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The Washington times., 1920-11-16
ARMY CHAMPS ARE
IN RING TONIGHT
Bandsman Rise, Of England, and
Bob Martin, of America,
Meet in Hub.

BOSTON, Nov. 16.-Bandsman Rice
and Bob Martin will furnish the
thrills in an international heavy
weight battle at the Armory A AS
show at Mechanics building tonight.
Rice IL the British light heavyweight
champion. He is also the heavy
weight champion OF the British army.
Martin is the heavyweight champion
OF the A. T.. +. and inter-allied armies
and one OF the chief contenders for
a match with Jack Dempsey.
Rice has come to Ihis country to
battle our leading \heavyweights.
He is also eager TO get a contest
with Georges Carpenter, whom he
considers as insincere. He doesn't be-
lieve the Frenchman has any inten-
ton of fighting Dempsey.
The British champion Is OF the
opinion that Carpenter would be
virtually a set-up for Americas fight
ing ace. Rice should know whereof
he speaks. as he has fought the
Frenchman twice. Although beaten
in both starts, he gave Carpenter
real opposition. In the second bout
Rice had Carpenter on the mat at
one time.
There is not anything of the novice
about Rice. He Is twenty-six years
old and has been fighting since he
was n lad OF fourteen. He has beaten
Bombardier Wells, Tom Cowler, Dave
Smith, George Rodel. and most OF the
other British heavyweights.
Although considered the greatest
heavyweight in England. Rice can
never battle for the Lord Lonsdale
belt. as he was born Of italian
parents
Rice is a real lighting man. He
served four years and nine months in
the British army. He was in the
front line for three years and a half
and saw plenty OF real lighting.
While in the service Rice saw
Martin box at one OF the American
rest camps. He was unable to meet
tho American in the inter- allied
championships at Paris. as he was
stationed in Germany at the time.
Martin has proved a ring sensation.
Since returning from France he has
had glorious success in the ring. His
aggressiveness and terrific punching
power have enabled him to send vir-
tually all of his opponents down to
quick defeats. At Savannah, Ga. on
Friday night. Martin stopped Ray
Smith In two rounds.
The soldier champion proved a sem
sation in his Boston debut. kayoing
Larry Williams in less than two
minutes Of actual fighting time, Will
Jams was rated as one of the worlds
best light heavyweights, but was no
match for Martin. A right-hand
punch to the jaw ended the battle.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16

/ to box fifteen rounds with Leonard.
So I signed yelling"
As a matter of fact. yelling IL not
the best of the lightweights. Only
two weeks ago he was outpointed by
Lew Tender in Milwaukee. Tender
does not rank with Leonard as q
hitter or as boxer, so Weliing's
chances against Leonard are not the
best. And yet strange things have
happened In the ring. More than
once champions have been defeated
when all seemed pie for them.
THE LAW WORKS WELL.
The boxing law in New York Is
working well IL II uncovers the
takers who have been living OF the
public by stalling in the ring. The
very fact that decisions are given In
New York has already frightened two
champions, Johnny Wilson. middle
weight. and Johnny Kilbane, feather
weight.
Johnny Wilson. middleweight cham
pion through the kindness of a
referee in Boston. has quit training
as he found himself practically COM
PEELED to do something besides talk
regarding a return bout with Mike
O'Dowd. Tex Richard brought about
this action by offering him a guar
u
bout with ODowd. Immediately Will
son discovered that he needed an
operation on his nose. He hadn't
thought of that before.
Tex Richard recently announced
| that seven times he wrote or wired
Johnny Kilbane regarding his pos
| sible appearance in a title bout at
| Madison Square Garden and that
| seven times he failed to hear q word
! from the Clevelander. who was busy
| giving parties and motor-car excur-
sions with his friends.
Johnny Wilson may eventually be
| forced to defend his title against
Mike O'Dowd, of New York but it's
| dollars to holes from square dough-
| nuts that Kilbane will never again
| enter the ring. The featherweight
| champion is done as a boxer.
However. Tex Richard Is planning
big things for the ring. He will
eventually handle the Dempsey-Car.
pentier contest for the worlds heavy
weight honors. Next week, under
his management, Benny Leonard will
| defend the lightweight title. Pete
Herman has already signed to defend
his bantam title against any boxer
Richard selects. Jack Britton is
lodging no contenders for bis welter-
weight title Only the featherweight
and middleweight classes are back
ward. Public opinion will drive both
Kilbane and Wilson either to defend
their titles or quit posing as cham
pions. And il will all come through
the insistence by Tex Richard that
they put up or shut up under the
New York State law.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Comes of His She-Bob Martin Battles Bandsman
.OFF|C|ALSP|CKED
FOR BIG CONTEST
Guyon, Greer, and CANNED to
Handle Tech Central En-
gagement.

