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of the net on y when fellow favorite to beat Palifor- events ith y the ac FRIDAY, JULY 20 T! 1ERE And it’s all about 1919 was After fixed,” Landis, Medal Play Will the Be According to charges and reports Up to this point the matter ws ee the Rube Benton case. Is Truest Gotf Test, Says Rose nton Case Hold Up possibility that there will be no world series thi r, , Benton is said to have known that the Chicago-Cincinnati series in : * and that he made much money betting on this knowledge. A an Investigation, Judge Landis reinstated him in good standing as a pitcher with the Reds, which action, of course, had the sanction of Garry Herrmann, owner of the Reds. S entirely one for the National league officials to handle with Judge But Ban Johnson, president of the American league, was bitterly opposed Benton. PAGE 21 World Series if the Reds Win? to the reinstatement of Now, in case Cincinnati noses out the Giants and the Pirates for the title, it is very probable that Johnson will not permit any American league team to meet the Reds in a post-se championship, if Bentor 1 is playing. son series for the It is certain, too, that the Reds will not play a world series if Benton is barred. DR ° So the moguls are scratching their heads, and the cry around the old circuit is, “Cincinnati must not win.” LEARN TO SWIM Expert Swimmer’s Reward Is His Ability to Do Fancy Dives; the Swan and Jack-Knife Star's Golf Expert Discusses Medal Play and Match | Director of Swimming, University Performances; the Local Links Argument Is Good One; Gos ip of BY ALEX C. ROSE Wace is the supreme golf test—medal play or match |MID-AIR AS Sit# play? During these days when national and sectional golf cham- pionships—open and amateur. are being decided, the afore- mentioned question is oft heard discussed at the v 19th hole assemblies, but the debate rarely terminates carry- ing a unanimous verdict. In our humble opinion, medal, ior stroke pla; sometimes called, is a harde’ match play ther conditions, eve , as it is r links trial than elimination field and, the most important point of all, every stroke counts t the end of the journe In match play, you have y ‘our opponent right with you. He’s the one you've got to get out of the way before you yone els SATURDAY TO SEE START OF TOURNEY h annual playfield tennis t is to start Saturday the courts at Wood- get a crack at an tennis play- big tourney velop. ty-two matches will open the Windas: A. # ok ¥ CANADA BARS RACING FORMS OTTAWA, Ont, Amer: fcan racing containing inf rie races, wh United on, will be seized ught into Cana issued to customs officers ports. Some papers, including the Chi- cago Racing Form, already have been seized to comply with a new the States ve been If a mistake is made on any |hole it may mean the loss of | the hole, but there is always | the chance of squaring mat- jters again. There are no “ifs” or “ands” in medal play. |When a shot goes astray it adds to the grand total. In other words,.medal golf is a jharder and thore nerve- jraking test than elimination jmatch play. At least, we |think so When this “Match Play ys, Medal Pt subject comes up sion, there usual crops uuestion of whether the leading golfer of the day comes from the professional or the amateur ranks. » question! recent the Georgia pe al open, gives the fe are striving with the simc quite a bit to work on, records s? hat during th ls are we © of vi national open was f en medal play basis—in amateurs have y, Francia up the yut In front in nv that ros had quite an edge on the eur Inds in the t . and In medal 7 The age in “ # iseven Iarger in the champltonship. Not when Harold Hilton led ae an amateur been able to win this blye ribbon of golfdom Roger Wethered nearly broke the spell 1921 tled with “Jock” Hutchison at the end of the jation 72 holes, but he lost out in the play-off for the ng it all up it have the call over ama ura truly, medal links test than ars ama for perc favor of the when he match play. for discus. | the | victory of Bobbie| THE CORRECT SWAN MISS SHEFFIELD DIVE. | CAUGHT | DESCENT A SWAN DIVE AN FRANCISCO, July 20 Warning: Do not attempt fahcy diving too soon in your care: swimmer Before you are ready for the ele mentary fancy dives, you complete master swimming stroke, asa because the entire field is out playing under the} srybody is playing against the the elementary dives I explained In the fourth ar