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NEW YOIIK, Oct 27—When Benny
Leonard took Freddie Welsh's lightweight
championship laurels away from him the
Welshman didn't utter a sound of pro-
test. Iiather he spoke words of praise for
his youthful conquerer and wished him all
kinds of good luck on his way. The world
turned out to honor Freddie for his sports-
manlike stand and his aversion to claim
some sort of a fluke as the cause of his
downfall. He hied himself away out to
Summit, N. J., where he could show oth-
ers who to live long in the best of health
Now Freddie wants to come back anu
a championship match with
engage in
Leonard.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—From all ac-
counts Kid Norfolk, the negro heavy-
weight from Panama, who secured the de-
cision over Billy Miske at Boston, is like-
ly to develop into a dangerous proposition.
According to the reports of the bout. Nor-
folk won by a wider margin and came
near stopping the conquerer of Carl Mor-
ris and other prominent heavies. As Nor-
folk is no giant, but merely a light heavy-
weight, it is evident that he must be above
the average.
The negro boxers have rather faded out
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of sight during the past year or so. Jack
.Johnson was the first of the "big four"
to drop out of the running. After John-
son lost the heavyweight championship to
Jess Willard, there was nothing left for
him In the boxing game. Barred out of
England. France and America, there was
no demand for his services after he had
lout the title.
The last heard from Johnson he was
located at Barcelona, Spain, where he was
conducting an information bureau for
English travelers. Johnson was practical-
ly through as an athlete even before he
met Willard and there is litle doubt that
by this he would be an easy mark for any
second-rate heavy if he were allowed to
fight.
Joe Jeannette, after hanging on long
after he had seen his best days, has re-
tired. Unlike the other black heavies,
Jeannette was not dissipated In the least
and be did not take on fat. Outwardly he
btill looks to be the perfect athlete, but
age and long training and fighting havo
burned him out so that his old-time wal-
lop has deserted him and his once re-
markable endurance has disappeared.
Jeannette was a thorough sportsman
and as game a fighter as ever drew on a
boxing glove, lie always has been popu-
lar with whites as well as the members of
his own race. If Jack Johnson had fol
lowed Jeanne.tte's example, the Galveston
black would now havo the respect of the
sporting world.
Sam Langford, probably the best of all
the negro fighters, met his finish a few
months ago at Boston, where the lanky
Fred Fulton made him quit, in a few
rounds. It was the first time the Bos-
ton terror was stopped since he was a
novice and there is no doubt that he is
through as a star.
Langford was at his best about the time
be fought Stanley Ketchel in Phlladel
phia seven or eight years ago. Even then
many critics thought they could observe
signs of retrogeression in the black ter-
ror. In those days Sam's stomach was in-
conspicuous and the upper potrion of his
torso spread out like an open fan. He
looked more like an exaggerated carica-
ture of a fighter than a real thing ana
the mere sight of his tremendous shou*
ders, short, thick neck and long, heavily-
muscled arms, never failed to strike ter-
ror into the heart of his opponent in the
opposite cornet*.
In those days Sam was not only a ter-
rific hitter, but he was an exceptionally
clever boxer as well. But as his waist-
line began to bulge, his speed left him
end with it moRt of his skill. During tha
last few years of Ills career it was mar-
velous that be was able to fight at all
be had grown so fat. Most of the execs*
flesh accumulated around his stomach,
while Ills legs remained as thin as ever, so
that they fairly quivered under the strain
of supporting his body. However, his hit-
tine ability was the last thing to leave
him, aud because of It he was dangerous
to the last.
Sam MeVe.v, the fourth member of the
"big four,'' now Is located at Panama,
where the golrig is easier and the fans
not so critical. He still is a well pre-
served athlete for a man of his age, and
no doubt could more than hold his own
with most of the poor lot of heavyweights
now in the ring. But McVey was decisive
ly beaten by a comparative unknown a
few months ago, and there Is no doubt
that he has struck the slide.
Harry Wills, a tall, well proportioned
black, looked like a comer a year or so
ago, but he failed to arrive. .Just when
he be^ran to attract attention, old Sam
Langford took him on and spilled him all
over the ring at New Orleans. That seem-
ed to put a stop to his development and
he has done little of any account since,
although the fact, that none of the white
heavies cares to meet him may have some-
thing to do with his la« k of prominence.
Wills, however, Is not the equal of any
of the older set or he would have made
Ills presence felt just as did Langford.
Johnson, McVey and Jeannette, despite
the color line.
The darksklnned lightweight*? are no
more prominent than the big fellows. With
the passing of Joe Gans and George
l)lxon, the ring saw the last or the real
high-class little men among the dusky
boxers. Leo Johnson, who is supposed
to be the best of the lot. was shown up
as a false alarm when he faced Benny
Leonard a few weeks ago.
