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Evening star., 1927-09-22
DEMPSEY.
BOARD is TO PASS
ON FIGHT DECISION

By the Associated Press.
CHgC.iGO, September 22. - 70
guard, in the words Of John kis"
heinier, chairman of the Illinois
State Athletic Commission, against
"blundcrs or frickcry." the mem-
hers of the boxing hoard viii pass
on the verdict of the two Judges
and the referee in tonicht's cham.
pionship battle before the decision
is announced.
This action is nimed particularly
at controlling the settlement in
case of foul or other disputed
ending. I'm case Of fOul. the com
missions physician will make an
examination and all officials will
he consulted before the verdict is
reached II the fight goes the
limit. the official announcer viii
collect the slips of the judges and
referee and refer them to the com
mission before raising the hand Of
the winner or otherwise indicating
the outcome.
If either boxer is knocked out Of
the ring. he will have 20 seconds
to get back. under Illinois rules.
instead of the 10 seconds allowed
i'm New York and elsewhere. He
must not have any outside assist
aDce, however. This recalls the in
cid"nt Of four years ago in New
York. when nemnsey. knocked out
of the ring in the first round by
Firpo. barely got back with the aid
of sh0yes from newspaper men in
time to ayoid being counted out.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
pionsp or Otherwise Are Declared to Be Bad Things Bet On
JEFFRIES PICKS JACK
TO UPSET Precedent
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 22-James J..
Jeffres. one of the heavyweight cham
pions who tried to come back and
failed, thinks that Jack Dempsey will
shatter ring tradition and regain his
crown tonight.
Opinions of other we'll known ring
men, fight managers and promoters
were:
Tom Sharkey-"I picked Tunney
last year. l have changed my mind
this time"
Johnny Dundee - Dempsey will
knock out Tunney."
Willie Ritchie-"One has to pick
Tunney to retain his crown"
Tom Jones, veteran promoter-"It
looks like a Dempsey night to me-"
Jimmy Coffroth. promoter-"I am
not picking any one. I'm friendly
with both and not betting at ALL"
Bull" Montana-"I feel that Demp.
sey will win"
Packey Mcfarland IT believe
Dempsey will win with the wallop."
Jimmy Dougherty, manager Of
George Godfrey-"Tunney will win.
but Godfrey will be the next cham
pton. if the titleholder will meet him."
Among the Tunney adherents were
Benny Leonard, Johnny Kilbane. Bat
tling Nelson, Jess Mcmahon, George
White, Irving Berlin, Arnold Roth
stein and Ike Dorgan.
California sports writer's, movie
stars and fans. with few exceptions
were solidly for Dempsey. including
Barney Oldfield, Buck Jones, Lew
Cody, and several trainloads of others.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
NO ROOM FOR ALIBIS
LEFT BY SCRAPPERS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 22.-No room
is left for alibis in the pre-battle
statements of Gene Tunney, Jack
Dempsey, and their two managers
Billy Gibson for Tunney and Leo p.
Flvnn for Dempsey.
Tunney IS ''quite confident" Demp-
sey is "ready this time and will win
decisively." Gibson is Every certain. "
Flynn predicts knockout by Demp.
sey."
If any hollow shells" are discov.
cred in Soldier Field late tonight, II
will be a great surprise to this supre.
melv confident quartet.
MY first defense of my title" said
Champion Gene, finds me quite con.
'fident l will be victorious in to-
nights contest with Jack Demp-
sey. I have reached the very peak
of condition. am even more certain
/ will win tonight than | was when |
first engaged Dempsey at Philadelphia
last year."
II am ready for Gene Tunney this
time" said Challenger Jack, II will
win decisively. / think l am good
enough now to finish Tunney inside
Of seven rounds. If he happens to
last the limit, ! am sure / will be far
enough out in front to win the deci-
sion,"
-.sSssa FEEL ysryeertain that Tunney
viii decisiveay defeat Dempsey" said
Gibson, "probably by Knockout in.
side of seven rounds. If Dempsey
fights fairly and squarely, l do not
see any possibility for any other out
come"
II predict Knockout for Dempsey
in three rounds" said Flynn, "If Tun-
ney is mad enough about that open
letter to start fighting at the first
bell. If Tunney takes the defensive
from the start it may take Jack seven
rounds"
Evening star., 1927-09-22
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

