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.World Of Aim and Ambition of Paavo Nurmi I ^ It isj the Him and ambition of Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish superman of the ; track, tol establish a new world's record every time he starts sad np to the present time he has succeeded remarkably well. The photograph shows Nurmi defeating Willie Rltola in the 5,000-meter rsce. The inset shews Nurmi after the finish of the race. The; sturdy Finn is the greatest long-distance runner of all time. But the [plaudits of the admiring throng have failed to reveal a trace of vanity la Ntarml's makeup. The customary training rules he Ignores. In the Olympic games be {lid not even have a masseur to rub him down after a race. Using a hard towel, he dried himself and put on his clothes in the open air. Paavo is an unusual man In more ways than one. Qlory does not turn hit head and he has given unmistakable evidence he is not In the game for money. Tfex Rltkard wanted him to turn professional but he scorned the offer. He tarned aside a proposition to write for puUlcatioa with the remark that he never wrote a line when training. > TRYON DEFEATS LANORUM ? ? Tryon j got revenge :u baseball against Landrum Tuesday by the large scbre of 16-4. Smith] pitched the b^st game of his base-balj days by allowing one hit. in six innings.. Fisher pi ched very good ball the first three inning?. Smith had Landrum Bol! Weevils eating <^ut of his hand. He was aided by his air-tight infieid. Mor gan maKing 12 putout3. Fisher played good ball at short. Tryon got 22 hits to I^an drum's 2% Many of Tryon's hits wejre for extra bases. 3 home runs w?re hit by Tryon p ayers. Eltedgejwrs batter out. of the box for Laadrujn "at;d when the game was J over Lee was ready to have the box, i The whole Tryon earn strutted their ; stuff . Landrum get a ball team or | play njumble.peg or marbles. Tryon I ab. r. li po. a. Fuldneir^ 2n<fb 6 1 2 3 Morgai lstb 6 2 4 12 0 Durham', c. 5 4 4 5 1 I Fishery p-s. s 5 4 4 4 4 j Smith s. s.-p. 6 2 3 2 7 j Wilson, I. f. 6 1 3 0 0 Preston, c. f 6 0 0 2 0 Endy, 3rdb. 4 1 1 0 0? Rion, | r. f_ 4 110 0 Andrews, 2rdb ... 1 0 0 0 0 Total^ 48 16 22 27 15 landrum . . ab. r. h. po. A I Caldwe.:, 2ad.b. 4 1 0 3 0 Sand, 3rd.b. 5 0 0..3 1 McMi lan, s. s 5 1 1 0 3 I Black well, c. 5 1 2 16 0 BrowA 1. f. 5 0 2 0 0 j Strange, r. f. 2 0 0 0 0 Ct.rp^nt/er^ c. f 3 0 0 0 0 Turnip lstb 2 0 0 3 1 Elleage, p--atb. . . , . 3 1 0 1 10 Loe^ p# 2 0 0 1 6 Total 36 4 5 27 21 Fi and fteen world's records were broken one was equaled on track uud field last year. ? . . A new ball park is under construc tor for the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast league. ? ? ? Willie Smith, the famous English bffl lardlst, has made 25 high runs ranging from 503 to 1,173. ? ? ? i it. Louis Cards used no less than fot r men at short in 1924. They were Cooney, Thevenow, Torporcer and Bell. ? ? ? Oxford university of England plans to send a group of boxers to this coun try to compete with American coiie giates. * ? ? The New York Giants and Chicago White Suae plan to visit Chile, Brazil ai >d the Argentine at the close of the pennant season. ?. * ? Edinburgh Burgess Golfing society, the most ancient club in Scotland, and s^K'ond oldest golf dub in tlie world, is to house the fifth annual boyy amateur lampionship, which will Ute njext August. MUNN'S WIFE MADE . HIM USE HIS PLAY Spouse of Wrestler Advised Him to Take Up Athletics. An indomitable preference for play over business anil the sanctioning of his four-foot-two-inch wife led Wayne ("Big"') Munn to thrust his eighth of a ton of rnassiveness Into professional competition and wrestle his way to a world championship after 30 mat con tests. The conqueror of Ed ("Strangler") Lewis told of his metamorphosis from a Sioux City (Iowa) oil salesman to professional pugilist and then cham pion wrestler. In 1919, after Munn returned from military service, he embarked in the business of representing an oil refill- j ing company, but the desire for play, instead of grinding his nose on the business stone, was* too great. In his University of Nebraska days he had reveled in playing football, bas ketball and track and field sports and was "plumb daffy," as he expressed It, about wrestling. "That's where my wife comes In," Munn said. "She counseled in this way: 'Well, if you like athletics bet ter than you do business, get yourself a job in athletics. You can't do both ? play when you are supposed to work!' "What she advlied waa the truth. Whenever there was a basketball game or a football game anywhere near Sioux City I was off to com pete, instead of attending to busineaa. Finally, taking her advice, I quit business and went in for athletics." Munn refused to admit it was his wife who advised him to take up a career as a boxer. The records say Munn, in the rlngslders' language, was a "flop" aa a fighter. In his very flrit professional engagement he . was knocked out by a third-rater. When his dizzy brain ceased swimming Munn automatically decided fighting was no business for him. Wrestling has not been financially remunerative and Munn la starting his championship reign "flat broke." The wrestling king put it this way: MI never felt batter, but I never had leas." After taking np professional wrestling he was a preliminary per former until his big shot came whan he engaged Lewis in Kansas Olty. The gate nearly hit the >40,000 mark, but Mnnn's share, after paying train ing expenses, wrestling partners, split ting with his manager and what not, was reduced to a small roll with no crinkling fifties or hundreds in die1] middle. 