The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 30

MAKING PLANS FOR MIKE VEMITY BENEFIT BOXING SHOW True Sportsman CoL Huston and Rupert have proven that, in their time owners of the Yanki. Huston' passing from game is blow to baseball. Whats a New Year's Date To Tom Walsh FOUR CHAMPIONS INVITED TO APPEAR IN BENEFIT SHOW TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED FOR OPENING TILT GAMES ARE SCHEDULED BETWEEN SCHOLASTIC TEAMS AND ALUMNI Zur Graham To Lead West High Alumni Clyde Evens Gets Central Grads Together Thomas In Charge At South 4 By DAMO.Y BIXVOX Claims His Volley Ball Team Is Best WITH all the talk of volley ball in different sections of the city. Coach Paul 6beeks ot Firestone rises to remark that Firestone has a volley ball team they will back against any team in the city. Sheeks also claims to hare the star volley ball player ot the city, in Roy Glick, boxer.

"He's a wizard at that game," Eheeks OL. T. L. HUSTON'S passing from baseball is to be regretted. CoL Huston is a lovable character, Jack Dempsey and Harry Greb Asked Johnny Kilbane and Jack Wolf To Be Here Over 40 Boxers In Line For Bouts Novel Stunts To Ee Arranged r.M WALSH is a nice jovial soul.

At least Canton promoters should say so. Wbea Phil Hinton offered Walsh a chance to put Christianno on in Akron New Years day, Tom was angling to put Johnny Griffiths on with Mickey Walker, welterweight champion, in Canton on the same day. "Of course, it that is lined up you could drop your show back a few days," Walsh told Hinton. We regret being unable to say here what Hlntoa told Walsh in answer. PORMER athletes of the local high school always look forward to the Christmas vacation as the time when they get to teach the present representatives of their alma maters a man of greart humanity, of sound common sense.

He has Imagination, a rare quality among baseball magnates. Will Fleischmann, furious baseball fan, once described Huston to this reporter as most com-' demned the gam will be played at Perkln's school. South's custom fs to have the captain of the proceeding year lead the alumni. "Big'Boy" Thomas waa the 1921-2 captain. He is attending W'aehingtbn and Jefferson college now, but baa wired Coach, Weltner that he will be back and get the-team out in time for the game.

Last year the South Akron school had one of the biggest turnouts ot the year, with such tormar stars aa "Chick" Whalen, Clarence Swigart, Verlin Jenkins, Dave Burgner and "Puss" Burgner out for the game. North has not announced plana for Its get-together of the alumni yet, but as the game Is an annual event at all schoola the Hilltopp'ere will probably arrange for such a gam also. By JACK GIBBONS IP present plans go through, champion box fighters will be as common in Akron the night of Dec 23, as flappers in a Sunday night dance hall. December 23 is'down in the boxing calendar as the date for the Mike Vemity boxing benefit show. It's the night when boxing 'fans, fighters, promoters and all others interested in the game will respond to the appeal) of "Do it for Mike." And, as we say, if present plans go through, there will be enough fighters around the Akron Armory that night to win a world war.

As for champions no other than South gets the jump on other scholastfle cage teams tonight. The Weltnerites open the local cage season among high school teams playing Wadsworth at Soutb's own court. Of the two teams, seems to have the advantage on the local crew far as condition and teamwork is concerned. Wadsworta has been practicing since early in November and is said to be going great guns If Coach Weltner is to be taken at his word this is not questioning his veracity, but coaches sometimes mean exactly the opposite of what they Bay South has pnly a fair quintet this year. "We haven't material like in last season's team," he declared Friday morning In predicting South would have a hard time winning tonight.

"I will say for this year's squad that it is working hard and con-scienclously to develop a winner, but it will have to Improve fast." Many fans thought that Weltner would shift Stanford, his only letter-man, to the center position this year. The South mentor doping his lineup otherwise, however. Stafford is being kept at forward where his great shooting ability Is hoped to keep South in the running. SIcCloskey, the lanky quarterback of this season's grid team, is getting the call as his running mate. Substitute forwards are Brodt and Herman.

