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Show The average golfer walks about five miles in playing 18 holes. The royal stable of England has won only two major turf events since Gulf Is Invading South nnd Latin America. A tine course has been constructed con-structed at Bogota, Colombia. I'enn State handed the University of Pittsburgh Its only major Fports defeat of the year In a recent track meet, Gene Tunney says ha thinks colleges col-leges ami imiver.-iiics will supply many of our first-rate heavyweights In the future. Not since Jack McAuliffe retired as undefeated lightweight champion In 1S97 has an Irish-born fighter held this boxing title. An eastern boxing writer say Gotham fans marveled at Sammy Mandell's "poise." evidently a New York word for "purse." One of Knute Rockne's football assistants as-sistants this fall will be John "Clipper" "Clip-per" Smith, who captained the lli'J" eleven and played guard. Judging by the attendance at the recent Kmanuel-McTlgue bout, the fever beat of the New York fans for boxers lias considerably cooled. Samuel M. Peacock, former president presi-dent of the Middle States Lawn Tennis Ten-nis association, has been appointed manager of the United States Davis Cup team. The Pctin Slate lacrosse team failed to win from a single college opponent this season. The best I lie Lions could do against a college team was a -l-to-t tie with Syracuse. Hans llirschfeld, a German athlete, recently established a new world's record for putting the 1C, pound shot In P.reslau. Silesia. His murk Is in,- I TIK) meters, or approximately 61 feet II Inches. When played by the Indians yearr ago. the goals In lacrosse were place ! miles apart, now they are 110 yards from each other. Where once the tlelil bad practically no side boundaries. boun-daries. It Is now 70 yards. The title of the most unsuccessful team of the United States goes to Up-n Up-n In college of East Orange, N. J. which has a record of no points scored In seven games and 2s.ri points scored against It. I'enn Stale's opponents In football for next full will be the same as In 1!i'JH, with one exception. Notre Dame returns to the schedule, replacing replac-ing New York university on the 1!H'7 schedule. It Is understood that Air. Tuniiej has Invited Professor Phelps to otllcl-ate otllcl-ate at his next pugilistic parly, but It does seem as If they might get harmoniously har-moniously together roinowhcro, soma time, for a study of the ring mid the book. |