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Evening star., 1923-09-16

Not one, but scores of the spectators
who filed out of the arena Friday
night were heard by the writer to
say:
"WeH, Dempsey is real champion.
He's on y cot one more job on his
hands-and that job is to put Harry
Wills out of business"
Contest Up 10 Riciart.
So the contest now is m to Tex
Rickard. Richard. it vii. be remem-
bered. has said all alon.- tAat Harry
Wills is the one man in the feat gam e
today who could enter the ring with
inS the squared circle as he Torld
champion IN this connecti iOn, how
ever, little up and up on wills may
not be amiSs.
Harry Wills hands are on the bum.
They've been that WY since he
traded wa 'oDs with elem johnson, an
othe darktown hervywe ft. But
Harry wants a chance at Dempsey and
he wants a chance AZ the dough that
would be represented in Il scrap for
the world heavyweight title. Paddy
same chance for his dusky ward.
Remus' stories has jes, been layin'
low since the Glen Johnson fight. He
has been nursing his dukes, ana he
thinks that If he got in the rims with
Dempsey they would not 80 back on
him before he made the white man
kiss the canvas for the count. That's
what Harry thinks. But the Friday
night Firpo-Dempsey battle gave
everyone a new slant on the Manassa
Evening star., 1923-09-16
CRlCKETERS
WILL PLAY MATCH TODAY

washington Cricket Club has a
scheduled match at o'clock this aft
ernoon on the Potomac Park cricket
reserve, opposite the bathing beach,
with the Sons of st. George of Balti-
more. Manager Byron and Capt.
Carlton put the local batsmen through
a couple of competitive practices dur
Ing the past week. and sufficient i'm
provement was shown. to anticipate
victory in today's meet.
The following players made the
most creditable demonstrations in the
recent competitive tryouts: c. Long
street, r. Leckey, John Harvey, w.
Barrett, S. Byron, w. Warren, J.
Branch. e. O'Connel, G.. Carlton, A.
Wynn and A. Carlton.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

mauler. He not only Cd nsock, but
he en- take it.
Dempsey's ability to absorb the
best there was in Firpo's right and
come back for more has done more
TO put Jack IN the favor of fight fans
than any other episode in his career.
And now that the postmortem. sea-
son has arrived we get an echo from
Tho Shelby Nom. doings, whore
Dempsey permitted Tommy Gibbons
to 20 fifteen rounds.
What was wrop2 with Dempsey in
the Gibbons scrap? Was July { an
D!f-Color day for the ch npion, or
is Tommy Gibbons one OF rhe clever
est men n the ring today? If we
figure that Gibbons is a wizard, who
lacks only a knockout punch. nothing
more remains TO be said. But
something must have been rotten in
Denmark or Shelby on the day in
question.
The writer saw the Dempsey-Gib-
bons set-to and also was on hand for
the Dempsey Firpo fight. Dempsey
in the Montana ring and Dempsey in
the Polo Grounds were as far away
from one another in science strength.
courage and fGht!ng ability as the
north pole is from the south pole
Perhaps the Gibbons fight was
warning to the champion-a warning
which came in time
At any rate he was changed man
when he met Firpo. and whether one
personally likes or dislikes Dempsey
let il be said to his credit that he
kept the title on American soil.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-16
PILLS BEAT MILANS
/ FOR SECTION TITLE

/; Cob Prinzi, clever young hurler of
the Phils. led his team to the cham
pionship in section c, of the unlim-
tied division of the city sandlot se-
ries when he held the Milans down to
five bingles, his nine winning. to 2.
Pop Wilson of the losers hurled bril-
Iiantly. but his outfit lacked the
necessary punch at the stick.
/. Milans threatened in the sixth,
when they smacked three binsies in
a row. but Prinzi frightened and
struck out the next three batters.
The Phils were we'll in the van in
the seventh, scoring a pair of mark
ers on singles by White and Mat
tingly and two miscues by the losers.
Had the Milans won yesterday, the
race for the sectional title would
have still been on. resulting in the
delay of the unlimited championship
games. The sandlot base ball COM
mission c5al arrange a complete
schedule for the finals, now that the
Phils won in sectinn @ 4
Evening star., 1923-09-16
ARLINGTON COUNTY
TITLE IS AT STAKE

