AGAINST FAST
ampion Is Favored to
.Charlie Weinert in
. 3‘4
oks-oamii
NEW YORK. July BwIiari-y Greb,
, zlPittsburgh. world's middleweight
hampion will risk his own crown
igainst Mickey “'alkcr of Elizabeth,
. J., world's Welterweight cham-
ion. and 'l'lurry Wills, negro heavy-
weight, will trade punches with
Charlie Weinert. of Newark, N. J.,
the two Iii-round headline match-
at the Italian Hospital tund bout
it the Polo Giounds tonight
in: Sluttci-y vs. Shade
3 This stellar top line prior; am will
is augmented by a six iound semi-
final between Jimmy Sluttery, of
uffalo, N. Y., and Dave, Shade, of
Gaiifornia, and a four round prelim-
ihary between Joe Lynch. of New
ifrk, former world’s bantainweigbt
nmplon. and Jack Shill‘li‘t})'. of
" New York. composing the most celea
ltated array of boxing to be tossed
iflto the lists for public approval thls
spason.
“Promoters of the match said today
that the advance seat sale already
had exceeded the Shoo, ooo mutk and
before post time it is expected that
11 of the available pasteboaids will
go gobbled up by eager listic follow-
~ ers. hungry for the taste of a cham-
ionship match flavored pith rich
lent just outside of the select cir-
ls of crowned heads.
It a. capacity crowd attends the
tches, 80, 00C- ,will be in the enclo-
ilro which houses the New York
. tints. While Promoter Humbert
hgazy would not venture an opin—
, oh the magnitude of an antici-
', ”ted throng i: is expected that more
than 60,000 will be in attendance
..hsn Joe Humphries announces the
’iml-windup between Slattcry and
. Shade.
Four hundred uniformed police-
- men had been detailed by Commis-
lioner Enright to guard the fight
use. between 150th and 169th streets
do keep the thongs mmlng both
boning and going.
é‘ . Which Is Best? ,
:Whllo the gladiatOrs are markln'g
(the in their variou quarters wait-
hig to step on the s Ies at the State
thletic commission office for the of-
' dill weighing-in at 2 oclock, the
romoters are perturbed over the
Inexpected twist of affairs which
, prevents them from naming an of-
C out main bout. Wills and Welnert
{ova been served notice that they
Epcot to be tossed into the ring for
v 0 final attraction while Walker
ospttal
‘.
THE“ EVENING SENTINEL .
THURSDAY, JULY 2,1925.
HARRY GREB DEFENDS TITLE
MICKEY WALKER
Win—Harry Wills and
15 Round Battle—Col-
ored Boxer Has Edge—Jimmy Slattery and
Dave Shade—Lynch Meets Sharkey
turning their world's title instcb into
a senii-windup affair.
Despite the most crafty diplomacy.
Promoter lt‘uguzy has been unable
to unravel tho tangle and he has
passed the buck over to the State
Athletic coniitiission for a filial dc-
cislon, All “four or the principals
have :igiut . .ilu by the decision
of boxing , , Ls v. hich will be made
at a Mliti'llll meeting following the
weighing-in.
While the Greb and Walker match
will be it legitimate world's cham-
pionship match. Wills contends that
his position in the heavyweight cir-
cle, owing to the proxmity to the
title, entitled him to a preferred po.
siiion on the card. However. boxing
followers near to the Athletic com-
mission are of the opinion that the
officials will rule the title match tho
final exhibition.
Wills is Favorite
Wills will be a popular favorite
to defeat Weincrt and some even
venture on opinion that the negro
will stop the Newark Adonis. Wein-
ert's wonderful showing against It‘ir-
po and Wills' disappointing exhibi-
tion against the same man. however,
have caused some. speculation in the.
circle of those who profess to know
and an upset in this match would
not be entirely unexpected.
Greb will be an odds-on favorite
to retain his world‘s middleweight
crown against the attack of his
youthful challenger. Walker. guard-
ian of the world's 147-pound crown.
