and that since he was seen in the
lta’lan championships he had im
proved wonderfully.
Big Hockey League
Now Being Planned
CLEVELAND, Sppt. 10—An organiza
tion has practically been completed of
a hockey league composed of several
crack teams in the United States and
Canada. The promoters back of the
leagie say that hockey has become the
most popular winter sport In this coun
try and the professional games las«t win
ter were largely patronized.
The promoters believe that with «*uch
tie? as New York Boston. Pittsburg,
leveiand. Montreal. Toronto and aev-
ral other large cities in the league tht
reject will prove a big financial suc
cess.
S AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13—Ex
Champion of the World Ad Wol
gast 1b a victim, of conflicting
emotions On the evening of the day
on which ho lost to Joe Azevedo In
ten rounds at Oakland, Wolgast paid:
“I’m through. I have enough
money to live upon* and I’m not going
to stay around und bo a chopping
block for fellows who would have
been pie for me a couple of years
ago."
Sitting 1n the writer's den a few
nights later, Wolgast suid:
“Well, I would not exactly say that
I’m through. It would be awkward if
I made a crack of that kind, and
then an offer came along guarantee
ing me three thousand or so to box
somebody six, eight or ten rounds.
For that matter 1 have had a couple
of often already. I’ll say this much,
though: I don’t think I’ll fight again
this year. I’m not sure that I’d grab
at a chance to box next January even.
But I’ll keep right along fighting, just
as sure as you’re born, and you’ll
hear from me, too.”
It is the writer’s belief that if a
suitable proposal comes along a
couple of months from now, Wolgast
will forget all about his determina
tion to hold aloof for the balance of
the year. For if ever there was a
case of vacillation personified, Wol
gast comes pretty near to being it.
The trouble with Wolgast is that
fighting is his hobby. Some dethroned
ring idols can find relief from their
troubles In hunting, fishing, automo-
billng or what not. but for little Ad
the clang of the gong is the siren's
•ong.
When he has no fight in prospect
he mopes about like a lost sheep.
When he attends a glove contest as
spectator he Is the most wretched be
ing the lamps beam upon. Some
fighters can enjoy a night off. but Ad.
when he sees the other fellows get
ting ready and hears the bleachers
bellowing, it looks as though he was
railing at fate for keeping him out
side the ropes.
Knowing these things. I take no
stock in anything Wolgast may say
ti reference to temporary retirement.
000
T HE writer witnessed the Azevedo-
Wolgast ten rounds and made up
his mind that it marked the passing
of Wolgast as a provider of sterling
Queensberrv entertainments. But Ad.
after thinking matters over, is there
with an alibi.
“You’ll admit." he said, “that I
came out of the ring without a mark.
You have to admit it, for that fel
low did not place a glove on me hard
enough to kill a fly. Now for my end
of It. I was a sick man I contract
ed a heavy cold a day or two be
fore the bout, and had to stop train
ing. 1 had sharp pains through my
chest and under the shoulder blades.
Xiitiie v\«u> no fever to of, and I
thought that when I got Into the ring
and warmed up a bit I would feel
better. I soon saw' that I w r as up
against it, so far as getting started
was concerned.
It hurt me to breathe, and it hurt
me W'hen I bent over. I ducked just
once, and I thought something snap
ped at the nape of my neck. It was
the same when I tried to crouch. The
only way was to stand up and cover.
You noticed how’ he shoved me
around. Well, he is a strong boy, all
right, but if I had not been in such
poor shape he couldn’t have taken
liberties like that with me.
"lie used to get Ills head under my
chin and shove. Why, I'm the orig
inal kid at that kind of stuff, only
that day I couldn’t bend my neck. At
that I was a little surprised when
they gave him the decision, for I hurt
him more in one or two rounds than
he hurt me in the whole contest.
"To make a long story short. 1
know I can do better, and I’m going
to put myself to the test. The only
thing I’m sorry for Is that some of
my friends lost money on me. You
know when you are champion every
body bets on you, but when you have
bad a reverse or two, it’s Just your
friends that stick to you and place
their coin on you. And It’s for these
friends I am sorry.
"I have Just come from the doctor,
and he tells me I have a touch of
pleurisy. That’s what ailed me w hen
I fought Azevedo. 1 was in much the
same condition as when I boxed Jack
Redmond once in Milwaukee. But
these things pass away and I’m going
to get right. If I felt the way you
critics seem to feel about it, I’d never
pull on a glove again. But I’m not
satisfied, and that’* why I’m going to
keep right along fighting."
• • •
H AVING got himself thoroughly
worked up. Ad broached the sub
ject that is dearest to his heart. He
hates to let go as long as there is
even a remote prospect of getting an
other crack at Willie Ritchie.
It’s a way the ex-champions have—
or, at least, the ex-lightweight cham
pions. Battling Nelson always called
Wolgast a “cheese champion." Ad
refers to Ritchie as u "fluke cham
pion."
