Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 05, 1920, SPORTS AND AUTO, Image 20
i ' J j MiskeJ V a C THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 5. 1920. Dempsey to Battle for Title on Labor Day With - ; ; ; ; . : : : : ' .1. CROWDS FLOCK TO BENTON HARBOR TO VIEWJATTLE Dempsey's Title Reasonably Safe Both Boxers Confi . dent No Decision In Ten Rounds. Dope In Figures DEMPSEY. , MISKE. 25 Age :...26 190 ........ Weight .193 W f tt. VA in Height.... 6 ft. 1 in. 78 Reach 77 .39 Chest (normal) 39 44 Chest (expanded) 44 17 Neck iyA V 204 Shoulders 20'S 32 Waist .. 33 lj .., Biceps ........ 131-5 14J4 Forearm 13 H 8 Wrist 734 21 Thigh 22 H H!4 Calf IS, 8 Ankle . 9 By RAY PEARSON. Benton, Harbor, Mich., Sept. 4. (Special) Thousands of fans who ' dote on glove wielding are cluttering up the twin cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. They are throng ing here because tomorrow aftemon Champion Jack Dempsey tosses off the bath robe, hears the gong, and battles Billy Miske, his St. Paul chal lenger, in his first bout since he took the title away from Jess Willard at Toledo, July 4. 1919. If all these people and, of course, the great majority of them hail from Chicago were forced to remain here over night, they would have to take their sleep on the hoof. Chicago isn't the whole works, however, by any means; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Miske's home, and Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, nd even New York, are sending the gents who can't see anything but boxing. Capacity of Arena 18.000. If we can guess correctly, it will be a huge crowd that wends its way through the turnstiles at Floyd Fitxsimmons' ball park. Capacity will mean that a few more than 18,000 fans will sit down and watch a card of four ten-round heavy weight bouts run off, with Dempsey and Miske shining in the feature number. The arena is set, the advance sale of tickets has been large, and part of the gang is here, with the rest to follow. The double holiday, Sunday and Monday, gave many the opportunity to come early. I Just what the gate will run can't be estimated with any degree of ac curacy. A full house would mean nearly $200,000. The optimistic fel lows look for it to run that big. There are those who believe a con , servative guess woald, be between $125,000 and $150,000. " Both Boxers in Shape. These two men whose powers of attraction are making this pot of gold show possible are waiting for just one thing now, and that is for th gong to sound. No one need be fooled into believing that Demp sey and Miske aren't in fighting condition. They were in that kind of shape several days ago, and both would have preferred to get it over then, instead of waiting for tomor row. Are they confident? Well, listen and find if it rings in the proper tone: Jack Dempsey: "I'm ready. Let's go. Billy Miske: "I never was bet ter in my life. Let's go." These two fellows who uncork the chin popping stuff tomorrow aren't of the type that finds it wor risome business to wait for the gong. Dempsey, of the two, is per haps , the more eager to get the business of tomorrow finished, tut t '1 J. C. H l- Billy IN RING that is because he. is loaded with nervous energy. mil trom at. raul nasn t, any nerves at all at least one wouldn t think so, for he travels contentedly along what he seems to think is a path of roses. He's an optimist for fair. Dempsey Picked to Win. It is hard to see where Miske has r. good chance to score a victory and install himself as new heavyweight champion of the world. This Dempsey person with the knockout wallop in either fist stands as sol idly in his way as a skyscraper. Dempsey will fight Bill his one best way, shifting and hooking lefts and rights to the head and body. Of course, anyone knows what is likely to happen if one of those hJoks con nects. 1 Without anything from Miske to confirm or throw out the contention, we'll say that BillV best chances would appear to be in a careful, c'.ever display, wTiich might land him. a points winner .if the bout went the limit of 10 rounds. No de cision, aside from the verdict of the critics, will be given, as the idea of appointing a referee to give a ver dict has been passed up. Champion Excels in K. O.'s. If there is a knockout it should be put ovef" by the champion, for Demjiscy's record bears out this conterKion. He is going to win by i knockout, he says, and just as quickly as it can be put over. Few look for Miske to send oyer the wal lop that would dethrone a champion. There is one thing that should not be overlooked, and that is that speed is going to count when champion and challenger get together. All the world knows that-Dempsey is fast for a heavyweight, but probably i some folks don't know that Miske, YOU will never need to plead your good taste if you drive