Show THE Copyright 1926 New NW York Tribune Inc Trademark Registered U. U S. S Patent Office By GRANTLAND RICE CROWNS IN TROUBLE Pete Latzo and Mickey y Walker two or of our leading crown wearers are in some danger or of having their diamond coronets dented at atan atan an early date Latzo Is iii to become entangled with Joe Dundee Baltimore of at Ebbetts Field and Walker is to exchange yokels yokel's s 's with In England Latzo seems to have ha R. R better chance to keep wearing his welterweight crown than Walker has or of maintaining the middle middle- middleweight middleweight weight decoration on top or of his dome Latzo Isn't the greatest welter welter- welterweight welterweight weight that ever lived and neither Is Dundee Neither Is a a. smashing hitter In any sense but both are aro willing workers with what they have and until some one better comes along that Is about aU all ono one can ask Walker has bas ben been slipping for two years year and unless Milligan Is Isa i a a. complete flop he should win It Il took a minute or two to re- re remember remember member the name or of the light light- lightweight w weight Champion which happens to bo Sammy Mandell In his case also it Is merely a a. matter o of meeting some lightweight who can quality qualify with about 63 per cent or of orthe the championship allotment Up to the light heavies it Is the sourest lot ot of champions the ring has bas ever known TWO SIDES TO O OX X AN ARGUMENT r Gene Tunney says sas he thinks It ItIs itIs Is a a. mistake for tor any sporting crIt- crIt crItic critic ic to attempt to pick a a. winner Inner It Is s his opinion that a a. critics S place is to tell what he thinks of oC the two men and let the public make its own decision until the final returns are In The same Bame opinion was advanced ad last lut tall fall by many football tol- tol lowers It was their opinion that no one football writer had any li- li license cense to attempt picking winners but that such writers should be content to give out the strength and weakness of each team and leave lea the rest r t or of It to the final score There is something to be said saidon on this side If a a. writer picks a certain man or a a. certain team to win and his pick Is beaten he Is s 's Inclined to look for an all ali alibi bi to cover himself up-to up dig up reasons for tor the defeat o of the favorite that may not exIst For example no dramatic critic reading a a. play and watching a re- re rehearsal rehearsal would never ne attempt to an- an in advance that the play n. n na 4 There are other large elements ot of the public sport who want a direct expression but In the long Ions longrun run It Is a a. sucker game It If you OU are right no one remembers It But when you ou are wrong that happens to be something else again TILE TIIE UP It If one hasn't attempted to pick picka a a. wInner or to forecast a a. result he is In n much better position to give ghe an unbiased account of what wha took pl place ce He then thel has nothing i to explain no sos sos' and no alibis He Is In better position to cover the actual per per- but ho also misses something In the way or of general Interest In his is preliminary chatter LATER OX ON ONA OXA A certain colle college e president ys that he sees eee no harm whatsoever In his graduates going In for big lea league baseball as a a. career In tact fact he says we are willing to encourage the idea since It Is a a. profession proCession no one need be ashamed to follow tollow Hon Ho tine Lino a a. profession proCession Is It af- af after ter one has passed thirty five or forty What hat foundation does docs It leave lea when hen ono one has reached the primo or of somewhere existence between thirty eight and forty forty- eight It If one Is to get et a college e education why waste It on II a pro pro- proCession profession Cession that needs no such train train- training In ing and that lasts only a a. few tew years There Is nothing to be ashamed or of In following a big bl leas league ca- ca reer But anyone any one who gives tour four years ears to a a. college education and then wastes It on a a. professional sporting job has certain elements clements or of that need no furth- furth further er date TILE THE MAIN PURPOSE The main n P purpose of prof a- a SiO s sport Is entertainment n rt n uplift It If It Is good entertainment for the public that pays pas the price It has served ser Its purpose There may be those who have e looked on Corbett Jeffries Demp Dempsey Demp Dempsey sey Tunney Cobb Ruth and Ha- Ha Hagen Hagen gen as but they had no such Ideas Their main reason for tor existence In the professions proCessions they followed was public enter enter- It hu has occurred to none or of them to build up sport As 3 entertain entertain- entertainers ers the they have ha done a certain ser ser- service service vice that was as needed since this existence In many spots Is drab enough and can stand a a. little brightening up II a little and a a. few tew thrills TODAY'S GOLF GOL LESSON It If you have lost your putting touch around the from cup three to six feet reet awa away or or It if the ball has eloped developed a tendency to pop In and pop out keep the hands a trifle ahead or of the ball This helps to keep the line ad also to give the ball an which Insures a truer run It Is the best way vay to putt In an any case from the shorter ranges It Is the system both Jones and Hagen us use and they mw miss few within three or six Lx feet teet or of the tho cup |