Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 34, 21 December 1917 — Page 7

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, DEC. 21, 1917. PAGE SEVEN

Butler College Athletics Are Crippled by Five Enlistments

; INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 21, With the enlistment of five athletes from Butler college in the army Thursday the total number of. former students in the service from the Irvington institution is placed at 126. Of this number fifty-eight were active' In some branch of athletics. Fourteen are now with the expeditionary forces in Prance. The others are scattered at different points in the United States. The hardest blow dealt the Butlerites Js the fact that Cullen Thomas, who for the last fire years has been athletic director at Butler and who has fo successfully coached the various Christian teams in that time, has Riven up his work to enter the service. Thomas will-be made a lieutenant in 13 Battery of the Indiana Artillery.

Sporting Writers' Show Raises $7,000 Fund lor "Makin's" for Soldiers PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 21. More than $7,000 was raised here last night st the Philadelphia sporting editors' boxing benefit, to aid the national smoke fund for soldiers and sailors. There were nine boxing bouts, in which three world's champions made their appearance. ' They were Mike O'Dowd, middleweight; Benny Leonard, lightweight, and Pete Herman, bantamweight. Herman was advertised to meet Benny Valger, the French fighter, but refused to meet him and .boxed with Gussie Lewis, of Philadelphia, Instead. The bouts resulted as follows: Battling Murray defeated Battling Leonard. Frankie Conway defeated Joe Mendel. Joe Jeanette defeated George Christian, ' Benny Leonard defeated Fred Kelly. Johnny Tillman defeated Billy Ralph. Pete Herman and Gussie Lewis drew. Little Bear defeated Young Buck Fleming. tied Dolan and Paul Doyle drew. Mike O'Dowd defeated Joe Wel6h.

Nevertheless he has promised to work with the squad until the new regiment is called. An interclass tournament has been staged at Butler with the idea of bringing to light all available material for this year's squad. The first practice waa held Wednesday night. It is believed by Butlerites that it will take some time to whip a five into shape that will make a good showins against the strong teams on Butler's schedule.

doned boxing and started to mix it. This will give a valuable hint to those who meet Leanard hereafter.

Hobby Hopes Operation Will Permit Him to Fight CINCINNATI, Dec. 21. Dick Hoblitzel, first baseman of the Boston Red Sox, will spend his Christmas- on a cot at Christ hospital here, hoping the operation to which he submitted this week will fit him to fight for Uncle Sam. He was on the operating table two hours and has suffered considerable pain since but was resting fairly easy today. - In case the operation, expected to wipe out the effects of an old baseball Injury, does not fit him for the army, Hobby will return to the Red Sox next season, probably as manager of the team.

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Jess Refuses to Pat Up His Title in Clash CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Jess Willanl will box for charity but not for the. championship. He made that clear today when he specified that his proposed "$1,000,000" Red Cros3 bout, hhonld be limited to ten rounds wM no decision and not title at stake. Jess further declared that the fight should be held in some big city, pre?'"rjbly Chicago, and should be stageJ 'n i ball park, because of the larr;.: a ting capacity. This would mean ...tt the match would have to be held 'n warm weather. The champion suggested that a committee of five news-: laner men select his pponent. If the government will raise its embargo on the Willard-Johnson fight movies Jess said he would waive all his share of the receipts in favor of the Red Cross.

The manner in which Patsy Cline made tilings .interesting for Bennie Leonard in their Philadelphia bout a short while ago has brought cheer to quite a few in the lightweight division. These consider that Cline has demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of all that the divine Bennie is not just exactly any more than human and that he can be knocked out. Cline handed Leonard a right hook in the third round of their encounter that had the champion hanging on for the rest of the session. Had he not been so clever a ring general and had Cline been able to follow up his punch a k. o. for the champ would not have been improbable. So it is that several of the lightweights are feeling more confident in their attitude toward Leonard. Cline's real success in his go with Leonard came when he aban-

Pat Moran may not have been happy to see Grover Alexander pack his grip but he probably isn't so miserable over the thing as quite a few may suppose. Pat " believes that he has another such as Alexander, or mighty near it, in young Dixie Davis, a recruit from the Louisville A. ' A. team. Davis was a large noise in the middle west last season, winning - something over twenty games' and having quite a few scouts on his tail before Moran copped him out Pat also has Chief Bender. ' Eppa Rixey, Mayer, Fittery and a number of other promising youngsters. So that his pitching staff seems to be in more than , fair shape for the coming season. Hugo Bezdek, the Pirates' manager, is an all round athlete. He has starred at baseball, football and track athletics. He has also been a boxer of modest class and fought professionally for a while under the name of "Young Hugo." But Bezdek has achieved his greatest distinction as a trainer and coach.

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V Basketballers to Play Hamilions

The "Y" basketball first team will journey to Hamilton, Ohio, to meet the Hamilton "Y" basketball squad Saturday. The "Y" five have been showing a good deal of pep since getting over the vaccination and expect to give the Hamilton team a good race for the honors. The men who will go on this trip are: Parker, 'center; Bulach, C. Porter and E. Porter, forwards, and Al Mayer, Monroe and Kennedy, guards. Pete Hayword willgo along as business manager of the team.

Harry Pollak, manager of Patsy Cline, and Freddy Welsh's chief when Fred was champ, has announced that Berfnle Leonard can thank Billy 'Gibson, his manager, for his success. "Gibson has the wise head and by matching Leonard where he was sure to win he ha brought him up to be a champion." It may be true, as Connie Mack says, that pitchers are the only players who ever come back, but one should not forget Gavvy Cravath and Bill

DONOVAN TO MANAGE ST. LOUIS NATIONALS

NEW YORK. Dec. 21. William (Wild Bill) Donovan, manager of the New York American league bftaeball club for the last three years, will be manager of the St. Louis Nation?.!

club next season, according to persist-;

ent, but unconfirmed reports here today. Miller Huggins, manager of the Cardinals, recently was named as Donovan's successor here. Branch Rickey of the Cardinals and Donovan have long been friendly and it is said that the deal soon will be consummated. When Rickey's efforts to sign Jack Hendricks of the Indianapolis club of the American Association as manager of his team failed, negotiations were opened at once with Donovan, according to the reports-'

"Washington is becoming a most prosperous city and since the war its population has greatly increased. New enterprises are rapidly springing up and they are here to stay. Next season will see much fatter crowds at our park or I miss a shrewd guess."

APPLES FOR SAMMY,

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 21. American soldiers in France will receive a shipment of 300,000 Missouri apples, the gift of produce dealers of St. Lonis.

Hinchman. Both of them come and go enough to get used to it. Clark Griffith denies that the Washington club will be sold or that it contemplates a gloomy future. The old Fox believes that next season will be a flourishing one for the Senators and takes a moment to prove it.

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