Show Connie Mack Says Ruth Feeling Fit as Fiddle SEATTLE Jan 3 AP AP Theres There's Theres nothing new on Babe Ruth says Connie Mack except that hes he's been playing better ball in Japan with his team of ot Stars All than during his last two seasons season in the American Th The irh Babe is certainly In gr great at shape said Mack as his troupe stopped over here an hour Wednesday Wednes Wednes- da day night between trains en route from Vancouver B. B C. C to Portland Ore on the way home He did a good job of managing those tourists and proved hell he'll make a first class big league manager if someone needs him The grizzled veteran of ot baseball ll wars had heard about the many rumors rumors ru ru- ru mors placing the Babe in a big league berth while his hL troupe was the Orient on a game 21 tour The Babe himself himsel is returning on another boat Mack was enthusiastic about the interest in Jn baseball in Japan although although al al- al though he said that the small size of the Japanese handicapped their game placing them as about in the same class as class A players in this countr country They gave us rousing receptions sometimes almost mobbing the American American American Amer Amer- ican players in their rush to pay personal personal personal per per- tribute to Ruth He personifies the game to millions of Orientals who follow it Ruth led the stars all-stars in hitting out out- swatting Lou Gehrig Bing Miller and the other long-distance long sluggers |