Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 6, 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba R Manitoba free press Winnipeg monday april 6, 1925 15 close race for old country remain bunched in Scotland wins if fils own Jack Dempsey to Canadian boxers will j Cotton Fields Zanib us Siam win Tok Vead take pm in tourney ii in nors remain bunched in Scotland wins old country soccer race International Bromwich maintains Lead in first Battle for and division title Narrows Down to two Shef 6 United Downs Tottenham while Cardiff draws with defeat England by score of 2 to 0 in final game before iao.000 spectators Yan press cablc.1 simultaneously chins of the soc n the interest in Ica Kue foot rown intense and there is age in the number yesterday s per 1 that i a week e total of counters. F00 -1 weather below Normal encounters Jap several enter Sun yesterday in both cond Divisio who Lead Dro 13d in tile first West brom Tho senior string in Castle and Defeated on their owns Sheffield Nich played 1 while the in serial at at Ere Tho defeat of Blackpool and the of the Day of Fwy county Over Man Chester famous jockey sets some great record Canadian or cow Cable London april Tho station on saturday in time to Sec has train pulling out for Derby where to had a. Racing engagement stove Donoghue found it impossible to make the journey by motor car in time so he rang Hendon and chartered an aeroplane. He went in a taxi cab from Piccadilly to Tho aerodrome where he found several planes with their propellers revolving in readiness for a trip. Steve leaped into Onn of the machines which took off immediately amid shouts from a crowd of Good old he landed on the course inside an hour and Rode Blarney storm third in the first race. After racing engagements he jumped into the aeroplane once More and hew to Paris where he Rode today. Were without the of the league conies next saturday Bat until their International Llali at Newcastle hut the weakened by of ii engr and Seymour no their team both of whom Are Avni to Vij Stralis. With the All the northerners had e opening exchanges p Albion gradually asserted i of and enjoyed the. Adan till the interval. The winning in the second halt when shot in a goal. Newcastle desperately to equalize. But efforts were unsuccessful. Hudders Seld town did not have entirely their ova Way Everton although they pm with a two goal Victory. The Lancashire club did a Graat Deal stacking particularly in trod but the Yorkshire backs had measure All the time and pre a. Defence that could not be dented. Charlie Wilson obtained bots of the town s tallies. Thrilling game Bury s game with Burnley was one of the most thrilling of the season. T by scored their orphan about five before the interval. The ability of Burnley s forwards to Force a division of tie Points was to the soundness the Home lib s defence. The games of the leaders on sat Ria Jid not affect the standings. First eight clubs in the table re in state quo with leading and followed by Huddersfield. Newcastle and Bury i be raef named. When these two teams meet at Leicester. Chelsea dropped out of sight As far As Hopes of. Tho league were concerned when Fiey allowed Brad Ford City to Down them by two goals to one. The pensioners were run Ning fairly Well up to about two weeks ago when they collapsed. In the first division of the scottish league play was interrupted by the International game at Hampton Park where Scotland won a Well Victory Over England cide tally clincher the Champion ship. Seven games Only were played with Queen s Park and Par tick Thistle being1 the Only Glasgow clubs engaged. The feature of the play was the defeat of the hibernian by Dun the second Dee. The cup finalists were in Greal form but the hibernian were weak ened by the absence of their Veteran goalkeeper. Harper. The defeat Cost the easter Road club their second place in the league the rangers jumping ahead of them. English league. First division Arsenal. 