this serie or se Your attempts may end in disas All three swan, th ticle of feney dives are mentary fancy front Jack-knife. The first of these, the swan, is one of the prettiest and most grace ful and also one of the learn. It can be done elther from a springboard or from a platform. If from a board, be sure that it is at least three feet above the surface of the water. For t armas at thi with toes g: board or pint Next, take hold It. Now dive nd out, sw! based on dive jack-knife and the easiest to position, stand erect ot the body ar @ deep Inhalation and by springing upward arms forward and up as you do so, finishing with them extended one toward each Hold this p n until you r the top of the curve you are mak in the alr. | As you start to descend BY LYBA M, SHEFFIELD of California Summer Session, and Co-Author of ‘Swimming Simplified’ FINAL ARTICLE—SWANAND JACK-KNIFE DIVES IN | MAKES THE should be} proper descent, of course, ts that} formerly explain, head first so that you will enter the water at an angle of 45 degrees—bring the arma r the head and aasume tho ving position with them. enter the water with the down, arma extended and ng” the ears, thumbs locked he starting position for the front knife tg the samo as that for the «wan In this dive, you jump with the body erect, obtaining the maximum amount of height | When you re the highest point, quickly d tho body forward at the walst, ing the ankles, with 4 the touc toes a moment, and en. in the correct m € men | ter tho water leser 4 in the articie on ¢ fon for the back back toward r the spring front of idth apart position, execut Developed ATTLE has one of the summer time? Local Pl ay ground sH ave BY JACK HOHENBERG | country but what happens to the youngster in the Many Stars best school systems in the | differs with those who two or three test springs up and down to see that you have proper b This is done without tak ing the feet from the board. Then forcibly swing the arms up and, at the same time, spring well up and back, clearing the board by at least three foet. While in the air, bend the body forward at the waist, touching the ankles, legs straight. Hold this po- sition for a moment, then straighten the body and enter the water in the corr manner. In the back jack-knife, remember that the forcible arm swing ond the upward spring are éasential, that this dive should never o¢ tempted lena the diver knows th he is able to jump at le feet be ward frém pringboard. Otherwine you may have a bad collision with the board As those three dives are the basis for all the more fancy 1 would you on them 1 n advine perfect attem: one The be adyanced dives is by vation of good divers. JACK KEARNS — MADE ERROR IN MONTANA Y WHITE, a San Francisco whd was at Shelby, think that from a purely financial view, Jack Kearns did a smart thing when he and other 4 plan for learning the more careful obser AR 4 sportaman, a. 'Leonard and’ Tendler Are Now onEdge |Benny Will Be Ready to Use Monologue on Phil- adelphia Southpaw BY HENRY L, FARRELL W YORK, July 20—Benny N Leonard and Lew Tendler, who are to battle here Monday night for the world’s lightweight champlonship, will knock off their training tonight 4 plans to return to his Harlem Leor mother’s apartment up in Jand Tendler will return to his home if Philadelphia to await the first of- ficlal act of the program, which comes with the weighing in at 2 |o'clock, Monday afternoon. | ‘Some concern is being felt about | Leonard's ability to make the welght, | but Billy Gibson, his manager, said today that the champion was under 135 pounds now and that he would | | not fill out too much before the day | of the fight. Leonard, who makes good use of | his talking mechanism {n and out of | the ring, has been directing verbal shots at the Philadelphia challenger | from hig training camp up In the Cat- akills, There ts no press agent stuff in the story that there {s little love lost between Tndir and Leonard. The failing out came when Tendler grab- bed a $5,000 forfeit after Leoard had broken his hand and ‘could not go thru with a bout echeduled in Phila phia sometime back. It {s under- stood that jer returned the for- felt money recently. | All of th experts who Imve looked jover the champion fn training say that he seems to be tn perfect con- dition, Hin two fights with Pinkey |Mitchel! and Alex Hart apparently got him bacq on edge after his hitch on the stage last winter. Tendler, according to