Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1937, Page 37

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Iy (8 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1937, SPORTS. - Schmeling, Seriously Trained, Is Set for Phantom Fight Tomorrow MAX WILL CLAIM TI7LE ON DEFAULT i German Heavyweight Also<1 Will Collect Forfeit Brad- dock Posted. BY JACK DEMPSEY. EW YORK, June 2.—For the first time in fistiana, unless something unforeseen happens —and that's about all that does happen in the fight game these days—the heavyweight title may be decided by shadow boxing! Silly? Yes, but how about three men train- ing for one bout? Some one must | draw a bve. So much has happened since June 19, 1936, when Max Schmeling gave Joe Louis a shellacking and startled the whole world with his 12-round knockout victory that it may be well to recall what happened. To begin with, Max was recognized as the official challenger, and his | challenge was accepted by Champion | Jimmy Braddock. Articles were signed and forfeits posted (I presume). but Jimmy came ith rheumatism and the bout | was postponed | Then, between rheumatism and ru- | mors, Jimmy got into an agraement | to fight Louis in a “non-title” bout | But this also was sidetracked, due to the champion’s hand. | “Phantom Knockout” Due. Browns hitle. BILL DIETRICH, be-spectacled White Sox right-hander, who held the St. as he achieved an 8-0 victory yesterday. He formerly was discarded by both the Athletics and Nationals. Ex-Nat Enters Hall of Fame NOW HAVE THRFE | NEAIT PIEAER Dietrich Latest Chisox to Turn Feat, Browns Being 8-t0-0 Victims. By the Associated Press. HE Chicago White Sox haven't won a pennant since 1919. Their third place in the Amer- ican League last season was their high-water mark since 1920, when they finished second. But the Windy City team today has at least one claim to distinction— on its roster are three of the four active American League pitchers credited with no-hit, no-run games. They are 36-year-old Ted Lyons, who turned the trick in 1926; Vernon Ken- nedy, who crashed the hurling hall of fame two seasons ago, and Bill Diet- rich, who joined the line-up yesterday. The bespectacled, right-handed Dietrich, a Philadelphia and Wash- ington cast-off claimed in midseason last year by Dykes, shut out the without a hit in one of yes- o —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr. VER 1n Germany Max grumbled against the Braddock-Louts affair, and here Joe Jacobs squawked as only he can the New York Commission recognized the Braddock- | . set for the Garden 1 tomorrow, as the title fight Jimmy and his manager signed | a fight with Louis in Chicago | une 22 and made no bones about through with it—regardless of v and Max. for the battle ts tomorro 1f at ti So the ©obs is—will Max pound the pulp out ! of his shadow? There won't be an other opponent; they won't take an body else. Max Apt to Claim Title. SILL\" Sure, but don't forget, wouldn’t be the first time Jacobs hopped into the ring and hollered his man into the world title! Don't get the idea Max is tra inz for nothing. even though it lo } that way. He has saved his forfeit, | can collect whatever training expenses | were advanced and has a good case | for collecting Braddock's forfeit, in- | &iders say. Yes, tomorrow is bound to be funny, one way or the other. Several | big German-American societies are hankering to parade to the Bowl, and | at least one radio company considered | broadcasting the *phantom fight.” At that, a “phantom fight” couldn’t be much worse than lots of so-called | bouts I've seen recently. | Several boxing historians, who get very solemn, tell me there is precedent | for a title passing when the champion | refused to sh It simply make sense to ! . I my time, we fought . and they hadn't even thought up the novelty of three men training for one fight. What will they | think up next? 4 BRADDOCK AND JOE RETURN TO SOCKING Pound Sparrers After Day Off. Louis’ Test by Commission Delayed to Tuesday. CHICAGO, June 2 (#).