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Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa • 11

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'Wednesday, September 8, 1926. THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL ELEVEN eport to Mot Morningside Coaches i IG BILL" MAY EQUAL RECORD the Spencer club, were nicked for 14 safeties. Eckberg. of Spencer, hit a home run. Fisher's hitting featured for the Yards.

Score Yards 10 14 3 Spencer 4 8 1 Wetzel and Hlnkley; Beck. Barn-holtz and Flemmlng. Yanks Win Pennant, Shdwkey and H. Severeidy Vet Battery, May Work 4 i If the Yanks ease themselves, into the American league pennant this year Miller Hugglns may send in as the battery for one of the world's series games Hank Severeid and Bob Shawkey. Shawkey, he of the red shirt.

Is the oldest pitcher on the New York club in point of having labored with the Gothaftv team since midyear 1915, COWBOYS BEAT SPENCER, 10-4 Wetzel Hurls S. C. Nine to Victory in Game at Marathon. wncn ne was auoweq to aepart trom the Mackmen. at, the waiver price.

And SQUAD INCLUDES MANY VETERANS 1 Wians, End, Only Letter Tuesday. practice at Morningside trot off with somewhat of bang pass field Tueday afternoon when candidates for the 1928 Maroon lvtn reported for the first real prac-tlnof the season. lTUer sun are several more to re- nut maicauons are- mar, mis 2 t- aquaa win noi do an exceea- large one. The Maroon men- frj- cures 10 nave inrw teams ana CITY PIN LEAGUE OPENS TONIGHT 12 Bowling Teams Will Swing Into Action at War Eagle Alleys. City Bowling league win Into action it the War Eagle alleys nt o'clock (tonight.

The schedule cil! for 99 games. Handicap for the three games will be on Itst year's averages. The minimum average -in this league shall be 150 and there shall be no maximum Individual average but 925 shall constitute the maximum team average per game. The schedule for tonight's bowiins follows: Olson Sporting Goods -vs. Undertakers.

The Journal vs. Hansen Glass anl Paint. I Hoyt's Investment vs. S. C.

Candy Kitchen! Hanfotd's Produce Co. vs Hie Bros. I Var F-acle Alleys vs. The Tribune. Crescent Jewelry vs.

So1rtrorr twice champion and six times run-nerup for the crown, has been Tilden's outstanding rival during the latter's period of supremacy. Johnston again has come east to match strokes with the tall. Philadelphlan, while Vincent Richards nd R. Norris Williams, other members of the "Big Four" also promise to be in the thick of the fight at Forest beginning September 13. French Stars Menace.

Equally as serious as the challenge of his home rivals this year," however, looms the manace of four, French racquet's, Rene Lacoste, Jean Boro-tra, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brug-non have been named to carrjr the trl-color to American shores in quest of the coveted Davis cup as well as the national singles crown. Their sensational triumphs since the national tournament of. 1925 forecast the greatest test of American supremacy since the invasion of the Doherty brothers from England more than 20 years ago. in an 'effort to extend his -success to the' stage, suffered five early season defeats this year. Twice he bowed ito Richards in the south after suffering indoor reverses at the hands of Lacoste and Borotra last winter.

Later he dropped a three-set match' to Alfred H. Chapin, in the final round of the Connecticut state championship. he had made his debut in the big show three years before that. This Is the 11th consecutive season he has hurled In New York. Old Hank Severeid broke Into the big show with the St.

Louis Browns the year before Shawkey became a Yank or in 1914. While Robert the Valiant was laboring to help the Yanks win their first pennant and then basking in the glory of two more, the reliable Hankus was struggling to help various and assorted managers make something besides the opposing team out of the Browns. With the exception of one year, 1918, Severeid has worked In over Hank Severeid. 100 games every campaign since 1916. Bob Shawkey.

