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SPORTS
I / _BY BOB McDAVin_
Val Nesbitt Wins Roebuck Tourney
SPORTS
LOCAL—BY WIRE
NATURE HAS BEEN
KINO TO JESS, BUT
WATCH JACK’S SMOKE
Willard Has Advantage of
45 Pounds, 5*4 Inches in
Height and 5 Inches
in Reach
By BOB M’DAVID
With more than 45 pounds
advantage in weight, 51-2
inches in height ^nd 5 inches
in reach, can Jess Willard
knock Dempsey out in 12
rounds? Personally we think
not, and furthermore, we have
a hunch that Jess is the man
who will be found in dreamland
if a knockout should happen
to occur in that July 4 battle.
A 12-round championship bout is a
fare© in itself, for ordinarily a good
boxer doesn’t hardly warm up In that
time, but as long as they have ar
ranged it thusly we believe the match
will be decided on points. And unless
Dempsey beats Willard up pretty bad
ly no referee is going to take the title
away from the champion. In other
words, Jess will get the benefit of the
doubt.
Below are the physical specifica
tions of th© men at the present time:
Willard Dempiey
247 lbs, weight 201 lbs.
6 ft. 6 in. height 6 ft. V> iu.
83 In.
40 in.
chest (normal)
49Mt in. chest (expanded)
17*4 in.
38 in.
25 In.
15*4 in.
0 in.
16 in.
14 in.
8 y2 in.
thigh
calf
biceps
forearm
wrist
78 in.
42 in.
46 in
17 iu.
32 in.
23 in.
15 in.
9 In.
14 In.
14 in.
9 in.
Mrs. Wightman Wins
Philadelphia, June 21.—Mrs. George W.
Wightman of the Longwood Cricket club,
Boston, won the woman’s national lawn
tennis singles championship today by de
feating Miss Marion Zinderstein, also of
Boston, in the final round of the annua*
tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket
club. The score of the match was 6-1, 6-2.
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DEMPSEY RIPS INTO
SPARRING PARTNERS
Challenger Resumes Boxing
After Ten-Day Lay-Off
With Bad Eye
Toledo, O.. June 2L—Jack Dempsey got
back into the full swing of his boxing
today, after a 10 days layoff, due to a
cut over his right eye, and stepped five
bristling rounds with Terry Kellar, Sergt.
Bill Tate and the Jamaica Kid. The chal
lenger went through his paces before a
crowd of 3000 persons.
Dempsey wore a patch over his dam
aged eye, but pulled it off before box
ing two rounds, and ripped into his spar
ring mates to the delight of the throng.
Kellar left the ring with a puffed and
bruised eye as a result of a savage left
hook landed by the challenger.
Willard confined his workout to eight
rounds. The champion was lenient with
his sparring mates. Jack Heinen, wrho
was knocked out for the third time yes
terday, was unable to don the gloves be
cuase of an injury to his neck caused
when his head struck the floor of the
ring. “Steamboat" Bill Scott, a 180
pounder, took Heinen’s place for the day.
Tom Jones, Willard’s manager for more
ti.an six years, saw the champion work
today for the first time since he split
with him, and was favorably impressed.
Outside Willard’s seeming sluggishness,
Jones said the champion looked as good
as ever.
WILLARD IS SLOW
“Willard seems a trifle slow, but he
did not exert himself today," Jones said.
"That thin layer of fat around his
stomach was there when he fought John
son, and it means nothing. The man
never lived who could hurt him around
his stomach, and that, in my judgment,
includes Dempsey. Jess is coming along
all right and will be in condition if he
works his hardest from now on."
Adam Empie, secretary of the army,
navy and civilian board of boxing con
trol, arrived today for a conference with
Promoter Rickard, Dempsey, Kearns and
Willard, concerning submitting for their
consideration a list of referees for the
match. From the number actually fa
vored a selection wrill be made by Maj.
