Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1923, Page 31

SPORTS. ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT ‘TIS BACK OF BIG VENTURE Pliins to Stage Bout in Buenos Aires in November. Dangerous If They Are Traveling at Full Speed by August. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 15—Tex promoter, today declared that Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham- pion, cannot accept an offer of $750,000, reported to have been made by Argentine promoters for a fight Aires in November, because of a " American pugilist has agreed to box solely under Rickard’s direction for a year. L OS ANGELES, March 15.—Jack champion, still awaited word New York, as to details of an meet Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine boxer, at Buenos Aires, next November. The Los Angeles Examiner today said Dempsey had been offered a purse of $750,000, plus $25,000 for training expenses and 75 per cent of the motion picture rights. South American promoters are i according to information Dempsey says he received from his manager. ~ “Of course, the match is not ch information_is that it will be. I ha manager daily and nightl The newspaper declares “the offer from Argentine s so_tremendous and so reliable that the champion and his manager have no iutention of re- fusing it 1t continued that Dempsey cannot | fail to get everything that is prom- tsed him, no matter what the out- come of the bout, because the Argen- tihe government is backing the ven- ture. Representutives of the Argentine | government are in New York now with Louls Angel Firpo and his ma agers, and have been for some time, the paper asserts *“They have 1 several conferencs with Jack Ke: Most of the d tails have been worked out *Dempsey was quoted stating his recent training here v in prepara- tion for tie battle in Bucnos Aires FIRPO IS SECOND-RATER IN OPINION BY FAIR PLAY. EW YORK, March 13.—Shrewd interest in the ga thos N Firpo. visit ' posedly terrible injuries Firpo inflict for whatever it may be worth by those shrewd judges. An inquiry among places where these hard-eyed. practical men gath- cred_elicited this fact today. A cr particularly interested in whether with unusual rough or whether whether he was really INSIDE GOLF By George O'Neil * Underspin on the b &oex sailing forth from the tee, in what makes the ball off a fine @river's club climb into the mir | and xeem actunlly to hang there | and #ont. An understanding of | underspin and how to impart it to | the golt ball will stretch any good | driver's distance anywhere from twenty-five to weventy-five yards. | Underspin is applled by making the driver strike the ball at a | point just | center, The quickly through the ball | follow-through. The wood club- | hend thus i forced through the ball much the same way you exe- cute # gooil midiron push shot, the only difference being that with the wood club the hall ixhit a harder blow, and thus it travels a ®reater distance. Pick n xpot on the hack of the hall, the ball marking provides a zood aim center, and then fix in vour mind the theught that there in where you will hit it. Then hit the ball in your nautral way. Re very careful that the idea of hit- ting the ball in a precixe place does not mpset you mentally and make you reach and strain to get at the ball. Be sure to wait for the club-head to come through and do itx work. Be wsure, by the way, to do that Iin all shots in wolf. NCopyright, Jobn F. Dille Co.1 1S5 COLLETT MISSES . EASY PUTT AND RECORD| BELLAR HEIGHTS, Fla., March 15. ~—A short putt on the last green by Miss Glenna Collett, national woman's champion, kept the women's record for ,the course here at seventy-seven today. Miss Collett’s ‘performance yesterday & mixed foursome with Tommy Kerr ¥an, Siwanoy, 28 her partner, against Miss Bernice Wall, Oshkosh, and Johnny d and he seems to think it will only be a matter | of a few days before closing the match.” is measured b; nds, have today practically made up their minds about Luis T'he visit of Bill Brennan to the hospital to have treated the sup; scked out at all | But, as any one of them will tell you, | rate of speed. Rickard, Madison Square Garden with Luis Angel Firpo in Buenos contract under which the South Dempsey, world heavyweight boxing from his manager, Jack Kearns, in offer he is said to have received to n New York to confer with Kearns, inched yet,” said Dempsey, “but my ve been in communication with my DEMFSEY-GIBBONS BOUT | IS WANTED IN MONTANA BILLINGS, Mont, March 15— A special to the Billings Gasette from Shelby, Mont., says that at a meeting of sport enthusiasts in the little oll town last night $55,000 in cash was raived and pledges were received from oil men