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Show THE iNot ivnute KocKnes SPt Jates j uiiia F ROM the Rocky mountains westward it look? as though all good football elevens go to Hawaii when tliey die. or at least they hope to go there. They ore football mad over In Honolulu and now It Is the accepted thing that some western team shall le Invited to go there every winter. The climate Is against football of the snappiest brand, but that makes no difference; there Is money, glory and a good time for all. Utah has been out to the Isles, as have Colorado Washington State and Oregon and other university teams from this far western region.' A reflection of the visits Is seen In the fact that good Hawaiian boys are now making their way or having their way made for them In this country. They have a mighty fine Hawaiian player on the Oregon Aggies. There Is also one at Washington State and one at Whitman. They like to play In their bare feet, these Hawaiian, and It Is pretty hard to make them wear shoes. The boy at Oregon Agricultural college gets away punts with his unshod foot and sees no reason why he should be shod. Speaking of Hawaii, here is a story which Ike Armstrong, coach of the Utah team, tells about Knute Rockne. Knute was In Honolulu when Utah played there last winter, and he referred the game which the Utes played against one of the island elevens, writes Lawrence M" I'erry In the Washington Post. Knowing Rockne's fondness for the shift, Armstrong had his back-fieluse the famous Noire Dame shift, and lie was at pains to tell his team not. to beat the ball. Knute watched the backfleld In motion for a couple of plays and then suddenly began to slap on penalties. After he had Imposed a total of about thirty yards he stopped the piny and went to the Utah qua" "Son," he said, "you may think what you're using irf my child. I want to tell you that maybe I did e a child like that once, but It was sent to the reformatory." Knute Rockne. Every one out in the every coach, that Is to say thoroughly committed to the wing-bacIdea which Glenn Warner devised years ago Save for California and Idaho, the writer has not seen a backfleld formation which does not send out two ends to the flanks. And how they do work on the opposing ends or carry the ball on reverse plays! So far as the writer has been able to observe, however, Gil Dobie Is still the past master on the weak side attack. mid-Pacifi- ;iX HELPER TIMES. HELPER, UTAH OUR COMIC SECTION Already reformers are trying to take the kick out of footbalL Jack Hobbs, the English player, is paid $150 a week. cricket Emits in the Lives of Little Men D Soccer, a comparatively new game In the United States, Is played by nrzz 2.j0,000 men. The Washington club plans" to release AI Schacht Why not cut off Altrock's left arm? It was the sixth time since 1901 for the Pirates when they won the 1927 National league pennant. ID HSoTrHHPt VHO ? wAN-rtoeu- a setoff V0U r. lrtfly If.y Leo P. Flynn, who managed Jack Dempsey In his last two bouts, Is also manager for Dave Shade. Winter must be Just around the bend: A golf bug was seen recently digging himself Into a bunker. d t ''U. k ROWING BANNER CAUSES BATTLE Golf Runs in Family old-tim- e a' A swim marathon is being planned to be held in Lake Elslnore, Calif., for a prize of $30,000. The distance will be 30 miles. In the season of 1912 Joe Wood of the Boston Americans set up a major league pitching record by winning 34 out of 39 games. " Arthur W. Smith, the second son of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, is manager of the Manhattan college team. cross-countr- I (Copyright, W. N. U.) THE FEATHERHEADS iMl'F Felix Isn't Superstitious y II MSmTiTTTitl 7ifflr,ii,1"iiiiiuiil hi lllHNiiiiiiiiiByyaiuuii 'irsiort. irmpi WWi7 1 P"'1 ' D&VS I vJlTtHESWEEE WHEN) Pre?ident Frank Scott of the Cotton It promises to be an open battle for the distinction of carrying the rowing banner of the United States into the championship Olympic eight-oare- d race next year at Amsterdam. The United States Naval academy, in 1920, and Yale's famous eight, in 1924, represented the United States in victorious fashion. Both are expected to seek the honor again in 192S, but, from present indications, they will have much keener competition than before. If the Olympic committee accepts tne recommendations or rowing au thorities to hold the tryouts a fortnight or so after the Poughkeepsie and New London regattas, probably a half dozen college crews will partiei pate. They were held before these events in 1924. Columbia university, which swept to brilliant triumph at Poughkeepsie last June, is especially anxious to get into the Olympics. University of Washington probably will be another contender, while University of Penn sylvania's crew hopes are expected to be revived next season under the coaching of Russell S. Callow. Harvard, victor over Yale this year for the first time since 1920, also may entertain Olympic ambitions. Yale gained the Olympic laurels three years ngo with one of the most amazingly versatile performances In rowing history. The Elis interrupted preparations for the Harvard regatta by going down to Philadelphia to win the Olympic trials, went back to New London to outrow the Crimson over four miles, and then journeyed to Paris to beat the world's best at 2,000 meters, roughly a mile and a quarter. The time was G minutes , 33-2- Goggles for Gridder States league, has announced the I I r--Vr VJll Prize fighting will go on, in spite of the popular assumption that by this time Tex Rickard really has more money than he knows what to do with. " Waite C. noyt pitched his best world series ball In 1923 against the New York Giants. He held the National leagues to two runs in 27 In