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TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 4, 1923 '
DEMPSEY PUSHED ID
FISTIC HEIGHTS IN
LESS THAN E YEARS
Champion, Matched to Meet
Firpo Sept. 14 Hag Had Me
teoric Career
WON TITLE JULY 4, 1919
Champion Carries Knockout
Smash in Both Hands, and
Hits Hard With Either
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—(By As
sociated Press.) —Jack Dempsey, <
matched to fight Luis Angel Firpo s
for the world’s heavyweight cham- 1
pionship at the Polo Grounds Sep- (
tember 14, came to the front more
rapidly than any other ring cham- 1
pion—actually pouncing his way '
to a title in less than four years J
as a result of his boxing power de- (
veloped in no decision bouts. ,
After /wading? through all .op- (
position, Dempsey’s quick knock
out over Fred Fulton, the giant j
Rochester, Minn., plastered, vir- (
tually removed the last obstacle in ;
his path dor a championship match ■
with Jess Willard. Dempsey met j
Fulton, then considered as a pos- .
sible contender, in Jersey City in ,
1918, and flattened him in the re- ,
markably short time of 18 seconds. ,
Dempsey’s decisive victory over
Willard in Toledo, July 4, 1919, •
for the championship stands out
as one of the most severe beat- ;
ings ever administered to a heavy- 1
weight titleholder. The very first
punch that Dempsey sunk into 1
huge frame, a savage
rigght under the heart, was the i
blow that started him to defeat..
The former Kansas farmer, beaten '
down with vicious punches to the
head, until both eyes were closed
and his face swollen to the size
of a toy balloon, survived three
rounds before his seconds tossed in
a sponge.
Dempsey’s ability to punch Wil
lard into submission so decisively
won him not only the admiration
and reSptect of ring followerers,
but the experts’ acclaim as one of
the greatest hitters who ever held
the heavy weight title.
The’ champion carries a knock
ut smash in either hand; hits as
hard with his left as he does with
his right, and always seems to be
ready, because of . his peculiar
to whip over a ter
rific from guy angle.
Back -of Dempsey’s right is
tremendous power, : but his left,
hook probably is an almost equal
ly effective blow. It seldom trav
els more than a foot, but it car
ries the force of a falling sky-,
sciaper. Dempsey hooks the
punch from the shoulder with a
slight twist of his powerful muscled
forearm. Ke rarely swings a
punch; always hooks them across.
It is not uncommon to see the
titleholder lead with his right in
an attempt to get his opponent
into position for a left hook.
The champion is a master of ev
ery trick in the pugilistic bag. One
of his favorites is to get his op
ponent off balance while coming
out of a clinch, thus making him
an easy target for a left hook.
Dempsey accomplishes this trick by
hooking his right gloved fist back
of his foe’s left elbow, and, with
a quick jerk; twisting him around
and off balance.
Since Dempsey won the title,
Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul, the
champion’s opponent in a 15-round
battle at Shelby, Mont., last July
4, is the only man who ever suc
ceeded in staying the limit with
him in a decision match. Gibbons
succeeded chifely because, in ring
parlance, he “outsmarted” the
champion at times; outboxed him
in spots, and held on with such
tenaciousness in. the last three
rounds that the refree was con
stantly breaking them; rather,
pulling the St. Paul challenger out
of the clinch.
Since winning the title, the
champion’s knockout victims were
Billy Miske, Bill Brennan and
Georges Carpentier. Brennan
gave him a desperate battle, going
12 rounds before taking the count
in Madison Square Garden. Miske
had been counted upon to give him
a fight, as he had in two previous
bouts, one at ten and the other at
six rounds, but he fell a victim to
Dempsey’s blow in three rounds.
Carpentier lasted four. ,
Dempsey holds the distinction of
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THT PLAY
Here, is a rather unusual play
that came up in the minors this
year and caused the umpire to have
a very unpleasant aiternoon:
With runners or. first and sec
ond and no one out, the batter
hit a long drive to right field that
the two runners decided would
fall safe. They start to run at
the crack of the bat.
