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2% = SPORTS. FOUR STILL ON OUTSIDE, OT COUNTING JOHNSON Zachary, Mogridge, Gregg and Ruether Are Among Recalcitrants and Last Named May Be Hard Man to Get Into Iine. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. Sports Editor, The Star. H DT SPRINGS, Ark., February 18—With all but a mere handful of the 32 players on the roster of the Nationals already bound to service for the 1925 campaign it would seem that C. Calvin Geif- fith is “sitting pretty” so far as preliminary plans are concerned, but con- sidering the caliber of the athletes yet to be definitely aligned indications are that the big boss of the Washington club will have to do consider- able work and spend not a few anxious moments before he can dismiss the subject of contracts and devote his attention to other matters, Assuming that Walter Johnson has decided to cast his lot with the Griffmen again this season, although at this writing Manager Harris has no official confirmation of the fact, if fact it is, the status of Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, George Rochester Mogridge and Sylvanus Methuselah Gregg remains to be established, and there is good reason for believing that a deal of oratory will be inddlged in before the classic inscription of “Walter Ructher” is imposed in a left-handed manner at the bottom of a fiduciary instrument. The performances of Zachary and Mogridge in the world series left no doubt as to the necessity of having them on hand if the Grifs are to start the coming season as well fortified in the box they were during the epoch-making campaign of 1924. One of them, Zach, is scheduled to check in at Tampa tomorrow to begin train- ing activities, although his fellow portsider is not due there till the first of March. % Two Newcomers in Line. Of the four performers whose ac- quisition was regarded as having add- od undisputed strength to the Na- tionals in their effort to repeat as flag winners, only Pitcher Stanley Cove- leskie and Utllity Infielder Mike Mc- Nally are assured factors thus far. Both of them, duly signed, are mem- bers of the squad Pilot Harris is di- recting in preliminary training here. As has already been recorded in these dispatches, it may be consider- ed extermely doubtful whether Gregg ever joints the Washington club, as the dope {ndicates he will remain the property of Seattle under an arrenge- ment mutually satisfactory to the an- cient southpaw and the Pacific Coast League tean Like MecNally, Coveleskie, Goslin, Judge and Marberry, Reuther also is taking orders from Harris here, but he is not vet actually on the roster of the world champions, and judged by information from an unofficial but authoritative source, considerable dif- ficulty will be encountered before he is made eligible for service in cham- pionship games. Harris Not Worrled. Ruether himself, while admitting he has not signed, simply asserts that he expects to after he has had an op- portunity to confer with Griff at Tampa. In only rare instances are Washington players given permission to report for Spring training before they have accepted terms, and the fact that an exception to this rule was made by Griff in the case of Ruether proves the prexy shares with Harrls the belief that the National League graduate will prove a valuable addi- tion to the club’c curving corps. Harris apparently is not at all con- cerned over the possibility that any trouble may be experlenced in getting Ruether into line, but he is outspoken in his opinion that the former star of the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers is a potentlal tower of strength for his box department. Ruether Like Rookle. “Ruether reminds me for all the worl§ of a yvoungster just starting out on Mis base ball career,” said Harris today. “I have had a long talk whth him and he Is as enthusi- astic over his shift to Washington as 2 rookle coming to the big leagues for the first time. For some reason or other he was not satisfied with his berth at Brooklyn, and you know a disgruntled player never is able to show-to the best advantage. “It is assured he will not be labor- ing under any such handicap with us. Yes, he had trouble with his arm last vear, but I do not feel any appre- hensibn on that score. His wing rounded into shape near the ciose of the campaign, but he says he was denfed the opportunity of working, although he turned in a real classy