Shawkey has been a hard working pitcher, albeit with varying success, every year of his service with the Yanks with the exception of the 1918 cam 4vi thinK mat mere wm many HjJpJr than that. It might be much MEET LEMARS TODAY Le Mars' baseball team will come to Sioux City to play the Cowboys at the Yards park In a game scheduled for 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, weather permitting. Babe Jenny probably will pitch for the home club and several new players, including Fisher and Joe McDermott. will be in the lineup. The Yards management is anxious to schedule a game for Sunday, September 19, to be played away from Sioux City.

Marathon, Sept. 7. Special: Sioux City Stock Yards baseball team won from the Spencer nine in a game here today by a score of 10 to 4. Wetzel, pitching for the Cowboys, allowed eight hits and struck out 10 batsmen. Beck and Harnholtz, who hurled for paign, when he carried out the work or uniform.

He has won 20 or more games been a winning pitcher for six consecutive years when he fell by the wayside last season. Bob the Gob has been in four world's series, but he labored through one with the Athletics and two with the Yanks before he finally won a series game in 1923 against the Giants. Herb Pennock has been in the big his debut as a Mackman in 1912 has minors one year. Balaton Nine Wins. Balaton, Sept.

7. Special: Balaton's baseball team defeated the Tracy nine in a contest played here Sunday by a score' of 3 to 1. It was the fifth and deciding game of a series between the two clubs. "Sad" Sam Jones broke into the majors with Cleveland in 1914 and played later with Boston before becoming' a Yank in 1922. Waite Hoyt worked one Inning for played with the Red Sox before Joining Shocker, of course, joined the team last year.

The oldest battery in the American league, considering those which re mained as a battery pair through the years, consists, of course, of Urban Faber and Ray Schalk. two trillion smokpd a month! Marnette Retains Ioica Bait, Fly Casting Title Fort Dodge. Sept. 7. (JP) F.

J. Marnette. Spirit Lake, retained his title as Iowa bait and fly castinar champion in the state tournament at Twin Lakes Monday. First places in the dry events enabled iiim to displace E. E.

Teavanaugh. Fort Dodge, winner in the Sunday events. Marnette scored 5.598 points to win the title. The 1927 tournament was awarded to Dos Moines. Marnette was eloctel president of the state association: P.

Ladd. Pomeroy. first vice president; W. F. Powers.

Webster City, second vice president, and D. C. Mc-Gowan. Fort Dodge, secretary and treasurer. The directors are J.

W. Lukehart, Des Moines; James L. De-mead. Marshalltqwn. and Frank Tall man.

Sutherland. Armour Warriors Win. Armour Warriors baseball team, won from the Cudahy Giants. 18 to. 7.

in a Labor day contest at the diamond at Eleventh and Steuben streets. Clyde Smith, formerly with the Sioux City Ghosts, was on the mound for the winners while Fred Hancock played third base and Wor-ley, left field. The last two mentioned also were with the Ghosts. have certainly natural tobacco taste has the "call" these days! Tilden Has a Chance to Win His Seventh Net Title This New York. Sept.

7. (JP -An achievement posted only nee before in American tennis history the winning of seven consecutive national championship tournaments has become possible to William T. Tilden, of Philadelphia, this year. I 1 R. D.

Sears became a seven-time champion in the first years of the tournament, from 1881 to 1887. Since then the speeding up of the entire game and the development of powerful overhead service, has intensified the task of Tilden. Moreover, Tilden's reign has been subjected to vigorous opposition, not only at home; but from stars of foreign lands who have annually made pilgrimage to America in quest of the crown." Lamed's Seven Not In Row. W. A.

Lamed won the seven times, but there was a gap in his string of triumphs. After an nexlng the crown in 1901 and 1902 he waited until 1907 to begin a stretch of five additional tournament victories: William M. Johnston) of California, 7 Over fight order by climbing into a navy three seasons with the club and had time longer than Shawkey. but since played with Boston and dropped to the the New York Giants in 1918 and later the metropolis outfit in 1921.. Urban FIGHT TO DRAW A RECORD GATE 130,000 Are Expected to Pay $2,000,000 to Witness Bout.