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Track and Field
no championship contest would be held as
long as the war lasts.
The combined committee voted to hold
the hill and dale race at Van Cortlandt
Park course on the afternoon of November
L'4. it is understood that the urging of
(riistavus T. Kirby of Columbia was
largely responsible for the shLfting of ttir?
proposed sceue of the rr.ee from Boston to
New York City. Before it was regarded
u practical certainty that the big hill and
dale event would be run off on the coursn
of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology at the Hub.
The Van Cortlandt course is not exactly
new to the collegians. The I. A. A. A. A,
championship was run there in 11113, ami
at that time the college harriers voted
the local course to be tne toughest they
had ever tackled. „ , . _
This year's race will be refereed by L.
I la 1 stead Mapes of Columbia, in the ab
sence of C. T. Kirby, who will be in Wash-
ington engaged in war work. A. J. II.
Magratb of New York University will man
ago the event.
Robert Fleming Blair of Yale was elect
fd president of the association: JosepU
A iCsqulrol of New York University, treas
urer, and Hubert G. Larson of Colurnb'a
1 'Diversity, secretary. Harvard and Prince
ton sent no delegates. Cornell, l'ennsyl
vania, Yale, Massachusetts Tech and New
York University were represented.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—There may be
four candidates In the field for the presi-
dency of the Amateur Athletic T'uion. Wil-
liam Prout, It. W. Dodd, Tom Watts and
Charles Dean are the men supposed to be
eager to place their names in nomination
for this office at the annual '-enclave
scheduled for November IP, at St. Louis.
Front's name haa been before the a. a. r.
public for several months. Ili.s candidacy
was announced from Boston.
<*reat interest is evinced over the prob-
able successor to (ieorge J. Turner of
Baltimore. With the possible exception
of Watts, each of the candidates Is quali-
fied by past experience to fill th shoes
to be made vacant by Turner. Wctts was
turned down by the Western Ass. iatlou
recently, Fred Ward of St. Louis si; reed-
ing him as president. Watts was r spon-
sible for the moss brought to the -jrface
before the National championship.
The present Inumbent servd witb suc-
cess two vears iu the highest e\> utive
office of the A. A. U. Mr. Turner .->ffioi
ated at most of the big meets held n the
I'nlted States. He refereed the San Fran
cis'-o and St. Louis title games. He worket
hard at both. The A. A. U. is Kerry fo
lose Mr. Turner's services, but th« "feel
sure he will continue to lend a helping
hand. The laws unfortunately say that
a man cannot hold the reins more than
two years In National amateur lrcles
Mr. Turner was the nearest ihing to the
late James II. Sullivan.
Prout, who is verv likely to Ian! the
plum, has ben president of the New Eng-
land Association three years. He w: s re-
cI«m ted a few weeks ago. When he was a
competing athlete he scored many points
for the Boston A. A. He is a form< - Na-
tional quarter-mile champion. Prout
»hanged from the Boston to the iris'i-
j American, when the latter club came into
being 'n Boston.
Dodd is president of the Pacific Asso-
ciation and Dean occupies the same post
tion in the Central. Mr. Dean was au
untiring worker of the St. Loais games.
Watts, as has been chronclled. was turned
down by the Western. Exeepti.it: Dean,
the other candidate* are present rice pres-
idents.
Frederick W. Rubien will be rc elected
secret* i y -1 reasu rr.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27.—The Intercollegiate
A. A. A. A. has voted to hold the innual
< ross country championship of th*- .t-socla-
tion this fall as usual. The de< i>ion sun
planted the intention of the I. A. A. A. A.
aunounced lact tiring to the Uicu that
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Three of the big
^est meets of the anual Indoor campaigns
are conducted by the Mlllrose and New
York clubs and the National body of this
Amateur Athletic I'nlon. As a general ruin
athletic history is made at every one of
these sets of games. Jole Kay, Johnny
Overton and one or two other stars burned
the floor with world-wrecking speed last
winter. The Meadowbrook A. ('. of Phila-
delphia. a sister club of the Mlllrose, is
another enterprising organization so far
as the promotion of great things in tracu
and field soprts is concerned.
The MiIIrose club will start the ball
rolling next January in the Garden. Johii
McGowan, chairman of the athletic com-
mittee has laid out his plans at this earlj/
time to make his men greater than in
past years. It was suggested to McGowati
two weeks ago that the matching of th«i
best men of the Meadowbrook, New Yum,
( iiicago and Illinois clubs, at relay racing
and other specialties would be something
new. "That sounds good to me," declared
McGowan.'
