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DEMPSEY IS GIVEN GREAT
OVATION BY CHICAGO FANS

Leo Flynn hoped to get in round Of
golf with Dempsey, and perhaps Tex
Richard, to help Jack get rid OF his
train legs"
The latest word from Champion
Gene Tunney's camp, at Speculato tor,
n. Y, was that Tunney would ar
training at the Cedar Crest Country
Club.
The size Of the purse Tunney will
battle at Soldiers Field, September
%, 10 one Of the things Dempsey's
friends were concerned about while
Jack was resting up today, for the
start Of his training grind next Mon
day.
Champion Gene will get around a
million and quarter for this one
fight. Dempsey's advisers have fig
ured, while Jack will get about half
that sum. Tunney's contract calls
for 100000 and one-half the gate
in excess Of a million.
Dempsey Is the drawing card in
this fight" said Floyd Fitzsimmons,
a promoter himself and one of Demp
sey's close friends. And everybody
knows it, too. II the gate goes to
100000, as Tex Richard and his
hackers expect. Tunney will get in
the neighborhood of $l,200.000 for his
share. Dempsey's percentage will be
no where near this amount"
The former champion is figured to
get around 100000, while the motion
picture profits will he shared equally
by Tunney, Dempsey and Richard.
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starts and will just about assure
them the gonfalon.
Rices and Corinthians. leaders in
section A Of the midget class, will
clash in a game that Is expected to
go far toward deciding the title. Aces
and Eskimos, Americans and Cal
houns. all Of whom are in the race,
will try conclusions in section b.
Russels. who have played all their
games, are leading the parade in the
insect series. Walfords the only team
that can overtake Russels, must win
all three games they have to play to
turn the trick. Walfords were to play
one of these contests early today with
Boys Club Elks.
TremOnts and Kanawhas meet on
South Ellipse at 3 o'clock Sunday in
the banner game OF the Petworth
Senior League. r. r. keanes. league
leaders. will face Yorkes at the same
time on East Elipse.
9. ID. Emerys have won the Atlas
Midget League title They won 10
games and lost /. Harlems, with Z vic.
tories and defeats, were second.
Emerys will he presented a silver low
ing cup on Tuesday.
Three French Insect League games
were carded today after being rained
out yesterday. Nationals We're to meet
Colonys, George Burns were to take
on Thurstons and Royals and Speak
ers were to face.
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altering Nationals Must Take Brace Retain Second Place O the Tigers
D. C. PRINTERS nine
IS OUT OF TOURNEY

CINCINNATI. August 1e-Ether
st. Louis or Chicago Union Printers
will he crowned champions of Inter-
national Typographical base ball ranks
10 succeed Heinie Wehb's Washington
entry. which was eliminated by the
Windy City team yesterday in hec-
tic 16-to-15 battle.
As st. Louis is undefeated to date, it
Ia possible that another game may he
played tomorrow. if Chicago takes the
first game and eVens matters. Should
the Missourians take todays game the
series will ba ended.
Webb's Typos fought hard in defea t
yesterday, after suffering the same
fate that they did in previous game
with the Illinois team. Roudabush
proved as ineffective as Webb had on
Tuesday. the winners counting 10
times in the first two innings.
Six more runs in the fifth and sixth
left the Washingtonians in an almost
hopeless position. but they continued
hammerinE away. gathering 81 safe
ties. A tWo-run rally in the ninth fell
one short Of tying the score. The de-
Tending champions aided the winners
with seven costly errors
st. Louis came from behind to defeat
Boston. 4 to g.
Yesterdays WASHINGTON acoro.
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RECORDS TO BE SOUGHT
IN VARIOUS ENDEAVORS

