The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-16

IN oltiiiS oNoi'S
A come from watching the
contests. Much of the entertain
ment arises from the antics and
remarks of the spectators, especial
ly if the event itself proves more
or less of flop"
A boxing show seems to offer
the best opportunity for the wise
cracker and there areN some
genuinely funny remarks made by
those in the shelterings darkness,
directed at the fighters standing
. out boldly in the white glare of the
ring lights.
At a FIT. Harrison boxing show
two boys from Cincinnati were
matched Before the battle many
of the fans were somewhat dis
gruntled and there were remarks
such as, who's turn will it be.
tonight, and Wonder if they are
room mates etc. The spectators
always are suspicious of two box
ers coming from the same city.
Two Wildcats
But the scrap proved to be
s'wow." The two flew at each
other like wildcats and the ring
siders up and yelled with glee.
In the intermission between a
couple of early rounds voice
was heard to proclaim:
"Those boys may be from the
same town, but it's durn certain
they amt from the same END
of town.
At Tomlinson Hall last winter
a fighter was advertised as from
Pasadena, Cn. 1t didn't take him
long to hit tn ecanvas. AS he
kissed the resin a shrill voice high
up in the gallery chanted: "Cal-
i-for-nia, here l Gomez
Rib Ticklers
Some of these remarks lose
something in the re-telling. The
atmosphere in which they are said
helps put them over. They are rib
tickling at the time. The jokes
told by great comedian always
seem funnier at the show.
Down in black and white some
of these saying repeated here do
not seem SO comical. One must
use his imagination a bit and
try to visualize the situation and
get the atmosphere of it all.
jim Corbett, former heavy
weight champion, who was in this
city on lecture tour last Winter,
told a good one on himself It
seems that early in Jinl's career
on the Pacific Coast he was get
ting an artistic lacing. Here's the
way he told it:
Telephone, Corbett" i
This fellow hit me a sock @on
the jaw that f1oored me and
started a thousand bees buzzing in
my head. / had risen to one knee
and was desperately trying to
shake the humming insects out
of my dome. The house was death
ly still, listening to the referee
toll off the seconds. The silence
was suddenly broken by a high
pitched voice which piped, You're
wanted on the telephone, Cor
bettiH
But it is not alone in boxing
that the wise-eracker has his
inning. Baseball has its coinedi-
ans among the followers of the
national game. Out at Washing
ton Park the other day a vet
eran of many, many campaigns
was announced to pitch for the
opposition. Suddenly voice
doomed, ''Well, wheel him in"
We could go on and on with
this. At the race track. in the
stadiums at football struggles
everywhere athletic contests are
held one finds the wise-cracker.
They ,snliven the proceedings,
sometimes, when otherwise things
would be dull.
A Real Bull
One of the most famous of the
moss covered stories is about the
grappler who was advertised in a
Canadian city to wrestle bull.
The animal failed to do its part,
however, and calmly allowed it.
self to be pulled and hauled
around by the strong man. The
crowd. booed and yelled its disap-
proval.
Finally the wrestler stepped
to the edge of the ring and ex-
claimed: Ladies and gentlemen,
/ want to assure you that this
match, as far as | am concerned,
is on the square. The bull may
be taking, but l am doing my
best"
Macdonald Smith showed some
of the golf Thursday in the
Metropolitan Open that he was
supposed to uncork, in the ma
tional open. Many Of the wise"
ones bet on Smith in the Columbus
(Ohiol tourney. Thursday Smith
turned in 81 for new course
record.
Little Goldie Johnson, no
bigger than half-pint, is hard
Jockey to heat at Washington
park race track. He "hit" 1000
ON Thursday with two mounts
and two winners. The mite is
under contract to Col. e. r.
Bradley, the Kentucky turfman.
The horses Goldie rides are get
ting the habit of breaking track
records.
-1ANY radio fans in Indian
MlI apolis tried in vain Thurs
0 day night to tune in on the
Berlenbaeh Delaney fight The
battle. was. not postponed until
late in the afternoon, and those
who did not see the newspaper
night extras thought something
was wrong with their radio sets.