The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 28, 1923, Page 20

ay bout Fights T’ P's not all glory, this busi- ness of fighting. ~ When you envy Jack Demp- , Benny Leonard and the! of the champions with | Weir big incomes and fame,} ’t forget about the thou-) ands of preliminary boys and trial horses,” fighters who) ver have a chance of being ore than stepping stones for| better equipped either) lysically or mentally to} ove up the fistic ladder. The “trial horses” are the ans of the squared cle, hen a young prospect, who good, is discovered, the man trot out the “trial horses.” “comer” wins he gains much mble experience. If he loses discarded and another pros: t sought. have our fighters of that| in the Northwest. Morgan George Burns, Eddio Nell, THE SHATTLE STAR {Principal American Sport Kings for 1923 in Various Arctivities AMERICAN FIGHT CHAMPIONS AMERICAN BILLIARD CHAMPIONS Heavyweight—Jack Dempsey. Professional 18.2—Willie Hoppe, Lightheavyweight—Gene Tunney, Professional Pocket—Ralph ¢ Middloweight—Harry Greb. Three-Cushion—John Layton, Welterweight—Mickey Walker, Junior 82—Kato Sugunuma, Lightweight—Benny Leonard, Amateur 18.2— Featherweight —Job y Dundee, Amateur 18.1—Kr Bantamweight—Joe Lynch. *Flyfeight—Frankle Genaro, * White Pancho Villa holds the world’s flywelght title, ho is not recognized as the American champlon, AMERICAN GOLF CHAMPIONS Women's National—Edith Cummings. Men's National Amateur—Max Marston, National Open—Bobby Jones, Professional Match Play—Gene Sarazen, National Intercollegiate—Dexter Cummings, National Public Parks—Richard Walsh, AMERICAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONS National League—New York Giants, American League—New York Yankees. World Serios—New York Yankees. National Batting Champion—Rogers Hornsby. American Batting Champion—Harry Hellmann, AMERICAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS Eastern Honors—Yale and Cornell, Western Conference—Michigan and Llinois, Paclile Coast—University of California, AMERICAN TURF CHAMPIONS Leading 2-yearold—Sarazen, Leading Syearold—Zev, AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONS Davis Cup—Won by United States. World's " M. Johns M. Johnston, Tilden tnd, National Indoor: —Vine National Clay Court~Willlam Tilden 2nd, | Art Duncan {Mary and Doug | Hailed as | ,te See Contest Puck King Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair. banks, the great screen pair, will HE most valuable hockey player | in the game! | HOHENBERG witness the, University of Wash- ington-Naval Academy game in]} BY JACK That's the tribute paid to Art Dun: | can, glant Vancouver defense man, Johnston, Boy McCasslin and|by Frank Patrick, president of the flock of others. Fair fighters, | Coast league and one of the greatest nothing more than stepping| defense. players in the game a de- for boys destined for greater | cade ago. heights. If these men lose ‘doesn't mean much and if they “Duncan, with his size, speed and experience, {s playing super-hockey, pen to beat some “comer” their|and I think he is the most valuable Rents are found wanting. man to his team in the game today,” says Patrick. “Duncan is a good goal-getter and} he is absolutely fea on the ice. | He Is the best defense man I have} | BENNY LEONARD [tie uni the Tournament of Roses bow! || AoAcH ENOCH BAGSHAW, AS: at Pasadena New Year's day, iC sistant Coach Tubby Graves, CHarley Paddock, the world’s [land the entire University of Wash champion sprinter and a great |/ington football squad will leave on friend of the movie couple, pur H/the 1145 p. m. Pasadena special chased the tickets. They will.sit |/riday night. Bagshaw has #0 in the Washington rooting sec || pianned his that the tlon, Paddock declaring that it on will adena the was the wish of all three of || aq : in tak them to seo the Pacific Coast |ling nc team win. ut of condition Thro work of As Mt T Good Luck, “Baggy”! Get That Navy Goat! for Battle | | | Coach Enoch Bagshaw is leading his University of Wash- ington gridiron warriors to Pasadena, for the big intersectional game New Year's day with the Middies from Annapolis. : Welsh Hard to Defeat, sci stunt wt. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1025. 