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J)EMPSEY IN DANGER
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A VALANCHE OF GOLD
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
DEMPSEYAND JESS
WERE GENEROUS IN
TRAINING FOR BOUT
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Huge Offers Pouring In and Neiv Champion Is Finding
It Difficult Which to Accept Considering $10,006
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Toledo. 0.. July 7.
1 TTER making Jos Willard quit and hand over the world's championship
on a dirty towel. Jack Dempsey fares a new danger. He stands n good
chance of being burled under un nvnlnnrlic of gold, for huge, healthy offers are
pouring in and the new champion is finding it hard to decide which ones he
will" accept. Theatrical engagements as high a? ?10,000 a week are being con
'sldered and many manufacturing concerns are seeking testimonials. If Jack
recommends a certain brand of socks or suspenders or underwear he will re-
' wire several thousand dollars. Tverybody wants to be first ill getting the
siguuture of the new champion. He is lost in an Eldorado.
However, Dempsey is the same open-hearted, happy boy he was last week
TVhen he played on tie beach with the children of the neighborhood. His suc
cess has ndt turned his head and be has not sent out for a new supply of
large-sized hats. He talks to every one. allows himself to be congratulated
and always is ready to shake hands.
It is different with his manager. This person is conscious of a change in
his fortunes and shows it. He has doused himself with a fresh supply of per
fume, placed a clean silk handkerchief in his sleeve and really feels sorry for
AVoodrow Wilson because he is only the President of the I'nitcd States. Mr.
Kearns is a very important person these days, and the other hundred million
common citizens of this country should erect a monument or something In his
honor and also thank him for remaining in our midst.
But Dempsey is entirely too popular and is too good a fellow to feel the
effects of swellcd-hcadedness. and will enjoy the popularity he deserves. He
worked hard for the championship, knocked off every aspiring heavyweight
.with the exceptions of Willie Meehan anil Rilly Miske and never hesitated to
Jon the gloves against a worthy foe. Even now he says he will not go into
retirement. He loves to fight, and if Georges Carpentier. Tom Reckett or any
of those foreign champions wish to argue over the question of supremacy they
will be accommodated. Jack may fight again on Labor Day.
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thc champion left Toledo flat awl alloircd the town
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4n mirtinnl ntnnn irUhntii him. TTr trnittrrl to no to Atlantic Cjitll.
but a theatrical offer from Cincinnati looked too pood to be passcl up.
WillarcTs Training Quarters and Eye Closed Same Day
WILLARD has left for his home in Kansas, He departed silently and no
brass band accompanied him to the station. The right side of his face
stljl was swollen, bis eye closed and a couple of teeth were conspicuous by
their absence. His ninety-eight-pound wife led him by the arm.
Jess was keenly disappointed over the outcome. No longer is he a gate
attraction, for the public wouldn't pay a telephone slug to see liim. It must
have, been tough when he awoke on Saturday morning, caressed the right side
of bis face and realized he could not go out to his training quarters that day
and pick up a couple of thousand dollars to show how a champion should not
train for a big fight. His training quarters and his eye were closed on the
game day.
Now that it is all over the wise persons are telling each other that they
knew Willard was a bum because he didn't have the proper system of training.
These gents should hare pulled that stuff a week ago, for they had plenty of
opportunity" to form an opinion. Jess lost, and because he lost they say his
$3.', training was all wrong. Perhaps it was.
tL'l w nntntad ,t a mimtli nvro that Willard needed a boss and it would he
Oj, difficult for him to direct his own work. That is what happened. The big
vLA"boy had other things besides training on his mind and was kept so busy that
iV he foreot to devote much time to fighting.
tJ lit now looks as if Jess was oue of the promoters of the show or drew
big percentage for his efforts. He -visited the ticket office downtown
ight last week and conferred with Rickard and Flournoy. He would
drive there about 0:30 and remain for about one-halt hour. He held a
1 lengthy conference on Thursday nigh't, which was not the best thing to do when
'he had to defend his title on the following day. ,
T.d ...o mnrn in tnrpBtn,! In the erntp thllll nnvtMnir lfcl flnrl hail f.t-n
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rf-V Chances to size up tne audience, tic saw it wnen lie cnmueci into me ring, and
U'-' 'after Dempsey started to Sock him on the chin he saw double and possibly
'triple. Before he tossed in the towel he evidently believed there were a million
P . people in the arena.
