Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1926, Page 35

SPORTS. Maloney Joins List of Heavyweight Title Conlen ' With the Bowlers BOSTONIAN WINS EASILY FROM SWEDISH FIGHTER Takes Rank With Sharkey and Delaney in Hunt for Tunney’s Crown—Munn’s Hopes Jolted as He Is Given Beating by Hansen. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 23— Jimmy Maloney of Boston was firmly established here today as a formidable heavy- weight title contender, tak- ing rank with Jack Delaney, Jack Sharkey and Jack Dempsey in the race for a fight next year with Gene Tunney. Surviving his third test in Tex Rickard's elimination tournament last night, Maloney won a decisive 10- round victory over Harry Persson of Sweden. The hopes of Monte Munn, giant Nebraskan tumbled in defeat by Knute Hansen of Racine, Wis,, in another 10-round bout. Maloney won every round in his battle with Persson, who apparently was saved from a knockout by the final bell. Persson almost fell through the ropes just before the end of the contest. Maloney's rapier left opened cuts on Persson’s nose and mouth. Pers- son seldom broke through Maloney's defense. Maloney's victory climaxed a drive which had previously brought him successfuily through matches against Arthur Dekuh of New York, and Franz Diener of Germany. He weighed 1991z; Persson, 200%. Munn Is Too Slow. A winning streak of 12 straight was snapped in the defeat of Munn by Hansen. The former gridiron warrior was dropped in the first round for a count of seven. Hansen's most ef- fective blow was a left hook, which }vrd played alternately on head and hody. Munn. game and aggressive, proved too slow and inexperienced to suc- cessfully _cope with his cleverer foe, credited by newspaper men at ringside with winning eight of the 10 rounds. Munn weighed 21113; Hansen, 207. Otto von Porat of Norway, former Olympic champion, was stopped in the eighth round of the opening 10- round heavyweight match by Martin ke of New Orleans, the referee intervening after two knockdowns. BY FAIRPLAY. W YORK, December 23.—Harry Persson is far from being a cham- pion. Despite all that has been said about hini by his backers, he is not as vet a finished product. This can- not be expected from one of Pers- son’s limited experience. ‘It would be fairer to say he has possibilities. Probably no fighter in the world today boasts the strength and rug- gedness of the Swedish champion, After looking him over carefully dur- ing the course of a 10-round bout replete with plenty of action and bone-crushing blows, it must be ad- mitted that Persson is endowed with plenty of courage, ability to absorb punishment and the will to come back fighting hard when cruelly stung, Maloney Fools Wise Ones. Jim Maloney moved up closer to a fight with Jack_Sharkey, Jack De- laney and Champion Gene Tunney at the expense ofi the fighting Swede. ‘The Boston Irk in fooled the wise ones by cartyl the, fight just as hard after: the fourth round as did at the start.. It was freely. pre. dicted that Jim: would ecut loose in the early part of the fight and then blow up just when he needed to come on and win. Jim was there fighting hard and pumching desper- ;t:‘-‘ly right up to.the peal of the last el Maloney , is Aghting better than ever under’ his new manager. In- stead of the sluggish fighter with a swinging right Hand, Jim proved to all and especially Mr. Persson that he carries a kick in his snapping left jabs and short hooks to the body and jaw. Yes, Maloney has one of the sweetest jabs now boasted by the big fellows. Jack Sharkey came out with the usual challenge to the winner and it chanced to be his old side-kick Jim Maloney. The match will be made if Sharkey is able to get away from Jack Fugazy, who threatens to put him up against v. Either match would fill the largest indoor arena in the country and definitely establish the one Tunney will have to reckon with next Summer. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK—Jimmy Maloney, Bos- ton, beat Harry Persson of Sweden (10). Knute Hansen, Racine, Wis., beat Monte Munn, Nebraska ¢10). Martin Burke, New Orleans, beat Otto von Porat of Norway on technical knockout ). Harry Fay, Louisville, knocked out Mel French, East Pales- tine, Ohio @). George La Rocco, New York, knocked out Dan McGov- ern, New York (1). DENVER—Roscoe Hall, University t;t’ Towa, beat Peewee Jensen, Denver “). THE EVENING KENNEDY TOP SCORER IN PRO BASKET LOOP Although Passon of Philadelphia stands at the top of the list, with a total of 143 points, Ray Kennedy, neppy little pilot of the Washington team, is the real leader through De- cember 21 in individual scoring in the American Basket Ball League, as he has accounted for 122 points, de- spite that Passon