| Show Speaking of 0 Sports British Racers Retain Worlds World's Speed Record By y ROBERT RODERT McSHANE A COUPLE of lantern lantern Jawed Jawed Englishmen Englishmen Eng Eng- and an American aviation aviation avia avla tion engineer decisively shattered land speed records during the past put year furnishing thrills aplenty and setting up brilliant records for speed artists to try and break The duel for the distinction ef of traveling traveling trav trav- eling faster along the ground than tha any other human being was won woe b by Capt George E. E T T. T Eyston who whizzed whined through a measured mile at miles per hour last Septem Septem- I ber her He lie thus erased the mark of established only oDly 24 hours prey previously pre pre- by his hll compatriot John R. R Cobb London Loudon for fur broker The engineer Floyd Roberta Roberts of Van Nuys Calif roared to hard hard- earned victory in the mile Indianapolis Indianapolis Indi Indi- anapolis classic when he achieved a record speed of 1172 miles per hour Because of its blinding like bullet speed the Englishman's record was the more exciting Eyston's record record- breaking trip was hi his second of the year over the Utah salt beds of the Bonneville Flats Late In August August August Au Au- gust his black ton seven-ton Thunderbolt Thunder Thunder- bolt traveled over the saline course to raise from to 1 the standard which he himself had bad set there In November of 1937 The gallant captain was deprived of one record performance Three days prior to establishing the record record record rec rec- ord in such decisive fashion Eyston had attained a speed of on one cne dash down the 13 mile straight straight- away However on the return run required to strike an en average and make the mark official the timer used to measure the speed failed Ills His new standard of stood for only a couple of week weeks I when Cobb wrested the honor from the retired British arm army captain In his hta a machine only halt half as heavy as BI Eyston's he thundered down the stretch at and for his average Eyston was little daunted Next day he climbed into his machine and averaged to regain the speed king crown In winning the Indianapolis event Roberts obtained his first major victory victory vic vie tory in 22 years of racing when he crossed the finish line five miles ahead of Wilbur Shaw Shaws Shaw's 1037 1937 record of was top speed for forthe forthe forthe the 21 mile brick and asphalt oval until Roberts scored his victory Dean in Shape DIZZY FRIZZY DEAN the erratic gentleman gentle gentle- man the Chicago Cubs secured from the Cardinals last spring for fora a mere and a parcel of ball bail ballplayers ballplayers players is as sound as a dollar- dollar according to Dizz Dizzy Dean Baseballs Baseball's problem child insists that he hasn't cheated on the series erles of doctors who who who- 1 have examined his arm He follows fol lows he says any their 0 orders r d e r and hasn't done ri anything more strenuous than thans s r caddy caddo three or four tour times a week for the missus down downin hi in Dallas Always the optimist op ope J Diz Du gave Dizzy Dean the res rest of ol the e family amily a boost Yes Ves and Brother Paul Li is all allrIght allright allright right again His llis arms arm's so 0 good he hes he's been playing golf goU I told him hell he'll win In 20 games for those Cardinals Cardinali and lose only four Hell He'll lose those tour our pitching against me which I Is how mall many times limes I intend to lo beat the Cardinals Cups an and Coaches PITY FITY the poor football coach for his lack of job security but at Bt atthe atthe the same time lime reserve some of olour your sympathy for coaches managers etc elc of other sports Theirs Their is by byno byno byno no means a bed of roses Take the case of Bald Bill Bill- Stewart former coach of the Chicago Chi cago Black Hawks world champion hockey team last lat year Stewart learned recently that no DO speedy wingman can can skate half haU alfast as al fast as a hocke hockey manager slides when his club falls fails to as al the th owner would like It to The lilacs lacK Hawks won the Stanley cup last year and half baU a season later the manager was notified that his services were no DO longer required Ma Maj Frederic McLaughlin club owner disgusted with the teams team's poor showing decided to replace Stewart In the last 11 years the Black Hawks have junked 1 12 la man mann managers agers all of which makes the mortality mortality mor mar rate rale on managers