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 We wonder if Jolo Ray now Is in- clined to gi@ ;he great Nurmi any credit?
 It has seemed al along that the Chicago athlete, who was decisive ly defeated at the Olympcs and who then was defeated by Nurmi in ew York, has seemed very unsportsmsn- ike in his attitude toward the Finn T'e has brushed aside giving credit md conlcnded himseif with the Mnre or less scoffng boasts that he auull beat him easy next time they net.
 Well, maybe he can laugh off lsst tights defeat at the hands of the nvadrr No olibi of the taxi man will avail him now for everything Nas In his favor. He vas racing btfore q hometown crowd, on his own floor and after a good period of practice, whereas tNe Finn w7s ir nv surroundings and nof only Tad shattered three world records tho nrnyions night, but also ha1 ridden tr,cral hundred miles in ] train--- 1v. the most restC,ll occupation for | WorlJ-record shatterer.
 Dick Dillon Is refereciug tho game .; the Conn AEgies' gym tonight 3;rl Manion will do the ealing at he armory when the West Sides meet the Mats.
 The Yale swimming team defaat- al tho Nj. l. T. mermen 54 10 s last night
 Harold Corbin, manager of the Fafnir dusty league outfit, is seek ing out of town games for his tcom.
 Yale and Annapolis clash On :he New Haven basketball court to- night.
 Weaver high of Hartford dcfe2t- eI Middletown high 24 to 8 yester- day
 Eoports from Rome, bearing the signature of the Vatican, deny ab- solutely that Johnny Dundee has teen received by the Pope. Looks Ike some enthusiastic reporter or press agent had been busy.
 Norwich [. fell before Trinity l."t night 29-17.
 The Boston Whirlwinds play the l.yies in Hartford tonight.
 Wow, what smash it was Jack ''r!aney of Bridgeport gave Tiger ''iowers last night, A right uppercut actually lifted the negro off his feet md ended the bout in the second '.1me,
 Ion Young has been retained az .. |. of r. coach.
 Etrangler Lewis announces he will }3 lSc long rest, and he cant make |. too long to suit most wrestling 4ls
 f. surp'' 'ses US to hear that Tex .Gckard wsnts NUrml to turn DO f"ssional *"~ We thought he had aoUgh professional runners around ',.4 Garden already
 We agree with the |. $, c, A. 1t l. 9 problem to eliminate bugs from n. putting greens. +'~ Perhaps atrctcr membership regulations Nould help.
 Whenever we read that hall ,,avar is well fixed we start won dering if old man L1ndis oughtn't ;n investigate him.
 .Another way for a college 10 get nIblicity is 10 offer knute EoCkno a s5n,ooO contract fo rton years. -'* It costs nothing to offer him that much.
 Times do change. In the old days fl you tried 10 crash the gate you were just a bum. Now you are 3 srort celebrity worthy of cight-col- nm headlines.
 Tex Packard has made an official r.uiing of the fighters of the coun- ;ry, the emphasis being on the rank,
 ID to the time of Camel-Talking to press neither Bill Johnston nor Vincent Richards had mado any move 10 keep Bill Tllden from carry ing out his threat 10 retire.
 Jack Britton, former worlds vel trrweisht champion, won an easy decision over Norman Genet of Ak ron, Ohio. fin an S-ronnd bout at san TranciaCo last night.
 Harry Morrison, California state a -sen,rlymnn was author of the new wrestling and boxing lav, has of frred Mic,,ey Walker Se5."o0 to meet Jimmy Duffy of Oakland in a lo-rcund bout al San Francisco Feb ruary c2 for the weItcrweight title
 Coh Pcck, All-American football star whon he played center for Pitts hurgh university, hes mailed his ap- ricstion for the vacant coaching position at Washington university, acrording 10 information from Cul- vcr. Ind. where Ftok has beer Coachirr the tod"ts several seasons Frank Murray. coach of the strong NsrqUett" university team, IS an- ether applicant for the post.