Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1937 — Page 15
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TUESDAY, JAN.5, 1987 °°.
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Elates Fans With Tale of ~ War Football
Offers New York Admirers The Hand That Shook Hand of Pershing.
(Joe Williams Is On Vacation)
By CHARLES E. PARKER Times Special Writer
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—When you shake the hand of George (Potsy) Clark you shake the hand that shook the hand of General Pershing, and, since Potsy hit the big town as the newly signed coach of the Brookiyn football Dodgers, a lot of elated football folk are shaking the hand that shook the hand of General Pershing. The elation is not sponsored by the fact their palms and fingers are placed exactly as were General Pershing’s on a certain February day in 1919. It would be the Same had Potsy and Pershing never met.
; Big town folks have had a lot of ! respect for Potsy ever since he was
the headlined backfield man at Illinois more than a score of years ago. - : sy has won considerable respect in the pro football ranks into
which he jumped at the end of his
contract as athletic director at Butler University in Indianapolis. The big town's respect for Potsy, in a football way as well as in others, has increased since Potsy, first with his Portsmouth, 'O., outfit and, during the past three years, with his Detroit Lions, has been paying iy sector oconslonny isi - providing 1t W visits and pro g a
comes to take command of a local pro eleven and provide such entertainment regularly makes a decided hit hereabout.
| Aided A. E. F. Victg || At the time of the Potsy-Pershing handshake, most folks, and probably Pershing, himself, were thinking in terms of Potsy’s feet, not his hands. The final whistle had sounded on the deciding game of the AEP {football championship series at Coblenz and Potsy’s nimble feet had played a conspicuous part in carrying the 89th Division eleven to a 13-to-0 victory over the 4th Division. General Pershing hustled from his box to express his congratulations. The business of handshaking the burly boys who had spent the afternoon slamming each other around with considerable vim apparently was not a cherished prospect with the A. E. F. generalissimo. - «IT would like to shake hands with each one of you,” Pershing began in an effort to forestall such a carpalcrushing procedure. As he made the statement, however, he moved his hand by way of a gesture and Potsy, noticing that the cameramen ‘had their sights set, grabbed .Pershing’s
‘hand—the only member of the win-
ning team to enjoy that privilege, and, as a result, can furnish pictorial proof that his is the hand that shook the hand of General
Pershing. *
Ranking Pro Coach
A new generation has come up since that time. It knows Potsy merely as the ranking coach in professional football. The aforesaid handshake will be news to them. So ‘will several other things familiar to those who knew him, or knew about him, when. So why not a sketch of his career from the time he and his two brothers, Jerry and Stew, carried Carthage, Ill, High School's baseball and football teams to state championships? Perhaps the
from the time he stepped into the high school lineup until, as a first lieutenant in the 342d Field Artil-
‘ lery, 89th Division. he starred in the vA. E. P.
gridiron championship, Potsy never played in a losing foot-
ball game. Potsy’s first movement out of
Carthage. Ill, came when he fol-
lowed his two brothers to what then was known as William and Vashti College in Minnesota and won the
“state championship in football with
a grand total of 354 points, as against a total of 12 by the opposition. al Wanted by Senators Brother Jerry, who became boss of the Clark family following the
‘death of the father of the three
boys, felt: that Potsy's future was in baseball. Alva Williams, the Washington Senator scout, wanted to take Potsy right out of William and Vashti to serve with the Griffith club. But Brother Jerry said, “No, Potsy, youre going to . the University of Illinois and get some good coaching and experience before
* you make the jump to the majors.” “And. to Illinois Potsy went.
There he came under the directorship of George Huff and the coaching of Bob Zuppke and played on four championship Illinois teams— two of them the football elevens
of 1914 and 1915 and two of chem
the baseball teams of 1915 and 1916. As the Big Ten did not count his
William and Vashti experience as varsity stuff, Potsy might have put
in another year with the Illini nutfits but an unprecedented coaching offer came to hini. Bo Olcott, old ‘Yale star then in charge of athletics at Kansas, offered him $1400 to come there as head coach.
