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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI. UTAH Speaking of Sports 1 LJ1 ISTORY, which has It's 1,727 for Gabby, Veteran Cub Backstop By ROBERT McSIIANE V HEN Charles Leo Hartnett. Chicago Cub strapped on his protective armor to catch his 1,727th game, he established a record which is expected to stand for decades to come if not forever. The new mark was made with "Gabby" catching Bill Lee in the second Wrigley field series with the runner-uSt. Louis Cardinals. Though a Cub victory would have been in order, the Cards had no sense of the fitness of things in general, and whipped the Cubs 4 to 2. The previous day the situation had been reversed, with the Cubs on tbe long end of an 11 to 3 count. Thus was relegated to the the set by Ray Schalk with the White Sox from 1912 through 1928 (1,721 games) and with the Giants in 1929 (five games). No other catcher in the two major leagues has ever approached these marks, and it will be a long time, if ever, that another one does. Sim- 7 ' catcher-manage- r, p ash-hea- long-standin- 1,726-mar- g AMAZON'S Popular Champs p k r a somewhat tarnished record for not repeat ing itself, broke down completely when Adrian Quist and John Brom- wich, two young tennis stars, annexed the Davis cup for dear old Australia. Just a quarter of a century ago two other Australian youngsters, .Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding, received the trophy symbolical of international court supremacy. After they won the title they marched off to war. Tout Wilding never returned. This vear's pallant lanwin; frrrr... " down under received their sailing oraers irom the Australian war office lers than an hour after their Ask Me O I Women Employed in New Role As Men March to Battlefield JT - 1. Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes? 2. White persons constitute what per cent of the people of the British empire? 3. Why do people generally walk in circles when lost? 4. In what cities would you find the following districts: The Loop; The Barbary Coast; The Bowery? 5. In what wars did the United States draft troops? 6. What country is designated by the sobriquet Cousin Michel? 7. Are animals other than horses spoken of as thoroughbred? 8. What is the difference between a dove and a pigeon? 9. Are there white elephants? n 10. Here is the first line of a poem: "O, young Lochin-va- r is come out of the west." Can you give the second line? re- the Team Captain Harrv Hopman. The council of the Lawn Australian associa Adrian Quist m ber 10." L club courts at Haverford, Pa. One reason for the popularity of their victory was that they came from behind to win the cup. When Bobby Riggs beat Bromwicn ana Frank ie Parker beat Uuist in tne opening singles matches, it seemed that an Australian deteat was cer tain. The odds still seemed insur mountable when the Aussies defeated Joe Hunt and Jack Kramer at doubles. A complete reversal of form ensued in the finals. Quist played with everything he had, defeating cocksure Bobby Riggs Parker's forehand col and was whipped he and lapsed, and by Bromwich. It is likely that Australia will retain possession of the cup for several years to come. The present European situation will see to that. 6-- 1, for-mer- ly eighty-eight- 3-- 6-- 6-- 6-- pie mathematics proves that it will be at least half a decade before another challenger will stand a 3 chance to better the marks. c' ey, Yankee catcher, has the best chance. He stands closest to Hartnett with more than 1,300 big league contests behind him. Dickey is only 32, and may in 1943 catch up to the 1,727 record on a e seasons. However, basis of Gabby is confident that he will have the record well up in the 1,800s, at Bill D 100-gam- least. Dispute Settled actual number of games caught by Hartnett during the past 18 seasons wasn t settled until re cently. The National league, through its baseball service bureau, was do ing its outstanding backstop an in justice. The "Red Book" listed Gabby at 1,650 games throughout 1938, whereas the American league, through its official statisticians, uncovered a game Hartnett caught in 1929, and listed his total at 1,651 games. The Sport Shorts w& 2cSfc4T . football player THE Northwestern university this fall will be attired in an ensemble costing $56.50. Most expensive item are shoes at $12 per pair. The same school boasts a quarterback whose name is Themistocles Nickolas The boys call him Ted . . . Sam West, veteran Washington Senator outfielder, i half owner of a Texas drug store . . . Pitcher Don Pulford, bought by Cleveland from New Orleans, was a third sack-e- r but shifted to pitching when it was discovered he had a hop on his fast one to first base. well-dresse- ftlfil Year 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 27 1931 105 117 140 129 110 114 103 39 1932 1051933 110 1934 381935 126, 1936 1181937 1 1938 136,1939 83 75 The one game Gabby caught in 1929 caused the mix-uThat was the game which had been lost a game played in Chicago against the New York Giants on September 22. It was the only game Gabby worked behind the plate in that season of the great sore arm, a baffling ailment that came and went with neither rhyme nor reason, but which kept him inactive through all the year save that almost forgotten afternoon. p. football. After graduating from the vacant lot gridirons in his home town of Wilkinsburg, Pa., where he was born October 24, 1917, Emmett attended the local high school, where he won letters in both football and track. This sport love carried over to the days he attended the Staunton Military academy. There he did the kicking and passing for the football team, and was a valued member of the track squad. Entering the Naval academy at Annapolis, Md., in June, "no-hit- ers." And r, lot of pitchers have had the pleasure of working with a great caKner. confoot- 1 Desert Increase -- r'Clhl i i jMa " . ;"; WW it P1 " Aj mI', : $f0f VvC tmlSUmi ' attire now that tear is here again, These women are members of a home defense unit- - At the lelt: 7'ico Turkish girl fliers who took part in the flight of a squadron f bombing planes from Istanbul to thc caPilals f Eur0Pe a few months ago. Commanding the groupis Lieut. 