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Show SATURDAY, APRjl THE JOURNAL 6 Page FARM TOPICS SPORTUGHT Leagues Expect Attendance Records By GRANTLAND RICE A BLUEBIRD singing on baseballs cedar post this spring. By which we mean that in a series of entertainment slumps and crashes, the old game faces a tpHERES record year. Almost every other form of entertaining for the restless human soul has taken a dive, big or little, except Florida rac- ing and baseball. Miami turned out cash 25,000 cus- tomers for its first two games and every hamlet or city In the citrus circuit has shown the Qrantland Rice best average attendance ever recorded. They have cracked records at St. Petersburg, Tampa, Sarasota and practically all other spots from coast to coast. As these attendance figures Include a large number northern and mldwestern tourists soaking up all the sunshine in sight, It indicates a nationwide interest in the game. Reports from, the Pacific coast indicate the same general public trend In the direction of the home run and double, plus the error and the bases on balls. The 1948 season set a new attendance record. Last year the total was up close to the 1948 record-breakin- g figure. If there is any sort of close race, 1950 should reach or pass 22,000,000 and thereby keep the ballplayer collecting his share of the swag. Whether Ted Williams is actually getting $125,000 or Joe DiMaggio is actually collecting $100,000 is doubted by more than a few club owners and they ought to know. But the stars are drawing far more pay than they ever drew before, which has made baseball a profession worth following for those with fast legs, strong arms and a healthy batting eye. The club owners are taking in enough at the gate to pay a pretty fair ballplayer from $10,000 to $15,000 which is more than Wagner, Lajoie, Matty, Jackson and Walsh ever drew in their historic primes. For example, last year Chicagos ICubs and Pittsburghs Pirates 'drew over a million with two teams that seldom exuded the fragrant scent of rosebuds. A comfortatye ball park was the main Cub lure and Ralph Kiner added to the Pi- big-leag- big-leag- lMyi ln IIHM' arm r H - ue -3 Mu-sla- V. I ley and Rita Young disappear down the path toward the beach. His arm was about her waist and Ritas red head was very close to Tommys blond locks. Tears blinded Gails vision. "Thats what you get, she thought moon-floode- d bitterly, "for being sane and sensible all your life. For being virtuous and loyal. Loyal! The word provoked a laugh. Loyal to what? To Tommy Berkley? That was ridiculous. You couldnt be loyal to a man who didnt know what you were up to. Or at least it lost its effect. Gail turned and started back toward the lodge. Two months ago she had come up here with her folks for the summer. The day after their arrival she had met Tommy Berkley. They had danced and Tommy had looked down at her and said: "Youre not pretty or beautiful, youre glorious, which is really a weak word to express what I mean. Gail had known then why all her life she had been sane and sensible. It had been for Tommy. At the point where the path skirted the tennis courts before coming to the lodge steps. Gall saw a figure and stopped, catching her breath. Hi there, Gail. I saw you walk- - PLAVE-R- f V1 WAV KU6F6R A RECORD IN IQ HITS IN A ROW ! SET OF THE WASHINGTON SENATORS G MAKING 5 SACRIFICE was Clark Davis. Davis was tall and good looking and dark. He was considered wild. He had a reputation. Mothers warned their to not go out with him, daughters though they didnt say why. Clark! she forced ' a laugh. You frightened me at first. He came close. I Sorry. been guess Ive frightening you ever since you came up here. I wish I didnt. A path of molten gold streamed across the lake. Tentatively, Clark Davis slipped an arm around her waist. And when she offered no objection he stopped and swung her to face him. Gail! he cried hoarsely. Gail! And he took her into his arms. She yielded, gave him her lips in a long kiss. When it was over she broke away, suddenly, unaccountably, regretful, guilty, ashamed. Don't! Please! I I think wed better go back. But Clark Davis didnt understand. He couldn't understand. He seized her wrist and jerked her up close to him. "Listen, he said tensely. I love you! Do you hear! I want you have wanted you since the first day you arrived here. And you want me! IN Osufa'&i. i i i ' 'k wJQEsv .X . for t i C bureau of labor 4 i iitt; show that building material! could have been bought for j: in 1926, cost $1.89 today. Food would have cost $1 back la days, now costs you $1.51. Ad.; worth of textiles at 1926 pne els, today costs $1.37. Fuel lighting materials Here a farmer sets to work planting at the proper time a practice that can curb damage to field sweet corn and other ear-wor- and Ht$ grinned. Lucky thing for and I were sitting on the big rock beyond the point. When we heard you cry out we thought there was trouble and she went back to the lodge by the