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Evening star., 1927-09-19
ORDAINED BY FATE, GENE
BELIEVES, TO KEEP CROWN
Champion Explains His Philosophy of Life, That
Destiny Has Guided His Career From Start
Both i'm and Outside of the Ring.

fense Of his title to fate alone, despite
! his conviction of supremacy. Gene
never really is out Of training.
Five months ago the big champion
entered the woods at Speculator,
~ Y. to box lightly with two sparring
| partners, tramp through the Adiron-
dack hills and build his body for the
title task in the comparatively rare
mountain air. When he left for the
Midwest less than three weeks ago.
Tunney announced he had attained
lighting edge"
A trio of unfortunate occurrences
have hampered the title holders final
conditioning at the beautiful country
club here. A hot spell, during which
it actually scared at times to 105 de-
grees, forced frequent lay-offs when
steady effort was most necessary to
the attainment of perfect condition.
AS a result. Gene weighs around 100
pounds today, almost four notcheS
above his best fighting weight.
Twice injuries have handicapped
Tunney's final training drive. Less
than two weeks ago Chuck Virgins,
chief among the champions spar
mates, accidentally butted Tunney
over the right eye, infiicting wound
an inch long in the lid. Scarcely had
the cut healed when Jackie Williams
,jabbed a gloved left thumb into the
same optic last Friday, causing
bruise and Inflammation of the eye
ball that necessitated the attention
of two eye specialists.
The hurts now are practically heal
ed, however.
Not Upset Over Charges.
lack Dempsev's veiled attack of
yesterday, that the battle of the
Sesquicentennial was fixed" while
arousing Tunney's handlers to talk
of law suits and recriminations that
promised to leave Tunney and Demp-
sey the sole members of the two
camps on speaking terms by fight
time, has failed to interest the cham
pion. Tunney branded the charges
"unsportsmanlike." Law suits and
threatened court action likewise have
failed to mar the title holders tran
quillity.
The ability of Tunney, acknowl-
edged a master boxer, accurate punch
er and calm ring general, to resist
the sweeping charges Of the "hollow
SHELF Jack Sharkey found was load
ed, still is the subject of debate among
critics.
Tunney's victory over Dempsey last
Fall was not considered fair test Of
ability under strenuous fire, inasmuch
as "Manassa Jack" admitted he was
rusty, after three years of ring idle
ness, hampered mentally by legal
difficulties and in rather ordinary
physical condition. They point out
that Dempsey, in that battle, was
too bad to be true"
But despite the Improvement
Dempsey showed in his knockout vic
tory over Sharkey, Tunney at least
is certain of two things-first, that his
own improvement in a year of almost
constant training has overshadowed
any gain made by Dempsey, and, Sec
ond. that the truest Of boxing axioms
is "They never come back"
Evening star., 1927-09-19

championship yesterday. Pairings for
the first round in the title event fol
low: Howard Nordlinger, 70, VS.. A. e.
Steinem, 80; Milton King, 95, VS.. Gus
tav Ring. 81; I. T. Behrend, 81, VS..
S. c. Kaufman, 96; William Illch.
"a, vs.. Leopold F'reudberg, 80; Walter
Nordlinger, 81, VS.. ]. G.. Kaufman, 80;
Gilbert Hahn, 80, VS.. Stanley Fischer.
81; Max Wey1, 81, vs.. Willard Gold
helm, 96; I. L. Goldheim, SO, VS.. N.
B. Frank, SO.
William j. Cox and l.. l.. Buchanan
have won their way to the final in
the championship tourney of the
Beaver Dam Golf Club. Cox yester-
day defeated Byrn Curtiss, 4 and
2, while Buchanan defeated Luther
Florine, up. The class B tourney
finds r. F. Going in the final. to play
the winner of the l.. M. Griffin VS.. j.
NJ. Gregory match.
Leo f. Pass, champion Of the Ban
nockburn Golf Club, is in the final
of the 1927 tourney and will meet
Arthur B. Bennett in the final round.
Pass won in the semi-final from E.
j. Doyle yesterday, l up. while Ben
nett downed L. S. Pfautz, and 4.
Dorothy White, women's District
champion, came within a stroke of
her own record over the Washington
Golf and Country Club course yester-
day. Miss White was out in 3S over
the most difficult nine of the course.
starting with a birdie on the first
hole, and was back in A for an 80.
Last Thursday she set a new women's
mark of 81 for the Virginia layout.
With r. M. Waldron as a partner.
she defeated r. j. Norman and r T.
Wise yesterday.
Evening star., 1927-09-19
D. C. NETMEN TIE UP
SERIES WITH ORIOLES

