T. t.'!J 'I ? iSr; EVENING PUBLIC LBDGER-P&ItiAl)ELHiA? tfEIDAY; JUtfE 6, 191$) P&lLAYELPmAV lRTDAT. .TTTtfTC fi. 191ft ' -, f r 'rt taU IF HALF OF US WORKED THE WAY DEMPSEY LOAFS, THERE WOULDN'T BE THE HALF OF US LEF P? .r.t KI . i.t faste aag' ws BI4 DEMPSEY FIT FOR 11 BATTLE NOW, SAYS JIMMY DEFORREST BftoutJiful Challenger, Clear-Eyed, Shifty, Powerful and Confident. Looks Readv tor Willard Jack Liv- r v SV ing LiJb Me Kict in Palatial Quarters PMS3 it Br ROBEKT W. RIAXWELIi Sport Editor Krenlnr Public Idner Copvrteht. 1919, hv PulUo Ltdotr Co. , Toledo, O., Juno 0. TACK DEBIPSET, who Is one-half ot the $127,500 skit which is to be staged here on July 4, Is an easy subject to write nbout. .There Is no question bout his condition, his ability, his stamina or his gamoncss, for he has been appearing before the public for the last year, the public knows what he can do and If they don't any boxing guide will give a complete list of the men he has ,inet and ranqulshod. Ho has youth and the confidence that goes with It. lie also Is In superb physical shape, and when he steps Into the ring to battle for the heaTyweight championship of the world he will be In the top form of his career. In other words, the Jack Dcmpsey who faces Jess Willard will be Jack Dcmpsey trained to the minute, clear-eyed, shifty, speedy, powerful armed and confident. That h the reason Dempsey Is an easy 'subject for a writer. Unlike Wil lard, there Is nothing left for conjecture. He stands out as lie t, uhile Jess still has to prove he is In physical shape to stand a grueling twelve-round con flict with a youth thirteen years his junior. Jack has been working hard, in fact, too hard, and his trainer, Jimmy DeForrest, ordered him to knock off until tomorrow. He has done no sparring, shadow boxing, bag punching or wrestling for nearly n week, because it was feared he would go stale. He still takes five-mile jaunts on the road morning and evening, but that Is the extent of his training. B VT he looks great and his trainers say he is in shape to fight for the title right note. It t'l o difficult job, however, to keep him idle, so DeForrest allows him to play in the tcatcrs of Maumec Bay, tthieh is a step from his palatial training quarters. Jack Living in Palace Fit for Millionaire DEMPSEX is not forced to hide himself in a squalid, tumble-down shack as did tho olden fighters when they were training for a big battle. He has quarters fit for a millionaire, servants to wait on him and every wish is antici pated. It will be hard for him to lead a regular life after this. I visited Dempsey's training quarters yesterday. They were easy to find, because the big, rambling building used by the Overland Club nnd turned over to the heavyweight contender was tho only structure in that particular vicinity. Shaded by huge trees and a soft, velvety, green lawn which sloped to the shore of Maumee bay, it looked like an Ideal spot to spend a vacation. And that is exactly what Jack is doing. He Is having the time of his life. Dempsey was all alone, walking from tKe dock to the clubhouse when I saw him. ne seemed as happy and carefree as a college boy at a summer resort, and there was nothing about him that even suggested the profession he was following. Clad In white flannels, white canvas shoes, a sport shirt open at . t.t niAna vnlloil nn tn exnose his brawnv. sunburned arms. lie BLgfc the n"CK ana m bicov .v... -r . -. . . ..- -I-. t li.nWh jV wr.s me piuvuic wi ....-. There was a grin on his frccKleu, tanneu xace a typical Doyisn grin, sin cere in every wrinkle. Jack Informed mc he had been taking a little dip and was just loafing around until the dinner bell rang. All he had to do, he said, was cat and sleep, with a little running around the neighborhood to test out the Toads. He couldn't do any fighting he calls it fighting, not sparring with" his trainers, so the loafing stunt was forced upon him contrary to his wishes. Then he led me into his temporary home. The first thing I saw was a huge room fitted up like a summer scene in Newport on the stage. Wicker furniture was strewn about in the most comfortablo spots, a piano stood in one corner, a victrola in another, real rugs covered the floor and a pool table, used for recreation purposes only, completed the picture. OFF this room teas a huge dining room Kith a table which groaned and staggered under heavy loads of food three times a day. In the kitchen teas a chef imported from San Francisco to cook big slabs of meat called steaks for Mr. Dempsey and his staff. 