The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1923 Page: 7 of 10
ten pages : ill. ; page 20 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
■ " "
PAGE SEVEN
923
i
MONTANA PROMOTERS
2
i
TRYING HARD TO RAISE
BY LLOYD- GREGORY.
DEMPSEY’S GUARANTEE
ncer.
Won. Lost.
marriage,
2
> v‘/
him?
nbrugge.
r
1
'<■ -e
3
J
'A
“lu
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
*,
1
Won. Lost.
ill
wait on
f
. ..
1 to pay
Scores Thursday.
Philadelphia 2,
Boston 3, Washington 1.
that the
ators do
TEXAS LEAGUE.
certainly
Won. Lost.
03
. ■
1 «3
lm
e
-2a J
■ 4
TEXAS ASSOCIATION.
Won. Lost.
>
/
tion pitehers have found Hlynn’s weak-
was Sergeant Hay Smith.
L
. h
DALLAS, C; SAN ANTONIO, 3.
R. II. E.
Score by innings:
)
Lind and Schieffer; F‘er-
guson and Schroyer.
and Donohue featured with long hits.
Score by innings:
H. II. E.
MARLIN, 9; MEXIA, 0.
HATIONAL LEAGUE
Bathers sinashed him for eleven hits
R. H. E.
Score by innings:
I. H. E
5
.. 000 9—9 11
0 ' Marlin
1 11
Andrews and Alexander,
Wingers and Hlenline.
and Covington; McCarty and McClain.
NEW YORK, 4; BOSTON, 2.
TEXAS LEAGUE
Totals ...
S
The Waco Indians have been greatly
R. H. B.
Score by innings:
2 1
out his course
5
Scott and Snyder, Gow-
dy; Fillingim, Oeschger and Oneill.
Moro of Mr. Gibbons’ chances anon.
ST. LOUIS, 1; CHICAGO, 0.
IL II. E.
wScore by innings: •
R. 11. E.
Score by Innings:
Totals ...
•Hatted for Collins in eighth.
NEW YORK*, 4; PHILADELPHIA, 2.
WICHITA FALLS, 6; HOUSTON, 6.
f
WICIIITA FALLS, Texas, June 29.
2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS, 8; DETROIT, 2.
1
umpire, Dll Spencer.
T
TEXAS ASSOCIATION
R. II. E.
Score by innings:
'BEAUMONT, 5; SHREVEPORT, 3.
Detroit
$
SHIEVEPOIT. La • Jume 29.- Beau-
E
BOSTON, 3: WASHINGTON, 1.
O
WASHINGTON, June
made a great hit with th, Fredoricku- ! rielders.
i- who seserted a musical upbringing.
Ft
d
• .1
Ms8
2&
dA
11
SPORT NEWS
And Comments
CRACK AUSTIN NINE PLAYS
FREDERICKSBURG TIGERS
SUNDAY AT LAKE PARK
5
2
n entire
> finish,
bed any
2
2
uthward
glaciers
he Mac-
news in
believed
ouple of
venient,
laugh at
unhooks
that Gibbons is
Dempsey, Gunga
Mexia-fans were so desperately anx-
ious for the Oushers to win that last
game of the season from the Waco
Indians that they offered a bonus of
Gibbons-Dempsey Match, Near,
Presents Interesting Possibilities
j is song
about it
van ted to
Pct.
1,000
1.000
1 000
.000
.000
.000
r
Mexia ......
Sherman .. .
Washington
Boston ....
22
28
29
30
33
31
35
33
0
0
0
0
have one-quarter of an inch advantage
in height with his six feet one inch.
As to the punches, the only thing
ER
ECK- '
ERE
RREST
socks
than
J '•... ( 1
Pct.
.645
.048
.532
.508
.468
.456
.435
.411
7
2 3
New York ...
Philadelphia .
Cleveland
Austin
Marlin
Waco
1 at the
• walked
for the
iJhe
ANDIMCS
quished this very "way at the Cleveland
ball park by Gibbons.
Love
Mor-
Boone
blows each. ".gfty" Ferguson pitched
good baseball all the way—McIver’s
home run being the only extra base
hit made off his delivery.
AR.
.. 4
"Pretty soft for you, Jack," said a
friend to him.
“No, I’mhuman like all the rest,’’
Sherman ..
Waco .....
Batteries:
Detscit at St. l.uis.
Filadelphia at New York.
Boston at Washington.
Scores Thursday.
Austin 9, Corsicana 8.
Waco 10, Sherman 2.
