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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH Sport Short- - Speaking of Sports r Brown Bomber Veil on Way to Second Million By ROBERT McSHAXE Champion Joe who has been forced through lack of opponents and second-rater- s to fight since winning the crown from Jimmy Braddock in 1937, is well on his way to the financial heights attained by Jack Dempsey and Gene HEAVYWEIGHT has-bee- Tunney. The Brown Bomber, a Golden Cloves champion, turned professional in 1934. Since that time he hit earned a grand total of $1,669,-72- 3 by knocking out 37 opponents, gaining decisions over 6, and being knocked out by one. Jack Dempsey still has a comforte able lead in ring earnings, The Manassa Mauler however. all-tim- -- miliBucky Harris had a one-da- y tary career. He joined the army on November 10, 1918. The World wai ended the next day . . . England's ' J! ssr X JOE LOUIS LIGHTNING earned the amazing total of $2,712,-07- 9 in nine fights, thus completely dimming Louis' record. Dempsey's Record Dempsey's ring earnings are worth listing. Present-da- y conditions are not conducive to $1,000,000 gates, but as a means of comparison here are the totals as compiled by Frank G. Menke, an outstanding sports authority: (Figures represent Dempsey's cut of the receipts for nine battles.) Tear Total Opponent 1919 Jess Willard $ 27,500 1920 55,000 Billy Miske 1920 Bill Brennan 100,000 1921 Geo. Carpentier 300,000 fight-by-fig- ht 1923 Tom Gibbons 1923 1926 Luis Firpo Gene Tunney Jack Sharkey Gene Tunney 1927 1927 265,000 470,000 718,868 350,711 425,000 Europe's Propaganda Pictures Reach American Shores Again tenth ranking woman tennis player is Gem Hoahing, a Chinese girl who has spent most of her 18 years in Great Britain . . . Lee Ramage, twice knocked out by Louis, will coach boxers at San Diego State college this fall. He'll also attend Bob classes r V5--h s Feller has averaeed - J almost seven strike t outs per game inis season . . . Charles Brogan, promising left halfback candidate at the University of Detroit, is a native of Ireland. He came to the U. S. 10 years ago . . . Hank Green-ber- g of the Detroit Bob Feller Tigers is the highest salaried player in wallll. . J l baseball today. Joe DiMaggio will be the highest salaried in 1940 Both Germany and the allies are beginning to send U. S. neus photo . . . Paddy Driscoll of Marquette agencies propagandized uar pictures to mold American sentiment. is probably the best golfer among This Above: photo uas passed by A'ori censors and purports to show college football coaches. He plays in the low 70's . . . Minnesota claims "minority German hostages murdered by Poles in Uromberg before it will be the first school whose retreat'' football games are flashed on a --' H I television screen . . Still standing ITS ft IT-B- S is the stallion trotting record of 1:58 for the mile, established by Lee Axworthy 25 years ago . . . Elmer Layden of Notre Dame rates Ducky Pond of Yale one of the finest men he has met in football . . . Oklahoma football teams, under the guidance of Tom Stidham, have won 15 games, lost three and tied two since he took charge two years ago . . . Spain's seven surviving golf professionals have appealed to the pros of other nations for clubs, bags and balls. Equipment is unavailable in Spain . . . Fifty sets of curling stones, conAnother German photo shows Nazi sympathizers greeting a unit signed to Canadian curlers, went German army as it moved into a Polish totvn. Did the Poles the of down with the Athenia . . . greet their captors so unanimously? Malx Baer, who probably shouldn't, is wearily climbing the comeback trail . . . Tarzan Taylor, Marquette's line coach, has a standing order with a florist to deliver cut flowers to his desk twice a week . . . George Halas predicts that Joe Maniaci, Chicago Bear fullback, will prove as great a field goal kickWW'W .'7' it er as Jack Manders. f J .i.i.Iy'.f'.-- ... F""'!' TTtVUV, H" X IKS X lit,.-'- ' 7 When sopho- year more made it clear that his football career was extremely bright by breaking into lineup as to II , II wlJA ' 1 Cecil Isbell. Brock's sensational runs, runbacks and punts last season had Purdue fans talking to them jE..iW.-ft......W- Lou Brock selves. Opposing coaches grant that his great play was one of the chief factors in Purdue's past great sea- son. He is noted principally for his running and kicking, along with his blocking, but is also a dangerous JACK DEMPSEY the box office. Louis' biggest share of any gate amounted to $349,228, when he knocked out Schmeling. I e Two more chivalry pictures: A Nazi guard of honor stands before the tomb of Poland 's hero, Marshal Pilsudski. At right: A German guard stands at attention as Poland's flag is lowered from Westerplalte and replaced by the sivastika. passer. The offensive setup of several games last year was completely changed when Brock pulled Purdue out of deep holes with a great punt Tunney Retires Gene Tunney earned $1,715,000 in return and then a return punt to the ring. His fortune was made in coffin corner on the succeeding series. Use short space of three years, datAs for running, Brock averaged ing from his first victory over Dempyards each attempt sey in 1926 until he retired in 1928. more than six lines as Minnesota, such against Tunney won the championship Fordham, Ohio State, Iowa, Wisfrom Dempsey in Philadelphia, Sepconsin, Detroit and Butler. Against tember 23, 1926, on a decision. He gave Dempsey a return Ohio State he gained 95 yards in match in 1927 and retained his 12 attempts. Twenty-on- e years old, Brock crown by again winning a stands exactly six feet tall and decision. On July 21, 1928, Tunney scored a technical knockout over weighs about 190 pounds. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Tom Heeney, an Australian fighter, and announced his retirement. Football Players II is extremely unlikely that Louis Early Used Genuine 'Pigskins' wia ever reach Dempsey's DENVER. Webster's dictionary total. Dempsey's huge income was increased by his personality. One gives one meaning of the word "pigof boxing's most colorful characskin" as a football (usually made ters, he commanded big prices for of cowhide). Slang dictionaries even exhibition tours and from all extrainclude such words as "pigskinner" curricular activities. Louis can't do and "pigskinology" for a football that. He hasn't the showmanship player aid the art and science of and perhaps the inclination. the game. The first chapter of Stagg On AprU 1, 1938, after he had anand Stout's book "Touchdown" is nexed the heavyweight crown, Louis entitled "Pigskin," and the authors arned $16,659 by knocking out mention using the bladders of Harry Thomas in the fifth round. slaughtered hogs, inflated by blowThere's more than one reason for ing through a quill, for football dursuch a small championship purse. ing the years Just following the Civil To begin with, money isn't as plenwar, says the Rocky Mountain Hertiful as it was back in the twenties. ald. They go on to declare: "They the onlv footballs we knew. Perhaps the major reason is that Louis hasn't had a good match for and such usually had been the tar too long. ball as far back as it can be traced. all-tim- Snappy Answer Mrs. Bronson has a new chauffeur, who is very careful as a driver but not so careful about his appearance. He is not too fond of shaving. "John," said Mrs. Bronson to him one day, "how often do you think it necessary to shave?" 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