The Arlington county base ball
championship will be at stake when
lCherrydale and Arlington teams viii
hook up this afternoon at 3 o'clock
on the latter's diamond in the decid-
ing fray of the series A pitchers s
duel, involving Lefty Winegarden or
Buck Clatterbuck of Cherrydale and
Pfiel or Wormsley of Arlington. Is
promised. Any one of these hurlers
| is capable of dishing out some clever
hurting.
CherrydaIe got off to a bad start
| in the county series, but after il had
| copped four consecutive games
| Arlington was made to sit up ana
| take notice. When Arlington last
downed Cherrydale. a ten-inning bat
tie waged with eleven strike-outs TO
| CIatterbuck and seven to Pfiel.
If winegarden and Wormsley are
| opposing moundsmen a battle from
start to finish Is expected, judging
| from the way they turned in pair
| Of victories last Sunday. The former
slab artist downed the strong Camp
! Humphreys outfit in an eleven inning
/ contest, while Wormsley, on the
mound for the Clinton Athletic Club
set the Prince Georges tossers down
] to a singing defeat.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
FIGHTERS ARE READY
TO OPEN new ARENA

Benny Schwartz, southern flyweight
champion. will hook up with Battling
frankie Murray of Philadelphia in
the twelve-round feature bout at the
new Maryland Athletic Club. near the
District line, Monday night. Both
fighters are reported to be in the pink
of condition.
frankie Mann. who is promoting the
show, promises lots of(action in the
preliminaries. Little Tony Cafoni of
Walter Reed Hospital will face Gill
bert Herman of Baltimore in the
semi final Carbon's local fame as a
clever mauler reached it's height
when he decisively defeated Vincent
Carbon recently.
Jumbo Eggleston. member of the
Mohawk Athletic Club. who fights
along the lines of Luis Firpo, will
make his debut in the ring this season
against Phil Brok of Baltimore, a
hpfty boxer. who is said to pack a
strong right-hand punch. Some other
good preliminaries are carded.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

There are two or three big deals in
the wind in which cash will circulate
freely and in quantity. The replen-
lshment Of material is needed as bad
~ In the American League as in the
Nation%. The Americans realize that
they have to combat a team that has
a chance to win its fourth champion
snip in succession
1t has been the boast of the Ameri-
can League that it could whip any
championship combination inside OF
two years, but the boast has not been
made good. The Yankees have prac-
ttcally won their third championship
and they are on their way to the
fourth.
Must Bolster Clubs.
Seven cities in the American League
cannot hold the Yankees down and in
the National they have lost patronage
so badly in some sections that they
have got to get up in the race or suf-
fer the painful drawing of every tooth
in their heads. 1t isn't that there is
any lack of interest in baseball II
is simply stagnation.
1t happens of course. that both
leagues are under the same diet Of
too much New York" and that makes
1t doubly distastefui.
Fans doubtless thing it strange that
the Pacific Coast League, which gave
up Kamm, O'Connell and Hale for
fabulous prices last year, has pro-
duced no material this year. 1t was
rumored some time ago that the Pa
cific Coast League was to be boy
cotted by the majors because the Pa
cific boys are opposed to the draft.
If that is so then what were Harry
Davis and Connie Mack of the Ath-
letics doing out in Salt Lake City?
Davis went first to see whether Paul
Strand would do for the Athletics and
Connie followed him. Connie talked
up and down the larger avenues Of
Salt Lake City, enlarging & little on
each offer until it is said he struck
salt Lake Wants Players.
NO" said Salt Lake City. Money
is no object. We want ball players.
Give us players and we will talk
this matter of Strand with you"
But Connie had no players to give.
He pleaded to be separated from his
money. He hurled his check back
at Salt Lake City and they threw
it right back in his face. There
are Scoffers who say that Mack never
paid $4,000 for Sammy Hale last
year. but he gave up the dough just
the same Others insist that Strand
is not worth 100000 Maybe not.
But if Strand can hit well enough
in the Pacific Coast League to be
romping around 400 most of the sea
son. he is worth more to ten OF
sixteen major league clubs than any
DdSneO ouLuElucI lHtS Ito
Any team that wants hitter VIII
find Strand the most valuable bar
gain of a poor bargain season. He
is not the immature ana awkward
stick that hes was. Even whom he
uitched for the Boston Nationals and
George Stallings was being hailed
as "the miracle man" he was a bet
ter ball player than Stallings knew.
The Giants have purchased from
Hutchinson, kans-, ball player
at presumably a pretty fair price.
He gathered a reputation as a home
run hitter in a small league on a
big ground. 1t was openly an
nounced by McGraw that he had
taken the Nplayer on because he came
of a race that furnishes 100000
of New York's great population. The
introduction of racial distinction i'll
sport as a matter of advertising and
publicity is new and the experiment
will he watched with some interest.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-16

