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Gibbons Would Be Champion if He Fought Like He Out-Thought Dempsey _ rih _____ - ■ ■ ■ — ■ 1 ' 1 From a Boxing Standpoint He Never Made a Mistake but Could Not Win as He Fought, Says Damon Runyon By DAMON RUNYON. Universal Service Staff Correspondent. . Mont., July 6. —Tom Gibbons out • thought Dempsey yester day. Had Gibbons fought as well as he thought he might today be champion of the world. He never made a mistake from a boxing standpoint. He could never have won fighting as 'he did, he never will win an Important battle fighting as he did. because a man cannot score points on the run. But defensively Gibbons’ work was perfect. He had evidently mapped out his plan of battle well In ad vance. and he stuck to his plan. He was always “on a, bicycle” as they say In the parlance of the ring. Al ways galloping when he was free of the clutches of the champion. Some may argue that this decision was the better part of valor in this particular case. However. Gibbons was having his shot at the biggest prize in fistiana, and the only way for him to win it was to open tip and fight. His Brother's Advice. His brother. Mike GibbonB, once one of the craftiest of rtngmen, sent word in a round-about way that his best chance was to step in from the Jump and try to take the fight away from Dempsey. Mike didn't tell this to Tom directly, because it is said the brothers are not on friendly terms. Once Mik« heat the great man mauler. Jack Dillon, in the days when Dillon was at his best, by simply outfighting Dillon, who was a fighter something on Dempsey's or der. Everybody figured Dillon would beat Mike with ease at the time. Tom Gibbons, always a bit cautious In the ring, especially against a tough opponent, evidently did not think well of Mike's advice. He was tynning from the opening gong. Once he actually trotted a little dog trot geting out of Dempsey’s way. This Is rot said In disparagement of Gibbons. It was all undoubtedly part of hl3 plan of battle. He was there to atay fifteen rounds with the champion of the world. Te fact that he seemed in dire straits In the final round, and would probably not have been able to go through another round, may prove that his plan was exactly right. Not the SCanie Dempsey. As for Dempsey, there is no doubt he was not the Dempsey of Toledo yesterday. He was the Dempsey <W the Brennan fight. He couldn't "step,” he couldn't punch. His legs seemed bad. His boxing eye was certainly away off. even granting that he was fighting a man whose forte is making the other fellow miss. The thing for Dempsey to do is to forget those J300.000 purses and do some fighting. He had fought Just 12 min utes in 30 months up to yesterday. And no matter how much work a man does in a gymnasium, this is not euough fighting to keep him in prac tice. t Dempsey said after the fight he didn't know what was the matter with him, except that he couldn't hit Gib bons. This seems a reasonable expla nation. However, It does not cover the cate. He hit Gibbons often enough to bring down a dozen men, but there did not seem to he any force behind . his punches. Gibbons' punching was none too strong. He Is a "murderer” against big slow men anda heavy puncher against men of his own size, He was not punching Dempsey hard and when he did let a punch go, it lacked con fidence. Gibbons will never he any different fighter than he was yester» day against a man like Dempsey, not if they fight 50 times. At 34, it Is difficult to teach a man new tricks. Seeks Other Opponents. It is said Dempsey will seek a match with the winner of the, Firpo Willard fight. The battle yesterday mav make Dempsey a better fighter on his next appearance, hut he will have to be a whole lot better to beat either Willard or Firpo, both much harder hitters than Gibbons. The result should put an end to rules by boxing commissions barring fights between Dempsey and other heavyweights on the ground that they ire not good enough to meet the cham pion. or that they are too small, as was the ruling in Gibbons' case in New York state. • Fight Notes By FRED 8. HUNTER. Shelby, July 4—Dempsey returned to Great Falls Immediately after the fight. From there he expects to return to California. He refused an invitation to attend the Wlllard-Firpo fight in New York July 12, although he may be persuaded to change his mind later. Few notables were at the ringside The moving picture celebrities who announced they were coming on a special train from Hollywood appar ently decided to watch the fight from a bulletin board In Dos Angeles. The last person to wish Tommy GJbhons luck was Walter Hill, one of the helre to the Great Northern rail road, who stopped in Tommy's corner Just before the fight started. Some of the hoi sport* of Shel by thought even $.1 »« loo much to pay to *ee the fight. So when Jock Kearns announced he would flit the rate no further a nmh of them broke down the fence and broke past the guards. The promoters apparently hoped to make up some of the losses on the concessions A bottle of pop In the arena was s quarter and « straw cushion fifty rent*. Other prices were In proportion. Two hand*, * drum corps and a kit tie* bagpipe hand from Canada helped fill up the empty seat* and entertain |b« customer* IP V Wichita Stagey Swatfest While Swamping Tulsa No Pitchers So Lelivelt and Stewart Go in for the Slaughter. Wichita, Kan . July 5.