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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1921)
PAOH HKVKN i f i " THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON TUESDAY, SVHK fll, ii 1 J4WWWWMMWMMMWMMMMMWAAAMAMAAAAMMAAA WwwwvWMMWl HERALD SPORTING PAGE JOIINNY KIMIANK, . MAX IlALTIIAZAIt HAL COCVIIIAN, AMCR ItOHK. IlKUTON lilt ALKY and many otlior feature writer Herald's Special Fight Service VuWWWir",ii ''' -J WHAT'LL BE THE KAYO BLOW? Here' Dope On Some Others DEMPSEY Tho finishing blow nt Jersey City July 2 may bo tiltbor a right or loft. If It's a right olthur Dompnoy or Curpentlor may swing It . If It's loft Dempsoy will bn tho deliver er. Iloth of thn chump's dukci Aro rlmcd. Tho Krenrbmnn Is n right handed knyo nrtUt. Knockout blows by which cham pions of thn pant hnvn been en tbronoil am nbout equally divided between tho rights and the lofts. John Ij .Hulllvan finished 1'uddy Kyan, Kob. 7, 1883, at MUlMppl City, Miss., In nlno rounds with 'right to thn Jaw. Tho fight was eld under thn Iindnn prlio ring rules. It was tho last of flio bare knucklo tltlo fights. James J. Corbet t knocked out Hulllvan with a fight to thn Jaw la 21 rounds on Sept. 7, 189:, at New Orleans. FIU CmI Hook Hob KlUslmmons knocked Cor holt out In 14 rounds with a left hook to thn pit of thn stomach on farch 17 1897, at Canton City, Nov. Jumes J. Jeffries kayoed Kltirlm moos In 11 rounds with a left book to the Jaw on Juno 9, 1899, at Con ey Island, N. Y. Jack Johnson took the title from Jeffries nt Itono, Nov., on July 4, 1110, when Jeffries, seconds tossed In tho spongo after tho big colored fighter had socked with rights and lefts for IS rounds. Jess Wlllnrd knocked Johnson to tho canvas with n right to thu Jaw Jack ("llabo") llliio. tbo doughty llttlo colorod boxer was around tbo city yesterday making friends among tho Intorestud boxing fra ternity, und bis appeurunco waa sat- Isfuctory from first hand glanced. v Illuo ran staud undur tho armpit of a six-footer, but that does not slgnl fythat because, lie Is n llttlo follow that bo Is not up to tho standard In tho pugilistic circles. Thorn Is an old udagu Hint gives out tho fact that "good things como In small packages," und flrtit-band intor courso portends that llluo tins "somo packugo" stored up In his Muscular arms and body. Illuo originally hulls from Carml, Illinois, and first looked at tho world Just twonty-two yoars ago.f Llko all youngsters, tho luro of the world ovorcamo him In 1914, and ho flagged a train for tho great west, whoro thoro was no prevailing color lino drawn, Ilka thoro is Just north of tbo Mason and Dixon lino, and o well has ho found tho Woet bo has not boon back thoro since Despite all tho pleading lottors of a proud mother, llluo states that ho Intends to hit tho train for that wolcomo spot In Carml "protty quick" whon he can throw a roll of groonbacks down on his mother's tablo and say: "It's yours; tako a rost." In scanning ovor Illue's record as a boxer, unllko many who follow that gamo, Illuo carries tho approval of tho sport writers In all accounts nt his bouts, Whon bo lost, tbo wrltors novor failed to say that ho pnt up a gamo contest from end to K pHJHHHHpHIHpk jilfllBslsHssW " ls sLBPP?" - - P ; 'Pl,MiMI3MslPssssssssM " Hlri'. . IXIIibbbbbW .i WM KrT JbbV rVtM ',. 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Jack's Oiolcn Illow Jack Dcmpsey knocked Wlllard down with both rights and lefts nt their Toledo fight, on July 4, 1919, and was given tho tltlo when Wll lard failed to respond for tho fourth round. Wlllard maintains that It was Dempscy's right to tho heart In tho end, and thnt ho novor "quit." A majority of tho writers state thnt when his name appears oltber as n henillltior in his class or Is mentioned In tho semi-finals, tho sports nil seem to at once gain tho Idea thnt their money will bo re turned in his bout nlono, being as sured of action. llluo appeared upon tbo card of thn Murysvllln Athletic club against Charles Jones ,nnd for four rounds thu sports witnessed ro.it boxing, ending In n draw, Tho bout was pronounced tho best ovor staged in Marysvlllo, California, A draw was obtained n llttlo later on, -when Illuo wont up against Oono Kllno of Oak land. Kllno was ablo to outroach Illuo at all times, but tho quality of lllno's boxing ovorcamo tho han dicap. Another draw was with a Chinese boxer named Goorglo Lou in Rncramonto, and tbo pigtail put up such a battlo that ho kept Dluo watching all tho tlmo. ' Ono of tho contests thnt brought Illuo Into promlncnco in California was In Sacramento, whon ho won from Frank lo' Vlorra In four fnst rounds. This bout was a rovolatlon to tho spectators, and kept thorn on their feot all tho tlmo. Anothor notablo victory was tbo ono ovor Phil Oorclo, which gavo him his first opportunity to chaltengo tho mombers of tho "400." Tho fans robolloU In Sacramento whon Dluo lost a doclslon o bis coming July 4 th opponent, Sammy Gordon, and tho nowspapors took