Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 21, 1927, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press Winnipeg thursday july 21, 1927 attempt to tonight pfc t v m _ 1 Sharkey will go into ring tonight Bent on out boxing Dempsey in Early rounds wearing him Down and then scoring . Believes his chances Are Good for Dempsey has not shown the vigor and flame of old. Scottish eleven Lanks rangers score is places scottish in second place in first division standing standing of teams by Frank Getty. Specula. Despatch to free by Phat. York july 90 Confidence that goes hand in hand with youth the boxing skill and versatility that go with brains and the fi4tin" heart bred of a fighting to should carry Jack Sharkey of Boston to Victory Over Jack Dempsey in the greatest of non championship fights at Yankee stadium tomorrow night. When Dempsey and a few friends slipped into new from the sex Champion s up state training Camp this evening they brought with them an air of Confidence which was difficult to. Ignore for the Manassa mauler appeared fit for tie fight of his life. Special United but behind the bronzed impulsive eager exterior of the former title Holder no Man could look and there was reason to believe that the Mur Cerous Dempsey of old no longer Motif cared the Muscles of the apparently Superb fighting machine. No room for doubt As for Sharkey engrossed in a game of hearts with a few cronies from Boston there was no room doubt. The lithuanian has come Down to the eve of Trie fight in the Pink of condition brimming Over with Confidence and prepared to meet Flat at every Dempsey of old there would be few who would Grant the bostonian an outside Chance. But up until 24 hours before the fight. Dempsey had shown no indications that he had retained the fighting spark which once carried him to spectacular victories but which was snuffed out before it had a Chance to Blaze once at Phil Adelphia. Now of Sharkey there Are no doubts save As to his capacity for Victory. The lithuanian s limitations arc Well known. He is not the hardest hitter in the world but he is just about the fastest Cleverest All round heavy weight fighting today. He has proved that he can take a sock on the Chin and get up for More. He has proved himself a capable defensive fighter and a Brainy offensive fighter one who can keep his head in the ring and wait for the moment to strike. But the time for theorizing re Garding the chances of the contest ants who will Battle before at Yankee stadium is past. What happened at Philly the Best line one can obtain udon Dempsey is not from his indifferent performances at his White sulpher Springs training Camp. What happened at Philadelphia the Only time Jack has entered the ring since 1023? in the first place Dempsey allowed himself to be worked into a deplorable nervous state on the eve of the Tunney fight. How Many know that the sex Cham Pion vomited four times on the train Between Atlantic City and Philadel phia with the fight Only a. Couple of hours away. Geno no mlle Dempsey s manager on that occasion says Dempsey was like an old Man so despondent and Lacka classical that he actually had to ask no mlle to take off his shoes for him. Prom the very first round against Tunney Tho Manassa mauler was a beaten Man. It was t apparent from the ringside As the first raindrops pattered Down and Tunney s right hand punches managed Home on Jack s Chin. But it was True. Before even Dempsey returned to his Corner after that first round nor mlle had the most powerful smelling 5aits available ready to administer to is now expected to tip Tho beam the beaten fighter. He threw a heavy at about 200. J Towel Over Dempsey s eyes to protect both men have come up to the Day i them from the fumes and Jack Flung of Battle without mishap. The sen Towel aside and sat up exclaim his opponent fast to phase of the flight. When Dempsey was whisked away by Johnny Broderick the pugnacious Little new York detective who Al ways draws the assignment As the sex Champion s body guard on Stich occasions. It was to a private Home near the scene of tomorrow s Battle. Dempsey feared of the intrusion of process servers and other limbs of the Law who might be invoked at the eleventh hour by his former manager and Arch enemy. Jack Kearns. Moreover a glimpse of the sex Champion was enough to indicate that he was nervous