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Olympic DUtpue On
1928 Football Rules
.Fighters' Appetites
American League President
Says 1928 Championship to
Be Greatest Contest in
Years
(Associated Press Loused Wire.)
'NEW YORK. Inn. 21. Ace Hudkins has advanced in
his quest for the welterweight crown today with n I O-round
victory over the veteran Lew lendler of Philadelphia, ring
marvel of ft rmst decade.
Meetinir in the Madison Square Garden arena last night,
Hudkins gave Tendler a second thrashing but failed to score a
" knockout. However, the Nebraskan had Tendler on the verge
of reclining for the full count on several occasions.
Hudkins rocked Tendler with a right to the jaw in the
seventh round for a count of eight but the Philadelphian arose
and managed to hold on. Ace ripped a savage left to the
head in the ninth that nearly pitched Tendler thru the ropes,
left Lew staggered and was sinking slowly under his opponent's
hard punches when the gong came to his rescue.
When tlie ninth terminated, Tendler groggily made for
a neutral corttsr under the belief that it was his own. The
tenth round Tendler wearily defended himself against a merci
less hail of blows from his youthful rival. Although the old
timer was noticeably outclassed, some 12,000 fans booed the
judges' verdict and Hudkins while the venerable Tendler, who
has been boxing for more than a doen years, received the
applause.
Less than a year ago Tendler lost a decision to Hudkins
in Los Angeles. The Nebrnskan's victory last night moved him
into an elimination tussle against Sergt.int Sammy Baker to de
termine who will challenge Joe Dundee for the welterweight
championship in March. The Buker-Hudkins bout is down
for February I 7, at the garden.
Hudkins weighed I49J and Tendler 1 5 1 pounds.
lly ALAN J. (iOULD
(Associated I'ress Sports Editor)
MOW y.OKK, Jan. 21. Just
when It seemed that peace and
harmony hail been restored to
Olympic ranks, something of a
spirit of Insurrection has broken
out.
The new Olympic year, after
starting off Willi u burlal-of-llle-
hatchet ceremony by sports gov
erning organizations, already has:
developed three separate and dis
tinct controversies over team selection.
The disputes have urlsen over
choice of speed, skating, hockey
and lacrosse teams. This team se
lection subject always has been
packed with dynamite, because of
the conflicting Interests involved,
but It appears to bo prompting
moro open debate than usual.
If necesHary Major-Genernl
Douglas MacArthur, president of
tho American Olympic committee,
Is prepared to wield the big stick
to settle matters. In fact the gen-'
ernl already has taken an active
hnnd in two or three subjects of
controversy. Ho has, in effect, re
buked William S. Haddock, of
I'lllsburgh, chairman of the Olym
pic hockey committee, for falling
to hold try-outs for an Olympic
hockey team and, Instead, select
ing tho Augsburg College team, of
Minneapolis, for tho trip. Al
though ho did not act alone ill
this matter, , Major-Ocneral Mac
Arthur made tho final decision
against upprovlng the Augsburg
team's selection, taking Haddock
to task at tho sumo time.
In Lacrosse, whero two groups
aro at loggerheads over the meth
od or selecting the Olympic team,
tho general has stepped in with
tho suggestion that nil all-stnr
team bo pitied against the inter
collegiate chr.mpions to determine
which is better equipped to wear
tho American shield at Amster
dam. .
Olympic officials may not have
considered (he value of his mill'
tai-y experience in selecting Ma-
jiir-Clenernl McAi'thur to succeed
tho lute "Dili" I'rout, but his
knowledge of campaign tactics ap
pears to como in handy.
(AmocUUJ PrtM Leed Wire)
CHICAGO, Jan. 21. There Is a
logical foundation for the feeling,
said President B. S. Itarnurd of
the American .league today, that
the championship race of 1928 will
be the most hotly contested the
league has experienced In many
years.
Reviewing the 11128 proRpects,
club by club, President Barnard
said:
"Ileplnnlng at the bottom of
the 11127 percentage table, we find
that the Huston Ited Sox will be
better than last year, both because
of material added and because of
the increased experience of sev
eral brilliant youngsters.
