Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1921, Page 23

SPORTS W Middleweight Title Still. in Dispute : Number of Foot Ball Squads Begin Work Today TAME BOUT TO DOWNEY; WILSON’S COIN HELD UP EW YORK, September 6—Johnny Wilson of Boston and Bryan Downey of Cleveland, Ohio, both still claimed the title of mid- dleweight boxing champion of the world today, despite the fact they had their second fling at settling ownership of the crown in Tex Rickard’s big arena at Jersey City yesterday. They fought twelve tame rounds, without an official decision, which is prohibited by the laws of New Jers aper experts, N official decision of news, belt emblematic of the cflampmnsh the belt would change hands only in case of a mot even develop a knock-down. Wilson, however, hasn’t yet collect- ed his share of the purse. The Jersey boxing commission instructed Rick- ard to withhold it pending an investi- gation of Wilson's ring tactics, which met with boos and cries of “Stalling!” from the crowd. The New Jersey boxing commission will decide next Thursday afternoon whether Wllson's guarantee of $35,000 will be held up further. “Wilson's _ unsatisfactory _ work prompted our action.” said Charles McNair, a member of the commis- ion. ‘He led eleven times In twelve Downey Forces Fighting. Downey forced the fighting most of the way, and was given the unofficlal verdict in four of the twelve rounds. Wilson was credited with three and the others were declared even. The argument over who was mid- dleweight champion started recently in Cleveland, when the fighters met for the first time. 1In that battle Downey floored the titleholder twice, and claimed Wilson was down for thirteen seconds, but that the referee slowed the count to save Wilson. The referee later gave Wilson the decision on a foul, but the Cleveland boxing commission and the Ohio state body annouced they recognized Downey as the champion, supporting his knockout claim. Preliminaries Are Good. There were some corking good pre- liminaries that somewhat appeased the 30.000 persons present. Mike McTigue, New York, 1591 pounds, and Panama Joe Gans, 1523, fought twelve fast rounds. They bat- tered one another in every round and kept the crowd on its feet. Matty Herbert. 125 pounds, New York, fln(l Dick Griffin of Fort Worth, Tex.. pounds, fought furiously in their ugm -round no-decision bout. Herbert was floored by a left in the second round, but refused to take the count. Willie Spencer, East Side bantam- weight, and Solly Epstein, a Toledo aspirant for Pete Herman’s title, had an_eight-round slugging bee, which ended with honors about even Johnny Buff of Jersey City, Amer- jcan flyweight champion, defended hi title_against Indian R blooded Fox and Sac scheduled ten-round battle. Buff knocked out his Indian rival in the fifth round. after the session had gone exactly 2 minutes 10 second: Russell was sent down twice in thi; chapter. the first time for a count of eight, when Buft crashed home a clean rlghl to the jaw. TOM GBBONS SCORES HIS T3TH K-0 IN ROW SOUTH BEND, Ind., September 6.— Tommy Gibbons. light-heavyweight of St. Paul. scored a technical knockout over Dan O'Dowd of New York in the third_round yesterday. Gibbons had the New Yorker out on his feet when police stopped the fight. Early in the round a left hook sent O'Dowd to the canvas for a count of nine. A short right uppercut was the finishing blow. Gibbons' victory marked the thir- teenth consecutive knockout for the St. Paul boxer. He is matched to meet Georges Car- pentier, but the date and place of the bout has not yet been announced. HERMAN WHIPS LEDOUX. NEW ORLE\\S September 6. Pete Herman of New Orleans, ban. tam-weight champion. won the news- paper decision over Charley Ledoux. French champion, in a ten-round, no- decision_bout last night. Ledoux's awkward fighting throughout the ma- jority of the rounds made the fight uninteresting. BRENNAN STOPS BROWN. ATLANTA. Ga. September 6.—Bill Brennan of Chicago knocked out “Digger” Brown of Australia in the first round of a heavyweight contest last night. The men sparred for about a minute as the fight started and then Brennan ended the bouf with a smash to the jaw. GARCIA AND HUGHES DRAW. MEMPHIS. September 6.—Frankie Garcia, Los Angeles, and Bobby Hughes, Shreveport, rounds last night t are bantam! & Ta.. boxed eight ol draw. They | Willlam Taylor, champions. FallE every HAT, UG i ' MEN’S WEAR “Your’’ for “Fiye” Dollars {[We are specializing in a GOOD HAT—for “V” dollars — offering all the new colors and shapes— every one new for Fall 21, Our ususl GUARANTEE for absolute satisfaction goes with .