1 Cardiff City. .1. 1 Sunderland hovers 0 0. Aston Villa Blackburn county Bury 1 Burnley 0. Huddersfield town Liverton Liverpool i Birmingham 1. Manchester cite 2 Preston North end. 1. Newcastle United 0 West brom Wickli. 1. Nottingham Forest 4 Leeds considerable interest centred upon the display of the cup finalists and i United. 0. tans were Quick to note that while Sheffield United 2 Cardiff City gave a very mediocre West Ham United 1 of Tillion Sheffield United were in cup final form and had the Purs latin gout of their hand. Car sift travelled to London and tried out ice Experiment of re arranging their rack. It was impressive and could Roake Little headway against the Arsenal s bustling defence. The welshmen were frequently in Dis Tress and it was the londoners who Drew the first blood. The City soon Drew level and ended the first half on even terms. Tho second period saw play Rule fast and furious and on the run of the game the Arsenal Ere unlucky not to score again. Cardiff City did not Appeal to the fans As cup winners and their Stock dropped rather Low in the Metropolis an saturday night. It Ith Sheffield the situation was different. They were aggressive and throughout. The Tipura leaved with a weakened Side a hich cer Nap served to show the Blades better advantage but the metro Politan sadly lacked finishing Power Sheffield a on entirely As they a soon division race tightens Manchester United having been a heated by Derby county on Satur the Battle for the title of the mond division Lias been narrowed to a couple of teams. Leicester and Derby county. Both Are in the order named with the by enjoying a much larger goal we rage. Each team is running cd by equal with 36 Sames played 22 7 drawn and 7 lost but while has a proportion of 54 goals for to 31 against the county have 68 against. The great Battle Tottenham 0. Bolton Ivan deters. 1. Second division Barnsley 1 Clapton Orient i. Blackpool 2 Leicester City. 1. Bradford City 2 Chelsea. 0. Derby county Manchester United 0. Fulham. 1 Oldham athletic. 0. Hull City 0 Stoke. 0. Middlesbrough 0 Crystal Palace 0. Portsmouth 1 Coventry City. U. Fort 0 Southampton 1. South Shields 0 Stockport county 1. 1 wednesday 0. Third Barrow. 2 Bradford 1. Crew Alexandra. 1 Halifax town 1. Doncaster hovers 2 Grimsby town Durham City 0 new Brighton 0. Lincoln City. 1 Wrexham 1. Nelson. 1 Darlington 1. Rochdale 0 Ashin Kirton. 0. Sou Liport 2 Haiti pools United rovers 1 Rotherham 0. Special billiard match at Marlboro billiard Academy V. Cafe main St. T. Brownl1e . the Welsh Cue wizard Points in 3 blocks monday april 6 tuesday april 7 wed esd aprils at8-15p.m. Admission free Mia Rel room. You Here an atmosphere of. And feelings of cordial the let up to j wil1 find in. Equipment makes if Tel most Enwright drops. R. Hah and mgr. Tran Mere county 0. Walsall 0 Cheste Lielo 0. Tulgan Borough 1 Accrington Stanley j. Third division Southern. Bristol rovers 1 Millwall 1. Charlton a. 0 Bristol City. 1. Is Eter City 0 Luton Towry 1. Merthyr town 1 b. And h., Newport county 1 Brentford 0. Sort Haraton 0 Swindon town 0. Queen s Park 0 Plymouth a., 1. Reading 0 Bournemouth 1. Southend u., 0 Norwich c., 1. Swansea town. 2 Gilingham Watford. 0 Aberdare 0. Scottish league. First division. Aberdeen 0 hearts 0. United 0 Falkirk 0. Cowdenbeath 3 Hamilton. 1. Dundee 3 hibernian 0. Morton. 1 St. Johnstons. 1. Mother Well 2 Raith rovers is. Partick us Stamu Ren 1 Queen s Park 2. Second division Dumbarton 0 Arbroath Broxburn United is. Alloa gunplay 2 Clyde l Bathgate 1. Is. Clydebank in Canadian press Coble. 1 Glasgow april added second Charpio Vihti in football to her honors on afternoon Whin before a crowd of Well Over 100.000 fans the International eleven Defeated a land at Hampden Tark Here by a of two goals to . Coupled i the International title in Rugby foot a which was won two weeks ago at Edin Burgh the Triumph Over England at soccer yesterday places this country supreme position in the realm of King football. Prom the scottish Point of View the same was Well and truly played und tile Victory was Worth while. The scotsmen won on their merits served up the highest class of soccer turning in a game that was delightful to watch. Their Forward Linn played s moo this and combined to the fullest advantage while their intermediate department were Well a ble to take care of the English five in fam Ullen in particular marking the redoubtable tiny Sta a. Tile Hundred thousand enthusiasts that packed Hampden Park were drawn from nil Over the kingdom the Spac Ion stands presented a wonderful spec Tacle with their Grent sea of faces. 1 usual scenes of jubilation and excite ment wire enacted. Gallacher scores from the Start the Cocot Tiki eleven had the wind in to Lola favor during the first half and immediately Follon Ine the kick off Cairns and Morton the rangers International left Trine initiated it raid which kept Graham und a Dawceth Busy. The scottish Glrst goal came after thirty five minutes of play when Cairns to gaucher and the Aird ionians key Man thoroughly Defeated Pym. There was no further scoring in the initial period in which the game had been fairly even but with the margin slightly in favor of Tho scots. The English had made several incursions into Scot Tish territory but the Veteran Harper was a Stonewall in the goal while both Mestay and Mcloy offered a stubborn and Clever defence. Mcloy was substituted for Hutton. Of Aberdeen at the last minute thus bringing in a representative from Ayr United. Play throughout the second Frame was contested with England Laving the advantage of the wind hich had become boisterous but even Vith this hip southerners were unable penetrate the scottish canse the caledonian forwards shed a firm Mastery Over the Ball. Scotsmen s second counter came bout five minutes from the end of Tho , and was obtained again by Gall Cher. Jackson of Aberdeen had taken he bail Well into England s ground urn Shing a delightful piece of play and he rounded it off by entering to Wallacher. The latter made sure of his Ore by sending both Ball and j pm nto the nets. English forwards weak. With the exception of Walker the English forwards were a failure. They worked unevenly and their play was pasto dec. Tunstall was somewhat Dis pointing although there were Odd Imes when he showed some flashes of is Well known work. Against the Fine defence of a cloy and Mastaj. How ver the englishmen could not do a great Deal. The Best players for big and were Pym in goal and Ash first. Wadsworth and Townrow. It was no ult of Pym s that England was de rated. His work Between the posts eng Brilliant. He was called upon to make Many saves and he responded Leverly. Ashurst and Wadsworth wore Good form at right and left Back respectively. And they displayed flashes real Genius in warding off the de Ermine play of the scottish Forward the. They were poorly supported How Ever by Magee and Graham in the Alf Back positions although Townrow at Centre kept Gallacher Well in Check. The great strength of the scottish eleven Lay in their forwards. All of played magnificent football. On Tho intermediate line however. Both Melklejohn. Of the rangers and my Mullen of Par tick showed up to excellent advantage. Mike Mctygue new York april jct in world Hurlit Heuts so eight boxing Champion has announced thai he act As his own manager hereafter although he will maintain Friendly relations with Paddy Mullin i. Who hoj idled ail business in Tio Nast. Who refused to the Challenge of Gene Rennoy american Champion for a we rid title bout is still on the in Eligish list in new York state but said that alter a period of training he will apply for a License and meet All challengers. Earns announces that Champion willing to meet wills Tunney or Gibbons in summer free press staff correspondent by Frank Williams Chicago april apparently Stream of Ballyhoo con in inst the ring future of one John Harrison Dempsey. Was. It made More obscure