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FRIDAY. APRIL 3.
Ketchell’s Death Causes Query ,
, Who Has Claim to Title of
Middle Weight Champion?
(By Tom Thorp.)
Who has th* piopai' c alm to the till*
of mlddlawaght chumplcm? Till* la a
gu**tlon that haa hoan uadtr dl*<'u**loi)
alnc* tho iroplr daatli of Ktanlry Ketch
cl, the fciibcatcn ehomplort. but tha pros
pect a ?»r an curly decision are much
clearer today titan they have been In
■om* time. Kddlc McOonrty'a reveraal
of form over tn Australia. In tvhlch he
scored a lightning win over the clever
•'Date'' Smith, has tended to clear up
the middleweight boDlon, since It haa
eliminated the fcrelgner* from further
consideration.
Despite the contention of many man
ngrra, who have kept the guaatlon an
open one, for business purposes. It has
resolved Itself Into a proposition In
which It may he said that only five men
have withstood the acid test amt are to
day legitimate claimants to the coveted
honor*.
’Frlaco Whirlwind.
Ciabhy, the Sun Kranclaco whirlwind,
Eddie McOoorty, the Wleconeln wiaaard
and conqueror of Klaus und Smith:
Gforye Chip, the fast fighting Pltts
hur* wonder, and Mike (ilhhona, the Ht.
l’aul stampede, all of these men along
with Jack Dillon, who, because of his
etxrn weight lute slnec graduated out of
the efasn with Billy Murray, the latest
find if the coast fans, who scored a
knockout of t.en Houck, are to lie taken
under eoneiderntlon when the qucatlnn
of the legitimate claimant to the tnld
mdtowelftit la decided. The first five
may l>e sad to have a clearer claim to
the title than the last two named, but.
to avoid any dispute that may arise, the
last two are taken Into consideration.
From 'Frisco the wires are kept Warm
by the telegraph despatches exploiting
the marvelous achievements of l>otn
flabby and Murray. These two fighters
•re being proclaimed by the fans of the
coast as the classiest pair that have
made their appearance since the good
old days of Ketchel, Thomas and Fapke.
Under Weight.
Clabby. although several pounds un
der weight for his class, has, neverthe
less. taken on the toughest boys In the
business without a whimper, with the
result that he has endeared himself to
the fans to such an extent that he Is the
popular Idol. Not only this, hut he has
by Ills successful and persistent good
fighting heaped up sufficient evidence
to give himself more than a clear claim
for til* premier honors. Ills win over
Kdrle McOoorty In ' Hutte. Montana, is
only one of the number of great battles
that he has fought In his struggle in
resch the top of the heap. His good
ring generalship and tremendous slu
ing power has successfully offset Ill
hick of weight and today he Is entitled
to consideration by any claimant to the
title In the country.
Billy Murray, his brother Californian.
Is a f gliler of the aggressive, hard hit
ting type that is so uncommon to t-e
fighting game at Hie present day. His
win over I.eo Houck, the tricky, heady,
mid hard hitting f'ghter. earned for him
a Place among the top-notchers.
Many Experts.
Many experts on the mast pick this
youngster as the coining chomp. In fact,
a number have gone so far aa to cull
him a second Ketchel. Probably this Is
because of his great rcsenihlano* to
Stanley when he squares off in the ring.
The same aggressiveness that We a'l ad
mired so much In Ketchel stands out all
over this hoy. Ills hard drfvlng pow
er as well as the unusual ability of !»■-
leg able to shift with extreme aud
denegs andv hit Pom any position, a fact
that Ketchel contributed more to his
ability as a fighter than any other are
very pronounced. -Ills fight with (Tah
which is scheduled for the very near
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A Great Sale of Tailleur
Suits Only $22.50
A wonderful opportunity to securp your new Easter Suit at a third less
than you intended paying! Stunning Spring models of Gaberdines.
Waffle Weaves, Diagonals, Serges, Moires, Crystal Cloths, etc. Fasri-
wf |
Ifflp
future, will decide which of ihssa boys
la to be eliminated fur the calm any
■ Hiss The f'(ht, aside from this fact
should prove a great drawing card,
aa both have a vary large following.
