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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH , Speaking of Sports Sport Shorts ' A PPROXIMATELY $10,000 annu-all- y is spent by Western conference schools on y examinations for injured players during the football season. Two hundred miles of adhesive tape is used for bandages . . . Honolulu has a barefoot football league Charley Keller, series hero, canceled a number of profitaBy ROBERT McSHANE ble to TX'HEN Michigans gridiron war- - go toengagements Washington for riors raced over, through and the Variety clubs around the University of Chicagos show. He reMaroons for an 85 to 0 victory on charity fused to accept even Stagg field this midseason, the one- expense money for sided score brought very little joy the latter . . . Footto the victor and none to the van- ball at the Univerquished. It wasnt a glorious defeat sity of California for the Maroons it was a rout. It showed a net wasnt a great victory for the Wol- of $93,344.95 inprofit 1938 verines it was a stampede. A survey shows Few are the football coaches who that Boston and Los want to see their rivals team hu- Angeles have . the miliated. A sense of decency and lowest percentage of listeners to baseball broadcasts . . . Chief sportsmanship forbids that. And, if Bender, newly appointed manager that isnt enough, coaches realize of Connie Macks Wilmington, Del., that football is an uncertain profesfarm, is a Chippewa Indian and 56 sion; that some time in the future years old . . . About 100,000 dogs he might be on the losing end of are benched each year at shows lione of those scores. censed and sanctioned by the AmeriFritz Crisler, Michigan coach, re- can Kennel club. There were 336 limited breed and specialty versed the usual gridiron order in the Chicago game. shows held during 1938 . . . Only He ordered his team four penalties were called in a refootball NOT to score touch- cent Pennsylvania-Harvar- d downs. The score game and two of those were dewas 54 to 0 at the clined. half, and Crisler of Swing wanted it to stay at that point. He con- UARRY HEILMANN, the last ferred with Clark man to hit .400 in a season of Shaughnessy during batting against American league the first half, and declares that one of these the two coaches pitching, seasons Joe Di Maggio of the New agreed upon 12 min- York Yankees will reach that mark. Fritz Crisler ute quarters during Furthermore, Heilmann believes the second half. Di Maggio to be the greatest of Despite Michigans humanitarian A Detroit radio ball efforts, the score kept piling up. The announcer, players. states that Heilmann Maroons fumbled repeatedly in their Joe is the best outfielder he ever own territory, leaving Michigan with saw, and that includes Tris Speaker. .little to do but make touchdowns. He gives the young Italian credit Shaughnessy registered no com- for having a better throwing arm plaints. than any outfielder, past or present, and including Bob Meusel. Mercys Gates And one of these seasons, he inIt wasnt so long ago that Francis sists, line drives and hard Schmidt earned his sobriquet, Bar smashesJoes are going to get through the Gates of Mercy Schmidt. It the infield or theyre going down all happened during his first year the alleys between the outfielders. of coaching at Ohio State. The Buck- Then hell have his .400 mark. eyes went wild against a small college team, completely overwhelming their opponents by an avalanche of touchdowns. Schmidt wasnt overly happy about the victory. Chicagos present situation is somewhat ironical. Chicago players of past years were themselves occasionally accused of shutBy NED DAY National Match Game Champion ting and locking the gates of mercy. Beamfore simon-pur- e (This is the first of a series of bowling lesateurism weakened sons by Ned Day of Milwaukee, Wis., national match game champion and recognised as an its teams Chicago outstanding bowling authority.) rang up some colosd trisal In 1918 umphs. Coach Alonzo Stagg watched his man-eatedefeat Great Lakes 123 to 0. The same school beat Monmouth college by a score of 108 to 0 more than 25 years ago. In 1916, Georgia Tech whipped Cumberland 222 to 0. No one could call the encounter a football game. It wasnt even a good track meet. But that victory aroused the engineers, for two years later they were responsible for the following statistics on successive Saturdays: Georgia Teeh 118, Furman 0. Georgia Tech 119, Eleventh Cavalry 0. Georgia Tech 128, N. C. State 0. The tables were turned the following Saturday when Georgia Tech met