The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-28
Big League Sun Glasses
Cost Sixteen Buckaroos

Chicago Is pulling all wires to per
weight boxing show there In August
!. The sun glasses used by major
league outfielders cost 16 buckeroos.
A man In Boston makes them out of
special blue lens !. One of the most
excited persons In the Churchill Downs
clubhouse was a blonde whose friend
had given her G note to bet for him
on Brevity. She slapped $40 on Bold
Ventures nose and held out the other
90 smackers 80. The Giants call Adolf
70 Luque Charley" Joe Alverez,
who tangled with Champion Dick
Shlkat In the law courts, Is the best
wrestling teacher connected with the
trust.
Tho boys about the barns have \
new explanation Of what happened to
Granville In the Kentucky Derby. Sew
era! days before the race tho son Of
Gallant Fox posed for an advertising
picture. The ad then appeared on the
back Of the program. "How could you
expect boss that was put In such
spot to do any bettcrn'n last!" they
argue. at was ink" :. Max
Schmcllno Is an excellent mimic, and
even though he cannot carry his art
to such an extreme that he looks like
a guy who can belt over Joe Louis,
his imitation OF Mike Jacobs 10 enough
t. WOW all bchoIdcrs Although he
Is being doomed for mayor, Alderman
Eddie Sullivan, one Of New Works.
more celebrated sportsmen, probably
would settle for state senator's
berth Lou Gehrlg has become
collector OF first editions. He is par
ticuIarly proud OF swell buy he made
Of set OF Chaucer while In PhiIadel-
phla with the Yankees this spring.
Did the papers carry all the details
about why Mickey HaslIn held out on
the Bees7 The truth seems to be that
the Phillies promised to give him big
salary boost If he made good by May /.
So they traded him for plnkey Whit
ney and cash on April 20, and the Bees
offered him considerably less than the
promised pay raise -. Jockeys swear
that one Of their number who did very
we'll rode the first half-mile OF the
Derby with his eyes closed The
real name OF Freddie Miller, N. B. A.
featherwelgnt champion, is Frederick
Mueller y. JEFF Dickson says that the
animal show Is the best attraction Of
fered at Frances Palais de Sports.
Everything Is for SALE and customers
depart with lion cubs, snakes and
such things under their arms :.
Lou Comlskey, owner OF the White
Sox, lost 43 pounds recently by going
on Today milk diet.
Could IT be true that poolroom book
makers are being assessed by colec-
tors for fund to fight the Dunnigan
parimutucl bilI7 The gossip Is that
they are threatened with competition
II they don't come across Mike
Vetrano, who played football at Mount
Vernon and Dean academy and was
a promising amateur hcavywe ight box.
er, now Wrcstlcs on the curIcy cir
cult !. Nomination for the country's
best track manager-Col Matt Dao.
er Of Pimico Tho Yankees still
remember with awe tho strono-arm
stunts OF Wally schang, who now
coaches the Indians. Especially the
night on the train when Schana roarcd
''l'm not to be triflcd With" and then
tossed Babe Ruth into an upper berth.
Teddy Catalina, one OF the most eel.
ebrated OF soccer grofndkeepers, has
two brothers playing for the Fla,5ash.
Wanderers. Joe Is right half aud VII.
lie at left half.