Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1926, Page 22

SPORTS. - A e e Cleveland Jinx Town for Nationals : Dempsey Not Overconfident, Leonard Says HAVE BAGGED BUT THREE GAMES THERE THIS YEAR Murray and Thomas Well Pummeled as Tribe Takes Sunday Setto, 14 to 4—General Crowder Due To Face Indians in Final Today BY JOHN B. KELLER. LEVELAND, September 13.—1In a last effort to pick up ground on Indians, Manager Stan Harris v to send General Al Crowder ;., the hill this afternoon in the Nationals’ final game of the year hete. The graduate of the Birmingham club of the Southern Association was likely to have plenty of opposition, for Joe Shaute, clever southpaw, was expected to toe the slab for the Tribe.” Shaute has been especially ective against the Champions this season and they were looking for plenty of trouble today should he do the flinging for Tris Speaker’s outfit. After today's contest the Nationals were to have an off day—something that has not been so good for them this season. They will rest tomorrow OLLIE-TUCKER IS AGAIN PURCHASED BY GRIFFS Oliver Dinwoodie Tucker, star outfielder of the New Orleans club of the American Association, has been added to the roster of the Nationals and will report mnext Spring, according to announcement today by President Clark Griffith. Washington fans will recal that Tucker, who is about 27 years old, and a feft-hand hitter who throws with his right flipper, had a trial with the Griffmen the first year they trained at Tampa, in 1920. He then was turned back for more seasoning and liter received a couple of trimls with the New York Yankees, but failed to stick. Tucker, who has been acquired on a cash basis, is a natural hitter and, ac- cording to Scout Joe Engel, has de\‘elored into a very fair defen- sive player. THE FIGHT GAME in Detroit, unless weather condition ciude the serie he Tygers. Cleveland nas heen a jiny town for They have e games here. One vic way during their first forest cit; du Indians club Of the ms, but Bucky Ha Nationals this v only thr tory came the visit of the season to the #nd two games were bagged the visit Jast month. The have been the toughest d for the Nationals. games between these te have been grabbed by and company Nor have next, heen v the Tygers. to be faced anything easy for the Nationals. Sixteen games have been plaved with Ty Cobb's Athletes and only six have been won by Washing ton's repr tive he Na- t s were fortunate enough to play 1 draw with the Bengals in one of the 10 other ents. That's 1o vecord to | but by taking six of the seven tilts vet due with the Tygers tl wionals can get the big end of th son series. Jout I ame Is Played in Rain. The game h st the Nationals, plaved for the gate more than thing else 1 1 delaved the start of the engagement for half an hour, then Dlay was hegun while a drizzle wa descending. After the first inning a full fledged downpour came along P unknown reason, Chief TUmpire Billy Evans kept the Athletes in action for » inni the drenching rain Ietore calling time. Another delay of Al n_ hour fol- lowed, then the club battled to the finish, although aft the seventh in it was so dark that few of fans in the stand kn re ve 3 14 to 4, somie re was the first inning hen Mur who started for the tlonals, was weil bumped, the getting e tain of 1th. With one after u- be to make cer- it turned out the third round Murray gave 0 Waetty MMhomias. After Decatur Jones hatted for the relief hurler in the eighth, Fred Mar- Berry was the hill for an inning them, Mur nd Thomas gave up 16 safeties and four Ppasses. Levsen Goes the Route. Emil Levsen went the route Indians, and except in two Qid a good job of pitching reached for 10 swats and f but he kept the blows well scattered the part of the way. The N #ot to him In the fifth three tallies. With one gone then, McNeeley walked and Rice singled. Goslin fli Piss to Myer loaded the combed Levsen for a one-bas ht tield wall, sendi io home. The last came in the eighth inning, and Tate singled. but the next » hatters were retived. MeNeeley, put the manager across with se 1o center sent to Between o the innings nals e for 1eks, Judge e knock the a the of eas Speaker Jue Sew but Spurgeon walked, zled, Burns doubled, and . Summa and Luke Sewell After Lutzike flied out throt with one- That aitack netted the runs. - Indians picked e second session, ore in the third for all 1 his 1 came drive. five <ponsible t one made in round ound 3 fouyr in the seve Tate let o held would h. runs made session v third str retired off Thonias ame after e, that if the side. BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. Ceen TESTFRDAY'S RESULTS. eseland. 