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TOP FLIGHT TAKES
SARATOGA SPECIAL
HandiIy Defeats Good Field
of Juveniles to Better
Claim to Title.
- the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
~ ARAToGA SPRINGS. N. r., Au-
gust 15.--A little brown fly
from C. v whitney's barns
made a strong bid for the q
year-old turf championship today as
Top Flight led smart band Of juvenile
colts home In the twenty-ninth rum
ming Of the Saratoga Special
With the 6-furlong sprint strictly A
sporting affair run on the basis OF
winner take all, Top Flight earned
Sil 900 and a coveted gold cup for tbs
youthful master Of the famous blue
and brown topped silks It was the
third straight triumph for the bril-
liant Ally.
In a year in which the 2-year-old
colts have been defeating each other
with almost each shift IN weights. the
whitney filly stands out rs the most
logical claimant for the juvenile cham
pionship.
Workman sent his speedy mount "a
the front at the rise of the barrie,
and there she STAYED throuehou. tn
journey finishing . length in front oi
H, r, Headley's Indian Runner, All
outsider.
Two lengths back trailed the Green
tree Stables Curaco, which was fol
lowed by Sweeping Light, OsClllasor
Laughing Queen and Prince Hotspur
Top Flisht stepped the six panels in
1:i2 ever fast track.
The Whitney family made a clsan
sweep of the feature events when ST,
Brideaux, stablemate of TWENTY
Grand from Mrs. Payne whitney
Greenuee Stable. won the whitney
stake. The victory carried with it 4
purse Of $4,000 and = piece OF plate
Joseph s. WideneT's Citrate was onlg
a nose back in second place and five
lengths In front OF the Wneatley
Stables Blenheim. The famous which :
one won the race last year.
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AR-SWEEP MADE
BY YANK ATHLETES
Take Seven of Eight Events
in Meet With Natal Team
of South Africa.
nv the Associated Pr.

nv the Associated Press.
~ URBAN, Natal. south Africa
August l5.-Americas barn
storrning track and field ath.
letes won seven Of the eight
events in which they participated
against a picked Natal team today as 4
crowd OF 5 200 looked on.
Emmett TOPPING, sprint star from
Loyola University. New Orleans, was the
only double winner Of the day, capturing
the 100 and 220 yard dashes. America &
only defeat was suffered In the thou
nd-yard handicap run in which Eddie
Genung of the Washington A. c., Seattle
starting from scratch, finished third to
Murray and Steers Of Natal in 2:l8 2-10
Murray was given a S5-yard handi-
cap and Steers 40 yards.
Barney Berlinger. Penn A. C. all
around star. bettsred the South African
records for both the javelin and discus
throws in exhibitions. He tossed the
javelin ls1 feet, inches and the discus
1872 feet
TOPPING beat out Abernethy OF Natal
in the 100 yards In 10 4-10 seconds
and then defeated the same runner
in the go in 20 4-10 seconds.
Vic Williams of Los Angeles A. G.
captured the quarter mile in so s-10
seconds with Murray Of Natal second
Frank Crowley Of the New York A. C.
ran away with the mile in 4:45 with
Steers of Natal second
Jimmy Hatfield Of the University oil
Indiana won the 120-yard high hurdles
in Is seconds nat, with s. Murray Of
Natal second.
America won both relays. TOPPING
Hatfield. Nate Long OF Utah and VII.
fr- a. A
- CLIO seconds, and Walter Marty
Olympic Club san Francisco. Long
Genung and Williams for the mile In
3:3l clio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

Wednesday. when the Northwestern
Conference tests will be held In Central
High Stadium at 2 o'clock. The city
meet will BE- held at the same place
August IS. Base BAH dates win be an
nounced later.
Incidentally, few changes in plans
for the city meet have been made. The
relays in the 1l3-pound and unlimited
classes will not be held but three boys
from each playground will be eligible In
each event in these classes instead Of
two as formerly. Spiked shoes may be
worn in all events in the unlimited
class. Heretofore they have been per-
mitted only in the relay and half mile.
There also will be plenty doing for
the eolored playground athletes during
the week. Their program follows:
Tomorrow Southeastern Conference
track meet at Cardoza: Tuesday. girls
city championship track meet at Car
doza: Wednesday, boys and girls CITY
swimming championships at Howard:
Friday. boys city championship track
meet at Francis Junior High. All these
events will get under way At o'clock
in the afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
THE LISTENING POST
.BY MALTER TRUMBULL