Hess has played center on the first team all week and will iikely start at that position tonight. The guards will probably be Poland and Annakin or C'haboudy. Big Ten Managers Reconsider Action CHICAGO, Deo. 15. A meeting of faculty managers of Big Tea universities haa been called here for Saturday to reconsider' the action taken several weeks ago in regards to a recommendation that Big Ten athletes refrain from attending the national collegiate track and field meet at Chicago's field late next June.

Criticism of the action has been so great In all schools that It is extremely likely the ruling will be rescinded tomorrow. It la urged that geographical conditions make a national meet imperative, and the quality of the meet at Stagg field last year is urged as a good reason for supporting It in the future. blea are placed at the disposal of the matchmakers. West High To Make Swimming Major Sport West high is the second school to announce plans for a swimming team this winter. The Cowboys are to be awarded a in this field just as In the other three major sports at the school to put It on the calendar to stay.

Faculty Manager Hllblsh Is negotiating for meets with several other scholastic teams near Akron, notably with several of the Cleveland high schools which go in tor the aquatic sport. the distinguished Mr. Jack Dempsey has been asked to appear. Before arising false hopes in this matter, lets be frank with one an a few things about sports In general and basketball In particular. At this iseason of the year, before the cage season has gotten well under way, they always come back for a court game, the alumni picking their team from all the stars ot former years available to play the regular scholastic team.

At least three such games are scheduled for next week, and one more may be booked before this week is out. Central and West meet their predecessors next Wednesday and South tackles. the old-timers a week from tonight. "Zur" Graham, who is now attending Akron will captain the West alumni. He is making plana to get all the big time cagers of the last few years in his team, being aided by the fact that several of the leaders who are now attending other colleges will be home on vacation by this time.

Clyde Evans, ex-Centralite who helped Coach Shafer with the football team last fall, has been appointed to band together the downtowners alumni. He Is figuring on geeting "Ike" Spicer, "Red" Daum, "Gift" Zimmerman, "Rlba" Baysinger, and other members of the city championship combinations. Because Central's gymnasium has been con other and admit that It's highly doubtful if the world's champion will find It convenient to take part In the activities here. Nevertheless, Match THK matchmakers, however, have sot confined their efforts to boxing, in lining up talent for the show. A unique plan was created In.

which local promoters are to play a part, Bernie Strapp, Phil Hinton, Danny Davis, Suey Welch, and. possibly one or two others will' be asked to arrange novel stunts for the occasion. The stunts are not to be advertised and as the ballyhoo man would "they will be exhibited the night of Dec. 23, for the first time on any-American stage. makers Harold Walsh and Jack Kid Akron U.

Alumni To Play Varsity Quintet "Eddie" Went has volunteered to pick a team to represent the alumni ot Akron in a game with the varsity at CrouBe gymnasium next Thursday night. Wentz plana to line np aa many of the members of Akron's state championship teams ot several years ago as possible. Among the veterans who will play are "Red" Daum, "Swig" Swigart, Art and Bill Knowlton, "Pins" Boe-dicker and "Eddie" Thorpe. The association is backlof the idea, but Akron will aid In promoting it. ney felt It would be a terrible "faux paus" not to send the champion an' invitation, and rather than have Jack sore, he was invited to come on ex penses paid.

WANT CHURCH TEAM There fs an opening for one basketball team In the central division of the Church league. Any team wishing to take up the berth in the league, communicate with Physical Director George Myers at the Y. M. C. A.

plete human document In America. "The description was quite pat. Huston will be missed. At the same time the American league baseball tans on Manhatton Island will find satisfaction in the fact that Col. Jacob Rupper became the sole owner of the Yankees.

In the breaking up of the greatest combination ever In baseball. It is consoling to know that 50 per cenl. of it will be retained to the game. COL. RUPPERT, New York born, new York raised, Is a sportsman.

