The Indianapolis times., 1935-11-16
Squaring
The Circle
With
McCREADY HUSTON
McCREADY HUSTON

shouldn't be hard to regulate them
or their business. They tell you OF
Jobs of the safe delivery of what
might be called merrymakers that
make your hair stand on end.
The taxi driver in indianapolis
seems to be a kind of craftsman
Those you talk to suggest pride lr
their work. Part of their work con-
sists of accepting the care of a per-
son or persons unable to care fol
themselves and seeing them safely
home. Not only to the doorstep
Sometimes the taxi man must act as
valet.
Il written in the second person
as an exercise. The author of a
column may be the shyest and most
modest person around the shop and
still give the pontiflcal impression
by OVERRIDING the first person singu-
lar.
Frankie Graham, Of the New York
Sun, has developed the you style
over the "I' style until it is a work
of journalistic art.
The sad news about Chuck Wig
gins distresses you whether you care
for prize fighters or not. Less than
Is years ago this indianapolis boy
was an Apollo of the prize ring. His
physique, his lion heart and his
boxing skill promised to take him
to the top. His fights with Harry
Greb, whose indifference to train
ing was like Virgins, will long be
remembered.
WHAT daily ama7es me is how
W far a man can go in life and
yet know so little. Without any re-
search, I always supposed a fellow
could buy his boy a dog, give it a
name, and then go on in the pleas
ant father r-son-dog manner. To my
astonishment, I discovered that this
thing of owning pedigreed dog has
been made into a rather large and
complicated business.
We got this animal from the ken
nelS. I expected to lead him home
on the leash with a mere exchange
of money for dog.
Instead l was confronted immedi-
ately with a formidable looking pa
per with the heading of the Amer
lean Kennel Club and asked to
select three names made up of a
selection from the pups ancestors on
both sides for several generations.
N7ELL, that was all very confus-
W ing. None of the names of
the ancestors sounded to me like
the name of a dog. I always
thought dog should be named
Rover, Skipper or something like
that. Lynnfield Cooperstown Boy
seemed to me to take all the JOY
out of wire-hair.
1t was explained, however, that
this rigamarole was necessary if I
should ever exhibit the dog. Also,
the Kennel Club would not object
If we gave the dog call name. The
boy chose Gary Cooper, so now the
pup is merely Gary and everything
is all right, with a registration fee
of two dollars. I hope I do not dis
cover that he has to be reregiStered
every year.
l was reminded of all this by
reading the literature of the Indiana
Saddle Horse Association. 1t made
me think of how many papers 1
should have to sign if I should go
in for blooded horse instead of a
terrier. At least as many as when
one applies for life insurance
loan.
nNE of the recommendations of
~ Indianapolis which the Cham
Der of Commerce might use to fetch
new people here is the age of some
of the active professional and busi-
ness men. In one day I met an ac-
tive lawyer of 81; another of IS; a
hotel keeper of II. They seemed
much more alert than I am; but
OF course, l spent two recent years
in Philadelphia.
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I LIKE fun wherever I hear it. A
baseball park is likely place
Last summer I was watching the
Cubs and the Pirates, and in the
game was player who had ac-
quired reputation for slow think
ing.
The plodder came to bat. A fan
behind me yelled to the pitcher
Hit him in the head if you hit
him."
NNE of Simeon Fess' sons was
~ here from Ohio the other day
with the news that the Republicans
are going to elect President next
year. If one of Simeon Fess' sons
said anything else, that would be
news.