Show GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIRON i Harvard Starts Work The Harvard varsity football qund I have had but one practice on Soldiers I field but In that ciiiu Iho ilrnt lineup There was however no scrimmage Thu men vcro divided Inlu four agenda ana each squad ran through signal practice The work wiiu full of llf iind rather encouraging en-couraging Such tumbling and mistaking of signals IIB thcro was should be expected I ex-pected on thu flrat day Sfiuad A lined up HS follows and this no doubt is the bcLlnnlni of the varsity eleven Left end Jiurgcas left tackle OConnell and Wrlphl left guard HOVLV center Sugden right guard JJarnurd right tackk JCnovlton right cud Clark ouartorbiick Marshall left hnlfbaclc Kyrnan right halfback Tcnnoy fulibuck Meier Tiny made a husky looking eleven and ran through their signals quite Htnuolhlr The only new men to report were Wrlfflit and Nudges Wright was a subBll + tutu tackle lust year and won hlo II I In tho Pennsylvania academy He J kicks along a-long I high spiral ball but has no control of direction Trainer McIMsislcrn gave out tho weights of the alxiytvp men who nre now on Iho Httiind There aro but five over 203 Hill two others ovor J90 The henry men aro King I candidate for canter IJ4 Wilder candidate for center 212 I Su dun candl l Into for renter and Jlovey for guard 210 Cubnm for guard JOl Barnard guard for two years 3K and Knowllon candidate for tackle 101 Hornird will do Harvards coal kicking this fall Princeton Starts In Tho Tiers commenced their preliminary prelimi-nary work pt the campus lost Thursday and the new inilcrliil look mighty lnc Tho linemen were drawn up In pairs opposite oppo-site each oilier and practiced charging and breaking through The back Hold I candidates Jiixo Were In position and they had a lone drill in starling Several of I li a t vraru snbstltutos Joined the squad uwulllnc 1 the otal to sixty Dutcher the biG Amlovor guard was In his uniform for tho Brat time and ho looked every Inch a football player Ills appearnncc wits doubly reassuring In an much aa considerable apprehension had I been felt about hIs return ever mince he left for Isow JJavcn tcn lays ago to Kl same of hiM belonBlncy there for It wua reported several weeks ago that he would enter Yule Tralnor Roblnnon rent him around tho track at a fast clip and then dismissed him for the day Moore tho Extol halfback J allowed up well In practicing starts Ho got away with the snap of the ball and did not fumble fum-ble any Barney the other big Andovur man was put to work snapping tho leather and he also did well Burke a plucky little substitute end will bo tried out at quirtcrhack A promising candidate for fullback has appeared in the person of JLJyluH a senior and miinaaer of the eleven Ho weighs 350 pounds and Is I fast on his feet He hud hlo shoulder Injured when ho played on the Lnwrencevlllo school team and has not been on the Hold since Unlcsn the old limb Interferes ho ought to make good Beef Wheeler the old guard his brother Bert tho lullback and Blfty Lea the noted tackle who was head coach last year were on the field They were pleased with the material Yale Feels Confident Four wellknown Yale players who yearly return to aid the team hv coach Inc ivcrpial the Yalo Held last week to hlzo up tilt candidates and lend a hand The mon were Brink Thorne Frank But aruorlh Parson Cuttcn and Burr Chamberlain The linemen received their attention and Parson Gutlon was especially espe-cially active In hauling the center candidates candi-dates over the coals I The work was the name aa usual namely name-ly I lalllnf on the ball punting passing and