New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1923, Page 8

NEW ORLEANS ANGLING FOR NEXT GIBBONS—DEMPSEY BOUT—LEAGUE LEADERS FATTEN AVERAGES IN HOLIDAY GAMES—PLAINVILLE DIVIDED WITH MILLDALE — BRIDGEPORT WINS A. A. U. MEET — HEARNE VICTOR IN JULY 4th AUTO CLASSIC—HOOVER LOSES SCULLING TITLE—NOTES ARIZONA LEGION SORRY GIBBONS DIDN'T KNOCK DEMPSEY’S BLOCK OFF DEMPSEY WINS BUT GIBBONS IS GAME, Challenger Loses Fight on Points -Still Never Knocked Down Shelby, Mont., July 5.—Jack Demp- sey, the title holder, got the decision at the end of the fifteenth round of the world's heavyweight champion- ship bout here yesterday afternoon, but Tom Gibbons of St. Paul got all the prestige. Montana was unanimously right about the fistic part of this show, . | though decidedly in error in regard to its finances. The fight went the full fitteen rounds and at no time did Jack Dempsey seem close to knocking the challenger out. There was nothing spectacular about the bout. For the most part Gibbons was holding convulsively to Dempsey's left arm. The champion, with the record of being one of the surest hitters who ever fought, was missing badly. He did score fre- quently and heavily to the body just on the belt line. Gibbons must have been hurt but he did not show it by any change of expression. Of the fifteen rounds fought under a sun that blazed down as hot as the one at Toledo when Dempsey won his title, your correspondent would give three to Gibbons. The rest were Dempsey’s, but not by the margin that one might have expected of the most formidable of the champions. The infererice now must be that Dempsey is going back. It was ap- parent that he was trying. The dark scow! was heavier than it was when Dempsey faced Carpentier and, in the first round, it looked as though the|Shelby yesterday. bout would end in shorter time.[ The titleholder said he was tired of Dempsey spun Gibbons around as he|the training grind and will welcome had spun Carpentier and he lashed |a vacation. He expressed admiration him cruelly about the body. But Gib-|for Gibbons' ability as a boxer and bons did not wilt nor did he lose that|declared he wanted to give him credit serene look of confidence that he|for his wonderful shewing. wore when he told the skeptics he had “I hope Gibbons was not hurt,” a chance. Dempsey said, “he is a great boxer and put up a fast bout. I hope the crowd was pleased.” Dempsey today has two slightly dis- colored eyes and a wound under/the right and an old cut opened up over the left as a result of Gibbons' léft hooks and right crosses. The champion had no explanation to offer for the four Chicago detec- tives who came down the aisle with him yesterday and swarmed around him while the gloves were being ad- justed and also when he left the ring. “I guess Doc might have possibly thought that something would hap- pen,” Dempsey said, “and I guess he wanted plenty of protection.” Dempsey always refers to Kearns, his manager, as “Doe.” Hiram Dempsey of Salt Lake City, father of the world's champion, saw his son box in a champlonship match for the.first time yesterday and he said he was not disappointed because {Jack did not win by a knockout. SHELBY FIGHT FINANCIAL FIZZLE, $100,000 IS LOST Only 7,020 Paid Admission to See Gibbons Stay 15 Rounds With Dempsey—Champion’s Victory Greeted Coolly By Crowd Which Cheers Lustily For Challenger, Who Proved to Be Popular Idol. PLAINVILLE WINS AND LOSES IN DAY Divided July 4th Honors With Milldale A. C. Nine BOTH LEAGUE LEADERS WIN DOUBLE HEADERS IN FOURTH In Yanks’ Game Everett Scott Poles Out Homer With Bases Full — Cards Drop Two to Pirates — Robins Take Two and White Sox Do Likewise — Athletics Sblit As Did Cleveland and Cubs. o Prescott, Ariz., July 5.