IWlilPrWPU 'JW vi.! jlluiWJW'm HT' !Jv -7J to' I f.'. ' M (' '-? a ,'ii -, Cf iiwlV - " C i"-'1 -sr 'I ; 18- EVENING. PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1921 ' ; . ' y V r 1 l.i -1 --- -., 1 t vy r - .( . ..i. ' ' r " - Stricter Penalty for Fouls on Forward Passes Recommended at Meeting of Coaches and Official! ' , f B I ( ' .i a ' IV tJ I 1 I it iS I tt3 !.'??:'' MV 'if m fcTlfr I FOOTBALL OFFICIALS AND COACHES DISCUSS FORWARD-PASS RULES Incompleted Toss From Behind Passer's Goal Line Is Safety, Not Touchback Recommend Tutors Eliminate Practice of Cutting From Rear i Ily ROHEKT W. MAXWELL Sport Editor Ktrnlnc rubllo LnUtr THE forward pass enmo In for much dUcdstdon fit the meeting of Pliiludel pliln footbnll officials nnd coaches nt Hotel Stcntou Inst night. For a long time this part of the game hns. been ullowcd to go nlong without question, but so many arguments have" nrlsen thnt it was deemed advisable to clear up . a few of the intricate points. Last night three important things were taken up and much conversation was exchanged. They were na follows: The. ruling on n forward pas which comes Inrompleted behind the goal line, whether the passer was behind the line or In the field of play. Declaring the hnll dead immediately on an Illegal pass, whether or not the opponents get the ball. Upholding the Interpretation of the otllclals at tho New orli meeting that the Ilules Committee niahe n strict Interpretation of tlio rule dealing with fouls committed by the sldo which put the ball In play on forward passes, In order to prevent the otTenslvo sldo from taking an unfair advantage. In the first ruling regarding the forward pass which becomes Incompleted behind the passer's goal line, two things were considered. The first waR on a pass which was made from n spot behind the goal line and becomes Incom pleted before touching the field of play or hits the goal posts; and the s-econd. n pass made by a man standing on his 2-yard line, the ball being butted by an opponent hi that It first touches the ground behind the goal line, becoming Incompleted. In enrh ense this is ruled as a SAFETY. I'crbnps nrgtiments ran be advanced both ways, favoring a safety nnd toiuhback. but the interpretation stands for this jenr, anyway. The definition of a safety is thnt the ball must receive the impetus to send it over the goal line from the side defending the goal. In this particular case it may be said that the Impetus did NOT come from tho defenders, but from the opponent who batted the ball over the line. The point is likely to come up frequently, but with this interpretation all arguments must cease. It Is n safety nnd nothing else. OF COURSE, when an offensive team tries a foncard pass on it opponents' 10-yard line and the pass becomes incompleted behind the Imc, it is a touchback, the same as before. Need Stricter Penalty on Fouls THE ruling on an illegal past nlso is important. Tor years the officials have been at Io as to what to do and many have had trouble with the play. An Illegal pn-s i one which Is made- from a spot I.EPS than live yaids behind the scrimmage line. This year, ns von n the referee notice? the foul he shall blow his whistle, thus declaring the ball dead. If an opponent catches the ball and runs for n touchdown it shall not count, ns was the cuse In previous years. There ore two penalties for interference with n forward pass. If a de fensive man commits a foul which prevents an eligible man from catching the ball, the ball shall be given to the offended side nt the spot where tho foul occurred. However, if a pla.icr on the passer's side commits n foul which pre vents nn opponent from getting the ball, the foul Is ruled as an Incompleted forward pns. There Is no penalty save the los of a down. This has been considered unfair by a majority of officials and coaches. If n player on the defense has a chnncc to get the ball and nn ineligible man on the offense knocks him out of the way. u long run can be averted and the ball saved from going to the other side. It nlso minimizes the Importance of strict mllns on rnn lines that dash forward and bowl over eligible men on short forward pnsso. The