Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1929, Page 50

50 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, MAY 31 1929° SPORTS Return of European Champion to America May Revive Feud Among Middleweights DE VOS’ PILOT CONSIDERS WALKER, HUDKINS OFFERS Jimmy Bronson Has Belgian Star in Tow, Along With Ad Warren, Promising Heavy—Mickey and Ace Hunt Bigger Prey. BY FAIRPLAY. IMMY BRONSON is back in the saddle holding the reins over Rene De Vos, the European middleweight champion, and Ad Warren, North Carolina University foot ball star, who made quite a hit in pugilistic ranks. De Vos is back from a two-month visit at home after one of the most suceessful and arduous campaigns in this country. The Bel- gian star was offered a match with Champion Mickey Walker in London and one from a French promoter to meet Ace Hudkins in a return bout. Both offers were referred to Bronson. “Hudkins or Walker, I don't care,” says Bronson. “Either one would draw a tremendous gate, but I d?l prefer Walker, as it would mean a crack at the title.” Interest in the middleweight division may pick up with the arrival of De Vos. Walker and Hudkins seem to be gunning for heavier game. The same goes for George Courtney. All that is left of the field that looked so good and furnished so many stirring contests seems to be De Vos, Joe Anderson, Dave Shade and possibly Pete Meyers, the hard-hit- ting coast lad, who fights better at 156 pounds than in the welterweight class. Rene De Vos. Ad Warren has scored 14 knockouts In his next start misfortune befell him. in 21 professional fights and is the nflxe 30;@"5& ;;;‘ntgga lér:rl;erlll B"; A‘g s Wi oll an pride of all the Carolinas. Ad has|iog gxmu o thia BORITUURLL the' Jne been out of the game for six months | jured member healed fully. nursing a broken arm. ‘Warren has victorles over Marty His remarkable career along the fistic | Gallagher, George Hoffman, who K. highway was halted when he broke his | 0’d Mike M'Tigue the other night; right arm in a battle with Jack League | Pietro Corri, Romero Rojas, Bill Jordan at Asheville, N, C. After a three-month Test he returned to the ring and scored | three sensational two-round knockouts. | and so on down the list of blustering heavies. (Copyright, 1929.) DOWN THE LINE WITH W. O. McGEZHAN There Are No Seconds. ENERALLY speaking, when an athlete is announced as a second ‘Whosis, he is not. The most recent case of a performer being wrapped in another man’s mantle is that of Kid Chocolate, the somber-hued Cubsn dancer-boxez. The boys are saying that he is a second George Dixon, who also wa$ known as Little Chocolate. Kid Chocolate is a-Negro. Little Chocolate was a Negro, but there the resemblance, physical, temperamental and professional, ends quite abruptly. Kid Chocolate demonstra that the other night in the bout with the Stan- ford University freshman, Fidel Labarba. Three times the Chocolate had Labarba quite dizzy, and then danced away from him. Little Chocolate never did any- thing of this sort unless the exigencies of the betting demanded it. Every time they dig up a third-rate colored prize fighter they an- nounce that they have discovered a second Joe Gans. There has been a new Joe Gans discovered for every six months since the death of the orig- inal. Most of them were knocked out even before any of the customers could try to discern any resemblance to the original. On the whole, you can take it for granted that any gladiator who is an- nounced as*a second anybody else must be a trifle worse than mediocre. It was only a short time ago that they brought a young man whose euphonious name Griffiths. He might have been a fair fighter, but they destroi;ed ces by announcing that he was another Stanley Ketchel. t settled him, He was beaten in his first start. Of course, there have been exceptions. William Harrison Dempsey adopted the name of Jack Dempsey, which suggested very vividly the first Jack Dempsey, the Nonpareil, the idol of & few generations ago. The younger Jack Dempsey proved to be a greater fighter than the old, which may sound sacrilegious to the old-timers, but it is true. ‘Then there was the case of William Rothwell of Denver. He took for nom de guerre the name of Young Corbett. He was in no way like the old Corbett in physique, methods or anything eise, but he was quite a fighter. He stopped the “Terrible Terry” McGovern and wrecked the class in which he fought until he wrecked himself. But aside from these two in the manly art of modified murder, the “seconds” have been terrible. Harry Wills, the “Black Panther” and all that sort of thing, was touted as a second Jack Johnson. Tut Jackson, the “Black Mummy” of Washington Court House, also was heralded as a second Jack Johnson, and it seems that the original Jack Johnson did not even have the chance to sue¢ him. ‘The same thing lz&lus 1o base ball. At the current writing several of the ipping back layers who only a P to the minors young few weeks ago were being touted as second Speakers and Cobbs. I sometimes think that these er players are affected by the appellations