Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1923, Page 30

i80.* ¥ SPORTS. Heavyweight Cha FINAL SUM FOR DEMPSEY HAS NOT YET BEEN RAISED ! | Tracy Resigns as Manager of Big Scrap Because of “Nothing to Do,” and Mayor Johnson of Shelby Is Shouldering Burden. By the Associated Press REAT FALLS, Mont,, June 28.—Prospects of holding the Jack Dempscy-Tom Gibbons heavyweight championship fight at Shel- by, Mont., July 4, today revolved around Jack Kearns, manager of the world champion, who returned to Great Falls, bringing with him Mayor Jim Johnson of Shelby, treasurer of the American Legion com- mittee promoting the championship battle. The resignation of Dan Tracy, pioneer Great Falls mining man and hotel owner, from the position as manager of the business end of the fight cast a dark shadow over the situation, with the prospect of meet- ing the final $100,000 installment due Dempsey on his $300,000 guarantee very remote. Tracy resigned last night without warning to the promoters of his decision. He said he had been unable to make any headway to- | ward collecting the $17.000 subscribed by Great Falls business men to ! complete the second $100,000 installment paid Dempsey on June 16. i “I felt that 1 wasgyneglecting my |not due Kearns until next Monday, «own business,” Tracy Said today, “and | forty-eight hours before the champion could sec no prospect of doing the | is scheduled to go into the ring. show any good in Shelby. My prin- | Dempsey, it is known, is ready to al business was to collect the |fight Gibbons for the $200,000 he has £17,000 put up by Great Falls men, | alread, and I dld not see much chance of collecting it. “The tickets are not all in, although 1 understand that $500,000 worth of tickets have been reserved, but I | y received, but his wishes In this regard are not given much consideration because of his inclination to abide by the final decision of Manager Kearns. Kearns, previous to Tracy's resignation, repeatedly declared he would not allow '"THE' EVENING 'STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., THURSDAY, JUNE mpionship FATE OF BIG BOUT MAY BE UP TO HIM 28, 1923, Bout Slated for July 4 Still SPEEDY ENDING OF FIGHT DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY Probable That Gibbons Will Carry Dempsey Eight' Rounds at Least and Possible That He Ma Gain Victory on Points. BY FAIR PLAY. HELBY, Mont., June 28—Taking a preliminary slant on the outlook i of Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons, if they fight at Shelby | July 4, the writer does not look for a short battle. .his opinion]: lis based on the way the men are showing up now. i Dempsey may get the range inside of six rounds, but the writer | would not bet that he will. For Tommy, while not the cleverest boxer | in this country, is at least as clever as Dempsey. | . Jack Dempsey is slower than he was two years ago. His footwork ! gives just a little suggestion of sluggishness. His reflex muscles need a | dash of oil. But he hits just as hard as, if not harder than, ever, and his physical condition is great. These opinions result from watching the champion for two days. | ONLY 29 YEARS OLD, Sl e e e ne sl GIBBONS DECLARES |In other words, he is a fine light-, heavyweight walloper. So far as con- | | ditlon 1s concerned, he s in the pink. | The writers' first guess is that by | got Tom Gibbons wrong on one sub- ject. That's as to how long he has been SHELBY, Mont.,, June 28.—They've | | the elghth round Jack ought to be able to lay it on Tommy. Another Euess {s that Gibbons might be able to get inside and then away, piling gloves upon the champion and getting him swinging. 1In that event it is| RESIGNS AS COACH AT WESTERN HIGH. GEORGE F. GREEN. SPORTS. Very Much “In Air’ “‘PUNCHING BAGS” SOUGHT BY WILLARD AND FIRPO NEW YORK, June 28.—Unusual | activity in the heaveyweight division this year bas cleaned the boxing imuket of fighters pf large dimen- sioms, and a cry for help has been sourMled in nearby training camps. Both Jess Willard, whose camp is at Yonkers, N. Y., and Luls Firpo, the South American, whose quarters were established Tuesday at Long Beach, | N. Y., are short of human punching | bags, probably because all available | are at fhe camps of Dempscy and | bbons. 