Billy Gibson, Leon- ardls Manage r Blames Fanl; Ropes For ¢ Délnii sey’s Flight the (lircle y Firpo L a. n.

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‘ swAsriKAs . _ - 0- he!‘ . . . . . . . .134 101 121 er. NEW YORK’ Apr" 13_ _._Thme J. Gillie . . . . . .. 10102 12.‘! 114 ' l ycnrs ago Benny Leonard, chiming 1'“1’11“"‘"" ~11’ 12? 1P0 (Associated Press.) . plon of the iizhtwcishts. battled ~ "i- N- élmwm - ~- 14" NEW YORK, April izt-ntnie.

1 (lharley Vllhite, Chicago's perennial viialliangierfin an outdoor show at . ihintou Iialfbol’. M1911- lieonurd had been out t-tiust working iln the films and while he was in ilne physical condi- tion he was somewhat hand-lcapped on account oi an extended period oi’ inactivity.

White gave blimp thrilling iight boiore losing in the ninth round. in one oi the earlier rounds. White rush-ed the champion across the ring and nailed him to the ropes with n leit hook. A moment later Leonard iound himself clear out- side the ring, mingling on neigh- burly oi somewhat startled terms,

‘ with the cash customers.

After the fight a picture was sent broadcast through the country showing Leonard's body ﬂying through space, and White comple-t-_ ing a swing with his leit hand.

Upon this one episode was built a clamorousdemand ior a return tight between the two iightweights, though Leonard had scored a clean knockout and had clearly proved his superiority.

"What oi it?" the gullibles ask- ed. "Didn't White knock him out

of [ha ring?" ‘Gibson Leonard's manager. “That's

As a matter oi truth White did not knock Leonard out oi the ring. The champion wen-t through the ropes without being hit. The ring was a make-shirt iialr and ‘the ropes were loose y strung. Leonard backed into them, intend- ing to support himself and iight oii White's attack. Bu-t the ropes sngged and he iell out oi the ring.

did look as ii the champion had been knocked out oi ans ring» and enough capital was made oi the incident to bring about a return bout which would have attracted a $200,000 house. That this return‘

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BHANEES iiii HlilPill iii, HlHll HlllillS

At the Yankee Stadi- um-Diamond Swung Around Eliminating “Bloody Angle” — Field 37 Feet long

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‘_ iii the Llldlfis League 9n [ha "Y" Alleys Saturday night the Swast- tikas won iroin the '1‘. C. F's by 240 pine.

The game tonight is between tho Hopi-lulu and Pedagogues,

Ruth, scintillating sultan of swat.

J. ltoss ' ‘ will have t0 drlvc u bull 37 feet lur-

613 ther than ho did last year to gct

Tom!‘ ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ‘ ' ' "‘ ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ' " 1819 a home ruu in right ilcltl at the

A u ' 5iYnnkv.e Stadium this year. A-iiil

S‘ 6 Ce ' 1 1 ,sluggers who aim ior the port side

E~ Hw 2 - -- g4 ‘(it the ﬁeld will be forced to utlll 24

s. ‘rm 'i:*'..:1:‘r::..;"“amass; Doris Dickine .... ..11s s6 ' 1’ y '

'3 ithey have changed ‘the geographical i position of the diamond at the larg- 510 5,12" est baseball plant in the country. 1°75” The diamond has been swung ‘around to the right, eliminating the may battle again this summer ior!5°'°"119<1 “b10011? angle" in right the second time despite the tact new by ‘the meeung of the grand" yhng [he 30nd hn; gnn-dy senor is stand and bleachers and increasing no; many (yegneen removed "on, the length oi the ioul lines. the ham dash The ground-keeping force at the nemnney mush; n mnh “gm big stadium has been. working hard against Firpo last summer, almost 1°? the W" "mm" emleadmrmg m

an ‘mqhinhnhie one. yet he won hy obliterate the marks oi the various n hnnchont in Lwn l-nnnnn ,iootball teams which played at_tlie "what of h?" the gnmhien again stadium last iall. Several minor an)‘, "Didn't Fh-nn knock nhn Ont changes also have been made in the of [he ring?" igeneral condition oi the stands and

