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Show THE Thursday, May 15, 1941 TIMES-NEW- Paire Three NEPHI, UTAH S, More Power for the R.A.F. v II I I nOUJEnOLD H I NTJ T STAGESCREENi RADIO FLA. They Gordon' fudiscussing as a first baseman. I was sit- ST. PETERSBURG. Joe ture ting in the stands with Joe Tinker at the time Tinker of the old Cubs' Tinker to Evers to Chance" fame. "Gordon can't miss," Joe said. "He's a natural ball player. He is fast on his feet, and quick with his hands, almost an acrobat. He'll make plays at first which will be hair-raisin- natural ball player can play almost except anywhere, or maybe pitch catch." So we drifted Into a discussion, seek- name the Grantland Rice to greatest ball player baseball had ever known the man who could handle more jobs well. The list was longer than you might think. The Squire of Orlando pondered this problem. "First of all," Joe said, "there was Babe Ruth. He started as a pitcher, and still holds the best five-yewinning average in baseball Then be became a great a star outfielder and I mean one of the best and he was good first baseman. He was the greatest home run hitter of all time, and that's a tough record to beat." A ar r. Greatest Shortstop? "What about Honus Wagner?" I asked. "I was thinking about old Hans," Tinker said. "He was known as a great shortstop probably the greatest. But did you know he had starred in every position on the club except in the box? He played every outfield position, including catcher. He led his league in batting for seven or eight years. And he used to steal from 50 to 60 bases a season. There was a ball player. Better than Babe Ruth? I'd hate to say. But old Hans was close." "Now, you pick one," Tinker said, "who belongs with these." "What about George Sisler?" I suggested. "Sisler started out at Michigan as a star pitcher. He might have been one of the best in baseball. But they need' ed his hitting. After that he was a crack outfielder, just as Ruth was. Then they moved him to first base. where he is one of the few to chal lenge Hal Chase. Sisler hit as high as .420, which Ruth nor Wagner never did. As I recall It, the Michigan star averaged over .400 at bat for four consecutive years. And he was one of the best base runners the game ever knew. I mean 40 to 50 steals a year." "We can't throw him out," Tinker said. "Pitcher outfielder inflelder great hitter crack base runner that moves him up with the other two." left-hand- - The Discussion Goes On Ty Cobb, one of baseball's immortals, played his string through as an outfielder. Walter Johnson was solely a pitcher. So was Matty, Grover Alexander, Cy Young and Lefty Grove. Nap Lajoie was great inflelder. Tris Speaker and Joe Jackson were among the best outfielders as is Joe DiMaggio to day. Cobb, of course, was something apart on attack the greatest run getter that ever lived. But the arguenment was about the tries those who had the chance to prove they could star at many positions. I also nominated John Montgomery Ward of Providence and the old New York Giants. That was before my day," Tinker said. "Ward," I said, "was a star outfielder, a brilliant inflelder, and a better pitcher than Hoss Radbourne, whom he discovered. Ward pitched at least two no-h-it games, one of them perfect. And he was one of the best base runners that ever lived. He was also a manager and scout at the time." "Maybe so," Tinker said, "but let's keep more modern. Let's not go back any further than 1900." We accepted the mild rebuke In the spirit one should show to younger years. We finally settled on the Big Three for ability Rath, Wagner and Sisler. All were great hitters among the greatest Two of them Ruth and Sisler were star pitchers, although Sisler never had the chance Babe bad to prove his ability along this line. Wagner and Sisler were two of the best base runners in baseball. body Ruth, with his 230 to operating on slender ankle, was out of the running here. Wagner was never a pitcher, but be proved that he could handle the eight remaining jobs, at well as lead his league at bat year after year and run bases like a scared coyote. There are many others Rhody r; Jimmy Fox Wallace, an f the Red Box; Bucky Walters of (he Reds; Freddy Llndstrom f the Giants; and many mere. But the Triple Top remsin si stated Ruth, Wagner and Sisler