The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-29
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TALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS

ATEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-Mr.
IN Johnny Farrell is the new
est big-money figure in sports. His
bank book shows he has made de-
posts totaling $4,000 since last
June. 1t was around that time, you
may recall, that Mr.. Farrell stepped
out and attached himself to the
open golf championship of America,
tieing with Robert Tyre Jones on
the final day and out-pointing him
to win the newspaper decision in
the Sabbath playoffs.
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Since then Mr.. Farrell has de-
voted himself assidOusly to the
task of raking in the mint leaves,
or greenbacks as they used to be
called. It has not been par
ticuIarly discOuraging or distaste-
full task. Mr.. FarrelPs money has
come from many sources, chief
among which were exhibition
matches and advertising indorse-
ments. A not altogether minor
item was $4,000 for the use of
his name over syndicated golf
articles.
THE BOYS SAY THE YOUNG IRISH
MAN HAS WRUNG MORE DOLLARS OUT
OF THE OLD TITLE THAN ANYBODY
THAT EVER HELD 1T. INCLUDING MR..
WALTER HAGEN, WHO FOR YEARS
HAS STOOD OUT AS THE GREATEST
GATE ATTRACTION IN THE GAME. MR..
HAGEN MAY STILL BE THAT. BUT
OBVIOUSLY HE IS NOT THE FINANCIER
MR.. FARRELL is.
ONE of the interesting differences
~ between Mr.. Farrell and Mr..
Hagen has to do with sartorial ele-
gance. Mr.. Farrell will outdress
Mr.. Hagen from the ankles to the
ears any day in the week and several
times on Sunday. In fact, Mr.. Far
rell will outdress any golfer in the
game.
You may wonder what this has
to do with his golf game. Practic-
ally nothing. But it has a great
deal to do with his mounting
riches. Mr.. Farrell receives very
handsome fee from certain manu-
facturers for appearing at tOurna-
rnents rugged out like an animated
clothes horse.
m SPITE OF THIS THE YOUNG MAN
DOES NOT SING TENOR, NOR HAS HE
EVER BEEN IN ONE OF COLONEL
sHUBERTs MALE CHOIRs, AND IF
ANYONE EVER WAVED A HANDKER-
CHIEF AT HIM OR HOLLERED "YOO-
HOO" YOU WOULD SEE PLENTY OF
FIST ACTION.
THIS phase of the business is not
i embarrassing to Mr.. Farrell in
the least. It is one of the by
products of professional golf and
such are the curious characteristics
of professional sports of all sorts to-
day that the by-products often yield
greater financial returns than the
sport itself.
In this connection, Mr.. Herman
Ruth is an example. His salary
as the main works of the Yankee
ball club is $4,000 a year. Yet he
paid an income tax last year on
$237,0OO.
WELL, $4,000 CAME ON A MOVIE
CONTRACT. S25, 900 OUT OF NEWSPAPER
SYNDICATE WORK, AND THE REST
FROM AN EXHIBITION TOUR WITH MR..
LOU GEHRIG, AND WHAT MIGHT BE
CARELEssLY DISPOSED OF AS IN
CIDENTALS.
DUT to return to Mr.. Farrell. He
- was trained this year by Mr..
Arthur McGovern, who coincident-
ally happens to be the gentleman
who m&de Mr.. Ruth what he is to-
day. Mr.. McGovern added seven
teen points to the frail Farrell
physique ana this was an important
factor in the championship he
achieved at Chicago.
Mr.. McGOvern fears his pupil
has oversighted himself since win
ming the title. And in so doing
has spoiled his once matchIess
golf form-a thing once spoiled
not easily regained.
He'll be a rich man next year,
''but a terrible golfer" MIR. Nc
Govern graveIy predicts.