—James J, Braddock. heavyweight champion of | the world. and his challenger, Joe | Louis, went back to socking sparring partners today. | Each warrior took time out from | boxing yesterday in preparing for their 15-round battle at Comiskey Park June 22. But plans for today listed | resumption of heavy firing. Louis was to have put himself on dis- play today for the Illinois State Ath- letic Commission. The demonstration was postponed until next Tuesday, however, when Chairman Joe Triner was called away from Chicago on busi- ness. The Brown Bomber’s schedule called for six rounds of work on his suffering sparring partners and eight rounds of bag punching, shadow box- | ing and rope skipping. Braddock faced four miles of road work and four, or possibly six, rounds of boxing. Fight (Continued From First Page.) station in featherweisht circles s due chiefly to successive recent victories over Joey Wach, Christobal Jaramillo, Johnny De Foe, Doug Swetnam and Nick Camarata. Tow on Snot in Comeback. THE comeback effort of Bob Tow, i Alexandria heavyweight, may strike & snag in the form of Sandy McDonald, a former Texas Ranger who held Marty Gallagher to a draw here several weeks ago. The beetle- browed McDonald's record shows a knockout percentage of more than 50 per cent, but Tow also looms a threat in that department by virtue of his chilling conquest of Eddie Mader in his last start. Many fans fcel Tow, a former bus driver, is a “mighty fine bus driver, but lacks the fistic equipment vitally necessary to reach the peak. Bob,! however, has an abundance of heart and raw courage if nothing else. Ossie Stewart, Pittsburgh Negro middleweight, who has been dusting off the dark ones in this area with some regularity, meets more rugged opposition in Tom Chester, a dusky New Yorker who has held many amateur titles both in Gotham and nationally. Inaugurating the program, which is scheduled to get under way at 8:30 o'clock, will be & four-rounder in- volving George Abrams, highly re- garded local product of amateur ranks, and Sam Bracala, a sturdy Leonardtown preliminary boy. ILAS HOWLAND of the Mar- shall Chess Club, New York City, has been designated by the National Chess Federation, U. S. A, American unit of the Inter- national Chess Federation, to select the qui: that will represent the United States in the international | team tournarient at Stockholm this Summer Perhaps Howland needs some as- sistance in choosing our ‘mpian chess team. Our bid is: Reuben Fine captain, Samuel Reshevsky., United States champion: Israel Horowitz, champion of the American Chess Fed- eration. Arthur Dake, Pacific Coast master, and the fifth berth goes to =1 =1 Isaac Kashdan, New York champion, or Abraham Kup- forme C. F. champion. es, we have left home. He reti on, didn’t he? When a king abdicates he should be left alone and per- mitted to lead the private life of an ordinary citizen. Marshall may continue as champion of the strong chess club that bears his name in the Empire City, but as for future international tournaments let’s say “pax vobiscum.” Frank Marshall d as American No Meddlin’, Please. NE cannot help but be amused at the tirades of some of the chess columnists. in the United States who are asserting that since Howland needs $3.000 to send the boys abroad, then the donors should have a word to say as to who shall compose the | team Fellow scribes, the National Chess Federation, Inc. does not savvy that lingo. It runs everything according to Hovle—that is, as a few select offi- cers choose. You lay the long green on the line. They tell you exactly how they spend it down to the very last but you don't vote on what * shall be selected. That isnt in the Illinois corporation's rules. Hands off, let Howland pick a win- ning team. Ladies’ Open Tournament Tonight. /JAUD SEWALL, chairman of the District of Columbia woman's championship tournament, says the Fights Las Night By the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Enrico Venturi. 140, Lialy_outpointed Irving Eldridge, 133, New ‘York ( MILWAUKEE —Larry Greb. Milwaukee. stopped Al Nettlow, Detroit (7} A, Ga.—Ben Brown. 130, outpointed Ray Lyle, 138, Ohio_(10) GELES —Big Bov Bray. 204, Angzeles Negro. outpointed Bob 180, Arizona (10) W YORK —Salvy (Baby) Saban, 115, 'New York technical knockout Pennino, 1451, i ABETH. N J—“Irish” Eddie 1736, New York. won bv technical knockout ‘over Jimmy Cogman, 135 Newark, (4) 1333, 13334, won by Joe PEEWEES WANT GAMES. The Indianhead Boys' Club peewee base ball team wants Saturday and Sunday games with teams averaging from 14 to 16 years of age. Write Merle Herycke at Indianhead, Md. JACOBS NAMED CAPTAIN. RICHMOND, Va., June 2 (#).