The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 20, 1920, Page 12

} PAGE 12 TOM GIBBONS WOULD BOX FROG BY DEAN SNYDER EORGES CARPENTIER could find a lot of work to do in this country if he wanted to keep busy Every boxer above the middie Weight class is eager to tackle the Frenchman He got over Levinsky per schedule, Which didn't prove much © the Battier is-a light hitter and Georg Wasn't taking any risk Rut he dosan’t have to fight Jack Dempsey next unless he wishes to face the best man America has at once STACKING ‘EM UP The older school of heavyweights consisting of Brennan, Fulton, Wills and others would all give him a bet ter battle than did Levinsky And the younger generation of heavies, such as Bob Martin, Gene ‘Tunney and Marty Burke would all be willing to give Carpentier a work out. Going right on down the line Marry Gred and Mike O'Dowd might prove good matches for the visitor And then there's another fellow Tommy Gibbons—who deserves a chance at Carp. Gibbons is having @ hard time of it getting matches nowadays. None of them seem to want to swap punches with hum SAYS HE HITS TOO HARD He's & clever boxer, but not a Knockout puncher. But Tom finds Himself in the classification of the light - heavyweights, and for some rea fon this class has never been as popular as the heavies. just above. or the middieweights, just the next notch down in poundages Eddie Kane took Tommy toured Kurope in _ vain, matches. They finaly had to give Up the fighting angle of their cru sade and went to Ireland to visit ret atives instead. But why won't they box with geamny t and “ ify boys, claims that Tom hits too t like hin game. Consequently he i. yt get on the boxing bills very Last year his chief business was Yacing Harry Greb. Hoe did ft twice, Once in May and later on the last y of July. © an artistic boxer. brother Mike, now teaching boxing in St. makes !t a hard matter to land. He weighs and is weil built. ders, height and peed he has should it he'd have to give Uke Carpentier. z 3 | {é i i i 7 ; tag is « finished boxer and Gibbons. A match between is ~m Wing. Portland hightie, ‘Ben Al Grunan. of Los Angeles, who lost verdict %, to Bob Harper hare recentiy founds in the semi-windup et Port- dana For the first time San Francteco papers fre starting to print Bud Ridi@y’s real Feasons for breaking with Fred Winsor They had been printing letters trom Winsor which accused Bud from being sa to weighing 144 pounds, Ho, reported to be Wear back io the Coast. Te will bor rounds with Tiny Herman, Ta- irom the Ruse City, about 2. 3 Hicinie Schumann will be given o ebance to show whether or not he picked xd ring knowledge in his recent trip when Denver, where he bored some of the Mehties in the Middic Weert fakes on Johnny Nunes, of California. the six-round bout headlining the Ta show fomorrow night Billy Wright, Seattie welter, boxes Grant Siandalis. of Tacoma, six rounds in ‘will box four —BA NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Marty Cross Was awarded the decision over Tillie Herman, California fighter, on a foul fn the first round of a scheduled 15. round bout here last night Ic aS that ae seeking | who is manager of the Gib | for the rest of them. They) , | Gt Plenty of Y | 100 Big and Too Small CLEVER ST. PAUL BOY WEIGHS 165 POUNDS Gibbons Can’t Get Bouts | | } | } | The case of Tommy Gibbons offers a peculiar angle in bor- ling. He is a 165-pounder—a light-heavyweight, piel bata anion | ank Rin He's be- twizt and between the héavyweights and the middle-heavy- weights. | pentier. { MUCH AT | STAKE FOR | VARSITY | SATURDAY BY TOM OLSEN | Whether Washington will be | Mligible to compete in the big East West grid game in Pasadena New Year's day depends largely on their first conference game with the Ore j eon here Saturday | A vietory by Washington Saturday | will pave the way to the big Pas- | dena contest, Graduate Manager Dirwin Meisnest said yesterday. Meianest said that the team that would represent the East would prob- ably be Yale this season, | Washington is looking for