Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1924, Page 5

BY HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Sports Editor) —. NEW YORK, Feb. 11—(United Press}—Babe Ruth wants to hit 60 home runs next season and win, in addition, the American League bat- ting championship. The Babe is no halfway fellow. en he picks out a job for him- self, he certainly does not look for soft spots. The way he goes about things, he would take on Dempsey after a couple of warm-up bouts, if he ever went imto boxing. It will be re- called that the Babe cherished a secret ambition to become a boxer, and he believes that he could have made good in the ring. When he came to New York re- cently from his New England farm, Ruth said he knew he could hit homers, if the Yankees were still using the Polo Grounds, but he doesn't like the layout of the Yan- kee stadium, “I may not be able to crack my bomerun record, but I know }'ll get that batting championship,” the Babe said. “If I had started out last season with that object in mind I would have led the league.” By his conduct last winter, the way he played during the 1923 sea- son and the good care that he has been taking of himself this winter, the Babe certainly has earned pub- lic faith and confidence in nimas: When he says he is going to do a thing there is no reason tu pbe- lieve that be does not mean it. Senator James J. Walker, father of the Sunday baseball bill and the boxing law discussed Ruth when he was making a speech at a recent dinner of the Baseball Writers’ As- sociation. Senator Walker lives at St. Luke's Place, on the lower west side of New York, near Greenwich Village. He gave an example to {llustrate the point he made that Ruth was one of the greatest inspirations for the kids of the whole country. “There's a public playground right in front of my house,” the Senator said. “Kids by the hun- dreds, from the nearby tenements. gather there daily. I always walk through the playground on my way to my office, and I have acquired quite a list of acquaintances among the little urchins, “One morning last summer, I was stopped by-# little Italian ‘boy. ~ “‘Gimme a quarter, Jimmy, he said. ‘A quarter was more than the usual appeal for a penny or so, and I asked him what~he wanted with 25 cents. want ta buy a Babe Ruth Dp,’ he replied. “That little urchin never had seen Babe Ruth play, and he never will, because when he gets old enough to have money to go to the ball park, the Babe will have passed. ut, even though he had never seen his hero, the Babe was the biggest thing in his life,” Walker said. It was Senator Walker who, a year ago when Ruth entertained the baseball writers, pointed out to the Babe the duty that he had to his public, “It's the dirty-faced kids in the streets, down in the slums tu whom HY separate youth and old age with a deep and ever Widening abyss? The bloom of youth and the hardy, ruddy glow of Old Age—six- teen and sixty—should be separ- ated only by the span of years and not by varying differences of phys!- cal wholesomeness. Vigorous old age is within the grasp of all. S. S. S. brings that hale and hearty feeling back with arush. Rich red blood is the great- est enemy of weakening, health un- dermining Old Age. 8S. S. S. builds Red Blood Cells. Rich, red blood coursing through your veins sweeps away impurities that retard the proper functioning of your system. Old Age—once a dreaded agony be- comes a vigorous, enjoyable, care free time of life. S. 8S. 8. is made of carefully se- lected herbs and barks—scientific- ally prepared and proportioned. Welcome Old Age when it comes. Be ready to withstand the attacks of diseases that follow in its wake, Meet Old Age with a hearty handshake. A handshake that Speaks of well being—of a vigor- ous, clear thinking, red blooded constitution. §. 8S. S. is your best friend when Old Age {js seen round- ing the corner. Get a bottle and drive care and worry away. All leading drug stores carry it. The large size is the more economical. MAKING 60 HOMERS IN COMING SEASO you owe your most sacred duty,” Walker told him. “Don't do any thing to shatter the faith they have in you. Those kids haven't much to inspire them, and you mean more to them than the President.” The Babe then made the promise that he had taken his last drink and that he was going to make good for the dirty-faced kids. Senator Walker is still a raving fan, but he has cooled to- ward boxing, which, he said at the recent dinner, had been very close to his heart. He gave no reasons, and he didn’t mention the sport by name, but he got over the idea very plainly when he sald: “If there were a Judge Landis at the head of this sport, it would not be tottering.” It has been known for some time that Walker would not lift his hand or his voice if the legislature want- ed to kill the bill which he put on the law books, after a most stren uous campaign: Governor Smith ts not a boxing fan. In fact, he has no use for the