—Wichita scored a knockout over Tulsa today, winning. 18 to 2. After the league leadera had driven Freeman out In the second, Lellvelt tried to atop the rally, but yielded eight runs Stuart went In from first base and pitched the res tof the game. Score: TULSA. ) WICHITA A B.H.O.A AB.H.O A Bennett, if 4 1 0 0 Smith, rf 5 110 S t, Sb-lb-p 4 2 0 IjConlan, cf 6 2 4 0 Davis, rf 5 3 10 O’fin, 2b 6 2 2 2 I iamb, cf 5 0 2 0 B'ley, If 4 2 3 0 L’lt. Ib-p 4 110 0 Me Dll, lb 4 2 10 0 B man, 2b 4 2 5 5 Butler, 3b .110 2 Lee. ss 1 0 2 21 Berk, ss 4 4 4 3 Crosby, c 1 1 3 lj MoM'left, c 4 3 2 (• F’man, p 1 0 0 oj Hovlik, p 4 3 0 2 Th aon. 3b 2 0 o 3 McN'ra, p 1 0 n 1 Ennis, c 2 0 0 0| Casey, c 10 10 Totals 3« 10 24 121 Totals 42 20 27 10 Tulsa .0 1 1 000 000— 2 Wichita. .0 1£ I) 321 OOx—18 Summary—Runs: Davis. Dolivelt, Smith, t'onlan, Griffin, Blakealcy (3), McDowell, Butler (3). Reck (4). McMullen (2). Hovlik |42). Two-base hits: McMullen. Conlan. Me [Dowell, Hovlik. Stuart Home runs Lell velf, Davla. Blayesley. Sacrifice bit; Stuart. [Double play; Lee to Bauman to Lalivrdt. Left on bases: Wichita, 6; Tulsa. 11. Rases on hslla: Off Freeman, 2; off Lellvelt, 2; off Hovlik. 1; off Stuart. 2; off McNh mara, 2. 8truck out: By Freeman. 2; by [Lellvelt. 1, by McNamara, 1. Hits and runs. Off Freeman. 4 and 3 In 1 1-3 in nings; off Lelivelt. 5 and 8 in 1-3 inning, off Hovlik. 7 and 2 in 6 Innings. Wild pitches; Stuart. 2. Winning pitcher: Hov lik. Losing pitcher: Freeman. Empires: Burnside and Boyle Time, 1:50. - • Josies Beat Oak*. Oklahoma City. Okl . July 5—Songcr's wildness took him out of the box In the eighth inning with two on and Oklahoma City leading. 3 to 2. Allen relieved him, and singles by Nufer. Holloway and Kan dler scored three runners and gave the in vaders the first game of the season, 5 to 3. Score: ST. JOSEPH. I OKLAHOMA CITY. A B.H.O.A I A B.H.O.A. Olsen, lb 5 1 13 n, Hock, rf 3 2 2 0 Brown, sa 3 1 0 4j MNa’y, 2b 6 o 2 7 Magee, rf 3 1 1 0 Tate. *b 4 111 Miller, cf 3 1 1 01 Felber. If 4 0 2 0 Lewan, If 5 2 l 0| Luderus,1 b 3 2 9 0 Nufer. 2b 4 2 7 41 Roche, c 116 2 Hollo'y, 3b 4 1 o 3 G'Jardi. rf 4 .3 3 0 Handler, c 4 1 4 lj Windle, ss .3 0 1 6 Newton, p 4 1 0 2; Songer. p 3 10 0 — —--Allen, p oooo Totals 35 11 27 14| zKruT. lb 1 o l o *Yde, p 10 00 Totals 34 10 27 16 zBatted for Luderus in eighth. zBatted for Allen in eighth. St. Joseph .. 100 100 030—5 Oklahoma City . . 100 100 ino—3 Summary—Runs: Olsen, Brown. Magee. Miller, Nufer. Hock. Luderus. Monger. Er rors: Brown Handler. Two-base hits: 0|. sen. Gtnglardi- Three-base hit Luderus. Sacrifice hits: Brown. Hock 8folen bases. Hock. Nufer Bancs on balls: Off Monger, 3. fofYdo. 2; off Newton, j. Struck out; By Yde. 1; by Newton. 4 Runs and hits Off Songer. 4 and 8 in 7 Innings inone out, two on in eighth); off Allen. 1 and 3 In 1 inning, off Yde. 0 and ft in 1 inning Double play; Nufer to Olsen Left on bases Mt. Joseph, 9, Oklahoma City. 9 Umpires. Gaffney and Held. Time. 2.00. SET NEW AUTOMOBILE RECORDS San Luis Obispo, Cal., July 5.— What were declared to be two new automobile world records for dirt tracks were established yesterday when Jess Coe covered 15 miles in 11 minutes 37 3 5 seconds and Fred Frag, in a noncompetitive event, cov ered a mile in 43 2-5 seconds. The 15-mile dirt track record for merly was held by Joe Hurman, who on January 3, 1915, traveled the dis tance in 12 minutes 23:20 seconds at Bakersfield, Cal. The mile dirt track record was 45 seconds, ami was made by Barney Oldfield at St. Louis, August 9, 1917. Last Yankee Eliminted From Canadian Amateur Kanawaki, Quebec, July 5.—L. Bredln of Detroit, the last American in the tournament, was eliminated to day in the third round of play for the Canadian amateur golf champion ship by Hedvers MacKenzie of the Montreal Country club. The score was 3 and 2. Other third round results, were: J T". Cutshert, Winnipeg, defeated T> D. Caiiick, Scarboro, 3 and 2. W. J. Thompson. Mississauga, de feated W. J. McLm-kle, Kanawaki, 1 and 1. O. C. Frazer. Kanawaki, defeated G. I’. Shaw, 2 and 1. Seattle* Entry Winner of Women s Clay Court Title Buffalh. N\ Y., July 5—Miss Mayme MacDonald of Seattle, W'ash , won the women’s national clay court tennis championship here today, defeating Miss Lillian Scharraan of Brooklyn, 7-5, 1JS, fi-4, in the. final round. tfnrnahy Hit* Tito Homer*. Philadelphia Pa . July f». — ftoger* Hornaby. 