exhibition in the one September game he was permitted to start. ““The general impression seems to be that experiencing trouble with a malary whip means the end of his career for any pitcher who has passed the 30-year mark, such as Rue- ther, but this is far from being the truth. How many pitchers of estab- lished ability can you recall whose big league activities have been ter- minated by a sore arm? “There have been sveral instances of wings going lame right on our own base ball club within my recol- lection, which, developments proved, didn’'t mean anything. Some four or five years ago Johnson had a mys- terious arm ailment, never definitely diagnosed, which it was freely con- tended meant that he was through, but he came back practically as strong as ever, and last year led all the league hurlers, and was voted the most valuable player in the clrcuit, while pitching the Nationals to the only pennant a Washington club ever won. “Zachary and Mogridge, to mention a couple of other veterans, also have had serious trouble with their wings in the last couple of years, but fully recovered and are being looked to for work as regulars this season. K. “There is no evidence of trouble with Ruether’s arm in the tossing we in- dulge In dally during our hikes over the hills, although mere lobbing is no test, of course. He says it feels strong and that he is looking forward to having a fine season. From what T know and have seen of him, I be- lieye his optimism is fully justified, and I will be surprised as well as dis- appointed If he doesn’t prove an add- ed asset to the club.” Fred Marberry today is recovering from a nasty spill he took while on the trail with his teammates yester- day. He had covered several miles of tough going, when challenged to sprint. Fred gayly essayed it, but when he sought to check his pace, found he had lost control of his wobbly pins, and took & header. The mastodonic moundsman plowed up several yards of mountain path, with resultant numerous scratches and bruises. A physiclan determined that one badly skinned hand was his most se- rious injury, and this will not inter- fere with his daily routine, except that he will have to eliminate tossing from the program for a day or two. Fritz has been taking off a pound a day, and now hasn't very far to go to reach his coal, the 200 mark. Says Arm is O. ——— FIGHT SLOW DRAW. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., February 18— Ray Mitchell of Philadelphia and “Kid” Lewis of Waterbury, Conn.. fought a slow 10-round. draw here last night. Both men were warned several times by the referee for staling, s v ZACH TO “TALK TURKEY” WITH GRIFF AT TAMPA JACKSONVILLE, Fla., February 18—That Jez Zachary, star south- Paw of the world champions, does not consider himnelf seriously as & holdout was evidenced night when at Fayettevil the Tarheel awung ento bearing Tampa-bound squad of Na Zach will re- port to Grifith at Tampa as per his orders, but imtends to stage a hard battle for an increase over the terms that were incorporated 1n the document forwarded him by the club, but mot yet sigmed by Rim. The rugged portsider is in won- dertul physical condition after a Winter apent mostly outdoors at his North Carolina home. Allen Russel and Bill Hargrave are with the party em xoute to Tampa. Both have wintered well. QUINN OF RED SOX IS A DAVID HARUM By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 18.—Bob Quinn, president of the Boston Red Sox, rates the title as the David Harum of base ball. Quinn, pegarded as one of the shrewdest judges of players in the major leagues, made three deals to obtain two stars he particularly wanted to make Boston a pennant contender for 1925, Homer Ezzell and Doc Prothro are the ones involved and they will bat- tle it out for a permanent hrth at third base. Ezzell was obtained by Quinn in a trade with the St. Louis Browns for Norman McMillan. Ezzell was a re- cruit infielder. Quinn, who had been connelted with the St. Louis club, saw the possibilities in Ezzell and the trade followed. McMillan has been sent to St. Paul in a deal which brought Catcher Leo Dixon to the Browns. The deal whereby Boston obtained Prothro was a three-club affair. Quinn first traded Howard Shanks to the Yankees for Mike McNally, Wash- ington wanted McNally, so Quinn swap- ped him for Prothro. Shanks and McNally are veterans, while Prothro is a youngster, a tremendous hitter and a fast fielder. Washington had sent Prothro to Memphis because of a broken leg, which was slow in mending. The injured.member fully recovered and he was recalled by the Senators, only to go to the Red Sox, where he is expected to blossom out as a star. THE CARDS T0 SURPRISE |FIGHT CLUB’S INAUGURAL THEM, SAYSRICKEY| NICE, QUIET BOXING SHOW /ST. LOUIS, February 18.