The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 8, 1924, Page 13

Ce eatttige er sii Welter ChampIs Rusher and Will Bother Leonard Fighters Who Crowd Lightwels Lightweight King Give Him Most Trouble; ’Twas Ever Thus With Clever Men; Walker and Leonard Will Meet Some Time in 1924 BY JOE WILLIAMS fl Besar is no lightweight in the game at present who ap- pears capable of giving annoyance, Benny Leonard the slightest Pal Moran of New Orleans is called the cham- pion’s nearest rival at the moment, due to the Southerner’s recent knockout over Charley White. Leonard has met and beaten Moran twice, and there is no reason to believe that he can’t do it again. Billy Gibson told me several days ago in New York that Leonard’s next fight of importance will be in the spring against Mickey Walker, welterweight champion, is now on the road with a theatrical troupe. Bancroft Is Baby Pilot NEW YORK, fe 8. — Dave Bancroft, manager of the Boston Braves, 1s the youngest team lead. er in the National league. Ex- cepting George Sisler, of the § Louis Browns, he {s the youngest team leader in the major leagues. McGraw ts 51, Wilbert Robin son is 85, Pat Moran ts 47, “Bill” Killefer {s 36, “Bill” MoKechnie is 40, Arthur Fletcher ts 37, Branch Rickey is 42, Ban. croft 1s 31 and the “kid” of tho league. Can a youngster outdo the ex. perience, the skill, the wisdom that years plied on years in the baseball business give? Connie Mack is the oldest man- ager in baseball. Where ts ho now? John McGraw won his first pen- nant in 1904, at 31, the exact age of the “kid” of 1924. Lodge Is Pushover Leonard Walker, having | iaemared the official dis- pleasure of both the New York and New Jersey com- missions, is actively engaged jin idleness. We haven't seen enough of Walle jer against spirited opposition to |know how capable he is. Harry Ertle, New Jersey referee, who levied in all of Walker's early | battles, says he is the best looking lyoung fighter who has come to the lring in the last 10 yoars, “I think }he can take Leonard,” Ertle whis- pers to me. | RUSHES BOTHER | LEONARD Walker is the type “of fighter to worry Leonard. He is a two-handed miller with a rushing style, He is not the kind of a fighter who stands back and lets his opponent carry on as he sees fit. That is one reason why k Britton could not beat jhim. Let the venerable Jack make his own fight and you can not hope jto outpoint bim Leonard has never shown to his jbest form against a rushing, ag- | grensive opponent. Consider his week-end sociables with Johnny Dundee. Eight times they met, and Jonly once did Leonard score an em- phatically decisive victory. Never has he been able to stop the ag- gressive Italian, and only once has Princeton Grid Pilot Is Also Hockey Star Versatility may be a badge of modi. ccrity, but not in the case of Buzz"! Stout of Princeton. Stout, one of the stars of the foot- ball varsity and captain-clect of the 1924 squad, is also one of tho out standing hockey players in tho unl vornity Stout plays left wing on the {co team and is considered as ensential to the success of puck chasers as ho is important to the hopes, of the grid. fron machine, O8 ANGELES, Jan. §~—One look at the University of Southern California's football record for the five years that Elmer C. Henderson has been head coach makes it ap- ent why the Trojan alumni re-| cently presented omy Gus,” as the U. 8, C. coach is called, with a $3,000 automobile to show thelr ap preciation of his effort Henderson took over U. 8, C.’s football destinies in 1919 and since HENDERSON HAS MADE GOOD RECORD AT SOUTHERN SCHOOL but losing to Washington and Call. fornia. At that U. 8. C. was the only team to score on California, losing to the Bears by a | The Trojanw’ best defensive year 1922 when thelr goal line wsed only three times, twice mona and once by California. In the same year U. 8. C. won 10 es and dropped only the en- nter with tho Bears, Stanford, Washington State, Idaho, Nevada, 14-to-T | | Wrestlers Hold ‘W’ Spotligh! NTRAMURAL wrestling 1s going to take up a lot of space on unl vernity billboards during the coming two-week period. Coach Jim Ar buthnot ts staging inter-fraternity competitions during the end of this wook and part of the next, and ox- pects to uncover a few prospects, On Wednesday, Leagues 1 and 2) are achedaled to mest with Leagues | 3 and 4 coming together on Thurs day and Leagues 5 and 6 following | on Friday, Leagues 7 and & meet) the following Monday, Independent | wrestling will be run off at tho same time, An Inter-fraternity banner will be | awarded to the winner in the inter. fraternity league, Arbuthnot said. The point system will be the same fs that which prevailed last year, ac- cording to Manager Percy Shep- heard, who ts handling the details, Bach fraternity takes one point for every man entered in competition. Should one of their men win in his leaguo diviston, he gaing two points additional for hin house, The win- hor will be determined on this policy. JACK DEMPSEY REFEREES BOUT MIAMI, Fla, Jan. §—Jack Ward, | heavyweight champion of Australia, | was knocked out in