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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD Ruths career began in 1914 when Sox. By BOODY ROGERS SPARKY WATTS POC STATIC -- IP HE PPOMI5EP TO PITCHES I'M PET SUHK-I- VE rl Industrial school in Baltimore? We happened to run CONTROL THEM ONTHJ KiKLANP Marys LEARNS TO EVERY-THIN-G SETTER 1 f Gil- KATS.' across Brother bert who knew the Babe in those early and far away days. I was the baseball coach at Mt. St. Josephs, around Brother Gil1911, bert told me, "when I first ran into the a Babe. He was then 16 yeais old, in no tall, stringy kid, well built, but sense bulky. When I first saw the Babe play catcher. He he was a wore his catchers mitt bn the left hand and I was amazed at the swiftness and the deftness he employed in throwtossing aside his big mitt and It hand. left his with to second ing was easy to see that the Babe was no catcher but it was just as easy to see that he was a natural ballplayer who had the winning tospirit. Ihe Babe just thought he had win. Even as a young kid he could never understand defeat. I watched him from that time on. In one of the first important games I ever saw Ruth play he hit three home runs. He was a fine hitter when he was only 12. There used to be three or four teams playwanting at St. Marys and everyone ed to see the young Babe swing a bat. left-hand- By RUBE GOLDBERG No Impression LALA PALOOZA MARK ! SC ALIOPEdTxJ. Jt Nil FRONT ON r- , CHARGE ME WITH THE COSMIC RAYS, ALSO, WHEN HE TOMOPPOW he reported to the Boston Red The Babe Ruth that almost everythe one knows stepped out beneath that at great white spotlight ago date. or But how many know the story of the ages between the Babe Ruth 12 and 19 when he was a kid at the St. PLYWOOD OR MATTER By J. MILLAR WATT .SITTING! OKI TOP OF THE WORLD IIUiumI r TW Bell 1 5 N'T SUCH A HOT AMBITION S. Ict RAISING KANE By FRANK WEBB Reunion m., PRIVATE BUCK CROSS TOWN CWfi Lewis Roland Coe 11 hen we Jump at night, Sir, I like to see chute opens! U my 'i'rj O1 Your son has an excellent touch when he's angry, Unfortu- natcly, hes usually TOO angry to do anything v hang! how often y0, books, a piece o( china and some perfectly useless but cheering bits of By all means take them with you and make an attractive setting for them. bric-a-bra- c them together; tack frame and paint or stain your room color scheme. on the NOTE shadow-bo- x anced Jerec drini - ked. u hea a Ne her r," hi ceptal front A few nights ago I had the privilege of facing a group of wounded soldiers. They wanted to know who I thought would win the National league rennant. Here is my opinion: The Cardinals have a good prewar team. Billy Southworth has a big Jump on his league. The Cardinals may run away with the pennant be. fore mid-JulMany managers rate the Reds, Pirates, Dodgers, Giants and Cubs in a compact bunch, giving the Phillies and Braves a chance. se jit iiter al i gaze that earn IS ia,wl ag :,th MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS New Tori Bedford Hills Name t to t veto Drawer 10 cents for Pattern No. 264 Tm doii a .. ad? Address s: 1 aund, strea down rod s SNAPPY FACTS earn. Ohi ABOUT The time came, Brother Gilbert said, when the Babe was ready to get his chance. So I recommended him to my close friend, Jack Dunn, Baltimores famous manager. In the early training season Jack used the Babe at short, where he did all right. But Dunn knew that a shortstop just didnt belong, so he moved Ruth into the pitching spot. In his first real professional test he shut out the 1914 Athletics, American league pennant winners, 6 to 0. He was then 19 years old, weighLater he ing around 185 pounds. beat the 1914 Boston Braves 2 to and as you remember the Braves whipped the Athletics four straight. The two pennant winners that season got just one run oft the Babe in 18 innings. And he was then just kid. The Babes curve ball was Just fair, but he had everything else, including a cool head and a stout heart. Plus fine speed and control. There was another time that spring where the Babe started a double header. He was knocked out in the first inning of the first game and then came back to win a shutout in the seeond. Brother Gilbert was a close friend of Jack Dunns and Connie Macks. I asked him why it was that Connie didnt get the Babe. "This is an odd story, Brother Gilbert said. Early In 1914, the year that Babe started with Baltimore, he was offered to Mr. Mack for $10,000. But it so happened at that time that Connie had too many good ballplayers. His Athletics had won the pennant in 1910, 1911 and 1913. They won again in 1914. They had been so good that they were beginning to draw smaller and smaller crowds. Early in 1914 when Connie could have bought Babe, he had such pitchers as Chief Bender, Eddie Plank, Bullet Joe Bush and I think Jack Coombs. He had a likely looking lefthander coming along by the name of Herb Pennock. He had one of his greatest ball clubs. I know this boy Ruth is a great ballplayer, Connie told me. But 1 already have too many great players In my club. Why should I add another? I remember one game at St. Marys when the Babe was only 17 years old. There was another ball game going on at another spot in the same field. When Ruth came to bat the other fellows stopped their game. Wed belter look out, someone said, or that guy will kill somebody. Ruth hit a low line triple that just cleared their beads, Ruth was a great kid, Brother Gilbert said. "He was a kid who loved kids then and has loved kids all his life. We'd get him a few jobs, but he'd never hold them long. He only wanted to play baseball to catch, to pitch, to play the Infield and the outfield to knock the ball over some fence," tl ram to suit materials; and illustrated directions tor making and finishing will be sent for cents. Ask for Pattern 264 and write direct to: 15 1 No, An actual size pattern for this cupboard; list and sizes of al Enclose o She A shadow-bo- x cupboard will do the trick. No special skill and ah most no tools are needed tomakeit, If you do not have a saw to cut the scalloped frame, mark it on plywood and take it to the nearest woodworking shop to have it cut. You may have the straight boards cut where you buy them. Then all you will have to do is to screw About the National League By A few you. left-hand- Its a Chilly Spot for Anyone A COMPASS Saw have to move or whether you change from a spacious house to a single room there are certain treasures that will mean home to The Earlier Years POP WITH PATTERN THEN OOUTWITHAjissX Arizoi RUBBER I lovi i see migra 'But ag. 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