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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02
ADMITS GENE
FOOLED HIM EARLY
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1928. and which necessitated an
operation then. came back on me.
The illness began to weaken me and
as l began to lose my energy and
zip, | began TO worry.
And that made things worse.
On top of all that. / was messed
around pretty much in a legal way,
Every time / turned around there
was some sort of process server
blocking my way. Law suits hit me
from all sides. l trained more with
my lawyers than l trained with
before that fight was l really sure
the ring without being tagged by
a few guardians Of the law.
An attempt was made to throw
me into Jail six days before the
fight. 1t failed. But from that mo.
ment on. l had to go into almost
complete seclusion. never was sure
that another effort would not be
made. closed my training quarters
much earlier than had intended for
the simple reason that being out in
my camp and working there. exposed
me to what you might call capture"
by process servers number $3.50. 500,
S91.
was tipped off that when | ar
rived in Philadelphia on fight day,
that an effort would be made to
arrest meand that definite effort
would be made to toss me into Jail
and keep me there so that | could
~ I al tn1 Il hot
notice Of some new legal tangle
| would be made on me when l was
in my corner-if I couldn't be
tagged before then-and that
either process server or a police
man would sit in my corner during
the fight waiting until it was over
to haul me to a hoosegow.
All those things socked me during
the last ten days before that fight
and they were bad enough in them
selves. But when that intestinal
ai!ment came along-well, I guess
just blew as the boys say. /
didn't do much sleeping. Food
didn't digest well. And my nerves
were on edge all the time. In addi-
ton to that, 1 felt myself slipping
in physical way.
The question naturally arises:
"Well, why then didn't you ask
for postponement Of the fight?"
There are two answers.
One of them is that If l had
asked for pOntpOnement, il
would not have helped matters
at all--merely made them worse.
For the intestinal trouble was
not Of the kind that could be
corrected In week or two
weeks. 1t needed months for
that. And, If i had moved
along the date, it would not
have bettered things for me so
far as lessening worries was
concerned.
was fighting those legal battles
with the idea of holding off action
until after the original fight day,
II ] had asked that the date be
moved along for week or ten
days, would not have had relief
from legal troubles during those
days Rather, the troubles would
have multiplied and guess |
would have been in worse shape
week after the original fight
day than | was on the night that
| We fought.
The second reason why did not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02
NJ 'KENZ|E
NF|NAL

GARDEN CITY. N. Y. July a.
Roland Mackenzie, of Brown Uni
versity, and Watts Gum, of Georgia
Tech, clashed here today in the
S6-hole final of the intercollegiate
golf championship. The match at
tracted large gallery as both were
chosen for the United States Walker
Cup team and Gum once opposed
his tutor. Bobby Jones in the finals
of the national amateur.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02
KEEN HEAD
A|DSARM
BY Babe Ruth