Accepted $1400 Job
No undergraduate or newly gradqualad college player ever before had been extended such a salary offer an: Huff advised him to accept it. And it was Potsy’s Kansas team that set a record which none of his suc.cessurs has been able to match— Kansas beat Nebraska that year 7 to 3 for the last Kansas victory ever to be scored against the Cornhuskers. Then came the war and.Potsy’s assignment to the 89th Division. He was with the division baseball team that. won the service championship before going over seas and was the signal caller, broken field runner as well as a member of the board of strategy on the football eleven which operated with equal: success at Coblenz and elsewhere in the occupational areas, Paul Withington, who was the late
Percy Haughton’s assistant] at Har-
vard and Columbia and succeeded ughton. as head coach at the latschool; Ernie Souey, Harvard's
most noteworthy | “item to be recorded is the fact that
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to the Hotel Antlers, where
at the Fieldhouse tonight.
played the sport until he enrolled the “oh, gees” and gibberings that Cappon trotted Mr. Gee
season. :
Big Ten diamond title last spring. John is studying in the Schoo coach following his graduation. the coaches. (Duck, Thompson!)
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Bedford fans are emphasizing
house next spring.” 8 ” 2
More undefeated teams: boasting of a basketball te Maybe you never heard of BO consecutive victories are/11 con
The
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Ho¥s this for evidence. that definitely is on the spot.
Dogs add another victory.
team last night 42-20.
The Buddies were ahead at the
versity of Michigan basketball squad were day in peace and quiet before taking on the Butler basketball team
He teams with little Herm Fishman, the Michigan man,” as a pitcher on the Michigan baseball team which won the
.with ‘a record of 11 strai hrbon until New Year's Eve, but 11
After all, we're dealing with Bourbo
THOMPSON
When Michigan Fans Shout ‘Gee’ They Mean What They Say; Gentleman in Question Has Trouble in Finding Places to Park Himself.
designed his coaches he prob- _ ably didn’t take into consideration basketball players. And if he did Happen to think about basketball teams he never dreamed of fellows like John A. Gee. Mr. Gee pulled himself out of a Pullman berth this morning at 7:25 and maneuvered his 6 feet 9 inches up
he and the rest of the Unispend the
Mr. Gee, the original «“papa-Tree-Top-Tall” of basketball, never
at Michigan. ‘I can well imagine went on when Coach Franklin C.
out for his first practiee. Mr. Gee is a left-hander and his left hook (with the ball in his hand, of course) is said to be deadly. So deadly is Mr. Gee's shooting that some say he will make the 100-point group in the Big Ten this
“fast, little
1 of Education and probably will He probably will rank high among
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Poros basketball fans are talking about a theoretical game, mythical game or whatever you want to call it pity Frankfort doesn't appear on Bedford's hak to this year, me
clash would make it a “dream game.” It's h to telly’ Bedford fans say, what might happen if these two teams n t. : . the word | “perhaps,” w they
ey say it’s a
say: “Perhaps, the two teams will meet in fin
little town of Bourbon, Ind. is t victories.
utive victories. Or are. they? (No bottles, please!) ” ”
the undefeated Frankfort team
Sixteen. high school teams and their coaches were present recently in the Gary gym to watch the Hot
.But Frankfort's case is still a strong one.
Rockwood Team Retains Lead in Amateur League
The Rockwood Buddies today remained in first place in the Dearborn Commercial League after defeating the Eastman Cleaners amateur
halfway mark, 20-7. Wenning and
Armour were outstanding for Rockwood while Gassaway was best for
the losers. The Hook Drug team defeated the Jones Studio quintet, 49-32, last night. Ed Bornhorst tallied 14 points for the Hook team while L. Wicker made 13 for the Jones five.
