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The Washington times., 1921-06-30
CHAMP FINISHES
TRAINING; RESTS
FOR BIG BATTLE
All Plans Arranged Between
Dempsey and ksarns Before
the Gong Sounds.
by SID MEHCER-
written Fer Iatsr.afsensI News

Sc1NfcS-
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. June 3o.---
Jack Dempsey boxed his last three
rounds with spectators looking on
at Airport Wednesday and today
and tomorrow will do only the
lightest work in completing his pre-
parations for Georges Carpenter.
Jack boxed with Larry Williams
and he was glad when IL was over
for he has put in many weeks of
hard training. In the last six weeks
he has boxed almost daily and he
will not draw on boxing gloves
.9ain until they At him with the
eight-ounce mittens At Jersey City
Saturday.
Though the public performances
are over, IL doesn't follow that
Dempsey IL through working. He
will loosen up on the punching bags
today and again tomorrow before he
departs for Jersey City. He expects
to take on two. pounds before Sat-
urday by regulating his diet. Com
Ing in from a ive-mile jaunt on
the road yesterday morning he
scaled exactly 1s2.
Dempsey and manager, Lack
Kearns, have talked over every In
innate detail of the coming nght
and have laid their plans kearns
returned from New York late Tues
day night and Immediately went out
to Airport,
Yesterday. after the champion
came off the road. they got together
and orders were given that they
were not to be disturbed. They re-
NAMED secluded for two hours In
the champions cottage. whole press
representatives and others who were
there to crash the gate we're held
Up.
Dempsey then retired for . nap
and Kearns admitted the newspaper
men. Strolling up and down the
front porch, he chatted and answsv-
ed questions, making particular de-
nial of reports Of split between
himself and the big fellow.
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
MISS STERLING IN EVEN
BREAK IN FOURSOMES

wORPLESpON. England. June 3o.--
Miss Aiexa Stirling. American wom-
an golf champion. and r II. Dc
Montmorency. British amateur golf
er. were defeated here yesterday
In the mixed foursome with Miss
Joyce wethered, English woman
champion, and her brother, Roger
wethered, runner-up in the British
open championship. Miss Wethered
and her brother won. 3 up and 3
to play. This match was played in
the forenoon.
In the afternoon the result was re-
versed. Miss Stirling and de Mont
morency defeating the Wethereds. ,
up and 2 to play. ..s.t ~
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
Refuses To End Case
Against Chicago
Players.

CHICAGO, June Boa motion
by the defense in the baseball
trials that the indictments charR-
ing a conspiracy for the Chicago
White Sox players to throw the
1919 world series be uuashed. As
illegal under the Illinois law, was
overruled by Judge. Hugo Friend
here yesterday.
Judge Friend made the ruling
with exception, in order to pre-
vent a postponement of the case
until the next term of court. and
he can reverse it when the case is
resumed next Tuesday.
Following this ruling the court
adjourned until Tuesday, when
both sides will present briefs on
the question of quashing the Ing
dictment.
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
PLANES TOF[ASH
FIGHT RESULT TO
;. ANXIOUS FRENCH
Red and Green Lights on Boule-
ward Also to Indicate
Outcome.

PARIS. June 2e.-Elaborate prep
arations are being made here to fash
the result of the carpentier-Demp p-
soy night Saturday night so that the
whole city win know whether
Georges went down to defeat or will
bring the heavyweight title back to
France in triumph.
Airpianes carrying red or green
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
Hammel Is Sold.

"Gayety" Hammel, former sandlo.
Lacquer here. has been sold to Tole-
do. according to reports. Hammel.
rated as one OF the speedy fly chas-
ers of the minors, has slammed elev-
en- home runs this season in Michi-
gan.
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
Phils Get Smith.

