St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 25, 1908
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-* ~— ae ae eee an 7 - aS x tt “PRIM FOR Coors WITH OARLIBLE INDIANS ses _ Wil, DECIDE MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE : > era ae e sete ma aN el ahead Rm ee RR RE A AAA LS I OE RCT te Oe OA a me -§T. LOUIS TEAM | BEFORE BATTLE Cochems’ Eleven Is in Shape and New York Is Enthusiastic oie Running ¢ Marathon Race at Madison padepieid » Ge a IM SORRY \ - te Garden, MR.TURK But } cn pion oe toay ws einen ee | ene ne nn I've Gor 70 Garden tonight, where Dorando and| Two bands have been erigaged, ¢ Hayes, the Marathon runners, will be | an Italian and the other Baynes’ in contest. These tickets are for box | ninth Regiment aggregation, and t seats. Ordinary seats are %, while the | will play on opposite sides of peng top galleries are $3. den during the running of* the — Eager for Start of Game With Carlisle Indians. : aiton for tis servenng of toe hare | Yoeters of the two men Amare ' “ ea et 3 3 ony Pp ee . a , 1 The full dis and Italian patriotic songs. ' RAINED to the minute, with a great variety of formations and a “do or SF STE SS ORES eS eee é' | tL thon. e tance of the Olympic Ye 7 - $3 Berea S : Marathon will be run, 26 miles and 3% | “Sparrow” Robertson has had | 4 dl va die” spirit, the St. Louis University football eleven is eagerly awaiting ar the time for Referee Billy Connett to blow his whistle at 2:30 o’clock to- yards, of the building of the track. It ~ “morrow afternoon at Sportsman's Park, starting the game with the Carlisle In- This race has created more talk in | #PS to the mile. The men will, t ice the sporting cfrcles than any event | fo have to run 262 laps and 3 yar Without a doubt the contest is causing more interest than any football con- that has taken place in New York in Tom Longboat, the famous Indian rum test that has even been scheduled in St. Louis. The Pebraska and Kansas games years, and the advance sfle of seats | "¢t Will come down from Mowtrenh {nm previous years drew out big crowds, but it is expected that the capacity of have been very heavy. The Italians Sportsman's Park will be taxed to its limit tomorrow. of New York are worked up to a high On their record this year the Indians figure to be one of the strongest pitch of excitement and the foreigner @levens in the East. Taking the games that St. Louls and the Indians played has been deluged with, offers of pres- * against Pittsburg as a comparison, locai men figure that St. Louis with its ents of all descriptions if he is sue- ‘team in perfect trim for the contest, strengthened by Acker, has a good chance cessful in defeating Hayes. Cavalier to win. | Barsotti, a very prominent Italian- Over 1000 students from St. Louis University marched to Sportsman’s Park American, has offered to give a hand- 1 yesterday, headed by the St. Louis University student band. During the en- om tire practice the crowd cheered and yelled itself hoarse for Cochems’ men. It was the first time in the history of football in St. Louis that ‘a team has teen given such a send-off before a big game. The St. Louis U. men were greatly pleased with the enthusiasm and all promised to\strive as they never did before to defeat the redskins: Even Eddie Cochems, coach of the St. Louis U, squad, was all smiles and. confident after the practice. The hearty reception that the team was given 4nd the knowledge that during the game that at least 1500 St: Louis students would cheer for the wearers of the’blue and white “put new hope for a victory in the team. A few weeks ago it was generally expected that St. Louis U. would be - @efeated. Perhaps the enthusiasm aroused by the students and friends of the *' wniversity has clouded the better judgment: of competent football men, who are now crediting the varsity with a chance to defeat the Indians. As Cochems declared after the practice yesterday: J. “My men are in the best condition they have been at any previous time In fact, they are right on edge for the game tomorrow. My best , team will be on the field. I am not saying what the final score of the game | ‘ents year. “will be, but I do know that my team is going to play a good, strong game from start to finish.” “ay The eleven is through with practice. Cochems ordered all ‘of the players to report at Sportsman's Park this afternoon. “™men to get out in suits. He merely wants to have The coach does not want the personal talk with each man, explain every point of any formation that he is ih doubt about, again warn some men what to do on the defensive, and then make one rousing | Tip-roaring speech to the players, asking them to play as they never expect to again play to win the game. wn Will Have a Rousing Speech __ Just Before the Big Contest Begins OMORROW before the game it wil’ be a different kind of a |, Cocheme will use. Then he will use strong language, tell his men to go speech ‘in and hammer out a victory, and any man who does not seem to him to This is fa talk all coaches make just before a team goes on the field for e. re 4 : Jimmy * Wear, former Yale quarter back, won a game for Smith Academy. l A vere ago “by mye 4 into