Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1923, Page 23

SP | New Jersey LEGISLATION ORTS IS PLANNED - {TO ALLOW DECISION BOUTS Republican Majority Is Backing Stevens Bill Which Would Do Away With Commission—Plans to lake Atlantic City Fight Center. BY FAl RENTON. N. ., ] publican majority in the state legis: R PLAY. March 12—The making of New Jersey a rival to New York as a center for important championship fights, is the chief motive ascribed by sporting men to the activity of the re- lature in projecting the Stevens bill. This bill, which makes significant changes in the boxing law, has passed the house and is now up to the senate. A In its essence, it is alleged, that vin. democrats are out, and to the this bill is political. Republicans are victors belong the spolis. The two principal clauses of the measure make decision bouts legal and do away with the present boxing commission, a body appointed when the demo- crats were in power. There is all sorts capital about future plans. It is ®aid, for ample, that once armed with the le 1 right to hold decision houts in the state the republicans will forthwith launch a big drive 10 put Jersey on the fight map as a rival to New York. Atlantie City has been named as a place which might become a great center for champlon- #hip bouts. With the accessibility of this resort to Philadelphia, Baltimore. New York and other populous com- munities no one here has any doubt that immense crowds could be drawn vrovided the fights were attractive. Suffering from Competition. Just at present New Jersey is suf- fering _from competition of Greater New York even more seriously than other states of the east. In fact no one in Jersey is making money out of «the fight game except perhaps Paddy McGuigan and Gus Troxter in New- ark, who own their comparatively #mall fight pavilions and thus are free of a lot of overhead. And even these men are not making big money. Armory fighting is not lucrative, in fact i the promoters break even they are Jucky This being so, one gathers that if JMhe republicans are looking forward 10 expansion of the fighting game thev have a job ahead. They could make some monev with the big fel- lows—if they were good—but it is not often that even Rickard can hook up-an attractive heavyweight fight. Another angle of the situation is the highly interesting battle between Mickey Walker and Pete Latzo, set for March 22, the first time Walker has defended his title against a star contender. Suppose the Stevens bill passes before this bout is held and ecisions become legal? What will Walker do? To speak plainly. ref- ereeing in Jersey runs from rank to rotten. The only really able arbl- trator is Harry Ertle. The rest are men who are regarded as more inter- ested in their $30 or $40 per night than in perfecting themselves in their profession Walker might not be willing to risk nhis title on a Jersey decision and if he were not few would blame him. All in all future events in the Jersey fight world will be worth following. anx One-Man Control 4 With regard to the doing away of the existing boxing commission the ies that control of the game be placed in the hands of the state controller, Newton K. Bugbee. One t dutles is to handle the ax on boxing and the repub- s cannot see why he handle the whole business. him a commissioner would pointed at $3,000 a year. Deputies Wha are to receive $10 a day -when they work also will be named. Tt §s not so certain that rangement would work as efficiently ns urgler the existing well organized rommission. If the senate passes the bill—which it probably will—Go Silzer, a democrat. will surely veto it. Thereupon the measure will in all of talk in the To assist yrobability be repassed over the veto | and become a law. (Copyright ' 3-EYE ADOPTS SCHEDULE. CHICAGO, March 12—Owners of the Three Eve League have adopted a 110-game schedule, the season open- ing on_April 9, and ciosing on Labor day. BY ROBERT L. RIPLEY. TOKIO, December 31.—The Yo- shiwara is supposedly the most avicked snot in all Japan. It is bi- zarre and brilllant, notwithstand- ing its character—that of a melf- confessed Sodom. Laws have been shouldn’t | be ap- | this ar- | No other business was trans- | BIG JOB SEEN FOR FIRPO. INFIGHT WITH BRENNAN NEW YORK, March 12.—Luis Angel Firpo, South American heayweight, tonight will attempt to brush aside jthe first obstacle in the path of a championship bout with Jack Demp- sey, when he meets the wily veteran, Bill Brennan, in a fifteen-round match {in Madison Square Garden. | Boxing followers think the burley | South American has taken on a real ijob in meeting Brennan. Any agree- lable boost toward a championship match calls for a decisive victory, if not a knockout, it is argued, where- upon the experts recall thaf the no longer youthful Brennan has been put to sleep on canvas but twice. and on both occasions by Dempsey. Brennan is the best man Firpo has vet been called upon to meet. % They will weigh in at 2 o'clock this afternoon. How rivals compare: FIRPO. B pounds. 