a tough | contest with the Aggies. The Aggies played the strong Multnomah club | to a 0-0 tie last Saturday, and it is said that they have one of the strongest teams ever turned out by the Oregon farm school COYLE ON | HAND | “Wee” Coyle, the latest addition to the Washington coaching staff, was on hand to practice last night. | ‘The men practiced until long after dark, using the big searchlights and the ghost ball. | The practice consisted mostly of a regular game between the "“var-! sity” and the “super-varsity.” It is | still bard to tell which is which. The subs not playing sat on the regular, players’ bench as in a regular! | EXPECT | BIG CROWD It is expected that over 12,000 peo. | ple will be on hand to witness the first big conference struggle, ‘This in the first game in which re served seats will be sold. The re- served seats will sell for $2.00, and }ecan be bought at Piper & Tafta, | Spauldings, Brown and Halens or at | the game. | Captain Ted Faulk is #t! confined to his bed at the Minor hospital, and will not be able to compete in the game Saturday. Coach Allison is not yet ready to! announce Washington's: lineup, 8. A. WEEK — GIANTS DROP YOUNGSTERS NEW YORK, Oct. 20 by the New York club offetals. flelder Albert J | land, Pacific Coast league. 8. A. WERK Oregon faces ite firnt hard game o the season Saturday at Eugene when the Lamon and Green outfit pla of the big eames of the ule for that day re aire |American” door, altho the footb season ts not half under way. ‘The field of candidates in so prom- ining the pick of the season‘s best is jalmoert sure to make as good a com | bination ax was fo! | mythical eleven, o | been the best in history Three young | W ants have been released to the mi.| tench, Army half, and Joe Strauss, | nors, according to an announcement | Pennsy! an, lowa; Kane, BASEBALL IS NOW ON BRINK OF PEACE OR W CHICAGO, Oct. 20.— Organized baseball today awaited a declaration of peace or war from the five Amer- termined to organize a 12-club league, if necemary, expressed confidence gated the national agreement and de | the millions of wi Jr4 and other multi-milt All-Star Baseball Contest Closes Saturday at 6 P. iM. Tidri't forget that The baseball contect clowes Saturday at 6 p.m. If you plan to mail your All-Coast league team be wure and wee that it willbe mated soon enough to reach The Star Saturday night, not later than ¢ yn» mm This means that letters mailed in Seattle later than 9 @. m, Saturday will not reach The Star in time to be in on the prize which happens to be $10 The 10 “happy thoughts” go to the fan picking the All-Star Coast team that ix selected by all the fans. Select seven regulars, two catchers, four pitchers and a util ity man. Write on one side of the paper, sign your name and ad dream, and address it to the “Pane ball-Contest Editor, Seattle Star.” Ay player who took part in Coast league gamen this season ix eligible to be named. Over 100 fans have already turned in their selections. In case of a tie the let ter that reached The Star first will be the winner California will tangle with the Utah university squad at Berkeley Setarday Chicago and Big Ten” sched Dartmenth snd Syracuse clash tn our of the biggest games of the week at Manover Haturday Ohio State and Wisconsin, another pair of undefeated teams tin the “Big Ten.” lock horns thin went when they battle at Columbas, Town will argue te one Gibbons toured Europe in search of matches, but nobod ywould go on with him. Now he's after Georges Car- PLENTY OF MATERIAL THK SEATT Gil Dobie’s Cornell U gate does battle with the big “C” eleven. will be favorites Saturday. Colgate lost its first big game last week when Brown handed ’em a 14 to 0 licking. Harvey Th K TO DRAW BY LEO H. LASSEN Travie Davia had his winning streak of five Coast welter cham pie straight broken last night at the Arena when he ran into « tartar in Harvey Thorpe, the Kanaan City welter, The final verdict was a jraw, and it was an even fight all the way Thorpe proved to be a clever bird » ntreduced Davia to a pre left