that swims 1t has been said that
the black bass is a born fighter and
that he dies but never surrenders.
His savage rush at the bait, the swirl
and swish of him as he causes the
line to cut through the water his
plunge to the bottom as he bends
the anglers rod, his leap into the
air as he tries to free himself from
the hook, all cause the sportman's
nerves to tingle and his heart to
pound with a thrill produced by no
other sport.
There are two families of the fresh
water black bass that all anglers
know, the large-mouth bass, and the
small l-mouth bass. The former lives
in the lakes or deep streams, and
usually grows to larger sizes than
the mal1-r1louth bass. The latter
loves the swift-running waters,
rocky shores and grayelly bottoms,
He is the more active of the two, ana
his activity keeps him in training
and he does not take on weight as
does his relative, the big mouth bass.
Black bass, in the spawning sea
son, build or fashion nest in the
gravel and sand. and therein deposit
their spawn. They are the only game
fish which possess the maternal and
paternal instinct to such an extent
that they guard their spawn in the
nest and until the fry are large
enough to swim and take care of
themselves.
It is to be sincerely regretted that
when these game fish are guarding
their spawn that pot-fishermen,
knowing the habits OF the fish, drag
many-hooked plug bats over their
spawning beds, tempting them to
attack the deadly lures. not for food.
but In order to drive them away
from their nests and their young, and
In that way land and kill the bass.
and thus destroy the school of fry.
This is an ignoble; and murderous
method of fishing and should be de-
spised by all sportsmen and severely
punished by the law.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
MUST WIN ONE BOUT
TO OBTAIN ANOTHER

Andy Bowen. local scrapper. will get
a chance to exchange swats with Honey
Roy FinniEan of the Navy if he trounces
Fighting Sammy Fulton in the twelve
round feature bout at Sportland Heights
boxing arena, Berwyn Id-. Thursday
night. Bowen was originally booked to
mix ii up with the Navy mauler. but the
latter damaged his hand in d recent
bout with Bobby Garcia.
Fulton is a rugged Italian from Tren-
ton. n. j., where he has quite reputa-
tion for bowling them over.
Matchmaker Miller claims he has one
of the best bouts of the season booked
in the eight-round affair between Young
Dancio. termed the Philippine gamecock.
and Midget Carbon of the Army. He
also has carded a pair of FOUNDERS
that should supply some thrills. TeI ry
O'Day Of Belfast. Ireland, will oppose
Joe Lewis of Baltimore, while Jack
Ramsay will encounter Joe Fontaine
Of this city.
Young Frank Moran will meet Kid
Clarke in the four-round opener.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
AQUATIC STARS LISTED
FOR MUNICIPAL MEET

