| Show I II I International Meet With I Sweden Sweden in July Will Will Have Stimulating Effect on Our OurI I Athletes f ff f KEW cEW YORK YORE Feb 26 The The c certainty rt I of ot an international meet with with- Sweden I will wilt have bare a a. stimulating effect on our nr athletes It will do much to chase hase a away Y the gloom caused by the failure to hold the tha Olympic Olympio games in Berlin this year International competition in any sport brings out the supreme e. e effort ort of ot contestants For some time it was certain the Germans with a devastating war var on their hands would not find time to hold the Olympic games this year and perhaps for a longtime long time to come It was to be expected that there was a slackening t if f interest In athletics here when the contestants especially the younger ones realized they would be deprived of the opportunity opportunity of ot competing against Europe's Europe stars The arrangement of or a m meet et with Sweden came at an opportune time There is little likelihood of ot the contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- tournament falling tailing through The New York Athletic club dub has sent an invitation which is really a challenge challenge chal chal- lenge to Sweden to send Bend a team of or athletes athlete here for an international me meet meat t some time In July As the meet will willbe be held under N N. Y A. A C. C C C. auspices the invitation means th that t the local club will assume the expense Back in 1895 the New NewYork York A. A C C. l arranged another International meet when it arranged the successful com corn competition l petition with the London A. A C C. a meet in hi which the Yankee Yanke representatives won all the events The proposed meet with Sweden will ill be somewhat different as the tho X N. Y A. A C C. C stipulates that the American Ameri Amen can un team may only be comp composed sed of ot contestants from the Metropolitan district dis dis- There will be nothing to prevent the visiting team however from competing competing com corn in in a series of ot matches with American stars in New England and In Inthe Inthe inthe the middle middle West It isn't going to be any simple matter matter matter mat mat- ter repelling an athletic Invasion from the direction of or Sweden The Swedes i in the world games at Stockholm in 19 1912 2 gave great promise of or developing into worthy opponents for tor Americas America's champions The Tho n northern country folks then were crazy for athletics They had some fine athletes too but they lacked competent training Since then Ernie HJertberg J one of ot the shrewdest trainers who ever er taught an athlete how to get set has been busy in Sweden teaching American coaching coaching coach coach- coaching ing methods 1 From rom time to time we e have e heard x n this side of the se several seral ral marvels ls that Ernie had jad ad dug up Lets Let's hope Sweden has developed a formidable squad of or athletes The Tho stronger they come the more fun there will be winning the only international sporting event of 1916 S S S Toni Tom Jones has been indulging in in inconspicuous inconspicuous conspicuous vociferation again The I clamorous manager of ot Jess Willard I can can be traced across the continent by the large ragged rents left Jn in the tee at atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere at- at along his trail Evidently Jones thinks Willard isn't capable of ot knowing when hes he's too loo sick to fight for this is the way the UL U U. 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P describes his reception of ot the news that Willard had announced that ho he will be be unable be-unable unable to get into condition to fight tight Moran on the date originally set Willard doesn't announce any thing exploded Cherokee Tom Torn He cant can't decide cant decide anything in this matter Im I'm his manager and if it a postponement postponement postpone postpone- ment meet is necessary I myself will ask for tor it it I was talking with Jess a little while ago on the phone and am am leaving leav leav- ing for Chicago to look him over If Ir I find he is too iU 11 to get in condition foi tOl the then I wilt will ask to have the date dat set setback back Nothing will wUl be settled until i I g get there Jones appeared vexed at Willards Willard's having made a a. statement not nota a authorized by his board of managers a s a aThis This Is the first time a worlds world's champion has had his wishes censored by a a. manager It would have been quite amusing to see Jones trying to tell Jim Jeffries that he lIe must keep still and aad make male no unauthorized statement I 1 remember quite well what happened when Jeffries s was bitten on the le leg by a bear when he was matched to fight tigh-C in San Francisco Jeff notified Jimmy Coffroth that the date Q a cf tho the fight must be bo set et back hack JeWs Jeffs manager manager manager man man- ager Dilly Billy Delaney begged Coffroth to visit J Jeff ft at once as art Jeff wouldn't even evert listen when Delaney tried to argue with him Coffroth rushed lo to o Harbin and found Jeff Jelf hunting ov r the hills with a n. big open wound in his leg lie He had thrust a knife knite into the bear bite and ripped out stitches and bandages in spite of ot the protests of ot Delaney and the doctor Let the air get at It growled Jeff Jerf Coffroth told Jim a a postponement would COt cost the champion be because because be- be cause cf ct reduced gate receipts SI JI don't dont care a damn growled Jeff Jett I I 1 wont won't fight tight until my leg gets well But argued wily Coffroth hun bun I dS' dS of ot your friends friend are already c corn com mi m- m i ing g to the fight front from all parts of ot the country They cant can't afford to take the time again and pay railroad fares twice They'll be badly disappointed Never Xe thought of ot that said Jeff 1 Ill Til 11 light tIght j. j a a a aI I met bet Jim Savage who was one ne of Willards Willard's chief trainers What do you ou think of Willards Willard's s 's chances In the Moran fl fi fight ht I tasked asked He Be should knock Moran loran out said aid Savage vaSe promptly Moran is Is' as game as us' us they make em but at the bet best hes he's only a a. H Hes He's a feather leather weight J compared to Jess You know what a a. tough game garn clever fellow fallow Walter Monahan is He weighs twenty pounds more than Moran Moran Mo Mo- ran and is an inch o of or so BO taller You pu sa how Jess h handled him i in in Hava Havana a. a Hh Like LIK the the rest o ot of us he was as a child In Jn WIil Willard's Willards ds d's hands Willard doesn't know his own I never felt such strength In any man If he had the self confidence of Jack Dillon DUlon and was willi will will- i lug ing Jg to o go right in and use his strength and nd terrific hitting power r I dont don't e th there's theres re a man In the world who could la last thirty seconds with him n. n Ian I Ia Iam a am an positively sure that If It Jess fess hadn't planned l a a. long careful cardul fight taking 10 to ilane an nn Intending to We wear l' l Johnson down to a helpless S state before be be- be belore fore lore Knocking hint him out he be could have i r. r |
