New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1924, Page 8

AMERICAN NEGRO OUTBOXES ARGENTINE FIGHTER — WASHINGTON WINS AND YANKS TAKE TWO — INTERNATIONAL GOLF GETS STARTED — DAVIS CUP DOUBLES TODAY, WITH TWO WINS TO AMERICA’S CREDIT — FIRST DEATH AS RESULT O - YANKS DRIVE ON HEELS OF WASHINGTON PLAYERS' Both Leagues But Two Serious Con- tenders For Pennant Have Round One, They met In a elinch in the center of the ring and wrestled to Wills' corner, They clinched again in the —Real Grind In The . American Starts To- morrow In West. tips of the! in the National York Yankees are driv on the heels of B! Washington Senators the narrow margin them from first place The race in each e is nar- rowed down to a twosom tead of & threesome, the weste teams slowly tading out o int pic- ture. While De still he considered in the runi in the younger circuit due to the “breaks” in the schedule which favor it, the chances are looking more favorable every day for the American league pennant to fly over the banks of the Harlem or the Potomac. Pittsburgh is also slowly emulat- ing a setting sun. The Giants ves- terday spent an idle day Brooklyn, continuing its spurt to overtake the McGraw ath- letes, won over the Phillies and drew up to within speaking distance of the pinnacle. The Philltes, however, made Uncle Robbie know there was a baseball game in progress as the Robins were forced to stay 11 in- league, to that separat xx—Bat New Y PUHILADELPHIA AB R M 000 100 000 Hauser fach; home v doulle play, Ri Washington on balls, oft M siruck out by M 15 Wit by pitcher i wild pite, and Hilde i and; ed for Beall in §ti ted for Hoftman ork sl 12— Ha: Rommel center of the ring, the referee pry- ing them apart. Wills staggered Firpo with a right to the jaw. o | They exchunged blows at clgse quar~ ters, Wills got in three heavy | |blows without a return. There was much wrestling, Firpo staggered Wills with his heavy right, first to the body and then to the jaw, but the negro was unhurt, Firpo landed a right uppercut but the -|negro only smiled. Firpo missed a right and Wills rushed him across the ropes with a panther-like leap. hey were fighting furiously at the bell. Round Twob Firpo landed four rights to the jaw as they met in the center of the ring. He staggered the negro with a body punch. Firpo was landing his right consistently to all parts of Wills' body and head. They clinched. Wills knocked Iirpo down with a left to the jaw but he was up at the count of three, appar- ently unhurt. Firpo fell into a clinch when he got up. Firpo was wild with his right. ~ Wills missed ola right. They continued to chnch. | )| Firpo landed his right solidly Wills' head as the bell rang. Round Three Firpo rushed out of his corner with a characteristic leap but Wills immediately fell into a clinch. They cxchanged blows at close quarters, Wills tying up the Argentine when- cver possible. Firpo landed to the head and body with his right and took a right to the body in ex- change. Wills landed effectively 0|to Firpo's body when the Argen- |tine attempted to hang on. Firpo landed a beautiful uppercut to | Wills' jaw, but the negro countered | with a barrage of body blows. Firpo missed a lunging right just as the bell sounded. Round Four { hey fell into a clinch at the bell. | un, el 8 ar- - by me to| {in the clinches. | clinched | ¥ [~ WILLS-FIRPO FIGHT BY ROUNDS | broke from a clinch as ended the round. Round Nine The negro tied Firpo up when he started one of his rushing attacks. Firpo led with his right and fell into a clinch, They exchanged body blows at close quarters, The negro's reach was bothering Firpo, Wills stood off and peppered ¥lrpo at long range, landing effectively six times without an absolute return. Firpo was going away as WIills' right struck his jaw, The negro was gaining confidence. Iirpo led with his right but Wills cleverly blocked the blow and caught Firpo on the side of the head coming In. Iirpo's right hit Wills hard on the head but the negro only smiled. The bell stopped the fight in the middle of a clinch, ' Round Ten They cxchanged body blows. Firpo protested to the referee for hitting Wiils' heavy right was finding Firpo's body vonsistent- ¥, Wills landed a one-two punch to Firpo's head and the Argentine Wills landed “to Firpo's body but took a stiff one in his wind in return. 