The Pacific Coast is the place and the
San Francisco Golf Club the course.
Columbia Country Club women will
start Monday in the competition for
the club championship. A Qualifying
round Monday will usher in three days
of match play, with the championship
ending on Thursday. The mems
championship is scheduled for early
October, and the Junior championship
has already been played.
Championships of three other clubs
are due for decision within a few
days, with semi-finals in the Indian
Spring title chase having been reach
ed, and the final rounds at Argyle
and Beaver Dam ready to be played.
The Washington Golf and Country
Club championship is scheduled to be
played October 5, 6, Z and 8, with
Frank X. Roesch defending the title
he won year ago.
Professional golfers of the Middle
Atlantic section are to meet within the
next fortnight to set a date and
name the place for the holding of the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
Association open championship, won
last year at Baltimore by Leo Diegel
The District professional match play
championship is also to be played with.
In few weeks.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
TITLE doubt remains that the
national amateur championship
Of 1929 will go to the Pacific

~ Coast and a new era be lnauSu-
rated in the realm of golf
that of making ii q truly American
game and bringing the championship
TO the magnificent courses and the
people of the far West.
Tenta tive moves in that direction
over the last seven months nave
definitely swung the trend of cham
pionship thought toward the Golden
tIate until today it is virtually assured
that the 1929 title tilt will be played
in the land Of the setting sun, to
which George Won Elm took the title
a little more than a year ago.
Instead Of going to Pebble Beach
or any other of the magnificent cours-
es which dot the Western Coast the
championship probably will be play
ed at the San Francisco Golf Club.
Roger Lapham. member OF the
executive committee of the United
States Golf Association is the NOV
ing spirit at this club and although
he has declared he will pursue
"hands-off" policy as to the club where
the championship will be played
when 1t goes West, there is small
doubt that it will go TO his club, pos
SCISSOR of one or the fneSt courses
on the coast.
The championship never has been
played any further West than the title
chase of a few weeks ago, when Bob
Jones demonstrated so 1mpressiVely
his right to lead the amateur pack.
Minneapolis and st. Louis have mark
ed the Western limits Of the amateur
championship so far. 1t has been
awarded to Brae Burn, near Boston,
next year, but in the natural course of
events will go West the following year.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
COSMOPOLITAN GATHERING
TO WITNESS TITLE SCRAP
Crowd Will Be Mixture That Only Heavyweight
Bout Could Attract-Third of Spectators to
Be From Outside of Chicago.

All must go afoot from the arena
after the fight. either to their private
autos or to the transportation facilities
Of the loop. The driveways will be
cleared Of auto traffic.
Chief Of Police Michael Hughes
issued an appeal to visiting autoists
TO park far from the loop and ride
street cars or busses downtown so
that Michigan avenue and adjacent
streets could be given over largely to
pedestrians.
Governors to BE Present.
Gov. Small of Illinois, Gov. Green of
Michigan and former Gov. Cox of
Ohio led the influx of State executives.
Mayor Thompson Of Chicago was
host, official or otherwise, to Mayor
O'keefe Of New Orleans, Mayor Rolph
Of San Francisco, Mayor Dahlman of
Omaha and many others who were
his hosts recently on Western flood
control tour.
Will Hays was followed by long
list Of his screen celebrities, includ-
ing Joseph Schenck and his wife,
Norma Talmadge: Jack Pickford,
Iackie's parents. and Gloria Swan
son. And among the stage stars were
Al JOlson. George NJ. Cohan and Mr..
and Mrs. William Collier.
The New Workers included Jesse
Livermore, Wall Street operator; AL
fred p. Sloan, president of General
Motors; Walter p. Chrysler, automo-
bile magnate; Bernard Gimbel, de-
partment store owner; w. J. Con-
nors, Buffalo capitalist and publisher,
Gerald Swope. president Of General
Electric; w. G. Clyde, president Car.
negie Steel Co.
oklahoma City and Dallas sent
delegations by air. Two hundred
Dempsey boosters arrived from Hol-
lywood in a special train. William
B. Leeds and the Princess Xenia
were to finish their air journey from
Cleveland today. And at 1880 o'clock
tonight the last several score spe-
cial trainloads are to arrive on the
Santa Fe. to jump into taxis and
dash for the stadium.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
ROTJTTONICHT MUST AWE
SPIRITS OF OLD-TIMERS

