Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1934, Page 49

S PORTS. yera ” . e THE EVENING STAR, WAéHINGTON D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934 SPORTS. mm (05T OF ATHETE |[ TN CHESS ciRcres | following entries were made | Mundelle has given an exhibition at 10SS T0 MECADON BRINGS OUT GRIT Joe Rivers Stops Dougan. Card Is Declared Best Given by Turner. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. OGGY BOTTOM'S fond hopes of producing a big-time fistic warrior were well-nigh blasted today by the hammering fists of Jay MeCadon against all sections of Fitful Phil Furr's anatomy, but the proud boast that its boys can “take it” and come back for more lingered on. Definitely, conclusively, MeCadon proved that Furr is 'way short as a class fighter last night at the Wash- ington Auditorium. No great fighter himself, the Newark veteran out- matched Furr in all departments ex- cept one, and that was gameness. Whatever may be his faults, Furr, like his Foggy Bottom contemporary, Marty Gallagher, can “take it” with a grin and come back fighting. MeCadon floored Phil in the first round, hurt him again in the fourth, rocked him in the fifth, opened a cut over his eye in the seventh, and won the unanimous decision of Referee Denny Hughes and Judges Frank Schuyler and Charlie Dunn. But de- spite the punishment Jay dished out, he had a fight on his hands all the way and might well be thankful the scrap wasn't scheduled for 12 or 15 rounds instead of 10. Phil Wins Friends. URR, beaten only once in 17 pro- fessional starts before last night, claiming the District welter- ‘weight championship, and bidding for a chance to step against first-flight talent, showed a lack of that vague essential, class, but it is doubtful if even in the hour of his greatest tri- umphs—when he knocked out Ray Bowen for his title, when he climbed off the floor to beat Frankie Petrolle in his first main event, or when he fooled his critics by whipping Bob Wilson—did he have more friends than when he quit the ring last night. MeCadon threw a spotlight on his multiple faults as a boxer. He pricked the bubble of belief that when Furr cracked a foe squarely on the chin, it was curtains. But he also was the means of proving that Phil Furr, the cockiest, most colorful and most ag- gravating of all the home-grown boxers, could do more than talk a good scrap. Right off the bat, MeCadon con- nected with a right-hand shot to Philbert’s jaw, and the lanky local lad, partially off balance, dropped to the floor. He arose before the ref- eree could begin a count and came back with fists flying. Weaving and rolling, MeCadon took the next two rounds on this observer’s score sheet before Phil could get his bearings. And it was fortunate for MeCadon that Phil ook so long to get warmed up. Left Hook Opens Eye. NDAUNTED by his slow start and MeCadon’s seemingly insurmount- able margin, Furr came back in the fourth to lead all the way until 30 seconds before the end of the round. Then Jay connected again, and it was a badly hurt battler that returned to the District champ’s cor- ner. The round seemed even as & result of MeCadon’s late flurry. Still game, Furr won his first round in the fifth and then took the sixth, though he again was rocked just before the end. Midway the seventh round it looked as though the cus- tomers, numbering less than 1,000, might start for the exits. A left hook of MeCadon's opened a cut over Phil’s right eye, and claret spurted as Hughes stepped in to examine Furr. When Hughes was satisfied the cut ‘was not serious enough to stop the fiying, actually to win the round with flying actually to win the round with a little to spare. MeCadon, aware of his big lead dwindling, rallied in the eighth to gain an even break, gained the ninth after again opening Furr's eye and then held his own in the tenth. The winner weighed 145; Furr, 146%. Rivers Stops Dougan. " NEW featherweight threat was unveiled during the preliminary card, which backed up the blistering feature to such an extent that, as a whole, the show stacked up as just about Promtor Joe