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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
Game Argentinan Loses to Dempsey
BILL TILDEN RETAINS HIS TENNIS TITLE.
Fight by Rounds

wobbly and almost out on their
feet.
Fans shouted TO both fighters
when they came out OF the
corners for the second round.
The same furious battle was re-
sumed, with both landing al
most every lead. Firpo shook
Dempsey all over with another
terrible right swing, and Demp-
sey went Into n ciinch. Stepping
back a little. Dempsey smacked
n short right 10 the heart and
Flrpo dropped ON his face.
Rlngsider had seen the blow
and miny thought P1rpo had
gone for the count. The South
American rose again 10 his feet.
He was bleeding at the nose
and mouth; his knees ssgged
and there was n wild. groggy
look In his eyes. Dempsey
measured him. and then shot
over 0, left and n right that
landed almost at the same time
on the jaw.
Firpo fell on his back and re
manned there motionless while
the osunt Of 10 was tollcd over
him.
The official time OF the knock.
out pras 81 seconds OF the sec
ond round.
Tremendous excitement pre-
vailed when the fight ended and
Firpo was dragged 10 his corner.
A. he did In his fight with
Carpenter. Dempsey picked up
his vanquIshed opponent and
held him until his seconds made
n delayed entrance 10 the ring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
OUer- Confidence Is a
Buqbear for Garfield

Quarrie changing Off with them. Art
Duffy, one OF last seasons wing.
men. Is not eligible at present. but
Brigham expects him to be ready
for the game with the Quakcrs.
Frank Cohen and How Esary are
two tackles who win mean trouble
for backfieldmcn OF other prep
school squads, both Weighing in the
neighborhood OF It's. Esary has
taken off considerable weight during
the summer having lost II pounds
In three months. Ray Richie, Boil.
ster and Moody arc still very much
In the fight for the tackle posts.
Herb Burns and Ralkowski are
handling the guard Jobs with plenty
of competition from second SOUND
members. Wark still reigns ut cen.
ter. The backfield presents n prob.
lem ms there are two sets of backs
with very little to choose between
them. Hopper will probably pilot
tho first team, with Carroll and
Smith Mt the halfback posts. sil.
verstone and BIZ Shelley. however,
are always dangerous contendcrs.
Harold Duffy Ia playing fullback at
present.
The Bulldogs may and may not
win the championship, even tho
critics declare them to be the favor.
ties. The spirit Of ovcrconfdcnce
which has held sway at tho Gar.
field camp since school started must
DO overcome before any real work
can be done. This 10 the only real
obstacle that stands In tho path OF
Coach Leon Brigham, and II he In
successful In defeating this unseen
enemy, then great things may DO
predicted for Garfield.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
BY JACK HOHENBERG

THE temporary loss OF Captain
Joe McGuorn, doughty little
quarterback, may be a real blessing
to the championship hopes OF Gar.
field high in that II will shake NIL
accumulated ovcr-optimism out OF
the 80 odd grIdiron prospects. II iiI
improbable that McGuern will par.
tlcipate in the Franklin game two
weeks hence as no had throat op.
Grafton performed yesterday.
Coach Leon Brigham Of the East
siders, has shifted Ralph Hopper
from halfback to quarter back. plac.
ing Jud Smith. 1921 man, In Hop.
per's place. Attic a high grade sig
nal barker and a hcady general,
Garfield adherents do not expect
that the new pilot will be able TO
get the work out OF the men that
McGuern did.
The Bulldogs engaged in their
first big scrimmage yesterday, with
big Chuck Carroll NJ halfbnck and
ex.CaptaIn Bin Wark at center do.
ing good work. Carroll Is expected
TO do the puntlng, passing and part
OF the ground gaining for tho Gar.
field aggregation. His 1870 pounds
should go we'll In the backfield
'Wnrk. always a good defensive
center, seems to have acquired the
knack OF getting an opponent out
OF the way on the offonse, In the
event Of any injury to the flaxcn.
haired one, Gordon McKinstry viii
be ready to take his place.
Ellis and Howard Johnson are fiji
ing tho end positions with Al Nc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
BY LEO II. LASSEN