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He left Toledo irith more money than ire did.
Pre-Battle Observations. Into Rival Camps
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ttfJpARXB did excellent wajk in opening the mail and counting the
A daily gate receipt!, '
WillaraVs System of Self-training All Wrong
ifwiviW have been better off had he engaged a pair of boxers like Joe Jeanette
' mo1 "Barry Wilis. They could hi
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OX THE morning before a big fight, where two men were to get into a ring
and attempt to pummel each other into unconsciousness, knowing it was
up to their own individual efforts with no chanco- for outside assistance, I had
an idea that the parties concerned would be extremely nervous. I always com
pared them with a poor unfortunate waiting for an invitation to take his last
fwalk to the electric chair, but was all wrong.
, Willard loliea arouna nis nousc, rcau ine newspapers, mid plans for the
v 'future, discussed the amount of money to be tauen in and listened to his trainers
ji.m.. i.l lanli an onav vlptftrr nver Dpmrtsev. lie wn tint nf nil nnrfm.a
t just a trifle impatient to get out to the arena and knock Dempsey's block off.
lW- Out In the Overland Club, Dempsey did everything but sit down. He was
t..v 'iti.. iirlit!nr ilni- Ktminlnr at the leash and could hardlv wait until th time.
ir ..... rt Iaoa fnr ll.n nrpiiti Ho TvnuM nlnv nnnl for n rnttnlo nf mlnutA.
ji.yj. ivnuic yi t:t v. ..- ....Hu. - , .- m ,-... ....untie,
Kft ?thenturn on the victrola, walk out on the porch, go back to the pool table.
P'.ask what time it was and go through the same stunt again.
K,fc5 , Finally he couldn't stand it nuy longer and decided to do something to
PW wniIe wy "ls tlra1- 1Ie orousnt- oui a razor, snaving mug, scissors and pair
SJV "of clippers and placed a big-chair on the front porch. Then he shaved Rav
L" Cannon, his attorney, and Max Kaplan, his chauffeur, and gave one of his
. 'rubbers a haircut anil snave. ms nanu was sienuy.uuuouy kickcu about the
l&i. frylce and Dempsey laughed and joked about the great work he was doing.
RV v rM i. 1t.-o,I il. Atl rintii itntil nnnn nnrl aftnr1 a wart lln-l lunal. U 1
1 "down until !t was time to go out and win the championship.
n.un..H ...I. t. fiHt.f ua.innilr find Wlllnffl rltrln't laa n..U 1...
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in trained harder, but that s over now. tine ining, nowever, turned out to be
fXx right. Jess cut out his road work because he said his legs did not need it.
thi T'Xtn mttrl n mlstnkp. however, in not takine rolling exercises or nrnrtlMnr- fall--
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"" VIE LOOKED bad on the first iico falls, but improved toward the
il end. lie didn't need his lens for that stunt.
Jack's Dusky Sparring Partners Deserve Credit
4j ,rjir lime uas come 10 nuuu uui sumc ntun mr uvuiintrj r viciory. ui
t"P 'JLlcourse, Jack gets most of It, but there are two persons who really made it
I "j peWible. They arc Bill Tate and the Jamaica Kid, the duBky punching bags
K' '.!... nllA.Arl tViamsklrM tn h IrnncWpd nil nver the rlnr? dnv nftpp dm- il.nM
!JftMrk nunlshment than any. other persons in the United States.
F" "iVk Tate allowed himself to be a target for .every punch Dempsey knew and
rrliln that he almost joined the Cookoo Club. On Wednesday the Jamaica
' IS&Hold me that all of hia teeth were loone and if he had' to work another day
JMithe championship than any one imagines.
