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New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
(BY JOE WILLIAMS)

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 New York, Nov. 1.-Gene Tunney heavyweight champion Of the world had just returned to his home from Pittsburgh, where he was pail bearer at the funeral of Harry Greb, a two-time champion.
 Tunney was a great admirer of Greb, and the tragic result of the operation which ended the eccen- tric Germans earthly carer deeply touched Dempsey's conqueror.
 Everybody said Greb was a clown fighter commented Tunney. They called him a windmill and a freak, tireless puncher who won his fights mainly because he had speed and could keep skipping and cuffine away.
 "To me Greb was a great fighter Indeed, I think he was the greatest fighter. in spots, I ever saw. He could box as we'll as anybody when i he tried. He was a hard hitter when he set out to hit. He had a fine defense, and there was nothing wrong with his footwark.
 "Of course Greb had certain marked eccentricities in the ring. He was not what the game calls an orthodox fighter. But there wac much more to him than clownish gestures and spectacular acrobatics. Behind all this was a real fighting background and a rare courage"
 Tunney gives credit to Greb fo his own gradual development into g heavyweight champion. Tunney fought Greb five times Once Grol, beat him. That was. incidentally, the only time in his life he was whipped. It was from Grcb that Tunney won the light heavyweight championship.
 T learned lot in my fights with Greb," admitted the champion. "I learned. among other things. the value of sharp shooting. for it was necessary 10 be a sharp tc match Greb. He was always on the go, sidc-stepping, retreating, ad- vancing, always moving.
 Fighting Greb, I gained conf dence in myself. I could see my self improve from fight to fight The first time I met him he whipped me. The next time we fought ] whipped him. When we matched again I whipped him even worse.
 "The last time We fought was a, St. Paul. I could have knocked him out that night. When the fight ended Greb said to me, I've fought you for the last time, Gene. You are too tough. Go and get Demp. sey.' Greb was the first fighter Of consequence who admitted I Wa. ready for Dempsey"
 Tunney says Greb was the most courageous fighter he ever met. ol ever saw
 "I think everyone who saw the fight at Philadelphia will admit that l made Dempsey back up more than once. We'll I fought Gret five times and I never made hin back up single time. I knocked him back with punches frequently but not once did he ever back away"
 Tunney thinks the quality thai made Greb an extraordinary fighter was his native enthusiasm for tn, game.
 "You don't find that in man, fighters, but Greb had it to marked degree. That's one reasoI why he preferred to fight himsel into condition instead of training or the road and in gymnasiums I was more fun"
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
WILDCATS MIN GAME

Tho Oak street Wildcats broke the winning streak of the Steamrollers. taking yesterdays game by a C to Q score. The touchdown came in the last few minutes of play. Ii was an exciting clash hut especially so when in the last quarter. Parapain intercepted a forward pass and car ried it 45 yard to the Stcamrollers' 10 yard line. DalkowsIii on two rlunger at center, took the ball over for the only score. The aerial game of both teams was the feature.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
PLAYER BREAKS LEG
Hugh William, Right Guard On Troy Conference Academy Team, Pa
 ticnt At Local Hospital.

Hugh William, right guard on the Troy Conference team, broke his right leg in crash in the second period of the game with New Britain High school team at Memorial field Saturday. He is being treated at the New Britain General hospital where he was reported as spending a com fortable night last evening.
 It was on a lay after the kickoff that tha bone ', the lower part of his right leg was fractured. Ac- Cording 10 Is own statement he tried 10 take a New Britain man out on an Indian block but went about it awkwardiy.
 His home is in Foultnry, Vermont, Ny. t is doubtful If he will be able 10 return there for several weeks.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
Stars May Be Out of
 Annual Game Saturday

Morgantown, W. Va, Nov. 1 Pl- When West virginia university's football team takes the field against it's traditional foe, the University Of Pittsburgh, next Saturday, Morrison and Lewis regular quarterback and tackle, respectively, probably will be missing from the lineup. Morrison Is suffering from a severe Charley horse,' while Lewis was injured in the game with Missouri Saturday. and is believed t0 have suffered a fracture of a rib. e.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
GAME IS CANCELLED

The football game between inc New Britain Blues and the Holyoke Stonewalls scheduled 10 he played yesterday afternoon in the Paper city, was called off on account of the rain. The Blues will prac- tice Tuesday and Thursday of this week In preparation for next Sun days game. All players on the squad are requested to report at 7.So o'clnck
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
HONOR WALTER CAMP
Memory of Famors Football Coach 10 Be Observed When Yale Meets Princeton.