NEW YORK, July 2.-The more
I see Of big league pitchers the more
I'm convinced that it's the old bean
that does the work out there on
the mound. I'm a little different
sort OF hitter from most of the boys.
And / suppose pitching that bothers
me might not be so tough for chaps
like Joey Sewell or Eddie Collins
who are what we call wrist hitters.
But go far as I'm concerned
like to hit against those young fell
lows who go out there with a good
fast one and a lot of stuff but not
much idea of what it's all about.
And fellows like Jack Quinn or Tom
Zachary and pitchers of that type
can make me look cheap lot of
times.
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Iask for a postponement is because
| had no real fear that Tunney
would beat me. In that, | made
the double error of under estimat-
ing Tunney and over-estimating
my ability in the condition that
was in. / knew that Tunney was
a good man, very clever and
brainy: But l figured that some
time or other during the early
rounds / could run him into q
trap, nail him with a hook ami
start him down and out.
! had no confidence in my con.
dition; no faith in my ability to
travel at top speed in that fight,
nor any belief that could outfoot
Tunney in marathon race But /
felt sublime confidence in my
punch and figured that all I
needed TO do was to reach him
just about once or twice, in some
vital spot-and that would finish
Tunney
What man, in exactly my position,
would have done otherwise?
never lost faith in the power of
my punch during any part of the
entire fight. But the first round
wasn't over before l realized that |
was a sad specimen of a champion.
/ found quickly that my speed was
gone; that / couldn't step around as
in all my other battles. | found that
my punching accuracy was lost and
worst of all, | found myself unable
to do any counter punching.
And that long has been my forte
In all my other fights, when
some fellow Waded i'm and slap
ped ME with a few, he usually
got just as many in return. But
Tunney would step in, crack me
and step away before / could get
my arms into action. In the few
instances when / was able to
swing counter punch, / found
it going far wide of the mark.
The shift was the thing that won
SO many of my fights. When op-
Grated with great speed, it is sure
fire stuff. For it candles me TO
crack the other fellow with either
hand. | tried the shift on Tunney
The first time it rather surprised
hlm--and that was about all. shot
a punch at him from that shift. But
It missed him. The next time / tried
1t, Tunney, sensing that ! was slow,
stepped into that shift and cracked
me on the chin
Later | made another try with it
and that time Tunney ripped an.
other right handler to my head. Right
then and there l became convinced
that was so slow, and was using
the shift in such slow fashion, that
any further attempts with it might
give Tunney the chance to knock me
out. So l abandoned the shift.
With my nerves battered by all
the worries over those, law suits,
weakened by nearly week OF
dysentery before the fight, made
slow by that weakness and faced
by a man fighting the greatest bat.
tie OF his career-and one of the
brainiest that ever was fought
well hadn't travelled more than
two full rounds in that battle be.
fore | knew that the title would
be torn from me unless could
get in something that was in the
nature of lucky punch.
] realized that If | was TO lay
one on Tunney's chin, or into his
body, with Knockout force, the ele.
ment Of luck would have to be fav'
orins me, for my Workmanship
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Isl
WASHINGTON

Totals. 81 3241s Totals. 80 IL 81 12
1Batted for Boley in eighth.
2Batted for Quinn in eighth.
Slated for French in ninth.
Philadelphia. .. 90 0 o o o OIL
Washington. ...... o o o o 2 o 0 x-2
Runs-Rice, Harris, Lamar. Error
Grove. Two-base hits--LaInar, Judge.
Stolen base-Judge Sacrifices-Sim-
mons, Speaker Goslin. Double play
Judge TO Reeves to Judge. Bases on
balls--Off Hadley, p off Quinn /.
Struck out--By Hadley. T. Hits--Off
Quinn, 10 in Z innings; Off Grove. !
In ! inning, Hit ny pltcher--Rv Had
ley tBishopI. Losing pitcher--Quinn.
unprecedented, Nalln and Dineen,
Time of game--1.4o.
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Tunney has said since that, If l
had connected with another punch
almost Immediately afterward, /
might have dropped him. And he
may be right about it. But / never
sent in what might have been a
finishing blow for the simple rea-
son that, for the first time in my
life, when | had a man in trouble,
l stopped to ask myself:
"What'll / finish WITH"
In all my other battles. I never
did any thinking about what was to
be tho next punch. knew IN
stinctively what fist to unleash next.
But absolute proof that want
i, right that night-that mind, eye and
muscle were not co-ordinating any
Before l could make up my mind
where near to perfection-was shown
when I stopped to think.
| whether it was to be left to the
jaw. right to the jaw, or one to
the body. Tunney had slipped off
the ropes, where had partially
draped him-and the golden oppor-
tunity for me was gone
think that punch hurt me more
than it did Tunney. He recovered
from it's effects. But / didn't. For
my failure to follow up convinced
me that the old fighting machine
was not working right and all
through the rest of the fight, /
couldn't make the grade.
Again and again when / found I
had no steam, no speed and that
| was moving slowly and punching
lnaccurately, tried to lure Gene
into traps. kept crowding him.
But it did me no good. Gene was
faster than / was that highland
he used his speed and his ring cum
ming TO oustep me and to outsmart
me.
gave the best I had that night
but it was not enough. Against
some big, slow moving fellow that
l could have crowded and smashed
while at close quarters, where there
was little chance of missing nv
target, might have emerged a
Knockout winner.
But fighting the keen and brainy
Tunney, who outstepped me and
outsmarted me all the way. who
wouldn't walk into traps, who never
made a false move during the
whole 10 rounds and who nailed me
plenty while was missing him nv
miles-well. there could have been
but one result.
And that result made Gene Tun.
ney heavyweight king of the uni.
verse.
tAnOther Dempsey article will an.
pear In The Washington Herald
tomorrow mOrning.D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston. I'll: New York, 6-4.
Pittsburgh, 8; Cincinnati, l.
Philadelphia, Z; Brooklyn, 6.
Chicago, s; St Louis. 2.
GAMES TO-DAY
New York at Boston.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
st. Louis at Chicago
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02
BUG K \ IN
QlJANDARY
BY Louis A. DOugher