Anthony J. Drexel-Biddle, president of
the board, and Alfred Marilley, counsel
for the board, who will arrive in Toledo
Monday. Empie intimated that two
judges in addition to a referee would be
lamed.
John J. Reisler, known as “John the
3arber," a former manager of Dempsey,
arrived today with five attorneys in
in effort to reach a financial settlement
with Kearns and Dempsey. Reisler
daims he has a contract to manage the
challenger, which does not expire until
lext December. He attempted to arrange
i meeting with Rickard, but Rickard
said Willard said the matter would be
handled by his attorneys.
r*LAN TO INCREASE
NUMBER OF CLASS A
MEN VOTED DOWN
Mobile, June 21.—The plan proponed
to increase the number of Class A
players on eaoh Southern association
club from seven to eight has been de
feated, according to information con
tained in a telegram to President John
D. Logan of the Mobile club, received
from President John B. Martin of the
league.
Four clubs voted for the change,
Mobile, Nashville, Memphis and New
Jrleans, while Little ltock, Atlanta
ind Chattanooga voted against It.
Birmingham did not vote. President
Martin wired the local club president
hat the vote was insufficient to carry
he proposal.
IARRY LEGG WINS
WESTERN TOURNEY
St. Louis, June.—Harry Legg of Minne
ipolis today won the western amateur
^olf championship at Sunset Hill Country
dub by defeating Richard Bockenkamp
>f St. Louis, 2 up in 3G holes. Bocken
camp seemed stale from two weeks of
•Onstant golfing and could not take aci
'antage of the openings offered. Each
icored 75 for the afternon round, while
-.egg had 75 and Bockenkamp 71 in the
orning round.
ALABAMA’S GRIDIRON COAGH
Z7h~.
wnen Hugo * rieaman, tne erncient
and popular alumni director of athletics
at the University of Alabama, signed up
Xen Scott to coach the Crimson grid
iron eleven, he certainly made a hit with
football fans over the state in general
and alumni of that grand old institution
in particular.
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Scott is 35 years or age, and during
the past eight years his teams have won
the Ohio conference three times, twice
with the western reserves and once -with
the Case college.
Last year he piloted the Cleveland
naval reserve team, which beat Pitts
burg 10 to 9, Pittsburg's first defeat in
some four years.
Corbett s Daily Letter
On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CORBETT
” *'^>0 do in real ngnting
shape on July 4?
“I certainly will,” declares the cham
pion.
He won t be, unless he changes his
training programme in a radical way,”
retort most of the ring experts gath
ered in Toledo. They have watched him
in his daily workouts for nearly three
weeks, and apparently they aren’t im
pressed.
Rarely in ring history has the training
■ramp work of a champion been more se
verely criticized than that of Willard.
But Willard seems unmoved by it.
‘ My one aim is to be in the best con
dition of my career on July 4, and I’ll
acheve it,” claims the heavyweight king.
My methods of self-training may not
be in strict keeping with the ideas of
some sport wrters, but I know my phys
ical powers a lot better than they do. I ■
have so arranged my plans that I will
work into shape slowly but surely. I will <
be at the vary top on July 4. There
won’t be any chance of my overtraining
*nd going stale, as there is when a fighter <
works under the training orders of an
>ther.” i
Just the same, the reports from To- i
edo have it that Willard is sort of loaf
ng along in his work. This is not en
couraging to his admirers. Undoubtedly :
Jiose who have acclaimed Willard one of <
-he truly greats of pugilism would back ■
dim to the limit of their bank rolls if :
assured that he would be in ftrst-el&ss I
fighting trim. But they are a bit skep
:ical about it since dispatches from To- 1
ledo have cast doubts as to Willard’s <
iblity to turn the conditioning trick. <
Willard, in perfect physical condition, ;
stacks up as one of the greatest fighting
machines of all time. His natural endur- 1
ar.ce powers are noHiing short of phe- i
r.omenal. All through the years of his
fistic life he has taken thousands of the !
most terrific punches that his foemen
:ould send into his head or body. John- i
son, Morris and Smith, great hitters, all
of them, pounded him with the mightiest <
Popularity of West Lake
Increases As the Season
And Hot Weather Sets In
West Lake park is continuing to draw
large crowds this season, and each even
ing brings forth hundreds of pleasure
seekers.
