Show jrip Of fey MAHONEY BROADWAY EPPE possibly the riding Jockey N By BILLY 2300! them BATTER MAY 3RUWNAHG0AUE MONTREAL ONE OF THE BEST THE OUTSTANDING SOFTBALL PITCHER AND GAMES 10 H6 OUT 34 BATTERS N A GAME REACH FIRST NHL0 How the Mighty Have Fallen! By GRANTLAND outtie look bit turn lining an txcuit He figured be wet beaten — so be couldn't see the mi tint when be made bis little play it look a lucky swerve A sudden unexpected hop — a curve And straightway they all bit " courage r” and bis raved about "nerve" He started in with bulldog jaw to make a winning fight He started in to tee it through — as any stalwart might But when be cut in with bit play It took a bard luck bound Assd to they rose end branded him e "quitter ” and a "bound" fust write this in your little book all sat for early call — "Dame Fortune it a cockeyed weneb who maket or breaks them all" Tht Other Side ANY glory of NUMBER of the of hap- guest —SPORTLIGHT Lo what Well pened was a surprise all right but there was no yelling As the front door opened Quint and his heard Ellie whi"Sssh! H e sper might be awake’ "I don’t like sneaking around" said the’ voice of a man "Why don’t you ask him for a divorce?” "Think I’m crazy? - He doesn’t figure to live much longer end I’m pretty sure to get the savings and Thanks for taking me insurance home See you Tuesday at the regular time” Then Ellie closed the door and switched on the lights Picture words have spilled lately about the Notre Dame— the grandeur of Army— the greatness of Oklahoma and the gilded fortune of California the Here were centers of all the RICE The 1949 story of this quartet of teams Is sad and somber I hate to what found repeat Harvard Holy Cross Colgate and Indiana 38 played games this last fall Each won a game They lost 34 and only won four As a rule they were murdered — wrecked— annihilated Now these sre net unknown universities They are quite important universities Oddly Indiana’s only victory enongh was over Pittsburgh the team conthat beat Northwestern querors of Michigan I might add another great univeruniversity to this list— Columbia sity coached by Lou Little Columbia lost her last seven games I see where Gen Dwight Eisenhower says Columbia should have a winning team How can you have a winning football team minus football players? You can’t build up a top football team by maintaining a scholarship blockade against good football players most of whom are not the best students in the world The Most Valuable Player football — By Harold AFTER THE embarrassed guests had left she said to her husband "I suppose you want me to pack’’ "Why Should 1?” said Martin "It’s only human nature for you to take up with someone nearer your own age” "Don’t you want a divorce?” unlest you insist on it it that you stop seeing "Not 1 ask All the The ROSE- Arnett The grief that is too hard to bear And that’s how it was arranged An agreement was bear or fear We need signed and locked in the wall safe and the Be comforted remembering couple went on living together Of course the neighbors gosThat One who cares is near siped a lot particularly when it was And He will hold us by the hand around that Ellie was whispered still seeing the young man but their Until the dark skies clear talk seemed to make no impression on Martin Instead he busied himself with a new hobby— the study of insects— and spent most of his waking hours in a spare room over the garage butterflies mounting and beetles on small exhibit boards "I wouldn’t mention this around” he told his wife "As it is people think I’m not quite all there” One evening Just after EUie had him the usual brought glass of warm milk Martin began to have convulsions Ellie phoned the doctor that her husband was having few bits of junk end m eld kb a heart attack but by the time he bought a bottle of the stuff two cycle arrived the old man was dead The weeks ego ’’Mar-ti"Thet’s right” said Ellie Tm sorry but you'll have ta doctor then examined the body used the cyanide to kill the in- come along” said tha detective1 called the coroner and an hour later the corpse together with the sects he was studying There are "You're the only person who fig- hundreds of specimens in the labured to profit by Mr Quint's! empty milk glass was taken away death” oratory over the garage” ”1 swear I didn’t do it” saldf EARLY THE following morning "I never baerd of bit being Ellie "Both Martin and 1 knew be a detective rang Ellie’ s doorbell interested in bugs" seid the detwouldn't live long and we signed "I have a warrant for your arective " Can I tee tbit laboratan agreement which explains every- -' rest” he said "According to the ory?" thing It' in his study” coroner died husband of EUie led the way up the garage your She ran into the house opened and the drugstairs and opened the door There cyanide poisoning the wall safe and took out a brown store in town reports that you was nothing in the room but a but "when sba tors it envelope open there waa nothing inslda but a piece of blank paper Blank that ia except for on word penciled in a childish scrawl