Said he: “I don’t care if Ritchie is
defeated before I get around to him.
I Just want to show that Wolgast H
Ritchie’s master. He admitted as
much even after he won my title
away from me on a foul. He said
that afternoon in the hearing of some
of my friends in the Turkish baths
that it would be a cold day when he
would give me a return match.
"Now, It’s my aim to place him In
such a position that he will have to
fight me. Rut, of course. I’ve got to
show' the public something or 1 won’t
receive much encouragement,”
A LA MR. BRYAN.
O H, MUQQSY M'QRAW.
So it's true that you draw
Only twenty-five thousand, my dear,
For knowing the science
Of putting those Giants
On top of the heap every year.
You've sure got the punch
Hut slip us a hunch,
Now ain't it the most you can do
To exist on your wage.
Without working the stage
When the Giants and Mackmen
are throughf
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H AN JOHNSON says an attempt
will be made to prevent star
baseball players from “covering the
world’s series for newspapers."
It is well. Is there any reason
why Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson
of Hughie Jennings should join the
field of "experts" for one or two
weeks out of the year and draw a
big wad of money for so doing?
Why wouldn’t it be Just as
proper for some well-known base
ball writer to be entered as a pinch
hitter during the big series*?
Surely the baseball writer has
as much right (spelled right) among
the ranks of the players as have the
players among the ranks of the
writer*.
But how’ will Ban Johnson and
his mighty commission prevent the
stars of the baseball firmament
from becoming budding journalists?
It has been tric'd before and with
out success.
At that, Ban is right. The ball
players should confine their activi
ties to the diamond.
• • •
(DI MMER dayII are fadtng fast,
.4m/ »oon the baseball host
Will join the dim forgotten ;>«*<.
And we'll read of Heis and Yost.
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\17 HILE our canine pets can not
* * play golf, they do say there 9
many a dog goes to the links. How
ever, don’t let this persuade you to
quit eating sausage.
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r llH pennants ire irin in the
spring, tra la.
Go to somebody else in the fall.
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r T' HE melancholy days are come,
•» The saddest of the year;
Whim the pennant race is on the
bum,
And the home club’s in the rear.
(Willie Ritchie, world’s lightweight
champion, anxious to set the general
public right on his exact position in
the boxing world, has asked this
newspaper to publish the following
letter. Ritchie invites no criticism
on the letter, either favorable or ad
versely. He simply wishes to 6tate
his position and allow the public to
be the judge.)
By Willie Ritchie.
(World’s Lightweight Champion.)
r~TMiIS is a plain statement of facts,
I given to the general public. I
am asking the public to read it,
so that my position In the boxing
world may be known. I realize that
through an unfortunate managerial
connection I have been misunder
stood, and I want to clear away this
misunderstanding and have the pub
lic. collectively, as my friend.
I want to tell why I am meeting
Freddie Welsh, the lightweight cham
pion of the British Empire, in Van
couver on Saturday, September 20,
and I also want to tell of my plans for
meeting other opponents in quick or
der after the Welsh battle, provided,
of course, I am fortunate enough to
retain my title through this bout.
Billy Nolan was my manager. He
Is no longer connected with me In any
way. I regard him as a good man
ager and a good business man. ex
cepting in one thing. I firmly believe
that he has the faculty of making his
boxer unpopular. It is this one fall
ing of his that Induced me to cut
away from him. Above all things in
the boxing wmrld, I want popularity.
1 want to be remembered as a popular
champion, and I realized that if I con
tinued under his management I would
absolutely lose this chance. This is
the only thing I wish to say against
Nolan. Battling Nelson had the same
experience with him.
I want to meet everv w’orthv oppo
nent w’ho will draw sufficiently with
me to w’arrant a promoter nutting us
In the ring. Right now I am matched
with Welsh. After that battle I am
planning to take on Packv McFarland,
Leach Gross and Tommy Murphy, my
three greatest contenders. I am side
stepping nobody.
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T AM 22 years of age and T had never
1 tasted the delights of being finan
cially independent until I won the
lightweight title. I wish to leave the
ring with sufficient money to form a
comfortable fortune for one of my
tastes, which are extremely modest.
But even at 22 a man has but a short
time ahead of him in this strenuous
ring game. I must make all I can as
quickly as possible, and at the same
time I must let the other fellow have
a proper share.
I can not become independent by
following the nerve-racking theatrical
game.
I WANT TO BOX—AND BOX AS
OFTEN AS A CHAMPION SHOULD.
This Is the reason for this letter.
No man, even a champion, can draw
big houses unless he Is popular.
Therefore, I am appealing to the pub
lic for consideration as a worthy
champion.