the University of Pittsburgh and lost 32 to 0. From then on it sible exception of foot racing. There was a policy of live and let live. is evidence that the cave man played the game with rounded ;Yale, by 113 Points stones and we know it was played One of the worst defeats a major in ancient and medieval times. team ever suffered was in 1884 when Van Winkle helped popularize Yale beat Dartmouth 113 to 0. At theRipsport in America. Now about that time, however, Yale was much 12,000,000 men, women and youngthe brighter star in the football firm- sters make regular visits to their ament. favorite mapleways each season. Sometimes a coach is almost powThe object of the game, mechanierless to stop a touchdown barrage. cally, is to knock down 10 maple When 11 husky young men step out in a triangle and arranged pins, on a gridiron theyre tired with enabout 34 pounds, with a thusiasm. Theyre there for one weighing ball, 27 inches in circumpurpose, and thats to play football. ference, at a distance of 60 feet. They pull no punches, and give the The right amount of speed, the propgame everything they can. They er angle, and good control of the expect their opponents to follow a ball are important factors in knocksimilar course. ing down all the pins. When one of those young men Bowling is a game anyone can gets the pigskin in his arms he play with satisfaction the first time doesnt wait to be tackled. He wants on the alleys. It offers mild but to gain ground. If a long forward enervating physical exercise, relaxpass is sailing in, ready to settle ation from business cares, and the in his arms, he cant ignore it, even finest sort of good fellowship. Practhough it means old Siwash may be tice, of course, makes for bowling outnumbered by an additional six skill. The purpose of these bowling artipoints. So dont be too hasty in condemncles is to guide new bowlers along the road to ing the winning coach in a accomplishheavy victory. Hes probably try- ment and help veteran pinmen uning his best to stop an irresistible cover faults in their game. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) force. Coaches Attest Unpopularity of Grid Slaughters SUCCESS SAGA X-ra- - By THAYER WALDO ... ... lop-sid- ed all-bree- d, , King all-arou- BOWLING Made Easy one-side- rs pin-spilli- (McClure Syndicate WNU Service.) t OWN through a vale of ver-- i hills the flaw-- . less highway wound. Along its edge walked a boy, satchel in hand. Occasionally he glanced . behind, but no disappointment showed Qt constant sight of a D' dure-studd- ed . road without cars. It was, after early morning, and three days of this informal traveling had taught him not to expect bounty before nine. As it neared level once more, the road did a bend. Rounding this, the boy saw, just off the pavement a hundred .yards ahead, a coupe of familiar make but questionable vintage. Upon its roadside running board sat a girl in d sweater. sports skirt and Approaching, he crossed the concrete diagonally toward her. When she looked up, he smiled and called: Having some trouble? Well, Im not just taking a rest cure. The tones banter forestalled any hint of sarcasm. She gazed at him with frank appraisal and asked: Are you He reached her side and put the bag down. h with emphasis op. the hike just now. This is the first car Ive seen today, and it doesnt look very promising. Whats the all, still , near-right-ang- le gay-hue- hitch-hikin- g? Uh-hu- . matter? Well, it might be one of several things, but Im afraid its alL With a chuckle the boy creaked up the battered engine hood. Looks pretty bad, all right, he admitted after a moments inspection. Youve got two cracked spark plugs and a blown head gasket, to start with. How fard you say you were going? I hope. Hollywood, He spun quickly around, displayinterest. ing new bright-eye- d No! honest? Say, thats funny; I am too! Oh, really? Do you live there? No, but Im going to for a while, anyway. Perhaps later Ill move to Beverly Hills. Why, thats just what I planned, as soon as I get my contract. He perched on the sagging front fender and grinned down at her. So thats it! Well, this sure is a coincidence. Here we meet up in the middle of Oregon, both going to the same place for the same thing. What studio will you be with? The girl patted her hair and shrugged archly. Im not sure yet. Whichever one offers me the best opportunity. You see, I have letters of introduction to several influential people. He nodded judicious approval and said: Thats fine. All anyone with your looks needs in Hollywood is a little pull. Thank