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Barman. the Western heavywcilht,
I'who comes here to box Jack Shar-
ey for the It‘aneuii Club at the
iArena next Monday night. is the
lone fighter who has the distinction
:‘iof giving Young i-ltribling a had cut-
fllng and twice flattened him for e
Ikount. If there was nothing else. in
irecommend him for a battle with
‘Sherkey his showing with Stribling
giand puncher.
/ iii In the early rounds of the fight
invents Bud int the Georgian with
Ia. right cross to the paw and sent
'the career of the Westerner to
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.stamps him as a men erads lighter
IiStribling outpoinied German. In the
{Stribling clown for the count of nine.
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"' I.I. CLASI'I IN BOSTON
ON NEXT MONDAY EVENING
Former Norwalk Heavyweight Now Going
' Good—Gave Young Stribling a Hard Bat-
? tie—Boston Arena the Scene of Bout—-
Much Interest—Expect Large Crowd
By clever blocking and clinching
Btribling managed to stay otit the
round. but was very weary when he
went to his corner. In the eighth
Btribiing made no effort to Icnd to
German and clinched whencvvr pos-
sible.
Btribiing was scared him- when.
he came out for the last round. He
backed away every time German
feinted. The crowd booed him, but
the boy from Georgia was taking
no chances. He rushed into a clinch
and held for dear life at every op-
portunity. The judges disagreed.
and when the referee pointed to
The
ten
Strlhiing a. near riot started.
fans booed and
minutes.
howled for
0E. WILLIAMS
has been devised that will calm the
anguish of ii golfer who has .iunt
blown a in o-foot putt.
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. 'i .101: wuaaasis.
2 Wonders never cease. . . Here
. .efl'e find Bill Tilden has been made a
‘ umember of the American Davis cup
on...
; eam.
I The fact that Dempsey has ncrecd
0 meet Wills in 1926 is proof he
.means business. . . . He could just
Shave easily made the date 196:. you
Ekaow. a
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t We see by the papers that "unas-
filatcd triple plays in world series
flames are rarities". . . And equally
batonllhing is the fact that the mois-
agure is most pronounced on rainy
59“”-
:E .Every girl tennis Minor in the
pountry is copying Helen Wilis' eye
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. hede. . . . But it will take more
jhthnh that to shade her. *
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II: Hans Wagner. Larry LaJoie, Jack
raney. Terry Turner and other old-
‘in'iers put on a ball game in Cleve-
,and the other day. . it looked
for all the world like the Washing-
ions taking a work out.
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With all the wonders science has
bohtrihuted to humanity nothing yet
fii.‘ aza‘ .
The dummy is a necessity in foot.
hall and iarldge. but it just comes
naturally in wrestling.
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An expert writes he hasn’t seen a
catcher call for a “'astc irall on a
batter all )car. . 'l‘hc L‘tmlirlgt'
economy pica has not been in vain.
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Nothin: sutvt-ccds like. FUCt‘cse.
. . You realize the beautiful truth
of this when you see. the village-
half~wit speeding down Main street
in a Rolls-Royce he inherited from a
hard-working dad.
A noted \I'rilcr brqucaihtul her brain
HANK GOWDY
WILL MANAGE
COLUMBUS NINE
Famous Catcher Will
Leave Giants——
Takes Charge Next
Season
C(ii.l.?l\iBi‘fl.- 0,, Aug. lL'.~-Hnrry
H. (Hank) Goody of the New York
Giants signal to
manage the Columbus American As-
soritition l-ttscbali icam next six-nsrin.
CIIIllmhlil is (lowtiy’s home. Hr.- will
i-ut'cctti'l (‘arlt'tmi Iiitiloiiworih, Vt ho
has rcstgnetl, effective Oct. l.
The former (Hunt catcher will be
a IlIii)t‘l“IIllllltigf'i. lie will not re-
.ioin the Giants, but will remain here
the rrst of tht~ Ht'tllOII.
(lowly hlitl'il‘t‘I his baseball carver
:tt .\'cll l‘ni'lt. Ilt‘il‘,iI1f'Iltillil‘fll‘OUlltIl‘
of thc Scnuttu-s. in llitiii. when its
got a Hill as shun-hand lnty.
Battling Siki Is
To Be Departed
a contract today
NEW YORK. Aug. i:-—~"Rttitling"
Siki. 3”"(‘KIIIPEV i‘m\tir. Will have
Anicrit-a for lcsix rillililt‘II parts
within thirty days.
