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The Washington times., 1929-01-04
They Bowl Tonight
In Northeast
Tourney
Friday, January 4
Southern Dairy Night


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r. Mulroe and w. j. McGarrah. w u.
Aiken and H. n. Aiken, HI "A. Ford
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Rosenberg, w. Fitzgerald and r. A.
DonnelIy, Aery and McCurdy
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

portant trade OF the winter, he
brought to Brooklyn q great short
stop still In his prime. Aftss
Wright's sensational season Of 1925,
he went into slump through
injuries in 1926. In 1927 he los.
much of his fire and dash. Poo,
condition; late hours, supposedly.
Last year the sensational young
Bartell supplanted him in midseason.
This served to spur the playfully in
elined veteran into better physical
shape and, during the final month
of play, he flashed his old form and
wound up with batting mark oi
1926.
with Wright performing as Of old
at short and Jaks Flowers at sec.
ond, the Robins will be equipped
with a keystone duo this year such
az Flatbush hasn't claimed for its
own in many seasons OF poor in.
fields. Young Flowers, after getting
the regular second base job in July.
fast and surely last year
and, during the closing weeks of
play, showed great promise of be-
coming a star keystone man and \
800 hitter.
Del BissOnette. one Of the
most sensational young players
to ,'arrive" in the majors last
year, is, Of course, 3 fixture at
first base. This would leave
RObbie's annual infield problem
solved on all points save third
base.
He can switch Wright to that
nosition and feel safe in doing so or
take a chance on Walter Colbert.
This recruit did a capable job in a
fielding way after being called up
from the minors n August, but fell
short of the big league mark as q
hitter,
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
Tommy ScanlOn Plays
With Fordhafn Five

Tommy Scanlon, who spent a
year at Catholic University during
the 1924-25 season. is a regular
guard on the Fordham basketball
team which has registered five
straight victories. The Fordhan.
ties, who are headed for Eastern
collegiate basketball laurels. doubled
the score on Yale and trebled the
score on Princeton.
Scanlon also held down guard
role no the District championship
independent Aloysius five in 1925.
He lives a few miles outside Of
Scranton, Pa,
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
OF SAD SAM MASTER STROKE BY G
He Looks Like Dempsey Schmng Dempsey? Meets Serq gh

MAX SCHMELLING,
recently arrived here from
Germany, is a dead
ringer" for Jack Demp-
sey, former heavyweight
champion of the world.
In his first few fights here
the Teuton proved he pos
sesses great possibilities.
For one thing, he is a
deadly hitter with his
right hand. He has
youth, health, sincerity
and ambition. Can he
travel the high road that
carried Dempsey to the
throne that stands pre-
eminent among those in
Fistiana's golden land?
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
.sEKYRA MEET 5
SCHNELL|NG

NEW YORK, Jan. "A heavy
weight. number which has tip-toed
up on Tex Richards boxing ellen.
tele disguised as a background for
the revival meeting between two
former members of Queensberry
roy alt yAJohnny Dundee and
Charlie Phil Rosenberg will intro
duce tonight at Madison Square
Garden two earnest young fame
and fortune seekers.
Today the names Of Max Schmel.
ling and Joe Sekyra do not appear
in the blue book of heavyweight
contenders, but it is possible that
one or the other may pop into
the Rickard eliminations tonight.
OF course, it is also possible that
they may eliminate each other.
It Is an important fight for
these young men. SchmelIlng
has caught the fancy Of the
crowd, although he has made
only one previous appearance in
the Garden ring. He has not,
however, been severely tested.
SeIGyra, strong and willing. may
blast the Germans ambition,
for SeISyrR can lay i'm punch
when he can locate = target.
sekyra is a big, blond Bohemian
boy who became fighter after
achieving local fame in Dayton,
Ohio, as high school athlete.
In his last appearance in Mr..
Richards famous arena he was
jolly well shellacked by Leo Lomski.
In two years of busy campaigning.
this decision was only the second
that went against him. Johnny
Risko took the other sOne.
For no particular reason Schmel-
ling has been installed as a 3 to 5
favorite over Sekyra. He. hasn't
shown enough to warrant this price,
Rosenberg is to 5 favorite over
Dundee. Rosenberg, former BAN
tamweight champion, has had only
one fight in two years. Dundee. q
featherweight champion at 80, has
had about four bouts in the same
time.
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
DEGNAN OFFCIATES

