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Show TUB BULLETIN Speaking of Sports I j Nation's Game? Debate Rages Dy ROBERT McSIIANE "TRADITION hai it that Abner Doubleday, a young engineering student and later a Union aoldier, created modern baseball 100 years ago In Coo peri town, N. Y. With bascbaU celebrating Its centennial, the best thing to do Is to string right along with tratVtion. From the small tows nine to the big league club, baseball la in the nation-wid- e observance. The National Baseball Centennial commission, formed to celebrate the game's birthday. Includes leaders In every field of endeavor. Evidence that a game called baseball waa played more than half a century before the Cooperstown event haa been found la the Library. There, among the library's rare books, V. V. Far-m- a, curator, recently Inspected a FRED GOLDSMITH written by Henry Chadwlck, proves that Fred Goldsmith pitched history's Brit curved ball on August 17, 1870. A newspaper clipping, . miniature volume titled "A Little It was printPretty Pocket-booked In Massachusetts In 1787, and ." contained a woodcut of boys playing on a field marked by posts instead of bases, with this verse: The Ball once itruck off. Away fliei the Hoy To the next deuin'd pott. And then Home end Joy. game Is "Base-balL- " Historian Frank O. Menke, In his "Encyclopedia of Sports" declares that the present ruling powers in the sport have been misled relative to baseball's origin and development, and have seized upon the wrong date, the wrong place and the wrong man for bestowal of honors. Menke's Claims KG?:? fey Nip NEWS THIS WEEK i By LEMUEL F. PARTON "MEW YORK.-- In the village of Woodbury, Ky., the son of a immigrant was commended by his teachers for his excellent Butter ings of ships at And Latin; Now sea. He had Churn, Oceaiu never seen any big ships, but liked them and had a good idea of what they looked like. Today, tooling the United States fleet of around 300 ships down into the Pacific, Admiral Claude Charles Bloch has converted his youthful artistic urge into fessional football. who a vast and White, precise knowledge of played one season before going to ships and their behavior particuschool la England, received II5.0M. larly fighting ships. Exceedingly few college graduates can find good paying jobs immediErect, ruddy and vigorous, ately after graduation. For examquietly emphatic the ple, the average income of lawyers commander-in-chie- f of the fleet in America last year was $700. Phyis a rarely spotlighted personage sicians averaged $2,000. of tremendous responsibilities-techni- cal, National league teams no longer naval and administrresort to rosy promises in signing ativeas he quietly moves from college players. Experience has Norfolk, not only his vast array proven that candor bring the best of battle wagons, but 60,000 offiresults. A statement sent by the cers and men, nearly 1,000 Brooklyn Dodgers to all players planes and all the gear necessought, tells them: sary for maintenance, operation, "We de not present professional communications and fighting refootball as a major life pursuit, nor quirements. de we offer it aa the short bridge to fortune. It does, however, amply On July 3, 1898, not long out of provide a young graduate with the Annapolis, he was an ensign on the means to tide ever that perilous pe- Iowa when Cervera's squadron of riod betweea graduation and the Spanish warships made its historic time for deciding upon what shall dash from Santiago harbor and was be bis life work." destroyed by Admiral Sampson's National league clubs seldom acblocking forces. He was cited for cept volunteers. Ordinarily the club "meritorious service" in rescuing makes sure through scouts and col- Spaniards from burning ships of Adlege coaches that the player is a miral Cervera's squadron. In the likely candidate. The Green Bay World war, he commanded the Packers withheld oilers from sev- transport Plattsburg and won the eral men this year after selecting navy cross for distinguished service. them in the draft Further investiDuring his 42 years' service on land gation proved to the club their abiland sea, he has held many high ity had been overrated or that they posts in the navy. would not fit into the Packers' system. As a boy, the churning was Among those who have signed pro his household chore. His brothcontracts this year are Larry Bun-lers, now Louisville physicians, of Minnesota and Charles Brock recall that he used to study his of Nebraska, who were assigned to Latin book while churning and Green Bay; Waddy Young of Oklathat he pared the "amo, amas, homa, Brooklyn, and Mike Parry, amat" to the beat of the plungSt Mary's, Cleveland Rams. er. They teased him about that and always found him ready for a fight if the provocation was sufficient. At any rate, studious, DILL DE CORREVONT, most reticent and artistic, he followed highly publicized prep football his boyhood dream over far star of last year, tasted his first de seas. feat in the college game this spring in a reguwhen his team lost lation