Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1923, Page 68

JACK HAS SLIPPED SOME, BUT STILL REAL FIGHTER| While Not as Great as When He Beat Willard and Carpentier, He Has Trained Faithfully and Is in Fine Condition. THE SUNDAY § HEAVY TITLE RIVALS ARE WELL-MATCHED Dempwey and Gibbons. are more evenly matched in welght, height and reach than any two heavywelghts who ever fought for the title. Jim Corbett welghed 187 when he lifted the crown from John L. Sulli- van's brow. John'L. tipped 210. Cor- bet was two and one-half inches taller than Sullivan and 23 pounds lighter. Bob Fitzsimmons weighed but 165 LIST OF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES 1882—February 7.~John L. Sullivan knocked out Paddy Ryan in nine rounds at Mississippi City, Miss. 1889—July 8—~Jokn L. Sullivan knocked out Jake Kilrain in seventy-five rounds at Richburg, bare knuckes. Miss., in last championship with 1892—September 7—~James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sul- TAR, WASfiINGTON D. C JULY' lr 1923—SPOfiTS SECTION ONLY LIGHT BOXING DONE BY DEMPSEY By the Associated Press. GREAT FALLS, Mont, June 30.— Jack Dempsey reached the final stages of his training today without injury to his hands or the healed cut over his left eye, when he boxed four light rounds, stepping two each with Jack Burke, Pittsburgh light heavyweight, and Billy Wells Brit uh‘ 'ell:i'eillflv NINE GAMES SCHEDULED FOR THE INAUGURAL DAY Nearly 350 Contests Must Be Decided Before Cham- pions .in Four Classes Are Determined. nes Are Eager for etition. livan in twenty-one rounds with big at New Orleans. g Comp it gloves ll’d—dlnwn 25, —James J. Corbett stopped Charley Mitchell in three rounds at onville, Fla. 1897—March 17—Bob Fitzsimmons stopped James J. Corbett in fourteen rounds at Carson City, Nev. . 1899—June 9~James J. Jeffries stopped Bob Fitzsimmons in eleven rounds at Coney Island. 5 1899—November 3.—James J. Jeffries defeated Tom Sharkey in twenty-five rounds at Coney Island. 1900—May 11.—James J. Jeffries stopped James J. Corbett in twenty-three rounds at Coney Island. 1902—July 25—James J, Jefiries stopped Bob Fitzsimmons in ecight rounds at San Francisco, when he beat Corbett for the title. Fits was one and one-quarter inches shorter than Corbett and 22 pounds lighter. i Jim Jeffries weighed 220 pounds when he defeated Fitz. Jeff wus one and three-quarter inches taller than Fitz and 55 pounds heavier, Jack Johnson gcaled 210 and stood slx feet and one-half Inch. Jeff had it on Johnson in both height and nounds when he lost the title to the black man. Then came Joss Willard—the whale | of them all. en Willard defeated | Johnson he hed 267 pounds and Before pulling on the gloves the champion hammered the punching bag for a round and then jumped into the ring for a round of shadow box- ing to get warmed up. Dempsey perspired ”‘},” despite a chill wind that swept through the open sides of the bufiding. The champlon kept his punches in restrain permitting his sparring partners to do most of the leading, while he weaved in and out of range with a bobbing crouch. Whenever Dempsey thought his sparring mates were landing too frequently he would plle them into the ropes and slow BY SPARROW McGANN. REAT FALLS, Mont., June 30.—Jack Dempsey should be able to G crash through Tommy Gibbons and stow him away in the battle . which is slated to take place at Shelby next Wednesday. The champion should prevail because of greater strength and ad- vantage in size-and harder punching power. He is in good physical condition, has trained, faithfully and since he has not dissipated there is no reason to believe that he will be found lucking in stamina or resisting power. In other words, it looks to be the old story of the good big BY ARGYLE FINNEY.. ANDLOT ball teams aré€ straining at the leash. Tomorrow the serics for the titles in the unlimited, senior, junior and midget classes getsy | under way and the diamond athletes, rookie and veteran, are “ready to go.” Eighteen teams will figure in the opening day's play, with con- tests in most every part of the city. 1f confidence counts for anything the games in each division should be well worth while, as all of the | contenders report that they are “in top form.” Tomorrow in the unlimited division, section A, the Junior Order of | man and the good little man. But the fact should be stated that Dempscy mz{ in