as long as Tinker won't let me ring in my golfing partner from the late eighties and the early nineties John Montgomery Ward. d -- By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Washington, D. C. MEDITERRANEAN KEY Key to the fateful battle of the Mediterranean which is about to burst in full fury is not the Suez canal, but Britain's great naval base at Alexandria, 12S miles west of TAYLOR has visited his wife, Barbara Stanwyck, on a motion picture set, but he broke the rule when she was working in "The Great Man's Lady" (originally titled "Pio neer Woman") and watched her working with Brian Don-lev- ROBERT the canal entrance. The loss of Alexandria would de prive the British of their key "bridgehead" in northern Africa and ensure Axis domination of the eastern Mediterranean. Actually, the Suez canal itself has been of little value to the British for months. It went out of use as 'life-lin- e of the emthe pire" when the Axis air attack that severely damaged the air carrier Illustrious proved it was suicidal to attempt to convoy shipping through the long and narrow waterway. Since then the Mediterranean has been a "no man's land" for all the belligerents. While 2,000 miles in length, its narrow width at certain The largest fleet of light planes ever seen In New York was chrMened on behalf of the R.A.F. benevolent places has made it extremely hazardous tor both sides, and the Brit- fund, and will make a barnstorming tour of the country to raise funds for the families of England's air defendish have been routing their shipping ers. The fleet was Inspected by these models. Inset: A Canadian woman working In a De Havlland aircraft around the Cape of Good Hope for factory at Ottawa, Canada. In Canada, women are taking the place of men In industry. some time. Loss of the Mediterranean would. of course, be a serious blow to the British; but it would by no means end the war or mean victory for the Axis. With her fleet intact, Britain would still be able to carry the fight to Hitler and Mussolini. 'Before and After' in Ireland other armament. experts estimate that there are around 1,500,000 machine tools in the U. S., of which more than half are to plants making motor vehicles or parts for them, and in the allied metal fabricating industry. The list includes grinders, milling machines, lathes, boring machines, presses, gear cutters, drillers, and shapers, all vital in the production of defense equipment. New output of machine tools is now speeding at the rate of 14,000 a month. This is a spectacular achievement and a great tribute to the industry. But it is only a drop in the bucket compared to the 750,000 machine tools already pos sessed by the auto and metal fabNorthern Ireland has had a taste of Nazi wrath, ricating industries, which army men vader." At the left an impromptu concert is enjoyed say would increase defense produc- visited Northern Ireland. At least 500 lives were lost. tion to full flow immediately if troops during the greatest military display pooled and devoted entirely to this inspects Defense purpose. gray-haire- A few days before, Donlevy had been shooting Taylor for the final scenes in "Billy the Kid." Now that "Billy the Kid" is finished a quandary has arisen. In the Metro script, so Taylor Billy was practiced for several months drawing his gun from the holster with his left band. Then came word from William S. Hart and Col. Archer Adams, both familiar with the desperado's character, that he used bis right hand. Looks as if the argument never would be settled. Old, worn blankets make good padding for the ironing board. To preserve your cookbooks. cover them with oilcloth. Sash cords should be checked frequently. A broken window cord may result in a broken win dow glass or crushed finger. When cleaning ceilings or doing any other dusty jobs, put a cello phane paper bag over your head. It makes a good window and saves your eyes and hair from dust and grit. Anne Shirley, who appeared In her first picture when she was three, has a word of advice lor mothers who want their children to beX come movie actors. She's been working with a series of youngsters in "West Point Widow" five f them, in all, because the babies behaved so badly that substitutes had to be used. Miss ShirAnsa Shirley ley thinks it's tea great mistake have a child learn to do Imitations and tap dancing and all that sort of thing; an attractive, intelligent child with acting ability needs to do Just one thing, says she obey the director. if pletely. He was doing a scene with Goddard Paulette PRINTING THRO0SH THE USE OF MOVABLE TVffi WAS JOUMH W 15 1 M 1454. 