-'- ey. Downey won the majority un- but Wilson still holds the Rickard Rickard previously had announced "mock out. The fight did MIDDLEWEIGHT THRONE IS HELD TO BE VACANT BY FAIRPLAY. NEW YORK. September 6.—How does the middleweight championship situation stand now? You hear this question to- day wherever sporting men gather. The best opinion heard thus far is that there is no middlewelght champion. The throne is vacant. The once highly respected class, according to those who think, has gone into the hands of soviet rule. If Johnny Wilson was really trying in his scrap against Bryan Downey vester- day. then he is so bad that he ought to be ashamed to put up his hands and expect any one to pay to see him thus poised. If he wasn't trying then he isn’t entitled to hold up his head in company with a squad of pickpockets. Any way you can figure it, Johnny Wil- son as & champlon is nix. Downeyh had nothing but a_pair of gloves afd a wild right swing. He {s one of those fighters who couldn’t hit the floor with his hat in forty throws. And he had a roll of fat around his waist that looked like a horse collar. The best defense against Downey's right swing was to stand still and let it mies. Downey was willing enou; but couldn’t. Wilson either couldn't or wouldn’t. One man who occupled a ten- dollar seat—a great big guy with humid, blue pop-eyes, sagging cheeks and a body shaped like a Bartlett pear—hit 1t off precisely in the seventh round when he arose and addressed the crowd: “Look _at those two bums spoilin’ my holiday,” he cried mournfully. EW YORK, September 6—Fi N the international trophy b; ly and a doubles—a crowd o terday’s clashes between ‘William T. Despite the fact that America already had clinched her title to Sreproct gamgnand; e 2 ey for It ke rent. winning three previous matches—two singles o g more than 10,000 persons turned out for yes- ik halt way home pion, and Ichiya Kumagae, and William M. johns(on and Zenzo Shimid- Tilden won in straight sets, 9—7, 6—4 and 6—1. one set to Shimidzu, winning by 6—3. 5-7 6—2 and 6—4. zu. Suzanne Lenglen, the French court star, appeared In an exhibition match with Dean Mathey, defeating Mrs. May Sutton Bundy and Willis E. Davis, 6—2, 6—1. Mlle. Lenglen ap- parently had recovered entirely from the bronchial trouble which inter- ferred with the earlier part of her American campaign and displayed a brilliant brand of tennis. She was the outstanding figure of the quartet, scoring more placements even than her partner. It was Bill Johnston, the doughty Californian, who accomplished the most notable feat of the day in con- quering Shimidzu in four sets, where Tilden required five Saturday to gain the same end. Moreover, Johnston was at no time in sePous danger of defeat, while Tilden. in his match with Shimidzu. tottered on the brink of it. Johnston’s tennis was the essence of smoothness, both in plan and ex- ecution, and few other players could have duplicated Shimidzu's perform- CALIFDRNIANS CLASH FOR “MET" NET TITLE NEW YORK, September 6.—Two Californians—Robert Kinsey and Wil- lis E. Davis—were scheduled to fight it out this afternoon on the courts of the Crescent Athletic Club for the metropolitan singles championship. Robert, paired with his brother, Howard Kinsey, also was scheduled to contest for the doubles champion- ship. They will meet the winners of the match between Harold Taylor and Gerald B. Emerson, a metropolitan combination, and Marshal Allen and Pacific northwest SIDNE Y WEST, 14%.G rounds at 121 pounds yesterday. U. S. DAVIS CUP NETMEN MAKE SWEEP OVER JAPS sums up the record of America’s 1921 Davis cup tennis team, which yesterday ended the challenge tournament with Japan at Forest Hills by two singles victories. \ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO D, C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1921. MANY GOLFERS PLAY IN HOLIDAY CONTESTS Golfers thronged District _club courses yesterday morning and after- noon, competing in several miniature tournaments. Probably the greatest turn-out was at Columbia_ Country Club, where two eighteen-hole match- play-against-par events and a wom- an’s putting tournament were held. In the morning play J. B. Davls, jr. H. F. Lowman and G. H. Chllds_tfe. with scores of 1 down on par. O. H. Saunders won in the afternoon with 3 down. The best gross scores were made by J. E. Davis, jr. who had a 78 in the morning and & 79 in the afternoon. In the women's putting tourney Mrs. E. H. Pitcher triumphed, defeat- ing Mrs. W. E. Shannon, 2 and 1, in the final match. The consolation match went to Mrs. W. C. Ballentyne, who vanquished Mrs. W. K. Bradfleld, 2 and 1. The semi-finals of the main fiight were bitterly contested. each going twenty holes. Mrs. L. E. Sin- clair was defeated by Mrs. Piteher and Mrs. Shannon overcame Mrs. J. C. Mc- Laughlin. At Bannockburn T. J. Doyle captured the major honors in the miniature tour- nament, defeating T. J. W. Brown 4 and 3. Doyle also won the low medal with a 40. H. Stonier, jr., shot a 37 in the qualifying round, but was eliminated because he failed to make a formal en- try before starting. Finals in other flights resulted as follows: Second, L. L. Steele defeated Lynn Halnes. 