Show RATItE iTTLE WORN-OUT WORN WARRIORS 4 ARE LIKE OUT BOXED OUT i-OUT RINGS S Continuous Contin Strenuous Action D Dim Diminishes the Fighting It Ability of Both That's the Reason Our Young Xoung Fresh Fresh- Troops Are e Beating the Weary Demoralized zed Germans S BY JACK SKELLY K h hF F OUR oun years of fierce battling have be begun am to tell tel on the big German A The Tho desperate Huns HUlls are re not a n. match fo for our lashing dashing gallant plucky boys hoys who have surprised the world by hy their brilliant and spirited fighting fight ill ing ilig over O there 5 The great success of the thc American ean troops comes from irom their rai phys physical cal condition They arc are young fresh warriors warriors- full Lull of fire and and- ag ag- Sw They Thc ha have 0 been i instilled and trained in the most vigorous manner for their mighty task and are aie making good as we c all nIl know It will he be these fresh young youn Yankee fighters who wile will win the war cvar ar and compel the thc weary exhausted Germans German to to take to the woo woos s and quit qui France England and nul Italy have hn done dotie some wonderful fighting against tho tha terrible bloodthirsty H Huns un but hut their soldiers are also more mel or less ex ex- from constant warfare So it will Ill be lie our boys who will cn c event evening ally any u-i u win n t the ii e war r. r brave bra soldiers who waG nave WO won fame and honors at the tho front hav havo 4 been compell d to give up battling and ana retire for months for tor rest and nUon Georges Carpentier the tile bril- bril llant Ilant French boxing champion made a a. magnificent rec record rd for himself as a i daring aviator In many battles until finally tho brain muscular and mental strain weakened him HO so that he ho was waa forced to retire and try to regain Ills his lost vigor But there ther has been hundreds hun hun s of ot such cases cases during Juring the 1 bl biff 1 struggle abroad The strongest and and most vl vigorous orous fighters can wear themselves them them- selves selve out battling either cither on the tho ba bat bat- or In iii tho the roped arena Th Th Tb 4 best of oC fighters are only human liken liki l lall all other men n Many tany of or us can cart recall Bob lions mons mons' mons when hc he first came to this coun 1 tr try full tull of or young oun life liCe ambition and fighting vigor In 1390 1890 Old FItz W was S a a. man of ot wonderful ph physique In fact he was a a. freak real In man many mana ways a s espe dally in strength endurance and with his terrific punch Probably the tho most I wonderful fighting fighting- man of or his weight of or modern times But Dut he hc like many other great battlers remained In th ring until he lost his stamina and was wa knocked out In a couple of or rounds by Jack Jacle Johnson and b by others of ot less a ability bill t 70 I i How much longer can such ring worn worn boxers oters as 8 s Battling Le Jack Dillon Bob Dob Maher or pr r Jack Britton last Not ot man many more moons you ou cans can bet Experience Is a great factor In Infighting Infighting infighting fighting but It wont won't save sa y you u If It you haVen't ha the steam and vl vigor or to supply supply- the tho human machinery Young YounS' life lire and blood will always tell tellin in war or when fighters aro are properly skilled well trained and have hav the gallant speedy fighting spirit oC or our brave boys In France I hope that all minded fair men and and- women will acl acknowledge that boxing In th the army and navy h has hs s. s developed our warriors to the greatest extent and instilled In them the game gallant gallant- spirit that th they lie have ha shown In all their battles against our foe toe Boxing abo above all other sports Is helping our boys on on to Berlin and victory A sport that ha has done so much for our flag andy andi country should henceforth receive dues due credit and consideration and not b bd b hounded b by a 3 lot of ot mush mushy reformers reformer and hypocrites as In the past White hUe Complimented q 4 All AU n us fans have a great regard fo that clever r sturdy lightweight of ot Ch ca cago o Churley White h it e. e Heres Here's a from tho the commanding cenI gen general gen v eral of ot the One Hundred and Seventy Seventy-i I second Infantry brigade at Cam Camp Camp- Grant Ill that speaks for tor itself itsel t tTo To Whom ham It Ma May Concern stationed at Camp Grant as boxing in instructor in in- Charles White had occasion to 10 a considerable amount of or instruction tion in this brigade Ills ability to tol I train men and make mako th them m physically fit tit for toz tho the battlefield was fuU fully proved during durIn his short period at this camp Ills