and anxious to avoid All Contact with Tho flight crowds now thronging the City. The fighters will meet. In the Welgh ing in room at Madison Square Gar Den tomorrow morning when the formalities required by the new York state athletic commission will be at tended to. Sharkey at 393 Sharkey by Way of a Surprise will weigh 195 pounds or More for the right. The bostonian tipped the Scales at that figure when seen by the United press correspondent this evening and Jimmy Buckley his Man Ager said that he would put on per haps a Pound or so Between now and the tap of the Gong. The lithuanian had not. Expected to weigh More than 191 or 192 but the additional pounds will do him no harm. Dempsey. Although he informed Estelle Taylor hts wife in a last affectionate Telephone conversation be tween new York and los Angeles that he would not weigh above 196, St. James scottish went into second place in the first division at the stadium last night when they blanked port Bouge bangers. Manitoba s representatives in the Dominion championship play Down. Two goals to nothing. It was the final appearance of the bangers prior to leaving for Saskatoon Friday where they meet Saskatoon sons of eng land saturday and monday in the inter provincial play Down. The same two teams met in the Manitoba final but last night scottish were decidedly the better aggregation and were worthy of the Points. It was a fast exhibition and the teams displayed some sparkling football. Scottish played header football on the attack and presented a Fence when the bangers threatened. Scottish scored one goal in each half. Smith the Clever Centre half opened the scoring in the first five minutes of play when he beat Johnstone with a fast shot from the 18-Yard Mark. Mitchell a recruit from the Robert son memorial team in the Church league playing inside right for Scot Tish accounted for the second goal Midway through the final period. The bangers threatened several times in the closing period but could not beat the Strong scottish defence which played a great game. Billy Bowman handled the game and lined up the following teams Gair and Gordon Fitzpatrick Smith and Buchanan Morrison Mitchell Lennon Archer and Mckenzie. Fort Clarnc and Mcqueen Yule. Courage and Foxon Dewell Callaghan Blatchford Graham and Scholes. National reports regarding Dempsey s left Arm. Reports which sent the Odds on Sharkey up to 2 to 1 for a time have been thoroughly discredited. The use of Antl Philistine Leo p. Flynn the sex Champion s manager explained was one of the most common forms of. Ministration to a fighter during training. There was a Rumor around town late today to the effect that Sharkey likewise had injured his left Arm. If this were True it in no Wise interfered with the bostonian s heart playing. During the game of cards in which he took part he was observed to be slamming Down the curds with abandon giving no indication of any thing other than Complete Freedom from All worry. Exp crts favor Sharkey expert opinion has had its say and for the most part it favors Sharkey. Not but what there Are Many who Trail along with the Dempsey of old the Man killer of Toledo the fight ing Demon who slaughtered Louis Angelo Firpo one hot night four years ago. But this latter group still believes they Are backing Tho Demp sey of 1919-1923. If the Dempsey who faces Starkey at Yankee stadium were indeed the oar july specials English flannel trousers in the very newest shades. Fitl to order English Blue Serge suits with extra trousers Eji Glish whip cords and worsted in the newest patterns. Scotch and Irish tweeds. To order in our own shop see before you buy. J. E. Wells co. Tailors 317 Donald St. Ing frantically my god Gene you re blinding from that time on the men who were behind Dempsey that night and who actually cried when he was beaten and badly Cut about the lace knew they were behind a loser. Lost his poise Dempsey even lost his fighting poise and the old killer instinct. For when he had Tunney on the ropes in the fourth round As he explained afterwards he thought Gene s knee was touching the Canvas and hesitated to attack. Tho Dempsey of old would have attacked regardless. No one who saw the Dempsey Firpo Brawl can picture Jack holding Back a punch. The obvious answer is that under fire at Philadelphia Dempsey was not there. His fighting instinct had burned itself