establishing his superiority than he would have have more difficulty ad a year ago. The two years in which he has remained aloof from the ring have had their effect and the time in which he has served to bring h One gets this more as an impres- slon than from anything actually seen, although the fact should be re- ported that the champion has a growth of rather large pimples upon his right leg and body that may mean nothing at all, and vet detract from what otherwise would be & general sug- gestion of flawless health. Mental Attitude Changed. Every close observer of Jack Demp- | sey at Great Falls has been struck, too, by a curious change in his mental attitude. At Toledo und at Atlantic v he was a great big, bronzed. tul, rollicking boy, ready to pile a comrade and t him into the sand at_any time. Always he was surrounded by & crowd of friends with whom he woilld play mush ball or sit and chat in jovial vein. Here he has been almost complete- 1y a recluse, confining himself to his little camp colony. The writer is not one who belleves that this is due to a flagging of morale, even if he is prone 1o question visitors from Shelby as to Tommy Gibbons' condition, how he works out and the like, Whereas in the old days he didn’t care two hoots what any one thought of an oppo- nent. Now, the writer thinks that Jack has developed into a serious citizen, u coal baron, so to speak, who has abandoned the boyish habits and inclinations of past VeArs. i Of course. this could happen with- out any falling off in his ability as| & fighter. In fact, it might make him a more dangerous mauler. Formerly his nervous energy was a fearful and wonderful. thing to contemplate. Now he will sit quietly for half an hour, talking about many thing: other than those relating to his pro. fession. Tt is hard to judge about so tick- lsh & matter as mental condition. Only the fire test in the ring estab- Jishes or destroys impressions. It is| not too easy either to tell from out- ward physical appearances what a man's inward physical condition may be. But the fact that Dempsey can go out and do a goodly stretch of road work without trouble, that he can go eight and ten fast rounds without even breathing heavily, that he perspires easily and freely, indi- cate what the writer has already said that the champlon is physically right. At the same time there is the feel- Ing that, as he was a better man at Toledo than he was at Jersey City, 80 now he is not 8o good as when he met Carpentier. It should not be forgotten, though, that the margin of detarforation which nature has allotted to Dempsey s probably suf- ficiently great to send him into_the ring on July 4 with enough stuff to prove his right to hold onto his title. Gibbons Picture of Health. Tommy Gibbons glows with heaith from toe to crcwn. He glows more Impressively than does Jack. If he could keep Dempsey from hitting him rolidly—and he muy be able 1o do this—he would last out the fifteen rounds with perhaps a_ balance of points in his favor. Tommy Is a wearing _ hitter, but not a quick knockout puncher—at least, it would scem that he Is not when pitted sgalnst ar opponent so rugged as the champlon It Dempsey were one of those champlons who have wasted them- selves in dissipation, If he had de- veloped within him that inner layer | of fat that marks athletes who have livod carelessly, then Gibbons would have to bo handed an even money chance of capturing the crown. But Jack Is a stickler for careful living snd one may be certain that thers will be no soft spots either on his jaw_or upon his body that will yield to_Tommy's fists. No one knows what Gibbons can take, as he has never met a real puncher. The men he has knocked out have been no better than third- raters, and these fighters have not been able to test out his ability to take it. The best fighters he has met are Harry Greb and Billy Miske. Greb made a show of him, winning on points. and Tommy lost to Miske on a foul. So far as record goes the champion has got It all over the contender. But when two men meet it fan't records that count. but what actually happens in the Fing. 1 back to his Toledo form attained in his training for Carpentier. been training for Gibbons has not nor to the condition he CINCINNATI, Ohlo, June 30.