Turn- er’s best effort of the year. The new 126-pounder was Joe Rivers of Mexico, who handed the veteran Leroy Dougan the most decisive past- ing he has ever encountered in a local ring. Rivers dropped Dougan twice in the first round for counts of six and nothing, respectively, and after flooring him again in the fifth battered him so badly that Referee ‘Muggsy Morris stopped the fight and awarded Joe a technical kayo. Bucky Taylor of Baltimore and Frankie Litt, Newark lightweight, staged a whale of a six-rounder, which we awarded to Taylor, but which a three-way split in decisions called it a draw. It was a hot number, with both boys taking severe beatings. Mickey Flannigan of Pittsburgh won a split decision over K. O. Riley of Washington in another six-rounder, while Bob Lowry, another local welter, continued his ways with a unanimous decision over Mike Scipio of Balti- more. DUKE TO RIDE IN RACE Gloucester Asks License to Have Mount in New Zealand. WELLINGTON, N. Z., December 21 (®)—The Duke of Gloucester, third son of King-George and Queen Mary, has applied to the racing conference for a gentleman rider’s license so he might take the mount on Blackman in the ladies’ bracelet race at Merton January 1. He will ride at 154 pounds. The duke is completing a tour of the Antipodes. ‘The Duke of Gloucester is noted in England as a steeplechase rider. He won the Windmill Hill steeplechase at Salisbury Plain last March 10 on his own horse, Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. MONTREAL.—Lou Salica, 117, out- Carlos (Baby) Quintana, 1173%, Panama (10); Yambo Andrades, 1173; Puerto Rico, outpointed Frankie Martin, 117%, Montreal (10), DALLAS.—KIid Laredo, 121%;, Mex- 4co, outpointed Henry Hook, 122, In- dianapolis (10); Baby Colima, 130, El Paso, outpointed Jimmy Lacoume, 129, New Orleans (6). BATTLES of the CENTURIES 12—From Pauper to Riches via the Prize Ring fes JOHN GULLY, Whose prowess with his fists freed him from a debtors’ prison and made him champion of England. After leaving the ring he amassed a great fortune and became a member of Parliament. Here is another of a series of ar- ticles depicting the great fights and fighters of the days when pugilism was young. BY TOM HENRY. COUNTRY boy—penniless and friendless in London—lay in A the gloomy Old Fleet Prison. He had tramped up to the metropolis from a small hill village near Bristol seeking his fortune, and, after a few hungry weeks, had landed in prison on the complaint of his landlady for an unpaid bill. There he must stay until the bill was paid or the woman relented. Before leaving home John Gully had been a sturdy youngster who had more than held his own in fisticuffs | Pa! on the village green. Fighting was the favorite sport of the boys of the little town of Wick, for all had dreams of some day emulating the career of the greatest son of the village—William Pearce. “The Game Chicken,” as Pearce was known, had gone to Bris- tol, beaten all contenders in that nursery of fighters and then moved up to London. One-eyed Jem Belcher was through as a fighter. He sent word to his native city that he was about to retire and would be glad to transfer his title and his rich patron- age to the best man Bristol could send. “The Game Chicken” was the response, He now was champion of England. Pearce went to the prison on his own initiative to see if there was any- thing he could do for Gully. News of his presence spread rapidly among the jaill inmates, who insisted on seeing the great man. “The Chicken” never hesitated to do a favor for anybody and readily agreed to give a sparring exhibition for the “boys.” He would box a few rounds with Gully, Nearly a Double Kayo. ERHAPS he was off form that day, or more likely he purposely made & poor showing with the emaciated and pallid boy. In any event, it looked to the prisoners as if Pearce was a poor match for Gully. The news soon spread from the prison through the sporting society of London and came to the ears of Foster Reid, rich young sportsman who was at that time England's foremost fight pro- moter. He immediately paid Gully's debts, took