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The Washington times., 1921-07-26

pessimists. Jock Hutchinson. a native
Of the tough st. Andrews course, took
back the cup to Chicago.
Then polo - when the American
team rode circles around the English
four and won two straight games for
the series.
Tilden had a hard time In the chal-
lenge round OF the all-comers' tennis
championships at Wimbledon; but he
came out victorious in five sets, after
dropping the first two.
Last, cricket-Australia again trim.
med the English team in three
straight games.
II has been a bad year: but II has
had Its compensation and has shown
that English sport, though ailing, is
not dead. IT 1t has done nothing else,
the season in sport has shown that
England's present trouble reverts to
the four-and-a-half years during which
any young Englishman who wasn't in
the army or navy was leaving one of
his legs in a corner OF the room every
night when he went to bed.
Two Extremes.
The outstanding players in all in.
ternational sports this summer, the
men who put up the stiffest fights and
won or. lost laughingly, were either
absolute boys or men who in the world
OF sport could be called aged.
The men absent were those who
usually shine-the chaps Of four or
five years experience. just reaching
the top of their form. They are
either playing whatever games they
play in Valhalla or counting the bash.
full pound, trying to make up for
five years lost in making 1t possible
for Germany to win the peace.
Hunter, who won the amateur golf
Is about fifty, plays golf after bust
ness hours and spends his annual va.
cation playing in the amateur cham.
pionship.
Wehtered, who played with Hutchi.
son to a tie in open golf and lost only
after stiff fight in the play-off, is
an Oxford University youth to whom
one shave a week apparently would
be a glut.
Every man on the English pole
team was a 'prewar international
There was not young player even
among the possibilities.
All Old Timers.
There was not an English player In
the tennis matches whose name had
not been familiar In British tennis for
years. They lost out early. Major
Kingscote, star of the English players,
went under before b. 1. c. Norton
twenty-two-year- South African,
now living in England, who bore The
British colors successfully through the
final and challenged Tilden for tn
championship. Norton went through
the matches with happy, nerveless
smile. He was within few points oil
losing three straight sets to Alonzo,
the sensational Spaniard, and smiled
just as naturally as when he had
played Alonzo off his feet and won the
match in five sets. When he met Til
den two days later. he still had his
smile and nearly had the match. He
had won the first two sets handily
when experience stepped in and tipped
the scale Tilden's way.
The newspapers are still caricatur.
ing English sport and suggesting In
ternational croquet and ping-pong
matches, 80 that England will have a
chance TO even up; but nobody is real
~ worrying for they see ahead, even
II they don't say so, new Nardons and
Rays and Leslie Chdapes leaping over
the side of the cradle and calling for
beef and beer,
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SEAT PLEASANT ADDS
TO LIST OF VICTORIES

Seat Pleasant Athletic Club hiffed
Brightwood Athletic Club 10 to 4.
Main easily holding the Brightwood
team In check while Seat Pleasant
was gathering seventeen hits.
Seat Pleasant now has won twelve
games and lost three this season. A
few open dates remain and fast
teams desiring games should com
municate with w. II. Fisher at Main
1880, Branch 40.
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|ELABORATEP[ANS
FOR TRAINING MADE
! BY BENNY LEONARD
Expects to Be Fit as Fiddle Ten
Days Before Meeting
Tender.

PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-That
ing any chances Of being caught out
Of condition when he encounters Lew
Tender. Of Philadelphia, and the title
holders foremost contender for his
crown, was verified yesterday when
Robert III. Gunnis. one of the pro-
motors of this great lightweight match.
returned from New York. Gunnis, who.
with Herman Taylor, virtually took
the Leonard-Tendler contest ~way
from Tex Richard. went to New York
to see how tickets for the set-to we're
going there and got some inside infor.
nation on the titleholder's training
plans.
Leonard is at saranac Lake, N. r.
said Gunnis, land he intends staying
there for three or four days. Then he
will return to the city, do his road
work and a lot of it in Central Park
and workout at Stillman's gymnasium
ten days before the contest" con,
tinued Gunnis. Leonard expects to be
fit as fiddle, excepting to polish Off
his training, and then he will go To
the Betzwood Farms. near Philadel.
phia."
All "Het Up" Over Match.
The New York fans, says Gunnis,
are all "het up over the coming
match. This contest has been hanging
fire for more than two years. and fol-
lowers of the game throughout the
country have been waiting patiently
for 1t. That there always has been
more than the usual rivalry between
Leonard and Tender cannot be
doubted
Leonard wrote a letter to Hughey
McLoon, who used to be mascot for
the Athletics. advising the little fellow
that he was officially appointed to act
in that capacity for the titleholder.
An excerpt of Leonard's letter to
Hughey was: assure all my friends
that I will be in the best of shape, for
Tender is one laddybuck have been
anxious to give a trouncing."
Leonard Always Flares Up.
Leonard. while usually a quiet sort
of a chap, always flared up whenever
Tenders name was mentioned. why,
all that fellow wants Is a lot Of cheap
publicity at my expense" Benny often
has said "he doesn't want to meet
me. but IL 1t happens that I ever get
Tender into the ring will knock him
for a goal just as sure as guns"
Gunnis also reported that tickets in
New York, at Billy Gibson's Criterion,
were going like the proverbial hot
cakes, and Bobby said he wouldn't be
surprised IL $4,000 fans came over to
the Phillies park from New York on
the night of the bout. Bets In New
York, Gunnis says, are being made at
2h to ! that Leonard wins and even
money he scores a knockout.
He Has Sixteen.
George Kelly. the Giants long
first sacker, has sixteen home runs
III
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
WESTERN UNION TO PLAY
CAPITAL TRACTION CLUB

