Show e'Vaid44 irbe Sall 'Enke Uriburte Nats Dubbed 'Flop of 'Tile Season' Aggies Romp Over WebeiCagers 63-2- 17 Wednesday Morning Dec 20 1944 Ed Heusser of Bountiful Tops ERA in National A plant with white berries has widely used at Christmas time and to this day it finds a place in many homes The plant isI known as the mistletoe The mistletoe grows on the limbs and trunks of certain trees There! is an old idea that its favorite! home is the oak tree but that is not true It is found only rarely on oak trees Far more common- lyy it grows from the bark of ap- ple trees poplars maples and willows Other trees which give food to this plant are the cypress the juniper and the cedar been L OGDEN—The Utah Aggie basketeers completely swamped the Notre Dame Rated Weber junior college squad here By Jack Hand Tuesday night as they piled up a Second Navy 2 the hapless and victory-oveNEW YORK Dec 19 UP)—Official baseball averages usually Wildcats helpless are since early October Third on List just a dry confirmation of facts accepted Weber scored only four points in but Monday's news that big Ed Heusser of Cincinnati led the the first half against 28 for the National league pitchers in earned run rating came as a genuine Farmers Abrams and Wankier fly Jiwk Hand with 16 were the big point-gette-NEW YORK Dec 19 surprise mid 14 points respectively for the d SenWashington's pennant-pickeCincinnati might have suspected Tarmers ators who finished a badly beaten that the The game winds up the Aggies veteran from last in the American league Tues- Bountiful 'Utah who won 13 and play Weber 17SA0 day suffered the added indignity lost 11 was setting a low E R A GT FP DT FP 2 7 2 6 Mortenimf Garnerl 2 05 02 06 of being named "flop of the year" mark but not the rest of the na0 1 1 11 Holmsteadj 5 Millerl In the annual Associated Press 5 8 818 Abrame Ballanlynce 11 00 00 22 tion Heusser's final 238 average 1 5 3 5 Putrificg Crockettg 0 0 0 0 year-en- d poll 2 1 0 0 Graveicg MaughanE Teamexwas a shade better than Christiansen 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 Lewls Spring flag hopes born of Stoker 0 0 0 0 4 Conclie 0 0 2 alfaded 240 mate' Walters' strength pected pitching 0 0 0 0 Bucky 1 2 1 3 Nelson Tiopetts Hansen 0 1 1 1 0 0 Anderson 0 and died in midsummer when Ossie though there were eight who bet0 " 1 1 1 3 Grow 7 Wankler 14 0 0 infield g Bluege's hurlers folded the Slater 1 324 tered the 300 par for the Steck 1 3 2 4 sprang leaks at two positions and route Case felled 7 138 22 Totals George 25 25 13 03 injuries St Louis' champion Cards had Score at halt: Of the 78 sports editors partici- the next three in order cMort Goatee and Offletata—Barney in the Associated Press 'poll Cooper (246) Ted Wilks (264) psting 26 cast first place ballots for the and Max Lanier (265) Fritz Os"00 Wilkinsons Shine Senators who piled up 94 points to termueller of Brooklyn and Pittsoutdistance all opposition in the burgh was sixth at 282 followed IOWA CITY Ia Dec 19 (111 — disappointment league by Harry Brecheen of St Louis Held to its lowest score this seaNotre Dame's football club was i286i a n d Claude Passeau of son the University of Iowa bas- 3— voted into second place with 39 Chicago (289) ketball team defeated a scrappy f Rookie Ted Wilks of St Louis although Ed MetCeever's Denver university quintet here - points South Benders put on a strong had the best winning percentage 1 It was Tuesday night 17-- 4 for 810 including the year's finish against Great Lakes consecutive fourth Iowa's victory longest victory string 11 a freshDick Ives Hawkeye forward Arrny Toys deci23 man record Walters with l' counting 15 points in the second s grldmen had been named sions topped the four hurlers who half was high scorer with a total e Others mark h hit t a wide A the team of the year by of 20 The Wilkinson brothers from seven shutwere whose CardiCooper margin over the St Louis NCCA title team played Ed Heuer New of Voiselle Bill led outs — Utah's nals who strangely enough were star roles 'busts" of 1943 after bowing to the York and Rip Sewell of Pitts- was Iowa Denver (1 T FP performed May 15 at t h e T FP burgh Yankees in the world aeries 8 O 7vect Soewaldt Tobin's and Braves' expense Voiselle WWI the iron man of the 010 Hentirtektit Postelmt 3 4244 208 The army also rated an assist 3819 side of the On other the 313 ledger Wlert with circuit HBraffordf innings starting 2125 for making Navy 's football team 41 Straatsmat 1002 Ilarrist 00003 000 Raffensberger of20 the Phils O63315 games both highs and also the Ken bortusc Toftenkyf the third biggest disappointment strikeout and the O 000 lieldrx C Wilkinmonc 3112 1 0 7 games king with 161 victims lost the most of the year with 29 points alHal Gregg dropped nine 2044 Schraderg Culbernome 02 00 00 40 the of also Ace Adams Dodgers' although Winehmrg most of the ballots specithough in the most In a row low in that department 4048 PBratiordg tipencerg 3 0 1 6 fied the Middies' early season trou- Giants 65appeared 11Wilkin9ong 4 2 1 10 the most and also was an unwilling first