totaling $260,000 more, for ataging a heavy- welght champlonship boxing match between Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul and Jack Dempwey in Shelby next' July 4. The committee In charge is awniting a reply from Dempuey, agreeing to the terms of the proposed bout. OF EXPERTS judges of fighting form. men whose | bets running into tens of ed has been taken into full account ucial point is that one of them is Bill Brennan's noodle was treated Bill did a tank or, for that matter, | What does concern them fs the re- | sult of thelr close scrutiny of Firpo | in his preliminary workouts as well | 9 In his battle with Brennen. They | admit, first of all, that he can hit. they can go out along the water front and dig up lengshoremen who can hit a frightful wallop, too. The point about Firpo is that he is terribly slow of hands and slow of feet. Now a quick hitter is invariabiy a quick thinker. Firpo gives no ime pression of using his intellect at any 1 Firpo would completely fill the bill of a gladiator. a modern abysmal brute. But abysmal brutes are never champions any more. The head counts mightil Firpo—a good second rater. That is the inside up and up on the Argen tinian. He is going to meet Dempsey, of course. And when he does the layer of odds will make it very inter- esting for Firpo's backers. WALKER GETS DECISION IN SLOW RING CQNTEST| BUFFALO. N..Y,; March 15.—Mickey Walker of Elizabeth, N. J, welter, weight champion. won the judges decision in a twelve round bout here last night with Charlie Fitzsimmons of Oklahoma. (nrhe bout was slow and uninterest- ng. Fitzsimmons weighed. 153 pounds, Walker 1491, = Sl —_— Joey Fox, the English feather- weight, Intends to take another fling at the 'boxing game on this side Farrell, Quaker Ridge, threatened the course mark. She came to the last green four shots to the good for a Seventy-six, but the fourth tap brought the ball ouiy within an inch of the hole. Miss Collett and Kerrigan won the mateh ten up and nine to play. JOHNSTON IS EXTENDED T0 TAKE TENNIS MATCH 1.OS ANGELES, March 15.—Wil- llam M. Johnston of San Francisco, No. 2 in national ranking, defeated Harold Dickinson of Los Angeles, 6—0, 8—8, in the first round of an in- vitation tennis tournament here. Hurvey Snodgrass, southern Call. fornia singles champion, won his match against Paul Hardeman, for- mer holder of the title, 6—2, 6—3. KNEPPER WILL NOT GO. PRINCETON, N. J., March 15.—Ru- dolph Knepper, captain of the Prince- ton golf team, will not go to England in May. He was invited to make the trip by the Natlonal Golf Assoctation and participate in the Walker oup matches. - University officials hold 1hat the trip would interfere with Knepper's scholastic program. — ST, PAUL, Minn., Marrch 15.—Bos- ton #thletic Association won the sec- ond game in the champlonship series of the United States Amateur Hockey \Association last night, defeating Bt. Paul, 1 to 0. Boston won the first sontest. | Grounds, | Grounds, | elub. | Grounds THE EVENING HURTBY FRPS BLOW NEW YORK, March 15.—Bill Bren- nan, Chicago heavywelght, is expect- ed to leave the hospital, where he sought rellef yesterday from concus- slon of the brain resulting from the knockout blow delivered by Luls Angel Firpo in thelr bout Monday, within a few days, but it will be & long time before he s ready to enter the ring. Brennan's condition never was crit- fcal and surgeons who examined X-ray plctures taken of his gkull said that no serious injury was done. They found that the left side of the head, from behind the ear to the left tem- ple and from the parietal bone to the | base of the skull, was inflamed. They | sald today that he was improving and anticipate no dangerous develop- ments. L Brennan admitted that it was the | worst beating he cver had received. Besides the head fnjury and body bruises, Brennan sprained a_bone in his right foot—the same leg he br: Fhen Juck Dempaey gave him one of s other two knockouts. The Chicugo boxer s sald to leave | himself open to such blows us those | administered by Firpo. It was the | “rabbit punch,” or one of ite varia- tions, that caused the knockout. When weathering & pugilistic storm Brennan erouches behind his arme. leaving the back of his head and neck unprotected. Firpo called twioe at the hospital. | ith an_interpreter to bear solace m' enor Brennan.” but was not per- mitted within the sick room. $1,500,000 FIGHT CLUB FORMED IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, March 15.—A $1,500,000 | corporation has been formed to con- | duct boxing bouts at the Fplo| home of the New York NEW YORK, March 15.—A $1.500.