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Evening star., 1926-09-22
,npsey Leonard:
DEMPSEY IS ALMOST
UNIVERSAL FAvORITE

BY the Associated Press.
|, PHILADELPHIA, September o.
no champion since the days of John
l.. Sullivan has been made as over
whelming a favorite as Jack Demp-
sey has been established for his 10
round decision match with Gene Tun'
ney in the Sesquicentennial Stadium
TOMORROW.
In spite of somewhat belated trend
of sentiment among observers toward
Tunney the. last few days. ma lority
opinion has remained strongly in the
champions favor. Few have been
willing. TO concede the challenger more
than an outside chance.
Dempsey has the punch most any
expert or nonexpert will say with
an air of finality that seems to carry
the conviction it will quickly end the
hopes and aspirations. of the former
Marine.
There are Tunney'S own quaElhCa-
tions to consider-his own hitting
ability. right-han wallop that has
registered many a knockout; his rug
gedness and boxing ability.
But invariab bly, the fight enthusia st
comes back to the belief that Demp-
sey's punch. the sock that put Jess
Willard, Georges Carpenter and Luis
E'irpo on the floor dozen or more
times. will end the battle of the
Sesqui.
Among newspaper critics. among
the men who have been backing their
opinions in wagers at odds as high as
8 to l on the champion, and among
the wise men, of the boxing game
there is almost universal conviction
that Dempsey will win by a knock
out inside OF four rounds. Several
wagers have been reported at odds
of Only , to that the challenger will
take the final count before the end of
the fourth.
Evening star., 1926-09-22
BRITISH ALSO WILL
GET FIGHT BY RADIO

f'y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 22.-Eng-
land as we'll as America will listen
to radio reports of the Dempsey
Tunney fight Thursday night.
The Westinghouse and General
Electric companies have announced
they would employ short-wave lengths
to enable fight fans across the sea
to listen in on the championship
match. Canadian stations have also
made arrangements to link up with
the broadcasting chain:
More than 1000 men, under the di-
rection Of George E. Smith, president
Of the Royal Typewriter Co. who has
exclusive broadcasting privileges. are
making arrangements for the coun.
try-wide broadcasting program. Fifty
or more stations will be linked up to
carry a blow.by blow account of the
fight to 20.O00,O00 or more listeners.
The stations that will be linked up
on short-wave: lengths for the trans
continental service are KDkA, Pitts
burgh: KFKX, Hastings. Nebr.; kFN
and KOA, Denver. From Denver it
will be retransmitted to KGO, Oak
land. Other stations will be linked up
by land lines.
Evening star., 1926-09-22
GENE JUST WAITING
FOR time TO PASS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STROUDSBURG, Pa, September %.
Gene Tunney has nothing to do un-
til tomorrow. Watchful waiting was
his slogan today.
He thinks he is in the pink of con-
dition and is anxious to prove it.
He hopes to escape an ante-bout
welcome in Philadelphia. He will go
from Stroudsburg in the private car
of a friend. This car will be side
tracked before the train reaches the
station in Philadelphia and the chal-
lenger conveyed by motor car to a
private home.
Tunney thinks that he is the better
man, but if he is not, he still says,
May the better man win He says
he has no alibi to uncover if defeated
Evening star., 1926-09-22

