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Show J ; I HI m I I l M I VNYON Ml PI TWENTY years ago, Babe Ruth turned m his 60th home run in a 'ingle season. Here is a mark that thousands o all players have been swinging at IVlT e i ry n a U... )nly three have challenged. These were Hank cenberg of the Tigers, Jimmy Poxx of the Athlet-es, with 58 each, and Hack Wilson of i he Cubs with 56. What the three lent know is that Ihey were halted i.v the jinx plas- - Babe Ruth tered on their ro-iu-st frames by several million kids, A) whom that number SIXTY has 3ecn a shining star in baseball's sky bec ause the Babe put it there. Just when It began to look as if Doth Greenberg and Foxx were cer-'.ai- n to beat it, star dust, thrown mysteriously by all these kids, got n their batting eyes and they were forced to halt abruptly. Now Big John Mize of the Giants Is the latest Ruth challenger for a record season. Big John of the moon face and the mighty swing will be facing the same jinx. Many thousands of kids would like to see the mauling Mize reach 59. But not SO. Especially not 61. This mysterious kids jinx won't begin to affect Jolting John until he passes the 50, or perhaps the 55 point. Then he will feel mysterious forces at work that will turn the baseball into the size of a golf ball. He will find star dust in his batting eye, just as Greenberg and Foxx did. Big John won't quite under-stand what has happened, but some ten million kids will. Untouchable Record Those 60 Babe Ruth home runs, delivered twenty years ago as part of a total cargo of 714 which is be-yond anybody's reach unless they use rubber balls and move the fences in back of the infield is now a classic number in American sport. It belongs to the greatest power hitter of all time, who was only halted by the 100 to 170 bases on balls handed him each year. The Babe picked out his stance from Joe Jackson. This position is known in golf as the closed stance which, In Babe's left-hand- batting posture, meant that his right fool was well in advance of his left. However, Babe's stance was not as pronounced as Shoeless Joe's was, and his feet were planted closer to-gether to give his tremendous body a better chance to work with his hands and arms. Added to his power was almost perfect coordination between mind and muscle, including amazing re-flexes. If Ruth had started out as ar outfielder in 1914 or 1915, where he was a winning pitcher, his home-ru-mark today would have beer around 1,000. Mize and the Modern Ball No one can question the fact that the ball Babe swung at was far livelier than the pellet Home Run Baker, Ty Cobb, Joe Jackson. Tris Speaker and other hitters had tc face before the first war. On the jther hand, taking nothing from Johnny Mize, the 1947 National League ball looks to be the liveliest ammunition yet thrown at swinging bats. In certain places the fences have also been moved in to decrease the home-ru- n range. But this isn't Johnny Mize's fault. He is swinging at the ball that is 0 K.'d by the National League. He has always been a great power hitter. The war came along just when Big John was at his prime, and after his injury last season, few thought he would ever be the same old walloper. lots of Power Hitters It isn't so much that Mize is now up in the home run 30s. It is more that so many others are close on his trail. As I recall the far off details Home Run Baker, another stout swinger, led both leagues around 1911 with either 9 or 11 nome runs. I can't recall a ball club that had hitters as Mize, Mar-shal- l. such power Cooper and Thomson at this staee of the race-- not even Ruth, Gehrig and Meusel. The Giant are now after the old Yankee mark and are quite likely to break It. hitter who Today any power hasn't collected 20 borne runs, In the National League especially, il side. Ted Williams, on the puny modern hitter, is rated the hardest close to the Giant trio. Ted has a sood chance to lead the American league but only an epidemic of down the stretch can home runs out him in front of Mize. Club owners have decided that the home run is something the crowd wants, and apparently the 947 attendance is backing up their number o teams uugment. Any will pass the million mark this including Pittsburgh which Cs been just above the cellar line. Tne baseball fan is a rabid animal. thought too many home nd he ;uns were being