The Washington times., 1930-04-07
pNyN Zseuann Achieves Aims at d. c. Pin Tournament
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Kirk Miller

Bowie meeting during its five
days of existence, the old pari-
mutuel machines are not ring
ing up the currency that might
be expected of such throngs.
This may be a tip-off as to
business conditions, it may be
only a forerunner of what rae
ing may expect before this
comparatively young year of
1880 is over and it may be Just
a happenStance, but neverthe-
less, the common currency is
not passing through the wick
cts like it should and the
place and show prices preva-
lent at Prince Georges Park
indicate they are stretching
what money does appear, to
the best advantage.
General comment has been
heard about these slim second
and third pay-offs, but it is
wasted vocal effort, for any
rational racing fan should stop
to think that the house must
get its take.
Saturday no few folks had
fault to find with the start
of the fifth race. The Squawk-
ers undoubtedly didn't have
their money on the winner,
but many contended that in
the Six-horSei race two were left
at the post and only three
really Strengthened out when
the barrier was lifted.
AS this is far from the usual
case at Bowie, or any other
Maryland track, for that mat
ter, it simply had to be &C
cepted as a bad break, but
in that the presence of a whirl-
ing airplane propeller before
the very eyes of the starters
didn't tend to make them any
the less fractions, it might be
a good idea for Bowie to bar
planes from landing in the in
field.
Probably no athlete of cur
rent times SO nearly approaches
the all-around competitive char
acteristics of the great Jim
Thorpe as does Tony PlanSky,
former Georgetown University
athlete and at present a mem
ber of the Buffalo Inter
tional League baseball teams
outfit.
Thorpe, the greatest plung-
ing fullback of his day, who
won the all-around champion
ship at the Olympic games in
Stockholm in 1912, was also a
baseball player of unusual skill.
Although he made no particular
niche for himself in profes-
sional ball, it was not through
any lack of natural ability.
Jim could not get away from
the freedom of the great open
spaces sufficiently to tie him.
self down to the restraints OF
major league baseball. He had
the nerve force and muscular
coordination to play baseball
is we'll as he did to play foot
ball or compete in track and
field sports, but the long,
tedious summer limitations were
not in accord with the spirit
of liberty with which he was
imbued.
With Tony Plansky, it is diff
ferent. Tony has done much
that Thorpe has done and is
well on his way to making a
name for himself in the ma
tional pastime. Possibly Tony
didn't hit the line quite so
miraculously for Georgetown rs
Thorpe did for Carlisle. but in
that both of them won all
America recognition for this
particular type of achievement,
we will not shade off their
ability too finely here.
Tony followed Thorpe's path
rather successfully in the field
and track department of col
lege sports and won the Ma
tional Collegiate decathlon at
the Penn relays two years hand
running.
In the outfield Of the Buffalo
club, Plansky is big and strong
and fast. His powerful hands
grip q fly ball surely and as q
right-hand hitter, he has ever
been dangerous at the plate.
The driving power Of his shoul-
ders, like Babe Ruth's shoulders,
meet the ball firmly and
thunderously and the impact is
terrific.
Still an infant in the game,
PlanSky is a ball player
through the sheer force of his
athletic instinct and ability.
and many believe a little sea-
soning will see him graduate to
the majors.
AL Moore, one of Plansky's
running mates in the Buffalo
odtfield, says that professional
golf will be, or rather should
be. Plansky's next field of en-.
deavor If he doesn't startle the
baseball boys.
Tony has been playing golf
only a comparatively short
time" Moore says. but he aver
ages $50 yards straight from
the tee. and he'll take an even
bet any time that he can
break rs"