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Show Schaefer Still Called 'Young' Although He's 42 Years Old offer for Ditxy Dean . . . Mickey Cochrane's going to move to his Michigan farm next summer and commute to Navin field. Tony Lazzeri's still kidding Babe Ruth about putting tonic In his eyes before going to bat . . . The Babe used to wash his syes every time before strolling to ths plats . . Whsn he'd get a hit he'd come back and say, "Boy, that ays araah does It!" . . . Latxerl got tired of hearing this, so ons day, while -the Babe was raving about It, Tony picked it up, took out the cork and took a long drink of the stuff . . . Ruth almost collapsed ... "You'll die," he yelled ... He didn't find out till later that Las-seri Las-seri had drained the bottle before the Babe used it and filled It with water. I By SOOTTT RE8TON Pinrh Hitting for Eddie Briets NEW YORK, Feb. 8 OW Waiter Wai-ter Johnson's tough luck still Is with him . . . Great pitcher on a mediocre Washington team for years, his pay scarcely was up to his ability . . . What he did ears dwindled la the collapse but he still has bis bsad up . . . He'll be 80 next November and hs's dairy farming In Maryland to keep seven kids, two of them his sister's . . . 'Chief family worry at the minute Is that his son Ed broke his nose playing basketball for the University of Maryland against Navy ths other night . . . "Young" Jake Schaefer, Schae-fer, the cue star, is 41 . . . Powell Pow-ell Crosley lost plenty In Cincinnati's Cincin-nati's flood and firs, but he didn't take back an of that (300.000 |