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Evening star., 1927-10-17
BY SPARROW McGANN.

NEW YORK, October 17.--If one
is to believe the current story going
the rounds, Jack Dempsey will put
in four hard fights before the Sum-
mer rolls around. His opponents
probably will include John Risko,
Jack Sharkey and Paolino Uzcudun.
This Is good news, if true. How
much Jack needs work is illustrat ted
by the remarkable effort he made
against Gene Tunney last month.
After sort of backward start in
his initial comeback fight against
Jack Sharkey, Dempsey, though
fairly whipped in the early rounds.
came back to score knockout. Only
his remarkable good condition.
brought about by arduous months
of training in California, made this
possible.
Those who saw Dempsey tottering
around on his wabbly legs in the first
round of the Sharkey fight would not
have given plugged nickel for his
chances Of bringing victory out of
the fire of seeming defeat. Yet he
did.
How much better was his showing
in both Of his fights this year than
that of last year in Philadelphia,
when the further he went the worse
he looked. Proper conditioning is the
answer. Now, If Dempsey will only
go through with his reported plan to
keep in shape by taking on four or
five tough opponents, he will be the
better for it, and should he emerge
with flying colors, he may get the
third meeting with Tunney after all.
All the ballyhoo in the world will
not suffice to attract the gate neces-
sary to pay off a heavyweight cham
pionship contest unless Dempsey
proves his good faith with the box
ing public by showing his wares
more often and proving to the doubt
ing Thomases that he will fight even
though he is not guaranteed fabu-
lous sum.
Speaking Of fabulous sums, the
heavyweights again are on parade.
Not so much for the honor OF being
to fight the champion.
Perish the thought. They are looking
for the high stakes now in vogue.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
NAVY IS GRATIFIED
BY ELEVEN'S WORK

ANNAPOLIS. Md, october 1.-THE
Naval Academy has had unusual re-
action to the defeat by Notre Dame on
Saturday, though no institution takes
defeat harder as usual or makes q
more determined effort to avoid it.
It is felt that the Navy's inexperi-
enced players did splendidly, and that
they learned much that will be of
benefit to them later in the season and
in other years. Great improvement
is expected from this point to the end
Of the season.
AS Ingram and his assistants feared,
the strong, well-coached and expert
enced Notre Dame team was too much
for the Navy, but the players of the
latter had fine experience in meet
ing a team which is believed to be at
the top in college ranks this year.
OF the IL men who started the game
for the Navy, only Hannegan and
Sloane had started in important games
previously. Woerner, Wilson and
Hardin played in parts Of games last
year. but Moret, Eddy, Bauer. Clifton
and Spring were plebes last season.
Without detracting in the least from
the splendid work Of Notre Dame, 1t is
felt that the Naval Academy did very
well indeed to play such a good game,
players, particularly in the backfield,
is thought to augur well for the
future.
Naval people are particularly pleased
with the work of Arthur Spring, who
appears like coming star. He should
develop greatly during his three years
on the varsity squad. He is from New
Hampshire.
Ransford did the next best work of
the Navy backs, and, for some reason,
Russell LLOYD was used but slightly in
running the ball and did no passing at
all. It 10 believed that Ingraham had
some special reason for this, but that
Lloyd still will do some fine work as
back.
The game against Duke next Satur.
cay is not held lightly, though the
next big game is considered to be that
against the University Of Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia on october 90. Navy.
people are confident that their team
will show in that game that 1t has
benefited greatly through its brush
with the Fighting Irish"
Evening star., 1927-10-17

three from the Loans quintet, but
had to keep stepping all the way.
For the second consecutive week
Rosenblatt led his team in the matter
of set total, getting 363 and increasing
his average to 118. Gregg's set OF
304 was best for the losers, but his
high game of 1913 being largely re-
sponsible for the Loans one victory
and incidentally winning for him a
carton of cigarettes which Is awarded
each week to the bowler who has the
highest game above average.
Construction took two Of three from
Chief Clerks, Moore being the big gun
for the winners, with $50 set and
desperate high game Of lit in the
game which went on the wrong side
of the ledger. Rouche had high set
of 2SS for the losers, although Ander.
son took high game honors. with a
string of 112, which materially helped
Chief Clerks to avoid a shut-out.
Accounting climbed to even terms
with Architects in the standing by q
clean sweep over that team. Amidon
spilling the pins for 800 set for the
victors and Oertly getting high set of
2S9 for the losers.
Section and Insurance were not in
action, due to a postponement.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
FOUR BOUTS FOR DEMPSEY
DURING WINTER is RUMOR

