1928-08-23 — Page 9

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1928.

Sport Columns

BASEBALL.

SOUTH CHINA SCOUTS Y.,

ST. JOSEPH'S.

that

NOT AGAIN.

DEMPSEY AND THE RING.

The whole

THE CHINA MAIL,

"Are you going to fight-Tunney. In September?" I asked.

WILL NOT FIGHT TUNNEY.

"I am not," said Dempsey fist- ly. "Thon, or any other time. Neither Tunney nor anybody else?"

"They say you have a secrot agreement with Tex Rickard to fight again, and you are trying to get Slattery and Loughran to train you."

"I know what they say," laughed Dempsey. "They say I can't let that half million

night.

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COLLEGIANS SWAMPED,

[By Robert Edgren.] Jack Dempsey is not going to

They start all sorts After scoring a fine all-round win fight again, in spite of all tales and sp. by.

Never mind what over the South China Scouts in their rumours, and all talk about the im-of stories.

they say. I never will fight On demand first league baseball game, the St. possibility of refusing to grab the Joseph's College und went to half milllen Tex Rickard is suppos- again. I don't just mean I haven't Credits, sight piecus yesterday when the two out-ed to be ready to hand out for decided to fight; I mean I will never draw the gloves on again in fits crossed bats for a second time, Dempsey's services.

my life except for exercise or to and were overwhelmed by their country has been Alled with a report help out now and then in boneft

has Dempsey rivals to the tune of 13 to 3.

secret exhibitions. A fellow has to do The game was a poor affair with agreement with Rickard to fight that once in a while. the Scouts getting the upper hand Tunney on September 27, and that

"Yes, Tex Rickard wants me to from the second inning, after which the match is being kept under cover there was no doubt as to the ultim-for fear of killing the Tunney-

"But I won't. I'm through. No, Wire pte result of the game. The Colle- Hoeney gate receipts.

I haven't slipped back, and I don't on demand gians were work in the field, I went to Los Angeles to run feel myself alowing up. A fellow On Calcutta- and their batting was also below down the facts by getting a per- who lives right doesn't slow up at Wire their best form. The Scouts were sonal statement from Dempsey. my age, and If I had, to I could On demand not slow to take advantage of the The moment I stepped through the start all over again and fight as Saints' poor form, and playing a doorway of the well-known hostelry well as I ever did. I feel a lot on demand elever Kame in every department, run by Jim Woods, chairman of better this year than I have for won in a canter. St. Joseph's were the State Boxing Commission. I a long time.

first to bat,

they bumped into the Los Angeles ver- started promisingly enough, by scoring one run and blanking the Scouts. Then the rot set in and the Collegians were pointless for the next four inning. In the meantime the Scouts were playing havoc with their rivals' pitching, with the re- sult that runs came at such a fast

the

and

rate that the game became decidedly uninteresting because of its one sidedness, The Scouts scored five in the second frame, one in the third, another five in the fourth, and again a single in the fifth.

Lose By 10 Runs

FIGHTING A ROUGH GAME.

sion of the rumour. Los Angeles "I'm still all in one piece and in is a grand place to start a rumour good health, and my mind is prob anyway. A whisper In the mora- ably a little better than it used ing is a roar before noon. Perhaps to be, and I'm going to stay that way. I have all the money I need it's the climate.

In the lobby I met a small group and I'm in shape to enjoy it. earnestly discussing something. That's better than having a million

Frank Moran, who more and not being able to enjoy it. Thore were

a punch called "Mary once had

"I will tell you why. I've quit. Ann," and fought Jack Johnson Fighting's 'rough game. A for the championship in Paris, and young fellow can go through a lot Lou Daro, who is the Far West- and not feel it; but there's a limit, ern promoter of wrestling matches, and what's the use of going and "Senator" Murphy, and a few through all that hard training and hard socking until you begin to crack up-If you don't have to? I am lucky. I don't have to.

"Fighting has been good to me. I had a lot of fun out of it and

more,

FRANK MORAN SPEAKS. "Hello, said Mr. Daro. "Have you seen Jack Dempsey? Do you think he's going to fight again?"

{began.

a

I'm interested in

To this. the Collegians were only able to reply with a single in the sixth, but even this was discounted by Chan Yee-ting coming through "I haven't seen him, but made money enough. Now let the with a home run for the Scouts,

other fellows have their fun, and ¦ Coming to bat for the last time with "He will fight," cut in Mr. Daro make some money. Besides that,! a deficit of 11 runs, the Saints' task explosively. "It's all set. I'd like I've heard and talked of nothing was n. formidable one, and on the to meet a guy who wants to bet but fighting for so many years I -day's form no one thought they had Dempsey won't fight. I'd take the am tired of it.

a chance. The Collegians only suz-rubber off the bankroll on that. new things now. When you are ceeded in getting in a single in the He can't turn down all that money fighting you have got to be inter-

that and nothing else." closing frame, and when the game-half a million-Rickard can give eated in

He has to have My Ilving conditions, have chang closed, they were the losers by the him that easy.

Dempsey at any price. Only draw-ed, too. Just training and fight- overwhelming margin of 10`runs.

The umpires

ing card there is for big money, ing and training and fighting used were, Messrs.

Jack would draw a gate if they to be simple. Now I know so many Hollands and Shim...

Owing to injuries sustained by matched him with a cab driver." people and have to go around so "How could he turn down half much I don't get the rest a fight- some of the Shanghai Chinese ball

dollars for one little er needs.". a million players in their game with the

fight?" queried Moran. "Why, it South China "Dragona" on Tuesday, makes me laugh to think of any the game scheduled for to-day in body letting that money get by. I which the visitors were to meet the fought sixteen fights in one year. Filippino Athletic Club, has been In England, France, Mexico, and SAYS WHAT HE MEANS. cancelled:

California-knocked out a lot of

Dempsey laughed.

