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The Washington times., 1924-02-14
MARKS BANNED
BY NEW YORK
COMMISSION
Friday Nights Fiasco Stirs
Up Wrath Of Empire State
Athletic Body.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-The new.
ly-organized State athletic commits
sion has alarmed pugdom by it's
drastic action following the Villa
Marks fiascO at Madison Square
Garden last Friday night.
Madison Square Garden, scene
Of the contest, has been barred from
staging shows for one week.
George Marks and his manager,
Charles Cook, have been suspended
for sixty days.
Frank Churchill, manager Of
Pancho Villa, flyweight champion OF
the world, has been suspended for
sixty days.
The Marks.villa bout was ad-
vertised "for the flyweight cham
pionship Of the world" Marks
was four and half pounds over
weight.
The commission blames the Madi-
son Square Garden management for
reporting that Marks had posted
the required forfeit Of $1,000 for
weight and appearance when he
had not, for failure to notify the
public that the bout could not be
for the title and for not keeping
in touch with Marks real weight.
Marks and Cook are suspended
because the boxer did not make the
required weight and kept the
poundage a secret.
Churchill, Villas manager, is
suspended because he refused to
claim the weight forfeit of $3.50,
as required by law.
Tex Rickard, manager Of the
Garden, says he took every step
possible to notify the public regard
ing Marks real weight as soon as
1t was brought to his attention.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
FALLS
IN PATH Of
JOHN |.

Jack Dempsey has taken q Leaf
out Of the book Of John L. Sullivan
and is meeting all comers on his
transforming trip.
For a fighter who Is a world
figure in pugilism, there are
numerous parts of the United
States where the champion has
never been seen.
Dempsey appreciates that the best
kind OF publicity a champion fight
er can get Is to be seen in action
in as many different places az
possible.
Dempsey Is now on exhibition IN
the South, where he will acquaint
the boxing fans with his prowess.
by bowling over the local pridee
with a punch or two, Dempsey
may become az famous in the
provinces as John l.. used to be.
The champions journey through
the minors is an incident of a
change in mis- financial point of
view Picking up a thousand here
and there is quite q new de-
parture.
Dempsey used to wait a couple
of years and then get 1t all in one
lump sum.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

That's what we have proved in
our town. So long as everybody
knocked, we got nowhere. But
when we got in behind the team
and showed the players we were
with them, winning or losing, we
found the team responding.
"The Washington baseball team
played many good games here In
1928. saw them. Also was
surprised when knockers in the
grandstand yelled at the players
who were trying to do their best.
81 don't know how good the
team will be this year, but the
players ought to have their home
fans behind them from the very
first day to che last, whether they
win the pennant or finish last.
Did you ever have anybody pat
you on the shoulder when things
were going bad? Well, you know
how it feels then. The players
are human like all the rest Of US.
If you pat them on the back, they
will do better, play better base
ball and maybe finish in the first
division or even win the pennant,
hard as that will be.
"It is all well enough to sneer,
but when a man is really trying
to make a winning baseball team
like Clark Griffith, he ought to
get credit, and when you wrote
that article about the money he
has spent to collect his players,
felt like sitting down and writing
you a letter. I did, and before
end, I want to say again that
whenever you criticize the team
again, I'll think it justified and
not just some hot air from a
knocker. -..
"a REAL FAN FROM THE.
WEST" a.
Thanks, "A Real Fan from the
West" We try to be fair in all
we write. Being human, we fail
frequently, but take it from US,
we always try. Can't do better
than that, can we? Once fnore,
thanks for your kind words.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Indignation Sure to
Follow Villas
Faux Pas

It now develops that Pancho
Villa is not as learned in the
ways of the pugilist as was sus-
pected.
Villa refused to claim the
forfeit of 81, ,260 when Georgia
Marks was over weight.
The boxers and managers
will probably hold an indigna-
ton meeting coon.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
EGGLESTON AND
WARD BATTLE
To DRAW

