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Decision Whether Dempsey 7unne NeU York Eecd Today

on our way to Denver Dempsey open
ed up. He was convinced that he
couldn't fight. The Keller fight had
made him sure of it. He was a little
put out about that finish. and he re-
newed his old, old cry of not being
there with championship stuff.
II simply can't fight, Jack" he said.
~ know / can't fight. That muss the
other night proved it. That fellow
srnacked me all around. I'm certain
that it's only the ballyhoO that's car
rving me along 1t can't always do
that. Sooner or later I'll blow up
right in your face. I'm not there,
tell YOU"
Feeling Due to Reaction.
sunpose 1t was sort of reaction.
I've known Of famous actors to go TO
pieces the same way after a hard per
formance or q hectic rehearsal. where
things didn't go just right. L know
how Dempsey felt. I've felt the same
myself when l seemed to be going at
my best.
You don't have to worry about
anything" l told him "All you've got
do do is to bowl them over. I'll at
tend to the rest. III pick them and
YOU lick them. That's simple. isn't
it,"
Yes, Jack. but 1 can't fight" came
the threadbare plant. Whats the
use I've got nothing. Besides. L
never wanted to fight in the first
place. l told you that when l went
to the shipyards.'
Now, don't you worry. We're go
ing to win the title. You're getting
set for Willard now. I'll pick them
and you lick them. It's all / ask
Now. there's another thing about
Dempsey. Aside from admitting to
me that he didn't think he could fight
a lick, he never questioned my match
ing him with this fellow or that.
Never once did he confess a doubt of
his ability to whip any certain man.
Aside from these little spells Of doubt
as to his own ability, he always was
ready to take on the man | selected
as his opponent. He'd never ask the
weight, the name. the place or how
much. Simply when he must be
ready and what day he ought to be-
gin work for the bout. We never
had a single argument as to any
match we made in all the time he
was fighting | am sure Dempsey
will admit that much today.
tCopyri2ht 1926
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COMMITTEE DUE TO ACT
= ON PLEAS FOR LICENSES
Opinions in Gotham Sports Circles Conflict, But Bet.
ting Indicates That Champion Will Be Required
to First Give Wills a Bout.


NEW YORK August 10-A thrown around
the Building today members of the New York State Athletic
which holds the of the Jack
world heavyweight championship scheduled for Yankee Stadium
September
police demonstration
might the ruling committee which
thoIder his challenger
building
which the commissions the halls
The officers of the
tremendous fight waiting decision the license
IEW YORK l0Th committee of the Athletic
whether Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney would world
a heavyweight
Is anywhere else in New York
of the applications of
the champion and challenger for permits boxers conflict widely but
a Dempsey 1unney clash this
The Col John Phean D. Walker
Wear OF the licensing committee undoubtedly would license
Dempsey
he Wills
Jacks title who
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than 1870 and was only 6 feet l inch
tall. He didn't stack up, If it came
to that.
Jim Coffroth. the California pro-
moter. had been appointed by the
Government to get up athletic shows,
especially boxing, to get funds for
athletic equipment for the soldiers.
1t was :he big thing among the sol.
diers and Coffroth was the man to put
1t over.
He sent me wire asking me to
come to California to fight Willie
Meehan for the cause. Meehan was
the big shot out there just then. His
previous fights with Dempsey made
him q card TO begin with. AS Demp-
sey's fame assembled, so did Willies as
a natural course. l accepted Cof-
frOth's offer and started West with
Dempsey. On the way out / stopped
off at Dayton. Ohio, to put Dempsey
in against Terry Keller. Terry was
one man in the world who believed
he could always whip Dempsey. He
was a game sucker and they put up
as tough battle as you'd want to
see. I've never seen a tougher one
What a fight He had fought Demp-
sey a couple of draws in previous
bouts, and he still was certain that
he had Jacks number. That's what
made him hard to beat. He wouldn't
be convinced.
He had little idea Of how Dempsey
had improved and how he himself had
stood still. They fought in the ball
park. A. aa2
Fight Like Bull Dogs.
The bell rang and Terry started
after Dempsey as if TO finish him in
that round. At the end of the second
they were both covered with blood
and fighting like bulldogs. Demp-
sey's ear began to swell and In the
fourth round Terry landed q hay
maker on top of Dempsey's head,
shaking him to his toe nails and split.
ting a cash in his scalp 3 inches
long. You could have hidden a cigar
in It. Dempsey had hurt his left hand
badly and was somewhat Handicapped
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LEB0URVEAU, A. A. STAR,
IS BOUGHT BY GIANTS