1**1 year* major league homo run champion. added two circuit clout* • o hi* 1923 record here thi* afternoon. He hit hi* **v*nth homer of the **>a*nn in the firar Inning of the St Lout* Phlla delnhla game off Pitcher Welnert and eight in the third Inning Weinert again wag the victim GAMES TODAY Omaha at Denver. St. Joseph at Oklahoma City. Tulsa at Wichita Des Moines at Sioux City. STATE LEAGUE. Norfolk at Lincoln. Grand Island at. Hastings. Falrbury at Beatrice. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis at .Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Boston. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York at St Louie Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville at Milwaukee. Indianapolis at Kansas City. Columbus at St. Paul. Toledo at Minneapolis. Browns Overcome White Sox Lead and Take Final Williams' Double in Fifth Scores Schlcibncr and Ezzell With Winning Runs. St Louie. July R.—Overcoming a throe run lead. St Louis today won the final contest of the five-game series from Chi cago, 4 to 3 Williams’ double in the fifth inning, scoring Sohloibner, who had singled, and Ezzell. gave the local* the victory. Ezzell had forced Tobin, who had walked. CHICAGO | ST. LOUIS AH H O. A A R. H O. A Hoop’r. rf 0 0 n, Tobin.rf 3 1 2 0 M’l’l’n. ss 4 n n Ezzlf. 8b 4 n i R Most!!, cf 4 1 t c; VVlU'ma, If 4 2 3 n Shoely. lb 4 1 in 1 J’baon. cf 4 1 2 n Falk. If 2 0 2 0| M M’n’s. 2b 4 113 Kamm 3b 4 3 3 .'I, Gerber ss 4 0 0 o Hap’v, 2b 3 1 4 3 S’v’reld, c 3 0 R 1 Sohalk.c 4 1 3 Oj Scl/b’r. lb 3 2 1-’ 0 C’nsrns. p 3 0 l I i Davis, p 2 0 0 1 xStrunk lion — xColllns J o n o; Totals 31 7 27 10 Tnta, 33 S 24 U| xRntted for Happeny !n ninth. xRatted for Cvcngroa In ninth. S4-ore by innings: Chicago .,,..021 000 O00-— 3 St Louis . ..001 120 O0x — 4 Summary—Runs Hooper, Shely Kamm, Ezzll, Williams, Schk-ibner (2). Errors. Knnn. Jacobson, Gerber. Two-base hit: Williams. Sacrifice hit: Falk Double plays: Ezzell to McManus to Schlelbner; Kamm t<> Sheely. Left on bases: Chicago. ♦> St. Louis. R. Bases on balls Cf f fvpngros. - off Davis, 2. Struck out: By Cvengros, 3: by Davis. 4 Wild pitch: Davis. Umpires: Holmes, Nallin and Moriarlty. Time: 1:40. Cleveland, 10; Detroit. O. Cleveland, .July 5.—Cleveland evened up the series with Detroit and remained in the first division today by winning. 10 to o Smith held Detroit to four hits while Cleveland batted Holloway and Wells at will. Score: DETROIT I CLEVELAND AB.H.O A AB.H.O A Haney. 3b 4 0 a 2} Jami’n, If f» 2 4 0 Cut'aw. 2b 4 n 2 *' Summa, rf 4 2 1 o Cobb, cf 3 11 Oj Con’IIy. rf 1 1 o o Heil’nn, rf 4 1 2 o Speaker, cf 4 4 4 1 FO’gill. If 3* 0 2b Sewell, ss 4 3 1 7 Pratt, lb 3 0 13 2 Ste’on. 2b 4 1 5 4 Rigney, ss 3 o 2 4 Lutzke, 3b 6 2 0 0 Rassler, c 3 1 2 lj Brower, lb R 1 12 0 Holl ay. p 2 1 0 2! O’Neill, c 3 1 0 I) Wells, p o n o oi Smith, p 3 10 1 Manlon, c 1 o 0 uj Totals 30 4 24 11, Totals 3* 1« 27 13 Scoro by Innings: Detroit .non non non— a Cleveland.110 041 30*—in Summary—Runs: Jamieson (2i, Summa. Connolly, Speaker (3). Sewell Brower O'Neill. Two-base hits. Rassler, Brower, Speaker (2). Sewell. Sacrifice hit*- Smith. O'Neill. Stcphennon. Double plays Prstt to Rigney to Pratt , Speaker t<. Stephenson to Brower Left on bases Detroit. R. Cleveland. »0 Bases on b*I!s: Off Hollo way, 2. off Smith. 2 Struck nut: By Hol loway. 1, Hits: Off Holloway, 14 in 7 in nings. off Wells 4 in 1 inning loosing pitcher: Holloway Umpires. Evans and Rowland. Time: 1 44 RH So* Heat A'«. Boston. July ft—Pitcher John Quinn’s single In the eighth Inning scored two runs and gave Boston the winning margin In the victory of the Red Sox over Phlla delphia by a score of 7 to 5 today Tha Athletics made n hit* hut failed to hunch th«m effectively. Galloway of Philadel phia did not play and will be out of the game for several weeks with a broken finger Snore: PHILADELPHIA BOSTON All II <> A ' ABH o.A Mat'w*. cf R 3 4 f» Mitchell, as ft 1 6 6 Seheer. 2h K 2 '* S Collins, cf 4 2 I 1 Bruggy. v. 6 2 2 I'Klgg ad. rf 4 0 a 1 Hauser, lb ft 2 11 1 Btirns, lb 4 2 4 3 Miller. If 4 1 0 1 .1 Harris, lh 3 12 0 M’Ga.n rf 4 3 1 ft Phinich. c 4 l 2 2 Rlconda.3b 4 12 1 M NJiU’n.lb 4 12 2 Dykes, f-a 3 14 1 Fewater.2h ! 0 7 1 Hasty, p 110 ft Quinn, p 3 2 2 xHeluiach 10 0ft — Keiiett. p 1 n n :< Totals 32 10 27 20 xPerkin* o ft ft © B Harris, p 0 0 0 lj Total* 34 14 24 11| x Hatted for Hasty in fifth x Batted for Keiiett in eighth. Score by Innings: Philadelphia .oio ifto 210—ft Boston . 010 400 02*—7 Summary—Runs Matthews, Miller, Mc Gowan (2). Keiiett, Mitchell, J Harris (2). McMillan, Fewater (2.) Error* R» conda Dyke*. J Harr!*. Fewater Two hase hit Pltlnlch Three-ba** hits Col lin*. T Harris. Stolen bases Rhonda (2), McMillan. Fekster Sacrifice hit* Per kins. Dyke*. Quinn Double play* Ricon da to Hauser: Mitchell to Fewater to Burn*. Burn* to Mitchell to Burns. T.eft on ha-ea Philadelphia. 