Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1929, Page 44

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. 'fIfURSDAY. JULY 25, 1929, SPORTS.' in Opinion of Ump Moriarty FELDSISFAVORED e LOUCHRANTO TAKE TODEFEAT DUNOEE 5522 NONTHS VAGATON knocked out Mickey Walker, now the middleweight champion; Tommy Free- Gate of More Than $160,000 | 7°5 S28<E...., are expected to ve wen | 10 B€ Ready to Open Drive for Fight Tonight—Rain for Heavyweight Title 44 SPORTS. Base "Bdll Is Unlikely'to Produce Another Cobb, KING OF DIAMOND o “HAD FVERYTHING' Not WONDER WHAT NEW AND OLD BILLS THINK ABOUT? man, Hilario Martinez and Clyde Hill. t this Fields has a record of 10 knockouts and 8 decisions in 1§ fights during the past 18 months. His knockout victims include Sergt. Sammy Baker, Don Frazer, Jack Zivic, Joe Var- “OH 1S THAT So! 7 weLL You WA\T Tie\You ve BEEN, IN/ AND OUT OF AS MANY " NYou DonN'T LooK VERY WELL "f SORT OF ‘ALL I’ You NEED A GooD BATH ANDN | WELL OLD TIMER How ARE NYou FEELING , TopAY. ? " OH ™ VERY CRISP- THe FUTURME LOOKS PRETTY RosSY- | THiINK M OIN FOR w A GooD TiIME T THINK 1LL RE~ 4 TIRE-ITS ABOUT,TiIME ANY WAY - I'VE HAD MY DAY . ™M FEELING PRETTY RAGGED YouNG FELLAH - HowJ You - FEELING” Managers and Players T — ARy ey Michigan State Boxing Commission in Ty’s Play. . BY GEORGE MORIARTY, Big League Umpire. ~ LTHOUGH a generous crop of rookies has appeared in the major leagues this season, un- covering anotaer Ty Cobb seems as futile as ever. Cobb is generally conceded the great- est player the game ever produced. That he “had everything” is obvious, because a weakness in a player is quickly de- tected and becomes common knowledge. But managers and players have never been able to point to a flaw in Cobb’s play. For the 'steenth time I was asked the other day: “Do you think the game will ever produce another Cobb?” I do not believe we shall ever see a player equal to Cobb. All great stars from the days of “King" Kelly, Anson and Ed Delehanty to the aces of the present have been a different type. Take modern stars. Ruth, Speaker, Roush, Hornsby and Sisler have hit the peaks of fame in a playing fashion that becomes only themselves. Perhaps every star scintil- Jates in his own sweet way because nature frowns upon duplicates in hu- man machinery. Had Way to Stop Cobb. Nowadays when a speedy and sensa- | tional player breaks into the game he 15 often compared with the once master- ful Cobb, who set the standard for guperlative performance in the field, at bat and on the bascs. Ira Thomas, who caught for Philadelphia 15 years ago, paid high tribute to Cobb's base steal- ing ability. “I can stop Cobb's stealing,” said Thomas to his mates one day. “How can you do it?"” they inquired. “It's ca: remarked Thomas. “"YouRrE Too BIG AND HE crumsy o ut LOOK ANY | DIFFERENT= fLL TAKE BETTER CARE OF cLC FR " LISTEN | JusT As You orE DAY "WELL THE COUNTAY (8 To BE WELL R\D OF You, You PooR oLD GRAYBACK- You'veE HAD Your Dar’ RE You TLE SHRMP- LooKED EAN AND BSH AS "ALL RIGHT KiD-You'LL BE Down IN A DIRTY oLD BLACK PocHET SooN AND THEN You'L CHANGE o YouR C‘UNE A LoNG REST ovD TIMER OBLITERATE YouR SELF” PoCcKETS » AS | HAVE LT ReE FELLER CIRCULATE YouR SELF. May Interfere. By the Associated Press. ETROIT, July 25.—With a gate of more than $160,000 assured | for the first 15-round cham- | pionship fight in Michigan un- | der the new bo: Fitzsimmons’ chief worry today en the ardor of 32,000 fight fans who | purchased tickets for the Joe Dundee- Jackie Plelds welterweight champion- ship battle at the Michigan State Fair Grounds tonight. Dundee, the Italian champlon from Baltimore, has not shown any consid- erable fighting ability since he gained | the title two years ago and consequently | will enter the ring tonight strongly sus- | pected of being about to lose his crown. | Fields, who is five years younger and | carries considerably less ring experience, has come up rapidly and has plenty of betting support. Pields’ supporters ex- | pect him to knock out the champion. Dundee has been down several times, | but never out. | Elmer (Slim) McClelland, Detroit ref- cree, will be the third man in the ring. Both in Good Trim. Handlers of both fighters have an- ! nounced that their boys are in perfect condition and would offer no alibis, re- gardless of