Princeton, N. J., Nov. 1 Pl-Thc memory Of Walter Camp, famous football coach will be fittingly ob- served on November 13, when Princeton will meet Yale in the an- nual foot, all game.
 The Yale and Princeton bands. which total IS pieces, will form the word Camp" in Palmer stadium and play taps between halves.
 Bandmaster Ames McGuinness Jeff for New Haven to help drill the Yale band.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
SPORT BRIEFS

Loyola, of New Orleans, has one of the youngest football teams in the game. With two exceptions all the regulars are sophomores. Car ried over from a powerful freshman team. The coach, Eddie Reed. is but 26 years cd. All the players are from Louisiana or Mississippi man. the outfit q allies readily as la home products exhibit. The youngest youngsters have won six straight games. three of them inter- sectional contests.
 Satrap, the great British two-year- old purchased last August for Will liam DuPont Jr., for approximate ,ly S10O,00O is aboard the steamship Minnewaska arriving in New York today from England. The colt will be sent 10 Belmont Park and placed in the stable of a prominent trainer.
 Navy and Michigan had some diff ficulty getting the second half of their game under way. Eddy, kick ing off for the midshipmcnt, sent his first boot out of bounds. The .7''1 'ry was on the field but navy
 'H',o Nnll was brought back for a third attempt. five yards
 .. I..,.i lime it worked. The New York Rangers Hackey club in the National league is train ing in Toronto for the season open ing Nov. 1G almost like a football team. The men start work in the morning with setting-up exercises. eat at training table, have periods of relaxation and even football workout before taking to the ice in the afternoon.
 | Rain halted three professional football games in New York yester- day 10 prove that the pigskin game is not entirely Materproof Several
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
WINS AUTOMOBILE RACE

Detroit, Nov. 1 lF-Sam Ross. of Ann Arhor. won the 100 mile dirt track automobile race here yester- day, covering the distance in hour A minutes, Cliff Woodbury Of Chi cago was second and Chester Miller of Detroit third.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01
FATALLY WOUNDED

Northampton, Mass. Nov. Pl- Edmund Gross, Is, was fatally wounded this afternoon when he re- ceived a charge of shot in his chest as he was removing his shotgun from an automobile on returning from a hunting trip with two chums.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01

There are some 330,000 superan- nuated officers and officials on the Japanese pension roll which amounts to about s6o,000,00o annually.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01

TVTTTTVNTTH, '0TTTITTTTi |4lT"NNI' Fonglnr. Matulis 2.
 Points from try after touchdown Matulis 2, Schmidt on an offside penalty. Referee, Parker; umpire, Shaw, lineSman, Thompson.
 Time 12, 10. lG, 10 min. periods.
 Substjtutions; Troy Conference poolittle for Roberts. Hayes for Will Hams, Brophy for Leggett.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01

inches of water covered the Polo
 Grounds, where the New York Giants and Brooklyn Lions were scheduled to meet in a National league game. The national ten
 mile run and seven mile walk at
 Yonkers had to be cancelled. A vaudeville syndicate has an- nounced that Gene Tunney will ap- pear before the footlights in a short dialogue with a partner not yet SC Ilected. He will also box a round or two. The heavyweight champion will receive S7,o00 a week, the an- Inouncement said. A vacation in Bermuda is filling Tunney's time just now.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01

The first German railroad. built 91 years ago from Nuremberg to t'uerth. Bavaria, a distance of six miles, has been sold as junk.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-01

Rain halted three professional football games in New York ycster- day to prove that the pigskin game is not entirely Materproof. Several
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
s R(0NP
IN NEE
By Jerry Martin

The inter-playground track meet
for girls Is being staged at the
Plaza playground Second AMI p
Streets Northeast, today. An all
day event IL planned by Miss
Mai1de Parker, director Of girls
activities. The days program
besides the meet Includes schlag
bali, dodge ball. Newcomb. over.
head relay, garden gate relay,
tennis matches and quoits will be
conducted.
Girls who finished first or
second in any event in the meet
run of on any Of the Fairgrounds
are entitled to represent their
ground. However, each entrant Is
restricted to two events and she
must have reached the age OF 10
In order to qualify.
The interesting thing about the
novelty races is, no one has any
idea what sort of events they will
be, except Miss Parker. After the
girls are lined UP for the event,
they will be told the type ofeyent.
This is done to surprise the girls
and make the meet less Of a
routine.
For the first time in the history
Of the playground, the winners
win receive gold. silver and .brenze
medals for their efforts and a cup
will be presented to the play.
ground that rings UP the highest
number OF tallies.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
Dempsey Receives
Peck Of Mail and
TeIecraIns