not got a big kick out of on the sheriff and the of adventure smacked wild life he loved He got a bigger kick when he heard Sheriff Conrad mention Slick Dearborn Slick Dearborn was the smartest outlaw with whom Conrad had ever had to contend He was Benny’s idol for he repre- It WISES UP “” ““I 3MillUt the which boy had always dreamed On day three weeks ago Benny had seen Slick in the Faraway Saloon and about tha worshipful something look in the youngster’s eyes had attracted the outlaw’s attention Benny had been almost speechless with gratitude when the outlaw spoke to him They bad a long conversation and when it was over Benny knew a sense of importance that was almost tha fulfillment of his dreams Ear glued ta the aide ef tha building Benny held Ms breath while Sheriff Conrad and Ms deputy Joe Hicks carried en their conversation At 4 o’clock that afternoon Benny drew rein in the secret canyon He gave where Slick was hiding the secret whisUe that he and the outlaw had agreed upon then waited breathlessly Minutes passed and nothing happened Benny moved down tha canyon a ways and whistled again Suddenly two men emerged from behind a boulder One of them was Slick Dearborn Benny shouted at them "Slick I Just heard the sheriff and his deputy talkin’ They found who held up tha out it "No sir Not a souL I done Jest like you told me" "Good You’re cornin’ with us” The second outlaw came from behind a screen of bushes riding one Slick horse and leading another swung aboard the extra anlmaL There cama the sound of a shot outlaw second uttered a The scream clutched at his breast and A second plunged from tha saddle shot followed and Slick’s mount went to its knees SWORE VIOLENTLY as crawled up beside him "You damned little ratt Thought you said nobody followed you out of town?” "Honest Slick—' "Shut up!” Suddenly Slick seized him around tha middle and leaped out of plain view of tha two corn-- ) ing up tha canyon The pair rained In holding their fire as tha outlaw using Benny as a shield began shooting rapidly Sheriff Conrad and Joe Hicks flung sensing the bandit's purpose from tha saddle and themselves scurried for shelter understood the Benny suddenly SLICK ACROSS 1 5 Detest Fish Top City (Peru) 10 1L A metalllo element 13 Man’s nickname 14 Flowed 15 Keg 17 Warlike people of 2L 8 Russia Electrical Engineer (abbr) S3 Twofold 23Pot 25 Humble 27 Also 28 Put away for aafa keeping At four o’clock that afternooa Benny drew rela ta the secret eaayea where Slick waa hiding runners of ice STEEL SKATES CAN BE PROTECTED FROM NICKS BY CUTTING ABOUT RUBBER BANDS WIDE PROM AN OLD INNER STRETCH IT LENGTTUBE WISE OVER THE RUNNER - His voice Sill speaks across the yean: "Blessed are they that mourn’ By H — “Surprlael” Wilkinson Corner THIS SIFTER APPLIES AN EVEN COAT OF ASHES OR SALT TO ICY SIDEWALKS A SQUARE TIN CAN IS PERFORATED ON ALL SIDES AND FITTED WITH METAL THE BANDS FOR WHEELS HANDLE IS MADE BY AND TWISTING DOUBLING A SQUARE HEAVY WIRE A HAND LOOP PROVIDES Skate 'Pwtect&H' j And so today my heart be Still He knows that you are torn He also knows that even this Great sorrow an be borne Richard Setter GRIP jff young man as long as I'm alive If you’ll agree and put it m g I’U fix it te you’ll get every cent Fve got" BENNY Fiction BENNY The turmoil and the shouting one over the selection way or another of Ted Williams as the most valuable player In the American 1949 la fading out But — the League for cheering there is one detail that will be rehomes of the loud this membered by those conducting huzza We began to — poll this is the matter of waiting look around to find until the two big league races are out how the other over aide lived In this last season the poD Grantland Rice j CIn rememwaa ended with a week left U ber the day when This was like calling a go Harvard Holy Cross Colgate horse race In the atretch with and Indiana were notable foothalf n furlong left It is a verj In the reign of ball name simple matter ta wait until the was Percy Hanghton Harvard When Ted final play Is ever the beat team In the country Williams was voted the most not even barring the Big Ten valuable player It leaked as If Ton the far west er the sooth the Red Sox were sure te win remember— Mahan Hardwick lip to that point Williams had Brlckley Bradley Felton been a big factor In the pennant Casey —on and en race He was then the leading hitI recall the year when Andy Kerr ter In the league He waa In front and hia Colgate (quad were the with runs driven in prides of the East— unbeaten — unwho failed ta ftve The Judges uninAnd tied— unscored upon Rissuto a vote must have been vited Holy Cross often has been or tha covering basketball tough competition— especially under races They certainly saw no the the direction of John McEwan ball games or looked at no recgreat Army leader And it waa only ords Or they would have selecta few years ago— short years — when ed differently Indiana was the pride and conqueror of the Big Ten— as Bo Ford Frick not only president of and his “po’ little Indiana tha National league but formerly boys” finished