sljrnul work Cowman the now man from 1111 school wan again Relit In to punt with MetcnlCe ind Vanderpool Tie worked In great shape and seems to be a comer The HIK candldatea were again doubled ur and the men set at breaking through the line The lineup of tho varsity and college h teams for the signal practice brouph with It some chances worthy of not lllnklo who lion hitherto been n halfback and han thus far boon j > ut in as Capt Chad I wicks running mate wus played l at right I onil on tho collogo team Irk J placo on the irslty wjtji taken by Shaw lam y < ara MiuallliiU Preuton a lost veurn rni > h nian wa given n try at Oupl Chadw < k3 place at right halfback Capt ChaiCnlck rtilrlnc to watch the work of the fam AVIlbut a man who last season played With tho Denver A C was out and worked al fullback on the college team lie weJcliK about i0 pounds Ho w is ut Yale about throe years AGO ami played on tho frc hmim team McMiluit 1 Buclc nollH exenptaln will slug on tlit cojligo team this frill to keep him In condition for neat falls work Browns Brigllt Prospects rho llrst lineup of the iJrown team rev Bulcd as + followR JiuaH right end Shaw right tackle Johneon right guard nol lei center irob rtw left uuurd l Welle loft tackle rirtncall ana 1 Morrl i lft err 1Jttee iUartoiback ISreeno left halfback half-back Jlamllton lullback Walsh right halfhaik Johnson Collcr Wells lias call and Greene ar + old men of last ymra team Shuw tin mw lneli comes fiom I St Louie I and has a tint reputation an an athMo Ile weighs ITS pounds Sudder lust yeais art ulavcd on the nccond team TIilu I i not thnush I much of at resent J as a IS curly MI the season It 3 expected thin ho will be b < ick In his 1 old poHltlcn next wo > k 3attoo the man who played quarter J > avery a-very fast man md will make a very good showing In HID position Ueusrt anti Bliaiv are playing wad and add 10 the jtrtngt ol tho line Rob rte ter uipounil guaid will prihaLly lot hold I I hint nonhlon If in other desirable man WJM heavy can ha found The practice consisted 1 In falling en tho ball and some last iiinuln down under the ball trey Httlo tackling has l > Cn done yet This will begin In carm at next week Wisconsin After Heavy Men Conches King and ilortlan took charge of the squad last Monday 1 and the nor who hiivi come Into camp shicu that time have been above the iverngo In both ability abil-ity and vtlcht so tar lib appearances are coarorned As cindidalt3 for the lino them arc three men WtlghliuY over iOO pounds two whip weigh 107 iinunJs and several who woigb i In the nlgnborhood of 17 All are active pluvere airl It would seem aa If the ono vicanci in the line could he easily idled and otliT place In the line slrMiirtliencd oy such in aggregation aggre-gation Trvinjj for otlior jilace on the team arc any number > f nan Df fairly good weight Coach KInK however la not Matlstlcd with tho olght of the iniu and an effort will he mudu to bring out ull the heavy men In tnj university Thu work of the men dining the pint week has been moro sev < vo than Is usual I for this early In ho season but has barn entirely free from scrimmage work furl tackling which will not be started until the players muscles arc morj nankmj Jn handling the lull and punting n decided i de-cided improvement could be noticed yet I I tordav over the work at the lirst J of the j week and the now ones have prolltcu much by tho coaching they I have had information I In-formation work when has been the hardest hard-est part of the practice each niGht and Increased In severity each dIy While this has been i particularly hard for the heavy men who are up lu weigh It Is the brat way to