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EXTRA ATTENTION GIVEN TRIBE-K. C. SERIES FOLLOWING STAGING OF YEAR’S RECORD GAME
STILL TALKING
&0F LONG GAME
WON BY TRIBE
Interest Among Blues’ Fans
Picks Up as Result of 18-
Inning Thriller.
ZWILLING HITS HOMER
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July S.—Local
fans -.-ere still gossiping today over the
thrilling eighteen-inning struggle staged
by Indians and Bines yesterday and at
tendance -was expected to pick up this
afternoon as the teams collided in the
second game of the series.
Before the Tribe-Blue series opened
yesterday it was predicted that some
spectacular baseball was going to be
seen here and true to the opinion of the
dopesters the opening game saw a sea
son's record established for the American
association.
Both clubs are desperate, the Blues
determined to start moving out of the
last place and the Hoosiers wild to win
in order to break into the first division.
BATTLE I XTIL
SHADOWS FALL.
Starting at 3 -30" o'clock the clubs tat
tled until nearly 7 o'clock before Eddie
Z willing lifted the ball over the right
field fence in the eighteenth inning and
broke up the party.
Walter Rehg was on base at the time
Wddie drove out his circuit smash and
the two runs gave the Indians the game
by a 6 to 4 count because Whitehouse
held the Blues off in the home half of
the ninth extra inning.
The game was hard fought every step
with three players starring In a big way
Hang Out the Moon
Indians. AB R H O A E
Bellley. If T 1 S J J J
Hunter. 3b 6 0 J J ® 9
Wolf. Sb 2 0 0 1 0 0
Shinners. cf 1 9 0 ® ® ®
Covington. Ib 7 1 1 IS 0 0
Rehg, cf-3b 7 3 2 2 1 1
ZwUUng, rs 8 1 2 7 2 0
Henllne, 7 0 3 6 1 0
Schreiber, ss. 8 0 1 7 5 1
Smith., 2b 8 0 2 6 4 0
Whitehouse, p.... 6 0 0 0 6 0
Totals.... 64 6 15 64 23 2
Blues AB R H O A L
Carlisle, If 3 1 1 3 0 0
Roche, rs 4 0 0 3 1 0
McCarthy, 2b 7 0 1 6 6 0
Good, cf 8 1 4 4 2 0
Brief, lb 8 1 3 21 1 0
Sweeney, c... 6 0 1 9 1 0
Letter, rs 2 u ,1 2 1 0
Miller, rs-ls 3 0 0 2 0 1
Wright. 3b 6 0 1 1 3 0
Hartford, ss 7 0 1 4 2 0
Horstman, p 2 0 0 0 4 0
•Brock 1 1 1 0 9 9
Reynolds, p 3 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 60 4 14 64 22 1
•Batted for Horstman in the eighth.
Indians—
.. 00011101000000900 2—6
Blues
.. 20000002000000000 o—4
Sacrifice hits McCarthy, Mille* - ,
Wright. Stolen liases —Smith, 2. Two
base hits —Bellley, Henliae 2, Brief.
Home runs—Brief, Zwilllng. Double
plays—Schreiber to Covington; Smith to
Schreiber to Covington; Reilley to Smith;
/willing to Covington; Zwilllng to
Schreiber; Wright to Brief to McCarthy
to Hartford to Brief; Good to Sweeney;
Roche to Brief. Left on bases—lndians.
12; Blues, 10. Bases on balls —Off White
house, 4; off Horstman, 4;'off Reynolds,
4. Hits—Off Horstman, Sand 4 runs in
8 innings; off Reynolds, 7 and 2 runs in
10 innings. Hit by pitcher—By White
house, 1 (Sweeney). Struck out—By
Whitehouse, 5; by Horstman. 2; by Rey
nolds, 5. Losing pitcher—Reynolds. Um
pires—Connolly and Shannon. Time —
3:06.
for the Hoosiers. The Tribe starlights
were Whitehouse, Zwilllng and Henline.
“Whitey" went the full route on the
mound, and hi* twirling was sensational.
The Blues scored twice in the opening
inning and twice In the eighth, the sec
ond brace of markers throwing the score
Into a knot.
“WHITEY” TROYES
SOUTHPAW CLASS.
