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Show 'THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON. UTAH Winter Winner HARRISON, P J.ing(DUTCH) money winner of the Speaking of Sports leslicobs Brings 0r!arm System lJIltio Fight Game lead--- ' win- ter golf circuit, who will is one champion keep both feet on the ground. The Arkansas-bor- n lad, who Just a few years ago was caddying at $1 per round, has picked up $3,601 since the first of the year, to make him top winner among the touring Into 7 ROBERT McSUANE professionals. e Lj'GLE MIKE JACOBS, who Horton Smith brought Dutch to in tasnt exactly grown poor Chicago after spotting his ability on oxlng business, has decided Arkansas courses. He eventually rrow an Idea from baseball became assistant pro at Horton's Its farm system t0 1116 home club in Oak Park. 111. in D r1rin Hague fight game. His Arkansas background gives year bourse Uncle Mike will be 5 him a level head. After smashPa ing par by 13 strokes to set a comtendent of the cauliflower 3ver but wilt be aided and abetted petitive record of 271 in winning lree "me ether than Benny Leonard, the Texas Open at San Antonio he say n Hl serve as chief scout, coach. was asked what he would do with anl2"Bnd general organization man. the prize money. His reply was: ay '"That'll help to feed the hogs. . f wasnt o long ago that Benny of the light-- t took him quite a while really It chief in ..Commander t to gel up steam. In the Chicago ?it division. lie's COjt Open he led the field with a 67 the larger around n first day, only to have the officials now. but fiddle s cancel all the first round scores orchas an eagle due to a thunderstorm. The next lor ring talent day he chalked up a bad round, once the talent ne Clte;iburied well behind Sam Sneads winning there U total. His 67 tied Hagens com1a,ti minor league petitive record of 11 years standing. and the ' j'Hng Since January 1 Harrison has Sise of promo- an, e for scored victories in Bing Crosby's to leather-tosser- s tournament and the Texas Open. , meni come He lost a playoff to Dick Metz, anthrough r'eLr Chata ynte? Benny Leonard other Chicagoan, in the Oakland tournament, and finished third at setup will ates ideally the same as in base-ar- Phoenix. iii Though not the best of putters, he except there will be no Judge has power off the tees and great cernedijj to serve as final authority. oaanya Job will be to scour the iron shots. They seem to be enough wn ba:irang8 jn search of promising to win for him. to New it 71. tster and bring them to get their start in a couple - Cousjjinor league fight clubs that CELDOM does an athlete so far boys cibs plana to open in the near surpass his contemporaries that to the. Benny will be a busy man, he is looked upon as an almost-certaicanned will run the two fight clubs, winner as soon as he enters for ly duic I addition, hold "classes an event. hopefuls, ring ganizeonng Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis ages nobs move, on the surface, at cert, seema logical. If the present is one. The issue is very seldom in doubt when he steps into the ring. s not of hothouse heavyweight ars had come up through ability Glenn Cunningham, the tireless When he Kansan, is another. politiciad of publicity, interest in the His stretches out in the mile race his C, 1 1 would be much greater. ?d tor system, if properly conducted, mtainsJd eliminate the misfits and irkertreal fighters a chance, is' ? Vs ployetthas promised that any young :ompar,owna discovered by Leonard lawt'ient to New York for not have to make the usual con os of tiona. It will be possible for tant be to get their chances without voter; ing over to anybody's auspices, ean tc.bs emphasized the fact that he , no new monopolies for Repre ha and If the kids make good they t the kz not have to fight exclusively su-1- 1 . 351 big-tim- e o n ifissf try-ou- ts him-iwa- r poli'utim. hatthe greatest In sluggers history came from the cross-senatJh Jeffries from Carroll, d Jeaa Willard from PottawatIs. omie Kan.; Jack Dempsey, Manassa, Joe Louis from officiej. They didnt rely on suborrertioB and publicity to reach heavy-nan- y e Mont-ppomXe- DOlitiCi.0' aj0l.jrhaps another Dempsey will be search ;jvered in the If so, Jacobs and mes talent be allowed to congratu- :ieper.::themslves' far-flun- g Leon-shoul- - ugh tie d Duke Returns 7"u JUKE RAHANAMOKU, lord high sheriff of Honolulu, most be n man in the islands, will re- S,d 11 y T to the United States this sum- ng If to manage a team of Hawaiian on a tour wj ePe!k?both San Francisco and New World fairs. little 'ae most interesting man of his a.. nies , Duke, at 47, is in as good ae )mm:..