The Mount Comfort team won. a forfeit from the Craftsmen who failed to appear for the game scheduled. :
Tonight the Dearborn Girls’ League will resume play with the following schedule: 7:30—Linton Radio vs. Wm. H. Block. 8:30—Real Silk vs. Kresge 5 & 10. 9:30—St. John's vs. Kingan & Co.
Howard Street Merchants will play the First Presbyterian Church team at 7:30 tonight in ths Presbyterian gym. Games may be booked with the Merchants by calling Belmont .5011 after 5 p. m.
The East Side Cardinals desire basketball games with teams in the 16 to 17-year class having gymnasiums. They may be contacted by calling Cherry 3645-J and asking for Jack. Last week the Cardinals defeated the: North Side Red Devils, 20-15, | and outclassed the Hotshots, 43-14.
Games are desired by the English Avenue Boys’ Club. They may be | reached by calling Drexel 6096 and ' asking for Bill Stewart. Members of the team are Collier, Dible, Roepke, Mellon, J. Kaufiman, H. Kauffman, Ray Reed aad CIifT Reed. On New Year's Day the quintet defeated Lebanon, 28-24, and list among other victims this year Beech Grove Merchants, Falls City. Lawrence Trojans and J. T. V. Hill,
Nick Cosma, is the proud possessor of a sportsmanship medal awarded for his playing at the OlympicSyrian gym Sunday. Results of the games were Riverside A. A. 47, Brink's Express, 52; Musketeers, 28, Fort Harrison Medics, * 25; Diamond Chain, 33, Homestead, 24.
Eastman Cleaners, winners of the consolation flight in the Dearborn Gym holiday tourney, are scheduled ta» meet Crown Products, tourney champions, at the Dearborn Gymnasium next Sunday. The Cleaners, who have won 16 of 20 contests this season, want games for February and March with teams having a gym. Write Earl Stevens, 2217 E. 12th St. City.
Teams wishing games with Eli Lilly’s girls’ basketball. team are asked to call Cherry 4303 after 5:30 p. m. They play home games on Tuesday nights at the Hoosier Athletic Club. Sunday night they defeated Block's girls’ team, 25-10, at the .Riverside Gym.
The Ben Davis All Stars desire home games: withstrong state and local teams and may be reached by writing to 1039 Worth Ave. or phoning Fred at Belmont 3281. They have a gymnasium available from 7 to 9 tomorrow night and would like to book a single or dou-ble-header game. All members of the All Stars are requested to report
All-America end; Waly Trumbull, ‘Harvard All-America center, rnd Verne Pritchard, an Army star Jf prewar times, were other members of the aforesaid board of strategy, but Potsy was the only one to shake the hand of General Pershing when the gridiron series ended.
were named:
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Schwitzer-Cummins quintet scored a grand slam in four recent tilts, defeating Salvage Equipment, 27-23; Riverside Cubs, 18-10; St. Meinrad's, 28-12, and Kramer Mfg. five, 17-15.
Teams in the 16-year-old, class wishing to enter a league on Monday nights telephone Washington 3532. Teams who have called before are requested to call again because organization of a league during Christmas vacation was not completed. Three games are scheduled in the Fraternity League at E. 10th St. gym tonight. DeMolay vs. Phi Kappa Delta at 7:30 p. m., Kempler Recreation Club vs. International Earber Beauty School at 8:30 and Beta Sigma Nu vs. Progg’s cluv at 9:30.
The 10th game of the Em-Roe Factory Basketball League, Eastern Division, i§ to be played Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the Pennsy gym. The schedule follows:
7:30—E. C. Atkins & Co. Vs. Products. : 8:30—Chevrolet Commercial Body vs. Inland Container. i. 9:30—P. R. Mallory vs. U. 8. Tires.
Crown
The 8th game in the Em-Roe Fac-
tory Basketball League, Western Di-
vision, is to played Tuesday night, Jan. 5, at the Hawthorne Community House. The schedule follows:
n—Kingan & Co. vs. Link Belt (Dodge). 8—Armour & Co. vs. Prest-O-Lite. 9—Link-Belt (Ewart) VS. National Malleable.
