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those kinds of claims. You've just
conned them all into it and you've
conned me along with the rest of them.
You'll find out that l can't live up to
that ballyhoo."
I'd stop that every time with this
speech: Boy you're a natural. Don't
worry about not living up to the bally-
hoo. You're the next champion Of
the world. You're great fighter.
The papers came back at me about
Norton. Why didn't ! wipe out that
defeat? Hadn't Norton biffed Demp-
sey all over the place. Why duck him
if Dempsey was as good as / said he
was?
Well. that was just what | wanted.
I didn't like the idea of that mark be-
ing against Dempsey so | sought the
match. We met him three weeks
later and when Norton saw the robe
fall off of Dempseys shoulders he al.
most rolled off his stool. He little
dreamed that Jack had filled out and
| improved so in every way. He had
pink cheeks now and there were lines
to his shoulders.
Bush League Stuff Again.
had been adding speed to Demp.
sey's other studies and had impressed
the fight right out of the other fel'
lows hands before he had chance to
get along. 1t was my old bush league
stuff used over again. The bell rang
and i turned him loose on Norton.
run right over there and hit that
chump on the lug before he can get
his hands up" l told Dempsey. Bang
went the bell! Bang went Dempsey s
short left hook. And bang went Nor.
tons head on the floor! Dempsey had
scored a knockout in 3S seconds.
Up to that time | had not settled
on just how good Dempsey was. OF
course, as I worked along with him,
day after day, / saw great possibilities
in him but it wasn't until he fiattened
Norton that l believed the boy could
really fight. | hadn't been kidding
myself no matter how loud | sang his
praises. But when Norton hit the
floor, / knew ] had something for he
had obeyed instructions to the letter,
under fire.
And I'll say this for Dempsey
From beginning to end he was the
easiest fighter to handle that I've ever
had anything to do with. He would
do what you told him, when you told
him and would not take it upon him.
self to impose his own ideas in fight.
He never changed from the first day
to the last in that respect and II was
a pleasure TO teach him things. But
in the early days he had that little
fear of not making good. He kept
telling me he couldn't fight.
CCopyrirht 1897
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Just a moment, just moment.
What's this about twenty dollars?
Did 1 get you right"
Twenty dollars is what you said
and that's what you'll get"
l gave him a dirty look and then
opened up: Why, you must be daffy
Simpson Who ever said anything
about $50? Do you suppose I've been
splitting all this ballyhoo for twenty
bucks? Twenty per cent is what |
said and you know it,
Well, he raised the devil. Kicked
like a steer. ] let him rave on. l
had him hooked. Dempsey was the
draw. He had brought them in to
buy tickets. His was the name that
was blazing across the sport pages.
Simpson was desperate.
Finally Gets 25 Per Cent.
When threatened to take my man
out he wound up by adding per
cent to the 90 1 demanded. He
learned a lesson in closing deal
right there. But he didn't have to
hog it. He made plenty on the show.
A different Dempsey from the one
Al Norton introduced me to got into
the ring three days later with Willie
Meehan. He plastered him good and
plenty. OF course, they tried to dis
count DempSey'S great work by say
ing it was an off night with Meehan.
/ guess it was He didn't think
Dempsey was that good and had taken
things for granted 1t was funny to
hear the fans trying to explain 1t.
Few of them wanted to give Dempsey
credit for having improved
The defeat of Meehan. sent Demp-
seys stock sky high with the other
promoters and I made the most of it.
The ballyhoo went sizzling. In the
meantime l went right back to work
on Dempsey. He still was full of
flaws and / tried to correct each and
every one of the mistakes ! had seen
him make against Meehan. l kept
him going in the gym and he was
on the road every morning, He
worked hard and / began to like him
better than ever. He was a fine COM
panion and he tried to do everything
to make good.
Dempsey Doubted His Prowess.
But the ballyhoo had startled him.
He was seeing his name in type that
he little dreamed existed. He couldn't
make Il out at all. Not once, but a
dozen times he would stop in his work
and, looking me right in the eye, he'd
say: Jack. l really can't fight like
that. You're making me a fighter.
/ know you think / can fight. but it's
you that are doing the fighting in
the papers. You've got me half be-
lieving It myself, when as a matter
of fact I know / can't fight UP to
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BASS AND FARR FIGHT
FOR CHANCE AT TITLE

