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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
by G. r. WERNER

A CRITICISM or review OF book
n ia dangerous thing. Tho more
vital and growing a thing is. tho
moro difficult 20 fence Il about, TO
fix It's limitations by statute,
The writer has been asked 20 re
Wow and criticize Swimming for
Women" By l.. dc d. Handley, a
review OF Handbags latest work
leaves ono with nothing but the
highest praise for the author. II Is
so completely thoro that a novice
could learn tho art OF natauon with
but tho aid OF tho volume. lie has
outlined in this little book prellm.
mary and advanced instruction. com.
potitIvc swimming. fancy diving and
lifos avilg.
II Is book for tho novice. the
competitor and the instructor. II Is
a book from which anyone OF US, no
matter how high n reputation we
may have gained. can learn.
From tho preliminary schooling in
swimming no takes tho reader thru
TO the finished athlete. Like his
book. Swimming and Waterman.
ship" II viii aid thousands TO become
expert swimmers.
Handley has gained an interna.
tlonal reputation for himself by
coaching such aquatic stars as Ethel.
da Bleibtrey. Helen Wainwright.
Aileen Riggen. Ethel Garry. Gertrude
Ederle and many others.
With his team OF mermaids. New
York Women's Swimming Assocla.
tion.' he has registered n list OF ma.
tlonal and international records that
havo been uneanaled by any other
organization in the world. One is
kept busy keeping track OF tho pho.
nomenal feats made by these girl
swimmers most OF them still in their
teens.
In n chapter. advice 10 tho Ambl.
tlous." he outlines true sportsman.
ship TO the reader. II has fulfilled a
long.felt want TO the coach OF WON.
ems swimming team. The writer
takes the liberty of reprinting II in
part as follows:
Water sports are most enjoyable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
THERE are some experts who win

THERE are some experts who viii
i whisper in your ear:
Dempsey is not game. When
he's hurt he'll show IT,"
TREY say that against every great
fighter when they have nothing else
about which they can pan him.
You may hear MISC:
Dempsey Is n dope ficnd. They
shoot him full OF hop before he goes
into the ring"
The same stories have been told
about many other fighters.
Dempsey does not drink. his vices
ara ms few as possible for human
being, and he takes good caro- OF
himself. There Is nothing In hls
prlynte life that has 10 BIO Figured
in doping out his chances for his
coming fight.
He looks to be In good shape and
he should be right on edge from the
Gibbons fight He appears confident
but not too confident. The cham
pion will never be in danger Of un
derestlmatlng an opponent.
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AND
WRESTLES IN
SAME NIGHT

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Sept. Ia
~ Jack Reynolds. Indianapolis,
retained tho worlds welterwelght
title In tho wrestling match which
followed his marriage In Fairmont
arena last night
Taking two out OF three falls.
Reynolds defeated Logan Champ,
OF Cheyenne. wyo.. in cham.
pionship bout
A few minutes previous to the
contest Reynolds, wearing a bath
robe over his green tights. entered
tho ring and was married to Miss
Bonnie Lloyd, saxophone sololst in
n ladies' jazz band.
Johnny Meyers referred the
wrestling bout. Rev. II. s. Bailey
officiatcd at the wedding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
FUUOriteS
VictOrs In
Net Meet

DHILADELPHTA. Sept. 12.-six'
/ teen favorites in the national
lawn tennis championship singles
tournament moved up to the third
round today, one notch nearer to
the crown that has been worn by
big Bill" Iilden since 1920.
william T. Tildcn, H., present
singles title holder. and unofficial
champion OF the world, Is picked
by experts TO retain his title. Tho
champion was at his best yesterday
in defeating Cedric Major, taking
IA games in "a row and three
straight sets. So, go 60.
Eight elimination matches arc
scheduled to start at o'clock this
afternoon. Three OF tho matches
carded arc international affairs.
The features OF tho day. however,
will be played between Tildcn and
Carl Fischer, Philadelphia south
paw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
.Ot0bLes
Side With
Champion

