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The Washington times., 1923-09-01
s Blow
ENDED CAREER
OF NJ AUL|FFE
Once Promising Fighter Now
Human Punching Bag for
Jack Dempsey.

Jack McAuhffe--not the light
weight-and Farmer Lodge are
among those assimilating the blows
Of j. Dempsey, ESQ. at his Saratoga
training camp. Quite a bit Of near
tragedy wariders aimlessly about in
the training camp Of q champion
pugilist. These two are now re.
ceiving a salary Of sorts for per-
hitting themselves to be beaten.
Their dreams Of gold and the find
Ing Of the end Of the well known
pugilistic rainbow are at an end.
McAuliffe, just a few short
months ago. was training himself,
with staff Of press agents about
him sending forth. words Of his
movements and preparations.
Then he climbed into the ring
with Luis Firpo at the Milk Fund
bouts and was led from IL a round
or two later. lurching q bit dizzily.
A week or so later he entered the
ring in Jersey City, and in less time
than it takes to tell was stand
ing on hie head, his career in the
ring at an end. Now he is a
human punching bag.
The case Of Farmer Lodge is
perhaps not so pathetic, for the
Farmer has been little else but q
punching bag all the while he has
been in the rng-a huge, stupid
slow fellow, with a hard punch, but
never the means at hand to take
advantage Of It.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

All this wild excitement about
the fight, and the hectic entnu-
siasm over Firpo is not confined
to any particular class or district.
The President of the Republic, who
sent a personal cable of congratu-
lations to Firpo when he knocked
out Jess Willard. has become a
fight fan. So have practically all
Of the Government officials.
A few years ago the Argentine
folks who knew anything about the
technical end of the boxing game
almost could be counted on the
fingers of two hands. But Luis
Angel Firpo changed 1t all. When
he began to run up a string of
spectacular victories in the United
States. and bring world attention
to the Argentine. everybody who
IL anybody here promptly began
to get very inquisitive about the
noble art of fist Singing
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

woman. the writer will add to this
remark and make it:
"You don't know the half Of it,
dearie."
But it is a grand feeling to
think that with money coming so
slow that a world series cut is to
be had in about a week or ten
days Of lettering in those big
parks.
In connection with this, and to
make it fair for everybody, the
writer has a plan that amounts to
socialism. While Judge Lands
and President Coolidge have not
put their o. K. on the. scheme, they
no doubt will when they know who
originated it. 1t is this:
1t is pretty certain that the
Yankees will win in the American
League, despite their having built
up a club out Of so little money to
spend on the players. Well, we
will let popular members of the
other clubs who will not get a cut
of the series money go to the
Yankee clubhouse during the series
and dress up like Yankee players
on different days.
For instance, the writer will i'm
personate Ruth the first day and
draw Ruth's cut Of the money that
day. Sam Rice, Of our club, will
dress up like Miller HuOoins. So
as to play no favorites we will let
Charley Jameson, Of Cleveland,
play instead of lMeusel. Eddie
Collins will run for Whitley Witt.
Manush, Of Detroit, can play in
stead Of Dugan. Hauser, of the
Athletics, can do the catching, and
80 on.
outlined this plan to our man.
ager, DOME Bush, and he says
where does he come in? So I tell
him that he can get a lob as
groundkeeper in grand opera and
not worry none about baseball any
longer than he can help it.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
sTocKYARDS PRODUCT
MAULS CHAMP LYNCH

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-Harold
Smith, pride Of the stockyards, won
the popular decision from Joe
Lynch, bontam champion of the
world, and knocked the title holder
for $4,000 loop when he cracked
that gentleman's nose with q tell
ing sock in the second round of
their scheduled 10-round affray at
Aurora last night. Lynch's title
was not endangered, as it was a
no-decision affair.
Lynch will have to cancel bouts
worth $4,000 while his nose mends,
Manager Eddie Mead said.
Smith used a right to the head
with good effect. Lynch did not
seem to be up to his best speed and
took the lead from the stockyards
boy in only two rounds, the fifth
and ninth.
Lynch left the ring with torn
left ear and badly puffed left
eye, besides the battered buRle,
Smith was unmarked.
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Dempsey Is Learning
To Speak Tongue
OF Firpo