The fielder made a remarkable
catch of the ball. When he did
so the runner on second was al
most to the plate, while the run
ner originally on first was almost
to third.
The fielder threw the ball to
the second baseman, who held the
ball on that bag. Since the run- I
ner originally on second had left
that base long before the ball was
caught, touching of the third base
with the ball retired him, making
two out.
Since the runner originally on
first was almost to third when the
catch was made, the player believ
ing that touching second base 1 al
so retired him, making three outs,
in his glee over what he regarded
as a triple play, threw the ball to
one of the outfielders, who wasn’t
expecting the throw and the ball
rolled to the fence.
The runner from first, who was
almost to third, retraced his steps,
touched second on his way back
and then first. On so doing he (
turned and reached third base be
fore the ball could be returned to ,
the infield.
What about this play? Did
touching second retire both run
ners, completing a triple play?
THE INTERPRETATION
The fielder who held the ball on
second, and then believing that he
had completed a triple play, threw
the ball into the outfield, was in
error.
While it would have been impos
sible for the runner to have re
gained first base with a fielder
standing between him and the base
with the ball, still the mere touch
ing of second did not retire him.
The rule states in order to retire
a runner who has failed to hold his
base on a caught fly ball it is nec
essary to return the ball to the
base occupied when the ball was
hit or touch him before he can get
back.
In this case to retire the run
ner origitwlly on first and who left
before tilt ball was caught, it was
necessary? to touch him with the
ball or., throw it to first. The mere
touching ‘of second/ hliflif't jflfordt
plete the play.
The runner who retraced his
steps to first and then managed to
reach third, was entitled to that
base. A double, not a triple, play
was made by the side in the field.
EXPECT OIL SUPPLY
WILL EE SHORT ALWAYS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—De
spite government efforts in pro
moting the most efficient devel
opment of oil fields, it is becom
ing more and more evident that
the country’s oil production will
probably never again cateh up with
the demand, according to a recent
statement of the Bureau of Mines.
Domestic consumption increased
from 216,000,000 barrels in 1914
to <586,000,00 barrels in 1922, tho.
bureau’s figures show, while pro
duction increased from 266,000,-
000 barrels to 552,000,000 in the
same period. Imports inclusive
to make up the deficit.
Bureau engineers have made ex
tensive investigations of oil shale
deposits in the Rocky Mountains
and elsewhere, and declare a
potential fuel supply of great im
portance exists in these deposits
and some day will furnish the
raw materials upon which produc
ers must rely. Investigation is be
ing continued to determine the
most favorable conditions and
methods for retorting oil from
shale deposits.
boxing before the greatest crowd
that ever saw a boxing contest and
; of drawing the biggest gate in
ring history. More than 90,0000
■ persons were jammed into the big
, bowl. On Boyles’ Thirty Acres in
; Jersey City, the afternoon of July
2, 1921, when he knocked out
, Carpentier. The gate receipts of
which was classed as the “battle of
a Century” were more than sl,-
’ 500,000.
HOW THEY
SALLY LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results.
At Macon 5-5; Spartanburg 4-...
At Charlotte 5-6; Greenville 7-3
At Augusta 4-1; Gastonia 2-1
(second game 12 innings, dark
ness)
TEAM— Won Lost Pct.
Macon , 34 28 .548
Charlotte 34 28 .548
Greenville 30 28 .517
Spartanburg ..31 29 .517
Augusta 28 27 . .509
Gastonia 20 37 .351
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results
At Boston 5-3; Washington 4-7.
At Philadelphia 1-4; New York
2-7.
At Detroit 14-6; Chicago 4-5. J
At Cleveland 4-5; St. Louis 2-2
TEAM— Won Lost Pct. j
New York 81 43 .653
Cleveland 68 56 .548 !
Detroit 63 56 .529 |
St. Louis 62 59 512 j
Washington 59 66 .472 i
Chicago ...156 66 .459 I
Philadelphia 52 57 .437 i
Boston 48 72 .400
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results
At Brooklyn 2-5; Philadelphia'
4-4.
