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Show THE SALT LAKE T1UBUNESTJNDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1920. Speedihg Through" W ilds of Indiana et al. Schedule No Good When Trains on Time BOXING TITLES v Claim What HappensWhen You Meet a Freight "of World Cham pionship Often Without Foundation in - Fact By RING c - Fred McCullochs one in $4,928 43 b3 CT i TV. LARDNER . ABOUT a couple or I wka. ago I .had to go from Goshen, Indiana, to tho eld homo town Niles, Mich., By T. & ANDREW. MILWAUKEE, WlA, July 10. There and wa decided to take the Mich, divihaa been much dispute lately regarding sion of the. big 4 on accL of it not take-tn- g as long Ilka tha lnternrhan and boxing titles, especially world's champion e that I ships, and the past decade or two the when I enjoy a experience-llkAmerican fighters hare dalmed pracU-call- y always feel like I ought to tell my readall the world's titles, and In a ers so as they can enjoy It 2nd. hand you measure they had a right to do so, but tt might say. Well In the 1st place we called op the Is quite different now, Fifteen and twenty years ago, the box- Goehea station about t o'clock In the what-tim- e tha train ing game --was confined almost tothre .p m...ta find-o- ut countries America, Great Britain and left but the employees was home take-in-g Now Australia. the mitt game Is known their, siesta, but finely I went over tho world over and there are many good boxers In France and also in Belgium and myself In person and found him in mid I other countries. The world war was a says what tlms does tha train go to wonderful for the boxing puna as Niles? 8o he ssys: In It resulted thing boxing taught .in and brought together all army camps having boxWell, It Is dus to leave hers at ing recruits from the different national- but' If I waa you I wouldn't get down ities among the allies Of the lot, the hero at that time because It don't hardFrench youths were the most eager to take up the aport and have been very ily ever leave hers at that time If 1 successful in the various tournaments was you I would call ms up along about they have entered. As a result of all this, there are now i and I will try and tell you bow late 2 champions in the leading countries, the she la" same as In America, and In order to hold Bo I asked Mm how could a train get a world's title It is necessary for the Into that only come from Indianapolis tltleholder of one country to beat the and the time table give It all day to do It other tltleholder before claiming a in, and he said he didn't know no whys worid'e championship. or wherefores but he had been working there a pood many yrs. and his advice Others to Be Considered. to me was to not get there at train time. his word for it and santerei For Instance, pete Harman, bantam So I took to tha station again about a 14 champion. - He is the king of bantams in down 2 sure enough he was in and 1 and after America, but hs has nsver defeated the asked him how was ths train and ha said champions of England, France or Au time and I said; stralia. The nearest approach to i -It was on is ft "Oh, goner worlds title he could get would be to 8o he says, "No, but It's only 19 mindefeat Charley Ledoux, the European utes and when ft comes that close champion, and than ho would still nave to onlate time what is ths use of finding the Australian champion. Digger Evans, to beat, before he could say he waa fault with it and calling ft later' world's champion. Take Johnny Kilbane. featherweight champion of the United WELL along about; 5.35 thty was s States, Since he won the title from Abe seismic disturbance and sure Attell In 1912 he has had about two oham sha come and we was enough along pionship matches In eight years and still claims ths world's title. There have standing on ths station platform waitbeen several featherweight champions of ing, and after Mis had drawed up along England, Francs and Australia sines that time whom be never met, let alone de- tha side of us I and my collar looked delegate from Ga. but feat, so what right has he to the world's like a Republican anyway we dumb aboard and aet down title? It Is dlffersnt with Benny Leonard. He In a red pluah seat and they was 2 whipped the champion of Europe, Freddy other passengers on the train Including a man from