NEW YORK, July 90 C4D.-Benny
Bass of Philadelphia and Johnny F'arr
of Cleveland, two outstanding feather
weights in class that has no cham
pion at present, meet in a 10-round
contest at Madison Square Garden
tonight.
Bass has been named substitute
for Red Chapman of Boston in "a
bout with Babe Herman a few weeks
hence that is expected to go far
toward determining new title
holder. But a victory for f'arr to-
night would give him chance at
the title.
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On the Detroit field no Western
team has given the Tigers a harder
fight than Chicago. Eddie Collins has
had punch in both fists when he has
taken the White Soy to Detroit. His
record is five victories and two de.
feates on the Detroit diamond.
This is far from pleasant to Detroit
boosters, for if there is one thing
which still exists in the West it is the
old feeling that any Chicago team
should be defeated by the other West
ern teams, regardless of whether any
body else is defeated. 1t is the heri-
tage of the old days when Arson and
his Chicago players were wont to ride
rouGhshod over the West.
If the Tigers could play ball as sue
cessfully on their own green sod as
they play away from home, they
would be tied with the Yankees now
Case of Tigers Is Odd.
1t is infrequent in base ball to find
major league teams unable to put
their best foot foremost on the home
field. If they lose at home they
usually lose more on enemy territory
The Tigers can't keep their home
pace up to parity, and yet when they
roam af!eld they slam Boston, Phila.
deIphia and Washington with fair
success.
Detroit isn't batting as well as It
did in 1925. Perhaps that has some.
thing to do with its misfortunes at
times. Heilmann started slowly. but
is making up for 1t, and Fothergill is
batting his head off when he is in the
game. But it is manifest to any one
that Detroit misses the old skyline
work of Ty Cobb. who often carried
game through on his batting
shoulders and his base running dash
Where a single player embraces the
Qualities that are possessed by Cobb
in attack no team can be deprived
of such skill and cope as successfully
against rivals.
Cobb Is Batting 1876.
Cobb is batting 1926, and he has
played more than 60 games this year.
but as much as that means to ball
club, it also means that Cobb is not
running in the pack with Ruth and
the other toppers. fighting it out with
them for the lead in about everything
that has to do with good ball
playing.
Fortunately for Detroit there is
batter who is buzziilg around the top.
as Cobb always has buzzed, because
Manush has fsen cracking the ball
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MCFARLAND A wow"
AS RADIO OPERATOR

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 29.-Packey Nc.
Farland, once the idol of the Chi
cago stock yards district as a light
weight championship contender, a
past master of the art of filling the
air with boxing gloves, has applied
his ring wiZardry to a distinctly new
field-flling the air with boxing
phraseology.
Packey has been on the air. but
not with one of those set speeches:
1T gives me great pleasure, and
am easily pleased" etc.
Mcfarland, making his premiere be-
fore the microphone, turned out to be
an extraordinarily high-grade reporter.
He was selected by the Illinois State
Athletic Commission to give a blow
by-blow description over five radio
stations on single hook-up. of the
lightweight championship battle be-
tween Sammy Mandell and Rocky
Kansas. In the judgment of his
listeners, Mcfarland was a wow"
Always rated as one of the sharpest
shrewdest ringsters of all time, Pack
eys expert knowledge of boxing en-
abled him to give a vivid account
of what was happening within the
ropes. He did not miss a single blow.
and instead Of saying they clipched,'
Mcfarland was able to discern that
"Mandell clinched" or kansas
clinched." whichever boxer was guilty
Moreover, Mcfarland did not lose
his head in the excitement of the
furious exchanges. as was the case
of broadcasters and reporters in the
commotion at the Dempsey Firpo fight
when the heavyweight champion was
knocked out of the ring.
Once a slim-waisted boxer of 1885
pounds, Mcfarland has now reached
the proportions of a 200 FOUNDER. He
is we'll fixed financially having saved
the money he earned in the ring, and
Invested it wisely. His business ven
lures in Joliet, now his home. added
to his wealth. He Is member OF
the board of directors of the biggest
banking institution in the city.
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ROWING PAIR ENDS
TRIP OF $50 MILES
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 29.-Dr. Thomas
*. Richards of Boston, physician to
The Harvard foot ball team. and Ed.
ward A. Wachter of Troy. n. Y, bas-
ket ball and rowing coach at Harvard
who rowed from Norfolk, Va. to
New York. in a 27-foot wherry, have
abandoned their boat to leave FOR
their homes today by train.
Their craft is being shipped to
Boston.
They began their 750-mile voyage
on July Is. and finished it at 1870
pm yesterday, when they tied up at
the Crescent Athletic Club in Brook.
Ign.
Both were dressed in regulation
rowing toys. the only clothing they
took with them, and were burned
deep tan. They explain that their
trip was pleasing way Of spending
a vacation.
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FAILURE TO WIN AT HOME
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Case of the Detroit Club Is Odd i'm Base Ball and In
dictates 1t Is Missing the Stellar Services of
Manager Tyrus Raymond.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK July 29Detrot the sad
eyed fans be heard the automobile city
The Tigers tailor mfts before their home fans than they
the three That's for bunch of
hard htters.
lack home because the Detroit
been Michigan
Louis fans have onged their first bunting Mis-
field than
The Tigers dropped another home yesterday the
lowly Red Sox
On the road the Tigers have eight than they have lost and
They
made their showing New York where Cobb has been unable
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BOOT TO BOOT IN FRONT.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 90 P).--
Bootto Boot, under a masterful ride by
A. Johnson, won the third annual Ohio
State Derby at Maple Heights track
yesterday, taking the event by half
a length from Bolton.
Brazen was third in the race, eight
lengths behind, and seven lengths In
front of Cartoon. Daleho. the only
other starter, was fifth. The time of
the rs miles was 1.57.
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MANAGER "CONNED" JACK
INTO BEING GREAT FIGHTER
Defeat of Willie Meehan Sent Coming Champions
Stock Sky High After Kearns Forced Promoter
to Change $40 Guarantee to Is Per Cent.
BY JACK KEARNS.