NEW YORK. August 1o.--De Witt
tBevol Lehourveau. star outflelder of
the Toledo Club and leading hitter
in the American Association, has been
obtained by the Giants. The deal
involved a large sum Of money and
several players. The details of the
deal, however. were not given out.
hut It was said the Toledo player
would report TO the Giants toward
the close OF the season.
Lebourveau. who is a former Philly.
has been the sensation of the associa
ton this year. having consistently
hit around the 400 mark.
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GONZAGA HIGH GRIDMEN
WILL TRAIN AT A CAMP

Gonzaga High Schools foot ball
squad expects to get the jump on the
other gridiron combinations of the city
by going into training at Chapel Point,
Md, for a period of two weeks, start
ing September /.
"Tubba" Farrell has been named
captain Of the team which will defend
the District scholastic championship.
Ken Simondinger OF Holy Cross will
coach the squad again.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

BROOKLYN-Tony Canzoneri of
Brooklyn gained decision over Young
Montreal of Providence in 10 rounds.
JERSEY CITY-Jack DeMave of
California got decision over Jack War
rem Of Chicago in 10 rounds.
NEW YORK-Jimmy Maloney of
Boston knocked out Charley Weinert
in the third round.
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Here is a chronological history OF
the Dempsey-W Wills affair:
1922:
June 13-Paddy Mullins. manager
of Wills. posted challenge and for
felt of $4,000 with the commission
June 23-Commission gave Demp-
sey 10 days TO accept.
June 29-Dempsey formally &C
cepted and urged Immediate con-
ference to decide on date.
July 11-Dempsey and Wills signed
contract to meet within so days at
stage match.
February William Muldoon, then
chairman Of the commission, and
still a member. announced that
Dempsey would not be permitted to
meet either Wills or Willard in New
York state. All heavyweight bouts
We're banned.
August 24-LicenseS were granted
to Dempsey and kearns.
September 6-Dempsey. hearing
Mullins attempted to prevent cham
pions fight with Firpe. said Wills
never would get chance.
stop F'irpo bout was denied.
1924
January 12-Mullins quoted as de
handing 100000 for Wills to face
Dempsey.
MAY. I-Rickard announced Demp-
sey and Wills to meet in Jersey City
In September.
July 5-Rickard announced Demp-
sey not to enter ring during year.
1926
March 6-Commission issued ulti-
matum that Dempsey must agree
within "a hours to fight with Wills.
March 7--kearns said Dempsey
would meet Wills if commission
financed match.
March slime limit for accepting
Wills bout extended to Is days.
March 24-Dempsey placed on in
eligible list.
April 23--Dempsey said he would
give Richard two weeks to arrange
meeting with Wills.
April 2S-Appeared before commits
sion, but failed to answer question
directly. leaving that to Kearns.
July 1s-Returned from Europe
and was signed by Rickard for Wills
bout.
July 17-Appeared before commits
sion and formally accepted Wills
challenge.
August Accommodation announced
champion ineligible until signed for
match.
September 9-Signed with Floyd
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FLOWERS FIGHTS TONIGHT

ATLANTA Ga. August 10 up.
Tiger Flowers of Atlanta middle
weight champion Of the world, meet :
Battling McCreary of Boston in a 10
round decision bout here tonight II
will he the last fight for the Georgia
negro before his return match with
Harry Greb. in New York. August 10
The bout will not no for the title.
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They began to admit that ! really
had a fighter, after all--even the ex-
perts. The ballyhoo went on great
guns just the same, but it was easier
now. They were anxious to read all
they could get about this new wonder.
Gradually the sentiment toward a viii.
lard and Dempsey bout took hold, but
there always was that cry of differ
ence in size. That was the one thing
| had to combat. 1t was the thing l
was ALWAYS thinking about when l
sent Dempsey in to bump Off the big
fellows.
II could have him spear Brennan,
Morris Smith and Fulton in record
time. why rot chance to do it with
Willard? That began to sink in. I
saw to that AS long as 1 could pre-
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MIDWICK'S POLO TEAM
OUT OF TITLE TOURNEY