Po not confuse the term with "Sporting man." Toe many baseball magnates are "sporting men." They do not understand the letter pr spirit of sportsman, i The "sporting man" subordinates all other considerations of his par-iicular game for profit. The sportsman never loses sight of sportsmanship, which places profit of minor importance to the game. Huston, already a rich man, who had retired from active business life, Joined him in the enterprise for the same reason, love of the game. The story of the Ruppert-Huston combination is one of the real romances of sport. The men, diametrically opposite in many characteristics, In training, in environment, had never met until a week before they became partners.

The Yankees, a bedrabbled business prospect, run down at the heel, were for sale. Ruppert bad mention to 'Will Fleischmann in a casual conversation that he would not mind buying a baseball franchise if he could find a partner who would take the bother of running it off his hands. "I've got the man," said Fleischmann. He introduced Ruppert to Huston who was finding solace In his retirement from the contracting business In following the Giants from town to town as a rooter. IT was a strange combination.

Cynical baseball people felt sorry for this pair of rich Innocents and said they would be easy picking. Many rich men have been ruined In baseball. Ruppert and HuBton could never be accused of going Into baseball to ANOTHER champion Invited to rnr thHvlnar vmmi fltv In Marrv Chamberlain To Quit Canton Bulldogs Reports are current that Guy Chamberlain star end and part owner In the Canton Bulldogs professional football champion team, will give up his Interest in the club and quit the sport, as a player. Ralph Hay, the other owner of the club, who formerly announced his retirement, intimated yesterday he Intended to hold his interest. Hay 1b going to ask the Canton Chamber of Commerce for endorsement of the Bulldogs team, and Intends to show newspaper clippings from 39 states as proof of the club being of advertising value to the city.

Games Scheduled For Firestone Girls Five games have been np by Paul Sheeks for the Firestone" Girls basketball team. Games are scheduled with Mason Tire, General Tire, Ohio Lamp, O.Neill Greys and Akron Tire girls. On the Firestone team is Elizabeth Eckert, Evelyn Foalk, Mabel Yoak, Sarah Logston, Jane Buteau and Elizabeth Else). Schedule of Junior Church League Games A schedule lias been drawn np for Junior church league basketball teams, sections A and B. Following are the opening games In section to be played Saturday.

First Congregational vb. Wooster C. of C. Wooster Reformed vs. North Hill M.

K. First vs. St. Paul's Episc. Grace Reformed vs.

First Baptist. Section B's games, aa follows, are scheduled Thursday. First IL B. vs. German M.

E. West Congregational vs. Howe St. U. B.

ZIon Lutheran vs. North Hill C. of C- Wooster C. of C. vs.

First German Reform. Greb, light heavyweight champion. Greb was propositioned by the match makers with a reasonable assurance that he would accept. In case these two champions are unable to attend, we still have with us Johnny featherweight champion and Jack junior featherweight To date the matchmakers 'for" the show have over 40 boys lined up ready to go on. The fistic colony has responded in fine shape, seemingly, eager to do their part for the family of the dead fighter.

A letter from Jimmy Dunn of Cleveland staged that he and li is fig Iters were' only too glad of the opportunity to do their share. Tommy McGlnty of Cleveland wired Walsh to count on all, of his boys. Youngstown is sending five fighters, Canton will send two. All local sta- Lewis Holds Title ST. LOUIS, Dec.

15 Ed "Strang-ler" Lewis, heavyweight wrestling champion, retained his title in a finish match with Stanislaus Zbyszko here last night. The Pole won the first fall but the champion gained the last two, punishing the challenger severely with toe bolts and headlock. Miles and Ripley defeated Guln-ther and Kisseler at handball at the Y. M. C.