Following golf and bicycle mara
thons by Owen Evans and Milton AL.
bert Smith, respectively. a number of
attempts to set non. stop records along
various lines are planned here.
Harry Cameron. 15-year-old Hyatts.
vile, Md, newsboy. will mount his
wheel tomorrow night at . o'clock In
Potomac Park in an attempt to break
the mark of "a hours 81 minutes set
by Smith. Mike di Bella of Jolly
Antlers A. c. was to undertake a
hike from hero to Baltimore today
after completing a 40-mile bicycle ride
to Herring Bay recently. Albert
Klein Of Standard A. C. will strive to
walk to Philadelphia in so hours on
August 81.
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but Rigney has slowed up too much
Then Harris showed in Reeves,
youngster who had come out OF the
South. Harris turned the Job over to
him.
Reeves has a great throwing arm
and lie Is accurate in his throws to
first. but he lacks flneSse in his short
quick throws to second, the throws
that start double plays. His hands
are not so sure as they should be, but
at his present rate OF improvement
these flaws will be overcome.
One of the bright spots in Reeves
makeup Is his keenness and base ball
intelligence. II Reeves comes through,
and his chances are more than favor
able, the Washington infield will re-
turn to its former high standard.
Bluege Is performer Of unusual
merit. and Judge, at first, should have
several more good years.
Loss of Convey Was Blow.
When the dependable Stanley Gov
eleskie ended his career as Washing
ton pitcher, Harris troubles began.
Washington was doped to finish low
because Harris was not expected to
get much pitching. Then. when the
great Walter Johnson broke an ankle
in Spring training, the last hope
seemed gone.
But suddenly Lisenbee, a right-hand
recruit, began winning and then an
other youngster, chunky right
handler by the name of Hadley. began
to deliver. These young prizes stopped
every team in the American League
and put the pitching staff back on its
feet.
Handled by the aggressive Muddy"
Ruel. an intelligent catcher. the re
cruits seem well on their way to star
dom. Their pitching. and the work OF
Reeves at short, started Washington
winning. 1t now is wellbalanced
team. playing intelligent base ball and
playing aggressively. 1t Is a team
that fights all the way and with a bit
better break at the start II would now
be going neck and neck with New
York.
fCopyrizht 1877
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BOXING ASSOCIATION
PUTS BAN ON M'TIGUE
By the Associated Press.
80 y. rrT. rr.

BY the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, Conn, August 10
Mike McTigue, recognized as the
light heavyweight champion by the
New York State Athletic Commits
sion after Jack Delaney relinquished
the title recently, has been suspended
by the National Boxing Association
for his alleged failure to go through
with a bout against Larry Gaines at
Toronto, Ontario, May 16. it has been
announced by Thomas r. Donohue.
president of the association.
Representing a membership of box
ing commissions in "a States of the
Union and affiliated national commits
sions in Canada. Mexico. France and
Cuba the National Boxing Commits
sions decision. Mr.. Donohue said,
would bar McTigue from all fights in
the territory represented. Jimmy
Johnson, McTieue's manager, also
comes under the ruling.
While the ruling Is not expected to
have any effect on McTigues' bout
with Tommy Loughran, scheduled
October 7. Donohue said it would pre-
vent McTigue from defending his
title in any of the States represented
by the association.
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CRIFFS TOMORROW START
A 5.CAME SET in DETROIT
To Avoid Slipping in Race Harrismen Will Have to
Improve on Work in St. Louis Which Yes
terday Brought 6-5 Overtime Defeat.
nd Ruel. That Melted the Nationals

