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Evening star., 1923-08-24
MANY KINDS OF CAB
AT FIRPO'S QUARTERS

ATLANTIC CITY. August "a
Many tongues are spoken in the
training camp of Luis Angel Firpo.
challenger for the world heavyweight
boxing title.
Firpo and Natalie Angel Pera. an
other Argentine. who has become
member of the sparring corps. speak
Spanish and Italian. Horatio Lavalle,
the director general of the outfit,
converses in either Spanish or
French. Carlos Vega. the liaison
man, translates what is being said
in Italian, French, German or Eng
lish. Charley Schoeneman, the mas
Seur, and Frank Koebele have their
tete-a-tetes in German. and Joe Nc
Cam, another punch catcher, utters
an expressive Gaelic when Firpo hits
him hard.
And then there is Albertino. the
.Cruguayan chef. While Albertino's S
linguistic accomplishments have gone
no farther than Spanish and a smat-
tering of English, he can sing.
When the entire outfit gets to-
gether in the Firpo cottage and starts
talking. accompanied by Albertino's S
the kitchen, it reminds one of a radio
set gone wrong.
Puchero. which is to Argentines
what spaghetti is to Italians. is
Albertinos greatest triumph. It is
IA conglomeNtion of beef and many
vegetables. Firpo believes this dish
viii keep him at the apex of physical
perfection.
Albertino has been loaned to Firpo
by the Uruguayan consul in New
York
Evening star., 1923-08-24
HOLMAN DECISIVELY
OUTPOINTS SCHWARTZ

Overwhelming his opponent with d
series OF stinging left jabs. Charley
Holman of Richmond won a twelve
round decision over joey Schwartz,
former Washington newsboy, in the
feature bout at Sportland Heights
boxing arena last night, before ap
proXimately $500 fight fans. Tho
leather pusher from Richmond has
been promised a bout with Joe Lynch.
bantamweight champion of the world.
on September IS.
Holman's clever ability to break
through Schwartz's defense deliver d
hard left jab and then cover up
paved the way for his victory
Schwartz seemed bewildered. Time
and time again he failed to solve
Holman's attack only on infghting
did Schwartz have the advantage.
Holman's continuous left jab worried
MIN. In the last three rounds
Schwartz came to life, but his on
ponent had won the fight on points
by that time.
Little Jeff OF Baltimore trounceG
Eddie Fitzsimmons of Philadelphia in
the other twelve-round bout. In the
fifth round the Oriole mitt artist
foored his opponent, who took III"
count for nine The bell saved FitZ-
simmons. He failed to come back in
the sixth.
Billy Vincent and Johnny Conroy
battled TO a draw. Joey Ward of
Baltimore defeated Young POrEy
Flynn of Philadelphia in the curtain
raiser
Evening star., 1923-08-24
D. C. SHOTS TRIUMPH
AT ROCKVILLE TRAPS

Competition in the clay target tour
nament at the Rockville fair will be
resumed today with 100 singles for
tho championship of MONTGOMERY
county and 100 distance for the handi-
cap targets for all amateurs.
J. Marcy OF the Washington Gun
Club took high honors in class 4 of
the singles yesterday. scoring "a out
of a possible 100. Eitchson Of Gath
ersburg was second with a close 90:
while r. D. Morgan finished third
with 90. Fortyfive marksmen COM
peted
Frank Burrows. who has been
cleaning UP regularly at the traps
this summer. tied with Blundon and
Klunk for honors in class B. each
scoring 81 out of 100. In the shoot
eff at % targets. Klunk and Blundon
registered % and %, respectively.
Capt. Horton, Washington Gun Club
shooter. was second high gun in
class c, first place going to klunk
DR.. Bay of Baltimore was third in
this event Washington also took the
doubles championship at % pairs
. targets being thrown at the traps
at the same time. Lieut.. Commander
F. p. Williams. Navy Supply Corps.
came home under the wire with AZ
was third with As. Klunk finished
third with Al.
Lester German. one of WashinEton's
professional shooters. was high gun
in the doubles, breaking AS out of so.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
BILL BACHRACH