There appears TO be Just one doubt
as to Impell. Nobody has yet socked
him violently on the chin. When that
happens. If he stays up, he may be
quite prospect. Leuny might give him
this final test in private, with an old
fashioned bung starter. but he doesn't
Wish 10 do 1t yet. He claims that Rays
Jaw is still in the process OF Develop
ment.
TF Benny Leonard pulls on the gloves
1 sssin and really chambers ba ck into
ring, 1t will BE- because he wants
the money. whether he needs il or not
And he may get it,
Three elevator boys. four fsxicab
drivers, a banker. a lawyer and two
brokers-and these are actual figures
have asked me whether l thought
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w YASHTNGToN'S leading divers
M win match their skill In the
outdoor high board cham
pionships OF the District A.
A. U. Association Thursday night in the
crystal pool 40 Glen Echo Park.
Entrants to date in the mems diving
include Vincent Gomez. Johnny
Broaddus, Joe Lyman. Charles Dixson,
James Hissey, Norman Smith and Al
bert Lyman.
In the womens event those in line
are OnsIene Lawrence. Lois Bates,
Betty Gates and Leonora Taube.
There also win be seven open events,
three each for men and women and one
for boys or juniors and A 240-yard re-
lay IN which fYe teams will compete
including one each from the Wasliina-
ton Canoe Club and Ambassador Swim
ming Club OF this city, one unattached
team. also OF washington, and two from
Baltimore.
Lists Close wednesday.
Entries viii close wednesday with
Harold N. Bangs at the pool At Glen
Echo
Events listed other than the divins
and intercity relay follow:
Men-60-yard free style. I20-yard
breast stroke. 24o-yard relay. Juniors
or boys-60-yard free style. Women
60-yaTd free style, 60-yard back stroke,
240-yard relay.
Contestants must be registered with
the A. A. u. Registration may be made
with William =. Russell, 1903 North
Capitol street, chairman OF the Regis
tration Committee OF the District group
Team trophies will 60 TO WINNING re-
lay combinations and gold, silver and
bronze medals for first. second and
third places in the other events.
officials will be-
Referee, Maj r.. B. Lawrence: Judges
at 1inish. J. Kip Edwards. Jerome 9
Shear. Carl Ahlenfeld; judges 81 div
ing. Jerome s. Shear. Il. o. Eliafor
starter. Joseph Mari; timers. James
SprineYnan. Joe Norris, Dorsey Griffti1
and A. Earle Weeks.
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Stagg Turns ON Steam at 90
Chicago Coach, on Eve of Birthday, Deies Heat
TO Beat Son i'm Net Battle.

long as ! feel In good health. jus.
nov feel great"
stagg. whose influence on nigh
school and college athletes through
out the country has been tremef-
dous. mentioned feg Of his tenents
OF good health.
4 dent believe young people
should smoke or drink. he said
There is no doubt they iniure
health. But / don't think drinking
in the younger set. especially al col
ltke. Is as bad IS some believe.
Il don't thing there's great deal
OF difference between the Young poo
pie Of my day and those fa0w, except
IN present ones know a great deal
more about life and have 4 super
fetal sl1rewdness that youngsters
didn't have IN ms youth
Coach StAak sAid he wnuld spend
his birthday quietly a h0fft. with.
chi any oeishgatioms
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OF Ills y 7 2 : Z II I
guide Ray W q s
playing foot ball on
the Peekskill High
School team. In
those days h E
weighed 53S pounds
end wore a II
collar. After a
vesr Of wrestling
to harden him and
develop his neck,
he had lost 100
pounds and his
colIsr size vas 10.
In those days he
went By his real
name Of Rosario
ImpeniteiTi.
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MEDIA GUYS INJURY
MAY FINISH TROTTER
Beaten Fsvorite in Hamhletonian
Was Plenty Game in Hurt
Before Classic Race.


GOSHEN. N. Y. Angus, ls-wpdds
Guy, 5-year-old FLY owned by " II.
Cane which went lame during the run
Ming Of the second heat OF tbs HANDLE
tcrlan yes .eroay, probably never Will
ran another race
The little bay FLY. which was the
prerace favorite, is thought to have
suffered ff5ctufed pelvis bone during
{ warming up mile prior to the first
heat. Tho hllys condition was worse
today and Trainer Walter Cox planned
70 make an x-rsy examination OF the
injury. Stf1t'e bsing withdrawn from
the r3ee tfC has refused to eat and
drink
II Media (juy was injured before the
start Of the Hamhletonian, her per-
iorrlance vas remarkable she finished
fifth IN thu first heat and then staged
great stretch drive to land In second
place in tl3s second neat back Of
Cslvnlet Butler, which stepped the mile
in 2ir3l4.
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I'd Virginia Rivalry Thrills Saue Day. Speedboat Regatta Here
Gar Wood Quits
Regatta to Toll