hit. he would lose staying away. little time in Questions About Your Government Answered Will Fascinate You THERE'S more to our the dull facts and figures contained in text books. Did you know, for instance, that four pairs of our Presidents were related? Thut ttie "Star Spangled Hanner" did not become our national anthem until 1U31? That a President can be impeached, but a congressman cannot? Do you know why "capitol" and "capl- - tal" are spelled differently? Hundreds of Interesting questions about the govern-ment are answered In booklet No. 202. Send 25 cents In coins for "Know Your Government" to Weekly Newspaper Serv-ice, 243 West 17th It, New York 11. N. Y. Print name, address, booklet title and No. 202. 1 Omt 91 So? Big; shots are only small shots who keep on shooting. Most people when asked to take a rear seat, take affront. There are two sides to ev-ery questionyour side and the wrong side. Because of the great scar-city of things these days, this period will go down In his-tory as the short age. The honeymoon is over when the breakfast nook won't hold but one of them at a time. The man who has no secrets from his wife either has no secrets or no wife. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT LIVESTOCK Dsn't Take Chance, with calf scours. 90 of which are caused by vitamin deHelency. Prevent and treat nutritional scours In calvea with Dr. LeOear's Calf Vitamins. 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I i V'Vl i iTYV'3 SSSSSMMSy-- ..jjaalHBBBBHMBBMBBfSHaBiJilMBBB fl '' " V-.:- Hnfjp- .... , Irg FLOODLIGHTS . . . For 74 years, Seven Falls and South (anyon have been among the major scenic attractions in the region of Colorado. Visitors now can view the famous t'njKM, under electric lights. The waterfall, shown above, is K by 28 large floodlights with alternating white and color effects, Bkminited states Jodlights Now Casl Beam Scenic Falls and Canyon 1 WNU Features. "MlORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Embracing "the grand-Jil- p of scenery in Colorado," majestic Seven Falls and Bisque South Cheyenne Canyon have intrigued visitors to HMkes Peak region for the past 74 years. Their beauties, Mp- - have been shrouded when nightfall descended but nBthr'ough completion of an electrical engineering feat, najor scenic attraction of the Rockies can be viewed ..electric lights. project, which makes this lo beauty spot the only com-ighte- d canyon and waterfall Inrld. required the use of 80 odlights and more than 1,000 poUights. More than two i heavv copper rubber insu- - At the top of the falls lies a pic-turesque valley with many small waterfalls and shady nooks. A short hike takes the visitor to Inspiration Point, which is 1,500 feet above the floor of the canvon. From this DOint. a breathtaking panorama of mighty cliffs and distant plains is seen. The beauty of Inspiration Point inspired Helen Hunt Jackson to write some of her most famous books and poems; and, on her death in 1885, her last request was that she be buried there. Katie was installed under- - JHtaterfall, which has seven Httails in its 266 foot descent, jHtti by 28 large floodlights jHkmating white and color crystal clear trout pool fl: ' of the falls is lighted Kt underwater lights, reveal-Brainbo-trout gliding about HtmagmfK mi weather beat-- K granite walls of the Ht hich rise to a height of than 2,000 feet, present ,K"" shadow effects as the ncBiplay upon them. Various H formations, such as the K Turkey," Devil's sH and "Wrestling Bears," nKlWlightod by 500 to 1,500 lflBk:c pine trees on the banks B--'- mt;!' mountain stream in various colored flood while others are sprinkled Wored lights. Standing as a sen- - Kfamiliar Pillars of Her-jjS- f It is at this point that the IHttOOO carbon has been installed. The JHf has eight million candle-H"- i shoots an effective beam IBTfc in the air. The Lone-MFa- -' Kan:- . ir and other wsofintw, lre caught in its MPJth. It al.--o will be used to W sky licate that Sev-- is now ui lei lights. Witsl touch, a 90 watt sound '"system has been installed Hl11. Dallas, Tex., oil man, phased the 1.400 acre scenic Wfr June l, 146, immediate- - "wt" 3 pro;r:'"1 ' improve- - ch have taken more than yK' wmplete and have cost uM-'- y $10(1 on In addition lighting project, a stairway m'9.PS has erected to a 'to platfoI;,i on tne south canyon from which point Falls can be seen at one jMj?ul a "Jin slope was F1 y bulldozers to provide PsWee for c irs, and a grace-bee- " erected over the jK mo,J,h 01 the canyon. r.c,non approximately one 4 lM," "box" or ' lore the com- - 'I ""i''' ,!''1". e lu rds 0f buffalo KnhPlains thu anon K,7 th,',l were killed as needed Tne canyon mT M strategic re-- , whif-- the Indians their .nemies. 