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BRINGING U STEN- CLANCY: ME - HOW MUCH 1S PER CrNT OF SIX THQ\)QAND( ™M MAKIN' OUT ME INCOME TAX: AN’ | WANT TO GIT T OUT RIGHT AwAY- BUT KIN YOU HELP P FATHER SIX THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE TU"ESDAY FEB 23, 1932. GEE! | COULDN'T TELL YOou- THEYVE CHANGED THINGS SO MUCH SINCE | WENT TO SCHOOL: BUT LITTLE " COW- FACED" MULLIGAN THE = (ERo T WHAT ? LITTLE "COW- FI\C?'1 MULLI GAN “WHO USED O \ TO DRWE KINSEY S GRAVEL WAGONDWHEN DID HE GIT QUTPHOW | LONG \WikL HE BE \Ll AT YOUR PLACE? | DAILY SPORTS CARTOON IT | = oF SouTHER R CALIFORN 1 4 || track fan, said Mr. Gene Tunney across the luncheon table, “will surprise you: Carnera has the best left hand of any heavyweight of B prominence in the ring today, I will go so far as to say it is a| better left hand glthan Tommy " |Loughtran ever had, "because it is more damaging and jarring when it conneets.” | Tt.did surprise us. “Moreover, e Jcomtiuned - Mr, GENE TUNNEY. Tunney, “I think that left hand of Carnera's would be very disastrous to Mr. Dempsey, if, as you say, they are going to fight in Reno this year. I would be very fearful of what might hap- pen if Carnera really went in and | roughed our Mr. Dempsey.” We could not follow Mr. Tunney here, however, holding tenaciou.ly and in the face of tre forme champion’s logic to a firm, patrio- that our Mr. Dempsey g Carnera smack on Primo's fragile maxillary and de- t him ypon the canvas. 4 sponded Mr. Tunney, e to admit that ther texture to Carnera’s jaw.! Perhaps, after all, you are right.” p | the Newton ON THE TR --B ¥ Pap 2N OJAN FOOTBALL SQuAp s YOU'RE GoiNg TO REAR A LOT ABOUT = — YM LATER ON. Mile Record Near Bottom “How long will it be before some super-runner lowers the mile record to about 4 minutes?” writes disconcerted by Gene indoor record run of | Venzkeh's {411 1-5. Not, we think, until our grand- children gather around our palsied knecs and ask: “Who was Babe Ruth, granddaddy?” It's possible but you can figurc? the chances on past performances. took nearly 40 years to reduccj | amateur mile| | record from 4:15 3-5, Tommy Con-| 1t the world outdoor RUSSICK IN ~ LEAD IN DOG ~ DERBY, QUEBEC St. Goddard_ls Second in First Lap—Seppala Is Third Man neff’s old mark, to the as-yet-un-| approved figure of 4:09 1-5, regis-| tered by the loud, barrel-chested young Frenchman, Jules Ladou- megue. Most of this margin has been led off since 1913 when Cor- s John Paul Jones cut the rec- { ‘ch nel jord time to 4:14 2-5, was no menacing gesture from Paavo Nurmi's 4:10 2-5 in 1923 |um.xl Ladoumegue broke loose in 11931, Tt's getting tougher, or is it? You Wn way. Enterprising Paul Lawrence of Evening Kansas-Re- publican polled the state's po: editors with our query on the three most popular sports, taking into consideration playing activity as well as fan interest.” And here’s the result. ; 1. Basketball, 19 first choices, 135 points. 2 Football, points. 3. Baseball, 10 first choices, 91 8 first choices, 87 | points. 4. Golf, 7 first choices, 62 points. 5. Hunting and fishing, 2 first { choices, 21 points. This makes Kansas a marked dissenter to the verdict of the ‘natmm) poll, in which baseball, | football and golf finished in that | order. ., We might learn to love our en- tmms by considerng that they | never pester us with a lot of un- sought advice. But there| Kansas has the last word, any-| QUEBEC, Feb. 23—Shorty Rus- sick, of Manitoba, won the first 40- mile run of the 3-day Quebec dog {derby in 3 hours and 29 minutes and 15 seconds yesterday. Emil iSt' Goddard, of Manitoba, was one {minute behind and Leonhard Sep- pala, of Nome, Alaska, finished |third, four minutes behind Rus- ick. Seppala had the disadvantag of being an early starter over only a partly broken trail. 