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I THE LINCOLN- SUNDAY -STAR SPORTING SECTION -NEBRASKA'S BEST NEWSPAPER SEVENTEENTH YE AE. LINCOLN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1918. SUNDAY. EDITION Automobile POOR OLD HENRY PECK HAD TO Tit AMP ALL OVER THE VIL Saturday Football. LAGE SUNDAY MOKJNliNli BUXIINU END OF WAR PUTS WILLARD III HOLE KAMSAS JAYHAWKS EASY FOR US FAR AHEAD OF.

A. JITTERS Batting Honors to Fiery Georgian by Margin of Nearly Thirty Points. The official batting averages of the American league for 1918 Juat released by President Ran R. Johnson, 'show Ty Cobb Is again at the top of the Inst with a mark of .383. In 111 games the Georgian scored 83 runs, made HI hits, and stole 84 bases.

Second place went to Gporgo Burns, first baseman of the Athletics, who finished with an average of .351, 'Art" (liiggs and Joe Jackson hud higher murks than tho Philndelphlan, but they plnyod in only a few games, while Burns took part In 130 contests, George Hlsler, who made a great rare for the batting honors In 117, finished In third pin. with .841. The Mt. I.ouls stnc led the league in stolen bnsea with 46 thefts. Roth of Cleve land with 35 and Cobb with 34 ranked nt'xt to Hlsler.

Babe" Ruth and Clnrence Walker nhnred honors in long distance hitting, eiich getting eleven home runs. The Cleveland club led In team batting with .281, The pennnnt-wlnnlng Boston Red Sox led in sacrifice hits with a -total of 11)3. Cleveland topped the llHt In stolen bases, the Indiuns get ting credit for 171 larcenies. l'layers who batted .300 or hotter were raher scarce, only thirteen quali fied for the honor roll, the list being us follows; ATI. R.

H. 811. HB. Pet. Colin, ..4.1 i l't 4 Ji Jackson.

i js Hums. 61 17s r-ournler. N. I 85 I 7 Hlsler. Bt.

1 4nJ fi 154 45 .311 lieschsr, l'J 20 0 1 Shocker. St. 84 I 11 0 0 .3.1 Spesksr, 73 150 11 37 ltaker, N. K5 154 13 3 1-tpp N. 4S ln6 14 11 ..101 Weaver.

Chi 4M 87 li 13 30 Uutli. II I KLIK AllfiTIST "reat Backstop's Conversation Constantly Kept Opposing Batters Guessing. "(lone but not forgotten!" If ever this fill saying was true. It applies to old C. Kling, the famous backstop of the Cubs, who will celebrate- his forty-thlrd birthday tomorrow.

Although It lias been quite some time since John cavorted on ths diamond, the great army, of fans mill recall wllh pleasure his wonderful work behind th. hnt when he was handling the delivery of K1 Reulbaci. "Three-ftngarod'" Brown, Orvln Overall, Jiick l'felster and other' twlrlers ot Chance's Cuba. Kljng was born In Kansas City and played with seml-profcsalonsl clubs in Hint rlly In his youth. In 1386 was given a trial by the HI.

Louis Nationals, but was released, becauae ha was consld. cied4oo liKlit. After further seasoning wllh Ilockford. Houston snd St. Joseph be landed witli In 1901, snd re-mnlni'ri with tho Culis until I 1 3.

when Ho luiimleil out his raroer wllh ths Beds. 1 Throughout his basehall career Kllng was very fond of billiards, and spent all bia spare time cultivating his proficiency wllh the rue. Idler he opened a billiard room in Kansas City, and built up a nourishing business. Kllng was a nasi master of the tricks ot I hi. harkalop business.

He was called "Noisy but, at least In his latter diiyn. he was a quiet chap. He talked continually. In a low, confidential voice, to the man at the bat, and would tell tliem what was coming. Of course, they didn't believe him.

"Here comas a fast one right over the middle," Kllng would sometimes, say at a critical moment, and It would be the right dope, hut ths mi believing batter would let the ball paaa unmolested, Kling had a hlg hag of tricks like that, and ha had lota nf the hatlers up In tips air became of his "con" OB INi Champion Jess Must Agree to Go Against Jack Dempsey or Surrender Title. Benny Leonard Also in Trouble Over Persistent Challenge From Charley White. With the return of the piping times) or peace, tho good old sport of fistic-cuffing will comn back Into Its own. For over a year past professional boxing had been relegated to he rear, chiefly for the reason that the great majority of ring atars are either In nctunl service in France or elsa are being groomed at cantonments and naval bases for an active fighting part later on. Now that peace) has been declared, however, many of the boxers still In this country will be able to take part In professional engagements and this means that there will be a decided revival in the sport, starting- at once.

