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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Poker Face in Comeback PEAKING 1ITTLE GEORGE A. BARCLAY a Are Star Players the Best Pilots in Big Leagues? STAR baseball "T0 A- players make the best managers? Toss that one at some of your sports expert friends at a hot stove league session one of these cold winter nights and see if the fur flies. -' It all depends on whom yon pick. The records, however, will probably support the fellow who says that playing; ability has nothing whatever to do with managerial ability. If you were asked to name the greatest ball player of all time, you would undoubtedly select Ty Cobb or Ruth. Cobb . Babe had a thorough trial at managing the Detroit Tigers after the departure of Hughie Jennings. He was not a success. It was . said that Cobb could never figure out why his men couldnt bat, run bases, field, throw and think as well as he had done. Babe Ruth has been trying mightily for a managers berth ever since he retired. So far he has failed to connect, although half a dozen such jobs have been filled in the majors. Study Present Crop Take the present crop of big league managers. Probably not more than four out of the sixteen would have to be reckoned with when the round-u- p of e stars is made. They are Mickey Cochrane of the Tigers, who was a catcher; Frank Frisch of the St. Louis Cards, who was a second baseman; Bill Terry of the Giants, who was a first baseman, and Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who was a third baseman. And not all four of these could be counted completely successful managers. Then study the other side of the picture. Joe McCarthy of the New York Yankees would have no trouble in proving he is a successful manager. Yet he was never a good enough player to land a big league job and spent his playing days in the kerosene circuit. Bill McKech-ninow at Cincinnati, who was a success at St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Boston, was just another baU player In his day. Connie Mack, who must be reckoned as the No. 1 manager for all time, has never been mentioned on anybodys all - star team. Jimmy Dykes, the successful manager of the White Sox, missed being an all - time star player by a narrow margin. Burleigh Grimes, of the manager Brooklyn Dodgers, was a star in his day, but hardly to be placed among the performers of all time. And he has yet to prove he is an effective manager. Bucky. Harris of the Washington Senators quit playing when he was close to being a great star and Joe Cronin, manager of the Boston Red Sox who had practically arrived at that estate seemed to diminish in playing value when he added the managerial weight to his shoulders. , all-tim- - e, present top-flig- ht is back to tennis. Fresh from her divorce, Helen Wills Moody is starting the comeback PORTS By poker face trail that may lead her through the courts at Wimbledon and Forest Hills to the Olympian heights of womens champion once more. Unrolling Tape. Scoring the sides of friction tape with an old razor blade, or sharp pocket knife will enable you to unroll it without tearing the edges. There is a story from the West coast to the effect that Helen very nearly turned pro a while back and joined up with the troupe that features Fred Perry, Wilmer Allison and Bill Then the story goes, she considered her layoff long might be a detriment and resolved to fight her way back to the top of the amateurs before she tried her mettle on the pro courts. This accomplished, she would be a drawing card of sufficient magnitude to demand a sizable contract from the man who bosses the pros. But Helen may find her comeback trail strewn with hurdles. Theres her arch opponents, Helen Jacobs, and Helen Marble to think about. And whats more, theres that durable Polish girl, Jawiga Jedrejow-sk- a, who is a sort of feminine juggernaut. Growing House Plants. When soil in which house plants are potted becomes more like clay than loam it may be lightened by adding sand to it. Plants grow best in this kind of soil. Til-de- n. all-tim- U Dont Burn the Cake. Set an alarm clock to go off at the time More Jobs; Less Cost In 1906 the infant automobile industry provided jobs, directly or indirectly for about 80,000 people and what today would be considered inferior cars, sold for $5,000 and up. Advertising created when cakes, and roasts, are due to be finished. It can be heard all over the house and acts as a reminder to the busy housewife who, intent on another job, may have forgotten the time. Phil w SgmP: There's No Escape The question is not is life worth living, but how best to go through with it. If people had acquired a taste for apple seeds, by this time apple seeds would be as big as fild Clocks. When an or- berts. nament or clock slips on a polWhich gets the most enjoyment ished mantelpiece or sideboard, out of I told you so? The optry cutting four small squares of timist or the pessimist? felt from an old hat and sticking When unskillful people try to one to each corner of the base of employ tact it turns out to be the article. It doesnt show and flattery. its quite Saying a wise thing is useless if the listeners are not wise. a demand that today provides jobs A Psychic Secret? for approximately 5,000,000 peoWhat is the secret of riding in ple, has resulted in radically im- an automobile making one (well proved cars and has reduced the admit) feel important? price to where one out of each Men who dont know what the five people in the nation can, word friend means, may use it too freely. and does, own a car. Non-Ski- non-ski- d. spfiilbifl rcftfti (THTO Whnrjjffe as Sadi 5? 