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Show Can proficiency in sport be Inherited Inher-ited V Does it necessarily follow that the offspring of a stir In some Una of sport like baseball, football or track will inherit tho talents of the father? In other words, will ho he knov n aa a chip off the old block? Ty Cobb la the outstanding star pfl baseball. Will his sons show th" proficiency that has crowned the efforts ef-forts of the Georgian on tho ball Bold ! Some will argue that few sons nt- Perhaps that Is true, although It Is poslble to offer some exceptions. . History proves that the heritage of f.une paawth from father to sum. In the world of sport today It is possible to find plenty of proof of that adage. When Willie Hoppe won tho title from Jake Schaefer back In 19"-was 19"-was the hop of the "Wizard" as he was known that hla son would some day win back the title. During the final years of the "Wizard's" career, young Jake was the constant companion of oil futh' r He practiced with him daily, Th natural ability, which the son Inherited, Inher-ited, with the valuable training he received from his dad, soon made it apparent that the son was destined to be a great player. "Be a champion or nothing."' was th advice Schaefer gave to hi mom. Young Schaefer wan an ambitious youth and he set out to make good the deslr of his father. Lovers of the billiard game are till talking of his sensational victory ovr Willie Hoppe. Hoppe had held the title so long he waa believed to be lnlnclhle. Then out of the dlrn and distant past came the likeness of hi rival of the olden duya to snatch th coveted laurel from him. In the puglllstlo world we have young Rob Fltzelmmons aspiring to th title of heavyweight rhamplo.i. one held by his famous dad. V Fltxatmrnons was IS year of age when be won tr title from James J. Corbett Your.g Bob I only 30. so he still has II year to make good. Tn the baseball world 'ther are a number of example of the theory that the heritage of fame pth from father to son. In the otd days Jess Ilurkett. the' "lugging outfielder of tho Cleveland club, waa on of th most colorful players of his day. a Howard Burke'.t. th son of Jm : threatens to equal the deed of his father. II Is th property of tha I'lttabarg flub, which ha sent htiii to Birmingham for a lltt! more s-pcrienc. s-pcrienc. Every enthusiast of bl-y le raelnc baa heard of or seen Bobby Wal-1 thour In his branch of sport he was a famous aa Cobb In baseball or Jim e a Bobby. Junior, who mad; his TW - 1 ing deb j. tBe years ago aa git u " 'Srl j Last October Bobbv Walthour mmA I s s WWl on the father and son stunt In tracix mmWd m I I stands out is ono of the greatest Am- LH I erica n sprinters of all time His mWM MA ' Wad all his father's natural abll- MMM |