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The Washington times., 1926-08-17
ri BACK
IN ARENA

Forty.three rounds of boxing be
tween sluggers of proven ability are
on tap tonight at Kenilworth
Arena. There is the main bout Of
II ROUNDS, three. all star eight
FOUNDERS. a four and q thrse-rounc
bout.
In the main bout of IL rounds two
outstanding featlaerweights clash.
frankie Fink, the Yiddish cowboy
Of Dallas Tex, takes the ring
against Babe Ruth.
Fink called off his bout scheduled
for last night at Dexter Park,
Brooklyn. against Bobby Burne, coll
aueror of Pal Moran.
Babe Ruth was beating them all
until Ffmnigan stopped him. Since
that catastrophe Ruth has been
striving to win his way back to
the top. Prior to the Finnegan re-
verse Ruth had defeated Johnny
Dundee. Mike BaIlerinO, Bobby
Garcia, Lew Mayrs. Red Chapman,
cOnQuerOr of Finnegan, and other
tOnOptChers.
Jack Turner, the crack Army
nauler, goes on in an eight-rounder
opposite Willie Curry, Philadelphia
main eventer. Turner is now IL:
real shape. Curry is a slugger,
father than a boxer.
Tex Stovall, the Comanche Indian
and hard puncher, is on for eight
rounds with Buddy Nolan, San
Francisco $50 FOUNDER. Nolan has
boxed the best on the coast.
Phil Raymond, star Baltimore
lightweight of real promise, takes
on Charley Barber, erstwhile OPP
p0nent of Andy Bowen, Joe
Clancy. Goldie Ahearn and others.
In a four rounder Pepco Barry,
Of the Stantons, meets Paul Healey,
Of the S4:nworths, at 126 pounds
Mixer Mitchell and Young Toby.
juveniles, go three rounds.
Charley Short will referee with
Jimmy Lake and Billy Whip as
Judges
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y CNGI W&9e
Dempsey has q hard program
which he is following every day.
Starting with five to eight miles
Of road work with his sparring
partners in the morning, he fol.
lows with a light breakfast and a
short rest period after which he
rows a heavy boat five miles On
the lake. A light lunch and anoth.
err rest period brings him to his
daily workout in the ring. Punch
ing the bag, skipping rope and
shadow boxing is augmented with
ten rounds of boxing with his yari-
Gus partners. This program is FOL-
lowed In all kinds of weather.
Yesterday in spite Of heavy rain
during the morning and after.
noon, he went through his usual
stunt. The bouts. In the after.
noon were Witnessed by several
hundred fight fans who are among
the crowds here for the race meet.
ing.
The champion Is particularly for
tunate in the supply of sparring
partners who are with him here.
Besides Ray Thompson, the boy,
who has twice fought Tunney and
knows the challenger's style and
punching system upon which Tun"
ney relies for his knockouts, there
Is Big Bill Tate, the giant negro
conqueror OF Harry Wills. These
are the heavies the champion works
out with.
To increase his speed and help
his footwork, Jimmy Roberts and
John Saxton, two lads in much
lighter classes, are sparring with
Jack. Alberto PorZio, heavyweight
champion OF South America, is ex.
pected to be a big help in condi-
tioning. Porto seems able to alb
serb lot OF punishment and is
fairly fast.
The Jamaica Kid, coIOred light
heavyweight, In expected here
sometime this week and will be
another factor i'm the work Of
getting ready for Tunney.
The champion is lodged in new
camp especially built for him. some
half mile back from the lake shore
and surrounded by an eight-foor
fence.
Besides his sparring partners and
Gene Mormille, his business man.
ager, his wife, Estelle Taylor Demp-
sey, Is here with him.
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Leading Grid Scorer
Maya to Make
Trojan Eleven

Los ANGELES, Aug. IL.
Morton Kaer, the Trogan half.
back who led the nation with
ia points from 10 touchdowns
last season, may find himself
on the bench at the start OF
University of Southern Cali
fornia football games this fall.
Coach Howard Jones system
calls for two effective inter-
ference men at halfback posi-
tions and has such in Morley
Drury, star sophomore last
season, and Bert Heiser. who
was ineligible last year. Both
of these men are better inter-
ference and defensive players
than Kaer and also carry the
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sistently. It looked to Us like
the Atlantic City paper was
making a direct appeal to the
Philadelphia week-enders when
it played up the ball games and
played down Bobby Jones VIC
tory.
For a, moment our blood
boiled; our sense of news pro-
portion was shocked. Up to
that moment the Bobby Jones
story was the biggest sporting
contribution of the year.
Since then a bigger and
greater story has been given
US by Gertrude Ederle, who did
the Channel in IA hours and
81 minutes, unless there has
been a recount. The young
New York girl of German
American parentage has done
something that no woman will
ever do again-swim the Chan
mel first of any Of her sex.
1t was a great acnleVemeHL
for womankind and another
feather in the chapeau of
American sports supremacy,
but somehow or other it doesn't
seem to us that this girls deed
which brought tears of joy to
the eyes of many who read
the news, isn't quite the COM
petitive achievement that is
Jones'.
Swimming the Channel is too
much of a freak stunt, such
as going over Niagara Falls in
a barrel or climbing Pixies
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CLUB
STEPS OUT

