Show 1 1 I TADS TAD'S BITS TID-BITS 11 J Jo I o o Written for tor International Nci Service I Ne New York Jan 2 Dear Tad There should hould bo be no ar argument argument ar- ar as to who was tho greatest tighter rIghter of oC them all I cannot see anone anono an- an ono one but Syracuse Tommy Ryan Han Ho was game me clever a great mixer figured fig fig- ever every o mo and every step knew how host to feint and take talc instant advantage advantage tage taso of ot ever opponent He lie cared nothing for size At pounds he lie fought and defeated he heavyweights like Bonnor Bonner Dick OBrien O'Brien Root Law v Law Law-I ler and Craig He was knocked out outi and nd saved by tho the bell In several fights 1 but came back and lI by using his brain outgeneraled his opponents and with ono one exception always alwa's left tho the ring vie victor Ictor to r. r Take his battle with Ith Tommy West WestIn estIn est In Louisville Never in the tho history of oC the thc sport was AB there another such oat bat tie tle When sick and anti weighing pounds he ho out outgeneraled and knocked I out Kid Carter In Fort Eric All those tou tough h heavyweights hea became ups ct him And he un understood tho game gamo from A to Z Ho would find ever e opponents opponent's opponents opponent's op op- op- op weak spot and mako make use of ot it Look up his battle battlo with ec ham hamand and several fights with Mysterious Billy Smith H He had confidence ence in him him- self He Ho knew how ho to defend himself and what a wallop ho had Another thing thinS about Foxy Tommy Tomm was that he hel l knew new how to teach others how to fight tight No matter who claims tho the cr credit lt James J. J Jeffries would never er have havo been heard of ot but for tho the tutorIng tutorIng tutor- tutor Ing ho he received under the tho watchful of oC Tommy Ryan Ryan n originated the famous Jeffries crouch He lie was WI the greatest cross with left or right Ho know knew how to feign grogginess and keep In position to wallop over tho sleep pro ducer He lie was also trick tricky For instance in- in stance when he fought Dunfee he stopped to call his attention to the packed house and the moment Dunfee took a slant around ho lie was gone cone Sincerely Sin Sin- cerel yours ours JACK CURLEY Hurray for Ohio Some state that Ohio Jack Dempey Dempsey Demp- Demp sey eJ ey won the heavyweight championship champion champion- ship there Pat Morans Moran's Cincinnati Reds copped tho the worlds world's series there and today Ohio has haa about six native sons entered in the presidential sub urban Carl Carl- Rose Hone Potatoes s Some women would rather sweep the room with a glance glanco than with a a. broom The applause of oC one single person as Samuel Johnson has said may may be beof beof beof of great consequence Sam evidently evidently- didn't know many actors Maybe It its s best the tho world didn't end endon endon on December 17 11 Some profiteer on tho the other othet side of or tho the long long trail was probably getting betting read ready to boost the price of gold harps Who won the pound of sugar of offered of- of b by some hearted big millionaire fore foro a sprint in the recent six day race We wonder if It the Mars papers would copy in the event that this cruel old apple did take a Fred McKay Wo We 0 also 1 0 wonder If Venus Mercury Jupiter Saturn Neptune Neptuno and Mars lars would exclaim j nho sho look natural natural natural nat nat- ural JOHN KEENE |