Newspaper Page Text
?p I IS THE WASHINGTON TIMES. SUNDAY. APRIL 4. 1820. New Griffs Look Good To Fans?Red Sox Are Weak?Cleveland Ready GRIFFS NEW PLAYERS LOOK AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THOSE OF 1919 ? ?????? President Griffith said at noon today that he would not call off the Griffs-Reds game until the last moment, as the diamond was in good condition and needed only an hour or so of drying to put it in shape for play. By LOUIS A. DOUGHER. "A big improvement, a big improvement," murmured the Ancient Fun as he meandered his way from the Georgia avenue ball yard after witnessing the victory of the Griffmen over the world's champion Cin cinnati Reds, 2 to 1. While it is much too early to form conclusions, nevertheless one must admit ungrudgingly that Clark Griffith has surely Metered his infield where it was weakest in 1919, at second base and short. Neither Stanley Harris nor Jimmy O'Neill had much to do in yesterday's con test, but both lads displayed a confident sureness about their work that bespoke better things for the Griffmen, once the regular season is un der way. Against the Reds the home boys seemed in better physical condition. There was smal! difference in the pitching. The Reds wanted to fight the umpire, but the Griffs sailed right along without complaint. Griff's team should be able to open the season next week in Boston with fly ing colors. The victory was decided in the aft ernoon. the Griffs scoring run in the first frame, the Keds tying it up In the second, and the home boys going ahead In the third. Thereafter there was no scoring, though the Rods threatened In the fifth, when Duncan opened with a double and the Griffs three times made offensive ges tures. Adoifo Lu<jue. the little Cuban pitcher, looked good in his fix in nings on the hill, though he was reached for the necessary runs to win. Jim Shaw was a bit unsteady, but es caped serious troubles. A1 Schacht j gave but one hit in four frames, show- j ling how good he was. Mam Hire Comes Over. Sam Rice, who received an enthusi astic welcome from the fans when he came to bat in the first inning, had ihe honor of ringing up the first tally of 1920 for the home team at Georgia ' avenue. Two boys had perished when ' Sam scratched a hit past Meyers, the long first sacker of the Keds. lie I then stole second before Roth got the lone free pass of the afternoon, and scored on Maurice Shannon's clean' | single to left. Roth was killed off i trying to reach third or) the blow, but the run was over. Kd Rousch. champion batsman of the National League, opened the sec ! oml with a double, advancing on Dun can's sacrifice. Shannon leaped high in the air for "Greasy" Neale's vicious liner, Just barely knocking it down, but he could not recover it In time to get Rousch at the plate. Meyers' liner Into O'Neills mitt doubled up Nenle and choked off the Reds. Milan opened the third for the Griffs with a nifty single to center. Rice sacrificing him along. Roth's single to left put Zeb on third. Luque threw out Shannon, but Meyers dropped Groh's toss of Harris' roller and Mi lan was over with the deciding tally. Keale aa4 Judge Star. Neale, the big right fielder, and Judge, the Griffs' first sacker, con tributed two fine fielding plays. In the fourth Judge screamed a long fly ] to right. It seemed headed for the fence, and Neale set all sail in that direction. Just us the ball was about to pans over his head the Reds' gar doner reached up and brought it down.] Sonif few years ago we saw him do 1 that on the Georgetown gridiron, reaching U|> and getting forward j passes with nmaiing ease. Judge looked especially good in the j field for his team, handling fourteen! putouts and one assist without a boot. His assist was the real thing. Larry Kopf slammed a hot one down past Judge, who hopped upon it like a froc, grabbed it? turned and got the Hedlander with a pretty toss to Shaw. O'Neill and Harris, with a light day afield. Impressed the fans with their speed on