— “AlL the Milkmon.” long famous as an ardent rooter for the Redn, an known by National League teams plasing here, died In a hos- pital lnte-today. +<Al” &one an operation for appen; Perched in Redland Field, “Al” reputation asx ome of falthful of fans. “Al" always had :u own weat there, and the 1 Patrons of Redland Field came to know “Al” as the resmlt of his practice of rewarding wit plece Reds who hit fATa sleben. RECEIPTS AT SHELBY LEAVE RECORD SAFE It is certain that the Dempsey- Gibbons fight at Shelby on -'uplyy‘ Will not set a record for receipts The mark was established when the champion and Carpentier battled, nearly two years ago, when $1,600,000 s taken in. Other bouts which “drew Rates were: Dempsey-Carpentier SlEre Johnssn: Fiepe:Meduiif ohnson. ‘MeAuiige Jeffries Johnson Tuns. nmame was Albert Schoe large 2855838332438835! Kilbane-Crigin Jackson Kansas Lynoh-Herman Chaney-Sieger Gans-Nelson .. Jaokson.Fitzmaimmens Willard Johnson Britton Lewis Joffries Sharkey Joftrios-Corbett Corbett-McCoy McGovern-Erne . Jackson-Dundes . Dundee-Welling Brennan-Martin Bmith-0"Dowd S83tsEsgsssceasds 253283222 53388818 S Gibbons battle, excepting, of course, peace. Montanans say that this hectic burg | should be prized as a sudden and al- together phenomenal resurrection of the old west from the limbo of legend to the plane of actuality. They hold that it should be the more valuable! {nasmuch as it will perish even more swiftly than it arose the day after| the big fight, never again to return. It depends upon one’'s taste whether | or not he cares a continental as to the briefness of Shelby’'s present state of | exiatence, but no visitor will ever re- | gret his experience of the place after | he has departed finally and this town | has sunk in its own mud Into obliv- fon. Tommy might wear Dempsey down in the course of fifteen rounds. He might clip Jack on the chin and stow him away, but If this happens| it wiil be one of the bhig pugilistic | Surprises of the century. (Copvright, 1923.) McTIGUE-CARPENTIER GO CAST ASIDE BY RICKARD NEW YORK, June 30.—The proposed bout between Georges Carpentier and Mike McTigue, world's light-heavy- weight champlon, set for August 11 at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City has been definitely called off by Tex Rickard. Rickard sald he had cabled the Frenchman and Descamps, his man- ager, regarding the bout and falling to receive a reply, cancelled it. HOOVER FIRST PICKED FOR BIG HENLEY RACE: LONDON, June 30.—The name of! Waiter Hoover of Duluth, present holder of the trophy, was the first; ag:kad in the draw for the Diamond ulls, feature singles event of the Henley regatta. Hoover meets D. H. L. Gollan, Brit- ish sculler, and, if successful, will next take on Russell Codman, jr., of Boston. BILL KENYON RELEASED BY THE TORONTO CLUB TORONTO, On r Howley of the Leafs announced to that Bill Kenyon, catcher, had bee released to the Norfolk club of the Virginia League. 5 The former Georgetown Uni- wversity player, however, has declined to go to Norfolk, it is reported. SHANKLIN TO CAPTAIN | Kansaa City. ! they get there. Dirt, slime, the pervading odor of wood &moke tinctured by the smell of | camp-fire grease, cow punchers. hi- jackers, drifters, Sioux and Blackfeet Tndians, gamblers, oll witches, rock houn ofl riggers, pickpockets. | stick-up men, prize fighters, stock raisers—everything here combines in the distillation of the essence of sev- enty-five bygone years. Addsto this the distinetive features of a Coney Ixland side street, and you get a hu- man_hell-broth that confounds the | mind and dazes the senses. The loudest among many bolstero sounds here last night was the shouts of joy uttered by a wholesome blond woman of uncertain years. who came here to sing In a dance hall and found it closed. Her exultation was occa- sioned by the telegraphic receipt of funds sufficient to take her home to Night time on Main street The single line of electric street lights gives three warning blinks and sub- sides. From the doors of the conces- sion booths flows the pale effulgence of kerosene lamps. Small oblongs, dull saffron glows, proclaim the pres- ence of shop windows. Up and down the street a ceaselessly drifting wel- ter of men— swaggering cowboys, shuffling Indlans, garish women, from heaven knows where, just drifting; no place to go and not caring when (Copyright, 1923.) —— SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta (frst game) H ‘a‘ 5 Mobil . 17 Batteries—Tuers sod Milior; Long aad Aerts (second game) u e Mobile .. 