Marlin 9, Mexia 0 (forfeit).
Austin:
Chaney. 3b ...
Clements. Ss .
McFlwee, cf .
.. 40
.. 34
.. 33
.. 31
.. 29
.. 26
.. 27
.. 23
Pct.
.597
.594
.565
.507
.479
.471
.441
.328
Chances of Heavyweight Battle
Being Fought at Shelby July 4
Growing Dimmer.
V Flynn. If ....
Griggs, rf . . .
-- Gillespie. 2b
Holloway, 1b
Autry, c ,...
Johnson, p ..
Collins, p ...
Brooks, p ...
•Henderson .
. 44
. 37
. 35
. 34
. 31
. 32
. 20
. 18
Blows That Made Pugilistic History;
Blows That Made Tom Gibbons
20
22
25
32
30
33
44
44
j ,
0
2
0
3
4 -
d...r'
trio, for Walter Jamar is playing a nice
brand of ball. Manager Reynolds heed
not worry about his infield, and back
of the bat, the Indians have Schroyer,
as promising a receiver as there is In
the league.
Where They Play Friday.
Galveston at Fort Worth.
Houston at Wichita Falls.
Beaumont at Shreveport.
San Antonio at Dallas.
.. 40
.. 41
.. 39
.. 36
.. 34
.. 32
.. 30
.. 21
Where They Play Friday.
St. Louis at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
#8 #MaB
------------t-------- te
this will
to.
r -"i
27
28
30
35
37
36
38
43
1
2
2
3
.0-
a
1
1
Brooklyn ..
Philadelphia
Batteries:
Smith and
the champion in awe."
Olbborih isn't a hotel lobby fighter:
Me doesn't take a pencil and paper
6
I
not mnke me immune to a knockout
• ....... If any of thoso big fellows hit
A
. I
.. 1
.. 1
. . 0
.. 0
. . 0
29- Today's
a riot, when
h
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
6-5
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
1
3
1
0
0
HENDERSON’S PINCH HIT;
WINS 9-8 CLASH FROM
CORSICANA BUSTERS
' 4 0
)
P/A
M.pp
I
y,
%.
wW
■
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
3 •
■ La ma
p'.
Tn
Detroit 2, St. Louis 6.
,9-
r LF
Corsicana:
Clopp. cf •••
Malmquist. Cb
Sengotta, if • •
Sicmer. rf, c .
Specsle. 1b ..
Grubb, 3b . • ■ •
1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
- ana 1
■’ 2,402. geg
A
the big battleh of the yemterdny. Jim
Corbett jabbed John L. Suilivan blind
, (—e
t g
• •3
{ ,......
. . . 4
. .. 4
... 1
... 3
... 4
PHILADELPHIA, 8; BROOKLYN, 7.
pends all together on how Dempsey
fights me?’ Tills would indicate that
Gibbons may make . Dempsey lead to
him.
and figpre what he’ll do in the ring if
Dempseyoeg,so and so. Gifted with
a hair trigger mind, ho solven problems
as they come up in the actual battling.
Hight now he doesn't know any more
how he’ll fight Dempsey than you or I.
When he gets in there July 4 he’ll fight
a typical Gibbons battle. And so fnr
ho has always solved his probloms in
favor ofhlmiwdf.
second inning, was played under pro-
test. Manager Grubb claimed that
Umpire Spencer reversed his decision
on Chaney’s bunt down the first base
line, which, went for. a hit after it had
meandered in and out dqwn the initial
path line. According to the visiting
players, the umps called the ball foul,
but after Speegle had picked up the
pellet he reversed the decision.
Manager Johnson used himself and
Scores Thursday.
St. Louis 1, Chicago 0.
New York 4, Boston 2.
Brooklyn 7, Philadelphia 8.
Cincinnati: Pittsburgh, rain.
...38 8 11 24 13 2
Where They Play Friday.
Corsicana at -Austin.
Sherman at Waco.
Marlin at Mexia.
Pet.,
.688
.627
.583 .
.515
.508
.492
.313 ।
.290
. . 100 001 000—2 6
. 021 500 02x—10 11
... 5
...4
... 4
... 3
. . . 4
. . . 4
...3
. . . 4
. .. 1
.. . 1
... 0
. . . 1
•4a
. - $V.
-
, -r 6 N d
,1)
“2
I
i
V
<4
1
I
i
//
(
z.
2
mo on the right spot, I'll go just like
anybody else. Some day I know I'll
MEXIA, Texas, un
game almost ended in
Umpire Aiken forfeited
... .34 9 12 27 14
Wichita Falls ...
