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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS NOVEMBER 27. 1910 IN THES PO RTfMQWO LP MoianhFavorih Of wn mwn i j- tory Young ver Bat. NeU Hackenschmii t's San Francisco "vcr-ni! 1 111 1 1 ft an nciw made favorite over fi li r. NeU, 'v liPir 'y- f.i cILII'l UOOll in (V.ff, "ti:" Career Wrestling i Osl all oln on nap iiecn dim unexjiected shin 'I HI IU ea tne tight fans Clio in ui'LLinauuii Dver over r.OO mat victories, not including the theatrical bounts. Hack has wrestled all over the lead rurn ot sentimem r.m,;,...

1- er Tom Corbet says of Moran money a including Frank Gotch, the tists. rust, To- world's day fight is looked champion, George Hacken- Upon a nation contesi for a lenge the light 0 in win be a 2(-rouiu The following; story of Young Haek-enscniidt was written by an admirer of the wrestler who has known him all his lile and has followed his mat career with great interest. It is an interesting story of athletic achievements and well worth reading. Editor's Xote. Joe Turner, the popular local wrestler, better known to the wrestling fans as Young llackenschraidt, and familiarly called lack" by his numerous friends, relates a short history of his wrestling career and numerous experience on the road.

Me was born in the state of Maryland, February 17, in the year of 1887, now being in his 23rd year. His father was an all round Selic will refr0 1 Hijii Both the Englishman exneeted tf pvimui schmidt, the Russian Lian, Robler, Americus, Fred JBeel and others. His only defeats are at the hands of Frank Lynch of Baltimore, John Drake of Asheville and Max Miller. He re-won these last laurels, so no wrestler outside of Frank Gotch and George Hack-enschmidt hold victories over him. Of course, the latter two men merelv wrestled exhibitions with him, as they recognize the fact that no' middle Ives i utmost to win.

fm- Moran a spvpvo asniratinns and "Snt. liil dfllip'' hiviIiqW 'lis fis-f. jr.WOKIJIH- 1 I US career The mc-ihl wifsuer uas. a enanro ana net pair are thorn athlete and the village chamnion of ithom to clever matched and a fast, is anticipated. the old style wrestling.

"Mack" began Since coming to Charlotte Hack has aV a ln 1904 inPen 0 favorite here and a resident for aounilUU, If. Jllh 1115)1 expeiieiice tjie oast six mouths Hp will iiara i. ili JUY (111 The Crippen Case, stern wav in winch The active season defending his claim on the mat was in an old stable loft-where a young wrestler, namely Jack as Ens 'in. middleweight champion and will start -iiui mete out cniiijips muauon in a way. and yet one Til, iv- on the road soon, representing Charlotte on the mat in all his future bouts.

ef, with a feeling of 1 III A such as sun on nus tne rnal nf h- thp rrmrlr.iiiT,-! 1 ur, t-ji, Tllinpil mav lna NOBODY WORKS BUT FATHER. man. tnu rvi. MOlir-o liitnn Slf Some photograph, of the -differ. V' Ji Sr '1 ent Positions of the hand in n.ng 1 BiMi.rd shots as demonstrated by JAA HCpPe.

famoUS BaIknne player. The following ar- yp- wSj' i tide by Hoppe will be of interest. i year-old. and both of these were easy 4 9 A i 101 lle1- ln t1le Hoise Review AyL Pi X. 'tv at Columbus she won as she pleas- i ins as so ijorrftci srz JL SL $Jr ijr JL LkJ Ji- V- M.

M. following week, in the two-year-old di- fi. vision of the Kentucky Futurity, she year-old. and both of these were easy for her. In the Horse Review Futurity at Columbus she won as she pleased, and equalled the best race mile for her age 2.12 1-1 of Trampfast.

The following week, in the two-year-old division of the Kentucky Futurity, she ne waS ooinico, was circumstantial, and at it been proven that the body found in i ne ceurti was even or a woman i ca.i uuiiiiu ui ii is wire. The )oc. tor maintained unto the end his deehir- Qnwno ui ui me crime, ami ne saiu uiis would some day )f, Ps. (By a Yorkville, S. Boy.) Nobody works but father, 'Cause mother's always sick, And I am going to graded school To learn to be the trick.

