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Newspaper Page TextTuesday, June 14, 1932 ii LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Two T ' - - Gobe? Defeats Cleveland For twelfth Victory Grove Pitches Agains Detroit For Eleventh Straight Win; Ruth and Foxx Get Homers. Hr liaflr Talbot ( Awrlaud Jt Bprt Writer) Deprived lot Hit tlrfl taring of snrtnlsg resemblbj; at dose pennant race, rwrlciia !'-; m; partisan are deriving i ff their iriIdeon excitazuimt from th hA duel be- twei' Vernon Comets and Robert Mums Drove fur pm-hli; hnor. THo two ur ajuthraw. backed by club that provide ttuern with plenty of M, are fttlnr a pace thai prom ises) norm Vi awtutvx all rival. And Urav. striving t retain nl laurel lit tlie plnUiT circuit, liu found a worthy opponent In the young man who la pitching only hi second full year In the. major. tMfeotimi Cleveland yeeterday, 8 to 7, (kirnei! stretched hn record to 12 victor acalnat ' one defeat and cored hl ninth atralght victory for the Yankee. Orove, beating De troit. 8 to f, on foor acattered hlu, ooaerved hla eleventh straight tri umph and Mt hi mark at 12 wins and three losses. The hone run race between Babe Rullt of the Yank and Jimmy Foxx of the A' remained at a standstill a eaeh belted one out of the park. Vox hit Vm 23 off Tom Bridge of Detroit. The Babe nicked Jack Bus aell for Wo. 21. In the day's only other content, the Chicago White Box Jumped on Ed Durham and Wlloy Moore for five rune In the seventh Inning to beat the forlorn Boston R1 Boa, 7 to 8. Betph aisd roHherglll each- knocked Jtr two runa for the winners. The entlro National league program was rained but. -..-.... i SEKYRA WAKES VP SHARKEY tN PRACTICE BOUT oiiANOKnuno. n. y., June 14 mi It takes Joe Hekyra, Dayton, Ohio, trial horse, to wake up Jack (Shar key these days as the Boston heavy weight prepares for his Iff. round title match- with- Max BchmeltnK next Tuesday night, iharkey t-jafed through a two rnund session with Lou Flower and n one-round set-Ui with Charley An derson In his workout Indoors here yesterday and threatened to do tho name thing with Bckyra. Hut Hie Ohlonn, glfttd with a good left hand, Jablied the challenger with it it half dowm Mm and Bharkey woke up with a start. Ilo tore In quickly and boxed with his umial meed and skill throughout the rest nt the two-round bout and was go ing at a1 fast clip at the finish. Like Sunlight Yellow, gold and inl ornngo cur tain make a room look lighter nnd aunnlcr limn II really Is, ' Cannot Live Alone , No mnn can live happily who ru Krfl himself nlnno, who turns VcYy thing1 fo hla own iftlritnrnguc thou must llvn for another If 'Minn wtsliMt to llvn for thyself. Scnopil. PAINT ' with a COAT OF metal; VALDURA ASDMALT ALUMINUM PAINT 10 GOOD REASONS 1. Mora brilliant . 2, Lett tlma lo mix and apply 3. Improved dlipertlon 4. Greater covering capacity 5. No wail of flying powder . Improved aiphsll vehicle 7, Gieeter protective value 8, Iniuiei longer III G.'Nb more tlreeky flnlth lO, A package ill lor every requirement "THIS AD and 10c ! vntltUa you lo a regular 55c tit of VftLUUKfl MrriftLi ALUMINUM PAINT. 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Detroit 1, Philadelphia. 