hook, He uned bis right bent te « rt to the body when Davis wou lead but Davis did most of the forcing. Thorpe made him mins badly times. Davin did hin méat effective work with bis left jab and a right uppercut Thorpe started stron@ at the first | gong, and piled up a slight lead by | infighting. Davis evened up the! | re however, by good une of his le a tame round wtarted mixing at « in the ond memnion Davia’ punches seemed to be carry a harder kick. Thorpe landed a hard left hook to the head and Davis countered with a right and a left [that shook Thorpe up badly. It was Davie’ round. j Thorpe forced the fight at the start of the third round and Davis speeded up, but Thorpe waa outbox jing him, and Travie was missing badly. Davie found his bearings and ripped home an uppercut that took some of the fighting out of the vis» itor, ‘The round was even ° Thorpe took the jead in the «tart of the fourth round, when he caught Davia on the side of the head witha hard left hooks, Thorpe followed with & right to the stomach and crossed with a left to the jaw | ile was Gring a shift that bothered Davin, Daviw brought up 4 couple lof effe@tive uppercuta, and the boys were boxing evenly when the bell clanged. It was Thorpe’s round = | Alex Trambitas, the Portland wel: | ter, wan gyped When Keferee Whit | man gave Jimmy Storey the verdict in thelr bout. Btorey landed a right | on ‘Trambitas’ jaw in. the third round, land Trambitas dropped on iis chin, | | batihe got up and eluded Storey unt; [tl hin head cleared. It was the! }onty real puneh that Storey landed | | 4ering the bout, and Whitman must thought that he was @ new kind | of Santa Claus, of xomething, Ted admitted after the bout that he boot 4 the decision, but the damage was done ‘Trambitan won every other round from the local boy and waa even winning the round in which Storey ltanded, his right until the punch found {ts mark on the Rose City boy's chin, The worst Trambitas should have had i# a draw, and if the fight was being decided by rounds, he should | have had the verdict. | Young Zuxu, the Fillpino weiter, | had Hoy McCaastin, of Bremerton, a! | most out and then Zuru stuck his lehin In the way of one of McCaslin’. wild swings, and the dark-skinned | boy went down for nine, He got up land McCasstin floored him again and Referee Schacht stopped the | bout, The damage was done in the third round. Frank Pete won the call over Dick Morris, a new lightic here. The Wilkeron miner's punches carried the moat steam, which brought him |the victory. Morris showed that he was a fairly clever kid by making Peto miss o lot, bt his punches | were too light to do much damage | Eddie Jackson, the red-headed lightweight, shaded Irving Gleason, but Schacht called it a draw, Jack fan was hitting the harder, but Gleason had a alight edge in boxing ‘They rave the boys plenty of action ft. tt was Both anter boys my pace ae ne couple of in the fourth round, when they | ataged a toe-to-toe bee. Joe Wopp lost, ax tmnal, in the ‘This time it was Sailor Bob opener. Allen, of Bremerton. Joe gave the best be had, but it wasn't much. Allon showed promise, but he's green FOR “ALL-AMERICAN” BY HENRY L. FARRELL NEW. YORK, Oct. 20 dy being made at the “all Gulick, Pennaylvania Syracuse tackle; state ja, fullback, The notables among the ends In. |clude; Harrick, West Virginia; Urb. Boston college; Hellestrom, 11 nols; Weston, Wisconsin; Beldir Lusty rape nd on last year’s idered to have George half; have been In.| the outstanding figures in all their! ning around White goes to Oak.