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Evening star., 1926-09-21

NE OF our JUNIOR pOltSWOllCll.
1t is here that they learn to swim,
play tennis, enjoy long hikes and in
dulge in almost every form of track
and field sport under the careful su-
pervision of trained directors.
During the past three months 3,OS0
girls have participated in track meets
alone on the Fairgrounds. Four nun
dred of this number represented the
2l municipal grounds in the interplay
ground meet held two weeks ago.
Tennis Journeys staged on the varl-
GUS grounds brought out some 500
racketers, while more than 1,40O mer-
maids frequented the two tanks al
lotted to the playground department.
one at Rosedale and the other at
GEORGETOWN. Of this number. approx
mately 140 girls participated in the
interpoOl meet, which climaXed the
swimming season. A competent in
structor was on hand at all times to
give instructions to beginners and
advanced swimmers as we'll Directors
chaperoned their individual groups
Whenever they visited either pool.
Athletic efficiency badges have been
awarded 410 girls since July by play
ground officials. Twelve received the
coveted gold button, indicative of the
highest degree OF efficiency, S0 the
silver and 31S the bronze.
Excellence in racing, hiking, folk
dancing, balancing, goal throwing,
organized games, swimming, leader
ship, sportsmanship and collecting
nature specimens are among the
qualifications necessary for the Win
ming of these badges. BY the time
a girl has received her gold emblem
she is an all-around sporthWoman OF
more than average Skill.
With the opening of school, interest
among the junior athletes centers
around basket ball. Georgetown play
ground experts who won the ele'
mentary school championship last
Fall already have turned out for
their first practice, according to Abb1e
Greene. director of that playfield.
|. No change in the lineup of the
title team has been reported Dorothy
Fling, Rene Bryan, Anna Wilmer.
Jennie Torreyson, Beatrice Easterson
and Sadie Kiatti were all on hand to
give the season an enthusiastic well
come yesterday.
Bronze test buttons were presented
last week to four girls on Garfield
playground: Catherine OConnor.
Emile Bonner, Margaret Brooks and
Nellie Mullin.
claudia Kyle meets Marie Siebold
and Pearl Demaret will face Maybelle
Boyce In two second-round matches
of the Capital Athletic Club tennis
tournament this afternoon at o'clock
on the Monument Park courts, at
Seventeenth and B streets northwest.
Executive committee members OF
| the local National Amateur Athletic
Federation workshop" will hold
| their first meeting Of the year next
Evening star., 1926-09-21

successful defense of title. Since
then have not thrown myself wholly
and completely into the training job
] dared not, for, if | had [ would
have gone stale. | have worked just
hard enough to keep tuned up and
sort of coast along to the night OF
the twenty third.
am confident-but not over
confident. ! know ! have condition
] know that my breathing is right
that my craftsmanship is as good as
it ever was. | may be bit slower
in action, as some of the boys say
hut | think | make up for that by
the fact that | can put Il newer and
greater power into my punches. And
] think | can take a beating as well
now as at any time in my lighting
days.
What He Has Trained For.
| have trained for speed and dura =
bility for this highland for punch
ing power. | don't really think that
Tunney is going to slug it with me,
as he says he will | think he'll do
a lot of backing and twisting and
turning. If that's the case, l Will
have to do some fast stepping to
catch up with him, and when one
keeps stepping like that one needs
not merely speed, but plenty OF
endurance.
My plan for this fight is to step
out when the gong rings and make
It a fast highland a short one. OF
course. Tunney may upset my plans.
l know he's dangerous man. eSpe-
cially with his right. But | am used
to ring danger; used to men with
powerful right hand smashes. Will
ard had terrific right-hand upper
cut; Carpenter had the fastest right
hand in the business. Firpo had a
murderouS right. | walked into all
of them, took them flush on the
chin-and then punched my way to
victory.
may have to do the same thing
with Tunney. No man that ever
fought me was denied the chance to
sock me with his right. I've never
Clinched. never held, never tried TO
keep out of the way .of the other
fellows punch. And | am not going
TO do it with Tunney. | guess he'll
hit me They all have. But hitting
me and knocking me out with such
a. hit-that's different.
| am primed for action. ] Will
have no alibi TO make as to condition
Everything that is mine, in Il fight
ing way, is right-and my legs are
what YOU might call rishtest of all
I reckon legs is almost as important
as fists. With a good pair of legs
under me. with two perfect hands
for punching purposes, with a chin
that | think can take all that Tun
hey shoots forth-Well, | am not
greatly worried about the outcome
bn Thursday night.
Evening star., 1926-09-21
C.. U. SHOWING FORM
IN HARD WORKOUTS