tha House of David and hie Welsh, and as there was really no contender from Australia at ths tlms, he wife. I dont know If you know what the comes pretty near to being a real world's champion. Jack Britton is an American House of David la or not Wall Its a Mich., champion, but he has never beaten the sex that lives in Benton Harbor.shave or ohamptons of the other countries, there- and It va tha rules to get a la cut the of hair Is and In balance. tha religion theory fore the worlds title the aa long as you dont sin you don't It Is the same with Johnny Wilson, mid- that 190 of die. them lives to bs He Is titleholder Very few dleweight champion. but I could easily Uvs to bs that age of America and nothing more at the presfret my life away ent time. Battling Levinaky Is light If I didnt half A,to M. Well this guy heavyweight champion, but will have a shavelng every chance at the world's title when he fights parked his head and whiskers on his Jack Dempsey is Mrs. shoulder to take a nap and l Georges Carpentier. head and shoulders above the heavythought shed be tickled to death. Well along about 4 we came to. ElkAmerica of and Australia, but ns weights has Carpentier to defeat before he can hart and it waa still broad daylight yet, and the sun waa shinning In the golden claim the worlds title. Jimmy Wilde, the British flyweight champion, Is about west but in corns a brakeman dressed in the only one with a clear claim to a a fedora hat and mufti and a pair ot shoes that had been working on the railworld's title, as he has beaten all of other countries outside his own. road all the livelong day and ha pulled International matches for world's titles down the ahades on tha sunny aids of the may be encouraged, now that the game car and lit the acetylene llghta and the Is opened in New York state, lady with me saye; "What in tha world la ha doing that for?" Wills. Fulton and So I aays: Fred Fulton, heavyweight challenger "He believes In savetng daylight.'1 held by Jack , Bha laughed heartily, for the championship, snmmmmmmmmm Dempsey, has made many blunders during his ring career, extending from 1914 to the present time, but he recently made WILE wa was in Elkhart tha craw out that wt wasnt only up In a measure by accepting an offer to meet the colored star, Harry Wills, in about 26 minutes late and ft wouldn't qo to so ws aet around tnere Ins record fifteen-rounnew d spoil match before the a for about a H hr. trying to get oae to ternational Boxing club of New York. There Is no doubt of the ability of normal and finely the conductor come in Wills as a high-claheavyweight; any and I asked him what time we was due man who can hand It to 8am Langford in Niles and he looked in a book and Is some real fighter, and that Is what Wills has done. Wills ha challenged the chance and should be given the Dempsey repeatedly, but Jack's manager to chance by tha new dub of New has refused to consider It, no doubt on first York, which II to promote championship account of the color Una Dempsey him- events of this kind. It is just such self would fight Wills or any man livmatches that add Interest to too boxing ing, but ho lirheld back by his manager. game, and they should bs encouraged. Now Fulton steps In ahd decides to take a chance with the colored man In the An Unexpected Ending. hope that If he can whip Wills he will force Dempsey Into another match for A rather peculiar fight, schedule! for the title. That is no doubt the way Man- twenty rounds, place recently at the ana It is Stadium, Sydney,took ager ORourke figures it outshould Australia, between Tom FeHowever, of Queenspretty good dope. 0 Malloy, a tough middleweight rocious Frederick" be beaten by WUls, it land, and Willie Farrell, an English actor will put him out of the running as far as and boxer. GMSlley wae Suffering from the heavyweight title Is concerned. Then few bolls, but he said a ''little thing like well af- athat" again, the Minnesota giant can sum not deter him from fighting, liks and ft would ford to take a chance for a snug didnt. The Englishman may have 125.009 while his opponent gets only 10, been an actor, and he surely proved a 000. It sure is pretty big coin for two tough one. and must have been raised on belt. The of tho title heavies outside "ham and eggs and other things." For match Is