The Nit“ York Hoxii‘ii: t'onimis-
sion so df'lIlIi’ll today.
Fiki has been in ring and white
light t’Irt‘It-‘n for the lust ,vcar dr-
spit" the unticrrilitiitiiniz he was to
rcmnin hero- but thirty diivs.
to scicnc'e. . The inspired Mr.
O‘Goofty plans to turn his over to}
the national marble works. .
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"It will take a million dollars to:
get me in the. ring again." says'
Dempsey. . . We are beginning to
think it will take a million men.
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The two big league races may not ‘
he dccided until the last week of the
season and. Gosh: how the magnate:
drcad it!
GREAT ASSET.
The legs are the most vulnerable
art of any athlete.
In a. majority of cases the under-
pining of the stars are the‘tirei to
‘ iva way under the strain.
ET“ great Walter Johnson trill
.anrmam
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a. tin far more trouble than his pitch-
:‘iing arm.
at. A. few springs back, Johnson.
. fitter going for six innings at top
peed in an early season game. be-
an to falter. He was in trouble
iéfrom then on to the finish.
it "Isn't the old arm quite ready." I
amarked to him at the close of one
f the innings.
3., "The arm feels grcat." he replied.
3“(it's my legs. they seem to wobble
SSfinder me after every pitch. Looks
i s if the old-arm would still be good
after the 16:! are through."
. That experience taught Johnson
id lesson. While in Florida this
L’iprlng I noticed that he worked far
IIflarder to condition his legs than
fine arm.
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Io different from that
c )3
“alter Johnson is
l, of many
thee star athletes. For example. let ‘
igs consider ’I‘yrus Raymond Cobb.
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Iii A wonder in every department of
“be game. Cobb after :0 years of
; chtinuous service. finds that his
gs are now_ his weakest point.
ikewiae. the throwing arm is fading
uch faster than his batting eye.
' Always a marvelous batter and a
rillient fielder, it was Cobb's legs!
at. kept him in the spotlight con-l
ugly and won for him his great-Z
t. fame.
His daring on the baselines. his
liner of outguessing the opposi~
on. his fall~eway slide that made
in a. most difficult man to touch.
on his strongest selling points.
5 His bale hits were just a means
1rd: an end. It was after he
chod first base that Cobb provid-
hi- greatest thrills.
. a liar. baserunning was a vital
"etc: in the sucecss of a ball club.
team that lacked speed worked
«(In a. serious handicap.
Speed is no longer so essential
b the lively bail now in use. Her.
seen Cobb perform on many re-
- liable feats. it is only natural
' t! should observe the decline in
speed.
m Cobb retires from the game
will be bemuse of poor legs rather
’. . the loss Of his batting eye.
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- was OF EPEED.
’ I feel that I am conservative when
say that Cobb is hitting the bell
will today as he did 15 years ago.
at is a rather broad statement
t. I am willing to stand back of it.
“Two. the lively ball may be an
mango and Int‘ItIt‘iititlli'. the
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oil you that his legs each year gliei'h
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In the early days of Cobb's career '
.luitting cgc oi Cobb seems to be as
ikcen as ever. I
. it is in going down to first base
I and covering ground in the nuiiit‘ld.
'that. makes me. realize that Cobb is
,no longer a kid. that age and con-
itinuous‘hard service are getting in
[their toll. ‘
"his year I have seen Cobb
rown out on a score. at balls hit
to the infield that he would have
beaten easily 15 years back.
Give Cobb his legs of 15 years ago
and he would come close in batting
.5in with the conditions that now
exist because of the lively ball and
mediocre pitching.
"Only in the logs do I feel oid"
remarked Cobh to me this spring
after a game in which he had lost
a couple of hits by a mere half step.
It. was a frank admission.
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No player in the history of the
game ever liiid a better pair of loss
than Cobb and I doubt. if any one
ever put them to greater tests but
even the sturdicst of legs falter If
called upon too often.
INSIDE GOLF
a, cum noamn
“Golf's most successfm teacher."
says “Chick" Evans.
lakes of II Golf Champions.
The "cut ball" with the niblick is
a much easier ahot than the explo-
sion and the playcr should always
use this stroke
when the rise to
be given the ball
is not more than
some three feet.
assuming t h a t
‘ the ball is not di-
rectly under the
trap wall. but
(0:6. back a few feet.
