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THE CHARLUPPETOWN GUARDIAN. ‘____ - ‘ ' . “ Hams,» , * BCQHBIG _ .2 0 WRESTLING ’ - BASKLJILJALL _ . _ - , BOWLING OTHER SPORT- " ;.

Tfighmelling -Wins iTechnical O.

gétiaan Heavyweight Forces John;

Risko to Quit

in 9th Round-

ryietorQne Step Nearer Title Bout With Dempsey. I

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NEW YORK‘, Feb. b-Max Schmel- ling, German heavyweight success- gully pounded his way to a victory over the "Baker Boy" Johnny Risko mm tonight by. scoring a technical knockout over the Cleveland fighter

in the ninth round. _ Bchmellingb sensational win over Rlsko brings him-a step nearer to

a title bout with Jack Dempsey, who '

has drawn a. bye and who is at pre- sent complacently awaiting the ulti- mate winner oi Colonel Hammond's elimination tourney.

our curricula

iflcndensed from Scribner! Magazine.)

SPORTS PAGE

BY JV. 0. MCGEEHAN

In something less than a quarter- century the sports department oi a modern newspaper has» developed from a column of type to four or five bases daily. with a special section on Sundays. There certainly has been s, change in the national attitude to- ward sport.

The charge has been made that

' the interest in sport has been stim- ulated artificially by the newspapers. But I hold the newspapers entirely guiltless. They get no revenue from sports, for this branch of news brings little or no advertising.‘ In ex- panding the sport pages, the news- papers have merely responded to readers’ demands. I

Six years ago the New York dailies limited sports to two pages. At that time I was sports editor of the l-Ier-

; aid. One day there were two crucial --

5 baseball series. a. championship prize-

ffight, some important golf and ten- ‘nis, a big day at the race-track and other event-s.

“Two, pages isn't enough)’. I fold the managing editor; and he decided to make itthree.

A Bo the Heraldled in this innova- tion-the same Herald which, under the, elder Bonnet , chronicled the op- ening of a, race-meet this: "There will be horse-racing at Shecpshead Bay today, and the same crowds of black- legs and gamblers that’ frequent such places maybe expegted out in full

‘ force."

1 can remember when a man ad- dicted to the strange game oi golf would slink behind a tree when the derisive passersby would pass m buggies. Today there are three mil- lion golfers in the United States. Gentlemen with large imestments in baseball-parks show considerable ai- arm and indignation at the en- croecbments of the game. A thought that will increase their alarm is that close to half a million. boys who might otherwise have been playing baseball-and to be a baseball fan one must have played the game some what-are caddying. which probably meflns a decrease in baseball farms and an increase in golfers in the next generation. As yet, however, there has been no decrease ‘in base- ball crowds, and the increasing num- ber of golfers may only indicate an increasing interest in sports all along the line.

Intercollegiate. football is younger than baseball, and the "college-boy" athlete was looked upon with utter contempt by the rugged followers of baseball when the game started as an lmiylvmptu contest between Prince- ton and Rutgers. The football-play- er with his "chrystanthemum" hair- cut was an object of derision till it finally dawned upon the sport-fol- lower that football was far from a gentle sport. Then he began to re- gard the college boys as queer per- eons indulging in disorganized assault and mayhem. - _

m" chlnle in view-point has been #51"- lnwrcolleslnts football in a Recon of ten games now draws more spectators than the national pastime

. in its season. Inst year the Army- mvy time drew the second largest number oi.’ paid admissions for any 80011411: event. It is my firm convic- fliln that if tbs enclosure had been M! "with. a crowd twice or three times lalarge could have been drawn The Yelb? Bowl, the inost commodious

tit-bell field in the country. barely

, accommodate a fllthof those who Wlild like to m" a Yale-Harvard

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held in comparative secret. Now 110.000 man and women spend about ' He‘ mo championshifl

has always

and make it not only respectable but the “smart thing" io see a prize- fight. He knew that the "sport fol- lowers" of today were not even slight- ly changed from the crowds. at the Roman arena.

Not many years ago you would

have had to wait for The Police Ga- zette ta come out before you got all the details oi a big fight. Now-well, I recall the Dempsey-Willard figh; in Toledo just after the war and re- member marvelling for a few seconds at the sense of news values. Type- writers and telegraphs were ticking. Airplanes outside the arena were tun. ing up, ready to rush photographs to various parts of the country. I re- marked to Mr, Grantland Rice: "There will be about ten thousand times as much written about tlils' as there was about the battle of the Marne.” There was a time when tennis was clawed as a “sissyls game." Now ev- en l. prize-fighter in traininglcan play it without the slightest suspicion that he is erfemlnate. The development in the interest in women's tennis is marked: Last year, when the match between Mile. Lenglen and Miss Wills at, ‘Wimbledon seemed assured, ‘there was as much interest in this country and in France as there was in the fight between Dempsey and Cafpiin" tier. The great tennis players have made the general public intimately acquainted with one of the most beautiful of all games.

