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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1927 3 Courage and Character Retains Crown JACK DEMPSEY AND TEX RICHARD ON WORLD'S TITLE TUNNEY BOXED DEMPSEY TO OBLIVION Graphic, Dramatic Description Over the Radio Vividly Visualized World's Heavyweight Boxing Contest to Millions of "Listeners In." THRILL ON THRILL! Boxing Fans of Ontario and Quebec Owe a Debt of Gratitude to General Motors, Canadian National Railways (CNRO), and Toronto Daily Star (CFCA) for a Wonderful Entertainment, BY R. E. GUN hi. ifter the Broadcast before Press reports GENE TUNNEY Written immodic available for check o None of us need be sorry we were not "at Chicago for the big fight. Never has a more nerve wracking, heart thrilling, interesting holding broadcast been put upon the air than Graham Mac-namee's dramatic description of the World's Fistic Title Contest at Soldiers Field, Chicago. From the first resonant deep throated andlntense "The Bell, the Bell" until the last high pitched vibrant "I think Gene wins" the radio fans were held in the most gripping interest imaginable. The writer, an old fight fan, was absolutely "all in" from the intensity of the reaction to Mac-namee's description. THE PRELIMINARIES. i etinted and hearty sympathy went ou We were carried, in the earlier fo the clean-living and modest Tun-stages of the broadcast, to the scene t '=y ^ he out-generalled Dempsey. of the conflict. Humorously and vivid- This was the crisis of the fight. Un-ly the picture was painted. The gi- affected by Dempsey's taunts or the gantic Stadium, twice and a half wud crie3 of the taunting, fight-mad j larger than Toronto's Varsity Field; throng (all distinctly heard). Tunney the monster crowd; the arrange- played his own game, and this is ments; statistics humorously running where character won. from three pair of cotton stockings to' THE FINISH, a lake of mustard for trainloads of, Again we saw Dempsey attack, eyes "hot dogs" washed down with the sea bleeding now; we could feel him make of pop; the dignitaries that came that stupendous effort to hold his into the announcer's ken. The ring, le-ad, but "Tunney's better condition is' the lights, the movie men--all were telling," showed that the ridiculed painted on the mental canvas while "£0fty" was more man than the "Ma-the rear of the crowd and the high-' nassa Mauler," and the dogged deter-pitched dirge of the official announcer ■ mination was depicted for us with came clearly through the air. I uncanny control and extraordinary AN UNCONSCIOUS TIT-BIT. i sustained enunciation. We were Macnamees assistant was a splendid shown Tunney's magnificent rally and second to "the king" himself. One his strategic and glorious final at-remark he made will be appreciated tack which smothered the "natural by all Canadians. He mentioned that fighter" and had him "out on his feet" i C.N.R.O. (the Canadian National sta- in th« tenth round and Tunney's tion at Ottawa), and C.F.C.A. (the' crown retained. It was infinitely bet-Daily Star station at Toronto), were ter than being there. A marvelous broadcasting to Canada and Alaska. I performance and a night long to be Not appreciating Canada's extent, he remembered by every listener-in. did not realize that the U.S. Western Macnamee's call of the blows and stations were thousands of miles rounds was: nearer Alaska than the stations he I Blows landed--Tunney 172, Demp- An Open Letter to Gene Tunney Man Grasps But Once the Opportunity that Lies in Hands of the Worlds Champion My Dear Tunney:-- You have not only achieved your ambition in what appears to have been an epochal ring battle, but you have acquired a responsibility which I am sure you will appreciate and develop. We in Canada love fighters, but when a fighter rises as you have risen with attributes of a man and a gentleman we extend to you not mere congratulations, but a true regard impossible to express in print. You possess talents which should make you a national figure as well as the champion heavy-weight pugilist of the world. Character, clean living, learning, the perseveran a fine sensibility encased physique, such as yours, 1 the most hoart-breaking contest the world marks ordinary world, insert a clause whereby you will be permitted to talk to the boys of your own country and of teach them that the manly art of self-defence does not necessarily need to be associated with the "pug." Your country has recently been glorified by the discovering of one of the world's greatest populai Col. Chas. Lindbergh. He is using his success for the national good. Without disparaging the Col., you have an opportunity to do more good * ~ the school boys' hero than any n ever had before. I trust you will take my