sport, and he tolerates it only because he feels that a part of his constituency likes the game. ‘When complaints were being made recently about the manner tn which the game was being played, the governor went to his friend, Walk- er, and asked what he should do about it. “Throw it in the sink,” Walker replied. The game hasn't, been thrown in the sink yet, but it is without a Single friend at Albany, and its friends in New York aren't worth much. Just one more little straw and it will be in the sink. If the game goes down now, after a trial under {deal conditions, which gave it every chance to make good, it is not likely that it ever will get another chance. It is hard to tell just what is the matter with boxing, but something is radically wrong when it is too hard to find a good defense for the sport. When defenders of the game have to fall back on such ailly defenses sad condition. Sarazen: Gives Coogan Lesson LOS ANGELES, Cal., Gene Sarazen, youthful Angeles, dropped Coogan the day after the big match er” himself, and only last week wot Monte. while visiting many valuable Coogan who, despite youth, knows just as much about proaches, raps,” “bunkers, “mashies,” as he does about lose-ups" and “fade-ins. the studio the world championship especially for Jackie Coogan full fedged movie star and embryo golf H champion. oe WON BY CODY CODY, Wyo., Feb, tive game when Saturday evening. score of 16 to 10. Basin. SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITE LAUNDRY PHONE 1702 The day of the motorized ice sled is here, built by J. B. Morehouse at McCook Field, Dayton, O., makes 50 miles an) hour over frozen waters, that boxing won the war, it is a On Golf Points Feb. 11.— holder of the world’s champion golf title won recently from Havers on the Hill- crest Country club course in Los into see Jackie The little star swings “a mean driv- a juvenile golf tournament ut De) Sarazen declares that Jackie has the makings of a champ, and offered pointers to young his tender Upon departing for Miami, Florida, for a few exhibition matches, Sarazen pre- sented Jackie with the ball that won together with a set of juvenile clubs made 11.—{Special to the Tribune—The Cody basket- ball team won its seventh consecu- it defeated Red Lodge team by the score of 25 to 7 On Friday the Cody quintet defeated Powell by a Cody has now de- feated every team in the Big Horn NON SABBATH Io AULE IN FRANCE French Decide Games Will Be Held on Sun- days Despite Protest PARIS, Feb. 11.—{United Press— Olympic games will be held on Sun- day, regardless of the religious views of some of the entrants on sport on the Sabbath. The French Olympic committee has reached this decision after the question was brought up by the British Olympic committee, on be- half of the Scottish members of the team. It was held that if the Sunday dates were eliminated the games would last too long, causing hard- ship to many nations which already have made all preparations and figured their expenses accordingly. The committee was also influenced by the fact that Sunday is the big- gest sporting day of the week in Paris and for many French people this will be the only day it will be possible for them to see the garhes. For that reason the program has been arranged so that many of the semi-finals and finals will fall on Sunday. a Sprinter Several well known athletes will be affected by this decision includ- ing the Scottish sprinter Eric Led- del who is an episcopal clergyman. The -committee has declined to heed the informal protests of Ameri- can and British yachtsmen against holding the sailing races in the Seine at Meulan instead of Havre as or- iginally planned. American and British yachtsmen felt it was unfair to ask eight-metre yacht crews to race on a river, It was poined out that the same scheme was attempt- ed in 1900 when the bigger yachts, although the best at sea, were de- feated by a small light yacht on the Seine. The rowing commission of the French committee has completed plans for the rowing events, which will be held on the Seine at Argen- teuil, near the Colombes Stadium. There will be five.events, single and double sculls, pairs, fours and eights, all with coxswains. These events will be rowed between July 13 and 17. The dates have been ad- vanced about five weeks, which wil! put the American team at a dis- advantage, because the tryouts are scheduled as late as June 13 in Philadelphia, and. the American oarsmen will have a shorter’ period of preparation than was originally planned. ————>___ Getting It Right. A young lady walked Into the Jewelry store, and asked to see the manager, who came up and asked her what he could do. “We had a disppte at home last night,” she said with a coy little smile, “over the correct pronuncia- tion of this stone. Is it nounced ‘turkoise’ or ‘turkwoise' The manager loked at the stone critically for a few seconds and then answered her tersely. “The correct pronunciation of “his stone is ‘g)ass’,”” he