4n Montana. ! ) $300,000 IN INSURANCE IS TAKEN OUT ON BOUT NEW YORK, June 28 —Insurance policies aggregating $300,000 were, taken out today by Jimmie Johnson ¥ promoter of the bout between Benny Leonard, and Lou Tendler, to take place in the Yankee stadium July 23. Leonard and Tendler were insured for $100,000 each against Injury or death before the fight and the st dium was insured for an additic $100,000 against destruction by fire Creation of a Dominfon-wide racis commission is proposed for ti trol of the sport throughout Ca Penn. Ave. A Real GEORGE GREEN QUITS AS WESTERN COACH Western High School must cast Saks & (Jompany Seventh Street Sale of Golfing Specials— could not get a check on the tickets | Dempsey to go into the ring unless he JACK KEARNS | concelvable that the contest may go|about for a new tutor for its foot ball on this earth. or the money. T simply got tired of | received the full $300,000 due him. waiting around and doing nothing | “A contract Is a contract with me," and neglecting my own business.” | Kearns previously declared, “and I am Sayx Fight Will Be Weld. fBoin to see that it s fulfilled. = These i < - who ). |Promoters knew what they signed when Mayor Johnson of Shelby, who al- | they made it, and I cannot be held re- ready has personally sunk a fortune | sponsible for their failure to meet their of $150,000 in the venture, declared ‘&hl]!zmionx 1 t?‘ld‘ tf(u;]rr; whv("h llmi an b | ticles were signed in Chicago that I di :’(‘:f;:;“""n"““ ‘;:“'5"3&}“:‘;“:)’[‘;"!"? t""“; | not want their money unless they felt fignt, and ‘that plgns to bring the | CEItAin they could go through with the champion and challenger together | Ma5H, - July 4 would g0 forward without in- | o had been offered $300.000 for terruption. “Johnson declared he was | pemDsey to box In the east, an Trepared to personally guarantee the | {BT"ed it down to fight in She Hnal pavment due Dempocy. backe |1U'S no fault of mine if this thing re- iug his statement with the assertion ! SHHS i fl"'p: Dempsey and 1 have that he had property, valued at $350,- | 4o1e evervthing in our power to 000, which he would ‘pledge, if neces- | lake it a success. We even came sary. The aitustion, ‘in brief, todsy ( DETS b advance of the time required i of us to get things started Kearns is under contract -to receive $300,000 as Dempsey's guarantee, with no money In sight to meet the | tinal installment of $100,000. He al- | & ready has been paid $210,000. Of ! this ‘sum, $10,000 represents money | advanced for training. Gibbons, the challenger, has de- | clared his willingness to go through with the flght no matter what the gate receipts may be. Gibbons, under the | terms of the contract, will not begin | to share in the receipts until after | the first $300.000 is in the box office. | George H. anton, a Great Falls bank | president, who advanced $50,000 to help meet Dempsey’'s second $100,000 install- | ment, expresses a hopeful view of the situation, declaring he is confident the | money will be raised i Appears Up to Kearns. The impression prevails here today | that uniess Kearns decides to “go along” | with Mayor Johnson of Shelby and gam- | ble for the $100.000 due him the show | cannot possibly be held, WONDER WHAT REDS EXENDINE TO COACH DO AT HOME PARK? WASHINGTON STATE AMICAGO, June 28.—White shirts, PULLMAN, Wash,. June 28.—Foot of coatless fans in the bleachers in ball as played at Georgetown Uni- Cubs’ park here dazzle the eyes of |versity, in Washington, D. C., for batters and umpires and cause no- several years past will be taught at hits and shady decisions, zccoraing | Washington State in the fall. Albert Trying, to Save Show. ast minute effort to save the v was made this morning by John eill, one of the largest contribu- tors to the second $100,000 paid Kearns. O'Neill announced that cer- tain middle-western interests had asked him to state the exact amount of money needed to make the pay- ment of the third installment pos- sible. He also stated that he had assurances that large numbers tickets would be bought as soon as the payment of the final installment to Kearns was made. If O'Neill successful in his attempt to raise the necessary money Dan Tracy will again resume direction of the show, O'Nelll said. While the squabble was raging over the financial question, Dempsey did his daily half-dozen rounds under a sweltering sun yesterday and plans | to continue his training this after- noon, working with the lighter spar- The money is | ring partner. squad, but the varsity Bverybody is at sea as to the win- ner. The Clown, from the Audley stock farm stable, was given a trial of the full derby route and covered it in 2.333-5. Horsemen who saw the ef- fort expressed the opinion that The Clown would be & hard horse to beat in Saturday's classic and that he would trim at least some of the east- ern starters. Jockey Mack Garner has been en- gaged to pilot one of the Harry Payne Whitney candidates. —_— NEW YORK AND CHICAGO SCHOOLBOYS TO CLASH NEW YORK, June 28—The cham- pionship base ball teams of the high schools of New York and Chicago will clash tomorrow at the Polo grounds in‘the fourth annual meet Letweeni the two citie: Mayor Hylan w111 throw out the fi ball. Lindbloom High School wiil repre- sent Chicago, according to advices recelved here. ~George Washington High School will battle for New York. It will devolve upon Lindbloom to even up the serles; which now stands, 2 to 1, In favor of New York. D. C. MARBLE SHOOTER LOSES TOURNEY FINAL ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 28. gene Cornell, thirteen-year-old champion marble shooter of Allen- town, Pa., defeated Alton Darne of ‘Washington, D. C., thereby winning the champlonship of the east. PINELLI LOST TO REDS. CINCINNATI, June 28.