THUSDAY. MAY 6th. 1926.
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THE SHORT PAGE
EVERY WEEK
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CRUICKSHANK GRIT
FINALLY WINS 0Ur
Little Scot Golf Champlo;
After Many Reverses.
Bobby Crulckshank, doughty llttl
Scot, Is a golf champion after numei
ous reverses, the t 'Ider of the nort
and south open tlt'e.
The grit that car-led Bobby throng
four years of war with the Seafort
Highlanders of hi native country
that gave him heurr for six months 1:
a Oerman prison camp, and tha
eventually led him to an escap
through Holland, has stood him I
good stead on the links of the Unite
States.
He lost the national open In 102
to Bobby Jones In a play-off. Th
past winter he haB figured In th
Bobby Crulckshank.
money In various tournaments, Jua
missing first place by breaks.
Phlegmatic MacDonald Smith, nortl
and south champion of 1025, and Tom
my Harmon, homebred young pro
fessional of Yonkers, N. Y., wen
tied for second place, a stroke be
hind the wee Scotsman.
Only four others In the great! ar
ray of talent that competed were abb
to break 800. Joe Klrkwood, th<
Australian, finished with 296, whlli
Pred McLeod, of Washington, cam(
In with 296, and Walter Hagen ant
Tommy Armour with 299 each. Bll
liehlhorn and Jock Hutchison com
Dieted the 72 holes In 801, Johnnj
Parr ell with 802, and Leo Dlegel lx
806.
Thomas Clan Again Back
With American League
The name of Thomas, lucotyspicuoui
In major league box scores severa
seasons, will Jump buck Into prom
tnenee tms year ir mree twiners 01
that name make good with the Amer
lean league clubs that have signet
them. Two rlght-hunders and a south
paw comprise the trio, but they ar<
not related.
Th^ portslder Is C. L. Thomas, wh(
will give his flinging arm another try
out with the Washington Senator!
after a brief test last season. He cam<
from the Nashville Southern association
club. N
Alphonso Thomas, who was obtained
by the Chicago White Sox from th<
Baltimore Orioles, Is said to be thq
outstanding member of the Thomas
clan and the best prospect to come up
from the minors this spring.
Myles Thomas has been obtained by
the New York Yankees from the Toronto
Internationals, where he worked
for three years. In 1021 he had a briel
trial with the Yankees, but slipped
back to the minors for more experience.
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TRYON DEFEATS LANDRUM
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q Tryon hit well behind the superb
hurling of Nessmith and defeated
Landrum 7 to 4, Morgan led the at(
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a % 6,000 miles was remarkable i
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lop, Mrs. W. T. Withers and \R. E.
f the many baseballs to which he affixed
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in four attempts. Nessmlth also hii
a home run. It was a great gam<
of ball and witnessed by a large
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Landrum, 4 9 3
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oodyear factory?J sell their h
have in the factory museum J
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mileage in 1912. j
double and triple that mileage. *
think over?and act upon. J
owner between two and three J
today. ;j
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at less than half the price of |j
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THE POLK COUNTY NEWS
ORLD
The Kentucky derby waa worth 162, 60
laal year, a record) ralue.
Golf provides an excellent opportu ity
for a man to dodge the hazan)
i oi housecleanlng.
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No "How Old la Ann?" In Jack
Dempse^s problem of the age to which
an active champion may attain.
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| The father of Jole Ray, the Chlcagq !
ran tier, was a boxer In his youngei i i
days and he wanted his son to be a
fighter Instead of a runner. j i
The British government plans to j
spend $1,000,000 t provide athletlq
fields In / different sections of the
United. Kingdom for civil service em*
ptoyees.
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New height of naivete: Believing
i that the expulsion of half a dozen
\ Jockeys and a few horse owners has
i mude the racing business a thoroughly
_honeat enterprfra
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SCith City
Gone is the time when it is n<
primitive accommodations in
in the mountains. Years ago c
of a home in the country unl<
the uncomfortable. Now?ar
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is ottered in laukul r.^n
only possible to build and enj
? but it is also possible to enjc
sport; to be able to shop in mc
instantly up-to-date and to liv<
tain splendors EVERY MON
if one so desires. Spring is time
The Sceni<
in the Land <
A concrete boulevard?the mi
through this magnificently d<
HENDERSONVILLE'S FI
lina's finest fine hotel. All irr
for YOU.
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HEND?RSON\
llt-er fuller a o greynolds
[ resident First V-Pres
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th Carolina Offices in I'
Winston-Salem, Greensboro. S
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Herble Young, for five years bat boy
for the Washington team, has signed
to play third base with the Tampa
club of the Florida State league Clark
Griffith took the boy South and It Is
presumed helped him tie up with
Tampa.
George Smith and Lll Stoner of the
Detroit pitching staff hold the unusual
distinction of being the same age to
the day. Smith was bom In Louisville
on October 27. 19(1*1, and Stoner's
natal day occurred on (the same date j
at BoWIe, Texas. Johnny Neun wa? t
born the next day at Baltimore.
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Comfort?
:cessary to put up with
order to spend a season
)ne never even thought
:ss one was resigned to
td with such a place as
K ESTATES, it is not
oy the finest of homes
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)y every sort 01 moaern
)dern shops; to be kept
: in the midst of mounTH
OF THE YEAR,
to get acquainted with
: Suburb .
[>f the Sky
racle highway?winds
:veloped sufturb up to
.EETWOOD?Carotprovements
are ready
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fILLE, N.C.
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Second V-Pres. Sec.-Treaa
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Carolina Offices in
>wn. Offices also m Augusta,
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basketball
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lalde course In *US>J
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holidays [itt or ^^^^b
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