up tho causo, and statod that at least a draw was duo Dluo. Hluo says that ho will never forget that contest ,ond hero ho will havo n cbanco to even up scoros, A long list of victories aro credited, to Dluo by coast papers. Chicago will rtgMty onforco tho 11 o'clock doadllno on park spooning. Hero and thoro Is dlscomod an oarn est campaign against moousliluo. ALL FIGHTERS first round that was the real knockout blow, as ho never knew ho wus In tho ring afterwards. Practically all of Dempscy's fin ishing blows havo bevn shot across with bis right. In his 67 fights ho won 45 of them by knockouts. Most of them wore short fights of one and two rounds. Hill Hrcnnan, who was knocked kicking In 12 rounds, stayed up longer under Dempsey's wallops than any other human be ing over has ddno. TWO BOXERS STIRT All tho promises made by Mana ger "Hlacklo" McDonald thnt tho card chosen for tho big Fourth of July boxing tournament would bo up to and equal to any of tho box ing contests staged anywhere on 'tbo const havo boon fulfilled po fur as, signing up tho boxers and nil thnt remnlns to bo dono npw is to have quoBtlon sottlcd by exhibitions In ropod arena. Two of tbo boxors aro now on tho scono, ono of tho hcadllnors, "llabo" niuo, dark, husky and a neat boxer, and "Jack" Hums, eager and anx ious to shoV off his prowoss with tho padded mitts. Dluo has tbo dis tinct advantago of bolng a top notch or and woll-known from Snn Diego to tho Canadian lino as an aggres sive and fast boxer whllo Hums still has to on roll his name on tho boxing oscutchoon. Actlvo training of both Dluo and Durns wlU btart this afternoon at 3 o'clock In tho big Dreamland pavil ion on Klamath Avenue and tho "workouts" will be strenuous affairs, so say both mon. All tho "kluka" that aro In tholr framoa aro to bo ro inovod undor a system of rules and operation's woll-known in the boxing circles. Shadow boxing, rope skip ping, road work and 'calllsthonics calculated to rapidly round out tha soro and unused muscles and mako them' fit for tholr contests, will be performed dally. Tho roforeo for tho tournament has not boon solected but a number of authorities on tho rules aro now be-i Ing written to regarding tholr of ficiating hero July 4th an'd 6tb, Herald classified ada pay you. I CARPENTIER Ik-mpsoy llcftds Ut And In knockouts Dompsey's 45 heads tho list for heavyweights by a big margin. Carpentlcr Is second "lib 32 kayos. The Frenchman has bad moro flghu than any other heavyweight since John L. Ho has been In 83 ring encounters. Of theso 65 wero victories. Tho record books credit Sullivan with having 26 victorias, Including 11 knockouts. Corbett won 26 fights, winning 5 of them with a 10-oount -wallop. Flttslmmons pllod up 41 victories Including 23 knockouts. Jeffries won 18 tights and knock ed out 11 of his opponents. Johnson wpn 52 of his fistic bat tles and in a do 26 of his opponents tako tho count. Wlllard won 22 starts, with 18 knockouts. Tlie tOpralnjCN So Oempsey, with his string of 45 sleepers. Is tho real manklller of tho lot. ' at Dcmpsey can hit with a right band. This Is proven every day by his sparring partners. That Is Car- pontier's opening. He'll play for It, too. Carpentlcr Is open to a left-hand sock. Dcmpsey Is trying to develop his left so he can tako advantago of this weakness of the challenger. So tho finishing blow nt Jersey City may bo either a right or a left. Which will It be? ' That's why they'ro fighting. Club Standing. . W. L. Pet. Jowols ... .................3 0 1000 Plumbobs 2 1 .666 Bwauna 1 2 .333 Copco ...................... ........ 0 3 .000 o o Fan Gossip 0 1 o Tbo way that Foster showed up Sunday against Weed was to tho liking of tho fans, and ho was given much silent credit for the good fielding 'of his position. Tho way ho started in tho third inning -with two strlko-ouU brought tho fans' approbation. , I Anthony novor did extend him solf In tho gamo Sunday llko ho has to whon ho is pitching against Dunsmulr or Yreka. Tho fact that ho was not truly working camo about whon he smtlod almost con tinuously from the start to tbo end of tho contest. According to tho peoplo in the grandstand ,tho team work ot tho Wood team was commented on, and whon many learned that Captain Cramer Insists on daily practice, tboy then understood the snap and action, as well as team work. No bathing Adonis was present Sunday to dlvo Into tho canal for brand now balls that tho Wood playors planted In thoro. Maybe there will bo a "harvest" to collect somo day, and an expensive itom eliminated for K. F. Crawford lined out two clean bin gloa that Anthony never thought of, and ono of them went 'at first baseman Powoll so fast he nover did soe It coming Just hoard the whlx ot It as It passed by him, so ho says. I Mood never did grant when Anthony accidentally hit him with a pitched ball, but today Moody re members that "Tony" Is still Im printed on his hip. . (lay, at Kocond, played Sunday ilcapllo protests from friends. Early In tho