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SPORTS. Legal Tangles Unlikely to RICKARD FEELS SURE IT WILL BE HELD THURSDAY Record Crowd and Receipts Certain, as Gate Will Go Close to $2,000,000—Carpenters Working Ni ght and Day on Temporary Seats. By the Associated Press. HILADELPHIA, September, 20.—Notwithstanding a maze of litiga- tion enmeshing the Dempsey-Tunney battle, fight fans apparently have little doubt the bout will be held next Thursday night as scheduled. Money for seat reservations continues to pour into the head- uarters to Tex Rickard, promoter of the fight, in such a steady stream that the staff of clerks is all but swamped. The sale today had nearly reached the $1.700.000 mark. with every mail bringing additional requests for tickets. Rickard said he expected the sale to go over $1.900,000, which would cxceed previous records for fight collections by more than $250,000. The promoter expressed confidence that a $1,000,000 bond he has arranged to oover all legal proceedings which might tend to interfere with the bout would be approved by the courts. He sald the bond would serve to protect all parties in interest until the vari- ous suits could be determined on their “It would alro protect ticket " he said, “by assuring the holding of the bout as scheduled.” 127,000 Seats Available. “Jealous and envious people are trying to break up this fight,” he add- ed. “They are not going to do it. [ have 127,000 seats avallable, which will make it the largest attended ath- latio event in the history of the world. High government officials, million- aires and thousands of men known all over the country have made res- ervations for the fight. Do you think :\‘w:ll let them stop an event of this ina?" Three lagal actions are pending. Jack Kearns, former manager for Dempsey, is said to be interested in all of them. Two suits are to come up for hearing tomorrow, one in At- Jantic City and the other here. In the seashore resort, where the cham- plon’s training camp is pitched, the court will hear argument on whether a temporary recelver appointed Sat- urday for Dempsey shall be made per- manent, while the action in this city is to prevent Rickard from paying Dempsey or Tunney any money prior to the fight. The champion is under $100.000 hond to assure his appearance at the Atlantic City hearing. The re- ceivership proceedings are related to Kearns' $330,000 suit against Demp- in a New York court for alleged of contract. Would Enforce Injunction. The only one designed to stop the fight Is that by the Chicago Coliseum Club, which claims to hold a contract with Dempsey to fight Harry Wills. R. (*. Clements, president of the club, who recently obtained an injunction from an Indiana court, said he prob- ably would start proceedings today in this eity to make the injunction ef- feetive. Meanwhile preparations forward to accommodate AT HIS BEST, NO EXCUSE IF BEATEN, SAYS TUNNEY Famous Battles for Heavyweight Title No. 17. By the Associated Press. Only Shelby was knocked out when Jack Dempsey and Tom Gibbons fought in the little Montana boom town July 4, 1923. Shelby was sent down for the full count financially. The show falled to pay expenses and before it was over developed one of the most exciting exhibitions of frengied finance on record. Dempsey won on points and got all the money there was, which was not enough to complete the contracted payments of $310,000. The bout was in jeopardy almost until fight time. The question was what the promoter should use for money ta pay Dempsey, through Manager Kearns. The dance was on finally when Kearns agreed to take a chance on the gate bringing in the missing dollars. It didn't, Kearns appointed himself minister of finance and the Shelby story was returned to the sports page after it had been for several days in the financial section of the newspapers The program cost approximatel $100,000 more to put on than was realized. There were paid ad- missions. The Blackfeet nished the wild paid. fur- were Indians who West scenery crowd at the championship hattle that ever paid admission to an athletic event in this country. A small army of carpenters is working night and day on the erection of temporary seats at’ the Sesquicen.ennial Stadium. Scores of linemen are installing tele- hone and telexraph wires that will carry details of the fight to ali parts of the world. going the largest | BY GENE TUNNEY. TROUDSBURG, Pa., September 20.