get them Into shape for the rougher pin which will begin soon Ono of the things hlcb deserves notice In tho practice this season Is that Capt Juncau hag boon played at halfback much of tho time It was sub ezt d earbAIn I the year that ho might he taken back from end to half and it looks now as If I he might be played there during the cannon The filling of the vacancies ac the two halfback positions which has been looked upon as such a narJ task and one that would secrely test the ingenuity of Coach King may not prove so difficult after all Aloffrvlt and Juneau tire both In excellent condition and both an stilled to ne stylo ot play used by King MofTilt last year was a better half than many who played that position on the bis1 West TII teams and Juncaun abllltv In end work and carrying car-rying the ball from ills position In well known and the change In positions would I not bo a difficult one or him to make Driver at fullliacK Is 1 very much out of I form at present weighing 131 pounds at I fit f I It 1 1r r j I rl r I Ai r I I K t ri fir J 1 > ark 1 t h r f e i ir e r F > zi i I I u I 1 i7 a l l lrl I I M r I I t x I I Harry Bero Left Tackle and Captain of Salt Lake High 5r i u1 Ttr1l the first of tho wjok and It will talco con Bldorublo hard work for him to get inlD shape Once In haoe he will do hln part In inaklnii a rupiiiaiim for ne Wisconsin back Held Amoni ho now men there aro several who Imvo liaJ ixpurltJiiC on minor teams as backs and have tho appearance of being good varniv Umber bogg Inns a sine thing at ouuur but a new man must be developed lo take his place In caso of accident The man who Is o illl the vacancy ot tackle has nut yet oein dh vnvd and In looking over the il lcl lf l It I would tem tni the snuggle for tho place will be a lively one There are uullo a number who arc out with the avowed intention of making the placu and as they inym to he ovenly matched the rcsulr will be uncertiln tor some time iJu rite Hemp lcnjf und Find lay all seem to be good men and with the exception of Find lay whoso weight Is 1C7 arc all nenvy mon Tho end position which will be left vacant va-cant In Juneau goes back of the line will be another dlt0iilt proposition and ncej much attention Damn woo played the end last year nod is exported on this Held In a few days la one of the frost promising promis-ing candidates Eskimo Enters Football I Coach Warner of the Carlisle Indian school football teams snys that the prospects pros-Pects for the coming eason arc brighter than for many ye try put I Jfc has begun trilnlng his men with a determination that there shall be no repetition ol ia1 t years failures Ills luhvt lCII l1I1 ion lo Hid playing strength of the team IM un Eskimo named Schouchauk who Rally from the Aleutian Islands close to Asia He will be the regular center for the Indiana In-diana this season and If looks bespeak the man tho newcomer will ho a valuable I valu-able addition to tho team Schouckauk la of sturdy build with muscles of Iron and barrinG a alight sprain to his shoulder IN In the beat of health Ho Is I under 170 pounds now but will soon be heavier as Varnor has decided de-cided to build up hiM men by putting = on Mesh Instead of training down Schouchauk as a youth spent most of his time with linnet nun sorkln In an Individual canoe belonging to a fleet under un-der the command of a tribal chief 11 boasts though modestly of deeds of prowess on the sea Ills I work will be watched with Interest is Coach Warner Is authority for thy utuJinioni that tho Ind Ims will not bo > i any way as lenient l as heretofore with ooiionoiits in practice games Doings at Pennsylvania Head Coach