Bill Flester's Hartford team will
have plenty of opposition in its
next two games. Thursday it will
met Mt. Rainier on the Maryland
field at o'clock and on Sunday
will play Cherrydale in the nothern
Virginia series.
The Hartfords have one Of the
Youngest unlimited teams around
the city. Only two teams can boast
of wins over the Hartfords in games
nlayed outside OF the northern Vir-
einia series. Harndon won over the
Hartfords, 80, and the Laurel
team has a 9-5 win to their credit
In the Virginia series. the Hartfords
have four wins and three losses,
placing them In third place. Fort
Mver Addison and Rallston handed
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
ALEX CASTOR CLOUTS
TRIPLE OFF BROTHER

After Van Glider of the Browns
had held the Red Sox to four hits,
beating them to !. Slim Harriss
squelched St. Louis to in a
seven inning affair. A case OF
fratricide marked the second game
when Alex CASTOR. Red Sox catcher,
came to bat with the bases full AID
Jared his brother Milton, pitching
for the Brownies, with a triple
that sewed up the game.
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CARE MAY |
REMAIN
80 a.IonaI Nsvsrssl

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 17.Tlae
uossibility that Max Carey. deposed
captain. may remain with the Pitts
burah Pirates. was expressed on Ill
sides here today prior to the meet
ing Of John A. Heydler. president
sof the National League. with Pirate
officials and the three players dis
charged recently for alleged in-
subofd ination.
Taking cognfzance Of Carey'a
years in organized baseball, during
which no charge of any. kind had
ssen preferred against him before
the attempt OF the three players e.
keen Fred Clarke, assistant mana
ger. off the Pirates bench, HeydleT
indicated that all phases Of the
affair will be thoroughly probed.
The conference was called for -
o'clock this morning.
Should the meeting with Heyd
Ter fail to bring about Carey's re.
instatement. it seemed likely that
the Brooklyn Dodgers would claim
. him via the waiver route.
Philadelphia and Boston are sal1s
to have turned thumbs down on
Carey. mainly because OF his BIZ
contract, which is reported to ca
for $4,000 a year.
On the other hand Brooklyn Is
said to be eager to sign Carey 70
patrol centerfield.
Rain threatened to keep the
Pirates and the Braves idle again
today, with a double header seized
uled. Thus the public would have
to wait at least another day to see
what effect the team dissension will
have upon the Pirates on the play
ing field.
Meantime. Pitcher Johnny Nor.
.risson. who slipped away without
leave several weeks ago for his
home in Owensboro. KY, when his
arm went bad. returned to Pitts
burgh He will attempt to get into
pitching form Immediately.
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dams have a pennant bee buzzing
around their ears and are overlook.
ing nothing in their effort to win
games.
Next. week will be a busy one
for the Griffs. The first three
days will have the st. Louis Browns
as their opponents in three tussles
and then come the Chicago White
Sox for five games In four days.
The fans won't have much OF their
favorite sport left after that, as
Labor Day sees the close Of the
season here.
The Tigers have just finished
two queer games with the White
Sox. On Sunday they battled for
five innings in Chicago without
scoring, rain ending the fight. Yes.
terday, in Detroit, the same teams
went ten innings without scoring.
both teams hurrying to the trains
40as thA East and hainR a,nahIA n
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

