Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1921, Page 30

30 - SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1921 SPORTS. National Boxing Association May Prove a Flivver Leonard's Crown Tonight PROMOTERS’ METHODS ih o S IMPAIR ITS INFLUENCE Delegates Found Proceedings Cut and Dried. Rickard and Other Notable Ring Figures Ignored in Formation of Plans. BY FAIRPLAY. EW YORK. January 14—It scems clear today that the significance and importance of the National Boxing Association of the United States, which was organized in this city at a convention of box- ing commissioners of seventeen states, held during the first three days of the week. will not be as great or as constructive in its influence upon the pugilistic sport as was at first supposed. This belief has arisen and become established, not so much_because of the withdrawal of New York and Massachusetts irom the newly formed association—although tl course, is a hard body blow—as because of the belief that affairs were ..mdmwl in a manner calculated to give the impression that the new body d not make for the best interests of the sport of pugilism in various states. N I when the delegates con- | First of all, vened it was found that a temporary | chairman and secretary alrcady had heen appointed. which gave to the af-| 1 pect. Again, ”I men whose view a opinions might have been of 1 W1 weight w.re not invited to at- tend the convention Rickard Wax Iznored. | Three Service Men Win Right to Oppose Britons by Victories in I ignored. Now, is a pro- b who has done m for pugil- Eliminations, He has brought i OsTitarg W YORK. January 11 —-lulmi o Courtwright, 3d Army Corps, heavy Townsend of the oach. Nvhen it became known that | weight, defeated K he had been o New \'orkersi ooked S o ‘Ed Corps, in five rounds yesterday, ondered N AN Pfacta | which | QUAlif¥ing to meet the English army PP champion in the intern: H ¢ tier of 5 indicate that the ma navy and police amateur boxing cham in boxing would in all ) be infringed upon und-r<”"g‘éj'l‘;*d:':\re‘§:ll:’r:‘c‘l e Sof the national agreement |, Ben Davis. Choctaw Indian. ught- and there seemed no conviction that |yogie 1, Fayette Printupp. also of the the terms of the national agreement. | yd(ed b Fayatte i i i v <, oppose the Eng- the national body would be able. SVen | ;e “urmyrs Jight_heavyweight cham- if gisposed. to handle local affairs in | i, #05 2 various states with that understand- | “"pa1pp pitchie of the Ha Rl | R e Hampton fng of conditions and that s¥mpathy | ouds naval station defeated Jimmie | with various peculiar anges, | Maher of the Newport naval station in | would scem to be so necessarv, €spe- | he lightweizht event, qua to cially in boxing. which in $0 MANY | pnoce’ the English navy's foremost places exists as a matier of political | jiohiweight. expediency or moral sufferance. —_—_— Leonard and Mitchell. | S Enless all signs fail the ligatweight | Jack Johnson Seeks Paroie. | championship contest between Benny LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Januars 14.] Leonard and Richie Mitchell at Madi- | —Jack Johnsen, former heavywoight | champion, who is rerving son Square Garden tomight will be ! the federal penitentiary h vear in; one of the greatest battles ever held . appear- | n this coun Taere is_a lot of jed before the parole board vesterday |gr. . o <. = . betting going on in the m{ 'rffx’:zf and la*]laedhlh‘tbt he be paroled, John ' His Fight With Mitchell Tonight and the odds reflect a popular son told the board he would' “maks < 5 that the champion is :omgéflnma‘;: good” if released. | Will Net Big Sum for casy meat of his opponent. ~ Odds are | i 5'to 1 that Leonard will win, and odds i Fund for France. «of the same sort have been laid that l(ay Call Off Big Fight. | Mitchell won't last fifteen rounds. Calif., January 14— & 1"%‘»“2; Madieon ; are | Ga Heayt hE o for Jack “'"“"' i r'ny hi o s | heaviweight champion, s theif 11T dOLen: $150 K $30 x:;’n“ Mitenent S eidinot| ("'1”' REALLE ,,mm;; e arden ton {1".‘}(1:1 5 stay ten rou Willard in New York may be ealled |'2 @ decisiol @ ihshic There are about 150 Mh',hffl“:“’f‘fe':r' off because of the recent ruling hy | Milwaukce: inenehver in town and they have BEcHSd Il e |the New York boxing commission fix. | share, the receints will be tur o fdence b in apial was mot suf. |18 $15 as the highest admission fee.