Miss Florence Skadding and Mark
Coles are among those local aquatic
followers who will compete in the
open swimming meet to be held at
the municipal pools, 18th and B streets,
Thursday at 4 O'clock. Entries are be-
ing sent to room No. 2. District build
ing:
The events are:
For men-100-yard dash, ,500-yard
free-style' swim, loo-yard back-stroke
and fancy diving. For women-1oo-
yard free.style and fancy diying.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Pleasant youngsters turned to the
Waverly Juniors for a whack at the
title. They entered the fray con-
tine. the opposing boxman. killed
Mount Peasants hopes by yielding
but seven wallops. his team winning.
10 to 4. IL must have been a stinging
defeat for Mount Pleasant In the
club piled up nine straight victories.
only 10 have its win column marred
through forfeit.
PetwOrth A. c. Unbeaten.
Sandlot followers term the Pet
worth Athletic Club. 1.-The unluckiest
nine in the series" Buck ,Grier's
cohorts were greatly handicapped
strength was needed Several Pet
worth stars, including Miller and
Rhees, were compelled to leave for
college when their team loomed'
dangerous as the winner in section A
of the unlimited division. Buck did
not lose heart. He gathered together
a makeshift team and faced the
LegionnarieS in the title play. But
Stevens was selected to catch, and at
the end of the fray with the Bullets,
the sandlot commission called the
contest void. declaring Stevens in
eligible. This decision gave Amer
ican Legion the sectional title.
The elements played havoc with
the series games this year. Rain,
soggy grounds and darkness caused
the poStponement of numerous clash
es. The majority of sandlot managers
cials stage the series next year only
on Sundays, as this would hinder
games from being called on account
of darkness. If this action were
| taken. the series would have to start
at the opening of the season instead
| of several weeks later.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Linworth is in for tough job to
dispose of Waverly. Mace Mccormick,
hurler. and his receiver. Fee Collier,
will bend every effort for a win over
Linworth. If they perform in the
same style that humbled Linworth
last Sunday, 5 to 0. then their oppon-
ents will encounter serious trouble.
Lew Hollis and Crump is the battery
for Linworth. Lew has been serving
the old apple up in clever fashion
this season, but in order to turn the
trick over ~Wayerly he tmustzdish out
a brilliant brand of ball. Kines toed
the mound for FIVE innings against
Waverly last Sunday. He was
touched freely and is unlikely to re-
ceive the hurting assignment today.
Some form shark with an al eyed
sense of humor wants to know ii the
city sandlot commission lis going to
wait until Christmas to stage the
finals for the unlimited title of the
District" This query is far-fetched,
perhaps. but is does bring home the
fact that the title race in the three
sections of the unlimited division
has covered a lengthy period, result
ing from tie games to be replayed
and the withdrawal of teams. which
changed the entire status of the
standings. 1t will be safe to say.
however, that this week the finals
will get well under way.
Tough Game Tomorrow.
A tough battle is in prospect is in
prospect tomorrow when the first con-
test of the finals will be staged.
American Legion, winners in section
A, will oppose the Mohawks. leaders
pendent champions. Play will start
at 4:3o o'clock at the Union Park.
Vic Guazza,, diminutiYe pilot of the
Indians, has an array of boXmen from
which to select tomorrow slab art
ist. Watt, Finney Kelly, Winegarden
hurting duties. Charley Swan is apt
to entice Lem owen to serve them up
for the Legionnaires. Carl Clatter-
buck also may get his chance.
EmbIems and the Southends are
staging a thrilling battle for the
midget championship of the. District.
They have met twice, each nosing
out the other by close margin. In
the last fray Bauman of the Emblems
proved a puzzle to the Southends.
He proba bly, will pitch in the decid-
ing battle this week. The contest
will be played at Union Station Plaza
tomorrow or Tuesday at o'clock.
,Mohavks will meet a tough foe in
the Clarendon team today at o'clock
at the Union Park. Manager Vic
Guazza of the Indians probably will
send Finney Kelly or Winegarden to
the mound.
with the passing of the junior title
to the WaverIy Juniors, fans can re-
call a number of noteworthy feats
accomplished by the junior contend
ers Matters looked extremely bright
for the young Mount Pleasant team to
figure in the running when 1t routed
the Warwicks, to O.. In that fray
Phipps. Central High School hurler,
held the Warwicks down to eight
scattered blows. He also smacked
twelve safe clouts garnered by Mount
Pleasant.
Having disposed of the Warwicks
in, such an easy manner, the Mount
Evening star., 1923-09-16
MOONLIGHT LOFT PIGEON
TAKES DISTANCE FLIGHT

A bird from the Moonlight Loft
won the race of the American Hytex
Racing Pigeon Club. averaging
1,17256 yards per minute in the
flight from Charlottesville, Va, to
this city.
w. Blaine got second; d, c. Hart
ley, third: MI Sullivan. fourth, =: =.
sixth. and W. Hardy seventh.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
lust Beat Wills to Be Ring Car Lack Balance Hurts Major Leagues
STRONG NEW YORK CLUBS
MENACE TO BASE BALL
Unless Giants or Yanks or Both Are TOppIed From,
Their Perches Before End of Another Season
Games Popularity May Wane.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

PEW YORK September tBeat New York; Base bali
country demanding that something be
Gotham both
succeed in strengthening the topping either
the Yanks both from their lofty perches
other waning popularity
Realizing the
players strengthen their
whoop 100000
land De plenty before the
begins provided the minor leagues produce the
Evening star., 1923-09-16
IRVING SEEKING A SECOND
DISTRICT DIAMOND TITLE

Ohm B. IRVING manager the Wavery junior
ball be the local andot pilot this
OF District championship
Pleasant
achieve this Should Wavey
Union Park O'clock will the
fheyur
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Huns--O: hunnerx, WniSe. Matsinxy W,
seeooas, jacobs ErTors-AasrneT Mstsins Sins
Houchen. Stolen bases--Mattingly, G. Kuh-
nert. sacrifces--Mansheid. H. Richardson.
Double play--white 70 Matttngly. Left on
bases--Milans, 9; Phiis. 8. Bases on balls
on Prinxi. g.; OF Wilson, Q. Hit by pitcher
BY Prtna (Jacobs, Seebods1t by Wilson
son, z. Wild pitches-Prinxi. Umpires-
Messrs. Sutton and Hass. TINE Of game--2
hours, ..
Evening star., 1923-09-16
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller

good cheer be patient and
~ fishing tackle long lane that has turning" and
l. bound Just this time of the
fishing unusually good the Potomac badly dis
colored fact than that it muddy real muddy con
beyond
Shenandoah reported to be cloudy although this stream clears
But and there is always that but the chances are that from
fishing frequent
will with the cooler weather
them when hooked
Evening star., 1923-09-16
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va. Sep
tember 15.-The Potomac river is
muddy and the Shenandoah slightly
cloudy this evening.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
LONE FORMIDABLE FOE
LEFT FOR JACK TO MEET
Scrap With Dusky Boxer Demanded by Fans Bu,
Selection of Battle Ground Is Problem-Cham-
pion Proves He Can Take Punishment.
BY SPARROW ModANN.