8. B'Jaton 8, Chicago 7. New Schmeling Promised Fans ' Ih Saey Mix KKOBTOW. ft. r., June 14 Wt A new Max Schmeling. In flfthtlng style Ht fetut, will bo unveiled for the gaze nt the fafthfuf and Bonton' Jaclc flharkey. In the new Madluon &uare Garden bowl, a week tram tonht. ' "If Sharkey thlnka he's going to meet the sort of Bohmellng ho wal loped around tor four rounds two yearn ago before fouling him he'a cfuzy," muttered Jim Corbett, a fihamplon hlmMlf back In. the gaa-llt era of the heavyweight. "Bharkey will have to get this fellow early If he'a going to do it at all." mxmI striking la the complete change Ih the German's ring style, his knowledge of defense, and an ex panded punching repertoire. No longer docs Der Auixle, peculiar when he hit these shores a few years ngo only for his lack of an overcont and his facial t ese nib Ian co to Jack Dempscy, ape the weaving, bobbing style of the Old Mah Malilor. In stead, ho sUnds straight up, his left hand extended, Jabbing In orthodox fashion, slipping punches with Ills head , coun terl ng hard and short with solid rights to tho ribs and chin. Schmeling believes he has thus Improved his defense, and acquired at the sumo time, a right hand up percut that had been thudding solid ly Into tho anatomies of his various sparring partners. He weighs 100 pounds. ' ' FAMED, KOREAN RUNNER HURT BY POLICEMAN, BHIMONOHFUU, Japan, June 14 01'; Jaimh's premier innruthon runner, tho Korean Kuon Tal Bfl, wits severe ly beh ten and Injured today by two Japanese p6l icemen aboard a ferry plying between Ptisan and Bhlmo- nfwekl. AHhoiiuh his Inlurles worn na Infill It was hoped they would nnC prevent hi in from running In the Olympic games at Los Angeles, no was re turning from a visit to his homo In Knrea. Tho policemen on the ferry said they woro conducting the usual ex amination or Korean travelers and that Kuon became insolent, so they purmneled him. ' Kuon planned to join other mem bers of Japan's ilymplen team in MYkyo to leave for America Juno 30. Ascot Stakes End In frirst Dead Heat AflCOT, Kng.. June M ffl-yflondy lushes and Son of Mint today fin ished In a dead heat In tho Ascot n taken ai Royal Ascot, moHt arlsio crotlo of llrttlHli turf settings, opened in I ho piTHcnco of tho king and (UCCM. Handy I.ashrs, owned hy Mrs. I,, W, H. Long and Ami of Mint, carrying the silks of J. Drown, finished the two miles four lengths In front of J. Cooler's fioklo Paris. Twenty four ran. Tim two winners were well bucked by the larno crowd, Bandy I .ashen cloning at 100 Ui 0 and Bon of Mint at 100 to 6. lloide Paris was held at ft to 1. Tho raco was worth 3000 pouiuls will, extras, the two winners dividing (he tdake. The dead heat was the first In the hlttoiy "f the Ascot stakes, which was first run In iH;M. Odd Idea of Fo..ll. Scvpuli'i'iitli ' certlury (ilwervir wcro puxilfil h.v fosll troi'K ami' pliuila ninl coult! only oont Itulo Hint niilure iirmluced tlioso IIiIiirs ni a sort of.JiHt, Try (or the Higheat When ymi nri' nsplrlnir to the hljtli pst plnce, It Is honnrnliln to rrncli Ihe Heeond of dveu the third fnnk. Clcoro. Man'a Peculiarity Mnn I thnt iiecullnf nnlmnl who can (tot (food hnnrty lunch out of plolnros In nn old fnmlljr nlhum ninl llu-n look In mirror wllhouf as imn'U na n miille. Huston llurnhl. Altruism Predominant All eidu'iillo'n and nil moral disci- pllno sliouttl Inivo hut oiio ohJiK't to mnko nllrulsin prpjoinlnnnt over fBOl.iin. Comic IHOLYMPIC tiOPBB S I 1 7 "-sS.-: SIDNEY BOWMAN Japan's Olympics snpremacy hi the hop, step and Jump seems likely to be nmlnttfli.rtf If Mlklo Odu recoverH from a leg Injury which has leen bMherlng lilm, but Cwy of the Un Angeler, .UhlHIc club and Hldney ftowman of foublaua Klate will not let the event go with out o strugRle. La Grande Nine Drops Game To Pendleton Team The Pendleton Bucks baseball nine defeated the La Grande Eagles base ball team at Pendleton Sunday 8 to 2. Tho game was wcl played by both teams, tho La Grander excell ing on defensive fielding work, while tho Ducks were stronger at bat. The main ' difference In tho strength of the two teams was In the hurling staffs. Berry. Pendleton Hurler, permitted but five hits during the nine