Utiles Committee hns bc.'n nsked to hand out a stricter penalty for the fouls. Of eoutsc, the rule regarding a man in motion was taken up, but this was taken care of nt the New Yuri; meeting, nnd the Interpretation will be adopted this jcar. The only difference is that the body must come to a com plete stop even if It is for only n fraction of a second. In other words, the rule is the same as In 1010 anil it will be no hardship for the conches to follow it. Those in attendance nt the Stenton meeting were in favor of eliminating the practice of cutting down from behind, und it was urged by several speakers for the coaches to cease coaching thir men how to take out opponents from behind. Too many boys have been seriously hurt and it Is time for everybody to get behind the movement to do away with the practice. rllE tneelmi, u'wh uat tht firit of it kind to he held in Philadel phia. na a h.n success and urll attended. The hanquet hnll in Hotel f teuton inn mu ded. and it u believed that similar gather ings will he held dm my the scaion. Changes Made at Meiv York Meeting IN ORDER to keep the players and otEciuls posted on the chonges in the rules, hpre is a list adopted at the New York meeting: Rule III, Section 2. I'uge 0 "The chango has been made " shall be in terpreted to mean "ah soon as the substitute has reported to the official anil Indicated to him the plajer who is to go out." Rule IV, Section 4, Page S The ball remains In play until declared dead by the referee blowing his whistle. Rule VI, Section 1H tbi. l'nge 1." It is ruled that Paragraph 2 refers to when the pass is made from the tio'd of piny nnd the ball is bntted by an opponent so that it first touches the ground behind the goal line, becoming Incompleted. Rule IX. Section fi. Pace 10 It was ntd thnt the Wowing motion be recorded as the enp of the meeting nud thnt It be referred to the Rules Committee for proper wording: "In all shift plajs an interval of time shall elapse sufficient to permit the officials to see, first, whether the play is legal, and second, to determine whether the ball was snapped while the men were In motion." Rule XVII, Section 3. Page 27 It was voted thot it Is the sense of the meeting that the Rules Committee take under advisement the above rule, and thnt they request of tho officials that a strict interpretation be made in order to prevent the offense from taking an unfair ndvantage. Rule XXI, Section 1, Page 33 On the kickoff, a player of the side kick ing touches without catching the ball before It has advanced ten yeards. It la ruled that the ball is not in play and must be kicked off over again. nrLj il the he approved rulings of this year the meeting of 1020: "The officials here auemblrd interpret 'rutting doien from behind' I. e., fArourinp the body laterally from behind acrois the leg or legi (below the knee) of a player not carrying the ball at unnecessary roughness." Pirates Oblige Pitt and IT est Virginia THE fall of the Pirates has caused Bnrnev Drejfus to get red In the face and swollen around the collnr and all thnt, but It brought a bit of balm to tho athletic authorities of the I'nlversity of Pittsburgh nnd West Vir ginia. Karl Davis nnd H. A. Htansbury, the respective graduate managers of the two Institutions, were In danger of hnvlng their early football schedules all balled lip and were worrying where they were going to play the games elated for Forbes Field. This was when the Pirates were out in front by a comfortable margin. All is different now The Pirates have a strangle-hold on second place and the Oinnts are ahead by a couple of eltv blocks. Davis and Stnnhur no longer have to fret over the schedule, which will go through ns originally planned Of course, there still Is n chance for the filbnn gar.g to cop the Hag, but Dreyfus probably is willing to swap his rhnnce for a ticket to the Army Navy game The West Virginia tilt is booked for Forbes Field for October 8, and It is toward this game that the new Mountaineer coach Is pointing his squad, although there are two pre'imlnary games with West Virginia Weslevan nnd Cincinnati. The West Virginia candidates have been at Deor Park, Md , for the