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Show THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT, ens = II SPEAKING OF| SPORTS By ROBERT "g Yankee clubhouse they . wlking about the fastest . A The argument got down to I ran eave and Bob Feller. named pomination-a fellow Jonnson. batted against Johnson," Avicy said, "but my vote goes Piewe when De pa pis best. 1§ Feller's fast sn if I don't well-but I 4n't see never SAW pwork," Joe % ssaid, ‘and I aw Grove at § t at the top. § istring With &: er. He is Grantland mough for me. Rice mes too fast.'' oe One is that Big Barney pitched gutouts and had more strike‘un any pitcher in baseball- fouts, if I recall the exact Jk And Johnson had no chance desk, din the jijike up with a weak-hitting club. ‘amp anf dhwery hitter in those days knew Out the aioe was coming, but they still be attragi gess Johnson, Te gs the call," Dickey said. heme, Agmuthit the Big Train. Ee with that for America's Air ee Defense Union ' Keep cheese Hew teams in the history of big league baseball have been given sO sound a spanking as have the Cleveland Indians during the last half of the present season. The chastisement hasn't been administered by American league contemporaries as much as by the press and radio of the nation. Nevertheless, their suffering is just as intense-maybe more so, in that very little sympathy is offered them. rec- - Jetroit Mystery es another angle few fans figt I asked one of the Tiger how he accounted for Detroit's | The Rebel 7 ~ 7 Scotch Children Seeking Refuge Here ing American boys and girls respect for the family, society and the nation, a lot of the kids are not listening. (There we_ go. preaching again.) lonell ere afraid of Dick Bartell's legs i (harlie Gehringer's legs and | But we happened to get a ) spring which ran into June. NewW@iad soft ground to work on until for eat i July. This gave both ) veterans a chance ; to save their legs. ¢ Then the sun baked TT } out all diamonds- and what a differfF ence this makes to TH SPE: 10 Oe etter t older legs.'' a "This is true enough,"' Bartell told me. "I was a kid again as long as * I had soft ground under my feet. But Bartell these hard, baked | j esmonds are rough on your legs. d begin to feel the difference tw days-sore ligaments, ae ell was one of in Detroit's the sore main early fac- summer Both his spirit and his play Major factors in the Tiger fp And the same goes for Geh"who stands out as one of the ALS Wf second basemen of all time. -4F these two begin to skid the ear AY WOOD, Bield began to look porous. May cure this one out,'' i meces said. ‘‘We all one of the know the mudreau, the Cleveland short- } he answered. ‘‘Boudreau has mely small hands, They are ale looking. But I don't know Tl better shortstop anywhere towat gp He has been one of the main a for eis Cleveland's a he gets either Ss with him."' 08 5 success. hand on a ball We Eternal Argument i tell you something,'' one of feveland veterans said. ‘‘Oldidt | #$ are always talking about the esta ot the stars who once made the about a more | ines. They talk I'd like to see game. plc Ar' IL! ( of these old-timers handle the they hit at you today-infield or le game today is twice as fast. ball comes Shot many times. Modern at you like You can't to lose a split second. ‘is true in the outfield The where It ves come whistling by. ‘much better starting speed to r-¢ the new, faster ball, no matWhat position you play. Those mers were lucky when it came idling a much slower ball, one Save you more time to cover sround. easeball herves. today is far harder on You have to be alert You Y second a man is at bat. tense all the time in any close may The old-time game been more scientific, ‘today is largely f and power."' ers vs. Hitters Clubhouse but a matter chitchat the of drifted of nd to the comparative value ing and hitting. asked {you had your choice," I you ot the veterans, ‘‘who would Foxx Cobb, Wagner and OSCAR VITT a firm stand either the revolt when it last June. Scores of newspaper scribes have refused to pull their punches in denouncing the Indians for their rebellion. Sports writers are more or less aecustomed to friction between manager and player. Often the players have a just grievance. But that usually they are willing to air grievance in an above-board manner. The Indians weren't willing to do that. Their secretive, underhanded attitude irritated both the paying public of big, powerful hands in lary @peall. Hands like Wagner's and tistied lie's-but one of the best infieldis cx Ive seen in a long time has the , whiageeest pair of hands in either nd vegpete." re in deaning whom?'' we asked. ale MANAGER failing to take for or against first broke out and the Boicn af Rockeleller Clan. Wed Hold That Tiger! the with and public paying The Present Status Whether or not the team is ‘‘com- ed by pletely demoralized" as charg is highly various baseball writers, The Indians are far from debatable. The success a high scoring team. tight upon dependent largely is fielding. pitching supported by tight lack When their pitching fails they Regardless Therefore