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DO YOU KNOW

DO YOU KNOW
Tha there arc now 100000 rein
deer in Alaska.
That 1904 wild animals were
killed in India last year.
That John D. Clay of houston,
Tex, shot at more clay targets
in 1920 than any other shooter.
VIII Babe Ruth pass the Is
home run mark this coming
season?
When the King OF Swatters
whanged out 81 homers last year,
some of the wise birds considered
it the limit, while others said he
would do better in 1921.
Babe says he is going to do bet
ter this season, but he's not men,
tioning numbers.
According to reports from the
south, the way he's clouting the
apple in the Yankees training
camp, it seems almost sure he will
shatter his 1920 mark.
The Bambino never has been an
early starter. In 1919, when he
made his first mark. he did not get
under way until April q, while
last season he wasted more than a
good month of games before get
ting started.
Ruth is overweight and some of
the sharps' have used this as food
for their arguments, declaring that
he would not round into condition
so that he would be able to touch
his last seasons record.
Weight doesn't seem to be trou-
bling the husky Ruth, as he has
been knocking the ball to all parts
of the southern United States.
Ruth says he is all cranked up
and ready to crack out homer in
the opening game OF the season
next Wednesday.
The bowler who fails to strike
has to do what an autoist with a
blowout does: Make a spare do.
Jack Lewis, manager of Andy
Schmader, Louisville, Neb., heavy
weight fighter, has received sew
eral offers from promoters
throughout this part OF the coun-
try who are anxious to match the
Nebraskan with some of the top
notchers of the heavyweight di-
vision.
While Schmader no doubt
could hold his own with Walker,
Farmer Lodge, Gunboat Smith.
Tony Melchior, Bob Roper and
other heavies of this class. his
manager is content to let him
spend a few weeks at his home
preparing for ring encounters.
The Louisville battle1 looked
we'll in his short bout with Jack
Burke at the local auditorium
couple OF weeks ago, but three or
four weeks in hard training will
not hurt the former COB.
Irish" Patsy Cline, New York
lightweight boxer, who is back in
the ring after having an operation
on his eyes, is scheduled to meet
Pinkey Mitchell in Milwaukee to-
night.
Cline is rapidly winning a place
among the lightweight contenders
for Benny Leonard's crown and
if the New York scrapper is IN
as good condition as he was before
he underwent an operation, we will
soon be one Of the leading light
weight fistic performers of the
country.
If you don't believe boxing is
a popular sport among Gotham
fans, Just write Tex Rickard. we'll
known New York promoter, who
has a small army of clerks busy
figuring how much money Uncle
Sam is entitled to.
Rickard has RENTED to the gov
ernment in national, state and mu-
nicipal taxes the sum OF $685.
OO7.56. This huge sum represents
a national figure of $l72,391.38 on
all taxable attractions housed in
Madison Square Garden and
state and city revenue tax of SlOs,-
616.18.
Not a bad season for Tex. eh:
Barney Burch's Omaha Buffa-
1oes are rapidly rounding into con-
dition for the opening of the West
ern league base ball season next
Wednesday at Oklahoma City.
Yesterday the Buffaloes trimmed
the Ardmore (Okl) team of the
Texas Oklahoma league by the
score OF 4 to |. Pat" Ragan,
Catcher Stapleton and Manager
Lelivelt uncorked an extra act for
the Ardmore fans when they
STAGED triple plav in the latter