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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH, UTAH Speaking of Sports Triple Champ T IKE the old woman who lived la a shoe, dusky Henry Armstrong has so many ring titles he doesnt know what to do. When he out- Ugly Duckling Colt Is Champ stout-heart- Of Trotters By GEORGE A. BARCLAY horsemen W" HEN the fair circuits Lou Ambers pointed recently to win the lightweight erown, he became the first man in the history of pugilism to hold three established championships at the same time. He was already featherweight and welterweight champion and now like a brown-hue- meet around tMf summer ed Snoopie d and fall the case of McClin, ugly duckling among the three-yeold trotters, will be a prime subject of talk. For the smashing victory of this unpromising looking colt in the $38,000 Hambletonian stake race at Goshen, N. I., a while back startled the most unexcitable followers of the track. McClins victory was unique in several ways. Until he dashed past his nine competitors in 2:02Y4 and he was what racing folks 2:02, call a maiden. He had to win a race. He had started in yet two races last year and was among the s, failing in both cases to save his entrance fee, a term used to describe horses that cant finish among the first four. At that, McLin had some rather distinguished precedents behind him. Circuit followers remembered the experience of Guy McKinney, winner of the first Hambletonian back in 1926. Guy McKinney had record for failure beaten handily before he raced to fame. He started three times as a and was twice distanced and once displaced. But as a he was never beaten. Horsemen will tell you that much of the credit for McLins sensational victory should go to Henry Thomas, the veteran reinsman who hustled the colt into the lead in each heat and kept him there until the finish. ar C?HE FOLKS ARE SURPRISED NO END TO SEE SNOOPIE PASS THEM IN A STRANGE CAR WHEN HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT HOME BELIEVING HIM STOLEN, THEV FOLLOW THE CAR IN HOT PURSUIT also-ran- Mc-Li- ns two-year-o- ld three-year-o- Winning Style ld Thomas was using the same technique he employed with Shirley Hanover a year ago. In both instances, however, it had to be a super horse that could get in front and stay there for two heats considering the classy competition it faced. One of the remarkable things about Thomas feat with McLin was that it was the first time he had HENRY ARMSTRONG colossus he bestrides the fight world between the 126 and 147 pound classes. Armstrong has become boss of these three ring divisions within less than 10 months. He started after championship scalps last October 29, when he knocked out Petey Sarron in Madison Square Garden, New York, to win the featherweight title. On May 31 of this year he acquired the welterweight title by a decision over Barney Ross and then added the lightweight championship this August by his win over Ambers. Only Ambers gave the Negro a tough battle. After trailing in the early rounds and suffering two knockdowns en route, he came back with a flurry and came near turning the tables on his foe. When the fight ended, it was Armstrong who was wobbly and Ambers who left the ring strong and vigorous. Awarded the fight by a two to one verdict by the judges Armstrong was jeered and booed by irate fans. rI THIS POOR FOUND LITTLE PUP ON THE ROAD WHERE YOU MOST LIKELY TRIED TO LOSE HIM v. K. (Opjrtfhr, 15-rou- nd Here and There X7 ILLIAM HANCOCK, one- legged athlete, is creating a sensation on Cleveland tennis courts by playing an excellent game on a crutch. Hancock lost his left leg 22 years ago when he was four years old in a streetcar accident. Seven years ago he started playing ten- nis. Soon he developed what his instructors term an exceptional game. His forehand, backhand, and underhand are said to be enough to beat many tennis players. . two-legg- ed Lous Stance The little matter of changing his batting stance back to the old style has snapped Lou Gehrig out of the worst slump of his big league career. When the season opened obMcLIN IN THE HOME STRETCH serving fans noticed Lou had driven the somewhat temperamen- changed his style. His right foot was over toward first base, his body tal colt in public. It was a half turned to the pitcher. for both driver performance Almost from the start Lou enand horse. countered tough going. He began Developing winners seems to have a soft touch for pitchers he being become a habit with Walter Cox, who is being given credit for nursing McLin along to track immortality for Lawrence B. Sheppard, who owns this remarkable colt. Cox Aj i trained and drove McLins dam, Ethelinda, to victory in five out of ten races as a including the $14,000 Kentucky Fubig-leag- three-year-ol- ue d, turity- He also developed and drove WaDear and his sire, Laurel Hall and Walters dam, Blitzie. And speaking of records, Coxs feat of winning first, second, third and fourth money in the 1929 Hambletonian with Walter Dear, Volomite, Sir Guy Mac and Miss Woemer, all developed and trained by him, is likely to be unchallenged for years to come. Another interesting thing about McLin was the fact that his blood traces back directly through the female line to the celebrated Cub Mare, that James Delancey imported from England before the Revolutionary war for his breeding and training farm then located in what Is now the Bowery in New York city. McLins dam, Ethelinda, was the offspring of Ethel Volo and Peter the Great, one of the immortals of the track, then past 20 years of age. It was Walter Cox who developed Ethelinda and drove her in 2:03 to win the Kentucky Futurity in 1923, and again a few days later when she set the record for trotters at 2:02 in an exhibition against time. M. Payne ownu COD ID LIKE TO MARRY your fr V daughter, ALL RIGHT LEAVE ' YOUR CARD in P PHOEBE! O lter three-year-o- ld By Cm P IF NOTHING BETTER TURNS UP - ve'll notify YOU , LOU GEHRIG ordinarily slugged. Rumors floated around the circuit that Gehrig waa through. Then on a recent trip west, ha switched back to his old hatting style digging in at the plate, his right foot a little ahead of his left, a spring in his knees and his bat waving with the same motion. As a consequence his batting average began to soar. C Western Nawioaoer Union. By J. Millar Watt CWMJ j BeU Syndicate. WNU Service. |