If we sere to take the reporte that
emanate from the camp of McOoorty In
Australia or from the press reports of
Ills marvelous showing In his last few
Uit! cs. We would be compelled to elimi
nate from further consideration all other
claimants to the title Kddle, no doubt,
ha* by his llghinlng finish of Dave
Smith captivated Ihs fans of ths Isnd of
the Kangaroo, It can he easily seen that
there Is no Mike Gibbons or Clabby ovta
ttler*.
Wisconsin Boy.
The Wisconsin boy, It must be ad
mitted even by the most biased critics,
la sonicwh ,t of a fighter. IDs wallop
ing of Frank Klaus, the self-proclaimed
champion. Is a thing that has not been
forgotten by the fans, while hla showing
against Pat Bradley, Battling l,evln*k.v.
cannot he said to he anything that lie
would be proud of, nevertheless he did
not suffer defeat. In fact, the only
battle that may he sild lo reflect
ugalnst his glory was the decision rend
ered ogalnsi him In the Clubby encount
er. His decisive win over Smith In
Austrsla, ts we are to believe the re
ports of the battles, shows that he has
ic-gained some of hla lost aggressiveness
and boost his stock for the major
honors.
George Chip, the Pittsburg hope, upon
whom all Smoke-town followers are will
ing to wage their hank rolls if given a
chance with any of the legitimate claim
ants to the throne made vacant by the
death of Ketchel.
Is Cool.
A cool, dellhwate fighter who weighs
every blow before he decides to start
anything and with a head for ring gen
eralship that Is second to no man In the
ring. Chip is an opponent that Is sure
to cause trouble at any stage of an-en
counter.
Ills double win over Klaus. In which
battle he out-hit and out-fought the
former ehamplon, stamps him ns a boy
with all the ear marks of a title-hold*,*.
He Is a little henvlrt- than the rest ot
the hoys and this along with Ills tre
mendous strength of arms will tell In a
long fight. It Is to be hoped thai he
will he favored In the near future with
the opportunity of demonstrating some
of his real ability on some of tho near
champs that make so much nose when
their names are left out of a story. A
dish with McOoorty. Clahby or Murray,
would lie watched with a great amount
ts Interest
Mike Olhhons, the St. Paul scrapper,
is a man. who, like Clabby, lacks a lit
tle In weight for his class but neverthe
less, put up about as classy a fight as
any inun In the country. Hla last two
starta In New- York lacked somewhat of
the aggressiveness that he displayed on
Ills previous visits. It Is said that poor
physical condition was accountable for
his fnllm-e to make good on these ooca
ajons. if this Is true, and, we have no
real reason to doubt the statement, then
it ia up to Mike to come to the Big
Town and give ns a flash of tils old
time form. If for no other reason than
to place himself higher In our standing
of the claimants to the title of middle
weight chtmpton.
ANOTHER LEVIATHAN
London.— The White Star Line to
day ordered another leviathan passen
ger steamer for the service between
Liverpool and New York. The new
vessel Is to displace .13,000 tons and
is to he an Improvement on the Adri
atic type.
natlng new Parisian beauty touches
that make these exceptional $35.00
and $40.00 Suits a sensation,
at *22 50
The Past Week Our
Millinery Artists
Have Been Busy
Creating Some New,
Exclusive Hats —No
Two Alike.
When you visit our Mil
linery Department, on
the Third Floor, you wll!
be amazed at the new
stylish Hats—one of a
klnl —each and every
>ne a distinct style.
$3.00, $5.00,
$7.50, SIO.OO
Arranging Marriage For
Germans is Profitable
That Is, Its Advantageous to
Perform the Ceremony
in England.
• t
Bsrlm.—Many firm* arc finding a
profitable business In arranging mar
riage* In England for Herman cou
ples The curious service perfortneo
l>y these agents |a attractive on ac
count of the great cost and the ex
etaelve formalities required to wed
here. Then, too, the trip to London
la In the rattire of n honeymoon.
