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Evening star., 1922-07-28
DANFORTH WAS PUT. OUT
FOR USING SOILED BALL

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 2S.-Dave
Dnnforth's expulsion from yester-
days St. Louis-New York Amerf-
can game was due to his having
pitched ball that had been tam
pered with, not for "doctoring" the
ball. declared Umpire Owens today
in explaining his action against
the Browns soutfpaw.
"The bnll shown to me-" contin-
ned the umpire. "was HOaded' with
dirt along the seams. l do not say
that Danforth .loaded' the seams,
but the fact remains that he pitch
ed such nm Illegal ball, and, conse-
quently. there was no alternative
for me- ] had 10 eject him from
the game"
DnnfOrth's expulsion carried with
1t automatically a suspension for
ten days.
DanfOrih. whose style of pitch
ing has been the frequent cause of
objections from opposing teams.
denied he had tampered with the
ball.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
AND AGNEW
SURVIVE IN GOLF PLAY.

Charles Agnew. jr.. and William T.
Prendable, two of the best of the
younger genAration of players who
use the courses in East Potomac
of the public links championship
In the semi-f1nals yesterday Prem
dabie took the measure of Lawrence
s. Otell. winning on the twentieth
hole, when the latter missed a short
a comfortable lead on John Kneesi
early In their match and held 1t to
the seventeenth hole, where he won,
2 and /.
The Pyendable-o match was
well contested all the way through,
time by more than 2 up, a margin
Prendable enjoyed at the tenth hole.
Steady play by Otell squared the
match at the fourteenth and Prem
dable won Nhe sixteenth to lead by
a hole. halving the seventeenth to be
dormie one. Prendable took three
puts on the eighteenth. Oten win
ming the hole and squaring the
match.
Followed by gallery of nearly
200. the semi-finalists started the
nineteenth, Otell hooking his tee
was in the grass on the other side.
Prendable played a good shot over
the trees and chipped up twenty feet
from the hole. while Otelrs third
shot was almost dead. Prendable
ran down a long putt and Otelrs 8
ball. which was closer. also was down
in four.
Otell put his tee shot at the short
second hole just over the green and
pitched back three feet from the
hole. Prendable, on the green from
the tee. putted up ten inches from the
cup. When Otell missed his putt,
Prendable annexed the match
Evening star., 1922-07-28


hurting to the ropes. Tender fought
| back. but the gong stopped that.
They both missed often in the last
two rounds. but Leonard's sharp
shooting right was the more accurate.
He shifted it from jaw to body and
ishing blows, and though short up
percuts from each hit their marks
they lacked power. They danced
quite a bit. and were sparring when
the chapter was closed.
Tender, always body crusher, en-
ployed a style unexpected of him.
Perhaps it was strategy Anyway,
his attack was diversified. especially
after he had been warned repeatedly
for. striking dangerously near the
much to do with this; Tender found
that he could not pump both hands
Unfortunately into the champions
torso.
LeOnard's Legs Fail Him.
Leonard's big failure was in his legs.
Not until near the finish did he prance
about. as is his wont, striking and
darting away He could no more do
this than Tender could pound his
body. for the challenger was crowd
ing him-almost stepping upon him
forcing the fight. and Leonard's re-
puted right cross was only partially
effective.
| Not often is Benny Leonard hard
put. Occasions have been rare when
| fighter in the midst of battle has said
| to him: Come on and fight" Tender
said it repeatedly. Leonard says he is
at the height of his career. Tender
| frankly admits that he'll grow into a
| better fighter
After Tex Rickard announced today
that the receipts from the Leonard
Tender fight were about s450,000. a
fight fan. figuring Leonard's share.
which was 421. per cent of the gross,
| estimates that the lightweight cham
pion would get about $191,250. while
Tender would receive about 100000,
on a basis of 20 per cent. Richards
expenses for the battle were reckoned
at $4,000. aside from the fighters
shares. and his profit was declared to
| be S153.750.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
RICHARDS AND K|NSEy
REACH TENNIS FINAL