5portfn?5Quibs Luis Angel Firpo is now called tha "Tamed Bull of the Pampas." ? ? ? Germany has 900 swimming clubs with a total membership of !l70,000. ? ? ? < j The Henley regatta will be rowed on the Thames in England, July 1, 2, 3 and 4. COWTf THHHB' MEfT Mt IT MU'SNMI The fourth meeting of the Polk County Teachers' Association was held ?t Mil Spring High School Buil ding on Saturday, March 7, begin ning at 10:30 a. m. TK& meeting was opened wi h music by the Mill Spring High School Quartet,. In the absence of prn. Hines President of the Association^ the Vice-President^ Mrs. Preston of Saluda acted in this c?paci 'y. The Chairman of County Com mencement Committee^ Prin. J. W. Mclrttosh, put before the meeting a inove to hfeve a spelling contest for <he third grade in he County Com mencement. This was adopted. It was vcted that the various schools be responsible for prizes for County Commencement. 'Each school is given the chance .o voluntarily of_ fer certain prizes. Otherwise each r.chooi wi 1 be assingned a prize to be i\ sponsible for, Supt- Cobb introduced the speaker Hon. Frost, who is so widely known i very little introduction was neces sary, He spoke on "Cooperation be tween Home and Schoo." in a very ? - i ~ t - nm m irjri ? ri iMataiaB ( pleasing manner. In connection with his thought he told of iintffleat* ft* occurrences that emphaltilMthe ti*th;. tife mean/ to teach' ttte appreciation of this splen did address was shoWn by the ap. plause given Hon. Frost, We welcome him into our meetings - a'- any time. The meetihg now adjourned for 'unnchton served by the leaders of the Mill Spring Community Club the kind ladies spared no effort in ureparing this luncheon, consinsing of both quality and quantity. Each teacher joins in thanking these kind ladies for this kind and ana thoughful act. The Department meetings met and held their regular meetings. In the Primary Department objectives in j history geography and civics were I read by Mrs. C. W. Kittrell. In the j Gratnmer Grade Department the same subjects were discussed by I Miss Ea her Gibbs and arithmetic i * wsaaaaaaagm ? n . ? n , | by Miss Reba Bell. In High Department, latin, by Miss AfcMurray and science by Prin Brown. A round table discussion ot was held in School Vada t J. W. each these subjects department. The teachers reassembled in the auditorium for the conclusion of the general meeting. Prin. Hines[ Presi dent of the Association appeared on the scene of action at this time.. Re | po^ts from commktess were heard. ! A discussion and plans for seventh j grade examination were outlined by 1 Supt. Cobb. j The next meeting will be held at Columbus the first Friday in April. The committees to report this time - FOR RENT - Four room house on Rocky Sour Road, close in, unfurnished. Good lot, garden space, $12.00 month. Worth investigating. See FRANK LITTLE, Peoples Bank A Trust Co.. J. P, HILL. Owner. Jm Jare: Mrs. M. C. Lunford on all other Primary Subjects, Misses Chandler and Leggett on all other Grammar Grade Subjects, )Prin. B. W. Sawyer cu a.i other High School Sublets. Esther Gibbs, Secretary. ~ mum m busy Among those registered at Boxwood Inn last week were: Mr. a ndMrs C H. Williams, Charlotte, Mrs. James S. Booth, Miss Nellie Johnson, Detroit, Dr. J. I. Lea, Taucoft, Miss Grace Cow* H , V. Gewilltr uea(:hr and Mrs. (;,.r, T ; ,N(*| Edw. Bearriiaji MinJIj' Mrs. J M kJ H Katheinc K ilchner Miss Margaret U c Mrs W? " ? v,Jinneu ? Owen Stanney R|J> and Mrs. Jack M. T. Fiurj?i"gi Once i her. sntpect her littl,. talent? Rochester t ' j AtiiAJLAJ.J. . . . THEATRE: SATURDAY Tom Mix and Tonyr The Wolidtr Horse IN A MILE A MINUTE ROMEO" MONDAY a "dTUtsj Rupert Husk, Sensational 5^ REHO" T*cj| A (lOldwyjj <; THURSDAY noid FRIDAY Emerson Hough's Epic of th? West "NORTH OF 36" Qroator than tho"Covorod Wagon" Matlnoo Friday 3:30 p. m. Prices 25 and# Far Every Name Sent Us E RULES: 1. Names must be of people living in Polk County or within ten miUes of Tryon,. C., who do not own any kind of Automobile, and whose monthly income is $100.00 or more. I * I 2. Lists must be mailed under post mark of not later than March 31st or may be brought into our Office not later than that date; ** 3. Lists must show name, address, occupation and place of em ployment of all persons whose names are sent in? use a form similar to this NAME ADDRESS OCCUPATION WHERE EMPLOYED 4. In case thte same name appears on m re than one list, the one first received will be paid for. We will not pay for duplicati6ns. 5. Checks will be mailed for all names just as soon as the list can be recorded, checked and verified. 6. Ail lists of names and names of parties sending in lists will be held strictly confidential. 7. No person connected with the Kilpin Motor Company, Inc., in any capacity will be eligible to compete, although this is not a contest, as we will pay for all names that comply with the rules. Splendid! Bargains in Certified Reconditioned Used Can TOURING! ROADSTER and TRUCK WITH CAB and BOD' 30 taft fiw Service on AH Used Cars -
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