South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-31
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BY HENRY l.. FAIRFIELD.
CUnited Press sports Editor.)

NEW YORK. July 3O.-(By L. P.)
Some OF that peculiar brand Of OPP
timist. which think that sunshine is
propaganda and that all silver clouds
wear dirty linen. are turning up their
noses at the Dempsey-Wills fight.
Don't bet though" they whisper.
because the double-x is always
ready TO step in"
They turn back a few pages Of the
book and call attention TO the story
that Jack Johnson was hired to take
the flop for Jim Jeffries, but that
he forgot about the agreement when
he saw he could win.
Things always look blue through
blue glasses. Professional boxing op-
crates largely in somber settings. but
in justice TO a lot of respectable boys
in the game, it must be said that a
fan going TO a fight looking for a
fake can always see something that
makes him think he was right.
As long as there are tongues. there
will be talk Of both kinds Several
weeks ago Urban Shocker. star pitch
err Of tbs st. Louis Browns. went to
the hospital. The next day George
Sister appeared on the field with A
bandaged thumb and Marty Mona
nus had his cap pulled down low.
Stories were circulated that Shock
err Sisler and McManus had engag-
ed in free-for-all, that the club
was split in factions and that wild
night parties were wreckiing the pen
nant chances of the team.
No one who knows the three play
ers would either repeat the story or
believe it.
Any player who could send an
athlete like Shocker to the hospital
for two weeks ought 70 be chasing
Jack Dempsey instead of baseballs.
Barney Dreyfuss denies that
George Gibson was invited to hand
in his resignation as manager Of the
Pittsburgh Pirates ard maintains
that it was a surprise 10 him
Things had not been going well
with the Pirates since they blew the
pennant last year ana Il was said
not To have been entirely the fault
of Gibson.
Reports from Pittsburg have it
that a complete house cleaning may
be brought about before the end of
the present season.
Silly Hack. Memphis promoter. IS
the first in the ring game 10 follow
the lead Of several major league
baseball clubs in manufacturing
fans for his sport
Hack staged a recent fight be-
tween Pal Moore and Sammy Mar
dell and he opened the left field
bleachers at the park for youngsters
in knee pants at SO cents a head.
Joe Rivers. the Mexican light
weisht. who was a leading contender
in the days OF Cans and Nelson. tried
comeback recently in Portland.
oregon. against Bobby Harper and
was knocked out in the eighth round.
Every time an old timer uses the
. A'INr aNA AaA4uWNr 0dNh hTlll0n
stands out more and more as the
marvel OF the age.
Western golfers soon will decide
10 save time and trouble and crown
Chick Evans as the king for life
Tie has won the western title six
times in a row and is still going
strong.
Mile suzanne Leqgien may show
signs OF a weak heart fl tight places
but the European tennis champion
II not without craftsmanship in the
degree that some have painted her.
In a tisht match with Miss Eliza
beth RYAN recently In the British
national Championships az Wimble-
don, Suzanne was favored by the
referee on a close decision and on
the next play she deliberately drove
The ball far out OF the court 10 even
he point.
That's good stuff In tennis bat re