fort that comes in being defeated,
and not much else.
Gene Tunney is trying to follow
Gentleman Jim's style--not only as a
gentleman, but as a boxer. But those
who have seen them both say that
Corbett even in his day knew more
tricks about boxing than Gene prob
ably ever will know.
In those hard fighting days. Cor
belts boxing went down before the
hard slugging Bob Fitzsimmons, and
Jim Jeffries followed by taking Bob's
measure. They say that Jeffries was
the hardest fighter of them all. Some
Of the old-timers even remark now
that Jim at his best could lick both
Tunney and Dempsey in the ring, at
the same time. Nobody defeated him
until he went into retirement and re-
turned six years later, to fight Jack
Johnson.
Title Purse of $4,000.
When Jeffries walloped Corbett
these two famous fighters split $4,000
as their reward. But by the time of
the Jeffries-J Johnson match high
finance had reached down to the fight
business, and the purse got up to
$4,000.
But before that fighter had to do
some real fighting in order to have
bread and butter. His wasn't loafing
career, with society and easy living
IL months Of the year and fighting
confined to strictly limited periods.
Since the Jeffries-Johnson match
and since the advent of Tex Rickard
fighting has taken to the big business
class, with the present affair as its
climax. Millionaires, Senators, gov
ernors, business leaders, the highest
society have been attracted by fight
ing at its height.
The old boys who started the whole
fight profession as an adjunct to the
saloon business never dreamed of it's
social gains and its high finance. Some
day it may get back to the old level
but at the moment this present spec.
tacle shows it to be riding on the crest.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
HAGEN, CAMEL BUY
ROCHESTER |. |. CLUB
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, September %.
announcement was made today
that Walter Hagen, internationally
famous golfer; John II. Camel,
Robert Harlow and associates have
purchased the Rochester international
League Base Ball Club from John l..
Hicks and William Gilbert, who oper-
ated the club during the season just
closed.
Hagen is American professional golf
champion, CAMEL was manager of the
Rochester club from 1909 through
1914, and Harlow is a former news
paper man and for five years Hagen's
business manager.
Hagen stated that he had the as
surance of John Conway Toole, presi-
dent of the International League, that
his associates and himself would be
acceptable to the league owners as
operators of the Rochester franchise.
Hagen will serve as president of the
club, Camel as manager.
Camel was associated with profes.
sional base ball for 19 years. He was
part owner and manager of the Kan
sas City club when it won a pennant
in the American Association in 1917.
He managed Cincinnati in 1908, and
played with major league clubs in
New York. Chicago, Detroit and Pitts
burgh.
Hagen was born in Rochester and
was professional at the Country Club
of Rochester when he won his first
big championship, the American open
title at Chicago in 1914. He stated
that his connection with base ball
would not interfere with his partici-
patton in major golf championships,
as he hoped to play in these events
for a number of years to come.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
TITLE OFTEN HAS PASSED
In LESS THAN 10 ROUNDS