After the eighth, however. the Indian
southpaw mowed the locals down effec
tively and consistently and demonstrated
that he is rapidly establishing himself
ss one of the leading southpaws of the
league.
Kansas City used two twiners, Horst
man and Reynolds. The former started
and retired after the eighth, being re
lieved by Jim Reynolds, anew man ou
tha Blue 6taff.
Reynolds was fresh and In fine shape
and be turned back the Indians consist
ently until Zwilllng took careful aim in
the and connected for the
circuit.
Catcher Henllne was prominent with the
bat and behind the bat. He drove in
two of the six runs and held up YVhlte
bouse in fine style.
Bunny Brief was the chief swatsmith
for the" Blues, getting a terrific homer
over the right center field fence In the
opening frame with one mate on base. In
the eighth he drove In the Blues' other
two markers by smacking out a double.
Nine double playes were negotiated by
the two teams. Eddie /willing starting
two for the Indians.
Around the A. A.
WITH EDDIE ASH
K. C. fans today are singing the “Ed
die Zwilllng Blues."
Eddie was a “Blue for a night” in the
spring, when he was traded for Pitcher
Hall, but when Hall didn’t sign an In
dian contract, Eddie remained a Tribes
man. That’s one “break" the Hoosiers
got.
Guess Jack Hendricks was craxy
when he grabbed Charlie White
house from the Millers. That’s one
Fongo Joe Cantilion “booted."
The Indians are not far behind the
Brewers and a short winning streak
will boost them into the first division
If the Colonels can tgin a couple of games
rrom Egan's outfit.
Duke Reilley got th/ee hits in the
eighteen-inning affair and covered left
field in efficient style.
The Tribe may not be on top in the
race, but it has the honor of winning the
longest game of the A. A. season, and
one of the longest of the league's his
tory.
Manager Knabe of the Blues found
the situation too strenuous and he
finally was ordered off the field by
Umpire Connolly. Flayer Leter also
was banished.
Failure of the Indians to get over
“their bad eighth" threw the contest Into
extra Innings.
Errors were few, despite the length
of the game and the pitchers couldn't
kick on the support they received.
The Millers and Senators fought eleven
innings, the former winning when Lefty
George lost control and forced over a
marker.
Brady did another comeback and
pitched tho Hens to a 7-to-3 win over
the Saints.
Third base still gives Jack Hendricks
a dally problem. Hunter, Wolf and Rehg
took turns at the hot corner yesterday.
Speed Up!
YOUNG ORME DEVELOPS FAST
. .v.v.v •, ■■
With two exception*, surprise was writ- !
ten in capital letters on the faces of those
tennis enthusiasts who saw Hence Orme,
. defeat Milton Petrovltsky, 1919 junior
champion, in the semi-finals of the In
diana junior net championship on the
Indainapolis Tennis association courts
yesterday afternoon.
Those two exceptions were Hence Orme.
Sr., “father of Indiana tennis." and the
victor himself.
Not one day passes In the summer
that the Orines. father and son, do not
play a match on their own private court
LEAGUE STANDINGS AND CALENDAR
HOW THEY STAND.
•mERICAX ASSOCIATION.
W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet.
St Paul. 53 24 .688' Indianan.. 35 39 .473
Minneap. 44 34 .564 Louisville 24 39 .4*91
Toledo... 42 34 .553. Columbus .•14 4*1.459
Milwauk. 37 : 8 .493 Kan City. 22 53.293
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
W. L. Pet.: W. L. Pet.
New York 49 2*l .653 Boston... 34 35 . 493
Clevelnd. 4*l 25 .04*-St. Louis. 34 38 .472
Chicago. 44 28 011 Detroit... 22 47 .319
Washgtn. 3*l 30 .540 Phlladel.. 2*l 56 .263
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
W. L. Pet.] W. L. Pet.
Clncin... 39 29 .574 Chicago.. 37 36 .507
Brooklyn 39 32 .549 Boston... 3* 32 .484
St. Louis. 38 35 .521 New York 33 38 465
Pittsbrg. 34 33 .507 Phlladel.. 27 42 .391
THREE ! LEAGUE.
W. L. Pct.| W. L Pet.
Blonraton 44 28 till Cedar R.. 33 56 .478
EvansvTe 37 29 .5*5! R. Island 30 38 .4-11
Peoria .. 40 32 .556] T. Haute.. 29 38 .433
Rockford 35 35 .500; Moline .. 30 42 .417
GAMES TODAY.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis at Kansas City.