EW YORK September -To he surveys it
remains for Jack Dempsey Harry Wills
= stevedore.
Will the bout be held? in New York
the has that would be bad off
New York There 000 negroes metropolis
might
When Dempsey the Frpo down for the
10000 fight Polo
astic cheer he received he the title
did the blood of Harry wins
Evening star., 1923-09-16

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, IA; Little Rock, 80.
Chattanooga, 4; Mobile, 8.
Nashville, 10; New Orleans, 8.
Memphis, IL; Birmingham, o.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

All salt water anglers have been
waiting for the new moon. During
the last week or so very few big
catches have been reported from any
of the salt water fishing GROUNDS.
The fish have not been biting, due
perhaps to the direction of the wind.
But with the new moon those VINO
frequent salt and brackish water
places expect to make a killing. The
big trout and blue fish should be
very much in evidence and many
parties are being arranged to take
advantage of the new moon, which
has been proved beyond the shadow
of doubt TO WELD some sort of in
fluence on the denizens of the deep.
A few reports have come in about
big mouth bass fishing in the. creek
angler fishing in Aquia creek re-
turned with a catch of six or seven
of these gameSt but said that he
did not consider his catch a very good
times that number. Occoquan creek,
usually very good place to land
some nice bass in the fall of the
year, is very muddy just at present
and there rs no telling just when ii
will clear, as Bull Run creek empties
into this stream and the Iightest of
rains causes it to become badly dis
colored.
Az was announced in this column
recently, Virginia hunting licenses
can be obtained at the Atlas sport
ing goods store, 927 d street north
west. These licenses are known as
statewide licenses for non-residents
and cost $40. A statewide license
enables the holder to hunt in any
section. The other license ISSUED is
called a county license. These county
licenses are not issued in the District,
but have to be obtained from the
al %111 -. =
The Black Bass.
The fresh-water black bass Is a
fish that every angler respects as
worthy of the steel and deserving of
serious study. and fnchfor inch and
pound for pound is the gamest fish
Evening star., 1923-09-16
AS was announced in this column
The Black Bass.

The fresh-water black bass Is
fish that every angler respects as
worthy of the steel and deserving of
serious study. and inchfor inch and
pound for pound is the gamest fish
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Mohawks will meet a tough foe in
the Clarendon team today at o'clock
at the Union Park. Manager Vic
Guazza of the Indians probably will
send Finney Kelly or Winegarden to
the mound.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-09
LYcAn NEWS

Mrs c. E. Cooper is preparing to
take some beets to Two Buttes to
the fair. She canned one which
measured 12A inches in eircumfer-
ence. Can any one beat it?
Mrs Bland also Mrs. Robberson
are enjoying tomatoes,from their
own gardens. This seems early for
tomatoes here. Mrs. Bland says she
will have any how 80 bushel.
Walter Brooks is confined to his
bed at this writing.
Curtes, the little son of Jas Asher
has been quite sick with measles.
Mrs. RAIDER and Mrs. Vann of
Wichita are here for the summer
on homestead near Star.
Frank Woods became very Ill the
latter part of last week and the DR.,
s-ayed with him day and night.
Mr. Woods has bad case of appen-
dicitis and is in serious condition,
being too poorly.to operate on.
Cucumbers galore, every body and
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-09
CH|EFTA|N CORRESPONDENCE
Contributed by our Special Staff from all the Surrounding Terror

his brother has them. In fact all
gardens are good
Frank Woods is better at tthis
writing and able to be operated on
Howard Oliver can see to read
some now.
Mrs. Records has pie squash
almost u inches in diameter. We
think we need to have community
fair near home.
Little MaryLee Records enter
tanned several OF her little girl
friends Friday afternoon; it being
her birthday. Most of the pirls were
from the Primary Dept of the Sun
day School.
The third Sunday in this month
the Sunday School will hold their
regular convention at Pretty Prair-
lie. The Lycan band will probably
play as part of our program.
Mr.. andAlrs Leslie Robberson of
Illinois visited Mrs Robberson's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hor,ow here. Mr. Robberson has
gone on west to look for a location,