Tommy Degnan. formerly we'll
known in sports circles here. is a
prominent basketball and football
official in New York. He refereed
the McGill University Army basket
ball game last night.
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
PRESS CARDS QUESTING

The Press Club Cardinals are
casting about for basketball en-
counters with leading senior quints.
Call Manager Carl Turvey, West
1858, between and o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
CLOSE TO TOP

Frank Taberski. first pocket hiI,
liardist to be recognized as the
world champion, has been the
American title.holder or In the
running for more than - years.
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

p er { e ptlbly
Me in 5 t ant
the b q c k
swing starts.
How many Of
you know this
too well. The
cure for that
lies in tw o
iFect 10 ms.
Firs t. prac-
tice swinging
the cIub-head
along low to
the & TO u n 9
and arou n d
i D w ard the
right until the
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
MOSEANS DATING

The Moseans are in the hunt for
basketball action with foremost un.
limited clubs. Call Manager Joe
Deskin, North 10395.
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
Robins Pilot May Station
WRIGHT at Far Corner

BROOKLYN, Jan. AUST year ago. the fans OF good old
Flabush hang the coming of Bancroft the famous
hortstop strengthen their nfed in spot where it had
been weak for years
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

And Banny came and fired his
ringing shot--and passed. And
now the fans of good old Fiat
bush haii the coming of another
famous shortstop. Glenn Wright,
to strengthen that same weak spot
in the infield.
Bancroft hasn't exactly passed
en- as yet. Brooklyn still holds
title to both these veteran short.
stops. But who ever heard of a
Bancroft and Wright on. the same
ball club?
Banny played well the first part
of last season, but his legs are be-
ginning to fail him and his hitting
fell off to the point that marks
The passing Of a great shortfieldee.
Now, Wright was the star short
stop Of the majors in 1925. Banny
was an outstanding star almost
decade before that. There Il no
choosing between the two this next
season. Banny, 1t would seem.
must so.
Yet this game, gray.thatched
veteran hasn't gone yet, and Il
Is coming around to the time
when Robbie must do some.
thing about Il. The deIay IN
settling BanerOft's future NAV
possibly hinge around one AZ
those RObinsOnian infield shirts
"a shift that would keen
Banny at short and send
Wright To hold down the third
base assignment.
Uncle Wilbert may well pe
pondering over just such a. move
down in his Dover Hall (Ga.1 fast.
ness, but it isn't likely that tie
Robin leader will pass up ths
chance to have the all-innporta Mt
short field covered by So able a
performer az Wright.
When Robbie made the most i'm.
s q q
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

It is possible to have the arms
and wrists fully relaxed in the
address only to have them tighten
The Washington times., 1929-01-04
c. j. TRACK
STARS TO
START
By George A. Simpson

The Georgetown University
freshman and varsity track
sters plunge into competition
tomorrow night in the renewal
of the Knights of Columbus
games in Brooklyn, N. Y. Ten
athletes will fly the Blue and
Gray silks, six from the
varsity and four from the
yearlings.
The group will be headed by Capt.
Eddie O'Shea, who together with
Eddie Hoctor and Vic Burke, the
fIashy Freshman, will lineup
against q classy field in the special
Governor Smith "500."
Coach John D. O'Reilly win not
go to Brooklyn to watch his boys
in their first appearance. The ten
Georgetowners competing are Incl.
dentally inhabitants of the metro
politan area.
Karl WiIdermuth, q wonder
at races up to so or 20 yards
and twO-tine national senior In
WOOE SDfNWb eAMEp II cuLGFbu M
the sprint series along with Sui
Ivan, Blue and Gray first.year
fIier. Jerry German and Uld.
rich, another first-year perform.
er, will set sail I'm the $50 yards
jog while Jim Kennedy fresh.
man. and John Carney win start
in the 1.O0O yards.
Leo Sexton, whom the reticent
and venerable Hilltop coach predicts
will bloom into a track star, will
take part in the high jump. The
muscular and 1.-the Sexton is pro-
ficient in the field events and IL
credited with heaving the 35-pound
weight within inches OF the estab-
lished world record. However, this
was turned In practice and avaiIed
him naught except the knowledge
that he approached the record.
Regular track practice will be re-
sumed Monday afternoon on the out
door board tracks at ths Hilltop.
The state of climate never prevents
the Hilltoppers as they are always
outside unless a heavy snow blank
cts the wooden track.
The Blue and Gray tracksters
viii next appear in the Brooklyn
College games carded this month.
They were also booked for the Ford.
ham meet. but the Maroon athletic
heads have have called 1t off.
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

