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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1926)
Hakoah Players Arrive to Join Jewish Soccer Team OUR C O M IC SECTION Events tn the Lives o f Little Men NOVM SWIM-' X ? V'.S' /I P " 4 5 to r i X r* A " « in d e r f a N e u ? e l f T a hr o u ts ta n d in g aoccer p la y er o f E u rop e; Helen Wills Retires E is e n lX ’'T ^ " Wande"“r" of A^ < -“ '-*« T S ^ h « ^ BUDDY MYER WINS COMEBACK STUNT BASEBALL s q u ib s Shows Much Improvement1 S o m etim es a in Fielding and Batting. gerou s us an 111 h ealth , •p p e n d ic ltla H elen W ills n is p la y in g d o u b tfu l If »eaaon. fo llo w in g an op eration for In F ran ce, h as cau sed to retire from a c tiv e te n fo r th e p resen t. It is sh e w ill p lay a gain th is O n ce In a w h ile th ere com es to th e hlg b aseb all sh ow a you n g fellow w ho seem s to h ave ev ery th in g n ecessa ry to the m akin g o f a b rilliant p layer Yet th is sam e you n gster, n fter a fa ir trial, fa lls u tterly to m easu re up to th e m a jor le a g u e stan d ard and d rifts back to the m inors, w rites Joh n B. K eeler In th e W ash in gton Star. B a rely d oes th e y o u n g ster a fte r h is fa ilu re get a secon d trial th e sam e season , and he w h o redeem s h im self is. Indeed, a rarity. T h e N a tio n a ls are fo rtu n a te to h a v e o n e o f th e se ra r itie s in B uddy Myer, T h is y ou th fu l p rod u ct o f th e S o u th ern a sso cia tio n , su ch a b itter d isa p p oin tm en t d u rin g th e early part o f the •am palgn, sin c e h is return to the gam e a fte r a m onth o f ben ch -w arm ing p rom ises to d ev elo p Into o n e o f th e fla sh iest sh o r tsto p s o f the A m eri can lea g u e T od ay h e Is rated a s o n e o f th e b est h itte r s occu p yin g the sh ort- field p osition In th e circu it and he Is im provin g ste a d ily afield. D u rin g the tra in in g season M yer sh o w ed so m uch a b ility at bat and Hfleld th a t M anager S ta n ley HarrlR th ou gh t h e had th e find o f sea so n s. So Buddy w a s In stalled as regu lar N a tio n a l sh o rtsto p at th e o u tset o f th e ch am p ion sh ip cam p aign. H e w as given Patil B erlen b a ch has ch an ged his m ind ab ou t a d v a n cin g to the h eavy w eig h t d iv isio n —o r It m ight be m ore a c c u r a te ly sta ted Mr. D ela n ey ch an ged It for him. s s • T h e belt w on by J a k e K llraln when b e d efea te d Jem Sm ith In E ngland w e ig h s ab ou t 300 o u n ces In silv e r and gold and Is th s m ost v alu ab le ring trop hy in h istory. • • • T h e m ore W a lter H agen th in k s ab ou t th e B ritish and F . S. open re su lts, th e le s s sa tisfa c tio n he g e ts out o f th e 12-up v icto ry h e hung on Bobby J o n es' ey e la st w in ter. • • • Eonr "best d ressed" g o lfe r s at the recent n a tio n a l open tourney a re g o in g to rec e iv e th e ir clo th es free from a c lo th in g con cern for a year. Who »aid d o t b e s don't m ake th e m an? • • • Tom O ’H ara o f th e D en ver cou n try d u b haa been a cad d y m aster at vari o u s clu b s th rou gh ou t th e cou n try for th e p a st 28 y ea rs. H is cod e for the reg u la tio n o f ca d d ies Is used a s a m odel by m any cluha. a • • M acdonald S m ith , A m erican g o lf pro, and Abe M itch ell o f G reat B r it ain. are g e n era lly recogn ized a s tw o o f th e fo rem o st p r o fe ss io n a ls In th e w orld, yet both h a v e been un ab le to w in th e open title . " a l t e r G enin, form er A lbany and H artford outfielder, h as been sig n ed by W aterbury. J D Buddy M ylr. ev ery op p ortu n ity to m ake s p erm a n en t Job for h im self, but a fte r seven w eek s o f effort h e had failed Io m ake good. So th e sh o rtsto p p in g b u sin ess w as turned o ver to th e veteran , K oger P eck