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y,
Sept. Jack Dempsey is learn
ing to speak Spanish so well he
will be able to surprise Luis
Angel Firpo with a few choice
remarks when they exchange
punches in their worlds heavy
weight championship battle on
September ID. The champion
admits he has no chance Of mas
tering the language. but wants
to learn just enough of Firpo's
native lingo to carry him
through. Dempsey's tutor is
Louis F. Sulzon, his chauffeur,
who attended the University Of
Spain and later taught Spanish
in Porto Rico. The champion
takes lessons in the evening,
when the cottage is deserted.
Thus far Dempsey can tell Firpo
to duck, be careful or come on.
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SHORTHAND WILL SHOW
COLORED PERFORMERS

Joe Ward, of Philadelphia, who
has faced Sam McVea among other
leading colored heavies, and Glenn
Johnson. of California, who knocked
out Sam Langford and battled
Harry Willis and Tut Jackson, are
to feature the big Labor Day COL
ored ring show at Sportland, being
hooked up in the twelve.round final
contest of the day. The show is
to start at 8 o'clock.
An eight-round semi-final between
Kid McCollars, Of Washington, and
Sidney Wells, OF Baltimore, welters,
is on tho card, coming after two
preliminary bouts.
Joe Jeanette, the veteran colored
heavyweight, now a licensed referee
in New Jersy, has been obtained to
act in his official capacity.
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(Slavin's trainerD and myself were
behind Paddy. The two principals
were arrested by Inspector CHS
holm and another inspector whose
name I forget, but l shall call him
Steel, so that your readers may
follow me. The trial came off at
the borough police court a couple
Of days after. Squire Abingdon,
Richard X. Fox and Mr.. George
Piersse employed Sir Charles Rus
sell, afterwards Lord Russell OF
Halloween, chief justice for Slav-
ms defense. Sir Charles had two
other lawyers with him; the name
of one / remember, was Frank
Lockwood. The other / forget.
OF course the charge was that they
fought prize fight. All aids and
onlookers were aiders and abettors.
"Sir Charles, cross-questioning
Inspector Chisholm, said: This
was a brutal prize fight?' Con-
stable Chisholm: eyes, Sir
Charles
Here Sir Charles passed one
of the boxing gloves to Sir Peter
Edlin, the Judge, and told him he
had them on every morning if he
stopped at his club late. Then,
turning to Inspector Chisholm, he
said: Did you go to this so-called
fight alone?' No, Sir Charles;
l went with a friend What was
your friends name?' Il refuse to
answer 'What?' roared Sir
Charles, care you ashamed of
your friends name?' Sir Peter
(appealing, to the judge), 4 de:
p1and to know The Judge told
Inspector Chisholm that he must
answer. He said: Inspector
Steele Constable Steel!' chuck
led Sir Charles. 'One of His
Majesty's most efficient servants!
l am surprised at you not giving
his name beforev
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
IS BACK
WITH SANE
old Wall
Starts Season in Usual Way
by Mourning Loss Of
Cornell Linz.

To Oil Dobie, CornelPs foctbalI
coach, goes the honor OF emitting
the fitsr real wall Of the impend
ing Rridfron season. Dobie offers
the opinion that the whole line Of
the Big Red team has been lost
through graduation and the Cornell
will have hard task having .
tine at all this season.
That expression from DOlbis
starts the season of right. he
has been saying that before every
season for the past dozen years.
Now that Gil has spoken, the other
coaches will soon follow with tales
Of sorrow.
The first rule in the book for
football coaches provides that tbs
coach must never admit that he
expects to win a single game on
his schedule. He must make i
plain to all the college correspon.
has on which to build an eleven
are 4 few old uniforms and head
guards.
Up at New Haven. 1t seems that
they are running 4 close second
to Mr.. Dobie with three hearteped
ing announcement that all the
stars OF last years Freshman
eleven viii not be permitted IS piay
because Of some Town and G0WE
ianbore up there last spring.
Harvard and Princezon have vel
to be heard from, but the news
may. be expected any day from
Cambridge that Bob Fisher has
lost most OF his best players fc1
playing duckton-the-rock in the
Yard. while from Princeton the an,
nouncement is expected any day
that Bill Roper il broken down and
discouraged because the faculty
has ruled that most OF the prom.
Using football candidates must give
up their time this fail In perfect.
Ing the new dances.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
OPEN AIR RING SEASON
SOON ENDS IN PFilLI-Y

I. Open-air boxing In Philadelphia
will be finished on the night OF
September z, when Herman Taylor
viii stage his final series of bouts
at the Philadelphia. National League
Baseball Park. There viii be five
eight-round bouts, in which three
champions will figure in the main
events. Champion Benny Leonard
fights Johnny Mendelsohn, Of Mil
waukee; Champion Gene Tunney
meets Jack Burke, of Pittsburgh;
and Champion Joe Lynch meets
Young Montreal, Of Providenee. IN
the other two eight-ronnders George
CLANCY fights George Russell and
Joe Tiplitz meets Andy Clancy Of
Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Calder and Abbettor."