Football officials for the big Cen
tral-Tech game TO be played At Ameri-
can League Park tomorrow week are
announced today by the committee Of
high school principals designated to
81 lect men for the contest.
Charles Guyon., the Carlisle Indian
and Eastern High School coach. will
referee the contest. John Greer.
former Eastern High School player
coach OF the Roman Catholic High
Schoo, OF Philadelphia. for number
OF years. and well known Central
Board official. will umpire. Lieut.. j.
| l.. CANNED. who OBLIGATED In the big
division championship football games
In France last fall when the A. 4. y.
titles were decided. will be the line
man
The selection OF these men insurss
| Impartial and efficient Officiating Of
the kind that was In evidence In the
recent Western-Tech engagement.
| Today's Tech-Eastern game has
been called on on account OF the
driving rain and wet neld. Principals
Hart and Daniel came TO an agree
ment early this morning that II
would be unwise to subject the play
els and spectators to the incleHsnt
weather.
! The Tech eastern engagement IL
expected to be a holly contested az
fair. Eastern's fine showing against
Central recently when the big blue
team was held to a single touch
down is counted as a Capitol Hill
win.
! Eastern has been coming along fast
under Coach Guyon and has demon
strated that despite the handicap Of
! few players and unsuitable place To
practice il can be counted upon ~
give a fine account OF itself.
I II is expected that tomorrow's Cen
! tral-Western engagement will be
played as per schedule. The calling
of OF today's game banks the battles
up in big pile.
with today's Tech-Eastern game
postponed, tomorrow's Western-Cen-
trail game in prospect and the Bust
ness-Eastern game set for next ru.s
day which Is the day before the Cen
(; tral-Tech engagement. but one date
is available. II Is hardly likely that
/ Eastern and Tech will play Friday 80
this would give the Fasteners bot
three days rest before meeting Busi.
ness.
Central and Western will probably
meet tomorrow IL weather conditions
overhead and under foot are all
right. A postponement of two games
this week would seriously interfere
with the running off Of the scheduled
engagements before Thanksgiving
Day.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Los ANGELES WILL GET
BIG A. A. U. TRACK meet
Drastic Rules Changes Expected
In Report Today.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 10
Leaders - the Amateur Athletic Union
gathered here for their annual conven-
ton have awarded Los Angeles the 1921
field and track championships meet
President Samuel J. Dallas, Of Phila-
delphia. today answered the address OF
welcome deliveredsby Mayor Behrman
and President Fitzpatrick OF the local
amateur athletic union.
Robert s. Weaver. Los Angeles, Her
man Bertumessing. of New York, and
Harry w. Fitzpatrick. Of New Orleans,
are candidates to succeed President
Dallas.
The convention next year viii be
held in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16

The lightweight situhtioh nus ooeH
a farce for two years, Leonard has
raraded around the country. collect
ing easy money in catchweight con-
tests, usually outpointing this lad
or that, but always escaping any pun
ishment. He has steadily refused TO
let his true weight be known, and
finally there sprang up a school OF
chalIengers. Lew Tender, of Phila-
dclphia, standing at the top OF the
class.
For a year Tender 'reaped a imam
clal reward by claiming the worlds
33-pound championship" He tried
to talk Leonard out Of the honors> he
took by force of fist and feet from
freddie Welsh. But Billy Gibson,
I.eonard's manager. shortened sails
here and crowded them on there until
he has been waited right into port.
handler of the worlds champion.
RICHARD TRIES 1T.
Wishing to stage a real lightweight
championship battle. Tex Richard
tried in vain to get any of the big
lock of challengers into the same
ring with Leonard.
III take them all on. one after the
rther. making 1875 pounds at 2 o'clock,
which is according to the New York
law" said Leonard from the ring at
Madison Square Garden.
The next day Tex Richard got
busy with Lew Tender. Did Tender
vnnt to battle Leonard for the
worlds title? Yes---for a guarantee
Of 10000. That ended Tenders
chances.
Did Willie jackson desire action
with Leonard? Yes for guar
antee of $4,000.
Did Johnny Dundee want trouble
NIell-as soon as he recovered his
l.. alth, which was now a bit of killer.
Did Richie Mitchell want another
rack at Leonard? Sure-if, etc.
Richard finally got around to Well
ing. The Chicagoan displayed
reither fear nor avarice. He signed
November 26 in New York.
RICHARD TELLS WHY.
On being questioned why he select
I'd yelling for Leonard's first title
Lout, when the woods seemed so filled
with strong lads, Tex Richard merely
remarked.
swelling was the first-lfghtweight
who talked sensibly about the
financial guarantee. The others,
Tender and Jackson, especially.
talked as IL they were the champion,
not the challenger. They wanted
more money than, any real champion
before them ever received from the
gate. Battling Nelson. when the
titleholder. never received so much
money from his big fights as Tender
md Jackson demanded as guarantees
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
YALE ELEVEN RESUMES
PRACTICE IN BOWL TODAY