PTTTsBURGH, June so.--Shortstop
Johnny Smith. formerly Of the In
dianapolis American Association
team. left here to Join the Phila-
dsiphia Nationals. Smith, since nm
ishing last season with the Indian
apolis Club. has been working out
With several local clubs.
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
NERVE JAM X. O.'S BRAVEST
FIGHTERS ON EVE OF SCRAPS
BY TAD.

NEW YORK battle the bravest biggest
md talented liable TO have jam Of that will set
that
Not only fighters but actors orators any
0 How actors DO you know VINO nave noPped a. inc e
rnonentf 80
s called upon actually forgot the lines of Give
~ D. - ReoaduA
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
STACKER CHARGES AGAINST
DEMPSEY FALL TO GROUND
BY DAMON RUNYON.

persons country gby
ing the draft
all
honoaby heavyweight
repeating the charge that Jack
The Washington times., 1921-06-30

-
Some time ago Q. c. rowney. coun--
sci for the federation visited Wash
fngton and talked plans over with
Major II. III. Young. former Dis
trict Association head.
The membership of the National
Baseball Federation includes In the
East, at present, New York, B1ffalo.
Eindber. Pa. Johnstown, Pitts
burgh. Cleveland. Youngstown. Ak
ron, Columbus. Cincinnati Louis
VILE. indianapolis. Detroit, Flint and
Chicago.
CITIES INVITED.
washington. Milwaukee. ST. Louis.
Lincoln and Omaha have been in
yited to join and are expected to
send representatives before the July
meeting.
The federation annually runs a big
intercity championship series. called
the worlds series for sandiotters.
II is expected that the matter will
be taken up here shortly by Major
r. X. Young and that the District
will send a representative to the
July meeting.
There are at present seven leagues
In operation in the District These
circuits are about concluding the
drst half of their annual schedules.
Representatives of the leagues are
operating for the most part under
the old District Association code.
GETS ONE HIT.
A triple by jefferson. OF the Red
Men. was the only hit made off
Emil Pfeil, of the Biks. in the Fra
ternal League yesterday. Pfefl
famed eleven while Holden, pitching
for the Red Men. allowed tho Elks
but two hits.
The game was halted in the sixth
inning, but furnished plenty Of frst-
class baseball.
Hecht & Co. baseball team was
declared winner of the frst series in
the Merchants League. The Hecht
players won seven games and lost
two. Stewards College was second
with seven wins and four losses.
r. p. Andrews won the first Sc
ries In the Commercial League two
DAYS ago. Practically all OF the
clubs are bolstering up for the SEQ
ond series. stys4 "a 4-f
KNOCKERS ELECT. N
Election of officers for the ensuing
year was held at the Knickerbocker
club last night. L. V. Wooidridge
was eelcted president; o. J. Ryan.
financial secretary; viii ONeill, vice
president: ]. II. Mcintyre. o, J. Ryan,
and Paul Sherrier, recording isecre-
taries.
The Knickers are in no way dis-
heartened over their showing against
the Rex players last Sunday. While
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
VIII Announce Sorap.

The Dempsey-Csrpentisr night re-
suits, round by round, viii be an
nounced st the Capital Thsster Sstur-
day At p. m. Joe Turner and Metro
poulis will wrestle as an added attrsc-
tion.
The Washington times., 1921-06-30

