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The Washington times., 1929-07-17
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opORTOR.IAL!!,
BY KIRK MILLER

Gently paid high compliment to
Clark's fielding, as well as hit
ting. The other kids who have
impressed Terry are French, of
the Pirates; Frederick, of the
Robins, and Swanson, of the
Reds.
Young Marshall Cassidy, in
ventor of one of the most sue
cessful Of the several types of
stall gates being tried at various
race tracks of this continent,
has recently received a license
as an air pilot. 1t is his plan
to use planes to 60 from track
to track where he acts as
starter, and this fall he hopes
to fly to the Aqua Caliente
course, where he sends 'em
away.
If James J. Braddock is able
to put Tommy Loughran out
tomorrow night, he will un-
doubtedly run the wallop that
does it up into many hundreds
of thousands of dollars. Lough-
ran will be hard to X. O. and
the man who does will receive
plenty of grooming for the
heavyweight championship of
the United States.
Braddock is younger than
Loughran and will grow natur-
ally into the heavyweight class
much sooner than Tommy did
because of his larger frame
work. The Philadelphia light
heavyweight championship has
come by his weight through
years, just as we all do, but
Braddock will pack his on
sooner than Tommy because
of his normal growing ten
denotes and the fact he is
already approaching the heavy
weight limit despite his youth.
Many are not convinced that
Schmeling has the punch that
will place him on the pugiEstic
pedestal, but they do not know
enough about the German to
pass judgment yet. We believe
he has as good a punch as Tun-
ney, who,. although he was not
killer, sent some sorry-looking
spectacles out of the ring, as,
for instance, Heeney and Denlp-
sey. Pauline didn't look any
better, either, when Schmeiing
got through with him!
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

The smartest pitcher in base
ball today!
That is what brainy baseball
men are saying of Lefty Grove,
leading American League pitcher.
Lefty is way up there in the
won and lost column because he
knows the batters he faces. He
knows their strong points and
their weakness.
Accordingly, he ignores their
best points, and gives their
weak ones a terrific play. In
this respect he is the modern
edition of your own Clark Crit
fifth who, a quarter of a century
ago, was rated one of the crafti.
est hurlers in the game.
If Griff could only instill
some of his own former great
ness into a few of the toilers.
he has working on his local
mound, his team might be going
somewhere in the race in which
they are now helping to bring
up the rear.
If he could only get them to
steal some of the thunder which
Lefty Grove is crashing all
around the American League,
Philadelphia would not have
flourished so grandly at the
expense Of Washington games
this season.
Like Griffith, Grove has mas
tered the soft spots of every
batter in the league at the
earliest possible moment. If a
batter likes 'em high, Lefty let's
'em have them comparatively
low. If the sticksmith happens
to prosper on slow ones, Lefty
applies the speed. The batters
who build up their hitting av-
erages on curves get nothing
but straight ones off the cuff
of Mr.. Grove, and those who
don't like to reach for them
find themselves reaching all
afternoon on the days Connie
Mack elects Mr.. Grove to .do
his flinging.
In which respect the Athletics
pitching ace reminds strongly
of the present president of the
Washington ball club, whose
greatness as a pitcher over two
decades ago raposed in the fact
he knew what every man VINO
faced him liked or didn't like
and ever gave him the latter.
Grove originally had plenty
! of hook and speed, but he had
to acquire the craft which, COM
bined with the other two elc-
ments, makes hirn outstanding
today as hurler. In a COM
paratively few years in major
league company he has obserbed
knowledge Of his opponents
that is the secret of his success.
Memphis Bill Terry classifies
Earl Clark. Washington lad
with the Braves, as among the
best-looking young ball players
he has seen this year. He re-
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
BAT TIERS of F
FOR ARENA

