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THURSDAY, MAY 17.–1920.

AIR MINISTRY PRIZEST

U.S. 'NAVAL SQUABBLE.

HAS WELLS GOT BACK! REVISED RULES FOR TESTS. ALLEGATION OF FORGERY Exgene Corri writes'ina Homa «The rù les for the Air Ministry| Washington, May 12 ---Bečrat- |paper ----During the past forty Competitions, which have been ary of the Nàvy Daniela to-day years I have, as you may suppose, the mihjeet of protracted con- presented to the senate committee sean all ́mannar af baxars, but Itention "between the Ministry on naval affaira a confidential believe 1 am right in saying that and the aircraft constructura, cablegram which President Wil in all the long time I have been have now been issued in a reson seat to Admiral W, 8, Sims amociated with boxing and boxers rised form. Since then the com-who was in England during the I have never behold such a re-petitions have been postponed war.

markable 'man as Fred Kay, of from ons date to another, and In the cablegram the president Australis, one of three young the rules have been more than expressed surprise that the Brit follows from “down under” whojonce reshaped.

fish Admiralty failed to use Bri- have recently come against us, Agreement seems, however, to tain's great naval, supariority,"

Recently **

of you have been reached at last, and effectively against the German are aware, he met our welter the competitions, which have as submarines. He asked Admiral champion, Johnny Basham, and their object the promotion in Sims to comment and make sug- at the end of twenty rounds lost increased safety, comfort, and gestions, based on independent on points. Kay, as I have before econoray in aerial travel, will be thought" without regard to the remarked, is a right handed boxer, opened on August 3 for large judgment of any one on that side. which, of course, is nothing un-and small aeroplanes and on of the water. usual for we have had many September 1 for amphibians, The cablegram in part said. surh Tiger Smith, for instance,The prizes to be competed for Tha Admiralty is helpless to the a terror in. Army fatients once are as follows:-

point of panic over the submarine i upon a time.

tal Prizes open to British sub-ituation. Every plan we sug But Kay is more than a right-jects for aeroplanes including gest they rejer: for some reason handed boxer, he is positively engines designed and manufac-of prudence. In my view this is weird. Physically he is a humantured in the British Empire:- not the time for prudence, but for streak, A Sart of exclamation | Small type-1st, £10,000: 2nd,|boldness, even at the cost of great mars, nearly six feet high, ver|24,000; Onl $2,0 Large losses“

The weighs no more than 10 %, type--1st. £20,000: 2nd. £5,000:: The secrolarg said the pisid-

31 lbs.

[3rd, £4,000,

ent added that Admiral Sima was

·His reach is phenomenal. He b) Prizes open to British sub-asked to advise us if you were stands all wrong, hisboxing is all Jeets for seanlines (amphibians) running the navy as your wa." wrong, in fact, he sets up a huge fincluding engines designed and Secretary Daniels further rea Haugh at that which we call en-Imanufacture: the British tified that Admiral Sims replied vention.

Empire -- 1st. 11',vt; fod in a long telegram of generalities (£4,000; 3rd. £2,000,

on what the British were doing.

Washington, May 17. Secre- try of the Navy Daniels to-day. charged that the cablegram pro-

AN UNGAISLY BOXER.

Kay is the most ungainly man

The Government reserve the

1 have ever seen in the ring. Height to vary the proportion of jumps, hups, and rolls about like totals under (al and (6) between

appears

a man who was torn tired: hehe various prizes if the merits of duced before the senate naval

the machines warrantitor to with- affairs committee during Admirat}{ to be impossibly slow, and yet in some wonderful, inex hold any or all of the prizes if, in Sims testimong bore a forged plicable, magical

the opinion of the judges cam-signature. way he is

Secretary Daniels said he re- surprisingly fast and elusive. Yamittee, no real advance on exist- more difficult opponent has beening designs is shown. The Gov-ferred to the message received by! entran: Sims in London which was part found for Basham, however-tbeernment will. if the greatest, the most brilliant boxer rees, buy the machine of each of his criticism of the nary de- we have a model for every young spe winning the first prize, the partment, purporting to be signed man to copy a classical boxer. designs to remain the property off by Secretary Daniels. He sai

the manufacturers. The maxi-the original dispatch was signed: though obviously superior, never really mastered mun prices payable under this by "A. F. Carter by direction of

head will be:-

the chief of naval operations.” the Australian; either was he

£4,000 Continuing Secretary Daniels able to tell what was likely to Aeroplane, small type

10,000 said: Sonewhere somebody is happen. Our champion in theroplane, large type third round had a very anxious Seaplane

8,000 guilty of signing my usme to an

Basham.

times then he was in a very bad Oil and petrol, and, as far as official dispatch which the origin--

possible, accommodation way, and Kay, had he been able

fatal shows I never signed or allow. to hit hard, might have won. (owner's risk) for the aircraft, willled. The dispatch shows an dra- Basham, however, recoveredte supplied free by the Govern-sure of the real signature and the from his trouble, and without ment

being able to make the Australian (CAL), Air Ministry, before

appear to

ber

much below

the following dates:---

Seaplanes (amphibians), July 1.

championship class, was always Aeroplanes, large and small scoring points. Withou: deub:ypes, June 1. Kay is the greatest disciple of unorthodoxy I have seen, and I Ido not think that any wround about his weight, o'her than Basham, could bear bing

As for Basham. I should say that he is as cord as ever, and hge that befe long it will be possible to get him matched for the world's welder title

WELLSS FORM MONTES deletedmapildid have arisen as the merit of the victory Bombardier Wells rained MGootty. There

substitution of Daniels."

