| Show Tun r ey May Retire After Big Bout Champion Favors Political Caree JL Jr k Sf X I Is s f Valuable Player Award Offers Obstacle in Mayor Major or Leagues By Dy ALAN N J. J GOULD Associated Press s 9 Sports Editor NEW N SW YORK Aug 4 By 4 By The As As- sedated Press The Iress The second epi epi- episode episode sode lod of ot the Tunney Dempsey battle lor tor the worlds world's heavy- heavy heavyweight t. t weight champlon- champlon championship r ship may be the lna th t. t I last lest ring engage engage- l t t ment for both the 1 principals startling T m as this Idea may nay 4 I I seem in the era of or dollar dellar I i purses r ts i So Sa far tar as Tex TexA l RIckard is con eon concerned concerned A the possibility be ella dis dismissed F i may l j missed hers here and f. f now for tor Tex has hasa 1 I 1 a n understanding s with both b by which the winner would UKU at l appear in another heavyweight ht ex- ex extravaganza extravaganza extravaganza In 1923 InS but the notion persists nevertheless ne that neither Tunney nor Dempsey Is anxious to prolong his ring career Tunney whose tastes runs counter to the blare and glare that goes with the heavyweight he title frequently frequent frequent- ly has told friends that thac he intended to hange up his gloves when he made his Ills million He will 11 Just about have it when he collects around for defending the crown In Chica Chica- go With one million in hand oi ot course Tunney may decide another will be useful providing he again de defeats de- de defeats defeats feats Dempsey Demps y If he loses Tunney y will Ill take up the political career that tha t has Interested him at times Dempsey's prime object In returning to action was to win back the crown cro crohe he wore and prized so ro highly for sev sev- seven seven sev- sev seven en years He might have hare retired last las t fall tall had Md he successfully defended it against Tunney Well financial financial- financially ly Jy the erstwhile Manassa Mauler if U victorious at nt Chicago probably would decide he had had enough ol ot the its its- t tlc tic life lite and retire on his laurels If It Ithe he is as decisively beaten aten as he be was as last year there is small email doubt it will 7 willbe be Dempsey's last fight Defeat would leave little basis on which to erect another an an- another another other comeback effort eUort It promises to be a warm debate when the newspaper experts assigned to the Job vote on rn the awards of or the major leagues league's most valuable play play- player player player er trophies this year Its It's possible to narrow the flea field down dour pretty well ell but the argument will 0 DC ee heated when it comes to de deciding de- de tor lor instance whether the youthful batting star Paul Waner or orthe orthe the veteran Joe Harris at fleet first e b. behas behas has been more valuable to the Pirates of or whether Y- Y Hartnett bril bell brilliant brilliant catcher or Charley Root pitch pitch- pitching pitchIng pitching ing ace ace has been the biggest t asset to the Chicago Cubs Critz who was runner up in ln the National league len ue tar star t player contest last year ear to Bob OFarrell also has many boosters especially since his return to form torm in the last Il few tew weeks Likewise Frankie Frankle erstwhile New York Giant has ha proved himself one of the most valuable cogs in the Cardinals' Cardinals machine DIFFICULT TASK In the American league it may be equally as 3 difficult to decide whether Lou Gehrig or Tony has been beene of the most vital aid to t the Yankees e has ts supplied be the Digger I e punch ec but Ll has been the clubs club's chief ehl defensive star s r. r besides wielding a potent bat Babe Ruth of course coune having won the honor before Is out of or the running Then there is Al Simmons the th Ath Ath- Athletics Athletics' Athletics Athletics' Athletics Athletics' outfielder ace and Ted Lyons chief of the White Sox hurling staff to be considered among l others for lor the therole therole therole role that George Bums Burns of ot Cleveland held In 1926 Seldom has there been a 3 more striking contrast than In the current margin between league leaders and In the majors The runaway of ot the Yankees in the American has put the astonishing margin of or 42 games ames between the pace pace- pacesetters pacesetters setters and the cellar I tes Boston's Red Sox The National league on the theother theother theother other hand shows sho s only a difference I of 20 I h games between the leading Cubs and the Phillies |
