The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
FROM THE OBSERVATORY LOOKING PROSPECTS OVER
Jack Dempsey And Luis Firpo Wage
 Fierce Battle Via Ocean Cable

pthe. tricks accused him by Firpo nor hit him while he was down, unless it was unconsciously.
 This blow goaded the "Pampas Bull" into a Wild Bull' indeed ano snorting and raging the romatic Spanish, the soothing language used flowery speech of a picturesque peo- pie, became as the harsh German of the Butcher and it rolled forth. The challanger in helpless rage poured out intermittent threat and alibi and fairly lost his head. Tt will be Jack, that alibis next time," ends Luis.
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 Thus the battle stands. The points favor Dempsey. the sympathies of the northern sister Is with Jack. the backing of the southern sister goes to Luis. and the battle that seems in- evitably to come this year show promise of being one ol the mildest ever fought for the crown of the 1eavyweights.,
 ATHLETIC WAR WAGES
 Like two great hulls upon the oceans bosom the ruling bodies of American amateur athletics seem daily to drift farther apart. The breach caused by the controversy over the case of Charles Paddock, great sprinter from the University of Southern California, seems instead of mendtng to be getting worse. A president of the National Intercol- legiate Athletic association. Wednes- day, states In rather simple, but plain, terms that the Amateur Ath- letic union was meddling when 1t took up the case of Paddock and suspended him for competing in an alleged intercollegiate meet in Paris sent to let any other body not con- nected with college Athletics control it's athletes" was the gist of Gen. eral Pierce's statement, or in plaineh words the National Collegiate Ath- letic association would not tolerate the meddling of the Amateur Athletic union in its affairs.
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 The amateur union, howeer, bases in the fact that Paddock. or any other athlete, could not compete in foreign countries without consent of a ruling athletic body. The Ma tional Collegiate Athletic association says 1t gave Paddock permission to go and that the Amateur Athletic union had not the power to suspend
 
 federation was also dragged into the muddle on the side of the National Collegiate Athletic association as General Pierce is also vice president of that body.
 The American Olympic committee so far has kept its skirts clean, but 1t seems that it will be only a mav- ter of time before 1t. too, will be drawn into the quarrel. The Ne tional Collegiate Athletic associA- tion in session at Atlanta last week, did not fail to recognize the suprem- acy of the Olympic body. but Gem eral Pierce. in his statement Thurs. day. said that the Olympic committee National Collegiate Athletic asso- ciation and other ruling bodies in r.teIr choice of elegibie atnisrss avr the Olympic games. No college athlete could be sent to the Olympic games without the approval of the National Collegiate Athletic asso- citation, General Pierce stated. and reply from the Olympic committee. o o o
 Paddock says he Is ready to make peace with the ruling powers but Is not willing to retract charges he made against some of the members or the Amateur Athletic union, nor against some of it's officials. The Amateur Athletic union, on the other hand, say that he will have to come all the way before 1t. will accept him back into its ranks and that he l will Tn addition have to do quite 8 little bit of explaining in regard to excess expenses and 8 loan made him by the Olympic committee in 1920.
 The muddle seems to go worse as time goes on an and at present there l seems to be no apparent means oi clarifying it. It seems an tnevit- able result that America will lose Paddock for Olympic competition that serious break will occur be- tween the respective athletic bodies concerned In the controversy. Contemporary American literature received serious blow Thursday when the National Lawn Tennis as- sociation passed a rule forbidding American tennis stars writering news paper or magazine articles fol money. The left hand of William T Tilden, III. the capital 'I" of the tennis court, boasted also of great prowess with the pen. Not only could be swing his racquet witr lightning-like speed with that hand but could also swing a wicked quill or rather hammer a wicked tune or the old letter mill. Young Vincent l Richards was another star at writ l Ing as well as tennis. However