1Ssa S SSn: @snt Go e1 ssis so
= called prize fight were
you on duty?' Yes, Sir Charles
WAS Constable Steel on duty?'
mo, Sir Charles Was he a
member of the club?' No, Sir
Charles Now Numbered Sir
Charles, you took him in on the
nod, did you? You are an alder
and abettor Of that so-called prize
fight
"The trial was postponed till
December 8. MY match at the
Pelican Club was declared off. I
left London in November, came
out here at the beginning of the
nineties and learned from Buffalo
Costello, .in Melbourne, that Sir
Charles had won the case. I
fought Jim Hall, Jim Burge and
Joe Goddard here, and also Alex
Greggalns in San Francisco, and
then went over to England" sgd
ney Referee.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
TWELVE VETERANS WILL
RETURN TO VIRGINIA
FOOTBALL TEAM

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va Sept Twelve veteran wearers OF
the six in the line and six in the bace are expected to re-
Monday September TO- than who played
substitutes the Scrubs with the first eleven the
of 1922
Brown, graduate athletics notified all these
Coach expect be ready to
practice the first allowed under the rulings
of Southern intercollegiate Men who will arrive with
the opening of the university September 13 will probably swell
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

That was the gist Of the Firpo
message.
But even the slight skepticism
which 1t expressed has not for a
single moment shaken the Argen-
tines faith in its athletic son.
Never for a moment since the
match was made has there been
any other thought here except. that
Ftrpo will pound a worlds cham.
pion into submission.
Some Of the most ardent OF the
new fight fans have gone 80 far
as to make tentative plans for a
monster reception for F'irpo, as
they don't doubt he will come back
with a fistic crown.
The newspapers are feeding
the flame of enthusiasm for Fir
pO with articles which quote ex-
pert opinion to show that F1rpO is
too powerful and hits too hard for
Dempsey. Almost every bit of
favorable comment which has
been printed concerning the Ar
gentinian gladiator in the United
States Ii reprinted here.
The cartoonists are working
overtime now turning out drawings
depicting the sad finish of Demp-
sey. Some picture him in the hos
pital; others show his pounded
form being toted off to the village
morgue. All of them express but a
single thought. that Luis Firpo
viii emerge fron~ the September
II battle In q blaze Of triumph.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
WORLDS CHAMP
SPECIALIZING
IN KAYOS
Dempsey Rocks Rioux to Sleep.
Firpo 10 Follow Own
Dictates.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
N. Y, Sept. Jack Dempsey today
had coined a new motto as the re-
suit Of his training activities here
for his championship bout with Luis
Firpo on September II.
"a knockout a day" was the new
one phased by the titleholder.
First, It was Jack McAuliffe. the
Detroit heavyweight. who was the
victim Of the champions new motto;
yesterday It was Jules Rioux, the
Canadian lumberjack.
Farmer Lodge, the Western heavy.
hit the Dempsey camp today to aid
the champion to round into shape.
The farmer Is wondering whether he
will be the third example OF the
Dempsey motto.
The farmer asked both McAuliffe
and Rioux how to avoid the cham
pion's Knockout punches.
Run a hundred yards in four sec.
onds,i both victims answered.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. L.
Luis Angel Firpo knows what Is
best for Luis Angel Firpo. He took
exception today to critics of his
training method.
II know what I am doing" Firpo
said. IF followed all the adWcs
given me by American trainers.
would go mad.
RED meat didn't do me any harm
in the past, and 1t will not do me
any harm in the coming fight. don't
like fruit and vegetables that an,
told to eat. and therefore 7 don't ca:
them"
Firpo's wise crack IL for those
who say his form IL terrible.
my form has made me a deci.
sive victor in twenty-six of my
twenty-seven fights" he said. 81
knocked out twenty-five Of my op-
ponents.
"Firpo thanks all Of his well.
wishing advisers and doesn't wish
to offend them. but Firpo knows
what is best for Firpo. He will
continue to think for himself"
The Argentinian was at work
again at o'clock this morning for
his daily road work on the board,
walk. He expected to go through
the usual training routine in the
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
DUNDEE SCHEDULED
TO MEET o, CHANEY