"" rjimmy De Focrst, too, descrveR crwlit. Jimmy directed Dempseys train
Ipr'from, the start, kept him In condition and proved he la the greatest trainer
m-tftf tt "ria. D7 nut BlIUWIUR UIO wuu iu uivuiuc mcjuoiuru, un, was a lougn
jDrvttyiBC IUI.a nnuiru iu va mi mv h"" ... vt w "tui 4UCailUlltru
blug IDe Forrest ta.d, anu it iooks as liJimmy nas a aie jod wltn the
PBpIOD.
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LOST IN THE THIRD
Referee States Big Bout Offi
cially Was Stopped in
That Session
RICKARD PAYS BOTH MEN
Toledo, O., July 7. Because of the
controversy over the duration of the'
heavyweight championship contest be-,
twecn Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey,
and whether Dempsey should be credited
with a knockout, Ollie Pecord, referee
ofUhe bout, ruled last night that Wil
lard had been knocked out in the third
round.
Befcrcc Pecord also ruled that the
fight ended at the close of the third,
round, despite the fact that. the towel
was not tossed into the ring from Wil-
lard's corner until the bell had sounded
for the fourth rcAnd. Willard, how
ever, did not leave his chair to answer
the call for the fourth round.
Willard was disturbed last night by
rumors that he was dying, that he had
been removed to a hospital and that he
was dead. The defeated, champion has
entirely recovered from the effects of
the punishment be received, and has de
cided to motor to his home in Law
rence, Kan., as soon as his Injured eye
is healed. Airs. Willard and a few per
sonal friends will 'make the trip with
him.
Kickard Announced that both the
boxers were paid in full last night,
Dempsey was given $271500 In cash,
while Willard received 580,000 in Lib
erty Bonds and the remaining .$20,000
of his $100,000 guarantee in cash.
Souvenir hunters started to tear down
the arena today, and twenty policemen
were guarding the structure today.
HE HAD SOME PULL
75-YEAR-OLD JUDGE
SURPRISES CRITICS
Isaac Johnson, Delaware County Jurist, Beat the Bol-
sheviki, Made Trip to Battle and Picked
Dempsey to Win
By .TAMES S. CAROLAN
the Bolshevik!
fTIHE battle against
-L was on. For davs Delaware county
was at war with the labor uisturDers
Judge Isaac Johnson was busy trying
the case but never permitted anything
like a legal battle to keep his mind off
the Willard -Dempsey bout.
The famous Media judge, a seventy-five-year-old
youth, is a lover of boxing.
He never witnessed a championship box
ing match, but in his days refereed many
impromptu engagements in the streets.
He was a fighting son of fighting times.
lie wasmuch interested in the heavy
weight clash. He saw much of Dempsey
last fall while the new champion was
acting in the capacity- of labor scout
at the Sun Shipbuilding Company. Tbe
judge is a great judge of talent and
one fearless in expressing his opinion.
He saw Demon Jack crush Levinsky and
Porky Flynn last fall and at that early
time, insisted Jack would be the next
king of his division.
Discussed Bout
I Judge Johnson discussed the big bat
jtle freely and openly1 for weeks before
I the struggle. He confided among friends
'that nothing would be better than to
I have a ringside seat nt the big melee
I in Toledo. - News of this nature travels
I rapidly.
Along about this same time Samuel
M. Vaiiclain. president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, concluded that it
would be an excellent outing. He de
cided to entertain a party, and the first
man invited to make the trip was Judge
Isaac Johnson.
But the judge had not thought of
the Bolshevikl. Trouble started and
flocks of the undesirables were guestg
of nplnwnre county. The trial was
Frank Moran Is Seeking
Bout With Jack Dempsey
Toledo, July 7. Frank Moran,
who once attempted to beat Willard
and failed and who predicted Wil
lard would defeat Dempsey. now
seeks a match with the new title
holder. Moran said he would like
a twenty-round bout with Dempsey
for the championship. In picking
Willard as victor over Dempsey,
Moran seems to have been influenced
by his belief that if he failed iu his
contest with the champion, Demp
sey could not succeed.