JACK DEMPSEY may not be the greatest
j heavyweight that ever wore the worlds
championship crown, but his smuggling
match with Luis Angel Firpo last night in
New York proved that he is real cham
pion and worthy of the crown that he
wears.
For the first time in his career as cham
pion, Dempsey was knocked off of his feet,
the press stories saying that he was lifted
clear off of the floor and thru the ropes in
that first round. Dazed and groggy, he
climbed back in the ring TO weather storm
of right-hand punches raihed upon him
with all the savagery of the Argentine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
ROUND ONE

,sNsN &sNs@
Dempsey rushed out OF his
corner and missed n left.
Jack fiGored F1rpo for n
count Of four with left Ia the
Jaw. Firpo 70, up and landed n
short right TO the body.
Dempsey floored Firpo again
with right 10 the jaw, and
when the South American arose
Dempsey knocked him down
twice again.
Dempsey landed two moro
rights and floorcd Firpo.
Frpo knocked Dempsey out
Of the ring with a right 10 the
Jaw.
Dempsey climbed back and
was battered all over the ring
by n flock Of terrific rights TO
the jaw.
II was sensational fight. The
gong rang and Dempsey hit Fir.
po with a short right after the
bell.
ROUND TWO
Dempsey tried u left 10 the
body and Firpo crossed with
right 20 ear.
Dempsey hooked short left
10 the Jaw.
ftrpo was floored sir or seven
times for short counts by snap
ping lcfis and right hooks that
shot over frum the champion at
n range Of only n frrv inches.
Tho fight then turned into a
free smuggling battle. In which
they battered zach Other around
the ring until they were both
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

Dudley Ire. the he-s pre.p~s, Ia the
western league. 10 expected TO be soid
soon for fancy price. Ths Tulsa short.
stop IL said 10 be a wonderful fiaiisy and
a pretty fair sitek,r TO boot An intissdsr
Of class who can hit lie always IA de-
mAnd.
rhil s,oasr. the young pitcher. fguns
wanting by Detroit this spring. IL one %
the biz reasons why Fot, Worth l. win.
ming i,s third straight TEXAS league f1ar.
Re has been the pitching ace % the
Panthsra all season.
Howard Ebmke's great pitching feat
Of hurting = hitirss rsms sKains, Phlis-
dsIphIs and then following IL up with a
ous-hit Fame against the New YORK
Yanks IL a diamond record. and the noa.
ten hurisF Ia credited With one Of the
greatest hurting stunts IN the history OF
baseball. He wen, 10 innings with only
one hit charged against him. and that
was y scratch by Lawton witt In the
first inning OF the game with the Yanks.
Ike boone couldn't hit with the New
York Giants last year, but the sreA,
minor isaEue siuKEsr 10 certainly = bear
IN the Texas league Hes batting over
400 and is within a few hits OF settling
new record for binEies In n season.
which IL as. and held by Howard
Humma. now with Cleveland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
Jack Dempsey Proves He Is Great Heavyweight Champion

was carried, and II they light again he
ought to stop Gibbons.
LARRY WILLS is next in line for the
II championship. The big black VIII
probably need several fights to tune INN up
for a chance with Dempsey, while the
champion may take on Gibbons again before
meeting Wills But the Wills bout is bound
to come, and it will be the climax. with
Firpo being worked into another card.
Dempsey is a young champion and ne
still has many good years ahead OF nm.
The man who finally beats him will be
real champion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
DEMPSEY ON
THE STAND