has played four more games. In 14 title contests Passon has gar- nered 38 court goals and 67 from the foul line, while Kennedy in 10 en- gagements has found the cords 34 times for two-pointers and made good 54 times from the free-shot mark. Other leading scorers are Player—Club. G ra. r. Passon. Philadelphia 14 3 Kennedr, Washington. . Barry. Rochester. . .. key. Cleveland ee] Ripler. ' Wi Shimek, Fort Wayne. Uhlen. Rochester...... Barlow. Rochester . e ettt ity 1 2 1 1 STAR, WASHINGTON, HIS has been a remarkable bowling year for Lorraine Gulli, star of the Washington Ladies and Veterans' Bureau League. Not only has she established a woman's game record within the past 12 months, but re- cently she has made two excgptional counts, one of them within 2 pins of her record. In one of the nine games she has rolled so far in the 10-game qualify- ing round of the women's elimination surnament in progress at the Ar- adia, Lorraine socked the maples for a score of 153. Her record score made on January 12 of thi ar on the NColiseum drives was 155. And before the Arcadia tourn qualifying round began, Lorraine slammed a total of 148 in a game, Her average for the nine games thus far bowled in the tourney quali- fving round is something to look over. It is 109-8. In addition to her 153 game the string includes games 91, 94, 99, 101, 105, 110, 111 and And these were mnot practice cores. They were bowled in com- petition, necessary under the tourney rules. Five complete qualifying scores have been turned in by Arcadia con- testants, although they are subject to change until midnight on Christ- BELLINGHAM, Wash.—Vic Foley, Vancouver, British Columbia, former Canadian 'bantamweight _champion, won a decision over Frankie Repose of Bellingham (6). DEMPSEY IS BALKING ON TOURNEY CONTEST NEW YORK, December 23 (#).— Jack Dempsey is balking at participa- tion in the semi-final round of Tex Rickard's heavyweight elimination tournament. According to_his Eastern business 1epresentative, Leonard D. Sacks, the dethroned champion decling to meet “second and third raters” and will consent only to a fight with Gene Tunney. M'TIGUE HAS VISIONS OF MEETING TUNNEY NEW YORK, December 23.—Mike McTigue, one-time world light-heavy- weight champion, firmly believes that good things come to him who waits. A year ago last May Mike was in- veigled into signing to fight Paul Berlenbach. At the time the doughty Irishman was a disliked figure and, fearing the loss of his title by a queer decision, he stipulated that in the event of losing the title he was to get a return match. Mike got the con- tract, but it was worded so that no date was mentioned for the return match,” and Mike has been waiting ever since. As a matter of fact, McTigue made the best fight of his career, and many who saw the bout think he should have been declared the victor. McTigue fought Jack Delaney for the right to meet Berlenbach, and was knocked out for the first time in his career. The anvil chorus was sung over Mike, and it was thought he had reached the end of the trail. But no, Mike had a brilliant idea and engaged Dia Dollings to train him. The little Welshman surprised the fistic world by turning loose a wholly different Mike McTigue, who waged an aggressive fight aainst John Risko and continued his good work by polishing off several worth-while men. Mike says he is back to stay and will prove it when he gets Berlenbach in the ring next month. Dia Dollings will be in his corner. Of course, Mike wants to fight Jack Delaney again, and should the latter consent .to meet him, he hopes to whip him and set sail for Champion Gene Tunney. Mike is ambitious, to say the least! SPORTSMEN IN LONDON FORM “ONE HORSE CLUB” ‘LONDON, December 23 (#).—A “One-horse Club” has been formed here with the idea of reducing the high cost of hunting. The members, mostly residents of the West End, have arranged hunts at “wholesale prices,” and will have one horse each instead of five or IDEALS SCORE OVER GRID By the Associated” Press. ETHLEHEM. Pa.. December 23.