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ympic Coach Soar On Yank Chances In Distance SELENSH FANS 12 Here’s That “One-Girl Track Team” From Texas Robertson Says Team AS TRIBUNES BEAT = No Better Than 1928 BROOKLYNS 5 TO 1 Squad At Amsterdam Bobby Cavanaugh, Walter Palo Alto, Cal, July 18—(UP)—Coach Lawson Robert- American Bowen and John Egan son was perrimistic to-day over the calibre of the into the despite the fact Hit Hard in team he will lead Olympic games Triumph— several world and Olympic records were shattered during to Vreeland Hurls Hills to the Warn trials over the week end. ‘ Sowing As It Reaped 4-3 Win Over Hearts Robertson, the Pennsylvania mentor who will move to Los Angeles Wednesday with tfye squad, said the team rotund ath- To the average baseball fan around these parts, the decisive fold- Bobby Cavanaugh, looked no better than the 1928 team America sent to the letic director of Allegheny Prep was no The dis- ing up of the Eastern League yesterday great surprise. achool. In Cumberland, Maryland, Amsterdam Olympiad, with "nothing from the middle club !'handwriting has been on the wall for many weeks, and most of the and Walter Bowen, reatauranteur tances on." extraordinary, were the guna for in view of their debits and credits were just about resigned to S; heads, the Trlbunea yeaterday afternoon There were several upset* with ;< the action that took place yesterday in New York, when the Dodgers, at Hamilton tf’ark aa Johnny Ker- the breaking of two world rec- wln'a club ahoved the Brooklyn A. of one, and lower- j Giants and Yanks turned back their franchises and withdrew financial ords, equalling GARAGERS C., defending champlona. Into the ing of five Olympic records. Per- QUITS !' support. cellar of the City Amateur league. haps the greatest was the failure the It seems to me, the league killed itself, for the same reason that it Earl Sellnaky Netting down boy* of the west's outstanding sprin- from acroaa the bridge with two ters to live up to earlier perform- That 87 cents admission to see "■killed the Brasscos in 1926. charge hits In registering a 5 to 1 triumph. fan ances. Eastern League baseball rankled in the breast and pocket of the Singles l>o the Damage. The east won the most places on ij For five Innings the teams bot- the squad of 88 men, contributing ■■for It was a death-blow for Waterbury in 1926. but in many years. tled without a runner touching the 26 men, the west 21, the middle and un- i’. 1932, six years afterward, and in the throes of depression disc. In the first of, the sixth west 1* and the south, four. the attempted to collect the same price at Cavanaugh walked and pilifered Made Relay Team i-employment, organization second. Bowen singled off Sammy Ben Eastman, Stanford. Frank wouldn’t it, no more than thev i"the gate. Of course the fans pay Fenn's glove scoring Cavanaugh. Wykoff, University of Southern when they had more money. In the latter days they wouldn't The BAC's evened up In their half California and Bob Klesel, Univer- ji’would when Vic Radzevlch walked, went of California, were toppled in these couldn't. came the federal amusement sity „pay it, days they Along to second on a wild pitch and from the throne of "unbeatables." i'tax, and the clubs, in financial straits, because of the league price scale. scored on Brodway Roae’a sharp Although Wykoff and Klesel were single to left. shut out of the first three places tried to saddle the tax on the fan. When he couldn’t pay 87 cents, J' In the seventh Inning with the In the sprints, they were picked to see Eastern ! how was he going to dig up additional tax money, bases loaded and one out, Cava- by Robertson and Chairman Avery to center scoring * baseball? Gene Martin, who was instrumental in organizing naugh singled Brundage of the American Olympic League two runs, the deciding blow of the committee, to run on the 400-meter and back baseball to New Haven {he league this year, brought planned game. John Egan settled the game relay team. — late. a home Penn- 55 cent top at Donovan Field but it was too The league In the eighth with long Willie Carr, diminutive '|;a run to left center scoring demonstrated reduce the to conform with present con deep sylvania star, clearly heads just wouldn’t price Bowen ahead of him. two weeks ago over *-J “"u* *” “Goggy” his victory And. as be ex- 1 * ditions. They stuck to their financial guns might Belenakl added 12 more strike- Eastman was not a happen-so. outs to his long list. Summary: Carr flashed over the 400-mcters even the exploded. pected, guns Tribune A, C. dash in 46.9 seconds, easily leav- ab. h. o. a. ing Eastman at the finish to shat- Kites, 2b 4 1 I ter the world record. Old Orchard Picture Gallery 0 0 Keating, lb 4 10 the worst blow to 0 Probably given our best Cavanaugh, If .... 