ALEXANDRIA. Calf, August 10 (4).
Withdrawal of the Mdwick Coun-
try Clubs polo team from the ma
Meadow Brook n. Y. late this year,
was announced today by Carleton F.
Burke. captain and back.
Lack Of time in which to practice
and get into shape was the reason
given by Burke for the withdrawal
Of the squad. which. in 1924. won
both the national junior and open
titles
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so YEARLINGS BRING
$199,950 AT AUCTION

BY the AssOClated PFees.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y, Au-
gust 10-Fifty yearlings, the prop
erty of Admiral c. T. Grayson, Sam
uel Ross, the Keeneland Stud, Keene
& Rouse. Thomas J. Regain and va
rious others. have been sold at the
F'assig Upton sales paddock.
A handsome chestnut colt. by Man
o'-War. out of Jean Bowdre, belong
ing to the Keeneland Stud Of Lex
ington, brought the top price. He
was sold to the Greentree Stable for
$25 900.
The total paid for the SO yearlings
was $199,950, an average Of $3.999 a
head.
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vent their coming
together before
the actual fight l
wouldn't have any
trouble. Willard
looked the giant
at any time, but
Dempsey began to
All out himself.
though it would
have been fatal to
have let them get
close to each other
for comparisons.
You must re-
member that Jess
weighed close to
800 pounds and
was 6 feet 6
inches tall. Demp-
saw WATCHED less
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GATES READY FOR RISK0

CHICAGO. August 10.-Leo Gates.
Mohawk Indian heavyweight, yester-
day ended his training for his 10.
round bout with Johnny Risko at
indianapolis tonight. Gates is in fine
condition for the battle and is conf.
dent that he can repeat the victory
he scored over the Cleveland rubber.
man In their previous meeting.
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GARDINI AND LONDOS WIN.

SAN DIEGO. Calf. August 10 OP).
-Renato Gardini. Italian wrestling
champion. took two straight falls
over Reginald Sikh, Senegalese crap
pier, here last night. Jimmy Londos
won from Stanley Pinta in a one-fall
match.
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HOLMAN BEATS KING.

RYE. n. Y. August 10 R).-Cran-
ston Holman of Stanford University
Yesterday eliminated DR.. George King
New York, 6-3, 1-6, g.. in a hard
fought third-round match in the
southern New York State tennis
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ANACOSTIA ATHLETICS WIN.

Anacostia Athletics defeated the
Howard Stars and the Arlington nine
in a double-header by scores Of 10 to
and IL to 5. The batting of Ball and
the fielding of Garrison and Giles fea
tured the second contest.
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ARTICLE XIII.
BY JACK KEARNS.

EMPSEY had hatened Fulton in Jersey
minute When Big Fred down. he hit right his spine
He his head little from the floor well as his
49, he couldn't make further He rocked back forth
tried his there wasn't chance Dempsey had
There of talk of fake Fulton afterward that he had
and le to the belt did the He looking
something He had taken Dempsey for ushover and he
couldn't believe the ECHO he hit the floor He had cheated himself
Willard match him He had
sunk himself and Dempsey was the man OF the hour ~
There Dempsey did his
that I'll speak of what he did didn't do times
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WINS MARITIME TENNIS.

BAR HARBOR, Me. August 10 [P).
Ia H. Gordon Of Philadelphia won
the mems singles of the fifth inter
national maritime tennis tournament
here, defeating Herbert r. Shaw of
Boston SO, 81, 6--1.
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GAME
FROM THE INSIDE

Double Some Claimed
Wiiard-Dempsey
Melancholy
Asserts Questioned His Matches
Entire Partnership.
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RECORDS SHOW DEMPSEY
WILLING TO FIGHT WILLS


Jack Dempsey king the heavyweghts
~
VI puciist boil, rritate o d
The O
the
challenger, Harry Wills
argument against him he applied today for license
he had failed
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Fitzsimmons 70 meet Wills, all for
teitS posted.
Dempsey now contends 'hG: TAGrir-
of those who SJtained the contract
from FftzSimmons to so through
with the terms has left him free 9"
meet Gene TunneN under Richard G
auspices at the Yankee stadium
September 16.
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GORTNER