morning at pr.ictlco ho toro thu nail off the Index flngor and mashed thn other thrco fingers a llttlo later on. Hut ho Bhowed gameness, und did his turn without complaint. That'a real pluck and gnmcnc8. Captain Cramer of thn Weed team was fanned by Foster, and that Is a feather in tho cap of Foster. When Cramer fans thcro Is somo thing "on" tho ball. I Say, fans, let's go out and look thn boys over. Did you realize- that at Honanza, Yroka and at home, our baseball warriors bit tho dust to adversaries? A bad beginning always provides for a good ending, at least wo think they havo started for tho "plus" side. Mather, of tho Copcos, was so reluctant to tell tho Yreka scoro that tbo sporting editor bad to wrestlo him down and choke tho news out of him. Then he said, "pleaso don't put It In." When Clrcorla knocked out a homor In the first Inning "Doc" Paul lost his record as a circuit chaser. It looked llko that ball never would land In Klamath coun ty. Tho fans told "Doc" after tho gamo that the only way for him to! do was to plant another one Just 3 feet 2 Inches further. "Doc" be lieves ho can: so docs tbo sport writer. Winning Jump TlUs jump or Miss Ethel dober man of Brooklyn, N. Y., brought her a prize. It was one of many given by John J. Downing, supervisor of recreation, at Brooklyn's children's athletic meet. Cables reporting the arrival of Caruso In Italy do not, mention who- ther that priceless stock of wines al ready sohws it. 1 ' i ... -. bTBbbB 'ja0V irBV av i HbBIb1 BbbbbIbbI bKbbbbb '-iJW iH BBBBBBBr' mf SBBBH Psbibbv tvVf JM BBBBBBBM I feMBBlBBByJ "Yon Save Money " says the Good Judge And get more genuine chew ing satisfaction, when you use this class of tobacco. This is because the full, rich, real tobacco taste lasts so long, you don't need a fresh chew nearly as often. And a small chew gives more real satisfaction than a big chew of the ordinary kind ever did. Any man who uses the Real Tobacco Chew will tell you that. Put up in' two stylet W-B GUT is. a long fine-cut tobacco RIGHT GUT is a short-cut tobacco FMISDEIMI BETTER TEAM; T From tho number of "post mor tcms" hold slnco tho Wend game) Sunday tho question of support of tbo local Klanrath Kalli loam entorn about tho point, "When will tho roprcscntntlvo team bo picked? and when will dally practice bo followed rollgloudy?" Theso two questions havo been argued pro and -ion by nearly every fan as woll as attend ants of tho games, slnco tho forolgn games wero considered. Ono of tho fans "who Is regarded as' an optimist under tho most try ing of situations stated that unless centralized authority and' a team.' which can play together at all time Is quickly picked, tho fans will los4 tholr Interest In tbo gamo hero. To allow this pessimism to creep In at this point In baseball season would b fatal but that fact Is so plain that every fan realizes it without making comment or attempting to stato his position, as one of tho "crcpo hangers." In tho contention that centralized authority is needed, tho advocates of the plan nre not without ground In their itatements, for' that fcaluro is plain, and commented upon dally. Tbo plan advanced to overcome this weakness rests with tbo city loaga managers, and today somo agree- ment must be reached for the sake of the game. It Is suggested that a captain be) chosen for tho season, one who knows tho gamo from every point and ono who would rulo with firm- ness and Insist on a dally practice; of at least ono hour, all players on tho field at tho samo tlmo. Tho action of the Weed team on tbo local grounds Sunday evidences what dally practice and team work does, every man knowing Just what to do at all times. The lack of this same unity of action was more than: apparent In tho local team, but Un der Jho circumstances they did ex tremely woll, only they wore not of tbo Weed caliber. No criticism is attached to Mont gomery for his selection of tbo play ers that played Weed Sunday bo acted sincerely and In accordance with his Judgment ,and that Is all that any ono man can do. Lack ot practice and costly errors did tho work, and Weed carried off the vic tory. Falk did not live up to thd standard that Montgomery consid ered him to -bo after a Southern' California leaguo experience, and. when Foster -went In to retrieve tbo gamo, desplto his good pitching and Individual work, there was no come back. Tho gamo was over. As the body Is guided from tho "head,' so should a baseball team bo directed by a firm, wlso and enreful leader, a pacemaker. Tha quickest solution that can bo mado by tho city Ioaguo owners lays In al mass meeting of all the players, the executive heads and the business men and fans, all together In a' "blg-brothor, get-together booster meeting," to settlo tho question of olther a well-drilled team for tho outside games, or nothing. Hut get quick action. Tho English may .have better golf ers and tennis players than wo have, but they lack tho norvo to chaltengo .us at pitching horse shoes. W ft ' I