Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1921, Page 23

SPORTS ° THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, ‘APRIL 7, 1921 SPORTS, Leonard Displays Wisdom in Delaying Fight With Schoell : Champion Plans to Quit Ring EW YORK, April 7—Benny of pulling a Richie Mitchell N There must be a lot of tough guys up on Lake Erie. When Richie Mitchell ran down to Buffalo some Weeks ago he had only the idea of some easy pickings against a second rater. He got knocked out. When Buffalo promoters offered Leonard n bout against Schoell and offersf Benny $10,000 to_appear he didn’t teem suspicious. He snapped onto the offer as a trout mouths 2 fiy. But then it began to come wdt that a lot of shrewd Buffalo sferts held the idea that Schoeli-as as ®ood as, if not better inafi, Kansas. And the whole thinx looked as if the up-staters were geiting ready for a killing. Benny has been sick, had & bad at- tack of flu and wasn't any too strong. He arrived in this city from Lakewood, where he had been: recuperating, last wee d in his workouts in prepa- ration for the Schoell bout he didn’t seem any too strong. Then he injured his thumb. And immediately afterward the Schoell affair was called off. Leonard to Fight m-n‘.. E Anyway, Leonard is Jooking forward to 5 hard bout with Rocky Kansas. It row appears that the two have been matched_to fight in New York city on May 2. Leonard does not underestimate ihe little Buffalo masiodon. He be- lieves. as he hae said, that he is in for hard scrap. We will say he is. , 2 The more 6ne talks to Benny Leonard the more one gets the hunch that the champion is getting tired of the fizht game. He said the other day that this Would be his last year in the ring. His mother has been begging him to quit for some time, and, besides, Benny thinks he can make more out of certain business opportunities that are llfl.' Jooming than he can as a fighter. Any- way, he thinks a life of frade will be pleasanter than his present career. Leonard is liked by every one. manners are unassuming and his con duct unblemished. He is as fine a boy as any one would want to know. If he can get by Kansas and this Schoell la he will have no more good lightweights 1o meet. Leonard's idea seems to be o wind up his career with a fight against Jack Britton for the welterweight cham- pionship. DISTRICT BOYS IN BOUTS AT BALTIMORE TOMORROW ‘Washington and Baltimore boxers will clash in the preliminaries to the twelve- round decision bout between Babe Asher of St. Louis, A. E. F. bantamweight champion, and Earl Puryear of Peoria. at lhglflzhl entertainment to be offered by the National Athletic Club for the benefit of the American Legion Athletic Association in the 5th Regiment Armory in_Baltimore to Patsy Donovan morrow night. will try a come-back. n_and George el ts at Spalding's 14th street store or :.he ‘Willard Hotel newsstand. Plays That Puzzle I am indebted to Jack Coffey, man- ager of the Des Moines club, for the final puszle play of my series. Coffey was formerly with the Boston and De- troit clubs of the American League. He writes that he has been following my puzzie plays and had onme which he thought might interest. He says: “In the 1913 world series between ? signal. making the third strike, and then inter- fered with Catcher Killefer as he started his throw to second to ire Hildebrand, back of ooper out, which, I think, was the cor- rect ruling, although it did not conform to the letter of the rule. Assuming Hooper would have been thrown out ex- cept for the interference, had he been =ent back to first the offending club would have profited by the interference. That, as we all know, is not in accord- ance with the spirit of the rules. For ::vry offense there should be a pen- Ny Hildebrand Ruled Correetly. ‘The rules state that {f a batter inter- pied when u.eoghy started. related by Ce ‘umpire was impossible. down on a.pitch that proved to be the third strike on Shean, first bass being occupied and no one out. Shean was automatically out when he missed the ball. To complicate the situation he in- terfered with Killefer in throwing to sec- ond. It was necessary that Umpire Hil- debrand use common sense in reaching his decision. The rules state the batter shall be called out. Since the batter Fappened to be retired hefore he com- mitted the offense, Hildebrand inflicted a second penalty by calling the runner out. Had the pitch been a ball Bhean would have been called out, but it was the third strike which caused the con- fusion Every Ball Player real- izes how necessary it is to have