Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1925, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1925. Promolers Clamoring for Big Bouts : Many Intersectional Grid Games Carded IMPRESARIOS ASSEMBLED IN NEW YORK Possibility May Be Left Out in Cold and Tunney-Wills Scrap Arranged, Although Champ Has Been Offered $1,000,000. “hat I)pmpse_v By the A\ conflicts EW \”\\K A ng pu ttempts 11.- forces as promoters and managers gathered in ) close arrangements for two major heavyweight Wills, internationally promoter; Géne | and his manager, Billy Gibson: Floyd iga Ind., carrying here a signed agreement to battle Wills next Summer; Jack Kearns, who main- t of the heavyweight champion, and Jimmy DeForest, ¢ Polo Grounds A. C, were only a few of the large nager of the negro challenger, Rickard, avyweight, Harry was known City ived from Saratogo Springs announc- icles today for the New York heav a 15-round fight to a decision_at the Yankee last night to meet Rickard this afternoon to ing that they fight Wills ations his footwork. The eyes that used to sparkle with energy are dull. I think I could name four heavyweights who | could knock Dempsey flat in a rounds as he is tod = " DEMPSEY MAY TAKE Wills mains ill play remains for Kearr Pproportion and inte the man previous August 11.—A m Jack Dempsey’s headquarters last night stated that the heavyweight cham- pion has become weary of hearing that his manager-emeritus, Jack Kearns, still holds the reins of authority so far as closing arrange- ments for a bout with Wills is con- cerned. Expressing doubt that Kearns was _ correctly quoted when he scoffed_at Dempsey’s recent deal- ings with Floyd Fitzsimmol the tement denies that the champion signed away his rights as a human being after the manner of the old slave days,” and predicts that unless Kearns repudiates his quoted determination to the managership reins s filed and the question “legally ad- justed” in the courts. mun qm- Demp- | inclined | v of “Where | the > an 000 to De tzsimmons money?” asked nounced that t ment money as a certifiec De Tores success yet made ‘‘Dempsey who was I De Forest circles and shook hands with me five out know t. You can take it from ite investments in | him daffy. I guess| s man. > o man | said | around in | hes. He | times with- | TURF STAR MUST REST. would like to get out| SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., ut he can’'t do it with-|gust 11 (#).—Man-o’-War's brilliant out an awful loss. He's a worried boy. | 3-year-old son, American Flag, owned “Dempsey is not in good shape. I|by the Glen Riddle Farm and winner watched him work out in the gym and renewal 1 should say it will take him six ! stak e Withers and the Dwyer, months to get into shape for Wills, He leveloped knee trouble and will is soft and slow. All the old snap and | be scratched in every event in which dash seemed to have disappeared in Calif the from FARD.. COMPANY - ES T ew York today became the war camp of | yweight to | few | KEARNS INTO COURTS | Au- | of the Belmont | RESUME PLAY TODAY iNB.Y.P.U. TENNIS Play was to be resumed today the Potomac Park courts in the fi ‘-lllllu:ll tennis tournament of the Bap- tist Young People’s Union, a match [in the men's singles being scheduled as early as 10 o'clock No upsets marked the opening pl in the men’s contests at Potomac Park and the girls' matches at Henry Park. Fourteen matches were completed, play in both the and women's singles advancing nd 0day's schedule: MEN'S 10 a.m.—Robert 3:45 p.m—Gordon on INGLI hellin vs. Sam Detwiler. Willard ‘ve. winner of {hellin-Deiwiler match. 445 pm —T. R lson vs. Lloyd Bogley: Warren E_Miller winner of Wilson-Bogley mateh Albert Warner: John Tester ve op: H. R. Dancy | Bishob ' m A DM Miller Hodg S W. Crosthwait Gordon Willird ve. Everett Simon | N'S DOUBLES odspeed vs. Rice and Miteh. | hellin Bogley and | and Willard vs. Warner | Bi vs. winner of Tester: Vstantine vs. Samuel Turner vs. Richard | Turner and Constantine S SINGLES © Wright vs. Katheryn yeock 've. Hazel Ladson b.m.—Mary Ruthven ve. winner of CEverett match Resuits yester M Upper half. (Clarendon ) | (First) Mitchell McMar first round ‘defeated James Joseph Mic (Clarendon ) (First) de: | er (Immanucl) | wiler (Clarendon) ¢ | (West Washinztor | “Second round coh feated Robert W 5. 3—8. Pirry Mitehell (Cla Michaelson (Immanuel) round—H. R. Dancy Athiton Jones (Claren® © half rendon)” defe 1 defeaind Wiibur Bouie o ”\my\nl Goodspeed ™ (See (First). 6—0 MEN'S DOUBLES onstantine and cy and Sam Det 6—1: Warner and ted Jones and_Bob | willard "(F wiler (Clarendon) Simon (Highland) def, Detwiler (Clareudon) . 8. 6—2 M L Upper half. first round—Katheryn Everett (Bethany) defeated Ruby, Riley (West Wash- ington). 2—6. H—7. 