| amen this season ard, and Legendre, Princeton. Besides Gullick, other star tackley sali |@F0 Slater of Towa, Faxton, Harvard Kreck, Navy. The year's backfield crop is almost as food as last year's bumper one Quarterbacks of early note are Boynton, of Williams; MoMillan Center; Jordan, Dartmouth; Murphy Yale; Carey, ‘Cornell; Workman Ohio State; Bob Fletcher, Ilinois, and Buell, Harvard A flock of good halfbacks are run: the field, inoluding Mayer, Cornell; Ons, Minnesota Humphreys, Harvard; Glpp, Notre Dame; Davies, Pittsburg; Helbrook, Dartmouth; Beck, Weat Virginia; Garrity, Princeton, and Stinchcomb, Ohio #8 Princeton, and King, of the iMiam G, | have declared for the the “loyal five’ will ; deal,” AR Wrigley, |to Charles Stoneham, part owner of Jonaires who | the New York Gilants, | fean league club owners who bave not acted on the “Lasker plan” for reorganization of the game Fiefusal of the owners of the Cleve. and Philadelphia clubs to sanction the work of the National league in int meeting with three American ” ue magnates will cause renewals fare, baseball experta here pre- eee , magnates who have abro- wi ve fand, St. Louis, Washington, Detroit | aceept the! John Heydler, president of the Na| “We had a 12-club league tn the o before Nove r ante mes wen mber 1. se tonal Jeane, pointed out a number | tate 90's, and the same arrangement y . owner of eof advantages a 12-club leagy [arin See : 2 asue would | for series play could be used," Stone lew York Giants, and Barney Drey-| have over the present syatem ham said. “This would t fuss, of the Pittsburg club, declared | fare ot the tire \ekero ou mocine nae (a, Satara would be shorter and) the season, the winners of the first 4 * like Chicago half of the season pl = , t : x five playing the wir po Fel a to do but join the Id have the ad-| ners of the last half. This has been | “ vantage of a continuous #, which used effectively recently in some t run a league with five) would be sure to c ty reale considerable | minor leagues.” ly That the manor leaguers will read. Y agree to the Lasker plan was the ae af world series, according |opinion of maser league owners. ‘ seid McGraw interest,” “If they attempt a legal fight or| ‘The 12-club leagu: id another battle, they are up against, the dea! och Bibcbenfpat =o LE STAR Men Trailing Carpenties DOBIE’S CORNELL SQUAD FACES FIRST TES! nive sity football machine faces its first tough game orp There was quite © delineation of SEATTLE A PENNANT Aeattic fane in attendanee at the world © sarien eed Mra. Prank me, George Hardenbere and Wred were there, ae well ano by the name of Vox, who was first fan in the limewp for seats at the Cleveland game. ) the deal that bins Gilt Me dike ot nent Herb Bren Ne American league in stolen bases for ton, right-hand the present season with €1, while Max ed pitcher, to Uonal foagus, with four lees . Nationals Bep 1, com the & ule pennar That's what lo fans are ask ng an they re view the fina weeks of the mes sion n which the Siwashes pushe their way in role that aiwliah sptt tall piteb. Sodan set ing in the big leagues went year and | pushed t wa second place aiterward, because It will shove some only five and a half games behind of the beet plichers in baseball out of the game. Me favors a rule tint the pilchers using the the pennant winning Vernon Tigers BRENTON DID very to stay in the game, tie he would prevemt oew pitch | CANCE aoe BOSD ere from adopting the det ‘ Brenton t do the T one ‘ whit of botaune he was used immy Vols. former bie league Infield es hee ah work with the game ther lost or won, until the Reds min nest year were entirely out of the pennant ae plot of the Port last | chase year —s. A. WEEK — 1 baseball fans have been looking over the records of the past month and the scores bring to light several defeats that were caused by FIGHTERS HAVE TO EAT s , - to be overworked. BAN FRANCISQO, 20.—Joe ° . Ford, manager of a stable of boxers, | HURLER nor himeelf donned the padded mitts| VELAVERKD YET Oct last night because, as he put it,| Prexy Klepper, of the local club, “promoters. won't «ive my boys| Went into the deal with the inten matches, and they've got to eat.”