supposed to take place the lat thirteen rounds O'Malley stood eff arid ter part of July, but it may be shifted peppered tha Johnny Hull with everyover to August, so as to conform with thing he possessed, but tha actor man the new boxing rules of New York state. to refused go down. In the fourOnce more an effort lato be made to simply round Tom sent in a volley of teenth NeOf state In bill the pass a boxing blows enough to fell an ox, hut the actor Gene Melady, a braska, stood in front, of him. Tom walked to sportsman of Omaha, has mads two splen- one side of the ring, expecting Farrell to did efforts to. put a bill through at Lin. drop ever, but Instead Willie came back Coin, Neb., falling once by ons vote, but with a terrific wallop to the jaw that by promised sup- sent OMalley to the canvas. For the there was a all porters at ths eleventh hour. Now the next two rounds Tom was American Legion has taken the matter over the ring, and Fan-el- l staggering looked like a up In Nebraska and it Is announced that win. The actor was winto at the next session of the state legis- ning so easily now that he let up on Tom, lature a new bill will be presented. It and the latter swung a haymaker to the tglll be modeled after the Wisconsin bill, cheek as the bell rang Farrell walked with a tew changea. to his corner and sat down. He arose blue In the black and and immediately Wilsons Real Class Uncertain. face he was choking. His chief second In the ring as hwVnan Middleweight Champion Johnny Wilson tossed the towel It transpired that had his first match tho past week elnoe could not respond. he won the title on a points decision from OMalley had knocked out two of Farrell's his teeth, with dying kick, and they be. Mike O'Dowd two months ago, and while came lodged in his windpipe and nearly he won the newspaper verdict. It was not a decisive win. HI opponent Soldlei choked him. Thus Farrell won and lost Bartfleld put up a reel battle, and gave In the sixteenth round. the champion something to think about. Wilson scaled 157 pounds, while Hart-fiel- d Boxing Gossip. waa Just 14414, quite a difference in Johnny Dundee bumped a Tartar the schedpoundage. The contest went the other night at Trenton, N. J. The Italuled twelve rounds at Newark, N. J.. tne ian star had on a match with samel distance that ths present champion George (Young) taken Erne of Philadelphia with traveled with O'Dowd at Boston. ft would not tha that expectation very any hard sailing for him, but this be what s tough customer for WilBartfleld not eurprtslng that fighter, and it Trenton Times saye of the scrap: the son did not stop him. Others have tried "Johnny Dundee must have great reepect men as the chamfor it, and just as good the Erne For twelve rounds The last George he wastoday attempt. Just about the busiest pion but .failed in fans' are still a bit skeptical about the littlenight Scotch-Wo- p ever climbed that real clast of Wilson, although good judges through the ropes. Erne crowded him down east say he is. a real champion from ball to bell and wa necessary and worthy of his crown. His weight for Johnny to employ every trick known for Bartfleld would Indicate that the to tho game to hold tho Trenton boy to draw. story about his weighing JM when he It doe not necessarily mean fought O Dowd le not true. He Is withthat Dundee ha gone back, but rather out doubt a real middleweight," but the that Mr, Erne- - ha oome forward rapidly fans would like to see him In a longer pf latA Erne a husky lightweight. fight with Mike again Just ths same. Scaling 125 pounds. , They are not clamoring for an immediate scrap, but within a reasonable time say Kansas the Welker, Hugh tight heavysix months from the time he won the weight, ha drifted to tho Peciflo coast tnie which. In oldenwoe days, waa thetotime, trhereho-- t taking on tho big fellows out go there. Ho mot Harlan Bunker, a now. limit a champion Supposed without defending his title. Bartfleld, by eomer, the other night and got a draw his splendid fight with Wilson, has placed at Oakland, CaL, which la not speaking himself in a position to demand a contest any too highly for Hughle. Two year with Jack Bruton for the welterweight ago Walker was eonaldsrod a comer title at 145 pounds among tho heavies. ;.7 What a corn grower says about overalls I and