Life — May 14, 1925 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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- LIFE - When Dempsey and Wills Finally Meet (Dempsey was not much surprised at the action of the New York State Boxing Commission in debarring him and announced that when he fights IVills it will be under conditions named by him and not the Commission.) M OVIE DIRECTOR (to Wills, who has just started @ right for Demp- sey’s face): There, now, hold that a ute while we get a close-up. Let your right come forward slowly, Wills —not too fast—and hit Mr. Dempsey on the chin....Not foo rough, Wills. There's nothing to get aroused about. What do you think this is, any- way? Step a little bit more to the left, please, and remember that you're not to get between the camera and Mr. Dempsey. (To Dempsey.) Now, Jack, f you will register a little more deter- mination and stop looking for your wife....There! Wonderful! Hold it! (To Wills.) You black scoundrel, what do you mean by hitting Mr. Dempsey on his new nose? Do you think he had the beauty doctors working on that just to provide you with a punching bag? Mr. Referee, if he does that again, of course, you will disqualify him. Now, Jack, you are to drive Wills to the ropes, hitting him with wicked - St eee ’ Bee oa A eae] Mrs, Todd (who has been on a dict of oysters and cocoa- ts for sixteen months): QUICK, JOHN, PUT OUT THE I KNOW THAT STEAMER—THE FOOD IS DIS- SIGNAL FIRE, TINCTLY SECOND-CLASS. rights and lefts, knocking him clear out of the ring... , Wills, you are to be knocked out of the ring, nut Mr. Dempsey. He has tried that as often as he wishes. And when you climb back in again you are to do so slowly, be hit four or five times in the stomach and then drop limply to the floor. At the count of seven you are to struggle weakly to your hands and knees and register great pain. At the count of ten drop back again. When that is over you may go to the box- office and collect your guarantee of $15. Now then—lights—camera! Let's go. Tracy Hammond L The Economical Wife HE chooses the most exclusive res- taurants because she feels she owes it to her husband's health to safeguard his digestion. She uses taxicabs instead of street car or subway to conserve her health, thus saving her hus- band doctor bills. She spends five times as much for clothes as the average woman, on the theory that they make her feel better, thus in- creasing her efficiency. She tries every day to demonstrate the old maxim that the best is the cheapest in the end. She confines her ac- counts to stores that bill purchases of the last day of a month on the next month's statements. McCready Huston, Where Silence Speaks Louder Than Blurbs HITE: What makes you think he’s successful in business? Winters: I never heard him say so. YE THINK 11's FAIR FISHIN’ TO USE A TRIPLE- BARBED HOOK ON YER LINE, ED? Ed: MAYBE NOT—BUT LOOK AT THE NET SAVING! First Fisherman: vo VERY The Very Word IRST Newsparer Heavuine Warit- rx: Give me a synonym for tribe.” Seconp Heapiine about “fish”? First Heapuine Weiter: Fine! I never thought of that. “finny Werrter: How comicbooks.com