Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-14

Deny1n all rumor8 that Georges
Carpenter had quit the game, re-
port was received from overseas. re-
Gently stating that the French boxer
has decided to return to the United
States some time this winter. Ac-
cording to the report he is looking for
a match with Tommy Gibbons, and as
far as Tommy Is concerned it Is more
than likely that he will have no trou-
Bile arranging a bout Before tackling
Gibbons, Georges will take on Joe
Beckett and Boy Mccormick Of Eng
land. but today came the report that
Beckett CAV Mccormick a Knockout
In the 18th round OF a scheduled IS
round bout. Looks like they might
be q little more c~onsiderate Of one an
other with the chance of meeting
Georges in sight.
Fight fans are watching With in
terest the coming fight. between
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion, and Danny Frush who. will
match strength and skill in the ring
Saturday. Kilbanc has won only two
hard fights since he captured the title
from Abe AttelI, Feb. 20, 1912. and
many of the dopesters feel that he has
been slipping lately. He upset the
dope on Labor day, when h put
CLANCY the slugger out in the third
round. kilbane is the same clever
boxer, experts say. He still has his
famous punch. is quick on his feet,
Hence If Frush can stand the "gaf'
for a few rounds, he may be able to
tire the champion to such an extent
as to win or. points.
Philadelphia, Sept. 14.-+0n their
hast eastern cruise of the. year., the
Cleveland Indians arrived here Tues
day for q series with the Athletics.
The tribe was without the services Of
Manager Speaker, who was left at
home with an injured knee. Despite
the continuous run of reverses en-
countered this year, the club appear
ed anything but hopeless. The inter-
sectional series started yesterday in
both leagues may be the deciding fac,
tor in both the major league races. If
the Indians al clean up the series
with he Athletics. and if the White
Sox IAN do the usual thing to. the
Yankees, Speaker will get back into
first place.
Father Time has taken another
great athlete away from the fans in.
the person Of A. G. Hill, England's
foremost mile runner, who has hung
up his shoes. Hill came to this de-
cision after suffering a pulled tendon
during a period of training the
climax OF which.was to be his second
effort to lower the mile record held
by Norman Taber of America. He is
mare than 80 years old.
Dog Gone, This Is Too Much.
Mrs. Lester Payne of Chicago, who
recently sued her husband for d.
vorce. in he complaint made the
statement, that when her husband
ven visiting another woman it
wasn't 50 bad, but when he took her
pedigreed dog to the other woman's
house she Just couldn't stand it, and
lad to interfere. We don't wonder
that Mrs. Payne was panied at the
thought of having her poe dog learn
bad habits!
The "men of leisure who are seen
lettering on DeMers avenue these
J days. should call to mind that TN
I the sweat of thy brow thou: shalt earn
thy bread" and its a cinch that Adam
didn't stroll around in the garden
with his hands in his pockets. Good
reason why! =
The foot prints in the sands of
time" that Longfellow spoke Of as
the heritage of man, is not sufficient
for NJ. Leuillier, chief of police of
Paris, who has suggested that the
finger prints of the entire population
OF France be taken and filed away.