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MTTVT(VRT MATT, TftrarST,, AfT.'PFO'R'P. OftF-flOy, SFTPAT. T)FCF,'Ni"BF,."? 18. inrtff. PAGE SEVEN FADEOUT OP RUTH IS REGRETTED BY Brother Herman of Order of St. Francis Who First En couraged Babe Tells Early Hfstory of Swat King By RMwrt La Monde United Press Staff Correspondent DETROIT ( UP ) The man who helped Babe Ruth get started In baseball regrets that the Bambino has become a stepchild In his favorite sport and can find no employment In the game that made htm famous. rt Brother Herman, of the Order of St. Francis, who first en couraged Babe In baseball, later rec ommending him for a place in an organized professional league. Brother Herman, athletic director of St. Jos eph's home for boys, first encoun tered Ruth in Baltimore. "I first saw him when I wa at St. Mary's Industrial Home for Boys." he said. "He seemed to be a real totgh guy when he came to the home. Some of the brothers thought we would never accomplish much with him. Not fiood Mixer "At first the Babe couldn't Ret along with the other 800 boys in the home. But that was because he was lonely and had nothing to Interest htm. Ba.be used to sit around and watch the other boya play." Brother Herman asked him one day If he would like to play baseball with one of the dormitory teams. The man who later became one of the greatest players of all time Jumped at the offer. "From that time on he changed completely,' said Brother Herman. "I guess he had thought he wasn't wanted. Of course. 1 didn't know he had any baseball ability. But he took his place on the dormitory team with all seriousness. At first he was shifted from one team to the othei as a utility substitute. Eager for Advice "It wasn't long before he was pending most of his time in the playground practicing baseball. His highest ambition then was to get a plsce on the first team. Every day he came to me asking for pointers on hitting nd pitching. He was most interested In pitching." Ruth showed definite signs of long distance hitting even as a youth. Brother Herman said that one of the things that helped was the limitation of the playground. The only way to get a hit, was to keep the ball on the ground or hit It over the fence, and since Ruth wasn't much good at grounders he started hitting them over the wall. "One day the first team got Into a tight spot and I called on Babe as & relief pitcher," Brother Herman continued. "He had a lot of speed and his southpaw delivery was trtcky. He finished the game without allow ing a hit. He soon delevoped into a star pitcher." To Orioles at 18 The ability of his young charge was called to the attention of the Baltimore Orioles by Brother Herman Babe Joined the club at the eg of 18, and the rest Is history. Ruth never forgot St. Mary's home and the brothers. Even after he be came the idol of baseball fans, he visited Brother Herman often. As a tribute, the Bambino took the broth er's name when he was confirmed In the Catholic faith as George Her man Ruth. EWMNGREFEREE MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 17. (AP John Oetchell said today he had been chosen to referee the Sugar Bowl game between Texas Christians and Carnegie Tech. victim of his now famous "wrong down" decision In the game the Rklboes lost to Notra Dame. 7 to 0. His appointment was recom mended by Bill Kern, Carnegie Tech coach. The Sugar Bowl game la scheduled for January 3. EXCLUSIVELY AT LARRY SCHADE CARNEGIE PICKS 'y '7,W1' ANNOUNCEMENT OSCAR LYNUM Formerly of Young'. Service la Now Operating His Own Oarage 616 So. Riverside Complete Lubrication and Repair Work JONES AND BIT FAMILY FEUDS TO TOP ARMORY CARD The stupendous, explosive, climax to the bitter Brltt versus Jones fam lly wrestling feud takes place In the Medford armory tomorrow evening, and Promoter Mack Ullord conserv atively estimates 2000 customers will be on hand to vocally tear the building apart. It'e Big Brother Alvln Brltt. once Junior heavyweight champion, and Big Brother Tony Jones, all pounds of savage grapple flesh, tangling In the one hour main event. It's