New Tork, Sept. 7. UP) All boxing records for Attendance and gate receipts appear certain to be shattered when Jack Dempsey crawls through the ropes in the Sesqulcentennial stadium at Philadelphia to defend his title against the ex-marine, Gene Tun-ney. The expectations of Tex Hlckard and sesqui officials are that more than 130,000 spectators will pay e.pproxi-mately $2,000,000 to see the first heavyweight championship match in over three years, with the gigantic concrete structure, centered; In the historic exposition grounds, witnessing an unprecedented spectacle in sports. Set previous Record.

Hlckard reached astonishing promotion heights in 1921 when he attracted a throng of 90.000 fans who paid to see Dempsey. knock out the spectacular Frenchman, Georges Car-pentler, in four rounds in the wooden saucer at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City. These records are the high marks for boxing now. but they promise to be substantially bettered at Philadelphia. It has been only In recent years that boxing, especially in the heavyweight class, has reached such planes of frenzied finance.

The era of big bowls and stadiums, plus great popular Interest, has made million-dollar affairs of. these big title bouts, with Dempsey the central drawing card. The present champion has fought only six times in seven years. Including the bout In which he took the title away fromNTess Wlllard in 1919, but these half dozen appearances have attracted gate receipts approximating $4,000,000, with Dempsey's hare running around $1,000,000. Here are the figures on the "big money" bouts: Previous Big Bouts.

fWlnnr. Lomt) Tr. Atfnd'ee R'epts. Dmpaer-Carpntir 90.000 tMM.CSO Dempey-Firpo Sf.000 1,18,121 Wllla-Flrpo 14 0.000 Leonard-Tendlar 86.000 Dempsey-Wlllard ...19 1 lt.6 Delaney-Berlenbaeh .12 46,000 Firpo-Wlllard 13 J0.000 Italian Hoapitat Fund Show ronard-Tendler ....1922 60,000 MUk Fund Show at 700.000 45J.S48 4H.S22 40,000 429.J20 I6T.842 Yankee Stadium 201.486 270.775 192.000 162.000 (2,600 114,400 130.200 126.7(0 134.416 120,000 34.590 Dera paey-G Ibbona .1923 12.600 .1910 20.000 1920 16,000 ,1910 19,000 .1923 21,000 .1921 12.000 .1923 20.000 1922 12,300 ,1933 t389 1920 12,120 .1923 23.000 Johnapn-Jerrrlea Pempey-Brnnan WHlard-Moran Kilbane-CHqut Leonard-Mitchell Leonard-Briton Laonard-Kanaas Dundee-Crlqul Ca rpen tier- Lerinaky Wilde-Villa Recognize Two New Bait Casting Records Chicago. Sept.

7. (JP) A 140-foot cast in the quarter ounce baft test, made by Fran Fred Arbogast, Akron. and one of 302 by Whiter Ne-v-comb. Buffalo, N. in the half-ounce competition, were announced today as new world's records by the National Association of Scientific Anglers' clubs.

The old records were 216 and 240 feet respectively. Griffith Wins Decision Over Dago Joe Cans Fort Dodge, Sept. T. Special: "Buxi" Griffith, Sioux City" middleweight, won a decision over Dago Joe Gans. of St.

in a.lO-round bout here last night. Accept Coach's Resignation. Aberdeen, S. Sept. -7.

Special: Jacob Speelman, athletic director of Aberdeen normal for the past several years, who recently handed in his resignation, was granted It today, according to President H. W. Foght. Speelman win be succeeded by J. E.

Swetland, for' the past six years head of the physieal education department in the Wisconsin Teacher college at Stevens Point. Flshts as Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo'Sept. 7J--(ffVJoe Rivers, Kansas City featherweight, and Tommy Grogan, Omaha, fought. 10 rounds to a draw here last night.