- | 000 corporation has been formed to | conduct boxing bouts at the Polo | home of the New York| Giants. and to be controlled largely ! directors of the ball club, it has n announced by Tom O'Rourke, | 0xing promoter. He will be matchmaker of the new | organization. Papers of incorpora- tion are ready to be filed at Albany. Luls Angel Firpo, the Argentine ! heavywelght. who knocked out Bill | Brennan Monday night, may be on of the first men to box for the new A $25,000 purse has been of-| fered him for a match between him | and Jim Herman of Omaha, Neb., on June 2. | The club. to be known as the Polo | Athletic Assoclation, Inc. take over the lease which the Athietic Club has on the | will Republic grounds. HARD HITERS CLASH N FORT MYERBOUTS Some knockouts are expected mnmui in the ring at Fort Myer, where sol- | diers of that post and marines of Quan- tico are to mix in five six-round boxing | houts. Several of those slated to con- tend are noted for their hard-hitting proclivities. The first mill is to begin | promptly at § o'clock. The main go of the program is likely to be that between Ward of the post | Just across the Potomac and McCarthy | of Quantico. These middleweights are | experienced scrappers and Ward has | made quite a name for himself in serv- fce competition recently. He has won his last four bouts by the knockout route, Shoiblock, considered by the marines | their best boxer, is to reprefnt Quan- | tico in the welterwelght class. He will swap punches with Ptomey, @ new- comer to the sport. but one who has developed rapidly. - In the lightweight division Taverisky of the marines will oppose Morrison of Fort Myer. Both are speedy, aggressive boxmen. with plenty of experience. The feature go is to bring into action piscitelli of Fort Myer and O'Rourke of Quantico, while in the bantam fight Carbon, Fort Myers Army district of Washington champfon, will be sent agalnst Taverrella of the Quantico sta- tion, 1 T Harry Wolter, the old Red Sox pastimer, has blossomed into a col- lege base ball coach on the Pacifie COMB HAIR—AND IT- STAYS Millions Keep -Hair Com Few Cents Buys Jar any Drugstore—Not Even obstinate, unruly or shampoosd hair stays combed all day in any style you like. “Hair-Groom” {s a dignified combing cream which givesthatnatural gloss and well-groomed effect to your hair—that final touch to good dress bothin business and on socialoccasions. ¥ Glossy, Well-Groomed—. Sticky, Smelly Greaseless, stainless “Hair-Groom'" does not show on the hair because it ia absorbed by the acalp, therefore your: hair remains so soft and piiable and 80 natural that ne.eme.can. possibly... ol you used #. - 5 . =5 STAR, WASHINGTON ‘AS HEAD OF TENNIS BODY LOUM Dwight F. Davis, Mhnt secretary of war, announced today that he would tender his resignation as president of the United Bempsey Offered $750,000 to Fight F itfié : Hoppe Still s King of Billiardists BRENNANISNOTBADLY DWIGHT DAVIS TO RESIGN IHAGHTAN SURE T0 GNE L% States Lawn Tennis Association to the executive committee of that " organization at its meeting Safurday in New York city. i Davis, who is the donor of the famous international cup, sald'he felt that his new dutles in the Wa# Department would demand his closest attention, and he necessarily would have to reduce other ctivities accordingly. BY HOBERT L. NAKA, Januai foumded A. D. 71 ital and comtin s such until 754, Japanese art, literature hintory may be said to have begun re. Six hundred tame deer roam at will. The famed Nara Park containe 1230 acres. More than 3.000 ntone andametal lanterns are scattered throughout. The third largest bell RIPLEY. n Japan Buddhas and the bupsu—pronounce “su” as the Ger- “ta.”)The othérs are at Oxaka Kamakura. .One of the mont - s It atands in the park ayl has ex- fated for 1.210 years. And the mmcred horse. I must fell you about the sacred horse of Nara Park. This shagay, under- is the funniest He in e eye He in kept in a small Shogun did return he couldn't out of him, 1 ould see his T SACRED HORSE of NARA ° AFUNNY LOOKING ANIMAL WiTH LONG HAR AND ONE PINK EYE AND ONE Bawe ByE ALL-CHINESE QUINTET AT M. I. T. IS WINNER CAMBRIDGE, Ma er members of Basket ball team. champions of Chi all-Chinese team setta Imatitute of Technology. team han been successful in almost every game . Most of itn membem are harred from var- y the ome-year eligibility rul NEW TENNIS PAIR WINS. BROOKLINE, Mass., March Play was being continued today in the mixed doubles title tennis tour- ney here. All favorites won vesterda: including the new combination of W T. Tilden and Brenda Hedstrom ‘of Buffalo. They defeated E. T. Herndon, former Princeton captain, and Eliza- beth Bright, 6—1, 5—7, 6—3. GIRL SWIMS IN RIVER 22 HOURS, 47 MINUTES BUENOS AIRES, March 15—An- ma Gutbrod, an Argentine xirl swimmer, yeaterdny completed n awim down the Parana river that 1anted 22 hours and 47 minutes. She entered the water at Zarate, @f- ty-two miles from thin city. Misn Gutbrod hettered the mark of 21 hours recently established by Lil- lisn Harrigon. - Radiators and Fenders All.: XIND m :l REPAIRED. 