Walker has everything to gain anti
nothing to lose in this match but he
feels that he will be handicapped to
some extend by the absence of
Jack Kearns his manager from his
corner.
Walker has seen Greb fight at
various times and he broadcasts
from his Jersey quarters that he has
perfected a. defense for the Pitts-
burgher’s windmill attack that will
prove an innovation in boxing cir-
cles. A knockout is not anticipated
in this match.
The Slattery-Shade affair is one of
the outstanding matches of the all-
star card despite its subordination
to the headliners. Slattery. always a
colorful fighter, meets in Dave
Shade, one of the toughest of all
Western contingent of boxers, a wet.
tcrwelght who has chased Mickey
Walker from state to state in quest
of a. title match. The Buffalo lad.
however. will be a slight favorite to
find Greb have scoffed at the idea of outpoint his coast rival.
' :By MOI
s' s o
the Ruth looked somewhat like
it yesterday when he kissed
of them on the nose for circuit
Not so bad for a cripple.
“mi-stud”.
“Irish" Mouse], “Hock” Wilson
Bowie Nels were other players
went on the war-path. Menscl
.. out three homers and the
Md two each.
It looks like a big night at the
.olo Grounds this evening—that is.
in: that the weather man does
sp in and mess matters.
as. Hospital ma card looks like
' .d the best that has ever been
in New York. All of the
”of! scheduled to do their stuff
sop notchers.
C I
in; Greb will enter the ring a
' g in his bout with Mickeyi
" narrowest. mason.
w. L. Pct.
' brlt ......u. 42 26 .618
rgh 40 25 .o15
34 33 .507
33 .492
34 .485
37 .448,
o 30 33‘ .4413
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22;
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lphla 44 :3
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“EU buses-... 33 38
York........ 30 38
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43 34 .58
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EASTERN LEAGUE.
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Chat and Comment of Special Interest to
’T N orwalk Fans
n. DOWNS -
Walker for the middleweight cham-
plonship of the world. We are of
the opinion\ that Greb will still be
the owner of the. middleweight
crown at the end of the 15 rounds.
O O I
We are inclined to pick Wills to
defeat. Charlie Weinert. Charlie
looked a good deal better against
Firpo than Harry, but this fact does
not alter our selection;
.
Dave Shade of California is a fine
scrapper, but we don‘t think that he
has a chance of defeating the fast
Jimmy Slattery from Buffalo. In
this bout we pick Slattery to win
with plenty to spare.
O 0 O
' A large number of Nor-walk fight
fans will be at the ringside this
evening. Some of the boys were
around with large rolls of long green
yesterday and this morning looking
for bets.
0 ' I
Most of the betters all seemed
anxious to place their money on
Harry Greb. This was one bout that
looked like a. sure bet in their opin-
on.
37
43
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Worcester 5. . . . . . .. 27
Pittsfield 22
(Hartford Times.)
J udgs Creedon’s conclusion that a
man who earns :20 a week can
hardly afford to own an automobile
seems a reasonable one. It is un-
doubtedly true that millions of
Americans have made themselves
automobile owners without investi-
gating in advance the probable cost
Eouts Tonight
TWenty Homers Yesterday
Gossip of F ig‘lits
And the Fighters
By Fair Play
(Copyright. 1925.)
NEW YORK. June 30.-—-'I‘ho big-
gest boxing show of the summer. as
well as the most important. will be
held tonight at the Polo Grounds.
While the bouts are for the benefit,
of the Italian Hospital Fund. It re-
mains to be seen how much will go
to the fund. The card is a. mighty
expensive one and the owners of the
Polo Grounds will cut in for forty
per cent. of the receipts. It costs
money to be charitable in New York.
Still..if the gate goes between
$400,000 and $500,000, as the pro-
moters hope it will. then there will
be good money for the hospital as
well as the fighters and the Polo
Grounds Company. '
It looks as though the crowd
might rub even beyond expectations,
since Harry Greb and Mickey Walk-
er are good drawing cards: Jimmy
Slattcry of Buffalo even a better one,
and Harry Wills not at all bad as an
attraction.