9. Boston, 4. Bases <*n balls Off Hasty. 1; off Keiiett. 1; off K Harn*. 2. off Quinn, 1 Struck nut: Hv Ha-tty 1; by Keiiett, I; by Quinn 2. Hit* Off Havty. 4 in 4 Innings off Kel lrtt 1 in 3 Inning*, off Harris 1 In 1 In ning Wild pitch B Harris Balk Q nnn. l osing pitcher: B Harris. Empire*. Owen Is | AVichlta, Kan . July R—"Curley” I-’rederlhka of Denver, Coin., won the 200 mile national championship mo torcycle race Wednesday In 2:47 30. John Baffley, Omaha, Neb., was second and Jim Davla, Columbus. O,, third. A pinna of $1,000 was Klven to the winner. An averaKe speed of 75 miles an hnur, a npw record for the track for the dlstanre, was maintained by Fred erlcks, who rode a steady, ronslstenl race. -- ' ■ — -- - ", ...■. . ■ ■ ■— .... ' Swartz Ready to Tear Out Hair if Entries for State Don't Come in a t n a n r> SWARTZ, Hern iary of the No braaka tiolf naao elatlon, ta almost ready to develop a pet peeve If Omaha and other Nebraska (rollers holrl off their en try for the tour nament which I" scheduler! to start over the links of the Omaha t oon try cluh Monday. To date Swartz has spent night and day urging ear ly entries but with the meet hut 72 hours off he has received hut 100 en tries However, he Is sure that the list will he around 250 bv Sunday night. Swartz tnges everyone planning to enter to jign before Sunday for he plans to make the starting schsdulo that night. To date the out state entiles have been reeelved but he experts at Irast 50, 40 being entered last year and the meet Is g< fling more popular each year. Omaha IFeld rluh will enter about 7S, Omaha Country Huh fit), Happy Hollow 60, l.skoma 15. Coun ell BIuKa Country club, 8; Fremont, «, Unrein. 8; Norfolk, 8; Grand Is land, R; Beat rice,3; and several other out stale club* Hie expected. Dr. G»ne Slattery, IJncnln city champion, la now making his home In Omaha. Slattery qualified last year hut suffered defeat when he enrount eie.l Sam 1’eynolda In the first round of the championship fight. Kaknina ia taking new life In golf Ing circles outside of Its own course and will enter lvvn teams In the team match. Wally Shepard and 1'nug Patera will he entered on the first team. With steady Jimmie Klinger aid and several other prime golfers, I,akomii hope* to make a great show lug at the PUS tournament, Kntr.es may he made on the first tee Monday morning when the Mist eighteen holes of the qualifying round Is scheduled to get under way .A ii extra (light will lie added to the competition this year when a flight for all those who fall to qualify In any of the regular flights will bo In stltuted. Prizes ate on display at the Oinn ha Country club. Charlie Johnson, I luh professional, pi edicts thst the Country eluh eourso wit be In the best ot adore for the tournament. “Gee! / Am Disappointed” “I wanted to knock out Tommy Gibbons, but I guess he was too fast for me. Wait until we meet again and I will put Tom to sleep in short order. Just wait." <facU Dempsey KNELL OF BIG FISTIC PURSES By A»»orintpd Pre«e. E\V YORK, July 5. — The financial disaster attending the Dempsey Gib bon* championship fight yesterday at Shelby probably has sounded the death knell of ex horbitant purses for title matches, box ins; circles here today were con vinced. On the same day. there was a fiasco at Michigan City, where Lew Tend ler, Philadelphia lightweight contend er, refused to go through with his nmt. h with Bailor Freedman of Chi cago at the last minute, when pro motors failed to provide the full amount of his purse. The cost of .Shelby's bitter lesson is estimated in round figures at $200, 000. The mirage of financial success prompted promoters to guarantee Dempsey a purse of $310,000, but the receipts will proliably nmnunt to half that sum. Because of the gamble. Jack Kearns, the champion s man ager, took on hi* la*t $100,000. In order (o avert an eleventh hour col lapse of the match, Dempsey will not get his full amount, but even so, he already ha* received by the payment of $1:10,000. mote than he was paid for any other match except that with Georges t'arpentier, when hia share was $300,000. But Shelby’s I* not the only record of financial failure In pugilism thia year. AVhile no definite figures were re vealed, the Polo Grounds Athletic club was understood to have lost heavily on two title bouts, the match between Johnny Kllbane and Eugene Criqul for the featherweight crown, and two weeks later the contest be tween Jimmy Wilde and Pancho Villa for the flyweight championship. The deficit on both wa* said to run close to $100,000. The root of failure In each case was largely the same as that at Shel by—the fact that Mg purses were guaranteed the champion*. Wild# and Killian*. both of wh<<h were deci sively beaten, plus the fact that the admission charges