Show THE Copyright 1929 1925 New York Tribune Trl une inc Trademark Registered U. U s. s Patent Office By GRANTLAND RICE RICE- wIly THEY DONT COME CO IE BACK CI CIThey They dont don't come back was written around pugilistic returns It was rarely applied up plied to other competitions where they have havo often come conic back to win again and anI keep on u winning Inning But any ring champion once knocked out or badly beaten Is supposed to bo be b through h to tho the end of time as far as any mortal career goes goca And there has nearly always alwa's been a reason re on And the reason Is that most champions when beat beat- beaten en en were on the tho down grade rade and about ready to flop Sullivan was thirty five and out Of f condition when whip whip- whipped whipped ped pod him and Corbetts Corbett's case was w-as different he he- proved this by almost whip whip- whipping whipping ping Jeffries three years after Fitz had stopped him at Carson City CIt Corbett was nearly 35 out of the ring three years ears when he lie Jeffries for 22 21 rounds Jeffries was as about 35 fat and anI partially bald out of the ring five rive or six years ear when he stepped out against Jack Johnson Naturally be ho had no comeback left Most ost of those who have failed to come coma back after taking it on the chin have havo been about through when they took it They had gone away before they were whipped It wasn't the final de de- defeat defeat de- de defeat feat which closed the he gates but the gathering years THE LAST EXAMPLE EXA Sullivan Jeffries FitzsImmons Johnson and Willard were all 35 or over oer when they had their crowns removed by hostile hands Corbett and Dempsey were the two youngest heavyweights to lose the title Corbett was born September 1 I 1866 He lost his title March arch 17 1897 lIe He lost his title when he was 30 years ears and six months old Dempsey was born about July Jul 1 1 1895 He lIe lost his title in Sep Sep- September 1927 when he ho was 31 years ears and three months old After losing Ms hs title to Fitz- Fitz Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons simmons In 1897 Corbett outpoint outpoint- ed ad Jeffries for 22 2 rounds in 1900 three years later before he ho was stopped with withy a punch in the twenty third round Under modern boxing condi condi- conditions conditions conditions Corbett would hae ha ha e regained his title because at that time Jeffries could coull never ne have corner corner- cornered ed him in any ten or fifteen rounds Corbett was a whirl whirlwind wind for the first fifteen rounds of that fight It may be bo argued that Corbett and Dempsey are arc two 1 entirely dif dif- different different ferent persons which persons which they are arc But Dempsey has kept In as good I condition as Corbett kept himself and whatever happened to him later he lie was In fine condition at Saratoga last August WHERE TIlE THE WEST VEST LEADS Some one may now arise and explain why nearly near every great pole vaulter has lias come como from the West or the Far West Sabin Carr Carris Carris is from the Middle West and Lee Barnes Barncs from front the Pacific Coast Bob Gardner of Yale came camo East from rom Chicago and Gilbert another er great Yale vaulter camo came from Crom farther West Most ost of or Yale's star pole vaulters came from some location in or near Chicago and Yale has held most mOISt of ot the vaulting records for tor twenty years YALE AND XU NI MICHIGAN i SPECIALISTS Dear Sir Tho rho three Yale pole poles vaulters vaulter a 1 form an Interesting and unusual list but hut did any college over eVer turn out a specialty list com corn comparable parable to Michigan's 1 sprinters Archie Halm Olympic helm Olympic cham cham- champion champion champion pion and antl collegiate titles galore galore- Ralph Craig Craig Held Held Olympic and worlds world's records Collegiate titles without end Howard Seward Eastern In Intercollegiate In champion Chink Bond Eastern Bond Eastern Intercol Intercollegiate titles Rated by Farrell I-arrell greatest ono one race runner In Heats killed him Ran nan 20 5 4 back In 1915 InS in varsity meet Hal lIst Smith Smith Eastern Eastern intercol intercol- intercollegiate intercollegiate titles over year three per iod lod Scored 24 points point probably ranking second to Meredith who competed same samo three years In mid mid- middle middie die dle distances scoring 28 Carl Johnson Johnson Big Big 10 champion over year three r period Les Wittman Big Wittman-Big Big 10 JO champion for two years De Dc Hart Hubbard Big Hubbard-Big Big 10 cham chain pion Ran nan 97 repeatedly Also Olympic and worlds world's champion broad jumper Leschinsky Big Big 10 champion in and tied teammate Hester In only year ear eligible Probably consistently fastest O men of entire group Hester Present Hester Present big 10 cham cham- champion champion pion and another year ear to go In addition to above Al AI Robin Robin- Robinson son of was probably faster his freshman year ear than any of above but never competed be because be- be beuse because cause use of or Illness Robinson ran a 20 0 5 4 4 20 as 83 a prep school sprinter and there Is still a pic plc- picture ture of the race and the he time given given given en In hi The Spalding Guide of that year car All of the others were never particularly outstanding ou during high school days das Carl Johnson and Hubbard were fa famous fa- fa famous a- a amous broad br ad jumpers but no shakes as sprinters TILE THE OVERWORKED ED CHAIRMAN CHAm IAN It happened to bo be Frank Franl Mc- Mc McIntyre Intyre who labeled golf golt as The sport of missing men Conditions Condition can n always al Ms bo be worse w rs So far Car there has been no serious erious talk tall about Jess coming cominS' back Pittsburgh proved a a. short while ago that a strong attack is no part of ot a defense In tHree games Pittsburgh scored thirty-one thirty runs and dropped all three battles Ive found out the only way to cure euro a a. slice writes L. L F. F I S S. S Ive Ie blinking given Shen up the game Same |