-nmer- g condition physical as when he was j breaking world rec- And thats ords. j been quite a while I ago. He came to the United States for the 1912 Olympic trials, and began a career that lasted 20 years and took him to all parts of the world as a champion. therL....., 1912 At the they E vemisf.UU k Olympics in Slock-ur- e ttfhaM,noka holm. said Duke, in i ie goTckigh sheriffs of d ie king: of id foratlng me office in Honolulu, Sweden insisted upon as royalty. He made so many have done, that Duke indicates mistake e scp assumed where I come from Hawaiian royalty. nplojAe la my name and has nothing Ub titles. In all my trips lovmfa 'Ve mc same kinC- - 1 me bonrs trying to explain the liui!: EurPe didnt want to lucra'i finally gave up trying. set records in his ,e thailahanamnku or disgaf16 sprint at : 11.3; : calW yards at 22 H; 60 yards at :29V4; ierd2'yarcs at : 38 ; and once in a fore fly at Honolulu he was clocked yards at the almost rd time of 48.5. I without doubt the most C1 pop-i- n the Islands, the one the tourists wanted to B115 unofficial island an host, jinan1 is an able politician was ause Jmonstralod a few years ag when inion was electecl sheriff. He was in 'vers rondeh be-ab- d -- iropf t d to with Republicans in a distinct His opponent, a Republin, was running for of fc S naL af g. soil fig ; r ts1 waa 0 Rood mcer- Duke real-es- t and n aPuhus prom-U,Cy woulcl eIect him hed me his opponent chief deputy. - iC Republicans roared tf.eir pro-but Duke stayed by his guns wa eiected. He kept his prom-ai,d today his deputy is still the man. Both seem set for life. Continued Fascist Rule, Probably with King Seen Likely I Bi '& m JI V I v 'S h The scene: Spain. A final bullet ricochets from the sund wall. baked, Peace returns to a land which has lost more than 1,000,000 of its best men since July 18, 1936. The civil war becomes ugly history and then what? The man who can answer is Francisco Franco, a businesslike generalissimo known to his Loyalist enemies as El Carnicero, the butcher, and theres a lot of difference between what people may think of a man and what he thinks of himself. In the case of John Feen of Miami, Okla., for Instance, there are people who think he is a hero. During the war, his officers were all for recommending John for decoration, because they thought a certain brave act of Johns deserved a medal if any act of heroism ever did. But thats what the other folks think of it. Just between us, John doesnt share their views at all. In Johns own estimation hes just a doggone careless sap, and whatever happened was his own fault in the first place. And he deserved to be shot a heck of a lot more than he deserved a blood-drenche- as El Caudillo, the chief. General Franco Is victor, thanks to superior military strategy, plus a whip hand over Spains natural resources, plus help from Berlin and Rome. Spains war needs repetition here only because things said and done since 1930 must be answered for today. Will General Franco pour awful vengeance on the Loyalist enemies who banished him to a Canary islands outpost in 1938? Will France and England pay the price of their indecision these past two years by losing all prestige in Spain? Will dictatorships rise, or fall, when Spains final die is cast? Man of the Hour. Too many answers rest with Frangenco, a shrewd military-politica- l ius who became a cadet in Alcazars West Point at 14, won mild fame fighting the Moroccan Riffs at 23, and became the armys youngest brigadier general at 34. Since April, 1931, when King Alfonso fled the country after republican election victories, Franco has been closely enmeshed in Spains officialdom as a man to be reckoned with. Once chief of the foreign legion and head of the war college, his allegiance to the deposed Alfonso was so renowned that the jittery young republic quickly made him military governor of the Balearic 1s- to his Insurgent followers ... in the Boxcar everybody: Hello, know, sometimes medal. Thats what John thinks about it. He swears that what he did wasnt heroism at all. Well you can decide that for yourself. But theres one thing Im certain of. It may or it FRAY CO AXD FAMILY A rare photo of Insurgent Spain's may not have been heroism but it sure was adventure! Now let's take this yarn to Siberia and tag along with that little leader with his wife and daughter, taken at government head- bunch of American soldiers who stayed over there after the war to quarters in Burgos. clean up some of the tag ends of the Big Unpleasantness. Two bat-ta- ll lands In 1934 d one-hal- Italy-Germa- ... HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES 'f "TTl OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELFI " By JOSEPH W. LaBINE would merely showdown. n delay the eventual Hints have already been dropped concerning Francos governmental plans. Last year an order was issued restoring citizenship and properties to King Alfonso, the alleged inside story of that restoration being thjs: A monarchist delegation met Alfonso in Switzerland last summer, suggesting that his privileges and possessions might be restored if Alfonso would abdicate In favor of his third son, Prince Juani Alfonso reportedly replied he might Healthiest Bourbon. Don Juan, not a great lover like the cabellero of ancient Seville, is a healthy young man of 25 who was brought up under English influence. He even served