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Show SFOKTING SECTION. THE HERALD-REPUBLICA- SPORTING SECTION;1 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1916. N, LIGHT OF GOOD ATHLETES OFTEN HIBBEN FROM VIEW OF PUBLIC -- LEWIS TEAM IS BATTLING TOR LEADERSHIPlTRAPSHOOTING BOXERS OF ABILITY NEVER BROUGHT OUT ARE IN SECOND PLAGE IN TROLLEY LEAGUE Jack Skelly Tells How Obscure Men Are Found, Developed Into Champions, While Others Never Sense Their Calling HOW EASTERNERS EVENTS TO BE ARE LINING UP RUN TOMORROW IN COLLEGE BALL -- Target Tournament Large Attendance Many Contestants Entered. was an hnmfcle deckhand on a steamboat running MOR.RISSEY New York and Albany, working hard, long hours for a very small salary indeed, when rather suddenly he discovered ha could fight and conquer all rude comers in his own strenuous style. In those early days there were many hard rough and tumble fighters who traveled on their fistic ability, and as a plain, ordinary deckhand y was often called upon to subdue those mussy characters, which he certainly did in a very game and gallant manner. Possibly it was this sort of "roughing it" on the boats that woke up Shoot Held Under Auspices of The Dope Has Harvard LookSpringville Gun Club; ing Lik.e Favorite in RunOn Club Grounds. ning at This Time. Mor-risse- Morrissey's great fighting rpirit. and finally made him the heavyweight champion of America, if rot of the world, and led him on to fame and fortune. When he came to New York to live, Morrissey soon proved his rare fistic ability, and entered tho professional ring where he defeated Yankee Sunllivan, John C. Heenan and other I noted fighters. He became quite an Important fac- tor In Politic!, and vtjs iwlr elected a. his first vocation to earn his THK r . ' bread. .:.5:. .:v :?uVi7 ?.t '::.WxT :::; A X''. i?T;. I j&: was a talesman Battling Levlnsky befor a firm in took to boxing. Philadelphia lore heJewelry Frank Whitney, like the creat Dan the once Irish champion of Donnelly, an were before . . ., . i. - : carpenters, . . .i.ngland. . . . ; , .v;also came out I ; Many noted t 'x J 'ti ,j3 of the ranks ofpugilists the army. In Kngland f::vVthere is Hombardler Wells, Bandsman Blake and a host of others. In this I recall George Slddons. George country I .a Blanche ln the marine Soldier Kearns, Bartfleld and serviee). several others. ;: Still Many FndUcorered World Heaters. There is undoubtedly a host of fine young fellows in this country especially who may come forth some day and become famous as world beaters in "Lewis 66," who are in second place in the Trolley league, with 5 won and 1 lost, are coming to the front the fistic arena. amatenr leairue circles in Salt Lake. Their opportunity has not arrived in as the popubut after The clean game, are welf organized, and have obtained results from their efforts,: as the year, yet. year boys play-of the manly art increases, they larity shows. No stellar light can be picked from the club, but some of the boys bid fair for a strong brand of will develop Into worthy, proficient and loom up on the pugilistic baseball in the future. fighters horizon as brilliant stars and world's Back row, left to right: Hulse, president; Roff, captain and pitcher; Jones, utility; H. D. Morris, manager; champions.Is in its Infancy In this Barbour, third base; W. Thorpe, pitcher; Camomile, center field. Boxing and stilt only a fair field country lawsneeds Middle: G. W. Thorpe, secretary; Spencer, first base; Young, pitcher;' Ensign, right field; Watson, catcher. to make It the real nawith just tional sport, for the production of real Front: Sharkey, catcher; Hansen, left field; Woodhve, second, base ; S. Cowan, shortstop. which Uncle Sam is so fighting Inmen. of just at present. In greatlycriticalneed for times of these preparedness and country. the defense of our flag The grand old manly art instills in every young fellow with real red blood in his veins the gallant fighting spirit makes us worthy soldiers and sailthat ors as well as boxers. member of Congress. whre lie disd eense played considerable and sturdy ability, not as a highly cultured orator, but as a able representative who fought plain, hard and ear for the rights of his contitu nestly nts and generally accomplished his purpose. s Many AVJio Drrime