The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 13, 1926, Page 3

SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1926. PROMOTER OF MIAMI FIGHT FACING SUIT ELECTRIC COMPANY STARTS LITIGATION TO -REGCOVER FIXTURES INSTALLED AT MIAMI, Fis., March 13,—Jess Baugh, promoter of the Stribling- Tunney fight that. was scheduled here for igst night and which never took place, faces court ac- tion today. The Abbott Elec- triedl Company of Miami has en- | tered suit against him for $3,500 to recover electrical fixtures in- stalled in the new Hialeah stadium. The action was filed late yesterday in the court . of records here. Baugh came to Miami to put on & $140,000 show. He guaranteed Gene Tunney $50,000 and Young Stribling $35,000. He had $1,- 800 in cash. Advance ticket sales gave him enough to build — and pay each fighter $6,- When “Billy” Gibson, Tunney’s Manager, demanded the | femsinder of his fighter’s $50,- 900 Thursday at noon, and found | that Baugh had nothing, he called | the fight off. If never took | place, despite desperate efforts on | the part of Baugh to get in capi- tal from Miami business men? | i the | Wednesday matehing of Dempsey’s two hig- gest threats became unccrtain. It was then that Gibson learned that Baugh had no money. Late Wednesday night Gibson, | toming from a conference with a | mumber of Miami business men, declared an arrangement had been’ made’ with this group of ten that was satisfactory and the fight would go Friday night as at -noon ..Gibson his mind, announced fight was called off so was concerned and went Chief of Police f= of Miami, announced that had « warrant against Gibson ‘ him with passing a bad | 4 in Palm h a year or; more ago. The chief . declared y would find Gibson and of _prezecuticn to entar ‘TRitney “inthe, hike. Feturned from the races ‘late Thursday afternoon, wet ® teries of conferences ‘with womir business. men of Mi- * absi, including Cornelius Vander- bit, Jr., and Dudiey Field Malone. Vanderbilt and Mr. Malone, conferring with Gibson, ‘tame to fight headquarters for a « conference with Promoter Baugh. Immediately after coming from ‘the room where the two had taik- ed with the promoter Mr. Malonc | snnounced that so far as they were concerned the fight would held, They denied the re- that they had. put up the iy Gibson and Strib- i ¥ i ferences were held negotiations ended day when Sheriff of Dade county announced governor had ordered him stop any fighting in Dade eeunty and that he intended to tf Fh i Hi F and ticket value. chief of police today says never received the warrant Gibson's arrest that he said had received Thursday after- He states he had been over the telephone and ask- hold ids | oe PLUMBER Sheet Metal Work CALL PHONE 621-W FRESH WESTERN STEAKS OF ALL KINDS WE HAVE INSTALLED AN UP-TO-DATE ELECTRIC TOASTER SPECIAL DINNER AND PLATE LUNCHEON INCLUD- ING FRESH MEAT AND PRESH VEGETABLES SANITARY RESTAURANT Monroe Theatre Bldg. the | Gibson, which he says | SPORT EVENTS 20099809 000000C 20009900: FIGHT RESUL enennen * e TAMPA, Fla.—King Soloman, heavyweight champion of Panama, jscored a technical knockout over Buteh Garr, Toledo, Ohio, 7| rounds, | TENNIS TOURNAMENTS UN- DER WAY IN MANY SECTIONS * EAST CHICAGO, Ind.—Shuf- (Py Associated Press) fle Callahan, Chicago Heights,| ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD- knocked out Morrie Schaleffer,|QUARTERS, March 13.—Flor- | Omalia, 2 rounds. lida’s. wi ee } 's winter sports program near- |ly touched the climax today with |the finals at Palm Beach in the champion- * + SAVANNAH, Ga.—Hollis Sulli- van, Atlanta, and Lou Gugliemini, | New York, fought a draw, 10;|men’s doubles tennis jrounds, | | | Volusia gulf championship at Or- HOLLYWOOD, Cal—Fidel La| ond Beach Barara, flyweight champion, won a f [a technical Imockout over Vie |, Vincent Richands snd Prancis pe Sele f Fonds, |champions, ‘met Manuel Alonzo |and Howard Voshell in the match HITS ON BOTH |to decide the annual team. title. | The four survived a mighty field. | Yesterday, Richards and Hunter SIDES OF PLATE |played two matches to reach the | finals. They first conquered |John Temple Graves, II, Wash- jington, and Washington Pastorius, pales eee | Denver, 6-4, 6-1, and afterwards TO STRENGTHEN | defeated T. Harada, Japanese, | jand A. H. Chapin, Jr., Spring- | ——— field, Mass., 4-6, 6-1, 6-8, 6-3. — Alonzo and Voshell extended |themselves. to win from Jerry Ww ASHINGTON, March. 