JACK DEMPSEY NOW WORLD'S CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT; CANOE SEASON OPENS ON RIVER
DAUPHIN-PERRY BATTLES
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. Pet.
Marysville 6 3 .667
Newport * J -500
Millersburg * * -00
Duncannon i ° •- Bt>
Yesterday's Scores
Newport. 7; Marysvllle. 0.
Newport, 8; Marysville, 4.
To-day's Game
Newport at Duncannon.
When the Marysville leaders
dropped two games to the fast mov
ing Newport outfit yesterday, the
team percentage was lowered con
siderably and the Dauphin-Perry
League race tightened up to a large
extent. With the Newport protest
-' ol' her defeat by Duncannon last
week still undecided, chances are
' that the race will be tightened still
more.
Inability to hit Ray Wertz and
"Buck" Gilday, coupled with a de
cided lack of life, especially in the
afternoon, together with a large
number of errors of omission and
commission, were responsible for
Marysvillo's defeat. On the other
hand, Newport hit the ball when
hits meant runs and played a sterl
ing game throughout both contests.
The heat appeared to bother both
teams somewhat. This was particu
larly noticeable in the afternoon
and accounted for some of the lack
cf life shown by the teams. So in
" tense were the rays of the sun in
the afternoon that Umpire Nebinger
was forced to retire at the end of
the second inning. Frazier, who
handled the indicator in the league
during the two previous seasons,
was on the grounds and was pressed
into service.
Newport Homers Count
Three home runs were respon
sible to a large extent for Marys
ville's defeat in the morning at New
port. In the first inning, after Gut
shall was safe on an error of Rutter
and R. Wagner had sacrificed him
to second, "Dick" Rush picked out
the first of Biever's offerings and
■> sent it over the left field fence for
the circuit. H. Wagner, following
Rush, also picked out the first hall
sent over by Biever, and drove it
over the fence in left center. Again
in'the fifth inning this same Wag
ner drove one of Biever's shoots
over the left field fence, this time
with the bases loaded.
While Biever's shoots were being
hit hard, "Lefty" Wertz held Marys
ville helpless. In only one instance
did Marysville get a runner as far
as third bgse.
Hit Hart Hard
Hart, on the mound for Marys
ville for the first time since 1915,
•when he hurled Marysville to. a pen
nant, was hit hard by Newport in
the afternoon, a total of fourteen
I singles being collected off his de
livery. Gutshall and Shrefllcr were
the chief offenders, each driving out
four safeties.
The game was a nip and tuck af
fair until the seventh, when New
port drove in four tallies. Marys
ville had been playing a lifeless
game since the first inning when
they had scored three runs off Gil
day. In the ninth the leaders lost
a good chance to score when the
first two batsmen got on through
4jeing walked and hit. Herman was
out on a fly to first, but Lightner
drove a clean single into left center.
Rutter could have scored easily
from second, but was held on third
by the coach, and Gerdes thinking
he would make a try for the plate,
was caught between second and
ijhird.
The scores and summaries:
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
MARYSVILLE
Moore, 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0
Rutter, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 2
Gerdes, 55..,. 4 0 1 4 1 0
Herman, 1b... 4 0 0 5 0 0
Lightner, cf... 4 0 0 0 0 0
Killinger, c ... 3 0 1 8 0 0
Biever, p 3 0 1 1 1 0
Roberts, rf.... 3 0 1 1 0 0
Stees, cf 3 0 0 5 0 0
Total 30 0 4 24 5 2
NEWPORT
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
' Gutshall, ss .. . 4 2 2 2 5 1
R, Wagner, lb . 3 0 1 9 2 1
Rush, 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0
H. Wagner, If . 4 2 2 1 0 0
Kepner, 2b .... 4 0 0 1 0 0
N. Wagner, cf . 4 0 1 2 1 0
Peterman, rf .. 2 0 0 0 0 0
Shrefiler, rf ... 2 0 0 2 0 0
Kerns, c 4 0 0 8 0 0
Wertz, p 3 1 2 1 1 0
Total 36 7 9 27 10 2
Marysville 00000000 o—o
Newport 30004000 x—7
Earned runs—Newport, 5. Home
runs—Rush, H. Wagner, 2. Sacri
fice hits—R. Wagner. Double plays
—Gutshall to R. Wagner. Struck
out—Biever, 8; Wertz, 8. Base on
balls—Wertz, 3. Left on base—
Marysville, 5; Newport, 4. Stolen
bases—Roberts, Biever. Umpire—
Nebinger.