I'amoa ta Other 1. r. TENNIS IDEAL MY Mc-Aull- ANXIOUS Gives Poise and Balance to the Body;; Two Essentials to Good Playing. the Deseret Encampment Gym Is Attracting Great Attention This Year. San Francisco. May 27. Tennis as an exercise for nirls is an eetablisjied conditions in San Francisco, where public courts are reserved for their use and many tournaments for girls are .held, but action of high school au thorities elsewhere' is - excluding? high wchool girls from interscholastlc tournaments unless chaperons should be provided "appears . ta have opened Genup the whole subject elsewhere. eral sentiment, as developed in interviews, rrna to expressions as to the value of the game, rather than to any discussion of chaperons. ex"Tennis is one of' the ercises and health builders greatest for women." faid Mr. May Sutton llundy. known the world- over as a wonderful player. if carried to excess It mig;ht "Perhaps none' of my sisters has hurt one-buever been seriously ill, nor have I. Hard on the Heart. "The girl with a weak heart ought not to play tennis, for the game demands considerable run In around and it would be easv to overtax the heart. There is nothing unladylike or- unwomanly about the uame. .It Is Just good, healthy blood mining exercise and sport." is graceful on the "The modern dance floor, butgirlthe moment she la out of doors siie is lost." was the way Maurice K. Mclaughlin. former naof. tional singles. and doubles "Tennis of the I'nlted States put it, champion all games teaches poise and balance. They, are two of the essentials of the game." " VANCE applications for the Des A Deret gymnasium's annual summer next month be camp, which will staged on the shores of Utah lake at Saratoga Springs, Indicate that the big sumin mer classic will be a record-breakevery respect. Already the youngsters who are going on the trip have started lo prepare for the .big outing, and the corridors of the athletes retreat are beginning to look like a hardware and ;oods store. sporting A list of the various supplies and weapons that will constitute the equipment of the Salt Lake hikers was posted last week. In addition to the necessary frying pans, bedding, spcons, tooth powder and other commonplace paraphernalia, the officials have advised the campers to provide themselves with baseball bats, spikes, gloves, swimming trunks, running Khoes, fifhing tackle and liniment. All of which leads to the belief that the camp this year will resemble a young athletic carnival. When Iloy Cat her. Wherever boys gather together there will always be contests and arguments designed to determine who is the best the best runner, baseball jumper, or All of these thrower Into the realm of sports, enter storyteller. things and this Is why the annual camp is regarded as one of the big sporting events of the younger set. Officials of the gymnasium will take this year to see that a particular carefirst policy is enforced rigid safety the entire camp. No swimming during will be allowed except under the supervision of competent instructors, and all those sports which are tinged with the possibility of accident will be slightestwatched. cloely of this. B. S. Hinckley, secSpeaking of the gymnasium, said yesterretary "We realize that, the camp will day: we bring the not be a success unless boys home in better shape than when they left, and we have left nothing un- n done to care for them. Directors and Marker will be in charge of the week's sport and will have under them several assistants who will be able to take care of all the camp members." The application lists will remain open for a Phort time yet. The camp will he limited to fifty, the majority of whom have already entered their Many others have signiapplications. fied their intentions of Joining the and the officials are urging brigade ail who intend going to sign up at once in order to avoid getting left behind. er ns. ffe Wil-lar- ut Itlch-ardso- - - t . - . - - F. GOTCH'S PRICE TO MEET STECHER TOO HIGH May 27. Last MonBurlington, Ta., was announced by Tom it day night Jones that Frank Gotch. world's chamhad offered to meet Joe wrestler, pion a guarantee of 40 per cent Stecher-foof the receipts of the match, but lhat offer was turned down by J. F. iStecher's manager. r Het-mane- world-renowne- STL'DBNTS