Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1929, Page 36

36 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D€ FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1929. SPORTS. Tex Seeks Fight As Goldfield Boost : Lomski Picked to Beat Braddock Tonight GOES RIGHT AFTER NELSON-GANS BOUT Soon Meets Nolan’s $30,000 Price, Then Rickard Is Startled at Result. This is the only autobiography written by Tez Richard. It was prepared in col- laboration with Bozeman Bulger. for pub- lication ezclusively by The Star and the North ~ American Newspaper = Alliance. Shortly before Rickard's death’ he dis- cussed wifkh Bulger plans for pubdlica- tion of these memoirs in book form Following is the tenth installment of the autobiography, which is appearing in daily chapters. BY TEX RICKARD l between Joe Gans and Battling Nelson and the chances of finding & place to hold it. Always I have been a reader of news- papers, and I have made a point of reading them all the way through. Up to the moment my eye fell on that item 1 had never so much as thought of even | seeing a prize fight—a big one, I mean. | All of us had a great pride in Gold- | field as a town and had tried numerous means of getting outsiders interested. ©On the spur of the moment I threw | the paper aside, walked over to the tele- graph office and sent _a message to Nolan, the manager of Battling Nelson. “How much would you want to hold the Gans-Nelson fight in Goldfield>” I wired. It never had occurred to me to con- sult others up to that time. My train- ing in Alaska had taught me to act on | my own and do it quietly. I doubt if Nolan ever had heard of Goldfield, but he replied, saying that $30,000 would be the price. Up to that time nobody ever had heard of that much money being guaranteed for a fight. I had no idea what one had cost or would cost. The moment I got Nolan's telegram, though, it struck me that it would be worth that much to have people all over the country talking about Goldfield. I had a vague idea, of course, but T never dreamed just how much atten- tion the affair really would attract. With the telegram in my hand I ran into Al Mayer up the street, He was in business in our town. “I'll take five thousand of this, AL" X{s?ld to him, smiling. “You want any of it?” “I'll take five thousand,” he said. “That'’s a big idea.” Farther down the street I ran into Graham Rice. “It's a great notion,” he exclaimed. “I'll take five thousand or any part of it. If you don’t see anybody else I'l take all of it.” I walked around talking about my scheme and I did not find a single man | unwilling to put up some part of the aranty. In less than an hour I could ve guaranteed $30,000. ‘Wires Nolan C.K. That afternoon I telegraphed Nolan, accepting his proposition. In another 24 hours my name was known all over the country. Goldfield was famous in less than a week. At first the sporting men were in- clined to give our little town the laugh. Every time any cracks were made about us being able to stage a fight, though, I would offer to put up the money in gold. That was never necessary. To tell you the truth, not one of those men ever had to put up a cent. A man who did much to establish me with the sporting world, including the newspaper men, was Bat Masterson, now dead. Bat had known me in Texas Wwhen he was a sheriff and a dead shot. Later he became a writer and a fight authority. “1 dont’t know much about Goldfield,” he wrote in his paper, “but I do know that if Tex Rickard says he will guaran- tee $30,000 the fighters can bank on getting paid. Rickard’s word is as good as gold.” 1 always appreciated that more than I ever could make Masterson under- stand. My standing was good enough ; in the mining regions, but in the East somebody had come out and vouched for me. Of course, I had had a vague notion that holding a championship fight in a tittle out-of-the-way place would appeal to some people as a novelty, biit, hon- estly, I hadn't the slightest idead of just how far that would go. I was in for the busiest month of my life, dealing with things that I knew nothing about. Until a man gets mixed up with a thing like that he hasn't the slightest notion of how many irritating details can come up. They kidded us around the country, but, as we say in the West, we Goldfield fellows had our necks bowed and tails curled and were going like a bull yearling through a -peach orchard. We were going to make a success of that fight if every one of us went broke. Gans Gets Square Deal. Nolan agreed to sign up at my terms and so did Gans. That poor darkey had | to make most of his arrangements him- self, and, believe me, I made it a point to see that he got a square deal. The most important matter at the start was the building of an arena. Even this did not cut into the money we had guaranteed. I got a concern to furnish the lumber and build it with the understanding that the lumber could be returned when the stand was taken down. Practically the only cost was the labor. My credit was good enough for all that. Not once did I have to call on the men who had guaranteed to see the fight through. Let me explain that I was the actual promoter of the fight and was to receive whatever profit came out of it. My friends were simply backing me. I will explain in a succeeding chapter just how it never cost a single one of them a nickel, except what he spent in cele- | brating. 