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The Washington times., 1923-10-31
TWO WINNERS MEET PAIR
OF LOSERS IN BILLIARDS

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Two win
ners. Willie Hoppe and Welker
Cochran. Americans, and two losers,
Roger Cont, of France, and Erich
Hagenlacher, of Germany. will meet
~ % today's matches in the interna-
tionaI 1872 balkline billiard cham
nionship at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
THE Conti-Hagehlacher match is
scheduled for this afternoon, and 1t
20 confidently expected that the
French champion will dispose of the
German titleholder and keep himself
In the running. A defeat for either
nan will mean virtual elimination
from all chance to win the tourna-
The meeting Of Hoppe, the cham.
yion; and Cochran, long a con-
.tender,s will be one of many in
ughfcIl this gifted pair has INDUCED.
IF will be played in the evening.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
CROSSED T YES
AID HIM To
PASS BALL
Coaches and Players Marvel at
Accurate and Uncanny
Throwing.

A forward passer extraordinary
bobbed upon a college gridiron last
week during practice game who
promised to be the sensation Of the
year. He would stand paused for
a moment with the ball as he
gazed in the direction of the re-
ceiver, then suddenly shoot the ball
in another direction to another re-
ceiver without so much as moving
his head.
It was puzzling to both players
and coaches. The coaches mar
yelled at the players ability to
toss the bali so accurately in the
directions he was not looking. He
got away with several passes for
the scrubs, and the varsity was at
sea to find defense against the
versatile forward passer.
After the practice they asked him
how he did it. He was cross-eyed.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
WHITE SOx MAY TRAIN
IN FLORIDA NEXT YEAR

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Florida prob
ably will get it's chance to see the
galloping White Sox youngsters in
action next spring.
While c. A. Coiniskey and his
colleagues have numerous offers
from entepprising chambers of COM
merce, booster clubs and other civic
organizations in cities throughout
the South, certain spots in Florida
have the most tempting training
quarters.
Miami, st. Petersburg and Jack
sonville all would like to have the
two major league clubs. Texas will
be shelVed after that disastrous
spring sally of 1924 if possible.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
R0NPS
away WI I'll
TITLE
Friendship Professional Minis
First District Open Tourney.
Barnett Second.

Leo Diegel, Of Friendship. added
still further to his conquests and
laurels when he practically spread
eagIed his field in the first District
open golf championship, which
came to close yesterday.
play Diegel had stroke total of
3O7, whereas Robert L. Barnett,
the pro at Chevy Chase, who fin
ished second, was fifteen strokes
over Diegel's total.
On the first day OF play DiegeI
got away with a very. mediocre 83
for his first eighteen. He came
back with IA and then shot pair
Of 75's yesterday. Fred Mcleod,
of Columbia, finished third with 324
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
SALE OF PLAYERS WILL
SQUARE ALL DEFICITS

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Al Tearney,
president of the Western and Three
Eye Leagues, is pleased over the
showing of his two circuits this
past season.
"Only a few Of the clubs lost
money" Tearney declared. "Sales
of some of the stars ought to
square the deficits pretty we'll. I
only look for couple of changes
in the league personnels next
spring."
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

They looked down upon tne
lowly b. b. scribe and mumbled
to themselves, my goodness, the
towns full of strangersw
During the world series the
baseball scribes had their innings.
At the Commodore Hotel the
baseball men made their head
quarters. There the writer's were
treated to tasty dishes after the
game. There they had the
choicest of food, cigars and things
that simply warmed their hearts
and made them feel that life
was worth living once more.
There they had typewriters, mes
sengers, telephones-all at their
command.
What could be sweeter? What?
And there-yes, THERE
some boxing writer's eased in
just eased in to wrap themselves
around some swell food and
smoke the best Of cigars, but oh,
the air was chilly! The baseball
men felt that it was their picnic
and rarely gave the boxing
scribeS a tumble.
Whenever a boxing scribe
bumped into a b. b. scribe the
latter just moaned as Mcintyre
means to Heath, "Git away from
heah, boy; you smell like a livery
stable! II.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
HIS. EARLY ADVENTURES
STAND DEMPSEY IN
GOOD STEAD
By JAMES (JINMY) DE FOREST.

rst Sg T go man whom @ was in Grupps Gymnasium,
which him the champl3nap OF the world then big
knowledge of boxing he was yet in the Kindergarten
With some other pal OIL ms own age he just off
mean BY that LEFT his X hknoskabout Of beating fegh
harvest time and The lunhor oarnns - -
life frequently brouoht
against Dempsey, can't see it that wav at ali =
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
GREB FIRST TO DEFEND
TITLE UNDER NEW LAW

