IN the WORLD of SPOR TS BOXING "GUNBOAT" SMITH OUR SPORT PRIMER BOTH CONFIDENT SPORTING by Hugh S
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PAGE TWO the frdfem ruga Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1914. I BIG SPECIAL BASEBALL I FEATURES IN THE WORLD OF SPOR TS BOXING "GUNBOAT" SMITH OUR SPORT PRIMER BOTH CONFIDENT SPORTING By Hugh S. Fullerton GOOD ON THE DECLINE ONCE-OVERS m BOUT SURE of Tomorrow's the day. one" If he loses, so there should My idea nothing at all—Somelxid) on *tlie Tiger team Al Norton and Joe Bonds are be enough Incentive to furnish a trying to squander five eenta, with Joe McGinnlty and George Hit men. fairly interesting scrap. Khreeder both on the board of ilii-.-it.us. Glide rink Is the place. Manager Shanklin if the • • "I'm going to whip him to that Eaglet' charity smoker announc- At a Christmas present, the I'.-.leral* leaguers are fixing to give ha won't come back to the North- ed today that the house was rap- organized baseball a hoarse horse laff. west In many a year," aayt Bonds. Idly selling out. Because tha • • • "It's all over but the shouting smoker Ib for charity there will I wonder what would happen to the boxing game In Tacoma If ••--It's a cinch." says Norton. b.r no free list, the press tickets Joe Bonds gets beaten tomorrow night? Bonds has been the draw- And there you have It in a nut- even being limited to a single- ad- ing card for practically every smoker this season. If Norton trims shell. The big heavyweights mittance ticket. The winners of him, Joe will probably hie to fresher fields. And It'll be up to the have completed their training aud each bout on the program will be promoters to either shut up shop or find a "Just-as-good." are ready for the gong. Hondi presented with a hat from the M. • • » will wipe his slate clean If he ft M hat store, In addition to At any rate, Joe has everything to win and a whole lot to beats Norton, but willbe a "dead rii' prize money. lose—while Norton has everything to win and nothing to lose. Ho It'a pretty certain that Joe will try every bit of strategy and cleverness at bin command before he lets the big boy from Kan- sas City send him to the land• of•dream...• "BETTER •(\u25a0"rj^MOT eAucif) C It's fine for some of those f.l- BASEBALL" tp^ lows the (Fr^JT \pn> Pis 1 f Jv on firing line to be great \jl _» J__\^J_~^ and to get their names hung up lA-jL ____W*-A>_________^\ l"'' •\u25a0>•" BtfWV __W*\ _t_>\ I"IU"'"'" ''"' '"'"\u0084l"'i"' won't'"""'• lend'"" -'"miicli on IN 1915 SEASON R3tf»|[\ kWJ^ __\ "" r,vs" after the war's The first day's session of the iJ'ii'nril club resigned, and the • '"'" annual meeting of Northwestern franchise was given to John 8. A word to the is • —Willie'• league wise sufficient Blt<iile won't box in Ta- magnates at Seattle .•*-»•,- Barnes, with instructions that lie coma this season. He may box in Everett, but after refusing to let --terday uarin- organize Everett, developed unlfor... a club in either Jack Lester come Into the squared circle In Tacoma. the authorities ony and a spirit of "better base- Walla Walla, Aberdeen or Bcll- aren't likely to let a man of reputation any appearance Ritchie's make SKIING IS FINE IT ball' for 1915. lngham, within 10 days. Everett here. Too bad! Too bad!! , FUN . IS PRO-NOUNCFD President Ed R. Hughes' resig- will probably get it. • SHE-ING BECAUSE THEY ARE AS HARD TO nation was accepted, and Robert Joe McOinnity's incorporation But If • * MAN-V3E AS A WOMAN SKI JUMPERS even tha worst comet to the worst, we'll have Buss Hall SOMETIMES LEAP )SO FEET L. Bltwett, Seattle lawyer and scheme for the Tacoma club was to pull the team through. They do say that the manager's - IN THE. AIR . Ruts hat A MOUSE MIOHT MAKE A SKI JUMP FURTHER, former Tacoma plteher, was elect- approved. The directors adjourn- Job up his sleeve, and there Isn't another man in Tacoma we'd rather THAN THAT"! ed president. ed at 12:.10 o'clock last night, to see bossing the Tigers than ol' Marua Hall. *************w*******************************^***mmmmm_m_________. President Quinn Farr of the resume their sessions today. • * * Speaking of hot stove leagues (nobody was, hut It'a all right), why not organize a iiunniri winter team. Here's the way It would look: George Shreeder, first bate; Joe McGinnity, NEFF EASILY pitcher; Buss Hall, catcher; George Shanklin, shortstop; Alex BEST RACE DRIVERS ARRANGE FOR Fulton, second base; Eddie Hickey, left field; Frank Bed pat h. water bt>y; Bill Norman, third base; Vy Neighbors, right field; BEATS BURNS Mike l-ytich, renter field; Jim Bughes, chief rooter; Peanute OF WORLD TO COME Bedlich, ball chaser. Guess that team ouhln't go up against SEATTLE, Dec. 16.