7 1 lobile . 4 Batteri NAVY CREW NEXT YEAR ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 30.—E. W. Shanklin of Lexington, Ky.. midship- man of the class of 1934, has been elect- ed captain of the Naval Academy’s crew for next year. He succeeds H. A, Bolles of Seattle, the only veteran of the champlonship . Navy elght of 1921 and 1822, who has rowed his last race. —_— Professional prize fighting in Eng- Jand dates from about the end of the ‘ptvenicenth century, SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. $7; Oelumbia, 13, FLORIDA STATE Llllflfl. Sttt was six feet Dempaey wax a little man compared to Wilard. His welght was 188 pounds when he made the Pottawa- tomie farmer sit down and give up. Here are the figures on Dempsey and Gibbons: BOWEN IN BIG BOUT OF BARRACKS CARD| Andy Bowen. Washington's premiar lightweight, and Joe Dundee, the Baltimore whirlwind, will clash in the feature boxing bout at the Vin- cent B. Costello Post 6f the American Legion patriotic celebration at Wash- | ington barracks the afternoon of July 4. These boys are to box ten rounds at 135 pounds, A total of thirtv-four rounds of boxing will be on the program Wed- nesday. Slient Patterson. the Costello Post battler, who stopped Bat Wood- man of the U. 8. S. Mayflower last Thursday night, wiil be seen in action 4n a special six-round bout, boxing Marine McCarthy of the Quantico marines. Paul Thoman, 3d Army Corps cham- plon, will take on Young Laurie of the Richmond Grays in a special six- round bout. Other matches are being arranged. The entire day will be devoted to sports and patriotic exercises. At 10 o'clock In the morning a base ball game will be played, followed by track and fleld events, bicycle races, patriotic addresses and a band concert. The boxing program wiil start promptly at 2:30 o'gock. . |WILSON TO FIGHT GREB IN NEW YORK AUGUST 31 By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. June 30. — Tom O'Rourke, matchmaker of the Grounds Athletic Club. has announced that he has signed Harry Greb of Pittsburgh and Johnny Wilson of Boston, world middlewelght cham- pion, for a fifteen-round deeision title match at the Polo Grounds on the night of August 31. Greb, he sald, deposited a forfeit of 310,000 as a guarantee to make 160 pounds, the middleweight limit. OLD WEST IS DEPICTED TO FULLEST IN SHELBY BY LAWRENCE PERRY. HELBY, Mont., June 30.—Financiers, fight promoters and scribes make frequent exodus from this city to Great Falls, which has' become the nerve center of everything pertaining to the Dempsey- | the fight itself. In Great Falls are all the comforts and luxuries of modern life. Here | are the good old days of song and story—with up-to-the-minute ex- | o'clock. cresences—in which only the throw-| back finds himself at home and at GRIFFS’ STICKWORK AB, RBI. 10 re 167 18 e o EREaSRERRES! 2. REE25E2RESNR32F R omaamtarbalBofSull=SaR coossmconsuioRnsosacol conacmormabRoRR.SRE! } AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 4 # [] Dean’ and Meyer, Columbus . Louisville . 2 Weaver and Elico! sl Eansas City (second game). { Mignespolis .. Mayer. - Milwaukes Buffalo (seoead game). Rahasus Baldwyn and Devine; Martis snd Lyma. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Greansbor, 7; h Polnt, & RN EiR VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Richmend. ;x Recky Mount, 3. ortamoutb, 1. i Petarsburg, 4. Pola | 1903—August 14.—James J. Jeffries knocked out James J. Corbett in ten rounds at San Francisco. two rounds at San Francisco. rounds at Los Angeles. 1907—May 7.—Tommy Burns in twenty rounds at Los Angeles. * 1907—July 4—~Tomm; in one round at Colma, Calif. twelve rounds at Colma, Calif. fifteen rounds at Reno, Nev., for a 1914—June 27.—Jack Johnson twenty rounds at Paris, France. 1915—April S—Jess Willard rounds at Toledo, Ohio. twelve rounds at New York. s 1921—Juwy 2.