Fort Worth ....
Dallas ..........
Houston ........
San Antonio .. . .
Galveston ......
Beaumont .......
Shreveport .....
a better man
New York 4.
ho didn’t
. . 000 000 310—4 12
. . 020 000 000--2 8
Johnson Knocked From Box in
Third; Griggs Parks Ball
With Two on.
Thursday, and Dallas, hitting
rison effectively, won 6 to 3.
was Dempsey's reply. I know my limi-
tations. Because I’m champlon does
Chicago-Cleveland, rain.
Score by innings: R.
Corsleana .............. on 010—8
Auslin .................340 000 02’— 9
McNutt is a lot better ott rinanclaUy
by reason of the severing of his con-
nection with the club. "Mac" raised
no holler when he was kicked out,
but took his surprising dose of bitter
medicine like a little man.
Scores Thursday.
Dallas 6, San Antonio 3.
Shreveport 3, Beaumont 5.
Wichita Falls 6, Houston 5.
Fort Worth 10, Galveston 12.
; FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923
Batteries: Sell and Griffith; Carl-
sn and Jonnard.
an opponent if necessary. In the com-
ing battle, Gibbons may not do this
Ho knows that Dempsey will be far
more dangerous for four rounds than
ho will be for the other eleven: Gib-
bons advances.set to shoot with either
hand. His left Mb is thie fastest hinge
ever tied oil to a heavyweight. His
right uppercut carries a terrific
amount or steam back of it.
Gerry Lncey, Gumbo catcher, who
had a finger broken several weeks -
ago, will bo back with his club fol-
lowing the end of the present series
with the Rangers. Manager Grubb is
authority for this stntement. With
Lacey behind the plate, and lending
his .350 hitting to the offense, the
Busters are a 25 per cent stronger club,
then when the dump)' receiver is out
of the game.
THE AUSTIN STATESMAN
--------— been trying to tell us that the associn-
Tom liter- tion bitchera have found I’lvnn’a weak-
riggs
y
y
than you or 1.1 has given the Waco club an outer de-
....... I fense the equal of any other league
000 000 002—2 7
29. — Ebmke the Pacific coast. Is another pianist
St. Louis ...... 000 500 lOx—6 11
the contest,
By Associated Press.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. June 29 —
Backers of the Jack Dempsey-Tom
Gibbons heavyweight championship
fight, scheduled for Shelby, July 4, to-
day are straining every nerve and pull-, ..
ing every wire possible to raise the
final 1100,000 payment due Dempsey
on his $300,000 guarantee and save the
fight for Shelby. .
The situation, after a night of con-
ferences switching from one hoel to
another, was unchanged, although
every individual connected with the
fight holds out hope that the neces-
sary $100,000 will be raised, somehow,
somewhere. There was no definite
assurance that held out any promise,
except 1410 statement that “we are
working on two or three plans and
expect to raise the money.”
Supporters of Jim Johnson, the
mayor of Shelby, and treasurer of the
fight, who already has thrown $150.-
000 of his fortune into the battle, are
confident that he will put the fight
over even if he is forced to mortgage
every piece of property he owns.
Because every indication points to
a complete financial failure, even if
Dempsey and Gibbons actually get in-
to the ring, influential Citizens of
Great Falls declared today that the
final $100,000 installment for Demp-
sey should be paid as quickly as pos-
sible so that the attendance would not
be further held down.4 which, they
said, would be absolutely certain if the
payment was delayed until next Mon-
day the .date on which it is due.
Johnny O’Neill, a wealthy oil oper-
ator, is back of a move, which, ho
hopes will raise the necessary funds.
O'Neill, interested only in avoiding a
fiasco for the state, started negotia-
tions for the sale of moving picture
rights of the fight after Jack Kearns,
ton took the opening game of ilie
series from Washington, 8 to 1.
If Gibbons is a set-up for Dempsey,
The hardest aibbonn ever hit a man then the Missouri River isn't muddy.
MW 795067Y F
C-"y*t
..________.L.....IT.: ... ... .
WACO, 10, SHERMAN, 2.
WACO, Fexas,June 29. -Sherman,
■ winner of the championship oT the
first half of the Texas Assiciation
was content to take the game Wiith
Waco half seriously Thursday, and the
Indians won 10-2. “Swed©” Lind, of
Score by Innings: R- H.‛E.
