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of SpA TjT) Keep posted on your favorite sport All branches of athletics are covered by experts for The Sbreveport Times. Rob-ert Edgren, Billy Evans, Joe Williams, Sam Half, Damon Rnnyon, contributed to these pages. Raspberries and Cream i by Joe Carter, Sports Editor. The Times devotes more space to sport of all kinds thaa any other newspaper in this section. Every branch ot athletics is covered by experts.

Base ball, golf, tennis, horse racing and other events in season have tbelr place in the columns of The Timet, SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 21, 1926 iGENTS MOVE CLOSER TO S. I. A. CHAMPIONSHIP EE a LOOKING INTO THE SPORT ALBUM FOR THE WEEK entenary Gridders Beat Millsaps Majors; Visitors 'Petrels Next9 War Cry Heard at Centenary Unable to Score Single Point V. TWO POWERFUL TEAMS iWILL Ai (THURSDAY-WIGHT, Wilt FIGHT IT OUT IN CHICAGO RACES AT CEUEUj jV 1, By JOE R.

CARTER KESORTING to straight football, intermingled only at time with a flat forward pass over the line of scrimmage that worked with great degree of success, the Centenary Gentlemen Saturday after-moon defeated the Millsaps Majors of Jackson, 34 to 0K moving Jp to within one game of the southern inter-collcgiate athletic championship. Due to the fact that the Majors were not expected to ex pend the Gentlemen, and a light rainfall before the start of the game, thc attendance was the smallest of the season for the Gentlemen, nly about AJ0 witnessing the Centenary registered 19 first Jo win to their opponent's eight and ih majority of the downs were en off sjackia plays and drives through the Center with Red Blackshear and JBear Allday carrying the pigskin. Ab JJeam contented himself with calling ignais the majority of the time and Charlie Smith with running interference, bot when they did handle the val they made good pains. The linemen worked in splendid fashion, tearing big holes in the enemy defense. End runs were practically tabooed in Jhe contest for the locals, few being Attempted.

The Gentlemen earned a 600 per nt average on their paases but they gained almost twice as many yards through the air as did tho Majors, who collected 10 passes in 13 attempts. From Beam or Smith to ftamel was the nsual route of the basses. Hamel took two in the first jtalf, one for 1Q yards and the other lof 15 and bolh were direct down the eater of play. Hamel showed un-flsutl skill in hanging to the oval, la the second Hamel caught one for an 11-yard gain, and another for 25 yards. Allday, Crawford, Smith and Rhea all were on the receiving ends of throws.

The Gentlemen only re-Sorted to the passes when giving the foung Chicago Girl Golf Star Will Take Part In Two Title 1 1, Events In Florida This Winter St. Augustine, Nov. 20. The latest sensation in women's golf circles, Miss Virginia Van Wie, 17-year-old Chicago lass, is coming to the southland this winter to defend two of the championships she won during the last ssasoa This was confirmed to-ttay from Deland, where her parents spend each winter. Tigers and Green Wave Meet In Twenty-Fourth Grid Battle Who's Hooper Stages Comeback to Win Feature Race at Jewella; Jewella, Bossier Night for Hound' Races This Week Rain Fails to Louisiana State Has Not Won From Tulane Since Donahue Took Charge of Bengals Tulane university's Greenbacks will enter the twenty-fourth annual contest Thanksgiving Day with the Louisiana State University Bengals with the chance of squaring tip games won and lost between them.

S. U. has eleven victories to Tulanc's ten, whereas two of the games were tied. The Tigers have not hung up a victory over Tulane since Mike Donahue took over the reins at Baton Rouge in 1923, the year after the Tigers put over the big surprise by downing the Wave, 25 to 14. Ever since then they have not even scored a point against Tulane, but this year the outlook for the annual classic gives plenty of chance MAKING up for the bad luck of the previous nigilt Who's Hooper kicked mud at his competitors in the feature race Saturday night at the Tewella Kennel club.

Beatinff the box the Texas brindle ripped inside of three weeks last Febru- ary and March, the brand new star tn 'the eolfin? firmament won the Florida state title at Palm Beach, and lie FVrida East Coast championship over the St. Augustine links. It waa in the final of the latter event that Hiss Van Wie leaped from virtual obscurity to world-wide prominence by defeating Miss Glenna Collett, fcien national champion, in a 19-hoie match. In the Palm Beach final she Oeated Mrs. Loren 0.