It occurs to us that the great
est American athlete today is
Bobby Jones. Considering the
fickleness Of golf fortunes, the
number of really good golfers
who have never won more than
one championship a year and
the others who have never been
victorious in any major event,
yet are considered top-notchers,
we think Bobby's three ply
championship is something for
the ages to mark and mark well.
Therefore, on the record Of
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Peak and sundry other odds
and ends of sport which just
barely get into the sport cate
CORY at that.
1t is wonderful test of en-
durance, requiring sheer nerve
and blind strength and it's
difficult to choose as between
Miss\ Ederle and Mr.. Jones;
but we have made our choice
and given our reason! As be-
tween Gertrude's twenty-five
miles of swimming and Jones'
fifty or sixty miles of perfect
golf, the latter appeals most.
Our third choice is Babe
Ruth. He who has overcome
the ups and downs of being
orphaned at an early day, he
who has climbed to baseball
prominence and who tumbled
only to regain his throne-we
must bow to the biggest figure
in baseball physically and fanci-
fully. The national pastime
deserves a candidate in this
vote and if you can figure any
greater athlete now connected
with the game than Babe Ruth,
your imagination is indeed good.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
Satisfied With Condition
TUNNEY TELLS
Frank r O'NeiU

sPECULAToR, = Aug 17y second day q rest benefited
me greatly boxing tomorrow with even
when started work last week Ny condition
month and the heavyweight title viii be in
my hands. .s.e -. 81, ~ 49,.
two disappontnents with regard TO
German Osk I'LL
ng me plenty Make mistake. this Bud German Is =
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! -.
CHAMPIONS
(JPP )5E
TIGERS
By Louis A. Dougher

4@O&A&S &Ae ADW&A9
The Detroit Tigers clash today
&C the Griffith stadium with the
champions in the first OF two games
which are the last for them here
this season.
General" Crowder will probably
climb the Hill for the home brigade.
rs one inning Sunday proved but
a=elight workout and the former
stRr of the Southern Association
hax an excellent chance of putting
the bee on the visitors. It is also
possible that .Snniier" Murray may
start the wee series. Jumbo" Ed
Wells. the behemothic southpaw, Is
o likely hurting choice for the visit
lnR brothers.
PRESIDENT Griffith denied today
that he intended purchasing Leo
Head, Rochester's catcher Head
plays first base and right field as
well as behind the bat and is so
good a batsman that he is Roches
tsrG cleanup hitter.
with Benny Tate improving
daily, the Washington club needs
some yOungster for bullpen duties,
not q backstOp to step In and
share any Of the work NOW being
done by Muddy Ruel and Tate.
The price tag on Head Is just q
bit too high for such q third
string catcher as might fit in
here, though the Washington club
would not hesitate q moment I'm
paying stiff price for q needed
player.
There isn't much baseball here
this week. Yesterday was an open
date for the boys and another
comes Thursday. The Tigers have
only two games TO play here on
this visit, having remained five
days on their second trip to the
Capital.
Friday Iris Speakers runners-up
viii arrive for three games with
the Griffmen. AS the Indians still
cherish the hope of crawling up on
the Yankees if not passing them
In this hustle after the title, their
best pitchers will be sent against
the Griffs.
Seven games remain to be played
between the Griffs and Tigers. The
Michiganders have won nine of the
Is already played and. therefore,
have a slight edge over their rivals
in the battle for fourth place. One
or the other will finish in the first
division and each Is DESTROYS OF
the honor as well as the small
share to be received from the
world series melon. There should
be some real fighting during thai
long series of five games coming
in Detroit next month. The win.
ner may be the team to land In
thes first division.
fuhnny Neun, of Baltimore
eesxas to have ousted Lu Blue. OF
Warrington, out of his job as the
Tigers firstsacker. No reason has
ever been given for. Blues retire
nent TO the bench. 1t is just one
of those shifts that Manager Cobt
makes from time to time for nc
apparent reason.
Frank O'ROurke, though a vet.
eran with a light hitting average,
Is playing third base instead of
the promising and peppery Jack
Warner.
Hhen the Indians come to town
flfS Griffs will probably have Il
face George UhI, Walter Miller anc
sherry Smith, with q chance thai
800 esa.n..&. vs,s, - e.sfHaMfffss@m FAR f.,41
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

Next to Bobby Jones, the
strong-hearted and persistent
young Gertrude Ederle attracts
our caprice. We think, as news
paper folk, that Trudie's and
Boobies victories should have
merited the biggest headlines
in any newspaper shop. In At
lantic City on the day of the
Jones open championship VIC
tory, there were three sporting
stories blazoned all over page
/ of an afternoon newspaper.
One concerned an Athletic VIC
tory and was carried in the
biggest headlines; another a
Phillie loss and was carried in
the next-largest headlines and,
Bobby Jones' wonderful golf
achievement creating history
was displayed in the smaller of
the three types of banner lines
across the top of a page.
That offended our sense of
news value. 1t seemed to ,ts
that it was quite an ordinary
thing for the Athletics to win a
ball game. Neither was there
anything unusual in the Pills
losing one-they have long had
a way of doing Il at rather con-
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

