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'il'EON TELLS 0F EASlEST
ANDHARDEST BATTLESINRING
xpeeted to Be Knocked Down By Jess But Had
Him Beaten From First Punch—Thought Firpo
Easy—Ran Into Punch, Was Badly Shaken up.
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l'l‘his is the seventh of a series
‘ of to articles by Joe Williams.
(“in critic. relating some of the
.. re interesting and unusual
. mes in tho pugllisilc career
. . Champion Jack Dempsey.
'|d
llY JOE WILLIAMS
,j‘Suy. you never can tell about
fight racket." It was Jack
‘mpsey talking. I had asked him
to had any preconceived ideas on
outmmo ol‘ his fight with Gene
nney. if he figured it would be p
-rt tight or a long one. a hard
‘it or an easy one.
‘io. you never can tell abbot this
t ruckut.’ 'he repented. “A lot
times the easy fights turn out to
murder, and the hard ems are
t."
i‘Whut fight do you think was the
est 1 ever had." Dempsey asked
mulling n mental check
0 ~ his many battles but he-
could hazard n guess. his ini-
. ity, as manlftst in speech as
as w.ork cxplotlul:
,Willard."
; his was the tight. as the world
ceded some 60 pounds to the
champion and battered, him
- agmcnts in three rounds, thus
uiring the title.
.‘I expected Willard to knock me
‘ n a. couple of times anyway."
‘nt on Dempsey. “I was so sure
t 1 would be knocked down that
" ebated with myself whether to
‘nine' or leap right up. if I
and tear back into him and
{catch him off guard.
Punch Whipped Willard.
ll you know what happened.
‘ hlin whipped from the first
He hit me with only one
t I remembered, a right
. that found the button
saying that punch didn‘t
cause it did. But it wasn't a.
"own punch. or even close to
.4
- mpsey then turned to the other
. you boy. All he's got is a right hand
' s. in which the young western-i
side of the picture. He told how he
had figured Luis Firpo to be a
"pushover" and how he had run
afoul oi‘ one of the greatest shocks
in his career.
"When I was matched with the
Bull," said Dempsey. "I said to my-
self, ‘Weil, this is a. cakewalk for
and he telegraphs that from one end
of the ring to the other, He ought
to be easier than Fulton.‘
“Now I still think I had him dop-
cd right. He was a terrriblo fighter
and it was almost an accident when
he managed to land his right hand
-—tho only thing he had in the World
to recommend him as a heavyweight
prospect
“Accidenp can happen in the
ring. Don't let anybody tell you
they can't. It was on accident that
l-‘irpo beat me to the first punch in
our fight. and this accident changed
the entire complexion of the battle.
“I missed a short lead to his head
a moment after the gong sounded
and when I missed the impetus of
ill) body movement carried me flush
into his right hand. which he beta
[cocked at his side READY TO
lsme.
I “He didn't even have to swing it
to turn me dizzy. The impact was
enough. I wasn't myself until after
the rest between the first and second
rounds and in. the meantime I took
an awful pasting from a guy I ng.
urcd was a clown."
Dempsey says his fight with Car-
penticr was a hard one. too, out for
an entirely different reason.
. Found Training In Ordeal
"It wasn't hard righting him. al.
though he did sock me a pretty good
.clout in the second round. The hard
part was in training. I knew I was
too big and too strong for him and
that I was a cinch to win unless I
fell down and broke a. couple of
legs.
“Yet I had to go through two full
months of training—two full months
of hard work for a. tight I knew i
could “in without training hardly at
either the first time in my life
Working for it fight was an ordeal I
’ORLEANS—When 'nilsns
‘ a football team takes the
the im moon, there'll be
‘ in the stands to whom,-
or detest w‘iii mean more
does to any player on tho
,4
=- tooth.“ 2! oo—
Halibut. In 1! Harry
. ‘ to as the “Tom
sooner-s football." sil-
" . of the matron
lane University’ 3 Grid
Captain Has His New Wile
Lead Cheering Squads for Him
ed around his and all season. And
while Harry was starring out oh the
field of piay'. llrs. Harry was yelling
herself loans in the Tulane chute
lng section.
“I had to play football with the
wife watching the show."
Harry. "I'll have to do the some this
year. too."
"And of course. I'll be at out".
gsme." returns In. (Rabid.
oouldnt stand it it I one.
rhr'the nine inst u
stana sa Ham docs OI Q.
and I think 1'19 more"
is when it's our.”