A well balanced card with plenty
of action was the program offered
fight fans at the Enlisted Mems
club show at the Washington Bar.
racks last night.
The main bout brought together
Andy Ward, the clever middleweight
from Fort Myer, and Jumbo Eggela.
ton, pride Of the Mohawk club.
Ward forced the fighting over the
six-round route, but at all times
found the Indian battler ready ia
mix 1t.
Ward earned the first round
through his aggressive tactics, was
forced to give ground in the sec.
ond and the last four were a toss
up. A return engagement between
these two should prove q stellar
attraction.
Joe Rivers, Of the Barracks, after
taking the count of nine, came back
strong in his bout with Jack Stone
and punished him so badly the
referee was forced to stop the un.
even contest.
Johnny Conroy cut loose with q
wicked right to the jaw Of Sol
der Purnell in the third session
Of their encounter and Purnell ms
tened to the brides sing.
The semi-annual saw little Jacl,
Cafoni, Of Frankly Mann's stable
spring the surprise of the evening
when he all but had AL Neil, OF
Baltimore, out in the sixth and last
round Of their set-to.
The bouts were the best that
have been offered fans In this sec.
ton for some time and were well
received. The Mohawk quartet liv.
ened things up between the rest
periods with several selections.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
MARJORIE WEBSTER SIX
DEFEATS CAPITAL A. c

The Marjorie Webster sextet won
q we'll played and exciting basket
ball game from the Capital A. G.
girls, in the Central high gym, last
night, the final count being "a
to %.
The uncanny accuracy of Miss
Feen in locating the basket from
the field Of scrimmage was the
deciding factor In her teams vic.
tory. Miss Fem shot II goals from
the floor.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
FRENCH GOLF JOURNEYS
ANNOUNCED FOR SEASON

Completing the list of the major
golf tournaments Of the world for
the present year, the Union des Golf
de France has announced the dates
and courses for the French cham.
pionships. All three events win be
held early in July.
On July / and 2 the open title
will be decided at La Boulie. On
the same course on the following
day will begin the amateur cham.
pionship. The women will play
their title event at Le Touquet, be.
ginning on July Q.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

harbor? And how another fleet
gets bottled up down there and
brings the stuff up north to sell It
to the thirsty.
eve enforcement officers have
sometimes to drink the liquor we
buy, so as to make sure the seller
is violating the act in selling il" ,"
says an officer in an interview.
And no doubt they have "some
times" when they drink it.
"Many Are Looking for a Seat
on the Bench. Headline.
Which proves that the baseball
rookie has more ambition than the
prospective Judge, for the ball
player scorns q seat on the bench.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
VILLA JUST MECHANICAL
IN NMARKSBOUT

NEW YORK Feb IA good line obtaned PanchO Villas
champion not in the best Of FORM although he easily and
his faults showed distinctly that they could be by
those who have been rating him q marvel
altogether mechanical His fierce attacks directed
intelligence through
of boxer who knows something about the It just Slam
hit with the little brown he happens land
ona because he has lucky,
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
.SANDLoTTERS MEET
TO HEAR NJ, B. F. PLANS

John H. Gourley, Woodworking
secretary OF the National Baseball
Federation, will be a speaker to-
night before a gathering of sand
lotters in the Interior Department
auditorium. Other speakers will be
Col. Waite c. johnson, president Of
the District Leagues association;
Clark, Griffith, the well-known base.
ball magnate, and a member of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The National Baseball Fedora
tons ideas on sandlot baseball will
be the big topic. Representatives
Of sandlot teams Of all classes are
invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
PRINCETON DEFEATS
BROOKLANDER FIVE

Princeton University's basketball
squad handed Catholic University
a 1925 trimming in Ryan gym, last
night, although the Tigers were
forced to travel at top speed
throughout to earn the decision.
Caldwell with six field goals and
Breslin with three were the leading
sharpshooters Of their respective
teams. Princeton trotted out q sub.
stitute team soon after the first
half started but was forced to send
back their regulars before many
minutes Of play had elapsed.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Off Beaten Path.

~ RDINARILY we don't publish
Ill communications from those
~ who forget to sign 'em. We
have our own ideas about such
writers. But we think we'll run
this for obvious reasons:
"Mr. Louis A. Dougher.
Sporting Editor,
"The Washington Times.
"Dear sir:
"Allow me to congratulate you
on your article about expendi-
lures by Clark C. Griffith for
new baseball players for his
team. 1t surprised me. / thought
you were a knocker, but now
know better. The next time you
criticize the baseball team, or
anything else, ] shall have more
respect for it. ! shall think the
criticism coming.
washington newspapers Il
come from out West myself) ap-
pear to me to be made up Of
soft soapers or knockers. While
here (almost two years) I put
you down as a knocker, most Of
the rest as soft soapers.
Washington will never get
anywhere in baseball until il gets
in back Of the baseball team.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
This Critic Suffered
With III Called
Charley Horse

A New York critic is re-
sponsible for the statement that
Charley Weissmuller, the SWIM
mer, is in for a big year. Yes,
and we can say the same thing
for Charley McGraw and Charley
Evers, well-known baseball
figures; Charles McC cCormack, the
tenor; Charley Dundee, feather
weight champion, and Johnny
Paddock, the sprinter.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
He Earned Il.