nave Deen OOne seemingly with the
intent of beating me before get into
the ring. SO when ] climb through
the ropes Thursday night II won't he
merely my championship that's at
stake. but something of my prestige
and little Of the something that's
called gameness.
Forgets Troubles I'm Ring.
A group Of persons have tried to an.
noy me and fret me and throw me of
fistic form. They figured they could
do 1t. / want to prove to them Thurs
day night that they have failed, and
even as I prove that I want also to
prove that I have been right when
have insisted that by careful living
since 1928 l have retained champion
ship form. I'll concede that some OF
the things that have happened have
caused me to lose my temper. And
I'll admit that the troubles that have
been piled up on me have shifted my
thoughts at times from the main idea.
But when the bell rings for the fight
all those things will be forgotten.
| don't know why 1t is. but the fact
is true that once a bell clangs in q
prize ring. and once ! jump into ac-
ton and see another man coming at
me. everything else I'm the world
is forgotten except that here Ia a
man / must whip-or be whipped in
failure.
It's happened before. In some of
my earlier fights I've carried a few
nerves or some worries into the ring.
They stayed with me until the gong
banged. And then. as II by magic.
they We're gone utterly and complete
ly from my mind. The sound of that
bell seems to detach me from all else
on earth and bring to me merely In
tense concentration upon the job that
is before me-of beating the man who
comes forward in the effort to end my
reign and take the old and tinseled
crown. So 1t will be in the Tunney
fight
I've reached physical perfection. i
have no worry on that score. ] know
/ am fit and ready to fight so rounds.
if had to. The worries of the past
week or two haven't settled very
heavily on me. and the few that have
will just fade instantly when the old
bell rings and | can get back into
action again after three long years. In
the effort to prove that I am still the
CHAMPION Of the worlds heavyweights.
tCopyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-09-22

His complete record follows:
19l5.l6-kid Hancock, knockout,
round; Billy Murphy. knockout, l
round; Chief Gordon. knockout, 6
rounds: Johnny Person, knockout,
rounds: Anamas Campbell, knockout
3 rounds: Joe Lyons, knockout, $
rounds: Fred Woods, knockout, 4
rounds: George .Copelin, knockout,
rounds: Andy Malloy, knockout 8
rounds: Two-round Gillian, knockout
] round; Jack Downey. knockout, .
rounds; Boston Bearcat. knockout, |
round Battling Johnson, knockout,
! round: George Christian, Knockout.
/ round: Jack Koehn. knockout. 4
rounds: Joe Bonds. knockout, 10
rounds; Dan Ketchel, knockout, 3
rounds: Bob York, knockout, 4 rounds;
Jack Downey. draw, rounds: Johnny
Sudenberg. draw. 10 rounds; Andy
MalloN. draw. 20 rounds; Jack Dow
ney. lost decision, rounds: Johnny
Sudenberg. won decision, 10 rounds
Terry Keller. won decision. 10 rounds;
Andre Anderson. won decision. 10
rounds: Wild Burt kenney. won deci
sion. 10 rounds: John Lester johnson,
won decision. 10 rounds.
l917--Al Morton. knockout, ! round
Charlie Miller. knockout, round; Jim
Flynn. knockout, round: Willie
Meehan, draw. 4 rounds; Willie Nee
han. draw. 4 rounds: Willie Meehan,
won decision. rounds; Bob McAllfs-
ter. won decision. 4 rounds: Gunboa t
Smith, won decision. 4 rounds; Carl
Morris. won decision rounds.
l91S-Homer Smith,. knockout.
round; jim Flynn. knockout. | round
Bill Brennan. knockout. 6 rounds;
Bull Sadee. knockout. round; Tom
Riley. knockout. | round; Dan ketchel
knockout. rounds: Arthur Pelky,
knockout. | round: Kid Mccarthy
knockout. l round: Bob Dever. knock.
out. round: Porky Flynn. Knockout
! round: Fred Fulton, knockout,
round; Terry Keller, Knockout,
round: Jack Moran. Knockout,
round: Battling Levinsky. Knockout,
rounds: Porky Flynn. knockout. l
round; Carl Morris, knockout. l round
Gunboat Smith. knockout, rounds;
Billy Miske no decision, 10 rounds
Billy Miske. no decision s rounds
Willie Meehan. lost decision. rounds
Carl Morris, won on foul, rounds;
Clay Turner. exhibition. rounds.
1919-Big Jack Hickey, knockout. |
round kid Harris. knockout, I round
Kid Henry. knockout. | round; Eddie
Smith. knockout. | round: Tony Drake
knockout. round; Jess Willard
Knockout 3 rounds 0or heavyweight
championship.
1920--Billy Miske, knockout, 4
rounds; Bill Brennan, knockout, II
rounds: Terry kellar, exhibition, 5
rounds.
1921-Georges Charpentier. knock.
out. rounds.
1923-Tommy Gibbons. won deci
sion. Is rounds; Luis Firpo, knock
out. rounds.
Evening star., 1926-09-22

