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' By AWI J. could
Assoclntcd Press Sports Editor)
r.-,fiport storms may move along with
tbo political and economic breezes
lin 1032 to mafeo tho year one of
Ctho most entertaining since the war.
J The etorm of Olympic competl
Ition, Irom the snows of Lako Placid
ijin February to -tho balmy climate
wpi ZjOS Angeies in mia-Bununcr, win
1 whip the competitive side of ath
gjetlcs to a high pitch of excite
ment.
Despite conditions that have hit
Sthe, sporting treasuries all over the
world, every Indication points to
leading nations being fully repre
sented In the Olympic program,
they will' not send squads as big
an they could muster when the
quadrennial meet was nearer home
but j -the outstanding Btare, irom
Pawo Nurml to Jul.a Ladoumeguc,
from Mikio Oda to Helmut Koernlg,
twill- h ihra tn alvn the American
9 hosts all they care to handle in tne
mammoth Olympic stadium.
Tho warning signs have been
Jiur.g out V. 1931. so far as track and
field Is concerned. No nation is
likely to vorld honors away
from the United States In the 1032
Olympic team competitions, but
prance, jrmiana, uermauy, r-ugiunu
and Japan, as well as several of the
Irtrtln -American countries, havo da-
'-veloped individual specialists capa-
l&'Of beating anyone.
M Tiio Tenth Olympiad, by all odds,
tohould bo tho biggest athletic show
gnvor put on, In a setting that has
Khan no parallel In tho sporting his-
I-
ootball Sliakc-up Looms
Tho upheaval in American college
'ranks, conspicuous as it has been
ver since the famous Carnegie re'
ort, Bulletin 23, is likely to bo ac
celerated as a result of conditions
urroundlng the closo of tho "1031
ootball season.
Tho specific signs of it already arc
apparent, Hew York university, one
tho institutions subjected to
rltlclsm by the Carncglo lnvcstlga
gHors, has forced tho resignation of
ffjohn p. (Chick) Meehan as football
fccoach and plans a sweeping reform
jftOf its athletic structure.
Tho University of Wisconsin and
LjUniversity of Iowa are experiencing
Pshake-ups again. On the Pacific
fecoast, developments of long-standing
have been brought toward a clt
; max of "house-cleaning." Southern
pleaders havo agitated for reforms
nnd new standards In athletics: for
itho control of subsidizing and ro
rcruiting. !u Tho sharp dcclino in football gnte
fcrccftluts. nuirmrntlnir n 25 ncr rnt.
falling off now for the post two
yearc, has forced colleges to face sit
"tuitions that they were able to pass
"off in tho boom days,
i When the profits were flowing In,
'..graduate managers had a potent
ueapou with which to sllenco oppo
sition. Now that they have lost a
'gocd part of it, tho Job of overhaul
ing the biggest business In college
yathlctics Is rupldly getting under
jf?- J '
"sIempsey Ikvxinc'H Tonic
;-i The prospective come-back df Jack
JvDempsey is the biggest single fac
tor on the fistic horizon for 1032
without tha slightest argument.
If the old mauler comes back to
-tho point of a return match with
;jJack Sharkey, a bout with Prlmo
j Camera or a title match with Max
Schm cling the most likely of the
J'.thrco possibilities pugilism well
may celebrate the first million dol
lar gate since 11)27.
Tho customers will pay to sco
fcSDcmpsey. Just as they pay to see
Notre Dame and class In any field
?,of sport. Most of tho sharp declines
fc-in gate receipts have been due as
fcmuch to poor promotion and fewer
Viiirst class attractions as to hard
fcitlmes.
IjThistlethwaite
jf Resigns Coaching
Position Monday
& MADISON. Wis. Dec. 20 (TV-Glenn
OThistlcthwaitc, head football coach
jjit the University of Wisconsin since
W 927, followed in the football steps
hof Athletic Director Ocorge Little by
(grcslgning his post:
f The resignation of the coach was
rnade public after an executive meet
ing of the athletic council last night,
jphe council accepted tho resignation
jnd voted to recommend their ac
ceptance to President Glenn Frank
Pnd the board of regents. Director
ittlo presented Ills resignation Dec.
4.
& Although Coach Thistlcthwalto had
Sdenled on several occasions an Inton
ation to resign. It was expected that
Btho adverse criticism to which he has
ptaeen subjected would result in the
tjchoosing of a new coach for next
5. The athletic council made no an
nouncement as to the successors of
Jftlr. Little and Coach Thlstlethwnlte.
