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SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1926. SPORTS. R Decision on Whether Dempsey Can Fight Tunney in New York Is Expected Today COMMITTEE DUE TO ACT ” 10 " ON PLE}S FOR _LICENSES Opinions in Gotham Sports Circles Conflict, But Bet- ting Indicates That Champion Will Be Required to First Give Wills a Bout. By the Asac NEW YORK, the Flatiron Building today as memb August 10.—A squad of 25 police was thrown around | ers of the New York State Athletic Commission went into executive session preliminary to the meeting of the license committee, which holds the fat world heavyweight championship fight scheduled for the September 16. e of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney ankee Stadium The police were under orders to break up any demonstration that might occur as a result of the ruling issue or refuse to grant a license to of the license committee, which may the titieholder or his challenger, or both. The police were stationed around the entrances of the building, in which the commission’s offices are located, and in the halls. The officers had difficulty in keeping traffic moving because of the tremendous jam of fight fans waiting mittee. EW YORK, August 10.—The lic for the decision of the license com~ ense committee of the State Athletic Association was due to settle today the momentous question of whet Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney would mect in a world heavyweight championship bout at Yankee Stadium September 16, or anywhere else in New York Op the chiampion and chalienger for per betting on Broadway indicated that prevent a Dempsey-Tunney clash in th The impression was strong that Wear of the licensing committee un: nney d there were rumors that I the condition, however, that he must aspirant for Jack's title, who was no some time Another view, but one not 8o widely held, was that both Dempsey and Tun- ney would be licensed and the bout b held as scheduled, in view of the popular demand for it, this viewpoint being bused on the fact that there is 10 precedent for refusing a license to a boxer after a bout has been ap- proved by the athletio commission. Col. Phelan, in whose hands the verdict rests, said vesterday that he would go into the meeting to consider the applications with an open mind. Me said if evervthing was all right tha applications’ would be granted, but if there were any irregularities which were contrary to the hoxing rules and regulations the committee would act accordingly. He maid further that the applicants would have to show that they had conformed with the regulations in every way. Promises Decision Today. Col. Thelan made it plain that at present he had no opinion on the ap- plicants one way or the other and would not make a decision until all angles of the case had been weighed. Jia maid, however, that a decision would ha made some time today on the much-discussed o . The attitude of James A. Farley, chatrman of the State Athletic Com- misston. on the bout has not changed. He contends that the commission de- clded some time ago that Harry Wills was the logical contender and that tha champion should box him before taking on Tunney. Tex Rickard Ts Hopeful. o as the logical contender. {him and drive him to his ns in sporting circles as to the outcome of the applications of rmits as boxers conflict widely, but the action of the. committee would his State. Col. John I. Phelan and D. Walker doubtedly would grant a license to dempsey also would be favored. with first meet Harry Wills, the colored minated by the athletic commission TUNNEY WEIGHS 192, FIT AND CONFIDENT 10. comment of Gene Tunney on his pros. pects in his scheduled heavyweight champlonship fight with Jack Demp- sey Tunney was on his wav from his tralning camp at Lake Pleasant to New York to appear hefore the State Athletic Commission to ask for a license for the bout. He tips the scales now at 192, and declared he is in the “pink of condition." “] feel that T have vreached the height of my career.” he declared, “I will prove to the world that T am the logical contender for the heavy weight diadem. “My camp handlers and everything necessary to my tralning are of the best available. T have nothing to fear.” Tunney ecame here from Lake Pleasant with ILouis Fink. trainer. and Oscar Till, sparring partner. He was met by a party of friends who entertained him at dinner at Wol- fert’'s Roost Country Club, where Gov. Smith plays golf. He left for New York on one of the night boats, and said that, in order to lose as little time as possible from his train- ing, he intends to return by airplane to Saratoga, where friends wiil meet training Tex Rickard was hopeful that the | camp, committea