(By C. H. Hamilton, United Press)
NEW YORK, March 15. — Any idea
any one might hnve had that boxing
wasn't on its last legs and tottering
unsteadily to its corner for the final
round should be thoroughly dissipat
ed by Governor Whitman's action in
New York, when he refused to permit
Les Darcy to appear in public bouts.
Whether it will seep into other
states and knock the game clear out
the ring is something else and re
mains for time to tell. Whitman was
severely criticised in many quarters
when he took his stand against Darcy,
while in other spots he was highly
commended.
Critics declared he should not have
shown discrimination against Darcy,
pointing out that Freddie Welsh, Tom
Cowler, Ted Lewis and others are al
lowed to box without interference.
They are just as much at fault as is
Darcy, for they are Englishmen,
whereas Darcy is an Australian, and
of Irish descent. Whitman’s action
seems to have been taken because
Darcy had neglected his duty to come
to America and get some easy money.
The spectacle of a foreigner coming
here and separating New Yorkers
from their cash because they were
easy marks evidently didn’t appeal to
the governor. The other English box
ers already were in this country when
war was declared. Darcy made a
frightful mistake when he refused to
talk business with Mike Gibbons and
promoters from the middle west. Then
when he listened to bad advice and
separated himself from Tim O'Sullivan
he made another bad step. Each of
these actions caused adverse comment
and the people began to kick. Gover
nor Whitman’s attention naturally
was called to what was going on. He
couldn't have helped seeing it if he
read the newspapers. Darcy wasn’t
complimented by any means in the
things said about him. If Governor
Whitman got the wrong impression
it’s his own fault. The money grub
bers among the boxers are fast chok
ing the wind out of the goose that lays
the golden egg. It wouldn't be at all
surprising if every boxing law in the
country was wiped off the books with
in two or three years.
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MASTERS SOLD
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, March 15. — Fifty
thousand dollars worth of old masters
from the collection of Frederick R,
Halsey will be auctioned off at the
Anderson art galleries here, beginning
today. This is the seventh section
of the Halsey collection to be sold
and will bring the total sales from the
collection up to nearly $400,000, oi
more than $100,000 greater than any
similar sale on record. Other saleE
from the collection later probably will
bring the total close to a million dol
lars. Among the most interesting ol
the old masters on sale today are
“Christ Healing the Sick” and "Chrisl
Before Pilate," by Rembrandt. “Ca
therine of I’raganza,” “Henrietta
Maria” and "Oliver Cromwell,” by Wil
liam Falrthorne, one of the most cele
brated of the seventeenth century
portrait engravers, all exceedingly rare
specimens, are in today’s selection.
INDUSllfiilSSl
FOR INDIA
(By Associated Press)
DELHI, March 15. — An office simi
lar to that of the minister of muni
tions in England has been created ii
India, with the appointment of Si
Thomas Holland to the presidency o
the Indian industrial commission. Thi
commission la expected to mobiliz
for war India’s industrial and natn
ral resources. The object 1b to mak
India self-supporting as to suppliet
and to insure that the surplus exporl
GERMANS UNO AUSTRIAN!
ALL WAR CONTRIBUTORS
(By Associated Press)
VIENNA, March 15. — Every on
of the 13,000,000 German-Austrian
within the empire is represented b
1,154 Kronen ($231) in the war loan
that have been raised in Austrii
These loans have amounted to 18
000,000 kronen, of which the Germa
subjects have subscribed some fiftee
billions. The six million Czechs bav
subscribed one million and a quarte
while the remaining 13,000,000 inhal
Itants, including eight million citizen
of Galicia and the Bukowlna, hav
subscribed one and three-quartei
billions.
ALLIED LOSS OE
AIRSHIPS FOR
lASTJfEAR
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, March 15. — An official
recapitulation here of the statistics of
airship losses during the year 1916
Indicates that the Gormans lost 221
machines, and their opponents sacri
ficed 784. The bulk of the losses on
both sides was in the west, where
the Germans lost 181 airBhlps, and the
English and French 739. it is declared.
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(By United Press)
CINCINNATI. March 14. — Base
ball bugs hereabouts believe the des
tiny of the Iteds, as far as 1917 is con
cerned. is in the keeping of Christy
Mathewson and Hal Chase.