my collar looked like a Republican delegate from Go. AST year a single field on Fred McCullochs Iowa farm yielded - an crop, totalling $4,923. Fred McCulloch was on the job in that field himself in overalls every working day. And the kind hs wore and always wean is Blue Buckle I j ' -- OverAUs. long-weari- ng ed v r that hadnt never got no piece when It waa due how could you remember when It waa due anywheres? If you had of asked me what time we was going to gal to Nile instead ot what time we wai due there I could of told you without looking in no book." Well the next etatlon la Granger where tha Grand Trunk croaaea and they have built a new Union Station that will hold 5 or 6 people but never does, but the train has to atop there a long wile on the theory that they might be eomeody on the Grand Trunk thats ao desperate that they want to transfer, but nobody did, and I eald, "now wa won't have no more stops tIU we get to Niles," but Just before we come to that metropolis a bird with a red flag come out on the track and stopped us and it seems like they was a freight comelng In the opp. direction on ths same and only track and I or the other of us had to back onto a side-In- g becauM they didn't neither 1 of us hava the courage to try conclusions. Well the freight ws elected though It probably had, a more 'valuable cargo myself inclusive, and we missed ft and rolled Into old .Nile and when wa got off of the train the apostle from the House of David waa still napping on his old lady's shoulder, but sb didnt took .m tickled to death. David. -- f arr - Ploughing- - reaping 6 poundage, otherwise he .would have no right to make a claim to the eharnpion-shiIt Is up to O'Dowd to the correct weights and soiuli turns ofgive, the match. p. Leo Houck, middleweight battier of Lancaster. Pa., Is at IT again. Leo donned his fighting togsthe 'other night at Norfolk, Va, and won the verdict In a rattling good mill against Herman Milthe Baltimore ler, Strong boy. Miller never backed an Inch, but Houck from rope to ropaand gave fought the fans some real thrills during the ten rodnds of battling Leo proved a real old warrier and demonstrated that a man can fight at 20 If he takes care of lilnmelf. m OFFICER IS EXONERATED. BURLEY, Idaho, July 10.- - A coroner's Inquest Into the death of "Pedro Roderi-guea Mexican, who wax killed In a raid on a shack in this city this week, was held yesterday. Tha verdict was that Roderlgueg died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Officer Bert Fenn while in the discharge of his official duties, z, Somewhere on tha train, July I. (Copyright, 1920, by Bell Syndicate', Inc ) Carl Mays to Make Public Apology for Weaning Philly Fan Biggt .AC the Cpthamites manager, and William Richardson? president of the Washington Club. Mid wa was due there at 9 35 so I askod him why did h half to look In a took to find out and ha said: ."Well, If you was conducting a trail , - - i . Hayea made It plain that he did not want any damages but was merely Stoking an apolofcy, which Maya is willing to give publicly. Racehorse Bolts With ' Rider Spectator Hurt Special to As Tritraae. RUPERT, Idaho, July 19 Henry Me about 9 years of age, was badly Injured by a bores which ran away durt PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 10. After ing tha race Monday craning, an enforced absence from Philadelphia horse, ridden by a young bey, bolted jha Into elncd Memorial day last yvtr, CaiVMay the crowd. Mr. McGhee recently came of the Yankeee may again perfortnW. All Ways hi to do in order to appear from Missouri on a visit to his brother-in-lahere without being sent to the jug" le John Rofe. to make ajmbllc apology to Bryah Hayes, boxing Instructor at the Racquet club, who "wae hit in the head with a ball Two Games Today in thrown by Mays. Haves Immediately had a warrant sworn out for tha pitcher and since has been waiting for him to come here. Ever since that Incident the Boston, and later the New York, club owners have been making efforts to toae Hayes drop the case. Recently accv ere nee wae held between Ha yes And his attorney, James A. Summers, Colonel T W. Huston, vice president of the Yankees; Milfsr Huggins, no , matter what the farm work Blue Buckles are the oner -' aUs'to wear , Fred McCulloch (Signed) GhedT Southern Idaho League - -S- Spatial ta Tha Tribune. I ' t Idaho, July 10 The present standing Of the clubs In the Southern Idaho baseball league Is: Jerome, Mtl Rupert, .00 Burley, 655; Buhl. .500. Jerome frill play at Rupert on Sunday' and Bubl will be at Burley. RUPERT 1 ar unt A man from the House of 1 Of tha boxers entitled to a match Witt Wilson for tha championship, thers are nor proficient than more Sons Smith. ' worthy The latter Is not a youngster any more, being close to ths mark, but he Is a man who has taken excellent care of himself and le fighting better now than ever before. He has met tha best men of the last decade, including Georges Cerpentler, Jimmy Clubby, Mike Gibbons, Tommy Gibbons,' Harry Greb, the late Lea Darcy, George Chip, Adrien Hogan, M. Barnard, and recently stopped Ercole Balzac, French . middle, Smith and Wilson weight champion. would be a real title battle at weight, as each can easily scale under the limit of 1M pounds. Smith is certainly . entitled pa Mens, Youths, Childrens. Ask your dealer today for Blue Buckles. 1 Smith Entitled to Bout. t f AD sizes fall-do- 1 , find out for yourself about Blue Buckles, Test the denim cloth, the wide double-stitchseams. Try on a pair. Fed the comfort of the, big, roomy Blue Buckle pattern. Blue Buckje OverAUs and Coats never bind , or rip-- . Solid workmanship in every detail is bound to give you your moneys . worth. i k well-kno- Jk No matter how hard the work is on Fred McCullochs farm, hes found that Blue Buckles stand the test-An- d mil lions of other men, running farms, railroads or machines in factories, have found that Blue Buckles give them solid service oa every job they do. ; rs ss well-know- n Mike O'Dowd, former champion middleweight, who t out west just now, la claiming, o newspaper reports ear. that Johnny Wilson did not mas the middleweight limit for the fight at Boston In which h (ODowd) lost hi title. The Claim I mad that Wilson weighed 161 154. Is If true Mike that Wilson and would have no claim to the title, a the limit, established by the navy and army board and approved by most state commissions, Is 160 at 2, tha same at foreign weight a However, It le 1st to make such a claim, aa a pretest should have been made at tho time of tho match and before the men entered the ring. Rex, owned by Mrs. M. R Newberry of I friend, both young and old, In his nslfh-- 1 nit breed, and team Content to com The fact that Mike made no protest 48 Moffett court. Is on of th most so I borhood, I usdtr th nd is sxcssdinffly wU Hksd. against it at the time leads to tne bensulinf wJut lied that Wilson did make the required clabio doge ever. hae mad a host of I Rex dues not belotut to any very defi. I selling overall in the world h Only Select Few Will See Cup) ;Races at Close Range July l5 paRegulations that will govern-th- e cup course off trolling of the America the International Sandy Hook during yacht races, beginning July 15, have been prepared by the bureau of .navigation of the department of commerce. Patrol vessel assigned by the United States coast guard will Una the course each day and alt craft Of every nature will be kept out of the patrol lines, with Specified exceptions. The few boats that will be permitted within the lines are Commodore J. P, Morgan' steam yacht Corsair, flagship of tit New York Yacht club; Sir Thomas steam yacht Victor to, the Uptons steamer ll.ghlander, chartered by toe New York Yacht dub member tor their own use; the press boats, a moving pic. ture boat, the race committee boat, the lesael that 'lays the marks and the guide boat which runs to tho mark's ahead ot the racers, AH ot the patrol vessels frill fly the coast guard flag at the masthead and sightseeing craft, as welt aa all others, are cautioned to observe carefully their move-menIn Order, to keep clear, and to obey any Instructions they may give. About the gathering line a clear space of 7Iklf a mile will be maintained. Other vessels must keep halt a mile back of the patrol Una In a race to windward the patrol Knee will be formed on either hand 45 deg? from the wind. Aa the racers move off on one tack or the other the wti be maintained parallel to them patrol y' ts and vessels outside the line must keep at least half a mile astern of the patrol vessel. , Ac the yachts tack the patrol courses will change with