Variety (March 1922)

1^ l--'-f -^ - JJPi'" ly. 40 V A RIET V Friday, March 10. 1922 1 SPORTS (Continued from page 20) listed are figured to draw every man and boy who ever paw a flK*^t into the Jersey enclosure, but there are so many angles that just now the prospect of any kind of a fi^ht around July 4 at Doylo's 30 Acres Isn't any too bright. Duke Cross Is with the Yanks on the southcin training trip, but will return early this month to takf up bookings. Duke was at Hot Springs. Ark., with Ha be Kuth. his former "comedian" in vaudeville. Other actors aioiind the lot Duke says he met were Kube Marquard and Wuilc Hoyt. Jack Herman, manager for Stan- islaus Zhyszkc), who was defeated by -StranKler" Lewis at Wichita, Kans., Friday, Gabe Kaufman, Kan- sas City athletic promoter, and many others who saw tho Wichita affair, are strong in their claim that the giant Polo was knocked out by Lewis instead of being legally thrown, and that the match should have been given to him on a foul. So strong is Herman's belief, that he has posted a $5,000 forfeit for a return match with Lewis, to whom he offers $20,000 for a return bout to take place In Kansas soon after March 14, when Zybszko meets YousilT Mahmout. Kaufman states that when the wrestlers started on the mat for the second fall, at Wichita, that Lewis swung a wicked right to the Pole's Jaw and knocked him clear across the ring, and that he was so dazed he was an easy victim for the Strangler. promoter of all athletic events, Is determined to make a light for the exhibition and slates that ho lias contracts from both wrestlers, as well a $500 forfeit money deposited by each. Mr. Kaufman states that he has -. telegram from Emil Klank. manager for Mahmout. agreeing to abide by his contract and meet Zhyszko in Kansas City, but that Jack Herman, manager for the champion, declares that under no circuniHtaiices will he come here for a percentag*'. when he can pet a $30,000 purse in Chicago. Kaufman says he would have no trouble in raising a $30,000 purse for the wrestlers here, but that it would necessitate raising the admission prices, which he is determined not to do and that he will apply to the courts to SfC if lljc wrestlers' con- tracts arc any gr)od b»'tV»ro ho will allow the match to gvt away from him. Newspaper reports of local talk regarding the proposed match be- tween IJcjiny Leonard, lightweight titloholder, and Jack Britton, wel- terweight champion, to decide which one can master both divisions, was verified by tiie latter duri a con- versation early this week. Drltton stated that he would undoubtedly engage in 'several more minor bat- tles before actually climbing into a ring with Leonard around Decora- tion Day. The welterweight champ Intimated the match will not be held at tho Garden due (o inade- quate seating capacity adding that the matchmakers will gain- consent to hold the affair at Boyle s Thirty Acres in New Jersey. That the deer in the Saranac Lake section of the Adirondaci^ liave wintered well, is the contention of Eugene Flanders, 8Ui)erintcndent of the Rockefeller preserve at Bay • Pond, anu one of the most experi- enced woodsmen in the mountains. He say the animals are ia unusually good condition. He noted that the snow was not as deep as usual, and he and his men did not cut nearly as *nuch brush for the deer to feed upon as they were forced to do in former years. Game protectors and guides also f*pon the herds in fine shape and believe their condition is due to the fact that despite manj days of intense cold the deer have been able to move about freely when feeding. So keen a judge of boxers as Jack Cooper rates Andy 'Kid" I*almer of Oklalioma, a second Mxsterious Billy Smith. Palmer batters down hiH oi>p(»nen;s' guar<l aiid possesses a terrific "sock." He weighs in at 156. but is a dangerous man to battieis of more heft. At Iiis initial showing ai Madison Square Garden he was hailed as a comer. The next tiin»» out he disappointed many of hi.s follower.s by making an in and oui showing against Jimmy OG;itty. Lee King, former center fielder for the Giants who lias been signed by the I'hiladelpiiia Nationals for next season, was married to Veron- ica I''. Mulligan, of