He's tremendously strong and
fast for big man. He has good
left hand, and that's just what 7
want. viii be called upon to
meet good left hand when Dsmp-
sey starts throwing his punches.
There is one thing that want
to discuss briefly. The most heart
ening factor in my training work Is
the utter good will Of the people 1
meet. II good wishes could count
for anything, when the gong rings
the winning OF the title would be .
simple matter.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
|T0DEYS SRQR7uRIAL
BY kirf Miller

Mr. Hearss newspapers giving their readers opportunity
to Select" popular American athlete and the voting
throughout the cities IN the East Wes Nofn ana south
is creating genuine interest
itself along the lines
athletic preference perhaps would be amss for humble
servant to ballot che time qualify his cand
dates for first third the voting permits three
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
He Showed EN-

weighing one and a half pounds
at birth, Maurice Murphy, of Los
Angeles, is now an all-round ath'
lete at the age OF 10.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
st. Louis, s: Chicago, 4.
Boston Pittsburgh--Rain.
(Only games schediuled.l
T0DAY'S GAMES &
Boston Mt Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
Started Late

Jem Mace, one Of England's IA
nous fighters, was born a gypsy,
but forsook the rowing folk to enter
the prize ring at the age Of rs.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
Gal Is TUNNEY TOUCH,
. But JACK CONF |DENT
Nv Sid Mercer

BY Sid Mercer n.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, n Aug l7Jack Dempsey G framing
Tommy White Sulphur Springs here cofdent Of
the outcome projected battle with Gene Tunney
To snre the license viii be will fight in this
State he said today u as sure as am that VIII stu De cnar
crack but confident whip him. fine condition
the tenth of September expect be IN the best shape
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
RUNS SCORED DAILY

Week ending Aug. 49,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Leaders for the day-St. Louis, s
Low-ChicaRo
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Having 80 many people wish me
good luck In the coming fight
makes me dOubIy determined to
60 out and take the title. Then
the task will be to hold the good
will. That can be done by being
b willing and D fighting champion.
Such Is my intention.
There are one or two little tricks
that / have yet In store. natur'
ally, plan to do most OF my boxing
out in the pavilion. just across the
road from my cottage. But may
go off and put myself through q
thorough test In another week.
This will be the real way to find
out how ] really am progressing.
I don't know whether this will be
done or not, but don't be sur
prised II you hear that 1t has been
done.
I understand that Dempsey
used to put himself through such
tests. III they didn't hurt Jack
they might not hurt me. / will
talk the thing over with Louis
Fink, my trainer. My weight
continues to hold MP well and
that Is very important.
The fast work that a boxer
must necessarily do wears down
his poundage. L find that by
drinking plenty of good. fresh milk
that I can keep enough weight on
my body to give me something to
work off.
My hands are standing the strain
Of hard hitting and will be in
prime condition for the big test. No
fighter can go far with hands that
are not in the best condition. My
early troubles with bad maulers
retarded me to some degree, but
all that Is over now.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17
Fight Decisions

AZ Utica, N. Y.-Bushy Graham
won decision over Davey Ahad In
10 roundt. Red Herring won from
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

WESTERN LEAGUE
Omaha, 10; Wichita, f1st.1.
Wichita, s.: Omaha. (2d.l.
Lincoln, s; st, Joseph, l.
Tulsa, 5: Des Moines. /.
Oklahoma City. 10; Denver. q.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

We take it that popularity,
for the purpose of this nation
wide vote, implies athletic
achievement and are permitting
our thoughts to be swayed by
records afield.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Birmingham. 8; Chattanooga, s.
Mobile, ?; Little Rock, IL.
Mobile. o.: Little Rock. 8.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

performances, it is difficult to
refuse the Atlanta boy wonder
the laurel wreath, if athletic
performances may be .consid-
cred to imply popularity.
The Washington times., 1926-08-17

Daily totals.3S ~ IL "26 "a ell
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Leaders for the day-Boston. 3.
LOW-DetrOif. ChIcapn a
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NEW YORK IL. LEAoUE
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Should the meeting with Heyd
Ter fail to bring about Carey's re.
instatement. il seemed likely that
the Brooklyn Dodgers would claim
him via the waiver route.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
BIG MEDICAL BODY
WILL MEET IN D. c.
American Association Will
Attract 10000 Delegates.
More Conventions in Fall.