111 flHBmiffiHHHIfflj'- - iwiwtt wmm itt 1 PUTTING WAIN WRIGHT ON CANVAS . . . Retiring after 41 years in the service of his country. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, the man who stayed on Bataan and Corregidor, sits for his portrait by Joseph Cummings Chase at the National Arts club in New Vork. The portrait is destined to hang in the Smithsonian institute. Children Kept Caged for Years By Aged Mother Perfect Landlady' Explains She Wanted to Know Where They Were. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN - Krerd from shackles nnd cages in which Iheir mother had held them for many years, two middle-ige- d brothers and a sister ate rav-enously in a hospital. The mother's explanation of the ircadful situation was that she "wanted to know where they are." The mother, Mrs. Bertha Anderson, was known as a religious woman who played the organ for visiting re .i li In a oii i;.i e tenants t WO weeks' free rent each Christmas. "They're my kids, aren't they?" ihe said. "I've got a right to do what I want with them." Police, who entered her home on b neighbor's tip, found Martin An-- ! derson, 42, caged in a chicken-wir- e enclosure upstairs. Nearby, tied to a dirty and bare cot, was his broth-- r, Clarence, 38. Locked In Attic. The sister, Violet, 35, was locked n an attic room with a sack over ier head. All were thin and dirty. Violet was eating from a tin can, using the ?ovcr for a spoon. They mumbled ncoherently and police said they were almost too weak to walk. Probate court records showed all three had been adjudged incompe-,en- t mentally. Guardianship over .hem has shifted frequently during he last 20 years between Mrs. An-- 1 ierson and another son, Walter, who also was to be questioned. Police are seeking four other chil-- I iren, including a son. Earl, whom Mrs. Anderson said was "subject to spells" and also was under her :are. She said she permitted him free-- )r,rr it tho hiUicn nnH lpt him Ollt. "once in a while." Police said Clarence had been Socked up 18 years, Martin 15 years, ind Violet 2 years. Left $50,000 Estate. Court records showed Mrs. husband, Hans, died in 1916, leaving an estate of almost 550,000. His will gave Mrs. Ander- - son a third and divided the remain-ie- r among the eight children. Clarence was adjudged incompe-ten- t in 1925, Martin in 1928 and Violet in October, 1943. Mrs. Anderson said she had em-ployed "22 Minneapolis lawyers" to .landle the involved manipulations Df the estate in the last 20 years. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bay Trelawney, who live on the first floor of Mrs. nderson's home, said she was a 'perfect landlady." They never mew of the imprisonments, they laid, although they had lived there three years. Insurance policies were found covering all but one of Mrs. Ander-son's eight children for a total of $16,000. lwSlfiSfcr 1 173 Ha) Tl BBBF '"S'WbjMWpJ "TOoarf HIGH PRICES, PRODUCE ROTS . . . Food is being dumped In hungry Britain. Tons of vegetables and fruits are being carted from London's Covent Garden markets to the country for dumping and plowing under because of a glutted market. Wholesalers charge re-tailers with refusing to buy large quantities in order to maintain "scarcity" prices. Retailers say wholesalers prefer to waste food rather than sell at low prices. vBWKm' 9 ' ' ' iiiiiiiiPii mm i GOOD HOT WEATHER 8POET . . . Probably it wasn't exactly lair, but while millions of persons all over the United States were steam- - ing and fuming in the heat wave, these two uties, Elba Hooper and Marion Charlton by name, were playing Chinese checkers in the deliciously cool waters of a pool at Banff, Alberta, Canada. This does not prove that Chinese checkers cools you off when it's hot. The swimming pool, and maybe even Canada, are the most necessary ingredients for coolness. Five Child-Drive- rs Smash Dozen Military Vehicles PORTLAND, ME. Army author-ities reported that Ave children, aged 8 to 14 years, smashed up a lozen vehicles at Stevens avenue