IIONOTtED. . Announcement Annapolis, May was made tonight that the navy athletic association sword annually awarded to a member of the naval academy graduating class for general excelwas lence In all branches of athletics, Ker-chwon bv Midshipman Merrill A. of Indiana. The honor , of being J j 1 TTT ASJIINGTO lost a game at St Louis last Summer which it under the very unfair rule which governed the play which Wyet the umoire was compelled to declare the runner out. wlnnine run aiffair. The came was an extra-inninIn the eleventh inninrr Washington scored what should have been the run of the game. It was wiped out, and in the next session the Browns winning put over the deciding tally. Any one present at that game realized that the rule governing such plays certainly needed revision. In the eleventh Inning the runner en third for Washington. Acosta, a very fast man; taking advantage of the long swing the bt. Louis pitcher was tak was a 'Ihe ing oerore delivering each bail, made a dash for the plate. had a base pitch stolen that very bad one, low and outside. If ever a ball player plate. I was umpiring the game, and in an Washington player tohad the home observe- the play. Sam Agnew was doing the excellent position closely for St. Louis. Ho realized that the runner had a great chance to catching score and that he would, have to hurry the play at the end as much as possible to even make it close. Agnew momentarily forgot about everything but ana runner. tne oaii tne batsman In his effort to the lie theball all the sooner, but, despitebumped all his efforts, the ball went to the get grandstand. Jt seemed ridiculous to send the runadvance unless forced. In ner back to third on the play and grant runners' the batter first and allowing granting the batter first base, but a strict inter- the run to score, both rules are grossly of the rule gives the umpire violated, yet such a ruling 13 the only pretation no The bats- proper and correct one. other course to pursue. man, according to section 5 of rule 53, Under the present, playing code, a if brainy, catcher can at any time spoil entitled to become a the catcher interfere with, him or- pre- the or the of . home. play vent him from striking at a pitched If he oelieves either one steal is going to be ball: This offense Agnew positively successful, by simply creating an inhe had no such in- terference no attenand committed, althoy.urh ball." Thispaying tent, because his mind was entirely on tion to the play of course, play, the base.runner. not the batsman. is worth while only with a runner-oNow for the who ap- third. By creating the interference has scored from third. This the catcher, while causing the batter to parently of play is governed by section 2 be sent to first, erases the run for the point of rule, 54, which states that a time being at least. In' the last three shall be entitled, without lia- or four years I have seen American to be put out. to advance a base league catchers pull the play to adbility if the umpire awards to a' succeeding vantage. The two sections which govern the batsman a base on balls, or for being interfered with by. the catcher in strik- play really impose a penalty on the or for. at a hit team which should benefit because er - . - 4- - recorded upon the navy athletic association trophy cup as having done of all the most for the promotion this year was brancheJ of sports during won by Midshipman 11. L. ISrricson of New Yot k. SPOUT .DOl'E. Abe Attell says a certain party, wants to back him to beat Benny Leonard for $50j)0. How did that certain party out of Matteawan. get ' There are seven managers in the American league who believe fhe only are dead ones. good Indians was detected the othr Larry McLean for the Columbia university nine. Larry always had a fraternal feeling. eleven The St. Louis Drowns lost Still some reo-pl- e out of fifteen games. doubt that summer is here. RICIiriEM) FANS BI SV. All's well Along the Rhine. Usually Richfield. May 27. Baseball is look- about time of the year the Cining up here. The Commercial club is cinnati this Tleds have a new step-m- a bthind the movement. Some players on Urn- hurled mudballs atlager. Chicago fansHas the team will probably be Theodore e the Kigler. Fiire Switzer, pitcher; Stanley Johnson, its usefulness? catcher: Jan'es Swayne, first baseman; All the Yankee walking records not Joe Chevalier, from the Northwestern held bv Connie Mack's hurling rtaff league. Renz.t A league may be formed belong to Kddie comprising continues In Ms If Marty O'Toole clubs In southern Utah counties. stride he ought to eat :t least present one meal in every league in the ATlILirriO MF.V TO 3IF.F.T. country. 