New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1926, Page 16

DEMPSEY PICKED TO WIN OVER TUNNEY—CARD]NALS ALMOST SURE OF NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT—HIGH .SCHOOL OPENS FOOTBALL SEASON SATURDAY——NEW BRITAIN PLAYS HOLYOKE PROFESSIONALS SUNDAY— FALCONS-KENSINGTON TO CLASH HOLYOKE TEAM TO'PLAY FOURTH GAWE CARDINALS ALMOST SURE NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD,’ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1926. AT 'CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER IN TONIGHT'S BOUT OF NATIONAL PENNANT Cleveland Spurting to Overtake Yankees — Trim Red. Sox in Exciting Game — Hornshy’s Clan Wallops Brooklyn Rohins—Speaker Fields Sensationally in | Game—Chicago Beats New York Team by a Inning Rally—Postpone Games For Fight. Press in two games of t leading New fresh cour dit Bpeaker and 1 einnati Reds today got struggle after & day them and saw the St. Louls Cardinals swamp the Brooklyn Robins, 15 to | 7 and boost their lead to two and a half games over the Reds. The d-out performances of the Yankees have given the Ind eourage to fight on even though, with but four games remaining the task appeared hopeless, The Yanks today needed to win only two or more to insure a tie for the pennant even though Cleveland should win all four of its remaining games. The standing of the leaders today: w L To play Pet| York . 89 61 4 593 eveland .. 87 63 4 A ninth Inning rally after ts were out scored all the runs Chic #0 needed to beat the Yanks yester- day, 2 to 1. A walk, a passed ball and two doubles proved Shocker's undoing after he had fought man- gully to hold the single run lead his mates had given him. The Yanks Bits Thurston safely but four times | and his wildness alone made the | gams close, Garland Buckeye, cland's southpaw, had the Boston Red Sox eating from his hand while his boss, Tris Spealker, flelded sensationally in the 5 to 1 victory. Four Boston er- rors helped the Indians’ cause along. The Cardinals made short work of | the Robins yesterday and demon- strated to the sport world that much dynamite lurks in the St. Louis bats Lester Bell hit three triples and a double in the midst of the 17 basc knocks. Bottomley and Thevenow |y made homers. Rogers Hornshy, after losing his batting championshlp in the whirl of the pennant chase ns about to give St. Louls a National league flag in its place, their first in the gue history. One more victory in ta T the three games remaining will guarantee the Cards a tie for first en zh Cincinnati should win four. The ck into the of lelsure for PHILADELPHIA AB. R. H. 34 x—Ba Welch, Man {on valls g 1, off White Pate 3 even thot leaders today: Pot | 553 g of the ght in Philadelphia tonight made {ts presence felt in the ba 1l world The Cardinals due to play New York | today, will stage the game Friday | De 010— base hits Ruel (2), Me- us, Schang. o Wash- E ballg— Murray 1, Grston Struck by Murray 2, Glard 2 1t Umpires Evans. 40, the two |7 u ar, 1 IS [, instead so as to allow all fans to be cago will play today's game with Brooklyn as part of a double header |y The remaining teams in leagues, playing out the fag end of terest with the eyes of the fans fo- |Time— eused on the leaders. Th 4I||:ru,o’ St 3 witn the mia ot nomers vy | NATIONAL NAL LEAGUE Floyd Scott and Gabby Hartnett off Virginia league. | Plttsburgh walloped Philadelphia, |00 front of a slugging attack. The Washington Senators played around |B them easily 6 to 3. rl Whitehill was very good on the Detroit mound |V 4ust a matter of how high the Phil- elphia Athletics would run the NEW YORK in at the death in both spots. rm-; Bunday. the schedule, are drawing little in- ( Cubs beat out the New York Giants, Jos Poetz, a new comer from the | 9 to 3, with Pie Traynor in the fore with the St. Louis Browns, beating for six inings but after that it was |’ gount. The final score was § to 2. AB. R. loonmosmmrs 400 010 Bottomley, 030— ita- fth, Vierman, Three South Two baseh Felix, O'Farrell r Hornst Vick, Carey. Li Brookiyn 6. ¥ t 3, Struck out—by fcGraw 1, Barnes 1. L s Umpires—McCormick, Time—1:43, Louts 6, es 1, rat 2 y and Wilson. PITTEBURG AB, H, P.O. A. E. | o 0 0 0 0 0 o for passing Ntxon, Homs run Petain burgh 10, “Latt. on bases—P Bases on balle—off Hill ~by Hill 1, Dean -Dean. Umpires—Rig- eeney. Time—1:40. CLEVELAND AL R 1 1 : (Continued on Following Page) { | tion or O leither form s | the signal for t - | stiles. sing | 0 Ninth| Philadelphia, celebration of 1 independenc atively ancient war today to the comman Ameri- 1 »{0f a modern contlict, fighting supre tween Jack Dempse; t for the ship of the wor in the ),000- to f plo est prize some 36 throng that letic event Few wars, ve required nego t world— greatest view an sporting paid to anywhere, cver ancient or mancuvers, { matums t tions is duel but the ion today t-minute injunc- irrican: were he ruption, The odds wily of inte sion on the ir i move of B. promoter; was 1 y in the day with the general public cor would be dismi And the | est prediction of the weather alled only for light which were not expec |dampen enthusiasm or fight program. The preliminary | ring were p. m., easter for exper block in ()A with x- 1ish to begin | time, and ed to settle the Philadel- b pm.,] between While lawyers 1 “’\fl remaining legal issues <,.