Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1923, Page 24

SPORTS. Sta 9 Griffs’ Slab APPEARS TO BE STRONGER THAN AT FIRST BELIEVED Showing of Warmoth, Who Baffles the Yankees for 2-10-1 Win Over Them, and Hollingsworth Argurs Well for Future. e N s BY DENMAN THOMPSON. EWW YORK. April 24—That the Washington pitching staff may prove far more formidable that was expected, and that consider- able of the unlooked for strength may be found outside the ranks the veteran flingers 15 indicated by what the two rookies started to Hollingsworth and Warmoth—have accomplished. Although Deaten by the Athletics in Philadelphia Friday, Hollingsworth displayed & fast ball with a real hop on it, and a wicked hook, vielding in the seven nnings he worked but three singles and one carned run, although poor <apport caused four other tallies to be charged against him. The showing of the Minneapolis windmill in his first American League game augured uch for the future, but his performance was bettered by that given by Warmoth vesterday. The_ Liitle Rock left-hander. while not possessing the raw power boasted of by Hollingsworth, demonstrated that he is a THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON f Is Looking Up : Floyd Johnson Not Flas | I workman and he proved ever sluggers on the New York pay roll less seriously regarded Mackmen. Warmoth not only hurled the snals to their third straight v by giving them a 50-50 ratin; won and lost. but out- Jow Bush to do Southpaw took inkees on the 2 season, per- responil faulty, ma to minimize the f the pan. believing having already clinched had let down. ut ary Warmo for the Yanks level best, vet suc- tehy Blow. vielded by War- roller itted cany Whe 1su day them b me 1 our memor prox in one - ‘hieh wer Get On real blow veded e of ser The Jth went wh ssed out AJuh by = a F dome and scor Ward, after Schanz had per \ reach third. The only other ties were @ swinging bunt by e second that would ha ha volishly 1s leas Har ki safe- Ward sled fickded and a Te th that 4 r h his hands after shooing off Who could have caught it with Warmoth falte hth only ence did t was in Tev ammed and he filled tickets. He start- walked Bushand following Du- too. It wa ithern Ass 4 his® mettie k on the dan a ompellin ¢ to Pec f the same ath- e in the first other walk he Second put Ruth e in the sixth synthetic double Ruth erged with even more tic- <h situ d. Then el got a life when Peck foozled s hounder. Schang fouled to Con- and, after the latter's ill-advised ot the. wd by w Witt ir oing to W Vally Pipp pop harm Warmoth m voll to Hare fiving co Piav on the swinging bunt previously | had put Ward on fir: 1<h hoth popped foul. In ir frames the Yankees Were set down in order, Ly the whiff rout Trovide Winning Punch, Goslin nd rrity furnished the srious punch of the Bushmen, and round—the ck on the and galloped to well executed sacri- strike-out vic- to deep right Sam, referred ott and the other to i Rice received Evans judge proved a but Goslin clouted f fice tim center out | shot a safety be- Scott that cashed then took a third rally Nationals reach- six subsequent to bring them plays by on’ three Dugan_and Peck the strike to ¢ One o ed the ounds in Hugmen s ir Pow . double them but the lackin, halt sions [ £ > (4 al commmmnmok N. Yk, LA, Witt.ef, [ 3 om0 2 p 3 Conroy.3b. Warmoth.p PR Totals. . 2 Washington. New York. Runs—Rice, Gosltn, Meusel. _Error—Peckin- paugh, Two-base hits—Dugan, Meusel. Three. base hit—Goslin. ~Stolen bases—Ruth, Judge, Sacrifice—Evans. Double plays—Pipp. Scott and Pipp: Scott, Ward and = Pipp: _Dugaa. Ward and Pipp. Left on bases—New York, 7: Washington, 7. Bases on balls—Of Bush, 5. of Warmoth, 4. ~Struck owt—By Bush, 6; by Warmoth. 