the outcome of the fight. Fields indicated that he did not intend | to let the prestige of the champlon im- press him. . “I mean to come out of the ring the new welterweight champion,” | he declared. “I'm going to box and punch Dundee off his feet.” Dundee also expressed confidence as to the outcome of the fight. “I am in the best shape I have been in in years,” he asserted. “I hope to make my best fight in defending my title nst Flelds.” In experience Dundee has considera- ble advantage over the challenger. He | Jacob Pinkelstein, Bide of Chicago, battie for the world's | xing law, Floyd | welterweight championship tomorrow | was | night in the new open-air arena at the the weather, which threatened to damp- | State Fair Grounds, a few miles r.orth | 3 o'clock this afternoon. Dundee’s m: ager has Ezned $5,000 guarantee that the champion will make the weight. BY H. G. SALSINGER. DETROIT, Mieh,, July 25.—Samuel Lazarro, born in ancient Rome, and born on the West of Henry Ford’s factory. It will be the first bout in the arena, and it will not fill the 32,000 seats. | Samuel Lazarro, who as Joe Dundee won the title from Pete Latzo June 3, 1927, has been knocked out once, has lost three decisions and has been thrown out of the ring twice during the two years he has headed the welterweight | division. Jacob Finkelsteln, who boxes as Jackie Flelds, has won 18 consecutive fights since entering the welterweight class. Jimmy McLarnin knocked him out twice, but both were bantamweights when this happened. Pields is unbeaten as a welter. Dundee’s poor work as champion has removed much of the luster which usually attends a title boui. But he has clung to his crown by compelling op- ponents to climb through the ropes weighing more than the welterweight limit, a precaution which, as results show, proved extremely wise. ‘The majority of those who will ettend tomorrow night want to see Fields win. He is the favorite in what betting there is. Dundee’s unpopularity has had its advantages in box office receipts. Some fighters draw because they are popular, certain others draw because the cus- tomers want to see them beaten. October 16, 1900, Matty Mathews won the welterweight title from Rube Ferns on a decision by the late George Siler at the end of 15 rounds. That fight was in the Light Guard Armory here. The Dundee-Pields fight is scheduled by September 15. | BY TOMMY LOUGHRAN, | Light-Heavyweight Champion of the Worle Let us first get straight on why I still write “light-heavyweight champion of the world” under my name after | announcing that I would never again | defend that title. It is simple and rea- sonable enough. I don't intend to go through the strain of getting down to 175 pounds | again. However, I have six months | grace before the necessity of defending | that championship arises. As I have beaten every contender by wide mar- | gins, there is no need bothering about any one in the class. But until I sign for a fight with one lof the other heavyweight contenders there is no use in officially handing my title over to the boxing commission, is there? I may as well retain the cham- pionship until the pressure of work among the big fellows forces me to give it up. I am going to take a vacation. A month's rest will do me a world of good. I would like to swing into ac- tion again about September 15° and Keep the pressure on until I have won the heavyweight championship. | ‘There's been a lot of talk about my | entering a blacksmith shop to bulld | myself up to 190 pounds. I think some misunderstanding has arisen about this T don't intend going in the shop to the exclusion of evervthing else. but it will be part of my training program. Swing- ing a sledge will build up my shoulders, arms and back muscles and give me greater hitting power. (Copyright. 1920. by North Ameriean Newspaper Alliance | for 15 rounds, and if i¢ goes the limit a decision will be given by Slim Me- Clelland, referee. (Copyright. 