would grant licenses to the two boxers today and that he would be free to go ahead with the numer- ous ar ments for the big bout. 1 have nothing to say,” said Rick- ard, “until after the meeting of the Ycense committee other than the as sertion that Dempsey and Tunney will meet fn a heavyweight champlonship contest on September 16 somewhere.” In the event of the bout bheing turned down by the license committee, Rickard undoubtedly will try to pro- mote it_at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City or in the Sesquicentennial etadium in Philadelphta. Jack Puts in Hard Work. The champion, who had_decided to take a day of rest, felt the urge of the ring so powerfully vesterday that he hied to Stillman’s gymnasium and through a stiff work-out. There » getting away from the fact that psey appears to be in very good vight now. One of the most vessive things he did was to larrup \ heavy Lag of sand with right and * hooks. ills fist almost bored holes rowded with irers ave the champlon a ing re on. He gave much at- tention 1o boxing with lightwelght boxers to stimulate his epeed. He bhoxed two rounds with Sid Terris and went two more with Ted Moore, the English middleweight. Dempsey Protects His Face. - permitted his opponents to who 1 the hooks which went face. He ped two more ds with Sam Scott and then had & round with a featherweight, Frankie Ga Dempsey aid 6 1 work in Central ut the reservoir inning and walk- interrupted the the riders on the the Greek, the was the cham plov's dant. Gus Wilson, his other tr hus gone to Saratoga to get the « on's camp at Luther's ready in case the license committee takes favorable actiongoday. LEBOURVEAU, A. A. STAR, IS BOUGHT BY GIANTS NEW YORK, st 10.—De Witt (Bavo) Lehourveau, star outfielder of the Toleda Cl in the American n, has been obtained by the Giants. The deal involved a large &um of money and several playvers. The detafls of the deal, however, were not given out, but fr was sald the Toledo player would report to the Giants toward the close of the season Lebourveau, who is a former Philly, has been the sensation of the associa-, tion this vear, having consistently hit around the .400 mark. GATES READY FOR RISKO. | CHICAGO, August 10.—Lea Gates, Mohawk Indlan heavywei ended his traini round bout with Johnny napolls tonight. Gates is in fine dition for the battle and is confi- dent that he ean repeat the victory he scored over the Cleveland rubber man in their previous meating. Wallace Motor Co. NASH Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just Bast of Conn. Ave. Main 7612 BROOKLYN--Tony Canzoneri of Brooklyn gained decision over Young Montreal of Providence in 10 rounds. JERSEY CITY—Jack DeMave of California got decision over Jack War- ren of Chicago in 10 rounds. NEW YORK—Jimmy Maloney of Boston knocked out Charley Weinert in the third round. ANACOSTIA ATHLETICS WIN. Anacostia Athletics defeated the Howard Stars and the Arlington nine in a double-header by scores of 10 to 8 and 11 to 5. The batting of Ball and the flelding of Garrison and Giles fea- tured the second contest. WINS MARITIME TENNIS. BAR HARBOR, Me., August 10 (#). —I. H. Gordon of Philadelphia won the men's singles of the fifth inter- national maritime tennis tournament here, defeating Herbert B. Shaw of Boston 2, 2, 6—1 OLD FOES TO CLASH IN FIGHT HEADLINER Tonight's main event at Kenliworth Arena between Joe Bashara of Nor folk and Bobby Marriott, ex-Army scrapper, is creating no end of com- ment In local fight circles. The match is somewhat of a grudge battle be- tween these two hard-hitting middle- wefghts. Bashara beat the soldier in Philadelphia a vear ago and since that time Marriott has heen more than anxious to climb through the ropes again with Joe. In their last fight Marriott scored three knockdowns to Bashara's two. When the gong rings tonight for their 12-round scrap it is likely that some- thing will start falling soon. The winner of the Kinney-Thomas colored heavyweight bout of eight rounds is promised a chance to work with Jack Dempsey. Capt. A.J. Mab- butt, Army boxing Instructor, has notified Matchmaker Heinle Miller that the winner will be sent to Sara- toga Springs during the latter part of the week. ‘Eddie Buell and Willie Parrish meet in a special six-rounder, while Bat- tling Bauman and Kid Woody open the show with a four-round bout. GREYHOUND RACING CAUSES TWO ARRESTS AKRON. Ohio, August 10 (#).—I. ¢ Jennings, manager of the Akron Greyhound Racing Association, and W. N. Steinman, a track official, were arrested last night on charges of selling “pools” In violation of a State law. They were released under $500 bond for appearance ‘I'hursday. The arrests followed a_warning by County Prosecutor G. Waller Booth to stop all betting at the track. MIAMI, Fla., August 10 (#).