On the n-ight oi tho fight it may bleiwheis;

have looked to somﬁ as it Inlrpnrsl .Ded-icnt1on oi’ the stadium last ﬂying oven the when‘ hn; 1t didn't ;‘season signalized the shattering oi

"Binme than on the man whn all baseball records ior attendance right ha‘; had sen; the champion and receipts. Club owners estimat- hnm nhe ring", nnnnnentedjgniy ed that more than 70,000 jammed the park when it was ﬁrst 115911 101' tho opening day, but the highest paid attendance, set in the filth game oi the world's series, was 62,817. The gate receipts v1 this battle, $201,459. also puts a new mark on. the books.

Total ,

the same thin-g that happen-ed to Benny in Michigan. Dempsey would never have gone out oi the ning ii the ropes had been properly strung. It's virtually impossible for a tighter to be knocked out oi a ring that is well and caroiul-ly built."

Dempsey himself says he iell out of the ring w-ithout being hit. and She-"Is my hat on 111M181"- adds that Firpo connected with a 1181117?" ‘ short night-hand punch at the Henry—‘ Quito stralRlil. m)’ 119*"- start 0i’ the fight that all but stop» ‘Now do liurry—we re late already.

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bowl “his not hold was due to Mr. White's iudiscretioin - in getting himself knocked out by Put Moran.

Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo

In vlllokﬁl‘ siiiuvitm the popular M I 4h»: u maven!

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pod him. The inns didn't see that She-"Well. 1 51.11111 111W? ‘l0 Eli punch. but they all thought they back than—thls isn t that sort oi ha say the "punch" that sent the that is worn strtught._ —'l‘he Pass-

champion out oi the ring.

cnn't tell them diiieren-t. And Mr. Rickard, presumably, Mlnard’: Liniment For Sprain:

doesn't care to.

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MT. HOPE SCHOOL -" Following is the standing oi Mt. Hope School ior the month oi , March: Grade IX—Annie MncGowan Grade Vii-l Lillian Dockendortl 2, Jessie MacGowan Grade iv-i. 90am» Currie; 2. Mary MacDonald ' Grade l—-1, Edgar Dockendorii;

ed for their Industry and ingenious endeavor in bringing back again the great sport (yachting) which has lost favor here in recent years. but thankmto the above is rapidly regaining its own popularity-and then come.

to the end of the seventh frame. have won the game.

the darkness would come so soon. hall strife?

\ and win.

Day.

the Darkncu, sure as Fate.

steals on and the Game l; stopped’!

coming econ enough

THE CHAARLOTPETOWN GUARDIAN

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rybody Reads;

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The Barnes Trio, Jess, Charles and Virgil, who are certain tc be heard from in the National League this year, Jess and Charles are tolling with the Boston Braves. Virgil is with the champ Giants. Jess and Virgil are familiar to alLball tans, but brother Charles la making a bid for diamond fame and hopes to land a permanent berth with the Boston team. i

Sporting Bomment

l BASEBALL.

From hockey sticks to baseball bats, is quite a lump ‘tisqtrue; But when success is made with one, why not with baseball too? .

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We learn with much pleasure that the Abegweits, who at first were reported as not going t9 foster a ball team this season, have re-

encourage the younger element by forming a "nine" composed en- tirely of young players steadied and coached perhaps by a couple of veterans. Therefore the word goes out that every boy desirous of play- lng balland who would lcome achanc; for a regular berth lb asked to be on hand when the first practice is called- The idea is commendable and it ls expected that before the season‘ ls over a wealth of good ball material will be unearthed as the timber is here and only needs devel-

oping and coaching. ) .