Illinois Athletic Club; most famous
md successful of all swtmming z
cOaches; has turned out champions
such as Johnny WeissmuIler, worlds
fastest swimmer; Norman Ross, Sfbyl
Bauer, Perry McGiIlivray. Harry Heb
ner, Arthur RaitheI, Bob SkeltOn and
Mike McDermOtt.
Because without it you cannot be
at home in the water, you cannot
endure, your muscles will be knotted
and tensed and your breathing con-
stricted. Without physical relaxa-
ton you cannot have mental poise
and presence of mind for proper
breath control Without breath con-
troll in the water you are helpless.
Unlike any other athlete, the swim
mer's muscles must not be tense.
Relaxation is acquired by first learn
ing breath control to gain mental
poise.
(This is the last OF the swimming
lessons. A three-week series of ten
mis- lessons starts next Monday
Copyright. 1923, Associated Editors.)
Evening star., 1923-08-24
DEMPSEY WILL GIVE
ATTENTION TO SPEED
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
SARATOGA SPRINGS. n Y, August
Z4.-Recruiting a staff of sparring
partners capable of developing his
speed is the chief concern of Jack
dempsey, world heavyweight cham
pion, in training for his champion
ship match with Luis Angel Firpo, at
the Polo Grounds September "A,
DEMPSEY said today that Jack
kearns, his manager. Is attempting
to bring Jimmy Delaney, St Paul
light heavyweight, here TO join Jack
Burke and George Godfrey, the two
heavyweights who have been forced
70 stand Dempsey's bombardment
Delaney, a protege Of Mike Gibbons
helped to condition Tom Gibbons for
his heavyweight championship match
with Dempsey.
Jack Renault. Canadian heavy
weight, who helped train Dempsey
for the Carpenter bout. also prob
ably will be added to the sparring
staff
The heavyweight champion confined
his workout yesterday to four rounds
stepping two each with Godfrey and
Burke.
The management of the local re-
sort plans to increase the price of
admittance to sl.l0 instead of 55
cents. This was considered necessary
because the resort management ad-
vanCed kearns $4,000 to establish
Dempsey as training camp attrac-
tion.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
WOMEN SWIM TODAY
IN NATIONAL MEET

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, August "a
Woman's events will feature the pro-
gram for today in the National \. 4.
I. open water swimming champion
the one-mile Junior title contest.
Four open swfmS for women-the so
yard free style, 100-yard back stroke.
fancy diving and 440-yard relay-also
are carded.
The national 22o-yard breast stroke
swim is the headline for the men. An
Ss0-yard free style and l00-yard back
stroke are open contests in which all
the man entries may participate Boy
Scout and Girl Scout games complete
the program.
Johnny Weissmuller worlds great
est swimmer. who indicated in yes
terdayS events that his recent ILL
ness has not materially damaged his
form, VIII participate in the 220-yard
national breast stroke event. Weiss
muller won the two events he entered
yesterday. 1t was his first competitive
effort in several months.
A number of the country'S greatest
woman swimmers will participate
among them Aileen Riggin. Gertrude
Ederle, Sybil Bauer and Minnie De
Vry. Weissmuller led a choice field
won the 50-yard womans junior ma
tional free style and the 50-yard open
proach his own world marks, how
ever, being content to win bandily.
Another outstanding performance
was that Of Miss Dorothy Moore, six
teen-year-old indianapolis girl, who
won the 50-yard women's junior ma
tional event and the 50-yard woman's
Indiana Kentucky A. A l. Champion
ship. Miss Gertrude Ederle of New
York. a national figure in water com
petition. also had share in the
honors of the day, leading the field
In the 100-yard open and the 220-yard
open swinS.
WeisSmuller did not enter the 440-
yard swim. free style and "Stubby'
Kruger came into his own
Evening star., 1923-08-24
SKI LEAVES PARIS
ON WAY TO AMERICA