MY hegaros 70 broouWay-
Was there ever~a bigger COLLAPSE
than the ono pulled by i'm Jeffries
at Renog Poor Jeffs nerves went 70
pieces the day before that fight. He
walked the floor instead OF sieApiny
the night before. wondering II day
l,eht would ever come. jeff was never
accused OF cowardice In the ring. In
fact he was one of the gamest wrr-
r4ors the glove gentry knew. yet his
nerves left him flat.
WILLARD HAD EM.
The night before the big Toieio
fuss Jess willard was awake half the
time. Walt Monahan. who slept In
the same house with Jess. heard the
big fellow go downstairs at p. IN.
to turn out small gas jet that WAS
burning 1t seemed to bother Jess.
He thought he smelled something
burning. Afraid of his life he got mp
an1 put It out
Earlier that evening the big fellow
sat In the arena with Tex Rickari
ticking over future plans. He was
tust run ragged with nerves
Jack Dempsey himself 10 NJ marble
statue for nerves. They get him, too.
The night before he boxed Brennan
he went into the bath room 10 wash
his hands. He carefully reached up.
{, rned on an extra Sght. thinking
Il was the faucet and then proceeded
to wash his hands with air. He YELL
ed to Teddy Hayes. telling him the
water was turned off. His mind was
on Brennan too much.
when Kid Mccoy was TO night
gharkey he had doctor call on the
tar in his room for STALL Sharkey,
- 80 Ax.<~E R~r IA -
had no fears of Mccoy at all and
ting goes. however. IL is as bad as
CoRBErr WISE BIRD.
Jack -Kearns had Billy Miske crazy
before the Benton Harbor, night.
Elske had his face covered with
vaseiine while sitting in his corner
and Kearns. spotting 1t. declared 1t
unfair. Jack swore that 1t was some
kind Of dope and argued Miske into
q At. When the bell rang Miske was
still sore and quite unstrung. John
l. Sullivan. you know, usually licked
his man with q few glaring looks.
All John ever wanted as an edge
was q good face-to-face look at
bloIxe-
The night he met Jim Corbctt.
however, he was stumped. Corbett.
knowing hisa tricks. hoped into the
ring wearing a straw hat. He
bowed and yelled TO imaginary guys
in the audience, paying no more at
tention to Sullivan than II the lat
ter had been a dummy. This pro-
oeedinx got Sullivan's nanny.
sullivan was wild. just what Cor
bett wanted
GOAT-GErTERs COMING.
Fred Welsh handed Benny Leonard
the best thrill Benny ever got The
fast time they fought, the night
Benny was crowned champion the
boys met in the center of the ring
for Instructions. and as the referee
was about to send them back to their
corner after giving them the low
down, Welsh suddenly piped:
~Oh, referee, after / knock Leonard
down each time am I supposed TO
walk to my .cornerTr
Leonard says that remark sent
chills up and down his spine. Tho or
dinary dime . dozen sluggers would
have dropped on the spot.
Watch for some goat getters Satur-
day They're coming sure
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
DISTRICT SANDLOT MEN
GET BID TO FEDERATION
By BRYAN MORSE.

National Base Federation the big andot organization
invited Washingon District Baseball Aaon to become sfii.ted
of the
Federation asking District body send
Ohio scheduled meeting which tns
this city the
for the big sando series. ~ w I
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
Schaffer Is Back.

Ernie Schaffer. former Central
High pitching star. who was Al
Lodington this season. is back IN
town. =
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
ArIingtons Play.

rhs Arlington A. c. will hook up
with ths strong Emanon A. G. Sunday
alta . D. m. on the Arlington grounds
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
Wants Sunday Game.

Pine Grove wants Sunday game
Address w. g. rravsrs. route A. Ben
] ntnGS 6tAxtoa-
The Washington times., 1921-06-30

the Rexmen slammed Fisher and Du-
ianey all over the lot the Knicks be-
lIeve that with Mccarthy on the slab
in the next battle the story will be
vastly different
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
Emeralds Battle.

Emerald A.rC. and Lafayette A.. z.
battle Sunday on Patterson heia AZ
2:30 p. m.
The Washington times., 1921-06-30
Five Thousand Fair
Fans To Glimpse
Big Battle.