>.nm. d itself to wi y |m~h of the thousands rd the | sgene of battle, the gigantic munici- pal stadium lo in the sesqui- | centennial exposition inds. , with the first break of da s begun the task of putting the ng touches to arrangements ng and seating a crowd of yectators tow sq gro This was the capa he big enclosure but from the pi portions of tha jam of humanity 2 | all gates to the city, it seemed li ly that close to 200,000 would seek the vicinity of the battle ground by fall. From 75,000 to 100,000 sitors were expected, with as many > native townsmen and women 1g at least in proxim- of a “‘centur:; d a advance guard of the visiting | | battalions, numbering close | 000 converged on the city ove i“”“ as many more expected during | the day, chicfly by dozens of special | trains from New York, Washinston, | Baltin Chicago and other big | centers. Jnable to obtain hotel or room- rnight, \ore, | & slecpless night or sought repose n any available spot, preparatory to joining the rush toward the turn- These were to start clicking but Promoter Rickard | expecte jam to necessitate openi of some of the stadium gates by noon. The wealth, soclety and public life of the nation was well repr ented In the gathering throngs. Governors, s itors, congressmen, mayors r figures in politics, captains of industry, men en ames fill pag of cle holding cholcest ringside clutching \rds Nothing in boxing or sporting hi in any othe as even approached the cle, taking |at 8 p. m, ar 0- the whose blue s hook ih g or wt this cou re proportions of this specta all angles into leration. As many followers of sport may have jammed their into such even as the English derby or the Indian- | apolis auto race but the “paying | public s could not compare with the amazing throng that already has tur close to §1,- 750,000 into the coffers of Tex Rickard's organization It was the nearest approach to a $2,000,000 sporting spectacle yet known. It was barely a few years | ago when million-dollar gates for champlonship tights or world's series battles startled the athletic | world. Today those figures were tor E emotely con rs way these (P —The | Deci- nation) unction fixed for | ind wom- | | dwarted by traction in this modern exhibi fighting skill. Tt is because of this magnitude, | the intense public interest and the light of publicity attached to t this fight has been beset by many difficulties. Rickard, ster promoter of twenty years' perience, never has heen forced to as much opposition as he vru\nl.“' venture of !\1&* ¢ York to Chicago, then unexpe the magnitude of at- ion of Vhite | it tha s0 m ox combat has in the career. From Sasi (o Te Yoy, ted ‘ ly to Philadelphia and the sesqui centennial, Ricka has taken the most-discussed match modern 1 times. Inter-twined with his efforts | first to obtain a battle ground have | | been a succession of law suits, | | threatgned injunctions and opposi- | | tion from various quarters. No less | than a dozen court cases in five dif- | ferent states have figured in the | preliminaries to battle. series aist st from the strug- n, Dempsey, after ness, to meet the of the former marine, product of New York's ich Village and popular hero of the mass of fandom, if the opin- | ions of its cross-section here can be | | accepted as a criterion. f Dempsey, one of the most devas- tating punchers the ring has ever | | known, has been established a heavy | | favorita. Wagers on him, accepted |as a varometer of public opinion. ave reflected a steady lengthening | of 0dds from 2 to close to 4 to 1 for the bout approached. | The champion, even though some | | doubts were tertained as to his bility to con® back after a three lay-off, to regain his old | punching power and speed, has been | | conceded a decisive margin because of his experience, terrific attack and ability to absorb punishment. Dempsey, all critics believe, will | | make a rushing, tearing battle of ‘u from the start, just as he did against Jess Willard, whom he de- throned in 1919, and just as he did in conquering Luis Firpo in his last title fight three years ago. | Tunney's best prospect of vietory was conceded to be in the fighting | going the limit or close to it. The | ex-marine's defense has been built | upon the idea of stopping Dempsey's early rush and his attack upon the | theory, that if the first shock is | weathered, Dempsey will be a | ready target. - OUTLAWS WIN FIRST | West Fnds Go Down to Defeat Be- of tod, ob- | in | | Not such | stacles, ver, sual public inter {f the char years of even how! h nney, Grenn fore Two Vicions Attacks of Op- posing