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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
AUSTRALIA AND
JAPAN PLAY
OVER NET
Far East Tennis Stars Battle
for Right to Meet
America.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Racquet RI
walls Of the Far East, Japan and Aus
tralia face each other across the
nets of the new championship courts
at the Southside Club today to de-
termine who shall fight France for
the privilege of challenging the
United States for the Davis Cup.
The first of the five-nach series
will bring John B. Hawkes., second
man of the Australian team, against
Zenzo Shimizu, Japanese champion.
James o. Anderson, leader of the
Australians, meets Masonesuko Flu.
kuda. second man of the Japanese
in the second match.
There will be no play Friday, the
day Of President Harding's funeral.
The play will continue over Saturday
and Sunday.
Japan has tried persistently for
the cup, advancing to the challenge
round in 1921. Hawkes., lead-off man
of the Australians, meets an old tIls
ternational foe in the wiry ShimidSu.
The japanese champion defeated the
Australian in 1920.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
TAKES
F|RPO BOUT
SERIOUSLY
Champion Is Really Training
for Go With South
American.

? Dempsey Is going to train for the
Firpo melee. He is taking the battle
seriously. =,
He doesn't know just how good
Firpo is. Some OF his friends have
told him that he will have hard
time beating the South American,
while other equally sincere friends
have told him that he will knock him
out because he has no defense and 10
an easy target.
Dempsey has never seen Firpo.
He has read about his savage man.
ner and his expressionless face. The
first time that the champion comes
face to face with Firpo will probably
be in the ring at the Polo Grounds
on September IA. The fact that
Dempsey can curb his curiosity so
far ash not displaying enough inter-
est in his opponent to take one brief
suuint at him Is indicative Of un.
usual powers of self-control.
The champion may have an OBJ
iect in his attitude. He may make
Firpo think that he hasn't enough
interest in him to go to the trouble
of looking him over. If the cham
pion believes that Firpo is going to
be all broken up because Of this lack
of interest he will be mistaken, for
Firpo displays interest in nothing
but the currency of the realm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
D NELL MEETS
THURTELLFOR
NET TITLE
FinaIists in Municipal Tennis
Championships to Play
Today.
By LEONARD w. COLLINS.

The District of Columbia is at
last to have a recognized municipal
tennis champion. For the first time
in the history Of the local public
park net game, a champion recog.
nized by the United States Lawn
Tennis Association will be crowned.
This afternoon, at 2:45, on the
Monument grounds courts, Seven.
teenth and B streets. Leroy Thur.
tell and NJ. v. O'Neill, finalists in
the first municipal championships
ever held in this city, will meet in
the titular round.
O'Neill, not only a newcomer to
District courts, but also a newcomer
to this country, has been displaying
brand of tennis in the champion.
ship rounds which conclusively
game and easily ranks with the best
that the National Capital has to
offer.
Born in Ireland, O'Neill gained his
preliminary tennis education. on the
municipal courts of Dublin. Enter
ing the British service he was sta
toned at Bombay, India, where he
continued his play with more or
less success.
Three years ago he was assigned
to a travelling position by the Brit
ish office which carried him into the
interior of remotest India. AS a re-
suit he seldom found time in which
TO indulge in his favorite athletic
pursuit.
Coming to this country little
more than a year ago O'Neill identi-
fled himself with the Pullman Com
pany, where he now is employed
His playing throughout the present
tournament has been of the sensa-
tional order and students Of play
freely predict that Thurtell will
have to display a high brand Of ten
mis- il he is to be returned a winner
over the late subject Of the English
King.
Thurtell for several seasons was
recognized as one of the ranking
players at the old Argyle club,
With its passing the Nevada prod
uct has been combining the greater
part Of his tennis activities to the
municipal courts and as at Argyle.
has taken front rank among the
public park players.
Col Waite G. Johnsonn, chairman
Of the committee in charge Of the
tournament. will act as referee of
this afternoons match, while Louis
l. Doyle will assist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
LOCAL CANOEISTS PLAN
TORONTO COMPETITION

