The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 25, 1924, Page 12

I About Fights and Fighters °AGE Ht i i Al March class! OS as LES, Cal., A —Talk about {t's more like an opera house than a fight arena, is Jack Doyle’s new boxing palace at Vernon. Thousands of upholstered theater seats and the very latest paraphernalia in ring equipment ma this four- round arena the best of its kind in the country. um fs bu tion with Ed Meier’ Vernon and makes sport of the it in s baseball t conjun¢ park one Movie City t cente Great Organization at Vernon One of the fin Jack Poy! Wad* Wadhams acting A complete press start | rm bureau work under th as mat pair ‘There are so many high in Los Ang that kein is to kee there never in ever class tight © the prob- Cid IARCH 25, 1994 KILLEFER SAYS TRIBE IS STRONGER THAN LAST SEASQ\ F mee “WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAP BILLED TONIGHY Here Are Pair of Tough Lads Wh and Whirl ‘Har per and Roberts in | Title Bout Expect Capacity Crowd to View Welter Battle at Pool Tonight ind MoGee b aulifiows Shingl MeUee ti o acher with BY TOM OL SE N ° Saar HAR as to wh whiryotna that the putting the heart nounced Kirksey Is Paddock’s Big W ory NGELES s Padde that Bol his L™ fa tatement Ki f har mg » reason PREP MEET the Orlean a bust in I me New was lano, sensation, four-round fight d with the Eastern fight t—they can't four-round als first Hculty Ket. Very from t where they 10 and nds, can make much of a showiug in four rounds in their | first few fights. It's a different dame altogether with the men start- ing off at a dizzy clip from the t. In the longer game the fighters usually spar around for a couple of rounds, feeling out the other féllow’s style and conserving their strength for the fone grind, JACK BULGER PASSES AWAY AT NEWARK (onc EWARK, N. J., March 25.—Jack Bulger, 35, manager of Mickey Walker, welterweight boxing cham- pion, died from peritonitis here today, following an operation Inst y appendicitis. Walker offered his blocd when a transfusion operation was decided on last night, but Bulger’s brother, William, was chosen instead ‘The fighter remained at the hos pital until Bulger expired. Hee had canceled a bout with Johnny Gill, in Philadelphia, last night, to rush YEAGER WINS OVER FARMER PORTLAND, Ore., March Two } fought like feather. weights here last r Farmer of Tacoma a mixed for 10 rounds. the decision. In anoth 10-round event Johnny Trambitas took un unanimous decision over Young Car- man, lightweights. In the preliminaries Art York and Billy Nelson went four rounds to a draw; Flash Kelly knocked out Wallis in the Eddie Tracy knocked out Billy Winters; Soldier Bradbury took a decision over Phil Bayes and Ernie Woodward took a decision over Jack Britton. BERCOT BOXES lea second; AT HOQUIAM | HOQUIAM, March 25.—Dode Ber cot, the Monroe welterweight, make his first appearance here to- night when he meets Mike O'Leary fn the six-round main event Hoquiam American Legion show. Len Malody and Babe Foimer box in the se aarti JIMMY DIXON IS RECOVERING | Jimmy star, is Dixon, slowly California football recovering from an illness of mysterious nature, which | is confining Universit y hi of Ca a bed at the fornia infirmary to A THANKFUL REFEREE ‘The following note has appeared in French % papers: "M. Moul ton, treasurer of the Racing ( Roubaix, thanks the members c Stade Rou team who his life the match } their club and the Racing © Calais, at which he acted as ub ¢ referee LODGE VENGEFUL “T'll knock him out if I ever fight with him in thi Farmer Lodge sald on his return from South America, where ‘was tapped on the chin by po. “American fighters better ay from there,” he said, get a country.” ok for | will | of the} WILL START ON APRIL ] HICAGO, ‘The tourn. ie the high school basketball supremacy of the United States, Tho tournament | ‘ ends April &, when teams victorious |'" tn the eliminations will compete for — [“ieamning noel’? 2 “eeetatea| DEMPSEY IS GIVEN BIG ament will de Paddock's chiet to win the Olymp and he will t end. train h ¢ maelt to tournament will be held for team eliminated All of the teams here will be either | jstate or sectional champions. Thirty jone states, among them 29 state champions, competed in last year's! tournament N Forty games were played before the championstiip was determined, ket attempts were made, 2 YORK, Dempsey, March 25.