Little Brother Floyd Brltt. the arm-breaking snejcc-ln-the-graaa. and Little Brother Tuffy Jones, the tobacco-chewing bearhug expert, clash ing In the center bout, slated for six 10-mlnute rounds. And. to start off the evening's sure fire pyrotechnic, it Baby Brother Mike Jones facing the clean and popular Spider Kelly In the six round opener. This match, alone of 11 three, figures to be legitimate. Again it will be ladles' night, with everyone who purchases a ringside or balcony ticket being given a free one to admit one feminine wrestling fan. It la the last program of the 1938 seaaon. and after tomorrow night the armory will be darkened for several weeks while the boya in the muscle-mangling Industry take a vacation. Things will open up again the second or third Monday In January 1939. The Brltt and Jones brothers who collide In the main event are the only two remaining members of the families yet undefeated In this rock em and sock 'em feud. Big Alvln went screwy last week to foul Tuffy Into submission, using the most dev astating series of arm and neck breakers over the ropea ever seen In the armory. Tony, taken unawares by Floyd In the main event, let loose a- tremendous wallop to the chin and Floyd went to sleep for several minutes, besides getting his Hp split wide open. Tony, one of the most powerful men ever to wrestle here, plans to overpower Alvln by sheer brute strength, and keep away from the ropes. The Brltt meanle will attempt to maneuver Tony into position for some of the Brltt rope-devllment. No matter which Is successful In carry ing out his battle plans, the match will undoubtedly be one of the roughest of the year. Running a close second to the main go in expected slam-bang mat activity is the center attraction. Floyd Brltt. as mean If not meaner than Big Brother Alvln. will try to bust Tuffy's arms from their sock eta, also via the ropes, while the Arkansas hillbilly will counter with his devastating bearhug. a maneuver that merely breaks opponents backs. The same burning Brttt-Jones hat red will prevail here, which means that anything Is liable to nappen. 4 Hangers Win TORONTO. Dec. 11. (API The New York Rangers forged Into undis puted second place In the National Hockey league tonight with 3 to 3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs before a crowd of 11,526. Indians are never bald-headed. To Battle Tony Ahln Brllt (above) will try his painful arm-breakers over the ropes on Tony -tones of the Arkansas Sewf flers tomorrow night In I he armory. Brltt, ex-Junior heavyweight cham pion, heat Turfy Jones Iat week -and hope, to make It two straight over the hillbilly family. Phone 877 : " - At Y PUTTING "SKI BACK IN SKIRTS, Gloria Carpenter. Barbara Whitehead and Na talie Graves (left to rlfht) show that skirts Instead of pants are the ski style at Plymouth, N. H. New York's Broadway Clowns, clev er Negro basketball team, toyed with Medford s Owl club in the Junior high gym last night, and after displaying an amazing game of "keep away' In which It appeared like they rmist be using mirrors for their passing man euvers. Just did nose out the locals, 30 to 29. It was a field goal by Forward Brlme with two seconds of play re- maning that won for the colored barnstormers. When Brlme cut loose from near the center of the floor the score favored the Owls. 29 to 28. The Clowns lived up to their name, pull ing everything In the book including football formation with a center pass. They played around until they needed a basket, then went out and got It. Johnson and Ager each scored 6 points for the locals, while Brlme tal lied 10 for the winners. A gocd-sized crowd saw the game. Lineups: Clowns (30) Owls (29) Lewis, 4 Campbell, 2 Johnson. 6 Van Dyke. 3 Ager, 6 Brlme. 10 P P C a G Parker. 7 Brown. 