Show ti W 0 nw now york tork post ducats dubats bring back fond memories of rino kings s old timers allmers AL A L day long they sit there old timers mers most of them they have 1 I ittle else elfe to do occasionally they utter words word of wisdom concerning this cream colored youth who glowers at them from brightly tinted posters poster tacked against the walls occasionally they smile little secret smiles at the t e antics of sweating fat men who rus rush in to offer kings ransoms for squatters rights at yankee stadium for the louls louis fight more often though they just sit there these fighters managers and promoters of another day probably allaf all ot them are glad that collections are so good in this palace of the broadway duke who deals in ducats dubats but what they like best Is another collection so all day long they sit there looking at the ticket stubs mementoes of almost forgotten lights fights neatly pasted in frames outside the doors of mike like jacobs office and these are the tales that are told there Is the scrap of faded cardboard which entitled a brighton beach visitor to see gibbons and mcfarland lead with agile lefts so many years ago prize fight ballyhoo and customs were much the same then as now papers of that day carried the proud tidings that john mccormack had bought the first box of six for this one that night the eminent irish tenor walked leisurely to his favored spot and found sli six thick muscled citizens S seated there caps pulled far down over bristling foreheads 1 I beg your pardon boys these tire are my seats pleaded mccormack the boys snarled ushers were summoned the boys continued to snarl ever a diplomat the singer saved the day he took his friends back to where there were some vacant seats 20 rows from the ring recalling b bat nelson at dempsey willard go there are dozens of stubs which bring back memories of that great little littie fighting man terry mcgovern who beat the best in his day A larger piece of pasteboard bears the names of willard and dempsey seldom will there be such sweltering heat as there was on that afternoon after battling nelson took his bath on the night previous to the toledo massacre bat 4 had been scurrying b X LJ 1 hither and thither on jack dempsey errands of his own now as he wandered near the arena in the early morning he felt in need of that other refreshment which comes from a cooling tub he looked saw a barrel brimful of sparkling liquid and climbed in the durable dane from hegewisch had himself a refreshing dip and the then n climbed out again and proceeded on his errands blissfully unaware of the contents of the barrel cold drinks sold at such a premium that afternoon that vendors neglected what otherwise might have been a swell business opportunity they made inside no effort to charge bonuses for sips from the tub of lemonade in which the once great lightweight champion had bathed carefully pasted in in the frame there Is another bit of cardboard with engraved upon it in tall numerals this Is one of the ducats dubats from the carpen tier levinsky light heavyweight scrap at jersey city on tuesday october 12 1920 members of the international sporting club which staged the affair were taxed this tidy sum for the pretty privilege of a ringside seat outsiders also were called upon for fancy prices but even though the big shots tossed in their C not notes as if they were dealing in ogaretta Oga cigarette l coupons the show was not a great financial success about all it did was to pave the way for the winner gorgeous georges Georg esp to meet dempsey when they met a year later the face price ot of each ringside pasteboard was 50 but first row ducats dubats were being peddled as high as each for hours during that eventful afternoon while millionaires and outright phonies fought for prized locations one seat remained vacant almost within touching distance of the ring next day tex tes rickard who had bad promoted the affair and mike jacobs who had bad bankrolled bank rolled it were chatting con cerilus mathematics finance find the curious frenzies of the public tex absently stuck his big hand into a side pocket and pulled out a piece ot of pasteboard gee chizz 1 I he said A ARTISTS unable to visit max fight camp missed a rare opportunity for entertain 1 I ment and enlightenment mickey me mc avoy one of the germans better sparring partners has good luck forever foreve 0 tattooed on ils right shoulder there is a picture of a sailor on his left shoulder his right arm Is adorned with U S A navy on his left leg there is pictured the smiting smiling face of a girl who seems to be named anna when bill wingate a very good baltimore sports writer died a few days ago the mayor of the town issued a public resolution of regret the next rumor the brooklyn baw hall club will have to deny la Is that frank hague jersey cites mayor will buy the joint and install travis jackson as manager latest suggestion tor for the what to do with carnera camera club stuff him and save gave him for the laughs they are saying that eddle eddie mayo layo the neat fielding third sacker bought by the giants cannot hit southpaws yet last year he be went to bat times against left handers banders and hail had thirty nine hits for a average when he loses it a gane game fred frankhouse saves his temper by not reading the newspapers until two days later could it be true that joe louis managers requested mrs joe to leave camp because the bomber was spending more time in billing and cooing than in training anyhow mrs joe who dotes upon fights and who never missed a workout decided to stay in new york instead of lakewood until after the night of june IS 18 in the gay nineties a pitcher always warmed up with the first baseman instead of the catcher before entering the box connie mack Is still wizard in rookie hunt in spite of gray hairs and advancing years connie mack has not lost much i ot of his skill in picking I 1 coming young hall ball players nicholson the washington mil md col 1 lege leg ge outfielder who soon will be presented as a member of the athletics should make good in the big time within a year or so ite ile comes front from jimmy F foxes 0 x as nel neighborhood libo and lifts hits almost as hard james ura gra connie ham secretary of the mack metropolitan soccer leape league once starred for the norwood aj and roslyn F r C in scotland ile he helped organize the greenock west of 0 scotland F P C and Is the proud holder bolder of a glasgow juvenile cup medal j sharp trainers already are beating the new rule requiring the jockeys names namee to be released with overnight 1 entries at metropolitan tracks tir acks they wait until the deadline before giving a name then just as likely as not they change the rider before race time the next day there also Is considerable giffing going on because the celebrated bookies who crashed the clubhouses club houses this year are said to be op posed to giving the same prices that ire are quoted in the main ring bud dy hassett newest of dodger heroes has found a way to beat the autograph hunters who lie in wait outside ebbets field he borrows a pair of glasses from a reporter so that he can escape in disguise each afternoon archie walker for former mer lightweight contender now works work s in the curb exchange clearing house although it lias has been years since lie he won a bet jimmy kelly the celebrated sullivan streeter still manages manage 9 to breakfast on scrambled eggs and champagne hambla bauer the lady trainer from the west who was merely given a badge by the new york jockey club can ride her own horses better than most jockeys celebrated gee gees wind Win dUpin up in the army some of our most celebrated gee gees wind up in the army sir barton and behave yourself both kentucky derby winners vander pool audacious chilhowee Chil howee single foot kentucky car dinal and capt alcock are in the remount service incidentally there are stallions in the american remount association william graham who stars for the bay ridge hearts Is the son of the soccer scribe of the same name who once performed mighty deeds for the visitation F C turkmen Turf nien hope for one rood good break out of 0 the news that governor lehman refuses to be reelected elected re they hint bint that a new governor may mean a new state racing commission or that the commission may be scrapped as was done years ago when harry F sinclair was chairman THINGS I 1 NEVER EXPECT TO SEE A new york state racing commissioner remembering and proving that I 1 he really is as much a servant of the buggs who exist in walkups as of the millionaires who reside in westchester the phillies winning a pennant the owners of the phillies or the As APs refusing a helping of that boston and chicago gravy A broadway Bron dway columnist getting an item of news first or get getting ti ng it right the new york state athletic commission keeping within proper legal bounds and thus giving the public a break any commission appointed to supervise sports acting as it if the wishes of 0 the be people really came ahead of the orders of the politicians |