last two weeks, where the early season training has been done. The athletes are in good shape and ready for the opening at Fairmont. The Mountaineers do not have the material that was on hnnd tho last ,w years, but the new coach Is surrounded by a group of excellont nsslstnpts and n good team undoubtedly will be turned out. Jordan, the former Dart mouth star, and Irn Rodgers, who wn virtually the whole works nt Morgan town a few seasons ago, are two valuable assistants. Ward I.nnham will have charge of the freshics and Nate f'nrtinell, the old Penn sprinter, will look after tho conditioning of the plajers. AT THE Deer Park camp the athletes have been kept busy from 7 In the morning until after the sun goes down. Scrimmages aro nothing new to the squad and it is said that the Mountaineers aro advanced further in condition than most ttams at this stage of the game, CJjpirlsM, 1011. til rights reservei. SHANAHAN PLAYS FLEISHER Weat Phlladelphlans to Clash With Downtowners Thla Evening The only twilight game of importance on. the waning schedule this cveiiuig U between Shannhan mid Fleisher at the former's grounds nt Fortt -eighth and Brown streets. The West Philadel- jihlans have been going Va great clip this week and hnve scot Ifetorles over Hllldale and Nativity.. V Jim Ronner a nroteevi Vrcno rough- tegvircno rougll- oKnmnlnJis nml tlm cnarapioiis anu me ate pustlnj tor a .vA .!,. n..k. ..n,nll, nn.l tlm fans of M'Mt Philly the following ruling adopted at wrieHnb!!,twe? tliftwo. '?" I ager Rolden Is willing to play Hhana- I han nt the Phillies bnll pnrk, as be will hnve the grounds for several weeks nfter tho seRson closes ."WCl'iti?1 The fan want to see the teams In action and there 1h every probajillltv that the Bnmcs "'"' h" arranged Inji few days. I Wilcox First In 50-Mlle Contest Indlanpoll, lnd., Spt 22 -Howard Wil- ' Kiah?f. Kil.',!? S race tfd reatord? at the Indt I npoll Motor Bpdwv, Hit tlm ni I anapolU Motor Bpdway. lilt tlm m 80.00:68. an averaa pd of 0T.8 mllta an h Haln 7taTa.ya th tart or th raea and th OliUnea was out lioio 100 mUu, ' 80.00:88, an vra ipM.of IT GIANTS DRAW AWAY F Four-Game Lend About Clinchos Pennant for McCraw's Team of Stars INDIANS GAIN OrV YANKS Might as well pay up the bet of the new brown felt or wheel the peanut around the City Unit, for the Olants hnvc about clinched tho National League pennant. Yesterday, while the Pirates were suffering a very serious setback at the hnnds of Rrooklyn, the Giants were beating the Cubs in n rally In the eighth InnliiR. Four gnmes now separate the two teams. As the standing reads this morning tho Giants have 01 victories and fiG de feats, with tcven games to play. The Pirates have So wins nnd f8 reverse, with eleven games to be played. On tiie strict mathematical basis the Pirates are not out of it, for If they win nil of their remaining games while the Giants are taking five out of even the series would bo tied. If the Oinnts onlv wm 'our while tho Pirates are winning eleen then the pennant will be captured by the Rues. It Is reasonable to nRSiune that the Giants will win nt least four of their last seven games. Three are with the Cards, two with the Dodgers and two with the Phillies. Tho first named may upset the Giants in two of the three, but it U hnrdly likely that tho Phils and Rrooklyn will. The Pirates have to meet tho Dodgers, the Phillies and the Cnrdinnls. This trio should bo able to win nt lenst four of the seven games from the Rues and probably more, for the Cards have had the number of the Plttsburghers all sea son. One for Mitchell The Pirates never had a chance yes terday. Mitchell hnndint; them four hits in nn abbreviated game thnt was called in the seventh on account of rain. The Dodgers secured seven off Morrison for two runs. The Pirate weakness with the stick, that hns manifested itself at the crucial stage of the race, was tho cause of yesterday's defeat. In a regular slugfcst the Giants won out over the Cubs In the elshth bj seorinc four runs, two more than nec essary to tie. Art Nchf started on the , mound for the Giants, but was pelted i with such ferocity that he was taken out and Phil Douglnss took up the , task. When the Oinnts went In for their hnlf of the eighth the score stood seven to five ngnlnst them. Four runs ti folded over the pentagon. Mnrtin and Freeman wern the victims. The Cubs made fourteen safe swats ami the Giants sixteen. The Indians nnd the Tnukees came 'within two points of plnying their Al I phonse . Gaston net. esterdny the I Inclement weather stopped the Ynn kees, and the Indians, taking advan 1 tnge of every opportunity, downed the I Red Sox for a gain that brought them IwlFhin the nforcmentloned two points of the lend. I The Clevelanders have nine games to piny and the Yankees nine, so the im portance of the series tomorrow In I Gotham cannot he overestimated. . ' elr:in sweep f r cither club will mean l!e penn.int. while two out of three for tic Yanks or the Indians will make tho winner look like the flag wearer. Caldwell, the Forgiven Oue Slim Caldwell, who was benched not so long ago for not living up to training rules, proved to Manager Speuker for the second tle ypsterda that he meant no hnrm by stopping tli" Red Sox. Slim twirled against our Athletics here nnd defeated them, and yesterday was his first start since then. He held the lieanenters to five hits, no mean task with their team of wallopers. Jones was tho Roston twirler to be vanquished. 1 he White .o.v iost both ends of a twin bill to the Senators yesterday, a joiinitster. Phillips by name, winnln the first from the veteran Fabcr, 11 to li, nnd Zneharj winning the second, 4 to 3, from Itussell. A ninth-Inning rally that netted three runs gave the Senators the second game. The Inclement weather yesterdny gnve our home nthletes n day of rest nnd kept them from getting deeper Into the cellar. The Mackmen start a series of double-headers this afternoon that will tax the Mackian twirling fetaff. To morrow and Saturday twin bills are on the card and the same holds for next Tuesday. Connie will hnvo n squad of his young twirlers on hand to uso. Another hit of news thnt flltored In this morning concerned Rill Donovan, the former nllot of the Phillies. Rill I was given his unconditional release by , the Phil'ies jesterday and is now open for nil teams needing a manager. In , cldentntl) Donovan was pnid In full bc- foie receiving his release. What May Happen In Baseball Today NATIONAL JJOAOUE Won Iout l'.O. Win I Hpllt in Bll .BIO .... New York I'lltlmriih. si IiuU . I'ostun llrouklj n . . inrlnnntl ltl UffO l'lilladrlphU M W PIRA ES ,&sn .ow t.obu .008 .834 .... . .107 .803 .400 .ISIS .4,10 .462 .400 .. .333 .338 .331 .393. .107 ami:rica- lkague un Ixjt l'.O. Win Ix) bpllt I V..urL: Ul .',3 .(MD .032 .U'.'.t . . .1 (Ireland "l)l 31 .I28 .030 .IJ3 nt. I.gu1h 74 71 .610 MS17 t.03 MMUlnKton.. 73 78 ..V)3 ... . . , llohton ... 70 71 .4fl ,im .403 Irtrott 71 7H .483 .480 .480 ( MtJun BH 87 .400 .... .... Athletics . . . 4B 01 .?M . t.4 Win two. ilAme two. ,. .ltd YESTERDAY'S RE8ULT8 NATIONAL UWGUB rhllndolphla-OinflnnHtl poeuwned. rain. New Vorli, Oi tiiltoto, 7. ,. , Ilrooklrn. 2i littsburuh. 0 (called rnln scirnth Innlntr, m-t Bjrao). Ilriidlsl.vTi-lMUburtll itccond mmo pot ponid. ruin. Huston, 7 1 St. Iuls. 0. A.UKIIK AN I.KAOUK St. Lnulit-Athlrtli-H poNtpotwd, rnln. Detroit-New ork postponed, rnln. CU'irlaml. Si lloston, 1. iisMnrtun, Si ( l.lcnio, 8 fl"t ifnmo). WuolilnKton, 4) Clilnno. 8 (wwond lamr), TODAY'S SCHEDULE NATIONAL LBAOUM rbJIoAtlphln at Cincinnati. llrookljn nt HUturiih (two imm). Onfr scheduled, AMKKIOAN LBAtllTK St. Louli at rhllftdelplila (two nm). IX-trolt at New ;rk. Llevclnud at Iloiton. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE YBSTWIDAY'H nKSUI.TS No itame plajed. TODAY'8 BClUn)UIJ3 Italtlmora at N,,, CUy ut nlaSi BTANDLNOS OJf TUB OLf IIS . w f. P.O. W. L. l'.O. Ilaltlmore lid 48 -Is0 flrnMTOe. 71 04 .486 Ilufrifo. 00 fl OOO N.warlt.. 88 08 .418 I1UIIMIV... V" " -0- jr.- rut KT1A1 Dill ST 101 .801 Toronto... S 77 I Beodlna ot iw .i; Hi r.s . S3 0.1 78 OH . 