Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1926, Page 19

SPORTS. Right Cross Is Tunney’s Only Ch@nce to Win :Championship, Declares Dempsey LEFT JAB STUFF IS ALL BUNK, ASSERTS CHAMPION Jack Points to Other B ig Battles to Prove His Contentions—Hopes Gene Will Try to Use Southpaw Tactics in Their Bout. BY JACK DEMPSEY. F Gene Tunney thinks he'll whip find himseli the most mistaken No man ever used a left jab on me with any not be the exception. of a left jab, Gene will in these United States. success and Tunney will me by use young man Tunney's chance to beat me is to shoot over right crosses and slap me on the chin—if he can. ith rights. Some of them shook mu me. But none of them could put me Yes, a right hand may knock m Others have, done it. They've all nailed me ¢ up and made the going rough for down and out. e off the top of the fistic heap, but this left-jab stuff never is going to get Tunnecy or any one else anywhere. No man ever effcctually held me off —and taking a line on the past as a will. Jess Willard had a left stah that | everybody figured would jar me| dizzy. Jess used that jab of his to voke his ppponents out of the W and sometimes it was powerful enough to knock them overboard. He figured all he needed to do when he met me was just push out his left, keep me out of range and in due’ course of time annihilate me with his right. Willard hadn't ieorges Carpentier as a man with @ But it didn't do him much good Tom Gihbons jabbed me more {han anybody else —but it didn’t get him anything Brennan was @ jabber, too, and Bill used it with fair effect for a while. But 1 bumped him_off in the end, even though Bill mussed up my features a bit be- fore they counted him out. The left jab is a good means of attack when used against a straight, stand-up fighter. But I'm not that. A Jab has force and is annoying if it's poked right on a man’s nose. But I don't keep my nose. in the air as a target for jabs. I usually keep it buried and keep my head dow and anybody who thinks he's going to accomplish anything jabbing the top of another man is thinking in a lopsided w When a_man jabbed me yet. was lapeled wonderful jab. DEMPSEY. is jabbing he isn't doing anything else. And when he jabs he invariably leaves the left side of his body wide open—or he leaves his chin uncovered. That's just what I like. 1 want the boys to jab, for it gives me the opening I need. I sneaked in under Willard's fab and hit him in the hody with a right- hand that he claims pars him. 1 ducked under Brennan's jab cracked him. I got under the jubs that Carpentier tried. And if Tunney start off tryving to jabh me, then this battle of ¢ list a much | shorter ti his inb ou his hope: m and pins t hand. t. 192 TUNNEY WILL TRAIN NEAR PHILADELPHIA 1 By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, August Gene Tunney will be quartered in a new training camp, probably located within two hours’ ride of Philadelphia, | within the next few days. i Billy Gibson, man of the chal- | lenger for the wor championship, left today half-dozen i Tex Ric pro- moter, des! to have Tunney in training near the scene of the battle- und without further d ey does like > Gibson . “consequen had to turn down offers from Wild- wood and other re on.the coast. It is probable we will select a ¢ cund the Delaware Water \thengh 1 am considering a_camp sust on the outskirts of Philadelphta.” The 1,000 Marines encamped at the Sesqui grounds gave Dempsey a cheer | during his tour yesterday and then | burst_into cries of “We want Tun. | ne. runney. a former Marine, will | sured a_rousing welcome when he comes to Philadelphin. is wmer | Luddies will parade with a brass band. Gibson, with Rickard and Jack Diempsey. vesterday inspected the £€3.000.000 municipal stadium in which iho title contest will he decided Sep- tember 23 “A knockout” said praise of the stadium.” CARPENTIER WANTS BOUT WITH DELANEY By the Associated Press. / VANCOUV British Columbia, August 24— Tex O'Rourke, manager Georges pentier, announced here last night that negotiations have heen started for title hout between the French figher and Jack Delaney, light heavyweight champion of the world. We had been on the trail of Paul Rerlenbach,” O'Rourke said. but De. laney succoaded in getting first crack at the title. We have been assured however, that our challenge will he given c deration and that aship bout will be arranged. i . i FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. the Assoclated Press. WARK, N. J Fargo, N. D. beat Brooklyn, (10) NEW YORK—Frankie Fink, Texas, | outpointed Jose Lombardo, Panama, (10). CHICAGO.