proved too high. Return Dempsev-Gibbons Bout Logical Re suit of July 4 Battle By FRED S. WI NTER. staff C(>rrf«poiHlfnt. Shelby. Mont.. July 5—What next? That a th« question the world of flstlana Is asking today following the surprising and unexpected success of Tommy Gibbons in his 15 round bat tle with Champion Jack IJempaey yesterday.. Will It lie a return Dempsey Gib bons fight, a Dempaey-Wtlls match or battle between Dempsey and the win ner of the Wrllard-Flrpo go? A return Dempsey Gibbons fight is made to order for New York. Hack there in the center of population It wilt draw thousands who will want to see the challenger who was able to answer the bell after 15 rounds of fighting. The fact that yesterdays fistic brawl was a poor spectacle, an unlit tsresting, slow, dull fight that would have brought many harsh words from the rash customers had it not been a championship affair will not detract from its box office possibilities. Neither will be the evident fact that Dempsey can lick Tommy Gibbons any time in any ring. ‘Tommy Gibbons, the lad who stayed 15 rounds with the champion.” that will be the smoke screen the New York press agents will work on and the fans will break their necks paying $20 to $50 for seats. And, with the kind of exploitation Tex Rickard gives his big flghls. the go probably will reach the 11 OOO.OOO mark established by the Dempsey t’nrpentler match. From every standpoint a return Dempsey-Glhbons match Is the logi cal one. Popular With Fighters. Beside* the attraction It ha* for the fan a. It would he popular with both Dempsey and Gibbon*. hemp Hey know* he can Ih'k Gibbons, that he won't he Jeopardizing hla title by taking him on again. On the other hand Gibbons will snap at a chance lo meet Dempsey In New York, not because he think* h<* can win the championship, because he know* to the contrary t -w . hut bemuse It will entich tils exchequer to the extent of some tuoti.titio or H* II tie In * position to demand that large u flat mint now The lesnlt of yesterday’* bout prnb ably sidetrack* any prospect* of a Dempsey Wills fiRht In the first place Dempsev won't he crazy about taking on Wills. If Dempsey can fight no better than he did yester day, lie will have one tough after noon If h» undertakes to deft tid his laurel* against a big, strong fellow likg Wills, And how about Willard Firpo? Well, tiiet depends upon how their fight In New York July 12 comes out. If Willard has no trouble heating Firpo you ran put It down In the book right now that Champion Jack I" going to do a lot of cogitating in the matter before he ventures into the same ring with the big Jess Fol lowers of the game of assault and battery also are puxzling considerably over the form shown by Dempsey yesterday. It was both surprising and disappointing. Champion Slipping? The general opinion seems to be that the i hamplon has slipped. If he continues to slip as fast In the next year as he has in the last a new champion is going to be horn soon. A big, strong fighter In the ring against Dempsey yesterday would have had an excellent opportunity to cop a title Whether Dempsey's determination is merely from lack of fighting or Is permanent only time will tell. But this much Is certain, he's missing punches woefully and the old sleep producer Isn’t there. Of course, here and there one finds those who regard yesterdays con test entirely from the standpoint of the made to order return match In New York. Having no absolute knowl edge on that phase of tt we shall dis cretely silence ourselves. Still others suggest that perhaps the champion's physical welfare could lie better. But no matter whatever the reason may he Jack Dempsey Is far from the fighter he was when he fought Cat pen tier <t when he fought Wil lard. Shelby Deserted \ Hinge. Shelby today I* rapidly taking on the form of n deserted village Every body that could, got out of town last night. Those that couldn't me tak ing the Arm available trains today. The depot la absolutely ahot, hut ths main stem once more reaemblea a dusty cow patch. Heatauranta where you couldn't get service for love nor money yesterday me lustling for business today by reducing prices. Mote s art extracting the gouge from thou room rents Tha strong Joints aie folding Up their effects and pass Ing on to mote fertile fields The commissary men w ho put up tents | containing cots anil held kitchens are striking canvas and tha newspaper men are on their wav. Tha large arena la an empty, wasted looking place. Yesterday there were 111,000 nr 17,000 persona In Shelby Tomorrow there probably wont be mots than lb*; maay huudi<4> AMERICAN I.EACil E. AB. R. H. Prt. Hrllmsnn. llrtroit. 61 533 At »T .416 Jamlraon. I loyrlaml 66 266 AS 10A ,675 Burns, Boston .60 356 67 HI .6*5 Roth. Nrw York .66 2S5 6H 64 .562 Collins, 4'hirncn 63 224 St HI .SH2 NATIONAL I.EAGLE G. AB. R. H Prt. Whnat, Brooklyn . 