NHONTAUK, ". Y. August IS tE9.
IVl Commodore Gar Wood Of De-
troit. dean of American speed
boat drivers. will not see the Gold
Cup regatta for the first time in
years.
The veteran. who won six success
sive Gold Cup races, came out on q
special train today to see the event.
but went back to New York after the
postponement
1T may rain for days he re-
marked. I've got 10 get back to
work -
Wood Is preparing TO defend the
classic Harmsworth Trophy against
the challenge of Kaye Don. the Eng
lishman, at Detroit next month.
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RACERS VISIT UNCERTAIN
No Plsns Made for Australian
Horse Saws Part Owner.

SAN FRANCISCO, August Is LAa.--
Reports that ARRANGEMENTS had been
completed 10 bring Phar Lap great
Australian gelcing. to America the first
Of the year 70 prepare for the Aqua
Cslients. Mexico, si4o.0no handscsp.
were denied today by D. j. Davis, part
owner of the horse
Davis said II have INSIDE no definite
arrangements with ANYBODY to bring
Pher Lap to America. / have discussed
the matter xlfh the ofheials Of the
Aeua Csliente Jockey Club and l teld
them tllat It rests With Harry Tslfofd.
rho trains the horse and owns a haif
interest 10 him Ne q the one who
would have to come over with aim
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Now Ray Weishs 270, bat Is large
enough 10 carry II. being 8 feet 7is
inches. and his neck has grown an
othsr inch After about another year
of instruction under the Astute Len1ly
Ray can probably exchange collars with
the rhinocer0s in Bronx Park. His
WaiStiine has come In.
Lenny says that his pupil can punch.
He has two bits of evidence 10 offer.
The first "a that the two bouts In which
Imrell has now taken part lasted total
Of minutes The other Ia that none
Of the ether hgliters tn the Pioneer
Gymnasium. where Ne trains, win box
with him.
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DOW N THE LINE
BY ". o. MCCLELLAN.

being a bout for the heavyweight wres-
Ting championship.
AS get IL. Jim Lendos is In the same
position as Max Schmeline Max is not
recognized as heavyweight boxing cham
pion in New York. The New York State
Boxing Commission recognizes only Jack
Sharkey, and the Boxing Commission is
backed by the Democratic State Com
mittee, which makes 1t practically unani-
NOUS
All Of this is very ominous. One OF
these DAYS there will be a pooling of In
terests by all OF the pachyderm i'm
porters and they may start out to de-
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RehObOth Picked
ForG.U. Gridmen

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITIES
" foot bail squad sill train for
the coming season at Rehoboth
Beach. Del, 1t was announced last
night by H. Gabriel Murphy. grad
uate manager of athletics. 1t Is be-
lieved that this resort. which is on
the Atlantic. viii be more beneficial
thsn Point Lookout. Nd, the scene
of the Hoya training camp last year
Assembling at Rehoboth about
September /, the G. o. squad win be
there some three weeks It will
make the Henlopen Hotel its head.
quarters.
Tommy Mills, athletic director and
head foot ball coach viii return to
the Hilltop the last of this month,
prior TO going to the Delaware camp.
He now Is on q trip in the West
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
NET FINAL TOMORROW

Final round play IN the Junior singles
in the city playground tennis cham
pionships will be staged tomorrow after
noon at Chevy Chase playground when
Morgan Happy Jacob of Montrose
will engage LeDelle Deane, Virginia
Avenue title holder These boys are
the survivors Of field of nearly 500 In
play which opened late in June.
Jacob gained the ANAL round when he
5anquished Etewart Robsy, Chevy Chase
60, Ga.
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GIRL REPEATS AT GOLF.

ASHEVILLE COUNTRY CLUB. Ashe-
vile. N. c., August Is UP.-Turnine
back Daisy Rice Bartlett. Birmingham
the co-medaIist. 5 and 4, Jane Cothran
the l9-year-old from GreenviIIe q. c.,
won the Asheville Country Clubs invi-
tation eolf event for women today for
the second successive year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

~ bAAN ava y
" e ig h t wrestling
championship of
the world. This
will mean a series
of elm / n atoms
that will last for
wears. longer per-
haps than the elm
nations to decide
the boxing heavy
weight champion
ship.
With the pachy-
derms in action in
all sections Of North
America and Eu-
rope at one and the
same time there Is
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SHIELDS KEEPS TITLE.

