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Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 17

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DECATUR HERALD WEDNESDYAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1923, DECATUR 'HERALD 17 40 Candidates LEONARD AND LUIS SPEEDS UP TRAINING; TRAP KING DECATUR GOLF GRID SCHEDULES JACK TAKES DAY'S LAY0FF for Eleven at Decatur High DUNDEE FIGHT IS POSTPONED PLAY REACHES FINAL ROUNDS GOX DRIVES 2 CIRCUIT WINS Small Fields Face Starter in Hartford Program of 3 Races Champion in Superb Con Coach Crooks and Principal Challenger Shows Less Mercy to Sparring Pals and More Punch dition Now, Says Manager Jack Kearns Johnny Not in Condition for Go Tonight, Says Announcement 'i. KOBELE IS PUNISHED WEIGHS 193 POUNDS Dawson, Morrow and Steel Survive City and B.M.A.Meet CARR, SMITH IN SECOND Favorites Have come through few exceptions in play in i nnrn and Decatur Busi (By Associated Press.) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. BOX LATER THIS MONTH Sept. 4.

After enjoying a day of complete rest, Jack (By Associated Press.) ATLANTIC CITY. N. Sept. 4. A little more speed, a little more power in the punches and a little less mercy on the sparring partners was noticeable today in the first of Luis Angel Firpo's Heavy workouts for his battle with Jack Dempsey will swing back into HARTFORD, Sept.

4. Small fields faced the starter In the three races on today's Grand Circuit card at Charter Oak park, only three getting the word in the 2:09 trot, and the 2:10 pace and four in the 2:14 trot. Walter Cox won two, driving Mr. Kent to the top of the gummary in the fast trot and handling the ribbons on Murphy's Merrlman, that won the pace. "Volo Chimes, another of the Murphy stable, driven by Benson, won the first two heats of the 2:14 trot but lost the third through a break near the wire, summaries: ILLINOIS WESLEYAN Oct.

6 Eureka at Eureka. -Oct. 13 Augustan at Bloomtncton. Oct. 20 Like Forest at Bloornlngton.

Oct. 26 Lombard at Nov. 2 Bradley Poly, at Bloomlnston. Nov. 10 Miliiklo at Decatur.

Nov. 17 Illinois at Bloomington. Nov. 24 Monmouth at Monmouth. Nov.

9 State Normal at Bloomington. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE Sept. 29 Knox at Galesburg. Oct. Open.

Oct. 13 Chicago Y. M. A at Napervllle. Oct.

20 Milllkin at Decatur. Oct. 27 Wheaton at Wheaton. Nov. 3 Lake Forest at Napervllle.

Nov. 10 Mount Morris at Mount Morris. Nov. 17 Monmouth at Napervllle. BRADLEY TECH Sept.

29 Monmouth at Peoria. Oct. 14 St. Viator at Peoria. Oct.

20 Lombard at Peoria. Oct. 27 Illinois College at Peoria. Nov. 2 Wesleyan at Bloomington.

Nov. 10 Aunustana at Peoria. Nov. 17 Lako Forest at Peoria. Nov.

29 Millikln at Peoria. LOMBARD COLLEGE Oct. 8 Notre Dams at South Bend. Oct. 20 Bradley Poly at Peoria.

Oct. 26 Illinois Wesleyan at Galosburg. Nov. Wabash College at Galesburg. Nov.

10 Northern Normal at Galesburg. Nov. 16 Knox at Galesburg. Nov. 29 Kalamazoo at Kalamazoo.

MONMOUTH COLLEGE Oct. 6 WcBtern Normal at Macomb. Oct. 12 Eureka at Monmouth. Oct.

20 Augustana at Monmouth. Oct. 27 Carthage at Carthage. Nov. 3 Illinois College at Jacksonville.

Nov. 10 Open. Nov. 17 Northwestern college at Napervllle. Nov.

23 Illinois Wesleyan at Monmouth. Nov. 29 Knox college at Galesburg. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Oct. 6 Nebraska at Illinois.

