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Evening sentinel, Wednesday, April 9, 1924 · page 8

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.xelponsible for me decision
sinner fesflzerwefgbt cham-
the world to return to the

as of Johnny Dundee ruled
would newer fight again.
months a: the life leg! by the
f or the Paris bourgeoisie
Z the change in her attitude to
f tbs ring.
Wknn Gene returned from the
“Grounds after losing the
‘s featherweight title to John-
Dnndee and sustaining fifteen
‘ the most punishing rounds ever
Wered to a figlner. Mme Cri-
;g'ave one look at her husband’s
Mei-ed face and shouted "Never
stain: We will return to Paris and
R a. retired life.”
cnqxn had accumulated 2, 000 006
m in Austra‘ua and America.
a, invested the money, rented a lit--
’ flat and settled dam He met
.B‘ab'rnns. the Belgian boxer, a. be
1524 given his word he would. All
e :9: out cf it was a. badly broken
Md.
. ,Recently Criqui decided to’see
lthe Ledouxniascart bout. He took
A: the conclusion of
ads Winch brought
- a title back :0 the Veteran Ledoux
lime. Crlqui turned to lie: husband
, “oral, Gene, 1 don't
‘ .3 about the ligating
m 5' re \ou couid beat
me same night."

interest.
‘ld give Dundee a.
So you want me to

plied with

quite cerzn _ I
V ’95:. ligfis. ZLC'.

do it?”

7' “All rig“ go ahead.” she per-
mitted. and ’ sought Rob-
2 an Euoeline, . ger, and laid
he was re d, to go back to the
ri . He nireau‘ has started train-

\

"My hand is all right again. i in-

, itend to ask Dun ~29. to give me that

return match he promised me be-
fore we sailevi I ihink i gave him a
good enough battle for the Ameri-
can public to ,wish to see me get
mother chance at him.’ ’Criqui told
the correspondent. “I made no bones
.abon: taking in right after; won
the title. I i‘ I am entitled to an-
other crack at him."

i O I
, Ring Game Since HIS
‘
,Bischarge from the
Army
amuse, April 9 .~—Captain Bob
-. a pugilislic product of the
rid war, has laid aside his box-
gloves. which have earned him
ins-tune in 102 ring contests since
Mtge from the army in 1918
Mb president or a New 0!"
‘ . emical company.
Saniered the ring because he
= we when discharged from the
was $1,760 and needed; in?
funds for his family.
Bio six year: 0: boxing Rope:
all of the leading heavy;
to except Dempsey; and never
knocked out. He served six
an an enlisted my: before
‘ appointee a. captain Inc? the
' berths war. >

 

 

Title at the Age of 19 Years —-- Also on k
World Open Title in 1965

‘NEW YORK. April 9.—-Hodern
sport history furnishes no' parallel
to the record of Jay Gould. who has
just successfully defended a title he
has held for nineteen years. For nine
teen years the man who come: near-
er being a perpetual champion than
any other athlete in any line of
sport endeavor has baffled e‘very
effort to deprive him of the court
tennis championship he earned at
the age 9: 19. For nineteen years
this wizard of the racquet has been
so far above the rest of the amateur
court tennis players of America. $1131
in the language of one of the pro-
fessionals at the Racquet and Ten-
nis Club, “There hasbeen no ago-
and,’!

If there is any sport outside ex
chess and pinochle ln which a play—
er has relgned supreme for nineteen
years, a close scrutiny of the avail-

femonal, to compare with him.
To 889

But there are signs unit has»;
many more seasons Gould's rain}
as can-t tennis king will ova-Termite
uteri. The younger element in court
tennis is coming along rapltlly 1nd
extending him a bit more each year.
A: a. matter or met, fatigue 32m
cost him the title last Stimuli.
when Hewlit Morgan came from be-
hind in the third set of the anal-w
longs round and forced the seen to
13—11. Gould who had won the
first: two sets ates-#1 6—1 barely
lasted long enough to save that
third division of play. He was so
oloae to utter exhaustion at the end.

that critics were almost unanimous:

In the opinions that Moi-gen would
have won hail the match gone be-
yond three sets.