1 u third, W. Miller defeated J. W. Hoffman, 2 up; feurth, Eugene Kelly deféated D. W. Lum, 2 and 1. The Scotch mixed foursome was won by Mr. and Mrs. George T. Cun- ningham by one stroke over Sue Peck C held on the Schuylkill and Delaware at Philadelphia. division of the American.Canoe Association, eleven of fifteen races, and took eight second places. annual rowing regatta of the Middle States Association Potomac Boa the program. Washington Canoe Club turned in the greatest number of wins in the re- gatta on the Delaware. Victories were achieved by the Red and Elue paddlers in the senfor single-blade and double-blade singles, senior sin- gle-blade and double-blade tandems, senior single-blade and double-blade quads, junior single-blade singles and tiiting contests in the championships and in the special double-plade sin- gles event for the Red Dragon trophy. Senfor Fours Race Feature. The race for senior double-blade quads was the most interesting of the meet. Washington, with Harry Knight, Karl Knight, Walton and Davis pad- dling, cut out the pace from the start, but Philadelphia Canoe Club and the Yapewl Aquatic Club_furnished much opposition in the early stages. The Philadelphians soon tired, however, and the Yapewis were passed by the, BARNES BEATS HUTCH Colonial canoe, Bogley, Biges and Hazzard. Wash :ngloln won by two lengths over Co. onial. the junior eass, for it was the firs appearance of the new District organ The successes were scored in the race: for junior single-biade and double blade tandems. won in the single- the former, paired with Biggs, pad dled the double-blade race. the senior four th included Burch, Besides crew, squad Havens and H. Miller. Potomac’s crew of high school boy: surprised other entrants in_the middl 2 bow; Carr, No. holm, No. 4; Wo coxswain, captured the race, beating New York Athlgtic West Philadelphia Boat Club and Vespe Boat Club in order. With only a two. and W. E. Baker. In tourncy play J. hour rest, the Potomacs came back to W. Hoffman made the 185-yard eighth defeat Union Boat Club of New York, a hole in 1. fresh crew, in the senior race. The Po- tomacs never were headed in either Charles Mackall pointed the way to Russell Jeweil in the first flight of the miniature tournament at Washington Golf and Country Club. Other flight- winners were John T. Powers in_ the second, George E. Truett in the thjrd, Quincy Peters in the fourth, J. T. M- Clenahan in the fifth and H. P. Mc- Cawley in the sixth. Ray Carlson was best in the nine-hole qualifying round with a 38. MANDELL WINS ON POINTS. AURORA, IIl., September 6.—"“Sam- my"” Mandell of Rockford outpointed Young Farrell of San Francisco in ten of only six feet. — e TRAP SHOOT TO PARSONS GREAT NECK, N. Y., Sep! ember 6.— Jimes Barnes, American open champion, yesterday defeated Jock Hutchison, British champion, five up and four to play, in a thirty-six hole match for a silver cup and a purse of $2,000. "The playing of both men disappoint- e€d a gallery of more than 2,000 per- sons, who followed the match in the hope of witnessing super golf between the world's two champions. The best card turned in was Barnes’ seventy-four for a morning round. which was several above par, placed by officials of the course at under sev- lerda) in_ the 100-target vent at Washington Gun Club by break: ing 92 targets. competition were: In the double target event, possible 24. The team shoot headed by Ca over Capt. were: McCarron's team—Fawcett, J. W. Connors, 38: Stearn Miller, 2 onnors, 44. v the groul rron by 15 target enty. Hutchison frequently drove short and off the line of approach and Barnes offended similarly, though less frequently. Nelither played brilliantly een: Farnahan, 42: George A. m—Hunter, 4 37; Shaffer, 25; Ellis, Bolden, 38; Parsons, 4 ve matches played, five won. 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WATERMEN SCORE |CUP FOR SPEED BOATS IN REGATTAS AT PHILLY| RETAINED N AMERICA t Both of Colonial's victories were in t s e &l e r D 3 By the Ansociated Press. DETROIT, Mich., September 6.