The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-01
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NoW York, Now S0.--Juoge kene-
aaw Mountain LAndiaI the supreme
court Of Organized baseball. pas
mads svery nne imprsssion on New
York. This was quite apparent to-
day when writing men, who follow
sport. compared notes ON the ted.
sral jurfst whose word hencefofth
will be the law Of the land % Tar
- the national pastime ia concern
ed. Sporting writer's bump up
against 20 much blurb and nub dub
II their daily jannts for neuo thxt
II WAS quite . rsfreshing experiences
for them to talk business, minus ~
ffflls. with tho keen-sysd, Whit
haired man. who will try to restore
baseball to it, once high estate.
Get Il out Of your heads that
I'm q dictator" was one phrase used
by Judge Lands that warmed the
cookies Of the hearts Of his an
dience. It vas . good thing no
oui1A boards were present for e
there had been Ban Johnson's sab
conscious self might have flashed
this message: "H0w do they get
that way?" No such modest words
ever emanated from the lips Of the
ona-tims car Of the American
league.
Lands Coed RxanDlA
Tho magnates and others asso-
ciated with baseball can carry on
the good impression created BY
Judge Landis' straight talk by their
attitude at the meeting Of the two
leagues, which will be held here
the middle Of December. They cam
IL they want to. pile mp obstacles
to progress and in general embar-
rass the man who has been elected
to the post OF authority solely on
the basis that he has the good q
baseball 1t heart But II they do
this, they will be working against
their own interests. There isn't .
lover of baseball who has not been
depressed by recent revelations
concerning the sordid elements Of
the sport. But there II also not
one who isn't keen to raise his head
and welcome . new era In the con-
duct Of the sport he loves. it, up
to the baseball men.
Carpenter @Poetio~
Georges Carpentier's references
to Jack Dempsey In his Paris In
terview are 80 modest that many
might think he was beginning to
get cold feet ON the coming fight
But those who think this way will
merely be following the wrong
dope because Of their lack Of un-
derstanding Of the French temper
ament Carpenter was simply in
dulging in poetry. He has that
racial gallantry which II always
prone to recognize the vslor and
power Of an opponent. not 20 much
through any fear that 1t may over
throw him s>With the idea Of keep
ing himself spurred to . sense Of
tho mighty conflict in store-in
which case, of course. Georges
would shed the weeps into any ono
Of his 1873 silk embroidered hand
kerchiefs before the sound Of the
gong; and then. at the sound Of tho
gong, rise up and wallop Jack ON.
the chin. Then. having Jack Into
Greenland, Georges, according 70
the true French style, would call
for q bucket and fill 1t full Of tears
over the untimely fate Of his brave
"Zhaack!"
Weight Cut Hurts Ben.
Benny Leonard. in the opinion Of
sporting men who are good judges
Of form, was greatly weakened by
reducing to 134 pounds for his fight
with Joe yelling. 1t took . great
many more. wallops than he usually
hands out to . lad Of the Chica-
goan's class before Yelling was
ready to call it day. 1t may be
true. as some say, that Leonard
has reached the top Of his ability
and has how hit the downward
trail. II 80. it will only be the fate
that comas to every fighter who
stays in the game until Father Time
| rfure tha gong