him out of jail and started to build up his emaciated body with systematic training. In a few months his man was ready and he challenged the Game Chicken. Few previous fights had attracted such wide attention. Reid bet a for- tune on his protege and lost. The Game Chicken took, and gave, a hor- | 32 rible beating. He emerged after 64 rounds with his championship, but he was led out of the ripg, temporarily blind, by his seconds. Gully was taken out unconscious. Here starts one of the most remark- able “road to fortune” stories in the annals of sport. The Game Chicken did not fight again. He already had incipient tuberculosis. The hammer- ing he had taken did him no good. g{e“.her did his highly intemperate e. But the young total abstainer, Gully, soon recovered. With the re- tirement of the Game Chicken he claimed the championship of England, and, for a time, it seemed as if no- body would challenge his claim. Wil- liam Pearce went back to Bristol and opened a “public "ouse,” where he was one of his own best customers. Twice again he was destined for public no- tice. Once a disastrous fire broke out in Bristol's ramshackle tenement dis- trict. Pearce played the role of pop- ular hero by rescuing a girl who was trapped on an upper floor. He climbed over roofs amid smoke and glme and pulled her through a win- ow. Title Passes Without Bout. NCE again he rose to fame by beating three husky game- keepers into unconsciousness. The Chicken had walked through the forest to his father’s farm house, about five miles away, and was re- turning to Bristo! with a sack of po- tatoes over his shoulder. The game keepers thought he had been poach- ing and demanded to see the inside of the bag. Game keepers were un- popular fellows with the wretched poor of Bristol and, when news of the Chicken's exploit was spread about he was an even greater popular hero'.hmcver But it was & costly victory. The game keepers had as- sailed the weakened man with fists and clubs, A few months later he was dead. The Game Chicken had been per. 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Parke Wilson, 67, former professional base ball player, is dead here after a short illness. He had been suffering from heart disease. Wilson once was a catcher for the New York Giants. ST. CECELIA SENIORS WIN. Seniors of St. Cecelia’s Academy for girls won the school class cham- pionship, when they defeated the freshmen, 8-20, last night. High- scoring honors went to Mary senior, who tallied 42 points. HOCKEY STICK IS TROPHY. A hockey stick once used by the Princeton player, Hobart A. H. Bsker. who was killed in the World War, has been established as a unique perpetual trophy to be contested for annually by the 8t. Paul's School and Princeton freshmen, COURT RESULTS Local Teams, George Washington, 47; berg, 33. Indiana, 30; Maryland, 25. Maryland Normal, 37; American U, 33, Eastern, 50; Gonzaga, 9. Tech, 48; McDonogh School, 18. Western, 53; Washington - Lee High, 32. Eastern Alumni, 53; Tech Alumni, Rockville, 29; Friends, 6. ‘Takoma-Silver Spring Alumni, 23; Takoma-Silver Spring Undergradu- ate team, 10. Oakton, 33; Lee-Jackson, 9. Falls Church 22; Herndon, 9. Lee-Jackson Girls, 17; Oakton Girls, 16. Herndon Girls, 23; Girls, 21. Witten- Falls Church Other Scores. Bowling Green, 39; Ashland, 35. ©Ohio University, 39; Marietta, 17, Kent State, 27; Fenn College, 22, ‘Minnesota, 34; Carleton, 26. Drake, 27; Iowa State, 26. Duquesne, 39; Loyola, 23, North Dakota, 41; Omaha, 27. Jowa, 31; Nebraska, 24 (overtime). Brigham Young, 48; Creighton, 38. Franklin, 27; Ball State, 18. Central (Ind.) Normal, 37; Han- over, 30. Depauw, 28; Earlham, 20. ‘Toledo, 26; Denison, 19. Berea, 52; Cumberland, 20, Eastern Illinois Teachers, 43; Cape Girardeau (Mo.) Teachers, 30. Carroll, 54; Milwaukee Teachers, 43. Stout Institute, 16. Xavier, Kentucky Wesleyan, 23. Okiahoma A, and M, 30; Okla- homa, 2¢; Knox, 32; Eureka, 30 (overtime). North Dakota State, 31; St. Mary's (Winona), 25. Jowa Teachers, 25; Coe, 30. 