The Western Union night force,
which has recently organized, will
hook up with the Capital Traction
Car Company's team on the Monu-
ment lot diamond No. 8 at 1890
4. m. Thursday. c. c. Jet or Thomp-
son will be selected to hurl for the
wiremen. All teams desiring games
address, c. c. Jet, care Western
Union Telegraph Company, Four.
.eenth and G streets northwest, eighth
floor, Morse department.
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.EONARD PINCHED FOR
SPEEDING; DISCHARGED

MIDDLETOwN, N. Y, July 26.--
Among the weekend violators Of the
speed ordinance at Wurtsboro, Sulli-
van county, was Benny Leonard, the
lightweight champion Of the world.
The officer gave him a signal to
slow down but he paid no attention to
It and when apprehended told the jus.
tice before whom he was arraigned
that he mistook the officers warning
for a salute. Leonard was discharged.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Dempsey Had To Win
Footrace After
Big Fight

The defeated Carpenter returned
to France and was hailed as
conquering hero. 1t must be
great to live in a place where
you stand in right with people,
win or lose.
Quite different here. After
Dempsey won the fight he had to
win a footrace with lawyers and
process servers.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
BRITISH DAVIS CUP TEAM
IS OFF FOR PITTSBURGH

NEW YORK, July 26.-The British
Davis cup team which arrived here
Sunday, left today for Pittsburgh
where on August 4. s, and s at the
Allegheny Country Club, 1t will meet
the winner of the Canada-Australia
match in a Davis cup tie.
Max Woosnam is captain OF the
team which includes +. G., Lowe,
r. G.. N. Turnbull and J. B. Gilbert.
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to the face. Lynch missed a left
tab for the face, and Herman landed
with left and right to the stomach.
Herman hooked his left to the face.
Herman stood Lynch at arms length
and hit to the face with a right.
In a cinch Herman peppered the
stomach. In a spirited exchange at
long range Herman outpunched the
champion, landing several times with
left hook to the face and a right
cross to the jaw, which shook Lynch.
The champion was wild in his efforts
to return the blows. The men were
clinched at the bell.
Thirteenth Round.
Herman dug his left and right to
the stomach. The men exchanged
rights and lefts to the face and
stomach. Herman missed a short
left hook for the face, Lynch twice
tabbed his left to the face Herman
landed hard right to the body.
Lynch missed a left hook for the
face and ripped a left hook to the
stomach. Lynch danced in and out.
leading with lefts for the face, but
Herman ducked the blows Herman
cut Lynch's left eye with right
cross. Lynch twice jabbed his left
to the face. but was short with the
right. Herman hooked left to the
face. In a clinch Herman peppored
the stomach with rights and lefts
Fourteenth Round.
Herman missed a left hook TO the
aw and Lynch was wild with a
right. Boz, .unj,I with left tabs
to the face. Lynch hooked his left
TO the face. Lynch missed left to
the face and crossed a right to the
Jaw. Herman crossed right 10 the
jaw and Lynch retalintcd with a
right to the face. Lynch twice
Jabbed his left to tho face and Her
man replied with a left hook To
the face. Herman three times grpzed
the side OF Lynch's face with n right.
Lynch landed two light rights TO
the face. Herman shook Lynch with
right to the jaw. Tho champion
came back f'i~'0uslv, lashine out
nth rights and lefts. but missed
with most of mas blows.
Fifteenth Round.
The men shook hands. Lynch dug
his left to the stomach. and in a
cNnch the champion blocked against
Herman's blow. Lynch hooked his
left to the face, but was short with
a right. Herman crossed his right
to the face. In a clinch Herman
peppered the champions stomach.
Herman sent Lynch away from him
with a right chop to the face which
drew the blood in a fresh flow from
the cut. Lynch was firing and missed
many of his blows. Herman twice
crossed a right TO the face. LINEN
iabbed weaker with the left and
Herman hooked his left to the face.
Lynch landed with two left labs to
the face. At the bell Lynch was
jabbing his left to Herman's face.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
We Move Again.

