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Show J 1 SPORT LIGHT GRANTLAND RICE GOLDEN Jubilee year IN Connie Mack isnt enjoytoo with his Athletics, he much ing has at least struck the smartest note in the manner of selecting all-tiBy THIS teams. His embattled ball 61ub may not be celebrating Connies 50th year at the helm in the manner, Proper but then Connie V .V isnt doing any of the pitching or the I hitting. In attempting to get a deep backe ground on stars from the famous veteran, we l: ran into this all-tim- r rebut-Klceta- Grantland "I dont believe in picking out- standing stars except for every 10 or maybe 20 years. There can be no such thing as the greatest star over a period of 40 or 50 years. This goes for pitchers and hitters. It also goes for all football players and football teams: Id say that a ranking every 10 years would be fairest. There are too many changes that take place changes in methods of play, changes in equipment that must be considered. Mr. Mack happens to be 100 per cent right. Who, for example, could set Young, John- son, Alexander and Mathew son against the best pitchers of today? There is no possible basis for any comparison. The threw a dead ball which could be fuzzed, emer-lewatered, doctored and otherwise maltreated to such an extent that any number of odd things could happen. Batters couldnt afford the Babe Ruth blast, the Ted Williams swing that 90 or the ' . clout use cent the of today. per players Ty Cobb might easily have been one of the best of all homerun hitters, using the modern system of swinging full tilt. Babe Ruth might "have batted over .400 many times by choking up his bat and going for singles. Cobb broke loose once in St. Louis and hit five home - runs in two days7 Many of Ruths strike-out- s would have been singles and doubles with a shorter swing. Baseball has become an entirely different game from what it was from 1890 to 1920. e pitchers might ily have had as much trouble winning 20 games today as they had in winning 35 or 40 over SO years ago. It doesnt seem possible now that Babe Ruth came on as a slugger 31 old-time- rs d, : full-round- ed Old-tim- Modern Stars Old-Timer- s, " years ago. Even at that time game. Substitutes rarely got men to play. Seventy-minut- e were common. Later after the homerun outburst is men were not nnusual. old The game opened of the pitcher gone. The day Today the football athlete Is a and the base gunner Is over. member of a large platoon. Or Leading Many modern pitchers might rather two platoons. winners back squads have an offensive team and have been in other and entirely different a defensive team. Few football years the Fellers, the Lemons, players, working on both offense and defense, can last 50 minutes. the Sains, etc. So there is no way to compare a football player, such as Willie Same in Football Heston of Michigan, with a modThe same periods of comparison ern back. Heston was probably the e finest ball carrier of all time. But belong to football. No both the involve stars can prefhe came before the passing game orward-pass year and the era fol- arrived. Heston weighed 190 and could beat Archie lowing 1905. The two games pounds from 1870 to 1905, from 1906 to 1950 Hahn, national sprint champion, are nothing alike. for 50 yards. He once jumped over 11 Walter Eckersal, In the safety poIn the brave days of old, sition. men often played the entire Ty Cobb said one, day, shortly . 60-min- . 30-ga- , all-tim- wind storm three days t and fwhich nearly devastated the town of Maplerldge that gave Silas Kent the idea of selling his windmill to the town. The heavy gales practically ruined the mill as a use- T WAS THE FAMOUS o 1935 which lasted ful farm pliance, which a was ap- fact ac- tually, unimportant, as Silas had installed town water three years before. But it gave him the idea nevertheless; it was either a matter of paying to have the thing repaired, or sell it, d and as Si was a old New England Yankee of the first water, the idea of paying for anything ?ent- against the grain. He waited a month ' and then dropped over to his neighbor, Asa Gardeners. Hows that? said Asa, regardSell the ing Si in astonishment. town that rickety old windmill? Sell it? Why, you blasted old highway robber! Its a wonder we aint got out an injunction agin you long ago fer defacin the landscape. to his ears. Si reddened Rickety old windmill! You callin' my windmill rickety? Dang you, Ase, youre plumb enromantia and onsentlmentaL Its time it was torn down and drug off then, said Asa. Its cluttering up the scenery." The next day Si went dowirtown hard-shelle- - - POUND VALE SENIOR, CLAIMS' ALL