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Show hitter good enough fmm leading the league live yean. Trie Speaker won a ball game with hii lng and his hard hitting, ingly agreea that when the atar a winning percentage, pitcher li the winning factor. "Walter Johneoa," Speaker aaid, "wen 20 er more gamea a year over a period of 10 eonaecu-tiv- e yean with a club that wi him probably would have been ailred In the second division. Ills average was about 200 or maybe 100 per rent above his teams average. without Johnson Washington was a pushover. Washington with Johnson pitching was harder to beat tbaa any team In the league, Including the Athletics, Tigers or the Bed Sox. It's the same, today, when Newhous-e- r, Feller and Chandler are working. "The Red Sox also have great pitchers, but they have a great team to back them up. What makes them so strong, at this point anyway, is that In addition to a fine ball club they also have the pitching. That makei It tough for any challenger. Great pitcher such as Ed Walsh, Nick Altrock and Doc White have carried teams to a pennant and a worlds championship, as this trio did in 1900, but no set of hitlers and Adders ever have carried weak pitchers anywhere out of the second division. All that Is needed is to look over the individual pitching averages of Hal Newhouser of the Tigers, Bob Feller of the Indians and Spud e Chandler of the Yankees and them with the averages rf their teams in ihe standing of the clubs. These three men have kept on winning in spite of weak balling sup-- 1 pert at tn i ( s. You've hoard mure than a li'te about the famous Gas House gang of St. Louis around 1934. They had Ur-o- ut By Bud Fisher Echoes Home-Tow- n weak-hlttin- EASY to c!j ci.Lie s:iW so Why not make tins 3. urioun yet ine.; er.sive. Use g either in the bedroom cr the bathroom. Use rug Colton or old stock--hr r durable kmlii-mg. directions for it aioi for a mvki c c, cs 'n cover. r Due to an lorue l -- :ard current conditio'1. suql-.'iin for a ic men fillio;' required most popular pattern nu:r.!r. da Send your order tn. f Sewing Circle Box 1217 Sin i Enclose 20 cent No DvW a (. CaW for Patters. Kamo Address- - g com-par- i ITS 1 their share of good but it was Dizzy Dean who pitched full 'Get OSullivan SOUS as wet a Heels next time you hove year shoes repaired. MORE MILEAGE WITH GREATER comfort: them into a pennant willy ut Dizzy they would have Anished six or eight games away, possibly mure. Xext Title Bout j n '7 -- ' k'v .4 'W 62 In the wake of the Louls-Conchampionship Aght It is only natural that the new gossip should concern the next title contest. It was gen- -j orally understood that if Louis re-- ; tained his title his next Aght would be against the winner of the Taml Maurielio - Jersey Joe Waleoit elimination contest. If Conn won there was to be a repeat engagement, mra,-lnthe best two nut of three. Louis will have to have a match fur several reasons. One is need of money to pay his taxes and to square his account with Mike Jacobs. Another Is that Joe isn't ge'ting any younger and the years have begun to take their toll. He still can pirk up another $90,000 net prcAt in a second Aght Outside nf Conn and Louis, the heavyweight plrture has been by of talent for some time. New Conn la definitely out. Promoter Mike Jacobs has been trying to get a real challenger ready for the last three years, but the supply hat been extremely thin. Lee Oma kicked himself out of the picture with hlu terrible showing against Jersey Joe Walcott. Oma set an e record for wrreking a show, for refusing to make any part of fight. Yon ran throw Oma out of any heavyweight picture that means anything. Jersey Joe Walrott may not be much of a heavyweight, at far as champions go, and the same can be said if Taml Maurielio. Still they seem to be the only ones left who have shown anything worth looking at and reither has shown too much. A Mauriello-Walcot- t meet-- 1 inf might be no part of a thriller It doesn't figure to be but at least It would be a clash between the two heavyweights who might slip Into the spotlight in the wake of Louis n Sep-temb-er DON'T WCRnV. hJVmEV! IN A PLL. CATCH 0c minute! Wf 7?iAV VGL. VEST A MINUTE I yOU NECP A NET! v, lets coas out" LATER! Fl?H PlTE GCOP AT NIGHT? Regi.-lra- r t!. Th.' 1 grouir.l minor, la )(? Brdcgr" in work in a Iri:!? r, (. j.i,,',r! i "Yi'-'i- e i d a'. a i:li r In." A "Mumtv.j. awim?" ya in i'-- -.! f-- e il'.i! tiud Klk may I K) "Certairly r ir. A Dab a Day keeps P. 0: away! ftadanam DEODORRHT CREIMI Isn't stiff or apraada lika face is actually wunihn far deep. "But daddy il in m ::: l "Yu, dear, but lie's insured." l 'i ST'"11 Bti-ik- altar 1 having I- b ,:! ir:it- -' will n. yJ i halight.plea5ii-itSvi,- atnell to cling to I.iigct-- i will not spoil dr'.uaie Ya tastain tba tinpi.i- - big conditions, b b Ik. AkKausa 1 takbim. r'- - Wo1 r. ,Jprtl lOMOttO Financially, ths sooner such a Aght 1s scheduled, perhaps the better. There ha been an abnormal amount of loose money around. The amazing thing is that during Ihe five years intervening between the Arst and second Louis - Conn parties, no other heavyweight has been developed who has any class. One might think that over r period, during which so much boxing was taught In the army and navy, some challenger would have been found. So far this Is only an idle dream. Up to date no such animal has ben developed. " rl - i'1 I?: 8 0313 GET A 25 IOX five-yea- it'i Odor) PsrmfceOon a rd Conn. 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