! broken hand. He would keep Tunney
on the defensive.
While / do not look for \ foul
| which is usually an accident anyway
still Dempsey is such wild mar
when II comes to shooting his punches
in an actual fight that such IL thing
might come to pass.
Tunney is in grand shape physically
and l know he can take a terrific
punching in the stomach. Where
Dempsey will hurt Tunney is in the
head with that left hook, which used
to travel very short in Dempsey's old
fights but in this battle with Gene
it will be a longer hook. with the
same amount Of force. This, think
is the blow that wifi do the trick in
the early rounds.
Tunney can't fight we'll enough in
close to might with Dempsey. and
therefore he will try to keep Dempsey
from fighting him in close.
Tunney at his regular style of box
ing-sta nding up straight with his
guard held higher, is the hardest
kind of fellow for Dempsey to fight
but / am convinced that Tunney will
not do this-not for long, anyway.
Evening star., 1926-09-22

sporting spectacle anywhere.
None of the dozen or more court
cases started either by Jack Kerns.
Dempsey's former manager. or Il. c.
Clements, Chicago promoter, appeared
likely to upset plans for the bout. but
rival squads OF lawyers were prepared
for any and all elevehth-hour maneuv-
ers. Chief. of these was a hearing,
scheduled at 1870 o'clock this after
noon, on application for an injunction
to stop the fight, brought by Clements.
who claims he has a prior contract
binding Dempsey's services.
There will be no interference. so
far as Gov. Pinchot or any other
State or city officials are concerned.
The governdr not only has declined
to obstruct the bout. bUt plans to oc-
cupy ringside seat and root for Gene
'Tunney. He SO informed the Rev.
Evening star., 1926-09-22

inc CndIengcr would win on fOul.
1t will be Jack Dempsey's left hook
against Gene Tunney's straight right
In the Sesqui ring Thursday night.
Now if Tunney boxes Dempsey,
blocks his punches and evades them:
If he tries his best to escape the cham
pion instead Of fighting him, then the
battle will go the six rounds.
If however, Dempsey is lucky
enough to connect properly with his
first hard wallops-that' is, if they
don't land an inch too high, or are
not fraction Of an inch too short or
too long. and he gets a fair percent.
age of them over. then the bout will
end in one or two rounds.
The third contingency I've men,
toned at the outset, the bout going
the limit. even If Dempsey should
hurt his hand, would come about in
this way:
Dempsey would cuff and maui and
bull his way to victory. He would
make use of his extra weight and
strength and would wear down his
man in the clinches. He would even
hit with his arms and. wrists, and his
Evening star., 1926-09-22
JACK WOULD ENDIT
INA SINGLE ROUND

ATLANTIC CITY, Nh. September
90 R).-Gene Tunney will have to
be a good catcher to go over five
rounds" in the opinion of Jack
Dempsey.
"If can tip Tunney over with
The first punch ! will do it, the
champion said.
Feeling like a. 2-year-old," he
processes to be convinced that vic
tory at Philadelphia is only a mat
ter of a few rounds.
"r am going to win" he said.
"How many rounds ] don't know. If
can do 1t in the first round. I'll
do It.. If it takes little longer, l
can't help it. But Tunney will have
to be a good catcher to go over five
rounds the way / feel today"
Evening star., 1926-09-22