—Con- struction of three new greyhound race tracks and the tentative erection of a fourth course have been an- nounced by the International Grey- hound Racing Association. Work on the tracks at Shreveport, La., and Charleston, W. Va. each to ‘cost approximately $60.000, has been started in order to be completed for opening in the early Fall. The association also has announced the early opening of another track at Montreal, Canada, said to be the first for greyhound racing In the Do- minion, "and the contemplated con- struction of a course at Toledo, Ohio. 50 YEARLINGS BRING $199,950 AT AUCTION By the Associated Press. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Au- gust 10—Fifty yearlings, the prop- erty of Admiral . T. Grayson, Sam- uel Ross, the Keeneland Stud, Keene & Rouse, Thomas J. Regan and va- rious others, have been sold at the Fassig-Tipton sales paddock A handsome chestnut colt, by Man- o War, out of Jean Bowdre, belong- {ing to the Keeneland Stud of Lex- ington, brought the top price. He was sold to the Greentree Stable for 100. The total paid for the 50 yearlings was $199.950, an average of $3,999 a head GONZAGA HIGH GRIDMEN WILL TRAIN AT A CAMP Gonzaga High Schopl's foot ball squad expects to get the jump on the other gridiron combinations of the city by roing into training at Chapel Point, Md., for a period of two weeks, start- ing September 1. “Tubba’ Farrell has been named captain of the team which will defend the District scholastic championship. Ken Simondinger of Holy Cross will coach the squad again. GARDDfi AND LONDOS WIN. SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 10 (#). ~—Renato Gardini, Italian wrestling champion. took two straight ,falls over Reginald Siki, Senegalese grap pler. here last night. Jimmy Londos won from Stanley Pinta in a one-fall match but Kearns Pushes Demps: Entire Partnership. THE FIGHT GAME FROM THE INSIDE Fulton Claims He Was Double-crossed and Some Claimed “Fake, on Toward Willal Terriffic and Unexpected Punishment From Terry Keller at Dempsey Melancholy After Keller Bout and Wants to Quit Fi Kearns Asserts Dempsey Never Once Qu ARTICLE XXIII. BY JACK KEARNS. EMPSEY had flastened Fulton over in Jersey in a little over one | pieces the same way after & hard per-| Here minute. When Big Fred went down, he hit right on his spine.|formance or a hectic rehearsal, where | ne Dempsey-Wills affair: i Dempsey Takes Matches During couldn't fight. The Keller fight had made him sure of it. He was a little put out about that finish, and he re- ‘x/ILLI newed his old, old cry of not being there with championship Sl\{flf “I simply can’t fight, Jack,” he sald. “1 know I can't fight. That muss the py e Assciated 1 ther night proved it. That fellow agei] . :mnckedhms Zn around. I'm certain FAV YORK, August 10.--Jack that it's only the ballyhoo that's car- rying me along. It can’t always do that. Sooner or later I'll blow up right in vour face. I'm not there, I} show that on three different occasio SIE ol negro challenger, Harry Wills Feeling Due to Reaction. argument ! 1 <u|)pnm3‘lt was a sort of reaction. | on his trade in New York State appea I've known of famous actors to o to|the Wills challenges. chronological history of pugilistic boil, irritated for fo He got his head up a little from the floor as well as his two big | things didn't go just right. I know 1 yams, but he couldn’t make it further. He rocked back and forth as he tried to get off his spine but there wasn't a chance. dsiven them in to stay here was plenty of talk of fake. been double-crossed.” Yes, he was double-crossed! and two lefts to the belt did the crossing. He was looking for an excuse |tend to the rest. I'll pick them and| June 2 to say something. He had taken Dempsey on for a push-over and he|you lick them. That's simple, isn't couldn't believe the echo as he hit the floor. of the Willard match, for no promoter would accept him now. sunk himself ang Dempsey was the man of the hour. There was a lot of war charity work to be done. Dempsey did his share [ 15 1 ¥e &9t notms. = BEEled Dempsey had Fulton afterward said that he had | Yot dont Wi to, woven, K000 Two rights to the chin gy do is to bowl them over. I'll at-|sey 10 days to accept. | He had cheated himseli out He had how Dempsey felt. I've felt the same en' I seemed to be going at Bl of Wills, posted a challenge and for- YYou don't have to worry about|felt of $2500 with the commission June 23—Commission gave Demp- | June 13—Paddy Mullins, manager | —Dempsey formally ac-| cepted and urged immediate con- terence to decide on date. Yes, Jack, but I can't fight,” came | July 11—Dempsey and Wills signed the threadbare plaint. “What's the| contract to meet within 60 days af-| use. I've got nothing. Besides, I|ter a reliable promoter undertook to | st | stage match. | for T saw to that. Ll speak of what he did and didn't do in war times | DEver ansed fo fAEAt (0 (Be SO o a little later on. They began to admit that T really had a fighter, after all—even the ex- perts. Tha ballvhoo went on great guns just the same, but it was easier now. Thay were anxious to read all they could get about this new wonder. Gradually the sentiment toward a Wil- lard and Dempsey bout took hold, but there alw: as that cry of differ- ence in size. 