—S: ford, 111, beat ¢ cago, (4). MOIN St. Paul Dempsey in Billy Petrolle, Rubie Stein, s, Ro . South Chi- Towa. — Wally andgGeorge Fred- lin, Des Moines, fough® a draw, (8). PHILADELPHIA.—Tommy Her- man, Philadelph knocked out Leo (Kid) Roy, Canada, (2). Yale Okum, New York, beat Matt Adgie, Philadel- phisy ) Danny Kramer, Phila- delphta, won a technical knockout r Bobby Garcia, Baltimore, (1). Willle Davies, Charleroi, Pa., beat Harry Hill, Canada, (10). MINNEAPOLIS, Minn—Joey San- gor, Milwaukee, outpointed Ernie Fleigel, Minneapolis, (10). Johnny O'Donnell, St Paul, knocked out| Sammie_Leonard, Minneapolis, (2). | King Tut. Minneapolis, defeated Stewart McLean, St. Paul, (10) i HALIFAX, Nova Scotia—George | ¥ifield, Toronto, won a technical <nockout over Joe Hartnett, Halifax, | {on | place to tr: | looked forward to as heing a pip. with any of this left-hand stabbing guide for the future, I'll say nobody THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY. AUGUST 24, DEMPSEY 2 T0 1,8 T0 6 FAVORITE OVER TUNNEY NEW YORK, August 24.—Com- missioners in Wall Street reported yesterday that wagering on ‘the Dempsey-Tunney battle is grow- ing stronger, and that the odds are inclined to show a considerable drop so far as favoring the cham- pion is concerned. Darnell & Co. announced that they had placed about $12,000 at odds ranging from 2 to 1 to 8 to 5 that the champion will get the de- cision. The firm is still offering odds of 8 to 5 on Dempsey, while :l:l!'lln(iy followers are seeking 2 to 1. CLEVELAND AND LOVEJOY' NINES WIN SERIES GAMES Cleveland defeated Magruder, 14 to 0. and Lovejoy took the measure of Burrville, 16 to 9, yesterday in the opening playground base ball series, Thirteen feams are taking part in the race. THE FIGHT GAME CHAPTER XXXVI. . BY JACK KEARNS. WOULD have been perfectly satisfied with Lon Chaney's work of re- building Jack’s nose with putty and Chaney’s skillful make-up ar , but when they started to actually change Dempsey's face 1 squawked. It 1 they couldn’t chance a flop. d to be done, they insisted. They were paying the price and Jack had to screen well or not at/all. Well, the public can sce for itself that the Hollywood crowd has taken all the color, all the individuality They tweaked his cychrow of a great fighting face. rebuilt his nose, made him comb his hair back straight and turned into the pictures anybody but a fighting Demp- sy, They whittled the man-killing character right off of his face. He wasn’t the real Jack Dempsey any morc and never will be to look at, in or out of the pictures. Dempsey was a success from a ple- ture standpoint. He had never even seen more than four or five movie pic- tures, and starring in “Daredevil I Jack’ he proved.to be a great actor. He was a great hit on the lots, and his appearance before the 'camera was the signal for all the other stars to take a day off. When he was being screned he had Fairbanks aplin, Pickford and all the others for an audience. They never missed one of the famous mix-ups. in which Jack al- ways was at his best. When he could outdo Fairbanks in the rough-and- tumble stuff he was bound to be a hit. Accused of Being Slacker. Dempsey was going along fine in the picture when all of a sudden and out of the clear sky came the greatest tragedy of Dempsey's life. Maxine Dempsey, his former wife, had written to the San Francisco papers charging Dempsey with being a “slacker.” It was like a bomb dropped from nowhere, and so totally unexpected. It's a funny old world, and you don't know how eager it is to throw the hooks into a person who is up. Ask Babe Ruth. Ask Suzanne Lenglen. Ask “Red” Grange. Ask any star the top of his game. They had never been able to hang anything on Demp- ey, and here was an opening for broadsides. “Slacker!” Ugly wor recalled that it had ruined Les Darcy, and in the end had sent him broken- hearted to an outcast’s grave. 1 had a fight ahead of me. No man will ever have a_harder one. The ma- chinery was ready to tear down what 1 had built up. Ruin my The slurs and the bitte would drive him into where, surface stuff is known. While this charge was down about Dempsey's head he with his_ picture work. cker” trials came, and then onslaughts od know went The at| champion. | 1 made his fight, but only the | crashing | whispered that he was beginning to feel like himself. Then T knew it was curtains for William. Let Dempsey feel like his real self and he could lick the world. He put up a good fight in that round, and when he came b.'l«'li he said with a smile: “I'm going now! T'll get him in the next.” And 0 it ended, after Brennan had given us a