driving of et-hookng told HIM
for the knockout that brought
champions wasn't spoohng 1t fact that
Day and day schooed him. he had got
Marty Farrell weaving and bobbing style down pat
All time when coaching Dempsey was tossing out the old
balIv champion
battle though might licked the time sung
dropped
The promoter He tcked pink.
well Jack began looks like complete sell You've
YOUR bayhoo anywhere Giving
egg this fight I've been
hanging around fora like this fol- years
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Richard figures that he will ac-
commodate 10000 persons in the
stadium, with plenty of room be
tween the ringside seats and the
outer bleachers in order that those
farthest away may see the action.
The license jury is still out, and
verdict is expected in two weeks,
when Col. John ]. Phelan, the COM
mittee chairman. returns from his
Summer tour of duty at Peekskill.
n. Y, with the old Fighting 69th. :"
Rickard believes that Phelan will fol-
low the dictates of the New York
State Athletic Commission. which on
Tuesday voted favorably on the con-
test, with Chairman James A. Farley
opposing.
Gene Tunney. it is reported, will
appear before Col. Petain, at Peeks
vile, to press his case, arguing that
a veteran of the marines should have
his chance at the heavyweight title
while Dempsey, coming from the
coast a week or SO hence, undoubtedly
will make application for a license as
soon as he arrives.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, July
20 CP).-Eugene Normile. personal
representative of Jack Dempsey, tel
egraphed the champion last night
that he would arrive here from Chi
cago today and would have an an
nouncement to make.
What the nature of the announce
ment might be Dempsey would not
say.
He expressed surprise on learning
that betting odds on Wall Street were
reported as . to | in his favor, de-
caring that 1t early for betting to
get started on the match
Dempsey is rounding out his train
ing here preparatory to leaving Mon
day for Saratoga Springs, n. Y,
where he will start heavy workouts.
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Dempseya Drawing Card Tigers Proving Weaken Om Field
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

By the Associated Pres.
BINGHAMTON, n. Y.--Lou Scoz-
"a. Buffalo, and Johnny Haystack,
Binghamton. fought a draw C6). Bob
bic Mol, Allentown. Pa. and Dorey
Sinner. Williamsport. fought g. draw
(6).
OAKLAND, Callf.-Benny Veirra,
Oakland featherweight, won a de
cision over Stewart McLain of st.
Paul, Mimi, (6).
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BASE BALL SECRETS

When a runner is on first. none
out, with three balls and two
strikes on the batter, 1t is very
good base ball for him to make his
break for second as soon as the
pitcher starts his pitch, rather
than to wait until the ball is
actually delivered. The reason is
apparent. He will have a good
lead on any possible play, with
every chance in his favor of get
ting to second safely, whereas,
should he not get such a jump, he
is likely to run into double play.
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CRUSADER, BL0NDIN !.
OUT OF RICH RACE.
By the Associated Press.