they of the outcome or it may be Hemsley McCarthy, * and Mrs. John D. RockeDavid Rockefeller, youngest son of Mr. McGrath, of Mt. Kisco, feller Jr., and his bride, the former Margaret N. Y., after taking their Bedford, in' N. Y., leaving St. Matthews church Right: John D. Rockefeller Jr. vows. Sood ls ale acealil Seattle Salmon Derby Winners soprano fearless Mercer, Ruby star of "Gay New Orleans" at the New York fair, who spends much with playing time spare of her Frank Buck's ‘"‘cats'? when she isn't singing. As Maine Goes? special o croquettes. The croquettes * * ~ To improve the flavor of leg of lamb, rub it with a mixture of and mar- joram before cooking. . + . During the last stages of baking a cake a piece of greased paper on the top of it will allow the in- side to cook through and keep the top from burning. { Wilted " green - vegetables can be freshened by washing in water containing a little vinegar, and then left to soak in this solution for an hour before cooking. Delicious for Outings. ;:; saves hours of preparation 3 s 5 nourishing ; 3 3 economical 3 3 s order) today; from your grocer, Van Gmps lL ene BEAN S "Feast-for - the - Least" A Responsible for Injuries man who is sure to cause in- juries to be done to him wherever he goes is almost as great an evil and inconvenience as if he were himself the wrongdoer.-Sir Taylor. Mee Henry LS ‘ "4 Wednesday . + a om 7 - . * - . of the hour: He married anyhow s * of is talking France new The adopting the "family vote' system man a which under , of franchise in has as many votes as there are The French his immediate family. have something there that we might copy on this side of the ocean. fmagtake ine the rush of party leaders to Pap Dionne to the polls! s famous salmon derby. Automobiles were offered as prizes in Seattle' 27-lb. 5-oz. Lilly Torkelson (center) with These anglers all won cars. 11-0z. L. to R. Roy Meister, 26-Ib. salmon that made her the winner. fish, J. E. 4-0z. 23-lb. , ; Mrs. E. Carlson division men's winner for salmon Markham, 25-Ib. 11-0z. Webb, 26-Ib. 8-oz. and Frank Republican, Ralph O. Brewster, Maine in elected U. S. senator for the nation, in n electio l first genera J. Louis Gov. former defeating than 49,Brann, Democrat, by more 000 votes. > . * New York has a new m'lk-bottle, proof"' shorter, lighter and "‘gurgle If it still whatever that may mean. okay holds notes to the milkman it is with us. Night KENNY BAKER Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman and Orchestra, 7. Gatti Casazza died in Italy the other day at 71. He had been director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York for 27 years, and before that Gatti was was director at La Scala. a glamorous figure in the days when the world not only felt like singing, to but sang and even paid money He must have hear others sing. lately. been pretty unhappy The explanation was going to get this summer. candi- helmets. the will not stick to it when done, and will be easy to remove, * Bandaged up is Gus Q. Bray- He said he'd fix his brakes ‘some day."' -K. L. T. a and Trosky. protective Rinse & Kathryn Holhlman Frank defines his an optimist as a man who kept the sunglasses in his hand during in August. last two weeks Univerdate for quarterback at the sity of Illinois, was only 13 years ly old when he began playing regular wearing dirt. * actress. ~ of the Dame since 1926... Three members of the Nebraska backfield are * RIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC Shed a tear for Margie White, and then She signaled left turned right. -A. G. Odell. look wears and total yardage last fall, He's the first glasses off the field. Notre at captain back to be elected Of course, the schools may not be entirely to blame for the fact that little boys grow up into men who yawn as a veterans' parade passes, give a sloppy salute to Old Glory and say ‘So what!'' when told that democracy is in danger. * on the same two insurrec- sophomore + When a wire basket is used for frying croquettes, dip the basket into the hot fat before placing in FRATERNITY BROTHERS Paul cries on!' him take "I'll McNutt; Says Wendell; ‘"‘Paul, my eye!''- Biff! Bang! They're merely brothers in Old Beta Theta Pi. Sport Shorts Jim the dry. 7 be « " be sure ennant race, Cleveland can unsavory of one definite result of the will ody someb fall the In . revolt It may be Manager Vitt have to go. There just isn't. room club for Vitt and the tionists. and And mom is too busy between bridge, the screen scandals, binge and her efforts to get the right face cream that she isn't much help to the kids either. (So we hear.) the run-making power to offset pitching weakness. bad. " screen the report press, whose duty it is to s facts and not to lie about incident ball 4 as Indians the affecting club... -" interThe whole affair has made disgust esting reading, much to the its But fans. of Cleveland baseball quest effect on the Indians' pennant It may be is the important factor. whip will finally dissension that has However, that dissension them. nd Clevela and all season existed Aufrom place first hold managed to 