6 ft. 24 Inches 44 inohe 4814 incl BRENNAN. 29 " 198 pounds (62, T inoh 9!; inches . Ankle . WL USEONE COURSE FORPUBLIC LINKSPLAY lin the national public links tourna- | ment to be held at East Potmac Park | beginning June 26 will be played on {one course, it announced after {chairman James D. Standish of the |U. S. G. A. public links committee ihad visited the course, in company {with Maj. Weart of office of public i : A bulldings and grounds. The new nine {holes will be added to the nine used i for the past two seasons and the tour- {ney will be played on the eighteen hole course, Standish said he had prepared a {letter to be sent to all the public courses in the co ry outlining de- tails of the tournament, with special reference to the team matches to be played Monday, June 25. The U. S. G. ‘A., representative was pleased with the present condition of the course. Greens and fairways are in excellent condition, he de- clared. | —_— | Syracuse will have spring foot ball practice. poverty - stricken _ parents, rather s an act of heroism. Among _themselves these girls call _each other “Sister,” even though they are sometimes con. fined in iron cages like wild a mals at a_circus. It is not a pleasant sight, and we were glad to leave, i Qualification rounds and all matches | dofeating Kathleen McKane of Eng- | | | THE - EVENING STAR, "WASHINGTO. Another Big Team Starts South. TENNIS FANS HOPE MOLLA WILL ADVANCE THIS TIME France. March 12.—Tenni Bjurstedt Mallory, American N her run into Mlle. Lenglen. which, if they win, will bring them to uzanne scored another triumph yesterday at Mentone, while Mrs. Mallory was in a losing match. Mile. Lenglen won the finals in the singles. land, 6—2, 7—5. Mrs. Mallory and Miss Blake lost to Mr: tterthwaite and Mrs. Beamish, a British palr, in the semi-finals of the doubles, 6—2, 6—0. G. Gordon Lowe of England. won' the men’s final, defeating Leigh- ton Crawford, another Briton, 6—2, 6—3. 7—5. Mile. Lenglen. in defeating Miss MeKane, demonstrated that she still is supreme in European tennis. Miss McKane is acknowledged by all the experts to be the best player de- veloped in FEurope in recent vears. She did not give Lenglen as hard a match as the score would indicate. PUBL LIS TO HAVE NEW STARTIG SYSTEM Public links golf players “will hardly know the place” when the season opens at the East Potomac Park course on Saturday, March 24. Manager Leoffler has painted the clubhouse interior and installed a new starting system that is sure to make a hit with the fans. He will open the clubhouse March 21 for reservations for season lockers. Lieut. Col. Sherrill, in charge of pub- lic buildings and grounds, has had the “'private road” leading to the clubhouse improved. Under the new plan the starting will ‘be done from the clubhouse. There are to be two revolving racks placed be- hind the flag pole. Starter ‘Dave’ Hardesty will operate from an elevated stand between thess two racks. He will blow a whistle for you to drive off. He will uss a palr of fleld glasses to keep an eye on the fleld. No one will be allowed at the start- ing tees but the players about to drive. s fans are pulling for Mrs woman champion, to be more suc cessful in the singles here than she was in the Mentone tourney. They are rather selfish in their support of her, as their object is to have Both players are in the upper half of the draw and neither has strong opposition for their first two matches, gether in the third round. INSIDE GOLF By George O'Neil. What Happens Here? The player who does not obaerve the rule which provides that the ball farthest from the cup whall tted first often is an annoy- ance to yers who “always ob- serve this rale, while his impa- tience to be up to the cup or in it eauses him miss much of the real enjoyment of putting. There is n lot more to this department of the mhort game than simply metting the ball into the hole. On the other hand, what, under the = player do when hix utts first, though nearer hole? Does he claim a for- feit of the holet Referee's Decinion, A ten-pound look should be suf- ficlent to “cure” the player who Peraistently putts out of hix turm, bat if that doesn’t do it the oppo- ment might apply the rule, which provides that the ball may he re- called. The hole cannot be claimed By forfeit. Recalling a ball after the out-of-turn putter has holed out should be sufficient to teach such a player the order of the green. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) SARAZEN FACES CAMERA. Molla —By MOSER. A‘/ [ A‘” L BASKETERS END SECOND ROUND TILTS THIS WEEK Aloysius. American Legion and Yankee quints struggling for the independent basket ball champion- ship are scheduled to end the second round of their titular 'tourney this week. Tomorrow night Legion and Yankee fiv are to clash, while the Legionaries will tackle the Aloysians Thursday night. Both games will be plaved at Central Coliseum. The Alovsians have plaved three games, breaking even in a pair with the Yanks and beating the Legion- aires. The last mentioned outfit vanquished the Yanks in the initial match of the tournament. Kanawha Preps and Yosemites will be opponents in a preliminary to the Yankee-Legion game tomorrow night. The junior teams will take the floor at § o'clock, Seminole Junlors, who beat the Good_Shepherd Juniors. 35 to 19, do {not care how long they play basket {ball. They now want more games with 11 pound teams. Challenges imay he telephoned to Manager Ber- ard s . Lincoln 1784 | oriole tossers also refuse to con- sider the season at an end. They |are casting ahout for more opposition in the 100-110-ound class. Manager Higgins will listen to challenges over telephone, West 1 Americnn Legion basketers easily disposed of the Knights of Columbus aggregation in a - 33-21- engage- ment. Lowe starred for the winners. Wanshington Collegians were com- pletely outclassed by the Yankees in a 44-to-26 game at the Congress Heights auditorium. The Yanks went into an early lead and never were threatened. {HAGEN AND KIRKW0OD | TAKE MATCH BY 4 UP DAYTONA, Fla, March 12.—Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood defeated George McLean and Pete Harmon in a 36-hole exhibition match here ves- terday, 4 up. Hagen won a prize of $100 for low score on the last 18 holes, making a 73, one above par. McLean drew a 79, Kirkwood a 79 and Harmon a 78 on the last 18. | MORVICH TO RACE AGAIN, i STUDENTS OF SPORT GAME GLAD NO HARSH CHANGES MADE Few Regret Going of Onside Kick—Number of Points in Rules Are Clarified—Handing Ball Ahead Constitutes Forward Pass. BY WALTER CAMP. EW YORK, March 12—That the foot ball rules committee at its sessions last week let the general character of the game severely alone has been received with wide satisfaction by players, coaches N and students of the games. Perhaps the elimination of one of the oldest of old-time features which was a treasured tradition of Rugby, namely, the onside kick. Hereafter when a punter kicks the ball no one on his side, even if he were behind the kicker, may get the ball until it has been touched by an opponent. It went unregretted by most experts. YALE FIVE SENSATION OF COLLEGIATE LEAGUE Yale is the Intercollegiate Basket Ball League champlon for 1923. But two months ago, just prior to the opening of the league season, few, if any, could see a championship team in the Yale materfal. Eli had fin- Ished in last place for two consecu- tive years and the prospects for 1923 appeared hopeless. Joe Fogarty came down from West Philadelphia, where he had ben as- sisting Eddie McNichol with the Pennsylvania teams, to take over the coaching. Basket ball was the black sheep of the Yale family. The spirit shown by the members of the squad was encouraging. Fo- garty induced Pite to come out for the team and then developed a good runing mate for him in the forward line out of Suisman. Suisman for-, merly played at Peddie and had been a member of the 1925 freshmen team, a rather mediocre five. Yale has two more games to play before the close of the season. Two defeats will not change its status Jim Luther of Cornell continues un- molested on his way to the individ- | ual honors. TEAM STANDING College. Games. Won. Yale ... o T Corneli . Princeton Columbla Dartmouth . Penosylvania .. Lost 1 Luther, Cornell Wilson, Colum) k, Penn, Bulisman, Yale, f. Cullen, Dartmouth, | Loeb, Prineeton, g | Btrom, _Columbi Pite. Yale, 1 Wedell, Cornell, Haas, Yale, Capron, Cornell, & Kneass, Penn, ... Moore, Dartmouth, ... Games scheduled for thi March 14—Princeton at March 16—Columbla at Yale. rch 17— Dartmouth at Corneil. arch 17—Pennsylvania at Princeton KNOX COLLEGE TOSSERS ARE VERSATILE BUNCH Knox College has what is probably ' the most versatile basket ball team in the country. Of the ten men on {the Knox squad every man is active | in at least one other major sport. | The team has three captains of other | varsity organizations, Albro, captain | of the college base ball team; Rhlnd.] captain of the track team, and Lud- wick, captain of the foot ball eleven. Five of the other men are regulars| on the Knox foot ball team, and one other is the best intercollegiate golfer in that part of the map centering about Galesburg. t croxDrvreET s week ale. !cline the penalty on illegal forward the most radical change made was Although most coaches have long since eliminated from their policies encouragement of the practice of “clippirz,” the committee did well to add ad®tional teeth to the rule gov- erning this offense by making the