approximately 11 per season An big depends depends de do Any league leap manager managers manager's Job lob pearls largely larrel on his bis teams team's ability to pack In the fans tans That cant can't be bedone bedone bedone done with losing team teams The Black Hawks started off ull with a bang this year tear ear drawing top crowds Loss Los alter after after aft alt er loss 10 caused receipts to slump clamp Therefore mused Major lin Un a new manager was a Dece It The new manager Paul Thompson Thomp son IOn Is I. one of the best blest liked players no a the team leam Hell He'll do his best to win the coveted Stanley Stanle cup even evenIn evenIn evenin In the face of what happened d to his predecessor Though he probably probe abl ably doesn't like to think of the high mortality rata raw Grid Rule Changes iTHE i THE rules committee of the National National National Na Na- Collegiate Athletic association atlon meeting recently held one of its it ti shortest and most uneventful ses- ses much lions Ions much to the d delight light of thousands thou- thou sands ands of coaches throughout the na ca Hon tion Only two changes In intercollegiate football rules were adopted by that committee They are 1 I. The penalty for or a forward pass striking an aD Ineligible player shall be bethe bethe bethe the loss of ot a down and 15 yards from the point of the previous down doWD Instead of loss of the ball t. t All Ineligible players usually players usually the he center guards and tackles tackles mast most remain on 00 the line of scrimmage until after arter a pass Is II thrown The penalty penally for violation will wID be 15 yards and the play also will count as a. a down dOWD I The rules committee can well be congratulated for the adoption of these two rules For one thing the new rules rule will undoubtedly encourage encourage rage the use of shovel short passes I short passes behind or to the line of scrim scrim- mage It Is Ie very possible of course that they ma may lead to longer runbacks runbacks run run- backs by the opponents on intercepted intercept Intercept- ed passes because fewer players will now be allowed to go down under a pass pas Sport Shorts Pr THE HE lIE Green Bay Packers played before more than spectators spectators tors tore In four tour games on the road last season for a new National Football league record A A. 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D Locke South ae African golf pro who recently won i the New Zealand z open has decided to I i revisit England next i for the S 'S year open meet meet Jimmy A F Fox Foxy 0 J i American ip z league leagues outstanding d iA y w player as Us its hit hit- hitting Lt- Lt ting ling champ bats- bats Jimmy Foxx Foa man was Wat voted the Eddie Hurley Memorial Memorial Mem Mem- orial plaque by Boston baseball writers writers writ writ- ers era The White Sox have released released released re re- leased Infielder George Meyer Ed Krause former Notre Dame star has been named line coach for Holy Cross Amos Alonzo Stagg's College of the Pacific will meet Notre Dame In 1941 for their first gridiron tilt till r All German sports have been placed under supervision of the Nazi party with the exception of automobile and horse racing flying and semi semi- military activities Swim Champs BY O Y FAR FAH the most remarkable development development de de- In water sports durIng during during dur dur- ing 1938 was the Irresistible rise of Danish girl swimmers to a place of supremacy Miss greatest feminine swimmer of all aU time and her Danish fellow star stir have to their credit the fastest long long course course marks for Cor meters meter free style 1062 and 1068 Miss again tops the field Held at meters free sly style Ie with an almost unbelievable long long- course world record of Miss RIe We Van Veen Holland mermaid mermaid mermaid mer mer- maid navigated the meters freestyle freestyle free freestyle style with 1182 She was second only to Miss in the meter meter meter me me- ter stretch followed by Mrs Katherine Katherine Kath Kath- erine Rawls Thompson winner of our national yard championship At the British Empire swim meet Canada scored yards In with Australia second In and Britain third in Results Inthe In Inthe inthe the United States Slates indicate that our four leading naiads can do about for the meters over a long course good enough time to give Holland a hard run for second laurell laurels laurels laur laur- els ell but not to threaten remotely the Danish quartet C II Western Newspaper Union |
