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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03

Yet instead of being hopelessly
out of the race as they were Inst
year, they now are the Yankees
closest rivals, and probably are the
club the locals will have to beat
to win another pennant this fall.
1t may not be fair to the rest
Of the club to attribute this move
ment entirely to Mathews. yet the
fact remains that with him the
Macks are pennant contenders,
while without him they were just
a baseball club.
They probably will not win this
year-they haven't sufficient pitch
ing strength--but. they are pretty
nearly certain to- finish lin the
money" and Mathews will he go,
titled to a lions share of the credit
for their success.
Mathews received his earlier
baseball education on the sand
lots OF Metropolis, ILL.,. The coach
of the local high school also man.
aged an independent club. and
recommended Mathews to the
Rochester club Of the 1nterna-
tiOnal League.
After one year with Rochester
the youngster was sold to Toronto,
and after half season with the
Leafs was sold to the Milwaukee
club of the American Association.
Milwaukee sold him to the Macks
last fall for $4,000 in cash and
players and he reported to the AS
this spring. He made an immediate
hit with Connie Mack and won a
regulars berth for himself before
the season opened, the tall Tioga
tactician benching Clarence (Tillie)
Walker In order to makk place
for him. He has held it ever since
and with less than three months OF
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hand. and with that as his only
asset he came within an ace OF
knocking Dempsey out.

It has been said that Dempsey
could have stopped Carpenter be
fore the fourth round If he had
cared to cut the show short. hat
there Is not the slightest evidence
to back up that assertion. the
frantic haste with which Dempsey
bounced upon the little Frenchmar
as soon as Georges showed the first
sign of distress indicated tha'
Dempsey had no idea OF dragging
the fight out any longer than ne
could help.
Dempsey did not prove himself
to be perfect in that affair with
Carpenter. Considering that the
little Frenchman did nothing but
lead with the right hand from first
to last, Dempsey should have
knocked him over long before the
fourth round.
To lead with the right hand al
any time is one Of the worst mis-
takes a boxer can make. To do ii
repeatedly, SO that his opponent
knows in advance what to expect
should be fatal. Yet Dempsey die
not know how to take advantage OF
the Frenchman's mistakes.
Billy Miske was another OF
Dempsey Victims VINO was DSt
ter man than any that Gibbons has
stopped. Miska had been i'll for a
year before Dempsey put him tc
sleep in. three rounds at Bentor
Harbor. He was in no shape tc
fight, so that Dempsey's victory die
not prove anything. In previous
bouts Miske had caused all kinds
Of trouble for Dempsey. twice going
the limit with him.
Bill Brennan lasted twelve rounds
with Dempsey and inflicted con
siderable damage before he took tho
count. Whether Dempsey wal
trying" that night is a question
II he was doing the best he could
the performance stamps him as q
greatly overrated fighter.
Battling LeVinsky completes th'
list LeVinsky was not in gooC
shape and there is reason to be
lieve that he did not expect Demp
sey to hit with full force Demp
sey knocked him out in three
rounds, but it Is doubtful whether
he could have done the trick Il
LeVlnsky had been at the top o.
his form. The rest Of Dempsey.
victims, including Carl Morris ant
Gunboat Smith, were no better thar
the class OF men that 0lbbUn,
bowled oyer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03
SPARK PLUG MATHEWS
MAKES MACKMEN
Bv HARRY SCHUMACHER

ruin pennant contender
will acquisition exceptional player often lift club
division prominent place the
baseball The lowly standing of the Browns due the
main the loss of George ser points OF the moral ane
the Athletics largely through the efforts OF Wild Curry
Mathews, points the other half.
third Sammy Hale has been alternating
Harry center field where Mathews has been
sensation the opened the Athletics have pretty
had throughout the greater
tho O0O
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SOME MASSACRE!
NEW YORK
WASHINGTON