NORFOLK NAVAL BASE, Va,
September 21-Hard scrimmages with
the team of the naval base here were
scheduled for today. tomorrow and
Thursday for Catholic University s
squad in preparation for its tilt
against the Norfolk Marines here Sat
urday.
With the backfield showing plenty
of speed and the line holding the Sail
ors to one down, the Cardinals looked
formidable in yesterdays workout.
when every man on the squad was
given a chance to show his wares.
Camp will be broken by the Brook
landers Saturday morning and imme-
diately after the game they will leave
for Washington.
Evening star., 1926-09-21
DUMBARTON TENNIS
PLAY is NARROWING

Play in the annual Dumbarton
Tennis Club tournament to be re-
sumed today, at o'clock, will see
Tom Mangan and Clarence NJ. Char
est in semi-final matches.
Mangan yesterday defeated Lieut..
r. r. Studler, 6-3, 6-2, and Charest
conquered Rutley, 6-1. 6-2.
A match between White and Purin-
ton, which was halted by darkness
with the latter leading Al in the
second set after White had gained
the first. 6-3. was to be continued.
In other matches yesterday. Capt.
A. j. Gore took the measure of r.
w. Patterson. 6-2, 90, and White
won from Johnson by default.
Burwell was to battle Gore. with
Mangan listed to take on the winner
of this engagement. Charest will
oppose the victor Of the White Purin-
ton encounter.
Evening star., 1926-09-21
HAGEN'S 14O IS BEST;
M'LEOD IS SURVIVOR

By the Associated Press.
GARDEN CITY, n. Y, September
21-Walter Hagen is starting his
quest for third successive national
golf championship like Bobby Jones
did last week.
Walter won the qualifying medal in
the Professional Golf Association tour
nament on the Salisbury course yes
terday with 71--69-140, three strokes
less than Bobby's winning score in the
qualifying round of the national anna
teur tournament. Walter ran his aver
age in IA rounds of tournament COM
petition on four courses this season to
So 3-14 strokes.
Fred Mcleod of Washington was
among the quali1iers. with 1872. This
gave him tie for twenty-first place.
Bill Mehlhorn, who has had an in
jured hand, failed to get place among
the 80 qualiflers for 36-hole match
play beginning today and ending Sat
urday.
Hagen drew for his opponent in the
first round the youthful star Joe
Turnesa. Walter is in the upper half
of the draw. In the lower half Gene
Sarazen and Jim Barnes were drawn
against each other for the first round.
Harry Cooper was drawn in the low
er half against John Golden.
Tho C,,a1i6orS.
Evening star., 1926-09-21

