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Show P.obby Jones- doesn't like this best hall business ut all, if anybody wants to know. F.dwin F. Hunt, a twenty-four-year-old from Nashville, Tenn., is the checker champion of lie South. When Indiana plays Illinois this fall. It will be the first meeting of football teams of those two schools since lt)14. Young Strihling of Georgia, at twen ly-four jenrs of age. may make trou hie for various aspirants to Gene Tun ney's crown. Helen Meany, champion diver, is the oldest of a family of 11 children, all of whom are engaged iu swimming competition. "Rosy" Ryan, former Giant pitcher, who was purchased recently by the Yankees, got his start in basvball ut Holy Cross college. Turner Darber, veteran outfielder obtained by the -Mobile team from the Rirmingliam club, has been given his unconditional release. Billy Bayne, with Cleveland. Is one of the hardest hilling pitchers In baseball. He has been around the .100 mark all season. The greatest distance a golf ball has ever been driven Is -170 yards, made by Jimmy Gullaue, Colorado Springs. Colo., In lO-o. Clyde Barnhart, veteran outfielder of the Pitl.-buigh Pirates, has been released re-leased to the Indianapolis club of the American assoclat ion. I'M ward Cucclnello. infiolder of the Danville club of the Three-Kye league, has been purchased by the Columbus club of the American association. Bruno Sapes. the tall Magyar who was second In Ihe Olympic javelin throw at Amsterdam. Holland, is also an artist, a ski-Jumper, a dancer and a linguist. With only the great Morley Dairy missing, the I'niversity of Southern California football team Is expected lo be one' of the best In the country Ibis fall. When George I.ott, third ranking Ictinls player, enters Brown next fall. It will be his third college. He previously pre-viously attended Chicago and Michigan Michi-gan Stale. The highest percentage ever made by a pennant-winning club In the National Na-tional league was made by the Boston Bos-ton club In IS'.l'i Tlicy had an S.'lo percentage. Because he couldn't stand the growl of the fans In his- own home town. Shortstop Horace Kibble of the Fort Worth (Texas) league team unit the club recently. British writers say Hint British golf Is handicapped because all the young golfers who do something while In college nre never heard of after they leave college. Athletes at Cornell university, according ac-cording to a study of the records of the class entering In IP'JI. maintained a higher standing as students than nonalhletes. Sixteen players on the roster of the Brooklyn club come under the head of "cast oil's," although some, no donbf, would he welcomed by the leiinis who lei lliem go. More Hum III) greyhound racing Hacks have been licensed In Fnglnnd. and some attract crowds of 110,000 in !"i0,000 nlghlly. London has eight trnclm all running successfully. |