out. Perhaps it died with the Firpo flight. At any rate Jack was merely a myth of the ring a Man who had there has been nothing since that Day to indicate that Dempsey has regained what he obviously lacked at Philadelphia. Any Mart can through a training realms such As Jack has subjected himself to and appear in the Bestol condition. But if it were not for Dempsey s background for his record for the memories of Toledo and Boyle s thirty acres and the Firpo flight there Are few who would pick him against Young Sharkey of Boston. One thing is certain Dempsey can not whip Sharkey on reputation for the bostonian is not of a Breed to be overawed by reputations. Sharkey or so he says is going into the ring tomorrow night Bent on out boxing Dempsey for the first five or six rounds then wearing him Down then knocking him out. It is the proper programme As even an tit older can see. The Only xxi estion is can Sharkey keep off the Savage rushes of his opponent in the open Headquarters Auto accessories and radio we Are making a clean out of our accessories Stock several lines which Are overstocked at half our usual prices. 4 w 50 boxes of Auto top patches assorted sizes. 4 special a 12 Only Roll Auto top Patch 18x36. Special. 15 Only Twitchell air gauges Standard tire. Reg. 31.25. Dobbins Blowout Chain and Patch res. So .50 special a jew a Large Stock of Auto tubes in Standard and oversize Cord in 32x4, 33x4. 32x4, 33x5. 35x5, also 32.4x 95. While they last each Weed Chain adjuster for All size tires. 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Wash., july held St. Louis was the Only survivor o the East and Middle Western player in the Western Amateur Golf Chani Pion ship tonight after Chick Evans Chicago eight times Western title Holder and Emerson Carey Hutchinson Kansas dropped their second round matches to two Pacific coast golfers. Harold Nelmeyer Seattle vanquished Evans at the 18th Hole while Chand Egan me Vford ore., eliminate Carey at the finish. Held beat Chuck Hunter Tacoma qualifying medallist at the last hoi with a Beautiful stymied shot Abou two feet away from the cup. A Telegram regretting his in Ablitt to compete in the Western Amateur Golf championship tournament Bein held Here was received from Don car Rick Canadian Amateur Champion officials of the tourney said today. Ing rounds there is every reason to believe that he can. Tommy Gibbons did if at Shelby even Bill Brennan did it in Mathis of Square Garden. And men who have withstood or evaded the first fury o Dempsey s assault have always had a Good Chance of defeating him. In Brennan s time and Gibbons too Dempsey was so Strong and vigorous in the full flush of i championship Days that he out pointed them or knocked them out in the end. The Dempsey of 1927 hardly has that much stuff left. Phone 21 428 389 Portage Vancouver results Canadian Tress despatch Vancouver . July Surpris for most of the fans who attended this afternoon s races Here at Hasting Park was provided in the first even when Folly Thorpe aged Mare romped Home to Reward her Lucky but scarce backers with. 378.35 for Combina Tion parimutuel tickets. First race claiming 3-year-Olds and up six and half furlongs Folly s54.40, 815.15, s8.bo o.1e, whiff s6.70. Time 1.25. Second race claiming 8500. 3-year Olds and up six and a half furlongs Voley s3.70, 82.95, s2.85 Jimmy finn 54.80, s3.95 Mary Emery time 1.25 4-5. Third race claiming s500, Maiden 3-year-Olds and up and five furlongs Helen test 610.05. 82.60, Kentle Black Mack. Time .59 2-5. Fourth race claiming 4-year Olds and up mile and 70 Yards Byl Vanus s3.85, s3.35. S2.75 Jay Roberts s3.75 Dusty Dick time 1.48 2-5. Fifth race mile and 70 Yards West Ern bred 3-year Olds and up Canon York s10.20, 34.10 catch me Van Loo time 1.49. Sixth race. 3-year-Olds and up about five furlongs Virginia Carlton 87.85, s3.35, silent messenger Billy a. Time .58 seventh race claiming 4-year Olds and mile and a half Evelyn Brown Bernice e Galeta time 2.39 4-5. Comeback Jack by Peg Murray out of the mass of blah and More blah that has been written about the comeback activities of sex Champion Jack Dempsey one or two facts stand out in bold Relief upon which to base any opinion on the chances of the Manassa mauler s Success in his fight with Sharkey tonight. One is that Jack is better fixed mentally for his coming bout. This is due to