that are hung on them, that they subconsciously try to act up to the names instead of being them_sfillvu, ‘which uws 1s fatal. s it e best athletes are those Wl themselves. When athlete is good enough the boys do not nmmi‘:&»meflmmwn‘: Pons. of {g:se days_the boys will discover e o! lays another Babe Ruth. This will be the height of absurdity and end the bunnul“o! “seconds.” The First Forty Years, F course, I am densely ignorant of nautical affairs, though I did sail, man and boy, for 12 days, the duration of the last America's Cup race, but I cannot help wondering why the hesitation about accepting the latest chalienge of Sir Thomas Lipton. Looking over the records, it seems that Sir Thomas has been challenging for the cup, man and boy, for 40 years. I have no doubt that the first 40 years are the hardest. They always are. Semehow, the term “international cup” seems to be a misnomer. The America’s Cup first was lifted in 1851, and since that time it has remained in the possession of the New York Yacht Club. At no time since that date was there any occasion where it seemed likely to leave the mooring place at the yacht club, It is competed for only at long intervals. I am wondering if the matter of the America's Cup could not be placed under the jurisdiction of the New York State Boxing Commis- sion. This body has a rule, which sometimes is enforced, to the effect that a champion must defend his title at least once every six months. It might be applied to the defense of the America’s Cup. Another factor which would be in force if the Boxing Commission had control. might popularize the sport of America’s Cup racing. In all champion- ship bouts the contestants must weigh in, and there is no question as to handi- caps, measurements and time allowances once the bell rings. In an international yacht race the verdict is not given out until the mathematicians turn in their Teports. Then they add these and divide by something and subtract from some- thing else until they find the greatest common divisor, which shows that the cup remains in America. The latest Lipton challenge is sunk 10 fathoms deep in committee, but I understand that they are sending down divers after it this week. If This Be Treason— IT probably sounds unpatriotic and all that sort of thing, but it is my notion that it does a country good now and then to lose a cup or a championship. ; was accused of being gleeful over the loss of the Davis Cup to the French. ‘was. little, or there is no Those things should rotate a sport. Ref the Davis Cup year after year made the United States Lawn Tennis Association smug and complacent. It stuck by the same old defenders and there was no attempt to develop new and younger players. The cup was taken for granted. When it is recovered by the United States—which will not be for several years, from the current outlook—it will be esteemed the more. I gather that the popular sentiment in regard to the America’s Cup is that it would be a_joyous occasion if Sir Thomas Lipton in particular or anybody in general would lift it. That would stimulate yachting and yacht building to a marked extent in this country. Right now there is a chance that the much prized heavyweight champion- ship title may be taken from the United States despite the fervent prayers of the late John L. Sullivan. And that, too, would be a good thing for the manly art of modified murder, if anything could do any good for that game. It might lead to the breeding of a race of American fighters who actually would fight. And if this be treason, get the firing squad ready any sunrise time that ts you. 7o (Copyright, 1929.) I 3 dsdovertng GRIBELLE KNOCKS OUT KNUTE HANSEN IN FIFTH| PARIS, May 31 (#)—Maurice Gri- belle, who is managed by Francois Des- | camps, former pilot of Georges Carpen- tler, knocked out the Danish-American, Knute Hansen, in the fifth round of their bout here last night. It was Han- een’s first start since K. O. Christner knocked him out at Cleveland some | months ago. Hansen took the first round in_easy fashion, but he could not hold off the| PFrenchman the rest of the way. He was badly battered in the second round, floored for a count of seven in the third, barely able to reach his corner at the end of the fourth and knocked out in short order in the fifth. E—— CZECH GYMNASTS GIVE EXHIBITION AT Y. M. C. A. Eight members of a model gymnastic team picked from the 50,000 members of the Sokol Association of Czecho- slovakia will give an exhibition tonight in the Central Y. M. C. A. gymnasium | at 8 o'clock. It will be under the joint | auspices of the Czechoslovakian lega- | tion and the “Y.” Reprosentatives of the corps, Government officials and others are expected to witness the exhibition. Wonder what Mertz will say today? At the Sign of the Moon Tailor Made Means Made For You And that is the sure way of getting exact fit and the cor- Tect style. ALL PATTERNS ALL WEAVES ALL COLORS Including Blue Serge SuvrtinGs 3274210 °60 Let Mertz make your nex: | suit and enjoy perfect fit and diplomatic | g MERTZ & MERTZ 405 11th St. N.W. H. J. Froehlich