| Show Too Much Dough and Not Enough Do in Sports Today Says Higgins i sieves c Lost AW MS Ma t tAW Mv Tm-e Tm j- j jois W A-W wi a ois r MITro O T-ft T USI PACKETS l y 1 LS r- r ro o 1 e Be nc Is 1 cl ding lil hi hie title ro rc turns Finnegan Ins title as champion Mailer and dollar trap trapper per In hi Am America ny By n SAM 8 IA HELLMAN I ace no where Dempsey Dempey has ha gone Into the th real Business In Florida I remark to High Dome Finnegan Aint ho he h gonna tight ht no more moreT Not until hes he's he got cot the th great great American cow milked dry ho he returns re- re returns turns re-turns turns As Ae A a a matter milter of ol tact Dempsey never ne never kr was a tighter fighter Never Sever was ft a fighter I ell ex- ex claims What Whit did hi he h beat lard Wll-lard lard and nd Firpo atT at Chess Chen or par par- par parches ches chul T I mean explains High Dome he never was 88 a 8 tighter who fought for the sake of ot fight fight- fightIng fightIng Inc Ing Hes He's He just j t a money grabber fibber with a rock rock fist Wh When n nhe he bad had a chance to lick the at thirty a a month he be h grab grab- grabbed rib ribbed bed a job In the tho ship ship- shipyards ship ship- shipyards shipyards yards now that he has a chance chineo of grappling r with Wills Willi Will or Tunney he snakes himself a a real estate c Lat graft In Florida Jut Juit the tb came ame cameI ameI I dont don't blame blam him any ni Why not I demands demand Dont you think a champion ought to defend his bis title at least once In three years He He Is defending his hl title re- re returns rc turns Finnegan His title as champion tiller staller and dollar trap trap- trapper trapper trapper per In America Wily Why should he tight fight when he can get et thousands a week out of the movies He hasn't got cot much between tho the ears but hes he's he got ot enough to know that the he be kisses the th canvas be hes he's through as a a drawing card He Hes H tot got to fight some time he hT I inquires Inquire Inquires Inquire's No Xo n High Dome He mIght take tak a p chance at a a- up aset setup set but the probabilities are that hell he'll retire retiro as ai undefeated champion of tho the world Theres There's Ther dough In that that but theres there's there no dough In being a defeated pug Look ook at Benny Denny Leonard onard Hes He's still till a card In vaudeville Even en Jack who retiree retire a about a million years year ago aeo Is I still getting his cakes cake and ale al In the three a day pay to look at a champ but they wouldn't 1 walk alk across the street to see a loser I The Th bIg bit moneys money's money just lust killing sport port I remarks Youve mouthed a It agrees Finnegan The gates gate's the thing these theia days das day Fighting FI aint the only pastime that's being ruined by the th Important mazuma Well IVell Veil says Mya ay I amateur sports sport's port till attracting the lads las that are In the th game came for tor the th games game's came sake sako ako Even that's that romp going oln growls High Dome How do you mean I asks Take Grange Grance for tor Instance replies Finnegan Understand there aint nothing wrong about him going coins Into professional feet feet- feet ball ball after getting done don with Uh col- col college college lere col-lere lege but did you over ever stop top and think what the effects effect's going 0 o obe ob be on the college collece game came nt ha haven't No I tells him I X given It much thought You Tou cant can't give much from nothing flatters flatter High rome but heres here's here what's what going colne 9 is hap hap- happen hap happen pen next season cason Every livery toot football ball player in the th country Is going to try to develop himself I Into o an In- In In Individual star so 10 as 88 a to attract a a- abig abig able big professional r The Tho coaches are going to have ha the toughest time In the world devel- devel developing developing devel team work You gotta fotta re- re remember remember r member member bo that the tho rote lon lon- lonal ali al ls are ar not hiring teams there they're hiring Individuals Individual and everybody's going to try to a an Indi Individual vidual headliner I I I I dont don't belie belle i It II says ys- ys y I American youngster arent aren't such money appear grabbers crabber you aI as you make mako It I Listen feller teller returns Finnegan Finne- Finne Finnegan gan n In the th old days day the col- col colleges colleges col leges suet jut ju t tried to 11 t slip tip the th lads lad some come om general cultures today they're pointing he a to- to toward toward to toward ward money mal money money-ma t s g lobs lobe They've got all kinds kind of off business courses course and and- What of ot ltd itjI cuts cute In There aint anything rong about teach teach- teachIng teaching teach teach-Int Ing a kid