To cut the brill
”9;, out. take the
_’ niblick blade
a hack. low to the
sand. outside the
CU? 5H0?” l l ii 0 siraiizht
('7" VIN) back from 1h.
b.ill. In swinging
lItt‘ blade for-
ward you thus cut directly across
the ball. from right to loft. Take a
little sand—~that is. cut directly un-
der the bell. figuring to scoop up.
say. a quarter-inch to a halt-inch of-
eand with the ball. The loft of the
blade will scoop the ball over the
bank. after which it. will be inclined
to run. Be careful not to jab at
the ball. Give the blade time to
getting with a natural pace.
(Copyright. John F. Dille Co.)
(Copyright. Cheater Horton. 1024~
reproduction in any form strictly
prohibited)
The number of l‘III'tIlf‘n engaged
tn industry “as l'f‘fIIIt‘r‘tI from «My.
not) in 1900 to “3.649. the Census
in may not he of its high. a
‘ devil. but despite all this th.
Bureau reports slim.
Home Run Hitters in
Games Yesterday
YESTI‘JRD.‘ \"H lit'IM PIES.
Season's
'rutala.
Wright. Pirate.- . . . I If
IiI'III'Ifl. Yankees ..... I in
Poole. Athletic.» ... I 5
Blankemhlp. W. «or. i 2
'l "T. LEADERS.
Aug. It.
1025 1924
Hornsby. f‘anitnnl't 29 ill
Williams. Bmvnis 24 in
Harlm’tt. Cuba 24 Hi
Mouse-t. Yankees . . 23 O
Hottnmlm. ('ni~dtnnie.. in It)
Simmons. Athletics .. in 'f
I'tiiii-nlcr. Robins . . . . IT 23
lit-lly. (.‘lants . . Iii ‘ id
.‘ICIIM‘I. (EIIIIIH . __ ,. iii 4
Harper. Phlllics . . . . . ti 7
“right. Pit-tiles . H 4
Jacobson. Browns . . . it] to
Gehrig. Yankees 18 .
(.‘mlin. {tutors ..... 12 a
Speaker. lntiianu .. .. t'.’ it
Iiutli. Yankees ...... ll 38
“'rightetnnc. I’liiliir‘fi.. ll 3
('tilili. 'l‘luors ........ II 2
liohcrit-on. Brmma .. If 2
curler. Picnics ...... It i
Sislcr, lirmvns l0 9
Mutt. Indians ...... in 1
Blades. ('lil‘fIIflflItt til 8
)Ii'liaiiiit. Browne . .. t0 5
Snyder. “IRIII‘ .. . .. It) 5
lII‘OflItS. ( ll'Ib ... ..
I3-
(Irimni. (‘llllh ....... ll
‘I‘odt. IIed boa ....... it .
Ilmnc. ltctl Sr)! ...... 8 9
\\ Iit'iti. Ittiliiiie ...... R 7
ilfll'l\.\tl". (iiniits ..... S (i
'I‘crry. Giants . .. s a
Judge. Senators ..... fl 2
.‘allf‘f‘h‘. \\'liitt‘ Stu. . .. h' 2
Ilcli. Cardinals- . . . Ii 1
Ilargrnrc. Browns . . . a .
Williams. "IIIIIIf" .. .. 7 18
Millcr. .\tlilctit-.\ . . . . 7 4
Id. Smith. Itcds‘ ...... 7 .
I-I. Smith. I'll-ates . . . . 7 .
H’cnliiie. I‘liillies . . . . fl 7
Wilson. ' (llama ...... il 1
Ilcilniiinn. 'I'iizars ti 7
I-‘i-isch. Giants . . . ti o
Kainin. \Vliite ts'oa. .. a .‘l
I~'lagsicatl. Ilcd Sm. . . ti 4
Soutliwm-ili. (items .. 0 2
Iloush. Reels ....... Ii 2
J. Harris. Senators .. ‘ ti 2 ;
Punt-Ital, \‘unkecs . . . . 6 . ]
.‘lcNttliy. Indian.- . . . . ti .
(‘ot.-iir:inc. Indians .. . (I .
Fonseca, I‘liillies . d .
Carlyle. Rod 50:. . a .
thc.Browns ti .
Iiiilc. Athletics . ..... 8 .
LEAGISE TOTALS TO DATE.
National League ........... 48.5
American lieaguc ..... . . ... 4i]
'I‘ntal ..... ...BIIG
TOTALS LAST FOP-R YEARS.
Aug. II
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National ..... 318 400 MM 840
American amt 323 3nd 350
Totals ...... (lbl 729 730 690
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' By ART DAWSON.
Betty Ryan's steel: has gone up!
en Willa. American champion. at
in the optics of the tennis world. It
cIM.