—If the years | have devoted to gaining the experience and ability to qualify me as a contender for the heavyweight championship, and the 4nonths 1 have spent fitting myself physically for my duel with Jack Dempsey. do not bear the fruits of success Thursday night, I cannot then offer any possible excuse save that I do not measure up to the standard of a great champion 1 am in perfect condition 2n?! mates so. They were a bit alarmed, mentally serene. 1 am well satished !"l t'm:gd:!: Ilwnuxld anan out 'gf !thg Y G slump that had made me heavy-footer with by boxing and my hitting. 1|44 y’mnlexs. 1 have snapped (n}m. of it think 1 have mapped out the best|and am boxing better than I ever did possible plan of battle after having in training. I do not tire, nor do I be- digested the thoughts of my advisers | come winded, and I am in absolutely and given much thought to it myself. no danger of going stale. 1 can see no reason why I won't| I will wind up my training today, win over Dempsey. If I am de-|welghing 186 pounds. I will partake | feated it will be equally difficult then |of but little liquid for 24 hours before | to find my reason, except that con-|the contest, because much of it tained in’ the will | would make me logiv been dri that | This none-too-serious Kk is my superior. | wiil bring me down to en days ago 1 was not pleased | pounds when I weigh in at b my boxing and told WORLD TITLE BOUTS DATE BACK TO SULLIVAN'S TIME By the Associated Press. EAVYWEIGHT boxing histor too drying about out 1841 o'elock | bave home to me has been traced back more than a century, to 1719, when the fistic game first flourished in England, but the world championship held today by Jack Dempsev dates back only about three decades, to 18%0, when John L. Sullivan became generally recognized as the king of them all. Seven men have held the heavyweight' scepter since the reign of | the Boston “Strong Boy." All but one have been Americ ringmen. Bob Fitzsinmmons, the freckled Cornishman, was the only forcign pugiist to | wear the crown. | Dempsey shares with Jack Johnson. | the noted negro fighter, and Jim | Jeffries the distinction of holding the | ohampionship the longest. seven year Jeftries retired undefeated, but was knocked out by Johnson when he at-| iy tempted a comeback as a *‘white | ki bsat. Dl hope™ after the negro had lifted the | Oironnilitat Las Vexan championship from Tommy Burns. | New Mevico, the police interfering, | sentleman Jim” Corbett held the | July . le for five y Jess Willard four | j914—Jack Johnson beat Frank Burns three vear fter Jef-| Noran on peints in 20 rounds at New South Wales, the police inter- fering, December | ohnson knocked out Stanley Ketchel in 12 rounds at Colma, Calif., Octoher 16. 1910—Jack Johnson knocked out Jeffries in 15 rounds at it | grand master, made the presentation. | | zoifer THE EV LEGAL DIFFUCULTIES HAVE ENRAGED JACK ATLANTIC CITY, J., September 20 (A, ack Dempsey is finished with “hard training. From now until Thurs- day night only process servers can make him depart from his straight- and-narrow path of light labor. He is down to 1935 pounds, strik- ing distance from his best fighting weight, and only enough work to keep him fit to fight will be on the program during the next two days. Tomorrow he will work in private. The gates closed even to correspondents. Litigation has changed Dempsey from a care-free, happy-go-lucky In- dividual to one who is fighting mad. Iixperts think the suits by Jack Kearns, will do the champion more good than all the training he could have arranged at this critical period. These observers are of the opinion that figuratively he will see Gene ‘funney, Harry Wills, Kearns, Paddy Mullins, B. C. Clements and James A. Farley all in front of him on next Thursday mght. Gene Normile, manager of the champion, said today it was unlikely that Dempsey would appear in court in person. Instead a battery of legal talent will represent him in proceed- ings tomorrow. Dempsey yesterday confined himself to 18 minutes of actual work, doing no boxing. He pounded the bag, mumbling to himself and grunting every time he sank a punch. Tommy Gibbons, one of the experts to watch the champfon, said he ap- peared to be taking his work more seriously than Tunney. Gibbons had just returned from ob- serving the challenger at Stroudsburg. He thinks Tunn best chance to stick the 10 rounds is to adopt a de- tensive battle. Dempsey looks good, no matter if others think he has slowed