Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1927, Page 33

SPORTS. THE EVENING ST, AR. WASHINGTON, D. €. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Warring No Busines s for Prizefighter : Dempsey With Family on TUNNEY’S END OF PURSE HIS PAY FOR 1,755 WARS T0 T | REPORT THIS FALL 1l Hopkins, young righthand purchased from New Haven of the Eastern League, the Nationals yeste the squad of pla; 3. One of them, * i in the hospital. however, recuse ating from an operation that left 1 without tonsi’s. No other re- cruits are expeeted to report to the cluh this season. This afternodn the Nationals were to rencw their fight for third pt which they now hold, with only a scant margin over tie Tigers. The Browns were to open a four-game es here today. . Single games with Dan Howles's cluh ave le for today nd_tomol will be an f day, the the sof heing listed for Naturday 'LLOYD WANER HITS HIS 179TH SINGLE . September 21— Math Sharks at Champ’s Camp Figure How Long Gene Would Have to Serve as Dollar-a-Day Ma- rine to Acquire Fortune of $1,000,000. By the Ascociated Press, AKE VILL. rangest of all was the tale told 1. labont the fireside of daily battles that ng might have b fonght between ok Dempsey and Tunney during the World War for 10 cents apiece. Demprey. the story told on gond au attempted to enter the Marine in New Yok City duri of 1918, the very time and p ent heavyweisht king enli in the “Devil Dozs." hut was dissuad ed from his original inteniion Aflitary sharps pointed out they both would have heen shippe Paris Island, § C. Marines of simi 3 heignt and size uenally land in th rallying ' same squad and take their recreation 11l.. September —With Gene Tunney's trai for the title fray with Dempsey in Soldier Field tomor row night a thing of the past heavyweight champion, his en tourage and the thinning ra the visiting experts settled in the deep chairs of the Cedar Crest Couniry Club today to await the breaking of camp tomorrow The chill breezes the clubhouse and the like weather have produced tion that calls for constant of all hands hefore the biz log_fire | together in the spacious livinz room. Herei Tt so happened at Parls Island. the | the latest camp “scandal” is discussed. | story continued. that boxing bouts | the fi ng qualities of the twolnot only were required during the battlers t ; xl\ -,,m‘\ ;md .\;1(‘ m_l:hml':( aining. but provided the principal again, and the match itself analyzed | recreation during the evenings' “rest | R s from all angie | hou Men of the same size were| PITTSBURGH. Pa..| L & Aside from widespread matchad 1egardless of their experience | Llovd \\fiavllv":'. G S neither proven nor denied, tl And a critical gathering of perhaps 1-;““‘”{"1';_’“;” |'r<-uv(’«l' for Angles fnioRe Bronson. Tunney's chief 50 seafaring “doughhoys squatteq | MmAalor leasie racare jor MBS In e | r buddy. has been acquiri ihout the ranel-ss rinzz for no admis E g 5 2 of safetics hy a_fivst vear man in | biankets from other people’s hads dur | <ion charte and with no seats tabbed Ll g EA TN, ing the cold snap to fill a Govern-| At ol L gathored his 179th sinzle from ment contract in case of another war., the Brooklyn Dedgers yesterday. tving chief interest has centered on several the modern vecord set by Johnny probiem: ¢ mathematics Tobth, ot ths (8t Dotk Biowhe N The that showed Tunney The all-time record. however s 199, set bv Willie Keeler in 1897 the t that wh (i By the Associated Pross rumors t Jimmy nd and enough [ v 810 aniece. ih [ Thus Tun Demnsey perhaps every | tha months hefors going overseas [ Figuring the duration of the houts at ahout one-tenth of the work two Ma ines perform to earn the daily +dol ir, the mathematicians were delighted to discover that Uncle Sam could have promoted these bouts for just 10 cents cach. have day would [ i | | receive $100.000 a 1¢ a minute, for his 10 rounds of lab azains: Dempsey—if the hout s the limit—were not complicated But the mathematical minds, after a lengthy strusgle and conference with the champion, came forth with the announcement that Gene, at the £1-| nrogram today. Refore packing to! aday rate he received Marvine, | leave carly Thursday for Chicago. | during 19 months of service in,the land the weighing in ceremony at 3 World War. would he oblized to en-| pm. hefore the Hlnois Boxing Com- | rage in 1754 more wars to earn the mission. Tunney. in the “finest shape | sum Tex Ri will pay him for of mv career.” expecis