ln p au gh . and yo u n g M yer w a s left on the bench to r e tte d upon his fa il ure. F o rtu n a tely for B uddy, and the Na tlon als. too. M anager H arris did not a lto g eth er lose faith In the young f e l low T h e p ilot could not rid h im self o f the Idea th at the p la y er who had perform ed so sm artly during th e train in g season m ust p o ssess big leagu e q u a lity And so Instead of c a s t ing about for a m inor lea g u e farm in g sp ot for B uddy, H arris put th e sh o r t stop on the N ation als' sch o o lin g list. A fter a m onth o f groom in g back to the gam e M yer cam e on Ju ly 1 and alm ost Im m ediately he began to re veal hia real worth as a ball player. H e w en t about his work In th e short- field in m ore In telligen t m anner aod w ith sm o o th er sty le and. ab ove all, b is h ittin g Improved w on d erfu lly. Trudie Is No Flapper, Can Cook and Milk Cow G ertru d e Ederle, first wom an con queror o f th e E n glish ch an n el. Is a “ home body," w h o se ta ste s would a l m ost c la s sify her as old -fash ion ed tn the w orld o f th e m odern flapper. S h e Is a good cook, m ilk s cow s o c ca sio n a lly w hen sh e Is In the country, and d oes not sm oke or drink a lco h o lic b everages o f any kind. She does not go in for la te p arties, and, accord in g to her m other, sh e has n ever allow ed rom ance to In terfere w ith her career as a sw im m er. S h e d oes not even h ave a regular "boy friend," her m other said. S w im m in g h as been her c h ie f Inter- e < . and sh e sp en d s a s m uch o f her life as p ossib le In tha open air. -, <Co»n(aM.w n . U ) THE FEATHERHEADS TUlS ANNOUNCER ASKS 05 \ L u k * BEST____ Jean D nbuc, form er D etro it p itcher, w h o Is m an agin g th e M an ch ester team in th e N ew E n glan d leagu e, has h is ou tfit b a ttlin g for first place. • • • H ank G ow d y th an k ed M in n eap olis fa n s for th e ir G ow dy d ay rece n tly by so a k in g a hom er, d ou b le and alngle and n ip p in g th ree a ttem p ted ateals. • • • S en or G on zales, the se n sa tio n a l ban, Is no longer sh o rtsto p p in g D an ville, althou gh he w a s o n e o f b est In th e b u sin ess. H e cou ld n ’t • • • Cu for the hit. VEH rich B p / Votes for Women \ y<illl I \^ W E W iled HIM I OH YOU LAUGHED a ll the T ime thd , WEBE SINGING & SURE • THEYQ5 THE fu n n ies t B unch o r 3 NOTES I EVER HEARD I THEY must select THElR PRESI I CENT BY MOW LOUD SHE CAN \S lN G - AND THEY'RC- ALL CANDIDATES- I - / OH YOoPF « S t CUNNV I ve a mimo i o b e n d in A CARD AT THAT-WHAT_ D o V o y limb B t S T ~ why i lim b that PfRH INS SACK LADIES CHORAL "■ 08- - a # that solo was a scoeam L every T ihie the ACCOMPANIST (T apped a chord to brin g her back | on key she s k ip p e d an o c t a v e HK3HER. » I D LIKE t o HEAP EM EVERT n ig m t - they G ot oft more old 0 I W H B 6 2 B S IN A SECOND THAN THEY • A HAVE ON A VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT i NJ A YEAR MICKIE, THE PRINTER'S DEVIL w ee Not a Fable UPON A TUAS - tweab WUX. HUSTLER., ALID HE OP6UBO A SYORA a n d WOPUED LIKE TUUMOEB. EABtH AND LATE S » J7 ■M e T red M aguire, T oled o secon d b ase m an, a ccep ted ten ch a n c e s w ith ou t a m iss In a recent gam e w ith K an sas City. H e la b ein g h ailed as th e best k ey sto n e gu ard ian In th e leagu e. • • • U IC M K vjjy . a l l mb di dut p o WOTMIMC E Í6 B BUT, AMD 6 0 C h arley E n gle, yo u n g sh ortstop , has been returned to G reen sb oro by the P h ilad elp h ia A th le te s T h is w as done by Mack w hen he took D ave Barbee, slu g g in g third b asem an , aw ay from th e P atriots. • • • awtbj * w b a r a R o llad b y , « tm s M A h B b CA la b V4BALTWY a N apoleon W all, an Indian right- ' hander, w ho recen tly Joined th e Joplin I 7 7 LID VJWELI A WEVJSPAPB« MAH A » s < o club, haa