Oct. 13 Butler at Illinois. Oct. 20 Illinois at Iowa. 27 Illinois at Northwestern.

Nov. 3 Chicago at Illinois. Nov. 10 Wisconsin at Illinois. Nov.

17 Mississippi at Illinois. Nov. 24 Illinois at Ohio. Recently Bought Pacer Dean Talk ot 5quad; Practise Today Prospects for a winning; football eleven at Decatur High school this season appeared bright yesterday when 40 candidates answered the first call of the year. Coach C.

H. Crooks, new mentor, outlined to the squad his plans for the gridiron campaign. Coach Crooks made it plain that training rules must be rigidly adhered to, but at the same time is putting each fellow upon his honor to observe them. Principal T. M.

Dean expressed the desire that the red and white bo represented by a winning: team, and that the eleven may reflect, credit upon the school, whether victors or not. The first practise of the year will be held today at John's field, starting at 2 o'clock. Drills in football fundamentals, with also much time on exercises tended to place the men in good physical condition, will constitute the greater rart of the training for a few days. READING HURLER OUT Fred Carts, Reading pitcher, failing to get going, finally concluded his arm must have a rest, so he quit the club and has been put on the retired list. his training grind tomorrow to continue work, without further (By International News Service) NEW YORK, Sept.

4. The Benny Leonard-Johnny Dundee fight scheduled to be held tomorrow night at the Yankee stadium, was this afternoon postponed until the latter part of this month. Announcement -was made this afternoon at the Cromwell Athletic club that the reason for the postponement was that Dundee was not in the best ed Mens Golf association golf J.m.ni. The former Has Dempsey September 14. The while the rirst second mgnts or mc lanci narrowed a Own to layoffs, until the finish of his campaign a week later.

The champion suspended work today on the advice of Manager Jack Kearns, who desired to guard against the danger of having Dempsey become too finely drawn. Kearns announced the champion was in superb 'condition, withoOt a. have eac physical condition to box Leonard. Kent 2.09 trot, three heats, tl.000 Mr. two.

Mary Senna. 'Arts" led both fields In the Argentine, still in a jovial mood, stepped seven rounds with his helpers and sent them all to the dressing room with chimes in their ears. Stocky Joe McCann was unusually lively. He made Firpo dance a bit in their two rounds. Firpo slammed Count Bugle, eecona; won: Leonard raised no objection to the postponement, it was stated.

A meeting will be held tomorrow third. Best time 2:06 H. and a new date for the fight set, it Xt'soa r'k tourneys. Art uawson cached the final round Sunday in Decatur open, and will play the 2:10 pace, three heats. $3.000 Merrlman won; Peter Bradford, second; John Pershing, third.

Best time, 2:05. 2:14 trot, thres beats. $1,000 Volo Chimes won; June Marie, second: Serena Mary, third: Etta Axworthy, fourth. Best time. 2:0714.

of the Art steei aim winner worry on his mind, and would start tomorrow to develop speed. Dempsey, according to Kearns, -weights (also better known as atii Jlorro match for the title. round titleholder. win again Morrow 193 pounds at present, but figures to take off about four pounds in the that honor in the cnampion- was stated. SEATS FOR ALL AT ILLINI FIELD Great Stadium Can Ac flight of the last round, and he to Dawson.

Both his right into McCann's ribs and had the big fellow puffing at the end of the first round. In the second McCann was clipped on the jaw with a left hook, and as he fell into a clinch with the crouching South American, their heads met. Firpo suffered a slight cut in the corner of his right eye, then sent a left straight to Mc-Cann's mouth, bringing blood, and time was called. The cut was trivial. Jeff Clarke, the Joplin ghost.

next seven days. This will send him into the ring against Luis Angel Firpo w.eighing 189 pounds. Dawson went into the v-i-row ari(1 6AS TANKS GAS TANKS fjsais Sunday. Carr and T. B.