27. Mav V. Prof. William Chicago. being the weakest spot in of Pooley Northwestern university, theToronto, International league, will, probably chairman of the board of football ofthe firt point attacked should Gerficials for the Western Intercollegiate be mans Invade these parts. conference, has announced an informal Now that he has had a session with of coaches and officials of the Kver Hammer meeting the Hitter Hoot Kid conference at Kvanston. June 2. The knows how It- feels to be an anvil. of the meettne l announced as A "Princeton Purpose headline: Captures discussion of the code, and was called Child's Cup." It certainly should ,i;5ve me ha-oi who at several coaches ic.ucsi before the kid up and fo,utwis. nesiren a tnoroTjgh understanding f it Joe Tinker l.as benched himself for the rules as they will be interpreted all time, lie realizes that as a fchorL-gtoo this fan. lie Ih a great manager. day-catchin- - LARGE SCORES IN 'OLD DAYS' sq-ueez- e - n base-runn- er - base-runn- er , , ing pitched ball, being by a pitched ball, and the be thereby forced to vacate the base held by him. 'In the (tameonunder discussion there was a runner at the third and time the play was pulled, iffirst, my memme serves ory correctly. Since, when the batter is granted base because of interference, nofirst runners can advance unless forced, 1 to send the runner on third back to that base. originally The runner on first was allowed to advance to second, because he was forced to vacate that base to make room for the batsman, who had been granted first because of the catcher's interference.' , 'CIIANGK IS 31 A UK, I understand that the National, and Federal league has an Individual on the play last year alleague ruling base and Per batteron first lowing the man the third to score on a mitting balk created by the catcher leaving the lines of his position. While this rule Is directly contrary to the playing code, it really is the, proper solution. When a balk is called play is suspended, all runners advance a base, and there can be no action on the batter. When an interference play is called no base-runn- er was-compelle- . . the play.. is at bat of The desired end of the team the from third, a catcher an eithermap yet or unintentionalby interferenceintentional can cause sad runner to be sent Lack to third. It would be a very easv matter to to-scor- e the play for all time by havremedy "The ing a. separate section state: batsman shall be entitled to become a when the catcher interfere with him or prevent him from at a pitched ball, and all base-sai- d striking runner to be sent back to third, forced or not." Sucn a ruling would avail the catcher's interference nothing, for a runner from third would be nllowed to score, whether forced or not.; , base-runn- er . w DO YOU KOW. That a certain club In organized baseball made a more sensational jump into first nlace from last than rliH the Boston Braves in 1914? The Braves in a; little over a month' managed to go from the cellar nositlon In tho Na tional league race to the. top rung. In 1906 Fielder Jones and Chicago club went from seventh tohisfirst place in nineteen days. The Quincy club of the Three-- I league in 1913 went from last to first place in just twelve days, never surrendered the lead and won the pennant with a three and game ninety-eigmargin to spare. The fact that only the first and seventh points teams separated in the race a shows what wonderfully exciting the Three-I enjoyed in 1913. campaign The club got away to a bad start and a sure tailender. An appeared to be in play cut down-thlead. Improvement In June. Nick Nahl, former bip: leaguer, was selected to replace Manaprer Tom Hackett. Under his direction the club, in an even dozen games, went from last to first place, where it stayed during the remainder of the season. Consideration- of the fact that Boston was much farther removed than was when it started its