-|- + 4- -|- -i- -l#\_ ‘YACHTING. ' Within the next three weeks or a month at least, yachting en- thusiasts of this City will experience the greatest revival of this invig- orating sport in the historypf sail-boat racing on Prince Edward Island waters. At time of writing upwards of (6) twenty-five foot yachts ‘are being completed and will be ready to move into the water within a very short time. Together with the above a number of ‘l8 footers are also being built which will increase the number of this popular class to ap- proximately 16 boats. '

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The owners and builders of these boats are to be greatly commend-

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DARKNESS- On account d1‘ the darkness they called the game when they came The boy: behind when the darkness came were sure that they could They might have been singing a happier tune had thiy known Do you ever think that the Game of Life is much the came as bane- Some of us loaf and some strive like sin to leave all rlvele behind Moot of us play 1n a listlen way through the early part of our little And the game we are playing, small or great, will be stopped by For each of no here the Game must end, called on account of Dark- eu, friend.

Will we think of the many chances we droppcd when the dusk

Fight oni Toll on though the way be rough, for the Darkness is’

' 1924 National imagin-

considered and at an executive meeting held Friday night, decided tollilllwlll (19111

siitiiiii is iii lilEEilEllS FAVURITES IN RACE iAHHIVE HUME

lll NATIBNAL‘ llllll’! Bill, NIEHI

NEW YORK, \ -ii iii. will ; |'-|| ; f‘; ; h » . | ‘ i llonry L. li‘urrtsll.‘hlIliiltt~il Pn-syii; tjllvhll1lillllfnl“‘(l‘ u m“ m n Had Many Pleasant Stuii (forrespoutieuLi \\'iiii liuw-cl . Experiences on

new pitchers atltlmi na- sin-until m Marni-ave Egg; (jagnher,

lust year's second pl t-luli, ilii-

(linclnuati Iteds iirv ii-gai-tii-d must With Rﬁlliill, Duutznn, llurns nud taverywhero ns iliu fnvuriii- in llu- Harper, tlu- lti-ils illlll‘ stitflulout; pviinzint lllllfllilll sln-iigili. llnrgrzivo is rut-l rntso. The Rods got tllilill‘ i'iui~ pitch-ind by Julin .\l('(il‘ll\\' its llu- ln-stl in]; lust HUAINOII. but they iliilirt ge-tgriittilu-i‘ in tlii- itiuuiil lmiigut- and, enough of it. The tcuin hasn't a tcr- lvy Wliiizo is .i illiml i-xpvririirodl rlill: punch, and ‘t IlPIlPIHlH nniri- up tintclii-i- to uni-k with hlni. 'l‘l|i~y 1n pitching than do lllt‘ tiiziuts. lhi-liirolinlily will ln- niit-ruztiv-tl, nil

to Mainland-‘Pliay-

ed One Game,

Losing to Mount A 58 to <8.

Leaving Chafiiittetitiwn. Tuesday

Cards and some otln-i" oi‘ llil‘ inird- ililllltfll Hi|l'gi1|.\"‘,\‘ will ln- lll-itdPll nnii-nlng the party "cnusisteil oi‘ hitting clubs. lfor his liiiiiiira. EScniiIh-biiry, Acorn, Kielly, Cox,

Some oi tho players on othcrl 'l‘li<- piii-iiing innit is : .|liii'l'()Il. and lilninoudJtiri-vliig at clubs fuel tlint tine llieiis linvi- n Hllilllilll‘ stnii‘ is lit-uiiod by i’: it‘ lJouo lii-itlt-n they wi-rc informed that '="K 11111914. 1114'! -1"1\'i' llillilwl‘! lsllliiv. oni- oi‘ the iii-Ht yonin’. iiiu-iii-i-s i.n<- iinni was vttuck last about three lirougli its ii first bzisiriuuu, ilhilllll tli gziiuo. 'l‘lit-ii lllt‘ ~nr.- lniqtivfniili; iroiii (Lupe ’l‘oi~nia,_[lng: 5g‘