NEW YORK, July 2s.-Vincent
Richards of Yonkers, N Y, and How
ard kinsey Of San Francisco were the
successful semi -f1nalists in the metro
politan tennis championships yester-
day and will meet in the final today.
>kinsey, to win from 8. Howard Vo-
shell. Brooklyn. and Richards to defeat
Zenzo Shimidzu Of Japan, were forced
to play five sets. each developing some
Of the finest tennis seen during the
week on the courts of the Crescent
Athletic Club Of Brooklyn. Richards
won rs. 6-s, Is. S-3 81. Kin
sey's score was 4-6 4-6. GO, 6-4.
Ga.
In the third round of the doubles
play Alex Iller and Murray Vernon
were eliminated by v. B. Havens and
l.. Seabury, 60. ST. 6-3.
= In the fourth round William Tilden
and his youthful partner. AZ l..
Weiner. defeated l.. G. French and
Hugh Oakby. Ga. as. 81.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

1t was boxing match, all rlSnt. IL
was a nifty set-to. we'll worth paying
a good price to see. Just the same
II was boxing match. not prize
fight Science protruded from all
over this bout The most striking ex-
hibition OF high craftsmanship lay IN
the carefully calculated hitting-hard
enough to sting and to hurt, yet not
hard enough to knock out. Looked
RS if the block was set against the
kayo Express.
Leonard's Punches Weak.
Standing in the ring and looking
over the pop-eyed throng the thought
must have occurred to at least some
summon this s450.0O0 house together
again? We don't say it did occur. but
il not, why. not? Any way you can
jot down one thing in your little red
hook, to wit, that IL Leonard wasn't
pulling his punches then he was too
age. Time 'ahd again. after the fourth
round, when he had begun to solve
the mysteries of Tenders southpaw
stance, Benny brought his right to
there and the left-hander did not even
vince.
Now Benny is a champion. one of
those champions who stow men away
when they touch them with their
magic gloves. He had all his old ac-
curacy of aim in the latter rounds, all
his lightning footwork but, as they
say on Allen. his wallops had no
SNAP" He came through the bout
with more than enough points to win
of the Jersey law on the subject, was
delivered by Harry Ert1e in a New
York morning newspaper.
At the end both men were a bit
tired. but otherwise in perfect shape
to enjoy the remainder of the even
n
in the way of diversion after the
fight Benny had cut eye, which
came from Tenders head, he says.
but which most of us figure came
from LEWIS fist in the first round, and
a missing false tooth. which Tender
thoughtlessly knocked out of the
champions face in the second round,
probably never thinking that Benny
had paid good money for his dentist
to come up to Budd lake and put the
pretty pivot tooth in place.
Benny Appeared Fine.
punches. either he was pulling them
or at the weight he couldn't make
them do business. One or the other.
Take your choice. In the matter of
Benny in his dressing room when he
weighed in the afternoon Of the fight
said that he looked to him like T. B.
patient, that he was drawn and pale.
.iter ne mad hopped OF the scales he
is reported to have taken a big drink
of claret, which indicated he had
dried out not wisely. but too well.
Any one at the ringside must have
noticed how Bennys collar bone and
ribs stuck out.
He and Tender undoubtedly will
meet again and the meeting will
draw as big a crowd probably as the
one we are discussing, but 1t Is very
Houbtful, indeed. if Leonard will
agree to fShA at the 135-pound limit
unless, as said. he was pulling his
punches in the Jersey City ring.
Assuming that both fighters were
Evening star., 1922-07-28

