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Show "nnnuun:s:u7 Page SPORTUGHT 'lest 1 Coast Wants Big League Status GRANTLAND RICE west coast is on the edge unless Joes' something about its UThere are more sides to lr L ue big-leag- If than an octopus has fn. The west coast thinks ftument I Gfb, tt. third big league. An-argument Is that Los cltlea Is bigger than three G enjoylag ' C, MW Is no C minor-U- . Bu. neither !. Buffalo .r Hons on cities now rated In the JUe.r other UoS3 Wleague row. Cr all there is only one Los and one San Francisco coast. on the An- other barrier Is the size of most west coast ball parks. Most of them seat from 20,000 t0 25 000. And no one can build any 35.000 or 45,000 or even 1,000-seball parks affairs had the crowds. Television cut heavily In coast baseball. No one knows what the future has to offer. All they know is that today television Is a wrecking institution for the smaller people in sport. It is crushing out their lives. Minor leagues and minor football games are being wiped out. Army has. played to capacity-pl- us television this year. Down in Texas, S.M.U. and the Longhorns have filled the stadiums with television thrown in. Notre Dame crowds have held up despite television and a poor season. Michigan had its games televised last year and played to capacity 563,363 for six home games. This year without television (it is banned in the Big Nine) the Wolverines total was but 508,000 for the same number of old-tim- e Pa-clfi- o S3 IS For STUFFINESS, COUGHS of COLDS Wke mothers know how really effective Vicks VapoRub is when1 you rub it on. Now, for amazing new relief when colds cause coughing, up- per bronchial congestion, or that stuffed-u- p feeling, modern mothers use VapoRub this spe- in steam It :ial way, too relief almost orings Instantly, Put 1 or 2 good spoonfuls of VapoRub In a vaporizer or bowl of boiling water, as directed in , ing? SCaGSS G3 games at home. All of which proves nothing from a television standpoint for the ticket sales declined because of Michigans disappointing showing Figuring an 80.000 crowd this week end at Ohio State, the Wolverine total will reach 715.000 spectators for nine games. But these are only a few from the vast mass. Why pay out good money (pretty good, anyway) foi a smaller show, when they bring you a much bigger show for noth 11 It might be said here that baseball will have its troubles at the winter meeting and there can be no answer that will please everybody. Football also has Its television problems. This new instrument has suddenly stirred up more trouble than Noahs flood once brought to the world. Use it in package. Then . , . breathe In soothing, medicated vapors. Every breath eases coughing, relieves that chokey feeling. For continued relief even while you sleep rub it on, too. MQtw VwapoRub steam Rub it on, tool Planning for the Future? Buy U.S. Savings Bonds! at ll It V i SS Si now. The west coast Elce has sone deserved build up some young, iwL They r star and the big leagues make them sell said star or not so they draft him. This is iiant for the west coast fan It so pleasant for the American jciation or the International tjue or other strong leagues But no one istitute. f4' ld; ? isn't any too pleasant for have three or four jntreal (polar stars hauled back to The Wlya In the with ato wonder is that pft, plus television, there Is e baseball left, answer Is that it is cram-rapidand there will soon n. minor-leagu- ly Bttle :ainly icisco 3:30 Eddie House called his ATwife Know from the office. what Ive been thinking about, angel? Herring! My mouths simply drooling. Whats for supper? Your favorite menu, supper spehas worked out to mid-seaso- o remaining. Los Angeles and San are far above many big cities in population and sport rest How many cities id draw 105,000 to a football jpie big-leag- ue or 85,000 to a race le day? On New Rose Bowl will ie track on Years Day, play to 97,000 Santa Anita will entertain 60,-- ar more. zt the problem of a third major lie is a heavy one. The ... cial Eddie Thats too groaned, I elaborate, baby. only want herring. Just herring . . . Evelyn are you listening? There was silence, then a click in his ear. There was wifeunderstandly 1 ing! And just because a man got a hankering for herring! Soon, however, he