Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C, WfHAT pitcher in baseball has had the greatest combination vt speed and a curve ball? This argument developed with 'great speed recently in a gathering of baseball notables. Your cor respondent put this matter up to a long list of managers and old play ers, who should know what they are talking about. It was generally agreed that Walter Johnson had the king of all fast balls. That’s about all old Barney needed in his prime. It was also con ceded that among the smarter pitch ers you had to rate Alexander, Mathew- son and Hubbell. Dissy Dean was also given a high rating as an all- •rounder with speed, a good curve and a change of pace when necessary. I think it was Casey Stengel who added up all the qualifications need ed and his score card put Carl Hub- bell on top. After all Hubbell won 24 consecutive games. Cy Young drew the nomination for durability, including, arm and head through more than 500 vic tories, 510 to be exact. GrantlandRice The list of great pitchers is ex tremely long, dating back to 1900. There was Ed Walsh—Addie Joss —Smokey Joe Wood—Jack Chesbro —(both Walsh and Chesbro won 40 or more games in one season). There was Herb Pennock and Lefty Grove and Ed Plank. There was Bob Feller, one of the best. And Dazzy Vance, voted the most ef fective of all pitchers excluding -Johnson. Alexander, Matty and Hub bell finished under a blanket. Connie Mack's Decision In the midst of all this ''onfusion we finally decided to put the prob lem up to Connie Mack, who has only been around in baseball a brief vnatter of 60 odd years. “Just what is the argument about?” Mr. Mack asked. “The argument is this—what one ipitcher had the greatest combina tion of speed and curves?” “My goodness,” Connie said. “I think that’s quite simple. His name is Rube Waddell. Now Johnson had the best speed. But Walter only had a fair curve ball. His speed was enough. Matty and Alexander de pended largely on control and smartness. Grove and Feller both had fine speed. But yon are talking about both factors — speed ■curves. “Now I’ll tell you about the Rube. He had terrific speed. He was a big, loose, lanky fellow who was al most as fast as Johnson. I know outside of Johnson I never saw any one faster. “But his curve was even better than his speed. The Rube had the fastest and the deepest curve I’ve ever seen. You know what great hitters Lajoie and Cobb were? What wonderful batting eyes they both had? Well, I’ve seen the Rube pour one over that started and looked waist high. I’ve seen both Larry and Ty swing at this pitch as the catch er dug it out of the dirt. I’ve seen great hitters miss Rube’s curve ball more than a foot. I honestly believe that the Rube’s curve often broke at least two feet. But what is more important it was a fast curve, one that came up in a hurry and then ducked like lightning. “Now, I’m not saying Waddell was the greatest pitcher of all time. I’m saying that he could have been and should have been for the simple reason that he had more natural stuff than any other pitcher I’ve ever seen. I mean by this that he had the best combination of what you are talking about—speed and curve. But the Rube had too many sidelines. Now and then he’d take a few days off and go fishing, without saying anything to me about it.” I recalled one of the last times I ever saw Waddell pitch. He had Cleveland beaten 1 to 0 in the last of the ninth when an error, a Texas leaguer and a pass filled the bases with none out. The next three coming up were Lajoie, Bradley and Flick, three of the best. The Rube had brought out two ^friends who were sitting in a box. He left the pitcher’s mound and walked over to the box remarking, “Ladies, I’ll be with you in about two minutes.” He then struck out Lajoie, Brad ley and Flick on nine pitched balls. I’U have to string with Mr. Mack on this opinion, which I like to do on any opinion Mr. Mack has to offer. Georgia's Contribution The Red Clay Hills of Georgia have given sport more than their share of stars. It was in this state that a kid by the name of Tyrus Raymond Cobb came to fame around 40 years ago, via Augusta and Detroit. It Was from Atlanta another kid named Bobby Jones moved into the national spotlight of golf back in 1916 at Merion when said youth was only 14 years old. Such champions give any state a running start LOVE LETTERS OF A BUREAUCRAT My (unless hereinafter revoked) Darling: You are never, as stated in my letter of the 15th inst., out of my mind and now as always I find it difficult to correlate my feelings re garding you and adequately to con vey them to you as of this date. I miss you very much and a careful check of the over-all picture estab lishes it as a corroborative fact that my loneliness without you is up 10 per cent over the figure for the cor responding period of the previous year. It is my