20 Silent throughout the arduouS days
of training to the belittling state
mentS that Leonard made about him.
Tender gave his answer last night.
1t came hard and straight from the
left shoulder Leonard had predicted
that he would finish Tender within
seven rounds. In that period Leonard
brushed aside blood that trickled from
his brow. turned his head to one side.
spat out tooth and grunted dissat-
isfaction.
Reserve Strength Tells.
The champion of yesterday is the
champion of today because he had the
reserve strength to take the lead
when Tender faltered after boxing
him all over the ring for four rounds.
Not until then could Leonard dangle
the f1Stic magic that has earned him
the soubriquet next to the greatest
Leonard was visibly dazed until this
juncture-daZed and amazed. He said
afterward that he was stunned by a
butt" in the first round from the
challenger's head Tender said it
was from a cuff from his left hand.
After the fourth Benny swept the
cobwebs from his head with both
hands.
The rally of the titleholder in the
fifth. sixth and seventh rounds net
tied and ratified the Philadelphian.
but in the eighth Lefty Lew came
back for a spell. Leonard brought
him back with two right belts to the
jaw. Tender blinked. They clinched.
Tender then shot a left. another and
then another. all to the champions S
Jaw. Leonard's knees sagged and he
Glutched Tenders shoulders, resting
there.
There was almost as much conver
Sation-bitter colloquy-as there was
fighting in the ninth. They were even
on both scores.
Mix 1t in the Tenth
, Tendle was annoyed in the tenth
by the champions pestering two
hands. So Leonard let up. then
teinted. Tender was fooled. He
S1epped back, away, turning from his
antagonist Leonard sprang like a
Hair-trigger. Straight rights and
lefts to head and body sent Tender
Evening star., 1922-07-28
OARSMEN ASSEMBLING
FOR CANADIAN HENLEY

ST. CATHARINES. Ontario. July IS
Practically all the oarsmen have
arrived here for the opening of the
Canadian Henley regatta today. The
Detroit contingent gave first atten-
ton, after their arrival, to getting
out their 140-pound crew. upon whom
they rely to give the Lachine r. c, of
Montreal. last years winners,
strong tussle.
In the 140-pound singles races, to be
rowed this afternoon. there are three
United States entrants-the Detroit
Boat Club, represented by w. II. Grid
ley; Metropolitan Rowing Club. New
York. represented by william Haynes.
and the Bachelor Barge Club, rep
resented by J. p. HUM.
United States clubs also have en-
tered for the 140-pound fours. 140-
pound primary singles and junior sin.
giles.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
SPECIAL SHOOT ADDED
TO GUN CLUB PROGRAM

A special twenty-nve-target dis
tance handicap match, in addition to
the weekly fifty-target trapshoot
registered with the American Trap
shooting Association, will be held to-
morrow by the Washington Gun Club
on it's grounds at Benning. Three
trophies will be at stake in the added
competition. Ties for the clubs two
monthly scratch and handicap tro-
phies also will be shot off. The COM
petitions will begin at o'clock.
Washington gunners did well in
the invitation shoot at Gaithersburg,
Md. w. D. Monroe won premier hon.
ors, with a score of "a breaks in rs
targets thrown. He was tied with c.
c. Fawsett, MarylandDistrict Of Co
lumbia champion, until the last event,
when the latter missed and finished
with a score of 70. George A. En-
mons was third. with II. Other scores:
Williams, 6s: Stearn. SIS: Rupert.
65; Parsons. 81; Culver. 81; Rosen-
busch. So: Britt, 81: Burrows, So:
Smith, 56.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
.FARRELL'S 28S IS BEST
IN SHAWNEE GOLF PLAY

SHAWNEE on THE DELAWARE.
Pa, July 2S.-Coming from behind in
the last eighteen holes. John Farrell
of Quaker Ridge, yesterday won the
seventy-two-hole open golf tourna-
ment Of the Shawnee Country Club
with a total Of 2Ss. six strokes bet
ter than John Golden. Tuxedo Club.
New York. who had led the big field
of professionals up to the opening of
the last round. Emmett French.
Youngstown. Ohio, finished third with
296 and James Barnes, Pelham,
fourth with 29S.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
ROBINS LOSE PROTESTS.