Washington and Baltimore tennis
teams are once more on even terms in
the race for the Bachrach- -Rasir
tropny, as the result Of the loca
teams 81 victory over the Monu
mentals on Potomac Park courts YES
terday. Each team has won two an
nual events and a third Is necessary
to clinch the cup.
With the teams getting an ever
break in 10 singles and of the 4
doubles numbers it remained for
Newly and Larry Phillips to defeat
Jacobs and La Fleur in straight
sets, 81 and 60, in order to give
Capital City's team the verdict
Singles honors were evenly divided
each team winning five, and Wash.
ington won three of the five doubles.
Summaries:
SINGLES.
Rudy tB.) defeated King. eL4. es.
M Mitchell tw) defeated Eric Jacobsen.
= ceensidine tw.) defeated welmon. e-2.
Jacobs fB) defeated o'Nein, rs. 81.
Karland tBo defeated Trisg. 1s-1o.
Hicks wv defeated Hailan, 81 S-a,
A fRiii1ps tW.) defeated So1zman. O..
ceeroael tw) defeated La FIeur. SO.
sRS E9Disso9 s@o tBo defeated Shore. e-s.
DOUBLES.
and Mitchell. ,4--6 6L3. 6-s. 9ssiea'eo AinS
and Considine. 7-5. 6-4 1 y A'eiii
Hicks and Fowler wv defeated Tavlor
and Robinson. 6-1. 6-l.
Newby and Phillips tW) defeated Jacobs
Irigg and Shore lW) defeated Grockman
Evening star., 1927-09-19
ACE ON 184-YARD HOLE
is MADE BY DR.. A. T. UTZ

For the second time in the history
of the Indian Spring Golf Club an
ace has been made on No. IA. the
1S4-yard hole. DIR. A. T. Utz. who
his son, David, negotiated the 3-par
hole last week with a spoon. The
shot carried just short Of the green
and the ball rolled slowly into the
cup.
Basil Manley Is the only other play.
er who has made this hole in one.
Evening star., 1927-09-19
BY SOL METZGER.

No putt was ever worth so much
70 man as Tommy Armour's 10
footer on the eighteenth green at
Oakmont. If he sunk it he had the
chance of beating Harry Cooper Tor
the United States open title IN the
play-off. A friend, standing besioe
me when Armour was about 10
mutt. asked me if he was Scotch.
Yes" / replied. "If he makes II,
IT'S worth $50 900 or more to him.
isn't ft?" he asked. Yes" re-
piled. "And you say he is Scotch"
he added. Again an affirmative.
"Well," spoke my friend, there's
no use standing in this jam OF peo'
nile trying to see. for that putt is
as good as in" Armour holed II,
as the golf world knows, and then
heat Cooper the next day.
The day after his victory talked
with Armour at the Congressional
Country Club, Washington. Tom
mv's putting grip is finger grip,
right thumb down the shaft. But
the point that he lays stress on In
D,1tting is that the left wrist be
bit open when the left fingers grip
The club. AS his putting stroke Is
made with the wrists this open left
wrist prevents that wrist from
locking during the stroke and
throwing the club head on line.
Armour is well over the ball, with
his eyes, and his right foot Is
slightly ahead Of his left, with
weight q bit forward on the left.
Evening star., 1927-09-19
FIGHT CROWN IS PLACED
IN CORRUPTIBLE CLASS