4" Hit by pltcher—By Bush (Rioe). Passed ball—Schang. Umpires—Messrs. Holmes Evans and Connolly. Time of game—l hour and 68 minutes. l GRIFFS’ e ol guuchanss® o 2] wsrnsnusnal Suliestatiwsuat Bl nwunnenius I:I»» ol o ° o o o ! STICKWORK. H. SB. RBL Pet 0 °1.000 ‘333 1333 202 1250 Peckinpaugh . Judge Johnson Cenrex ogridge Hollingsworth Russell Zachary Warmoth O P e ) c000ounmrBam-ThIn! PET TP PNUEPIORPYEY PPN PRI l AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianapolis . 3 1 Columbus o0 8T Burwell and Krueger: Palmero and Jlartle; Louisvills -5 9 Toledo G e Cullop and Brottem; Wright, Malone an Smith. 8t. Paul Milwaukee ceensse .. 4 9 Merritt and Allen; Lingrel and Shinault. Minneapolis-Kansas City, rain. o, SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Memphis-Nashville. rain. New Orleans 2 Aflanta . Mattison and Dowl Mobile 2 Birmirgham ) and Robertson. Little Rook Chattanooga Marberry s Horrow. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Rochester pe o 17 23 1 Jersey City o S0 18 3 Miijus, Moore and Lake; Zellars, Tomlinson, Hanson, Freitag and McRa Buffalo 2 Baltimore - Fisher and Ur Syracuse ... Reibiida Reading . R Parks and Niebergall; Martin and Clark. SALLY LEAGUE. Charlotte, 5: Spartanburg, 4. Charleston. 16; Golumbia. 13, Greenville, 2; 'Augusta, 1. 1 2 . e s 2 1 d 2 2 6 5 e; Karr and Miller, 10 1 - .8 d Smith: Roe, Wingfield and S [duty nd Pipp | 1 more ctfective opposing the famous than his recruit mate did against the ON THE SIDE LINES NEW YORK. April Bush was expected to choose between Mogridwe and Hollingsworth, with the odds favoring the former, for hill today Pennock, Hoyt and Jones all were ready to toil for the Hugmen. Gharrity’s attempt to prevemt Ruth om stealing in the first inning was a low, wide heave that made it im- possible for Peck to essay tag- |®ing. Babe could have in stunding up. any gone Conray whowed poor judgment playing ‘Ward's swinging bunt in the nd. The bail was rolling foul n Bill picked it up with no chance to make a throw in Warmeth fanned Pipp on pitched balls in the fourth, swinging lustily at the final three Wally Scha tived second, territory Scott and Bush were identicai manner in hoisting a fly on re- the foul da| Harris electrified the spectators with a leaping stab of Bush's liner shive: one-hand in the fifth Dugan's double In the wixth was a scratehy affair, it was a tall fly close to the line in right that Rice, Judg and Harris all went after. Bucky zot Loth hands on the ball. running i toward the fence, but failed to hold it. 24.—Manager in the third game of the series ing | MANY SEATS AVAILABLE FOR A. L. OPENER HERE Although one would have to have a gatling gun to get a pair of re- werved tickets for the opening xame of the American League wea- won here Thursday, in which the Nationals will hook up with the Mackmen, 10,000 can be taken care of the day of the conteat, accord- ing to President Griffith. In add! tlon to the left and right field pa- vilions, circus sents have been rd in the outfield, and if the | ity of the park ix taxed, and jonw are that It will be, 10,000 people. a record gath- cring for Washington, will wit- ness the inaugural. KNICK NINE IS POINTING M ! teams are realized xt Sunday the Georgetown team will clash with the Rialto nine on | the diamond at 27th and Reservoir [Streets. This contest will mark an innovation in local sandlot activities. Motion pictures will be taken of the teams in_action and will be shown later at all of Moore's' theaters. The Kaicks face no easy foe in the tialto club, which was runner-up in the -Y. M. 