NEW YORK, Sept. ig.--Mary and
: ' Doug. Georges Carpenter,
Charlie Chaplin. Le Figaro and Joe
Beckett. as well as all the nswSboys
Of New York and most OF the editors
Of Kansas. pick Jack Dempsey to
knock Luis Firpo clear across the
equator when the Buenos Aires bull
meets the heavyweight champion at
the Polo grounds Friday night
Mary AT Hollywood''-Dempsey
will win. but Firpo is courageous in
coming TO strange land and almost
reaching the top.
Doug-Dempsey ought TO knock
Firpo thru the ropes by the third
round
Georges at London"--I think
Dempsey is a certain winner. Flrpo
Is TO young in the game to beat a
great champion.
Charlie at Los Angeles''-Demp.
sey viii win. but I'd sure like TO sec
F'irpo in actor
Figaro "of Paris'-Dempsey will
win. but Firpo should not DO cons.d.
cred lightly. Monsieur Jack is wise
in trying TO break as soon as possible
the career OF man who would be.
come a real champion.
Joe Beckett Eat his English train.
ing camp-I think Dempsey will win.
The Newsboys-Dcmpsey'll mcider
dat Angel.
The Editors-Dempsey. sure as
floods, droughts and grasshoppers.
New York is awaiting the big
match with n grain OF financial an.
ticipation. The state figures on 500.
TO from taxes and admission prices
alone, not to mention the state in.
come tax. And the federal govern.
ment also will be on hand 20 get its
share from admissions and income
taxes.
Betting continued heavy in favor
Of the champion today. Wall Street
was offering to 5 for Knockout
and ~. to for n win.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

golfing season, but also car
ried the glow of the Western
amateur crown thru each
match.
To date no other golfer has been
able 20 duplicate the feat Of the Chi.
cago veteran. The nearest approach
Was the winning OF the professional
title by an amateur. Francis Ouimet,
back in 1919. when he took over the
famous English pros Yardon and
Ray. In the play.off Of the tie. oul.
met also won the amateur event In
1914 and finished second 70 Evans
In 1920.
Jones has been playing a mastery
game during the past season. He
demonstrated this at Inwood. not
alone thru his play in the qualifying
rounds. but In his constituency in the
finals. and his real test in the play.
off with tho steady Scot, Crulck.
shank.
Since the Inwood affair he has
played par golf thru tho South and
always he has shown his champion.
ship confidence stuff that win
make him the favorite out at Floss.
moor.
Evans IS still playing TO his old.
time tune. He registered again this
year in capturing the Western anna
teur title for the eighth successive
time when he eliminated the present
national amateur champ. Jess Sweet.
ster. over the tough Mayfield course
nj Cleveland.
Evans twice has held the amateur
title, once In 1915 and again in 1920.
He was runner up to the crown In
1912 and again in 1922. Jones has
YET 10 win in the amateur event. He
always has been the near beer in
past tournament play.
His closest call was in 1919 when
he finished second to Davidson Her
ron. Last year in the amateur
event at Brooklino he went thru the
seml.finals only 10 lose TO jess Sweet
eter. the ultimate winner. by and Z
This year seems TO be Bobby
turn. And hen smack the white
strawberries for tinkie IN the sill
very urn II he lives up 10 past per
formances.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

DO called upon TO use in defending
his position.
His large locality also will aid him
IN understanding the probable attack
or blowa that will be disastrous or
difficult 10 meet
His organization In more ono cal.
culated 10 defend position rather
than 10 attack. for his organ OF de.
structlyenenn Is larger than his com.
batiyeness, Therefore. no likely will
walt and aco what method his op.
ponent Is going 10 take. instead Of
being tho aggressor. Jus, tho same
an In playing chess, ono sometimes
opens out with ones pawns. but at
other times one keeps tho little
pnwna for protection.
lie has keen Hente OF order.
therefore he is Systematic and reg.
uiar In his work. and Is more in.
cilncd to bo scientific than many Of
his competitors.
His analytical power viii aid him
in every stroke he gives. Ho Is not
ono who will waste his energy. but
will be more inclined 10 conserve n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

He Is not one OF the dashlng kind
OF boxers
II his ears were larger. broader
and longer. he would show more OF
tho spectacular kind OF work. But
he has rather a delicate type OF ear
which he has inherited from his
mother or from his fathers mother;
while his face IL an indication OF his
inheritance from his father. or his
mothers father
HlA back head Is also an indlca.
ton Of his resemblance 10 his pater.
nal ancestry. while II Il were round
and full no would resemble his ma.
ternal side OF the family.
He could utilize his wonderful
physique in other scientific ways be-
sides boxing. and we believe that I,
II mere chance that he has de-
voted himself 10 his present profes'
sion. We Judge thla because he IL
not 70 full and broad behind the ears
and combatiycneEs Ia not 70 large In
development as one generally finds
In prizefighters. like JeffrIes. Cor
beit and others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
Sweet ser
Will Lead
Big Field