a National Sextet The car, better than any words, speaks your judg ment and discrimination It looks well and serves welL It is marked by a fineness that long and arduous service does not dissipate V ' Touring Car, $3,750 Phaeton, $3,750 Roadster, $3,750 Coupe, $4000 Sedan, $450 F. O. B. Indianapolis . , - OMAHA MOTOR CO. ELBERT, General Manager 2429 Farnam Street, J Successful Miske in His WITH SPARRING PARTNER. too, is a remarkably speedy gent m himself lor a fellow who weighs 193 pounds. It is this speed that will be impor tant in case the bout goes the limit and a. decision on points is made necessary.' Can Bill outspeed Jack? That's ;a question we can't answer until Ye get the chance to view the actual demonstration. Mrs. Miske and Sop to Be Spectators at the N Fight On Labor Day Benton Harbor, Mich., Sept. 4. When Billy -Miske, challenger for the crown worn by Jack Dempsey, Starts battling in the ring with Utah Jack Monday afternoon, there will be two ringsiders with an uncommon interest and they will be pulling - harder than they have ever pulled for Bnl of St. Paul to rock Dempsey into the land of dreams. Mrs. Billy Miske and-"Billy, jr., are coming to Benton-Harbor to occupy ringside seats. This fellow, who is going to stack his best against the champion, wants his wife t6 watch him jiattk Dempsey. Watching her husband in action in the ring is nothing new to Mrs. Miske. She has seen him in other battles against less formid able opponents than Dempsey, and Bill today said her presence gives him a confidence which isn't to be discounted. "It's a funny thing, perhaps, but it is true, that J always fight better when my jvife is" at the ringside," said Miske. - "I can look back on several con tests at which Mrs. Miske was a ringsider, but the one which stands out most prominently is the battle H. A. POOCH, Manager Omaha, Neb. Year Benton Harbor Catholic Young Men To Stage Athletics Monday Afternoon The Catholic Young Men's asso ciation will hold its first annual ath letic meet and Carnival next Mon day afternoon, at Thirty-ninth and Burt streets, starting at 1:30. The first event will be a track meet be tween 10 different teams, represent ing as many parishes of the city. Prices have been donated for the parish winning the most points and also for the individual winners in each event. Following the track meet a wrest ling match between representatives ot the North and south sides ,will be held.' Tommy Vaughn will then box six rounds with another 125-pound man. A base ball game is also on the program "between the Fort Oma ha team and an tall-star' C. Y. M A. team. The program will be closed with a street dance. There will be no charge made either for the dance or the afternoon program. Special car service will w provided to the scene ot activities. The C. Y. M. A. will hold a foot ball meeting on I Tuesday to make ar rangements tor their team this fall The meeting will be held in the club looms, 3901 Webster, at 8 p. m., and every one interested is requested to attend, several big games have al ready been scheduled. Bart Kruger, Walnut ZM, is arranging the meet ing. I had with Battling Levinskv in New. York. Levinsky was fighting wonderiuiiy when 1 was matched with him. My wife saw me hand nat a real trimming, which sur prised a lot of people." Training Quarters HIS FIGHTING' Net Star's Compete. Sat Lake City, UtatvSept.'l. Ten nis stars from Montana, Idaho, Cali fornia, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah are expected to participate in the Intermountain Tennis tourna ment to bo held here September 9 to 16, under the jauspicies of the Na tional Tennis association. Kenneth Simmons, Montana; W. -I. Rehr, Wyoming state champion; Villis Davis, California; Lon Harke Colo rado and B. E. Scott, of Colorado are expected to be among the contes tants for first honors. T. B. Parker, i n nn -tv i rrn i ... (, - BMI-BPgSr?- 3 , II llllllliS owes lts unusual mileage record, more lvlfl l fjjl Jjw gS n McGraw plant, workmen actually Bllll f H 1 I 311 WW Wt- fciHI ve w one anoter n a Wendly rivalry 1111 I H fi ij t 1 1 III; ! , . to make the most perfect tire. They have 11 S I 111 Aui ull u the ambition of true craftsmen with free iglljj If' -l FabricTires6000 Miles '- DeLuxe Tire Sfervice Co. KS P&ljV DAY AND NIGHT ROAD SERVICE U ( FACE. former Salt Laker, now residing in New York has written to friends that he probably will participate ih the play. Parker was Utah state champion in 1916 and 1917. Another possible entrant 1s ,Sam R. Neel, of Salt Lake, member of the doubles team which won the national title many years ago. Entries for the tournament' will be acceptedw until September 7. The 1918 output of oil in the United States, 415,000.000 barrels, would all flow over Niagara Falls in three hours and four minutes. WHITE SOX TEAM IS 7 MEN