'That was the one thing 1 had to combat. It was the thing I was alwavs thinking about when 1 sent Dempsey in to bump off the big feliows. If T could have him spear Brennan, Morris, Smith and Fulton in record time, why rot a chance to do it with Willard? That began to sink in. T saw to that. As long as I could pre- vent thelr coming together before the actual fight 1 wouldn't have any trouble. Willard looked the giant at any time, but Dempsey began to fill out himself, though it would have been fatal to have let them get close to each other for_comparisons. You must re- member that Jess weighed close to 300 pounds and was 6 feet 6 inches tall. Demp sey weighed less than 180 and was only 6 feet 1 inch tall. He didn’t stack up, If it came to_that. Jim Coffroth, the California pro- moter, had been appointed by the Government to get up athletic shows, espectally boxing. to get funds for athletic equipment for the soldiers. 1t was he big thing among the sol- diers and Coffroth was the man to put it ov He sent me a wire asking me to come to California to fight Willle Meehan for the cause. Meehan was the big shot out there just then. His previous fights with Dempsey made him a card to begin with. ~As Demp- sey's fame nscerded, so did Willie's as a natural course. 1 accepted Cof- froth’s offer and started West with Dempsey. On the way out I stopped off at Dayton, Ohio, to put Dempsey in against Terry Keller. Terry was one man in the world who belleved he could always whip Dempsey. He was a game sucker and they put up tough a battle as you'd want to e. I've never seen a tougher one. What a fight- He had fought Demp- sey a couple of draws in previous bouts, and he still was certain that he had Jack’'s number. That's what made him lard to beat. He wouldn't be convinced. He had little idea of how Dempsey had improved and how he himself had stood still. They fought In the hall park. F ™ Fight Like Bull Dogs. The bell rang and Terry started after Dempsey as if to finish him in that round. At the end of the second thev were both covered with blood and fighting like bulldogs. Demp- sey's ear began to swell and in the fourth round Terry landed a hay maker on top of Dempsey’'s head, shaking him to his toe nails and split ting a gash in his scalp 3 inches long. You could hav KEARNS, in {t. Dempsev had hurt his left hand badly and was somewhat handicapped. . hidden a cigar Terry was in such a dreadful state at the end of the fourth round that|ing to win the title. I begged the referee to stop it. quite willing, as I didn't know how |and you lick them. use Now, there's another thing about T was | set for Willard now. bad Dempsey's taking further chances on a sucker, | Dempsey. The referee refused | me that he didn't think he could fight | were banned. to give a lick, he ne him the business—feint for the body |ing him with this fellow or that,|t0 Demps He | Never once did he confess a doubt of dropped him cold, bad hand and all. | his ability to whip any cer It was the wickedest fight I ever look- | Aside from these little spells of doubt | pion's fight and |as to his own ability, he always was [ never would get ¢ tough as he was. 1 told Dempsey including al! Dempsey's, too. Dempsey and T were in our hotel|as hi: room the next morning. to close the wound on top of his head | much. and was working on the bad hand,|ready and what day he ought to be- when there came a knock at the door. | gin work for the bout. Dempsey and | had I nearly fell to the floor when we saw | match we made in all the time he | 1 don't think in all my|was fighting. I am sure Dempsey life T ever saw anything that looked [will admit that much today individual 1t was the Hon, " _ nce One of his ears was " sticking out Ifke a balloon, both his eyes were closed almost tight and his MIDWICK’S POLO TEAM hat was straddled across a big lump that made it hang on his head. his kisser was a big dollar cigar. Terry Gives Jack Credit. Facing Dempsey, Keller sald: that was some “Come in." our visitor. who walked in. Ter: rence IKeller. battle | was announced today by Carleton F. 1 don’t mind telling you that | Burke, captain and back. me