2 Mathew.s 4 Morrison, 7 Subs: Owls, Hammack 4, Curtis 4. White, Kunzman. Hairis. Referee: George Harrington. F OLDS. Alta.. Dee. 17. f API Death of three bnbles In a nursing home here was Investigated todny oy two Alberta government officials who ssid they expected to issue a report eorly In the week. The Infant, all boys, were found dead in their cribs at the Pldseon nursing home Friday. Coroner C. C. Hortman said an autopsy and in quest would be ordered. Today Dr. P. A. Bmithwaite, chief Alberta coroner. and Dr. D. Mac Gregor, pathologist at the University of Alberta, opened their Inquiry In the fatalities. The babies, between two and four days old. were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Don McRae of Brrydale. Alta., Mr. and Mrs. Sahlln of Olds and Mr. and Mrs. John Alderdyce of Waterside. Alta. Dr. Hartmas said he was unnble to determine catise of death immed iately. The Infants apparently were healthy Thursday night but were dead by morning. Olds Is 88 miles north of Calgary. Happy Birthday ODESSA. Dec. 17. Tj This dls triers oldest woman and oldest man will celebrate their birthdays to morrow. They are Mrs. Wllhelmlna Gross, who will be 103, and the Rev. O. Breedet, who will be 88. HEBTHIWM I llaiiiilj VV e)Ut thtrt, J her I 4 ) IV.C1 - H city titf a. ' . ft tM tA X J250 ) MiMff A7 BANK, ALL READY NEW YORK. Dec. it (AP) J. Donald Budge wiped a towel over a forehead that was little more than moist after a first half-hour work out, admitted he had slapped the $25,000 down payment on his 975, 000 professional tennis contract riflht into the bnnk. and added he'd very much like to win "18 or 20 straight matches--if I can" on his tour with Ellsworth Vines to help prove the pro game is on the" level. The tour starts at Madison Square Garden January 3, and already the Garden cash registers have run up $7874 in advance sale. At a 7.70 top. Promoter Jack Harris Is confi dent a capacity crowd wilt attend the plny-for-pay debut of the Oak land. Calif., redhead who this year helped defend the Davla cup and made a clean sweep of the world's four major amateur tennis titles U. S.. Wimbledon, French and Aus tralian. Don is caey on his plan of at tack against the other California redhead who haa been on the pro fessional circuit since 1933. But he dos have a plan "It would be silly to tell you in advance what It Is" and in his planning he will have the help of Walter L. Pate, non-playing captain of the Davis cup team, with whom Don been me fast friends In his three years on the squad. "Cap" was present at Budge's warm-up session this afternoon with veteran J. Gilbert Hall, a session which proved that Don Isn't far off his game. Monday Budge will shift to the canvas-covered courts of the Heights Casino in Brooklyn, and will practice dally with former Davis Cuppers Sidney Wood and Frank Shields. Stork Sales Low HELENA, Mont.. Dec. 17. flpw Marketings of livestock this year have been the smallest In many years. Jay G. Diamond, federal bureau of agri cultural economics statistician said today. Per heating problem with . SLABWOOD FACTORY BLOCKS SAWDUST TimberP MIOfOHB Phone 7 WmEiSTLlING MEDFORD ARMORY MONDAY NIOHT Featuring Arkansai Scufflcn Tuffy, Tony, Mike Alvin Britt va, Tony Jones Floyd Brilt V. Tuffy Jones Mike Jones vs. Spider Kelly COUGARS BEATEN BYUTAH.45T044 PULLMAN. Wash., Dec. 17. (AP) A ball-hawking basketball crew from the University of Utah broke the Washington State Cougar's 10-game winning streak tonight when the Utcs won 45 to 44 with a basket In the last 20 seconds of play. The score was tied at 23-alI at half time. Washington State jumped Into an eorly lead In the second half and held the pace until the last minute of play, when the score was WS.C, 44, Utah 43. Bud Olson, flashy WS.C. sophomore, missed an open push shot under the basket. Harry Empey of Utah took it off the boards and streaked down the floor to sink the ball for the winning points. aesti on aalr at BltotVN'a, tel. Mil Vtl I Mlfl f'Ft. Tel 1111 GERMAN HOLD-UP J MrW& h LOSES HIS HEAD J NUERNBERG. Germany. Dec. 17. S nt) S f&rT 111 (AP) Willi Heller. 34, waa beheaded I ) V fL b 0 J f ITr uj2 A today after having been aentenccd 1 r2ii-) -itrjT' jfL. , C 3P"J IV yesterday on a charKft of attempting 11 CI llla. a. ITS l to kill a taxi driver In a holdup. 