| Show S r i A AY Y x xo po o r I S 5 Mirror Mirror I IBy By By JOHN MOONEY MOONEY T Telegram ele Sports Editor If U Buck Newsoms Newsom's pitching da days s 's are over oer as the Tigers claimed ho he must go down in history as one of the few men menever menever menever ever to lick nine Tigers simply I by glaring at them I What are the respective ages of Joe DIMaggio Ted Williams Jimmy Foxx and Mel Ott a soldier sol sol- sol sol- I dl dir dier r from Fort Douglas writes and how many home runs have each hit in the majors and what I are their respective major league I batting averages I I The answers for those who cho may have hae the same questions bothering them are arc DiMaggio 27 be 28 Nov Ko 25 Williams 23 be 24 2 Oct 30 Foxx 34 3 be 35 Oct 22 and Ott 31 be 32 March 2 1943 19 I Otts Ott's batting average in majors maJors majors ma ma- jors since 1926 is and in includes includes in- in eludes h hOme me runs Fox Foxx's s 's average in majors since inee 1925 part of that season sea sea- son eon is and homers DiMaggio since 1936 has batted batted batted bat bat- ted at a average and hit homers Williams since 1939 has hit at ata a a. clip cUp and clouted 91 i. i homers Ever wonder how sports figures figures fig fig- ures and activities are helping in in the sato sale of war stamps and bonds Well ell the following are ideas gleaned from a letter of Joe Williams national director of the sale of war bonds and stamps in sports to his state directors directors di dl- rectors may give some ideas The turf committee of AmerIca America Amer Amer- ica lea has under consideration a aplan aplan aplan plan to make malo all aU bettors take at least a part of their winnings winnings winnings win win- in defense stamps and bonds The Chicago Cubs and New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants have added a war stamp tax to all passes to their ball parks Thus holders of Annie will get a chance to buy a defense stamp This would not be appropriate in such a large amount in the smaller cities but possibly a lOc stamp might work on oa the Pioneer league passes Mike Jacobs has hinted the possibility possibility possibility pos pos- of a up tie-up with the war bonds and stamps for the Louis- Louis Conn fight Mel lel Flegal local dancing en- en has decided to cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate in the local sale of stamps and will vili have several attractive attractive attractive at at- young oung dancers on hand at the state driving contest at Nibley park May 17 to sell bell any sportsmen as many war stamps as they wish Professional Tom Mchugh of Nibley sibley will vill offer defense stamps for all the tho driving competition prizes Here are a few suggestions which local organizations might care to adopt clipped from the national war stamp releases Fred Pidgy of the New Orleans Item That Item That the national A A U Ube Ube Ube be requested to permit giving of stamps and bonds for prizes in place of medals Local bowling leagues already have ave fallen in line with this project Bill Fix of Indianapolis News News- Get kt colleges to adopt major league plan of adding a defense stamp to the price of every football and basketball ticket purchased This has been suggested here to Big Seven officials who may adopt same at May m meeting Ung in Salt Lake |