The large open-air dance pavilion is
furnishing pleasure for hundreds of pa
trons. Large electric fans have been in
stalled in the pavilion, and it is now a
real pleasure to dance at this popular
place. One of the best orchestra’s in the
district is furnishing the music, to the
delight of the dancers. J. A. Keith, who
has so successfully conducted the affairs
at the park for the past four seasons, is
giving his personal attention to the danc
ing.
Many new devices have been installed
por the pleasure of the bathers. Large
electric lights have been installed along
he beach affording plenty of light for
he bathers, and every evening there is a
erj*, large attendance at the beach.
Capt. J. N. Seymour, Jr., one of the
tading swimmers and life guards of this
ountry, is looking after the safety of
he swimmers. He is always to be seen
mt on the beach and is giving his per
WOODWARD DEFEATS
AMERICAN WIRE CO.
Yesterday afternoon the Woodward
ram defeated the American Steel Wire
ompany's team in the City league by a
core of 3 to 2. The game was a close
re, and hard fought from start to fin
h.
Smith, who pitched for the Woodward
ire, allowed only seven hitsV and he
ept these well scattered. At one time,
hough, he was in a bad hole and it
coked as if the game would go, but he
readied down to business and quickly
etired the side. Ardes allowed 10 safe
its, but the fast fielding of his team
ept the score down.
Farror was at bat four times. Out of
hese 4 times he made 4 hits, one of
hem a three-bagger. Smith, the Wood
ard twirier, proved an exception to the
ule. and pounded out two safe hits out
O. A. E.
4 10
2 3 C
( four times at bat. Score
A. S. W. Co.— AB. R. H.
ove, If. 4 1 I
iaytOn, ss. 4 0 0
sonal attention to the swimming classes
at the beach. He is also giving private
instructions In swimming. Captain Sey
mour was formerly connected with the
government life-saving Service, and is
well adapted to his position as life guard
and swimming instructor.
The Johnson Transportation company’s
red Fords are proving very popular. These
red Fords are running regular schedules
to and from the lake and the fare is only
1C cents each way. At the postoffice cor
ner in Bessemer you will always find one
of the red Fords waiting to take you to
West Lake.
Dew Drop Inn, the new cafe at the lake,
is always crowded. At all times one
may secure the very best of home cook
ing. Regular meals are served. Today a
fried chicken dinner will be served. A
number of reservations have already been
made.
If you are tired of the intense heat we
suggest that you take a trip out to this
popular pleasure resort, it is just like
a trip to the sea shore, and you will al
ways find a good day’s outing awaiting
you at West Lake.
P. Sissions, 2b. .. 4
Farror, lb. 4
S. Sissions, 3b. ... 4
Barr, cf. 4
Stewart, c. . ‘2
Lewis, rf. 2
Cook, rf £ . 2
Arde3, p. .. 4
/
0 12 4 0
0 4 10 0 1
0 0 2 2
0 13 0 1
0 0 3 0 0
0 0 1 0 (
0 0 0 0 «
0 0 0 2 »
Totals . 34
Woodward— AB.
Casper, cf. 3
Brandon, If. 4
Press, lb. 5
Bell, 2b. 4
Askew, rf. 4
O’Rourke, 3b. 4
Reese, c. 3
Costa, ss. 4
Smith, p. 4
Leverton . 0
1 7 27 12 2
R. H. O. A. E
0 110 0
0 2 10 1
0 1 10 1 0
0 12 2 1
1 2 3 0 0
0 0 0 1 0
1 0 9 0 0
0 114 1
0 2 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 35
Score by innings:
2 10 27 9 .3
Am. Steel & Wire Co. 100 000 000—1
Woodward Iron Co. 000 011 000—2
Summary: Two-base hits. Love and
Beil. Three-base hit. Farrer. Stolen
bases. Love and Brandon. Struck out.
by Ardes 1, by Smith 4. Base on balls,
by Smith 2. by Ardes 3. Umpire, Me- I
Dermctt. Time, 14:5.
f>um..uca nicy cuuiu oumuiim. uui uiv;
lever even staggered him.