71 7J . ) 711 ns to 4(1 08 P Hsne withmb Atsio ) HBH.. AWD rrrttfotrJ .jeoea. Got that f aim't fL- SHOW YfeU JOMS- To tBT Xoo TACTS' TbUCH VIOLATING TVtC CWMIeVAU TrtiJ? That'll - T... , Dorj'T dtvs j it" had Codk wmosj wu TaKb J eves oyy l y X" lr Z- V- gotta savv; "j You AlKTT 4eRioU3!? HAIN'T" ASKING You To 1 M' fto'LL MSweR VopeT saacll i too YR o! J ,mGf$ tJ32m i J Y 1 ll 11 E St. Luke's and Haverford School Newcomers in Foot ball League This Season PENN CHARTER IS STRONG n- paix PREr There promises to be n hard battle for the Interneademlc League footbnll chnmplonhip this season. The title has been won for the last eight years by Penn Charter, and while the team looks as strong ns In former years, other .schools will put excellent aggregations on the gridiron. Also there are two newcomers In Haverford School and St. Luke's, nnd their np penrancfi will add to the Interest in the race. The season will open on October 14 when the hardy perennial Penn Char ter will have Haverford ns Its first op ponent. This game should givo the football fans a good lino on the possi bilities of the Main Liners and Conch Mcrritt's pupils. The Interneademlc League has been in existence since 1887, nnd is the old est scholastic league in the United States. According to Mr. Smith, nslstnnt head master of Penn Charter, the first meeting v. us held in the Penn Charter nsspinblv hall on February 11. lS". Rcprcscntathcs of seen schools attended tLat meeting; only five of tluse, liow cer, decided to advise their institutions to enter the circuit. Germantown Academy, Episcopal Academy, Penn Charter, Rugby Acad emy nnd Brown's Arndemy were tho first members of the league, which de cided to call Itself the Interneademlc Athletic Association of tho Private Schools of the State of Pennsylvania. W. G. Audrnried, Jr., Penn Char ter; C. R. Locbenthai, Germantown; J M. McGann, Episcopal, nnd A. It. Davidson, Rugby, were the first officers f the orgntuzatinn. I. hey hem the ot- lirs f president. Vice president, sec- retnrv and treasurer, respectively The iirst hajuie contest of the "In tiracs" was held about h month later in the Penn Chnrter gymnasium ; Penn Charter, Episcopal, Germantown nnd Rugby holdiug a quadranglo tug-o'-war meet. Charter Reat Term Penn Charter was booked to meet the KpNcopal four J. R. Thomas, nn ehorj J. M. McOann. II. Terry nnd A. illll in the opening heat. The Yellow and Rluo quartet, which was composed of S. Robinson, anchor; J. S. tenl more, J. A. Tracy und II. Rrown. was victorious after Ave minutes of strenu ous pulling by two and one-quarter Inches. (iermantown Academy's team, li. Church, anchor; A. Patterson, O. Loch- n'hal nnd C. Pardee, then stacked up against the Rugby Academy aggregation, It. Wiirts. anennr ; n. Bioveiihuu, . i:nni and J Jaffa. The lormcr quar tet won by the largo majority of eight een InehCH. In tho final beat Penn Charter was victorious over tho llermantown tcaiu bv four and ono-half IncliK,. The win ners luter went out to Franklin Field nnd pulled against the University of Pennsylvania four for the championship of Philadelphia and vicinity, nnd cami homo with tho title. In the opening year Rrown's Acad emy changed its name to Do Lancey S-hool, and as such it wns for twentj -threo ears a member of the kague. The football chanvilon-hlp of the ,.,.H vna won for the first time 1)1 J f.ermnntown Academy. The following nefloo l'eiin inuiiui iu ,?ww. School, which were admitted In that year, finished the season with a percen tage oxactly tho Bame as Germantown s, and so tho second year wound up in a three-cornered tie. Penn Charter captured tho bunting in 'ft'J and '00. In the latter year, im Cheltenham Military Academy entered tho circuit, but failed to como to thu top of tho ladder in tho gridiron game. Haverford was proclaimed champion in '01, Penn Charter In '1)2 nnd in ue ear Rugby dropped out of the league, '03. Germantown Academy wns ouec morn the tltleholder. Adelphl Academy came Into the league In '05 for a one-year stund, after Penn Charter had copped the bunting In '04. Germantown finished on top tho year that Adelphl was seen In tho circuit. The next senwin tho hopuH of tho Cheltenham Acadmy were realized when Its eleven came home with the cup. Many CliampKmslilpa Another tie resulted In . '07, Penn Charter and Germantown being the combinations evenly mntched. German n,nn ennturpd the crown In the follow- Ine year, but Penn Charter came back strong, and for the next three seasons the title was enrried by the Twelfth Street Institution. Haverford captured the bunting In 1(102, and after Germantown came through with a victory In '03, followeu the next year with another win. The school dropped from the circuit In '03, after a dispute. Penn Charter was tho winner or tho IN1ERAC RA SHOULD BE CLOSE OH, MAN! Rum Scored for Week in Three Big Leagues AMERICAN LEAGUE IS1 M' TWIT FisTfl Roston I 1 14 7 1t -23 Washington. 