the hoof. Both lads get over In front of the ball. Sam Rice gave the bugs heart fail ure with hW method of taking flies nt full length. The high south wind aeemed to bother him a bit. After crashing a long foul to the corner In left field In the second. J. Granting Shaw obligingly* whiffed. Thnt'n the usual stunt under such conditions. Milan tieta Some C'keers. Zeb Milan's long running catch of Meyers' foul In the eighth was a bright bit and earned him much ap plause. Zeb has many friends in the C? pit al Tim Jordan has splash'd the right field wall with a varied assortment of blues and green and yellows, sev eral shades of yellow, und a clock will decorate the fence this season, adding to the woes of the fans. That the Griffs are not yet working ?moothly was Indicated In the fifth ?when Wlngo rai* d a foul between third and the plate. Gharrlty gal loped over after It and Shannon came 1n. Neither got it. Card Thoner, The Times' demon camera man, came near being spiked on that play, barely pirouetting out of Gharrlty's path. Both the Griffs and the Reds depart tonight for Richmond, where they are due to perform tomorrow. Ports mouth, Danville, Roanoke and Park eraburg, W. Va.. will then be visited, with Cincinnati being reached for games next Saturday and Sunday, ending the 11120 spring tour. OLSON ISIN SHAPE. Ivan Olson, veteran big league In flelder, is In fine shape this spring, and is playing second buse for the Brooklyn Dodgers in high class fash Ion. COOLEY A MAGNATE. Dick Cooley, former National Leaguer. Is barking the Western as sociation team In Okmulgee, Okla., thla year. tfTfcLOANS # HORNING DIAMONDS, WATCHES. JEWELRY Sooth Ead of Higfcwy Brxiy WON EASILY AT THAT CINCINNATI. I WASHINGTON. AB.H.O.A.E | AB.H.O.A. Ratlu 2b...4 2 1 ]i Judge, lb., 4 1(4 1 c opr. en...! 0 1 2 Milan, If. ..4 1 S 0 Oroh. 3b...3 0 2 3 Rice, cf . ,3 13 0 Roust-h. of..* 1 -t i Roth. if. ...I 110 Ouncan. If.2 1 0 ljKh'non, 3b 4 1 It 1 Neale, rf...:i 1 2 0 Harris, 2b.4 112 Meyer, 1 b. 3 0 9 0 O'Neill. sb.4 12 4 Wingo. C...3 0 ? 1 Gh'rrlty. c.3 12 2 t.u'iuo, p...? 0 II < Shaw. p..,2 0' 1 0 Gcrner, p. .0 0 0 I Hchacht, p. 1 0 0 2 j 'See 1 0 0 0j j Total*... 28 6^24 131 Totals. ..32 8 27 T: 'Ratted fop Uerner in ninth. ("Ini nnati , 01000000 0 1 Washington 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x?2 Rune?Rouach. Milan and Rice. Krrori ?Oroh. Neale anil Meyer. Run? batted In?Shannon, 1; Neale. l. Two-base hit? Rousch. Three-bane hit?O'Neill. Stolen bases?Rice. Gharrity. Sacrifice hits? Duncan, Rice. I>ouble play- -O'Neill to Judge. I.eft on bases?Cincinnati, 1 ; Wash ington, 8. F"lrst base on errors Washing ton, 3 Hase on balls?Off Luque. 1. Hits -?Off I.uque, C In 6 Innings; off tlerner. 2 in 2 innings: off Shaw, 4 in r? inning's; off Schacht, 1 in 4 Innings. Htruck out?By I*uqu*. 3; by Shaw, 1; by Gerner, 1; by 8ehacht. 1. Winning pitcher?Shaw. I*>a ing pitcher?Luyuf. Umpire-Mr. Carpen ter. Timo of game?1 hour and 27 minutes MIKE ME WILL CLASH WRH SMITH Washington's "Fighting Cop" Booked for Ardmore Show on April 13. Mike Uraine, Washington's well known and popular "Fighting Cop," la to appear at Ardmore on April 13 In the ten-round feature contest, fac ing Jack Smith, the Baltimore middle weight. Both men have posted for feits to make 158 pounds at 3 o'clock. Smith is not ? no'wn to Washing- ! I ton fans, but last week he knocked i j out .Ilm Harrington in Baltimore.! | Harrington put Soldier lirown to i sleep at Ardmore some weeks ago,; | making an excellent impression upon j the lane. | ITraine started tils ring career at ! i Ardmore a fev.