Totals "a s24 \ Totals AZ 10 ~ 1s
"Batted for Zachary in second.
tBatted for Hollingsworth In the
ninth.
New York 49,. 43 2 % x-l3
Ruus-Rice. Witt ca, Dugan go,
Ruth go, Pipp. Ward, Scott and Hof-
man (21, Errors-Peck, Goslin. Harris
and Meusel Two-base hits-Scott.
Meusel GosIin. Ruth. Three,oase hits
Ruth, Rice Home runs-Ruth, Pipp:
Double plays-Rice to Hargrave; OMEN
to Charity; Ward to Johnson on! to 0ehrig-
Left on bases-New York 10; washing
>; Off Friday, Z: off Hollingsworth. l.
struck oa!By snawkeKK oi Ri BY zafs.ry
IIf;,s oy Off Zachary, I in 1 Inning; off
Friday. 10 In 8 Ia innings; off Holdings
worth. in 23 innings r Hit by I pl1eaer
VIII nitoh-Sha wkey. Friday. Hollings-
worth. Losing pitcher--zachaEy.u mH.res
-Messrs. Hildebrand and Dipeen. Time
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In his first week with the New
Haven club Fisher hit for .24S. He
has apparently found the gauge Of
the Eastern Association hurting. and
is slaughtering the apple just as
he did for st. Joe in the Western
League last year.
Fisher is a youngster. with more
than fair chance Of coming back
to the big show and making good.
He has a fine throwing arm, and
is hard southpaw batsman. Here
IL his latest week with New Haven:
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major league experience under his
belt already is a recognized star.
had to make good" he says.
in speaking Of his sensational
debut, cor queer myself forever
with my father. He did not want
me to play professional basebaH
and made me promise, before ne
would permit me to sign WIN
Rochester, that I would quit the
game IL / found couldn't make
rood i'm Glass Double A.
Even after | had been sold to
the AS he wasn't entirely satisfied
that I had picked the right career
for myself, so l was bound to step
right out and make a reputation
for myself in order to convince nm
that / really could play ball and
eventually command at least as
good an income as I might have
worked up to if l had remained
at home"
How we'll he has succeeded may
he measured by the fact that he
has lust about made" club
which previously was the laughing
stock of the country. He is
brilliant fielder, a fast and daring
worker on the bases and with a
batting average Of .297 or there
abouts is one of the most effective
lead off men in either major league.
His style at bat is not Impressive
and he seldom hits for extra bases,
hut he "sneaks' a lot of singles
through the infield and is never
more dangerous than in the pinches.
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KEEN RIVALS ENCOUNTER
IN GAME AT CHERRYDALE
- It's UMe-SIdeu.
"OMORROW'S bout is so one
sided that it is barred il
New York for that reason.

Cherrydale fans are expected to
turn out en- masse to watch the
clash between Cherrydale and
Arlington. baseball rivals of Airing
TON county Play will start at
II a. m.
Mickey Johnson. Cherrydale man.
a. ger, requests that team managers
get in touch with him in regard to
a series to decide the Arlington
county champion.
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LOOKING 'EM OVER
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
WE ARE PICKING DEMPSEY

1OMORROW Dempsey win knock Tom Gibbons in the
ring Shelby Mont, hurryng thence to Los Angeles for
before beginning his bout that with
Harry Wills Labor Day in the New York Polo Grounds It is
from his throne champion Of the world He is too old and
SLOW He endure the pounding "on Mike" will give him
tomorrow He doomed defeat before he craw through the
the bout will depend the good
pleasure Of the champion He fiddle around while for the
will with great suddenness first
is to fool with q grizzly
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Press stories have carried false
statements ever since Shelby be-
gan 0the. bally-hoo. They have
done their best to belittle Demp-
sey and build up the challenger
They have Topped five years off
Gibbons life. The have added to
his weight. They have given
him terrific punch.
The publicity men have enlarged
upon Dempsey's softness. They
have made him slow. They have
chopped down his weight, seeking
to make it look more even. They
have cut an inch or two off the
champion and added it to the chal-
lenger. They have played fast
and loose with the facts in the
vain hope Of attracting customers.
Until acknowledgement sports
writer's from Chicago and New
York reached Shelby the daily
junk was just plain bunk and bosh.
Once such men as Ed Smith,
of the Chicago American; Hugh
Fullerton, Of the Chicago Tribune;
Dave Walsh, of the International
News, and Warren Brown, of the
New York Evening Journal, ar
rived on the scene of the scheduled
contest, the real dope began ooz-
ing out of Montana.
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Who Will Win
The BigScrap?
Opinions from the Sport World
on the Dempsey Gibbons 60.
copyright. 1919, by Cosmopolitan
News Service.I