Harry Greb, middleweight cham
pion, will have the honor of being
the first titleholder to defend his title
to a decision in Pennsylvania, where
the new law permitting decisions will
go into effect tomorrow.
Harry is not taking much Of a
chance with his throne since he is
to meet Soldier Jones, the Canadian
boxer, at the Motor Square Garden
in Pittsburgh, in a ten-round bout.
Jones is the heavyweight who recent
ly lost a match to Jack Renault in
Canada. How Jones will be able to
make the middleweight limit is a
mystery.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
ARMY TEAM CONFIDENT
OF DEFEATING CLERKS

Fort Humphreys army post eleven
lis bubbling over with confidence.
They are counting their game
against the Interior Department
eleven as already being as good as in.
On the other hand, the Interior
squad is not saying much but saw
ing wood. The contest should re-
solve into a dog eat dog battle.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

A ! e X a Stirring,
and Edith Cum
n1ings, has come
back with a de-
termination that
is already show
ing results.
AS the lon G
woman entrant
in the M a n o +
Clubs big tour
nament now be-
ing played off,
She went to the
sennifinals - a
n e w experience
for a club WON
an of this city.
Her first match
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Favor Notre Dame.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 31.-Notre
Dame is a strong favorite to win
Saturdays football game here with
Nebraska. The home team lost to
Illinois, "a to Z, defeated Oklahoma
"a to 0, and since then played a
no-score tie with Kansas and a
7-to-7 tie with Missouri.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER

EWSPAPER WRITER'S who scbble for the sport
~ divided New There
= the boxing scrbes and the baseball scrbes.
This being the sweetest place Sit Of the
baseball scbes moved and wrote about the They
quite number of free feeds
connected with shows and there number OF open cir
spectacles which held the world by the
bueeyed babies whenever Dase-
ball scribe happened horn into rngde seat the boxing Des
imme began TO II
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
D. c. WOMAN
MAY PLAY FOR
GOLF TITLE
Mrs. Alma Won STEINER Likely
to Oppose Best in
Country.
By JACK MARTIN.

Washington will, in all probabil-
ity, be represented next year in the
national women's golf tournament.
Mrs. Alma Won STEINER, who went
up to the big match this year pur-
posely to watch closely the strokes
Of such stars as Glenna Collett,
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

All I attempted this first time I
handled him was to correct the
anateurishness of his style-to
teach him how not to waste his
punches, to cut out so much swing
ing and straighten his blows. The
MAN feature Of his training was
with the heavy bag, using straight
punches, as I would show them 10
MIN from time to time, to shorten
the punch.
That is the best use Of the heavy
bag-teaching a man to shorten his
punches. The punch delivered with
the whole arm extended can have
little behind it. But the punch that
lands midway against its object is
the punch that makes the other
fellow grunt or forget the world for
a time entireIv.
Jack was no longer so raw-boned
in appearance. He was beginning
to round out to his full stature of
manhood. His weight had come
up ssto. 1S0 pounds. And I told
Kearns then that his man had de-
veloped Knockout blow.
was pleased beyond measure
also at the remarkable Improvement
he had begun to show in his left
hand. He was no longer forcing
himself to use it. but was naturally
putting it into play. He was on the
way to acquiring a most valuable
asset.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
He Knows Nothing.

= Eddie Collins says he knows
nothing of any offer to become
manager of the Griffmen for 1924.
Eastern writer's have him succeed
ing Bush. with Westernera blaming
it upon Kid Gleasfn.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
Sam Bowie Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. S1s-Sanl-,
uel "A. Boyle, jr., varsity end on
Pennsylvania elevens OF ,95,. 'g6,
and '97 and captain of the '97. crew.
is dead at his home in Kydal, Pa.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