| 10 the Amerisan (Und for T eir | France, of which . Miss ./ ficient to make a dent in the prevail- {is one of the most enthusiastic ing odds. Rod i ing The Innide Dope. ROCK. 1S Seme Stops Doty. pare will be $40.000 and | Almost coincident with this is a dis- | teams would inevitably suffer if upon ot ke ROCK ISLAND, Ill, Januery 14.— be-n zuaranteed ‘palvh from Annapolis that the Naval|the date of their match there was a But shrewd observers who hoveiCharlie Rodgers, Detroit weiter- iy oo 188 BF 0 SO “thar e | Academy is the first institution of col- | very important contest between, say, watched the two boys in their fighi-{weight. stopped "Al Doty, Canton, | oy So the 5 had been sold and {1egiate rank which has established a | Chicago and Princeton, with ail the ing eareers are not at all certain that|welterweight, last night in “the tenth | §rat the' total receipts from the 14,000 { Eystem of training for all the students | flavor of intersectional rivairy to the odds are justified - Richic,round. | e Taees will be $175,000, and concludes with the words: “Fol-|draw the crowd. And today as never y{n(.-r&pua:dnz‘ll:::‘ngk“;:’h‘;{ :o 1'.’,;}1:-‘ i he champion is a warm favorite to L’}“‘:‘.‘,’ ? ;“r:lle.-w dthe ?a\‘a]{A(:d!‘[m)i ::;(or; in theghistory of athletics does clated, L H itchell has many Koel irector of physical|the financing of all sports dej > weight in the couutry who is better Agree on Boxing Hefl!flre s fHoug G che i Eraining. M. Daly, foot ball coach, |upon the remarkable drawing moees| qualified to extend Leonard to the ut- CHICAGO. January 14 ream City fighter. e renen il feht with sama|:‘f&“&gt;fl:l"B(:{nr;ev].lezug;‘or‘. ut of the | s iglati — ;;(r‘dul(o(np:x'd‘:‘srl'g.’tx‘ he'll breeze | of the sport in Tilinois,” s l‘:\al)onzh the tifteen rounds in mw{d.-'alled by leaders of the or; style,” said an expert who bets heav- tions sponsoring the plan. ily_and usually bets right. = i = orm‘\;;’ e w tD:‘:«:;m L Kilbane to Sign for Bout. O litehell 1s a fighter and he will bore | NEW YORK, January 14.—Johmn in and take a chance every step of i Kilbane, the featherweight champion, Lol will be matched against the winner So there you are. of the Andy Chancy-Charley Beecher ! One thing is certain. bout here next Monday. Kilbane came two fighte: modest, more likable i pore ‘too e o AH. January 14 0 e ater credit to the puailistic {ariici e fromiClevelardiito afen Lewis. world champ Zame than Leonard and Mitchell have wrestler, won from Rolando Heracl: B et It is a pleasure to meet | in two falls here last night. pin TS e Show two Young men who| Boxing Commission Urged Ms' Saan each time with the 2 e tanding in 8 seadlock are so_clean-cut and ups ! PHILADELFHIA, Junuary 14—The headloc e ell's father an en- |state legislature will be urged to = = 4 (Richic Mitehells ago, Milwaukes festablish a boxing commission ini American Hockeyists Win. £nd St. Paul railroad. He is in xh»llennfllvamm similar to the one in| ¢ opoem ARIF 203 for the fieht. No man is prouder {New York. SAULT STE MARIE Janu: e Uf..m:,:‘,‘.f vesterday, “T_will} 5 ted Portage Lake last night, BT he Al s as min- | Flyweights Clash Tonight. ard Marvey is. ne can't lick his 014} pige jomr of Baltimore and Charlic | man and never could Y of Philadelphia meet 2 in a twelve- | round bout beiore the reka A C. in Judge Landia No Mark. he Monumental city tonight. There ing that ever hab-will be several preliminaries. Little Jeff li—one of the finest : their eves focused on the | s tlie Jevldence intvweiehtititle. | 0§ WN JN |iboutiwiiniCogen Btepeon] F 07 B gave at the ChiCARO | oo rk and (h'.nl he is no m i a trick will | in cover- | uthority nreme ruler hust have jolted the smart guys who inserted it. (Copright, 1021.) Plays That Puzzle } EVANSm——— runner on first base and| BY BILLY r on sext piteh. ! He takes a he: As the batter far inside | “shirt. The| batsman’ the ball perfectly and accurate throw to second to to $2 to PORT 905 F St. who was trying the throw, ball a foot in front of the base. at is the proper ruling? Batsmun Out; Ball Dead. ! red ball. at which the and miss comes ith the person of the ball becomes dead. In d it happened to be the 1t would have retired the batter whether or not the ball was The fact that S tact the ghi hy the catcher. bai aught by the backstop no particutar difference. 