CHICAGO. Sept. l2.--Jess Sweet
" ser. OF New York. defender OF
the title. will be the first champion
10 tee off in the national amateur
golf championship. starting satur.
day. according TO the pairings an.
nounced today. sweetser Is paired
with Capt. Z. p. Carter. former Irish
champion.
The champion will be followed by
Robert Gardner. twice champion,
and Jack Neville. San Francisco.
The procession in the qualifying
round will continue with such stars
m Bobby Jones, David Heron and
Chick" Evans getting away early.
Approximately 200 players will
start In the qualifying round. the
entry list shows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

TINE big question now is-has
Il Dempsey lost hia punehT
In training for tho f1rpo fight.
The champion was hitting hard. box
ing we'll and he seemed 90 10 10
much better spirits. There Ia no
doubt that he was worried at Great
Falls with the question whether he
ad not COMO way back. and from
hes actions at Saratoga he feels sat
isficd with hrngclf now.
Dempsey IL the best hitting fighter
in tho world. Perhaps his punch
may not have as much power BE-
hind Il as Firpo's. but Il has enough
TO accomplish the results.
He hits with both hands. His left
hook 10 the jaw Is as dangerous and
as potent a blow as there il In tho
ring. His right hand Is Just az
powerful, He can box. his footwork
rs fine and his style ~ very hard
TO penetrate. Ho wcayeH around tho
ring. fights always on his tocs and
holds his arms 30 that he can shoot
n left or right from any position,
He fights with great courage and
daring. He win risk punch to got
an opening for n counter. and II In
at this game that no is n most
deadly fighter. Tommy Gibbons
figured that every time no missed
Dempsey he was flirting with a
knockout and he saw 10 II that he
didn't miss. when he wasn't sure
OF an opening. he would not lead.
Dempsey. II must be remembered
also. has always shown himself to
be much better against n bigger
man. His greatest fight was won
against the biggest man In the ring.
II r. only natural. OF course. that
his speed would be more effective
against a slow.moving. awkward op.
ponent,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
HELEN DOESN'T
PLAY DOUBLES

Helen Wills. the womens cham.
pion tennis player, very seldom In.
dulges in doubles play, Her father,
who is her coach and director, be.
lleves that she can do best by con.
filming her attention TO singles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

sey who fought Tom Gibbons
was only an ordinary fighter,
who won only because he was
stronger.
Since no was unable 20 knock
ont Tom Gibbons ia rs rounds az
shelby on tho Fourth OF July. il
Will be necessary TO figure how
good Dempsey IL right now, rather
than how good he was before.
Dempsey made very bad show.
ing agaius, Gibbons. The only thing
no showed was that ho had not
slipped physically and that no could
so 10 rounds AZ top speed. His HIT.
ting was had. lie missed time after
time. He was short In HIS judg.
ment OF distance and his timing
was very had. lilo also seemed TO
lack steam in his punches.
Most everyone who saw that fight
believed that tho long absence from
tie ring had caused tho champion
10 grow rusty, II IS a known fact
among boxers that constant practice
u the only thing that viii keep q
fighter technically on edge and
Dempsey was not on edge that no,
July afternoon
II must be figured. also. wiNn
looking back at that fight. that
Dempsey missed 10, because he
was boxing agains, the faa,est and
most clever heavyweight In tho
ring. II was only natural that he
should miss. Firpo couldn't touch
glow on Gibbons In 10 rounds,
and few other slow heavywelghts
could reach him.
There was some reason for con
Germ. however. when Dempsey failed
wen to put Gibbons on the floor
II IL admitted that Gibbons was
clever enough 10 present very few
openings. but Dempsey hit him
solidiy enough times TO put him
down II he had tho punch he had
agains; willard. Brennan and Car.
pentier
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
Sport T ak
Boxing Angle.
Leonard and Dundee.
Baseball Off-Days.
BY BILLY EVANS