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Penny for penny, Camels are your shrewdest cigarette buy! his ball. During p1e b e (fres h m a n ) year he played his quarterback, and for past two sons big-leag- h he 1936, Prying Railroads Home Products h two-wa- y centrated efforts on I slower than the average of the IS By burning 25 other of the largest-sellin- g brands tested -- slower than -CAMELS of them any give a smoking plus equal to ""1'l"" ' During celebration of patriotic 'ar,'J (aump)' French women showed what the women 5w 5 Emmett W. ("Punkin") Wood, Navy's most valuable back, can't quite remember when he didn't play Merriwell Finish According to Gabby, his greatest moment in almost 20 years of ball came last year when he hit a pennant-turnin- g home run during a dark ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Thousands of fans were just as thrilled as the great Gabby at the great Frank Merriwell finish. Gabby, nearing bis thirty-nintbirthday, joined the Cubs in 1922 when he was a rookie. He has a lifetime batting average of an even .300, and pel haps is most admired by Cub fans as a batter. In 1930 be brought in 122 runs. In 1937 he put on the longest hitting streak of the season when he clicked in 26 straight games. Leo the Lion Hearted lays claim to " no "greatest" single game. The charm has always eluded him, but, he says, "I've had the pleasure of working with a lot of great pitch- ir'! if" fSv. u'fc "" tir tZc!?iijC ! AiSJSfc V JT C!ls rje - Gabby's Record Games Year Games im s"5' Gridiron Topnotchers articles players nation. coming Strange Facts CAMELS ARE . f; d This continues a series of featuring outstanding football from schools throughout the Watch their records during the d 1. 6-- 1 Charles Leo Hartnett light-skinne- In the early days of the railThe basic color of a zebra is roads, travelers often aroused suswhite, and his stripes are black. picion and station agents frequently asked them personal questions. 2. Fourteen per cent. But the Liverpool & Manchester railway went further. Up to 1837 fill Pass Whistler Couldn't Up this road made each passenger not out a ticket application that Opportunity to Use Bailiffs only asked his name, address and but also Mrs. A. M. Moncrieff, who has the purpose of his trip, and his occupation place of age, just celebrated her birth. of knew the many great birthday, Victorians in the days when, as In "The Westphalian Last SupNita Gaetano, she was a celebrat per," a stained-glas- s window in ed singer and tells some good St. Mary's cathedral in Soest, stories about them. Westphalia, Germany, Christ and Once she dined with Whistler, His disciples are depicted in their the famous artist, whose pictures customary places at th9 table, eat-i- r now sell for fabulous sums. Two Westphalian ham and pumpermanservants were waiting table nickel and drinking Westphalian "You must be doing well, sell- beer and kuemmel. ing a lot of paintings," she reSoil erosion, now ravaging a marked, a little surprised that Whistler should "splash so. large part of the world on a scale "No," whispered her host. unparalleled in history, is believed "They're bailiffs. I thought they to have formed about a million might as well be doing something square miles of new desert in the useful." past 25 years. Collier's. s War is no lonper a mans exclusively. The United States is almost the only major potter uhich has not drafted women to perforin some military duty left to men. Women now fly, drive ambulances and carry rifles, ready to take their places on the battlefield. Above: Two members of England's women's ambulance corps are shown in uniform as they canvassed for recruits during London's first national defense display. Later, when war actually came, Britain's women took over many men's jobs. At right: One of the many women Soviet Russia is training for air defense work. The Soviet has the icorlcTs best women aviators. 6-- 4. 6 3. Because one leg is shorter than the other. 4. Chicago; San Francisco; New York. 5. Civil and World wars. 6. Germany. 7. Other animals eligible to b recorded are spoken of as pur bred. 8. A dove is a pigeon. 9. White elephants are merely Asiatic elephants, and may occur as the offspring of normally colored parents. This type is revered m Siam, and kept in the royal stables of the monarch. 10. "Through all the wide Border his steed was the best." The Antwert bust-nes- The group's action was welcomed bv officials of the United States Lawn Tennis association. The Aus tralian victory was a popular one with the huge throngs who witnessed the battles on the Merion Cricket 3-- Various Subjects well-know- tion informed the team by cable that it "acrees the te-complete original program and return Octo Information on nOTllBI' a The Quettion through efforts of Tennis i7 1 victory. How ever, the orde for immediate was sailing scinded Answers Offering he the sea- has half- H "Punkin" Wood played back and fullback on the varsity squad, an winning "N" each sea- son. "Punkin" is short, a 7 Inches tall, and 5 feet chunky lad, weighing 175 pounds. He can kick, pass and run, and was Navy's high est point gainer last year, having scored six touchdowns and nine goals for extra points. His classroom record isn't dimmed In 1934 by his gridiron prowess. he was selected as halback of western Pennsylvania, and in high scool won the highest scholastic and athletic combined honor which can be accorded by the student body. Navy has only one regret concern-nj- , "Punkin" Wood. That's the fact year that he graduates ths coming iRelPj&rd by Wrslvm Nev. t' " 'lnon.i lt Af ll. mm Amazons in Europe and Asia. At left, unsmiling young HOTEL Italian women, uniformed and carrying bayoneted muskets, prepare for their coming life in the Italian colonies. At right, a Chinese woman Choice of theDiscriminatingTraveler soldier camouflages herself. jiWH'3H r;'J"TK fi r La yt. JffM ltdw4 s yi mm ' - iL. Women troops of Albania l now subjects of Mussolini. Am 1I1I1M flIMI Kfl Ht Our $200,000.00 remodeling and refurnishing program ha made available the finest hotel accommodations in the West AT OUR SAME POPULAR PRICES. CAFETERIA DINING ROOM - SALT LAKE CITY THE nMm&i tVf nil ABOVE t?u TO BUFFET MRS. J. H. WATERS, Prttidtnl Monagtrt J. HOLM AN WATERSandW. ROSS SUTfCN DINE The DANCE tuutiful MIRROR ROOM EVERY SATURDAY EVENING |