Houston . .......000 130 001—5 8 1
Wichita Falls ...001 000 50*—6 8 6
h win. “Red’’ Hill certainly does de-
serve a lot of credit for turning the
Gushers back with two scratch singles,
for 100 iron plunkers look mighty big
to a Texas Association player—or any-
body else for that matter.
Bob Connery, New York Yank©©
scout, watched th Busters and Rang-
ers perform yesterday. Billy Disch, a
friend o long standing, was along with
the Yank scout to tip him off to th©
boys who were worth watching. Con-
nery saw a rather ragged gam©, bat
Gillespie, Autry, and MeFlwee of th©
Rangers, and Hain and Slemer.of the ‘
visitors, all played a nice gain© for
the critical Ivory hunter.
get hit on that spot.
“A champion' alwyg seem? safer
than the other fellows because'ho hud
the stuff to get to the top. He is held
in respect by the, challenger. A cur-
ageous fellow who goes out to win be-
cuse he thinks he can is a two to one
Antonio got . off
When Dempsey fought Jess Willard,
he feinted the big fellow, drew a letd,
and stepped back. Willard missed him blow,
a mile. Dempsey whirled and sank a me or
Bob Crow, one of the most popular
ball players who ever played In this
city, was released yesterday to the
Corsicana Busters. Bob has had quite
a bit of rest, and he may work this
afternoon against the Rangers, Crow
is a good pitcher, and an extraordinary
hitter, considering that he js a hurler
by trade. When he worked for the
Rangers, Grow received wretched sup-
port. despite the fact that every man
on the team liked him, and worked
hard for him. Give Bob good backing
in the field, and he- should win a ma-
jority of his games.
rton, the
town for
'ittsburgh
ont of the
pped him
ell. I did
you.”
im feebly
to under-
1' 1
2 0
1 0
4 5
9 2
4 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Hudspeth, the .Corsicana receiver
who started the game for the Busters,
is a Stephenville, Texas, product.
Grubb secured him from Glen Rose,
where he was playing with a semi-pro
team. This lad is a nice hitter, though
he is a bit green on the finer points
of working behind the plate. Yester-
day, Grubb jerked the catcher, and
substituted Siemer, when the Rangers
were pounding Edgar in the second
frame. With Siemer behind the plate,
HAgar hold(the Rangers scoreless for
the next five innings.
Batteries: Johnson, Francis, Wells
and Bassler; Shocker and Severeid.
strong--who would bet their
I;
------ . $100 to each member of the team if
However, it is the rap on the rim Northen’s crew would comne across with
of the jaw that has settled most of
Summary: Home runs, Sait
Griggs; three-base'hit. Siemer;
hits, Hudspeth. McElwee,
AB.R.I.PO.A.E.
* 0 GALVESTON, 12; FORT WORTH, 10.
in less than five innings. Strickland
f Mexia ....
Batteries
Recent photos from camps of both
fighters. Above, Tommy Gib-
bons and his stable of training
mates. Left to right. Trainer
Buck Pape, Eddie Sales and Dud
Gorman, , sparring partners;
Manager Eddie Kane, Tommy
Gibbons, and Rocco Stramaglia,
sparring partner. Below, Demp-
sey and his aides. Left to right,
George Godfrey and Frank Mur-
ray, sparring partners; Dempsey
and Jess Burke, sparring part*
ner. • -.— - -
__________.—1
Exporters started on their Garrison
finish.
Score by innings:. N.H.E.
Beaumont ........000 100 004— 5. 6 2
Shreveport .......100 090 011—3 6 3
Batteries: Jacobus and Lovelace;
O’Neill and Burns.
T M /N
■ 4
it io 1
m • ■
I
./1
y
t
?! ---
1 . FORT WORTH, Texs, Juno 29.—
®'Th© Galveston Crabs took the first
game of their series from the Cats.
112 to 10. Heavy hitting in the pinches
1 won for Galveston. Fort Worth tried
hard for a ra^n the ninth, but fell
0 two runs short Jack Atz used three
0 pitchers in the fray.
0 Score by innings: R. H. E.
_ Galveston .......200 433 000—12 11 2
3‘Fort Worth . .130 300 003—10 9 2
Batteries: Kraf and Wondoll;
Stoner and Moore. •
DALLAS,
home runs
blows San
.. 401 0—5 6
New York
Boston . .. .
Batteries:
Art Nebf, star southpaw pitoher of
the world champion Giants, is one of
the best piano players on the big
league circuit. Nehf. his teammates
declare, nearly became a church or-
ganist, according to his mother's
wish.