Two Of that trio, for instance,
had been passed up individually
by other clubs as having out
lived their usefulness ard the
other, Mogridge, was thrown in
rs good measure by the assign
ing club, when, as q matter or
truth It was MOgridge that
the local club wanted DESPITE
the fact IL made its main bid
for player who nine out Of
ten fans couldn't remember to.
day IL the question were nut
point blank to them.
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

Griff Is particularly crafty
about pitching valuations. He
made pitching his life work,
you know, before he turned
inoguI. and the old pitching
instinct has stood him in good
stead IN his day as 3 trader.
Unbiased ana long experienced
baseball observers will tell you
CONTINUED on Page 22.)
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

In brief, Jones was the fifth
best pitcher in the league, only
Miljus and the three south
paws, Braxtoll, Pemnock and
Grove, besting him from an
earned.rfln afandnniIaf.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05
ANIIKoR. Az AsSZoNY ttL Az
AUTO K0RMANYA M0GE:
Romantikus orszaguti karambol a
legszerencsesebb kimenetellel.

Budapestr6l jelentik: Az
esztergomi orszagut egyik kanya-
rodojanal nemregen egyenesen
egymasnak rohant ket automobil
Az utmenti gabonafoldekr6l haza
fele baktat6 munkasok megder-
medve lattak, hogy szerencset.
lenseg elkeriilhetetlen: a Buda.
pest fel6l j0vo hatalmas auto ep-
pen olyan sebesseggel vette ka-
nyarod6t mint kis kaliberii ko-
csi, amely a f1varos fele szagul-
dott. A ket kocsi yezet6je csak az
utols6 pillanatban vette eszre egy
mast.
A ket auto nagy porfelh6be bur
kol6zva ALT meg k0vetkez6 ma
sodpercben: az A. d. M. kocsi We
zet6je boldogan allapitotta meg,
hogy a karambolnak mem lettek
sulyosabb k0vetkezmenyei. Az A.
D. M. kocsi vezet6je nyomban le-
ugrott kocsir6l Amint Git
roen kocsi k0zelebe ert, megdob-
benve latta, hogy volan mellett
ajultan fekszik egy h0lgy. Els6
dolga volt; hogy a holgy borsi-
sakjat es szemiiveget levegye.
A karambol szinhelyere futo
mezei munkasok meglepetve lat
tax, hogy az urvezet6 remiilten
kapta olebe holgyet S csokokkal
kezdte eleszteni Citroen fatal
sofforjet.
Az A. d. NJ. elegans urvezet0-
jet aut6sk0r0kben mindenki isme-
ri. Gazdag ember. Ket esztend6-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05

vel ezel6tt nosiilt meg, egy nagy-
keresked6 leanyat vette el feIese-
gill. A hazassag a 1egboldogabb-
max igerkezett. Az eskiivo utan
nehany honapig sportsman esem
tilt mindig aut6jaban, s3t voltak
olyan hetek is ,amikor csak akkor
vette igenybe a kocsit, amikor
dolga akadt varOsban. A felh0t-
len boldogsagnak Seagrave: sSr-
nagy tavalyi. bravuros >syorsasagi
vilagrekordja vetett vegett.. A fl
atal ferj, amikor., olvassa azsBr-
nagy csodalatos ;bravurjar6l" sz6l6
ujsagtud6sitasokat, ismet trent
rozni kezdett. Kesziil6dott gyor
sasagi versenyre. Feleseget csak
ritkan vitte magaval. Inkabb ott-
hon tilt es varta haza ferjet.
Amikor mar erezte, hogy ezek a
varakozasok szejjelroncsoljak
idegeit. kerlelni kezdte a ferjet,
hagyja abba ezt a sportot. A ffrj
azonban hallani sem akart err5l.
K0yetkeztek a csaladi jelene-
tex, amelyeknek vege az lett, -
hogy az aszony hazak0lt0z0tt szii-
leihez.
Kil0nyalasuk utan a ferfi meg
szenvedelyesebben adta magat az
aut6sportra.
Alig volt nehany hetig sziilei-
mel a fatal asszony S mar meg
banta, hogy otthagyta ferjet.
Kozben az aszony is megtanulta
a kocsivezetest es szenvedelyesen
h6dolt az aut6sportnak.
A ferj semmit sem tudott arr6l,
hogy kozben az asszony il volan
melle tilt. Icy azutan, amikor az
esztergomi orszaguton 0sszeitk0-
oft ket auto s sportsman fele-
ssgdt fedezte fel kis Citroenban,
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05

tudta meg a ferj, hogy mi torttnt
kiil0nvalasuk 6ta. NJ
I Egv ayrafele halad6 auto szaf-
litotta be karambol utasait a
sportsman hiiv0svolgyi villajaba.
Egesz uton AIT igergette felese-
genek, hogy most mar mem fog
t0bbe versenyezni. Lemond az au-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05
REGENY
1rta: B0HME MARGIT.