CHoULD ring champions go out OF
- their class when II is possible
for them 10 get plenty OF action
among fighters at their own weight?
This thought is prompted by the
coming clash between Lightweight
Champion Benny Leonard and the
featherweight title-holder. Johnny
Dundee. II the men had never met
before there might be a logical res-
son for the match. On the contrary.
the two have clashed eight times.
so they should know their act very
we'll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
National Open Cho.
HOPES TO Win Amateur
All Golfdom Will Watch Atlanta Youths Perform
ance in National Tournament That VIII Start on
Chicago Links Saturday
BY ROY GROVE

CHICAGO Sept 12-Can Bobby Jones accomplish the SUI
~ preme in gofdom by winning both the national open
and the amateur titles in the same year?
When he goes into the national amateur tournament, at
Fossmoor this month he will have the opportunity TO turn
trick which has been done by only other golfer in the
history of the game.
Chick Evans the wizard of the magic mashie in 1915
He not only the amateur and national titles in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
Major Talk

Jack Scott held the Boston Brave,
scoreless and led tho attack as we'll by
batting $50 for tho day and tho Giants
won. 10 TO o.
Pitisburg Pirates took n flrmsr
hold on second place by sending rat
Moran's Cincinnati Reds down 10
i-to-3 defeat.
-Four hons runs. two ~ them by Wi.
llnms. and four two. baggers. two Of them
by WALKER. helped tho philadelphia Ma
tlonals defeat tho Brooklyn Dodgers II
10 2.
Howard Ebmko allowed IN. league
leading yanks me tiny hit by way ~
following Ills recent shut-out Of the
Athletics. and the Boston He'd sox
won, . 10 0,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
EUGENE CIRCUIT
HAS NOT QUIT

= Eugene Criqui has not quit the
ing Tho little Frenchmsn plans 10
feturn 10 America this winter and
relieve Johnny Dundee OF the crown
that he lost to tho Scotch wop In
June.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

EDDIE COLLINS, famous second.
~ sacker of the Chicago White
Sox, is a rabld golf enthulast. Col
Inns plays at every opportunity. How
ever. he refuses 10 let golf, his pleas
ure, interfere with baseball. his live
lihood
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
CHERRY PIE is
RECORD-HOLDER

Cherry Pie, owned by Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney. holds the worlds
record for running a mile. Cherry
Pie made the distance in minute
SO 2.5 seconds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
MORE GRAFT

Attic fight promoters know that
It In not legal to work with ticket
scalpcrs. Eastern men who arc stag.
ing smokers do so just the same.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
Reading Luis Firpo's Skypiece


EDlIon's NOTE The following
scientific analysis o. Luis Angel
lhpo Nas made -IclasiSs ely Tor The
star and " T., A. service by Jessie
Allen Fowler. noted ehrenoisEist,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

nUNDEE insists that he can beat
~ Leonard in a decision bout and
will prove II. II Johnny delivers.
then the plsudi.a Of the fight fans
viii be his. II the match proves lit
tie more than waltz. then II will
seem that filthy lucre was the big
idea in arranging the ninth battle
between the two. The one attractivs
feature, OF course, Is the fact that
the contest brings together two
champions. When champions meet
the public is always interested. altho
such bouts as a rule have never been
thrillers. The meeting between Leon
ard and Kilbane, when the latter
was featherwelght champion. WAS
most disappointing. Kiibane proved
no match for Leonard. When Brit
ton and Leonard met. Britton then
being weller champ. the bout ended
in a very unsatisfactory manner.
Britton winning on a foul after a
tame contest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

Jack Dempsey Has FeW Weaknesses
in Ring; Looked POOrLu at SheLby
BY HENRY i. FARRELL

NEW YORK
d
il
S
Discussing invariably
ability hit with both his fighting
he
and that he can be
beer in
and 5 an
he hit
Willard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

M7HAT do ball players do on their
w off.days? DO they seek the the.
alter. HE themselves TO counter
baseball attraction or spend the day
playing cards? Wrong. It's the golf
course for most OF the athletes on an
off day. Recently while working in
Chicago had occasion to play GER
tain course and during the round I
bumped into a half dozen White Sox
players. That interested me. The
next day on inquiry learned that
more than twice that many put in
the off-day on the golf links.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

Turkish school children use chalk
and pencils imported from Ger.
many.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

