The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-14

Fan, are peculiar birds. They
want their base hits, their runs
and their victories. At long as
they arc getting them all is Jake
as well as Jacob. But when the
famine sets in old Gus and his
neighbOr, Isaac, surrender to a
vast melancholy and no little
hostility.
THE day Ty Cobb voluntarily
n gave way to a pinch hitter for
the first time in his life-Heinie
Manush, l think was the identity
of the gentleman,-in loud,
raucous voice doomed across the
Detroit field:
well, it's time you were getting
hep to yourself, you big hunk OF
Camenbert.'
And this to Cobb, the great high
priest of the game! The cold I'M
colored philosophy of Mr.. Cohen
suggests that he may be familiar
with the incident and its uncom-
promising portents.
Down on the sands at Miami
Beach Tex Richard doubtless eX-
perienced tingling sensations as
he read the news of Andy's
phenomenal debut before the New
York citizenry.
T IKE McGraw, Richard has often
L. expressed q passionate desire
flor a Jewish star-a heavyweight.
He had a Jewish star in Benny
Leonard and the cash returns at thu
kiosk, or gate, were eninently sat
isfactory.
He tells you that if Joe Choynski,
who was good enough to beat Jack
johnson in three rounds and hold
Jeffries even in twenty, were fight
ing today, he would be as big card
as Dempsey.
Richard has hopes that Armand
Emanuel will cevelop. Emanuel is
the young Jewish light heavyweight
who has been fighting with con-
spicuous success on the coast.
Dempsey is sort Of sponsoring the
young man and thinks well Of his
prospects. HE is fast, a stiff
puncher and is getting better all
the time" Dempsey tells you. He'll
take on weight as he goes along and
I think he'll be in there fighting
for the title one of these days"
Still, it might be better if
Emanuel had some one other
than. Dempsey yOdeling his.
PHASES. These eX-heavyweight
champions aren't so Kosher when
it comes to picking their success
SOrs. Old John L. anOinted the
noble dOmes of several youthful
aspirants in his day, but none of
them ever got anywhere.
TEFFRIEs handed his crown to
a Marvin Hart and it was like Civ
ing the Prince of Wales Sande'S
mount in the Derby.
If the number of coming cham
pions" personally selected and so
designated by James CorbetL were
laid end-to-end the distance would
be too great even for one Of Mr..
Pyle's country hurdlerS.
Corbett reformed several years
ago after picking Jack McAuliffe
II, of Detroit. Coincidentally he
had his eyes tailored for those
shell-rimmed cheaters he now
effects with such ponderous dignity.
1t was, as the boys said, about time.
So if Emanuel can come on to
win the heavyweight championship
in spite of being sponsored by an
ex-title holder he must be good.
Emanuel and Cohen have
scholarly distinctions in common
Both are college men. Emanuel
schooled in Blackstone, has been
formally admitted to the California
bar.
T~HIS illustrates one Of the subtle
differences between the ole
school and the modern school OF
fighters. In the old days they used
TO throw them out of the bar. Now
they admit them.
EmanueTs dad is moderately
wealthy, and when the heir to the
family till indicated desire to try
his hand, both of them in fact, at
box-fighting before turning to law
the Whim was granted.
1t is always sound parental judg-
ment to tolerate an offspring
whiln. You never can tell when il
will lead to another million.
As for Cohen, he had in mind {
business career-but baseball was tt
come first. IF they can pay mar
$4,000 year for playing games why
worry about business?" reasoned
the Alabama alumnus.