—The difficulties of small colleges which have ideals and foot ball_ambitions are described by Walter L. Oke- son, well known gridiron official and treasurer of Lehigh University, in an article in. the Lehigh Alumni Bul letin. Referring to Lehigh's succession of | defeats the past season, Okeson writes that he has fought professional- ism and proselyting, with the result that Lehigh's athletics are, in his opinion, “‘cleaner than almost any col- lege in the country.” “The small colleges with foot ball ambitions,” he sa “must lower en- trance standards, waive college re- quirements, and its faculty must give Way to pressure from without when a star's progress is temporarily halted. Lehigh will not buy victory at such a price. We wish to encour- age and aid our undergraduates to create the best teams possible from the material in college, but we will not pay or buy athletes to play our games for us.” Scheme That Failed. Tllustrating the extent to which col- lege foot ball may be commercialized, Okeson . recounts an experience "at Lehigh some years ago, when a group of star foot ball players tried to enter college with alleged forged credentials signed by a high school pal who had been dead five yea! This group was chaperoned by a young promoter, who was said to have collected his eladiators from the shop and the mine, promising them a free educa- tion, plenty of glory and easy spend- ing'money, but planning to “milk the alumni with one hand and squeeze his hard-working athletes with the other."” “When T came to Lehigh nine years ago,” states Qkeson, ‘“there was a system of procuring foot ball players and a regular schedule for paying them. Not enough money was being raised for this purpose and there was a feeling that we were not getting enough results for our money. It was hinted to me by more than one person that here was my opportunity. Being a foot ball man I could use my’ judgment and being also a business man I ought to be able to dicker with them successfully and yet hide my tracks, with the result being better teams. Admits He Flunked. “I flunked that assignment and con- tinued to flunk it. The old system is gone and there is no new one to take its place. Our athletics are clean. You don't need hired foot ball teams to make up a team, but you do need ‘morale. “To play on our teams a man must have a reasonable ability to think: We believe good teams can be made six or a dozen, as is customary among the hunt club members-who have no regard for expense. from such men. Perhaps, we are wrong.- It may require a bunch of dumbbells to create a foot ball team. OLp friendships, old tunes, old favorites — If so, we are going to lose at foot ball, but a Lehigh diploma will con- tinue to stand for something in the world of industr; TURKEYS AND DUCKS GO TO TRAP VICTORS Big fat turkeys and ducks will adorn the Christmas dinner tables of several members of Washington Gun Club as the result of markmanship they displayed yesterday at the holi- day shoot of the club over the range at_Benning. . P. Williams bagged a turkey when he shattered 25 saucers out of as many tries from 16 yards. Hunt was runner-up with 24 of 25 to win a pair of ducks. Willlams also pow- dered a perfect string of 25 in the next test, but H. H. Shelton matched him and the latter was awarded the turkey. Shelton came right back to win another turkey in the third event, a distance handicap, which he copped with 23 hits in 25. Smith, with the same score was awarded the ducks. H. M. Horton won the doubles shoot, scattering 19 birds of 24. W. S. Wilson was next best. In a special miss-and-out shoot, Dr. Parsons copped a pair of ducks. GOLF DATE Ié CHANGED S0 AS TO AVOID CLASH LONDON, December 23 (#).—To avold clashing with the amateur golf championhip for 1927 during the week beginning May 23, the British ladies’ open championship, which had been fixed for the same week, has been put forward to May 16. It will be played at the Royal County Down Club. PSR FLOWERS BOOKS BOUT. LOS ANGELES, December 23 (#).— Closing of a 10-round match between “Tiger” Flowers, recently dethroned mdidleweight champion, and Lomski of Aberdeen, Wash., here January 2. been_announc S e Ao HAWKINS MOTOR (0. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1333-37 14th St. Marmon Motor Car Service 1227 R Street N.W. Peter Bessett, Mgr. Repairs to All Makes of High- Grade Cars D €, Main 5780 mas day when the qualifying round ends. Thése five range in totals from 972 to 1,076. The latter total was hit by Marie Frere, anchor of the Convention Hall quint of the Ladies' District League. Marle's set of 10-frame counts reads: 100, 100, 101, 101, 106, 106, 108, 113, 117, 124. Leda Amidon of the Ladies District and Veterans' Bureau circuits has averaged 105-3 with a high score game 120 among the 10 games. Fay Morgenstein has - averaged 102-7, Jennie Malcolm, 102-9, and Miss Kin- near, 97. Totals running from 1,061 to 1,478 have been made by contestants in the qualifying round of the down-and- out tournament on the King Pin drives. The high count is credited to Warren Wister. His high game is 166 arMl low 131. Dutch Weideman is the only other bowler of the quali- fying round group in the 1,400 class. He has toppled 1,420 pins in a string that has for high game 152 and for low game 135. for the Convention Hall tournament is being checked today and already some high counts have been revealed. Like the affairs at Arcadia and King Pin, the Conven- tion Hall qualification will end at midnight Saturday. In all three events elimination rounds will start Monday night. A handicap of 12 pins a game ac- corded the Investigators proved too much for Post Office to overcome in the General Accounting Office League. Beaten by six pins in the first game and two in the second, Post Office went to pieces in the third and took a severe lacing. ] American Railway and Express, No. 2, made good use of its handicap in the first two games with Shops in the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. League, but the latter came to life to grab the third tilt. Shops rolled up a total of 560 in its winning effort. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926. WOMAN, 66, TO ENTER LONG-DISTANCE SWIM By the Associated Press SANTA MONICA. Calif., December 23.—Mrs. Anne E. Van Skike, 66 years old, of Santa Monica, who each year celebrates her birthday with a 10- mile or longer swim in the Pacific Ocean, today announced her intention of participating in the $40,000 Wrigley marathon channel swim next month. For the last five vears Mrs. Van Skike has been engaging in long dis- tance swims in the Pacific. A 16- mile swim, the time of which was 9 hours and 15 minutes, was her last birthday celebration. She believes she can negotiate the channel between Santa Catalina Is- land and . this mainland, which will be the course of the marathon, but, because of an admitted lack of speed in swimming, she fears she may not be the first across in order to take the cash prize offered. COLLEGE NET TEAM TO INVADE BRITAIN NEW YORK, December 23 (#).—A Joint Yale-Harvard tennis team will invade England next Summer to de- fend the Prentice international inter- collegiate championship cup against Oxford-Cambridge. There will matches at Eastbourne about August 1. Six players, headed by Capts. F. W. Whitbeck of Harvard and Charles Watson, 3d, of Yale, will make the trip. After the intercollegiate serfes, the Americans will play against a team representing the Racing Club of Paris_in Paris, and against the Ttallan Davis cup team at Lido, Venice. In the last series of the biennial competition fér the Prentice cup Yale and Harvard won, 11 matches to 10, be | door titles; SPORTS. r3y ders by Scoring Over Persson INTEREST IN CUP TENNIS NOW GREATER THAN EVER Success of French Players This Year and Loss of Richards to American Team Will Make 1927 Matches Unusually Uncertain. By the Associated Press HILADELPHIA, December —Interest in the Davis Cup tennis matches next year will be greater than ever because of last season’s victories of the French players and the fact that Vincent Richards no longer will be available to aid in the defense of the trophy by America. Samuel H. Col- lom, vice president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, be- lleves. In expressing this opinion today, Collom, who also is chairman of the tennis committee of the Germantown Cricket Club, sald temporary stands to accommodate 12,000 spectators would be erected by the club for the Davis Cup challenge round next Sep- tember. “We are looking forward to record- breaking crowds, when the finals of the international matches are play- ed here again,” he said. “That the trimphs of Rene Lacoste, holder of both the American indoor and. out- Jean Borotra and Henri Cochet, holders of the Wimbledon crown, have stimulated interest in tennis all over the world Is shown by the fact that more nations will compets for the trophy than ever before. “The most recent challenger is Greece. It is the thirty-first country to seek the valuable trophy since the first contest was played between the United States and Great Britain 28 years ago. Since that time 30 na- tions, representing Europe, North and South America, Australia and ow Zealand, have participated in the an- nual competition. ““Tennis fans are looking forward te many thrilling matches during the coming season. With Austria and Germany likely competitors, France will be pressed hard to win its way to the challenge round. But court devotees here are hoping that the Frenchmen will come through. They want the American aces to avenge the defeats in the nationals last Summer.” Collom said the annual meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation will be held at the Penn Ath- letic Club here February 4 and 5. R DELANEY PLANS JAUNT FOR SERIES OF FIGHTS NEW YORK, December 23 (#).— Jack Delaney is planning a tour which may take him as far West as the Pacific Coast. The light-heavyweight champlien whose actlvities in New York have been limited by his split with Tex Rickard, expects to engage in his first match at Chicago next month. TWIN BILL ON MAT. 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