spurt, also Quincv that it was not until July that Boston got the Braves feat in some going, makes more difficult. ways appear X That Pitcher Fred Anderson, given a trial with the Boston Red Sox in 1913, but who was in the Federal last and who goes to the year, league New York Giants this year, comes close to holding; a world's recmighty ord in the pitching; line? The record for pitching; consecutive scorless inis held Oliver Faulkner, who, nings in 1903. when by for Wilmington, pitching; went seventy-seve- n without innings scored on. Walter Johnson holds being the majorshut-ourecord with fifty-si- x league t sessions. In 1909, straight while pitching for Wilson. In the Eastern Carolina league, Anderson went sixty-nin- e without be innings scored on. .Anderson at the time ing of establishing his record used the spitball but slightly. Since jumping into last, company he has taKen up the and now depends al spitball delivery, most entirely upon that style for his jsuccss. During; his stay in the Amer lean league, while he pitched fairly ball, he was unable to win, anil good was turned back to the minors. Believing; he had the abilltv to stick in the majors, be. jumped to tho Feds when the opportunity cajna. , one-ha- lf 'GET-READY-QUI- BALL GAME AT LAGOON PARK CK' In an Impromptu baseball game gotten up for the especial occasion of the of Lagoon the Rarhberger opening "coal heavers" defeated the Bamberger "section hands," .8 to 5. The game was all the way and the large crowd hooted and yelled for their various idols. The coal heavers are not heavers, likewise the secreally coal would resent very much betion hands Classed permanently with those ing honest gentlemen who look after the roadbed of a. railroad, these are mere fictitious cognomens adopted for the fun. The game was tied right up day's to- the ninth and had it not been for Gunn's home run in that frame the crowd and baseballers probably would be at Lagoon yet, so keen was the in terest in the play. In the ninth in-- " spilled the beans by slamning Gunn ming out a homer with two men on, hence the scoring. hard-foug- ht - LINCOLN LEADS WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE . Chicago, May 27. Official standing of the Western league, announced today by C. M. Howe, the official statician. is as follos. Including yesterday's games: W. I,. Pet. Lincoln 18 10 ,&4 3 ...17" J1 .607 Ies Moines - Wichita Omaha Topeka Sioux City I'enver St. Joseph 17 . .16 1T 13 13 14 12 1fi 8 18 in js .&67 .."36 .517 .420 .357 .,333 ht All baseball fans know that In the good old days" of baseball the scores much larger than now, but averaged d few realize how tremendously the scores really, were. One of the most remarkable examples of this kind lop-side- was the game played forty-si- x years ago today. May 13. 1870. between the club and the Bluff City team Chicago or Memphis. Tenn. The southern aggregation had the of being a fast .and classy reputation club, but when they "crossed bats" with the Windy City outfit the result was a defeat by the humiliating score of 157" to 1. Happily the score by in and It is an nings has been preserved, of the days when interesting;wassouvenir in the making. Here it baseball Is: 27 14 0 1 35 34 16 23 157 Chicago ..7 1 Memphis .0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baseball players on winning clubs got lots of exercise In those days. Just four davs after the contest another remarkable game was between the Forest played in Cleveland five in the Atlantlcs. Only Cltys and the - orest Cltys yet nings132were played, runs, while the Atlantlcs got got onTv one. man over the plate. The visitors started the obsequies by 52 runs in the first Inning. making Thev got 181 in the second. 63 in10 the in in the fourth, and third, onlv the fifth. The Atlantlcs got their only-ruin the second inning, because of errors. One readily can understand whv the contest was stopped because of darkness at the end of the fifth. , - Chlcaaro-Memph- is J- n BETTING ON BASEBALL RACE as First Choice Brings $725. With Boston at $850.. In a club; baseball' pool, auctioned off at a dinner In St. Louis, a few nights ago the Red Sox were second choice. The St; Louis Browns sold at first choice and were knocked down to President Phil Ball for 4725. The Red Sox designated as second choice, and sold as such, brought a bigger because of the St. Ixoi spirited bidding, price and finally were acquired by Judge an ardent- fan, and George Williams, until recently the attorney of tho St Louis American league club. Judge Williams paid $S50 for this selection. the- New Yorks, Then, in order, cameand White Sox. Tigers Washington, while the Athletics and Indians were as the field. coupled . 