Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1921, Page 28

i 28 SPORTS. THE, EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921 SPORTS., 4 All High-Price Seats for Title Fight Sold : 700 Competing in Intercollegiate Meet FANS ON PACIFIC COAST - PGRCHASE 1,800 TICKETS N layed ordering tickets. All $50 reservations for the Jersey City dattle, July 2, have been sold. Promoter Tex Rickard announced here to- day. They are the choicest seats in the big arena, and have been on sale two weeks. More than half were sold to persons outside of New York. The recéipts yesterday amounted to . $49,000, making the box office total to = d-n..‘ uuizsq. whhi‘h |.ks|<‘uxm\lnh gres Jack Kearns Will Write er than the gross intake for the = lard-Dempsey battle at Toledo in 1919, Fight Dope for The Star One thousand tickets have been sen to various pointa on the Pacific coast v Il e and two blocks of 500 each have been| | Yhe Tost suthentte iatormation disposed of at Los Angeles and San g'"l e to obtain about the orthcoming battle at Jerney City, July 2, between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpen- Francisco. Rickard declared. Rickard will be the guest of honor tier for the henvywelght box- ing championship of the world at a_“clean sportsmanship” dinner here. June 30. More lhafn 2}.‘500 !pm"l! men from all parts of the country. and some from Europe, are expected e :’-';’;'..:':m.:',';:. t::-:m to attend the function. a testimonial P OTicai by I ue ki i e aras Encar= to Rickard for bis efforts to uplift amer of the title holder. It was Kearns who mot the principals together and over- boxing. ‘Want Carpentier to Fisl came many obstacles to assure the ring classic for this coun- MANHASSET, X. Y. May 27.—Fis 3 2 n erman along Manhasset bay, learning| | try. Kemena directs the eating. trainiog, roadwork, _boxing, that Georges Carpentier loves the rod aleeping, recreation and the and reel, are deluging the challenger with invitations to make use of their boats for special trips to the banks. fighting tactics of Jack Demp- One old fellow, an ardent admirer| | %€y, champion of the world, and of the French champion, hds honored L2 k-:l*- o bt wl:t 'a- him by painting the stern of his boat | | haPPenink and what is going to in the tri-color and changing its name | | happen auy other man. 10 Georges Carpentier. B P e Chaca ierans Carpenter so much enjoyed his four| | fide dope, Armt-hand informac rounds of ring werk yesterday that flr';'; '“""m L we, Drintedrie another session with sparring part- The .'nfl"m — ners was prescribed for him today. orre Dempsey Boxes Outdoors. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, May Replacements for Jack Dempse) staff_of sparring partners are arriv ing in such numbers that the world EW YORK, May 27.—Cheaper seats or none for the Dempsey-Car- ably will not do any.more work in- doors unless weather conditions force him to do so. Dempsey was measured yesterday heavyweight champion today was in a position to continue his training in the open air without interruption. The champion boxed outdoors yes- and the following figures were given out: Hedght, 6 feet 1 inch; neck, 16% inches; chest, normal, 42 inches; ex- panded, 46 inches: reach, 74 Inches: waist, 33 inches; thigh, 23 inches; calf, 153 inches; ankle, 9 inches; biceps, 161 inches: forearm, 14% Inches: wrist, 9% tnches. terday for the first time. going eight rounds with four of his sparring part- ners. Dempsey was glad to work un- der the warmth of the sun, and prob- CARPENTIER IS WORLD’S EW YORK, May 27—We stood in a group by a low picket fence which separates an old-fashioned garden from a meadow lot gently opened and Francois Descamps, raising his hand dramatically, said some- thing in French. An instant later Georges Carpentier was making his BY LAWRENCE PERRY. N rising toward the sky. A side door of a decent white farmhouse way down the garden pathway. He wore a black silk bathrobe, flowered with silver, which reached his ankles. white bath towel. Around his neck was a heavy Several camera men. endowed with [bowed again and smiled and said, ayes for the picturesque, pointed their | «Good afternoon, gentlemen.” apparatus and fired away. The sub- ject was a worthy one; it would have been meat for the brush of a painter. Certainly in the risg with Dempsey we shall see a breatn-taking spectacle, On all sides were purple iris, blazing | a struggle between two types, one poppies and flowers that our grand- mothers knew; high, the other, well. not so high; a in the background a | struggle between a fighting machine farmhouse all but buried in branches | pure and simple and a man who ap- of maple and ash and larch, heavy | parently possesses a soul. 3 with leaves—and in the midst of all a figuer of classic mold stepping lightly with head erect. Unlike Any Other Boxer. No less a cynic than Bernard Shaw Pronounced Georges Carpentier to be as beautiful as a Greek god. Coming through that garden. a fugitive ray of sunlight striking glints of high color from the brownish yellow hair, illumi- nating the gray eyes, Carpentier in all verity applied sanction to his Shawian judgment Just because he is the highest type of pugilist that this world has produced. just because in manner