—The St. Louis Cardinals this season “will be as great a surprise as were the men who made such a great finish in 1921 and who nearly won the pennant in 1922, Manager Branch Rickey said. His team starts Friday for Stockton, Calif., on the Spring training trip. “Nobody picks us to finish any where , high this year, I notice,” Rickey said. “But we have far more strength than we are generally credit- ed with having. “Our catching s strong again, even stronger than {n 1921. We have Gon- zales and Schmidt. - We have ex- perience and ability behind the bat. We've a fine looking infield, power and experience and still an infield of young men. “In the outfleld each position ap- parently will 'be ‘capably filled for the first time since 1921. In fact, our outfleld looks better than it did that year. Blades, Douthit, Shinners and Hafey are fine looking right-handers and we have Mueller, Smith and Flack, left-handers. Then a recrult, Walter Roettger, captain of the II- linois University nine, may surprise us. “Our pjtching.staff does not appear to have the strength that it promlised in 1921 and 1922, but then there is enough potent! power there. “I can say without being optimistic that our team certainly has pennant possibilities.” Rickey will take 32 men to Cali- fornia, an unusually small squad for the Cardinals. Among them will be Rogers Hornsby, second baseman and National League batting champlon, whose performance last year was one of the few attractions the Cardinals had to offer. . PALACE HAS LISTED ROSENBLUM TOSSERS In keeping with his policy of bring- ing to Washington the best basket ball teams of the country, Manager George Marshall of the Palace Club has booked the famous Rosenblum team of Cleveland for the Sunday night engagement at the Arcade. The visiting aggregation recently registered a decisive defeat over the Kingstons, who have downed the ‘world champion Celtics three times in a series of five games and are rated by court authorities as being en a par with the Gothamites. Capital fans know little of the Cleveland team, but are due for an introduction to a fairly rough playing quint when the visitors take the floor against the Washington professionals. BROWNS ADD A GAME. By the Associated Press. The St. Louis Browns have added the eighteenth game to their pre- season exhibition schedule. They meet the Cincinnati Reds at Jackson- ville, Fla, Abril 1. The Reds are the third Natioral Leaguers slated to oppose the Browns, the others being the St Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers. REDS ELECT OFFICERS. CINCINNATI. Ohio, February 18.— Stockholders of the Cincinnati club at their annual meeting re-elected all directors and officers for anoth year. - President August Herrman: report showed the company to be in a_ highly prosperous condition. It was announced that all reserved seats for the opening game at Redland Field April 14 had been sold before December 1. ROMMEL GETS INTO LINE. PHILADELPHIA, February 18.— Eddle Rommel, star right-hander of the Philadelphia Athletics pitching staff, has come to terms with Man- ager Connie Mack. This leaves one player, Frank Weloh, outfielder, un- signed. HUGGINS HAS VERSATILE PLAYERS ON HIS SQUAD N EW YORK, February 18—Miller Huggins, mite manager of former world champion base baH teams, has a collection of versatile athletes ready for the coming campaign. Followers of the national game know that Babe Ruth can-play first base and that he can pitch, but he Gehrig was a pitcher at Columbia. uards the right field fence. Lou There is a possibility that the slug- ging college product will be in a regulas position when the season starts. Now comes the signed contract of Lawton (Whitey) Witt; once of Win- chendon, Mass., but now a dirt farmer in New Jersey, with the prospect that the youthful Earl Combs will take away his job in the outfield. Base ball, it seems, had forgotten Witt's early days with the Athletics in Philadelphia, until Whitey reminded that once he was a shortstop and a good one. : Witt went to Philadelphia as an in- flelder when Otis Lawry, now with Jer- sey City