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sEDNESDAY. JULY 30, 1924 JOLYMPIAD RECORDS: ARE DOWNFALL OF CHARLIE PADDOCK Chicago Is Back Again as One of Big Horse-Racing Centers Joie Ray, Scholz and 3 Others Near Retirement Babe Herman Beats Gorman lye THE SEATTLE rAR Next Smoker Here Week From Tuesday at Portland = =: % ey a moving their show k the ¢ RTLAND, July 30.—Habe Her ey fig Veterans Will Become Observers in Sports World; weight, wes gheen-an nb ae 2 on that 4 2 Several Yankee Stars Flopped in Big International | *'#" ! 10 rounds with Joe Gor i ol ocwint a man, Portland, at night. in whiet Mart he I Ms t ‘ Meet ae ee he had German groggy during the Tee Ty 5 y ¥ last two rounds d xreat © BY JOR WILLIAMS sian ts eee Peseae win «lee nit ¢ eraughbeed E PARIS Olympics marked the end of competitive| well-piaced right in th xth, but}a week f Huge crowds are turning out. On careers of a number of American athletes, notably: failed to follow up his advantage pl - : sid West Bide track to yy Paddock, Jackson Seholz, Clarence DeMar, Alfred Frankie Grandetta took a one Walker-Leonard © Black Gold, 23-year-old champion. Charley z . . sited bout from Harry Beo in the 1 from Ladkin, of Maj. Au jdoney, Joie Ray, Ralph Spearow 3 fyweighnt r diegaaeediane Date Is Changed i: Heimont's mat Paddock, once famed as the “fastest human,” may, grace marked minaries Mack Bs W Ryraag — = ie oo a ee pd wes moe A e fi 2 veryone 2) tlegrour ‘or the long-awaited bow! in the ma 10 put racing bac occasional exhibition in the future but everyone is cer-| Litard mattened Johnny Farr in the ||" rich Mickey Walker will defend jon the map in Chieago, Two years in the colorful Californian has taken his last gay fling at fret. Hal Reed stopped Cal Wal-| his welterweight title against Benny | ago he attempted a two-weeks’ meet = lace in the third. Seotty Inkster) Leonard, the lightweight king, has | ing in October. The class of horses higetimme competition. This has not been what you might call a glorious season for the coast crack. Paddock is a golfer and plans to go after tournament honors on a Scholz, veteran of 10 years’ running, came out of retire- nent last winter with one thought in mind, making the ie team. It was probably a good thing for your Uncle Sum that the Missourian had this thought. Otherwise the | showing of the Star-Spangled Major Notes ents in the flat races abroad , would have been drab, not to hero—Two of them. drove fm the tylr say unprofitable. SCHOLZ WILL RETIRE Seholx realized his main ambition at Paris amd now he is *|return to the sidelines as an ob server, carrying with him delightful memories of his two record-breaking | days at the Cambridge stadium and | his subsequent triumph in the 200 meters in France. Schols may come pete in the A. A. U. races later in| the summer. If he does it will be | [his swan song. You can never tell what Jole Ray} will do. The Chieago miler is thru! tand perhaps will retire immediately, | content fo rest on his many laurels Then again he may come back brist Ung with fight, determined to prove that his miserable showing ir Olympics was ali a clammy jtake. Ray ran 18th in a Meld of im the 3,000 meters, supposed! @ | favorite dish. ready to 4 came from behind and pound- : a Moth hit his 22ed homer, tring record of 13 zi. The Yanks | tae White Sox 9 to ¢ Cd punctusted the slaughter te mopped wp the Dodgers, per ‘Washers took the final game of the (aa fiess Becton, § to 1, Kremer hold ngite Braves to three biva, the | mix | 19} | his | | | effectively, ed Box “ wag outpitched by Beore: St. Leute, OLYMPIC FLOP ~ } Ray is unquestionably the great fest miler developed in $ | country Yet be has alway zian unkempt flop in interna #\tional games. Four years ago he >} finished eighth in the 1,500 meters lafter leading the field ghree-fourths ot the A sore muscle may : have had something to do with his| « 2)defeat He ran with his left leg firmly bandaged. | a2| Calrence DeMar said before he} 32 }Salled that this would be his last) 16|marathon. The Boston sprinter, 38 - HS lyears of age, finished third, jeading 14/all the Americans. The race went to Albin Stenroos of Finland. De Mar thought he was a veteran. Sten- | roos, it developed, is 40 years old. RAY AN ever this been the 1 , way 1 |two more years. SPEAROW A DISAPPOINTMENT } Be Spearow, Oregon sky pilot, < tis expected to renounce his pole} Semi-Final Match |vauitins ambitions for ail time.