These were not star men Of the
ring, of course, but they were all
hard customers for beginner to
go against, and when Dempsey
licked them he began to win serious
consideration.
But the road to the championship
Of the world is no berry picking ex.
pedition and he had yet a long way
to go to that day Of all days In his
career at Toledo.
I took a strong personal liking to
Dempsey at our very first meeting
as boxer and trainer. He took all
the work I asked of him cheerfully,
and, as I have said, with an eager
ness to learn that gets the best out
Of the trainer himself. A sully or
a chesty boy can never bring out
a trainers hest.
In his off hours of training he
was as full of tricks as fourteen
year old kid.
His favorite diversion was to ring
a string across some trees near the
camp just high enough to wipe off
a mans hat. And that wasn't all,
for Just as the man would be grab
bing up to his head and wondering
where the hat was gone another
string would catch him about the
ankles and give him something new
TO worry about. which would be to
prevent falling forward on his nose.
Jack was having a lot of fellows
visiting down at the camp. some Of
them older in the game than him.
self and pretty pompous at looking
him over. and these were the ones
that he always somehow or other
managed to set his trap for.
His favorite indoor sport at night
was pumping me dry of stories I
knew Of fighters of the past. 1T
was our own private little joke that
If he did not give me good days
work on the road and gym, there
would be no more stories for him
that night.
Conyright New York worId) Press Pub
fishing Company, 1923.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

leather. shoes are correct, pumps
are seldom If ever worn, and
black cloth-covered boots are not
customary.
Dress overcoats. top hats and
silk, muffler deserve separate
consideration.
Copyright, 1928. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
NOTE Questions concerning
Correct Clothes for Men giH be dat-
s1Oered By Peter Gref0s " addressed
to him In odfe OF this 4teacSp0per.
TO insure a reply a stdnlped eat-
Velope mast be- esto1oeeds
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
All Seats are Gone.

Every one of the seats in Palmer
Stadium, Princeton, N. j., have
been sold for the Tiger Crimson
claHh on November 10.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
M ULDOON FROWNS ON
BALL PARK BOXING
By SID MERCER.

NEW YORK Oct ocial objection boxing the Polo
Stadium foreshadowed
hs ATTITUDE Of William Modon chairman Of the New York State
Athletic Commission boxing
large scale has already had the effect Of making the winter season
In the Of interesting informal talk with
offices indicated
boxing just the opening Of State to
fho mort
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
Audley Farm Bids
For Purchase
OF Papyrus

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.--ke-
ports among horsemen here are
to the effect that Montfort
Jones is negotiating BY cable
with Ben Irish for the purchase
Of Papyrus, English champion
colt which was beaten by Zev
in a match recently. It was
said Jones desires Papyrus to
head his breeding farm. He
races a stable Of horses under
the name Of the Audley Farms.
It is claimed that an offer.
Of $500, 1000, said to have been
made by ]. B. Joel, was re-
fused for Papyrus while the
colt was in this country.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

Many another spirited Ido mas
tried the same thing and later
settled down TO a chosen business
or profession none the worse Tor
having taken few hard. knocks,
known what it means to be nun
CRY and learning generally the IN
side of life.
II is a tough college and may
ruin a boy as well as make him,
2 but the fellow who comes out OF
& all right is man you generally
= find you VIII have to consider In
whatever walk of life he may after
ward direct his steps.
Jack afterWatd used to tell me
In our training quarters of the ad-
ventures that he and his pal had
among the lumber camps. They
would arrange tights for purses up
there and Jack told me Of many
whalings he. had given out to big
ger but clumsier, lumbermen, but
did not neglect telling me either OF
some tough birds he had met who
gafe him more than he could at
feEfd to in the way of staving off a
king himself. 1t was IN the
nber camps he first definitely
ade up his mind to try to be.
me a professional boxer.
OF course, we trainers scout
about among gymnaSiums looking
Dver likely material and / cer-
kainly gave Dempsey considerable
observation in those first days of
his arrival in New York and
training at Grupp's. / don't want
you to think spotted him then
and there as coming worlds
champion But it was plain that
he had the makings of a mighty
good fighter-the makings, moth
ing more. He had q long way
20 go to put him in the ranks Of
class.
What he showed in the bouts
that would occur daily at Grupp's
was that he was big and strong,
although not fully developed, and
that he had a good swing right
hand punch and q very fair left
hand. He was far from being at
the time the two-handed man he
since became. He had some idea of
using his left, however, and that
81 always q very pFomisi1asS sign.
Best of all just then, he showed
that he was able to lake a lacing.
he was not only fearless, but made
OF good tough stuff. 1t took a lot
His weight at the time, as / re-
Sf1ember it, was between 10 and
OF hard punching to feaze him.
175 pounds.
BE didn't begin his career by any
performances calculated to earn him
the nickname of *. o. Dempsey.
His first fights under the manage
ment of John Reisler, better known
as John the Barber" were with
Andre Anderson, wild Burt"
Kenny and John Lester Johnson.
be got decision over the first two
and the best he got with Johnson,
e more experienced man, was a
draw.
He created no sensation. hut
nevertheless SO good an impression
tnat not very long afterward Jack
Aearns brought him TO me at nv
training headquarters, then situated
az Long Branch, y. J., and asked
me 10 do what could with him he.
lore Dempsey started to take on a
: series OF fights in the Middle West.
Tile time allotted was too short
20 DO much, but / did a good deal
more with him in that short
stretch than could have done
wltn most fighters, for Dempsey
! nad no idea that he was a worIi.
Deater or even possible coming
Deater. He was very willing to he
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
For Sale or Exchange.