sh ow n en ou gh stu ff to list him as a high c la s s p rosp ect. Wall form erly p layed w ith th e H a sk ell In dlana. HIM TO A o v s d m s e . H t r lam bed ad o CAIO, “ WHAT BOR.'T I R A V T LIEVE« A O v e R n s e o , aho met i mavb M ade aaowcy i • % w,. — ¿y. T h e B oston B raves se n t in fleld er F dd le T a y lo r to th e B u ffalo clu b o f th e In tern ation al leagu e. T aylor la the form er La stern lea g u e p la y er who looked so good In th e sp rin g An over- ab u n dan ce o f Inflelder*. w ith th e ad d ition o f F dd le Moore, m ade noci I I t Wasters S ew .p .p er Dales airy a réd u ction O SCHOOL m W ash in gton sold P itch er L efty T h om as to the R o ch ester clu b o f the In tern ation al leagu e. H e h as been p itc h in g for B irm in gh am o f the S o u th ern leagu e on option. • • • Form al tra n sfer o f th e A tlan ta fran c h ise to R J. S p iller by Iran M lchael- o v e has been effected , th e co n sid er a tion h avin g been an n ou nced at $267, 500 No Im m ed iate ch a n g e in th e m an agem en t o f th e team or oollcy o f the clu b la b ein g con sid er, j . a • s im m in g (% « ' A lbany h as secured a n oth er p itch er j from th e P iedm on t lea g u e hy th e nam e o f Parker. H e co m es from th e D u r ham club. • • • W aterbury ob tain ed P itch er Max R sch a c from th e P ortlan d club o f th e P acific C oast lea g u e to rep la ce D ave K eefe, w h o w as recalled . • • • C h a rlie W ein ert, th e veteran N ew ark h e a v y w e ig h t, is th e la te st recruit to th e fistic co lo n y on the P acific «•oast. • • • O ne d o esn 't fu lly a p p recia te w h at a fine b oilerm a k er Jim Jeffr ie s m ust h a v e b een in h is you n ger d ays until o n e s e e s him on th e stage. • • • T he (B u n ts h ave sign ed J o e M orris sey. th e ou tfield er from H oly C ross college. • • • A .M ilwaukee ball p la y er ha« been sold fur 173,000, but n early ev ery th in g is higher. • • • T h e w ood m ost u sed for b aseb all b ats Is secon d -year ash , tu n dried and w eather-cured. Jim m y B ishop, right handed pitcher, I Is a new ad d ition to th e B ridgeport i staff. H e w as o b tain ed from W ater- I bury. • • • N ew York and P h ilad elp h ia probably a r e th e tw o g r e a te st b oxin g ce n te r s In th e w orld. e e a T h e B r itish open g o lf en try lis t p re fix e s th e n a m es o f a m ateu r p la y ers w ith "Mr.” T h is la om itted In the lis tin g o f p ro fessio n a ls. • • * pool. N a sh v ille B an n er— T h is Is th e c a n n in g se a so n for b aseb all m an agers as w ell a s h ou sew ives. • • • T h e D etro it T ig er s p u rch ased Leon P lerottl. sh orstop, from th e P o ca tello club o f the U tah-Idaho leagu e. • • • B ill d o w e r s , left h an d ed p itch er from Ardm ore, is try in g to m ake a p la ce for h im se lf w ith th e B ed Sox. • • • Inrtelder H en le B a tch , w h o broke #n a n k le early In th e sea so n , is again In con d ition and h as reported to N e w ark. • • • O utfielder Joh n n y Tobin, for many y ea r s w ith the St. L ou is B row ns. Is p la y in g good ball for th e B o sto n Red i Sox. A polo team from India w ill v isit th e U n ited S ta te s in 1927. • • • It c o s ts b etw een $15,000 and $20,000 to sta g e th e E n g lish H en ley regatta e a c h year. a e e W e w ou ld n 't be su rp rised to read o f B ob b y J o n e s p u ttin g on a k ilt and ta k in g th e w om en 's g o lf ch am p ion sh ip , too. • • • J a ck S te w a rt, g o lf p ro fessio n a l at th e T h orn b u rg (P a .) club, e sta b lish e d a re«'ord o f 31 fo r th e n in e-h ole cou rse on h is b irthd ay. b aseb all pool Is a s d an u u ch arted sw im m in g S aid t m ’ « twiliu . homi mcvjswapba m a m ," but aau C m llore w U ia W T M A V « LAAOB VUTTM «TM» H ELP Off A D V B R T lg lu Q I *