NEW HAVEN, Nox. 16.-The Yale
football team. after a two day rest
at Gedney farms. resumed practice at
Yale field this afternoon under direc-
tion OF a swarm of graduate coaches.
directed by Tad Jones, in an effort to
drive the team into shape to meet
the Harvard machine at the bowl
next Saturday.
All the candidates reported in good
condition and the entire squad was
given a stiff drill.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Leonard Must Make Weight

world lightweight OF world
weigh pounds night,
climb
whaling yelling for the worlds honors
o'clock
Leonard has posted $4,000 with Tex Rckad
and
money Second fails to make that required weight he will
making that poundgs This in with the New York State
has been above the SSpOund limit of the light
but that he could make 1876 pounds
ring at Square openly world
digging the tall The boys who
making through their frequent
faded the picture when they learned that
weight and willing the with OF them
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
EieISon Is Out.

WASHINGTON. Pa. Nov. 16.--
Harry Eielson. W. and Us brilliant
running halfback. ruptured a blood
vessel in the Pittsburgh game and is
out for the remainder OF the season..
He Is in a Pittsburgh hospital recov-
ering from an operation to have a
clot removed
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
DIAMONDS RETAIN LEAD
IN TIMES PIN LEAGUE

Capt. Joe Dowling's Diamonds re-
tained the lead in the Times Bowling
League yesterday when they took
two out of three games from the
Pleas. The Diamonds got scores OF
40. 400 and 44S. against totals Of
443, 465 and 431 for the Pleas.
Bevo Browns Nonpareils took two
out Of three from the BREWERS, while
the Minions grabbed the same num-
Der from the Agates.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
PENN WILL LOSE STARS
IN COLUMBIA BATTLE

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 16.-Penn
will be minus two OF her best men in
the game against Columbia at New
York Saturday. Capt. Bud Hopper.
right end, Is out for the remainder
of the season. and Rex Wray. quar-
terback, Is laid up with a splintered
cheek bone. Joe Strauss. fullback.
may get into the lineup.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Bezdek Won't Talk,

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Nov. 10
I'll not discuss any post-sesson
game with Notre Dame at New York
until our regular season ends" says
Coach Hugo Bezdek, OF Penn state.
II IL thought here that, II State de-
feats Pittsburgh, a game with Notrc
Dame may follow at New York for
the championship.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
HARVARD IN FINE SHAPE
FOR CONTEST WITH YALE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 10
With every player on the Harvard
squad in perfect physical condition,
light practice is in order in prepare
ton for the Yale game. Blackboard
talks today were followed by a sig
nal drill and work on Yale plays.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
B0WIinq Postponed.

Games in the Arcade Bowling
League scheduled for Thursday night
have been postponed on account of
the death OF George J. Seisarth, secre-
tary and treasurer OF the league
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Yankees Have Game.

The Congress Heights Yankees have
scheduled n game with the Laureville
club, OF Baltimore. for Thanksgiving
Day night.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Questions Mackert.

Johns Hopkins University officials
have raised tho question of the ellgi-
billy of Roy Mnckert, Maryland Uni
versity fullback. Mackert. though
protested last year. played
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Will Hold Run.
CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va Nov. TO-
The annual intercollegiate cross
country run OF the South Atian,ic IN
tercollegiate Association will be
staged here Saturday.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Burtner Gets Mark.

Hap" BURNER today holds the Dis
trict duckpin record. He shot 1873
pins in match game on tho Rath-
skeller alleys.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Marines Are Comma.

The Quantice Marines, undefeate
this season, will play the Rex A. G.
eleven at Union Park Sunday after
noon at = o'clock
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Will PlaV OrexeI.

GalIaudet College plays Drexel In.
stitutc, of Philadelphia, here Satur-
day.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Floor Team Ready.

The Yosemite basketball team
averaging 1o5 pounds, wants games
with fast teams in the city. Ihomas
Cross. manager, can be reached al
I lincoln 2115.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Practice POSTPONED.

Potomac Council basket ball candi-
dates are requested to report Thurs
day night instead OF tonight at the
Gonzaga gym
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
PetWorth Loses.