—"Rough- . FINANCES OF any hunch of winter .'hair-warmers in the Northwest and show house" Charley Burns gained a 'em a shut-out score, huh? reputation for iron ability to TO TACOMA IN 1915 punishment night * * stand last In Frank Farmer isn't boxing• for the money there's ln He Arrangements for the Tacoma countries, will be entered in one hit bout with Chet N'eff, but that's It. dem- BIG "GUNBOAT" SMITH. onii rites that by picking poor .lack Clements for a charity match Speedway races for 1915 are al- or the other of the two events. all EXHIBIT about he gained. Neff pun- Flans for financing the Sports- Thursday night. Farmer is all for the glory. I wonder what Clements ready taking shape. "There wHI be no big races in ished him unmercifully, but al- man's Show, to be held in Tacoma thinks lie's getting out of Entry blanks will be printed Europe next summer, on he Poor old "Gunboat" Slfflth! and lost his match on a foul. A it? account though won by a mile, no de- next February, are being arrang- month ago this week for the big races next of the war, and all the good driv- cision given. Once touted as a "comer" or so "Gunboat" was ed this afternoon at a meeting of among the heavyweights, Sam Langford, year, as one of the first prepara- ers will be anxious to attend Leo knocked Percy Smith tackled and' found Crevier the Washington State Game Pro- is gradually becoming "goner" he tions for the contests. every race meet in tho United Cove out ln second round. a that could no longer stand the the Ike tective A Propagation association among pugilists. gaff )n Box ng Law For Either Presideut Frank Allyn States," said George Dunn today. Cohen won a decision all He was knocked oat | How Bowl over Eddie In the office of R. B. Nason, sec- The big Philadelphia boy rose the second round. To or Secretary George Uunn of the "For that reason, we expect to Hunter. retary get > of the association. t.-> the plnacle of his career in Last night Smith boxed" Jim Massachusetts Speedway association will leave even more famous racers for If the show held as planned Taught — is 11(12 when he knocked out most Coffey, the 'Dublin Ohrot," ;fi§ By a for the south shortly after the the Tacoma Speedway next-year at present, there will be a heavy of the men who came up against 10 rounds at Madison Square first of the year to sign up the tl-.an we have formerly brought expense. the be Gar- BOSTON, Dec. 16.—Public sup- LOW HOLIDAY T Should weather him, and boxed 10 rounds td fi den, and Coffey had the advant- ervision of legalized boxing Tacoma Expert cream of the speed maniacs for here." m disagreeable days will on the three of draw with Jack (Twin) Sullivan- age of each round, not even tak- be authorized ln bill go the coming races. After attending the California show, receipts might equal a to be- races, Speedway 5 ROUND TRIPS b the not Smith went on the vaudeville ing the trouble to extend himself. fore the legislature next month. The Vanderbllt cup race and the local repre- the expenses, and directors of the stage, for Smith Grand race will be run In sentative will probably also go to Saa Francisco, appearing ln Tacoma a That is on the decline la 'I h.- bill would put boxing under Prix D 98A.40 show would have to make up the week, much reports California February 28-March. 3, the Indianapolis race, to sign up L-os Angeles, *r and gained publicity. indicated by that he put the state department of health 951.00 A deficit. Then he traveled across tno up one of the worst fights of permit ln connection with the first few some of the racers there who are via Today's meeting Is called to his and contests of not more water, boxed Oeorges Carpentier, career at New York last night. than six three-minute rounds weeks of the San Francisco ex- not appearing on the coast. Tbo formulate some plan by which the position, and every racer of note Sneedway has been kept In good fiirectors can be sure of no finan- In the world, except some of the; condition this winter, and willba cial distress in connection with European race drivers who arc I in excellent shape for next sum- the exhibition. JIMMYRYAN, VET OUTFIELDER, engaged in helping to defend their mer's races.