JANUARY 7,1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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JARY 7,1947
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Blustery Babe Ruth Still At Bat After Serious Operation On His Neck
New York. (UP)—The Babe is in there pitching again today so the game which started a half century ago in the dock district of Baltimore probably will go into extra innings.
Somehow it is impossible to believe that George Herman Ruth would go to the showers for the last time with such swift meekness. It just isn't the character of the hurly man with ☆ ☆
the character of the burly man with the unbelievably bulbous nose and the mingeing gait.
Everything he ever did was accompanied by noise and accomplished with gusto.
The Babe had as many facets as the Hope diamond. He could be reckless, like the night he and Bob Muesel held tiny Miller Huggins suspended over the observation car railing of a speeding express train. That was a terrible moment.
A funny guy, sure. There was the time somebody gave him a pedigreed bull dog in Hot Springs. The pup had Ruth's drawing room all the way home, the Babe feeding him on lamb chops.
He could be human, too, this big man who loved hot dogs to the point of acute gastronomical distress and during one hot spell in St. Louis wore 22 $30 silk shirts in three days. Like the time little Johnny Sylvester lay sick in bed in New Jersey during a world series, just one of a million kids who loved the Babe.
"Hey Tony, take Mr. uh, take this guy around and introduce him."
With that the Babe grabbed a bat and headed in confusion for the cage—even though the visiting team was at bat.
Not much of a man with names, the Babe, which some people held against him. If you were under 40 you were "Kid." If you were older, or wore specs and had gray hair, you simply were "Doc." They even tell this story about after he had visited a month with a governor of California.
"Hit a homer for me," Johnny wrote to the Bambino.
He hit three,paid Johnny a visit, and the kid recovered out of sheer gratitude.
The governor went east, shortly afterwards, and dropped into the Yankee dugout. He hailed the Babe and the struggling Bambino, hunting frantically for the name, yelled to Tony Lazzeri:
Sure, he had a fancy time for a while, the big guy who started in as a great pitcher and wound up as baseball's all-time home run hitter. Parties, nine motor cars at a time, rich food, and lots of it and high life on a salary larger than that of the president of the United States.
Yet they took most of that out of him in 1925—and by using a kid as a weapon.
"Babe, a kid just stopped me on the street and asked me for a dime. He wanted to make up a quarter to buy a Babe Ruth cap. Don't you think you owe something to a kid like that—and others like him?"
The Babe wasn't too penitent until the late Jimmy Walker said to him:
Tears flooded those big round eyes. That knocked the big guy farther than he ever had hit one of his famous homers.
Because its match with South Dakota State College has been cancelled, the Women's Rifle club will hold regular firing practice at 7:30 tonight, Sgt. Arthur Millard, team coach, has announced.
The first challenge match of the season will be held Jan. 14 with Carnegie Tech.
Scores made in this match will be used in the challenge matches with the University of California and Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. The winners will be determined by mail.
No, all in all, the Babe wasn't a bad guy. So now, when he's pitching his most crucial game, it would be fine if he could hit one more home run—just for himself.
Women's Rifle Team Will Practice Tonight
He's Ahead
New York. (UP)—Doctors said today that Babe Ruth, baseball's greatest power hitter, soon would have another "home run" to his credit—that the Babe will be able to go home if he continues his fast recovery from a serious neck operation.
The operation Monday relieved uncontrollable pain which the former home run king had been suffering.
When Ruth entered the hospital Nov. 26, it was thought his headaches were caused by sinus, but later diagnosis revealed that a condition in his neck cut down the supply of blood to the brain and caused pain.
It's Oklahoma Aggies In Valley Conference
Kansas City, Mo. (UP)—It's the Oklahoma Aggies against the field again this year as the Missouri Valley conference basketball campaign gets under way tomorrow night.
Minus the famous Bob "Foothills" Kurland but nevertheless a potent court outfit, the Aggies have posted 10 wins against one defeat in their pre-season efforts. The one loss was to Long Island university and that by a single point.
Creighton of Omaha right now figures to be the only Valley team capable of giving the Aggies a fight for the title. The Bluejays have won five against three losses.