Tex Rickard has started off with
Jack Renault and Jack Delaney. Then
we will have Pauline Uzcudun and
Phil Scott. To make the party com.
plete so that the public will not think
there Is any scarcity of ring masto-
dons, Jack Sharkey returns to the
fold with Tom Heeney as his oppo-
nent.
Speaking Of purses. the figures
fighters ask nowadays would make an
old-timer turn green with envy. Not
long ago boxing fan asked the writer
to distinguish between q prize fight
and q boxing contest. The best reply
seems to be that back in the old days.
when titleholders did something be-
sides dictate terms, challenge had
to be backed with a cash side bet
1t took some nerve and ability to back
ones judgment in his own ability. And
how the old boys did fight for the
money-and to a finish. Now, with
abbreviated contests, padded gloves
wonder that "prize fight" an ugly
term, has been changing to boxing
exhibition"
fans Of today will remember Peter
with kick resembling that of an Ar
kansas mule. Maher was fortunate
enough to be in on the money when
promoters were able to charge admis-
sion with some semblance of legal
right. Clubs were permanent affairs,
not a barge as was the case when
Jim Corbett fought Joe Choynski or
the sod when John L. Sullivan fought
Paddy Ryan, at Mississippi City.
One day Maher received an offer to
fight in Philadelphia. The promoter
was talking to Peter over the phone
and offered him S1,100 for his end.
NO" thundered Maher, thinking
the promoter had said $500. mot a
cent less than thousand dollars will
I take"
The promoter quickly took Peters
word, and the match was made.
Can you imagine any of the pres
ent-day heavyweights tackling a good
man for zone grand? Ask any boy
on the corner-he knows.
(C0Dvrirht 1921
Evening star., 1927-10-17
WASHINGTON LADIES' LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

Anna Mccormack Of the Kumbacks
was the outstanding performer in the
second weeks matches in the Wash
ington Ladies' League. Registering
counts of 100, 112 and 1877, Anna rolled
up a total of 339 for the set, and but
for bad break In the eighth frame
in her final effort she very, likely
would have set new seasons s. marks
for both game and set.
Catherine Quigley Of the Beeques
also featured when she toppled the
naples for a record count Of 127 in
her second effort, but as she failed to
reach the century in the other two
games she had to be content with a
313 set. Her high game mark was
short lived, however, as McCorma ok 8
big game put the two bowlers in a
deadlock for high single count honors
for the season.
Rena Levy Of the Columbians did
the old rescue act when she came
through with a nice 115 count in her
final effort to give her team the odd
game over the Comets. Rena got off
to a bad start with an ordinary "a
count in the first game, but hit her
stride in the next two and finished
with 900 for the set.
Fritz" Yaggie and Capt. Anna VIII.
liams Of the Comets came through
with the winning counters to annex
the first game from the Columbians.
The former shot 294, with 112 as her
high single, while her teammate reg.
istered set Of 292, with high game
at 110.
Helen Sullivan Of the Daughters of
Isabella contributed a neat game and
set rolling against the E-Nee-Mo
Quint Helen shot high game of the
match, with 109, though her 295 set
was topped by the 297 total Of her
teammate, Catherine Moriarty. The
Daughters were in good form and an.
nexed three straight from E.Nee-Mo.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

