The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-11
Farrell, Tunney,
Williams, Wills,
Hagen and Jones
Are0 Outstanding
If You Like Baseball
Players, Pick the
Babe
Sports Fruit Ripe for
Jack Dempsey to
Pick
By HENRY u. FARRELL

4IlCIS W0SIJ HII AI1OAV4OOoI pCA
former In 1928 who stood out SO tall
among all the others that you could
put your finger on him with care
less jab and call him the real big
fellow Of the year.
Maybe it was the Babe. He was
close to 1t In any mans league. May
be 1t was Tunney, II your fancy leans
to that kind Of stuff. Perhaps It
was Jones or Farrell II you can find
the clay for heroes on golf course,
or 1t might have been The Haig bust
ing through the British open. Or
perhaps it was Helen Wills II you
want to be gallant.
Was Mean Year
It was q mean year TOR picking
and 1t is followed by another year
In which the newspaper fellows who
build up idols may find another crop
Of real good ones and no one out
standing candidate.
The list Of hold-over champions Is
one of familiar names who are in
their prime. It is hardly possible
that they can do anything more than
they have done to contribute q years
outstanding performance. There are
no new ones just coming along unless
1t is q youngster like Percy Williams,
the Olympic Splinter. And you
know that he is not going to run
any hundred yards this year In nine
seconds.
Jones could 60 out and win the
British amateur and open and knock
off the American amateur and open.
That would be something for the
book But that is too much to ask
even Of the Jones, and 1t is to be
doubted that he will 60 over for
either one Of the British classics.
Farrell is going over to try his clubs
in the British open, but he Is one
Of those pro fellows and couldn't get
in. the amateur II he wanted to-, It
would be something to boast about
II Farrell won the British and Amer
lean opens. but it wouldn't cause
the commotion that would attend a
double victory for Jones In the two
big American classics.
The spot just doesn't seem to be
set for a golf player or tennis
player or baseball player. They are
sports that don't lend themselves
naturally.t to the making Of great big
heroes.
Fighting Champ Draws
It's the fighting champion that
gets q crowd following him on the
street and it may be that along in
the middle Of the summer 1t will
be old John Dempsey who will be
strutting down the street with all the
other athletes roofing In the crowd
for him.
The spot is made for q Dempsey
comeback and Dempsey never has
been one to ignore his spots. It be-
gins to appear almost certain that
he will come back. Apparently he
doesn't know his own mind now but
he's a great fellow to listen and II
can't be mistaken that the customers
want him back.
Dempsey obviously wants to know
what kind Of q fellow he will have
to lick II he comes back to claim the
title and II 1t happened to be some
fellow like Heeney he wouldn't hest
tate q minute. He might not be SC
keen about Pauline because he stand,
up too long and he might have con.
Germ that 6harkey wouldn't be such
q sap in another fight. The strib.
ling boy awaits q thorough scouting
II Dempsey came back and wor
his fight he wouldn't have an,
trouble claiming the title. The Gus.
] toners want him to be the champion
again. The title would be wished or
him regardless Of what the fellow or
the other side had to say about It.
As the comeback champion Demp.
sey would be the biggest hero thai
!! the year could produce and he N
doubt would be the ranking one o.
the year even II there happened tx
be Babe ringing the bell on ever,
other line Of sport.