The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-17
TALKING
ITOvER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-once
IN more football has been made
safe for the players. The solons
have sat in solemn conclave and
poundered deeply. The net result is
a series of alterations in the regula-
tons governing our autumnal Ro-
man spectacles. Whatever may be
said for the new rules, they at least
seem to have the approval Of many
coaches. Nobody yet has had the
enterprise to ask the young men
who are risking their life and limb
what they think about the changes
AT any rate, such Of our American
youth unfortunate enough to be in
jured next seson, at least, will have
the consolation and satisfaction of
knowing that it was legal.
Practically every season since Il became
fashionable for folks TO risk pneumonia
watching Young men risk their lives. there
has been tinkering with the. rules, All
desire to make the game safer for the
PLAYERS Some Of the changes have
The men who made the changes un-
ooubtly have the best interests OF the
players and of football at heart Just how
cautions remains to be seen sem One Sss thing hing
certain Is that nobody had the interests
OF the, officials al. heart when the rules
were changed. A football referee now has
TO be cross between Solomon. a Plila-
aelpha lawyer and old King Brady Of the
secret Service. II the new rules are TO be
enforced and interpreted TO the letter It
IS suggested here that they hire Charles
Evan Hughes. Harland Stone and Louis D..
Brandeis as the officials for the next Yale
Harvard game. Clarence Darrow might
make 20 Of 1t as one OF the linesnien.
too.
All the officials will be asked to do next
fall, after searching the players for con-
cealed weapons and other infringements Of
decide whether PLAYER had struck another
PLAYER. or merely pushed him. and whether
he has left his feet before or after COM
It's not officials they'll need next fall
ats barristers-and good ones.
ATEW YORK boxing men con-
1 Y slider the King Levinsky match
in Chicago on Thursday night a
terrific gamble on the part Of Jack
Dempsey. The old man mauler is
taking go per cent of an assured
$4,000 net, and giving the Kingfish
is per cent. Quite naturally, Le-
vinsky's $500 guarantee doesn't
mean anything. 1t follows that the
most Dempsey can collect is 100000.
He could clean up close to 100000
for boxing Max Schmeling.
-. Is meeting Levinsky good business? Not
If YOU ask a lot of smart caulitlower
merchants. and particularly Yussel fnd
Muscle Jacobs the hustlinR manager of the
current champion. Jacobs Is boarding
Chicago bound plane on Thursday morn
ing. together with his former enemy. James
j. Johnston. general manager of Manlson
Square Garden; Dempseys Knockout Oh
where. for that matter. but his defeating
IN up-and-coming voungster like Levinsky
would make the Manassa mans comeback
something of a success.
1t is with the hope that Jack will stand
up that Johnston is going west to be
ready to sign him for an early Garden
date. The Pennsylvania commissions iul-
ing that Dempsey must box to DECISIONS
has kept the old champion from booking
doubtedlv suspected that the New York
board would take the same stand. A
smashing victory over Leyinsky. and he
might feel so good that he readily would
accept short bout to decision with
someone like Pauline. Risko or Poreda.
Johnston believes Dempsey and ANYBODY
doing most anything would gross $500 GOO
at the Garden. 1t is too bad that the Old
boy cannot shadow box.
n
TINE Levinsky four -rounder is