you; but I dont expect I want to make my way quite independently, and by talent rather than mere beauty. , Oh, sure; its merit that counts, all right. I just meant that a nice start helps. Take me: everyone up in Seattle said I ought to go in the movies 'after I won three first prizes on amateur nights at the Bijou. But do you think Id be trying it if the way wasnt greased? Not much. My uncles an assistant director at Zenith. Thatll make a cinch for me. I should say so. Youre very fortunate. I just finished at Portland Junior college. We did Twelfth Night for the senior play; I was Viola. A great many people thought my performance quite fine, so now She broke off, a sud.Im driving den small frown appearing, and addI mean, I was drived ruefully: 85 miles from home, Gee, only ing. and stranded already. The boy looked thoughtfully for an instant. Then he slid down the fender to a seat beside her, exclaimto depend on either. ing: . I know what! You come with me. You mean," she asked, gazing at him in astonishment, flagging rides? He affirmed it and went on to embellish the picture. A little urging won her over; it was agreed that they should hitch. hike on together. , From the flivvers rear deck the boy took her two grips and stood them beside his own. Then both sat down again, and now two faces were turned northward to watch for the cars which he assured her would soon be com- ing. They chatted of this and that, exchanging confident predictions for the Hollywood future. At last he ' questioned : . Whos your favorite star" . Homer Austin, she told him He does drawithout hesitation. matic parts so wonderfully. Did you see him with Sonya Ruskin in Romeo and Juliet? Enthusiastically the boy responded: Ill say! Sat through it twice and went back again the next week. Now theres a man, who sure worked his way up without any soft, breaks. Just an extra five years ago, and now look at him. Why, nobody in pictures has as big a following. Hell be popular for years. By the way, did you know hes up here somewhere on location right now? I was dying to find out just where, but they keep those things terribly secret. ' Sure they have to, especially when its . somebody like Austin." Looking at his wrist watch, he added: Well, just about time for the traffic to begin. Her hand touched his sleeve. Look!' Youre a good guesser. Around the curve above them had shot a big, phaeton. Its driver was a man and alone, i Bounding, up, the boy signalled Sian DDinsit Trick of the Peacock Us Micky and Judy ' First Up Gets It!, - By Virginia Vale HEN an actress who is famous for wearing . i , t beautiful clothes beautifully wants to get a bit of extra1 publicity, its usually a good trick for her to announce that shed just love , to have a role in which she wore rags. Usually, too, she hasnt the faintest desire to wear rags, or anything faintly approaching them;.) shed scream , the if any- and gnaw woodwork one suggested it.1 But women who cant dress as she does on the stage or in pictures are supposed to like her better for saying high-power- ed : vigorously. ; The car was almost abreast fore the man at the wheel noticed him. , There came a screech of rubber on pavement and it halted a v hundred feet beyond. that shes tired the boy cried, seizing Quick! of being a the luggage: come on our lucks clothes horse, starting already! Joan Crawford Wait did you see that man? is proving that Yeah; whats wrong with him? she really wants to be something Why, nothing, only its Homer more than a modistes mannequin.-Ibe- Austin! He stopped dead, eyes wide; then: Aw you must be mistaken. All right; look now. He did. The driver had alighted and was strolling toward them. Grotesquely large goggles masked his upper face, but there was no mistaking its identity; she had been right. Is Golly! the boy whispered. this a thrill! Austin approached, asking: Need some help? Why why, no, sir nothing but a lift, that is. The cars a wreck; were leaving it. Oh, I see. The actor laughed. Well, pile in, then. Ill be glad for the company. In eager silence the pair obeyed. A moment more and they were spinning southward. Just where are you nomads going? Austin queried after a little. It was the girl who answered: To Hollywood, Mr. Austin. Are you? He gave her an odd glance and said: So Im still recognized, anyway . . . Yes, Im driving straight y through. Were going down to work in pictures, the boy stated in a tone meant to be casual. Are they finished with the one you came up to make? Nope, the actor told him tersely; but I am. Oh. Yoq mean they took all