There nre two prospective matches that stand nut prominently above all others. In the opinion of the general public, snd undoubtedly efforts will be made to stage these scrape aome, time during the present winter. One Involves the champion of all rng he. hemoths, Jess Wtllard, and his swnshbuckllng young challenger, Jsctc Dempsey; the other Is between Benny Leonard snd Charley White for the world's lightweight championship. Wrtother Willard will ever fight ngnln Is a nuestlon of deep concern to followers of the squared circle, but on this point no definite Information ran be obfnlne.d.

If the war had lasted Into 1319 It In probable the heavy, weight ruler would have abdicated In favor of Pempney, because Willard realizes that advancing years make It more difficult for him to art Into fighting trim, and this difficulty increases as the days lengthen Into weeks. Ho has too much personal pride to risk an encounter without being shsolutoly sure he Is physlcnlly fit. That Is why many thought Wll-In nl might voluntarily relinquish the hn iti pi on ship before many more months hnd elapsed. However, eondl-t'ons Imve chnniftd. The public now v.

lll comitennnce match In which I' iluunplon engages, so It 1s llkelv tint In the near future Willard will m.iKo public acknowledgment of the ni.tny challenges hurled nt him bv mpsey and the first step to this mutch in which the entire world In Interested will thus he token. Fur tlicr developments will be watched for. So far as a lightweight chnmplor ship tussle is concerned this mate would not require much prellmina flrtnii because both Leonard npi White are In the very best of physl i nil condition right now. Each hrr ticcii engugeu ior many montns Urn tiiHk of helping to build up Unci Sum's fighting men, and they have kept In perfect condltlrn throughout thin strenuous occupation It is generally agreed that White Is the most dangerous foe that Leonard has to fear at the present time. Frequently In the past, efforts have been made to bring about a meeting between these two, but they nevei were Ths fault did not; lie with; White, either.

He has always been eager and willing to trade punches with the champion, but the latter seems coy whenever the name of ths Chlcne-oan Is mentioned. On one pretext or another ha has artfully dodged the teat of combat, but ha cannot have further excuses for erad- Ing the Issue. Some place In Jersey, or at Mllwau- kee, will be the. probable battle ground. Formal offers were submitted to both principals some time ago, but to date i the matter la in abeyance, xeonara mav attempt to hold up the match un til ha exacts a guarantee, which he has Intimated will be at least $18,000 for a ten-round scrap, and still higher if he risks hl title over the twenty-round route.

Perhaps he will find some promoter daring enough to take (Continued on pace eight) 'PV. nMinatrl'Inii Inil IftU Of Rlt- I Mm. femna mnA graiuiy wulcliuiti i Babe Ruth is Great Sensation of Year in Major Leagues NEWSPAPERS. Hfc smilsVI as he said It. but take It from me be was In earnest.

There Is no denying it. Babe Ruth the big noise of 1913. (Copyright, 1918, by W. Q. Evens.) BIG TEM" TITLE TO ZUPPKE TEAM Count Two Touchdowns, Buckeyes by Safe Margin.

TJRBANA, III. Nov. II. Ohio Rtnte, last year's "Big Ten" conference champions, wont down fighting todsy before Illinois, taking a 13 to 0 defeat. Illinois scored In the first period, carrying the ball down the field in a series of smashes from the klckoff, Kopp going over.

A goal Ohio's only chance came In the second period when Myers got loose for an SO-yard run. Klrkpatrlck downed him almost on the goal line and Myers dropped the ball. Illinois punted to mid-field and never again was In danger. Illinois scored again in the third period after a series of end- runs and passes. Gophers Win from Badger.

MINNKAPOI.IS, Nov. 16. Wisconsin held Minnesota to one touchdown by last minute grit. On three occasions Minnesota had the Hadgers with their barks to the goal posts, but only once did they succeed in pualiing across. This was In the final quarter.

The Gophers tiled to kl goal, leaving the score 6 "ft. 0. Eckbcrg, left halfback, mad the lone ore. It continuously and the felld was The moat enthusiasm of the a tern' -on was aroused when about twenty-five wounded veterans from the Fort Snellln'g hoapltal holihled In on crutches and canes. Tlie entire crowd arose, uncoverei or saiuiea.

xwo-imrua of the crowd wtw uniform. Official A. L. Averages Give King Walter Old Position at Top of Heap. Walter Johnson, speed-ball king of the American league, was the ranking pitcher of the Junior circuit for th 1318 season.

The official pitching records show that Red Faber. who pitched in eleven games, allowed but eleven earned rnna, but Johnson's record with but forty-sis: earned runs, sgnlnst him In thirty-nine games, gives him title to credit as the league's best fllnger. Scott perrv. of the Athletics, and George Mogrldge. of the Yanks, worked In more games Ihnn their rivals.

Perry appearing In forty-four and Mogrldge in forty-five. Perry ranks seventh in his league, but figuring that two pitchers Matteson. of Washington, and Shocker, of St. I.ouls who ranked above him. rare In but fourteen games splec.

the Mackman really ranks fourth as a consistently good worker. Among the topnotchers srs Rush, Harrv Harper, f'arl Mnvs. Itibe Ruth, Bam Jones and Oeorge Mogrldge. Johnson led In strikeouts with 12-Harper made thirteen wild pitches, end Bhaw, of Washington, Is credited with balking three times. Opposing batsmen got 11" bases on balls from Pllm lxve and 103 runs off of Itigbv of rievolinrl Adnmi, of the Macks, hit twelve batsmen.

Hastings Springs Surprise at Cotner Th 1Iatln- college football tesm Invaded Bethany and put over a surprise on Cotner followers by trouncing the Bulldogs, 13 trt Th field wn deep In mud snd compiled both tejrns to resort. In the mln. to straight plunsres through the line. Cotner. which won from Wsstaysn two weeks sgo.

w'll play a reti-rn game with ths Methodls-net on Johnson field at University Plac. JOB STILL -PITCHING STAR 1 IT Wheel? nn Inc. med up the situation, when he remarked to me, "It Is two or no count with that felow. Bill." It was my good fortune to umpire a game at New York last summer In which Ruth gave the most remiirk-able exhibition of long distance hitting that I have ever been privileged to see. Allen Russel a most deceptive spit bailer was doing the twirlng for New York.

Russel lives in Baltimore, ditto Ruth. There is a bit of home town Jealousy existing between the two. The first time Ruth came to bat he struck out, taking three healthy swings Russel gave him the laugh. "I'll be slipping that laugh right back to you before the game Is over," was Babe's only comment. RUTH HAS LAST LAUGH ON FELLOW CITIZEN.

Russel took', no chances the next time Babe was nv. tried to make him hit a bad one, walked him on four straight balls. was In the sixth or seventh fnnu'j' that Ruth came up for the third tirn The first hit squarely and it dropped ar up in the upper tier of the right fleM grand stand at the Polo grounds, tt was foul a matter of Inches. That would have discouraged most batters, i.tit not Ruth. The very next ball was nil even farther up in the second tier, and this time it was fair by several ynrda.

In the ninth Inning, with onn man on, Ruth hit a third drive Into uper tier of the right field stands. It was foul a matter of inches. A few moments later he crashed the ball up against tho concrete wall In right field. A foot higher and It would have drop, ped Into the bleachers. It was a far more terrific drive than either of the others, but netted him only two bases.

Never have I seen one man, In the same game, rid himself of four such mighty clouts. He surely did have the last laugh. In about the first ten weeks of play, if my memory serves me correctly, Ruth made something like eleven home runs. It seemed as If he would surely break the major league record, and then he stoped dead as far as recording home runs. Don't for a minute think that Ruth stopped hitting them on the nose.

He met the pill for many a double and a triple, but somehow he lost the art of hitting them for a trip around the circuit. It Is also a rather unusual fact that the Boston fans, although reading a lot about Ruth's ability to hit 'cm a mile, didn't see him make a home run during the season, ns all of them were made on the road, D0E8 NOT TRY TO OUTGUE38 PITCHERS. There Is no scheme of system to Ruth's hitting ability. He doesn't try to outguess the pitcher. He hasn't the slightest desire to be tipped off In advance.

