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808 DORMAN TELLS
FULL LIFE STORY OF
TOMMY GIBBONS, PUG
No Doubt as to Nationality of
Fighter Who’ll Meet
Dempsey July 4
ONCE A BASEBALL PLAYER
Refused College Education to
Work in Railroad Shops—
and Learn to Fight
By 808 DORMAN
Chapter 1
SHELBY, Mont., June 12.
There are just two big dates of
history for Tommy Gibbons.
The first is March 22, 1893,
■when he was born at 431 Burgess
street. St. Paul.
The other will be July 4, 1923,
the day he fights Jack Dempsey
here for the heavyweight champ
ionship of the world.
As to Tommy’s nationality,
there isn’t any doubt. His parents
moved to St. Paul from County
Mayo, Ireland, 37 years ago.
Youngeat of Seven.
• Being the youngest boy in a
family of seven Thomas had to
fight against odds for triumphs in
his boyhood days. Mike was five i
years older, so they didn’t run in
the same gang.
A baseball glove and Tommy
Gibbons were inseparable in kid
days. He was the "big squeeze”
pitcher of the Como Avenue Stars’
team in the home neighborhood.
His uniform was a three-piece af
fair—blue overalls, a black shirt
and a finger mitt.
Father and Mother Gibbons had
their hearts set on sending Broth
er Mike to college.. But Mike
couldn’t see why he should be
bothered with books when there
were so many other worthwhile
things a boy could do.
Father Gibbons always called
Mike his ‘‘wild kid.”
So what Mike passed was hand
ed to little Tommy.
Books Bored Him.
When he finished grade school,
he was ushered over to St. Thom
as’ Military College to become the
family book worm.
Here Tommy found he was! like
Mike. Books and young Mr. Gib
bons didn’t make good compan- ,
ions. He always was figuring how ,
to play hooky and go hunting or
fishing.
It took the folks two years to
find out Tom wasn’t cut out for a '
student. Then he left the halls of
learning—willingly. J'
Aftqr putting sehool days -be-; 1
hind Tommy worked at the Great !
Northern shops near his home. His
father, Thomas J., and brothers, :
Paddy, Jack and Mike all worked
there.
He got 10 cents an hour with a
bonus of 10 cents more a day for
Compton’s Bicycle Shop
First Class Repairing
Parts of AH Kinds. New and
Second-hand bicycles for sale
THE STANDARD
$5 to $8 Bathing
Suiti at $3.95
Samples of one of the largest
manufacturers in the United States
have just reached us; strictly all
wool materials, pretty models, most
all sizes; here Wednesday and
Thursday, choice $3.95
Men’* 50c to 75c Four-in-Hand
Tie* at 35c or 3 for $1
i Pure thread knitted silk ties or
good quality all silk crepe ties in
many new patterns; full regular
length; here Wednesday and Thurs
day 35c or 3 »or SI.OO
Men'* Seeraucker
Trouaer* at $4.50
Made of genuine Lorraine fabric,
made with belt loops, 5 pockets,
cuff bottoms, absolutely guaranteed
to wash without shrinking or fad
ing; all sizes, pair $4.50
Men s Beach Cloth
Trouaera at $1.98
Light or dark patterns, plain col
ors or stripes, cuff bottoms, made
to retail at $3 and selling for the
price in almost every good store;
our price, pair ... $1.98
Women’s $5 to $8 Silk
Sweater* at $3.75
Good quality silk sweaters in
fancy striped models, with belt; all
sizes; formerly $5 to $8; here now,
choice . $3.75
Men’* Full *ize Hemstitched
Handkerchief* at 2 for 15c
Regularly 10c each, full size,
three different widths of hemstitch
ing; made of good quality white,
sheer lawn, 2 for 15c; per do z . 75c
Few More Pattern* in Congoleum
and Texoleum to Cloae at 60c
Nothing wrong; only few patterns
that are being discontinued; the reg
ular price on these patterns last
week was $1 per square yard; while
they last you can buy them at per
square yard 60c
Genuine Pequot
Sheeting at 59c Yd.
None better made at any price;
wide enough for large double beds;
this lot of short lengths of 5 to 20
yard pieces will go as long as it lasts
at yard . 59c
Double Bordered
Curtain Scrim at 12 l-2c
Ecru and white doubled satin
bordered curtain scrim, 36 inches
wide, pretty weave; it cannot be
made and sold at retail today for
12-' l-2c. but we hapnened to have
this on hand at the low price; about
600 yards at yard 12 1-2?