a Bat just suited to him. Unless his bat is “just right” in every re- spect he cannot do his best work and his average is sure to fall off. Don’t handicap yourself unneces- sarily when you may select a Bat that will fill the bill from among our complete assortment. We also carry a full line of Base Ball equipment. We can supply anything vou need from uniforms for your team to a League Ball. 2 “Everything for Every Sport” W. F. Roberts Company 818 14th St. Roberts Bldg. BILLY EVANS==msmm= i Leonard ducked out of the mistake in the matter of the proposed bout between the lightweight champion and Frankie Schoell, which was to have been held at the Queensbury A. C. in Buffalo. learned today that Benny has only a sore thumb—not a broken one—and did not wish to take any chances against Frankie, who was all set to give him what Rocky Kansas gave Mitchell. It was To Offer Kilbane $35,000 for a Bout With Chaney NEW YORX, April 7.—Joe Lynch, bzatamweight boxing is enm route to Cleve- 1 bout with Andy open arena. | l | | STILL BIDDING FOR BOUT Montreal Makes a New Offer for Heavyweight Go and Rickard May Consider It. MONTREAL, April 7.—Tex Rickard may come to Montreal to consult with the officials of the Hastern Securities Company, who have made a new offer for the Carpentier-Dempsey match. The Securities Company wishes to stage the bout in one of the local race tracks, Greb Outpoints Renault. MONTREAL, April 7.—Harty Greb of Pittsburgh,_ outpointed Jack Re- nault in a ten und bout here last night. Greb weighed 167 and Renault 182 at ringside. Tommy Conroy, Syracuse, N. Y., lightweight, outpointed Sammy Mor- ris of San ancisco, in another ten- round match. Young Jack Sharkey of Buffalo was knocked out in the first round :(fldls;cf:‘;:ultd'len-round bout with iefman of this city. featherweights. e Martin and Sheppard Draw. HUNTINGTON, W. Va, April A draw was the verdict of sport Writers who witnessed the ten-round bout last night between Johnny Martin, New Yark, and Jack Shep- pard, Cincinnati. The going was very fast. Sheppard h Jory, fast, Sheppard weixhed 142 and Smith and Sharkey to Fight. NEW YORK, April - 7.—Midget ith and Jack Sharkey, aspirants to the fiyweight and bantamweight box- ing titles, will meet here tonight in a ffteen-round bout. A focent ten-round ween Smith declared a draw. | o0 rarkey was Boxing Bill Is Defeated. DES MOINES. Iowa, April 7.—’ Bl which would have legallzed bon n Jowa was defeated, in'the state seaate. o oo 22t 15, Little Jeff Ready for Bout. BALTIMORF. April 7.—Little Jeft, Baltimore flyweight. is primed ot his twelve-round decision engagement with Danny Weston, Pacific coast bantamweight, that is to feamre the Eureka Athlefic Club’s fight show at %o. ‘J'fi.h" el'!_:flni-m MA.rmory tonight. er e Bk i as . M training here SRS S SR Toronto Obtains Boehling. Joe Boehling, former National, has been bought from the Oakl: by the Toronto Inte ionlll!'.m e n Seventh at F 1l BUFFALO FANS FIGURED |/lT§ | ON A “SURPRISE PARTY” BY FAIRPLAY. 2 2 Newton’s Defeat and Adair’s Close Call Feature North and South Play. PINEHURST, N, C, April 7~~The outstanding featares of yesterday's first round of match play in the morth and south amateur championship tours nament were the bad defeat inflicted on F. C. Newton of Brookline by Gar- diner White of Nassau, who won by 5 and 3, and Perry Adait's narrow es- cape from defeat at the hands of Jim Standish of Detroit. The young At- lanta expert had to go the nineteenth hole to win. John D. Chapman of Greenwich, who was expected to win easily enough against George W. Mead of Glen Ridge, was defeafed by 3 and 1, and Harold Weber of Toledo was put out of run- ning by his caddie and J. M. Wells of East Liverpool. Weber’s well meaning colored boy picked up Wells’ ball when he saw it was about to prevent his boss from scoring a win at the four- teenth, and the penalty loss proved the deciding factor of the match. B. P. Merriman of Waterbury, whose fine playing Tuesday enabled him to tie Perry Adair for the qualifying medal, kept it up in his match with Donald Parson, and won, 5 up and 4. (eliesults in"the champlonship six- cen: First match. troit, defeated own, defeated 3, Binoy” Woniant: . Dun . Wouwlland, 6 and §; Druid Hitls, deteated James D, Lochmor, a. Toni Dwrer, rde defy t eatel Harold Weber, Inverness, Gardiner White, Nassuu, defeafed F. ‘wton, Brookline, 5 and 3. Second-round matches will be be- tween Schiottman and B. P. Merriman, Dyer and Yates, Adair and Mead and ‘Wells and Whit eI e ‘POP’ CORKHILL, VETERAN BALL PLAYER, IS DEAD PHILADELPHIA, April 7.