Jack Dempsey has been held UP as
the best Of all the present champions
and one more in keeping with the
prestige Of the past, but old-timers
cannot be convinced that he is as
good as "John L." was In his day.
Dempsey's record does not compare
with some Of his predecessors. as he
failed to deliver the only time he met
a first.class opponent Gossip that
he did not want to stop Tommy Glib.
bons and that he had business rea-
sons for holding him UP thru Is
rounds will neither be entered on the
record books nor passed on to pos.
terity.
Dempsey has very little chance to
get himself on the books, even as the
best fighter OF his day. Had ne
fought Harry Wills two years ago
and stopped him In short fight he
would have had an almost perfect
claim to absolute superiority OF his
class, but II he does meet and knock
wills out II will always be said that
ne defeated the big negro when he
was past his prime.
TIMES HAVE
CHANGED
In comparing past and present. day
fighters It must be remembered that
times have changed. Commercial
motives now actuate all the fighters,
where once there was some glory In
Z the name OF champion to inspire a
fighter.
The main idea now IN 10 get the
money. Plenty Of cash and n life OF
ease after they have finished In the
ring perhaps Is more TO be desired
than lot of talk about their glori.
Gus deeds after they have passed out.
As long az Dempsey. Leonard and
the other big financiers Of the game
do not have to work for a living and
M long as they can live like dukes,
they do not care TO get peeved when
they are called ham champions In
! comparison TO their predecessors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

A S for Firpo, he proved himself a worthy
n challenger, altho the greenness that
was thought to be his great weakness must
have been his undoing.
He had Dempsey in bad way in that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
Greb Freak
Champ of
Fight Ring
Can't Hit or Box, but
Middle King Gets by
on Windmill Style

NEW YORK, Sept. l5.-when
~ Johnny Wilson was mauled out
from under the middlewetght cham.
pionship by Harry Greb. expert opln'
ion was more or less indicated. as
the only comment made about WI.
son as a champion was that he would
lose the first time he met a good OF.
ponent
During the reign OF Mike o'Dowd
and Wilson the middlewelght class
fell into low estate and became al
most poverty.stricken In class. II
win hardly improve in the hands OF
Harry Greb.
Greb. unfortunately, inherits u.
tic that Dempsey. Fitzslmmons,
Ketchei and others made synony.
nous with sock. and he cannot live
up TO il any better than Wilson did.
The new champion Is a freak. He
cannot hit and he cannot box. DE.
spite this he has become one of the
most invincible fighters in the ring.
because he Is possessed OF remark.
able endurance and a crazy style OF
fighting that no one has been able
10 solve.
He is also about the foulest fighter
In the business. He depends more
or less on ,rcspassing 10 the ragged
edge OF the rules IL not In open trans.
erosion. Because he has been al.
lowed TO get away with II he makes
capital Of holding and hitting. Eoug.
ing. heeling. elbowing and butting.
After winning the Championship
Greb announced that he Intended to-
fight in the future In his own class
and that he would not mlngle with
light heavyweights and heavy.
weights.
This sounds very much like the old
worn-out statements OF the new
Championship going to be a fight.
Ing champion. III meet 'em as they
come"
n Greb does intend 70 fight IN the
niddlewcight class he viii do very
little fighting. as IL was obvious In
the Wilson fight that he Is not good
at $50 pounds. He has not lived 30
that he can take Off weight and re.
tain his form. or what form he has
THE OLD
ARGUMENT
One very good source OF argument
with old-timers Is to suggest that the
modern brand OF champion Is as good
as the champion OF the past decade.
Violent words were hurled back
and forth recently when Jimmy
Johnston. promoted at the Yankee
stadium, caused the old.timers TO
feel deeply insuited when he ex.
pressed the opinion that Benny Leon
ard and Johnny Dundee were the
greatest Of all champions at their
weights
Johnston had the Leonard.Dundee
fight In the making at the time and
he might have had a mercenary mo-
tive in mind when he said that Leon.
ard was better than Joe Cans ever
was and that Dundee had more class
than Terry McGovern
These arguments can never be set.
tied Even some good judges who
saw Cans and McGovern in their
prime and who have been watching
Leonard and Dundee are divided in
their opinion.
No arguments, however, viii be
advanced by this generation that
Harry Greb Is champion worthy
to follow in the footsteps OF the old
middleweight champions. Up to re
cent years the middlewelght division
has always produced great fighters.
but now the middleweights are per.
haps the worst of all the poor fight.
uru
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
Vean Gregg TWirIs Tribe to Win
OUer AnqeLs; No. 81 for ROhUer


IL the
with bings.
le the
third
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
DIjpI.Ey WINS

OLYMPIA, Sept. 15.-Young Dud.
Icy. San Francisco oolorcd boxer,
won a referees decision over Jimmy
Sacco, the Boston Wop. In an eight.
round bout here last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

