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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Sport Shorts Speaking of Sports Wimbledon Win Brightens U. S. Tennis Outlook By ROBERT McSHANE OT so sure of themselves today are the many calamity howlers who bade tearful farewell to the United States Davis Cup chances when J. Donald Budge, latter-da- T OU GEHRIGS daily stint reaLy isnt hard. He merely walks to the plate before each game and presents the lineup to the chief umpire. For this he is paid $227 daily . . . The 20 first stringers on Northwesterns 1938 football squad compiled a B average in classroom work, all . ,, . , 3P of which made Coach wsgr Lynn Waldorf happy . . to . . According Luke Sewell, veteran American league y scourge of the tennis courts, turned catcher, of Charley pro. Detroit It was a sad, unhappy time for Lynn Waldorf Gehringer and Luke Appling of his millions of followers when Budge hardest A. L. succumbed to the lure of a $75,000 the WhitetoSox are the pitch to . . . Lefty a year guarantee. Amateur tennis players in the United States, they croaked Groves son expects to enter Duke this fall . . . Boston basedismally, was all washed up. Budge university ball scribes say the Red Sox arent was the only star worthy of the on top because other clubs in the name, the only man who could give second-strin- g pitchers this country a fighting chance for league use the Yanks, against the greatest of all tennis honors. The recent Wimbledon tourna- against Boston . . . Lighted pools at night and in your ment gave the prophets of disaster for a terrific setback. Bobby Riggs, own neighborhood is a commercial being tried in various parts Americas No. 1 disciple of tennis, Venture of . . . Gordon Drillon, the country defeated Elwood Cooke, another Toronto hockey forfinals outstanding Yankee, in the is also softball fine a ward, player of Englands great court show. The is the oldest intercolmatch was nip and tuck for five . . . Rowing in the United States. legiate sport sets and then Riggs won out. The first crew' race, held in 1852, Riggs inherited the No. 1 position was between Yale and Harvard . . . from J. Donald. Those experts who Drake, former Purdue playsaw the Wimbledon matches de- Johnny er who is now owned by the Cleveclare that he is a much improved land Rams, is a special policeman finals in- at the San Francisco fair . . . Big player. The dicated that Cooke is pretty close to league pinch hitters arent very fond being the No. 2 racketer, ranking a of night baseball. They come out of a dark dugout into the brilliance of the field and too often find themselves easy prey for opposing pitchers . . . Ohio State awarded 144 athletic letters last year. Football led with 31 and baseball was next with 19. Because Grover Cleveland Alexander allowed his dues to lapse in the Players Benefit association while he was still in the majors, he is not eligible for help from the baseball relief fund, which is swelled each year by funds from the game . . . Marquette university did not lose a football regular by graduation . . . Lefty Groves son expects to enter Duke university this first-stringe- Garbled Cause With Marine Horse Racing On the west coast of Ireland a new method of horse racing has Genuine After-Effebeen devised. It is called Riders for her trip In through the sea, and is a race abroad,preparation had been inMrs. Homely over one mile of the Atlantic the next and oculated for typhoid, ocean. a nasty had she found that she The start is a quarter of a mile day felt and queer pretty headache, up the sandy shore. The horses, to bed. with jockeys in bathing suits, race generally, so she retired During the afternoon the vicar down the beach into the sea and are soon out of their depth when called, and she sent her small the door they have to start swimming. Its daughter down to answer As was what him tell and wrong. to a tricky job for the jockey keep his seat, or, at least, to hang on to she lay there the childs voice Mummys his mount. Some of the more ex- drifted up to her. said. it in bed, off horse the riders slip perienced Oh, dear! replied the vicar. and swim, helping the animals she is not ill? I hope along. came the prompt reg No, Currachs, quaint little to racers the sponse; but she told me to say boats, accompany Lonoff. that she was intoxicated yesterday who falls help anyone and has a bad headache. don Answers. Wise and Otherwise ct If your garden is fooling yon, give it a few digs in return. Women can give everything with a smile and take everything back with a tear. Every dog has