CHICAGO, September 19 R.-
Reference to Jack Dempsey's chal.
longing letter to Gene Tunney on the
1925 Philadelphia go in which Jack
lost the championship was made in a
Sunday night sermon by Rev. John
Thompson at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church.
II see," he said, that Mr.. Demp-
sey has demanded that Mr.. Tunney
explain; it shows that fighting is not
yet on paradise basis"
His sermon was on corruptible and
incorruptible crowns. That Of prize
fighting he put In the former class.
Two of DR.. Thompson's friends
have offered him tickets to the fight
but he's not going, he said.
Evening star., 1927-09-19

| ~ OLF AND tennis groups at the
Women's City Club are carry
T ing out active programs, ac-
~ cording to reports from the
respective sport chairmen.
Mrs. H. b. Warner, chairman OF
golf, has aroused interest in the game
through her weekly schedule of medal
play. Each Thursday morning the
golfers meet at $50 at the clubhouse
and go from there to the East Poto-
mac course to play around IS holes
| for low-medal score. No prizes are
awarded in these weekly events, but
| the group plans to hold miniature
tournament later in the season, after
some of the novices have gained more
confidence in their game.
Among the golfers who go the
rounds are Mrs. l.. B. Hord, Mrs.
Lucille Flocovitch, Mrs. George Camp
bell, Mrs. Allen Slower. Mrs. Milton
Penny, Mrs. McCulloch. Mrs. Leech,
Miss De Merritt and Mrs. Warner.
Racketers from the Women's City
| Club meet once a week for practice
| matches on the Municipal Courts.
| Tentative plans are under way for
| tennis match between the four lead
| ing performers in the groups. accord
| ing to Florence Bell, chairman.
| Sunday, OCTOBER z, is the GATE set
| for the match, although this is sub
ject to change. 1t will be played
either at Wardman's or one of the
Country Clubs courts.
The four players selected for the
event will be chosen on the basis of
their past performance both in practice
with members of the club and in out
| side turnament competition. Their
names will be announced later by Miss
| Bell.
Helen johnson, chairman Of the en-
| tire sports section of the Women's
City Club, has called meeting of all
sport chairmen tonight at $50 in the
| Chinese room of the clubhouse. 1t
will be dinner meeting.
| Plans will be discussed for Fall and
| Winter activities. Chairmen who
have been requested to attend the
session are Mrs. H. B. Warner (golf),
Elaine Eppley (riding), Florence Bell
| (tennis), Thelma Schmitt (swimming)
and Nell Kavanagh (bowling).
Winifred Faunce, one Of the Dis
| trict's strongest feminine golfers, will
compete in the Middle Atlantic golf
tournament as a representative of the
Evening star., 1927-09-19
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AXE VILLA, ILL.,, September 19.-
The calm assurance of fatalis
who believes the outcome of al
~ fights was a matter of record
before life itself was created
will steel Gene Tunney against the
failing fists of Jack Dempsey on Sol
dier Field Thursday night.
Thoughtfully the big Marine who
stripped Dempsey of the heavyweight
championship in the pelting rain at
PHILADELPHIA told today of his convic
ton that the rejuvenated "Manassa
Mauler" must again face defeat-and
with it fistic oblivion-when the open
ing gong summons the two giants OF
the ring to the center of the gleam
ing battle ground while 10000 per
sons cheer from the surrounding bowl
of darkness.
Lolling on the lawn that rolls from
his country club training quarters In
soft stretches to the shore of Lake
Villa, the serious-minded youth OF
Greenwich Village outlined his philos.
ophy of life and belief in ring men
of destiny"
"All Goals Preordained."
"Fate,'' he said, his hands rumpling
fixed on the distant lake shore, "di.
rects the paths of men from a com.
mon beginning, through disaster and
triumph, to goal, an ending that was
preordained before birth. Man can
not change his destiny. His best eff.
forts only can help bring about the
end conceived at the beginning of
time"
Building upon this philosophy and
drawing from the history Of his career
that has had it's sole aim in winning
and retaining the heavyweight title,
Tunney pointed out that the fate that
made him boxer almost against his
viii also had provided the driving
force that had built his body from
that OF a middleweight at 81 to full
hedged 190-pounder at 90.
Finally fate carried him to the pin
nacie of pugilism, despite many disap.
polntments and against the over
whelming opinion of the country's
foremost fight critics
That same fate, Tunney went on,
guided his life outside the ring. Solace
comes of that philosophy, when er-
rors or judgment can be excused on
the grounds that wrong decisions "are
in the cards.
Disappointments, and even tempo
rary disasters, leave but mild sting
when viewed in the light that what
was bound to happen, happened"
Applies to Marriage, Too.
Although Tunney never expects to
marry, fate, he believes, may some
time bring across his path the woman
destined to be his mate. The title
holder, incidentally, looks with dis
favor on marriage. Friendship of a
light kind must be forced into the
background in the reorganization Of
ones entire mode of living, he said.
and the rarities Of a perfect union
of mind and interest" not founded on
sex appeal" is in itself foreboding.
But Tunney has not left the de-
Evening star., 1927-09-19
EAGLE JUNIORS AFTER
CAPITAL CITY WCTORS