The dopesters have been specu-
lating a. lot about the outcome of the
various bouts and now the writer is
going to have his say, figuring the
dope not upon what promoters or
managers would like to have said.
but on the basis of facts as they ap-
pear. First. then Wills and Weinert.
Both of these men have been gull.
iy of some bad lights and both have
been knocked out. Weinert has
heard the birds chirping no less titan
five times. while llarry bowed to
Sam Langford back in 1916. Sam
In those days was still a grand fight-
er and it tookthim nineteen rounds
to turn the trick.
Fans are apt to build up the com-
ing bout on the strength of 'the
showing of the. two men against Luis
Firpo. Wills. for some unexplained
reason. had the Wild l’iull on Queer
street in the second round with a
blow to the jaw. When Firpo rose,
the big black started to pummel his
body instead of trying for a. knock-
out. Wills mauled and tugged Firpo
all over the ring, did just about what
be pleased with the big Argentinean.
and those who know his real ability
have never been able to account for
his indifference about winning by a
knockout.
Now as to the Weincrt-Firpo
fight. which the Adonis won on
olnts. I’li‘po was far from the shape
he was in when he met Wills. Ile-
niembci‘ing his quick kayo of Char-
lcy in Philly. he expected to have
an cosy time.
But when he faced the Jerseyman
he found him trained to the minute.
well prepared to log it all over the
ring and stab Luis' head of! with
lightning jabs. Firpo blunderetl
along trying to put over one farewell
sock, but Charley was ever on the
alert and sprinted or ducked out of
every dangerous situation.
But the effect of the hot pace,told
on \Veinert in the closing rounds.
and had it not been for a shortening
of one of the rounds. Weincrt might
have missed this lucrative fight with
Wills.
l’latt Adams, the former Olympic
athlete. was New Jersey's Boxing
Commissioner, who timed the rounds
for his own satisfaction. and he calle
the attention of tho time-keeper to
the fact that his watch was slow or
something. So that is that.
As to Weinert's present condition.
he looks good, but it must be consid-
ered that he is a rebuilt athlete. who
has tasted the sweets of easy livmg.
One may look fit and perfect from
the outside but there is no denying
that. internally a former high liver
might not look so fit.
Wills, on the other hand. is a
marvel of physical perfection. and
has been noted for his strict adher—
ence to the rules of clean living.
Every year Hurry take a. two weeks'
period and abstalns from food of all
kind. His only sustenance during
the fourteen days is plenty of cool,
clear water. He claims this is the
most effective way of ridding the
body of waste. gases and surplus fat.
In this way every year he takes on a
new lease of life.
Judging the bout on merit alone
—the writer. of course, cannot fig-
ure on other things that might enter
—Wills should win by a knockout
in‘four rounds or forever renounce
his claims 'to fight for the world’s
heavyweight title.
There is a chance that Harry may
be bothered by‘ the referee because
of his supposed method of fighting
with one hand holding his man and
drawing him in while he hits with
the other. But even so. the writer
expects to see him catch the fieeter
Weincrt and bring him to the can-
vas before the fifth round. It’he
does not. then he can kiss good~by
to any chance he may now possess of
meeting Jack Dempsey.
of upkeep of any car they can afford
Ito buy on the margin.
OTHER SPORTS ON PAGE 18
Veteran “Lefty’.’ Minor , Star
YORK. Pa.. July 2.-—-le0 wine.
Thomas E. "Lefty" George, former
major league southpaw. seems to
improve with age. At 4‘0 the for-
mer Detroit, Cleveland and Boston
regularity for the York team In
the New York-Pennsylvania League.
During the 1924‘- season "Lofty"
established a new minor league
world‘s record by pitching shut-out
ball for 46 consecutive innings.
This season he already has a com~
munding lend among pitchers ll‘.
the number of games won. Ho
twiricd eight games before he
tasted dcfcot
beginning his career on the dia-
mond its a collcglan George made.-
liis debut in organized baseball
with the old York 'l‘rl~Siate League
anus STUNT
By may if. FOSTER
(Copyright. 1925.)
has been able to‘f'iopplo the Giants
out of first place-in two years but
changeable first baseman.
