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The Washington times., 1923-09-19
ATTENDANCE RECORD
OF 02,226 GET AT FIGHT

NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-The total
paid attendance at the Jack Demp-
sey-Luis Firpo heavyweight cham.
pionship battle at the Polo Grounds
last Friday night amounted to
s2,22S, a new high record, it was
announced today by Promoter Tex
Rickard.
The total attendance, including
complimentary and other adn7is
sions, was fixed at 81 900 and the
gross receipts at 81 1888 8,S22.S0.
The total paid attendance
eclipsed by more than 600 the BEST
previous mark, approximately 76,
900, which was set by the Dennp.
sey-Carpentier fight two years age
at Boyle's Thirty Acres, though the
actual number OF spectators at the
fight was fixed at $4,000
The paid attendance at the VIII.
lard-Firpo fight at Boyle's Thirty
Acres last July was 1912.
The federal tax on Dempsey
Firpo receipts amounted to $780,.
074.80, and the State tax to $7,197.
the deduction of which leaves the
receipts 1851. $751;
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
GUIDE
FOR WEEKEND
ANGLERS
Join Forces With the Potomac
Anglers Next Sunday at
Chesapeake Beach.
By r. A. ANGLER.


The guides advice, to the anglers
not as yet decided upon their des-
tination for the coming Sunday. is
to join forces with the Potomac
Anglers Association on their
fourth annual outing to Chesa-
peake Beach a
Saltwater fishing has been more
or less of disappointment during
the month, but who can tell what
a change of tide will bring forth
Possibly on the coming Sunday the
fish may decide to take the hook
and it would be a crime not to be
on hand for such an occasion.
A special train will leave the
District Line at S:3O a. m. On
reaching the beach the. excursionists
will be taken to choice fishing
grounds on the bay by a fleet Of
twenty or more motor boats under
direction Of Capt. Noah Hazard.
The return train will leave the
Beach at $50 p. m. The Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
have promised to put on extra
street cars to and from the train.
Valuable prizes have been offer
ed by local sporting goods houses
for the lucky anglers who land the
largest fish in the trout, blue fish
and hardhead classes A cash prize
of ten dollars, to be known as the
grand sweepstakes, is offered by
The Washington Times for the an
gler landing the largest fish Of any
Species, toad fish not included.
Order your bait now. as there
will be big demand for fish food
toward the end of the week.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
NEWSB0Y BAND
PERFORMS FOR
BOWLERS
Ten Teams Shoot Tonight at
Recreation in Commercial
League Opening.
By Il. D. THOMAS.

To the wild and merry strains of
The Washington Times and The
Washington Herald Newsboys' Band,
bowlers of the Commercial League
will add the bang and clatter Of
scattering duckpfns tonight in the
opening OF the leagues 1923-24 sea
son on the Recreation alleys. Lots
or noise makes for plenty OF ginger,
and 1t is expected to be the biggest
opening night in the leagues long
history.
Ten teams will compete Special
prizes will be awarded. The teams
with the best sets and games and
the individuals with the leading
scores will divide fifteen prizes, but
no team and no individual win be
awarded more than one.
During the matches the Carry Ice
Cream Company will distribute gen.
erous portions Of it's stock in trade
gratefully received always on such
occasions. The Carry company has
been host many times in the last
several seasons.
Tad Howard. general manager of
the Recreation and Grant Central,
will help along with a goodly supply
of pop and whatnot, the whatnot IN
this instance being principally
cake!
Here is the schedule for opening
night and the special prizes: Wash.
ington Battery Company VS.. Young
Mems Shop; Wilkins VS. Goldenberg;
Times-Herald VS.. Kaufman: Carry
rs. Gait; Hecht VS.. Peoples.
Opening night prizes and their
donors: Five pounds OF candy ard
box of cigars, Peoples: six baskets,
wilkins; silver belt buckle, Hecht,
silk shirt, Goldenberg; silver belt
buckle, Kaufman; radio battery,
worth $12, Washington Battery Com,
pany; gold pin, Gait: hat, Young
Mems Shop.
The league will roll five nights a
week after this week.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