4 Stronger Than Willard, Says De Forrest A WIDE, screened veranda stretched around the house, and this was used as a sleeping porch. Dempsey took everything as a matter of course, but his trainers still arc unused to city ways and seem a trifle strange In their new i" surroundings. & Before any questions could be asked, Manager Jack Kearns announced that dinner was ready, and everybody entered tne dining room without a guide. Dempsey sat at the head of tho table, flanked by Jimmy DeForrest and James F. Dougherty, the well-known Baron of Lelperville. There also was a barber who used to shave Jack in Frisco, Abie Kaplan, the chauffeur; Terry Kellar, the Ohio heavyweight ; Kearns, and at the end, were Big Bill Tate, the colored heavyweight, and the Jamaica Kid, whoso skin glistened &PL Uk tho rarest ebony. SttlT . Waiters served th-j other guests, but the chef himself carried a bie steak nfxf to Dempsey and hovered near to hear the final verdict. S WT m. 'A R $ rW Kf. B5 -" H"'. ft PSB. RffiS 4 'AC tit, X. &,& ESf.J RTi .Tflrlr RnM nntliln.. lE i . 1 .1 l--.. A...l JIHnn.n..J .U .U.( 1. . l-l 1- t . ? out. wucu luc mat tuuiDci uiaui'i'cui tu mc tjiui buevv ma wor una oeen well done. "Tnplr lin nnlr nne fiteflk a dflv now." PTnlnlni TitT?erret- TT l - hungry ns a bear at every meal, but because of the hot weather and the lay off this week I have him on a near-vegetarian diet. I don't want to take anv Chances with him and make a careful bclection of his food. He does everything I say, however, and not once hns be registered a kick. "His meals are served regularly at 7 a. m., noon and 5 p. m. He arises ! every day at 0, walks around before breakfast and at 8:30 goes out on the road. I do not believe in exercising before breakfast, because there Is nothing L to work on and it takes away his strength. He boxes In the afternoon, and i if that is passed up he takes another run on the road. PWi ' ... (t JACK is in wonderful condition. " oj nail and could fight all day. n weighs 194 pounds, is hard He is growing bigger and in the last four months has added an inch to his forearm and his biceps. He has the most powerful arms I ever saw on-a man, and I believe he is stronger than IFillard'." Dempsey Ideal Man to Train ."?. fiT"FST of all." continued DeForrest. "he is nn Ideal mnn tn toi- tt. "'' r , j , , , ,.., , "B never turns aown aavice ana is wining to ao everything I say. He is $. fr X &t t-v FvT&$'the, greatest piece of fighting machinery I ever have seen, and I have been in Wi C A 41.. ImwtnMatrnma a tr-renf mnnv vanpa. lMjtSiW 'Whn I came here a short time are I noticed that .Tnct wn i , fcj"--: , . , . - . .7 '" BOOa is'hape, cut a wine nervous, no was ime a race-norse clamping at hta bit, ip Vager to be off. So I took him out and worked him twelve full rounds one ,'jHOrning 10 ecc wuu. "u vuu.u u, .uiu iu u.j surprise, ue wnaiea tne day- -i HihU oot ot Bill Tate, Terry Kellar and the Jamaica Kid, and was not fatigued - at tho finish. That gave me food for thought. Here was a boxer in superb J $u4ition one month before the big battle, 'and there wasn't a chance in the pit to keep him on edge witnout having him go stale. 5""I remembered how Mike Murphy uied to train his football teams and Jl J ..ma n Hrttr'r aftiff T Ttfta1 l.aln dim fA .I.-.. .Ilir. . . ti Ket him into first-class shape, give him u layoff, work him urnfn . I'Jjl IhhtV. allow him to loaf for a time and put on the finishing touches the last p "' aVi This is my plan, and I know It will bring results. Jack thinks Bor too." W Mibt (hat he will have bis man ready for the important battle of his life. f IttOT, is teas said earlier in this story, Dempsey's condition and ability . W $M9 lUt for granted. The big question is, "How about Vil MAN! OH, Believe me- I've haO C 6UL" 0?-.3t " Aiow'a that for a . jJuirfb 5CMS .M)SHTY -BUSY IWYS tSE?. wJot. ) KlO ? " FOUR MOMTHS f?" But This omb PR0M.5EJ 5atU itTaMST I ANl A weG1 ot--pJ SAV To BE TH BUSIEST'! V-JiZJ YLo -- V jorvxe Kid AlW'T IT XJ J.TO SA I HOPI? I' MOT GOIrJCi Q J - J " - To BB.DlSTURBfSD (i ' JP I P,NO 0Or) SHB A VAJ.NNBRl?