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth Street, Next to Bank of
Commerce, Americus, Ga.
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working extra for half an hour in
the morning and staying a half
hour later evenings.
Mike Comes to Rescue
One cold morning Tommy went
to the shops and found a pump
frozen. The boss was sore at Gib
bons and blamed him. They had
an argument. Tommy made a
quick decision that he wasn’t built
for a mechanic and quit.
Brother Mike had started box
ing. He needed a sparring partner.
Mike offered Tommy more than
he could make at the railroad
'shops to help him get in shape for
matches. That suited Tom a lot
better, too.
Tommy had joined the North
Star Social Club on Rice street.
The club bully was anxious tc
find out how good a fighter Mike’
kid brother was. Tom Was a tickled
boy when the bully challenged
him. And he was tickled pink
when he learned the bully wasn’t
Irish.
He just had to lick him then.
And he did.
(To be Continued)
HOW THEY
SLSTAM
SALLY LEAGUE
Yeaterday’s Result*.
At Macon-Spartanburg, postpon
ed; wet grounds.
At Columbia 5; Charlotte 10.
At Augusta 3; Greenville 2.
TEAMS — Won Lost Pct.
Charlotte 35 19 .648
Greenville 33 21 .61 1
Spartanburg .....30 22 .577
Augusta ...29 22 .569
Columbia 16 38 .29G
Macon 15 36 .294
Today’s Game*
Spartanburg at Macon.
Charlotte at Columbia.
Greenville at Augusta.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results.
At Boston 4; Chicago 5.
At New York 3; Cleveland 3.
At Philadelphia-Detroit, rain.
At Washington-St. Louis, rain.
TEAMS— Won Lost Pct.
New York 31 17 .646
Philadelphia 26 20 .565
Cleveland 27 22 .55jl
St. Louis 24 24 .500
Detroit ...... 24 24 .500
Washington 21 26 .447
Chicago 18 25 .419
Boston 17 24 ,415
Today’s Game*
St. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago 10; Boston 3.
At Pittsburg-New York, rain.
At Cincinnati-Philadelphia, rain.
At St. Louis-Brooklyn, rain.
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TEAMS— Won Lost Pct.
New York 34 14 .708
Pittsburg 27 20 .574
Brooklyn 25 21 .543
Cincinnati 25 22 .532
St. Louis 25 23 .521
Chicago 26 24 .520
Boston 17 33 .340
Philadelphia 13 35 .271
Today’s Games
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
New York at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia ajt Cincinnati.
SOUTHERN ASSSOCIATION
Yesterday’s Results.
At Atlanta 8; Memphis 10.
Al Birmingham 4; Little Rocn
A'. Mobile 7; Nashville 1 (fills
game.)-
At Mobile 3; Nashville £ (sec
on J game; five innings, rain.)
TEAM—- Won Lost Pct.
New Orleans .29 20 .592
Nashville .30 21 .588
Atlanta 27 22 .55!
Chattanooga .......24 23 .511
Mobile 24 23 .511
Memphis 21 23 .477
Birmingham 19 28 .404
Little Kock 16 30 .348
Today’s Games
Memphis at Atlanta. •
Little Rock at Birmingham.
Nashville at Mobile.
Chattanooga at New Orleans.
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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
ONLY 1 GAME PLAYEO
IN NATIONAL: OTHERS
ARE ALL RAINED OUT
Jesse Barnes, Former Giant
Pitcher, Makes Debut in
Boston Uniform
ALEXANDERINFINE FORM
Barnes and McNamara Both
Knocked Out of Box, Chi
cago Winning 10-3.
CHICAGO, June 12. Jesse
Barney, former (liaiji pitcher,,
j made his debut for Boston Mon
i day, and was driven off the mound
lin the fifth inning by Chicago,
i Tim McNamara met, a similar fate
I in the seventh, the Cubs winning
i their sixth consecutive victory, 10
;to 3. Alexander pitched in fine
form.
Score by innings: R.
I Boston 100; 001 001— 3
Chicago 100 050 40*—10
CLASSES
DUBLIN, Ga., June 12
Bread making of the old fashioned
style is being taught L the giifls
of Dublin this week. Under the
SHERRDD SMITH PE
BABE RUTH 4 TUES
AFTER ROUBLE IN
Former Brooklyn National Hurl
er. Wins Hard Game Mon
day in New York
SPEAKER’S DOUBLE WINS
Chicago Batters Hit Quinn
Freely and Win 5-4 at
Boston
NEW YORK, June 12.—Cleve
land defeated New York in a hotly
contested game here Monday, by
a score of 4to 3. Sherrod Smith,
formerly of Brooklyn ’Nationals,
started his first game of the season,
and had the better of of Pennock,
the local left hander. Ruth was
intentionally passed four times aft
er he hit a double in his first time
up. After he was walked in the
seventh Pipp drove in New York’s
tying run with a single. Cleve
land then won in the eighth on
Speaker’s double, an infield out
and Connolly’s sacrifice fly.