up since his battle with Firpo,”” Gibbons said. | The champion probably will not in- vade Philadelphia until just in time to weigh in at 2 o'clock Thursday after- noon. Dempsey will be guarded on the trip by four detectives. NINE GAMES CARDED BY ALEXANDRIA HIGH September ne games have been scheduled Alexandria High School for the coming foot ball season. opening Sat- . with Gonzaga High of Wash- ington playing here. The feature gam with Newport New Newport News, Va. The schedule: September 25, October will be played High School at Gonzaga High. Macon Military Central High. ews High. at George Mason ‘Culpeper High. at 1 Newport i Hign, at Botom Culveper. Va November 6, Fredericksburg High: st John's of Washington, pending: Swavely Prep of Manaseas. Four new players have been issued | uniforms by Coach Jones and worked out with the team last week. They | are Wolfson and Violette, tackles; Paul Travers, jhalfback, and Hamil- ton, end. “Ike” Dreifus sent his Alexandria e Department A. A. through a rough practice session today on Haydon Field. Frank Kersey's Waverly A. C. of Washington will open the locals’ ason here Oc- tober 3. Sarepta Lodge, Independent Order | 0dd Fellows, has been awarded the | Grand Master’s Cup for winning the | Fraternal League championship of | Northern Virginia. E. K. Allen, Joe Hamilton, first baseman of St. | Mar again able to play after re- covering from strained ligaments in his right arm. A party of 50 Alexandria fight fans has arranged to go to Philadelphia on next Thursday night to witness the Dempsey-Tunney heavyweight championship bout. HAGEN, LIKE JONES, HAS ‘THREE’ BARRIER ! ted Press. CPT. N, X ptember 2 Walter Hagen, trying this week at the Salisbury Country Club for his third successive national professional golf championship, is confronted with the unlucky figure 3 of golf, just as Bobby Jones was at Baltusrol. George von Elm, corn haired youth from Los Angeles, making his third assault on the national amateur title after two failures, crushed the At- lanta master in the final match, and one of Hagen's foremost rivals is long Jim Barnes, who seeks the title for the third time, with two victories | already to his credit. tlagen has 64 rivals pionship, although such illustrious as MacDonald Smith, Willie | Mackarlane and Jock Hutchison, win- | ner of the open in 1920, are not en- tered. mong the favorites are vazen. Leo Diegel and Joe Turnesa. After 36-hole medal play today the best 32 scorers will start 36-hole | ch play. The final round will be Saturday. for the cham- | Gene | POLICEL{EN: ENTER SHOOT. 1 Eustis, Va. September 20. of the Richmond | tieth hole, and Mrs. Chapman turned back Mrs P Gridiron Leaders of 1926 Interesting Facts About Foot Ball Coaches and Captains of Big College Elevens for This Season No. 22-—-Gm)wn CAPTAIN, EORGETOWN UNIVERSITY has elected for its captain this season a man who was largely instrumental in the fine record of the gridders last Fall. He is Frank McGrath, a resident of Bay City, Mich. Capt. McGrath, who is an end of fine caliber, received his foot ball tundamentals at the Bay City High School, where he was a stellar athlete. His college work on the gridiron has been one of success, as this is McGrath's third year on the strong elevens turned out at Georgetown. On the defense Capt. McGrath is a tower of strength. His accurate tackles have played a large part in holding opposing teams to low scores. Last year but 19 points were scored off Georgetown by its opponents, a tribute to thé work of this year's leader. What seems to be the most impor- tant feature of his college career, however, is his scholastic standing in the ciassroom, where he is an honor pupil and takes rank with the best at Georgetown In all forms of scholastic work, an_honor of which few athletes can boast. Koot ball is his only ath- letic activity. COACH. (ONE of the most. suecessful coaches that has ever been at the head of foot ball at Georgetown University is its present men- tor, Louis “Lou" Little,”” who has entered his third vear as mentor of the institution. . Coach Little is a graduate of the University of Coach Pennsylvania and was a tackle of merit in his scto- Georgetown lastic days there. He has been connected with his alma mater in a coach- ing capacity, also being on the foot ball staff there prior to coming to George- town. He has also had coaching experience at prep schools and in the professional ranks. In the short time that Coach