Many experts are now of the opin-
ion that a new national queen will
be crowned when the annual cham-
the middle of this month.
They base their beliefs on the
comparatively easy manner in which
the invading player brushed Hide
the CUifornia girl the other day.
Frankly, Miss Ryan showed a. stel-
lar brand of peatimlng. And though
the courts were heavy and slow. par.
ticularly adapted to the style of lame
she plays. it is doubtful if Mile Willa
could have done better that after.
noon evcn under more ideal condi—
liono. -.
. "l‘uaa Chop. Chop. Chop.
liliaa ilynn's all-round play was
simply too stout for the less from
the f'loldr-n Wt‘st. Her chopping was
run strong. ,ii had the American vir-
tually stopped. the halls just crossing
the net anti dropping "deed” ere
Miss \i'iils could reach them.
It was chop. chop. chop. through-
out. the match as the. English girl
took the returns off her opponent's
racket. (in the, soggy turf lhll type
of play was hard to combat with
lilies llyarr‘a placements were also
liattcr. more accurate and she made
far fewer errors.
A recapitulation of the match
shows that Miss Willa' inability to re.
turn her rivul'l shots accurately and
with any degree of con latency prov-
cd hci unfolding. 0f he 65 points
Miss Ryan scored in the two acts. in
of them were accrued on the chem-
pion'l mlsplsys. 25 coming on bail!
batted into the net. 20 via outs and
three on double faults.
(in the. other hand. Miss Willa
counted out as of her 52 markers
through her opponent's miseues.
Four were on double faults, 13 on
nets and 19 via oute.
her credit. against 14 for Miss Wills.
0n service sees the former failed to
tally. while the latter chalked up a
pair.
should Oder Tougher Battle.
While the English Girl’s chances
to annex the national title leaped up
quite a bit by handing the present
crown-wearer her first. American de.
feat in three seasons. it doesn't nec-
essarily mean she‘ll turn the trick
again. For under better playin-
conditions. Helen Willa is virtually
certain to offer a harder battle.
W5
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
i‘ittaburgh. 7: New York. 4.
Cincinnlii. 7: Brooklyn. 2.
Boston. 9; Chicago. 2.
Philadelphia-St. Louie. rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago. is: New York. 2.
t‘ioaton. 1; Detroit. 0.
Philadelphia. 3: St. Louiti.
Washington. 3; Cleveland.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGl‘E.
Jersey City. 8: Syracuse. 1.
Rochester. if: Providence. :.
Reading. 4; Buffalo. 1.
Other clubs not scheduled.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Albany. 10; Springfield. 9.
New Haven. 3: Hartford. 1 tilrst
game). Hartford. 5: New Haven. 0
(second game).
Waterbury. 3; Bridgeport. 0 that
game). Waterbury. 6: Bridgeport.
3 (set-ond game).
r'itt‘sl‘leld. 1: Worcester.
game). Worcester. 5:
tsecond game).
0 (first
Pittafield. I
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville. 4; Kansas City. 3 (first
game). Kansas City-Louisville sec-
ond game called at end of third in-
ning to allow Klnua City to catch
train. '
Columbus. 7: Minneapolis. 5.
Toledo. 8: at. Paul. 7.
Milwaukee. 5: Indianapolis. 3.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Francisco. 5; Salt Lake City.
Seattle. it: Vernon, li.
Loa Angeiee. 4: Sacramento. 3 (10
innings).
Portland. 8; Oakland, 6.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Oklahoma City. 0: Denver. 5 (first
WME
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YOU KNO
Her recent startling defeat of Hal.
Seabright. boosted her considerably
also quite caused a. ripple in net ciro
nlonehlpa are held at Forest Hills
Miss Ryan had 17 placements to
But it does mean that one Betty
Ryan looms as a dangerous contend.
er for the iaurela now held by the
game). Oklahoma City. 4: Denver.
AL-
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I'D cub“-
“Sort Yea! f
writ coo _
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California lass. And instead of a
continuance of the “'illbhiailory
5 Leading Batters
In Major Leagues
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Playerot‘lub. g. ab. r. h.
H'rnaby. Std... Oil 351 90 HI
B‘t'm'y. Bt.L.tt)'f 435 H 165
F'rn’r. Him... 98 366 73 138
Stock. Biron... 36 305 at HS
Wilson. Phil. 69 218 30 78
AMERICAN LEAGI‘E.
Player~Ciuh.g. ah. r. It.