The champion insists that he has a
‘concrete stomach.” And that about ex
presses the sort of stomach he presented
-o Johnson and all the others. But will
t be the same knockout-proof stomach
hat he will show to Dempsey, or will it
*3 one weakened by lack of the strenuous
iraining which the experts declare he
leeds?
Many persons incline to the belief that
Willard holds Dempsey in light esteem,
tnd that he had figOred it won't be neces
sary to be in really wonderful shape to
vhip the “Utah mauler.” If that is Wil
ard's idea, it may be a terrible blunder.
Dempsel apepals as one of the greatest
pitting heavyweights of all time, and no
iving man who is out of condition can
ackle him—and then win.
Dempsey is a real fighting man—make
io mistake about that. He hits with
lynamic power. He has demonstrated
lis great two-handed punching on a
icore of occasions.
But Willard—in condition, mind you—is
l different type of man than Dempsey
iver faced before; a clever man and fast
or one so large, a fighter with powers to
ssimilate punishment—when in condition,
nind you—beyond anything ever before
ihown in a prize ring.
But Willard out of fighting condition is
icmething else again. If he isn’t tuned to
■oncert pitch, if his stomach won’t stand
dl the sledge hammer blows of Dempsey,
lomething is likely to happen that, will
>e a great surprise to the champion, if
r\ illard goes into the ring even slightly
acking in the necessary condition for the
championship fight, he may find Dempsey
jarrying him along so fast that he can
iot keep step.
If Willard is in real fighting shape, the
>attle ought to be a thriller from start
o finish. But if Willard isn't—if he lacks
n stamina, short in wind and if his
nuscles aren’t tightened to go 12 rounds
without feeling a terrific strain—then
he dreams of Jack Dempsey of a heavy
veight throne of his own have a fine
;hance of coming true.
A PESKY STYMIE
Gene Munger Loses Close
Battle to Nesbitt in the
Roebuck Finals
A pesky stymie decided the
Roebuck golf championship
yesterday afternoon, which Yal
Nesbitt won froth Gene Mun
ger 2 up and 1 to go. The match
was one of the prettiest of the
year, botli men turning even,
but when Nesbitt laid Munger a
stymie on the seventeenth hole
it was all over but the shout
ing.
Both players were In good form and
their scores, while not phenomenal,
were indicative of class, Nesbitt play
ing an S2 and Munger an 83. A large
gallery followed the players around.
Neither man was visibly affected by
the. unusual audience.
In the second flight Dave Roberts
won from Bob Brooke 2 up in another
closely contested match. Billy Kil
gore had already won the third flight
an Friday. C. E. Corwin defeated C.
T. Fairbairn 5-4 in the fourth flight.
&/ Marvin McCarthy
Say, Have you noticed how Peters' and
Duncan's batting averages have taken a
jump since yesterday? Yet they have not
played a game to account for the in
crease. The truth is that we have been
robbing them all along and that they de •
served more than we gave them. Now
that they are on the .lists in a correct
fashion watch the direction of their
smoke.
Pete has played in 52 games. He has hit
safely in 44 of these games, making eight
games in which he has been blanked. In
the last 10 games he has hit 12 times, to
a total percentage of .303, about his regu
lar average.
Patricia Duncan has hit in 42 out of
52 games. In the last 15 of these games
he has made 23 hits. When boiled down
the facts point out that this is a per
centage of .336.
We can't discuss records without men
tioning our Eddie. In 6 games he has hit
11 times, a percentage of .440.
