THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1927. - THE MICHIGAM DATT .Y 'PAC r': q :vr.m TIaFMTa-TCAM 1.1 -a . .a-11"L, * L..' . a~JSA ?~A dra kxL' k-)r V L:V (lamg ... I /©i I ~~ WWlIIlIIIW1W) 1( . v v GENE TIU NEY. DEFENDS H EAVY! EIGHT TITLE TO SIGHT CHAMPION VIILLMEET CHALLENG[R BEFORE HUGE CHICAGO THRONG BOTH SIDES ('ONFIt)NT AS TIME FOR TiT1.LE BOUT RAWS NEAR Crowd of 150,000 People Will Witness Battle For Chainpionsbip A1, Soldiers' Field RECORD GATEEXPECTED By Alan J. Gould CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-With its last legal barriers cleared today and the city swarming with the greatest fight crowd of all time, the Dempsey-Tun- ney battle of dollars, open letters, and mixed opinions moved toward a cli- max of actual fistic combat tomorrow night -in Soldiery' Field spectacular setting. Subject of more debate than any two other gladiators in all ring his- tory, Gene Tunney and Jack Demp- sey will meet in their return battle for the heavyweight championship of the world before a colorful crowd that is expected to shatter all records by numbering close to 150,000 and con- tributing to a gate of probably $2,- 750,000. So far as a strange contrast of pre- battle speculations go, Dempsey will climb into the ring a probable fa- vorite in the betting as well as with the' support of popular sentiment, but Tunney will be the choice of the as- sembled army of experts. Sharp Conflict of Opinion. There are powerful under-currents and cross-currents of suspicion and doubt, always a forerunner of big heavyweight fights but more pro- nounced here than ever before. ThereI Dempsey OrTunney Bound To Shatter FACES OLD RIVAL IN BOUT TONIGHT ALONG TH F SIDELINES are more than hard hit. while Nichol- son. a prominent guard is nursing a black swollen eye as a result of his accident in Tuesday's scrimmage. Precedent Tonight Will the old rule prevail tonight I when' Gene Tunney, heavyweight champion of the world, and Jack Dempsey, former titleholder, enter the ring to engage each other at Soldiers' Field, Chicago? That seems to be the universal question of the hour in the I world of sport and athletics. Will Jack Dempsey, whom various writers have alternately designated as the Manassa Mauler and the Tiger but who proved to be a docile mouse at the pawing of Tunney last September, shatter age-old fight tradition and de- feat the champion to regain the heavyweight crown that was his for seven years before Tunney won it from him? Will Gene Tunney ac- complish a feat that has been attain- ed only once before in ring history' by defeating again the opponent from whom he won the title? These are questions which sport fans are as_ concernedabout these days as their Gee Tumicy Geefood or rest.Gn 1 n)a With the psychological factor, that Holder of the heavyweight boxingj no champion who was dethroned once title of the world who will meet Jack ever regained the title later, against Dempsey, former title holder, in the Dempsey, Tunney rules as favorite in championship bout tonight at Soldiers the "battle of the century" in Chi- Field, Chicago, before the largest cago's spacious stadium on the shores crowd of fight fans ever to assemble of Lake Michigan. Dempsey's great for a boxing match. popularity, however, may bring the Both men completed their long odds nearly even, training schedules several days ago Tunney's task seems to be as dif- and have been pronounced in excellent ficult as that of Dempsey. Jim Jeff- physical condition for the title bout. ries was the only man in pugilistic Each appears to be confident of vic- history to defeat the man from whom tory, Dempsey predicting a comeback he wrested the title in a return battle, and Tunney the retention of the hon- and Gene will be striving to emulate ozs he won a year ago. the great Jeffries when he steps in~~ the ring tonight. I 1n iPT,11 1P1 7 I Fundamentals and particular de- partments of play received 1he atten- tion of the coaches in yesterdas regular grid drill after Tuesday's scrimmage. Another scrimmage is scheduled for today, and then after a lull of a day two full selected elevens will line up in a: regulatioai (practice game Saturday alternonu on, the historic Ferry field gridiron. As kicking had come in for its special work a few days ago, so the passing game received special attention yesterday. No attempt was iwade, however, to assemble the maen in teams. In one group the ends aiid 1acks worked, while the linemen werei n a separate group. The backfield ad ends- mixed in general blocking pri -' tire, though they devoted the grcatcr part of the offensive work. F o r m a ti o n s, blocking. and charging formed the greater part of the work for the linemen, de. fenise against passes being stress.