considerably. didn’t think it was possible for a man | and get into shape was the reason |give Rickard two weeks to arrange to improve like you've gone ahead of | given by Burke for the withdrawal | meeting with Wills. like | of the squad, which, in 19 I'm not kidding you now, Jack, | both the national junior and open [sfon, but falled to answer question ou're_the next champion of the | titles. didn't make them any gamer than he was. I put Dempsey on You couldn't always fight the train for we were matched to He had just|ston Holman of Stanford University gained some unwelcome notoriety be- | vesterday eliminated D cause of having killed Luther McCar- | New York, 6—3, 1—6, 6—4, in a hard At least, | fought third-round match in the|champion ineligible until signed for Luther died from heart failure in the [southern New York State tennis | match. On the train championshi thy in @ fight in Canada. progress of the battle. to the shipyard: “Now, don’t y ou worry, We're go-| February 2—Wiliam Muldoon, then | You're getting | chairman of the commission, and I'll pick them | still a member, announced that | Dempsey would not be permitted to | meet either Wills or Willard in New | York State. All heavyweight bouts It's all T ask.” Aside from admitting to ~Licenses were granted | and Kearns September 6—Dempsey, hearing Mullins attempted to prevent cham- with Firpe, said Wills hance. September 1)—Wills™ petition to August er questioned my match- n man. ready to take on the man I selected te L | opponent. He'd never ask the | stop Firpo bout was denied. I was trying | weight, the name, the place or how = 1924: | Simply when he must be|- .. . ... 15 Mullins quoted as de- manding $500,000 for Wills to face Dempse . Maw I—Rickard announced Demp sey and Wills to meet in Jersey Clty | in September. | July 6—Rickard announced Demp- | sey not to enter ring during year. ! 1925 March ion issued ulti- matum that Dempsey must agree OUT OF TITLE TOURNEY ! within 24 hours to fight with Wills. March 7—Kearns said Dempsey | ALIIAMBRA, Calif., August 10 (®). | would meet Wills if commission !-~Withdrawal of the Midwick Coun- | financed match. try Ciub's polo team from the ma-| March & —Time limit for accepting Meadow Brook N. Y., late this vear, | Wills bout extended to 15 days March 24--Dempsey placed on in- eligible li 1| Lack of time in which to practice| April We never single argument as to any (Copyrizht. 14 In “Dempsey sald he would | 24, won | April 28—Appeared before commis directly, leaving that to Kearns. - . July 16—Returned from REurope and was signed by Rickard for Wil HOLMAN BEATS KING. | bout, RYE, N. 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Cigar Manufuctewers for 76 Years - - Cigars FIGHT WILLS Dempsey. king of the heavvweights, carried his case to the supreme court of boxing again today and a ur years. came to a head The records of the case—one of the longest in ring history ns the champion agreed to meet hic But the argument against him as he applied today for a license to carry red to be that he had failed to accep Fitzsimmons to meet Wills, all fo its pusted. Dempsey now contands ** of those whe ciiained the « H Frzsimmons to g0 thro with the terms has left him free meet Gene Tunne: under Ric auspices at the Yankee Nfa¢ September 16 ALEXANDRI'A COURSE GETS LEAGUE EVENT ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 10 Playeis of the tate Golf As ciation, embracing the clubs of Ma land. Virginia and West Virginla. are to gather here on 1 tember 11 ar | the Lelle Haven Golf and Countr: CInb in the next-fothe last tourna ment of the Summer schedule of the ! organization eams from the Blue Ridge Country Club of Maryinsburg. W. Va Fountain Head Golf Club of Hagers town. Md.; Winchester Golf Club of Winchester. Va i Opequron Cluh and the Catoctin Club of Frederick Md. will be represented The final tournament I awarded to the Cotoctin Frederick beer ub of Sunday base ball this week wil bring_together two old-t foes in the Number Five Motor Co. and tha &t Mary Athletic Club. The Mar nine will try to wipe out a 10 defeat suffered early in the season st 22 and September 135 have npon the dates for series between Number Five Motor C'o. and the Cardinals. A third game will be scheduled if necessary Managers of the Virginia Geays ity mps. St. Mar Cardinale mmber Five Motor Co.. Columbia ingine Companv and the Sarrepta | Lodge of Odd Wellows will meet Fr day night to lay plans for the 192 Alexandrfa unlimited amateur cham pionship series FLOWERS FIGHTS TONIGHT ATLANTA. Ga., August 10 (@) Tiger of Atlanta. middie weight champlon of the world, ment Battling McCreary of Boston in a 10 round decision bout here tonight. 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