Innings, whllo Courtney. La Grande chucker, weakened In the fourth and fifth frames. tl lowing five and four hits In each Inning respectively, which were responsible for seven runs, and allowed 10 hits during the eight In nings ho pitched. La Grande's scorcH came In their half of tho ninth Inning when Poey rapped a hot grounder to shortstop which was nfuf fed, putting him safe ly on first. Turner, 1j Grandc'H left fielder, then lifted Berry's first pitch over tho right field bleachers Tor a homer, scoi'lng Posey ahead of him. The mnftt noticeable (feature of tho game was the La Grande Infield's clever defensive piny with opposing base-run nem on bancs. Quick and accural throwing by all Inflelders accounted for seven Pendleton basc rtinners being tagged out an bases. Threo of these plays were from Selby to RvariM, two from Bel by to Posey, one from Hrookler to Posey, and one from Courtney to Prlco. Geddes ond Led belter, La Grande hurltSrn who were expected to travel with the team to Pendleton were un able' to mako tho trip. It Is ex pected that these two men. a ml Luke Hhelton, wilt do the majority of tho hurling In tho Kagles next Sunday's THIS, CURIOUS WORLD - laV I . . . . .... - I Ik I TO rVVVsTV O IMt BY HtK MUVKr. WC. fc-W IN aiille ot tholr fi nil, clcll.-:ilo tmluro, many butterflies actually aurvlvo sovoro winters hy lilbernitliiR undrr pieces of looso trco bark, or In somo other ffotertel erevleo. Tho Monarch bnttcrlly solves tho cdUl weather pmhloni by koIiik south. Tho species that pas the winter ns chrymilWIs Imvo a silken loop nrouml tho, body whlcF'holtln them securely moored; much In tho manner thnt A lelo phono 1 1 no in im In held to tho polo by his sntcly belt. . . ... ' A gams hero against the Cove team. I.a firande Alt It II I'O A K Cochran, cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 Evans, 3b 4 0 0 3 3 0 Posey. 2b - r 4 1 t 5 3 D Turner. If 4 1 3 0 0 0 Price, KB 4 0 0 1 1 0; Brookler, lb 4 0 0 8 0 0 Dratlen. rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Helby. c 3 0 0 4 6 1 J Courtney, p 3 0 0 0 1 0' ...33 2 5 24 13 2 Pendleton All It II PO A Stroble, ss 5 0 2 0 2 Phillips, 3b 5 113 1 Ehler, If 5 2 3 2 0 'Ball, cf 4 13 10 Nelson, lb 1 0 0 4 1 Cox. lb 3 110 0 Bennett, rf 10 10 1 Musters, rf 3 12 0 0 McKec, 2b 4 0 0 3 1 Berry, p - 4 13 3 8 Tifft, c : 4 10 5 0 Totals 30 8 10 27 9 Score: R. H. La Grande 2 5 2 Pendleton 8 16 1 Courtney and. Sclny; Berry and Tlfft. Summary: Two-base hits: Coch nm, Posey, Turner 2 and Ehler. Homers: Turner. Bases on balls off: Berry 1, Courtney 4. Struck out by: Berry 4, Courtney 4. Innings pitch ed by: Berry 9. Courtney 8. Oppon ents nt but nKnlnst: Berry 33, Court ney 30. Opponents hits off: Berry 5, Courtney 10. Earned runs off: Berry 2, Courtney 8. Huns butter In by: Turner 2, Cox 2, Masters 3, Beiry 2, Ehler 1. Tim of gumu: 2 hours 11 minutes. Umpires: Burlington and Work num. Aro Shorn Themselves Miiny ro out for wool nnd come home" shorn themselves Cervantes. SPBNO "fHE COLO WINTER (MONTHS IN various ses. some GoiHRoo6t The winter as ej6, somb in The chrtsau5sta3e, sowb as larvae, ANPbOME HIBERNATE IN ADOLTRirM. SMNOfORTHE roM DlRBcTkJriS cf the compass EARLY NEWSPAPERS CARRIED The owpass sgh aT the Top of The FronT pass, inpicaTins DUT the paper pr.nTep ifeMS PROM ALL pIREcTlON!?. Japanese Qut To Win Hop, Step " And Jump Events at World Meet By Alan Gould (Associated Press Bporu Editor) NEW YORK. June 14 WV-Something approaching tin; spirit of the crusades has developed among Jap anese athletes having as their singu lar goo! the Olympic hop-step-and-jump. & " 4 4 OLVMPIC HOP. JiTKP AMI fc 4i JIMP CUAMPIONH V 4 4, 4? Year Winner, Country iit. 1806 Connolly, 0.8. 