Charles Scanlon of Pittsburgh. general
director Of the department of moral
welfare, of the Presbyterian Board OF
Christian Education, who requested
that the governor stop the bout. GOV.
Pinchot paid tribute to boxing as
sport.
The fistic. fans who are coming
from all quarters of the globe to make
up a record crowd of probably 1872 900
at the first heavyweight title match
in three years are not bothered by
the legal barriers that have beset the
bout. Their chief difficulties have
been concerned with getting place
to sleep and a ticket with which to
pass the portals of the gigantic Sesqui-
centennial stadium tomorrow night.
Both are becoming as scarce as un-
cracked liberty bells.
Evening star., 1926-09-22
COMMERCIAL BOWLERS
WIN IN c. &P. LEAGUE

Commercial bowlers took three
games from Coin Box last night in the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co. League: Construction swept its
set against A. T. & T. Co.. Western
Electric trimmed Engineers three
times and Wire Chiefs took a pair
from Plant Accounting.
Hughes Of Engineers rolled 120 for
high individual game. Curtin, how
ever, had high set, 32S.
Commercial got 554 for high team
game and had high team set. l,540. !.
In Recreation League Chesapeake
and Potomac Inspectors cleaned up
in their set against Westinghouse
Electric Installers.
Evening star., 1926-09-22
MARYLAND POLO CLUB
PLAYING HERE TO-DAY

Maryland Polo Club this afternoon
was to make its first appearance in
the high goal tournament in progress
in Potomac Park, meeting War Whites
at o'clock.
Yesterday 18th Field Artillery won
it's second match in the tourney,
humbling War Green's, who had a
2-goal handicap, II to s.
Capt. Tate, sensational No. 8 player
of the ArtilIerymen. again played a
strong game and his goal shot from a
distance of about 80 yards was the
high spot.
Evening star., 1926-09-22

haps the toughest man that l ever
was called upon to face since the far
back day of 1919 when | knocked the
crown off Jess Wizards head. shined
it up bit. had it rebuilt and placed
on my own dome.
Others may think that Tunney will
prove soft. / do not think 80. In my
ring lifetime | have found that no
man is soft" while he is on his feet; ;
that each is dangerous opponent
while he has a final punch to throw.
And so Tunney. with fast and
powerful right hand. fast and hard
continue to be dangerous through
every moment that he holds to- his
feet.
Tunney is the type of ring man that
/ want to pass along my crown to
when my fistic leadership must end.
But Tunney isn't the man that | fig
ure Fate has elected to the job. 1
am 81 now. and three years of in
activity lay behind me. But they
We're not wasted years. Nor idle
years. l have kept busy. | have
trained. I've lived the golden rule as
closely as ] humanity could. and
think that today | am as good as
was when I fought F'irpo-perhaps
pCtlCI. CoIliS uidN bISpIlc lIdt
belief of mine. so We'll let the fight
on Thursday night decide the areu-
rlent.
I've been champion for seven years
and some of those Years have been
u bit rough and tough. Things have
happened that didn't make this bust
ness of holding a title anything too
joyous Bricks and mud have been
tossed at me that perhaps would not
have been thrown if had not been a
champion. but just plain Jack Demp-
sey. But aside from what the title is
worth as a future financial asset. I
want to continue as the champion.
If ever | wanted to win a fight. 1t
is this one. If ever l wanted to win
decisively and quickly. 1t is this one
| have had quite Il few things happen
that ordinarily would disturb my
peace of mind. And many things
Evening star., 1926-09-22
GEORGE MASON HIGH
HAS HEFTY eleven

