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26 D SPORTS. ILLNESS OF WIFE CAUSES JACK TO ASK LATER DATE “Wants to Be Right” for Gene and Feels He Cannot Be at Best If Worried—Would Prefer Fight to Be Staged ! By tha Associatad Pross, HICAGO fmminent enc ney for the worl =ht ti In a statemc les last night, the challen made known that he right” when he renev ance with Tur see why Rick bout until after S him an opportun the proper condition. Dempsey said: “I want to be right when I fight again. 1 see no reason why I ¢ me the favor 1 ask, delaving the until the last week of September, cause of the illness of my wife can't leave her in her present condi ex-champion tion and Rickard knows that if I am| not happy mentally 1 can’t be righ physically.” Jack May Give in. Notwithstanding, Dempsey’s friends intimated that they thought imately agree to Rick- after learning from his n that her condition serious as he supposed. ‘The doctor said Mrs. Dempsey would be able to accompany her hushand Bast in time for the proposed t date, September 15 or With the stadium renied, the pro- , and all other necessities arranged for, Chicago fight fans and officials were of the opinion that the date of Rickard’s choice eventually will prevail. Rickard and George Getz, the nom- inal promoter, said they were anxious 1o hold the match on the original date but might delay it until the 224 if Dempsey proved obdurate. Demp- sey’s. plea for the later date was vetoed entirely, because the stadium is unavailable after September 2 After Getz had been granted a promoter's license yesterday by the Tlinois State Athlet! Commission, he met with Charles Fitzmorris, city controller and his business aide, to discuss handling the ti Getz desires one central ticket agency, downtown, and hopes to restrict dis- tribution of the admissions to this one place, excluding the ticket brok- ers. Nothing definite was agreed up- on, pending Rickard’s return next Monday with his ticket staff and blue prints for construction of the ringside section of around 40,000 seats. With these seats, the stadium will accommodate the 150,000 crowd Rick- ard confldently expects will want to see the fight. If that attendance is realized, it will be the greatest out- pouring to an athletic event in the history of the world. Even that figure, however, will not equal the Soldier Field record. Last Summer at the Roman Catho- lic Eucharistic Congress, an estimated crowd of 200,000 persons, swarmed within the massive doric columns on Holy Name night. The first Army-Navy foot ball game ever held in the West was played at Soldiers’ Field last November. That <was the first event held at the field in its present state of completion. Vice President Dawes dedicated the ®tructure November 26, the day before the Army-Nayy battle, in a sleetstorm. Is Spacious Place. The curve of the horseshoe was completed just barely in time for this event, the two long stands at either side having been finished the previous year. Situated just a few hundred yards off Chicago's famous Michigan boule- vard facing Lake Michigan, its ac- cessibility has been thoroughly tested. More than 18,000 automobiles were parked in the wide open spaces of Grant Park, around the stadium, for the Army-Navy crowd. close | After the 26th. ject was launched voters approved 00,000 to begin it. t bond issues have contine 1 the work. The northern, or open nd of the horseshoe, is planned to be nded several hundred feet farther eventually. For the Army-Navy foot bail game the open end w closed with wooden bleachers, but these since wve been removed. The stadium pr 1, when th | ue | |LABARBA QUITS RING TO ENTER STANFORD od Pre ANGELES, LOS August 3.—Fidel retiring ersity. 1zain before aford Un his was the announcement of the r, George V. Blake, iter was hurr. i up 1siness aff; by September 1 and was taking his entrance examinations for the uni- ve do not feel that it would be fair to the boy to him to take on the additional worries of shedding weight to defend his title,” said Blake. BERLENBACH DECLARED THROUGH AS A FIGHTER NEW YORK, August 8 (#).—The star of a once-great champion, “Oom" | Paul Berlenbach has set, the former king of the ligsht-heavyweight division will receive no further encouragement along the comeback trail from his veteran manager, Dan Hick who told the New State Athletic mmis- sion that his pupil was “through” as a fighter Berlenbach himself is taking a long vacation “somewhere in the country.” Last week he knocked out Bob Law- son, Alabama negro, in seven rounds, but only after taking severe punish- ment. In previous comeback efforts, Paul has had difficulty winning from fighters who would not have been con- sidered in his class when the rugged Dutchman was flailing his way through the light-heavyweight ranks. iy CANZONERI TO ENTER FEATHERWEIGHT CLASS NEW YORK, August 3 (AP.