The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 22, 1926, Page 6

‘CINCINNATI PENNANT HOPE “FADING AWAY Cardinals Have Lead of Two Full Games With Only Four More Games to Play ' Cincinnati in the remote of two gam re but four more out Cincinnati, 4 to 6, in the Reds’| fifth consecutive defe: The Cards | meanwhile lost to Brooklyn, 4 to 3.) Demonstration . Louis ¢ planning au demonstration when the team comes home fter games with Brooklyn, New York and Cincinnati, Another Cincinnati defeat and a! Cardinal victory mean a guarantee for St. Louis of at least w tie for thé pennant. If St. Louis wins two games, the best the Reds can do is tie by ning all four. ned Won Lost To play P.Ct. st fe ill Sherdel, whe tea tamed the Robins many times, weakened in the eighth yesterday and aghough Grov- er Alexander rushed to the rescue, four runs put the game on ice. There was a belated St. Louis rally for two scores in the ninth, Three double plays when. trouble was brewing and a determined as- sault on Pete Donohue that drove him from the box in the fifth, told the story of the Reds’ downfall in Boston. Yank Victory Almost Certain The New York Yankees battered Chicago, 14 to 0, while Cleveland was picking on the Boston Red Sox, Dempsey Beaten ia Training Bout | Rain Halts Series: * Game at Dés’ eit ‘tieat 4a compilation. emiun Girl”. ey oun; it attiot: by » Sep*. i. “Fhe | ioe ane of the “little world | series” between Springfield, cham- | than of the Three Eye league, and ; the Des Moines Western League club, | s ytpday,, was called oft | youth, today wore the ee welterwei ig crown which hi toppled with his fiashing right aes ined ‘night from the. brow of Pinkey Mit- J : 1 P 49 chell, tall and wiry Milwaukee flakt- | iB ompany of 3 ¥ ‘The coast newsboy had a wide’ % % > | gin in the battle, being accorded. at 3 y E “ Z least seven: of the 10-rounds by ring: % ¢ . H ders. He floored the champion twice, onee in the eiehth and ag:xin) in the 10th. .In thee: Mitchell off balance wi left, then smashed over. ht, flush to the. chin, The Milwaukee boxer went spinning to the canvas but was up. without a count. Mitchell was floor-| ed in his own corner in the 10th round. He again was up without a MeAdoo karte gs Lor es cond! be Ruth clouted his 44th Y. more neh the e¢ losing pennant whil one out of fi The standi Won Lost To F New York Ro 60 Cleveland . 6 63 Washington sluggers pounded four . Louis’ pitchers for an 11 to 6 win. € Ehmke of Philadelphia held De- troit to five hits team won, 3 to Fitzsimmons boo victories to 13 for the season when he pitched the New York Giants to a yesterday and his eiphia took a 7 to 2 fall out CHAMPION IS FAVORED TO s d his total of _ WIN WITH KO, Many Wa, ‘agers: ‘Placed at 2 to 1 That Tunney Will Take Count in 4 Rounds Philadelphia, e Su whelminy Sey has been established to: round decision match with Gene Tun-4 ney tomorrow. Few have been willing to concede the challenger more than an outside chance. “Dempsey has the punch,” most any expert or non-expert will say with an air of finality that seems to carry “the conviction it will quickly end the shopes and aspirations of the former marine. ‘Among newspaper critics, “among he men who have been backing their opinions in wagers at odds of as high gs.3 to 1 on the champion, and among the “wise men” of the boxing game, there is almost universal conviction that Dempsey will win by a knockout inside of four rounds. Several wag- ers have been reported, at odds of only..2 to 1, that the challenger will take the final count, before the end of the fourth. Jack Expects to. * Finish Tunney as * Soon as Possible Atluntic City, N. J., Sept. 22.—a)— Gene Tunney “will have to be a good catcher to go over five rounds,” in “the opinion of Jack Dempsey. “If I can tip Tunney over with the first punch, I will do it,” the cham- ‘pion “Feeling like a two-year-old,” he professes to be convinced that’ vie- tory at Philadelphia is only a mat- fer of a few rounds. “There are so many law suits pend- ing that Dempsey plans to stay here until the last minute, arriving in “Philadelphia ust. 3a time to. weigh im tomorrow Tunney Hopes ‘That " Best Man Will Win catia. Pa., Sept. 22.) — Gené Tunney has Ape to’ do until jfgmorrow. Watchful waiting ei The heavyweight champion. again has come out second best in a two-| count. Af trol of - De if ter a two-day layoff, Gene Tunne pict Ht ae Jack Dem in | at Sacramento, . round sc: with Tommy Laughran of Philadelphia, one of his sparring the “Battle of the, Sesquicentennial,” is is back in the ring mp in +” partners, Laughran, wh» outpointed Dempsey by @ narrow mat sparring a Jimmy Delaney, ‘the St. Paul light-heavyweight, is| , Govefnor -Generay.V helene “i ats ‘ shown above seed a left to the champion’s head, shown above sparring with Dempsey’s challenger, is operated we for morn! = eg Four ‘Wear Point se venders siresiioe CRITICS EXPECT DEMPSEY T0 WIN BY: ganization -in the beautiful light| fection to mediocre, but it will live| for oa on ‘basing charges opera, “The Bohemian Girl.” forever because it combines the ro- Mind This opera has probably been pres-| mantic with the adventure and in- an ohn hist wore KNOCKOUT-HAS MARGIN OVER TUNNEY | sedan re aaa] Seer tenga |S ee by companies varying from neat per-| ries of petely charm pen td collapsed in tions. 