Little has been at Georgetown he has turned out some men of unusual caliber, among whom have been Sheehan, Plansky and Hagerty. His eleven of last year was by far his best. But one defeat, a 3-to-2 reversal by Bucknell, stained the otherwise spotless record of the season, while such teams as Lehigh, Centre and Fordham were badly beaten. This year's schedule is by far the most ambitious ever planned by George. town, but Coach. Little hopes to bring his eleven through with a good record. He is director of all athletics also. The schedule for this season follows September 26—Drexel Institute at Washington. October 2—University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh. October 9—Washington College at Washington. October 16—University of West Virginia at Washington. October 23—Elon College at Washington. October 30-—Lebanon Valley College at Washington. November 6—Syracuse University at Syracuse. November 13—United Stat Naval Academy at Annapolis. November 20—Fordham University at New York. November 27—University of Detroit at Detroit. MRS. CHAPMAN AND MOORE WIN INDIAN SPRING TITLES Frank McGrath Captain Georgstown Lou Little OM MOORE and Mrs. L. B. Chapman yesterday won the men's and the women's golf championships at Indian Spring. Both are new champions. Moore captured his honors from Dr. R. Tilley on the twen- E. R. Tilley on the same hole for the women’s crown. Summaries WO VISUAL FOOT BALL By WALLACE WADE and SOL ME N CHAMPIONSHIP. Firat flight, final—Mrs. L. B. Chapman de- feated Mra. E. R, Tilley. 1 un. 20 holes. Second flight—Mrs. B. G. Simpich defeated Mra A. Hihillis. 1_1ip. Consolation—Vrs. W. L. Heap -defeated holes. Mrs. E. Mre. L. L. Steele. i 5 E, M. ‘Hail defeated M 6. Faircloth. @ and 5. CHAMPIONSHIP. Moore Dr. E. r. E. default; Dr. —P. Knox de- | 5 aia 3. R Lester Brownell. 4 and 2. | Knox defeated R. Lester semi-final—C. M. Ma fov. 7 and 6. E. H Freen. 6 and 4 Batson defeated C. M. M n. T, de- R. oore R M 9 b Consolation. (3 de- feated Col. H. Roxs defeated Final—P. Reen. 1 un Second fi feated G ight v de- Mt atson F H 1 znd Conwaiation, semi-final——Perry featad John McCormick. 1 up. L. man defeated E. H. Heitmuller. 1 1i inal—Perry Hoover defeatéd L. nd 1 " gemi-final—Josenh Sherrier hird - fllzhi. defentad J° M Porter. 4 and 3. G Lea 2%nd 1 bier defeated W. D. Haines. S e S ea" ‘Stabler defeated Joseph S| 5 and 4 B aheglation. sémi-final—Jules Henderson | dnfeated R. A. Hauser by default — Fred| Gk eaited A, 6. Xichols. 4 and : Final—Fred Clark defeated Jules Hender- —1 . sl With score of 88 in 18 holes, D.| Morris yesterday enptured the mon key tournament er Dam. Lu ther Florine, with second, and Beavers, 3 Mrs. W. C. McPher took the women'’s monkey aff F. M. Beavers counted 113 to fi second, and Mrs. N. C. Turnage's card of 115 earned her third honors. First round of match play for the Town and Country Club’s title will begin Sunday morning, with the sec- ond round being carded for the after- noon. The semi-final and final rounds will be staged the following Sunday. Pairings follow: g H. Nordlinger ve. Dr. M. B. Fischer, E. ( Kaufman_vs. M. King.' R. Goldsmith ve. S. Stranss, William Willeh va. S Kaufman, i ve. A. L. und: M. Eiseman ve teinem, W. Goldheim vs. G. Habn imon vs. A. D. Frank. Qualifying rounds in the Fall invita- tion tournament of the Bannockburn Golf Club, entries for which eclose to- night at 7 o'clock, W 11 be played Tuesday and Wednesday, with match play in five 16s following on Frida; nd Saturday. Entrants may learn the time they are to start by calling | Bethesda 258, By the score of Leo Pass yesterday Pfautz in the semi-finals of the club championship at_Bannockburn, In the | other semi-final W. F. Byrne took the | Hoover de- B. Chap- D B. Chap- 1. \ith hands open to receive ball extend arms upward, bent at_elbo olib ‘I“:Il;(. hand higher than right. Eyes on | 2. Catches ball with hands as he pulls hands down to break force of contact. Takes ball with right hand underneath and left hand along side to control and guide it. Holds it prin- cipally with fingers. 3. Continues pulling ball down and toward right side of stomach. 4. left hand over other end of ball as it come to rest at his right side. 5. Raises right arm straight out from shoulder and pushes point of ball into right arm socket with left hand. Looks up for first time to locate op- posing tacklers. 