The opinion among experts still
on the ground is that Moran, who
is one of the slowest heavyweights
in the country, would be lucky to
last a round and a half.
TO BOX AT SHORE
European and Panama Cham
pions to Meet at Atlantic
City Wednesday Night
ELKS' WEEK ATTRACTION
press me. He hasn't n fighter's build
nor the stride of an athlete. His arms
and limbs are very feminine. He lacks
tne muscular development of Dempsey.
The big fellow hasn't a chance."
Less than a half hour later when
the party was leaving the arena, Mr.
Vauclain turned to the judge: "The
greatest fight critic of the age. I
read all the dope of the experts,' but
yours, judge, was the best. I here
suggest that you resign your judgeship
and become a scribe."
On the journey home tBe party paid
tribute to the fistic judgment of the
Media sage.
Commander Payne, though in, lis
tened tK the conversiye jurist discuss
the fight In detail. In fh .,..
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Dattie a Biiiiuu.Mi" --..-.j -j...ura vi uic uurm umuer s quarters,
judge was anxious, excited and doubtful, i industrial chiefs heard the learned
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m.t..t Toledo """" """""' uwription or the
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f M..I:1!:,," Sffl'Artl.-r'a Newbold,:;' famoustennls
?ls.nl; " ,: ."7 ..' .C. h-iT. nV;.;; P'81"".01. wp.nt5r a- "Your ac
looKea us uv " "" " "-count ls the best of the dav on.l I !,
to the guardian ol Delaware county. ,, thc Btor,eg f t f
t..i u (,1 ! n resourceful indi- I i. ,la'uS
nuv " ""... , ,7 u 7 T c writers. -
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viuuai anu u". """-" """-. r-T"! "1 agree with Mr. Newbold." added
more than an army oi uo.snevm. i,,Tohn P. Srkcs. vice nrM,.,.n: n, ,
Baldwin Locomotive Gompany, who is
a most, uncommunicative individual.
progressing slowly, the day of the big
keep him away from Toledo.
lie hastened the trial. At 6 o'clock
the case was In the hands of the jury. ..The jud ,s thorouh boxi ,''
k . tut. tn(,a nn nt thf. lnrvmen nrn. U, i .. . . .... ". '.'
. ilMJiLAItD, on the othtr hand, had.terrible sparring partnera. Monaghan
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and HempeV were not good enough 'to give him good workouts, and Jess
md "Barry Wills. They could have carried him along faster and also taught
FUS. IV Kn.wv f
S'JTfcc! ytem of Hflftralninsr i tntirelj- wrong and cbimpions should re-
r.XX. H tbe tUlUro, Jess COUiu nave imJruvru uw yuiuj anu piannea a
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iiiff profiteering Toledo jenn-ite pn& with nothing
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At this stage one' of the jurymen pro
tested that he simply had to get home
as he bad eighteen cows waiting to be
milked, other chores to be done and
a wife critically ill.
The judge sent the jury out,' then
stepped into a private room. He called
up eighteen farmers In the vicinity of
the iurvman s uome anu instructed
them to see that the work was done at
tbe home of this juryman. Three
physicians also were sent to this home.
Just one-half hour later the judge
reported to the juryman that all was
well at his home and to continue.
A Real Critic
Judge Johnson worked fast, cleaned
up the case on Wednesday afternoon
and reached Broad Street Station in
time for the westward Journey,
Now the judge is no amateur critic.
He was at the ringside and his eyes
missed nothing. He looked the prin
cipals over carefully when they en
tered and, turning to Mr. Vauclain,
said:
"Take " It from me, this 7oung
Dcmpaeji will trim .the bljr fellow.
jWMook at the great 'pbyakal de
No wonder the. Bolshevikl found Dela
ware county untenable."
The Speechless Barou
James F. Dougherty, the Baron of
Leiperville, had remained silent on most
of the trip. He yelled so 'loudly when
Dempsey started to crawl through thc
ropes at the end of thc first round that
he Injured his vocal cords and was
virtually speechless..,
For the first time in his career he
was a great listener. His gestures
showed that he agreed with the de
scription given forth by Judge John
son. Judge Bonniwell was In the audi
ence when the fight classic was deliv
ered. When he introduced the legal
question of whether Willard really ful
filled his contract and was entitled to
the money, be had the Media headllner
Interested.
