The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-28

|#1WY away on your VacatiOn
at the right time to avoid
\ ing the Dempsey fight wrong
all the rest. The dopesters
having tough year. Hagen
\ be only sure bet.
.2szI$Y7 r he@d the blow -by-blow de-
scription of the big fight at
st. Augustine, Fla, in front
|<.( IS he Record office. This is a re-
S yrkable civilization in which we
a--and strange one.
81 4here in that Florida city, hun
4<> Eds Of miles away from Philadel-
.s tia, those interested in the heavy
Eight battle heard the announcer
bill of the blows struck almost as
bon as the punches whizzed
&Nhrough the rain in Quakertown.
4 aVery few thought of the stu
pendous accomplishments that
made such service possible;
4 achievements that meant inf
81 nitely more than a heavyweight
Y boxing title. Surely not many
thought of the toll and persever-
ance necessary to string those
telegraph lines across mountains
and swamps--the actual physical
hardships attached to the task
of bringing Philadelphia and its
Aprize ring "just across the
treet."
Probably we wouldn't have
thought Of this rather sentimental
side of it. either. But not so long
before. we had climbed the noun
tains, barriers which man had con-
quered; had come over nearly bot
tomless roads through the low
lands of Georgia; had witnessed
the ocaen in angry mood dashing
against the sea wall.
1t is at such times that one real
ICES the power Of Mother Nature
and does not call her mother, but
most everything else.
The old daiile is very stubborn
at times. Most of mans achieve
ments are won despite her pro-
tests. She gives up her secrets
and treasures reluctantly. That
is the real "battle of the CEN
tury"-Of the ages.
More or less disguised by the
veneer Of civilization, the struggle
for existence goes on forever.
All Of us are in the fight in some
or form. That is why from
Maine to Florida and from New
York to San Francisco thousands
listened to the returns of the
Dempsey-Tunney fight or bought
papers eagerly. 1t is elemental
1t is In the blood-it is the very es:-
sence of our being.
The footbaA season has started.
One only has to look out at the
rain to be sure of It.
just after eating chicken
dinner, did any one ever offer
fou piece of bologna? Such
detection comes to mind as the
## AndA oOllcS III Tic INdLlOIidl
league between Philadelphia
and Boston is being played. 1t
Is the anti-climax of baseball
drama. The curtain has stuck
after the dramatic moment has
. passed.
BY the way, Ned Niles Of Gin
cinnati was voted half share in
the second place clubs cut in the
world series. Full share this year
Is likely to be something around
900. 1t was more than 5000 In
1925, The former Indianapolis
pitcher knows where all the four
leaf clovers bloom.
r-1HE two kids, Comello and
Hunter, who were South
- with the Indians last
spring, went big In the OPENING
game OF the class .AA amateur
baseball series at Philadelphia
Monday, The Cincinnati cham.
pions are called the Comello club,
The team defeated Berkey, Ohio.
IL to /,
1t Is not beyond a possibility
that the Indianapolis Light and
Heat team will clash with the star
Cincy outfit,
Comello played >shortstop, &C
cepted nine chances clearly and
got two hits, He bats third In the
lineup. Hunter, in the cleanup
role, obtained three safeties, At
third base he handled one chance,
The youths do not belong to IN