- ed fully as nmuch as thle offensive side of play. Freshman backs were used as opposition. WIh Thtisted not in the best of shape because of a weak ankle, Boi-ard, Schoenfeld, and Schanz, the ioii .'r promising centers, also .ioined the semi-crippled list. Bov- ard wrenched a knee slightly Truesday while Schoenfeld and Schantz are without full use of their hands. The most distressing part of the ailments of Puckelwartz, Hoffman, Mhiller, Greenwald and Whittle is that they are all candidates for the im-. portant and still vacant quarterbackl post. Their inability to engage in active scrimmage leaves only Dom- hoff, and Geistert among the signal callers. it is hoped tihat all of the cripples will be in condition to serinmage at Saturday's regular game, however. II. E. V. FRESHMAN GRID SQUAD WORKS OUT WITH VARSITY Ruth Knocks 55th. Home Run; Pirates' Win FromBrooklyn Courtesy prevailed in the already cut-and-dried American league base- ball race yesterday when the Yan- kees dropped a game to the Detroit I 'igers 6-1, giving Moriarity's team a record of six straight wins. In the ninth inning the Tigers did their part of the courtesy act and Babe Ruth smashed his 55th homer of the yearE for the Yankees' only score of thef game. This brings the Bambino with- in four of his 1921 world record of 59 circuit blows with seven games left to play. The St. Louis Browns, securely en- trenched in seventh place, were soundly beaten by Washington, 10-0 in an eight inning game, which leaves the Senators still in a tie with De- troit for third place. Connie Mack's Athletics, with second place assured them, lost to Cleveland, 6-5, in an- other game that meant little or noth- ing in the race. Pittsburgh won the only game in the National league from Brooklyn by a 4-2 score to lengthen her lead over the Cardinals and Giants, who are deadlocked for second place. With 12 games left to play and a margin of three and a half games, the Pirates sem almost certain winners over the Cards and Giants who have 10 games left to play. I I, Irx T SWYIM3ING CANDIDATES I Students wishing to try out I for the Varsity or freshman I swimming teams are asked to i meet at 4:30 o'clock Monday THETA CHI LEADS INTRAMURAL RACE More than 12,000 students competed in the intramural tournament last year which was won by Theta Chi with 1,163 points, in one of the closest intramural races in Michigan's his- tory. Sigma Alpha Mu finished sec- ond in the race, scoring 1,129 points, while Beta Theta Pi finished third with a total of 1,012. The individual winners in each event follow: speedball, Delta Sigma Phi; cross-country, Phi Kappa; basketball (Class A), Phi Gamma Delta; basketball (Class B), Theta Xi; indoor track, Theta Chi; wrest- ling, Phi Beta Delta; handball, Phi Beta Delta; swimming, Beta Theta Pi; dual swimming, Beta Theta Pi; water polo, Sigma Alha Mu; bowling, Delta Alpha Epsilon; indoor relay, Phi Kappa Sigma; volley ball, Kappa Nu; foul throwing, Theta Chi; play- ground ball, Sigma Alpha Mu; tennis, Phi Sigma Kappa; horseshoes, Phi Kappa Tau. Big League Results American League A long signal drill, sorely needed . as Tuesday's scrimmage indicated, By way of diversion and practice{ also found a place on the program. Coach Mather sent half a dozen of his Several fundamental plays have beer. freshmen backfield men to work-out given out, both for the passing and against the varsity line-men yester- running game, and indications are day. that the Wolverine game this season Today Coach Mather will issue will be much more rounded than it shoulder-pads and put his yearling has been for the past several seasons squad through their first strenuous when Friedman's right arm has dom- practice. Although the first year men inated Michigan play. 1have only had two days of working St Louis .....000 000 Washington ..005 100 Cleveland......000 122 Athletics.......111 101 Chicago ......000 000 Boston.......010, 010 000- 0 5 3 04x-10 14 0 001-6 12 1 000-5 12 2 110-2 6 1. 001-3 9 4 2 Detroit ........103 010 100-6 11 4 New York .....000 000 001-1 7 6 A.N.B. Facts On The Bout On n;"h -A4Ch FornLte Kockyou For Late Knockout (By Associated Press) 7 7 l - --iU L1 "1CU V^V1"UUC. -11 B. '.Ji Si 711 1L (-1r1 'unicagyO Tunysbtchcefrako- are sharp conflicts of opinion every-b where but the general propect is that (By out, he feels, probably will be in one on its merits the fight will be closely CHe eAGbwsciatei Press)nfone and sensationally between a resource- CHICAGO, Sept -21- Salient facts eighth last three rounds, from the ful champion fully confident of him- o the Dempsey-unney pugilistic Gene will enterthe ring pledged self, and a reckless, punch-throwing spectacle tosght to no definite plan of milling, how- challenger substantially improved over Principals---ames Joseph (Gene) his dismal form af last September. Of N ,Myplan of battle depends entirely Tunney's supporters insist that. the defending heavyweight champion; "My wlan oebpsty des entire fighting machine that all but crushed iam Harrison (Jack) Dempsey ofights and the pportunities fate the slugging Dempsey a year ago in of Los Angeles, 32 years old, champion t s an m th o ris fay the rain at Philadelphia is equipped from 1919 to 1926 and now the chal- thros in my path," he said. I may mill him with a right smnash to the to repeat, probably in. more decisive lenger. trw fashion.a, Dempsey's backerss ed the Place-Soldier Field, on Chicago's -chin in the first seconds of fighting old Manassa Mauler as once more lakefront. yeas I did last September. If that hap- the aggressive, battering plunger; as Time-Approximately 9:30 p. m. tpens Dempsey cannot avoid a