Pa's motherinlaw lives with him, And you know pa likes that fine He either has to walk the chalk, Or have a hello time. Pa starts at four in the morning And works till nin at night; laoiisnea. i ne r.ngiisn court a refused bpaiding was holding fort as his training quarters. The mat was made of old sacks sown together and tacked down over straw such as used for horses' bedding. One night a wrestling tournament was arranged between the South Washington and South East boys, Spalding being in the star bout.

His opponent, however, failed to put in appearance and of course some one had to be piced from the audience of about 40 men aud boys. Finally the South East crowd picked Willie Turner, as Hack was then called, as their last hope; honors foi' the evening being about "Hack" protested at first as he had never had any mat experience, although being in good physical condition, from the playing of football and other outside sports. Being a favorite among his Southeast aggregation he finally consented to take a chance and stood Spalding, his opponent, off for nearly two hours, when the referee called it a draw as both men were pretty well exhausted. After the match both boys became good pals and joined 1 1 1 .1 to commute tne sentence or pant a pardon, and as the date was set for No vein her 2 Of ('Xl'HUinn it is id presumed that Br. Crippen has (He never has no pleasure, ushered into that higher Tribunal o( justice where all men must anluvrr tor deeds done in the body.

is often prevented in AniericH. lut rather this than see one man oxermcd unjustly. Stanley Knterpiise. Miss Gushleigh "Didn't it seem to give you strange thoughts of the mhrr Only sometimes when he gets tight. Pa hires three negroes to help him, But they're always beating time, And they "will shoot craps on Sunday Dad has to pay the fine.

There's only three of our family, That's mother, dad and And I often wonder what I'll do If poor old dad should die. world when you were up in the clouds far removed Ironi tins mundane sphere?" Aeronaut "You hot it di Method Employed In ma'am: I nearly froze to dath Chi cago Tribune. 1 rotted the second heat in 2.07 three seconds faster than tbe best 2-year-old recorded, the 2.10 3-4 of Arion made against time. In this mile Native Belle trotted the middle half in 1.0l Native Belle first started the past champion, Colorado E. Her.

next start was in the Horse Review Futurity at Columbus, which she won after a five-heat battle with Emily Ellen and Grace, the Belle trotting the first and third heats in 2.07 She was not in form in the Kentucky Futurity, won by Grace, and was drawn before the conclusion of the race. The following week, in the Champion Stallion Stakes she was second to Grace. This ended 1 tj I HfIIj On 11 it season at Em i lire City, where she was i 8711X111 S3-C I a 1 tfiTa S-' I ITfl unsteady and was beaten by the eham- season at Empire City, where she was unsteady and was beaten by the NEW 1911 MODEL entered the amateur ranks ot the national guard, winning both the feather and light weight honors for his home city against the Baltimore grapplers, The following year, 190-j, he won the South Atlantic championship for the national guard of Washington, winning in the featherweight, light weight, welter and middle weight classes. For his fine work he was rewarded with three gold medals for the first three bouts and a gold watch for his final victory. During his amateur career he played basketball on the famous Corcoran Cadets, this team winning four consecutive pennants in the South Atlantic amateur union.

He has a fine record in base ball in the capital city, playing cn the pennant winners for style and stick to if. Tl.is article is the first of a series by Willie Hoppe. billiard champion of the world, and will be lee.nni-pnnicil bv series of hs demonstrating different plays. Automobiles Now On Exhibition. I will try to explain in ill-? simplest language the bridges 1 liav found to be the most effective an 1 easiest to master.

The offhand masse 'ridg pictured in the left side is used very in championship matches, but i shown more in fancy and work which v.il lenable the executor to ger. important years in the church league, lead her racing for the season, but the same! four Rambler Automobile Company Fourth and Tryon Sts.f Charlotte, N. C. The Hridge Most feature tor tha? who well. Editor's Note.

I play ing the league at bat by a percentage week Murphy started her against the over .310 for average of each sea world's record of 2.07 for three-vear-1 of Leasing Lady, of Moko trot- old fillies, held by The and 1 lie little daughter ting in 2.06 1-2. 15: (By WILLIE HOPPE.) (World's Champion 13:1 and Balk Line Billiard Playr.) son. His first professional match was against Charles (Kid) Cutler in the year of 1907. Cutler was sparring partner to John L. Sullivan, who was appearing at the Lyceum theatre.