"The Ht. I.ouls Drowns will bo
almost an entirely new club In
1U28.
"The Drowns have sent several
good players to other clubs but
Manager Ilowley also has secured
some good men In these ex
changes. I'layers like Dine, Ma
nush and McNeely would help al
most nny major league club. If
the pitching staff measures up
tho Ilrowns will bo a much better
club than lust season.
"Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit,
Wnshlnston and Philadelphia all
have added strength to their 1927
organizations. The Indians Buf
fered last year because Uhle, I.ev-
sen and Smith failed to do what
was expected of them. Hoth Uhle
and Levson will he back In form
this veur und In addition the In
dlnns have moro reserve pitching
strength than a year ugo.
"With tho addition of young
Clssell, the return of Johnny Mos-
of several promising young pitch
ers and outfielders, the Whlto Sox
should be alii" to avoid the slump
that has taken that club out or
the race during the past two sea
sons after brilliant starts both
years.
"The Detroit club has strength
ened Its defense without sacrific
ing speed or punch and, if Man
ager Moriarlty can get his Tigers
away to a better start than has
characterized the early seasen
work of that club In recent years,
Detroit ought to cause the Yank
ees some sleepless nights next
summer."
"President Griffith and Manager
Harris have been carrying on an
Intensive campaign for u new
pitching staff for the past two
years and their efrorts have been
crowned' with such success that
the Washington club will enter
the 1928 race with as good, If not
the best, stuff of hurlers In the
American league.
"By getting rid of a number of
veterans, the return of Hnuser to
form and the addition of several
fust youngsters, the Athletics
have been speeded up without the
loss of any defensive strengtll
Connie Mack has a good chance to
get the pitching in 1928 that he
expected, but failed to get last
season, and that 1b all he needs to
keep the Athletics in tho thick of
things from the beginning to the
end of the season.
"If Colonel Iluppert and Miller
Muggins can keep the Yankees up
to their standard of the post two
sensnns. the American league iB
I destined to give its patrons some
Looks As If Chief Products of the Philippine Islands Are
BATTLING FIGHTERS!
LIKE VILLA, FERNANDEZ, AND OTHERS
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
NEW YOUK. Aco HudklliH, Ne.
hraska, won from Low Tendler,
l'lilhidelnhlu. 10. Andy Dlvodl.
New York, defeated Charlie
Rohcu. Now York. 10.
HUSTON. J u c k Dolnney,;
llrldgeport, Conn., won n teehnl
i iil knockout over Jack lluinbeck,
Helglun., .
CIIlCA(iO. Kddlo Shea, Chi
cago, won from ignacio Fernan
dez,, Philippines, 10. Ju:k Sparr.
J .oh AngelcH, defeated Uueky Law
8YHACU8K, N, Y.Spug My
ers, l'oealello. Main), outpointed
Frunkle Sehaerfer, Chicago, 10.
ROCllKSTKlt. N. Y. Mnxle
Roseuhloom, Now York, defeated
llrk Kvitn.H. Youngstnwn, Ohio. 10.
TAMPA, Kin. Far hut Joo
Cooper, Now York, outpointed
Julian Jim Moran, Spain, 10.
.OMAHA, Nebr, Tommy Gro-
pail, Omaha, knocked out Mike
llullurlno, 4.
EMZAIIKTH, N. J .-- George
Wtud. KlUnbeth, defeated Jimmy
Jones, Youngntowh, Ohio. 10.
tho ro.o of pilot of tho former
heavyweight champion In tho
event ho donn tho gloves again
Ktynn miulo tho announcement
here upon receipt of n letter from
Dempaey, who Is on tho coast.
Klynn expressed tho belief that
Dempsey would fight only once
thin year and that would ho
against Gone Tunncy.
Tho National Football Rules
committee, yielding another point
to tho opinion of college coaches,
will moot earlier than usual this
yoar to give moro timo for tho dis
semination of any changes made
In the gridiron code for 1928.
It Is understood that tho com
mittee will get together in Now
York early in February, ft month
ahead of tho usual schedule, to
cauvaHS tho effects of tho radical
chantieR made in tho rules last.
year and consider the coaches'
reeominemluilonH to go hack to
the' l!H!tl rules on the muffed punt
and late rule pass.