1.-TWO tons of fine young hurl-
ers. Will trade for bat, bag
or new ball.
Address G. F. S., Polo Grounds.
For Sale-One master mind
only slightly cracked.
Address C. F. S., Polo Grounds.
Willing to exchange complete
board of strategy for a few hit
ters. ....
Address C. F. S., Polo Grounds.
For Sale Cheap-Fine young
jinx two years of age. Tame
now.
Address Miller Higgins, Yankee
Stadium.
SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE.
Fine young cheer leader for
merly with Giants would like po-
sition as barker for side show.
j. j. Corbett, Bayside, L. l.
The Way They Do 1t in France.
T UGENE CIRCUIT fought He
brans, the Belgian, recently
- in Paris and every cent of
the 100000 francs went to the
scientific laboratories of France.
In America, the last big benefit
show was put on in Chicago for a
boys home. The fighters got
$50, 1000, the boys home $24.
Canada's Gals Cheerful Chirps.
.NOME men so love the spotlight
"a That they would go Cuckoo"
OIf they could read their title
clear
To a mention in "Who's Who"
All work and no play makes
jack.
The iceman is lingering in the
lap of autumn.
If the Constitution guarantees a
man life and liberty, the metro
politan tailors, we are sure, can
promise him the $24.50 per suit Of
happiness.
The pennant races are over, and
though the Cubs in the National
League, and the Browns, in the
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

4u1Ss AOW6VeriA1 is only an. 1notVl0.
ual view. It is said that certain
other members Of the commission
do not share it.
There are two good reasons why
boxing should be abolished at the
ball PARKS" declared Mr.. Muldoon.
The principal one IL that it stag
mates winter boxing. After the big
sums paid to boxers for appearing
In the big open-air bouts last sum-
mer the Inducements, offered Tor
indoor appearances do not interest
the good men. Furthermore. the
Dempsey-Firpo fight proved that
baseball fields are not suitable for
championship events. especially at
night.
mo indoor arena can compete
with the ball parks, and as q con-
sequence, we have the spectacle
their titles only infrequently.
bali park bout as they can Cor
several indoors, and, therefore.
titles are not brought into cOmDc.
titiOn rs often as they should be.
ITO this season Tex Rickard has
been able to put on many cham.
pionship events at Madison Square
Garden, but his capacity and prices
are limited. His inducements nc
longer tempt boxers who have cllt
into the big money at open-air
shows. Consequently, the cham
pi0ns now regard winter as their
closed season; and Riclard is find
| ing it difficult to present at
tractive cards at any price. The
quality of his shows has thus de
Perforated through no fault OF his
own until the small. clubs, operating
at a nominal expense, can offer
better attractions.
IF this condition continues We
shall soon have only mediocre box
ing in the winter and patrons oi
the sport will have to pay fancy
prices to see the champions per
form in the ball parks, which are
not adapted either to the con1fo-t
or optical conveniences Of spec
tators.
There are some good fighters
who are not considered good
enough attractions to be Featured II
summer shows. We may see them
this winter, but / doubt IL we sex
Leonard or Dundee or Dempsey.
'aThe winning OF title seems
to automatically limit the actiVi-
ties Of men who were willing to
box frequently before they be-
came exalted. There is PancElO
Villa, for instance. He was given
his chance here and has won
fam0 and fortune in this State.
But since he defeated Jimmy
Wilde for the worlds nyWeight
title he has fought. only one
bout here and his opponent then
was what is commonly known as
/ q set-up. Villa is content to stay.
h out Of the State and fight no.
decision bouts. Probably he is
waiting for next summer and
wants to be sure Of keeping his
title.
Harry Greb is another offender
There has been much criticism OF
Greb'sz style of fighting. Still he
has been literally treated and given
the chance to win two titles in
bouts here. Apparently Greb has
now joined the ranks Of the cham
pions who avoid decision fights.
"The baseball parks are not
adapted to temporary construction
that will permit the sloping of ring.
side seats. The Firpo- Dempsey fight
at the Polo Grounds last month
caused great dissatisfaction. For a
| month after that spectacle we re-
| ceived numerous complaints from
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

taught and quick to learn--Very
QUICK, indeed.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31
Nav Go to Navy.