as a lieutenant In the British navy. Unlike his two a elder brothers, the count of (who died in Florida last year) and Prince Jaime, he shows no trace of the tragic maladies which have afflicted the rest of the family. He was married in 1935 to Marie, Princess of Bourbon-Siciles- . They have one daughter. Don Juan's appointment would be an important pacifier, since he would return to Spain as an outsider capable of arbitrating the differences between Insurgents and Loyalists. The selection might meet with Roman disfavor because of the strong influence England has played on the youth during his formative years. But II Duce rules under a king in Italy and seems to get along nicely. Certainly there is no reason to think Franco would retire without tasting the fruits of his dearly gained victory. He would probably become premier under such an arrangement. Anyway Prince Juan, who has spent the past few years under close surveillance of Rome, probably bears stronger Fascist leanings than most people imagine. Infantry were quartered at Berosovka, trying to keet a bit of order In a land where both law and order had The bandit leader, Seminoff, with a large band of Cosbroken down. sacks, was plundering and looting and murdering In the region, using an armored railroad train as a base of operations. And on January 5, 1920, word came that he was headed toward Berosovka. ions of the Twenty-sevent- As He Leaned h Forward, There Was a Sharp, Ominous Click. Both battalions were ordered to the field, and John Feen was in that gang; carrying a rifle and a knapsack full of hand grenades. I'd like to tell you more about that scrap with Semlnoff's Cossacks, but thats an adventure story all In itself. All I can tell you here Is that tha Yanks waited for Semlnoffs armored train, blew up the track in front of it, and bombed and fought their way Into the cars. On the last charge, John took what few grenades he had left out of his knapsack Cova-dong- Western Newspaper Union. Russia Discards 6B ingest Com pi ex In Newest Plan d Sport Shorts x ADVENTURERS CLUB u The Bomb his first banishment. Franco was rushed back to the mainland to crush leftist revolts against the newly established rightist regime. It was then that Asturias and Catalonia dubbed him the butcher, a resentment which probably accounts for the stubborn resistance those provinces offered in the civil war. But to rightist Spain Franco became the man of the hour, certainly the strongest single figure in the fight Catholics, capitalists, monarchists and phalanxists (fascists) were waging against a growing Communist element. The second banishment, to a dreary Canary islands outpost, came immediately after a leftist victory in the January, 1936, election. But six months later a mysterious civilian-garbefigure climbed into a British plane at Las Palmas, capital of the Canaries. Next day, July 18, Moroccans remembered the youth who had suppressed the Riffs. Within a few hours Moors were rallied under the insurgent flag and the war was on. Francos Course Steady, f The next two and years made Spain a common battleground on which all Europes grudges were VICTORYS COURSE paraded. Communist fought Fascist, while democracies stood on the sidelines hoping vainly that each would slaughter the other. In far away lands the issue of Christianity versus paganism was held a vital issue in the war. The worlds eyes were focused on a conflict where American fought Italian and German fought Russian, where religious, political and economic Issues seemed at times to far outshadow GLENN CUNNINGHAM the mere fact of civil war in Spain. Through all this General Franco opponents are automatically classed has pursued a steady course, aided as also-ranby Fascists, ignored by democraCunningham seems invincible in cies for obvious reasons of political the mile race. Of course, he has JLLY 18, 1936 Insurgent expediency. But when Barcelona fell his off days, but whether he is in revolts, long planned, broke in late January and the war seemed the best of form or not be manfor an ultimate Insurgent ages to break the tape with re- out simultaneously at cities headed victory, Franco began emerging in markable regularity. As milers go, shoicn above. his true proportions the man of Hie Glenn is practically pel feet. Thats hour. His will shall probably be the trouble. Hes too perfect. And done in Spain. perfection docs get monotonous. He is obviously indebted to Italy Not long ago John Boriean, and Germany. Rome admits 3,000 N. J.) Negro, beat Cunning Fascist troops have been killed in run ham in a special 1,000-yarSpain, and from Balearic island Boriean staved off a famous Cun bases a giant Italian air armada ningham sprint to win in 2:14 3, has operated against the Loyalists. Glenn, however, previously had run Germany has been equally helpful the distance in 2:01.1, a world recbut neither nation has acted from ord. goodness of heart. A short time later the Kansan got Iberian Peninsula Important. revenge. In a mile race in Boston, First, the