The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-01


establish themselves as champions
ever, they are certain Of stiff or
and by tho. National League emit
I and there, viii never lose their {
bitter struggle.
In the American league the
strongest clubs are expected to be
aside from the Yankees, the Detroit
Tigers, Chicago White -Sox and St
Louis Browns, probably in that order,
with the Cleveland Indians and the
Washington Grfffmen trailing along
The Giants were rather fortunate
In winning their league pennant in
1922. This coming season will find
the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pi-
rates and Chicago Cubs very much
In the hunt.
Boxing fans are looking forward
to considerable action before another
year rolls around. Jack DEMPSEY.
Idle all through the past year. will
very likely defend his title at least
once and possibly twice during 1929.
Tom Gibbons Harry Wills, Luis
Firp and Floyd Johnson are in the
van for battles with the champion,
Eugene Criq1i, European feather
weight fitlehOlder, is expected to
come across the ocean and battle
Johnny Kilbane for the worlds
crown. KiIbanei idled all through
1922, but he is now being shamed
into action. Many believe he viii
lose the CriQuf, who Is 3 hard
hitter for his weight.
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
piafa OF the world, is supposed to be
losing his ancient skill. and many
beIieve he viii lose his title before
next winter. He viii soon ger into
action, meeting Charlie White in his
first bout.
joe Lynch, bantamweight cham
pfon. is another not expected to hold
his honors long.
.Pancto villa, American fyweight
champion, may return to his home
in Manila still holder OF the crown,
hut there is sure to be plenty Of
action in his class with some out
standing contender resulting from
the melee.
There is always consuming. inter
est In boxing whenever the heavy
weight champion dons the gloves.
Dempsey, needing the money. wants
action. He win get It., and all the
other fellows win benefit thereby.
Golf and tennis. are attracting
more and more followers with the
months. The small boy knows ali
about Gene Sarazen and Bill Til
den. cheering the formers rapid
rise TO fame and Iamentfng over
the Iafter's loss OF a digit.
Golf clubs are springing up on all
sides and the demand is for even
more of them. Right here in Wash
fngton there are not enough courses
for an those who would pound the
little ball over the hills and far
away. This is the story of every
large city in the United States.
While there may be no Davis Cup
series for the worlds highest tennis
honors. nevertheless, the national
championships viii provide matches
of consuming interest. The young
man and the young woman, TOO OF
today is an athletic person.. They
are proying it in the tennis world
Football is growing in constantly
widening circles. Forty years ago.
500 was a large crowd to watch a
Yale-Princeton game In New York.
Today, $4,000 is but q quarter OF
those gladly willing to pay high
prices for the opportunity, OF seeing
the Bulldog battle the Tiger. !.
Infersectional games are 1ncreas-
ing In number, adding to the in
ferest In the great college game.
To-day in far off Pasadena, Calf,
Penn States battered varsity, eleven
IS playing Southern CALIFORNIA; In
the last Of three East VS. West con-
fesks. First West Virginia met
Gonzaga at San Diego! Last sat
urday Pittsburgh and Stanford met
at Palo Alto and now Penn state
faces Southern California. More
youngsters. and grownups, too,s are
Following these games than might
be imagined. They are an educa'
ton in American patriotism.
INST as EngIand's schoOlboy
athletes won the battle Of Water.
IO0. 30 did. the football and track
athletes win Americas San Mihiel,
aided by baseball players and
eyVin1uiers and tennis players and
golfers. America is the greatest
athletic nation on the face OF the
earth today.
Coming right back to Washington
as q, sports center, 1t may be said
that never before has there beer
such interest in sports as now.
While big league fans have thetl
American league teams to watch
the dozens and dozens Of sandlo'
teams have their admirers. This
worst handicap sandlot baseball has
in the District is sufficient play
ing. space It needs two or thre'
times as much space as 1t has now
Georgetown, playing Princeton
Georgia Tech, Bucknell, Holy Gross
and Fordham, is the big brothel
I'm football this coming season. bu
there are many little brothers ii
Maryland, Catholic University
George Washington. Gallaudet am
the high schools. Each has it
supporters and the campaign
marked out for each in 1928 prom
ises to be interesting, II not actual
~ thrilling.
Sandlot football in the District /
flourishing better than ever. TIL
Mercury. A. c., the Hohawks an
the Southerns may be the leaders
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