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Show Speaking of Sports Dead Ball May Help Restore Base GEORGE A. BARCLAY By stealing! may be BASE from the limbo a result of the as arts of lost decision of the National reintroduce a deadleague to 1938 pennant er ball into the would rescue a race. Such of tight ball revive the days of pitchers battles, games, frequent sacrifices and squeeze plays. alumnus of flvo Rogers Hornsby, and a keen major league team In both the Natthe of play judge belional and American circuit, ieves that a return of bae stealing in increaied would pay dividend interest among the fans. In the old day of Ty Cobb. Mu Carey, Eddie Collin. Clyde Burn Milan, Jack Miller, George in the of Uon playera that genera snd who eould big league, the man steal a base was a big asset to hi dub, the Rajah pointed out The . Tunney Optimistic Scenes and Persons in the Current News QENE TUNNEY, who with Jack Dempsey was e party to the two greatest fight gates of an tim, believes that the million-doUa- r fight laya will come back to the heavyweight rank within the next few years. The now a member of New York social 400, who mada a million dollar out of the fight game and had the good sense to escape with it, notices a revival of interest among boxing fana. HI observation is based on experience, for he Gene Tunney has leek Dempsey found himself attending more and more fight in the past year. The Schmeling-Loui- s fight, he figures, could easily touch the million-dolle mark in take. He believes it will be the biggest natural since his second epochal clash with Jack Dempsey ln Soldier field, Chicago, in 1927, when referee Dava Barry made himself famous with tha long count of 13 when Gena was on tha floor. Tunney, who will be 40 ln May, is not much heavier than the day ha retired from the ring aa the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. Ha runs aa much aa seven miles every morning and his setting-up exercises at his Stamford, Conn., horns include such items aa SO full bends, SO rotations from tha hips up, getting down on the floor and raising himself SO times on his ar box-offic- He la getting rather expert at squash and may enter one of the national tournaments. Incidentally, the resentment of fight fans over his beating Dempsey has cooled ln recent years and every time he is now Introduced at a big bout be gets a fine hand. Time seems to mellow fight fans. 1 United States Ambassador WUUam C. Bnllitt gets a kick eat of the ceremony of receiving n traditional student's cap at Nancy university, where he recently received an honarary degree. 2 Premier Mussolini demonstrates the German goose tep to his Fascist! militiamen at a recent military review. 1 Joachim von Ribbentrop, former German ambassador to England, who was made foreign minister by Relchs-faehrHitler la a diplomatic and military shake-u- p which foUowed the deposing of General Von Blomberg aa head of the army. er FIGHTS JAP POACHERS s 'V v. ' "' 9TTs.'I ' ' V' - .. Donald Budge, the titan of tennis, began his recent Australian tour there was much shaking of heads among wiseacres in the game. Don didnt look very hot He let a nineteen-year-ol- d lad named Bromwich beat him in exhibitions. Then he had what looked like a nervous collapse. The moguls of the United States Lawn Tennis association were berated for sending Budge down to Australia where continued competition would threaten his health so that it might cost this country the Davis cup next summer. Budge was blamed by others for turning down pro offers when he was red hot Everybody thought a long rest would be necessary. Then all at once the tune changed. Budge proved decisively that his w i ion, was erty. Today it is far easier to ateal than it was 15 years ago, yet scarcely anybody tries it. Instead with rabbit ball and the big inning' style of slugging, a man can atay on first base and wait confidently for a or triple to drive him the in." Pitcher Has Edge The figures support Hornsby contention that it's easier to ateal today. In the American league last year 560 bases were stolen, ' n ' -, v TV the heart. 9. March. r. 8. Lv 7: 7. V , ! v h the last five year only ajor league clubs have three atolen as season. base Bull W37 Champs y?r AdhM ttealin? 6,d wtien Poor the Philadelphia bth leaue In only tw 95, men Ben inoreTh ,Td BiU Berber stole bases' ln the National league3 was8 LAlJgle Galan of 016 Cub total that Pin With would 1 landed him in the first ten generation ago. Tjr Cobb andE Carey Id'timer, are considered the C. Chester Carlson, delegate of tho Alaska Fishermans onion, points oat on m map of Alaska some of tho strategic spots where Japanese salmon poachers have set up nets and seagoing their mile-lon- g salmon canning factories off the Alaskan coast. The poachers threaten Americas $40,000,000 salmon Industry with extinction. Mr. Carlson was one of several Alaska and west coast fisheries experts questioned at the bureau of fisheries of the Commerce ' department in Washington. 7 'WiltII dSL effective laxative. Sugar coated. HEADS MANUFACTURERS Marriage Is Aerial Partnership Charles R. Hook, president of the American Bolling Mill company, Middletown, Ohio, who was elected president of the National Association of Manufacturers for 193S. The It is time oat for lunch, and it means nothing at all to Frank Petti-bon- e election took place at ofthe first meetdirectors in and his wife Ruth that they have to enjoy It 175 feet in the air. They ing of the new board Hook New nre William and York. succeeds United States In the to the be are said only steeplejack couple here working on n watertower at Fort McPherson, Gs. Their marriage B. Warner, president of the McCall is a real partnership. She helps with the steeplejacklng, and he help corporation, who was chosen chairman of the board. with the housework. World War Guns Make British Munitions Northwestern Happy 7 :- ' De Correvont, the -j WHEN Billmost highly ti publicised tmasanaqsssM,, f j J high, achool foothill player, anenwould ha that