At New York 3-1; Boston 2-8.
At Chicago 5; St. Louis 4.
At Pittsburg 7; Cincinnati 2.
TEAM— Won Lost Pct
New York 81 50 .618
Cincinnati ...75 51 .595
Pittsburg . •74 52 .587
Chicago 70 59 >.543
St. Louis 65 64 .504
Brooklyn ......60 66 .476
Boston 43 84 .399
Philadelphia 42 84 .333
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results
At Mobile 2-4; Atlanat 1-3.
At Memphis 5-2; Little Rock 0-4
At New Orleans 1; Birmingham
0.
At Chattanooga 7>-2: Nashville
6-0.
—»
TEAMS Won Lost Pct.
New Orleans ..83' 47 .638
Mobile 76 58 .567
Birmingham 67 61 523
Nashville 69 67 .507
Memphis 66 66 .500
Atlanta ........65 67 .492
Chattanooga 55 80 .407
Rock 46 81 .362
509 BALES GINNED
IN TERRELL TO DATE
DAWSON, Ga., Sept. 4—Terrell
county’s gin figures up through Fri
day night, to September 1, were 509
bales as compared with 6,693 bales
ginned to the corresponding period
last season. To the same period* for
1921 the figures were 2,425 bales as
compared with 513 for 1920 to the
corresponding period. The crop this
season was very late and due to
excessive and continuous rains, the
ginning has been greatly delayed,
pie farmers having waited for their
cototn to dry out before having it
ginned. Six out of twenty-one gin
neries in the county have not as yet
begun operations. However, some of
these, it is understood, will begin
this week. Ab>i:» tx<j to seventy
per cent of the cotton received by
the warehouses has been sold, while
some are holding their cotton for a
rise in price which seems sure. Oth
ers are taking no chances on a de
cline but are selling as fast as they
can prepare it for market.
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Player/s ball kicks back and
rolls into a water hazard on the
near side of the hole. What is
the proper procedure in such a
case? Can the player lift his ball
ball and drop on that side or must
he go back and drop on the far
side?
Player must drop on the far side
of the hole.
Player tees his ball. He steps
several feet back of where the ball
has been teed and takes a prac
tice swing to limber up his wrists,
j His club comes into contact with
i the ground in such a manner that
I it causes the ball to drop from the
-tee. Is that regarded as a stroke?
I Such an act on the part of the
I player, ■ striking the ground witn
; a practice swing, the jar causing
i the ball to roll from the tee, is
; not regarded as a stroke. The
■ player may re-tee the ball without
i penalty.
BUSH LIMA BEANS MAY
BE PROFITABLE CROP
ATHENS, .Ga., Sept. 4—Prof. T.
H. McHatton, professor of horti
culture at the State College of Agri
culture here today announced that
while generally speaking Georgia is
not especially adapted jo the pro
duction of dry beans of the Kidney
and Lima types. However it has been
reported from a number of sources
that there is a possibility of mak
ing fairly good money through the
growing of the small bush white
lima, or butter bean. This is com
monly known to the trade as the
Seiva Bush Lima, and also Improved
Henderson Bush Lima, and some
times as Carolina Bush Lima. The
production of the large lima beans
has not been satisfactory in our
state, and those desiring to grow a
quick maturing crop, where for some
reason a main crop has proven un
successful, will find the growing 4 of ,
this small white lima, or butter bean
fairly remunerative.
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TO HOLD STATE-WIDE
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Memcry of James Edward Ogle
thorpe to Be Honored by
Georgians in February
MACON, Sept. 4.—James Ed
ward Oglethorpe, who left Eng
land with a shipload or colonists,
sobered by imprisonment in deb
tors prisons too, found Georgia in
1733, will be the subject of state
wide memorial services next Feb
ruary, when the approaching ZOOth
anniversary of the state is to be
celebrated, according to plans be
ing developed by the Macon cham
ber of commerce.
