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Show I i 1 1 Tuesday, August 1, 19S0 UTAH THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, PAGE SIX Gy John Jarvi: RIKLMGS SPORTUGHT Champs' Offspring Seldom Athletes GRANTLAND RICE the veteran JOHN PARTRIDGE, horse trainer and one of the smartest, was discussing a new angle concerning heredity in sport, Years ago," he said, I spent some time at the Mayos in Rochester, Minn. There I discovered to my surprise that Dr. Mayo was a turf lover as well as an occasional horse player. 1 spend most of my time, Dr. Mayo said, with the sick and the dying. The thoroughbred is my only outside outlet It was then, John Partridge said, Grantland RIcehat we began discussing various angles on heredity among competitors. 'Tve discovered one thing, Dr. Mayo said then. That is that athletic mothers rarely give birth to athletic children. I mean the ones that come, to By me. They are so mnscolarly developed that apparently they need too many things to carry their own system. I have checked back as far as 1 could and have discovered that most fine athletes come from moth-er- a who were not athletes not -in any way. I mean the Cobbs, the Ruths, the Dempseys, the Ilagens. Most of them were rather frail. Tor that matter, Dr. Mayo said, not many fine athletes on the male side breeds sons or daughters who are good at athletic games. Out of a long list of children from these famous athletes Ive discovered very few who ever amounted to much as competitors in sport This got me to thinking recently about this subject, Partridge said. "So I began looking into the horse angle. I discovered from a long review that very few good running mares ever gave the racing game either good colts or good fillies. Heres a list. The veteran trainer took out a record book and the figures were there to prove his statement. Most of the good ones came from well-bre- d mares, but not good racing mares. A Man OWar can be the sire of many great racing horses, John said. "But it doesnt work that way for mares who can win races It must be for the same reason Dr. Mayo discovered or dug up a few years ago. One would think that an athletic father and mother would produce an athletic prodigy. Only they dont. Or at least rarely. Apparently heredity on the athletic field doesnt run that way. It is a subject that could stand a bit more study. we had at Columbus with two left. It was nice to see two instructors fighting out the last round with the tournament stars beaten out but someone in golf should start encouraging a few young fellows. The Younger Stars On the amateur side, they turn What has become of the younger pro when they can make part of golf stars? Where are such kids a living at the game. Golf has always had one major from the past as Bobby Jones, Francis Ouimet, Chick Evans, trouble. It is too expensive for too Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen, John- many people. The price of golf balls has risen. The price of clubs is ny Goodman, Bob Gardner? In the recent P.G.A. the last up. Caddies cost you $2 or more a 36 16 left averaged around round now against 75 cents and a dollar a few years back. There are years of age. Cary Middlecoff few caddies from the younger crop and Jack Burke are about the have new names tat only watching crack veterans play as The P.G.A. apHagen and others did. sprung up lately. Jerry Travers was a kid phenom parently wants no youth in its , fre-at 15, Bobby Jones shot a 70 when major tournament which to as was 12. he results such leads quently THE FICTION old-time- rs ANNETTE PASSES OUT CORNER By Richard H. Wilkinson 'Bill decided he formed the words in his mind. IN SEPTEMBER wasnt in love. He told himself it Bill, Ive got a surprise for you. had been a summer romance. He Surprise? out walk couldnt He 'Tm going back to Belfast with regretted and leave Annette flat. He had to you. Ive got a job there for the offer some sort of explanation. winter. Well be together all winThe wind whipped in their faces ter, Bill, Isnt it grand!" as the roadster sped through the Lord! Now he was ih for it He Annette night. hadnt expected that Well, hed contsnuggled to be blunt, cruel. Hed have have entedly at his to tell her once and for all. shoulder. " He swung the rvjILL! There was terror in her roadster off the tone. He turned quickly. She a highway. They bumped along was looking away from him toward wagon road, presently emerging in- the horizon where the dull glow had to a clearing. Bill stopped. Toward been. The dull glow he had thought the north the horizon was illumin- to be town lights had developed inated by a dull glow. Lights from the to astonishing brilliance. town. Fire! The whole ridge is ablaze. Oh, Say, wed better get going! Bill turned. Annette said: Bill, Im so glad we came out here. He jammed his foot down on the It was here you first told me you starter. The motor whirred, and loved ipe. Remember? that" was all. Bill swore, yanking Sure. I remember. out the choke. There was a sputlove Say it now. Bill. Say you tering whine, a cough, silence. me! Bill opened the roadsters door. Bill bad intended to say just Come on! Engines dead. Well the opposite. Without knowing have to run for it" He her. he He yanked her out of the car, spoke, pitied why, Of but what he said was: started running along the wagon