Lack of any concerted drive against him financially by his former manager. Jack Kearns and the other is the fact that he is no longer carrying the responsibility of being Champion and defending a. Title. The tragedy of his brother s death was a set Back certainly but it seems to have Only spurred him on to. Harder work. Another fact that his been Gratifying to Dempsey s friends and backers is that in acquiring the services of Leo p. Flynn a his manager he not Only relieved himself of All worries concerning the details of running his raining Camp affairs but he also put himself in the hands of one of the shrewdest men connected with the Man who realized immediately that the Champion had changed his style and so set about trying to resurrect the old Dempsey at once. Rest assured that you will see a better Man As sex Champion in the ring against Sharkey tonight than the Champion who fought Tunney. He won t be the weaving Bobbing Man killer of eight years ago or even four years ago but hell be a much More refreshing sight than the sluggish Dempsey of the ses qut Battle. The Dempsey of tonight will try hard enough Don t worry about that and hell be in Good shape mentally a id physically with plenty of strength and stamina and hell have to on Sharkey in will enough of the old Dempsey fighting form be with him to beat his formidable opponent that la the main question. Tod May s Homer in sixth decides hurls great game for clubbers fan Ning nine in seven innings. The Columbus club s winning Streak was shattered at Wesley Park last night by Norwood but the clubbers stiff opposition and gave solid proof that they Are no longer the door Mats of the league. The final score was 2 to 1, after seven innings and the game was marked by smart Fielding and Superb pitching. A Home run drive by toddy May in the sixth inning which went through the screen in right Field was the win Ning tally but the pitching of Alex. Hill was the chief reason for the nor Wood Victory. Hill held the clubbers to one solitary hit a Long double to left by Molloy in the third round. Hill was slightly shy on control but other Wise he pitched a faultless game the Lone club Marker being the result of Willness and some fast base running by Brown. Stack in form. However despite Hill s Fine work he was pretty nearly matched by Young Mel stack who was on the Hill for the clubbers. Stack yielded six bin Gles two being very scratchy but he fanned nine men in seven rounds a in the pinches he was master and an error paved the Way for the Norwood Victory. Five times stack whiffed a Norwood Bat ter for the third out. Probably the outstanding feature of the game was the Fielding of Newman in left Field for the club. In the first round he pulled Down Van Bencen s smash after a Long run while in the seventh he made a sensational one handed catch off Seel s Short Fly Anc while on the dead run he heaven the Ball to second doubling Van be neck. It was a sparkling play. Thurs Ston made an unassisted double play in the fifth nailing Dundas drive Anci doubling Seel at first. The work of Dunbar at Short for Norwood was also of the High order. Norwood played errorless Ball behind Hill. Norwood s first run was a gift and it proved to be the winning tally Puhan opened with a solid double to left. Stack then tightened up and fanned Olien and Hill. Be Goff hit a Bounder toward first and when thurs Ston bungled the play Puhan raced across the pan. The clubbers evened the count in the third. Brown walked and stack was hit. Shannon sacrificed both men along. O Brien hit to Hill and Brown sprinted Home ahead of be Goff s Peg making a Fine slide. Clubbers filled the with two Down in the fourth but without Avail. In the sixth May crashed one into Spence Street and decided the game. My Herm Gshaw and Johnstone winers of North end club events the weekly Handicap of the w. N. E. Club were held at Sargent Park last night. There was a Good turnout and the events were keenly contested. Bill Herringshaw won the senior hop step and jump on a close decision from j. Hart. R. Johnstone won the Junior event p. Wood being second. Results Are As follows w. B. Herringshaw 2, j. Hart 3, l. E. Anderson 4, t. Dunn. Distance 41 feet 2inches. B. Johnstone 2, a. Wood 3, l. Munro 4, p. Mcandless. Dis Tance 39 feet 5 inches. The events next wednesday will be the Junior one mile and senior three Miles. Johnstone Hill the club Trainer will be out every night from now on after a Short Lay off. Hill and May a r be off in _ _ 4 0 Van Benteen 3b _ _ 3 0 Soel of 30 Dundas 2b___3 0 Dunbar is _ _ 0 May 1c 31 Puhan _ _ _ 31 Ollyn c _ _ 3 0 Hill p 2 0 totals _ _ 25 2 Columbus club a r Shannon i _ 20 o Brien 2b _. 