and Ruel. That Melted the Nationals
four runs.
Then the Browns got into the run
making business. Johnson walked
Schang at the beginning Of the third in
ming and Gerber tripled Wally to the
plate. O'Rourke's single put Gerber
over the big base. O'Rourke started
the sixth with a single. Harry Rice
grounded to Harris and an easy two
ply killing was in sight. O'Rourke
was forced out. but Reeves relay to
Speaker was too slow as we'll as wild
to flag the batter. Sisters one ba ser
and Williams long fly moved Harry
Rice to third from where he counted
as Bng Miller reached Johnson for a
safety.
The Browns knotted the score in the
seventh when Braxton swung into ac-
ton. Schang. first up. singled. When
Gerber rolled to Harris, though, it
seemed there would be two out in a
jiffy. But Bucky pushed the ball all
around his feet and there were two
Browns on the runway.
To make matters worse, Braxton
grabbed Crowders sacrifice bunt and
tried for a force play at third, al
though Schang was virtually at the
bag when the ball got to the pitcher
All hands chung to the bases after
Goslin collared O'Rourkes loft and
BraXton whitfield Harry Rice. Speaker.
though, made a feeble break toward
Sisters grounder and the ball bounded
off the National first cker's gloved
hand to right for a double that Tailed
Schang and Gerber.
The Nationals made a bid for vic
tory in the tenth with runners on first
Connnd A,.A
neither Ruel nor Bluege could lend q
helping hand. In the eleventh they
had the sacks crowded with two out.
but Goslin, with three-and- two
count. hoisted to Bing Miller in short
center.
Sisler started the Browns toward
their win after Harry Rice had been
disposed OF in the twelfth He bound
ed the ball off Braxton's glove to-
ward Reeves. The shortstop came In
fast for pickup and a good throw
to Speaker. Spoke dropped the bali.
letting Sisler make first safely. The
batter was credited with a hit, but
the ball clearly beat him to the bag.
for Umpire Vangrafian signaled a de.
csion reversal after Speaker fumbled
Williams sent the bali high against
the stand barrier at the right field
corner for double that put Sisler at
third base.
In came Marberry. and Bing Miller
was handed a walk to load the sacks.
Then Melillo, who in his four previous
drives to fair territory had picked left
field az parking place, lifted toward
the right field corner. Sam Rice
made spectacular one-hand catch of
the hoist, but never had q chance to
get Sisler with a throw to the plate.
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MARkSMEN GATHER
FOR TITLE MATCHES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio. August 10.
The vanguard OF the Nations
crack marksmen are encamped here,
undergoing preliminary preparations
for the national rifle matches which
open September Is.
Today marked the first out -of- state
team when Is mon and officers Of
the New Jersey National Guard trek
into camp ahead OF most of the 80
teams scheduled to encamp here
before the end of next week.
The United States Navy team
representing the cream Of the Navys
marksmen. are due tomorrow and
the United States Engineers are ex-
pected Monday.
The United States Cavalry team
In camp for several days, polished
up on fine points Of the firing art
when they went to the range for
preliminary work yesterday.
The Ohio National Guard squad
has been under the close scrutiny of
coaches for several days. prepara-
tory to the choosing of the team to
represent the Ohio Guardmen in the
national competition.
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Two games are on tap for Takoma
Tigers. Aztec Seniors are booked for
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock on
diamond No. 4. and Oxon Hill nine will
play host Sunday afternoon at the
same hour.
Willie Andrews IL looking for q foe
for his National Circles for Sundav
and next week. Call him at Lincoln
9S92.
CrOOme. Md, nine wants a home
game for Sunday. Call Marlboro 17.F.
II between 6 and 8 o'clock.
Timely hitting gave sherwood A. G.
q i-to-4 win over Decrwood yesterday.
COrinthian teams meet tonight at
o'clock at Immaculate Conception Hall.
Sam Rice Midgets. who meet tonight
ut o'clock at 134S ID street north.
east. want games. Call Atlantic 1916.
Eddie Collins and American Midget
teams will play tomorrow at 8 o'clock
on Diamond No. 3.
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BALTIMORE INVITES
D. C. MINES TO SERIES

Local Sunday school teams have
been extended an invitation by the
Baltimore Sunday School Base Ball
Association to enter In the Maryland
District championship Examinations to
be staged there in the near future
The champions of five Baltimore
leagues will be entered and it is
hoped that several local teams will
also compete. Henry D. Filling,
president of the Monumental City
Association, has announced that a
trophy will be awarded the winner.
Teams entering are asked to have
a representative present at a meet
ing to b held next wednesday night
at 8 o'clock at the Baltimore associa.
ton headquarters. 800 East Balti-
more street.
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MORIARTY
AT BAT
BY GEORGE MORTARTY.
Manager Of the DETROIT Base Ball Team.
Former Big League Third Baseman and
for 10 years an American League
11mpire

w WASHINGTON has made a
better job Of threatening
wv the New York hold on first
place in the American
League standing than any
other team.
Washington Ia one of the few teams
in history that did not crack after
winning a few pennants. Usually a
team that wins a championship slips
completely out Of the picture year
or so after its achievement.
Stanley Harris, the sparkling leader
of the Washingtons, deserves heaps Of
credit for keeping his outfit within
shooting distance Of another pennant
base ball personality Of the team.
He is related to Washington as Ed
die Collins was to Chicago's White
Sox when he managed them. While
Collins played second base the Sox
went great guns when injuries kept
him on the bench they slumped badly.
1t Is the same thing when Harris is
out Of the Washington lineup.
Harris Faced Problem.
A little more than a year ago Har-
ris faced a tremendous problem when
the brilliant Peckinpaugh gave posi-
tive evidence that he could no longer
maintain high speed at short. Har-
ris and Peckinpaugh, working around
second base, had brought two pen
nants and a world title to Washington
through their ability to put over a
double play program that never has
been surpassed in base ball history.
Peckinpaugh departed and for a
time it seemed as IL Buddy Myer, re-
cruit. would take his place. but Myer
failed to fall into the Harris scheme
of things and finally was traded to
Boston for Topper Rigney. Bluege
also was tried at short, but Harris
soon saw the futilty of trying to make
a shortstop out of player who comes
close to being a great third baseman.
Rigney was tried there this Spring
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PUNISHMENT CAUSES
OFF DAY FOR HARRIS

