Show r Sport Dope i fIFTEEN ears eara ago this month monthA F or on February 22 1910 to be exact ono of oC thin the greatest fights In Inthe Inthe Inthe the history of o the lightweight dt- dt di division vision Islon ision took place Battling Nelson and end Ad Wolgast were vre the Iho contestants Nelson was l he champion The fight tight was as to be bea bea a finish If It memory ser cor- cor corI correctly cor correctly y hut But It ended n In t the for for- fortieth for fortieth dt 1 J c I rou round when e Nelsons s st seconds tossed up the sponge Nelson r-cllon was as out on his feet teet In th the t twenty third enty session Nel Nd- Nel- Nel Nelson Nelson son eon had Wolgast tottering an ana enS all allbut allbut allbut but In dreamland So touch much so eo Intact In fact that the cro crowd d started lo to l leave the arena thinking the battle was us about ove V But t tt t the Michigan I td t 3 I Id d at weathered at d the e storm and hy by staging a sensational comeback fInally whipped hipped the Durable Dane nt at his own game That fight Just about put an 01 end to Nelson eleon s 5 ring career carer Ho lie fought II a few foss times after that but Lut was never nver the Nelson of old It Is a rather r rath r odd coIncidence that on the fifteenth annl of one of o the dh divisions Islon s greatest battles the lightweight Ight dl division Islon with Leonard ii In 11 retirement Ja is hopelesslY muddled d And not like lIke- lIkey likely ly y to be cleared up for Cor sonic some Um time ther r rB B S LOSS LOR Baseball has lost another prom prom- promIsing promising ising Icing player lie Ha Is Jack Hiott Blott former University of o Michigan catcher and football star aud a member of oC the Cincinnati Reds last season Blott Hiott has decided to forsake the tho diamond pastime to become assist assist- assistant assistant ant coach conch at Michigan n He will also teach In the tour four four ear ear coach coaching ing course His Ills appointment was announced a 11 few tew das dais ago While at the tho Ann Arbor In Institution II Blott was u a n star etar of the first magnitude In both football and As a center on the grid gridiron iron elevens he was aa one of the best Michigan ever had He was isas select select- selected selected ed cd by Walter Waltr Camp on the 1923 All America teamOn team On the tha diamond iamond Blott Dlott also also ranked high as 01 a backstop Fact FadIs Is he appeared promising enough to be bo picked up by Cincinnati after aCter his graduation last ear ar And though adorning the bench most Of he time was to have hae been ben taken down 0 n south for tor spring training this thle month Blott howes however or evidently prefers football coaching to the rather un- un uncertainty un uncertainty certainty of ot making good In the bIg leagues For as the MichI- MichI MichIgander gander Michl-gander gander put It a 0 short time ago I I m not so sure that I am going to be bea bea bea a star atar And according to that Blott wanted anted to bg be a major leaguer or nothing A As Al a S gridiron tutor Blott should go big At least If IC hi his ability a as a player can be taken as aa a a criterion And working along with Ith a person like Yost his Ills chances for success are even more enhanced Michigan It would appear has made A good 1 mo move mose e In signing up I Jack Blott For Blott a great groat line line- lineman lineman lineman man as a pis er ought to be bo a most moot valuable member of o the Maize and Blue coaching staff and prove provo ot of great reat assistance In helping whip hip a stout forward fo wall nil Into shape And a strong line by the aa a Is isa Isa II a big essential In winning football I games gaes In fact tact a 0 most necessary one ne s t M y T tT One ot of the greatest duels on record In the majors took place on May 2 1917 between Fred of Cincinnati and Big Elg Jim Chicago Cub Cubs Cube The game went ent 10 Innings Cin Cm- Cincinnati winning Inning 1 I to 0 Toney didn't alloa allow allo a solitar dur dun during log ing tb the entire battle bottlo and tor for the first nine fram frames Vaughn also hurled hitless ball j Vaughn faltered ln In the tenth ho er andas and was as consequently credited with Ith one of the toughest defeats In baseball annals Arnold Stat State Statz of the e Cubs led Id all National league In Its as as- as asS s as-s s at last season He had 22 In games Hazen lazen CU uler ler Pitts- Pitts burg burg Pitts-burg and J Jack k Smith Cardinals were ere right behind him with 19 and 18 Int respectively Cuyler Cuylor played In t 4 tilts and anti Smith In the same number The Detroit Tigers were the most moat successful In drawing free passes last Jut t season They got walks till tl told or three thee moro more than then the Vite y b-y So Sol accrued I I I i |