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept.
9.-About 200 letters and at
least so kilograms arrive here
daily for Jack Dempsey but he
receives and reads none except
those from his wife and mother.
Even newspapers are taboo.
SIM handling all the tele-
grams and letters for Jack these
days" said Gene Normile, his
manager, the others viii await
answering by Jack himself until
the fight is over.
It struck me that no good
could be accomplished for him
TO read and worry about so
much mail during his training
session.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
GIRL GIVES Up
CHANNEL TEST

LONDON, Sept. 9.--Jean Darwin,
a British girl, gave up her attempt
to swim the English Channel at z
o'clock this morning after having
been in the water about nine and a
half hours. Unfavorable tides and
currents were responsible for her
defeat.
Miss Darwin started at 1926
o'clock last night and at LIS this
morning had passed out of sight,
about five miles from Gris-Nez. She
had actually gone only two ana q
half miles from the coast, however,
her progress being thwarted by un.
favorable currents
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
MITCHELL BOYS
. MAY BE RIVALS

Dooley and Jimmy Mitchell, broth.
ers, may fight It out for the Hard
2ng Memorial Trophy tor junior ten
mis- players at the Chevy Chase
Club. Jimmy Ia In the upper bracket
and D0cley, more distinguished
OF the two. Is in the lower. Both
have pIeyed impressive tennis thus
FAR.
= DooIey Is favored to come through
a winner OF his section but the
same can hardly be said Of Jimmy,
who win do well indeed to get past
Hugh McDiarmid.
Until the present tournament
Jimmy was not regarded as a for.
nidable player. He has won sudden
prestige among the younger rack
eters.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

his car over the road from Washing
ton and reported at Massillon be-
fore the team got In. He win leave
his car at Detroit until the season
ends. when he win pick it up ana
drive to his home at Sacramento.
Cal
Kermit Smith. OF the Alexandria
Dreadnaigllts, who was with Red
Mcbride III ParksIey, Va. this suns
mer. is touring with the Griffs,
pitching 20 the batters in the daily
practice. Mcbride has gone to his
home IN Canton and VIII probably
be at Tampa next March getting .
real trial.
Under the direction Of Frank
Riley Baxter, assistant to Billy
Smith, assistant to Eddie Eynon as
secretary to the Griffmen. is in
Washington and win hurry to Cleye-
land tonight to rest before playing
the Indians Saturday in a double
header.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09


The boy friend, OF course, han
done this before but never was he
so convincing ~ he was this morn
ing as he profesned not the slight
est interest iii the identity Of the
referee Or In the story that Demp-
sey 81 using The illegal rabbit
punch not = little Ii his training
workouts
I'm going to win this fight for
myself and no other man, not even
Dempsey or the referee Is going to
do It for me, = said Tunney In tones
that were just g trifle, testy. Amy
referee that II named il bound to
give both Of us fair shake. As
for Dempsey, he will enter the
ring fully. aware Of the fact that
be must abide BY the rules.
Understand me, I don't want
the title on . foul and / hardly
figure ON getting Il that way.
Jack has never been disqualified
for fOuIing, rs far as know, and
neither have /. Were going In
there and slug each other until
one Of MS drops. That enc won't
be me. You can't bent q man
who refuses to Be beaten"
It Is barely possible, Of course,
that Mr.. Tunney may be just q bit
biased on this question and the
same inference might be leveled
at the opinions held by Lou Fink.
his trainer, and Bud German, his
sparring- partner-in-chief. They ap-
parently can't see how the chal-
lenger can go wrong.
"Tunney has everything,'i Fink
said. He has youth, speed, expert
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
.BR|BE YARN
IS BACK
BIZ George Barry