1929, by North American News- paper Alliance ) ‘merely wait till Cobb reaches first base, and when he starts to steal second I throw to third.” | Outfielders Johnson, Detroit, and | Swanson, Cincinnatl. are two of the speedicst players who have reached the | major leagues in the last 10 ycars. Yet| their chances to become really sensa- tional have been greatly reduced be- | Minors, at a Meeting, Mourn Demise of Man With 75-Cent Piece. cause base stealing and base running are at low ebb. Cobb's career lasted over a period when skill on the bases was considered a great asset. In fact. it made Cobb the most spectacular player of all time. If Cobb had started his big league activities in 1925 instead of 1905 many of his magnificent records would not have been made. Scme Odd Base Ball. Here is a_sample inning of modern | base ball that can be put away in moth balls till something shows up to transcend it in oddity. It was the sixth inning of a game between the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox. Eleven Boston batters went to the They mourned that departed plate and manufactured seven runs. | brother, John ‘ Q. Public, the After this scoring there was still none | man with the 75-cent piece. out when Ken Williams doubled and | Al Gardner, president of the Wichita was sacrificed to third. Rothrock then | Falls club, represented the Texas grounded to Melillo, who threw home | League. “Cap” Willlam Neal of the to_head off Williams. Louisviile club presented the sorrows Ken jogged safely between inflelders | of the American Assoclation and R. till Rothrock, the batter-base runner, | Spiller of Atlanta wept for the South- had sped from the plate to third base.{ern Association. I had not seen that stunt in years. | The maurners advanced a number of When Williams was finally cornered | points. The important ones were: it was Manush, left flelder, who tagged | 1. Base ball salaries are too high. him out near third base. In this in- 2. The ball is too lively. ning three Boston batters were sent to 3. Base ball must dosomething the plate to sacrifice, but their efforts| to restore interest in the game. went foul, and after two strikes had| 4. Competition for recruits is get- been recorded each batter drove out a | ting harder and it now is necessary hit. ~ Williams, the one runner suc-| for base ball clubs fo develop their cessfully sacrificed to third base, failed | own material. to score. Rather & situation wherein | Anent salaries, Spiller told the King Base Hit laughed at the bunt. “lodge” that a number of clubs are CheapElreilt Drives. paying out in salaries every loule they take in at the gate. Serious efforts are being made to Br the Associated Press. EPRESENTATIVES of three mi- nor leagues held' a lodge of sorrow in Atlanta recently. .1 I, “Cap” Neal said conditions in the eliminate the 5-and-10-cent home runs. While circuit drives were raging in the last month two magnates and a league president took the law into their own hands and instituted the first steps| toward cutting the evil down to a mini- | mum, | Phil Ball, president of the St Louis | Browns, erected a wire screen. in front | of his right field pavilion which has| already cut 15 possible homers into | two-baggers. The Philadelphia Na- | tions followed suit. ~ The third step | was taken by the president of the| elder circuit, who ordered his umpires to sofl each supply of new balls before the games. : (Copyright, 1920) 9,000 VIEW SCHMELING AFTER STRIKE “BROKEN” "CHICAGO, July 25 (A)—Nine thou- sand sticky, perspiring fight fans who assembled last night to watch Herr Max Schmeling, German heavyweight, make his Chicago debut, were forced to stand outside the Chicago Stadium _while Promoter Paddy Harmon ‘“broke” a strike of ticket-sellers. The difficulty arose when Harmon in- sisted upon using his own ticket sellers, which caused employes connected with American Association were equally as bad. Some class A clubs are paying men as high as $1,000 per month, they said, and agreed this was preposterou: There are numerous salaries of § and $800 per month. It was the unanimous opinion that the Winter meeting of the minor leagues will be almost as interesting as the next series between the Cin- cinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. SHADE TO FIGHT DIXON IN OAKLAND AUGUST 21 OAKLAND, Calif;, July 25 (P).— Dave hade, crouching California middleweight, who is rated one of the leading contenders for the title, and young George Dixon, hard punching Negro of Portland, Ore., were signed yesterday by Promoter Louis Parente for a 10-round bout here August 21. Shade, now making his headquarters in New York, recently defeated Rene de Vos. Dixon has forged to the front with a string of knockout victories. He stopped Jock Malone, St. Paul veteran, few weeks agp. the Ticket-sellers and Ushers' Union to walk out. Harmon called upon friends for assistance in the emergency and | COMPARISON OF RIVALS FOR BIG BOUT TONIGHT DUNDEE 27 years... 