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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
Tiny Mcmahon Added
to Nittany Lion
Coaching Staff

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Sept.
1O.-Tiny Mcmahon, giant tackle
on the Penn State eleven for
the past two seasons, has been
added to the Nittany coaching
staff this fall and will assist
Coaches Bezdek, Killiuger and
Hermann with the large squad
that has reported. Tiny will
not complete his college course
until next spring, but he has
played his three years Of foot
ball and is not eligible this sea-
son. It is likely that lie will
also help Coach Hermann with
the yearling SQUAD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

Schwartz. who has one Of those
haby faces not seen often in the
ring. has boxed 105 bouts in slight
~ more than two years. Erom
mere preliminary boxer, Schwartz
fought his way to; the top among
Baltimore midgets. finally annex
ing the Southern flyweight cham
pionship by successive trlumphs
over Little Jeff and Nate Carp.
In order to get into the running
for the title he now holds, 1t was
necessary for Schwartz to clean up
large field being rather proritic
in little fellows.
After defeating Little Bear, Dick
Gotwalt, Nick Brown, Jack wal
merit Micke Morris and Bobby Cole
among many others, Schwartz was
matched with Battling Dundee. he
won that clash in SIX ROUNDS anu
was fairly on his way
Steve Nitchie, "a tough midget,
was picked out to stop the last
moving Schwartz. He failed Tor
the East BaItimOrean was like
a flash of lightning with Dotn
hands. The veteran made good
fight. but most of the fans gave
the hOnOrs to Schwartz.
Schwartz was then knoWa as
Kewpie Benny Schwartz, though
entering the ring game as Young
Mendel. His progress from the
unknown depths to the upper level
had been fast and he CHALLENGED
Little Jeff, claimant of the n.y.
weight title of the South.
On May s, 1929, before the Olym-
MIA A, c. at the Fourth Regiment
armory. Little Jeff and Schwartz
collided. 1t was the veteran. able
to take a severe pounding and keep
going. against the coming young
srer. fast, clever, with a good punch,
hut lacking the strength 10 take
much punishment.
In the eighth round, when his
body punching had weakened his
rival considerably, Little Jeff was
charged with fouling by Referee
Tony Geigher and the title handed
over to Schwartz.
The next day c. Edward Sparrow,
Baltimore writer, said in his
column 1.-The new flyweight cham
pion of the South was the better
boxer and repeatedly rocked Little
jeff with straight left jabs. Ere
ouently he crossed Jeff with a
right to the jaw. So far as points
were concerned. Schwartz was the
better boy. but it is d question ii
he could have stood up four more
POUNDS under the body punishment
that Jeff was handing out"
The betting was to and
2 to that Little Jeff would
defend his title successfully and
Baltimore sports were greatly dis
appointed at his defeat. They
weighed i'm in pubic, Schwartz
making 40 pounds and jeff liz.
the stipulated weight. The win
ner was given belt cmblenatic
of the championship and $1,000.
Charlie Ray. of Philadelphia.
then tackled Schwartz. who was
supposed to be good siX-round
boy, was unable to go twice that
distance.
Starting in early to show class.
the Philadelphia suddenly found
his rival we'll able to care for
himself Schwartz hooked Ray
with rights and lefts until the
Quaker was hanging on The last
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
PILLS AND MILANS PLAY
BIG GAME IN SECTION C

The Phils and Milans will clash
next in Section c Of the unlimited
Class, city sandlot series, and
should the Phils win the section
title will be theirs.
Cob Prinzi held the Comforte Is
to two hits and won, to 0. in the
first game Of the three-cornered
play-off in Section C..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
Bob LeGendre Runs.

Bob LeGendre, former Georgetown
track star. was member of tho
winning All-East 400 meters relay
team Saturday at the Wilco games
in New York. He is a candidate
for the next Olympic team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
DEMPSEY DEFENDS TITLE
AGAINST REAL RIVAL
FOR FIRST TIME

wreed the worlds heavyweight
from the bloody brow of Jess Willard at Toledo Ohio on July
honors Friday night at the New York Polo Grounds when he
Angel Fpo the sOaed wild Bull of the Panlpas This will be
the ring battle for the champion and the
Firpo points twenty knockout victories.
willard Dempsey against
Billy Dmpseys class stopped in
year the veteran Bill Brennan lasted before
Georges Carpenter stopped in the fourth Thirty
july 1928 this quartet had potentaties
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
Tunney on Program.