The change-in women in sports is most startling. Consider first the cos- tume and. style oi the pro-May Sut- ton Bandy women tennis-players and compare them with the Willses, the Mallorys, and the Lenglens. Cer- tainly you will ilnd a new type of woman athlete. Perhaps the most striking figure of the new woman in athletics is that of Gertrude Ederle, who swam the English Channel in faster time than any of the men who swam it before her. She started and puzzled France from the moment, she entered the country.

When the French customs officers arrived to look over her baggage they found her holding a medicine-bull under her arm. This puzzled them particularly. She could not explain its use to them and it was her cus- tom to toss it about while training. To illustrate. she tossed it playfully at one of them, and both fled, mak- lng remarks about mad American-ii-

And yet it has been only a mat- ter of 12 years since women really began to swim. They could not swim in the old-fashioned bathing-suits with long skirts and water-loflfld stockings. When Gertrude Ederle swam the Channel she wore a PM!‘ °1 tights, a brassiere-"and a coating of grease. - '

1 do not regard Gertrude Ederle as a super-athlete, for the same Women's Swimming Club, with its

into this magnificent athlete, is de- vglcplng many more like her. They m planning now to send out a 15~ year old girl in an attempt to break all records for the Channel swim- The athletic glrlenee was regard- ‘ed as unmaidehly, or a freak. New she is not merely accented. but 1i taken for granted. "'6 “What/uh buio which could be paid to her ao- complilhment. The time will come. 1 believe,‘ when the non-athletic girl win be regarded ls the Willi-Ill- Tho nation has the time and tile money for indnllelliie in 99°"?- m“ labor-saving mlchlnflfy h" I1"! "5 more free energy. This energy finds m outlet in infirm 8W"!- Tbe nation's attitude has changed. ‘ been liven timp- w

b63118! it hi! consider the IPOHI- M4 u"

pew“, approabhing them and view- m‘ m“; 1n a hgppy frame of mind.

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TOW FIHGHT 0R‘ NOT TO ‘FIGHT a '

0 1m. Kin: Feature: Syndinlo, in Glut Briiain riglxirruervgd.

BY QUIN HALL

Whenever a few boxing fans gath- er and start talking fight the ques- tion oi whether a champion should be ‘a fighting champion or just a champion is usually dragged out for discussion. .

Like every question of. importance there are t-wo sides to the argument, but most of the boys who plank down their money to see the pugs pelt each other like to see a cham- pion who is willing to take chances with his tiara. _To hear them talk they haven't much use for the fel- low who grabs a tin hat and their" goes into a huddle with himself and refuses to come out into the open to meet competition, worthy or other- wise. And that's what a lot of mod- ern champions seem to enjoy doing.

In fact, according to the remiiilrs of a lot of figlft promoters, it's next to impossible to get some of the champions to take their title into a ring with them. They‘ll sign up for non-titular, overweight struggles or wrestling matches, but they want no part of a bout which involves the old title. _

Tod Morgan. the present boss the Junior llghtweights-the trick di- vision which is under the lightweight poundage—-is a chap who doesn't seem to be afraid of mixing in titular battles. Tod has .met most oi the

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will pay any price to see lllm in buried long enough and the fans competition in his division and might be called rather actively engaged in defending his crown. But for some reason the customers don't tear down the gates to get in to see Mor- gan fight. even when his title is at stake. And yet the fans howl for championship bouts.

There must be a reason for the morbid drowsiness expressed by the fans when young Morgan goes to the post with his iron derby under his arm. This lethargy may be trac- ed toithe fact that there is only a slight interest in, the junior light- weight division. But, after all, it's .a. division with a champion and ev- erything, and it would seem that there should be as much interest in a titular tilt in that division as there would be in any other. A lot of fans don't care particularly for the little fellows and Morgan is.not a devas- tating fighter. He doesn't crash down the opposition and that is something else the fans like to see. The lack of attendance cuts down’ Tod's income but he is deserving of some praise even if it's merely for the fact that

of The does defend his title. More pow-

er to him. - . On the other hand Jock Kearns.

the well-dressed manager of well- known pugilists, believes in keeping a champ hidden away. "Keep him

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"A aim stb<m~

action." is the logic of the natty Kearns and he's gathered up over a million dollars for himself while managing fighters to "prove that he's right in his diagnosis of the situa- tion.