Louisville at Milwaukee.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Toledo at St. Paul.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
St. Louis at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Washington (two games).
Detroit at New Y'ork.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
New York at Chicago.
Purdue Baseball Star
Killed in Explosion
MI NCIE. Ind., July B.—Hugh M.
(Dick) Kill*. 22, sophomore ill Purdue
unl\ersity end shortstop on tiie vars
ity baselniil team, was instantly
killed Wednesday afternoon when a
defective acetylene gas tank which he
was lifting in a traction station,
dropped and exploded.
Taylor on Watch for
New Second Sacker to
Strengthen the A. B. C.’s
Manager Taylor of the A. B. C.'s Is on
, the lookout for anew second baseman
I to fill the gap left when Dewitt was In
jured and there is a possibility of anew
player being seen Ht the keystone sack
when the A.'s meet the Cuhar Stars In a
double-header at YVasbington park Sun.
day.
Single games will be played here with
the Cubans Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Cubans are coming with a bol
stered lineup, having added Players Pe
drosa and Jeminez, two of the best play
ers developed on the island.
The Cubans are included in the West
ern Colored league circuit and the A.
B. C.'s are determined to grab the ma
jority of games in the coming series.
Big League Stuff
Keefe pitched brilliantly for the Mack
men yesterday, shutting out Boston with
two hits.
Following Keefe’s lead, Scott Perry
blanked the Red Sox In the second game,
allowing but six hits.
The Pirates pulled off a fast triple
play. Cooper to Caton to Grimm.
Cooper won his game, allowing the
Phillies but three hits. *
The efforts of Vaughn and Alex, com
bined with a Cub batting rally in the
eighth, aided Chicago to defeat the Car
dinals.
Roy Grimes, star infielder of the
Bridgeport club of the -Eastern league,
has been purchased by the Giants. It is
expected that he will join McGraw In
Chicago. Last year he batted .327 in 106
games.
Babe Ruth, champion home run hitter
of the New York American league base
ball club, was not injured in the ac
cident in which his automobile was
wrecked near YVawa, Pa., early Wednes
day, Miller Huggins, manager of the
club, announced in New Y'ork last night.
Ruth returned to New Y'ork late Wednes
day and was to play In the game there
this afternoon against Detroit. Manager
Huggins said. Ruth, Mrs. Ruth and three
other ball players were in the car ou their
-way to New Y'ork from Washington,
where the team played Tuesday. The ac- !
eident, according to information received
by the officials In New York late Wednes
day, resulted when Ruth, who was drlv- I
ing, attempted to turn out to avoid an
other car. Ilia machine was overturned 1
ami wrecked.
—Photo by Nagley, Times Staff Photographer.
/
HENCE OKME, JR.
a few miles south of the city. In these
matches "Daddy” tells “Sonny" every
thing he knows about the net game,
which is not a little bit, and “Sonny"
takes in the information like an 8-year
old listens to his first ghost story. He
tries everything his father tells him to
do, never forgets the last little particular
; of his teaching. That is why he won yes
terday, why he is developing into one
of the greatest players in Indianapolis.
Last year Orme, Jr., won the Indiana
] hoys' championship. Today he was to
| play Henry Ankenbrock for the Junior
| title.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
(11 innlDgs)
Mlnn'polis. 2010010100 1 -6 8 2
Columbus.. 1400000000 o—s 8 5
Batteries —Lowdermllk and Mayer;
George and Hartley.
Toledo 5 0010100 o—7 13 1
St. Paul 0000201 0 o—3 7 2
Batteries —Brady and Murphy; Ilnll.
Browne, Grlner and Hargrave.
(Louisville at Milwaukee; rain.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
—First Game—
Philadelphia .. 100 5 0000 •—6 10 1
Boston 00000000 0-0 2 1
Batteries—Keefe and Perkins; Kerr,
Eibel and Walters.
—Second Game—
Philadelphia ~ 00000001 •—1 4 0
Boston 00000000 o—o 6 1
Batteries—Perry and Perkins; Fortune
and Walters.
(No other games scheduled.)
NATIPNAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburg 00000200 •—2 8 2
Philadelphia .... 100000 0 0 0-1 3 1
Batteries—Cooper and Hoeffuer; Smith
and Wheat.
Chicago 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 O—S 7 0
St. Louis 01000112 o—s 13 3
Batteries—Vaughn, Alexander and Kill-
Ifer; Jacobs, May, Goodwin and Dilhoefcr.
(No other games scheduled.)
Grand Circuit Results
AT CLEVELAND YESTERDAY.
Cleveland, July 8.
2:10 Class Pacing—Purse $1,200 (three
: heats):
Foxey Ann, ch hi. by The Search
er (Murphy) 117
George Voio, ro g, by Nervolo
(Erskine) 4 2 1
Frances D. b m, by Little Frank
(Hedrick) . 2 6 £
Pacing Patch, b h. by Eiestic
Pointer (V Fleming) 7 4 3
Delco, b g, by Inline 1). (Berry) 3 5 5
Time— 2:0714, 2:13.
Prince Pepper and Minerva Gentry
also started.
2:12 Class Trotting—Purse $1,209
1 (three beatsj:
; Tootsie Tolse, blk m, by Hartolse
(Ed mam 1 7 2
Red Bon, b h, by Bonntvard (Mc
i Mahon) 7 2 1
jJ. W b g, by Duke Ideal (Ben
nett) 2 4 C
j Oro G, b h, by Oro Kee (V. Fleni
] lng) 4 33
' Sammy K, b b, by Elastic King
(Egan) 3 5 7
Time —2:11%, 2:11)*, 2:11k-
Betty Thornton, Ringer Pointer and
Donalona also started.
The Knsig, 3-year-old trot, purse,
$2,000 ; 2 in 3 heats:
; Voltage, blk c, by Teter Volo
(Egan) 1 1
, Great Britton, bro, by Peter Uhe
nault (Dodge) 2 3
Daystar, b c, by Peter the Great
(Burrell) 5 2
Miss Em, b f, by J. Malgolm Forbes
(White) ' 3 5
Natalie the Great, br f, by Peter the
Great (Cox) 4 4
Time—2:ls%. 2:11%.
2:12 Class Pacing—Purse $1,200 ; 3
heats:
Wood Patch, g h, by Dan Patch
(Murphy) 114
Princess Mary, b m, by Lloyd Bell
(Fleming) 4 2 1
Mowrer Boy, b g, by The Major
C (Wolverton) 5 3 2
Star Boy Ingolsbee, b g, by In
golsbe'e (Childs) 2 4 5
Bessie L, b m, by Little Frank
(Hedrick) 6 5 3
Time—2.oß, 2.07%, 2:10%.
Frank Little also started.
BOXING
WANT JACK FOR BRENNAN.
NEW ORLEANS, July &—Johnny
Abrams, local boxing promoter, an
nounced Wednesday that he had wired
.Tack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight champion of the world, an
offer of $50,000 for a twenty-round bout
between Jack Dempsey and Bill Bren
nan. to tike place in New Orleans In
the fall.
MOORE VS. WALLACE.
TOLEDO, July B.—Pal Moore of Mem
phis and Patsy Wallace of Philadelphia
will box twelve rounds here the night
of July 15.
Wallace Is the boxer who knocked
Jimmie Wilde down In their two recent
bouts, while Moore recently earned a„
well deserved draw with Carl Tremaine,*
although outweighed.
BOUTS AT SPEEDWAY.
Milburn Saylor and Eddie Snyder will
meet In the ten-round headliner on the
boxing card to be staged at the Enlisted
Men’s club of the Speedway aviation re
pair depot Saturday night.
Several other soldier and civilian box
ers will be seen In action In the show,
the fund of which will be spent in af
fording entertainment for the soldiers
at the speedway.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1920.
NETINTEREST
FIXED ON PLAY
OF YOUNGSTERS
Boys and Juniors Occupy Spot
light as Title Matches
Are Staged.
OLDER PLAYERS ACTIVE
This was to be one of the biggest ten
nis days of the season in Indianapolis.
The finals of the Indiana state boys
and junior championships were carded
and, following a two-day delay on ao
count of rain, second and third round
play was to be resumed in the closed
city tournament, while the women were
to swing into first round action in their
annual fight. All matches were sched
uled on the Hawthorn courts.