After a lay-off of two weeks, the Em-Roe City Basketball League is to resume play, Thursday night, Jan. 7, at Penncy gym. The schedule follows:
7:30—J. J. Canning vs. IL 8:30—George Mayer P 9:30—H.
T. A. D. 3 vs. Pennsoil. E. DeGolyer Printing vs. P. R. Mallory. The WPA Senior League schzdule tonight at Brokside gym: 7—Southern A. C. vs. Bethany Luther-
8—Wincel A. C. Seniors vs. L. I. RamJeff: tndisnanclis Cubs vs. St. Matthews. The WPA Junior League schedule at Hawthorne gym: 7—Red Cab Flashes vs. Wincel A. C. Junior anapolis Flashes vs. Purple RidTS McNear All Trojans. Meridian Heights Juniors won from the Brightwood five, 18 to 14. The College Cubs downed Meridian Heights Junior A squad, 22 to 12. Teams wanting games in the 16-year-old class and under should call Hu. 4352.
Table Tennis
Teams Chosen
By United Press
CHICAGQ, Jan. 5—The nation’s
seven ranking table tennis stars were selected today to compete for the United States in the world championship matches at Baden, Austria, in February. Four men and two women, in addition to the world singles champion, Ruth Adrons of New York,
Jimmy McClure, Indianapolis; Sol Schiff, New York; Abe Bérenbaum, New York; Bud Blattner, St. Louis; Dolores Probert Kuenz, St. Louis, and Jay Purves, Chicago.
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Stars vs. Boys’. Club
Wallman Wins Tenpin Honors In League Play
Posts 668 Series in Weekly Session of Reformed Church Loop. °
By BERNARD HARMON
A newcomer. in tenpin ranks today toppea the list of the high scorers of last night's local league sessions. : He is Bob Wallman of the Reformed Church League, who through games of 263, 213 and 191, totaled 668 to take solo honors. His heavy scoring proved a big help to Second
opposing Trinity quintet. Other 600 shooters of the league were Al Schoch' with 630," Charlie Cray with 620, Green with 608, Gerdts with 606 and Link with 604. : First Reformed No. 1 featured the team scoring with an opening game of 1030 that gained it a three time victory over Pleasant Run No. 2. Immanuel No. 2 also passed the 1000 mark, closing with a 1003 in the final game of its triple win over First Reformed No. 2. In other matches, Carrollton Ave. Second Reformed No. 2 and Second Reformed No. 1 won odd-game decisions over Immanuel No. 1, Immanuel, No. 3 and Pleasant Run. Don Foster’s 659, assembled from games of 237, 235 and 187 in the Indianapolis Star League’s matinee session at the Pritchett Alleys was good for runnerup honors of the week’s openers.
Dennerline Gets 644
Lou Dennerline tossed a trio of double centuries to total 644, that was goad for top honors of the Indianapolis Automotive League matches at the Antlers Alleys. It was the lone honor count of the session in which Perine Oil nabbed a shutout from Lubrite Refining, &s Wreckers-Cherry 7610 and Pavy’s Auto Shop took two each from Gulling Auto Electric and MarmonHerrington. In the Courthouse League at the Pennsylvania Alleys, George Hessman topped his rivals with a 6386. Brown Abstracts was the only team to escape defeat, Clerks being their three-time victims. Odd-game decisions were taken by Treasurers, Surveyors and Highways over Burford Assessors, Township Assessors and Lawyers. A 636 was also good for Evangelical Ledgue honors, . Louie Koehler reaching the total in his three games at the Pritchett Alleys. Charley Rinne threatened Koehler’s top score with a 635, while Bill Wolf took the show position on a 630. All team clashes were decided over the two-to-one route, Dodgers, Yanks, Reds, Pirates, Red Sox, 1ndians and Tigers winning from Browns, Athletics, White Sox, Cubs, Giants, Senators and Cardinals.