to scale 188 ursday night neunds for the wtle contest. PIRATES AGAIN DEFEATED | AND N. L. RACE nd. or . several days 0 mark in total hite feat pever hefore achieved hy a first | ¢ vear man, o far as available records | show. major b Gene to Weigh Abouwt 188. Gene had only a long walk on the YANKEES IN FRONT FOR 48 WEEK ENDS| BY JOH) When the las |1 |t T B. FOSTER. game of the base ball vear is plaved by the New York Yankees, that organization of swat- TI( :HTENS t whose batters have heen of such TR L ance to a pitching staff ._in turn. has heen isted by | Wiley Moore of Hollis. Okla., will have been in first place for 48 week ende in By the Associated Press. ssion, figuring back to May 1. 1by Frisch and Hefs abled St. Lguis [ isch an ey enabled St. Lgu ¥ S to beat Philadelphia, 5-4. Pittsbu Pix The Chicazo Cuhs started encing a slump. day they | Weinert on the mound against Bos. were three full games in the | ton but had to replace him with Percy van of the National League. Jones when the Braves scored four but they have failed t» score a sinzle | runs 1n the opening frame. Jones run in their last two zami | cnme through with an 85 decision. Dazzy Vance and his fast ball sub- | The Cubs made it four out of five for dued the Pirates last Monday by a the series and made the final count 30 count. and vesterday “Spittin’ Bill” | for the season against Boston, 15 vic- essive victories the s experi- the greatest achievement made by any team of front runners in the history of modern base ball—and. perhaps, all hise ball. unless exception | be made of the old-time Cincinnati's who never lost for more than a year. Tt is out of the question Lo beat the Yankees out of this mark. They have the American League pennant for 1027 Lefty AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Petroif, E Philadclphia, 31— STANDING 000100000 60100000 x— | __Gaston. Stowart and Schans. { Ehmke and Cochrane, Perkine NATIONAL LEAGUE. E 0 . 1} | | | R-ookln 0002001003 | | | Pittsburzgh” .70 000000000—0 k and Henline: Mcadows. Dawson and LS . 000030001—1 10 o 30000020x—5 7 1| : Sherdel and Schulte. | 10000000—5 o & 8 L 730000123—K 13 01 Adam con and Gihson: Wienert. Jones and | arinett | of Louis 1| Uhich and Wi 6| Boston | Chicaza e GAMES TOMORROW. + Woechin: *t New York. Clave'and at_ Phita Chicago at Boc'on, GAMES TODAY. NATIONAL LEAGUE. DAY'S RESULTS. ere idle. specta- | average of better than .600 by taking would have gzone for two successive fifth in a row over the Ph pu'led | ourians in the opener, 4.1 | e : | L 73.| BUFFALO EVENS SERIES. Meadows to the mound in an effort [ score three runs in the first inning s with Albany. pennant winner sacrificed home| o, Red Sox. 43 and 5-3.Manager Giants and the Cardina's. and ecan|ton with 17 victories and 5 defeats. HITTERS. win their 10 remaining contest: r SA08T096008 & 0 P. Waner, Pirates 134 583 111 224 | steond e | | Boston 101100000=3 6 1| prayer—Club. | Pliitadetonia 212 00000000 3—4 1| wWilson, Cubs . .. Dixon: | Ruth, Yankers. . Hornsby, Giants ndricks, Robins .. PITCH | Romm-1, Atkletic 2:30 P.M. tional amateur championship at the| | nual meeting of the national body in | AT 9:00 Doak held them to two hits and gave | tories in 22 starts. carefully sewed up and tucked away. Brooklyn another victory by the same | The Philadelphia Athletics virtual- | If they had been as consistent in 1926 in the W stanls, they | two gomes from the St. Louis Browns | Years never out of first place on a gained a half game on the leaders. and | The Mackmen staged a ninth-inning | Week end. up into a tie with York for sec-| They took the second game. ond place. | Three' wild pitches by Gaston,| ALBANY. N. Y ptember 21 (&) —Buffalo’s Iniernational League | ke vesterday’s game, but the be-|of this battle d Pirate was touched fc The Detroit Tizers zathered in hoth | in the Eastern Leazue. by winning | the second game yesterday, 1 to 0. the final marker in the seventh with S gpat. o Bill Carrizan was chased for arsuing s A el with the nmpire: clinch the pennant bevond doubt by | Other trams were not scheduled. winning 9 of it rematning 12 games,| A summory of yesterdny's games:| playeo—Club. G. AB. R. H. Pet. | | p | Simmors, Atl leties 96 335 69 147 Successive home runs in the seventh | netroit | Boston 000102000—3 9 e = d Bassler. Li . Bennett: | ig, nkees. . 147 552 2 H D Moore othorgill, Tigers . 