The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-08-12
CPORTIVELY
OPEAKING
With Al Monroe.

or all the "Hot Dogs" we've seen,
we have one on our desk now that is
the paprika. This portion OF heated
curr is in the form of an attack upon
the writer of this column, for having
commented favorably on the record Of
Sam Langford, the Boston Tar
Baby" who is soon to retire from the
| realms of fistina.
It seems that our adversary is a bit
| pessimistic over our comparing the
record of Sir Samuel with that of an
other race fighter of note, and in con-
neetion with his protest, ask that we
inform him of the things in his career
that do not furnish the same illumina-
ton as that of Sir Samuel Now with
out going into details we would ike to
call your attention to the beautifully
illustrated story in the Chicago Daily
Tribune, written by Robt. Edgreen,
entitled "Why Mixed Bouts Are I'm
POPULAR" published short time ago
You tell UNI, Al"
Now we have never had much re-
spect for the ability of Jess Willard,
before or after his drubbing at the
hands of Dempsey, while on the other
/ land we have repeatedly called the
man from whom he grabbed the title
the master ring man of all time Now
! if Willard defeated the man in ques-
! ton, we were all wrong in styling him
! the superman OF the squared circle.
! Ii he did not, and the title was tossed
| to him as is claimed by one of the
participants. we were right. and would
| Ike to ask one question i'll reply to
the piece of paper resting on our desk
/ Is tossing away a title and the honor
Of ycur people dsgracefu Ii so, we
think an apology is due us. II it is
not, we readily toss in the sponge.
You smite EN-, Al.
From every section OF the country
comes some form of protest over the
New York clubs policy OF buying
star players from other clubs in mid
| season. Personally we do not favor
the idea any more than the average
/ fans who are registering such loud
"Kicks" But after all there rests a
bit OF psychological reasoning that is
II least plarsable and to be admired
because OF the fact that it is exactly
tie reverse of the outrageous tactics
OF some OF the major league moguls.
The New York Fans simply will not
stand for an ordinary team, they want
a winner or nothing. The Giants have
not finished out OF the first division in
several years, and yet simply because
they did not win a pennant for several
seasons. the fans arted TO quit them
cold. Now as a result the whole
league was effected. A pennant and
worlds classic to the Giants I'm.
doubtedly helped the national game
Keep the league balanced, with the
New York clubs slightly but not com
pleteiy the class. and watch the turn
stiles click Heated Fidos.
1t is certainly to be regretted tina
we are on each trip to the baseball
Dark compelled to admit our inferior
ty by watching a white man decide
ctr point where brain is needed. II
so doing whether we admit it or moi
we are saying: I'VE can play the
7amc where mere strength and brute
force IS required, but when it comes 10
the point where we must use our brain
we are lost and must go beyond our
people to find some one to fill this
/ place"
We are at a loss to say which is
worse: Watching a white man decide
your vital points, or watching the same
man decide them all the time Our
r"ecstion is If you cannot change the
color OF the man. do the thing that yor
can do. CHANGE THE MAN. VIA
say.