In case the signals of the opposing pitcher are known. He doesn't shift his position at the 'plate to suit the many varied deliveries he Is forced to fathom. To use his own words he gets a toe hold, takes a healthy swing, feels that the pitcher Is perhaps more afraid of his ability to hit than he is of the pitcher's ability to pitch, and always tries to do his hitting before the pitch, er gets him In the hole. Ruth Is a strong advocate of not letting the umpire call any good ones. He also Is a firm believer In the old baseball proverb thnt no batsman ever made a base hit with his bat on his shoulder.

Ri'th has a rood eye and he knows It. Ruth can hit the ball. He Is certain of that. Just to Illustrate. One day last summer I called him out- on a third strike that he let float by.

He tosed nwsy his bat In disgust. I remarked that sometimes hn pltrher threw strikes at' which" It was not necessary to take a awing. "That may true In some cases," answered Babe, "but when I have two strikes, no, because I am always swinging at anything that Is near the P'te fnr fear you fellows will esll me out. If I don't awing It ball." At Lincoln Nebraska. 20: Ksnsas.O.

At Bethany Hastings college. II; Cot tier, 0. At Urbana Illinois. IS: Ohio State. JL.

At Iowa City Iowa. 21: Ames. 0. At Des Moines Drake. IS.

Simpson, f. At Ann Arbor-Michigan, 15; Syracuse, At Minneapolis Minnesota. Wisconsin, 0. At Chicago Chicago Naval Reserves (Chicago). 21.

Camp Dodge. 0. At Omaha Camp Grant. 21: Fort Omaha Balloon School. 7.

At Dallas Camp Dick. Camp Logan, 0. At Houston Texas. 14; Rice. 0.

At St. Louis St. Louis university. Aviators. 0.

At Chicago Northwestern, 21; Chicago kt Lansing Michigan Aggies. 13; Notre Dame, 7. At Pittsburgh Pitt 17; Pennsylvania, 0. At Cleveland Cleveland Naval Reserves. 83; Cornell.

0. At Philadelphia Leagus Island. 21; Brown. 7. At Denver Colorado Aggies.

Denver university. 14. At New York Great Lakes Naval Station (Chicago. 64: Rutgers. 0.

At Louisville Camp Hancock. Comp Taylor, 0. At Cleveland Mount Union, Western Reserve. 0. (Forfeit.

At Oberlln Case, Oberlln. 0. At Indianapolis Purdue, 63; Wabash, 'At Birmingham Vanderbllt. 21; Auburn, 0. At New York Princeton, 28; Camp Upton, 7.

At Andover Exeter, 26; Andover. 7. At CambridRe Camp Devens, 10; Naval Radio School. 0. At Annapolis Navy, K7: Urslnlus.

0. At Minneapolis dt. Thomas, 14; Mac-Alester. 0. At Annlston, Camp McClennan, 39; Jacksonville 8.

A. T. 0. At Memphis Park Aviation, Mississippi A. 0.

At Milwaukee 13; Rlpon, At Portland Multnomah A. 17; Thirteenth Division Camp Lewis. 7. At Berkeley Mare Island Marines, 34; St Mary's college, 7. Soldier Team Better In the Mud Than Balloonists of Fort Omaha.

(Special to The Star.) OMAHA, Nov. 16. Fort Omaha's cub bear la still hungry. Starved out lat Saturday by Nebraska on the football gridiron, 19 to 0, the hear was merely able to gather crumbs as they were swept from the table and today took another taste of defeat, 21 to 7, at the hands of the Camp Grant. team, from Rockford, 111 In rain which ranged from a light drizzle to a downpour, the players walked, ran and swam through pools of water and Inches of mud.

The first quarter of the game resulted in a punting duel between King of Fort Omaha and Eagon of Camp Grant, with honors slightly in favor of the former. In the second quarter the visitors opened up on the aerial works and scored a pair of touchdowns. In the third quarter, each team pushed one over. Lutes, former Omaha Central hish grid star, made one of the touchdowns for Grant and kicked all three goals. Eudaly Intercepted a forward pass and ran sixty yards to a touchdown for the only score made by Fort Omaha, CREIGHTON GAME CALLED OFF.

(Special to The Star.) OMAHA, Nov. 16. Crelghton's game with the Kansas Aggies, scheduled for today, was not played on account of orders of the university physician In charge of the S. A. T.

C. that If the event was off it must be behind locked gates. There nre scores of cases of Spanish influenza at the university and the physician ruled that It would be improper for the students to bo exposed. Inclement weather today giving him further reason for calling off the contest. The Kansas; Aggies and Creighton squads attended the Army game as guests of Fort Omaha.

