Show I THE SPORT LIGHT By DJ AND GRA RICE rn- rn 1925 New Sew York Tribune Inc Trademark I u 1 j S Patent Of Of- Of Office lIre fice TIm P o mT SPEAKS SPEs s I hour ever thus thul thu from Irom childhoods childhood's Ive I've seen my fondest dope I de-I de- de decay de decay cay CIlY I never spoke spoke of ot speed or power j put what hat some main cog went vent I astray I TillS THIS TAU TALK BOUT ABOUT STADIUMS ST One might gather from all thu sudden udden discussion of ot big college stadiums that they were sonic some sudden arrival upon the scheme of existence Yet Gavin the well known stadium designer shows where they have been dotting dottinI the tho map for lor something like 2300 years I And 2300 years ago there were loud outcries that big biB stadiums were making making sport too Important Mr Hadden goes go back back back- to the first Greek stadium the Pan Pan- Pan eg lc at At Athens erso built buill about 33 BC C This Thi stadium ee seated ted There was another at Ephesus with a seating capacity of ol Ephesus we believe leve being in Asia Minor i Which isn't l nt so bad for tor the old old- times 2000 years before the for for- forward for ward pass NO 10 CIRCUS cincus MAXIMUS tIA Football we are told 1 Is being bein turned Into a II Roman circus T This ls Is over our gge our capabilities There Is hi no Circus Maximus round today The old bid Circus Maximus hap to hold a as mean people as asono ono one could crowd into the Yale bowl the stadium at Franklin field the Palmer stadium at Princeton the Harvard stadium and the Memorial stadium at Illi- Illi Illinois Illi Illinois nol nois The Circus Maximus housed spectators which makes males the modern stadium resemble a 0 two two- two two room room flat fiat The Yale bowl Is a pretty lair fair ropy copy of ot the Coliseum at Rome built near 1900 1000 years ago When the Coliseum was wall dedi dedicated something like hike 2000 wild s killed In the th first show We 1 doubt that Mr Rickard l could get away with that plan today Weare We Weare Weare are merely merel more wore civilized In form not at t t heart hearL How would you ilkI to have the gate receipts for a fight between Strangler Lewis armed with a hunting knife and a II Bengal tiger Or for tor a battle betWeen Jilek Dempsey with an stud Iron ded club and a grizzly bear or a alion alion alion lion Those timers old-timers believed In action and they go got It A modern prize tight fight presented a IL Roman gathering of Co- Co Coliseum day days would be thrown through a n window within the first 15 or 2 20 0 seconds The same treat treat- treatment treatment treatment ment now and then wouldn't hurt the boxing game gamo a lot in this age and generation A number of ot boxers get paid regular regula money where they should be charged admission into the building THE TIEl SEr DEL COMBINATION OI IX Jack Delaney Is the finest com corn combination combination of speed boxing skill and hitting power that boxing has to- to today to today day This excepts no one In any class If IC he had the physical rugged rugged- ruggedness rugged rugged-ne ne ness a of a Berlenbach or a Stribling he would be unbeatable He has hall courage and brains to match the thorest rest of ot it It but physically he is on the tho frail side aide He Isn't In a position to take too m many ny chances since he ho cant can't soak u ui too much punishment It is always worth the price or of admission to see him at work For Forin ForIn In addition to his grace graco and skill there Is always alway tho the knowledge that he has a punishing punch In eith eith- eith either I CI er hand that may break up any In a II hurry SIO SIC TRANSIT ETC In answer to the query as to what the future will be bo ot or Grange I and other headliners now reaping cash and fame tame always In the words word of Mr Gray The boast of heraldry the pomp of ot power And nil eli the headlines ever gave a push Await Awalt alike the Inevitable hour the paths of glory lead but to the bush We Ve recently heard two t golfers goiters who are arc not starting south Routh for tW vi arguing vehemently over the proper handicap for their first game gamo The handicap debaters tc but little time If It any Babe Ruth pens H L L Fmay F may work himself back Into tine condition again but hell he'll catch that maulIng Texan or that clouting Cardinal known as flog Rog Rogers ers ere Hornsby Ther Therea ThereZ s the great great- greatest greatest est ost around all-around bitter hitter baseball ever saw saw-a a league leader tor for six alx or seven years and a homo hmo run av- av av average around 40 each season That's more than the Babe or any one else can shoot hoot against oo 00 |