Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1931, Page 93

STORIES SPORTS | PUZZLES Tmsuwmmmmmmpufle column, and you must be pretty good at ‘sandling the ball below to seore with it. Definitions. Ephraim—What you call it when a gal gits nnxrbdthmqn;c:’—_bigotry? i . 0y, you suttenly am a igno- Bibs. Why, whets & ta) s marriea ‘two mes, dat am bigotry; When she tries it three times, dat am trigonometry. THE ‘SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 11, 1931 ® o] 94eBOYS and | ; GIRLS PAGE The Harrison Trophy. A Basket Ball Story in Five Parts. Tommy and I became good friends and often talked about basket ball. BY W. BOYCE MORGAN. ERFEE gy Hi THHIE ug’fsf"g : Lot e oa L 08 T -n;! one of the most rabid that ever cheered himsel announced his trophy, about it them, but than just the cup. There talk that the rich man would pay the lucky way to college, and other things like As a result all the boys on the squad secretly hopeful of winning the honor. ehoice of the lucky boy would be made close of the season, and the judges would Harrison, Prof. Beach, prineipal of the school; Lorimer of the team, and sports writers of the Torrance papers cover all the basket ball games. 1g3it Eed «f E R. HARRISON'S idea in donating the cup, of course, was to increase interest in basket ball among the players. Everybody bad commended his action, and so when Tommy disapproval of it, I naturally wanted actually made Joe look slow. Well, what's the result? Just this: T'm sure that Jacobson is now determined to beat Joe out of the cup.” “But Jacobson is only a junior,” I said “Wouldn't a senior—and the ecaptain—have the preference?” “I suppose so0,” sald Tommy. “But Jacobson thinks he can outplay Joe all season, and if he does, I suppose he’ll deserve the trophy. But the point is, it’s bad stuff for the team to have “That’s just the point,” growled Tommy. “They think that Jacobson has a fine nerve to figure he may win the trophy, and they resént third year at : g £ ¥ { g aF - g g § FEW minutes later we parted, but on way home I pondered Tommy’s remarks. It was a peculiar situation. Here was Torrance with the best basket ball team in years, with three veterans—Joe Davis, captain and for- ward; Parks at center, and Tommy himself at guard—left from last year's team, which had barely missed the league championship by a couple of points. With these, and with two men such as Jacobson and Greiner to ‘Torrance B g I'.l"ueuylornew!eelfllhny,inmh of Tommy’s anxious attitude, for everybody Tommy looked at me rather queerly. “Listen, Roy,” he said seriously, “this is not to be repeated, but things are going from bad dividual i 1341 ' CRAFTS JOKES PUZZLES | ‘ RIDDLES l Here are five clever riddles for you to try on your friends and find out which of them has the best brain. They'll have to be good to guess these! 1. Why should buying trousers on credit be considered dishonorable? 2. What fruit is a lady like when = bill? 3. Why is it better to be burnt at the stake than to have your head cut off? 5§ 4. Hov do you swallow a door? 5. Wk :n is corn like a question? ANSWERS TO RIDDLES. 1. Because they are breeches of trust. .2. A pear (payer). 3. Because & hot stake (steak) is better than a cold chop. 4. Bolt it. 5. When you are popping it. Caring for Rabbits. BY HORACE MITCHELL. RABB!TSI.rebullypeh. They get along well almost anywhere, they seldom bite or scratch you, they get mighty tame, and thelr soft fur is nice to stroke. it. Pick him up by the loose skin over his shoulders. How would you like to be picked up by your ears? Rabbits will live almost anywhere, and they one Never lift a rabbis by his ears! g you should do it, for then there wouldn’y much enjoyment in it. Six by three feet room enough for a pair. Better put esh wire netting. Be sure that so that it will not be flooded i Brel gads i EB gy H i il 1k i i | ; f £ g ; i ol gsgi i i ) ggiig 14 : § i 4 g 1k EER 1 2 C. knife