February 12 has been suggested
as the date when stirring tales of
the hardships and adventures ex
perienced by the early settlers
once again will be told. All other
cities in the state are being asked
so co-operate in the movement.
The late Joel Chandler Harris,
of Br’er Rabbit fame, in one of
his histories of the state, relates
an interesting story on Ogle
thorpe, who served under Eugene
of Savoy; as a captain lieutenant
in the queen’s guard, and later as
a member of parliament, On the
staff of Eugene of Savoy, Ogle
thorpe became conspicuous for his.
fidelity and fearlessness.
“Wlfile serving undjir Eugene,
he one day found himself sitting
at a table with a prince of Wurt
embupg,” the history reads. “He
was a beardless youngster; and the
prince thought to have some sport
with him. Taking up a glass of
wine, the prince gave it a flip so
that a little flew in Oglethorpe’s
face.
“The young Englishman, looking j
straight at the prince, and smiling, j
said: ‘My prince, that is only part
of the joke as the English know it: |
I will show 'you the whole of it.’
With that, he threw a glassful of
th" wine in the prince’s face.
“An old general who sat by
laughed dryly, and remarked; ‘Tie
did well, my prince; you began it’.’
“Oglethorpe is, believed to have
become interested in the colonies
shortly after he took up his duties
in parliament. He early enlisted
his efforts in behalf of unfortun
ate soldiers and in securing prison
reform.
The debtors prison, so aptly de
scribed by Charles Dickens, called
Oglethorpe’s attention to the pos
sibility of the removing persons,
guilty of no crime, confined in
these places, to America, where
they might have a new start in life.
As a result, a charter was
granted and the men interested in
the benevolent scheme incorporat
ed under the name of “The Trus
tes for Establishing the Colony of
Georgia in America.” The “Anne’
set sails on November 17, 1733,
with the colonists, accompanied by
Oglethorpe, January 13, 1733, the
ship anchored ‘in Charleston and
then sailed to Port Royal. The
colonists were quarteddd in bar
racks at Beaufort-town.
Oglethorpe and Colonel Wil
liam Bull proceeded up the Sa
vannah river as far as Yamacraw
Bluff, which he selected as the
site of the settlement and named
it Savannah, now one of the larg
est port cities of tho south. On
January 30; the immigrants set
sails from Beaufort and on the af
ternoon of the following day ar
rived at Yamacraw Bluff.
Through the assistance of Mary
Musgrove, an Indian half breed,
wife of John Musgrove, a white
trader, who already had establish
ed ai trading pos! at Yamacraw,
Oglethorpe made a friend of Tomi
chichi, chief of a small tribe of In
dians near the settlement. For a
number of years, Tomochichi aid
ed the colonists, while Mary Mus
grove later attempted to destroy
tho settlers and establish herself
as the “Empress of Georgia.”
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BALLPLAYERSGET
READY. FOR FINALS
Southern League Season Close?
Sept. 23, With Teams Closely
Bunched in Home Stretch
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 4.—>
With less than a month to play,
Southern League baseball players
are preparing for the pace of
swiftness that will be set in going
down the “homestretch” which sep
arates them from the close of the
season, September 23. Closeness in
standing has marked the race in
the “Dixie Major” all of the sea
son, at one time only six games
separating the tail-enders from the
league leaders.
New Orleans, out in front at the
present, has shown a marked fight
ing ability in securing the leader
ship a month ago and holding
steadfastly to it. Mobile, pennant
winner of last season, however, is
close in -the rear of the Pelicans.
Since the season opened in April,
every team in the league has been
dangerously near if not at the top
of the league standing, with the
single exception of Little Rock.
Nashville at one time had a clear
lead in the pennant chase, giving
way before New Orleans.
Mobile during the past fortnight
has been within easy striking dis
tance, but a series with New Or
leans of nine games found the go
ing so hotly contested that teams
came from the scries with little
change in their* standing.
Birminghatn reaped revenge
from Atlanta during the past week,
taking five out of seven games and
getting one draw from the Crack
ers, climging into third place at
the Atlantians expense.
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