White, 3 up tjid 2 to play. championship tournament at ifcl-n Beach the coming season will be 'February 14 to 18, while that at is scheduled for March Ftb 5. In between, an effort will be to have Miss Van Wie compete la the South Atlantic championship, ta be contested at Ormond Beach, 70 wiles from here, February 23 to 28. The Ormond victor last season was lss Dorothy Klots, now Mrs. H.

Austin Pardee, also of Chicago. defeating Miss Collett, Miss Van Wie achieved the added distinction of being the youngest woman in this country ever to take ine measure ox a national champion la a major competition. Miss Van is of stalwart physique and her off the futurity course in over a slippery track to win by eight lengths. Martlow Punch was the favorite, but he never naa a cnancc to catch the flying Hooper. Boffie appears to like the mud and ran a good second all the way.

Rambling Raby saved enough on the curves to be third. By JOB R. CARTER. "Now for Oglethorpe and the championship!" No sooner bad the Smoke of battle cleared from o'er the Centenary college gridiron Saturday afternoon than the Gentlemen and their followers set up their war cry that will take them Into battle Thursday afternoon with the Petrels from Atlanta, Throughout Shreveport this week thn "Dowa With Oglethorpe" ery will gain momentum until It finally echoes from the throats of thousands Thanksgiving afternoon at the local stadium. Only Ogelthorpe remains between the Gentlemen and the championship of the S.

I. A. A. The previous obstacle, the Millsaps Majors, was removed Saturday afternoon without any great effort the part of the local-title contenders. The Gentlemen have won four games in the1 S.

A. race and the only team up until Saturday to rival their claim for the crown was Chattanooga, but Chattanooga has two tie games on their record. All this week Centenary will be preparing for the game that means the most to Its gridiron history in years. Cheer Leader Hickey Higgin-botham announced Saturday that there will be a general mass meeting at the college this week, when all friends of the school will bs invited to attend. On other nights in the week there will be pep meetings, when the freshmen and the upper-classmen will lend their aid to the occasion.

Centenary points to the biggest attendance ever at the eon-test Saturday. We came out of the Millsaps game in nice shape," Coach Norton said Immediately after the game Saturday, "with the exception of te injury to Allday. I have not yet learned how serious 'Bear' was hurt. His leg waa twisted. Ha wanted to remain in play after the accident and the chances are be may bo all right." Coach Norton would make no prediction for the game Thursday.

-'It's our big chance and the Gentlemen will be in there fighting hard," was his only comment. Monday afternoon ths Gentlemen 11 resume play and the workouts will be private. There will be more secrecy thrown about the practice this week than for any prnvlous eon-test. The Gents' followers have been asked to allow the boys to go about their training in peace and "freshmen will be posted about the field to see there are no 'spying "Msn-o'-War" Letteer, the big threat of the Gents when It comes to speed, wa kept on the sidelines la the Millsaps game Saturday, in order to be certain that he will be able to step at his fastest clip In the game turkey day. Zollle Bennett, a twor of strength In the line, who was injured earlier In the year, was slso held reserve.

Bennett knocked his Injured knee in scrimmage a few days ago. Letteer's injured side does not warrant taking many chancel. "0" The annual Shreveport Country club championship tournament has how reached its final stages and Clyde Jordan and Frank Whited will play this week to decide the crown Whited woK his way to the final rounds by defeating L. H. Howard, two up.

Jordan went inte the finals with a victory ever W. F. French, 4 and 3. Jordan Is the present champion ef the Broadmoor club an.d should he win the Country club title he will be on his way to the high equal honors formerly held by Johnny Greer. 1 Greyhound Race Results- First Race Three-sixteenths mile.

Win Place Show Little Spell $9.40 $6.00 S3.00 Lady Pinkey 7.60 4.80 London Robbie 3.00 Timet 14 4-5. Visiting Victor, Pat-sey Satan, Allie Anne, Marine Cash mere and Mountain Mist, also ran. Second Race Quarter mile. Billy Bliti 17.00 f8.00 $3.60 Concrete 3.40 2.80 Whisky Cocktail 4.00 Time: 29 1-5. Alice Blitz, Alone II, Azercame, Wall Idler, Ginger Snap If, siso ran.

Third Race Futurity. Win Place Show Red Cap $14.00 1 8.60 $4.60 Sparrow Hawke 4.80 3.40 Night Shade 4.40 Timet 80. Noon Hour, Bill's Bird, Red Conchern, Louie and Arama, also ran. Fourth Race Quarter mile. Win Place Show Bear Cat $3.40 $8.40 $4.20 Peter Pan 8.80 3.20 Casey McGrew 3.60 Timel 26.