8t. Joseph’s College, 16; Valparaiso University, 11. Enjoy d.h nurlly nl convenience of a your % sats- Sufe sconomy your WILLARD today! Easy fay-nu If Desired WASHINGTON BATTERY CO. 1146 19th St. (at M) NA. 4128 STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE by W.R.MSCALLUM \HERE'S one lad coming up among the ranks of amateur golfers around Washington who will, on any course where long hitting pays off, become a formid- able hurdle for the rest of the boys to jump. The lad is Frank M. Goodwin, recently runner-up for the Congres- sional championship, the son of a for- mer Assistant Secretary of the Interior. One day last Summer we stood be- side Fred McLeod at Columbia watch- ing the tournament entrants pile ’em off the first tee, with the markers away back. “Watch this lad hit one,” Freddie said. Frank Goodwin stepped up and hit the ball so hard and so far that it ended well beyond the tree on the right side of the fairway. “And he didn't get hold of that one,” Freddie said. Yesterday we saw Frank Goodwin play the Congressional course in 72 strokes on a day when the ball got practically no roll, scoring each nine in 36. Now, a golfer who can do a stunt like that on a course that plays as long as Congressional can go places in a hurry when he gets organized for action. Frank's tee shots don't do him any harm at all. On the par-5 fifth against a brisk wind he rapped out a couple of dis- tance-eating wooden club shots that left him only a yard short of the green. And on the eighth he was home with a drive and a No. 3 iron, putting for an eagle. Such hitting isn’t being done every day by every good amateur around the Capital. But, in addition to his hitting, FPrank put on a brand of putting you don't see every day. He holed at least a half-dozen of those tricky putts, between 6 and 10 feet in length—you know, the kind that enable you to score well if you hole ’em and leave you with a feeling that you have played well but haven't scored well if you miss ‘em. Y Playing with Goodwin were Roland MacKenzie, Al Houghton and Troy Carmichael. Roland got home in 34 strokes, playing six of the holes in par, going one over on the fourteenth and bagging a couple of birdies. He scored a 76 against 75 for the Ken- wood pro. Roland and Betty MacKenzie are going vagabonding again this Winter. All set to shove off for California on New Year day, they will leave Wash- in their new eight-cylinder buzz-buggy, to stop off in Chicago and pick up a trailer in which they will make their home during January and February, just as they did last year. It saves hotel 'bills and is a delightful way to travel, according to Roland. Houghton said the pros who played in the Biltmore tournament liked the way the money was split, but didn’ favor the method of splitting the field into two parts. “Most of the were pretty sore about the whole thing,” Al declared. OLUMBIA'S old master remains the boss of ‘em all when it comes i to making shots when he needs em. Fred McLeod made a shot yes- terday that had even “Red” Bana- gan'’s eyes, used to seelng marvels fly from Freddie's clubs, pop out in amazement, The little Scot skied his tee shot at the fourteenth, barely to the.edge of the rough on the hillside. From this precarious and tough spot he flung a brassie shot to the green, 225 yards away, deftly avoiding the trap in the middle of the fairway and leaving himself a 15-footer for a birdie. We doubt if more than a dozen men could make the shot in the way Fred- die made it, but then that is the way Freddie plays. You think you have him in the bag and he pops out. At the age of 52 the North Berwick Scot is one of the better golfers to be found anywhere, EYEING WEST POINT. MINNEAPOLIS (#).—Bill Proffitt, alternate halfback on Minnesota's “wonder” foot ball team, aspires to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point upon gradua- tion in June—at the age of 19. GRID TILT SUNDAY. Alcova (Va) A. C. gridders Sun- day play the Virginia A. C. at Ar- lington at 2:30 o'clock for the North- e}rln Virginia 150-pound champion- ship. FIGURED AT $600 Prexy at W. & J. Says Car- ing-for 50 Totaled $40,- 000 in One Year. By the Associated Press. ‘ ASHINGTON, Pa., Decem- ber 21.