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Opinions Divided As To The -Relative Merits Of Boxers- a Sailor A Slugger; Strib A Ring

General.

(Canadian Press) ,

v MIAMI BEACH, Fcb. Eli-Florida

' has gene ﬁght-nunzlrli in advance o: the Stribliiig-siiin key imbroglio which takes place tonight.

The garrulous gob and the chap who ivns Once a Georgia schoolboy are not appsoacliing their ﬁght \vith the velvet pclitnzss which marked the meeting; oi Tunney and ‘Pom Heeney. ‘Ihcy have been broadly

‘T humorousat each oihcrk expense and I. have predicted for themselves easy I "victories.

Shurkcy is three or four years old-

er than Slribluig. He has fought

. most of the good ones and won from ‘I ‘many of them. Ho appeared opposite Jack Dempsey in No. l, Vol. l, of the elimination scrim of 1927. The Man- assa Mnulcr put him down With a right and a leit. The sliiloruinn pro- tested the right and was conversing 1- with the referee when the left sncak-

' j] ed in.

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When Tunney repented, it was

been done down below the line of big gates, and his victims have been chiefly unadvmlsed ﬁghters.

Fans down here have decided Sharkey is a slugger and Stribllng a box-er. It is axiomatic that ﬁghters must be one or the other. The Strib- llng camp says 113 even unknown pugs are not ksyogd without a little ..s'lugglng. The Sharkcy camp suggests ‘that nobody lives as long as Jack without being something of a boxer.

-SHARKEY FAVOURED 6 TO 5

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 26—'1‘bc buﬁdogs of the latest crop, Jcak Shar- lrey and Young Stribling, a young lean greyhound, waited the gong tonight that will send them forth be- for-e 35,000 persons in Flamingo Park tomorrow night to determine which shall continue along the road that leads to the heavyweight title Gena Tunney left vacant. .

For the ﬁrst time since the match ,was made six weeks ago the battlers

'1 sharkcys cue to bszii. buck again, l-Ie Look over the spotlight that has fo-

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got a druw wiili ‘rum Hcency and farcdnoiie too well withgJolmny Rlsko.

lie was ranked just behind the Manley at the start oi 1029 and be-

‘wgan the year "with n. close dcclﬁiﬂﬂ

over K. 0. Clll‘l;i'.ll?l‘, the Akron rub- IbCl‘ tire Illllll.

Stribliiig cirrus m- worlills rec- orll for kiirickoius. selling up a ﬁg- ure of 113. Most of his ﬁghting has

‘ cused previously for the most part on as picturesque a setting as the price ring has seen. During the day money rolled into the box oﬂlce with the same regularity that special trains. motor vans and other means oi transportation drew crowds. _

Although sharkey is invadlngthe stronghold of Southern pride, the betting odds favor him at 6 to 5 to win.

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Firemen And Legion Band Fund-A Worthy Object.

The Firemen and Lvuioii build arc having a niybi u‘. lhe Arena next Wednesday elz" ‘ ..l.;'.'eli Gill tu aid iii securing fluids 11.1‘ their M8 W11 to lﬂloncton next July.

The lllillll utii :11 will be a hoc- key game bri" . old rivals the Abcgweiis and VlPlOliiUi. Consider- able hiiL::i'iii\;.:; (ll‘.'.(‘ll’)ll‘3.l zlurinK the last few games be. . c.i these teams

w and the Vim iliuuuli 0.1 the losing ~ uend all season are slill confident that

they can make the

i} the grounds

Abbies trike a licking. They base their argument on that they now have available several Taft, eomiii; inter- mediates whose rgcnxfuslion to senior ranks will turn the long-losing streak

W lpto a winning one.

Tho "Abs“ can: i: the claim of ad- ded strength bvt can sec in another arresting Jurt a (lrubblng for the

‘ ‘Vics.