Matty has a bunch of youthful pit
chers to work with this season. If he
can develop a star of two from among
Lefty Gerner, Jim Ring, Mike Regan,
Roy Sanders and Hod Eller, all snared
from the bushes last fall, Red pros
pects of a first division berth won’t
be so bad, as Fred Toney, Pete Schnei
der and Clarence Mitchell, who appear
due for hig years, are counted on to
carry most of the burden.
The old master of the pitching hill
will devote the most of his time at the
training camp to teaching his pitch
ers the secrets that made him the most
famous of big league pitchers. Matty
worked on Pete Schneider last fall
and made a big improvement in his
work. Elmer Knetzer, who still is
with the team, likewise showed im
provement.
Chase will have charge of the hat
ting end of the camp. Hal only led
the league last year, so he is pretty
well qualified to give instructions on
how to hit the elusive pill. Chase
likewise will drill the vets and rook
ies on base running and perhaps show
them a few things about fielding.
A great fielding and throwing out
field is sure to wear the Red this
year. Eddy Rousch, Tom Griffith and
Neale can go and get ’em as far as
any three in the majors.
None set the world afire at bat last
year, so Chase will take them in tow,
while Manuel Cueto, a Cuban slugger,
lifted from the Virginia league, will
try to beat one of them out of his
job.
The team is certain to be strong at
two infield positions, first and third
or first and second, it being uncer
tain right now whether Heinie Groh
will play third or second. Bill Mc
Kechnie, Dave Shean, Billy Louden,
Larry Kopf, Tommy Romanch are
candidates for the other two jobs, and
all Redville bugs can hope is that
they will fil lthe bill.
The catching staff does not look
extra promising so far. Ivy, Wingo
and Tom Clarke both had poor sea
sons last year. Emil Huhn was sick
most of the summer, but showed pro
mise at the tail end. Huhn has an ex
cellent chance of becoming one of the
first string backstops this year.
Fifth or sixth place seems to be
the best the Reds can hope for. There
is no silly pennant talk being stirred
up here, as the team doesn't look as
good as the one Buck Herzog took
south last spring. However, Herzog’s
tactics as manager failed to get the
results the team was capable of, and
if the Reds don't have anything else
this year except harmony they are
pretty sure to have that, and harmony
never kept a team down in the race.
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-TRACOMA INVADES ARGENTINE.
BUENOS AIRES, March 15. -—
Tracoma, said to have been brought
into the country by Turkish immi
grants, is causing serious alarm in
parts of Argentina. Berisco, with 10,
000 inhabitants, is said to have 1,200
1 cases.
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(By United Press)
CLEVELAND, March 15. — Septem
ber first Dr. Frank E. Spaulding will
become absolute dictator over the
public schools of the Sixth City.
Thereby the city Bets aside the school
board to try an experiment. Dr. Spaul
ding will receive 812,000 a year, said
to be the most ever paid a school head
in the United States.
One of the first things Dr. Spaulding
will do, he says, is to test all teach
ers’ efficiency, weed them out and
raise all salaries of those remaining.
He has been head of the Minneapolis
schools, where he put the Bchool
board to one side except in discussing
policies.
There also he abolished all stand
ing committees of the board and hand
led all executive matters himself, used
his own text books and paid the royal
ties to the school fund, gave normal
school students jobs as “cadet” teach
ers with pay, threw the school build
ings wide open to the public for meet
ings, held staff meetings of teachers,
started "opportunity rooms” for back
ward students, doubled the number of
kindergartens and placed them under
a competent director.
He also mapped out a school build
ing program covering a perior of
years, established two year high
school courses for commercial tech
nical students and made inducements
to keep boys and girls in school when
they showed signs of quitting.
LAHGE QUANTITIES OF WINE
GIVEN FRENCH TROOPS
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, March 15. — In the year
1915 the French government distri
buted 618,000,000 bottles of wine
among the armies, each man and of
ficer receiving half a liter a day. LaBt
year there was a considerable in
crease, the total amount requisitioned
reaching 790,000,000 bottles.
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN SIT IS
HIGH COURT
BRISBANE, Australia, March 15. —
Women justices are sitting in the pre
sent session of the high court here,
for the first time in the history of
Queensland.
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May 3, 1915. 165,419.07 fl
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November 10,1915. 295,494.81 fl
, February 7, 1916 . 282,355.00 fl
May 15, 1916. 291,978.84 B
August 5, 1916. 389,053.14 B
November 8, 1916. 7. 421,651.81 B
February 15, 1917 . 458,688.55 fl
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MARCH 15
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