Tt is probable that the 1924
Princeton-N Navy football game will
be played at Annapolis.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

An close followers of ring his
tory know what Dempsey did on
that trip to the Middle West on
which Kearns took him. He be-
gan then and there to show sew
eraI evidences Of a heavyweight
championship contender OF the
future. He put away Bill Bren.
nan, knocked that tough customer,
Fireman Flynn, out In q round,
and made Bob Devere and Terry
Keller hit the floor.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

No indoor arena can compete
with the ball parks, and as 3 con-
sequence, we have the spectacle
Of champions electing to defend
their titles only infrequentIy.
They can get rs much for ono
ball park bout as they can for
several indoors, and, therefore.
titles are not brought into cOmpc.
titiOn rs often as they should be.
The Washington times., 1923-10-31

The time allotted was too short
20 90 much, but / did good deal
more with him in that short
stretch than / could have done
with most fighters, for Dempsey
mad no idea that he was a worIi.
Deater or even possible coming
Deater. He was very willing to he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-23
COUNTY v. c. T.U.
TO PLANT TREES
IN BROOKS|DE PARK
Memorial Service for De-
ceased Members to Be
Observed.

A memorial tree planting service
will be observed Saturday at Brook
side Park by the Marion County w.
c. T. u. The committee in charge
of the program includes Mesdames J.
B. Allgire. e. H. Kemp, E. w.
Reedy. Martha Gipe and s. p. Calls.
The program will consist OF a must.
cal number, America" by the Fire
men and Policemen's Band; invoca
ton by Mrs. Kathryn Bauer, vice
president of the Marion County Union
Crusade Hymn" by the band ad.
dress by Charles L. Hutchinson of the
park board; cornet solo, Charles x.
Hutchinson; tree ceremony, county
and local officers; address, e. S. Shu-
maker; THE End of a Perfect Day"
bands; benediction, Mrs. Martha Gipe.
While soil is scattered over he trees
the band will play.
Automobiles bearing names Of the
Unions and the w. C. T. u. inscription
will assemble at the corner Of Della.
ware and st. Clair SITS. at 1870. Per.
sons going on the street car will take
an Z. Tenth st. car to arrive at the
park at 2:30.
The memorial idea was originated
by Mrs. Allgire and Mrs. L. A. VII
nams Of the Meridian Union and ii
is the plan to plant a tree for each
member of each union who has died
in the last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-23
HOG PRICES TAKE
PREC|P|TOUS DIP
Decline Of Quarter Registered
in Local Trading,

Hog prices dropped precipitously in
trading at the local livestock market
today as a result of continued heavy
receipts locally and at other market.
ing centers, lack of demand for out
side account and the disposition of
local killers to reduce their purchases
which have been extraordinarily
large for the past two weeks. The
decline was generally regarded as
fiat quarter, though some buyers ex.
pressed belief their supplies had cost
no more than Is to 20 cents less than
on Thursday. The range in prices,
however, suggested a 25-cent drop, as
the top was that much lower at $7.15
while the bottom for lights dropped
an equal amount at $6.75 up while
mixed hogs sold from $685. to 81,
compared with $40 to $7.25 on Thurs
day. The bulk Of sales was made
between 1915 and 81, compared with
50 and S725 on previous trading.
Both sows and pigs lost a quarter,
sows selling down from Sc and pigs
down from $625. Despite the sharp
decline, the price spread was not
widened, indicating to traders that the
evening-up process had not been dis
turbed by the setback. Receipts,
10000. including 1850 holdovers.
Trading in the cattle market was
at a slew pace due to light receipts.
common and plain quality Of stock Of
fered and the absence from the yards
of q few large buyers attending the
cattle show in Louisville. What trad
ing was done, however. was at
generally steady prices. Receipts,
600.
Strength developed in the calf mar
ket as the result of a more urgent
Eastern demand and prices advanced
generally a half dollar to a top of
S115O for choice veals while the bulk
sold from $1,000 to s11. Receipts.
co.,
Steadlness marked trading In the
sheep and lambs market, lambs COM
handing a top of S11.50 while sheep
sold down from So. Receipts, 800.