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Show PARSON. lTTAH THE PAYSON niROMfLE. Speaking of Sports Lively vs. Dead Ball Is Riddle of 1938 Season By GEORGE A. BARCLAY IID the National league put itself out on a limb when it adopted the deader ball for the 1938 season while the American league voted to continue the lively one? That question will come In for plenty of attention from now until the end of the world series next October. It has already had a good deal of newspaper space. But no one is really certain there is a radical difference between the dead and lively ball. Government scientists have taken samples of each, shot them out of catapult-lik- e machines and recorded their findings. Sluggers from both major leagues have tried their bats on both dead and lively balls. The results are still a question mark. The real answer should be written in the world series. If the National league wins the event and reverses the trend that has given It only three world's championships in the past ten years, credit will be given to President Ford Frick for his wisdom. If the American league wins, there cant be much said in the way of alibis and most people will then concede that it is the league and not the bail that is responsible. Some critics have Insisted that in voting for a change last December, the National league clubs had come to the conclusion that the ball the Yankees were pounding was too dangerous to continue in use. In fairness to Mr. Frick it should be assumed that the National league was trying to improve the game. If you are a devotee of strategic baseball, there isnt much argument about the ball being too lively. Strategic baseball the sacrifice, base stealing, moving the infield in to cut off a run at the plate, the squeeze play, etc. hasnt been Baseball Miracle? 'T"'AKE It from Joe Cronin who Is something of a baseball student and in this instance sits in a neutral corner, the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senatom have actually accomplished a baseball miracle in their swap of first basemen Zeke Bonura for Joe Kuhel. They consummated a trade in which both sides win. It might appear at first glance that Clark Griffith, the "old fox" of the Senators, had handed Jim-m- y Dykes of the Sox a cold deck, when he lured him into handing over a .345 hitter for e if. Mr. Will llarridge, president of the American league, has some hon- The Death Stampede By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter Hello everybody: Andy Grob of Freehold, ' ''' - i son-in-la- left-hand- d right-hande- d e field events of the Olympic games seems definitely menaced so far as the 1940 Olympiad is concerned. By booking the games In far-of- f Japan and on dates when, our best athletes will be unable to compete, the rest of the world has found a way to beat us. Not since the games were revived many years ago has the United States been defeated in track and field sections. But by scheduling such events in October, when college athletes obviously should be attending classes, the Olympic managing committee is in effect offering the track and field championships to some other country. The United States has two alternatives first, not to send a team to the 1940 Olympics; second to induce the universities of this country to release star athletes long enough for them to compete in Japan and let them make up their lost studies later. Since Britain and several other countries have stated they will not send teams to Japan, the first would be relatively alternative easy. Fulfillment of the second would be tougher. Academic schedules are sacred cows in American universities. They could not easily be disturbed in order to head Germany, Italy and Japan off from winning track and field events. Moreover, many of the crack college athletes are wanted for football service by coaches. est doubts about what happens when you begin tinkering with baseballs. When you change the ball its hard to tell what results you'll get," For instance, we had he says. three experts appear at a meeting of the board of directors of the league to explain how they might deaden the ball a trifle. One said the only way to do it was to cut down the size of the cork center. The second said it would have to be done L'RANCIS OUIMET, veteran cap-with the wool, the yarn winding. tain of the United States Walker The third said the only way to get Cup team, is worried lest the memany change was to use a different bers who will make the British trip cover. wont be in form. He fears that be- If the experts who make the 1 ball differ like that, how could we know what the results of changing the ball would be? Its an experiment and there won't be an answer until a full seasons trial has been made." Hie consensus of opinion among baseball men is that if there is any vast amount of difference between the dead and lively ball, the former wont bother the players who have the eyes and the power to knock one over the wall. If the dead ball assists the pitchers in improving their performances, the only fellows who will really be hurt are those who really aren't first class batsmen. The bargain home run is something that should not belong in major league baseball. The difficulty In distinguishing the Francis Ouimct difference between the dead and cause the team sails so early a lively ball was illustrated by what number of the players, idle during happened at the Chicago Cubs trainthe winter months won't be at peak ing camp this spring. In the early form when they land at St. Anr balls of days of the camp, drews, Scotland. He isnt taking the 1937 vintage were used first. any chances on too long a sea voy1938 were models Then the brought to take the edge off. Instead out Somehow the two vintages be- age of taking a slow boat to Glasgow came mixed. All the oldtime playand spending ten to twelve days on ers, coaches and newspaper men the sea, the players have booked went into a huddle. But they boat on May passage on a four-dacouldn't tell one ball from the other 