The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-05
TALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIA-ds


A FELLOW can get all the tickets
IA for the world series he wants
out here. The only trouble is they
are phonies. If you happen to have
that sappy look-as your correSpon-
dent undoubtedly has-fast chatter
ing gents will approach you in the
whisper lows, hotel Hobbies and pool
rooms and offer TO fix you up with
a box Of six right back Of home
plate and at only a so per cent
boost over the regular tariff. OF
course I doubt that even the great
William B. Shearer could talk him
self into a genuine box back Of any
thing either here or in Philly, but
I am told these fraudulent seats are
sold with great frequency to the
"softies" every hour.
A great deal OF pop-eyed publicity has
been given to the fact that many Of the
seats have fallen Into the hands of the
specs" and this has been water on the
wheel of the eounterfeiters-if you like
that kind of a phrase-beoause IT is very
honest spec" vice versa.
n n
AT ANY RATS THE LOCAL REGI-
MENTS REPRESENTING WHAT IS
LOOSELY CALLED THE LAW OUT HERE
HAVE BEEN CALLED BACK FROM THE
FRONT LINE TRENCHES AND TURNED
LOOSE ON THE CULPRITs AND IF THIS
DOESN'T COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE
CONDITION. NOBODY WILL BE SUR
PRIsED.
VXTILLIAM HARRISON DEMP-
w SEY admitted he was dis
appointed that the Chicago citizenry
failed to rally in greater numbers
to the support of his first personally
promoted fistic enterprise. Instead
of the anticipated sell-out the show
attracted less than 1000 and cash
intake was nearly $4,000 under
what capacity crowd would have
brought. Inasmuch as it cost
Dempsey $4,000 to open the doors
of the remodeled coliseum he
missed clearing all expenses by
about $4,000.
As = matter Of fact the card drew all
that It Is worth and more. Fields was not
defending his title and he was fighting
an opponent he had twice beaten. Demp-
sey was counting too heavily on his per-
SOnal magnetism.
THINK HIS VANITY WAS HURT
WHEN THE CUSTOMERS DIDN'T SWARM
ALL OVER THE PLACE. 1T TAKES
THESE CHAMPIONS A LONG TIME TO
REALIZE THAT ONCE THEY HANG UP
THE GLOVES THEY AUTOMATICALLY
DROP TO TUE STATE OF ORDINARY
CITIZENS so FAR as THE TICKET BUY
Frs ARE CONCERNED.
HOWEVER, Dempsey insists he
Il Il will continue to promote out
here, and he talks vaguely Of a
heavyweight tournament featuring
among others, Max Schmeling, TUT
fly Griffiths and Otto Won Porat,
with grand finale at Soldiers field
on the lake front next summer
That's his big idea-an outdoor
spectacle with Rickardian touches.
He now says he doesn't expect to
make any big money at the Coli
scum.
You can bet all the FISH in the
aquarium that Dempsey has no idea of
ever climbing back through the ropes
with those Ave ounce pieces ready for
action. The longer he stays away the
and he has been away now a little more
than two years If he fought again 1t
wouldn't be before Late next summer. That
would mean he would be trying TO come
back after a longer IaYoff than the
previous one. when he returned to be
punched around the ring by Gene Tunney
in Philadelphia. It was that layoT as
much as anything else that whipped him
then.
I WAS talking to the fair Estelle
Il about Dempsey at the ringside
here Thursday night.
Are you going to let this guy
fight again?" 1 asked. Frankly
can never tell what Jack is going
to do" she replied, turning a pair
of limpid brown eyes on me that
left me fluttery.
We'll. he could pick up another
big wad of dough by taking one
more fling at it." I purred villain
ously.
yes, and then spend it all on
doctors and treatment and such"
she almost blazed. I'D just as soon
see him doing this"
Ard II Colonel Williams were n wagering
soul he would lay II on the line thick and
heavy that the fair ESteIle will see to II in
some way other that Mr.. Dempsey keeps
on doing just that.
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