5 2 1 the divot season, when many of a record was the This being digging rf 3 0 1 II world's perform- Doyle, 8. In or bails off the tee. it seemed like 3b 4 2 0 4 ance of Bill Graber, U. C., golfers are inclined to play two three Bowen, Egan, cf 3 1 o adding nearly three Inches to Lee time to introduce to the the only young a 2 worn an an opportune palpitating public Fitzpatrick, as ... 3 1 Here's Mildred “Ha be” Dldrlcson. the “one- truck team” from Texas who captured Are first Barnes pole vault mark. Graber c 2 0 la I a 4 2-8 Inch- in who can Hoben, places, a tic for another first and fourth at Dychc stadium, Kvanston, III; Saturday, assuring herself hoisted him*®1* H feet man Waterbury 3 1 0 1 GlCOllUIC Ii.\X«M»lS Kelenskl, p three places on the l*. S. Olympic team. She will represent America In tlie javelin throw, hurdles and high es. a Corona-Corona wrestle with The Is in a Er.llas Insurance office, and won the Texas A. A. V. meet In the sprints, two negro youms, Totals .30 8 '24 10 jump. 10-year-old girl employed Hurd bitting right fleldcr of the and a driver at the same time. liy taking eight out of ten events. Top photo, clearing the bur In a high'Jump; left, up for the Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette and Brooklyn A. C. tuning league lending Prospect hurdles: right, sprinting. Eddie Tolan of Michigan, blazed afternoon as »o a b. b. o. quit tliut club yesterday being interviewed over the 100 and 200 meters In Upon Mullen, hh 4 0 2 4 after failing; to start against the these front of Klesel, Wykoff, Dyer and his unusual ability along Devito, cf 4 0 2 0 Tommies), for no gootl reason at Fenn, 3b 4 0 1 others. Metcalfe finished first rnl- our man modestly all. Affording to the league lines, young 2I> .... 0 0 3 i trailed Tolan and Itadzevlch, In each event, by Ingu, Lnnglots will bo unable to that he first Rose, If 3 1 2 n with Simpson. Ohio, third. admitted acquired THE George any other team Lyons, lb 3 1 8 o OVER PLATE Great Work Join the habit at Old Orchard, Me. 3 0 0 0 Daly, rf-p fh< Finland’s superiority In the dis- Mahaney, c 3 u f, BV JOHNNY STANKl'S that restful haven for wear/ tance races may be contested by Mariana, p-rf .... 3 (I 0 1 y1 Waterburians who wish to be- Joe McCluskey, Fqrdham, who Totals 27 24 10 lopped off 7.3 seconds off the 3,- calm themselves for a month or of To-day’s Sport C. A. L. STANDING round Its stride, and >von four 000 meters steeplechase record Tribune A. C. .. 0 0 0 U 0 1 2 2—5 set at the Paris | 90, in of a busy fall W L Pet sanies, Including yester- EA STKIIX LHAGIE. Noukoln of Finland, anticipation 15. A. C. U 0 U 0 U 1 0 0—1 straight over Hear s In or Prospect Garage .... 6 2 .730 day's the Sacred Olympics. season at their business pro- cre- Parade 5 3 .625 in affair. The Olympic committee in Jtunx—P.udze vich, C • v a n a u g li, X. E. Thomas Interesting Standings v fescion. The getup 4 ated a buzz buzz of rumors to-day golf Scllnxke, Fitzpatrick, W. Bowen, Washington Hills ... 5 .444 W. 14. Per. in remov- wl|ich the fairway frolicer if Kgun. Krrorx—Kudzevlch, Fitzjiu- Tribune A. C. 4 5 .444 The II Ills scored two runs In Springfield .53 26 .671 by Its action last night By HENRY McLEMORK Sellnske. Uunn but- 47 32 Levi Casey. Los Angeles hop, tnck, Hoben, Sacred Hearts ...... 4 5 .444 llicir first half of the fifth Inning. Albany .595 ing is a blind, for ted from the (1'nlted Press Staff Correspondent) hem pictured just in—Hose, Bowen, Cavanaugh 2, A. C. 3 6 .333 tVltli one away Vreeluud walked. Richmond .. ,. 40 37 .549 step and Jump artist, 2. Home Stolen Broklyn he must keep up the deception Kgun run—Kgun. Creighton |s>pi»cd out. Tom Slieu Allentown .£7 28 .493 team "for reasons best known to New York, June 18.— (UP)— baaex—Hadzevich, Cavanaugh, Ly- .......