Ridiculous as it would be at this
early stage of the season to make
unbridled predictions, it does ap-
pear likely that Colgate, West
Point and Syracuse, in the East,
and Michigan, on the other side
of the Allegheny Mountains, viii
place high this fall
Under Coach Dick Harlow. Col
gate undeniably is In for pros
porous year unless scrsmmRges
crowd the side lines with crippled
regulars. The Hamiltonians are due
for an elixir in the form OF the five
Penn state stars OF 1921, headed
by Pete Reddinger, who followed
Harlow when he parted company
with Hugo Bezdek. Last year
these men voluntarily declared
themselves ineligible, but this year
they are .'irl, Z and Colgate stocks
have naturally risen.
West Pointers are not in the
least secretive and are predicting
tEiat the Cadets win have one Of
the strongest eIevens that ever
tackled an opponent on the home
plains or fn enemy territory.
Syracuse win produce the 1929
eleven practically intact. the
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
LEONARD DUNDEE BOUT
FINALLY DECLARED OFF

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The post.
poned bout between Benny Leon.
ard, lightweight champion, and
Johnny Dundee, featherweight
Gitleholder, has finally been called
off altogether, Jimmy Johnston
blaming the lateness of the season.
They had been carded to meet at
the Yankee Stadium.
While nothing has been an.
nounced officially, 1t is expected
that they viii get together during
the winter at Madison Square Gar.
den.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
RED CHAPMAN BEATS
ANDY CHANEY RADI v

BOSTON. Mass, Sept. 19.-Red
chapman the local sensation,
handed Andy Clancy. Baltimore
Fighter, one of the worst beatings
the Maryland star has pumped into
IN many moon. Chapman handed
the visiting boy everything and then
some, but on account Of his wealth
OF experience and superior ring
generalship Chaney was in no dan
ger of a knockout.
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Of a quick win for the champ
than Tom.
When Firpo went down Tom
cheered and howled, but q mo-
ment later, when Dempsey went
head first out of the ring, Tom.
in his excitement, tore the band
out of his hat and the braid off
the rim. When the round ended
and he looked at his skinner it
was a wreck.
More work for the Hve-quart
hat men.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
AD STONE is TRAINING
TO FACE MIKE McTlCUE

Max Hoff, of Philadelphia, writes
that his highly touted Quaker City
light heavyweight, Ad Stone, has re-
sumed training and is ready 10
mingle with any of the leading 175
Founders. Hoff is eager to sign his
protege with Champion Mike Nc
TiRue
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
ANDY BOWEN WILL FACE
FULTON AT SPORTLAND

Andy Bowen. Washington's most
popular boxer, is in good condition
for tomorrow nights contest at
Sportland against Italian Sammy
Fulton over the twelve-round route
Bowen trained faithfully for his
clash with Goldie Ahearn, defeat
ing the southpaw who enter I'd the
ring six pounds over weight. AS
a result he has not had to work
too hard to keep his form for to-
morrow nights mixup
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
FRED MITCHELL BUMPS
IN TROUBLE WITH BOSS

CHICAGO, Sejt. 19.-Manager
Fred Mitchell. of the Boston Ma.
tionals, today was indefinitely sus-
pended by President Heydler for
continued violation Of the playing
rules.
Heydler. in announcing the sus.
pension OF the Boston manager, said
that Mitchell had been ordered from
the game because of his persistence
in arguing with umpires.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
CHAMPION BAsKETERs
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT

The Epiphany Juniors who won
the District and A. A. u. South
Atlantic basket ball championship
In the 130-pound class last year,
will hold a meeting at 1880 D. m.
tomorrow at 916 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest.
All OF last years players are
asked to be present. The juniors
will practice in their own gym this
year, but will play most of their
games away
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
He Will Challenge.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.-Paul
Costello announces that he will train
all winter and challenge Garrett Gil
more for the sculling championship
of the world, the race to be rowed on
the Schuylkill next spring.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Ten Weeks OF Racing
For Mar rylanders
Starts Today

Beginning at Havre de Grace
today there will be continuous
racing over Maryland tracks
until December /.
Today's meeting ends on
September 29. The horses will
then open at Laureal October
2 and close on October 27, niv-
ing the fans practically q whole.
month of the sport.
PimIico follows, beginning
October so and closing NOveHi-
Der IL, after which the popu-
Lar Bowie track will be in opef-
alton from November 20 to
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Hoover in Trouble.

Walter Hoover, who lost mis-
sculling championship to Garrett Gil
more, Of Philadelphia, is being
charged by fellow club members in
Duluth of not being in condition for
the race. Hoover is said to have
been twenty pounds too heavy to do
his best work.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Now in BackfieId.