Tho chairman of tho committee,
Edward K. Hall, is committed to a
program of no changes. He bo
lloves the game has crystallized in
Its present form, so far as rules
are concerned, and that it should
ho allowed to develop without
further legislation. Hut tho coach
es, with a stronger representation
than ever before, will be on hand
to debate this point, at any rate.
Codification of tho entire book
I of rules Is to be undertaken this
I year, but this Herculean task will
i not be completed before 1029.
til to centerfield, the prospects or; great baseball, as tho other clubs
Moe Berg starting the senson as aj in the organization are determined
regular catcher, and the presence! to build up to the Yankees."
TOD MORGAN TO
FIGHT BABY SORIO
DELANEY FIGHTS THROUGH
i.os ANfiKUOS. Jan. 21. A
Junior lightweight championship
battle hero In March, with Tou
Morgan defending his crown
against tho charge of a new fistic
sensation, Bnby Sal Sorlo, Sun
Uernnrdino Mexican, was being
sought today by Hnyden Wntl
hams, mntchmaker of tho Otyulc
auditorium here.
Wadliams opened telegraphic
negotiations yesterday with Prank
Churchill, manager of the chnm
plon, for the tltlo bout. Churchill,
who Is In Chicago, will come here
next week with one of his "sta
ble." Ignaclo Fernandez, Filipino,
who will box Santiago Sorigllla,
Panama teutiiurwelglil, on Janu
ary 31.
Tho little San llormmllno Mexi
can has marked up an ouvlable
record since ho took up boxing.
He has lost only two fights In
some fG starts, and he knocked
out nearly every opponent he
faced during the year of li27.
(AMocUted Press Leaned Wire)
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Jack De
laney, "the rapier of tho north,"
will meet Battling Levinsky nt
Pittsburgh next Friday night as
the next step in his drive for the
henvywelght championship, Joe
Jacobs, tho Bridgeporter's man
ager, announced today.
In his quest tor Tunney's orown,
Delaney hus registered .three
knyooB, over Paul Berlenbach,
Sully Montgomery and Jack Hum-
bock, respectively, the latter com
ing last night when tho referee
stopped the fight in the sixth
round to save Humbeck from fur
ther punishment.
IDAHO PLAYS OREGON
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THe cute? ey-PorTs of tus
There seems no way to keep
boxers from eating their way Into
heavier classes these days.
Mickey walker, In a compara
tively short time, ato his way
from the welterweight to the mid
dleweight championship. Now
1'eto Latzo. who took tho weltor
titto from Walker less than two
years ago, has done even better. !
With hardly even a stop-over in
the middleweight division, Pete
has blossomed forth at 172 pounds
and announced himself a contend
er for tho light-heavyweight hon
ors. Low Tendler, a great light
weight five years ago, has out
done even the welterweight class.
Most of the ft-ather weight cham
pions in recent years havo grown
so rapidly that thoy were forced
to relinnuitdi the title without
even defending it.
(Aiwoclntod PrcM Leased Wire)
EUOF.NK, Ore., Jan. 21. The
University nf Idaho Vandals will
invade the camp of tho University
of Oregon Webfoots tonight in the
first conference game of basket
ball for the latter team during the
1U2S season.
Oregon's hopes for a victory
went up with the defeat of the
Vandals by Oregon State last
night, III to 28.
Basketball
Scores
(Araoolatrt Prow Lrawd Wire
CORVALUS, Ore., Jan. 21
Oregon State Aggies 31: Idaho 28.
FOREST OROVE. Willamette
University 34: Pacific 24.
SAI.KM. Salem High 30; Al
bany High 12.
ASHLAND. Klnmath Falls
High 2i: Ashland High 39.
hA ORANDK Joseph High IS;
I.a (Irande High 12.
By WERNER LAUFER
The boys who compile the big
red geography toxt books have evi
dently overlooked something.
In treating the exports of the
Philippines, much space has been
given over to the amount of sugar,
coffee, copra, and so forth, that is
yearly sent out from those tiny
specks in the Pacific, but not one
word of tho game little brown men
that have come over to win the
hearts of the American fight lovers.