Kearus. as you'll recall, managed Jack Dempsey and later he's been looking after the affairs of another champion, Mickey Walker. Kearns used to keep Dempsey pretty well covered up ‘until the cllnk of coins indicated that the public was ‘rarin’ to pay the price to see the Manassa Mauler in action and it was the KeernS-Dempsey combination which brought in the era of the million- dollar gates. Possibly it was Demp- sey more than Kearns who was re- sponsible, for the expansive box of- fice receipts kept up after the com- bination was split wide open. But Kearns may have manipulated the business end of the deal in the begin- ning.

Kearns is following the same me- thod in piloting Walker. He refuses to let the champ work unless there is plenty of coin in sight and the pair have been‘ doing rather well when the financial end is taken into consideration. And that's "ting end that interests the manager-and in some cases the fighter.

So it's still a question whether to fight or not to fight.

Percy Williams Does NotExpect ‘to Win U.S. Races

ABOSTON, Feb. l—Percy Williams, Canada's two-time Olympic sprints winner,’ today advised the athletic world not to take his American in- door track invasion too seriously.

The Canadian who came here to run in tomorrow's Boston A. A. games, pointed nub-that he never tried that distance before and has much to ieam about indoor ninth“!-

He intimated he had no great hopes‘ oi beating the impressive field that h” entered the sprint race and did not expect to have any better suc- cess in thcother‘ American meets he has enter-eds ‘ '

Don't you knowthero are‘ microbes all around us? asked the scientific alarmist."

I don't cars answered the man who disliked noise, so long as they don't crow. at five o'clock m the morning. -_ . .

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Preparations f0 r-

The Miami Bout

MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 1 - With Young Stribling startinghls light trainingwork and Jack Sharkey, en route toMiaml Beach from Boston, details of the elimination bout in which the two will participate Feb. 27,- were dovetaillng today.

Strlbiing, accompanied by his fam- ily, arrived in Miami Beach Wednes- day night. Sharkey, accompanied by Mrs. Sharkey and Mrs. Buckley, left Boston Wednesday night and arrived today. _

Intermediate Hockey fihedule

Jan. - fc-Abbies vs vies-Arena. Ila-Abbies vs Saints-Arena. m». i ' _- 6—Vics veSaintk-Ccllege. iI-Abbles vs Vick-Arena. lF-Abbiel vs Blinis-Ofiflcfie. ‘II-VIM we Saints-Arena“ . The first two games in hbove sched- ule havoalready been played and

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Won Snowshoe Race

(Canadian Press)

LEWISTON. _Me., Feb., 1-Eugene Ciouette, Montreal, today won the international snowshoe race from Montreal. l-ie arrived here at 2.32 p. m., covering the 12th and final lap of 22 miles from South Paris in four hours and seven minutes. He is 48 years old and father of eight child- ren. Seventeen men started from the Canadian city on Jan. 21 for the 282 mile trek.

MACS, ‘i: MAPLES G

A fast game of hockey was played last night at the Convent-Rink be- tween the Mac's and-Maples, the for- mer winning by a score of 'l to 6.

Lineup: - Macs Maples Goal . ~ a. Mclnnis T. Campbell ‘ Defence

ltflallant a, Bradley '1'. McTague .. o. Murnaghan i Forwards G. Connors ... ... ....E. Morrison E. Toombs n. n. n. F. P1115811 E. Latter ... nae I J-lornby

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l. L Won From German Heavy In London ‘oln Foul in 5th.

LONDON, Feb. b-Pllil‘ Scott, Eng- lish heavyweight] wun from Tom Sandulna cf Geunany, on a foul in the filth round of their fight at Ai- bert llall last right /f0r the heavy- weight, char iuzsllip of Europe, In addition to L13 regular purses, the battlers mid put up sidestakes amount ing to £3,500.

The fight had aroused tremendous interest and Albert Hall was filled to capacity when the men entered the

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v ring. Scott had an advantage both in weight and in reach and made ‘

good use of both all the way through. In the fifth frame, where the bat- tle came to a sudden end, Sandwina tried unsuccessfully to get his favor- ite right hand punch across at the start. .

