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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
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secured
Members OF the Board OF Police
Commissioners declared tonight that
they arc contemplating purchasing
In the near future tractor, one or
Two motor hose and chemical wagons
and new truck. One motor engine
VIII be placed at each station in the
city.
Sues for Heart Hahn.
Miss Jessie Lee Elder. <ged 50.
daughter OF a Dinwiddc County
farmer, and employee in the British
American cigarette factory here, to-
dag instituted suit in the IlustinSs
Court OF this city against William l..
Dczern, former factory foreman. for
$4,000 damages. for alleged breach
OF promise to marry. A criminal war
rant has also been sworn out against
tho man. who has left the city. His
real and personal property has been
attached pending the outcome of the
suit.
General News Notes.
According to Information received
here today, Kenneth NJ. Gilpin. of
Boyce. Va. member OF the General
Assembly for some time. will be Il
candidate for the office OF Licutcn-
ant-tiovernor in the coming election.
Construction work on the new pot
terry plant at Hope well. contracts for
which were tigncd several weeks
ago. is progressing rapidly and the
plant is expected to begin operations
Within the next month.
On tho charge OF driving his ma
ch:fc while under the influence of
whisky. Harry +. Sweet. Jr.. OF Rich
mond. was fined SEQ and costs in Po-
lice Court here this morning. The
boy denied the charge.
John Avis. Of Charlie ston. W. VA.
recently selected 2s superintendent
of the union miasion here, will ar
rive here Monday TO assume his new
dutieE.
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FREDERICKSBURG April o
Ear. Howard. O. this city. who ha:
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Especial to The Arsusl

Peoria, I'LL, Sept. The 0@o
ers battled bravely to win A6Af
the Tractors In the Labor -
bill here yesterday. but ygi
turned back. ~. In tho first GanE1
by Gillenwater's splendid bozwoe
and lost the second brush. 49,
10 innings after one Of he NDG|
exciting games Of the season.
The fact that the Tractors ~
been REINFORCED by several ~
players wa5 all that put the shnG|
clamps on the Islanders. Who Nes1
compelled to play with . spouea
balanced team in which . matpCta
Of the players were out Of fh1tl
regular positions. 4"
At that. both games hold e,hif
holiday crowd In keen Suspense m
til the last man had been retirods1l
the second game. Stewart wA}
touched timely in the first suD(
long hits in the pinches being III
Tractors most effective drMinf
power. Dennis wobbled aluni
through the second game ard I'll
lowed the locals to come up from
behind, tie the score and then wiz
in an extra inning. The tastes
brand Of fielding prevailed through:
out both games. The scores:
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SPORTING JAZZ
Counting the Stars.
BY BRUCE COPELAND
with M1sKE)

Stingside, Benton Harbor Mich, Sept Mrs
William F. Miske today is contemplating divorce pro
ceedings Yesterday she caught her husband kissing
the canvas.
Just before the first bell, package was delivered
at the stingside Some wsecrackng bird said it con-
tanned curtains for Mske. i
A dry enforcement officer wanted to search and
seize after seeing Miske staggering around the ring
in the second round.
1t is alleged that the department of weights and
measures today is after Miske for trying to peddle
two and half rounds of punishment when the menu
stipulated 10.
After Dempsey popped Miske in the first round,
Billy wasn't quite so friske.
Miske came into the ring prepared to do some
fancy diving. He wore trick bathrobe
Rand & McNally ought to charge Miske for stor-
age since yesterday. He left the ring with fragments
of himself scattered all over the map.
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pHI1LES TUMBLE.
ROBINS FROM 1ST
PLACE; REDS BACK

Chicago, Sept. 7.-(By United
Press. THE Dodgers slipped be-
fore the lowly Phillies yesterday
and today were back in second
place behind the Cincinnati Reds.
whose double win over ST. Louis
gave them the National league
leadership.
The Indians. White Sox and
Yanks played double-headers. but
all won, and the only result was
an increase in percentage.
The Giants muifed an opportun-
ity to tie the Dodgers by dropping
the first Of their double bill to the
Braves Leaders In both leagues
we're idle today. The only thrill
ers scheduled were the White Sox
against the Tigers here. the Yan1n
versus the Athletics at Nsw York,
ana III tho National league the
Dodgers q PhilAAalphie. The
Giants were to meet Boston ct
Beantoyn.
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ALL STARS PUT
Bee ON GIANTS.



