Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-28
LiDe Sports NelDs and Comment

en- their first rude jolt by Coach John
Heisman. following the game with
Lafayette. in which Penn was the
winner by a single touchdown The
Quaker crew. feeling quite chesty,
reported to Heisman the Monday fol-
lowing the game, only to be placed
on grill for half an hour about their
poor work, with several minutes de-
voted to proving to the members OF
the squad that they were outplayed
and won only because they had the
luck with them.
Senator James Walker. of New
York, the man mainly responsible for
the Walker law under which bouts
are now held in New York state, is
especially interested in the small
clubs. He contends there is no special
credit due promoters who have
monopolized the big clubs because
they have sufficient financial back
ing to put on the big shows. Walker
is boxing enthusiast and is watch
ing the game closely in New York
City.
The other night some Of the foot
ball fans were discussing quarter
backs and remarking how few good
ones were on the gridiron this fall.
| The fans hardened back to other
years and told of the deeds of Tad
Jones, OF Eckersali and numerous
others. Finally one chap mentioned
Gus WEIGH, the famous Ipdian quar-
/ terback. and declared that none of the
/ present day crop compared with him.
| But a dissenting voice was heard at
once.
4 don't believe that WEIGH was
i 4 great quarterback" said the man.
| OF coarse he was one of the best
field generals | have ever seen, and
| he couic get more out of nothing
1 than any one I've seen in a long time,
that the bird was on the level with
1 back plnts and defending against
/ forward passes, but..outside of that
l don't think he was Very much"
And the funny part OF 1t all was
that the bird wan on the leve with
his speech. He didn't think that
WEIGH was anything but great
general.
/ Babe Ruth soon will play with
! the Giants--but not for long. The
/ gambino is about to so to Cuba to
] play under the direction Of Mike
Gonzales, who bosses baseball on the
4 Pearl of the Antilles, and he will be
! assigned to join the Giants, who are
now engaged in a series with the
Havana Reds and the Almendares in
Havana. Practically all the Giant
: regulars are with the team and when
they get Ruth in the lineup they
fought to be almost unbeatable. 1t is
probable that the home run king
will pitch one or two games. He is
slated to take part in ten. The
/ Cubans are eagerly awaiting the ar
rival of the Bambino and will root
for him to deliver some OF his famous
wallops despite the fact that he will
be batting against native pitchers.
Bobby Dobbs, in his day one Of the
cleverest boxers that ever entered
the ring, makes a plea fer the negro
/ boxers of America and expresses the
/ hopg that they will soon be permitted
to measure skill with the white
gladiators. Bobby declares that there
are now in this country a number Of
boxers of the negro. race who possess
as much skill asfGahs,s Dixon, Wal
lcott and Langford in their prime.
/ Dobbs says: There is a colored LAD
in the south who has besn afraid to
venture north, fearing prejudice, who
is not only another George Dixon,
with an already earned record, but
WHO has a bigger percentage of
lnockouts than any fighter I know
of. He is lis to 120 pounds. In
Texas there is another Waicott or
Langford, at $50 pounds, who is a
4 wildcat or bearcat, and right here in
New York there is colored heavy
weight who we believe is now the
peer Of McNea, Fulton, Brennan or
4 Jack Johnson, and who would
willingly take on Willis. Wait until
some of these boys show and then
the patrons Of boxing who like the
standard article the strenuous and
| vigorous stuff, will have their wishes
gratified.
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