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Evening star., 1926-11-12
BY FAIR PLAY.

n YEW YORK, November 1.-THE
august State boxing commits
VI sion apparently has chased
4 " another title bout out of New
York by ruling that Elky
Clark, the British f1yweight claimant
OF the European title in the midget
division. must go through a trial bout
before he will be permitted to swap
blows with Fidel La Barba, the world
champion.
Clark's representative here declared
that the match first was sought in
California and that it probably will go
there. However, there also is a pos
s1bility that 1t will go to Chicago.
The commission put forth the prin-
ciple that it would be unfair to permit
Clark or any other European fighter
to come to this country and battle an
American boxer for a world title with.
out first meeting the acid test to de-
termine his qualifications. This
sounds fair enough and 1t would seem
that the foreigners ought to be willing
to go through the PAGES a bit before
crowding their way right in front of
the footlights.
Brown Mentioned for Bout.
The boy mentioned as the one best
Montrose of Sioux City. Iowa. also
known as Newsboy Brown. Brown
has been trying to get fight with La
Barba and it looks as though he is
in line to get his chance at any
claimant to the crown such as Clark.
Doc Bagley. who once managed
Gene Tunney, Willie Jackson, Augie
Rather and a host of other good fight
aN~c hoe 1@
other real star to head his stable of
fighters. Doc is considered one Of the
best judges in the country and often
is chosen to act as second in i'm
portant matches. His knowledge of
the finer points of boxing and boxers
is well appreciated.
Bagley took a good look at Al Rube
Goldberg and decided he had found
his star. Goldberg had everything
good fighters have these days, slick,
polished hair. silk bathrobe, tights and
everything. even to the movie.
Rube went we'll enough against the
common garden variety of fighters
one meets in the preliminaries, and
then Doc decided to go after bigger
game. Bagley made the mistake of
picking on little Johnny Green. The
referee had to stop the fight in the
fifth round before Green committed
murder
Green a Pal of Rosenberg.
Green is a stable mate and pal Of
Champion Charley Rosenberg. When
the latter was banned in the State of
Illinois, Johnny also was punished
for the heinous offense of acting as
sparring partner for his pal.
Now Johnny is back home, where
he has been unappreciated in the past.
This is nothing new. The New York
ers are forced to sit on the side lines
in favor Of out-of-towners and for
eigners. so that Johnny has been
forced to go travelling for his matches.
Green is an elongated, blonde-haired
chap with a tantalizing left hand and
a corking right cross. This same right
spelled curtains for Goldberg.
Evening star., 1926-11-12
WILLETT IS FIRST G. w.
HARRIER IN PHILLY RUN

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. November
l2.-Hurd Willett was the first George
Washington harrier to finish in the
National Junior A. A. L. cross-country
run here yesterday. He was twelfth
In 34:O1. Other Colonial barriers fin
lsh1ng were Wilbur Baker. who was
forty-fourth in 1886; Floyd Pomeroy,
forty.sixth in 36:4s, and Ralph Brown,
last. in 1922
Genzelo Mareno, United States
Army, stationed in the Panama Canal
coT' won the race. negotiating the
Smile course in 80 minutes and 25
seconds
Evening star., 1926-11-12

n Y EW YORK, November 12.-
If good first basemen for the
VI major leagues were as plenti
i Y full as the demands for them
is ball clubs would do some
joyful chortling. Four managers at
the present moment have their hooks
halted for first basemen and four more
havn't any bait, although they want
first basemen.
The first base stop-off is causing
mental worry. as it did in 1926. for
the manager who thinks he has no
first basemen-that is, one of skill
end manual dexterity. 1t still Is
necessary for a. major league first
basernan to think, but never was 1t
more necessary for him to be sure
Of A catch and to handle his feet well
and also to be a fast fielder on the
right side Of the diamond.
At Boston they have Burrus at
first base for the National Leaguers
and Todt for the Red SoX, and neither
Of them is star.
Giants Have a Pair.
The Giants have Kelly, who is a
fixture and yet is not. Some think
he has played in New York too long
but if the Giants pick up a better
first baseman he must be in the green.
ile trldfIS also nave WHO II
slow in handling ground balls. But
Terry can bat and he would be snap.
ped up If he could be obtained at a
reasonable figure.
The Yankees will stick along with
Gehrig, who is not as fast as winged
Mercury, nor even as rapid as some
'f the native New Workers.: but he
- immea surably better than when he
first started and he is ambitious and
a worker.
Brooklyn probably will try Hen
bricks, having let out Fournier. Hen
bricks is slow and awkward, but he
has improved In batting and is men.
tally better balanced than Herman
- who needs to become less infantile
If he ever is to be a success.
Praise for Joe Judge.
Washington has Joe Judge. than
whom there Is not a better first base
man in the United States, and vet
it is asserted that the Senators would
consider trade which would involve
Judge.
Stuffy McInnis will play first base
for the Phillies, but that hasn't taken
the Phils out of last place as yet
The Athletics are wiggling around
trying to get Sisler from st. Louis.
6cl ulIIl IuSy VIII nave 10 pass
Pool and Hauser along in some way
and they can't get either of them
out of their old league because other
clubs want them both.
Whether DOME Bush will cotton
closely to the work of Grantham at
first for the Pirates is a question
The players arm is none too good.
His batting is tiptop. but a high-class
first baseman is needed when an in
field is made up of steaming hot
throwers like Traynor and Wright.
Indians Lean OH Burns.
cleveland will look forward to good
work by George Burns, but the old
fellow may have reached his zenith in
1926. Cleveland has got to put a
Evening star., 1926-11-12