Mrs. Eva V. O'Donnells Anacostia
Eagle Juniors, who claim the Dis
trict Independent diamond title in
their class, want to arrange a 3-game
series with the Capital City League
junior champs. Yesterday Eagles
rang up their twenty-second win of
the season, defeating Miller Furniture
Co.. 16 to 8. Mrs. O'Donnelrs boys
will hold their regular weekly meet
ing tomorrow night at her home at
1885 Ridge place southeast at 1880
o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-09-19
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Y INCOLN FIELDS, CRETE, Ill.
September 19.-Among the good
wishes Jack Dempsey will carry
IL with him into the ring Thursday
night are those of Jack Sharkey
the Boston heavyweight who sue
cumbed to Dempsey's fists six weeks
ago, in the first of his comeback
battles.
Sharkey, now "experting" for a
Boston newspaper, watched the former
title holder in his final workout last
night and said he was surprised by
Dempsey's speed. Both before and
after Dempsey's four rounds of spar
ring Sharkey shook hands with his
conqueror and wished him 'all the
luck in the world"
Jack Johnson, another eX-champion,
also was among the 100 at the last
training setto. He said he had seen
lot of boxing skill he did not realize
Dempsey possessed. Johnson ranged
himself with the very few experts"
who have announced their 'pick" by
saving he believed Dempsey will re-
capture his heavyweight crown, even
if the bout should go the full 10
rounds.
Jack Has Speedy Drill.
Dempsey finished up his three weeks
training with another exhibition of
speedy footwork and punching against
Allentown Joe Cans, Rocky Russell,
Dave Shade and Osk Till one round
with each. Since the weather had
turned much cooler, he did his boxing
in the afternoon and on the main floor
of the big clubhouse, in order not to
risk catching cold in the outdoor ring.
Bag punching, road work and rest
will be his program from now on,
Manager Flynn said. with not an
other round of sparring.
The experts who have been invited
to Dempseys last three workouts,
snce their exclusion over the previous
week end, were very curious about
the former champions black eye. but
gained no information of it's source.
Evening star., 1927-09-19
WORLD HURDLE RECORD
CLAIMED BY Peterson

STOCKHOLM, September 19 Up.
What is claimed to be world rec
ord was made in a 110-mile meter
hurdle race here when Sten PETER
son covered the distance in 14.7 sec
onds, beating the time Of E. J. Thorn
son of Canada.
Athletic record books credit z. J.
Thomson of Canada with running
the 110-meter hurdles at Belgium,
August 18, 1920 in 14.8 seconds.
Evening star., 1927-09-19
SOCCERISTS PRACTICE.

