Show Sultan of ol Swat Figures Is T Too o Many Years NEW YORK Feb 8 Carrying iP-Carrying Carrying P-Carrying the he weight of his 40 years rather lightly but a bit flattened by the ef et ef- ef feels of a severe attack of flu Babe Ruth turned his steps toward the south today to prepare for what may maybe maybe maye be e his last season as an active baseball base base- ball jail player There was a bit of difference this year in his early plans to chop old man par into little bits on the golf course the Babe wa was was' figuring on a arest arest rest before starting his training exer exer- He lost 16 pounds in a ten day tussle with the invading germs and looked a bit wan as the reporters and photographers descended upon him to see how he felt yesterday on his fortieth birthday Im getting old kid getting old the slugger ger commented at one time and he seemed to mean it Jt Among the stacks of telegrams and letters bearing birthday congratulations was one ODe from Ed Barrow bus busi ness manager of the Yankees expressing ex cx- pressing the hope that the Babe would live more years but noc none from Colonel Ruppert owner ncr of the club Later Ruppert was discovered at a brewers' brewers convention at Atlantic City and offered to double Barrows Barrow's wis wish i iTo To the first wish Ruth said Hell that would make me years old What would I do with myself I He didn't hear about the colonel raising the ante |