good scare. Jack finished Bill in_the twelfth as.he said he would. Dempsey was the worst looking of the two when it was over. On the way home to Salt Lake Dempsey stopped off at Chicago and had his eve and ear stitched. Old Bill had clawed him plenty. Ralked Over the Coals. The press and public w too generous now. Iverything tha Dempsey did was picked to piece: and when old Bill harpooned him around much was made of it. It was water on our wheel at that, for I knew that he was not himself mor- tally or physically, and would snap of it eventually. The fans don’t s know the inside story. v accept the man that enters the ring as 100 per cent perfect with out knowing the truth. Although Dempsey was trained to the minute for that fight with Brennan, he had dewelopad a fever the day of the fight. come to men in training and for articular reason. Another thing throws men off is lack of ring vity. was proved in the Walk cranton. Micke fit for that fizht, but the muscle: come into play in continuous fighting > not up to their standard. Walker \d tired, when_under or- umstances he would have the closing rounds and that he a great welter- and was, that an hava too much of fighting, he | went home to Salt Lake. I got on a | train_and came to New York. At least I'd whip him out of that row, so | s distance went. Gets Fight With Miske. I hired an open space in Fifty seventh street, with the idea of open- ing a public training place {or Demp sey. I pumped in the ballvhoo. lie needed a lot of it now. 1'd bring him. out of it, if trying counted for any thin®. I went back to Chic: . and Floyd Fitzsimmons came to me with i proposition to put on fight with Aiske in a little ball park he had at Benton Harbor. Jack came on to that n, and I had Harry Greb. Pill Tate and Panama Joe Gans and Jamaica Kid to help him. It was the fi trial at San the first since winning the title from Willard He had fought Miske a g 10 round battle ond @ six-round no-de., cision bout, and this coming bout w far developed Dempsey had im proved, and Miske had stood still. Tl was knocked over in three rounds. I took Dempsey through the coun try, but public sentiment was all ainst him. They thought they had him down, and everybody wanted to take a kick at him. It took patience and time t& offset this. Brennan Proves Tough. We came on to New York to box Bill Brennan for Tex Rickard in the old Madison Square Garden. Brennan was a tough old heavy Dempsey, as it readers will remember, had knocked | Brennan out in six rounds in Milwau- kee, breaking Bill's leg. Dempsey trained hard for Bill, but he had done a little too much of it. He was stale. Brennan gave him a tough argument for 10 rounds. Dempsey couldn't,get going. He had a bad eve and a split ear.. 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C. | Phone Linc. 5410 USSE REPLAGES FINK ON KENILWORTH BILL Because of an injury suffered by Frankie Fink last night at New York while winning over Joe Lombardo, Matchmaker Heinie Miller of Kenil- worth arena has substituted Henry Usse, Jersey City's leading feather- weight contender, in the 12-.round main go opposite Babe Ruth of Phila- delp! Fink crippled one of his hands in the 10-rounder with Lom- bardo which topped the card at Dexter Park. The substitution does not appear to weaken tonight's card, as Usse has a great record. After winning the national amateur championship, he turned professional and beat such good ones as Redcap Wilson and Pinkey Burns. The latter is the fighter who had Goldie Ahearn on the floor in a Jersey no-decision bout less than a year ago. The remainder of the card goes on as previously announced. In three eight-rounders Jack Turner meets Willie Curry, Tex Stovall tackles Bud Nolan and Sylvan Bass faces Charley Berber. Paul Healy and Freddy Englert meet in a four-rounder. ~1In case of rain the bouts will take place tomorrow night. YACHT IS SELECTED. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 24.