those who have seen the challenger, Is also in good physical and mental fettle. The Philadelphia Southpaw claims that while Loonard may have found out a }lot about his left handed fighting in |their Inst meeting that he himself ned how to close his cars and nothing when Benny starts his | monologue in the ring. He Graduated Bob Ingram, the University of Washington tackle and captain last year, who has graduated and will be lost to | the 1923 eleven. Coach Bag- |shaw will have a big job in filling the hole left by In- gram. /HUGHSON NINE VICTOR AGAIN IN FORD TILT iE Wm. L. Hughson ball team retained {ts leadership in the Ford league by winning its game from the Queen City Motors, 9 to 8 In the other games played last week, Wilson & Kreittle won from Hugh Baird, 6 to 3, and Hart & Hart won from the Canal oMtor Co, 7 to 3. The Hughson nine has won three games and lost none, while Hart & Hart has won two and lost none. These two leaders meet next Wednes- day in the feature contest on the Georgetown field. Hugh Baird plays the Lamping: McDonald team at Columbia and the Canal Motor Co. plays the Queen City Motors at Woodland in the other games. [FIELD AND STREAM] |. Fishing ts exceptionally good, accor4-1 ing to the reports from most of the| strean as in « large number of | nued fair weather has/ fishing up to the stage rh are getting some good | jeatches on fly as well as bait. Fly fish- ing ill continue good from now on til! late in the fall | Recent action of the King county game commission has closed the streams flowing out of Lake Han- cock and Lake Calligan, Black creek ls closed from Lake Haneock to the | North Fork of the Snoqualmie river, | and Oalligan creek is closed from | Lake Calligan to the North Fork of the Snoqualmie river. Both Inkes | are closed as well. combination trolling rig of the double large fisher and the Boyles le spin- ner baited with worms. About 126 feet of line 1 used in this fishing. Most of the anglers are using the hand line out- fit, mitho the rod and reel with light line Is the greatest sport. Bpring salmon are on the run Down Sound at the present time, and a few nice ones are being taken north of Se- attle, with occasionally one or more right in this district, These fish, which weigh from § to 40 and 60 pounds, furnish some Kreat sport, especially if the fisherman fe equipped with a light fackle outfit of rod, reel and small sized line. Piper & Taft have made & special study of the saimon game In this district, and keep advised every week as to the beat local- ities for this particular game. Sports- men who have fished the big game fish ‘Bercot and Carmen in — Good Shape Rival Lighties Expected | to Put Up Good Bout at © Arena ‘OUNG CARMEN, the rugged fan Jose lightweight battler, will be in the best of shape whem he fights here next Thursday night. The last time Carmen boxed here he blew in town the day of the 7 battle and then expected to do bis % best against Jimmy Sacco. He got 7 a draw but was far from being | right for the occasion. Next Thur | day night Carmen will meet Dodo Bercot in the six-round main melee at the Arena. Carmen knows that the Monroe youngster is one tough hombre. 4 And Hercot {s figuring on & | tougher battle when he faces Care” men than he did when he met | Sacco, But then again Carmen if 4 different sort of a fighter than | Jimmy. He will mix and that's) what Dode likes. Bercot was cer tainly looking his worst the night | he met Sacco. He blew up com- pletely, was all at sea, and anything but a coming light contender. His improvement he faced Ted Krache was nominal. Lonnie Austin most of it to some real road Bereot showed even more class second time he faced Krache. provement in a likely youngster rapid. It will be a much Bercot that will face Carmen Thursday night than the one faced Sacco several months ago. Connie Curry, Sioux City ban with victories to his credit such well known scrappers as Moore, Earl Puryear, Everett, Benny Vogel, Mike apy many others, will tangle Charley Helman of Portland in semi-final of six rounds. nx! to break in here and show Seattle fans that he is a real battler, Curry accepted the offer meet Helman. . The latter is tough, two-fisted youngster who been coming to the front with strides of late. The coming card will be an star affair from top to Such boys as Johnny Back, Bro Villon and other boys who hat boxed on top of cards in the North west will round out the against the best opponents