Members of the Baseball Writers
assqciation, composed of reporters
who cover baseball in the major
leagues, seo possibilities of a cham-
pionship contest between the writers
and players. “Chick" Madman, a
western scribe, is an ex-organst. The
reporters are urghig a meeting be-
tyveen- Nehf and Mac "King"" Lear,
former Chicago Cub pitcher, now on
ally lifted the sergeant out of the ring
with a right uprercut to the point of
the chin. The fellow fell like a atone
it was ten minutes before he regained
consciousness. This was the longest
ten minutes Gibbons ever put in dur-
ing his entire life. He feared what
all hard hitters of th© ring fear: that
the knockout would prove fatal.
Gibbons is just as much of a body
fighter as Dempsey. Many of his op-
ponenta have doubled up in pain and
quit when stung in th© midsection.
Willlo Meehan, the man who holds a
decision over Dempsey, was van-
Din. This despite
burg fans, and the Tiger nine will
hnvo the backing of a gang of root-
ers. when the two teams take the
field Sunday.
The local nine has yet to meet de-
feat this season, and the team is in
Uno for the semi-pro ( hamplonship
of Central and Southwest Texas. If
the homo lads can hand the Tigers
another wallop Sunday, they will have
removed one of tho strongest con-
tenders for semi-pro honors from thte
running. Tho Tigers have defeated
the best Independent teams of San
Antonio.
Manager Warren stated this morn-
ing that his line-up would be picked
from the following performers: Roger
Powell and Jonos, catchers; "Kid'*
Davis, and Spade, pitchers; Chester
Webb or Robin Pate, first base; H.
Davis, second base; Lens Hines,
shortstop; Glenn Hopkins, third .base;
Dickerson, Curtis, Clark, Tom Davis,
•J Fed” Lewis and Gerrish, out-
Hudspeth, c ...
Montgomery, rf
Edgar, p ......
Where They Play Friday.
Ch\ ago at Cleveland.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Juno 29.—
Philade!phia rallied in the seventh
Thursday and scored enough runs to
nose out Brooklyn, 8 to 7.
Jimmy Warren’s fast Austin In-
dependent nine will meat th® Freder-
icksburg Tiger nine Sunday afternoon
at the Lake Austin Park, starting at
3:30 o'clock. The Ranger* will bo out
of town Sunday, but Austin fans will
be given tho privilege of seeing a® fast
an exhibition of eemi-pro baseball as
any one could wiah for. About three
Sundays ngo, the Independents won
over the Tigera, 3-2, on the home
dlarond of the Pigera. Thio game
a
KA
BY DEAN‘SNYDER.
SHELBY, Mont., Juno 29,— Lsten to
a moving picture of Tom Gibbons. And
look over Home of the blows he will
go gunning for Jack Dempsey with on
the Fourth of July in the Shelby shell.
Note the powerful development of the
challenger. f
Gibbons is the man the New York
boxing commissien Mild was too small
to battle Dempsey. Yet the facta of
the case are that probably but four
pounds will separate them from tip-
ping the scales at the same point when
the bell sends them off over the route.
Dempsey will weigh 188; Gibbons will
weigh 184 Gibbons will have one inch
advantage in reach with his seventy-
four-inch wing span. DempsOy will
club in the league. No one othr team
can boast of two pitchers the equal
of "Dago" Schmid and “Red” Hill.
And Ragan, a new pitcher secured
from* a Louisiana semi-pro club, is
toutd as a wonder. The addition of
Barrett and Comstock in the outfield
it is said that the Becuring of Bar-
rett, who has played wonderful ball
since comning to Waco, has caused the
Indian fans to forget about the selling
of Gillespie, who was formerly th©
favorite of the Waco rooters.
manager of Dempsey, and Loy J.
Molumby, one of the promoters, agreed
to waive their interests in the film
proceeds.
O’Neill, who yesterday was reported
to have promised to advance $50,000
of the money needed to assure Demp-
sey’s guarantee, declared the report
was without foundation and he would
not contribute another cent beyond
what he has already contributed.
With $200,000 already in the bank to
his credit, Kearns is the coolest and
most collected individual connected
with the July 4 battle. Kearns dis-
missed the subject of the final $100,-
000 payment to him in this way:
“I have nothing to discuss until July
2, when the last $100,000 payment is
supposed to bo paid . Dempsey in ac-
cordance with our contract* If tho
money is not forthcoming it will bo
time for me to talk then."
