Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1926, Page 26

SPORTIS. 26 ohnson Gets Chance at Yanks Today : Dempsey Avoiding Legal Tilt With Kear VETERAN, BALKED BY COLD, Postponement of Contest Yesterday Not to Affect| Nationals’ Pitching Slate—Covey Scheduled to Open Philly Series Tomorrow. BY JOHN B. KELLER. OSTPONEMENT of the game vesterday because of cold weather is not to affect the Yankee series by Manager Bucky Harris. Walter Johnson, who was | t, was to get his ionals’ pitching slate arranged prior to the | scheduled to face the Hugmen in the third tilt of the s chance at them tod. 1inst the Athletics tomorrow the contest that will inaugurate thé 1920 American League campaign in Philadelphia. while Stanley Coveleskic, originally booked to |, tackle the New Yorkers in his second start of the season, will toe the slab |a right-hand punch. | not floor | his feet” THE EVENING STAR, W D. .C.. TUESDAY, SHINGTON, SENCIO, BOXER, DIES FOLLOWING CONTEST By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 20— Clever Sencio, Philippine boxer, died here this morning. The boxer, who was defeated by Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind., in @ 10-round bout here last night, was taken to the Emergency Hospital this | morning. Hospital authorities sald he was dead when examined for admittance. Both Sencio xnd Taylor passed the physical examination before the bout and appeared to be in fine condition. During the fight Sencio seemed tire- less until the opening of the seventh round, when Ta: gressive with some telling blows. In the ninth round, during a rs aylor clipsed him on the chin with The blow Sencio, but he was "out on for about half the round. During this time he was hit seves Dutch Ructher will follow the venerable Pole in the Quakertown |times, but did not fall. cugagements, while Alec Ferguson or Curley Ogden probably will pitch in | Friday's game at Shibe Park. Johnson very likely will be sent to the hill again Saturday to end the battles with the A's. Johnson s ready to take his turn BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS erday, the big fellow declaring he not bothered particularly by his | nnings of toil on the opening day the season. 3 ik Ao ough, was rather ple: RHERIS N SRS IE. old-timer was not compelled to worl on such a chilly day. While the »nal hurlers who have performed i during this cold spell have not been | New Vork troubled by it, the pilot is not eager | femend: send them into any more base ball | Arctic League variety. Climatic conditions at the Florlda ning camp were none too fine this vear, and though the work of most | of the pitching staff has been good s far, the hurlers can stand a deal of | warm weather before rounding into top form, Harris thinks. Veterans jike Johnson, Covey, Bush and Ruether cannot be used so often these | days as they may be when the weather becomes milder. . Louis. YESTERDAY MES TODAY. New York at h. Phila. at Bosto New York. | St Touis at Detrof bt T Rt Chicago at Detroit at Today's game with the Yankees | was to be the last of the Nationals’ ‘nitial home stand of the yvear. The «lub goes to Philadelphia’ tomorrow | morning_and_will return Saturday | night. Next Sunday the Red Sox are to open a four-game series here, then | Bucky Harris and company will trip | New York for three games, hop | back to Washington for an engage- | ment with the A’s on May 2 and go North again for a three-day visit to Boston. The first long home stand the year will open May 7, when the White “Sox will be the first of the Western guests, who are to be in the National Capital through May 2 There seems little likelihood of Roger Peckinpaugh getting into the lineup before the Western teams rome to Washington. The chilly weather that has kept the veteran shortstop out of action here is apt | to prevail in Philadelphia during the | series that opens tomorrow. and no | Sunimer heat may be expected dur- ing the first trips of the year to New York and Boston. Buddy Myer though, has been doing pretty well as a substitute for the Rajah, so with | the young New Orleans product at | ‘N fesson opened. =~ o hand the Nationals ought to getalong |, Wa&ers on the Yankees and Wash in great style while the plaver slated | yhjle the Athletics, quoted a week ago for regular duty walts for warmer|{on' @' par with the Washington, days. dropped to 215 to 1. 