il 5 SR MYRTLES WIN TWICE. Myrtle A. C. twice defeated the Washington Black 8Sox, The scores were 12-1 and 4 EVANS T0 CAPTAIN * MARYLAND QUNT | Coolness Under Fire Distin- guishes Terrapins’ Best All-Round Athlete. ! » ~ captain of the University of Maryland basket ball team for next season. Evans, who attended | Business High School, lives in Mary- t across the District line, ILLIAM W. EVANS, more familiarly known as Bill and Country, has been chosen ‘n\lmber in the big battle with Navy at | nnapolis tomorrow. Evans also is a letter man in basket ball and foot ball and was & strong | player on both of these teams in the last seasons. He played a lot of fine foot ball last Fall and had the distinc- | tion of directing the Old Line eleven | {from the quarterback position when Maryland gave Yale a 6-to-0 beating. | He also was calling the plays when | Maryland trimmed Hopkins in their annual encounter. He was the second best scorer on the basket ball team during the past campaign, registering 64 points and being runner-up to Julie Radice, an- other Washington High School product, who had 70. Evans is the even-tempered type of thlete who never gets rattled and who | s at his best when the going is the | hardest. He is a junior now, so that the 1920-30 term will be his last in sport_togs for the Old Liners. A Maryland coach in striving to em- | phasize his extreme coolness in com- | | petition said: “If you stuck him on a | pitchfork and held him over a fire h e | , despite the fact that he #ps ' would freeze to deatl | the scales at only 157 pounds and is no Charlie Paddock on the hoof, is one of Maryland's best, if not its best, all- around athlet Right now portant position of in home on the la- | | MAY SOLDIER ON LINES. | An effort is being made to have sol- | vans is playing the m- | diers act as gallery marshals at the | next amateur golf championship to be |crosse team and has chalked up more |held at the Pebble Beach, Calif., links (a favorite agains! s than any other stick wielder in {next i having totaled 39 in 10 |guards have been made up of club |Labarba to his credit he should be on | poor facilities for many years, is boom- | John I Power, the latter chairman of hopeful of adding to this | volunteers or Boy Scouts. Fall. Heretofore most gallery | CHOCOLATE FACES K NEW TYPE OF FOE Hard-Hitting and Aggressive, Gregorio Looks Easy to Sook, but Isn’t. BY TOMMY LOUGHRAN, | ght-heavyweight Champion of the World. ID CHOCOLATE will risk his reputation agein when he | squares off in Philadelphia | next week against Vidal | Gregorio. Vidal is a fiery little Spaniard with a wonderfully de- | veloped left hook and the con- | stitution of a Battling Nelson.| Both men bring undefeated rec-| ords to the contest. | Gregorio probably will be the under- dog in the betting. Chocolate has been | ¢ every one, and with | victories over Bushy Graham and Fidel | top again in the wagering. | |as Graham did, but is always ‘coming | |in. shoulder hunched high, hands going. | |is the Kid going into a tough match | Vidal had his American start in Phil- | adelp! Since taking up his home in | New York he has continued his vic- | tories, the most spectacular being a| two-round knockout of Joe Scalfaro.| The punch that stowed the little Italian away didn't travel more than a few inches, but no man was ever more com- pletely knocked out than Scalfaro. In figuring this Chocolate-Gregorio | bout you have to consider that the| Cuban has never fought a man of Gregorio's type. Vidal is one of those crowders. He doesn't bob and weave | vanish within a few weeks be- fore the march of progress—and subdivisions. ‘The old clubhouse of the Washington gathering place of the members of that club when it was one of the first golf courses about Washington and had a nine-hole course, is to be torn down It has been used for many years as a golf shop and caddie house. The club today announced plans for constructing an extensive locker room | and pavilion addition to the north front which will be housed the golf shop and golf bag storage facil- ties. Arrangements were completed in negotiation with a real estate company which is developing property necar the ¢lub, by which the old clubhouse will be R & = removed from its present site abutting on the county road, and complete and NEW YORK A. C. ACTIVE. | modern facilities made available as part g ! of the clubhouse for Dave Thomson, the One of the pioneers of track and |:lub professional, and his assistants. The field in the Middle West, the Chicaga | club committee is composed of Basil D. A A, has dropped the sport. But in | Boteler, Walter G. Campbell, Dr. James New York, the New York A. C., after | T. McClenahan, Frank Upman and Like Paulino, he looks easy to hit, but | isn't. | Of course, Chocolate is a clever boy, | and a hitter. The thing I like about | gt both lads is their willingness. Neither | § L4 has ever sidestepped an opponent. Here | Chocolate. That's the proper spirit— a fine spirit for any boxer. It should be developed in all classes. 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