MARYSVILLE
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Moore, 2b 3 1 0 2 2 1
Rutter, 3b 2 0 0 1 2 0
Gerdes, ss 3 1 2 3 1 1
Herman, 1b... 5 1 012 0 0
Lightner, cf .. 5 0 2 0 0 0
Killinger, c .... 4 1 0 4 4 1
Hart, p 4 0 1 1 5 1
Roberts, rf .. .. 2 0 0 1 0 1
Anspach, rf ... 2 0 1 0 0 0
f Stees, If 4 0 1 2 1 0
Total 34 4 7*26 15 5
NEWPORT
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Gutshall, ss ... 5 2 4 3 4 2
R. Wagner, lb. 4 1 1 11 1 0
Rush, 3b 5 1 2 0 2 0
H. Wagner, If. 5 2 12 10
Kepner, 2b .... 4 1 2 1 1 1
N. Wagner, cf . 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shreffierj rf ... 4 1 4 0 0 0
Kerr.s, c 4 0 0 10 0 0
Gilday, p 4 0 0 0 3 0
Total 40 8 4 27 12 3
Marysville 30000001 o—4
Newport 21000140 o—B
I *Gilday out on infield fly.
PurWßlend
Uioootale Jlav6^|
& Kcffer Co.. DleTjS
SATURDAY EVENING,
!TWO base hit —Stees. Sacrifice hits
—Rutter, 2; R. Wagner, Kepner,
N. Wagner, 2. Struck out—Hart, 4;
Gilday, 8. Base on balls—Hart, 1;
Gilday, 3. Left on base —Marysville,
ill; Newport. 9. Hit by pitcher—
I Hart, 1; Gilday. 3. Stolen bases—
Gutshall. Shrefiler. R. Wagner. Um-
I pires—Nebinger and Frazier.
Newport at Duncannon
Newport is meeting Duncannon in
' the third contest of the week at
Duncannon this afternoon, while
Millersburg and Marysville are idle.
Ed Strieker will make his debut on
the mound for Duncannon, while
Dearolf will catch. Indications at
noon to-day were that "Lefty"
Wertz would be the Newport mound
selection with Kerns back of the
bat.
Athletics Will Play Here .
With Klein Chocolates
Connie Mack and his Athletics will
be in Harrisburg on Wednesday, July
23. His team will play the Klein
Chocolate Company team. At the
eleventh hour Manager Connie Mack
insists on a percentage in addition to
the large guarantee which was agreed
to. Manager John Breqkenrldge said
all right. Fans of Harrisburg will
not be disappointed. The Klein
Brothers promised Harrisburg base
ball enthusiasts that the Athletics
would play in Harrisburg and rain
alone will stop the game.
Good baseball is promised for Har
risburg by the Klein Brothers.
Parkesburg, Williamsport, New York
Ship Yard League champions. Balti
more Dry Dock champions, Hilldale
Giants and the Vacharachs, cham
pion colored teams, have all been
booked. The games will be played
at Island Park, dates to be announced
later.
Afternoon game, July 4, at Eliza
bethtown:
KLEIN CO.
R. H. O. A. E.
Wrightstone, 3b 2 2 2 2 0
Killinger, s.s. .• 1 0 3 4 0
! Cranston, 2b 1 3 3 4 1
I Walsh, lb - 0 13 0 0
Rltter, c.f 1 1 0 0 0
I Brown, l.f 0 1 0 0 0
I Shirk, r.f 0 2 0 0 0
Trout, 1 2 6 4 0
| Harned, p 0 1 0 1 0
1 Totals 71227 15 1
LEB. BETH. STEEL CO.