suggestions as a sincere compliment to your magnificent performani which we sa*v gone fi through Graham Mac-parable eyes. You have no matter what pugi-i your future may hav; opportunity ir boys' by example, pre extra-1 cepi and personal contact to love theii let your sue- country, reverence their bodies, and and affluence bring you tumbling; endeavor to become as proficient down from the high pedestal you have ■ manly sports as Gene Tunney. hewed for yourself. Remain modest,] "Because Gene told us" can be a cultivate poise and when you sign < should be the boys' guiding phra your vaudeville cr whatever contracts I "The torch is yours, hold it high." you propose to enter into to tour the Yours most cordially, R. E. G France Honors American Dead War-time Leaders Pay Tribute at Soldier Cemetery in Suresnes Suresnes, France--Thirty thousand American soldiers who died in France honored recently by their wartime leader and high officers cf France and the American Legion. They gathered in the American Cemetery here where 1,507 marble head- Pershing and Foch. who ordered the men forward on their last fight; Howard P. Savage, national commander of the American Legion; Generals Gouraud, De Beney, Ragenau and Hart were among those who participated in the tribute to the fallen ones. I Rural P.M.'b Pay PMmonton Journal (Ind. Cons.)--In one fair-sized Alberta community the postmaster rece'ved $84.35 per month in 1926 and 79.75 in the previous year. Out of these amounts he has expenses to meet for the upkeep of the office and had to be on the job from seven in the morning until seven at night, j while his hours were often longer„in rush periods. A permanent adjustment upwards is clearly demanded in fairness to these public servants and it should be brought about without further delay. It is a false economy to maintain the present scale. plus a share in profits t combining the following unusual advantages 2. A perpetual ownership in The Commerce & Transportation Building and a participation in dividends after the original investment has been returned with seven per cent, interest. i vote in the management of c ralue and importance. For fur*v«r particulars fill in the attached coupon and mail to GASTIMSONIS. LIMITED . EST. 18S3 The Oldest Bond House in Canada SOO SAY ST._ TORONTO For H years every Bond Issue recommended and sold by G. Stimson & Co., Ltd., has paid interest and principal when dWithout obligation send me further particulars. REPUDIATES WAR GUILT OF THE GERMAN NATION Hindenburg Declares Fatherland Unsheathed Sword in Self-defence UNMITIGATED NERVE Is it to be wondered at that we mistrust such people as the militant German. The blood of our boys cries out at the flaunting of such characteristics as the following: Tannenberg, East Prussia.--Unveiling a monument in commemoration of the famous battle of Tannenberg, in August, 1914, President Von Hindenburg, who was victorious in that battle, delivered a speech repudiating Germany's war guilt. It was in^self-defence and with a pure conscience, he declared, that the sword was unsheathed by Germany. "The accusation that Germany was responsible for this greatest of all wars we repudiate," he said. "All classes of German people unanimously repudiate it. It was not because of our envy or hate or desire for conquest that we drew swords. On the contrary, the war with all the terrible sacrifices it demanded from the whole country was an extreme measure resorted to for the preservation of our existence against a host of enemies. "With clean hearts we marched out to defend the fatherland; with clean hands the German army wielded the sword. Germany is ready at any moment to prove this fact before impartial judges." Clean hearts! Clean hands! God forbid. And Agnes MacPhail says *'do away with military training." So long as such a spirit is alive and the Japan-Russian situation exists as it does, we must all live in fear and trembling or "gird up our loins." The thinking men must admit that British statesmen know their business, even if our American friedns do criticize their action. Canada Has Pride in Fearless Justice Evil Doers Will Have Cause to Think of Sentences Meted Out to Sarnia Fiends SPARED NOT THE LASH BY R. E. G. Canadians can well be prcud of the fearless severity of our justice in handling the Sarnia fields. We in Canada have been disgusted with the mawkish methods of court proeeedure across the line, and we sometimes wonder if we are following America's lead too closely. The heavy prison sentences and above all the adding of the best of all deterrants --the lash--unhesitatingly handed to these unspeakable creatures gives us cause for pride in our courts. ACTION LOCKED FOR. On the other hand, we can not but be ashamed' of the o ton. A money