1irpo danced away from a right and then clinched. Firpo the bell |landed weakly to Wills' jaw and fol- lowed it with & right to the body which stung the negro. Wills took a beautiful right on the jaw just as the bell rang. Round Eleven Wills rushed to meet the Argentine clinched hooked his right to Firpo's jaw as the referee attempted to part them. Firpo landed his right to Wills' jaw and'followed with a right to the body, but the blows lacked steam. There was much wrestling and hanging on by both principals. Firpo stung his right to Wills jaw wice in rapid succession but the negro kept concentrating to Firpo's body, which was pink from the hea batfery of blows which he ahsorbed. Firpo tvas getting his right over better but also taking Firpo but They Wills | (UP DEFENDERS MEET IN DOUBLES Two Single Tennis Matches to America’s Credit Philadelphia, Sept. 12, '— With confidence born of two clear-cut victories in the singles, the Ameri- can Davis cup defenders meet thelr Australian challengers today in the only doubiles match of the competi- tion eager to hang up the third victory and thereby assure the re- tention in the United States of the | famous trophy, symbol of interna- tional lawn tennis team supremacy, for another year, Willlam M. Johnston, of Califor- nia, veteran of many Davis cup matches, will make his first ap- ance in this year's play today. PPalred with Willlam T. Tilden, na- | tional champion, who yestcrday | conquered Gerald L. Patterson, star |of the invading team, in such im- | pressive fashion, he wily meet Pat- | terson and Pat O'Hara, Wood, who | bowed to the superior tennis of Vincent Richards, youthful New Yorker, in the other singles match | of the opening day's play. Australians Strong The Australians admittedly are a strong team, but the experts point- |ed to the winning record of Tilden |and Johnston tn Davis cup doubles “vnmy-t»lllmn and expressed confl- dence in their ability to defeat the | challengers, Even if Patterson and O'Hara Wood emerge victorious to- day they would have to win both \slnxl"fl matches-on Saturday in or- der to lift the cup. This appeared [ mprobable if not impossible, in the ‘Omnifln of experts. The opponents of Tilden and | Richards in the remaining sngles tomorrow will be revarsed, the na- | | | JOHN BULL FIGHTS " WITH UNGLE SAM But Only on Goll Links-Looks Like Close Rub Garden City, N) Y. Sept. 12.~If earnest preparation counts John Bull is going to give Uncle Sam a hard battle in their annual two- day golf match for the Walker cup starting today at the Garden City Golt club, Ten British golfers have been practicing here for two weeksy espe- lly at putting, in which the Brit- ons proved superior {n the two pre- vious Walker cup competitions. The Americans have had two days' tice. The Britons went to bed carly last night while most of the Americans went to sce Wilis battle IFirpo. Today's program is four two-ball foursomes. Tomorrow there will be eight singles. Kaclv matgh is at 36 holes and each victory counts a | point. Competition for the cup do- | nated by George P. Wadker of St. | Louis, formerly presidcnt of the United States Golf assocfation be- gan in 1922, The United States then defeated Great Britain, 8 to 4, | at the National links, Southampton, | N. Y. -Last year at'St. Andrews, | Scotland, the United ‘States won, 6% to 5 The first match today is hetween the Boston team, Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guilford, both former amateur champions and the aces of the, Britons; Cyril Tolley, team cap- | tain, former British amateur cham- pion and present open champion, and Major Charies O. Hezlet, vet- cran tournament player and mem- ber of a famous golfing family. tobert A. Gardner of Chicago, team | of | th Br ed fa th 50! fo! th s ca w! of Rain background fours of the United States and Eng- tand arq in readiness today for the first game of the serics at Meadow Saturday, about over back and | prolonged rest agnin and today there is ever Bridgeport Club oppose the Besse-Leland t - FOR OPENING HATCH Games For One Play Delays Week—Possibility of Tomorrow. New York, Sept. 12—After a serics disappointments which has kept e international matches in the for a week, the polo rook tomorrow’ afternoon. tain held up the opening encoun- ter for four different days since lagt | wet spell but with the the two teams are on ge again for the.opening conflict. The: series of postponments has vored the British team more than e American team as it is now rea- nably sure that Louis Lacey, crack captain of the invading ur, will be seen in the saddle in » opening clash. Lacey has been ering from the shingles but the has made him fit y indi- tion that he will be in the lineup hen the whistle blows tomorrow. CHAIN TEAM GOMING Jands Sunday Afternoon At St Mary's Held. The strong American