The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 24, 1922, Page 18

PAGE 18 rate. top. JACKSON BOUT TURNED TIDE myself, respectiv: INAL TRAINING STYTE: } ‘Then and there was born the germ ef ambition that landed me at the Star League Teams Are Put in Two Divisions My victory over Peter Jackson / -FBined me to a position that Sulll- 7 Yan was forced to recognize; Biter a series of additional v ‘established firmly as a contender, he Jasued a challenge to include Three leading heavyweights of Aus tralia, England and America, who ‘were Frank Slavin, Charley Mitchell vs , there was a “joker In the deck.” One clause of the chal Tenge stipulated that the contender | PBt up a $10,000 aide bet, at even ‘dds, altho it was certain that the Official odds would favor the cham- pion by at least 5 to 1. In those days, $10,000 was a lot of Maney to me, With one or two of Ty close personal friends chipping fn, I raised $1,000, which was suffi- elent to prove my good faith; and then—such sports don't live in this ‘@ge—I found backers among _ Broadway race track men to back Mme with the needed $9,000. Man of them was morally certain that I would be beaten to a pulp | By Sullivan; but they were sports "enough to “give the kid” a chance. I trained at Asbury Park, N. Billy Muldoon, the famous trainer, offered to train me: but I turned him and sent for my old, little ‘known friend, Billy Delaney, trained me for my fight with T trained as no pugilist ever had Before. We built an outdoor ring, a handball court—put up a complete | i ; f \ if iF i i i ia I put in stz months. id the way to New Orleans to do battle with the champion, I traveled in a fully-equipped training quarters built in a Pullman car. Alice Brady, leading motion ple ture actress today, was a baby then, the daughter of my manager, and ‘was almost constantly at my train- {ng quarters with her dad. On the way to the fight, I tried to work out some scheme to obtain a 1 advantage over Sulll- yan. I knew he believed that every fighter in the world feared him, and My task was to biuff him into think ing that I felt sure of beating him. Bo, on the night of the fight, Walked from my quarters to the Otympic club, where the bout was held, wearing a palm-beach suit. a straw hat and carrying a cane. My trainer was astonished and disap- Pointed. He held the ageold view that a boxer should wear a cap and @ heavy sweater. CORBETT GETS SULLIVAN'S “GOAT” even more aston. ished. I had him guessing. At the club I was told that I would tina | Sullivan in the ring when [ entered, ‘as his manager had lost the toss which decided which of us should first appear. They tried to trick me. I started down a lane thru the crowd, and discovered that Sullivan ‘Wan nowhere to be seen I stopped and looked back. Sulll- van was coming behind me. He let| out a bull-like roar. I told him, in| @ “stage” voice, that he would enter the ring first if we h might. And he did! tremendous ovation. Never before or since has a champion been so pop War with the public. ‘While the preliminary instructions were being civen( I behaved wi bravado, convincing Sullivan that I felt absolutely no fear of him The floor of the ring was of turf, which was calculated to slow up my footwork, as I had been used to fighting on a fast footing of boards. On the evening of the fight, Sulll van weighed 212 pounds and I strip ped at 178 ‘The early rounds of the fight were, I imagine, rather tame for the| crowd to watch. I knew that 1} @ould beat Sullivan by outboxing him | and keeping away from his bone erushing right hand. In the second round the crowd, who had never geen such tactics employed, began to hiss me for not mixing it. Choosing a moment when I knew —altho no one else did—that Sulli- van was not in position to hit, in a flash I threw both hands above my head, looked at the ringwiders, and remarked, “Wait a bit. You'll ses a figh’ they cheered me to the echo. JIM TAKES A CHANCE While in my corner after the sec ond round, I told my seconds that I} could win quickly by slugging with Sullivan. Billy Delaney went white. ‘They begged me to keep away from | him, but I determined to hit at least one solid blow in the round. I did, choosing an instant when 1| could wet yself for a hard punch I caught the champion on the jaw and from the way his head snapped back I knew I had jarred him From then on to the 2ist round the fight wan simply a case of Snili van chasing me, while [ § kept away, wearing him do end came pooner than I expected. 