CHICAGO. November II R.-A
sweepstakes for the selection of the
world champion horse was announced
today as an event of the Chicago
horse show, to be held at the Riding
Club December I'll. The trophy to
the winner will be the Cathedral Cup,
given by John McEntee Bowman of
New York
Evening star., 1926-11-12
TRIAL NECESSARY FIRST
FOR BRITON, is RULING
Newsboy Brown Mentioned as an Opponent to Test
English observation-disclosures and Chicago
Possible Sites for Title Battle.

Johnny has another trade besides
fighting. He helps his more illustrious
brother Buddy composing songs. Some
day Johnny hopes to become as good
at fighting as Buddy is at writing
songs.
Copyright 1926)
Evening star., 1926-11-12
DARNELL BEATS BROWN.

NEW YORK, November 12.-Enter-
ing the ring at Mitchell Field last night
as a substitute, Jack Darnell, former
Washington, ID. G., policeman, scored
over X. o. Willie Brown.
Evening star., 1926-11-12
STRIBLING IS WINNER,

DES MONIES. Iowa, November II
R.-Young Stribling, Georgia light
heavyweight boxer. decisively out.
pointed Battling Levinsky, former
champion, in their 1O-round bout here
last night, in the opinion of newspaper
men.
Evening star., 1926-11-12

second time to decide the title, pro-
vided that Jackson makes a clean
sweep ahead.
Lineup and Summary:
Curtis Hyde. Positions. Jackson
Dorothy Fling: ~. g.. Mary Stewart
}sna,s kvesn aeorss Ge'fB ssy'
Marie Wilmer. L. G.. Mary Rubel
Gosls-Beamer, twos. 2 ones: +. ,Heff
ner, 6 ones: Fling. 2 twos. ;Tones > twcs:
Blunt. twos. 2 ones. ), substitutions-D.
Fling Referee-Miss Abbie Green
West Washington Baptist Church
basket ball tossers organized their
squad for the B. Y. P. U. loop last
Wednesday night and elected officers.
Ruth Henderson was named captain
and Margie Wright manager. Practice
will be held each Wednesday night
from to o'clock in the Peck Gym
nasium.
New York Avenue Baptist Church
tossers will meet this evening at
o'clock in the Marjorie Webster gym
nasium to organize their team and be.
gin practice. All basket ball players
in the church are urged to attend.
More than 200 Girl Scouts will re-
ceive merit badges and special awards
tonight at 7 o'clock in the boys gym
nasium of Central High School at the
Fall court award assembly to which
the public is invited Visitors are ad-
vised to use the Eleventh street en-
trance to the school.
Evening star., 1926-11-12
WOMEN IN SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

second time to decide the title, pro-
vided that Jackson makes a clean
sweep ahead.
Evening star., 1926-11-12
BY JOHN Il. FOSTER.

n 7 EW YORK, November 12.-
If good first basemen for the
VI major leagues were as plenti
/ full as the demands for them
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
BROTHER OF ANDY
SMITH COLLAPSES
BEFORE FUNERAL
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