- years ago. and has hundreds of friendu here. He is |n ?f<>od shape and is training steadily for his bout with Smith. Johnny Ray, the Washington feath erweight. who has been coming along nicely under the tutelage of the vet eran Tommy Lowe, is down for the hardest test given him yet. He is to face Johnny Daly, a tough little Bal timorean, in the semi-final of six rounds. A victory for Ray will be a feather in his cap. Patsy Donovan, another popular i Washington boxer, is also on the card for six rounds with Kid Burke, of j Baltimore. These lads ' are simon- j pure flyweights, tipping the beum at less tJian 105 pounds. Manager Sullivan is busily engaged ' now in completing Tils card. He hopes to oiter the Ardmore fans a show equally as good as the last one. JOE BURMAN MAY LAND CHANCE AT BANTY TITLE Pete Herman, the bantam cham pion, lias been offered a gunrantee of $10,000 to fight Joe Burman twenty rounds in Denver., The conditions call for thei champion to make IIS pounds ringside?which is his usual weight. Nate Lewis, on behnlf of Burman, has accepted the mntch and Is rooting hard for the champion to follow suit. Burman ha^s recovered his best form and therefore can be considered a real aspirant for the bantam title. NINETEENTH CAMPAIGN FOR McGRAW THIS YEAR This will be John McOruw's nine teenth senson as manager of the (Hants. McGrow's first game as a pilot of the New Vork club was I played on the Polo Orounds on July | ll>, 19(12. against the Philadelphia | team. Joe MoGlnnity. the once fa- j mous "iron man," did the pitching I for the Giants, with Bresnnhan be hind the hat. Incidentally McOnw covered third base. After a bitter tussle the Glunts suffered defeat bv 4 to 3. llughle Jennings, now manager of the Tigers, guided the Phillies that afternoon. McOraw failed to get the Oiants out of last place that year. But since then he has won six Na tional League pennants and a world's championship. In 1111(1 the Oiants won twenty-six straight games. BUDS WANT GAMES. Kastern Buds have organized and want names with hoys averaging from from fourteen to sixteen years of age, Address J. J flavin, f>12 Third street northeast. ? Judge Rummy's Court - COUNTS' /voTDu?wex> Fo? 10 km mote; I U'oprrlcbt, mr ^..ur^uo^1 M... ? gy Tad 'SPOKE'S' PITCHERS ARE NOW IN SHAPE Four Right-Handers Are Ready For Bell, With Boehling Com ing Up Fast. NEW ORLEANS, April 4.?Manager This Speaker now has four right handed pitchers in #hape to go a full nlno innings. They are George Uhle, the Cleveland sandlotter who looked ao good last season; Hay Cold well, the veteran who twirled the only no-hlt game of the 1819 cam paign in the American League; Stan Covalcskle, the Indiana' star perform ers, and Kergt. Jim nagby, the slow ball flinger. ' Now let me get one or two left- j handers ready," say* "Spoke," ' and we'll be ready for the gong. Boehl ing ought to be in shape by April 14. He Is coming along nicely and should pitch some good ball this year. With either Nlehaus or Murchiaon ready to go in against certain clubs, my pitch ing staff will be entirely satisfac tory." Caldwell has been training faith fully ever since reporting. He says his "wild days. are over" and that now he will attend to business all the way through. "It looks like a pennant." says Cold- I well. "And believe me. If I ever get j into a world's series, I'll show the fans some pitching." The Indians' regular batting order for the first game of the season will be: tiraney, leftfleld: Chapman, short stop: Speaker, centerfield: Wood or Smith, rij.-htfleld: Gardner, third base; Wamby, .second base: .Tohnston, first I base; O'Neill, catcher; Covaleskie or Caldwell, pitcher. ART REYNOLDS BACKED BY SMASHING BAT WORK Georgetown University Lads Score Win Over Holy Cross at the Start. Oeoregtotwn lads are making much of their 7-to-3 win over Holv c'rosii j today. The Worcester lads have been beaten twice In two years now and ] yesterday's defeat was administered ( by the Hilltoppers. John O'Reilly's lads started right | after McL.oughlln. the Holy Cross crack, ajid whanged him for ^wo runs In the first, one in the second and three In the third. One in the eighth frame was added for good luck. Art Reynolds, who pitched a swell j game for the Hilltoppers. got some | lusty stick work behind him and some first-class fielding support. The Hilltoppers made four errors, but these did not affect the final result to