R. H. O. A. E.
Keating, 2b 0 1 4 1 0
I Smoyer, s.s 1 2 2 5 1
Babblngton, lb 0 1 10 0 0
Mecherly, 3b 1 3 0 3 1
Smith, c.f 0 2 2 0 0
Zeigler, r.f 0 0 3 3 0
' Green, l.f 0 0 2 0 0
Troutman, p 2 3 0 1 0
Totals 4 13 24 4 13 2
Klein Co, 42000100 x—7
Steel Co. 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 I—4
Earned runs, Klein Co., 3; Bethle
hem, 3; two-base hits, Troutman,
Cranston; three-base hit. Smith;
home runs, Cranston, Smoyer; sacri
fice hits, Harned; base on errors
Klein, 2; Bethlehem, 1; stolen bases,
Wrightstone, 2; Ritter; left on bases,
Klein, 7; Bethlehem, 6; double plays,
Cranston to Walsh; struck out by
Harned, 6; by Troutman, 1; base on
bolls, oft Harned, 1; off Troutman, 3;
hit by pitcher, Hart; wild throw,
Smoyer. Umpires, Cook and Blough.
Time, 1.40.
Morning game at Lebanon, July 4:
KLEIN CO.
R. H. O. A. E.
Wrightstone, 3b 1 1 0 1 0
Killinger, s.s 1 1 1 2 0
Cranston, 2b 0 0 3 4 0
Walsh, lb 0 0 11 .0 0
Ritter, c.f 0 1 1 0 0
Brown, l.f 0 0 2 0 0
Shirk, r.f 0 1 0 0 0
Trout, c 0 0 9 2 0
Mellinger, p 0 1 0 2 0
Totals 2 5 27 11 0
LEB. BETH. STEEL CO.
R. H. O. A. E.
Keating, 2b 0 1 1 1 0
Smoyer, s.s 0 1 2 2 0
Babbington, lb 0 1 11 0 0
Mecherly, 3b. 0 1 0 2 0
Smith, c.f 0 2 1 0 0
Zeigler, r.f. 0 0 1 0 0
Hart, 0 2 6 4 0
Green, l.f 0 0 5 0 0
Slack, p 1 1 0 2 0
Totals 1 9 27 11 0
Klein Co 00000002 o—2
Bethlehem C 0... 00100000 o—l
Earned runs, Klein Co., 1; Bethle
hem Co., 1; two-base hit, Ritter,
Hart; sacrifice hits,. Killinger; stolen
bases, Wrightstone. Smoyer; left on
base. Klein, 5; Bethlehem. 8; double
plays. Trout to Cranston; struck out
by Mellinger, 8; by Slack. 3; base on
balls, olf Mellinger, 1; oft Slack, 2:
hit by pitcher. Ritter, Smoyer; wild
pitches. Mellinger, 2. Umpire, Clem
ens. Time, 1.35.
Boxing and Wrestling
Results of Yesterday
By Associated Press.
Benton Harbor, Mich., July 4. —Joe I
Burman knocked out Pete Herman
in the seventh round of a scheduled j
10-round bout here to-day. Herman j
was knocked down three times be
fore he was put out. Both men are
from Chicago. They are bantam
weights.
Canton, Ohio. July 4.—Jack Brltton.
welterweight champion, easily de- j
feated Johnny Griffiths, of Akron, in
a 12-round, no-decision bout here
to-day.
Jersey City, July 4.—Joe Lynch, the
New York bantamweight easily out
pointed Charley Beecher in an eight
round bout here to-day.
St. Louis, July 4.—Harry Wills won
tho newspaper decision over Sam
Langford In an eight-round open air
bout this afternoon.
Kansas City, July 4. —Jeff Smith,
of New York, out pointed Mike Gib
bons, of St. Ptful, In a ten-round box
ing match to-day, according to the
news writers.
Tulsa, Okla., July 4. —Harry Greb,
of Pittsburgh, gained a referee's de
cision over Bill Brennan, of Chicago,
in a fifteen-round fight here this af
ternoon.
Omuha, Neb., July 4. —Joe Stecher,
of Dodge, Neb., to-day defeated Ed.
(Strangler) Lewis, of San Jose, Cal.,
In two straight falls In a wrestling
match.
FAKE POLICEMAN AIDS
IN HOLDING UP CITIZENS
San Francisco. —Three men, alight
ing from an automobile at Golden
Gate avenue und Polk street, stopped
John Stonbraker, of Vallejo.
"You are under arrest," said one,
displaying a star.
Stonbraker expostulated, but the
men forced him into an automobile
and drove him to Florida and Mari
posa streets, where they robbed him
of 143, according to his tale to the
I police.
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JESS WILLARD MARKETS
HIS CARCASS FOR A
BIG BUNCH OF MONEY
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Rich, fat, crafty old Jess Willard!
