The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-19
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1OME system slooio W
~ yised whereby boxers
- would be put on a pension
after they get too old to night.
This is no kid" 1t would save
the fans some terrible exhibitions
and clear things up in general.
In other lines pensions are CIV
en-. Many an old-time battler who
has not saved his money comes to
the point where he is through.
But he can't quit the only game
he knows. He must live SO he
stuunbles through ten rounds by
using ringcraft picked up in Balm
Ter days.
Such case are really pathetic.
but the rings fans are not soft
hearted after spending their
money to see a fight. Some OF
the ancient relics have been
seen around indianapolis in var
ious shows.
If some one would get behind
the idea and push it a fund could
be raised. The actors do that very
thing.
Johnny Dundee comes to mind.
The gallant little Italian, once a
top-notcher, cannot hold his own
with second raters any more.
There are many similar cases
among fighters. not so well known.
Of course, it is always a hard
thing to decide just when an ath-
lete in any line of sport is
through. In boxing it should be
ND to the proomters to hold faith
with the public-but there is al
ways a friend" who gets some
body into the ring that should
not be there.
The commission physicians also
should bar some f1ghters-but they
don't. A doctor cart tell, always,
whether a fighter can stand the
gaff,
If there were a pension list
some of the old-timers might be
satisfied to look on. They wouldn't
have to fight to live. This is just
a dream, but that's the way most
such things start.
According to the Racing Rec
ord the stable boys call Prince
of Bourbon the Button horse"
The thoroughbred has three little
button-Kke growths in his back
bone. The boys say he is a cinch
to turn on" when the jockey
knows which button to press.
@7E are about to give a new
IW| tennis book a little free
w publicity. 1t is called
Lessons for Beginners" and in
cludes twenty chapters of nearly
200 pages. The first volume of a
new tennis library, by j. Parmiy
has made it's appearance and other
volumes are to follow.
The United States Lawn Tennis
Association is deeply interested In
an educational movement. Two
seasons ago this campaign of edu-
cation was started by making a
series of five reels of moving pic
ture films showing the champion
players making their favorite
strokes. Reels loaned to clubs
throughout the country showed
the younger players how the ex-
perts made their strokes.
Now a systematic method has
been found to present these pic
lures in book form so that they
can be studied at leisure. and
over 300 engagements from these
action films are to appear in the
new Lawn Tennis Library
Errors of positions and grips
Shave a chapter to themselves, then
errors in ground strokes, errors in
service, errors in volleying, and
finally errors In placing and posi-
ton play, each being treated in
turn.
The Milwaukee club win lose
several more gamer, before the
season is overland not few of
them will be to the Indians.
7NCE again Walter Hagen
demonstrated he is one of
1.-the greatest money play
ers'' in the history of golf. His
sensational playing today gave him
victory over Abe Mitchell, Brit
ish star, in match worth $4,000
to the winner.
This seems to be a bad year for
the British. Not a few of them
are wondering about that British
open golf tourney. Bobby Jones
and Hagen have demonstrated
that they are in top form. They
are a pair calculated to strike