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Show ROSE GETTING TOO FAT FOR SPORTING An exchange sayp "Because he Is getting fat, very fat. Ralph Rose of California, the giant shot-putter and! 'one of the world's famous athletes, J has announced his retirement Wh-n Rose attended the University of Michigan Mich-igan a few ears ago he gained the1 reputation of being one of the best allround athletes in any American i I college In the 1908 Olympic games at J.cuidon ho captured th- Bbot-pal easily. In the games at Stockholm Inst summer he made a fine nhovimT. Row is the holder of a number of irorld records. H- Is fl feet ." Inches in height and weighs around 360 pounds. Four years ago he weighed 120 pounds less.' |