nings. S Retirement of Bill Clarke, for 20 years varsity baseball coach at Princeton, marks the passing of one of the outstanding figures in the college game. Tommy Armour, national open and Canadian open golf champion, Is the third member of his family to gain honors in the anclent'ganie. His two older brothers, Alex and Willie, have both carved niches in golfdom's hail of fame. Would Quit Winter Work to Save His Eyesight Ossie Rluege. third baseman of the team, has been served with an ultimatum by Clark Griilith. president of the club, to either give up accountancy, which he practices between seasons, or baseball, and he has chosen to stick to the latter. Convinced that Bluege's baiting eye has suffered from Ids working over figures and under electric lights at night during the winter, Grlfhth sent for his third pucker and had a heart to heart talk with him. The result was that Biuege offered to meet his club owner more than half way, promising not only to pass up sizeable profits from bis accountancy business, but to spend a lot of time In the open this winter to keep in physical trim. Soccer football at last has made its appearance on the list of varsity sports at the University of Southern Cali forma. The popular pflsihne has been on the intramural calendar of events for several years, but on .March 10 ;ext a Trojan varsity will hook up wilh Stanford university on I'.ovanl field, present training site of the var sity football team. It is expected that the Trojan ofi'u ials will arrange games with colleges In the Southern confer ence, and that minor sports tellers will be awarded the varsity players. Making a Base Hit Irving ("Brick") Marcus, halfback on the University of California football team, for whom a set of goggle lias been devised so he can wear his glasses on the field. He appears to be the only player In this country wen ring spectacles on the gridiron as well as off It. The lenses are ground glass arid ore protected on the dge Foam by a heavy rubber molding. rubber is used as a padding and prevents any Injury to Marcus f;ice In the event of a sharp blow on the re- tention of two umpires from the 1927 staff Levlne and Black. Soccer Football Now Is Major College Pastime oirtrles. An baseball players' asso ciation is being formed in California. It Is planned to hold an game annually. Virginia football team Is said to play without shoes. That's nothing. Harvard has been playing without touchdowns for years. pected to Compete. -- Like "Ro" McMillan, hero of the Centre victory over Harvard a few years ago, Ralph Welch of Purdue Is a rexan. A Half Dozen Big Colleges Ex L',,Hi4 sOA - Peter Direct, a pacer, recently broke three track records in seven days dur ing the meet at Caledonia, Canada. Cupid t'hllds was a P.aliiiiiore boy. When the Spiders came to Rait imoie his frit lids gave him u biy floral piece. The fliiwei-- were put on one side of (he field. The game broUo ngain t the Spiderv at an important slave of the com est and Put Teheaii pi ed up a bat and d went owr to Hie big florH piece and knocked gullcy west. "Hey I'. ' what are you lining to my flower ? Mi'd "I'li.-u.-- ' "Doin to em ! I'm muk'n ihe only base hit dial s been tila!' tills after noon. That's what I'm doin i em." Bill Whitman, who managed the Piltsfield team of the Eastern league this season, has indicated that lie may manage in the Texas league next summer. That radio announcer who, with the score tied fn the last of ttie nintn, three on and no out. said, "Strategy now calls for a double play," had a nice voice. Pat Crawford, third baseman of the Greenville team of the South Atlantic league, was honored with the title of 'most valuable" player for his sea son's work. Despite the loss of his right arm, Hastwood .looms as a gridiron star for Galileo high pchool in San Francisco. He has already made his mark as a track man. Bob Mr. Dempsey, the essay ist, says he wants three more fights under his belt before next summer. With nil his writing, he doesn't seem to know that word sufficiency. I FINNEY OF THE FORCE Make-believ- e Sympathy - well-know- Donie Bush says the New Yankees were the better team, now that that's definitely settled be able to go on with our work as we have been doing nil along. llollis Thurston, pitcher 1 SlC.MtCHAEL? V 7I':II Bt 3lC I M PgQBAttiW ''li'il'llllll ' C?ff vrrTrvX V V ' I 7 I V KNOW VT'S SO MR9 SNCOP INjVES HEI2 ILL HEAlTTu AS MUCH A3 HEIi 'DoCToa """TO NOWAY TO TftKAVANAYBoel V I f i I York and we'll just obtained by the Washington baseball club from the Chicago White Sox last winter, has been sold to the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast league. What we wonder about the Waner who made 4."9 hits between them for Pittsburgh this season. Is whether the folks used to have any tr.iuble getting them to beat carpets. boys, A pastor, hit by a golf ball. Is seek mm I( SHE'LL BE MED AM' mUM' v.rja HER ABOUT KE2 AWFUL PAINS FEB I ing $20.01 " i damages, claiming that the inj'iry has Impaired bis ability to whistle and sing. Many men also get this way upon being hit by the golf VEA!3 SHE'D CFP AM1 ON MAKE-BELIEV- E - A SUPC SHE SHAME I ur?u V V , 1 I EL ' A P X . I! ' j ' LL DO E BiGwT ThinGM I Mil jl f llUi fe ill I III - M.SnooP' I SEND HlQ fLOWtRS.- - n aL--i . PP T I 1 4 '"l St bug. Speaking of the lateral pass, what ever became or tne short-orde- r waiter who could bowl a mug of Java .".2 feet down the counter without In any wise diminishing the contents? i Gertrude IMerle wan the first wom an to swim the English channel. Un- fortunalely she could not copyright the net and prevent imitators from hurting the value of a promising vaudeville career. If) by AVirn Nwippgr Union.) J ' rrl vJV j V.lnil-lVi- l 'fr AllXonftfOj ' S |