LEAGUE TENNIS.

“A” DIVISION MATCHES FINISHED,

The last match In the "A" Divi. sion was decided yesterday between Craigengower C.C. and University on the former's courts, and result- ed in a-win for University by 11 games.

H. D. Rumjahn and S. A. Hamid (C.C.C.):-

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5- G

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Kho-

6-5

heat T. K. Tan and T. L. Iu

6-

17-16 -J. W. Leonard and A. Kitchell (C.C.C.) :-

lost to A. A. Rumjahn and

F. A. Remond

lost to P. C. Lim and H. P.

Kho... lost to T. K. Tan and T. L. Iu

.

"Is there any chance you will listen to Rickard in a couple of months and change your mind?" 1. asked.

"Not

tough birds and lost one decision-chance," he said. "You tell them twenty rounds to Gunboat Smith in I'll never fight again, and I won't a tougher fight than Dempsey,will do anything to make you look take on for the half million-and foolish. Never mind what other

I just about cleared my travelling people say. Tell them I say fight- ing la great fun while you are

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So I called up Dempsey. No winning. It's fine when you are a wonder they haven't had many champion and tipping the other statements from him. He has been fellows over. I had a lot of fun so bothered that he keeps in hid-out of it, wondering if they could ing, but at last I got him on the beat me, and then boating them. wire. "Come right out to the "Then I met the fellow house," he said. "I have nothing who could beat me. The Arat to do until rehearsal at one time I thought it was ап A REVELATION OF THE NEW to say, restoring French nation-

o'clock."

accident. The next time I

Dempsey's home is a fine coun-shot everything I had, and, well, ! try place in the heart of Holly- you know Cene got the decision. wood-a place with acres of lawn, You don't have to hit me on the a big outdoor swimming pool, bean with a mallet to drive an trees and hedges that shut off all idea through. I always intended the view from the rond.

to fight until I met a better man, I opened the gato and found and I've met him. Let it go at Dempsey practising sprints on the that. There'll be no comebacks of lawn, in bathing trunks. He had farewell engagements."

NATIONALITY.

FRENCH'LAW.

DISAPPOINTING DEMAND.

INT

For a time it was thought that the end might be better achieved by reversing the option-that is

ality to women already married to foreigners, whether they want it or not, but with an option limited in time to insist on the 'Paris. On August 10 last retention of the foreign nation- year a new nationality law gave ality hitherto conferred on them Frenchwomen- who thereafter by marriage. That, however, it married foreigners the right to was found, would involve too retain their French nationality. many difficulties, and the only re- A retrospective clause, article 14, course left, which has been gave Frenchwomen already mar- adopted, is to launch an intensive.

within which French nationality the few weeks that remain." would be restored to them on a "What does not seem to occur ed with flakes of peeling skin. A strange tragedy has come to simple request in writing. In a to these patriotic propagandists The fat that showed in recent our knowledge says the "Japan few weeks this twelve monthe' is that such a married woman re- photos was all gone. He looked Chronicle." A resident the other grace will have expired: yet up claiming her French nationality half way to fighting trim. I told morning found his amah in hys to the present only 15,000 rewould lose much of her freedom terics, and eventually learned that quests have been received-to while on French soil, and would "Just training to get in shape the servant had seen a snake in the the immense disappointment of acquire all the servitudes which, and take off a little fat," said house. A search failed to reveal those patriotic elements who strangely enough, French women 4- 7 Dempsey. "This sun is great it until it was noticed there was were responsible for the inser-are content to accept-inability 7- 4. stuff. It's easy to get in shape only one parakeet in the bird cage tion of this clause, a correspon-to acquire a passport or to travel

4- 7just come out of the pool and was So that's Dempsey's statement.

still dripping. He was burned al-I've usually found that he means ried to foreigners a year's grace propaganda in the press during

3- 8 most black, the way he gets sun- exactly what he says. 5-6 baked in training, and was cover-

12-21

S, A. M. Sepher and O. Ismall (C.C.C.) :-

lost to A. A. Rumjahn and

F. A. Remond lost to P. C. Lim and H. P.

Kho

beat T. K. Tan and T. L. Iu

sity 66.

4-7

him so.

this year. I haven't a thing in the, instead of the usual two. On the dent informs the "Manchester alone without the written consent. 15-18 world to worry me now that I've floor of the cage was the snake, the Guardian. Moreover, it appears of the husband deposited on each Total: Craigengower 44, Univer- won all the Kearns suite. They tail feathers of the last parakeet that a large number of these occasion with the Mayor, and the had me bothered for a while, just peeping out of the reptile's 15,000 former Frenchwomen who inability to have money of her "C" DIVISION.

though I knew I couldn't lose. No, mouth. The snake had crawled reclaim their nationality lost by own or to have a cheque book, or C.R.C. I. v, Y.M.C.A. Jack didn't get a nickel from me. into the cage and eaten the bird, marriage are "undesirables," or, to draw a cheque, and so on. In a League Match in the "C" In fact, I got 11,000 dollars of his but the meal had changed the con. 28 an official consulted on the France is one civilised country *Division yesterday, the Chinese money that he had to deposit as

Recreation Club I. beat the Euro- a bond when he tied up my bank tour of its figure, and it had been subject discreetly puts it, "un- where women remain in a state of unable to squeeze through the bars worthy of their former dignity of virtual slavery towards the hus

being French."

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