Gene Tunnev. light heavyweight
champion. will appear on the pro.
gram when Dempsey tackles FirDO
He has been matched for twelve
rounds with Lee Gates. Mohawk
Indian, in the semi.final.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

Jack Dempsey made the most
miserable showing of his entire
training camp season before a rec
ord crowd which included his old
trainer. Jimmy DeForest, and some
writer's who were viewing him for
the first time.
These people had heard that
Dempsey was displaying all of his
old stuff in his workouts.
But they saw a worlds champion
who looked more like a second
rater than anything else. They
were mystified. Dempsey hit the
huge and ponderous Farmer Lodge
but one real blow in their first
round and hit him only a few times
in the second. He missed about
forty tries. He hit George God.
frey about three times in their
milling and the way he threw so
many wild ones made the boys
think he was going through calls
themes. ,Whereuron everybody saio
to his neighbor:
IF that's the best he can do, well,
well, well. ahem." And then each
went his separate way and after
thinking everything over said.
Dempsey will have to do four
times better against Firpo than he
did this afternoon"
Which conclusion is one which
the willy Jack Kearns hoped the
folks would take away with
them-elabOrate upon in their
newspaper articles. For Kearns
likes to have a little wager OH
his champion every time Demp-
soy goes to the fistic post and
Kearns always seeks the best
odds.
Inasmuch as the quotations have
been hanging around to ! that
Dempsey will win. and inasmuch
as they have since broken to 21a
to /, in some places to /, since
the experts decided Dempsey was
not as good as was supposed, you
may imagine the inner delight If
Kearns and the insiders in the
Dempsey camp who want to make
wagering clean up on the battle.
The trick worked. The real story
Of the spotted showing of Dempsey
is this: Kearns decided during the
morning that the champion was at
the peak of condition and that
henceforth he would work only with
the smaller men and commit no
further sluggery. But so huge a
crowd came and SO many experts
were on hand that Kearns knew
they would be disappointed If Jack
didn't work with the big bruisers
SO right away Kearns had Demp-
sey dub his shots, creating the inn
preston that the champion was
not so good. The program worked
out nicely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
F|RPO
CRUDEST HE'S
EVER SEEN
Luis Must Improve Thousand
Per Cent in Ring to Win,
Says Webb.
By SPIKE WEBB.
Boxing Coach, Z. s. Naval

Boxing Coach, Z. s. Naval
Academy.
written for Cosmopolitan News
Service).
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Sept. 10.
Il have spent some time in the
training camp OF Luis Angel Firpo.
Fighters and managers had told
me in advance Firpo was not very
impressive as a challenger for the
crown. Therefore, l didn't expect
lot and was not disappointed.
Firpo is very, very crude.
AS a gym fighter, Firpo is the
worst / have ever seen for a man
preparing to battle for d cham
pionship. On what he showed me
he wouldn't have a chance In a
hundred with Dempsey. ] am told,
however, that the Luis Firpo OF the
gymnasium and the Luis Firpo of
the ring are two different persons.
The Argentine Is said to be a thou
sand times better when engaged in
actual conflict. And ! might add
he will have to be, to put the
champion to sleep.
Luis doesn't have the lead with
his left. He leads with his right.
which is contrary to all rules of
boxing. If he wins II will be true
strength. courage and a cave man
right. AS TO skill and ring gem
eralship. he doesn't seem to have
bit
He seems able to take punish
ment. In his sparring bout with
John Lester Johnson, the colored
fighter landed a number of hard
punches. Firpo shook off the blows
and kept boring in They didn't
appear to hurt him at all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
SCHWARTZ PACKS STIFF
PUNCH. RECORD SHOWS

STAGED the Maryland Athletic GuD he
pon Matchmaker Benny Franklin could hardly have gone
the walop schwartz 10
something morehe has lot OF ring ERR Rs
Of KICK Wncn leu
writer's to dub Schwartz pocket edition OF Benny
combination which his admirers DeneSe wiz Ss ~ W
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
Another Turner.