65 35* 53 66 .6*0 Roush, t Inrlnuati . 67 554 39 95 .374 Ponmlor. Brooklyn ... 51 200 36 74 .379 Johnston. Brooklyn ....69 2HH 57 105 .666 Frlsrh. Nrw York .71 297 61 10* .3*4 Lincoln Boots Away First of Norfolk Series Leaders Get Away to a Lead but Wobbly Fielding Loses Game. Lincoln. July 5.—Lincoln booted away the first game of the Norfolk aeriea here today, the Elkborna taking the beat of a 9 to 7 count By getting in three runs in the first two innings the Link# got away to an auspicious lead, but were wobbly in fielding and tossed away any chance they might have had to win. Th* score: NORFOLK I LINCOLN AB.H.O. A AB.H.O. A Ath’ton. as 0 2 5 Purdy. If 2 0 10 Tr mer. 2b 3 1 4 * R#!k. If 3 110 Casev. lb 5 1 7 I Tann-r. rf 6 2 4 0 House. If b 0 2 0 Dye. 2b 2 2 3 3 R chle. ( f 5 1 3 0 McCoy, lb 3 0 9 1 McC'ty. 3b 3 2 1 1 B rant, aa 6 1 3 3 H’way, rf 5 12 o' r'onkey, c 2 2 5 2 (’lark, c 5 15 0 Kinkei, t f 2 0 1 0 Hilton, p 3 2 0 2! C land. 3b 4 1 0 1 Federle. pill 2‘Stok**. p 4 2 0 4 -xDebutch 110 0 Totals 37 10 27 13, - Totals 32 12 27 14 xBatted for Kinke! in ninth. Score by innings: Norfolk . .005 002 020—9 Lincoln . 120 021 100—7 Summary—Rune: Atherton (2>, Trum mer. Casey, Rouse Reirhls, Clark. Hilton, Federle, Tanner. Dye (3), Conkey, Cleve land (2) Errors: Atherton. Clark (1), McCoy, Bondurant (2). Kinkei, Cleveland, Stokes (2). Thr*e-haee hit?: Reirhle. Cleveland. Two base hit*: McCaffarty, Trummer. Conkey, Dye. Bondurant. Sa< - rifire hits Atherton /2L McCaffarty (2). Kinkei Stolen bases. Trummer. Tanner. Dye (3). McCoy. Left on bases Norfolk, a Lincoln. 9. Earned runs Norfolk, 3: Lincoln, 4 Struck out: By Hilton. 2. by 8?okes. 4 Bases on balls. Off Hilton. 7; off Federle. l. off Stokea. 3 Hits and run* Off Hilton 9 and 7 In €1-3 Innings, off Federle 3 and 0 in 2 2-2 innings Win ning pitcher Federle. Double play* Trum mer to Atherton to Casey; Federle to Casey. Umpire; Walton Time. 2 17. Beatrice Takes First Hebron. Neb . July 5—Beatrice, playing Fairbury a three gam* senes here, took the first gam* from Fairbury by a scor* of i to o, today. Luachen pitched air tight ball all the way. Score BEATRICE FAIRBT’RT A R H o A AB H O A Quinn, *#5 1 3 3 Me* 3b 4 113 O L* > rf 4 2 4 0 Good n. 2b 4 6 2 1 Srha’r. *b 5 2 2 « M’D't, >t 4 0 2 0 Susa* 2b 5 2 « 4 Blis*. cf 4 1 6 • Spesk’r. If 5 0 2 « Hudg's. lb 4 1 7 0 Boy d. rf 4 3 1** Rea I i c 4140 MGh. lb 3 112 0 Makm. **4111 Unger, c 4 13 0! evich. If 2 o 5 0 Luachen p 4 2 0 2 Hark v. p 2 0 3 2 Total* 39 12 27 * Tot*!# 33 6 24 7 Score by inning* Beatrice ... 309 oao 146—t Fairbury . O00 t»66 60s—0 Summary—Run* O'Leary (3), Schaefer (2). Suggs. Unger. Lusrhen Errors;, S-haefer. Good win (Ji. B*all Makin. Two-baas hit* Sugg* Lust hen (2). Three oaae hr Bovd Stolen base Quinn. Lsft on ba«*-a Beatrice. I. Fairbury. 7. Base* on balls Off Lua hen. 1 . off Har kins 2 Struck out Ry Lusrhen. J. by Harkiaa. 3. Wild pitch Harkins Passed ball Beall. Umptrt; Van Bu*«<irk. Time 2:06. ■ •tandem’ Sticks Min Hast ng*. Neb , July 5—Bv hitting for ex* r* ba«e« sit times. Grand Island won here today by 7 to 2 Re. k a gup port was raraed at timet Th* box score. GRAND ISLAND HASTING? A B H O A A R H O A Th pin 2b 2 1 2 . Hogan rf 4 111 Buaer Sb 4 12 6 Kunz. 7b 5 15 1 Met*, aa 4 2 4 4 Shaw. 3b 4 0 17 R’wm’n, rf 5 1 3 6 Tome*. If 4 2 n 0 O’Reilly.If 5 7 11 9 aeesil rf 3 12 1 Madsen.1 b 3 16 1 Em y rib 4 2 » 1 B kh se. rf 4 2 2 0 Noack. 3b 4 6 2 2 Lsuhbe. c 4 1 6 6 c 4*71 Rolf p 4 6 16 Beck, p 4 16 1 Totals *6 1137 I Total* 24 1127 15 Score by inning* Grand Island.026 106 lo|—7 Hastings *66 ooo 166—2 Summary — Runs Buaer Bauman. O’Rsilly, Brookhause. Rolfe (2> Cheek. Berk Erro-* Buaer, Hogan Shaw (4). Two-bat*- hit* Brookhause. Leubbe, Buaer. ('► Reilly. Three b*»e hits Breok haus. O Reilly Stolen base# Buser Met# «2> Sacrifice hits. Buser. Thompson Double play. Thompson to Mats to Mad a*n Left on base* Grand Island, 6; Hasting*. 7 B a s * s on balls Off Rack 4 off Roife. 1' Struck out By Reck. 7 by Rolfe. 6 Umpire. Myers Time: 1 56. ■ ", ',1 CVAN5' j special Tttapatrh to The Omaha Bee. Aurora. Neb. July fi. — Ruaty Kvans, .lever little Tork (Neb) fe d het vve ght tuner. easily defeated Kid Mmley of Shelton In a 10-round bout here Wednesday night. Kvans won eight of the 10 round* and had Mnrley wobbling at the knees a eoupla of times Kid Haberman of York, knocked out Young Charlton of Grand Island in the second round of their bout. Mike Dale. Grand Island, won over \nriv Wilson of Central City, while Fred Holme* of Grand Island put Herman Strong of Aurora to sleep In their bout. tuque (Slued hl« Itth victors In the n ■ n in a asm* sgs-nst tha i'uha hut the Kt.l* nul.t ret niKlnts-n the advent's* u th rtonehue ftv i he sttcrnei'n and t‘hl lagn avanad up tha holiday bill Savs That Tendler Broke Contract j . but Promoter to Rematch Him W ith Freedman at Michigan City in August Barnes Is Stingy With Safeties and Ciphers Dodgers Braves Knock Cadore Out of Box in Second Inning by Bunching Hits. Brooklyn, July S.