Yesterday he declined an offer of a
ranch valued at $150,000 in. lieu of his
third $100,000 payment. The offer was
submitted by E. F. Cobb, a real es-
tate man and oil operator of Geyser,
Mont., but Kearns declared he pre-
ferred cash and he already owned,too
much land.
neas, and that from this time on pdn
will be an easy mark. Maybe so, but
we have seen Flynn knock almost
every variety of offering out of the
park. During the last few games,
however, the pitchers have been feed-
ing him fast ones up high and on the
inside, and they have been getting by
with it. This afternoon, though, Flynn
is likely to knock such a ball out of
the lot.
CHICAGO, June 29 —Fred Toney
bested (rover Alexander in a pitching
duel Thursday and Ht. Louis shut out
Chicago, 1 to 0, in the first game of
the series.
1 readjust all their views on Dempsey,
. himself and the multitude who have
gone before in comparson to T.
Gibbons of St. Paul.
mont won Thursday'© game from the
Gassers by the score of 5 to 3, scoring
four runs in the final inning on an
error by Catcher Burns, who let the
third strike of what should have been
two out go through his legs. The next --------- - • ,
man up grounded out and then th® putlasted Zachary Thursday And Bw
' * '4
NEW YORK, June 29— New York
defeated Philadelhta her© Thursday,
J to 2. ' "i
Score by Innings: R. H. H.
Philadelphia 090 002 000- 2 6' 1
New York ...... 100 002 Olx—4 8 7
Batteries: Rommel- and Druggy;
Shawkey and Hoffman.
By NORMAN E. BROWN.
With the planking down of that
100,000 smackers to Jack Kearns the
other day what looked like a money
wrench in tho Gibbons-Dempsey fight
machinery was removed and the
fight’s a go—unless some other fi-
nancial hazard spills the promoters.
And as the date of the melee
draws nearer the fight grows more
interesting in many aspects.
The relative merits of the two wolf
hounds who will tear into each other
that day will be discussed later. But
there is this one outstanding thought:
The fight, however it goes, will fix
the status of Thomas Gibbons, St.
Paul challenger From that stand-
point alone' the fight should be worth
while.
There nre those—and they number
the Sox, was pounded hard by the
Redskins, Comstock and Judd Lewis
leading the local hitters with three
New York .
Pittsburgh ..
Cincinnati .
Chicago ....
Brooklyn
St. Louis .
right to the heart and a left to the
chin in the twinkling of an eye. To
be exact, Willard never hit Dempsey
once during that bloody first round.
When Dempsey met Carpentior, he
let the Frenchman start first Carp
spotted him with a lignt left to the
jaw. The rest of the round waw a
boxing match with Dempsey mashing
in the bridge of the Frenchman's nose
and scuffing boph ills cheeks.
The usual style of Gibbons is to start
mixing from the first bell. He goes
nil the way across the ring to meet
n 2. By counting five .runs in the seventh
'two-1 to regain a lost lead, the Spudders
hits yudepeth McElwee, Gil-f took the opening game of the series
haple."diments:Pentonbase, Austin -from te iiousten Bufts Thursda: «
5 PCorsicann C; bases on balls, off । to 5. and went I"k to the Iead of the
harr 2. off Johnson 1. off Collins 1: Texas Ieague .when Galveston bent
passed ball, simer; struck out, by Fort Worth Threa of ho Houston.
- Johnson 1, by Edger 2, by Collins. 1, e orcs wore due in errors by the Spud-
by Brooks 2; merifice hits. Sengotta. der infield
Clements. Collins: time of name, 2:20:
Don Flynn Is in a miserable batting
slump to th© great displeasure of tho
fans, who have become so aecustomod
j to having Flynn clout tho Imll out of
j the lot that they can searcely bear to *
; watch hii ground weakly out to the
infield. A number of th© fans have
Texas, June. 29.—Two
were the only counting
Sain, ss
l€
I P.-
[
L a
ST. LOUIS, June 29.— St. Louis
pounded thro© Detroit pitchers for
eleven hits and won Thursday’s game,
6 to 2. It was Shocker'S eleventh vic-
tory of the season against four de-
feats and puts him in the lend in the
league pitching race. Williams got his
eleventh homo run of the season in
the fifth.
