l Must Obtain . g jilio ‘and Peterbormiglh. Arrows, "gag 134s f. f i va-Amnua4~v- Miami Blades give LOW-COST S IIAVI ll G Minna outlast: and "airliner" ordinary doublo-odgo blades For ibn-u-te-owdnw mwmv. Irv the quality blade In the low-price field. Fitsvyour double-edge razor: lied Sox Are . Iurned Back By ilics "g Wednesday on the Knights of Columbus diamond, the Vics, smart/mg from their last ddeat by the Red Sox. came back strong to take a 6-3 decision in a smart- ly played game of softball. Pzncau on the mound for the runners and Harbinger of the los- ers turned in a sparkling per- formance. However. Pineau re- c ‘red a little the better support. Billie Bevnns and Eugene Ward a! the losers, and Reginald Hugh- -s and Louis Crabbe of the win- ners were the outstanding play- ers.. . They lined up as follows:- Yies: LeClair. Plneau. Weather- ble. Hughes, Joseph. Gillis, Mb- Leod. Crabbe. MacDonald. Red Sox: Clark. Prunty. Gal- lant. Bevahs. McDougall, Ward. l-lartinger. Connors, Hoyt. _ Consent 0f Governing Body SYDNEY, Aug. ifi-tfieutersi- A. J. Hudson, secretary of the Australian Amlmu‘ Athletic Un- ion. said tonight that Mrs. Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch holder o! three Olympic titles, will not be aliouted to compete against amat- curs in Australia without the con- sent of the A.A.A.U. He added that the ‘union will not permit any amateur to be brought to Australia. rnerelyl for profit. Mrs. Blankers-Koen was invited by an Australian syndicate to tour Australia. 'I‘hls syndicate is pre- pared to bring her husband and their two children to Australia al- so. if necessary. Euston Greene. head of the syn- v dzcate, commenting on l-Iodsdon’: statement, said his company had no intention of profiting from an Australian tour by Mrs. Blankers- Kflen and that her amateur status would remain unaffected. iiorman Plans New Circuit (By Tho Canadian Preal) OFITAWA, Aug. 19 — Tommy Gorman, president of the Ottawa club of the Border Baseball Leag- rue, said today.plans are being made for a. new eight-team cir- cult. It would include Ottawa, Og- riensburg. N. Y.. and Kingston, 011'... of the Border League; Que- boo City. Tjhree Rivers. Sherbrooke and Granby. the Quebec-Province members of the Canadian-Amer- ican League. and Plattsburg, N. Y., which had a Can-Am team until the advent of wartime travel problems. Some consideration also had been given to formation of clubs in two other ontario cities. Belle- ‘ BRIGHTON, England. Aug. 1B — 1th?) - Alan Daiiey of Scotland ~paced 44 players today in the tlilllilfyitig miind of ' the Newa- q horse racing and the theatre. is ‘took it up seriously at 1B and now BROOKLINE. Mum, Aug. 10- Little Billy Bidwell. new member of the Australian Davis Cup ten- nis team. today practically knock- ed Czechoslovakia cut of the inter-zone finals by defeating its ace performer. Jaroslnv Drobny. 0-3. 0-2, 0-11. 14-12. Previously Adrian Quiet, the Australian captain. won the open- trig match for Vladimir Cemik. 0-2. 13-11, 8-0. Drobny. rated u Europe's top player, was unable to control his left-handed strokes and his wild- ness was costly against the steady youngster from “down under." Sidwell breezed through-the first two sets and held his own until the 20th ga-me of the third. when he tossed away his service for the set by committing four errors. The Australian had a wid-e-open chance to win thepnntch during Aussies Win Opening Games To Practically _Ruin Czeclfs Chances my the lithium: of the mirth but, after pulling up drum n five- games-to-two deficit, he prolonged the match, which lasted three hourr, by netting twice and belt- ing two balls beyond the lines. Sidwell and Drobny then battled grimly on even terms until the Australian put_ on a spectacular burst to capture the match in the 26th some. Two matches down. the Czechs will be eliminated if they fail in tomorrow's doubles match. Quiet said the Australian tandem will be Geoff Brown and Colin Long. who has been nursing n twisted ankle, against Drobny and Cernik. LONDON-(Cifl-Britain‘: radio licences in‘ June totalled 11.260.14.50, including 54,850 television licences‘. 2,350 more televiewerr than in MBY. liemaret ls iiolf Winner 5'1‘. PAUL. Minn, Aug 10 - (A?) Jimmy Demaret today took first money of $2.450 from Ott Giroiner. Baltimore, in the playoff of the St. Pa/ill open golf tournament. Demaret shot a four-under par 68 while Greiner was carding his poorest round or the tourney for a 70. They finished the scheduled 72 holes of the open tied at 2'78 yesterday, forcing them into the ill-hole playoff, ' Sport Shorts From Britain n1 Aurflanvn! _(Cnnadien Preel Staff Writs) e LONDON. All! 1B — (OP) - Voluble Leon Volterra, 62-year- old Parisian whoee hobbies are on_ record with just about the brashest tip that ever sent bettors scurrying to the corner bookmaker. ‘Vclterra. looks ahead to the 1940 English Derby and visualizes the finish 1-2-3-4. V "1 have in training 1.2 two- year-cld colts. 10 two-yéar-old fil- lies and 35 yearlings." he says‘ in rather imperfect English. "Next. year- I will win the Derby again and be second, third and fourth." The stoolcy little pipe-smoking Frenchman seldom bets. so he probably won't take and of the 10.000-1 odds most bookies would lay against hi: forecast. But there would be less authoritative tips; this year Volterra owned a half-interest in the winner. My Love; and owned the second horse. Royal Drake, outright. My Love. racing in the colors of the Ago Khan, is 2-1 future- bock favorite for the Si. Leger lart cf England's classic flat races. It will be run in September at Doncnster, Yorks. Volterra made his money out of Paris theatres. He used to run 11 of them including the Folios Bergere and the Casino de Paris. Maurice Chevalier and the late Raimu appeared under his man- agement. . Bali of Fire: Described by one British newspaper as "our best- ever English girl free style swim- mer," 21-year-old Margaret (Mag- gie) Wellington is counted on as one of England's outstanding hopes. A email, chunky girl with a round face and a mop of tawny hair she learned to swim at seven. swims twice a day. Maggie's most notable character- istic is. energy. Her leg: threah the water like propeller-blades. PTOYIIPUHI experts to dub her “Ball of Fire" and "The Peppy Kid." She holds numerous coun- ty swim records. but probably her best performance was 5:214 for the quarter mile, recorded at the pro-Olympic training course at Loughborough. Tail Piece: Visitors to a championship dog show in Rich- mond. London, were startled to read signs at the gate saying “No dogs admitted and “Dogs are not allowed in these grounds under any flrcuntstances.” Turned out that the bar against onninee is enforced only when the ground is used for athletics Chronicle golf totu-nament with a U-hoie score of 136. Larrupers S'side Teain Meet Locals 0n Sunday Summcrside All Sta-rs. with their ace flinger Joe Bernard back in the lineups will play another exhibition game with Freddie Mc- Cabe's All Stars at the Memorial Field diamond Sunday afternoon it was learned last night. Despite the fact that the locals have been enjoying an edge on the reigning intermediate champions so far this season the game is ex- pected to produce another of the close-knit struggles that games between the two squads have pro- duoed so far this season. l Wood Wins, Jr. Singles Title chalking up a straight eet vic- tory of 6-2, 6-4 David Wood captur- ed the junior men's singles title against runner-up John Morris in tho final round of this event in the Charlottetown Tennis Club Junior closed tournament at the Club courts yesterday morning. Both boys wtho had to dispose of some really tough opponents in the earlier rounds of the tourney to win their way into the final round, staged a bitter battle against one another for top honours, with both players displaying plenty of tennis ability. and although ‘Morris battled it out to the bitter end, bowed to defeat before the super- ior driving power of Wood. ln Belated" Payoff Drive (By The Canadian Prod) Cellar-dwelling Liverpool Lar- rupers made n belated drive in the Halifax District Baseball League today when they swept both ends of n twin-bill from Dartmouth Arrows in 20 innings of close ping. Larrupers earned n 5-4 decision in the opener and continued on to take the after piece by g 1-1 nod. In the other H-D circuit Slime Phil (skit) Ferguson hurl- ed f-ialifax Shipyards to an 8-0 shutout over Halifax Capitals with a brilliant six-hit performance. At Liverpool, the first game ended in a dramatic 17th inning climax. when Art Wells" of lar- rupers drove home the winning run to break up the germ. _ Meet Tonight it wu announced int night that a meeting of the Brighton Horseshoe Club will be held this evening at the clubhouse at $.30 to make the final arrangements for the Prince Edward island open horseshoe tournament which will get underway here Sunday night at 7:00. LINE-ADE. Buckinghamshire. England-(Cm-George Woolhead boasts he grew a carrot 3 feet ‘i 1-2 inches long with the top out not for dog shows. , off. Meade’ AiQ-l‘ i! txeeatnzmatruitclv... Feau Tom. Cameraman; -tram-s - 511p» (TauuflpQ-il) uKfifiiXSr, ciiKRLorTr-zrowbr " f} '.'~¢'?- To ‘m: new any, SUI ' NUT I MN- liemember When By The Canadian Press Both Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs were without manag- ers at the finish of the Cubs gained a 6-2 victory seven years ago to- day in a turbulent contest in which ebullient Leo (Lippy) Dugo- oher of the Dodgers and Jimmy Wilson of the Cubs suffered ban- ishment after lively discussions with the umpires. ‘iliabe. Ruthwvns n trim figure when he reported to the Yank- lees from the Red Sox in 1920. The New York club purchased f; 'h_l'lr_l_for_$i25,0fl0.. ' By HARRY GRAYSON NBA Sports Editor George Herman Ruth will b! remembered 1011B after most- "I the stars of his nay have been forgotten. Them 5:9 L! many 16550115 ll there were Ruth heme runs why the battle cry of today’: aandlot youngsters -- oven though they never low tho Bambinc polo all out. of the park-still is: “Who do you think you are, Babe Ruth?" Babe Ruth was the most slun- oroue figure in the history of the game. Many considered the Bam- bino the greatest of all pleyerl. Certainly he rated no worse than third, behind only Tyrus Raymond Cobb and‘ Honus Wagiifl’. Despite his 114 hone runs. Ruth wu proudest of havind 111N181! 2 acoreleoa inninml in World Serial — for the Boston Red Box against the Brooklyn Dodgers tn 101d and the Chicago Cubs in '18. He was still the finest left-hand pibdier in tho American League when sent to the outfield regu- lariy because of his tremendoul tinlnping. He played IMOMIBI! at first base, was n left-handed catch in his youth. Ruth never made a bod play, such u throwing to the wrong ban. Ho wasn't a long thrower, but. won remarkably accurate. In his youngor days. he wu n crafty baaerunner, an accomplished slid- er. Ruth wu the mo» mainette attraction in baseball annals, the higheanalaried performer, and at 600.000 a year was grossly under- paid. All baseball and ballpiayers benefited when Ruth. sold by the Red Box following the 1919 sen- eon, “ orned out in full bloom ll a home-rim m for the New York Yankees in make the public forget the Chi- cago Black sox scandal and save the game. game, crowds. Kite. appeal was into consideration for the firs time, magnatcs measuring talen in something besides ability. LONDON. Aug. 18 — (C?) _ The international Amateur Boxing Association today blamed countries that sent unqualified referees and judges for the protested decisions in the Olympic boxing ton“ ament. Boxing was the only one of the 17 sports in the Olympics that ' ended with a bad name. ' For the first time Britain's ru- ing car drivers are using two- way radio-telephones to link them with their pits.‘ Hnppy-go-luclrf. Babe had‘ his serious moments, too, with Ruth revolutionizing the drawing unprecedented taken With the demand f0! Ruth, the Yankees‘ spring exhibition sched- ule practically became a trans- continental trip. This gave other 135"‘- elubs ideas. The fabulous feat: _ lively ball. would fill a book, just as higeggsd The Polo Ground!’ with m Show right field foul'linc, Iwas tailor- Rum made for him. orcl fills two books. Practically every place appeared has a prize distance story to tell of n Ruthian clout. He was the gnly batter visiting players watched in practice. Ruth called his shots. He hit three home runs against the st. pages of Louis Cardinals in n World Series . game at Sportsman's Park in 19$, ended it with n running, one-handed catch. ‘ When Wee willie Bherdei ot- temipted to sneak a strike over on hlm. Ruth shouted: "Put one right here and I'll knock it out of the park.“ Sherdei did, and no did the Bum. There was the World lea-lee game with the Oubs ot. Wrigley Held in 1M2. when Ruth pointed to the center field stand. and smacked Charley Roofs next pitch into 1b.. Ruth wu o mast: lhorwmnn. The crowd adored him and he was crazy about the mob. He was an international figure. Only a handful of. Americans of his time are better known around the world. Ruth won't wen scouted be- fore going eouth with the Balti- more club in the spring of 1914. Rev. Brother Gilbert. then conch- ing at Baltimore's Mt. 8t. Joa- eph‘: College, had seen the 20- yeu-old Ruth, than a left-handed catcher, behind the bat fer Bait- imoreu 8t. Mary's Industrial School. where the gangllng youngster spent 14 years. He eug- geaiad that manager Jack Dunn give the boy a whirl. Meanwhile Brother Matthias, who brought Ruth out at spoken to Dunn. so the budding Bambino was off to Dixie. ngers and developers of talent, quickly got the pitching idea, for o few weeks after joining the Orioles, the big kid shut out the m “we bong He threatened M throw manager Miller Huggins off shipped champion Philadelphia Athletics in his first start nglinst major leaguers. Ruth at dim obiocted when it... Win Last evening on the Knights of Columbus diamond the Red Sox turned the tables on the -V1cs when they batted out a 15 w 11 decision in a regular softball game. The winners started out strong and right up to the fifth had. quite a lead on their opponents.‘ however the losers put on a. ra-ly and gave minutes of worry when they run , in seven runs. the winners added sufficient runs while the losers went. scoreless. ' They lined up as follows: Red Sox: Wright. Connor; all. Prunty. Gallant. Ward. Vics: LeClair, MacDonald, Pin- eau, Crabbe. Joseph. Gillis, Weath- erbie, Coady, MacDougall. Pur- cell. On Monday morning at 10.30 the Bombers will take on the All Stars in the finals. This should prove quite a good series as the Stars have n strong aggregation and are determined to take the Bombers. This series will be the best of seven. On Friday night the Bombers will give the girls soft- ball team a chance to show their wares before the girls journey to Nova Scotia to play the winners of the Cumberland County-Co.- chester County series. On Sun/lay night the Red Sox and Bombers will play an exhibition game. Baseball Standings NATIONAL Boston Brooklyn St. Louis . Pittsburgh wanted to twhero he broke into the Ameri- u,“ Lgaygug and which considered him its -own to the inst. Colonel Ruppert appeased him» by doub- t 1111B t with important money, Ruth bo- cnmo m innate New Yorker. New ‘York Philadelphia s his stature in baseball grew, .20 m Col. Jacob Ruppert purchased his It was about contract from Harry Frame. l-le remain »in Boston, his salary. however, and ' Ruth hit 54 home runs in 1920, his first.year with the Yankees, batted .316, lam-racked every In 192i he hit 50 horne runs. d‘ mm, batted 37g, That was before the He was a sensation. He had brought the World Series habit with him. from