Franco campaign has Cunningham defeated the five man offered a chance to fight Commufield without a groat deal of trouble. nism, but this has been more an The race found his 1,000 yards conexcuse than an end in itself. More queror, Boriean, in last place. all Almost JULY 18, 1937 significant are huge imports of SpanHow long he can continue winning wester n Spain (except northish iron by Italy and Germany, both Soon some baris problematical. western Asturias ) was under suffering acutely from lack of metal rel chested youth will beat the vetdomination. resources. Still greater is the Iberieran, and interest in the mile run Insurgent an peninsulas importance in ItThere certainly is no will grow. aly's campaign to control the Medblame to be attached. Cunningham and force territorial coniterranean he has every race, gives the best cessions from France. and is a true sportsman. But comservices have been is him for though lacking, petition to General Franco, outright gifts their mHers have several promising therefore he can honestly claim to eyes on his record. It will be a owe them no monetary debt. But when the sad somewhat day strange, how about the moral debt? Can he old workhorse is definitely unseated turn on Fascism now that the war as reigning monarch of the mile. is won? He barely might, for one good reason. Mure than anything else Spain now needs money for reconCiencia, filly who won the $50,000 struction, obtainable only from 22, Anita Santa derby February Great Britain, the United States and, comes from the vast King ranch in APRIL 18, 1938 Rebels to a lesser degree, France. Great Texas. The ranch embraces about terof finest Texas acres 850,000 drove to the sea, severing Cat- Britain is especially anxious to make rain . . . Dizzy Dean has finally alonia from the rest of Loyal- these loans because Spain was once an excellent customer. Now British confessed that he was not born in ist Spain. coal in exports to Spain have dropped Arkanof hills but the Oklahoma, 37 per cent; motor cars. 95 per cent, sas, some three miles from Lucas and machinery, 90 per cent. . Only major league baseball . this Greater Spain Predicted. to team change training camps This is the very logical rensoning year was the Phillies, having shifted overbehind current British-Frencfrorr, Biloxi, Miss., to New BraunA Henry (Neb.) tures to'lure Franco from the dicfels, Texas tators. It is emphasized still more basketball player scored a basket for the opposing quint recently. His by the growing belief that Spain will some day assume new importance name was Corrigan . . . Archie San Romani has beaten Glenn among European nations, holding a whip hand over any potential MedCunningham seven times in the iterranean conflict. mile, but never on an indoor track But just as France and Britain . . . Amateur athletes in Australia look rather foolish in recognizing are forbidden to receive instrucA pinFranco after he has won his battle, tions from a professional so would Franco look foolish if he tail duck banded by a Kansas farmJAM AIIY 30, 1939 Cata- tossed his Fascist friends into the er during the fall of 1927 was lonia's conquest was complete, ashcan. Fer every nation concerned brought down by a hunter in Mexico in 1933. removing a battleground and it would be an unnatural alliance Western Newspaper Union. based on immediate expediency, and compacting the war. Monarch of the Mile con-rica- n After the War, Whither Spain? General Franco Wont Answer Russias big complex is disappearing. The ambitious Soviet, which once decided to house its massive new industries in such centers as Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Gorky, has now decided to build a lot of little industries which in the aggregate will be even bigger than the original big idea. This is the essence of the third r plan, being changed in midstream by Dictator Joseph Stalin and Premier Vyachesiaff five-yea- M. Molotoff. Com- He leaped forward and dropped on the pile of coats. and stuffed them in his pockets. Then the fighting was over and the Americans were climbing Into the tiny box cars of a troop train that bad come out from Berosovka to get them. In the car John was In, the boys built a fire In the tin stove, peeled off their sheepskin coats and threw them in a pile on the floor. Then they flopped on the floor and tried to get a little sleep. The fire blazed up, and the little car became unbearably hot. The coats were close to the stove, and John was afraid theyd be scorched. He got up to move them. As be leaned over and slipped his arm under the pile there was a sharp, ominous crack, and Instantly, every one of (hose tired men leaped to his feet. They knew all too well what that sound was a grenade, getting ready to explode. Someone had left that grenade in bis coat pocket, and John, In picking up those coats, had accidentally dislodged the pin! as men asked themselves Faces, says John, became wax-likwhose coat it was, and how far down In the pile the bomb lay. We were all praying it was on the bottom