Miss Minnie Newman is spending
this week with the Lee family.
Miss Leila Mosser, of Hauser, has
returned to Gortner and resumed her
position as clerk in the Spoerlein
store.
Miss Sadie Berkenbaugh and Mrs
Paul Welch spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Ruth Schlossnagle.
Mrs. w. E. Spoerlein, who spent
the past week with Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Schlossnagle at Accident, re-
turned to her home here on Sunday.
Mr.. Ed. Miller, of Inwood, Va, de-
livered sermon to the church going
pepole here on Sunday.
Come to church on next Sunday
morning when the services will be
in charge of the Brethren.
Miss Nellie White was a supper
guest at w. E. Spoerlein's on Sun
day evening.
Misses Mary Lichty, Anna Vir-
ginia Slabach, Margaret Gowns and
Emma Burkholder and Mr.. Boone
Lichty called on the Brenninger's at
Sunnyside Sunday afternoon.
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children here recently.
Miss Fazenbaker, Of Shallmar, who
has been i'll, has returned to her
school.
The lure of the snow was so very
tempting that a few of our young
men and women went for sled ride
Monday night. Those enjoying the
trip were Misses Ruth Farr, Marga-
ret Shaffer, Florence Whitaker, and
Messrs. Mark Bender, Peter Olson
and Allan Smith.
Everyone may nominate candi-
date for Miss Kitzmiller" by pay
ing one dollar and may help to elect
her by paying one cent to the can
nual" of the Kitzmiller High School.
Miss Stewart, County Supervisor,
is visiting our school.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will hold its monthly meeting on FRI
day at 1880 at the high school build
ing.
There will be meeting of the cit
liens of Kitzmillerat the councilroom
on friday evening for the purpose of
nominating candidates for mayor and
members Of the town council.
All roads are now open following
the heavy snow fall of a few daysago.
Mrs. George c. Stratton has re-
turned from St. Mary's West Va,
where she had visited her parents.
Mrs. Earl Ellefritz left here a few
days ago for Chicago where he will
join his brother, who is employed in
that city.
Mrs. Gill Barrack, who has been
i'll, is recovering.
Mrs. A. l. Fortney was on the sick
list, but is well again.
The series of meetings in the Pen
tecostal church, held by Mr.. Burk-
hart, are being well attended.
Mrs. Kate Metcalf is very i'll at
this time. Others who are i'll are
Miss Lucy Pool and Mrs. Maude Ham
i'll.
The Daughters of America had
their installation of officers on Mon
day evening, Jan. 18th. The following
are the officers for the ensuing year:
Counsellor, Mrs. Lillian Barrack; as
sistant counsellor, Cora McRobie; Jr.
past counsellor, Myrtle Wilson; as
sistant past counsellor, Cora Camp
bell; vice-counsellor, Ella Brab-
son; assistant vice-counsellor, Alice
Spiker; conductor, Minnie Wilson;
warden, Ada Spiker; inside sentinel,
Nellie Tasker; treasurer, Belle Bar
rack; financial secretary, ]. E. James;
recording secretary, Millicent Will
helm; assistant recording secretary,
Pearl Barrack.
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. jefferson Burch, of Friends
vile, spent Tuesday in Oakland on
business.
Mrs. Walter Hardesty returned to
Oakland Sunday evening from brief
visit to Baltimore relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard P. Stuck left
Oakland Saturday night last for Pas
adena, California, where they will re-
main a month or more.
Mr.. H. W. Kahl and his daughter,
Miss Margaret Kahl, were at Frost
burg Monday where they attended
the funeral of a relative.
Rev. A. ]. Torrey, who recently, re-
turned to Oakland from New York
and Philadelphia, was i'll several days
following an attack Of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Dixon, who
spent upwards of week in Balti-
more, Philadelphia and New York, re-
turned to Oakland last Friday even
ing.
The nation-or ndividual-which
ceases to produce more than it con-
sumes will be pushed out of its place
in the sun by one more frugal and in
dustrious.
The biggest discovery the boss can
make about the employe, or the en-
ploye about the boss, or both about
the customer, is that each is primarily
a human being.
Mr.. James P. Treacy returned to
his home in Oakland last Saturday
from Detroit where he had been sew
eral days attending meeting of Es-
sex and Hudson car dealers.
The Tri-Mu Sunday school class Of
st. Paul's M. E. church will hold a
food sale at Dixon's Store on Satur-
day afternoon, January 16, 1926, at
200 o'clock. Your patronage is So
licited
The Republican prints today the