The annual convention of the
American Medical Association. one of
the outstanding annual gatherings in
the country, has been secured for
Washington in 1927. The convention
will be held here next Spring, at
which time approximately 10000 OF
the leading physicians and surgeons
of the country are expected to come
here.
G. V. Lavigne,, executive director or
the conventional bureau, who, in co.
operation with the local chapter OF
the Medical Association. has succeed
ed in bringing the gathering to Wash
ineton. More than 800 addresses and
papers touching on the advancement
In medicine and surgery in the United
States and Canada will be read at the
meeting.
The convention is expected to be a
valuable one to Washington, as the
annual gathering of the association Is
looked upon as one of the construc-
tive steps In the advancement of med
icine and surgery. The exact date
has not vet been set. but 1t is expect.
ed that the gathering will be held in
May.
Several other conventions to take
place here this Fall also were an
nounced. They are the National Fun
eral Directors Of the United States.
who will meet October SIS; the Ma.
tional Selected Morticians. who will
Evening star., 1926-06-15

that they will work separately in their
own fields.
For it should be understood that
each organization is carrying on work
in two distinctive ways-the u. d.
w. c. among affiliated Democratic
women's clube and the Maryland
Women's Democratic Association
among individual members Mrs.
Gather explained.
I'VE will suggest that once a year
the women's two organizations will
get together in one large mass meet.
ing to show what each Is doing In it's
4eld. We will further suggest that
his meeting be presided over alter
nately by the president Of each. until
the time should come when q general
president for both will be advisable"
Miss Forwood said that she heartily
approved OF the scheme and hoped
that 1t would pass both executive
boards.
Il want to see. above all things. all
'>emocratic women Of Maryland get
together. 1t means the only success
Tor the Democratic party" she said.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
WOMAN ASKS RETRIAL.
Had Been Given 3O-Year Sentence
for Forgeries.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, June ID. - The
case of Susan Boyd. young colored
woman who was given 80 years IN
the pc nitentiary on pleas OF guilty in
three cases of forgery. may be re-
opened in the corporation court. The
case is rather unusual. The woman
had employed a lawyer to defend her
and told him that the case was TO De
tried in the police court. instead
her case was called in the corpora
ton court and the lawyer was unable
to find her. She was not represented
by counsel. and. being unfamiliar
with court procedure, she entered the
plea of guilty.
Judge Mathews. who sentenced the
woman, says that the plea that she Is
an ignorant girl is false. and that
she is educated and has resorted TO
forgery in a number Of cases.
The lawyer engaged to represent
the Boyd woman appeared in court
and set forth his reasons for asking
that the case be reopered. The Boyd
woman has child of months.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
MARYLAND WOMEN'S
GROUPS BRIDGE RIFT
Democratic Factions to Bury
Hatchet After Several Years
of Controversy.
Special Dispatch to The star,

BALTIMORE, June l5.-After a
split of several years two rival State
wide Democratic womens organiza
tions may bury the hatchet' and
amalgamate. or at least agree to work
in harmony for the interest of the
party. at a luncheon here tomorrow,
according 10 Miss Gillian Forwood
president of the Maryland Wcmen's
Democratic Association. and Mrs.
George NJ. Gather. local spokesman
for Mrs. Elizabeth Menefee Of Cum.
berland, president of the United Demo.
cratic Womens Clubs OF Maryland.
The scheme. In effect, will propose
that the two groups need not actually
anlalgamate at present but rather
Evening star., 1926-06-15
GERARD IS HONORED.

LONDON. June IS (Pl.-Ambas-
sador Alanson B. Houghton yester-
day dedicated memorial window in
Westminster Abbey commemorating
the care which James w. Gerard took
for British war prisoners who died in
captivity while Mr.. Gerard still was
officiating in Germany before the
United States entered the World War.
Many Americans attended the cere'
n1onN.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

or the Ave senses possessed by man.
that of smell Ia the least developed
MANY objects give out odOrs that can
be detected by animals and insects
but which cannot be smelled by hui
man heineS
Evening star., 1926-06-15

meet September 27-29. and the Ma
tional Casket Manufacturers Associa.
ton. which will meet here October
20-22
Evening star., 1926-06-15

ITO give Washington men an
l. opportunity to buy Clothes.
for Summer wear N O w we're
running this important event a
month earlier than usual! Our
entire stock is included-positively
nothing reserved! Silk Mohairs,
Finest Serges, Tuxedos and Full
Dress Suitings, Tropical Worsteds
and our extensive showing of the
finest woolens to be had.