St. Martin et al

In a rugby match at Marmande, France, between Marmande and Bergerac, a Marmande player nearly succeeded in strangling Beausoleil, the Bergerac captain. As Beausoleil was dragged off the field unconscious, his tongue hanging out, foam on his mouth, onlookers shouted, "Well done! Kill him!"

P: In Shanghai, a horse named Garrison, ridden by Jockney Chang, won a race. The odds against him were 2,168 to 1.

P: Walter Chrysler denied that he still had an interest in Pug Knute Hansen, recently battered by one K. 0. Christner. He wished to Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. luck with Pug Rene de Vos, in whom Biddle Jr. purchased an interest ]ast fortnight.

P: In London, plans were made for a chariot race, with six chariots, to be held early in 1929. In Pinehurst, N. C., a pig-race was held.

P: Bruce Caldwell, famed Yale footballer. was last year given a contract to play professional football for the New York Giants, after being declared ineligible at Yale. His pay was twice as large as that of any other member of the team. Last week his contract expired and, because he had not played well for the Giants, it was not renewed.

P: Near Paris, racing men assembled last week to make St. Martin* their patron saint. Said Mgr. Perie: "St. Martin was an excellent horseman."

*St. Martin, famed Roman Catholic bishop of Tours (372-400) is also regarded as the patron of drinking and jovial meetings, as well as of reformed drunkards.