NEW YORK. July 2S.-President
John A. Heydler of the National
League has disallowed the protests
of the Brooklyn club to umpires' de-
cisions which it claimed were faulty
and resulted in losses of the games
played against New York July 4. and
St. Louis July 10. Brooklyn's con-
tention in both cases was based on a
rule that has been a storm center al
most since its institution-the OBJ
struction of a base by fielder wait
ing to tag a runner.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
SPEED MARKS EXPECTED
At MOTOR CYCLE RACES

New motorcycle records for this
section are expected to be established
tomorrow by contestants In the races
to be held under the auspices Of Cos
tello Post Of the American Legion at
the Arlington, race track near the
Virginia end of the Highway bridge.
All of the motorcycle events are we'll
filled. with stellar performers Of the
District. Maryland and Pennsylvania
among the entrants.
Automobile races and a competition
for bicyclists also will be held. There
will be an exhibition drill by a caval-
ry troop from Fort Myer. The pro-
gram will start at 2 o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
sARAzEN SATISFIED.

PITTSBURGH. July 2s.-Gene Sara
zen, open golf champion of the United
States, has denied a report that he
intended to resign as professional at
the Highland Country Club and to &C
cept a more remunerative. contract
from an eastern club. He admitted
that he had received offers.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
GEORGE CUPPY DIES.

ELKHART. Ind, July 2s.-George
Cuppy, ffty-four. contemporary OF Cy
Young and Lou Criger of major
league base ball fame a decade or
more ago. died yesterday at his farm
home. near here, of Bright's disease.
Since retiring from base ball in 1902.
when his pitching arm gave out,
Cuppy has been in the retail tobacco
business. He played with the Cieve-
land Americans. Boston Nationals and
Boston Americans.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
''THE TOUGHEST BATTLE
OF MY CAREER In RINC''

the gate receipts having been only
SSS. Outside with our money tucked
deep in our jeans. Sweeney and l
again bumped into each other-this
time. however, with a smile. After
the pay-off all the ill-feeling was off.
"All for $780," was the only COM
'ment we could make to each other.
Evening star., 1922-07-28


Two, months ago ne went away
quietly and alone, first to capture the
North American rowing title at Phila-
delpkia. then on to England, where
his sensational sculling brought him
international fame.
Hold Impromptu Parade.
After the impromptu parade down
Superior street. where store windows S
were choked with poster portraits Of
Hoover. he was given the rest of the
forenoon to spend with his wife and
mother. ,but for the afternoon he was
faced with a busy program that runs
into the carnival activity of tonight.
Tonight an Illuminated parade is
planned. with Hoover riding in his
own scull atop a float leading the pro-
cession.~ When this has ended, Su-
perior street. the city's main thor
oughfare, will be given over to the
carnival spirit. with five blocks set
off for street dancing. A band at each
intersection will furnish the music.
Hoover" buttons continued on sale
today and it was declared the fund
raised through their sale and volun-
tary subscriptions would exceed s15.-
900. with which a Substantial gift
Will be purchased for Hoover. A
completely. furnished home was the
most generally suggested gift.
"Dfscoyerer" Is Absent.
julius H. Barnes, "discoverer" of
Hoover sponsor of the Duluth Boat
Club. and president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. was uh-
able to participate in the homecom-
ing celebration. as Mrs. Barnes is III
in New York. In a telegram he urged
that Hoover go to the Philadelphia
races in August.
Besides Gov. Preus, a number OF
other prominent men of the state took
part in the welcome to Hoover. Not
since 1915. when the Duluth Boat CLUB
crews swept the National Association
regatta at Springfield. Mass. has such
enthusiasm been displayed over the
achievement of a local oarsman.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
MRS. MALLORY SCORES.