Sp‘k'r, Cleve.tt)i 397 7t: 1515
Ii‘lm‘n. Det..ifi3 857 57 HT
Cobb, Det ..... . 89 339 57 t4?
S'mm's. PhilJN it!) 93 tiift
Lamar. Phil. 9': 385 6'.‘ ill
Pct.
.602
.379
.368
.302
.358
T‘t't.
.390
.384)
.350
.375
.366
Herman to Train
In New Haven
NEW HAVEN. Aug. 1:.~Babe
Herman. of California. who meets
Louie (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden for
the world's featherweight cham-
pionship in Watcrbury on August
27. has selected New Haven as the
site of his training camp for the. li-
ruler bout. it. was announced today
by Jimmy Kelly. manager of Her-
man. from New York. The site
chasen is the Seminole Lodge in
Foxom and Herman will arrive here
Wednesday accompanied by four
sparring partners.
2 (second game).
Other games postponed. rain.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Wichita Falls. 10: Shreveport. 9.
San Antonio. 9; Beaumont. 7.
Houston. 3; Waco. 2.
Fort Worth. 10; Dallas. 8.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta. 4: Birmingham. 3.
Other clubs not scheduled.
NEW YORK-PA. LEAGUE.
Elmira. ll: Wilkes-Barre. 1.
York. ti: Shamokln. "
seems certain.
the school for
Williemaport. to; Harrisburg.
Binghamton. 3: Scranton. fl.
1 Adventures of
1
years.
Betty Ryan Looms as Real’ Contender in Net Play
Startling Defeat of Helen Wills Boosts English Girl's Stock '
duels. a tight for supremacy be-
tween the two finalists at Seabright
In other words. an international
struggle now appears in the offing.
fiE‘N‘iivg
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
W. 1.. Pet.
Pittsburgh ......... 63 do .612
New York ......... 60 M .560
(‘lncmnati . ... . . . .. 57. 48 .538
Brooklyn . ..... . . .. 60 52 .490
St. Louis b: 65 .06
Philadelphia ..,... 47 54 1405
Chicago ........... 47 so [in
Boston ............ 45 66 .400
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
W. L. Pct.
lPhiladelphia . ..... 69 35 .663
‘tt‘uahington ....... 68 58 .642
Chicago . ..... . . . 59 50 .MI
Dctroit ............ 54 54 .606
St. Louis 52 55 .(36
Cleveland .. . . . . . .‘. 50 61 .460
New York ......... 45 GI .425
Boston . ....... . . .. 32 75 .209
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Vt’
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Baltimore 70 42 .658
Toronto 75 fit) .600
Rochester .......... 60 so .500
Reading ......... 60 00 .500
Buffalo ............,SI 68 .475
Jersey City ......... 67 63 .47!
Syracuse ........... u 78 .397
Providence 45 74 .31!
EASTERN LEAGUE.
I". L. Pct.
“'aterbury,......... 58 48 .5“
Hartford 69 49 .6“
New Haven ....... 5! 62 .527
Albany ............ 56 b3 .51‘
Springfield ......... 55 53 .609
Bridgeport ......... 55 N .5“
Worcester ......... 88 55 .400
Pittlflcld “......” 39 (59 .36?
ROCKNE '10 TEACH.
. LAKELAND. Fla. Aug. 1:.-—-(AP)
Knute Rockne has decided to make
Southern College the 1910 home of
football
which he has conducted for several
a
Stadium Is Scene
NEW YORK.“ August tin—Tex
Rickard back from his week-end
trip to Saratoge. wasted no time
putting the finishing touches to the
program at the Yankee Stadium on
August as. which will be headed by
the light heavyweight championship
bout between I’eul Berlenbach and
Jack Delaney.
Jimmy Slattery will meet. Tommy
Loughran of Philadelphia in the
eight round semi-final. Luis Vincen-
tini. the aoporific locker from South
America. will take on Jack Zivic of
Pittsburgh in a twelve round affair.
The curtain raiser will bring togeth—
sr Meyer Cohen, promising young
welterweight from Holyoke. and
Barney Shaw of New York.
It will be noticed that for the first
time in intestate Blattery is booked
to travel more than six rounds. That
is because Jimmy will be twenty-one
years old on August "5.—~F‘rom now
on he will be able to kc ten. twelve
or fifteen round contests. His man,
ager. Red Carr, intends to stop him
up the ladder slowly. first taking a
few eight rounders. then some bouts
at ten and finally others at twelve
or fifteen. '
This show will be at popular
prices. Though the card is headed
by a championship bout the. top
menu c‘tl'iiifi'i'Muis
-~ FOR THE BERLENBACH BO
Britt eport Boxer and 00m Paul Will Do Th' 4
tuff on August 28-Slattery and Lough.
ran in the Semi-final BattlewYank
l i
.price will be 810. The tilekete Will -
placed on sale Thursday.