GRIDIRON MAY BE
DRY FOR CLASSIC
Southern California and!
Tulane Greet Sunshine
With Lighter Hearts.'
I(y Iaul Zimmerman
(Associated Press Sports Writer) -.
PASADENA, Cal., . Dec. 29
Prospects for a cry gridiron on New
Year's day at tho Itoce Bowl lightened
the hearts of Tulane and the Uni
versity of Southern California foot-:
boll squads today. - ? ' -
Although official weather reports
called for showers today, a promise
of clearing skies was made for Wed
nesday, and there was indication that
the storm had run its CouVse. (;.'
The rose tournament gamc-sltc,
although below the' level' of sur-
I rounding ground, is well drained and
;the "sod is firm. ' With two days of
sunshine 'the greensward probably
wilt be firm and fast, attendants
said. :'" "
Coach Howard Jones of the Tro--Jans
admits that a muddy gridiron
would confine his team to Its power
driving oirense, makmg a diversified
attack almost impossible. He thinks
perhaps it would handicap the Green
Wave as well.
(Herman Non-CommJital ..
On the other hand, Dr. Wilbur, C.
Smith. Tulane athletic director, ox
pressed tho opinion ' that the
Grcenles' chances should in no wise
be altered by heavy going. Coach
Bernle Blerman. given to a pessi
mistic outlcok, was non-committal.
The Oreen Wave followers willing
ly point out that Ddci Zimmerman,
the chief forward passer, has shown
a marked ability at throwing a wet
bJ'.l, handily in games during the
p-st season as substantiation of Dr.
Smith's contention. "
Trojans Favored
Local sentiment continues to pre
vail that rain or shine, the Tro.ans
should win by a couple of touch
downs at least, regardless of the in
vaders record of only one defeV. in
two seasons. There has been con
faidcrdble comment to the effect that
Tulane's style of defense with a six
man line, is made to order for the
crushing Trojan power assault. No
team employing Buch a defense hos
effectively stopped Southern Calif
ornia this season except California. ;
Ccach Blerman has refused to com
ment on his plans for the game but
the six-man lino has been tn vogue
throughout the past year. ,
Tli& Grcenles will drill Inside again
today If Tournament Park field dcos
not dry off sufficiently. Coach Jones
hoped to put his proteges through an j
outdoor workout if possible as tho !
Trojans did not get into action yen-!
terday. Players of both teams are
reported in good condition.
FOOTBALL NOT
OVERDONE IS
STUDY REPORT
NEW YORK. Dec. 29 fJ) In
answer to charges 'that football is
oVcr-efriphflSlzcd,1 token .up too much
tlmo and lowers class-room efficiency,
a special committee that has studied
tho question n full year presented a
blanket dentnl to 1 the Football
Conches association today.
From a mass of figures complied
cn tho basis of the answers of 400
universities and 273 varsity captains
to a questionnaire, Lou Little, of
Columbia university, head of tho
cemmttec of five, drew this conclu
sion:
"It is tho opinion of the commit
tee that the Information obtained
. indicates that football Is not
over-emphasized. That it may be
ovcr-cmphaslzcU in some institutions
wo do not deny hut to condemn the
game because too much attention is
paid to it in a few institutions is
manifestly unfair and unJUBt. ,
It would be Just as sensible to
condemn a religious or political in
stitution in its entirety because some
official was lax In the performance ;
cf his duty." I
BRUSHING UP SPORTS . . .
LA
Football Needs
No pef ense, Says
Coaches Leader
By Alan Gould
(Associated Press SportB Editor)
. NEW YORK, Dec. 29 W College
football coaches from all pacts df
the United States, in session to take
annual stock of the gridiron sport,
wero greeted today by the declara
tion of their retiring president, John
1'. (Chick) Median, that "the game
needs no defense."
. Median's statement, voicing the
views of a big proportion of his
associates, was accepted as tho open
ing shot in a move by the coaches
to check unthinking attacks or
over-zealous attempts to alter foot
ball rules because of the extraordi
nary number of deaths from grid
Iron accidents In 2031. .
Radical Changes Opposed
' Nono of the coaches sought to
minimize the gravity in a situation
that has cost the lives of 48 youths.
At the samo time they were not pre
pared to recommend any radical
changes In the rules.