unequal to the task and fell into slum.
ber in the fifteenth round
1t was not until 1915 that the white
race was redeemed. Jess Willard
came out of Kansas and rendered
Johnson hors de combat in twenty
six rounds.
Jack Dempsey battered Willard
from his title in 1919 in three rounds,
the shortest heavyweight battle on
record in which a title changed hands.
In the ensuing seven years Billy
Miske fell before Dempsey in three
rounds, Bill Brennan in 12. Carpenter
in four and Louis Firpo in two.
Tommy Gibbons went the full Is
rounds with Jack, losing on decision,
and then Gene Tunney administered
a sound thrashig to the terror Of the
ring in 10 rounds.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
WOMAN GOLFERS WILL
ROTATE TITLE EVENT

GARDEN CITY, N. Y, September
% R.-A new system of selecting
clubs for the national womens golf
championship has been devised by the
women's committee of the u. S. G. A,
and hereafter four districts-the
South, Far West, Middle West and
East-will have the championship in
rotation.
The next title will be decided in the
South, the exact location to be deter
mined later. In 1929 the champion.
ship will be conducted in the Far
West. In 1880 the women will gather
in the Middle West and in 1881 in the
East.
Heretofore, the national women's
title has been played for only in the
East and Middle West.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
BY OWEN l.. SCOTT.

- HICAGo. September 22.-Those
fist fighters of yore, who piled
their manly profession while
~ lodging the sheriff, must have
turned in their graves at the
amazing spectacle of this Tunney-
Dempsey boxing match-the real apex
of the sport they fathered.
The spirit of old Jem Mace, grand
daddy of them all when it came to
fighting, must be awed at the turn
Tex Rickard has given to his pro-
fession since the barroom flavor was
removed. Here this vast show-honor-
ing a manly art that is bloody enough
to be barred by law in most places
has turned into a brilliant society
affair.
And what Jem and his followers of
the old prize ring must think of the
present pampered pets of the business,
social climbers, millionaires, easy liv-
ers must be plenty. But probably they
are bemoaning a fate that denied to
them gate receipts of millions, specta-
tors running up to 100000, and fol-
lowers totaling millions upon millions.
Mace Had His Troubles.
Mace got around the constables
so frequently that he fought 500 fights
III MS Qay-DdT0 knuChIcS anu VI uLdI-
and he amassed a fortune Of $350,000
as a result. He set the style of box
ing that still is used in England, and
he met all comers for side bets and
prize belt. Jack Dempsey, fighting
eight fights as champion, has a for
tune of $3.0s0,000. Gene Tunney
makes a million for 10 rounds.
Then there came the days of old
John l.. Sullivan. the noblest Roman
of them all, as he would say. John
/. fought Jake kilrain for rs rounds
at Vicksburg, Miss, in the last recog-
nized fight under the prize ring rules
of the bare knuckAe days. In those
days, a round was called when one
of the fighters slipped to the floor.
John LIS purse was $4,000 for this
battle. And in those days prize
fighters fought all comers under an
agreement to put out the challenger
or forfeit 81 600. Purses were depend.
ent upon side bets and probably
collections among the spectators.
Nothing for Loser.
Then came fighting under the Mar.
auis of Queensbury rules, with five
ounce gloves and in a roped ring,
That was just to the liking Of Gentle
man" Jim Corbett, who walloped old
John L. ard collected the fabulous
sum of about $40 900 for so doing. The
loser in this battle received the COM
Evening star., 1927-09-22
CAPABLANCA HOLDS EDGE
AS MATCH is ADJOURNED

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, Sep
tember % F).-Jose r. Capablanca.
the titleholder held slight advan-
tage over the Russian challenger,
Alexander Alekhine, when the third
game of their match for the world
championship was adjourned shortly
after midnight this morning. Forty
one moves had been made.
Capablanca, playing the whites,
opened with queens pawn gambit.
The game will be resumed this eve
ming.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
MANY MILES OF WIRES
TO CARRY FIGHT NEWS

NEW YORK, September % R.-
One hundred and forty-five Thousand
miles Of Associated Press leased wires
will be used to carry news of the
Tunney-Dempsey fight in Chicago
from the ringside to more than 1900
newspapers.
Both the morning papers and
record-breaking number of afternoon
dailies-between 700 and 800--will be
brought together in one great group
for the event.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
By the Associated Press.