far In front one of the best of all baseball writAa I reviewed the record of these ers agrees with this idea of postfour teams for 1949 I recalled cer"They poning the poll thoroughly ihould wait of course” he said tain lines — "until the season Is over Suppose "I’ll lay on tbit tarrestial ball with we awarding started pennants — rise assd Nations and markets fall five or six games left to play?” But wobbles most of all" CTO '’fix - it! thle Song for Comfort HE things that are too hard to bear God does aot bid me bear I nevei' yet have walked alone Through dark hours of despair And always He has kept His word: The promised Strength was there 84 their When Martin Quint 71 married Ellie Reynold friends in Nyack didn’t give the union much chance of auccess Five years later however they were ready to admit they had been wrong— Ellie was doing a good Job of taking care of Martin and as for the old coot— well he was a lot friendlier than anyone had ever thought possible a‘f On their fifth anniversary Jartln sent Ellie to New York on an errand filled the parlor with gift and paper curlicue and Invited a dozen neighbors in for a surprise party The plan was for a lookout at the railroad depot to phone when he saw Ellie get off the train and then they would turn out the lights and hide When Ellie walked in and on turned again everyone would yell "Surprise!” BASE-— ANfWt '3DCHD Sa3CrOU'a3HDTOB 3OD3J a31NI '3iais 0C S3SSM B3H01VD nv8 03rQud as uH'aoaaa'xivM'xiH A STREET Butterflies Beetles Cyanide Make a 'Surprise' Vengeance greatest has tdoy12000 MORE THAN RACES AND WON OVER AND MAIN bank last week an they know you’re hidln up hers an’ they’re cornin’ to get yuh” "You come with us” said Slick shortly "Nemnalne keepla’ guard” Slick called and the ether outlaw alid back ta tha ground "We gotta get out of here and aee git faoL Kid did anyone yau leave tawa?” 8L Pilaster 84 Exclamation 85 People who Jeer 87 Ancient wins cup 88 Body of water Pronoun 40 4L Gazelles 45 Sesame (var) 48 Market place 47 Ia in debt 48 March data DOWN L Consecrate 2 American Philological Association (abbr) 8 Denary 4 Additional 5 Coverlet 8 Hebrew letter 7 Soot 8 Famous Hebrew prophet (Bib) 12 Cut Irregu- larly 13 Division of a play 18 Winged Insect 18 A vat for fodder purpose ha was serving suddenly knew that Slick was using him as a means of protecting his own hide "Slick! Slick Lemme go They’ll blast ms down in cold blood!’ "Shut up you rat” Slick brought the barrel of hia gun down crush lngly on the boy’s head Benny gasped struggled feebly then want limp When Benny epened hia eyes ha found Sheriff Conrad and Joe Hicks bending aver him "Feeling better kid?” s I’m all right Where's -S- INEZ BY GERHARD bobbed up an whila on location for Columbia’i "Tha Killer New That Stalked a traffic rush on west 47th street in Pennsylvania station in a tiny historic graveyard on the lower Eaat Side Just before fleeing through the graveyard to escapa a Evelyn keyes York lick?” ‘Taken care of” Sheriff Conrad eyed Benny intently "Listen Benny you better get home before your maw begins to worry You can say you helped us run down Slick Dearborn Fact is you did When we saw you talkin’ with him three weeks ago we figured somethin’ like this which is why we did soma talkin’ so you could lead us to where bs was” “Gosh!” said Benny Thera were tears in his eyes For the first time in hia life ha realized what a perfectly (well guy Sheriff Conrad was 19 Laugh loudly 20 European ermine 24 Resiliency 28 Carnivorous mammals 28 Chinese silk 29 A red fleshy berry 80 Combat between two people 82 Relies on S3 Beast of burden 38 of Ruth (Bib) QQUI 38 42 43 44 Ne Afresh Golf term Cushion Before SI t iy '' V mwrnd V i - J I'h EVELYN KEYES detective she bad to scramble up and down a wobbly rusty firs escape on a tenement She did it over tor - houri and hours and over while bitter winds blew Wound up with hands filthy and scraped and clothes unfit for further use Meanwhile Paulette Goddard waa urging her to com yachting In tha Caribbean! Durante plays hia first Jimmy dual role in "Tha Great Rupert” the George Pal production in which he with Terry Moore and Tom Drake But you may not him Jimmy ilwayshas yearned to drive a circus wagoo so he got his wish At his own insistence be was permitted npt only to drive the wagon but also to appear behind a luxuriant beard Mary Jane Higby also has been stint in a dual rote The doing heroine of "When a Girl Merries" Joan Davis” has been menaced by a tough waitress bent ea And the tough waitress— Mary Jane Higby Ever se aftea a radie er star ia stopped by a whit speeding a to aa The aagagemeaL to etor— recognises peiicemaa and doesa’t give him a ticket Anyway that’a toe fiery Bat Jay Jestvn doing 4i mOes aa bear ia New Jersey aa toe way to NBC was stopped recogDistrict Attornised ne "Mr ney" —and given a ticket! A new cannln star Is looming up—Chinook who will be featured ef In Monogram’s ‘The Coarag Captain Plum" Kirby Grant will star and tha picture set to start 11 Bartwill be filmed at January lett’s Cedar Lake Big Bear i |