L'026 WaVt^n avenue. Brorux. N. Y.. Feb. 21. by tlie Itev. Father John J. O'Brien. According to a report from his home in St. John.sville, George Burns, former left fielder of the Giant.s, who wits obtained by the Cincinnati Reds in a deal which brought Heinie Groh to N**w York, has signed a contract with tlie Reds for the coming season. ► Joo Coffey, featherweight cham- pion of the Pacific coast, who has been boxing weekly «t tho Holly- wood arena In Los Angeles when not working with a film company, has signed for a series of five fights in Australia. Ho leaves, accom- panied by his manager, Charles MacDonald, from San Francisco, Marcli 14. Baseball lovers of Kingston. N. Y., were made jubilant last week when the Common Council by a vote of 10 to 2 adopted an ordinance permit- ting Sunday games in that city.. Arrangements for the second an- nual N. V. A. golf tournament is in preparation and will be played at the Garden City (L. I.) Athletic Club grounds, July 10-12. All active members of the club and lay mem- bers actively engaged in the pro- fession arc eligible. It will not be a handicap tournament as first planned. The arrangement com- mittee figures on at least 80 con- testants. To carry out the original eliminatior plan It would require months to determino the winner. The committee instead will compile divisions of five groups of 16 players, and In that inanner a prize will bo awarded to the winner of each group. Due to the fact the prizes to be offered will vary In quality in accordance with the re- spective groups, notices have been sent out to all players with inten- tions of competing to send their three best scores to the N. V. A. Club in order that they may be properly classified. Benny Leonard was "booed" after his ten-rounder at the Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, with I'al Moran Saturday night. The crowd did not know Leonard had injured his right hand during the first round until reading about it In the papers. It was ju.st an exhibition for the champ, who received $G.000 and ex- penses for the work-out. Bobby Higgins, with "Oh Chot- rey," l\as realized his ambition in the purchase of a half interest In a new two-year old, owned by Ken- neth Alexander, liusband of Mollie King. Immediately after tho pur- chase the new half-owner consulted all Broadway anent a name for him, before visiting the Metropolitan liucing Association to Iiave him en- tered for this season. The expulsion of 16 students for "conduct unbecoming gentlemen and scholars" by Dean Hcckel of Lafay- ette College surprised the sporting and collegiate world when it was known that Captain-elect Joseph Williams, yf the '22 football team, and Wallace K. Elliot, fullback of tho '21 team, were among the ex- I peilfd iiicin'ocia. Elliot l.** a hou of Jack Elliot, owner of the Hippo- drome, Akron. O. From authorita- tive sources it is learned that the wliolesale dimissal followed a "cele- bration" where young Elliot got in an altercation with a member of the faculty and took a punch at liim. Later on the argument broke out afresh with.in the college grounds, when, according to report, the teacher took a slam at Eliot, top- pling him down an embankment. Williams was also one of the bel- ligercnl.s. It is not expected the dismissal Will prevent either of the athletes from entering any other college, as the Intercollegiate Ath- letic A.ssociation has no jurisdiction except as concerns athletics. Whether Kansas City or Chicago will be the plru'o where tho coming Zbyszlio-Mahmout wrestling match will be lield is a riuestion that is causing much interest mtuI dis- (Mission. Originally scheduled f(»r this city and heavily advertised for Convention Hall, the plans have been thrown In the air by the offer of a Chicago promoter of $30,000 for the affair, Gabe Kaufm.in, of Kansas City, who is the otllci;.! CABARET (Continued from page f^ (termed another •'Dardanella** by orchestra leaders), **Sappliire Sea' (Ted Snyder's latest, a follow-up on "The Shiek •>. "Song of India" (any arrangement is popular), "Cutie," 'from "The Blue Kitten'): 'While Miami Dreams," "Old Fashioned Girl," and "Love Dreams" (waltz number, the most popular selection of its kind). Jack Dunston, proprietor of "Jack s." on Sixth avenue, has brougiit a novel suit in the Southern •District Federal Court against Ralph A. Day, individually, and as Federal l*rohlbition Director of New York: William Hay ward, I'. S. attorney of the Soutliern District of New York, and Arthur Van Tassel and Michael F. Barry, Fed- eral prohibition agents, all of whom are charged with illegally seizing a collectiorv of Dunston's private liquor supply in liis private resi- tf'.once at 103 West 43d street. Dun- ston has gone into detail as to were appro;»rialcd the li.