The laws of the district probiting sparring, Cutler engaged in wrestling- all ed and thumb extended. The cue. slipping easily between the band and thumb, finds a solid resting piace. This bridge I use mostly for the balk line nurse when the balls are close together and a delicate stroke is need ed. A few minutes' practice will serve to show how simple and effect' 3 is this manner of holding the rue.

1: gives perfect freedom of action and prevents a cramped movement. Directly below the nurse bridge illustration will be found the drawstroke bridge. It is made with the hand lying flat on the table with the index finger around the cue shaft and touc.i-ing the thumb in a very Arm manner, so as to prevent the cue from taking an irregular stroke, which is out hoc i caused by the executing hand, and the other three fingers of the hand should be in position exactly as that shown in the illustration, which will give ihe hand a firm s-etting and hold the cue in position for a terrific drive, or a very heavy draw shot stroke, used for gathering the balls into position in most of the round-table shots. I have often been asked. SUC.l army Vulcanizing Auto Tires Don't throw awy the or damaged tires.

At small cost we can make them give you another year's service. A full line of Auto Tires in Stock. a small majority of the vast persens v.b.o find amusemeni Klatawak, 2.0o 1-2. the champion three-year-old paeer, is headed for the auctions and will pass under the hammer on Dec. 12, the opening day of the speed sales to be held that, week at the United Stock Yards.

Klatawah took his record in a race at Louisville twelve years ago and his mile has and ivc-of ar ihc i eat ion playina; ditVevent styl-lianls ever aitaiu proficiti game. The answer is sinu start wrong. And once bavin eii an incorrect style is a ihing to unlearn bad habits i Jiey acqrir-di meuH and lie- never been beaten bv a pacer of his foi ce on tlie cue ball for driving masse, such as could not. be obtained by holding the bridge hn.l in any position cm the tal.de. By using the offhand masse stroke the player can hit the cue viui s-uch force as to drive ball the entire length of the falve and veturn without striking cushions or any object balls.

The close masse bridge stroke shown on the right side is most diifieult for the novice. It is usl only when ihe balls are "lhied up." The cue is held perpendicular Ky the. stroke and grasping the cue with I lie Mm mb and the first two lingers. Only the tips of the lingers on th, bridge band touch the table ihe cue merely resting on the side of the hand. It seems an insecure method of guidance, but a litt'le practice will show how serviceable it is.

Beginners will do well to either pass up 'he masse stroke for a time or try it out on rn old table. slight sJip a tablecloth. For this reason manv Relay Manufacturing Company comers, forfeiting $1 per minute to the men for each minute they stayed on the mat without being thrown. Cutler's weight of 201 pounds enabled him to throw three or four men every performance. Up until Friday- night of the week, no one had made a favorable shbwmg.

That night Pat a popular referee of the east, told Hack to go on with three other boys and wait until Cutler had disposed of the other three in order to get some advantage. Hack's friends telling him if he stayed three minutes it would be the best record for the local boys against Cutler. Hack, however, look- Charlotte, N. South Tryon St. age.

although ihe California colt, Jim Loga, succeeded in equaling it in 1909. George H. Eastabrook. millionaire horseman of Denver, who races, among others, the champion three-year-old Colorado 2.01 3-4. advances in a most, able manner the advantages of the "high altitude" in the training and ilo'olnunionl rf ih trnttor Onp of si in aright.

are three thing- one must learn to jday even an a -orage game oi billiards making a bridge for all shots, holding the ue properly with the driving hand, and S'rok- Each of these three depend-; upon the other, and I believe the brido us ih most important of the lot. ah hough some liilliardists may dagree with me. I have ofiimes been because I did not attempt masier ihc In the lower illustration is seen the bridge I use for close draw shots when the balls are so near together that a broader bridge impossible. Only a few inches of space are re was th mct f00trl nf thelingtobe the toughest proposition Eeicks chosen by Cutler as his first opponent. While Mr.