Flippin, former lineman at Centre
College, is now playing in the back
field at the Naval Academy. Bob
Folwell thinks he will become
regular If he keeps up his present
good work.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

f18 WOuAu nave DSSn ne1Q slItSeAs
accountable had the club finished
below first place. BY the same
token. one can do no less than give
him fun and complete credit for
the fact that the Yankees are on
the verge OF winning the pennant,
sixteen and one.half games in front
Of the nearest contender, il any.
As a matter OF fact. Huggins is
just about to do something that
only one other American League
manager succeeded in doing. In
day or so, at the most. he will have
1ockeyed the Yankees into their
third successive pennant. HuEhey
Jennings won three In a row with
the Tigers from 1907 to 1909. but
the business in question was bit
beyond Connie Mack after the
Athletics had won in 1910 and 1911,
and again i'm 1913 and 1914. and
BIZ Carrigan. whose Red Sox won
In 1915 and 1916. 1t is slightly
more than . debatable point whether
the present Yankees form as strong
q combination as did the old Ath-
letics or Red Sox.
~
They are hardly as gifted rs
were the old Cubs under Chance,
yet the latter stumbled after win.
ming the National League pennant
In 1906 and 1907, and the Giants
Of 1912 and 1913 were equally In
capable Of repeating in 1914, al
thoukh at one time some sixteen
games beyond the field. In fact
&TMf4nmww "A @&RHT MRRN<s&8W@w NJ kfNA
three In q row business and won't
know his fate for . week or
mare.
Jennings and Huggins, therefore,
are the only three-tine winners
known to the modern game. This.
60 us, would seem to convey greater
distinction than that which is usu-
ally served with the ripe raspber-
rtes.
that Higgins machine has been
hand.piclSed by an affiuent and
lavish owner But the worthy MIL
ler's task was made at once hard
and easy by this fact, the owner in
question buying star ball players
and at the same time most Of the
Soose temperament In captivity. It
must be worth ten years OF an or
tinary mans life to sit on q Yankee
bench for q season.
Ruth and Meusei are as tempera-
mental az prfma donnas. So are
Hnyf and Mavs Many of the others
have the afflietion in a slightly less
form and the composite
result il more or less narrowing TO
any man who essays to direct these
young men OF moods.
But Higgins has hung on in the
face OF criticism and sometimes
open derision. meeting sympathy
and characterization with the same,
cracked little grimace. His vindica-
ton is found in the fact that the
Yankees, today are . more compact,
united and consistent BAH club than
any other in baseball.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
PERSONAL TRIUMPH FOR
MILLER HUCCINS in
YANKS' VICTORY
b. DAVIS J. WALSH.

Sept 19-Athough George H Ruth the well known
the impending
New York Yankees the 1928 pennan race IS really
Miller Huggn and those who have been de-
aAdg his ocial head these years v 90 well to make
fact Huggn the mlsanhToplst warped
cherries is the man behlnd the Yankee success
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
IT'S EVEN MONEY NEXT TIME

6STVE lots Of fights my Corbett former
champion of the world, "but NEVER IN MY LIFE
seen much action had thrills got
Dempsey -Firpo fight It q
You know it style nothing
was no science at a footwor feinting knowledge of
1t reminded
Of the side door Of saloon and finishing their fight
of
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

able men.
Ann Arbor Is broadcasting har-
bingers OF d wonder team under
the mastery tutelage Of Hurry.
up Yost, ana Western conference
circles are certain to find this
years Michigan combination -
formidable as the nlarvelOusiy
groomed one OF b year ago. Harry
Kipke, luminous hack, will lead the
team, which, with minor excep-
tions, win be composed Of veteran
players.
The University Of Pennsylvania
should show an Improvement I'm.
der Lou Young, but backfieid COM
ditions may hamper him. Johnny
Thurman, AII-AKnerican tackle; Ev-
tresvaag and Pos Miller are lost
to the Red and Blue. but last falls
freshman team brought out some
good material, notably an aggrea.
sive youngster named Walter DiehI.
for whom great achievements are
forecast.
Columbia win work with new
and able mentor, Percy Haughton,
but the innovation OF b new sys
tenn and material that wouldn't
cause Job to forget his pet b0iIs
| for s. second will not reincarnaks
the New Workers.
Cornell win have . disastrous
i season unless some fairy god
mother transforms q few worthy
candidates for regular berths into
1 geniuses. The Red team has
ing record of no defeats in two
| years. To start with, Coach DObie
| has only five Of last years four
| teen letter men, and the 1926
freshman team had such an ar.
ray Of stars that it failed to win
| q single game. Even the most
optimistic are agreed that the
tWo-year juggernaut won't 'sjugg
this fan.
Nebraska and Ohio state, III the
mid West. are abundant in season.
ed material and should attract con
siderable attention in the next sew
eral months.
At Yale. Tad Jones already has
his troubles, and he's not mini
mixing them. The ineligibility
action against the sophonnores has
counted out several promising men;
Johnny Mack, serviceabIe In tYlA
past, is also out. and row it Is
strongly limited that Ted Wight.
the versatile back. win not be able
to show up in toys. In addition,
Potts recently underwent an ap-
| pendicitis operation. and-weli,
that's how Yale stands
The outlook for Dartmouth il as
green as the schools official Christ.
mas tree color Jesse Hawley win
take on the Hanoverians for the
first time, and miracles aren't ex.
pected of him
And so it goes-in many cases
the outlook now is far from en-
couraging and in others as pronais-
ing as an unscrupulous politician.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
NICK DISCUSSES ROUND NUMBERS