' ~The wordy war has been going 0" for tlie past week and it is widely known that many sizable bets arc now held by stake-holder: awaiting Wednesday night's outcome. Interest among the sulllwrm" M both teams is reaching fever heat Probably no exhibition game cvcf

CHALLENGE

m. the Post Office staff shallow? the Gustoml Staﬁ‘ to a friendly 8".“ of hockey, m as played in the mm nail Bltlfrdly night at 10.30, each ham w provide its own refresh- menbi g . ‘

flniﬁinlvci-slty of Wisconsin will buns in draw to Poughkoapaic mil" this yuan,‘

staged in Charlottetown has aver I attracted more attention or will wit-

lncss us much coin of the realm

l changing hands.

Both teams in their cllﬂeme“ t° ‘settle all arguments for 1020 were i willing to waive any claim to a "out? ,oi the gate, whereupon the local

Firemen capitalized the opportunity.

'nnd by bringing the teams together.

‘ \vill add the entire receipts to the"

most worthy fund. Prices will range from ﬁfty cents downward and the clash being what might be called a ‘natural’ the Firemen will have a cnpaclty house. In addition to the game, a varied racing Pwlflm W‘ tween the rival clubs will b0 91'9"!"- One event that was so WWII-l‘ in Montreal last year that “WM PW" interesting will be. carryluif m" Puck twice around the rink 188111817 "m9- Several lclay races both intermediate and senior as wcll as sprint events will round out a wonderfully attract- ive evening.

Next week being farmer's week it ll hoped the agricultural fraternity will cry-operate in helping our ﬁre-fight- ers make the aﬂair a sweeping auc- cess. Let‘: 8°!

roroum conmaacmr. nun

ILL-The many friends and buai- -

neg! association of Mr. J. A. H011!!! lrlfaritimc Sales Mann". "Film"- mg The Canadian Pull-Ill 9°». m‘ mm. will mm w 1W0 a)“ l" l‘ conﬁned m nu room at tun Guam Hotel, with a cavern attack offhﬁl troubla._ _ . . ___,__............._. mm; to m out of breath run-

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(Canadian Press)

NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 26- when Pete Latm. former welterweight champion, joins the Newark Bears at their spring training camp he will be just one of a sizeable contingent of stars in other sports turning to the diamond this season.

Latzo was more or less forced into something less strenuous than box- ingQfor the slugging James Brad- dock cracked his jaw not so long ago. <

Latzo will possibly stand a, better chance of ﬁnding summer occupa- tion than the other young hopefuls. Pete was considered promising major league material about the time he ﬁrst got the smell of resin in his nostrils. He received several oﬁers from minor league clubs when his re- tirement was made known, but scl- ected Manager ‘Pris Speaker for his mentor.

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(Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 26—Max Schmel- ling, Germany's gift to the cauliflow- er industry, is causing noticeable cou- sternation in circles pugilistlc.

This husky with his uncanny re- semblance to Jack Dempsey is ruin- log the local theory that European ﬁghters spend their oﬁ! hours prac- tising plain and fancy dives. Herr Schmelllng has remained painfully erect thioughou‘ his American bouts, m uh humiliation of his opponents, unaccustomed as they are to public sleeping. '

Herr Schmelling has become a People are not forgetting that the Davis Cup lies over the ocean. People are musing that, even so American an institution as the heavyweight title could be taken a- way. So loud has been the rumbling that Madison Square Garden has‘ taken over the invader for the next two years.

He will ﬁght in April, according to RPHOIIXICEMQ ‘. If successful, he will most other young men. Her: Schmelilng will be given a chance to make good in a large way- A me!!- ace from other lands is always 80% at the box ofllce. in spite Of thclr im~ successful forays in the past.

Schmelllng copies Dempsey's r1113 style fairly closely. It is explained that he studied ﬁght ﬁlms of the mauler in Germany. The weaving, bobbing attack of Dempsey is there, a shadow of the Dempsey "Owl 15 there, the beetle-browed, glowcr is‘ there, but it is done in slow motion:

Altogether, the young man from, Hamburg seems due for a Piece 1"‘ the spotlight this year. He is being unofficially mentioned for a match with the winner of the Sharkey- Strlbling ﬁght.