UNDER LEAGUER LI MIT Kid Gleason Shows a Manager Doesn't Need a Small Army of Players to Win Games. By I. E. SANBORN. William Gleason. nee Kid. is prov ing that a base ball manager doesn't need a small army of players to make a winning team. The While Sox pilcj.t started on his last eastern invasion of the season with only 18 men besides himself, and the limit is 25 players. To be sure, the Sox picked up several men on the trip, but they were tryouts for next sea son and were not included in Glea son's calculations for winning the pennant of 1920. Five pitchers were all the White Sox started out of Chicago with. There were the four regulars. Ci- cotte, Faber, Williams and Kerr, on whom Gleason counted to do all the heavy work in turn, with Wil kinson as a relief slabman in case one was needed, the uaungsters annexed on the trip were able to help by doing the flinging in bat ting practice, thereby savins the arms of the regulars. Iwo catchers, Schalk and Lynn. were one-more than the Sox really needed unless a serious accident hap pened to Schalk, for it tikes a bad one to keep Ray out of the game. , Few, But O Myl ; Seven infielders and six outfield ers made up, the Sox roster for the most important trip of the season, since it marked the beginning of the home stretch in the pennant race. No team ever was better protected than the. White Sox, in spite of the small number of players, for that number includes several bench warmers who would be regulars on almost any other team in the league. fine chance Gleason would have if he tried to obtain waivers on Mc- Mullin or McClellan or Murphy, for instance, and it would take some engineering to get Jourdan or Strunk out of the majors, even if the Kid wanted to. Murphy Great Pinch Hitter. Murphy probably is the world's greatest pinch hitter. The records of last season and of this year up to date prove it. The reason why Murphy is so valuable is not hard to find. He was one of the best leadoff men on Connie Mack's team for several years, and would be in the game every day if Leibold were not a better fielder than, he and also a good leadoff batsman as well. There are two other good reasons why Miirphv is not used in tW Gleason outfield. They are Jackson and Felsch. And the fact that Murphy is on the bench ready -to step into the batsman's box at any time is not his only value to the team. There is no keener man in the game than "Mique" in the mat ter of sizing ud rutchers. and a slahsman must be letter perfect his delivery if the eagle eyes Gleason and Murphy cannot detec' a difference in his style of handing up fast balls and curves. Bunch of Hardy Veterans. It requires a severe accident to put Eddie Collins, Weaver, Risberg or John Collins out of commission. They are the kind of folks who would rather play ball than eat. and Gleason says the reason Weaver shows up every spring as lean as an allev cat is because he would starve to death if he did not play base ball six months of the twelve. But an accident to any of the Kid's infielders would not cripple the White Sox, because the two Macs, big and little, are ready to jump in without a minute's preparation. Either Mc Mullin or McClellan can play third base ahead of many of the guardians of that corner in the American league, and Weaver is as good at shortstop as he is at third, which is saying a large mouthful. Second Base Protected. Either of the Macs can cover sec ond capably, too, although not as brilliantly as Eddie Collins, because they lack his experience. And if John Collins breaks any bones there are worse first basemen in the ma jors than Ted Jourdan, his inability to hit as well as Shauno being the reason he is on the bench. W The one blow that would hurt the White Sox worst would be an acci dent to Rav Schalk, for he has hogged the catching job so long and so steadilv that the relief catchers on the Gleason staff have had small chance to work, and without stead work a catcher is handicapped mor than any other player. Tunney at Camp Lewis. : Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 4. Gene Tunney, considered by many critics as one of the leading heavyweight prospects, is now at Camp Lewis, Wash., near here, a member of the Fiftv-fifth artillery. Recently he MIUl MTU UMl Jl niiuLiauii, 1 akuuitf. lll I'.-ilro i rrllf t- J Hanley to Coach. Pendleton, Ore., Sept. 4. Richard E. ("Dick") Hanley, captain of the cted Mare Inland Marines football team of 1918 and former Washington State College star quarter back, is to coach the Pendleton High School football team this year. Hanley will teach chemistry at the school. Multnomah Gets Mat Coach. Portland, Ore., Sept. 1. Ted Thye, one time claimant of the middle weight wrestling championship, has been named wrestling instructor at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club here., 3 V