—John (“Pop”) Corkhill, veteran base ball player, is dead at his home in Pen- sauken, N. J. Death followed an operation. Corkhill became an outfielder on the old Philadelphia team in 1882. From 1883 to 1887 he played with Cincinnati, establishing a record by playing in the outfleld for three con- secutive years without dropping a fiy_ball. He played with Brookiyn from 1888 until he joined the Athletice in 1891. The following year he went to Ritts- burgh, where he played until the 1893 searon, when he was hit on the head by a ball pitched by Ned Crane. After this injury he retired. With Sandlot Nine c. Powhatan and Ontarfe clubs did some heavy clouting in their game, won by the former. 14 to 5. Four iomers were made, two by each team. Fast double plays checked several rallies by the Ontarios. Goff played a strong game for the win- ners. Corkin® good pitehing and batting helped Abbot School's nine to down the Arthur School combination. 16 to Chaconas also did some excellent playing for the victors. Alexandria Dreadnaughts, due to open their season Sunday, when they meet the U. 8. S. Mayflower team, are booking games with District nines. Challenges will be received by Man ager E. R. Allen, Alexandtia, Va. Navy, of the Govermment IQI.F“ took the measure of the Bollin, fel aviators in a 4 to 3 contest. Hudson, pitching for the winners, was stingy with hits. Chevy Chase Midgetas desire Satur- day and_holiday games with teams in the 12-13 year division. For en- gagements, write Willlam Evans, 407 Shepherd street, Chevy Chase, Md., or telephone Cleveland 7 Christ Child Boys® Ch and the L Street Tigers played to a 6-§ tie. Neither team hit heavily. The Hech Mass production on standardized mode’ __is what makes these Society WBrand suits $55 But in them you get the exclusiveness of custom tailoring, the substance of fine woolens, the service of sound workmanship, the joy of approved spring styles And what more can you get at §55 N GOLF TOURNEY|NAVY CREW BIDS FAIR |TIDEN TENNIS WINNER| COLLEGE TO BE IN FRONT AGAIN|sutats sictarts 1 simigne ses BY WALTER CAMP. F ROM a sutvey of-the various college crews it seems clear that An- napolis is well in-the lead, not only as far as present form is con- cerned, but as to future prospects. Richard Glendon, the coach has in the boat & half dozen members of his world champion crew of 1920, and it would n;gm that the the Navy’s premiershi Bynuviyl, the Navy's chief rival last summer, boasts nearly 300 candidates d as a nucieus for her 'varsity crew she has & half mkqu:l‘l:l‘:dd Y“Z erans, including' o) ed las season as one of the best oars in the oountry. Princeton, too, faces the spring sea- son with & strong nucleus of veteran material, even granting that all of the strong oarsmen upon whom Dr. Spaeth ocounted will, for one reason or an- other, not be available. Little Neise at Cormell At Cornell they are saying very little, but as usual sawing wood in a proficlent Ithacan manner. ohn Hoyle, the former er at Cornell, has taken up the rel ropped by the late Charles Courtney and is Gartrying on the system of that king among coaches. Everything is going exceedingly well at Harvard. William Haines, who de« veloped a Thames winner last year, is continuing as rowing instructor, al- though Robert Hertick, a graduate, i ted | now the nominal head coach. I un- derstand that very much the same s; tem will be observed in training the present Harvard crew as obtained in 1914 in the case of the crimson's sec- ond orew, which wént to the British Henley and won the Grand Challenge oup. laines carried this oréew during the first part of the season, and then after the eight had arrived in Eng- land Herrick put on the finishing touches. Penn Is Having Troubles. Pennsylvania has lost her fine stroke, Carl Thomas, and misse two other veternns who had been counted upon to swing sweeps. Besides, other gifted oarsmen are worrying the coach, Joseph Wright because of scholastic difficulties. At Columbia James Rice s happy over material sufficient to fill four shells, an_unusual situation at Morn- ingside. His varsity crew contains ‘thing that could possibly shake this year would be overconfidence. four veterans, and the weight of the whole outfit. lvsua: more than 175 pounds. This mean#that the Blue and White will be represented by the heaviest and brawniest crew in her history, and Columbia men are build- ing alluring hopes. . Paddock’s Records Expected. b The phenomenal work of Charles Paddock of the University of South- ern California. was not in the least unexpected by those