Wllllama is not willlci to choose a varsity eleven from the candidates candi-dates who have been at jaglcsmerc for preliminary practice in talklnr of the prospects the head couch la reported lo have said 1C the University of Pennsylvania Is to have a succti iful 1 foooall learn Oils year the success will depend on the men who roport for practli whn work Is resumed on Franklin Held next wee c The men who havo been here aro wllllg workra In good condition and doing hu best they can But tho line men especially arc hari ly of the right build and not yet fist unouuh to make as ntrongr a varsity as we hope to develop this I year That Is why a thorough canvass 11 l going to he made of all the l irtvnn s of tine University Uni-versity as soon as tm term opens ain l every available nnn bra Iht nut for pine llce I am pmiailud the men nri there we want them on the hint for nrHt dec To successfully play the Villramn pys tem the conch ihlnit there must 1 be some more active n > n In the line For Pennsylvania will play guudsbiick this year icaln althouBo a mich + hi rent runHsbnck ron lent Tint br 1 octs ruff cording 10 Vlllianm bus men me-n gUHrd goes hack at a time lie uunJ 11 > ilnuwith ho I nalfbiclu and ullhtcls t parallel fry the llnr II tcinun IK > > Tlmr are no tandem nl ins for the < MjarX rj head coach doc not insider his vtlr 8 candidateM ph > 0ically able to rnako a tiuc cess or that Hind of foinmtlon Th fullback full-back and guard curry the hall more frequently fre-quently than the halfbacks the latter being uwd almont entirely to mako an opening for th runner The ends will play tine usual dlHtnnc > from center and will carry tho ball oftn cr than formerly Tackles will carry their DoBltlons In the line The intoner back glok will be froquontly use l both Howard and Uale being ablo to place tho ball to advantage from their positions In scrimmage That IH the outline of Iho offers tho Quakers hove been aught and which they have leaniAd fairly well If they win got the kind of men they wont on thu cull to be i Imutil next trek Un conches believe the xyfitem will be suc roHifiilly played l thH yoar The work thin wcko IUIH boon largely teaching l1w men to jtlay their Individual position Some men have loarnoO farter than other and aa a fitunco there havo been many Olmngoti In the lineup Eastern ScheduleS Schedule-S P1EI gn 20 Tufts vs Denn ucmlPinv on Fufls oval Carlisle Indians vn Lebanon Valley ut Carlisle Pu Syracuse vs Cortland Normal at Syracuse Syra-cuse sgpnM BEn 27 t llJirvnrd Vii Williams on Soldiers Held TJftsvsxeteron Tufts oval Yale vs Trinity nl New Hanover U of P vs Ivhlgh nt Phllndelphla I Cornell vn Colgate at Ithaai I I Anihcrdt vsi lti MUI0ton at Amherst Wesleyan vb Boston college at Middle town Carlisle Indlanuvs Gettysburg at Carl lit Car-l + h Pi Lafayette va Gallaudol at Easlon OCTOBER 1 Harvard v s Bodoln on Soldiers Held Yule vs Tufts at N > w Haven Princeton va Swarlhmoro nl Princeton IJ of P vs Franklin and Marshall at Philadelphia Columbia vs Brooklyn Tech at New York Cornell vu Rochester at llhacn OCTOBER 2 Dartmouth vs Bales Hnnovor N II OCTOBER 4 i Harvard ts Biuog on Soldiers field Yule vn Amherst < < nt New Haven llrown vs Vitwleynn HI Providence Princeton va Lenlgh nt Princeton U uf P vs Pennsylvania Stale nl Philadelphia Phil-adelphia Columbia vii Rutgers tit Now Brunswick Bruns-wick Dartmouth vs Mlddlebury at Hanover N II Tufts vs West Point nt West Point Cornell vs Union at Ithaca A mm polls vs Georgetown nl Annapolis Boston college va MnlS chu ella Agricultural Agri-cultural college at Amhcrxt Carlisle Indiana vs Dickinson at Carlisle Car-lisle Pa Swarthmoro vn Delaware