—Al- bert L. “Pete” Jacobs of Lawrenceville, brother of Bucky Jacobs of no-hit fame, has been elected captain of the University of Richmond base ball team. HEALTH SWIMS DU Crystal Pure City Water Scientifically Treated SANITARY SAND BEACH ADJOINING FOR [ woTie sEREECT HEALTH SWIMS terday's three big league games, 8-0. He gave two bases on balls, and an- other man reached first on an error. Chisox's Fourth Straight. THE victory was the fourth straight for the Sox and lifted them into third place past the idle Red Sox and ] fairer sex will lock horns tonight at|the Detroit Tigers, who dropped an- 8 o'clock at the Social Chess Lounge, | Other to the Cleveland Indians by a 1336 I street northwest, staging the | 4-3 count. . first battle for a feminine chess crown The roster of pitchers who have in the annals of local chessdom. chalked up no-hit shutouts is studded According to the records of the! With the names of many of the most | Metropolitan Chess Association there | celebrated hurlers in the game—Chief are approximately 60-odd players who | Bender, Paul Dean. Wes Ferrell, Ed may enter the tournament. Howevey = Walsh, “Smoky Joe” Wood, Christy | the increasing temperature may place Mathewson. Cy Youag. Carl Hubbell, a quietus on a large tourney or an ex- | Hod Eller, Howard Ehmke. Amos Rusie | tended one and Charles (Hoss) Radbourne, among | But the Social Chess Lounge others. is as cool as the shade of the The list has been water oaks in adjacent Frank- men who gained only lin Park. A better place for a ranking with the mighty. Some of chess tournament this Summer them now almost forgotten are conld fot be desicedl. Bob Groom and Ernest Koob, both FaE i | Any feminine plaver in the District | 0f the 1917 8t. Louis Browns; Bob is eligible to compete in the tourney. | Burke of the 1931 Senators and,; bes All equipment used will be furnished | lieve it or not, Bill Terry, who, just | by the Washington Social Chess Di- | to make the story odder, pitched two | van (which also meets tonight at|no-hitters for Brooklyn back in 1886 | | Parkside Hotel) and games may hc;“‘d 1888. played on Wednesdays or at odd leis- | Great Ones Off List. ‘ intervals s e N CONTRAST, some of the best | increased by a temporary is considering an‘I award for the ladies, pitchers, past and present, have | | 5 | failed to scale this one peak. Out- From New Orleans, birthplace of | standing in the group, a large one, | Paul Charles Morphy, the greatest of are Dizzy Dean, Lefty Grove, Lefty ! all chess players. comes a report that| Gomez and Lon Warneke of the mod- the month of June will witness a spe- | ern crop and Grover Cleveland Alex- cial celebration in the famous Mardi | ander. Rube Marquard, Rube Wad- Gras town, honoring the 100th birth- | dell. Tim Keefe, Dazzy Vance, Ed day anniversary of the chess marvel. | Plank, Herb Pennock, Mordecai | Tests show that VINTAGE TOBACCO is at least 25% easier on your breath than all other 5 cigars tested... ALE TOBACCO BREATH has put many an intimate moment on the spot. Why risk offending? Smoke a Vintage cigar and fresh and clean your breath is just 30 later. the substances that cause unpleasant that this tobacco leaves less odor. (4 New scientific discoveries have shown th‘at ‘White Owl’s Vintage tobacco is very low in breath. Tests with a delicate osmoscope prove 4th Is Toughest Inning on Slab By the Associeted Press. CHICAGO‘ June 2.—In case it hasn't occurred to them dur- ing their marches from the mound to the shower, the third, fourth and fifth innings have been evil periods for American League hurl- ers this season. Henry P. Edwards, manager of the league’s service bureau, points out that the big scoring drives— five runs and up—have been ac- complished in these sessions, with the fourth inning the toughest. Eight splurges of five or more runs have popped up in the fourth, six are charged to the third and five to the fifth. The first, sixth and eighth frames have produced four sprees of five- and-up proportions, with the sec- ond, seventh and ninth accounting for two each. Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Boxing. Police benefit card, five 10-round bouts, Grifith Stadium, 8:30. Base Ball. Washington at Detroit, 3. Tennis. City of Washington men's tourna- ment, Edgemoor courts, 3:30. TOMORROW. Base Ball. ‘Washington at Detroit, 3. Tennis. City of Washington men's tourna- ment, Reservoir and Edgemoor courts, 5-7. FRIDAY. Base Ball. Washington at Detroit, 3. Tennis. C:ty of Washington men's tourna- ment, Edgemoor courts, 3:30. SATURDAY. Base Ball. Washington at Cleveland, 3. Brown and Jack Chesbro, seasons gone by. g Dietrich’s effort misded being a perfect game—but then there hasn't been one since C. C. Robertson, also | of the White