Show rH THE Copyright 1927 New York Tribune Inc Trademark Registered U. U Ii S. S Patent Office By Grantland Rice FITZSIMMONS I FITZSI IONS JEFFRIES AND D DEMPSEY DE James J. J once once- remarked that that Dempsey had the greatest ring spirit he had ever seen but that as a puncher he could not be rated on even terms with either Fitzsimmons or Jef Jef- Jeffries fries Dempsey has a punch that th t stuns and jolts Corbett said but could you imagine any anyone one getting up seven times after Fits Fitz or Jeff had nailed him cleanly and sent him to the floor There Is 15 no discounting Dempsey's ring spirit He is the most aggressive heavyweight of them aU all barring pos pos- possibly possibly possibly sibly John L. L L Sullivan He is 15 much more aggressive than Jeffries ever eer was and more aggressive than Fits Fitz could afford to be Jeffries could take tak as much as Dempsey and Dempsey and both hav have taken their full share share but but Fits Fitz wa was more fragile He was also a better bette boxer than either cither by several jumps Jump and he wasn't forced to crowd in as Dempsey does to find an opening Dempsey's aggressiveness has been his main asset hooked to his dura dura- durability and his own punching Which accounts to a certain extent for th the big following he has built up a fol fol- following followIng fol- fol following lowing which resents any criticism o of anything he might do And yet a II year yea ago about 60 per cent of the same sam following follo were pulling for Tunney t thammer to hammer his shaggy turret off TUNNEY TUN EY AND TIlE THE CROWD Gene Tunney has the right idea In Innot innot I Inot not bothering himself about the sym sym- sympathy sympathy sympathy pathy or support of the crowd He heard one Madison Square Gar Gar- Garden Garden Garden den gathering cheer Harry Wills am and jeer Dempsey the same night A few weeks later lat r he heard about the same sam gathering cheer Dempsey and jeer him These two occasions seem to have hav taught him all aU he cares to know about abou the attitude of the populace at large So he has kept away from crowds a as much as possible and he isn't inter Inter- interested ested cst d in what the crowd may think He lie heard the same type of crowd that pulled for him to beat Dempsey later on pull for Dempsey to whIp Sharkey And he takes it for granted the same type of clowd will pull for Dempsey to beat him It seems ridiculous for lor any fighter to bother about what the crowd may think as long as said crowd is willing willingto to shovel out or shovel in for three fights within a year A FEW QUERIES If Dempsey beats Tunney in Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago Chicago cago writes L. L H. H II H. as I think he will will wll l Tunney then have to beat Shar Shar- Sharkey Sharkey Sharkey key to get a return match with Demp Demp- Dempsey Dempsey Dempsey sey next summer Or will Sharkey first have to whip the winner of the Uzcudun Delaney fight It all seems to be getting a trifle complicated and Id I'd like some tip on the program to tomake tomake tomake make my plans In advance I thought Dempsey punched Shar Shar- Sharkey Sharkey key low comments R. R J. J F. F but I wasn't bothered about that What Id I'd like to know is this why this why did an experienced ring man drop both hands when he ho was hit and turn his head toward the referee leaving his Jaw wide open for a punch rather than drop on one knee to make his com corn complaint complaInt plaint Why did he absolutely leave himself open to a II certain knockout when he didn't have to If he wanted to claim a foul R. R J. J F. F 1 might ask Mr Sharkey Mind rUnd reading Isn't part of our trade trad LARRUPING LOU LOUThe LOUThe LOUThe The early summer report that Lou Gehrig would fold up sip and fade out by August 1 doesn't seem to be pan pan- panning panning ning out per cent Gehrig last season reason batted I as asic ashe ashe he ic blew himself to 16 home runs That apparently was only a 0 wann- wann up campaign But he was then only I 23 years old and he Iso needed only a little Ittle more seasoning to bi b be ready for forthe forthe forthe the big march He may not beat Ruth out but he hes heIs heIs Is s a good even bet for that perform perform- performance ance and he isn't giving Babe more annoyance than them he has yet ye known since reaching the top barring the he was suspended and sick Is 24 and Ruth is 33 Those nine years rears will hardly work v against the he Columbia Gem when it comes to the ding crowding and pushing through th the I stretch Ruth has a great hitter an and youth to fight and that combination I wont won't afford him many chances chanc to t slump and get by TODAY'S TODA 15 GOLF LESSON It has been pointed out that Walter Walte WalterJ J J. J Travis used the old-fashioned old gri grip without any overlapping So did John Joh Ball winner of eight British amateur championships The grip isn't as im Im- Important im- im important poi tant as the solons of go cem eem to think The main Idea is to whip th the club through the ball bali and this isn't a matter of gripping It is merely a matter of speeding up the club had ha I without any sudden tightening o or orb body bady b dy lurching faults which have little or nothing to do with the grip Walter Waiter Travis rravis and John Ball Bail have prove proved this with a total of 14 champIonships championship most of which were won between th the ages aces of 35 and 50 |