who saw him perform both on the coast and in the east last year. They knew that if he ocould join:with his phenomenal speed the ability to start and finish— that 1s, jump off the mark into his stride and keep,his speed strong and hard to the finish—he would make trouble for records. ‘Wharton and Dickson. A statement has been made which explains, in a measure, the dropping of the names of “Buck” Wharton and “By” Dickson from the assistant coaching staff of foot 1 for mext fall at Penn. Both axe stants in the department of physi ‘education, and Head Coach Helsman made it one of his conditions that all assistant coaches next fall should be able to give full time to the foot ball work. Harvard Gets in Line. Not to be outdone by Ohio State, Co- lumbia or the new Ithaca School of Physical Education, Harvard, under ‘William H. Geer, Is planning an in- tensive course for instructors of phys ical education and athletic directors, as well as coaches, this summer. The cotrse runs from July 5 to August 11, and wilj cover not only general exer- clse, specifically the matter of coachiME and conduct of athletics in schools and universities. SWIMMING MARK GOES, ONE TIED, IN A. A. U. MEET CHICAGO, April 7—An American swimming récord of three minutes for the 220-yard breast stroke for -men was made in the National A. A, U. championship last night, when Steve Ruddy of the New York A. C., clipped one sécond oft the old mark. The wotld record of 129% for the women's open 100-yard breast stroke was equaled by Miss Edna O'Con- nell of the Illinois A. C. ‘Water Titles Decided. MILWAUKEE, Wis, April Charlotte Boyle of Néew York wo the fifty-yard national senior cham- pionship for women i the meet here last night. Miss Margaret Wood- bridge won the 100-yard national junior back stroke event. Cornell Twelve at Maryland. Cornell's lacrosse team, scheduled to open its season against Penn at Phil- adelphla tomorrow, will play Mary. land at College Park next Monday. The Red and White stickmen are vet- eran performers. —_— Reed Nurses Win Basket Game. Student nurses at Walter Reed Hos- pital scored a 20-to-16 basket ball victofy over the Girls’ Friendly Bo- ciety of Epiphany Church last night. Hogley Title at Stake. PITTSBURGH, April 7.—The Eve- leth, Minn., team of the United Btates Amateur Hockey Association won the third game of the champlonship se- ries from Cléveland last night, 2 to 0. The champlonship will be decided to- night. McLEOD FINISHES FIFTH IN OPEN GOLF TOURNEY ‘WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., April 7.—Jock Hutchison turned in a record 67 yesterday to win the open golf tourney here. in which Freddy McLeod of the Columbia Country Club of Washington tied for fifth place with 221. McLeod's best round was 71. Joe Kirkwood, the Australlan cham- plon, playing his first tourney on the turf on America, tled with Walker for second place with 217. Fotheringham was fourth with 219 andeHagan and Diegel stood with McLeod at 221, 8. Zbyszko Throws Kosloff. COLUMBIA, S. C.. April 7.—Stanis- laus Zbyszko defeated Alex Kosloff in two straight falls last night, the first in thirty-nine minutes. TOPPLING THE PINS 8 20 93 & 86 Totaln...357 357 370 Totals...400 423 439 Money Order. Rureau Eng. & Ptg. L.R'ings. 91 Bl 74 4ol L.Cole. I 7 o1 oM 80 Ganshorn. 72 85 T7 88 . 101 80 87 94 Gladding. 73 77 88 r 43 13 9% ‘B I i Myers. 8 73 L 74 Sweeney.| 98 111 70 90 Martin... 77100 81 k] 418462 421 Totals...401 401 388 * Totals OCIETY thing—in variety. The most popular suits in our stocks sell are a welcome relief to the man whe paid.$75 to $85 for | the same sults last season. And the-man who paid $55 last yeéar and had little to show for it now pays $55 and gets every- style, workmanship. Ask to see the “Society Brand $55”—they're here in volume and at $55 BRAND suits-at $55 material, fit, in Indoor Tournament in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, April 7.—William T. Tilden, 2d, world singles tennis champion, defeated Vincent Richards of Yonkers, N. Y. in straight sets, 6—4, 6—3, 6—3, in the final round of an Invitation tourney here. In an exhibition match Richards, paired with Wallace Johnson of Phil- adelphia, defeated Tilden and Carl Fischer, University of Pennsylvania star, 6—3, 4—86, 7—5. Tilden proved to be the master of the youthful prodigy from New York, whose game has developed tremendously under the tutelage of the champion, Richards put up a very fine game of tennis, but it was not quite good enough. Frequently Tilden caught his youth- ful opponent out of: position and by fine pl ments scored his point. Some of his kills were of the deadliest na- ture and the match was marked by excellent play throughout. Owing to the fact that the court is inclosed, both players used a cut stroke and neither attempted a lob. —_—— ANOTHER CHESS DRAW. Lasker and Capablanca End Sth Game After 24 Moves. HAVANA, April 7.