PARIS. August 24-Battling Sikh
left Paris last night for Cherbourg TO
sail for New York tomorrow on the
Berengaria, says the Echo des Sports.
The newspaper says the Senegalese
never left the capital with less cere-
mony. Only half dozen of his
friends bade him goodbye.
NJ. De Fremont. Skis manager. who
with two pugilists accompanied the
negro, is quoted by the Echo des
Sports as saying that the party has
no engagements. but that he intends
to challenge the winner of the Demp-
sey-Firpo bout. De Fremont added
that he would possibly arrange for
match with Harry Wills Sikh him
self expressed a hope of meeting
Dempsey.
The Senegalese has decided to give
his three young lions, whose mainte-
nance at ~Aresent is costing ten francs
a day. TO the Paris Geological Gar
dens. Skis wife and child are at
seaside resort in Holland.
De Fremont. the boxer said, has set
tied Skis dispute with Edward La
Part. his original manager. by pay
ment of $4,000 francs of the 100000
francs claimed by La Part under his
contract.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
EASTERN SHOOTERS
TAKE TEAM HONORS

CHICAGO. August 24.-Sharp shoot
ers from the east defeated the me
from the west in the zone champion
ship event of the Grand American
handicap tournament here.
The eastern zone team scored 956
out of possible 1000. two points
ahead of the Pacific zone team. The
prairie zone team finished third. with
952 the Great Lakes zone. fourth,
with 931, and the southern zone. fifth,
with 927.
The class matches produced some
excellent target smashing. three
shooters being tied in the class ]
event for marksmen who average "a
per cent or better. Phil r. Miller of
Dallas, Tex, who has won several
shoots in the present meet; f. g
Wheeler of Pawhuska, Okla, and W.
C. Warren of Chicago, each broke
1913 targets out of a possible 200
They will shoot for the title today.
P. Nelson of Portage, Pa, and Jerry
Wilson of Sisseton. S. D., will shoot
it out today for the diamond medal
for class 2 shooters-90 to "a per
cent. Each scored 1877. A tie also
exists in class 3. for sc to 80 per cent
marksmen. L. D. Slade of Rochester,
n. Y. and J. NJ. Lopez of Biloxi Miss
scoring 196 apiece.
Jack Smith of Cortland. \. Y. by
breaking 191 targets, and II. c. Keys
Elkhart, Ind, 1872. respectively. won
the fourth and fifth class matches.
Evening star., 1923-08-24

HFmmerinE The sIantS or MOTIFS TOT
thirteen stinEing drives, Railway
Mail Service disposed of Third AS
sfstant Office tossers. 13 to Z. in the
Post Office series. Duck allowed the
losers nine hits. Timely clouting by
Hartman. Connor, Mcconnell and
phillips aided the winners.
Evening star., 1923-08-24