And Dempsey stood the test. He proved
that he can take EN-. He came back in the
next round and, according TO the reports,
he knocked Firpo dead.
II proved also that Dempsey hasn't lost
his punch, but still has the dynamite that
brought him the worlds championship,
He's great champion, and has a long time
TO reign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

Innings piiehsd--Jonss {, Hanna :.
Charge defea; 20 Jones. Runs responsible
for---Jones 8, Gregg /. Hanna ?, Robert
son /. Struck out--Gregg .. Bases on
baiis--Jones /, Hanna 2. stolen base--T.
Baldwin. Home run--Rohwer. Two-bass
hits-Taryan ?. Z. Baldwin 2. Sacrifice
hits--orr. Crane. Double play--Tromblsy
10 GriEgs. Tims--i;7b. umpirss-Finney
and ReArdon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE

CINCINNATI 0. Boston 1 (first game)
Bos.ea i,<Clncinnati o tsecond gamc).
Chicago Z, New York 1.
81. Louis Q. Philadelphia 2.
BrotIkiyn- Pittsburg game postponed ;
cold Weather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

EASY WINNER

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1b.--sacra.
mento easily defeated Vernon hero
yesterday, II TO 0. Hughes twirled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

The New York Giants have drawn
100000 less fans than they did up to
this time year ago on their homo
field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

terday's game. The Seattle
slugger got a pair in the
double-header the day before.
The two teams meet twice
today and twice Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
LEADERS LOSE
TO PORTLAND
VERNON BEATEN
BY SALT LAKE

SALT LAKE CITY. Sept. To-
Salt Lake won from Vernon here
yesterday, IL to 0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
PACIFIC COAST LEAnuE
RESULTS

RESULTS
Seattle .. Los Angeles /.
Salt lake IL, Oakland ..
Sacramento IL. Vernon 0.
Portland 10, San Francisco s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

Battcrics-Murchlo Wellbanks and
Read; Kinney. Gould. Ccumbo and
Peters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE

RESULTS
Chicago 7. New York 4.
Boston I. Cleveland ..
Detroit 8, Warrington Q.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

'Batted for Hanna In eighth.
tran for Smith In eighth.
Grora hw lnntnsr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-15

Batterles--May Cruzc, Rippcy and
Hannah; Hughes and Koehlor M.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
FIRES To NOV. 50
+. COST S1,3O3,OOl
0ne-Third of BIazeS Are on
Single Roofs.

Tire loss IN Indianapolis for the
eleven months ending Nov. 80 was
more than S1.3O3. 600 according to a
report Of Jacob RiedeI. fire prevention
chief, today.
The fire department answered $3.50
alarms during that period Of which
i. S24 were caused by sparks on
Ehingls roofs. Actual fires in the
mile square totaled only LAG. The
fire prevention department made
1927 inspections up TO Dec. 1. of
which 1881 were o. K.
OF the fires in the mile square,
thirty-eight were caused by the
Single roof hazard. Cigarettes caused
nineteen fires with a loss OF S5,S43.
A total OF 4.192 wooden shingle roofs
have been eliminated since Jan. I,
chief RIedel said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

But he ism II
through working
He's now night
cashier at the
Jersey City Rail
road restaurant
of the road for
which he started
working sixty-dve
years ago.
Harris started
as waterboy, from
which he rose
through the Var1-
Gus grades to con-
ductor. He's sixth
ID e st Pullman
conductor, in point
of service, when
retired.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
COLDS
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
SPECIAL Skinner CARS
New Albany and JefYersonvfIIe Lodges
TO Attend Ceremonial

Two special InterurbRn cars will
bring Shr1ners from New Albany and
Jacksonville for a ceremonial at the
Murat Temple tonight. About forty
wives and women relatives OF the
Shriners VIII be In the party. Special
entertainment has been arranged for
them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Postal Salary Boost Asked

''FrfendIy. consideration" will be ao-
corded the salary adjustment demands
OF postal employees. Senator James z.
Watson informed Miss la Birch. 1918
n. Meridian St. in a letter. Miss
Birch had written. urging increased
salaries
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
CROSSES TRACK WHILE
READING LETTER; KILLED

