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1936 Sets New High In Desertion ofAm#0*Bjr PA PL MlflCELSONNEW YORK, Dee. 11—(F)— Like a. bride left bloahlng «t the altar, amateur sporta suffared an embarrassing year is 1936but the most pathetic figures were those who deserted In their mad scramble to swap glory for gold.A bare few may reap a barrest; the vast majority will reap nothing but haunting memories of yesterday's glories and headline.,.It’s the old. sad story of sport. Yet it goes on and on, 1936 setting a new high for#09desertion of amateur ranks by it* brightest stars.Fred Ferry abdicated his world tennla throne to torn pro.The all-conqaerin* United States Olympic track team lost Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe and Jack Torrance to professionalism white the American swimming team lost Dorothy Poynton Hill, Dick Degener and Lenore Knight Wingard.■4— 4Lattsoau Little,. greatest. amateur golfer since Bobby Jones, turned pro in 1936 as did Zell Eaton, another front rank ama-1 tear linksman.«o*Women's amateur figure skating lost its one and only Sonjs Henie.Perry and Miss Henie stand to clean up tidy fortunes withtheir professional ventures, playing before large paying crowds and doing features or bits in the movies. Owens has started well but It is doubtful whether Jesse can rhake as much as a pro at he would have by settling down to soma trasi--nesi and reaping a rich harvest on his athletic reputation in Cleveland.*06Littles path as a professional ' has beer anything but smooth. ! Except for winning $1,009 tor j his victory in the Canadian :i•m iopen, he and his play in the pro ranks havo b^en unimpressive. Under pressure, he even failed to qualify for the National open championship, losing considerable presttye as a drawing card by his failure. Because of regulations requiring a certain apprenticeship. he even lsnrt amember of the Professional Golfers Association.Little truly is finding it6 O 9tougher than he did as an itni. teur when it was hit misfortune to come along at tba wrong time.”Metcalfe will do r 11 right as he’s coaching. The members of the Olympic swimming team have a tour lined up but will be lucky to make much more than expenses.Eleanor Holm Jarrett, buw-ever, is far from dumb, while -she-f4g4vte-4o-regain membership in the amateur athletic union, she’s making plenty of mon«y on the stage and In night clubs.always being sure she doesn't jeopardize her amateur claims.Mora than a score of amateurIstars took a recess from competition in 1936. Some of them probably never will return tt is doubtful wherer Helen Wills Moody will compete in any more national tennis championships. Jack Lovelock undoubtedly has run his last mile. Kit Klein, women's speed skating champion, seems _lo _have. .quit for. good Mrs. Glenns Collett Var», however, mty tske another whack at the national golftotcrown.Tha strange«t dtaapytf—of ll$6 was tha redrawn*from competition of Kay RlHn-wood, University of CllleegO quarter mile star.Ray left Chicago to sttttty Aristotle In a California cabin.Lots of theaa amataur star* would ba better oft If thay took up philosophy, instead of trying to turn pro and get rich,’* mued _Mlke_.Ja.cQha*,one of the shrewg-est promoters In the bnalnaaa. ' For ev«ry hundred who tarn pro, one makaa money.'ta
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Findlay Republican Courier
Findlay, Ohio, US
Tue, Dec 22, 1936
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