The Rock Island All Stars won
another fast game at Douglas park
Labor day afternoon over the Tri-
City Union Giants.
The Stars put mp Q fast exhibition
and won all the way. The Giants
showed great flashes of form, but
lacked the necessary teamwork to
forge ahead.
Warfleld, the Giants pitcher, put
up fast exhibition and his three
base clout and steal Of home was q
feature.
The AiI-Star and velie game
scheduled for next Sunday has
been postponed and instead the
Giants will again appear.
They will have several new men,
including Gatewood OF Moline; and
believe they can turn the tables.
Another record crowd is expected
to witness next Sundays battle.
Score r. H. E.
Union G. ...002000001-3 8 6
AL Stars ...102301000-7 ~ 2
Batteries:
Stars-Gellerstedt and Belize.
Giants - Washington, Warneld
and Ellison.
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The Sportscope
BY Bruce Copeland.

much In the majors that our .puny
praises must sound TO him like a
rubber honker among a flock OF
electric sirens. Moreover, George
has the brains to distinguish be-
tween praise and flattery. He, like
another public performer, always
listens for the former; the latter
he avoids like pesthouse.
No, George McQuillan isn't at all
susceptible to fiattery. If he were,
it would have gotten him years ago
in fast company. He saws wood
all the time, and if you like his
saving you may tell him SO and he
will count you among his most in
innate friends. But. take a tip:
never try to flatter him. Flattery
to any big league baseball star is
the cue for facetiousness, and you
will find yourself kidded to death.
Open the gates! Out goes Glox}
in comes McQuillan!
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The Fight il. Detail
R0UND one.

AVONU VNEs
Make was 6rst to led and put
2 ueAt LEFT hook 10 tho faee. Nieke
hooked . right to To neck. De9p.
sey got two LETT he0hA to the cAin
lightly. Deugherty brske then out
Of two ellAeAes. Dempsey's left
rock landed on Mhke's eIbsw.
Dempsey shot two rights to the
body and . left 70 the chin. Demp.
Soy rushed IN and hooked . left to
the face and out-boxed M1ske It
close quarters. Dempsey hooked
three lefts To the chin while doing
some close work. There was :
red spot under MiskeaB heart from
. right hand punch. Dempsey
missed with ono left and then
landed solid left hook to the Jaw.
They were In . clinch ut the bell
1t WAS Dempsey's round.
ROUND TWO. i.
Dempsey's foot work was pleas.
Ing to watch ~ he stepped in and
shot . right 10 the body. The ref.
ereo had some trouble breaking
them ont OF q clinch. Dempsey
shot Q .ha13 right to the cheek and
Miske clin{ he'd. Dempsey shot two
rights to tAe kidneys and knocked
Miske down. Bill refused to txke
Q count and got mp and started
fighting gamely. Dempsey's right
went too high and landed on top
Of Miske's head. Bill was fighting
gamely, but was being Outpunch.
cd. Dempsey missed right for
the jaw, bat landed two lefts to
the body and four or five lefts to
the face. Dempsey was trying to
measure Bill, but only managed to
land a left hook to the face. They
were sparring ut the bell 1t was
Dempsey's round.
ROUND THREE.
Mlske shot q right to the jaw and
got one under the heart In. return.
Dempsey shot two lefts to the jaw.
Miske stuck q left to the face and
took . left to the chin. Dempsey
used right to the body and then
knocked Miske down with q left
hook to the chin. Miske turned
his back to Dempsey and took =
nine count. Miske did not seem to
know where he was. When he got
up Dempsey knocked him down
and out with y right to the chin.
1t was q clean knockout. Miske
fell like = log and Dempsey helped
PICK him up and put him on his
chair in his corner
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out OF it Billy pulled the glove
scraping trick. drawing his gloves,
hand upward, across Dempsey's
nose. 81
: The Knockout
Dempsey's viciousness was arous-
ed. He scOwled and coolly started
the work that a few seconds later
landed Billy in the land of dreams.
Dempsey shot hard right to the
same spot on which the knockdown
clOut had found I. Judgement. He
next shot left to Miske's Jaw and
then a second later, when Billy
popped him on the head with a
right, the champion put the steam
in a left hook to the jaw and crum-
pied the st. Paul man to the canvas
for the second spill Of the battle.
J, That punch did not connect SOL
idly, for il it had the fight would
have ended right there and then.
Miske fell near his own corner, one
side OF his face on the canvas. He
heard the referee tolling off the
count and 1t looked as il he
wouldn't be able to get up.
Miske, however, summoned his
strength and stood on his feet and
sought to straighten out his body.
He was weak and wobbly and an
easy mark for the dark skinned
puncher, who stood before him.
Before he could stand erect Demp-
sey shot him down with that right
hook, which landed squarely on the
button" And that was the finish.
Champion Is Unhurt.
While the opposition provided by
Miske wasn't sufficient to annoy
Dempsey, it can be said that Demp-
sey was in good condition. Miske
landed only q few punches, and
while some Of them carried lot of
force, no damage was done to the
champion.
Dempsey entered the ring weigh
ing just one pound more than
Miske. The weights were announc-
cd as 1873 and 1877.
Perhaps the champion wasn't in
the fine condition that he was In
when he fought Jess Willard and
took the title at Toledo year ago
but he is so far superior to the bat
tiers OF today in the heavyweight
ranks that he doesn't need to besin
his best condition to beat title
aspirants.
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THE GREATEST PUNCHER.