1 fo?1 2r JFSf (A A UK&CZ&WiJwt i 1 . -, Sf 1 The di-ath sentence of his woman " 11 l Atl f B i)-' WT uS 0ajLj(i -"T'fri'l SB ' j companion. Hanna Muendl, 21, who 4kTL m I KlfH LII t' 1 ft HI 1 alao waa found guilty, waa com- XI SVfcTl S.V J I mPLh-a T I V J .K I -mi IS muted to life Imprisonment hy 1 aCTX4 fftrKjX Ilk SJJilUi I A f I S"-JA i Chancellor Adolf Hitler. W '" jrT "kA t' H I The beheading waa the seventh W " Sft l- " I 'lZeZnTrm;r;Z??n H sweetheart complains, mama knows best. 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Ana no I . ,,u( flmjw nanaaerrmeis make I g 11 oaams (this feature Is patented) ta cbaf I "rlfhty atmrtire Christmas presents. 1 .al : 11 man's rrolrh. I ,s. 50e and np aT 9l l Short 65e npi Undershirtf S0e arp fr&i A rs 1 i n V Reinhart & Barker M "Sr I ( JfA -Medlitf' Arro SWrt Store- J NOVA BEATS FARR TO HELPLESSNESS IN LAST NEW YORK. Dec. IT. (AP) Write the name of Lou Vova in your book, for the young man from Alameda. Calif., who pounded Tommy Farr in to helplessness In 15 rounds here Friday night Is certain as sin to be the next world's heavyweight fight ing champion. It might be a year, ana it more t.ian likely will be two years before the California kid is ready to knock the wreath off Joe Louts' placid brow. But the 10.000 who saw him wreck the durable Welshman last night will bet that he does It sooner or later. Nova, tempered In only 25 previous profesclonal fights, lived up to the most lavish hopes of hla backers. He gave the veteran Fair a worse shel lacking than Fair received from Louis, or from Max Baer or from Jim Brad dock, as he had the Welshman on the verge of a knockout at the fin ish. For the last two minutes of the 14th round Farr absorbed perhaps the moat cruel beating of his long career, A terrific left hook first sent him tottering and brought hla guard to hla knees, and Nova must have poured a hundred furious blows to his chin and body before the bell finally ended the round. But Tonypnndy Tommy stood up. Furthermore, he came out for the final round and lasted through that fl A Christmas hug, w a A Christmas kiss, 7l K J Awaits the woman pi I J 1F7. I I WE SUGGEST: WE ADVISE: if 7 J Gtn the boy aome of oar Arrow shtrta. Crra Ben Arrow Tiea. They hm the amtt ? They're StmlariiedShrurlc (Fabric abrinluia comet stylini that haa made Arrow ahln 1 Jl leu than 1) new thin free U one erer world fuqoas. Reilllently tailored to curb A I ahrinkj on of fill Perhaps some new end wrinkling. We're beadqnanen for Arrow l Pi moil ttrsothre Britl.h-.lripe patlernsf S3 Tie. 1 and IIJSO 11 ' "- WE STATE OUR CASEi 1 HERE'S HOW WE SAVE THE DATt rJ hk.rTw. -" n Put Arrow Shorts under Joe's Christmas tree. Pbm them so that the colors of aB tArw f one, too. Nova, who was fighting his first 13-rounder, was too tired to put serosa a finisher. "I hoped the referee would stop it In the 14th." said the victor as he lay, dead-tired, in hla dressing room afterward. "I was afraid I would hurt him seriously. My, I didn't know any man living could take punchee like that." Joe Louis was one of the moat In terested spectators. The Negro cham pion watched raptly as Nova plied up a lead on Fair with & Jabbing left and short right, and was on the edge of his seat like everybody else dur ing the last two stances while Farr went from rope to rope on rubbery legs and wouldn't go down. Tackled for his opinion on Nova. Joe said: "He looks mighty good, mighty good." TERRQRI WAITS SENTENCE PORTLAND. Or. Dee. 17. (AP) William H. Blackwell, former AFL Teamsters' union official held In Jail I here several months while authorities Investigated state-wide labor terror ism, was removed to Skamania coun ty. Wash., today for sentence on an attempted bombing charge. Blackwell pleaded guilty to the charge some time ago. With hla re moval to Washington, other charges here were dismissed. At Folks' Wedding WALLACE, Idaho, Dec. 17. (ff) Two grown daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Armstrong of Burke were attendants at their parents wedding here today. JJ Give "HIM" A ROBE The Oift He'll Never Forget Pendleton Robes $ 1 50 t0 $1350 Other Robes Priced $500 and up CU'W orwte &d 51 REINHART & BARKER