NEW YORK, July 17.-With the
training grind behind them, Tommy
Loughran, world light-heavyweignt
champion, and his challenger, James
j. Braddock, are moving towards
the scene of their battle
Tomorrow night they meet in the
Yankee Stadium in 15-round bat
tie, on which the betting has been
unusually heavy. Loughran is
slight favorite, but by the time
the men Chamber through the ropes
the challenger may be installed as
the first choice.
Loughrail, who prepared for
the defense of his crown at
Pauline Uzcudun's HO0sic Falls
camp, has passed up his inten.
tion to fly to the scene Of
action.
Instead, he made The journey to
Ossining, n. Y, this morning in a.
more prosaic manner-a railroad
train, He will remain at the home
of a friend in that city until to-
morrow morning, when he will
again board a train and come into
the city for the waighing-in cere-
monies.
Braddock, the challenger, who
trained at Tom Luther's White Sui
phur Springs camp, is visiting his
parents in Union City, N. T., today.
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Pare in Fourth Round
For Western Net Title

CHICAGO, July 1T-Emmett Pare,
Georgetown University star, has ad-
vanced to the fourth round in the
defense of his championship in the
Western tennis title play at the
Skokie club here. The speedy Pare
raced through his third round match
with Richard Cagney, Of Chicago,
and won without the loss of game.
Favorites have come through with
but one exception in the first three
rounds of play. the exception being
Hugh Macarthur, of Los Angeles who
is holder of the Pacific Coast inter-
scholastic title, who fell before Jack
Harris yesterday, 2-6, 2-6.
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Jersey City to Build 4
Stadium for 5000

JERSEY CITY, July 17.-The Jer,.
sey City commission has decided to
buy IA acres in the Merton section
of the city upon which a million
dollar stadium will re erected. The
local International League baseball
team will use the stadium and prize
fights and other sporting events
will be held there. :,
The stadium will seat $4,000 per-
sons. 1t is municipal war mes
mortal and will be fashioned after
the stadium at Soldiers Field id.
Chicago.
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would believe it. Go on"
And then came a series OF bat.
ties with the big ones beginning
with Tunney, six battles with
Harry Greb. who Tunney always
said gave him the hardest and
roughest battle he ever saw. He
fought Mike McTigue three times
before he got Mike in that final
one of Is rounds which won him
the title he holds. Twice before he
had beaten Mike but the node
eision rules kept him from being
hailed as the champion earlier in
his career.
A record of lit fights In 10
years. an average OF a match
month, is his record. which proves
Tommy Ioughran's stamp as
fighter and his willingness to go on,
He has made a fortune in the
game and has salted it away in a
manner which insures him and his
folks comfort for the rest of their
days. And with it all he is a credit
to the profession. He's not married
and says he has mo prospects" He
does not believe that matrimony and
fighting go we'll together. His sweet
heart is his mother, from whom he
has taken his good looks, which ap-
pearance he has retained. He bears
no badges of the fighters trade,
only carrying a couple OF small
marks on him, one a slight scar
under his left eye a memento of a
bout with the late Jimmy Delaney.
and a small mark on one eyebrow.
a souvenir of Harry Greb.
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NOOne Asking Players I
For Shady Oak Outfit

Freddy Noone manager of the
Shady Oak seminro nine, Is anx-
ious to sign up some first.rate play
ers for his club. A catcher and
former minor Lacquer. Noone has
been selected as the manager of
the Maryland nine.
He has already landed Bob Bate.
man. Joe Mccoy. Sam Hook. Doc
Hardy. Blackie EIwood, JOAN Noone
and Joe Jump. Those wishing TO
Join the Shady Oak clEb Sre asked
to phone Manager Noone at Lincoln
SSI.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays RESULTS
Cincinnati. 5-7; EsrOOkIyn. ga.
PhlladelphIa. O.; Chicago, S. i
Boston, a: Pittsburgh, i,
Sc. Louis. 8; New York. 0.
TOday's Games
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Cincinnati Mt BROOKLYN.
St. Louis at New York,
Chicago at PhllRdephla,
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WILSON ON FAIRGROUNDS