2 The thing that astonished me and began opening my eyes to what I had really done was the arrival in town of newspaper men. As things were getting under way I noticed a funny-looking tent down the street and made in- quiries. ‘The occupant was Bill McGeehan, the sporting writer, now in New York. He had come up from San Francisco. With him was Rube Goldberg, now a famous cartoonist. That they should come to Goldfield and camp out just to write about my fight was amazing to me. In a week | or so I got used to that. Two dozen of the writers had arrived. Our town was humming. It was the arrival of Nolan, Nelson's manager, that threw us into a higa fever. Everything had gone smoothly up to that time. All had scemed sports- manlike. With him came trouble, con- stant nagging. Nobody ever had as tough a time getting an even break as did poor Joe Gan: though, chapter. (Copyright, (In Collaboration with Bozeman Bulger). | 'WAS sitting in my office at Goldfield | reading a newspaper when my eye came across an item about a fight by the North American aper Alliance.) (Next—The Greatest Fight I Ever Staged.) —e STAGE BOUTS TONIGHT. boxers will meet Baltimore Y. M. H. team tonight in the Casey gym at 8:30 o'clock. BALLSTON, Va., January 18.—Wash- ington-Lee High School will play Fred- ericksburg High School of Fredericks- burg, Va. here tonight at 8:30 p.m. 0 a third athletic district of Virginis series game, will take another Washington Knights of c.;lm-nbus!i title. Here we have Tom Heeney, now training daily in a The Australian, shown going through his calisthenics, posible opponent for Dempsey, in the event Jack finally decides to essay a comeback. TUNNEY’S LAST VICTIM IS BUSY BATTLING THE FAT ' New York gym for another crack at the world hu_vywdght is numbered with Sharkey, Stribling and Paulino as a —Associated Press Photo. ond block of the Howard Camp- King Pin No. 1, where the major event was inaugurated two years ago, at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. Results of the second block will furnish some idea as to which of the star pin- men are likely to figure in the final battle for the big cash prizes on the Coliseum drives the following Satur- day night. Many are picking Bradley Mandley to cop his first sweepstakes championship The Stanford Paper Co. star, who took the lead last week at Convention Hall with a 635 total, has never figured in the sweepstakes /award, although gen- erally rated the most consistent bowler in the city. This is his second quest for the Campbell cash. . Results of tomorrow night's bowling will determine largely whether Mandley is to reach his goal. If he can retain his lead at the close of the second block there are many who will be will- ing to concede him first honors. His followers are depending upon him to finish strong at the Coliseum, where he has recorded many of his highest sets. Santini Surprises. Tony Santini, who ltcgped into the runner-up berth with a 624 count last week, has the dopesters guessing. The majority are inclined to believe he was shooting far over his head at Con- vention Hall, but there are othe: cluding Lonnie Krauss, the Col m boss, who are confident that Tony will be in the battle at the finish. His showing tomorrow night will be watched with more than passing interest. Clem Weidman, Hap Burtner and Maxie Rosenberg, the only others to pass the 600 mark last week, are rated as Mandley's leading rivals. Clem, it will be remembered, took second money two years ago and looked like a dan- gerous contender last year. Burtner regained much of his lost prestige last g‘ee]l‘( and is apparently staging a come- ck. . “Rosenberg is the man Mandley will have to beat,” is the assertion heard in many quarters. Maxie collected 607 pins last week and might well be rated a lemflngI contender. His work was con- sistent throughout the first five games, his high count being 131 and his low- est 111. Maxle is having a banner season and is likely to keep pace with the leaders tomorrow night. Majority Still in Race. More than a score of the 29 entered in the rich stakes are still considercd in the race. Any one of these may re- cord a sensational set at King Pin No. 1 to assume a place among the leaders. Glenn Wolstenholme, who finished first in 1927; Howard Campbell, who was seconded last year, and Henry Hiser, who was third last year, are still in the race. This trio and Weidman are the only entrants who have shared in sweepstakes prize money. Red Megaw, who was unable to compete this year, is the only bowler to ever collect a por- tion of the money each year. He fin- ished third in 1927 and first last year. Contestants, listed in the order in GARGOYLE Mobiloil 5-Gallon Can $3.99 A, E and ARCTIC Limit_ome can to Customer Friday, Siturday and Monday Goodyear A.