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, September %.
George Mason High School of this
city will aid Mount st. Joseph in
dedicating it's new stadium at Balti-
more Saturday afternoon, and Incl
dentally will be playing the first game
on its 1925 foot ball schedule.
Coach Herbert Knight has about
selected his starting lineup for the
game. and will send the heaviest
team to ever represent George Mason
into the game.
The lineup and weights follow:
st. John G63) and H. Francis 055)
ends: Hawkins n72) and Rollina QSD
guards; Douglas 06O). center: Nc
Cullouch U20). quarterback: Fordham
u4S) and Fddington 145l. halfbacks,
and Lunceford 045), fullback.
Ten reserve players are also tc
make the trip for the game with
Utterback. halfback: G. Francis. cen
ter: Petersilia. end; Broaddus. end
Keyes. halfback: st. john. halfback
Scott, halfback; Rodgers. halfback'
Rodgers. guard. and Butler, guard
being the substitutes.
Following is the schedule: Septem.
ber 25. Mount ST. Joseph at Balti,
copal: October l, St. Johns High
School at Washington; 3. Warrentor
High at home: 8. Swavely Prep. 10
Washington and Lee High: 90, Alex
andria High: 20. Leesburg High
November 5, Culpeper High: II. Fred
ericksburg High at Fredericksburg
10. Randolph Macon Academy at
Front Royal, Va. ..
Virginia Grays won their second
straight over the Cardinal A. c., trim
ming the Birds II to 4.
Alexandria High School will hold
hard scrimmages today and tomor-
row in a final drive to put the team
in condition for Saturdays encounter
with GonZaga High of Washington.
The game will be played on Hayden
Field here, starting at pm.
Eddie CarrOlPs Dreadnaughts will
work out Friday afternoon at o'clock
and all local players are requested to
report at that time. Business Man
ager Allen is negotiating for game
with some fast club of Washington.
Bill SandersOn of the Auth base ball
team Is requested to get in cOmmuni
cation with Manager Charles Corbett
of the st. Mary A. c. Corbett may be
reached at Alexandria 564.
VERNON, Calf, September % LP).
--Mushy Callahan of Los Angeles wor
| the Junior Welterweight boxing title
| and S3.5OO belt of Pinkey Mitchell here
Evening star., 1926-09-22
GENE BEGAN RING CAREER
YEAR DEMPSEY WON TITLE
BY the Associated Press.

~ TUNNEY. began professional ring 1919
the that Jack Dempsey the heavyweight championship
fought
~ ven-yea period
n
bcatin him again with he pionsbip sak
Evening star., 1926-09-22

INA [ StIIlc W a Z
somehow. l shall
sweep Tunney out
of the pathway
that leads to con
tinuance as cham
pion of all the
heavyweights.
He's a worthy
foeman. His rec
ords prove tlat,
He's game and
he's smart. His
for m a noes
prove that. AND
| rate him not
merely as the out
standing of al
the contenders OF
today, but he
loo,,,C IN oa ,@Ar
Evening star., 1926-09-22
CALLS FOUL ONLY CHANCE
FOR TUNNEY TO TRIUMPH
Believes Jack Will Win i'm Six Rounds at Most and If
i He Is Lucky With His Punches, He May End
/: 1t in First or Second
BY BENNY LEONARD,
Undefeated Lightweight Champion Of the World

A TLANTIC CITY, NJ J., September by
~ knockout Gene Tunney II six
~ If Dempsey is lucky punches will
two
Should Dempsey hurt and go Dempsey
will win the decision
The Iunney championship is
Dempsey widness which
Evening star., 1926-09-22
EFFORTS TO WORRY HIM
FUTILE, CHAMPION SAYS
Jack Asserts He Will Forget All His Troubles When
He Climbs Into Ring Thursday and Is Con-
fident He Will Retain His Crown.
BY JACK DEMPSEY.