belief, based on a careful co-ordination of my thoughts and moods, ihat it will go up another 2 per cent within the next 30 days. * The time has come, according to a conservative estimate, to tell you that I love you with a complete utilization of all available factors. I take it that you have evaluated your feelings toward me and have con cluded to reciprocate to the maxi mum in the interest of unity. We must now channelize our emotions with celerity for the attainment of our ultimate goals. * My policy is one of continued de- /otion with a complete expression of the same so far as is possible in keeping with a full understanding of all economic factors involved. I have given your affections a care ful study and I now make it a direc tive that you consider this a pro posal (except as hereinafter quali fied), and I desire that you process the matter at once that our union may be facilitated. I take it there is full accord that a collaborative effort for our common good is mandatory for the fulfillment of our welfare. * In your last letter, according to my files, you said something about the financial aspects. I consider this an unrelated factor at the moment, indicative of certain maladjust ments in your thinking. A statement of my resources as of this date with data on the long-range view is here in inclosed, however. • Coordinating my conclusions, I de sire to place my heart, within the meaning of sub-paragraph 5, at your feet as categorically listed, and with out in any way modifying my poli cies as previously outlined. It is my definite conclusion from a complete summarization of all factors, that an early marriage is desirable for the attainment of the objectives to which we havo set ourselves. • The 20th of June, 1944, at 2:30 Eastern war time, would be conveni ent for me. Kindly reply by the in- elosed form if this is satisfactory and I will issue the necessary directives to the printer, clergy, etc., and arrange for the matter of church and ceremonial personnel. I send you the usual quota of isses and four questionnaires /hick I wish you would fill out and etuin promptly. With all my love am your devoted slave within the filings as previously set. Gerald. P. S.—A blueprint of my plans for ur future is being forwarded under eparate cover, together with a pros. iectus as ordered. • • • Seasonal Lures autumn’s here and the trees are turning, ind once again that yearly yearn, ing, That sure instills; L something one can never stifle, hr feel of gun or hunting rifle, On homeland hills. \ drowsy days with dead leaves falling, ff barrens bleak with bull moos* calling, In haunts of game; If leafy trails that twist and follow I’er wind-swept swale and sheltered hollow, And slopes aflame. Harvey McKenzie • • • CAN YOU REMEMBER: Away back when a bartender really tried to mix a drink the right way? And when the proprietor wot interested, too? f When you pasted around your cigtt reties? You feared sitting on a radiator? When the last place you expected to find many people all mixed up and befuddled by the law was the Supreme court? Away back when oysters on the half tell were six for a quarter? eat Epitaph tor Wendell WilHde Here lies a real American Who never worked by chance or hunch— A man who acted on hard facts And knew not how to pull a punch. • • • The OPA has ordered landlords to aint and redecorate apartments or Ise. Just the walls, of course; OPA /ill take care of the ceilings. • Add similies: As side-splitting as one politician accusing another of not sticking to the facts. Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE J IMMY CAGNEY is settUng down to work on his new picture, “Blood on the Sun,” after too long an absence from the screen. During that ab sence he’s made a four-month overseas tour, and his brother William has gone through several hundred manuscripts, trying to find suitable material for James. Two possible stories turned up for the picture following “Blood on the Sun”; no matter which is selected, Cagney will be seen as a soldier in the American army in the days of the Indian wars. RKO executives swear that “Tall in the Saddle,” starring John Wayne, is absolutely a non-formula western. Wayne never bids his faithful horse a fond farewell; Ella Raines is not JOHN WAYNE a schoolteacher; Wayne doesn’t win all the fights, nor does he gallop off up canyons just for the sake of gal loping. And surprise—he not only kisses Ella Raines, he kisses Audrey Long, too. * Fur several years now Bob Hope has not broadcast before a civilian audience. Only servicemen are ad mitted, whether he has been giving performances abroad or here in America. Parks Johnson and Warren Hull have starred GI Joe and war work ers since Pearl Harbor, keeping their own voices in the background. But recently Parks was riding in a New York taxi, and the driver turned around. “You’re Warren Hull, aren’t