-—Jack world’s heavywelght n offer of $1,000,000 act for motion picture ints were scored, fre throws were tossed, of which and 912 field goals were made from the floor. PRIEST HELPS | MIKE McTIGUE Mike Mc light champ, aided |Daniel D. an in preparing for jhig bout with ¥ Stribling. Pa- jther Hogan is an ardent sports fol- | lower. made today by the champion'’s manager. Kearns said he had b Los While in ( he would als Dempaey Coffroth, Jack ing tomorrow fornia, Kea: nald, discuss terms for a Hbbons fight with Tijuana promoter ‘FIRST FOREIGN RACER ARRIVES The first foreign Indianapolis 600. Pr Jimmy heavyweight by Father 4 from | HARRY GREB KAYO WINNER BALTIMORE, March Harry Greb, middleweight champion, jover Fay Keiser, of Cumberland, |Md., by a technical knockout here -|last night to prepare for th mi) held speedway He is A don, England, track. ernational which will be Jianapol Motor as usual FE. Moss, of famous an the fame automot the M ® race, Ir a won od Lon. ama- ands on 18 Brookl FILM OFFER They’re All Stars ‘Second Base Combine | ~ Presenti quart with Groh, secon g the greatest i et that has helped John his New York she third base; Travis Jac d base, and George Kell ifield in the big leagues the} McGraw win several pennants Left to right they are Heinie kson, shortstop; Frank Frisch, vy, firat base. « Pitching Will Decide Giants’ Chance to Cop : BY JOE WILLIAMS Fla, March 2 f of the Giants an AKOTA, k Qui trials in Boston | Unie VIRGIL BARNES (WINS BRETH Another piteh Giant il workd Virgil is the I of Jesse, ¢ was with if you r permuad heavywe a brothe: with Aven ear call who McG Jens 1 this mor Burely the recorda ah Jenne jolne on why Met tuft w no hould be eager to Ls fa 1 opportun a Giant spent Jonso y to show his Jenne golden youth DID NOT GET SQUAKE DEAL 1 young Virgti ‘om the start t . McGraw figures ead of every other pitcher on taff, and that goes for Bentley. Ovachger, Ryan, Watson, Dean, hers. Young Virgil ls a her . ol ear tell me They ro in camp that McGraw | Barnes. games last a fininher or re t pitch a full ss ROOSEVELT, WEST SEATTLE AND BROADWAY ARE READY EST SEATTLE, Broadwa W Roosevelt school the threo big bh pent co} time, «into form, All ked tentative n them {tle's infield Is the ¢ Ken Bur Nanny at the present are r three co yes and are ue on pape first base \Shansby plays second. Dud Jat abort and Bob Souders is guard ing the hot corner. It ts extremely imp! that Coach Harry Mill lin will change this combination. In the outfield, Ray Morse, Thurl Thorn ton and Don Willis reign with only a ta challen em, weak spot will t SAY MAIOR,« L Doni MEAN TO BE “TossiING A CAN AT YOUR GOAT ~ BUT DID You KNow THA WHEN You INHERIT A BALE OF MONEY, OL’ UNCLE GAM WAS “TH! FIRST WALTZ WITH YOUR WEALTH, BY AN INHERITANCE TAK? DRAT CT ALL, “THAT TS TONSILITIS YH “TAK 1S | MENTIONED! So DoT DISLOCATE YOUR WIG “IRVING TO “THINK OF A WAY “To BEAT “Hose TAK LADS —cTHEY'VE GOT You LINGGED UKE ring department ance of expe will be Sweet, where 1 the on}: With La another port and How Moollendor’, a Capt. Cook Snyder is © behind the plate. in marshe heavy hitters for the 1924 ¢ paign. Coach Smith evident! lieves in the hits mean runs prin ciple on w, is c teher ence, Chanes wheeler, Roonevelt ing a corps be Eddie Hagist nd Len Miles pp Tor bab! will mak Snider, Harry Hinkle and naoka pastiming in the out The Teddy Heinle gar pitching staff is strong with Jim Hyllengren rdne LW and rton to take of the Al Alexander will do dens. fairly Elgin Loft main burden the catching Broadway Coach Ch buneh of p in the league Jerry Reynolds, Ed Henry, Ted C and Cliff Rees are the men who try to hurl the Tigers to a pen na The infield will line up with Capt. Windy LaBrache at third, Warren Lippincott at short, Stan Gr ett at second and Guy Meis ter at fit. Sammy Burnsed will do most of the work behind the pan The outfield 4% still problematical, Lou Hull, Juny Calvert, and prob- ably one or two others are in the running. TROJANS WANT | EASTERN GAME LOS ANGELES, March 2% Gwynn Wilson, graduate manager of the University of Southern Califor nia, is awaiting immediate word from Conch Elmer Henderson