This is gambling day for Bucky
Harris. Thurston, Lisenbee and
Hadley have delivered the goods
against the AS in three days. Gen
eral Crowder is being reserved to
oppose the Yankees tomorrow and
Walter Johnson hardly feels equal
to the task of entering the box. So
Harris is compelled to gamble with
one of his few remaining Fingers,
with the chances favoring either
Fred Marberry or Bob Burke to
open the contest. Rube Walberg or
Howard Ehmke is expected to do
the hurting for the visiting brothers
from Quakertown.
Bump Hadley became one OF the
elect by holding the AS to three hits
and one run in the third setto of the
series. setting some $4,000 fans into
wild Mysteries as he quelled an at
tack by Eddie Collins and Ty Cobb
in the eighth and permitted the
Griffs to slide over the line ahead,
2 to l.
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Zach and Quinn haven't a lot
Of stuff. Their curves just wOb-
bic a little and their fast ones
look like balloons. Bu5 they have
q noodle. And they know how
to pitch. They never give you
a good ball, and yet they never
throw a really bad one. They're
around your knees. or up around
your shoulders with every pitch.
And they just nip the corners
Of the plate so that you've got
to swing or have strikes called.
That's what call pitching.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02
coLLEGIANS DO WELL

iVicksburg went into the Jcolleg"
ranks and obtained Marshall. first
saclSer. and Allen. hefty catcher.
from Old Mississippi Both men are
showing up In good form
Downtown In a jiffy--to the country
w few minutes more. That's Just a
feU NJ the things y0u can do " Won
own cas Of YOUR own. Select II from
tadag'S Classified Ads,
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the ball and Judge was cut down
at the plate. That ended the
scoring for the day.
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BRAXTON IS
BRILLIANT
IN RELIEF
By Louis A. DOugher

feet one inch and weighing less than
155 pounds Garland Braxton is
proving himself made of veritable
whip cord. His pinch-hitting is caus-
ing baseball men everywhere to
wonder how he does it.
On June 10. against Cleveland,
BraXtOn went to relief of Bump
Hadley in the seventh inning and
roiled until two were gone in the
twelfth. Fonseca's twobagger caused
the appearance of Marberry. but
Braxton had pitched five and two
thirds innings. allowing one run on
four hits. totaling six bases. and had
famed seven of the Indians with
out passing one of them.
Then came a long rest. Indeed,
BraxtOn seems either to pitch
every other day or not to pitch
at all. It's whole hog ON moth.
inc with the slender SOuthpaW.
No. until the first game of the
NoublcheadeI in Philadelphia on June
Il did Braxton appear on the hill,
but once in the lineup he continued
TO pop up every other day or so.
All through the fine winning streak
Of the Griffs Braxton's name appears
In the box scores and his work was
uniformly excellent.
For those who like the real old
dope, here's what Braxton did be-
tween June 81 and 80:
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'TODAY'S |
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
WASHINGTON. 2: Philadelphia, /.
New York, Z Boston, T.
Detroit, 10; Cleveland, s.
st. Louis, IA; Chicago. IL.
GAMES TODAY
Philadelphia at WASHINGTON.
Boston at New York.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. l.. Pet. w L. Pet
Pitts gh,. 20 "a ,62SiBrooklyn. 81 IS 1868
St. Louis 20 2s ,sO0lPhila... -. 81 IS .42J
Chicago 40 81 97IBoston :. ss "a aga
n. York. "a 81 .S00lCincinn.. 25 "a .S62
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