Rural Hockey

WILMOT VALLEY. 3; NORTH BEDEQUE, l

At Bcdoque rlnk Monday evening. Feb. 20, when the Wilmer. Valley hw- "kcy team met and defeated tho North Sedeque hockey team by the score of 8-1. .

In the first period after about twclvc minutes of play Cnseley scored on a pass from A. Jardlne. First period 1-0. /

In the aewnd period the North Be- doqus buys kept the play around their opponent goal but were nol abla to aoorc. D. l-logg than go: the

8-0 in favor of Wilmot Valley In the third period the North Ba- ‘boyl started ‘rushing things In aboutaight minutes J. Baker ’ egg. However, this aim-t llvod when A. Jar- aiada a rink and run and Ict Bakdr for _Wiimot Val-

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A All Set For Fistic Fame

BY QUIN HALL

“In this corner we have the gar- rulous gob from Boston, Jack Shar- key-é-

“And in that corner we havotlie pride of the South, Young Strib- 1ing—"

-—or words to that effect.

Today is the day for the big push and pull to be staged at Flamingo Park in Miami Bench, and the re- sort clty in the palm tree belt will be all cluttered up with visiting ﬁre- men and folks of importance and no importance from the far sections of the country. Political ﬁgures, moving picture luminaries, butter and egg men, famous bootleggers and no doubt, One-Eyed Connelly will be elbow to elbow with the ordinary people as they flock down the avenues leading to the spacious arena provided by the Madison Square Garden Corporm. atiori and Jack Dempsey for the lat- est attempt to make boxing popular in Florida.

Special trains, offering attractive rates, have hurried people in from important centres of the United States, the lobbies of the hotels all Miami and Miami Beach are well jammed with ﬁght fans, the desire to talk real estate has been tempor- arily shelved and everything awaits

‘(l-E %NClBAlS IN FLDRlDNS BlG SlAP- FEZST DUE TD BE. . STAGED AT FLANWAGQ PARK IN MIAN\\ QENCH ‘lDDﬁb/ql-a-qq

the crest of the wave with a couple the tap of the ﬁrst gong. The advance saleshave been. Up to

expectation and it looks as if the ﬁnal rush for tickets today would make Dcmpseys venture as s, boxing promoter a ﬁnancial success. And every one is pulling for the Manassa Maulcr to make good in his efform to but over the show planned by his pal, Tex Rickard, before his deathj Florida, with its horde of Winter vls-i ltors, should support the entertain- ment. Rickard had ﬁgured that it was worth the "shot" and it 1t was a success he planned to have several shows every Winter. .

He was wise in planning to have Stribllng as one of the contestants. The Georgian is a great favorite in the South and with the show staged 1n Florida, Rickard ﬁgured that the Southern fans would follow their idol to Miami and help build up the size of the gate.

Sharkey. naturally, is one of the best drawing cards ln the heavyq weight division. While he's touted as.’ [an ln-and-oufer, he must realize the} prestige that would go with a victory‘ in this start, and when he is in a

ﬁghting mood he is a bad guy to s rt throwing gloves at. A decisive

ictory for the gob would nut him 0n run in the wrong direction, Copyright, 1920, King Features Syndicate. Inc.

of lucrative outdoor engagements - possibly one with Dempsey- staring him in the face for the Summer

-months. A defeat will set him back

. considerably.