Smith will which, his handlers agree, is his best Drops Dead After Race for the second iiignt fighting weight. it out trorhv. This match MARK ARIE. association Dempsey, Mike Trant, the Chicago detective sergeant, and Kearns play Mark Arie of Champaign. 111., world It nrobably will be played bobbed around for one round and commodate Huge Crowd at Football Battles ed a friendly card game on the front porch of his cottage.

A canvas awning was stretched around the ends Olympic games of 1924, addod further to his laurels as the greatest ama Cfit Sunday. pushed his face into a countless number of straight lefts. BLOOMINGTON, Sept 4. Red View, 2:07 1-4 pacer, dropped dead Just as he finished the third heat of the pace at the Fairbury fair this afternoon. Red View was purchased last week by J.

C. Kent of Grldley. The race in which he died today was the 115th in which We Repair and Recharge All Makes of Batteries ELECTRIC SERVICE CO. of the norch to assure privacy for Frank Koebele, the light heavy the card players from the hundreds of curious who hung over the fence teur shotgun expert when ho broke 96 targets! to win the Grand American Handicap recently at Chicago. Shootins at scratch, 23 years from the clay discs.

Arie also took high honors in grand total hits, smacking 956 of 1,000 birds. weight, suffered most at the fists of Firpo. In the second half of their session, the Argentine caught the Brooklyn youngster in the ribs with 341 E. William St. Main 3627.

surrounding the cottage. MULLINS WOULD URBANA, 111.. Sept. 4. For the first time in years the University of Illinois will be able to accommodate all the people of the state and ad he had taken part, and in only five of that number did he fail to finish within the money.

He was 15 years old. ACCESSORIES FOR PRESTOMTE GAS TANKS a right and Frank doubled up. Firpo STOP DEMPSEY joining states who want to see the desisted ror a moment or two and Koebele was able to resume with vigor. Natalio Pera took an unusually heavy mauling and was hanging on when time was called. Health Conference big homecoming football game.

This is possible through the gen AND FIRPO BOUT Held in Bloomington erosity of students and alumni, who are giving nearly $2,000,000 to erect ARCOLA PREPS BOOK TEN GRID CONTESTS ARCOLA. 111.. Sept. 4. Ten loot-bail games have been bookod for the Areola High school team this season.

Coach Ar.sell reported for duty Isst and will order intensive train-leg as soon as school opens. The list of games booked is as follows: 14. Arthur at Areola; Sept. 22. at Assumption: Sept.

29, Areola at Paris: Oct. 6, Atwood at Areola; Oct. 13. Areola at Newman: Oct. 20.

Areola at Oakland: Oct. 27, Uattoon at Areola; Nov. IT, Areola it Bethany; Nov. 24, Charleston at Areola: Nov. 10, Areola at Tuscola.

Clinton Golfers Play Attorney of Manager of a memorial stadium. With 55,000 Iowa's Youthful Girl seats certain to be available on Nov. 3 when Chicago and Illinois play foot Harry Wills Plans to Seek Injunction ball as the homecoming attraction, it looks as if nearly everyone who tickets within a reasonable BLOOMINGTON, 111., Sept. 4 Problems of health in the state of Illinois were taken up here today by the state board of health, in its meeting with Dr. E.

P. Sloan- of Bloomington. Those attending were Dr. Isaac B. Rawlings.

of Springfield, Dr. W. A. Evans, of Chicago, Dr. Herman Bun-desen, of Chicago, some prominent time will obtain the precious "ducats.

Chance for-Everybody. For some years homecoming has been sold out long before the time for the game and even then most of physicians In the state as well as a the tickets went to alumni and stu dents. Now there is a chance for Golf Champion Weds DES MOINES, Sept. 4. Ruth Harwood, IS years old, woman's golf champion of Iowa, was married Wednesday to Clifford Johnson of Los Angeles, her parents announced today.

Miss Harwood won tne women's golf championship at the state tournament over the Hyperion club links here two weeks ago. WISCONSIN IMPORTS LOGS. (By International News Service.) ANTIGO, Wis. The forests of this state being, to a large extent, stripped, oak and walnut logs have been shippeed to the plant of the Croker Chair company here from Ot-towa, 111. The shipping of the logs was experimental.