NEW YORK, June 30.-Five
thousand women will be sprinkled
among the spectators of the
Dempsey Carpenter bout at Jer-
sey City on Saturday, it was
learned today. Many Of them
will have choice seats in boxes at
the ringside.
Three of the women will repre-
sent the Roosevelt family. Tex
Rickard announced reservations
have been made for Theodore
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy, and his wife; Mr.. and
Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt and Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
The Washington times., 1921-06-30

former wife figured to a considerable
extent in the legal proceedings
against him in California never
heard him mention her but once, and
that was on an occasion when I. fstu-
ously enough, asked him howNit hap
pened he had married so young.
why" the champion said. simply,
IT liked her"
And the only time ever heard
him comment on the criticism of him
in connection with the Stacker
charge, was when he said;
{ my conscience is clear, can't
help IL IL they say untrue and unkind
things about me. Ny conscience ID
perfectly clear"
To he Conttnued.
Copyright, The star Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-24

can you guess what is going to hap
pen? .,
DO you think perhaps. they will be
found in the cages Of the runaway mouse
birds and get punished?
You will find out in the next chapter;
but can YOU guess before you are told?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-24
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Judge Owrs Busy Dgg
by DADDY
CHAPTER !
Judge Owl In a Fight


T DGE OWL was sleepy. He sat
blinking and nodding in the sunHoom
garden where he and Blue Jay. Perky
sparrow aud JunCo Snowbrd had been
left when Peggy and Billy ran out into
the winter storm to chase the runaway
canaries. parrakeets and thrush
Judge Owl found II very nice and
warm IN the sun.rOom garden. II was a
more pleasant place to b" in during a
wintrN blizzard than his own chilly.
made Judge owl drowsy He yawned
and stretched and looked about for Il
dark. quiet nook i'm which he could take
comfortable SnoOZe.
There didn't seem to he such a dark.
quiet nook in the sun.room The glass
walls let in all the light Of day. while
Blu" Jay, Perky sparrow 'and .JuuCo
Suowhrd. swinging in the cages of Mr..
and Mrs. lsollo canary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Parrakeet and Brownie Thrush.
Kept up II constant noisy chatter.
"WhOO, Where can find restful
ptrCh?" mumbled Judge owl. He few
about the room and he came at last
I" perch above q doorway that looked
rs though 1t might he peaceful. Judge
owl was about to alight upon II, when
Blue Jay gave q shrill scream of warm
ing.
- ,,rhee: Look oMt There is another
owl on that perch -
And sure enough thsre was another
Owl-a huge owl that stood ther" as still
az q statue. its eyes glaring into those
o. Judge owl.
"WhO0, Goodness. gracious me 80
booted Judge owl. alighting on one end
oi the perch. and opening his eyes wide
MS he stared at the strange owl. "WhoO
Whoo. Who in the world are you?"
The other owl made no answer.
"Whoo' How. do YOU do 80 hooted
neither answered nor moved. It, Just
stared and stared.
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How wOud you IDENTIFY
The Erring Wife

