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Show Brooklyn Is Most Formidable Array By GRANTLAND RICE Government's Big Is it can win this Maggio, Ted Williams and Stan At the moment the government PAST YEARS the American and Musial leave the game, there is owns it almost 1950 margin any flee by runapproximately $1,806,365,438 League has supplied the no one in sight to fill absolutely in At baliplaying least worth of farm commodities, puraway teams, usually the Yankees. may pick. the gap. There are no other top chased National the outclasses it material The Yankees developed the quaint through the years to supin the game today. I can see stars habit of winning a pennant race by League. farm prices, agricultural deno others in sight. I wonder why port partment officials report. 12 or 15 games. The this is? Products stored in government hC(j sox adopted Scarcity of Stars I put this query to a pair of bins include 3.5 million bales of A this method Ina "I happen to be a very keen able baseball men, who also cotton, 145 million bushels of 1 1946. But it was love the game. Their names L. H. F. "I writes baseball fan, 4 different story in wheat, 167 million bushels of com, are Ford Frick, president of 422 20 million, at least. some of one am million pounds of linseed oil, 1948 and 1949 when the National League, and Toots I happen to love the old game. But In294 million pounds of dried milk, the Red Sox, Shor, who Is always bulging I must admit I get my biggest 79 million pounds of dried eggs, and dians and Yankees with the correct answers. from such stars from the thrill went to the wire Both agreed there were no out- quantities of various other items. as Babe Ruth, Dizzy Dean, under a narrow players Whats become of it all? Stan standing new stars in sight. There Joe Carl DiMaggio, Hubbell, blanket. It may be disposed of in various were no Wagners, Cobbs, Ruths, Grantland Rice In the mean Musial and Ted Williams. realized until I read Lajoles, Collins, Gehrigs, Horns-by- s, ways, but not dumped upon the "I hadnt races while, most National League Speakers, Jacksons, Frisches, your column a few days ago that or had been we were approaching what you etc., to replace DiMaggio, Wilphoto finishes or extra-innin- g might call a starless period. I liams and Musial, who are on their flashes. hadn't realized that when Joe Di way over the hilL Now there is a very good chance that Branch Rickey's swell-heade- neck-and-nec- V Disposal of Farm Commodity r0 nose-and-nos- k d, Now Branch Rickey Is in a tough IUD HAD SEEN girl ! ?! li : h $14,700,000. $14,700,000. ( I J , durT Imports Agricultural! during the month were ,1, W700.000. ar 4. U O O 1; r exports. Mew Corn Spray Until recently, the corn profitable earwo-ha- . 1 1 1 HAS BEEN MORE OF A MOVIE CELEBRITY THAN A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER SINCE PLAYING THE ROLE OF OOMC-STR- iP HERO JOS PALOOKA. BUT HE FINISHED A CREDITABLE . 7 IN THE AUGUSTA MASTERS, 2 TO CARY MIDDLEOOFF AT GREENBRIER AND TOPPED THE FIELD IN THE $15,000 PHILADELPHIA NQ(JRR TOURNEY. NOT BAD FOR A PART-TIM- E GOLFER! 7 WON 511 GAMES WHILE IN THE GIG LEAGUCS...29I IN IN THE NATIONAL AND 220 IN THE AMERICAN! s iVi especially fa South. Sometimes every ear crop is infested. Such corn ca be sold. Now the department of agr Mr. Jones was sitting at his desk, smoking a cigar. He looked up with a startled expression when Jud entered. He had heavy jowls and a shock of grey hair and belligerent, bushy eyebrows. The cigar fell from his mouth. He stood up. Before Jud could utter a word, he barked: "Your name Jud Essex? said Jud, taken "Yes, sir, aback. ture has taining develop . a DDT, nineral spray oil, The government million icas finest the price question is, 167 today has bushels of Amercorn stored under support plan. The what to do with it? "Ill be dumedl exclaimed Mr. open market to compete with comJones. "Did she tell you who she modities now in private ownership. To do so would flood the market was? "Did who tell me who who was? and depress the commodities ofJud asked, beginning to think he fered far below support prices. was mistaken for some one else. The' government would then find "My daughter I That redheaded itself buying the commodities placed upon the market. girl in the outer office? was It Juds turn to drop a cigar, These commodities, however, can if hed had one. "Your daughter? be sold should the market prices That the girl who wants a job strengthen considerably above sup The new spray, when as a stenographer? port levels. at the right imes, will eHoF The government has two methods Mr. Jones came round his state earworm and pay h at present of moving commodities. tt desk. He was short, but rotund. growth' of healthy corn on They are: He glared up at Jud. "You're American farm. '(1) Persuading the consumer to hired, he said. "1 lost a bet, increase