Team. Outlaw team gathered from the est section of the elty, the West Ends a beating score of 13 to 12 yesterday before a large crowd. The West Ends the f to score a touchdown and later they got an- | other before the Outlaws could get started. ' The second half started with the | Outlaw lineup changed and then a feroclous attack was launched with Julius Miechowski crossing the line for the first score for the team. Another similar attack netted an- other touchdown by Julius, The extra point which won the game kicked by Steve . Salkowski. Ross and Osborne starred West Ends while the playing of Partyka and another feature. Outlaws would like to ar- a game or series of games with any team in the city averag- ing 125 to 130 pounds. For games call 83. The Outlaws line up as follows: Backfleld, Partyka, Sal- kowski, Zaleski Mieczkowsk! and Plema. The line, Zysk, Orzechow- ski, Cianci, Zaleski, Mangan, Plen- The football Norf | handed | by the new organized were | was Yordy, the dy Zaleski The range for stes TUNNEY DEPARTS |55 Loughran in the sesqui ring tonight, Jimmy Bronson, | | who was to be *Queen of the May,” | Gene Tunney was called early today | were aware that the challe { his training of the grand prize. T le up one part FOR FIGHT SCENE - 22 Challenger Bipects t0 Be U Crowned King of Heavyweights challenger's corner, nt the night ir to jump hundred Stroudsburg citizens, head ed by Mayor C. L. Edinger, natura enemy of all process servers, left today for the ringside. Mayo Edinger was decorated in the Tun ney camp for his alert service shooing away would-be servers from the premises, Stroudsbutg, Pa 23— Tollowing the example of the girl . Sept. Prince Leopold Rooting to start for Philadelpk epects to be crowned ki weight boxers tonight, The hour of movement to the jui-city been concealed carefully and er w the Glenbroc where he compieted |c engagement has ed, the heir to the Belgian thron made arrangements for the result o fight be wired him as soon a received. a where he % of heavy- Brussells, S ) — Crow Prince Leopold is “pulling” for Tunncy to defeat Jack Dempsey night. On the eve of Leopold's setting forth from parture for Stockholm to visit Prin country club, The dash for the battle ground was postponed until this morning 60 that the contender might be assured of a night of calm repose. Tunney has an aversion to strange beds and The desired to maintain the close working he has with his Strouds- | burg couch on the important “night before." The ceremony of gveighing in be- fore the Pennsylvania athletic com- mission was at the end of the four hour drive to Philadelphia through the Scenic Poconos. The marine |marine and predicted that Gen entry then planned to hide himself [some day would become world from the curious until he makes his appearance tonight before the hun- dreds of thousands of cash custom- ers, The attaches of the tralning camp also moved on Philadelphia today although some of them will return with Tunney after the championship bout. Lou Fink, the trainer, “Pants” Lawrence, Adiron- dacks guide and valued companion boxing bout staged in Belglum. T 1919 he watched Tunney throughou |the American army boxing cham pionship competition. He sat in Gen. eral John J. Pershing's box whes Gene won the light-heavyweigh championship. At the time he w a great admirer of the America v aw Dempsey fight,” sal Prince‘Leopold today, discussing th Philadelphia fight, feating Tunney must be a worl beater and deserves to be champio of the world. prised if Dempsey succeeds in win ning from Tunney. READ HERALD CLASSIFTED AD: ing my motored to Phila- into in process For Tunney to Vanquish | ss Astrid of Sweden, to whom his just been announc- Leopold never misses an important “but any man de- T will be greatly sur- Stiff Drill by Goach Hayes Coach Dave Hayes of the All-New | the players and candidates through a etiff drill at the state armory en Arch strect in preparation for th game Sunday against the Holyoke Professionals. Coach Hayes had the men working on offensive pl. which, when perfected, are bound a high level. As usual, fans who a | was out to watch the players go | through the drills et out by the |coach. Formations of all sorts were | |on the program and as the team | became more and more accustomed | |to the signa shown. tearf which will | New Britain on Sunday, is one is likely to make the locals travel at top speed to pull out with a victor; | Manager Alphonse Aoiseus of the | Holyoke team is confident that New | Britain is no match for his squad |and he has warned Manager | Dailey that his aggregation isa pow- | erful one. | Hunt, the snappy quarterback of last year's All-Norwalk team, who proved to be the hero in last Sun- | day's game against the New Haven Blues, was in the practice fon last night for all he worth. His ignorance of the signals day was responsible, he says, in a great measure for the failure of the to gain more ground than he m in which he w st night