Gibbons Would Be Champion if He Fought Like He Out-Thought Dempsey
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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.
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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.
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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. ( iTen n
a ingot
XV . hits Pglia 7: Fort XVorth. 5
F’erOff Scott the dimlnntlve tkaMHep
of t h e Yankees *>l' ated Irdererde-xoa
day bv banging ou? t* ^ home runa :n ‘he
wiorning game with Waahngton
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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*
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