Paul Turner, Il Younger bro, h 4r
Of the Well-known Joe AMI Runps
thinking OF joining she Apachc
football team. Paul is nearly as
large as BMnlps. and is a wrestler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

0nAng lOr champions this year.
"Kilbane. Wilde. Criqui and vii.
san lost their titles there.
II never give this superstitious
stuff much thought" he said.
Earlier in my career I used
ring corner which had never before
known a winner. knocked out my
man that night with one punch"
It's really true that Dempsey
had been frivoling around with a
Spanish grammar-a gift from a
friend who thought that knowledge
OF Spanish might be helpful in his
mixup with Firpo.
tive just been looking over the
thing 60 get . little relaxatiOn.''
said Dempsey. What might
learn from that In . few days
wouldn't help me any I'm carry.
ing on . ring conversation with
FirpO.
81 know q little Spanish any
way-enough to permit me TO swap
yarns with Luis while we're there
swapping punches. ! was born
near the Mexican border and picked
up a smattering OF Spanish there.
But don't usually talk to my
foemen in the ring. and so /
guess Luis needn't be worrying
about my trying to tell him q few
funny stories to get his mind off
his business"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
Nav Go to Finish.

The fight between Babe Ruth and
Harry lehman fOr The batting
championship may 20 on right
down 10 the finish OF the campaign.
II is the Warmest contest seen in
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

someone asked Dempsey how long
ne thought the fight would last, he
replied:
well, Jack Kearns says 1t will
last just long enough to enable him
to count the house. Now IL you know
how fast Jack can count then you
know how long it will last-in Jacks
opinion, anyway"
Jack McAuIiffe has gone away
from here.
On parting, Dempsey gave his
sparring partner arnico new mead
gear. Dempsey gave him two
black eyes and busted lip.
Somebody asked Jack Kearns:
Whats going to be Dempsey's
percentage in this nght?'
Kearns answered.:
ooh. about 37h per cent Of the
rate. which / figure will be about
81 500, OO0.'
Kearns' hopes concerning the re-
ceipts exceed the calculations OF ex.
perts who figure that II the house 10
complete sell-out the cash intake
will not be much more than ST.
O0O, 900.
Dempsey is quite unpertuFhed BY
the fact that the Polo Grounds
ring, where his fight with FiTpO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
JINXED ARENA HOLDS NO
FEAR FOR DEMPSEY
nv Cos,noDOlitan News Service.

SARATOGA SPRINGS N Y Sept Demp.
these days gain his attitude the idea that within ten
he will minge the most important fights Of his
Dempsey out Of the ring is calm and unred and seemingly with
anything else He huge enjoyment out of everything he
consists with
listing newpapemen maulig them in physical faeion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

three rounds were so one-sidedly IN
favor of Schwartz that the referee
had nothing to do but award hln'
the decision.
Nate Carp, Sammy Harris mid
get, challenged Schwartz and was
accommodated. Lack Of experience
and an unwillingness to take the
lead lost Carp whatever chance he
M ht have had Of winning. The
titIeholder hammered him hard
all the way. successfully retaininG
his championship:
Schwartz skipped up to Harris
burg, Pa, where he defeated In
dian Russell, local boy, in ten
rounds. Russell was on the verge
of being put to sleep a couple OF
times, but managed to stay on his
feet.
Battling frankie Murray. of
Philadelphia, issued q challenge
to Schwartz for a title contest
at liz pounds. 1t is this same
Murray who rs matched with
Schwartz for the New Maryland
Clubs show next Monday night.
II honestly believe Schwartz is
a possible worlds champion" said
Benny Franklin today. II am try
ing to bring Pancho Villa to the
Maryland Club to meet the winner
Of next weeks contest. If Muir
ray wins he will get the chance.
If Schwartz wins he'll get it. In
either case the fans will see the
worlds greatest little fellow tack
ling a worthy opponent for both
Murray and Schwartz are very.
very close to the top rung of the
ladder.
mo. I'm sorry that right now
cannot say definitely that I can
bring Villa to Chesapeake Junction,
but have every hope Of being
successful in my attempt to do so.
'If all Washington and Balti-
more fans want to see the little
Filipino tn be able to accommodate
them for we'll have about 10000
seats by the time the second show
is staged
Franklin said today that while
hindered little by yesterdays
baseball game at Maryland Park,
nevertheless, he would have all his
seats placed by next Sunday, and
barring bad weather, will put on
Schwartz and Murray for the clubs
first show next Monday night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
JACKS TRICK SHOWING
HAS EFFECT ON ODDS