-W. 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All ‘entrants are to report at King Pin No. 1 tomorrow night at 7:15 o'clock, when drawings for alley assign- ments will be made. With the Bowlers NAUTICAL LEAGUE. Team Standing. Drifters Canoce 1st rado .. Washington' Canoe’ 2d. Raccar Canoe Colonial Cano Potomac_Canoe Anchor Canoe Bonzal Canoe . Drifters Canoe De Molay ... Potomac Woodcl Washington Canoe 3d : th individual average—McGolich (Drift- ers Canoe 2d). 114. High individual game—Bilson (E1 Dorado), High individual set — MeGolich (Drifters Canoe 2d), 389. High ‘team game—Potomac Boat Club, §14. igh team set—Potomae Boat Club, 1,719, Strikes—Poole (Bonzai), 30. Spares—O'Neal (Drifters Canoe 1st), 126. LUTHERAN BEAGUE. Team Standing. Reformation bpesttes ca s REBRLEEREEN h team game—Reformation. 592. ig 65. ydish, individual set — Barnard (Reforma- n). 375. High individ - pollEh individual game — Polkinhorn (8t. Four teams were idle Tuesday. Ta- koma took two of the set with Luther Place, Reformation took two from Trin- ity, St. John's No. 1 took all three from Zion No. 1, Zion No. 2 took two from St. John's No. 2, St. Mark's took two from St. Paul's and St. Matthew’s took two from St. Stephen'’s. LIMITED T0 MEMBERS. Only members of the Georgetown Athletic Association will be admitted to th> boxing bouts between George- town University and Western Maryland to be held January 2! ANTIFREEZE Gallon Can $1.20 T T M Sunnenss e g 11339 odyear Pathfinder T o isia, [<] o I3 S T Cord, $13.95 All Size Tubes 29x4.40 Tubes, 79¢ H on VNint'h Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. DAVENPORT, Iowa.—Otto von Porat knocked out Tom Sayers, Detroit (3); Kayo White, New Orleans, outpointed Bennie “Kid” Stanley, Kansas City (8): Young Terry, Davenport, outpointed Ernie North, Waterloo (6); Jackie Decker, Moline, stopped Tommy O'Brien, Cedar Rapids (5). MINNEAPOLIS.—Armand Emanuel, San Francisco, outpointed Harry Dillon, Winnipeg (10); Roy Michaelson, Minne- apolis, knocked out Red Carr, Winnipeg (2); Jimmy Gibbons, St. Paul, out- pointed Tommy Haval, Pine City (6); Urban Liberty, Somerset, Wis., outpoint- ed Eddie Nemo, Duluth (4 IN START lile a sprinter! STRIBLING IS GIVEN ORDERS BY DEMPSEY | By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga. January 18.—Jack Dempsey, handling the promoting end of the Stribling-Sharkey fight at Miami Beach February 27, has refused to per- mit Young Stribling to engage in any matches after January 25. A fight scheduled for Stribling with ) Jack McAuliffe of Detroit in Atlanta January 29 has been called off by the promoters following word from “Pa” Stribling that Dempsey has put his foot down on any matches after Stribling's fight with Ralph Smith in New Orleans January 25, Young Stribling will meet Art Malay in Norfolk, Va., tonight and Sully Mont- gomery in Memphis January 21. Articles of the Miami Beach agree- ment call for Stribling’s appearance there for preliminary training not later than February 1. D. C. GOLFERS MAY FLY TO PINEHURST COURSES Pinehurst, N. C., one of the popular golfing resorts of the East, has been brought within three hours of Wash- ington by airplane, under a new ar- rangement announced today by _the United States .Air Transport, Inc., which operates plane service between Washington and New York. Reid W. Digges, a member of Ban- nockburn, has been appointed manager of the air promotion department of the company, which plans to use a Ryan | plane in the three-hour hop between Washington and Pinehurst. The trip by train is an overnight journey. QUINTS TO STAGE TITLE CONTEST IN ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 18.—| Two traditional rivals will lock horns here tonight when the basket ball teams of George Mason and Alexandria High Schools meet in the Armory Hall at 8:30 o'clock in a third athletic district of Virginia series game. First place in the titular chase will be at stake for both teams came through their opening games last week with im- pressive triumphs. George Mason's girls' team will play the Alexandria High sextette in a pre- liminary game, which will start at 7:30 o'clock. A high-=test super=power Golf’s Vital Plays As Told by Masters Jess Sweetser is admittedly one of the great amateur players of all time. He won one national amateur title and was finalist in another. He is the only American-born golfer ever to win the British amateur championship, and he has been a member of several interna- tional Walker Cup sides. BY JESS SWEETSER, Former United States and British Amateur Champion. (Written exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance.) HEN I say I