Most of the agents live In Hamburg,
but they have branched In Berlin am!
there find moat of their clients. The
Berlin police atate that several thou
sand Germans nre now married In
England every year. Most of these
marrlagea are arranged by »ba Ham
burg and Berlin agencies.
The marriage laws here are vefj
strict, and. apart from that, not ev -
erybody has time or patience to fulfill
tliwrqulrrmenta of the German mag
istrates with regard to the production
of certificates and official papers.
Also. I am told, many of the Ger
man couples who marry In the British
Isles are not of age, and cannot hope
to deceive a local magistrate as easily
as they might mislead a foreign ogc.
The agents not only attend to all
requisite formalities, find suitable wit
nesses and guarantee secrecy when
necessary or desirable but soma of
them even arrange the entertainments
of the young couple at dinner*,
at res and so forth.
So London Is now a German Gretna
Green.
Vienna Girl Has 2 Legal
Husbands; Wants Divorce
Vienna. —Because of the stnte law it)
Hungary which Insists on both a civil
and a religious ceremony, a young girl
In Maria-Therealop*!, Southern Hun
gary, now has two husbands and Js
suing In the courts for separation from
one of them.
A man named Stephan Mlslak was
so marry Anna Ambrusi hut did not
arrive at the registry office punctu
ally. The registrar, who had h large
number of marriages to get through
that morning called the namea of Un
couple, and on finding that Mlslak was
not there ordered the best man, An
dreas Arokszallasl, to take bis place
as "deputy." The best man. some
what fluatered, signed his own name
In the register Instead of that of bis
friend, hut no one noticed the error.
The bridegroom arrived shortly after
wards and went through the religious
ceremony with the bride.
Today It was discovered that Frau
Mlallak has two legal husbands, the
best man, Arokszallasl, having the tipt
ter right from a legal point of view.
Tho peasants themselves only recog
nize the church ceremony.
FOR EUGENIC MARRIAGES.
Boston.-- A bill to establish *a. eu
genic marriage law was favorably re
ported by a legislative committee to
day. The measure, similar to the
Wisconsin law, would require a ohy s
leal examination and certain tests by
physicians before the issuance of a
marriage license.
Sale of Fine Spring Skirts,
A wonderful offering of new Spring
Skirts which will create unusual in
terest here tomorrow. The most
stunning models of the season, in
the new novelty cloths, serges,
plaids and checks; wonderful $8.50
to $lO values, at one price
tomorrow .. .. *5 98
An Easter Ensemble of
NEW BLOUSES
Crepe de Chine Blouses
Worth $6.85 Saturday $3.75
Beautiful Spring conceits of a fine
quality of crepe de chine, developed
In the new Dlrectolre and Gladstone
collar styles, patterned after a Polret
model; in beautiful color combina
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tomorrow *3 75
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
WarWagedon Bookm’kers
By Geneva Authorities
*
"Bookies” Have Lately Con
ducted Gambling on Whole
sale Scale; Be Driven
Out of City
Geneva.—The Geneva authorities are
waging s vigorous war on English
"hookmakers" who have been conduct
ing giitiiliilug on it wholesale acale hero.
The British consul has given the au
thorities every ssslsttince and It is
expected that the "bookies” will soon
he driven out of the city.
The London police, on being nsked
for Information concerning certain ui
the bookmakers hers, reported thnt
one of them had recalved a sentence |
of four yetira' Imprisonment In Kng
bind, another hud been fined 1(100.
while others had "left the country."
There are. It should be stated, many
reputable English helling firms here
who are carrying on business in an
open nmdtel.
By the .Swiss law betting In nny
form |g Illegal, but as the English
book milkers had confined themselves
to betting with English clients they
were tolerated. They have lately sent
betting circulars to Geneva residents
and have put themselves within reach
of the law.
There are about 500 English snd
Swiss girls employed ss clerks snrl
typists by the bookmakers, snd they
will lose their posts If tile police take
a drastic step.
Ismailovsky Guards Make
Records on Skis in Snow
—wwsaatgi
Regiment Covered Distance of
620 in Twenty-Three Daya;
Rough Country Traveled
St. Petersburg.—The three officers
and sixty-four non-commissioned offi
cers* and men of the Ismailovsky
Guards regiment, who have reached
Tsurekno Belo from Archangel, on
skis, have accomplished a remnrkah'y
fine performance, having covered ttv
distance of over <l2O miles In twenty
three days. Not a single man dropped
out.
