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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
ALOYSIOs BOUTS.
On TONIGHT

Willie Ptonley, aIl-service cham.
pion, and billy Franklin, middle.
weight Of New York city. win top the
card Of the AIoysius athlete show to-
night. Matchmaker Cornell. in book
ing this pair Of boxers, is giving
members OF the Northeast club one
Of the best shows staged there in
many days.
Franklin II coming to Washington
with q good record. Last Saturday,
at Syracuse. he defeated Young
Fisher. who has met such fighters
as Greb. Make Rosenblum, George
CHIP and others. On the other hand,
Ptomey has set his mark in the ring
against formidable fighters; besides,
he won the all-service title from
good mitmen.
Kid" Groves will meet Sylvan
Bass in the semi-final. Bass, the
Baltimore battler. is ready TO 20 the
six rounds. and Is determined to give
Groves real fight.
Benny Toothman, of Miami, Fla.
viii take on Joe Piscatello, sparring
partner OF Al Foreman. for SEIZED
uled six rounds. frankie De Angelo
and Sammy Merino will open the
show with a four-rounder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
COlIegians Enter
Boxing Tournament

College boxers will take part in
the District amateur championship
tournament to be conducted at
the Jewish Community Center un.
der the direction of Jim. Mcnamara,
Monday night with entries closing
Saturday night.
Boxers from Maryland and Gal
laudet are entered and others are
expected.
Bouts will be held In the los,
lis, 125 and 1s5-pound classes.
Another later tournament will in.
clude heavier classes.
Entry blanks may be obtained
at Spalding's and from Mcnamara
al the Jewish Community Center.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

time he wasn't wide open and
swinging. Rather. he held both
fists high up, one on each side Oh
his jaw bone. His head was low.
cred on his chest, and not an inch
Of his chin was exposed. The body
crouch he assumed kept his
stomach and heart region protected.
On he came, step by step-and /
backed step by step with him.
Each second Of that retreat Of mine
was precious-to me. For all the
while my head was growing clearer
and clearer; the strength was CON-
ing back in my arms and legs, and
knew that the great danger for
me was about over.
Sullivan. timing every back
wSrd step was making, made
. sudden Iunge at me-hOping
to catch me unaware. / was
anticipating that he'd do Just
that. And so as he Iunged,
suddenly checked my retreat.
and lunged at him.
AS we both were lunging, Sullivan
dropped his left hand about three
or four inches to get leverage into
a swing for my chin. But even as
he dropped his left arm, my right
hand shot out with every ounce OF
strength in my body back Of It. /
shot for the only spot exposed on
Sullivan's head or body-his fore
head.
The punch hit Sullivan on the fore
bad at point between the eyes. !.
Sullivan's body swung two-thirds
the way around with the velocity Of
"a top. And then, because one If
Sullivan's feet was lifted off the
floor blythe violence Of the spin, his
body lost It's whirling balance and
ne dove through the air like q
diver going into the water, and
landed, nose first, upon the canvass.
Sullivan was out-cold!
And the round has lasted only
tr1fle moro than two minutes.
Yet those were the most event.
1ul two minutes Of my Hfetii ne,
for within them, had taken
the most terrific punch 1 ever
had to endure, had fought my
way out OF an almost tragic
plight-and then knocked my
seeming conquerCr out by hitting
him on the only exposed spot on
his head and body.
Beating Jack Dempsey does not
stand out as so great a feat al
knocking out Sullivan that night
Yet the next day the papers carried
q one or two paragraph story about
1t and one Of those articles wns
headed: "Tunney Beats Set.Up."
Next Saturday Gene Tunney win
tell you Of his ring earnings,
Copyright. 1927. by King Featuran
Syndicate. Inc.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
Greenleaf Pleases
With Act at Keith's

Ralph Greenleaf, worlds famous
pocket-billiard champion. is enter.
taing patrons Of Keith's this week
with an interesting act Of trick
shots.
Greenleaf lets loose lot Of
trick shots which astounds local
lovers Of pool. Buy the use OF
mirrors the audience can see how
the patron saint Of the green cloth
executes the shots which have
made him famous the world over.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
Chicago Sees Young
In Exhibition Swim

CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-swimming
enthusiasts of Chicago paid tribute
today to George Young, Toronto
youth, winner of the $25 1000 Cata.
lima swim. by comparing him to
Perry McGillivray, one of the great
est Of swimmers.
Young appeared here last night
in an exhibition in the Chicago Ath.
letic Association pool, swimming
400 yards in 1853 after swimming
faster at the finish than the start.
Young uses the American six-beat
crawl with a free, powerful arm
movement. His style IL almost iden.
teal with that Of McGullSsAy,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
First Grid Injury
For 1927 IS
Recorded

CORVALLIS, Ore, Feb. IT,
The first casualty Of the 1927
football season has occurred at
Oregon Agricultural College.
Howard Maple, high scoring
player Of the Aggie varsity last
fall, was forced out Of spring
football training with serious
injury and may have to undergo
a major operation at once.
Probably it will keep him out
Of baseball in which sport he
was also q Tnainstay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

The Capital stars have been
forced to distant fields for compe.
titjon and sometimes It has been
expensive for the promoters.
Moreover, the long distance matches
have been beyond the reach of the
rams in general whereas many of
them easily could take in a battle
/ in Baltimore.
The King Pins will not want for
r0oters at Gainesville, which is only
= fhvver rattle or so from Wash.
lngtcn. Those desiring to 60 along
with the gang should assemble at
the King Pin at 4:30 o'clock.
Anchor Man Puget, Of the Com.
merce team in the Federal League
killed three birds with one stone
the other night. BY means OF a
doubleheader in the last box. he
won a game, for his team and
hung up high set and game of his
league-388 and 1876.
A match was postponed In
the Athletic Club League re.
Gently. Each team could mus.
ger only three men. The
leagu's president, Bus Provost.
vas . member Of one and Ben
y 1lcAlWee, secretary, q depend.
able of the other. The two ex.
ecutIVes c0IisOIed each other.
The Union Printers OF the Ath.
Ietic Club League, g. P. o. of the.
District League and Park View
Of the Suburban viii lose a star
soon when Bernie Frye goes e
Detroit where he will practice Law
And the Washington City Duck.
pin Association will lose a vice
president If Dave Fegan insists ~,
resigning. He's been trying to TACK
UP ever since the boys elected him
several weeks ago.
Fegan has chosen a propitious time
to resign in one respect ana IN
another its the wrong moment He
strung along with the RESIGNATION
during Its dark and stormy DAYS
ana couldn't very well hive Ieff
the, old ship. He can get OFT now
with criticizing himself. But. again
by leaving at this time Days would
be pulling 1t Of the whirl iust
when It promises to be most inter.
esting. The association looks for.
ward to the most prosperous and
happy period Of its history.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
Washington Is Tied
For Basket Lead

Tied with washington for first
place by virtue of 29.to-28 victory
over Fort Wayne, the New York
Celtics tonight meet the Chicago
Bruins in the opener of a two
game series at the Illinois
metropolis. The Celts can gain sole
possession OF the league lead If
they win both games of the series,
because Washington will be idle un-
til Saturday night when Cleveland
will be opposed.
The Bruins have been strength.
ened this week by the acquisition OF
Homer Stonebreaker, formerly Of
Fort Wayne, and Honey Russell, OF
Cleveland, and it Is now rumored
that the Chicago owners will try to
bolster their club further by bidding
for the services OF either Nat Hol.
man or Joe Lopschick Of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
PICKS ON VICTIM

BOSTON, Feb. 17--Johnny Vacca,
who defeated Fidel Labarba, fly.
weight champion. today announced
he wanted to meet the Californian
again. Vacca said he would make
112 pounds, the flyweight limit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

play the L. SIesinger'sl Sons team.
1s5-pound champions, and on Mon.
day the st. Gerald five, champions
of Baltimore Church League. will
be played. Both games will be
staged In Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

