Az Ujság, 1951 (31. évfolyam, 25-35. szám)

1951-08-23 / 34. szám

Duck Utopia Come the 1951 duck hunting sea­son, the largest concentration of migratory waterfowl in Iowa may be found a mile east of Tripoli, a Bremer County town of 1,100 popu­lation. There, in the lowlands of the Wap­­sipinicon River valley, construction crews are working around the clock on what will be a huge man-made marsh to serve as a breeding grounds and sanctuary for water birds. Here Iowa sportsmen will see tangible returns from the federal taxes they have been paying on sporting arms and ammunition. This federal tax is levied under the Pittman-Robertson Act, which provides that the federal tax money collected will be prorated back to the states in direct proportion to the number of hunting licenses is­sued in the respective states. Thé Pittman-Robertson appropria­tion provides that 25 per cent of the cost of the project must be paid by the state. The state has acquired 1,700 acres of waste land for the project, of which approximately' 1,000 acres ;will be covered with water ranging in depth from a few inches to possibly as deep as 12 feet in one location where an old lake bed Creates a sizeable depression. • .... AAA Watch it! Science has now added its proof as a warning to riflemen against the danger of ricochet caused by shooting at water or at stones. That a bullet which ricochets from water loses practically none of its velocity, and a bullet that ricochets from stone deforms and can produce severe wounds, was brought out in a series of tests of 22 caliber ammunition made in the interest of safe shooting in the ballis­tic laboratories of Western Car­tridge Company! The test revealed that a Super-X 22 caliber long rifle bullet had a velocity of 1240 feet per second at 13 feet from the muzzle where it struck water. After ricocheting from the water the bullet still had a velocity of 1195 feet per second—a loss of only 45 feet. Pictures of the tests, believed to be the first ever made to illustrate ricochet, appear in the May issue of Sports Afield. The photographs were made at 2/l,000,000ths of a sec­ond. Cubes of gelatin backed up by blocks of wood caught the bullets after they ricocheted. The wide channels cut into the blocks by bullets which ricocheted from stone gave dramatic evidence of their resulting deformation. The shape of a bullet’s nose de­termines to some extent the angle at which a bullet will ricochet from water, but Western’s tests indicated that ricochets from water occur at an angle of about 11 degrees and at 15 degrees will no longer occur. Since it is impossible for a rifleman under most circumstances to deter­mine the angle at which his bullet will strike water, the only safe rule to follow is to shoot only when you are sure of your backstop. And never shoot when there is any likelihood of your bullet striking either water or stone. AAA Depends On You The fate of your wildlife—of your outdqor recreation—depends upon you more than it does upon the elected and employed officials of the state and federal conservation agen­cies. They can make rules and reg­ulations designed to protect the re­source—they can do their best to enforce them; but unless you 25 million hunters and fishermen in these United States co-operate and do something on your own, the case will eventually be hopelessly lost. The chap who shoots more birds than his limit, or who takes more fish than the regulations prescribe is not being smart and fooling the game warden. Instead, he is robbing his son and his son’s son of one of the-finest things that America has provided for its people. He is help­ing* to bring to an end the success of a plan that has never survived in a,ny other heavily populated coun­try, He is contributing to the down­fall of one of the greatest heritages that we have—one that folks all over the world envy and admire. He is not cheating that “nosey game wajden”—the wildlife does not be­long to him. Rather the man who violates the game laws is cheating thcise millions of young Dickies and Johnnys and Joes and Georges and Dorises and Marys and Myrtles whp would also like some day to take part in that great American experiment. ♦ . AAA j Did You Know? That poor fishing generally is not an index of the abundance of the desired kinds of fish? Skill of the angler, embracing equipment used, knowledge of hab­­its*of species fished for, place, sea­son, and time of fishing, are all factors which bear on success. Sea­sonal distribution of fish, influenced by'natural food