Bob Wilson, former Western High
School star athlete, Is working as a
playground instructor during the
summer months. Young Wilson, a
freshman at the University Of Mary
land this past year, will be eligible
for varsity sports this fall.
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He ltkeS To IlgnL ana WnCA III
the ring with an whether
in a sparring bout or not--he can
never show compassion for his foe.
His fists fly to bring destruction
upon his adversary.
Jimmy goes into his every fight
as he did the battle Of his career,
which occurred while he was at
tending grammar grades at st.
Joseph's Catholic School in West
New York, n. j. Jinnmy's op-
Donent was a boy named Elmer
Furlong and after a few minutes
of forrid schoolboy slugging young
Braddoek landed punch to the
Jaw that knocked his foe into
peaceful slumber for over an hour.
Jimmy Braddock always found
his right hand a quite useful
weapon and to this day he relies
almost entirely upon it for his sue,
cess in the ring. He hopes to bring
the 1ight-heavyweight title of the
world home with him by the use
of the punch.
Joe Gould has been Jimmy Brad.
docks only manager since he be-
gan his professional career. They
have been real pals every step OF
the way. Many times Gould has
sacrificed large purses in order tc
prevent Jimmy from being rushed
too fast. Gould felt from the start
that he was plotting one of the
future headliners Of the ring
Jtmmy's great confidence In his owE
ability could not be disregarded.
During his career, Jimmy Brad
dock has fought mostly heavy
weights. Since he began boxing
professionally he has engaged in
46 battles and 35 of his opponents
were heavyweights. 1T was nc
easy task for an 165-pound young
ster to encounter so many big men
but the experience has q bIessins
in disguise. Since meeting only
Iight-heavyweights Braddock has
found them comparatively easy tc
bring down with his right hand.
The fight that really started
Jimmy BraddOck ON the road to
fame took place less than 10
months ago at Newark. n. j.
Rradd0ck beat Pete Latzo,
former welterWeight champion,
i'm 10 rounds and in doing SO
broke his opponents Jaw. For
that feat he was given the
match. with the highly tOuted
Tuffy Griffiths In Madison
Square Garden.
Experts were unanimous in the
opinion that Griffiths would knock
Braddock out, but young Jimmy paid
little heed tol these forebodings and
scored a sensational two-rount
Knockout over the Middle Westerner
Braddock fought Leo Lomsli next
and lost the decision. Jimmy doesn't
know why he didn't win that fight
lie says he just couldn't get started
Braddock knocked ont George Gemas
in one round at Newark in his fol
lowing fight and after that scored
his greatest achievement by stop
ping Jimmy Slattery in nine rounds
in the Garden. His last fight took
place at Buffalo less than three
months ago, and his opponent, Eddie
Benson, lasted only two minutes OF
the first round.
Jimmy Braddock in his profes
sionaI career, which began in 1926
has been on the floor for only two
seconds, Jack Stone holds the only
knockdown on the record of Brad
dock. 1t was wild swing that sent
Jimmy down, only to bob UP inlme
diate1y and even to win the round
Braddock won the decision in II
rounds easily.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
SHOO I s
FOR RECORD