6. Takes forward point of ball in right hand, closes right arm down on ball and holds it tightly in place. Uses left arm to ward off tacklers and is off at top speed. A tip for players. Keep eyes on ball | from time it leaves kicker's shoe until trapped under arm. Practice catching punts at least 20 minutes a day. (Copyright. 1926.) FRENCH VERY MODEST OVER TENNIS TRIUMPH PARIS, September 20 (). —La- coste’'s victory in the American cham- pionships, two French finalists, three up and 1 to play, defeated L. S. ING STAR, . WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1926. Halt Fight : Dempsey Spurns Advice While in Ring MASONIC BOWLING LOOP STARTS SEASON TONIGHT The Masonic Bowling League will fire the first shots of the sea- son tonight,’ when all 36 teams in the circuit will swing into action on the Convention Hall drives. The rollll-lfi will start at 8 o'clock. Henry T: Rodier is president of the organization. TUNNEY WILL FINISH TRAINING IN SECRET STROUDSBURG, Pa., September 20. —The threescore members of the Glenbrook Country Club are regarded with envy by their fellow citizens of Stroudsburg. They can catch fleeting glimpses of Gene Tunney as he com- pletes his training. Non-members are barred. The challenger made his farewell | public appearance vesterday, when he but on a show for an enthusiastic gathering of 7.000. | Finishing touches on the contend- er’s training will be put on up to the very day of the supreme test. Box- ing will be on the program tomorrow and again Wednesday. After some road work yesterday, Tunney boxed four full rounds and | then, just before darkness blotted out the course, he accepted a challenge |trom Trainer Lou Fink for a few holes of golf. The golf germ is making its pres- ence felt in the camp. Fink and all the sparring partners have had a try at it. Tunney will return to Stroudsburg after Thursday’s bout, win, lose or draw. He plans to remain here sev- >ral days dismantling the camp. LEONARD SAYS JACK IS IN GREAT SHAPE BY B Y LEONARD, Undefeated Lightweight Champion of the Warld ATLANTIC CIT 20.—Jack Dempsey had a snappy workout yesterday afternoon. and I could see that he has reached the turning point, for which T have been walting. He punched the light bag, shadowboxed and went at the big bag for two rounds each. after which Gus Wilson called a halt. “How are you, champ?” T asked. “Great, Benny." he replied. *How do T 100k to you? “You look wonderful, Jack," I swered, and he did. Here {s a_striking example of what kind of a chap Dempsey is. 1 asked if he was worried about those injunc- and_bondings, and he laughed. the other fellows do the ng,"” he said. ‘'m going to fight. racket, eh, Benny?” I noticed that Dempsey used a left hook in his work on the bags. He also used it while boxing with me the other day. Some of vou folks who have seen me in the ring will agree that I can get away from any punch as well as the next one, but I couldn't avoid that one. I'll say without res- ervation that it is a “killer.” Looking at Dempsey, I realized the only rcason I had got off as well as I did was because I'm a little fellow and ducked low. ' But Tunney siands up straight—a perfect target for this punch. The only way he can avoid it is by blocking and moving his head back very fast. Tunney is wying hard to perfect that right uppercut. He had it down pretty well when he boxed with me, but not so he could spring it on the spur of the moment. Tunney's right to the heart is also a good punch. While it wasn't used very success fully against me, it may be good on Dempsey. He used it en Jimmy De- lany with great effect. Gene looked better then than I have seen him in JONES HAS CHANGED IN GOLF DEMEANOR By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 2 3 Jones, once the hot-headed boy of the links, has learned to take defeat in a manner that stamps him as one of the calmest sportsmen of amateur . September an- That's our athletics. In days gone by a bad shot often caused him to hurl clubs in disgust. “I have learned how to get used to those things,” he said, regarding his defeat Saturday. Bobby is visiting New York for a few days before attending the Demp- sey-Tunney battle. He plans to watch the P. G. A. golf matches at Garden City and after the fight will return to Atlanta to go to law school. He probably will not defend the British open championship next year. George Von Elm, who on Saturday won the national amateur title, also plans to attend the fight. He. too, is visiting New York. Bobby says he never saw George play so well as he did Saturday. “I just didn’t have it in me to beat the kind of golf George was playin added the ex-champion. “So I haven't any complaint.” TROUSERS NEVER TAKES TIPS DURING HIS FIGHTS, JACK ASSERTS Champion Declares Instructions From Seconds in His Corner Merely Confuse Him and That He Prefers to Scrap in His Own Way. BY JACK TLANTIC CITY N. ]., Septemt in a boxer’s corner? Many of the wise men o is an invaluable asset. They DEMPSEY. ber, 20.