«<t sounding inventor.\'. inelud- of r>e, 4H quarts brandy, lor: pints of $50 for anyone who moves faster on tiie dance floor. Among the holds barred by the bill are: Holding 'era tight, check to cheek, around the neck, below the waist, and a shimmy move- ment. Moonlight dances are also banned, but Dr. Chase must have overlooked dancing in battling suits, a pleasurable pursuit around the beaches of New York in tlie sum- mertime, also enhanced where liquor may be secured. Mr. Buke has allowed 54 steps to the minute for the two-step and 66 for the one-step. He wants a danc- ing commission of five members and an appropriation by tho state of $20,000 to see that the law, if passed, will bo observed. It will also be as easy to enforce a dancing law as it lias been ttt en- force prohibition. what wet goods by the officials, like a distillery ing 105 gallons ditto, 10? quarts Burgundv, 94\U pints hundreds liquors in 131 points Rhine wi»ie. rye, 49VC* pints r:iii and of pints of various small quantities which prohibition boys seized In two raids. Dunston says lie has resided at the West 43d street house for seven years and deems it a violation of thj Fifth Amend:.icnt of the Con- stitution for anj body to dejirivo him of "life, liberty or property." Dunston continues that his wet goods collection is \alued at up- wards of $10,000 and was stored in his residence years before the Na- tional Prohibition Law camo into effect. I!e does not \ end it nor deal in it commercially, using it pri- vately for his family and guests. The complaint's bill in eciulty is lengthy, winding up he must pay about 23 cents per case per month for storage charges, besides being deprived of the stimulant which he says is necessary to liis 68-year-old existence. He brings this suit be- cause the defendants, although CO days have elapsed, have taken no means to determine tho validity of their seizures. The Folly cabaret, I^allimorc. ha:^ had an action started again.st ii li\ the Maryland Social Hygiene Slj- ciety. tf) have the place dusevl as a public nuisance. The oriental costume ball of the "Thousand and One Nights" will be held March 17 at Webster Hall. .\'ew York. Ifs a CJreenwlch Village af- fair with Barnej- Gallant running it. A beauty contest is featured, with John Murray Anderson. Henry Clive and Leon Krrol the judges. Jack Goldberg has opened a new "black and tan " cabaret in the col- ored section of Harlem. The place is called "Shuffle Inn." It is on the basement floor of the building ad- joining the Lafayette theatre, a col- ored house. Bob Martini is the man- ager. The entertainers work on "their own," depending on coins tossed upon the dance floor. Billy Mitchell, "the boy with tlK- Insane feet," and Margaret Lee, formerly of Saffron and Lee, are the prin- cipal workers. Goldberg conducted another cabaret in the black belt last summer. It was called the "Palace of Jof,* and was perched upon a rock on one of the unim- proved blocks on Seventh avenue. Not enough persons climbed the stairs that led to the place wiiich was abandoned. The owners of the Lorraine Gar- dens, a "bhick and tan" cabaret on the South Side, Chicago, has filetl a bill for injunction in the Circuit court, asking that tho city be re- strained from closing the place at 1 a. m. under tho "dry cabaret' ordinance. Tfie bill states the place has been closed a number of times and that the last time the police threatened to raid IL every night If it were reopenctl. The case will be argued Fc\). 17. Grover Frankie, Pacific Coast producer of revues, has installed a neat show in the Winter Garden, Lost Angeles' only downtown cab- aret using a revue. Harry Seymour and Rose Perfect are featured. A dancer, Madge Fiske, is the indiv- idual bright .