Show Sn Speaking aking o of 0 Sports Jacobs s Brings t r Farm System To Fight Game I By ROBERT McSHANE l U UNCLE MIKE JACOBS who hasn't exactly grown poor in inthe inthe inthe the boxing business has decided to borrow an idea from baseball and md br bring ng its farm system to the big league fight game i j Of or course coarse Uncle Mike will be superintendent superintendent su su- of the cauliflower farm but bat will be aided and abetted by none other than Benny Leonard who will serve as chief scout coach czar and general organization man It wasn't so long ago ngo that Benny was commander in chief of the lightweight lightweight lightweight light light- weight division Hes He's a bit larger arger around 1 the middle now but l t 1 still has has an eagle cagle eagleeye r eye for ring talent And once the thc talent is unburied therell there'll be minor league training and the l i 4 I promise of promotion promotion promo promo- tion to time big for forthe forthe Cor r r f I the leathar As l t who who come cone through L in the chain system Benny Leonard The setup will be practically the same as In baseball base ball except there will be no Judge Landis to serve as final authority Bennys Benny's job will be to scour the hinterlands in search of promising youngsters and bring them to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to get their start in a couple of minor league fight clubs that Jacobs plans to open In the n near ar future Benny wi will be a busy man as he will run the two fight clubs and in addition hold classes casses for forthe forthe the young ring hopefuls Jacobs' Jacobs move on the surface at nt least seems logical If the present crop of hothouse heavyweight contenders contenders con con- tenders had come up through ability instead of publicity interest in the game would be much greater grenter His farm system if properly conducted should eliminate the misfits and give real fight fighters rs a chance He has promised that any young unknowns discovered by Leonard and sent to New York for try outs will not have to make the usual con con- connections It will be possible for them to get their chances without signing over to anybody's auspices Jacobs emphasized the fact that he seeks no new monopolies for him himself himself self and if the kids make good they will not have to fight exclusively for or him The greatest sluggers in heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight history came from the crossroads cross cross- roads Jim Jeffries from Carroll Ohio Jess Willard from role mie Kan Itan Jack Dempsey Manassa I Colo and Joe Louis from Montgomery Montgomery Mont Mont- i gomery Ala They didn't rely on conversation and publicity to reach the top lop Perhaps another Dempsey will be uncovered in the far flung far search for talent If It so Jacobs and Leonard Leon and ard rd should be allowed to congratulate late themselves The Duke Dule Returns D DUKE r rUKE UKE KAHANAMOKU lord high sheriff sherif of Honolulu most beloved beloved beloved be be- loved man in the islands will return return re re- re turn to the United States this summer summer sum sum- mer to manage a team of f Hawaiian swimmers on a tour which will take in both San Francisco and New NewYork NewYork NewYork York World fairs The most interesting man of his race Duke at 47 Is In as good physical condition r H m as when ho was lift 1 5 breaking world rec 3 41 j And that's ir been quite a while I 1 l- l ago He came to the United States for the ti x 4 r 1912 Olympic trials v 7 t. t f and began a career t f that lasted 20 i years j I 1 and took him to all J Z J parts of the world as a c champion h. h At the 1912 1012 Duke Olympics in Stock Stock- Kahanamoku holm hoim said sald Duke In to tics his hl high h sheriffs sheriff's office In Honolulu the thc king of Sweden insisted upon treating me as royalty He De made the mistake so many have done he ho assumed that Duke Indicates that I come from rom Hawaiian royalty Duke is my name and has bas nothing to do with titles In all aU my trips abroad broad Ive I've met the same thing thins 1 I spent hours trin trying to c explain clain lain the thing thins but Europe didn't want to be bo lieve it so I 1 finally gave up trying tring Kahanamoku set records in his q time for Cor the yard 25 sprint at 50 yards at 22 CO GO yards at 29 4 75 yards at 38 and once in a relay at Honolulu he was wa clocked for yards at the almost unbelievable time of He Dc is without doubt the most popular popular popular pop pop- ular man in the Islands the one personage the tourists wanted to see and the unofficial island host That Duke is an able politician was demonstrated a few ew years ago when he was elected sheriff He was In somewhat of a spot being a Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat with Republicans in a distinct majority His opponent a Republican can was running for Cor reelection election and was a good officer Duke Dolce realized real this and in his bis speeches promised promised prom prom- if 11 they would elect him hed he'd name his opponent chief chic deputy The Thc Republicans roared their protests protests pro pro- tests but Duke stayed by his guns gums k- k kand and nd was elected He kept his promise promise prom prom- ise and nod today his deputy is still the same man mm Both seem set for life HIe r. r |