San Antonio .....100 000 002—3 4 2
Dallas ............201 000 30*—6 12 0
Batteries: Morrison and Schulto;
Love and Lingle.
different Dempsey will have that Gib-at New Orleans. Jim Jeffries floored
bone isn’t a master at using is the! Bib Fitzsimmons with a left to the
•rabhit punch.” The champion has Jaw. - Tommy Bums beat his foemen
resorted to the deadly wallop to the with slamns to the head. SwinE8 to
base of the brain at the back of the‘the jaw by Willard bent Jack Johnson,
neck in most of his fights. The rabbit’Aid Dempsey knoeked. Willard down
punch isn't a finisher, but it is a so many times people forgot to count
Starter, toward the eventual finish. them with drives to the JaW. Yet the
Gibbons' reply to the question of body blows play their part. Stomach
how he will battle the Manassa mauler i punches pull down the guard, leaving
is: How I will fight Dempsey de- a clear ©hot for the button on the chin.
Gillespie. andscori Amomen hit a 9-5. with' Marlin leading, when the
when Pinch HitterEIe between short i game ’was forfeited. McCarty, loal
beautiful sizzling . ing ' • . |t hurler, had nothing puzzling, and the
and third. Sengotta messing up "
The box score:
shot over a careful fighter who maps -g-
of fighting and holds 1 strengthened of late, a net the Hedskirs
on paper are fully the equal of any
. „ hit a. home run with the bases loadeel
R. H. PO. A o in the fourth inning, when the Marlin-
01 ites went on a rampage, driving in
1 1 nine runs.
o Score by innings:
N T
St. Louis ...... 010 000 000—1 6 2
Chicago ........ 00'0 000 000—0 4 2
Batteries: Toney and Ainsmith;
Alexander and O'Farrell.
..... 410 200 000—7 20 0
... 000 120 50x—8 16 0
Dickerman, Decatur,
Taylor: Ring, Hubbell,
We got the true dope yesterday on
th© “resignation" of Charlie McNutt as
’ secretary pf the Ranger ballclub.
Charlie “resigned” when they stopped
his meager pay. The reason given for
the “canning" of McNutt, who had
more to do with the bringing of the
Ranger club to Austin than anybody
else, was that, in order to cut down
expenses and carry another ball player,
the club would appoint "Skipper"" Falk
as playirg secretary. Art will gento
the game, If an Infielder is injured,
or if one of the inner defense guard-
fans is suspended. Falk will make a
splendid secretary—there’s no doubt of
that; but knowing how McNutt fought
to keep the club off the rocks, when
it seemed that Austin was going to
lose the club, we can't help but enter
a mild protest which we know will
amount to nothing. But the fans of
the city-ought to know the facts of
th© so-called resignation, and so we
have given the facts.
Cecil Griggs is as smart a ball
player as there is in the Texas Asso-
ciation. When he is on the bags bo
bothers the pitcher and helps his own
hitters more than any other man in
the league. Watch him the next time
lie is on first. He is always feinting’
a steal, and making it easy for his
hitter to crash one through short, be-
cause the short fielder has been pulled
over by Griggs' threatened pilfering.
When he gets on’ second, "Cec" keeps
the third baseman pulled back all tho
time, anticipating an attempted steal
-of the hot corner. On tho recent road
trip, Griggs worked the opposing third
baseman several times, when he was
on second. "Cec" kept the third sacker
guessing all the time, and made it easy
for (he hitter to lay one down the third
base line, and beat it out.
-28
M
>w
H Jack Dempsey, and Jack Kearn®
run out on th® Montana sportsmen,
who have already plunked down $210,
000 for the July 4 fight, here's hoping
somo Montana gunman adds two
notches to hl® trusty Betsy Ann.
Flashing a savage batting attack la
thiosltsawaunn 8 ‘rMeiX! Fnitadelphia
i he second half of the season and took
a 9-8 verdict from the Corsicana
Gumbo Busters. The game, from the
bringing in Sam.
'The Rangers, just to keep the hit
ting spree reeling, counted four m tn
second. Johnson hit a single and Chaz
ney beat out a bunt along the first
base line, this play being the.bass nor
Grubbs' proter of the game, Clem.
- ets bunted along 4ht third base line
anil Grabs elected to try for Chaney
A at second. Theihrow arrived too late.
I and the bases were crammed. Me
Hwee ehot a iAst grounderto,5 Ple Corsicana
I nt first who retired the batter. Jonn j
\ son scoring on the play- iynn .went
out Sain to Speegle. But 1 ”
A orkes, who is playing as good a game
V of ball as any man on the, clubahwsti
N. 'ed the agate over the left field wall,
. 3 w- ""S about what
V a gravy train the Rangers were riding.
