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my tackles charged" the head coach nowed-
-But 10 couldn't hold on to the ball.
NY backs broke through" once more he scowled.
But W e couldntshold on to the ball.
We should a.murdered the other 1syA
We should have SCORED In forty ways.
We hd the punch and we had the plays,
But we couldn't hold ON to the ball."
Each n Of IL know. more than two
Who can't hold o to the ball;
They have tho stun to hammer through
But they CAM hold OIL ito tho ball.
They k a opening IN a fash.
They're not afraid 20 face a crash
They get tho 1ump with speed AM dash.
But they can't hold on TO the ball.
Testing Wills
The Int three ring battles OF Harry wins have been used to prove that
he WAS a Eeat lighter nat he ws 10 nshtera at H. q q matter on
act they haven't proved anything. Rh Norfolk "a toe anal and too scared,
scared In all three "rsirs it was a oase of nc competition which always fails
to give a true line either way,
AZ the Dempsey Wills Jubilee in ca'o 1t w comes OF, would stir up
quite a roth and take in a few ton 'of money, the best d. To- is to have
wills mee, ether Msko or Brenna-
It is important that he meet ome n who has at lesst a fair share OF
boxing skill. without running tn rk O having another terrible dish served
better line, on Wills than any 'ecm" to have JUST at this September
moment
The Proving Machine
1t is common enough knowledge that Wills is big, strong and a hard
hitter There are also hose who believe he la sktdded badly as a boxer in
Brennan would be about a u good If wills a stop ether Mske or Brennan
handny the st barrier would then be cleared away for the challenge round,
in case a -umctent mou o. undenhrush a b cleared up to ret tho pair
together. IT least this preliminary program carries action n viii ret much
further alons than merely tossing a number of words Fl several widely
scattered directions.
Several boxing critics hav. advanced the opinion that Wills wouldn't
last two rounds against Dempsey. The situation isn't that soft II # rs Demp-
.eys ut q a job for a long time to come. and his best fighting days will
have passed before he gets a chance to show his best stuff.
For Wills would be favored tt beat M n else, and If he, also Is moth
ing u. apple snuce her Dempsey is further u Oh {. limb than Jsnnes
was soue twenty years ago.
Fity.FiNy.
They SAL II you are never up
That you are never in;
That one must always live the ball
A chance to reach the On;
And yet It hrnss % soothing balm
Unto my strKen soul
To see that golf ball slip and slip.
And slip on by the hole.
The while I watch It glide and drift
And roll and roll and roll
What. In o opinion" ask r. L. G., ARE the four greatest mao
league ball clubs OF the last twenty years." The Cubs OF lsos-1s1o, tn
| Athletics OF 1sIo-lsl3, tn Red Sox II ls15-le16 and the White sox Of 1915
That latter club. minus Its crookedness, would have been unbeatable Sewers
Of its members were able to sell games all through the year-and still wi
had sold out
The Cubs and Athletics have been the w greatest machines since O
No m else hss been even close The Red 10 were lot far away. With fr
changes they wn four world championships. which is fair enough If you ar
looking mainly o results.
New York developed the world series habit to such a violent and e
elusive extent asst fail that the impetus may easily larry her two team
through again. Last yea the Cardinals ran intoa tough April and this ya
they bumped inoa still tougher August One month can break you as we
as another II you forget about the brakes.
wesmuner is forced 10 81 out and swim against his w records
In the same way Dempsey may have to take up shadow boxing wit
himself And II sarazen beats Hagen Gene may have to play future match
against himself. using alternate balls for tn purpose.