I selected Freddie Welsh for my
next opponent after defeating Joe
Rivers for two reasons. One is that
I could get more money with Welsh
than with any other opponent. I am
drawing $15,000 and my expenses for
twenty rounds with him, and also
getting 60 per cent of the moving pic
ture profits. Right now moving pic
tures of a battle between Welsh and
myself would be the only money
makers In this line on the market.
The United States is closed to fight
pictures. No other lightw’elght, ex
cepting Welsh, show'n in action on a
film W'oukl draw any money in the
British Empire, and it is to Great
Britain that we must look for the pic
ture profits. I have already refused
$10,000 for my 60 per cent. I will
eventually get almost twice that
much, making my profits on this bout
alone about $35,000.
In the second place, Welsh defeated
me before I became champion. I want
to wipe out that defeat. None of the
other challengers ever defeated me.
Then I believe I am entitled to a
chance to clear my slate before tack
ling them. ,, . .
Again. Welsh Is the undisputed
lightweight champion of the British
Empire. The battle has an interna
tional aspect, and any good Ameri
can boy wmuld like a battle of this
sort. Not since Kid Lavigne defeated
Dick Burge in 1896 has such a battle
been fought. , „ , „
I have been criticised for going
away from my native land to fight.
Lavigne Was not criticised; rather he
was lauded. Show' me any man who
will not desert his native shores for
six weeks if he can clean up $3o,000
in so doing. .
MOW for Afl Wolgast. The egotist!-
L1 cal foul-mouthed, foul-acting
Wolgast and hia bombastic manager,
Tom Jones, rushed Into print chal
lenging me for *25,000 a side. I ac
cepted and told them to show their
monev. I am not a gambler and would
not bet $25,000 of my own money on
such a bout, but within 24 hours after
Wolgast made siuch a statement five
prominent San Franciscans came to
me and offere'd to place the side bet
for me at a moment's notice.
Then came Tom P^Adlng
that I should not hold him to his
boastful challenge. But in this one
matter 1 must have my own way.
Wolgast fouled me and came nearly
ruining me for life when I had him
WANTED—ONE PIED PIPER;
APPLY TO WALLA WALLA
WALLA WALLA. WASH . S«pt. IS.—
nixie.. Wash., is sadly in need of a ’ Pied
Piper." The rats are so bothersome that
many people have given up the raising
of chickens.
The rodents have beer, killing the lit
tle chicks and also earning away the
eggs. The residents state that cats and
guns have not been sufficient to make a
showing against them
Importation of a number of ferrets is
being discussed, as it is believed by
the inhabitants that they would b« «f-
focuve against the rata.
Packey McFarland
To Quit Fight Game
And Enter College
NEW YURK, Sept. 10.—Packey Mc
Farland. one of the greatest boxers the
ring has produced, is through with the
game. In a few weeks the wizard who
has delighted thousands during the past
few years with his wonderful boxing
ability will be enrolled as a student at
Notre Dame University, where he ex
pects to take a full course of study to
tit him for a business career. Unless
he receives more money than he has
yet draw’n down for & bout Packey de
clares that he will not engage in any
more public bouts. As McFarland drew
down a guarantee of $10,000 for his bout
with Matt Wells here, it will not be
very easy to coax him back into the
ring.
McFarland has had nine years of ring
work and he thinks it is enough Dur
ing that time he has saved money and
invested wisely, with the result that he
now has a bank account running well
up into six figures. He will celebrate
his twenty-fifth birthday in November
next, and figures that there is yet time
for a college course before settling down
to some business. McFarland is now
in this city as the guest of Billy Gib
son. and will return home during the
coming week.
Princeton Coaches
Must Develop Her
Football Squad
PRINCETON. N. J., Sept- 13—Foot
ball practice has started at Princeton,
but the coaches are facing one of the
most serious problems that ever con
fronted men who are trying to evolve a
championship team.
It will be necessary to develop an al
most entirely new squad, as nearly all
of the best men have graduated, from the
university.
Here's the loss among the linemen
alone: Arthur Bluethenthal. all-Amer
ican center. H. G. Andrews, one of the
1912 ends; W. G. Penfleld, tackle; W. J.
Logan, all-American guard, and W. G.
Wight, end. In addition to this heavy
loss. Shenk will be unable to play. This
leaves only one veteran in the line, G.
F. Phillips, a tackle. The line will have
to be built from the freshman squad
mainly.
Among the other missing stars are
Captain Pendleton. \Y\ L. DeWltt and E.
O Waller, all backfleld men. Both De-
Witt and Waller will be ineligible. The
freshmen class will turn out some good
men, incuding Captain Semmons at
tackle. Heynlger at tackle. Larr.berton
and Brown at tackle, Rhea. Law and
Gllck as backs The team will be built
around the captaJn, H A. ("Hobey")
Baker.