1\eIH, dpdHl, nem ndrdUlldIOk,
holnap reggel vissza kell utaz-
nom, csak Willykeert j0ttem,
inert vagyodtam utana.
= Oh, mar elviszed9 - monda
apam szomoruan. Ugy drill
think kedves gyermeknek. Leg
jobb szerettiik volna egesz ma
gunknal tartani, Egy kicsit k0-
hog. - Kezebe vette a lampat s
bevilagitott a kis szobaba, hol
gyermekem az agyban aludt. Ar.
cocskajan kerek vor0s foltok VOL
tax es kisse horg0tt. En- megijed-
TEN.
- Sokat kohog, edes apamY
- Oh nem, csak kisse meghllt,
bar anyad nagyon vigyazott rea.
Lehajoltam megcsok oltam.
Kinyitotta almos szemeit s mikor
megismert, at0lelt mik0zben ne
vemet kialtotta, ell kezdett g0r-
csosen k0hogni. Nagyon megijed-
tenn heves koh0ges hallatara s
meg fokoz6dott felelmem, mikor
apam elmondta ,hogy a varoska-
ban jarvanyos a szamarhurut. De
a gyermek nemsokara ismet ell
aludt.
Anyam este tiz 6rakor hazaj0tt
S ejfelig fennmaradtunk, regi dol
gokr6l es ismeros0kr0l beszelget-
We. Sajat sorsomr6l s mindarrol,
mi elidegenitett sziileimtol, mem
beszeltiink. Bar apam szivelyes
es baratsagos volt hozzam, megis
ereztem, hogy elhidegiiltiink egy-
mast0l. Sziileim latszolag rossz
neven vettek, hogy oily gyorsan
elviszem t6luk gyermekemet, AIT
remeltek, hogy elveszett leanyuk
helyett megkapjak az unokat S
en- mem mondhattam nekik, hogy
Hamburgban var valaki a kicsi-
kere, aki meg k0zelebb all hozza,
mint ok Magam is szivesen ma
radtam vo]na meg nehany napig,
de feltem, hogy Erik, XII ut6bbi
idoben nagyon ideges volt, uta-
nunk jon. Tudtam, hogy nyugta-
lanul szamolja a perceket viszate-
resiinkig.
Az uton Willike nehanyszor
erosen kohog0tt, fejecskeje forr6
volt s majdnem egesz id6 alatt fe-
lig behunyt szemmel tilt 0lemben.
Hzaaerve, r0gt0n agyba fektet-
tik. Laza volt Erik, XII tulsago-
san aggodalmas, azonnal orvost
fivatott. Alig nehany nap mulva
jelentkeztek a szamarkoh0ges jel-
legzetes tunetei.
Nehez heteket toltottiink. A ro-
hamok mindig r0videbb es r0vi-
debb id6k0z0k ben jelentkeztek,
kes6bh mar minden negyed6ra-
ban. Erik egesz idejet nalunk toll
totte Kes6 ejjel ment haza mar
koran reggel megint lit volt.
Sokszor egesz ejszakan at vir-
rasztott a gyermek mellett, ha en-
mar teljesen XII voltam meriilve.
Ket orvosunk volt, de mem tud-
tax Willyken segiteni. Mindent
megpr6baltunk, haziszereket is,
de semmi sem hasznalt. Az egyet-
len, ami ITALIAN hasznalt volna,
levegovaltozas lett volna, de egy-
reszt kis beteg nagy gyengese-
ge, masreszt az utazassal jar6 ne
hezsegek meghiusitottak AIT
tervet, hogy delvidekre utazzunk
vele. Mikor a betegseg elerte te-
topontjat, AIT tanacsoltak, hogy
kezeltessiik homoopatikusan. Meg
pr6baltuk ezt is s mintha hasz-
malt volna. Tiz 6rakor kapta Will
lyke az els6 cseppeket. Erik es en-
szemkozt iiltUnk az aggyal es ag-
godalommal figyeltuk az 6rat.
Egynegyed tizenegy !. !. most
mindjart jon roham, el6bb r0-
vid kohintes ,mely er6sebb es han
gosabb lesz, maid meg ugatassze-
Ri, arcocskaja elv0rosodik, maid
elkekul, lelegzete elakad, egesz
teste reszket, vonaglik !. Az
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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05