30 Newman if _ _ _ 3 0 Mccorquodale is 3 0 Arnott s 2 0 Molloy re 2 0 Thurston in 20 Brown 3b _ 11 stack p _ 1 0 Lowe 10 20 to 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 21 10 to a 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 i an . Champions defeat new Westminster 4 to 1 after three games in do minion soccer play Downs associated press Cable Vancouver . July took three games to decide the Issue but City soccer team won the right to represent British Colum Bia in the Connaught cup play oils against Alberta s contenders for Dominion of Canada championship when they Defeated the new Westminster royals Lour to one Here evening. This the royals and the Vancouver Island representatives played to a scoreless draw Here on saturday and their encounter on monday was can celled when it ended in a riot in which the spectators participated. The first half of this evening s game was even hut the islanders dominated the play in the second half. . Beats Cocks Mats Montreal quo., july 20. . Soccer eleven Defeated Cockshutt blues of Brentford by in. The first of the Dominion championship inter provincial play offs Here tonight. The winners of the Quebec series will therefore enter the second match at Brantford next monday evening with a goal advantage Over the Ontario representatives. Horse races and Ball Tou Namm at Souris rain Mars sport programme held in. Conjunction with fair special despatch to i a free press in Buster the with Souris Man., july in the sports in connection with the Souris fair were Small owing to heavy rain this morning open run j. Meadow s Meadows up won 1, son s unknown with Wilson up 22, and a. Lord s Pete with g. Smith rid ing 3, 3. The track was heavy. In won 1, with m. Wil the Pony race. E. Good s Darby both heats with r. Harkness Wallaby second and j. Turner s Buster third. In the horse shoe tournament out of the Twenty entries g. Codling and. J. Mckee of Brandon won in the finals from r. Mcconachy and g. Hedges of Brandon. There was some Clever pitching exhibited. In. Junior baseball Carroll won from Souris by six to four earner and Brown for Carroll and Seattle and Evans for Souris being the batteries. Stan Brown Umpire. A Good game of Ball was played in the evening Between Souris and Elgin the locals winning by 5 to 4. Saddler and Dobson Elgin and Storey and Hollowell Souris were the batteries with or. Perrin umpiring. Baes de Storey and Hollowell each contributed three baggers scoring runners each time. A dance in the Park Pavilion in the evening with music by the Carlisle orchestra concluded the Day s entertainment. Eastern sportsman Dies 1 21 totals _ _ _ batted for stack in Nineth. Score by innings Norwood _ _ 010001 0 3 Columbus club 0 0 1 0 0 0 called account darkness. Summary two base hits. Seel Molloy. Home runs. May. Stolen bases. Van Bencen Dunbar Brown. Sacrifice hits. Shannon. Double plays Thurston unassisted. Bases on balls Oil stack 3 Hill. 6. Struck out by stack 0 by Hill 5. Hit by Pitcher by Hill left on bases nor Wood 8 c. Club 5. Time of 1.35. Umpire Jansen. Baseball standings new Stork Washington american league w. 64 51 47 47 35 37 23 Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Cleveland _ Boston yesterday s results Washington 5, Chicago 3. Only game scheduled. National league w. Pittsburgh. _ _ 51 Chicago 5-1 St. Louis new York _---------------48 Brooklyn 40 Philadelphia 35 Cincinnati----------------------35 Boston 31 l. 25 35 38 41 44 53 65 a 31 33 36 43 47 51 53 is yes Artlay a results new York 5, Chicago 4. Pittsburgh 3-g, Philadelphia 4-5. St. Louis 1-3, Brooklyn 2-1. Cincinnati 4-1, Boston 2-2. International league Buffalo _ Syracuse Toronto Newark Rochester Jersey City w. 63 61 54 51 52 46 40 l. 33 39 42 46 48 40 56 77 beading. .