by tue Associated PreSs.
CHICAGO. July 29.-The scratch
ing of Crusader and Blondin from
the possibilities has trimmed the field
FOR Saturdays 100000 renewal OF
the American Derby at Washington
Park to nine horses. with a chance
that two more may not face the
barrier.
Display. Bagenbaggage. Boot TO
Boot, Chicago, Black Maria. Smiling
Gus. Bolton, Russell Gardner and
Open Hand today appeared as start
ers, although there were indications
that Bagenbaggage and Chicago
might not remain among them.
Neither worked yesterday. and the
Bradley horse has been virtually idle
for a week
Crusader was formally announced
as out yesterday, as was Blondin.
when the Eastern owners. Samuel d.
Riddle and the Harry Payne Whit
ney stable, replied unfavorably to a
special invitation to run the thor
oughbreds.
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FIGHT SHOW POSTPONED.

CLEVELAND, July 90 P).--The
boxing show scheduled last night.
with Charlie p. Rosenberg, bantam
weight champion and Midget Smith,
Chicago, as the headliners. was post
poned until tomorrow night because
of threatening weather.
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RICHARD FEARS NO HITCH
In PLANS FOR BIG FIGHT
BY the Associated Press.

EW YORK 2Tex Richards confidence in the successful
M his plans heavyweight championship
Yankee Stadium September To- the outstanding factor
the situation today
Jack the champion and Gene Tunn challenger have been
already tickets
Richard arrived
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WINS SECOND GOLF TITLE.

WINNIPEG. July 20 F).--Ned
Mckenna, professional at Minaki, On.
tario. who captured the 36hole west
ern Canada open golf title by finish
ing with 147. added the professional
crown TO his list with 291 for e holes.
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GLoMMEN WINS CUP RACE.

GOODWOOD PARK, England July
90 6E).-SoI JoeI's Glommen, by
Pommern, out of Lady Gladys, won
the Goodwood cup, run here today.
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ROBERTS GETS SHuTOuT.

With Mack Roberts in the pitchers
box. Marlboro's base ball nine yes
terday defeated the Groom Athletic
Club, 10 to 0. Roberts limited his
opponents to, 2 hits and famed 10
batters.
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almost as well as any player in the
league. Even so. he is not Ty Cobb
on the bases or as a leader.
Ty wants to win a pennant while
he also is player manager. He has
been ambitious TO win one ever since
he took charge of the team, and be-
sides that he has yen to get into a
world series before he quits for good.
He will have to hurry up his pitchers
and win more games at home.
(Copyright 1926)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29

Archery is part of the prescribed ex-
ercises in all of the universities and
higher schools in Japan.
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TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July
29.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
Rivers We're muddy this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29

Suzanne JIenglen, the celebrated
French tennis star, has won so ma
tional titles.
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COOPER IS RELEASED.

DETROIT. Mich. July 20 GP.--
Wilbur Cooper, left-handed pitcher.
has been Internationally released by
the Detroit Americans. Cooper was
obtained several weeks ago from the
Chicago Nationals at the waiver price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29

The cheetah, the hunting leopard of
East India. is the swiftest animal
known to man.
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Always Fresh and Mellow
Because Its Toasted"

LUCKY STRIKES are made from
the worlds finest Turkish and
domestic tobaccos, perfectly
blended.
Besides this supreme quality
of leaf tobacco as compared
with all other cigarettes IT'S
TOASTED.
lust what does this mean -
this phrase, 'IT'S TOASTED"l
The tobacco is oven toasted at
very high heats for IS minutes;
then chilled with the moisture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29

completely restored. The toast
ing brings out the hidden favors
Of the superbly fine tobacco. The
chilling seals in these Aavors;
seals in, too, the moisture that
has been restored. It all acts like
a cold plunge on the pores of
the body.
That's why LUCKIES taste so
good. Why LUCKIES are always
fresh when they come to you.
Why millions prefer this unique
ly fine cigarette.
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CCopyriEht. 1920
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
Melon Demand
Is Below Usual