ob able. The setup cf the Arena be the same as for the last Krache mill and another cap crowd ts expected to see the tional Monroe youth in backed up by other fistic breaking in here against well kno local faces. WISHES OF _ KEARNS TO _ BE GRANTED ‘ACK JOHNSON, speaking at dianapolis, says there are men who can knock out Jack D sey—Luts Firpo, Harry Wills himself. DEMPSEY WAS SURPRISED AT “Why,” declared a Seattle playground official, “the Se- attle youngster has a much better time than any of his | Eastern brothers, Western brothers or country cousins.” mpecitied that the final payment of] A very good report hae been sent to jot the South and the salmon of the $100,000 be mado him two days be- | Piper & Taft from the South Fork of the | * i Oe y Geamsatinte. iver puting thas the am | Puget sound district claim we have sport bel nedium low, and the fishin, ia |here that far surpasses any found else- “Had Kearns waited until the day | ome files are being used One of the three, Johnson bh can be eliminated, tho no doubt is quite serious in thinking he of whip Dempsey. There are very Jaw. Racing books must be stamp- ed out in Ca it is and the governr has announc dec "| where, for the salmon is a gamier fish | by far than the average fis! ngled for Il back prosecutions. Mason Cords Lowest Prices in Tire Histoiy These prices have never been matched for equal quality merchandise. Re- member, these are the na- tionally known and _ adver- tised MASON CORDS. EXTRA SPECIAL 30x3—Mason Fabric list $11.55, sale. .$7.30 30x3%,—Mason Fabric list $13.15, sale. .$8.35 «st dard) 30x3'14,—Maxi Cord list $13.75, sale $10.25 (Overnize) 30x34,—H. D. Cord list $17.55, sale $12.50 Heavy Duty Cords Sale Price $17.50 21.50 22.00 22.50 28.25 28.75 Size 32x31. 32x4 33x4 34x4 32x44, 33x4,... 43,45 34x44... 44.60 30.50 33x5 ... 53.00 35.00 55.60 36.50 List - $26.00 32.80 33.95 34.85 42.55 35x5_ Mason Tire Co. Times Square 1901 5th Ave, Ell. 1584 Dare E, Marriott, Mgr. HEN Jack Dempsey heard that Firpo had knocked out Willard e said: “I am surprised at that. I thought If Willard got past the first five rounds he would win. “But it's better for me that Firpo won, He will be the better drawing card. “T am glad, too, that he won de- cisively. If I am matched with him t will seem good to be going up ainst a big man again—a man who 1 trade punches and not run y “I hope nothing happens to cheat me out of the match. Makes no dif- ference Firpo or Wills.” IOWA RELAY TEAM WORKS jeorge Bresnahan, of the y of Iowa, is grooming his star mile-relay team for the outdoor championships to be held at Stagg field, Chicago, August 31 and Sep- tember 1, The team cleaned up everything in their neck of the woods and is now seeking to smash the world’s record of 3:15 4-5, In the Drake relay meet they came within one-tenth of a sec ond of record time. The star quarter-milers a Brookins, Wilson, Noll and NO RACE NEWS FOR ONTARIO General Rainey, of the Ontario, has forbidden all newspapers the right to publish race track news. The action was taken as a result of the antl race track law recently Ontario. poe DS ed Clarke Declares O’Connell Sleeps Fred Clarke, former of the Pittsburg Pirate remark that Jim O'Connell, former San Francisco Seal, but now with t Giants, Is all there when it coi to physical properties. Clarke believes that the trouble with O'Connell in the majors is that the youngster sleeps on the job. “O'Connell doesn't diagnose his pitchers, Doesn't use his head at all, When he starts thinking, then the hurlers had better, watch thelr step,” is Clarke's message to me ¢ Charlie Morrow. passed in manager city’s playground and swimm seat for none, More than 20 playgrounds and 10 swimming beaches are open for the use of the Seattle boy and girl, and thru these it has become possible {to develop stars of the first | water. mer Stellar Broadway high athletes, received much of thelr practice on what ts It ts said Franklin first field. Dick Frayne, now University Jof Washington basketball used to frequent now Brondway that Brice colored playfield speedster, was uncovered on Columbia play cap’ Rogers playfield {There are hosts of others, also, |who recelved athletic benefit from| Seattle's p | ‘The beaches developed Spriggs Wascher and Harry Speldell, now w the Crystal Swimming ciub | courts developed young |Howle Langlie of Lincoln and Dan ny Lewis of Broadwa Daily programs of sport are now being held for the youngsters