The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-12
Talking
IT OVER
BY DANIEL
NEW YORK, Feb. IL.

NEW YORK, req. IL.
YOU'VE got to hand it to the re-
l. sourceful and dramatic French
men-the whole 100000 of EN-,
too-for ability to rise to the occa-
sion and solve distressing problems.
Take that rlrid incident at the Vim
eennes race track on Sunday, for
example The main event on the
card had most fishy aspect. Did
the customers rise and Just yell
"robber''-the simple formula for
soIIawkihg suckers on this side Of
the Atlantic? Yes, the clients did a
little hollering, but that was merely
incidental. They got out a few of
those Swedish matches and set fire
to the stands. Then they lined up
amid the smoldering ruins and got
their bets back.
This cure for crooked races worked at
fashionable Longchamps before the war
and Il also proved effective at lie Trem-
lay. IL is reasonable TO suppose that
hereafter those who conduct racing
around Paris will be most circumspect. if
not downright careful. about the trail of
the mackerel across the turf.
The action OF the crowd at Vincennes
suggests that the introduction of typical
American pastimes in France perhaps
would be accompanied by hazards IN
known in this country. 1t isrconceivable
that It would be hard to control the lads
with the matches after a shortstop had
fumbled a couple In 2 world series game
It would be tantamount to an invitation
TO a fire TO put on one OF those wres-
ting bouts. and a Carnera-Riou fandango
would be preceded by a three-alarn call
to the hook and ladder company.
For centuries historians have been
trying to find out what prompted
Nero to burn Rome and keep fid-
ding. 1t is suggested that he
didn't like the looks of one of the
chariot races at the Coliseum that
afternoon.
THE death of Harry Frazee killed
Il an effort to bring Jack Dempsey
and Max Schmeling together under
Harry's promotion. Frazee called
Jack Curley to his Office one Cay
and said: Il want to promote
Dempsey Schmeling fight. Go get
them. The sky is the limit" While
Curley was negotiating with Demp-
sey. FraZee died. Harry owned the
Red Sox, sold Ruth to the Yanks
promoted the Willard-JohnSon fight
and made a fortune out of the mu-
steal comedy, mo. No. Nanette."
THIS department had a pleasant
i visit the other from day from
Ray Eichenlaub. star full back of
the Notre Dame eleven, which
astonished the football world by
trouncing the Army by "a TO 10 in
1913. THE difference between the
old game and the new? Just one,
and very important sRid Ray.
There is a real code in the game
today. There is practically none of
that dirty work which years ago
was part Of the game. In the old
era, the players took their cues from
the crowd, which staged mass and
individual braWlS between halves.
The psychology of the crowd has
changed"
Modern football IS more complex than
the old game. We have more good play
ers, more fine officials. better facilities
for play and training, finer coaches and
closer supervision. Years ago fatalities
we're due to the fact that players with
bad hearts we're permitted to compete.
And the boys did not get into as fine
condition as they do nowadays
p BARNEY OLDFIELD, the real
NJ father of automobile racing in
this country, is in New York, on a
little visit from his home in Bev-
erly Hills, Cal. Says Barney: "Ev-
erything these days is much better
than it was years ago. That goes
for auto racing, baseball and every
thing but fighting. That sport has
gone back"