— Having failed to win the bantam- weight championship, Tony Can- zoneri has elected to try his luck in the featherweight division. Canzoneri signed articles here yes- terday to meet Red Chapman of Boston over the 15-round route at Ebbits Field, Brooklyn, September 7. The New York State Athletic Commission has agreed to recognize the winner as the champion. R v S e RACE ACROSS COUNTRY ROUTE IS BEING PICKED SPRINGFIELD, Mo., August 3 (). —The international transcontinental foot race from Los_ Anaeles to New York City beginning March 3, 1928, will be run over U. S. highway, No. 66, to Chicago. ‘This announcement followed a meet- ing of C. C. Pyle, promoter of the race, with the hoard of directors of the U. §. 66 Highway Association and representatives of several Spring- field Civie Associations. Pyle was en route to New York to- day. The route of the race from Chi- cago to New York has not been an- nounced. The race will be run over 3,400 miles and will be run in from 60 to 70 days. Prizes will total $25,000. STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE C. ALVORD, counsel for George J. Voigt, the District amateur champion, announced today e that the Voigt case would be fought to a finish and that favorable action on Voigt's entry in the national amateur championship was expected. Several close friends of Voigt have aligned themselves behind the ama- teur champion and have raised a fund to fight for him. Assurance of ample Jegal defense for the golfer was given by Alvord, in the face of rumors from Canadian Champion Hits ’Em 300 Yards BY SOL METZGER. ! \ LEFT TOE IN MAKES BRACE OF LEG FOR BODY The tremendous driving of Ross Thompson, London Hu out the Cans event on the links last sca course in brought famous etition in which nts so heavily. pright swinger e with his feet hits with tremendous PO keops his halance perfecily. tremen dous hitters have stance in orde balance. Thompson mair in another w his feet p anzles to't exactly so in the ntir line of his Jeft e whips out on rders (he did even bet it on al holes in final match with “H 2 st . his Teft leg, ta ing the +ht s it comes for ward, acts as a brace es well as a guide for his shot. Thompson ix Father new to competitive golf and there is every promise of his ing an International mark wi tew years of seasoning. WCopyrieht 19270 -~ New York that the United States Golf Association already has reached a decision to bar him from the champlonship. Alvord today expected an answer from New York to a telegram which he sent last night to Herbert H. Ram- say, secretary of the United States Golf Association, reminding Ramsay of a promise Alvord says he made that Voigt’s counsel would be given copies of any specific charges that might be 12id against the District champion and a case in his r be prepared before any formal action barring him be taken, Tommy Armour, the national open champion, and Fred McLeod of Colum- bia are scheduled to play in a 36-hole exhibition match August 14 at the Hillendale Club, mear Baltimore, ac. cording to word from the Monumental City. Brick Wood, versatile assistant pro- fessional at the Washington Golf and Country Club, tied with Reds Cunning- ham, assistant at the Burning Tree Club, in the assistants’ tourney held vesterday at Burning Tree. Both fin- ished 21 down to par over the 36-hole route, although Wood led the field with a card of 163, made up of an 81 | and an 2. | Lawrence Wisner of the Suburban | Club of Baltimore finished thir {a : > Larkin of Indian . 25 down, and W: »wn and Country fin- . Wood led the field in ] and_afternoon rounds, winning special prizes put up for the | leading player in each round. If Walter Johnson unable to drive < in the future it acking in v wooden clubs. yresents the big ived yesterday at ¢ celebration at Clark rdium were three wooden s, two of them the gift of Tony Sylvester of Congressional and the ther the gift of Bob Barnett of Chevy { Chase. I.. Houghton of the Manor Club, winner of two tournaments about ‘ashington during the past three j montk notificd vesterday by the United States Golf Association of ac- [ ceptance of his entry in the national amatenr championship. Houghton is {one of five Washington