any extent. Twelve hits were lashed off the Holy Cross pitcher, in cluding a double and homer by Bill Kenyoa. LONGEST GOLF COURSE IS CLAIMED BY DENVER % Denver ndvancea the claim for the longest golf course In the United States. If not In the world. The nem municipal links there, recently com pleted, measures 0,767 yards and oc cupies only eighty acres of ground, forty of which belong to the State of Colorado. ? It Is 4'emarkaHle also because of the ; great number of"hunkers and traps, 1 There are ninety-eight hunkers, traps i and other hazards. The course Is typ- | Ically Western, there being little grass in the fairways, flreens are of oiled sand. It was necessary to re move forty-five buildings, a fnrm. a dairy, a brickyard, a dumping ground and part of a race track In order to build the course. The Shackamaxon links at West field, N. J., one of the longest In the metropolitan district, measures an even 6,500 yards. EDDIE POOLE DIES. Edward J. Poole, a pitcher with ritsburxh In HH?1, Cincinnati in 1002 and 1IHJ.1, and Brooklyn in 11)04. Is dead at his home In Carrnllton. Ohio, a victim of diabetes, at the of forty-three. RED SOX HAVE WIDE GAP WHERE RUTH ONCE STOOD KN'OXVILLE, Tenn., April 4.?With the first game of the Ameri can Leagur season, against Clark Griffith's rejuvenated Washington ians, but ton Hays away, the Red Sox have not plugged up the huge gap in the outfield caused by the sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $137,000. Hack Eibel, joining the club as a pitcher and showing unexpected ability as a batsman, is now to be tried in the garden. Hendryx has been complaining of stomach trouble and, accord ingly, lias been unable to show at his best. , The failure of Marsans. the Cuban ball player, to show the kind of stuff which made lilm famous when with the Cinc innati Reds a few years ago, left the Red Sox with only three out fielder*?Hooper, Hendryx, and Men oaky. Thla In the teason why Eibel Is being pressed into service as an out fielder. It was originally Intended to carry him as a utility first base man, as ho had considerable experi ence playing at this position in the Southern League, and also to use him as a pinch hitter. The emergency, however, requires that Hack go to the outfield. win shirt XtsMkr. Hendryx has been playing center field and Menosky left field since Marsans departed. If Klbel Is used, he will be placed In left field and Menosky shiftd to the center garden Scout Ed Holly has departed for Little Rock with orders to look over all big league clubs possible with the hope of getting a good outfield er from the flock of youngsters who will soon b?> let loose. Outfielders today are about as plentiful as individuals who will in vite you to spend un evening with : them in their cellar for the purpose of sampling some of that stuff that they bought merely for medicinal p lyposes. Iiiu Been Hlttiag Well. Hendryx has been hitting the ball hard; In fact, he's one of the few Red Sox players who ha* shown much of ;i punch when at the bat. Hendryx, however. Is not a great outfielder like Hooper, and many hails will get away from him which a man of the Callfor nian's fielding ability would get. Menoskey has ben playing hard, fast baseball. He possesses plenty of the old fight and has been hitting the ball hard, although not safely. The breaks are sure to come his way soon. The Red Sox need another star like Hooper in tho outfield to keep the team on an even plane with its American League rivals. Unless it geta a player who can field well and hit around .."JOO things will not be very bright up Fenway Park this year: SHAMROCK HI TO SAIL WEDNESDAY FOR AMERICA SOUTHAMPTON. England. April 4. ?Sir Thomas I.lpton's yacht Sham rock III. which was built to act as pacemaker In the trial spina of the Shamrock .IV, was launched yeater day and will sail for New York on Wednesday without any eacort. Seven members of the crew *ro from one family. ?, SUNDAY SPORT WINS. In the State primary elections In North Oakota the voters by n ma Jority of four to one decided to re peal the law agalnat Sunday sports and Sunday theatrical amusements. HINCHMAN IN SQUAD. ltlll lilnchman. the Pirates' veteran Is with the squad. He is booked for utility outfieldlng and first basing, with pinch hitting on the side. HAS BROKEN NOSE. Joe Lynch, the New York feather weight. is out of the game with a broken no?