you?” he asked. "No, I’m Parks Johnson, but yon have the right show,” said Parks. “I knew it,” said the driver. “Soon’s you told me where to go, I knew that voice.” , “Without Love,” the new Katha rine Hepbum-Spencer Tracy-Lucille Ball picture, went before the cam- eras the other day, with Keenan Wynn and Patricia Morison in sup porting roles. It’s based on the play by the same name in which Miss Hepburn appeared. X Just for her own convenience, Joan Bennett’s an inventor. She in vented and patented a lipstick brush that can be carried in a purse with out smearing other articles; that’s just one of her inventions. At the moment she’s having fun designing wall paper. X Lois Wilson, star of the silent screen, is carving out quite a career for herself on the stage and in radio. She was practically snatched from the Saturday matinee of “Chicken Every Sunday,” the day before the jfirst broadcast of the Ethel Barry more show, “Miss Hattie,” when producers wanted to make a last minute switch in the role of “Martha Thompson.” Lois got the role; you hear her Sundays. The Radio Hall of Fame has cer tainly lived up to its name; now beginning its second year on the air, it has brought to the Blue network nearly every nationally famous per son in the entertainment field—more than 150 of them. If you gave your dog to the army, you’ll want to see “My Pal, Wolf.” The picture, revolving around the ad ventures of seven-year-old Sharyn Moffett and a dog, has a sequence showing how the army performs in transferring a pet into a perfect ca nine soldier. * Picture and radio people ’are agreed on one thing—no matter what anybody says, they’re con vinced that Joe E. Brown did every thing in his power to cheer the boys overseas. If ever a man put his heart into doing anything, the “Stop and Go” star put his into entertain ing servicemen. * ODDS AND ENDS—Dinah Shore and Jimmy Durante are among the stars who will record the Christmas “Command Per formance* show for those overseas. . . . House Jameson, of “Crime Dctor* was named as a result of the close friendship between his father and Col. E. M. House, President Wilson’s adviser. . . . Regis Toomey has been signed for a role in “The Big Sleep*; Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall head the cast. . . . Dick Jones (Henry Aldrich) is writing all his letters to one Miss Betty Bacon of Los Angeles. . . . When the Eddie Cantor show performs for servicemen, it’s red-haired Nora Martin the boys whistle at. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for November 12 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by, permission. THE CHURCH DURING WAR AND PEACE LESSON TEXT—Matthew S:43-iS; Homan* 13:1-7. GOLDEN TEXT—Blessed are the peace makers: for they shall be called sons of God.—Matthew 5:9. Everywhere men are talking about the coming peace. They are con cerned lest having won a war we may lose the peace through the self ishness or the indifference of men. It is a great problem and one about which we are rightly concerned. Why is it then that the most im portant factor in assuring a just and friendly settlement of the problem is left out of men’s deliberations? Why is there so little (if any) thought of God and prayer to Him for the needed guidance and wis dom? We know that there can never be an abiding peace until Christ comes to establish His kingdom, but in the meantime, we should seek to bring Christian principles to bear on the relations of men and nations. We are to show: I. A Higher Measure of Love (Matt. 5:43-48). The world has established its own principle of conduct based on selfish advantage. It pays to be polite to those who can favor you, so culti vate their good will by acts of cour tesy and kindness. Your neighbor may be able to help you in an hour of need, so do good to him as you have opportunity. But an enemy—what can you gain from kindness to him? Hate him, and treat him like an enemy. Christianity knows nothing of such a spirit. Even though it be neces sary to fight against wicked men in order to hinder their evil plans, we need not lose our love for them. Even those who despitefully use us may be loved for Christ’s sake. “Consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Him self” (and went right on loving them), “lest ye be wearied” in your own love for those who bear the sad name of enemies (see Heb. 12:3). This is admittedly a high stand ard, but it is not too high for those who know the love of Christ. II. A Higher Degree of Loyalty (Rom. 13:1-4). An intelligent Christian is the best citizen. He knows that all govern ment is based on the power and authority of God, and hence he rec ognizes the legality and authority of duly constituted governmental agen cies. No matter how much man has per verted or degraded government, yet it is in essence the expression of a ministry of God (v. 4). How deeply ashamed that