Reckless Eagle, Sweeping Away, Warm Water, Tony O'Groats and Honest Hebrew, also ran. Fifth Race Five-sixteenths mile. Win Place Show Secret Camp $3.80 $3.80 $3.00 James Fortune .9.20 5.4? Glory's Lock Boy 5.88 Timej 83. Watch Out, Lead All, Goldwyn, Coronet, Deacon Ray, also ran. Sixth Race Three-sixteenths mile.

Win Place Show Master Cashmere $12.80 $6.60 $3.40 Miss Liberty 4.60 3.40 Wild Tommy 8.60 Timet 19 4-5. Lady Actor 11, Fly-ing Molly, Snappy Bill, Friendly Miss and Marie Arden, also ran. Seventh Race Futurity. Win Place Show Who's Hooper $4.80 $3.60 Boffie 7.20 6.0i Rambling Raby 5.40 Times 29 3-5. Martlow Punch, No Fooling, Captain Raby, Uproar and Bill Finding, also ran.

Eighth Race Quarter mile hurdles Win Place Show deputed $20.80 $8.00 1.00 Ned Satain 8.20 2 Bambino 2,80. Time: 29. Golden Blue Rock, Busv Blue, Man 0' Mine, Judge Haiey, also ran. Troublesoma Jimmy, scratched. contest.

halfbacks and fullback a rest from driving through the line. The most interesting occurrence of the battle was the stand made by the Gentlemen in the second half on their 1-yard line when Millsaps threatened to score. The Majors were given four trials to drive one yard and at the completion of their efforts they were back further than when they started. It was a great stand and cave evidence of the fight Centenary possessed. Once the enemy tried a criss-cross and seemed to have clear sailing to make the required one yard but "Sue" Hamilton sneaked in to nail the ball earrier a yard back of the line of scrimmage.

Millsaps lost the oval on downs and after that they never got inside of the 20-yard line. After Stewart had Intercepted a pass on the 40-yard line and ran It to midfield, in the first minutes of play, the Gents began their ripping through the line. Two first downs and then Allday outstepped his field for a 25-yard sprint and a score. Smith kicked goal. After losing the ball on downs, Centenary blocked a pass on the 30-yard line with Beam, Allday and BlacksLear carrying the (CentlnoeS en I MsMrtn.) playing in the Florida classics last winter inspired many experts to predict that she will some day win the national championship crown.

MiM Van Wie began to play golf when 14 years old. As a student at Parker high school she participated in different kinds of athletics, such as basket ball, baseball and occasionally even football. Most of her early golf was daring her summer vacations in Michigan and in Florida in she wii ier. Miss Virginia Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

C. W. Van Wie of Chicago, who have a summer home In Michigan and winter residence at Deland. No young girl golfer has come to the rront one year with more convincing successes than this young player. Her parents have encouraged her in her golf and her father was so elated over her defeating of Miss Collett that he purchased an automobile for her.

To win two big winter championships within a few weeks of each other and in the course of the play defeating the national champion, are achievements that stamn this erirl as the best of the newcomers in the field of competition. Praying Colonels Show Old Fighting Spirit Lexington, Nov. 20 (TV-Play-Ing with the famous spirit of Centre teams of old, a rejuvenated Centre eleven defeated the University of Kentucky, 1 to 0, Saturday afternoon. Outweighed 10 pounds to the man and "doped" to lose by 14 or more points, the Praying Colonels outplayed and outgeneraled their heavier opponents to regain the football supremacy of Kentucky. A pass, going to Hyatt, who raced 15 yards for a touchdown in the second period, proved the undoing of the highly touted Wild Cats.

Hyatt, however, provided the opportunity for the pass when he intercepted Jenkins pass on Kentucky's 30-yard line and dashed 12 yards. MICHIGAN BEATS AND EARNS TIE CONFERENCE Minneapolis, Nov. 20 Michigan went into a tis with Northwestern for the 1928 western conference football championship, when the Wolverines defeated Minnesota in ths memorial stadium here today 7 to 6. It was the two famous Bennies of the Yost team that brought victory to the men from Ann Arbor, Oosterbaan grabbing a Minnesota fumble and racing 55 yards for a touchdown in the fourth period, and Inedman kicking a goal. It was a "hard luck" defeat for Minnesota.