-------21 yesterday s results Buffalo 5-4, Newark 1-2. Toronto 7-2, Jersey City 3-1. Rochester 12, heading 5. Five cause 7, Baltimore 1. Ami3rican association Toledo Milwaukee Kansas City St. Paul Indianapolis Columbus Louisville w. 56 53 51 49 40 39 35 36 l. 34 37 39 44 44 54 55 59 pet. .719 .593 .553 .534 .516 .413 .411 .261 pot. .622 .621 .581 .527 .460 .407 .388 .3 pet. .656 .610 .56 .526 .520 .484 .417 .214 pet. .622 .589 .567 .527 .527 .419 .389 .379 yesterday s results Indianapolis 4-5, Kansas City 2-6. Milwaukee 10, Louisville 3. Only two games. Pacific coast league Hollywood 4, Portland 5. Missions 4, Seattle 9. Sacramento 7, san Francisco 2. Oakland 6, los Angeles 12. Norwood Tennis club tonight s draw in the Norwood ten Nis club tournament is As follows 5 30 is. Hutchison k. Mcdougal is. A f. Gyles Mcdonald Fisher is. B. Flasher Brough Praser Gunn is. C. Fisher a. F. Gyles mrs. G. Gyles is. Miss Kent. S 30 is. Gwinn Besant Hutch son is. Morris Pitt miss Mcdon Ald is. Miss Sampson Gunn. Players must either play or default. Montreal. Que., july 20. Robert k. Str Pacli a native of Moncton . And for some years a prominent Mont real sportsman and director of Robert Mitchell and company limited is dead at Chenne Villei Camp near Lachute. Sharkey will match youth Speed stamina and skill against Dempsey s fund Gran Bland Rice says Sharkey has advantage via the Dot s if Dempsey has enough. Flame left to stage one of p time charges for three or four rounds All Sharkey s de advantages will amount to nil. I by Grantland Rice. Special despatch to the fre try set new York july 20. A Hollywood millionaire and an Sailor who Hopes to be a millionaire in a year or two Are upon b verge of exchanging blows and several people seem to be quite excited about it. In fact several million people seem to be quite excited about it especially so As the ultimate survivor is to move on Stea further and Exchange a number of blows with another potential millionaire by the name of Gene Tunney. Most of the logic in the affair just at hand seems to be on the Side of the sex Sailor Jack Sharkey. Jacs Sharkey has in his favor the matter of youth Speed stamina boxing skill and recent ring action. But if there is one thing that can Knock logic cock eyed it is the punch Wallop sock or big Kopoie Landing on a vulnerable spot. It is this latter Quality or ingredient that has lured something like eighty thousand spectators to Chuck in something like to see whether or not the punch is still mightier than the Duck Block feint and thrust. If it was t for Dempsey s acknowledged hitting Power he would be on the Short end so far you could t see Bis outline against a Clear sky. But who can hit As hard As can. Mill hit provided the target in t too elusive is always to be reckoned with his Chance to win. The Subtle Art of Plockl no pm the Art of picking a Winner in a quarrel of this sort is largely the Art of guessing correctly. If there is anything in form and dope Dempsey is sure to be outfoxed. At the age of thirty two with Only twelve rounds of fighting in three years he is up against an opponent who May easily prove to be the Tough est Custo Hier he Ever tried to beat up an opponent who is eight years nov mgr and who has had thirty three fights while Dempsey was blowing him self to a pair. He will be up against More Speed than he has faced since Harry Greta in ruled him. About in one of his train ing Camps and he will be up against the most annoying left hand that Ever clawed at his face. In fact he will be up against h number of Superior qualities which his opponent carries. But the main idea Back of a fight is the Wallop that either sends the other party to the floor or leaves him floundering open to the final punch. It is a matter of inflicting punish ment More than anything else scially when two heavyweights meet. And it is often surprising How a smashing punch to the right place can More than make up for any Lack of youth or skill or Speed. The Wallop when it lands is some thing More than the great Squall Are. When it lands it is often the closing word in the argument. The ditch in the Puzzle the main catch in the puzzles Dempsey s showing in training last summer and his showing later on in the ring against Tunney. He was then the or. Jekyll and the or Hyde of Good looking Tod wit fir rur in in Ciu the fighter in training and a terrible Thi to watch under actual lire something have been pushed Forward to c that sudden Ami Lueasy decline the old Heights to the deep few them sound reasonable there is nothing remarkable in fact that Tunney won for Tumat t a Good courageous Boner ih1 knows his Way around. It tsp ;