11: Washin Boston, 1100 st ‘Tauie oy b New "Vork Detruit, ' r ; Philadelphia Chicago, STANDIN e Cleveluand, ‘ercentaze. v Elevetan T—1 Phil'vhia 13 5— 1/ 814 Wash'ton 107 61 610 Deiroit | 81110 9 — <|%| Chicage. 9504 1 810/ ) 611 —i15/98 G0 G163 6B 6981 08 TODAY'S GAMES. Washinzton at Clevelund New York at Detroit (2 games) Philadelphin at Chicago (2 games). Boston at Nt Lou Boston Tost STANDING OF THE CLUBS. = = ¥t Touis Dinein’ati Pittah'eh Chicazo New York * Broak Touis at Bos leago at Philadelp] INTERNATIONAL L 15-0: Baltimore, Rocleste R0 sey ity N ASSOCIATION. AMERICA SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION, y.' Orlea: 5. Birmingham, 2 \Illhvilh 3 :)\ Lul'r R:v‘ko. 58, Craphis, “haitanoogi Motule. 75 Atlantan 4 the | what was go- | 1 out, but a | Na- | Jamieson was disposed-#find plent s force them to remain here to con- with the Indians; then on Wednesday open a seven-game WALLOPED. ] | CLEVELAND. | Jamieson, Spurgeo [ | hase hits—Speaker (2 Three-) Harrls 1o Myer to Judge bases—Washing- | innings Diteher—Murray. d Dineen. Time of | minutes. | (CARROLL MAY LAND ON “BAD-BOY” LIST CLEVELAND. September 13.—Un- | less Joe Carroll, pitcher, bought by the | Nationals from Little Rock, reports | here today, he is apt to have his | name placed on the “bad-boy” list. | Joe wants the Washington elub to immrunlos his r: fare home at | the end of the season before he shows | up. According to Boss Bucky, th | will not be done and if Carroll fails 1o arrive today he will be suspended. road Jamieson made a whale of a ¢ | yesterday to keep a hit awa | Myar. The Indian left fielder went back and grabbed with one hand | terrific drive. So slippery was the going that there | tvere few good fielding stunts in the | contest. Only one two-play Kkilling was accomplished. that in the fourth round. Despite the rain, a fair sized crowd | turned out for were more than | at Dunn field. the pastime. There 10,000 in the stands ‘l s the cher, recently pur. | chased from Elmira of the New York | State League is expected to join the Nationals in Detroit. When the re- arrives Manager Harris for him to_do. | ;HORNSBYPS METHODS " OF PILOTING SIMPLE reiver will Mur- | | By the Assoviated Pr | Manager Rogers Hornshy is | of There has never been doubt of it since the slugging second sacker took over the reins of iny pointed out, is one of the reasons the Red Birds today ave setting the pace in the National League race and gulding the eyes of St. Louis fans to- ward the possibility of their first pen- nant in 38 years. Hornsby's method of managing the team is simple. There are no rules, except that the players deliver win. ning base ball on the diamond and !obey his orders quickly and absolute- 1 He has changed the system of the clubhouse meetin; has advised the pitcher of the day how to pitch to each batter, has done away with as many signs as possible, does not b lieve in postmortems of yesterday' game and is_ open to Suggestion: from coach and players. “The Walter Hagen of the base ball {world” is one of the terms that had been applied to Hornsby. He has the motto of looking toward toda: game and forgetting the defeat of yes terday This does not mean, how- {ever, that a player can make numer- jous mistakes and go unreprimanded. Such action brings a fury but never | denunciations or j | The reaction of the play | system is the interesiing pa whole procedure. say he is the worked fo For the first time in seven vears, Hornsby is not leading the league in batting, but fans are not worrying over that. Boils and a bad back are responsible for the slump, they say. on this of the Ask them and they “best fellow they ever THREE TYGERS IN FIGHT FOR A. L. BATTING CROWN DETROIT, September 14 (#).