VIII always feel that winning
from Sullivan. when was on the
verge Of q knockout, gave me the
confidence and faith in myself that
made me feel that nothing afterward
ever would stop me in my long and
dreary fight to the pinnacle Of
pugilism.
In the years since then I've turned
in a few spectacular victories and
won some fights by rallying-but
none, In my recollection, compares
with the time / whipped Sullivan.
1t happened back in 1920, when l
was just getting my fistiN start after
coming back from the war. l was
originally matched up with Dan
O'Davtd for a mix-up over in New
Jersey. But something happened to
Dan and he didn't show up. The pro-
meters found Sullivan somewhere on
the premises and asked me IL I'd take
him on. readily assented, because
had met Sullivan in a bout during
the wartime days in France and he
didn't appear so tough.
The first round. bell rung.
Sullivan, q sOuthpaw, came
out ftdditng arOund-and / fid.
died. too. ! was jOckeying for an
opening. kept feinting at him,
hoping to get him to open up.
But instead of leading he kept
backing away. Finally he was
at the ropes. / thought / had
him trapped. tented, got him
In position for q smash, but even
as l was letting go with a punch
Tor his chin, he swung the left
which had earned him his "K.
o. nickname-and he beat me
Sullivan's pile driver crashed
against my chin. At the moment
Of impact, thought my head had
been ripped from my body, For a
second everything went black. The
whole world seemed to be spinning
around. So powerful was his
punch that he opened a one-inch
cash on the rim Of my chin. But
/ didn't know that then. All that
! knew was that had been ter.
rifically hit and that unless could
work q miracle and stop Sullivan
from cracking me another solid
blow, I'd 90 down-and perhaps
out.
Through a hlurr, I saw Sullivan
closing In and measuring me. He
let 60, but I had sense enough to
step inside the punch. But wasn't
fast enough to escape It entirely.
The left handler grazed my cheek.
But my act OF stepping toward him
enabled me to grab him in q clinch.
Sullivan tried wildly to shake me
off. But held on.
That cIinch didn't last moro
than three or four seconds
but Il was q battle saving cIinch
for me. For, as we broke, my
wObbling legs had steadied; the
blurr was almost gone and the
terrible ringing in my head and
the dizziness had about left me.
Sullivan came tearing at me, both
hands swinging with terrific Vio-
lence, but kept stepping inside
his swings and they went circline
around my neck. Sullivan tried
desperately to get me to Iead-but
! knew that to do 80 then was
folly. ! was Sailing for time
and more time. So Sullivan. know.
ing 1t, and realizing that was re.
cuperating and might become dan.
gerous. quickly changed tactics.
De backed away q step or two
ana thon came at WO-bUA Gg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
HEAVYWEIGHT CLIMB
V|PPED|N 1920
By Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight Champion

Ever hear Of K 0. Sullivan?
No? Well that company with 100000
Americans Yet this very o. Sullivan within punch
heights
Sullivan almost unknown days he knew and now
practically forgooten by those who him action
remain vivid in my memory For he
most terrific punch dealt in Ifetme-and
Sullivan who forced what greatest battle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
PLENTY WORK

Washington Props, an entrant in
the Jewish Community Center Bias
ketball League, Is meeting two
champion basketball teams Of Bal
timore. Sunday night the locals
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
Jack Schaefer Leads
Hoppe in Title Match

NEW YORK, Jeb. 17.-Jake
Schaeffer today was leading Wili;s
Hoppe, l,200 to 914, in their Iei
balkline billiard match here for fhe
worlds supremacy" Hoppe won
the third block. 5Se to 800. but his
opponent took the fourth block. 400
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
Chicago Promoter
Seeks Vacca Rnnf

CHICAGO, Feb. 17---Johnny vaeca
who scored a sensational vicforv
over Fidel Labarba, worlds fIy.
weight champion In Boston. NAV
appear in Chicago March 1. PRO.
moter Niels Vierup announced to-
day he was trying to sign Vacca
for that date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
OLD COMMONS WIN

The Old Dominion Boat Club
scored its revenge in meeting the
Washington Canoe Club five in q
crucial game Of the Nautical
League and won. 24-17. Mitchell
and Dreifus each scored eight has
kets for the winners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