1 did not suspect that & weak in the 21st round, ing a left hook to the jaw his head bob back and forth—an un mistakable sign thet be was groggy T instantly cut loose with all I had n, land and beat him to the earth with a| series of rights and left When he was and arose, St glad the ¢ America. And wo began five-year reign as laasociation that the wor' |it does mean t |American good enough to step into go clear thru the Wimble * ‘The trick won them, and| JAMES J-(ORBEIT as told to Seaburn Brown UNCAN McDONALD, at present a Seattle hotel man, and in his day a boxer of class A es D ability, had more to do with my winning the world’s heavyweight championship from John L. Sullivan than any other one man, I might interpose here, too, that McDonald is one of the best posted men on present day boxing and knows as much as anybody living about the finer points of the ring profession. ¥ In my amateur days, I once fought an eight-round draw with McDonald. After the fight, he told me that I could beat Sullivan within a few years, if I would train in the right way and develop at the right ‘ _ — Announced; Scorers to Meet at Star Tonight; Home Grounds and Nicknames Are Wanted Tonight BULLETIN And still they come! Two more teams have asked for admittance to The Star Junior Baseball league—the Silent Frats and the Washington Laundry Co. Both teams will be admitted. This runs the list up to 20 teams. As long as the season hasn’t started, and as the schedule won't be made out until next week, anyhow, any other team wanting admission should get in touch with the sporting editor immediately. Any team not having their signed contracts turned in at The Star by March 29 will lose their franchise in the league. Further particulars concerning these contracts can be obtained at The Star. HE 20 teams in The Star Junior Baseball league have been divided into the two following divisions: LEAGUE NO. 1 Fremont Juniors, West & Wheeler, Liberty Park, Wash- ington Park, Wilson-Krietle Co., Louie’s French Dry Clean- ers, Hillman Merchants, Asahi Cubs, Brown Brothers Bil- liards, Zerolene Juniors, Silent Frats. LEAGUE NO, 2 Giants, Falcon A. C®, Ballard Juniors, Ross Juniors, South Seattle Indians, Lakewood, Mt. Baker Park Juniors, West Seattle Dye Works, Three Brothers Dye Works, Washing- ton Laundry Co. ; Each team will play each team once in their respective divisions. The two leading teams in each section will then play a round-robin for the championship with the other 14 teams playing an elimination series for Class B honors. | The schedule will be made up immediately and will be ready} for publication about Monday. Tonight the official scorers will meet at The Star at 8) ses > =» o'clock. Unless 15 out of the 18 teams entered are repre- sented the official averages for the season won't be kept. The scorers should bring in the names of their home grounds ‘ and their-nickname for the season or they will be assigned by The Star. ‘Music Hall Wins English Derby Steeple Classic LIVERPOOL, Engiand., March 24—Music Hall, owned by R. Ker. shaw, won the grand national steeple chase at Aintree this afternoon, Drifter was second and Taffytas third. None of the first three was rated among the favorites. BY HENRY L. FARRELL fs doubtful now that he will go. EW YORK, March 24.—Since Bill| Mrs. Molla Mallory has done most ‘Tilden has decided not to go ©f her competitors across the water to London this summer, John Bull at her own expense » in and bring back one of gal championship: nd it is almost tainty thet she will return this season, ag she is very keen to get Bill Tilden Won't Defend Tennis Title in England THE SEATTLE JIMMY RIVERS MAKES ANOTHER SENSATIONAL RING SHOWING - Reminisgouces Vancouver | ‘Is Leading | Millionaires Down St. Pat- ricks, 3 to 0, and Stand | One-Up in Title Race | PROMISING YANK OUTFIELDER | Puck Race YRONTO, March 24. — Dinpl marked supert ority in all de partments of the was played under Hastern six man rules. 20 Clubs Are Put in Two Divisions; Schedule Plan Is) tenman and roach again monopo lized the spotlight, with the Pacifte| coast net guardian displaying a game | that bespoke natural wizard Leh man made naven of every description j from ai! angles, and t of Toronto's long-range shooters. The game was wild—replete with fisticuffs and good and bad hockey Oatman and Cameron drew 10min ute penalties. In all, Vancouver drew | on and the St. Patricks nix | Cook poored first, when he jumped between Cameron and Stuart while yMcKay and Adams flanked him. Adams notched the second in middie of the period, taking a pase |from Skinner. Oatman atick-handied his way thru the entire Eastern team for