Coach Clark new is‘
1%
THE EVENING’ SENTINEIr—SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
PAGE THIRTEEN
FIGURED mum
I‘DROVED ASY
JACK;
DEMPSEY
[UIS FIRPO
CONSi SiQEREO
‘SET-UP- GAVE
REALIEST
hated it. The fun I used to know
at training was gone."
I asked Dempsey if he was having
any "fun" training for this fight
with Tunney.
"I don't know whether you ‘d call
it fun. " he answered rubbing a split
ear refioctivcly. “but it isn't a grind;
in the same sense training for the
henchmen was. I KNEW I could
whip him."
Today’s Gaines
National League
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
St. Louis It Philadelphltu
Chicago at Boston.
American League
New York at Cleveland.
Washington at Detroit.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
Eastern League
Albany at Springfield.
Hartford at New Haven.
Providence at Pittsfleld.
Waterbury at Bridgeport.
International League
Baltimore at Jersey City (2).
Reading at Newark (2).
Toronto at Syracuse.
Rochester at Buffalo (2).
Club Standings
r
National LeagueL
PC.
Cincinnati ........ 85 60 .586
St. Louis ......... 85 60 .586
Pittsburgh “...... 80 04 .556
Chicago .......... 77 68 .531
Now York sssoess- 67 73 .‘79
Brooklyn ......... 66 79 .455
Boston cs 83’ .411
Philadelphia. us 84.3871
American League
L. PC.
New York 87 56 .608
Cleveland ......... 83 61 .576
Philadelphia ...... 76 63 .547
Washington asses-s 75 05 .586
Detroit nun"... 74 71 .510
Chicago 73‘ 70 .510
st. Louis ......... 58 85 .406
Boston 45 too .310
Eastern Lame
W. L. PC.
Providence ........ 95 64 .639
Bridgeport 90 do .600
New Haven ....... 87 60 .591
Springfield “...... 78 69 .631
Albany ........... 74 74 .600
Kartford .......... 68 34 .489
Waterbury .._...... 56 DB .377
Pittsilold .......... 60. 99 .331
International League
. W. L. PC.
Toronto...-u.....106 55 .658
Nomi-l: .........., so 64 .soo
Baltimore ...,..... ’4‘. to .588
Bola-lo aloodaaaool '. 69 .533
Rochester ......... 79 80 .497
‘ as .447
88 .412
Reading'..........ll 128 .201.
oamsmsonnnsmo.
890m Wash. M 17.—
Ooorgel Waller knocked out
Boone mus. Portland light-
hoavywoight in the third round of a
scheduled twelve-round bent at the
Alan. Idaho. arena last night.
”Mt
A Local Writer’s Slant
Roy Downs’
SPORT BARRAGE
And Elsewhere
On Sports in Norwalk
The much talked of. battle be-
tween the nines of the Toreador and
Lions Clubs is over. The Lions
were the winners, but they were not
thoonty winners in the contest. The
Nolhvnlk High School Athletic As-
sociation are winners by between
$500 and $000. .This is enough
money to put the assticintion on its
feet.
t
13 was good work on the part of
tho clubs. The greatest share of
the credit .t'oi‘ the success is duo
Paul ll Connery. He was responsi-
ble for the sale of a majority of the
tickets. He sold OVer 300 of the
plustehoanis hlmesll‘. It was for a
good cause and the winners feel
just as good as the ldsers.
K O O O
Coach Perry W. Bun of the N. If.
S. football team is' elated over the
success of the game. He feels that
tho cidmns of Norwiilk are coming
forward and showing the proper
spirit. The High School Athletic
Association was never as well off il-
nancially as it will be “then the
money is turned over to it. They
, have everything to work for and we
Ibok for a real good football eleven
this season.
0 O O
The teams in the National
League are suie staring some battle
for the pennant. The Cards. Reds
BROTHERS Mn
CLASH soon
EXpected :to Meet In Ar-
my-Navy G rid C o n-
test.
sensuous. Sept. 17.—After be-
ing members of the rival football
squads for two seasons. but not
meeting on the gridiron field. Mid-
shipman Arthur 8. Born of the Nets
val Academy. and Cadet Charles F.
Born of the Military Academy. bro-
thers. from Racine. Wisconsin. ap-
pear almost certain to clash when
the service teams meet at Chicago
and Pirates all have a chance to cop
the flag. The Pirates are nearly out
of the running. It looks as if the
Cards and the Reds would battle .it
out in the homestretch for the flag.