Chuck Klein leading home-run
hitter of the major leagues, will be
shooting at a new record when the
Phillies play the Cubs in Phiiadel.
phia today. If the slugging outs
fielder OF the Quakers can smack
two four-baggers today he viii set
a new mark of seven home runs
in four consecutive games. Il he
gets one today he will tie the pres
ent record of six in four.
Klein, who hit three ilomfrB in
Mondays double-header, tied the
record of five homers in three con-
secutive games when ne connected
for round-trippers twice in yesterS
days game. He also tied the mod
ern record of three home runs in
three consecutive times at bat, as
his third homer was made in his
last time at bat and yesterdays pair
came in his first two appearances
at the plate.
Bobby Lowe OF the Boston's hit
four homers in as many consecutive
times at batGin 1894. OF the modern
crop of stars, Babe Ruth, George
Kelly, Tillie Walker and Elmer
Smith hit for the circuit in three
consecutive official times at bat,
alTnUugh bases on balls broke up
the continuity in some instances.
And Ray Caldwell of the Yankees,
before the advent of the Jack rabbit
ball, hit a homer on three conse-
cutive appearances as pinch
hitter. I'll
Klein now has 2S hOmers and
leads Mel OFT, his nearest rival, '
hy three. Ruth hit his twenty.
first yesterday and is. only one
behind Lou Gehrig, the Amer
lean League pacemaker. Ruth's
homer and triple, accounting
for five runs in ali, featured
the Yanks' IL to win over
Detroit.
The pennant races remained un-
changed, as the Athletics beat
Cleveland in the tenth, z to s, and
the three National League leaders
Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York
--aIl tasted defeat.
The Pirates, who had won eight
straight, got only four hits off Bob
Smith, the reformed Boston in
fielder, and lost to 1. Klein's
two homers helped the PhIilies
down the Cubs, 20 ., ana end
their long slump.
sylvester johnson Of the Cardi.
nails, blanked the Giants, 5 to 0,
and paved the way for the downfall
OF his mound rival, Fitzsimmons, by
knocking a homer.
Cincinnati came to life and two
timed Brooklyn. 5 to and Z to z.
Lucas and Rixey outpitching Vancs
and Morrison.
Errors by West and Goslin in the
t.nth cost Washington 6.to-5 de.
feat by the White Sox.
The Red SOx stepped out of char.
acter and swamped the Browns, IL
to 2. Heinie Manush, st. Louis out.
fielder, got two hits and replaced
Jimmy Foxx as the Americat
League batting leader. Milt Castor,
the Boston pitcher, retired the last
16 batters in order.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
DAGR0SSA lNSTRUCTS

John "ox" Dagrosss. former Col
gate lineman and varsity line coach
for the Georgetown University
eleven. ts the swimming instructor
at the Jewish Community Center
eOoL
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RIGHT BEST
ASSET Of BRADDOCK

james Joseph Braddock presents personality to the
ranks of the leading in the boxing game. There is
among the many greats of the past present one
pu his finger upon as model Jimmy Braddock In few
little ways Jerseye may resemble of the oldmes
the squared circle but the whole the challenger for the
light heavyweight crown Of the world is justJimmy Brad
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Tommy Loughran is not a Tunney..
Nor is he a Dempsey. Yet he pos
sesses the mannerisms and ring
qualities of both in certain respects.
1t seems strange TO compare
Tommy Loughran to Dempsey as
a fighter. for where the Manassa
Mauler built his reputation on dras-
tic, sensational knoekouts, Tommy
has become famous through his box
ing skill.
But, inherently, Tommy is a
fighter of the Dempsey type. He
started as a fighter. At 16, when he
was a gangling kid. Tommy's pride
and joy was to get over Knockout
wallop, and a glance at his record
will reveal that when he was in his
infancy as ringman he scored sew
eral knockouts-far more in his first
year than he has scored in any year
since.
The time when one can tell
when I.Oughran is fighter is
when he is hit and stmg. Then
every bit of his fighting ardOr IS
aroused.
1t was A. youthful ambition that
sent Loughran to the profession OF
hoxing, He lived down in South
Philadelphia with his parents, tive
brothers and a sister. His rugged
Young frame made him favorite
because of the way he could SWING
his fists at the local parochial
school. He was much stuck on
himself, too. And it happened
that Joe Smith, his present man
ager. lived in the same block.
Smith and Eoughran had to sweep
out the coaLcellar in their home to
make way for the ring which they
had built. Under such clandestine
WAYS Tommy learned his game and
had his first fight on December 3,
1919. meeting Eddie Carter in the
old auditorium OF Philadelphia and
winning In two rounds by knock
out, Joe Smith was in his corner
that night and never has been out
of it since. something strange these
days when fighters change man
ayers SO frequently or surround
themselves with bureaus of them.
Still his folks were reluctant to
see their boy a prize-fighter. He
WAS SG1HnS HE popCAS 40 % hCWS-
boy in the streets of Philadelphia
and that added to his fighting
powers. He likes to tell of the
tough scraps he had to keep his
route with the other boys, but after
all. he thinks 1t taught him a great
deal.
II was no easy climb for this
Philadelphian to reach the heights.
1t was not until he had fought
Jimmy Darcy in 1922 that he finally
got the approval Of his parents to go
on. 1t was at that fight that his
father, who was employed as trac-
ton worker, sat In at the ringside.
Jimmy Darcy was rough. He hit
Tommy on the chin once and Tommy
went sprawling. But he got up and
went on to win.
After the fight his father came to
his dressing room, and Tommy ex-
pected to hear a TRADE, telling to
him of what terrible fighter he
was and to give it up before some
body killed him. But it wasn't that
way.
SON." began the father, ''ycu
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