With 155 cars Of cantaloupes ont
YESTERDAY. the total for tho season
hos reached 1905 cars. One hun
dred and thirtv three ears arc ord
cred in for todav'S loadino.
Shipping point information for
yesterday oivcS the maximum temp
craturc 40 degrees, minimum 70,
weather clear. Demand slow market
steady, carloads { .. h. cash track,
standard lbs &l.-l25. Honevdews,
crates COS, few l2s. 70-S0c, iumbos
S3-0Oc. Some shipments rolled un-
sold.
New York reports tempprature
of 50 degrees. SiXtv six California
arrived, supplies rather heavy, de-
mand moderate, market steady for
good stock, Standard 36-45s So. .50-4
few fancy $4.25-50, poorer soft $3.50
3; Jumbo 36-45s $4.25-50. few high
as $J. noorer. some soft $3.00-t
pony 45-5+s best $250-75. few hioh
as So, poorer low as So; flat 12-l5s
mostly $1.50-75 few hioher 9s 81. p
80 mostly $50; jumbo flat 9-l2s
$l.75-2; honeydewS $1.50.2,25.
Chicago market is slightly weak,
cr, prices slightly lower. Best Im
perial jumbo 36-45s 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
Tail Sentence
Is Suspended

r. T.. Martin, charged with die
tWbing the pence. was fined s's
ana received n iail sentence of .iv
months when he faced Judge Hervsv
in the police court this morninH
Later the court suspended tho
sentence for six months. Mart
il was charged. committed IN ~
provoked assault on two local 4
zpns. 4 more scrious charge
not nressed against him beeause
the fact that one Of the men WI
he assaulted is o personal fria
and the evidence showed Martin
been drinking.
Mrs. Louisa Mciias, charged
manufacturing liduor, was 7
s25. The defendant told the I
She is the mother Of nine rhfI
and her husband makes sDall vi
causing her 10 attcmpt 10 lne
thc family = income b. -e'iiu
mor Tho court Informed he-
her ideas were good brs her
,lure was illeoal and heqvle~
isbment would 10 eiyen Lcf
repeated the offsnsc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
Ry United Press Leased Wire

DOUGLAS, Ariz., July 1..--Aimec
Semple Mcpherson arrived here atH
7:30 o'clock this morning to cor
duet search into old Mexic2 -
the desert shack IN which she de.
clares she was held captive by kid.
naners.
The EVANGELIST was accompanied
bv Mrs. Minnie Kennedy. her
mother.
The nair slipped into the city
unheralded Their arrival was un.
expected. and there was no one af
the station to meet them but a few
rewspa permen, and the Rev. DC.
Howard.
The latter it was learned. had
wired Mrs. Mcpherson to return
hcre and idertifv cabin found 20
r,iles south of Aqua Prieta. the
Mexicap border town where the j
evangelist reappcared on June 23
after her sunnosed drowning in the
Southern California snrf
Deputy sheriffs and Rev. Howard
and her mother on tho search.
Sheriff Tcubts It
Ari7o"o authorities did not learn
Mrs. Mcpherson was returning 10
the soene of he. reeont harrowiug
experiences mtil last might when
II waS ronortod the evan~alist had
1oft for Los AngnloS secr".lv.
Thew have abandoned their offie.
ian Scarot for eithor N" mvstcrionu
cohir or the described abductors. re.z
norted pt various times to have
heCn here aud IN towns across the
hordc". The officers were not orrs
timiSti" on the cvap0elist 5 inde.l
pcnd"nt search for the ''captives
hut. ~
"'Thern isn't anv shack like tho
ono she describes within 20 miles OF
the hordcr.' sheriff Mcdonald, Of
Conhise county said.
The populace in Douglas was again
Continued ~ Pace ~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
,ther May Haze Known Aimee Alive Before Menoria
Sunday VIII Be
Regular Sahara
at Mexicali, Mex.

Disappointment is in store for
these valley residents who may
have an idea Of obtaining relief
fom sumner weather next Sun
dav by going to Mexica'i to
ilnbiha there liquids which are
forbidden in the United States
since NIr. Volstead succeeded in
drying up the county.
Sunday is election CAV
throughcut the northern dis
trict of I ower California, and
through proclamation by Gov
erlor Ro1ri"uez all places sell
irP i'7t0Tica ting liquors will be
closed throughout the day. Diff
irg from the "old days in
the United States, when saloons
were supposed to be closed on
election dav. but did a thriving
business via the back door,
when the Mexican governor says
close he means lust that,
and il will be more difficult to
get a drink in Mexicali Sunday
than it would he to find icicles
at Coyote Wells.
The polls will close az 6
o'clock ard j. is expected that
tho han on the liouor business
viii be lifted at that hour.