The switching of outfielders is a
regular stunt with some managers.
players who bat righf~liunded being
used against left-banded~ pitchers
and vice versa. But it is not the us-
ual thing for a first baseman who
bats left-handed to be benched in
favor of a right-handed swinger
when a southpaw goes in to do the
pitching for the opposition. Cleve-
land tried it with Burns and John-
ston in 1022 but it. was not what
would be termed a scintillating suc-
cess.
Pittsburgh is having better luck
with Grantham and Mclnnis. The
former is the club's regular first
baseman but Siui’i'y, s right-bender.
has had his chance in eleven games
since he joined the Pirates. Gran-
tham has been hitting the ball from
the port side of the plate at about a
.855 clip. And. strange to say. Mc-
Innis is batting at almost exactly the
same figure.
It Is an interesting fact that the
Pirates have been climbing ever
since they started their dual first
base stunt and that the Cincliinatis
began to do better when they ob-
tained the discarded Niehaus, from
Pittsburgh. The latter did not seem
to fit into the Smoky City combina-
flingcr is turning in victories with?
NEW YORK, July 2.—The Pittso
burgh Pirates notlonly have the. dis- .
tinction of being the first team that.
they also are thorfirst team to useI
with success the scheme of inter-I
Two
team 22 years ago as a boy.
Iscasons in the. minors prepared him
for a long and varied major league
career. which was scattered over
.l)ctroit and Cleveland in the Ameri-
can loop and Boston in the Na-
:tlonal. Then he found his way
iinto the American Association, in
Iwblch circuit llt‘ found service with
iMilWllllki'i’. Minneapolis, Toledo and
Columbus.
At tbotclosc of the 1924 season
the Washington Senators and New
York Yankees bid for his services
:7n the boat of the remnant chase.
Ibui “Lefty" was coiitiznt to remain
Iin York. l'a., whcre ho has a busi-
ness. lie expects soon to intro-
«lute his son Thomas 1-,. Jr.. to the
baseball world. like his father,
.luninr la a southpaw.
DE CHANGING
FIRST BASEMEN A SUCCESS
Team Has Been Winning Quite Regularly Since
McInnis Has Been Used Against Left
Handed Pitchers—He and Grantham Have
Been Hitting at .355 Clip
I
f 5 Leading Batters
O
’ In Major Leagues
[ .‘L‘EERECAX LEAGECE.
1' I‘laycr-iClub. g. nb. r. it. Pct.
i i‘obb. Det ..... GT 242 50 100 .413
i Wiugo, Del... 51 173 43' 70 .405
II'Im'Ii, Dot. 8t} 2350 32 96 .400
Lamar, Phil” 5'» 216 3.") 158 .334
I S'ni‘s, Phil... 67 281 62 104 .330
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Player-Club g. ab. r. h. Pct.
! H'ns'y. St.L.. 64 235 G5 99 .421
B'nll'i. Pitts. 59 3'20 45 S7 .395
B'l'm'y. SLL. 67 269 37 104 .387
Stock. Bltn... 61 251) 39 97 .388
F'rn'r. Bkn... G3, 240 54 92 .383
tlon. but he has been performing
mightily since he joined the Reds.
If there is any reasonable theory
on which a solution of that seeming
contradiction can be worked out. it.
must be based on the fact that Nie-
haus did not pull with the Pitts-
burgh infield and that he does pull
with the Cincinnati infield. one is
made up of fast and temperamental
players and the other is an infield
of erratic throwing old timers.
If the Pirates get the kind of suc-
cess to the end of the season they
now are having out of their first
base combination, it will keep them
in the fight better than if they should
have occasional weak days at first,
where they could get no aid to make
runs . Grantham is notat. his best
against left-hand pitchers 'and any
substitute who can maintain the
INSIDE GOLF
By CHESTER HORTON
Maker of of Golf Champions.
“Golfl most successful teacher."
can "Cluck" Evans.