—A res- olution regretting that Tommy Gibbons “failed to knock Jack Dempsey's block off” was adopt- ed last night by the executive committee of the Arizona state department of the American Le- gion which was In session here, The resolution follows: ‘‘Re- solved: That the executive com- mittee of the American Legion, department of Arizona, having been informed at the conclusion of its general session of the re- sult of the Gibbons-Dempsey fight regrets that Gibbons failed to knock Dempsey's block off."” Plainville's town team split a dou- ble header with the Milldale A. C. yesterday, winning one by the score of 8 to 3 and dropping the other 3 to 1. It was the afternoon game in Plainville that they won and the con- test was featured by the playing of |Tandree who made some sensational catches in the outer garden. Phelps and Blanchard did the pitching for the Plainville boys. The scores: By The Associated Press. Shelby, Mont., July 5.—Its frenzy of excitement subsiding, Shelby sat ‘down today to count its losses. On the debit sidé of the ledger, this little Montana cow town, which had its day yes- | terday as the fight center of the world, must write down a deficit | of approximately $100,000. It brought the world’s heavyweight championship battle to which 7,020 paid admission. There was an outlay of $210,000 § for the title holder; $20,000 for promotion and $85,000 for an arena. CHAMPION EXPRESSES HIS ADMIRATION OF GIBBONS Says He is a Great Boxer And Put Up Good Fight—Doesn’t Explain Bodyguard By The Assoclated Press. Great Ifalls, Mont., July 5. — Jack Dempsey, refreshéd by a good night's sleep, prépared today to desert Monl tana for a few days vacation with his mother in Salt Lake City, Utah, after niné weeks of training for his heavy- weight match with Tommy Gibbons at New York, July 5.—Both the Yankees and Giants celebrated the 4th of July yesterday by walloping their opponents around the lot in a brace of double headers. The Yanks closing a long home season before a holiday crowd of 45,000 won two games from the Washington Senators by scores of 12 to 6 and 12 to 2. The games were featured by two homers from the stick of Everett Scott, one with the bases full. The Giants beat the Phillies in the Quaker city 7 to 8 and 5 to 3, Jimmy O’Connell knocking a homer. In Pittsburgh the St. Louis Cards spent the day chasing the Pirates’ hits —_———————— and dropped two games 7 to 5 and 6 | :fiel 'Pltlt:blllg;; ?\l::u 1::5::: l’tl,l\ Gry‘y‘):m: HO w Tll ey L i ne up f Total ersesnnes in Fo"r Leagues Mitdate. four hits, one a two bagger. The Pirates now have made eight in a row. | Others who yesterday celebrated | Teabhi® 3b, Gainer, 11 Dyer, ss. smedik, ¢ twin victories were the Brooklyn | Eastern League R, Dujack Robins who took two from the Bos- White, 30, THE GREAT YOLO TROTS IN WINNER IN 2:02 1-5 Beats Fast Field in Sweepstakes At Cleveland After Losing First Heat . Cleveland, July 5.—After finishing fourth in the fArst heat the Great Volo, driven py Walter Cox of Goshen, N. Y, won the trotting sweepstakes from four of the fastest trotters in training on the Grand Circuit here yesterday. In stepping the second heat in 2:02 1-5 the Great Volo trot- ted the fastest heat here since Peter Volo, another son of Nervolo Belle and Peter the Great, beat lee Ax- worthy in a heat in 1916, Peter Volo setting the track record of 2:02 in that mile. Great Britton, which won the first heat, ond Peter the Brewer set the pace in the second mile, the Great : has, itzpatrick; double plays, | V010 making a great stretch drive lw o - Phelps to Blanc left on bases, Mill-lavin, The first quarter of that mile Standing of the Clubs i 151’2:"‘;['1'”:"' O, ot Pheliof% | was made in 30 seconds, which was ‘ L Sl ) Dren AU hits, oft Phelps 10,117 ¢ seconds alower than the iast quarter in the third miie. Peter the Brewer was the fourth favorite to meet defeat. The largest crowd that ever attended the races at this track saw the program, Ed (“Pop”) Geers made his inau- gural appearance on the Grand Cir- cuit of the season, driving My liose- bud to victory in the 2:14 class trot. It was the mare's third consecutive victory of the season, having won 'twice on half mile tracks in the last three weeks. (First Game), Plainville, = Slecenanwaal Fitzpatrick, ss. Elllott, cf. Landree, Kilduf Budnick, Tibhals, Blanchard, Moreno, rf. Phelps, p. .. Is a