the ‘academy dressing room between halves, d | High was ing Smith Academy, and berating every one of the f ys, individually and as a team. When they came out on the field ; ites rl such a fierce, fighting, smashing game that the team won oui, | ' Cochems VPS has about made up his mind. to start: little Frankie Cornet at rback. Bob Devlin is to get a chance at this position, however, as he is undoubtedly a player of great abiliity and would be invaluable to Cochems as a defensive safety fullback, because of his good tackling. The remainder of the lineup will be as generally expected. Sullivan will play left end: gee rage left tackle; Cornell, left guard; Lindsey, center; Hughes, right guard; ib, right tackle; Hill or Devlin at right end; Wilson at left half; Schu- at fullback, and Frank Acker at right halfback. Indians Take Novel Practice Before a Crowd of Students at the Stadium , : idace WARNER took his band of & , redskins out to the Stadium yes- _ ™™® terday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, bn’ | put in two hours at light ‘work. No * practice was held, and‘ the W. WJ. students were admitted. on the field nd enjoyed watching the Indians. e Thorpe, Balenti, Kelley, Houser and © Eibbey spent most of the afternoon ee ing and. catching punts. Balenti hd Thorpe also took a few trials at sid goals, and seemed to have no dif- in getting the ball over the bar t ® or 3 yards. Coach Warner had the: linemen charg- fend driving on the ground. The In- have the.best form at this stunt Been here. The 12 linemen and/ @ would line up and on a signal from er, drive forward on the ground, get up and run five yards. After on PONS oS round, the entire. squad sprinted the length of the field several times. was put in at the cross-between-associa- tion-and-basket ball, the game for which the Indians are famous. Kelley, Houser:and Thorpe seemed to excell at this kicking and passing game, and the game was fast and fu- rious while it lasted. The Indians left their football out- fits at the W. U. gymnasium and will go out again today to work. It Is likely that Warner will have a lot of signal practice this afternoon, and if so, will make the practice strictly secret. Warner said after the workout that he had never seen his players with so much ginger and speed,* and seemed quite hopeful about the showing of the team tomorrow. BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %.—Btiily Pap- ke and Stanley Ketchell, whe meet in.a - @-round bout in this city on Thursday, ; in Ketchel hopes to regain his lost muddleweight champlonship title, have 1c BH besun. to to ease up on their hard Work, as they declare they find ves to-be rounding into form in a anape Jast night. 159% pounds and said was at weight and. would not compelled to do any strenuous stunts Pane last minute. He believes that rith a little light road work and ‘box- p will @rop to 158 pounds or a little t further worry and proposes _ his Pie ke for the fight ATTELL SHOULD HAVE LIVELY _ BATTLE WITH. FREDDIE WELSH LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 25.—While no. world’s championship title is involved in .the 15-round: battle tonight at Vernon between Abe Attell and Freddie Welsh, fight followers concede that it will be the best exhibition of fast and scientific boxing that has ever been staged any- where, and inasmuch as it will bring to- gether the featherweight champion of the world and the lightweight champion of’ England, who admittedly are the cleverest boxers in their respective divi- siéns, great Interest is being taken. Attell still rules a slight favorite with odds held at 10 to 8 and several big bets have been made on Welsh at the short end. There is. considerable Attell money in }sight now to be placed at those odds. Both boys have gone through a hard siege of training and neither has over- looked any detail that would contribute to bis condition and increase his chances of winning. Each announces that he is perfectly trained and in the best condi- tion of his life. | The men will weigh In at 2 o'clock to- ‘ia ONT Both are, obliged to make 130 pounds or less and are confident of mak- * ing the weight. cnet oenaiinn Breaks Motor Cycle Record. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 2%.—Rob- ert Btubbse of Birmingham | yesterday rede & motorcycle 100 miles In 1:47:44 on the Fatr Grounds (yack, lowering : a oe Peretie teckes hela by Stanley Kel- was Es Soe a ye BE The: last half. hour of the day’s work a We os A f . ba 3 liye \ ————— PAPKE FAVORITE WITH LOCAL FANS MIilinois Fighter Is Picked to Win From Ketchel in Battle Tomorrow. Local fight fans are greatly interested in the fight. between Billy Papke and Stanley Ketchel, to take place at: San Francisco tomorrow. afternoon. Papke, of course, is favorite with ‘all of them, and many think he will have an easy time putting away the Michigan man. “Papke has the advantage in weight and ‘should win,” said “Dec” Mollan, a prominent fight fan of Chicago, who is now in St. Louis. “That is where Papke has the best of both Kefchel and Hugo Kelley. I saw both of the Papke-Kelly fights at Milwaukee; also the Papke-Ketchel fight that was held there, and one had only to glance at the