The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 11, 1932, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1932. BRINGING UP FATHER I'M GOWNG TO START TAKING SOME PlLANG LESSONS | JUST SAW DADDY AND HE MYRLIFE and the OLYMP Marvelcus physique which enabled Paavo Nurmi at 35 to demonstrate record-breaking marathon | The Finn is confident his amateur status will be cleared for the | form the cther days is shown left. Olympics. Modest kitchen of the Nurmi family home at Turku, Finland, is pictured center, and right | is Paavo garbed for the winter sports which have helped him keep in condition through the y IF HE COMES THIS WAY I'LL. GIVE HIM A LESSON ARE YOU A 5 ‘ PIANO TEACHER ¥ !now that she is 60 years old, she is very quick in her work. We have always found some difficulty ‘m understanding one another. For | instance, in those days when I ICS $ | had the fad to eat only vegetables, | |there were often words between us, | Nor could she in those days man- | age to swallow that T went to take |a swim with a boy of my own age |early in the spring among the | melting ice-floes. But otherwise | we agreed, and we still agree‘very | well. Mother has grown used to see her boy do athletics “like mad” rand she takes his wet clothes jand hangs thm up in her kitchen 'to dry. | Present Home-Life | 1t is about 30 years since my late | father bought a flat in a wooden | house at Jarrumiechankatu (Brake- | man Street), and we still own | the house. To begin with, we had lonly one room, kitchen, bedroom |and sitting room all in one. Only \eight years ago we added one | cther room. We have all modern comforts sufficient for us, but we |do without the telephone. But we have something for which the dwellers in the iarge cities long in vain; our windows to ‘the south |open on an open space with trees |and birds singing. | We often have athletes and oth= |ers calling in our home, when they jare on their way through the {town. They have prcbably been disappeinted. The street v quiet, There are no people mo {ing about, olitary cat may stray ialong with careful steps. The yards lall around are ve tidy, and the whole surrounding simply shines of cleanliness, the like of which fone would search for in vain in American towns. Entering by the igate, you come to an open place come 150x200 yards, surrounded by |gardens. If a stranger should hap- ears. e L This is the fifth of a series |the town itself celebrated a couple of articles by Paave Nurmi in ' | { | of years ago its 700th birthday anniversary. Turku is called the cradle of Finnish culture. The history of centuries lies |asleep in the parks and peaceful By PAAVO NURMI | streets of this little town. On Sun- tten For the Asscciated Press.) 'days, the church bells tcall the V. people to worship. HOME CONDITIONS days, life goes on. In the harbors <mall town of Turku, where, are steamers whose cargoes come oht first, is situated| from Brazil, Chile, ‘the Btates, . western part of the,from the countries along the High country, on the coast, and on the Seas and the Mediterranean, and banks of the river Aurajoki’s|So forth. The town lives its mod- mouth. This town was formerly ern life, it is true, but there is the capital of the country, here | always the stamp of its old history the first Finns were baptized early |all over. in the 12th century. In my home My Early Childhood town is an old castle which was | Tn this little town T was born built in the 13thy century, a ca- and grew up. My father was a thedral from the year 1300, and carpenter, prominent in his trade. which the great Finnish run- ner in his own way tells the story of his life. I But on week | Ipen to come there in the summer spiritually and intellectually a full- he would be surprised. The place | weight man, but not wvery strong is so peaceful and lovely. |from a bodily point of view. He, What Stranger Sees died fairly young, 50 years cf age.| ©On the last door of the long He was a true believer, and took building he will find a name-plate me with him when T was a little on which is stamped in old-fash- |boy every Sunday with him to|ioned letters “J. F. Nurmi” The church. idoor is locked, but is opened %o Everyone wno remembers his Strangers. The wvisitor will get a 3 i cup of coffee, and he will be able | childhood knows, how frightfully, . 