his day, says the proverb. And, judging by the row in my back garden, every cat has her knight. Parents are often a hindrance to children in a career says a fudge. Perhaps but the children could hardly start a career without them. A seaside worker tells me he gets $2.50 a day for picking up litter. A tidy sum? Did the guy who said honesty is the best policy ever try telling the boss what he really thought of him? sea-goin- 0 rs fly-casti- an hard-foug- ht All-St- GE)(I$T I 1,39 pUStt-- u pre ar r95 v '0 9 24 faU. y. i Fistic Svengali BOBBY RIGGS J! rfaUMri 00 ,? TIMMY GRIPPO, manager of light- heavyweight Melio Bettina, has added a new wrinkle to the honored profession of pugilism. Jimmy is the proud possessor of an evil eye. d A genuine hypnotist and ltlQ sleight-of-han- great deal higher than he did a year ago, when he was considered just another good tennis player. Twelve months ago Elwood was not considered seriously as Davis Cup timber. He was held in such low esteem that the brass hats did not think enough of him to send him across 'to England with Miss Marble, Miss Jacobs, Mrs. Palfrey and Riggs. They gave him boat fare and told him to shift for himself. Riggs, of course, hasnt been listed as the greatest player who ever appeared at Wimbledon. Which is remarkable in that it was said about Don Budge, Fred Perry and Ellsworth Vines. It was also said about Henri Cochet, Bill Thompson and Tony Wilding. expert, Grippo demonstrated his novel training technique recently in Bettinas camp at Beacon, N. Y. Before every fight he hypnotizes his man, thereby giving him the courage of a lion, the speed of an antelope and the punch of a All in all, Melio is a very dangerous citizen when transfixed with his managers evil eye. Even his manager will admit that. Grippo isnt fooling about the beneficial effects he says hypnotism has pile-drive- 16$ if r. ON '"'XtEB -o- ylltSSjOHS UowAk Tit HAS Hu G & ratfOCs And it is also true that this years Wimbledon match left one thing to be desired. Baron Gottfried von 0 Cramm, who defeated Riggs at the Queens club tournament, is considered by many to be the best jugs r 6-- amateur of todays game. Cramm did not play at Wimbledon. Another United States hopeful is Frankie Parker. Remember him? A few years ago he looked to be a pretty good tennis player. Experts agreed that if Frank could polish up his forehand he would be near the top. But that forehand didnt seem to acquire much polish. Several months ago experts were all for dropping him. Now comes reports from the West that Parker has at last discovered himself. His forehand has definite ly improved. Going out to California, he discarded his old style and worked out a new forehand. In Chicago Frank won the national clay Then he court championship. teamed with Gene Mako to win the doubles from Johnny Doeg and Wayne Sabin, both under consideration for Davis cup action. Another thing that keeps Davis Cup enthusiasts from figuring too strongly on an American victory is the fact that Australian players were occupied elsewhere. And long ago Australia was selected as the logical place to house the Davis Cup. However, when Riggs, Cooke, et al start hammering the ball across the net, anything can happen. The boys might even win. Anyway,' where once before was only gloom pnd despair, now comes through a ray of hopeful light. America still has a good chance of annexing this years match. k1 o VV WAS $1.49 Von big-eare- d f gQQRElQQt) fiiriifc) Grippo Goes to Work. on Bettina. He points out that Melio has suffered only one defeat since he began giving him the eye. When this cauliflower Svengali goes to work on his leather-tossin- g Trilby he first puts him to sleep with the old hocus-pocuThen he gives him instructions on how to gently massacre his next opponent. The black magic worked wonders until one night recently when Melio dropped a decision to Billy Conn for the championship of the 175 pound (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) ' NOW I I 98 SCIENTIFIC SAFETY TREAD GIVES LONG GUM-DIPPE- D NON-SKI- D CORD MILEAGE I I new LOW PRICES GARDEN HOSE BODY GIVES PROTECTION AGAINST BLOWOUTS O s. division. A second match is scheduled for this fall. Only one handicap exists. Bill Brown, New York boxing commissioner, declared that Grippo must do his hexing act before the fighters enter the ring. That eliminates what might be, from the spectators standpoint, an enjoyable double feature. The boxing commission also told Grippo that there could be no more pictures of him hypnotizing boxers. 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