was there trying to play second base. Both had come to the major leagues with great reputations. Lawry. captain and second baseman of the Uni- yersity of Maine team, became known as Mack’s “flash of lightning,” for he could cover 100 yards in 10 seconds flat. Witt went to the Athletics' outfleld, while Lawry was sent to the Interna- tional League. ‘Whitey emiled when questioned about the possibility of Combs displacing him, and mentioned that Everett Scott, Yankees' shortstop, may need help dur- ing the coming season. If anything hap- pens to Scotty the versatile Witt will be ready to take his place at a moment's notice, he says. S According to an ultra-official roster issued yesterday, the Yankees will take 40 men into the South for training, in- cluding 14 pitchers, § catchers, 11 out- flelders and 10 infielders. PRINCETON NINE BOOKS 22 GAMES FOR SEASON PRINCETON, N. J., February 18.— According to the base ball schedule announced by the Princeton Unlver- sity Athletic Association, the Tiger nine will play 22 regular games, with the possibility of two extra games in case of ties in the Harvard and Yale series: April 1, Bowdoin: 4, Villanova; 8, Lebigh; 10, "Virginis, at Chariottesville: ‘11, town, at Washington: en; Colgate: (In cese of ‘tie); 23, Yale (in case of tie and tie In Harvard-Yale series). TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F, \ BRITISH AND YANKEE BOXERS BREAK EVEN NEW YORK, February 18.—Eng- land triumphed twice in the in- ternational intercity amateur boxing matches in Madison Square Garden last night, when George Gogay, light- weight champion of England, and James O'Hanrahan, welterweight champion, won the matches against New York opponents. New York won one and Pittsburgh the other in the four matches staged. All won point verdicts. The middleweight and heavyweight boxers get into action tonight. Summaries: 135-pound class — George Gogay, England, defeated Murray Israel, New York, and Tommy Lown, New York, defeated Willlam Linden, Pittsburgh. 147-pound class—Hugh Haggerty, Pittsburgh, defeated Joe Littman, New.- York, and James O'Hanrahan, England, defeated Edward Tiernan, New York. Sl TUNNEY TO MEET GREB. ORLANDO, Fla, February 15— Gene Tunney, American light-heavy- welght champlon, in training here, has announced that he would meet Harry Greb in St. Paul on St. Patrick’s day, March 17. The bout is to go 10 rounds and will be a no-decision affair. Geaveaisnt te, but away from, Gengeation ‘No Waiting— Courteous Attendants TqNoOERN DowNFOwR STAY STAR SERYICE STATION 12th and C,_ Stz N.W. A REAL clubby affair was conducted in Washington Auditorium flast night. yThe National Capital Sporting Club, a new organization that insists boxXing ‘bouts can be given in the National Capital despite any statute to the contrary, staged its inaugural entertainment in the spacious civic auditorium on New York avenue, and about 2,000 fight fans, male and female—all members of the club, of course—saw four 10-round bouts in which the principals also were clubby. : . Not so much with their fists as in the way they co-operated in the ring, apparently to make good a statement made by certain of the club’s promoters that “boxing could be conducted in Washington in a decorous manner.” So cautious—or perhaps clever— were most of the boxers that not even & knockdown was scored during the 40 roumds of milling. In only one of the engagements were both the principals seemingly ready to “mix 1t” all the way. That was in the final match that brought together Martin Burke of New Orleans and Sully Montgomery, Forth Worth, Tex., boy, who used to do foot ball stunts for Centre College. These heavywelghts went at one another earnestly enough, but Burke's left, although it landed frequently, had not enough power to finish Sully and Montgomery’s fairly good right landed 50 Infrequently that it did not disturb Martin much. Burke is a fighter of considerable experience and he showed it in his bout. He out< pointed Montgomery by a wide margin. The showiest bout of the evening was the second on the card, a clash between Goldie Ahearn and Luis Guglimini, local feathers. These boys have done a deal of battling through the South recently and seemingly know one another’s styles perfectly. For five rounds they did much flashy mixing that probably would have gone over better had they not in- dulged in 8o much sidetalk In the ring. But frlendship was cast aside in the last few rounds