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BABE DIDRIKSON DOESIHER STUFFIs there anything athletic thatBabe Didrikson can't do? To lis-♦ ten to her own story, provided yoularegiftedwitha reasonableIamount of credulity, you will haveto believe she can floor men pugilists such as Babe Stribling, andnot only floor them, but do it withthe utmost ease and nonchalance,themdefensive.more, you willbe convinced that as a baseballpitcher she h/as all the skill andcunning of aGrover ClevelandAlexander or a Walterfootball,shecanNewmanHarry Newman, inimming shewould make Helene Madison lookas though she were treading wat-W / *look to her lUurels, for Babe Didrikson took Mrs. Harper on andgave her one of the worst lacingsof her career.Strange and unbelievable as itmay seem, however, Babe took anartistic trimming in pocket bill-McGinnis, who w’as not the least bitawed by all the press agency fu-makingfamousgirl. Ruth, who has been handlinga cue since she was seven, playedjust an average g'ame for her, anddefeated Miss Didrikson 100-14.How nice it is to know tha'Babe doesn’t care for marathondancing, and positively refuses toGone ProfessionalWhen Mildred (Babe) Didriksonthe marvelous young girl athlete 01Texas, was suspended recently b\the Amateur Athletic union she protested vigorously, and later was exonerated. But she now has forsakenher amateur status. As a professional she will do sports writing andwork in the movies.than the one they are now turningup their noses at?COCK O’BRIEN AND ALRIVERA WIN CYCLE RACEAfter six strenuous days of pedaling, Cocky O’Brien and AlvinRivera finished one lap ahead ofpitch for the House of David baseball team, knd it comes as somewhat of a surprise that she won’tA1 Grenda and Eddie Testa, as thesix-day bicycle race came to a closeendorse anybody’s cigarettes, bedsor soap. Let’s be grateful forsmall favors.at the Winter Garden VelodromeSaturday night. The winnerswheeled 1781.6 laps, exactly onelap more than their nearest competitors.
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San Marino Tribune
San Marino, California, US
Fri, Jan 20, 1933
Page 6
Full Page
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Michael W.
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