A' Bu the Busters came back in the tbard
, $ nna drove A. Rankin to cover: A base
/,N on balls and four singles that came in
S nubk succession brought across three
T Busier tallies. Rankin jerked himself
1 with two men away and two on the
“vx « paths ana substituted "Dumm Co
"7 11ns "Dummy'' retired the side with
BOSTON, Mass. June 29.— The
worid’s champions made it ten straight
victories Thursday by defeating Bos-
ton here, 4 to 2.
6.
.3
nut further scoring.
N
during these rounds, for this lad is a
ar receiver.' The Busters, however,
persistently ate into the locals' lead.
• Two singles and a sacrifice brought a
run over in the fifth, and Sain, crack
si ort fielder, hit a circuit blow in the
slo tieing the score, and another in
WLr he "eighth, piaeing his team in the
Jjf ’ 1e . locals won the game in the
I eighth ,Gespie.startedinthcrahoving 9-0.'in the fifth stanza to the Marlin
| a two-bagser- Aytry Srun Tefore forfeitins the same
1
I
Hoston ......... 010 000 002—3 6 0
Washington .... 100 000 000—1 6 0
Batteries: Ihmke and Walter;
Zachary and Ruel.
his defeat at the hands of the middle-
weight Grob and other disappointing
affairs. A’victory for Gibbons over
Dempsey, the champion, will set at
rest all question as to whether Tom
is a good heavy. It will take a good
man to lick Dempsey, all will agree.
Defeat Gibbons' End.
A defeat at Dempsey’s hands will
eliminate Gibbons as a t persistent
challenger and cloud in Me heavy
horizon. '
To have Gibbons cemented in the
proper place will be worth a good deal.
If he has been underrated, more power
to him.
From Dempsey’s standpoint* he has
nothing to gain and everything to lose.
If he wins-oproves that Gibbons is not
the logical successor to his crown, the
majority of the fans will say, "What
did you expect?" A win, even a
knockout, will not push Dempsey to a
higher notch in the oft referred to
hall of fame.
While a victory for Gibbons will
place him high in the heavyweight
ranks it will throw the class as a whole
into a nifty little muddle. Harry
Groh will, holler to the rafters, “Ye
gods, that’s the guy I licked.”
Jess Willard will be forced to lay
aside any hopes he has of regaining
the heavyweight crown. For Gibbons’
size would make that match impos-
sible. Gibbons will be outweighed
twelve or fifteen pounds by Dempsey
and would have to give away sixty or
sixty-five to Willard.
If Jets Licks Luis.
And supposing Willard knocks out
Luis Firpo when they meet? How can
a heavyweight crown be allowed to
rest easy on anyone's head with such
a guy roaming around in the “logical
opponent" class? .
Ho, when all is said and done, Gib-
bons lias a great chance. By winning
over Dempsey he not only can grab
off the world’s heavyweight title, but
bo can turn the heavy ranks upside
down, send a “man killer” to the has-
been cles and force ring experts to
"but I
’ two other rtwirlers in his desperate
- light to win the opening game. Both
- clubs were hitting the hall with a lot!
of force, and one wondered why Man- St. Louis
ager Grubb allowed Edgar ter stay in • Detroit
* the box through the first two frames,: « hicago ,
‘ for the Rangers tallied seven counters,-.....
h off him in the first two innings. Grubb
P probably figured the game lost and
did not want to use up another hurler.
Edgar settled to his task a nd. the J tan-
) 2% gers were harmless until the eighth.
‛ /S when the homelings cut loose with
2 four hits that netted two runs and
•f) ;prought victory to the home club.
he.f The Rangers tallied three runs in
V""\ the initial stanza and seemed bent on
A l making a farce of the game. Chaney
- ■ - led orPwih a single to right field,
smacking the marble squarely on Ine
proboscis. Clements laid one down the
third baso.lin and Harvey messed it
up. ail hands pulling up safe. McElwee
beat out a trickier down the third base
line, and the sacks were crowded to
cnpicits. Edgar would not give Eiynn
a chance to hit, and Don promenaded.
Chaney coming home. Big Boyd-
les, cracked out a one-base blow,
• bringing in Clements and McElwee
Siemer, the white haired lad who
bats lit the Buster clean-up position.
. led off with a triple in the second
’ The ball took a bop over AcEIwee’s
head in center, and -Cotton got a
three-base hit on what should have
been a single. The next two men died.
PR - but shin hit a single, counting sieme
‘7 and Hudspeth followed with a double.
IT‛I"TM
656-.
e42%d2,s
6 chf
""u. 94’ I
\ V.X ' wdke * 4
*M2, ■
L_1.h
A 4
' 2 J
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1923, newspaper, June 29, 1923; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1435010/m1/7/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .