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Show "Babe Ruth" of West ! Called "Muscles"1 Out in the middle west where wheat , and corn are the principle crops they also produced a home-run hitter this year. He Is Everett Yaryan, catcher for Frank isbell's Wichita ball club in the We: tern league. The big fellow fin ished the month of August with 1 lota! lo-ta! of twenty-six four ply knocks His ! batting average registered B54. He poled out six the last week of the month Western fans do not call him the I "Babe Ruth" of the league, as micht he expected, but refer to their swatter as "Muscles" and "Strength" and ; "Yam yam." On top of nil his slugging glon ar an ranks with George Shestak of the St. Jose club, as being one of the best receivers in the leaiie He is 25 years old Tour years ago he came to the Wichita club as a1 rookie- Frank Isbell and Joe Bcrger showed him how tbe game was played and ho proved a good pupil The Wichita club has had several offers from the majors for the Babe Ruth" hitler of the circuit and the fans arc settling back to the reali:a- i Hon that the slugging backstop is' playing his last yer,r in the minors. 00 ''tr? H j The ctbove picture shows tht Everett Ev-erett Yaryan, home run hitter c the ! Wt3tem leaoi'e, has a k;en air of I eyeo. The meet, shows his grip when he connects for a four ply knock. |