i I y .l ‘ In?" A. .
mart. N. J.. econ..- ,
Wills iron“ on a. technical hood
trim Floyd Johnson in the tilt
‘ round of o. ridiculously one‘sido'd
rsgio looking glove contest ot‘ihe‘
Newark Armory inst night. .Chnrlie
. JOooit. Johnson's user. tossed:
‘ towel into the :- otter two min-
utes and two seconds of fighting in
which Johnson had not lost his‘foet.
Over 12,000 people that bed ‘psid
around ”5.000 to see Jock Demp-
.soy's next opponent w‘ent sway . ter-
ribly disappointed with a fight that
never should have taken place. The
. gstherlhg was running the fight
mainly 'because there were no
knockdown and no signs of serious
~ punishment ”Johnson. The sus-
' nioiop was that Johnson went into
tho‘ring .with the intention of taking
he clinical; way out. Cook did the
right'thing to protect his fighter but
the public had no protection before.
during or after the fight.
Johnson might have lasted. out
that first round, in fact had every
intention of so doing it able. but it
would have been painful. Wills had
blood in his eye. having been told
‘to finish his man as quickly as pos-
v‘sible to make his Dempsey match
look better.
liming \l’lchotily.
Harry was hitting wickedly .amd
viciously with both hands. putting
everything he had into each punch.
The surprise of it all was that John-
son did not tumble to the mat be-
fore his manager saved him. Wills
landed one left to the pit of the
stomach a few seconds before the
end that could be heard all over the
big armory. It was a sickening
punch. either to take or look at.
Johnson took that ,nnd ll. few more”
He is o. great taker, but nothing
else. ,
Johnson did not look any too good
when ho got in the ring. His legs
were wobbly. having gone back on
Gridiron
Strategy
By no mommy
Pennsylvania, Ail-Anlel'icnv Tackle.
.. 1924
So much for the offensive duties
e- n
of the tackle. now to get down, to
his work on the defensive.
0n defensive play. a Pennsylvania.
tackle covers his territory at all
‘times. One cardinal principle is that
he must never run behind his own
lnc'ot-scritiitItngo in order to stop
play in the opposite side.
,. In'oth‘er words, n tackle. should
yer cut back of his own'line of
scrimmage, but instead must smash
hrohgh the line of scrimmage first.
If he can stop a play on the oppo-
iic side he must do it by following
'roumi. behind.
This is a basic principle of tackle
Joy to which there is absolutely no
.xcepiion. For :1 tackle to pass l»:-
in'dfhis own line of scrimmage in
ll‘j‘Cfiort to stop ti play on the oppo-
lto side. monusdhat ll(: would thus
nken his own side: and create an
peningjhttt might prove costly.
Ashton. quarterback \vou
nick to take odvnniagc of loch tac-
los n‘thc part of o. tackle. by run-
. Mm.“ may 9.. a delayed inn the alley. as we say in 'footbsli. was a scrimmage hottv
1W“ ,, ,
Khan“. right through the opening
lined by the desire of the tackle to
yer too much ground.
All have said before a.
touldj‘bc heavy and strong enough
. ._.__.._ -__.___._..
..;_5RD; DROE
.__10MATCH
w iKER, GREB
. . ...N....-_...
5, ,
a. s. Champion’s De-
vndgfor Fight in
"ua‘ry Are Exces-
YORK, Oct. 2T.-Tcx Rick-
' d, yesterday to call off the
match between Harry Greb
Walker for the middle-
“. ffll‘hl‘bionshlp of the world.
‘heduled to take place at
illicit-Square Garden car-
md yesterday that he had
handset the affair bo-
o‘ond it impossible to do
with" arch. Tex said that
’ were excessive and
‘ohismplon lowered his
id" "nothing doing.
this contest came
hook to the box-
id
is Of
5
h
l’
inl'hndor ‘li'o’le punishment Win
totblir gruelling fights. Once hem
sunrtowotumblo When Do”!!! 301' “i"
«slot-unlit with .Wim. This amt.
ed owner that he rm intoxicated, ‘
going into the-crop. ‘ ‘.
Johnson Wu Sober.
Ploti‘ Adsnupbosing commission-
or. had him examined after the fight
and learned that ho switcher. His
money will‘not be held up. The pub-
ilie was the holdup victim. It was
held up for $25,000 for one of the
worst fights in heavyweight history
land there have been some terrible
'ones. , .
i The- blow by blow talc follows:
They went into [clinch sud both
clubbed away with“ rights to head
and lofts to body. When they broke
Wills led and went intoton embnoo..
Harry hold with his right hand and
whipped two solid ‘hooks to John-
son's jaw. The referee split them
and Wills landed twat lsfisvto jaw.
{nod 11. pair to body. Johnson was
vainly trying to fight back.. Wills
sent a. terrific hook to the stomach
and repeated with it left to tho‘rlbs.