8t. Goddard today won the sec- ond lap. He went into the lead with a total time of 7 hours and 52 seconds, Seppala, third yesterday. was second today but retained third place with 7 hours 11 min- jutes and 49 seconds. Russick s second man in the three day race [with 7 hours 7 minutes and 39 | seconds. The winner's time today wa hours 29 minutes and 15 seconds. SWIM STADIUM XEAR READY 1 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23— T Olympic swimming stadium h where the aquatic events of the IX Olympiad will be held is nearing completion. It will seat 10,000 per- =ons. e ALASEA SNOW COVER The following amounts of snow, in inches, was reportad on the ground at various Alaskan stations Moenday, February 22: Barrow 9, Bethel 22, Cordova 45, Eagle 28, Fairbanks 51, Fort Yukon 31, Ju- neau 9, Sitka 15, Tanana 56 Ice on Chena Slough at Fair- banks has increased slightly to a thickness of 43 inches. “The Store That Pleases” THE SANITARY GROCERY NO HUMORING | T0 BE GIVEN | DIZIY DEAN Plot "Charled (’a"dina]%k Pilot, G'Uby Shed Has Here is the Yankees’ new out- speculation | fielder, Jess Hill, whose purchase PhTk th;‘se from Hullywood. of the Pacific | Coast League, has been announced. Manager | Jess is a former all around athlete and Pit-| of the University of Southern Cali- Dean are| fornia. He hit .320 last season. Hill will report to the Yanks at St. Pctcraburg, Fla., next month. ST LOUIS, Mo, Among f subjects of ar with Cardinal cason days is how 4G abby) Street i (Dizzy) Feb. }u 1 they didn't det g at Br: 1».(11\0'1 ‘M'EVER TO TEACH | HALFBACK TRICKS 1ng a bal club, one of TO CAROLINA TEAM being that' players do asthey | AE I Coming upon Dizzy S RAVIOBOR, N, 0, b, 2%, 4 S { McEver, the “wild bull” of ad truant, Stre : : nessee's backfield for three jon in no will teach his side-st tactics to Davidson college nex have re- ergeant has his ideas| Texas league recr lup and go home His feelings lacerdted, Dizzy hung |’ und the hotel to see Branch Xey, business manager, and bid | for Tennessee last December with 3 Rickey, explainng |the cheers of Manhattan fans in ¢ it must all be a mistaks, per- | his ears as his Volunteers humbled suaded Dean to stay and later sug- |NeW York university in a post-sea- gescted to Gabby that he might | harity bill. tomper his a ftrifle with| MecEver won all-Southern honors some softer words. | “Why should 12" Street wanted to|rated as one of the best sopho- know. “I meant every word I said, |more prospects in Dixie the year and if T tell him anything it will |before. be a few things I overlooked in the| A knee injury kept Gene out of heat of the moment.” ! in 1930, but he came back last That's Gabby's way when orders|eason to head a strong Volunteer disobeyed. It contrasts sharply |eleven which went unbeaten. Not the treatment Joe Schultz, 'once during his college careeer did Dean’s manager for two seasons at |he play in a losing game. Houston, says is necessary to get| He won all-Southern honors as a he best out of the eccentric young halfback again in 1931 and was pitcher. med on the Asosciated Press “You have to lead him, kid him |second All-America team. along, pat him on the back and tell| McEver is to be backfield coach him how good he is,” Schultz said. |and assistant to William “Doc” Schultz probably knows. But Newton, former football scout for hose who know the old sergeant Tennesee. They succeed “Monk” are betting that if he gives Dean | Younger and “Tex” Tilson, who re- any pats it will be because and <ALned to join the V.PI. coachmg after he has earned them. aff. B BOBBY DODD TO ! [ at Xt ¥ e e — ROUGHEST SPORT PROBLEM STIRS KANSAS CITY FANS COACH BASEBALL AT GEORGIA TECH| | ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 23—When |k Boby Dodd played football at Ten- |o: fans were so busy thinking his generalship they over- 1 the fact that he was a good ‘mer on the diamond. 