45:00 ' 1900 Prlnsteln. U.S. 47:04 1&04 Prlnsteln. VS. 47:00 4- 1908 O'Connor, irel'd 4 02 4- 1908 Ah earn. England 48:11 1912 Llndblom, Swed. 48:05 9- 1020 Tuulos. Plnlahd ii:VJ 4 4 1920 Winter. " . 4p Australia 50:11 5-1 6 4 4 1928 Oda, Japan 49:10 13-18 4 4 x Olympic record, ahw offl- ? 4- clal world record. Application 4 4s pending, for mark of 51 feet. g 14 Inches, by Oda, Japan, 4. ' 103U Q Q Spurred on, no doubt by the achievement of Miklo Oda at Am sterdam In sending Japan's emblem up the Olympic victory polo for the first time In track and field history, the sons of old Nippon have been bounding all over the premises. The national hero, Oda, himself has so far Improved since his Olym pic conquest aa to shatter the world record for tho Hon. steo and tumo. 1 covering 51 feet, 1 Inches to sur pass the mark set by the Australian, Winter, In the 1924 Olympics. Oda's Leff Hurt This spring, however, Oda met with a leg Injury, developed water i on the knee and has been under the j care of specialists. He is exempt from the national tryouts and will bo taken to Los Angeles, regardless, Eight Drown In South Washington TACOMA, Wash., June 14 VP) Elyht persona drowned In Southwest Washington seeking relief from heat over the weekend. They were Barbara Intaon, 17; Shirley Peterson, 7, and Bobble Mans field. 15, of Tacoma, and Anconlo Forglont, 57, Elma; Hazel Lowe, 12. Rottle, 7, of Tenlno. Yet it doesn't revive the country's spirit when Its circulating medium Is in a trance. One Killed, One Hurt By Temblor il '; - -' ft Mm f Ui 4Hh $ dim n A v if A wonuin wiih killed and her hnrinuri Injured when an earthquake, shaking down the ehlmney of the Kurrkti, Cnl frame building nt the rlRlit, sent tho bricks through the roor Into the couple's bedroom. Photo shows wreckage. Sh?'s .'Crowd - r. - . nea Jim little, PclaluiiM, t'al., poultryman, hcfi marry, nnd the Klka of HollMcr, Cul.. Mid they'd pick hhn a bride nt tlielr annual picnic. There uere srrn candidates, nnd by the volume of cpplane Mr. mum JohiiMtn, sun Jtc widow, wna aele4'ted. Ami. left In rltht. we htle Judge K. ,, Pierce, who performed mnrrlaee; Kmma Strutnho., runner-up nnd bridesmaid : the new)) weds nnd t;ov. Janin J. Kolph Jr., the best man. 1 In the hope he will recover fully, but Japan may hare to rely on oth ers In this specialty. Kamektchl Obhlma. a collegian, has covered 49 feet, 11 Inches, slight ly better than Oda's winning Olym pic performance in 1928. Chuhrl ITambu. the bread Jumper who ha exceeded 28 feet, has a trip Is Jump mark of 49 feet, 2 Inches to his cred it. Narobu was fourth In the hop, step and Jump in the last Olympics. Should. Oda recover, therefore. It Is easily within the realm of possi bility for Japan to sweep all three medal places at Los Angeles, for at the latest report no other at hie t? had shown an Inclination to bound. beyond 50 feet In this specialty. Hop, step and Jumpers must start off on their right foot, make their hop. land, then step pff and, after landing again, make a broad Jump. Perfect control, balance and power ful leg muscles are required for this series of short flights. It is the -step" that means the difference between an average and an exceptional performance. Most Americans hop 18 feet, step nine and Jump about 18 for a total of 45. The champions get from 12 to 15 feet hi their "step." I. 8. Talent-Shy Since the old Syracuse star, Myer Prlnsteln, was in his prime the United States has had no Olympic champion at the triple Jump. Levi Casey of the Los Angeles A. C. fin ished: second to Oda in 1028 and is still one of the best in this country. He and hi club-mate, Bob Kelley, aro good for 47 or 48 feet. Sidney Bowman of Louisiana State made the American team