said. E DEFECTIVE FLUE CAUSES HALF OF ONE TOWN TO BE WIPED OUT BY FIRE. The town of LIMON, Colo., suf- fered a fire that cost the city $150,000 just because of one DE- FECTIVE FLUE. Why should contractors and builders continue to tell the people that brick chimneys “Are Just as Good”. When the National Board of Fire Underwriters will tell you that more than 90 per cent of all fires in residences, school houses, and churches, are caused by defective flues? When you build insist on Asbestos Chimneys, and when you buy, be sure the house is equipped with ASBESTOS CHIM- NEYS. ORDER TODAY. Phone 693J or go to the factory, 1014 South Oak St. Take the blocks home and put them up yourself. They are made in Casper and have been adopted and are steadily used by the United States Government.— Advertisement. and this particular one, PAGE Tra-la-la! Over the ice we go merrily! It happened at Schlachtensee, near waste Germany, Cold? Nothing Uko itl GIRLS TRAINING FOR OLYMPIC SWIMMING TEAM GIVE SOCIETY AT MIAMI THRILL OF SEASON BY ROBERT T. SMALL (Copyright 1924 The Casper Tribune) MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb, 11— And now it is the swimming girls. Jack Dempsey is gone but the fem- inine champions of the aquatic world are here to take his place in the social swim as well as in the briny pools, There are fifteen or sixteen of the girls all working out for the Olympic team, and as they have been lowering establish- ed marks every day it seems most of them will make the grade. While the girl swimnders are giving society dally exhibitions at Roman pools they are getting a few thrills themselves from the society maids and maidens who frequent the bathing beaches. They have marveled, for instance at the girl who brought forty eight bathing suits with her to Miami Beach and says she has sixty two more at home. She never appears twice during the season in the same suit and quite often changes during a single bathing session. At first blush the idea of having to lug along forty eight bathing suits WILSON JUDGED SPORTS VITAL BY LAWRENCE PERRY Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Since the death of Woodrow Wilson refer- ences have been widely mais to the belief of our late war president in the value of sports as a means of preparing young Americans for the part they are to play in the world's affairs. Specific mention has been made of a letter written by Mr. Wilson in response to a letter sent to the presidency by the present writer a few months after we had entered the world war. It was a time when students in our colleges who had not yet en- tered the army or navy through im- maturity or other good reasons were at loss what to do, and mainly were doing nothing. Practica'ly all in- tercollogiate sports were ebbing away and the lack of normal out- let was not good for the collegians. In view of this, knowing President Wilson's views as to sport, the writer sent him a communication setting forth conditions. Replying almost immediatoly, the president's letter saved intercolle giate sports at a time when they were at the point .f dissolution. It is not untimely, in consideration of forces which seem to be gathering against competitive athletics in or- dering educational institutions to re- Print Woodrow Wilson's letter, sent under date of ia. » 1917. “I entirely agree with the con- clusion contained in your letter of May 5,” wrote Mr. Wilson, “I would be sincerely sorry to gee the men and boys in our co'leges and schools give up their athletic sports and I hope most sincerely that the normal course of college sports will be con tinued as far as possible, not only to afford a diversion to the Ameri- can people in the days to come when we shal! no doubt have our share of mental depression, but as a real contribution to the national de- fense, for our young men must be made physically fit in order that they may take the place of those who are now of military age and exhibit the vigor and alertness which we are proud to believe char- acteristic of our young men.” a Springfield Union—As we get it from some of the Democrats in Con gress, they'll be darned if they'll let the Bavublicans reduce their taxas, would seem a terrific burden, but at first sight of the fair daughter of Neptune, all idea of a burden fades away. All of the forty eight varieties probably could be packed into a single handbag and then leave room for a few toilet requi- sites, The swimming girls have mar- veled also at the large number of PORTING NEWS MELLON PLANS FOR SURTAX TO MEET DEFEAT No Chance for Top of 25 Per Cent, Presi- dent Is Told. Dy FRAZER EDWARDS (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—1t will be “physically impossible’ to get the Mellon provision for a maximum surtax of 25 per cent through con- gress, President Coolidge was in- formed tonight by house leaders. Representative Longworth, Ohio, house majority leader and Repre- sentative Snell, New York, rhles committee