that the lat ter has or has not been successful in his efforts to schedule a football game with Syracuse or Dartmouth for the Los Angeles Coliseum next November. Henderson, who is now | in the wired Wilson recently | that he has placed the matter in the | hands of officials of both universities | and that each appeared to be con-| sidering the proposition favorably, jamson er has the best che! gin will lof the o CRIB TOURNEY COMING will hall, 1109 Vir Prizes will be given for the two persons winning the most games. Two special prizes | will be given to the two persona } ing the highest hand in the er | the pegsing ments will A held in the ginia st., ve PAGE WILLIAM HUR M. Harrington, in a ¢ sport editor, writes that he would | like to touch with William Hurley, who ts to coach one of the taseball teams. Harringt ton’s addresa | ¥ 123 Melrose N.. Get bury, Mr ‘ Hurley Jot Notre up the infield with Monte | jn yitod ider the tutelage of |} Makes Seattle Clup Much More Effectiy Indians’ Manager Sizes Up Chances of Local F in Coast League Race This Year for Sia Says Catching Department Improved 75 Per BY WADE KILL FER Manager of the Seattle Indians) BERNARDINO, Cal., Mare seen a winning ball club in an gue that didn't be strong lineup thru the center of the box. By this the catching, pitching ond base and centerfield Give any good manager a good crew in those py and he'll make trouble. No matter how strong youp fensive is you must have a good defense to go with i runs are ted, he > Detroit Tigers are & goog ample of this. ays had hitting, but failed to win for ars because of poor defe play. Our new pair at second base Brady—give Seattle the stronges ation in the league. They ar a | your wi a nearly 20 5 Sammy Crane and 0 t combination at this yj a couple of cats bag and if they don league in double pl oe going g to stopg hole defense ‘ry ond base “break’* SOUTH MAY SEE PARKE Villa and AND ARS Bride Are IJUANA RACETRACK March Turt rou taft, 1 Reunited . ¢ JANCHO VILLA, we champion, T at the exciteme Red Baldwin we diest catchers fg pendable fellow whol but who knows they this company and a pinch, He's the f ball player that oa jubs. He will have able’ for the time belng ig and young Brucker,” track with » dickering for i rvices of two of the to ec Coffroth with was reunit r when the |!n President his bride here yesterday and ride in the Admiral Oriental liner of Mare ison arrived in port eft Manila Tobin when three ago. to nee Villa years in the ring game. ik behind. He when he ‘olnamen and being sought Earl training and Td the Coast league g improves Seattle's cent over what it wa y vring promised to se had achieved ke and hig wife, Glicert Mabini speak excel happy couple Jeay York Wednesday morning the New Washington. Churchill, the champion's 1 Fyancisco Villa, his ete gi party ' EUGENE CRIQUI IS TRAINING YORK, March 26.—Euge added come thra sap Criqui, gall French fe pis over. We are aif weight, who risked his world title/jing for a couple of hurleml in the ring with Johnny Dundee six} But we will probably jonths after he won it and WaSithe season with whats badly whipped by the Scotch wop./in Dell, Sutherland is coming to America this summer} have three veterans Wh for another shot at the crown. Gene! ty pitch and with the sam is training in Africa, | will have 1 can't ses TS | shouldn't be winning ‘pitt HOPPE | COMING BABE HERMANN HERE TO BOX WINS BY K. Hoppe, Angeles light-| NEW YORK, March —Babe| spring and I expect to make an in.|Hermann, California featherweignt,|J£ be can deliver Ike Northwest soon, Pros-| knocked out Johnny Lisse of the; much of our pitching y Jor.| Bronx in the second round of therr) over. pug Myers | scheduled 12-round bout | Then we have George) California ——- the young righthander |GIBBONS. WINS from the Cubs; Vic Pigg, splendid this spring, ail BY KNOCKOUT Jones, a southpaw with | * DAYTON, ©., March 25.