So often is the golfer admonished
to follow through with the ciubhead
that many players. seeking to ac-
complish the fol-
! o w through.
bring about in
the bottom are
-of the swing an
arm - stiffening,
reaching exertion
that has the ef-
fect of deaden-
' ing the club-
4 head just at the
time w h e n it
should have its
springiest punch.
'1‘ h e y accom-
lotvliovl
A NATURALt plish a follow-
‘fittow-Tum. through. as it
A' Were. merely by
arm-shoving the
clubhead to some point well in ad-
vance of the ball. This action gives
the feeling of the ciubhead hitting
straight through the ball, which is
not quite the feeling it should have.
You should have a sense of hitting
down on the ball as the club'head
takes the ball. Then the follow-
through will come naturally and
automatically.
(Copi right John F. Dille Co )
(Copyilglit Chester fiction, 19‘. 4—
reproduction in any feim strictly
prohibited)
YESTERDA
@SULIS .-
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York. 6; Philadelphia. 4 (first
game). New York. 10; Philadel-
phia, 7 (second game).
Brooklyn, 4: Boston, 3.
Pittsburgh. 8: Chicago, 5.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York, 11; Boston. 8.
Cleveland. ll: Detroit, 0 (first
game). Detroit. 4; Cleveland. 1
(second game).
St. Louis, 8: Chicago. 6.
Other teams not scheduled.
1“.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Reading, 7; Jersey City, 5.
1
Syracuse, 7; Buffalo, 6
Toronto. 9: Rochester. 1 (first
game). Rochester, 4: Toronto, 2
(second game).
Baltimore. 8; Providence, 5.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Waterbury. 3; Albany. 2 (first
game). Watcrburyfid; Albany, 2
(second game).
Hartford. 5: Worcester, 3.
New Haven. 1: Bridgeport. 0.
Springfield, ll; Pittsileld. 5.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville, 7; Columbus, 2 (first
game). Louisville. 13; Columbus. 7
(second game).
Minneapolis. 5: Kansas City. 3
(first game). Minneapolis. 9; Kan.
sas City. 4 (second game). '
lndlnnapolis. 7: Toledo, 3.
St. Paul. 4; Milwaukee. 1'.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Francisco. 15; Oakland, 8.
Portland. 5; Sacramento, 2.
Vernon, 8: Los Angeles. 1.
Seattle, 10; Salt Lake City. 8.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Birmingham. 7; Atlanta. 3 (first
game). Birmingham, 4; Atlanta, 3
(second game).
Mobile. 5; New Orleans, 4.
Memphis. 1:: Chattanooga. 3.
Other clubs not Acheduled.
I
WESTERN LEAGI‘E.
Oklahoma City. 11; St. Joseph, 10.
Tulsa. 14: Wichita, 5.
Denver. 13; Lincoln. 5.
Omaha, 13: Des Moines, 8.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
San Antonio, 6; Fort Worth, 6.
Houston, 6; Shreveport. 4.
Wichita. Falls. 13: Waco, 3 .
Beaumont-Dallas. rain.
NEW 1'0 K-PA. LEAGUE.
Scranton. 1 _Binghamton, 0.
Elmira. 5: Wilkes-Barre. 2.
York. 3: Shamokln. 1 (first game).
York, 10; Shamokin, " (second
game).
MOVIE DIVORCE
LOS ANGELES, July 2. (AP).—
Rslph W.Ince, motion picture direc-
tor ‘nnd brother of the late Thomas
Ince, producer. was granted a di-
vorce in Superior Court yesterday
from Lucy Ince, sister of Anita Stew.
art. actress.‘
Grantham strength. when the latter
is out of the game. necessarily makes
it that much harder for the Giants
to hold their own in the National
League.
EMIL MEIISEL, WILSON AND 4
BABE RUTH 0N WARPATH
“Irish” Makes Three and “Hack” and the Bam-
bino Two Each-Gives Fans Considerable
Food for Argument Over Lively Ball—
Giants Win Two and Go Back Into First
NEW YORK. July 2.‘—Twenty big
league home runs. all in the same
afternoon. are giving the fans con-
siderable food for argument today
as to the lively ball.