In the fourth 1 got what
might be called "a lucky break"
/ drove a left for Tunney's chin,
missed it, as l had been missing
with the others, but the luck
came in the fact that he lifted
his head to get his chin out
Of range of that punch-and l
drove it into his Adams apple.
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Probable Lineups
For Today's
Contest

was terrible and, TO make things
worse. Tunney, taking full advan-
tage of his boxing skill and my
slowness afoot, was making me
miss punches by a city block.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

Hadley, until yesterday, had
never shown the speed he was
reputed to have in a Birming-
ham uniform last year. His APP
pearanCeS were just $3.50 and
Manager Harris had to use all
his patience with the yOungster.
He got his reward yesterday
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Over that stretch Braxton APP.
peared in six games in ten days,
pitching IS 1-S innings. Three runs,
one not earned, were scored against
him on II hits totaling 10 bases.
He famed Ia batsmen and issued
only three passes. including one
Intentional pass for reasons of
strategy.
Braxton is a southpaw with con-
troll, rather rare. bird, be it said.
He has fair speed and a good curve,
but his strongest asset is screw
ball a sort of fadeaway, which he
daringly uses against the best
right-hand hitters in the league.
'EhaN seldna,n do rnal,nh 70 L. c;tl.on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

During the winter the Griffs' star
relief finger is expected to have
his tonsils removed. They are
said to be sapping his vitality to
such an extent that an operation
necessity, if he is to remain
in baseball.
With a whole winter in which
70 acquire weight and strength,
Braxton should report at Tampa
next spring strong candidate for
a regular starting job. He has hal
experience with the Boston Braves
and the New York Yankees before
coming to the Griffmen. He has
iron nerves under fire and, given
the strength to pitch nine innings.
should take his place at once
among the leading pitchers in the
big show. Right now he comes
close to being quite the best of the
relief Fingers.
The Griffmen close their present
brief home stay tomorrow, the
champion New York Yankees being
their guests at the Griffith
Stadium. General Crowder, who
held the Boston Red Sox to two
separated singles on his last time
in action, will oppose the Yankees.
Immediately after the game both
teams will depart for New York
and Washington will see no more
big league baseball until July 26.
On Monday, July 4. two games will
he played at the Yankee Stadium.
A lone game comes the next day
and then the Griffs viii start
westward
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

Rice opened that sixth with a hot
single Dykes did well to knock
down and Harris followed with a
drifting single to right. Speakers
perfect bunt to Hale advanced both
runners and Rice came in on Cos.
fins fly to French. The visiting
gardener made a poor throw to the
plate. giving Cochrane small chance
of stopping the runner.
Joe Judge settled the argument
with a hearty twobagger against
the wall in the right field corner
and Harris counted the run event
ually winning the game. Ruel
singled to deep short but Boley,
after a brilliant stop, came up with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

Joe Pate. of the Athletics. is that
sort. So is Urb Shocker, of the
Yankees. And Herbie Pennock
too, though Herbie still has a sweet
curve hall along with his other
stuff. In the National League, of
those pitchers / have seen, Bill
Sherdel looks as good as any. He
knows his onions. And Alex can
come about as near making you
hit bad ones as any of the present
day pitchers.
Maybe I'm all wrong, but I've al
ways figured that pitchers have to
slip little before they really begin
to pitch. When they begin to lose
some of the stuff on their fast one,
and when their curve begins to
wobble instead of break, they get
serious. And right there they begin
to make their heads do some of The
work. That's when they get tough.
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For three frames the AS got a
couple of passes and one was grazed
on the shirt by a pitched ball. La
mars double, a sacrifice fly and
Hales hot jounce to right center
brought over a run in the fourth.
For three more frames the visi-
tors persisted in order, being utterly
helpless in the face of Hadley's
speed. With one gone in the eighth
Eddie Collins, UP for Boley, jolted
a single to center and Cobb re-
placed Quinn at the plate. But
Hadley was not quitting, nothing
like that.
Cobb sent hot bounce to Judge
who whipped it to Reeves, cutting
off Collins, and the young short
fielder had the ball back to Judge
to catch Cobb with room to spare.
though the veteran slid into the
bag. That double play, coming
with great speed, choked off the
AS for the afternoon and set every.
body wild with delight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

Jack Quinn pitched good ball,
four hits failing to bring over
run in the first five innings.
But the Griffs were intent on
gaining the lead and SO in the
sixth they damned a couple of
runs over the pentagon and
from then on held their vantage
by good pitching and snappy
fielding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