41 0 7 -0 Detroit . ..2,10 2 14 New York.. 4 0 4 14 Chicago ..J I 7 (1 5 12 Cleveland . .j ll 4 5 10 St. Mills... 7 1 8 Athletics .. .' I l 3 7 NATIONAL LEAGUE ISIMITJWJT." Ff.SjTl 01 0 7 7 120 0 I 0 0 2(1 10 o i 211 0 7 7 20 l o 0 10 .J 3 Q is Roston St. Louis.. . Cincinnati. . Chicago . . . New York . . Phillies .... Rrooklyn ... Pittsburgh.. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE SM,TWTF sTfl Rochester .."27it0i I 1 !38 Rlltfnh 12 17 8 37 Syracuse .. . 12 lit .1 35 Jersey City. 1 8 S 20 Toronto .... 2!11 0 in Rending .... 101 7 1 llH Raltimoro .. 17 17 Nownrlt .... 8 1 1 8 title for tho remaining seasons with the exception of 'OS '11 and '12. when Germantown nnd Episcopal captured the championship, the churchmen winnlnc it in the last two yenrB named. Friends I Centrnl School was nlso a member of I the league from 1000 to 1910, but never won any championships. In 1010 Del Lnncey combined with Episcopal Academy. In the latter part of May last cur. St. Luke's School and Haverford School, the same Institution that dropped out In 100,", applied for admit tance to the league. Their applications were accepted, und this year will flnu a five-club league, composed of Penn Chnrter, Germantown Academy, Epis copal Academy, St. Luke's School nnd Haverford School, making what Is be Ueed to lie one of the fastest scholastic circuits In the Enst. LEONARD HERE TODAY Champion Will Be Quest at Olympla Dinner Tonight Renny Leonard Is expected In Phila delphia this afternoon ns n gucnt of David Phillips, member of the Pennsyl vania Rar and n close friend of the lightweight champion. Roth will at tend the dinner tonight at tho Olympla Club, which Is to be part of the pro gram for the Informal opening of the South Rroad Btrect arena. Mr. Phillips wnH In Xow York the day Ieonnrd Injured his left hnnd while training for his match with LewTcndler here. At that time Rcnnv said he would visit Mr. Phillips the first chance he had to come to tnw city. Mr. Phillips said today: "Renny nrnhnblr will slnv over for n rlnr nn nn as ho intends playing several holes of golf at the Green alley Country :D Club." J0L 0 $Artwl Here's a Demonstration Value tySt $m GENUINE y LUJKIIUVAN PT-0 (v& LeaiKer SKoes Real solid leather Cordovan shoes; dressy, natty, new styles; brogues or straiyht Up. You're sure to want a pair and you'll pay $10 to $12 to duplicate them anywhere else in Philadelphia. ANNUAL EXHIBITION, 200 FALL STYLES, CONTINUES All laid out for you to see, pick up and examine. Proof positive that we not only sell the best looking shoes, the best grades and have the biggest variety of styles but can sell actual $10 to $15 grades again this fall at $5.85, $6.85, $7.85, $8.85 and $9.85. Whether you buy or not, don't fail to take this opportunity to judge shoe values to see how we save you money. Exhibition, day and night to Sat. night. Just COME IN AND OPEN EVEM NiCHT LYNCH WILL SE HERMAN-BUFF New Yorker Will Try for Chance to Win Back Bantam Titlo ASHER IS COMING HERE Ry LOUIS II. .IAFFE Among those present at tho MndIon Squnrc Garden, New York City to morrow night will be a tall, lean, "hungry-looking" kid to see Pete Her man defend his bnntnm crown against Johnny Ruff, who admits being America's best flyweight. The hungr aspect of tho nforcmentloned skinny lnd will not be for wnnt of food rather for the feeling thnt ho would like to bo in there within the twenty-four-foot squared circle in the place of Ruff. Seated at the Garden's ringside when Herman and Ruff arc flinging fists In the general direction ofl each other will bo this "envious" yotuigster In the person of Joe Lynch. Joey, you know, up until n. few months ago