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS N. Y. Sept. 1O.-If today
rush around fverishly in effort wager Frpo
probable
Jack Dempsey made in his Sunday.
And of break into print today
point that Dempsey does look nifty
clusion, it based what 1900
customers yesterday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

Is skilled ring man with more ex.
perience than this opponent.
To those who saw Dempsey batter
Willard to his fall in one round Mt
Toledo, it is hard to visualize Firpo
winning from the champion. To
those who saw Firpo land his awful
right again and again on Wizards
head and neck. IL is hard for them
to imagine Dempsey taking such
blows without suffering a great loss
of strength and speed.
Firpo, about the same age as the
champion, outweighs him by at
least twenty-five pounds. He is an
inch taller and has an advantage Of
six inches in reach, which really
means little or nothing.
Nevertheless, Dempsey has larger
biceps and just as large a wrist
measurement as Firpo.. It is this
build more than anything else
which makes the challenger slow
on his feet where the champion is
fast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

There is great contrast between
these two boxers. Dempsey is
nervous as o skittish horse. FirpO
Ia sluggish to an extreme. DemD-
sey 10 always on his toes, moving
every which way. FirpO stands
more or less flatfOOted, posing
his deadly right.
Both men are about at the end
Of their training. Dempsey has
done all possible to give himself
speed, hoping to dazzle the chal.
lenger and bring the finish as
quickly as possible. Some ad-
mirers of the champion expect the
bout to end inside of one round.
Others think it may go two rounds
and a few that six rounds will see
the end OF the Argentinian.
Firpo's admirers believe that
their hero has sufficient bodily
strength to take all Dempsey can
give him while, in turn, wearing
down the champion with heavy
blows to the body and head. knock
him out long before the fifteenth
round comes along.
The unbiased, knowing the ef
fects Of an idle life upon a boxer
and recalling Gibbons ability to
stay fifteen rounds at Shelby, be-
ieve that the whole matter rests
upon the Dempsey punch.
II Dempsey has the walIop, they
say, with which he won the title,
he will knock out Firpo as sure
as shooting. II he has lost his
punch, then he will be in trouble
and will have to display all his
ring experience to keep away from
FIrpo' 8 smuggling right hand.
1t is generally believed that. if
Dempsey has lost his punch but
succeeds I'm keeping away from
FirpO's right hand wallops to the
head and jaw, he can defeat the
challenger on points, as he is a
much smarter boxer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

To the wise men of the ring Fri
day nights combat will be between
q strong, rugged challenger with
death i'm his right hand against
strong, speedy champion with death
in each hand. Firpo is admit eddy
green and a poor boxer. Dempsey
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
BASEBALL ~
- SUMMARIZES

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

win be staged, has been n link
thing for champions this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

Tom Gibbons has never been
taken seriously as q heavyweight
contestant. Really q light heavy
weight, he IL the most capable
boxer Of his class i'm the country
and proved it by staying fifteen
rounds with Dempsey at Shelby,
Mont, ON July 4 Last. Only .
skilled, careful boxer could hope to
do that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

Since coming into the spotlight,
FirpO has fought twelve battles
in this half of the continent, win
ming ten of them by the kaye.
Homer Smith lost on q decision
In ten rounds at Omaha and Joe
DOwney was badly beaten in a
ten-rOund n0-decisiOn affair with
training camp gloves ut Indian
apolis. And there il the whole
story OF the man who will face
Dempsey Friday night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10
WE LOSE THIS ONE.

PHILADELPHIA
- - -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

Dempsey is quite unperturhed by
the fact that the Polo Grounds
ring. where his fight with FiTpO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

Learning the financial possibiIi.
ties Of ring vict0ries-and Firpo
has an acute sense Of money
values-the wild Bull Of the
Pampas" came back to this cOun.
try and began talking about bat
Ting Dempsey.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-06
CANADIAN RIVER
REACHES HIGHEST
STAGE SINCE 1915
Motorists Mmooned-Dnft
Threatens to Wreck
Bridges.