TLANTIC CITY j. september 22ong before Gene
seriously reckoned o said that
when skid down the chue that lead for always
oblivion would
who would stand for and uphold the highest ideals of the boxing
and a said
Some O the OF Tunney"
is when am % his in
a and
who was ranked merely a promising fighter"
Tunney And he is the type that
But o Tunney.
have been confident of anything my lie.
Evening star., 1926-09-22

Tunney's complete record follows:
rounds; Bob, Martin. decision, 4
rounds; Ted Jameson, decision, 10
rounds: Dan O'Dowd, no decision,
rounds.
192O-Whitey Allen, knockout.
rounds; Jim Monohan. knockout.
round: AL Roberts. knockout, rounds
Ed kinley, knockout, rounds: X. O.
Sullivan, knockout, round: jeff Mad
den, knockout, rounds; Ole Ander'
son, knockout. g rounds: Sergt. Ray
Smith, knockout, rounds; Paul
Sampson, no decision. 10 rounds; Leo
Houck, no decision, 6 rounds and 10
rounds.
1921-Young Ambrose, knockout, l
round; Soldier Jones, Knockout.
rounds; Jack Burke, knockout,
rounds: Wolf Larsen, knockout.
rounds: Eddie O'Hara, Knockout 6
rounds; Martin Burke, decision, 1O
rounds: Eddie Josephs, decision. IL
rounds; Herbert Crossley, decision,
rounds.
1922-Jack Clifford, knockout, 6
rounds; Jack Burke, knockout, =
rounds: Ray Thompson, knockout,
rounds; Jack Hanlon,. knockout,
round; Charley Weinert, knockout, 4
rounds: Whitley WenZel, knockout, !
rounds: Battling Levinsky, decision, IL
rounds (won American light heavy
weight championship. Fay Keiser. de
cision, 10 rounds: Chuck Virgins. de-
cision, 10 rounds; Fay keiser, no de:
cision. 10 rounds: Charley Weinert. no
decision, IL rounds; Tommy Lough-
ran, no decision, s rounds: Harry
Greb. lost decision, Is rounds 0ost
championship.
1923-Jack Clifford, knockout, s
rounds: Chuck Virgins, decision, II
rounds; Harry Greb. decision, 15
rounds Gegained. championship: Dan
ODowd, decision. II rounds: Harry
Greb, decision. Is rounds: Jimmy De
laney, no decision, 10 rounds; Jack
Renault, no contest. rounds.
1924-Harry Foley, no decision. 10
rounds: Ray Thompson, knockout, 2
rounds: Martin Burke. decision, 10
rounds: Jimmy Delaney. no decision,
10 rounds; .Ermino Spalla, knockout,
rounds: Georges Carpenter, knock
out, Is rounds; Joe Lohman, knock
out, s rounds: Harry Greb, no deci
sion, 10 rounds: Harry Foley. knock
out l round; Buddy McHale. knock
out, 2 rounds; jeff Smith, no decision,
Is rounds.
rounds: BARLEY Madden, knockout, 3
rounds; Jack Herman, knockout, 2
rounds; Dan ODowd. knockout,
rounds; Harry Greb. no decision, Ia
rounds; Johnny Risko, decision. 12
rounds.
Evening star., 1926-09-22
LEGAL ATTACKS CONTINUE
ON EVE OF TITLE BATTLE
BY the Associated Press.

OHADELPHA September 22The day before the battle found
championship bout still behind smoke screen
legal Philadelphia wamped by the
the crowds that gathered tor
Evening star., 1926-09-22
JACK HAS RECORD OF AZ
X. O.'S in HIS 67 BOUTS
BY the Associated Press.

CK DEMPSEY world heavyweight champion has scored knock
punch his
world title He 13 contests decisions lost decisions
~ knocked
Jim Flynns II a round early i'll his
a. 1895 Colo, Of
He is
Evening star., 1926-09-22

lunches and in their beliefs, and
sometimes their hopes do not come
true, but within me is the quiet faith
Evening star., 1926-09-22

VERNON, Calf, September 90 (P)
--Mushy Callahan of Los Angeles won
the junior welterweight boxing title
and $3.500 belt of Pinkey Mitchell here
last night by outboxing and outslug-
|ging the Milwaukee, Wis. fighter to
take a decision in a 10-round bout.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-26
SUNDAY EDITION CONTEMPLATED


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