j. w. Burch, who handled the
Shrine canoe regatta, announces
that Canada is anxious to have a
crew of Washington canoeists com
pete in the canoe races which are.
20 be a part of the program at the
Toronto exposition. Burch has been
requested to bring up a team to
compete in the one man, tandem and
quad events.
AT the present time two Washing
ton clubs have indicated a desire to
participate in the races at Toronto
They are the Washington Canoe
Club and the Colonial Canoe Club.
AS the Canadians have requested
only one crew. 1t seems that the
selection should be made from these
candidates. and the only fair method
of selecting a crew will be on the
| basis Of results in competition.
Burch announces that a series of
| three tours races will be held and
that the course for at least one OF
! the three races will be decided unon
| by him. It is possible also that one
of the three deciding races will he
the club four single blade race
which should be an event of the
! Washington Canoe Clubs open re
| gatta on August 25.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
MlDDLEWEIGHT HITTERS
CLASH AT SHORTHAND

Two smuggling middlewelghts will
swap punches over a fifteen-round
route at Sportland Heights, Berwyn,
Md, Saturday night when AL Ward,
the Fort Myer soldier. and Italian
Young RenZo, the Washington wop,
enter the ring.
Matchmaker Miller is claiming no
championships for either scrapper.
He bases his match on the fact
that the Washington fans who are
crowding out to Berwyn these hot
days, are looking for fighters who
will fight. Ward and Reno are
not powder-puff boxers.
They have battled against a few
good ones and have made reputa
lions in this section. Ward has
stopped practically all the service
rniddleweights in the section, having
won the sectional army title. He
ran into a good one in Perry some
time back and on the strength o.
hat performance wants another
crack at the navy starr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
WHOLLY LOCAL AFFAIR
AS BENNY FACES RIVAL

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-When
Benny Leonard, the lightweight
champion, clashes with Johnny
Dundee, the featherweight title
holder, at the Polo Grounds on
September it will be decidedly .
New York affair. Both are local
products and each has a large and
enthusiastic following.
In the old days of no decision
bouts they boxed no less than eight
times These bouts were never
productive of very much damage.
There was always plenty of action,
each boxer contributing about
equally to the fireworks.
A knockout is not probable In
this melee between two smart de.
fensive boxers. Both are masters of
the trick of hitting and getting
away.
Both have had as much ring ex.
perience as it is possible for a
boxer to get, and the affair is sure
to present a difficult problem for
the man who Is referee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
TACKLES GIVE
SPEARS MOST
WORRY

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, Aug. 9.
The biggest problem confronting
Coach Spears in the development of
the West Virginia University foot
ball squad this fall is that of his
tackles. There is no question Of it.
Last fall Spears had Capt. Russ
Meredith. who played almost every
minute Of the season. In addition,
he had Charlie Howard and Carl
Davis, who filled In at the opposite
position between lay-offs with in.
juries He had no capable substi.
tutes beyond these.
This year Spears will start in
with Davis, a 19O.pound individual
of most unusual promise, but with
tendency to injury. and Howard,
who tips the scales at $50 and has
had two years Of experience. When
this is said, 1t is all said.
There are two other tackles who
were members of the varsity squad
last year. One was Charlie Dilcher,
who will be in his third year this
year and who weighs $50 pounds
and is exceptionally well qualified
physically and had unusual promise
in high school, but he has never
come around" at the university.
The other is Daniel Fegert, who
got into a number Of games last
season, but is hardly qualified
either in weight or speed to be
rated high as a varsity prospect.
There is Horse" Tough, with
his 200 pounds; Dan" D'Aiuto,
Ned Johnson, Daily and Gill from
the freshman squad, all rated as
adequate experience to give Spears
much hope Of varsity play this
season.
A newcomer who deserves to rank
with Dilcher and Fegert is Ross
| McHenry. for four years a star on
the Parkersburg high eleven and an
| All-State selection, who weighs IFS
pounds. McHenry looked good in
spring practice and may be OF
real service this fall.
This concludes the list Of tackle
| candidates. AT the very best
| Spears has a big problem TO work
out Possibly Dilcher or McHenry
will come through, and perhaps
Howard and Davies will recover
from their tendency to injury, but
all these contingencies do not make
very substantial basis for building
up two good sets Of tackles for the
strenuous grind of the season.
OF course, there is the possibility
of shifting Quarles or Quinlin, and
perhaps both. from the guard posi-
ton where there is ample material
but this move might weaken The
flank position to a dangerous de
gree since Spears already faces
the necessity OF providing for the
loss of Joe Setron, one Of tht
greatest guards the university has
had.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
Criqui Shows Sense Of
Honor Seldom Seen
in Ring