1t in ¢ gave him the right to throw d The ball was dead when it batter. and the runner who 1ried nd and apparently was —1 scheduled for last night. w because of an injury to McGoorty of the Colum} team, broke his left arm in a practice bout with Coach Peterson. | SWEATER For Men, Women and Children All Sizes—All Colors Values up to $12.00 ICE SKATES Big Stock RICHIE ‘MITCHEL | EONARD PICKED T0 WIN -al has been reserved for Ge John J. Pershing. i PR Miske-McGoorty Bout Off. iRAND RAPIDS. 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We’ve some made-up Overcoats—and they’re cut 20%;, as well—Stein garments—in every' respect. 523 Thirteenth Street Tailors 10 the Fast HERMAN WHIPS WILDE, BRITAIN’S BOXING IDOL ONDON, January 14—Pete Herman, former bantamweight champion L of the world, who stopped Jimmy Wilde of London, the British idol, in the seventeenth round of their bout at Albert Hall, last night, will sail for America Saturday. Herman's main objective after he reaches his home shore will be Joe Lynch, the New Yorker, who took away his title just before the New Orleans boxer sailed to meet Wilde. After his bout with Wilde last night Herman declared the British bantam was the greatest boxer he ever has een and that “I was in better condi- {tion for the fight than I ever have been in before.” Prince of Wales Present. Ten thousand persons, including the Prince of Wales and other notables ed the contest and evinced en- siasm throughout the fight, es- in the fifteenth round, when there was a terrific battle on the ropes. Herman, with left to the ribs and pounds over the stipulated weight. The first five rounds were in favor of Wilde. Then the avantage alternated until the fifteenth, when Herman's weight began to tell on the Welsh- man. Wilde Displays Gameness. Although in the last round Wilde three times had been knocked through the ropes, he still was coming back for more punighment when the referee caught him in his arms, ended the battle and gave the decision to the American lad. I’klng. may return to the diamond next BAKER TO PLAY AGAIN? Conference Set With Agent of Yankees Indicates Frank May Re-Enter Game. Ma.,” Baker, January former 14.—J. home-run season. that he was golng to Baltimore this week, where he had an appointment with Joe Kelly, scout of the New York Americans, with whom he will talk over the situation. Baker, who lives at Trappe, Md., did not play last year, owing to business and illness in his family. If his little girl, who is quite sick, recovers suffi- ciently, it is believed he will play ball this year. —_—————— WORK OF REVISING CODE Early in the seventeenth a right to the jaw sent Wilde through the ropes. This was twice repeated and the ref- eree ended the contest. right to the jaw, appeared to have Wilde nearly out, but the bell saved the Welshman. | Although defeated, Wilde atill is Great Britain's boxing hero, as he is considered to have saved last night's program from being a complete flasco by entering the ring against Herman, nothwithstanding the inability of the American to make the stipulated| Burt Kenny, an American, lost to Wweight fifteen minutes before the bat- | Spalla, an Italian. Anqr‘having been tle. warned several times Kenny was dis- The men had agreed to weigh in at| galified in the (x(h mund for holding. fl18 pounds, but Herman was 1% !They are he: COLLEGES ARE ENGAGING IN MUCH MUD-SLINGING BY WALTER CAMP. WV YORK, January 14—The new year was ushered in with “wars and rumors of wars” in athletic circles, even though the mantle of peace had descended over the nations. We were threatened with a breakaway from the United States Golf Association by the West- ern Golf Association, which, at this writing, is likely to pass. The clouds also that threatened professional base ball last year now ihave sunshine showing through. But when we come to relations of the service academies, it is mani- fest that we have not yet passed the crisis. boxing, which discounted Wilde's ag- gressiveness was well received by the spectators. American Heavy Beaten. We are enjoying quite a tempest in fuel ready for the start'ng match that a teapot in relation to service athlet- ;tfll’:‘flfi f';‘hnz hlw‘r upinot °|n13 : - : ) e two service academies, fcs, but it is just these little tempests | byt also involving some of the other that ofttimes lead to real trouble institutions. through the alienation of connections Hits Middle West, Too. | that are most desirable. Charges of | All this is along the eastern sea- proselyting against West Point have;boanl wh.le the middle west is start- grown to such proportions as to evoke | Ing some quarrels of its own that are a statement from the authorities | likely to spread and would take little there. Meantime Annapolis feels ag-| fanning to blaze into a real con- grieved at being shut out of some of | flagration. Ohlo State and Wisconsin the collegiate contests. have severed relations, and that, too, e : with such feeling that one of the! Ay YN o T Ak coaches says he hopes there will be i And now Raycroft of Princeton.