RYE, N. Y. July 2s.-Mrs. Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory won a place in the
semi-inal round of the New York
state tennis championship singles at
the Green Meadow Club today. In a
hard driving battle. in which she had
to exert herself. Mrs. Mallory de-
feated Miss Martha Bayard, Short
Hills, N. j., 6-3, 60.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
A. A. U. CHAMPION TEAM
NOT TO DEFEND HONORS

LOS ANGELES. July 2s.-The Los
Angeles Athletic Club. holder of the
National A. A. A. U. track champion
ship. will not defend its title at the
meet to be held at Newark. n. j., in
September. Financial obstacles bar
sending a team east, it was said.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
Leonard Discovers
CHAMPION IS THE WINNER
, BY VERY NARROW MARGIN
Challenger Gets Early Lead, But Weakens in Latter
Stages of Twelvc-Round Engagement, and
Writers Award Verdict to Benny.
BY the Associated Press.


EW YORK. July 2S-Bnny Leonard still holds the world light
N weight championship but he realizes Lew Tender
Philadelphia lefhander is neither second rate' dub
1917 when he bowled English Freddie Welsh
Boyles Thirty Acres
night back his Tender
knocked by the of
shades.
full rounds the law of New
official decision The verdict that of
r,rriter the rinpside
Evening star., 1922-07-28

opponent for the
hardest ring bat
tie of my career.
If SO. they have
the wrong dope.
because when l
won the middle
weight Champion
ship from the st.
Paul Irishman in
Boston. and again
defeated him in
New York, l do
not believe ! was
hit with a single
real good punch.
II l was 1 did not
.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

each case stepped out of the ring
without a mark.
Had Record of X. O.s.
The contest that will always stand
out in my mind as the toughest tussle
l have ever been in was the one with
Knockout Sweeney of New York. In
New York. You know, Sweeney came
from the lower East Side. while l was
Harlem resident when I made my
home in the big city. AS Sweeney had
cleaned up all the local boys in his
neighborhood by the knockout route,
and also quite few boxers in my
own section, bitter feeling existed
among the fans of both districts.
Up until that time, which was- in
years. but had had comparatively few
matches. Despite the fact tsat' Swee-
ney had 1t ON me for experience, my
gang got after me: Johnny. it's mp
to you to get Sweeney; you've got to
fight that guy and knock him dead.'
answer yes" or no" the match was
made. Well. my manager (not, Marty
Killilea, my present manager) agreed
for my end of the bout and was to
get 10 per cent of the gross receipts
Sweeney had agreed to the same
terms.
The night of the fight came. The
tions, in the meantime. had become
more bitter than ever, and when
Sweeney and 1 met in the same dress
ing room we sprang at each other
For fully ten minutes we socked and
rocked each other all around the lit
tie room, and handlers were urging
US on when the matchmaker made his
appearance, pulled US apart and ask ed
US to finish the fuss in the ring. Give
the crowd the same action. too" he
said sternly.
What q sorry.looking sfght we
presented when we stepped into
the ring. Those in the audience
had learned about or dressinE-
room battle and everybody was all
excited.
For ten rounds Sweeney and I slug
boy, what a fight! Some rounds went
four minutes, I think, instead Of three,
for we battled after the bell in each
round.
Battle After Bout.
When the final bell sounded, back to
our dressing room We struggled, leg
weary and all but out But there was
still lot of fight spirit left in both
Of us, and as soon as we got together
again behind closed doors once more
we dove for each other.
Again the promoter pitched in,
separated us and made sure that
we did not get anywhere near each
other until after he had released
us with our pay for the pugilistic
evening SO nghtingly spent.
Each Of us received exactly $3.50,
Evening star., 1922-07-28

doing their level best, one can say
only that they are pretty near to-
gether and that their battles of the
future are likely to be decided on the
basis of points. Tender is by no
means the boxer Leonard is, but al
ways is carrying the fight, doesn't
mind being walloped and, judging
from one occasion when he seemed to
have Benny in trouble and held back.
he has a good head on his shoulders.
Its wise cuckoo that knows his own
clock.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
HOOVER ACCLAIMED HERO:
BUSINESS is SUSPENDED
By the Associated Press.