Jack Sullivan has just been ad.
mitted to the bar and the Washing.
ton athlete deserves his success. ne
has coached athletic teams, done a
lot Of court work for newspapers
and worked otherwise while study.
ing law. II hard work means any.
thing, Sullivan will make good as
n harristor =
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

Some time after the Duane-Mar.
tin Match was arranged, Scotty
Monteith, assistant matchmaker at
the Garden, dug up Pat Walsh, q
Cincinnati middleweight, az Berlen-
bach's opponent: Walsh was seen
here last summer in a few bouts
and attracted only passing notice.
He does not figure to give the
dangerous Berlenhach much Of
fight, yet the customers are step
ping up to the box office in goodly
numbers and Paul IL the main topic
Of their conversation.
Walsh VIII 60 twelve rounds or
less with Berlenbach, and that
will be the main event, take IL
from the Fingside regulars. As
long as Tex RicIkard can throw In
this extraordinary slugger every
week he need not worry about
hiring champions or near-chaIm.
piOns to fight the sO-called main
bouts.
III never saw anything like IT,"
says Benny Bennett, expert handler
Of tickets at the Garden box offices.
"IT venture to say that nine out
Of ten men who come to the window
ask me II Berlenbach win surely
start and what kind Of q fight
Walsh should give him. After all a
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

Besides these, he has on his list
that mysterious Ike Boone, the
Tuscaloosa Terror. The writer
saw Ike when he was playing
with New Orleans some years ago
and Ike sure can annihilate that
old apple. He is built on the line
Of old jeff Tesreau, is a left
handed batter and puts his whole
$50 pounds behind each sock.
Watch that big bear. when he
steps up to the plate. He hit .402
for San Antonio last year.
Transforming Wasn't So Soft for
Joe Lynch.
WYE have letter from Louis
" Crotty, of New Orleans
" who manages Eddie Nc.
Kenna, the bantam, down there,
stating that he'd like to get at
Lynch again in a decision bout.
McKenna is the son Of the FAM
GUS Jack McKenna, who man.
aged Abe Attell and other boxers
years ago in Denver.
Lynch met McKenna in a ten
rounder in "the city that care
forgot" a few weeks ago, and Joe
ran a poor second.
Here is what Fred Digby wrote
at the ringside that night:
champion Joe Lynch fought
only in spots in the ten-round
battle with Eddie McKenna at the
Coliseum Friday night, and as a
result he was outpointed and dis
appointed a fine gathering of fans
who turned out to see him and
compare him with the ex-cham-
pion and native son, Pete Herman.
The consensus Of opinion was that
Lynch wasn't nearly as good as
was the Herman that beat Will
liams, Burns and other great ban
tams here a few years ago. And
quite a few went home thinking
that McKenna might give Lynch
q real tussle for the title at 116
pounds and over distance.
Eddie made the pace most of
the way and this Lynch seemed
content to permit him to do. In
fact, the champion carried the
air and gave the impression that
he could fight heap better than
he actually did, though he cut
loose in several spurts andl failed
to- show any decided superiority.
"The champion took enough
right-hand smacks to suffer cut
beside his head and in his lip and
the blood from the two wounds
spattered about his face in the
closing rounds, made him look
anything but a fighter TO compare
with Pete Herman at his best.
"McKenna came off with the
lions share Of praise, as well as
the advantage in points. Being
the under dog Eddie had the
whole-hearted support of the home
guard and they rooted hard for
him to get home a winning right
hand punch. And when the af-
fair was over the fans gave the
little Irishman great reception"
Canada Gals Cheerful Chirps.
66D OOTLEG Kings Quit the
Bahamas, Owing tc
Treaty."-Headline. Yes,
we have no Bahamas today.
Do you remember the Spanish
American War, when the Spanish
fleet got bottled mp In Santiago
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
JACK DEMPSEY A WISE BOXER

ACK DEMPSEY, acting champion in the ring is Of
the west boxers known the long history Of cs and it to
hoped that in his exhibition the Coliseum here Washing
Birthday he will illustrate behind the opponent
has the mat That his wsest tricks It caused
criticism from those who know little Of boxing when he showed
against FirpO in New York last September but he has always
practice which eney within the rules Of the
game requires his opponent
his the that he doesn't shows
Dempsey student Of the boxing game
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
PLAY in Jamaica,

Vincent Richards. Davis Cup ten.
mis- star and national indoor cham.
pion, is on his way to Kingston,
Jamaica, where he will play in q
scries Of exhibitions. With him are
Harold Throckmorton and Carl
Fischer.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Have Same Manager.