should make those who regard political office as a means of personal gain and ad vantage, or who use their authority to permit or promote that which is against God. Every public official should recog nize God as the giver of his authori ty and seek the Lord’s special grace and guidance in the discharge of his duties. Every citizen should highly regard the one who rules as having a power ordained of God (v. 1), for the good of the nation (v- 4). Here then is the solution of the political problems which are caus ing upheaval all over the world, namely, a revival of Christian testi mony and faith, for it will lead to a loyalty on the part of the people which is quite unknown where Chris tianity does not bring its true in fluence to bear. That kind* of love for men and loyalty to government necessarily brings about: III. A Higher Standard of Patri otism (Rom. 13:5-7). There is more to real patriotism than flag waving and high-sounding oratory. There must be a consci entious willingness to serve the na tion in willing obedience to the com mand or the request of proper authority. The Christian gives just that kind of patriotic support to his country (v. 5). His enlightened conscience demands it, and he responds. Then too, there must be support of the government by the payment of taxes. Think of the thousands who are engaged in the business of evad ing their just share of the cost of government. The Christian has no share in such things, for he is ready to pay his share of the expense of govern ment as a ministry of the Lord j (v. 6). No government can function prop- 1 erly nor long endure which does not have the respect and confidence of those governed. There can be noth ing but criticism, discontent, and disobedience in such an atmosphere. We have said it before, but we say it again—the best thing that could happen to America politically is a revival of Christianity. Our national leaders ought to set the ex ample and encourage the people to follow in repentance, restitution and God’s blessing. Read II Chroni cles 7:14. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Dress-Up Frock a Favorite Lingerie Set Is Most Flattering Graceful and Slimming 'THIS princess charmer, accent- ed in rickrack, will do things for your figure and make you the envy of your friends. Trim with novelty buttons. • • • Pattern No. 8691 is designed for sizes U. 14, 16. 18 and 20. Size 14 sbort sleeves requires 3ft yards of 39-inch material; 1ft yards machine-made ruffling to trim. For this pattern, send 23 cents in coins, your name, address, size desired, and the' pattern number. Very Attractive 'T'HE round-necked, extended- shoulder treatment of this nightgown is very flattering and unusually easy to cut and sew. Insert a narrow satin or velvet ribbon in the draw-string top— make the sash of the same ribbon. Edge the attractive bed or break fast jacket with narrow lace and tie it with another pretty bow of the same shade ribbon. A small bowl of vinegar placed hi a room will absorb tobacco smoke. —•— Line the container in which you remove ashes from the furnace with wet paper to keep down the dust. Keep your windows bright and clear on the inside during the win ter by merely wiping them off with a soft paper napkin each week. This will remove the moist dirt and polish them at the same time. To pick np broken glass from the floor, wet a newspaper and< gently wipe up the glass with it. So yon are having trouble start ing wooden screws with a screw driver? Well, put them through a piece of cardboard first and then hold the cardboard while the screw is starting into the wood. —•— After baking always leave the oven door open to permit the moisture to escape and thus pre vent the oven from rusting. —•— In wringing ont pillow cases in the laundry, always insert the closed end into the roller first. This will prevent possible burst ing of the seams. —o— If your lamp shades are dingy and yellow on the inside, they probably are absorbing quite a large percentage of the light you need to see by. To restore their reflecting abilities, paint the inside with two coats of white shoe pol ish. Pat the second coat on care fully after the first is completely dry. Barbara Ben Pattern No. 1231 la d*» signed for sizes 12. 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 ana 42. Size 14 nightgown requires 3ft yard* of 39-lnch material; jacket 1ft yards. For this pattern, send 25 cents In coin*, your name, address, pattern number and size wanted. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells SC Chicago Enclose 25 cents In coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No Size Name... Address. Secret Is Out! It’s no secret that Nu-Maid Mar garine has a finer, chumed-fresh flavor I Nu-Maid is the Table- Grade Margarine . . . made espe cially for use on the table!—Adv. 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