<\ Here It Is Tin* Nhrp of Hook Creek says. "The hoc ret of n happy life is to keep on wanting it I after you've got it." Sports Cut Short William T. Tilden, III, la Indoor tennis champ. He defeated Vincent Richard, former tltleholder, by 10-8, ft-3, fl-i Tllden and Richarda won <he double* title from Hardy and Vo ahell by 6-3, 3-?, ?-4 and 12-10. Central High School acored twenty eight runs In a double-header at Brlarly Hall, winning1 by 17 to 0 and 11 to 2. Today's racquet match'* with Yale have been postponed by the Dumbar ton Clyb players on account of wet courts. Yale cleaned up for the Navy yesterday. Navy heats Frinceton, C to 8, in eleven innings in opening season. Lacrosse players of Maryalnd Slate College went down to the Naval Academy for an 11-to-l beating. Uoyals will roll the Valace bowlers of Roanoke. Va., on Sherman's alleys tomorrow afternoon. Francis Oulmet la In the semifinal round of the North and South at Plne hurst. with Graham, Brockenkamp and Webber. Dreadnaughts. of Alexandria, were to have opened up today, but rain stopped proceedir.g?. Maryland State went twe've Innlne* for a n-al1 tie in r-hapcl Hill. N. acrafnst North Carolina yesterday. N'eshlt pltch'd for State. Western High and St, Albans play on Satterlee Field tomorrow after boon. Business High School starts a trip on Monday, playing four games | through Virginia. Bill Foley, coach of Catholic Unl-1 versity, thinks McLoughlln a two miler of promise. Foley says Mc laughlin reminds him of the great Teddy McOlrr". Figuring on a start somehow. Oeorge Washington went In against Catholic University yesterday. The Hrooklanders tallied twenty-two runs to three for the downtowners. Charles I, Millor, of Chicago, an nexed to Detroit marathon cla?slc from a big fleld which Included Willie Kyronen. Columbia Country Club Is planning a number of putting tournaments for the spring They have been popular In the past. The junior, boys and girls' slngle? and doubles District tournaments will lie started here June 12 at Columbia Country Club. Lincoln A. C. players and those representing the Re* A. C. were forced to call off their practice gam for today. In a Hght-hittlng game. Virginia defeated Yale by 3 to 0 at Charlottes ville. Va. Thirty-elcht former Western High School athletes are represented o* s'tuad.H of twenty-one colleges at present. Trinity A. C. baseball player* will hold a benefit dance at the Franklin Square on April 1(1. Knickerbockers will try to atvye a game with a navy, yard team today In Jleorgetown ' Tech High goes away for four games this week, playing Randolph Macon, Staunton, Woodberry, and Augusta. Twenty fix candidates ror Har vard's varsity nine have been taken to the training table. Carry Hermann is touring with his] Cincinnati Reds. When Richie Mitchell outpointed Willie Jackson In ten rounds at Mil waukee Monday, the ? arena was packed for the flrit time since the Ad Wolg?*;-Wil|le Ritchie bout In 101L 1 PENN STATE HERE TO PLAY C. U. NIEN Bezdek's Nine Opens Easter Week Festivities for Col lege Baseball Nines. Hugo Beidek'a Penn State baseball team, which has been around town Idle for a couple of days, will meet Catholic University at Brookland to morrow afternoon, providing weather conditions are right. This contest, the first of the Ranter week program, opens up a fine schedule for college teams here. Tuesday Lafayette College, of Kas ton. Pa., comes hare for a game with the Brook lander*, while on Wednes day the Brookland lads will face Boa ton College, which defeated West Point yesterday. Thursday Georgetown University lads get going again, and will play Boston