Stricter enforcement of some of
the existing regulations, especially
with reference to use of hands, was
regarded by most coaches as the vi
tal factor. -
Meehan took the leadership today
in an attempt to bring several con
troversial subjects out into the open.
In his farewell presidential address,
prepared for delivery at the opening
session of the American Football
Coaches association, Meehan ex
pressed himself strongly in favor of
spring training.
Would Lessen Injuries
"Possibly one way to lessen tho
injuries and reduce the number of
fatalities," he said, "is to be fair
with the boys themselves and to
allow, the coach more time to teach
his squad more thoroughly the aaia wor assignment to accompiisn
fundamentals of the game. A boy CMitaralaH famed sunshine
should be allowed to enjoy reason- lnaJly or hiding,
able spring practice. ' After practicing under difficult
"We. as coaches, realize that the'weflther conditions ever since arriv
education of 'the youth Is para-4110 mea wero greeted by the
mount. In our respective lnstltu- Bun yesterday and both squads went
Hons, our teams comply with both through long scrimmage practices,
the entrance ond eligibility require- , Turfs, at Stanford and the University
ments. Therefore, the responsibility ' California, where the workouts are
of a football program rests with the being held were almost as wet as
institution Itself. during tne actual ram, nowover, ana
"The game needs no defense and ' the" ' eastern ' squad donned tennis
the game's value to the American shoes' to gain a better footing."1
youth will assert itself more than ( Coaches of both squads today hint
ever in the years to come." 'ed what bockfleld combinations
Yale will furnish the coaches' as- would be depended upon for the scor
sociatiors next chief executive. Dr. Ing threat. ' Dick Hanley and Andy
Marvin A. Stevens, head coach of Kerr of the east hod the running at
the Ells, headed the slate to sue- tack centered about Reb Russell of
cecd Meehan. i
Merely a Fungus
The terms "toadstool" mid "mnsh
room" in popular usage refer indis
crlmlnntely to any type of fungus
correctly known us mushrooms.
Toadstool Is really a nickname, and
although It Is used by some people
to refer to poisonous varieties, It ac
tually has no such dlstlnetlon.
Earltett Form of Shoes
Slioes of Bon;e kind were known
ffrom earliest, times. There ts fre
quent mention of Uiem In the' Old
.Testament, The Kgyptlnns wore
sandals and shoes of rushes, or
leather, beautifully wrought.
Rat Twenty-Nine Inches Long
A rat found and killed by a na
tive of Iluluwayo, Heath Africa, in
outbuildings adjoining an o fa
cial's residence was found, on be
ing measured, to he 20 Inches long
from nose to tall.
Uncle Eben
"Taln't no use expectln' to be
pullk'kly comfortable," said Uncle
Khen. "When dc climate Is pleas
ant you lias to worry 'bout what de
unseasonable weather Is glneter do
to de crops." Washington Star.
Summing It Up
Glorious things are not easy, and
easy things are not glorious.
GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
He's Seal Boss -
tea yaffil tt i1 iHWiMfm 1 n jeagggaaasEgga
Jimmy Caveney, veteran lnficlder
with the San Francisco club of
the Coast League, who has been
named as playing manager of the
' ' ." . team. - '
East And West
Teams Working
Out Under Sun
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29 0T)
East and west football teams. In
hopes of catching up on their prac
tice schedule for the annual' Shrine
charity game here" New Year's, hod
Northwestern, and Clark H inkle,
J Bucknell. Both ' are big. hard run
jnlng ball carriers, and may alternate
at the fullback and quarterback posts
. as in the Warner system.
Percy Locey and Dona
X. Bible,
west coaches, liked tho work of Fran
cis "Bud" Toscani, of St. Mary's-college,
so well they used him in both,
.back field combinations. One quartet
Included Hufford, TosCani, Mason arid
.Davis, while the other hod McCoy,
jKlcckner, Toscani and Johnson run
ning together. ' '''
This Game
of Golf
Uy O. 11. Kapler
Our British cousins are loosening
up a -bit,. In the relations between
their golf clubs and their profes
sionals. ' 'f'
Our early excursionists came back
with dismal talcs of stiff and cold
blooded treatment 'of golf profes
sionals by club members, who would
play golf with them occasionally,
but never thought of inviting them
tp luncheon after or before a round.
Indeed, It was reported cheerless
ly, over there a pro wasn't allowed
in any part of the clubhouse but
his own shop.
Even in -open tournaments, where
amateurs and pros competed, and
in the British open, there was a
segregation, you might say.