Again the Washington franchise is
being moved. A New York rumor
has Clark Griffith shifting his club
to Pittsburgh next year. sharing the
Smoky City patronage with Barney
Dreyfuss, II that may be imagined.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Pulling for Duffy.

Duffy Lewis has all the Yanlks and
friffs pulling for him to keep up his
Eood work with Salt Lake City. Since
dining the Bees Lewis has hit in
thirteen consecutive games. lie has
friends everywhere and they are all
with him,
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Lynch IN Madison Square Garden
last winter Herman hoped onto a
transatlantic liner and sailed for
London. where on January 10. he
knocked out Jimmy Wilde, would u
iiyweight champion, II the seven
teenth round Of a scheduled twenty
round bout.
Two weeks ago. in another J.ondon
ring, he floored Jim Higgins. British
oantamweirht champion, In eleven
rounds, and last night. with some
oo'oo0 swei.erii.r iisnt FANS looking
on. he won q judges decision over
Joe Lynch after fiireen rounds Of
nard milling. and recaptured the
worlds championship.
Makes Record.
No other boxer within memory has
beaten SO raany classy opponents
over such a short space Of time, and
Herman's feat is certainly an epoch
making ore for thu bantam.weight
division.
Considering the oppressive hu-
Nudity that enveloped rhe crowd and
the fighters in Ebbctts Field last
night the title SCRAP was all that
could have been expected. II drag
Sed at times. LIT 10th Lv.,cn and
sAi~h uisi tIieiT DtSt. ana Inc new
dreams lad was forced to extend
himself to the limit to win back
the title.
Asa result of his string of victories
Herman certainly has strengthened
MS status as a worlds champion.
Inere are none to dispute his claims
with the possible exception of Charley
Ledoux and on past performances
Herman greatly outclassed the French
he is.
Interest in the bantamweights is
stronger today than II has been for
or good, willing banties on his trail
VIII have no trouble cashing in on his
utle II he wants to keep busy.
The fight by rounds:
First Round.
Lynch was short with two left hooks.
In a clinch, Herman landed with left
ana rights to stomach. Herman lab
pea Lynchs face with a left. Lynch
oiocked against Herman's attack In
close Herman jabbed with his left
ana crossed right to the side of
Lynch's face. Lynch jumped in the
air with left hook for Herman's face.
Herman hooked a left to Lynch's face.
me blow caught the champion In mid
air and Lynch was sent souatting on
fls launches. Herman rushed ar
close quarters and pounded Lynch
about the stomach with rights and
iefts. Herman worked a right upper-
cut to the face in close and avoided
Lynch's efforts in return.
Second Round.
The men spared In the center of
the ring. Lynch missed a left lead
and they clinched. Herman rurnp-
ed his right to stomach In close.
Lynch caught Herman with a right
TO the jaw and sent Herman stag.
gering to the ropes. The champion
followed early and pumped mis- right
In an effort to finish his rival.
Herman blocked the blows until
his head cleared. Herman rushed
at close quarters and pounded
Lynch's stomach with rights and
1efts. Herman peppered Lynch's
face with left jabs. Herman miss
ed right to the jaw and in q
clinch worked both hands fast to
Lynch's body. Lynch spared care
fully and backed Herman to the
ropes. The champion missed a right
and left lead TO the face before the
bell.
Third Round.
Herman leapcd in with a left
Jab to the sa,e. Herman hooked
left to the face pas. Lynch's Jaw.
Herman tabbed Lynch in the face
three times without any return.
Lynch missed when he tried a left
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
He Gets Ainsmith.

han has returned from Detroit,
where he signed Eddie Ainsmith. the
veteran catcher. Ainsmith In ex.
pected to report today or tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Win TWo-thirds.