WINNERS GET
CHANCE IN EAST.
Os course, the majority of interest was
centered ou the championship tilts in
the boys and junior tournament. Hence
Orme, Jr., was to oppose Henry Anker,
brock in the final junior scrap and Guy
Dickson was carded against Ohio David
son In the deciding fracas of the boys'
play.
The winners of these two matches are
to be sent to Korpst Hills. N. V., next
month to compete in the national boys
and junior play and never before in the
history of the junior event has rivalry
been so keen and the dope so uncertain
as It is this time.
Young Orme. last year's boys cham
pion, played the greater tennis of his
career and some of the elasslest tennis
that has ever been witness. <1 on the
I. T. A. courts to defeat Milton Petrovit
sky, 1919 Junior champion, ti-4. *i-4, 6-4,
In the semi-finals of the junior play yes
terday, winning the right to meet Henry
Ankerbrock lu the main go this after
noon.
BEATS HORAN AND
REACHES FINALS.
Ankenbrock, a newcomer in tourney
play, won his way to the finals Tuesday
(Continued on Page Ten.)
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Net Card Here Today
JUNIOR.
2. P. M. (Finals) —Hence Orme, Jr. vs
Henry Ankenbrock.
BOYS.
3 P. M. (Finals) —Guy Dickson vs
Chic Davidson.
WOMEN.
2 P. M. —Elizabeth Hill vs. Mrs. H. S.
Adams; Harriet Ivistner vs. Edith Esch;
Lucille Bailey vs. Margaret Noon : Helen
Seward vs. Beatrice Sherman.
3 P. M. —Margaret Koob vs. Mrs.
Mount; Josephine O'Donnell vs. Kath
erine Phillips; Anna Ruth Hayworth vs.
Mrs. Hurt; Hanna Noon vs. Mrs. Pugh.
5:30 P. M.—Eloise Ludlow vs. Virginia
Lindstrom; Carolyn Ilerderich v 6. Sarah
Sngolowsky; Alice Crozier vs. winner of
Hayworth-Hurt.
\ CITY.
Same as was announced yesterdiy.
Chick Evans to Play
With Hoosiers in Cup
Event at Western Meet
CHICAGO, July 8. —Although Chi-'k
Evans has sent in his entry for the west
ern amateur championship which wib
start at Memphis. Monday, he will line
up with the Indiana association in the
Olympic <-up event. Chick is a member
of the Kokomo club.
The Indiana team will be strong, as
it will include John Simpson, former
western junior champion, and two other
leading Hoosier players.
Entries for the tournament have been
slow, as usual, but the field will he
stronger than last year, as many of the
southern players, including Bobby
Jones, are planning to compete.
Crafts W. Higgins, assistant secretary
of the Western Golf association, said
yesterday the W. <4. A. team hail not
been picked.
Harry Legg of Minneapolis, who won
the championship last year at St. Louis,
will defend his title.
YANKS AT ANTWERP.
ANTWERP. July 8. —The American
rifle and equestrian tpams for the Olym
pic games arrived at Antwerp on an army
transport Wednesday. They proceeded
to the American army base at Coblenz
for practice work.
Yanks Given Edge
in Opening of Net
Play for Davis Cup
RAIN HALTS PLAY.
LONDON, July B.—The opening games
of the Davis cup tennis tournament at
Eastbourne were suspended soday be
cause of rain. The first set, in which
William M. Johnston, the American na
tion'll champion, met Andre H. Oobert,
stood 4 to 3 ir> favor of Johnston and
the eighth game was started and stood
30-all.
EASTBOURNE, England, July B.—The
American Davis cup players were looked
upon as sure victors in their match here
against the French Davis cup team,
which go* under way here today at
Devonshire park
The drawings were announced as fol
lows :
Thursday- Johnston vs. Gohert; Lau
rent/. vs. Tilden.
Friday—Jpnnson-Tllden vs. Gobert-
Laurentz.
Saturday—Gohert vs. Tilden; Lsuteutj
vs. Johnson.
Hagen Defeats Lafitte
for French Golf Title;
American Wins Play-Off
VERSAILLES. July S. Walter Hagen,
the American professional, won the
French open golf championship on the
links here Wednesday. Hagen defeated
Lafifter, his French rival, in the playoff
of their tie.