—Jem Barne* held I he Dodgera to four scattered btta today end Boaton ahut out Brooklyn, 3 to 0. The Hravea knocked Cadore out of the box in the aecond Inning by bunching four hit* for two runa, __ BOSTON I BROOK I.TN AS H O A ABH.OA. Nixon, of 2 0 1 Oi Nata. of 113 0 Felix If 4 0 2 (i Baton. 2b 10 12 S orth, rf 4 110 Olson. 3b 3 0 2 2 MT’IS, lb 4 2 13 0 Wheat, If 4 10 0 B'ckel. 3b 4 0 0 4| Four'r, lb 4 0 10 0 E. S'th.c S 1 3 o T. G'ttn. rf 4 1 3 0 R S th, «# 4 2 4 3 Taylor, r 3 0 S 3 Ford 2b 4 1 1 3! M’C en 3b 3 0 1* Barnea, p 4 1 0 .3 Berg, m 3 111 -; Cadore. p ft ft ft ft Tot*!* 33 % 27 13j Henry, p 3 ft ft 3 Total* 31 4 27 1a Score by Inning* ... . Boaton . .*>20 01,0 —3 Brooklyn . ftftO ftOO Oftft—ft Summary—Run* Boecke) Cl). E Smith firrora. Ford, Ol*on. Henry. Two-baa* hit* Southworth. E. Smith. .Sacrifice: E Smith Double play* Mr Carren to Johnson and Fournier: K Smith to Mclnma. Loft on ba*e: Beaton. «; Brooklyn. 5. Ba*e on ball*: Off < a dore. 1. Henry. 1; Barn**. 1 8 truck cut; By Henry. 4. by Barne*. 1. H;t»: Off Cadore. 4 in 1 1-3 Inning*, off Henry. 4 in 7 3 3 inning* Winning pitcher. Barnes Loaing p'cher /'adore Im pirea. Moran und Hart. Time. 1:31. Card* Win a Far re. Philadelphia, July St. Louifl stopped off in thia city for a single game with Philadelphia and won a poorly played content, i* to 12. Hornsby had two home runs and a double In four trip* to the plate and then retired from tit* game. Thirty-two playera took part ;n the farce and both teams uaed four richer*. none effectively Rapp. the Phillies' third baaemsn was released to the Ft Worth Texa* team on an optional agreement and left to report to hi* new team. PCSt ' LOUIS I PHILADELPHIA. ABHOA ABHOA B!»dnn. I? « l 2 <• Moknn. If 4 1 I " Mann, rf 2 1 b ft Wil's cf 2 11b Km h, rf 2 I 1 b Lea* h. rf 2 1 2 b Horn y, lb 4 3 ft b Walr. rf 6 1 2 « Fre'u. lb 2 0 5b Tier’y, 2b ft 4 ft 2 My a. cf 2 1 « \ Sand. »- « 2 2 4 Mue'r. rf 3 2 b ft Wilaon. c 6 4 2 ft Stock, 3b « 1,2 4 Lee. lb ft 112 1 Ain’h, r 2 1 2 b Park'n. 2b 2 0 1 1 M'C"y, r J 3 ft 0 Brn't. 3b b 0 ft 1 Topo'r. 2b ft 3 3 2 Wri e. 3b 2 1 b 1 Ltvin, eg 5 ft b 4 Wel't. p 1 1 b b North, p 4 1 b i Wint s. p 1 ft 1 0 Stuart, p b ft ft b Rggan p 2 1 « 1 Pfeffer. p b ft n ft rHolke 1 1 b ft Barfoot, p 1 0 0 1 Hubbell, p ft ft b 0 Totals 49 If 27 14 Total* 4ft If 27 11 xBatted for Ragan In 8th Score by inning* St. Lout* . 212 221 ftl4—1€ Philadelphia . ... «1« 011 161—12 Summary — Runs B ade*. Msnn ff>. Smith Homaby 4 2>. Mueller (2). Stock <2). Alnsmlth McCurdy, Toporc»r (2). North Mokan. Wllliama Trench. Walker. Tierney (2), Land <J). Wilaon (2). Wright stone. Regan Error* I-e . an Walter. Tierney. Sand, Wilaon. Home run: Tier ney Two-baa# hit* Alnsmlth Meyer*. Hornaby, Stock, William* Weluant. Walk er Three-base hit Sard Home run* Hornsby (2t. Mueller. Leach. Wright stone Left on ba*e* St Loclfl, f Philade’phla 12 Base* on balls Off North. 3. off Stuart. 1: off Tfeffer, 1 off Winter* ^ off whiner*, J off Hubbell. 1 Ttruck out By North. 4 by Stuart 2; by Parfoot. 1. by Winter*. 1, by Hubbell. 1. Hdfl Off Wemert I in J 2-2 Innings, off Win ter*. 2 in 1 !-! inning, off Ragan. 4 in 8 innings, off Hubbell. 2 In 1 Inning; Cff North. 11 in ft inr ngt none out in 7th off Stua'i 4 in 1 12 Inning. off Pfeffer. 2 in 1 * nn:ng. off Rarfcot 2 in t 1-2 nnm* H t by pitched ball By North (Parkinson) Passed bail Atnamith Winning pitcher North Losing pitcher: Wolnert Umpire* Quigley and Pfirman. Time. 2 26 _ BASEBALL RESULTS ana STANDINGS/ WESTERN LEAL( E. „. . W Pet. Win Loae W .chita 44 2ft .«?! 434 €29 Tula* ...4& 33 577 .542 67« Oklahoma City . 4' 32 S6« .5*2 548 Omaha S* *4 52* .514 &2I De* Moines .38 37 607 .MS *ftft St Joseph .. ..33 42 440 447 434 Smug City . 24 4ft 4 ?ft 429 4!4 Denver .. .. •« 49 347 .355 .312 Vest erday'a Remits Omaha at Denser postponed br agree ment Wjchita. 18; Tulsa 2 St. Joaeph. 6. Oklahoma City. I. •TATE LEAL IB. HtaadlBgi. W L Pet ! w LPei Norfolk 23 24.679 c,d Island 32 24 4f? Lincoln 26 28.654 Beatrice 3* 3 4 4«* Fa Tbmy 38 SO 624 Hasting* .7 27 |f« Yesterday's Result* Norfolk. 9 Lincoln. 7 Orand Island. 7. Hast.ng*. 2 Be*;rice, 6. Fairbury. t. N ATION AI. l.EALI E standing*. W.L Pel w I p- t N-w Tork 44 jj IT* chi<-««o IT ;« jot r tl,k *h 41 T4 .«*; .«! 54 JO 44« > innnnntl 40 :« .< 4* Huron ■ 4T 311 Brooklyn 3« >: »:> Phi!« :# i« ;u Kr.iilt. Bunion J, Brooklyn 0 M. Lou:*. 1«: rhilndolphia, 12. AMt Hl< AN UAGTE. standing*. W I P.! * 4V pf , Vew York 47?: Ml St I.outa S3 3< «;* PM • SI 34 5©? Detroit SS 4a IT* i-!L‘raf° a !« £! {i* W*,h ■ *©■ "<* 5* 43| Cleveland SS SS .l©0 Boeton !4 j7 fjg \ eaferdat‘a Reunite. Pf T-oule. 4 Chicago. S *. exeland, !« Detroit, p Roaton. 