—Elaborating on his boys decision that Washington and Jefferson College sub- sidizes no more athletes at a poten- tial annual overhead of $800 each, President Ralph C. Hutchison has some figures to show what the once mighty grid squads cost his institu- tion. During the days when the Presi- dents met the best there was in foot ball, Dr. Hutchison said yester- day, the college gave its players free board and room, tuition and books. On the basis of education costs, each man was worth $800 a year, he said. There usually were 50 of the school’'s 500 students on the squad and that made the total $40,000. Wash-Jeff reached its heights in 1921, when it played California to a scoreless tie in the Rose Bowl. For more than a decade after it was rated with the best, however. Two years ago, when the youthful Dr. Hutchison took charge, the Ath- letic Board accepted his recommenda- tion to eease subsidization of players. ‘Tuesday he made the formal an- nouncement that W. and J. is step- ping out of big-time competition, saying: “It is impossible with a team drawn from a student body of 450 to play great universities unless that team is built up by the extensive subsidiza- tion of athletes.” —_— VERSIS TEAM TO DINE. Versis Food Products base ball team will oe feted icnight in honor of its winning the National City League midget championship last season. in the championship tourna- ment of the Capital Ci{y Chess Club: John Alden, jr.; F. Flynn, Col. J. A. Kirby, Martin C. Stark, G. L. Tillery and P. B. Walker. Only one game has been played in the first round. Flynn had first move in a game with Walker. He lost the exchange in an irregular queen’s gambit declined opening, on his tenth move and a bishop fell on the seventeenth move. Flynn at- temped to recoup by also sacrificing a bishop, which was unsound, and he re- signed on his twenty-fifth turn. EAMS of 16 boards each, located + Tespectively in Philadelphia and Boston, contested a match by telephone on December 15. Boston lost by a score of 9% to 6l;. Singu- larly, Boston did not lose a game in the first nine boards, winning one and drawing the other eight boards. At these nine boards were Barry, Morton, Weidner, Adams, Shapiro, Chevalier, Dabny, Jacobs and Dr. Putnam for Boston, and Ruth, Levin, Regan, Weiner, Drasin, Wilkinson, Sharp, Morris and Gordon for Philadelphie. Chevalier won from Wilkinson. In the last seven boards Boston did not win a game, but lost four and drew three., The championship tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club resulted in a tie for first place between Isaac Kashdan and Abraham Kupchik. Kupchik had led during most of the tourney, but in the semi-final round could do not better than draw, while Kashdan won and drew up even with him. The leading scores were Kash- dan and Kupchick, 11 won, 2 lost each; Horowitz, 9'2-312; McMurray, 81%-4%. There were 14 entries. B. MUNDELLE, the IJocal ‘/v . chess and checker expert, - will give a simultaneous ex- hibition in both chess and checkers at the Y. M. C. A. on New Year day from 5 to 8 pm. Everybody is in- vited, and prospective players are re- quested to bring their boards and men. There will be no fee charged and the first winner of a game in both chess and checkers will be awarded s prize. the local ¥ on the last five New Years. Formerly he was checker champion of the District, In the Marshall Chess Club cham- pionship tournament David Polland suffered his first defeat at the hands of Milton Hanauer, State champion for 1926. Polland still leads with the score of 62-11, followed by Hanauer, Enequist, Santasiere, Reinfeld and Tholfsen. The Harvard - Yale - Dartmouth- Princeton tournament was put off until December 27. This tournament consists of teams of four players each for the Belden-Stephens Trophy. Yale won last year. CORE of & game played in a Carls- bad tournament some years back. It is specially interesting because Dr, Max Euwe, next contender for world honors, is one of the players. ‘Vidmar was a university professor and rated as the world champion amateur. 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