M’Cahill Leads Optimists
Jess Pritchett Sr. took his weekly whirl at the Optimist League maples at the Pritchett Alleys, but, when he failed to reach 600, Charley Cahill took honors by topping the mark with 31 pins to spare, The four team clashes resulted in shutouts for the Realtors, Lumber Jacks, Truckers and Oilers. Earl Bright was the only soloist of the 14-team Fraternal League to pass 600. He had a 631 to take scoring honors in the loop’s gathering at the Illinois. O'Connell's Grille and Beck Coal & Coke turned in triple victories. In the Transportation League at the Pritchett Alleys, Collins carried off scoring honors through a 629. He featured a 257 middle game. Southern Pacific nabbed a shutout victory, while other team contests resulted in odd-game decisions. Freddie Herther again topped the individual scoring of the Fountain Square Merchants League at tho Fountain Square Alleys. He used a 618 for the honors. Herther: Coal Co., Robbins Market and Jack's Restaurant were returned winners in each of their three games.
In Kroger. League
In the Kroger Grocery matches at the Pennsylvania, Bob Woolgar continued his supremacy over rivals with a 618 series. Team No. 12 was the lone three-time winner of the session. . 2 Jarboe’s 612 was the top individual total of the North Side Business Men's gathering at the Parkway Alleys; Hadley lead the Service Club pastimers, also rolling at the Parkway, with a 601 and Joe Argus Jr., toppled 601 pins to lead the scoring in the St. Joan of Arc at the Uptown. Other leading scorers of the evening were: State Highway (Pritchett’s), Dunlap, 599; Indiana Bell Telephone (Indiana), Morris and Mason, 595s; Indianapolis Church (Fountain Square), H: Krause, 594; Lions Club (Antlers), Halstead, 576; Gibson Co. (Illinois), Atkinson, 560; Federal (Illinois), Wilson, 566, and Wheeler Lunch . (Central), Schlagel,
TIGERS TEAM DRILLS
Crispus Attucks High School team resumed practice today in Preparation for two games this week-end. The Tigers are to play at Argos Friday night and Eminence Saturday. :
SUSPEND HOCKEY STAR By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 5.—Tommy Cook, veteran center of the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, was under indenfinite = suspension today. Manager Clem Loughlin said he planned to shake up the entire team, which has won four of its 20 games.
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1 did Vines.
Lugging his pet raccoon, Oscar, Lem 1
the part of a mountaineer, whe
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 5—(NEA)—Lem { tecklin, Blue Ridge Mountain hillbilly, is the newest thing in wrestle s.
around 1 ith him wherever he goes,
with a luxuriant beard,
overalls, a winter ‘‘unaware.” : overalls are his wrestling hn hg He refuses to don tights . when getting into a ring because, he asserts, it’s indecent, and “my pappy’d shuck the hide right offen my back if he saw me a’rassin’ without my clothes on.” Lem, 28, hds been wrestling as a professional since August, when a friend induced him to try his hand at the money game after he
ha d . 6 sight way. Desp lized
vhupped” own Smokemont,
everything in Tenn,
2 his introduction to civjays, the mountain boy still. cg 2’t get used to orthodox meals. He prefers to munch a -hamboi se. He's married to a for- * mer si hoolteacher, although he did noi~pass the fifth grade, and has on, /son.
Perry, Vines
NEA Sports
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—In this punching Gene Tunney of tennis, Jack Dempsey of the court. That will be the picture in Madison Square Gardén tomorrow hight, when professional tennis launches an ‘indoor season that promises to be the most successful in its history.
ica and Canada until May 12 with George M. Lott and Bruce Barnes, two of the leading doubles players, completing the troupe. The Garden is. assured a sellout and a possible gate of $50,000 due to the appeal which the match between Perry, the three-year world amateur champion, and Vines, king of the money netters, has for the trade. Perry Cool Player
Perry, cool and calculating, is the star whose mastery of the all-court game put him at the top of the world’s simon-pures and Great Britain in the Davie Cup seat. Vines, whose service perhaps is faster than any since that of Maurice E.. McLoughlin, is. greatly improved over the player who ruled the American amateur realm and who lost to Perry in their last meeting as medal chasers. ~~ = Bill Tilden says that Vines is a cinch to beat Perry, but Large William’s opinion could be somewhat biased. Tilden and Vines toured together for some time, and defeating Big Bill isn’t the task it was back in the days when he and Little Bill Johnston waged battles such as are scheduled to take place between Perry and Vines.