Amarillo, Tex. Oct. 6.-The Cana
dian river possibly is reaching the
highest rise since 1915, reports indi-
Gated.
They tell of demoralized train SER
vice oil the Chicago, Rock Island and
Gulf Railway. Amarillo division. Of
damages TO bridges and disrupted tele-
phone lines.
The flood waters at Canadian, Tex
as, are reported endangering the Santa
Fe bridge at that point.
Drift timbers OF the Tascosa bridge
have reached the Potter county high
way bridge, and officials fear that
such tremendous weight will damage
the bridge. resulting in shutting oil
the Amarillo gas supply.
Reports from Logan, New Mexico,
indicated that the river is the high
est ever known and continuing TO rise.
Logan is on the headwaters of the
Canadian.
A number of railway passengers
and automobile tourists are delayed
in Amarillo due to the flood waters.
Indefinite delays are reported by the
telephone company on calls to points
west on the Rock Island lines and
north.
Twenty-six bents are out on the
Denver bridge over the Canadian river
at Tascosa. it is reported.
Three bents of bridge on the Rock
Island between Glenrio and Tueum-
carl are also reported out.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-06
AGED MAN DIES
Of INJURIES,
WAS GRANGER.
Capt. ]. w. Minear Struck
by Train Thurs
+ j. day.
WAS 70 YEARS OLD
Injuries at First Thought
Minor, Prove l,ssa
Fatal. K
WAS 10 YEARS OLD

Injuries received when hit by an
I-G. N. passenger train at $3.50 last
Tuesday morning proved fatal TO j.
w. Minear. 73 years old. 40 East
Cincinnati avenue. who died at To-
cal hospital at IL 80 Saturday morn
ing.
The first examination Of Minear
by physicians disclosed nothing more
than two broken ribs and body
bruises. and it was not believed that
the accident would prove fatal. His
condition, however. grew steadily
worse, he having been seriously in
jured internally. Two of his ribs
were broken. one of the broken men,
bers penetrating the lungs.
According to information furnished
the police. Minear was walking south
along the. ma tracks short distance
below Morales, street when struck by
the train, He was hurled from the
tracks by the pilot. L. L. Boyd was
conductor in charge of the train that
struck Mr.. Minear. while r. r. Ham,
mond was engineer aud John Epp,
fireman. =
Mr.. Minear was formerly captain
of the Texas Rangers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-06
TO BE UNSETTLED
Northeast Wind May Bring Occasion
al Rains Sunday.

Weather for Sunday will be some
what unsettled with occasional rains
predicted. Maximum, temperatures will
be from so to 81 with light southeast
winds.
The high pressure area hat has
been in the north for the last few
days is settling down to the south
eastern part Of the country and is
causing northeast wind over Texas
which will bring clouds and rain in
scattered areas.
A small high appeared on the
weather map Saturday morning oil
the coast Of Southern California and
well developed high is in Canada
moving eastward along the border.
Practically no rain fell in Texas
overnight except OIL the coast.
The weather outlook for the week
beginning Monday for the West Gulf
states issued by the Washington Of
flee is: Considerable cloudiness: show
ers first half of the week; temperature
near normal
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-06

Since early Wednesday tie gunmen
have held the barricsdc, never yield
ing in the face of machine gun
and rifle fire that crumbled two gaping
holes in the walls of the building. ai-d
bombardment of tear gas bombs and
a barrage of rifle grenades. Three %
the four guards shot down in the coa-
victs' break for liberty are dead.
The prison is under military rule to-
day. Three members of the state
board of charities and corrections are
on the ground. Half hundred Ken
lucky national guardsm,n are bivs
ouacked in the shadows of the prison
walls.
Military censorship of press diss
patches was inaugurated - hrieer
period last night but later was aban-
doned upon a vigorous F.otcSt by menu
beers of corps of correspondents here 70
cover the siege" -.
There is A noticeable increase in the'
tense atmosphere within the vicinity.
of the prison today and feeling IS -
parent that the gunner will be rs.
lodged. That the occupants, or oeeus
pant-it is believed possible that one
or more es the desperadoes already
have been killed-have become restless
under the rigors of the siege was m.
Dictated during the night when, on two
occasions. Watchers detected mois-
ments within the mess hall.
Meanwhile residents OF tae htiie
town of Eddyville. located one mule
from the prison grounds. and occupants
of farm houses of the adjacent coun-
tryside are wearing down under tue
strain.
At intervals through the day, and
night the roar of rifle fire and me
ouick squirt of the cracking machine
guns volley roll over the hills.