The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-08
TALKING
IT OVER
By JOE WILLIAMS

~ boys are doing pretty well IN
sports this year. Old Man Ruth has
been banging the apple over the
orchard wall with greater frequency
than ever: Old Man Sande is hay-
ing one Of his most successful sea
sons in the saddle, and Old Man Ill
den has lust won his third VIM
bledon championship after lapse
of nine years. and at time when
he was supposed 70 be nothing more
than a tradition in baggy fannels.
Tiiden has not always eomported MN
..lf in a manner ten6ed to idealize him
IN the minds Of Discriminating sports
men: indeed think II is matter Of
record that he once eonourred in the
drafting Of a set Of amateur laws with
respret to commercial Requirements and al
a subsequent tournament blandly re-
nounced his own pledge; and there have
been times when his behaviorism on the
court with particular regard TO throwing
points as theatrical protest against an
official decision made him look very
childish
but the old man can smack that ten
mis- ball around. and ne can 90 y Attle
better perhaps man any1Ot N, Dohsrtvs
McLoughlln. Larned. Brookea ana CoC il..
an 81 Tilden IS back on TOP victor lyue
in tournament thai brought tosetnet
more top flight players and more court
riags than he was called on 20 lace Nntn
as a comparative Voungster ne Won 4i4'
nrst English classic IA 1870
FUDGE Lands once attempted
y to prove that Ruth was not big
pe- than baseball. It was an in
teresting attempt and 1 never did
and out for sure what happened
Ruth may not be bigger than base
hall. or even half as big. but he's
about the only fellow the customers
viii nav to see as an individual
And I don't suppose the Judge would
hesitate TO admit. of the records
Of course. that when the time comes
baseball will miss Ruth bit more
than it ever could miss the judge
nut 10 come back TO SIR. Tilden. lie IS
IN very dramatic spot right now and u
there Is ANYTHING Mr. Tilden likes better
than a dramatic spot IL IS two drsmatic
.,ots Won NAV recall that he announced
some months ago he would not compete as
. member Of the Davis cup team this year
Tn. critics had been writing that the time
had arrived 10 cut loose from the veterans
and start rebuilding with Youngsters In
ferentiaIIy Mr. Tnden was indicted as
passe. a liability and an obstacle to
progress
Nou when Nj Tiiden withdrew there
was no calamitous cry OF despair on we
mart Of the Deasantrv because at the time
Americas tennis prospects we're not suSn
Is promised any happy returns .i,boi IN t ti,e
Great man. America hadn't been able to
Min the wear before with Mr.. Tilden; II
seemed. therefore not nn'lS s., 70 ~. ~
and experiment with the YOUNGSTERS
MEANTIME startling develop
WI ments occurred. Tilden turned
back the hands of time and reap
peared in his old form as the colos-
sus of the courts. The younger
Americans performed with uneX-
pected brilliance, and an upset was
written when Wilmer Allison, the
angular Texan flattened the great
Cochet. and paved the way for what
was practically a clean sweep Tor
the star Spangled entry in the
wimbledon tournament.
Thus overnight. as YOU might say the
nieture has changed completely and instead
Of facing a hopeless assignment IN the
Gun play the American contingent has
every reason TO be Optimistie-especially
with Mr. Tilden IN the lineup. 1t is
very good bet Of course. that ultimately
he will join up. but not before he has
permitted the situation 20 work itself into
a furious dramatic announcement.