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Very Few U.S. Athletes Are 100 Per Cent. American

POLISH "STAR" WINS

MOSTLY OF FOREIGN PARENTAGE

TENNIS & POLO EXCEPTIONS

CRICKET AGREEMENT

EIGHT-BALL OVER AND NEW 1.B.W. RULE IN AUSTRALIA

London. June 23, The M.C.C. has written to the Australian Board of Control ne- eeplug the elɛht ball over in all matches in the coming Australian

tour. New York.

Americans like to boast of their prowess in almost all. fields of athletics, yet there are comparatively few athletes who s can truly call themselves "one hundred par cent. Americans.”

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survey of the current sports

Foster reveals that a good mufority of the nation's 'outstanding athletes are of foreign parentage, and some cases, of foreign birth

No sport seems to be an exception to the rule, not even the "typically American" game of baseball.

be

It has also been agreed that the experimental leg-before-. wicket rule be employed throught- out the tout--Reuter,

WASHINGTON WINS Inter-Collegiate

Boat Race

In the four mile race Washington won for the first time since, 1926. Although golf is traditionally Califorma was second and the Navy sport of the Scots, some of the na- third. It was one of the hardest re tlan's mast skilful golfers happen to gatin battles in history. Washington of Italian descent. One of the fed for the first three quarters of a grent golf champions of all timen ismile and then the Navy took the least, Gene Sarazen, whose parents were After the first mile California forged Italian Immigrants. Other golf stars ahead and held the lead to, the two of Italian lineage, one generation mile past. Mille. Jedzrejowska, Polish cham removed, include Tony Maurra, Jahn- pian who won at Wimbledon yester-ny Revolta, day.

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SWIMMING TITLES

AT THIS YEAR'S OLYMPICS

Los Angeles.

There were 80,000 cheering epocta- Tony Penna and doctors to sco Washington put on a Turnesa. Many other so-called terrific sprint over the final mile. American golfing aces happen to be

The crew were stroking 30 and gained born in England er Scotland, in-

the lead from third place. Columbia cluding Tommy Arņiour, former pru- was fourth with Cornell, Pennsyl fessional golf champion, Harry

vania und Syracuse finishing in that Cooper, Bobby Cruickshank, one of

order. the sport's lending money prize win-

Washington completed the course ners, MacDonald Smith and Charlesin 19 mins. 9.6 sees,, while California Lacey.

took 19 mins. 12.4 rees, and the Navy 10 mins. 10.8 seca.

BOXING COSMOPOLIS

Boxing monopolized by ho, par- ticular nation. Virtually every boxer of any conseqyenér was horn, of either Italian, Germann, Palish, Slavic, Irish,

In the junior three mile race Washington won in 14 mins. 4214 seca, The Navy was second and Cornell third. The Navy atole the lead at the quarter milo mark but Washing- or Russian parents, Heavy ton, stroking 32, took the lead after weight champion Tony Canzoneri's two miles and were abend for the Jintian; fenther-weight. champion remainder of the race.—United Prena, Freddie Miller's German; Middle- weight champion-claimant Babe Risko, Polish; Welterweight champion Burney Rose, Russian.

Fred Cady, Olympir diving conch,; Other top-flight boxers and their

Polish: champion Teddy

POLICE VICTORIES

predicts that America's men swim-descent inclinie former mig Two Bowls Pairs Win In

Yarosz.

mors will make Japan hustle to keep former welterweight champion Young

mer.

Open Championship

its Olympic title in Berlin this sum-Corbet III, Italian, former junior Nightweight champion Johnny Jndick, Ukrania former bantamweight, Cady, Olympic diving coach in champion Lou Sallen, Italian; former

Twn Lawn Bowls Pairs Champion- on the 1932 and couch at U.S.C. says four Ayweight champion Midget Walgast, shii matches were decided men from the Pacific consts will offer alian; Joe Banovic, Slavie: Charlie Craigengower Cricket Club green on Retzlaff, German; Hay Ingellettiere; Monifay, resulting in two Police R. the Japanese formidable opposition, italian; Patsy Perrone, Italian; Max. representatives qualifying for the "These four are almost certainties Marek. Polish: Steve Duda, Hun-third round and two for the fourth

Karien: Steve Halaiko, Ukraning; round. for the team," he said. "The best is Eddie Zivic, Croatian and Tony Shac

In the

second round of the com- Jack Medica, the Washington flashes. Italian.

petition L. Glendinning and J, Shu. who has been capturing all the indoor

pherd heat 8.0. Hux and A. 1. Minu of the Indian R.C., by 18 shots to 17. while in the third round W. Greig and W. Mair won from N. J. Bel Cricket Club, by 27 shots to 12. bington, and A. Hyde Lay. Kawloun

The rolls of unseball have such a records and championships in the wide variety of foreign, name that east. Tops in the 400 and 1,500 metre events.. Medien will be of chief value to the American team by specialising in the 400 metres. and one lap on the relay.

they been like the rostor of Lite League of Nations. One of the pitchlug stars on the New York Yankees bare- ball team is Vernon, Gomez, whose father was born in Madrid. Anather-

Glendinning and Shepherd will now Yankee pitcher, Vitautnas Casimirus meet C. J. Trechi and R. Bass 357 came here as a child. Tony Lazzeri, day next. Tamulis, was born in Lithuania and the Kowloon Bowling Green on Man- one of the most popular men in base-

Another is Jimmy Gilbula of De troit, star of the Pacifle coast cham- plenship US,C. team, who trailed Medien by inches in most of the ball to-day, was born of Italian meets He'll seek a berth in the 400 metre and relay eventa."

parents. Other outstanding players laiming foreign parentage include Frank P Cresciti, Italian; dos di Maggio. Talian; Earl J. Adams, German; George F. Blueholder, Ber man: Robert A. Bakun, Lithuanian; Edward, A. Brandt, German; Edward

BABE DIDRICKSON'S HOLE-IN-ONE

Cady na among the best in the coun- 5. Cahotki, Polish; lager M. Cramer, Over Oakmont Country

FINE HIGH DIVERS *Two high divers, Trojan Frank Juriz and Johnny Riley..are rated by Ary. Kurtz placed third in the 1932 Olympics and is national champion Riley is a former. national title holder.

Club Course

Dutch; Tony Cuccinelle, Halian, Gene de Sautel, French: Les Ernest Duro- gher, French; Lewis, Albert Fenaven, Portuguese: Lou Gehrig. Germani Richard R. Gyselman, Dutch; Oral,G.]

Glendale, Cal., June 15. Cuty said that no other coast men ildebrand, German; Silas K. John-

Mildred (Babe) Didrickson. the can break into the powerful spring son, Norweginn: Sylvester Johnson, "one-woman track team," who has board trio of Dick Degener, Detroit; | Norwegina; Arn Jorgens; Nor achieved the greatest heights in all Marshall Wayne, Florida, and A! wegian Adolph James Lisku, Czecho-sorts of sports competition, has now Green, Chicago, with one of the fire slavakling, Alphonso Lopez, Spanish; achlered the golfer's dream-a hole. two also getting a platform diving Joseph M. Medwick, Hung-one. bert.

Finest Natali Lombardi,

Playing with the veleran profes- Antony F. Pietruszka. Polish Cady wouldn't name any coast men Georgy, W. Piperas, Danish Evensional, MacDonald Smith, over the with a chance to place in the 100 the great Babe Ruth, one of the most Didrickson hole out a niblick shot matro free-style but said that Art colourful figures in American sports, Lindgren and Paul Wolf of the was of German descent. |Hollywood Athletic club and Gilbula+

| would be strong contenders for 206

metre relay pots.

ONLY TENNIS AND POLO

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Track, and field is stulded with strokes more than the Carnoustie Scot. Six men were named by him to many athletes of foreign extraction. Par for men was 70. inonapelize the breaststroke and back including Eugene Thano, javeline | → stroke events, to the shorter back thrower who is expected to be on the born in Europe. Football enthusiasts strike puce Caly picked Adolf Kiefer Olympic team and William Steiner, always are witused to hear the Notre of Chicago, Don Zehr of North-star maration runner. Taano is of Danie University team enlled the western and Tayler Drysdale of D. Finnish descent, and Swiner of Ger- Fighting Irish because most of the trait. For the 200

playery metre brega- | man.

happen to be of Polish or stroke selections were Jack College football, the sport which Italian descent. Husley, Michigan, John Higgins, during the fall senson attracts the Tennis and polo appear to be, the Massachusetts and Ray Kaye of greatest throngs, also has a good only sports which can honestly claims Detroit.—United Press,

njority of stars whose parents were to be "all-American"--United PrenR.

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