BERKELEY, Calf, Jan. 14.--Rich-
ard Smith, brother of Andy Smith,
late football coach of the University
of California collapsed today few
hours before the funeral services
at the EllIs club for his noted kin,
and was prevailed on by physician
not to attend the services. Smith
had recovered sufficiently today to
permit of Ills taking a train for
his home in. Philadelphia, but his
physician said that he was on the
verge of a nervous breakdown from
strain and grief Smith accompanied
the body of his brother west after
Andys death in Philadelphia hos
pital.
Hundreds thronged the club quar-
ters, banked high with flowers while
the services were being held, and
during the previous hours whine the
dead coachs body lay in state. A
big collection of flowers was sent
by philadelphia and other Pennsyl-
vania mourners.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
TUCSON BADGERS-BA DGERET TTES HERE TONIGHT
DEMPSEY WOULD
MEET WILLS IN A
CALIFORNIA RING
(By Dispatch A. p. Wirel

Los ANGELES, Jan. 14.-JaclS Doyle,
veteran California fight promoter, to-
day obtained from Jack Dempsey
worlds heavyweight champion,
promise to fight Harry Wills ten
rounds to a decision for the title in
Los Angeles Labor Day, September
6, next, on three conditions.
Dempsey's first two stipulations
were that the group of Los Angeles
hackers whom Doyle represents and
who have signified their willingness
to underwrite the match up to $2,
100000, IobJ.in permission to hold
the bout in Los Angeles coliseum
and that they show the necessary
financial ability to carry the deal
through.
The champions other condition was
that he be given ten days to permit
Floyd Fitzsimmons, South Bend Ind,
promoter who has been negotiating
cash guarantees for a bout in the east,
with him to put up the necessary
or call that deal off.
Dempsey interjected another stipu-
lation to the effect that the promoters
of the Los Angeles bout, if it mate
rializes, donate $4,000 to the Ortho-
pedic Hospital for children here
which he would match with another
$4,000 from his end of the purse.
To all of Dempsey's stipulations,
Eoyle replied That's good enough .
and the conference closed to await
faction the reverse from Fitzsim-
mons.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
B O w Ii N G


In a game in which totals were
quite close, the Panthers took three
points from the American Legion
bcwlers on the Y. NJ. C. A. alleys
last night. William Else was higl=
man for his team with a total of
42S, while Capt. Weiss roned 469 for
the Legionnaires, being their tor
bowler. This will give the Panthers
a tournament percentage of 500.
One of the new teams, the Dor
rnitory, or ''Roosters," maze a splash
by taking all four points from the
Rovers. Ed, Fraser. added strength
to the dormitory team by rolling the
high score Of .423, while Burton Fos-
ter took the honors for his gana
with Ali.
PANTHERs- Grant Bise 500, VIM
Bise 42S, G. Bise 42O, Jorgenson 1856.
Judd 435. Total 2OS9.
AMERICAN LEGION-Weiss 469,
Aintton 454 Hoyal 435, Stolaroff 40S
Pollock 500 Total 2066.
Y DoRMITORY-,Lamb 1872, Ed.
Fraser 423, Daniels S77, Turner S66,
Howard soc. Total zoos.
I:oVERS- 318, b. Foster AL,
A. Foster 42O, Ewing 319, Howard
$40 Total 1868,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
IS SUED
FOR $4,000 BY
|. A. PROMOTER
lBy Dispatch A. P. wire)


Los ANGELES, Jan. 14.-Harold
'Red'. Grange, football star, his
manager, Charles CF Pyle, and four
others were named defendants in
a $4,000 damage suit filed in su--
perior court here today by George
Lazo. The plaintiff charges breach
of contract in arranging a football
game in Los Angeles.
Two others named with Grange
and pyle are p. H. Halbriter, who
is promoting the game in which
Grange and his Chicago Bears will
meet the Los Angeles Tigers next
Saturday, and B. II. Dyes sport
ing goods dealer, who is handling
the ticket sale.
Lazo asked an injunction to pre-
vent payments out of any of the
proceeds of Saturdays game par
ticularly to Grange and his manager,
on the grounds that they are non
residents and might leave the state.
Lao estimated the Saturday next
proceeds at 100000.
The action is based on an agree
ment which Lazo said he made with
Pyle last November by telegraph
and later confirmed when Pyle came
west. Now. he contends, Grange has
entered into another contract under
which the Saturday game will be
played.
Grange and his team mates ar
rived here today and were given
large and noisy reception at the
railroad station.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
HAS A
TERRIFIC PUNCH,
SAYS GEORGES
(By Dispsteh A. p. wire)