'H. A. League last year, losing the championship by a one- game margin. Indications are that the Knicks will have a battle on their hands. This challenge comes from Hilltop Athletic Club: “Owing to a cancel- lation with Bolling Field, the Hill- {top Athletic Club is without a game Sunday. Any fast team wishing to play it may get in touch with Man- ager W. B Carter at 1379 H street northe {_Bellston Juniors are casting about for games with teams in the fifteen- {sixteen-year class. Telephone chal- jlenge to Manager Lawrence-Baker. | Clarencon 221, Park View Junfors are due to prac- tice today at 4 o'clock on the Cath- +olic University diamond. All players ire urged to be present Wentern Athletic Club will open its season Sunday, when it meets emite Athletic’ Club on the dia- }mond at 37th and R streets, starting iplay at 1 o'clock. These are the offi- | cers of the Western Club: A. P. Hart, [president: Robert Chamberlain, secre- jtary; John C. McAuley, treasurer: Johny Gollan, manager; H. C. Tucker, | business manager; Frank Athey, pub- licity ~manager. Teams desiring | games may telephone the business manager at West 1044. Coach Ross Hunter wants the fol- lowing players of the Epiphany nine to report “for practice on diamond No. 6 of the Monument grounds this afternoon at 4 oclock: Hogge and Lynch, catehers; Dezendorf, Heeke @nd Boerner, pifchers; Ourand, first base: McGann, second -base; Blliott, i short: Halem, ‘third; G. Kessler, left: Collins center, and Robbinson, right. Members of the Cherrydale AthTetic Ass ciation will hold an important meeting in the clubhouse in Cherry- dale Friday night at 8 oclock. Mem- bers are urged to be present. Next Sunday the 'Virginians are due to clash with the Ballston Athletic As. ciation nine at Ballston. Players are requested to report at the club- house in Cherrydale Sunday at 12:30 oclock. Black Athletic Cl the Washington Barracks nine in & practice game on the latter's fleld today. starting at 5 oclock. ub will engage Watch the Mercury Athletic Club is season. Remember the gridiron ame last year, when the winged- foot players eked out a 3-to-0 vic- tory over the Mohawks and earned a title? Well, the Mercury aggrega. tion wants to grab the base ball championship this year. Practice | for the Mercury Club will be held Thursday at 5:30 o'clock on the Washington barracks diamond. Man- lager A K. Pfgll, 717 27th street, is booking games for the Mercurys. | Ballston Juniors defeated the Fair- | fax Athletic Club team, 14 to 13, i Frodus Shreve hurled for the win- ners, King Pin base ball nine opened the season by defeating the Irving Ath- Ietic Club, 11 to 4. Johnny Milburn's playing at third and the pitching of Andy Ott for the winners were fea- tures. Roy Sherman, who was knocked out by a pitched ball, will 1ot be able to play with the King Pins for some time. indian Midgets trounced the Ho- bart Tigers, 26 to 7. The winners are booking games with teams in the eleven-twelve-year class through Columbia 4340. Juniper Athletie Club halted the Na- nal Athletic Club, 9 to 0. Manager W. Enfants of the Junipers is seek- ing games. He may be addressed 460 Virginia avenue southwest. FOR CITY SANDLOT TITLE OHAWK ATHLETIC CLUB, 1922 independent base ball cham- pions oi the District, will be compelled to hook up with some mighty strong nines this year, if the ambitions of severa! local There's one aggregation in particular—the Knicker- e SEn ; Locker Club—that expects to cop honors before the season is over i 1920, the Knicks, with twenty-six consecutive wins, set a District record. i Now they aim to duplicate that achievement In Triangle Athletic Club of _Seat Pleasant is all primed for this weel schedule after its win over the ginia Grey nine. 11 to 3 Thexe