Mike McTigue, light heavyweight
champion of the world, and Harry
Wills, challenger for Dempsey's
title, are stablemates. Paddy Mul.
Inns has signed to manage McTiguo
lOr three years,
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
MAN HPUNCH CANNOT
BE DENIED IN BOXING
BY SID MERCER.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Nothing succeeds like the Sock"
business sport the with the punch cannot be kept
The rapid to fame Of Paul Beenbach
striking examp Of the value Of spectacular force.
has yet fight what be termed ar bout at
the greatest
attraction ddewegh division the days Of Stanley
Ketchel.
When Carl Duane signed otwelve rounds with Pepper Martin
billed the star event
announced that Benbach would meet good man
nddnIn
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
BeaII Loses Tonsils.

Walter Beall. the former Mohawk
pitcher now with the Rochester In.
ternationals, is having his ,tonsils
removed. A bum throat put him
in bed two weeks last summer and
hurt his record with the team.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Aschenbach a Coach.

Cyril j. Aschenbach, Dartmouth's g
football captain last year, win have
complete charge Of this years
spring practice and will coach the
line next fall. He Is taking grad.
uate work at Dartmouth.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Will Test Archer.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Pau]
Doyle, the hard-hitting Italian wei
ter, viii test the courage and skill
of Fred Archer, the European title,
holder, in their ten.round bout to-
night at the Arena A. c. in Brook,
lvn.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

fight fan loves the lad who stops
his man with one good sock"
No championships are at stake,
but It should be an evening Of ter
rifle humping. Pepper Martin al
ways gives the, crowds some thrills.
and Duane should be q perfect foil
for him.
It viii be Berlenbach's twenty
ally. None of his opponents has
lasted the limit. Walsh recently
took q decision from Dave Rosen-
berg at the Pioneer Club. Rosen-
berg IL being sought for Berlenbach
now, as Dave has never been
stopped =.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Homan Wins Game,

A sensational shot by Ray Homan
In the last minute won for the
Trinity juniors from the George.
town Props, Il to 70. =
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
THE ANTIQUES OF BOSTON

TT locks though Foh Of the Boston Red So
has stuff Of local and dug up the
PLAYERS he could find flyer in the national game this
year. -. ,.....-. o... cr
boa and Wills still going good Fohl gathered bunch OF
gentry about him and has caused the scr1Des
to talk q about his chances, too.
He signed up for next ~ .
John Collins hirtyeigh Flagsead, Harris
hirtvtwo: Veach thfve; Howard Emhke thirty and Jack
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Herzog a Mopul.

Buck Herzog. former big Lacquer,
has become a stockholder in the
Newark Internationals as well az
the 1874 manager. ..,...- - =. =
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Pile Up Victories.

The Calvary M. z. basketball
team has won twenty-four games
and lost three,
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Lynch Meets Moore.

Joe Lynch, bantam champion.
has signed fo= S~olve-round, no.
decision contest at Perth Amboy,
N. j., with Roy Moore, the veteran.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
NAVAL ACADEMY POINTS
FOR ANOTHER YEAR
OF TR1UMPHS
By HUGH r. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS Feb 1With contests against the Military
ey IN lines of preparations attempt
wI the worlds choplOnshp the the lympc game
nq events OF notable interest different
naval academy looking forward Of interest
Not only there fine material for every but the
OF gil the squads nn eSps and looking forward
te seasons during which opportunities will offered notable
Victories for the Navy Altogether, splendid year sports
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Fight Enthusiasts Still
Make Their Own
Decisions

The New York fight enthus-
last stands upon his privilege OF
disagreeing with the referee and
judges at any and all times.
The unpleasantness which
used to be heaped upon the base
ball umpires years ago is now
saved for the boxing referees.
Baseball fans now treat UNI
pires with more consideration,
because the players themselves
have reached a higher state Of
civilization.
When the mental develop
ment Of the fight fans scars 20
educational heights the roar Of
the dissatisfied spectators will
also decrease.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

The Haskell Indians will meet
the Brown eleven at Providence on
December &
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
jacobs Comes Back.