A. team yesterday. Fred Dibble's vollpy ball team wort two straight games from Dr. Huber team at the.Y. M.

C. A. yesterday. Christmas Savings at QayLord's Pre-Holiddy Sale of ant Suits Single 2-r make money. They were notn wealthy, both seeking surcease from business cares rather than fresh responsibilities.

They bought nothing save a franchise. The Yankees had no groundB, no assets, nothing but a lot of poor ball players. Ruppert and Huston paid close to half a million dollars for nothing. COLONEL T. L.

HUSTON, one of the owners of the Yankees, plans withdarwing from baseball. He is a rough-hewn, outspoken American from the Middle West Ohio. He served his country in the war of 1898 in Cuba. In 1917, when he was fifty years old, owner of a big fortune, tat, comfortable, be returned to the army as a captain of engineers. Two More Teams In Line For A A League Two more teams have tiled applications for admittance into the A.

R. C. class AA basketball league, of which Suey Welch is charlman. The latest asking to join were the South Akron Awning of which Ray Garman is the backer, and the Springfield A. C.

of Springfield Center. The South Akron Awning team has many of the old Sport Shop players. Welch reports that the number of teams in the league now is 12, but believes this will be cut down to ten. and 0 vercoa ri fin MM fA Get your new clothes tomorrow and cash in on Gay-Lord' "Christmas Savings Club" this mid-season sale of suits and overcoats of the better kind. A bargain offering at February prices with the advantage of new and complete stocks to choose from.

Original Price Tickets Remain On All Garments. Make Your Own Reductions 1 GHRISTMAS And with it the usual thought of just what to give "him!" Something he wants, surely and, too, something he really needs. Why, not surprise him on Christmas morning with one of our big, burly, warm overcoats; or one of those "tailored towear suits" we have made so popular with the well dressed man. Here, certainly, is a present he's bound to appreciate If any alterations are necessary, or if he prefers some other pattern or shade, we'll be glad to serve you either before or after Christmas SUITS OVERCOATS (yNeil Greys Face Tough Cage Schedule Starting Wednesday night O'Nell Greys, girls basketball team will tace a stiff schedule of games. On Wednesday1 the O'Nell quintet will play the Glover Danceland girls on the latter'a floor.

On Jauaury 6, they play the Mason Tire girls at Kent and a return game Is booked in Akron January 23. The Akron girls will get another chance at the Ohio Lamp girls on January 14. They were defeated by this quintet 44 to 11 this week. Our Entire Stock of Regular i $30 and $27.50 All-Wool Suits and Overcoats Gay-Lord's Pre-Holiday Sale Price A Colossal Assortment of Regular $35 Two-Pants Suits and Fine Plaid-Back Overcoats Gay-Lord's Sale Price, Now A Remarkable Saving on These $40 Suits and Overcoats The suits come with single and 2-pants. More Swimming Dates For Akron Team Three more dates have been added to the schedule ot the Akron swimming team, which openes ites season In a meet at Youngstown, with the up to $40, Suitswith 2 Pants Y.

M. 0. A. team. On New Years day the team will give an exhibition at the Y.

M. C. A. On January 20 It meets the West Technical high school team at Cleveland and a return meet Is booked here February 7. Jr ti Beautiful patterns to select from at Nothing Finer Than These Regular $50 and $45 Two-Pants Suits and Overcoats Luxurious Fabrics Finest Tailoring KNIT VESTS AND.

JACKETS Pure, brushed wool in the most popular tans, greys and heathers. Warm, comfortabkgarments for cither sport or everyday wear. They fit snugl under a Coat. SPECIAL i $5.00 Wants Teams For Indoor Baseball Alterations Free George Myers of the C. A.

Is endeavoring to reorganize the City Indoor, baseball league. Myers has the Dauntleea plumbers and Rudlcks musicians In line now and wants either two or four more teams. The league suffered last season because two or three of the team outclassed the others. Good Clothes 61 South Main Street 124 South Main Street 11 MEN'S GLOVES Startling Values Grandest Xnu Gift WORM9ER HAT SHOP OS. Main St..