Deming graphic., 1920-08-17
SPORTS

Toledo, July 4th, 1919, Will he staged
at Benton Harbor, Michigan, ON Labor
Day. His opponent will be Billie Mis-
Ike Of st. Paul, whese four round de
cision over Dempsey Is and has been
for long, a sore spot ON the champions
record. Miske is known as a giant
killer. and weighing hardly 40, he
has put away some of the largest, due
no doubt to his peculiar style OF fight
ing.
A short squatty man, he Is very
hard to reach effectively and he car
ries a wicked punch In both hands
Yet he is too small 10 do much with
Dempsey and the fight looks set-up
for the Champion. Dempsey will re-
ceive $150.OO0 for his end.
The feature Of last weeks baseball
was the climb of the New York Giants
into striking distance OF the leaders
In the National League, and the cutting
down OF the race into four eornered
battle between Cincinnati. Brooklyn,
Plttsburg and the Giants. with the
Cubs within striking distance Horns
Iby continues TO lead the league in hit
ting hut his slugging seems TO avail
his club nothing, for Cards continues
to lose.
nv virtue Of the Yankees losing
three times straight to the White Sox,
Cleveland has amassed comfortable
lead IN the American. and goodly part
Of this lead may he attributed 10 the
terrific hitting Of her player-manager,
Iris Speaker, who has pounded his
way TO an average OF All, IL point
lead over his next rival. Sisler. Joe
Jackson Is the third with Ruth fourth.
The latter continues To crack but home
runs and to pull the crowds, 128,OOO
people viewing the four game series
between New York and Chicago.
The American Olympic team has H.
nally landed at Antwerp, and were re-
ceiyed with great acclaim. IL Is
very well balanced team and should
bring home the majority OF the prizes.
Charles Paddock Of Los Angeles should
win the 100 meter dash as no faster
man than he lives, and the extra dis
tance over 100 yard dash should be of
great aid as he is a slow strater. He
should win the 100 and 800, the quar-
ter, the nile and the two mile, the
shot put. hammer throw, broad and
high lump. the pole vault and one or
two of the hurdles. Undoubtedly we
will lose the Javelin to the Swedes, the
discus to one Of the north European
Nations. which have about an even
chance against the English In the llnif
mile. as Rudd Of oxford will probably
fight it out with Norman Eby of the
University Of Pennsylvania.
Between Norman Rosa and Miss FL
eanor Blubtrey, the majority OF the
swimming events will he safe, as Ross
has already defeated the best IN
Europe. while a member of the \. H. +.
and Miss 3leibtrey's recent exhibition
stamps her as the most marvellous
woman performer on record.
The .. 10 and II thousand meter
races look to fall to the Firms or Poles,
AS several Of them have beaten the best
records Of our men In the 10000 meter
by full minute.
The Marathon. that % mile grind,
so wrecking to lives and health, is as
always, toss up a LEFT over from
the ancient Greeks when the Olympic
games were revived in Athens, nnturl-
ally enough II was included In the pro
gram and has become the most priced
of any single event. We Americans
have never done so well in 1t, preferr-
ing the shorter runs and only once has
AN American won, il, and that by
more or less fluke, when JOHNNIE
Hayes Of Boston was given first ploce
when DOrando, an Italian, cOllhpseu
few yards from the finish after having
won easily, and was disqualified when
his friends assisted him TO the finish
And so unless the Unforeseen occurs,
this great event will no doubt fall to
one of the nations of Northrn Europe
wonder II Iris Speaker of Cleve-
land isn't putting up bout the finest
argument we have seen to be the whole
thing In the American League. In ad-
dition to being Captain and Manager
OF the League, leading Indians, he Is
hating over 400 and steadily climbing
is getting to first oftener than any
other man in the league and all this In
spIte OF the fact that he is one Of the
veterans Of the league In point OF ser
vice. and with the extra worry Of lead
ing n team that looks to be the best
het 10 get into he worlds series.