nounced recently nh roll at Northwestern university next of ill! scores and himself saved he fall, universities aU over the country a lot of worry In the next six months. Now that It'a fettled everybody can heave e sigh of relief. Bill, who graduated from Austin had high school, Chicago, recently, more bida from colleges than any prep atar ln hiatory. Incidentally, four of Do Correvont teammates ri will Join him at Northwestern. They y 4 ara: Alfle Bauman, giant tackle; center; Donald Johnson, Sonr ' Chick Feingarten, guardrand quarterback. Skor, ny feaU as e Among De Correvont touchdowns ln 10 prep star, was 33 season. H games during the 1937 Austin and of this Hungarian field gun on the ground, of the New for 210 scored points TI, .rrsn metal obtained from the dismantling his in enabling for purpowa. The gun has been on view here alnce the munition, used to was the key factor be is at Eton. England, team to pUe up 364 poinU during tha College World war. season. - L He HS ws, Pitcher bai base mu bases, tJ Mlerr or aillimar teaUng 51 bases in out only twice, thinking the aS'ly tot second fu"y- - Cobb featured d"8 amon his r0Wn m by his antics on the 0 Western Nowapnptr Bnioo. to ssotboc how to ( "Bmiiinf through" with Lydia L Plakhamo VocotabU Compound. It kuipt Nattuu too up tho oyotoa, thuo Imoou-i- ni tho diooomlorto from tho fuactioaoi dio order which woimi muot ooduro. Make a aoto NOW to fot a hottlo of world-fomoPlakhamo Compound today WITHOUT TAIL from your druntot morn thus a mtUdau womon kora writua in httara iw porting boaodt. Why not try LYDIA E. HNKHAM'S VXGTAJ8LI COMPOUND! 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For thrao (asontiono on womss i told If i.l -- f 1 1 : 1916. WITH PEP turn That the children wear nothing but sun hats. That women carry loads on their heads, men on their shoulit ders. That is, the men carry loads on their shoulders. That water buffaloes, ready at all times to attack a tiger, will stand rough handling by a BaliI nese boy. That some people have fingernails four inches long to show that they do not have to work. That a man is not liable for his Workmen pat Into place one of the panels over the window to comdebts. wifes of Ten house. of these n wnU n in prefabricated plete n section That boats have' eyes, so as to modem homes are being built on government land nt see at streamlined night. with tho government Greenbelt, Md., by private capital in are as a possible solution to the nations bousing problem. They designed Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellet are an for a family with an lnco&e of $3,000 n year and with one or two children. V! Clrey MEN LOVE GIRLS find: A no sign of slump by routing Mr. Bromwich and adding the Australian lawn tennis title to his American and Wimbledon crowns. Sd once again. Don Budge is the king pin of the tennis world. His form ln the Australian championship matches was reassuring to his sponsors in this country and indicat ed that he can round into top shape for the Davis cup matches. And it reinstated him as the beat prospect pro tennis has had since Fred Perry of England made the $100,000 leap several year ago. Once again he is a drawing card of the magnitude of BiU TUdeu. out ice at the rate of 12 tons an hour. This is shaved by machinery into snow. 7. The atmosphere weighs 19 pounds to the square inch at sea level. 3. Both were adopted by Gen. and Mrs. Washington, although they retained the Custis family name. 9. A Fahrenheit thermometer would register 86 degrees. 10. She was a friend of the Matilda Hoffman to whom Washington Irving was engaged. She nursed Miss Hoffman, who died of tuberculosis. Irving related tha tale of her devotion to Scott. "TV ' f L ow base tolen machines If you travel to the island of Bali, Dutch East Indies, you will lant 1 Ice-maki- The Island of Dali YouMl Find Like That hoc ball In use In the pitcher will once edge over the batter. Teams are likely to fight for one run at a time and the strategy will be concentrated in getting tht nmner on first base down to second oj stealing or sacrificing. Converse-i- t will probably be harder to steal bases successfully because the opposing pitchers will be more vigi- marlt Various Subjects SALT LAKES NEWEST HOSTELRY National league, the more have the 1,000 Information on M was about .500, With the dead bases' Answers Offering ) 4 e early exhibition match defeats were 1. Alaska sends a delegate to the house of representatives, who has all the privileges of that body except the right to vote. 2. The point in the heavens which is directly over the head of the spectator. The symbol of faith is the cross, hope the anchor and char-it- attempts that failed. Thu would-bstealers had an average of 62t In the earlier day the figure glance at the record shows stealing has declined to a Pace of comparative unimportance m recent years. In 1012 the two major leagues showed 3,388 stolen wses m their records. Last year me two leagues combined barely The Answers 4. against 337 I. What representation does Alaska have in the United States congress? S. What is the zenith in the astronomical sense? 5. The following was the slogan Of what emperor; If it is possible, it can be done; if it is impossible, it must be done? 4. How are faith, hope and charity symbolized in art? 9. Until 1752 with what month did the year begin in Great Britain and America? 6. How is snow obtained for ski Jumping in Madison Square Garden? 7. How much does the atmosphere weigh? 8. Were Nelly Custls and her brother adopted by George Washington? 9. If a centigrade thermometer registers 30 degrees what would a Fahrenheit thermometer register at the same temperature? 10. How did Sir Walter Scott hear of the American Jewess, Rebecca Gratz, who is believed to have inspired the Rebecca in Ivanhoe? 3. Napoleon. WHEN himself from scoring positvaluable baseball prop- Homes Speed Building Ready-Mad- e Whos Wrong Now? Rogers Hornsby A Quix With e, arms. fellow who could get first to second, into a Ask MeO Another a cm |