Hall, the manager, was introducing Mr. Cutler, and telling the audience that the wrestlers took all clever elucidation is that he guarantees to take a sprinter into the moun-tians and after careful seasoning (if JUST game at the three-cushion carom stvle first-class "rooms bar the shot, except risks of broken arms, Hack, to I show his nerve, asked what the purse quired, yet a strong urin resting for the cue is attained. While all of the bridges I have mentioned are regularly used by the advanced player, tbe third and will serve all needs of the beginner. Never allow the bridge hand to become cramped. Never stai a shot unless the cue is traveling easily through or over the bridge band, i The whole game of.

billiards depend; upon of movement. o'ii a- me two strokes vary so greatly I will not injuring the delicacy of my 'balklino stroke to please a few curious bo would like to see me attempt tiat game. Hence I would suggest tluu at billiards take up one particular of course, the horse is sound physically) make him stick. "Give- me a horse that can go three-quarters in fast time in the "east," write Mr. Eastabrook, "and I venture to say that if he is in sound condition, that a year's training in Colorado will make him a fast miler.

Beyond any question, Colorado air is the best that a hohse can breath in training." for. experienced players. In the upper middle photograph is the bridge most often called into play. It is -used--for the delicate nursing stroke. The heel of the hand r-nd the finger tips rest firmly on the bed of the table with knuckles elevat C.

C. CODDINGTON, 209 S. Church St. Jack Johnson of Interest To nop Was Discharged youngsters tried out, and expressed himself as well pleased with what they showed him. Probably the best looker of the lot is a filly by Peep-O'Day-Nellie Bly (dam of Frieze) by Ben Hollid.

She worked a quarter of a mile in 23.2-i; and a bay filly by Knight of the Thistle Fraztalla by Aintree, and a "chestnut filly by Scribe Attelle by the Commoner, worked 23.3-5. These youngsters are all elig-able to the Breeder' Futurity, to be decided at the Lexington meeting next spring. Mr. Kelly announces that Racing Fraternity New Argentine Rule was it ne stayed on 10 minutes, iue time limit. Mr.

Hall took it for a joke, and said he would give $25 if any one in Washington lasted that time Hack had assumed his middle name Joe and was introduced coming champion by John L. Sullivan. Time being called, Hack assumed the defensive, remaining on his feet for three minutes before being thrown to the mat. The intense excitement of the audience kept him on the go and in seven minutes Hack was forming the perfect, bridge that has saved him from so many defeats in recent years. Cutler was unable to hold him and amid the cheers of every one, including John L.

Sullivan and the show performers he emerged from the mat winning the $25 by staying. the time limit. John L. Sullivan was the first to congratulate', the victor and; told the vast audience he was surprised but pleased to know that he had made no mistake by introducing Joe as the coming champion, and advised him to continue in the wrestling game. During the same year Hack won the welter weight of the South from Rob Rov Mackey, of Washington, and three weeks later defeated Harvey Parker, at that time recognized as the welter weight champion of America.

The same season he went out on the road and won 37 more mat victories. In the year of 190S he was engaged by Harry Fulton, of the Golden Crook At any hour of the clay or evening we serve dainty Lunches uppers OR Dinners To Automobile Parties Special Menus as Ordered. Tables Reserved on Request. Gresham's BASEMENT OF REALTY BLDG. Dainty Lunhces FOR Automobile Parties be able to compete in classics and wil1 a'1 winter there be given a cial races provided for them bv the careful preparation lor their early en BERT E.

COLLYER. Chicago, Nov. The argentine Republic, until recently looked m.on By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 26 Jock Johnson, world's champion heavyweight pugilist, who was arrested yesterday charged with assault upon Annette Cooper, a show girl, and with disorderly conduct, was discharged from custody today.

Miss Cooper did not appear to prosecute her charge. Instead, she sent a letter enclosing a physician's certificate that she had been ill in bed for the past ten days and was in no condition to leave her home, and-requested that Johnson be ept in custody for two weeks when she wotild be able to appear against him. Magistrate Freschi refused to. put the case over and discharged the prisoner. Jockey gagements.

One of the most important light harness horse sales of the present sea Took Effect Sept. 1st. "No. 3. The new law will take effect from the first of September, and will only annlv to horses imnorted in- son was made a few days ago wnen Georee C.