The field coaches this season are Ar
thur Bluethenthal nnd H G. Andrews,
succeeding T. A. Wilson and Ix)gan
Cunningham. W. G. Penfiqld \ir% +***
act as coach. .. «
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beaten and almost out In our cham
pionship battle. Now, he must make
good his bet, and only when he does
will he have a chance to meet me In
the ring. The boxing game would be
better off without him in it.
I am now negotiating for a battle
with Packey McFarland, right after
the Welsh affair. I will meet McFar
land at 136 pounds at ringside, a
weight he declares he can make. At
that I am giving him at least two
pounds advantage, and that counts
considerable with little men.
• • •
MEXT comes Leach Cross, another
legitimate contender. I propose
to take them all in the order named.
I will be In New York right after the
McFarland battle, provided It goes
through, and if not, right after the
Welsh bout. Cross will then be con
sidered and the best offer to meet him
accepted.
Next comes Harlem Tommy Mur
phy. The same thing that applies to
Cross applies to him. I am Just as
anxious to meet him as I am to meet
the others. All I want Is a reasonable
business arrangement for the man
who holds the title. McFarland. Crop?
Welsh nor Murphy can draw only
one-quarter as much with any other
opponent as they can draw with the
champion; therefore, the champion Is
entitled to his proper proportion of
the financial results. This Is logic
that can not be refuted.
• • *
A ROVE all, I want the general pub-
lie to know that I am a fighter;
not a seeker after theatrical dates.
The biggest error ever made in hand
ling a boxer was made in the hand
ling which kept me for 26 weeks on a
theatrical circuit, and caused a fusil
lade of adverse criticism to be direct
ed at me from two-thirds of the lead
ing boxing writers in the country.
Remember, I am not saying that I
will refuse to accept *hort theatrical
engagements In the future, but I am
saying, and T am binding myself to
this statement, that I will allow no
theatrical engagement to Interfere
with a real fight, and I am also bind
ing myself to cancel any engagement
I may have on two weeks’ notice .to
meet any legitimate challenger that
the pjblle may select.
Refore I finish with my leading op
ponents T am going to clean out the
whole lightweight division, or lose my
title in the attempt. I am either go
ing to be a REAL champion or re
linquish the title to some other man.
Mv old friend, Harry Foley, is now
associated with me in business and
training and he coincides with me in
each and every one of the above
statements. I am only asking tho
public to read this letter thoroughly
digest the contents, and then allow
me the opportunity to prove that I
mean every word of it.
P, Sentell Springs
Come-Back Stunt;
Manager Now
Speaking of "come-backs," Calla
han, McQuillen et al. haven’t got a
look-in with Peppery Paul Sentell
Released by Billy Smith in the midst
of the 1912 season as a helpless phys
ical wreck and a baseball derelict
Monsieur Paul fooled them all by
rounding to form in the fall of that
year and then further startled the
credulous ones by signing as utility
man with the Mobile Gulls, the run
ners-up, this spring. But Sentell’s
greatest achievement is yet to be told
He has now signed as manager of the
Galveston club of the Texas League
Monsieur was alawys extremely
popular In the Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas districts, and the proposed
series between the Gulls and the
Houston Buffs, when it was thought
that Mobile would annex the gonfa
lon, brought him stll more to the at
tention of the Lone Star moguls. Aft
er a efw days spent in negotiations,
an agreement was reached.
In order that Sentell might take ad
vantage of the opportunity given him,
Mique Finn released Paul outright,
the Irishman doing the square thing
even after he had been soured by the
loss of the bunting.
Sentell faces a big task at Galves
ton, as the club finished seventh this
year and must be completely reor
ganized. If Paul succeeds in pulling
the aggregation up Into the running,
it will be no little achievement.
Sentell knows baseball from A to
Z, and hundreds of his friends in this
burg will wish him every success in
his new role.
In Praising Matty,
Don't Forget Brown
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—New York
writers are extremely proud of the
thirteen years’ work done by Mathew
son, and it makes up a wonderftiJ
record, all right—but they seem to
forget that Mordecai Brown, in seven
years, did Just about as much pitch
ing as Matty did in thirteen. .
The old boy with the "pruned” hand
crowded an awful amount of toil into
his career, and still is tolling. Ii
probably will startle most of the fam
to learn that Brown has been in on«
more game than Mathewson up to
date this season—36 to 35—although
Brownie didn’t get into shape to v. orb
till much later than the New York
wonder.
New Track Mark Set
By Uhlan in 1:59 3-4
HAMLINE, MINN., Sept. 13.—Uhl
an, 1:68, established a new State re^'
ord at the Great Western races here,
trotting a mile in 1:69 3-4. Track
conditions were not favorable for the
champion to break a world’s record.
ATLANTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Twenty-two years of remarkably successful work. Greater Vtns.n<i for <mr
graduates than we can supply. Best attendance south <x Philadelphia.
Begins October 6th. Address
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