TiE body lay upon the ho"r OF d"
L vacant tenement room in the poorest
section of the city.
II was that Of n young woman. Sh"
had been stabbed 10 death. The knife
h odr had cut through the cheap green
sweater and pierced the heart. Th"
most brutal part Of th" Grim" was thr
voy in which her features had been
battered beyond all recognition.
For the rest. she wore a wedding Ing.
Dr,crtivr Ganlaw and Harvey Hunt
noted ns they removed it that the hands
were soft aud the nails mnniclrcd. The"
iu,criptiun Of initials aud date inside
the ring had been scratched away.
Her clothing was poor. very poor and
II fitting. \ great deal of blood ap-
parrutly had flowed from the wound.
bur only the undcrgarmCntS were much
stained with it. In the cheap handbag
that lay beside her was half finished
letter. apparently intended by her for
her husband. It read:
"Dour Emit You have been rs gOOH
husband to me as YOU could. ] sup
pose But I'm 50 very weary Of this
drldgcry. lou promised III" You
wouldn't make me do it. | got thinking
it oyer last night, Emil. and ! can t
stand it any longer. am going away.
Don't try to find me. I'm going with n
man VIII" can give mo the nice things
w" always wanted. Take care Of baby,
and --'
Here the letter broke of.
In tn" bag. too. was the fountain
pen with which it had been written.
Gau'aw and Hunt had tested it for the
dead woman'S tingcrprintS. but had
4 , L.
The point however. fitted the writi
perfectly. ThCr" was n" doubt about
is being the pen with which the letter
lad been written.
"Go"d Lord. Hunt. calculated Gan
law with n sigh. wouldn't this make
q plot for the movies. though? Little
dnrrd t" poverty. Low" flies out the
window. Nch yiIInin comes along. en-
t.'r> h"r from home. Little butterfly
"irc think, Of baby. Has change Of
hcar. Kicks up rumpus. and tn"
dirty brute, probably full Of hooch,
bumps her of.
Harvey Hunt Gruntcd.
How are YOU going to find out VIII"
sb" i.:' he asked.
comb tn" city for Il poDr Young guy
who>r wil"'S deserted him. of course. :"
innonnc"d Gnnlaw. looking up in sur
prise. "That won't be hard. Let the
n"w>paprrS publish tn" yarn and every
nr-"rt"d husband will be down at head
quarters inside n couple of hours. No
''c tn" inks still fresh: This letter :
'1.N few hours old, she can't have
""m" from very far.
Hunt grUutcd again. 'lf YOU want
T. @H at the bottom Of this thing" he
''' .-"d you better watch for the first
'ono. wrlI.io-do parents who report that
r0"." dau"htor. who is not married. is
my>''ri"u.Iy missing from home after
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say something pleasant. even though the
wind was bowling outside, swirling the
snow into huge drifts.
The. other owl said never a word.
Owl, but IL really wasn't strange at all
The other owl was Just stuffed owl
that had stood on the perch above tho
door for years and years. Judge. Owl.
that It was only q stuffed owl. He
thought It was alive, but very impolite
and surly.
Blue Jay. when the other owl didn't
speak or stir. saw that II WASH iye
owl. And Blue jay thought he 'would
play joke on Judge owl.
"Chee. That naughty owl Will not
speak to YOU" he screamed at Judge
Owl "He thinks he is better than you
ave"
"whoo whoo! Is. that truey
hooted Judge owl, angrily, because nc
other bird on earth. But the stuffed
owl stayed silent Judge owl took tina!
az an insult and his hard beak snapped
out, WhuT! lie hit the stnfed ti,,oOL ow-
under the blow, but, as its feet were
fastened to the perch. It sprung back
Just like a spring. and crack IL MI
Judge owl on the ear, Ear, ,,,ao owr"
screeched Blue Jay Judge owl didn, n,
need to be told TO do that, for MS
anger was up and he was fighting mad
He pitched into that stuffed owl, ano
my. how lie did make the feathers NY
WHO'D. Whoo! He is trying tc
smother me-" hooted Judge Owl, draw
ing back to catch his breath. Ther
he jumped at the stuffed owl agalr
with beak and talons. Rip SLASH
Siithers He cut that stuffed owl &c
pieces 80 fast that all Blue jay. Perky
sparrow and Junco Snowbird could see
was whirl of dust. =.
''whoo. whoo. i've whipped him )!
boasted Judge owl. when there was
nothing left Of the other.
cree: Cree Hurrah for the Judge,
He has whipped STUFFED owl
screamed the other birds, and they
laughed and laughed and laughed, while
Judge owl felt very foolish indeed. Bu,
they wouldn't have laughed so hard u
they had known what was going to
happen to them, and the fate from
which Judge Owl was going to save
them.
can you guess what is going to hap
pen? tn
DO YOU think perhaps. they will be
found in the cages Of the runaway mouse
birds and get punished?
You will find out in the next chapter
hut can Won guess before YOU are tolu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-24
Saturdays Mystery Solution