How come?
Just how many of these two-
fisted brpwn atoms have entered
this land during the past decade is
hard to guess, but right now two of
their rank nre among the elite in
their respective divisions and seem
destined to shnre ring laurels with
the late Pancho Villa, first of tho
Polynesians to win world cham
pionship honors In the roped en
closure. We refer to Ignaclo Fernandez,
featherweight, and Lope Tenerlo,
lightweight, both of whom are In
our midst gunning for a crown.
Fernandez, the featherweight,
made his American debut early last
summer by stopping Abe Attell
Goldstein in less than a round at
Chicago. Since then ho has ven
qulshed Joo Lucas. Johnny 'Farr,
Harrv Forbes and his stirring en
counters with Archlo Bell. Tony
Cnnzonerl and Dominic Petrone
will live long In the memory of
the bugs who appreciate action.
Tenerio is a late Importation who
started his American campaign on
the coast, where he troubled even
so good a performer as Jimmy Mc
Larnln. ' '
Since then he hns bested Russ
Whalen, Dick Hoppo and Billy Ad
ams and just recently ho turned
back the highly feared Stan Loay
za, Chilean lightweight, with a
seven-round technical knockout.
Now his manager, Iko Dorgan.
has offered t50,000 to Sammy Man
dell, lightweight champion, to give
the brown "fury" a shot at the cov
eted diadem.
Philippine fighters havo como to
olav an important part in our
fight history. With the success of
can flyweight honors from Johnny
Buff ami shortly after annexed
the world title by putting the snore j
on the great Jimmy Wilde. Villa,
whom death cut down In the midst
of Ills triumphs, was regarded by
some critics as the greatest fly
weight that ever lived.
Churchill next presented PeU
Sarmlento, one of the most pleas
Ing fighters ever to trade a punch,
Although never a champion Sni
micnto piled up a record that will
rn fimvn in boxing history. Sar
mlento lacked taxing skill, but wnB
ever ready to mix and won renown
Pancho Villa, ivho garnered both ! by his punching accomplishments.
the national and world flyweight Churchill still makes a spec ai-
titles In our rings, the punch : ty ot rnuippino nngmeu, iiavniK
throwers from the islands have! such capable performers ns Fer
heen coming In droves. Their com-i nandez, Johnny Hill and Speedy
ing has stimulated interest In thejDndo under his wing at this time.
smaller" divisions as the Filipinos
without exception, are the most
furious boxers In tho ring today.
They fight with nil the vicious
ness ot their holo throwing ances
tors and have readily ndapted
themselves to the American code
of glove tossing.
Boxing was Introduced In the
Philippines by American soldiers
on duty there, tho natives taking to
the game with such eagornoss that
It is now the leading sport of the
Islands. Much credit for the devel
opment of the game mU9t go to
Frank Churchill, now a leading
ttovlntf imnresarlo.
He discovered and propped Pan
cho Villa for the world iiyweignt
tltln
Under Churchill's direction, the
brown "buzz-saw" won the Ameri
Should Fernandez or Tenorio
trip up the champion in their re
spective classes, it -would seem In
order to put an addenda to that big
red book. That addition would add
fighters to the list ot Filipino ex
ports. TRY TO PRODUCE A
TUNNEY CHALLENGER
THEY ARE DOPED TO LOSE THEIR RING TITLES
FROSH DEFEATS MEDFORD
(AwrUH Trrrt Lil Wir)
MEDKOItl), Ore., Jau. 21. The
University of Oregon freshmen
basketball team defeated the Jled
fnrd High school hero last night,
25 to I!i, 111 n rough, fast game.
Fouls were frequent on both sides,
half the points scored by each
team being made ou free throws.
Kuril squad lost two players
through personal fouls. Tho chock
lug throughout was eloso, and at
the end of the third quarter tho
score W'as 14-14.
. FLYNN KEEPS JOB
(AMvla1rl Tirm ft
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Leo P.