Didn't he put it over on 'cm! Ho,
ho, ho! That was the monster of all
frascos put upon the American pub
lic, and Or Jess is some wizard.
Talk about Get-Rich-Quick Walling
ford, Jessie James and Jay Gould;
cheap selling platers alongside of
Ol' Jess, who has a head like a rake.
None of the high-priced critics ap
peared to observe this, hut Jack
Kearns was wise long since. In
deed, thdt was the only cue he had
to work on to hook Willard up with
the demon Dempsey.
When Jack was hero with Demp
sey and their musical comedy show
a short time before Dempsey started
training, Kearns had not cemented
the contract and all that made him
anxious was that Willard would not
have enough nerve to stand up and
be knocked out even though receiv
ing a fortune.
But money is what baited Jess
and once he saw it coming in bushels
he crossed the Rubicon. Ho knew
from the first what was coming. How
any discriminating person could
have seen these two men in training
and have predicted any other result
is a conundrum which will float
down unanswered for ever in ring
history. ... , ,
When Dempsey, at the Crystal
Hotel here, expertly opened a box
of $5 chocolates and munched them
casually the whole box, ho looked
to be just what he proved himself,
a fighter from the cradle.
"Thing you'll lick Willard" wo
asked him.
"Sure" said he grinning amia
bly. ,
"What makes you think so?"
"I licked everybody I ever fought,
and have never been knocked
down." . . . ...
"What will you get him with,
right or left."
"I don't know; either one, they
always fall when I hit em. Dcrnp
sey was fur nioro interested in the
chocolates than in his coming fight
for world's championship. Somewhat
shyly he told of his first battle, with
three Mormon boys in the western
town where the Dempsey family
lived, and when ho was but ten
years old.
Ills father happened to bo passing
when the three heckled Jack and he
said: "You'll have to care of
them yourself; I'm not going to
help you." In a few moments all
three kissed the dust.
"Fightin' is the only thing I care
about" ruminated Dempsey. wiping
the chocolato gtnins from his deter
mined mouth. "It always came nat
ural to me, and this fellow won't
give nto any trouhlo. A couple punch
es with six-inch start "II finish htm;
>tu'll see. An' he can't hurt me;
no one ever has."
As they were stopping on the train
Dempsey volunteered amiably; "He
HAitrasßtraa •TELEGRAPH
. won't last six rounds; put a bet on
that."
Manager Kearns was of the same
| sentiment and in his pocket was a
I note from Jim Corbctt, not published
j then, saying "This is the greatest
I lighter America ever produced."
With a couple months of descry
j that Dempsey is a real miracle, a
i prodigy in the ring, a natural world's
I champion, it is impossible to under-
I stand how so many so-called experts
gave Willard the choice for win
ning. The fall down is the hollow-
I est joke ever perpetrated on the
sport writer's fraternity. Think of
the renowned Billy Rocap, suggest
! od as the most able man in the coun
try, saving on the morning of the
j fight: "Willard should win; light
i ing chance Tor Dempsey." And he
j went on to say:
j "The writer does not believe
Dempsey possesses the boxing abil
i itv to reach the vulnerable parts of
I Wlllard's anatomy, nor does he
possess the reach to land his blows
j first on a lead to the head. He must
bore in, hoping to land his sleep
-1 producing punch. But he possesses
! little defense and will be inviting de
j feat.
"Willard boxes flat-footed, is al
j ways poised ready to meet an oppon
j ent, and Dempsey, with his lack of
j defense, must expect to get jolted
I hard and often with straight lefts
1 and right-hand uppercuts, blows
S which Willard has timed to a nicety
j and which, backed up by his 24 5
| pounds avoirdupois, Carry great
force.
"Dempsey to win must do so
1 quickly; but the writer, who has
I studied the two men from every pos
| sible angle, likes Wlllard's chances
I better."
Say, bo, your old Uncle Sam cor
i tainly stands for the bunk in this
boxing stuff, and yet they belabor
1 Joe Barrett when ho gets in the
j clutches of a shifty boxer like Tend
| ler although he never bilked the
j "peerful" o>-t. of half a million bucks
i on a camouflage so raw that a blind
man could detect it. Thousands of
columns were wasted in the news
papers; thousands spent in raw pu
pcr and wlro tolls. Tho cream of
word slingers tried to get some life
out of tho fo,co and It was sud
stuff; for there must have been a
subconscious feeling that fat old Jess
I Willard had no more chance with the
j demon Dempsey that a cockroach
i tackling a tank full of Doughboys.