The Philadelphia Nationals found a vic
tim yesterday and finally broke their los
ing streak. While being prevented from
winning, by losing, this club had dropped
13 straight ball games.
Pitcher Mamaux of the Dodgers proved
too much for the Chicago Cubs, and the
latter were handed a goose egg for their
Jay's work.
Mr. Causey of the Giants and Mr. Doak
Df the St. Louis Nationals staged a battle
yesterday, the former being winner by
a margin of one run.
The second shutout of the day in the
National league came when the Pittsburg
Pirates defeated the Braves by a score of
I to 0. Although the Braves halted Pitts
burg In a winning spurt of seven straight
victories in the first game of the series,
the Pirates have wreaked revenge by tak
ing the remaining three games in the
series.
Speaking of slugging contests, look at
this. Five runs and 12 hits by the De
troit Tigers, and 12 runs and 14 hits by
the Athletics, and it was all in one game.
Pitcher Faber of the Chicago White Sox
fell to the same fate of our own Cyrus
Slapnicka. He allowed only seven hits,
but his team offered a ragged defense,
and let in six runs, meanwhile scoring
but half as many on 10 hits.
Willard has not much of a knockout
record behind him. Apparently he is try
ing to make one while training for the
Dempsey knockout, (which way?). He
handles his training partners in a man
ner which is little short of sleep-produc
ing, in many cases not short at all.
Tom Jones, Willard’s old manager, him
self admits that Jess has a thin layer of
fat around his middle. He also admits
that the champion is rather inclined to
sluggishness, but meanwhile he further
admits that Jess is in splendid condition,
and has a fine chance to win.
With both wrestlers in town, the Ath
letic club ready, with fans and every
thing, all the we need is Monday night.
Well, it Is only a short time off from
now.
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Yale Wins Championship
by Defeating Tigers
Brooklyn, June 21.—Tale won the cham
pionship of the “Big Three” today by de
feating Princeton In their rubber game
at Ebbets field, G to 1. Harvard beat
Princeton two out of three and Yale took
two straights from Harvard. Selleck's
fine pitching, backed by brilliant support,
held the Tigers runless until the eighth,
when Bauban’s double and two outs
saved them from a whitewash. Score:
R. H. E.
Princeton .000 000 010—1 6 4..
Yale . 030 100 02*-6 6 1
Batteries: Kirkland and Trimble; Sel
leck 2nd Sheehan.
Missess Zinderstein and
Goss Win Tennis Title
Philadelphia, June 21.—Miss Marion Zin
derstein and Miss Eleanor Goss won the
women's doubles national lawn tennis
championship by defeating Mrs. George
YV. YY’ightman and Miss Eleanora Sears at
the Philadelphia Cricket club today.
}-7, 9-7.
By their victory Miss Zinderstein and
Miss Goss retain possession of the cham
pionship title which they won last year
The winners played aggressively
throughout the match, driving hard and
deep. They took long chances and com
mitted frequent errors, but compensated
for these by brilliant flashes of the most
spectacular play seen here this week.
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There's something: almost uncanny i
about the way J. Pluvius treats the fans.
Pe\eral times this season Rickwood has
been the only real wet spot in town.
Many people were surprised when they ar
rived at the pasture yesterday and found
the field flooded.
The Parons will rest up today and take
or Kid Elberfeld’s Little Rock Travelers
in a double-header tomorrow. Morrison
and Crews will probably work for Moley’s
men.
Sam Crews Is developing: a change of
pace under Moley's tutelege. The no-hit
youngster got by in exeat shape until
opposing teams got the range on his fast
ball, but by mixing in a slow one oc
casonall.v Sam expects to regain his ef
fectiveness.
Slapnicka needs four days' rest in or
der to be at his best. The veteran has
been worked most too often to be in
shape.
Roy Ellam says Kid Elberfeld will ruin |
Benny Karr's arm in three weeks at the ;
rate he’s had him pitching here lately, j
Rut three games separate Nashville on
the bottom and the Barons in fifth place
There are only nine and one-half games
difference between the league leader and
the cellar occupants.