grinned. Shed have the herring, all right. That was Evelyn's way, flying off the handle, then after consideration, humoring him. He had gone to work by bus that morning because Evelyn needed the car for some special shopping, she said. To be sure of a healthy appetite for the herring, he decided to walk home. Pausing' when he reached his own back door, Eddie clocked his hike, proud of the four minutes clipped from last trips walking time. His hand, carefully replacing his watch, touched a small square of folded paper in his pocket. He drew it out, opened it and read: Anniversary gift for Evelyn he had scribbled down this remind er, to be sure. Furtively he glanced at the high kitchen windows. There stood Evelyn, her head and her soulders framed in glass like she were a beautiful portrait. She was working at the sink and she was crying I Eddie felt like a heel. No wonder she had used the car to shop, and had fixed his favorite menu. She had remembered, while he he had requested herring for supper! He watched Evelyn sniffle and blink tears. He stood on the stoop, considering. If he went home with a gift, he might convince her the herring was a gag. All the stores would be closed by now unless Old Jan, the jeweler, was still tinkering in his shop. BECAUSE EDDIE thought Evelyn miss the car if he took to the nearest drugwalked he it, store and phoned for a cab. Thirteen minutes passed before it came. Jan begged Eddie. problem on to time. close remember ie draft is a might heavy one. But if a Jan had closed on time. He retar lf was never sold or , turned slowly to the cab. Red, he would never reach the Flowers are always apprecileague. ated, suggested the driver. Thats an idea! Old Problem They drove to Marleys Flower Revision offers the same tangle Shoppe and found it locked. He Pacific coast that it offers just had to find something I He and couldnt go home empty-hande- d pwhere else. I cost west coast college teams face a weeping wife. to He was moping toward the cab How 20,000 a game in the c Their first anniversary! er of attendance. Only the top could he have forgotten? Days ago when inspiration hit him. Hanfel, the furrier I My business neighbor Hell come and open up for me. JOE Hanfel Wait twenty minutes, MAHONEY Were said when Eddie called. eating. I got herring, yet. minutes beHe waited forty-fiv- e fore Hanfel drove up. I want a mink, size nine. A size nine mink, I dont have. I got a Russia Fitch jacket, size nine. Wrap it up, Eddie said, resigned. Evelyn must have been watching o LEAGUE MAJOR SOX A RED CATCHER, SET for him. She. met him at the door. RECORD IN 1046 WHEN HE HANDLED Anything wrong, Eddie? 6&e&Les$ cHANcesi Inside, Eddie proudly displayed the Russian Fitch jacket. "Its a special day, honey remember ? JN f Evelyn squealed with delight Youre the and kissed him. best husband a girl ever had, darling. And I was afraid youd forgotten our anniversary imShe seemed scared agine! suddenly. Eddie ! Yon were kidding about the herring! Eddie held her close. Certainly Hurry! J MltfUTE3W)Ctt4Grl - CHOCOLATE ALMOIID LAYER CAKE Only Pure Vegetable SNOWDRIFT Gives Cake I You this Luscious Quick-Method True! Only emrdsorized shortening blends your cake ingredients all in 1 bowl... quickly, completely. And Snowdrift is emulsorizedl extra-tende- r, stay-moist-long- It makes er cake thlsnew quick-metho- d way.For luscious flavor be sure you use delicate Snowdrift-- be SNOWDRIFT SURE. 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Dip tips of blanched almonds In icing; press upright around bottom of cake. 1 WHEN GOOD TASTE COUNT- S- BUDDY Made by the Wesion Oil People wDKnma SS WONT n. . 4 not, baby! Next to you, I love her- WAIT-- the 76 RUNNINGS OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY ' The won favorites have 36 TIMES Oh I ( A V It's up to you to winterize your car tor safety. Check brakes, tire chains, lights, windshield wipers, and defroster today . . prevent an accident tomorrow. ring best. On I I I t ! I i s I i k honey! Youre worth all the smelly old herring in the world Only, Eddie remind me to look, through my household hints for some method of peeling onions that always go with herring so they wont make me cry ... Prepared in cooperation with The Advertising Council and the National Saietj Council A |