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...favorite to win this year's Bendix, Colonel Turner (California National Guard) was scratched 15 minutes before the start by a leaky fuel tank. Three pilots were left in the race. Flying the famed red-and-black Wedell-Williams "44," a drawling Atlantan named Douglas Davis took off from Burbank before dawn without breakfast. Headwinds, rain and fog cut his speed to 212 m. p. h., brought him to Cleveland an hour behind the course record but in plenty of time to win the $4,500 first prize and receive the Bendix Trophy from Cinemactress Mary Pickford. Said he, grinning...
Like Germany's Hermann Wilhelm Goring, Roscoe Turner is partial to fancy uniforms. Last week he wore a red-and-gold helmet, sky-blue tunic, fawn-colored breeches, Sam Browne belt, riding boots. From Burbank he reached Cleveland in a pouring rain, three minutes behind his 1933 time. The crowd cheered, sirens screamed, Col. Turner cursed. Eight minutes later he headed east again, "poured on the coal," streaked to New York at half the speed of a high-powered rifle bullet, covered the 418 mi. in 1 hr. 24 min., broke his own transcontinental record...
Last week Mrs. MacDonald retired from the music business. She had been unable to pay Virginia Burbank, a Los Angeles contralto, railroad fare and a small fee. Like Thomas, Contralto Burbank refused to sing. Said she: "I felt that I owed it to the dignity of the music profession...
...play which won the game was started by Don Burbank's sacrifice bunt; a wild throw by Holt of Andover to third base allowed Tom Biledean to score. Bilodean pitched for the 1937 team and played a nice game from start to finish, striking out 12 men, allowing only seven hits, and walking only four men. Louis Carr was back in the lineup, playing short...
...playing a beautiful game at second base so far this season, is a former Mercersburg Academy player. Fielding well all year and being one of the leading batters, he has been a mainstay of the team. St. John's Game Today HARVARD ST. JOHN'S Macintosh, l.f. 3b., Sheeran Burbank, r.f. c.f., Siepietowski Owen, 2b. r.f., Mannix Bilodeau, 1b. l.f., Walsh Regan, 3b. 2b., Cummings McTernen, c.f. 1b., Tansey Carr, s.s. s.s., Palombo Blackwood, c. c., Barry Avon, p. p., Nicketakis...