—Rain batted 1.000'at Navin Fleld yesterday, preventing the Yankee-Tyger ball game and resumption of the Ameri- ague batting championship 1t between the th and Babe Ruth. unofficial Dbatting records leaders to date follo Player—Club, Hits. Fothergill, Detroit 12 Manush, Detroit Ruth. New York Heilm, D "MARLBORO RACES Special Train Leaves District Line on Cher apeake Beach K. at 1:05 of Pet 487 Phelps Auto Exchange LW. The Nationals did the team in June, 1925, and that, it is | KNOW so little of women. Jack Dempsey 1 | know. 1 world a mutual tumble. darts home, deep and true. up in the main street clectri won his fancy. fessional reputation went, but she was The champion made much of their supposed courtship. He dressed his | best and his oftenest for her and she came for him. a strik couple He ways played the male role well, especially with a good looking| woman. What was 1 to do. You know | the most danger- ous thing in thel world is to go and tell a fellow that he ought to chuck this girl or that. That only creates resentment. So I let him play the string out, s 1 Iways did. Demp- sey seemed hope- lessly stuck on her. We expected anv day to hear him say that he was going to get spliced, and then came the breaking off, as swiftly as had,come his attachment for the dainty crea- ture. He came Iast and then followed the highly exciting experience with | Palmer. "It was one of the few affa {of the heart that attracted public tention. It would have been lik the rest, on again, off again Finne- gan, had the mix-up not been brought to_court. I say he was am n of moods so far as women were concerned. The next one was the best one, the prettiest one, the one surely he must marr It was ever like that. He didn’t set- tle his mind on any one of them until Zstelle T me along and of all, seemed less likely of capturing him completel. At least it seemed so from the surface. He fooled me, he ry close friend he had in 3 1 like a mad- man when [ learned that he had mar- | ried her and that it s the real cause { of his trying to run out on me. No Use to Cr, T've told you how. He rang up and suid: “Well, Doc, I've gone and done it.” Ana how Estelle got on the phone and begged me not to get sore at her. What did I say. Did I rave? Cer- tainly not. What was done was done and that ended it. Naturally, I was disappointed as T wanted him to use up the remaining 's of his reign champion attending to business. when he got married the only left for me to dé6 was to wish and 1 did as I've told vou. However, [stelle Tavlor doesn't enter into the picture just vet. The [ experience with Hee Palmer threw [ more or less of a scare into Jack. | You know when these irate lovers get |10 suing you for a quarter of a mil- | lion bucks vou scratch your head a | bit. Jack was no different man than the rest of the world. Nothing will throw a monkey wrench into a des- perate love affair as effectively as a suit for alienation of affections. The man up in the money is always a mark for such suits. It sometimes is_the goal of some would-be lovers. Dempsey was a restless lover. 1 suppose that if his love affairs had brought about the sacrifice of both of his arms, he would have gone on loving ‘em just the same. I suppose we men are all like that, We wouldn't be males If we didn't go on loving. That old “Red Mill” hit, “Plant Me Among the Girls,” might well have been written around Jack Dempsey. Couldn’t Escape Them. He was up there on the spot and he couldn't escape them. It might have been the halo of fame which glit- tered around his black head or the ir- resistable charm of his smile, the clever, sympathetic chatter or what not but in any case he hopped from one boiling-over love to another. Restlessness was his dominating characteristi In love, in likes and dislikes, he was the last word in restlessness. For instance. We'd go cabareting. Evening clothes and the | finest clubs in New York, Los An- geles, Chicago or San Francisco. The town didn’t matter. Say that there were four couples. Dempsey and some beautiful girl among them., He'd sit and listen to the music, have dances or two and then asy, “‘Let's £o0.” Well we didn’t make c of humoring him. He didn't always find us tralling him out. He'd excuse himself and move on to the next The; 1V as But thing | them luck e local out- | HAWKINS utes in each, and after about an hour |or two he'd return to where we still | sat_enjoying 4 show and dance, say | hello and sit down again until he got | the wanderlust again. 1 never knew any one like him in | that respect, unless it was Ketchel He. too, was a restless soul, but I can’t say anything like Dempsey. I've | vet to see Jack sit out a musical NASH U7 FROM THE INSIDE BY JACK KEARNS. T admit I'm on the s comes to figuring them out, so in telling why 1 think women fell for may be all wrong. But they fell. 1 know that it was as hard a task to steer him clear of the vamps as it was to ballyhoo him into a commanding contender’s position. 