—Es- tablishing a mew world hydropiane O record of 79.011 miles an hour, Miss Ameriea 11, driven by George Woo‘ lrammg stunts cau of Detrolt, today won the Luke George trophy emblematic of the one-mile speed-boat championship of North America, PETROIT, Mich., September Announcement that no second heat would be run over the Harmsworth = and I)cl.mare also SPORTS. GRIDIRONERS STEALING 4 OF OTHER SPORTS LD MAN FOOT BALL, the hardy veteran, whose cavorting for the public comes in the cool, crisp days of autumn, crowded isfd the scene of summer sports today, and the dull thuds of his sed base ball, tennis and yatching fans to turn for a ment from thoughts of national championships and world series. University of Maryland, the first to start hercabouts, reporung today, but Coach H. C. Byrd did not expect a sizable squad to 6-— | gather until later in the wee had its men when the players of George Washington will assemble at College Park for joint work-outs. trophy course was made this after- noon by the racing commission, in charge of the international speedboat contest here. After the mishap ye: terday that put Maple Leaf VII, Brit- ish challenger, out of the contest, when she sprang a leak and sank be- fore being towed into her slip, it was said the three American boats might be sent over the course today. After the accident to the British boat Miss America II and Miss Chi- cago fought out the heat alone, Wood’s defender scoring an easy tory over the Chicago boat, covering :he conzag of forty nautical miles in Miss America II attained a speed of 71.01 miles per hour on the fourth lap. The world's record is 71.04 miles per hour, made by Gar Wood Sep- tember 14, 19 Miss America II's average speed for forty nautical miles was at the rate of 59.8 statute miles an hour. RHILEY'S AUTOIN VAN IN PIKE'S PEAK CLIMB COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sep- tember 6.—King Rhiley of Oshkosh, Nebr., won the Penrose trophy cup by UNIONTOWN, Pa. 1. P. Fetterman of speedway here. and 16 seconds. 99.8 miles an hour the purse amounted Jimmy Murphy, car with which he 2 hours, 17 minutes, an average of 98 miles, was third, in of the purse w $3,000. Tommy ilton, Eddie Hearne’ fifth. machine, climbing to the summit of Pike's Peak in 19:16.1, in the annual hill climb. He also won event No. 3, for cars of 231 to 300 inches piston dis- 223MILE AUTO RACE 1S WON BY FETTERMAN. the autumn classic at the automobile Fetterman covered the 225 miles in 2 hours, 15 minutes His average driving Grand Prix this vear, was second in while Roscoe Sarles, utes, 46 11-25 seconds. 3 $4,000 and 0 Eddie Miller finished fourth and who withdrew his own car during the race and place in the Joe sixth, Howard Wilcox, seventh, Jules Ellingboe, eight PITT MEN OFF TO CAMP. ~ | _Candidates for Harvard's 1921 sq were ordercd out at Cambridge Head Coach Bob Fisher. About ninet andidate: v 4 he opening pra | Meehan, the youthful me jcuse. will greet the advance guard of 1921 candidates this afternoon. At State Collexe, Pa. more than three- score candidates are working for the Penn State squad under the di- rection of Hugo Bezdek and his as- sistants Rutger's candi September 6.— | Pittsburgh won | tes gathered today at New Bruns J., for their first scrimma; West Virginia Unj-. squid is in training at Deer the direction of former Dartmouth pirants will re-: port tomorrow or Thursday at Beth- i Minus Benny Boynton, star quarterback, the quad is gathering: mstown, M Brown Un sity’s foot ball men will report at’ Quonset. R. L. next Mond: Ohio State, without eight of her | great t port on September 15 Trinity’s squad: will report at Hartford, Conn., Sep- tember 14; Wesle: University at Middletown, Conn.. Centre, in Kentucky, and many others in the same week. Y: ttshurgh, outh and many- hard at work on was and his share of to $7,500. the same won the French 6% seconds, with miles an hour, averaging 9% 2 hours i Murp! took ter's was and Georgia Tech other team Thomas PENN S£QUAD AT RESORT. placement. PITTSBURGH, Pa., September 6. CAPE MAY. N. 1. September 6.i— In event No.-2, cars over 183 inches |Glenn Warner, coach of the Uni-|Light practic cheduled today displacement and less than 231, Otto |versity of Pittsburgh foot ball team, |for the Univ of Pennsylvania’ Loesche, Connersville, Ind. t vear's |2nd a large number of candidates for | foot ball squad i1 training here. The winner, was first in 19: Glenn | the 1921 squad left here at noon to- \mep were to hiv. a run on the beach Shultz first in the small car class |day for the Panther training camp at iand in the zfternoon were to drill on. in 21:34.4. Ralph Mulford was sec- |Windber. Pa. 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