Flowers. the former title holder. Mile
mas contended that Jack kearns. man
aeer OF Walker, failed to carry out
contract which provided that Walk
eF meet Flowers within 80 days should
tne Georgia Deacon lose his cham
pionship in their fight here last April.
Miller has insisted that kearns re-
fused to carry out the terms of the
contract and for that reason he will
ask the association to have Walkers
title taken from him and restored To-
fIowers, or that Walker be compelled
to fight Flowers again.
There has been little comment h.
the association members on the mid.
dleweight situation, but there was a
feeling among the commissioners to-
day that Mandell has not been active
enough in defending his lightweight
crown. Mandell has signed to de.
fend his title in Chicago November
ID, and if a logical contender is chosen
to meet him. the national association
considers that Billy Wallace, the
Cleveland lightweight: Sid Terris and
Louis Kid Kaplan stand out as chal-
lengers.
Thomas E. Donohue OF New Lon
don, Conn.,, boxing commissioner of
that State and acting head of the as
sociatton. IS a candidate for the presi-
dency. Paul Prehn, a member of the
Illinois State commission, also IS a
candidate.
The repeal of the Federal law pro.
hibiting the interstate transportation
of fight films was expected to receive
unanimous approval. Members of the
association said that fight fans i'm
their own States should be privileged
to witness the showing of pictures OF
battles fought in other States, espe.
cially where boxing is legalized.
Because of the refusal of the New
York State Athletic Commission to-
join the national association, Dono-
hue and his associates said the asso-
citation will continue to operate inde.
pendently, without regard to the New
York rulings.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
KAPLAN is PREPARED
FOR M'LARNIN BOUT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 17-Louis Kid
Kaplan of Meriden, Conn, who once
retired and gave up the featherweight
boxing crown, and has won II straight
bouts since he started after the light
weight title, finished training today
for his 10-round battle tomorrow
night with Jimmy McLarnin, Pacific
Coast sensation.
They will fight at 1876 pounds, with
the winner likely to be chosen by
Promoter Jim Mullen as the opponent
for Sammy Mandell's defense of his
lightweight championship, for which
he has signed for November II here.
Archie Bell of Brooklyn and Kid
Lencho. Mexican bantamweight, will
meet in another 10-rounder. Bell has
been matched for title bout with
the bantam king, Bud Taylor, No
vember 10.
My Sullivan of st. Paul and Howard
McLain of Louisville represent the
welterweight division of the card.
Roleaux Saguero Of Havana and Earl
Blue of Fargo, N. Dak., light heavy.
weights, go 10 rounds in the semi
wiUd-ID
Evening star., 1927-10-17
JUNIOR HIGH SOCCER
PLAY STARTS TODAY

Play was to start today in the junior
high school soccer championship series
with two games on the Monument
grounds. Hine was to meet jefferson
at o'clock. with Langley and Mac
farland facing Immediately afterward
Powell and Stuart are to come to.
gether Wednesday at o'clock, with
Columbia and Hine playing an hour
later.
Capital City Soccer League players
and officials will officiate in all Junior
high games.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
MANDELL, WALKER HELD
OUT OF ORDER BY BOARD
Lightweight's Reluctance to Defend Championship
and Middleweights Alleged Failure to Live
Up to Contract Causes Comment.

BY the Associated Press.
"OLEDO. Ohio, October 1.-THE
lightweight title of Sammy
Mandell and the middeweight
Il crown of Mickey Walker are
to receive the serious consid.
GRAFTON of the National Boxing AS
sociation members, now in session.
The membere Of the association,
made up of representatives of "a
States where boxing is legalized, are
understood to feel that Mandell has
shown apparent reluctance in defend
ing his title since he won 1t from
Rocky Kansas in Chicago year ago
last July.
The middleweight championship sit
uation has been brought to the asso.
ciation's attention through protest by
Walk Miller, manager of Tiger
Evening star., 1927-10-17
MARGINS DECISIVE
IN SOCCER GAMES

Most soccer games here yesterday
were decided decisively.
Germania's 4-3 win over Army
Medical Center in Capital City League
for Germania's first victory since 1925
was the high spot of the days play.
British United defeated Rockville,
to 3, in another close Capital City
League tilt. In other matches in this
loop Arcadians trounced Rosedale, 4
to !. and Clan MacLennan drubbed
Capitol Soccer Club, 4 to 0.
Concord whipped German Ameri-
cans, 5 to 2, and Walfords routed
Marlboro, TO 1.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

n TEW YoRY, October 17:-Clam;
orous voices will be raised and
fervid oratory will be spilled
l. on the subject of the base ball
draft when the minor leagues
gather in annual convention at Dallas.
Tex. on December 6, z and 8. There
will be a hot fight on the draft, of
course, but there is reason to believe
that most of the minors will go along
with some sort of compromise draft
for without il the SpecterS of third
major league" and of player war;
will rise to haunt the base gall mag
mates.
The Texas League, as an organiza-
tion, will undertake the task of en-
tertaining this convention of the mi.
nors. known officially as the National
Association of Professional Base Ball
Leagues.
Minor leal tie conventions always
have been well attended and very in
teresting, since the affair at Buffalo
some years ago, when John J. Nc.
Graw of the New York Giants bought
O'Connell from the San Francisco
club for S65,O00 and was well stung
for his pains, and when Commissioner
Lands lectured the minors about the
draft.
Did Not Heed Lands.
AS to the Lands lecture, the minors
paid about as much attention to it as
a recreant kid pays to his mas stern
refusal to permit him to go swim
ming. They monkeyed along with
their non-draft organizations for some
time after that, and when Mike Sex
ton, president of the minors organiZa-
ton, did prevail upon some of them
to get into line it was only because
they liked Mike and because the So
called limited draft came into exist
ence. The limited draft is much like
the skirts of the flapper. Sometimes
there is so little Of it there is nothing
to flap.
Now some Of the leagues have
kicked over the draft again and for
about the fiftieth time in his life Mike
Sexton will have to advance his most
convincing arguments to assure the
base ball men that they cannot get
along without the draft or without
Judge Landis. There is no man more
devotedly attached to the commission
er Of base ball than Mike. It is
friendship Of recent growth, but it
Is Damon and Pythias affair that
Evening star., 1927-10-17
War Against Draft Boxing Body Questions 7vo Ring Titles
NEWS AND GOSSIP ABOUT BOWLERS

