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THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
"Deadpan" Circus Clown
Reveals Self to Interviewer
As Man of Broad Knowledge
By DORIS PAVXE
vwhw li a clown not i clown?"
The aniwer to that la "when ne'a
not clowning." At Itaat that
would item to be tha caw with
Emmett Kelley, tha lo-callftd
"dead-pan" nutr of monkey
business who kept both oldsters
and youngsters at the Cole broth
ers clrcua chuckling with dellRht
at his expressirely ex press Ion less
take-off of a WPAer.
Interrlewed behind the ace net
at Monday's matinee performance,
KWley's keenly informed and In
telligent conversation utterly be
lted his rags and tatters, bulbous
red putty nose and "duck feet"
which are his stock In trade un
der tha bright lights of the big
top. Gone waa the hungry, wist
ful look which has turned many
woman's face red aa he gaxed at
her with tha hart, longing ex
pression of an abused and fam
ished derelict of society. In Its
place was a quick, friendly smile
and ready wit.
Nor Is It likely that Kelley the
clown will ever have tha opportun-I
lty to aea if his "act" would go
. over as well with a WPA boss aa
It does with a circus audience,
for he ia too versatile to ever be
II that far down on his luck. In ad
dition to being a talented tickler
of funny bonea, b la also an ex
pert aerlallst and cartoonist of
considerable ability . . an artist
at them all.
His citrus career atarted about
the time the war ended and grew
out of his ability to pantomime the
chief character of a comic atrip
he had created with pen and ink.
Once a full-fledged knight of tha
sawdust ring, however, his am
bitions soared higher. He began
to consider clowning too lowly a
profession and took to the high
trapezes.
"It seemed so much more ro
mantic, you know," said Kelley.
"I was young and single then and
flying through the air in a pair
of pretty silk ttgbts had an ir
resistible glamour about It. It
took about 10 years to work that
out of my system and come back
to earth again.
"Turning trapeze artist was one
of the biggest mistakes I aver
made," Kettey went on. "If I'd
atuck to tha clowning Instead of
going romantic, I'd probably been
able to break Into the movie In
the old ailent picture days and
collected a nice bank role. Just
laat year down In Hollywood,
Spencer Tracy said to me, Kel
Ift.v, If you'd walked Into any big
movie atudio 16 years ago rigged
up In that outfit of yours and
with that dead pan, all you'd have
had to say to cop a fat contract
would have been here I am!'"
But even without a movie con
tract, Kelley the clown la well
on hia way to International fame.
He ta leaving for England alfeut
December 1 for a five weeks"
stand as a featured performer
with the Olympla circus In Lon
don, which ia an elaborate set-up
combining circus thrills and car
nival attractions under the enor
mous roof of one of England's
largest amuvement halls. It dif
fers from the circus we know in
this country, too, he explained.
In that there aren't a doten things
going on at one time to distract
the attention of the audience.
Each performer Is an "artist"
and performs as sole center of
the spotlight while his act is on.
Then Kelley's face grew serious.
"That Is, I'm going If England
doesn't get mixed up in this big
war mess," he stated emphatical
ly, at the same time Inquiring for
the latest news about the bomb
ing of the President Hoover. When
told that the Chinese had offered
profuse apologies and full re
dress, he relaxed Into a smile.
"Well, it's a relief to hear that.
But there's no telling what com
plications will take place between
now and December, and If things
get too hot over there, I'm going
to stay right here iu the good old
U. 8. A. I'd like to make the trip
and I like to clown under the big
top . . , but not under a rain or
bombs' No thanks!"
PORT1-AND. Aug. SI tAP)
Harry Elliott of Eugene, who
referee the weekly middleweight
wrestling cards here, doubled as
a wrestler last night and took
Inn nut nf three falls from Knot
ty McDougall of Glasgow.
Bailor Norman, New uneans.
won In straight falls from Hob
Cummings of El Paso, Texas:
lrAra..t Tallin Ultra mi nf
Japan wrt-stled a half-hour draw
with Otis (jimgman or Oklahoma
City, and Don Sugal. Salem,
downed Klein Kuaek, Tacoma.
CHICAC.O. Aug. SI (AP
Rip Collins. Chicago Cub's first
baseman who suffered a frac
tured ankle August 10, hopes to
celebrate the Cubs' return to
Chicago next Saturday by throw
ing away his crutches.
Collins believe that within
two weeks he will be back In action.
Quirks in
The News
i
Biniwoon. N. i. .f
Thirr "shaving" neaehea now
When huyera complatnrrt of
heavy fun on the fruit, Wmtn
HfrttRRO, nwiteiof a pouch fiirlll
here, attached a aeriea of brushes
to his aortlitK niachtn. They
trip tha peachea of their fun.