Vines Has Been Inactive
Perry as an amateur had his hand in more tennis during 1936 than A season of campaigning on French, English and American courts over a period of months no doubt kept Perry in better trim than Vines, who has been practically inactive. * : Vines and Tilden toured Japan, but exhibition tennis against "a partner - you know so well hardly gives. a player the condition that steady tournament participation does, especially when it covers only a couple of weeks. Although just breaking in as a professional, Perry is 28, or nearly three years older than Vines.
Seasoned Perry Favored
Surely, Perry won't be overawed by the greatness of the professional champion he beat as an amateur. Everything points to his meeting Vines on better than even terms. Such being the case, it is this observer's humble opinion that Perry will beat Vines oftener than he loses to him. The Englishman’s all-court attack should be superior to Vines’ blasting service, once that is solved, and his great forehand should give the gangling chap from Pasadena plenty of trouble. Perry, who turned professional to enter pictures last October, left Hollywood for New York Jan. 3, after completing a short. His first match with Vines is bilied as being for the world’s professional championship, although there is no. such official title.
SOOTHE Taal ITCHING
It's wonderful the way soothing, Ti Zemo brings relief to itch- \ ing, burning skin, even ‘in severe cases. Itching usually stops when Zemo touches tender and irritated skin, because of itsrare ingredients, To comfort the irritation and itching of Ringworm, Eczema, Pimples and Simple Rashes, always use clean, soothing Zemo. It should be in every home. Insist on genuine Zemo, All druggists’, 35¢, 60¢, $1.
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Perry and Vines will tour Amer-"
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Indoor Tennis Tomorrow
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3 Tech
Stars On Sick List
Thre regular members oi the Tech Lk isketball team were unable to prac ice yesterday because of illness ar 1 injuries. Jack Richards, center and star of the Gr en and White defense, was , stricke: with influenza. John | Hickey nd Bill MacDonald are both | on the hench due to injuries. The | injured’ players are expected to be in sha} & for the games this wezekend wi 1 Rushville on Friday night and Lc jansport on Saturday. - The latter ame will be played at the Tech g mnasium.
2 G iards Return To Rocket Squad
The Ralph eran gi Baird
eturn to drill this week of {elly and Bob Perkins, vetards, cheered Coach Frank \s he prepared the Broad Ripple )asketball team for its game Friday night with Elwood at the Shortri ge gym. Perki is, who has been out of lineup all season because of a spraine/’ | ankle received during a practice game, probably will see some a tion this week-end.
Hal Scrimmages
At Shortridge
ling all scrimmages during i the rer iainder of the week, Coach Kennefy Peterman drilled his Shortri lge varsity squad on fundamental and basket shooting this afterncin. The quintet is to be put throug strenuous drills in fundamental | during the week in place of the regular scrimmages between varsity and reserve squads, in a hope ti: better their passing attack which jogged down in the contest with T ch last ‘Saturday. Shor ridge is to journey to Martinsvill Friday night, and then is to ents rtain Franklin’s Grizzlies on the fol! owing evening in the Northside gm. Last year Martinsville hung ' p a 30-14 victory over the Blue T :vils.
