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Show MOVIES WANT CHANNEL STAR LOS AXGKLES. .Tan. 19 (UP) From axle jrrea.se to grease paint. From GO cents to $2n.OOO to (ieorge Young. Canadian aquatic star, who, covered with a generous coating of axle grease, won the Ua-ralina Ua-ralina channel derby and "Will Wrigley's $25,000 purse at the same time, was expected to sign a contract con-tract today to don the grease paint for n motion picture companv here. $1,000 Per Nipht After contracting with a Hollywood Holly-wood theatre to appear five nights a week at $1,000 an appearance, the 17-year-old swimming marvel went into conference late yesterday with execmives of one of tbe film companies. com-panies. No definite announcement followed follow-ed the conference but it was intimated inti-mated that Young would agree some time today to - appear in the starring role of a motion picture of ''The Sink or Swim" or, "From Mo- htvcycle to Limousine' type. When Young arrived here in n motorcycle he bad only 00 cents in his pocket. Any hope entertained by "Cash and Carry" I'yle that Young might join bis troupe of professional star; failed with the announcement that Young bad not only contracted to uive his trainer. ''Dor"' O'Bryne. $10,000 of the ""Wrigley ocean marathon" mara-thon" reward, but had also agreed to give Cliryne 40 per cent of all "urnlMgM f-oin Nov. 0, 1020, until Nov. 6, 1H27. Praises His Trainer Young expressed surprise that anyone should get excited about him signing away part Df the swim money and any earnings that resulted result-ed from that achievement. " Toe' O'Rryno was the brains nnd T was the brawn of (be cbanue! swim." Young aid. "He earned his 10 per rent. I don't know why nny-,,ne nny-,,ne should get excited about it. "O'ftryno grubstaked me when T arrived "lmre. Tie fori me. trained and rubbed me and then directed mv swim. If OT.rvne hadn't bellied belli-ed me I wouldn't be getting these fat movie offers." |