The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20
TALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.

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very likely as the manager OF the
Cincinnati Reds, replacing the pleas
ant and plump Jack Hendricks.
Rowland used to be an umpire IN
the American League. Before that
he was manager of She White Sox.
And before that he was a popular
boniface in Peoria. H., where he was
accepted as a fellow of infinite jest
and most excellent fancy.
Nobody could tell that one about
the travelling salesman and the dairy
maid with quite the effect and I'M
derstanding that Rowland brought
to Il. He was just natural born
good fellow and entertainer and the
bovs back home weren't at all sur
prised when they heard that Charlie
Comiskev-the owner of the White
Sox-had reached out and pulled IN
Pants to run his ball club.
Nor we're they surprised few years
later when Pants drove the White Sox
right into a world championship in spite
Of tbe fact he had never had single
DAVIS experience as a big Lacquer himself
The newspaper boys at the start had called
him A busher Busher, Ell? Well, Pants
certainly did show them fellows something.
The truth Is Rowland was quite hgure
around the south side for one season, but
some months after the shouting and the
tumult Of october had died down he was
rather abruptly dismissed. It was then
that Rowland. world weary and disillu-
stoned, embraced the Empirical faith. AS
an umpire Rowland had many shortcom-
ing. but in the main these we're Offset by
Just as many pre-eminent qualities.
CERTAINLY he was a most
~ splendid diplomat. No more
convincing example of the gentle
mans high ability in this respect
need be cited than the priceless oc-
casion on which Babe Ruth was
called out at third base on close
play which retired the side, smoth-
cred a rally and deprived the great
man of a three-hase hit.
The Babe Ieapcd TO his feet with blood in
his ewes and homicide in his normally gem
ale heart and started for Rowland. Before
he could swing into action Rowland was
talking. eyes. Babe. you were out, unfor-
tunateIy, but you showed me the prettiest
slide on that play ever looked at in base
ball"
TINE other day the Maryland
i athletic commission placed Kid
williams on the retirement list. This !
followed a pitiful showing the vet
eran made against some doughnut |
bunker by the name of Bobby
Burns. The commission felt that to
allow him to continue fighting
would be to invite dangerous con-
sequences.
TVs n mean. hard, tough racket, this
business Of fighting. For every Tunney, |
with his clear mind and bullying wallet, |
there are ten bIowsy. unkempt, unfortunate |
wreoks-human backwash on the pugilisttc |
seas. The man who first called it the |
manly art of self-defense must have been |
an ironIcal soul.
The very young members OF the pres
ent-day fight generation may not even re-
Johnny GItenka and he was born in
Copenhagen. He knocked out Johnny Cor-
Ion in three rounds in 1914 TO hec'ne the
bantamweight champion of the world.
T ALWAYS have believed him to
L be the best bantamweight I ever
saw. Perhaps I should add that ]
never saw Dixon or McGovern, or
Barry or Forbes. Like the midnight
ride of Paul Revere, the Cherry Sis
tiers and Pop Arson, they were a
little ahead of my time.
The Dane was a spirited, two-tsted,
courageous fighter who thrilled TO his
work. 1 think in his prime he would have
made such latcr-day champions Buff,
Lynch, Martin and Rosenberg jump right
out of the ring. He was at his best from
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