TyHE Leonard. Dundee bout may be
4 all right. but It seems that a
moro popular move on tho part OF
Dundee would be TO take on many OF
the worthwhile featherweights who
are ciamoring for crack at the title.
Dundee has always been busy
fighter. and IL he continues that pol
icy now that he is champion, the
featherwelght contenders viii soon
get their opportunity TO knock John
NY loose from the crown. In sport.
as In everything else. these are days
OF frenzied finance, so perhaps Dun
dee and Leonard are not TO be
blamed for picking up a lot of soft
money as long as the public is will
ing to pay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12

New Zealand has less than one.
half Of per cent alien population.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
CHAMPION Is
ITE PLAYFUL

Why shouldn't ] be cutting
up?" he asked. II feel better than
] have at any time since Toledo.
No. I'm not as good as was then.
j will never be that good again.
] admit that 7 can't hit as good as
j used TO, but I have learned some
other things that will make up for
n little lack Of steam"
Dempsey spent an hour this
morning, picking his hands and
his face In brine. He always does
that before fight.
1T destroys my beauty but this
old brine sure hardens the skin, and
that Firpo Is big. strong fellow
who" the champion started and
The mob chanted. can hit and 1t
will be a tough fight"
Tho champion concluded training
yesterday afternoon with light
boxing session. Ho will, have just
a warm.up this afternoon and will
grab the train for New York In
the morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
: Factors
to Decided
Big Scrap
Both Champion and Chsl-
lenger Appear in Best
of Condition to Battle

WHITE SULPHUR SPRlNSS. n
w ". sept. l..-Three very Inn.
portant factors will have a part in
deciding the heavyweight champion
ship when Jack Dempsey and Luis
angel Firpo meet Friday night IN
New York for tho title.
PHYSICAL condition. technical auali'
fieatlon embodied In the ability 70
box and hit. and the mental factor,
an will have a most important part
in deciding whether the rms Is TO
have. for the first time, heavy
weigh, champion who cannot speak
English.
DEMPSEY has a decided advantage
in two respects and " Is his known
superiority In boxing and hitting
ana his apparent mental edge that
makes him heavy favorite 70 de-
feat the big South American and
re,ain hts championship.
\DTH MEN
TOP SHAPE
Roth the champion and hR
swarthy challenger seem 70 he IN
,ho best Of condition. They have
trained along their own lines and
10th have the advantage o: at
least one fight upon which they
started their training.
DEMPSEY. IN one respect. seems
10 BE- in better shape than Firpo
In tha, he has shown more en-
durancs and better wind.
Dempsey has profited b. having
fSrsfciaSs string Of sparrfug part
ners agxsn~s whom ho was able
10 develop both speed and punching
po~er. FIrpo had terrible bunch
OF hams in his camp. so that what
he has developed technically In bis
training is not certain.
After watching both fighters In
aud out OF the ring during the
most important part OF their train
lng, one. douots that Dempsey 10
mentally more prepared than Firpo
The champion. beyond douo'- has
no, worry on his mind: while.
the other hand. Firpo has shown
uBnistakably both in his speech
and in his actions that he u carry.
lng a few doubts with him Firpo
cannot hope to win II he has the
slightest doubt that he cannot win.
rcnlpsey's peace Of mind was
shown this morning when he spent
almost an hour reading A pile OF
mall that comes every day 10 his
camp. He read several mash notes
aloud 10 tho newspaper men and
remarked that he never knew he
was good looking until he read
some OF the letters.
Maybe the girls will not say
am 40 good looking next Saturday
morning. ne commented.
Many interviewers. including a
delegation Of sob sisters. visited him
this morning. Each delegation
asked what he thought OF the COM
ing fight and on each occasion he
turned to the boxing writer and
said.
You tell 'en. boys"
Ana the answer came baCk III
chorus. Hes big, strong fellow
and can hit. 1t will be n tough
fight"
The champion has given tha.
stock answer so many times 1t Is
the ret joke phrase OF the camp.
Dempsey was In unusually fine
fsttls this morning. Ho was apply.
ing the deadlock" TO the newspaper
men and seeking them playful Jolts
that almost Knocked them down.
Is
yITE PLAYFUL
~Why shouldn't be cutting
up?" he asked. II feel better than
have at any time since Toledo.
, 1923-04-26

shireen- Tho other memDers Of tho
cast are entitled to unstinted credit
fr their performances.