at Swnrlh man Yolo OS vs Vinislon academy at JCuHl hamplon OCTOBICR S Harvard vs Amhcrst on Sol litrs fleW Yale vs Wonleyftn at New Haven U of P vs llnvcrford I Philadelphia Princeton vs New York university ut Princeton Cornell VM Hobnrt nt Ithacn Columbia vs Fordham nt Now York Lafayette vs Gettysburg at Ens tan OCTOBER 11 Harvard vs University of Maine on Soldiers field Ttifls rs Dartmouth ut Manclioator N 11 1 Princeton vs Annnpnlb at Annapolis Yul I v M Brown at trovldencr U of P vs U of Vn at PhilRdnlphla Columbus ca BuffAlo nt New York Cornell vs WlllUunn at Ithacn Amhcrst va Union at Amhcmt Ye loynn vc sp lngHeId Training BOhnrd at Mlddlelown Jlavorford va Franklin and Marshall at Lancaster Pa Yrilo on VM St Paul school Garden Cllv al New Haven West Point VM Trinity at Weal Point Indian vs Buchnell WllllamHport OCTOBER 11 Lafayette VS Washington and l Jefferson nt Washington Pa I OCTOnEIt 1S T rnvnrd ora Wcelcyan on SoldIers Tuftn III Worcester Tech nld oral On Tuna Utlo ve Dowloln nt Nl1w Jlnwo U oC P ts Gettysburg Ilavey tlhltl nl Phlll1 tI Columbia vn Swarthmoro at > Princeton v llnrlrforl1 er YOrk ffiSffi k III PrlllOflf Annapolis vs St Johns nt tnnahorla Carlisle Indians va I31oom burl nh3Polli 1 lisle Po lit C as Yale O vs Bolls academy Cord Conn at stn C1 OCTOBER 1STII Harvard vn Wo a Point nt Weal Dartmouth Poln t vs Williams at Newlon Tufty ta Unlvet8Il U Itnlnc no Me at Oro U of P va Brown nt PhlladelPhla Yule vs Pennsylvania State Haven ilt test j Columbia va Ilnmlllon at New lork Woslpyan va Mn lftachulIltta tgtlcul 1 turn College at Mldillctnwn l I Corn1l VM CHrllelo Indlani at Ithar < Columbia V a Swahrao r0kUm at ax 81 Annapolis vs Lohlgh nt AnnnpolIl late td n llotehklu SchoOl edlle Conn alLake Lafnyfttto vs J Manhntlan at wlo1 OCTOBER 2ND U of P vs Annapolis at AnnaillI Princeton vs Dickinson at Dlcklaaoa OCTOBER 05TI1 Harvard te Brown on Soldier debt Princeton vs Columbia at Princeton U of P va Bucknoll at New J1cn Yal va Syracuse at New 1J1ltn Weiit Point vs Wllllnms nt 1Vct Point Tufts v L Massachusetts Jrlcullufal College on Tufts oval Connell yy Oborlln at Ithaca nnnpolls vs Dickinson at nn3fOlb 11etleyan va Trinity llt HarlCor 1 ale lXi ea orc1hnm nl Fnrtlham TJtlrBaLLo vls Georgetown at WBabln ton L C OCTOBCR 20TII Tufts vs Bales on Tufts oval NOVEMBER 1ST Jlnrvard vs Carlisle Indians on Sol dlera held I PrInceton vs Cornell al Princeton Yalo vet Weal Polnl at Vcst Polni I of P vs Columbia Philadelphia Darunoulh VM Uenloyan al MMdlc town Conn < I it trt c 1 V JJ w J i J 1 IIoI < < 1 I f t 11 ot 7 t rf4 j J 1 It e I rf ti tm ItfrJ 4 1 J fr 1 r ft < I flJ 4 rFrffFy I t < Wt 4 t tf 1 yo t r t r I f fPJiJO I 4J t i ir rt w 1 + 7 ifff > 1 II S l < t tplt i > t 11 1i t r ylA 5ii t 1 r tj t f d r t K iJ oJ t1 Aff rV t i r1iJr I A t M 1 I Qcf tj 4 j t 1 f ld 1 1 L IIITI N i o i t J i krrT J K y g W1M l h 11 y + tLt I L k t w < Q ct 1 > r il I CLJ 51fj t F 4 1 yf1 + t t i l t f = t f i r r 1 A 4d t rr Jost R j ffi 1 r15 fUr < e t v nr ft s = JF > + 1 a tUI r MfTI I r j < r o I t if s ifJ1 r t J h1 m1 ti iiP r 7 1 11 1 rtr f > t rrJJ W Fr tt cjF 1 f r t t iiWi rJl 1 l r i ja r M J Jr Y raPJ1 k ili il 1 k JM 1t1 Lr4 JJ Sr m4 i Ifs th r u ttr t s n 71i1 11 1 I J > 8jll F I IH W tifjJI J I l f Jli t 1 < f J i h > k lit 7 1 J Wf J 3 uP I ad J Salt Lake High School Football Team Annapolis VB Pennsylvania State at JAnnapolh Andover vo Yale OC at Andover Ufayctto va Brown at Easton NOVEMBER 5TH Tufta va Brown at Provldenca NOVEMBER 5TH Harvard vn U of P on Soldiers field Yalo vs Bucknell at Now Ilavon Brown vs Columbia nt New York West Point vs Union ut West Point Cornell vs Washington