—Jack Dempsey of France in four rounds at Jerse: N with two Maryland teams in what pr the day. Hundreds of circulars have been scattered through the city to announce the American Leglon-Mount Rainier battle which will take place atter the opening exercises marking the com- pletion of the new Union Park, 15th | and H streets northeast. One hour | after the raising of the flag, at 2:30 | o'cloek, the two nines will start play. Music from the Vincent B, Costello 1 Post drum corps will be an added ut- traction Clatterbuck or Mclain is booked to hur! for the Legionaries, with McCaly behind the bat. Knuickerbocker Athletic Club will do battle with the Natlenal Capital Post nine at 3:30 o'clock on the grounds at 37th and Reservoir streets. Manager Woolridge of the Georgetown outfit Wwill send Bernie McCarthy on the mound, with Capt. Jutes Poore receiving. i Black Athletie Club is at Vienna, | va. tackling the team representing {that town. Goding or Raines was booked to hurl for the local club. Plenty of action i expected in the clash between the Peerless Athletic Club and the Clarendon nine at 4 o'clock at Maryland Park. Peerless players are expected to report at North Capltol and I streets at 2:30 Prince Georges Athletic Club, win- ner of the first half in the County League, will play host to the St. Teresa tossers this afternoon. One of the best gamen of the season is expected to take place when the Phils Athletic Club visits the White jHaven nine this afternoon. Maryland Athletic Club, independ- ent champions of Prince Georges county, will defend its title against the Seat Pleasant nine on the | grounds st Maryland Park at 2:30 o'clock. Some of the strongest clubs in Washington and Maryland have | fallen before the titleholders. Comminsioners base ball nine that | humbled the Washington Barracks | nine, 4 to 2, will engage O'Donnell’s | Drug Store team at 11 o'clock. To- | morrow the Commissioners will hook up with the Washington Gas Light | Company tosser. Cherrydale Athietle Club, last year's champions of mnorthern Vir- ginia, will entertain the Virginia Grays of Alexandria this afternoon. St. Jomeph and Nt. Martin teams, rivals of long standing, will meet 3 o'clock on the Brookland fieid. 7th and Monroe streets. Billy lagher, who succeeds Ir- | win Shetsline as pilot of Bolling ! Field nine, is anxious to book a | heavy schedule for July and August. | Telephone him at Lincoln - 5887, or write him at Bolling Field, D. C. { Several hundred fons of Petworth ! are expected to turn out when the Handley Athletic Club and the Park View Athletic Club unlimited nine will clash at 2:30 o'clock on the grounds at New Hampshire avenue and Grant Circle. Handley Athletic Club has been striving to schedule a game with Petworth Athletic Club. 1f the Petworth Athletic Club man- ager {s Interested he is urged to call Adams 244 or Main 8874. Rosebud Athletic Club of Alexan- dria is booked to face the Junior! Order of American Mechanics on the former's fleld July 8. The Rosebu: are meeking a game July 4, accord- ing to H. C. Fletcher, 422 North Al- fred street, Alexandria, Va. Mt. Rainier Emblem Athletic Club will meet the Liberty Athletic Club on the former's field at 2:30 o'clock. { Dewhurst_1s leading the Maryland ! nine at t bat with an average of | .473, while McLeish, A. Bellman and J. | Middletoh are close behind him. Rab. | bitt is slated to hurl for Mount Rain- fer. Wednefay the Marylund toss- | ers will hook up with the Mount! Pleasant Juniors, with Corkins, new boxman, performing. hend Athletie Olub will eriter- blem Reserv. on dia- mond No. 3 of the Monument Lot this afternoon. Harper or F. Bauman will toe the mound for the Reserves. Powkatan Midgets pushed their win ' column to three nrflhl when they | downed the Wayola d,‘tl, 11 to 6. |0'Keefe, on the mound for the win- ners, was in rare form. Challenges are being received by the Powhatans through the manager, Franklin 3611. Smithfield Athletio C) took the measure of the Gth Street: Cubs; 4 to Burns stopped | play 1904—August 26.—James J. Jeffries knocked out Jack Monroe in 1906—February 23—Tommy Burns beat Marvin Hart in twenty beat “Philadelphia Jack” O'Brien Bill S:;ulre- of Australia 1908—December 25 —Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns in fourteen rounds at Sydney, N. S. W., the police interfering. 1909—October 16.—Jack Johnson knocked out Stanley Ketchel in 1910—July 4—Jack Johnson knocked out James J. Jeffries in purse of $101,000. . 4912—July 4—Jack Johnsgn beat Jim Flynn in nine rounds at Los Vegas, N. M., the po.ice interfering. beat Frank Moran on points in knocked out Jack Johnson in twenty-six rounds at Havana, Cuba. 1916—March 25.—Jess Willard defeated Frank Moran by popular verdict in New York. (No decision.) 1919—July 4~Jack Dempsey knocked out Jess Willard in three 1920—September 6. ~Jack Demng knocked out Billy Miske in three rounds at Benton Harbor, Mich. 1920—December 14.