At close quarters Wills pounded
lJohnson to head with both minds.
'When Johnson backed, away from
(,ths mixup he was staggering and
’punch drunk. Manager Charles
Cook threw in a towel from Floyd's
’quurter and ended the fight. The
round went two minutos‘sndv two
lseconds. ‘ . _ .
' Slop Moody Bout.
The referee stopped the semi-final
' between Frank Moody of Wales._nnd
Homer Robinson. Pittsburgh negro.
in the seventh round because the
.goingwas too slow to suit him. He
Ideciered it an unsatisfactory bout,
Georgi Courtney. of Oklaho‘ms,
and Charley Arthur, of - Newnrk.‘
‘middlewcighis. had a battling ,ton
roundlconiest as c preliminary.
Courtney proved the better boxer
but the Jersey veteran was able to
remain in the ring to the end. _-
' Told by,-‘-
All-America
Stars
to be a. tower of strength on defense.
I dm-convinccd that theistrongset
ploy'of moss teams to ihcirfioffetneklo
lpnly.’ I believe there is more men
Ithoroome directly at the tackle’on
this play thnn‘ln any other’play in
football. ' . .
, Ah off-'tnckle play is usually not
‘overly deceptive but is always pow-
erful. The man with the ball inva-
riably runs directly at the tackle
with the other three men of the
(backfield lending him.
i A tackle should also work with
this end in rushing ihe passer and, in
blocking kicks. By working to:
gather 1 mean just this: ‘
A halfback of the Offensive team
will have the Job of stopping both
‘the tackle and the end. Obviously
1“" will have an easy lime if the
giackie end end charge him together.
qo the defensive tackle and end must
e prepared to. barge him with some
distance betw in them. a
I In this way the offensive halfback
:can only block one man, giving the
lather a chance to get through and.
ihurry the kick or block it or hurry
id be Ithc passer or prevent his making the .as center yesterday aft
1 pass. . '
l i used to charge in close, and to
nhile the end went wide. This forced
iihu offensive halfback to "decide
which one of us he wanted to stop'
hot it of us.
the second {hating show to be held
m the new attend at Ii‘iftlhth street
:md Eighth nvehuc. The first (love
{swingers to operate there willbe
iiaui Bcrlcnbach and Jack Daimler.
i'l‘hls is it return engagement 1)!-
.ltnry stopped~Paul when ‘thcygm’ct
1 for the first “main the" old‘Gdrdéngv
! The ceiling off of the Grentvta‘ikfier
guegoiintions tosses thohrst pi'obigttiif
jintn the hoof Jess McMahon.TRick«‘-
turd's new matchmaker. viii-mil ‘be
iup to Jess to discover dmwvvfestnre'
bout that will ‘niiiko the {turnstiles
gspin. .‘
! McMahon's idea last night W
:i-ring about _a return fight betieim
(Louis (Kid) Ksplan.‘ leathefiwilght
gchampion of the world, nnd-wfiaho
Hierman, the Portuguese-feather-
‘weight from the Pnclllc Cosst."trho
gave the title holder such a great
fight at Waterbury. Conn " *
months ago. This match, it lithium P“
hon is successful in making it, will
he one of the few' "naturals" that
are 0 nthe winter program. ‘ ' .
Hermon. however. is: to 3 most
Honeyboy Flnnlglnin Boston on N
. end Felling. Foots slid
° regular half colts. for Bénl Cutie!
' b6
i...
m; Benn-,1 N.- ..= on: arm
The Moshe-chum” MC“? ‘-
v" yr Ht: ‘
‘ho‘rd; yoitctdsyiln pro pa
the Yale "butts «V which 'oorno‘s- host
bnjthe Boldicns' Ioohd '
is usually a. tiny of‘r to: the
substitutelrdld‘ owl all ' of he
playing xiiist Saturday.;utsinst St.
Louis. Captain Moan-l decided up?
’ o’n“strenuons worms he. vorsiiy
men. particulsrly ss‘they’hsve been
taking things rather ‘ cosy» since the
middle ot“ls.st:wceit.‘z at ‘ .n
Saunders. Bprsgoo.‘ flurry Wilson.
consign. who 11ch been. doing but
little of latn,;bnt.~num.bruim re“-
celich. in tho Neil-o . Dents. (contact;
are in shape.‘ and on «hellfire for
tho 'Eli-t encounte.m was- continued
header... “
armpit-nan as
in th 'égudtl'Y." ‘
yesterday.,this oust-tot sow Plenty ct .
., service. Gilbrecth. a promising can.