—'Babe” Pi- nelli, ‘Cincinnati National third base- man, who was injured in the game with_ Chicago. on Tuesday, will not be able to piay for ten days or two e O to-the Cincinnati Reds, who plan to|A. Exendine, former Carlisle star present a request to officials of the and brilliant mentor of famous Blue | to keep their coats on or wear green |of the Cougar squad in September shirts. | ana instruct it in the intricies of | launched the petition vesterday. ! g < hieh was indorsed by Manager Ma- [defense that have characterized re Cormick. With Exendine will be Tom Whelan, President Veeck of the Cubs stated,| one of tho greatest ends that ever | might be changed after a thorough |Performed for a Georgetown aggre- ( investigation of the complaint, but|gation. When a Hilltopper, Whelan not be interfered with. |ball honors and was several times = mentioned by Walter Camp as one of ‘KING OF THE BLEACHERS?’ | Whelan will devote most of his time {to the Cougar freshman eleven. CINCINNATI, Ohlo, June 27.—Al| ‘Exendine proposes a closer relation Schoenschleben, known to Cinein- squads than there has been in the ¥ing of the bleachers. was in a!past, the entire coaching squad. in- last night, following an operation |voting rart time to the first-year for a ruptured appendix. |men, from whom the future varsity tingulshed himself on the bul feld Al rushed a bouquet o lowers to HEADS COLLEGE GOLFERS. — MOUNT VERNON. N. Y.. June 28.— TWELVE WILL START | 52oiics of Yale Nas foday clec | Golf Association, which is holding its here. H. W. Comstock of Willlams was elected secretary and F. Sheehy | —_— LATONIA, Ky. June 28.—Ten Or! mgpe first big race rowed over the twelve thoroughbreds will comprise tween Oxford and Cambridge, in the year 1829, | day, despite the injurles suffered in training gallops yesterday, which caused Chickvale. Zev looked like a sure winner, although being asked to go fore. It was because of the long grind of a mile and a half that Ken- to beat the Rancocas star. I ‘At ” H Hair-Groom" Keeps Hair Cubs, asking that patrons be required |and Gray elevens, will assume charge Center Flelder Roush of the Reds|the dashing attack and the stanch ran and Umpires Finneran and Mc- |cent Georgetown combinations. that the backgroynd for the batters that the rest of the scenery would repeatedly gained South Atlantic foot y|tho stellar flankers of the colleges. IN CRITICAL CONDITION i ™Sz Seii “Shape between the varsity and freshman nati Red fans as “Al the Milkman critical condition at a hospital here |cluding the “big chief’ himself, de- Whenever a Cincinnati player dis- | material must be drawn. the Red bench. C. B. Bowles of Yale was today elects IN LATONIA DERBY annual championship tournament § — = e R amous Henley course was that be- the field for the Latonia derby Satur- the withdrawal of Zev, Bud Lerner and HAlH S‘[AYS Tusthor tian blsatnar ‘esne bict tuckians believed they had a chance Combed—Well-Groomed Millions Use It—Fine for Hairl ==Not Sticky, Greasy or Smelly A few cents buys jar of “Hair- Groom” at any drugstore, which makes even stubborn, umfuly or shampooed hair stay combed all day in-any style you like, i 1 of | is | Manager of Champion Jack Dempsey, who, if he insists on payment of final 100,000 of $310.000 guarantee on Mon- day, may prevent Shelby staging title contest. It is held likely that the only way the battle will be assured is for him to take a chance on getting the amount out of the receipts. FIVE BOUTS TONIGHT IN SPORTLAND RING Five bouts scheduled for a total of thirty-two rounds are to be offered { Washington boxing fans tonight in Sportland ar at Berwyn Heights, Md., in the fistic entertainment to be | Robert E. Ship, Veterans of Foreign Wa Action will begin promptly at 8:30 o'clock The maln affair will be a ten- rounder between Andy Bowen, Wash- ington's undefeated junior light- weight, and Harlem Pete Kelly, who has done some clever scrapping about New York. Kelly was substituted for Joe Chaney of Baltimore, de:lared physically unfit for an encounter at present. Three six-round mills are carded. Johnny Conroy and Eddie Mahone, welters, are to clash in the principal one. In the others Bob Yeoman will meet Heinie Orchard and Vincent Carbon will tackie Speedy Ros The ring warmer will be a four- round match between Bat Woodman and Silent Patterson. SHEEPSHEAD BAY TRACK TO GIVE WAY TO HOMES W YORK, June 28.