The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 17, 1929, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE WEDM:SDAY APRIL 17, 1929 BRINGING UP FATHER THID 1 MOORE & RESTAURANT- WHO CO | WOoU WANT TO TALk TO? DOES ™! xvuA. SH THAT? DONALD? DORT K NOW ANISE DoNA\.D ARCUND HE! TO wWHOM TO DONALD- wHO can THAT 872 E wioH Back.stroke Swtm Marks Lowered by Lass of 15| WHITINSVIL! Mass.. April 17.] —World’s records fail utterly to| over-awe Joan McSheehy, 15-year- | old swimmer of Whitinsville, who is the national women's backstroke | | year she has bet-| tered wviorl record time in but,k-l stroke events and twice this year | she has cqualled a world’s mark. | She won the national backstroke championship at the national meet in Chicago in March. I'nis sort of thing is not wholly new to Miss McSheehy for she be- gen to win recognition three years s one of the best. of New1 s women swimmers. Back in 1927 she gained public attention by taking the women’s senior 100-yard back-stroke tiile | of the New;®ngland association of | th(< Amateur Athletic union, hold- | ing the short course record for that | swim and gaining the junior 440 | year freestyle title in the New England association. Standing out as cne of her most brilliant performances since that time was her feat of May 16, 1928, in an exhibition backstroke event 2 was credited with break- r time bettered the best pre. records for 200 yards, 50 yards, 600 yards, 700 yards, &% yards and 880 yards. This year Miss McSheehy first equalled the old mark of 33 2-5 zaconds for the 50-yard backstrok then clipped 2-5 of a second from this record. Later she was credited with| equalling her own 33-second time ! ever inis distance and with cutting | 3-5 second from the time of 5¢ 3-5 seconds for the 75-yard backstroke. Miss McSheehy is a member of world’s bhackstroke 16eords. - a family ;cted hereabouts for its HALF OF GAMES ARE POSTPONED : MAJORLEAGUE Unfavorable on Op- ening Date (By Associated Press) even break with the weather yester- day on the opening day. Four games were played in the ,Middle West, with mostly unfav- crable weather conditions in the entire Eastern section. Only one half of the program of ! both leagues was played on account | of rain and cold. The biggest chock of the opening program was the records which {show that the New York postpone-| ment was the first since 1909 when Brooklyn was kept from starting| the game with the Giants at the| Polo Grounds. The postponements | | were the first in either league since 2T bad weather in 1927 against De- troit. Chicago put on a big show with {0,000 fans, a record crowd packing | ‘Wrigley Field. The four games total attendance was 94,607 as compared to 121,517 on the openings last year. JIOAN ME SHEEHY GAMES YESTERDAY Pacific Coast League Oakland 9; San Francisco 3. wimming prowess. Her sisters| argaret, Constance and Dorothy are swimmers of more than ordi- ggcramento 7; Los Angeles 2. nary ability. Margaret and Doro- wrission 9; Portland 2. thy have held New England titles. gHoliywood at Seattle—game post- Her three brothers are also able m‘ poned account of wet grounds. aquatic sports. The eldest, Bren- National League den, made a name for himself m Pittsburgh 4; Chicago 3. 5: SWAT KING IS MARRIED EARLY TODAY, Babe Ruth an—ers. Claire| Hodgson Wed in New York City NEW YORK, April 17.—Less than an hour after daybreak this morn-| ing, Babe Ruth, Swat King, was| married in St. Gregory’'s Catholic Church to Mrs. Claire Hodgson, former actress and widow. A tiny group» of early worship- pers bent in prayer was in strange contrast to the boisterious. diamond | personality of the Yankee slugger. The wedding was quiet and was/|' conducted by Father William = Hughes. Aside from the bridal' party of half a dozen, there were less than 60 persons in the church which was only one-tenth full. After the ceremony, Babe prom-; jsed the altar boys autographed baseballs then went into a battery | of cameras which boomed a greet- ting. He stopped but a minute| with the newspapermen and said he would take his honeymoon on the diamond. ——,————— CARD OF THANKS T e L For all kindness and sympathy rendered to my husband, Richard MacRoberts during his illness and assistance to the family, at his death and especially the Moose Lodge of Juneau, I express my sincere gratitude and appreciation. MRS. R. MacROBERTS. - MARTHA SOCIETY MEETS The Martha Society will hold a social meeting in the church par- Jors Friday, April 19, at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. M. S. Whittier and Mrs. L. D. Henderson will act as hostesses. (*n = —adv. —l GOODIE SALE The Ladies Altar Society will hold a Goodie Sale next Satur- day, April 20. Watch tor the place. iy i morning by Judge E. Coke Hill who | various sports at Holy Cross col- St. Louis 5; Cincinnati 2. lege. | Brooklyn-Boston—postponed on ac- count of rain. {New York-Philadelphia—postponed DONA.I..D JURY ls | on account of rain. UNABLE TO AGREE| American League | Detroit 4; Cleveland 5. ‘Chicago 1; St. Louis 3. After being out for 34 hours and ' phijladelphia - Washington — post- 40 minutes, the jury in the case of | poned on account of rain. Jim Donald, charged with viola- Boston-New York — postponed on tion of the prohibition laws, iai)edl account of rain. to come to an agreement and was discharged at 1:40 o'clock thia‘ STANDING OF CLUBS Pacific Coast League presided during the case. No date ‘Won Lost Pet. has been set for a retrial. |Los Angeles 4 1 661 The trial of the case began last Mission ... Ry | | 2. 632 Saturday and the case went Lo‘Ssn Prancxsco o R 10 524 the jury at 3 o'clock Monday af-;Oakland . 11 10 524 ternoen. This is the second mis-|Portland ... 9 9 500 trial in the Jim Donald case. 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