The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-09


DROVE It or stop bowling. says
L Luke in the Des Moines News
when il comes TO charges u crooked
sport He writes;
What has become OF the old,tash,
loned faith in sporting events @nd
athletes, that once existedy
Nearly everyone interested in sport
today has tho idea that every event
Is framed" that tho promoters are
crooked and that the participants
sell out" az the slightest monetary
provocation.
Considerable Of this adverse com.
ment. particularly found wherever
professional athletes arc discussed, Is
called Tor. There have been many
framed" fights and wrestling
matches. baseball games and such.
but Il Is hardly fair to brand ali
events with this distinction.
The latest affair 20 draw fire from
tho wise guys" is the Leonard.
Tender bout. There Is no doubt
about tt-Benny whipped Lew 20 a
fare.you.weli. yet story IS making
the rounds that the champion carried
the Philadelphia lightweight.
Tho plan. according 10 this story.
is for Charlie White to meet Leonard
next. He win make an excellent
showing and then will take terrible
beating from Lefty Lew" This
would give the fans something 10
talk about and along next year when
II gets warm enough 10 stage an open
air show. Tender viii meet Benny
for the third time.
II will bo we'll to watch this and
SEQ for yourself II there is any basis
for the story.
by plea for American sportsrnsn.
today. however. Is 20 clean up pro
fessional athletics II they are crooked.
Otherwise let's quit bowling
It's all up TO the fans.
THEY viii argue about baseball
L facts and fanclcs Tom Swope
has this to say IN the Cincinnati
Post:
Who Is the greatest first bascman
OF all time?
Baseball critics are strongly di.
vided on that question.
While the greatness OF George Sis
Ter as an alLround star Is generally
recognized, sim the right to be
elazsed as the king OF first sackcrs
is not always conceded to him.
II you were to ask the ball players
who was the greatest first baseman
In the history OF the game. fielding
alone considered. Hal Chase would
be the unanimous choice.
BAH players In both major leagues
Chase having seen service In the
American and National--never tire
OF talking Of the remarkable feats
that Chase performed afield.
Chase originated many Of the meth
eds that are now generally regarded
as part Of the work Of every skill.
fui first sacker.
Chase also was good batsman.
one Of the greatest hit-and.run play.
ors in the history OF the game. While
not a great base.runner. his head.
first slide was thing Of beauty.
A WRITER in the Terre Haute
n Post gets this off Of his chest
on the recent Gibbons Dempsey
brawl:
In their desire 70 get into print
professional athletes. especially box.
ers, wrestlers. and their managers.
have a tendency to twist facts and
overlook truth.
Champions OK all who arranged
facts to suit themselves were pro.
motors Of the Dempsey Gibbons fight.
They broke all records.
First. they gave the newspaper
men false statements that they had
the second installment OF the Demp.
sey purse ready days before June IS.
when the payment was due.
Next, they flashed upon the press
telegram saying that one thousand
and two seats had been. sold i'm
Omaha. Investigation proved that
ABOUT 80 had been bought.
On top Of that, they showed a fake
telegram announcing that Louis Hill.
the big power Of the Great Northern
railway, was coming with cash and
securities to save the fight" The
message as delivered by the Western
Union was signed Louis w. Till and
u was admitted later that the name
"as changed In the copies handed
Out 10 the press
Also, the promoters when asked 10
set Gibbons measurements, turned
over to the press a column OF figures
mat made Gibbons bigger than
Dempsey over night. Gibbons knew
nothing about II and neither did Ed.
die Kane.
Then after having DESTROYED all
confidence that the Newspaper men
might have placed in them. The pro.
inoters turned around after that ana
made a bust OF their own fgbt
ana blamed the collapse Of tbnir
dream on New York newspaper men
VINO had been hired by Tex Rlckard
TO I'LL the fight.