28, 1928. TOD MORGAN HANDS GEORGIE SOLLIS FINE BOXING LESSON any place, the punches, and catching the had to grin good naturedly at his failure to hit Morgan. Tod's judgment of distance was faulty at times and he will need a fight or two under his belt before getting back his punching, accuracy. He has been out of the game for nearly three months, MORGAN WINS EVERY ROUND But after a slow first round Mor gan won every canto from Sollis in a walk last night, jabbing him re- peatedly. Morgan was so far in front that he didn’t take any chances with Sollis, who packs a punch. The bout was so one-sided that it lacked any spectacular feat- ures. For a high class boxing ex- hibition {t was all that it was cooked up to be. Sollls was under an $100 forfelt to California, tonight) ™*ke 129 pounds and he wax over weight when the boys stepped on the scales by one pound. next week, taking on Chee Chee rugged Tacoman, on WINNER won from Tiny Bott, the “'LEONARD HANDS PALM TO HIM|tit te sm aenee made Sollis look silly at times. Sollis bewildered at Morgan's cleverness, and Sollis himself Morgan will box in Tacoma raid! f | Jack McDonnell, the Seattle heavy: | Coast Feather Champ Is © Easy Winner at Tacoma Sollis Couldn’t Have Hit Morgan With a Paddle; Tod’s Judgment of Distance Is Bit Faulty Thru Lack of Ring Work; Sollis Over Weight Limit wir a splendid little champion he is! Referring to Tod Morgan, Coast featherweight king. Morgan specializes in giving boxing instructions to sock- ers, and last night in Tacoma he handed Georgie Sollis, the Salt Lake boy, as nifty a ring lesson as anybody ever got By actual count Sollis didn’t hit Morgan five times with clean punches in the six rounds, stunts, hooked and jabbed, but Morgan, dancing away from . Sollis tried all kinds of blows on his gloves and elbows, It was really funny to see coma feather, won all the way from Filipino Joe Martin, of Aberdeen, The brown-skinned lad didn’t know how to hold up bis hands, BERCOT TO FIGHT JORDAN Joe Waterman and John Pepe staged their show at their K st. arena and a good crowd attended. It was announced that Dode Bercot and Johnny Jordan would fight six rounds there in two, weeks, Morgan-Britt fight will be a by the Eagles, the Ted che-Joe Simonich tilt being set over until January 17. Mack and Ward Box Headliner F' SDDIE MACK, the hard-socking sailor lightweight, will make his debut in main event circles tonight m he faces the veteran Bobby Ward, St. Paul miller, in the six- round headliner at the Crystal Pool, A lot has been written about carry the players to the when Bott was disqualified for re | Mack's socking, which will be pitted t fusing to break at the command of |, Ward's experience. the referee. Bott was taking some] e Bross, the Montana middle- stiff punches on the chin and he! weight, and Truman Davis, Everett began to use wrestling tactics in try-) battler, fight in the six-round semi- | ing to throw McDonnell to the floor.! windup. Bross won an unpopular de- | Bott floored McDonnell in the first| cision over Davis here recently and round, but Jack was up without a) pavis f@ out tc even up things. Sount die Neil, the clever Everett ba Bott fought in such clownish fash-|tamweight, is down to fight four jon that it was impossible to 8lrounds with Babe Footegthe heavy- jxood line on McDonnell. It was a) hitting Aberdeen lad | wild exhibition of alley fighting and| | the crowd a big boot out of it.| {fcDonnell got a nice hand when he seen in years and is at thetop of his| ean ts rear tod GIVEN BANQUET : | Benny Leonard, world’s Ii i: mf John Flammer, the former Call-} Which ts quite some tribute, com-| you could 7 In; rom a man e ‘atrick, who . regs m™. 0 fight manager, read in this|ing f Uke Patrick, who | Weight eepseen Peivar Wat alent But suddenly he drop “hagas hee eer es lhonor at a banquet giv eh i fis hi é mn the other day what Joe|isn't given to idle talk and who Be L, Greenstone, well-known |“ : idnarsar ‘ oti " hin guard for an instant tterman had to say about Gun-| knows hockey, eat the ‘Chanteder Fran " | y chance and cut loose Smith's big hands and feet} = cal boxing fans were pi bee Sunday A haer cares with ry sesebath: te Hee largest mitts and dogs that Tee EE OaTk RONTOLET at the banquet. The possibilities of ies players. L ‘ ‘ . and was right ‘Hing ever knew, i NIG: }the champion boxing here next year vancouver and Victoria are fur Thru the e¢ eae you know,” eays Flammer.