A member of the underworld wish
ing to help him in his difficulty, took
him to a room off one of the bal
conies There spread out was an ar
ray of overcoats which had come into
the Garden on the backs of their re
spective owners and had been har
vested in the brief stretch of a few
hours
A few seasons ago broader v'sioned
promoters took hold of the six-day
race and saw the possibility of mak
ing it a respectable fixture. They had
the courage of their convictions ani
successfully raised the bars against
the lawless element which hadw al
ways fested the race.
The gangsters didn't think It was
possible to keep them out, but they
were kept out, nevertheless and by
the end of the week one noted gang
leader sought perm:ssion to walk into
the Garden and come right out a?ain
Just, as he explained, to show his
followers that ha hadn't lost his
Krlp.
Since that time the six-day race has
been a safer entertainment for those
who like the sport, the race itsolf has
become a better attraction, and the
receipts last week were proof of the
wisdom of the latter day policy.
RESTRICT ENTRIES IN
BIG GOLF TOURAMNENT
New York, Dec. 10. Restriction of
the field in the metropolitan amateur
golf- chafplonshlp tournament next
year to players with a handicap of
nine strokes or less was announced
today. Owing to the steady growth of
the game here in recent years officials
stated, it has become Increasingly dif
ficult to run the tournaments smooth
ly with the large numlber of competi
tors entered. Many players enter who
have little chance of defeating the
better players and only tend to over
crowd the course.