‘ A victory for Stribling, on the; other" hand, will put him in an ad-, vﬂntazccus spot. While the Southcm-,‘ er has never seemed to make good in: his starts in New York, he has well over a hundred knockouts to his cre- dit, and it is said that he im- proved tremendously in his .. lew bouts. If he will avoid his wrest- ling tactics and stand up and fight the Boston sailor ii, looks as if he had a sweet chance to ﬁnish ahead, despite the fact that the gob un- doubtedly will be the favorite. Both scrappers have been accused of be- ing weak-hearted, but often such ac- cusations are made without suﬁlcient grounds. It is true, however, that they both have been credlted- or" discredited-vim: some terrible show- ings. They have fought like palook- as and they have fought like cham- pions. This goes for both of them y

So it would seem that the crown at Miami are in for a hot battle or I a mess of cnmcmbcrt. In other words, it can bc a swell race or either or both of them can pull a Reigcls and

Y. BOWLING BOWLINJITO-NIGI-IT. 7.00 to 8.30—"United“ vs. “Baptist? 8.30 to 1nu0--"St. Pauls vs. "Cen- tral Christian."

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(Canadian Press) _ DARTMOUTH, N. 8., Feb. 20- Halifax Wolverine: defeated the Wanderers, clty league champions, 5 to l hero tonight in the second and. ﬁnal game of the semi-ﬁnal round for the Nova Scotia title.

The Wolverines took the series with tho Wanderers by 18 to I, and will meet the Dlgby Red Ravens in the ﬁnals for the provincial title. ‘The ﬁrst of two games will be played at Dlgby tomorrow night. '

North‘ Dcdoquo-rGoal, Q-Bnkcr: d0- fencc, J. Baker. L. Waugh; forwards. W. Barawlac. L. MaoOcull.

RcforaqJ. Clark; timer, W. R08-

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Fine weather in the offing, n great rrnck assured and plenty of interest md enthusiasm are the three main factors in this aftemoonk offering of lea races being staged this afternoon -by the live wire Victoria Speedway Club. ,

Four classes. trot and pace, calling

to the wire a number of the fastest stoppers in the province will be seen in action. i AL driveway for the parking o! autos and teams, is being ﬁxed up. thereby making it more convenient and comfortable for spectators.

To add to the interest being mani- fest in thla afternoon's races, it is‘

‘ A 5m. boxlng-histltutlonfdiullpp

A state boxing association is being organised In Indiana and cﬂtranoe info the National Boxing Alacclawm

Everything All Set For Ice Races Today

leﬂrllcd that an expert photographer will be on hand to get slants and closeups of the track and trotters.

Omcials who have so capably hand- led the previous meets are asked to kindly be present and manage to- day's event.

Following aro tho entries:

Class A Trot-‘Capt. Jackson, Bin- gen Aubrey, Brlar Mac.

Class A Pace-Judson Lad, Britt H, Prince Mac. Colorado P. - Olaas B ‘hob-Scout, Annie Rooney Marjorie Dillon, Eveready.

Class} Pace-Miss Dlngola, Betty Mozart, Lady Marque, Ruby Belle, Donia sen.

; An i0~ho1e municipal golf course is being laid out in Atlanta, 0a., and

(Special to The Guardian) BY QUIN HALL

With the principals in the Florida ﬁst-fest having culminated their heavy training, nothing much remains to be done by the residents of Miami Beach between now and ﬁght time to- night but to entertain the out-of- town guests who are in the resort town on a flying trip to see the slap- ping contest and grab a hurried view of the scenery.

Sharkey and Striblirig have a lit- tle date to do some weighing-in some time today, but that's a mere matter of form as there is no weight limit and so theredl be_no argument until after they climb over the hemp.

The boys who will trade punches in Florida are capable of putting up a whale of a battle. If they are both clicking on all six, the crowds draped around the arena in Flamingo Park are going to get enough thrills to re- pay them for making the trip.

