The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-23
TALKING
IT OVER
; BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--In an
4 Y other week or so there will be
a-creaking Of wheels, a-cracking Of
Whips and a-rolling Of hoarse voice;
and the Schmeling circus will be
on its way headed for such thriv-
ings points as FIatfoot, Mo, Eye
wash, Kan. and points west.
IL VIII be another Of those pugi-
listic transforming tours popular
N the boisterous pre-Tunney era
When the champion, true to the ira
oitions Of democracy, went to the
people. The good old people.
n
Of course Professor VIII Mccartney has
something TO do with this tour, The
professor is by way OF being a specialist
At this sort Of thing. He has been re-
sponsibie for six or seven Of them. As
far back as 1911 he was riding the
caullhower circuit with Luther McCarty,
the white hope. who later was killed in
the ring. at intervals he has been on
the road with Jack Dempsey. Jess Will
lard. Bob Martin and Luis Firpo.
y
Money never did mean a great deal 10
ssne prolsss9r; ! suppose y Z true that !. he
Size. stakes, Today he Is in the big money
aRain--perhaps his biggest money. He
owns owns 50 per cent q schmeling and i'd, the 1s
lot Of money before the year Is over.
THE years don't seem to change
l. the professor much. There's still
sparkle in his blue eyes and a
pleasant smile around his lips.
When I dropped in on him in his
office in the hfties the other day
he was booking Schmeling for some
r. F. D. town over the long distance
phone.
Nov you don't have to worry
about me, brother. I will see that
you get more than just an exhibit
ton. l will see that the champions
sparring partners cut loose and give
him everything they have the night
they are in your town. In fact, /
will have my secretary make a note
to that effect right now. I am not
at all interested in the $1,000 we
will get from you, brother. want
to be sure that your customers get
a great show and you can spread
the word around that my personal
guarantee goes with the Schmeling
performance.
And, oh yes, brother, be sure
TO have your check certified"
The professor probably Is the country's
leading authority on stumbIebums. nudge
overs and stuffed shirts. More than one
iIlustrlous heavyweight has built up an
impressive knockout record at the mex
pensive expense of harmless hulks and
bIowsy dcreIicts unearthed by the old
trouper.
Usually it is his assignment to 20 into a
town and spade up what he calls local, -
which Is to say strong boy with a weak
in with the Transforming star and batted
out'in short order.
NEMPSEY always was rough on
~ sparring partners. More than
once the Dempsey tour suffered ar
tistic defects because of this. From
Syracuse one night came a rush
order for a strong guy who could
take it. The professor was ahead
Of the show in Montreal. One Jack
Sullivan staggered into tavern
where the professor was partaking
of bit of ale. Mr.. Sullivan banged
his fist upon the bar, proclaimed
his exceeding toughness and invited
community defiance.
The professor begged the gentleman to
chill of.
How would you like to make SIS
week and sec America besides?" the
professor asked. Doing whst?" "Just
sparring two one-minute rounds q day
with Dempsey"
sey, but he was interested The scene
shifts to syracnse Two days later MI NJ
Sullivan Is to ,oa make Ike, his hrst appearance
Going int the ring he turned , to the
Dempsey fellow to show me something
THE first punch in the fight
4 landed Squarely between Mr..
OulilNdIl eyes anu ClOSSu VAlSllI' AAO
wasn't able to see the next day, the
second day nor the third.
Presently he called upon the pro-
lessor. Holding the lids of his swol-
len eyes open with his fingers, Mr..
Sullivan announced his retirement
from the act. You're fakir. You
told me if I came with you I'd see
America. 1 haven't seen anything
for three days and I'm going back
home"
DUNDEE, HARVEY SIGN
RI Tinted Press