- THAT'S 'PRBmEnI Took IT N(C6 (J -AA P ' C v ArJ BNLARGeM6rJT FROM . I AST 5UWJJAV 'QoOT TUJO- . A I 3v- !yV V . A HALF y VQOT 1 AROUND 0S IM TrlG ff N. f 3. M"7A CI I C FIELD OF HURDLERS Dartmouth Youth Should Beat Smith if in Condition, Says Ted Meredith REAL TEST FOR RAINEY Tly TED MEREDITH World's Orrntrst Middle I)li)tanr Itnnnr "IXTHIIX the three best hurdlers of the year meet on Saturday at the TIME MAKES CHANGE EVEN IN RING GAME Just Four Years Ago Tendler Was a Williams Worshiper. Tivo Nights Ago Conditions Were Reversed, With the "Kid" Marveling at the Southpaiv's Work By JABD3S S. CAROLAN Meadowbrook meet n question will be good ns that bird JUST four years ago n very frail youth, then a mere preliminary boy, never missed a fight in which Kid Wil liams was n principal. "fiee, how he can fight!" often the youthful nspirant would murmur. "I only hope that some day I will be as decided that has caused a lot of com ment since the intercollegiate games last Saturday. Earl Thompson, of Dartmouth ; Erdman, of Princeton, and Smith, of Cornell, are all booked to run in the 120-yard high hurdles. Smith won the event in the collegiate meet Inst week with Thompson and Erdman out of competition. Smith ran the distance in 151-5 seconds, which is faster thnn he has ccr done before and faster than Erdman hns ever been. Thompson has a record of fifteen sec onds flat of several years standing, and is the best man if in shape. The outcome of this race will decide what the Cornell team would have done toward winning the meet if they hadj not been favored witn all tne breaks such as these two hurdlers out and Shea out of the quarter. Personally I think that Smith, of Cornell, will stand a lot of beating and it will be more than Erdman can do at this point of his running. Erdman did beat Smith in tho Pcnn relays, but the Cornell man has improved yards since that event. Thompson is the best man of the trio if in condition, but he has not been elegible to compete in any of the meets this yenr so that he may not be in t;he 15 flat shape. Should Smith bo beaten by both It will prove only one thing and that is that the breaks won the collegiate meet for Cornell and that the Red and Blue team who were the favorites to win were rightly picked as the favorites. The 100-yard race on Saturday will be a test of the ability of Joe Itainey, the Central High sprinter. Raincy has been promising to break schoil tecords nil spring and has been timed in fast times in all the meets. He will meet Haymond, the intercollegiate winner, on Saturday and it will be a test for the sthool boy nnd especially a test of men that have been timing Rainey bo fast. Ilaymand, wo know, is a ten-second man, but even he has not done this time on many occasions, most of his races having been run in 10 1-5, which is the time that has been credited to Raincy. If Rainey is beaten by a yard in 10 1-5 ho may still be a 101-5 man, but If he is beaten by a greater distance he is not up to that mark. XM-HkUt stty-in about ' bout Jiie Sffaff In tuperb shapi and looking I "- mkts U rtaltfin hA'Ut" "I IAYVAP 1 ;'" A.' '"A"" ( ;: A ,&"& v v.. Up-to-Minute Marks of Leading Batters NATIONAIj . rravath. rhlln... 2 Younr. New York 31 Ilouth, Cincinnati SO Meuwl. l'MU 30 McCurtr. N. York 2l AMKKICAN (I. Cobb, Detroit .. 34 Johniton, Cletel'd 34 IIchIIc Now York 33 Aeaeh, Detroit... S3 Wittier, Chicago. 30 LEAGUE All. 11. IT. 80 18 SO 132 Z3 40 15 38 38 12 20 J,KAOUK An. It. II. 137 25 SO 118 IK 41 132 1H 41 130 11) 41 141 SO 4B 113 114 21 B7 r.c. .450 .311 .330 .131 .333 r.c. .301 .347 .33(1 ,34j .349 During the waning months of 1014 nnd the early part of 11)15 Kid Wil liams was a terror to all bantams. Long before he annexed the title he was con ceded to be the best man his pounds in the game. A human fighting machine with an unlimited supplv of energy nnd fighting force, to say nothing of courage, he seemed nlmo&t unbeatable. That Kilbane aialch Then came the clay when the Kid was matched with Johnny Kilbnne. From that March 17, 1915, can the Kid date his decline, for he never was the same after that engagement. On that evening there was a rival show at the National which boasted of most of the then fistic headliners. Cher at the Olympla was the Williams and Kilbane affair. The pale youth with wind-up aspira tions didn't hesitate in selecting his show. He was going to be present where the Kid entertained. That was four years ago! Conditions Reversed Just two nights ago conditions were much the reverse. The pale youth with wind-up aspirations was tho evening's hero and the sensation of 1015 was just an ordinary spectator known only to a very few of those present. The" kid, virtually out of the class of topnotchcrs since his knockout defeat at the hands