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and found it several feet under the |
waters of Jamaica bay.
Only q comparatively few box
ing champions are prosperous.
Lucky speculation has made Jess
willard a Millionaire. Johnny Kill
bane, Benny Leonard. Packey Nc
Farland and Mike Gibbons have
six-fgure fortunes.
Jim Jeffries lost his ring earn
ings by maintaining an expensive
cafe in which he himself was the
largest spender. He grabbed a
stake Of 100000 from his fight
with johnson and invested it wise
~. Today, Big JEFF owns timber
lands and several productive
ranches.
Jack Dempsey, co-recipient OF the
worlds largest boxing purse, from
his defeat of Jess willard, admitted
that he agreed to his recent fight
with Bill Brennan because he was
broke.
In the main, the average big
league ball player is better on f.
nancially than the average boxer.
The formers earnings average &c.
0Oea year. The average fighter might
make as much, but after paying OF
his retinue and personal expenses,
his ledger will show considerably
less than half.
Few big league ball players live
beyond their means.
WOMEN REAL ACES.
The thrift of Mrs. Rube Waddell
was all that kept the worlds great
est southpaw from the potter's field
when he died. Left to draw his
own salary, the RUDE would never
have stopped spending until he was
broke. With Mrs. Waddell as treas
urer, they lived in comparative
comfort.
Packey Mcfarland became a plu-
tocrat through the influence of the
girl who later became his wife. She
and her father taught Packey the
ethics OF banking. Today he is one
Of the first citizens of Joliet.
Johnny Kilbane's wife labored
over the dashboard SO her illus
trious husband could get a start.
Today they both wear diamonds
and collect rents from a dozen
apartment houses.
Benny Leonard was raised among
| the worts gansters in New York,
but his mothers guiding influence
made it easy for him to spurn
criminal pursuits and save his
money.
George Stallings was on the
verge Of bankruptcy when he mar
ried Betty Sharpe. sister Of the
late Bud Sharpe, former first base
man OF the Braveh. Mrs. Stall
''ings inculcated her husband with
. desire to save Today their plan
i tation near Macon is one Of Geor-
gas show places.
When Ty Cobb started with the
! Tigers, he was kidded SO relent-
lessly by the older players that he
was ready to quit the game for
good. His girl" dissuaded him
She knew intuitively that her flu
ture husband would become q IA
nous ball player.
! Babe Ruth married . smart little
woman several years ago, and il
lis conceded generally that the homs
run king owes his success to her
Babe. reared in an orphanage, live!
wholly for the pleasures and com
forts Of others. It would be hart
to figure where Babe would align
were it not that little Mrs. Rutl
holds the purse strings.
/ 1t is not generally known tina
Mrs. John McGraw was her ia
nous husbands business manager
She negotiated with the late Johl
T. Brush for her husbands job q
manager of the Giants. However
| it is we'll known that Mrs. McGrav
is the only person who can han
idle" the Little Napoleon when he 1
On the warpath.
/ Prominent athletes. the worl
over. are like little boys in tn
hands Of their wives. Most Of Their
marry early in life and show feve
cases Of incompatibility than an
other profession.
/ There is something about tn
glamor and promise in the field Q
sport that stimulates the wives Q
most athletes to greater encour
agement. Seeking and finding fam
! together makes hardships cOmpaz
j atively OF small account.
Il The wife ani the mother. or bott
are the athletes aces.
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