Throughout the game Dr. Spears' Gophers had sprinted and plunged through the Yostmen, clearly outplaying them, scoring a touchdown in the second period en straight football, only to lose the advantage late in the game on a fumble in Michigan's territory. At the outset the Gophers showed their strength. In the second period Herb went through the Michigan line for a short plunge and tits Go 6 of of a A light drizzle before the first1- race turned into a steady rain out did not hurt the attendance. It was one of the largest crowds of the meeting.

Bear Cat and Reckless Eagle were equal favorites in the fourth race and the former won because he got the better of the breaks. Reckless Eagle beat the box, relinquished the lead to Casey McGrew and was coming again on the turn when she slipped in the mud. PeAer Pan was second and Casey was third. A steady rain fell during this race. Red Cap seemed to like the muddy Canada Seeks to Safeguard Sport of Kings; Will Introduce Bill to Govern Horse Racing TORONTO, Nov.

20 (NEA bill will be introduced at the opening session of the Canadian parliament this winter requesting the establishment of a racing commission for the pominion. For some time past Canadian turfmen have been dissatisfied with conditions under which the sport of kings has been con-tucted, and such a commission, they hold, is the only thing that win save the game here. Hurt Attendance track and out-footed bis field In ths third number. The others were in a bunch with Sparrow Hawke's nose in front of Night Shade. Billy Blitx finally won his raea In the second sprint.

He and Concrete came down together and finished one elight hair apart. Whiskey Cocktail was third. Little Spell graduated In the opening race, with Lady Pinkey second and London Robbie third. The prices in the first four races ranged from 18.40 on Bear Cat, to $17.00 on Billy Blitx. attention.

admirers that Boston had at last produced another "Strong Boy" to gain the honors first won and left vacant by the one and only Jehn L. Until a week or so ago a tatooed gentleman from Sweden bad been bailed as one of the few really logical foreign contenders since Bob Fitzsim-mons. But Harry Pcrsson's chances faded a bit after he was disqualified for fouling in his bout against the sturdy Bud Gorman of Wisconsin at Madison Square Garden. But Pers-son was so far ahead of Gorman it detracts little from his ability, and he still may be regarded in the logical contender class. Perhaps some of the most logical of the logical contenders are or recently were in the light-heavyweight division.

There Is Jack Delaney, light-heavyweight champion, a master boxer, who fights a great deal like Tunney and, who with a few more pounds would undoubtedly make things warm for him. Bossier City and Jewella will have their nights at the greyhound races this week. Monday night will be given to the "over the river" folks, with Mayor Tom Hickman presenting a cup to the winner of the Bossier City handicap. Tuesday will be Jewella night when there will be another cop race. On closing night, Thursday, there will be a three-eighths of a mile feature contest, engaging eight of the best distance dogs at the track.

Thia will give the supporters of Mistress Hawke, Mart-low Punch, Bill's Finding, Uproar and a few others a chance to settle the argument Jones, Gunn Beat TwoFamousPros In Special Match Atlanta, Nov. 20 (If). Bobby Jones, American and British open champion, and Watts Gunn, member of the 1926 Walker cup team, defeated Johnny Farrcll, noted professional, and Gene Sarazen, former American open champion, two up in a four-ball exhibition match here Saturday. There was a number of birdies, Bobby getting two on the deciding holes of the match, the seventeenth and eighteenth. Going all even to the seventeenth, Bobby surged to the fore" and took the hole with a birdie three.

On the eighteenth, the deciding hole, Bobby sank a 10-foot putt, for birdie two. driving 10 feet beyond the pin. Sarazen was just short as were Gunn and Farrell. o- Grubmier, Bernardi Will Meet in Homer Homer, Nov. 20 (Special).

Slim Grubmier, heavyweight grappler of Homer, meets Tony Bernardi, ot Little Rock, in a finish match Thursday night at the Legion auditorium in Homer. Grubmier is a big favorite hero and from all indications capacity crowd will be on hand. First preliminary starts promptly at 8:30. BRYCELAND WINS Bryccland, Nov. 20 (Special).

Bryceiand high school defeated Jamestown -hifih school on the local court here Friday, 25 to 13. The game was hard fought from the start to. finish. Gene Tunney Most Challenged Champion In Pugilism; King Has Little to Worry From Flock By ROBERT A. HEREFORD, Univentl Service Staii Correspondent New York, Nov.