When last seen the two members of
tbe bench wero seated on the rear of
the car quoting numerous authorities
on tbe validity of Willard's claim to
.that $100,000 fee.
The Delaware county .chief waa In
61 front by, two .thouMndAf4.jlieii ,tlie
An inter-racial middleweight bout de
tween champions is one -of the attrac
tions during Elks' Week, whose1 con
vention opened today at Atlantic City.
Jeff Smith, holder of the European
tjtular belt, and Fanama Joe Gans,
158-pound king of the Isthmus region,
will meet in an eight-round match
Wednesday night at the Atlantic City
Sporting Club. At the request .of a
committee of Elks, Fromoter Herman
Taylor decided to put on this contest
the night before his' regular show night.
Smith Is fresh from a ten-round vic
tory over Mike Gibbons, of St. Paul,
on the Fourth of July at Kansas City.
He bas made a big impression on fight
fans at the shore, having shown to
advantage there in two previous
matches, knocking out Jim Booker and
beating Frank Cnrbone.
This will be Gans s first appearance
at Atlantic City. The negro has been
training in New York for the last
mouth and Taylor believes thc colored
man's cleverness and unusually fastness
will serve hinf In good stead against
Smith. About six mouths ago dans,
handicapped by twenty pounds, defeat
ed the Jamaica Kid, who trnined Jack
Dempsey for the match which won him
the heavyweight title, at the, uiympia
flub, this city.
Promoter Taylor announced this
morning that do definite terms had'been
reached relative to his .$.30,000 offer to
Jack Dempsey for an eight-round bout
with Willie Meehan at the inlet mil
Park, Atlantic City. Taylor ls keeping
thc wires hot to Toledo In his endeavor
to get Jack Kearns to come to terms.
Other bouts booked for the Rhore
Wednesday nlgbf follow: Victor Richie
vs. Willie Conlon, Wally Hlnkle vs.
Tommy Warren and Teddy Leonard vs.
Johnny Ray.
FIGHT P4CTURES BARRED
Films of Wlllard-Dempsey Bout May
Never Be Seen In Public
Columbus, O., July 7, The Willard
Demp&ey fight picturea may. never be
seen by the public.
In Ohio, at. least, they win not be
placed on exhibit. The Ohio censor
board today officially rejected the pic
tures ns being .unfit to be exhibited in
public.
The probability of the pictures being
shown in other states is believed to de
pend upon what construction is to be
placed upon 'the-Rodenburg act, which
prohibits prjter fight pictures, being
handled In Inte'rstate'commerce.
If the Uodeuberg act'does'not-bar pic
tures of boxing bouts and the Wlllard-
Dempsey fight Is construed under the.
act as a boxing bout, then It is believed
here that the 'pictures may be shown in
other states if approved by the state
censor boards, v
I'nder the Ohio state law the fight
was considered to be a boxing match.
Takes George Underdown Six Hours
to Land 42-Pound Channel Bass
Jack Dempsey has nothing on George
Underdown, of Logan. The latter is
also a new champion. Not only that,
but he is now the president of the
Ocean City Yacht Club. His cham
pionship attainment was staged at Ocean
City when he battled with a forty-two-pound
channel bass for six hours, finally
landing his piscatorial prize'without as
sistance.
Before the election of the new presi
dent of the. shore club, Mr. Underdown
was told feat he must give a demonstra
tion of the art of the reel. He did and
with superb eclat. Now he is the newly
crowned heavyweight channel bass
champion of New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and all points east.
The big bass will be stuffed and put
on permanent exhibition at the Ocean
City Yacht Club.
Hall Defeats Theodore Pelt
New York. July 7. Walter Mtrrill Hall.