-pot, aside from Sey- mour. The revue is presented twice a night, 12 girls being used. Bert FLske is leader of the Winter fJar- den orchestra. Upstate boollegf^crs receiviMl it rude jolt when Judge Frank Cooper of the United States District court, signed a drastic order with reter- enco to bail requirements in ca.ses of violations of the Volstead act. The order, a copy of which was sent to every United States commission- er in the northern dsitrict of New York, provides: First. That the minimum bail where sale or transportation of liquor is c'.iarged. shall be $1,000. Second. That no professional bondsmen shall be accepted ;is a security'. Third. That tho bail bond shall contain a complete description of the surety's property, including de- tailed description of the realty and a list of all liens and encumbrances thereon. Fourth. That the United States commissioner shall, as .'ar as possi- ble, cause to be published in tho local newspapers, the names of all individual sureties. The order is expected to result In a material Increase in tho number of bootleggers sent to jail while awaiting a hearing before the com- missioner, or while awaiting the action of the District court. Here- tofore, Volstead violators have gen- erally been able to escape Jail de- tention for even an hour, bcin^r" at liberty from the time of their arrest I until disposition of their case in the Federal court. The disbarment of professional bondsmen is a severe blow to hem, for it is on that class that they depended heavily for the effecting of their release when ar- rested. I <—It has resulted in the moral d«* generation of our people. 7—It has made a whiskey-drlnkinf nation. 8—It has brought corruption in public oflflce. 9—One of the complaints against George HI. set forth in the Dec lata- tlon of Independence, was: "He Una erected a multitude of new ojfiees and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people." Our Govern- ment is doing what our founders fought against. 10—It has established a spy sys- tem in our country. 11—It has debauched our youth. 12—It has made bootlegging a re- spectable business. IS—It has given special privilege!! to the rich, who can afl!ord to l.uy liquors to entertain their prohibition friends. 14—It has taken away the harm- less glass of l)eer from the working- man and the light wine from tJio.se long accustomed to it. ir.—It has subjected legitimate businesn to the whims, caprices ard arrogance of CJovernment offU ia'a 16—It has increased taxation. 17—It has brought In its tta!n all manner of pott> gralting. IS—It has biought destruc tion of human life in its wake. 19—It hos wealcened the vv.y foundation of our Governmert. Of tho entire li-1. of the Broadv^ay cabarets that give extra allrarl ciii and charge cover, as well an lii.;h prices, not over three are nov.- tlo- ing any busine.s of moment. One of those three may be giving up su much money to sell that its profit i.s accordingly reduced to a ;niall margin. One ot tlie places I.s charg- ing foi" a short-: izcd pint ll.isl; o" haul li4|U«»r. $1.'. or the restaurant's rate c»t $;;o a quart. As the "pint"' Is foiii- ouiKes sl'.ort 'if coi-.cet weigiil. the actual selling pri* e is much above. The label of the Quebec LI(4Uor Commission has fallen foi the lutot- legger. It is now being fo:g»Ml v»ith precision and steadili'. * No more can anyoiic be certain the bottle in- side the Commission's supposedly label is genuine, any more than lh« label itself, once it is on the In lied States side of the border. Thouch the label be the real thing, its con- tents are as often not. Prepared in Canada for export to American via bootleggers, the preparations seem to be for distinctly phoney liquor, either outwardly bad or so diluted it's like some of the stuff England Is ■hipping over, especially made up for American exportation. Gus Erdman, for yeari; a cabaret entertainer prior to entering the vaudeville agency business, has re- turned to his old love to become host at Coloslmo's, on the South Side, Chicago. Tho next pool tournament be- tween botikers and agents of the Keith otllces is being arranged by .lack liodgdon was scheduled to commence this week. The games will be i«layed daily at Klein's Acaibiny. 