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SPORT and SPORT and AUTO Section AUTO Section EL Saturday, February Thirteenth, 1915. Jim Corbett Says MINISTERS SOUTH SOQ fliONT HEfOl By James 1LTEI5STII Interest In Willard-Jobnso- n Fight Would Be I. J. Former HeavyweightCorbettChnraploa UULEY Greater If Johnson Were on Scene of Battle TRAINING on US IF WE flBOUMS? of thd World. SDH ram fit I Everyone Relies on Curley's Good Faith in the Matter, but It May Be Hard to Get Black Champion Into Mexico; Promoter of Willard-John-s on Fight Answers Protests Willard Has a Good Chance to Outlast Johnson in 45 Round Contest. Magnates Adopted a Rule Earring Taking Teams to Raised by El Paso Says Training Camps Before March 1, but Protest Soon Residents; Standards of - OS ANGELES. CALIF.. Feb. 13. is 10 years younger and doesn't fairs in Havana, Cuba, as it now ap- lard pears doing. was only Jphnson-Willar- J what the word dissipation means they are It a Minds; List of the Sport Are High, and Cites Noted People the d match kw any couple of weeks ago word was sent here Made Them Change Their LWith away so far as practicing it in ot its onlv three weeks if the manv forms 20es. Therefore, if the bat that George M. Bradt, of Havana, had Will Play. Who Are Patrons of Boxing. management intends to pull it off on tie does simmer down into a question matched Sam Langford and Sam McVey Places Where Teams 20 opening his March 6 fight would be tak- of which man can remain on his icet to box rounds at the of the fans for two hours and a quarter, the odds new club. Last week we were told that ing a greater interest in the affair were will be in the white. the negroes would not meet and that IlY JACK CUJILEY favor of Lewis, BY FIIAXK G. MEXKK. II the champion on the scene of battle. Willard Can Hit Hard. Young Ahearn and Willie the Mjrrch l. lust so lone as he duesn i S to every veteran, would box instead on Feb. 13. YORK, Feb. 13. It seems Be- jt there are two sides battery on vital sntft of a. horse. While the promoters confidently assert thing, can and send the men to the regular camp UX question, will even claim They objected to cruelty most Another Willard hit I don't know Mr. Bradt. but if he is a day or two since we heard no against this, it I not this that Jack will be "Johnny on the spot" hit hard, too. I think he can deliver a trying in good faith to develop the NEW cause there is rule - our aide is right one, strenuously, finally turning out the fight bugs are from Missouri and punch Johnson can. echo of "Hank"- - Gowdy's is a fairly safe wager that some ot that the lights to emphasize protest the much harder than sport in Cuba, then someone is putting will be work- L ut I take pleasure in availing my- their To want to be shown. Of course, having a punch and know- something across on him. Young home run smash in that world series the pitchers and catcher get even with the Coliseum manage- Of course, it is difficult of belief that ing how to land it are two different Dan ing out In the south quite some tirat self of the opportunity offered me by ment, this wonderful horse tamer promoter Curley Ahearn and Lewis are both under battle, yet here we are right on the before March sought such a shrewd as Jack things and that is where Johnson has McKettrick's management. Lewis was 1st lour paper (presuming that you will a cople cf ministers and en- would be wasting his time and money the edge in cleverness and experience. supposed to have retired. eve, as one might say, of the 1915 Here are the places where the teams listed their efforts in stopping a box- on proposition was so far up in fights on defensive will traic and the dates of their Eve me the same change you gave ing a that But if Willard the Look Like Haw "Work. baseball season. camps: tne match scheduled for an early date. the air as this match appears to be at for a dozen or more rounds, Johnson's papers for the ministers) to ansewer many of the They appealed to Gov. LaFolIette who this writing. Therefore, those who chances to get in effective wallops will But that is not all. Local have A few days more and the advance Ameriean Xeocne. criticisms against the Willard-John-o- n promtly ignored them. Encouraged by announced that the winner of the American, 2 know Curley well have faith in his be growing slimmer and slimmer as the Lewis-Ahear- guard of the players in the