PORTLAND Me. August IS fPl.-
Prank X. Shields Of New York, second
ranking tennis player. successfully de-
Tended his Maine State singles title at
the Portland Country Club courts TO-
day, when he defeated P. @. Rocka
fellow Of New York decisively, e--l,
81, 81.
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~ the Associated Press.
~ HIcAGo, August ls.--Anhos
AionEo Stage. coach Of Uni
versity Of Chicago foot ball
teams for 20 years, eels-
erated the approach OF his seth
birthday anniversary BY defeatint
his son. Paul in several hard sets
~ tennis today undef hot sun
The grand old man OF the mid
way" viii be % tomorrow. Next
month he win begin his fcrtieth foot
ball campaign since coming here
from yale University with all.Anner-
lean honofs.
They've been retiring me every
year for 4 icns time. he said today.
hhut a yet I have no plans for re-
&reuens. I'na gctKs ~ eoaeh a.
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which seems to
have become cpl
demic on both sides
of the border.
When I was pass
ing through Boston
Mr.. william Delaney
informed me thai
/. the Boston Ma olson
Square Garden, of
the chain of Mad :
ison Square Gar
dens founded by
the Six Hundred
Millionaires, h A d
just been over :
crowded for the
first time since ii
Was tytffff he a
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HAYMARKET BEATS Aide.

HAYMARKET. Va, August l5.-In a
spirited base ball game PLAYED here to-
day in connection with the field DAY
and tournament of the Bull Run
Grange Haymarket won 7-to-2 VIC
tory over the Aide nine.
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fight. That is more
varied interest than
I have seen in the
ring IN some time.
b c n n Y always
was popular. and
was. in his day. a
great fighter. Some
r E m e m b er him /.
some have heard
of him. One of
those BOYS W h q
asked me about
him m st n ave
been about IL when
Leonard retfr Cd.
Just out Of curios-
ity I asked him
about Trns3Ss, fETNt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

z VARRY LENEY is considerably
II worked up over his nsw
heavyweight, Ray Impen. You
might not call Ray exactly new
to his manager As Lenny has been
training him since he was II, but he
Is new to public gaze.
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HOWARD, STACY vIcToRs.

MONTGOMERY: Ala August Is ta'f
Pierre Howard and Gilbert stacy Of
Atlanta Won tbs Aisbanla Junior dou-
bles tennis title to-day 81. Ga. SIS,
from Eek Goodwin and Tarts Belle Of
AIlaiStozM
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SEASIDE WINS IN WATER
Defeats North Beach At Polo in
Feature Of Carnival.

CHESAPEAKE BEACH. Md, August
l5.-The water polo game between the
North Beach and Seaside teams, at sea
side Park, principal feature Of the
water carnival Of the North Beach cele-
btation. Was a, victory for Seaside, 4 TO o.
The other principal eventy included
4 25-yard SWIM FOR girls, won By Daphne
Sinneu. with Margaret Potts second,
ind similar race for boys won BY
Jack kaufman, With Charles Crawford
Second
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CONGRESS HEIGHTS WINS.

Congress Heights, victor over BE-
thesda yesterday by to 0, today will
play the Gaithersburg. Nd, team. An
Heights tossers are to report 81 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
ROSS JEWELERS. PLAY.

Ross jewelers. will play the Indian
Head Juniors at O'Clock this after
noon on diamond No. ;, Monument
Grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

about Freddy Welsh. He wasn't sure
he remembered him
with the sstuts KearDs handling
him. Benny viii not get any the worst
81 the breaks.
fCoprrifhF. ef - trs Neyih Aaeriean
NstSDapsf Aliiante, fnt.i
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The Classic Sport.