are some of the (e that the Peerless Athletic Club would 1 to hear from: St. Martin's, St. Agnes, South Brookland and Holy Comforic | Manager Joe Ready of the Peerles 'club can be reached at Lincoln 324 Rialto Athletic Club fell before the Park View Seniors, 16 to 12. Fred erick pitched.a splendid game for the ! winners, Astee Athletic Club will iold a meet- |ing tonight at the home of Couch Chilly Jones, 463 Eye strect south- | west. Northwest Athletic Club will hold | practice Thursday at o'clock on diamond No. at Monument | grounds. the Clarendon Midgets won from the Cherrydale Midgets, the opener, 6 to 5, id the second, 18 to 16. Anncostin Council, No. 16, Jr. O. | L. A M., with a newly organized base ball nine, wants games from strong independent teams. Write to Dr. A. D. Butz, 428 Sth street south or east | telephone him at Lincoln 2252 RED SO0X, 9; MACKS. 6. | Boston. AB.H.O.A. _ Phila. AB. Mitchell,8b 6 1 6 1 Mathews.cf 5 | Clitna,cf, ot Perkins.c.. 5 | Harris e Riconda.3b. | Burns,ib. Hauser.ib., | Richle.rf.cf & MillerIf. Menosky.cf 0 Gall'way. Shanks.3b. 5 Welch.rf.. Fewster.ss. 5 Dykes.2b... Devormer.g 5 Rommel, | Ehmke,p.”. 4 Kinaey.p. Totals. . 030 ‘1010 Buns—Colling &), Burns (), Reichle (2, conda (2), Per. Mitchell, Harris, Dévormer, Galloway. Erfors— " Bl mowmmmErreo LA, PN Bl omoconwmm, © 8l counooBrm Bl omouweromn © &l mosmocornn w8l wsnwamse L E ikins, Hauser, ' Miller, Buras, Shanks, Fewster, Riconda (3), Gallo- way (2), Welch (2), ‘Dykes, Mathews. Tw base hits—Burns (), ° Perkins. Three.ba hit—sBricomde. + Btolen: base—Miichetl. - Sacrit fice hits—Dykes (2), Ehmke. Double play— rkine -to @alleway, - Left on -bases—Boston, 9: Philadelphia, 12. First base on balls—Off Ehmke, 3; off Romm Btruck nut—g{ o Kluney, 5 innir o WWiney, ball—By Ehmke (Welch, Rommel. 3. 8 it by > . Losing piteherce FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. na, 8; Orlando. 3. 8t. Petersburg, 4. Bradentown, 5. The finest wheel in America. Guaranteed five years. Get latest catalogue. 7Mntdl Your 0Odd Coats With Our Special TROUSERS $4.65 e the price of am entire -m-lt. All colors. ~“3es, pat- EISEMAN’S 605-607 7th St. N.W. WALLACE WESTINGHOUSE vir-| 5 two games | | omoowormIn Photos By CARL THONERy, WARMOTH. BAN GIVES OBREGON BASE BALL STATUE A silver halk of statue repre icago W George Sisler of the ting te Sox Louis Bro in regulation ball togs, d to President Obr B B an Ray the ¢ st & Ly Johnson £ the Ame League. newly appointed postmaster o t of Colun William himeelf fa as an ath- the presentation on he he Mexican Manuel ¢, Te pres- ident ¢ Th ¢ affa cepted the g nor pprecia- ded 1o trin te TRIBE, 3; TYGERS. 2. AB.H.0.A .5 210 Detroit. Blue.1b. Jones.3b. Harey.3b Cobboef... Fothgill.if Heilm'n, rf Prate.2b. Rigney.ss Wood Holloway,n Clove. AB.H. Jumiesn.of 2 Wam'g's.2b 4 Speaker.cf. Guisto, Ib. Summa. Sewell.ss. Gardner 3b, yatt.c.. . Edwards p, > coommm~oo [SIOPRUI S wommorono® 8l mwwamnomnn »l cormnroon Totals | Detroit. Clevelard. 000 Runs—Jones, Hoilmann, Summa. Errors—Hellmans, Two-base LiteJTones Totals 00 1o Speaker. Gu n. Sowell (), S Rigncy. Pratc. Stirma odate hii—Sumina. © Sislen beies Hen mann, Pratt. Jones. Summa: Jamicson { fio—Haney. “Double play—Gardner ganss and Guisto. Left on basesDetry | Cleveland. 6. " Bases on’ ballse0 {45 off Edwards, 2. Struck ot} 2 ° Wild pitth_Edwards, " Pasied baiials { Woodall. Unpire:—Mossrs. Romisn, { brand »2a Moriarty, . and 2 minutes. CHISOX. 7; BROWNS, 7. plbicago. AB.HL St. L. RHAE: E.Rob'n, Tohason.ss Gerperaar Tobiost.| villiams 1f MM nus 2b Severeid.o. Jacobson.cf Durst. 