II would add lots Of snap
70 the intercity bowling situa-
tlon, so far as Washington IL
concerned, II Baltimore won
this match. Over o string OF
years Capital City bOwIers de-
teated the BaItimOreans so con.
elstently that interest became
nj. Many . hot match could
DO arranged II the BaItimOreans
could approximate Washington
standards. va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

When MacISey and Green de-
SPARED of finding somebody
willing to tackle the bOne.bend-
ing IniddleWeiglt, Nixon APP
peared. The pair were signed
prOntO by John s.. BlicIx, the
Arcadia Inagnate. Nixon IL the
Army middleweight champion.
Green claims the championship
Of the South.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

Rooms in all sections Of Washington,
located in desirable homes at reason
able rentals, can be secured through
the Rental Columns OF Times and Her
aid Classified Section
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

Spurred by a shot at the world
heavyweight title. Charley Hanson,
who is physical director at the
Arcadia and recognized con-
tender for Stecher's crown, has
gone into heavy training.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
FIND 0E
FOR GREEN

Elmer Dutch Green, who claims
he was barred from Washington
wrestling circles for throwing op.
ponents too quickly and too
severely, has found a willing foe.
man after one month OF challenge
flinging.
Harry Nixon, the Fort Myer star,
viii come to grips with Green in
a preliminary to the Joe Stecher-
Charley Hanson world heavyweight
championship match next Thurs.
day night at the Arcadia.
Green won three straight vic
tories each Of which ended
abruptly. He scored six falls
In less than % minutes, accord.
ing to his manager, Rob Roy
MaclIey, and then found himself
unable to find engagements.
Mackey, president Of the Mo-
hawk Athletic Club and a retired
mat star, pulled all the strings he
could find without success and chal-
lenged right and left. Even Joe
Turner. the Washington veteran,
ignored a challenge, Mackey de.
clares.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
STAR I Rio
TRACTS
PNN.FANS
By r. D. Thomas

Whether Baltimore once more Is
In position to challenge the SUI
premacy Of Washington on the
duckpin drives may be determined
tonight when the King Pin team,
assisted by Glenn Wolstenholme Of
Convention Hall, attacks an all
star lineup Of the Monumental City
ct Catonsville, Nd. just outside Of
Baltimore.
The King Pins themselves be-
lIeve that the team they will face
tonight is the strongest that Bal
tinnore has ever organized. It lacks
only one Of the city's recognized
top-notcEers, as Washington knows
the Baltimore stars.
Over here the duckpin fans
have great respect for Ed Rom
mel. the Philadelphia Athletics
pitcher. whose homie Is In Balti-
more. ROmmell Is cool tempered,
accurate pin shooter.
As the Baltimore team il now
composed those who interest Wash
ington fans chiefly are Ray Won
Dreele, who holds a national record
for five games rolled in a cham
pionship competition-72S; young
Johnny Ruppel. who averaged 124
for 80 games to win two big tour.
naInents this winter, and Ollie
Ruark, for years mainstay OF
tntercity teams. Ruark impresses
Washington fans as being a first
rate gamester.
Other members of the team, Ed
Blakeney, George Lang and Pete
Cassidy are not so well known.
Tonight's games will be rolled on
Cashmyer's alleys in Gainesville.
which is three miles this side OF
Baltimore, action starting at $50
o'clock. The return set will be
contested at the King Pin on
March s.
The King Pins have q squad of
about ten but probably will use
Woistenholme. Campbell, Megaw,
Weidman and Logan, a lineup
quite representative Of this city's
bowling strength.
II would add lots Of snan
% the intercity bowling situa-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

Over here the duckpin fans
have great respect for Ed Rom
mel. the PhiladeIphia Athletics
pitcher. whose home Is In BaIti-
more. ROmmell is q cool tempered,
accurate min shooter.
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Ccontlnued from Tlrlt Paes)