1t was a heart breaking game to
lose either way. Both clubs battled
samely from the start and George
Mogridge and George Uhle. opposing
pitchers, stabbed in a style as thrill
ing as the most blase fan could de-
sire. Neither asked quarter nor gave
any. Mogridge twice got himself
into trouble of a most serious ma
ture, only to emerge unscathed, but
his twirling was more than matched
by the masterful performance of the
Clevelander.
Uhle in Great Form.
Chle took the measure of the Ma
tionals in all except two of the ten
innings and In one of the excepted
sessions. the third. but four batters
faced him. The Indian yielded only
-FOUR Swats and outside OF their Scor-
ing frame, but quartet of Nationals
got on the paths. Peck singled in
the opening inning. but Goslin drilled
into double play. Judge singled in
the second stanza and was thrown
out while trying to convert the blow
into two Dagger. In the third in
forced into a third out by Leibold
The sixth was the only frame in
which the Nationals We're able to get
anything worth while off the Indian
bOAiIdI. EVANS DIdSIeu the session
with one bagger to left center and
Mogridge sacrificed. Leibold drove
sharply toward the short field and
Evans on his way to third barely
managed to escape being hit by the
ball. This was enough to balk Sewell
in his effort TO field the sphere and as
IT bounded into the outfield Evans
broke for the plate.
He had neglected to touch third
base, however, and had TO return to
Peck caught the Indians fiat footed
with bunt that sent the ball past
the surprised Chle to Stephenson.
Evans scored. Leibold pulled up at
second and Peck just missed out
speeding the throw to first. Goslin
drew a pass, but Rice ended the
inning with fly to Jameson. There
after Chile was as liberal as Scotch
miser
The Indians twice threatened to
score before they tied the game in the
ninth. Stephenson and Lutzke singled
in succession in the fifth, and the for
Iner got to the far corner after
Brower's fly was caught. Then Mo-
gridge walked O'Neil. filing the
bases. Chle, though. forced Stephen
son at the plate, and Mogridge put on
more steam and famed the dangerous
Jameson.
Again in the eighth the Tribe went
on the warpath. With Jameson out
center-field fence and took third as
Speaker grounded to Judge Sewell
was passed. but Stephenson was a
strike-out victim.
Through these eight frames the
Indians had garnered seven safeties
and pair of passes off MoEridge.
In the next two they clustered four
swats and a walk with telling effect
The lower part of the batting order
deadlocked the fray in the ninth
Iutzke began the session with a
liner to left that went for two bases
when Goslin failed to hold the ball
for shoe-string catch. Wamby.
batting for Brewer, sacrificed. and
Lutzke romped to the plate as ONeill
doubled
Win In the Tenth.
Jameson started the tenth with
his only hit of the game. a single to
right and Connolly sacrificed. Speaker
was purposely passed, setting the
stage for a couple of possible force
plays. But Sewe1l was not to be
denied. He slammed single to right
that sent Jameson home with the
big run.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
LEAGUE WILL SIFT
CHARGES TO LIMIT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 24.-Charges
that two Cincinnati players We're ap-
preached by gamblers recently on the
eve OF crucial series with the New
ork Giants will be sifted TO the bot
tom. John A. Heydler, president Of
the National League, has announced.
The charges were published last
Saturday by a Chicago weekly sports
paper, but the first official recognition
given them was yesterday.
The publication alleged that Second
Baseman Bohne and Outffelder Dun
can, in addition to a third PLAYER.
whose Identity was not revealed. had
been approached by gamblers with
an offer of $4,000 each TO influence
their play in the series with the
Giants at Cincinnati the first week in
August.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, August "a
Announcement that the Cincinnati
club would concur in ar. action taken
by President Heydler. following yes
terdays hearing in New York, when
Duncan and Bohne denied under oath
that they had been approached by
gamblers, as stated in a recent issue
of Chicago sports paper, was made
by President August Hermann of the
Reds.
Hermann said that the club would
stand behind the players to the limit
should they decide to file suit against
the publication which made the
charges.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
WINS ALREADY In EXCESS
OF THEIR EARLIER JAUNTS
Streak Is Broken by Indians, Who Win Ten Inning
Struggle, 2 to l-Uhle Outptches Mogridge
in Clever Mound Duel.
BY JOHN B. KELLER,

@LEVELAND, August 23-Whatever
be played by Nationals
latter week. will enjoyed
Tigers, i'll Detroit concluded they
and should they all remaining
schedule
the
The first this the club lost of
and vanqushed
Now however during
before it visits New York Thursday.
Even when
ended yesterday by the Indians 2o battle
Bush credtaby The Nationals
all the waging struggle with
II a ack. and with coorS
Evening star., 1923-08-24