Secretary Daniels Baid that Admiral Sims should produce the person who charged the signature and declared that the admiral "owed an apology to me and the country."

RELIABILITY AND ECONOMY. There are numerous minor al- Newport, R. 1. May 17-Ad- ferations in the rules as now miral Sims had no comment to approved and two new tests are make on Secretary Daniel's state- introdured. These latter are aiment that the secretary's name # cablegram to test for multi-engined machines was forged to in landing and getting off with Sima during the war.

Washington. May 14-Secret- one engine cut out, and a reli- ability and ecunomy test that is inary of the Navy Daniela 10-day (effect an expansion of the testified that Admiral Sims tried Loriginal "copsaal to have alto disregard the navy department) test of reliability alone. The plan, instead of accepting the definition of the ful load under departments suggestions of a which this test is to be carried great offensive tastop the Gemian foutis "petrol and oil sufficient to submarines.

• → Pé~~~$ + + F} ~~~ per julie me Loles at sumire, at nepeld will not have it that Wella did of not less than 80 mp.b., and in

ang better than expected. And addition the declared passenger WHISKY AT 126, A BOTTLE. This fighting qualities they run-load (including pilot and crew, i!

tinua seriously to deuit. I do not lang, the standard weight of each TRADE CAMPAIGN AGAINST think it can be urged against me person to be taken at 200lb."

NEW DUTIES.

The additional duties on spirits.

that f

of the prWells The conditions and tests for! brigade. bur. in jassize to

seaplanes lamphibians) include the Bombardier. I that with the possible exceptior of reliability

mus: say:ests in alighting and getting off, beer, and wines imposed by thei

and economy, and Budget appear to have caused his fight some years ago with

consternation in the trade, and Forks Flynn, the American. I da mooring out.

For the first time in six years a not think he had ever done so that they do not touch greatness, Vigorous campaign against the splendidly as in bis affair with Barns is under 40 years of age, increase in taxation is likely to M'Goorty

and having all his life taken be launched. So long as money it is very true that M'Goorty great care of himself, he is even had to be found for the poblic 18 no longer a young man, and now an almost perfect physical of prosecating the war brewers, that he has seen his best day. specimen.

distillers, the public submitted

bat even'so be is still a consider- And although he has not done to heavy duties without serious able fighter, and I do not believe any very serious fighting for many protest, but now that estimates of he has ever been in such fine years, he has never been alto the national expenditure are re- condition during his present stay gether out of training since be garded as swollen by Govern- in this country as he was against feat his championship to Johnson.ment extravagance the beasy the Bombardier: "beither bas he tie has given it out that he con-new imposts are likely to be

siders that Beckett is the pick of Sbarply opposed.

|Tought barder.

Bat the chief merit in the the bunch, and it is Beckett that The increase in the whisky

latest conquest of Wells lies in be is anxious to meet. I do not duty to 728. 61. a proof gallon the fact that he showed no trace think he will have any great means that the Government tax of nervousness, and recovered difficulty in getting a fight with on every bottle of spirit sold at quite an astonishing way from our champion.

the reduced strength of 30deg

very serious trouble. Which More than one promoter would under proof will be nearly 88. 6d. trouble he experienced in the be glad to put on such a contest a bottle as compared with 1... 9d. twelfth round, when a couple of It is only's question of terras, and before the war. The advance is slinging blows on the jaw made if this can be settled, then the the duty is at the rate of about bim weak and groggy. Pulling way to the reappearance of Barus 23. 6d. a bottle, of which 6d. is to himself together, be forced him-should be easy.

be borne by the trade and 2s. is

self to fight, and he has seldom In London during mid-week the to be passed on to the public, delivered a better blow then that story was spread about that Car-raising the retail price to-125-6d- which knocked ou: M'Goorty in pentier and Ted Lewis would meet a bottle against the 1914 price of the sixteenth round.

in London in three months' time 3 94. for spiçit sold at an Beckett. who looked on must for a purse of £25,000; that the equivalent strength.

Some increase of the wide

be wondering what will happen Frenchman had given up all idea!

On

TOMMY BURNS.

in the retorn match at Olympia of getting Dempsey into the duties had been expected, but the

the 13th of next month ring; and so forth.

prevailing view in regard to bear Unless Wells begins to fret and fidget when be takes the ring on there is little or no chance of a siready been carried to the ex- I am in a position to say that and spirits was that taxation had that occasion, he should not be fight between Carpentier and treme limit which the public defeated.

Lewis. I'll wager that they will would accept, and a further levy never meet. Carpentier has not had not been entertained as a I wonder what the big men given up hopes of meeting with serious proposition à leading think of the official announce-Dempsey.

Scottish distiller expressed the [ment." that Tommy Barns bás As a matter of fact he is opinion recently that the new changed his mind and decided to certain in his own mind that the duties were due to "Passyfoot " begin fighting again? I am not champion will sign up immediate- influence, and the view is taken champion intends to come legal troubles. Catpentier assures suffer rather than gain by the back." He has seen all theme that he has toought of no latest attempt to squeeze the British berries, and no one will match except one with the con- ponteetotal majority of the quarrel with him for thinking (queror of Jess Willard.

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