Bos- ton. Tho Yankees were in one at last. The Stadium was being built to accommodate his huge follow- 8. But Ruth was a natural on Broadway, and the white lights got him. He went for everything, including the flowing bowl. in a gargantuan manner. acquired l reputation as an automobile speeder. Colonel Ruppert gave him the first of his famous contracts -- fivo years at. the then unheard of baseball salary of 852.000. A wild and woolly Ruth hadn't known there was that much money on earth. did as he pleased. en- joyed life to the fullest, and it caught up with him in 1922. Com- rnissio Kenesaw Mountain Landis kept him out the first five weeks for barnstorming the pre- vious fall against orders. i-ie had his tonsils removed in mid-season. was set down for throwing dirt in on umpire‘; fI/CO and chasing an abusive fen through the stands. wound up batting .1118 in another losing world series with the despised Giants. It was at. the New York hose- bali writers‘ dinner that winter when the then state senator Jamel J. Walker told Ruth he owed it. to the kids of America to reform. Ruth in 1923-24, the first bwo years of the Stadium. made good hi: promise that he would came back for the kids or America. 9L The Barn had not yet grown up, Mary’! Industrial School, had nine "m1"- mmd "is m5 "m" weighing 245 pounds. lie broke I linger in training. attempted to Dun", on, o; m; smut" m3", reduce too rapidly, collapsed. was rushed to a hospital with a stom- ach ache heard around the world. when he recovered. he chipped n speeding train, was home, fined $6,000. the. Red Sox a. few t Hoyt. Bevin, Hartinger, MacDoug- , the Biambino bcaine kids and the target of ‘autograph seekers.‘ now IS nu: nu: 31:0 SEE ABOUT FUEL FOR NEXT WINTER _e,id_ol__of i this time that Ruth met Mrs. Claire l-lodgson, who became Mrs. Ruth in 1929. when the bride 0f his i011"!- l-lelen Woodford. burned to death. Ruth turned over a new leaf. 100k a new lease on life, at the~sug- gestion of manager Christy Walsh started putting money 105° 5"" nuities. The Barn found the home-run range again until it swelled to his record C0 in i927. and did n03 subside perceptibly until after the Yankees had won their sev- enth pennant in l3 years in 1902. The old Sultan oreswat drew $15,000 a year from annuities. He had a 13-week national boys‘ baseball radio prolfflm 1118i? P815 him more than baseball could pay hint. Ruth was a alender kid when he first came up. stood six-feet- bwo, weighed 215 at his peak. He had a devouring appetite, how- ever. and in later years blew up until he looked like a balloon on toothpicks. Ruth was disappointed at not being given a major league man- agerial opportunity, but he went to Honolulu instead of calling 0Y1 Frank Navin when offered the Detroit Tigers. Colonel Ruppert first asked him to prove himself in Nvwarlk. Ruth was not an_ orphan. M" let the story stand because he L. ,1 Bil!!!“- __ IUXIZ. Ruth's annual signing of his contract L became as much a part of the Here in 1930 he sign: for $80,000 for the one season. Babe Ruth I3aseball’s Most Glamorous Figure g Home Run King Proudest Of Pitching ~29 Scoreless Innings In World Series l‘, .. . A. . It was a. sick and lean Rut that put on once again the fam ous number three uniform on - day honoringhim in Yankc Stadium 13 years after he ha ‘ retired from asebalL; modestly felt it "would givo or- phans a mark at which to shoot. Destruction had Babe Ruth. tho Baltimore street urchin, marked nt birth. It got him into a reform industrial school at the age of six. After he bectme a national fig- ure. it twice threatened, but es- sential honesty pulled him through. Babe Ruth's greatest sermon to his beloved kids of Airneriea was his own triumph. with Yankee owner Jacob.) Babe‘: life as hitting‘ homo‘ We Con Supply: HARD COAL AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF SOFT CQAL A. PICKARD & C0. 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