Rivers was unable to force his smashing left through the defense of the Matt Smith, of "SiouxCity and Jimmy Cashill. St. Pan! lightweight, also fought a lO-round draw. fl! lays from which to pick 11 men, toy J'oaeh J. M.

Saunderson doesn't SKr" to be depressed much over the aifjli im sized squad and he Is the pvjn who should worry most about rili Saunderson is being again this year by E. C. "Obe" Vrin'Jt. lyayen Meansend on last year's was the only letter man wh didn't report for the drill Tuesday, lie is engaged In some arduous "tasi retting dividends big' enough that hdj.ru excused from the practice, for the'Crst two days. Williams Is Captain.

fji. "Red" Williams, who has ppUthe summer pumping out five -illjn; and 10 gallons in a Sioux City fillH station headed the list of who took over the new ouV fits ja -id romped through a fairly hard rrajtl-e Tuesday. Aside from "Red," h' It a quarterback, there were Char-lip ajeh and Pete Knudsen, the half- MrljsJ. Abe Williams, last year's star i i i JUiimcK, who is guuig iq ua a. tjity should; Bud Van Citters, end, wh 1 jus specialized In baseball during the iijnmer; Henderson and Wickland, tackles: Ralph Bastlan, lancer.

Bartholomew, another orhoyiore, and captain last year, who Is to fift-'a chance at at least a part of the qvarterbacking, and Swartz, an-ethfV quarterback. Tuesday's doings didn't exactly comply iWth the usual formula, as the bny trotted through a regular mld- asf r. practice in weather that didn't tlie autumn sport at all. There wr the usual warming up tactics, a Km Kicking and throwing of the oval. tackling and even a little prac- uce flit running on cuupra vi piaya.

i Ready for Real Work. Lyt; spring's practice left the squad acquainted with all the funda- and this fall there won't be murhi Jneed of spending time -on th early Essentials. Then, too, practically every Jone of the candidates reported in fir. physical condition. Itji likely that two practices will hjf 1 toilay.

Anyway, one Is carded fir Jh morning at 10 o'clock and an-othei- (ill be held this afternoon If the merny doesn't soar to the heights If it cools off a bit, two prao-tlres, laily will be the routine until elasei start late next week. SEEM rRTAITV TA wnv Tork. Sept. 7. VP) speaking, the New York-Taftie, have practically made certain winning the American league Th 'ankeea are seven full games aha1 fif ths second placo Cleveland Indian and each team has 19 more rime to' play to complete the league -heciud of 154 game.

Six of their Including postponements, will playd on Cleveland field start-lrt r-eot. 15. If th Yankees break even in their rle.i. jvith Cleveland, winning' Just thr" the games, and also break even i their IS games with other tltilvs, tien Cleveland must go through the remainder of the season without loss iji order to nose out the Th Tork games are divided follows: Six with Cleveland, three with TVtrqlt; four with four St? IjouIs and three with. Boston.

Cleveland must meet "Waahington frur Philadelphia four times. t'rMtnwiee, Boston three times, St. iula ince and New York six times. WOIjLD SERIES TO BE PLANNED AT CONFERENCE vlrago, Sept. 7.

(P A conference It PiHsburgh. September, 11, to plan the li2j world baseball series was aif tfday by K. M. Landls. baseball fiton Tiisjloner.

Judgei Landls Invited the first four t'uhaj the American and National fcatr'jjs ito be represented." In' the league this embraces New Tork; Cleveland, Washington and fhlUleJphla. In the National Iioula. C-nrlnrjitl. Pittsburgh and Chiqago. 1 FIGHT RESULTS Jn IK A tA Cantfrn.