Eugene Criqui, the dethroned
featherweight champion, has
sailed back to France. He is
unusual in his calling. He dis
played sense Of honor which
is too seldom seen in the box
ing business. After he knocked.
out Kilbane, Criqui could have
picked up much easy money
going about boxing easy oppo-
nents.
He could have gone back to
France and capitalized his title
in his home country and made
a fortune. But instead Of that
he decided to keep his word.
He promised, if he won the
title, to stay here two months
and fight Dundee. He did it.
He also promised to go back
to France and box at benefits
for wounded soldiers. He is
now making that trip and is
paying his own expenses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
NE|S IS EASILY
SUPERIOR To
MYERS

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-when
Brooklyn owners allowed Hi Myers,
veteran outfielder, to depart in a
trade last winter. there was con-
siderable moaning and gnashing of
teeth among the fans of Brooklyn.
But of recent days the great play
ing Of Bernie Neis in the Dodgers
garden has made the fans forget Hi,
as far as his worth to the team Is
concerned. He still remains a popu'
lar idol in Flatbush, however.
Neis, the Brooklyn critics are
agreed, is playing better ball than
Hi Myers ever did in his palmiest
days. Bernie's fielding has been
more than spectacular and his bat
ting has been a feature Of the re-
cent games.
There never was any doubt that
Neis could field and run the bases
when he got on. But while he
was warming the bench much Of
the time he failed to hit as we'll as
Manager Wilbert Robinson desired.
Now, playing regularly with the
backing Of the fans, he has found
his batting eye and is doing every
thing Robinson and his most severe
critics could ask.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
tdQQ1nQ
d1t0Bd5eeS

The Griffmen are today two and
a half games behind the Chicago
White Sox and four behind the
fourth.place Detroit Tigers. A win
ming streak against the White Sox,
opening here Saturday. may put the
Griffmen at the head Of the second
division.
Heinie Groh's weak knee Is keep.
ing him on the bench. Mcguire, the
college player, is holding down Sec
ond base for the Giants, with Frisch
covering third.
Red Russell, a smuggling marvel N
1922, is expected to slide back to
the minors next year. He has been
crowded out of the Pirates lineup
by Barnhart, youngster.
Encouraged by Williams home
run with one on and magnificent
pitching of Dixie Davis, the Browns
Davis famed Ruth and Smith in
Ond base.
Kaufman was very parsimonious
in the matter of base hits and the
Cubs beat the Phillies, 4 to 2.
The Dodgers and Pirates divided
the spoils, Vance pitching winning
ball in the first game. to 2, and
Morrison in the second, to 3.
Ainsmith's home run off Bentley in
the eighth put the quietus on the
Giants and gave the Cardinals a
4-to-3 decision.
After Dauss, of Detroit, had shut
the Red Sox out in the first game
1 10 0, Burns won the second. 3 to 2,
by seeking one over the left field
fence in the seventh.
The White Sox won the third game
Of the series with the Athletics, to
8, hitting Harris with frequency and
considerable gusto.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09