|no more contests in the future. .;\lhle!mfdh»‘(lor takes ,Lh» academy Jealousy, too, regarding the proml-l 0 task for statements relating to this nence of - :muam,n in the following: scms orichdlconterencateol | _“Such is the petty nature of several i ut of leges through the mediunr of over- shadowing intersectional contests had made the other members of the con- ference press toward some rules re- stricting these games. It is quite easy to see how “the gate” of two middle west conference of their wo-called injuries that noth- lng can be held accountable but the jacademy’s extreme youth and inex- ealing with the outside nd Maj. Hayves last May, the system as installed at West Point.” wh'le Annapolis claims the ship in establishing a modern s for all” Ravcroft for extreme youth and 41 nexperience in athletic dealing i Then. too, West Point takes up the cudgels and in no uncertain terms |Suggests that the emanations with Annapolis head lines regarding proselyting had better stop. “No at- tention would be given these had they not attained a more or less authentic character by appearing 1 | under Annapolis head lines.” Tt is not the practice of the Military Academy to rebut criticism or propa- ganda through the press. and it does * 150 in this unique instance for the sola rurpose of reassuring its followers | throughout the country. So alto- gether there is a growing pile of of foot ball to pile up the exchequer of the athletic association. For all this we are promised a great indoor season, and as one col- lege professor put it to the writer, ! “we used to look for a closed season in athletics from the end of the faot ball season to the opening of the base ball schedule. Now, however, there is no let-up in athletic activity from one year's end to the other.” (Copyright, 1921.) n P system of “athle Penn in Big Track Meets. Pennsylvania’s track team includes, in addition to the relay carnival on | April 29 and 30, a_triangular meet with Columbia and Princeton at New York, a dual meet with Cornell at Ithaca, and the intercollegiate cham- pionships. 24 ESTABLISHIZD 1893 Close Dalily at 6 P. M., Saturday, 8 P. M. January Reduction SALE Offers Most Remarkable Tailoring Values !' Vs At the Sign of the Moon SuitorOvercoat To Measure, See this wonderful showing of fabrics and note the remarkable reductions. Every gar- ment made by our own experts and fully guaranteed. 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Doak Roberts, presi- dent of the Texas League, announced that they had arranged a post-season series for the championship of the south between the winners of the Ppennants in their respective circuits. Dodgers Dispose of Two. Brooklyn has disposed of three players. Howard Elltcott, catcher, has been so0ld to Sacramento; Outfielder Allen traded to Birmingham for Out- fielder Griffith and some cash, and William McCabe, outergardener, re- leased to Rochester. —_—————— Baumann Returns to Toledo. TOLEDO, Ohio, January 14.—Paddy Baumann, former Detroit infielder, and who jumped the Toledo club and went to the Steel League in 1918, has been returned to the local American Association team. —_——— Walter Camp Addresses Clerks. Walter Camp, a member of the Bporting staff of The Star and a well known authority on foot ball and other forms of athletics, i8 in Wash- ington in the interest of the Kess- Cooper physical education bill. He addressed theé employes of the De- partment of the Interior at the ciose of office hours yesterday evening on “How to Keep Fit.” He is reported as having told friends | B | cerned. Of confabs with rival owner Griff Still Hopes to Land Frank Baker . WILL HOLD CONFERENCE WITH YANK PILOT SOON BY DENMAN THOMPSO ACK from the series of conferences in Chicago at which a new reinforced concrete foundation was laid for the superstructure of base ball and other steps were taken for the complete renovation and rehabilitation of the sport, Clark Griffith today asserted his com- mingling with fellow magnates in the Windy city had failed of resuits so far as the acquisition of a third l)-hcman ior the Nationals was con- s there were many, but all were to no purpose, and he protesses to see h((l(‘ chance for the consummation of a deal to ~rrcn.,|h\n his team where it is weakest—at the far corner. Nlhon.ls to Open Seam ; At Home With Athletics CHICAGO, January 14.