Things have changed a good deal,
st n co then! At the British open
By Lauf er
EHTASViREWFilN
ProTldcncf All. II. 8 O. A.
Hlnrs. tr. ..... 7 9 I 2 I
Frtrl. 2b. ... 7 4 t 3
Start, lb. ..... 7 4 4 12 O
llailboiirnc. p.... 7 3 4 0 4
lrn In." u. ..:.,(! 3 3 2 4
rarroll. If O 2 3 2 0
Denny. 3b B 4 3 3 a
Cowldy. rf. . . . 8 3 2 O O
illllKnn. c. .... 3 3 3 S O
Totals 03 28 20 27 14
rhiia. An. n. ti. o. a.
rarcrll. If 4 O 0 1
Manning, rf. . . 4 O 2 0 0
iro. c. 40 0 3 3
MrCldlaml. ss. . . 4 .0 0 3 3
Colrman. cf. 4 O 2 3 I
Krrf?tion. 2b. . . 4 0 O 4 1
Warner. 3b. ... 3 0 0 1 1
Farrar. lb 3 0 O 7 O
Ilagan. p 3 0 1 1 1
Totals .... 33 0 0 21 10
I'ror 7 2 2 0 1 8 1 7 2S
I'hila.... 00000000 0 0
Krrors Philadelphia 27: Hn.
pan II. (ir05 8, Mctlrllnnd 3.
Warner 2. Manning I. Coleman
1, Ferguson 1. Providence 4: Rad
bourne 1, Inrln I. Carroll I. (iilll-
TAE ATHLETICS VJERE Nof
-so rior that DM-
AOCt 71-1683-"'
"WE WllAPEVPMIA
FIRM BASEMM . u)H0 CWT
The wtheg. op
championship at St.' Anne's, in 1026.
the club , designated a large, and
cheery room? In the second floor,
for the " professional competitors,
where they could gather and be
served food and drink; the amateur
contestants and club members hav
ing the ground floor and lounge.
nobby Broke Barriers
; Tho funning thing about that
arrangement was that Bobby Jones
always went up and made himself
very much at home In the profes
sionals' quarters;, whereupon' the
club members and the visiting ama
teurs flocked to that room also, and
a general mingling began which. I
feel sure, has done much to alter
relations between pros and amateurs
in Britain.
I see by a magazine article writ
ten by D. Scott Chlsholm. that
Sandy Herd, world's jecordt-holder
with 18 for the number df holes he
has done In one shot, has been
elected to honorary membership in
the very exclusive Huddersfield Golf
club, an English institution at
which Sandy was professional for 20
years. - - - -
That was 20 years ago; the vet
eran has not been associated with
Huddersfield since.
And now he's a member.
That's pretty fine, I think; and
a pretty tribute to one of the dis
tinguished, veterans of professional
golf, mentioned always along with
the Great Triumvirate, Vardon and
Taylor and Braid, of whom Sandy is
a contemporary. .
Progressive
Sandy was born at St. Andres's
In 1868, and Teccntly. at the aee of
63. he was able to uncork sufficient
golf to progress to the last eight
In the British professional cham
pionship In 1802. and thereby hangs
a tale.
The Haskell rubber-core ball had
Just come on the market then; and,
like most Innovations, was viewed
askance In Britain, where tho bie
boys were doing very well, thank
you, with' the old gutty.
Of all the field, Sandy Herd was
the only player of any note who
gave the now ball a try. Sandy.
who was never a big hitter, led the
way from start to finish, walloping
Mr. Haskell's new idea 30 ond 40
yards farther off the tee than his
adversaries, and getting home with
r. drive-and-pltch at hole where they
were taking two wood shots.
Next year everybody was doing It.
But it was Sandy, first.
"Perfect" Baseball Games
John B. Foster, an expert on
sports, snya Hint thero have been
six perfect games of baseball Hint
Is. nonody reaching lirst bnsc)
played since (lie American and Na
tional leagues hnve been plnjlng.
America's Oldest Ruins
St. Ausustlne. Fin., for lccnde3
claimed the oldest houses In the
Unlfed Suites, with Santa Fc, N. M.,
asserting rlvul clnlms. Actually, i lie
oldest houses In the country nro the
Pueblo ruins of the Southwest.
Variety of Bcrrios
A cnfTee tire durlnR the middle
of the'tipehlnK period' will Hnve.
green berries, ripe berries nnd ber
ries which hnve dried up.