3 Fresh support for the Giants short- ened the odds on them from 8 to § Chicago, MES TODAY. g0 ut N, Louls. Pittsburgh at’ Cinein Boston at New York. Brooklyn at Phila. Sgpce 'GRIFFS AND YANKEES NOW EQUAL CHOICES By the Associated Préss. EW YORK April 20.—Wall Street opinion on the outcome of the major league pennant races, shifting under the influence of the first week's play, now ranks the Yankees and Washing- ton as equal American League choices, with the Giants regarded as stronger National League favorites than before the season opened. innings). GAMES TOMORROW. Cineln. at_Chicago. Phila. at Boston. of No other National has shown more tmprovement over his training cam- paign work in championship season play than Joe Harris. , While in Flor- ida and during the homeward barn- storming trip Joe was not particu- larly spry afield nor keen-eyed at bat. Tn the league contests, however, the right fielder has covered an amazing amount of territory for him and has | batted well enough to top the club. | e promises to hold his garden berth | for some time. mained 2 to 1 choices in the financial | district. FIGHT DARE CHANGED. SCRANTON, Pa. April 20 (P).— The date for the welterweight cham- | pionship _boxing match between | Walker, titleholder, of Eliza- | and Pete Latzo, chal. | has been changed | ay 20. Examination of Joe Bush's bruised | from May 17 to ) knee yesterday revealed that it is | verely contused, but that the fluif]i NEW YORK, April | sac, which had it been ruptured b Farl Combs’ terrific drive in Sunday’s | game would have caused considerable | Boston Braves have announced the | trouble, is intact. Joe will hobble |outright purchase of Jack Smith, out- | fielder, from the St. Louis Cardinal | Smith’s batting average in 1925 was about for a day or two more, but Trainer Mike Martin believes the .251 and included four home runs. He stole 20 bases. pitcher will be ready for service by next Sunday at the latest. Bush will take the trip to Philadélphia £ Sk e with the team, despite his injury. MARINE BARRACKS WINS. Marine s base ballers opened their campaign yesterd: with a 5-to-4 win over the Ma; flower nine. Allen was the winning pitcher. : et GIBRALTARS TAKE GAME. Pepco tossers were humbled the Gibraltars vesterday, 5 to 3, the latter’s first match of the yes Chumbris, who twirled for the win ners, allowed three hits and struck out nine. | BRAVES BUY SMITH. Although the Yankees are to come here June 22 for a game, vesterday postpcnement probably wlll not be played off until the Hugmen visit Clark Griffith Stadium July 2, 3and 4. | Barrac MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS. By the Associated Press AMERICAN. Batting — Flagstead, Red Sox, Runs—Gehrig, Yanks; E. Col White Sox, 6 each. Hits—Flagstead, Red Sox, 13. Doubles—] Collins, White Sox, Triples—Gehrig, Yanks, 3. Homers—P. Collins, Yanks, olen bases—Rice, Nationals, 3. Pitch- Ruffing, Red Sox, and Lyons, White Sox, won 2, lost none. NATIONAL. Batting — Johnston, Brav s, 10. Hits. Doubles—Frisch, —Wilson, Cubs, 2. ms and _Leacl Bottomley, Cards, 2 eac es—Mueller, Cards, 4. Pitch- hem, Cards, and Petty, Dodg 2, lost none. | by in CLOVER A. C. TO MEET. Members of the Clbver Athletic Club hold their weekly meeting to- night at 198 F street southeast. Uni- forms will be distributed to Clover Senior players. AMERICAN ASSOCTATION. | Indianaolis. 5 Milwaukee . & tisan Hitt and Florence: Gearin and on. Home runs—\W Phillies; Stolen ers, wo SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. R H ttle Roc K16 attanooga S 9 10 Hughes, Mack. Burke and Mayer: Bates, Rokers and D. Anderson. Columbus. | St. Paul MeQuillan Kolp and Hoffm: i Holtz, a8 Cit 10 20 De Berry and Devormer: Dumovitch, Mes- | senker. Montgomery. Evans and Snyde | Toledo. . . ... 3 | Minneapoiis. . 