Continued from First PaseJ
inst night By attending ! thaatrical
performance especially arranged for
him by the foreign office. Presi-
dent Gales and Lindhersh occupied
d box alone.
Cheered Four Times
Throughout the performance the
large crowd which packed the thea.
ter continued to applaud and cheer
the young American. Lindbergh
was forced to rise and acknowledge
the cheers tour times.
Beristain, the present popular
comedian Of Mexico, dedicated his
oct to Americas lone eagle.
4 Following the performance Lind
bergh returned to the American
Embassy to spend the night,
Earlier tn the night the Mexican
congress received Lindbergh in 4
special meeting with full attend
tAnce Of senator's ana deputies The
flier was given the seat Of honor at
the right Of the chairman.
Get Another Medal
Here another medal was added
to the already enviable collection
possessed by Lindbergh for his
aviation exploits. Chairman Carlos
.Cerisola, after praising Lindbergh's
flight, presented him with a COM
nnencrative medal OF gold. On one
side was the Mexican eagle, and
on the other the inscription:
The Chamber Of Deputies to Col.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Mex
Ice. December Is, 1927"
Al rosette Of red, white ana green,
Mexico's cplors, was placed in the
lapel Of Lindbergh's coat.
He left the chamber amid an up
roar of cheers, s
Another Medal For Indy
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will re-
Ceived the grand gold medal Of the
Federation Aeronautical InternS-
tional, IL a recommendation made
today by Porter Adams, president
Of the National .Aeronautical Assoc
citation Is adopted at the meeting
Of the general committee III Paris
on January 5.
This medal II awarded bg ma.
3ority vote Of the delegates from
the national aeronautical or MIA.
lions Of the 20 countries aftiiiated
with the Federation AerOnauticaI
international, Of which Adauas or
eanization IS the American repre-
sentative.
IA I letter to Paul Tissand ier,
secretary OF the r. a. il. Adams.
cited not only Lindberss's nonstop
flight from New York to Paris, but
also his recent flight to Mexico and
stated that these two achieyet1aen
were not only the two greatest Of
this year, but would always rank
Is two of the greatest flights ia the
history OF aviation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
PAINTS MATE As
DON JUAN

Mrs. Ellen q. stonebraker, ok
2Ie Fifteenth 1t. y. 81. today sued
for i limited divorces
Her husband George q stone:
brake the vie declares il !
garage builder 81 washington. ana
has nad6 i fortune. The nv III
the wits's ointment however. Is
that the chllefs II her hushand's
doors are III women. she pictures
him as d Don Juan.
she says that she struggled with
him through many iekn years
before fortune smiled on them.
Then in 1924 her husband started
IN a small way to build garages.
His business grew by leaps and
bounds until at the present time
she declares he il making S7O. 900
q year. but that notwithstanding
all this prosperity, she is without
sufficient funds to support herself.
Through her attorney, Raymond
Neudecker, the wife claimed that
last spring she found the e'other
woman's card" IN pocket Of her
husbands automobile and when she
called 1t to his attention he told her
he would not give up his affinity
and IL she did not like Ii to get out.
StOnebraker Ii charged with
having d love nest 1T Sherwood
Forest, where he entertaIns his
lady friends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
ROB 8 women
Of PURSES

Two c0Iored boys approached An
tionette Fieldnan 1875 y ST. N. ~
while she was watkins on & Street.
between Sixth and seventh Streets
Northwest, last night and grabbed
her pocketbook containing $2S I'M
cash, 4 note for 1900 and personal
effects. They escaped.
Miss Mary Mattingly. KS st.
NJ w. reported to police the theft
from the desk ct Carroll Hall. 934
@ st. N. w, OF her p0eketbOOk con-
tanning $50 IN cash and other articles.
Emma Roland, 417 South Wash
Ington St, Alexandria, Va. reported
to police that while she was at
Twelfth and @ Streets Northwest
last night q thief cut her pocket.
book from her arm. The bag con-
tanned S45 in cash. keys and cards.
The theft from bureau drawer
IN her home OF so IN money and
cavalier worth $50 was reported by
Mrs. Agnes Shield, 10 Seaton 81.
N. w.
Bernice Consart. 1905 u st. N. W..
reported the loss Of q fur coat
valued at $3.50. She named q suspect.