Sports provide many thrills.
This characteristic is responsible
for the general popularity of
sports.
The American, sitting in the
grand stand, tingles when Babe
Ruth comes through with home
run in a pinch or Walter Johnson
fans batsman with the bases
crowded.
The East Indian, watching the
wrestler, gets a similar thrill as
he watches closely the writing
muscles, the strained tendons, the
gasping for breath.
The Spaniard actually battles
the wild bull with his hero down
on the bloody sand. Otherwise he
would not be there.
The Frenchman, living in a LAND
long since fished out, gets a thrill
with the appearance Of q three
inch fish on the line he has pa.
tiently watched for hours and
hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
GIANTS REVEAL
STRENGTHEN
P|NCHES

The championship caliber of ball
club is shown by its strength in "a
pinch. During the past few days in
Cincinnati the Giants have shown
the poise and steadiness essential in
the pinch. while the Reds have
cracked at important moments. The
Giants can take a hard beating and
stand up under it.
Reverses do not break down the
morale Of the worlds champions.
There is confidence in the leader.
ship of McGraw which seems to fire
them to rise to the occasion when
Ranger threatens. They can win
their important games. They play
best when they have to.
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are in.
clined to become a bit hysterical
when they get within striking dis.
lance Of the pennant. The Giants
refuse TO become emotional. They
have the poise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
THIRD CoRPs-ARMY
GRID GAME CANCELLED

BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.-The foot
ball games scheduled by the Third
Corps Area with the West Point
cadets at West Point has been can
celed. Major Alexander .. Suries,
coach of the Third Corps gridders.
received the request Of Head Coach
McEwan of the West Point eleven
that the game be Cancelled today and
has decided to grant 1t.
The game had been scheduled Tor
September %, but 1t was considered
too early for 50 hard test by Nc.
Evan. Major Surles Is nothing
Ioath to declare the tussel off, for
he wants to keep the Third corps
team in tip-top condition for the
Army.Marine test in washington,
and early season injuries have been
known to wreck more than one
eleven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
TEX IS AGAINST
F|RPO MAKING
LONG TOUR
Richard Shall Insist That Luis
Get Right Down to
Business.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The propo-
sal that Luis Firpo prolong his barn
storming tour to return to Indian
apolis on August II to keep his post.
poned engagement with Joe Downey
met with vehement opposition from
Tex Richard today.
'I certainly will protest against
Firpo extending his tour" Richard
declared. His most important con-
tract is for a meeting with Jack
Dempsey, September II. hold that
contract and am living up to my end
Of 1t, besides throwing many thou.
sands of dollars in Firpo's way. !
shall insist that he get down to
business Immediately"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
Tennis Star Seldom
Shakes Hands
With Right

It is a great inconvenience to
have valuable hands. Mile.
Lenglen never shakes hands
with her precious right hand,
except in a final match, when
she makes an exception and
gives her vanquished rival a
brief shake of the valuable rae
quet hand.
The tennis. champion follows
the example of Paderewski in
protecting her right hand
against hard-gripping hand
shakers. The pianist never
shakes hands because an ad-
n1irer once grasped him with
the hand in which he held a
lighted cigar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
GOVERNOR CALLS HALT
ON FIRPO'S EXHIBITION

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. s.-Out Of
respect for the memory OF the late
President Harding, Governor NC
Cray ordered the cancellation OF
last nights scheduled ten-round
ring contest between Luis Angel
Firpo, who IL matched with Jack
Dempsey, and Joe Downey. OF Gin
cinnati. They will meet on August
II instead.
Several thousand ring fans, many
of whom had come long distances,
were disappointed by the postpone
ment Of the bout, but when told
the reason left without complaint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
OBTAINS EBBETTS FIELD
FOR HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

NEW YORK, Aug. ct was re
ported today that Simon Flaherty,
Long Island City promoter, had Sc.
cured Ebbetts Field, Brooklyn, for
the staging of the proposed Demp-
sev.Wills bout for the heavyweight
championship, and is prepared to
leave today for Saratoga to OBJ
tain the champions signature to a
contract
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09