—Jack Dempsey knocked out Bill Brennan in knocked out Georges Carpentier y City, N. J. D. C. TEAMS TO OPPOSE STRONG MARYLAND NINES EARLY fifty sandlot teams will take the diamond today. many to put on the final polish for the title contests that begin tomorrow. Mohawks, last year's independent champions, and the American Legion, a dangerous contender in the unlimited d on, will do battle omises to be the two best battles of A feud between the Mohawks and Silver Spring reached its height when the Maryland team emerged victorious in the last fray, 4 to 3. Forrest Thompson, Finney Kelly, Sothern, or Winegarditer of the India: hurling staff, will oppose Silver Spring in today's clash at 3:15 o'clo on the Georgia avenue diamond. Lem Owen, the Maryland pitching ace, is expected to work. A tribe of fans from southeast will be on hand. 1. Vincent Marino copped the game for Smithfleld when he clouted a homer with the bases full. Rose, hurl- ing for the winners, struck out twelve batters. Reservolr Midgets are combing the city for games in the Midget class. Telephone challenges to the manager, ams 2293. Arlington White Sox are casting bout for weekday and Sunday morn- ng games with unlimited nines. Send challenges to Leo Wise, Arlington, Va, or telephone Clarendon 805-F-3 between 6 and 7 p.m Linworth Midgets are to meet at thelr clubhouse tonight to discuss plans for participation in the sandlot championship series. Athletic Club was handed a 16-to-1 trouncing vesterday by -the Hilltops. Edinger and Haney batted heavily for the winners. Veter: b will visit ginia avenue st this after- noon for a game starting at 3 o'clock. Carlin Springs Athietic Club will double-header, July 4, at Glen- carlyn. The Carlin Springs Mackmen will tackle the Seaman Gunners at 12:30. and a match between the Car- lin Springs Pirates and the Virginia Grays will follow. Touay the Mack- men are entertaining the Brookmonts. Capital Athletic Club wants a game with some colored nine July 4. Send challenges to Manager Anderson, 228 I street southwest. Tartan Juniors, who are to play, the Premiers and the Argyles in a double-header today, want a July 4 engagement. Challenges may be tele- phoned to Manager Al King, Columbia. 1827, between 6 and 7 pm. - " American Legion mine yesterday overwhelmed the Lexingtons, 12 to 3, in a practice game. 5 Shamrock Juniors will practice this afternoon on Randle Field. All players are to report at the grounds promptly at 2:30 o'clock. - — The Wembley stadium, in one of the suburbs of London, i# the largest in the world. It sents 126,000 people and is four times the size of the Coliseum at Rome. Its surrounding wall |5 half a mlle in length them up with hooks to the body or a short right cross to the chin. he champion, while boxing Wells, gave an Indication of what Gibbons may expect if he attempts to box at long range. That was rushing Wells to the ropes and forcing the Britisher to lean back over the hempen bar- riers while he hooked short right and left swings to the body. OLYMPIC STADIUM WILL SEAT 70,000 Wy the Associated Press, PARIS, June 30.—The new stadium at Colombes, which will be the scene of the Olympic games of 1924, will be com- pleted by January 1 next and will have accommodations for 70,000 spectators instead of 60,000, as originally planned, it has been officially announced by the French Olympic committee, Since the incidents which attended the opening of the new Wembley Sta- dium in England in April, when even this immense structure fafled to ac- commodate all who desired admission and many were injured in a riot, the Olymplc committes has been studying the possibility of Increasing the pacity of the Colombes stands, and some alterations have been declded upon. One stand, which provided seating accommodations for 10,000 persons, will be altered so as to furnish standing room for 20,000 instead. swimming pool was begun today. POTOMACS OPEN SERIES will open their second home stay at the Amerclan League Park at 4 o'clock, tomorrow afternoon, opposing the Harrlsburg (Pa.) Glants in the firat of a four-game series. Single games are booked tomorrow and Harrisburg has one of the stronges aggregations in the east. Taylor has obtained three well recommended pitchers and an infielder from Texas. N champion, who defends his negro. Then in his infancy as a fighte: pionship. Johnson, also in fightin, knockout from Sam Langford. Each