7 : tedious it was to sit for two hours 0 talk with us. But he will not in church on a lovely Sunday 8¢t any photograph; that is also | morning, ‘and to know that all the mf’mm?;heqs I°P‘$°'“-I e }ather boys were out playing. He 5 I8 " A hy 5 i i o was in other respects as well a 'O induce mother and my sister |severe man. The slightest fault ' move into h’“"fi ccmfm‘fi:’ would procure you a good thrash- duarters. But L‘?y ave 1oy Heexr ing. T am of the opinion that willing so we still remain in the I was brought up in far too hard old home. The house is very quist a school now that my hbrother no longer ‘boxes. At one time he was so My mother s when young, e€x- | ¥ R e g i keen on his athletic form that he ik fleet', of Sy Mid s b filled up our litle room complete- DAILY SPORTS CARTOON IN THE OLYMPIC, RECOR O / Come on. YovkE A DESTROYER ~o7 A scou HOLDS ALL 3 THE SORINT RECOROS AT TE ACADEM /7 EARL- . THompPsoN - FORMER OLYMOIC, CHAMPION, 18 HIS CoacH Wbty WoN THE 200 METERS AT WE | EASTERN OLYMPIC TRYOUT S |ly. T had hoped he would have had an exceptionally fine career, but he did not succeed. He is [ first class both physically and | mentally, but he lacks the neces- —By Pap {fore he remains unknown. | ! (Copyright, 1932, The Asso- | cited Press. All rights reserv- ed in all countries, including Finland, Norway and Sweden. Reproduction in whole or part i forbidden.) —_—————— 21.3 seconps = THATS BETTER THAW CALIFORNIA " GREW TO BE IN OLYMPICS ' Qualifies by Defeating Penn A. C. by'Scant Two Feet in Race WORCESTER, Mass., July 11.— | California’s crew qualified for the Olympics last Saturday by leading the fighting Penn A. C. eight to a finish over the 2,000 meter course here by a scant two feet | (California’s time was 6 minutes and 6 seconds and Penn's time was 6 minutes 6 1-5 seconds. California broke the course rec- ord of 6 minutes 15 3-5 seconds || set last Priday by Penn. ATTENTION MASONS Stated Communication, of Mt. Ju- 1nenu Lodge Monday, 7:30 p. m. (|| Work in M M. Degree. l J. W. LEIVERS, ‘k—flV-.......‘,..4,...“..,_WWY' l ELKS LAMBAST VET PITCHERS ANDWIN 14TO |Vet Infield Blows Up as Elks Lay Down Barrage of Hits, Sunday Game The Elks lambasied four hurlers Sunday afternoon for 13 hits, including homers by Man- Vet inin;g and Andrews, three two-bag- {gers and a triple, and, aided by 110 errors, wallcped the American Legion outfit by a score of 14 to 6. Tiwelve of the Elks tallies came in the seventh and eighth innings. | Junge was nicked himself for nine blows by the Vets but the latter couldn't make runs as fast as they gave them away. | Good Game To Seventh It was a pretty ball game ap to the fatal seventh which time the Vets led by a score of 4 to 2. The Bills ‘scored twice in the third. D. Baker wag safe at first when . Baker threw wide to the bag. Dew- ey scored when Manning parked a home run amid the parked au- tomcbiles in center field. The Vets wiped out that margin !in the fourth when they shoved |four runs over ‘the plate. Singles (by Haines and Blake, a hit batter Hermsen—P. Schmitz's single, fol- “lawcd by a fielder's choice {another single by |S. Baker, scored Haines, Blake, Hermsen and B. |Bchmitz. Both Pete and Junge tightened |up in the next two frames and neither side sco The seventh was disastrous for the ex-soldiers and Pete walked off the mound 'Brodie fanned to open it and Blake missed the third strike. Grummett {kicked D. Baker's grounder to left field. Grummett took Roller's llgrounder and stepped on the bag |to force out Brodie. Roller was safe at third when ‘S. Baker jug- gled Manning’s grounder and the bases were filled. Boyd grounded between third and short. Grummett threw to the plate to head off Rol- ler but he was called safe by Um- pire Sabin. Pete Schmitz then walked out of the box. Wilson took up the burden. An- the n to drive the ball over the right field wall for the circuit, scoring two men ahead of him- self. The next two batters were out. Seven in Eighth The Elks scored seven more in the eighth. Cooper walked and Brodie singled. Wilson then lost sight of the plate and retired in favor of Bill Schmitz. He was and Boyd doubled, the first three scoring. 