road I came over to investigate. Im glad I found you, because now youll be the first to know of Ritas and my engagement. both of us. Rita $1.30. The new alphabetical weed er, IPC, that was hunr planting for least Injury by the insect. Recent observations have shown that the critical stage of injury 13 the silking date. It was learned that s of the earworm. eggs laid on corn silks were deposited on fresh silks before the silks started to wilt. Dates of planting field corn in the midwest that are recommended as a result of this, research are May 1 for field corn; May 1 for sweet corn varieties requiring long 8 for growing seasons; May varieties of sweet corn needing medium growing seasons. three-fourth- 15-1- hailed as the eventual suco to the lawnmower in press rt!i because of its grass growth possibilities, is in reality a tremendous promise as i tive grass killer in a varie crops. Virgil Freed, associate ip mist for the Oregon state i agricultural experiment statta ports this to be the case a.T periments with the weed kEfc Conceding that work with K a lawn grass growth ref still in its earliest exp stages, Freed points out that uses as a weedy grass legumes, seed crops, vep crops, strawberries, orchard ad perennial, grasses are sbi c enough to tab the as valuable as 2,4-D- chemical . Fertilizers Drill or planter attaching at tia plication of fertilizers to seeding is recommended economical results. it with a second blow He helped her up. They walked along the beach. Tommys arm supported her. They stopped at the foot of the path. The dirty 'dog, Tommy said. Why cant a man like Davis accept the fact that there are some good girls left? Why does he have to think theyre all alike? Oh, Tommy! She smiled, dabbing at her eyes. It its all right now. I I was foolish to have come here with him. If you hadnt come cost IPC, New Weed Killer, Showing High Promise m Poultry Study Poultrymen who gathered eggs three or more times a day, kept layers confined, and kept no males in the laying flock had higher quality eggs than poultrymen who did No. No, Clark! You dont un- not follow these practices, accordderstand. I was a fool to come ing to a recent study of poultry here with you. Please let me go. farms in the Northeast. FOOTSTEPS sounded QUICK the pebbles. A figure loomed out of the gloom. Davis felt a heavy hand on his shoulder. He swung around, saw Tommy Berkley. Angrily he swore and struck out. But Tommy sidestepped the blow and drove home a hard fist, catching Davis behind the ear, He X' t,,-- How much you get man Gail recognized the voice. It along i Is Barjai, l, By Harold i tubin CUTT to the jaw. Clarks feet went out from unde him. He fell groaning. You dirty dog! Tommy said, coldly brutal. You ought to be hung Then he turned to Gail, where she had sunk to her knees. V f Fertilizer : AIL WATCHED TOMMY Berk- following hail In Earworm damage to field and jweet corn and to other vegetation can be reduced by the time of planting. Early tomatoes and string beans and alfalfa foliage, particularly in the late summer, are also damaged by earworms. In this research it was soon observed that damage to early plantings by the earworm was related to the time of planting. This led to a series of studies on different varieties of field and sweet com to determine the optimum time of U.S. ff j 7zu Choosing Proper Planting Tim May Assist in Cutting Crop y you spend today as compare what you could have got bja 1926, depends on what j with that dollar. A P DI -3 i"r ' K ue thirds as well as they ought to they have grown accustomed to the morbid things of life by now. There pitch. was a day when a team had to finNo club in the American league to draw over 500.000. That ish barring Red Sox and Yankees day has departed. has a chance to stampede the race. No other club beyond the Dodgers The Possible Drawback has the same chance in the NaThere is only one sad note that tional. But even then those clubs with might affect attendance for the to some is ahead. This have stars wouldnt suffer too much. year club in either league make a run- The Pirates proved that last year away of the race. That could hap- when Ralph Kiner hit 54 runs and drew in a big part of the 1,400,000 pen. The Red Sox or the Yankees and more spectators. The populace might turn this trick. I dont think at large either wants a winner, a either will but there is still the near winner or a star. If they cant team they want a Ted chance. get a The Dodgers might get the Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Stan If a and Jump open up big gap Country Slaughter, Ralph Kiner or someone of higher than norpitchers Ralph Branca and Rex Barney pitch about two- mal stature. P1 f j. twin BLADES hacks REVfl-- J THIN WILL CUT Bl EASILY. PUT FRAK IN SAW ofonep teeth oth. teeth of BLADES BOTH STROI .REVERSED BLADES KEYHOLE GUIDE A.LENGTHOF WIRE BENT AS SHOWN WILL GUIDE KEY IN DARKNESS.-INSER- T ENDS OF GUIDE IN HOLES DRILLED IN DOOR OR UNDER EDGE OF THE ESCUTCHEON.. |