3C fer Paramount' and southern Ireland is getting ready to meet "any in in a destroyed area of Belfast after German bombers Right: Prime Minister Eamon De Valera of Eire ever seen in Dublin. 'Buddy' Poppy Girl ' o ? "Hold Back the Dawn," in a Mexik f- I can border town set. The Abel sons, aged 11 and S, respectively, bad been studying about Mexico in school, and wanted to see the set; i) Interested Walter Abel them more than this first sight of their father at work. Abel finally had to ask Director Mitchell Leisen to shoot the scene again, on a closed set this time; his sons made him nervous! "BULK" IN THE ViX 15 TO CORRECT THE CA05 OF THE TROUBLE WITH A PEUCIOU5 CEREAL, KELLOGG S PKOPK AUrSRAN. ft EVERY . . EAT J In QK AND PRfMC PLEHT (SWfl sm lr-"i- ut OF WATER. I Faulty Memory one complains of the bad Every when he finished bis work in the ness of his memory, but nobody of Stanwyck nicture: went to New his judgment. La Rochefoucauld. Joel McCrea - Trie gerra? WAy i& teeat cotKMiam POE TO LACK OF took a short trip Mexico to see some men about some cows. He has enlarged his Ventura county ranch from 1,000 to 1,500 acres, and all that extra grazing space has to have customers. Constance Moore, feminine lead in now is determined t earn wings of ber own. All that flying in the picture made her yearn to do it toe and she onght to be able te manage It easily, for her husband, Johnny Mas-chila a licensed pilot. Her close friends, Margaret Sullavan and Olivia de Havlland, are urging ber on; tbey both fly, and love It. Constance threatens to take to the air any day "I Wanted Wings," o, J -- 1 ;.oT ft Aval- H S AX V.'"l "Vs J. home-guardsm- which patrol warm stand- P: n ' 2 Daughter of a World war veteran, Joan Leslie, actress, is shown in her new role of national "buddy" poppy girl. She was selected for the 1941 "buddy" poppy campaign of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S., for aid of veterans' families. Chinese Foreign Minister Greeted Here zrvc'i " Bomb Shelter v Columbia has finally signed all the players who will be seen in the new series of pictures based on the "Til-li- e the Toller" comic strip. Kay Harris, one of Hollywood's Cinderella girls, gets the lead; others in the cast are Daphne Pollard. William Tracy, George WatU, Jack Arnold and Benny Bartlett The release by RKO af Walt Disney's "The Reluctant Dragon" marks Disney's entrance Into a brand new field; the picture combines both "live-actiophotography and animated pictures. The locale Is the Disney studio, and Robert Benchley la the star. n" Maureen O'Sulllvan paused in New York with her baby sen, on the way from a visit with ber husband he's staUoned in Bermuda back to ber in Hollywood. Metro will a new Tarzan picture with Johnny the first Tarzan in Weismuller three yeart. - The Court of Missing Heirs has located 71 heirs in 69 weeks of broad casting and the value of the estates returned to the rightful heirs amounts to $413,775. AND Leading mmf Kai-snr- a, . '? Klff K l WHITE LEGHORNS a C. K. 1. HK1)S NEW HAMPSHIRES RARRKD ROCKS WHITE ROCKS BL'FK ORPIMJTONS WHITE WYANDOTTB CORNISH GAMES WHITB GIANTS DDflWia f L" I U D V" LIGHT BRAHMA8 Hatca4 EIGHT. DelinrcJ FRESH. Ott-IrStttTtrr ta all laUrataantala saints. Mammoth Bronze Turkey Poults It ta tc auk aVllr.r.i. Writ. Wlr. ar CaU far FREB lllastralcs Clrnlar. rri4 RAMSHAW'S PIONEER UTAH ' HATCHERY ALT LAKE CITT. UTAH .ntniiA.. " m nrtimnnirwi ainieiMWH in Jacob Baker of Cleveland, will bomb shel model of his shock-prooter which will house fonr persons Mr. Baker says the shelter will t la process of manufacture soaa. f WNU 2041 W Big Returns Economy is a great revenue. Cicero. ENDS Ray Collin, rolrt in ih ihmutrt and on ih radio, makrt hit film debut in "Citizen Kane" . . . Tht V. S. tear houe$ department it building 36 movi in tht naUnn't draft camp , . . Warner ODDS liWl playtd Appointed foreign minister of China while serving as that nation's ambassador in London, Dr. Q.io Tal -Chl Is shown on arrival In New York. L. la R., NewboM M?rrls, president