The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Decisive Defeat of Cook Doesn't Put
Georges Back in Running, Says Ederen

Ruhlin and others tried to dror
Jeffries and failed.
hrst-class light heayyweipb,
can beat any slow. clumsy heavy.
weight. but can't beat a first-cIas,
heavyweight.
.Carpentier hit Dempsey wit, .v.
erythins he had at Jersey civ ana
even staggered him for q n,om.nt
no' carpenter isn't in Demnsev..
Grass and wouldn't have chancs
70 win In another fight. That ides
was clear in his mind the dav after
the night In New Jersey,
he is too Strong for me" said
CarpentiT. io
Cock No Test.
Carpenter can beat any
weight developed in England ana
could beat any he.yvG.;ah,
brought up in Australia sim. ths
time OF F;tzsimmons. Hall Jsclson
and Siavin. 'schson
For all that. his yictorv owe,
COOK doesn't put him in m. nm.
nInS. for the heavyweieht tjtI.
aEain. That is out OF hi, reach
"n,le Dempsey is the defender
Beating Cook WASN'T mrch =, A.,
r'ch' have it from SNOWY R.k.r
lne weii-known Australian firb,
promoter. who is now in This conn,
Try that he knew Cook veII ir
AUSTRALIA. and never considered bir,
SnythihE more than a second-cIas,
heavyweight.
They Sometimes Come Back.
norman Brookes. supposed TO h,
ABOUT through with tennis ss
ampionsh!p contender, is nlsyip,
In ms old form ard expects IN M
one OF the Australian invaders THE
year when the teams from differ
cht countries gather for the Dav;.
Cup matches.
nrookes was a wonder wner ha
piayed in America with wildinr
mat was many years ago. a
glance at Brookes' career wouIe
seem 10 contradict the .h..r,- tr,;
championship tennis play burn.
OUT the player in two or three sea
sons. Maurice McLoughlip tn,
California Comet" whose tenni.
was the sensation Of the age a few
years ago. has practically given NJ
tennis, so far as chasing champion
ships is concerned.
sIt Is supposed that Macs tremen.
dous speed and effort burned him
out. But the fact is that McLough.
ms ambition has turned TO an.
other sport He has become a crack
Solfer. and il wouldn't be al a;
surprising to see ninI amons "a,
cha mpions in another year.
The terrific stroke McLoupnlir
used in tennis has been adapted "a
driving a golf ball. Mac is a demon
on the tee.
Going Toe Far.
United States Lawn Tennis Asso.
citation proposes to pass a new rule
at the February meeting. providing
that amateur tennis PLAYERS can
write for newspapers only on tech
nical subjects"
Suppose that when the pure
amateur idea percolates through the
various branches of amateur soort
the authorities will list subjects on
which athletes can write for news
papers without losing their purity
as amateurs. For instance:
Boxers can write on Astronomy.
or Stars That One Can See Witnolt
Telescope"
Wrestlers can use the theme.
- bSSl OllCN.
Who Wants TO Bother with Insur-
ance Agents."
Amateur athletes can write on.
We Love Our Cups and Medals. But
Oh You Travelling Allowance"
Amateur golfers can write on.
The influence OF Golf Balrs
Periphery on the Caoutchouc Mar
ket.' That ought to be technical
enough. and all the money the golfer
would get for the article wouldn't
rrofessionalize him in the least
Unusual.
A wrestler was jailed in Chicago
for inJuring an opponent by being
too strenuous. Wrestler jailed"
looks all right in the headlines-but
what an odd and unusual reason
His foot must have slipped or some
thing.
The Land Of the Free.
Judge Lands proposes TO make a
rule expelling from baseball ANY
player. manager. or magnate," who
'tampers' with players on any other
team.
What, Has the time come when
even a magnate isn't bigger :hsn
baseball?" We thought that idea
was reserved for dealing with play
ers like Babe Ruth, who thought
they we're free men outside {. the
baseball season.
History Repeats.
Among the boxers who figure IN
the days news in different parts cf
the country are Jack McAulifT -"
John sullivan" "Rillv PanEa"
JACK Dempsey" Terry McGovern."
Bob Fitzsimmons." CHANGING over
the news without looking at the
late one might think he'd picked
IN sporting page of twenty rr
thirty years ago.
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