baseball?
w instance why important that Everett Scott play
outs and why is It that the Yank trying desperately
season?
This question addition why red flannel
Shaey Kelly contained in
Of mind
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

to 20 before she loses her Tooth
game. Amt that fine !"
I once knew an ex-pitcher who
held his trousers onto his fine.
manly frame with ninety-nine
buttons on the suspenders. Well,
day by day he kept losing the
buttons until he finally mad none,
and was pinched on the Fourth
Of July for immodesty. So, to
show the value of round numbers,
If he had had around 100 OF
square buttoHs on his suspenders,
why he would not have needed to
have been pinched until the Fifth
of July, which would not have
been SO conspicuous as Independ-
ence Day.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Have Secret Work,

The first secret practice of the
football season Is noted at Penn
State. -... .---........--..-
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
There Are Others.

There Are OtherS.
0F all round numbers, the
Philadelphia Americans, the
~ Boston Red Sox and some
National League teams that are
hanging by the heels, has the
most. Look at their scorehoards
nowadays and you see the cutest
kind of round numbers. which
means zeroes in their run columns.
It also means pa;I in their
spinal columns.
But no matter what you do TO
baseballs, you can't make dice
look like round numbers even If
they are on the square.
Anyway, friends, this is a mo-
ment of great personal triumph
for the writer, for as you per-
haps cannot remember il you had
a mind bet with Mr.. Altrock, he
predicted on September 10 that
Williamsport would win the pen
nant in the New York-Pennsyl-
vania Baseball League. Well, the
race ended on September 8, SO
who was right?
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
May Be HaIfback.

Mike Palm. Penn States 1922
quarterback may be shifted to half
back this season.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

Well, it Babe Ruth Knocked
ninety-nine home runs IN q
season and fell short of just 100,
he would be as sore as chewing
gum on false teeth. The Yanks
are almost a cinch to win the
grand old rag so they have to
have something to try for. So,
Miller Huggins got them together
one evening in the Ritz Hotel,
while they weren't at dinner, and
said:
"There are so many square
things in the world, particularly
ball players heads, that we want
something round for change.
So let us make it round 100
wins"
Now, when the Yanks is play
ing the Browns, which they do
pretty soon in their big stadium.
why the folks back in Missouri
will be hoping some sort of bad
luck for Huggins, like he will
lose his eyeglasses in his soup
or that he will be beaten SO he
will not get 100 games.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Maryland A. c. Loses
Chairs By Fire
During Night

A fire, thought to have been
of incendiary origin, destroyed
almost a thousand dollars worth
Of chairs stored in q building
owned by the Maryland A. c.,
just over the District line in
Maryland, last night. The loss
is fully covered by insurance
and an Investigation is being
made.
Ring fans are talking today
of the coincidence between the
destruction of these chairs and
the burning Of the old fight club
house at Ardmore, Nd, a little
over a year ago.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

II think the most exciting mo-
ment of the fight was when Demp-
sey, dazed and weak, climbed
back into the ring after going
through the ropes head first. He
started walking toward Firpo's
corner. His hands were down,
his eyes CLASSY and he hadn't the
least notion in the world of where
he was.
''The other fellow, Firpo, stood
looking at him as though he was
hypnotized. He stared for may
be three seconds. It was RIGHT
THEN that he lost his chance.
"Well, I've never seen two
gamer fighters, you can say that
for me. There's no quit in either
Dempsey or Firpo-that Pm
sure of.
"The next time they fight the
betting will be even money.
There'l be no more Dempsey
money begging at 8 to l."
Firpo Got All the Bad Breaks.
~ ENE BUCK, who cleaned mp
Nr on Dempsey and who figures
Jack the best big man we
have, was still tanning himself
yesterday morning at Great Neck.
"Close call for Dempsey" piped
Gene with grin. "Firpo got all
the bad breaks at that. Dempsey
hit him twice when he was look
ing at the referee and another
time he hit Firpo before the lat
ter got to his feet. / guess it's
all fair and everything like that,
but would rather see Jack win
without taking every advantage. i"
Another Lewis and Burke Fight.
TIMMY JOHNSTON, promoter
of the wonderful Leonard
Dundee postponement, thinks
the big fight was an exact copy of
the Willie Lewis-Sailor Burke 60
which thrilled New Workers some
ten years ago.
at was a thriller" piped jim
my. eyes, sir! 1t reminded me of
Burke and Lewis, and there never
was a better barroon battle than
that. It was a real old butchers
picnic fight-knock 'em down and
pick 'em up. If Dempsey and
Firpo know a whole lot about box
ing they surely concealed it from
the public Friday night.
II was rather surprised at the
way Firpo got up after those ter
rible punches from the superman.
According to all the stories /
read, / thought. that Dempsey
would stiffen him the very first
time he hit him.
al don't know now whether
Firpo's jaw has been underrated
or Dempsey's punch has been
overrated. Firpo got away with
all the honors. He was picked
by all as a sucker who didn't
know a thing and who punched
like an old washwoman.
at seems to me he hit the
champion often enough.
"He didn't take advantage of
his chances as Dempsey did. He
was too fair entirely. If they
fight again it will be a pip"
Tom Mix Busted His Skinner.
l"HE biggest hat in the Polo
Grounds Friday night was
- the skinner worn by. Tom
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Tom Mix Busted His skimma,.

THE biggest hat in the Polo
Grounds Friday night was
the skinner worn by, Tom
MIX. There isn't man in the
world who loves Dempsey more
than Mix does, and there isn't a
man alive who. was more confident
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Here's Suggestion.

UYHAT / suggested for the
w Washington team was
~ something similar to the
100 game thing to arouse in
terest. ! think it would work
fine for the Boston clubs, too.
And it is not to win 100 games,
but to lose 100 games. If the
season was stretched out only a
little longer, it would be cinch
for this to be done.
So, with our great clubs making
fast for the 100 losses mark, why,
YOU would hear both the fans of
these various cracked-clubs, say
ing one to another:
"The race is getting hot, now.
Boston only has two more innings
The Washington times., 1923-09-19

players lost through graduation
st least supplanted with equally
able men.
The Washington times., 1923-09-19
Has Green Squad.

Fffty-five of the lightest and green
est candidates he has looked at in
years have reported to Bill Roper,
Princeton's football coach.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-07

souIs-not theories-make men.
Mexico is a wonderful country. It
Is a large country, about a quarter
the size of the United States, and is
very rich in natural You
hear mostly about the oil of Mexico;
but oil is only a small fraction of
her wealth. The timber, mineral,
and agricultural far exceed
anything hat can ever be developed
in oil. We talk about conditions in
Eurone, but forget these tremendous
opportunities at our very door. How
ever, this is only human nature. Most
people of Boston have never been to
Bunker Hill Monument, and very
few New Workers have climbed the
Statue of Liberty. In the same
way, investors in England and
France are today enthusiastic over
improved conditions in Mexico while
l-we-her next door neighbors -
scarcely give them a thought. The
new attitude of our government to-
ward Mexico should help business
in this country, especially in the bor-
der states. Cities like New Orleans,
San Antonio, Ell Paso, st. Louis, and
Kansas City should especially pro-
fit. The Pacific coast will always
be benefited by a stable Mexico.
MANY investors in the United
States and Canada are interested in
Mexican securities. The great pub
lie utilities of Mexico are financed
from Montreal and Toronto. Cana
dian investors are also interested in
Mexica cotton mills. Investors in the
United States are interested in min
ing projects, railroads, and espec-
tally in Mexican oil. All of these
properties should be benefited by the
United States recognition of the
Mexican government. Not onl ydoes
this recognition help American in
vestors directly but also indirectly,
as it encourages investors in Eng
land and France who are also large
lly interested in Mexico. In the past
three ,pr four years almost every let
ter that I have received from Eng
lish friends has asked. Why will not
Your government recognize Mexico?
1t certainly should OF course 1t
will be some time before Mexican
trade will make any impression on
the Babsonchart, which now stands
lat 10 zen cent below normal; but
some day it will, and that impression
t then will be distinctly favorable"