| aishing the Coast league feature to. | "ere cacuaees mobilk otit on his feet that Smith had the biggest aP-/niene in Victoria. Vancouver is Kk cars will be waitin he own waa hat. I can see him now Petite as well as the biggest hands) paging tho Pacific Coast o AMATEUR PUCK stl avey th , | cing over the ropes but un. @nd feet of any fighter? again, and a vittory to will r " ’ 1 © will be r ¢ it wan " x to quit He tried to P “Well, it's a fact. I saw him| make its lead quite secure. GAME Is OFF » " three ordinary men's meals at| = Hi aa ankle é guests of the Tou t piaee (13 : ed the tit t White's restaurant in Oakland| GREAT FIGHT BY BENNY LEONARD ame has ever known. I pound. (World's 1 = Cues biee) ed him on the head round after ore ugh ques and. 1 p of the head was -Gunboat Smith Danny Carlson and Sailor Love, lightweights, and Jack Gardner and Swede Anderson, we nts, fight into a clinch tn an effort to t the ring and Bott got the raz . Hing aod jot the razz-!in the two four-round preliminaries. it was too late. the collegia welterweight, nis long string |? broke his he knocked NEW BEAVERS |CANADIAN ICE SHOWING WELL TEAMS "TANGLE, VICTORIA. 8 2 “An fighters aren't iitite aren't the tramps that peo- Wile have been led to believe,” says $, importance—thesale those who want tation and fine qual- SHOES—all the best leathers— At the regular selling price FLORSHEIM SHOES are great values—at the sale price they offer a worth while saving to which men quickly respond. berry chorus. orm ft sh Was as game as iG | | Back in 1913, where all of the|ON PRAIRIE andes hae. batt r fan ia ca erng Be The t 1p | —— ~ ———————| The six-round semi-windup was a| . sis dba as much food in one sitting|ton and Regina are the Royd, of Aberdeen, and Jimmy Hu| NEW CONTRACTS N. J. RACING, St bs : ? te added |and really landed the cleaner | officers of the New York Yanks are pion. I'll never forget the time BILL MULDOON HOCKEY egret | the s round with E Folmer,| pion team. Of all the regular play- Whe fight drew $14,000. In the first NEW YORK, De : he looked over at his corner| retiring from the New York boxing rm Ca ‘ ver f noth 1 ablish the mutuel sy ¢ betting | « knockout In the opener Silent MeNelsh, three years to run. iety. | erecee Smith in January if it islon were Pim between the eyes with the S d Y Me. f} ~ as igre was Just g It pays to ponder Mtar regarding the wrong impres- A " * sue» 1 5 If you are, and want to show it, send in a thin dime with NEW YORK. be team hung ton!” telegram to be.wired to the team New Year's eve. pean ra Seonare. An eventofunusual Send that dime today! ey watk of Ifo. inn) wach rie OBSERVE 1924 Ee ae BY AHERN) sae ity. FLORSHEIM Gs attracting a fine class of , poe Jove BUSTER ML. . superar ; ashe f | The show is being staged by Nate men ate in those days. I} According to players on 4 ® | ultsy fn my life saw a fellow put/couver and Seattle squads it coat peatinn basa tiae i f tight Jon MAY LEGALIZE TED KRACHE IS gory battle between “Spark Plug” he * 4 on the prairie, and it will be a great | non, the k Tacoma middleweight. | at big fellow could nit.| fisht tor the Dag,before the sescn : n KAYO WINNER |; Boyd neored a knockdown ea y in| FOR YANKMEN Wt he hadn't been such a diver he |! out. | si : le k y ie; le 1. Kin| N YORK HOQUIAM, Dec, 28,—Ted Krache, | the fight, but Huson finished strong; NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Business P would have been a world's cham- ISASKATOON IN , preity pons seh yunches | preparing to send out new contracts 1 Oliver ft hand in| to the members of the world’s cham- “he was matched with Arthur Pel- _ Key, another diver, in California.| CHANGES a MIND : : =a nd in the} the Aberdeen featherweight, and the|ers, only Babe Ruth is under con- F ¥ound Smith wanted to quit, but| Muldoon has changed his mind about ored Dunn| Bremerton man was forced to tract and his $52,000 “paper” has saw Jim Buckley, his yeteran| commission, according to his friends . t me r ve te ; ‘ , inte tm e Manager, waving a bottle menac-| nd will accept a reappointment from}ton, Laurie Scott a | Pt Swhen smith came back to his| (fered him. former Buckley threatened to clout Hottie if he quit. Smith finally 5 | knocked out Pelkey a few rounds} > Se 3 r “Geatene Sn eer to Was ington!) ma shoring to in fe ae pt TTENTION, football fans! a for a for ; r Are you behind the Washington n in the big SPOKANE FIVE id ee had to oe ta ‘Thevedays || SoC with the Navy at Pasadena, Cal., New ‘Year's ERMINO SPALLA BEATS WHITMAN, day IS SIGNED UP (SROKA ‘ Spokane | that the general public has 1 1 your name and address to the sporting editor of The Star || ne American lig x up & 46 to 35 vict the Whit today and have your name added to a “Come on, Washing- || champ and no Spalla, E ma lege five he t night. 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