BraXtOn would be a starting
pitcher il he had sufficient
strength to go the route. His
physical limit is about five
frames, six at the most. After
that he tires quickly and loses
his stuff. But this may be all
different by the time another
season rolls around.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

President Griffith will go to New
York tomorrow night with his
team. He believes he will be a
lucky mascot for the boys in their
three tussles in the big town. He
will then hike out West to look
at few players that have at
tracted the attention of his scouts,
Joe Engel and Jimmy Callahan
Bump Hadley's brilliant per.
Torrance against the AS came
after number of mediocre tx
hibitions sorely trying the patience
of his manager. However. the big
boy from Lynn, Mass, has 40
parently swung into the stride he
showed with Birmingham last sea
son and from now on should take
his regular turn. He had all his
Wanted speed yesterday and 1t
was this, allied with fine control,
that had the AS back on their
heels all afternoon.
Muddy Ruel is enjoying himself
at the expense of the Mackmen.
Tn three games he has been to
bat 10 times. He has scored one
run and driven over another on
seven hits for a total of eight
bases. This is hitting to the tune
Of exactly 700. Yesterday he
staged a field day against Quinn
and Grove, collecting four straight
singles for himself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-02

/ was talking TO Ty Cobb the
other day when we played the
As. The Athletics have Just
begun to show their real class.
They're playing much better
hall now than they were
month ago. And it's all because
the pitchers have been coming
through.
"You know Babe" Ty said. 'our
pitchers are just getting wise 10
themselves. They've learned that
there's something else to pitching
besides trying to throw the bali past
the hitters. Some of the kids are
taking a lesson from old.timers like
Quinn, Ehmke, and Pate. They'rs
getting cagey. And the inmate
they started using the old bean the
club started winning more boll
games."
The Yankees this year are very
fortunate. We have staff of
veteran pitchers who know their
business. And they have been help.
ing the kids all along. I've seen
Shocker. Pennock, and Shawkey gel
out on the side lines and work with
our kid pitchers by the hour. IN
the clubhouse, when they get going
1t sounds like school DAYS. with the
old fellows doing the teaching and
the Young fellows just sitting around
sopping up pitching knowledge.
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Next Wednesday an exhibit
game is booked for Rochester,
n. ", where George MOgridge
Is just beginning a career as
manager. Thursday will be
one grand, sweet loaf in
Cleveland where ON Friday the
second tour of the West will be
usllered in with double
header.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-18
CANNES. France. Feb. TO-, 1921


CANNES, France. Feb. TO-, 1871
Dearest Sue:
Here we are in this fairyland Of
palms, a sapphire sea, tropical flow
ers, cleaning white hotels and villas
of enchanting beauty. Cannes, as
well as our own Colorado, is one Of
the garden spots of the world.
In spite of the loveliness around I
am a bit sad, for have INDUCED in
the luxury of self-analysis this morn
ing while listening to the tapping of
the waves. have reviewed my
past and contemplated the future
and as result am not altogether
pleased with this person that is
Ilene. have been out of the convent
two years, yet have made no prog
ress. have travelled around and
around and here am on the other
side of the globe from my dear old
Indianapolis and have not found my
niche yet.
And while I struggle to find some
thing to keep my mind occupied, or
find some wonderful man, such as
your own Jack, (whom, by the way,
you'll be marrying before get back,)
to interest me, can tell you about
the one thing of interest to all wom-
en-clothes.
Beach Clothes Snappy
The beach clothes here as so snap
py they fairly walk alone. The all
white costume is really the most eff
fective and next comes yellow. The
yellow is particularly good when
worn with the new bright green hat
which has considerable yellow in it.
Because you always like such UNI
usual effects, you will be Interested
in an Amy Tinker suit of tweed with
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bound in brown, which also formed
a vest which buttoned with many
flat buttons. 1t was embroidered in
shades of brown, ecru and henna,
beautifully blended. 1t had a COM
Portable sport sleeve and seemed
quite appropriate for country wear.
My next letter will be more Of
clothes and less OF myself. have
much better judgment in selecting
clothes than suitors and they last
better.
.+- With love,
ILENE.