and Jefferson at Ithaca Princeton vs Oraneo A C at PrInceton PrInce-ton Tuftn vs Trinity nt Hartf6rd Conn t Dartmouth vs Boston at Hanover 2H VesIoyan vo U of Vermont at Mlddlc town Annapolln vs Lafayette at Annapolis Carlisle Indians va Sucquohanna at Carlisle Pa I Yale 00 vs I Princeton 05 at Princeton Syracuse vs Ilobart at Syracuse NOVEMBER 15TH Tlarvard vs Dartmouth on Soldiers Held v Ttle vs Princeton at Princeton Tufts vs Holy Cross on Tuft oval U of P vo Carlisle Indians at Phlla drlphlru Went Point vo Syracuse = at West Point Williams vs Wesloynn at Mlddletown Cornell va Lafayette at Ithaca Annopollc vo Buckncll at Annapolis Harvard OS vs Yale Ot = at New Haven NOVEMBER 17TH Syracuse va Trinity at Syracuse NOVEMBER 19TH Annapolis vs Columbia at Annapolis NOVEMBER 22ND Harvard vs Yale at New Haven Dartmouth va Brown at Hanover tf H Cornell vs U of cVrmont at Ithnca Carlisle Indiana VB Virginia at Norfolk Nor-folk Va Lafayette vs Lehlsh at Easton NOVEMBER 27TH U of P vs Cornell at Philadelphia I Columbia va Syracuse at New York Carlisle Indians vs Georgetown at SVaBhlngton Lafayette vs Dickinson at Easton NOVEMBER 20TH West Point VB Annapolis at Philadelphia Philadel-phia Western Schedule Following arc the Games not menUoned ot tho In tho foregoing eastern achcduloot west contests slated among tho middle elevens WISCONSIN October 4Hydc Park PL S at Madison October 11Mllwaukco Medic at Madl 50n i October ISBelolt A Milwaukee October 25 Kansas at Madison November 1Mlchjean at Chicago November SNorthwcstcrn at Madison November ISMlnnoaoto at Minneapolis November Chicago at Chicago MICHIGAN September 27Albion ut Ann Arbor October 4Case School at Ann Arbor October 6M A C tit Ann Arbor October 11Indlana at Ann Arbor October IS Notro Damo at Ann Arbor Octobtr 23Ohlo State at Ann Arbor November 1Wlsconsln at Chicago November 8 Iowa nt Ann Arbor November 15Chlcapo at Chicago November 2Obcrlln at Ann Arbor November Z Minnesota nt Ann Arbor CHICAGO September 2Lombnrd at Marshal field September Monmouth at Marshall 1 el October 4Knox at Marshall field October 8Corncll college at Marshall 11 October 11Purduo at Marshall field October Northwestern at Marshall 11eld October 25Illlnoln nt Marshall field November 1Bololt at Marshall field November 81n lana at Marshall field November 15Mlchlgan nt Marshall Held November 27WIsconGln at Marshall field PURDUE Beptembsr S7 Franklin at Lafayette October 4Do Pauw at Lafaxettc October 11Chlcapo at Chicago October ISIlllnols at Champaign October 2SC1SO at Lafayette November 1Northwcslcrn at Evanston November SProbably Wisconsin at i 13rlllon November IBIndlano at Lafayette November 27Notrc Dame at Lafayette NORTHWESTERN September 27Napervlllc at Evanston October 4 Lake Forest at Evanston Octobor 11Rush Medics at West Side ball parl October 18Chicagn at Marshall Held October 25Knox ut West Sldo bull park November Purducat Evanston November swisconsin at Madison Noemh lJ3eloit at Evanston S November 2Z1Illnol1 at Evanston Noenb 7NchraskL al Lincoln ILLINOIS September Englowood high school at Champaign October IOptn October Sllaskell Indians at Champ Cham-p llgn bclobcr Washington at Champaign October ISPunlue at Champaign October 25Chlcngo nt Marshall Held November 1 Indiana at Champaign November Minnesota at Minneapolis November lOhlo State at Columbus November Northwestern al Chicago November 27 Iowa at Champaign IOWA October 4 State normal at Iowa City October 11 Drake at Iowa City October Simpson at Iowa City October Minnesota at Iowa City November 1 Ames at Iowa City November Michigan ot Ann Arbor L November Washington at Iowa City November Missouri at Iowa