O. T1 Vnnr. V.nr1.nA. Am- tf aSrvan Dowriev. Cleveland.

11 IV jAl'a Sklck, Cleveland, knocked out rhll StSusa. New York. Chlroro. Rav nfrhAll fhlnmrn draw with Pete SarmenUo. luMPAinea.

HoV RUlir Hiimnhrn ''attieiweight champion of England fin Hill, Philippine, drew, O0K pus weyers. Pocatello, Idaho, beat Tirrna. F1. Arhiir -rKvi ttSi. Jbeat Red McLaughJIn.

Saginaw. (10). Young ManueL Tampa, w.jatSd Heinle Zimmerman, Eocjcford. HI. "Tiger" Jack Burns, y5-beat Jimmy Rufvo, Grand knocked oiit' Jack riufrv.

rrhl. Tburg. Pa.Dannr Coonev. nn. N.

won judge's decision YJi i Dairy. Fulda Beat Currie. Fulda. Sept. 7.

SpecU.1. Fulda's Convent basehall nine won from the Currie aggregation in a game played Sunday by a score of 7 to 3. Durnan pitched well for th winners Jand never was in danper. made $17,000 of Easy Money Picked Up by Jack Atlantic City, N. Sept.

7. IP) During his first 13 days of training here. Jack Dempsey. has taken in nearly $17,000. He has reason to believe that his bank account will be swelled to the extent of $25,000 or before he breaks camp.

He paid (the $3,000 rental of the Greyhound race track, where he trains, out of one day's receipts. Last Sunday nearly 6,000 spectators paid $1.10 each to see him wallop his playmates. While he was training at Luther's resort at Saratoga lake, Dempsey only got 50 per cent of what came into the gate. Likewise he. had to divide when Jack Kearns was handling the business in the training camps of other Now with Dempsey handling his own affairs all the receipts are his.

Complete Plans for Sioux Falls Tourney Sioux Falls, Sept. -Special: Plans for the staging of the regional Junior baseball series in this city have been practically completed with the announcement of the pairings today. The Crosby, and Eldorado, Kan, juniors will the tournament at 2- o'clock Friday, afternoon while the Beresford boys, champions of South Dakota, will meet the Decatur, Tex, club later in the afternoon. BLOCK TACKLE USED TO STOP JEVI THORPE By AI Demaree. "The biggest thrill I ever had In ray 1-' years of football occurred In the Canton Bulldog's game played October 24.

19 JO. In Dayton. T. W. Bacon, well known Ohio conference official and former Wabash star, "We were leading the Bulldogs by IS points old Jim Thorpe became desperate and started to rip big holes through our line.

Then, not satisfied with this carnage, he decided to come around rlirht end. "1 was playing right, defensive naif ana ne netoea my way arouna our right As he rounded the wing, bowling over several tackles with, a vicious sweep of his straight arm, I began to think. All those stories about Jim's bone crushing tactics- with the opposition paraded through; my mind like a flash. "Here's, where I get killed, I thought, as I 'Started to head him off. I was Hot the only man between Jim and the goal line.

"I knew It was useless to try and grab his flying, so I decided to block him. With a 10-yard running sprint we met my snouiders caught him above the knees and Jim skyrocketed into the ah and lit in the boxes. Thorpe was hurt pretty, badly and after the crasn I teit lucky it was Jim in stead of myself." (Copyrlgat PabUsbers Amdlcats.) 9 tf MY crs i' or. T. If sill aT M0W their preference clear! EEMEMBER just a few yean back you saw but few Chesterfields? Mighty different today! You see them every where! But it's not that fact, but the that's the interesting thing.

Tfytural tobacco taste a taste secured by matching one fine variety against another, a taste which retains tobacco character that why Chesterfield is America's fastest-growing cigarette, and has been for four consecutive yeai. Not much doubt nowadays about what smokers want! St? Vki cioAnnTTnc Such popularity must be deserved CicasTT Mnu Tobacco Co. px iurt. iraine, (10). 0 'to-.

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