entrants in the champlonship. Members of the Kiw ered on ‘he course of Spring Club this afternoon to take part in the monthly tourney of the club and to play in a tourney Baltimore a golf ball will not be the making of his n W s Club gath- Indian TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats |EISEMAN'S, 7th & F | Labarba will not defend his flyweight | to enter | THE EVENING _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1979 DIEGEL-MEHLHORN POOR PARTNERS HEAVEN'S SAKE, BiLL, DON'T “PLACE" ANY MORE BY 0. B. KEELER. For the Associated Press. To most golfers a quartet of players is a foursome, which is technically out of line unless the quartet are playing as partners and the two partners constituting each side are playing alternate strokes with the same ball. This s the true Scottish four- some. It is not much played in this country save as a novelty—usually a mixed affair, somewhat terrible, with both the man and the woman driving from each tee and selecting which drive they will continue to play. Foursome play is a regular part of the international and Ryder cup matches, however, and usually develops some interesting anec- dotes. In the recent match at Worcester between the teams of American and British professionals, some inspired genius, probably Walter Hagen, who was the American captain, bracketed Leo Diegel and Wild Bill Mehlhorn as partners; a whimsical nce both are of a volatile able disposition and they react on one another about like the two parts of a Seidlitz powder. Thi was the only match the Americans lost of the four played in this half of the contest, but it wasn’t from lack of earnest endeavor on the part of Leo and Wild Bill. In fact, they tried rather too hard. ‘While the affair ended in some- thing of a rout for our pair, it started off close enough and was still about level when it reached the middle of the second nine, where a dog-leg drive-and-pitch hole presented itself—the thirteenth or fourteenth, I think. Leo and Mehlhorn by this time were rather getting on each other’s nerves. One of them would slap a good approach up on a green and the other would miss the putt, or else leave the other a five-footer coming back, which he would miss. And they were conferring constantly and were rather free with advice, at times of an abrupt nature. Coming to the hole in question, it was Mehlhorn's turn to drive. “Now, Leo,” said Bill, “I know you can’t pitch to this green from anywhere except well out to the left, so I'm going to place this drive right out at the lefthand edge of the fairway and open the green sald Leo, hopefully. As sometimes happens with the best of golfers when trying to “steer” the ball, Wild Bill then pulled a powerful wallop much far- ther off line to the left than he had intended to go to the right. “Deep in the spinach,” moaned Leo. “For heaven's sake, Bill, don’t place any more of 'em for me! Just shut your eyes and let nature take its course.” From that point on, the Ameri- can pair disintegrated rapidly. A story is told of Harry Vardon and James Braid that illustrates how partners in a foursome can make use of each other's good shots. They were in a competition on a very dry course with a cer- tain green on which it not only was virtually impossible to stop an approach but where the third shot usually was played out of dire trouble and many sixes and some Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. — Andre Routis, France, defeated Joe Malone, New York (10). BOSTON.—Jack Gagnon, New Bed- ford, won over Romero Rojas, Chile (10). CHICAGO.—Stanislaus Loayza, Chile, defeated Tommy Herman, Philadelphia (10). My Sullivan, St. Paul, knocked out Ivan Laffineur, France (4). ST. PAUL.—Billy Petrolle, Fargo, won on foul from King Tut, Minne- apolis (4). 1.0S ANGELES.—Bert Colima, Whit- tier, Calif., beat Everett Strong, Omaha (10). Danny Kramer, Philadelphia, defeated Bobby Fernandez, Califor- nia (6). SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—Johnny Mec- Coy, Cleveland, beat Kid Pancho, San Antonio (10). WRESTLING ;I‘GBORT. Wrestling is the national sport of India and some of the tournaments at I.'x’h’n’l‘no have attracted crowds of 250,000. HAWKINS MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 sevens were turning up there. Both rounds, old Harry, playing the sec- . ond, deliberately planted the ball in the sand of a certain bunker, and Jimmy Braid, one of the classic niblick players of the world, both times brought the ball out so well on the green that Harry was able to get