fighters to see which one was the more fit. The ‘blend-haired, resy-cheeked lad from Kewanee is the picture of health at all times, and always enters the ring smil- ing and bowing to his friends and fol- lowers, while his opponents always ap- pear to have that drawn, worried look on their face. This is Papke’s third meeting with Ketchel. Ketchel got the decision over Papke in their fight at Milwaukee and the Illinois Thunderbolt turned the trick in their last bout by § }giving Ketchel as bad a beating as a fighter ever took. “Ketchel is superior to Papke as a fighter. He is more scientific and can hit harder. But these points are of little or no avail to him if he abuses his physical condition. “There wasn’t one person who saw these two fight at Milwaukee that would have given Papke the preference over Ketche} in their last fight, but look at the result. It fooled them all and all because Bill Papke took good care of himself and Ketchet didn’t. It has been, as I said before, a hard job for Ketchel to make the weight, and with @ remembrance of the beating he took in the last fight staring him in the fate, he will be greatly handicapped. “If Ketchel sheuld win back the title of middleweight champion from Papke he will have upset all pugilistic dope. I do not mean to say that Papke has a “cinch” at all, because he hasn't. The fight fans of Frisce should see one of the greatest ring battles of modern times.” Boxing Row Endangers Future Bouts on Coast! AFTER BIG ONES oo iis fired Fight Fans Fear Coffroth and Gleason Will ex Prevent Holding Big Fights by Quarrel. Fight fans of the Pacific Coast are fearful that Jimmy Coffroth and Jack Gleason, the two promoters out there, will cause the boxing lid’ te. be, put on | begause of their quarreling. They know/it is Bad for the game to have these two men at: war with each | other; and all’on account of one having stolen the .other’s fight; Theré;’ are plenty of big battles to be fought in the near future, ° without the promotérs get- ting into any. Goffroth and Gleason will have to work together if they in- tend to accomplish anything at all. Gleason states that Papke and Ketchel signed an agreement to fight before his club on the night of Nov. .%. Then Coffroth comes along with a few dol- lars more to offer and persuades them to fight before his club on Thanksgiving afternoon. Then Gleason applied for an injunction, which, thanks to Judge Sew- ell, was refused him. ‘These injunctions are handy things, sometimes, but the boxing world is gloomy enough without having anything like that hanging over it, especially on the eve of such an important fistic en- counter as this is to be,’’ said a promi- nent fight fan today. “Hugo Kelly is waiting right in line to take on the ‘Illi- nois Cyclone,’ as soon ag he is finished with Ketchel. “Then there is Packy McFarland and Joe Gans. Gans and McFarland should put up a fight that is worth going a long way to see. hey are without a doubt the two most clever lightweights in the: ring today. Gans may have lost some of his staying qualities, but the ‘Old Master’ has an é@dge on the rest when cleverness is considered. Joe Gans is 34 years old today, and has been in the fight game since 1891, while Packy is but 20 years old, with five years’ experience in the ring. Nelson refuses to see Packy until he has fought Gans, so if Packy is victorious, and there is no reason why he shouldn't be, then comes another big battle for the light- weight championship, Battling Nelson and Packy McFarland. | “Next we have England’s two best featherweights, Owen Moran and Jem Driscoll, either one of whom should make Abe Attell extend himself. If someone could only induce Attell to fight either Moran or Driscoll for # rounds, th® chances are Abe wouldn't oe over. Foxy Abe is wise, though. He steers clear of those finish fights with legitimate feathérweights. He | fights Freddie Welch 15 rounds tonight at «Los Angeles, but even.if Welch knocks him. out, ‘he still retains his title of featherweight. champion, The fans would like to see Abe loosen up and give us a fight that amounts to something. ‘“Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson will settle their argument over in Australia next month. There hasn’t been a fight in years that has had the notoriety that Burns has brought to this one. One bad feature is that it is being fought in a foreign country. If Burns gets licked, he will no doubt stay over there; if he wins, let. him come home and give Al Kaufmann, his nearest competitor, a chance for the title of world’s heavy- weight champion. ‘Last, but: not least, comes Johnny Coulon, the bantamweight champion. Johnny has all the little fellows’ goats carefully put away. He is not ayerse to fighting any thing in his class, even going as far as to take two on in one night. These and many minor bouts too numerous to mention, only go to show that there is a bright future for the boxing game in this country. But if the promoters are going to begin fighting each other with injunctions and police courts, someone is liable to get knocked out for good.” WASHINGTON U. MAY PLAY ~ BARLISLE TEAM NEXT YEAR Washington University will, in all probability, play Carlisle here next sea- son. This news was given out yester- day after Coach Cayou of W. U. had had a long talk with Coach Warner of Carlisle, Manager Henger of thé Pikeway echool and Coach Cayou assisted War- ner at the Buckingham Annex Monday evening and again Tuesday morning and just before Cayou left for New Orleans he expressed himself as being very hopeful’ of a game next year. This game would no doubt call out a very large attendance for W. U.’s pros- pects for a great team next year are very bright, and Carlisle ig a great drawing card at all times, Sallor Bnrke Victor. BOSTON, Nov. %.