ST. LOUIS, August 19-That 500
nne imposed upon Bucky Harris by
President Ban Johnson for the run-in
with Umpire Clarence Rowland during
the opener Of the recent Yankee Sc.
ries in Washington must have proved
on the mind Of the Nationals man.
ager yesterday. He struck out three
Of the six times he stepped to the
plate and made the error that opened
the way to the Browns deadlocking
rally in the seventh.
While President johnson admitted
In his letter to Bucky, received short
ly before the start of the third game
OF the set here, that no official report
OF the incident that caused Harris
banishment from the game on August
10 had been received at league head
quarters. the Nationals pilot has no
comeback. Il hate to give up that
hundred" Bucky remarked, "but I'll
lave to do So" And Ban ordered
that Harris send his personal check
in payment.
Those few fans attending the games
between Nationals and Browns surely
are getting their moneys worth.
Blackie ORourke and Harry Rice of
the home club threw in enough fancy
nelding stunts to make the game yes
terday sparkle all the way.
In the fourth round. Harry Rice ran
back and crashed against the right
field stand barrier to drag down Har-
ris' liner. The Brownie let 20 the
sphere az he fell away from the wall,
but recovered 1t just before 1t reached
the ground.
O'Rourke made a remarkable stop
OF Sam Rice's high bounder over the
third sack in the same inning and re-
covered his balance just in time to
throw for a force-out of Johnson at
second. The play kept a hit from
Sam, as Blackie had no chance to
throw out the batter.
Young Fred Burnett, pitcher who
reported to Harris for trial here, was
given the once-over by the Washing
ton manager yesterday. Bucky was
to decide today whether a contract
would be offered the Missouri semi
pro phenom.
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BY the Associated Press.

~ HICAGo. August 1s.-1nsplred
by a tumultous welcome, Jack
Dempsey today began looking
over the scenes of his training
for the forthcoming effort to
regain the heavyweight cha mpionship.
Three great crowds were avoided by
the former champion in getting MS
wife, Estelle Taylor, comfortably set
tied in an uptown hotel. Thousa nds
were assembled at two stations OF the
Northwestern Railroad, but Dempsey
alighted in a suburb. where he was
unrecognized.
Then he went downtown to meet
the bunch" but the Morrison Hotel
lobby and entrance were damned 80
tightly that he tried three times with
out success to get inside and nnally
had to enter the back door.
Once settled in the bungalow on the
roof, he greeted scores Of old friends
and newspaper men.
TITS great to be back in Chicago"
Dempsey said to them all. Il see I've
lots of friends here and I have always
wanted to fight here. don't know of
anv place I'd rather win back my title
than right here. Ten years ago USED
to go on for my act at little West
Side theater here when the buzzer
sounded"
A visit to Lincoln Fields race course,
where his training will begin Monday,
and perhaps a look at Soldier Field,
where he will fight again for the
crown that once was his. were Demp-
seys only plans for the day. Manager
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JACK DEMPSEY ONLY 81,
CHURCH LEDGER SHOWS

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo, August 19.-Rec-
ords have been brought forward here
to show that William Harrison Jack
Dempsey. heavyweight boxer, Is 81
years old and not 38, AS some sports
writer's have cOntended.
On a yellowed page OF an old-fash-
ioned church ledger of the Church Of
Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. IN
Manassd, southern Colorado, there
appears in quite legible writing. the
information that the boy was born at
Manas sa, June "a. 1895. the ninth
child Of Hiram and Mary r. Dempsey,
and that he was christened William
Harrison Dempsey.
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II lIC1h OL gaines tIidt VIII hdNC
" important hearing on cham
"A pionships in various classes of
4 a the Capital City League are
carded Sunday.
Ballston and st. Josephs will clash
in a double header on Friendship field,
starting at 100 o'clock, the outcome
Of which probably will decide the win
ner in the West section Of the unlim
tied series. IIartfords and Hess A. c.
will face in single game in the East
section. and defeat for the former
will erase its pennant chances.
Auths and AZtecs will come together
In a twin bill in section A OF the senior
class that will go a long way toward
settling honors in this group.
National Circles and Moose, which
stand first and second. respectively,
in section B. will meet Robins and At
lantics
Auths. leading the parade In section
OF the junior series, will meet Ken
nedys at Monument diamond No. !
at II o'clock. and a double header in
this division will bring together Palace
and Waverly.
Peerless Juniors and Jewish Com.
munity Center will mix in pair of
triumphs they will get a strange
hold on first place. The tits will be
on Monument diamond No. 9.
Corinthians. loop leaders. and Wins
Ills will meet in a double.header in
section c. Victory for Corinthians
would be their sixth in as many
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KHAN AND JUNIOR ORDER
MINES BATTLE TOMORROW