and in intelligence—as in ap- pearance—he is utterly unlike any other professional boxer, it was diffi- cult to regard or to comsider him as a fighter in training for a battle for the world heavyweight thampionship. Tt has been said of him that a close (Copyright, 1921.) TBISTKD WIS ON T Champion Disposes of Stecher in Straight Falls, Although Chal- | lenger Is Aggressor. KANSAS CITY. May Stanislaus | Zbyszko, heavyweight wrestling | champion, successfully defended his | title here last night by defeating Jo Stecher of Nebraska in straight falls The first fall came after one hou fitty-two minutes and twenty seconds | and the second after thirteen minutes twenty seconds of wresting. To win the first fall the champlon used the bar, arm and hammer com- bined. He obtalned the second with the head scissors and wristlock. Stecher was the aggressor through out and forced the champion to extend himself. Twice during the first fall Stecher had one of Zybszko's shoul- ders on the mat, but the champion wriggled out. | Again In the second fall the chal-| lenger apparently had his opponent | near defeat_through use of the - sors hold. However, Zybszko quickly | recovered mastery of the gituation| 'and applied the holds which brought about Stecher's defeat. FORDHAM HANDS G. U. NINE FOURTH DEFEAT OF YEAR NEW YORK, May 27.—Georgetown University’s nine suffered_its fourth reversal of the season yesPerday, los- |ing 2 to 7 to Fordham University. ! Both teams scored twice in the open- ing inning, but thereafter Fordham hit Reynolds opportunely, while Mc- Namara checked the Hilltop batters. Gus Malley, Georgetown Ehortstop, and his brother Ed. playing in the same position r Fordham, starred afield. Gus was.the only visiting player to get two hits. Wild Pitch eBats Japanese. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. May 2 wild pitch by Taniguchl, star south- paw of the Waseda University, Jap- anese nine, gave Harvard the winning run in the tenth inning of & well played game yesterday, 6 to b. R. H. E Waseda ..0 00110021 0—510 2 Harvard ..2010002001—68 7 2 Batteries: Waseda, Tanlguchl and Nogana; Harvard, Russell, Goode and Murphy. SPENCER NAMED LEADER OF TECH’S NEW “T” CLUB ‘W. W. Spencer, class of 1910, was elected president of the “T” Club, an organization of athletes who have earned insignia at Tech High School, at a club meeting yesterday. Other officers chosen were: Raymond Cha- pin, ‘06, vice president, and W. M. A ple, physical director at Tech, tary end treasurer. A board of ad- visers, including F. C. Daniel, L. W. Mattern, J. Harper Snapp, M. Lans- burgh, Spencer, G. Gude and Apple, ‘was appointed. The following: committees were ap- pointed: Membership, H. P. Safford, ‘08, and K. Neilson, '19; interhigh school relations, M. Lansburgh, '08, W. W. Spencer, ‘10, and W. M. Apple: foot ball, H. Knessi, '06: basket ball, D. Pfeiffer, '16: base ball, *12; track, E. Hardell, Toknow tfiat an Amerian-made world. _Prestige isn’t accidental. reason forit. In the case of the ! Inspection and minute study would reveal plebeian birth, would establish him as of the coal miner category of northern Frange. Not so. Whatever Carpentier's ahtecents, his early call- ing and his present profession, he gives now every imp on that na-| ture was not to be denied in her pur- pose of creating not alone an ideal physical type. but a creature of intel- lect. good taste and winning person- ality. Has Distaste for Publicity. His deeper interests may be fight- ing—probably ar ut his conversa- tional bent involves world affairs. Briand's issue with Lloyd George, Si- lesia, the reparation question and the like.” He has an appreciation of na- ture and an extreme distaste for pub- licity. He greeted the newspapermen with a slight bow and a grave smile. Thereafter they did not exist for him until his workout was ended. when he Velvet Grip Sor Women, Missen, ONLY Boston Garter p~ > Genuine All-Wool Men’s and Young Men’s prited Bnes, bwoken sizes but all sizes Bto42.inthe lot; every one all wool. Extyftogers get first choice. Play Safe---Come Early MONTOF CLOTHES SHOP. L or meeting will be held at the school June 14. roduct is popular P ool aaplertipui BOSTON, Makers of the Children and Infants. J P. Lynch, || The next || OHNNY BLEIER, field leader of for a mark of 538. Several other nan, centage of .500: Navy Yard has the best batting ciub and is leading the league with three victorfes in as many starts. Agri- culture is second with three wins and one defeat. Navy Department and Bureau of Engraving and Printing are tied for third, the former having played four Eames and won two, while Bureau has onc vietory and one loss. Marines have lost thelr two starts and Commerce has been trounced three times. Judd & Detweller romped to a 12-to- f triumph over the Carroll Electrics in the Commercial League. Morrison, winning pitcher, was praotically in- vineible until the final Inning, when the losers made 8ix runs. The hurler also hit for the circult. Elkn won thelr fifth straight in the Fraternal league when they vanquish- ed the Maccabees 11 to 0. It was the first league defeat for the Macs. Director of Sales trounced the Alr Service 7 to 6 in the War League. The winning run was made in the. tenth inning. Naval Hospital and the Printers bat- tied to a 6-to-6 tie in the Depart- mental League, darkness ending play after eleven innings. Damon made a home run. Annex No. 1 defeated Navy Auditors 4 to 1in the Treasury League. Neither team did much Potemne and Washington council nines will be opponents on Patterson field this afternoon In a Knights ot Columbus League engagement. Play will start at 5:30 o'clock. hittin, Mike Gibbons Wins Bout. SCRANTON, Pa., May 27.