—Sallor Burke of New York received the decision over Joe Thomas of San Francisco in a 12- round bout tonight. This bout wus sub- stituted for the Neil-Moran match, Net] having strained a ligament of his kner yesterday while training. be feathert‘eight champion when it was , ee CLINE IN BRILLIANT FORM Harry P. Cline of Philadelphia aver- aged 26-7 in the second block of 200 points of his 1000 point 18:2 balk line bil- Hard match with Uharley Peterson at the Pine last night, which made it possi- ble for him to run away from the red ball. billiard champion to the tune of 2) to 7% On the first night’s play Peter- SON scored 40 points to Cline’s 191, The total score now stands 400 for Cline to 278 for Peterson. Cline was in great form last night.’ He started off with & run of 63 and ran out his string with an unfinished run of 56, making two runs in the gus in between. The third block of points will be played this e-ening, starting at 6 o'clock. Both Williams and Butler played ex- cellent jn thete three-cushion tourna- ment match at the Rex last night, Wil- toons coin. 3 in Bie! ae finish av y Hoo! PASSES PETERSON IN MATCH BITS OF SPORT TOLD Kennedy and Lentine will meet in the business mén’s balk line billiard tourna- ment matell at the Hauser this evening. In the red ball match last night Biest defeated Hint 75 to 66. Reinagel and Ellis will plry this evening. Simpson won from Hardaway, 50 to 38. in the three-cushion billiard tourna- ment match at the Royal last night. Fisher defeated Lang in the three-cush- jon match, 4‘ to 18. a semen WARNER (UEST OF HIS ‘B.D CORNELL STUDENTS Glenn Warner, who is better known as “Pop” \fiiner, coach of the Carlisle Saati foyi ball eleven and former coach of ti Cornell team, will be the guest of hollor at a luncheon at the Missourl A. |! af 1 o'clock today, to be given by the Cornell graduates who re- aide in this Oty. ieee. IN BRIEF. afternoon. The box seats are the only seats reserved, although there will be an extra admission charged for admit- tance to the temporary stand on the south side of the field. Lioyd Rickart, secretary of the Browns, wil) be fleld general for St. Louls University tomorrow..Rickart has always been able to keep the field clear and give every spectator a good view ef the games in the past. For cheering in comparison ta the number of persons in each crowd; the morning game between McKinley and Smith will no doubt beat the big game in the afternoon. The McKinley stu- dents are greatly enthused over the eleven’s showing this season, while the academy boys are pleased with the way the team has come to the front of Inte It's safe to say that the Washington University ste at New Orleans will fie the result tne s they will JIM STEWART IS astern ibavyweiets to Box Two Men and Then Hopes to Get On at the Coast. BY JOHN POLLOK, NEW YORK, Nov. 2%.—Jim Stewart, the local heavyweight pugilist, who has had an eye off duty? for several weeks because of a blow received in a bout with John. Wille, the Chicago heavyweight, in Philadelphia, has been signed for two fights by his manager, Jimmy DeForrest. His first will be with John Wille for six rounds at the West End A. C. of West Philadelphia, on Monday night, and his second will be with Jim Pendergast, the New England }. promising heavyweight, for 12 rounds at the United A. C. of Lawrence, Mass., on the night of Dec. 9. If Stewart wins both of these bouts he will get a chance to fight some of the big fellows on the coast. ee Packey McFarland has been chal- lenged for a six-round bout by Joe Gans, to be decided in Philadelphia, but there is not a chance of the match being arranged. Harry Gilmore, man- ager of McFarland, announced in Phil- adelphia after Packey's figlit with Tom- my Murphy, that he would not under any circumstances sign MceFeriand to box Gans a six-round bout, as he was satisfied «that Gans would Outpoint Packey in a bout of that short distance. trap affair but a Poe alas oe mechanism and a costly one to — produce. * It is made fo do fine work in a fine way. Itis — simple, strong—a perfect implement for its purpose. It will give a clean, satisfying shave on any man’s face no matter how rough the beard or tender the skin. It is the one safety razor ae is safe—cannot cut the face. The only razor that can | be adjusted for a light or a close shave. Gillette NO STROPPING. NO HOKING Safety : Razor § Stop at a store and bisy 2 Gillette to-day Standard Gillette Razor with hn se bietienion cutting edges) $5.00 A Binding Guarantee Is now given with every genuine CONTRACT straight cigar. 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