10. either by sight or touch. C Western Newspaper Union Tec and Fainvay 7,7 f Man Pushes Closer to Heart of 'VeathePs Kitchen Seeking Short Route Over Top of the World; Russians Pioneer Arctic By JOSEPH W. LaBINE In 1909 courageous Robert E. Peary trudged to the North Pole. The world praised his conquest of the Arctic What good is it? but with the same breath questioned: That cynical attitude persisted until last May when a group of intrepid Russian scientists and aviators began the most thorough examination of Arctic wastes yet attempted by man, braving untold hardships to gather data about the weathers kitchen. Suddenly the whole world has become aware of the potential value that lies within the Arctic and Antarctic circles. As Russia goes to work, the United States looks with renewed interest to Alaska, her own far north province. In Canada, British Columbia seeks to extend her domain explore the frigid sea below. Dr. Ruth Gruber, an American to the North Pole. In Great newspaper correspondent, recently mullscientists are Britain, visited the Siberian north which ing over data gathered by formerly existed only as a home of the British Graham land ex- living death for Czarist political prisoners. Even today the Stalinist pedition to the Antarctic. government is probably using part reasons this Many justify of Siberia as a prison for victims of sudden interest. The fabled its atrocious purges, but Dr. Gruber northwest passage which found other portions of this vast Henry Hudson sought may expanse buzzing with industry. America has been slow to appreciate the possibilities of Alaska. Her first concrete step was the removal of farmers from marginal American lands to more fertile yet be found in the Arctic sea. Aviation progress has made practical such long sustained flights as the a two hops last summer. Moreover, who knows what valuable mineral deposits lie beneath the crust of ice and snow that covers Arctic lands? Moscow-Californi- Alaskan soil several years ago. But she has done little more. Today, when airways span every continent, there is still no regularly scheduled line between the United States and Alaska, although the Alaskans themselves are more than their brothers in the states. Last year more than 20,000 residents of the territory made trips of the enby air almost & !ot h year-aroun- d air. Radio Stations. entire territory there are 21 private radio stations, of which Pacific Alaska Airways (a subsidiary) maintains 13, used solely for weather reporting to supplement the present totally insufficient federal service. The United States bureau of air commerce will soon establish modern radio stations at Juneau and Fairbanks, which is the first step in helping conquer Americas portion of the frozen Private In the Andy Knew He Had Meanwhile, to the immediate east, British Columbia is suffering from growing pains and Premier T. D. Pattullo wants to push its borders to the North Pole. Contingent upon agreement with the dominion government, the annexation would include all of Yukon territory and part of Mackenzie, including half the Great Bear panic-stricke- g lake. Such a territory would give British j fear-craze- d Ilis Escape Andy y ABO E Captain Amundsen taking observations with a sextant as his Norwegian flag flies at the point determined upon as the exaet South Pole. This remarkable photo was taken December 14, 1911, the date Amundsen reached the pole. BELOW Every iceberg that menaces shipping in the northern seas was once part of the mighty Polar ice rap, which has drifted southward with so many exploration parties, including the recent Russian expedition under Commander Submarines Enter Picture. Moscow hjs announced that eventually it will establish a series of weather observatories and landing fields along the proposed polar airway between Russia and the United States. From these vantage points the Soviet will study geography of the Arctic with airplanes, while submarines d.ve under the ice crust to Panapin. r vsx ?? F 7 5 x, a .y. s's . f left-ove- I I vf. v I r t vT' w, f , v v he saw then. Copyright. Columbia rich potential mineral sources, plus wealth in water power, fishing, agriculture, fur farming and lumbering. In a few months the entire world may know what Commander Papa-mand his companions discovered on their recent expedition, although 'he Soviet may elect to keep its information secret. Gulf Stream at Work. It is already known that they found a layer of warm water near the North pole, caused by meander-mg- s of the tepid Gulf stream. And despite the general belief that the Arctic is devoid of life, they had frequent animal visitors. Many obstacles must be overcome before commercial air routes can be mapped over the Arctic, although aviators used to northern flights claim tne atmosphere is clearer and more favorable much for fly. iig than m temperate zones. The rKi f,au:'tl0n bstacle is compass devices based on ti.e sun. since the Arctic has no sun part of the vear. Iut the dav may come when Lon- ccs b, unrt f ,r San Francisco or tndcri0rft c.Jn t,y "1,h pprftcl Sdfcy the short. cut route cr tie t n ot the world f fVsSNyy hardly believed what u of the fence. How he got there he didnt know, . tlbeto1 separated from him by strands of wire, his dad at.e ove ut ing to hook him with their horns. Then . , fell be him what had happened. It really was a miracle, in a way. When boor (,aij : right through a small broken space at theback and totj . of barbed wire had caught him in the a,0t jusm" stab he felt as he rolled through. His dad had wa afrajd of bits1 he down, but he had fired it in the air, because n f ft f rF j coming toward me. growling and showing his teeth. I turned then Stampeding Herd of Young Cows. And what Andy saw then just about scared the life out f Behind him was a herd of young cows stampeding-com- ini in his direction. Their heads were down, says Andy, and they were a funny noise. A terrible feeling came over me. I couldn't my legs and felt like I have in dreams when somethin wis me and I couldnt