chairman, discussed the whole legislative situation in a long conference with the president and warned him the Mellon plan will be amended in this vital spot. Mr. Coolidge has already served notice he would not agree to amend. ment of the Mellon plan in any vital particular, Longworth told the president that the sur-tax rates would be some- where between 25 and 44 per cent, with 35 per cent appearing the most likely compromise, The legislative program as dis- cussed at the’ conference, includes four major measures to be taken up in the following order: ‘Tax bill. Immigration. Muscle Shoals, Bonus. Adjournment of congress on June first isthe leaders’ plan, Long worth said. Longworth sald no railroad leg- it in before June first. About three and one-half or four weeks wil! be required to complete the tax bill, principal fight will be over the sur- girls, tanned to a deep bronze, who daily parade the strand and never go near the water. The girl cham- pions are a rather modest lot. They never apepar without a heavy cape and they wear two swimming suits, one Of silk and one of woolen jer- sey. Just before taking the water the jersey suit is slipped off and nothing remains but the glistening black silk. Silk has been found to absorb less water and offer less resistance than any other material. The amazing part of the girl swimmers is their youth. All ave under twenty, most of them under seventeen. Gertrude Ederle, of New York, who ho'ds virtually ali of the free style speed records is one of the youngsters in the group and so is Helen Wainwright, her closest competitor for world honors. While society has taken up the youngsters with a rush and has had them to dances, dinner dances, luncheons and other fetes and func- tions, the lithe little athletes are under the strictest chaperonage. Last night they were hauled away from a dinner dance almost liter- ally by the ears. No amount of pleading for “just another dance” would soften the hearts of officials of the Womans Swimming asso- ciation, who have the champions in tow. It is not that the dancing is too strenuous a dissipation of the swim. mers and it is not that swimming ig too etrenuous a sport, but the officials are anxious to keep the girls in the fittest of trint for they feel sure they are going to bring home from Paris virtually all of the prizes for which they compete. There ts particular enthusiasm over the work of Sybil Bauer, the back- hand swimmer. It is planned to enter Miss Bauer against the men swimmers at the Olympiad in this branch of swimming. Miss Bauer is so much In a class by herself in the back hand style that it is felt she can give the best of the men the keenest competition. The last word in heat- ing for homes, apart- ment houses, stores, g@burches and school Al: the comfort and healthfulness of radia- tor heat, but no wait- ing, no bother, no basement, no coal. The gas bills are very moderate. ation rae) And POTTER Warm Air Gas Radiation ventilates as well as heats. Enterprise Construction Co. ©. T. Pluckhabn, Rep. 1341 South David Street Phone 1287-W Casper, Wyo. | taxes and after it has been decided upon, the remainder of the bill should be adopted easily, he pre- dicted. Immigration legislation must be || cleared before June 30, Longworth |, Pointed out, because the present law expires then. Unless an agree- ment can be reached. it is proposed to continue the present law. To Mothers: Musterole is now made in milder form for babies and small children, Ask for Children’s Musterole. 55 &665c in jars&s tubes; hospital size, $3. islation had been introduced up till|) now but that some might come later || The blackfish, the most gregarious and one of :he largest members of the porpoise family, is sometimes called the pilot whale because it bilndly follows a leader and the herds can be driven almost like a flock of sheep. pe eaten i The origin of the English royal salute, which consists of 101 guns, is explained as follows. It was originally decreed that the sovereign should be saluted with 100 guns, but once when the Duke of York, afterwards William IV., was being greeted by the fleet, the officers in charge lost count, and ordered an- ether round to be fired to make sure. Soup should be seen and heard. not First in News Of All Events LEGION GIVES DEMPSEY RAZZ KNOXVILLE, Tennt., Feb. 11— Resolutions of indignation were adopted by prominent members of the American Legion in this city, when a newspaper erroneously con- veyed the impression that Jack Dempsey had been asked to officiate at a Legion boxing show as referee. The resolution, declared that the conduct of Dempsey was “not in conformity with the ideals and standards of the American Legion,” and that his war record was such “that no honorable man can look on it without a blush of shame.” ur | Waste Don’t Go Into the when you can just as well have the chair Oppo- site the buyer and his undivided attention. 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