My idea was to deliver a well-di-
rected blow to the chin. 1 put my
target in position, and shot my
right hand for the chin. Like a
game of checkers. whist or any
other game where the brain is
used, you have to get your man
in a hole, get him set. and then
let loose. Compared to baseball, it
is like a batter getting pitcher
in a hole.
A fighter Is always subject to
danger. His opponent may. be
fatigued and half unconscious,
but his fighting instinct can still
Land a X. o. blow. One must be
careful while setting the target
up. By the target mean the
chin and the pit of the stomach.
I think smashes to the kidneys
are the most cruel and uncalled-for
blows anyone could use. I have
always been against them. They
do absolutely no good at the time
and leave permanent injury to the
man who receives them.
l consider the right cross and
the left iab the most important
blows in boxing.
NEXT-"How i Deliver the
Knockout" by PanchO Villa, Fly.
weight Champion of the World.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
Has a Hard Task.
n RESIDENT CLARK C. GRIF-
FIFTH Is alleged to have
oroxa;raI - 5000 m1sn nm


promised to spend $150,OO0
for ball players. He didn't tell US
..lat, so we're not certain that
he said it.
But, allowing that he did say
it, he has a rough job ahead of
him unless he spends his money
in larger chunks than he has. He
may be merely tossing away his
dollars.
Not counting such experienced
players as Muddy Ruel, Allan Rus
sell and Joey Evans, just two of
the new Griffs obtained this year
seem worthy of remaining, Paul
Zahniser and Pink Hargrave.
If DOME Bush is to be given
more Warmoths, Lapans, Sedg-
"wicks and Potters, we'll and good,
but don't blame the little fellow
for what happens on the field.
1t is beginning to be apparent
to all that there are few marvels
in the minors. Here and there
are players priced exorbitantly.
1t is true that too much is asked
for them, but which is cheaper,
pay 100000 for one real star like
Willie Kamm or 100000 for ten
Warmoths, Conroys or Sedgwicks
That seems to be The problem
facing Clark Griffith and every
other big league club needing
players. No more may a big
league owner keep elastic on mis-
bank roll and expect to get any
thing worth while. Chem days
ara cona $orevorO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
CLINTON BLUME BETTER
AFTER HIS OPERATION

NEW YORK, Aug. Sword was
received at the home Of Clinton
Blume in Brooklyn yesterday that
the young pitcher Of the New York
Giants, who was operated on for
appendicitis in Houston, Miss, last
Saturday, is rapidly improving and
will be able to return home in a
short time Blume, it was said,
will make no effort to pitch again
this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
do You Remember

How old was Ann?
When Tubby Ballenger was
some pumpkins, in an athletic
way, at Tech High?
When the late Charlie King
was first-sacking for the Beth
any Methodists?
When Maurice Joyce was
physical director at the old
Carroll Institute on Tenth
street?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
LOOKING 'EM OVER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER


<<TNHERE in life for the kick of it,
Dempsey reported saying his
this kick differs with those
receiving it. What would give Joy would bore ANOTHER Jack
In other words the present champion of the world loves his work
doing part Of it better than he has ever done before
absolutely without thrills whatever would truly not be worth
living Merely feet moving the ead of existence
along
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
How IDELIyER KNecKoUT
By JOHNNY KILBANE,

Cosmopolitan News sevies>
CLEVELAND Aug s-My knockout punch always the old
righthand
sometimes have the idea Of exactly what knockout
lis It doesn't always boy has to be knocked
boy is much superior the other that doesn
the calls fight and the superior wins by
knockout An accident such the breaking of shoulder also
constitutes knockout The real sensational Knockout the kind
lnennlan t Is X.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-09
Thrills Were Here.

wvASHINGTC2' was offered
w many a thrill yesterday as
w the imposing funeral cor
tege of the late President Har-
ding wendell it's way from the
White House to the Capitol.
First, as a preparation, the
military, strong young men, in
perfect unison behind the scream
ing trumpet and the rafting
drum.
The clump Of horsemen. the