Crack Eastern Team Bumps Into Decisive Defeat on the Ann Arbor Field. ANN ARBOR, Nov. whipped Syracuse here this afternoon by a score of 15 to 0, In a rather slow game played In a drenching rain. Stekotee, Michigan fullback, scored all of the points. Spracuse lacked the power It displayed In its victorious clashes with Dartmouth and Brown.

Michigan took the fighting Into Syracuse territory from the start and held It there throughout with the exception of a short period in the third quarter. There was no scoring until the second quarter, when Steketee kicked" two field goals from the 36-yard line. In the fourth period ho kicked another shortly afterwards. He Intercepted a forward pass on the Syracuse 20-yard line and carried the ball across the goal line. Michigan failed to kick the goal.

Pitt Smothers Quakers. PITTSBURGH. Nov. 1H Pitts burgh unlversitv scored Its thirtieth con secutive rootnail victory today by defeating the University nt Pennsylvania eleven, 37 to 0. The Quakers failed to ring In anv of ths exnected Innovations and the Panthers took the game with straight football tactics.

George McLaren, captain and crack fullback, was not in the Pitt lineup. It was decided to srive him a rest todnv In anticipation of a harder battle against Georgia Tech next Saturday. Nsvy Nearly Equal Record. ANNAPOLIS. Nov Id P.tah.

Mshins; a SCOre that nntv nna rwilnt shy of the season record made by Georgia Tech a few days ago. the Nnvy football team today completely routed ths I rslnlus COlleffe eleven kv th. of 327 to 0. Thouh the college men were outweighed, they fought pluckily to the final whistle. The mldnhlpmen nlnnged through the opposing defense for f'een touchdowns.

clDustftg LHD11L qOelmOs I oiohd SYRACUSE BUS TO WOLVERIHES Nebraska Piles Up a String of Three Touchdowns in Annual Battle With K. U. Muddy Field Fails to Stop the Huskers in Parade Over Jayhawk Goal. The Nebraska Cornhuskers and Kansas Jayhawkers staged their annual gridiron battle Saturday In Lin- coin on a field that was little better than a mire of slime and mud, the Huskers battering their way to three touchdowns and emerging victorious from the struggle by the decisive scorer or zo to- v. 1 ne juj were outclassed.

They failed to negotiate even one first down in opposition to Nebraska's virile defense, while the Cornhuskers, rather slow in starting, struck their gait in the final half and pounded their way through the Kansas line In a series of resistless mashes which soon developed into a parade. Captain Hubka, Swanson, Hartley, Jobes, Howarth, LnnU, Reynolds, Martin and Lyman alternated in driving their way through the Kansas line. The Cornhusker forwards invariably hadthe jump on the K. U. linemen and the Jayhawker defense was helpless to stay Nebraska's cata-pultlo attack.

K. U. maintained an uncrossed goal during; the opening quarter, yet the Huskers had the ball on the Jayhawkers' 15-yard line at the end of the period. Starting the aecond period with a. battering attack, the Huskers marched to within three yards of a touchdown, when a penalty for holding cost the Nebraskans 15 yards.

Kansas captured the ball on downs, but the Jayhawkers bungled an attempt to punt out of danger and the Cornhusker forwards smashed through and downed Bunn, K. U. kicker, behind his own goal line, the resultant safety counting two points for the Nebraska eleven. Huskers On the Way. The third period taw the Cornhuskers driving ahead in a series of first downs which ended in Halfback Jobes Plunging across the Kqnsas goal to the first touchdown.

The same resistless Nebraska attack later enabled Swanson to add a pair of touchdowns to Nebraska's total. Quarterback Howarth's spectacular returns of Kansas punts factored largely In Nebraska's triumph. Stiff-arming and wriggling away from the K. U. tacklers, Howarth often returned the ball farther than it had been booted by the Jayhawker kicker.

The statistics of the combat provide the most convincing evidence of the superior football displayed by the "Ictorious Cornhusker eleven. Ne-brarks, reeled off If. first downs, while Kansas made none. In yards gained from scrimmage, the total for Nebraska was 2S1. The K.

U. total was 16 yards. In ten punts and kickoffs, Nebraska gained 340 yards. The Kansas total for 18 kicks was 625 yards. In returning punts and kicks, the Cornhuskers covered 214 yards.

Returns by K. U. netted only 22 yards. Nebraska attempted four forward passes, all of which were failures. Penalties cost the Cornhuskers 25 yards.