Stribllng, who is rated as a south- ern institution _ below the Mason and Dixon line, has gained a lot of new friends recently because of the fact that he is willing to box any of the heavyweights. To prove that he was serious in his attitude "Pa" Stribling stated that they would be glad to box Sharkey for nothing. At that Strib seems to be getting the worst of the ﬁnances, ashe is fight- ing for 20 per cent of the gate with no guarantee whereas Sharkey is nlcking the receipts for $100,000, the ﬁgure promised him by Rickard bc- fore Tex passed on. _

Sharkey, the Boston sailor, in his last ﬁght prior to tonight's brawl. didn't indicate that he was worth the $100,000 that he will cart out of Flor- ida. Fitted against K. O. Christner in Madison Square Garden in New York, he had to work hard in the last frames of the battle lo gain a de- cision from the crude rubber pud-

‘plack Sharkey <);i§;rnaurg;;

AtAnyRateAWhaleOfABa I *1; i Is Promised The Southerners " Strib’s Left Hook May B ‘l A Him The Bacon.

dler from Akron Ohio, who is ~ years but young in ring expe Going to the post as a 10 to 1 Christner proceeded to talc 1 " the ﬁrst ﬁve rounds before S _. seemed lo realize um. ev a f was not hotsy-totsy in Denmar , it must be sold for the gob - . did more ﬁghting in the last t1 slons of that ﬁght against th i molder than he did in twenty f ' g against Risko and Heeney. The j be a recommendation» and S may have been trying to save h V up m: this thing tonight. The rulous gob ﬁnally slowed up lunglng Christner with a. righ parcut and it may be that this blow will slow up Stribling if - succeed in landing, it on the - Southerner. But at that it's - ~ - '- silly to compare the lnclpﬂ Christner with Stribling, who scored something like 113 kn in his long career. That knockout record, howcv not made against tho topno ‘but Stribling has been success quite a few rather important menta and his success ecently ing pointed to by his boosters sign that he is better than ever been before. He scored a knockout over Sully Montgcmc a left hook t0 the chin and - those wandering hooks of the emcrs may be the means of ~ . toning the gob from Boston. I an. easy scrap to pick, as -- those fellows have been kno Vi? have their oﬂ days. It takes only one punch t cido the things sometime: - Shnrkcy ﬁghts like he did - Rlsko, for instance and Strib - l, forms like he did against Bcrl -~\ y,“ the cash customers are very a . take most of tho punishment is due to be doled out in F1 ‘ Park this evening.

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(Canadian Press)

TORONTO, Feb. lid-Rinks repre- senting Saskatchewan, Alberta, Mani- toba and New Brunswick were the winners over Ontario. Qliebec, Mon- ircal. Toronto and Nova Sootla‘ ra- spectively in the ﬁrst round in the MacDonald Brlar Trophy Tankard for o. single rink curling championship of Canada, which commenced here to- day.

TORONTO. Feb. 26—Thc Manl- toba, New Brunswick and Northern Ontario rinks were tied for the lead- ership in the MacDonald Brier Tro- phy, emblematic of tho Dominion of Canada curling championship at tho conclusion of the ﬁrst day's play hers rainy.‘ All three rinks won am and second round matches today.

Manitoba, 1928 winners, won two hard games. They defeated the ‘lb?- onto rlnk in the morning play by 12 shots to 0 and in the afternoon trim- med Quebec. New Brunswick who

Close iMatches In The ‘McDonald Brier Trophy Tankard For CIUSh,

won two games scored a 10 to

tory over their fellow Maritime Nova Sootia; in the first round, they defeated Saskatchewan second round by 15 to l1. Tho rink towln both morning and ., noon games, was Northern I. In the morning they trimmed a In the aftemoon round, hows - met sterner opposition and -- to win by a margin of one --- , Alberta. Alberta, Nova Saskatchewan all won one - one in today's play. Alberta dc , Montreal 11-10 in the in - u’

were forced to ‘ defeat Northern Ontario in a hard the afternoon. Nova Scotla a! ing m New Brunswick in - mund came back in the »-

give Moon-cal tho worst defeat day by 20-8. Saskatchewan

Ontario 14-0 in the morning _' to New Brunswick in the 15-11.

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