MINI, of
hour-Waer Hoover, of the diamond sculs
sh Henley regatta, embemac of the worlds
championship Business while
followed brass bands down the station welcome the
Gov. J. A. o. Preus the welcoming throng
1t a tumphal coming
birthday party today
Evening star., 1922-07-28
BY JOHNNY WILSON.
(Middleweight ChampiOn).

DOXING fans throughout the coun-
- try, no doubt. would believe that
I would name Mike O'Dowd as the
Evening star., 1922-07-28
JUNIOR LEAGUE STARTS
T|TLEPLAY TOMORROW

Tomorrow's base ball game between
Commerce and Government Printing
Office, the first of series for the
championship of the Junior Depart
mental League, promises to attract
record crowd for the season at Union
Park. officials Of the G. P. o. and
the Department Of Commerce are to
attend. and they have arranged for
tfcally all employees of these two gov
ernment institutions. An automobile
parade of boosters through the down.
town section of the city will precede
the contest, which is to start at
o'clock.
War added to its victory string in
the Departmental League with 6-to-
win over Agriculture. The Cen
erals punched hits in four innings,
while starks held the losers to four
safeties.
American Railway Express beat
Railway Mail Service, Z to s, in the
Terminal r. r. Y. M. c. A. League.
Ford of the losers got a triple, a dou
BILE and two singles in four times at
bat.
Annex No. 1 easily disposed of
Liberty Loan in 20-to-0 Treasury
League fray. Every member of the
hit total. Liberty Loan got three
swats.
Signal Corps overcame Sales in an
s-to-2 War League match. The win
ners did some heavy hitting, each
man getting into the safety column.
Standard Oil downed Southern Ath-
letic Club, to 2. In the Potomac
League. Lemeric and Serrins did the
bulk of the clouting for the victors.
National Museum pointed the way
to Navy Yard in 10-to-5 Colored
Departmental League encounter
Neither team hit heavily.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
REAL SCIENTIFIC BOUT.
F: BUT NOT A PRIZE FIGHT
BY FAIR PLAY.

YORK. July 2SWel turned out that Justice Swaye of the
right when he denied the motion
of dsallow the Leonard
ground that to be fight The justice
knew parsons ddo else he better Any
between Benny Leonard
Thirty Acres last confused with old
likely annual
the well known battle Of uand.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

Standard Oil downed Southern Ath-
letic Club, to 2, in the Potomac
League. Lemeric and Serrins did the
bulk of the clouting for the victors.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

National Museum pointed the way
to Navy Yard in a 10-to-5 Colored
Departmental League encounter.
Neither team hit heavily.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

Signal Corps overcame Sales in an
S-to-2 War League match. The win
ners did some heavy hitting, each
man getting into the safety column.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

Each of us received exactly $3.50
Evening star., 1922-07-28
Battle After Bout.

When the final bell sounded, back to
our dressing room we struggled, leg
weary and all but out. But there was
still lot of fight spirit left in both
Of us, and as soon as we got together
again behind closed doors once more
we dove for each other.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

For ten rounds Sweeney and I slug
ged each other toe to toe and, oh,
boy. what a fight! Some rounds went
four minutes, think, instead Of three,
for. we battled after the bell in each
round
The Washington times., 1922-01-06
OHM ESE launch new

ohm S E launch new
calendar by paying old
debts. We start by piling
up new ones. But we're
looking f,rward to business
boom now that U. 8. owns
Yap-Guam cable. That's
what we got out of war. Zap
Guam cable.
We spend billions taking
w slap for entire world
and all we get out of II is
one paper hat. Why wrin.
kle up about back alimony
when we are heirs to Yap-
Guam cable?
The Washington times., 1922-01-06

TABLE enables US to cheat
~ world on Iap-Guam.
Any time cocoanut skids out
OF bamboo tree and poIO
blue-nosed monkey on skuIl
in Guam, we'll be first to
know It. One million SOL
diers went to Europe in
1918 to fight for Democratic
party. Now we own zap
Guam bellrope.