at jall playfields while the nights |devoted to the amusement of group. Some astont weball and ¥ en uncovered ny park official here to the fr | which hi done so Jattle GONZAGA GRID round system. are the senior |good } hing! tennis this grounds, much for sport. Long may they reign Spencer Harris and Cot Rice, for-| Taylor, great | material | jIn other words, the official wished to state that the Queen |o¢ the rignt, FIRPO’S WIN: will tak ing facilitie be '| Baseball Scouts Have Hard Time Baseball scouts haven't any time to pick cherries is the opin ion of Bob Connery, tvory hunter for the Yankees. He resents the imputation that scouts have an easy time. “It's think, think, think for the minute of the day and night,” says Bob. “If 1 se¢ a young player, I have to think him over for about four days and at the have a brainstorm.” scouts every nd of that time, I usnally |} says Larry, “when all a back|the spectators were in, there would | feed bet for | have been a bigger crowd, bigger re- , and the Shelby people would have had to give him the money.” Kearns, as a matter of fact, told arry after the fight that he got scarcely any of the gato receipts be- cause large blocks of the tickets were in the hands of the scalpers and were sold outside the arena. ‘NOLAN SURE _ DEMPSEY CAN | BEAT FIRPO ILLY NOLAN, one-time manager of Battling Nelson, and-still, not withstanding that he's retired, a a | mighty shrowd man In affairs of the | SIG] DEFIES LUIS FIRPO Battling Siki, the Senegalese terror, has thrown a word ‘of mouth | |defi at Firpo of conqueror of Willard. paused during a bout with a glass Luis Argentine, | Jess Sikt| of wine to say, “His size won't if he ta bother me big and slow. |GIRLS’ TEAM PLANS TOUR} Bill Ri a Pacific Coast moter, plana to take a team of |girl ball players to the Orient some | in August, The girls will] la university on their} pro- schedul ELEVEN WILL MEET THREE EASTERN TEAMS) July 20 will meet three Easterit ms on the gridiron this has announced by Gus Dorais, who declare tion to the Detroit Detroit, have wh See O versity football fall, it Coach that fn unt game at ‘ovember tiation for a game Drake university at De jor Columbia college at Ia,, December 1, An Wastern team will play Gon mga here on November 17, The schedule for Gonzaga, altho not yet complete, follow en practical with either Moines, In Dubuque, ly closed Gonzaga unt October 6—Open. | October 13-—-Washington State at} Spokane. October 20: land October 27—Montana at | November 3—Idaho at | “Whitman Multnomah at Port mber 10. r 17—Bastern team Spokane, November November Detroit at Detroit, December 1—Drake university at Des Moines, or Columbia college at Dubuque, Open prize ring, doesn't think that Firpo would stand a chance tn the world to whip Dempsey “What Dempsey didn't do with Gibbon says Nolan, “doosn’t mat- ter. Those thir will happen “I've known Gibbons for the past 15 years and k what he is—t fast, clever, tricky follow “But Dempsey is a paralyzing hit- will deny that; he'd hit Firpo. And any man that Dempsi an hit he'll whip “Ithink if Demy matched Dempsey any round he JAVELIN STARS WILL COMPETE CHICAGO, July 20.—Winners of tho javelin throw {n the eastern in- tercollegiate and Western conference track and field games will moet on Stagg field here in connection with the natfonal A, A, U. juntor and sonior championships scheduled by the A. C. for August 31 and Septem- ber 2 and it was announced Fri- day, HOME GAMES “FOR BETHANY |noar Wheelin, W. Va, aecording ment made by Doc. director of — the er, nobody and Firpo are i stop him in wants,” to an announ athlotic KLINE WINS SAN DIEGO, July 20.—Gene Kino took the lead over Mike Leary in the allered Headliner here last night | ‘Tommy Cello copped the verdict from. Paddy O'Dowd in the seml-windup, komieh river, ne | a! | sare being used, with the being expecially effective at | Some very good catches have weed from thie district during | port coming clear, and | Been or £ | Hood can: nd the Duckabush are re- Fy good condition, with the fishing good. The public is allowed up the Duckabush only as far as the ranger station, Anglers intending to visit the Sank river locality should walt @ while be- fore going in, according to the re- port received by Piper & Taft from that district, The river is reported high and muddy in the vicinity of Darrington, with the fishing poor, Some of the greatest sport In years is being found at the present time