—What's the value of a second f ringdom insist that a great secor can and do point out numerc stances of where a keen and alert sccond has saved a man from or snatched victory for his man in a moment when that man seemed hope lessly beaten. 7 I am not going to take issue wi value of a second to other fighters is concerned. ments I have made through a'l the y a second in my corner who tries to is valueless to me, for the simple reasc In all the years that Jack Kearns was in my corner, and in the face of Kearns' insistance that he used to map out just what I should or should not do to victory, 1 say that 1 never permitted Kear to do any advising. 1 made it an emphatic rule that so far as he was ccncerned, and so far as all the other seconds were cencerned, they were to let me fight my own fight in my own vay, and that all I wantel from them between , rounds was some heln with a JACK D sponge, ice water, drinking water and smelling salts, or cut healers, if they were necessary In my earliest fighting years I had a second who advised me, after the first round, just what to do in the second. 1 feit his advice was wrons, but I accepted it, anyway. And as a MPSEY result, when I walked out and tried | to do what he said I should do, the other fellow nailed me with a punch and nearly knocked me loose from my brains. Ever since then I have made it a rule that I fight my own fight, in my own w nd I have given orders that I wag not to be talked to between rounds: insofar as advice was concerned. 1 figure that if 1 haven't enough to know what to do. that 1 ought not be out there fighting. It doesn't take me very long to find out from the way I am hitting, or the power that the other fellow has in his punches as to what's what in that particular line. Nor does it take me long to figure out his weakness and his strength. Why then should I permit a second, who isn't out there fighting at all, to tell me what I should or should not do. 1 know, from the feel of the punch when it lands, whether I am hurting the other fellow or not. A second does not have to tell me that. And when the other fellow smacks me 1 know whether the punch hurts, or does not hurt. Why then should I listen to a second, who, if he is right, merely backs up my own knowledge, ind who, if he is wrong, merely con- fuses me with his orders? A second may map out what 1 should do, and 1 may agree with him, but what he may figure out in ad: vance may not happen at all. If I &0 into the battle with my mind free of orders and fight the fight as I figure it should be fought, as the tide of that battle shifts, then my mind always is ready to take advantage of instant opportunity. into it with any fixed notions. No two fights ever are alike. No two rounds ever are alfke, so why should 1 go into any round or any fight with a definite idea of just what I am going to do? If I should, I would get my whole system attuned to doing one’ thing, and if the other fellow pulled a double-cross on me, or if things happened that were not forescen I'd be in a bad fix. brains I am not going | th any of those fellows so far as the But | repeat here state cars that | have been champion, that perform the usual rites of a second wn that his advice usually coniuses me. ‘The Firpo fight was an example. | never figured he would nail me with his first shot in_ that fight. But he did. That punch altered the whole program that | might have framed in my own mind. I never figured he would bump me out of the ring. Both things were the unexpected much unexpected. If I had gone out to fight him with any fixed plan in mind and those things happened I'd have been very much out of luck trying to fight him along the lines that never had anticipated such hap penings. 1 go into every round with my mind | free and clear of a plan bevond re membrance of what the other rounds have taught me. 1 go Into every round without any instructions or ad vice from my seconds. T made tha clear years ago, before Kearns and 1 split, and I repeat it now. Kearn< has taken the attitude that it was his great seconding that won my fights 1 take the attitude that it was his | dubbing that nearly cost me a couple of fights. ns Is Excitable. 