—The ninth game in the international chess match between Dr. Emanuel Lasker and Jose R. C: blanca was declared a draw after twel ty-four moves. Capablanca opened with a queel gambit declined and selected an e: tremely different variation after the “Q" standard -move, P-K KT3 and B- KT3, whereupon he castled. Both pla; ers seemed at home in the variation The tenth game will be started fo- night. —_——— Play for Water Polo Title. CHICAGO, Aptil 7.—The llinois Ath- letic Club and the Chicago Athletic Associatibn water polo teams will play tonight to determine the national cham. plonship of the A A U. The Olympic Club San Francisco and the New York Athletic Club were defeated last night by the Illinois and Chicago clubs. 911 Penna. HOOPER BROS. STARS LISTED o3 - R ) i / i FOR CARNIVAL AT PENN,,, HILADE! P Lourie will represent the Orange and Black in the 100-vard dash and the broad jump; Keck and in the weights and Massey in the hurdles. Halsey won the shot last year with a putt of forty-four feet eleven inches, Harvard Sprinter Entered. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 7.—Har- vard athletic authorities have an- nounced that E. O. Gourdin, national Jjunior 100-vard-dash champion, would be entered in_the special 100-yard event at the Penn relay games, in which Paddock, the Pacific coast sprinter, is to compete. Harvard also will send a short medley relay team and a relay combination of quarter- a relay combination of quarter- Coach Bingham of the track team announced that the medley relay team would ¢omprise two 2: yard men, one quarter-miler and one - miler, with Capt. Dennis O'Conhell as anchor man. The team of quarter- milers will be picked from Esmond, Doherty, Gordon, Chute, Wharton and Quinn. Penn sm;m'n Priming. STATE COLLEGE. Pa. April_7.— Coach Martin of the Penn State track team has begun preparations for the Pennsylvania relay races. Casey Jones, who finished third in the pentathlon three years ago, re- ported today and expects to try for the all-round title. In addition to Jones, State has another strong pentathlon candidate in Tom Grimes, Will Practice Foot Ball, CHICAGO, April 7.—Spring foot ball practice at Northwestern will begin Saturday and get into full swing on April 15, when Coach Elmer McDev- itt arrives at the. school. There is Men! Who Said Shoes Are High When we are offering Brown Calf Brogue Ave. N.W. FATI CIGARET::QS Halsey | LPHIA, April 7—Princeton has entered a large squad of athletes in the various events oi the Pennsylvania relay carnival April 29 and 30. The Tigers will have teams in the sprint and distance medley relays, the two and four mile relays, the freshman one. mile relay and in a number of special and field events. Coach Fitzpatrich has not yet decided on the make-up oi the teams. | & serious lack of material for both | foot ball and basket ball. Fifty on Lacrosse Squad. STATE COLLEC Pa., April More than fifty candidates have re. ported for the Penn State lacrosst team and prospects are bright for ont of the strongest twelves in years Robertson to Train Eleven. PHILADELPHIA, April 7.—Lawsor Robertson, coach of Pennsylvania'y championship track team, has beer engaged by Head Coach John W Heisman and the foot ball committe to train the eleven next fall. Penn Hockey Team Eleots. Allison Murray of the class of 1024 has been elected captain of the Penn- sylvania hockey team for next year He plays cover point. SOLDIERS TO GET TRIALS FOR ARMY TRACK GAMES Athletes at Fort Myer, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington barracks, Boll- ing Field and other posts, stations and camps In and near the District wili compete in meets before May 14 ig jan effort to qualify for the track and fleld champlonships of the 3¢ Meade, Md., May 29 and 30. The entry list for the games was opened yes- terday and will close May 16. The list of events follows: One hun- dred-yard dash, 120-yard hurdle, 1-mile run, 440-yard dash, 3-mile waik, 440- yard hurdle, 220-vard dash, 220-yard hurdle, 5-mile run, $80-vard run, poie vault, 16-pound shot-put, high jump, broad jump. 16-pound hammer throw, discus “throw. 36-pound weight throw, Javelin throw and hop, step and jump. (Like picture) with wing tips and Goodyear rubber heels special at et *