Score by innings: R.
Cleveland 011 100 010—4
New York 200 000 100—3
Chicago Wins Easily.
BOSTON, June 12.—Chicago hit
Quinn freely at the start Monday,
and piled up enough runs to win
eventually, 5 to 4, although Bos
ton began to pound ißobertson’k
delivery toward the end. Triples
by Devormer and Shanks, in the
last of the ninth, placed a Boston
I player on third with two out, but
McClellan threw out Harris for the
final out. The two second base
men made brilliant plays.
Score by innings: R.
Chicago 021 011 000—5
Boston 000 001 021—4
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are being taught how to make the
sort of loaf that mother used to
make. They are swarming to the
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the vicinity. *
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12, 1923
LEAGUE LEADERS AT
IM OF LUNG IB
FIRST NOBILE MIE
Rain Ends Second Game of Dou
ble Header in First Half
of Sixth
BARONS WIN IN ELEVENTH
Memphis Batters Pound Tuero
Hard, Winning 10-8
From Atlanta
MOBILE, Ala., June 12.—Mobile
won a doubleheader from Nashville
Monday, 7 to 1, and 3 to 2. Long
was complete master of the league
leaders in the first game, while
Kraft was hit hard. In the sec
ond game, Nashville scored three
runs in the first half of the sixth
and took the lead but rain ended
the z game in the last half of the
sixth, with one man retired, and
the game reverted back to even
innings, giving ftlobile the game.
Score: R.
Nashville 000 100 000—1
Mobile 021 001 30*—7
Batteries: Kraft and Haley;
Long and Heving.
Second game:
R.
Nashville 200 00—2
Mobile 300 00—3
Batteries: Davis, Gould and
Kaley; James, Fulton and Bung
ling.
(Game called last half fifth,
rain.)
Pile Up Big Lead.
ATLANTA, June 12.—Memphis
pounded Tuero out of the box
Monday in the first innings, Taylor
annexing two hits, and Atlanta
was unable to overcome the seven
run lead, losing, 10 to 8.
Score: R.
Memphis 730 000 000—10
Atlanta ...031 030 001— 8
Batteries: Dailey, Fawlkcs, Mc-
Grew and Lapan; Tuero, Best, Nei
hous and Miller.
Barons Win in 11th.
BIRMINGHAM, June 12.—The
6BEMLLE LOSES TO
AUGUSTA. 2-3. MEN
LACH TOSSES WILD
Exciting Moment in Ninth When
Augusta Tied Score With
Three Singles and Sacrifice
PASCHAL HITS HOMER
Bolt and Meeker Both Wild in
Game at' Columbia, Char
lotte Winning, 10-5
AUGUSTA, June 12.—Young’s
single to left and Lacey's error A
to the plate gave Augusta the win
ning run Monday in a hard fought
game that went eleven innings. Au
gusta tied up the scoie in the ninth
with three singles and a sacrifice.
The final score was 3 to 2.
Score by innings: R.
Greenville 010 000 100 00—2|
Augusta 000 000 002 01—3
Columbia 5; Charlotte 10.
COLUMBIA, S. C., June 12.—Al
though both pitchers were wild,
Bolt outpitched Meeker here Mon
day afternoon and Charlotte won
first game of the series frojp Co
lumbia, 10 to 5. Pashcal hit one
of the longest home runs of the
season over the left fence with
Heck and Knaupp on the bases in
the eighth inning. The hitting of
Hack, Bankston and Tutwiler stood
out.
Score by innings: R.
Charlotte 000 310 051—10
Columbia 101 210 00— 5
Barons won their first game under
the management of "Stuffy” Stew
art from Little Rock Monday by ~
score of 4 to 3. The game went
eleven innings when it was termi
nated by a two-bagger by Robert
son that sent Hartford home from
second.
Score: R.
Little Rock ....000 000 300 00—3
Birmingham . ..Oil 000 100 01—4
Batteries: Marbery, Brake, Mc-
Call and Smith; Bates, Moore and
Robertson.