3 bout the most ex citable man in a corner that [ ever knew. and when things were going bit rough for me I always could count on Kearns, because of his excitabllity and nervousne: to make them more | 0. | When Bill Brennan clipped me a | solid one on the whiskers in our New York fight Kearns got so excited he fell off a stool and broke a hottle | which he was carrying in his hip pocket. Then he became busy picking out bits of broken glass from his pocket that he almost forgot to get into the corner after I got there When 1 fought Gibbons in Shelby this same Kearns got so excited in the second or third round when Tommy busted open an eye, that he poured the bloodstopping medicine not mere |1y into the cut, but let some of it run into my eye. partially blinding me that optic for nearly five rounds When [ got back to my corner after the first round of the Firpo fight Kearns_was so excited that he could not find the smelling salts that was in his own pocket and took a punch or two at Jerry the Greek, my trainer One of my other seconds. Joe Ben jamin, got so excited I understand he fell out of the corner into the press seats. Therefore, doesn’t it seem like a bit of wisdom for me, when seconds can- not handle their own nerves in such critical moments, to discard them as advisers and merely look to them to sponge me and fix me up physically leaving to me to fight my own fight” I have heard some comments that 1 am making a big mistake by choice of the four men who will second me in this fight with Gene Tunney. T! men are Gus Wilson, Jerry, Mabbutt and Gene Normile. Thex { may not suit other folks, but the: suit me. They will do, and do mighty 1. all that T want to have done in this battle. I have told them I do not want advice, that all T want Is proper handling in a physical way when 1 get back to my corner. And that is what 1 know they w give me. The rest of it I will take care of myself, as 1 have in all the other big fights of my career. (Copyright. 1926, pt measure of Arthur Bennett, 2 up and Byrne will not be played until the | 1. The final round between Pass and close of the Bannockburn Fall invita- | ! French tennis world, but the official | reaching the semi-finals electrified the To Match Your Odd Coats retivement and Fitzsimmons | Paris, France, June 2 e el fat || [V0) usUTOTERRVII It SR DAEERD TEest | their mettle against police teams from a number of other Virginia cities in @a feature match of the Old Dominion Shooting Championships to be held here September 24, 25 and 26. WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER of the Marine Corps Girls' Bowling Leagucl d four teams circles are estly. “We won't shout tion tournament. accepting the honors mod- | A woman's athletic ability is rated | at 67 per cent of that of a man of the | same weight. et that we're zm-!EISEMAN,S' 7th & F greatest in the world,” said M. Canet, | president of the Krench Tennis Fed.! eration. “Our boys played splendidly. | Borotra, Brugnon, Cochet, Lacoste— | that is just as good a quartet as can! be gotten together anywhere. It is | too bad the Davis Cup match is not | to be plaved next week. But there | are other years coming. The French | Federation thanks all the players for | the honors that they have brought to France.” . Er JACK TO GET NOTE FROM WIFE AS BATTLE STARTS CHICAGO, September 20 (#).—Jack Dempsey will receive a penned mes age from his wife, Estelle Taylor of | the movies, “the very last minute be- | fore he steps into the ring.” for his! 10-round bout with Gene Tunney at | Philadelphia next Thursday night. | ship fight with n knocked out Richburg, Miss.. July . 1889, in 75 rounds. Sullivan held sway with the gloves until 1892, when he was knocked out by Corbett in 21 | roun The list of principal fights for title since 1892: *1892—James J. Corbett knocked out_John ullivan_in 21 rounds with big gloves at New Orleans, September 7. 1894—James J. Corbett stopped Charley Mitchell in 3 rounds at Jacksonville, Fla., January 25. *1897—Rob Fitzsimmons_ stopped James J. Corbett, in 14 rounds at Carson City, Nev., March 17. ° *1899—James J. Jeffries stopped Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 roands at Coney Island, June 9. S Jefiries defeated parkey in 25 rounds at Coney Island, November 3. 1900—James J. Jeffries stopped James J. Corbett in 23 rounds at Coney Island, May 11. Jeffries stopped Juck dohnson in 26 rounds at Ha- vana. Cuba, April 5 1916 — Jess Willard defeated Frank Moran by popular verdict New York (no decision), March 25 *1919—Jack Dempsey knocked | out Jess Willard in 3 rounds at the | Toledo, Ohio, July 4. | 1920—Jack Dem Billy Misk in 3 rounds at Benton Harhor, Mich.. September 6. 1920—Jack Dempsey knocked out at | WHO'S WHO \IN TRUCKDOM Fr. 1170 228 First St. N.W. The company that guarantees crankshaft and crankshaft bear- ing unconditionally for the life of the truck. HAWKING ¥ knocked out York, December 11. 1 Georges Carpentier of France in 1 EN-PIN CRASH 3 have elected officers for the coming year and organize to open their circuit next month. 3 i Mary V. Edenton will serve as president of the league, with | Pauline Chamberlain in the role of vice president; Katherine Kinnear as) iofficial score keeper and E'izabeth V. Hayden as treasurer. | Members of the league have been of 9, in the m‘;»rnmg.‘:\n\; will vl‘oae; . i |at 6:30, instead of 7, in the evening. to the four teams in the &, /g,y they will be open from 9| to 4:30. For the first time in the history of —Jack Dempsey knocked out rounds at Jersey City, N. J., July 2. 1923—Jack _Demy won on oints from Tom Gibbons of St. Paul in 15 rounds at Shelby, Mont., July 4 i 3—Jack Dempsey knocked out | Luis Firpo in mds at New | assigned ‘ York, September 14. | tollowing order | *Title changed hands. | Eagle — Charlotte Bacot, captain; | i G {Mary V. Fdenton, Paul ne’ Chamber- | Washington plaverounds. they win H | lain: Lillimay E. Powers an r- | remain open throughout the entire 12| a {STAR RACKETERS CLASH 8 s t 1 San Francisco, duty 23, o "IN DUMBARTON TOURNEY trude Turner. | months of the vear. An increased Anchor—Edith V. Brown, captain: |appropriation granted last Spring by lizabeth V. Havden, Anna McGol- | Congress makes it possible to keep Shehaies 3. Sulivies: Nnvchind | iolet | Martin amd delena | directors on the ground through Jan out_James J. Corbett in 10 rounds at San Francisco, August 14. 1904—James J. Jeffries knocked uary and Februar the two month: captain; |during which formerly thes were | out Jack Monroe in 2 rounds at San Francisco, August 26. Katherine | closed. 1906—Tommy Burns beat Marvin | | % Bill Brennan in 12 rounds at New | { | | | | | i i “Win or loose hurry home reads he last line, all that Luella Parsons, movie critic, would show when she stopped here with a party of movie en_route to_the figh RADIATORS, FENDERS BODIES MADE _AND REPAIRE] oK ALTOR., WITTSTATT'S R. & F. WKS. e P, REAR. Your OLD FELT MADE NEW Again Cleanine. Blocking _and Remodelinz by Experts " Vienna Hat Co. 435 11th Street In the annual Dumbarton Tennis |y ‘Club championship tournament, which ! "GV 1o therine Seal, | started yesterday, formidable netmen\rii...ret McGoldric Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1333-37 14th St Main 5780 = Little- Stud- | will face today Kinmear, Winifred Hanagan and Mae | School grounds closed on Septem- | Charest will meet Rutley. White Van Edsinga. | ber 1, but about 10 of them will re- | ! will face Johnson. Burwell will Semper Fidelis—iay Morgenstein, open on October 4, according to| Hart In 20 rounds at Los Angeles, |gage the winner of the Gore-Patter. |-aptain: Margaret Shaughnessy, Jane | iaude Parker, director of glrls’ ac-| February 23. | E3KC match and Mangan will meet | Blakeney, Mary Rodier and Agnes | tivities. This will make a total of| 1907—Tommy Burns beat “Phila- | Studier. i Crowell. 38 grounds available as play centers, delphia Jack” O'Brien_in 20 rounds Five players were in the quarter-! 3 £ | for the District children during the at Los Angeles, May 7. | £nsl round yesterday. Beginning today, all municipal play- cool weather seasons, on all of which | 1907—Tommy Burns stopped Bill | The resuits follow | grounds will revert to their Winter|there will be staged a full program | Squires of Australia in 1 round at R AclexiEABRibatuRD 6—o | schedule for opening and closing |of sports, including basket ball. dodge | Colma, Calif., July 4. 11-—4° Gore defeated Kaufman, 68— jhours. it was announced at play- | ball, schlag ball, Fall tennis an.l| 1908 ~Jack Johnson defeated Tom. 0 JIali SIS S round headquarters. S ! junior games for the youngsters un-' my Burns in 14 rounds at Sydney, ier defeated Lattiehales. 6—2. 6— Grounds will open at 11:45, instead der 10 years of age. Ly