6 ond round—Mary Ruthven (First) de. Evelyn Bitting (West Washinkton). | swer half. firet round—Elsie Hascock (Wit Washington) defeated Ruth Henderson (West Washington), 6—1. 8—8 ond_round—eEl Dowell (First) [ defeated” Thelma Hicks 6—0. 6—2 | WEISSMULLER SMASHES OWN SWIMMING RECORD | SAN FRANCISCO, August 11 (®).— Johnny Weissmuller of the Illinofs Athletic Club, Chicago, made a world record in the 100-yard swim here when he covered the distance in 52 seconds. His former record was 5215 sec- onds, which he made at the Fleish Hacker pool here last June in the | National A. A. U. swimuming meet He made his record In a 25-yard pool lof the Elks Club in the dedicatory | | swimming meet. | Billiards is said to have been in-| | by the club for Sunday has been post. | taking two firsts | vented by Devigne during the reign | of Louis XIV in Franc By CORINNE FRAZIER & I “YHE Capitol Athletic Club tennis tournament is well under way, with rounds now in progress. Lillian Hoffman has advanced to the third | round, defeating Helen Philipitt, 6—3, 8—6, in her second encounter, Peterson, 6—1, 6—3; Ruth Raine de-| Betty Hartman defeated Helen Hart- foatad Frankia Roca 5 G—1, and|Min. her sister. 0, 6—2, and Mar- Woodley, 6—1, 6—I1. Cathleen Stead ~—0, 4—6, 6—2, in the three|reached the final of the Twin Oaks contests reported yester: Mabel Harvey in straight sets, 6—2 6—2. She will meet A nes Shanahan most of the first-round matches completed and the second and third Marion Birch defeated Annabelle | will meet Betty Renner. Yesterday garet Follansbee eliminated Priscilla Tillie Raine defeated Florence Car- event yesterday when she defeated today for the playground title. Betty Ruth Kritt, Gertrude Friedman won matches by default Maycita De Souza, seeded player favored for place in the final bracket, will meet Marion Birch in her flrflli appearance in the tournament. Miss | De Souza drew a bye in the opening round | Bornet and their initial LILLIAN HARRISON ILL AFTER CHANNEL FAILURE BOULOGNE, France, August 11 1 (P).—Miss Lillian Harrison of Ar- Washington Athletic Club’s tennix | gentina, who was taken from the event, planned for August 15, has been | water a state of collapse last postponed until September 15, accord- | night wh t miles off Dover, ing to an announcement made m4‘ while attempi to swim across Minnie Travis irman of tennis | the English Channel, suffered a re- committee. Lntries will be received apse after reaching her home at by Miss Travis up until September 14 vez this morning. ber 14. The doctors said her condition The trip to Chapel was not serious, but that she would require absolute rest for some weeks. They described her as quite run down physically, Miss Harrison says she will make no further attempt to swim across the treacherous waters. Her fourth attempt almost brought her death thrown drow ing. She had been in the water for 7 hours and 5 minutes and had reached better than any ever reached by channel swimmers in the same eiapsed time. Fortu- nately the strong Egyptian swim- mer, Ishak Helmy, was at her side in_the water when With the words my; I am going dow clufched the swimmer. She was semi-conscious when hauled aboard the n('(‘umpmn‘lnx tug. Point planned poned until the last of the It week in August absence of several is probable that the g0 to the Y. W. C. A camp., hlert, instead of going to the Point, as several have indicated their preference for the former place Swimmers from the Washington Athletic Ciub will meet tomorrow evening at the Y. W. C. A. pool at 8 ‘elock Anna May ( point score in track and fleld on the ground will son made the highest he Arthur playsround meet, held yesterday She scored 13 points, and one second, in the three events of her class that were run off. Rosa Brienza collected 11 points, giving her second honors, with Fannie Brienza close behind her, scoring 10 points. The events were run off in .three class 5 pounds, 5 pounds and 115 peund: Dorothy Gates, director, and Alton Hunt, as- sistant, acted as match officlals. A summary of events follo: 0-yard dawh (115-pound clage)—Won b; o Brienza: second. Jenny Peluso: thir (95-pound class)—Won by second, Naomi Boxwell FRENCH TENNIS TEAMS ENTER NATIONAL EVENT BROOKLINE, Mass., August 11 (#), —The entries of two French teams made up of Davis cup players of that nation have been received for the na- 1l tennis doubles, which will open at Longwood the week of August 24. Rene Lacoste and Jean Borotra will | make up one team and Jacques Brug- non and Max Decugis the other. W. T, Tild, , national champion, has entered the tournament L. Wiener as his teammate. NETMEN PLAY TO FORM. ASHEVIL N. C., August 11 (®). 