WORLD RECORDS WITH THE I6LB.SH0T: 58-4- " OUTDOORS AND. 57-7- W INDOORS. HE'S ALSO GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN SPRINT RACES IN DUAL MEETS AND CAN TOSS A DISCUS TO FEETf -'" and tackled other prominent citizens. - But be was too late. Asa Gardener had, apparently, thought Sis idea about the best joke hed heard in years, and had proceeded to let every one in oh it Worst cf all, Mapleridges citizenry saw eye to eye with the selectman. They were easily amused. Si came home in a rage. He was serious in his idea about erecting the windmill on the village green. Why, they were even talking about getting a court order to make him tear it down. If they succeeded it would cost him some money. The thought was griping It Is necessary to note that coincidence played a big part Id the events that transpired during the next week. For it, was coincidence, most assuredly, that caused J, Allan Brown, philanthropist, public-spirite- d citizen of Boston, to the letter that set all Mass., pen Maplerldge agog. . The letter was directed to S. Kent. He opened it in the postoffice, with half a dozen curious citizens standing idly by. Withlu an hour every resident of Maplerldge knew that the great J. Allen Brown had spotted Si Kents windmill, and wanted to buy it for $1500 to add to a collection of American relics he was making. T TOOK MAPLERIDGE about half day to grasp the significance of all this, and then things began to happen. A special town meeting was held. Speeches were made to the effect that Si Kents windmill was certainly a landmark and it would be a shame to have it moved eff to some museum Why, SI himself had suggested erecting it on the village green "A committee was appointed io see Si the very next morning. What? said Si. Give you My windmill? After the way you talked? Dang you, get off in my property! Git offin It afore I have you throwed off! The committee withdrew to the sidewalk and consulted. Bert Presently they returned. was a who con Englewood, lawyer sidered quite an orator, made t speech. He wound up by offering $2000 cash for the windmill, and Si weakened. Triumphantly the committee withdrew and Si went back into his house. He closed the door and began to laugh, which was almost a phenomenon. !SWvo . UJ ED 543 14230 FREE jTjnn P ATCTAL OF . IT OOST THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 675,000 ( LAST YEAR FOR BASEH.T CUT CF Th j OR ORE PEOPLE SME CAMELS Dry ink bottle with sediment in bottom can be made to produce more ink by adding water to the sediment. than any other cigarette! Soak mildewed garment in milk overnight, then put it out in sun all day. Repeat several times if necessary. and among the millions who do. wine is spilled on the tablecloth, sprinkle salt on it immedi- It PATRICIA MORISOII ately. Use separate clothespins on garments with colors not fast, so the pins wont discolor white gar- Musical - comedy star: Of all tests, the Camel Test made sense to me! Smoking Camels regularly proved to me how mild a cigarette can be 1 30-D- ay Use a rubber mat in the bath tub to prevent slippihg. if:GfleliBS 6 FOOT 2A $CH,220 Stale soap lasts longer than fresh soap. Buy in advance and remove wrappers before storing. ments later. SEUfijmilPE KUl Jessies Lipstick a man in Del Monte, Calif., found a small metal container labeled Dynamite,' he called the sheriffs office. A deputy gingerly opened the tube, it Dynamite, found Jipstick. of the shade. name the is To remove paint spatters from seems, tile, dip cloth in nail polish remover and wipe marks away. How mild can a cigarette be? When Can't Compare , Tuesday, July 18, 1950 THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH PAGE TEN FAR INTO THE STANDS ! blin, I done mysef." . - Sara, his wife, looked at him in astonishement, and Si said: "Its nothing, Sara, nothin Only its a lucky thing' fer me them folks didnt insist on me showin em that letter from J. Allen. Why, there want nothin on it but a lot of scrib The new Mrs. William B. Morris of Dallas, Texas if Dallas Bride says; (kind ' ""--x w x Calces ! J' with r Snowdrift 7 3 minuses milling - VV.; ft A WOumw Brides (and experts too!) praise Snowdrifts new, lighter, more luscious cakes. You need an emulsorized shortening to make Snowdrift is emulsorized it blends quickly and completely with all your cake ingredients in just 3 minutes mixing. these cakes so easily. And Sv.. v.v v.-- f sM v Jf . . v?T.v-- yx- A CHOCOLATE Snowdrift CAKE WITH GINGER ICING is emulsorized to bring you success d with this recipe Sift together into a large bowl: Beat 1 minute. 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