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Show Weatherman Finally Stops Harmon Just Hours Short of Pay Dirt Zone By JOHN MOONEY Shorn of most of his all-America glamor trappings. Tommy Harmon, the unstoppable Michigan Meteor, was stopped (he admitted It) In Salt Lake City Monday noon when he pondered the fate which 'permitted 'per-mitted that aged veteran. Old Man Winter, to halt the Harmon drive short of pay dirt. For Touchdown Tommy, twice all-America hairbark, finally hit a defense he couldn't crush, elude or pass over the treacherous mountain moun-tain weather. And this time the chips were down, since Tommy is slated to be the guest of honor at the presentation of the Walter A. Camp Memorial award In Washington. Wash-ington. D. C.. Monday night. First scheduled to stop in Salt Lake City about midnight Sunday, Tommy felt frustration for the first time this season when the airline pilot couldn't land the plane and was forced to turn back to Las Vegas for the night. The Western Air Express maln-llner maln-llner came In Monday Just before noon, with Harmon aboard, but Tommy realized even then it would take a modern miracle or a rocket ship to get him those thousands of miles In near record time. Harmon spent most of the hour he stopped In Salt Lake City trying I I to reach officials of the banquet In Washington without success. - av mmriwmirum mmm yf : 1 ' "'I i : y-y I . i'wV I " ' " ' . ' lair, i ' I vr I 7 ... Lawor . "i i ., i TOM HARMON Since he couldn't reach them for consultation, Harmon next turned to the army air corps and, with the assistance of Lieutenant W. G. Carter of Fort Douglas, he tried to "borrow" one of the fast army pursuit ships to make a nonstop trip to the nation's capital. But, official regulations stepped In the way and Harmon's lat chnncr to make the dinner seemed to vitnlxh. He still had hopes of catching a fast ship out of Chicago for a last-minute dash to Washington, Washing-ton, but even that was remote, since the plane he was riding was not . due In the Windy city until early venlng. Thrtre was none of the all-America star about Harmon as he sadly answered questions In the airport lohbyl Instead, there was almost a heartbroken boy, worried because he was going to disappoint 3000 peopU who had already purchased tickets for tonight's party. The fact that he wouldn't be there to receive added) glories didn't even enter Tom'st head, even though this award ranks as the highest a player play-er caii receive the most valuable plavei) In the nation. "Whew," groaned Harmon, loosening loos-ening his collar. "Will they be mad! There's going to be the dickens to pay atid I'm going to be it." And) the manner in which he said this reminded one of a small boy (Coitinutd on Uia Following Ptft) Harmon Finally Gets Stopped (Continued from Preceding PsjeJ who brok the jam jar In the cupboard, cup-board, i What aloit pro football? Nope." Movies? "Well. : don't know, w took some shot i out thre last week and I think there might be something coming (mm that angle." Still interested In spoHscast-ing? spoHscast-ing? j "Sure, that's my meat. I've got a couple nf deals lined up find I'm going to work as soon as si-hoot is over." What ibout those western all-stars all-stars beating you touted Easterners Eastern-ers in the Shrine game? 'This is no alibi, but If wed had a decent field we'd have murdered mur-dered thbse guys. Not that they didn't hsve a good team. I but the field va poor and we couldn't get our footing. The only d ssension arose be .ween the players and the coaches iver training regUlatior.." How shout those movie publicity "stills" Hith Harmon making of to scree stars? What wil the girl friend buck at Ann Arboi have to say about that? "Who-ie! Hey, I never) thought of that, but there's another doghouse dog-house for me. I'll be lucky If I even believe my own press I clippings when I get through this! trouble." |