Paul Starla Ewing.
Berlenbach is twining at Santa
He started boxing yesterday and
the watchful eyes of old Den I-iiek
who will see to It to the beat of b
ability that .Peui does not tnlure t
hand or suffer any inconvenio
cuts. Delaney is hard at work 1
Bridgeport.
Slattory will have another‘ be
before he meets Loughran- Jimm
must fulfill his contract. to box Ma
cy Rosenbloom at the Coney Illa
Stadium. He will face Maxey on Au
ust '.'ll.
If stuttery has .an idea that Rose
bloom iii going to prove a aoft on...
he had better reNIae his opinio I
liiaxcy boxed George Courtney l -
week at the Stadmm and did not. .
us well as expocuad though he
without any trounce. Rosenbloom in
much better fighter than he app
ed to be against. Courtney. Who il.‘
clumsy but energuic fellow and ve
strong. Mexey meirety had one
those bad nights that fall to the i
of all gladiators. If he shows tie
same stuff agalnix Siattery that Ii
did against Hambnne Kelley. for i
stance. Jimmy will‘. need all his all!
to grab the honour. ‘ '
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Mill they talk
About a scrap
- Among the heavyweights...
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Now Gene Tunney wants to fight.
Kerry Willa. but the negro doesn't
care much about taking this chance.
He would rather swap punches with
Jack Dempsey.
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Our moving picture champ still
continues to send out dispatches
that. newculd like to meet any
mapper in the world. but as far as
signing a contract is concerned. he
must have a broken arm.
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Young Mulligan is training hard
for a bout with some one in Balti-
more. on Friday night.
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We think that. a bout between
him and Boating Commissioner Tho-
mas Donahue might furnish plenty
of action.
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Bud Gorman on next Monday
evening. will do his stuff with Tom
WILLIAM M. JOHNSWN
Bill Tilden's arcb~ensmy.
coaches
That's Johnston.
He's met the champ five times for
e singles cbapeau.
He won in 1919. Lost on the other
occasions.
Wee national king in Itilti. also.
3'11; stepped into the spot light in
th
Noted for the perfect timing and
speed of his forehead drive. Back-
hand equally aggressive. perhaps
more dependable.
Lack'a 'l‘iiden'a versatility.
letter‘a terrific service.
Close to perfection in other phases
of pastime.
also
He's just a mite.
they call him.
With Tltden's physique he’d be
just; as tough as the lanky Quaker.
Hie atature~hea handicapped him.
Like Tilden, he's held a beeketful
of titles.
Been a strong member of the
Davis Cup teams. too.
"Uttle Bill"
PORT BA
Chat and Comment of Special Interest to
Norwalk Fans i
,Loughlin and other tennis grub. ,‘
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D. DOWNS .-
Sharkey. up in Boston. This bed
is expected to draw a large crow
up in Beentown. ‘
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German has been going along. -.
fine style since he has been
the direction of Berry Neal-11nd
considered up amot' the top notch.
era in the heavyweight. division
day.
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Denbury‘s newly organized b
ball team seems to be getting
bumps. In the first game they we
defeated by the Kemdy All Sta ‘
of White Plains and Last week th
Elm City Giants took e. fell out 0
them.
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Steve Moose had better strength
en up this outfit bobs-e he opens u
the series with the Wilton nine ~-
nest Sunday. .
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Good old Hank 00de is about.
pus out of the big leagues. Han -
next season will be the manager 0
the Columbus team. in the Amer
ican Association. Ho till pity wit-
the Columbus outfit during the re
mainder of the present sewn.
back his crown after I four-yea
lapse.
Has ranked one-twc-tbree eve
season since 1915 except in 1918.
Didn't compete that year. ,
Hails from the far west. Sam
sector that turned out. Bundy M
Born in San Francisco.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York at Pittsburgh.
_ Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at St. Louis in.
Boston at Chicago.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Boston.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo at Jersey City.
Syracuse at Baltimore.
Rochester at Reading.
'Toronto at Providence.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Pittafleld at Hartford.
Albany at New Haven.
Bridgeport at Worcester.
Springfield at Waterbury.
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One of the few champs to win
OTHER SPORTS ON OPPOSITE
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By RING LARDNER
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Norwalk Chronicler