UplnlONS from the 6VOKt VVAAuI
on the Dempsey Gibbons Go.
Copyright. 1929. by Cosmopolitan
News ServiceA
Mel Coogan, lightweight,
Brooklyn, N. Y: Dempsey, in
seven rounds.
"In the several boxing con-
tests that / have seen Tom
Gibbons he seems to be very
slow thinker, and with Demp-
sey's rushing ana vicious move
ments / think that in q very
few rounds he would have the
hard-hitting st. Paul battler on
the mat"
J. Darcy, mi dlew eli 6 h t.,
Bloomingsbury, N. Y: Jack
Dempsey is sure winner"
C. Eberhart, boxer, Memphis,
Tenn: "Jack Dempsey will win
in five rounds.
"His ring generalship and hit
ting power stand out to such q
degree as to put him in a class
by himself with all boxers Of
the heavyweight class of today.
"He should beat Gibbons as
easily as he did Carpenter"
Harry Neary, boxer, New
York: Dempsey will win in
eight rounds.
az think Dempsey is rugged,
mauling fighter that Gibbons
can't stay away from over six
or eight rounds. Dempsey is
too tough and rugged for Glib
bons. Dempsey will still be
champion the night Of July d."
Oscar Gardner, New York:
81 have seen Dempsey in action
with Willard and Carpenter,
and also have seen Gibbons in
action.
"Jack Dempsey is going to
win in about seven rounds.
Dempsey is just the type to
stop Gibbons. He is good and
strong and a fine boxer-and,
oh, boy! how he can punch"
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Forcing the gigantic Jess Willard
round was Dempsey's greatest feat.
In view of the giants return to
form after four years of idleness
and his recent victory over young
Floyd Johnson, the Dempsey
triumph AT Toledo now looks like a
time it happened.
However. it is the general opinion
that Willard was in better shape
last month than he was when he
lost the title to Dempsey. Jess did
not show a thing against Dempsey
except that he possessed a remark
ably tough jaw. He had all the
fight knocked out of him with the
first wallop Dempsey let fly, and
he never had q chance to show
what he could do.
just how good Willard is now
or ever was is q matter Of some
doubt. The big fellows victory
over young johnson was a re-
markable accomplishment for a
man of Willard's years, but it is
fact that johnson did not
amount to much. Johnson could
not hit and without hitting ability
he was as harmless as a blank
cartridge.
If Willard was in better form
against Johnson than agains!
Dempsey, then the champions vic
tory was not much Of feat for
any good heavyweight could haV,
! beaten Willard that day in the
! Yankee stadium.
| Next to Willard among Demp
sey's victim was Fred Fulton. Full
| ton is rated second because at .he
time Dempsey met him the tai
plastered was supposed to be The
leading contender for the title. II
reality Fulton was the softest mari
Dempsey ever encountered. II,
was so paralyzed with fright tina
ne could not move muscle, and !
was no trick at all for Dempse,
10 knock him out.
Next to Fulton in point of pres
tige, but better than either Willard
or Fulton in fighting ability, wa
Georges Carpenter. Georges wa
not too slow like Willard, nor to,
frightened, like Fulton, but he wa
altogether too frail to test q husky
hard hitting fellow like Dempsey.
Carpenter could not with.
stand punishment and he had no
defense to help hi out. All he
had was . light Mg fast right
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03
COSTELLO POST
IN ALL-DAY
PROGRAM
Legionnaires to Stage Ball
Game and Boxing Bouts at
Washington Barracks.

An all day sport card beginning
with a bali game in the morning at
1890 and concluding with several
boxing matches Is the program Cos
tello Post. OF the American Legion,
announces for tomorrow at the
Washington Barracks.
Costello Post and the Mercurys
will meet in a baseball game, follow
ed by track events, bicycle races, a
band concert and then the Initt
contests. The boxing bouts are
scheduled to get under way at 2:30
o'clock.
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They Wanted Facts.

II T was not till these well-known
writer's arrived at Shelby and
began hunting for facts that
the promoters had to admit their
shortage of money with which to
pay the champion and his man
ager, Jack Kearns.
The regular press agents had,
in some strange manner, forgotten
to write a word about money.
They probably needed all their
time to describe the weaknesses
Of the champion and the marvels
of the challenger.
Tom Andrews official boxing
guide for 1918, which happen, to
be at hand, says that Tommy
Gibbons was born in 1889, weighed
1853 pounds at that time and stood
5 feet 91-2 inches. Gibbons was
a middleweight, with no thought
Of battling the champion, the
gigantic Jess Willard.
In 1918 Gibbons fought two
bouts with Silent Martin, a middle
weight; two with Gus Christie y
middleweight; two with Claw
Turner, a middleweight, and three
with George Chip, a middleweirht
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NEITHER PRINCIPAL HAS
ENVIABLE RECORD

tie Dempsey Gibbons rooers who Gibbons
licked Gibbons back with who did Dempsey
that Dempsey yet to meet ana
fighter although the he stopped DID not
better than the best OF the Gio-
bons victims
stopped Pat Mccarthy ard ne
quite
haitian AhcCar thu
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How They Stretch