23.—Kansas like to hockey KANSAS CITY, Feb. ty sports fans would v: Which is rougher, wrestling? Charles Fischer, Butternut, Wis., appler, and Abe Coleman of Los géles butted heads recently. her was removed in an uncon- not Georgia Tech's athlellc" ous condition to a hospital to lirectors. For when' Alva “Kid” |d ermine whether he had suffered resigned the other day as|a brain concussion. baseball coach, Dodd, who made| He hadn't. his debut as an assistant rooblmh\ In a ‘recent flareup in an Am- coach last season, was immediately | n ‘hockey league a Kansas chosen for the job. Ip U »dd's undergraduate days found |a club in the hands of an oppon- on the baseball squad ever)‘ Three stitches were required ring. Hell take charge of the|to close the wound. Georgia Tech varsity nine as soon | examinations are over about| S March 1. PR 5 RS A T L. C. SMITH and CORONA ' TYPEWRITERS Guaranteed by J. B. BURFORD & CO. “Our door step is worn by satisfied customers” $10 STYLE in FREEMAN’S Five and Six $ SHOES at SABIN’S The Store for Men Letterheads Folders © Statements epping, | aspiring | McEver finished his playing days | 1920 as a junior, after being| ver was struck on the head by | Stages Last Round Rally in - a 189 pounds, butcher round dec! 8 ney, of New Zealand, 211 pounds f‘\"lmol basketball teams will con- |, in a rousing battle yesterday after- |‘est for the Iowa stal non. Seals MAX BAER IS WINNER OVER TOM HEENEY Open Air Fight in San Francisco SAN FRANCISC, great last round rally, Max Bae! former ‘“Livermore 'pounded out a ten on over old Tom Hee-| Feb. 23.—With boy, The show was staged in the Stadium and witnessed oy 7,000 fans 1 Cordingly, 7-YEAR-OLD BOY MUSHES HiS DOGS ASHTON aged 17 years, of Ash ton, won the American dog derk of 25 miles in 1 hour, |and 18 seconds. He overtook De bert Groom, at the finish, him by 59 min second. - e o one The United States supplies mor | Columbia univ er, |s. D. TO WIN BIG RACE‘ Capt. Jack Walter r,|Of the most popular winter Idaho, Feb. 23~I)mm also a member beating | ml\rewpoxl Associated P: Vernon “Lefty” Gomez, one of the more promising young pitc| of the New York Yankees’ staff, Is shown in this romantic pose with hi fiancee, June O’'Day, musical comedy actress. = ® |to ice-cream and cake. It SPORT BRI real kiddies' party. R eaEEY ~~~7%| Those initiated were: Mary Helen is one Seelye, Nola May Seelye, Barbara ports | Ann Hermann, Olga Pauline Bag- |gen, Frances Newman, Margaret Louise Skinner, Mary Ann Skinner, enty-two | M1y Constance Me .1 | Ellen Nordling, Pauline Margare! h, Dorothea Hendrickson, Le- nore Kaufman | | ATTF)\'TAO‘\ "¢§’IFR\ fiTz\RS Don Zimmerman, Tulane halfback | Juneau Chapter No. 7 O. E. 8. and pole vaultor, and Percy Barber, | will meet Tuesday, February 23, at discus threw-18 pm. Initiation and entertain- at ‘Mitchell, | ment. | EDITH HOWARD, | Worthy Matron. of the 1932 FANNY L. ROBINSON, Marquebe university track squad, Secretary. of the A\hl\\fill-‘ team, was a Hockey on roller skates in Decatur, TIL Seven hundred and te champion- ship this spring. prepped high schoo —adv. school’s debate Ray Radcliffe, who led the league in hitting last will play right Dallas this season. 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