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Copyright, 1913, International
News Service.
SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
Wolgast Will Surely Box Again
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Sports andSuch
Loves Game Too Much to Quit
Fernando Altimani Covers Over
Eight Miles in One Hour—Is
Youngest at Game.
By James S. Mitchel.
(World’s Champion Weight Thrower.)
A "I 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 European
experts gasp with awe. The name
of the young wonder is Fernando
Altimani. and he has been at tho
heel and toe gnine only about two
years But. young though he Is, the
lad from the sunny land knocked
flinders off 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 expels on wulklng 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 4SS
yards standing to the credit of G.
E. learner, of England, since 1906.
The Italian is also far ahead of tho
professional record made many years
ago by Johnny Meagher, an American,
who had no equal for fairness and
speed in his day.
Earlier in the season Utlrnanl made
sn assault on Earner's mark an i
heat it bv something like twelve
rf.r., r.xd this close shave aroused
more or less suspicion that the cor
rect rules of record-breaking wore
not observed. Those who doubted
the youngster's effort were not aware
that he had undergone a long and
careful preparation for the ordeal,
and that since he was seen in the
Italian championships he had im
proved vi oncerfully.
Big Hockey League
Now Being Planned
CLEVELAND, Sept. 10.—An organiza
tion has practically been completed of
s hockey league composed of several
crack teams in the United States and
Canada. The promoters back of the
league say that hockey has become the
most popular winter sport in this coun
try and the professional games last win
ter were largely patronized
The promoters believe that with such
cities as New York Boston. Pittsburg,
Cleveland. Montreal. Toronto and sev
eral other largo cities in the league the
[prelect will prove a big financial suc
cess.
S AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—-Ex-
Champion of the World Ad Wol
gast is a victim of conflicting
emotions. On the evening of the day
on which he lost to Joe Asevedo in
ten rounds at Oakland, Wolgast satd:
“I’m through. I have enough
money to live upon and I'm not going
to stay around and be a chopping
block for fellows who would have
been pie for me a couple of years
ego."
Sitting in the writer's den a few
nights later, Wolgast said:
"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 eix. eight or ten rounds.
For that matter I have had a couple
of offers already. I'll say this much,
though: I don’t think I’ll light 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 lighting, just
as sure as you’re born, and you’ll
heap from me, too.’’
It is the writer’s belief that if a
suitable proposal comes along u
couple of months from now, Wolgast
will forget ull 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-
blling or what not, but f»>r little Ad
the clang of the gong is the siren's
song.
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. blit Ad,
when he sees ’he other fellows get
ting ready and hears the bleachers
bellowing, it looks as though he was
railing at fate for keeping him out-
sid<- the ropes.
Knowing these things. 1 take no
stock in anything Wolgast may say
tr reference to temporary retirement.
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HP HE w riter witnessed the Asevedo-
A Wolgast ten rounds and made up
hus 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 anrl under the shoulder blades
Xiicie wno lexer to sveuk of, and 1
thought that when I got into the ring
and warmed up a bit I would feel
better. 1 soon saw’ that I was up
against it, so far as getting started
was concerned.
“It hurt me to breathe, and it hurt
me when I bent over. I ducked just
once, and I thought something snap
ped at the nape of my neck. It w’as
the same when I tried to crouch. The
only way was to stand up and cover.
You noticed how r 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 ine.
•’lie used to got his head under my
chin and shove. Why, I’m the oiig-
mal 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 1 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
had a reverse or tw’o, 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 when
I fought Azovedo. I was in much the
■*ame condition as w hen I boxed Jack
Redntoiio 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’s why I’m going to
keep right along fighting.”
H AVING got lUmself 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 Hitehle.
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 a “fluke cham
pion.”
Said he: “I don’t care if Ritchie is
defeated before I get around to him.
1 Just want to show that Wolgast ii
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 & cold day when he
would give me a return match.
“Now, it's my aim to place him 1n
such a p>o sit ion that he will have to
light me. But, <*f course. I’ve got to
show the public something or I won’t
receive much eucouragement,”
A LA MR. BRYAN.
O H, MUGQSY M'GRAW.
So it's true that you draw
Only twenty-five thousand, my dear,
For knowing the science
Of gutting 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 woiking ihe stage
When the Giants and Mackmen
are throughT
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B AN JOHNSON says an attempt
will be made to prevent star
.baseball players from “covering the
World's scries 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 mon**y 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
writers.
But how’ will Ban Johnson and
his mighty commission prevent the
stars of the baseball firmament
from becoming bud-ding journalists?
It has been tried before and with
out success.
At that. Ban is right. The ball
players should confine their activi
ties to the diamond.
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r*f,:MM ER ilny* are fading fast.
nJ And so on the baseball host
H’iJJ join the dim forgotten past.
And tee'll read of Hcis and Yost.
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Y\J IIILE our canine pets can not
^ play golf, they do my there’s
many a dog go os to the links. How
ever, don’t let this persuade you to
quit eating sausage.
HE pennants ice win in the
spring, tra ta.
Ritchie Says He Wants To Be Real
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Declares He Will Fight Every
Champion
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Contender
(Willie Ritchie, world’s lightweight | following the nerve-racking theatrical
ohampion, anxious to set the general | game.
Go to somebody else in the fall.
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r HE melancholy days are come,
The saddest of the year;
When the pennant race is on the
bum.
And the home club's in the rear.