NEW YORK, Jan. H. Paolino,
Spanish heavyweight, has more
powerful punch in hisileft hand than
Dempsey possesses, Georges Carpen-
tier Of France, former light heavy,
weight champion, said today.
Il have faced both them, Carpen-
tier said DEMPSEY knocked me out
in Jersey City, but not for long
Paolino hit me once in training
bout and / didn't recover my senses
for two hours"
The Franchman said that for him
the visit to the United States is a
vacation, the first since he started
boxing at the age of 49, He will go
to California in two weeks. and viii
fulfill contract to box Jimmy De-
llaney Of st. Paul, Lin about four weeks
tif coast, promoters insist upon vt.
IL will see PROMOTE Tex Rickard
tomorrow but only as a social cali,
he concluded After I get through
II California, I intend to visit this
Florida that I have heard so much
about. I probably will stay in the
United States two months
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
SIX GOLFERS IN
TEXAS TOURNEY
TURN in 68'S
lBy Dispatch A. 2. wirel

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, ,Jan. 14.-six
golf sharpshooters evenly divided
between amateurs and professionals
today divided honors in the best ball
event at the opening of the Texas
open golf tournament here today
Each one reported 6S.
The professionals, Phil Hessler
OF Tulsa John Golden, of Patter
son, N. j. and Al. Espinosa Chicago,
split the professional purse at $75
each, while the amateurs, Captain
A. H. Post and F. NJ, Lewis of San
Antonio, and Ross Young, right field
er OF the New York National base
fall team were awarded medals.
The excellent tee shots of John
Rogers of Pittsburg carried off the
first prize Of, $50 in the driving
event. He gathered 81 points against
4S for william Hehlhorn of Chicago
snw 40 for Abe Espinosa of San
Francisco
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

The visiting boys and girls will
arrive from Tucson this afternoon
ara take a slight workout on the
local court before reporting, for the
opening whistle. The games against
the Tucson teams each year have
furnished some lively competitions
and the home teams are anxious to
redeem themselves for the bitterly
fought games of last season.
Intensive practice periods have
been the rule and order this week
as the local aggregations did not
show much ability in their games
against the Tombstone teams last
week. Coaches Van Antwerp and
Iazelwood both realize that the
opposition will be keener from now
on and have tried to give more
time to getting the players in fine
condition.
A scrappy outfit will take the floor
tonight in the hope Of wrestling
victory from the visitors. The Bad
gers and Badgerettes have always
given the locals their hardest games
sa an upset in the sscore tonight
would give the Douglas team a
chance at the southern championship.
The Tucson team is playing the
Bisbee team on Saturday night while
the Douglas team journeys to Tomb
stone for a return series with the
county seat aggregations.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
COLE sUPERsTITION.

1t is an accepted belief, and a very
true one, that golfers seldom run
true to form.
There is belief among golfers
that amounts almost to a supersti-
tion that golf champions rarely re-
peat perusual Of golf statistics
bears out that impression.
Last year in golf however, was un-
usual, in that the various champions
did in most instances run true to
form,
Bobby Jones repeated his success
in the national amateur. Walter
4agen after great uphill battle
again won the professional golfers
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
OPPOSES DEMPSEY-WILLS
BOUT FOR. CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO, Calf, jan IA. -
Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills will
never meet in California for any
guaranteed purse that resembles the
foreign war debt if Boxing Commits
sioner VIM. H Hanlon, of Sacrament
to, has his way. The Sacramento Bee
today printed a statement from Han
Ion in which he bitterly attacked the
consideration of such a match in
California, involving a purse of
$75O,O0O such as is being mentioned
by Los Angeles promoters
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
E1UD SON-E:tSSE
QJLN1I' Wins in
SENIOR LEAGUE

The Hudson Essex quintet won the
championship of the first half Of
the Senior City Basketball league at
the Y M. c. A. Thursday night by
trimming the team by a score of
48 to Is.
Magma, the Cutler brothers, White
head and Hickox composed the los
ing team while Warren, Van Ant
werp O'Neil G. Causey and Conley
formed the outfit which captured the
championship. Van Antwerp scored
Is points for the winners and Cutler
was high for the losers with ~
points.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
JACK DELANEY is
TO FIGHT YOUNG
BOB FITZSIMMONS
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire) }

NEW YORK Jam Turned in
his request of light heavyweight
honors by recent dAfeat at the
hands Of champion Paul Berlenbach,
Jack Delaney of Bridgeport, Conn.,
will make a fresh start i'm new
and heavier division tomorrow night
when he opposes Young Bod Fitz-
simmons, of Nutley, N. j. son Of the
former heavyweight champion, at
Madison Square Garden.
Joe Dundee, Baltimore lightweight
will face Jack Mcyey New York
negro, while Frank Moddy, English
middleweight will oppose Benny
Ross of Buffalo, N. Y.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
CHATEAU FRONTENAC HOTEL
NIn XNLNG RL-RNS DOWN

QUEBEC, Jan little old wing
of the Chateau Frontenac hotel, con-
structed in the French BaronlaI style
was destroyed by fire tonight. The
fire started in the old tower fac
mig on Dufferin terrace and the
st. Lawrence river and spread to
other parts of the structure. The
upper part of the rotunda was to-
tally demolished, while the roof OF
the old wing fell in. This wing
contained very few guest rooms,
having been in large measure super
seeded by later additions to the
building,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
sHTFT OF STAIRS.