47ih ilrotl and Broad- way, with the proprietor offering a cuir to the v inner. Cash prizes will also be award'Ml to the players finishing sei-ond and thinl, as a le- sult of cacli contestant paying $5 ta compete. "Dim-light dancing*' is aimed at in a bill introduced into Albany this week, but the Assemblyman (Wil- liam Duke, Jr., of Alleghany county) probably never heard of "dancing in the dark." It looks as though the dim light stepping will be super- seded by darkness, now being prac- tised in one or two places with ex- traordinary results. The lights are wholly turned off in the dark danc- ing, only the glimmer from tho musicians' lamps furnishing a slight glow. Shortly before the daiue ends the lights go on again. No advan- tage Is attempted through thtuuing the lights on suddenly. Where liquor is sold the dark dances are even more apj)reciated. The Duke bill is said to have been dr.ifted by lUv. Canon Chas of Brooklv n, liiat cabaret detector who classes with Doc Strnton. It wants the wall/, to A number of the suburban restau- rants as well as the local resorts have adapted the wireless telephony fad to good purpose for an exploita- tion and publicity stunt. By con- necting a loud speaking megaphone to the radio set, the patrons are given the benefit of whatever the instruments pick out of the air, ofttimes proving to be nothing more than a jarring series of the Morse code dots and dashes. The novelty of It is tho only commendable cle- ment of the contraption. Henry Fink of the Ritz Broducing Co. will stage the next revue to be shown at the Hotel Shelburne, Brighton Beach. He has been In- structed by the management to go the limit in production. Fink was the producer of the last revue at that resort. go 4S steps to the minule, and a flrolof law, In urging that the manufacltire of light wine and beer be permitted to raise the revenue to pay the soldier.s' bonu-s, Ilepresentative MacGregor. Republican, of Buffalo, N. Y.. cited 19 "effects," which were published In'the New York "World," to prove prohibition is detrimental to the na- tion, tho "effects' being: 1—It has depiived the people of their inherent right of liheriy. 2—It has made a nation of hyp-o- el it«'S. .T-li has made law-breaki'.g P";»- ular, 4- It hr\'' created .a state of teln-l- lion ainonp million.s of our cili/.ens. r»—It has destro>ed the sacred.»e»s Low prices are the rule In the automobile world, but the bottom figure was touched last week when an Overland touring car, seized from a bootlegger, was sold at pub- lic auction for $63. The machine had an appraised value of $400. Nine confiscated cars, sold at Rouses Point, N. Y., only netted a total of $2,896. Tho highest paid was $1,600 for a Cadillac sedan. valued at approximately $4,500, and tho lowest was a Ford roadster, which brought $31. The customs house at Rouses Point still resem« bles a wholesale liquor establish- ment, despite tho fact that it has been burglarized three times and the fact that a large quar.tity of booze was destroyed by the United States marshal sometime ago. Con* fiscated whisky is often sold to hos* pitals for $1 a bottle. The customs officers Friday seized a quantity of whisky valued at $6,000 as it was being carried across the ice on I-ake Champlain from the Vermont to the New York side. The liquor was aboard a thigh bearing the name of a Quebec trading company. A seiz- ure on the ice is very imusual. Techau Tavern, San I'ran* isco, which for more tlian L'O years has been tho gathering place of b<>n vivants, epicuns and lovers of tho night life, .sang its "swan song" l«^t Saturday night with a big carnival. The place is to be turned into a lunch resQit, It is rumored. Carl- ton \\'all, who owned the lease, has stated that be has not yet settled the mailer. Techan's has ;i';-v.'iys I.eeti a noted cafe in San l'ran<'ivco. Since the bit? lire it has sp"ci;li ■''<'** in its "brand of entertainment. oT- j fering un elaborate caba)"<'t p<i * fernuuK-e. Prohihiiion c.iupUW v 'I* high rent is given as the roa-soi \<^f Us di«*rontinuance.