A lapunkban hirdet6 c&geknA
vAsaroljon. V6s&rl&ssin0 emlitse
meg, hogy q hirdet6st lapunkban
lAtta. SzoleGlatot tesz hekiink.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05
(Folytatas)


mekkorom5an, kiilso eloiteletek
Matt elhidegiiltiink egymast6l.
Hogyan csodalkozhatnam azon,
ha masok ereztetik velem megve-
tesiiket, mikor sajat edesanyam
elitel.
Tekintete csak akkor ragyo-
gott fel, ha Willyktvel beszelt.
Ilyenkor ismet a regi, gyenged
anya volt, vonasai baratsagosak
lettek, hangja ellagyult.
Mem is erdemled meg, =
monda hogy listen lily angyali
sep es j6 gyermekkel ajandeko-
zott meg. A gyermek kedveert is
XII kellett volna tartanod ferjed
mellett, meg ha iit0tt es vert vol
ma is. Egy jo anya minden aldoza-
tot meghoz azert, hogy megtart-
sa az apat gyermekenek. Hisz
mem is tudod, milyen boldogsag
egy ilyen gyermek.
Csak az volt baj anyam vele-
menye szerint, hogy gyermek
tul j6 volt.
= Egeszseges flu kiabaljon s
legyen dacos is, monda 3. =
Soha eletemben mem LATHAM ilyen
gyermeket, XII 6rak hosszaig ell
jatszik egymagaban. Mem fold
re val6! Vigyazz! AIT szoktak
mondani, hogy a jo listen hamar
visszahivja az angyalkakat
Szivem nyilalt, mikor EFT be.
szedet hallottam.
- En- is utana halnek, - vala-
szoltam balkan.
Anyam fejet RATA. -Ez keser-
YES megprobaltatas volna ugyan,
de mindent ell kell viselni, amit
listen reank mer. Mikor te is
olyan idos voltal, mint Willyke,
v0rhenvben fekiidtel. En- bemen-
tenn a nappali szobaba, terdre
rogytam ugy fohaszkodtam jo
Istenhez, hogy tartson meg. Pc
dig ha akkor meghaltal volna, Di-
da, most artatlan kis angyalunk
volna az egben. Hidd ell, nehez
6raimban sokszor szemrehanyast
tettem magamnak, hogy vissza-
imadkoztalak az eletbe.
Anyam nyolc napig maradt
Willyt okvetlen magaval akarta
vinni par hetre X-be. Apad
mem akart eljonni, - monda =
hadd lassa 8 is unokajat. - Bar
mem szivesen, de beleegyeztem.
Latsz6lag megbekelve valtunk ell
egymastol, de fullank maradt
bennem. Gyermekemnek vannak
nagysziilei, de en- v6gkepp elvesz-
tettem sziileimet.
Erik ezen lido alatt ell volt utaz-
va. Mar egy ev ota ideges gyo-
morbajban szenvedett es az volt
rogeszmeje, hogy gyomorrakja
van. Hat hetig szandekozott sza-
natoriumban maradni, de mar
harmadik heten varatlanul haza-
j0tt, annyira vagyott Willyke
utan.
Heves jelenetet csinalt, mikor
megEallotta, hogy a gyermek
mines itthon kenytelen voltam
meg aznap este elutazni X-be
Willykeert.
Sohasem fogom elfelejteni ezt
hazaterest. Annyi esemeny jat-
sz0dott lie utols6 itthonletem 0ta,
hogy az elmult evek egesz ember-
0lt6nek tuntek fel. Reszketve
nyitottam XII az ajt6t, elallt sziv
veresem, ahogy beleptem a szil6i
hazba. Megcsapott az otthon leve-
g6je, ismert illat, levendula-, al
ma, Greg t0lgyfa- es friss fekete
kenyer szaga aradt sect szoba-
ban. Apam felem jott, j6 estet XII
want.
J6 estet, edesapam! Megis-
merszi
Osszerezzent S en- nyakaba bo-
rultam. Bevitt a szobaba. Egye-
dill volt. Anyam a szomszedban
volt.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05