of Joe Lynch more than a year ago is through. This ho half ad mitted while quietly standing in the 6econd row at the ringside. With panama hat placed well down upon his low forehead and his checkered suit floating gayly in the breeze Wil liams repeatedly was heard to murmur during the brief wind-up : Some Fighter "Some fighter! What a hard fellow he would bo for mc to hit. "i'is just as well that he came after my time." And while carefully watching his etry uioe the kid saw fleoige Chaticv pass out and Lew Ttndlcr, tho pale- faced aspiring jouth of four jeuw ago, ieuc.li the top of his clu.s. And what a difference four years make ecn in tho fistic guine. While waiting for hostilities to begin that night, a fan standing near the Kid asked, "Well, ol' boy, you gonna fight any nwa? I sure would like to see you in that ol' ring again, for jou're one guy that always gave us a run for our money." A streak of red flushed across the Speed, Boys, Speed! Pt. Breeze Velodrome TOMORROW MOIIT 8.S0 C'AKMAV. CORRY LAWRKM'K. THAI'MAN SO-MILK MOTOR l'ACK Ticket SOc, 55e, 85c Summer Boxing Course $ Enroll for Tournament Jane 24-26 Phila. Jack O'Brien's H. E. Cor. 15th and fheatnnt Sin 15 OVER 12.000.000 SOLD LEARN TO SWIM ri;in AYVAD MANUFC:ca.Hob,KJt aeSvin eBBiamva- Kid's face. He was surprised and pleased. "I thank you," replied the Kid. "It pleases mc now to learn that at one time I wns good enough to de liver the goods. I regret I'm not there now. It takes time to come back, nnd I don't believe I could do it." Tommy Shecran, who was seated nearby, interrupted. "Kid, I want to say that jou were the greatest little fighting machine I ever saw," explained Tommy, enthusi astically. "You were a great boy and a regular fighter. I only wish there were a few more of your kind in the game todny. It would be a pleasure to attend the fights if we only had more Kid Williamscs in action." ( The Loss The Kid may be through, but there is only one thing thnt seems to make him depressed. That is the loss of his title. As he often half glanced in the di rection of Pete Herman, his dethroner, who stood only a few feet nwuy, the look, the expression of disappointment was evident. The Kid coveted that title, and with its loss went his fighting heart. It was rather strange thnt both boys should be at the ringside on the same evening, but the fight wns of sufficient importance to bring them out. The Kid was there in the role of a spectator ; Herman to take a few lessons in the art of southpaw boxing. Herman's Handicap It will be recalled that Herman had to faco that southpaw freak in his northern debut at tho Olympia a few years ago, and those who witnessed that fray will not forget what a beautiful surprise was handed tho visitor. Herman was absolutely helpless, then, in the hands of the pale, aspiring youth. Herman has improved a little since, but he did not and has not advanced with the speed of a Tendler. Lefty Lou if in the limelight; the glare still awaits Herman, but ap parently the spotlight has been turned upon the Kid for the last time. EXCELLENT FIELD Devon Meets Bryn Mawr in First Came Played Here Since War Began PUBLIC INVITED FREE The stage is all set for the opening of the polo season. The first game to be staged since the fall of 1010 will be played tomorrow afternoon on the held at Brjn Mawr between the Devon and lirjn Mawr teams, beginning at 5 o'clock. Colonel Robcit E. Strawbiidge states that the field is in the best condition that he has ever seeu and that is say ing a great deal, as it was nluujs known as the best in the country even when it was constantly plajcd upon. Now that no horses have been on it since the war begau, the field will be in fine shape for the two teams. There will be no ndmissinn tee charged tomorrow. It is intended by those in charge of the match to stimu late interest in the revlvnl of polo and the result is that many society people hac been specially Invited, but it is de sired to be ma'de known that every one w ill be cordially wclcomed to this event, 'the first polo game played heio since America entered the international lists. The Devon team will bo composed of A. J. Drcxel Pa.tU, Rodman Wana maker, Robert 13. Straw bridge and Robert Hi Straw-bridge, Jr. . On the Bryn Mawr team will be R. Penn Smith, Jr., Frew Roe, Alfred M. Collins nnd Barclay McFadden. X 1 "I m tm i. j GOLF WILL DRAW BRITAIN AND U. S. A. CLOSER TOGETHER Nations Will Be More Firmly United in Friendship Wliefl