CLEVELAND, Sept. Feather.
weight Champion Johnny Dundee
and George CLANCY of Baltimore
have been signed to box ~ rounds
at Newburgh, a suburb Of this city,
on the night of September Is. &C.
cording to announcement made by
q local promoter.
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Has Another Plan.

r N addition to the scheme that
l have patented, 1 would have
- a plan whereby old-timers can
get in on the money. We would
play longer world series, say Of
two hundred and three games, and
let Frank Chance, Evers and
others come in.
Manager Bush says there is only
one objection, and that is the
Yankee players wouldn't hear to
having their money split this way,
and no doubt the Giants, Reds or
Pirates, whoever wins the national
flag, might kick.
So / tells him how to avoid it,
and that is for Brick Owens. the
umpire to make a decision uphold
ing our plan and then let Waite
Hoyt object to it on behalf of the
ball players. This would lead to
a row and Hoyt would be suspend
ed during the series.
Copyright 1928. by The Christy Walsh
SyndicateO
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Would Turn Tables.

Georgetown hopes to turn the
tables on the Quantico Marines this
fall. The Leathernecks triumphed,
8 to s, last year and the Hilltoppers
expect to make up for that when
the two teams clash at the Clark
Griffith Stadium on Saturday, DC
tober &C.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

Stage Blaciu ord, captain of the
1928 eleven. viii have with him
from last season, Tom Mccoy and
Henry Foster, quarterbacks;. Benny
Arnold, Sam Maphis, and Paul
walp, halfbacks; Matt Wilson, full
back: Bill Dietrich, end; Tom Hall
and Sam Ward, guards. and Charlie
Lewis and Fred Thesmar, centsrs.
Captain Blacl<ford will I'LL in his
old position as tackle.
Letter men who are lost to the
squad are Eldridge Campbell, end.
who viii go to Oxford as q Rhodes
scholar; Johnny Davis, end. and
Charlie Fenwick, tackle, who have
played their full time, and Herbert
Deane. halfback. who was gradu9-
ted in June.
But to ffIl in>these places. and TO
supply reserve strength to his
eleven Coach Neale viii have q
strong group Of men from which
to draw. Last season when he and
John KellisOfi, his assistant coach,
put the candidates through several
weeks Of light dfil Coach Nessle
expressed qualification at the
showing made By many Of the
men.
Filling In the end positions wiz
probably present problem, for
Dietrich Ii the only letter end who
will be back. Walter Brown made
al excellent substitute in several Of
virginia's big games last season,
and Alex Gates showed up wei in
some practices, but the lack OF
good men for the TANKS was no.
ficed on both the first year and
the scrub squads.
However, with most Of the other
positions looked after by veterans,
Coach Neale will no doubt be able
TO develop the strength he needs to
protect his wings from the c4ndi.
dates who are to report.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
FIRPO CERTAIN HE COULD
WIN in ANOTHER YEAR
BY DAN CAREY

M" me seeond OF series of articles Fpo, the
F0"pos 0nd 0ho today the leading contender
By DAN CAREY.
Cosmopolitan Stare
BQENOS AIRES, Sept Mot long ago. Luis Frpo sent
friends cabegram in which
s6y bit early in career. - ~ eN"e ~ O-F
feel quite confident shall win but if the
macn were oe1erred Tor about until could
experience know to certainty that
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
He May Play Tackle.

Paul Florence. Georgetown's foot
ball captain and all-star end, may
be shifted into Rudy Comstock 8
berth at tackle this season. Florence
Ia big enough and fast enough to
be wizard at tackle for the Hill.
toppera.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

It is the dream Of pretty near
~ everybody but Mr.. Rockefeller
to get into a worlds series, Now
that our Washington club has
made such a grand battle of it
and we cannot get into one this
year, / am at liberty to say that
/ am pretty sore about it.
Some Of the fans are inclined
to think that the writer's coach
ing ability on third base line is
responsible for our club losing the
pennant to the Yankees by such
a close margin Of about a hun
dred games. This is an injustice,
however, and want to hear no
more about it unless you want
to get sued for malicious mischief
and larceny.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Both Were Arrested.

W GU all know what an ag-
gressive fighter Paddy
was. He Knocked Joe out
In the second round. Jack Burns,
the Irish Lad, and Billy Madden
were Joe's seconds; Jack Stuart
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Will Tour Coast.