Athletici Jacksonville, Fla.. Feb. boxing match, scheduled for the the horse tamer, Jua- n bout will be matched March 1 they sought official statement that Johnson will be in fight grows older. McCoy, so champion National and Federal leagues will be Red Sox Hot Springs. Ark.. Juarez race track on March 6. after official in Oshkosh to interfere rez on schedule time ready to defend Many believe Johnson will fall be- with Al called of March 14. To hebin with, allow me to up un- the middleweight division. McCoy is trekking southward for the purpose of Feb. -. take with the boxing match, btft were un- his title against Willard. However, fore the first real good man who meets Danny Morgan, a pal Senators CharlottsvIUs, Va.. the protests raised by the ministers, successful. til such time arrives the fans will him. But few regard Willard as a managed by and working sundry kinks out of their March 1. is a rule. 99 out of every 100 protests Now, I ask: Were these ministers hardly take the battle seriously. If is "good man " Jack were to battle business associate of McKettrick's Now systems. The main squads will be well Indians San Antonio. Tex., Feb. !6 anonymous im- If If anyone can beat a rig up such as this Sox Roblea, Cat.. Feb. U. start via the letter route, prompted by a disinterested public-spirite- d unfortunate that conditions make it Sam Langford I believe that the Boston along on their way before March 1 in White Paso generally the-- good ministers are perative Johnson to into promises to be if it goes through, I Tigers Gulfport, Miss.. March 1. ill official or citizen, or was it a for sneak tar baby would be the favorite in the would to know how can Houston, Tex., Feb. 27. riadc the tools of some one who has Mexico, as is belief that Gen. like it be done. be-fo- re Browns case of spite work? but it the betting. And when we recollect that looks like rough and raw work, What's that? The "no training Yankees Savannah.' Ua., Feb. 21. ' a personal grudeg to settle: or who will prevent his landing if stayed of 20 It 1" i v anted, One Objector. Was Executed. Carranza Frank Moran .the limit and if Richard Klegin is Bradt's ad- March rule? Sure there is National Leacue. and failed, to cut in on the he can. such methods are absolutely rounds with the champion last summer, such a rule. But rules, eggs, are Tex . Feb JS. sinture. With all due respect to these Four years ago, I was interested In necessary. visor, as report has it, he is the one to like Giants Marltn. it will not be surprising If Willard. a blame the attempt to cross the un- made to be broken. Laws, like auto- Phillies St. Petersburg. Fla.. Feb. SI. good people, they are often actuated a boxing match at Boston, Mass. George But until Johnson does arrive, and much better man every way than the for mobiles, can be dodged. And that's Dodgers Daytona, Fla.. Feb. 24. y the to Gardner and Marvin Hart were to par- public, will be 45 suspecting Cubans. Klegin knows all ST. desire break into print and the fact is made there Pittsburger, sticks the if he .doesn't about McKettrick's close connection what the organized baseball folks are Braves Macon. Ga., Feb. ' cure some notoriety. ticipate. A Iter. Mr. Hichardson broke little interest, and no betting, on the dp anv more. going to do. Pirates Duncan Springs, Ky., March 8, into print, loudly protesting against bout in country. with the three fighters nominated to Springs, Ark.. March 15. Has Aided Work. this AVIIIard'M "Unknown. The training before I" Hot Ilellrf the match. Some of newspapers Frouns "properly inaugurate boxing" in the "no March Cardinals San Antonio, Tex.. Feb. 27. To begin with myself. I started aa the Johnium Isn't World Heater. records of two men Cuban metropolis. rule was adopted by the magnates last an My ap- printed his unjust objections. I say trying to hedge in any way, Taking the the Cobs Tampa, Fla., Feb. 2t. amateur boxer. first public Without and comparing them, what do we get? Welfth HnngM On. winter when they were all excited Reds Alexandra, La., Covington, Ky . pearance was in Francisco, unjust, because the authorities did not or to boost Jess Willard's chances in the economy : San where comply his wish, although he Nothing that would give Willard a Freddy Welsh says he won the title about that stuff. They would Feb. 28. I participated in great with coming battle for on the dope tney look-i- n.