N E W YQR] DIVISION - O'Ryan's Roughnecks

FEATHERWEIGHT BATTLERS
• STILL GROWLING.
Barney Williams' Rivals Tired of Debating
Demand Scraps Instead
of Words.
By Fred J. Ashley.
Recently the Gas Attack sporting editor
has been swamped with letters, relative to
the Camp Wadsworth featherweight problem.
Our three most insistent contributors
have been Barney Williams, the present
title-holder, and the managers of Hughey
Rodden and Kiddie Diamond, his two most
prominent rivals. Each man seems to be
trying to get the other "all het up" and have
him start something, but no one seems to
be taking the initiative as far as settling all
preliminaries goes.
all. They have heard enough and read
enough on all sides and have been able to
judge just how good all concerned are rhetorically.
What they want to know is how
good they are physically—and that develops
into a case of "put up or shut up."
We are sure all the men interested
want
the matter brought to a head. The only
solution is a fight to a finish, a method
which will be perfectly agreeable to the
athletic authorities. The fighters are here,
the ring is ready, Frank Moran would only
be tickled silly to officiate and there will be
thirty thousand interested fighters at Wadsworth
finally satisfied. The Gas Attack offers
its service in ending the preliminary,
once and for all.
Our two latest contributions
follow.
Mr. P. J. Ashley,
Dear Sir:—The "Gas Attack" of the 16th
printed an interview with "Barney Williams,"
(Battery E) in which he stated he
would meet Rodden as soon as Rodden
would agree to a match. In it was the
knock that Rodden "likes to talk a good
deal." To the boys of Battery B this was
one huge joke, and not playing square with
Rodden. Hugh Rodden, as we know him, is
a quite plain fellow, a good soldier, not a
blusterer, always willing to give advice, and
instructions in the "manly art." He doesn't
drink, smoke or dissipate in any way. A
real clean living chap—an example of what
clean living and boxing will do for a man.
As we understand it Rodden is to meet
Williams shortly. We are all looking forward
to it. We all figure Rodden the better
of the two. May the best man win.
In all justice to Hugh Rodden somethingmi
ght be printed to give others the chance
to judge a man as he really is.
Most respectfully yours,
CORPORAL T. E. DONOVAN,
Battery B, 105th F. A.
GAS ATTACK 23
108TH INFANTRY BASEBALL LEAGUE.
The companies of the 108th Regiment
have organized a baseball league. Sixteen
teams are in the field and each one is confident
of being able to win the regimental
pennant. The first meeting of the magnates
was held at Y. M. C. A. No. 96. One man
from each company was present. The
league was officially organized and a schedule
of games drawn up by Mr. Stezeman,
physical director of No. 96. Each team will
play every other team in the regiment once,
four games being played every Wednesday,
Saturday and Sunday. Umpires from among
the officers of the 108th were chosen, and an
official ball was decided upon. Chaplain
Jaynes was elected president of the league
and Corporal Wickersham, Co. D, was
chosen secretary and official scorer.
The boxing enthusiasts of the Camp want
the featherweight title decided once and for MULLINARI AND MACK IN SIX FAST
ROUNDS.
Johnnie Mullinari and Red Mack appeared
in a special six-round bout at Unit 95 last
Monday night. Mack was at Mullinari all
the time but failed to find any weak spots
in the Flushing champ's defense.
"Big Tent" on their last meeting, he said, "I
have already fought Diamond three times
and do not care to meet him again." Why ?
Is it because Kiddie is too hard for him?
Diamond is now matched to box Johnny
Mullinari in a 15-round bout. This is the
boy who Williams told "to go and get a
reputation." Everyone who has seen this
boy in action is convinced that if they
meet, Barney can "kiss his belt good-bye."
Diamond is taking this boxer on, regardless
of his good showing with larger men.
Diamond will box Williams, any number
of rounds, to a finish if necessary, immediately
after his present match, providing
Barney comes to earth again. By the way,
I always thought Barney was in the Artillery
instead of the Aviation Corps ?
Williams is not passing the "buck" to us,
it was passed to him long ago and now he
is trying to "camouflage" it through the
Gas Attack.
M
SERGEANT F. M. SHORT,
Co. E, 52nd Pioneer Infantry.
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COAKLEY
Artillery
TAKES 4 SECONDS IN
105TH TRACK
MEET.
Show Big Improvement in
Monthly
Competition.
Coakley of Battery F starred in the athletic
meet held by the 105th Artillery last
Saturday. The events were closed to the
men of the Bronx-Brooklyn unit. Coakley
was unable to get home first, in any of the
races, but in each case he was nosed out of
a victory by a few inches.
Lieutenant George McNulty, the old
Brooklyn athlete, was sponsor for the meet
and succeeded in getting a big field for each
event. Harvey Conn and Frank Moran, the
Division athletics directors, officiated.
The
Summaries.
75-Yard Dash—Wehrman, Battery F,
Coakley, Battery F, second, and Eddie
first;
Mossier,
Headquarters Company, third. Time
8 4-5 seconds.
Mile Run—Booth, Headquarters
Company,
first; Sands, Battery F, second, and Herman,
Battery F, third. Time, 4 minutes
2 3-5 seconds.
440-Yard Run—Waters, Battery F, first;
Coakley, Battery F, second, and Jacobs,
Headquarters Company, third. Time, 55 1-5
seconds.
8 80-Yard Relay-Headquarters Company,
Weinberg, Van Netten, Booth and Mossier,
first; Battery C, Wallace, Harris, Sack man
and De Camello, second, and Battery F,
Tietz, Wehrman, Coakley and Matchi, third.
Time, 1 minute 49 1-5 seconds.
Running Broad Jump—Simon, Brigade
Headquarters, 18 feet 1 inch, first; Coakley,
Battery F, 17 feet 1 inch, second, and
Wehrman, Battery F, 16 feet 9 inches,
third.
Shot Put— Roddin, Battery D, 39 feet 5
1-2 inches, first; Coakley, Battery F, 38
feet 9 inches, second, and Waltham, Battery
C, 38 feet 4 inches, third.
Running High Jump—Purdy, Battery A,
5 feet 8 inches, first; Folsman,, Battery E,
5 feet 2 inches, second, and Brown, Battery
B, 5 feet 1 inch, third.
A T T H E R I G H T P R I C E
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COMPANY " E , " 52ND PIONEER IN­
FANTRY.
Barney Williams claims that Kiddie Diamond
is indulging in nothing but talk. Barney
fails to remember that right in the
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