May the best team win.
0 O I
The Pastimes and the Springwood
Nationals are slated to stage another
game ‘of their series for the city
championship at Amusement Park,
tomorrow afternoon. These two
teams have been displaying a good
brand of ball in this series and the
games are well worth while watclh
ing. Both teams are composed of
all local players. Dick Warm, one
of the best semi-pro twirlors in this
neck of woods, will be on the mound
for the East Norwalk outfit. Leng-
ycl will toss them across for the
Hill Top nine.
0' o o
Bud German who hung his hat in
Norwalk for setsrai weeks, is again
meeting with success in the ring.
Gormsn has been returned the win-
ner in his last several fights. Bud
seems to have everything that goes
to make a good heavyweight and we
can’t understand why he isn't high-
or up the pugillstie ladder than he
s
O I 0
Bring on
O O O
J'rhe water bucket.
rely be
in the game from the start with
father and mother in the stands
wearing the colors of both Army and
Navy. .
Wine Presses
Crushers
Kegs
WOOD AND BRASS rations
Rosenfleld Bros.
on Myra“! next. 128 Washington "
Charles Born. the Army brother. St. mi“.
made the team promptly and last "Free Delivery"
year-was classed as an All-America
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WORDS TO
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WALL Pirrit
scion, lie, so... 25c so can
, g { rim
nauseous;
rust-ammonia”
THE WISE
O
TWO NORWALK
MEN 0N OWL
TEAM, WESTPORT
Harry Buckwalt and
“Red” Anderson With
Fast Aggregation—First
Game Booked For Oct. 3.
Manager Jack Haddock of the
Owl football team has added liar-
ry Buckwalt and "Red" Anderson
of Norwalk to his squad. It was at
first ,plsnncd to have only Westport
players on the squad. but at a. meet-
ing held last night it was decided
‘to retain these men. With 24 mem-
bers out for the team. Manager Jack
Miiddock is hoping for a great clev—
cn. '
Reggie Baker who is rated as one.
of the best backfield men in this
section will again be seen in action
on the gridiron. Baker was recently
married and thought for a while that
he would retire. but the lure of the
game proved too much for him.
The team will practice this even-
ing and Tuesday and Friday of next
week. at the Bedford Oval. it is
planned to drill twice a week until
the opening game.
The first game of the season will
be played on OCiobcr :i. A special
program will feature it. Mnnugt-r
Maddock is on the lookout for the
services of a. good touch and expects
to get one next week.
STAMFORD HY
SCHEDULE SET
The Stamford High school foot-
ball eleven will open its season
with \Vilby High of Waterbury in
Stamford September 25 unless the
game is cancelled.
The local school team has started
practice with Edward Bella, last.
year's full back. and John Sculzi.
quarterback last year with the team.
Couch M. A. Boyle expects to round
out a fast eleven for the season
ahead.
The schedule as arranged to date
follows:
Sept. 25, Wilby High at Stamford.
Oct. 2. East Side (Newark) at
Stamford. '
Oct. 9. Mt. Vernon. at Mt. Vor-
non.
Oct. 16. Fordhum Freshman.
Stamford.
Oct. 23. open.
Oct. 30. Naugatuck
ing).
Nov. 6 Iona Prop» (New York) at.
Stamford. '
Nov. 13. Ansonis. High.
at
High (pond-
at Anso-
nia.
‘ Nov. 20. Bridgeport High. at
Stamford.
Nov. 25. Brooklyn Evening High
at Stamford.
Mr. Hoover says we have recov-
LL T‘H.L
EN LOSE
h
Other American
FINNEGAN WINS
BOSTON, Sept. 17,—chk Honey-
boy Finnegan of Dox‘choslr‘r won
the decision over llcd Chapman of
Chelsea in the ten-round bout at
Braves field last night. ’toth are
aspirants for the featherweight title.
Yesterday’sniRgiiilts
NATIONAL LEAGFE
Cinclnniitl, ."', Ntw Yotli, (i,
llrooklyn,‘ .. t'iil Minuet 1.
St. Louis. 13.4. i Mimic-int. in. 3 (1301
St. Louis. 10; l‘h'iiddt- lpliin,‘ .. ".( 'd)
Boston. 4; Chicago. I.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland. 2; New York. 1 (lat).
Cleveland. 5; New York. 0 (2nd).
Washington. 3; Detroit. 2 (1st).
Washington. 6: Detroit. 4 (2nd).