UCI LuOS OSANlCuhCLtulhh AAiAhSeSiA Va
meg gyermekiinkrol is.
Belattam jelen eletem nevetse.
ges, celtalan voltat S onmegtaga.
do elveim ertelmetlenseget, mely
mint kartyavar omlott 0ssze ezen
ejszakan. Hisz csak ket lenyt sze.
rettem a vilagon es megis leran.
tottam szinfalat, mely elkeseri.
tette utolso harom evemet S ett0]
perct6l fogva elhataroztam
hogy semmi mem valaszt ell t0bbt
benniinket. Meg egeszsegesek es
fiatalok vagyunk meg piros yer
folyik ereinkben, kar minden nap
ert, melyet XII mem elveziink.
A kovetkez6 napok sok oromet
hoztak. Val6p0r0m eldolt Heri-
bert hibaja Matt lett felbontva
hazassagom S ugyanaznap meg
kaptuk a vegzest, hogy Erik fe-
lesege is benyujtotta a valokere-
setet Kis betegiink napr6l-napra
javult boldogabbak voltunk,
mint valaha.
De nehany nap mulva rosszab-
bodas allott be. A koh0gesi roha-
mok megint gyors id3k0z0kben
jelentkeztek mem maradt mas
hatra mint hogy egyenesen Da-
vosba utazzunk, Erik hatarozott
kivansagara orvost is kellett ma
gunkkal vinniink, ait hiszem oda-
adta volna vagyona felet, hogy
k0nnyebbseget szerezzen a gyer-
meknck. Minden ultra keszen ALT,
de utols6 ejszaka oily nyugtalanul
aludt a kicsike es oily magas laza
volt, hogy reggel koran orvosert
kiildtem. Az orvos azonnal kije-
lentette, hogy elutazasra gondol-
nj Sc lehet. A hGmerseklet 38.5
fokra emelkedett. Tudogyulla-
dast kapott.
Hatodnapra kijelentette az or
vos, hogy mines mentseg Ez
alatt az lido alatt mindketten vir-
rasztva t0lt0ttiik az eiszakakat.
Megijedtem, ha tiik0rbe neztem !;
arcom sziirkes volt, szemem be-
esett ugyanilyen volt Erik is.
Mindketten az agy melle ultiink,
egyikiink jobbra, masikunk bal
ra, keziinkbe vettiik feher, for
r6, vonagl6 kis kezeket AIT hit
think szeretetunk altal megtart-
hatjuk az eletnek. Egesz csende-
sen fekiidt, mar mem k0h0g0tt,
szemei felig nyitva, fejecskeje OIL
dalt forditva, melle h0rg0tt. A
szervezet felmondta a szolgalatot.
Egymasra neztiink leolvastuk
egymas arcarol gondolatainkat +;
mem lehet, mem szabad nlCgt0r-
tenni. Meg vannak csodak; az or
vos is csak ember es tevedhet. Icy
telt el egy nap es egy ejszaka.
Hajnalodik. Az ejjeli mecs To-
bog voros harang alatt. oyer
mekunk megmozdul, felemelke-
dix, fojtogatja a koh0ges. Mind
ketten felugrunk, en- gyorsan hoz-
zaszaladok, felemelem egy
hang tor fel bel6le, mintha egy
hur repedne meg, gorcsosen vo-
naglik ahogy felajultan kezeim
k0zt tartom, erzem, hogy kis teste
megmerevedik. Erik at akarja
venni tolem, DE- en- mem adom.
Neman kizdunk erte, ugy allunk
egymassal szemkozt, mint ellen
seq. Fejecskeje elorebukik ka-
romra, mint egy letort virag. Eles
sikolyt hallok, mem tudom hon.
nan jon, ITALIAN az en- torkomb6l.
Leroskadok es ugy erzem, mintha
halott gyermekemmel a karomon
mindig melyebbre Is melyebbre
siilyednek -.
Felebredek hangokat hallok,
de mintha nagyon messzir6l jon
ne. "Hala Istennek'', mondja va
laki, "att6l feltem, hogy szivszel-
hides erte". Egy til szurasat err
zem karomon s visszaestem me-
gint mely, puha s6tetsegbe, faj-
dalom nelkiil, 0ntudatlanul es al
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-09-05
t6sp0rtr6l az akszonv kedveert.

Dehogy mondasz le rola, =
nevetett fel az asszony. - Most
mar en- is megyek veled. Hiszen
ezalatt az lido alatt megtanultam,
hogy szenvedelyek koz0tt az au-
t0sport val6ban a masodik he
lyen all.