Husker Had Old Drive. A clever stroke of strategy by the Kllne-Schlssler coaching combination was a factor in the triumph of the Huskers. The coaches had provided the- Nebraska players with special mud cleats two pairs for Husker performer. Between halves, the water-soaked Huskers, rushing from the flelti to an adjacent dressing room, made a complete change of raiment from to heels. The attack in the second period which had been balked by the Infliction of a 15-yard refused to be halted in the final half end the Huskers ploughed their way down the field with a smash and drive ou each down which made the Nebras ka, team look like the Huskers of furmer seasons when they were riding over all opponent in Missouri Valley circles.

Kansas Up Against It. Th. wpra nn nffnlnat fl superior foe. The slimy footing, in reality, saved K. U.

from a more crushing defeat The punch which the Huskers were putting on exhibition vas the genuine article and, on a dry neld, the Kline-Schissler warriors un tuestlonably would have been vlctori-)us by a margin of six to eight touchdowns. The loss of Halfback Schell- enberg, who was transferred to nn of fleers' training camp, was not felt. Jobes filled the shoes of the missing HusKer halfback most effectively and his drives through the K. U. line or smashes off the tackles played a potent part in rseorasKa success.

Rain Killed the Crowd. The attendance was far below standard. Many football followers apparently questioned that the management would undertake the game under such distressing weather conditions, but the Jayhawkers were on the ground, a postponement was for bidden by 8. A. T.

C. regulations, and (Continued on page eight) PULL JPEACE TALK Garry Herrmann Confident That Minor Leagues Will Mot Declare War. CHICAGO, IlTl Nov, IS. That the question stopolng the draft by the major leagues of plaver from minor leagues be settled without any trouble and In a way that will please the "little fellow," was the opinion expressed tonight ay Garry Herrmann, chairman of the national commission. His statement followed a conference here with Ban B.

Johnson, present nf the American league; John H. Fsrrlell, secretary of the minor leagues association, and other minor league officials. m.11 t.nl1 J1 a lot of talk, this stuff about a split between the minor and the malors." said Herrmann. "We all held the opinion after our that the matter should be hel" In abeyance for the present, but that It Wnt'lft mmlhmA oOny. "As a matter of fact, the question up to the If, for the hey i struggle along u.

nA the draft rule. It up there. II IGNITES The New Migratory Bird Law Who was the sensation of 1918 In major league circles? Who was the one big noise in the eyes of fnndom? There may be a difference of opinion, but I rather doubt it. Ty Cobb showed beyond a doubt last season that his batting eye is as keen as ever. Baseball fans follow the work of Ty Cobb closely, since a goodly number of critics had expressed the opinion that Tyrus the Great was slipping because of a bad getaway In the spring.

Early In the year Jim Vaughan of the Chicago Cubs gave every evidence of having a big season. He usurped the position in- the Cub limelight, that had been reserved for Alexander, when that great pitcher was purchased, by the Cubs. When It became apparent that the Cubs would win the National league pennant, Vaughan got all the more consideration from fan-dom. It was a cinch thut he would be Mitchell's pitching ace in the big series. When it became apparent that Boston was the one best bet for the American league honors, more attention came Vaughan's way, because the Red Sox were known to be weak against left-handers, and that big Jim would surely get his share of tho work.

Other stars of the game came In for more than passing attention from fandom. The work of Tris Speaker was always a bright spot in the play of the Cleveland Indians. His punch helped much to make him a contender. Those two brilliant shortstops, Horns-by and Hollocher of the Cubs, were big cards with National league followers. The great Walter Johnson, the Idol of baseball fans the world lost none of his drawing powers.

Others too numerous to mention had their following. Who, then, was the most talked about man in major league circles laRt season? My answer without the slightest hesitation would be "Babe" Ruth of the Boston Red Sox. When you recall the worth-while baseball happenings of last summer, I am certain you will agree with me. When the season opened Ruth was recognized as a great pitcher. It wasn't long before his ability as a pitcher was the least talked of accomplishment.

Ruth early In the campaign won all kinds of publicity because of his habit of hitting a home run when a drive for the circuit was a much desired happening. As an outfielder he displayed astonishing cleverness, and as a first bnseman he more than filled the although it sometimes seemed as if playing first base might lose a great h-tter and a perfectly fine pitcher to the Boston club. Ruth had a habit of blocking runnings off first base on a snap throw from the pitcher or catcher, In a way that obliterated the base, and gave the runner merely Ruth's knee to slide at as a target. Ho did It in such a good nntured mnn-ner however, that he got away with it It was a good thing for Ruth and the club when Stuffy Mclnnls returned to first base, to block off all runners. RUTH 8UDDENLY FINDS HE 13 A REAL HITTER.