to get fit a toehold on the wolf Is there Not a thing thine agrees ai High Dome but keeping the boys minds mind on is II I bound to have Its It ct on sport pon Suppose you were f s good football player In college collece ind thero there WM waa wa a a chanto chante of oC making making- enough dough douch In two seasons eons with the professionals to retire for foi life llo or at any rate snag n e enough jack lack to go so Into busl- busl nes binl-nes ness nen fort for tor yourself your el would would would you try to keep keep your our own namo name In the limelight or would you sacrifice yourself for the team and dear dearold dearold dearold old all alga mater Thres Theres Th r something to that I agree erect but It'll only effect a few real tan Stare In the tho game fame Forget It snaps map FInnegan Every ry kid In a a football thinks hes hea he a Grange Grance However How It aint only football that falling failing for the tho big bl dough douch Look at this feller feler Tilden for example What about him I inquires inquire He Hes probably the th greatest greate t player the tho country has baa lia eur eter developed goes coc on High Dome But But hes he's he after the th dough like the rest relt of em cm There Ther not being any dough douch In tennis Itself lt elf he goes out and gets let eta a a job u as an actor actorI I didn't lee ie his hi show how but from those that have I 1 understand nd that calling his acting terrible Is Clat- Clat Clattering flat flat him to death Just the same lies lie's he willing to make mak a sucker out of himself and grab graboff graboff off money mony on the th strength of his hll reputation u as a a a tennis player That to me Is I the cheapest stunt In American sport port parading yourself as a a II sort orl of freak at so 10 Ruth nuth in vaudeville ba baseball ebal play play- players player ers er who have hav to make mke X's X for their signatures on the pay roll sheet writing magazine a and d news news- newspaper paper articles and turning Into evangelists at so many JOany sous per soul Thata not the th athletes athlete fault tault sayS Bays y I Not Not at all comes come back Fin Fin- Finnegan Finnegan rin Its Ils If the th the pUblic public th same kind of public that puts put up It its I dough to see ee a a three legged cow or performing fleas but just the th same ume am an athlete ought to have pride enough to refuse retus to get ret Into the class claes da with three legged COWl COWland cowland cowland and performing fleas Cleu How Hew you OU going to stop top It T I uk asks The Th only way replies replica high Dome to Is I to educate the public to boo II a few tew athletes athlete off oft the th stage late Anyhow the th stage ae stunt is III unfair to actors actor who have spent their Whole lives training for the tb theatre and the th stunt le Is I unfair to newspaper men who have hav spent pent years year and years training for tor their jobs job If It that point Will was wa driven Into the head bead of the lb public It wouldn't take long to give guys tuy US U'S with strong strom mind backs and weak minds the th hook book I thought ht you said lal ald I 1 reo re- remark re remark mark marks that anybody wu was wa entitled to ill all the th dough he can get set They are comes back Finne- Finne Finnegan can can gan but hut they tn y aint entitled d to step tep Into Into somebody else's else ebe game t mand and take the ham and eggs CEI out of his hi mouth i It If a 8 big bit athlete wants to t appear before betor the pub public tic lie let him hire II a hall hal and find an- an announce announce an announce that he ho will show v himself ort oft all at ato so o much a peek pek That's all al rog-ht rog But when he goes toe on the Stae-e Stae te and not only makes ashow a aho show how ho of ot himself el but knocks knock a real actor oft off the bill he just juet a II cheap quirt Personally says sas say I I 1 think they ought ou ht to cut down on the amount of ot jack they pay ath- ath athletes athletes ath athletes letes That wouldn't be a n bad dea returns High Hith Dome and It wouldn't hurt sport an any There were much better beller fighters In the country when they fought foucht fifty rounds for tor a 00 purse puree and there were ouch much better football play play- players players player ers er before betor the th professional start start- started started ed ed paying for tor stars It If baseball players weren't laid so ao o much they wouldn't stay In tho the game so many years and we w wouldn't have to watch a It lot of ot pave crutching their way around the diamonds Wed We'd have n e new n w blood all al the time timo and wod wed have fast fast- faster faster taster er and snappier baseball When I ask asks do you expect to see ie things thine changed chanced I be surprised comes back Finnegan It it It should hould happen any Feb Slat |