1t was the Cincinnati Chicago world
series of 1919 in which the scandal
arose that resulted in the perpetual
expulsion of Cicotte. Jackson. Wea-
Yer: Risberg, Gandil. Williams, Nc
Mulln and Felsch from the Chicago
AinerIcanS and from organized base
@ naiI. No National League players
We're involved in the charges which
We're made at the time
ne ClnclnnatiS have been very
ANXIOUS TO win the pennant this year
ana II they cleaned up the Giants in
Apat last series at home they would
be out in front now after the recent
remarkable playing in the east Tn
advantage would be all with them If
they had.
As the situation stands today the
Giants still have the edge. although
they have lost two-thirds Of the lead
they had when they came home Of
course, ii the champions go completely
to pieces the Reds will oVertake them
and win the pennant. but the fac
should not be overlooked that they
have a lot of soft picking left after
they get through playing the western
clubs.
Cincinnati has found no difficulty in
beating New York in any series eX-
cept that one, and even losing those
five games they have won IL vic
tories out Of 90 games. Only two
more are to be played when the
Giants travel west again. and the
latter must win them both in order
to get as good as a tie.
Il the Cincinnati players thought
that any of their number would con
slider for a moment a proposition To-
sell them out. they would be the first
TO roar about it.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
ROCKVILLE AUTO RACES
LISTED FOR TOMORROW

Speed records will be placed in
jeopardy at Rockville fair tomorrow
afternoon when a half score of pro-
fesSional drivers will compete in a
seven-event program.
Featuring the program is the rec
ord trials in which Frank Ripple,
Canadian speed star and dirt track
champion, will drive his 140 horse
power aeroplane motor in an effort
to hang up some new marks. Every
driver on the track will be eligible
to enter the time events, but speed
fans look to Ripple.
Two foreign machines and six
American built cars are listed to
start.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
MIDGET DIVISION.
INDEPENDENT nine
BECOMES AMBITIOUS

Independent Athletic Club tossers
are an ambitious lot. Strengthened
by the addition of three firSt-call per-
formers. the Independents are out to
take the scalps of the city's leading
junior teams.
Shreve. formerly Of the Elliotts, and
Infielders Freeman and Swepe have
cast their lot with the Independents.
They will do battle with the Peerless
Juniors tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock on
diamond No. 4 Of the Monument lot.
Challenges to the Independents are
being received by Charles Abernethy,
1924 Florida avenue northeast.
Hilltop Athletic Club will journey
to Annapolis, Md, tomorrow to tackle
the team representing THAI town.
These players of the local outfit are
requested to report at 18th and Fl
streets northeast at IL o'clock: GlotZ-
bach, Alsop, Neitzey, Davis, Noone.
Riston, Edinger. Roche. Ellwoor. AL
len. Lemerick, Jenkins, Hook, Whalen
and Wyatt
Moss berg now Is manager of the
Arlington Athletic Club. The Virginia
pilot will send his team against the
White Sox in a practice game this
afternoon.
COmfOrters expect to meet a tough
IOe III the sans tobthy eit ~ 'oo
o'clock on the grounds at 18th and
3 streets southeast. Manager Harry
Bailey of the Yannigans probably will
send Patton to the mound, while Don
Mansuy will hurl for the Comforters
Peerless Athletic Club uncorked a
surprise when it humbled the Pet
worth Athletic Club, to 4. Jack
Brinkman was in ragged form. al
lowing Peerless thirteen wallops.
Herb Murray and Freddie Noone each
collected three bingles.
Hilltop Juniors will do battle with
the Brightwood Juniors on the latter's
grounds tomorrow. Bell, Creamer,
McAthran, Groves, Baucom, Honey,
Gieger, Wesley. Lynch. Cashell,
Kohler. Hall, Vermillion and Fenton of
the Hilltops are urged to report at 1890
O'Clock at 18th street and Florida ave-
nue. northeast.
Takoma Park Tigers humbled the
Altus Athletic Club, 81 to 10. Dennis,
Williams and Warner were the indi-
vidual stars. Games with the WIN
ners can be arranged by calling Man
ager Garrett Waters, Columbia $500.
Wheeler OF the York Athletic Club
turned in a one-hit game against the
Hilltop Juniors, his team winning, 3
to 0. The winners Smacked five wal
lopS off Gieger. Jardine registered
the only safety for the losers.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
STORY OF BRIBEr ATTEMPT
is RIDICULED BY PLAYERS
Indignant Over Statement That Two of Team Were
Asked to Help Throw Games to Giants
President Heydler Acts.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