20.If the newly crowned boxing king, Gene Tunney, were of a worrisome nature he would have plenty to lay awake thinking about these nights. For there are few modern monarehs with so many formidable adversaries plotting against their thrones as his heavyweight highness. Should his thoughts stray from the works of Shakespeare and Browning, which are said to occupy the leisure time of the new champion, he might find a half dozen or so more or less logical to the Bengals. Donahue was well aware of the fact that his team was being thoroughly scouted last Saturday, and the narrow 8 to 0 margin scored over Homer Hazel's University of Mississippi gridders does not indicate the real superiority the Bengals could have shown. Although they were hoved back to their own one-foot line by the Olo Miss players, the Ben-pis tightened up just enough to hold back certain defeat.

They showed much more power In other battles, such as those with Tennessee, Au- MISSED GOAL BY PETERS RESULTS IN 1LLINI DEFEAT Champaign Nov. JO W). Ohio state snatched a thrilling to victory from Illinois In the final game of the western conference season today but the 35.000 shivering spectators were given the thrill their lives, when, in tho last 10 seconds of play Illinois came within an ace of tleing the score. Failure Frosty Peters, the Montana Mercury to boot the ball between the uprights after Russell Daugherty, Illinois fullback, had scored a touchdown on a pass, cost Illinois the loss of a tie. After a scoreless first balf in which the Illinois were on the defense Coach Wilce inserted his stylish running sophomore halfback, Byron Eby into the Ohio line up.

After Eby's entrance into the game Ohio, started its match for a touchdown. Illinois with the score to 0, and the game drawing to a close, opened up for a forward pais attack that was responsible for its touchdown. Peters came into the battle at the start of the fourth period and played a stellar role in the passing. MINNESOTA FOR WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP pher touchdown. Pcplaw's failure to kick goal prevented a final tie.

When play started in the fourth period, a Gopher victory seemed assured, Peplaw, Nydahl and Joesting' starting hitting the Michigan line after an exchange of punts and had made a first down on Michigan's 41-yard line. Then came the fatal fumble. It bounced away from the Gopher back fielder Oosterbaan, who had shot in from left end, snstched up the ball and started down the field. Quickly the Yostmen granped the opportunity with heady blocking and Oosterbaan went over untouched. With the score tied 6-6, the other Bennie dropped back and while the Gopher home coming crowd of nearly 60,000 spectators shouted madly for blocked kick, Captain Friedman's toe responded where hla forward passing arm had failed and he sent ths hall soaring over ths crossbar.

burn, Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi A. M. It was in those games that the L. S. U.

Tigers acquired their high rating and especially a 'better stand in football this season than Tulane. Tulane's victory over Scwanee, however, has boosted it much higher thaa the low ebb after the defeat at the hands of the Mississippi Aggies, and the favoritism of the Louisian-ians has been reduced somewhat. Humble Plainsmen, The first good achievement of the Bengals was ths holding of the Tennessee Vols to a 14 to 7 score, after downing Louisiana Normal and South western I. preliminary contests. Gold and Purole standards went flying high in conference circles when the ligers hurmblea the Auburn llainsmen by a 10 to 0 margin, and their one-point loss to the Mississippi Aggies after the Aggies gave Alabama a hard tussle gave promise that Donahue's charges were going to make things interesting for the Crimson boys.

Although beaten, 24 to 0, by the Tide, the Tigers put up a better fitrht than the score indicates. Two of Mason's punts were blocked resulting in touchdowns and a field goal was kicked by the Crimsons. The only clean-cut touchdown scored was the last, which resulted from line bucks and end runs. Donahue's men avenged the 1925 defeats at the hands of the Arkansas team by 'winning 14 to 0 two weeks ago, and they seemed to pull up in scoring a victory over the Ole Miss players. Always Tongh.

Tulane and L. S. U. battles arc always the toughest for the respective annual opponents, and when they come to blows this season, one of the hardest games in their long series of meetings is expected to take plaee. Yesterday Coach Clark Shaughnes-sy did not work his men so hard after their return to form last Saturday, but before the Thanksiriving Day battle many scrimmages will be held in the Greenie camp.

All the Tulane players are In perfect shape and they will be ready for their best efforts against the Bengals. The record of football games be. tween Tulane and I S. U. is as follows: 1893 Tulane, 34; Louisiana, 0.

1S95 Tulane, Louisiana, 8. 1898 Tulane, Louisiana, S7. 1899 Tulane, Louisiana, 38. 1900 Tulane, 29; Louisiana, 0. 1901 Tulane, 23; Louisiana, 0.

1904 Tulane, Louisiana, 0. 3905 Tulane, Louisiana, B. 1911 Tulane, Louisiana, fi. 1912 Tulane, Loulsisna, 21. 1913 Tulane.