| am prepared to answer both queS-
tionS. Gene Tunney can stand pun
iShment, and, if necessary, he Will take
it. but only if it is necessary. dis
cussed this very angle with Tunney
the other day. Gene said to me:
They say l back up too much, that
| run away from a furious onslaught
That's true. Benny. l do, but there Is
no question of gameneSS or grit IN
volved here. l run to avoid punish
ment. Any fool can stand and take
it. | think I'm a better boxer than
Dempsey Why, then. should not
make use of this superior skill to win
the fight? If 7 go in and trade
punches with him. l might be lucky,
or he might be unlucky. I'd be gam
bling on a chance blow, and. whether
| won on. lost, it wouldn't prove which
of US is the better man-the real
champion. 1t would prove which was
the luckier in that particular fight,
that's all | don't want to be an ac-
cidental champion. I want TO win on
NV merits. and l think l can. If L
can make Dempsey miss by backing
up and can hit him after he misses,
I'll win the title. That's logical. MY
motto is the same as yours: Make
the other fellow miss and hit him
when you can.
From that 7 take it that Tunney In
tends to box Dempsey, not fight him.
All of his work of the last few days
has been devoted to increasing MS
speed defense against rushing at
tacks and escaping punches. If run
Evening star., 1926-09-21
VY-MICHIGAN CONTEST
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Application cards for the Navy
Michigan foot ball game tickets, to
be played at the Baltimore Stadium
on October &c. are obtainable at the
following places in Washington:
Hotel Occidental, Hotel Washing
ton, Hotel Willard. Mayflower Hotel.
Carleton Hotel, Army and Navy Club,
University Club and Spaldings.
The tickets will go on sale early
next month at Spalding's and at the
theater ticket bureau, Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1926-09-21
CHALLENGER is PREPARED
TO ENTER RING THURSDAY
Gene Admits Three Months of Training Has Been
Arduous, But Asserts He Has Attained Per-
feet Condition as His Reward
BY GENE TUNNEY.

TROUDSBURC September 2l OF relief that
pulled hands out OF my training gloves after my work
- grind Now except for oosening today have nothing do
step into with Jack Dempsey Thursday.
spent solid months training this first White
n Y finally
very little the time Speusor
had
lot of hard work
but the reward reached
White Sulphur
about ability reach edge
making The Fighting
Evening star., 1926-09-21

| have trained not merely a year,
but three years for this fight Never
for day since | met tirpo have /
let myself slip away from real form.
Vt 40 time. even when | was sailing
nn the ocean or when | was in Europe
and could not do my regular gym
naSium work. was | ever more than
to 10 pounds beyond weight And
never, at any time, was | in such
shape that | could not have jumped
into the ring and made defense of
my title.
never kneW through those three
years who my opponent would be, or
exactly when | would fight again.
but ! knew that some day | would
IEht. and | de-
Evening star., 1926-09-21

ney is dropped. | look for him TO get
up and fight back hard.
SO far as Dempsey is concerned,
there have never been any questions
about his gameness, grit or courage.
The reason for this is that Dempsey
has been put through the fiery test
and came through with flying colors.
The champion has been hurt-badly
hurt. He has been on the floor. He
has been knocked out of the ring. In
fact, our champion heavyweight has
been booted about considerably. and
he always came up. He always got
up, aside from one time. when he met
Jim Flynn. and we can throw that
fight out of the reckoning.
The reason for the questions in
Tunney's case is because the fans
haven't had a chance to see what he
would do under fire. Here they have
opportunity for speculation. The
point is one that will have a most Inn
portant bearing on.the outcome of the
battle in the Sesqui stadium on
Thursday night.
Evening star., 1926-09-21

Sunday in the offices of the Sports
woman Magazine, at 1747 K street
northwest, it has been announced by
Grace Keefe, chairman.
Winter plans will he formulated and
an outline of the complete 1927 pro-
gram put before the committee, ac-
cording to Miss Keefe.
Hockey and basket ball officials
are to be examined and classified this
year by the committee, their classi-
fication to be used as a guide to the
local teams and schools in engaging
officials for their contests. Plans for
this work will be drawn up at the
meeting next Sunday, the hour for
which will be announced later.
Evening star., 1926-09-21

be right In the
"Dink' for the
contest. OF course.
I've had my bad
days in boxing, but
Walter Johnson
has his bad days
in the box. When
I've had them I've
known the reason
for them and they
haven't alarmed
me.
Up at Specula
tor, for instance.
/ had been boxing
splendidly for sew
eral days and was
quite pleased with
my form. We'll
Evening star., 1926-09-21
CONDITION SATISFIES lack
AS HIS TRAINING is ENDED
Champion Asserts He Is in Splendid Shape as a
Result of Many Months of Preparation and Will
Have No AIibi to Make on That Score
BY JACK DEMPSEY.