~ ARDEN CITY, n. Y, Septem-
her 22.-The quarter-final
7 stage of the national women's
~ golf championship today
found three foreign competi-
tors still in the running, with the
certainty that at least one of them
would get into tomorrow semi-finals.
In the front rank of today's attrac-
tions was the match between Mrs.
Alexa Stirling Fraser, former Ameri-
can champion and now of Ottawa, On
tario, and Mile. Simone Thion de Ia
Chaume. the 1S-year-old French and
British title holder.
Mrs. Fraser yesterday eliminated
Glenna Collett of Providence, r. L..
one of the finest products women's
golf has developed in the United
States since the former AleXa Stirling
was champion. Mrs. Fraser won by
and 2.
Mile. Chaume, after gaining a lead
of up on Mrs. II. G. Higbie OF
Detroit. won by l up.
Ada Mackenzie, the Canadian cham
pion, survived the third round when
she downed Helen Payson of Port
land. Me-, 4 and 2. Miss Mackenzie S
opponent for today was Virginia Var
VIE, the Chicago youngster, who
staged a brilliant finish on the last
three holes TO eliminate Edith Quier Of
Reading. Pa. 2 up.
Mrs. Harry Pressler Of Los Angeles.
Western champion. defeated Mrs
Courtland Smith of Glen Ridge. n. j.,
by haIving the eighteenth hole, and
gained the right to play Mrs. Miriam
Burns Horn, Kansas City, who scored
a Banda victory over Bernice Wall of
Oshkosh, Wis.
Maureen Orcutt, Haworth. n. j.,
beat Rosalie Knapp of Glen Head,
N. Y, 5 and 4, to draw Marie Jenney
of Yonkers. n. Y, as an opponent.
Miss Jenney had little difficulty put
ting out Jane Brooks of Englewood,
N. J., 6 and 5.
Rene Lacoste and Jacques Brugnon
showed especial interest in Mile. de la
Chaume's battle to tack another Amer
icaD chauDiOnShin under the triCOlOr
Evening star., 1927-09-22
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
sports Editor, The star

~HICAGO, September 22.--Don't I
bet on fights. This applies
TO any brawl. from the back
room variety, where mention
Of Marquis Of Queensberry
NAV be confused with some sort OF
fruit preserves. to n contest for IN"
heavyweight championship of the
world. such as James Joseph Tunney
and William Harrison Dempsey are
to put on tonight
II goes double TOR this evening s
show at the mammoth stadium IN
Grant Park on the lake front. how
ever, for if even one-tenth of the
stories floating about the loop dis-
trict are to he credited no dependence
can be placed on the trend OF the
wagering nor on any reports oi the
zern-nour condition of the principals.
Arriving but Yesterday and having
had no opportunity Of inspecting the
chief actors in their training camp
rehearsals. but possessing rathef
wide acquaintance among the sport
ing fraternity. we set out lmmcdlatelE
10 combine a hunt for seat less IMAM
two CITY blocks from the ring with
a personally conducted poll of the
bows accounted wise il the ways OF
things pugllistic.
No Iow-down on Fight.
After considerable wire pulling
much tramping and innumerable IN
terviews success was attained in the
matter of obtaining pasteboard tor
a vantage point about brassie shot
distant from the center Of the arena
but the effort to get the real low-doWn
on the fracas itself left your inQulrlng
reporter no wiser than When ne
started.
Members of the writing fraternity
whom we have seen at every contest
for the title since Jess Willard was
uncrowned at Toledo eight years ago
were button-holed around ticket head
quarters and in the lobbies of the
various hostelries and their expressed
views leads the oversigned to believe
that there exists a greater divergence
Evening star., 1927-09-22
JUVENILE TITLE RACE
PLANNED FOR LAUREL