4- ;4- i 44-4- - 4--- 44-4- - 4-- 44--4- - 4-- at 4-4-- 4- - always true that the Interest I TInISwhen track athletics up to the end of the intercollegiates somewhat obscures the two other main branches of college s'port, baseball and rowing. This is only natural, for base- May are-hel- ball games and boat races in early May are never regarded as final Issues, whereas the dual games and tha intercollegiate meetings are conclusive. out of Hence, with the intercollegiates the way there is a rush of interest to the baseball and rowing, outlook. Taking up the baseball first, Tufts, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth and the Catholic university are all showing excellent nines, although both Tufts and the Catholic university have recently been defeated. One of the best of the season was that betweengames the Catholic uniand Tufts in Washington, versity was won which ran eleven Innings, and in of Fahey's excellent pitching for spite the southern team. As for the triangular contention between the nines representing Princeton and Yale. at this Harvard Harvard, looks very promising, being the writing one of the three that has kept onlymuch up consistency of late in tha hitting. Princeton has shown some to come back with stick work, tendency but Yala has fallen off materially with the bat since the beginning of ihe month, her only really good game being the 1. defeat of Cornell, 7 tolately Harvard's work has also been rather more battery consistent, and this is a very determining factor In college baseball. On the whole, then, of these three, Harvard looks like the favorite. by Tufts, 2 to 1, NEWS AND ! I GOSSIP in er - Rowing predictions are bucking bronchos that usually throw their riders. It is easier to swim in salt wa- but that proves nothing about race. Molla Bjurstedt Is proving her- the "First Lady of the Nets." self .A woman may have the last word, but it is the home nine that has the last Innings. A student may read his Latin sight, but he cannot try that method with his football signals. BILLIARD Play 1870; Memphis Is Beaten, Score 157 to 1. . - . Chicago-Memph- is 4. tter, ville club has provided handsome trophies fors the three high guns. program wil consist of Tuesday two hundred targets, embracing the following events: The Interstate Association's state championship at 100 to which the Interstate assotargets, ciation gives $75 in trophies to the seven high guns and $50 in cash to the winner; condition that he attend the Grand American Handicap, the Gun club adds $130 to the Springville purses in this event. The Salt Lake Hardware event, to the purses in twenty-fiv- e targets, this event the Salt Lake Hardware company adds $20. The Becker trophy, donated by C. L. twenty-fiv- e Becker of Ogden, singles, $20 added to purses. H. donated Challengeandtrophy, ML. ofhjW. Anderson Skeen Ogden, twenty-fiv- e singles, $20 added to purses. ' The Rellley medal, donated by C. H. sinLake, twenty-fiv- e Reilley of Salt to $20 added purses. gles, The program for will consist of two hundredWednesday divided targets, as folows: Ten fifteen target events for purses only, to which the Springville Gun club adds $200. and The Browning Handicap trophy, do nated by Browning Bros, company of $Z5 aaaea. ugden, The annual meeting of the Utah State Sportsmen's association will be held during the tournament, at which time the oftlcers for the ensuing year will be elected and the places and will Le dates for the 1917 tournaments decided upon. , base-runn- ' PACTS, XOT FAXCIES. BY WALTER CAMP. -- won reallymeant er - . k, XAVAI pop-bottl- - By Billy Evans . ' of 4-- : N LAKE SHORE gin-Ce- i -- LOOKING Tivl OVER FOR THE GIRLS TO JOIN CAMP ht oped a vigorous forearm wallop espehas made him wealthy and cially, that over the civilized world. famous all Tom Sharkey was an ordinary seaman in the navy when he besran to warspar allors on boardhe