—Mi Gibbons, 8t. Paul middleweight, olll'l(; outpointed Leo Leonard, Wilkesbarre, in & ten-round bout last night. Bleier's, but they have been up to the plate but few times. Tommy Deg- Navy Department, is runner-up for clubbing honors, with a per- BLEIER LEADING BATTER|MEDICS WIN IN SEVENTH IN GOVERNMENT LEAGUE s the Navy Yard team. is setting the pace for other batters in the Government League, according to sta- tistics compiled by Official Scorer Barrett. The versatile athlete in three games has been at bat thirteen times, and has walloped seven hits players have better averages than A BN N L Game at West Point Tomorrow. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 27,—The base ball game between the nines of the Military and Naval academles, which will be played at Wesat Point tomorrow, will develop the intense rivairy which always marks a contest in any line be- ::heen the representatives of the service |- 00l8, but It does not promise any- thing in particular as a sporting event. Neither has done anything to mark it as one of the leading college teams, The Navy team left for West Point today. " Fleming, a plebe hurler, will be on the mound for the midshipmen, as “Nemo” Gaines, who beat the cadets last year, hes not been up to standard recently. The Army s far in the lead on the serles. Sixteen games have been played and the Army has won eleven. 'How- ever. Navy people hope that the mid- shipmen have tarted a winning streak, for they have won the last two con- tests. Last year In the game played at An- napolis “the victory of the Navy nine was overwhelming. 11 to 1. This year, it seems to be admitted, the Navy s not as strong as it was last year and that the Army has Improved. —_—— Morale in professional base ball often depends upon the size of the semi-monthly check, and especially when, after much questioning, Biil Jones finds that Tom Green gets “forty a month more" than he does. o'clock _at Georgia and Challenges should day and Monday engagements. Teams For engagements. write Manager Carl- benefit of the Salvation Army at Union Rally Defeats Bolling Field Aviators—Walter Reed Team Has Good Record. Walter Reed Hospital brought the Bolling Field Aviators to earth in a warmly contested 5 to 3 game. The Medics won in the seventh inning. when they hammered Mueller for three runs. Kelly held the Aviators to nine hits and fanned ten batters. He also was one of the five Medlcs to make two hits The Hospital nine has won seven of nine games and will play Siiver ring tomorrow afternoon at 4 Alaska ave- The Medics want more games. be sent to Lieut. Paul Foot. Walter Reed Hospital. Peerleas Athletic Club desires Sun- nues. interested should communicate with Manager George A. Simpson, 1137 5th street northeast, or telephone Frank- lin 2379-J between 7 and 8 p.m. Templar and Stanton Athletic clubs want contests with sixteen-year nines. ton Schenker. 618 D street northeast, or telephone Lincoln 1075-1. | American National Bank, which de- feated the Rossiyn Bteel and Cement y. 5 to 2, will play the unde- National Bank of Washington tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 on Monu- mest lot diamond. No. 9. Hunt's Bear- cats will be encountered Sunday at Somerset, Md. Washington Athletles and LeDroit Tigers, colored nines. will play a double-header at Union Park Sunday. The first game will start at 30 o'clock. Mohnwk Junfors and National Ath- Jetic Club will play a game for the Park tomorrow afternoon. test will start at 5 o'clock. Astec Athletic Club will go to Alex- andria Sunday to meet the Destroyer Athletic Club. The game will begin at 1:30 o'clock. | Langdon Athletic Club would like to| schedule Sunday and Monday games. 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The blue and white of Malne was|tions fixed by the fi there. and with it the biue and gold | Over mx-’ ...fcu?&'."'.'?.'::'!" of California: the red and white of | that enhanced the plcture of Leland Stanford, jr., appeared beside | country’s college youth at its games. the green of Darimouth; Cornell and | The wind was mild and from the Pennsylvania showed their colors on northwest, with promise of negac the same fleld again; Princeton’s tive effect on the runners in dashes tawney orange and black was carried and hurdles with the blue of Yale and crimson of | Harvard as in other events of their| __ 8cene of Many Records. time-honored rivalry. | With Franklin Fleld, Philadelphta, Georacismaiiiny Kntrante the Cambridge oval shares honors as Other groups included the insignia|the birthplace of most college rec- of Syracuse. Georgetown, Lafayette,|0rds. Long-standing marks in four Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Columbia and |leading track events, the ¢40-yard, Rutgers. 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