their purchases through so you're hired. But you'd water that may be applied to iflkj normal thus channels, purchasing better make good, or you're husks of developing ear and the and reducing supply raising tired. Get that! times it kfc the price to where government When applied at right and PA "Shut up! Do you want the Job, stocks can be put on the market. worms before they attack or dont you? Also, reducing supplies to a point the com. Mr. Jones stalked out of the of- where support prices would beR. A. Blanchard, bureau entrap method. A fice. A man came in another door come unnecessary. ogist, developed the during and told Jud to follow him. "Kate (2) Many of the commodities in tested it in the field always wins," the man said. government stockpiles are being growing seasons in Texas, "Heres your desk. Kate wants you distributed to school lunchrooms, sippi, Missouri, and Hlinoii ver to go to lunch with her this noon. charitable institutions, Indian af- worms were controlled in stance, he reports. SAT DOWN, speechless. "Do fairs, and needy groups. IUD mean am I one of several who have been hired in this fashion? Jud passed a hand through his hair. The man left. Jud sat down at his desk. He tried to straighten things out in his mind, and was beginning to get places, when Kate entered. : ( c or appr million more than C c fc out-ofsha- pe ?! t Wheat and wheat flour ond to cotton, while corn wasvalued, in third prevented the redheaded in Mr. Jones outer office every day for a week. He himself was a copy man, and if she were after the same job that he wanted "1 it would compli-l- ) -- MiniltC It cate, things. 3) Fiction wuld c of succhances cess in halt and it would be rather embarrassing because well, because he thought she was an awfully pretty girl and he liked the way she held her chin leagues. high and tried to appear brave. are So the Dodgers equipped On Monday of the second with sufficient man power to win week, the redheaded the National League race by 12 or dropped her handbag. Its con15 games. They have more than tents spilled all over ' the place. their share of youth and speed, Jud helped pick them up liplegs and arms, skill and power stick, a bunch of keys, a pawn with the promise of even better ticket! Juds lips tightened days. when he saw that. Just as he, They have two possible star thought she's had to pawn pitchers In Barney and Branca something in order to live. and they don't need either. Of course the handbag episode They can do very well with gave him the liberty of talking with Newcombe, Roe, Ilrttcn, Rams-- , her. Without half trying, he got her dell, and several more Just story. It was just as he figured. about as good. Barney and A sad tale of deprivation and lost Branca are merely velvet. In the wake of Branch Rickeys hope. If only she could see Mr. smart farm system, the smartest Jones. She knew he needed a stenbaseball has yet known, the Dodg- ographer and she really was awfulers tied for the flag in 1946 won ly good. A determined light came Into it in 1947 were nosed out in 1948 won and it in 1949. Juds eyes. This is a brilliant four-yeshowIgnoring the protestations of the Now this ing. Dodger bunch has switchboard girl, he burst through the experience needed to make it the railed-i- n space, crossed it in spot. In spite of the worst training trip in the two major leagues, a training trip arranged for profit rather than condition, his Dodgers moved in and took over the National League race in their first six games. They have the best catching staff in either league. They have the soundest pitching staff in either league. They have, by all odds, the best infield In the National League, and possibly the best in both : f taled $2,300,00oft'thtl department reports the total with $83, corn growing, it. Burt Shotton, an able manager, has by all odds the best ball club in the league. For a long stretch be has the best ball club In either league. t;i 4, January Exports pas, $224 Million Mark e, Brooklyn Dodgers will slip Into the old American League hab- " Problem At lunch Kate said: "Would you like to marry me? "Sure, said Jud, grinning weakly. "All right then. Right after work. I'll be waiting. She was, too. He wondered what was next. He found out. She took him to a minister's. She produced a license. Jud tried to grin. He gulped and stared at her. Jud suddenly no longer had the feeling that he liked all this. "Now he said. "I can't marry listen, you. In the first place I dont love you. In the second I think you and your old man are crazy. And in the next place, Im already married and have three kidsl Mr, Jones called Jud on the phone the next morning. "Mister, youre still working for me if you want the job. I won a bet from Kate, and its cured her of her screwy notions. Come on down. Your salarys doubled. 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