Seven of the big blows were made
by the Giants as they won a. double
header from the I’hillies and re-
turned to first place ahead of the
Pirates. Irish Meusel sucked for
the circuit in the first game which
the McGraw clan won. 6 to 4. and
then slammed two more in the. con-
cluding number which the Giants
won, 16 to 7. Huck Wilson contri—
buted two nl the second melee for
the Giants. both coming in one in-
ning in which his club made nine
runs. His feat tied the modern
record established in 1922 by Ken
Williams of the St. Louis Browns.
Babe Ruth's but. long dormant,
tuned in and hung up a pair in the
tray with the Red Sox, helping the
Yankees to win 11 to 8. He is now
credited with five homers this sea-
son. His team mate, Bob Meusel.
WIlO' is a brother of Irish Meusel.
poled out his 19th four-beggar of
the year.
President Robinson placed Zach
Wheat in charge of the playing end
of the Robins yesterday, and they
trounced the Braves, 4 to 3. Milton
Stock's triple in the ninth paving
the way for victory. Stock hit safe-
ly on four of his five trips to the
plate. Ncis of Boston participated
in the home run carnival with two
heavy drives.
The Pirates came from behind in
the seventh and scored six runs. bat- '
ting Alexander out of the box as
they won from the Cubs. 8 to 6.
Wright's home run with one on base
knotting the score at the start of the '
seventh inning. Gabby Hartiiett,:
Chicago catcher. registered his 17th
Ruthlan tap of the year.
After dropping the first section.
of a twin engagement. to the Indians,
11 to 0. the Bengals came back for'
the aftermath, 4 lo 1. Sherrod
Smith held the Tigers to six hits in;
the shut-out. The, Browns started .
to crowd Detroit, for fourth place .by
topping the White Sox, 8 to 6. Kong
Williams inaugurated his return to’
the Browns’ lineup by smashing out
his sixteneth homer of the season.
Other circuit. cloutcrs yesterday
were Frank Snyder and Pen Young-
of the Giants. 'l‘odf of the Red Sox,
Heathcote of the (Tubs, McNulfy of
the Indians. and Collins and Hooper;
of the White Sox. Twelve heaters;
were by National League. players.
‘—
BY WRENCE PERRY
(Copyright. 1925.)
NEW YORK. July 2.-—It costs
"bomethink in the way of self-sacri-
fice to be a. champion in any sport.
Helen Wills, the national women's
tennis champion, ‘vho hopes even-
tually to rule the feminine world, is
yet a. girl in her teens. Is she sacri-
ficing anything in the way of the
normal, pleasure-seeking pursuits of
girlhood in behalf of her seat on the
throne of tennis?
Lndoubtcdly she is. The thought
occurred to the writer. or rather was
presented to the writer, this past
week-end at a tennis tournament in
which star “omen player; Were
prominent figures.
As one attractive girl. she was, in
fatt, .L be: atltul girl. finished her
match—she had won it—was walk.
hit: from the court with her tennis
bats under her arm an ofliclal of the
tourney came up to her. The man-
agement he said wished to hurry
things a bit and could she play in
her doubles match that afternoon?
She could not. And she said she
could not with all emphasis. 'l'hcru ,
was a party on in the afternoon and
she was going. “1 am no Helen
Wills," she said. as she walked away.
The writer asked her Just what-
she meant by that remark. ;
“Well." said the girl laughingly“
“I didn't mean it in the sense of ten.
his playing". For it is olnious I am
no Helen Wills there. What I meant,
was I am no I'lclcn Wills in my sluv. .
cry to the game. She goes to bed at
nine o‘clock every night, has to thin k.
of her condition at all times .tntl lti
fact is missing all the fun in life
that a glil should l1avc.All tennis
and no fun makes Jill a dull gill.
Not for mine I suppose if Iliad Hel-
el's ability I'd do the same as she
does. But thank heavens'l liaicn‘t.
Sports Done By Brown
None of the broken bones re-
ported among the big league ball
players are in the bend. Which is
a sales boost for ivory.