135 505 185 Hollow-v Smith and Woodall: Wiltse. | Ruth, Yankers. . Ruseell. Harris and Hartley | Gelirig, Yanke ‘h.:_;;;m a i Groves Johnson and | goynchy, Glants. 10 o RUN SCORERS. | Gelrig, Yavkees Conhs, Yankees BASE STEALERS. Player—Club. Robins Browns. . | Piayer—Club. | Hoyt, Yapkees U. S. OPEN GOLF EVENT | sicocker; Yankees SAN FRANCISCO, September 21| 'Sucther. Yankees United States Golf Association has | 2 . i| AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK | Pebble Beach course. Del Monte, Calif. | w“hmgton vs. St. Louis Definite announcement of the selec | New York in November. ' ost Reliable Tailoring Shop Wonder What Mertz Will Say Today | sauiusniag The Largest—Most Econoutical—M =ity |15 ameured rerteives o ceason | 2% thev have heen this season they th> St. Louis Cardinals. winning theic [ rally for all their runs to heat the | Mamager Donie Buth sent Lee| Browns' hurler. enabled the A's to champlon squared the post-season | three Jonz hits in the fourth. good for | ,qg of their double-header with Bos- | Pittsburgh =till bas the drop on lh““ Detroit closed t vear azainst Rn!-i Blc LEAGUE LEADERS even thongh New York and St. Louis e | " | Hel mann, Tigers.132 166 106 181 e Russell and Hofmann. 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The Cardinals went into a tie econd place again with the Giants downinz the Phillies while the N Corkers lonfed Y The standi place —Pi in Ry the Associated Press CHICAGO, September 21.—Gpinions 72 representative hoxing writers, the Associated Press hered b 3 outcome of fomorrow's h ay Camplell, Cleveland News— 'unney by a knockout because he has improved while Dempsey has gone zvip on ot buntin a vy ed a Gene n and vne San to stay 10 hance to win.” Hurry Hochstadter, “Tunney, by decision. James B. Gould, 8t. Louis Star Dempse tter, o is Tunney. should win without troubls.” | James R. Harrison, | Times—"1¢ it's on the will win." . O ancisco = rounds L majority favorin unney. out of this array of d themseives vietory, while 24 picked Js to regain the title. n Y the Chicago Post— T Gene Yempsey York Tunney | W sther. tevel While most of the experis confined hemeselves to an unvarnished choice, he following reflect some of the more ietailed views: Wi Pittahursn ow York .. Lous. . Tha Pittshur pénnant by inz star Cardina conte | MeGeehan, New York Herald | Tribune —“Funney all alonz.” |5 William Me New York Evening | Post-——"In_ view hat happened In New York in rkey-Dempse: md Paulino-Deliney low can | ¥ou pick anybody here H, Smith, San Feanciseo | avent Chronicle— Tunney to win. He's than ever and Dempsey Is too 390 entry can cline 4 victories in 12 rema should the Giants make a sweep of their left to be played. Tn t the standing then Herald and them when inve Its can't | here's 50 much money 00 uncertain.” Jim Doyle, Cleve he I nd Plain Deal 1 d4-to-1 favorite, chance on Dempsey. New York Ilvenins by a knockout in it I will take Bob Idgren, pittsburs | Kew Vark Bang. Cleveland News—“Tt's a |5t Tous Any man who ean hit like | never can be counted out in ht rounds. Dickersoa, Grand Rapids (Mich.) cannot see how a man was so dec outpointed ago can come back far enough, to win over a younger man | has been improving himself in antime. 1 expect to see Tun ney knock out Dempsey by the eighth ound. 1 I . Kansas City Journal Flghts L(IS will win."” 1. New Y Ed Cochrane, Post—"Tunney Wilbur Wo not picking for the reason can't tell about these hig heavyw fi Otherwise I would favor ney CLYCE MILAN THROUGH AS MEMPHIS MANAGER MEMPHIS, Tenn., September President Thomas R. Watkins of the Memphis Southern Leagus team has announced that a new manager will he chosen next season to succeed Clyde (Zeb) Milan, fe er ind player of the W iean League elub, third season as mans Sun—"I'm that you ht un- ed Press ) —Stanis foul from Tod Junior lightweight n-title) Archie deieated Iz o (10). My Sullivan, St ed Joe Reno. Trenton. N, NDIANAPOLIS Meye Philadelphia. won from Sailor man, Ch'c (am. Jackie Pur Kokomo. defeated Ralph Mendoza, € cago (19) By the Assor CHICAC won Seattle o ( 1k Mor; Bell. and per- | ister to win, ) unney haps by a knockout.” Harry Bullion, Detroit T pick Dempsey. He is hetter than last year and mproved over ~his form Pa q.¢ agains i Ed Hughes, Brooklyn (N. Y.) S defeated Ind. (10). v of Memphis. | JACKSONVILL ATLANTA, G —With the leading the the s rn League ended 11 meet the winners of enville-Portsmouth play-off vies of games to be plaved in J. to dotermine the mnionship of the South Joey Sangor. bt Bud Taylor, such that 1 to see any- suspicions are be surprised hing happen.” Hype Igoe, New Y my waukee, Haute, vk World—"On PORTSMOUTH WINS GAME. | CHARLOTTE, N. C (P).