Sleepless Fish
Several species of llsh. reptiles,
nnd Insects never sleep. It Is known
Hint pllie, salmon and goldfish never
sleep nt nil.
Causes of Earthquakes
Many earthquakes nre said to oe
produced by . variations in . at
mospheric pressures, so extremely
sensllive Is the earth's crust.
Today and
Tomorrow
CL Qnramourit .
Qicturv
CLIVE HltOOK
KAY FRANCIS
MIKIAM HOPKINS
ItElUS TOOMEY
Ioont Open at 7:00 p. m.
ANY SSg KIDDIES
SEAT ay 91 10c
jf
Mfi$ A LIKE-TIME
jpfJ OF Tllltll.l.S,
yAjaJ3 PACKED
Nf INT
Count or Counterfeit? Times Writer
Tells of Harkorsky Getting Medal!
count or counterfeit?
That Is a question that many
wrestling fans In La Grande have
asked themselves and their neigh
bors when Count Ermak Harkov
sky, of Russia, was wrestling in La
Grando with Howard Cantonwine
and Jack Root.
From all Indications, however, the
count is the real thing; at least he
was a nobleman when Czar Nicholas
and his predecessors ruled over .the
then mighty Russia.
The mid -western states worrrled
about his qualifications earlier this
year when Harkdvsky appeared In
several cities with 12 consecutive
American triumphs . to his record,
finally to fall victim to Ed "Stran
gler" Lewis In two championship
matches. And so the sports editor
of the Kansas City Times devised
little test; -and here is the story
tho Times carried after the test had
been completed:
"You know the spurious nobility.
It has overrun the midlands in the
last 10 or 12 years, preying on cred -
ulous porsons who have a weakness
for the great.
"Thero was the phony prince, you
may remember, in search of a rich
family's name to forge, the Imita
tion marquis, looking for a rich
widow to desert: the Count de So-and-So,
suffering the excruciating
humiliation of being a ham-and-egg
prize fighter. Most of them never
were farther from the backwoods
that the federal penitentiary at At
lanta. "Well, Gabe Kaufman, the pro
moter, walked In yesterday with
Count Ermak Harkovsky, member of
tho Russian nobility, formerly a
lieutenant colonel of the border
Uhlans. Mr. Kaufman asked for an
Interview: a bit sheepishly. He had
brought in so many members of the
nobility and royalty In tne last 10
years.
"Count Harkovsky, however, was
proud and confident. He had been
in newspaper offices many times.
You have seen him. no doubt, on
tho streets an aristocratic brute, a
huge truck-driver of a man, strid
ing along In fine, tight-fitting boots,
black riding trousers, a purple silk
sniri, ana a long oiue coat trimmed
In gold braid. ,
"The count stood at attention,
heels together, head up as If a gold
strap were fastened under his chin,
whllo Mr. Kaufman made his sales
talk:
" 'Count Harkovsky is going to
rassie for me Monday night, and 1
figured you might want a story on
Russian history. Swell guy, regular
fellow.-
"Mr. Kaufman squirmed like 'a
fibbing child. Ono could only sit
and sneer. The nobility, in this
case, might have come from the East
Side of New York. A blue anchor
WR5 tattooed on his wrist, the usual
stamp of Mr.' Kaufman's wrestling
aristocracy.
'The count bowed profoundly nnd
set down. Then he brushed up the
black hairs of his mustache with a " 'J havo here in my desk,' contin
thlck forefinger and scrutinized his - ucd the- doetor.-'the medal of Cath-
cxamlner with shrewd' brown eyes.
Ho was not very convincing. Russians
What Price the Glory of the Navy as they Sail the
Seven Seas of the Cock-Eyed World Loving,
Fighting- and Winning
in v's
Also ...
"STRANGE AS IT SEEMS"
Tuesday,
usually are fair. Here was a dark
haired one, a swart one with a trace
of Roman In his noso.
"It must be said that tho count
was very glib. He had left his White
Uhlans in l923 when all was lost.
Ho escaped into China, thence to
Paris, where he became a wrestler.
Hlo brother and sisters were pris
oners In Russia. If they still were
alive. '' . .
"Littlo traps were set for him, but
ho eluded them. Russian litera
ture? He knew that. He was a
great reader.
" 'Dostoievsky, Pushkin, Chckov,
they ver- much goot, but Tolstoi, he
Is tho gr-r-rand writer. Gorki? Yeah.