WANTED—ONE PIED PIPER;
APPLY TO WALLA WALLA
WALLA WALLA. WASH . S*pt 13 —
j Dixie. Wnah., 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 been killing the lit
tle chicks and also carising away the
egg's. The residents state that cats and
guns have not been sufficient to make a
I showing against them,
i Importation of a number of ferrets is
being discussed. a*» it is believed by
would be «T-
focU-Ytf liga.ust the rata.
public right on his exact position
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 state
his position and allow the public to
be the judge.)
By Willie Ritchie.
(World’s Lightweight Champion.)
rnpMUS is a plain statement of facts,
J 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 aJso 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 fail
ing of his that Induced me to cut
away from him. Above all things in
the boxing world, 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 sav against
Nolan. Battling Nelson had the same
experience with him.
I want to meet everv worthy oppo
nent who will draw sufficiently with
me to warrant a promoter nutting us
In the ring. Right now I am matched
with Welsh. After that battle I am
planning to take on Parky McFarlan-l,
l^each Cross and Tommy Murphy, my
three greatest contenders. I am aide-
stepping nobody.
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T AM 22 years of nf?e nnd 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 gamp. I must make all I can as
quickly as possible, and at the sam"
time I must let the other fellow have
a proper share.
I can not become independent by
Packey McFarland
To Quit Fight Game
And Enter College
NEW YORK. Sept. 10—Packey Mc
Farland. one of the greatest boxers the
ring has produced, is through with the
game. In a few weeks the wlaard 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
fit him for a business career. Unless
ho receives more money than he has
yet drawn down for a bout Packey de
clares that he will not engage In any
more public bouts. As McFarland dre«
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
I WANT TO BOX—AND BOX AS
OFTEN A 8 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 tlfat
I could get more money with Welsh
than with any other opponent. I am
drawing $16,000 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 lightweight, ex
cepting Welsh, shown In action on a
film would 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 $36,000.
In the second place. Welsh defeated
me before I became champion. I want
to w-ipe out that defeat. None of the
other challengers ever defeated ma.
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 Britl3fi
Empire. The battle has an interna
tional aspect, and any good Ameri
can boy would like a battle of this
sort. Not since Kid Lavigne defeated
Dick Burge in 1896 has each a battle
been fought. . -
1 have been criticised for solng
away from my native land to fight.
Lavigne \*as 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 $35,000
in so doing.
XTOW for Ad Wolgast The otgotlsti-
lN eal. foul-mouthed. foul-acting
Wolgast and his bombastic manager.
Tom Jones, rushed into print chal
lenging me for $25,(100 a side. I ac
cented 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 such a statement five
prominent Ban Franciscans came to
me and offered to place the side bet
for me at a moments notice.
Then came Tom Jones pleading
that I should not hold liirn to
boastful challenge
beaten and almost out in our cham
pionship battle. Now, be must make
good his bet, and only when he does
w’ill he have a chance to meet me in
the ring. The boxing game w-ould 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 135 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.
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MEXT comes Leach Cross, another
^ legitimate contender. I propose
to take them all in the order named.
I w’ill 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. Cross
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.
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’a
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 th«
Houston Buffs, when it was thoughl
that Mobile wmuld annex the gonfa
lon, brought him stll more to the at
tention of the Lone Star rfloguls. 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 sucres* in
his new role.
AB°VE all, I want the general pub- ^ Pl’clisillff MclttVj
** 11c to know that I am a fighter; T\ 11 n . t>
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
But in this one
matter X must have my own way.
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 wonderful
record, all right—but they seem to
_ _ forget that Mordecal Brown, in seven
will refuse to accept fitiort theatrical ! 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 toiling. II
probably will startle most of the fans
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 work
till much later than the New York
wonder.
engagements in the future, but I am
saying, and I am binding mvgelf 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 anv legitimate challenger that
the public may select.
Before 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 BFAI. champion or re
linquish the title to some other man.
My old friend, Harry Foley, Is now
associated with me in business and
Princeton Coaches
Must Develop Her
Football Squad
PIUNCRTON, 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 tlie
university.
Here’s the loss among the linemen
alone: Arthur Bluethenthal. all-Amer
ican center; 11. O. Andrews, one of the
1912 ends; W. G. Penfield, 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, W. L. Dewitt and E.
O. Waller, all baokfield men. Both De-
Witt and Waller will be Ineligible. The
-; I training and he coincides with me in
each and every one of the above
statements. T am only asking the
public to read this letter, thoroughly
digest the contents, and then allow
me the opportunity to prove that I
mean every word of it.
invested wisely, with the result that he j freshmen class will turn out some good
now has a bank account running well j men. incuding Captain Semmona at
up into six figures He will celebrate j ^^rovTit^tftJkle^M.^w"^?
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next, and figures that there is yet time around the captain. H. A. (“Hobey’’)
for a college course before settling down
to some business. McFarland is now’
in this city as the guest of Billy Gib
s'*n. and will return home during the
Cvniing week.
Baker.
The field coaches this season are Ar-
! thur Bluethenthal and H. G. Andrews,
} succeeding T. A. Wilson and Logan
j running',; W. G. Pen lie lei w'-»l
act as coach. *
New Track Mark Set
By Uhlan in 1:59 3-4
HAMLINE. MINN., Sept. 13.—Uhl
an, 1:63, established a new State ret
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 CF PHARMACY
Twenty-two years of remarkably successful work. Greater Vmaivi for ott
graduates than we can supply. Best attendance south Philadelphia.
Begins October 6th. Address
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