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Show syakinz of Sports Sports Shorts eformed Red In'0" Award League h, Cr 1 mound. je pitchers d sinker Cincinnati Reds, is National leagues most valuable voted him by 24 t(f gn honor ers of the Baseball Writers of from each city erica, three 4iy Ducky, slar of the right-hande- league, i that lea few jd have suggestion been 1934 months earlier Bucky laughed it off. He broke organized baseball and climbed the majors as a third base-- i 0 Boston Braves brought ai ,np for his first big league should ,ce, but he failed, soft bn. lea the Red Sox tried him, but As a hitter he 0 it was no go. washout. He was a 1 distinct t.-t hitter in the Pacific Coast f rubb in roe, but he couldnt prove that The -- Silk ?er, fore bL majors. a Knit Practical Blouse ! Uncle Sam Seeks New Blood For Enlarged Armed Forces d Over One sent him to Phila-Ni- a on waivers. Still he failed lake any impression on major re pitching. Johnny Vergez was rg down the third sack for the eEed Sox Wel-bau- m .. no-hi- t, ndle r llesticl into v often be ea. ADVENTURERS CLUB 99 The Babe in the Blazing House Hello everybody: of life, a n and adventures provide if they didnt show its grimmer side occasionally, they wouldnt show a faithful picture. Thats why I chose for this time a story I found unusually gripping because it demonstrates so clearly how close we may be at any time to tragedy. Mary Ann Grob of New York City who tells this adventure, was only a child of nine when it happened, and this, for me, added particular poignancy to the tale. Imagine running back into a blazing house to rescue your baby brother only to find the smoke so dense you couldnt see what you were doing. Thats what happened to Mary. The time was the fall of 1921, around September, and at that time Marys father and town cross-sectio- Until Europe's war began, the U. S. planned an average army of 179,000 men this fiscal year. President Roosevelt's limited emergency" boosted it to 227,000. Thus, throughout the nation, recruiting officers are trying to raise their quotas, anxious for yet particular whom they take. These quotas show what a mother and three brothers lived in Thayer, a small mining recruit may expect. Above: An officer, having cornered two pros- in the lowerMarys part of West Virginia. pects, takes them back to the office for further discussion. Strong is a valley, situated between two large hills. To get out of back" soldiers are not wanted; the army needs intelligent men. the Thayer valley, Mary tells us, you had to ride on a sort of incline. It was a eight-months-o- ld affair, the car, let up and down the side of the hill by means of a cable. On this fateful morning Marys mother and dad had to go to town, where mother was going to have her teeth fixed. Before she left she called Mary, who was the eldest child, aside and warned her to watch the three younger children, her brothers, while her parents were away. Mary had occasion later, as you will see, to recall that warning. Of the three John was the oldest brother, then came Pete, and last of all little Eddie, who could show only a scant eight months. Mary had her bands full keeping them all out of mischief, and when night began to fall she began to glance nervously out the window, wondering why mother and dad didnt come. The younger children grew frightened with the approach of darkness, and, at their urging, not to mention her own uneasiness, Mary finally bolted all the doors and windows. d ld Powder Bowl Stars Children Were Locked Inside House. of the first Powder Bowl football classic at Western State college, Gunnison, Colo., are eager for new worlds to con- ' quer. Eleven ingly s coeds, charmin shorts, tennis shoes, upper-clas- attired regulation helmets, shoulder pads and jerseys, defeated a freshman-sophomocombination 13 to 6. of the game was drawback Biggest the girls difficulty in breaking up huddles. Though the players do not admit it, reports have circulated that too much time was wasted in making barbed remarks anent the oppositions uniforms, many of which sacrificed style for safety. However, everything is just ducky from now on. Alice Shanks, captain and quarterback for the winners, flushed with success, stated: I wouldnt be afraid to challenge the whole world. Helen Ruth Wilcoxson, tackle, was just as enthusiastic: I love this football I love to bowl em over. Thanks to assistance volunteered by members of the varsity football team the girls came through with a wide variety of forward and lateral passes, end runs, line smashes, reverses, spinners and kicks. There blocking and tackling was rough, tough and effective. re couldnt displace n Walters and Jimmy manager of the team, e pretty well convinced he dnt make the grade as a top-- h third baseman. and Bucky Both ccepts ested it to 'ays rt Wil-the- had noticed, however, that put more stuff on a throw third to first than some of his Ison lers i pitchers. So he suggested first Bucky didnt think h of the plan, hut when Wilson led out that there was gold to found in the pitchers mound, igreed to go along with bis ailed ling. At lager. Conversion e was in 1934. Walters pitched 7 day in batting practice. He at pretty crude, but had a fine her in Wilson and also had a i of his own. Before the season over he had responded to treat-- t and had developed a good fast look curve e and lost record in won nine and lost ith the Phillies. The next he won 11, but lost 21. In ' be scored 14 decisions while on "g 15. .500 gives ustre eds v The next year he bettered mark, winning 15 and los- - Gridiron Topnotchers This continues a series of articles featuring outstanding football players from schools throughout the nation. ITatch their records during the coming season. H. Northwestern universitys candifootball hondate for this fall is John llaman, rugged ors :her Virgil Davis and A1 center who This past season, his for two years has been the key man 'successful by far, saw Bucky in the Wildcat line. lln? 27 games, balanced against While his offensive ability, as far es. He led the league in vice- as passing is concerned, is well nigh s, in innings pitched with 319 .... 100 per cent, it r ? In complete games with 31. is on defense struck out 136 men, walking 109. that Ha man "as a rapid conversion he realhas attained ms like a pitcher now. He has recognition as C" eloped control and poise through the outstand- - i rience. He is a real fielder. center in Fielding the pitchers position ing Western f Ss the Tiueh the same as fielding at conference. I, and hes quick as a cat at Used almost , Jt' nS off the mound and cover-- exclusively for on bunts. backing up the line (sort of ittingest Pitcher a second lull- j0hn llaman 0lgh hell never knock the ncinnati purchased him 538 for $55,000 and two in June players, Hoi-wort- d, ot f 44 P f leading hitters from their !stal, Walters needs no one to bit for him. Right now hes bittmgest pitcher in the big 5 ;ues' bis lethal bat adding extra-- c large assortment of b.ts to a s I J r tue o b trr itK mA to any part of the field. show 0 the esteem In which f Is held, the committee of 24 rls writers gave him 303 out of sibte total of 336 voles. His l the Reds in winning 27 "'s was considered such an out-,1- g contribution to their sue- -' 'bat his nearest rival, Johnny St. Louis first baseman, had 18 votes, alcfs is well liked by Last July, after winning doubleheader from the ln Cincinnati, Bucky observed a,Cl"'d game from the press Luring the game he pulled new ball out of its carton must bashfully, handed it to Dip reporters, saying: rp w.tl you autograph this and It down the line? of a , newspa-n'sc- 11 is necessary to explain that where Marys next to the house they had a little wash-housdad used to wash when he came home from work. This washhouse had a little coal stove in it. On this particular afternoon Recruits are given forms to fill out. If over 21, parents' consent the stove was lighted, but with the children locked inside the is not needed. Applicants between 18 and 21 must have their parhouse there was no one to tend it or check the dampers. ents' consent. From all, the army demands character references. so it came to pass that as the children sat huddled ln the darkAnd Physical examinations come next, and after enlistment medical red shadows, ghostly and lengthening, began to dance on ness, queer soldiers health. officers are constantly looking after the the walls of the childrens room. Alarmed, the children began to whimper, and at length, unable to stand the strain any longer, Mary went to To set the scene for this story it Pattern 6478 For that college girls wardrobe! You can knit this blouse over a week-en- d its done on huge needles with that popular soft wool thats heavier than The trimming easy embroidery in two colors. Pattern 6478 contains directions for blouse 4 and a plain skirt in sizes illustration of it and and can-dlewi- 12-1- 16-1- 8; stitches; materials needed. To obtain this pattern send 15 cents in coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept., 259 W. Fourteenth St., New York, N. Y. 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In the black pall she stumbled against something the crib she S. soldiers are the best fed in the world. Also the best clothed, thought. getting new clothes from the the window and looked out to see what was causing the strange play of was on fire! skin out." Civilian clothes can lights on the wall. Then she understood the child was a no grown-up- . This was this Remember, be icorn when on pass. with the care and responsibility of three younger brothers on her shoulwash-hous- e d ,4 ders. And now, as the fire spread to the main house, igniting the old, dry wood like tinder, the children fled from the blazing wall into the open air, Mary as scared as any. This will explain, perhaps, how it happened that on looking Eddie was missing. around, they discovered that berated John for leaving this frantic who was time, by Mary, the baby behind, as she bad understood he had taken Eddie from his crib while she was looking after getting Pete out. But John protested that he had thought Mary was taking Eddie, and so hadnt bothered to go after him. Meanwhile, Inside the burning house, little Eddie lay asleep in his crib. The thought of her beloved little brother in that blazing inferno was too much for Mary. With no sager heads to dissuade her, she rushed back inside the burning house, groped halls to the room where the her way through dark, smoke-fille- d baby lay asleep. Smoke Was So Thick She Could Hardly See. By this time, Mary says, the smoke was getting so thick that she could hardly see. Reaching the bedroom she found herself In the center of a rolling fog, choking her, blinding her so that she could Neatness and orderliness is stressed. Even the trunk lockers are not seedense, before her face. Heat seared her eyeballs, tore at her hand her which packed uniformly. This is one way of inculcating discipline, girl had made a promise a lungs. But the army officers insist never hurt anyone. promise to a mother who trusted her to care for the younger ones. Mary could hear her mothers last words echoing in her ears as she groped Look after them her way to where she thought the crib should be. while I'm gone, Mary. Im trusting you. The flames were searing hot now, but Mary had but one thought: She must get Eddie out. In the black pall she stumbled against someshe thought. Hurriedly she reached down, grabbed the crib thing what she thought to be Eddie and almost delirious now with the desire to escape from those hungry flames she rushed out of the house Into the open air. Outside, safe under the open sky again, she thought of the d house, Mary says bundle In her arms. In the herself, I did not know for sure whether I had him or not. Now, obsessed by a horrible premonition of possible disaster she dared not put Into words, she forced herself to look down. When you contemplate how easy It would be for a nearly hysterical child of Marys age to mistake her precious burden in a fog of rolling smoke, you will understand how close Is the line between happiness and tragedy. For had Marys eyes met, not what they did see. but something else, this story would not have the happy ending it now has. Yes, it was Eddie, crying for all he was worth. And was Mary glad? miliYou answer that one. Ill just go on to add that when Marys mother Rifle drill and other recruit instruction, fundamentals of dad got home all that was left of the house was the standing chimney. and he branch what no enrollee matter are NOSE Sensational extra help for colds with Ludena! Theaa famous cough drops not only help soothe throat, but releaae a menthol with vapor-whi- ch, every breath, helps penetrate clogged nasal passages, helps relieve "clothespin noeel LUDENS 50 Menthol Cough Drops ld and sinker. hud no won In 1935 he d HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! no-ru- n TlTlNNERS lies Week-En- g, ROBERT McSIIANE LITTLE more than four years 1 William Henry Walters Jr., baseman of the Philadelphia was persuaded to forsake Adding chores and try a turn Ht CEST LA GUERRE ll ufielder Gets Mlty QADDENED were Indianas foot-bacoaches when motion pictures of the game faded to show Clee Maddoxs dash for a touchdown against Wisconsin. The film was being changed at the time. Maddox was none too happy, either . . . Max Schmel-inaccording to reports, has been ordered into the German army where he will serve as an artillery observer in the air force . . . Alabama Poly plays only one of its 11 football games at home this year . . . Syracuse university uses a grtded foot-Max bull for the opening Schmeling kickoff . . . Jess Willard, former heavyweight champion, is serving as greeter in a Milwaukee cafe . . . Three Ohio State gridders are married. They are Fullback John Rabb, Center Claude White and Fullback Tommy . . . Lee Ramage has enrolled as a freshman at San Diego State college, where he will coach boxing , . . Joe Hill, California boxer who had been a deaf mute since infancy, regained his faculties while sparring . . . The Yankees are said to have offered Charley Keller to Cleveland for Jeff Heath last winter . Tennis is 511 years older than baseball . , . A1 Simmons has made more hits, scored more runs and batted in more runs than any other player in the National league but his records were made while he was in the American . . . Ray Ebli, Notre Dame sophomore end, pitched four softball games during the past summer . . . Frank Coffin, Syracuse university freshman. Intends to run in crosscountry events in his bare feet. I do not like shoes, says Coffin . . . back) Hain- an's tackling has time and again gotten the Wildcats out of tough spots. He possesses almost uncanny ability in diagnosing where the opposition is going to strike and being there. This Is true whether the play is going to be a smash into the line or a forward pass. He dropped back 's to intercept passes In six of His fail. last eight games interception of a pass set the stage for the Wildcats touchdown over No tre Dame. Ilaman. whose home is in Naperville, III, a Chicago suburb, attained a prominence almost overnight as in brilliant his of performance result his first Big Ten game against Minnesota in his sophomore year. It was the first game in which he started and he played CO minutes to turn in what was regarded as the prize 1937 sophomore performance of the season. His sharp accurate tackling in that game tabbed him as a future great. Union I North-western- UUle iscd by Western Newspaper Salt Lakes NEWEST HOTEL I I & l 8 vn i vJ8 r 7 , y a V" I " i , d smoke-suffuse- taught every tary service, eventually enters. Even quartermaster corps men learn first to be soldiers before starting their special training. IFithin a few months these raw recruits will be seasoned soldiers, ready to choose their career in the army which Uncle Sam hopes will be one of peace. V f i t k k if iv v, tv . i (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Arctic Natives Learn Jitterbug Dances Up under the northern lights of the eastern Arctic, in the vicinity of Churchill, medicine men of Eskimo tribes are in a rage, and waiting for a return to old traditions. The ancient ceremonial dances are giving way to the antics of the modern jitterbug. The annual excursion dance this year at the Hudson bay port saw scores of swarthy Eskimos eagerly learning the latest terpsichorcan products of civilization, while the oldsters glowered In the background. Very unseemly, they said. No dignity at alL The highlight of the social season, the dance was held in the railway freight sheds. From ail directions came all kinds of people. Cree and Indians, Eskimos, Chippcwayan trappers, Hudson bay men and their wives, railroad workers and sailors from the ships waiting to take out the grain, all came. So hot was the pace that the local orchestra was forced to work in two shifts. Between dances Inch dental music was furnished by the howling and growling of dogs outside the dance hall. Attending were 90 American tourists, some from as far south as Texas and southern California. V vi.- -. , Hotel TEMPLE SQUARE Oppo.it. Mormon Tempi. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Rates $1.50 to $3.00 Itf a mark of distinction to Stop at this beautiful hostelry ERNEST C. KOSSITfcU, Mar. MERCHflHTS oYour ildvcrtising Dollar buys something more than space and circulation in the columns of this newspaper. 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