Chain team Bridgeport has been secured to m Sun- To Play Besse-Le- | tional champion meeting O'Hara captain and former national ama- |day at § o'clock at St. Mary's sfield, F FOOTBALL INJURY Wills' Science Is Too™ “Much For Firpo's Wicked Right —Mar- gin Of Victory Very - Decisive — Infighting Game Is Played. The Assoclated Press: New York, Sept. —The Pan- ther has tamed ‘the Wild Bull in the battle for supremacy among the ring’s junglemen. This was the conviction that close tor 80,000 spectators carried away with them last night after Harry &Vills Bad battered and beaten Luis ‘Angel Mirpo into complete submis- sion, in 12-round bout that sur- prised the entire gathering by going the limit. When the smoke of conflict had lifted from 1oyle's Thirty JAcres, scene of many historic ring encoun- ters, Wills stood out as the con- queror by a margin so decisive that it Jeft nqg room for debate. . While Fjrpo's mighty right was reduced to impotence by a crafty, shifty defense, the giant negro knocked the burly Argentine down for a count of four in the second round and whipped him thoroughly in the other eleven with a slashing, bruising, merciless battery of thrusts to head and body. Wills won by a one-sided margin on points, =~ He fought a cool, care- tully-planned battle. In superb condition and employing all his as- sots of speed and ring skill, the big By PANTHER TAMES WILD BULL : _lS UNOFFICIAL D_ECISION . POL PLAYERS READY 7 Firpo's right found Wills' body and |Plenty of body punisiment, the' negro immediately clinched. | Were tied tight at the bll, The referce used his knce to pry Roannd Twclve They shook hands, Dugan, Meusel w : home runs, stole ases, Williams; sa 030 080— three Meusel, rifices, Boston Two hits, teur champion, with the present | ;4 should prove ona of the best at- champion, Max R. Marston of Phila- | (rctions of the season. Manager | delphia as partner, plays . I {jvers of the Chaing has had a very | negro blocked the most furious of Pirpo's rushes and at the same time delivered an attack at close range Wood, while Richards plays Patter- at sion, § to 7. nings to win the decision, | son, but the superlative form dis- The Yanks gained vesterday by bhase The referee warned They imme- winning a pair from Boston, 4 and 3 and 8 and 3, while both Washing- ton and Detroit sank their putts in the victory cup, the Senators trounc- ing the Athletics, 7 to 4, while the Tigers nosed out Chicago, 5 to 4, in an overtime session. Cleveland, tugging desperately to squeeze into the first division ahead of George Sisler's Browns, gave the St. Louis team a double trimming, 12 to 7 and 10 to 6. Frankie lerbe's circuit slap in the ninth in- ning with the bases saturated aiding ~ in bringing about a decision in the Dugan New York Beall 3; pitel W Beall, Heving; left Boston 11; base on bals, ik out, by Beall 5; Ehmke Joves 0 ; hit wild pitch un: winn Holmes e% |them apart. "ot | Wills for holding on 1; | pretty uppercuts. Firpo was wild by |with his right. Wills staggered Firpo with a right flush on the face, but the negro did not follow up his |advantage. It was the best blow of the fight. Firpo uppercuted with his right. rpo missed a right and got a right uppercut to the jaw in return. They were in a clinch at the bell. Both landed in Round Five ! Wills' left staggered Firpo and the | Argentine clinched. Both landed to the body. | Firpo diately clinched. Firpo hanging on desperately. Wills was opening up trying frantically to put over a finishing hlow. He continued his relentless body attack. Firpo was hanging on savagely. Wills missed a right but landed two successive rights to the head a moment later, landed his right straight to Wills' face but the negro continued to smile. They continued their clinching and wrestling tactics, Firpo getting the worst of the ex- changes which followed, They were clinched at the bell, Iplayed hy ‘the Americans yesterday left little doubt regarding the out- come, Girls Championship Tn addition to the Davis cup| play, two other interesting matches were in store for the spectators to- day. The final round of the girl national championship, in which Miss Helen Jaoobs, Berkeley, Calif., | and Miss Alice Francis, Orange, N. | |J., will meet has been, shifted to | the Germantown Cricket club, | where the international competi- tion is under way and a doubles \Jr., of | rison Johnston, of St. Paul, western Storey, Cambridge univer cap- | British amateur, aided by W. Murray, a steady player who was |gy on last year's international I Bobby Jones of Atlanta, open champion and