in finished and games fichultg 0 0 1 0 bles were the deciding factor alnine most batsmen 44 25 10 13 60 7 41 Detroit's final day defeat by the ' Three no - hitters were tossed hitting Totals 13 17 most walks 137 making Halftime score—lowa 29 Denver 17 Senators helped shove the Tigers two by Boston's Jim Tobin and lowing most wild pitches 10 allowing Free throws missed—Iowa: 14 Ives 4 C Wilkinson Citibermon Spencer Into fourth place with 22 makers one by Cincinnati's Clyde Shoun most runs 142 and most earned Wilkinson 2 Denver: Seewald 2 Loftus Schrader 3 cost the the 120 runs g ford game P Although Tigers Braf first effort was a at least a tie for the pennant it Tobin's job Brooklyn Apr against didn't help Washington escape the 27 but his second June 22 against dungeon the Phils lasted only five frames The St Louis T3owns put over because of darkness Shoun's feat one of the big surprises of the campaign by copping their first championship but failure to hit Terranova Scores In the world series especially by the pthchhitters brought them 18 Kayo Over Francis ‘ points and fifth spot The New 4:c7 t NEW YORK Dec 19 (UP)— York Yankees' fall and in particNational former ular their four straight defeats Phil Terranova chamAssnsecond-rounfeatherweight by the Browns in the final series Boxing d knockout gave them sixth ranking with the pion won a from Leo Francis it t Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs Tuesday nightfrom Cristobal C Z L and Pensive's seven straight setBroadthe at In bout feature the backs after copping the Kentucky and Preakness finishing in way arena Derby Terranova Bronx boxer finished a three-wa- y tie for seventh minutes and One writer tabbed the failure of the bout after two second II round seconds of the Randolph Field and BainbHdge 50 127 He weighed Navy torneet in football his biggest disappointment and another merely indicted college football as Barlund Cops Bout a whole The biggyst disappointments of HOUSTON Tex Dec 19 (R)— 1944 (first place votes in parenthe- Beating a tattoo on Don Andross' sis) with points awarded on basis body from the opening gong Gun- of three for each first place vote nar Barlund gained an easy 10two for second and one for third) round decision Tuesday night at (only those with 10 or more points the auditorium in a very dull heavyweight fight listed): r rs 1111-- There are however three Amer ican states where mistletoe is fairly common on oak trees These states are Oregon California and Arizona We may wonder how these plants happen to grow on trees The answer is that birds plant them! The birds to be sure know nothing of what they are doing They like to eat the white berries of the mistletoe and those berries con-- I tam n small seeds along with sticky juice From time to time a bird wipes its beak on the bark of a By Uncle Ray 2 63-2- tree no doubt wanting to get rid of the juice which sticks to the outside of the beak In such a case seeds are likely to be left on the bark along with the juice As the days pass the seeds send out tiny roots which cut through the bark Slowly a mistletoe plant grows forming a kind of bush with yellow-gree- n leaves and forking branches The mistletoe gets its food from sunshine and air and from the sap of the tree It is a parsite and will not take root in the ground Going far back in history we find that the Norsemen of northeril Europe and the Druids of the Mistletoe Grows on Trees 7 -- as - YOU - ir4 I: A 17 0 f i dizk - 54 I rAA2--4 f 14- e 4)4--e-!'- ets tkV- c :12:i - a- ' ge 1 - I 1- - ii ::k 4 -- 4 5: 7 r t4p lit:t S:40 itte igl:PotZ) 44(cli N - (e'474:' I i I47p 4644 - 1111- g61'r rf 4 eirr WILL GIVE ALL OFVOLI A F INIVE AP$ wOR K r0at) I da4 '"44Yu:ro4 rGEE! 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CHICAGO Dec 19 Or 'aeuppf ' 1 ar'049 -- AD SONE AWFUL E N1GWTS 1 St? fel Waithinirton (Senators (24) Notre Darrift football (11) Navy football (7) Detroit's pennant failure (6) Browns in world series (5) aakeps 45 13rook Ire Dodgers (3) 1111 ' 5) White Sox (2) Chirac' Card-Pitpro football (1) Chicsito )34itrt Rrooklyn Tigers football (2) PROPA1-1Tp4i- MORNING: nine-innin- '1 GO TO I OVERSLEPT - I 2 i ( IS Vfill 60-4- lc eouD BED Al A 7T1 ' 5 i'm utrE EATPNC :444 WaL NICE! r fr C (' 1I 1t ' A41if i - 1(4 aa: 1 4 k A " Adol V SU ZE NUFF 717 '3 '''' 141 5 -7- ti1 Legend tells us that the Druids used "golden sickles" to cut mistletoe plants from oak trees Perhaps the fact that the plant seldom grew on oak trees made people 'suppose there was somethirg special about it when found there The legend goes on to say that the Druids gave small pieces of mistletee to those who wanted to carry them around as charms The idea that there was something magical about mistletoe is believed to have' led to the old custom of "kissing under the mistletoe" at Christmas time 1::: t kp --- -e IT----- 76 if '3--- toive IC L rn HAVe FINE FAMILY EZNCO E3UT YOU UNOCZ STAND CAN1 Fri 'NEV 0- r I I tit ?(:) A t'14 -- N7't t:ck 'nine-innin- — British Isles looked on the mistletoe as having makic power R4 Axw01k 41sd |