10 Lyons, Woolfolk and_Hev eene, Moon and Krueger. Louisville 16 K 16 2 LN 10 § 8, and Brock: O'Brien, Caldera Atlanta Mobile Mel and Ritchie, | Gre & Middleton, | | tives were administered. r | sar: | balls and strikes, to | Baltimore to tac 7to 5. The world champion Pirates re- | Gilman Country Birmin New O Nichaus. tina, Austin'a e | INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. mphis shville Brillheart, Hod Killeen and Kenr COLLEGE BASE BALL. At Emmitsburg — Lebanon Valle; 14th ST. AUTO LAUNDRY Mount S s At Worcester—I Holy | 2114 _14th St N.W Pot. Boston | 5 s, 3. DAY AND NIGHT oW dartmouth, 2; At Boston — Fordham, 4 - rtanburg — North Wofford, 2. olumbia — Furman, Carolina, 1. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F| Carolina | 4; South Havre de Grace SEVEN RACES DAILY Special B. & O. train of steel coaches leaves Union Ntation 12:10 p.m. and dining ears attached. Special Penna. K. R. train_of steel conches leaves Union Station 12:10 p.m. direct {0 course. Parlor dining cary attached. Kastern Standard Time. ‘Admission—Grandstand and Paddock, $1.65. Including Government tax. T RACE AT 2:30 PM, &) Your Old Hat N\ Made New Again Cleaning. Blocking and Remodeling by Expeorts ‘x Vienna Hat Co. ! ST of the bout Sencio where resto; He did not ct immediately and it was neces- v to help him from the ring. His handlers took him to a hotel. A physician was called shortly be fore he was removed to the Emer- gency Hospital. At the close reeled to his corner. CENTRAL HIGH NINE T0 PLAY C U. FROSH Central High School's base nine, considered by many to be class of the olastic league, have its perfe may Catholic University Freshmen encountered In Wilson Stadium. Last Saturday the Brooklande with “Left Cloonan serving up the handed an 11-to-6 setback to Western, the one giv now is belleved strong enough to Central a run for its money, that Tech has been disposed of. Mike Kelley’s team is getting plenty of work in all quarters this week. Yesterday the Blue and White trounced Charlotte Hall Acad- 1 to 4. U. yearlings and on Friday they go to Baltimore to tackle Mount St. Joe. The big game of the week comes on Saturday, when Western goe against Central in the Georgetowners first start in the annual title series. Central's triumphs to date include a 21-to3 win over St. season opener, a 12 10 victory over he University of Pennsylvania Fresh- men at Philadelphia, a_close win over Episcopal, 5 to 3; a 10-to-2 slaughter | Calvert Hall of over Tech b: and yesterday lotte Hall. at the expense of Baitimore, the victor core of 5 to 3 v conquest of Four other base ball games appea on tomorrow’s scholastic sport card, three of them to be played on Dis- trict diamonds. Episcopal comes here for a return game with Devitt Preps encounter the town University Freshmen at Hilltop, Gonzaga meets Tech at Washington Barracks field in the Manual Train- ers' only home game of the season .nd the St. Alban nine journey le the tossers of hool. Business and Eastern were to clash today at Central in the second game of the 1926 championship base ball series. —e RACE BETTING “SAFE” UNDER REFUND PLAN By the Associated Press. GROVE CITY, Ohio, April 20 (®):—The | Players of the ponies who lose wish they had their money back can get it at Beulah Park here. Because of State anti-betting laws the buyer of a $2 pari mutuel ticket is a “contributor,” and dissatisfled contributors can have their money re- funded, charges, if they apply within a half hour after the race. Newspaper men who tested the rule nd were given refunds pointed out a ‘poor loser” might ‘“contribute” to ch of seven races on the day’s pro- gram and demand a refund every time he lost, spending only the after- noon and 70 cents for charges if he made poor every time. But on tickets of admission to the park the management reserves the usual right to return the admission price and refuse entrance into the | park to any one. This, it was consid- | ered, might be invoked against a “con- tributor’” who gave evidence of chron- ic dissatisfaction. State officlals so far have not inter- fered with the operation of the ma- chines under the refund rule, though | Attorney General C. C. Crabbe, lead- ing foe of betting, has announced he might campaign for the governorship on an anti-betting platform if neces- sary. He has said, however, that the type of tickets used would not serve to evade the laws against gambling, and that he is collecting them as evi. | dence. S MEET. LEXINGTON, Va., April 20 Washington and Lee defeated North Carolina State in a dual meet here | vesterdav.631; to 62 