New York city council, welcom- whi'e Dr. Ha Shih, Chlnrse ambasxador, and LI Ya In? Dr. Quo Tai-Ch- l. roa an. Ihianf ling (right) personal representative PRODUCTION BRED, MOUNTAIN BRED, AND ACCLIMATED . . . co-st- ar D i Profit by Adversity become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. Seneca. We now. V "ferrying" the big bombers across the Atlantic. The volunteers may be British, In the "danger zone," the Dover - Folkeslane area of England, Canadian, or American. However It is expected that the largest num has become the "front" in the battle of Britain, bers will be Americans. The British the barren sea cliffs and shore ready to give Hitler's Nazis a welcome if they come. Sergeant W. Read, a retired civil servant, can use 250 of them. ing guard, typifies the spirit of Great Britain. GOOD NEIGHBOR PILOTS Another "Good Neighbor" gesture New will soon be made to our immediate neighbor to the south, Mexico. The " """"" " " state department will offer pilot- of a to number courses training Mexican youths in the United States Initiator of the idea was Vice President Henry Wallace. When he visited Mexico last year, one of the problems discussed was the short-se- e of aviators in the Mexican army. Wallace was told that Mex lco wanted to undertake a pilot- training program similar to that in the United States, but lacked planet and Instructors. economists rate the In dustrial and financial surveys com pleted by the O'Mahoney monopoly committee as the most valuable source material on the economy of the country ever compiled. Department of agriculture is rec ommending a new plant to hold soil In the gullies but khey wish the Japanese would tell bow to produce the teed. Known at kudzu. it Is on It of the plant secrets of Japan. serves not only at s toil binder hut also at a teed. surpa'n aifaifa When painting the basement floor it is a good idea to paint the side walls six or eight inches above the floor the same color as the floor. y. Walter Abel had visitors an his d FERRY SCHOOL Everybody is wondering how the swarms of fighting planes which U. S. factories will produce for the British in the next 12 months will be delivered overseas. The answer, for the big ships, is that they will be flown across and in sucb great numbers that the British are setting up a special pilot training school for that purpose. In the United States. The school will give an intensive refresher and training course to vol unteer pilots to qualify them for MERRY-GO-ROUN- When scaling fish use a dull knife and scrape toward the head of the fish. set a while ago who rattled him com Standing Ready Somewhere in England COLLEAGUE man stocky, flanked by a group of sightseers, approached a Capitol policeman and asked directions to the office of Sen. Hiram Johnson of California. Tucked away in an obscure cor ner of the north side of the Capitol where tourjsts never tread, John son's office is one of the hardest to find in the great structure. "I'll do my best to explain how to get there," said the policeman. "Are you a tourist?" "No." grinned the inquirer, "I'm the other senator from California Senator Downey." A digested. si. MACHINE TOOLS Chief reason behind the big curtailment in auto production was the release of urgently needed machine tools for defense. The machine tool bottleneck could be broken overnight if all the machine tools owned by the motor industry were turned to the making of planes, tanks and HIDDEN To poach an egg, cover it with boiling water. Cover the pan in which it is to be cooked and let stand for six minutes. Cooked in this way the egg may be easily 900 have aianed Erie Severeid, are war end radio reporter, to do background commentating in "Under, ground," film about a secret revolufrit-cilltionary movement in Germany , . . Imm hot lha lead in "Hot Nocturne,'' a Unrf of su ing bandttert . . . Shirley T ample' out of tha Wallace Beery picture, "Larybonet" ; Virgima W tidier" in. kidney WHEN suffer s function badly md nagging backache, with di i linen, burning, scanty or too and getting up at urination frequent night; when you feci tired, ncnout, slfupiet . . . ine Doan'i Pills. Doan't are especially for poorly working kidneys. Million of boxes re used every year. They are recommended the country over. 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