and Ahearn worked vigorously enoygh to have Most of the boxing was just that and nothing more. earned a decision had any been given. Charlle Potash, a Marine Cor product who used to fight hereabouts under the name of Charlle Burke, and Wolf Larsen, who is supposed to have first made a reputation as a fighter in amateur circles in Boston, pro- vided the semi-final. Potash is a good heavyweight boxer and Larsen has an occasional punch. Larsen shot his punch across in the first two or three rounds, then watched Potash dance around him during the re- mainder of the fray. It was a pep- less draw. Young Dencio, Filipino flyweight, well liked ;around here, appeared with Harry Farren of Boston in the open- ing encounter. Farren looked heavy enough to be in the bantam class, but his weight and reach adavantages availed him little against the shifty Dencio. The Boston boy seemed to be too muscle-bound to get anywhere. Denclo lacked a punch hard enough to upset his opponent, but was a win- ner all the way. The bouts were staged impressively. Referees Pat O'Connor and Heinie Miller were attired in formal dress. So was announcer Jimmy Lake and even a couple of the seconds affected the tuxedo. Royce Hough, who acted as timer of the bouts, effectively wielded the lead pipe. But it was on a broken gong—not fighters or specta- tors. Fifty Years of Base Ball One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foster Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National League This Year. LXV—League Presidents-—Nicholas E. Young, Fburth President. League because the owners truckled to contract breakers—and WHEN Col. A. G. Mills resigned as president of the National they did, history made that a truth long ago—the choice for the next president fell upon one of the most lovable men who ever had to do with base ball—Nicholas E. Young of Washington. He was the first secretary of the league, and in addition to being sec- retary, and being a careful secretary. he was a ball player, and so fond of the game that nothing could keep him from it. He was elected in 1885 and served through 1902, when he found a successor. Factional Fight Develops. The trouble with the National League in the later years in which “Unele Nick” was president was a factional _division which brought about strife between club owners, and as each faction accused the president of the league of trying to carry water on both shoulders, the man who had given his conscientious attention to the game, and to the interests of the organization of which he was the executive, was superseded because there were club owners who would not vote to retain him. Some of them said that the president had been so long in office that he needed a relax- ation from all work. That was true. Any man who had undertaken to guide the National League through the vears to which the work was al- lotted to N. E. Young needed a vac tion in which'to ralax. Not only did he have to placate the West against the East, but he had to shoulder the cares of trying to keep the East in alignment, and eventually he had to bear up under the quarrel that originated when Freedman was owner of the New York club, the lat- ter refusing to strengthen his team because he insisted that the other owners of the league were in a con- spiracy to make trouble for him. The great difficulty with Freedman was that he thought the other clubs of the league should be contributors to the success of New York, because it was the largest city in the East and might make more profit for the league than any other city of the eight. His opinion at that time was scouted by other club owners, and it should have been. A league that would contribute to the success of any one club of its circult manifestly would not be deal- ing fair with its patrons. This was repeated time and again to Freedman, but he still persisted that all efforts were being made to deprive him from putting together a championship team, and in the quarrels that broke out afresh every other week, “Uncle Nick” had to shoulder the correspondence and all of the abuse. Theory Is Exploded. The theory that was held by Freed- man has been held by others in the league. There always has been a sen- timent that New York is the back- bone of the organization, when, as a matter of fact, the league survived for years when the New York club was a dead weight and did not bring one ounce of help to the other mem- bers, who were endeavoring