Evening star., 1932-07-29

LOS ANGELES, Calf, July 29.-On
the eve Of the Olympic start Mildred
TEX" Didrickson has just one secret
worry Being limited to only three
events, the javelin, the hurdles and the
high jump, she doesn't feel she will get
enough exercise to keep her weight just
where she wants it, around l25 pounds.
I've been in as many as II events
in one track meet" the Dallas entry
said, and now they've cut me down
to three. They won't even let me throw
the discus. So I've had to play lot
Of other games to keep feeling healthy"
How can any one enter IL events in
one track meet and not be worn to
about six frazzles?" I asked her.
"Oh, once in a while 1 get a little
tired" she said but 1 always feel
l get tired? I'm young and strong and
I could play one game or another all
day long"
s'VITHAT is your favorite sport?' l
w asked the Texas typhoon.
i haven't any favorite," she
answered Il like to run, Jump, hur-
die. throw the javelin and discus and
base ball. But I'm just as keen about
swimming, boxing. basket ball. tennis
and golf I like any game. 1 guess one
reason 1 don't get tired is that they are
all fun"
How did you happen to start cover
ing SO much ground?" 1 asked.
I first started with basket ball." Miss
Didrikson answered. Then 1 began to
branch out. That was about two years
ago. 1 found most of the fundamentals
Il
ence any way. Or maybe it was just a
natural knack.'
There isn't any natural knaCk about
golf" l suggested. Unless you start
young"
"Oh, yes there is," she said. Il sup
pose 1 have played golf about II or IA
times. and on my last round l had an
30. That isn't so hot, but after these
Olympic games are over I'm going to
start in practicing for the women's
championship at Salem"
Misses Hicks and Wilson and Mrs.
Ware kindly take notice.
TT might be mentioned here that the
i remarkable and amazing Babe Tex
Didrikson is 5 feet inches tall, age
81, weight 1928 She is lean. wiry and
strong looking without an ounce of sur
plus flesh. She wears no bulging mus
cles to her wars
She has hands that are hard and
strong with the grip Of steel. Ask Frank
Craven, the well known actor and play
writer.
After being introduced the Texas girl
challenged Mr.. Craven to a game of
golf Craven paused for a moment
If that doesn't suit" she said, we'll
try boxing or wrestling"
10 xylx enil Cro yJYya
already broken by right hand just be-
ing introduced"
We'll" said the famous Babe, then
III play dolls with you" Which is the
first time 1 ever saw the famous actor
stopped cold without a rebuttal of any
sort. His mouth flew open but no
words came forth
DABE DIDRIKSON is a great be-
ID lever in athletics for women. Just
look at these girls" she said, stand
from 20 nations. They are all strong
and healthy slooking and few of them
are overdeVefoped I think every girl
should go out for athletics of some
sort, and those who are not so strong
at the start can build up gradually.
The only diet I follow is plain, sim
pie food without grease or too much
in the way of sweets II girl gets
tired she should rest up, but I've never
had any trouble along that line. I
suppose, too, if you don't get any fun
out of a sport there isn't much use
in playing it. But I've never seen a
game that wasn't fun to play"
THERE is nothing boastful about
i the famous Texas whirlwind, who
recently won a track meet minus
any outside help, something she has
done more than once before. something
no male athlete could possibly do.
She is just plain confident, sure of
herself and her ability to win at al
most every start She expects to clean
up in the javelin, the hurdles and the
high jump. But this is the first time
she ever met the pick of the world, and
some Of these young ladies from other
nations have records that will be hard
to beat
If Babe Didrikson can win three
Olympic crowns the Queens coronet
will be adjusted upon her bobbed au-
burn locks in a throne room decked out
with olive boughs and laurel sprigs