in 1928 as a high school boy. He failed to place at Amsterdam, but has im proved. He won at the Penn Relays with 47 feet, 9; inches and may be the best prospect this country can pit against the Jumping Japanese. Otherwise Svenaon, ol Sweden, Kuttls of Esthonla or A. Jarvinen of Finland may be the only threats to Oriental supremacy. JURY CONVICTS MEANS ON HUGE SWINDLE CHARGE (Continued From Pago One) manded to Jail by Justice James M. Proctor, who rejected a defense plea for continuance of the $50,000 bond under which he had been at liberty during the trial. Means' attorneys said they would try to obtain hla re lease through habea3 corpus proceed ings. They had four days In which to ask a new trial, after which or fall ing which, date for pronouncing sent ence will be eat. Picked' Bride 400 Women Are Among Delegates At G. P. Meet Hy Marturrlte Youne (Asscclattd Presa 8ta Writer) CHICAGO. June 14 (M In garb ranging Jrom aobcr black to color splashed frocks, over 400 women 03 of whom cast a vote on a destiny shaping prohibition planK gathered today m the steel raftered stadium for the formal opening of the Re publican national convention. Seme were delegates with full vot ing powers; other alternates, and still others spectators, some of whom bad more party Influence than many on the floor Itself. Mrs. fiann Batches Amonir these last were Mrs. Dolly Curt! Oann and Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth. both politically minded, and both with brothers mentioned as vice presidential possibilities. The odds for me piacc Charles Curtis, the lncumDenc, ana Mrs. Oann had already said with customary frankness that she thought ho deserved the nomination again. More, probably, than at any time since women were given the ballot voting, the delegates were given an unusual share of attention. Nobody eXDected any of them to startle un easy party leaders but there was an outside chance for feminist upswung nt uroll laid nlans. s And at leat one of thoae with the rlBht to vote. Sarah Schuyler BUtier, was prepared to give mow iot nn lha Tlrtnr. II ). " question which haa developed a tense. nww unusual in a parw wjiii-m rimnrilv leaves most ol tno ini.rn- nnrtv rows to the Democrats. The comely daughter of the mili tant repeallst, Nicholas Murrayy But ler, of New York, haa served notice she will Join In the scrapping with a vim If the.' resolutlonai committee stops short of a repeal proposal Is a full fledged delegate. Miss Butler Will Fleht She "I hope one of the family will be cnouah." Miss Butler said, referring to the blows her father Is expected tV tiivi, an take, "but if It's neces sary, of course I'll fight on the floor." How many other women may fig ure In the expected prohibition row ia problemmatlcal. but their leaders twllpvn thev will De lew. xy large, the personnel Is loyally minded a is expected that the women gen erally will be content to vote and say little. Consplclous today was Mrs. Alvln T Hert. the handsome Kentucklan. who. as titular leader of Republican women, likely will second tno nom lnatlon of Herbert Hoover. There also inf Rpnresentatlve Ruth Pratt, Of New York, and Mrs. Bina West Miller, of Michigan, both of whom arc be ing discussed for seconders. The active director of them all- Mrs. Ellis A. Yost stopped en route to the stadium to hear the outcome of a move io replace her as national committee -women for her state, West Virginia. .' Pactional Interests and some wet sentiment have combined against tho blonde director of women's ac tivities. Lato last night the state delega tion politely accorded her a second chanco to resign before the vote tcheduled early today but she smilingly responded, "I never ran from a fight