4
Baseball has any number OF cases
where some star pitcher has been
shifted to another position because.
it was believed he would prove of
greater value. Cases to tne contrary
are few.
Babe Ruth was the best southpaw
in the American league, il not the
majors, when Ed Barrows then mans
aging the Boston Red Sox, decided
he should be used in the outfield TO
get the daily value of his batting.
George Sisler, a brilliant south
paw, was made into first baseGnan
because he could hit, field and was
fast.
Ruth and sisler both preferred
pitching and didn't take to the
change any too kindly at the start.
Now both are glad it happened
Jack Bentley IS IA star pitcher
who would have mpcn preferred to
shine at first base. McGraw with
the great. George Kelly to look after
the initial sack insisted that Bentley
pitch and pinch hit for the Giants.
Now that Bentley has been
traded to the PIliIIies it is almost
certain he will set q chance at
first base. The club is yyeal1 Mt
that position.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
REAT oLYMPIC sI1ATERs

NEW YORK, Jan. 14-Joe Moore
Of New York, world indoor champion,
and Charley German, Canadian king,
left Clas Thunberg, Olympic title
holder far behind in a three mile
skating race at Madison Square
Garden tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
coLLEGE nANs RADIO

BALTIMORE, Jan. 14.-Today was
bargain day for radio sets at
Goucher college, No more viii loud
speakers or ear phones aid in Will
ing away the hours twixt supper
time and breakfast. President Will
lam Weeley Guth has banned them
Radio is responsible for late hours
and consequent loss of efficiency and
pep, Dr. Guth told the students
IN the business world, he said it is
easy to pick out the men who radio.
IN the morning their faces tell.
Therefore the radio ban, "for the
physical as wen as the mental well
fare" of Goucher girls.
No Ereal.faat .ompletc without
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

Major John L. Griffith is surely
the GLOOMY Gus of the sport
world. He is always deploring some-
thing.
His latest wall is that the boys
Of the good old U. S. A. are no
longer playing baseball as they once
did. However, he fa1is 20 present
any statistics to prove sucn state
ment.
Mir Griffith would have you be-
lieve that the game Of baseball is
going to the bow-woWs that the
youngsters much preferred tiddle~
wipks, ping-pong and other similar
strenuous sports.
1t seems that Mr.. Griffiths posi-
ton as sports director calls for q
certain amount Of criticism in order
that he make it seem that he is
right on the job. As rule his
criticism Is destructive rather than
constructive.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
Basket Ball Results

AT Denver: Pratts Book Store,
Denver "a; Max walkers, Omaha 12l
Regis High Schodl, Denver, ~;
Newton High School, Springer, ~ M
15
At Lawrence: Kansas %; Grinpell
60
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
FIDDLER WINS

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. IA
Sergeus Gatineau, 65, years old South
Bridge fiddler, won first prize at
an old time fiddling contest staged
here Tuesday by Henry Ford. Gatin-
eau was given a silver cup.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.
BASKET BALL TEAMS
TO MEET INVADERS

The Ticson high school Badgers and Badgerettes
will furnish the opposition tonight for the Douglas high
school basket ball teams at the local Y M O. A. the
first game starting promptly at 7:3O O'Clock.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
Referees: Warren and Granger.
Scorers: Foster and Conley.
Timers: Good and O'Neill

s.FEu1mOr in China by Capt. spOerry,
auspices X Of p. Grand Theatre,
Jan. 22..-A,lv, =
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

Major orIff;tR. BY the way, also
directs The athlq.ics of the
western conference. He nas
troubles enough right at home if
he confine himself.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
Billy Evans Says

title. Leo Diegel Canadian open
champion in 1924, retained his crown
for another year.
Of the four major titles there was
only one shift, Cyri> Walker passing
the national open honors to Willie
Macfarlane, who was compelled to
exert himself to the limit to beat
Bobby Jones.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

In golf. perhaps more than
amy other sport, The veteran stars Z
are hard to dtSpIace as holders of
the various major titles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

No Breakfast Complete without
Wba AiSnaIch