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Boxing
EGBERT AND BARTZ PLAY FAST
MATCH; SPLIT IN THE
DOUBLES
In hotly contested matches, the jun-
iors won the interclass tennis tourna-
ment by defeating the sophomores yes-
terday morning.
The single matches were exception-
ally well played. By far the fastest
match was between Egbert, junior, and
Bartz, a second year man. Egbert,
whose playing was sensational
throughout won. Bartz, however,
showed good form, playing fast ten-
nis, and providing at all times ex-
cellent competition for his opponent.
The juniors and sophs each won a
match in doubles, though wind and
dust were a severe handicap to good
tennis.
With the tournament the juniors
also won numerals. The men who
receive insignia are: Egbert, (Cap-
tain), Hamer, Hurdley, and Towler.
Scores:
Single matches played Friday:
Davidson (soph) defeated Hurdley
(junior), 6-2, 6-1.
Hamer (junior) defeated Harrison
(soph), 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.
Egbert (junior) defeated Kelsey
(fresh), 6-1, 6-0.
Single matches played Saturday:
Towler (junior) defeated Strouse
(soph). 7-5, 6-3.
Egbert (junior) defeated Bartz
(soph), 6-2, 6-4.
Double matches played Saturday:
Sophs (Bartz,. Harrison), defeated
juniors (Egbert, Hamer), 0-6, 8-6, 6-4.
Juniors (Hurdley, Towler), defeat-
ed sophs (Strouse, Mitchell), 4-6, 6-1,
6-1.
M AGNATES FIND WAY
TO MEET WAR TAXES
By H. C. Hamilton an unhappy day when California's vot-
(United Press Staff Correspondent.) er: decided to put an end to the sport."
New York, May 19.-Sunny Jim Cof- A dmits Angling for Long Goes
froth--he signs his checks and things Coffroth was asked if there was any'
as James W.-had a hunch a few days I truth in the constant reports that he
ago and he expressed it in San Fran- has been angling for 45-round bouts
cisco to the effect that when boxing to be staged in his amphitheater across
was voted out of existence in Cali- the border from San Diego and he ad-
fornia it was dealt a blow from which mitted that he has made several offers
it will not recover unless it is rein- to leading exponents of swat. The
stated in the coast state. sole idea, however, he declared was to
Coffroth has abandoned fight promot- get people into that section of the state
ing. He's running a race course across so San Diego could profit. That was
the border from California at Tia
Juana, Mexico. Fight, he believes, is
such a dead issue that a man would
be foolish to the extreme to believe he
could resurrect it in the far west.
Talks About Pacific Coast Days
"Boxing was popular and attractive
sport when it flourished in California,"
said Coffroth. "People liked to come
out here to see the big mills because
they knew they were going to see a
fight and not a stalling exhibition.
Such tactics as Freddie Welsh has
employed in desperately clinging to
the empty glory of holding his doubt-
ful lightweight championship would
have been absolutely imposible in the
days of the big mills at' Vernon and
other centers.
"A champion had to fight in those
days. Even New York, big as it is,
could not have competed with Cali-
fornia as a boxing center had the free
rein been left unchecked for us. The
greatest fights in the history of Mar-
quis of Queensbury exhibitions have
been staged in this grand old state.
The greatest champions the game ever
has known have won and lost their
titles fighting in California. It was
the whole story. He has quit boxing
as a profession forever. There never
will be any more of the great Croffroth
scraps unless boxing is restored in
California.
Apparently He States Truth
The truth of Coffroth's remarks in
respect to the public's love of a de-
cision at the end of a bout is too well
known. The grief that has been scat-
tered around the city of New York
through the incompetence of no-de-
cision fights is enough to make Joe
Gans turn over in his grave. The ex-
hibitions that have been staged, main-
ly by Freddie Welsh, but also by
others, through the fact that it is easy
to take advantage of the Frawley law
are awful to memorize. Heavyweights,
bantams, feathers-they've all been in
on the great old game of putting it
over the public. Welsh's case has
been the worst. He never has been
known to really fight since he won his
title from Willie Ritchie. It could not
have happened with a decision per-
mitted by the laws.
Governor Whitman is determined
that legalized boxing shall not survive
r New York.
Neither the Varsity nor the verdants
were able to falter into anything that
looked like a counter during the ex-
tent of two periods. Both pitchers
were hit-proof but Captain Brandell
stated that is was too dark to see any-
way. otherwise there would have been
a sadly walloped freshman baseball
aggregation. It is rumored that the
authority just mentioned spoiled his
batting average in attempting to' fast-
en his eagle eye on the ball, and
rumor further intimates that a fortiori
there was a caustic comment or two
forthcoming.
The final score was 0-0, which is
also indicative of the disappointment
some of the junior members of the
opposing teams felt at not being able
to playfor the benefit.of certain fair
onlookers.,
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BILLY MURRAY, COAST BOXER,
JOINS ENGINEERING CORlS
Santa Rosa, Cal., May 19.- Billy
Murray, middleweight boxer, joined
the colors today. After being rejected
once for flat feet, he got his pedal ex-
tremities fixed up and enlisted in the
engineers' reserve corps. tie is the
first coast boxer to enlist.
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By H. C. Hamilton
(United Press Staff correspondent.)
New York, May 19.-When June 1
reaches the baseball season the un-
complaining fan will begin to dig into
his jeans for an extra two or three
or five cents whenever he passes the
turnstiles at a baseball park. That's
the way the baseball magnates are go-.
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Tener, president. of the National
league, and of Ban Johnson, president
of the American league, saved the
magnates the trouble of handing out a
percentage of their gross receipts.
Govyernor Tener's clear knowledge of
the' problem and his influence un-
doubtedly saved what probably would
havebeen a bad day for baseball.
Baseball is a little different from
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six clubs in an eight-club wheel'
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Spoiled by Big Rain
Yesterday
Two innings was the time allotted
by the weather to the Varsity and All--
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go the limit yesterday, immediately
following the prior performance on
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