the with othr discovered inwas that and ships tended for the ring. He made noas mishis profession, take In his chosen records how. ring It was by sparring in ypare moments Jack lietnpsey. Jack that gallant servant first and your humble manly art the rudiments of the learned same old In the cooperage over weinwere when Brooklyn,of life Wllllamsport. r. and fellows full alt young was a start In the boxing It came. was a mere boy Carpentier Georgeshard in the mines of France working fight, and when he discovered he could and brilliantly he arose from quickly a bantam to the exalted heavyweight all Kurope by his marchampion of and fistic ability. velous skill The strenuoussome digging in the mines mighty powerful has produced P. Sla- Such men as pugilists. and Jack vln. Georee Ciilp. hard Munroe labor others. In fact, physical roIn youth produces fine, vigorous, vobust, healthy men. for almost any cation in life. Fred Fulton, who now looms up as a formidable contender for the heavya plain weight championship,at was his only when trade, working plasterer, lie took a chance' of boxing Jess elr-c- d In an exhibition, when the Minn. He astonished hit Rochester, the natives by his fine showing now isagainst the gigantic champion and of the highest pugilistic seeking honors. Jim Coffey was only a motorman round these "dlgglns" when he sudinto a street scrap that led got the denlyInto and he him professional bundle ofring, "dough- in has made a big since then. the fight game The great Mike Gibbons was a tinJohn I Sullivan, smith,169like a month at St. Paul,working for Minn., $12 and when he finally got together M. A. C. Y. and the began boxjoined in tte gymnasium. The hoys soon ing discovered that "nimble Mike" was a he quickly took to natural fighter, and ti.e flstif arena, and has since proved his genius in the manly art for toil ay he Is a wealthy, independent capcan retire wlthhonors on italist, whofortune ant past "laurels. his snug Many Fighter pransr From Obscurity. Jim Flynn. one of the greatest batseen within the rores. was tler ever a fireman at Pueblo, Colo., when the inspiration caught him. fiehtlng Abe Atteil was a- newsboy In San Francisco when it struck him. and he rever stopped until he became the world's featherweight champion. Jeff Smith, the very near champion of the middleweight class, who is short-l- v booked to meet Mike Gibbons in New York, started life, as a Loilermaker in City. Jersey The famous Peter Jackson was a before the sailor before the mast, long fever caught him and made pugllisth d fistic hero. him a Gunboat Smith- was also n saiior In the navv befor- be uok lo the rlnsr.In fact, manv noted fighters have gradfrom tne r; n uptf'l Pillv Mwrrliv. the former world s vhampion. started out in featherweight life as n tallT and since his retire-tornnt from tho ring has returned hO. f"- v a - Fltz-etmmo- i ' 3(c Champion. Old Jem Mace was a young fiddler who roamed around the country fairs In England, when he suddenly realized that he had considerable fistic ability and he became one of the grandest of the IJrltlsh champions. John L. Sullivan was a young fellow the trade of tinsmith in South learning when the bos3 of the shop Boston, kicked him for staying away too long at the dinner hour playing- baseball. John retaliated with a puncha that went the husky foreman through window, down and out. This was the beginSullivan's famous pugilistic ning of career and comfortable fortune which he now enjoys in his old as?.. The late lamented Stanley Ketchel discovered his fighting ability when he was a waiter In the northwest, bouncquarrelsome fellows from ing rough, the restaurants where he was employed. IJisr Jess Wlllard was only an ordi when he nary, poorly-pai- d cowboy, found out that he could hold his own with any of them, and became Inspired with the heavyweight championship ambition, which he finallyhiswon. immense Jim Jeffrie developed a boilermaker working as Cal.. physique Los and being around on Angeles. to by his fellowoneworkmen urged Lan LonR. his prowess against try he polished htm off in a couple of rounds at in Francisco. Les Ircy. the now lisrht heavy-we!became champion of Australia, work-In- g athletic young fellow powerful, Hob as a blacksmith. I.Ike another horseshoer, he devel- .1 - Is strangely