w YITH their respective pitch
~ ing aces, Hughes and
wv Shoots. on the firing line,
ku Klux Khan and Junior
q. l.. \. NJ. mines will meet
in their annual benefit game at Ameri-
can League Park tomorrow afternoon,
starting at 3 o'clock. Both of these
pitchers have turned hack some Of
the best unlimited teams in the Dis
trict and nearby Virginia and Mary
land.
Shoots will toss them for re-
vcngetul nine, as the Junior Order
tossers have been smarting under the
defeat melted TO them by the Klans-
men last Summer.
Competitive drills, band concerts
and comedy will rrecede the game.
The proceeds will be turned over to
tine officials of the Khan Haven and
Junior Order homes.
Pop Kremb has planned big week
end for his Liberty A. G.. nine. To-
morrow afternoon his charges meet
District Engineers at 3 o'clock on No.
3 Monument diamond. Cardinal A. C..
will he engaged at Alexa ndria on sun
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. A meet
ing will he held Monday night ut 1870
"
plans for the annual Liberty field day
at American League Park August 81.
Washington Red Sox will furnish
the opposition for Henry Hiser's
HyattsvillianS tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock on Riverdale diamond. Ken
nedy A. G. will visit the same diamond
for double bill on Sunday. starting
at o'clock.
Cabin John tOssers will play Poto-
mac, Md, nine tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock at Potomac. as the feature
Of the annual picnic of Potomac Band.
On Sunday the Johnnies will entertain
the Red SoX in two-game set-to,
starting at 100 o'clock.
Johnny McAuliffe will give his Chevy
Chase Bearcats a test tomorrow and
Sunday. Annapolis A. G.. will be met
at Severn Park tomorrow and Camp
Meade Tankers will do the entertain
ing there Sunday.
Fire Department diamond aspira ants
seek action in preparation for their
annual clash with Metropolitan Police
nine on Labor day. Games are wanted
any day in the week. Call Lieut.
Moxley at Main 4479, bewteen and
4:30 o'clock.
T. T. Keanes, leaders in Petworth
League, will clash with Petworth A.
G. tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock on
East Ellipse diamond Call Mike
F'reschi. Franklin 2S07, for games with
Keanes.
Tremonts. runner-up nine In Pet
worth League, are to engage Falls
Church tossers on the Nirginians' dia-
mond tomorrow afternoon at $50
O'Clock. Wilmer and Forrest will
oppose on the mound.
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AMERICAN LEAGUERS
WILL MAKE A TOUR
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, August "a
Herschel Bennett, outfelder with the
st. Louis Browns, has organized a
team of American League players for
a three-week transforming tour, start
ing October 3, the day after the close
Of the season, he announced here.
BENEFITS team includes himself.
Ken Williams OF the Browns and
Homer Summa, Cleveland, outfelders:
Fred Sturgeon. Cleveland, third base;
Marty McManus, Detroit, shortstop:
Charlie Gehringer, Detroit, second
base: Luke Sewell, Cleveland, first
base; Grover Hartley, Boston Red Sox,
catcher, and Slim Harriss and Charles
Ruffing. Boston Red Sox, and Ernie
Wingard. Browns, pitchers
The tour will start at Belvidere, Ill,
on October 8, and wind up on Octo.
Der %.
Games will be played In Illinois.
Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma.
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WILL SEEK REPEAL
OF N. Y. BOXING LAW


BY the ASSOCIATED PresS
NEW YORK, August 19.-Declaring
that boxing has failed to "clean
house" as was promised, Alfred j.
Kennedy. State senator from Flush
ing, y. Y, intends to fight for repeal
of the Walker boxing law at the next
session of the Legislature.
There seems to be no chance that
the game will ever be run without
scandal" Kennedy asserted.
Every important bout that is now
pulled off has something about it that
makes it look suspicious. The impress
sion is gaining ground that sure-thinS
gamblers have control of the game.
If they haven't, some one is handing
them something, because every raw
decision works to their advantage"