The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-16


be disposed of simply by mailing
the papers to Tunney with clearly
explained instructions as to where
the signature should be affixed and
having Tunney mail them back, an
operation that seemingly would en-
tail no great cost and at best only
a minimum of time.
y
But Mr.. Richard does not do
business that way. With him a
sacred ceremony is something to
be respected and the good man
sees no reason why it should be
permitted to lapse, and with it
many useful columns of news
print.
NATURALLY it is done little
IN differently these days. There is
a touch of culture and refinement to
the rites, entirely conSonant with
the advance in breed and aspirations
of our foremost opponents of the
gentle art of bashing in the other
guys mush.
In the old days none of the official
touches ever was added to the
heavyweight picture without back
ground of champagne bottles, beer
shines, large f1orid faces topped off
with meancing looking iron hats
and, on occasions, a closeup OF a
tolerant sheriff with his hand rest
ing languidly on six-Shooter.
Nowadays the signing Of the pa
pers is a piquant occasion for g. COM
bination of social and financial
manifestation of impressive proper
tons, which elevates the procedure
to a level of dignity with a proper
Tomato value in the news columns.
I am not trying to convey the
impression that Mr.. RicksTd is re-
sorting to artificial or uuethical
means of stimulation in the pres
ent instance. The fact is he is
merely keeping in step with
modernity.
II EVERYBODY knows, Of course,
Il. that Tunney is not utterly
unaware of the fact that he is to
meet this Heeney bird in the Yankee
Stadium July 26, and most every
body knows the papers that are I'M
portant to the transaction have al
ready been signed.
mn.
one Of fornality. In this connec-
ton I am reminded he is not a
great deal different from politicians
or baseball magnates. Indeed, I
should like to know whether the
politicians and the baseball mag
mates are copying Mr.. Rickard or
whether he is copying them.
It seems to be a matter OF record
that Mr.. Hoover has been nominated
for the Presidency by the Repub-
lican party and that Mr.. AL Smith
has been similarly honored, if that
is the verb, by the Democratic
party.
Yet you learn from the news dis
patches that certain and cautious
statesmen are going to great ex-
tremes to single out favorable
cities in which the two gentlemen
are to be notified that they are to
carry the standards of their parties
in the impending elections.
mentioned the baseball mag
mates, and not without cause. In
baseball, pennapts are decided in
late September. In the case of the
Yankees, of course, they are usually
decided in early April.
And yet each year the club owners
in the two major leagues assemble
in naid-December or whereabouts and
certify the accomplishment. Amid
such solemnity and grave formality
the league heads agree that mas
much as certain team finished on
top It should be awarded a cham
pionship and public acknowledge
ment therefore is made.
II
In the case of the Yankees last
winter, when Colonel Rupert,
taken utterly by surprise, was in
formed that his Yankees had won
the championship he, on being
awakened from sound and some
what illegally induced slumber,
asked: For what year?" There
was no adverse comment.