College. Friday Kordham "University plays at the Hilltop, while Lehigh Is the opponent for Saturday. The wek-end will And Catholic Uni versity playing against Kordham at Brookland. Oallaudet College has a game scheduled with Brlarly Hall at Kendall Green. Maryand State College, which has won five and tied one on the season's record. Is away during the early part of the week, playing Georgia at Athens tomorrow and South Carolina at Columbus, S. C.. on Tuesday. Thursday the Maryland Staters tackle Penn State at College Park in the afternoon. WILLIE LEWIS BELIEVES CARPENTIER HAS CHANCE * Former Ring Marvel Says French- j man Can Hit Just as Hard as Champion. Willie T.ewis, well known a few vears ago as 11 clever boxer, is one man who Is sure that Carpentler has . a royal chance to whip Dempse.v, "I know Carpentler and his points better perhaps than any man in the world," said l^ewis recently. "He Is J a tricky, heady fighter, and If Dempsey imagines he's going to walk j in and slap THIS boy over lie* got another think coming "Carpentler learned the game from the ground -up and he can hit Just as hard as Jack, don't forgot that. He i had Gunboat Smith on the floor and 1 he had Jeanette In the same position. Any man who enn floor big Joe can hit. I taught him to box. He used to hang my picture up In his home i and he kept practicing my fighting pose. He loves to fight and to my mind Is one of the smartest ring men that ever lived. A great boy that and don't you let Dempsey tell i you that he'll beat this fellow In a punch. Carpentier was fighting our j best mlddlewelghts when he was a j sixteen year-old boy and they in- i eluded I'apke and Klaus. Chance? I i should sny so." Cantillon's Twirlers Are Big Lads. Joe Cantillon claims he has the tallest set of twirlers in the American association. "They are the foundation to my pennant," says "Pongo." The Miller staff lines up something as follows: Height. Ft. In. Weight. James 6 4>? 228 Craft ? 2 1?S flchatier 1 1*1 llovllk ? 175 Whltchouse S 11 "j 165 Hobertson 6 11 1T0 Totals 36 G 1,096 The flingers average, there fore, 6 feet 1 inch in height and 183 pounds in weight, and the fiRures will jump some more if Grover Ijowdermilk of the White Sox, for whom "Pongo" has not given up angling, should report. Lowdermilk is fi feet 4 inches tall and weighs around 184. CARPENTIER MADE DEkU I AS AN AMATEUR AND LOST By JACK VEIOCK. Carpentier made hi* debut in the ring U on amateur, rather than an a professional, as tome writers have recorded. In 1B07 he wai en tered in the amateur championship in France and loet in the tinal bout on pointa to ? boxer named Mazoir. But he gave away weight in this tournament, and prior to being outpointed by Mazoir he defeated Bourgeois and Wetinck. In face of the fact that Mazoir became one of the bast amateur champions of France, Carpentier's initial setback at hia hands was anything but a disgrace. And at this time he w?* scarcely more than twelve years old. from hla first tournament t'arpen tier want back to Lena with Daa inmpt, and a year later entered pro fessional ranks. In the in-antlma l>eacamps did everything possible to bring out and develop every ounce of boxing talent possessed by hla protegt and on several occasions Weorges took part In Impromptu acrapa. One of these occurred when, a traveling circus, boaat'ng a troupe of "man eating' professional boxers, came to Lena In this troupe waa a rough-and-ready "American" acrapper. The official ballyhoo orator of the clrcua loudly proclaimed the merits of thla boxer. In the crowd were OeacampH and Carpentler. Tlie "American'' boxer. It waa explained, challenged any man to atand before him. Carpentlar blenched hla young flatp and nudged bescampa. The pro* feasor nodded aaaent. TkMCkt It Waa a Jake. When Carpentler, a 11m and pale, stood up to announce that he would meet the terrible slugger the bally hoo man protested that It would bs unthinkable, Surely Carpentler must be Joking. But the crowd howled down the speaker