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Sept. g..
"A story eddied and whirled around
In the ocean breezes here day
which goeth like this:
"A man presumably bold and
very, very bad who has bet a lot
OF money on Gene Tunney, IL.
sprinkIingN around about 500. coo
worth Of sugar" In Philadelphia.
so as to cinch the decision ind
the championship for his man.
When Dempsey was told OF tlfis.
the champion laughed.
well, well. WELL" he commented.
cts beginning to sound like the
old days. / knew somebody would
later. They always do. And the
figure Is about the same. When !
mixed It with Bill Brennan in New
York somebody was going to get
100 900 nice beautiful dollars for
throwing the decision to Bill. But
happened to win that one.
"And when I fought Georges
Carpenter the same old rumOr
was circulated. Georges WaS
going to win by hook or crooks
It was said. But 1 happened to
win that one.
"Out in Montana 1t was bit
different. I heard the rumory there
that somebody was going to
threaten to- shoot Jim Dougherty's
Adams apple IL he didn't award the
title in one way or another TO
Tommy Gibbons. And there was
some money talk. Jim said so him
self the other day. Talked about
somebody offering him a fabulous
sum" to throw the decision to
Tommy. Jim didn't mention fig
ures, but I imagine it was the
same old 100000.
"And now it's humping around
again. This 100000 talk. What
do I think of it? Well. don't
think there's enough money in the
entire State of New York, not
merely the city, where this heavy
bettor" is supposed to be, to COP
taminate a single judge or referee
or official identified with the Penn
syIvania State Athletic Commits
sion."
Gene NormiIe, who Manages
Dempsey, shook off Is pounds az
the result of laughing fit that
came when he heard the wild
rumor.
THAT 'bribe' story is the world p
champion bunk" he said.
The champion celebrated his
final day of loafing by a brisk
jaunt on the road in the morning,
a snooze afterward--and then q
dozen games Of checkers. Dempsey
was a dub at the game when his
quarters were established here, but
that "will-to-win" which ever Is
strong within him made him fight
himself along to a point where he
] now plays a splendid UAnes
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
CorOnach Adds TO Immense Winnings

Coronach Derby, the famous ST. Ledger
Stakes at Doncaster his list victories and to his string of
earnings Lord Woolavngon cleaned something
like this precious mOrsel Of coned beef this summer
in five
Yesterdays responsible for 10000 pounds 100000
By winning the St. Ledger well the Derby Coronach
phed what other has since 1903 That Rock
sand achieved triple by also taking the Two Thousand
notable for Cronas jockey Chds So have give
the well ~ the horse Of the credit.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
TODEYS SPORTORIAL
BY kirk Miller"

Wise old Rogers Hosby yesterday New York watching
the Red Sox defeat Rogers there get
the owdown the Yankees style and the American League
obgng the Cardinal leader sample
Of their worst playing taking the by Of
to 2.
That the ort Of welcome the Higgins gives in
its By suy conceaing their true strength the
Yanks helped the owy Reds break 16game losing streak
poor wiser today than when he
stroed through the Stadium turnstiles.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

In center field. Mr.. Ruth, as did
many OF the contestants in the
washington Times competition FOR
tree trips to the opening block of
world series games. prefers Johnny
Mcstil, Of the Chicago White Sox,
and in right field the great mind If
the Bambino places the flashy Kiki
CuyIer, of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
In announcing today the choice
Of Gosiin, MostiI and CuyIer, The
Times has revealed five Of the ten
players on Babe Ruth's 1926 team.
Three others win be named tomor.
row, all infieldersa nd the fourth
lnf1eider and catcher VIII be given
put Saturday In this space, making.
with Pennock and Uhle, announced
yesterday, the complete team.
On Saturday also win be an
mounced the identity Of the five
successful contestants out Of the
many, many thousands who were
In competition for the tree trips.
These winners viii go to the first
two games OF the world series wher-
ever played. with all expenses paid
by The washington Times. Tney
win sit in grandstand seats and
live In the best hotels and off the
fat OF the land while guests Of this
newspaper.
Practically all OF the Babe Ruth
selections received by this news.
paper have been checked off and
already there are several who
named Ruth's team exactly.
Some Of these had adequate ex-
plantations for their teams and
some of the explanations were
hardly sufficient to carry the
choice Of players; making them
appear more like guess work than
real hard common-sense reason
ing.
According to the rules the con-
testants who come most nearly to
approximating the Ruth team and
who give the most logical and spe-
cifIc reasons in view of The facts
and figures, will earn the free trips.
Five OF these will have been de-
cIded upon by Saturday and five
readers Of this newspaper viii be
made happy for a few days at least.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
HOrnsby's Condition Important

but cloud Of the St. Louis viewpoint
that brilliant Cardinal
man-manager has been doing still doing plenty afd on
his They say chat has bad back and that
doesn't sound good His team very near to slipping out
Despite Hornsb failure bat he has in the past they
afford have him out of the lineup There is doubt but
that the health condition Honsby the most
portant thing the their supporters have think
about today
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh, ell; Cincinnati, 10.
Now York, B.z; Boston. Ia.
philadelphia. 8; BrookIyns 8.
tOnly games scheduledl.
TODAY,s GAMES
Chicago &C Pitteburgh.
New York ut Boston.
Brooklyn At Philadelphia.
(OnlM games Bcheduledl.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
Age VS.. Youth

