Show ROPED ROPED AREN ARENA CHAMPIONS S I IN F FOR R LONG LONG TOUGH WINTER WITHOUT BOUTS DEMPSEY LACKS A PROMISING OPPONENT l lOther Other ther Champs Pick Up but Few Small 4 Fights iJ i T jt n By U ROBERT 40 FW Yom Dec 1 12 LOOkS Looks like ft long song tough winter Inter for or most of the Je e champions Jack Dempsey Dempse eXt's eX- eX ts t's to do some hunting a a. little picture re work work aul nothing I iKe Jack Jacl would jump at the V ii lanctO inc to fight but cant can't spot a I tele- tele o opponent even cven with a op fc p The champion however is I Int in boom the boxing l that I t o America will develop a P. prom prom- rom rom- romI heavyweight t. Even should a the suddenlY hop over c mer orizon bizon it would be next summer N tf the earliest before Dempsey could some gome ome action in the ring idle Leonard is another BennY Benny Benn cham The lightweight training and is has lUls started that the near future will f bout or two but Benny I overconfident that boxing will m his bankroll for some consul consid- f atten tenta- tenta has tiNe Leonard a tre e agreement I. I to meet Joe Benain Benthin Ben- Ben thin ain rl e in the new year out this match Is de- de fe jn n the tho coast but of ident on the final passage new boxing law which ill iIi permit ten rod decision de- de w outs and twelve rounds without If It this prospect ros falls rall Through rough I rough Leonard will have to await the outcome of or the lightweight York and be- be C in New ew Jore pre the ultimate winner will be beable beable beable able to meet Benny the flowers be blooming in the spring GETS FI V. W. W t Geno Gene Tunney Is picking picking- dp 11 ar ai 11 oc- oc match on the road but the light heavyweight champion in intends in- in tends ends to wait walt for the outdoor seaon seaon sea- sea on on before tackling Tom Gibbons ex cx RIckard tried to bring this pair I some time during the win win- r but Bill Gibson Tunney's s man- man nero tree er couldn't be convinced why he accept an indoor match for bodt t one fourth the amount a fight on one of the tho bigger outdoor arenas fetch l ho Mickey I plans s Walker a lively fy fyi i Is winter vion one ro of campaign a the a few Is happiest when scrapping lies ile's a throwback to some of the champions who preferred to hr- hr first and then settle business afterward One of the few title tle bouts In New York this winer win win- ir wr will likely be a a. clash between Valker and Dave Shade This was Mio he bout that brought about Walkers Walker's Walkers Walker's Walk Walk- alk New York rork ers er's disqualifications in I hade flied filed a challenge to meet the I welterweight champion 1 Meanwhile Walker allor sl signed nod to fight Benny Leon Leon- Leonerd erd rd and nd the New I York commission promptly bann banned d dUcke Mickey not on Shade Shade- W lost out Leonard Leohard Injured all ni around because is hand and had to call off the 1 I 1 Mickey h has hs s had lots of time to i hink Ink things thing o er over oser and arrived at I conclusion it would be best to tonako nako aKa peace with the New I York Yort He lie wants to meet I c o. o and nd it its it's s quite likely the Now ov authorities will even the bout for the big biK town Valker Vather wants ants to keep busy all I win win- f 11 In Th order to keep pointing for forI I- I h te main objective a a bout with V i. i onard rd next summer J Mit Y tc seen een some wonderful ln e ns of gameness in in n football t y Tom rom Thorp Thor former r and now coach and official pu dt e G g vin sho in the Yale Yale- game ame comes comes near being the ther r 1 wa va was umpire at th the game which which- C as in a driving rainstorm the We gridiron a n sea x sea sea-of f mud and rater ater a er Before the starting whistle I C ehrke Har rd's best kicker ame me to me rue an and asked if therould there ther I be any objections if ir he leaned leane 1 i MV me two or three times during tC I Continued on Following Page I I DEMPSEY LACKS I Continued from Preceding Page rage the game e lie Ito was very iery considerate consider- consider j I ate about m my embarrassed 1 about giving assistance to a pla player er Gehrke explained he Ste had bad only discarded discarded dis dis- carded a crutch and was doubtful I how his wt weak ak I knee nee would act I told him to lean on me whenever time wa war taken out If H he wanted to I carried the ball bali the first six Ix times Mr nr the time Crimson imson His de defensive defensive de- de work was superb In addition addition addi addi- tion She lie kicked d two field oars a remarkable feat teat because the time ball bail wilts wag very lery heavy y with mud and Wate wa wa- te ter r. r Early In the time second period Gehrke was vt-as seriously cut over O the right eye en while making a despen- despen nip tackle lie Jle refused to quit Time The Injury was quickly bandaged and Gehrke remained at hI his hiI position backing tip 1 the time line Many Jany times his teammates urged him to soave leave the time game Iun but Gehrke- Gehrke refused to re retire re- re tire Ure until near nc-ar the finish when hs h's physical endurance reached its him lim it ft it Leland Stanford tied lied California for the time Pacific coast championship Stanford's achievement t was a a. great lcJ GI ril personal triumph t for Glenn Warner War War- nor ner whose coa coaching brought about a 1 remarkable change hango in Just one season ason Pop rop Warner arner Is one of the time oldest of ot coaches and J probably the not most resourceful H He lie has invent invent- ed cd more moro Plays s 's than titan an any other coach and his itis methods 8 have served as s a d amodel amodel model for young mentors lf t s I Old Pop Is almost as brond broad as he li lii high and talks In a low nasal olce Warners Warner's personality Is not particularly but ho lio aSsays alln al- al says vaya manages to turn out g great ln i fighting teams Pop seldom gets mad bU but t when lie he does lOts Its It's like the outburst of or a Volcano Warner Varner used to coach the time Carlisle Indians Indiana and there oEs Ds no questioning his Sits authority by br tho the Redskins Jim JimI I Thorpe Thorp was developed b by Warner Varner I I Jims Jim's one weakness was an In Intense tn- tn tense liking for firewater Opponents Opponents I nt knew n this and frequently schemes were hatched to 10 get aret Thorpe I to break training just before a a. certain tam tain game gam Two T nights before an Important contest Warner missed Ills his great star Scouts wore ms pre sent out and fl- fl rally reported that hat Thorpe was In Inthe inthe Ih the midst of a crowd of or visitors In Ina a R saloon That was all Pop rap wanted to know TIe He went directly to 10 the tho saloon scattered Iho tho gathering with u his powerful arms and grabbed rabb Thorpe h bv ty time the collar ollar There were werl several IU end effective r mo and Werner led Ild a n very verv r much in o Omit it t the hI doorY door j Y Warner Varner was as time the only man Jim Thorpe Thome ever er feared tarell |