Upt.tOr Athlotit Ttnlr,iltc Avn TT tr.LH l.nA fi'nU Meeting for Red Cross Benefit l p M5"I IN THE SPORTLinilTBy GRANTIiAND BICE ' Copyrlrht, 1910. Alt rlihts reierved. A LARGE number of bystanders and observers have wondered why it la that " the fighting men of the United States, Great Britain nnd France, battllnf ' side by side in a common cause, have developed a feeling of individual unfriend- Hncss, few of them looking upon tho others with any noteworthy esteem. ' There "are a number of reasons for this. One of them is old-fashioned, ' age-worn human jealousy nnd envy. But the main reason is lack of a mutual1 L(,f I . . .i . : i unucrsianaing. Few Americans understand either Englishmen or Frenchmen. Th French understand neither Americans nor Englishmen. And the English ara In the same fix regarding their allies. All have their faults. The French arc inclined to be overthrifty and none too clean by modern , standards. Finding patronizing Englishmen Is not a difficult job. ' J" And too many Americans are none too careful. in restraining their claims. Before the war tho old TJ. S. of A. as a nation was quite shy on dignity. It has improved since. And dignity, of the right sort, hns its place. The main trouble was that each notion has been diagnosing the faults of it3 allies with ' out inspecting or correcting its own. -i All l.t (H A ..-,. !. i..l .-!- - J .J .1.-.. . . m. jiu una ta u uuik ui mu lauiuHi jacit ot unacrsianuiug mat exists, xni best way to bring this understanding nbout Is through international snort. This will develop both respect nnd friendship, where war, even among host i ligntlng together, works in just the opposite direction. The Proper Program ( i THE recent utterance of Hawker, the Australian, was one sample of this feeling. Even in Canada, border to border, the feeling isn't near so gentr- J ally congenial ns a vast number of folks here think it is. All on account of a mutual lack of understanding. It Is partly as a brief step In the proper direction that leading 'America! golf stars will take the trip to Canada late in June. Directly this trip is for the benefit of tho Canadian Red Cross. But lnd"l- rectly it will help in other ways. 1 And by next spring and summer there will be the greatest international sporting program on between Great Britain and the United States that any past period has ever known. Oh, Gavvy! Oh, my legs feel so aicful weak, I cannot chase that pill; T1' cannot run, I cannot slide, I feel so bloomin' ill; ""' ' cannot field and I can't steal, I scarce can catch at all, '" 7i fact I can't do anything but slam that bally ball. ' It isn't right '( isn't fair to keep me in the game 'i, I'm much too old and sick a guy to care for cheers and fame '"51 t In fact I am so very old my eyesight is so dense 'T1! can't do nothing to that ball but pole it to the fence. ' GEORGE TREVOR. Concerning the Yanks F ANT ONE ever figures that a pennant race Is iier jockeyed for the sak of increased race receipts or that any one town is ever favored, consider the case of jthe New York Yanks. The Yanks are operating in a city where a pennant winner would providt a financial killing, not only for their owners, but for all visiting clubs. Yet, after scrambling nround for a matter of sixteen or seventeen years, the Yanks have never won a pennant yet. They have tried Clark Griffith, who won two pennants for the White Sox; Frank Chance, who won four pennants for the Cubs; George Stallings, who won a w'orld series with the Braves, among many other managers. And yet here they arc, still groping for the heights, with a pretty good ball club, but one that has more than one tough combination to overthrow. The Yanks are pretty fair testimony to tho fact that pennant races are not handed to any one city in advance. "i .w I fljDAJjJMER STANDARD SHOESjgsggjgW Four In New Jersey Tourney New York. Juno 6 P 1. Kynaston. Har old Throckmorton. Cedrlo, Major and reter Hall aro tho aemiflnalliits In the New Jersey stats tennla championship, and meet In that order today at, the Montclalr Athlctlo Club. SHIBE PARK TODAY ATHLETICS vs. CLEVELAND western ra wefttern team nnd lift rreat stars. Htnrts 3.30 P. M. Tickets. 30c. SSc. B'c nnd JIJO. Ilesened nt Glmbels' and Spuldlnitu'. I7: A C 141B Ilalnbrldce Bt. ""1,U6 " dross Smith, Promoters aionaay nveninr, jnne in All-Mtnr Know and Dattln Ilnrnl JOHNNY T.KSTl'R VS. JOK WKI.HII WII.MK HA.NNON VH. VO. 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