armory recently by driivng them mockabout fashion like "dodpem" tars in an amusement park. Col. Elliott C. Goodwin, U. S. property and disbursing officer for Maine, estimated damage at more than $1,500. He said four jeeps were put out of commission and eight ather vehicles damaged. Police said the youngsters en-tered the armory through a window and apparently wheeled the rugged vehicles around until fenders, head-lights and bumpers gave way in collisions. None of the young driv-ers was hurt. Mule Postman Loses Contract In Remote Area PORTLAND, ORE The lonely existence of the scattered families living in the remote fastness of Siskiyou national forest no longer will be relieved by periodic visits from the mule-drivin- g postman. The mule-pac- k postal route be-tween the isolated towns of Illahe and Marial, near Grants Pass, has been terminated by the government because the carrier, who has a monopoly on mules, submitted too high a bid. The action leaves only one route served the year around by mules although 12 others are served by mule and horse dur-ing the stormy winter months. Residents of the remote mountain areas served by the mule routes do their shopping through the mail or-der catalogues and depend upon mule packs for everything-cloth-i- ng, accordions, rifles, even food, accoroing to Fred H. Twohy. rail-road mail district superintendent who has spent 10 years traveling the mountain regions to check on his mule postmen. "One winter not even a horse could get through the heavy snows." Twohy recalls. "The residents were shut off from the world, and there was quite a squawk." Obliging postmen resorted to sleds to reach the isolated areas, Twohy adds, "and the first thing the people ordered by parcel post was several cases of beer." The Marial route was typical of the involved carrier setup required to get mail to secluded areas. Mail went 34 miles up a river to a river boat from Wedder-burn- . Then it was transferred to mule for an add.tional trip. It was "kind of expensive, Two-hy admits, costing about $400 a per-son to keep the route open. The stamps don't begin to pay for , he adds. . "I have a hard time convincing that these them back in Washington the expense, Two-hy routes are worth says. Juliet's Romeo in Doghouse, She Files Suit for Divorce DETROIT. Romeo and Juliet have parted, and process servers from Wayne county circuit court want to know "Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" Juliet St. Amour wants to know, too. Married February 6, 1944, to Ro-meo St. Amour, she filed suit for divorce, telling Judge Theodore J. Richter her husband no longer loved her, had called her vile names and put her out of the house in night clothing. The judge issued a temporary Injunction restraining Romeo from molesting Juliet or disposing of his assets. GOAT TOUEI81 (JETS AROIND . . . Against a background of a modern railroad flyer, Charles McCartney, 45, of Mt. Eagle, Ga., takes off from Arlington Heights, III., for Green Bay, Wis., on his 15th mission north by goat caravan. With eight goats pulling and four resting behind, McCartney's nondescript vehicle trundles along ami-ably, if not speedily. He claims it has carried him all over the Lnited States. Eung Proves of Peacetime Use . n nlihpratelv set ' Bombin8 j 1ich wreaked havoc on es and military installa-- i the War also have tod, "' savin8 valuable ' 'ne northwest tro1. of forest fires from Ij7 'lv'ng spraying water fctaft test C()nducted i'nt-(- j service and army , and two suc-PPe- d seven water bombs on a iu -- -- near in Lolo na Lolo Hot Springs tional forest. bombs had been After the water near one set dropped with accuracy water ve he blaze, splashing burning area and ltiCJbrtacontrol, two the fire under SJJ service jumpers parachuted to of a forest service :hhor.uPncbPalS0orwerI dropped from the plane. Deliberately Robbed Blind, Youth Tells the Judge PHILADELPHIA. Joseph Wor- - thington, 20, stood with head bowed in a magistrate's court. "Do you mean to say that you deliberately and maliciously robbed the blind?" asked Magistrate Na-than Beifel. "Yes," Worthington answered. The youth, who had been dis- - charged as a solicitor for the Penn- - sylvania Association for the Blind, was accused of accepting numerous deposits for articles made by the blind, and then keeping the money, He was held in $1,500 bail for a further hearing. I |