The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-16
TALKING TT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

are lot of blokes with families hunger
ing for some of that dough Dempsey got
at Philadelphia and Chicago. so Jack May
figure he got much better than an even
break.
Dempsey's revelations. uncovering blasted
domestic ambition and a romantic trait
not usually associated With. besk busters
boxing in the minds Of such persons as had
pictured fighters as modern Gains. 1ersed
only in mayhem.
=, In In other words. even fighter has a
mother. Even a fstic champion would like
to be fighting for baby's new shoes. So
shed tear for Dempsey and the vision
that went in to thin air-and let US have
q little soft music, professor. Hearts and
Flowers!" Gawd you're busting my hearth
IT is matter of perhaps unhappy
Il record that heavyweight title
holders usually are not associated
with home life and group pictures
Of domestic felicity showing johnny
and Gladys climbing over daddy
champions left ear. FiStic history
has demonstrated that a heavy
weight with family featuring kids
is either not good enough to win the
title or is a real ring genius. AS
he walls over the desert air at Reno,
Dempsey may find some consolation
in that fact.
Jesse willard. from whom Jack took the
title at Toledo. had few children, but no
body ever has accused Jess Of having been
great fighter. In fact, when Tex Rickard
wanted Willard to begin training for the
Dempsey battle. Jess kept delaying. Final
~ Rickard became. impatient and sent an
n Chindpn n-
mediate action.
Well. the Richard agent found willard
building a, combination garage and play
ished.' smiled the good-natured Kansan
and then Dempsey belted him in few
heats.
Now the bird who Is strong for children
in Boston. He'd rather be surrounded by
children that be champion-and thus Tar
ne has succeeded sIt e; IN getting SI his Wish;
the ring to his car and drive all night so
he NAV greet his kids in Boston in the
morning.
OF course. there are lot of unfeeling
rather see him stick around and deliver
the champions grafton from hotel bal
row he is better known for his children
than for his punches. So Wen have
Hearts and Flowers" again. professor.
DEMPSEY'S revelations in Reno
- disclose at last what a fighter
actually thinks about during a con-
test. Experts in comedy often have
said that as the scrapper poises for
the punch he is prone to admire the
platinum blonde in the first row.
Other critics say that even as the
pugilist jabs he is counting the
house and checking up on the pro-
moter.
But we may dismiss these as unfounded
surmise. What really happens Is that the
fighter is worrying about home and mother
worried that he has no kids and family
ties. 1t is ridiculouSly easy to reconstruct
that much talked about seventh roupd1
Dempsey figured with Tunney in Chicago
AS the bell sounded for the season Demp-
Dc Q %t Fst oat Of al this s0ssd
said Jack. The roar Of the. crowd-anc
it's corking good one. too---the cheers Of
have no kids to return to. no children K
exult in your victory or sympathize witt
At this point Dempsey emphasized hi.
point by betting Tunney with right hook
Iunney's Jaw became sore, but ne emitted
you're right. Jacs: Love is the thing
Avaunt. these Grass things of the ringl"
At this iuncture Tunney poked Jack with
a left on the Schnozzola. Dempsey was
quick to counter with thiS-"Whats the
good Of all the dough and being champion
when there are no children with the
measles to worry about? What's the good
of the money when there are no kids tc
buy things for? I'm sheer disgruntled."
1t was then, in utter disgust that Demp-
sew let Tunnev have the well-known left
which almost made Jack champion again
In fact. thousands believe that the punch
actually did make Dempsey the titleholdeI
once more.
That. dear friends. Is the actual low
down on what the ScrapperS cogitate about
while they are punching. So let's have
Three Little Word" professor. with 6
tremolo.