today the utter ances of Jack Kearns generally known ring adviser of the aforementioned Canadian boxers will take past in tourney at Boston on april 22 or. Dempsey when lie stopped off Here a few hours today on his Way to the coast to Confer with his will Al kit this in the summer Boston april America s Amateur boxers will face their Cana Dian and. United states foes in the Arena litre april 22, according to announcement from the Amateur ath Letic Union. Canada Wilt select eight representatives at elimination bouts in the near future. New year can Ada and the United states will Send teams to the Southern continent for a tournament. Several Canadian indoor track Marks broken at Hamilton old country football standings English league club. W. B. Albion Huddersfield first division 38 35 37 35 35 Thistle Stenhouse Muir. Kins s Park 1 Millu rovers Stirling 2 Dunfermline ath rare. Johnston 0 Dundee. United East Fife. 4 Armadale. 1. Irish association. Belfast City cup. In Belfast celtic. 0 distillery. 2 Glenavon 0. Newry 0 "5 economize let us make you a pair of trousers to Natch that Good coat. It will save you buying a new suit. Patterns. Bring or mail Vest or Sample. Trousers specially co. Z90 Portage ave above Lynaum Twat to Oldham 0 played a ague. Games Keighley 10. Huddersfield. I Dewsbury a. Union York Park 13 . Old boys 16 Black Lileath. 13. Of services 6 13 Gloucester. 6. 13 Waterloo 5. Ats Ravon. 11. Newcastle Bolton Wand. Sunderland Liverpool Notts. County West Ham 36 Tottenham 37 Manchester 36 Birmingham Cardiff City Sheffield Blad Burn a. Aston Villa Burnley Tho Arsenal Leeds United Everton Potts. Forest Preston . P. W. 36 21 35 18 16 15 club. Leicester City Derby county Manchester Chelsea Portsmouth port Vale Fulham Huil City Middle Abor go Clapton o. Stockport You tramp n. 33 Bradford City 35 South Shields 35 Crystal Falasca 36 Olf Ham a. 37 Blackpool 55 tie wednesday 37 Stoke 3fi Danieley 35 Coventry City 36 37 36 36 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 second division d. R. A. Pts 7 51 31 49 12 is 24 48 meal ticket. Of. Yes Dempsey summer perhaps late maybe not. Until labor Day or later he would be tickled to meet Gene Tunney or Tom Gibbons or the Winner of the proposed Tunnel Gibbons bout of a certainty lie would willing to meet Dusky Harry wills but to would rather meet one of the first mention Elf pair for lie has a fancy or. Wills packs a heavy sock. Where will the bout he held of course a natural question. Well. Jack cur by s after it. And let s see. A Man in Michigan cite named Mhz Simmons or some nine like that. Also a Man named Hender son who has some sort of amphitheatre at Jersey City or close by the Mosquito training grounds. Then a Detroit Syndicate has offered a measly half Mil lion dollars for the fight but it is stated that the Money has been sunk in Windsor real estate within the last thus did the Oral Geyser of the Cham Pion s manager Rush Forth. What about be ban imposes by the new York Coro he was asked. Whereat sir. Earns blew volumes of Chicago smoke rom his nostrils. Dug a couple of tickets of cinders out of each ear. I will have to see Dempsey before i an discuss the situation further. 11 let you know when i get to the he said As he swung aboard a Oast special. Of Gibbons and Tunney Start training for bout 10 p. 36 36 so 36 36 35 35 36 35 37 .4. Pts. 31 51 30 51 22 46 40 39 39 33 35 o3 35 ,15 .45 2.3 46 47 53 25 41 53 55 77 third Sec Linn club. Dar Lunston Nelson Southport Bradford p. 35 55 34 36 new Brighton 34 Rochdale 35 Lincoln City 38 Ashington 37 Chesterfield 35 Barrow. 