3 half million dollars for @ le the sctting has ypearance but his revenue from a fistic’ battle between mn pictures, exhibitions a . two modern young gl: j Surrounded by reminders of the glories of America’s embattled his- i : tory, J Politics interfered Dempsey has held sway since 1919,| 4 ‘ ‘ ind unprecedented chapter to boxing | when he Knocked out Jess Willard, « ‘ Ley Cee m3 , history_in a mateh next Thursday at! Toledo. His Keitel since the ea {% ~ i . ‘e* A ROSY SP the stadium that ho’ partly be-| 6c *e * ‘999 cannot lagt more than 39 minutes,” {cause ‘of a lack of real: “contenders st w tc ! Form Is Impressive and partly becau 4 tation of most expert the cham j be depended upon, it will ampered his fighting a pot last half that long. eofa | 3, Demp- his last three successive years of competitive idleness, Demp-: y sey has been accused of dodging the ° ssfully defend his, big negro challenger, Harry Wills, but} ‘ knockout. the facts, as stated’ by Tex Rickard, | n Demp-| seem rathe hat opposition | k to close te political sources, prejudiced ion, his rec- a mixed title match, has been: r the challen- onsible for the two failing id despite Tun- rd for ruggedness and: Meanwhile Tunney, fighting his | way upward in rapid strlen, estab- nessing the, lished himself as a contender of front- weight title battle of ten! rank. Knockouts of Tom Gibbons and. rounds in three years, Promoter Tex, Bartley Madden, men who had stood Rickard ex throng of 140,000 to, up against the heaviest guns of Demp- pay about $1,500,000. sey and Wills without hitting the Only such masse witness-| floor, elevated Tunney to a command- ed the Enelish De som, the! ing role. His position was further nd Prix at Lon, mps, or the] strengthened by a refusal of Wills ile automobile race at Indiana-|to accept an climination_match «with polis ‘would compare with the throng | him last year, of fans expected to occ in Tunney's Assets the big horseshoe shaped structure, or nney is the champion’s equal in on the wide expanse of infield’ at! a! proportions, both being at prices ranging from ) to $: 0. | their best at about 190 pounds, ey Distinguished Gathering his superior as a boxer. The chief The gathering probably will be as; differences, however, come in spec Je in repr aggressiveness and enc ing abil ;In- all three the -champion, even ", though admittedly past the peak .of however, are counted ii is ability to bex hment. an outpouring: The magnets terest are t ted a In personality there is a strong con- trained for a hand-to-hand stru; ast hetween the dark-browed cham- that has a million-dollar stake. T! nervots and cat-like in his imme of which $450,000 goes to De win, lose or draw-—but to the victor an avenue for amazing financial re- turn is open In these days of highly commercial- ized sorts, the heavyweight cham- pion’s income is of stupendous propor- and the pleasant-faced, ind straight-backed chal Dempsey is all nerves, al on the jump, while Tunney is lof calm and steady although far from stolid temperament. Jack likes crowds and activity; Gene prefers quiet peace, the woods and his books. ia Pittsburgh 2. Boston 4; Cincinnati 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE | Meetings ! Games ook St. Louis at Brooklyn. er York GO Chieago at New York. Cleveland 63 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Philadelp! 66 oe Washington 67 Chicago a Detroit . a St. Lou 89 ia Boston . 104 gee? RE Tuesday | C ‘leveland 6; Boston 1. 4; C1 Ey | Minneapoii | Columbus = heed Gamen Todav Washington gt St. Louis. Boston at Cleveland w York at Chica Philadelphia at D NATIONAL LEAGUB Kansas City Columbus 4-3; Milwaukee | Mimneapolis 7: Louisville 6. Indianapolis 3; S Gomes Teday Milwaukee at Columbus. t) tndineapotis. St. Paul at Minneapolis at Louteville. England will never be: able to pro: ‘463. cuce more than half the quantity of 425 wheat required for, home +fangump- -387/ tion, authorities say. tr Tribune-Hoskins-Meyer to Brosdeast Dempecy- Tunney Fight . Louis Cincinnati . Pittsburgh Chicago New York Brooklyn Boston . Philadelp 63 65 | Nexo st eaerecamigias peste ‘you.can sce it f ~ Out of the whole l yong ot : Bia = ag ge cae ifn ma poked yin, Fight fans in and around Bismarck cial information on the Dem; -Tunney Thursday evening, September 23, will have through the efforts of The Bismarck Tribune and Meyer tion.