Two practice soccer games were
played yesterday. Germanias defeated
Clan Mcclellan eleven, 3 to O, on
Rosedale playground. Walfords
scored a 2-to-1 verdict over German
Americans on Plaza field.
Evening star., 1927-09-19

III. III. Harvey, aged 81. of Augusta,
the South Atlantic League, is a skill.
games of checkers. He became inter.
ested in the game about 25 years ago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
SINGER ENTRANCES
AUDIENCE WITH HER ROMANCE

Luisa Espinel, appearing at the
Grand theatre last evening before the
most critical audience one might
imagine succeeded in enhancing the
entire assemr sge with her graceful
manners, her flawle5s Castilian and
beautiful English, the grace OF her
dancing and lure Of romance and old
Spain that she poured forth in her
songs.
The audience half critical Mexican
and the other half more critical Amer
ican, derived as much pleasure from
Miss Espinel's charming translations
of her little talks as they did from
the dances.
me appearance was what the press
notices had proclaimed it to be, some
thing genuine, something beautiful and
something different That one woman
could be possessed Of so much grace
and such versatility and ability that
she could cs : iure such an audience as
that at the Grand last evening pro-
claims a success upon success.
The songs and dances that made up
the remarkable program were taken
from the common people OF old Spain.
Some of them were taken from the
Spain Of centuries ago. Some of them
were more modern All were il-.SfesU-
ing, some were humorous, almost ridi-
cuJous, others were sad, many carried
that passionate note of tempeStuouS
love tnat is at once the height and
depths of artistry in portraying things
Spanish.
Louisa Espinel has good voice.
She has that fineness Of nature which
causes here to cast the gloss of smooth
ness and beauty over all she says and
sings and over her every action and
movement while on the stage. Her
manners are captivating before one
hears her sing or sees her in the dance
She is that elusive and glorious thing,
a success.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
SPENDS
LARGE sum ON
new STATION

Representing an expenditure of ap-
proximaUely $4,000 the Magnolia
Petroleum company announces the
opening at the corner OF 10Th street
and Railroad avenue OF their fine
new station. This is service station
de luxe. w. j. DOC" Posten will be
in charge of the place and he invites
the public to look it over.
Not only has this new s5a;ion been
built so as to accommodate the mot
orist with a great variety of services
but the place has been made attrac-
tive and both the artistically planned
building and the grounds have been
made into very pleasing picture so
that the new station is rot only an
added advantage to the motoring
public but is an asset to the city.
Situated at this intersection of
the main streets of the city with the
main highways leading both east
and west, where all travellers both
by road and by rail will see it and
where they cannot fail TO remark
on the neatnesS of the place it is
believed that the station will be a
good advertisement for Douglas.
In addition to handling the regular
Magnolia products, which are recog-
nized as good products, the station
will do vulcanizing, supply accessories,
sell a very high grade of tires, give
free crank case service and specialize
in greasing cars. The new organiza-
ton is in the business of giving the
public what it wants and making the
public like them ana come back.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
GETS
SLEEPING CAR
INTO DENVER

On and after November II the
Southern Pacific will operate through
Pullman daily from Ell Paso to Den
yer by way of Dalhart, Trinidad,
Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
This sleeper will leave Ell Paso daily
at 11:10 p. m. on the Californian
arriving in Denver at z a. m. second
day.
Return service starts November Is,
leaving Denver at 1870 p M, arriving
El Paso 5:35 a. m second day Pull
man may be occupied until 7:3O a. m.
This opens a new travel service to
the people of Douglas and brings the
metropolis of Colorado. nearer to the
Mexican border. This service is hailed
as a great advantage to Douglas and
this district and in way gives Doug
las the equivalent of an additional
train.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
COUNTY EXHIBIT
AT STATE FAIR
Wins BIG AWARD

Following the announcement Thurs
day that Cochise county exhibits at
the Arizona state fair in the agri-
cultural department had won more
than 35 prizes, word came yesterday
that the Cochise county booth had
won second prize for the best decorat-
ed and most artistically arranged
county exhibit and had won Sixth
prize for the best exhibit OF agri-
cultural and horticultural products
from any county.
THE second prize is a cash award
of $25 and the sixth prize is a cash
award of $40, both of which go to the
county fair commissioner in charge
of the exhibit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
MILLIONS OF FISH
VICTIMS OF FLOOD