them. Aa the patrol lines approach tha enter stake boat, each will be half a mil from it, giving the racer a space of a mil to get a dear wind for the run home. In the triangular races Die Patrol frill keep a half mil to leeward of the racers when the are reaching. Should the wind shift at any time, the patrols will form new lines accordingly. A the racers when reaching win out-fomany of tho boat In the sightseeing fleet, the patrol flags will be lowered and whistles blown at a given signal' before the racers turn to reach, and at this signal all vessel must turn and bead to point a mile to leeward of the following tnark. Before tb i avert reach thi mark a patrol boat will fir two blank cartridges and all veesel that have not then succeeded tit getting outside tha line thur must put about and keep a tallo oa the other eld of tb racer. A blank cartridge fired by any on of the patrol vessels will indicate that some vessel is violating the rule Du attention to thl warning may prevent the oflender being escorted to eufisr the penalties that may bo inflicted by the of commerce as prescribed :by law. Any Intrusion upon the patrol lines will bo held a a violation of the regulations and tho warning is Issued that the offender will ho dealt with vigor,, ously. ot Justified, I a bad influenca cn a gams of such amateur standards a tennis Thl ts particularly true In view- - of tho present rapid expansion of the- sport, and to be on tho safe side the. committee advise discontinuing the practice entirely. In addition to communicating It plane to tho manufacturers of sporting good and the principal dealers of the United States, the committee also ha placed its whoso proposal before all the player names now are on racquet, a well as the player on tb ranking list of !!9. With their cooperation and the adoption of tha proposed amendment by the National Association, ft is believed that the way will be cleared for tb elimination of aQ name next season. . A - Contended ' Elimination" of Marks Will Have Influence for Pure Amateurism ; Alexander Has Not Yet ' Pitched No-hGems it After thte season no tennis racquet will bear the name of famous players, according to an amendment to the of the United State Lawn Tennis association, proposed by It amateur rule committee. Thlf amendment will be voted upon at the next annual meeting, in ' and "t being placed before the association' member now1, "to that they may become familiar with the plan. The association ha been 'assured by some of the leading manufacturer that they are In accord with tha proposed change, and will b glad to cooperate by eliminating from racquet of their manufacture tb names of prominent players. Furthermore, some of the players whose names are so used also feel the same reason ta beway about ft, to there lieve that the modification of the rule will meet with general support among the followers of tennis throughout tho United States In putting the text of the resolution beit fore the association' members, pointed out that an opinion prevails more to effect the that or lee generally player get some return for this use of their name. The committee expressly states that the tacts do not justify this o. men. for there Is no suggestion that any piaver has benefited financially, but it po uA that ouch an opinion, howevar aa- by-la- 1 1 Grover Alexander to one of the greatest the gam bag aver A He has been In the major league tar ten yaeye, and bs performed lbtPy.Ho ' ha led the National league to tame won several year and hsl tied Christy record of winning thirty pr store three consecutive seasons jams But with all hi greet eocomn "bto ta he ha yet to fulfill hie ambltiee i , i lt a gams Kero of more teas ) A victories, he has not achieved tine t e Unction. He has com mighta el a, games. In all hurling more one-h- it than any other National ir aa pitcher. There has always been a burner between him and the hall of fame where only tho no-h-lt pitcher are q t wirier Hath-ewso- ne no-h- -- rev-abili- ty. ar-tere- d. fr in 1812, Whlla pitching Ft" Against St. Louiv to m ity A lt same v lied f I eat Was going as hark f Cardinal the piatA only base, through a l t , were two out In 1 t the third man uo, had -- t I f him. It lorded i roe ruled inrw.A " no-h- a t-- 1 butler ma"ed pn 4 base. I.M I t t . '"V ci'H I J. , I |