19 |Lan, New York and Fred Baggs, Earl McNeely, Senator’ outfielder, ont Bioko bag e iF 5 Ce Col known as the “50,000 beauty” |. eomalty N Cc. al #2 for his wallop that won the world | _ pitied dA % series two years ago from the teed off with F. Puckey, Chicago; Giants, but now facing competi- aes it yous solt See. tion for his berth, plans to| Sees een sain Big a strengthen his claim by batting | Preliminaries, advaneed to the from both sides of the plate. _| finals yesterday when his opponent He spent the winter learning B B. Sects Yonah, Mit is. to club from the left side but his |f@ulted. | Colburn defes F first try at it at the Senators’ Ross Wilton, Philadelphia, 2 and Tampa camp wasn’t so good. He |* 5 = took three swings and missed. | _,7Wo new champions in the ‘The Washington regulars faced Florida sport realm were crowned the Boston Braves again today | Yesterday when Miss Helen Pay- while the rookies tackled the Uni- perabenats Fate eeu agit ea vee of Mierids: nine. /Collett. national woman’s golf champivn, in the Belleair cham- MIAMI JOCKEY pionship finals, and when T. CLUB CLOSES | Harada, Japanese tennis player, bowed to Vincent Richards, Yonk- SEASON TODAY crs, N. ¥., in the finals at Palm - | Beach for the men’s singles cham- (By Associated Press) |pionship of Florida. MIAMI, Fla., March 13.—To-| Play in the mixed doubles ten- day's card of the Miami Jockey {nis championship of Florida Club, featuring the Miami cup tournament began at Palm Beach handicap, with $26,000 added yesterday afternoon and con- purse, and the Banyan handicap , tinued today. with $2,000 added, marks the close of the 45-day racing season FRESH OYSTERS _ INDIAN PASS SELECTS _ _ Received Daily at WELLS’ LUNCH ROOM Phone 687-W Attendance has averaged 8,000 daily-and more than $20,000,000 | has passed through the pari-' mutuels, . official figures show. | This sum is far in excess of the | aggregate betting last season when a 5i-day meet was held. | OVER STATE - jship of Florida and the “annual | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN TIT CALENDAR OF SPORTS e eccceces Racing: Meeting at Jefferson |Park, New Orleans. Meeting of }Miami Jockey Club closes at Mi- jami. Meeting of West Coast Jockey Club, at Tampa. Meeting of Tia Juana Jockey Club, at Tia Juana. Meeting of Havana- American Jockey Club; at Ha- vana. jess Cycling: Finish of internation- al six-day race in New York. ‘Bowling: -American Bowling }Congress tournament, at Toledo. Rowing: University of Wash- ington vs. University of British Columbia, at Seattle. Bench Show: Annual show of Pasadena (Calif.) Kennel Club. Golf: Volusia tournament closes Beach. championship at Ormond Gymnastics: ence championships, University. at Purdue Track: Missouri Valley Con- ference indoor championships, at Ames, Ia. Wrestling: Western Confer- ence championships,’ at Purdue University. Missouri Valley Con- ference championships, at Still- water, Okla. New England inter- collegiate championships, at Cam- bridge, Mass. Fencing: Western Conference championships, at Purdue Univer- sity. ‘ Boxing: Romero Rojas Sontiago Esparraaguero, rounds, at Havana. FURNITURE RENOVATED, Upholstered and Refinished. Mattresses Made Over Parlor Cushions Made W. R. Garing, 509 William St. GC. 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LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS Western Confer- | ANOTHER» VICTORY IN TENNIS MATCH (By Asnociated Press) NICE, France, March 13.—Miss. Helen Wills, American lawn ten- nis champion, added another tournament victory to her grow- ing Riviera list today. She de- feated Miss Isabella Lee Mumford of Boston, in the singles final of the Nice tournament, by the over- whelming score, 6-0, 6-1. Henry Ford’ says at Mont- gomery, Ala., he plans to submit new. bid for Muscle Shoals. er of the Chicago Cubs, hit a double in the Oar aoe Bruins’ game with the Hollywood stars at Los Angeles yesterday and gave his team an 8 to.6 vic- tory. — Heavy fire with much itis} \at . Tienfsin; four ‘Americans. Station. -Ja destroyers are \fired upon near Tientsin by de- ‘tenders of Peking. DELICIOUS With the installation of new savitary equipment, we are pre- pared to make prompt deli: The Richness of our Ice Cream makes it @ Nutritious Food. . A. 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Ocean Boulevard, to encircle city, now being built by Monroe county. Over-Sea Highway, from Key West to the mainland. One-third distance completed, balance of roadway con- tracted. Steel toll-bridges to span the long water gaps. Take a taxi spin out over the Ocean, from the city of Key West. e Pipe Line for-municipal waterworks soon to be laid from mainland. Plenty of fresh, pure water to Key West and the Florida Keys, White Ways now being installed through the busi- ness districts. . Building permits and Bank deposits rapidly increas- ing. Another new bank has just received charter. 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