| GO, July 36.—Josephine !Much was looked for from Spearow | fouth Shore, present cham-|in the Olympics. His unofficial rec: | ‘wil face Elizabeth Cory, Bev-|ord of 13 feet 6 inches excited the fa today’s semi-finals in the experts. A new record was predict: | Western junior champion-'ed. But Spearow showed little | tournament at the South Shore | form, falling far below the avernge. iry club. | Alfred LeConey is another sprinter = who came out of retirement to run tin the Olympics. His act is just | Jabout ended. Ray Buker of Illinois | n Mare Is ; . Hawthorne tor |! another who is rexdy to quit HCAGO, July 36,— Victor |) Biondy Romig of Penn State are, A Clayton, be. [and Jimmy Connolly of Georgetown, Ete the Kenton Stable of to end with a partial list iy Bedwell, captured the mile and ERT SE . handicap feature at! Helen Wills Due isterday The t ck Pi . fan usu Bg in Gotham Friday. fatter than 1. : a | NEW YORK, July 30.—Helen _ SAME FOR RAY CASEY | Wills, returning with members of | By sinning two tennis titles in one |the American Olympic team from | fek, Mr. Tilden simply proves! Paris on Friday, will go to Sea-/ Mist one can do with a lot of time; bright, N. J. and play exhibition lat. matches in the tournament there. TRUE BY CONDO) a Cincomsoniyisen _ —— At (ast! ive GCEN TO THIS) DS OFFICE ON THRES DIFFERENT SON To @t InForKeD THAT He HAD GONG To ts 0, . inadi 1 ' AKG “YouRG GoING Toe THE CINKS ITS, AGAIN. ; on WHAT Does IT Look, Like NOW ft won on a foul from Johnny Russell, and Jess Hall won a decision from Jack Leonard as of mediocre A longer been changed from Jersey City to the Polo grounds and the date from | me | August # to August 21 THERE COMES A TIME IN) THE LIVES OF MEN WHEN THEY CRAVE THE DESIRE FOR POWER ANO WEALTH — A LIFE DEVOTED AS A MERE TOOTH IN THE GEAR WHEELS OF INDUSTRY GAINS BOT LITTLE WHILE THE MAGTER GEAR DRIVES THE SMALLER PINIONS IN THE MECHANISM OF THE UNIVERSE WELL CHICK =MW BOY-L HAVE AT CAST EMBARKED OA) THE GREAT SEA OF SPECULATION — CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS NEVER MADE A MORE VENTURE SOME UNDERTAKING AND BY MERE COURAGE LOPE To ACHIEVE FEATS IN THE O'L WNDUSTRN THAT WALL ELEVATE ME TO THE HIGHEST PEAK i) THE BUSINESS | MEET US — D0 A Bright Suggestion K S.F. Mat Fans _ See Thrilling Match Tuesday Bellingham Elks Lead N. W. Loop BELLINGHAM Fa He YA helped Be ham to m the x th, bu M ked on - bat 1 Chicago Will Stage Malone Claims Foul Miniature Olympiad; : ‘ ie CHICAGO, July 2 a ie in Go With Wilson ? casei A pan re BOBTON, Ju ¥ 30.—Johany Wu. | ¥#* of Kainet Otymol a field Au.|%% former world’s champion, put |P0 Loyez pe mga city has do. |t2* skids under Jock Malone, clever from it r nated priz St Paul battler, when he knocked a at at . gut Malone in the sixth round of | MOST LIKELY a 10-round bout. Male “ The : Seats NEW YORK, July 30.—Jeff Smith | that the blow was fou ‘| “t S reggie; 4 > prefers sustained by the commission physi-bprobably b« won from Kay Newman on a foul > Be } el satisfied with clan. THEREFORE L HAVE BROKEN) THE REINS THAT HELD ME IN) MERE MEDIOCRITY SO THAT 1 MAN GRAZE IN THE GREEN PASTURES OF WEALTH AND POWER AND AFTER I'VE STEPPED of) THE LAGT ROUND IN THE LADDER OF FAME - Say “TWO YEARS. 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