"OW the facts have stretched
under the manipulation of
- the Shelby press agents,
Gibbons has lost five wears in
age and has gained at least two
inches in height since he was a
middleweight.
When Gibbons fought Harry
Greb in New York he weighed ~
pounds. That was on March ~
1922. He was then actnaiIv
thirty-three years old. Is II nos
sible that man Of his age could
build up his weight to the Shelhv
figures Of 1874 and still retain all
the wonderful speed and boxing
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skill told in the dream tales from
Montana
1t can't be done.
It's One-sided.
|TOMORROW'S bout is so one
sided that it is barred in
New York for that reason.
Dempsey, in the flush of his
manhood Che was twenty-eight
years old two weeks ago), stands
at least four inches taller than his
challenger. He expects to weigh
1872 pounds. Gibbons may reach
17S pounds, hardly q pound more.
It is positively laughable to
read that Gibbons superior box
ing skill will tie up the champion,
that he will make Dempsey miss
his punches so often as to leave
himself open for the Gibbons left
hook. said to be terrific in its
results.
Harry Greb, known as a cream
puff hitter, so bewildered Gibbons
with a storm of blows that the
st. Paul man merely covered up,
making sorry showing and
running himself as a possible rival
in the metropolis for Dempsey.
In His Own Class.
TOM GIBBONS is a good man
in his own class, which
doesn't happen to be Demp-
sey's.
Gibbons can 60 around and
make suckers out Of Chuck Wig
gins, Jim Tracey, Joe Burke, Pat
Mccarthy. Sailor Martin and
BARLEY Madden. He knows too
much for that gang and, feinting
them wide open, can drop them
whenever he wishes.
Jack Dempsey's aqoressiveness,
coupled with his terrific punching
will bewilder Gibbons as soon as
it starts. 1t is doubtful if Glib
bons can endure more than one
Of Dempsey's jolts under the
heart.
Dempsey could have dropped
Georges Carpenter in the first
round. He PLAYED for the pictures.
He may do the same thing to-
morrow at Shelby, being a good
fellow and HOPING the promoters
will get something out Of the
mix-up beside hot air and law
suits.
But Jack DEMPSEY can drop
Tom Gibbons in the first round
with one punch. if he so wishes.
That the champion will win by a
knockout we have not the SLIGHTEST
doubt. 1t is merely a matter of
the champions goodness Of heart
how long the genial Gibbons will
remain on his feet and conscious.
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FIGHT FOCUS is ABOUT
TO TURN ON FIRPO
AND WILLARD
Bv SID MERCER.

NEW YORK. July 3Wh the fac4s anu M
the attention Of fans will be focused on jess for their
well advanced training AO1 ~0A
bout Boyles Thirty Jersey City, July H. ; 81
eclipse rather obscued the reeht
Jess and they have not permitted grass to grow
boxing programs yesteray-Ward the Columbus Sporting
Club Yonkers the Park Casino Long Branch
~ both places large proceedings
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03
Yesterdays HOMERS.
A Bingle a Game,

In his first thirteen games with
the New York Giants Jack Bentley
has collected thirteen bipgles. one
per. game, for an average OF .448.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03
FISHER AND WADE SLAM
BALL HARD In BUSH
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

George Richard Maxweton Wade Gri
unng for spell in the bushes have begun crash the
beginning June is, Fisher hit 375
in the Eastern Association Meanwhile
Dick eight beginning
II hung batting of with the Nashville club
ball in the field which is important Fishers
Lnnu he q
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MerkIe Leads Them.

Fred Merkle, former big Lacquer.
80 leading the International League
batsmen with a mark Of 1895 far
the Rochester clubs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03
Bows Club Wins.

The Bows Club knocked off the
Corinthians II to 6. Cerceo, PAMELA
Enyart and O'Neill each getting
two hits for the winners.
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Batting average. 81
Fielding average. LOO

II Is more than likely that
President Griffith will recall Fish
err ut the close Of the Eastern As
sOciaticn's campaign and also take
him to Tampa again next spring.
The yOungster IL too sweet q hit
ter to get away from the Griffs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03

Dick Wade, with Minneapolis last
year, 10 now playing with Nash
VILE until Lance Richbourg re-
covers from q broken bone in his
foot, and is able to report to Man
ager Hamilton. In his eight games
beginning with June II Wade's
,ooora Ia oo follnxyc.
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An advance" Of $500, 900 based
on these figures sounds rather far
fetched, hut IL Is believed that the
fight will get gate apprOxilnating
500. 900. Leonard and Tender did
better than $500, 900 at Jersey City
last summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-03