—Tommy |#tu¢t, who needs steady a Gibbons knocked out Joe Downey | he three I think Pigg: in the first round of a scheduled 12. | Dis surprise as be round bout found himself this <boebees Seattle isn't the oily 4 DUMOVICH IS league that needs pite | This club will miss TURNED BACK. sioubteaty. aay ick Dumovich, Chicago Cub oak ih Whe ee pitcher, has been turned back ‘to the Hee iain ihe 4 Los Angeles club, it was reported to-| Stronger team | WELSH Is | GREAT PROSPECT E WILL In centerfield we have Billy t minors. can do. He can cover @ ground and he can throw Now we come to the the big question of the We have a corpse of ve have worked well in this if the couple of young NEW ortant Denver vic millionaire, who ttle Chief, a formidable can- the Coffroth, hopes to Humph, I ate fo engage owr | Jim Bagby looks mueh Los 2 ; ‘MORE DOPE ON IOWA COACHIN Pat Page, Butler Ko athletic dire the mepect to h considered for the hing ‘Job at the University of Iowa, left vacant by Howard Jones. Knute Rockne, me, denied that he was the Towa position, latest p Ato FOUR QUINTETS ASKED TO MEET state champions have FISHING UN ERTAIN Southern California ts facing one| At first base we of the most uncertain fishing sea-|Young prospect in the in its career, according to local | Jimmy Welsh. Hell fishermen, ‘Two are ad-/ leagues next year. vanced, one, that fish that have in i be Elmer former years been coming to Califor- | free-swinging hitter, _ [nia waters are remaining in Mexican | hit well in this Ind, Mareh the other, that the Mexican gov-| At third base will Dee Rockford light: ernment has placed an export tax of | win. With last years a ey O'Dowd, of | $18.60 a ton on tuna and albacore in| his belt I Jook for addition to the license charge of better player, His a month for American boats oper-| nothing to be desired andy ating in Mextean waters. lat least hit the salme last year—around | very respectable a} March Only one} tn the other two 0 change was made in the standing | we have Brick EM of the leaders in the American | Rohwer, the punch ofthe Bowling congress tourney as a re-| can poth sock that sult of last night's pinysmashing.| ive in a lot Of Rasmussen and Hensler of Indian: |)) 00, apolis nicked 1,286 pins and took | HQW OFFENSIVE © |seventh place in the doubles, SHAPES UP * e As for the o! MAY SIGN AGREEMENTS lrane and Brady CHICAGO, March Agree. | 3 ey th small, ments for a Gibbons-Carpentier | T2*Y a pe: ha fight in Michigan City, Ind. on July | = bers: im men |4 are expected to be signed here to- Ba = a man, Eldred and them in. Crane, one of the! hitters ina pinch (OS league, hits sixth will get his share = knocks, will hit Red Baldwin and ers come of course, tart We finished fet ja team slightly and much oa and behind no predictions et, Redskins are | stronger | outfit been mpete at the national in stic basketball tourney in April 1-5 eason Chicage . MANDELA, EAST CHICAGO, Sammy Mand ht, defeated M Ind., in 10 rounds. WINNER CHICAGO, Back in 1900, Maxey Long ran the 440 yards straightaway in 47 seconds flat. That was nearly a quarter of a century ago, but even s0, the record still stands, Down thru the years, America has seen many great quarter-milers, but here is one mark which thus far has withstood all assaults, Men like Taylor, Reidpath, Haff, Mere- dith, and counties others as g00d, have been unable to lower the re d hung up by Long in 1900. It is one of the oldest ex marks nm the athletic o'DOW: D WE 1 COLUMBUS, ©. March 25.—Phil O'Dowd won a newspaper decision over Jack Zivie, of Pittsburg. HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND TENNIS SCHEDULES MADE IGH school schedules for tennis and track were given out at a meeting of the princtpals held in the Central building Monday, Lin- coln Was awarded the management all-city track meet to be held the stadium, One of the biggest 1 meets held here in recent years will be staged between Bal- lard and Broadway on April 26, | opening day of the prep track son. The schedul | PHIL. s isting « | Prelimin- Freshmen-Sophomore meet . m., at Denny—Freshmen- neet. pom, at Stadiam—Pretimi- | TENNIS SCHEDUL April 30 h Section—Queen Anne va, Lincoln va, Roosevelt, at Woodland park with Section—Franklin Garfield Broadway va, West Seattle, May 7 Lineo!s velt lon ny vs Ratterd at Woodland Queen y vs. Ballard. University of am Ques . at Denny ) ANKE ve by May 1 vs. Fran My At Stadiam Garfield evelt. Managed by ane ve. Rallard va, Managed by Queen Anne M ed by in, Q attle f Championship between winners of th. Broadway ve. North Section and the South Section. | | 1 » of the best flychasers ia i We all know what