was thu bantam champion, having deposed Her man nt the Gnrden In New York Inst December. However. Pctev enmc rleht back this summer nnd redeemed his lost laurels at Ebbets Field in Rrooklyn. Now Lynch hns been on Herman's trnll to give him another chance to cop the crown of the HS-nounders. nml in ! the event of n third chninnioiiNhlii tilt neiwecn inem lex lllcknrd no doubt will be tho promoter. Nothing so far hns been done about another Herman I.JIlch eoiltct. still the hitter will hnr-in training in a few weeks so that in case something Is done the nnrrow New Yorker will be prepared. Whilo on the subject of bantam welght, it might bo Interesting to know tlnit Rabo Asher, American E. F. champion of this class nnd a lad who hiiB been showing the form of a future glove great. Is due East this fall. Asdicr Is to come on from Chicngo with Lnr ney I.lchtensteln, nnd the Rabe. nccord ing to word from tho Wlndj City, will be lendy for action with any of the bantams. Three other boxers nte to come nlong and box under the Llclitcusteln colors. And each of these boys will Invade the ICnst heralded as mighty sweet punch ers In his respective class. They are Morrlo Lux, welterweight; Tcdd Murphy, featherweight, and Manuel Azevcdo, lightweight. Llchtcnstein and his jrnrty will pul! through Philadelphia In about two weeks. The first stopping plneo will bo New York, where Lux nnd Asher are to box along about tho first week of October. Philadelphia is included on the Chicago party's schedule. Invasion of Western boxors alreaih has been started. There aro two Calf forniu punchers In New York, where they will make their stamping grounih while in this part of the country, Thcj are Joe Miller, a welterweight, am! Al Walker, a bantam. Roth will an pear in bouts at tho Ico Palace In tie opening show there. 1 HAVE A SMOKE ON US im BOOT SHOP K C -IHK CTP HALF BLOCK 30 Oo JUJ O X. 10W MARKET SI CASE OF DEMPSEY IS SAME AS JEFF'S Twenty Years Ago James J. Was So Good There Was No One for Him to Meet and He Had to Go Into Retirement By GRANTLAND RICE Hnnr t.f a IleaVTWClght There arc times that one can be too fat or maybo be too slow, There are times where one can be too small without a chanoe to prow, And one again can he too thin than any fighter should. But Jeff and Jack havo also proved that one can be too good. It's tough to lose your punch and skill, It's tough to lose your speed. And it's no cinch to lose the knack that makes the fighting breed. But harder than tho rest of it, which few have understood, It Is to find that you have gone ana made yourself too good. CASTING the thin lino of memory back somo twenty years, we recall the case of a heavyweight champion who wns so far beyond nil competition that he had to give up his trade. For there were no more customers In sight. There wns no one who could even be considered as worth n test. This man was Jim Jeffries. Around 1003 Jeffries outclassed all the Held by a margin fully as wide ns Dempsey out classes alt competition today. The Cali fornia bear had cleaned out the reserva tion. There was no one else In sight. And when they Anally ballyhoocd Jack Munro into a joust the farce was so pronounced that Jeffries retired. lie ti.rnn.1 M title over to Marvin Hart, nnd when Tommy Hums whipped Hart there wns no breath or a acmnna xor a Jeffries-Rums match, Ills Downfall NO ATHLETE can mnlntnln his form without competition, without a test caso nt hand that will force him to keep under nt least partial head way. ,. In the seven years that intervened between the Munro nnd the Johnson battle Jeffries had lost 50 per cent of his former allotment. Rest hnd brought rust, as It also does when the period Is extended too long. Dempsey today Is as supreme as Jef fries was some twenty years ago. He has no competitor worth while in sight. This condition may last for only a year or so or It may carry on for six or seven years. And with no competition to face for thnt extended Interval, Dempsey, how ever much of a superman, would soon be starting backward. Dempsey has in his favor tho love of Scraps About Scrappers A bout btweon Joe Tlplltz and Pallor rrledman may result it the former sue cids