TODAY 3:00 P.M. BASE BALL American League Park Washington vs. New York Tickets on Sale at Park At 9:00 ADM. NASH Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. Main 7612 © 2015 14th St. N.W. Potomac 1742 kS R lor assumed the ag- | did | Chicago has demonstrated its pitching skill from the start, but there has been a pathetic appeal for ald on the face of the little old Cub in almost | every other way .except behind the bat. Braves Lacking at Third. ball | the | t record of six straight | victories spoiled tomorrow, when the | are | team | in the public high school circuit that | Tomorrow they meet | BY JOHN B. FOSTER. N EW YORK, April 20—The fight among the four under dogs in the parently is going to determine whether the old dope bucket will be upset before the race is over. % can get into the first division. If one of these four clubs is strong enough to crawl away from the others, sparks will fly in the first division; other- cinnati staging the main act in the pennant scramble. Pittsburgh today is far out of bal-| Fletcher can keep the boys fired up | for sixth place, with two victories | Brooklyn-is in‘need all around, like in seven games. That fact s sig-|the man whose garments went to sea Giants, the Cardinals and the Reds, have begun to line themselves up Pittsburgh _should get back to the | position in which it belongs, vet it | started poorly, just as it was their misfortune last year. This year their atiblite Hand IUCK.as 16 Wan e cams | nim me oAb o OO Ephdsiunia of bucking against a team that can |for first place, there would be as as it can preserve its strength. P e ‘ards Showing Tri rength. | lively a tussle on the part of all four, < St b [to see which one can nose into the | in 1925, when they held the Pirates|base for Boston and Kelly on the first down, but the Cardinals this year sack without any changes in the out- are no better now than they should |first division easily. The real need be all season, with as much prospect is for a third baseman. Jimmy John- the league. with a knee' that still is damaged he In the second group, Boston needs |can’t hold the gap against the enemy. |15 not of the best, all around. Brown ! be found in watching for a raid out of | has helped it wonderfully, but the |the second division into the first, or it now has. |the natural first division clubs—St. Philadelphia needs infield help in|Louls, New York, Pittsburgh and | has more of a fighting infield than |teams reeling to the rear. t vear. The question is whether | (Copyright. 1026.) BY CORINNE FRAZIER I I‘OL’R teams have reached the third round of the Central High School Constance Ganoe and Julia Bates received byes in the first round and | came through the second with flying colors, when they defeated Katherine AGAIN GET A POOR START National League—Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia.and Clticago—ap- The big scrap in the league will be to see which team in this group wisc the league will line up with New York, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Cin- | ance, reposing in u tie with the Cubs|to 185 pounds pressure. nificant. The other three leaders, the [on a high tide while he was bathing. properly; but not so the Pirates, was unfortunate that the Pirates got bad start was not so much one of | and Brooklyn clubs were in a_ fight give as much as it receives, so long to see; hence there is going to be as The Cubs were ahead of thelr speed |first division. Put Traynor on third are not ahead of their speed. They |field and the Braves would be in the of improving as any other team in|ston is doing the best he can, but a third baseman badly. Its outfield| The fun in the National League will | team can't win a pennant with what |a jab between the shoulders of one of ! almost every position, although it | Cincinnati—that will send one of these WOMEN IN SPORT doubles tennis event for girls, which is in progress on the Sixteenth Street reservoir courts. | Severence and Katherine Ludlum, 6—3, 6—1. The Ganoe-Bates combination Alban’s in the | handling | selections is the only senior team in the third round. | Misses Hurd and Detwiler entered the third round in the junior loop {after a hard struggle with Misses vans and McGregor. The match was extended