Tho Pctworth Juniors went down
to a 12-to-8 defeat before tho Rock
Creek club players yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16

Warren and Willhide rolled high
games OF III. while Boyd rolled high
fat game with 93
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Goes to ViIlan0va.

Columbia University mccts villa
nova College at Villanova, Pa. Sat.
urday.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
viii Play Emerson.

Catholic University Freshmen will
play Emerson Institute on Saturday.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Quincy Ties Up.

Quincy A. c. players tied up with
the Langdon eleven. quitting the
game at Tall.
The Washington times., 1920-11-16
Here Ii Is

Blunt words do not always
dull a pointed argument.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-06
.RUGEE TOURNEY
ENDS IN RUBBER
Daniel Sanders and ]. ID. ].
Farneman to Play Off
Tie Today.

4 tie between J. D. J. Farneman
and Daniel Sanders with the net
score of 152 each for the winner Of
the Rugee trophy. held up the
awarding of the big trophy and the
six other minor prizes. The rubber
will be played off today on the
Chain-o'-Iakes course
Daniel Sanders seems TO be the
favorite as he has been winner for
the last two seasons. but J. u. ].
Farneman is expected TO make the
youngster step lively. H L. How
ard. the star who was expected 10
be one Of the big contenders for the
title, had an off day. and with the
injuhy received 10 his hand failed
70 come through with the usual
championship form.
The pairings for the J. NJ. s jr.
team trophy were also arranged AT
the club yesterday. They are as
follows II. c. Elmore and J. d. J.
Farneman with a handicap of II Z
will meet d. Sanders and Z. W.
Young with a handicap OF Z. K.
King and T. A Hynes with a han
dicap Of 1312 drew a bye. F. E
Whitehall and H. Rostiser; Handi-
cap S1z will meet J. w. Shidler and
L. Midgley: handicap q. J. Coon
and H E. Marshall drew a bye. G..
L. Hager and ]. z. Neff; handicap
u TO play c. Hisley and c. r.
Adams; handicap 1914. F. B.
Warner and G. l. Zigler; handicap
Il drew a bye D. Pollock and l.
g. Harris; handicap Is TO play j.
p McGiH and o. s. Barrett; handi-
cap Il. NJ r. Campbell and &. NJ.
Lontz; handicap II y drew a bye.
In the Senior Cup trophy for men
so years and over the qualifying
rounds will be played off from
July 3 TO g. Thirteen old timers
have played their qualifying rounds
so far, but many more are expected
TO qualify before the time is up.
The tourney is a good inducement
for the old fellows as every year
over fifty gives them an extra
stroke.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-06
CAPACITY CROWD
WATCHES RACES
Tango Gets Oliver Hotel Purse
Clerk Wins The News
Times Trophy.

Lieut.. Perkins came across the
wire with a whoop and hang at the
time of 1:511a in the Holiday Handi-
cap. one mile race, at Springbrook
parq, Monday afternoon. The horse
belongs 10 the Eroadus stables at
Narana. H. Jockey Hall was the
rider There was a capacity crowd
at the park
Clerk. ridden by Jockey Hunt.
won The News Times-Tribune cup
i'm the six furlougs race. The time
was 1916 Is. Vision belonging to
Miss Myrtle Muntour. won the race
OF four furlones.
Tango got first money in the 2:14
pace winning the Oliver hotel purse
$500. Tango proved 10 be the best
horse on this field landing first i'm
the last three heats and second in
The first heat. Freeman Masters
got first i'm the 3-year-old trotting
race and Virginia Brooks was win
uer I'm the PTS class trot
The horses lined up i'm the races
as follows.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-06
BY ED. HUGHES.