Katherine Berg, 20, of Hammond
Struck by Passenger Train.
BIZ Times Special
HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. RATHER
inc Berg, 20. was struck and killed
by a passenger train at Lowell. The
girl was reading a letteS as she
crossed the track.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
PEOPLE
Retired, but
Can't Quit
Be- NEA SerUice

BIZ NEA Scrrice
n ERSEY CITY, N. J., Dec. T.
| | After spending sixty-fve Of his
LgL seventy-six years in railroad
service, Conductor Charles A Harris
the Erie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Presbrterian Pastor Installed

The Rev. Thomas N. Hunt took up
duties TODAY as pastor Of the Sew.
80 Presbyterian Church. Elm and
McCarty SITS. He was installed Thurs
day night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

AS a news butcher" Harris in;
vented the cinder and dust defiector.
which IS now used on all railroads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
WED AT SAME TIME
NObIesvflle Residents Married With
One Ceremony.

By Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Dec. IA
father and his daughter were married
in the courthouse with one ceremony.
Miss Leila Creekmore became the
bride of Ralph Waterman. At the
same time. her father. J. T. Creek
more. married Miss Lily Ferguson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

If he smokes you will find Haag's
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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-10-13

other real stars lose their athletic abil-
fly before they get 10 college either
because they were burned out" in high
school by too much work, or because
they are Just naturally athletic In their
teens and odd men" in their twentles.
Still other high school stars fail in
college because the diverstfi, d life of
college causes them to scatter their
attention and energies upon so many
and varied interests
Not the least Of these varied inter
ests are girls and dates" As result
the classroom and the football field
are equally neglected, and the erst-
while high school star becomes a medi-
OGRE man on the last string OF the
squad.
In brief, granting that the high
school star has the potentlallties requt-
site for him to make the varsity. lis
must devote his undivided attention to
n tw0-part curriculum Of studies and
football, at least during the football
season, II he would continue his high
school success IN football on through
his college career.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-10-13
VALUE OF CENTRAL CHURCH
Edfioe In the Downtown District Of
ANY City 10 an Invitation Pleas
ant to the Stranger.

What stranger in a city has not wei
coined the sight OF church. the sound
OF It's music and worship, in the heart
of the business district or near the
hotel which had been made tempo
rary homer Both 10 the visitor In
city and to the resident there is an
element OF convenience and invitation
about the downtown church that some
how sets II aside from all other places
OF It's kind
There Is peculiar flavor as we'll as
usefulness about churches that stand
In the midst Of the busy. everyday
scenes Of the modern busting city.
Every visitor to lower Broadway. New
York, knows the appeal ~ old Trinity,
the GOODNESS of It's walls. the soothing
power of IT'S chimes IN contrast to
the grinding noise Of the streets and
the refuge the ancient edfce affords
20 one who would step aside for
moment from the crowded life OF
metropolis
Services Of vet other kinds are af-
forded by Institutions Of the type Of
fremont Temple In Boston The down
town church has perhaps the easiest
access TO men and women who ordl-
narly would not be expected to con
Germ themselves greatly about the AZ
fairs Of religion Kansas City Times.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-10-13
New Baseball Is Making
Pitching Craft Useles!

A veteran pitcher says that the kind
of bali now in use makes pitching
craft useless in a pinch.
"When you get batter in hole
throw him a curve where he does not
like it. Give him anything but a fast
ball. But I'd like to see any pitcher
do that with a brand new ball. You
can't grip any Of these balls till
they've hit the soil a few times. The
cover of the ball is oily and the ball
slips. To curve ball you have to grip
1t and you can't grip these Try to
curve one and all you get out Of It is
a nice, easy-to.ht. fast ball That's
why you see great number OF good
pitchers hit in a pinch. You watch
closely and you notice that when this
happens the pitcher invariably will
have used new ball. What he pitched
was undoubtedly meant to be curve
ball, but It failed to break. If he could
have used soil to make the cover
'grippy' he would have gotten himself
out of the hole Many pitchers have
lost games that way and will continue
TO lose them until they can rub new
balls into the dirt