the putt down for a.four. However, 1 should like to hear Leo and Wild RBill planning to put each other in a bunker on purpose! #PORTS. * mpsey Is Expected to Agree to Meet Tunney in Title Battle on September 22 TUNNEY HAS BEGUN TRAINING FOR BOUT By the Associated Press, SPECULATOR, N. Y., August 3. Gene Tunney, world champion heavy- weight, has started intensive training for his scheduled 10-round majch, to be held at Soldiers’ Field, Chlcago, in September. ‘The ex-Marine covered four miles in his road work and then had a short sesdfon with the bag yesterday. Th. remainder of the day was spent in| golfing and fishing. Slattery, light-heavyweight of Buf- falo, stepped three rounds with Tunney and Eddie Eagan of Denver went three, followed by Frank Muske, St. Paul heavyweight, who sparred two more. Tunney’s daily routine for the present will consist of thres or four miles of road work, several rounds with the sparring partners, golf and fishing. NEW YORK LOST BIG FIGHT LAST WINTER By the Associated Press. W YORK, August 3.—Now that Chicago has heen definitely selected for the return Dempsey-Tunney fig, it may be revealed that New York prospects of staging it vanished last Winter when Tex Rickard’s bid to buy the New York Giants, shift the team to the Yankee Stadium and vemodel the Polo Grounds was rejected by Charles A. Stoneham, president of the Giants, Rickard, his new indoor arena built, has long cherished the idea of an im- mense outdoor stadium for sports spectacles, especially heavyweight boxing championships. Although obliged to use them, he has never considered ball parks properly equip- ped for such events without much altering of the field. His plan—had his $2,500,000 offer to Stoneham been accepted—was to make the Polo Grounds a_saucer-shaped field, adapt- ed to all big sports featurcs except base ball. Failing in that, Rickard has in mind the erection of his own outdoor arena, with tremendous seating capa- city, but meanwhile such arenas as Philadelphia had to offer last Septem- ber and Chicago this year eclipse anything the promoter has available in the metropolitan distric TWO D. C. GOLFERS SHOOT WELL IN MUNY TOURNEY "ELAND, Ohin, Augus With two of the four ington entrants in the na- tional public links title chase well up in the q i as a result of yesterday the other two. including Cole, the District municipal titl holder, need par or better today make the select group of 32 who will play for Lester Bolstad's title tomor- row. John R. Miller led the Washington quartet yesterd: vith a ditable 77, four over p: i rows turned in a Robert Burton, who has an outside chance to qualify was 82, while Cole turned in a card of 88 and virtually is out of the tournament. Cole necded a ghastly 48 over the first nine of the difficult Ridgewood course vesterday, getting h in Miller negotiated the first nine in 38 and looked forward to a hetter score on the par 35 last nine, but he drove into a rock pile on the four- teenth and took a seven. Burrows got out in 42, but was back in 87—two over par. | ™ Burton was out in 41 and back in| N the same figure. Cole was unable to find his game over the first nine, experienc trouble with Ridgewood's wdbds staggered out in 48 strokes. He a little better coming back, but is sc far behind the leaders he needs p: golf today to qualify Washington was in fourth place at the end of the first day’s competition for the Harding intercity trophy, with a total score of 326. Pittsburgh led with 317. By the Associated Pre CLEVELAND, August 3. — Still struggling to best par on the Ridge- wood golf course, entrants faced the second qualifying round of the na- tional public links championship v today, after an unsuccessful on he hilly 6,650-vard battlefield during the first 18 holes. Three youngsters came within an ace of equalling perfect scores of 72 yesterday, Carmen Bill of Cleveland, Carl Kauffman of Pittsburgh and Clarke Morse of St. Louis. Leadi the field of 122 with scores of record for the course from the bauk 'h | wenl 1. | the possibile climination from the 3: 4 par subdued up to ¢ virtue of four » stubbed his nteenth for a short putt on the final the end of the first ier with three birdies, ¥ with his on_ three gh only 17 years 1 the first half rfectly on all the other on which he was 11l came at the Close to Leaders. h these leaders were fairly distribt the 1 out championship territory J. J. MeAuliffe of Buf. den of Pittsburgh rokes of the three iile Robert Wingate . 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