St. Louis. 1;, Philadelphia. 0 (lat).
Philadelphia. 5; St. Louis. 1 (2nd)
Chicago. 6: Boston. 4.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Pittstleld. 4;'Sprlngiicld. 3.
New Haven. 4: Hartford. 3.
Bridgeport. 10; Providence,
Only games scheduled.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Baltimore, 7; Jersey City. 6 (int).
Baltimore. 1: Jersey City". 0 (2nd)
Newark. 6; Reading. 5 (1st).
Newark. 10: Reading. 2 (2nd).
Rochester-Buffalo (rain).
Toronto-Syracuse (rain).
‘ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
St. Paul. 12; Columbus, 1.
Minneapolis. 4: Toledo. 5.
Milwaukee. 13: Indianapolis. 0.
Kansas City. vi; Nashville. 1.
. SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Mobile. 3: Atlanta. 10.
New Orleans. 10; Birmingham. 4.
Chattanooga, 6; Little Rock. 4
(1st).
Chattanooga, 0; Little Rock. 1
(2nd).
Nashville. 4; Memphis. 3 (1st).
Nashville. 1; Memphis. 2 (2nd).
WESTERN [EAGDE
Denver. 8; Lincoln. 4 (1st).
Denver. 9; Lincoln. 4 (2nd).
Des Moines. 21: Omaha. 4 (1st).
Dos Moincs. 6; Omaha. 4 (2nd).
Oklahoma. City. 5; Tulsa. 0.
St. Joseph. 9; Wichita. 8.
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We are unable to obtain confirma.
tion of the rumor that Mademoiselle
Longlen has turned professional with
the patriotic object of restoring the
ered from the war. but doesn’t say
what—Detroit News.
financial position of her country.—
Punch.
OVER CHAPMAN
COCHET DETHRONES VETERAN
AS TENNIS CHAMPION
-----.m~ -———-———.. ~-
Heltl Title For Six Years—Match Goes Five Sets~
Stars.
Richards Is Sole Hope.
Ale Downed—Vince '
FOREST HILLS, N. 3.. 11..., 3 i .
\Villiam ’l'utcni ’i‘lldcn. ii, .2. ., .
.\Iiici'icun tennis for six .‘..
years. was toppled from his in;
yesterday by a stripling fiom Fl‘ii.
in its sensational o. struggle as ;
national championship tournamt‘.
U\‘('l‘ witnessed.
Henri Cochet. twenty-four-ycu:
old French slur who was not con
sidcrcd formidable enough to pin
for his country in the Davis C...
singles. noconipllahed the downin t
of the lanious title-holder in it
sets alter a spectacular. pulse-sin
ring bottle that was in doubt uni-
its closing moments. Tho scor
\\'I‘i't3 6-8. 0-1. 6-3. 1-6. 8-6.
.\ crowd of more than 103100 or
idiots in the big West Side m:
stadium litid linidly recovered 1
the shock or ’l'iltln‘n's dim" \‘
ulioilicr flushing; French
‘stcppi‘d to ihv: i’ni‘c to c.‘
William 1i. Johi...inii, the
little L‘iilHorninn who has Eli‘t‘ii
chumpion's foremost rivnl and
partner in Dil‘.‘is tlup triumphs. a.
seven straight seasons.
Joan liorotra, the colo: :,
“liountllizg liiiszlm" It'l‘i l ohli‘r otl -
the Wimbledon t‘linmpmnvh‘
brouvlit about the d.t_v‘.~i closing in
set “iih a. smashing rally that on.
rii-ti him to victory over the tim
five sets. decided by scores of ‘i-
Johnston in tire sets. decided l.
score of 3-6. 4-6. 6-3. 6-4. 6-4.
Altogether it was as dark ii'l
gloomy it. day as American Li‘liir‘
has cwr known. for item: Law...
third of the mayor French tiir .
forged his way to the semi-f;
by overcoming the U. S. Davis: .
captain. Ilichnrd Norris with.
in straight Ht‘lS. 6—4) 6-3. 8-“
Vincent Richards. youngest
America's "big four," was the 0
one of the quartet to escape do? -
in the French onslaught. and no
stands out as Uncle Sam’s soil
hope of keeping the national tennis
title on home shores. The convinc-
ing manner in which Richards dit-
posed of Jacques Brugnon, however
at 6-2. 8-1. 6-2. convinced observer:
that the blonds haired New York. r
is at the top of his brilliant gain
for the fight against the French in-
vasion.
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