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Show SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1931 TIIE JOURNAL Page 7 SPORf LIGHT FARM TOPICS Can Baseball Support Another League? By New GRANTLAND RICE THE One hundred per cent But what about Baltimore or Buffalo? What about Houston or Dallas? It is hard to understand the slump. More kids are playing baseball today than ever before. The Little League has thousands under good instructors. There are many, many other leagues or teams for players ranging from 10 West Coast has been asking to be rated as the third big league. This is a reasonable request if the West Coast' can dig up enough ball- big-leag- players. Suppose we inspect the situation at large. There are now 16 e. big-leag- big-leag- cities and enough big-leagu- major- - league clubs with an enrollment of to 18 years. Maybe they havent had time to some 500 ballplayers. Does anyone develop. But many of them should think there are 500 a little later on. To show the scarcity of major-leagu- e ballin action players players, meaning real caliber, take the today? Does any-on- e Dodgers. Well, the Giants did. actually beThe Dodgers had five or six lieve there are 200 men nominated for an all-stmajor-leagu- e ballteam. These men were Camplayers around? Does anyone believe there are 100 panella, Robinson, Hodges, Roe certified, dead sure major league blg-leag- ue big-leag- ue ar and Newcombe, with Reese close up. They were among the elite of 1951 baseball. Yet they couldnt hold a lead on August 11. a lead on This included the important losing side. Loading Chutes Popular With Stock Producers Step-Ram- p Livestock markets across the nation are continuing in their proThe experiment was conducted gram of modernization and the under the most controlled conditions installation of step-ramchutes to possible, Kentucky educators reold wooden chutes that ported. replace The conclusion of the experimentcause great damage to animals. ers: None of the three more costCattle prefer steps to the I cleats. Many animals are in- ly mixtures showed any consistent Football Story jured and much meat lost from or significant superiority to corn due to the constant prod- alone in rate of gain, efficiency of Years ago, when football players bruising to get the animals gain or market finish of the lambs. ding were much cheaper, eastern crowds up andnecessary The experiments were not dedown the old ramps, cattleoften ran from 75,000 to 80,000. signed to answer the question of men have reported. is trouble that footballs whether creep-feedin- g Today's pays, but The stock Chicago recently yards mounted The costs have to heavily. rather determine what rations 12 of the modern step-ram- p double-platoo- n are system has been opened best for creep-feedinunder chutes. Of concrete and steel conOne for this. big conditions. responsible partly struction, the new chutes are de- Kentucky university admits it has 80 men who signed to ease the task of unloadmust be taken care of, including ing stock, and insures safe and scholarships and boards. I know of one coach who was offered $18,000 a year with $80,000 a year for his scouts expenses. p 13-ga- 16-ga- old-sty- le g ballplayers operating? Look over the records of the hitters. Look over the even more scarred and tattered records of what they now call pitchers. Look over the home-ru- n balls and the bases on balls and the blow-up- s and the frantic rush from 16 bull pens. What is a big league ballplayer? The stars are Musial, Robinson, the DiMagglo brothers, Campanella, Ashburn, Berra, Fain, Rizzuto, Williams, Kell, Minoso, Irvin, Dark, Klner, Reese, McDougald and a few more. Especially Rizzuto, who outclasses many of these. The good pros include Country Gil Hodges, Furillo, Slaughter, Snider, Lockman, Pafka, Fox, and a few more. The promkids include Mays, Mantle ising a small number of others. plus But if you add up the entire list you big-leag- wont reach 100 Car-rasqu- el big-leag- ue old-fashion- was a member of a large JANE There were four boys and three girls besides Jane. The mother was dead. The eight children lived with their father on a farm on Ruelbach, all the children. When their mother died Jane assumed the responsibili- ties of the household. She was a large girl, very plain and rather dull looking. I met her and the rest of the family last summer when vacationing in Gransberry. She fascinated me because she was so sturdy and strong and uncomplaining. The longer I knew the family the more I came to realize how easy it was for the others to lean on Jane. She did two-thirof the work. It was interesting (and a litle annoying) to watch. I socn came to understand that Jane was the goat. When one of them wanted a holiday he or she would pretend to be sick. Jane kept things going. It seemed unfair to me. They thought Jane was dull. They took advantage of her. The more I talked to Jane the more I began to wonder if she were really dull. Yet sometimes She I become discouraged. seemed absolutely stupid. Last year, I said to her one day, I met a family named Burdon, down south. There were six children in the family, and poor Mrs. Burdon had her hands full. She assumed all the responsibility and did all ds etc., Evers, Tinker, Sheckard, Hof-maSlagle, outfield. one a major leaguer. Every The old Athletics