Pans will get plenty of baseball this
week. Little Rock plays two double
headers in three days. Memphis then
comes for three games.
Kid Caton is playing center field for
the Pirates since Rigbee and Carey have
been out of the game.
South worth is third in the list of Na
tional league batters wth an average
of .349.
When “Doc" Johnston was with the
Rarons his brother Jimmy was a regular
with the Dodgers. Now "Doc" is the star
of the Cleveland Indians and Jimmy plays
O! ly about half the time with Robinson’s
team. “Doc" leads the American league
in stolen bases, and is hitting .340.
Tony Boeckle has been traded to Ros
ton by the Pirates and Walter Par
bare, former Pelican, is holdng down
third base for Bezdek's outfit.
Tonsilitis continues to keep Burleigh
Grimes out of the Pittsburg line-up.
Discussing the report emanating from
Mobile to the effect that Birmingham
did not vote on the plan to increase the
Class A players to 8, President W. D.
Smth declared last night that he had
never received any direct notice from
league headquarters on the proposition.
All eight clubs had to favor the change
before it would take effect.
The Paron president stated last night
that Moley was preparing to strengthen
his pitching staff. He would give us
no details, however.
Cofflndaffer, the Baron recruit, s ex
pected to report to Moley Monday.
Rah Rah Boone won another game for
the Crackers. His record in the South
ern is 6 won and 1 lost.
“Red" Smith has a way of catching
that is very dangerous to his fingers,
and the auburn-haired receiver has been
on the Memphis hospital roll practically
all season. Red says he* agoing to lay
aside the mask and make an outfielder
Why is it that all female tennis stars
have such awful sounding names?
Rev. Jas. C. Morris of First
M. E. Church Declares He
Has More Strength,
Sleeps Well, Stomach and
Kidneys Relieved
Constipation Overcome
Now Able to Finish Work
He had Begun and Will
Take on Some Additional
Duties
Although many prominent persons
have given their indorsement to Dreco,
it is seldom that a minister consents to
the use of his name in connection with a
medicine, therefore it is very convinc
ing evidence of the merits of Dreco when
a man of such high standing as the Rev.
Dr. Morris gives an open statement for
publication. Dr. Morris is 80 years old,
and is visiting pastor of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church in Birmingham,
Ala., and beloved by all who know him.
He says:
“About six weeks ago I felt that my
strength was failing me. My stomach
was deranged, and often filled with gas,
which was very uncomfortable. I "was
quite bilious, felt tired and drowsy. I
slept poorly, was constipated and my
kidneys were disturbing me right much.
“I felt worried because I feared T would
have to give up my work, which I did
not want to do, so I looked about for a
good reconstructive tonic, to restore me.
My attention was drawn to Dreco as be
ing an ideal tonic. 1 have now taken
three bottles of Dreco, and it is a pleas
ure to give my full indorsement of it.
My strength has been greatly increased
oy it; my stomach strengthened so that
I have no more gas; my kidneys seem
to be all right again, and the constipa
tion completely relieved. I now feel able
to continue my work and hope to take
on additional duties, since I’m feeling so
much stronger.”
Dreco, the herbal remedy, that did so
much for this esteemed pastor, is a
vegetable remedy containing no iron,
mercury, potash, acids or oils. It acts on
the stomach to assist it in digesting the
food; rouses a sluggish liver to full ac
tion; strengthens the kidneys, quiets the
nerves, induces sound sleep, expels ca
tarrh of the nose and stomach, and re
builds a rundown system.
Dr. Tharp, the well known Dreco ex
pert, has headquarters at Jacobs’ phar
macy, to meet the local public and ex
plain the merits of this great remedy.
See him today. Dreco is also sold by the
Fulton Drug Co., in Bessemer; Hall’s
pharmacy in Fairfield, Central pharmacy
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