League pennant. the Cincinnati Reds
will tour the Pacific coast, playing
the best teams In that part Of the
world
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
. llfERlla1lollAL NEMs II

WVE sitting the other smiling to HIM
self thought day that Tim Mcrath and Jack Mum
- ribbed Corbetts father get at the
following day to see Tim shave donkey. -. =.
The day dream suddenly interrupted by Munoe himself
The big Butte miner the same buTy fellow ne
always that his right hangs limp at his side
That caused by German bullet he while with the Princess
Pats the early of the world
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
NICK DISCUSSES WORLD SERIES.

EW YORK. Sept IA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES backnal in
~ tended-sends the writer the following compliment;
- "How does q player feel in a worlds series?" /
Offhand, friends would that his first feeling he
going the dough- The
feeling, will buy suits
clothing, get off by paying for least
NJ
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
They Begin Early.

The 1923 football season begins
early for Colgate and Virginia Mill
tary Institute. On September %.
Colgate faces Alfred and the Fly
ing Cadets tackls the Quantieo Ma
Ei
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Judge Has Boosters.

Many American League fans are
boosting Joe Judge for the honor
Of being the best firstsacker in the
circuit this season.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Nick Tells Secret.

Nick Tells Secret.
mo my friends who asks how
it feels to be paid to play
in a world series, l would
like to analyze it by saying:
"You don't know the half Of
it,"
In case the corresnondent is a
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

Jack is located at Elk Lake,
City, Ontario, these days, and is.
still one of the most prosperous
gents in the Canadian town. He
gets q great laugh when he talks
about the days of his battles with
Maher, Sharkey, Johnson and JEFF
fries.
He was very serious about be-.
coming champion, but after jeff
kissed him on the chin with some
lefts and rights Jack changed his
mind.
Munroe was a much tougher
bird in his cub days than most
people give him credit for.
AS an amateur he won the
heavyweight title in the Olympic
Club of San Francisco "a title held
by Jim Corbett years before).
Munroe was then matched for the
United States title, but Billy Ro-
denback, the Eastern titleholder,
defaulted, instead of going West.
Jack then entered the profess
sional field, knocking out Peter
Maher and besting, among others,
Tom Sharkey. 1t. was while JET
fries was on tour, meeting all
corners, that Munroe made his big
rep. Jeff failed to stop him IN
four rounds.
A. bit later. however, Jeff
stopped him in two rounds in San
Francisco.
Australian Billy McCarthy's Story.
n LILLY MCCARTHY, who SO
X splendidly represented Aus
- tralia in the English and
American rings Of the eighties,
sends an interesting recollection
as contribution to the Referees
"Told at the Ringside" column,
He says:
81 have read so many old
timers "reminiscences in the good
old Referee that I thought l would
tell you of something which hap
pened to myself and Paddy IF. Pr
Slavin, the one-time great Aus
tralian heavyweight. After Po-
lice Captain Crowley stopped the
fight between Bob Fitzsimmons
and myself at the old California
Athletic Club, San Francisco, in
May, 1890, and Referee Hiram
Cook gave Bob the decision, l, my
wife and my two nippers left San
Francisco for England.
"I was matched with Ted Pritch-
ard at the Pelican Club to fight
in the first or second week of
October. / found out that Paddy
Slavin was training to fight big
Joe McAuliffe for the so-called
championship of the world down
at a place called Dover Court on
the coast Of the country that you
can pronounce with two letters
IS. Ky. Paddy and l trained to-
gether. We went up to London.
The fight took place in Squire Alb
ingdon's club, the Ormonde, off
Walworth road, near the Elephant
and Castle, in Surrey.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
LEADING MAJOR H1TTERS.
National League.
(CopyriRht, 1893. by C0ennopoIifan
NSwe Servtce.l

NaC1O04l League
Player. Club. @. ALB. r. II. Pet;
Hornsby, st. L. 81 Ss4 So 1S1 .SsS
wheat, Bkly. -. so 287 s. 107 .s!S
BottomIey, ST. Lille 461 81 III 81
Traynor, Pitts. 1872 4sQ 50 1!6 .S5s
Fourier, Bkly. .101 1913 90 14o 800
American League.
Ruth N. .12O 400 100 1874 .401
Heilmann, bet. .10s 4o2 90 15s sos
seweli cleve. .121 4ss 81 1ss .s77
Sneaker. Cleve. 11s 46s 96 169 .s65
Clev. 100 613 lOS 1873 1857
YESTERDAYS HOMER.
National League.
No. Total.
Freigau, St. LOUISE.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

He Heads G. U.
Eberte. center, will captain the
Catholic University eleven this yea.