35 a Halifax town 34 Crewe ale a. 35 acc Rankton s. 35 grf Maby town 36 i a Castor 36 Wigan Boro 35 Walsall 56 Trann fire 11. ?4 Durham City 55 Hartlepool Sotl Perham 25 37 30 38 46 46 48 69 32 55 40 58 55 50 56 57 53 63 54 56 73 Thant St new York. April Gibbons and Gene Tunney have begun their raining with the sincere Hope that the est Man will meet Jack Dempsey. With the Chance of a bout Between Dempsey and Harry wills fading or ready faded despite the fierce laying n of words Between Tex Ruckard a d ack Curley. The p. T. Barnum of the and mat. The Gibbons Tunney Racas As least must be looked upon As n chief Fristic encounter of 1925. But even should the Moraga of a Dempsey wills Bill prove real messes Ibbots and Tunney feel that the win or of their dispute would have the ight to Challenor the then world Cham Ion heavyweight. It is not All illogical therefore thai Tunney left St. Paul immediately after fight with Harry grab to go Ard training in hot Springs with the Dea in mind that the trouble at the Polo grounds in june will be but .1 Topping Stone to a Chan Csc at the rown. Gibbons is now Well in tie midst of is training. He is planning to outdo myth intr he has Ever done m he Pant the Way of getting 1n he Iso believer there s a reason. Tolley divorce report is Grom exaggerated Golf Star is Bachelor and was never married London april Tolley. British Amateur Golf Champion and a hand some Youh to Lias come Forward state that the report of his divorce from Irene Conway Tolley in the l noted states is considerably exaggerated. Cyril says in fact that he was never married to Irene Conway Tolley. They Cyril goes further and deposes that he has never been married at he is in fact a Bachelor he says and for that reason if for no other he deprecated the newspaper Story that he has been divorced by mrs. Irene Conway Tolley for the alleged indiscretion of picking tip a Young woman on the streets in Cleveland Ohio and staging a party with her. Tho British broadcasting company spread the news of Touey s alleged divorce in great Britain last night. An hour and n. Half later the jazz Melody of the band was whisked off the air Long enough for the announcer to Tell Britain that Tolley had telephoned the company that the report of the divorce was false and that to was unmarried. Instead of being in Canada As the Story had it Tolloy is in Birmin Rham eng land. He could not be reached for per Sonal confirmation of Tho facts As Broad by the British company. After the announcer had distributed his com Pany s apology inso some millions of British Homes the jazz band carried on. Club. P. Swansea town 35 Bristol City 35 Niy Mouth a. 35 sol Mon town 35 Newport 35 mall Rall ath. 36 Brighton Hove 36 Exeter City 36 Northampton 36 Southern Charlton a. Watford Norwich City guns Liam Reading Luton town Bristol rovers 55 Aberdare ath. 35 Bournemouth 36 Queen s p. R. 35 Brentford 37 Merthyr town 35 36 33 37 d. 10 8 a. Pts. 30 46 27 46 34 30 35 36 the report of the alleged divorce be came Public thursday. Mrs. Irene con Way Tolley described herself As the unhappy wife of Cyril w. Tolley the British Amateur Golf Champion. She said they were married in july 1sc4, and that the incident in Cleveland occurred three months later when she was in her Home in new York. A True mrs. Tolley said opened my the supposition in England is that an impostor girl telling her that he was the internationally famous Young sportsman. Cra Shays inflow resigns As Marta Fer of Newark baseball club Baltimore. My. April Onslow resigned As of the Newark International league club following yesterday s defeat Iby Baltimore by a score of 13 to 3. It be came in Viown today. Dissatisfied and distrusted Tho new Vinded in his resignation and to have left Fox his Home i club. Hangers Airdrie plans hibernian caltio.36 c jew Dunbeath 37 Partick this.5 scottish league i list Dundee Rolth rovers the hearts Morton St. Murren St. John atone Hamilton a. Aberdeen fail rec Motherwell a Kilmarnock air United Lii Rel Lanark Queen s parti club. Second p. W. D. R. A. Pts 9 f7 23 53 6 to 28 52 41 39 66 53 Clyo Lebank Alloa. Clyde arb Oruh Dumbarton Boness King s Park East Fife Arth Urlio Broxburn to. Stenhoff Lemair 35 Albion rovers Armadale 34 35 35 3fi. 76 36 3d it. S. Stirli Nirsher Forfar ath. Johnstone 3-1 x5 36 w i 36 35 35 if is 17 16 15 15 is 54 78 c9 is to 44 e8 j2 ;