ONK 8XAKK-POWKH
CIIKRAYV. S. C. t.rv A all
foot anake halted power aervlce
to a brick factory here, by de
touring 32.000 volta of olectrlo
Ity through Ita body.
Hepalrtnen found tha reptile
had. climbed a 13-foot pot and
wrapped around two wlrea, caus
ing a ihort circuit.
patrol dally report li reserved
for tha number and klnda of
obstructions removed front hlah
waya. Sergeant Leonard Koi
made this notation:
"Olisi ruct lona removed Two
drunks."
NKW YOHK. (.m Jean Wil
liams, 41-year-old Neuro, was af
fected deeply by last nights
postponement of tha l.nuls -Fanlight,
lie (A) got Into a fight
with hla wife. (Ill went out and
got drunk. (C turned In a false
flra alarm. "1 aympatblie with
you." aald Magistral Klapp. He
halved tha line.
J I' ST IX TIMK
8EATTI.K. Wash. Tha
burglar alarm didn't work, ao
t.rocer Terry lllgga decided to
fix It. Ha puiilcd with tha ap
paratua until he felt a pistol
thrust against his bsck.
Tha bandit robbed blm of
S70.
IX THK WAY
MI'SKOCKK. Okia. Ml One
column on tha atnta highway
BOONTON. N. J. (IT I'ollra
tonight sought tha third passen
ger In an airplane that crashed
hera yesterday Injuring the otln-r
two occupants. The object of the
hunt was "Sparky,-' a Cnlrn ter
rier, owned by John Hay Whitney.
Tha dog fled In torror after the
crash.
PERTH AM BOY. N. J. (I'D
A attnniBn hr M miAm nr.lna an
unloaded revolver Into his ribs.
William Bath, tail-driver, sped
past a police car today violating
all tha city ordtrtancea In an at
tempt to attract attention. The po
lice car chased him. drew along
side and a voice of tha law ahout
ed "Take It easy." Then tha police
car drifted away.
Dam Turbines
Prove Fatal to
Young Salmon
PORTLAND, Aug. II (UP)
Kteclrlo turblnea at dams are
not the bmt thing In the world
for flngerllng salmon, teats at
Casadero ilam Hundny Indicated.
Ktute, federal and county of
ft i-in la watched while about a
thousand of the fish were tow
ered Into the turbine Intake In
paper bags. A net at the tall
race caught the fish as they
emerged, broken, cut In two, and
dying.
I.ater teats, whttre the baga
were lowered Into deep water
and there released, showed thai
more of the fish came out alive,
but at lit 60 per cent of them
were mangled by the speeding
machinery. In the first paper ,
bag tests, only about 10 per cent i
emerged alive.
along about It: la p. in. the
V. K. Limb going down wlih all
espnrts aboard . . . The srrlbes
are a shame-faced lot today , . .
Some of the out-ot-towiiers are
afraid to go home . . . Joe Jn..l.i,
manager of Mas HchmclttiK. rub
bed It In hard . . . "All them
parts," he snorted contemptuous
ly, "should be stood In bed" . .
Anyway, Farr gave 'em a licking
eveu If be couldn't quite get past
Joe Louis ... Ho we hold lh
telegrama nf ridicule In one hnr.il
and reach for the headache pow
ders with the other.
Sport Briefs
lty KIHHK HKIt-rrZ
NKW YOHK. Aug. SI (VP)
Roys, paste this one In your
keilya: Fight etpertlng la gone
forever . , , Tommy Farr, the sur
prising gent from Wales, saw to
that . . . That big craah you heard
t In., bat,, ha . . ViF at
while the fans (old themselves be
merelr aa holding hack for an
opening , . . Hut as (be fight went
on, Farr disproved this . , . Joe
couldn't find an opening against
the teaBlng, bobbing, weaving
style of the IlrllUhor . , . Louts
Bt ml tied after Hie fight he waa
ahla In land nulv oiin aood ntili'-h
and It took blm 13 rounds to do
this . . . It waa the ritat or Joe s
,tiirit Knulai In rhlih iwiiohnri
didn't get knocked down . .
Mas Hchmeiing again saw "some
dings."
Several tlntaa between rounds
It looked like a pusslod Je Louis
was about to cry . . . Imports In
Farr'a dressing room said Tommy
had bet 1 7. 6 no on himself fzooo
at I to I that he would stay 10
rounds and I50DO at 6 to 1 and
7 to S that he would win.
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