'That was enough for Bill who gave way to Kelly Blake who gave two more hits, singles by An- drews and Junge, and Boyd ar< total up to 14. The Vets rallied feebly in the By GEORGE McMANUS and | drews smacked the first pitch on| WELL, HE WAS GOOD)| PRACTICE ANYWOW— NOW FOR THE OTHER GLY / G /0 ritaln rights reserved. seventh to score one when Wi was hit by a pitched ball, Haines !walked and T. Keaton sing ' George scoring. | In the eighth Bill Schmitz gled, went to second on Grumm: single, third on a fielder's choice and scored while Cooper out Worth at first. f Elks on Top | The game: ELUKS— Roller, ss. Manning, 2b. Boyd, c. Andrews, 1b. Junge, p. xReicks, 1f. McCloskey, cf-1f. Cooper, 3b. Brodie, 1f-cf. Baker, D, rf. Tote x—Re] inning. VETERANS— ABR HPO AE Schmilz, B. If-p-1b 5 ‘Grummett, 3b. Baker, S,, ss. Worth, rf. Haines, 1b-c. Keaton, T., 2b. Blake, c¢-p. Mathison, cf. NHermsen, cf. Schmitz, P., p. ‘Wilson, p. Shaw, I 48 14 13 27 10 McCloskey in sixth 2 3 3 2 1 [ 0 1 1 0 1 o 1 1 0 0 | Totals x—Replaced Mathison in fourth inning. *—Replaced P. Schmitz in sev- enth inning. *—Replaced B. Schmitz in eighth inning. SUMMARY: Earned runs, Elks 5, Vets 3; two-base hits, Andrews Manning, Boyd and Grummett each; three-base hits, Cooper home runs, Manning and Andrews 1 each; bases on balls, off Junge 2, off Wilson 1; Hit by pitched ball, Worth (2) and Hermsen by Junge; struck out by Junge 11, P. Schmitz |, 2, Blake 2; left on bases, Vets 12, Elks 8; hits 5 runs 4 off P. Schmitz in 6 1-3 plus innings; hits 2 runs 3 off Wilson in 2-3 plus innings; hits 4 runs 5 off B. Schmitz in one minus inning; hits 2 runs 2 off Blake in two minus innings; los- ing pitcher Wilson. Umpires—Sabin in at plate, Nos- trand and Ramsay on bases. | Scorer—Mize. | Time of game—Two hours and 20 minutes. _—— .- |STARR HILL STARS WIN FROM TIDEFLAT TIGERS | In a baseball game Saturday |afternoon which the victors de- clared was the first of a scheduled |five-game series and which the |losers insisted was only a practice |affair, the Starr Hill Stars walloped the Tideflat Tigers by a score of | 15 to 6. Five pitchers and three catchers greeted by a barrage of hits. D. were used by the Tigers to sbemg Baker and Roller singled, Mnnnmgilhe onslaught of the Starr slug-| gers, who got along nicely with |Just Buddy Lindstrom and Tommy | Hall for their batery. The batterles |for the Tigers were Frank Behrends, ‘Ralph Bardi, Arnold Swanson, Ed- Andrews counted, bringing the Elks win Hildre and Roy Jackson; Dick ]Jackson, Frank Behrends, Sonny Converse. e ‘) sary interest and fancy. 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Cleveland 4, 4; Washington 1, 14, STANDING OF CLUBS Pacific Coast Leagus Won Lost Pet 598 .588 525 .500 405 441 436 416 P nd Hollywood | San Francisco Los Angeles CLEVELAND, Ohio, | The Philadelphia iAthletics and |Cleveland Indlans battled 18 in-|gcoriie - | ‘ % _ | Sacramento | nings Sunday before the Athletics Oakland squeezed over one run in the fi-! nal inning for a 18 to 17 victory. A total of 58 hits rattled off the | Philadelphia and Cleveland bats | idmmq the game. | July 11— | Missions National League ‘Won Lost ° 31 42 34 41 37 38 39 38 40 »40 43 39 48 33 41 Pot. B15 553 526 494 487 482 448 4468 | Pittsburgh v b Chicago At Boston Pacific Coast League Frgraa Y Ig).\ Angeles 6, 9; San F”"“'”“‘Brookl}n Portland 8, 2; Sacramento 8, 1.|gimacione 3 | Cincinnati Seattle 3, 3; Oakland 4, 2. |New York Missions 2, 11; Hollywood 3, 3. | National League Philadelphia 5, 1; St. Louis 7, 3 Boston 0; Chicago 4. Pittsburgh 8; Brooklyn 7. New York 4, 2; Cincinnati 6, 4. American League St. Louis 10, 8; New York 9, 7. Detroit 7, 2; Boston 5, 13. Chicago 3; Washington 13 Philadelphia 18; Cleveland Pacific Coast League Elks 14; American Legion 6. Amerfcan League Won Lost 53 26 48 33 43 33 3 36 42 38 39 38 28 49 - 60 Pet, 671 583 566, 544 528 506 364 221 New York Philadelphia Detroit {Cleveland |'Washington St. Louis | Chicago 17- | Boston Juneau City League (Second Half) Won Lost 3 2 2 3 1 2 "('"s\l’l\uy MAKES THREE HOME RUNS, KNOCKING IN 7 RUNS FOR YANKS NEW YORK, July 11.—Leo Chap- man, who connected for three home runs, knocked in seven runs | during last Saturday afternoon | when the Yankees pounded out a | {double victory over Detroit, 7 to 6| and 14 to 9. | COOPER WINS | Babe Ruth hit his twenty-fourth Pet. 600 .500 .333 ) Elks ‘American Legion Moose {in the second game. ‘; i | OTTAWA, Juy 1:.—Lighthorse | GAMES SATURDAY |Harry Cooper, of «Chicago, last Pacific Coast League | Saturday afternoon won the Can- Los Angeles 4, 0; San Francisco jadian Open Golf Championship 5. |by a score of 200, three strokes Portland 2; Sacramento 17. {under Al Waltrous, of Birmingham, Missions 6; Hollywood 4. Michigan, runner-up. Walter Ha. 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