1b, Thurston, Danfort) olp. p. Prueitp. | B Collinst.. angilders, Schultes. . =%l emmmcoonwn! © Bl o mmsmrmn 1 ool N Holloway, By Hollowsy. Hilde- Time of game—2 hours i i | ° L4 Connally.p. C.Rob's'np McClellan 2 1 [PPROPRES crsarusnenes [OOSR 1 | coccooomummmpni Bllsescmoonhnnnusiic Totals.. 63 “Batted for +Batted for Batted for | Bested for Chicago. | St. Lou Rucs—Elsh. Johnson Totals.. 53 Faber in eighth inning. Danforth in'eighth inniag. Kolp in twolfth inning. Pruett in fonrteenth {nning. 1201000300000 07 1 8l cooncooroonmman? | (2). Mostil, Schalc i Faber, McClellan. E. Robertson (§)." Garser i (). Tobin (2), Williams. Errors—B. Cofling. | Sheely, Mostil, Schalk, Gerber. Thurston, Two- base ~ hits—McManus, E. Robertson, Faber. Three-base hit—Mostil. Home run—Williams, | Stolen bases—Collins. Faber, Kamm. Sacrifices -Faber. Mostil. Gerber. Willj s (2). Jacob- |son, Durst.’ Double plays—Gerber and - Mo: Manus (2): Johnson and Sheely: McManus and Durst: Johnson, Collins and Sheely. Left on | bases—Chicago. 14; St. Louis, 15, | balls—Off Thurston, off Kolp. 2 | forth, 4; off Connally, | Robertson, 2.~ Struck out—By Faber, | Danforth, ' 3: by Connally. 1: by_Kolp, 1: by C. Robertson, 2: by Pruett. 1. Hits—Off Fa. bor, 10 in 7 innings: of Connally, none in 1 inning: off C. Robertson, 5 in 6 innings: of Thurston, 6 in 2 innings (none out in third); off Danforth, 7 in 6 innings: off 4 inzings: off Pruett, 2 in 2 innings. Wild itches—Feber. C. Robertson. Umpires— essrs, Ormsby and Dineen. Time of game— 3 .hours and 24 minutes. REDS NEED TWIRLERS. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 24.—With | the rele: of Carl Schnell, pitcher, to the Nashville club of the Southern League, August Herrmann, president {of the Cincinnati Nationals, said that ja determined effort would be made to obtain several experienced pitchers. { Radiators and Fenders ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED. Cores installed in any make. 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS. i WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WORKS 819 12th F. 6410. 1425 P. M. 7443, -|and Georges Carpentier for the worl 00400010200000—71 XKolp. nome in | D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1923.° M’TIGUE AND CARP BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS WILL FIGHT IN U. S. 5 H | Cleveland... 8 0 1.000iDetroit. .. NEW YORK, April 24.—Promoter| Now ¥ork . 4 3 600/8¢ Lo Tex Rickard has announced that he | Ehlladelphia 3 2 600 Chicago. 300 has matched Mike McTigue, Irish-| s pi ODAY. AME! RROW, American conqueror of Battling SIKL | wepincten st . ¥, W o N d | Detroit at Cleveland.” Detroit at Cleveland. light heavyweight champlonship on | ghictso at 8¢ Louis. Chicsgo at St Louis. July 14, either at the Yankee stadium ? : or Boyiew Thirty Acren :w :'uvr.n’oi’ns!rnnum GAMES, ickard completed egotiations for | Washington, 2; New York, 1, the match after receipt of a cable- | Boston, 9: Philadelphis, 4. gram from Francois Descamps, mana- | o A Rer of Carpentier, accepting terms Oloveland, 3: " Detroit, for the Frenchman. Joe Jacobs, Me- 5 i Tigue’s manager, signed with Rickard NATIONAL LEAGUE. several days ago on behalf of the W L. Pet.| titleholder, who now is in IrelanA. New York.. 7 1 875 Pittsburgh.. Financial details were not dis Chioago..... 6 1 ,857/Boston. closed, but it s understood that Fhiisaelphia 2 2 .500'8t, Louis McTigue P s anteed about 35 | Cincinnati.. 3 4 429 Brookiyn per cent for his end of the Durse.| GAMES TODAY. Carpentier, it was said, would get | 4 around 20 per cent. | s Dl Pitts.” at Cincini Pitts. at Cincinnati. CARDS RELEASE PERTICA. St. Louis at Chicago. St. Louis at Chicago. Phila, at Boston Phils. at Boston. CHICAGO. April 24 111 her of the St. Louis National. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, New York, 4; Brooklyn, 3, en released under option to Touston club of the Texas League. 1 N. Y. at Brooklyn, i i Chicago, 7: 8t. Louis, 8. ittsburgh, 8: Cincil Philadelphia at 'INDIANS AND CUBS KEEP ON THEIR WINNING WAYS HE Cleveland ti, 4. ton (rain.) | 0 Cubs today were bent on T tle. and the Cubs downing St. Louis, 7 to 3. were included in the cannonade of the Chicago 3to 2 Three home runs -St. Louis game. hectic of vesterday's medley, fighting a fourteen-inning tie, 7 to 7, the I'second-indecisive contest of that length this season. | Two individuals attracted the spot- hushes by the Washington scouts. He light. Casey Stengel knocked home | held the New York he tying and winning runs for the | NS leating them, 2 to 1 he tying: a e The Philadelphia’ Athletics, in addi- Giants in the last half of the ninth tion to poor base running, made nine against Brooklyn, winning the game | crrors .in the field. The Red Sox 4 to 3. Casey, whose place in cente: won, 9 to 6. has been usurped by Jimmy | In a free-hitting nell, the Pacific t recruit, great fielding by M got into the game because the | pee of Pittshurgh, rrodigy was ill Cincinnati in the The other shining League game, was Wailice W Thiladelphia recruit piteh MOORE FOULS GENARO; WILSON FAILS TO FIGHT me, marked by ranville and Big the Pirates beat other tional 4. The Boston- Boston was vesterday rmoth, a from the Pal Moore. rst f battles last nigl HICAGO, April 24- the veteran Memphis, Tenn., ban tamweight, landed his ul punch in eleven years of boxing and more than 200 ris when he lost to Frankie American flyweight champion, by striking him in the groig . | Genaro, th ena he | th round of their known as a duled ten-round bout. ancer and jumper. was outjumped by Genaro. The blow landed with both Genaro's feef six inchies off the floor, the little champion literally leaping into the punch. a left hook. The bout was fairly even up to then, unable wal and later was taken an autemobiie announced to meet Joe bantamw eizht, e May 15 Champion arded for the s sche Moore. always in d from to a to anrd missed fre 3 Mike Dundee, the Ro ht. conced. shaded Andy Chaney ot thrilling ten-round 125 pound Genaro was the ring hotel in It was ched ion round bout Middleweight [ Wilson had been rourd bout last night with Joe (ians, but said he had twisted his ankle and returned to New York “harlie Beccher, the Brooklyn featherweight. outpointed Jack rkey of New York In an eigit- und bout ring Sharke count in the eighth, with the Sharkey t of condition, as he wa Island, il been world s in weig Ealtimor bou Dundc while Chaney scaled 130 pounds. In added bout Harry Gordon, New Yo mweight, outpointe Mikey Brown, a Philadelphia feather weight, in Six rounds. Chicago will get another liberal dosage of “bootleg boxing” tonight we prominent bantams and feath seing carded in six eight- Leuts. 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GAMES TOMORROW., | tories, the Indians yesterday defeating Detroit in a pitchers’ bat- | Yankees to three i { strategists were still deliberating, | 1 | extending their winning streaks, each having six consecutive vic- | conference of the leaders of fistiana’s i The Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns put on the most ! tee I | | { ng five pounds | | [ i { Rickard's private office sounds like the noise that a | mous peliminary dope { that ®e | through the I box, | Johnson { Fulton SPORTS. hy in Shading Fulton , 24 MAY LOSE WILLARD BOUT THROUGH POOR SHOWING Promoters Now Are Debating Matter—All That Towan Displays Is Willingness, Failing Utterly as to Punching Ability. BY FAIR PLAY. EW YORK, April 24—Hardly