Moore, of Detroit, owner of to the Argentine and inscribed in the Dromore Farm. St. Clair. our- .1 riV(lll 1 11 1 I 1 f. 1 i.

after that date. chased the 1 lie OLUU DUUK The Standard also world's champion two and old trotting Ally, Native 1.9. frnm lirlwnrrl Thnmn- goes on to say three year say that the law will not affect the Belle, 2.06 shipment of Haggin's thoroughbreds son, of North port. Long Island. Dro THE COTTON MOVEMENT now at Buenos Ayres, and which represent the progeny of Watercress, as a most lucrative market for American thoroughbreds and stock driven out of this country by confiscatory legislation has.

through the solons of the Jockey Clubs, put tip the bars, Matt Byrnes, who went to the Argentine Republic with peveral shipments of broodmares and other thoroughbreds from the Haggin establishment, and is at present there superintending the dispersal, of a remnant, sends the following excerp from the Buenos Ayres Daily-Standard "'of. Oct. 9th, and which is self-explanatory: Bar All Imported Horses. "At a meeting. of the racing committee held at the; Jockey Club on Thursday, it was resolved to create a new law treating on participation of imported horses on the PaJermo and more Farm now boasts the distinction of owning the two-year-old colt and filly champions, as Justice Brooks, troldfinch.

Star Ruby, Greenan, Minie, F. 0. Factory Rumble and Box $25 Extra $485 Salvator, these' 2.09 1-2. the colt which trotted such Everyman's The Brush ar Runabout Ajai Royal Hush III and having been imported several months ago. into Argentine a sensational mile in winning the two-vear-old division of the Kentucky Fu- As will be easily seen, the action of turity at Lexington a few weeks ago, the colonatic bodv will effectively and von In his report for November 18th, Col.

Henry G. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, shows that the amount of cotton brought into sight during 79 days of the present season was 5,054,965 bales, a decrease under the same period last year of 146,284 bales. The exports were 2,551,746 bales. a decrease of 102,3321 hales. The takings were, by Northern spinners, 717,467 bales, an increas-3 of 50,183 bales; by Southern spinners, 559.9S7 bales, a decrease of 34,672 bales.

No matter what vour occupation or nrofesslon. It will pf? show company as a star attraction, as middle "weight champion of the world, meeting all forfeiting $25 to any wrestler that stayed the time limit, of 15 minutes. During the 23 weeks, he forfeited $25 to ,15 men out of 300 opopnents. It was then that Alex Swanson of Seven Rock, disputed his claim as middleweight champion, as Swanson had previously defeated Burt Hudson, alias Al Ack-erman, in Columbia, S. and by this claimed to be the real title holder.

Hack accepted the challenge and threw Swanson two straight falls, the first in .57 minutes and the second in 23- minutes. Previous to this vic-tor3' Hack defeated many other good men too numerous to mention as these victories for finish matches including the last season, amount up to oughly investigate this wonderful car. Find out what it is mr" ands of merchants, physicians, contractors, engineers, lawyfi- for t.l''!is in was bred and is woned at the farm on the shores of Lake St. Clair. The price paid for the famous Ally has not been made public, but it is a certainty that it was well up toward five figures.

The racing days of the filly are over for it is the intention of Mr. Moore to retire her to the breeding ranks, and the coming season she will be bred to Justice Brooks, perhaps the first time in the history of harness horse breeding -that the colt and filly champions nf that ate have been mated. Native probably permanently destroy what promised to be a most lucrative market. It is said that the English trade will suffer almost double the damage of the American. F.

J. Kelly, the Chicago, merchant-horsemen, has three very promising yearlings of his breeding at the Kentucky Association track in charge of Dore Pierce, who formerly trained Ihe jumpers for William Gej'st and George farmers, mail carriers, artisans in fact, for men (and woim carriers, other race courses under the jurisdiction of- the Jockey Club. "The law; reads as follows: "No. 1. In all hippodomes under the patronage of the Jockey Club at present subjected to, the old regulations, it is underetood that Jn future -all the ordinary races will: be only to animals all walks of life.

can is for way a man with a girl cut her The only another out to do iL- born and bred in Argentine "one. Mr. Kellv-took a run over to GREGORY MOTOR CO TATE 'SS' 'No. 2. Imported horses will only Lexington during the week to Bee the' Belle trotted by.

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