Having moved through the Oklahoma City tournament and 4thus knocking off Kansas of the Big Six for the second time in as many December starts, Hank Iba's Aggies were away on a fast start toward a place in the N.C.A.A. westerns come next March.
Twice in a row the Aggies won the big crown, the only team to turn the trick. The way Iba's new team has been clicking it appears determined to show the pre-season pickers a thing or two and go for the third one.
After two non-conference games tonight-O.C.U. at Wichita and Iowa State college at Drake—the Valley teams get down to the serious business of the campaign tomorrow night with the two St. Louis entries, Washington U. and St. Louis U., squaring off. Washington has the best won-lost record but the Billikens are a good ball club.
College Basketball
Yeshiva 50, N. Y. U. School of Art 38.
Indiana 62, Ohio State 39
Milwaukee 24, Illinois 21
Cincinnati University 47, Wayne 36.
Furman 55, Presbyterian College 51.
Marshall 61, Morris Harvey 69
Worrington 68, Valparaíso 55.
Michigan State 53, Marquette 51.
Syracuse University 62, Yale 40.
Syracuse University 62, Yale 40
Marshall 87 Morris 65
Purdue 57, Depaul 41.
Allen-Bradley 64, University of Mexico 31.
Minnesota 34, Illinois 31.
Fort Belvoir 134, Army War College (Wash.) 35.
Oregon State 52. Washington
State 28.
John Marshall 61, Bergen J. C. 58.
Coe 60, University of Chicago 36.
Pittsburgh Teachers 42, Rockhurst 39.
Stars In Defeat
Texas 62, Texas Christian 46,
Nebraska 44, Oklahoma 41.
Youngstown 50, Muskegon 48.
John Marshall 61, Bergen J. C. 58
Coe 60, University of Chicago 36
Pittsburgh, Teachers 42, Book
Santa Clara 43, Seattle College 33 Western Kentucky 62, Brigham Young 44.
Georgia 46, University of Mississippi 38.
Paul Courty, Oklahoma forward, scored 16 points Monday night in the Sooners' 41-44 loss to Nebraska. Gerald Tucker, Oklahoma center, scored nine. High man for Nebraska was Rotherford with 10.
Date Troubles?
Campus Aids Are Available
By R. T. KINGMAN (Daily Kansan City Editor)
Dates are still scarce, the women say.
Some highly datable coeds report they are still spending time by the telephone. This, say the women, must stop.
As a service of the Daily Kansan, here for the first time is a list of all the offices and persons on the campus who may be of service in helping the bashful male find just the right girl:
Of course, if you're thinking of having an affair with a student, the first man to see is Henry Werner. He's Dean of Student Affairs.
Your next problem probably will be the approach, so you'd better drop by 204 Watson library. That's one of the Accession department.
If you don't know any sweet nothings to whisper on the first date, your next stop will be 115 Frank Strong. That's the office of Romance Languages.
There are people on the campus who can supply your every desire concerning special types of women. For instance, if your name is Nick Gopopolous and you want a date, you should call Kathryn O'Leary, phone 285, for advice. She's in charge of all Greek Women.
And if you want a date who can have a good time on a short bankroll, get in touch with the Athletic Office. They can tell you about all the good sports.
If your date wears high heels that put her about three inches over your head, don't give up. The people over in 115 Fraser can help you out. That's the Extension Division.
If your dream girl is a red-head who has a mind of her own and who's full of saucy comebacks, check with Lorraine Carpenter, phone 860. She has all the dope on Independent Women.
By this time you're all set—and now all you need is a cold weather necking spot. The University supplies even that; the building across from Dyche museum is really Spooner Hall.
But if you have any more questions about making passes, men, please take them to the football office and not the Daily Kansan. Over here we're all married.
Lawrence V.A. Office Will Close Saturdays
The Lawrence Veterans administration office, 1035 Massachusetts, will be closed on Saturdays, Sherwyn VA representative, has announced.
He explained that all VA offices in the Kansas City regional area are adopting the 40-hour week. Weekday hours are 8 to 4:30.
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