HAN | BARRED FROM ~ PLAYING HANDBALL
DET |OIT, Jan. 5. (NEA)—Physicians of the Detroit Tigers. have ordere¢ - Hank Greenberg, first sacker; to refrain from playing handball. " hey are afraid he will crash into tk 1 wall and refracture one of the tv» wrist bones previously broken
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Reuben Gray Starting Gate Held to Relieve Strain On Many Horses.
away with the flatfooted which has proven such a fremendous strain on many horses, there isn’t much doubt that the Reuben G. Gray system of starting will become universal following its introduction in America in 2-year-old
ing, Jan. 13-March 6. This strong type of six-strand barrier, replacing the .old singletape one, now is utilized in England, France, India; Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Mesopotamia; Colombia, Burma and! way points. 1 In some of these countries as many. as 43 horses are sent away from this barrier at a time. | Gray, former jockey, trainer, and comic opera singer, is the son of the inventor of the original starting machine. “My father’s gate had a fault in that it was too. light,” explains Gray, who is in this country. from New South Wales for the first time to install his contraption at Hialeah. “Mounts were continually going through. 2 “I studied starting and various devices. Gradually my gate evoived jntor one with which starts can be obtained while. the horses are walking up. That is one of the important features of the gate, for a walk-up start minimizes the tendency of horses to break. down. Fields Get Away in Motion
“My gate teaches a jockey to be a jockey and not just a puppet sitting on a horse.
riding. ‘When horses. and riders are properly schooled to break from this barrier, the starter can get them away in motion. There is no prettier sight.”
cists of four heavy posts set in concrete, two on each side of the track, each held securely by cross braces. The barrier stretching across the strip between these supports is made up of six strands of coir rops, strong and durable, and of a dark brown color which dces not frighten timid horses. . The top strands carry small, but clear, black numerals on white tapes
positions. The strands are securely attached to steel frames with grooved sheaves, which run up wire stays. The rope strands e 4% inches apart, and each strand can be pulled taut separately for adjusting. The lower strand is 41% feet above the ground when set for a start. J When released on rubber springs, it leaps at lightning speed to a height of 14 feet at an angle away from the breaking horses. The release in the starter’s stand is foolproof and simple with no mechanical contrivances attached other than unbreakable rubber springs and rubber ropes. Chalk Line Marked Start
The elder Gray, owner of a sizeinterested in starting devices during his son's
riding days in Australia.
“In those old days they had a white chalk line on the grass in front. of the horses, and a start ‘was effected from this,” explains Gray. “If a horse put his hoof over the white line before the field broke, the rider was fined a fiver or a tener, the equivalent of $25 or $50. A second or third offense meant suspension of three months. “Being very light, I was too small to hold a horse. Many other riders had the same difficulty. It was then that my father came to the conclusion that there should
be a barrier of some kind to keep
the horses in check. This resulted in the original Gray gate.” And from the original came the gate which has revolutionized starting: wherever it has been installed. :
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After four successive defeats, Coach Oral Bridgford today laid down strenuous training rules for the remaining contests on the Manual High School schedule. Friday, night the Redskins are to meet Cathedral on the Irish home floor. Last year the Cathedral team downed Manual, 30-23. Saturday night the Manual five will play host to Coach William Buggs Southport aggregation
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$1.00 Ingram “Vim” Alarm Clock
Guaranteed
500 Pounds Assorted CANDIES
10c Large Can of
“FORT” LYE C RR
300 Men’s Dress
SHIRTS
Men's solid color and fancy dress shirts. Sizes 14 to 17.
to guide the jockeys to proper post |
. Some cellophane wrapped.
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Women’s Cotton Coat
SWEATERS
First qual- BO :
ity, regular $1 - values.
UE SN 3S, ae Cui en
All colors, all sizes.
Women’s Tuckstiich
UNION SUITS |
All first |
quality, in pink, white | or tearose. FER Women’s and Children's : SHOES and OXFORDS
Odds and ends. Brokem sizes. Some table soiled.
EA AEN 2 Large Tables
WOMEN’S HATS
Hats in the lot that formerly * sold up to 992. C } All styles, all :
colors. and 50¢
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sizes, corduroy wombat
GOATS 51 95
SSE
Just 28 Boys’ Heavy \ Sheeplined Leatherette § / faced, | 66x76 Cotton Sheet | BLANKETS
Warm, deeply napped blankets. Assorted colors. :