and followed Car pentler Into the tent to witness the contest, uneven though It appeared. It was there that Carpentler scored his first knockout. In the second round the burly "American" went down, oblivious to what was going on around him. When he came to Ills senses he refused to believe that Carpentler had knocked i him out. He was sure some one must . have dropped a brirk house on him. This victory determined Carpentler [ to start out professionally. It created a real senstalon In Lens and before so very long Carpentler'a reputation as a fighter began to spread. In com pany with Descamps he often vlalted adjacent towns, where traveling cir cuses were holding forth for the pur pose of showing up the mediocre bruisers who were poalng aa cham pion boxers. Even In this Carpentler picked up points of the game that were unknown to him?unknown also to bescamps. who at that time knew but little of the real English and American styles of boxing. Carpentler's real debut aa a pro fessional waa made agalnat a boxer named Molnereau, whom he knocked out In three rounds. HU flrat long bout in the profeaalon?( ring, how ever. was hla battHrwith*)!* sturdy Kid Salmon. * . Had Brra ? Gaad Oar. Salmon, in his day, waa on* of the best French fighters of hla weight who had ever drawn on a clove. He had been diacovered by the Malaons Lafitte trainer, "Snowy" Lawrence, as he came Into prominence In a se ries of bouts with another boxer named Pepper. The two were deadly rivals for the affections of a ballet girl at the Polles Bergere, where they were engaged to spar. Both had been taught some of the finer points of the English mehod of boxing, and Law rence that they were the real pioneers in opening the eyes of Paris to the fact that scientific boxing Is a worthy sport. t'nder the tutelage of Lawrence Salmon became a fistic Idol. He re peatedly challenged any one of his weight In Prance to meet him. He ! easily defeated all comers. After a 1 time opponents for Salmon could not he found. None could stand agelnst him. And then at a time when Salmon was mourning the fact that the French nation had failed to produce more good boxers he received a chal lenge from Carpentler, then a four teen-year-old unknown, for a twenty round bout with four-ounce gloves. The chsllenge was backed by an of fer of a side bet. all of which created considerable merriment in Malson Lafltte, Salmon's home town. But articles w? re duly signed, forfeits posted and Malsons-Lafitte awaited the coming of this presuming young ster from the North of Prance who dared to faco the Invincible Salmon. To Re foatiaaed. NEW GOLF LEADER WAS ' ATHLETE IN HIS YOUTH! Although there are few who appre ciate It here In the East, G. Herbert | Walker, newly elected president ot the United States Oolf Association, Is quite a player, a* well as one of the best all-around athletes In St. Louis. [ Walker is forty-five years of age. but ! has not erased to be identified with ;ome form of athletics ever since as a boy he played on the Smith Academy football team. He Is a member of both the St. Louis and Sunset Hills Country Clubx and of the Links Club, In this city. No championship altitudes have been attained by Walker in the golf world, although In 1017 he reached the final round for the St. Louis dis trict title, and the following year he lasted until the semi-final round. In both events he eliminated no less a golfer than Jimmy Manlon, the public links lad, who last year at Oakmont qualified In the national amateur championship. Manlon, It will be re called, was put out In the first round by Bobby Jones, the Southern cham pion. winning by 3 up and 2 to play. Walker achieved his most conspicu ous success as a polo player and was a member of the famous four that prac tically held the championship of the West for several years. He was said to have the best stable of polo ponies In the middle West, lie Is a great hunts man and maintains a kennel of hunt ing dogs. In the Western Oolf Asso ciation the chief