Louisiana, 40. 1914 Tulane, Louisiana, 0. 1918 Tulane, 14; Louisiana, 14. 1917 Tulane, 28; Louisiana, 6. 1919 Tulane, Louisiana, 27.

1920 Tulane, 21; Louisiana, 0. 1821 Tulane, 21; Louisiana, 0. 1923 Tulane, 14; Louisiana, 25. 1923 Tulane, 20; Louisiana, 0. 1921 Tulane, 13; Louisiana, 0.

3925 Tulane, 16; Louisiana. 0. Games played, 23. Tulane won 10; L. S.

U. won 11; two were tied. Points scored; Tulane. 251: L. S.

275 contenders worthy ot a momenta First of all there is our old friend Jack Dempsey. How odd, and how like old times It seems to speak of him as a logical contender. But the brilliance of Dempseys record, as he fought his way to the throne and his bodybreaking career while reigning as king of the heavies still remains fresh in the minds of the fans. A Dempsey knocked flat upon the canvass and tolled out of his title by the referees ten count dirge, which had sounded the knell foe the championship hopes of so many of Jack's opponents, would have been a has-been. But an outpointed Dempsey is considered a quite logical contender.

Because he so quickly and as decisively ended the logical eontendership of Harry Wills, who had so long held a corner on the logical contender market, Jack Sharkey of Boston, has succeeded to a share in the honor left vacant by the negro. Sharkey's Impressive showing against Wills raised hopes among his mors enthusiastic 'The proposed bill, which the house Wjil be asked to sanction, calls for the appointment of a commission, consisting of two members from Quebec nd Ontario and one member from racb of the remaining provinces. These members will be appointed by tjie governor-ln-council, their terms ci office to range from one year to five, the long-term members being (hose representing Ontario and Quebec. chairman of the commission's salary is suggested at $7,000 a year, and the commissioners at $5,000. One of the stipulations of the hill is that no member of the commission shall fce interested in race horses, race tracks, or in horse racing and shall receive no fee or retainer from any such source.

-All equipment and tracks would be directly under tho approval of the commission, they would grant licenses for the tracks, set dates of intctings and collect fees. After deducting the cost and expenses of the commission and the expenses of administering the bill chen it Is enacted, the net revenue derived from racing in each year in each province would be equitably apportioned among the agricultural societies of the province from which it is derived to assist and encourage (he breeding of horses and livestock. The bill provides heavy penalties for persons engaged ia "book-mak-Bg." placing a minimum of $500 for a first offense and 1,000 and a year's imprisonment for a second. Tin bill is assured wide support from breeders and racing fraternity of Ontario. The present body, the Canadian Racing astociation, has Jurisdiction over only eight of some core of tracks in the Dominion.

MOORING8PORT WINS Moorinspert, Nov. 20 (Special). Ths Wildcats of the Mooringsport high school defeated the Doyline tU ven Friday afternoon on the local fhld, the final score being 39-0 in fAver of the local team. The Wildcats hava played six games thia season, and have o.ily bees defeated in one gams which was llsyed with Mansfield high. The Wildcats will play the Oil City team a lUoksgivuif day at Oil City.

Paul Berlenbach Contributes New One to Fight Game's Assortment of Alibis In connection with the Rlako fight, Paul Berlenbach offers the moat unusual alibi in the history of the ring. Listen to him tell it: "My modesty beat mo in tho Risko bout He floored mo in the first round and It took me four sessions to recover. I then proceeded to give him a pasting for the next four rounds. "Coming out for the ninth, tho string that held Up my trunk broke. Instead of letting them fall to the floor, I put both hands on my hips to keep them up.

"As I did so, he whanged me on the chin and again I hit the floor. The first and ninth round knockdowns won the decision for Rlsko. "It taught me a leaion to think mors of my cbtn and less of the audience," Los Angeles, Nov. 20 (NEA Service.) The defeat of Jack Dempsey by Gene Tunney waa the biggest pugilistic upset of tho year. A close second was the decision Johnny Rlsko recelvrd over Paul Berlenbach, who waa then llght-heavvwclght champion of the world.

Had Klsko been nursed along after that fight, he would now be a logical opponent for Tunney. The victory over Berlenbach and the fact that he gave Tunney one of his hardest fights would have made him a "natural." However, Rlsko was badly handled, for right after tho Herlenhnch win he took on thn elver ttrlbHng and was outpointed a njjle. thereby losing much of his prestige.