Most of the country traversed was
hilly und thickly wooded: the going
whs on the level only from New La
doga southwards. The wind blowing
over l.ukc Onega hud cleared away
most of the snow over a, considerable
stretch und Intermittent thaws Imped
ed the progress of the party. On two
occasions packs of wolves hovered
around the skiers, and once a lieuten
ant, who was somewhat In the rear
had to use Ills revolver to frighten oft j
the animals.
In some of the remoter districts tho
appearance of the skiers caused much
excitement, and even alarm, among
the peasants, some of whom took them
for a band of escaped convicts Otli- •
ers believed that they wero the ad- |
vance guard of a foreign army Invnd
Ing Russia, and in several villages the i
children ran away and hid themselves |
In the woods.
The greatest difficulty experienced '
by the party was In the transport of
provisions and reserve skis. These
were carried on horseback, but numer
ous relays of horses had to be requi
j sitloned.
I The equipment of the men weighed
about twenty pounds. Stragglers wen
left behind, but after each hour's
march there was a rest of ten min
utes.
CAN GIVE PASSES.
New York.—Federal Judge Hough
today dismissed equity suits brought ;
by the government to restrain the
Erie Railroad Company from giving
passes to agents or officials of the
11 inns-Atlantic Steamship lines and of
the Groat Eastern Railway of Eng
land. The court held this is no vio
lation of the interstate commerce
: act.
PHYSICAL ENDURANCE OF
ITALIAN SOLDIERS SHOWN
Milan.—The physical endurance of
the Italian soldier Is ably Illustrated
by tho ease of tho Sicilian, Htcffalio
Manat, who was caught In an ava
lanche In the Alpine province of IM
luno, Italy, and buried six feet In the
snow, whore he remained for forty
hours before being rescued. Ho lias
suffered only slight frost bites.
He said he fell on his hack in the
deep snow and was unable to free
himself from his heavy knapsack. He
went to sleep and slept well, dream
ing that five sappers had como to his
rescue. At the end of his dream he
awoke snd shouted. Hla shouts were
heard by some passershy who went to
his assistance.
CITY SNOW.
The fleecy snow appeals to me;
Ho white and pure, you know.
I feel uplifted when I see
A sheet of snowy snow.
But snow a week oid Jars a nun;
It gives one’s nerves a blow.
There's nothing more depressing than
A lot of dirty snow.
BADLY LOCATED.
“I want this pulrol-box removed
from In front of my bank. It's a men
ace to business.”
"How bo?"
‘‘Every time there's an arrest a
crowd gathers, and people Immediate
ly conclude there's a run on the bank.”
WE PROGREBB
"Is the world getting better?”
"I think so. 1 haven’t seen a pois
oned needle story for at least a week.”
MODERN COURTSHIP
"You never seem to get any letters
from your sweetheart."
"Oh, nothing so commonplace as
that. We exchange graphophone rec
ords.’’ _
LONDON POLICE
A London policeman carries neither
club nor revolver. In arresting a dan
gerous criminal he merely stales that i
he Is a policeman. Consternation Im
mediately seizes tho culprit. The rest
la easy.
Straight at It.
afhere is no uao of our "beating
around the buHh." We n ight aa well ;
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There ia no reaxon ao far as we can
aee why you should not do so. This
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has gained a world wide reputation, |
and people everywhere speak of It In ;
the highest terms of praise. It la
for sale by all dealcra. .
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m iinwn
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$15.95
$25.00 SUITS AT
$19.95
$27.50 SUITS AT
$21.75
$30.00 SUITS AT
$23.50
$35.00 SUITS AT
J 25.00
$40.00 SUITS AT
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$35.00 DRESSES AT $30.00 DRESSES AT
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Ratine Petticoats, in black and colors, worth $1.25 each, this sale 95^
SI.OB new Spring Shirtwaists at sll9
$1.25 and $1.50 new Spring Shirt Waists at 98^
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