The only reason he ever consented to
I quit business a while and do some
alleged training was to get a fortune
; so he would never have to labor any
I more. Jack Kearns and Tex Rlck
! aid did the rest. It was a plain case
lof getting Willard to produce his
carcass on the day of contract and
! let tho public know there was a man
!by that name. Willard never had
! tho remotest chance from tho first.
1 Dempsey Is a perfect specimen of
1 physical development, with all the
lighter'a instinct, and It was up to
him and his shrewd manager to coax
Willard into the ring to loosen the
title from him.
Buy why all the artless ring critics
should have been duped'; this is too
many. Nearly all of them fell for
the stuff. "Say, did you notice how
Big Jess buttons his vest from the
bottom up instead of down?" the
manager would whisper to a trained
writer for the press. "You don't
say so; gee, that is good stuff for
my sheet; from the bottom up!"
The next day they told a New York
writer that Willard eats spinach
with a knife instead of a fork and
it cost a good sum to wire that im
portant story into the office, but it
had to go. When Mrs. Willard al
| lowed she might witness the fight
it cost a three column head In tho
sporting page all over tho land.
"This is the real human interest
stuff" suggested the canny Tex Rlck
ard. "Play wife stuff straight place
and third."
The small attendance proved that
the real situation had begun to be
understood In spite of the camou
flage publicity and few will be sur
prised to learn that a retired man of
38. never a great fighter, should
have succumbed (for a fortune) to a
perfect fighting machine.
Details of the Fight
Dempsey appeared In the ring at
3:55 o'clock and Willard a minute
later.
At nine minutes after four the
weak gong clanged and the bqttle
was on.
Round I—Willard loomed up like
a Goliath against his five-Inch short
er David and opened the engagement
by bumping his long left twice into
Dempsy's face with force enough to
make the latter blink. The challeng
er missed a swing and slipping into
a clinch landed three body blows
with his free left hand carrying but
little force. Willard had him easily
in a clinch and partly turning him
around used his rapier-like left
again, once to the head and once to
the body after the break.
"Then Dempsey opened his heavy ar
tillery and swung a jarring left to
the Jaw. followed by a right and left
to the body. A partly silly, partly
stupid expression overspread the
champion's face and as he rocked on
his heels his whole body quivered.
He pulled himself together and as
Dempsey crowded in again, shot a
left to the mouth and repeated to the
eye. The blows did not even cause
his youthful nemesis to hesitate, and
lodging past the oustretched left as
it snapped for the third time, he
whipped over a right and left al
most simultaneously. The blows
landed flush on Willard's jaw and for
the first time in his championship
career, Willard was dropped to the
floor. He was up again a't the count
of six only to be sent to the canvas
with another right as he rose slowly
to his feet. The blood began to pour
from his mouth.
Ho turned away from his opponent
who struck again twice with his
right, Willard falling on his hands
and knees. When he arose Dempsey
crowded him into a corner and with
a right and left to the face sent him
to the floor again. As he arose a
fusillade of body blows dropped him
in a corner where he sat when the
bell terminated the round.
Round 2—Willard appeared to be
in a bad way. He managed to snap
a left to Dempsey's face and a puny
right uppercut to the chin. Demp
sey replied with several body drives
and Willard fell partly through the
ropes. When he regained his feet he
stumbled into a clinch, but Dempsey
easily tore loose and proceeded to
batter him almost at will, the cham
pion retaliating with but three feeble
stabs to the face during the melee.
When Willard went to the corner his
right eye was completely closed.
Round 3. The final session was
simply a series of rapid fire swings,
which fell on Willard's face and body
with pile-driving power, which left
Willard completely helpless. Blood
bubblhd from his mouth with every
gasp for breath, while the crowd
about the ringside began to yell to
Referee Record to stop it. Just as
the bell rang and Willard collapsed
In his chair, he spat out a tooth. As
he sat lolling from side to side his
chief second, Walter Monahan, talked
earnestly to him and when Willard
nodded his head, Monahan walked
over and spoke to Record. The ref
eree threw up his hands and hurried
to Dempsey's cqrner. He gesticulated
in the uproar and finally pulled
Dempsey toward the center of the
ring before the new champion real
ized that Wlllard's seconds had
thrown up the sponge. As soon as
he grasped the situation he started
for Wlllard's corner and the late
holder arose and stepped weakly to
meet him. They shook hands and
Willard muttered something in *e
ply to Dempsey's remarks, and the
fight had passed Into history.