TheBrltisher made him miss and came back with a couple of lefts to the head, followed by a beautifully timed right that forced Sandwina to back pedal to avoid further punish- ment. Coming out oi a clinch, Scott agan scored with both hands to the head and body and the German lot loose a very low blow that brought Scott to his knees in agony. The re- feree immediately stopped the fight and awarded the decision to scout,

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The first ice races of the season will be inaugurated this afternoon at 2.30 when threeclasses wil1 be called. _ ’

Last night's touch oi frost will no doubt stiffen the course up some- what and make the racing even faster than anticipated.

Could Open Up Ho ck e y i Play

writing in the Ottawa‘ saysz-"While rules are not entirely to blame for low scoring in the pro leagues the fact remains that the’ code tempts players to pay close at- tention to defensive hockey. In brief, most managers instruct their players to make at most two-man, rushes

when both teams are at full strength

and a one-man attack when short-

handed. stalling has been stopped

to a certain extent by a rule adopted this season, but while players must; advance the puck toward their op- ponents‘ net they have evaded the spirit of this by giving the slowest skating exhibitions in history and by

back-pedalling when about to be checked. ‘Jrhe men directly in charge of the teams are responsible for the system used. There can be no deny- ing this state of affairs. Paid em- ployees, the players do as they are told, and if instructed to Open up the play they would be forced to do so. The onus would then not be on their shoulders in case of defeat. S0 it might be a good idea r6: the league to call the managers into session and assure them that unless they take a chance hockey may pass as lacrosse did and as hockey i5 passing slung in the City of Ottawa at the present time. The Ottawa public is not in-

" AZ" Journal

real hockey in that section of the land, where goal-scoring wag once the predominant factor in the life and popularity of the sport. It was the irony of fate that Ottawa, under the leadership of Art Ross, now o] the Boston Bruins, introduced six- man, safety-first defensive hockey tactics, and Ottawa, having been the first city to lie-burdened with this kind of hockey, has also been up first to see the error of its ways.

NEW BATIIING SUIT

A clever new bathing suit has shorts of heavy silk in an unusual shade of yellow green. The mp is composed of sections of deep blue. lighter blue and yellow-green silk.

UNUSUAL CANDLISTICKS

Candlesticks, which rightfully b: long upon the dining-table flanke. with flowers. are of dull green bronze,

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Childrenct Australia are taking a fancy lo German toys for the first time since the World “h,

terested any more. They hgvp seen '

Games. '

(Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, Feb. 1—'I'he Truro Bearcsts defeated the Halifax Wol- verines 6 to 4 in an Eastern Hockey League match here tonight,

SYDNEY, Feb. L-Steilarton won

,Maritime Hockey. p, League Fixtures?

ville Trims HalifaxSocials-g-Othe .1,

from Sydney 3-1 in an AIS-Ci I hockey match here tonight. -, ' KENTVILLE, Feb, l-Kentvi Wildcats defeated Halifax Social , . ‘l to 5 in an Eastern League hocke_ l. fixture tonight. - '

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1> ' BY W. II. GOCHER

During the past five weeks the rep- resentatives of the driving r-lubs and fairs have been holding meetings at different points to select dates and arrange race programmes for the dif- ferent circuits in_ i929. The Bay State Circuit was the first in the field with an announcement for six meetings between June ll and July 12. As Stafford Springs did not ask for dates, Northampton, the oldest member of the circuit, was moved from last in second place. This will make the route for 192 from Green- field to Northampton Sturbridge. Avon, Windsor and Sprln eld. All of the feature events of former years were retained.‘ Avon also renewed its two $10,000 events, one of which is for the 2.10 trottersmnd one for the 2.10 pacers. Windsor also open- ed a $25,000 pace for the 2.10 pacers and a $10,000 event for the 2.10 trot- ters. . ~

The Orange County Circuit which added a new member for i929 fol- lows. the Bay State series. It will open at Endicott on July l6. From that point the horses will be shipped to Elmira, Owego, Goshen and Mid- dletown. This circuit closes the week prior _to the Grand Circuit meeting at Goshen.

Reference i0 the Grand Circuit also recalls the fact that this im- portant organization has announced a schedule which udll supply fifteen weeks racing between June l7 and October 11, all of the meetings being over mile tracks. in its history. Lexington will hold a summer meeting. In other words. it will open the Grand Circuit" with a five day meeting the third week ln June. From that point the horses will beshipped to Toledo and Cleve- land. The meeting at North Ran- dall will be held Fourth of July week. The next stop will be at Toledo for its second meeting at which there will be two $25,000 events for aged horses and a $10,000 purse for the two yea)‘ old trotters.