Johnny was always considered
? light hitter among ightweights
but the night he "goaIed'' Danny
Frush in Brooklyn as a feather
weight he had a punch. In the
lighter class he looks like a better
fighter because his opponents are
not 80 rugged.
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Carpenter could not with.
stand punishment and he had no
defense to help hi out. All he
had was . Light 4g fast right
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skill told in the dream tales from
Montana?
1t can't be done.
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tNooop SpoRT

CHATTING A0oO
nAE NiSt1oRS VINO
RLNH ~ 70 Th1<
10 4ovN Stck OoSS
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major league experience under his
belt already is a recognized star.
The Coconino sun., 1923-04-27
BOY CONFESSES TO
KILLING FRISCO RABBI

Caldwell Richardson, 10, confessed
to the Staying of Rabbi Alfred G. La
fee in San Francisco in statement
made to Assistant County Attorney
Louis Hart, Chief of Police Roberts
and Chief of Detectives McGrath at
Phoenix Tuesday.
The confession as taken down by
the district attorneys stenographer,
they announce, follows out the diary
found on his person when he was ar
rested Monday.
Richardson will be returned to San
Francisco, where he will face the
double charge of murder and of hav-
ing deserted from the United States
navy.
Richardson, admitted author of a
diary that vividly describes the assault
on Rabbi Lafee, which resulted in his
death three days later, had steadfast-
ly denied any knowledge of the crime.
Beyond stating that his home Is
in Oklahoma and admitting, according
to the police, that he is a deserter
from the navy, Richardson had re-
fused to give any details of his past
history, which is under investigation
now. The diary is in the possession
of Chief Roberts, and will probably
be returned to San Francisco when the
sailor is taken to the coast city.
The Coconino sun., 1923-04-27
New carload furniture just arrived.
Furniture company.

New carload furniture just arrived.
Flagstaff Furniture company.
Mrs. Cecil Dodd of Grand Canyon
/ is spending several days here on
business and visiting Mrs. w. F. Grif-
fin.
! r. Gainor and family of Chandler
visited a few hours in Flagstaff Mon
day morning. They were on their
way to the Grand Canyon.
Speaking of the finest in mems
suits, one naturally thinks of the
Hart Schaffner & Marx suits, made to
your measure.-Sid Gassman.
Dean M. Eldridge has joined the
Cleanup" squad and is doing lot
of improvement work at his home,
fixing up fine lawn and things like
that.
Emil Lipp recently purchased from
ALI Dickinson & Son Real Estate
agency lots number 13 to 16 in block
"a, formerly belonging to dad" J..
w. Power.
H. F. Sullivan, who came here re-
Gently from Durango, Colo, was in
town this week. He has taken a big
log-cutting contract for the McGonigle
Lumber Co. at Riordan.
Mrs. Leighton, mother of Mrs. Lo-
rem Cress, arrived here from her Los
Angeles home on Tuesday, to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Cress and take care of things
during the latter's conyalescence from
her illness.
w. H. Anderson expects to leave
for Los Angeles in a few days. Mr..
Anderson divides his time between
that city and Flagstaff. His mother,
who is over 100 years of age, lives
there but wants soon to come to Flag
staff on an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Supernowski
of Chicago, who were passing through
here on their way to Yelm, Washing
ton, stopped over a few days last week
to visit Mrs. A. Emmett of Marlar's
drug store. Mrs. Supernowski and
Mrs. Emmett were school friends.
Mrs. George w. Harden writes that
she is visiting her brother, Mr.. Ell
phick, in Glenridge, N. j., and several
parties are being given in her honor,
and that she sadly misses the Arizona
sunshine, having had plenty of cloudy
weather since she has been in the
east.
The Arizona department, American
Legion, is in third place in the United
States in point of membership in the
Legion compared to the number in
the state eligible to membership. A
big drive is being made by every club
in Arizona to put this state ahead of
every other state in the union.
DIR. R. M. Francis, it is reported,
has taken lease for six years on the
property known as the Baty house
on Leroux street, just opposite DR..
Miller's residence. DR.. and Mrs.
Francis have been living at the
Weatherford hotel since their arrival
here several months ago, and their
having leased home, indicating their
intention of remaining her permanent
ly, will be good news to their Flag
staff friends, both old-time and new.