executive of the national body is a seven handicap man. COMSTOCK !S DONE. Italph Comstock. former Tiger pitcher with Birmingham last year, baa retired from baseball. Mrs. Dempsey Won't Be a Witness SAN FRANCISCO, Ap il 4 Mm. Maxim* Dempyey, divorced wife of the world's heuvy-weight champion, will not be a witness inat him in his trial cn the rge of dodging the military draft, unless he waives his right. He is not expected to <io that and, a? a result, the (..ve n ment's case will be greatly weak ened. The trial of Dempsey and hit manager, Jack Kearns, has been postponed to April 17. Palace Team Cpmet From Ro anoke ,Va., With Lead, to Tackle District Men. Royal duck pin bowler* have quite a ways to go to defeat the visiting1 Roanoke, Va., Palace duck pinner*, who will be here tomorrow to p ay Ave games at Sherman'* The visitors took the Wa?h ng on cracks over the jumps for u defeat on their visit to the Virginia city. The Royals came home 172 pins be hind In a five-game match Tomorrow's game* will And Stone braker, father*. Harris. Dayer and McLain rolling for the vis tor', far roll, Goddard. Stanford, l,e*i* and Krauss will roll for the Royal*. Roanoke bowler* claim the cham pionship of the South. They hive i well-balanced aggregation, wiilcli landlly stopped the District meen WAR RISKERS ANNEXED CLOSELY FOUGHT MATCH Postoffice Club Bowlers D >fested by Six Pins in Three Gaines. War Risk Insurance b<>? 'er*. com posed of girl*, annexed * t'ir*e-;rame match from the Poatoff.ce '""??.ib bowl, era by alx pins. The total pin fall of the winner* wa* 1.180 against 1,170 for the Po*tofflce bowlers. While the P. O. spillers won two of the three games the War Ri*ket massed their forces for a grand fin ish and tumbled over 423 ni&pli* in the final session. Earlier In the week the Po;tofflo rin* cleaned up for the FeJerai Trade Commission girl* teim by 116 pin*, while the men defeated th?* men's team of the Federal Trat e Commission by -70 pins. BOWIE ENTRIES. Firat race for maiden thre yc.tr olds: five and a half furlongs: '"enti in Evans, 110: Short Change, il'l: se> Mime. Ill; Polynym. Ill; Itoinii iiiin. 110: Sandy Mac. 110; Primitive lit: Acushla. 3rd. lit; Headman. ltt< Soscol, 111; Teacher* Pe:. Ill Second race?Claiming -v.-year old* and upward: *l\ on'" .i l>- '.l' t> ?? long*: Earnest. 112; I.ittle I*.| 110; ?Applejack, 100; *Ina Kay. 107: Mur xas, 112; Plurene, 105; ?Kilkennv, 109; 'Valerie West, 102; Rcfuei-r. tu; ?General, 116; aEttahe, 109:M>t.-*, 100. Third race?Claiming l'nti--\' ir olds and upward; six and h half > ' - longs: Frenchy, 112; *A-Onlcn lot; ?Mildred Euretta, 110; ?Joltn I ?*.>*? <. 10(1; Thistle Green. 107: Redlanil, 11B: 'Huron 2nd. 107; ?Me.idliiiK M> 104; aMargery, 107:*Deck hand. 112; ?Tarascon, 107; 'Miss Wright, I". ?Francis and Arthur entry. Fourth race?Three-year oM.< ard tip: six furlongs. Chief 11": Fort Bliss, 104: Bondage. 110; Pullet Proof, 10J: Youneed. 1?<: My TV. r. g?. Fifth race?Four yenr-oHs and ni; one mile and twenty yard* V?bn.< ka. 113; Belle Roberta. 107: ?MsHow mnt. 104: John I. Pay. 112; 'Mlina llng 2d, |i|; Sylvano, 112; ?U.iftpiiie, 104. Sixth race?Four-yeur-t M* md tip; one mile nnd seventy yard-" \ibltra tor. 115; Charming, 107: ?Kei-o. ir?7; ?t.lndly, 102; ?Toni Brooks pij; ?Keilah. 99; Wanil. 107: Semn'r Sta' wart, 115; ? Verity. 105; *I'ns d* Chance, 104: *Alma B.. 9ft; (Jreert Mint, 109: Bob Baker. 104; *.4le* Git 104; **Say Whetj, 102; juittliU. 8d, 10.1. Also eligible, Tiger Rose. 107; ??Corson. 11S. ??Brockmlller entry. Seventh race?Four-year olds and up; ohe tnlle nnd a sixteenth. Hand ful, 110; Mlrza. 107; ?Indolence, 114; ?Mallowmot, 105; *Alma B., f'7; Crumpaall. 110; Courcelle*. JOS; ?Prunes. 10f>; Corson. 10."; Yorkist, 107; Tiger Rose. 102; ?Klinrllnj; *d, 105; *Bogan. 102. Weather enlnlng: track muddy BOWIE RACES It Day* April 1st to April 15th IndtMve T K*m? Dally S|>*rUI Train* Im>? White PtatUii al lilt, !:?? and 1140 r. M. Admission $1.65?l.n<Kos $1.15 <larlo4lag War Ta*>