New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1927, Page 15

Speaking ; of Sports Added to the number of New Britain fans who will attend the Sharkey-Dempsey bout in New York tonight are George Margen- tino, Abe Goldberg, Patsy Bridgett, Johnny Sheehan, Carl Restelli and the “Ace of Diamonds.” Last minute predictions on the outcome of the fight tonight are given by many of the so-called ex- perts. Benny Leonard, retired light- weight champion of the world, in the New York World, picks Sharkey in eight rounds. Hype Igoe in the World picks Sharkey to win. He has deserted the Dempsey camp. Jack carns, former manager of Demps: v, says that Sharkey will win sily. Johnny Vacca, bantam- weight fighter, picks Sharkey. W. 0. MecGeehan in the New York Herald-Tribune, picks Sharkey. Jimmy DeForest, veteran and former- trainer of picks Dempsey in the ex-champion on points if the fight goes the limit. Louis Angel irpo, who stood up for two rounds inst Dempsey when he was at or near his best, picks the man who sent him back to South America & rich man though a defeated pu- gilist. trainer Dempsey. four rounds or Marshal Hunt in the New York Daily News picks Sharkey. Joe Dun- dee, welterweight champion of the world, picks Sharkey. Humbert Fugazy, Tex Rickard's rival in the promotion game in New York, picks Sharkey. Paul . Gallico in the New York Daily News picks Dem Jack Delaney picks Dempsey. Jack Brit- ton, former welterweight champion and former resident of New Britain, picks Sharkey. Jack Dempsey picks Jack Sharl picks Jack Who do we pick? We'll tell you | tomorrow. The herald will annbunce the bout round by round and blow by blow tonight from the windows on Church street. The announcement on the main bout will start shortly after 10 o'clock but with the news coming in, announcing will start shortly after 9 o'clock, daylight sav- ing time. The preliminar will he given tonight as they come in with the re- sults being announced. The descrip- tion of the Yankee stadium in New Yorl wil be given as it s transmiited over the Associated Press wire direct from the ringside. Taking about fighters, we heard s membe > National Traffic association at the tle Meadow club vesterday afternoon teling about fights and fighters. One gentleman who appeared to be well versed in fights and fight sad the best fighter he ever saw ction, including Dempsey, John Sullivan, Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Corbett and others. was Sam Langford, the Boston “Tar Baby. He told a story in connection with the country wide tour of John T.. Sullivan that brought many a langh among his listeners, He was in a town out west when the great champion appearcd there offering a sum of money o any man who could stand four rounds with him. The hour of Sullivan’s arvival was noted. When it became known that Sulli- van was in town. a man walking along the street would see barbers standing out in front of their shops. Each would say “Shave Mister, if vou will step right in, 1 will shave you with the razor that I just shaved John L. with. Hokum evidently existed since the day that Adam roamed around the | Garden of Paradise. Ray Woods, High Diving Champ, Executes Perfect Back Jack Knife Into Mississippl. St. Louis, July 21 (®—Ray Wood 21, holder of the Western A. A. U high-diving championship, vesterday cxecuted a perfect back jack-knife dive from municipal bridge here into the Mississippi river, 125 feet below He was uninjured. Woods now plans to go to New York in two weeks where he will at- tempts to duplicate the performance of Steve Brodic who dived from the Brooklyn bridge a number of years ago. The Brooklyn bridge is 135 feet above the water. BARTLETT WINS The Bartlett playground baseball team defeated the ington team in a I14-inning yesterday by & score of 6 to 5. game was marked by the excellent pitching of the two pitchers. Bart- lott got off to an early lead in the third but W: ington tied the count in the seventh, Bartlett managed to send a run across to win in the last frame. The score. Washington 000 030 200 000 00—5 Bartlett . 004 001 000 000 01—6 Batteries: Oworzski and Rouskle; Edwards and Mack. Umpire, Pot- kay. indoor game The BASEBALL'S BId FIVE By the United Press. Hornsby collected three out of four time: at bat. Speaker failed to hit four chances. Ruth, Cobb and Gehrig were idle. Averages H PCT HR Gehrig 2 393 81 Ruth sesenen it 30 Speaker ; GuBhs . T s i ‘ Hornsb ........ : 16 singles safely in Jack Demp- | and the crowds packing in, | the ! Wash- | BOTH PRINGIPALS PREDICT VICTORY Jack Dempsey and Jack Sharkey Give Pre-Bont Statements New York, July 21.—P—Jack Dempsey predicted victory and Jack Sharkey predicted the same thing. Dempsey sald e was certain of his physical condition and sure of | the result. Sharkey said he would win by a | knockout. The pre-battle statement of Bos- ton Jack was just a bit stronger, but, contrary to the expectations of some, it did not disparage the worth of Los Angeles Jack. Dempsey said: “There are no suckers in this fight game. You can't figure on any- | body being easy. Sharkey is no easy mark. I'm prepared to take any- thing and everything he has to offer. | It's one of us and I'm out to get him. I'm better mentally and physi- cally now than I have been in sev- | eral years and I'm confident of the | result.” Said Sharkey: i I'm going in there to knock him out. Maybe I've been too talkative | at times but I'vg always done what | 1 said I'd do. T expect to do this time what I said I'd do. T feel fine, never | felt better. Nobody ever had more | respect for Dempsey's punch than 1 have, but I'm ready for it. Dempsey | 1sn’t ‘gone,’ but you can take it from me that I'm going to put him out.” KEARNS FORCED T0 HIDE FROM PROCESS SERVERS Former Manager of | { | i | | | | Dempsey Met At Pier With Complaint And Summons In Suit. New York,'July 21 (B — Dempsey was in seclusion toda secrecy of his whereabouts guarded from well-wishers lhis host of friends and a well- known enemy, Jack Kearns, onc champion's manager. Kearns arrived from Europe vesterday with the statement he would make a stren- | uous effort to collect money he al- leges Dempsey owes him under an | old contract. it arns, likewise, was in seclusion Pe a corps of proce: ceted him at the pier with the | co v of a complaint and a summons oricring him and his middleweight | champion, alker, to show | why asuit for $500,000 dam- | rges should not be carried on} igainst them for failure to fulfill a lcontract for a return fight alleged |to have Dbeen entered into with | Tiger Flowers, from whom Waller {won his title, “I don’t want to kill the fight, but | T want the $600,000 that Dempsey owes me,” Kearns told a group of L , the | being among Asked what he thought of Demp- | chances Linst Sharkey, | ns said the former champion | {was through. Walker let is he Kknown he had $10,000 to het on 'Sharkey, but he refused to name the | odds, | COLOR OF TRUNKS "Jack Dempses to Wear Red While | Sharkey Will Be Garbed In Purple In Bout zht New York, July 21 (® — Jack Dempsey will wear red trunks with black border in the ring tonight. Jack Shark trunks will be purple with a blue bhorder. Sharkey decided not to wear a I new bathrobe of navy hlue with a | eold anchor and the letters “U. " across the back. it presented by said he wanted to we; ment he has had at all his fights in | 'order not to change his luck. i Into the ring at Philadelphia | where he won Dempsey’s title, Gene Tunney wore a new bathrobe pre- | sented by marines. ESTELLE PICKS DEMPSEY Unhesitatingly | Motion Plcture Star Nominates Hushand As Winner Winner Tonight. Los Angeles, July 21 (P—Estelle | Taylor, film star, today unhesitating- !ly nominated her husband, Jack | Dempsey, victor in his New York bout with Jack Sharkey tonight. “Jack's unbounded confidence in his own ability will carry him through Sharkey in a manner that will surprise many of the so-called experts,” sald the fighter's wife. T know he is in perfect condition. His Imessages have been filled with con- fidenc ' “Jack’s defeat of Sharkey will be decisive. There will be no chance ne connected with the af- the final result was left {o & referee’s decisio FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the A San Francisco New York, beat Los Angeles, 10. New York—Tommy Philadelphia, defeated Tor {lo, New Orleans, 10. Joe Scalfaro, New York, and Petc Zivie, Pitts- bugh, draw, 10, Patsy Ruffalo, New York, beat Johnny lconard, Allen- town, Pa., 10. Cleveland—Jack McVey, New York, and Bob Sage, Detroit, draw, 10. Sammy Santos won a knockout over Wiltie Kohl, Brooklyn. 1. Newark, N. J.—Willie Harmon, New York, and Biliy Algers, Arizona, fought a draw, 10. Fights Tonight Chicago—Eddie Shea vs. Sangor, 10, Akron, 0.—Genaro Pino vs. Willie Davis, 10. Minncapolis—Young Stribling v Otto Von Porat, 10. Kid Jap vs. Britt Gorman, 10. iolated Prees Johnny Preston, Wildcat O'Orbein, Loughran, Marul- Joey Laay left ~ |teams. George Campbell's {of the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1927, LEAGUE STANDING AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Washington 5, Chicago 3. (Other clubs not scheduled—open date). The Standing W. New York . 3 25 ‘Washington . +« b 35 Petroft ........00 38 Philadelphia .o 47 41 jChicago .... 44 St. Louis . ‘50 Cleveland . 53 Boston ..... 63 New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cleveland, Boston at Detroit. Washington at St. Lo € NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday New York 5, Chicago 4. Philadelphia 4-5, Pittsburgh 3-6. Brooklyn 2-1, St. Louis 1-3. Cincinnati 4-1, Boston 2-2. The Standing w. L. Pittsburgh ...... 31 Chicagolf Sal ety 33 . Louis . te 36 ew York .48 53 Brooklyn ....... 47 Philadelphia . Cinecinnati Boston Games Today st. Louis at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Boston. (2). EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Hartford 6-7, Pittsfleld 4-2. New Haven , Providence 3-4. Albany 10, Waterbury 4. Springfield 6, Bridgeport 1. The Standing W. Albany PR 50 Pitt . Bridgeport New Haven . Hartford .. Springfield Waterbury Providence Games Today Hartford at Pittsfield. Waterbury at Albany. Bridgeport at Springfleld. New Haven at Providence. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Toronto Jersey City 3-1. Buffalo 5-4, Newark 1-2, Rochester 12, Reading 5. Syracuse 7, Baltimore 1. The Standing Buffalo . Baltimore Toronto Newark ... Rochester Jersey City Reading Jersey City at Baltimore. Reading at Newark. Toronto at Syracuse. Buffalo at Rochester. LEAGUE BATTERS ARE UNCHANGED {George Campbell Still Leads With “Red” Campbell Second The rain which prevented the Burritt-West End game last Satur- y the leading batters in the City league unchanged, as the first ven hitters are members of those mark of .692 in these games still stands as the best made by any of the league playe while “Red” Campbell, George's teammate on the West Ends, is second with .625. Adamaitis of the Rangers, with his trick 1.000 |average made by a hit in his only time at bat, cannot be counted as a veal leader, while Johnny Sheehan Pirates flopped from .750 to .420 when he played in his second game last Saturday Nobody was able to pass the nine hits made by George Campbell or the seven runs scored by Huber of the West Ends and Rose of the Bur- ritts. Likewise, the 43 West End runs and 47 Burritt hits were not équalled des the enforced lay-off of those teams. The Burritts still lead the teams i I and the West Ends are second with .342. 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