out in Eljoitt bay and other districts of Puget } sound with salmon and salmon trout. The | mon trout are being taken on the in California or Filroda. Fishermen who have wanted the type of sport enjoyed by the early settlers in this district are hiking into Keho lake, in Merce county, where they have found the kind of trout fishing one likes to read about, The Inke is reached, via the Naches pass, un 18-mile hike being necce- sary to get to the water, The trout will take almost anything the fisher- man has to offer, reports coming back to the effect that limit catches in an hour are customary, Big lake, in Skagit county, is proving very good Just now, according to the re- port coming from that body of water. Both trout and bass are taking the fly, with a large number of limit catches being ma Lake hington continues good, ea- pecially trout taken on troll, Some very nice cutthroat trout are being caught in the vicinity of Union bay, the largest of which are taken by trolling, Still fishing 1s also good, with perch, bass and catfish being taken, as well as trout, ‘MUTUAL BANK | AGAIN WINS | LEAGUE FLAG F oR the the fourth consecutive year Washington Mutual Savings |Bank team won the Bankers’ |League baseball championship. The | | Mutuals came thru witha 5:to-4 vie- |tory over the Marine Nathkonal |Bankers in the title game yesterday noon at the Coast League ball | park. | | Johnson, the star twirler for the | |Marine National, had the game all {but won until the last inning, when the champs came from behind with la rally and. grabbed the contest. | ‘The score: R. H. BE. |Marine National ........4 4 2 ashington Mutual .....5 7 8 Batter Johnson and Cleve- land; Lasley and Pascoe, BIG REGATTA AT MACKINAC CHICAGO, July 20.—Two hundred skippers and sailors today were tun ing up the fleet of yachts which will start otmorrow in the annual Mack- {nace race. McCUTCHIN TO ENTER O. A. C. Leonard MeCutchin, star Lincoln high school football and basketball performer, has decided to enter Ore- gon Agriculture college in the fall (Fencing Defeat Peeves British LONDON, July 20.—Victory of Amric in the fencing tournament with Britain at the Hotel Cecil last night was due to the “in. elegant, rough house style of the Americans,” London experts said today. They admitted, however, that this style of fencing was most effective in breaking down the British defense. The Americans scored 11 wins and five losses in the matches, LADIES’ DAY IN BOSTON AGAIN BOSTON, July 20.—"Ladies' day” will be restored as a fixture at Braves field, Christy Mathewson, president of the club, announced. Free days for the fair fans were dis- continued several seasons ago. UMPS APOLOGIZE NEW YORK, July 20.—Harry Geisel and Willlam MeDevitt, strik- ing International league umpires, have apologized’ and applied for re- instatement. President Toole is to “consider the case.” GENARO WINS NEW YORK, Ji 20.—Frank Genaro, American flyweight cham- pion, Knocked out Bobby Gorshano, an unknown, in the third round, Gorshano substituted for Al Triano, old-timers who don’t think they @ as good fighters as they ever But the other part of Joh statement brings to mind what Kearns sald a year ago: “I wish,” said Jack, “that De sey were not so good a fight somebody would develop who ¢ give him a fight” E Both wishes have been M Dempsey showed with Gibbons that he isn't as good a fighter as he And Firpo is the young fellow was being so eagerly awaited. HUGHEY DWYER RETURNS HOME Hughey Dwyer, lightweight chi pion of Australia, who has fought twenty-round fights without a det cn vey, of New York, on his arri in this country, Wednesda: is looked upon as a walking m by his countrymen, who declare | he will make Messrs, Leonard, ler and White sit up and take no Rr: The Aristos of the Union Oil Co meet the strong Renton Eagles olub at Renton, Sunday afternoon in what should develop into a hot contest, A | bis crowd is expected to see the co test, which starts at 2:30 p.m,” HOHARDT WITH ATLANTA CL Johnny Moharit, natio known Notre Dame football star has joined the Atlanta club of Southern association, Mohardt given a trial by the Detroit and found wanting, Ye Won't Stage Big Bout in Arizo who have been trying to whe Dempsey and Gibbons into a turn bout, received a dit slap in the face, when Gow G. P, Hunt of Arizong declared ‘Tom and Jack would never Arizona prize ring, “We've not gone back to b barisin yet in Arizona,” was governor's statement,