|/Uon of receiving a pitcher from Cin Ford made good, too, defeating Kid cinnati to replace Brenton, but that Manecy. He scored two knock ne, burler haen't been delivered you Charley Moy and Felix Villamore. Klepper got together a team that @ucramento, boxed a draw fininbed in second place, and spent —s. 4 WEEK -— nome money doing it, but he un doubtedly learned the lesson of de Princeton and Annapolis get to vding that promised players be gethee at Prigcsion te anather ese | on the ground before mid-season do livery im the future that Is ativactiog a lot of attention im the football world “W” FROSH GRIDD! PLAY EVERETT OCT. 23 ‘The University of Washington, cided. frosh will tangle with the Everett: All the Oregon management has high school team Saturday at Kver- to offer the Washington bunch as ett, according to an announcement | expenses is $500 which ts not even nude. yoaterday by Graduate Map near the amount needed. It will be ager Darwin Metanent. known definitely whether they will The frowh are training hard for play at Bugene sometime this week thin tlt and are going up against’ The game with the Pullman frosh & clasny team in Enoch Bagehaw’s is absolutely cinched, according to young hopefuls Melsnest. The game will be played Whether the yeartings will play on Denny field November 13, while the University of Oregon first year the varsity team is testing their men October 30 is not definitely de ngth against Orefon at E right Apet amd ely vod jaded ! And, each Rte, 91) Rave to tay off amd. Dobie has turned in two victories for the e Breaks Champion’s Winning Streak poor pitching, where a pitcher bad! ' Cgantty aftertaste or unpbrasant WEDNESDAY, OCTOMEN 20, 1926 of the se son Saturday at Ithaca, N. Y., when Col- Cornell squad already and his athletes GENE . VEY, NATE DRUXINMAD TER MAILS, YOUNG AND JIM FLYNN CAN BE CLUE LIsT W our Wonder when Virgil Gd vey will list to the popular mand and arise and sing, “ Wild Irish Rose,” at one the Seattle smokers? E COMB IS SAID TO BE THE FAVORITE A PON OF CAPTAIN i HE POLICE TH wu He even had & neated when for Eddie Jackson. came to rooting ABOUT THE SAME TIME Ti JIM FLYNN 18 ELECTED SEAT IN CONGKE When Vie Gauntlet, press agent de luxe, admits that a show at the Wilkes or Levy's Orpheum is anything short of * a show of wonders, then the sun shall turn green and we shall not have to respond to the peal othe alarm clock in the morning. It's being denied over in Ta! coma that Frank Farmer sa his favorite colors are biad and yellow * Fred Winsor is probé eating regularly again. notice he has signed up ano er fighter in the East. And so is Clay Hite. {GOOD NIGHT! Both Lincoln and Ballard, two ofjof the Ballard ‘eleven, is fast, | the strongest contenders for the city | should Gewelop into one of the prep grid title, who clash a, the in the prep league, but he is | Coast league ball park Friday, are inexperienced. forced to use inexperienced backfield| Heinle Hyliengrin, at right men thin weason. is playing his first game on | Ballard will depend upon Boyer. | coin squad. He is one of the | Lowry, Axe and Sullivan behind the backs in the city, and he p ltine, while Royle, Hyllengrin, Farley | stellar game againet Frankitn, ¥ and Matthews will most likely start ning with the ball well and the game in the backfield for Lin-)a good game on the defense. coin. FARLEY 18 Both teams have one experienced YET 4 man. Lowry, Ballard captain, play-| Jonny Parley, at fultback, 1a 4 haif on a Ballard team before He te a fairly dig fellow and fast |e his second year at Line } Austin ts another one of to see Lonnie those birds who his name in the paper doesn't like ° vig | Boyle, the shifty quarterback of the | Son, white he is eae tal | Lincoln squad, t# playing his sec-|nack this year. He put on o jond year for Lineoln. He ranks as one of the bem backfield men in the city. able weight during the Menge make a good line ROYER 18 to hetory, . STEADY Stewart Matthews, the oth Boyer, who will take care of the is also playing his first other half for the Beavers, looked | backfield regular. He, Uke Sull pretty good in the game with Queen | didn't have a chance to show Anne. He im pretty steady and./in his fire game. while not fast, he handles himself! Both Ballard and Limcoin well. Sullivan didn't have much of | strong lines, so it ought to be a chance to show. way the backfields show up that the midget quarterpack | cides the winner Friday. fin Came