knock- the battler that knocked out Willard, Eastern standard time.I Carpentier, Firpo, and Sharkey, ag- Preliminary bouts start at 8:15 p. m. WISCONSIN-Instruction in jou- gressive, if not quite as fast as of yore Match-Ten rounds to a decision by but far from the floundering figure of two judges, the referee to cast a de- nalism is given in 193 colleges and 1926. ciding ballot in case the judges dis- universities of the United States. Outstrips Previous Battles agree. Identity of officials are not re- In its attraction of world wide in- vealed until just before fight. SWL1lN(G CLASSESI terest, in the fierce and bitter char- Estimated receipts-$2,750,000; sell- I acter of the preliminary debate, in the pacity, 170.950. Children's swimming classes size of the stake involved-$1,450,000 Estimated receipts-2,750,000; sell- will begin at 8:30 o'clock Sat- for the two fighters-as well as the out would mean $3,200,000.-j urday morning in the Union pool. multitude of the promotion enter- Tunney's share-Flat guarantee of Advanced faculty swimmingi prises, the second chapter of the $1,000,000. classes will be held on Mondays Dempsey-Tunney feud far outstrips Dempsey's share-Flat guarantee of and Fridays, while the begin- any sport event in history. So-called $450,000. ners class will be held on Wed- "battles of the century" within the Price of tickets-$5 to $40. nesday, begipning next week. I past few years pale by comparison Promoters-George L. (Tex) Rick- Coach Matt Mann. with the proportion of this unpre- ard, of New York and George F. Getz cedenated struggle for gold and ring of Chicago. glory. Probable weights - Tunney, 191; It will take Tunney, the soldier, Dempsey, 196. CHEERLEADING SQUAD masterful boxer and champion, Seconds-For Tunney, Billy Gibson,I against Dempsey, the plunging, per-' Jimmy Bronson and Lou Fink; for All members of the cheer- sonally magnetic fighter, badly beaten Dempsey,Leo P. Flynn, Billy Duffy, leaders' squad and any second a year ago by his handsome foe, but Jerry Luvadis and Gus Wilson. semester freshmen or sopho- now primed for the big act of the Radio-56 stations in National mores who wish to try out are most sensational comeback drama the Broadcasting Company's country-wide requested to report to me at 5 boxing game has ever known, hookupF Who will win? I o'clock this afternoon on Ferry The answer for that question, eager-' WISCONSIN-Bascom theatre, in field. Paul W. Endriss, j ly sought and discussed everywhere the new wing of Bascom hall at the Cheerleader . by millions, debated at the cross road state university, is said to be the finest as well as on Michigan avenue, Broad- college playhouse in the middle west. way and the Rue De La Paix, will be known between 9:30 and 10:30 p m. " -- .."...""""""". tomorrow night (Chicago daylight- time) when the 10 round champion- E DISTINCTIVE FOOTWEAR ship match to a decision will hold the little square of limelight amid a cheer- ing mass of fandom. Experts Favor Tunney To the expert, summing up rival pros and cons, it appears that Tunney> has a decided edge in speed, boxing ability, as well as three years in age and the confidence that comes to a champion. -Dempsey on the other hand is conceded the more dangerous { punch, a more aggressive attack and a flaming spirit of combat that is will- ing to risk everything. Tunney is cool, cautious and crafty; Dempsey, fiery and willing to take a barrage of blows in order to land his own punch. New Fall Styles and ExcluSn~e Patterns i In gameness and stamina they seem well matched. women's shoes. All of our women's shoes have If Dempsey's punching power can break through Tunney's clever de- - the special hand-turned soles Sizes AAA to C fense, the old Mauler may blast hisj way back to the championship some- 1 .in fact it looks as if tle run- "ing attaek will play even a bigger part than paussinig unless soni ex- cellent I"ss" r is uncovered or (e- veloped. Michigan's supply of running backs seems as abundant as anyone mmight ask. - Minor injuries, none of them par- ticularly serious, are serving to hind- er scrimmage and intelligent selec- tion of men for Positions at present. The quarterback and center ranks out they appear to be in. first rate condition. Geology field trips made an inroadI on the number of candidates yester- day, only 58 men reporting on the field gridiron. However Coach Mather reports that 62 additional men have been issued uniforms. WISCONSIN-High scholarship of freshment students at the University of Wisconsin is rewardedl by member-I ship in an honorary society, Phi Eta Sigma. 0 Ii... d. ... . National League Brooklyn ......000 000 011-2 Pittsburgh ....000 400 00x-4 51i 9 2' Collegiate - Cihes -Ot Shop f w. r NI t "r r Cl ,i 4 yoa 4 5. ki ~-'-.~f. f f$' afternoon at the Union. Coach Matt Mann. Home Runs Ruth, Yankees; Simmons, Athletics. '.:' IIIltl 111111111 1111111111111M11 11111111 1111111111111111111111111II111111 t111111iiU t llt I'Z1,-" Just the Garment for These Cool Days - -- I- - - LEATHER JACKET In Nappa Goat Horsehide and Flesher Leathers These garments will be very popular this sea- son in natural colors and black. 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