10 DFERINT MAKES EADILTOR WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WO! 15—1 'NEW WORLD NET BODY NOW BEING QREANIZED By the Associated Press. PARIS, March tennis organization is to be founded |today and tomorrow at conferences | called to adopt 8 new standard inter- | national code and reframe the by | laws of the old International Federa- tion in such a manner that the United States and other nations may become practical working members. ‘World championships will become much more flexible in thelr nature, going to the member countries with the best teams. Previous world champlonships are to be scrapped, with the new organ- ization recognizing the various na- tional champlonships now held. One of the important new regulations will be admission of the American |demand that players coming to the United States may have their ex- | penses paid. 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Each of these younger men are possessed of brains and each is & product of the Harvard system! which Haughton established. Haughton s under no delusion as to the magnitude of his task. He understands it perfectly. What has hurt foot hall at Columbia has been the ever-present counter-attractions of & great city. Constantly changing methods also have been & discour- aging factor. Haughton Is strong en {discipline. Men whom he selects as candidates for the Columbia team will find that, outside of keeping up In thefr studies, there must be but one Interest in their lives—foot ball. | Some of the comches of the country | appear to be worrying over the elim- ination of the on-side kick. The loss of this play will make little differ- ence. It has always been a strategic move rather than an accepted method of guining ground. Yale was caught on it & yeur or so ugo by a minor team and it hue been uscd guite ex: tensively In school games as it is & showy maneuver when the defense is caught napping. But, s rule, it takes too much ¢ i preparation to make it worth while for the few times that it works. (Copyright, 19 PRINCETON WIL DNE TS FOT BALL RVALS BY LAWRENCE PERRY. NEW YORK. March 15.—AR inter esting and highly fmportant innova: } ton In intercolleglute rivalry !5 con- ‘tninl‘d in the announcement that | Capt. Mel Dickenson of the 1822 Princeton eleven in the name of the Tiger team has invited the members of the Harvard and Yale foot ball elevens of 1922 to_a dinner at the Yale Club in New York on Saturday night. It looks as though th!s in- formal soclal gathering of the flerce contestants in the big three games will be a fixture. There are many reasons why all {lovers of tntercolieglate sport should { be pleased at this development. which by the way is not dissimilar in some of Its features to the before-the-game dinners which the University of Ch!- cago eleven used to have with im- | portant rival outfits. This big three dinner will probably set an example which other near rivale throughout the country will eventually follow. 1f. as is expected, this dinner be- comes an annual affair, it will most certainly tend to diminish an over. feverish sense of hostility and will put the spectators in a better frame of mind than they have been upon past_occasions when they assembled in the mood of persons minded to look upon a “mortal combat.” (Copyrright, 1923.) TWO SEEK BIG REGATTA. Baltimore will oppose Duluth for the honor of holding this_year's na. tional rowing regatta. The award will be made by the executive com. mittee of the National Assoctation of Amateur Oarsmen at its meeting in New York Saturday. LSPORTS. SHOWS OLD-TIME SKILL IN DEFEAT OF SCHAEFER EW YORK, March 15—The cue of Willie Hoppe still is a magic N wand; its wielder still is the invincible master of the ivories. Y Young Jake Schaefer, son of the old wizard, knows it today. Hoppe completed his defense of his 182 balkline billiard world cham- pionship title last night, amassing 1,500 points in the three blocks of his challenge match while the San Franciscan was totaling 1,341. The de- fender made the 500 he needed while his opponent was collecting 347, , @Vivia with drama and color from NONE OF 1923 AUSTRALIAN the first bank for break on Monday night and replete throughout witl displays of emotion and temperamen TEAM TO PLAY THIS YEAR LONDON, March 1%—An Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Melbourne says it is problematical whether Australia will make gige- rious attempt to capture the s cup this year. Gerald L. Pattersom, J. O, derson, Pat O'Hara Wood the 1923 Davis it adds, are unavailable, a ed wi wat r further comtests.” 