to three sets, 3—6, §—S, | 6—1. | Three other junior victories hav | been registered. E. Franzoni and F | Diffenbaugh defeated A. Snyder | I°. Haslacker, 6—2, ; B. C | M. Walker eliminated A. S . Dunham, 6—4, 8—6 and C. | and M. Lloyd won from C. Morris and M. Hutchison by default. The other two teams in the third bracket i M. Snyder and 8. Yassell advanced by virtue of their two-set victory over L. Breckenridge and M. Plerce, T G Isobel Alexander and M. Mer- riam reéeived a default from Louise | Nevins and Margaret Harvey. K. Jones and H. Chaffee "dropped ' | but one game in their match with J. Burke and C. Aal in the first round The matches will continue | week. Teams will play according. to [the daily schedules placed on | west door of the girls’ gym, according to Elsie Sanders, phy | charge. Swimming leaders at Central will compete in the second meet of the | season, Thursday and Iriday, April 129 and 30. The event was scheduled | originally for this week, but has been | postponed, it has been announced by | Ada Moody, who will be in charge. | " Eight events will be carded, in- cluding 100-yard side underarm; 50- 3 /1, 50-yard back stroke, 100 yard crawl, plunge for distance, half length head tow, 200-vard free style and form swim. less a dime for handling | George Washington University mer- { maids will compete on May 5 in the | first co-ed interclass swimming meet |in_the history of the school. The meet will be. held in the Y. W. | C."A. pool on E street,.where the co- i eds are practicing four periods a week In preparation for the event. Virginia Hopkins, physicul director, innounced a tentative program of The meet will be run off in | three classes—advanced. Intermediate land novice. In the advanced class | there will be dashes in free style, side land breast strokes, plunge for dis- tance and form swimming. Interme- diates will compete in a free-style dash, plunge for distance and in d ing. | Three events will be open to begin- | ners—free.style dash, float for dis- tance and form swimming. Blair Hayes scored a hard-earned | victory over Ludlow in the Plaza Di- vision, League of the .Elementary School Schlag Ball loop, vesterday aft- ernoon. The final count was 7 to 3. Tenley won decisively over Welght- man, in the Georgetown division, col- lecting 12 runs to the latter's 2. Madi- are Sophmore combinations. | this | the | director in | son and Webb clashed in the Rosedale | division. Madison won by a wide mar- &in, 21 to 10. Spring_ hockey groups organized at Central and c will be formed for the first time. Pra and Friday ‘afternoons at the Six teenth Street Reservoir field. Miss Knaebel is ‘the. physical director in charge. . | "By Sol Metzger- When Pegging Ball From Infleld to | Base. | | Eifn- NOT THIS A good infielder uses a short-arm swing in order to throw the ball to a base. He simply draws the ball slightly back of his ear and pegs it with plenty of speed by means of a wrist snap and toss of the forearm. | | This method saves time over any | other and permits him to throw most accurately. Tnflelders who use a long- | arm and body. swing to throw the ball | to a-hase waste considerable time. | The upper fllustration-shows the cor- | Ect method, the lower one the incor- | rec i | | | -—— SELECT CUBA FOR MATCH. MONTREAL. April 20 (®).—The first round Davis Cup competition be- tween. Canada . and Cuba will be| played in Cuba this yeat, The match | will be played in July or early in August. Thus far Willard Crocker | land Jack Wright are the only pl ers named for Canada’'s team. STECHER BEATS COLLEGIAN. | OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 20 (#).