r. FREDERICTON New Brunswick,
- August l5.--Mr Terry Monahan,
1 proprietor Of the Queen Hotel,
was not in the doorway of his
hostelry when 1 arrived in FredeIicto
Mr.. MonAhAn was in Montreal indulg-
ing in his weakness, which is watching
a wrestling match. This Is q weakness
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same time there Is
some chance Of an artificial earthquake
which may shift the course Of The Gulf
Stream or shake the market down to a
new low level. I dread the consequences
OF an elimination for the pachyderms.
would sooner have things as they are
so that when anybody asks me: Who
Is wrestling chempion?" / can say
truthfully Il don't remember" or Il re-
fuse to answer on advice of counsel"
Chance for College Men.
Mr.. JACK CURLEY tells me that
vi the ma ority Of pachydeTms In his
herd are college grsdua ,es from
European universities. The Zbyszko BOYS.
who accumulated no little cash in the
game are college men. So are many Of
the other Lithuanians, Poles and Rus
SLAMS.
Gus SonnenbeIg. of course is coll
Iege man. from Dartmouth There have
been other domestic paehyderms who
have been graduated from American
colleges. notably Big Wayne Mum of
the University of Nebraska. Monte
Mum. the brother of Wayne, told me
after Wayne lad been 4 wrestler for less
than two years. You can laugh at the
wrestling racket all you please. but since
he was graduated my brother has put
away 100000. That Is rather difflcult
to laugh Off"
Al this time. with conditions as they
are there may be other college trained
wrestlers to follow in their footsteps II
the game continues as it is Mr.. Gus
Sonnenberg ought to be millionaire
before he is ready to quit the ranks of
the pachvderms
Despite appearances. wrestling does
not seem to take as much out of those
who indulge In it as the manly art Of
modified murder. Some wrestlers prac-
ticallv have their ears rubbed off and
they bounce to the mat at times with A
great gathering. But 1 never vet heard
OF a wrestler becoming punch drunk
and walking on his heels or cutting out
paper dolls. On the whole, the wres-
Ting racket seems to be safer. and in
the long run. more profitable than the
caulihower industry. Certainly, it is
ahead of bond selling.
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letes on their toes this week
Senior and junior singles champion
ships in boys tennis will be decided to-
morrow afternoon on the Chevy Chase
Playground at o'clock. Bob Smith of
Happy Hollow Playground will have 1t
out with Cyde Smith OF Bloomingdale
for the senior crown and Morgan Hap
py) Jacobs will battle lie Velie Deane
Of Virginia avenue for the Junior title.
Bob Smith was ner-up to Anthony
Latona, who took senior singles honors
last year Latona was not entered in
the current tournament Clyde Smith
was the 1880 junior titlist. Gilbert
Hunt, who was Tunner-up year ago in
the Junior play. failed TO enter the
present competition.
Boy track and field devetees viii
stage their last conference meet in
preparation for the city championships
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Playground Athletes Battle
For Titles In Three Sports

ard field base BAH and
/ tennis championship competi-
ton will keep playground ath-
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DIVERS TO STRIVE
FOR CITY HONORS
Events for Men and Women
in A. A. U. Championships
at Glen Echo Thursday.

w YASHINGToN's leading divers
W. win match their skill In the
outdoor high board ohsna-
- rai.r.ntrtr,a ~ Al.A rNlAk..anA A
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-05-11
Fargo Net1nen Are
Tennis Finalists
Gain All FinaI-Round Places in
Annual May Festival
Tournament

Fargo, N. D., May 11.-Fargo high
school tennis players monopolized
the spotlight in the annual May festi-
val net meet, all finalists being Fargo
representatives.
The meet which was forced indoors
at the North Dakota Agricultural
college armory because of wet wealth.
er, is down to the finals in both the
singles and doubles.
Norman Christensen and Phil
Wooledge. defending state cham
pions, will meet Marvin Doherty and
John Myron in the doubles final,
probably Monday, while in the singles
Christianson and Wooledge are in
the final. Wooledge is the defending
champion.
Christianson and Wooledge won
their way into the semifinal round
Friday and then defeated Olson and
Melberg Of Grand Forks, 6-2. 6-3. to
advance to the final. Olson and Mel
berg defeated Pryor and Robbins OF
Detroit Lakes earlier in the day, ca,
e-3.
Doherty and Myron won from Al
Schauers and william Hayes of
jamestown in the semifinal round,
6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Wooledge won his way into the
final of the singles by defeating
Doherty in a match which was car
ried to deuce in the second set, 6-3,
81. Doherty won from Bill Mautz,
Of Grand Forks in the semifinals, 6-1,
Go. Christianson won from Olson
Of Grand Forks, 60. go, and then ad-
vanced to the final on default by
SchauerS.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-05-11
French Boxers Like
Ruth King Of Swat

Chicago, May 11-R>-Baseball and
Babe Ruth were sources Of pleasure
for the French amateur boxers who
will meet New York and Chicago
punchers Tuesday night.
Gaby Lerat. plumber and feather
weight champion Of France. thinks
Trenchmen should play basebell and
make Beaucoup Des Francs Ike L.
Gros Behe Ruth"
The Babe, incidentally, Is about
the only baseball player whose fame
has spread to France, and Ter the
reason that he makes more money
than the president Of 'he United
States, for working about two hours
day. five months Of the year.
The French youths saw their first