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Show GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS Jim Hall, Once Famous Fa-mous Fighter, Loses Against John Barleycorn Barley-corn The I'niou association Is well rep- i resented on the Philadelphia Americans Ameri-cans this season, as Orr and Bush of last year's teams ire there, and alsu Flick, who was with Boise in 1912 Orr and Flick are working lor tho ex- tra Infield job, with chances favoring favor-ing Orr. as he is hitting harder th.m Flick and both are fielding In grand style. For about the steenth time Sam Langford knocked out Jim Barry The affair took place in Brisbane, Austni Ua, and evidently Sam was not in a good mood, as he flattened Barry in ' one round. Montana Dan Sullivan has probabl loughl his last battle Saturday he met "Sailor Bd" Petroskey at Tafl Cal., and was so budly beaten In 1 eight rounds that his seconds threw up the sponge. Dan appeared outclassed outclass-ed from the start and look a hard beating. .llm Hall, the Australian heavyweight heavy-weight who lost to Bob Fltsslmmons I for a purse of $40,000 in New Orleans Or-leans on March 8, 19", died a Stevens Stev-ens Point, Wis . Saturday evening. He was a great fighter in his day, but like many Others tried to win from John Barley orn. who has never lost a decision with any one who insisted on fighting him all the time. Tim Hurst, the veteran boxing referee ref-eree and baseball umpire, has a novel nov-el suggestion which has been brought to the attention of the New York box-! Ing commission. Hurst says that the best way to compel boxers to obey the rules Is the Infliction of fines "If a man persistently refuses to break out of clinches." says Hurst, "a fine of $25 or less would make him obey. For the use of the kidney punch soak him $50. If he hits on the breakaway break-away take $50 more But of course those fines would apply only to big bouts, in which the principals could afford to pay heavy penalties. In the smaller bouts fines of $5 and lo would be sufficient After fining rule breakers It would then be time enough to disqualify them for repealing re-pealing the offenses." Jimmy Archer, holdout catcher of the Chicago Cubs, said at Boone, Iu.. that be would not sign a contract to catch this season unless given the salary he demanded When asked what he wanted, rcher replied, "I must have $75oii or nothing." A pretty fan ball team could be made up of managers next season Stovall might play first base, Evers second, Tinker short. Hugglns third, Clarke, Stahl and Birmingham the outfield Doom could catch and the plt( hing staff could bfl selected from Callahan, Griffith and McGraw Any one who has seen McGruw pitch to the recruits down at Marlln knows that when It comes to twirling he is there. |