your scenes first? The famous star smiled a smile that was wholly lacking in humor. Not exactly. They just decided to put another actor in the part. My fan mail fell off about 2,000 letters last week; his gained twice that much. So now Im going back to hunt a new job. That, my boy, is Hollywood. Federal Judge Denies Indian Fishing Rights . A recent ruling by Federal Judge J. Stanley Webster of Spokane, Not Too Narrow, Not Too Deep, her new picture in which Clark Gable plays opposite her, she has just one dress. There may have to be replacements, its true, for she has to do quite a bit of dashing about in a South American jungle, but technically it will be the same frock. That is, according to the present announcements it will be.' As for Gable, hes to be a really tough egg; escapes from a prison colony and all that sort of thing. 1 With some of these ladies of the its a calamity if the pnblio screen doesnt see through that disguise of Not long ago your correspondent lunched with one, in New York. We just went in, sat down and ordered luncheon. Dismayed, the lady glanced around. Isnt anybody looking at me? she asked, in anguished tones. dark glasses. ' Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland are going to go with on and on, and on as a team, because the pub- lic likes them. has decided that; it pairs Babes in Arms them musically as well as romantically, finishing the work begun in Love Finds Andy Hardy and Thoroughbreds Don IncidenCry. tally, people who meet him like the Rooney lad. a lot better than they did for a while, when he was accused of having a swelled head and all tha things that go with it.1 Hes grown into a likable chap, modest rather than bumptious, and he and the pretty Jqdy make such a nice pair that the people who pay to see them on the screen seem to want them to stick together. Wash., denied Indians of the Yaki- ma, Umatilla and Warm Springs tribes the privilege of fishing without restriction so long as grass grows and water flows in the land of the setting sun. A treaty signed ' at Fort Walla Walla in 1855 was to have guaranteed the Indians this right, but Judge Webster held the treaty imposed on the sovereignty of the state and that the state could require $5 license fees from Indians fishing off their reservations. The ruling came in a test case between the state and Sampson -- Tu-le- e. Attorneys for the state declared it was not attempting to rob the Indians of fishing for food any time and any place they wished, but that the intention was to control sale of their catches to commercial white fishermen, who were evading the states conservation program. In his opinion. Judge Webster said: The treaty conferred on the Indians perpetual easement to go to their fishing grounds but the Supreme court has ruled the sovereign power of the state shall not be restricted. No one would .question the right of the state to prohibit Indians from catching fish by the use of dynamite or other illegal means. If you acknowledge the states policing power in such instances, you cannot deny it the right to assess the Indians a reasonable license fee to fish, especially when the funds go toward conservation and preset vation of fishing grounds. Theres a tradition in radio that the first actor to try out for a part is sure not to get it. Dorothy Knox has proved that it isnt so. She competed with 27 other actresses for the role of Frieda in The Life was the and Loves of Dr. Susan first to enter the audition room and the last to leave it and she got the part. - t Major Bowes is rapidly becoming ' a public benefactor. Not long ago he presented St. Patrick's cathedral in New York with 11 Schwedleri maples and four English elms a gift which cannot be appreciated by anyone who does not knbw how barren New York is of trees, or how some of its inhabitants long to see one. The trees are magnificent, a living tribute to the Majors thoughtfulness. Now he has given his estate, Laurel Hill, at Ossining, N. Y., to the Lutheran church for a retreat for ..the clergy and laity of New York and nearby states. Major Bowes not only gave the estate to the church, but added a substantial gift to help equip it . 7 ODDS AND ENDS Charles Boyer is to come to this country on a propaganda mission for the French government . . . Greta Garbo is not only going to be a comedienne in her new pic shes going to do a tore, Ninotchka scene in which she drinks just a bit too much champagne . . . Andrea Leeds was married recently in Del Monte, Calif., 'to Robert S. Howard. (Released by' Western Newspaper Union.) . . |