to con- duct a_championship race. As Young's term was about to ex- pire an attempt to foist syndicate base ball on the league was discov- ered. The late Albert G. Spalding dis- covered it and by skillful politics broke the league apart temporarily and had himself declared elected president. He was well aware that he was not president, but he got hold of the league records and other prop- erty’ and by shrewd pulling of wires managed to hold over most of the Winter, preventing the attempt at syndication. That was what he aimed at and when he was told by the courts that he was not president he stepped out, calmly stating to his friends that he was quite well satisfled he never had been®president, but that base ball would go along without a process of syndication wh he abhorred. In the meantime, “Uncle Nick” was in retirement in Washington, but he went out of office with the love and respect of every man who knew him and especially with the deepest ad- miration from all base ball writers. (Foster will next tell about Harry Clay Pulliam.) PIRATES WILL TRY OUT BATTERY OF BROTHERS PITTSBURGH, Pa., February 18.— A battery of brothers of Hays Cath- olic College, Hays, )\gn will be added to the roster of the Pirates when the Pittsburgh team leaves for Callfornia for Spring training, Manager William McKechnie declared, announcing that try outs would be given Ernest Lorbeer, catcher, and Adley Lorbeer, pitcher. DIFFER AS TO RUTH. By the Associated Press. Official statistics from the offices of the New York Yankees bring the news that Babe Ruth's weight is 210 pounds, yet reports from Hot Springs have had him working hard to get himself down to about 225. TYGERS SIGN LEONARD. DETROIT, February 18.—Hubert “Dutch” Leonard has signed his 1925 contract to pitch for the Detroit Ty- gers. He will leave California In time to arrive at Augusta, Ga., March 1. GIANT PITCHERS SIGN. NEW YORK, 'February 18.—Three more veterans of the New York Glants joined the fold when Pitchers Bill Ryan and Virgil Barnes and Out- fielder Hack Wilson sent in their signed contracts. MADE BY THE MAKERS OF ARROW COLLARS Upstanding, smooth and permanently white collars. They will not wilt,crack or sag. They are pre-shrunk and are easily laundered CuoerT, PrAsODY & Co. Inc. Makers Trov, N.Y. ~ EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1925. - Signing Pitchers Providing Difficulty for Griff : Wrestler-Boxer Bout Proposed HELEN WAINWRIGHT WINS WINTER PARK, Fla, February 18. —Helen Wainwright, the girl who holds the national _all - around woman's swimming _champlonship, and who will attempt to swim the English Channel next Summer, es- tablished herself as no less a diver than swimmer when she won the na- tional low board diving events in the Amateur Athletic Union Women's Swimming Meet held along the Rol- lins College course here. Miss Wainwright took first place over divers of national and interna- tional recognition. Following her in order were: Helen Meany and Afleen Riggin of New York; Lizette Her- mann of Philadelphia; Carol Fletcher of Pasadena, Calif. and Olive R. Filer of Atlantic City, N. J. Gertrude Ederle, who holds all the world records for free-style swim- ming from 100 up to and including 1,000 yards, yesterday established an- other world record for the 150 yards free style in 1 minute 50 2-5 seconds. Miss Ederle, who comes from New York, suffered a leg injury in the Olympic games in Paris last Sum- mer, but her showing in yesterday's events indicated that she has com- pletely recovered and is In as good form as ever. In the State events Tampa swept away from all competition. winning the ‘meet with 26 points. while Or- lando followed a close second, with 22 points. B8t. Petersburg was third with 14 points and the Tomoka Ath- letic Club brought up the rear with 2 points. Four world records were establish- ed during the afternoon. Four New York girls set all of the records and won for themselves a place in the Hall of Fame of swimming. This was the first time such events have been run over a 110-yard open course. The winners and their time: Gertrude Ederle, who negotiated 160 yards free style in 1 minute 50 2-5 second; Doris O'Mara, who dashed through 150 yards of water doing the back stroke in 1 minute 261 seconds; Ethel McGary, who traveled 500 meters in 8 minutes 9 4-5 seconds, and Agnes Geraghty, who swept along 100 yards at the breast stroke in 1 minute 31 seconds. WILLIAMS AND JOHNSON SIGN THEIR CONTRACTS SANTA ANA, Calif., February 18.