7; Philadelphia I. • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Standings. W I. Pot ty j pct P’ Paul 42 ?4 .434' fnd a n o '• SS * OT Kan C.tjr 4J It f2S Mllaukee 2 ** 451 Loulavllla 40 12 154 Mtnne'o! a :*? 41 ill Columbus 34 SI .122} Toledo 2s 44 1*2 Yeef erday'• Reunite M. waukee. f Kantae Cttv 4 Minneapolis 14; ht Paul. IP No other games scheduled. CXSASt" IT.Alil R. Pan Franc loco. ip, Sacramento, a Salt l ake City. 2. T ot Angflee. 1. \ ernon-portland. rain Oakland Seattle, wet ground* INTERN ATION AI. IE AC. PE. Jeraev Oty, 1. Syraruee U. Newark. 4. Rocheater. IP Buffalo 1. Reeding .V Baltimore 4, Toronto. * SOI rHt.RN ASSOCIATION. New Orleans. * Atlanta : Mobile 11. Birmingham 2J N«ahvt!!e. f V#mph * Chattanooga 3 l.lttle Rock. 4. TEXAS I I At.I E. 1'ailaa 5 Shrexeport, \ Boualon P OalVMtor ? San Antonio, c Beaumont. 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Cor. lath .*4 Harvay ICHIGAN CJTT, tnd., July I.— Floyd Fitzsim mons. promoter of the Lew Tendler Sailor Freedman boxing bout which failed to material , ize h*re yetter day, declared o «. day that T*ndler H had broken hia " contract in tailing 3 to poet a forfeit of $3,000 prior to the fight, hut that he proposed to re match the men for a contest here In August* Tendler failed to appear in the ring when his guarantee of $15,000 had not all been paid, but Fitzsimmons said the amount was short only $1,400 and that tha' was made good by Chicago men. "Tendler broke his contract by not posting his $3,000 forfeit,” Fitzsim mons said. "He was trying In every way yesterday to find some way to get out of the fight. His manager and he locked themselves In a room at he Spaulding hotel and refused to admit anybody. The conference was held through the closed door." Rain Checks to Be Good. Fitzsimmons declared he would try to rematch the men for an August date, and that all rain checks issued yesterday would be good then. He said he would not discontinue boxing here and denied that any attachments had been issued against his arena. The receipts from yesterday's atterdasa* , wore $20 Ono. but a complete and ac curate chec klias no yet been mad*. Tendler was paid $3,600 in advances Fitzsimmons asserted, and was of fered $10,000 more yesterday, but re fused it. although the total paid and offered was only $1,400 short of the contract guarantee of $15,000. Johnny Torrio and other Chicagoans, he said, made up a purse of more than $1,400, but Tendler then insisted that the ring was oo wet to fight in. A drenching rain had fallen and Tard ier refused to enter the ring and soon afterward left for Chicago. Freedman Was Willing. FYeedman appeared in the ring and announced he was willing 'o fight. This morning, Dick Curley. Freed man's manager, declared Freedman was willing to meet Tendler at any place, but preferred Michigan City, Fitzsimmons. who could not be founds yesterday afternoon when the wet and angry fight fans were leav ing after it became apparent that the main bout would not take place, de clared statements that he had gone to Chicago were untrue. His auto mobile was seen at the arena, but it was learned that he hired a taxicab and drove into Michigan City. Tilrlen in Brilliant Game Beat* \ eteran Walter Have? Chicago. July 5 —William T Tilden. II. of Philadelphia displayed torn# brilliant racquet play today before a 4 gailarv of 7.000 and eajnly 1-f-n ry_ Waiter Hayes of Chicago three straight sets in the semi-finals of the men's singles of the Illinois state tenn.s tournament The score was « 2. 6-0. 6-P. Manuel Alonso of Spain ar.d Wal lace F. Johnson of Philadelphia mill meet tomorrow in the other semi final to determine Tilden's opponent in the finals. Mis* Helen Wills was introduced to Illinois net enthusiast* today when the California girl won her first round match from Miss Margaret An derson. 6 1, 10. Miss Marian Leigh ton of Chicago won two mat rhea in the women s singles, the first from Miss George Massey. 6-0 and the second from Mrs Belle Dowling 6 0, 6 2. Home Run* Give Yank* Exhibition With Pirate* Pittsburgh. July .V — Two horn* run* 1n the ninth inning today x exhibition game for the New York American* n\*r Pittsburgh. 9 to s. Score: p h r. New Yofk. A ... XX0 fil 1*4— t 11 1 Pittsburgh Nat in xi»x iei— * :% i Batteries Ptpjrraw Roetrger and Ban* X >ugh Boehler and Mattes Moline. Ill . July 3—The hell in the seventh round saved Jofcnn> Hir » of IV* M(V"« from a knockout by Saior l^araon. Moiine high school student boxer, her* Harris stretched flat, face down on the «*nvas a* the bel! ended tbe rour 1 at the toll of seven, the result o# a eft hooV to the chin Harris managed t« •* ok out the other three srhedu ed round* The Biggest Little Thing tn apparel for men is the Boston Garter Smart cowan, nrtfalt—it (tow • big vorl in Bupporbmr wckn — kwfsa« ihatx •T»>'th ail .u.' and gtvtnf partact conrfon » tba waarac *V < How did yoor Garters look this moraine?