BERLIN (R.-For decades to come
the fishermen on the North sea in
the region around Bremerhaven must
expect but meager catches. Millions
of fish have died, many of them
weighing as much as eight pounds.
The appalling death rate among
fish is an aftermath of the summer
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13

floods. 1t is assumed that much hay
was dragged down into the river beds
of streams like the Weser, Geeste,
OSte, as the floods subsidized. There
it rotted and filled the streams with
poisonous bacilli
The catastrophe first manifested
itself in the fact that the fish came
to the surface
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
PRESIDENT TAKES TRIP

WASHINGTON, Nov Il H1--Presl-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge with ten guests
boarded the Mayflower today for a
trip down the Potomac.
The guests were Senator Swanson
and Mrs. Swanson, of Virginia; Rep
resentative and Mrs. Ildrich, of Rhode
Island; Representative ond Mrs. Frear,
of Wisconsin, Major General and Mrs.
Summerall and Admiral and Mrs
Eberle.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13

Buys Gao
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.. Virgins have
purchased a WHY'S Knight sedan
To Tombstone
Z Joe Hall notored to Tombstone
saturday on business.
iii at Home
Mrs. Margaret Light is quite ill
at her home on Tenth street.
Visiting N0gaIes
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L.. McCabe and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Manatt are visit
ing in NogaleS over the weekend.
SPECIAL SALE
Ever -Klean' enamelware at unbe-
Hevable low prices. See our window.
Douglas Hardware Co.-Advt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER

To Turkey Creek
! DR.. and Mrs w D. Hunt, Of this
city, will spend Sunday in Turkey
Creek.
To Stafford
Frank Wheeler and William Simp-
sen are motoring to Stafford TODAY
on business.
Visiting Sister
Frank Stollar, OF Los Angeles, is
in this city visiting at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Dan Mcclure.
Official Here
Mrs Laura Mcmillan, of The Red
Cross, who has charge of this dis
trict, arrived in Douglas yesterday.
To Tombstone
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Jackson and
family motored to Tombstone yester-
day.
Undergocs Operation
j. H. Jones, of Courtland, under
went an unusual operation yesterday
at the county hospital and is doing
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cunningham
returned home last evening from a
trip around the state in their car,
They attended the fair at Phoenix.
Called on Jury
r. L. Hoyal and Clarence Hinton
1ave been called on federal grand
Jury duty in Tucson and will leave
Monday or Tuesday for that city.
Visitor Here.
Mrs. M R. Raglan of Los Angeles, |
who is visiting DR.. and Mrs. c.. H.
Hunt, of Warren was in Douglas
Saturday.
Visit Benson
Miss Harriet Shedd and Miss
Portia Morhous visited Benson Arm !
istice Day and played golf with Mrs.
Larson Skov state champion.
New Operator |
Miss Clara Tate, cf Los Angeles, !
is now at the De Luxe beauty parlor |
where she is taking the place OF
Mrs. Paul c. Myers, who recently |
left for California Miss Tate is a
close friend of Mrs. Naomi Miller. OF
this city, and worked with her in
Los Angeles.
Visiting Mother
Mrs. I. r. Beecroft is the guest OF
her mother, Mrs. l.. S. Hush, OF
this city, from Nacozari She will be
here until after Thanksgiving Day.
To MOrenci
Mrs E. L. Carr, who has been in
Douglas for the past few days from
her home in Nacozari will leave
today for Morenci to visit with rela-
tives for several weeks.
House Underway
Ed Powells is laying the foundation
for new house to be built in the
1900 block on Greene street. The house
will be the property of Mrs. Mildred
Schlumberger, widow of Paul Schlum-
berger who died here recently. Mrs.
Schlumberger will make her home
there
Leave for Home
c. L. Wolfe arrived in Douglas
recently from his home in Nacozari
and left again Saturday for Nacozari
accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, Charlotte Belle Wolfe. Mrs
Wolfe and infant daughter have been
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. M. B. Witte, since she left the
Calumet hospital several weeks ago.
Dancing every night, Naco Foreign