the first round | of a scheduled 12-round bout here last night by Capt. Bob Roper, Jack | Dempsey refereed the semi-final, in which Jimmy Walsh, of Los An-| geles, won a decision over Johnny Walker, of Rhode Island CHARLEY DEAL IS NOW FREE LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 8- Charley Deal, Vernon third base- man, who last year refused to re- port to the Tigers, permission by Manager Bill to trade himself to some other club, providing he secures a pitcher for rnon in exchange. Deal said he Easick| ¢ | Wiscons' You sce Martin, All Crazy Men Aren’t in Cages|| They tell you a cold bath in the} has been given! morning ts good for you. eorge W. twointer sports at the University of| negro challenger has decided to step evidently thinks 80. Martin here plunging {n-| director LAGS de REPORT OF ‘CIBBONS- DEMPSEY. MATCH IS DENIED BY JACK KEARNS ‘No Agreement Reached With St. Louis Promoter Kearns Is Guarding Against Another Shelby Blowup; Dempsey’s Manager Admits He Has Talked Over Things With James Mullen; Harry Wills Active BY HENRY L. FARRELL iN EW YORK, Jan. 8,—Reports that Jack Dempsey had reached an agreement with James Mullen, St. Louis promoter, to meet Tommy Gibbons in a heavyweight cham- pionship fight next June were denied here today by Jack | Kearns, manager of the champion. Kearns said he had not heard of any definite propositions for any bout for Dempsey next summer and that reports of the kind were premature. “T did have a talk with Mullen some time ago,” Kearns sald. “T told him that I was ready to receive offers for a bout | between Dempsey and any of |————>—— | the heavyweight contenders, | |but no proposition was of- fered.” , | | K ps sald, however, if Mullen | had irted to work and had found) | good proposition in Cleveland, | | Louisville or any other place that | he was willing to sign up with him.| “We must not only get the purse | we want, but we must receive assur- | jance that the promoter who signs | | Dempsey will be able to go thru with | | his proposition, We want no more} | Shelby blowups.” A\ Dempsey, according to Kearns, wints to defend his title at least j twice during the coming summer |and with the idea that a bout might be arranged for the early season. ‘The champion at the present time jis inWMiam!, He intends to remain jin the South until the weather gets \ warmer in the East. | Eddie Kane, manager of Gibbons, | ts willing to sign with any promoter. | | He 1s coming here from Chicago in a few days to talk with Tex Rick- ard. As Harry Wills has not been men-} | tloned as an opponent for Dempsey of\im any of the preliminary talk, the onovan Was Hard to Hit Johnny Evers was once asked about the best pitcher he ever faced. “If you mean the best pitcher,” he said, “it was Christy Mathews son. If you mean the hardest pitcher to hit, it was Bill Dono-4 ‘van. 1 never saw a curve ball just like his. I never could hit him much, He had more stuff on the ball than any pitcher I ever faced.” CASEYS TO : MEET Y. M. CAGE FIVE OCAL basketball circles are buzz ing over the coming cage con- test between the Knights of Colum- bus and the Y. M. C. A. fives, which will be played Wednesday evening on the K. of C. floor. 2 The contest is lated to start at |8 o'clock, and a goodly gathering of fans is expected out to view the hostilities. out and fight Bis way into the logi- cal place. that time the Tro} have scored total of 868 points to thelr op- and have won 32 he dropped him for a knockdown. to the icy waters of Lake Mendota} on a cold December morning. Everybody to hia own taste, feela sure ho will be able to sign with a National league or Amer: ican association club Paddy Muilins, his manager, has} | signed him to meet Bartley Madden, say| New York heavyweight, in Newark Arizona and Penn State were among the elevens to fall before the prow: for Fir po ox" a ota at Just before Leonard won the title he waa ¢ Frankie Callahan, @ ham and egger, since his defeat at the hands of/wno fnaisted on carrying the fight Jack Dempsey the Wiid Bull picked to the Prince of Harlem from the & setup, as Lodge couldn't beat alopening gong. Leonard drum. robbed when they gave him a draw. The big Minnesota battler has| Later in his career Leonard went heen knocked out more times than against Patay Cline, another rush any other prominent heavyweight in |ing type of battler, and was given the fame. a rude surprises Cline ain Lodge was just knocked stiff in|/knbcked him out. Had the Phils a round by Fred Fulton in St.