YESFERDAY'S RESULTS
Chicago. 8; WASHINGTON. 4 10
lnHingsl.
philadelphia. Z; Cleveland, 8.
New York. II; Detroit T.
Boston, 4; st. Louis, e,
Today's Games
WASHINGTON at Chicago.
Boston az ST. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland:
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Loughran s Climb to Fame
Made By Boxing Skill

As we'll being worlds light heavyweight Champion
title he has held since November, 1927-Tommy Loughran
who defends his against James j. Baddock formidable
Jersey City challenger who speciales knockouts is
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

have IL i'm you to be champion.
But l had to see you get knocked
down and to get up before ]
would believe it. 60 on"
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SON." began the father, ''ycu
convinced me tonight that you
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w
Jimmy was born on December s.
1905, on Forty-eighth Street, near
Eleventh Ayenue-only a stones
throw from where Madison Square
Garden now stands. Jinmy's father
was a big strapping Englishman,
weighing ESQ pounds. He long had
admired James ]. Jeffries and when
his third son was born he was named
after the former great champion.
Jimmy's mother was Irish, and 1t
is easily noticeable that he has in
herited most of her facial features.
Both Jimmy's parents are still
living but they have seen little of
their favorite sons work in the
ring. His father, in fact, has never
viewed one of Jimmy's fistic en-.
gagements. His mother saw only
one or two of his earlier fights. His
mother, however, has been his in
spiration during his ring career.
She has encouraged him in every
way to make good in the profes-
sion he chose She is of the IA
miliar Irish type of mother who
used to tell her son to go out and
give the other fellow a good beat
ing when the latter was deserving
of such a thing.
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1t wasn't until Jimmy decided
to enter the ring that she be-
gan to look upon the fistic art
as any good ut all. But Jimmy's
mother, be It known, had the
spark OF fighter and that
quality the boy has inherited.
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''Y think this latest action on the
part Of myself and the Washington,
club should : convince the most
skeptical that Walter Johnson is
with us TO stay Indefinitely and.
will not, under any circumstance, be
let 20. His wholesome influence IL.
baseball is too valuable to permit
his being cut loose
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The time when one can tell
when LOughran is y fighter is
when he is hit and stung. Then
every bit Of his fighting ardOr Is
aroused,
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ARB

Ambassador Dawes persists in re-
1uslng to wear those knee breeches.
In a verbal way. however, he would
be a perfect success on any golf
course.
While Florida had the fruit fly to
ight, several other states have been
waglng wal on the fly by-night pro-
moter.
MI. Edge has been named ambassa-
DOR 10 france. He'll have to be
pretty sharp to put anything over on
those foreign diplomats.
\ \ \
A North Carolina editor walked
down the street attired in paiamas.
Aha! Another editorial exposure!
= = =
Minnesota has discovered several
cases OF rum-running by airplane.
Aviation certainly is making great
strides in American commerce.
y
George Bernard Shaw postponed
his I'D birthday. But you can't beat
VSS AAS0AAAC VoA VAAoV way 1COIA-.
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Maybe the bakers boy who slowed
away on the Graf Zeppelin did it be-
cause he couldn't raise the dough.
Whippet races in Ohio are causing
a heap Of legal argument. Whoops!
The law has gone to the dogs again.
Pullman porters, in mass meeting
at Chicago, agreed that tipping was
al insult. Well, most Of us can spend
the rest Of u lives apologizing.
X \
Strange to say, not an egg was brok-
en- when "a dozen were dropped from
an eirplane, via parachute, down on a
Los Angeles airport. Stranger, there
wasn't a peep out of one Of them.
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