Show THE SPOT LIGHT PORT LIGHT B Dy Dl ND GR RICE COl 1925 1 2 New cw yorio YorI Tribune Inc Trademark Registered V 17 S Patent Of- Of Of Office lice flee i I I STAMINA MIX There seems to be a general Im- Im Im Impression pr's lon here hele and there that thai your Uncle Samuels Samuel's athletic have about cleaned up the game On th the other side ide of oC the argument argument argument ment It might be noted that the United States StatE's Is I i stIll Ih hy In one of the most Important of all the I traits and traits and this Is stamina Finland through Nurmi Hit RIt- tola Rit-tola toUt tola and n holds hold al- al almost al almost most every world record from rom roin the mile to the marathon with Amer Amer- AmerIcan Amerlean American ican lean athletes athlete far lar behind Such men meu as Paddock Scholz Hubbard Ted Meredith and Mel Sheppard have hae taken good rood care of records up to and through tho halt mile But no one on has run within two seconds of mile mil mark nor within ten seconds ot of his two mile romp G Ui ll rr There arc are more than enough targets ts to shoot hoot at The first runner to beat 4 I 0 fur the mile will hear all the anyone any one pair of cars ears can stan stand l Great runners are remembered I longer than great football players players players- There are many more groat foot foot- ball bali players than are great grat runners The Tho latter demands more speed and stamina than football calls for and there are fewer who sue sue- succeed uc The Tho mile milo can be run under It If Nurmi had bad concentrated on this distance he h would vo beaten thes these figures figure lIe He H was wa sure thaI thal h hu could turn one on out In but he b ran ragged at too many longer teH This coming winter may see cc a abig big advance anc In running an and 1 It might bf be b Just as aswell aswell aswell well to watch young Pinkie Sober Of o the tho Kew ew York ork City college force torce COMPARING CHAMPIONS Th Tb word can mean meana I a number of things thing things Loth Tilden I and Dempsey Dempse ey are cham- cham chamI cham I but bul but i Is as wide as a a universe Tilden for six years year has ha been defending his hi against all comers at every chance chanc has ducked dueled every chance chalice to meet inert anybody holding J I his title safe In iii ord to com coni- coni it to the mat mal cent Dempsey Is a champion In la name namo on only I not In fact tact If boxing had any so I of na- na national na national organization Dempsey would have have- been lieen thrown lilt into mU the dis- dis discard dis discard card some Bome time tim ago He made up his hi mind to retire three years year ers ago and he ho has been stalling tailing for tor three years ln In order to get all he b can out of the title he wont won't defend Dempsey has ha ha ought fought talce t ice In fIve years against against a light heavy heavy- hea heavyweight heavyweight V- V weight and a novice It Is still stilla tilla a l I good bet that he lie will never tight fight again That at least leut Is ono one way of re- re remaining remaining re remaining champion fur for life But the word doesn't mean anything Hornsby Bobby Jones Nurmi ButI I Tilden Helen Wills Will etc are I champions Why should the th word ord be warped by a synthetic QUITE A A crack college pitcher would I be lucky to get a year for tor fora fora a starter upon edging Into a major league pay roll r ll Leaving out the Grange case Ernie Nevers Never gets for forI I two months month or less le s of profession profession- al at al football This Is Ii I than Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson Johnon Hans Wagner or Eddie Eddlo ever got for a years year's year play calling for over games games It Is more mor money than Cobb or Speaker ever drew in any ot of o their fIrst I IE 16 5 year ears II lL In Is more money than Hornsby drew drow down after he lAud had led his league four years year TIlE THE OTHERS Grange and Never Keven are ar n- n But playing 20 or more games In the north and In the south from October to o February there In must be many other ox- ox lan cx collegians who who average or for tor their four our or five months nth at pro Coot football ball It Isn't l nt a profession that last lail as along long as a baseball but the tho th turns returns arc now much It If public Interest continue to row grow or there ther will be a n lArcer tr num num- num- num number her ber of college stars stal'S star reaching for as money lIoney next season seaMon Once the Larr barrier ler Is clown lown the rush ruah will gather new W force tore A new profession has hs hi been Leen built up almost almo t overnight There ha has been pro football before this till but nothing to approach the boom of 1926 1921 Just Ju t how this thil boom will develop Is I something the oracles can figure out Who NOT YET Florida has mado mad a II big bill grab for tOOl football ball golf golt tennis baseball and Imming stars tar but so o far farno farno farno no up to promoter has ha put pul on pulon an Ice Ico skating Championship And there ther I no Il move to have the ski akl championship st tied south of Many are ra ar pickIng 1924 1920 to end end- end tag Ing endIng nd-ing the tho th bounding career of Harry Greb They Thoy Th y havo hay hav picked other othe year to f bring bout about 11 hip finIsh hut ut the th Ih m middleweight 1 champIon H Ia In sticking Licking around 1 Tim may b If be beckoning but Urb won wont won't look In la that direction |