work war in lit this brigade was satisfactory In iii every way war and all th tho th officers and men mei of oC this command were well satisfied with ith Mr Ir Whites White's s 's 9 methods meth meth- mis manner of ot instructing Instructing- and general gener i attitude toward his work and superiors C IL hr MARTIN MRTIN Brigadier BrIgader General Genera j Left hook Charley has received other or very complimentary lations from tram Major Brinkerhoff and amI commanding army officers of ot other camps camp where ho has taught the manly ait art to the thc bo boys s 's so successfully More 1 More power to Charley Charle White The rho Thear war ar department ha has hall handed football a knockout wallop and the tho colleges and universities have o been I compelled to call ll off oct their regular games this season Baseball as ns far as' as I the big professional proCessional leagues aro are con- con j i corned coined Is la lead dead until tho the Is t tand war over I and en even after that It will never be the big sport it was 4 I Boxing has loomed up LIP as ns tho the national game of ot tho United States and anti Is growing grow i I ing more moro popular day after atter day It IM I looks to me lute like a case of OC the survival of or the fittest t emu Record When hen Eddie Eddie- Graney Grane of or San Francisco han handed ell Willie Meehan a decision over OVel Jack Dempsey Dempse In a four found bout rc- rc ro 1 In tho the Gol Golden en Gate elt city he cor cor- put quite a n dent In Dempsey's ring record Some sa say th the verdict In favor ra of Meehan Mee tee han ban is a cr very cry raw one but Willie Ime must bo be somo some clever er bo boy all right to go four foul sessions with Jack even to a draw But ut to get a decision over o Dempsey Is IL Continued on page pago 23 I I BATTLE WORN WORN OUT OUT Continued ed from page 21 11 S t quite tome some In Medians Median's cap I Come east The fans arc anxious 1 to look 1001 you over o In action bo boy French Ir uch Bantam Wonder I Just as ns soon as thi this war Is over O Franco will present another candidate I for tOr world honors in boxing in tho the per per- p per per- rI r- r I sin In of or Eugene bantamweight It will trill be remembered that Georges Geores mm 1 started his t- t ring career as a bantam and prowess already alread exceeds that of or Carpentier tho the I Criqui has knocked out every J. J boxer who has been sent against him himm lit III m the Inter International shows over o there t Not so long ago aIO the Yankee g gent nt sent Bent Eugene Ingene Clifford 1 a l doughboy against Criqui and the tho Frenchman landed hi his haymaker In tho the second sesSion ses ses- session sion slon Tho The next American entry was ft g Jimmy ODay ODa ODan a n good el featherweight ht I f from iron Pittsburgh who t Is In the thc field ar nr- tillery r One round sufficed for tho the Smoky City lad and his seconds threw In the sponge e. e Criqui Is said to have havo a wonderful left lett Ono One of ot these days ho he may way st step p up against Jimmy and then wo will know whether Gene Is 13 the goods or not In tho the cn- cn York Sun Trot him over here messieurs IA We e 1 need a clever cr bantam to give o I our chamPon chamPion champion cham- cham pion Pon in that class Pete Herman a few tew points Joints in scientific boxing Cannot n Replace Men afen mu Thank heavens ens women omen cannot take the tho e place of or men in the tho ring Tho The fair all Fex may attempt to fit tit In as cops railroad rail rail- road conductors and and even cn sP sporting rUng editors but not as as professional boxers boxer tw Ive I've always ays 3 been strongly opposed to w women m. m II- II boxing In public Tho The manly manh art rl is s a mans Inns BP sport rt exclusively eh So girls ring off orr and d dont don't n t tr try to butt In ln- ln please i vi I eo K no ob objection n. n whatsoever er to omen ll boxing in ln private for r their health an and d 1 exorcise this Is a fine tine cOmmon senSe Idea But nut r I dont don't is want ant to see them burl burlesque boxing and them- them t their D by Y s P arc ihs In public Its It's not same Came c E G ai Oct Oct- 25 The Tho Tho de I went ment or of industry depart depart- p art art- f P Poses to toc and commerce prof pro pro- the te establishment SUPply the he hc r ry dJ data ta for foi Orles metallic t of ot small emall 1 and glass for or receptacles der that articles the or of food dt to lct otc ate ln to or orin or- or ex existed in monopoly ly that has hitherto to teh i tides may map VA bo the tho I prOduction of ot such auch ar- ar broken n P up e for r the corro corro- SPondin of benefit time or the Public well as of or f time tho s e who as s s s. s W wish sh t to o engage in such At |