before; I won't do It now." Ha Little Hunting Zest The clieetr.il, a speclea of Icopnrd found In South Africa nnd In India, la used In the latter country ln hunt ing other wild nnlmuls, especially the black buck or Indian antelope. The cheetah is blindfolded until it Is released quite close to Its prey. It can maintain a remarkable speed for a short time, but It soon tires and, If after a quarter of a mile or so It fulls to overtake the pursued ani mal, it loses Interest and gives up the chase Aviation Ports A gilder port is distinguished from nn airport, In that an airport Is a level piece of land which has the least possible number of ap proach obstructions, nnd the gilder port should be, entirely Surrounded by high hills, so that those motor- ess flying machines may be taken off from the top of the hills In any wind direction and flown to tlie level ground in the center, Educational Week The office of education says that December 5-11, 1020, was the first educational week to be nationally observed. Doctor Cinxton was the founder of this movement. Red Cross Sevl. The first Itcd Cross seals were Issued in 1003 and continued to be Issued by the Red Cross in con nection with henltli work, such as the anti-tuberculosis cnmpnlgn, un til 1010, when the tuberculosis cara pilgti took It over entirely. ' Kindliness Firat Kindliness Is a popnlar Tirtne; all peoples and nations like to think of themselves ns kindly; when a peo ple symbolizes Itself In a figure, kindliness Is sure to be one of its characteristics. t Sport Slants : By Alan Could. (Associated Press Sports Editor) Tho menace of "Wlxard" Smith which caused Sir Malcolm Campbell to ship post-haste to America and set a new automobile speed record with his famous Bluebird machine on the sands of Daytona Beach this past winter, appears to have van- isneo completely for this year. Campbell became very apprehen sive about his record, set the year before, when he heard Smith was tuning up on Ninety Mile Bench New Zealand, preparatory to an at tack on various speed marks. lu short order Sir Malcolm came aww ""t-iiMic record up to a fraction short of 254 m.pj,. mill a on irariui .in uuappotnttd in not toucmng aoout Yu m.pjj. Campbell went borne. . Now It develops be could h relaxed altogether, for' Smith neJ did much better than 170. encoun tered an aorm or iroupie, wound! up in disputes wun tne deslgnatl of his career ana is tnrough with record attempt zor itwz. tVJIKN DKHIOiBRS DISAOHKR The climax ior tne wizard's in. starred venture came early in May When nis macmne spiuiiered and caught fire In the midst of an ad tempt to crack the five-mile record which Campbell set at 242.791 last February. Smith had been "off and on" the beacn since rjecemoer. wnen notl occupied with his car. notes our correspondent, or writing for Aus. trallan papers, he would do a little fishing." Shortly there developed a tua between Smith and Don Harkness, tho designer. The driver disliked tho radiator Harkness had de. signed, and soon after the car was housed at the Beacn New Zealand era were surprised to learn a new. square' faced radiator had been fitted by an Aucxiana engineer. Smith said ne was aeugnted with tho change, predicted the car' would! do 300 m.p.h Harkneaa, back ln' Sydney, Australia, declared ln his! Judgment this was impossible andj added tho machine had been de- signed for a speed of not more than 260. Smith then broke tho ten-mile' record with a speed of 164.084, In stalled a revolving windscreen and went fishing again. Finally all was set the last week end of April for the crowning dash The engine appeared to be func tioning beautifully and Smith was off to a good start. Soon, however,' the machine began to sputter, then suddenly a sheet of flame burst out! from underneath. Slowing down. near the garage. Smith and his me chanlcs got the fire out quickly, but It was the end for the season. FROM REACH TO BOt'UT Meanwhile Harkness has had a writ served on Smith and, J.