the final tally in the St. Patrick's goal the shot and making 1 stop it. oke the morale last period, injudgins effort to First period Second period—2, Vancouver, rd peried—4, Vancouver, Medetitetions wreart, First pertod—-Adama, 2 minutes; Cook, 2 minutes Recond periad—Dencan, 2 minutes jtwiee; Randall, 2 minutes; Oatmaa, = minutes, Mtoart, 2 mtn 4 poriad—& 2 minuter — Fete Wendeil's Omaha Athletic flab tank tram proved superior to Nebrasks university's aquatic com- bination recently in the deal | The point totals at the finieh of the | st evento were 41-9 in fever of the OAL. ‘The die eurpries of oh | furnished by D. tL. Dimon crack back-stroker Louis “Happy” Karhn, holder of | the world's fancy diving lithe, placed | first, while Weldon Hy: Announcement of the Lawn Tennis | another chance against Mile. Suzanne | Fell toek second and third, in order # singles |Lengien, the French champion, and the Wim- | queen of the European courts ace would not be sent bledon tournament does not mean| ‘There is a good chance that, while| that there will be no Americans in|losing the men’s world’s title, Uncle | the British tennis championships, but|Sam may acquire the woman's title the tith that Tilden has held for two|Lenglen or no Lenglen years Vincent Richards, the “boy won |aovangent Richards, the poy wer, HARPER BILLED with the British this summer, but | Valger, lightwoig Portland will be in = bad way for catchers if Frank Breggy deren't re- | decision from Bert Spencer. Harry port. The big Philadeiphian is said | London, bantam, won a 12-round de to have refused to come to the Comat ne tecee "mas te oe ion from Frankie Curry ood with some other big | -_ quopented ist, If ho Gecon't ropere Groceries AT WHOLESALE Zachary, Erickson The an Was 80 I saw | boxers, “brought around” ivan turned to the crowd and said, “Gentlemen, 1 atm ampionship remains in it will make Rowdy Eiliett first | string Heaver catcher, nd Save Profit! We Can Save You From 10% to 25% (tehers from wondering whether | enough to the Los id lant Pure Vittoce rting Con Ime. ental Ave. ter in the Southern league for two Charley High ae the leadott being figured upon iter for Portland. |_ If Walter Senmidt Pittsburg, Joumny king of the world’s heavyweight | |As Corbett’s engagement at the Moore theater closes with ‘s performance, tomor s interview will conclude this series, Some of the more im | portant events of Corbett's career as champion will be cov ered, with a description of the | 990 . we . | I4-round fight in which he lost 1221-Third Ave his title to Bob Fitzsimmons.) “COR UNIVER SITY. there will be no|as Mrs, Mallory should be able to| ® led of 16, and sh ‘| TO MEET CASEY) NEW YORK, March %4.—Benny nt, Won a 12-round at the meet would idered in the champion few the Van couver Million aires white washed the To| to 0, in the third game of the series for the world’s hock ey championship and the ley cup here inst night, The game | with a right er jhe has a good head |been said about him, being a tal jwest championship in his ¢ “Babe” Pinelli ls Out of Game With Sore Arm “Babe” Pinelli, trying out for third base with the Cin- cinnati Reds, is being troubled with a sore arm for the first time in five years. The scrappy little Oaklander hasn't had much of a chance to show his wares at Mineral Wells, Texas, because he has been out of the game with his sore finn. Pinelli is blaming the cold winds that have been blowing across the Texas camp ever since the training season Harry Greb Claims He oa FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1922. E - Tacoma LightweightIs |° Winner in Fast Fight} Youngster Has Everything in Bout With Joe Black; Gordon McKay Hits Stride and Easily Beats Heinie Schumann BY LEO H. LASSEN 4 ACOMA, March 24,—Jimmy: Ri the newest North- west ring sensation, won another start here last night y and the kid looked like a million dollars. He beat Joe Black, Bhat a veteran New York battler, in the six-round semi-windup and he had everything. Critics at the ringside agreed that tivers is the likeliest looking prospect that has been veloped in many moons in these parts. He has had o CF, nine fights and he works like a seasonedd veteran. If nob™# shed too fast he may go a a omy “fi in the axearha ong ~ ay was simply too emert Se 7 f * T ma boy, hitting him with circle. |both bands and showing the best Vor the first three rounds neither) punching ability that he has dem Black nor Rivers did much. 1D) onstrated in b Northwest bouts the third round Black rocked Rivers| amie weigh of the two men on the chin and were not announced, Announcer won the round, taking the DIY) ghanklin saying that the boys were edge in the fight up to that point! -oing in at catch weights, They In the fourth round Rivers opened) \onea to be sbout the same up and waltzed all around Black.