Hagen's total score for the two rounds
Wednesday was 150, while Lafitte took
154.
The American had an advantage of one
stroke on the morning round and fin
ished the afternoon round in seventy
five. whereas the Frenchman ran up a
score of seventy-eight.
Local Poloists Meet
The first Intracity game will be played
at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
Indianapolis Motor speedway between the
Indianapolis Polo club's quartet and the
Rolling RK'-ge team, which plays at
Hassler field.
The game will undoubtedly attract a
large crowd, as prominent local men are
members of the competing teams.
Frenchie Pays Uncle
NEW Y'ORK, July B.—Georges Carpen
tler, the French champion, made his
peace with Unciio Sam yesterday when he
visited the office of William H. Edwards,
collector of int< rnal revenue, and depos
ited a check representing the income tax
on money raad i since he came to this
country.
Carpeutier, who plans to sail soon for
France, was accompanied by Francois
Descamps, his manager, and Jack Curley,
who is In charge of Carpentier’s affairs
in this country.
Asked how much Carpentier paid. Col
lector Edwards said he was not at lib
erty to give out the figures.
Seven Runners Picked
for Yankee Marathon
in the Olympic Games
NEW YORK, July B.—The American
•Olympic committee which is making ar
rangements to have the United States
thoroughly represented at the Olympic
games at Antwerp, Belgium, held an all
dav session Wednesday .it the New Y'ork
.Athletic club.
The following men were chosen for the
marathon team: Carl Linder and Arthut*
Ross, Boston: Joseph Organ and Jack
Weber, Pittsburg; Charles Mellor. Chica
go; Frank Zuna. Newark, N. J.. and Ed
win AVhite, New Y’ork, is substitute.
Matthew P. Halpin of the New Y’ork
Athletic club was again appointed as
manager of the American Olympic team,
with George Brown of the Boston A. A.
A. ns assistant manager, otto WaWe,
New York Athletic club, will have the
ma.nagement of the male swimmers, and
Miss Charlotte Epstein of this City will
act in a similar capacity for the'women.
Roy Moore of New York will have
charge of the gymnasts and F. Denny
was selected as manager of the cyclists.
Spike Webb and Joseph W. Bateinan of
the Naval academy, Annapolis, were ap
pointed as coaches for the boxers. Webb
will sail with the transport team and
BatJiuan will go over on the U. S. S.
Frederick with ihe men from the navy.
S. A. Pinneo will coach the wrestling
team, while the fencers will be taken
care of by Paul Gelas and his assistant,
G-orce Sterntz. loth of the United States
Naval academy.
KEARNS URGES
AGREEMENTNOW
Dempsey’s Manager Demands
Definite Statement From
Carpentier.
By HENRY FARRELL,
Cnited Tress Snorts Editor.
NEW YORK. July B.—YYith Jack
Kearns and Francois Dcseharfips both in
town, the Dempse.v-Carpentier fight
seems no nearer a reality than it was
months ago when the Frenchman steamed
un the hay. orating* in broken English,
“Lead me to him."
Backing up several unanswered chal
lenges. Kearns hurried to New York to
call the hand of the Frenchman be
fore they leave Saturday for France.
Kearns could not get in touch with; the
European champion or his manager yes
terday and he was to try again this
afternoon.
While Dempsey was in court, the
French manager apparently forgot that
he was under contract not to perform
for any one but the British promoter
until 1021. But last night he suddenly
remembered it and said if Kearns want
ed to fight he would have to go to
London.
“London, nothing," Kearns said. “Here
1 am. the manager of the' world's cham
pion. practically running the challenger
out of the country for a fight—and now
he says to come on over to London.”
YRdeing the sentiments of a good many
men close to boxing affairs. Kearns ex
pressed the belief today that Carpegitier
was running away and that he would
never return ho America.
“If I can get Deschamps in a confer-,
ence* I'll throw down the papers with
my name on them for a fight any time
and tell him to sign or admit that he
does not want to fight,” Kearns said.
“I want more than a bare statement
that he is coming back to this country.
Let him post a forfeit that he will come
back. That's the best way of proving
his sincerity.”
Toledo. Philadelphia, Benton Harbor
and several other cities are said to have
made big offers.
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