Elmer Jacobs, after failing with
the Phillies, Pirates and Cardinals,
is coming back this year with the
Chicago Cubs. He has been pitch.
ing good bali in the Pacific Coast
league. Jacobs is thirty.one years
old but thinks he is good for sew.
eral more In. fast company,
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

Once the bell rings, each boxer
must defend himself, within the
rules, of course. Dempsey does
just that. stas as s.+s
Whenever Dempsey drops his
rival, even for a count Of two
or three, he hops over behind
him. That's good ring general
ship. It is a benefit to him that
his rival must get up and find
no opponent in front of him.
And yet such an excellent cham
pion as Benny Leonard acts exact
ly opposite. He frequently leans
over with the referee, watching
the count on his fallen rival. If
that rival rises within the neces-
sary ten seconds, he always finds
Leonard jumping and lodging in
front Of him. It's simply a
difference in style.
Pop O'Brien's "Best."
.NORDON MACKAY, demon
IL sports editor Of the Phila-
~ delphia Inquirer, interviewed
the veteran referee, Pop O'Brien,
the other day, asking him to name
the best of all champions so far
as he would judge. O'Brien's
choice follows:
Heavyweights-Jack Dempsey.
Middleweights - Bob Fitzsim-
mons.
Lightweights-GeOrge Kid La
vigne.
observation-disclosures Dixon.
Bantamweights-George Dixon.
O'Brien has seen about all the
best boxers in the last forty years,
which is a long, long time. He
has been a referee for twenty-five
years, calling the turn on every
champion Of today except Jack
Dempsey, strange to say.
The faster time flies the better
seems to be the record Of "Little
Chocolate" George Dixon, who
battled all the way from ninety
three pounds to 12O, taking on al
corners without yelping about their
weight advantage. Dixon was q
clever boxer as well as q punish
ing hitter. He did not knock his
foes dead with a kick, but he did
cut them to ribbons.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Canada CARS Cheerful Chirps.

6ED OOTLEG Kings Quit the
Bahamas, Owing to
Treaty."-Headline. Yes,
we have no Bahamas today.
Do you remember the Spanish
American War, when the Spanish
fleet got bottled mp In Santiago
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-12
STATE LEGION HEAD
VISITOR IN AAER|CUS
Edgar B. Dunlap Guest of Post
Officers During PIrief Stay
Here Monday

Edgar B. Dunlap, state COM
mander of the American Legion,
was visitor in Americas Monday,
stopping over here for few hours
to visit the officers and members
of John D. Mathis Post, No. 2. A
committee of the officers of the
post met the state legion head ON
arrival here and he was iater a
guest of these officers at luncheon
at the Windsor.
Commander Dunlap, who was en-
route to Dawson to attend a Legion
rally held there last night in the
interest of the bonus, visited a
number of Americas business men
while here and discussed with these
the proposition to pay ex-service
men a bonus, explaining the prop
osition as viewed by the Legion.
He is a young man of pleasant adj
dress and impressed many of those
with whom he came in contact in
Americas by the earnestness with
which he presented the cause OF
those favoring the bonus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-12
WESLEYAN ALUMNAE TO
MEET NEXT SATURDAY

MACON, Feb. II. - Arrange
ments are being completed for the
meeting pf. county aiumnae repre-
seAtatives of Wesleyan College al
The SHotel Dempsey Saturday at
l. SO o'clock Indications are that
nearly 100 will be present, making
this one of the largest alumnae
gatherings in this history of the
college.
Among speakers at the confer.
ence are to be President w. +
QlsilHan, of the college; Orville A
Park, national chairman for the
Greater Wesleyan campaign; MIS-
j. r, Hays, of Montezuma for the
alun1iiae, and others. Local mem.
bers Of the board of trustees and OF
the campaign committee will also
attend
The luncheon will mark the be-
ginning of the first concerted e.
fort ever made by the graduates of
Wesleyan to financially aid then
alma mater Through their cooper
alton and that of public spirited
citizens the college hopes to secure
the money to construct its new
plant on the Rivoli site.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-12
MEN CAUGHT IN RAID
DISMISSED; WOMEN HELD

MACON, Feb. 12.-W. E. Mat
thews, Tom Goldsmith, w. NJ. Smith
Jim Ross, j. B. Everett, d, L. Smith
and J. c. Johnson, charged with
lettering in lewd house, were dis
missed yesterday when they appear
ed before Recorder McKibben
Lane.
The seven young men, along with
five women, were arr sted late Sun
day night at a house at 513 Plum
street. Carrie Hamilton, charged
with operating a lewd house, was
bound over to City Court under
bonds of 5000, while sentence was
suspended in the case of Sadie Ra-
gin, Annie Williams, Jennie Brown
and Mrs. II. D. Byrd, docketed on
charges Of loithering in lewd
house. they will appear for sem
tence Thursday morning.