Genius of all kind pread among all mankind, and It Kcn--ofe from among people rally springs humble walks of life. the mot Abraham Lincoln was a poor I'rofes!or Morse a historical painter, when he struggling discovered Daniel Drew started out telegraphy. as a cattle driver and wound up as a multimillionaire railroad magnate. was a rat trap peddler JayoldGould Commodore Vanderbllt was a and romtnon deckhand. Both men died the founders of two multimillionaires, of the most wealthy and well known families of this country. There Is any amount of concealed talent among the poorer classes of this It blr nation, pugilistic and otherwise. to come only requires the opportunity to the front. Many great boxers and have lived and died unknown, fighters because never had the opelmply they them to display afforded portunity their prowess. sj: Jjr Pom Who Oot Ckinre and Hecnme rall-plttte- 1 ( hard-heade- second annual state tournament thfl Utah state Sportsman's Aswill be held under sociation, which the auspices of the Springvm uun club on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesweek. Is attracting the atday of this tention of the trapshooters throughout the intermountain country and a large attendance is expected. The officers and members of the clut' have been working Springville more hard for than two months on their preparations for the tournament and that their efforts have not been in vain Is evident by the fact that they have raised $500, which will be added to the purses. It is a Eafe bet that they have been equally as elaborate in their plans for the entertainment or those who attend the shoot. tournament will open Monday The at 1 p. m., with the preliminary prac this tice event of One hundred event carries no purse but targets, the Spring -- 1- I dally Yale Falls Off. VALUABLE PRIZES OFFERED HARVARD BATTERY STRONG BY JACK SKELLY. JOHN Princeton Shows Tendency to Come Back With the Stick; Will Draw Charlie McCourt. the new double Intends making champion evidently. hay while the sun shines and as the exclusive holder of both the world's and interstate title, has begun a tour of the country in company with Cowboy Charlie Weston, former pocket fron champion. Weston, who also hails and whose right name is Pittsburgh besides being" an entertainer Rectanus, n of varied ability, can play caroms with the .best of. them and i3 able at all times to give McCourt a a hit stiff argument. The pair made three-day with Chicago fans during their in the Windy City last sojourn week. three-cushio- Charles Frederick Conklin, former and international amateur b3lk line champion, who bought the billiard room of Charles Weeghman, boss of the Cubs, may apply for admission to the Interstate at league the Chicago meeting. Conklin of late has proved himself a great angle player and yearns for a chance to hook up with the league stars in If admitted he will do hiscompetition. own playing. Not receiving his notice of the postponement in time, Hugh Heal of Toledo, who. by the way, will be McCourt's first opponent for the Brunswick emblem at Pittsburgh in September, beat it to Chicago for the Interstate meeting originally scheduled for last MonIleal retraced his footsteps, but day. will be on hand again tomorrow and in the thick of the discussion among the magnates. Hugh has a bone to pick. After being beaten bv Charlie Le Gros at Peoria he protested the game on the ground that In direct violation of tho rules Clark's table not equipped with Brunsat Peoria was league wick "Hump" cushions. If Heal is allowed to play Le Gros over the Ohioan will gain a tie for fifth prize with Joe Capron of Chicago, in Capron's opinion, will work awhich, hardship on the latter. Capron's contention is that Heal should have protested before he played Le Gros and not after he had been beaten, as he was no worse off than Augle Kieckhefer, Charlie Morln and others who buffered the same fate at Peoria. At any rate, it is a matter for the .moguls to decide at the meeting and if Heal and Le Gros must play it over the contest probably will be decided at Flenner's room during the meeting. IMrS TRIM MIDGETS. The Imps trimmed the gait Lake Midgets by a score of 8 to 3 yesterday pitched good ball for the winChugg whose ners, catchers. 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