where the whole pile of coats would cover it. Then maybe some of us might have a chance. If it wasnt If it blew up high-wid- e and handsome in the crowded quarters of that little car the slaughter would be appalling. The swaying boxcar seemed to creak the fatal words, Ten seconds to live . . . ten seconds to live. Ten seconds more then nine then eight. The deep rumble of the wheels on the tracks below sounded like muffled drums and the wind outside howled a mournful Litany of the Dead. The tiny eandle that lit the car flickered spasmodically for a moment and died. The gloom dosed in and still we waited. Up to that time everyone had been too stunned to move. A crowd of doughboys stood motionless, waiting fur death. Jolin Feen was the first one to recover his senses. He screamed to that bunch of men to lie down and that broke the spell. A dozen heavy bodies thudded to the floor. One man swore aloud. Another sobbed and a third muttered a woman's name. But John was still on his feet. He was standing right over that bomb, and for a brief second his lips moved. He was praying. e tight-lippe- Johns Body Protects Others From Grenade Blast. But it was only for a moment. There was hardly any time for prayer. Three or four seconds more and that bomb would be going off. And he had a job to do before that happened. The prayer had hardly left his lips when he leaped forward dropped on that pile of coats his arms hugging them to him like a ben mothering her brood. That deadly engine of destruction buried somewhere In that pile of coats might blow him to bits, but the other fellows In the car would have chance. One second two seconds and then there was a roar that sounded to John as if it had come from the bowels of Hell itself. Bright scarlet flashes streaked the interior of the car. He felt the pile of coats heave beneath him and then John just doesnt remember any more. The first thing he remembers after that was that someone was lifting him. He heard someone else talking, and the words sounded faint, and far away, and hollow as if the man who was speaking them was talking He opened into a barrel. Slowly, consciousness came back to him. his eyes. He remembered now that bomb! Anxiously he counted the white faces that were bent over him. They were all there, those buddies of his. He sighed in relief and fainted. John woke up In the hospital at Berosovka a bit surprised to Cnd that he was still alive. He probably wouldnt have been alive if that bomb hadnt been down at the bottom of the pile of coats thick sheepskin coats that stopped the flying hits of steel. As It was, his arm was shattered and full of bits of corrugated metal and it would have to come oft. A few days later, while he was recuperating from the amputation of that arm an officer came to his bedside and told him he was going to be recommended for decoration but John told that officer to lay off. He didn't want any medals. He didn't think he deserved any. All he had done was what he knew darned well it was his duty to do. You see, he says, "it was my coat pocket that held that grenade! plete details are being announced at the Communist party congress opening in Moscow March 10. will Gigantism soon give way to erection of manufacturing plants closer materials and the to sources of raw Soviet evidently has pienly of such resources still untapped. By costly experience Russia has found her big industries to be unwieldy, attracting more population than was healthy to a few centralized points while the rest of the country went unaided. One of the most important coming developments is creation of a "second Baku oil base in middle Asia, where American machinery will be used to open untouched petroleum reserves. Since Baku is located at a strategic point where an invader WNU Service. Copyright. could easily nip off the Soviets important petroleum supply, the new Used by the Greek Soldiers development has important military Sponges Were Originally atsignificance. The second Baku is Strange though it sounds, sponges rious animals first attracted the far removed from enemy planes. live and grow and die just like any tention of the Greeks many years Other small industrial develop- other animals. And because they're ago. Grecian soldiers wore metal r ments are planned in the Ural mounanimals, the fresh water helmets and shin guards and cursed a while observes the Wash- at the blisters they raised. Then their was finish, tains, large metallurgical base is being built in central Asia ington Post Actually, sponges as someone dove into the Mediterranwhere the Soviet claims it has all we know them arent sponges but ean, came up with a sponge and The discovered it would make a good facilities fur building machinery. the skeletons of sponges. Most such plants are being built sponge is a collection of tiny pad. Sponges were used for bathnear coal deposits or potential creatures who get together ing then, too, and also es floor mop and build the skeleton. These cu- - and brushes. power sites. salt-wate- one-celle- d |