Mclnnis, Collins, Barry, Baker, Thomas, Schang, Bender, Plank, Wad-del- l, Coombs, Coakley, Bush, and Pennock. These were exceptional teams, of course. But it strikes me that the real big leaguers abounded in those good old days. n, The Big League Angle The West Coast first needs more ball parks and populations in many cities. Los Angeles and San Francisco? big-leag- big-leag- of was the eldest of ballplayers. Overall, pitchers. Chance, Steinfeldt, infield. Schulte and edge Gransberry. Jane Look over the old Cubs Johnny Kling, catcher one of the greatest. Brown, the ue SIPOETTSCOM By Joe MAHONEY the work. Her children had never been used to anything else, so it never occurred to them to pitch in and help. The more she gave, the more they asked. It really wasn't the childrens fault. They never knew anything different. Eventually the inevitable happened. Mrs. Burdon wore herself out. One day she was taken sick and died. She was only 51 years old. I shook my head. It was certainly a pity. After she had gone the children discovered that they could get along very nicely by themselves. They found out that they could do the things they had heretofore always believed themselves incapable of doing. I stopped talking and looked steadily at Jane. But she only returned my look dully. "Wasnt it a shame! she said. see Jane again that 1 didnt mer. Three after Cattle prefer steps to the cleats and amble safely down a ramp of the new style unloading dock without the usual prodding. This type of ramp is becoming very popular In markets across the nation. old-sty- le efficient Galvanized operations. steel fencing and grates add to the safety features of the dock area. Waffle-gri- d concrete floorings provide safe footing for animals during the penning process. The first truck to unload over the ramps brought 24 head of Hereford and Angus steers shipped by Carroll Snola of Onslow, la. sum- days my talk with her I went home. This summer I came to Gransberry again. One day I drove past the Whitefield farm and, acting on impulse, drew up at the front gate. Amelia, Janes oldest sister, was sitting on the front porch. Is Jane in? 1 asked. Amelia looked at me with wide Yes, but shes not feeling eyes. well. Shes lying down this afternoon. Lying down? Jane? May I see her? Amelia went into the house. A moment later she came to the door and beckoned to me. I went into the front room. The shades were drawn. It was quiet and cool. Jane was lying on a couch. She smiled up at me. She looked much prettier than the last time I saw her. Shes been having attacks Amelia explained. She cant go on for very long without lying down. Weve been doing everything to make her well. We dont let her do much of the work. Cracked Com Found Best Feed for Suckling Lambs Tests made at the University of Kentucky experiment station indicate cracked yellow shelled corn is the cheapest and best ration for the of suckling lambs. Experiments carried on over a period of nine years compared cracked yellow corn with mixtures of feeds. These included cracked lincorn, crushed oats and seed oilmeal; cracked corn and commercial milk substitute, and a third ration composed of sweet feed made of corn, oats, bran, linseed oilmeal, mollases and salt. creep-feedin- g pea-size- d This automatic oaler is a good example of how machin- ery is saving manhours on the farm. The baler can package a ton of hay in less than half the time needed by hand methods. With only the tractor driver in the field, this machine automatically picks up hay, slices it, presses it into compact packages and then ties the bale with two strands of twine. Further information is available at local machinery dealers or In the local hardware stores. Rice Is Most Important Food in the World Today Although most Americans believe the statement exaggerated, rice is the most important food crop in the world today. It is the basic food of more than half of the worlds population. In recent years the cultivation of- rice has increased in this country, but in Asia it is the important crop because it is virtually the only food millions of people have their means of sustaining - life. A Army Pay French soldier gets $1.02 month, a Briton, $29.70. HnrortflPngn per BY HAROLD ARNETT Im sure Ill be all right very said. Jane soon, Amelias eyes lighted. Oh, I hope IRST OR SECOND N N so! EIGHT national opens .. The first game IN WHICH NUMBERS WERE USED ON FOOTBALL JERSEYS CAUGHT PST FISH EVER. reel WAS white AT OUGHT TO GAFF WJSTRAUA IN 1941. J WEIGHED 1919 POUNDS! WAS THE 1913 WISCONSIN CHICAGO. TUSSLE I didnt say much. I merely listened. Presently I understood that Jane was spending a good deal of time on the couch these days. Occasionally she was able to go out driving in the evening with a young man from town who had developed an interest in her. After n while I rose to go. 'Take I told Jane. care of yourself, to rush Dont try things. If you started in too soon you might have a setback. I know, she said. How are the Burdon children? Who? Oh! Theyre fine! Get ting along nicely. She sighed. Im glad. My sisters and brothers wont let me work much. When I get strong again they want to be sure Ill stay strong. And Janes right eyelid fluttered downward as she looked at me. MAKE EMERGENCY PINCH THE DROP INTO A IN AN DROPPER MEDICINE HAIRPINS AND A CORK. FROM TWO HAIRPINS TOGETHER TO RELEASE THE THE SPOON. |