The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-30
Says Man in Toledo Who Is Not
\ Fight Expert Is Just Plain Nuisance
Ho Just as Much Out of Place Plain Baseball Writer in
Press Box at Worlds Series Political Reporter at
d National Convention.

day There Is no Interior motive in
coupling this paragraph with the
above, "Beansie" is the fellow who
edits the sporting page of the Los
Angeles Examiner in veiveteen
Jacket. The only other scandal We can
think OF in connection with him is that
he is indigenous to the soil hcreahouts.
He originated al Lima. Ohio. near To-
ledo Hence the expression. Where
has Lima beam
Years ago when Mr. Walker went
to the glove wars he was noted for
his diamond display In those days
he wore not only pins and rings, but
eitterinS teweled stomacher Then
came a hiatus in his maGniticence.
Out in Los Angeles the past few
years he has been going In for plain,
unohtrusive apparel and not much
jeweiry
Beanie" In All His Glory.
Rumors of a certain influence were
current. But here is Beanie" in all
The glory of the yore---big old splat-
ter in his striped neck stock, and
wide steak of light across his fingers.
II shows TO what a man will revert
once he IS removed from certain m
huencc.
startling tale which spread over
these parts yesterday was 10 the effect
that Willard has been doing a lot of
road work at night lately. A pueilis-
tic night rider so to speak. This.
said the rumor mongers. accounted
for his loss of weight
Or, any way, it was one accounting.
Jack Curiey. you remember, says
Jess needs a good square meal. MIR
Curiey could think of no reason why
Jess couldn't get it. save pei haps for
the general paucity of square things
around sporting event,
other reasons we've ASSIGNED for
Mr.. Wizards sudden and inexpii-
cable falling away 10 a ton. m ore or
less, but this weird tale of night rid
ing vas awarded the brown derby
without a dissenting vote.
Mr.. willard appeared in the Secor
today with a southwestern hat, push
cd back on his bean. southwestern
hat Is a cross between a Stetson and
Knox and the result of this close in
breeding is a light fedora. Otherwise,
the champion was neatly arrayed in
trousers, coat and SO forth.
jess Holds Usual Court.
He held his usual court, his ad-
mirers crowding up close to him and
whispering admiringly to each other:
Don't he log great" while his non
admirers suikiIy walked around the
far rim OF the human wheels of which
jess was the hub, muttering malig-
nantiy: Zig Stiff
1t was quite an occasion, one way
and another Jess does look we'll
AS Mr.. Muldoom would say: He
seems TO be in good health"
From even money dempsey has
advanced to slight betting favoiIte
This is due to the fact
that there is so very little Willard
money in evidence that the Demp-
seytes have 70 give odds If they want
TO get aboard
A somewhat similar situation pre-
vailed in Havana hefsre Willard met
Johnson While ii was said tho
champion was the favorite in New
York, and elsewhere in the states,
lhere WAS little Johnson money in
sight at Havana and Willard Was at
evens by the day of the battle. with
mighty few ,akers
You can get a r-anner Of flber.
Wagers aboard around here, especially
oser at the E,edy House where ger
rich quick RYAN holds forth with n
painful of De npsey dough On a
giant black board is chalked various
offers, some Of which SOUND as II
they nigh, haec been telcrhoned in
from Bio lminGdale. There Is like
WISE regular pari-mutuel display
wherein one may guess at the mum
Der OF rounds.
And if one doesn't want to guess
on that proposition. there are places
in Toledo whore he may venture a
few nostications on the proba~
bilny of Fighter, from Decatcr get
ting ont ahead of the old house num-
Der,