He said that In snlte cf the fact that
several board floor champions are helping
to make the world safe for us on the othe*
side, he was confident of gettiug enough
title-holders for his carnival to insure suc-
cess.
"I have written to every out-of-town
winner at the St. Louis championships, In-
viting them for the Mlllrose games," con-
tinued McGowan. "We will go to n.i\y
expense to get the best talent available
I am expecting an answer from Martin
Delaney, coach of the Chicago A. A., in
reference to him bringing on his winning
St, Louis team, every member. I expect
he will do so. Jack Mahan, trainer of
Jole Ray and the Illinois club, has prom
ised me to let me have his best men.
"I am going to arrange several relay
races in which the four big titles will bo
represented. We've got to stir up the old
athletic game, and 1 want to go on record
as saying that tne Mlllrose club will start
the ball rolling in this direction.
since September 1 and should be even
faster than last year. Kyronen, too, maj»
give Hannes some trouble, as he did last
year, when Koly won by but ten yards it*
a driving finish. Kyronen is either ver<
good or very bad. It he's good on No
vember 3 the boys will have to run ul'
the way.
Nor must Charley Pores be overlooked
The little College Pointer has had a greaw
year on the clnderpath and looks m or*
dangerous every day. His history in thu
five-mile championship at St. Louis was *
fine bit of running. Pores haa but t«
1 carry his speed over the distance to b»j
a contender in the final quarter. Tha*
Charley will master the ten in champion
ship style sooner or later is evident from
the fact that early in bis career he rat-
ewenty mile races with pronounced su<
cess. If he sticks to his knitting Pore**
will wake them all up some day to the fact
that he's one of the finest pacers of dls
tanee machinery In the land.
A pity is it that Jole Day, the mils*
champion ami two-mile record bidder, will
not start in the ten-mile. They ridicule
the Idea of Hay running ten miles with
men like Koiilemninen and llenigan and
the others, but Jole could do it, anil lick
them, too. Ray started his career over
the ten-mile route, and has won the five,
mile championship of the United States
He could have w»n it tuis year but elected
to tackle the field of stars that were nom-
inated for the mile race.
Ray Is preparing for another record-
wrecking campaign on the hoard track**
during the coming winter season and. oY
course, he would not be foolish enough
at this time to train to go as far as
ml! s.
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Much has been written about the road
as an innate thing. Authors have word-
painted the beauties of the broad highway.
Poets have sung the praises of the open
road. Artists have painted the silent
mysteries of nature's wonderful breathing
spaces. The geniuses of verbal expression
have done a master work in drawing forth
an appreciation for the routes of common
travel; these great stretches of land with
numerous tributaries, which are the con-
necting links between a rural and urban
people—binding them, grip-like, Into a
more sociable family. This fact, no doubt,
is responsible for the oft-used term "good
roads." If their goodness ended here, their
influence would be somewhat limited. As
it i , tl ej are cosmic for good.
The pleasure-seeking motorist glides over
the smooth surfaced roads with positive
contentment and breathes with freedom the
freshness of woods and fields. But what
is true of life relationships applies equally
to the broad highway. One cannot always
receive pleasure and not expect to give
something in return. The road, being a
constant giver of enjoyment, exacts a toll
in exchange- an expression of self in an
emergency. This is the personal side of
the road that which invites helpfulness to
the distressed and makes the disabled mo-
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—When the best
distance runers in the East line up t-»r thij
ten-mile National championship test in th*
City College Stadium on November Han-
nes Kohlemainen will certainly r.le a
strong favorite for the full distance i.-issl \
The wily Finn has been training steadily
for weeks and is reported to be In fin*
trim for his tile with Kyronen. Henigau,
l ores and the rest of the distance crack*
who will contend for the 1917 title. Koly,
completing his seventh season a.s a stair
over the linger course, cannot b - said t«,
be the same runner that thrilled the atJi-
lctlc world bv his old great running at
Stockholm, but he retains enough of hi*
old form to race in capital style arouud
the ten mile distance, as the boys las*
3 Kohlemainen was due for a fine beatin.a
when he started in the ten last fall, but,
coupling fine hcadwork with a superior
brand of endurance, the old h inn raced tw
x ietorv over the track at Macomb's Dam
Park *in the corking time of 52 minute*
and 4 .> seconds. All thiugs onslderet
this was one of the finest performances
that Hannes ever turned in on American
soil and it stumped him as being very
near the top of the list of th« world>
distance men, in spite of his declining nth
fetlc years. . ,
Knlv will bump Into the same brand of
opposition In the coming ten-inn. National
race that he encountered last y,.ar. when
Jimmy Ilenigsn of the North Dorehetter
A A took the field out on as merry »
joy bike as ever a bunch of ten miler*
tackkd. Llenigan haa been training hard
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