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Larry said, 'Wait a minute, I will shoo them.' 



'Turning towards the largest boy whose outfit 

 consisted of a badly frayed straw hat, ragged shirt, 

 patched pantaloons kept in place by one suspender, 

 and a rag tied around one of his big toes, he said: 



'Son what is your name?' 



"The lad replied, 'WilHe.' 



'"Willie what?' said Larry. 



" 'Small,' said the boy as he fidgeted from one foot 

 to the other and jammed his hands into his pocket 

 with so much force that I was positive the suspender 

 would break or the big white button to which it was 

 fastened would fly into the air. 



"Stooping towards him, Larry stuck out his thick 

 lips and said: 'Come and kiss me, Willie?' 



"Willie and the group looked at him for an instant 

 and fled to the other side of the street. When another 

 boy came along we heard him say, 'That big ox on 

 the stoop wanted me to kiss him.' " 



GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1927 



The fifty-fourth renewal of the Grand Circuit 

 closed at Atlanta October 8 after eleven weeks rac- 

 ing during which there were nine meetings. The 

 series started at Toledo and moved from that point 

 to Detroit, Kalamazoo, Cleveland, Goshen, Syra- 

 cuse, Indianapolis, Lexington, and Atlanta. For the 

 first time there were two open weeks in the circuit. 

 These gaps were caused by Columbus dropping out 

 and Cleveland giving but one meeting. 