TLANTIC CITY NJ j. September 2lThe
All the grind and the hard work and the tough job of conditioning
~ myself the behind
this because the thing al o
cause it the thing every man at the end his training but
because know to be the felt
battle confident
what happens vii punch through o
the take the attitude am am
|
really humorous when hear them
that Bob Ftzsimmon. Jack Johnson
become champions until they Older
l. >u van fought perhaps the greatest against
when he 81,
Evening star., 1926-09-21

NEW YORK, September 81 R).-
The siX-ounce gloves that Jack Demp-
sey and Gene Tunney will use Thurs
day night have arrived in New York
by air mail from San Francisco. They
cost $14.5o a pair aside from the post
age of .46.
Evening star., 1926-09-21

>
/ was afraid my absence from the
gym during these four months would
mitigate against my chances of gain
ing physical perfection for this fight.
l was needlessly alarmed, however.
AS soon as / reached Speculator ]
knew l need worry. no more about con-
Ciition. A few days of road work over
the mountains. few days of training
and my mind was at ease.
1 have so regulated my training that
there never has been day when
was in danger of going stale. never a
day when / wasn't confident | would
Evening star., 1926-09-21
Roth FIGHTERS in GREAT
CONDITION, SAYS LEONARD
BY BENNY LEONARD.

TLANTlC CITYN j. September, 2lack Dempsey will have his
what think will be
~ andim of his
Tunney, the will be
putting his physical condition
confident of Two
asked been these Can Tunney
nunish he AXE
Evening star., 1926-09-21

Managers of all teams planning
to enter the Prince Georges County
Duckpin Association are requested to
attend a meeting tonight at s O'Clock
at the Arcade Alleys in Hyattsville,
Md.
Evening star., 1926-09-21
|SLUCCINC is DUE TONIGHT
In BOUTS AT KENILWORTH
N PAST PERFORMANCES there $
slugging tonight at Kenilworth Are

there should be plenty OF genuine
rth Arena when Jack Turner, local
billed as the middleweight champion
out that will top the card.
regain his place in the pugilistic sun
no tears in,' while Weisse is reputed
gives none. In the four bouts the
2 has won two and got draws in the
ON Square Garden. New York.
Billy Augustine and Roy Taylor and
the loss OF close tilts to Marty Gal
lagher and Jack Renzo.
Gillie Dennis, Annapolis coored
scrapper. and Eddie McVey of Aus
tralia. and Nick Rapoli and Dick Rich
ardson will swap punches in siX-round
engagements.
Warmers.up" of four rounds each
will see Kid Jap stacking up against
Billy Di Angelo and Jose Villez of
Manila taking on Paul Healey of
Linworth Athletic Club of this city.
Evening star., 1926-09-21

the call came |
would he ready
I've kept myself
in shape through
those three years.
For six months be
fore this really
strenuous training
for the Gene Tun =
ney tiht began, !
went at training
about as hard as
the ordinary man
goes when he's
just three weeks
away from a fight.
Ten days ago |
was near the peak
fbat'S needed for
Evening star., 1926-09-21
FIVE FLIGHTS TO QUALIFY
In BANNOCKBURN. TOURNEY

in the third annual Fall invitation
n Golf Club, which opens tomorrow
round. Nearly 120 players,
II compete in the classic, which was
{ Bannockburn.
l.. Pritchard. A. o. Ollie and Perry
Adams.
Evening star., 1926-09-21