—The yacht Fantome of the Chicago Yacht Club will be Lake Michigan's challenger for the Richardson R., class cup at Toledo September 8 9 and 10 by selection last night of the committee from the ILake Michigan Yachting Association. She is owned by William Faurot. There are of the University now coaching various college teams throughout the United States. Four- teen of the players were linemen and 10 were backs. of Pennsylvania LOCKHART IS WINNER OF TWO AUTO RACES CHARLOTTE. N. C., August 24 (®). —Frank Lockhart yesterday sped his | way into the affection of auto racing fans when he emerged with a major share of glory in the seml-am\ual‘ . races at the local speedway. Driving before a gathering of some 20,000 persons, Lockhart won both the 50-mile event and the 150-mile race, the latter, the feature. His average speed for the long race was 120.54 miles an hour, and his time 1:14. Frank Elliott flashed over the finish- ing line a goodly distance behind him and next came Eddie Hearne. Matching Lockhart’s daring and winning performances, however, was sarl Cooper's establishment of a new international record when he nego- tiated the 25 miles at an average speed of 128.9 miles an hour. His time was 11:38.5. Lockhart runner-up_in this event and Bob cDonogh third. Cooper’s record was for mounts hav- ing 91 cubic inch motors. Dave Lewis proceeded to grab the second race on the day’s card, also a 25-mile run, winning it at an average speed of 125.2 miles an hour. Bennett iill was second and Harry Hartz third. Peter de Paolo retired from the ovents in the first 25-mile race, after his car developed engine trouble. MERCURY JUNIORS LOOK TO GRIDIRON CAMPAIGN | Mercury Juniors arc preparing to pry the lid off the fogt ball season and are holding practicg on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Sixth and B streets uthwest. James McDonald, the Mercury manag start his campaign on the day of September. He { finger. | finger of his right hand after catch- 1926. SPORTS. “ BASE BALL SECRETS By Sol Metzger, Take a Good Lead. DOTHIS NOT THIS When a runner is on first and one on second, the runner on first should take every inch of lead possible, like the player on the left in the illustra- tion. he one on the right is a full stride or so short in his lead. This lead is taken to prevent running into a double play in case of a grounder to the third baseman which pulls him off that bag and prevents him making a putout fhere. Naturally, he has to throw to second. By getting the jump on such a play and, beating it out to second, the runner throws the opposition into confusion, as it fills the bases. MEHLHORN LOSES FINGER. By the Associated Press. “Wild Bill” Mehlhorn must watch s fellow golf pros break par as he waits for a wound to heal, caused by the amputation: of a portion of a He lost a part of the fore- ing it in a bureau drawer just before the Canadian open. BADNESS BORN IN RACERS. By the Associated Press. 1 The ill.mannered thoroughbred, the | bane of all starters, is in most in- stances the vietim of hereditary taint, | declares William Snyder, one of the foremost starters of the American games with 125-pound teams. Over two billion smoked a month! —it’s clear enough what smokers want! turf. MITCHELL ORDERED -TO DEFEND HIS TITLE By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis., August 24 Pinkey Mitchell, junior welterweight champion, has been ordered to defend his title before October 1 by the State Boxing Commission, or forfeit the belt which he holds emblematic of the honor to the commission. He has heen hoxing at a weight considerably above the junior welter- weight limit Mitchell is Finley of Louis Billy ville here August said it was probable that Pink would | defend his title either in New York, Chicago or Califor MARINE MAKES NEW WORLD PISTOL MARK ¢ the Associated Press. " SAVANNAH, August '24.—A new world record for pistol firing was es- tablished yesterday by Gunnery Sergt. B. G. Betke of the United States Ma rineCorps, Parris Island, S. (.. com peting in the Southeastern rifle and pistol shoot at Fort Screven. Shooting the entire Army qualifica- tion course, Sergt. Betke missed but one point, finishing with # percentage mark of 99.83, which Marine and Army officers said had never been equaled. " Betke followed this feat by moving to the rifle firing line, where he scored 70 consecutive bull's-eye fives at 600 ards, setting a new record for the Screven range. A gold medal awarded for this shooting. The Marine marksman fired 11 rounds, 45 with the pistol and 70 with the rifle, in these two matches. But one of these, a pistol shot, missed its mark. heduled to hox Jimmy | Mitchell, brother and manager, | TROEH IS TRAP KING; BREAKS 200 STRAIGHT | VANDALIA, Ohio, August 24 (#).— | A new premier American “clay buster | was hailed late vesterday when Frank M. Troeh of Portland. Oreg., shooting in class AA, broke his 200th straight in the class championships event at the grand American handicap tourna- | ment here. Troeh stepped into the plage taken | 1ast year by Mark Arie of Champai | 1L, with a record of 200 straight. Avie | broke 196 vesterda A record enrollment of | event move slowly. Three feature events of the week's program will be shot today. 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