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Boles, athletic director at Wooster (Ohio) college before the recent meeting of the College it is often called the Fourth NeFourth Necessity Stoop to Rise Physical Directors society at New The automobile has become so cessity, giving way only to food, Soar not too high to fall, but Orleans. necessary in our modern life that clothing and shelter. stoop to rise. Massinger. He charged that influential alumtrustees and curbstone coaches ni, can still bring sufficient pressure' to force the dismissal of athletic instructors simply because they fail to produce winning steams. pressure Referring to the brought on university authorities to not producing drop instructors enough victories, Boles said: At this very moment, able mem bers of college physical education departments, who, according to their contract, were regular members of their college faculties, are now looking for a new position because the 'win at any cost group is dissatisfied with their coaching record. Boles said one was led to believe a sports writer in a recent magazine article had hit the bulls-ey- e when he referred to college football as one of the last great strongholds of American hypocrisy. Appeals from college presidents to their alumni to come to the support of the athletic team. Boles said, indicate the close tieup with college ed finances. The ten coaches whose official (ell after the 1937 season Harvey Harman of PennsylHarry Kipke of Michigan, Callison of Oregon, Harry Mehre of Georgia, Ed. Walker of Mississippi, Don McCallister of South Carolina, Ralph Sasse of Mississippi State, Tom Sullivan of St. Lawrence and Clyde Propst of Southwestern of Tennessee. heads were: vania, Prince Dodger Finances Again X7TTH what promises to be one of the most prosperous baseball seasons on record coming up in 1938, the sorry plight of the Brooklyn Dodgers fast is becoming of se- rious concern to rival clubs in the National league. They are sitting by helplessly and not laughing while strife and indecision in the Dodgers front office tears the stuffing out of one of the most valuable holdings in the business. There is gloom in the other offices Case of Jimmy Wilson when the subject comes up. They have heard that the Dodgers Jimmy Wilson, manager of the just 1938 spring training schedule has Phillies, was a the been'' made out for them catcher, but not an immortal. Still, Yankees, there being no one by in the hes a good manager in a rather demoralized Brooklyn headquarters now hopeless spot. Casey Stengel, to attend to such chores since Genpilot of the Boston Bees, was a eral Manager John Gorman got his flashy, aggressive player, somewhat some weeks ago. theatrical. He was hardly a star, walking papers a as be can but he good Here and There regarded manager. Gabby Street, who once Frobably the most nettled victim won a pennant for the Cards and is of that recent pea soup fog in LonLouis St. of the manager present was the goalkeeper of a soccer don an was Browns, adequate catcher, team who stuck doggedly to his but not a star. post not knowing the game had been Charley Grimm, manager of the called off until long after the other them in Cubs and successful making players had left the field. A searchfinish one, two, three in the Naing party finally found him . . . five years, Lining tional league in the past up talent for the Brooklyn e star as first was not an is supposed to be one of Dodgers basemen go in his playing days. the hardest assignments in baseOscar Vitt, the newcomer in the ball, but Ted McGrew, former Namajor leagues managerial ranks as tional league umpire who retired pilot of the Cleveland Indians, has in 1931 to become a scout for the not yet had a chance to prove his Dodgers, is thriving upon it. e Western Newspaper Union. worth in the fastest company. better-than-avera- 'LLncLe Items of Interest the Housewife AROUND the HOUSE ge Lfc; fkxJR: MONEY BACK SjpF SWITCHING 7 PoSTUA isLpofsnt help you. can drink coffee. But others many safely MANY people ell children should never drink it. If you suspect that the caffein in coffee disagrees with you . . . try Postums 30-da- y test. Buy some Postum and drink it of coffee for a full month. 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