Show Bill Follows May Play Role Of Giant Killer Deserts Favorite Distance to Enter Mile Event vent Has Reputation of Getting What He Wants I IBy By FOSTER HAlLEY I Associated Press Sports Writer I NEW YORK March 12 John 12 John V. V W. W Bill Follows plans to emulate David next Saturday night in the K of C. C games in Madison Square i Garden desert the distances where he has defeated most of ot the better runners h of ot the u United States u by from 40 to 75 yards this year and tackle three track Goliaths at a mile mUe j i His meter 1500 triumph in the metropolitan met met- I championships Saturday night did not lead him to any undue confidence as to his chances against Glenn Cunningham Gene and Charles Chuck Hornbostel but buthe buthe buttie he tie knows It will be a foot race with those three in it and that Is what he Likes I dont don't believe Ill I'll win he said after his Saturday night victory in But it ought to be a good race If he doesn't win it il wont won't be because because be be- cause he didn't try He has a ayay way yay of getting jetting what he goes after the towheaded tow tow- headed leaded compactly built bunt little Eng Eng- American lish-American He wanted a college education and he has degrees from Wisconsin Oxford and Cornell He wanted to be a runner and he heIs heIs heIs Is the fastest two miler the United States has had since Joie Ra Ray He wanted a job last fall fan and he talked himself into one the first place he ue tried a Fifth avenue furniture store He wants most of all to be a newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper reporter and dont don't take c any bets that he wont won't be be- legging it after stories shortly And what a leg legman legman legman man he would be be-a be a mile In and two in about nine minutes Follows is 25 years old 5 feet 6 inches tall taU or short weighs around pounds and Is a true amateur sportsman In spirit and deed If It there is any doubt about lt the thc latter statement state state- ment meat a recent occurrence should prove It Forgets English Accent Follows was making up his running schedule for the wint winter r season An official of ot an organization ion promoting a meet called up Bill and asked ked him if he would run Follows not familiar famil famil- far with the mans man's organization did not commit himself at once and the official misunderstood Of Ot o course well we'll allow you 50 expenses ex cx- he The only expense would be 10 cents subway fare In that c case e Im I'm sorry lorry but I w wont won't nt be able to run Follows said and hung up the telephone The official still sUll misunderstood and through ugh an Intermediary raised the expense ante to 1000 This time Follows dropping his Oxford accent made himself clear in l cent 10 ent words word anyone could under stand |