In wlnntnt from Joo lJmHmln. They meet In the wind-up at th Olympla open Inc next Monday nlBht. "Tip" la Uecplnir In form after hl itreot battlo In Itomon early In tho week. Am tht r feature fraona boolced for tha OWrrola 'i to be btwfen K. O. nilly Antwlo vs. Johnny Drummie. Prelims: Willie Mcflovern v Hilly Haaa, Thick Kan ma v. Young Coster and Tommy Murray v. Martin Judgre Bobby MeCann meeta Tomm Cleary in the tlnal of the open-air how of the eeaion at tho Cftiibrla tomorrow riluht. Semt-flnat to thlf act-to will bo a bout between K'Mlo Dempsey nnd Jimmy Mcdnvern. Other numtori: Tnt Deeny vr Willie McQoverii, Johnny Latterly va. Ororce Stckj and Johnny Murpl y vs. Joe McCarthy. Txratsttni Is irolnc to box some mo'. The eteran ltltl battler has ploced hlmsslf under tho mnnnrement of Jark Hnnlon "IjiiiII will bo af'er all of th Junior Until. welshti," until llinlon. He la training now. Danny rtucfc M to box under the colors of Jarlt London "h's sonson. London la about to Hart a. camrmen ro- ijiiok wnicti, be tays, will brinu Danny Into tho loeal bantam rrot Blare. Danny anxious to meet Mar tin Judie nnl Jack Terry. Joe CUrk. lo:al wel'erweUht. hoa hern matched to meot Italph Raj-mond nt Chester next Mondiv night Charley Williams Is Clark's manaeer Lew Minsk also Is tandled bv Williams, and tho former tv Itl epiwar In sn- of tha prelims on the ami c.ird with "lark and Rayrrond. C J. Sehwart. of Chester, will root for both Claris nnd Mlnfik Downtown fans aaw a thrilling thr-e-rouni bout h'jtween Tlllle Mc.Mlrhaels ard M.irle Donnillv at the Lady of Mount Car ml carnival last week The clrl are four teen yeara of nife and plan to box recularly. Younif Johnny Mayo and Younir Krne. Jr sons of th respective, ve'eron boxers of the ame names, aijo boxed toifetbor. Euch of these boyj In twelve eara old. ,Io Worrell will mtet a, runted opponent lp Silent Turyar a', tho D'inbar A. A, tontKlit Tlio eoml-flnal will bo twtwjen Johnny Mavo nnd Kid Piwll In the other rratchet KM llack fanes nebob, nilly Thornton faces KM nttman and Eddla Galnea tackles Kid Lewis. loeal bantam botrt of Interest will be the f atur of tho se:ond show of the suarnn at th" N'mlonl on rrlday nli?h. Dannv Krame. nnd Joi Nilson will be the prln ll'ilB. Two local llsht-havyelKhts will t on In 'he soml. K. O .SuMlvnn meeting T'rnnklo Drltton. Threi other matches are xheduled. There iTe letters In tho Hporta Deportment of tho Kie.n'ini I'cntic Lumen for Horman i v lor. Youuff Medway and Marcui Wll- FOR MEN 11 Ira IS! M lefl a 61 boxing, which Jeffries never had Dm sey likes tho excitement of being en.'' plon, which Jeffries never caFed "' th!. will mako quite a difference? &l sight within tho next year or so the ii holder will begin to'drift li the wft' direction. run. Only In Uio Resin THIS matter of supremacy holdi' good only In the rcsln. No B0lf., ' he could tncklo any opponent on !! given day with a certainty of miccou At their best Mathcweon, iw' Walsh, Waddell and JohnsoA hill 5 been hnmmererl frnm ,. I.-- " Rut in tho ring when a Demn... or a Jeffries comes along there is no on, who can register in the same resem. tion. In the same way they hnve W. trying to crowd in somo box effl!.' attraction for Renny Leonard, but af n number of years you may recall th, name of the lightweight chnmpion Tho entire truth of the matter I. that the personal contact is so closs In . boxing that but little luck can enter ' There is less luck, good or bad, in, boxing mnteh than in nny other sport. fTlHE Bomowhat livelier ball may .' J- count for a number of "Uab," Ruth'B home, runs, but, concerning that , how does one account for the gnn b. twecn Ruth nnd the next mnn in sight? "WHAT ,s the ,vJnnIn temperament1 ' in sport, anyway?" asks a reader , For one nnswer you can use this: De.' termination, plus concentration. There may bo two more useful Ingredients, but, wo hnvent stumbled upon them yet. COME expert hns figured It out that h?thcn,v.rrnK K0lfcr doesn't piny unfa JOO. This may bo one reason why tie nvcrngo golfer is always off what h' thinks his game ought to be. Copvrloht. lttt. All rtohts rtservtt. 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