EW YORK, August 24Pdent Heydlers prompt action 70
force showdown the
that gamblers approached two Cincinnati
ton to help throw New York
ugly scandal
Inc CINCINNATI players generally indignant Both
their fellow players and there team who ecy
that the kind who could
in
Bohne joined the club in 1921 from N' az
Color
games the IN
plons they the
game went against the
found the Giants
mentioned played well in the
show lNl-9o y lAo d
Evening star., 1923-08-24
BALL TEAMS ARE READY
FOR Benefit STRUGGLES

The four sandlot teams TINT will
figure in the big dOubIe-heade
tomorrow afternoon at the Ameri-
c1n League Park, for the benefit OF
the National Catholic Community,
are ready for action. In the OPEN
er. which will get under way Mt
I;3O O'Clock. the knick e rbOckers and
Holy COmfOrters will clash, and
Just as noon Bs they reach n de
cisfOn the PetwOrths and Dominic
cnn Lyceums, red-hOt rivals, will
begin combat.
very heavy advance sale of
boxes and Erandstand seats make
II certain that n large crowd will
witness the attractive double hill.
Proceeds from the gnme will go to
pay the interest on the community
hOuSe, Mt SOI T. street
Evening star., 1923-08-24
G Having Best Western Trip Cincinnati Gambling Charge Held
MEMPHIS TRADE TATE,
CATCHER, TO GRIFFMEN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. August pa
Bennett Tate, a catcher, has been
traded by the Memphis Southern
Association Club. to the Washing
ton Americans for three players
to be selected next January, ac-
cOrding to an announcement made
here today. He Will report to
Washington at the close OF the
Southern Association season.
Evening star., 1923-08-24

Chicago. shut out the Athletics. while
his teammates ran up the imposing
score. of ten runs: result, 10 to 0.
Faber allowed four hits to the twelve
given out by the three opposing hurl-
erS. q
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored an
ton. winning S to 3.
At Philadelphia the Cubs won, to
4. taking their total score in the first
two innings. Wrightstone and Will
liams each batted out home runs for
the losers, but they did not arrive at
the right moment.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
BUSH is TRYING OUT
HUSKY MOUNDSMAN

CLEVELAND. Ohio, August "a
Frederic Given SchemanSke, a husky
r!ght-hand hurler. has joined the
Nationals squad. and may be rendered
a contract before the club returns
home. He is just nineteen years old.
but is six feet one inch tall. and tips
the scales at nearly 200 pounds.
SchemanSke. who halls from De-
trOit, had a brief trial with the Ty-
gers last year. and early this season
was with Evansville OF the Three
Eye League.
With the Nationals using catchers
and outtielderS TO pitch to batters at
present the young Slabman may stick
with them awhile, even if not re-
tanned.
Ossie Bluege, who hurt his left knee
again in St. Louis. was treated by a
specialist. and is expected to resume
his regular position at third base
when the Tigers are encountered in
Detroit.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
YACHTS RACE TOMORROW.

LONDON. August 24.-The first of
series of five international chal-
lenge yacht races for the Seawanhaka
cup, which Great Britain wrested
from America in United States waters
last September, will be sailed over
the Kings course on the Clyde to-
morrow. The challenging yacht is
the siX-meter Lea, while the Clyde
built Cola. which won the cup last
year, will defend the trophy.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
ZIVIC WHIPS MOORE.

PATTERSON, y. J.. August 24-Petc
Ziyic, Pittsburgh bantam, received
the decision of the newspaper men in
his fight with Roy Moore, St Paul
last night. Moore was the aEEress"r
during most of the battle, but Zivic :
in-fiehting and left jabs earned him
the favorable opinion Of the critics
The bout was tame, neither causing
damage