Jack Dempsey proved yesterday
by stopping Billy Miske in just sew
en- minutes and IL seconds Of actual
fighting that he is the hardest
puncher the boxing world has ever
known.
There have been many champions
who could punch nightly. Old
John L. Sullivan packed a tremen-
dous wallop. but was slower than
molasses, always having to get set
before he could cut loose.
Jim Corbett had only a mediocre
punch. He virtually jabbed the
crown away from Sullivan. How
ever, Corbett was as fast as light
ming, which made his jabs carry
the knockout potion. In the end,
for all his speed, Corbett proved a
mark for body punches.
Bob Fitzsimmons could kick like
a mule. but he seldom opened up to
any great extent until his opponent
had tired Of missing against Fitz'
great defense. Fitz used to tire out
his man first and then beat him
down. His recuperative powers
often saved him, but he was never
q fast boxer, being flat-footed and
always in a crouch.
With all his terrific punching, Jim
Jeffries was a crusher after the
style of old John l. Were JEFF in
his prime today, he would be no
match for Dempsey. There was
never an ounce Of cleverhess in
Jeff's whole repertoire. He could
hit, but his ponderous legs would
have made him a mark for Jack,
whose stiffness and ability to land
a knockout from any angle could
have stopped JEFF as easily as he
did Miske yesterday.
II Jack johnson could come back
as he was in 1910. he and Dempsey
would make an excellent match for
.. few rounds; perhaps longer than
any Of Jacks championship bat
ties. The fact that johnson never
was clean-livef would have even
Etually made him an open prey to
Dempsey. johnson, before Demp-
sey came on the scene. was the
worlds greatest puncher. But be-
hind his blows was frequently
broken wind. Against Dempsey,
Johnson could never have stood the
gan.
Sullivan. F1tzsimmons, Jeffries
and johnson would have been In
vincible II they had had Dempsey 8
great speed. Jacks celebrity adds
about Is more pounds to his
punches than any other heavy
weight champion could pack.
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HOLD
DUNNS BACK

Bloomington. ILL.,, Sept. 6.-Over-
confidence and ineffectiveness Of
both Romine and Zahniser cost
Bloomington the first game after
securing what had appeared to be
a safe lead. Strasbaugh and Shot,
lengerger were thrown out OF the
game in the third inning for pro-
testing the umpire's decisions. The
second game was easy for the
Boomers. Bloomington must win
Tuesdays game to become cham
pions. Tha>Score:
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In his dub days. Miske believed
the world was full OF hammers.
Today he will tell the world 1t Is
full Of pile drivers.
The government ought to give
Dempsey a job in the mint. Yes
terday he demonstrated he can
make 100000 in Z minutes and ID
seconds.
Leave 4 to Misks to beat the dry
laws, The couut he took was so
full that he couldn't get up IN 10
hiccoughs.
Yesterday the world took its hat
off to Labor; today it put It's hat
back on again.
After the fight Mlske support
ers were badly bent in Benton Har.
Harh0r.
The defeat-bee must have had
his singer extracted. Miske pull
ed down $4,000. They never lose.
Dempsey can hit - hard Is Babe
Ruth. The only difference 10: Jack
doesn't have to run the bases.
Dempsey claims there was . plot
to rob him Of his title. That's what
comes from fussing with SO many
movie plots.
Miske predicted h0 would % the
full route, only he went quicker
than he expected.
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80 STARTERS PLAY
FOR GOLF TROPHY