—Portsmouth nc ville, 2 to 1, in the fou eries letween 1y and Vi 1 Lea fternoon. It was the victory over the Sninners September 21 Fla., long shot, nevertheless. ng lie "hunel on the old gl Ned Brown, New Y ‘Tunney by a knockout. Harry New York World Tribune—"Tunney res to win Dempsey, K is too old to come back. Jack Farrell, New York 1 —“Dempsey by a knockout. I'm piay or.’ vk World— | Sepem out me of the nners o ies hore v in 1 h the w class ily News “l agree with M was scraped would be: Night laus Loayza, Chile, champion Fernandez, WINS FLAG. ) Tars a four-game | rules and officials, esterday. in a Battle’s Eve HOPKINS LAST ROOKIE TUNNEY IS PICKED TO WIN CARDS JOIN 6IANTS _[POP PICKS JACK TO WIN BY MAJORITY OF WRITERS INPUSHING PIRATES - BY K. 0. IN SEVEN ROUNDS tts- | the | v Fighter in World—Former Champ Weighs More Than on Verge of Other Title Tilts. Challenger’s Father Thinks Son in Condition Best tes ond ing | for by ow Seisted RTER “Jac said the mayor, “I have INCOLN FIELD, CRETE. brought vou the spirit of Salt Lake September 21.—Ready and City, which is just as good luck as premely confident of victory,|the Spirit of St. Louis that helped J: Dempsey planned to spend | Charl Lindbergh fly across the sea. his last day in his $2,000,000 | Three-hundred Salt Lake people came training camp here resting and chat- | to the airdrome to say good-by to me ting with his father, Hiram Dempsey, |and wish you good luek.” and a half dozen other relatives r{ Dempsey's father picked his famous their benefit the former champion |son to win by a knockout within seven cut loose yesterday against the light | rounds. In condition, he said, his boy and heavy punching bags, but his pro-| was the best fighter in the world. <ram today. contained nothing but a | short jog on the road before break-| fast | Dempsey spirited workout m 1¢ 10 the Ain- nd 10 hat LOS ANGELES, September 21 (#). —Joey Sanger, Milwaukee, outpointed Bud Taylor in a 10-round slugfest here last nizht to repeat his victory of last November over the Terre Haute, Ind., have |} 4 b | bantamweight. | MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, weighed 196 after m:“ yesterday evening the greatest weight by several pounds that his much-discussed legs | ever carried into the ring for a cham | plonship engazement. Even in the | chill of the early Fall weather Jack's | green tights became wet with per- | spiration from his four rounds with the bags. “I'l guarantee,” said Dempsey, “that the man Tunney meets tomor | gane City § | row night will not be the same man | Milw ukes ¢ he fought a vear ago in Philadelphia. | Toledo 0. 046 1 was just a bird that might who| 220078 went out with the thought of landing | sy 'Pam one or two punches and ending the Kans ow | “This time it will be different. If| ! Tunney thinks I'm going to do nothing but throw hooks at his chin he is dead wrong. But 1 hope to nail him for | the full count with the left hook that I tried to finish him with in Philadel- phia. T hardly used my right hand against Tunney a year ago. but tl time I will be a two-handed fighter. In the absence of Manager Leo Flynn, who stayed overnight in Chi cago to continue the debate over ring Jack said he ex- the | pacted to leave for his loop hotel just atter dinner tonight. Accompanying the par sey's relatives was Mayor C. Clarence Neslen of Salt Lake City, who flew to Chicago in an airplane to sce the St. Panl Ind’ap lis oW Lonisville aul, 100, st vis, Second game— “hi- . st. Paul 03100200—1114 | Kinsas City 00302002— 813 | o Maler and Seimer: Davis, Roy, Nelson, | May.” Warmouth and Peters. Columbus. 010000001—2 3 6 | Indianapolia 41130120x—12168 3 Meeker and Ferrell: Leverett and Tesmer. | Toledo 011032101—917 0 | Louisvilie 300000000—311 4 Ryan and Heving: Tincup and 5 1 aneanolis Hubhell. _ Benton | Eddleman.” Gearin. ¢ of Demp. | 11—015 00—512 a 3 Sprinz. Gowdy, anders and Young. 202012 620012 and the PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Seattle. 6: Oakland. 1| Sacramento. 0. 7. San Francisco, 6. three games plaved | ack | R M LI e ec— ary Lewis —Luckies have the finest flavor” Said Jean Ackerman to Murrel Finley, Blanche Satchel and Myrna Darby while they rested between acts of The Ziegfeld Follies. 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