IN THE case of THE Hollow
| Scarab" the thing that convinced
Harvey Hunt Of the innocence of Ran
dall was the very fact that he had re-
rortcd the theft of the scarab stickpin
,o which the smugglcd diamond was
concealed.
Randall. the trusted messenger Of one
~ tho largest diamond brokerage firms
IN tho country. must have had an in
,,mc sufficiently large tn place him
obovc ordinary temptation. Certainly,
orcn if he were smuggling on his own
,.cornt on the side. hr could take no
risks Of losing his rcmunerativc posi-
,i,u ms we'll as going to prison. II he
roJ had any guilty knowledge of the
.oroh no would not have reported its
hcrt knowing full well that this would
crrtcr tho attention of the customs Of
6caIs on it.
IN the other hand. if the scarab really
had bccn intrustcd to him To deliver t"
,rothcr. Even if it were an inexpensive
imitntion. his efforts to recover II wouln
IT,, most logically explained az point
,r honor. lie had reputation t" main
lain. ,.., - ,ior,or
rInnt therefore. the chief changed his
n,,i,ndr toward Randall, and in the III e
yr.,irntion following the interview. won
.o,nc praise. even from the politically
,ntagonistir press. by unrov"r'ng ut us
nmt.Ct what promised to b" one "l IN"
n,n. successful of smuggling orgnni@a
,ions in which il was planned to max"
r.r of thoroughly innocent ana uhsuS-
Meeting messengers ot repu'"''"hS SIM
liar TO Randall's.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-24
TODAY'S MYSTERY STORY
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NowLAN

going to spend the night with a school
chum or something like that. It'll make
much better movie plot than the sob
stuff you've just doped out. and it'n
have the advantage Of being the truth.
I'll go further and suggest that when
you find those parents, you examine
their spoiled daughters desk for a
sample of handwriting similar to this
ahd when you find it, arrest the writer
either rs the murderer or an acces-
sorry"
,BW on Thdi WOWudS did Harvey
Hunt Jase his opinion!
ihe dnSwer wW appear i0m0Iric.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-24
TO PRESENT COMEDY
Phila. Chapter, o. Of c.. to Give
"Mrs, Temples telegram"

The comedy. Mrs. Temple : T"lc-
gram" will be presented tonight in the
bellevue. Stratford by members Of the
Philadelphia Chapter. United Daugh-
tcrs of the Confederacy, for the benefit
of the educational and benevolent work
of the organization. Prominent in the
cast is Mrs. Kenneth l.. Hicks.
The play is being produced under the
direction of Edward $. Grant. A
dance Will follow. Mrs. Joseph NJ.
Huston is chairman of the entertain
urnt rnmrlittpp
The Ward County independent., 1921-06-02
Canoe Capsises:
Wall Boy Dr0.vnS

Frank Wall, aged II, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Wall, was drowned in
Mouse river just back Of the Quality
Grocery, store between Z and o'clock
Saturday evening. The young man,
accompanied by his brother, Benjamin,
IL years old and Geo. Jones, son Of
II. Jones, took green canoe, found
in the back yard of the Wall home,
and went for ride on the river. They
bad gone to the rear Of the Jones home
and the two other got out. Young
Wall, who had never padded a canoe
said he wanted to try his hand He
padded out into the center of the
stream and as he tried to turn, the
canoe capsized. He could swim and
struck out towards shore, calling to
his brother to get pole to him. Be-
fore he could reach shore he went
down in about IS feet Of water. The
bdys say he did not come to the sur
face once.
The fire department was called out
and the body was located by j. f.
McCutcheon in half an hour. A pull
motor was used and the firemen tried
artificial respiration but to no avail.
The remains were taken to Rowan's s
undertaking parlors and the funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
NJ. Tingley officiating. The young
man was painter, assisting his faith
er at the trade. He is survived by
his parents, seven brothers and two
sisters, all at home except one sister,
Mrs. II. Stobb of Saskatoon.