claimed the unofficlal deci- slon. The negro's blows, however, were most effective, for a pair of Dempsey’s ribs were damaged by body blows. Dempsey at that time proved to be a one-handed battler. His defense was poor and he swung his right instead of shooting it straight. Among other engagements first New York visit Dempsey Wild Bert Kenny, Andre Anderson and Dan Ketchell. ' Kenny and Ander- son stayed the iimit of ten each, but Kenny fell in the fifth round. Early in 1917, after a Series of exploits by no means briliiant, Dempsey was knocked out in one round by Jim Fiynn, the Pueblo fire- man. Various reports were circulated about that fight and later Dempsey in his redeemed himself by disposing of Fiynn in less than a round. While Dempsey's ances were medlocre and suggestive of anything but future greatness, he developed into one of the greatest | heavyweights in ring histery. He | severed relations with John the Bar- | ber and joined in a business deal with Jack Kearns, his present manager. Dempsey then began to improve his hitung style. Previously he had punched only with his right, using the | left solely for defense. 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Work on the | OF CONTESTS TOMORROW | Ben Taylor's Washington Potomacs | Tuesday and a double-header on July | EW YORK, June 30.—Jack Demp met | Tounds | early perform- | | Mec diamond; section B of the Park. These 5:15.0'clock. SOUTH ATLANTIC TITLE EVENTS TO BALTIMORE Dy for the outdoor track and field swimming championships of the South Atiantic A. A. U. were wot Inst night at a meeting of the ansociation in Baltimore. The track meet will be held Saturdny, August 1%, probably on Homewood Field in Baltimore, while men and wom- en will compete in the natatorial eventx nat Maryland Swimming Club August 11. A tenm will be picked from the cinder path artists to represent the South Atluntic Associntion in the natfonal meet to be held at Stags Field in Chica {BOYDS NOW LEADING MONTGOMERY LEAGUE Boyds jumped into the lead in the Montgomery County League yester- { day by defeating Rockville, 10 to 7. { Burdette pitched fine ball for the winners and should not have been scored on as often as he was. Daw- san dnd Buffin of the losers and Best of the winners hit for circuit drives. Pollock, University of Maryland | base_ball captain, did the catching for Bovds, and bestdes handling his | ame 'in 'great shape started two rallles with singles. 5 Boyds now leads the league with cight victorles and two defeats, while Rockville has a record of seven wins and three losses. GIANTS VS. ST. CYPRIANS. ncounter the St. Cyprian team today |at 1 o'clock on the grounds at {18th and B sireets southeast. Games with the St. Cyprians can be arranged | by calling Lincoln 7454-J, DEMPSEY POOR PROSPECT . WHEN HE BEGAN F IGHTING v, world heavyweight boxing title in a fifteen-round match with Tom Gibbons of St. Paul at Shelby, Mont., July 4, was one of the most crude and unpromising fighters of his class when he made his New York bowin 1915 in a no-decision contest with John Lester Johnson, r and under the managerial wing of John the Barber, Dempsey appeared a sorry prospect for the cham- babyhood, had just recovered from a So they were evenly matched in size and skill and the bout went the limit of ten rounds. to the face that Dempsey sent Jess | Willard to the floor in the first round of thelr championship engagement at | Toledo. July 4. 1918. Willard went to the floor seven times in that round. {It was a terrific left hook to the { stomach that finished Fred Fulton, {the Rochester, Minn., plasterer, ai | Harrison, N. J.. in the first round, and |1t was a’left hook_to the body that {mtarted Georges Carpentier to the floor in the great 1921 spectacle at Jersey City. y A left to face or body is Dempsey’s most frequent blow, vet his right ta .jaw and ribs is unusually effective. He shoots straight to the mark. His blows, well timed, travel only a short distance, the tremendous power of the shoulders being employed in every launching. Potomac Giants, one of the strong- | Lively the uniimited fray Birookland. | the outfit | letic Club, 9 to est upsets of the season rison, ounted upon hanics will do_battle with the Printers on the W t ingtn barrack me group calls for a clash between Park View and Brookland on the grounds at 7th and Monroe streets; section C, St. Joseph's nine will hook up with