Show J i GOSSI WALTER TIER D. D The press agent stuff that has been going the rounds about Carpentier Carpentier Car Car- and the prospect of his coming to America to fight has been diverting to some and ludicrous ludi crous to others Carpentier may come over but press a agents will not be instrumental in his coming The trouble is the wish has been father to the thought and a certain certain tam tain noted promoter has been back backof backof backof of it all I may very properly add that if Carpentier did come over on the basis proposed he would take back a neat sum for Red Cross purposes I Although the worlds world's heavy heavyweight heavyweight eay weight champion Jess Willai I doesn't care a rap abou about again his numerous ma I who have a cast iron grip services are hungry for g 9 gol 1 I circus season is is over and andt It t fellow weighs nearly I but the persons who tak takes take of his earnings feel th shouldn't remain idle all alleven even if there isn't a firs fin finman man to meet him in the ri rin nin lards lard's managers evidently that the th gullible ible sporting will readily pay high prices the gigantic title holder r human punching bag for ten with no decision by But sporting men who folio I seem m to tn think u. u h. h fight b between t th n-th the h c champion iri second or third rater i w draw a corporals corporal's guard un promoters ch charge popular Descamps who Jj of Carpentier manager the land of the living V heard that Descamps had killed in the war but its it's e ev ev untrue Descamps has cab I about Carpentier and Carp Carpi terms for coming to Ame fight Willard or somebody it appears is will take a trip to America the v permitting to fi fig the benefit of the French v ed eel However However and and here h real intelligence M. M. M Dev Des states clearly that he prel have Carpentier on the grou gro fore he accepts any op OPI Descamps is a good he has Carpentiers Carpentier's heart He Ho doesn't care tc to the ring and war hero sla g to make a Gotham holiday I dines clines to match Georges wi vi gigantic Willard off offhand hand J Ju that Nol No I Let Georges I New York and give em th tin over before putting his fret articles m 1 The attendance upon b b. b games in the big league duri duji season of 1916 would indic l the game is more popular ever with our people Po Poss PO POis s is is but right at this moment nt straid afraid that baseball is is s sut l with internal th a bad state of affaT affa looks to me right now that baseball magnates and their agers love each other lil liki e of Kilkenny cats and as for ity between leagues there is isas is isas s sas as much of it as between s sand and a polecat If goes bad it will not be beca bec the game but because of oftE U holy ambition of those runn run runnI I suppose a slicker gang gangl fined manipulators never than some of these baseball ers and the more of these w w into places of prominence councils of the game the w we will be Right now tH tn league appears to be on thea thee the e ea a volcano They are internal pains and are like be assaulted from the theu ou Surely the ways of the migi baseball are not strewn with wit wither er lilies illes The minor league e is a tense one ford fellows The so-called so lows no longer come as asi sl Si cants they come demanding want exemption from the dr drand dra dr-a and representation on the g gc ing board Both of these an It is pretty s f tell minor leagues what the thedo thedo do and what they can not nol without lettin letting them into th crets of the big brothers b bli bul manifestly unfair The in should be officially present matters pertaining to welfare are under unde consider What this means this meanS means reorganization off oj whole scheme of regulation control is not the least of tin thi in getting tion Altogether baseball is is ticklish position and it wiil wili to sit on the side and watch it work itself o o danger f S |