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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 12 Feb 1927, p. 19

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' i ca Jp 'February 12, 1927 WINNETKA ~TAEK 19 Lewis Proves Star on Track as Well as on Gridiron Leland "Tiny" Lewis, Northwestern university football and track star, is developing into one of the most ver- satile college athletes in the country. Always outstanding in his gridiron per- formances, he is turning in some en- viable work on the track this season which marks him as a capable all- around athlete. Successful in his football career, "Tiny" turned to track following the fall grid campaign and in his first big meet picked up two firsts and a tie for second. It was due largely to his per- formances that the Purple was able to defeat Notre Dame. His victories in the shot put and hurdles and his tie for second in the high jump gave Northwestern the winning points. "Tiny" specializes in the shot put, an event in which he ranks among the best in the conference. hopes to add to that distance by the time of the indoer conference at Ev- anston, March 11-12. His ability in the hurdles is rather unusual for a man of his size. He weighs 200 pounds and is six feet one inch tall. Despite his bulk it is well distributed and enables him to get away to a fast start. While not a star in the high jump he is able to pick up points in dual meets and will probably develop into a dangerous competitor in _ this event. Opening of the out-door season will find the versatility of this husky youth even more pronounced. He will then take up the discus and javelin events. He is highly adept in both and should be one of the leaders in the conference in those events. He tosses the | 16-pound iron ball around 45 feet and || On Arctic Cruise 1 Zand Ted Purcell of Evanston Sea Scout Troop 22, Boy Scouts, has been ap- pointed one of the nine scouts to man the Cruiser "Northern Lights" for the Borden expedition to the Kodiak Is- lands and Alaska. The party will leave San Francisco about April 1. Purcell has won previous local honors for scouting. performer. He won 'wide renown as both a football and track star and since coming to Northwestern has made good in both. As a fullback last fall he proved to be one of the best in the country and is expected to be "Tiny" hails from Carlinville, Ill, |among the leaders in his last college where he gained fame as a prep school | campaign next fall. Are You Paying Too Much : for Your Tailoring? At our NEW CITY SALESROOMS our appeal for your patronage is not on the ques- tion of mere price. Yet Chicago's best men are availing themselves of the advantages of what we save them on high Loop rents. Particular men, who have been paying more, will instantly recognize the unusual value in our suits-- TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL ORDER $50 City Sales--Fourth Floor 319 West Van Buren Street Open from 8 to 5:30--including Saturday 7 A 4 7 NN =\\\ -------- = /, 1/ W/L » i IRL \ ZIT ' a VAS A 7 A 7 ~~ = A oom oY a x ) 3 rs ONEST coal values-- "for all the people, all the time." This is an Abe Lincoln fair and square Coal Headquarters. "May we serve you?" Phone Winnetka 452 We'll do the rest For All Your Needs in Lumber and § Building Material | Winnetka 451-452 1 Glencoe 1400 Phones From Basement to Roof

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