move. I knew this wasnt a dream, thoofh, cause those cows were getting closer and closer. I turned ran toward daddy. As Andy ran he saw his dad start running, too. He heard tai something, but he was so far away that Andy couldnt catch ia said. He did know, though, that he had to get to that (enct-- ts it before the cows caught up with him. If he didn't he'd be so n animals hoofs. to a pulp beneath those that I guess I almost flew, I was so scared, he says, close to the fence now, but those cows were close to me, too. Icou them breathing as I ran, and I knew I'd never get over itr in time. I was winded and my breath was coming in sobs. K run faster, but I couldnt. Mad Race to Reach the Fence. north. radium-producin- to Reach That Fence. e, It was about the toughest spot any kid has everf aeatb even Andy, at that moment, didnt realize how close to was. Nothing short of a miracle could get him over cattle, time to escape the pounding feet of those would be on him. before a they matter of too, seconds, only eaD Then, suddenly, they WERE on him, and things looked up and he says, in a bunch. I heard a shot, I standing with the gun to his shoulder. But, as I l?V.u!)V.g dived ea i down went I As fell. something, stumbled and i roll have must I the fence. At the speed I was running I saw Brownie ay back. the in me struck Something sharp I his teeth bared. Then I shut my eyes and waited. w Everything happened so quickly that Andy s J He heard the cows hoofs pounding, almost at his eyes shut tight, afraid to open them. But, sr crashed down on his body. Even more strfnse hjm hoofbeats came no closer. He felt Brownie jump s heard his dad caU his name. Then he opened Almost a Miracle. ice-flo- r tt!k tire population! Alaskans realize their territory can be conquered for exploitation only by Antarctic Land Discovered. In the Antarctic, the recent British expedition discovered that Graham land is not an archipelago of islands as previously reported by Sir Hubert Wilkins, but one great tract of land a peninsula of the Antarctic continent. Thus an immense tract has been added to the earths known surface. But it is the North pole which commands most interest because of its proximity to North America, Europe and Asia a potential shortcut across the top of the world. The Soviets best scientists are now living in some 60 weather stations along tlie Arctic coast, helping push back the frontier and open the sea to ships at least in summer. Their observations are now supe plemented by those of the expedition, four scientists who landed near the pole last May and have since drifted slowly southward, to be picked up recently off the coast of Greenland. I V' pesllsu and began searching through the thick grass along tree stumps to see if he couldnt scare up some game forkTF thing went along nicely until they came to a fence AnV Ji the fence and started across the next field. But Andy -and a horse on the other side and he was a bit afraid of3 he would walk along the fence a few yards and cross those animals wouldnt be so close to him. Andy intended to follow close by that fence but aside to investigate a few clumps of grass and got qbhI out toward the center of the field. He wasnt V payW lention to anything but the grass clumps, but suddenly a sound of hoofs on the turf. I looked back toward the mules, says Andy "biji a grazing peacefully on the other side of the fence. Then 1 whose r i Andy Went Out Hunting Rabbits It was a nice, brisk autumn day, and Andy took ' average was only But Cronin, ' tk Brownie went alon. too. Brownie is a hound doI scare up the bunny and drive him out into the onen so Andyg a shot at it . 'H" hi plains it: "Kuhel will bat better than .300 for the Sox. He should drive in a lot of runs and be the best fielding first baseman seen around Comiskey park for a decade. Heres why. Kuhel will escape from many of the pitchers who have been handcuffing him at the plate. He is a hitter, like five other Washington regulars, who has had to face as many southpaws as the opposition could muster. With the White Sox, Kuhel joins a team that has six right handed hitters, So he will do most of his hitting against pitchers. Bonuras case is exactly opposite. Zeke, a power-housrighthander, will be among a flock of hitters with Washington. Hell go to bat frequently against southpaw pitchers, which should help him, too. All things considered, its one of the smartest inside baseball deals in years. J It was in the late fall of 1932, 'and Andys dad wh rambling through the fields with a shotgun, took hi across the field to see if they couldnt baga rabbit S' ' hr- of Grif- flth and manager of the Boston Red Sox, says no. Heres how he ex- N tinguished Adventurer. Hes going to tell us how he went hunting and got hunted himself ly,, 3 CLUB HEADIINES FROM THE tIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURseici v, UNCLE SAMS monopoly of in the track and llarridgc Doubts ADVENTURERS 'fr? s S' Olympic Problems played seriously since Babe Ruth made the fans home run conscious some years ago. In the American league, particularly, the game has been a hitters market. Teams play for the big inning and a rally that will win. When a man gets on first base he doesn't try to steal. He waits for his mates to drive him home with their bats. --V V i d owl-lik- hFpol.es CONQUERING r I w si.'., per Union. Calcium Needed by Body Calcium is an essential element in the body for the building of bones and teeth and for making the nerves function properly. It is obtained from foods, but in relatively small amounts. It becomes quite expensive when obtained separately in the organic form in which it occurs in such foodstuffs as milk and vegetables. Calcium, however, is a very plentiful material in nature, in mineral form. Chalk, of which there are vast deposits, contains 40 per cent calcium, and it is used in pure Many form in many industries. kinds of paper are filled with it to provide improved printing WNU Service. 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