non & Luchs took two games from
them. Shapiro took two from Ward.
man in postponed games. Grady took
two from Cafritz and the Title Co.
took three from M. & r. b. Warren.
Brent of Boss & Phelps rolled high
individual game with score of 1879.
Gheen Of Hedges G Middleton rolled
high individual set with a score of
33S. Hedges & Middleton rolled high
team game and high team set, with
scores Of 534 and 1888, respectively.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
CHEVY CHASE BOWLERS
MAKE DEBUT TONIGHT

Chevy Chase Club bowling team
will roll it's first match in National
Capital League against King Pin to-
night. The former team has been
granted the franchise vacated by
Kane's Transfer. A conference will
be held by league officials this week
to determine the new clubs status
in reference to the three weeks
matches already completed.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
WASHINGTON MARINES
HAVE HARD GRID LIST

Although their first two starts have
resulted in defeats. Washington Ma
rines are planning a strenuous foot
ball schedule for the remainder of the
season.
Virginia A. c. will be met next Sun.
day and on November 6, a trip will be
made to Philadelphia to battle the star
Marine eleven there.
Games scheduled:
October 23--virginia A. c. Alexandria !.
October 30. Palace. Washington Barracks or
Union League: November &. Philadelphia Ma
rines PHILADELPHIA: November I3 Apaches
Union League: November 26. Fort Wash
lngton. Fort Washington.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
FOUR DISTRICT BOXERS
ON ANNAPOLIS PROGRAM

Four Washington boxers will show
their ability in the Annapolis Veterans
Of Foreign Wars Post program to be
staged at Annapolis Thursday night
frankie Diangelo, local feather
weight, will meet Tony Ross in ten.
round mill. Terry O'Day, Eddie Ois.
cimon and George Gauzza are the
other youngsters to battle.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Convention Hall holds a one. game

Convention Hall holds a one.game
lead over Government Printers in
the District league as the third week
of the season comes to a close. For
a while it looked as II Convention
Hall would have a commanding lead
at this time after winning their first
six games. but they were upset last
week by the Meyer Davis club in
two Of their three games.
Several individual stars are. creep
ing into the limelight, but this writing
finds the youthful Jack Whalen. Con-
vention Hall star, the most prominent
candidate to unseat Bradley Mandley,
who won the average crown last sea-
son. Whalen's average for games
Is 1877. He also leads in strikes
with ~.
King Pin and Printers have rolled
the best team games to date with 622
each, while the league leaders hold set
honors with 1877. Whalen has indi-
vidual set with 399. while Megaws
$50 game tops the field.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
TICKETS FOR G. u. GAME
PLACED ON SALE TODAY

Sale Of tickets for the GEORGETOWN.
West Virginia foot ball game Saturday
at Clark Griffith Stadium started this
morning at the A. G. Spalding & Bro.
sports store. A block of good seats
mas been set aside for the West Vir.
gin!a fans.
FROM the reservations thus far big
crowd will be on hand.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
WAVERLY A. C. TO STRIVE
TO REORGANIZE TONIGHT

An effort will be made tonight to
reorganize the Waverly Athletic Club
at meeting at 8 o'clock in the Nc.
Gill Building.
Frank Kersey. who manages the
Waverly foot ball eleven. explains that
the reorganization concerns the club
and not the grid team.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
INTERNAL REVENUE LEAGUE.
Team Standing

Miscellaneous stepped into first
place by winning three heated con-
tests with Annex No. l by a few
pins margin in each instance. Per-
sOnal Audits, last years champs,
failed to show much class, dropping
three to Special Adjustments.
Clearing Division dropped the first
game to Field Audit Review by one
pin, but took the next two, while
General Counsel won the odd game
from Rules and Regulations.
Bradshaw of Miscellaneous had high
game, 125. Hign-set honors went to
sweeney of Special Adjustments, 1872.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
AUTO DRIVER IS KILLED.