Mlddla States champion, defeated Theodore
Rooievelt Pell, former Middle statei rtianv
plon, In the final round of slnglea. In the
Nitasau Country Club Invitation tennli
tournament yesterday on the club's courte
at Glen Cove. It. I. Hall -was In rare form
and won the match easily In straight sets
at 6-2. 6-2. 8-2.
Amateur Baseball Notes
STETSON ATHLETIC ASSOCIA
TION -has decided to try out twi
light baseball at the Fourth and Berks
streets grounds tomorrow at 6 :15 p. m.
Hilldale will be the attraction on this
occasion.
If the attendance warrants It the
lovers of baseball in Kensington may
expect a te attraction every Thursday
evening during July and August.
The Roodlale A. A. has open dates In July
and Aurust for semlpro. home teams. Edwin
Mlnter. 2410 North Colorado street.
The EIm T. C. a first-class traveling
team, has July 12. 1" and 28 open for teams
In or out of city. William Hill. 2038 North
Third street.
Ryan A. O. has open dates for first-class
home teams offering fair guarante-s. Phone
nelmont 8407 between fl and 0 p. m. J.
Nicholson, manager. ,
Tho Jlenrr 'A. A., a first-class traveling
team, Tlshes games wjth first-class home
teams offering fair ijuarantefs. Dates are
open in Auxnst and September. Spencer N.
Steinmetz. 858 North Sixty-sixth street.
ti.. rM,nn A. A. baseball rlnb has .Ttilv .19
open for home clubs offering fair guaran
tee Address waiter u. jonnson. manag
1532 East Fletcher street.
The Kenton It. C, a fourteen-slxteen-year-
old unlformea traveling team, oesires games.
Address P. I.anr. 124 Cadwalader street:
Hale & 'KUburn A. A, has organised a
semlprofesslonal ball club with the following
players: Thomas Kllroy: shortstop: James
Kllroy and Renshaw, pitchers: MacConnell,
,.atrhr! Toner, iirst base: Msrrann. second
base: Sylvester, third base: Overholt. left
n-lrt;Wara. center nrmi jnompson. rigni
field. Anv first-class team deslrlnr this at
traction address John Cook. Hale k KUburn.
Eighteenth street and Lehigh avenue.
They Forgot to Charge Spectators -to See Them Eat,
Grantland Rice Makes Suggestion for Next
Heavytveight Championship . ""
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IN THE SPORTLIGHT By" GRANTLAND RICE
Copyright, 1019. All rlghta reserved.
Ex-Champions
"It's, better to have teon and loif
Than never to have jean at all"
This may be true enough, and vet
The far heights yield a greater fall; ' ,
And vhcn,6ne tumbles from the crest
TVflere he once held a golden sway,
He carries something in his, breast , .
That burns the, living hear away,
I've watched them when the fickle crowd
Arose to give the victor cheers.
The haunted look within their eyes
That turned back through the vanished years;
The flame that leaped to sudden glow
To fade within their sullen stare, ."'. .,
As if they, too, had come to know
How soon the laurel withers there. , ' ' '
,A I've watched them as their burning eyes '
Saw ghosts again from yesterday,
Where spmc new winner reaped the prite
"Which they had known along the Way;
'SjjfflfSp. ' "It's better to have won and lost ,
JbKSS Than never to have won at all,"
But when one comes to pay the cost,
. t The far heights yield the greater fall.
The Next One
"1XTE HAVE a suggestion to make In regard' to-the next heavyweight cb&ai
' ' pionship.
It is that the two boxers start their training a year ahead and charges fifty
cents admission In place of a quarfer. This should help just a trifle,' anyway.
Willard and Dempsey were both very unbusinesslike In their recent jamboree.
It never occurred to either through their training period to charge spectators,
two bits each to see them cat.' This was an oversight that will very likely"
never happen again. '
Defying Detractors
IT PAINS-us very much to hear people' say that Willard and Dempsey over
commercialized their escapade, episode or exchange of wallops. The facts
in the case fail to bear out this contention. Neither charged the city of Toledo
a cent for walking along the streets. Both graciously and pmiably refused to
collect any revenue from acquaintances who spoke to them."