A series of post season games
between the youngest and the old.
est players in the Pacific Coast
League is proposed In place Of the
usual series with one OF the east
ern champions.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

Our own Leon aGooss osiu Babe
field berth his 1925 AAmercan team Thousands Of Washing
White
Meus of Yankees others preferred
Tigers Babes ideal the lad who
an awkward clumsy dashing cn-
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
Wilson win Second
Dempsey In The
Big Scrap

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept.
9.The men who are directing
the training Of Jack Dempsey
will also direct the heavyweight
champion in the ring against
Gene Tunney, in SO far Is
Dempsey requires any direction.
Gene Normile, the title-hold-
er's mentor, has announced that
the four men who would attend
Dempsey are Gus Wilson, for
mer trainer Of Georges Carpen-
tier; jerry Luvadis, or Jerry
the Greek, as he is more faInil-
iarly known; Capt. Charles Nab
butt, army boxing instructor at
Camp Holabird, Nd, and Nor
mile. Joe Bannon and Remy
Dorr, friends Of the champion,
will hold stop watches. Bannon
will be chief timer.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
CHALLENGER Is Pooling Lots
Of Folk, If Not Himself
BY Davis ]. Walsh

sTRoUDsBURG, Pa, Sept Street figure that Jaek
Dempsey is worth bit Of two dollars against betting
proposition Atlantic City, ct least the boxing
opinion altogether unanimous Gene Tunney
proved II today picking himself to win the duke socaed
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
indian SPRING
TOURNEY

Sixty-eight golfers win shoot for
the championship of the Indian
Spring Club. with the qualifying
round to be played Saturday and
Sunday. Forty.two VIII get under
way Saturday afternoon, the others
on Sunday.
There will be three sixteens. the
champ :onship flight shooting from
scratch; handicaps governing play
In the other two.
The pairings:
SATURDAY
co i2;Sss L az r Green and :; +. Me-
NJ Porter; 1905, A. Z. Bradley and r.
J. Mulvey; 1;10,. Harry Grant and e.
L Hutehinson: Is. Fred Walen and
H. a. Knox; 1895, Brook Beyers and
A. L. Zachary: 1880, A. B. Campbell
and G; H; Council; 1:s5. g; A. Kline
ana n I B, LandrsauT G,. lao, M 4.
:. =. Mccarthy and George Hillyer, jr.:
1850. r.: 9; Stunz and Perry Hoover
is Zoo BIl Wil1 MiS,I and and 7 Steele steele,
s:Qs. w F. Kusch and G. L. Downey;
s:I6 Ralph Benton and r. c. Stefan
Peake; 2:s5. r. S. Hudson and George
Lea StabIer; $780, A. Won Steiner and
Fl. B. Weaver; 2:36, L A. Spices and
r. A. Hausef.
SUNDAY
$50. a: m.--Marcy and r. L. swats:
s:25. r. H. Moulton and J. q. Fair
cloth: $3.50, Wilson Barrett ana r. e.
Read; SEAS, George Foley and T. J.
oConnor; $40. w. D. Haines and
C. o. Appleman: g:45. julius Handler
SON and A. B. KIeseclzer; $3.50, Homer
Pope and George Holmes; S:55, II. 4.
Booth and Joseph SherIer
Q, Reid W. Diggs and r. Lester
Rose; 9:DB, 3. M. Manly and o. i.
Putnam; 9:io. Norman b. Frost and
z. g. Clark; 9:16. 9. II. Duckett and
AAA = = &ewtoA
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

ence, condition and gameness.
Dempsey never has fought man
who had all OF these things at once
and he's going to notice the differ
ence right away. Tunnsy, in my
opinion, Is the ganest man IN the
ring today. That statement may
surprise some Of the wisecrackers
but / know it to be true"