Here Sunday, Sept. 16 number of district health superin tendents of Illinois. CARDS BUY FOR SYRACUSE everybody. Frank H. Beach, manager of ticket sales, is mailing out 19,000 applica tion blanks and instructions to Sta The St.

Louis Cardinals have purchased, on behalf of the. Syracuse club, a pitcher from the Grand Island Decatur Country club golfers will to reverse their recent defeat iy Clinton when the players of the Kiehboring city meet the local tracks here Sunday. Sept. 16. (By International News Service.) KEff YORK, Sept.

4. Acting for Paddy Mullins, manager of Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, 'William KlePn, an attorney, is planning, he said this afternoon, to apply to the supreme court for an injunction, to prevent the Jack Dempsey-Luis Firpo title contest in the Polo grounds on Sept. 14. "First I'm going to find out the legal status of the case," Klein said, "and then I propose to act. I think Mr.

Mullins has a good case. He has turned over to me a contract signed by Jack Dempsey, which as I understand it, was drawn tip under the supervision of the state boxing commission, the same body which since July, 1922, put off sanctioning the bout, but which last week suddenly granted a license for the Dempsey-Firpo contest. "'Questions that I'd like to have the club of the Nebraska State League, His name is Schuppe. dium subscribers. These will also be mailed to any persons who request them.

The manager's office in the Cnion building. Champaign, is a beehive of industry as his force makes ready for the flock of applications which is expected at once. Illinois will play Nebraska Oct. 6, and Butler Oct. 13.

on Illinois field. boxing commission answer are why DO BOTH WIN OR IS IT, A DRAW? SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 4. A double knockout was registered by Gene La Rue, Canadian flyweight champion, and Kid Pancho, claimant of the southern flyweight title. In the fourth round of a scheduled 12-round bout.

Both came from their respective corners, and simultaneously each other with terrific punches; La. Rue landing a left to the jaw, while Pancho landed a right to the chin. The compact of the blows caused each man to fall face down; and both were counted out. The top price for these games will be $2. The Illini travel to Iowa and Northwestern, then return to open the Stadium 3.

All seats in the Stadium for conference games will be On Nov. 10 the Illini play Wisconsin in the Stadium. Then there Is a contest with Mississippi A. and on Nov. 17 for which no reserved seats will be sold.

No Limit to Reservations. From now on there will no limit on the number of seats one person may order. Heretoforre there has been a restriction because there were not enough to go around. This will be especially helpful to those who are organizing parties. Another boon to the anxious fan is the oportunity to order tickets for tney aia not give a license to wins and why, after putting off Wills, they issued a license for the Dempsey-Firpo fight." 0 White Sox Buy Martin, Star Pitcher of Quebec MONTREAL, Sept.

4. The Quobec club of the Eastern Canadian baseball league announced today that it had sold its star pitcher, Martin, to the entire home season all at once. the Chicago 'White Sox for $2,500. Leather I I r. Satisfaction Guaranteed Styles for Young Men ssPW i mericaS finest GiitaerAle lilt Appslbaum's store has been known for years to ba the hsadquariers for 'made by the house ofAnheusei Buseh a name that 'guarantees purity and quality: Full of pep and ginger, yet fully: agedand.mellow Shown Tonight HAVE you seen the new English moHels.

They're designed especially for young men. "The low waist line, the full trousers are very smart. You'll like the new fabrics and the new. colors, tod. See them tonight at Kaufmans.

olid Leather School Shoes At prices that the workingman can afford to pay. School Shoes bought at A ppelbaum's must be good Anheuser-Busch HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER TWO-PANT SUITS or vve will make them good, $50 AND UP Others: Two-Pant Suits, $25 to $80. Sei-veyrirfi the whole lind of lemon to make a most excellent "Horses NeclC- HARRY 1 HDRHNS APPELBAUH'S ST. LOUIS SMI National Grocery Co. Wholesale Distributors Decatur.

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