New Britain herald., 1926-10-16
Another Tex Rickard.

Another Tex Rlckard.
 That's what the, boys down front are beginning to call MT. Collect the-Coin" Pyle, the takative fel- low whose main business is getting amateur athletes to turn profession al in these days when the dollar sign means considerably more than trunkload of championship ban ners medals and what have you.
 The astute Mir. Pyle. as you know. has stepped to the front with rapid strides. Moreover. he's increasing his pace as he goes along. Further, there's no telling just where he'll stop.
 Less than F months ago this MT. Pyle was only an Everyday chap, tucked away from the world in an obscure Illinois town. His job? He was manager of g. little movie house.
 Much in the Headlines
 Then came the final game of the Western Conference season. It like wise was the last college brush for Red" Grange, the crimson crack. All season rumors had 1t Grange would turn pro. It was one Of the main topics up for discussion in the big Columbus stadium last Novem- Der when Illinois and Ohio State made ready to finish the campaign. Reds" status was 10 be announced after the contest. It was.
 Grange took the lea2. His man. age was c. C. Pyle. That was the first the world at large had ever heard of Mir. Pyle. Since then the one-time boss of the little Illi- nois picture theater has been much in the headlines.
 His exploits have kept the gang busy. Following the signing oi Grange. Pyle tossed him into the movies. Grange played the hero in one of the best college films pro- duced In a long time.
 Pyle then set 10 work on real pro football organization, patterned somewhat like that of the major league baseball circuits. It's going big
 Next Pyle startled the world by onticing the famous Suzanne Leng- len. premier woman tennis player of the universe. into leaving the amateur ranks. But Mir. Pyle must have moro than one pro racaue' wielder. so he promptly signed Mary K. Browne, former American cham
 pion. and still one of the outstanding
 players in this country
 Pyle still wasn't satisfied. so h'
 buzzed around a bit more until toda!
 he has a real tennis professiona
 troupe composed of Lengien
 Browne. Vincent Richards, Howard
 Kinsey. Paul Ferret and Harve,
 Snoderass.
 Pyle didn't get Snodgrass iron
 the amateur fold, by the way. liar
 vey having turned pro about
 year ago. The others were all simon
 pures. however.
 This troupe soon will start tou of the country, making all in |, principal towns. It should draw wei , too. On the opening night in Mad , ison Square Garden some 15,oo s fans were on hand. Who woul have ventured fhe prediction six months ago that such q turnor , would attend an indoor tenni r match?
 , Nor it that all. Now the far-see , ing Mir. Pyle is planning an ope
 net tournament in which player
 from all over the world can compet for prizes totaling from sS5.ooO f s5o,oo0, the affair to be stage , either in New York or Los Angelo r. some time next February. Tex Started in 1006
 Another Tex Rickard? Maybe S Rickard, of course. has a big sta ', on Pyle. Tex first leaped to fam 9 a a promoter in 1906, when he stat
 cd the memorable Nelson-Gans 4 3 round lightweight championship ba
 tie at Goldfield. Nev. Since then | { has put on virtually all the bi - fistic frays, his latest and most su' : cessful being the Tunney- Dempse . jamboree at tPhilly, which dre |. about 1So.o0o people.
 Pyle is some 20 years behin T Take Chance" Tex. But he sI coming fast. From manager of