penalty imposed count from either the spot of the foul or the place where the ball put in play, which ever shall punish the offending side the more severely. The fact that the rule | ating to fair catches and two men signaling was clarified, will litte effect on play itself. Probably the most radical change ! after the elimination of the on-side kick was making it possible to de- passes. This is an excellent move be- cause often a side that has inter- cepted an_illegal forward pass has been deprived of a really good run resulting from such interception. In connection with forward passes, the word “hand” was submitted for “pass” so as to make it clear that the handling of the ball to a man ahead is a forward pass as much as though the ball had been tossed, and must be made according to the rule from a point five yards back of the serimmage line The list of rulings upon difficult points which is w provided shall hereafter be appended to the rules| book should prove an interesting fea- ture. (Copyright, 1023.) POWER-BOATING CLASSES FOR DISTRICT WATERMEN Potomac river power squadron will begin its spring class of instruction for admission to the United States power squadron a week from tomor- row night at Corinthian Yacht Club. Other meetings will be held weekly | on Tuesdays. The course will cover the pilot rules, piloting, use of charts, the compass and other navigating in- struments and other subjects, a thor- ough knowledge of which Wwill in- crease the safety and pleasure of all yachtsmen. All boat owners and oth- ers interested in power-boating have been invited to at{end. The Potomac river power squad- ron was organized in 1915. Dr. A. B. Bennett of the Corinthian Yacht Club is commander. FRENCH SHOOTS A 68. PINEHURST. N. C.. March 12— mett French, southern Youngstown professional, plaved a great round of 32-34—66, on the championship course here yesterday in a four-ball match. —_= Charles Paddock will compete in the Penn carnival in April. Philadelphia boasts a woman's polo team. FOR LUMBER | SEE L S. TUROVER | 13th and Water Sts. S.W. A full line of framing. siding, foorin shingles, laths, white pine and hardwoods. QUIRIES SOLICITED PHONE MAIN 6796 n- Pines and S 23 Seeks to Be Boxing Center : Foot Ball Committee Action Pleases HOOVER IS TO DEFEND DIAMOND SCULLS TITLE DULUTH, Minn,, March 12.—Walter Hoover, world champlon sculler, will defend the dlamond sculls at the 1923 English regatta, it seemed cer- !tain today, as Hoover told an Asso- ciated Press correspondent that he would visit England again this vear. there — pardon my curiosity, but what’s that good smoke you’re tickling my nose with? Wouldyou mind giving me the nar ~ fit?n INVINCIBLE SIZE It ix brighter this morning. This round-the-world ramble seems to have degenerated into a shopping scramble. The first-class passen- xers have tired of temples and —_— HAWK WINS IN FIVE SETS. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. March 12.— Dr. P. B. Hawk, veteran champion passed annuling all law in tl quarter. No agreement is legal, no money can be collected, and all capital invested is legally ruled LOS ANGELES, March 12.—Gene| Morvich will race again in the Sarazen, national open and profes-|spring. He is expected to start train- sional golf champlon, Is here to begin | in about May 1, and the New York work on a blographical motion pic- | s Empire City or Saratoga, will ture which will portray his career ) thacks, Emp 7 = an stolen. No section of Tokio is cleaner muperficially. At night when the lampx are lighted the scene is one of singular beauty—even though it proves to what hase uses art van be alloyed. The girls _are ealled the Yo- rakura, or “Night Cherries.” There are 3,000 of them in one building —the Shin-Yoshiwara. Poverty, personal misfortune and calamities of the quoking earth are said to be responsible for giris entering here. It fx not considered a dis- zrace in Japan for a girl to show her fillal love by aelling hernelf for a few years to help her xhrines and are madly rushing about town, buying kimonos, cloisonne, damascene d deolov prints. The Ginza in crowded with tour- iats. This street ix the busiest, noinieat, unhandsomest and most fiamboyant of all streets—and the best known to foreigmers. The Kaleldoncoplc throng which pul- sates steadily up and down this beribboned thoroughtare from dawn to night makes up to the visitor for its unloveliness. Col- ored lanterns, thousands of ideo- graphic banners and n host of shop signs all contribute to the general acene. of ‘the United States, displayed real come-back qualities in defeating S. Howard Voshell for the southeast- ern_ tourney title here, 4—6, 3—6, 9—7, 6—3, 6—2. Voshell and Beals Wright won the doubles, disposing gt G. C. Bhaffer and F. P. Ferguson, —1, 6—1, 6—1. HONORS TO RICHARDS. 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