Klein Chocolate Team Will
Play Allison Hill Stars
On Tuesday evening the Klein Choc
olate Company team will play the
pick of the Allison Hill League. This
game Is of special Interest because of
the championship claims made oy the
Klein team. A feature of this team
will be the presence of a number of
well-known stars, former New Yuk
Slate leaguers and players from the
big leagues.
The game will start at 6.15 and the
Klein Brothers will have a supply
of chocolate on hand for distribution.
There will bo chocolate for nvery
body. Just drop what you please in
the hat when It Is passed around and
you will get a large piece of choco
late, and to the league a whole lot
of benefit, as the proceeds will go to
the Allison Hill League.
RIVER BLAZES WHEN
ADMIRAL GEORGE RIEST
PRESSES THE BUTTON
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The old Susquehanna was a gay
gathering place last night for hun
dreds of Harrisburgers and visitors
who patronized the Municipal Port
at the foot of South street where
George Riest now has opened four
huge crafts to house canoes and ac
commodate swimmers. The city au
thorities, perhaps feeling guilty at
not doing something to satisfy the
intense demand for bathing facili
ties has aided in getting lights to the
big plant and in cutting down strag
gly trees which cut off the dock
from view along Front street.
This place is a real boon to thou
sands who desire to take advantage
of swimming, sculling, motor boat
ing and canoe paddling. There was
no formal opening last night beyond
furnishing one big deck with thirst
quenching soft drinks and the turn
ing on of a fine system of many
colored lights which gleam out far
and wide over the lovely basin and
make a merry haven to voyagers up
and down the wide river.
Riest is to be commended for his
enterprise in going ahead making
a considerable investment on a mere
chance, for his place is now the one
central spot for water pleasure, al
most 200 canoes being housed at
present.
It looked like Kipona last even
ing with every canoe abroad, ac
companied by the tinkle of guitar
and the little player machines; and
the big crowd which occupied the
deck looking on indicates what may
be expected as the Municipal Port
becomes better known.
One of the first moves contem
plated by Riest is to start a volun
teer life saving corps which should
have been under way long ago. He
intends to ask a dozen or so good
swimmers to co-operate on this plan;
to take instruction on first-aid; learn
the handling of a pulmotor, and in
general b<s able to take action which
will save lives, too many of which
have been lost in recent years. A
life boat is ready now for service,
with two sets of oars a light, broad
craft fitted for rescue work. The
business of securing a pulmotor may
hjive to bo handled by subscription
although the city, by right, should
contribute this.
The annual toll paid to Neptune
In valuable lives should be sufficient
incentive for every one to learn
swimming. Every child above the
age of five should bo perfectly at
home in the water and as in Borne
cities teaching of swimming should
bo compulsory. As a preventive of
disease and up-bullder of the body
and a moulder of form it Is without
rival in the physical gamut of ex
ercise. It is an agent for the de
velopment of the mind and will, as
proved by French and English gov
ernments who are curing paralytics
now with swimming. It is a fact
that the delicate and deformed will
find a regular panacea In this
health giving sport which should be
Indulged in out in the open and
not in some enclosed pool, used by
many.
Yesterday thp demand was so
great that not be met and
It was almost touching to see so
many ogling the cool water without
any way of getting in. The hiring
of canoes had to be abandoned for
they were all taken In Jlg-tlme and
the day established a custom which
Mr. Riest will continue, namely to
register every one who rents a
canoe and also the passengers.
Furthermore, notice was put up thut
JULY 5, 1919.
persons who are not acquainted with
handling a canoe, may not hire one.
Riest explains in the case of Rabbi
Abramson and tho boy companion
William Boyer, who went over the
dam recently to their death, that
the Rabbi had long been accustomed
to canoe handling, which makes the
tragedy all tho more curious. It is
believed that he may have ventured
to guide the craft over the dam, for
he was too skillful to be dashed
over by the current.