fine levied by a friendly magistrate on a Minister of tna gospel, a hypocrite too base to te spoken to by decent men, a man who brazenly worked to secure a position as Juvenile Judge' when lie knew himself to be a betrayer of the innocent. To allow such a man to remain at large will always remain a blot on our ercutcheon. Nothing but the lash and imprisonment or incarceration in an asylum for life, is he is proved to be as mentally deranged (as it would appear he is from hi3 actions), is the enly thing that will clear the air. THE MAGISTRATE. A man who would be party to such a white-washing is not fit to be retained in office. We do not want, nor will we tolerate, the permitting of "Elmer Gantrys" to remain on our "Main Streets " "The newspaper is a poor man's university," says a speaker. Then it behooves the publishers to give the best education possible. i In a West End bar there arose a c amission between an Englishman and a Scot upon a perennial topic. "Look here," said the former in the final tone of one concluding the argument, "Scotland is noted for whiskey and nothing else." "Ah, weel, does anything else matter?" asked tho Scot with a smirk. named. sev * THEY'RE OFF. "The bell! the Dell!" hissed Mac-' Namee, and then blow followed blow. Tunney's "one, two, left, right" and Dempsey's rapid, counter punches were recorded. The condition of the gladiators between rounds; the calling of the points as the gong clanged took the listeners out of themselves. The smell of resin and sweat was in the nostrils. The gleaming skins and tense set faces of the combatants were in- the eye. The timbre of ^Macnamee's ind the hissing snap with which Rounds called-- Round 1--Even. Round 2--Even. Round 3--Dempsey. Round 4--Tunney. Round 5--Even. Round 6--Even. Round 7--Dempsey. Round 8--Dempsey. Round 9--Tunney. Round 10--Tunney. RECOGNITION. Canadian fight fans (and who toesn't love a fight) are deeply in-he described a punch brought "the \ debted to the General Motors of Can-sickening thud to the ear. The dram- j ada- the Canadian National Railways, atic seventh round when, under Demp- and the Toronto Daily Star station, sey's "wild animal"'onslaught, when j f«r giving us the opportunity of with every atom of his magnificent i sets--what The Battle Ground md strength he strove to gain his lost crown and the bloodcurdling suspense as the seconds were calledi, with Tunney hanging to the ropes, carried us to a climax unprecedented. We saw this terrible human fighting tiger, motion with sneering assurance to his apparently vanquished opponent, to come on and be finished. We shook with Tunney's trembling! knees as he fought off the effects of the gruelling punishment he had received, and here is where our un- id all must agree was indeed "some fight." Chcago.--The following figures, all estimated, were issued in connection with the Dempsey-Tunney bout: Attendance .............. 150,000 Receipts .................$2,800,000 Federal tax..............$ 250,000 State tax ............u-..$ 225,000 Tunney's share...........$1,000,000 Dempsey's share .........$ 450,000 Preliminary boxers .......$ 186,000 Rental of artadium ........$ 100,000 Incidental expenses .......$ 156,000 Richard's profits..........$ 260,000 Find Lake Levels Higher in August Water in St. Lawrence Highest in Ten Years, is Report Ottawa.--The levels of all of the Great Lakes and of the St. Lawrence river for tho month of August last s appreciably higher than those for the corresponding month of last year, according to figures compiled by the Canadian Hydrographer's Office. As was natural, however, largely because of lesser precipitation on all of the lakes with the exception of Lake Superior, the levels were lower in August than in July fast. The same is true of the St. Lawrence river. On Lake Superior the levels were .03 foot higher than in July, 1927; 1.164 feet higher than in August, 1926, and .44 foot higher than the average stage of August for the last 10 years. For Lake Huron the figures were: .08 foot lower, 1.05 feet higher, and .78 foot lower; on Lake-Erie they were: .19 foot lower, ,71 foot higher, .38 foot lower; Lake Ontario .33 foot lower, .75 foot higher, and .33 foot lower. ! On the St. Lawrence river, .76 foot lower, 1.19 feet higher, .03 foot higher. | In this respect it is to be noted lthat on the St. Lawrence during the i last ten years the August level has averaged 1.05 feet lower than the July rs' Field Stadlu s Turvi ey Defeated Dempsey Before 150,000 I Landlady--"I'll have to request you to pay in advance, Mr. Smith." Smith-- "Why, Isn't my portmanteau good for a week's board?" Landlady--"No, it looks like an old-fashioned emotional box." Smith--"Emotional?" Landlady -- "Yes; on« that Is easily moved!" .„..- -