Dead Loss With the exception of salvage on the huge ampitheater estimated to be about $25,000, approximately $201,485 in gate receipts, from which federal taxes of $22,448.50 must be deducted, according to figures made public here by Charles A. Rasmusson,’ Montana collector of internal revenue, the en- tire investment was a dead loss. Emotionally for Shelby the fight was an outstanding success. The town wanted Gibbons to stay with the champion 15 rounds. They saw him do it wlossssunou, B vloscosssow? > Moo ton Braves 4 to 1 and 9 to 5, playing in Brooklyn and the Chicago White 8ox who won double over the St. Louis Browns at St. Louis 9 to 7 and 3 to 1. In this set Williams, the St. Louis left fielder pounded out his 12th home run of the season. This is the ‘White Six third straight over the Browns. In Boston no change was made in the American league standing, Phila- delphia splitting a double header and winning the first game 3 to 1, while it dropped the second 8 to 1. Splits were also served in Cleveland in the American, Detroit losing the first game 10 to 7 and winning the second 15 to 3, and in Chicago in the National the Reds winning the first 6 to 3 and the Cubs taking the sec- ond 6 to 3. AMERICAN LEAGUE Divide Games Cleveland, July 5.—Cleveland and Detroit split a double header here yesterday. Pinch Hitter Myatt's home run with two men on in the 10th in- A ning gave Cleveland the mornitg American League try for the Connecticut division A. A. 10 to 7 Tendler Refuses to Go game, o 7. R U. track and field seni h ion- Detroit batted Cleveland pitchers Yesterday’s Results ships were decided Ms ,."r:’.rp: hivT(-]‘;(:-l,:_ hard and won the afternoon game, 15 (Morning.) v were desiadiat g et inievin: On With Friedman Bout to 3. Chicago 9, St. Louis 7. of Stamford. By The Assoclated Press, i et tieie 7], CARVeIANA 1(“(‘,{‘“"7“ 7(10). The sprint events were all closely| Michigan City, Ind., July 6.—The 006 010 000 3—10[ (oo g ét f"“’_""i) contested. 1. J. Demensky of Water- | ten-round boxing bout between Lew id 8O’ 9, t. Louis 1, bury successfully ydefended his 100- | Tendler and Sallor Freidman did not (Bcond_Game). Detroit 15, Cleveland ‘3. yard title in 10 1-5 seconds, but lost | take place here yesterday. i ;h“““':*“; s Boston 1 (1st.) his 220-yard title to A. Alison of [ Tendler refused to appear. It was V"SF”{; . nh ladelphia 1 (2nd). |Bridgeport, who won in 22 8-5 in one | reported that financial arrangements New Yor| 3 \\vashlbngton flfl (18t). |of the prettiest races of the day. Ali- | with Tendler had not been fulfilled. New York 12, Washington 2 (2nd). gon also won the 440-yard dash. J.| Efforts to locate Floyd Fitzsim- Cavanaugh of Boston college, a Wa- [ mons, the promoter, proved unavail- terbury boy, romped home a winner in | ing. Tendler could not be reached 9 *[the half mile, in 2 minutes 5 seconds. | by telephone. Freidman appeared in New York:.. Joseph E. Staiger of Stamford won |the ring and stated he was wiling to Philad2lphia . with plenty to spare in the mile in|pox. Ghicago ... ¢ At 8. . It was announced that 15,000 men ‘;"‘"9'_3“’3 . In the fleld events Willlam Krape- [ and women were in the arena when i‘"“‘""- wiez of Stamford won the hammer |the first prelirivary started. ;t: Louis throw with a heave of 158 feet b6 —_— Washington inches. The discus throw went to Boston ........ J. E. Tryon of Colgate, a Bridgeport boy, with a distance of 112 feet 7 in. Miss Blanche Merrill of Bristol won the 100-yard dash championship for girls in thirteen seconds. Bridgeport A. C. won the point trophy with 54 points. Stamford A. A second with 27, Waterbury K. of C. third with 18, New Haven Har- riers fourth with 9, Cygnet A, C., East Port Chester, fourth with 2, Budzol, rf. Mageri, ¢. Yesterday's Results 3 Babick, 1f. (Morning.) Albany 9, Pittsfield 5. Hartford 3, Bridgeport 2. Waterbury 8, New Haven 5. ‘Worcester 12, Springfield 6. chard; three base (Afternoon.) nono; sacrifice hits, Albany 7, Pittsfield 6. bases on balls, off Phelps 1, off Dudjack 3; Other games, rain, struck out, by Dujack 3, by Pheips 6; P | cmrmtrmmmne? 