Sox, tamed the Tigers, | stars of 2-0, on April 30, 1922. In all major | league history there have been only | six games in which not a batter | reached first. Dietrich’s pitching performance overshadowed the Indians' sweep of | their series with Detroit, accomplished by a four-hit, three-run eighth-in- ning rally, as well as Hal Schumach- er’s 10-hit defeat of the Dodgers, 5-2, that gave the Giants the odd game in the interborough series. see how minutes tobacco = NG~ ID McCOY, around whom have been constructed some of the greatest leg- ends of fistiana, says Jime my Braddock will chill Joe Louis . .. Now 64, the former middle- weight who stopped many heavies in his time, believes Braddock's ability to shift from one style to another will bewilder Louis . . . McCoy's real name is Norman Sel- by, and he currently is employed in the service department of a large Detroit auto firm. Max Roesch, the youthful heavyweight who has shown here several times and who now is em- ployed as a Braddock sparmate, was cautioned to guard against Jimmy's right, but Max says the champ's left hook is the most pow= erful he ever has tasted ... Brad- dock will be 31 on Monday. The previously mentioned McCoy invented his famed corkscrew punch—a twist of his solid right as it crashed into an opponent— while hunting in South Africa in 1896 . . . It was then he noticed the circular rifles in the barrel of his gun . . . He figured if that would give velocity to a bullet it should do the same for a fist. & By BURTON HAWKINS RK > Fifteen local police captains will sit together tonight at ringside at the police benefit show . . . If all reserved seats are sold the benefit fund will be richer by $20.000 . . . There are 54 rounds of boxing on the card . . . But glance at your ticket . . . it says 52 . . . Barmey Ross, world wel- terweight boxing champion, is train- ing at Braddock's camp. Jim McMillen, the former Illi- nois foot ball star who took up grappling, has had more than 1,100 matches . . Joe Humphreys, the late fight announcer whose piercing voice packed much drama, claimed the Terry McGovern-Ped- lar Palmer bout in 1899 was the most thrilling of the many he wit- nessed. Harry Greb, former world mid- dleweight champion, once fought as a substitute in a semi-final bout when he was title holder . . . When Jimmy Barry won the world bantamweight title in 13897, dis- posing of Walter Croot, there was no admission charge ‘The bout was fought strictly for mem- bers of the National Sporting Club of London. Tests Today—Rainhow Appears Friday. EWPORT, R. L. June 2—Trials N to select a defender of the with Yankee and Ranger the initial opponents. will make her debut tomorrow against Yankee, and Ranger and Rainbow Regardless of which is chosen, it will be the first time in half a cen- defense of the famous trophy, instead of syndicates of wealthy men. Yankee, Ranger Start Cup By the Associated Press. America’s Cup opened today, Rainbow, the third defense aspirant, will appear in their first duel Friday. tury an individual has undertaken Built by Vanderbilt. AROLD S. VANDERBILT buwlt the Ranger out of his own pocket, at a cost probably well exceeding | $300,000. Gerard B. Lambert owner of Yankee, and Chandler the sloop with which Vande feated T. O. M. Sopwith's Britist challenger, Endeavour I. in 1934 Mat Matches By the Associated Pres: k. . 218 ed for stranzli DIEGO Calif —Dzniel 7. Kenfucky g Oklaho: CLASH AT HORSESHOES. 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Paine, Yankee's designer and member of Lambert's aftergu: has given her a startlingly new single head rig. asserting more can be done to increase a boat's speed above than below the water line, by improvements in rigging. Work was speeded in fitting out Sopwith’s two Endeavo at the Herreshoff yard at Bristol, up Narrae prevented he since arrival Stars Yesterday B th> Associ Bill Dietr first no-hit, no-run since 1935, allowed on on balls and faced 29 batters in 8-0 shutout of Browns and Burgess Whitehead, Giants—Former fanned eight Dodgers in 5-2 victory: latter hit single and home run inside park to pace 10-hit attack Odell (Bad News) Hale and Earl 1, Indians—Former drove in two runs, stole a base and fi in two double three singles in plate as Cleveland swept w Tige Scientists use a sensitive osmoscope to measure odor . . . to record its intensity and lasting power. Ten different brands of 5¢ cigars were tested by this machine. 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