|deiphian been in condition he would Paul. have mado a walkaway of the fight. The Firpo-Lodge fight ts sched) Further evidence that Leonard is uled for 16 rounds in Buenos Aires not at his best against aggreasive on February 10. |punchers was found in the cham —_— jpion’s two fights against Willie THOMAS FOREST | Ritchie. In their first meeting on the C Ritchie rushed Leonard Is FOUND DEAD — from the start and gave him more trouble than he probat NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Thomas| ever hag in four rounds. Forest, 71, sparring partner of Jobn | WALKER NEEDS } L. Sullivan, was found frozen to) ex pERIENCE death Monday in an improvised) y, their second hack he had occupied since last) poo pis, summer at Coney Island. Forest, who had long heen a pub- lic charge, was a well known char acter in Coney Island for years. | HEN Luis Firpo picked Farmer | Ledge as his first opponent meeting in the hie did his most effective work by rushing and s mming away with both hands. Ritchie was knocked out fn this fight, but not | before he had dem lar McLEAN DEFIES can be hurt. style 1s not "me, exe IHICAGO, J former natio skating champion, has issued a cha Jenge to Champion Art Staff for a sterien of match races. Staff {s In Norway. ‘a right hand was al Walker hits as well with one nd as the other. vhat Walker probably needs more than anything else right now 4 experience against crafty oppon- nts. That's why he should be out fighting as often as possible instead of sitting back waiting for his two suspensions to be lifted, DR. EDWIN J. BROWN'S DENTAL OFFICES 196 Columbia St. Seattle's Leading Dentist for More Than 31 | Golf balls will be larger and light- or next year. . Heads of golfers in one will be the making holes way same The PACIFIC SYSTEM and Southern Pacific operate THROUGH STANDARD SLEEPERS SEATTLE to SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES TWO Trains Dally from the Oregon- Washington Station, Fourth and Jackson Street, THE OREGONIAN Leaves Seattle Ar. San F THE 0 P.M. co (2nd morning) 9 A.M, SHASTA and CALIFORNIA PRESS 1145 P.M. neisco (2nd morning) 11:30 A. M Rates Tickets on Sale Daily ot TICKET OF FICK 1405 Fourth Avenue MA in-6933 ven the fight of his lite by | | wasn't | strated that the | | totally un- | and tied none, Andy Smith's California Bears have bein the Trojans’ Nemesis. | Four of the defeats inflicted upon 8. C. were credited to California, the V ies a 4 for the rojan set ast fall at Seattle. he season just finished waa the suffered by U. 8, C, since took charge, the Trojans nning from Caltech, Pomona, No nda, Stanford, Arizona « and Idaho, 'LEONARD OUT OF LUCK, BOYS CHICAGO, Jan. §—Baneball Com missioner Landis delayed indefinite reinstatement of former Boston hurler, who re to Detroit after be gamer, lont fiv ly tho “Dutch American fused to reps ing traded, PITT HOCKEY TEAM WINNER | ST. PAUL, Jan. &—In a he ne that required two ¢ xis, Pittsburg won from the St aul Athletic club sextet last night proposed Leonard, league SANDE VISITS OREGON HOME| SALEM, Ore., Jan, 8.—Earl Sande, the world-famous jockey of Zev, ar rived -here Sunday with his wife to s parents, Mr. and Mrs, The jockey expects 1 woeks here. TUT JACKSON WINS ON FOUL COLUMBUS, O, Jan Jackson, negro. ho na foul from Jack the sixth r Taylor, lepend oo a, in the referes Ohlo man. TOO MUCH TO EXPECT ta of extraordinary magni are predicted for the new year, too much Ke craze tude but it would prot be to hope that the mah Jo jfinally reac ONE FEATURE 6 astonishing facts that the sport hes China neers to stand c in page {s that Babe Ruth enjoyed a big comeback. ANOTHER REASON Another re in England is that none of j ges ever fined the possible her Oil Co. Runners Tie; — Is Cut BY LTIMORE, Jan, 8.—A_preve King Solomon athletic offictals Hebrew asso: Jetermining who tled cries of races trophy, @ sil hen Karl V. Hart John n ¢ finish Mne t of the se their eloped 0, the top and left it tor the |long as “Gloomy” | California will | map. |leg | | ason why baseball is {m- | Standard 6 in 1922, OFF WEDNESDAY | A 38-to-7 Hoking y the Bears} apotled © record aoe that ) the Trojans). NEW YORK, Jar Six regu went thru the season without suf.) /ars and threo tie sadhede ite fering lons, winning from Caltech, | United States hockey team are to Occidental, £ 4, Pomona, Ne. Sail Wednesday for France, where will compete in the Olympic hockey matches that are to start at | Chamonix on January 25. toe. in 1 points vada and Oregon. No game was | they scheduled with Caltfornia that year. In 1919, Henderson's first year, the Trojans played only five games, | winning from Pomona, Occidental, and Stanford, but losing to| ST. LOUIS, e. Jack Dempscy and ‘Tomm: Henderson's contract at U. 8. C.| nave agreed to a fight between the has four more years to run and as Meavewwelahig te” acids. (the is tn. charge, Tro yweight boxing champlonship, Ste are centhant |if James Mullen, Chicago and st niversity of Southern ' Louis fight promoter, can obtain the be on the football) poner time and place, Mullen said| two I jan grid that the two I talked with Jack Kearns last week in New York, and he told me I could have first option on Demp- ney'a services if T got the right lo: cation and a good antes or per- |PADDOCK TO RESUME TOUR, Los SELES, Jan. &—Charley | centage,” Mullen anid the great sprinter, left) «1 ator I talked with Eddie Kane, day for Pittsburg, where ho | manager of Gibbons, in Chicago, 1 rangements.” tures last 1 when he hurt his practice wsketball game at Burlingame, Iowa. sh Withdrawals Permitted NOT DEFINITE Without Notice WEAN TRADES UNION SAVINGS & LOAN auso they can't throw, says aw. 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