able records rails to reveal it. Willie ‘

Hoppe approacha the secord rath-
ei- closeb' but falls lo equal it by an
appreciate margin. Hoppe first won
the billiam

one occasion and has been beaten peg-
hapa ban dazen times in indulge;

championship about six- ,
teen years ago but be lost the title on '

about Jay Gould': record 5. in: 1

{not thatlnnflthatfimeoalyoner

amateur opponent has been able to

earn 8. single set in a championship .

in; or the menu new in the _ ‘
Hotel Pennayimln it; New Tort. on.

match, aml that nineteen years ma-

Winnlng the title he has been able

to deiend it. without Jim: I; set
to a. man who rates as strong a riv-
al as he has ever faced man: the

toth'etitktorm’r- ’ "
Jay Dem to win; aim "
fore he was mun}: taller than
lacuna: itself; He kné

limit: from childhéoi:

into a. court tennis ‘

Ill; father provided '7

of the few tennis

gonna-y. Before 21

Sunday. 3. A. Green of Prlnoet
was elected neonatal-y-

tour of the twelve 13mins: 9

Joe mum; left bin rabbi t’: toot g

same 3311: day.
As the Giants trekuorth'md :0»

weird home. the mains at the sea.-

son and a. fourth pennant (notably)

John Mchw find: that hath“ Inn?

you'll: pitcher: in: his W roll than

mt? be flie- hurling when a: the;
Giant team of tomomw. Meat-aw

bu bald more attention than ever '

to in: young timers tilleaprins be-

build. by next fall, an: em. new
pitching staff; with Chime Jon-

hard: Romy nu: Ryan: and possibly .

Virgil Barnes as the noble“

am lie m earned confiéernble aim! .

Basketball M will. now start I
to clone a: mum. and. ltwm .
week: hetore the base-

may ..
hull 796nm: mung this Sentient will ‘

Rupee broke when be me-
at the W and deemed that-

ting: m the Quicken way

1"The: youthful mix-onto glib prop ' :

ed almost concretelveiy
have the mulling! m

Ernest 15mm, ob. :trom

Whaling. '
Wayland pm from Lame.
Benn!!! new, will; the £21m; int
year. 1
Ice: Brad elm obtains?! from Tm

7 man. ,.

“billions college win nominee to , .

‘ membership and there we”

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"Mil become president" at at New

1 , e" e i '1
, Be ls‘bow the owner of a grocery
store in biennium. N. 3.. a nice {it/-

‘ tle communlgy not far iron: Ho— *

boken. He purchased this business
on the money that he made in the
ring game. He also kept sevetar
rioeiorzs in business, when he was

mnamsmnnm
91w. .mmxmmsww

Joe picked his nlend and Kant-u

e): Essen T.
cheiié.
the New Rochelle Scream, a nice
quiet little. ewspnper: in that city:

W 3W3“ grille in ac-

.,‘ e

We all! know now new Cling“;
138.1116 to land the the featherweight

clampionmn at one tinge. He met
havevreceived plenty oi training at
home. His wife has aeolian that she
will allow him to try to regain the

3 lost title for the Origin family.

Maybe it given pair of: boxing
film‘s: alias. Gaga! would {b0 beta.
tbs.“ her husband in the mates?
circle gThe is not far on when

G’Deli up at New an
Hagen is now employed on '

finals m not prone to no i
m between SW us-
and: Him Eaton Wins. the

‘ siennrcbnmplon, as was genial- '

{in xii: Mm tease.

Wit aims: in: «yaw
a pawn service and showed that

Vibe has sway improved her mum:

strokes Which. proved he? WW

. last year. Her evahead same we:

seem in none. hilt eminent; mat

. ngficmtmiunder the author” at
134! road no em so: BMW

lens denim have been mafia:
the telltaleWtbe of

,fiornge ml by means of W-

lny‘merfimaof

.mhyimfingibemmutw

ablation. mgr which they re:-
rubhed’ with or! also or M

chalk. and colds!» being ml».

Cbemlsts e! the government hm

perfected their method a: teatnxg

when an egg has been treated
this was.

Al Simon: to: whom Connie may

in

mid a large mm. show-ea 1. any
or the forming? made bins am;

{ion on the coast yesterday. when
he knocked out two home rum in a.

game against the Pbiliies. Each

Connie Mack’s team this ma.

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