5 ft. 87 in 673 inches | 36 inches. . |3712 in... Chest (expanded) 1415 inches. ... ..36 inches ..39 in. 14 inches 22 inches 8 inches... By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK.—AI Singer, New York, knockout Andre Routis (2): Joey Medill, Chicago, outpointed Stanislaus Loayza. Chile (10); Jack “Kid" Ber England, outpointed Mushy Callahi | california (10). CHICAGO.—Les Mariner, Champaign, ! outpointed Tony Fuento, Mexico | 16) Salvatore Ruggerillo, Italy, knocked | out Jack League, Texas (5); Paul Pan- | taleo, Chicago, knocked out Mitz Mini | kel, Milwaukee (2): Al Friedman, Bos- wbn and Pete Wistort, Chicago, drew (6). CINCINNATI.—Vincent Hambright, Cincinnati, knocked out Tony Sands Chicago (5); Jimmy Read. Erie, outpointed Jimmy Neal, Cincinnati (10). —— 'UNION PLASTERERS' NINE PLASTERS 'EM Union Plasterers, & newly organiged | base ball team this season, is showing | impressively, having won eight out of 12 games, including victories over such stalwart clubs as Leonardtown A. |C., Virginia A. C., Bethesda Firemen, 1Dh!mv:;mi Cab Co. and Army War Col- ege. Manager McClellan is receiving the whole-hearted support of the Union in his effqrts to put the Plasterers on the base ball map. Later it is planned to ol"l:\llc teams in other branches of sport. Comprising the Plasterers’ roster are Panella, Pesa, D. Crown, Giovinitt! and Harrison, infielders; T. Rothery, Pricci, S. Cockran, Allen and Lucas, outfield- ers; C. Rothery, D. Cockran, Davis and Sherman, pitchers, and J. Crown and Thompson, catchers. Plasterers have booked a double-head- er for Sunday with the Chevy Chase Blues on the latter's diamond, and are after a game for Saturday. Manager McClellan may be reached. at West 1730-W between 5 and 7 pm. Plas- terers are looking to a hot clash with the Unlon Printers. The date, however, for this game has not been set. after a short delay the doors. were opened. While the strikers outside jeered, members of the directorate of ihe Stadium Corporation conducted patrons to their seats. .o l MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS I AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, Louisville, 6; Kansas City, 5, Columbus, 5: St. Paul, 6. oledo, 5: Minneapol ndianapolis, 2; Ml INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, Reading, 4-6; Buffalo, 3-9. Jersey City, 1: Toronte, 0. Newark. 2. Rochester, 3. Baltimore, 3; Montreal. 4. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. issions, 3-9; Partland, 0-0. [ollywood. 9-0: Seattle. 4-5. Sncramento, 3: Los Angel Oakland, 8; San Francise TEXAS LEAGUE. Dalias. 5: Beaumont, 9. Houston, 10; Shreveport, 1. San Antonio. 8; Fort Worth, 6. Waco,, 2, Wichita Falls, 1. THREE EYE LEAGUE. catur, 5; Danville, 1. ansviile.' 8; Terre Springfeld, 10; Peo FASTERN -LEAGUE. Providence. 4; Springfield, 2. Albeny, 14.6;" New Haven. Hartford, 2-8; Pittsfield, 6-T. Bridgeport, 0-20; Allentown, SOUTHERN ASSQCIATION. "!mrhh‘ 6: Atlan » Mo R Bt o, New Orleans-Nashville_(rain). * Simple to do? 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Leslie Devers, who formerly managed No. 5 Motor Co. of the Alexandria Fire Department, is manager of the Revision Bureau team. Carroll Plerce, jr., and Charles Rollins have entered the third round of play for the Belle Haven Country Club men’s | championship tournament. |~ Charles F. Holden, chairman of the | golf committee, has announced the ap- pointment of Everett Clark to the post of caddy master. St. Mary's Juniors will meet at Lyceum Hall tonight at 8 o'clock to re- organize and xhce & junior base ball team on the field. The following are requested to attend: Tracy Aitcheson, Charles Collum, Briel, Moore, Robert Lynch, Charles Strauss, Francis Hamil- | ton, Maghee, Duncan, Jones, James Luckett, Muddiman, Harrington, Curtiss | and Sheffleld. Yankees and Clovers were to play | here tod: at 5 o'clock on Haydon |Field in a junior section game of the Alexandria Municipal Playground | League. 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