Roslyn. N. T., Sept. 7.-(By ths
United Press.)-Match play wal
begun today In the national ans
teur golf championship with g
starters. /
In addition to the regula3
matches, seven men who tied q
165 in yesterdays qualifying round
were to engage in . play-o6. only
three Of them being eligible.
Cyril Tolley, British champ. ahe
could only do 163.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-07

Three base bits = Fotherg1lI'
Conkwright (2). Struck out-By
Conkwright, /; by Aitchison. l..
Bases on balls-Off Aitchison. l.
Double play-Fothergill to Merle.
Umpire DeLave. Times min
utes. Attendance-2,300.
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The champions latest victim
sure is fond Of company wherever
he goes. Yesterday he went down
with q dull thud.
Mlskes anatomy must be smear
ed with cOrns; Dempsey popped
him SO many times.
Billy swore he was going to take
the title back to St. Paul. but he
forgot that he would need a little
Jack to do it.
The picture rights were all
wrong. Dempsey knocked out the
villain. but the heroine failed to
show up for the rescue scene.
II Miske had been q movie actor
like Dempsey, he would have
known that false moves are costly.
Billy ought to make q good
m0vie actor, at that. Didn't he
mako half . dozen perfect reels3
In making his sand arena, Pro-
moter Fitzsimmons must have
shoveled up all Of Miske's. too.
Tho challenger must have some
queer IDEAS about health. Among
other things, he believes In taking
bis sleep early.
II Dempsey were q barber. he
would starve to death. Every time
he would try to trim your hair. his
hand would slip and he would clip
you on the kisser.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-07
ASKS Trust SUR REopEsED.

Washington. Sept THE federal
trade commission recommends re-
opening OF antitrust proceedings
against the International Harvester
company. and insutution Of judicial
proceedings against implement
manufacturer and dealers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-07
TuDM CONQUER0R
OF JOHNSTON OVER
NET CHAMPIO NSH1P

New York. Sept. 7.-United
Press)-William T. Tilden convin-
cingly asserted his right 70 tho
title OF tennis champion Of tho
world by winning the American
title from William n. Johnston IA
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Three base hit-GlOckson.
Two base hits-Gl0cks0n, AcKn.
ernev, Condor, Bluege. e4;
Bases on balls-Off Hanson, 3;
of Dennis, 2. ssI
Struck out-By Hanson, s. b
Dennis, s.
Stolen base-DixOh esef
First on errors Mc1nerney.
GlOcks0n, Dixon.
Left on. bases-Peoria s, Rocl
Island, 8.
Umpires-Wef and Jones.
Time of game-1:4O.
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MILTON WINS 2e5-MHE HUN.!
Uniontown. Pa. Sept. 7.-T0mm1
Milton won the 225-mile autonobn1
race in 2:20:z4, averaging % ml1el
an hour.
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Two base hits - Shollenberger,
Snyder, Jantzen, Fothergill, Mack,
DEUEL.. Struck out - BY Romine,
4: by Zahniser. !. Bases on balls
OFF Romine, 3; off Woodhead. 3;
of Zahniser, 8. Double play-Col-
trim to Snyder to Sykes. Stolen
beses-Coltrin. Kellerman. Sacri-
fee hits-Merle, Aitchison. Thomp-
son, Ray, Mack. Hits-Off Romine,
IS in five innings Passed ball
DEUEL.. Hit batsman-Romine and
Emory. Umpire-DeLave. Time
1:45.
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tho final round Of the national
lawn tennis championship tourna-
ment at Forest Hills yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-07

Home run-Dressen.
Three base hit-Bluego.
Two base hft-Buser. -'s
Bases on balls-Off GillenwateH
g; off Stewart, 2.
Stolen bases-Murphy, Jaeksen
BuSer.
First on errors-Purpura, Lynch
Smith. .a
Left on bases-Peoria, 4; Roek
Island, 5.
UmpiresJones and Weir.
Time OF game-1 80.
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Rock Island, Ia; Peoria, As.
Moline. so; Bloomington, SIS. :
Evansville, "a; Terre Haute. FL.
Cedar Rapids, Is; Rockford, OIL,
American League.
Chicago, 6-5; Detroit. "a.
New York, As: Philadelphia. 10.
Washington. Sc; Boston. o..
Cleveland, rs; st. Louis, 20.
National League.
Chicago 81; Pittsburgh, 2-12.
Boston, 10; New York, 0-5.
Philadelphia. 3-6; Brooklyn, rs.
Cincinnati, "a; st. Louis, 81.
WINS PIXIES PEAK RACE.
Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. Z.
Otto Loesche, driver Of car No. Z,
won the Pixies peak automobile
hill climbing contest
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ROOM FOR TWO.