full list of road supervisors and the
amount of money set aside for their
use in the upkeep Of the public county
roads in Garrett county for the cur
rent year.
Messrs. Coffman & Fisher, whose
chain of stores cover portions of this
State and West Virginia, use half
page of today's Republican in adver-
Using January clearance sale ofsea-
sonable goods at greatly reduced
prices.
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Miss Anna McComas, of Baltimore,
arrived here Tuesday night for visit
to her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Henry
w. McComas.
Mr.. Carlton McComas, after an i'll
ness of more than two weeks as the
result of an attack of influenza, was
out for the first time Monday.
Rev. w. NJ Shultz, a former pastor
of St. Paul's NJ. E. church, now Dis
trict Superintendent, preached at the
local church here on Sunday morning
where he also conducted the quarter
ly conference.
At a recent meeting of the Past
Masters Association held in Cumber-
land, Mr.. Franklin E. Rathbun was
elected vice president of the organi-
cation which is an honor we'll deserv-
ed and properly bestowed.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Kenney re-
turned to Oakland last Friday from
their honeymoon trip to Canton, Ohio.
They are now at home at the
residence of the brides mother, Mrs.
Nellie Maffett on Fifth street.
The teachers and students of the
Oakland grammar school were dis
appointed this morning when they
were advised that Trappe, the ventril-
oquist, could not appear for their ben
eft as had been announced. 1t is pos
'sible that the entertainer will appear
at later date.
The Republican has been requested
by Mayor Fraley to state that the
electric current will be off from 1900
o'clock noon until 200 o'clock p. m.
on Sunday next. This interruption
in the service is made necessary ow-
ing to some repairs having to be made
on the lines.
While Garrett countians were en-
joying an ideal winter day Tuesday
with the mercury standing well up in
the twenties, Marylanders in the vi
entity of Hagerstown were experience
ing the coolest weather of the year
with the thermometer showing three
degrees below zero, according to the
reports appearing in the State press
Tuesday afternoon.
Trappe, the famous ventriloquist
and entertainer, will give his pro-
gram at the Oakland high school, on
Wednesday evening, January 20, for
the benefit of the Oakland grammar
school. Musical numbers by mem
bers Of the school will also be pre-
scented. Those who heard Mr.. Trappe
at the Swarthmore Chautauqua will
be glad to have the opportunity to
hear him again. Adults, 25 cents;
school children, Is cents.
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Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Beachy, who
have been in Norfolk, Va, for the
past several months, where they had
gone for the benefit of Mr.. Beachy's
health, returned home recently. We
are sorry to state that Mr.. Beachy
has not improved much.
All the members Of Mr.. D. l..
Swartzentruber's family are housed
up with severe colds.
Mrs. N. c. Slabach is confined to
her bed with an attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. F. S. Irwin is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Peters
helm.
Messrs. Lee Slabach and Charles
Lewis called on Misses Pearl Swiers
and Blanche Fulmer at Lynndale last
Sunday evening.
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HOYES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Harvey Gortner, of Grantsville,
one of the hustling Ford agents, was
a business visitor to Hoyes on Mon
day.
Rev. Arbogast, pastor of the M.
E. church, filled his regular apoint-
ment here on Sunday morning after
an absence of a few weeks on account
of illness.
Miss Marguerite Cook, of Frost
burg, was a guest of Miss Mae De-
Witt at this place over Sunday. Miss
Cook was recently appointed teacher
Of the Elder Hill school.
Aubrey Brenneman and wife mo-
tored to Mountain Lake Park Sunday
afternoon and spent the evening as
guests of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Brenneman.
Mrs. Milton Dewitt, Mrs. Arthur
Custer and Mrs. R. B. Friend spent
last Thursday with Mrs. Charles De-
Witt.
Mine prop making seems to be the
daily employment of quite number
of persons in our community. A new
company in this section was recently
formed, known as the Smith, Bren-
neman Prop Company, which at this
time are doing a rushing business.
Mr.. Freeman Dewitt was visiting
relatives at Oakland the latter part
of last week, returning to her home
here on Monday.