The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-18
FAMOUS OLD HAS CHOSEN
 M RETURN
By MAC

It's hopeless trail that Nor man Dummy Harrington has chosen, a mere path that's bor- dCred by a bottomless gulch on ono side and an unsurmountable cliff on the other. When a man elects to wander down the trail of come back" he soon finds that no broad and pleasant highway leads to his destination.
 And so the veteran mauler, Dummy Harrington - the one time one punch king of the B. A. c. ring-will find his task all but a hopeless one. No man has yet travelled the trail of come back" to its end. They all fall into eternal oblivion and retire. ment at the bottom of the gulch that yawns to the left of the trail, or drop exhausted against the cliff on the right, to lean and gasp there forever and day.
 It's Just a question of how far the veteran Harrington can go down the long, long trail before dropping out of the running. IT the luck runs good, Dummy may go a long, long way before being counted out by Father Time.
 Dummy Harrington, as every fan in Birmingham probably knows, used to be the greatest young slugger to ever enter Birmingham ring. In his prime, Dummy knocked the best of 'em In this particular part of Dixie cold. Burlington was great favorite with the fans, and great things were predicted for the Acipco Avenger in the squared arena.
 And then came m nccident' the one in which Harrington had leg crushed. For many months Dummy was unable to do more than hObbIe about with his tn- iDred member, Then he nn- noupced that he would try comeback. Dummy WEES paired with Battling Kelly, an old time rival of his. In this fight neither Kelly nor Harrington showed any form, and for me time the old war horse of the b' A. c, dropped back into retire.
 And now they come forth with inc announcement that Barring ion will attempt another coHneo hack" It's a hopless trail the Dummy has chosen, and the oues4ion is not whether he can 9aootia+e the rugged path, put ins+ how far will he be able to % before dropping out?
 harrington has hundreds
 friends among Birmingham rans' and they will watch with preatnr less interest as the game olu WSa S horse makes his way doWn In 's treacherous path of come DaoN' hoping against hope that ne " make 1t.
 The first stage of Dummy's : io,,rrev to "eome-back" shoui1
 ot he dIfficuIt. Harrington VII ho nnired against Big Boy E0- ,~ords. a rugged boy, who never tLcIess is only n boy in the fins i,s sra1,e- Edwards hRs had httie s~nerience, and has fought Ohlg tI,a crIdest of foes, so Dummy ,,,s,bt not to have much IrotDi0 tr winning from the BlS hOE'
 ROPER AND BERRY HEhn
 9ob Boner is coming to town today. Perhaps there Il De ilss hrass bands and cheering nir,S .ay to erect the "FightlnB Sap'%i as he steps off the traln' ge RattIing Bob needs none an +rings his own retnue alOnS prlnss n' tion that would put a sgsIi sgsIIi1stwn town reception crowd to shame. . v,,ilI come
 W Mo,IVIsized iV, army of managers, trainers sril and retainers, ma maNiHs iits his troupe very resPe0''''
 He company, indeed A, +a+- 'is Tom sg Berry, the cincinnauti atioo Dats is ler' otorv Mtor over Battling Siki, Hack leopard of the jungles ,s,.d or T Sengal-wil bo in town saturoaS aiST1 Thus will appear on the battle-