| poundage He won the fourth, fifth and #ixth|” y, the special event, Mike Rall rounds by wide margins, flooring (he) iarino, the Husky Camp Lewiae Gotham boy in the sixth round in t, was too strong am bantamwe a toetotoe slugging bee. Mike Mitchell, the Seattle boy. It Tivers, who i» being handled by| was a darn good fight with Bab the veteran Jack Conners, is @ nat-jjarino carrying the edge thruogt ural ring man, We can hit, box.|The Camp Lewis miller lived gp lead, counter and take ‘em. And/to 6 nice things that have Uniess the dope is sadiy fooled,| boxer and carrying a wallop if Rivers & on his way to the North-| both hands, which he swings freely, sion.| He would make a nice match with = Rt Gordon McKay hit his true etride| Frankie Pantiey. again in the sixround main event.) E © Roberts, another promising: beating Heinle Schuman without) Tacoma middleweight, didn’t have | any trouble, McKay was at bis/any trouble beating Jack Kemptong) bent in the third round, scoring Camp lewis man. Kempton w; three knockdowns too green at the game and Rol Schuman forced the fighting near) won every one of the four rounds ly all the way, but It didn’t meanjin the opener, Babe Conners wag anything. ‘The Tacoman took ajtoo smart for Pinkey Maistelmag= slight edge in the second and/the third Camp Lewis fellow on thé fourth, McKay winning the first,|b Conners scored a knockdown third and fifth, with the sixth/in the first round and held the edge being even ithruout SPORT SUMMARY PARIS, March 24—Georges Carpentier will meet Nilles, the French heavyweight, in a 206round beut to be fought in the open air on September 3, providing Carpentier is not beaten in the meantime Outgamed Tom Gibbons! BY HARRY GRER Conqueror of Tommy Gibbens RIOR to my NEW ORLEANS.—“There ts nothing more to a44," Commissioner ¢ |aeereenive there wouldn't have been dis said about the RuthMeusel case. Ruth asked to be forgtven but the | much of a fight. | commissioner declined to be lenient. ‘Thin talk that Gibbons would ont game mo ts still a sore spot with! 1 have never yet showed a bit which is more than can with Gibbons experts said that ANTONTO,—FPxceDent pitching of Fred Toney featured the Giamts’ MOBILE.—Tie Browns got only eight hits off Reuther and Vames but they beat the Brooklyn Robins, 4 to fighters I have met. Other crition maid that Greb can’t! aw that would which is a maying NEW YORK.—Vineent Richards will not compete tn the national inéser tennis championships, starting Saturday, but will rest for two montha, gructiing pun big laugh with NEW ORLEANS.--Frank Raker got bis third homer tn two days while | the Yanks were winning from New Orleans, 10 to 3. ddition the much talked about | I know that BOIES SPRINGS, Cal—Four recruits were en route home, minus their jobs with the Seals today. They were Borden, pitcher from the Valley league, Bailey and Hall, first basemen, and Seiffert, pitcher, late this afternoon the Seals break camp and leave for San Francisco, I outgamed Gib also failed to par 1 feel that I inflicted most of | was done at close words, I fee the damage that 4 the account and weight to all time the opin-| MYRTLEDALE SPRING camp period over, Yesterday all they could do was talk, rain preventing Washington Tossers to Play Semi-pro Outfit, BY HAROLD MARQUIS WACH MATTHEWS real work. LOS AN and Sunday. AUSTIN.—The White Sox arrived bere today on their journey north. ne to the coast in Ma Weilts and Carl Zamberlain to | appear first at the East-West tournament at Berkeley, May 8. to his untried aspirants 1O8 ANGE 1 Hunter Miles the trio in the outer nkeo, albwtar team of the pattie semi-pro Mm opens this ! to the fore in the spring Pall wae eff form and made many of his eatrios with poor finkab. ‘The ontetana! | TACOMA, March 24.—Harry Cas ey, Seattle lightweight, will box Bob| Wire “Tres Harper in Portland 10 rounds Satur-|the girls’ relay ten day. Casey is replacing Frankie 0 Farren. Casey passed thru Tacoma| In the men's swimming events Marold ast night, taking in the local mnok-|[he'imor “Wetton haw shown tineat's |‘ er on his way to the Rose City. eh en Ae alla a cng ON EARTH Examinations Free Our experience in vision testing enables us to correct your eye Epecialize in the most modern forms of spectacles and eye glasses. 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