The Yankees won ten aud lost five
games against the Western clubs on
their recent trip. The Griffs won five
and lost eleven.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
MYSTERY OF LIVELY BALL
GROWS DEEPER AND DARKER
By HUGH FULLERTON.

earnest efforts discover clew to mystery expa
doubted veness
change the Does and why such changes made
theya made hayefa
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
PETE HERMAN is VICTOR
OVER THIRD CHAMPION
WITHIN SEVEN MONTHS
BY JACK VEIOCK.

NEW YORK. July 26-Pee little New Orleans
banamwegh has today established something
Lynch in fifteen rounds the City boxer pol
1shed of his third eholding months
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me dIHdteur SOI1 championship was
weathered successfully. 1t furnished
a lot Of thrills, and a lot OF groans
from pessimistic people who couldn't
figure how any man with nerve
enough to wear the golf suits some Of
the Americans endured could possibly
fail In pastime that consisted only In
batting a little white ball about.
Takes General Trimming.
And when a middle-ased gentleman
from the local course at Hoylake
plodded about over a week on nerve
racking play and emerged amateur
champion, it took quite a time for
everyone to realize what had hap
pened.
The open golf was a victory for the
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

He Has Sixteen.
George Kelly, the Giants long
first sacker, has sixteen home runs
to his credit thus far this season.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
LAYTON HITS.
Jesse Pardue is sick.

Jesse Pardue is sick.
 J. W. Wilson is improving his place by building a new smokehouse. Mrs. Nellie Lewis of De Queen is visiting at the home of the Rev. Geo. Greer.
 Rev. Mattling and wife returned to Provo last Tuesday after holding a ten day meeting. c. w. Tolle went to his old home place, twelve miles southwest of Grannis, Saturday.
 Mrs. Joyner of Pelican, La, came up last Wednesday for months stay in the mountains.
 J. B. McClennen, real estate agent, went to Grannis Friday on business. returning Saturday.
 Mrs. Susie Underwood and children and Mrs. Clara Marling returned last week from Lewisville, Tex, after at tending the illness and death of their father. The mother accompanied them home to be at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs Marling.
 Mrs. ". w. Hargrove and daugh- ter, Miss Margaret, and rand daugh- ter, Hardis Saunders. of Shreveport. La, returned home Friday after a months stay at Ozark Heights. From there they will leave for a months stay in New Orleans, where Miss Mar garet is to take a home missionary course.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
RATES KREEK KINKS.

M. B. Fried of Big Fork baled hay for the farmers in this vicinity last week.
 Rev. Sam Sherman of this place is at Sand Springs, Ok, assisting in a meeting.
 MT. and Mrs. Shirley Coffman of Womble spent the week end in this community.
 Edward Bailey of Big Fork and J H. Edwards of this place are building our new school house
 Albert Holmes, s. A. Hughes and E. N. Putnam all attended justice court at Mena Saturday.
 An who haven't been summoned to court for this coming week at Mt. Ida appreciate the courtesy of the off cials
 Mir. and Mrs. W. O. Hughes and baby visited friends and relatives al Bluffton last week. While there they spent some time fishing.
 Misses Vada, Jamie and Liddis Standridge of Valiant, Ok, are wis. iting their aunt, Mrs. Tom Spake They were accompanied here by their uncle, Colonel Standridge, who came to attend the August term of court. There will be an all day singing al the Sulphur Springs church the 3rd Sunday in August We have a new supply of song books, Temple Bells for the occasion. All lovers of songs are invited to come.
 Hunter
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
ACORN.

Miss Hester Henson has been spend
 ing few days with Toka Hale and
 Reba Anderson.
 Wednesday to join Everett Davis in | San Antonio, Tex.
 Peter McWilliam completed his work at Rainbow Springs and re- turned home Saturday.
 Brent Barron returned from Little
 Rock with the A. N. G., Howitzer Company, and is now in school. Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson of Mena interested in milk goats, were Golden Acres visitors Friday of last week. Mir. and Mrs. Jesse Turner and fam fly and Rose and Florence Payton at- tended meeting here Sunday night Rev. John Simpson of EggeI preached at the school house Sunday morning; also at the Acorn church
 Sunday night.
 After having charge of the Polk County Wagonyard in Mena for some time, c. R. Hale is again on the job at his home and store here. Grandma Hiddle has returned to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Shouse, in
 Mena, after a visit with her sons George and Ed. Carmon, here. If any of our people attended the dairy rally Saturday we haven't learned who they were But we hope our Acorn community did not fail to be represented.
 Mrs. Montier, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. McWilliam spent Thursday with Mrs. Edgar Moves. Grandma Garland and Mrs. J. c. Garland were also visitors during the afternoon.
 Olen and Tommy Anderson of San Antonio, Tex, were visiting the fam fly of Gene Anderson here last veal, and went to Heavener Sunday to con tlnue their vacation visit with friends there iN''''s
 Rev. Rowe arrived for the II o'clock meeting at the church Monday a1So Rev J. D. Hammond for the Monday night meeting. It is expected these meetings will continue thruout tbe week and thru next Sunday. Miss Tony Hale invited in a few of her best girl friends to help eelebrata her thirteenth birthday anniversarv Saturday. Lorene, Anna and Matty Lou Garland, Edith Crews, Frankie 1Anderson, Alleen and Ethel McWiI- nam were those present. The girls mad a good time. Nice refreshmnest added to the enjoyment of the after, noon.
 A good number brought dinner Sun. day and when spread 1t surely was 2 sight good to look upon. There were no especial guests but Bro. Simpson untli Prof. Morden and Mrs. Morder and Martha Jane arrived; also will them MT. Bailey. MT. Morden was handed a dishpan for his plate anf was not too late to get if filled me sing was enjoyed in the after. noon, Mr. Bailey assisting Mir. Nor den with the leading.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
EAST OF vANDERvooRT.

