ATHLETICS
LUCKY BABBIT’S FOOT
A Babbit's foot ' which “helped” Forrest (SpeoV Towns become tho Olympic champion high hurdler was credited by him with the 7-tb-7 tie by which Georgia, smashed Fordham’s Rose 'Bowl hop? in their recent football clash iii New York. Towns, bedridden by aii appendicitis operation, gtavo the good lock charm to Harry Mcbre, coach, just before the Georgian team ' departed for New York. Towns said ho bias’ht lost a, hurdles race since acquiring tho foot.
GOLF WIDOW
Small Child: Mummy how) long is it since'daddy died ? - ■ . Mother: Daddy isn’t dead dear, He’s only joined a golf club.— “Sporting and Dramatic.” Soccer
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 13092, 13 February 1937, Page 11
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