17 INDAVIS CUPLST, * SPAI BEING LATEST i NEW YORK, March 15.—Spain, | finalist with Australia, last vear, has | led its 1923 Davis cup challenge. | ‘This entry brought the total to sev- enteen, three more than the previous high record. Engsles close today at noon and the draw will take place tomorrow. Thirteen nations will participate in the European zone preliminury contests. They are: Belglum. Czecho- slovakia, Denmark, British Isles, Ire- land, France, Spatn, Rumania, Ind! Italy, Switzerland, Holland and Ar. gentina. The four nations to be drawn in the American zone are Australia, Canada, Hawall and Japan. The Philippine Islands is the only 1922 competitor which has not filed a Correct Rule ELD ball. When 2 held ball, occurs close to the basket I I your opponents are defendin, try to tap it into basket on the jump. If jump is further out, say at ed of the foul circle, two of you ',ayers should maneuver be-| hind Your jumper not only for safety but also in case your jumper taps ball that way. Play your third man forward and to the side so he will be sure to_get such a_ball should your two players miss it. Near the cegger of the floor and when your i r on a held ball is at least eqW! to the opponents,’ play signals such as are used at center jump. A dangerous place on a held ball s when it is called mear the oppo- ! nents’. basket. If your jumper can outjulfip iis opponent he should tap the ball as far from the basket as The Enders is entirely safe the three-day tournament came to a throbbing finish that swept the 1.50C spectators from thelr seats Intc shouts of acclalm. It was & sorry defeat for the son of the man from whom Hoppe, then the boy wonder, won his spurs. At the end of the’first block he had the ohamplonship within his grasp; he led, 500 to 277. The next night he faliered where Hoppe was drawing strength, and lost his lead; Hoppe made 723 points to his 494. Hopps came to the table last @ight six points ahead. He had the balle in perfect position to continue his run unfinighed from the night before. He was in his best stroke. He counted 43 before he one- cushion draw. Not until his fifth turn at the table a1d Schaefer master himself. Then missed un easy {he reeled off the longest run of the tournament, clicking |an amazing display of 4 points with line nursing and interspersed open play. From a lead of 223 points on the first night Schaefer had fallen to the rear 264 points. His masterful run brought him within 20 points of the champlon. Hoppe had just run 186. He met the new challenge. He responded with a collectlon of 162. He never lost the lead, and though he wavered several times near the end, as did Schaefer, he maintained control. oppe never revealed completer mas- tery of his game than last night. e used every concelvable shot with un- erring execution and daring. His speed control was uncanny. Besides holding his title he won permanent possession of the $1,000 diamond medal emblematic of ‘the champlonship and his side wager of 31,000 with Schaefer. He will not be ect to challenge untll a new trdhy is offered. The box score follows: 16 104 1-cush. « Hoppe.. .. Bchuefer. cush. 3. 30 4-cash.5-cush.Tot. Hoppe. -1 Tips on Playing Basket Ball; Interpretations BY ED THORP, possible before jumping, signaling his team the direction he_ intends to send it. If he fails in this your jumper should make certain that his opponent does not tip the ball to the basket or tap it to one of his team mates cutting for the basket. Q. Are the goal zone lines extender from both sides of foul line? A. Yes. Q. Does the height of baskets vary on courts according to whether ceil- ings are high or low? A. No. The rings are always ten feet above the floor. Q. How many officials to a game? A. Six—referee, nmpire, two time~ keepers and two scorers. Q. If 1 foul a man who 16 standing on goal zone line about to shoot does his team get one or two free trials for basket? A. Twe. Q.. If ball lodges in supports of basket Is it a held ball or does it 3o back to center A. It goes back to center. different from other ty razors. Itslong neck handle, its atented blade gm.rcj its hand-stropped, and-tested blades—all differe: nt. And, of course, it gives you a different shave.” Feel your face and look into your shaving mirror after the bristles are mowed away. Smooth, refreshed, unscratched—for shaving with an Enders is “fust wigh a fowel.” ‘he best dealers in Washingt like wiping your face on sell the Enders. Price $1 with 6 hand-stropped, hand-tested blades. Beyond price in shav- ing comfort. 5, 35¢. 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