shows that he is de {termined to be at his best for the the season ilent John” Davis who is a resi- pro tempore of t as silent as ever last night, s absorbink all that Coac Hayes is telling the team about £00! | ball. Joe Rogers and Tom Humph- ries are also working in their usual {manner and there is none better. Murphy, the big tackle, who so much resembles “Big Bill” Warner who is expected to join the team -lafter the first of October, 1{out with the team last night t |cause many duties which he is un- r|able to postpone, will keep - {away for a time. He is well ver in the plays, however, and no dif- | ficult |into his usual 1Ir Thompson, the flas Pennsylvania, will be with morning, but no one his being able to sig 1d play the game. s contest will start prompt- 0 o'clock and the officials nounced tomorrow, Hol |yoke's lineup is on the way and when it is published, it will a powerful gridiron combination. e ;LRickar(_]_ fiopcs Both Men | Will Mix It Up Strong Philadelphia, Sept. 23 (#) — Tex Rickard hopes Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney will make a hammer and tongs battle of it tonight to cap the climax of his greate promotion enterprise. oL a great match,” said Tex, he bit into his inevitable cigar. n |won't make any- predictions but I {hope if one of 'em is knocked down he has enough 1eft to get up and floor the other fellow.” hese law-suits and |get injunctions have {the promoter went on, |to that. T had to take my first {heavyweight fight—the Johnson-Jef- |tries bout in 1310—from California to Nevada at {my arena w: |you see this S| trouble, a large oppose All- he n 7 8 the line. back the place n N i il n t as L o attempts to le it tough,” a n nearly finished sn’t really been much after all.” Oh 1 OUGRT To- W GW "BETTRR ! THAN o BET, ONITHE FIGHT = L THINK won' TETELL MARY-ZSHE'LL RAIQC) M =As Ly~ DEMPS 1 AIN'T . i i LISTEN DAD- V'VE GoT ANOTHER. - HONDRED THAT 'SAYS THis TUNNEY PERSON - WON'T LAST TEN' ROUNDS I've BET A HUNDRED kowski, Gausha, Makowski and COIBD . st s st . OH HENRY - A HUNDRED DOLLARS ON FIVE -~ I'VE GoT GY AT SEVEMN To WITH MRS MOTT~ iy THE SMART CTHiNG 7 | crowd of the | was not | be- | him | d| ‘Action will be found in setting him | o1 | but I'm used | the last minute after | Britain football team, last night put {1eld, PLAY HERE SUNDAY| - OF SERIES SUNDAY Mll-New Britain Put Through Falcons and Kensington to Meet at St. Mary's Field in Battle Sunday afternoon at St. Mary's the Falcons and Kensington aseball teams will hook up in the |fourth game of their series to de- to bring the scoring of the team to | e interested in the team, | | more snap and pep |y that | |cide which team shall take the lead in standin Both have won a game and each has a loss chalked up against it while in the third encoun- ter, the teams battled for 19 in. nings without either side having the edge. The fans who will see the game, are liable to witness another pitch- ers' battle between “Ginger” Cleary for the Falcons and Bucholz. the farmer, who opposed each other a week ago Sunday in the game that set a record for length in this city. Kensington is prepared to give the alcons the real battle of the series on day afternoon, while Manager Joe Veniskl has his charges all ready to battle Kensington, so from outside looking in, it looks very the |much like a battle of battles as far |strength on the field. | war |on last Sun- | {the it | |Mary's field to see the game. Southington, | as bascball games go. e Falcons will have their full Manager Ven iski states that some surprises may be sprung in Sunday's game and he s the fans to keep their eyes the Kensington crew. Manager Buckley, hearing this, only answers |back that the only surprise in store |for those who plan to see the game |will be the casy manner in which Kensington beats the local team. Kensington is baseball mad. With Dempsey-Tunney fight out vay, ' nothing will stop the town from coming up to St The kers of the Falcens will be there to a man and there isn't any ques- tion but what there will be plenty long green in evidence before ttle begins. Both teams are ready. Nothing remains but to put the finishing touches on their game which will be of th ntire {done at practice session before Sun- | ot | team | ab- | | show day. Mike Lynch and “Ripper” Me- Keon will form the umpiring sta’t in the game and the contest wiil probably start early because ‘of the reversion back to standard time. Quick When You Need It! The best equipped Ford Re- pair Shop in the County! The biggest and most com- plete stock of Genuine Ford Parts in the State. Prompt and Courteo Service Automotive Sales & Service Co. Ford Dealers New Britain’ 248 Elm St. Tel. 2701 This City Will Be “PADLOCKED” Sun.—~—Mon.—Tues~Wed. By BRIGGS OH DADDY VVE BET FIFTY DOLLARS oN TUNNEY BECAUSE HE'S S0 GooD LOOKING = Do You T'HWK HE'LLY IT'J A VECULIAR CASE- - HAS HE PaPA cAN' | HAVE TenN THenTs To BET oN MISTHER DEMTHEY ¢ SUFFERED ANY SEVERE SHOCK