Comiorter Club at Unior games, including the remaining fifteen, will get under way at it competition is e in division. es: [ between Park View and It was the Park View trounced Petworth Ath 7, in one of the great- 1 Gar pected hat hurling ace for Park View, is, heavily by the north- west combination. U tim, form, | score e Two { hawk } Ter Teresa fust Foote. | nd . that {at | that | itself. is { with t {of the i | Fiold; northea: v inier. Juniors, { Club, [ tion A, | town | Simpson, Friday, s southeas | Milan P! | Junior Club vs, fors, | week, Tuesday, Poerless. disposing of the tomorrow. mound and Tommy the fell below par when it by Mercury During that disaster Mercury pound-, jed out fiftcen bingles in the senior divisi to uncowi Preps will sa nine on the clip noteworthy whipping, Century Mount | will hurl for the Azte | over the Roamers, 4 to 3, Century play host to the St. Martin tossers a ;L’»Ih and C streets northeast. st colored nines in this vicinity, will | capable outfits. | en tle is expected. matched. Will Play Lot of Games. Approximately d in the series this year. for’ the xcluding tomorrow, are as follows Tuesday, unlimited division—Section A, Pet- worta vs. W section B, Shamrock vs. section C, Milan Athles 0'Doznell’s Drug ' Store, Plaza. at_ Rosedale Stanley vs. Argyle vs. Thomsc Hollow: ivs, Park View, [ Borthosst: feld, class, section excepting tomorrow, View vs, Corinthian; fon Printers should have an e Jr. 0. U. A. 3 With Hutchinson on the ord swatting in Typos may run up a big deadly rivals n will mix it St. Joseph x mforter's s trimme 6 to up nd « team Athletic_Club, 3 been sohedule n that are likely real talent. Mo encounter the St Randle fleld. St been going On 14 games ha some tossers have this season. vistories was the it ministered to F Rich and Bombrest its ort In St Teresa has two clever hurlers. | Century with the Aztec Athletic Club in the | Athletic Club _will clash battle of the senior div have to ext Harris probab) His vict evidencr extend fon will ne Rainler. will have to Competition of the keenest variety expected Three games have been scheduled fo tomorrw iotts amrock Junfors will open hostilities with the in the junior divisio Warwicks will engage on the Rosedale diamond Langdon Mardfelts on at 5th and L streets s the Warwick Preps Y All are - Aurora Midgets hook up - Emblems in the only game Midget division, a real bat- The nines are ev 350 games will i Game: divisions, » week in tne four £. Roverts, in Harle al stadium at Randle io Club vs. 15th and' G strests Bemior division, section A, Roam: diamond; ‘section B. at Mount Joseph Juniors Park Athletic Club, Junior_djvision, 8t, Winton, at 7th and ‘D streets southesst, tion B. Waver! at Union {Juniors’ vs. Tremont Juniors, streets southeast. Thursday, | Marcury ~Athl at Washingt Mokawks vs. Boling Fild, at Union Parl otion O, Mariners vs. Phils Athletic Club, at Bandle Field. Waverly vs. tion B." Linworth aad L streets southeast. Juniors. v, "Eplph ack; section . Glover section’ O, Clover at 5th and L unlimited division—Section A, ic Club vs, Garfleld Athletic on _barracks; section B, Benior division, section A, Lexington, at Union Park: sec etk Athletio Club, at Junior division , in the_Georg section B, Epiphany Lutherat at 7th and Mouroe streets section C. Mount Fleassnt v Central ‘stadium. unlimited _division—Section A American Legion vs, W. F. Roberts, at Cen- tral stadium; section B, Domimican Lyceum Harlan, | tion G, Bt. Joseph vs. at Union Park. Mohawk Preps vs. Plaza, at 6th and L street: at Washington barracks: sac. onnell’s Drug Store. Senior division, section A. section B, Century vs. Stanley, ath 16th and C streets northasat ick Athlstio Winton, grounds: sec. tion B, 'Shemrock Juniors vs. Epiphany Jun. ! at Randle oW Preps ve. St Martin, at 17th and D strests southeast, Diamonds for the Midgets ha |been determuned. Field; section C, Warwick ‘Their ~ schedul is Astec vs. Southend; Thursday, Park Fridey, Linworth vss To Recogni man in any crowd it’s dollars to doughnuts the clothes he wears tailor-made. \best in a clothing way. A “Tailor Made Man” Is Easy ze ICK out the best dressed and that | are At this reasenable price we tailor clothes that, will stand out in a crowd and mark . you as a man desirous of the Famous Priestley’s English Mo- hair ‘Suits, ready to wear, in two pieces. 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