iliat Piuclll will not do at tliiril~iliti si-usullon oi‘ lit‘ liaise, iillll ltulit- litiuinn, <- i'l'll lvfl- UL rugillllltltlfl, irccordini: itr ‘reports iiziiiilci-synzinil lin- nou oniei-n, (‘nrl “n. flrst any wan hnen; in may. T. lgvpl? Ilrlldllllll-h lllllllll. lb d8 K(v,()(ll<\l1|l1¥hy ltiiu Hit-noun ziiiil Jnnt-y mg vdrious games o‘ can“, throw Z.;,,,1j,{:,',ldtg M1453, Tmgurtffr Iggllilﬁlklnli‘ .. m, n], m h." , ,' 1 W‘ flu; rings, etc, and ended up by a \\‘~i~i lust yi"ll' 1 y,‘ i n Vllﬂllliilyyl 1r‘ iu ‘it h 1Slilllll-llililllonl Si“: Mug in "w parlor Wm‘ a" w. Jack Hendrivki-i. who was givviililiitl Shirt-him and llnv wort» i-iiu- Put", ‘Tngegltu “huh u“ repuhied be innnztgeiuteni oi the team \vliciiili~iiilt-ri-il llll‘ i-lzias of ull ilie minor 0.. w r " [Int Mm“, l; l’ y. (y, , M1,, , _ - _] lllt‘ ll~"Xl day was spent in some- nt shortitltil),ehiiilmﬁlthdiieglhligeutiil L11'nl1.|ll(‘[]llll'“l:i;'H liliotliti tun hat "mg m“ 51m" ‘“"“""" m” “"1" hkuiseggit for second busv. lt is pru-lvt '11:, it‘ Iloutiliui- has n good 31-bit!‘ Uxctemem buing provided was ‘he lmlﬂ that Foiisectt will be used and if ilir- three now-comet's live up Mmlmg of “he carferry’ with her ’ ' ingers, some oi’ which stopped

inure than Bolinc. The infield is not, 1U promise. it will tnkc n lot to 1" ‘ lions by Miss Hassel, accompanied ANGLES

'A. bent tho RI-ils in ilic rum», 011711 1119119191- on the piano by Mr. Banber oi Mea- ﬁﬂlﬁ/JHOBIPSON

I 'l‘hut evening the guest". oi the " CANADIAN AMATEUR cnAMmou i.

lion-l were favored by several selec

iii“ 111W)’ tin-y all repaired to the GerarcPHo-

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i Acheall over?

Thinking Versus l-"celing

tin-re can ln- no hopi- of unified ac- tion, and the shot proves this to be

in learning ilie gums 0i‘ golf it scutiis to inc that the average play-

so. The problem tor the caddie when pinyin}: u shot. is simple coni- er does not progress as quickly as pared will. that oi‘ the ordinary he has a right to expect. The aoltt-r 'i‘liu caddie lakes a club. explanation is that he tries to think looks at. the objective, nud hits the _ his \vny into the game instead oi bull-usually soiuuvlicrc in ihc Wlmrwn U" can]: feeling it. Golt‘ is n game {hill}lll’lgll1l(.il'll()()(l of the objective. —ovnworle, damp

exclusively with the The simplicity of the whnit- n r and chill, ‘Ilcuma- \ (ism-

muscles, or motor centres. Forlis the battling point. ll you were _ _ the caddie it is so. liut ior the to ask such u player wliut h.» . ‘man ‘kl “k ‘hestiﬂ-nnanrQd beginner the muscles cannot do l thought about Wlllli‘ innklni: the gain 0,1“; ab“; mun,“ “m,

their part, because the player is shot, tliu nnswvtr would intli-unte concerned with u dozen or sti_<lil‘~‘ more or less n ineuiul blank. lt hing Qetabonhﬂ-omyourdyugglgg fcrcnt ideas 01' liuw the shut should ‘is n qoiniuou inc-t that when golf’ \9¢ny_-3§ can“

be played. lu nut-h n sintc oil ors plny their best game, they , - . _ _ doubt, svhz-ro, the ﬂltonlimi is divli|-1—i——-—-——~;——i—-—-- s Lunlnent—hul Pill"! ed on so uinny (llfieront poiiitsgl (Continued on Page Three)

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With Labor Ind Love for our dearest chums we shall‘ rest with a

smile when the Darkness comes. '

And we'll welcome the shadows uneppolled when the Darkness

2, Margaret Hurhoe; 3, John A. Burhne: 4, Ada MacDonald

Perfect altendance- — George Currie.

and the game in called.

John D. Fraser. teacher

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