Klynn. who conditioned Jack
nempsoy for his two ring battles
last year, expects to continue In
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TEX RICKARD SAYS
that Mickey Walker will not be the champion of the mlddlewelghts
when the next New Year's Day comes around. Although the fighting
Irishman has won all of his recent fights handily, Tex looks for him
to hit the discards in favor of either Jack McVey or George Courtney
before tho year la out. But one must not regard Tex too seriously,
Mickey says.
IT WILL BE ALL OVER
for Sammy Mandelt before the year 1928 ends, according to Tex Rick
ard. fipht promoter. He recently announced the belief that Mandell
would lose'his crown this coming year. At the same time he picked
Billy Wallace, Cleveland lightweight, as the probable successor to the
present champion. Time will tell.
NKW YOHK, Jnn. 21. While tho making of n UUtu tuuney.
.Inek llomptu'y is the nnrtlcuhtr pot Kenrns, however, refuses to let
of his professional faiuy, Tex Walker fisht for the CianlPn cor
Itlckaiil apparently thinks rather porn Hon.
well of the chaiie of dene Tun- Hilly Wallace Is highly regarded
ney to remain In possession ot the by lilckanl an a prospective chain-henvywi-ti-ht
championship for at nion in the lightweight class and '
K'Rst another summer. Jack McVey ami George Cburtney
In expressing his opinion nhout are his favorites in the mhldle
the champions that would he de- weight division.
vapUated during it:s he did not With another heavyweight cham
make anv mention o the heavy- pionship In the making Rlckard
weight king. . will not have much time for the lit-
Kit-kard singled out Sammy Man- tie fellows, lie admits his inten
dell to he relieved of the liirht- tlon to comply with tho request of
weight title and MIrkey Walker to Tunney for two contests this sum
be defeated In the middleweight mer and if he could find the means
of getting Pempsey in one 01 tnem
The New York promoter hasn't the venture would be at least a fin
paid much attention to the light- ancial success, althoush Tunney
weisht class, clnlmlng that Mandell insists that he can draw the crowd
and the leading contenders want against any opponent,
more money than ho can afford to Since he got Into the big cham
pay them. plonshin money Tunney Insists that
Since Walker has been with Dempsey's drawing power always
Jack Kearns. Uiekard hasn't given has been overestimated and that a
him notice, but if Walker would heavyweight championship bout
fight for him he wouldn't let any always will draw a big crowd re
pcrsoual differences Interfere with ga nil ess of the contestants.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Efforts
to produce a challenger for Genfr4
Tunney's championship had as
sumed definite form again today,
with the matching of Jack De
laney and Tom Ileeney for a 15
round struggle in Madison Square
Garden, March 1.
After considerable dickering.
terms were ngreed upon yesto
day. with the corttrncts negotiateu-
hy John M. Chapman, Tex Rick-
anl'a new assistant, who hereto
fore has been Identified chiefly ns
promoter of the six day bicycle
races.
Under Rickard's new heavy
weight elimination plan. The win
ner of the Heeney-Delnney affair
will In turn tussle wilh the victor
of a proposed tilt between Jack -Sharkey
and Johnny Rlsko. The
Boston boxer and Risko have yet
to sign for their prospective bout
which will be staged after the De
laney clash.
Incidentally Promoter Humbert
Fugazy. Rickard's chief rival,
came out with an announcement
that he was negotiating to match
George Godfrey and Kniite Hansen
in a heavyweleht battle. He al
said he Manned to bring Luis Fir-'
ro or Victor Compolo here from
South America for a bout against
Roberto Roberti.
NO U. S. HOCKEY
TEAM AT OLYMPICS
NEW YORK. Jan. 20 Lack nt
ft renresentalive eronn of horkey
players remained a barrier today
tn Amorlrt's entry In the Olympic
chnmnionshlps.
Althoneh the Aneshure College
SfXtet of Mlnneannlls and the Uni
versity flub of Boston were con
sidered as likely prospects, the
orirlnnl notion of the American
Olympic committee on January 10
In dchMntr seainst hnrlte V mm no.
tlllon stands. " ,
Major General DniElas MarAr
thnr. chairman of the committee,
declared Testerday that the Ane
hms team was not . stifflc1ny
Qualified to carry the United
States emblem to St. Moritz.