I have often been asked why Ruth waited until 1918 to win fame as a batsman, since he had been a big leaguer for some time. In answering that question, I have always said that not until last season did Ruth believe he was a great hitter. He nl-waye was dangerous at the bat in season's past, but not until 1918 did Babe Ruth realize that he was a great slugger. Almost over night he acquired the confidence, which made him the most talked about man In base boll. So great was Ruth's confidence In himself, that he was rather peeved when his efforts resulted In nothing more than a single.

In one gnme against Chicago In which he hit Eddie l. cotte, the star of the Chicago stnff, for a two. begger on each of his first three trlng to the plate, shortstop Scot of Red Sox Just about sum preserves la not oniy auowea, out u- couragecd. The blrda wholly protected by the law are all Insectivorous birds, band- tailed pigeons, cranes, wood ducks and elder ducks, swans, curlews, upland plover and all shore birds with the exception of black-bellied and golden plovers, wllson snipe or Jack-snipe, woodcock and the greater and lesser yellowlegs. Certain non-game are also wholly protected.

These are auks, gulls, -greges, guillemots, herons loons, puffins, terns and the Ilka, Open Ssason. As an example of the manner In which the open seasons for individual species vary In different states, but are within the outside time limits set I v. inw 4h eajiA of Don't take a shot at a wood or elder duck or you may get Into trouble. These birds, among others, nre wholy protected by the new federal migratory bird law. This protection Is the result of a treaty between the United Htates and Canada making certain birds In most of the North America continent Immune from the shot or bullet.

Recent ratification by the Senate gives effect to the treaty. For the most part there are but slight changes in the law as It was established by the Weeks-McLean bill several years ago. Borne of the main features of the regblatlons as they have now becomo effective are: No spring open season at all. The full open season throughout the coun try la made more uniform than before. In a general way this Is between September, and January 81, with a period of not more than three and one-half months or Jndlvdual species.

There are some exceptions; for example, the shore bird sen son in certain' New England find Middle' Atlantic slates which opens August 18 and closes November 80, i All states In, the country have the right to' enforce thelB own Individual laws, provided these do not terfcre with fodornfTullngs. he-y nre not permitted to extend the fed- ernl open season. Vnlfo-m bag limits are set for the whole country; a hunter Is not allow. to ship mora thffn two days' bag limits for one person are as follows: Pucks (except wood- and elder), 2B in aggregate of all kinds; geese, In aggregate of all kinds; rails, coots and galllnules of oil kinds; bluck-bellled and golden plovers and greater and lessee ycllowlegs, 15 In aggregate of all kinds; wllson snipe or Jack-snipe, 25; woodcock, doves (mourning and whltc-wlnged), 26 In aggregate of both kinds. Ns Night Hunting.

No night hunting is allowed. This prohibits the hunting of migratory birds between sunset and a half hour before sunrise. Ths sale of migratory birds Is prohibited unless of agriculture. In casc-es whore migratory birds become ln-'urli'S to agriculture permits may sometimes bt Isued to kill them. waterfowl (with exceptions mentioned), coot, grallinule and wllson snipe or Jacksnlpe.

The opon seaaon for these birds la from September 1 to December 31 In the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York (except Long Island), Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, 1 Kentucky. Indiana, Michigan, Wlscon-sin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana. Idaho, Nevada and the -portion of Oregon and Washington cast of the sumit of the Cascade Mountains. Frm October to January IS lithe open (season in Hhode Island, Connecticut.

tUah and the portion of Washington arid Oregon west of the sumlt of the Cascades. In Alaska Via nnan mtt nn for tbAse birds from September 1 to 15. In the following states. It is frorrKo-. iemhon 1 to Janiiorv si: MaryiH.nu.

District of Columbia, Virginia, NoMh Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mlsslppl, TennesX an TiilHiana. BCr, October 1 to January SI is the open season on jjuok Delaware, Oklahoma, Teaxs, i New MoTicn Arizona and California In the same manner as above the open season for plover and woodcock vary acordlng to locality. Any one desiring Information which. Is not riven above can secure same by writing the Department of Agrlj-. culture, Washi.