—Joe Stecher, claimant of the | world heavywelght wrestling cham- | plonship, defeated Nick Lutze, Notre Dame University, in two out of three falls last night i . o The record for arrow shooting is 459 | | vards 8 inches. | | Shake hands with a great racket is & great racket that instinct tells you why omy! Come in and Spalding Racket. H. A. K. strung , $12.50. wonderful models at $10. s awn ships, cach 50ceats. And the minute your hand findsit,; SoMEWHERE among the Spalding Afitwhl willbetter your géme. - tennis it is great. perfect ‘balance that only a fine racket gives you, The “feel” and “grip” that inspires you to make shots you formerly missed. And the wonderful sturdiness which allows a Spalding Autagraph - to be restrung year after year. That is.econ-.. shake hands with & APRIL 20, 1926. DEPARTMENTAL LOOP TO START ON MAY 3 Commerce and Post Office teams have the opening date on the De- partmental Base Ball League sched- ule, adopted yesterday at a meetl- ing of officers and managers of the circuit. The 60-game schedule, di- vided into two series, opens on Mon- | at South Ellipse dia- day, May 3, mond, where all lec be played. The first series closes on June 11, giving the teams ample time to play off postponed contests before the start of the second on June 1. Veterans' Bureau, Department af Commerce and” Post Office are new entries in the league this season. Union Printers and Potomac Park have dropped out. Managers of the six clubs are as follows: W. R. Lucas, Treasury Willlam McGarvey, Commerce; J. N. Colton, Agriculture; James S. Post Office; F. J. McDonald, Vet- erans’ Bureau, and W. Powell, Bureau of Engraving and Printing. James R. Green has been named to officiate in the league games. The schedule: FIRST SERIES. Mas 3—Commercq ve. Post Office De- vartment. May 4—Bureau of Engraving ve. Treas ue games will ury. May 6—Agriculture ve. Veterans May 6—Commerce vs. Bureau graving. May riculture. May 10—Treasury ve. Veterans' May 11—Bureau of Engrav riculture. 2 May 12—Commerce vs. Treasury. M —Post Office Department va. Vet erans’ Bureay May 14—Commerce v May 17—Bureau of Bureau. of En —Post Office Department vs. Ag Bureau Vi eran May Treasury May 10—Commerce va. Veterans' Bureau. May 20—Post Office Department ve. Bu 0 Post Office Department Ve reasury ve. Agriculture Post Office. Department vs. Com- | —Treasury ve. Bureau of Veterans' - Bureau ve. Agricul —Bureau of Engraving ve. Com- | 8—Agriculture vs. Post Office De- | |—Veterans' Bureau vs. Treasurs 1—Agriculture ve. Bureau of Eb Treasury vs. Commerce. terans’ Bureau ve. Post Office une 34— Agriculture vs. Commerce. June terans’ Bureau vs. Bureau of June 8- Treasury Post Office Depart ment. June 9—Vete Bu June 10— By of E Office Department June 11—Agriculture ve. Treasury SECOND SERIES. J1—Commerce Post Office. va. Commerce ng ve. Pa s 1 v, s, De #o—Bureau of Eigraving vs. 23— Agriculture Veterans' Bu 24—Commerce ot En —Post Office Department ve, A ve. vs. Bureau Veterans 8—Treasury vs. EFAvIDg. 9—Bureau of 30—Commerce ve. Treasury 1—Post Office Department vs erans’ Bureau July 2—Commerce v, July “5—Bureau of erans’ Bureau. Agriculture Eikraving ve July 6—Post office Department vs. Treas- ury. July 7—Commerce vs. Veterans' Bureau July ‘S—Post office’ Deparement vs. Bu- reau of Engraving. July —Treasury vs. Agriculture. July 12—Post Office’ Department vs. Com- merce. July 13—Treasury ve. Bureau of Engrav- ing. July 14—Veterans' Bureau vs. Agriculture July 15—Bureau of Engraving vs. Com: merce. July 16—Agriculture ve. Post Office Do partment. July 10—Veterans' B July 20—Agriculture vs. gravin July July Department 3 Agriculture vs. Commerce, —Veterans' Bureau vs. Bureau of au_ ve. Treas Bureau of En- 2| —Treasury vs. Comm Veterans Bureau v st Office * Bureau ve. Commerce. 0—Bureau of Engraving vs. Post Office Department Ju Agriculture ve. Treasu, SPORTS: Spurned Manager Would N ship situation. doubtedly the pot is boiling, nobody BY SPARROW McGANN :W YORK, April 20.—One good way to lose your <anity is to t to make head and tail out of the present There is one promising sign, Jack Demps CONTRACT HURTS CHAMP IN BOUT ARRANGEMENTS Have Monetary Interest in Battles With Wills and Tunney—Court Tilt Would Let Public Know Too Much. avyweight champior Affairs just now seem to be more muddled than ever, and while us knows just what is cooking is unusually quiet just Brent, | now. One reason for this may be that he is awaiting private word as to the real intentions of his former manager and erstwhile bosom pal, Jack | Kearns, in making his Eastern journey Ostensibly Kearns is piloting a new heavyweight in the person o Napoleon Dorval. but this young man is not sufficiently important to sta: | as the sole reason why Dapper Jack should hit the long transcontinental | trail. | Of course, Kearns is manager of | Mickey Walker, and rumors persist | that Benny Leonard will renounce his | filial plety and return o the ring for | that long-talked-of million-dollar bat- |tle with the welterweight king. This would easily account for Kearns' trip from the West Coast, but he may well have another big iron in the fire. | Rickard on Fence. | Tex Rickard has been sufficiently | clever to keep in the goud graces of | both Dempsey and Kearns. He fis | playing for high stakes and it is not |10 his interest to offend either man. | " Rickard holds a contract signed by Kearns binding Dempsey to fight Harry Wills and another to fight | Gene Tunney. If Dempsey meets | eithe: man on his own hook Kearns vs he will go to law to make cer- tain he receives his percentage of the purse. Again, Kearns' contract with the champion, which dges not expire until next September. is so worded as to make the titleholder liable for an estimated percentage of the purse in case Dempsey fails to honor the contracts signed by IKearns. Just how much he could collect in question to answer, but the chances are that Kearns would get a pretty penny from the promoter staging the battle, in order to avojd legal entan- | glements that waste a lot of temper, time and money. Dempsey could Wills or Tunney ardly sign to fight before September case Dempsey were to fight is a hard | | curred in the personnel of the c | mission as a result of the Wills ter. The whole thing is due | thrashed out shortly. Dempsey, they say, is land poe {and needs ready cash. If he decides to fight he knows from experience hat he must take on a few opponents | before he can hope to step { rival. Here is where Kearns Dempsey has said to give Kearns 25 per cent of an purse he receives for a fight, hut w not stand for Kearns making mat for him. Should Dempsey care to tes his contract with Kearns ir rt I could sign to meet an obscure fighter and then see what the courts do. 1 this way the path might be cleared to his indulging in one or two b | time bouts in late Summer. It 1s that this is what the champion wil (Copyright. 1026e | | FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. | By the Associated Press Milwaukee, Wi Bud Tay! Haute, Ind., bcat Clever Senc ippines (10). | Pittsburgh | and George Levine, !'u draw (10). London.—EI ]lsh and European flyw defeated “Kid Socks™ | Buffalo, N. ¥ land, won fron to hes Terre . Phil Jack Zivic, Pittsbury Brooklyr h lasgow, Brit ght champior ( Risko, ¢ Romero Rojas, Chile Vet enbloom, Jersey City alo (10, 1k Genaro, N Darcy. New Y former manager |(10). Maxie Rc Iy legal fight. | the pair will and sidetrack his without a long and cos But it is hardly lkel ever get into court as rivals, since each may know things about the | other that were best kept away from the public. Very few, if any, squab- I bles between an impgortant manager and his fighter have been afred in { court probably for this very reason. Tunney Bout Likely. But as to Dempsey’s activities after the contract has expired, it 100ks as though he certainly will meet Tunney in September. No one in authority has denied that the fight will take place and Tunney has written to friends that everything is set Rickard has the inside track on this bout, regardiess of what any pub lcity-seeking promoter may say. Dempsey has done business with | Rickard in the past and has always been pald in full—which is more than | can be said of other battles in which | v the champion has participated. sociation and Bladensburs The New York Boxing Commission | Partment base et i Pighr is on record as holding that Harry |OF @7 s o kg AR Wills is the logical contender for the | SIVeR at Si. fukes Bari . il ) ice | densburg, Friday and Saturday, April title. But wait and see what hap- | 36" 4 Ny 1 pens. Political influences may have | St2nd 3 omething to say and it would not be urprising if i Gree: Mando inny mmy pungstown, Ohio. [ New York. outpoin | Philadelphia (12). | Memphis, Tenn . defeated Ross. Gareia Syra Los FINNEGAN GETS DECISION. BROOKLYN, April 20. | about 3,500 fight fans saw Honey { Finnegan, the Boston herwe! | batter his way to the decision Ruby Stein, the Brooklyn boxer. night in the main 10-round bout at tie | New Broadway Areni. Brooklyn PASTimS IN 5HOW. 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