City November 27 Illinois at Champaign ANNAPOLIS October Georgetown J university October Princeton October IGSt Johns college October IS Lchlgh university October University of Pennsylvania I October Dickinson college November Pennsylvania State NovEmbCr Lafayette university I November 15 Buahnell college November Columbia university November 2 West Point I Explanation This Spooct I Shafatall the big German who has pitched great boll l for the Peoria team thin I season pot oven with a Western league a umpire Peoria was playing at Colorado I Gprlnwi The umpire was of thft variety 11 that hums Homo Sweet Home every time he brushes off tho plato Ho was I much at home In Colorado Springs and I iPOorla was I loin way from homo The teams were scheduled to play a double I h adcr Before the Ural contest was fin inhed that umpire had committed every crime from petit to grand larceny Including I Includ-ing highway robbery and larceny ac Ii bailee and when he finally got through I Colorado Fuel 1 and Ironing the Dlstilkrj U the Pikes Peak team should have been In I dlctod for receiving stolen properly Shn tall woe highly Indlgnlfied as Danny Green would nay He frothed and I the madder he riot tho wider became his I brogue Ach Gott he finally broke out I vlll make an announcement Go nhead Shaf said Cross the Chicago boy II who Is playing with Peoria make an announcement I an-nouncement Shal tall ctodo out In 0 front of the grand stand raised lila hand for attention and ald Ladios und Bhontlrmcn Tracy der outlaw vas In 1 deL grand Rtnnd vlll he blcasc como down l ttnd umpire der sccuud name Chicago q Tribune L Truth on OnoEycd Connolly r A lot of maudlin stuff In finding Its way I Into print about the late If unlumrntfi OneEyed 1 Jimmy Connolly Connolly harsh as It may look In print nnd shock as It may his fool eulogists died a drunken drunk-en ungrateful lawless Inn den on the community with but few to mourn bin taking off Connolly In his day was a fair fort of boxing man and once had I a class of blue bloods at Newport Ho I took to professional boxing and an a welterweIght gave pro ml HO of much until ho took to the bowl Tho storlos ii kon Connolly aro based mulnly on bin wit L and low cunning He did much to bring Into Illrqputo the profession ho claimed on his own He would lead a mob In nt tuck On a building whcro I boxing con I tent wm being held break In upon It 1 nol Generally break up the match He nan been arrested for pretty vcll cv ry I crime In the calendar and would stop I at nothing when In his cups At Roby In 03 he led a mob of South Chicago I rolling mill men against the west wall of the building broke through the wal rlora nnd sides of tho bulldiiifc precipi I tating the riot which Impelled Ggv Mat I therws to call out the rnllllla und stop the contest which xvrsrc then being con I 1 daetcd Indiana under thu laws o the State of I I lie was one of tho party which robbed the husband of a wrMlknown vaudeville audcHe star on a special train between Chicago and Carcon City In < i and later was al 1 mol dloemboweled In a drunken brawl k on the levee Or lalcyaTH Connolly had Connol bip putting In bin timeIn about equal Darta i bptucrn thin brWowcll and the lower h groggorlen of tho South Side All this and more while to quote Connolly own The man In tho lookout sized him up But never a word opako Se Now that hi1 han ended his career a drunken charge upon the county and upon the Slain the excessively sentimental senti-mental weikfuddl and silly culoclats nr > working overtime to Impress upon a world which knows better tho greatness goodness and kindliness of the fellow Lou Houseman Chicago InterOcean |