- of Germany i'll the l2-round /
Turner, who will be striving to
hereabouts. is known as mittman W
a boxer who asks no quarter and
Teuton has fought in this country h
other pair. All were staged in Maids
Considerable local interest attaches
to the semi-fnal, a 10-rounder. that
will bring together Walter McFeeley
former Georgetown University stu
dent. and Dewey Adams, Army star,
who has been sparring partner in
the Dempsey camp.
McFeeley. in making his debut last
Spring, was unfortunate in having to
meet opponents who outweighed him
from 10 to IS pounds. At that Nc
Feeley's record shows triumphs over
Evening star., 1926-09-21
WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

ASTING the Summer months
4 which thousand girls have ouno
the Fairgrounds of the District
realizes these the
Evening star., 1926-09-21

Swimming experts say the crawl"
and new knowledge of tides have con-
quered the English Channel
Evening star., 1926-09-21

Mnser Ms patssn nassn Rsmpss Fann 81
Joe Turnesa, Elmsford. n. Y. II 14-145
Bill Leach, Philadelphia: Pa: IL 76-l47
Frank GalIet waSwatosa, Wis: + dis
B. Cruickshank. Purchase. n. Y.13 7b-14S
Harry Cooper Kansas City, Mo..7O 7S-l4s
Leo Shea. Philadelphia; Pa; Z! 7s-l49
IT, Rlsss| $1ss; NV %o5x s' 5tS
NJ. Crichton. Kaunga. n. C.. 70 7i-150
John Farrell Maparoneck: N. Y-16 14-150
aI4n Gunner SSSbs;,v NSlsSp WiGiis u 1bio
Pat Doyle White Plains. n. Y...76 75-151
George Christ. Rochester, n. UT 14-151
Neal Neal iMscIntyres; Gary, Ind: re 13-l5s
Fred Mcleod. Washington, D. C76 76-153
A. IL Espinosa Sp r5Ien0 Glencoe II, "a 7-15s
Dick Linnears: Long Beach. Cal..79 74-153
Dick Grant, Ardm3re. Okla, rs 78-154
Tom Harmon n,, ir: Yonkers, y. Y.7S 15-l53
w Maguire Houston. Tex ~ a7-I3t
George Smith. st. Paul Mimi. rs aO-l55
!. Goole. Philadelphta: .15 S0-155
f. French. YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. 81 74-i55
Abe Espinosa.. San Francisco. 10 78-155
Willie ogg Worcester. Mass. rs SO-155
The draw follows
Upper half--1Crighton VS.. Galletti.. Doyle
W. Hasen, Mcleod vs.. Linnares. es watroas atneas
Espinosa vs.. Harmon
Lower .half-Gunnar Nelson VS.. winner
Diesel; Cruickshank vs.. Mcintyre. Cooper
Aylon. Christ vs.. Shea.
Evening star., 1926-09-21

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. .: Kansas City. !.
Louisville . Minneapolis, o.
st. Paul. 3: indianapolis, o.
Milwaukee, 8: Columbus -
Evening star., 1926-09-21

1--WE fights of 10 will qualify
. tournament of the Bannockbul
with the first section of the q
. almost all from local clubs, wi
on last year by George ], Voight O
Evening star., 1926-09-21

Executive committee members Of
the local National Amateur Athletic
Federation workshop" will hold
their first meeting of the year next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-26
| DAN CLANCY HURLS
T0GUS TO WIN OVER
R0CkLAND TEAM, 6-5