0 upsets marked the opening matches in the annual southern ten- s championship tournament. Jack Idwell of Atlanta, present titlist, de- | feated A. M. Rhett of Charleston, 6—0, 6—3. Edmond Phelps of New | Orleans, one of the veterans of the ilie Maistt 50-yard dwh Anna” May ‘Gihson third. Joyee Kirshaw 30-yard dash (R5.pound class Clara” Cecesrella: _second thind. Rose Brienza Ball throw (115-pound ¢ Minnie_'Ceceer Tacond Rose Ceccerclla. throw (85-pound May Gibeon: second, i’ Boxwell throw (R5-pound Rose Brienza: * wecond. hird, Antonette Acaro Broad jump (115 pound class) —Won by Fanni Brenza: second. Minnie Ceccerella third. Senny Peluso, Rose Ceccerella (tied) Broad jump (93-pound clags)—Won Joye e ond. Anna M Kath third. 3 class)— Broad Rosa Brien Antonette third, Clara Ceccerella Catherine Pagan is scheduled to meet Helen Follansbhee today in the Happy Hollow playground tennis Won by " 3 Peluso third all Anna third Ball class)—Won by Joyce Kershaw class) —Won by Clara cerella: by ¥ Gibson: on by Acaro: with A.|g tourney. Sophie Romers will oppose southern tennis, won over John How- Dorothy Corbett : ell of Greenvill RACKETERS TO PLAY FOR TEAM POSITIONS By the Associated Press. “ NEW YORK. August 11.—New tests for selection of teams in inter- national matches today claimed the interest of tennis followers. At the request of the Davis selection committee, of California. and Eleanor Goss of | New York meet at Forest Hills, N. | Y., today in a match to decide the third singles position on an American woman's team which will face Eng- lish players in the annual Wightman Cup series Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. May §. Bundy and Miss Goss will oppose Mrs. Molla B. Mallory and Mrs. Marfon Z. Jessup to determine the No. 2 American doubles team. The chosen players will support Helen Wills, national champion, as No. 1 singles player, Mrs. Mallory as 2 and a No. I doubles team con- sisting of Miss Wills und Miss Browne. They were selected at i meeting of the committee yesterday. ollowing the women’s doubles match tomorrow a second test match between William M. Johnson of Cali- fornia and Vincent Richards of Yonk- ers, N. Y., will be played for deter- | mination of No. 2 singles position on the American Davis Cup defense team. It will be their second battle, Johnson having won the first ter five grueling sets at Forest Hills Sat Cup | fary K. Browne | YOUNGSTERS SCORE IN GEORGETOWN POOL Twelve-year-old Charles Malone and 16-year-old Lester Buckley were high point scorers vesterday in the swim ming competitions held in the pool at the Georgetown pl ground. Malone scored 13 points to lead in the junior division, In which he won two of the five events contested, and Buckley got 15 points with three wins in six senior division events. Results of the competition follow: JUNIOR EVENTS. 5.yard dash—Won by D. Norton: P E e UL AS U ot P by Hudson third. 34 feei ard back stroke—Won by Malone: Up- second: J. Molyneaux. third. 27 sec- 5-yard breast stroke—Won by Malone second: P. Vaughn, third. 113 feet. SENIOR EVENTS. \i;u(r. second: J. Donabue, third. I i\\urx,nrs. second: Stanley. third.” 36 feet 10 ard back stroke—Won by J. ahuy o Dk ok o by 3 Penalug o foee e i B e R. Turner. second: C. Staples. third. 193 seconds. nderwater swim—Won by L. Buckley: Collins. second: Rosenthal. third. 128 feet. Won by L. Buckley; R. 50-yard dash second: C. Staples. third Bowling and rifle shuo(ln‘ hsva been removed from the list of recognized Ken Phinke for distance—Won sbury, second: Trunnell, ham 1925 WILL BE GREATEST SEASON IN THIS RESPECT Over Thirty Cont United States, Have Been Listed—Many Bring Ou Representing All Sections of anding Teams Together. BY LA'WRENCE PERRY EW YORK, August 11— begin to leak out from + N clear that the foot ball scason of the standpoint at least of inters As schedules of ir all dates ariou becom 1925 known. More than country will invite attention tl The importance of such an phasized. When coaches and associations a great forward sport Leading men tions through this dium of cont ar brought together, vie L1re changed, ideals discussed and ects looking to the betterment game are promu ted But the meeting of institutions which they the field of competiti very necessary complement work of the: men, for or way may sectio Jealousies wiped out and the foundations for the erection of ) intercollegiate struct: Penn in Limelight. Pennsylvania comes mind in any consideration « tersectional foot ball outlook Quakers have taken upon the pleasant little contr two of the leading tea ern conference on succe days. Advance dope on these games is that Red Grange may not rur wild and free as many think and that the Red and Blue defense will have a harder time stopping Chic: »'s line and backfield shift—always a puzzler | when first encountered—than in checkmating Zuppke's srinding in- side interference. 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