We are enjoying quite few fine watermelons.
 Burr Murchison's little son, Monroe, has been sick, but is improving. Wimen Winkley's little baby boy nas been very sick but is improving this week.
 People of this vicinity are busy planting their fall crops of potatoes and beans.
 Mrs. Abe Philips of Oklahoma is spending this week with her daughter Mrs. Dan Price.
 hesee Riding of Breckinridge. Tex, B spending this week visiting rela- tives near vanderyoort and Hartley.
 Mrs. I. J. Hogan of Acorn is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Mamie Rid ling, and son, William Hogan, this week.
 Mrs. Bessie Riding and little daughter, Mildred, of Hartley, was visiting relatives near Vandervoort, Saturday.
 Mrs. Mary Kemp, who has been staying at M l.. Ridling's left Sat urday to stay a while with her sister. Mrs. E. k. Carter, at Hartley.
 Mrs. Bessie Barron and little daughter, Juanita, of Stuart, Ok, is visiting her sister, Mrs Mamie Rid ling, and other relatives of this place.
 The farewell party at Mr. Moak's Thursday night was enjoyed by a large crowd. Mrs. Moak and children started Saturday flor Hillboro, Tex. where MT. Moak Is employed.
 Moon-Eyed Chicken.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
OLD POTTER NOTES.

Crops look very we'll but we would appreciate a good rain.
 Quite crowd enjoyed singing al Charlie Pirtle's Sunday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jack Lowther of Talihina, Ok, visited his brother, Jeg Lowther, last week.
 Mrs. Horace Carr and two daugh- ters, Reece and Rachel, of Spiro, Ok are visiting Charlie Pirtle and other relatives this week.
 Emmett Pirtle and Charlie and George Horn have returned home from Oklahoma where they have been working in the wheat harvest.
 want to correct an error in two week ago's paper. Harry Lane went to Houston, Tex, in place of Hugo, Ok, to work in the postal service.
 Several from this place attended church at new Potter Sunday and en- joyed a good sermon delivered by Bro. Garrison at the M. E. church South.
 MT. and Mrs. Woods gave a party last week in honor of their friend Alien Fielder, of Dallas, Tex, who is visiting them and enjoying the high land. He is delighted with the coun- try after being shut up in the city.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
BIG FORK BOOMERS.

J. NJ. Taylor made business trip to Mena last Saturday.
 Mrs. Brakfield and daughter moved last week to Big Fork.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tom Heath went to Mena Monday on business.
 Miss Kate Bates is staying at the Corda Cox home this week.
 Don't forget the prayer meeting at this place every Sunday night.
 Mrs. Frank Hass and children of Mena are spending this week at Heath Valley.
 Mack Bates, who has been to the harvest fields for some time, came in Saturday.
 The stork visited at the Corda Cox home Thursday and left baby boy. His name is Seath.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. M Tylor spent Sunday night with their daughter, Mrs Corda Cox, at Butcherknife.
 Mrs. Henry Lawrence and son, Henry. of Waters, spent Saturday nd Sunday at the R L. Thompson home. Mir and Mrs. Henry Lilies and chil- dren of Alder visited at the H. B. Lilies home at Dry creek Saturday and Sunday
 Misses Lee Putnam. Vida Taylor, Ioda Standridge and Bev Edwards of this place spent Sunday with fri~nds and relatives at Mena
 Tow Jumpers.