Fred Fulton's great left and new
ly developed fighting heart may yet
win a worlds heavyweight cham
pionship. Fulton will soon clash
with Harry Wits, the BLACK Pan
Their" before the newly organized
international Sporting club in New
York. Either one or the other will
be eliminated from titular consid-
Grafton after that fight Willis has
persistently challenged Jack Demp-
sey. who has as persistently drawn
the color line Fulton has been
whining for another crack at the
champion since his quick knockout
1T the champions hands.
FultOn's early career was marked
by lack of confidence in his ability.
Even his whirlwind defeat at
Dempsey's hands has been ascribed
10 too much respect for the cham
piOn. Fulton later almost OstraciZed
himself from Kingdom by foolishly
claiming the Dempsey affair was a
fake"
Fulton Comes Back.
Then Tom O'Rourke took him in
hand. restored considerable of the
tall plasterer's fairly good standing
with ring fans and, more important,
planted a fighting heart In Fulton.
Since the Dempsey confession, -
Fulton has met the toughest he
could get. black and white. His
success both here and abroad has
been startling.
FultOn's regeneration as a fight
ing man recalls that Of other stars
OF the past who started with "a
white feather handicap. Old
timers remember Kid Carter, CON
queror Of Joe Walcott and other
great Ones-a middleweight who
whipped formidable heavies When
he retired Carter was known as one
OF the Gamest men who ever drew
on a glove. Yet in his novice days
Carter used to crawl under the
ropes 20 avoid a beating.
Savage Became Game
II wasn't so long ago that Jim
Savage. the Jersey AdOnis." was
rated As one Of our leading heavies
savage for years was a notorious
diver" II was this ugly fault
which really prevented his becoming
a champion. Critics have repeated
~ claimed he was as clever IS Jim
Corbett. And he could hit with the
power of MCCOY. Later, when IL
was too late TO become anything,
Savage developed wonderful cour-
age. He wouldn't quit under the Sc
Verest pounding. Ultimately he
know what il was TO be popular
with ringsiders.
Stanley Ketchel when he first
started out was scared stiff az the
prospect of beating. tie too. ulti-
mately became a lion-hearted per
fOrmer-the most courageous, per-
haps, the ring ever knew.
Fred Fulton's case may become a
parallel one to these. IL seems 70
be working out that way so far, al
least.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-06
LEONARD WINS AT
BENTON HARBOR
Spectators Injured When Mob
Storms Ring at Finish
of the Bout.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press;
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. July
Benny Leonard of New York.
lightweight champion of the world
fighting his first bout in six months.
knocked out the dangerous hitting
Charlie White OF Chicago in the
ninth bout of bitterly fought sche-
duled ten round championship con-
test here Monday.
1t was the first time that White,
veteran of las fights had been
knocked out, and it was his sixth
chance at the lightweight title
The battle, fought before more
than 1900 persons, was finished
amid tremendous excitement and as
the end neared il looked as if White
was going TO stay the limit and per
haps hold the champion even.
White carried the fight TO Leonard
and had the better Of the five Of the
first seven rounds He really sur
prised his admirers until Leonard
landed a smash on the chin in the
ninth. White knocked and partially
showed Leonard through the ropes
In the fifth round
A short right hand punch TO the
chin was a start of Whites finish
The Chicagoan dropped 10 his hands
and knees and. although dazed. re-
fused to take the count. Leonard
saw White was badly stunned and
rained blows with both hands on his
weakened opponent White was
knocked down four times before he
was counted out.
AS the referee raised Leonard $
hand as a sign Of victory the crowd
surged to the ringside, injuring sew
eral spectators. breaking seats and
tearing down telegraph wires.
The arena, especially built for the
/ fight, was jammed beyond seating
capacity. several hundred women be-
ing included.
In the preliminaries Eddie WEIGH
of South Bend knocked out Young
Hunt OF Kalamazoo in the second
round, and Mickey kerst OF St.
Paul Outslugged Young Novecki of
Grand Rapids in eight rounds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-06
BUD PERRILL WINS
OVER CLINT FLYNN
At MICHIGAN CITY


LAPORTE. Ind. July before
several thousand fight fans Bud
Peril. Ct Terre Haute. won the
newspaper decision al Michigan City
Monday afternoon over Clint Flynn.
OF Chicago The bout was FOR the
lightweight championship OF Indi-
ana and Illinois.
perrill took the offensive early
and later orr forced FLYNN ali over
the ring. hitting him at viii. Both
mon were fighting viClOusly when
the gong rang iu the tenth
Tn the semi-windup Clarence
Willard. Of Elkhart, scored a knock
out IN the third round over Sailor
Fisk az Roselawn. The first pre-
lminary went 20 Bud Snyder OF
Michigan City. who had the better
az his bout with Mickey Furey, OF
Chicago
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-06
CASSOPOLIS VICTIM
OF GERGACZ OUTFIT
Special to The News Times !:


CASSOPOLIS. Mich. July 5.-The
Gergacz baseball nine OF South Bend
deafeated the local Cassopolis squad
for the second time this year. at the
Forrest Hall diamonds at Diamond
Lake, the score of the contest being
2 TO l. Butler pitched a steady
game throughout, never being in
considerable danger. although he
pulled safely out OF several tight
holes.
The Geracz squad will play at Do
wagiac next Sunday. where they will
connect with the Legionnaires. The
South Bend nine vii be strength
ened by Keene, an eX-Three-I league
man. Score.
r II r
South Bend 200 600 600 o
Cassopolis 800. 600 600 O10-1 o
Butler and Brinkman: Foster and
Rogerman.