W. C. Pittsburgh, former amateur | \p champion, play Robert Scott, Jr., |of and the Honorable Michael Scott. The Scotts are not related. Michael has held French and ustralian | of titles. Jesse Sweetser of New York, | of former amateur champion and Har former |y ownes, | o team. | ed shortstop for New with the bases York established an rly, who play- Britain on emorial day and who drove in the cals' only run when they defeated eriden 1 to 0 will be in the lincép the Chains Sunday. “Ca leap- New the viable record. ed into fame and established himself as one of the leading drawing cards the state by driving the ball out Lykeman Oval for a home run full against the rooklyn Royal Glants on Sunday, I - | busy season for the boys most of the | that steadily beat down tain and runner-up in this year's |gumes being in A. | Brooklyn wher and | staunch even the courage and endurance of the massive South American. A year ago, almost to a day, Firpo went down in the ond round of the most melodramatic fight of his- tory after a savage, slugging battle with Jack Dempsey in which the finer grts of ring craft were tossed to the winds, Last night, the Ar- gentine went down to defeat before science and skill, Pirpo's Star Has Set Thus this metcoric South Ameris can, among the most coiorful ring They clinched, were hoth wrestling around the | ring pulling and hauling at cach other, ~ Firpo landed twice to the | head. Wills was blocking beauti- | fully. Firpo could not get set for | a blow. Wills hammered Firpo's kidneys. Wills' right stung Firpo, | Argentine countering with an- | |other right to the head in return. | They were sparring for an opening | o[at the bell. opener. oy But the real race in the American league starts tomorrow when the Yankees and Senators open up in the west. It will be a tough grind for the two contenders and the one which can stand the strain the bet- ter will get the world series spoils. AMERICAN LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA 4. D eeen 2 Round Six ‘dn.m’ganm d the grand circ GTON it = el 0 000 They exchanged rights and lefts to |8ram at the New York state fair, | Tijden played through the entire |cup for the United States last year | pulitzer cup. The sporting paper | ey the head. There was plenty‘of body | ¥Ith the result that today’s events, | match yesterday with Patterson in |by his victory in singles spent hours {1 Auto says Lecointe found that his | titichglder with patient but un- punching at close quarters. o |marking the close of “the meeting, |a heavy sweater and top coats and | making chip shots at a chair on a |zirplane would not be ready in time |availing persistenc It is no novel- Janded weakly to Wills' head. ne | include nine class and stake races, | furs mueh in evidence | practice green. Cyril Tolley, heavy [t ‘mlm.v the trip. ’ ° |t for him and there s now no 1 S chance he can fulfill his hope of a negro smiled as he blocked Firpo's | the chief being the chamber of com- | amongst the spectators | hitting Briton who once bossed a | Firpo rushed half way |Merce §10,000 stake for 2:08 class| 'L'“““’ in France, finds the links too battle with the mpion for at e ring to evade _one of |Pacers. [ O : S E T evarels o 5 Wills' rushes, They contirfued their | Indications today were not any too \}Reds' Get a Big One ‘;«]v'vxr:mol‘”yvlwl‘u(nlly oversits from th recast be- When Thev BlLV Morris | . \ | Firpo bout in Jersey City last might wrestling tactics. Wills' right | favorable for racing, the fc LA e T Tosiibllitylor Hay Momnerow o | Knoxville*YouthiDies |were John *J. Wals' “ohn C. found Firpo's jaw again but x[,,,!lhp for more showers South Ameracan got in a sweet up- | Today's card, in addition Cincinnati, Ohio, Se 2 - atl, . Sept. 1 tver- | 3 v er ; 5 ettMorris, a right hand piteher, six | After Foothall In]m'y |O'Brien, John J. James | Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 12.