I know heem. Ver' goot fellow.
Hones- man. what you call. Sec?'
"Very good. It is easy to memor
izo Russian, literary names for the
newsnaoer offices. The phony price
. and the imitation marquis both had
j r, charming accent. The count's ac-
cent wasn't very convincing. And
so:
j "'Say, count. Let's go over to the
1 union station and meet that dis
anguished gentleman and Russian
scholar. Dr. M. W. Plcknrd, the sur
geon In charge of the Terminal com
pany's hospital. He speaks Russian.
Maybe you'd like to talk to him.'
"Mr. Kaufman slid down In his
chair several Inches. His sharp ex
halation sounded like the grunt 'of
a prize fighter at the Instant of his
knockout. The count was confused.
He blushed.
"'Well, ver' goot." he said. 'Hail
long is it ,that he has been in this
country?'. .
"Ah, ha. So the count was pre
paring his defense? Dr. Pickard had
been in Kansas City more than 40
years, but the count didn't find it
cut. No doubt he wouldn't under
stand Dr. Plckard's Russian. He
wanted to be able to say: 'Well, he
no splk Russian ver- goot. He been
here too long.'
"Dr. Pickard does not look like
a sentimental man. He is rather
stern at first glance; the kind of a
mam who would clip an appendix or
gibbet a fraud without changing ex
presslon.
Oh. yes,' he said. 'Count Har
kovsky, eh? A wrestler? Well, well.' i
"Then the . doctor addressed the I
nobility in rapid Russian. The I
wrestler listened with a happy smile j
and responded. Mr. Kaufman lis
tened with surprise. Apparently he
had doubted, deep In his promoter's
1 heart, that
the count even spoke
; Russian.
"Tho doctor and the wrestler
talked for 15 minutes, both with
increasing excitement.
."And then, suddenly, the doctor
said In English:
" 'Ah, yes, I knew of your father.
He lived across the Black Sea from
my province. Your family was ad
mitted to the nobility In the reign
of Catherine the Great.'
" 'Yes, yes,' murmured the count,
his face raDt.
' erllto- the" Great-tho priceless troti
medal. You know it was given for
Throw outA life line..
the whole 'tywn's over
board ... in & wir ling
sea of laugl5 and thrills.
BILL BOYD
ROBERT ARMTRi. .
JAMES GLEA&Qfr?
GINGER ROOfRb
and thousands of (ghc ingt'gofet ittJifiKeif
tnrougn tne courtesy oj the Uu,rfStiirtA'oi
v a - : 3
Chaj. R. Rosen RiotfuetW
MATINEE 35c
EVENING .... 50c
KIDDIES . .
December 29, 1931
' truth, honor and bravery the high.'
est gift of the empire.' ,
I "Dr. Pickard fumbled lii a drawer
and drew out a box. The Russian's
eyes were shining. Mr. Kaufman's
mouth was open, - ;
' ' 'Hero is the medal," said the dau
to:-. 'You una mem, only in nuw
scums now.'
"Ho held It between thumb ana
forefinger a little, rusted, iron
rectangle dangling from a black ana
orango ribbon. Tho rust had almost
eaten away -the. Imperial cost of
Catherine.
"Tho Russian took it and laid It
In the palm of his huge hand. His
oyca filled with tears. The hulk bc
gnn to cry. The man who suffered
his head to bo battered on tho mat,
Wept.
" 'Jesu,' ho said brokenly, and.
kissed the medal. 'You do not un
derstand. My fathers won this med
al. They would die for It. I was
wounded free, times and my
country is lost.'
"D; Plckard's eyes were shining.
"Tako It,' he said. 'Take It. it
Is yours. You have won it.' ' '
"The Russian clasped It to his
breast.
"'Ah, my friend I You geeve mo
thces? Jcsul That I should receive
this honor here in thees place, far .
away from over'where.'
"Mr. Kaufman' was frankly weep
ing. Perhaps he was weeping with
Joy. He could not believe that one
of his many counts had materialized
beforo his very eyes. .
"O. Henry would not have stopped
tho story there. The former valet
of the Count Harkovsky would have
walked into the street, clasping a
counterfeit medal to his bosom. 1
That Isn't what happened at all.
Tho Russian and Mr. Kaufman and
tho writer walked out, all with glis
tening eyes. And Mr. Kaufman said:
. " 'Great day. count. You got a
medal. I got publicity. Our friend
hero has a story. Great stuff!-"
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