Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 19 | Nation's Outstanding Athletes of 1927

I j NATIONS NATION'S OUTSTANDING ATHLETES OF OF 1927 j I T A v S S I f S v I 4 1 c S f jj J 4 L t 1 y rt 2 m S IS t Carr J. J I t I 1 L S 4 S 41 r LL It I 4 t d. d i I S S S i S S Sa I i tl a i f rT l j Z A l m w 44 t w 1 5 f Borah 1 l s q J i. i ff s Ruth I 4 V 1 Jf i i VI ri f r L. L M 1 v I t 4 j 1 I 1 Above are some of f the most outstanding figures in the sport world during the 1927 season Johnny set about fifty new swimming swimming swim swim- ming records Lou Lu Gehrig in his third season and Paul Wan Waner en in his second won the major leagues' leagues most valuable player awards Helen Wills r regained gained he her position at the helm of the tennis kingdom Babe Ruth set seta a new home run record with 60 Sabin Carr vaulted 14 feet for a new worlds world's mark Charley Chancy Borah ran yards in 95 seconds and yards in 09 Tommy Hitchcock distinguished himself as the worlds world's greatest polo forward in helping the American team best England for the international international international cup Bobby Jones Jones became became recognized as the worlds world's outstanding golfer with victories in the British i open and American amateur tournament tournament tournament ment while Harry Heilmann proved to be the outstanding hitter in tine the majors and Gene Tunney whipped Jack Dempsey in the worl worlds world's ls l's championship championship cham cham- heavyweight encounter