And so far as we can find out neither sent In a bill to the Toledo Chamber
of Commerce for deigning to honor the city with a six weeks' vltit. Why not
give them credit for their generosity? '
Peck the Pickler
AN AROUSED bystander desires to know if an other ball player in his
tory ever batted around .250 for nine or ten years and then suddenly turned
in to lead the league-as late as Jiily.
So far ns we .can round up the facts In the case, Peck's flurry it unique.
Most league leaders at this stage of affairs are generally old members of the
.300 Club.
Peck's amazing ascent along the old Ash -Furniture Circuit this season has
lifted him far above nil rival shortstops. He has always been a brilliant fielder.
The combination of his infielding talent and his slashing work' at bat sets him, '
for the time being, where Hans Wagner left off.
Last season, against weak pitching, Peck was far below .300. This season,
against fine pitching, he ls far above it. Which is merely another of the quaint
twists, that help make baseball what it is.
Coming Events
fTIHE oOpclal date ,has, not yet ben set wherein the city of Cincinnati jwlll pre-
J- sent uwner .Haiccr, oi me i-nnues, a loving cup lor canning i-at Moran.
We hear, however, ,that the, presentation will take place 'late this'month at
early in' August. . More anon. . t.
To Any Champion
"Over the hilts and far away," I
As Oene Field wrote one passing-day, v ,'(,. ri.
You face the road that leads, you on, ' ' '
Between the twilight and the dawn, . - ''
-'. ' The oneway road of all your clan, ' ' - ,
" ' To where you meet a better man. . ''
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"Over the hills and far away," ,
Ah, yes, I know you think you'll stay y, ,
"" Where jou have earned the endless right '
: To live forever on the height;
Dream on nor know how brief the span
, Until you meet a better man.
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Today you hold your place en Jiigh;
Today you look with haughty eye; .i ?
But when tomorrow's score is in
TTAere is the Fame youfought to wint
How soon you'll hear the far winds say
"Over the hlls and far away,"
IT IS also easier to go through tbe eye of a needle than It is to hare a putt
'drop in that stops six inches short.
AMATEUR DRIVING CLUBS
IN MEETING AT ELSMERE
Junior League In Fifth Annual Event
for Pacers and Trotters
The Pelaware Horse Show Association
will entertain the Junior league ot Amateur
Driving Clubs at Us new plant at Elsmere.
a suburb of Wilmington. Wednesday,' Thurs
day and Friday this week. It will be the
fifth annual meeting ot the league and the
first one in this section of the country. A
splendid list of entries has been received.
The best amateur horses In America will be
seen in th various classes. The three days'
program calls for sixteen races., as follows:
Wednesdsy Two-year-old sweepstake,
three-year-old sweepstake. 2:00 class trot.
2:15 class trot for the League Cup. free-for-
all pace, 2:15 class vac.
. Thursday 2:13 class trot. 8:17 clsss trot
2:21 class trot. 2:2.1 class trot. 2:13 chug
pace. 2:23 class pace.
Friday 2:10 class trot, 233 class trot,
2:30 .class trot. 2:10' class, pace.
The cluh winning the most points will, re
ceive a silver cup. Four points to winners.'
two to second horse' and one to third horse.,
Browns to Oat Southpaw
Lorain, O., July 7, Jtmmie Keenan. south
paw twlrler for the Lorain Eagles, ytio has
won all seven tames twirled this year, ls
expected to be given a tryout with the St.
Louis Americans. 'Scout Joe Sugden, of tbe,
8t. Louis team, looked 'Keefian over. Kee-
nati received 'consideration from Lee Fohl,
of the Indiana,- three years ago. belnr lust
out of high school then, but was considered
too light for the big leagues.
Murphy Rejoins Bethlehem Team
Jimmy Murphy, former star athiete of
Brown College, has lust received his dis
charge from the army and has rejoined, the
Ilethlehem Steel soccer team. The Uethle
hemltes are Jubilant because Murphy Joins
ine Rim in, lira to accuiupv-ny u la DWW8B,
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