1 mentioned that Dempsey seemed to fall in love with Wida Tisdale. I might add that she scemed to fall in love with the champion. going to argue as to which of the tw 3 1 Old Dan Cupid seemed at last to have driven his Well, we arougd the champion e conclusion that he would marry this dainty stenographer. She didn't loom lights like some of the other girls who had She was more or less in the background, so far as pro- i Seattle, Wash., for the cabaret alone. He'd sit 10 or 15 min- | 'MOTOR CO. ! Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 133337 14th St Main 5780 REDS CUT CARDS' MARGIN |DEMPSEY T0 FINISH |STATES CHAMP, RESPECTS TO ONE GAME; BUCS GAIN By the Associgted Pres HE St. Louis Cardinals today found their grip on the National League crest shaved to a single game. Both Cincinnati and Pittsburgh refuse to be counted out of the running. While the Cardinals were idle in Boston yesterday, Cincinnati turned out a double triumph over Brooklyn by 5 to 0 and 4 to 3. The Reds now have the same number of games to play as the Cardinals—13— and if Jack Hendricks' team wins the lot, St. Louis must do likewise to become champion: Pete Donohue eased the Robins down with three hits in the shutout, while his mates gathered 13 from the offerings of the speed-ball king, Dazzy Vance. Hargrave's home run spoiled the day for Brooklyn in the closing hattle, when it came with one on base'in the eighth, producing the tying and winning runs. With only one out in the ninth and two on the sacks, Donohue was rushed into the box to relieve Luque, and retired two batters to end the game. Commissiener Landis and Presi- dent John A, Heydler of the National League saw the game. The Pirates repulsed the Giants twice at the Polo Grounds, 5 to 1 and 7 to 1. The victories advanced the Corsairs to within two and one- half games of the Cards, and one and one-half contests from Cincinnati. Vie Aldridge beat Fred Fitzsim- mons in what started out as a pitch- ing duel in the opener. Lee Meadows yielded but five hits in the second contest, while Greenfield distributed 13, for a total of 14 bases. Cleveland gained half a _game on the Yankees by swamping Washing- ton, 14 to 4. As a rainstorm, hail and snow combined to keep the New Yorkers idle at Detroit, the Indians cut the Yankees' lead to seven games. The Red Sox split a double-header at St. Louis, annexing the opener by 11 to 3, and dropping the closl engagement by 1 to 0, Milton G allowed but two hits in the shutout. Rain washed out the contest be- tween the Athletics and the White Sox. In an_exhibiton Haven, the Cardinals all-star nine by 13 to 10, p stakes when it That much I I'm not o fell hardest, but it was for all the an to look upon it as a foregone beautiful and exceedingly ¢ comedy, a drama or 4 mo; show, ever. ng picture game at New defeated an TRAINING IN SECRET By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., September 13.—The power of Jack Dempsey's wallop is to be concealed more or less until Gene Tunney feels it. Tomorrow the champion will lay off, loafing around his bugalow. When he resumes his training grind on Wed- nesday it will be behind locked gates. Correspondents will be able to pene- trate the portals for three days and then on Saturday the champion's workouts will be strictly private. It will be the first time in his career he has taken such a course. In unfolding his plans he said he was unable to concentrate with the cries of a crowd, complimentary or otherwise, ringing in his ears. His admirers said that a man, under obli- gation to put on a show for hundreds of people paying $1.10 each, could not tryout as many things as he de- sired. Furthermore, if he has any tricks he wishes to keep secret, they would be just as private as a trolley ride. Dempsey set off fireworks yester- day in a two-round workout with Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia light- heavywelght, who boxed the cham- pion silly on Saturday. Tommy left the ring yesterday with blood trickling from his bruised and puffed lips, declaring that Tunney would not last three rounds. “I've been in the ring with both of them,” he added. LEADS 100 SWIMMERS. FRANCISCO, September 13 “arl Stevenson, Stanford Univer- y aquatic star, led more than 100 swimmers across the Golden Gate to win the event. He negotiated the 114- mile course in 33 minutes 21 seconds, defeating Lee Purcell, last year’s win- ner, in a close finish. The wirner's time bettered Purcell's 1926 mark by 11 minutes. He' liked laughs. He'd always where he thought he could find the laughs. Many times I think he played with women—some woman if he got ome langhs. A woman with some se of humor—a rare bird I can tell would attract him quickly. 