Show I LIGHT THE SPORT LIGHT 1 Dy Br y Im ICE Cop t u- u m New York Inc Ine I c Trademark nRc v U C g Talent alene Of- Of flee Of-flee n TIIE PROFESSIONAL AL SIDE on the aver aver- average average age I Is a poor living for those thor en- en enlisted enlisted listed on tM the th competitive side ld There Are ar a 8 few Cew who reap a aprice aprice price but not no as a man many I a a one might think On a tour that thU no now is II I taking your roving correspondent over ove more mor than miles mile of Ameri- Ameri American American American can soil soli one on continually runs run across aero s former lormer stars tar from rom various sports sport and mOat mo t of ef these well past their prime are ar just about getting along with almost lmos nothIng In the bank ns n's It a great creat looking life lite lit to te the youngster ter of ot 21 or 22 But nut there are too tea many seamy aides for tor those who suddenly discover at at 34 ator Hor or 85 35 5 that they are ar thrOugh with no trad trade or cr profession to fall tall back backen backon on en enOT NOT OT so son SOFT Judging from front the Hi money men men- mentioned mentioned In this overflowing overflowing- age there le Is I a II general Impression abroad that most mOlt of ot the tM loaders l adnar are on their way ay to 16 riche It f Is Ie far tor better now than It used us to be but out of or the mass maas only a afew afew few Cew finish with enough mon money y say sav AV- AV AVed saved ad ed to carry them safely on through to Charon Lan Landing In the th last few tew weeks I have havrun run across moro morn than 40 former atara tar ball players boxers jock jock- jocke's jockeys eye eys etc who In their day and time lime heard the cheering hullabaloo ot of bIg bit crowds crowd tor for more than a afew afew few tew years ears There was WOI but little tittle buoyancy I left lert In mot most mo t of ot those these the n now w They had taken up other Irad radee rad a too late lato In life lite lit to have an equal show Chow Most Moat of at them seemed teemed to be b living upon memories They had been forgot forgot- forgotten ten ten except by a few lf timers old old who still recalled their put past achievements achIevement TAKE T THE TILE BOXERS The Th boxing delegation detention Is one sample Many have hav made for for- fortune fortune for fortunes tune tunes Few have hav anything left lect It Is much easier to make money than It Is to save eave it and handle bandl t t later hater Few v know or understand latter arLIt art arL It may be b different with the present crop Berlenbach Strib- Strib Stribling Stribling Strib ling Greb Delaney and Slattery have been big bir money mony for tor some time Greb with more than fights has haa made mad enough h to outlast any mortal existence It if he be h doesn't peg pe It awa away So has stribling At the th age at ot of U 21 the Georgian already has haa ha more than 00 ring battles battle recorded en titS the cash eash register and If he h con con- continues cons continues boxing he h will be good tool for fora fora or ora a million more Berlenbach an ant l Delaney are art big cards who within another two years ears should pe e Independently wealthy Saving Saving- and protecting this wealth will be b another story A few ot of them will acquire the th knack Most of at them at 35 or 40 will not be bult quite so aO luck lucky B CHANCE CE Paul Berlenbach as a light ht heavy Y heavyweight weight heavy weight t champion lla has the great great- greatest greatest est elt chance chanc of the th lot lotH lIe He H Is I one on of at the th big bit drawing cards and ho h has ha enough handy opposition In sight light to pack any arena until he h Is beaten Io I-Io H can till rill any stadium or pardon garden with Delaney Stribling Slattery or Tunney The Th public pays In the th m main ln to toMe toBee tose Me Bee an attack not a defense And Berlenbach alway always I Is will will- willing willing ing to lead head the th charge chare When he step into the th resin there always alway Is action The Th game am Is I bitter better no now but It Itla itis ItI la is only tor for the few tow No one ono hears bears much about the th 95 per cent who get nowhere and find tind themselves or on the shelf at 3 0 or 36 35 3 THE SORER LINE Lr LINETh The Th growth ot or competition among amons people has hoa made It harder hard r for the th competitor but If It he can keep keel winning his hie hi re- re reward re r ward ward Is I greater than It ever was wu The Th safer later aide elde ld la Is coaching coaching- and teaching with so 10 many entries C Into many games eames ames Good football coaches and good golf golt instructors can figure on in- in indefinite in definite career careers They may not clean dun up as a the winning competitor does b but they have bave something to bank on ZO 20 years away The Th teaching teaching- side fid today I one ot of the tb big features of ot sport aport There I is a 8 a growing growing- desire de ir to learn l rn and succeed Publicity given liven the th win win- winner winner nere ner has haa fanned Canned d ambitions ambition into flaming dreams It la Is I nothing now BOW to run across a young young- football player who can pus kick hick tackle and ana block some at the thee age ot of 11 15 or It 15 in som emall aman smalltown town where the five years eara year ago onlY the bare bar rudiments rudiment would have han been known n Yet Tet judging from the performance perform perform- performance perform perform-anc ance of ot Nurmi Hoft Hoff and others tl l country doesn't stand alone It will w be b interesting to look at a afew few Cew t w record records about five years year from now when wh n the th com coming In r crop have hav had th their lr chance chanc to show how |