—Open- ing dates in the major leagucs were unoflicially announced here today, although But—he still entertains just a wee | hope that an athlete of the caliber he | considers necessary to fill the bill m |be obtained, although the chance | | etting him 'is %0 &lim that he was rv luctant to discuss it for fear of raisi: | | false hopes in local fans, and also be- l y among the teams that will play the sol- cause he doubted the propricty of talk- ing about a player who is the prope of another club, lest he be adjudged Zuilty of wolating at least the spirit of the rulo against tampering. Huggzine Mum as to Baker. The player in question is Frank Baker. Griff admitted having talked with Miller Huggins, manager of the Yankees, about the former home-run king, but said the latter was not now prepared to enter- tain an offer for him, even if it should be decided to put him on the market. for the reason that it has not yet been determined whether Baker will' consent schedules will not be made pub- lic until next month. They are: National League—sSt. Louis at ‘hicago: Plttsburgh at Cincin- Brooklyn at Boston: New at Philadelphit. American League—Chicago at The opening date leagues in April game in both and 15 schedules were agreed upon at the recent meeting of | | magnates here. | S e o Many Tossers at Penn State. More than 400 students part in interfraternity and basket ball game: addition, are holding daily the total number of cagemen nearly 500. That the New York club will endeavor immediately to learn whether and under what circumstances Baker might con- sent to re-enter base ball Is confirmed by a news dispatch in another column of this issue. Griff says Huggins sured; him that after the status of the player is determined the ces will take under consideration any offer Griff may care to make for Baker's servi although he gaid nothing to indicate th the New York club would consent o part with him. aking interunit at Penn State. In vy and class teams work-outs, bringing up to Lobert to Coach Army Nine. Hans Lobert, who has coached the West Point nine for two years, will again be in charge of the Arm this season. Catholic TUnive: Landis Impresses Magnates. Grift d Judge Landis, the new diers. a fine impression upon the magnat: who departed with the feeling that the game is in the hands of a man Stove League Invites Landis. PITTSBURGH, January 14—The Dormont Stove League, a body of base ball fans of a Pittsburgh suburb, planning to bring Judge K. M. Landis here next month for an address. — Dumont Goes to Millers. MINNEAPOLIS, January 14—Pur- chase of Pitcher George Dumnnt from the Boston Americans has been o clu safeguard its interests. y George McBride, the president said, was immensely gratified over his x lection as manager of the Nation and was eager to get on the job. Wit Griff attending to the work of send ing out contracts an signing the players there is little Mack can do for the present, however, so he is not expected to arrive here until the mid- dle of next month, when he will pre pare to leag the first squad of atl Jetes to the training camp at Tampa. Nothing as yet has been done about the Miller-Brottem controversy, ac- ehtding to Griff, but he was assured the case would be taken under con- | sideration within a few davs, and he xpects a decision will be reached within three weeks. nounced by the Minneapoli: Dumont formerly playea with ‘Washington Americans. Chattanooga Signs Easterly. CHATTANOOGA, January 14.—Chat- tanooga has signed Ted Easterly. former Cleveland (Ohio) catcher and last )oar with the Texas League. Suitings That Sold Up to $70 Now & So You Can Now Have My Fine SUlTS o OVERCOAT. Made to Your Measure at Cost Prices Absolutely the best Suit and Overcoat values in Washington. They are made right, will fit right and the price is at cost. SPECIAL PRICES ON DRESS CLOTHES OMOHUNDRO, 818 F St. N.W. 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