O t ‘
Give this bird Gene Tunney cred-
it for having confidence in Gene
Tunney. ' -
Here are a few of his views on
Jack Dempsey and his ability—«ex-
pressed while announcing the fact
that be. Gone. would rather meet
the world’s heavyweight champion
than anybody else.
"Dempsey can‘ t use a straight left
or a straight right.
"Gibbons is a cleverer boxer than
Dempsey and I licked Gibbons at
long range.
"Dempsey couldn't stop Gibbons
with his alleged murderous infight-
ing. He can't stop me.
"Dempsey never uses an upper-
cut. I'll whip him with ‘a straight
right and a,rlght uppercut.
"I can lick any man that comes
to me and Dempsey comes to his
opponent.
Dempsey parks his brains in the
dressing room.’
Boys. look that list
over.
That's the proper spirit for an up
and coming aspirant for any crown
0 have. No mental hazard there.
But some of the alleged short~
comings of the champion must be
weighed a trifle more seriously by
Mr. Tunney if he wishes to avoid a
of cracks
catastrophe.
Dempsey seldom employs a
straight lcft or right. The blows
do not fit in to his style of fight-
ing. This fact. however. hasn't
handicapped him noticeably in his
rise to fame. A. straight left or
right sends your opponent back—
away from you. Dempsey prefers
close range fighting. Then why
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should he. shove his man out
range with the blows named?
Georges (.‘arpentier was a cloverer »‘
boxer than Dempsey—a cleverer .I
boxer than Tunney—in fact one of”
the most scientific men the ring has
ever known. You-and Genohwil
recall what. happened to Carp:
Dempsey didn't stop Gibbons with,»
the short body blows that spelled --
the end for scores of others. But;
the question as to how hard Denip-'
sey tried is still a much,
one. » ..
Dempsey odesn't go in for upper- ‘_
cuts. F'oi one my valid "45011,;
Dempsey knows that the man who —,
delivers an Uppercut—if he fails to
drop his mun—lays himself w_ide-
open. Shadow box for a seconds,
Let go an uppercut and note what v
a pretty target your right or left“,
side. as the case may be, leaves for"
an opponent. If Tunney evcr turnL
loose an uppercut on Dempsey that
falls to connect 'Iflunllt‘ys seconds- -
may well be ready for the towel.
Dempsey comes to his opponenti
true enough. But he has a. way of
making you think, instead. that you.
are coming at him. About the time‘
you iliink the champ is giving.
ground he is giving you a. short left
to the heart and a right to the js“. .
Ask Jess Willard. ‘
As for parking his brains in the
dressing room. Dempsey can't do
that. His fighting brains ate in,
his maulcrs. He is the greatest;
natural fighter the modern game. at}:
least has known. He fights by me
stiuct. . No one ever left his instinct.L
lying around. ‘
Now I don't wish to belittle Tunn;
ney as a fighter He and Jimmy;
Slattery of Buffaloe re the outstand-j
ing heaviee of the game today out-3}:
side of Dempsey fine of these twq},
men. I feel sure, has a good chancoga
to succeed Dempsey. But the way;
to the throne doesnt lie through“
trying to belittle Dempsey's greatqs
ness Much that is said derogatory:
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the hope of egglng him on to rel:
enter the ring or to talk up interest:
in some one of the leading contend-.3
ers for his crown.
There is no reason to date to has:
lleve that Dempsey is no longer the’I
N. Y. U. Star Signs :
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NEW YORK, July 2.—Dominick§.
J. ’i'orpe, star New York Universe;
lty pitcher. has been signed by thug,
Toledo Club of the American Asst)“:
elation. r
Torpe has been the mainstay o ‘
the mound at N. 1’. U. for the ins
two years. This season after is poor
start he settled down and scored
notable victories over Pennsylvania,
the winner of the Quadrangle Cup:
Columbia and Fordhain. helping his
team to win the metropolitan cham-
pionship.
During his college career Tarps.
won twenty-five out of thiryt-tuof
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