—John |Welch, D, J. Donah Me- percut, just as the bell rang. |chamber of commerce stake, lists the ather | ot two inches tall and weighing 190 | ) ‘ |Avay, Joseph Call \liam Round Seven consolation division of wet we into their usual clinch |trotting stake for two year olds. | ;00,06 1 the latest purchase by the |B. Chandler, 16 yean old high school |A | foothall piayer, died yesterday from |KKenney and Bernurd . | met in the center of the | n horseman stake r three| o innati Reds. Morris has been injuries reccived In practice. His = | Iring. ~ Firpo danced away from |vear old trotters and three year old |~ 1 RIS Wills' right The Argentine's |vacers, 2:11 trot, 2:16 trot, Syracuse pitching for the Nashllle club I . | el He will |death Is the first report this scason | Amoog some Indian tribes it is il as a result from injuries received on |improper for a mother-in-law to il 615 | the Association plunging rushes were missing, | hotel three year 81d trot, 2:15 pace : Ll X e e ok trofting |TePOTt to the Cincinnati club next | Witls doubled Firpo with a left to |and the wet weather tryck trotting | o the! gridivon; speak to hep daughter's husband. |the body. They pulled and hauled |Stake for two year old % around the ring, hitting their frec hands at any open- |Johnny Dundee Through ailable Firpo got in a right wllth Feather\\‘eights ft t head which Wills | but no damage was | York, Sept. 12.—Johuny Dun- \bbed with his left | ¢e. uncrowned king of the feather- #h his right, stagger- | Weight division, was forcver barred her participation in the 126 | his own corner. The | from fu many comfortable shaves. gro was hitting harder than his|pound class by the New York state { o opponent. A right to the jaw made |athletic commission yesterday w 'fileVlle(AumStro‘pRazor S S i PO RTOREY Two heavy body |that body officially reco is the only razor that ; 3 4 it the bell stopped | Withdrawal from further i following up further. tion as a featherweight sharpens its own blades. : | Round Eight | Dundee can fight as a junior-light- | | exhibition between Howard Kin a member of the American Dav cup team, and Manuel Alonz Spanish star, and Fred Kalms and Richard Schiesinger, ‘member of the Australian Davis cup combina- tion also will he played The | girls’ match will be played prior to | | Iden and Johnston-Fatterson | {and O'Hara Wood contest and the | exhibition at its conclusion —Rain | Clear and continued cool weath- it pro- was the forecast for the champion, play Thomas ; A. Tor- |june §. | | rance and 0." C. Bristowe, Tor- | The locals will have their regular rance is a brilliant player. Bris- |state league lineup and chances fav- | | towe formerly starred at ericket or Scott to start on the mound with ‘hick Evans of Chicago, and Dr. | Art Johnson in reserve, . AWilling of Portland, Oregon SIS S | will get into the singles tomorrow, | . et N e ohnston making room | Lecointe. Abandons Plan | * g "5 A for them. The heavily trapped | To Come to U. S. Races |brushing asides his foremost rival, links made for a plaver of | paris, Sept. 12.—Sadi Lecointe, |has stepped back into tiw posttion Chick's accuracy with iror He | jrrench aviator, hus abandoned lys |of logical contender for the title had a 70 in practice yesterday. Tar |pign of going to the United Statesworn by Dempsey. Off und on he day. |is 73. Dr. Willing who saved the |tp participate in the races for tho |has held this distinction for the past three years, / challenging the figures of all time, has failed to sur- vive the test, either with brute force or skill, and unless his gallant fight- ing spirit carrics him to an cexpected come-back, Firpo's star, as title hopes are years Lo have set GRAND CIRGUIT - Forces Over Several Events At un- fistic con- R so far rned, a York State Fair Today—$10,000 th other in the he Race For Pacers, are Syracuse, N. Y., Sept, |er p Rice, 1t Goslin, If Judge, 15 8hirléy, 1b . Ruel d : Blueg 1 . Pinp Peck, s . 2 4 Marberry, were An1—8 01 spawke acro SAW WILLS WHIP FIRPO Among the local fight fans who |were in attendance at the Wills-| 001 001 across 1 ollowing Page) Meusel (Continued on 3 4 to All Sports Gather | —At— “ART” PILZ’S CIGARE, CIGARETTES SPORTING GOODS eft on hase to the e on balls, off § t Yerguson § They fol as they of i DETROIT 5. CHICAGO 4. ontea Southern H. P.O. A 'BRIGGS & Anc»qk‘:} Sale with ing The Antique Hound’s 7lr3ridegr'oom : could not h ne Wi 1 crossed “ling Firpo ock A single Valet AutoStrop Razor blade will give 774/ ft found Firpo's body and | Weight and as a lightweight, but he went to the jaw as they | cannot, anywhere {n the United o conter of the Firpo | States, again contest as a feathe eakly with his left but Wills | welght, under penalty of being ight cross which followed. | red in this state and as a result be right sent Firpo's head |on the commiasion’s black list The negro was boxing| Charlic Johnston, Dundee's man- Wills landed effectively | ager, who was suspended 14 in clinch, Wills' | Dundec's acceptance of the challenge vere carrying mere steam |hurled at him by Louis (Kid) Kap- < riva Firpo was short |lan of Meriden, was reinstated . right uppercut. The negro | commission following Dundee' 15 Firpo's hody. 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