think driving as important as putting it may sound heretical to those who insist on the value of the short game. It is true no one can be a winning golfer unless he is consistent around the green, but it is equally true that no one can advance far unless he can bash the ball far and straight off the tee. ‘The short drive leaves you with many problems the long hitter does not face. On the average par 4 hole nowadays the leading player faces a mashie shot or a mashie-niblick, perhaps. The weaker hitter has often to play a long iron or a spoon, with a consequent risk of not getting the direction—for a long iron or wood shot_cannot be controlled as easily as a mashie. Bobby Jones, it seems to me, is the best driver I ever saw. His drives are as long as any, and so consistently straight that it becomes disheartening waiting to see the ball kick off into the rough. Phillips PFinlay, young Harvard stu- dent, hit the best tee shot I've ever seen. Finlay is one of the most terrific belters in golf: Drives 318-Yard Hole. He was playing with Francis Ouimet and Roland Mackenzie in a threesome before the last national amateur cham- plonship at Brae Burn. The fourth hole there is 318 yards long, with a trap 300 yards from the tee and directly in front of the green. Phil hit one of the most prodigious wallops imaginable. The ball cleared the trap and rolled to the center of the green. There may have been better drives than that, but I never expect to see a finer one. Driving Important as Putting, Despite Claims for Short Game, Says Sweetser. No Player Will Advance Far Unless He Can Get Of True, Long Distance Shots. I use a square stance, with both feet on a line, take a slow back swing and hit from the inside out. In a short ar- ticle like this it isn't possible to go into the technical phases of a shot. There are many technical phases, but the best advice that can be given any new golfer is to keep the head down, the eyes on the ball and try to hit it. Powerful hitting isn't just a matter of style. To some it may seem that Cyril Tolley overswings and Abe Mitche ell doesn't follow through and Maj. Hezlet pokes at the ball. That they are all good long hitters shows timing is much more important than style. Every shot in golf is contingent on proper timing. It doesn't matter whether one is awkward or graceful if that habit is acquired. And one of the most im- portant factors in timing is the slow back swing. (Copyright, 1929. by the North American Newspaper Alliance.) Monday—Joe Turnesa, on Driving. HANSEN, ILL, IS UNABLE TO FIGHT NEXT FRIDAY NEW YORK, January 18 (#).—Knute Hansen, the melancholy Dane, has been stricken with influenza and will be unable to match punches with Em- mett Rocco of Akron, Ohio, in the semi-final match to the K. O. Christ- ner-Jack Sharkey battle in Madison Square Garden next Friday night. Jack Gross, Camden, N. J., heavy- weight, has been picked as a substitute. EDWARDS PLANS TO RUN TWICE ON SAME NIGHT NEW YORK, January 18 (#).—Phil Edwards, dusky New York University running star, will attempt an “iron- man” stunt a week from Saturday night. He plans to compete in the 800- meter special at the Masonic games in the 102d Engineers’ Armory, Upper Manhattan, and an_hour later in the 600-yard special at the Norwegian Turn Soclety games in the 2d Naval Battalion ! Armory in Brooklyn. COAST SCRAPPER 5 7105 CHOE Plenty of Action Expected in 10-Round Clash of Light- " Heavies. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 18.—Leo Lomski of Aberdeen, Wash., will be a 7-to-5 favorite over James J. Braddock of Jer- sey City when they enter the ring for their 10-round battle in Madison Square Gard"er: ht:night. ul t should not worry Braddock particularly. He was on the lhan end of the bettnig when he battled Tuffy Grif- fifths at the Garden some time ago, but knocked out the highly-touted Sioux City light-heavyweight in two rounds. Lomski, however, is one of the great- st of the present crop of light-heavy- weights. * A crowding, smashing, tear- ing type of fighter, he has held his own with the best of the 175-pounders. He had the title within his grasp in the Garden last year when he spilled Tommy Loughran, ruler of the division, onto the canvas. He could not keep the title holder down, however, and Tommy danced and jabbed his way to the decision. Braddock got little notice from the experts until he broke Pete Latzo's jaw with a right-hand punch. He followed this victory up with the sensational knockout of Griffiths. That earned him the bout with Lomski. Some of Leo's opponents would say that Braddock is ?::m;emng rimulch of & “break” in g a rival as rugged and ex- perienced as Lomski. e ON SCORING RAMPAGE. CHICAGO, January 18 (#).—Purdue’s “Big Polson” of the Hardwoods, Charles (Stretch) Murphy, has started out with such a dizzy rush that he may shatter every existing record for individual scoring 1{‘11 ? 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