The beautifully lighted deck will
be open to the public afternoon and
evening and it is the aim of Mr"
Riest to invite the Civic Club, the
Chamber of Commerce and other
city activities to occasional functions.
He will cater to sewing parties, card
parties and private gatherings which
relish tho cool breezes of the water
and the attractions of the surround
ings. •
The McCormick Islund swimming
is now a big feature of the summer
camp which opens July 10 this year.
Here many a lass has learned to be
come a capable swimmer and diver
and the Telegraph to-day is able to
print a photo of one of these mer
maids who modestly asks that her
name be not used. She is executing
a perfect jack-knife dive off Riest's
deck. The Park Department is
doing all it can to ginger up things
at the water front in anticipation
of a great Kipona this year, and
the city's promise of building huge
baths sooner or later at the sight
of Hardscrapple encourages tho ones
who keep working for the big thing,
a monster beach or pool.
HERESAY EVIDENCE
"You know, of course, that George
Washington never told a lie," said a
teacher to a pupil.
"No," answered the pupil, "I don't
know It. I've heard It."—St. Louis |
Globe-Democrat.
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Say
KING
OSCAR
to your dealer and pass him 7c,
and then he will give you your
money's worth of real smoke
Comfort.
John C, Herman & Co,
Harrisburg, Pa.
To-day Try One
WILLARD'S WIFE
COMFORTS HIM
Says She's Glad He Is no
Longer Champion, Though
Sorry to See Him Beaten
By Associated Press.
Toledo, Ohio, July s.—There Is one
woman in Toledo to-night happj
because Jess Willard is no longer
world's heavyweight champion. She
is the wife of the vanquished title
holder, and mother of his five chil
dren. She left them at their home
in Lawrence, Kan., came to Toledo
unannounced last night and, with
Wlllard's attorney, occupied a seat in
the $5O section yesterday afternoon
while her husband was being bat
tered to defeat. No one in the huge
crowd, except the champion him
self, knew she was there.
When the bruised and battered
giant of the ring was brought to the
home he had occupied in Toledo,
Mrs. Willard was there, eager to
care for his wounds. She put him
on a davenport and sat at his side,
applying soothing iced cloths to his
closed eye.
"I am sorry that Jess was beaten,
but I can truthfully say I am happy
that he's no longer champion," Mrs.
Willard said. "It means, now, that
we shall be able to live in peace,
Jess will become a private citizen
again. It was the second boxing con
test I had ever witnessed and I do
n u t „ T Y ant to ™tness an y more. I
sha I be happy when I can take Jess
back home to our children "
Willard said he did not recover
from the effects of the left hook that
Dempsey landed early in the first
h U i n ff ♦u t " . perha P s an hour after
he left the ring.
That was the blow that started
me on defeat," Willard said. "I
felt physically able to continue but
my head wasn't clear and my eya
was closed and I realized it would
have been useless for me to attempt
to box while half blinded. a " empt
Dempsey is a reasonable hitter
It was the first time that I had ever
been knocked off my feet. I have
sent many 'birds' home in the same
now 8 ®! ~c ondi" o n tha t lam in and
now I know how they felt. I sin
cerely wish Dempsey all of the luck
possible and hope that he garners
the riches that go with the cham
pionship. I have had my fling at tho
title. I was champion for fou,r years.
And I want to assure you that they'll
never have to give a benefit for me.
1 have invested the money I have
made."
The blow referred to by Willard
was struck in the first ro-und The
gong alone saved Willard from de
feat in this round, for with swollen
cheeks, right eye closed. Dempsey
knocked him down or threw him
helpless against tho ropes seven
times.
Dempsey thought he had won
when the gong sounded" and had to
be brought back into the ring,
Willard, who towened over his an
tagonist like a lighthouse over a tug,
acted like a sick man. He was beaten
and he knew it. He swung wildly
and feebly, while his relentless an
tagonist pounded home blows like a
great riveting machine.
There were cries of "Stop it! Stop
it!" "It's murder."
Jess managed to last out the third
round and sank into, his corner
where he was given aromatic spirits
of ammonia.
He revived, tried to smile and
then his seconds surrendered tho
match.
DOUSE THE GLIM OR GO
"That young man stayed very late
again, Edith."
"Yes, papa; I was showing him my
picture postcards."
"Well, tho next time he wants to
stay late, you show him some of my
electric light bills."—Boston Tran
script.
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