-H., Mostyn, former Labor Lord Mayor of Sydney, for tho recovery of sums which total about ' 30,000. One claim Is for $8000 alleged to be due , to Harkness as the balance on con-j structlon of the car. Another W, 000 Is claimed for alleged libel con tained in reports ln the newspa pers. Smith has decided definitely not) to ship to Daytona Beach next win-J ter and still believes he can ac-f comoll5h his goal of beating Camp bell's records on Ninety MJle Beach,) with favorable "westerlies." This Game of Golf ! :i ' By O. B. Keeler (Associated Press Sporta' Writer) The British amateur golf cham-1 plonshlp, says George Duncan, Is the hardest sporting event in the world for the favorite to win. This dlc-l turn has been a good deal repeated) and not a little misunderstood, Asl often stated, the British' nmjatcur lsl said to be the hardest sporting event, f or perhaps the hardest golf event.l ln the world to win. And debaters are always ready to take up the argument on the! other side by pointing out the 19311 champion. Mr. Eric Martin-Smith who went out Completely In the J first round of the 1932 tournamentl and other players not at all welll known (at least in America) whol have captured the British amateur! crown. Tho trick ln Mr. Duncan's opin ion is in the word favorite. If you fancy the Black Scot la not near the truth you might run back over the list of these championships for thirty or forty years and see how often a favorite's name appears as champion In the event you can re-l member who wcro the favorites. However, you should not go back Into the era In which John Ball won the amateur crown eight times. This nppears to refute Mr. Duncan's statement, or at any rate to brlnfi it down to modern times. Mr. Ball and Mr. Hilton were always fa vored, when they started. I really think George meant thai the British amateur lately has be come the toughest one for tho fa vorite to win; for In the last decade I do not recall more than one out standing favorite as winner! That wns Bobby Jones ln 1030. FAVOR1TF.S FF.W THIS YEAR Now, Johnny DePorest the 1932 winner, wns not the outstanding fnvorlte at the beginning of the re cent affair at Mutrfleld. Nor was his opponent ln tho finals, Erlo Fld dian. though the latter had pre viously won the English closedi championship. Indeed, there seemed n dearth of favorites in the tourna-, inent, though the field of 235 en trants was ample enough. That is what makes It so tough an event, for any one contender, fa vored or not. The unknown players slip through to win rather freely, because It Is mathematically neces sary for one competitor to survlvo, no matter what happens. Everybody naturally la primed for a favorite, and he rarely can get through eight matches and It takes that many without running Into some hot. ones. NO DI B WINS Still, we may aa. well, remember another pronouncement the. Brit ish, amateur champion Is never a dub. I think this la reasonable. A dub could hardly live through those eight matches. This we should by all mean re member of the 1932 champion. Johnny DePorest, who played much golf a couple of years ago on our Pacific coast, and was rated merely a good "club player", and who failed to qualify in our amateur champion ship at Merlon ln 1030. waa runner up In the British amateur ln 1931, and winner In 1932. I do not recall any other con tender having done that, since the Rood old day when John Ball and Harold Hilton wero cocks of the walk.