9, when the gust 12 to September them removed Sox erratic White billing. top from in loosening thoroughly * The three Rs would seem to Robinson, Rooney and Romero. * a bread- The old folks at home have something to do with it. Pop never read the Declaration of Independence, and thinks Magna Charta is a new The extent of that irritation was evidenced by one sports writer when he wrote: "They (the Indians) are branded offrom top to bottom, from front , fice to rawest rookie, with intrigue false statements and petty squabby s attempt ludicrous The bles. Alva Bradley to hush up an anarchDetroit istic meeting of players in with cost the Cleveland club caste you any four big league, hame in any baseball e."' children pictured on the S. S. Cameronia, when they children, many of them accompanied, are destined for its hands" of responsibility for the safety of ships bear- Press Flays Bradley . as a freshman in high school Captain Milt Piepul, Notre Dame points in Irish fullback, who led the De A large group of some of the more than 300 Scotch arrived in the safety of the United States recently. The homes all over the United States. Germany has ‘‘washed ing child refugees to America. press. Ruth, Feller and Johnson, Alexander, e each at his peak?" one, don't have to wait on that "I'd take the four pitchers. ) and I i} Me those four pitchers hitters you + mak- making are a How about getting back to the oldfashioned days when school was opened with prayer and the nationalanthem, with teacher supplying the inspiration? Theschools are instructing the kids in dates that don't matter, historical episodes that they will never remember and various subjects which will be of little use to 'em. The only exam they pass quickly is the one which asks, ‘‘What was Jimmy Cagney's last picture?'' ‘‘Name four night clubs most often mentioned in the press,'"' ‘""‘What six movie stars were divorced in the last 10 days?"' and ‘‘Has mommer developed a system to beat bingo yet?" ‘‘In the spring aid * . ~ when when if you salt, garlic, black pepper If Uncle Sam's schools are teach- * (a) (b) (c) , Keep the comb clean by washing it regularly in warm soap water to which has been added a little ammonia. The ammonia will - - = dough. France has blamed about everything else for its defeat, and it may be stretching a point to blame the schools, but this department thinks a little shaking up of the American public school system wouldn't do us any harm. o stock; and = water maker, use it for mixing the bread - © potato gravy, Whether the children have been getting the right sort of education is now a question agitating many nations. That many of the weaknesses in social systems are due to emphasis on the wrong things in school is widely charged. France declares, through Marshal Petain, that its public school system was ‘‘a lie,"" and says that from now on schools will teach "respect of the human individual, the family, society and the nation."' i cee ic browsing in a field of completed cylinders at the Pratt & Whitney plant, Hartford, Conn. e = Nig for U. S. army fighting craft are being turned out. This company was recently given concts for $27,000,000 worth of motors. Inset: Night view of a section of the Pratt & Whitney plant as the work of building airplane engines for national defense continues, night and day, without a hitch. Use ing + 7 nant contender, and then the son slow-up prior to the final fre," he said. » : They had a lot of fun during. the vacation, but weren't anywhere near as idle as they will be when they get back to their studies. Leaders Finally a few facts began to drift out of the Cleveland dugout. A certain number of the Indians, who had a mutinous attitude toward Vitt, were dominated by Catcher Rollie Hemsley. It has never been exactly clear as to what players were under the Hemsley banner. Hal Trosky was known to be one of the leaders and Bob Feller was one of the signers of the original anti-Vitt petition. Feller since has had a change of heart, as have Mel Harder, Jeff Heath and Ben Chapman. President Alva Bradley is receiving a large share of the blame for +. fresh by wrapping in muslin squeezed out of vinegar and water, and store in a paper bag in a cool place. ‘SCHOOL DAZE, SCHOOL DAZE' The public schools have opened again and millions of children give up playing outdoors and start fooling in the schoolroom. mtise from a sixth-place pick | HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS | McSHANE by Western Newspaper Early in the season the Indians rebelled against their manager, OsDetails of the rebellion car Vitt. were few and for the most part were it first When substantiated. not made broke out local newspapers They printlight of the insurrection. ed what little they knew of the affair, evidently regarding the player | dissension as a temporary matter. | Wi stick with Johnson. Released Sinews MOAB, UTAH ee SEN , 4 ‘ he * ag -----=s OTe Manta at) TEXACO Gao Using Every Moment Every moment may be put to some use, and that with much more pleasure than if unemployed. -Chesterfield. 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