17 v could make it a mutual Jaugh all around he seemed happiest. But he'd switch around and serious with the next one. All of love affairs weren't laughing matte Some women so impressed him that he'd go into the dumps about them. It only goes to prove that he was a fellow of strange moods and whims Restlessness dominated his whole life. There came Mae Deveraux. She wasn't_his sweetheart, though many scemed to think so. Jack liked her and she him. They were great pals. | She was a great fellow!. All men liked | her. You couldn’t help it. She had a devil-may-care W about her, but dead on the level, and you just couldn’t help liking her. Dempsey was no different than the rest of us when it came to liking Mae. She was more like a sister to Demp- sey than anything else. Eddie O'Hara, her brother, a clever youngster in the ring, was one of Dempsey's sparring partners, and I suppose that this brought about mutual friendship be- tween them. (Cobyright. 1926.) CHERRYDALES SEEM SURE TO WIN TITLE Cherrydale shoved Fort Myer out of the lead in the Northern Virginia series and virtuall won the title when it downed the Soldiers, 14 to 4, vesterday. Nine runs in the first in- ning assured the Cherries victory. Clatterbuck, torious hurler, rong in the pinches. Otto ept up his clouting for the getting a triple, double and s four tries. Tn other games in the Old Dominion loop Addison eked out a 7-to-6 win in 10 innings over Ballston, and Hart-4 forts defeated Hume Springs by the same score in regulation time. 20 be in the Capital City League Knickerbockers, by their 11 e, newest addition to the Knickerbocker mound corps, held Shamrocks to four hits, only two of which w e The victors sup- ported Chase in fine style. It was the eleventh straight win for the George- town team, 1 District champion. Kuhnert and McConnell, Shamrock hurlers, were given rough treatment nd were not supported as brilliantly s was Chase. Section B tilt Ottenberg, for McCarthy, for Donohoe, ¢ pitching duel, but the hit opportunel Three netted two runs in the to its margin. limited afeties in the ctory in Sec- latter was hits, which th inning, gave ¥ Taylor, Auths hurler, phens’ batters to seven former combination’s v tion C. ° In other section A games Mount Rainier pounded two Joseph's hurlers for 15 hits and an 11-to-7 - to Arlington downed Maryland {A. C., 7 to 4. and Chevy Chase won a double-header by forfeit when Marl- boro failed to appear. Bladensburg won its first game in section B, overcoming Capital A. C., 11 to 5. With C. Burrows pitching cleverly, Modocs drubbed Concordians, 12 to 4, in the other section C tilt. Freers, ju Capital City League, and Moose Ju- niors, victors in the Sport Mart loop, are now tied with one win apiece in the battle for the city junior title, as the result of Ireel 5-to-2 triumph | vesterday. The deciding game of the series will be played next Sunday Madden. winning slabmen, let Moos down with five safeties vesterday and his mates supported him in superb style. Cocol Cola Midgets Midgets. 4 to 1, vesterday in the third and deciding game of @ series. Me- Cracken, victorious hurler, allowed but four hits and aided his team’s of- fense with three hits in as many TITLE BOUT DELAYED. NEW YORK, September 13 (#).— Johnny Dundee, New York feather- welght, will oppose Tod Morgan of junior light- weight championship at San Fran- co October 12. The match original- Iy was made for September 7. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. downed Corinthian pointed the way to South- erns in well-played junior angage- ment yesterday, 3 to 2. Bolti, for Corinthians, and . Tonker, for South- erns, both hurled brilliantly. Ku Klux Klan Pastimers defeated Junfor Order United American Me- chanies, 6 to 3, yesterday. James’ big bat was a potent factor. Virginia White Sox drubbed Nation- al Circles yesterday, 6 to 3. Brown, Sox star hurler, gave only three hits. | Griffin hit a homer for the victors. Kanawha A. C. topped Kenilworth A. C. in an exciting 4-to-3 brush yves- terday. Goodman allowed the loser's only seven hits. Aztecs beat Smithflel game yesterday, 11 to Fulmer, hurling for the winners, gave on 5 hits, while Guye losing mound: i B =P Rico . MeNeely ") Stewart sssoudRTEobnD~ o oaanman 232N e 9 eafmuoia ‘oveleskie. rowder n a Junior _ Complete A= Games. Pitched. Inninge = Won. oot unand e 225 FRR < Lost. At the Sigm of the e 2 S soorasansstiny, *Kellex *Hadley *Uchrinsko 3 *Released. esousaxzs! Established 1893 Your OLD FELT MADE NEW Again Cleaning. Blocking an Remodeiing by Exverts Vienna Hat Co. 435 11th Street ““UNTZ” BREWER GENERAL CORD “goes a long way to make friends™ 1537 14th St. N.W. Tel. Main 6694 | We are going to completely work—we must reduce stock WHO'S WHO 'IN TRUCKDOM . 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Comet Junlors buried Bladensburg under a 17-to-5 count yesterday at Bladensburg. « Cohan of the victors got a homer, triple and double in four tries. Robins blanked Rialto Juniors, 6 to 0, vesterday. M. Knorr, pitching for the winners, limited his opponents to three hits. Elliotts came from behind to trim Brookmonts, 9 to 7, yesterday. _Apollo downed the Northeast Goose Goslins, 5 to 3, in a Midget engage- ment yesterda TUNNEY LOOKS FIT T0 STEP INTO RING By the Associatad Prees. Pa., September Tunney’'s handlers now have only one worry. They are on the alert to avold possibility of the challenger getting too fine. If appearances are to be belleved Tunney could jump the ropes and enter the ring tonight for the cham- pionship bout in well nigh perfect condition. Trainer Lou Fink and his assoclates want the Marine entry on edge the night of the fight rather than now and precautions are being taken to hold him back a bit in his training. The boxing has been cut from six to four rounds and recess may be more frequently than planned at the moment. The present program calls for idle periods Tuesday and Friday, but it would not prove surprising to see an- other day of rest ordered this week. BOYDS GOES TO FRONT IN MONTGOMERY LOOP ROCKVILLE, Md., September 13.— Glen Echo, leaders in the Montgom- ery County Base Ball League for several weeks, lost first place Satur- day by dropping both games of a double-header to Sandy Spring while Boyds was winning two games from Bethesda. REMODELING SALE transform the appearance of uilders are ready to go to at once— YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BUY YOUR FALL SUIT OR OVERCOAT AT A GREAT SAVING Were $45. Now $2 _7._50 Were $50 to $60. Now $37.50 | Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc., I 342 | breaks. THE PROWESS OF TUNNEY Undefeated Light-Weight Titleholder Asserts Jack Cannot Be Beaten With a Left Jab and That His Hands Are in Great Condition. BY BENNY LEONARD, (Undefeated Lightweight Champion of the TLANTIC CITY, September 13.—I'm going to box again Tues- day, and my opponent will be Jack Dempsey. heavyweight cham- pion of the world. Win, lose or draw, will be the same —a first-hand acquaintance with the speed, punches, strength and cleverness. In this article I am going to tell you some of the things that will not beat Dempsey. Wednesday I'll try to say what might defeat him. Overconfidence is not going to hurt Jack in the coming bout with Gene Tunney. The champion is confident, but he is not overconfident. He does not hold Gene lightly. : 4 Another thing is that no man is going to beat Dempsey with a left jab. Get that. because it's important. GENE AND JACK LAUD LEONARD AS A CRITIC Spectal Dispateh to The Star. ATLANTIC CITY, September 13.—Jack Dempsey today paid a glowing tribute to Benny Leonard, undefeated lightweight champion of the world, who will cover the fight for The Star and associated members of the North American Newspaper Alliance. ‘Leonard is one man who knows the game from A to Z,” said Demp- sey. “He has proven to the world that _there is nobody who knows the fine points of the game as well a8 he does. There is no man in the world better qualified to cover this fight than Benny Leonard. I'm awfully glad he’s doing this and, believe me, his stuff is going World.) ead and neck at when fighting jab, instead of Kk alone, is part He comes in tackler than Jack Carries such a peculiar a at the force of being borne by the Iy taken by his back more like a foot straight, stand-up boxer. His momer tum carries him through, actuall overcoming the punc 1 the blow he has already started lunds counter. the Keeps Popping His Jolts. He {s then inside his oppone guard, and there he is as good as i ever was. At least he will ha whe he winds up here. As of old, he nev stops when he getsgthe The ref 3 put does this sto Not so you can notic i ceps popping awiy with shor J never holds. The other fellow grabs him, and that i just what the Champ is looking for to be read by me. As a matter of | e keeps whaling y inside, and fact I'm going to clip his stuff and | he comes out the me way. You keep it. I'll be very interested i c r hitting on the what he says about Gene Tunney. 