1 wleons 10 24 300 301 110—8 020 000 001—3 Kilduff, Blan- hits, none; home runs, Elliott, Blanchard; ©losomcssons Many Rush In Free Several thousand, a few minutes be- fore the fight started, crashed through the fence surrounding the arena, and swelled the attendance at the bout to o total estimated at 25,000. But their presence did not show in the gate re- ceipta. Champ Gets Less Than $262,000 The potential earnings of the cham- pion for the fight were cut to less than $262,000. Jack Kearns, his manager, collected only $52,000 of the » § third $100,000 guaranteéd his pro- tege after the gate receipts had-been turned over to him. Of this amount he paid for two preliminary bouts at a cost of about $1,000 and footed a federal tax bill on $75,000 worth of tickets. The dis¢repancy between the ticket sale total and the amount he received was due to the fact that Kearns sold approximately 2,300 $20 tickets for $10 shortly before the bout as a crowd of several thousand ap- parently averse to paying regular prices surged against the gate bar- riers and the fence surrounding the arena, Total Plainville Milldale ... Two base hits, Phelps, stolen Hartford New Haven .. Albany Springfield .. Waterbury Worcester Pittsfield . Bridgeport . (Continuea on Following Page). s BRIDGEPORT IS WINNER ;) INSTATE A. A. U. MEET Demensky Successfully Defends 100- Yard Title—Bristol Girl Takes Sprint HOMER! YESTERDAY'S Scott, Yamks . Witt,. Yanks Ward, Yanks Hoffman, Yanks .. Williams, Browns . Tobin, Browns .... Speaker, Indians .. Myatt, Indians O'Connell, Giants ... Snyder, Giants Jackson, Giants ... Hargrave, Reds . Fonseco, Reds ... Lee, Phils Hornsby, Cards .. Fournier, Dodgers . Home Run Leaders Williams, Phils . Ruth, Yanks . Williams, Browns ... Mokan, Phils ....... Games Today Hartford at Pittsfield. Worcester at Waterbury. Others not scheduled. Stamford, July 5.—With a large en- Preliminary Cancelled The preliminary bout scheduled be- tween Jimmy Delaney, St. Paul light heavyweight ‘and- Jack ‘Burke, ‘one of (First Game). Detroft ....... Cleveland .. Jack (Continued on Following Page) Hooveraé;q Chafice to Retain Sculling Title Henley on Thames, July 5.—Walter M. Hoover of Duluth, holder of the diamond sculls, lost his chance to bring back to America the famous trophy through an unfortunate acci- dent in the first preliminary heat of P.C. | the competition on the Thames yes- 419 | terday. A few seconds after Hoover | -375 | started down the famous regatta } 362 \ course he caught his left oar in a log .862 | boom marking the waterway. A hun- -361 | dred yards further along Hoover caught his blade on the boom again with such force as to split a piece a foot long and an inch and a half wide from his oar, and when the precious | bit of wood disappeared in a smother of spray, Hoover saw his chances of winning go with it. ° Eanommet Haney, 3b. Cutshaw, 2b. Cobb, cf. Fothergil Manush, 1t. Heilmann, Standing of the Clubs |Five Leading Batsm_en In Each Major League American League G. AB. R. H Heilmann, Det 63 229 54 96 Jamieson, Clv. 6 275 51 103 Ruth, N, Y. ..69 232 68 84 Collins, Chi. ..63 224 34 81 New Orleans Will Pay $500,000 for Return Fight | New Orleans, July 5.—W. A, Coker, chairman of the New Orleans Young Men's Gymnastic club, has wired Richard T. Burke secretary of the Louisiana state boxing commission at Shelby, Mont,, authority to try to ob-|Burns, Boston 59 219 37 79 tain a return match between Demp- National League sey and Gibbons for New Orleans. G. AB. R. H. Mr. Coker said he instructed Burke |Wheat, Bkyn 64 254 52 97 to go as high as a half million dollars |Fournier, Bkn 50 196 35 74 for a match. Roush, Cin. ...87 254 39 95 Burke was timekeeper at Johnston, Bkn 68 287 57 105 day's fight, Frisch, N. Y. 71 297 61 108 GOLF — TENNIS — FISHING TACKLE MONIER’S Office locunnnusnnns lomsswnnownans lerwe et O ulococonocaass o cochomruwany Jamieson, If, Cennolly,, rf. Bpeaker, J. Bewell, ss. Btephenson, 3b, KAPLAN s MATCHED. Kid Kaplan of Meriden, who fought a twelve round draw with Babe Her- man of California at Weiss fi2ld, New Haven, Tuesday night, is to don the gloves again with Andy (Kid) Chaney of Baltimore in the same ring July 80. The announcement that Kaplan and Chaney were carded for another go aroused a generous share of ap- plause. Games Today Chicago at St. Louis. Detroit at Cleveland. Others not scheduled. P.C. .382 378 374 .366 364 cocwmorpond oroCcwavoosoP Soooco~noa® (Continued on Following Page) yester- National League Yesterday's Results (Morning.) Cincinnati 6, Chicago 3. Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 5. (Afternoon.) Chicago 6. Cincinnati 3. Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 1. Brooklyn 4, Boston 1 (1st). Brooklyn 9, Boston 5 (2nd). New York 7, Philadelphia 3 New York 5, Philadelphia 3 12 CITIES.X 'RESENTED Cleveland, July 5.—About 12 cities are expected to be represented in the rational inter-city doubles tennis championship tournament scheduled [ ) to open at University club here to- [ ] day. It is planned to play the final matches Supday when there also will - be an exhibition game between Wil- the Clubs liam T. Tilden, world's champion and There’s at Least One In Every tion and he later duplicated the fo vE ok JanteLAlons: New York ......... 28 enasons at Camp Perry, O. | p % 4 28 ; 3 nE P MCE . 8 Moo B, MoLoughitn lost| Eitisburah : 25 ST. MARY'S PRACTICE YESTERYEARS IN SPORT 1820—Virgil Righards of New Hav- en, Conn, 19 years old, shot a per- fect score of 100 on national range of American Small Bore League. He was the first man to do this in competi (1st). (2nd). BRIGS Standing of wore UP AGAIN n WASA' T LAST MNIGHT | “NOW (T MUST HAVE THEN 1 fhe All English title to Anthony F.| o crnatl 8 -5 St. Mary's baseball team will prac- ‘Wilding, Australla, at Wimbledon, England. 1909—Stanley Ketchell successfully | defended his middleweight title in| bout with Billy Papke at Colma, Cal. 1889—G. G. Posta, amateur single | scull champion of America, was beat- en in final heat for the Diamond Sculls at Henley, - England by Guy | Nickalls, who later became rowing coach at Yale, | 1869—Highest score recorded at, Harvard-Yale baseball stores came on | this day, Crimson winning from the | Blue, 41 to 24 Goodrich Silvertown Cord Tires A Few of the Popular Sizes 20% off List J. B. MORAN GARAGE 3131, CHURCH ST. Authorized Nash Station Service | Ross of Brooklyn . - 31 Chicago . . 36 St. Louis .... 0eed 39 Eoston ... soe 47 Illl\m‘l"lphm el 49 Games Today St. Louis at Philadelphia. Others not scheduled. International League Buffalo 4, Syracuse 2 (1st) Buffalo 5, Syracuse 0 (2nd). Baltimore 16, Reading 5 (1st) Baltimore 4, Reading 1 (2nd) Toronts >chester 3 (1st) Rocheste ronto 1 (2nd) Jersey City 2 Newark 1 (1st) Newark 4, Jersey City 1 Standing of the Clubs, w. | Baltimore o 50 | Syracuse Games Today ing at Buffalo. timore ark MOTORCYCLE CHAMPS Rochester, Troy natior titie of clin pior Ie placement near here won the 81 cubi event yesterday topping 400ths sec was d the hill By champion of t 1 trades ared the and alli motorcycle associa tion. | Hill park | tion. tice tomorrow evening at Walnut in preparation for their | game with Simsbury on Sunday at the | Simsburk team's home field. N. B. COMES IN SECOND. The New Britain veterans’ relay team came in second in the Hartford July 4th Marathon yesterday, Cap- tain Fred Brady being awarded the silver cup emblematical of that posi- A SCORCHER Tv-couén? 1t DoN'T THink | HAD oveErR An) HOUR'S SLEEP WELL ALONG ABOUT FIveE \ Tooxk My PilLLOwW AnD WENT oUT on Twe PORcH BUT VERY LITTLE RELIEF AND To MAKE MATTERS WORSE — MOSQUITSS BEEN AFTER THREE BEC- FORE | DOZED ofF-- A LITTLE BREEZE SPRUNG NO - - LET'S SEE -- | THINK 1T MAY HAUVE BEEN NEARER SIx OCLOCK -~ - OR =~ AT ABOVT FOUR THIRTY A TERRIBLE PERS PIRAT(ON AND THAT'S EVERY WINK OF SLEEP | GOT - GosH T WAS HOT NOw LISTEN BiLL- | wNnOW YouU SUFFERED FROM THE HEAT LAST NIGHT - - WE ALL DID BUT DON'T BE cOmMmnG RounD GIVING ALL THE HORRIBLE DETAILS - - You'RE NOT The ONLY ONE -.- BESIDES I'M NOT | INTERESTED * NOw CUT IT o'