game between two squads of 'TMlE title of this particular article Northwestern university players. may well be the effective slogan In 1937 De Correvont led Chicago's of the modern world and the end of Austin high school to city championwar if the words of Dr. Robert A. Millikan are to ship. Ever since he decided to matriculate at Northwestern, midwest Not Too Proud, be taken at fans have been watching him as a But Too Seared their face val-T- o ue. Addressing possible threat in Western conferCo to War ence competition. a dinner of the Though the publicity brought BUI Merchants association in New York nationwide fame, It might have been recently, the famous physicist said: better all around if It had been "It was the fear of the bombavoided. BiU didn't ask to be glorified as the high school football maring of London and Paris that vel of 1937. He didn't ask to be prevented the beginning of another World war last September. as a great star before he The peoples of all countries, ine has played one quarter la cluding the dictatorships, are competition. In his first varsity game he turned coming more and more to the realisation that such another in a performwar can only bring death and ance. He gained 110 yards in 19 atdestruction to everybody the tempts, handicapped by three fumend of civilisation, not the world bles. He completed five of eight domination which the demagogpasses for a total of 55 yards, had ic leader promises." one intercepted and two incomplete. He recovered one fumble and the All Greek mathematicians to the opposing eleven grabbed the other two. contrary, Dr. Millikan believes that He Is a fast runner, cuts sharply, Achillea will overtake the turtle. science has just and can pick his spots. His kicking That is, has never been out of the ordinary, about caught up with human stupidity, in spite of the latter's long head-star- t, and he is only a fair passer. Much of his future success and and, with its command of new fame depend on the Northwestern energies will romp on by into the line. Even though the fan gives all "world of tomorrow," where there the credit to the ball carrier, a hard will be no war or rumors of war. charging, tough blocking line with a Dr. Millikan is possibly the couple of fast backfleld mates can world's most persistent chammake a fair back into a great one. pion of the social salvation inherent in scientific advance, and believes that his runner will break the tape ahead of "interPATTY BERG, United MISS national wickedness, stupidity women's golf champion, and folly." Ue believes that mawill defend four championships that chines make Jobs, rather than she captured last year . . . Philadestroy them, and that the only delphia is spending nearly $1,000,000 way out is straight ahead. on golf courses this year, building two new ones and renovating three Every once in a while he paraothers Joe Di down from the stratosphere :.t Maggio will marry chutes of Einstein, Planck, companionship Dorothy Arnold, to bring a message et al, Heisenberg movie actress, some to the market place always hopefutime in the near ture. The bride will ful, and usually a roundhouse swing at the demagogues and meddlers continue her Aim cawho cramp the scientists' style. r reer . . Steve He leaves wide open a zone of Diof the Cubs, vine intervention if anything goes modern Buck Weaver, thinks a clean wrong in the laboratories. uniform is unlucky. A Nobel prize winner, chairman i'i and manages to do of the executive council of the CalimeLhing about it fornia Institute of Technology, Dr. Joe DIMagglo after three or four Millikan is an active liaison between innings of play . . . Eighty-sevethe lay and scientific worlds, assurcandidates turned out for spring ing both that everything will come training at Indiana this spring . . . out all right. Garnering many medThe largest number of entries for a als and ifrizcs, enjoying wcrld fame, golf tournament was 50,000 from he would have a lot to lose in a 1.056 clubs who played in the London world crack-up- . But his optimism Post's handicap event last year . . . is doubtless no mere "wishful thinkA similar tournament for women ing." 25.000 starters from 962 clubs 111 Czecho-Slovaki- an draw-Churn- ed big-na- Publicized Prep 12-1- Menke, perhaps the nation's outstanding authority, summons logic to prove that (1) baseball was evolved from the British game of cricket and, in a crude way, was played in this country before Doubleday waa born. (2) The game was played in perhaps a score of cities long before it was known to (3) In 1845 or 1848 Cooperstown. Alexander Cartwrlght of New York city drew up the "baseball square" which is now the diamond. (4) Cart-wrigand members of the Knickerbocker Ball club of New York drafted the first definite rules for baseball during the winter of The commonly accepted version The dedication of the Radio Corporation of America building at the New York World's fair was done by radio and television. David Sarnoff, left, president of R, C A., is shown before the microphones as he hailed television as "a miracle