— Kenneth Willlams, slugging outflelder of the St. Louis Americans, and Ermie Johnson, utility man of the New York Yankees, have affixed their signatures to contracts for 1925 with their re- spective clubs. Willlams is prepared to depart for Tarpon Springs, Fla, the Browns' Spring training camp, Jimmy Austin, the veteran Brown coach, having left for that point to arrange for open- ing of the camp. YALE BOXERS TO STRIVE FOR COLLEGIATE TITLES NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 18. —Announcement has been made that the Yale boxing team had accepted the invitation to participate in the intercollegiate tournament to be held under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, March 27 and 28. This will be Yale's first attempt to gain the intercollegiate title. —_— BOXER IS SUSPENDED. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 18.— K. O. Jeakle, Toledo lightweight, has been suspended from participating in bouts hers for one year by the Cleve- land Boxing Commission. If the ruling is recognized by the New York Box- ing Commission Jeakle probably will be eliminated from the tournament to decide a successor to Benny Leonard. SPORTS. . MUNN SUGGESTED AS FOE DIVINGTITLE| FOR HEAVYWEIGHT IN RING Rickard Urged to Bring Claimant for Mat Title to New York for Test—Nebraskan, Likely Would Be Willing to Stage Such Match. BY FAIR PLAY. N EW YORK, February 18—Tex Rickard is being urged to bring Wayne Munn of Nebraska, the world champion wrestler, on to New York and let him demonstrate against a heavyweight boxer which is the more effective in a combat. If Rickard would consent to do this, if he could get the permission of the boxing commission and if a boxer could be found who would be willing to make the test there is no doubt the Garden would be filled to the roof with pop-eyed spectators. _ Munn probably would be willing; he has a long-standing grudge to settle against fighters, it being remembered that when he first decided to make a living out of professional sport he elected the carcer of a boxer and was knocked cold by Jack GIBBONS HAS AGREED TO BATTLE DEMPSEY CHICAGO, February 18.— Eddie Kane, manager of Tom Gibbons, said here that he has accepjed terms for a match with Jack Dempsey in Cal- ifornia either in May or June. He would not reveal any other in- formation, but it is reported the pro- posed match may be staged in the Rose Bowl, at Pasadena, which has a seating capacity of 53,000. Gibbons, he said, will start train- ing for the match next month. WILLS CHALLENGES. NEW YORK, February 18.—Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, through his manager, Paddy Mullins, has filed a challenge with the State Athletic Commission for a match with Jack Dempsey. Accompanying the challenge was a certified check for $2,600, in accord- ance with the commission’s rules. Mullins sald that in the event Dempsey falled to accept within six months, Wills would claim thé heavyweight title. The commission deferred action on the challenge until next week. MUNN MEETS ROMANO. CHICAGO, February 18. — Wayne (Big) Munn, 260-pound claimant to the world heavyweight wrestling championship, despite the ‘counter claims of Ed “Strangler” Lewis, will engage in his second match since he tossed Lewis out of the ring six weeks ago, when he meets Michael Romano, Itallan heavyweight in a finish match here tonight. HERMAN GOING TO COAST. By the Associated Press. Babe Herman will depart for Cali- fornia immediately after his 12-round bout with Bobby Garcia, soldier featherweight, in Madison Square Garden Friday night. Herman has met the- champion, Kid Kaplan, on several occasions, with draw verdicts resulting. BARS ROUGH WRESTLING. By the Associated Press. New York athletic officials will have none of this rough wrestling in which 200-pound humans are cata- pulted from the mat. Wayne “Big” Munn, college boy champion, made the throw famous when he tossed Ed “Strangler’ Lewis away from his crown. It will be a foul in New York State, according to an edict from the Athletic Commission. Clifford in 1923. What Munn would do to Clifford were they to meet, Clifford being bound by boxing rules and Munn by the rules of wrestling, is too dread- ful to think about. What he would do to any boxer, from Clifford up to Jack Dempsey. also fills the mind with frightful pictures. 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