As announced in yesterdays Ar
gus. Roy Mansfield, former business
and matchmaking associate of the
late Babe" Meanor, will take over
the future affairs Of the Rock Is
land A. c. with q view OF Offering
tri-city boxing fans the best avail
able attractions for the coming fall
and winter.
Mansfield will be associated with
one or two prominent Rock Island
sporting men Of influence and ire
proachable integrity. This will
give the tri-cities two first class
fight clubs. with the Independent
A. c., under the management of
Frank Smith and Paddy Quinn as
the other medium to promote all
that is best in the manly art.
Those who are prone to believe
that the local field is not large
enough for two clubs are advised
to consider that one card a week
could be staged with profitable pat
ronage as long Is, the proper in
ducements are offerad in the shape
OF q first class match. The club
that will survive will BE- tho one
that puts forth the best matches.
In this competitive way. the tri-
cities should got their NIL Of the
best matches.
Both clubs will. cooperate with
one another In Keeping the sport
beyond reproach. Tho rival pro-
motors have sworn to tho utmost
good will. The sport Is too big and
far-reaching for ambitious promo
tiers to bide their time By petty
sQuaboling and the effects Of small
town 1ealousies. The fact remains
that there Il room enough for two
clubs. Rock Island has long since
been mentioned prominently - one
Of the hvest boxing csntsrS~in the
country: -, Why not?
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S55,OOO Goes
to Champion
For Victory

Benton Harbor. Mich, Sept T.
Jack Dempsey. worlds heavyweighi
champion. received ,$55, 900 for bat
terinE Billy Miske, the st. Paul
challenger, to defeat in the third
round Of their scheduled 10-round
bout here yesterday, according. to
a statement Of the receipts given
out today by Floyd Fttxsimmons,
promoter Of the contest.
The total attendance was 11,348,
and the total receipts were $134, 904,
including state and war taxes.
According to the articles of the
agreement, Dempsey was guarap-
teed $4,000, with a'privilege Of &C
cepting so per cent Of the receipts.
Miske fought on . straight Yuaran-
tee Of $4,000.
Miske Breaks Ribi
After the knockout it was report
ed that one Of Miske's ribs had
been broken by the terrific pun
ishment he had received in the sec
ond round. but the challenger was
examined by two physicians after
he reached his training camp and
they agreed there was no fracture.
The spot under Miske's heart
still was red and sore today from
the effects of the punch, which.
Miske admitted, was the blow that
really started him toward defeat.
His ribs are bruised and his jaw is
very sore, but otherwise he is none
the worse for his experience.
Dempsey Unmarked.
Dempsey did not bear a mark of
the battle. After he had dinner with
Promoter Fitzsimmons and a party
Of friends last night, he spent the
rest of the evening dancing at a
summer pavilion in St. Joseph.
He planned to leave for Chicago
late this afternoon and will immed-
lately 60 east in search Of new op-
ponents to conquer.
Promoter Fitzsimmons declared
the contest was a success in every
way.
MiSke Heart Broken.
Miske was heart-broken over his
defeat. He left the ring in tears as
he had hoped to stay the limit with
Dempsey, as he had done in their
two previous engagements. His
father and wife were ringside spec
tators.
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as the picture is titled. is one Of
the most remarkable Of its kind, in
that it serves to show the heroic
French champion in all the drawing
attractivenass OF his magnetic per-
sonality.
In addition to the Carpenter,
Manager Carl Mueller has booked
q trick Photographic exploitation OF
the famous. world-beating home run
Of larruping Babe Ruth. BY the
slow camera process, Babes won
derful foIlow-through 10 clearly
visible demonstrating the mighty
swing behind all his wallops. The
pictures were taken during . re-
cent series between the New York
Yanks and the Cleveland Indians.
Several other stars. including iris
Speaker, are also shown.
THANK, MEN.
Beg to acknowledge cards from
Benton HArbor received today by
the Rock Island delegation to the
late Dempsey-Miske fistiouffs. in
GLIDING Louis Boettcher. George
Dams Clyde Puder. Fred Davis.
Harry Niasen and Jos Mandot-
From Ill accounts. the boys en-
Eyed the mills and I'll picked Jack
- COP within . few founda.