el engineering skill which one day will bring the world to the home." Right: the Image of Sarnoff as it appeared to an audience at Radio City eight miles away. teie-vkd- oa HIDDEN SOLDIER Recruiting for Britain's Territorials " be t i u a fr a v The vegetation springing from this British soldier's helmet Is for protective, not nutritive, purposes. The camouflaged helmet cover conceals him as he watches for the "enemy" Demonstrations and parades have been held throughout all of Britain during mimic warfare maneuvers. This type of camouflage Is unusual- in the drive to double the strength of the Teiritorial army. Here an officer ly effective, according to officers of of the army demonstrates the handling of a Bren gun to a group of His Mijesty's army. interested men and boys. College Students Stage Anti-W- ar Demonstration 3 big-tim- 8. dates from a report made la 1907 by A. O. Mills, third president of the National league. Mills beaded a committee named to search out the real facts concerning the origin and development of the game. A. G. Spalding, noted figure In the game for more than half a century, disagreed with the committees. Games in 1820's? better-than-avera- fleet-foote- d Spalding quoted from a booklet, "Base Ball." written by John Montgomery Ward, an early day player, and later an attorney: "CoL James Lee, elected an honorary player of the Knickerbocker dub in 1848, said that he had often played the game when a boy, and at that time he was a man of sixty or more years." Spalding also quoted Dr. Oliver a Boston newspaper reporter that baseball was one of the sports of his college days st Harvard, and Dr. Holmes graduated In 1829. Mills and Doubleday, according to Menke. were members of the same Grand Army post for 25 years. Yet when Mills became chairman of the investigating committee he conceded that he did not know that Double-day bad anything to do with the gams until be .learned about it through circuitous channels. Henry Chadwlck, revlsor of many baseball rales and originator of the modern scoring system, was bora la 1824. He was the historian of bis generation. An authority, he wrote millions of words about the game. When he died in 1908 he left his papers to Spalding, who was unable to uncover any mention of Double- day In connection with baseball, though he was of Doubleday's time. Let the argument rage. Even those authorities who question the bestowal of honors are solidly behind baseball's centennial. From fans to players, the nation Is doing its best to make 1039 baseball's biggest year. Desirable salaries have been made possible by increased attendance. The status of the pro football player has been raised far beyond the expectations of a few years ago, and clubs have contacts which enable them to place players in good positions during the oil season. It Is obviously Impossible for players of the calibre of Whlsier White, Davey O'Brien, Kl Aldricb and other players of the past couple of years to command the salary la any other line that they will be paid la their first season of pro- WHO'S er The title of the verse and the 1845-184- World's Fair Dedication Covered by Television Turn Pro SURVEY made late in April by the National Football league revealed that of the 200 college seniors on the preferred negotiations list, 127 had already signed contracts or given definite assurance that they would play. That figure Is surprisingly high. Especially as la view of the fad that several National league clubs do not attempt to contact drafted players until after commencement. There are several reasons why so many have already signed up, chief among them being the steady improvements in general conditions pertaining to professional football. A Who Started Wendell Holmes, who told Why They Student members ef the University of Chlcage youth committee against war are shown In a recent anti-wdemonstration en the university campus. A student strike against war was advertised en placards carried by coeds. Sen. Gerald Nye of North Dakota addressed members of the organisation. One sign, carried by a student, advised the purchase of football players, not battleships. ar KING OF IRAQ Chorus Girls Stage Unscheduled Battle Sport Shorts ... fvivvi? Mcs-ne- i n drew t) Wcilcro Newspaper Untoo. Released by CotiMlidtitrd Newt Featurea. HNU 6?i vice. FJere Is one of the world's youngest monarchs. nia Majesty King Faisal II, three years old, succeeded to the throne of Iraq ea the death of Ms father, King GhasL who was killed in aa automobile accident. Until (he king cornea of age, Emir Abdul Xlah will act as regent. A press agent's "gag" backfired recently when a brief, exciting and wholly unscheduled battle took place at the Barbank (CaliT.) Union Air terminal. When 14 sophisticated show girls, imported from New York for a shew at the Golden Gale fair, stepped off the plane they mistook the press agent's picket line of local chorines for the real thing. Male and airline officials braved the fray and euded the battle. The press agent escaped unscathed, at least for the present. |