course I love you. You know road, dragging her behind him. He that. It was as if she Impelled hadnt realized that fire could be him to say it. like this. The speed of its approach 'TGss me, Bill. Kiss me and say amazed him. it again. Bill! Walt! Youre going too the He kissed Jher, repeating fast. Bill turned Just as she fell forwords, cursing himself for doing so. to to him did have she cling ward. He knelt beside her. Try Why so? and get up. Weve got to keep goHe got a grip on himself. He ing. Its our only chance. Pitifully she tried, sank to the ground, moaning softly. He stooped and lifted her in his arms. Bill, dont! You cantl Go on and leave me. Theres no use in both of us He went on blindly. Behind him now he could hear the crackle of flames. The road ahead was alight from the brilliance of the fire. It required no effort to move. Then suddenly, ahead, he saw the main highway. There were lights there. The lights from automobiles and trucks. Bill- lay sprawled in the back seat of a joggling touring car. He opened his eyes and saw Annette. Behind her the sky was dull red. - TURNED DOWN Bf THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS M IQ3Q, BEAT THEM 5 OUT OF 6 TIMES LAST YEAR AND IN THE DOG DAYS OF THE PENNANT RACE THE DOOGER STAR TURNED THEM BACK KNOCKED TWICE AND PRACTICALLY FLAG! THE OF OUT RED THE BIR05 SINGLE-HANDE- D aSa 3 4 Bill, why did you do it? Why you leave me there when when you knew He said: Say, what do you take me for? Leave behind the girl I love! Oh, Bill, Ive known for a month you didnt I wouldnt let myself believe I was losing you. I wouldn't give you the chance to tell the didnt truth. 14 SHARKS OH CHS HOOK Sigmund scharf of new brunswick,n.j., HAULED IN A 6- - FOOTER SOONER GOT IT ABOARD AND NO HIS BOAT THAN IT GAVE BIRTH TO 13 BABY SHARKS -- EACH OVER A FOOT LONG.' Bill swallowed. So that was it? that was the reason she had Suddenly he lifted her in his arms Annette, he whispered, say you love me. Say it, and kiss me, So STAR DUST Michael Rabin, Young Violinist, Makes Network Debut August 10 By INEZ GERHARD rabin, Michael is; that wall has everything from a barbecue to a sink, and affords privacy from the neighbors as well probably make August 10th a day to remember, when he makes- - his network debut on Rodzinstd, The Telephone Hour. Hollywood homes are among the Philharmonic directing the Havana countrys most attractive, thanks when Rabin made his world debut to top decorators. But any clever last April, said He is marvelous, woman can copy the charming arfantastic. He has a tremendous fu- rangements of curtains in the Jascha Heifetz and other homes of Betty Hutton, Bums and ture! famed musicians have also advised Allen, the Bob Cobbs, Gale Gordons and Cedric Gibbons, as they are ijpr jaw shown in this same Companion. The Bums sun room and dining bay are especially effective. will Mala Powers, scored so notably during the first few days of her starring role in Outrage that she was signed for roles in Goldwyns and Stanley Edge of Doom Kramers Cyrano de Bergerac before Outrage was completed. ... if Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour, which filled Madison Square Garden for their benefit for the New York Foundling Hospital, will stage their next benefit MICHAEL RABIN from San Francisco for the Disand encouraged this young genius. abled American Veterans. Not that Michael thinks of himself as one;, his bicycle is one of his Len Doyle, Harrington of Mr. most prized possessions, he likes to District Attorney, built his own swim and collect stamps and play home in Milford, Pa, exactly to ping pong, looks forward to having suit him; did everything from a car. That he may be one of the clearing the land to putting in the worlds greatest violinists is no con- plumbing and refusing to have a cern of his. telephone doesnt like phones. To reach him in a hurry Ed Byron, The U.S. State Department has the shows director, has to notify endorsed the Walter Huston Memor- the state police and have somebody ial International Scholarship now ell Doyle. being set up to finance the education of two English speaking stuBecause he has so much difdents from Trikkala, Greece, at the ficulty getting away for vacaUniversity of Arizona. tions, Ben Grauer has signed a lease on a Bucks County, Pa., farm. His hundred acre Male stars whove felt smug retreat is about 2 hours drive about the two hours make-u- p and from NBC studios, and Ezra hairdressing the girls require should Stone is a neighbor. be warned by what happened to Mel Ferrer. The star of Robert Ros-sen- s ODDS AND ENDS . . . Joan FonThe Brave Bulls, for Co lumbia, needed a full two hours taines favorite year is 1941, when and 15 minutes each time he she won an Oscar and the New ork Film Circles award as best dressed in the matadors costume for bullfighting scenes with four actress, learned to fly a plane and shot a hole in one in golf . .. Paraaides assisting him. mount will film About Mrs. Lesnew book by the author of lie, Fibber McGee and Molly have Bad Girl, Vina Deimar a god a kitchen wall that is really a story that will have to be rewritkitchen, which makes it all too Her to pass the censors . . ten easy for Fibber to indulge his bert Rawlinson, love for cooking wTien they give Hollywood Star a party. 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