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Show AMERICAN LEGION BACKS WILLARD'S SEARCH OF MATCH WITH CHAMPION 'JESS AMUSED AT i SILENCE OF j IBIS.- "Armistice Day It Offered as Date of Return Fracas of Pair r " ISM June J Tnrt I virtual feembin of the American legion In la ' Angeles havs prom'sed Jeas Wlllarrl, former heavyweight champion, they ' will start a movement designed to tore a mooting between him and Jack Dampaey, according to a atatement by ' Oono Doyla. who If In rharra of Wll- lord's training1 ramp In tha Hollywood 'American legion stadium. LeCOION riLLI. "Armlatlco day la tha tlma tha Amor ' lean legion boya want, and Jereer city la tha place." aall loyle. "An4 they . promlaa thay will fight on W illanl Ida.' Wlllard gars ha la amuaad at tha , alienee of Jack Kaarna, liempeeye - managar, ralatlva to a return match . between Dampaay and Wlllard. "Dempaey la running away from ma," aid Wlllard. "1 ahnuld think ha would like to dafand tha tltla agalnat eonie-body eonie-body boaldaa a middleweight. I tame " all tha way to tha I'arlflc roaet to eee Kaarna and now that I'm bara, Kaarna aas gona to Naw York." '. ITlkTI TRAIKINO. With tha hop aomathlng daflnlta will oma from Teg nirkard'g meetlnga with Kaarna. Wlllard aald ha would keen up tha light training which ha bagaa yee- tarday. . , LOGAN TENNISERS START TOURNEY - LsTOAW, Juna II l'lay In tha city tennla tourney got under way veater- t ay afternoon, and a number of eloaa natchea featured tha flrat round Were r,,u"" Mtarday g matches Grant Packer beat Hherwln Maeaer, -4, Cjr Hammond defeated Dutch Cannow, g-3: Hpenca Andarann waa -eliminated by Marlon Heme, i-l, g-3; Illll Merrill won by default from Ke Truman: Weaton Vernon Jr. woa over m M mnn, a s, s-i, while isirry mlth won by default from Harris I'llls- ,.wry; "'y Monaon won from r"rlts laamn. -4. and Wendell Thain - beat lava Burgoyna. f-l, S I. Uthar matchea achedulad la tha flrat round ara aa followa: Joa Cowley va. Mickey Cardon, Aaron Olson a hukrl 'Huaaeln, Bti.nca Koclea va Albert 'Thompson. Vv. A. Monaon vg. Lea Jonaa. Jtoy 'ftulen vs. Albert Titus, William Howell va Uaorga Krrlea. Marrlner Kcclaa vs. Solon Harbar, Happy Hrang-5'.n!.vl. Hrang-5'.n!.vl. rber. f. R. Johnson vs. e ? B. "oblnson. Oeorge' C. Jensen va n. . Jannlnga W. J. t ickers va R. K. Verntaon, Albert Law va Alton Baser. "WOMEN PLAY FIRST ' ROUND OF TENNIS Tha lad city tnnl tournamant - pint iwiy to a food start yastarday rtorneon Thra matchaa war dis- IhrouaTh dsfault. "m MlM s,Kf l1 flfta Ermi Mo- Kwan and Mlaa Thlma Jaot.hs ?f 'h4ln" I" nor match with Mias Ida Hohlnson. .J, .. pii.a Nana Uoy defaulted to Mlaa Madlln Brouby. "- Hi. mitrhii ra on today'g achsdul. aa followa: I uVlork Mra O. W. Hlrachlar v. Mlaa Maud Haddlar. tflaa Haln Wright. 810 o'clofk-w-Miag Phylla Hod gas va &- Mi am tuuck v.. ra. H. P. ftrnnak. lo-h-rMleg Ollvg B rod bock a |