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Togus, July 25.-The home team
won from Rockland here today to
In a hard fought game of Base
ball. pat" French got a fly with
one hand on the jump and Giroux
made fine catch in right. Beau
dom caught Reed at third by a fine
peg to that base which probably
saved the game. Togus scored their
first runs in the third when French
doubled to right and Beaudoin, Kill
ey and Giroux singled, and three
more in the seventh when Murphy
singled, Clancy grounded to first,
MCGOWAN singled. French was hit,
Beaudoin hit, Kiley flied to short.
Giroux singled and Reed was out
Mari to Weston.
The visitors first run was made
by Weston who tripled to left CEN
ter and scored on the hit of MARI,
and two more in the seventh when
with one down cole and Reed hit,
Mascbiadri flied to Kiley, Weston
In the eighth with two down Mea-
ley was passed, and scored on the
double by Bragg. In the ninth Reed
fly by Small, Weston hit to Small,
forcing Masciadri, Beaudoin threw
Reed out at third, Brisk hit scoring
Weston who had stolen one base,
MARI was out, Small to MCGOWAN.
TOGITS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-26
Outfits Prey Bunched in National League Race for Sun
Jeffries Tells
Of Knocking Out
Jim COrbett in 1897

New York, July 25.-(Pl-Disclos
ing a bit Of previously unwritten
fight history, Jim Jeffries, in a chap
ter on his career published in this
weeks issue of Liberty relates how
he knocked out Jim Corbett, while the
latter was preparing for the fight in
which he lost the heavyweight title
to Bob t'itzsimmons in 1897.
The knockout, as Jeffries tells the
story, occurred when he first put the
gloves on with Corbett in the latter
training camp at Carson City, New
ada. Accounts of the meeting at tina
time and since, however have credit
ed Corbett with knocking out Jeffries,
then raw but powerful youngster
recruited from a Los Angeles boiler
shop to serve as a sparring partner
for Corbett.
"Corbett didn't knock me out; /
knocked him out" Jeffries is quoted
as saying. 1.-THE story that he knocked
me out was just ballyhoo for the
fight-to worry Fitzsimmons and
boost Corbetts stock by crediting him
with a knockout punch.
delaney (Corbetts manager) told
me to say nothing and to be sure not
to contradict it if any one asked me
and l never did. But there's no rea-
son why the truth shouldn't be told
now"
According to Jeffries' version Of the
affair, which occurred behind locked
doors, his temper was aroused by an
attempt to have him expose his chin
for a knockout blow from Corbett.
"They wanted to see if Corbett had
a punch and they got me to step in
and leave my chin uncovered While
he took a punch at me. 1t made me
mad to know I'd been tricked. My
lip was cut against my teeth but
Corbett never knew it. l rushed him
and mixed him for a minute, then |
got a punch over. l hit him and
knocked him against the wall so hard
he nearly went through. Then /
pasted him couple of good ones to
keep him there and his hands drop
ped. He was done for and another
punch would have finished him. They
rushed in and pulled me away and
gave me time to cool off There
wasn't any more boxing that day."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-26
Dempsey Back to
Ring Because of
"ROar of the Crowd"

Colorado Springs, Col, July 25-[P
Pride in his profession and his love
for the roar of the crowd" are the
things urging Jack Dempsey king of
the heavyweights. back into the ring
to risk his title and, incidentally, his
revamped nose
The heavyweight champion has
chatted naively, like a boy in his
teens" with the Associated Press rep
resentative who has accompanied him
on more than one occasion through the
various phases of preliminary train
ing for the bout in which he will risk
his crown next fall, From the rubbing
table to the breakfast table, from the
gymnasium and along the dusty roads
Dempsey has spoken intimately and
has opened up" as perhaps he never
has done since the day six years ago
when he felled the giant Jess Willard
in Toledo.
Keeping himself physically At is
fetish with the champion. Il believe
in keeping fit at all times" he explain
ed. That is my business and that is
my philosophy of life just now.
never hold an opponent cheaply, and
at every opportunity / train vigorously
for a bout The result is that I am
in great shape"
81 feel wonderful, tell YOU" the
good-natured giant says frequently,
and bears out his assertion by the boy
like love for "rough-house." in which
he INDUCES almost constantly with
his bosom companion, trainer and
friend, Jerry Luvadis.