’ heck, Travis . sod Bunker. ‘ substitute
tsekles.‘ were the only cmhlties
.irmy' sufferer: ii- the 8t.;-L‘ouis
game.’ Otthls trio. Gilbrbfi'tthis’
the only one likely to the" Icon
against Yule sud that contingency
will depend on how his Vinjury.‘
which happens to bed shoulder
bruise, rospmds to 't‘rsincrthso-
dle's treatment. ‘ ‘ .. ‘ .1
.A planning feature Saturdaym‘g
Red Reader's successful goal ‘o'lftei‘
touchdown don ti. drop-kick.” ti
specialty he, has, been rehearsing
lull season. ,Army has been. par-
ticularly weal: si‘i-fisesson in getting
the extra point. Reader's perform,-
oncc was very business-like. He
had slengthy session during the
practice yesterday. .
Army was in good physical condi-
tion on ittentercd the stretch yes;
tnrdsy in the final drive for' the
:Ync contest. Captain Mccwnn will
continue the heavy‘ wory..;untii to;
tporrow. easing up on Thursday and
on. otho .ds‘y
interesting otter
fan, a great o. In .
dole. wit "teens-g
different ~ and no... ' mg};
the ’ lil'élt B
taking a ilnsl signal and. kicking ' L
warm up in. the bowl at New
Haven Friday. afternoon.
lCcdets are confident of putting up
it hard fight against the Elle, but
are not boosting. , Army has not
beaten Yslsuslncc 1911. but has a
strong eleven this year and one
which willilvork hard to coach
itself croditobly on Saturday.
new HAVEN. "Conn. Oct. 27.44
Most of theVYele vsrsity was given
a complete rest yesterday afternoon
followi'ngthe strenuous some 'w'ith
Brown} Saturday. The only change
was the shifting of Cobble. Sturhshn‘
from“ center to guard. Sturhshn,
who played center on his freshman
team. was moved to. gourd last you
to msko usovof‘his defensive shuttles
then-nose .Loveioy would the middle
of the line. ,f ‘ ' , .
Until yesterday ho'hsd been at
center thisyesr. but his work has not
been too satisfactory andmve’ Burt
‘wns given the preference against
Th0 ‘»
Bonvn last week. ‘A word last year. ’
'Sturhchn was considered onset the
lstrongest factors in'thsnu line” '
Reggie Root. gourd; 'wu
'\.
i
I
I
. With the ilrst‘tes
pines with Conch 'rl’d
‘ 9
ends and a. scrub teeny-sh
team had Wolfe and and
,onds: Daniels undo '
tackle i for it was impossible for him to get;Wnlln.co and Worthnm.“ eras; Her; ‘
josh-tor it. . *
hl' A
ivey. center; Btssrn'l. '
hooks. Wadsworth ms‘d'
down on an and run
evened the score'whsn"
blocked a kic'lt‘nnd as ‘ m
hind'ihogoslline. '-
The vsrsli’y~ was seen on the one
on the side: ‘
Jones. here
‘ nd,
this return to that‘p‘osition' is a ct»
ed to bolster uptltojfilue orsvia‘rds.‘
meson: ,-
fora short signal aim townrdlth’e” '
end of the practice. ‘Eunu‘
torbsck. _ whose face who? lid
saturday. was not in .unifoi'in
will return ', today. ‘ His fplscs
taken by rtmwick.‘ Bill K 6. )1
back. was also missing yesterday. '
ernoon becduse of. injuries that. may
keep him out of the Amy who Slit»
,urdny. .'1’hi_s makes it‘prhlishlofitha’t'
field will; face 'Army minus tit too
'23, other fiéimgk' 'is‘ declared"
a con ton‘b cuss" ‘ ., ..
ed' shoulder. 0c d of Aurelio ‘
J N
Brown. ' . 'x ,
. The first‘te‘s'm line-up for. to.
[day oftel'n ‘ 'sl'g‘n‘el drill mi: on
ends: ”Benton and Joan.
. , erosion and “mount-an
5 ,, ootficcenter: 'I-‘ishwick’
munrtehbaoh; Cottle. Noble 'ehd A
tickles; :
tl'en, Seeks.
vember 4, and his proposed engage.~ In
'ment with Kaplsn hing on the but-
come of that contest. _ I he wins;ihil
fight he can count himself in onion-
other shot at the ‘ featherweight
championship of the world st Medi-
son Square Garden on December. 18.
MoushonlAssnmes New Duties._
While it has been knéwn for'mnny.
weeks that {ass “cliches ml to be
Tex Richard’s new mstchmaker. no
official announcement was forthcom-
ing u'htil yesterday. when Jess him-
self appeared and anchoredahh'nsslf
in the-eat that its-boon occupied
'for so long by Mr. rm: Flournoy.
" McMahon‘s entrance“ wen anything
but ceremonlous. He simply walked
in and tool: up hot new duties. .80
came don-n directlyfrom his old of-‘
flee in the Commonmith,iport\ng
glob in Harlem. where how W '
cover the mdtchmsking duties to *h
brother Eddie. " V
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