—Sale of the head Bay race track property comprising 660 , by the Hark ness Estate Company and other in- terests to Max N. Natanson, tate operator, has been announced. The property also included a motor- drome, where the AStor cup race was held in 1915. The land will be sub- divided for residential purposes. AIMS BLOW AT RACING. OTTAWA, June ‘28.—Measures to prohibit the importation of newspa- pers devoted exclusively to race track betting are recommendéd in a report | made by a speclal committe of the senate. N N N N conducted under the auspices of the| real es- | | ifteen rounds with the decision going | 10_Gibbons | The first guess looks to be the bet- ter. Or again, there is no doubt that | Glbbons can knock out any man-in the | world if he hits him right. He might knock Dempsey out. But that's an outside gu There Is no doubt Dempsey is suf- | { fering from his long lay-off. He has | | not that old assurance. Something in | | his attitude may be gathered from the fact that he will draw a fight| critic aside and ask just what that critic thinks of Gibbons. Of course. iJack is the most curious guy in the | | world, all the time asking questions. But. just the same, that's a funny | question for him to be asking, and | shows that his training has not yet| put him in the proper mental poise. | On the other hand, Tommy occupies | the advantageous position of the chal- | lenger—nothing to lose and a lot to| Yow that I'm fighting for the title ' gain. He can sit pretty and feel as age correct. i pretty as he looks. n't’ make any difference. | | When I get In the ring it will be Tom bons against Jack Dempsey. | ‘But_somehow I'd llke my friends to know that I am only twenty-nine —a difference of one vear between the champion and myseif. “The way the records got my age wrong was probably due to the fact that there was another brother born I My parents named him Tom. He was to carry my father's name. He dled in in- fancy., Then 1 came into this world and was christened the same name. | It may be that this is how the mix- | up came about as to how old I am.” NORTHERN RAILROAD . NOT TO HELP FIGHT | ST. PAUL, Minn., June 25.—William || ‘ P. Kenney, vice president of the Great | Northern railroad, which has its head- ||}/ quarters here, has declared it improb able that the road will help finance the Jack Dempsey-Tom Gibbons fight at Shelby, Mont, July 4. Fight fans here see In that refusal a possible op- | portunity to bring the contest here' and the St. Paul Boxing Club h telegraphed Jack Kearns. Dempsey | manager, an offer of $200,000, or | per cent of the gate receipts. The railroad takes the attitude, Mr. Kenney said, that prize fight promo- tion IS not a railroad’s business. | In some quarters it had been thought | that the Great Northern would help || finance the bout to protect its invest. || ment in improvements made at Shelby to accommodate the expected patrons who would use the Great Northern lines to travel to Shelby. The record-book dope is that for the last thirty-four years there has ibeen a Tom Gibbons. Tom differs with them. He says {he is twenty-nine. And Tom ought | to know better than any one clse. | “I was born March 22, 1894," says Tom. “The record-book muffed one n this case. “I don't like to see it in print that {I am older than I really am. “My brother, Mike, is five years older than I. He Is thirty-four now. T noticed the record-book had my jage wrong a long time ago, but I never thought it made much differ- ence. HOSPITAL FOR FIGHT FANS. SHELBY, Mont., June 28.—A fifty bed tent hospital is being constructed | here by the Pullman Company. In co- | operation with the Great Northern | railway, to care for pers taken | ill or Injured while here for the Dempsey-Gibbons fight July 4. between Mike and | his base ball | track squad during the next for yesterday the resignation George F. the Georgetown past three seaso the board of educ Washington eariy institution wa. tion. Green Rapids, Minn Green came to Western in 1920, and | during the first two years of his stay Dur- § ing the past spring, however, he gave | task. | Green developed remarkable foot ball coached teams in four Sports. up the track squad coaching teams at scarcity of material 3 basket ball and track were especiall Western. considering hand. teams When Green directorship at ranger here coach at St. Alba athletes of slvester Maxam and ame as runners. Later he Western he Formerly Brooke charge of squads at Tome and Prince- | ton Prep. Green's successor pro appointed before September 1. lan P. Sanborn, who ha nected with the Asheville, N. C. 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