A special race with a generous
purse and trophy to decide the juvenile
championship of the year is planned
by Andrew j. Cummings, president of
the Laurel race track, for the Fall
meet which opens October 4.
This race will be in addition to the
National and Manor handicaps, the
two rich stakes for 2-year-olds.
If the entries desired can be secured
for this special race, it will be run late
in October.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
NORTHERN GRiDDERS
WILL WORK TONIGHT

Northern gridmen are booked for a.
practice session on Park View play-
grounds tonight at o'clock.
Coach Matt Hurd assures his plav.
ers they will be dismissed in time to
hear the fight returns. Sam Ornes
is completing the Northerns' sched.
lie in the l50-pound class. Call Adams
3S09.
Southern Preps will practice on
Washington Barracks field this after
noon at $50 o'clock. Games are
wanted by manager Speakman at
Franklin 1872.
RenrOc huskies are slated for a
practice on Plaza field at $50 o'clock
and meeting at the home Of manager
Trotter after the drill.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
FIGHT CREATES MUCH
INTEREST IN GERMANY

BERLIN, September % R.-The
outcome Of the Dempsey -Tunney fight
is awaited with the keenest interest
throughout Germany.
Dempsey rules the favorite. and the
Berlin papers in their sporting col.
umns are giving the championship
event first place.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
THIS ADVICE GOES DOUBLE
FOR TONICHTS ENCOUNTER
However, Stars Sports Editor. Still Believes That
Brain Will Triumph Over Brawn and Strings
Along With Champion Tunney.

Of opinion regarding the outcome Of
cent sport history.
Those who favored Tuuney to win
were a bit more numerous than those
who picked Dempsey, but not so
emphatic. and majority of The re
plies that were couched In terms of
a knockout had the eX.Marine taking
the count.
All agree that Dempsey has been
physically and mentally habilitated
from the hollow shell state he was in
when toppled off his throne in that
rain-soakcd ring at Philadelphia q
year ago and most Of the critics con-
cede that Tunney also is improved
stronger if nothing else, but there is
little accord after that.
Bout May Disappoint.
Just what kind of'a fight, as Demp-
sey would say, or boxing match. as
Tunney has put it, this will prove
remains to be seen, but there is more
than n possibility that it will be nei-
the If Dempsey could box. which he
can't, the record-breaki king throng due
To assemble at Soldier Field d few
hours hence might be assured of
snappy exhibition of the so-called
manly art.
And if Tunney elects 10 go for slug
ging. which he can do, but probably
wont. the bugs would be treated to
a knock down and drag-out affair such
as that Firpo affair at the Polo
Grounds. But with Dempsey endeav-
oring to Just sock and Tunney con
on boxing the spectacle
about to be unfolded may prove highly
disappointing to the vast throng.
So far as our personal convictions
are concerned they are not strong
enough to warrant selling the tlivver
or hooking the ancestral "jools' to
wager on the result.
Before arriving on the scene we
were inclined to the opinion that
was well able to take care
of his title and nothing seen nor
heard since getting here has shaken
this belief. Dempsey has the punch
and Tunney the science. Our ballot
is cast for brains over Drawn.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
BOOKS OPENING GAME.

Chevy Chase A. C.'s 135-150 pound
grid team will open its season Oc-
tOber .. with Alexandria Firemen
at Alexandria. Northerns are chal,
lenged by the Chasemen. who have
an old grudge to settle. Other teams
are challenged. Call Cleveland 2792-J
after O'Clock.
Evening star., 1927-09-22

CURTISS FIELD. N. Y. September
% (R.-Maj. Andrew White, an
nouncer of the Columbia Broadcast
ing Corporation, left by airplane this
morning for Chicago. where, he said,
he would serve as announcer of the
Tunney-Dempsey fight.