had the thudding cchoes of Floyd Johnson's ubiquitous fists ceased echoing throughout the statu tory limits of Jersey City than a secret conference of the gen eralissimos in charge of the milk fund bouts at the Polo Grounds, May 1 convened. While the stars paled and the dawn whitened in the east, the and they are in session at this writing Momentous announcements may be expected But on the other hand conscrvative influences may prevail, and Floyd Johnson will be san tioned as Jess Willard's opponent next month. { It is hard to teil just what will be done, as 2 atter ¢ of high-pressure secrecy about the Madison Square Gard the blood pressure of an apoplectic elephant scem like rain down a slightly inclined gutter. The sound of voices fact. The area n would mak« water gurlging filtering out of ses from a Roman mob, in a ten-twenty-thirt’ Shakespeare producti The conference of Augustus Caesar rounds to and his captains before the battle of | The sixth Philippt, the wind-jamming of M clearly his and his’ generals on the cve Janded more battle of Gettysburg and all part of the vents of his- assault in t this current | than balanced his opponent's At the close of th son was booed and Fulton ed. There is the public sla two me bevond estion were uito a twelft although tory have wnothing on this army. Gets Verdict on Points. Johnson won over Fulton on pe decision being rendered by a com of five good mewspaper men a true. But in order to have set him self up in the eyes of the public as a slam nging opponent for the Herculean Willard, Floyd should h administered a soporofic dose to the lanky plastere: That he did not do He took nine of the twelve roun but one pounder solid shots never glanced off 12-inches of Harveyized steel with the celerity that Flovd's gloves ricocheted off Fulton's pale chrome features. | What is the answer? Why, nothing other than that Johnson wil 3 as the true fighter's h pugilistic instinct—but th sock At least he couldn't ) send Fulto dreamland d other fi such as Al Palzer, Billy Miske, Harry Wills and Jack Dempséy had dox this trick, the lowan suffered | parison. And to this extent Johr son’s status s an opponent for the Pottowatomie giant has _dwindled. | For if he cannot knock Fultor after hitting him with everything but the ring stools, what can he do to Jess? « Fuiton (Copsrizht, 1923) HEAVIES WILL BATTLE FOR EUROPEAN TITLE the Assceiated P MILAN, 1 weight . April champ stake and M 1.—The heavy nship of Eu wh rminin will be 4 of Italy o et 13 bout will of ror Spal Ho M T Union Vanderveer | the title, w chiampion DUNDEE BEATS DELMONT IN SLOW 12-ROUND BOUT TORONTO, of N Vanderveer o arena here o be held ur Inters ler the au Boxing al the he can sock hard enougl balla is the April 24—Johnny York, ju was given nont of Me und_bout 1 Dur eig ove in Out| gee w shtv ™ t t-hitting_affa self with earr t ne De twelve It was | Dundee cc ing a sha shis, Tenn att it was concerned, m a good He took e and at the better shape This was due. in earlic ertions, but sult of Fulton's when lert Tohndon's RENAULT SUB FIGHTER. largel the 1 condition that his seat in his ce ind on M witl didn't ¢ was th ton son just the pr warned that if boxed that the plastere would cut him to p would have. Fulto at his best with me: has usually acted in from the v upon _ such to rest. sixth, eight gain writer COOK WHIPS GODDARD. LONDO) f Australi outpoir lish heavyv hout a last night M VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Petersburg, 3; Rocky Mount, 2. Portsmouth, 5: Richmond, 3. Norfolk, 2; Wilst s wicked left and it has always been ho wanted George Cool champion & Sporting Club h tuge zive rounds, did | an The wo thess four d