VINCENNES, Ind, October II up.
Arthur Cain. st. Louis race driver.
was instantly killed, and Ira Hall and
Charles Crawford, both of Terre
Haute, seriously injured in accidents
that marred the races held at the
George Rogers Clark Speedway, near
here Yesterday
Evening star., 1927-10-17
REALTORS LEAGUE.
Taaxm Gtondinw

Hedges & Middleton maintained it's
lead by defeating Douglass & Phillips
in three straight games. Edward r.
Carr took three straight games from
FARRELL. which enabled them to stay
In second place, even though Shan
Evening star., 1927-10-17
NAVY HURTS SLIGHT.

ANNAPOLIS, October 17.-Eddy,
tackle, and Spring. backfield man. the
only Navy players hurt in the Notre
Dame game Saturday, are both ex-
pected to be able to resume play
within week or SO.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
WOODBURY. AUTO VICTOR.

DETROIT, October IT @.-Cliff
Woodbury. of Chicago won the Ameri-
can Automobile Association dirt-track
championship race by taking the first
two 50-mile heats and finishing third
In the last heat for a total of "a points.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
DISTRICT LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

High team set-Convention Hall. 1877.
- High team game--King Pin. 622: q. r
High individual set--Whalen. 500.
High individual game. Megaw. 100.
High ayeraue---WhAlen. 1877.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

Horse shoe pitchers of National
University downed Sycamore Island
Club, to 2, yesterday in the final of
a three-game series.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
ATHLETIC CLUB LEAGUE,
Tteam Standing.

High HEB team team set--Jos. Phillips Co. 1,743.
n. High inddinyidual dnid set-McKiltrick (Union
1853. ''A'''
Evening star., 1927-10-17
ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL
GRIDDERS AT WORK

ALEXANDRIA, October 17.-Alex.
andria High School gridders began
practice today for their third Virginia
district championship clash with Fred
ericksburg, in Dreadnaught Park
here Friday. It was apparent that
the locals, potentially strong, had not
reached their full development In their
losing battle with Central High Fri.
day In Washington.
Episcopal High bowed to Augusta
Mlntary Academy, 0 to 81, at Fort
Defiance, Va, Saturday, in the first
game Of the Virginia prep school title
series.
George Mason High foot ballers
meet two strong foes this week in
Episcopal High junior varsity, to be
faced Wednesday on Hoxton Field
and Washington and Lee High, to
be encountered Friday in a third dis.
trict championship game.
Sergt. Dempsey Of Fort Humphreys,
Va, won the Alexandria Gun Club
shoot here Saturday. He broke Ak
or 30 clays to gain the hunting coat
offered as first prize. wallastedt with
A was second, followed by Brittle
with Al. label with "a and Worthing.
ton with 33.
Alexandria Fire Department pren
grldmen have signed four new nlav.
ers In Snellings, end; Parsons, guard
and kidwell and Clark, backs. Billy
Padgett, who suffered a sprained
ankle in the opening game against
Mercury Juniors, has rejoined the
squad.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

causes men to regard Mike with ad.
miration and envy.
Still at Odds.
A canvass made among minor league
men finds some of them still as far
away from the original idea of the
draft rs they always have been since
the revolt against its observance. The
draft question has been one Of local
ICED conditions. Some leagues thought
they couldn't get along without it,
and others thought they couldn't get
along with it.
The leagues that have fought the
draft hardest have been two class AA
circuits, the International and the
Pacific Coast, both of which have
made little something out of selling
players. The American Association
has never stood with its class AA col
leagues on the draft issue because the
association is largely made. up of play
ers that it gets out of the majors for
future development or for the last
there is in them before they are sent
to the scrap heap.
The Texas League is not yearning
to swallow all the draft. The South.
ern Association is more in favor of it.
The Southern, like the American AS.
sociation, is nounrished at the great
major league fount.
Compromise Likely.
1t appears that most of the minors
will agree to compromise draft. 1t
would be much better for base ball to
operate on limited draft than to
operate with no draft, for if there hap.
pens to be an uprising and some one
gets busy on a lew league, which
always threatens, it will be best for
everybody now in base ball to be al
lied. Another ''plaver war" might
develop, and there - yer has been a
player war in the national game
wherein some one did not get punched
so severely that the yowls could be
heard far and wide.
Texas is mapping out a generous
program for the Dallas convention.
There will be plenty of golf for Judge
Lands, entertainments for the wives
of members and drives to here and
there, as Walter Morris will run a
sightseeing car every hour to show
how Dallas has grown. In addition
there are Fort Worth, Waco, Wichita
Falls, Oklahoma City, Corsicana, Mar
lin, the old quarters of the Giants,
and plenty of "reminiscences to help
make it one Of the merriest parties the
ever had.
(Copyright. 1927