1y, although it comes mighty close to it. STROUDSBURG, Pa., September Dempse and: 13.—"“The Star has done a clever | hands of a fizhter, and especially thing in putting Benny Leonard | hard-hitting fighter of his type, a on the training camp fobs and Tam | course, most miportant. ©1 made quite certain his intelligent ob- | close examination of them and found ill be worth while,” said || them perfect. Jack always bandiges his hands with strong tape while train ing. and, in tl ¥ protects them On the doesn’t . much Te ) anything the coming fight, but oceasic 1y when we slow up he speaks of other fights, of his travels abroad, and of the moving picture and stage business You know, we are experts in that racket, both of u Jack is lookin ave great 3 nard is the undefeat- ed lightweight champion of the world, Tt is natural, then, that he would be just the man for a fair and technical weighing up on m chances against Dempsey and Dempsey’s chances against me. “I have my faults, and so has Dempsey. Benny will be br: enough to point them all out. Who could be a better judge?” is and_feeling a lot w him last week v he 1s going to take a_day off e going to have a workout to gether, and neither of us will pull_his punches. I'll see what I'll see. You will get it all Wednesday, and I'll hold nothing back. (Copyright. GIANTS BUY THOMPSON. The New York Nationals announced the purchase of Chick Thompson, sec- ond baseman of the Buffalo Intern tional League club. He was a tute on the Pittsburgh roster la son. Thompson is 22 old, is bat- | ting over the .300 m: d has con- | nected with 25 home runs this year. 1926.) rt Worth 10. Houston nionio, 4-9. TUNNEY IS NOT WORRIED AS TO WHO WILL REFEREE BY GENE TUNNEY. TROUDSBURG, Pa., September 13.—I hear and read much discussion concerning the identity of the third man in the ring the night I box Jack Dempsey. Newspaper men ask me what [ shall demand of tic referee in the way of barring certain punches and demanding clea 1 My answer is that I shall make no requests, let alone demand The Pennsylvania Boxing Commission, composed of honorable men, select the official from a list of equally honorable men (o The man named to referce the con-| It Jack hit 'coming out est Wi e a capable, honest, f TR e R S Teeuih fallor B L thia s conion uf. the breaks, let him. The 11}‘11 e O Idit e b weae will warn him (I hope he doesn't dis possessed of all these requisites. Be-|qualify him), and if the champio ing honest, fearless and capabie he|doesn’t heed that warning I will give me an even break on the|hitting on thte hreaks. That night of September 23, and that's all | even_everything up. I want. . | I don’t anticipate any such acti Tt doesn’t matter to me which blows | on Ja part, however, He h Dempsey uses. If he wants to try | never dirty fighter, and if he the illegal rabbit punch, let him. The |took undue advantage of Luis effects are not devastating, it was probably because he was and if they were I'd use it r woozy from the effects of that blo on Jack. If he does employ t that knocked him from the ring and blow, however, I'll pay no heed to it, | was just fighting mad. but will batter away at his stomach. | been disqualified. howover I think T'll do more damage by con: | have 1, Neither of us has w fining my punches to fair territory|lost on a foul, either, so I don't than Juck will by dropping his right [one chance in'a. million for our cor fist at the base of my brain. ing match to end in one. on not wi Kk's been ON the way to work—after hunch— or after dinner, KING EDWARD CIGARS are the choice of a million smokers. The high quelity, smooth smoking and delightful aroma of KING EDWARDS appeal at omce to the smoker who knows real quality. KING EDWARDS sell for a nickel—everywhere. Daniel Loughran Company, Inc. Distributors 1347 Penna. Ave. N.W. Washington, D. C. Phone Main 391