supply, temperature and oxygen content of water, make up-other side of picture. Catch can be poor even though fish abound. Hitting-Pitching Leaders THERE are two vital physical factors that make baseball what it is, and these two have to be hit­ting and pitching. In this connection it might interest you to know that the waning season of 1951, now into August, is offering the best com­petition in both departments that we have seen in some time. Who will be the best hitters and the best pitchers in the two big leagues? The per­centage duel in the National League at the moment gives you Stan Musial, Jackie Robinson and Richie Ash­­burn. Wyrostek and Campanella follow in order. Stan Mu­sial is still the one to beat. The Cardi­nal entry is close to 30 points above his 1950 mark, but Ashburn has crashed the Musial-Robinson party with his best year. Grjntland Riel In the American League we have Coan of Washington, Minoso of Chi­cago, Fain of the Athletics, Kell of the Tigers, Williams of the Red Sox and Avila of the Indians. These have been under a blanket most of the route. There is no way to give you a guess here, although Ted Williams is the best-known name. Ted came from around .215 to move into this company. He then had three hitless games and dropped back, but he is due to be dangerous all the way. The home-run anteroom is now well filled. In the National League we have Gil Hodges and Ralph Kiner setting the pace, but Musial, Snider, Campanella, Westlake, Pafko, Mays and Thomson are still well grouped. Kiner, the Pittsburgh Exploder, should get the call. It should be Musial and Kiner again, just as it has been before. Kiner is a natural slugger. There was a time when Hodges was putting on a runaway, until Kiner spotted the interloper and set out in pursuit. In the A.L. the home-run crown isn’t quite up to the older league. A young fellow by the name of Gus Edward Zernial of the Athletics, picked up in a trade with the White Sox, is the best-looking man in the group, unless Ted Williams breaks loose later. Zernial, a 28-year-old Texan, had 29 home runs last season. He is ex­actly the type the White Sox could use at this moment. Wertz of the Tigers and Robinson of the White Sox are not too far away. Easter, Stephens and Rosen are also in sight and can be dangerous home-run factors in this battle for power. * • • The Pitching Race Since pitching is rated from 70 to 75 per cent of winning or losing baseball, the ranking here is of even greater significance. Who will be tops of the two leagues? In the National we have Preacher Roe, Don Newcombe and possibly Ralph Branca of the Dodgers; Sal Maglie of the Giants; Church and Roberts of the Phillies; Staley of the Car­dinals; Dickson of the Pirates and Spahn of the Braves. Big Newcombe is probably the best pitcher in his league, although Roe is right along side. Newcombe started slowly, but he has been moving In a hurry the last six weeks. Those who still have a chance to win 20 or more games in the N.L. are Roe, Newcombe, Staley, Mag­lie, Jansen, Roberts—but most of them won’t. To top the 20-game mark they must win from eight to ten games in the next two months, which is considerable winning. Roe and Newcombe should be kick-ins, with that Dodger collection supply­ing the runs. It makes a heavy difference which team you are pitching for. Gerald Staley of the Cardinals has had a big year. So has Dickson of the Pi­rates—a poor ball club. The amazing Bob Feller is still king of American League pitchers. Don’t forget that Feller threw his first ball for Cleveland back in 1936, 15 years ago. He is still one of the greats. On the record, Garver of the Browns is the top man. He is crowd­ing Feller, but Garver is pitching for the Browns, not for the Indians. Just back of these we have Raschi, Reynolds and Lopat of the Yan­kees, Garcia of the Indians and Parnell of the Red Sox. The big disappointment so far has been Bob Lemon, who has won 20 or more games his last three sea­sons. • * • Comparing the Heavyweights A New Jersey letter arrives ask­ing us to rank the four top heavy­weights in order—including those who are soon to make what is often called pugilistic history. Hardest puncher—in order—Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles. Best boxer—Ezzard Charles. Ability to take it—Joe Louis, Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles, Rocky Marciano (an unknown quantity in this respect). RED APOLOGIST . . . Wilfred Burchett, self-styled liberal Aus­tralian newsman with the Red delegation at Kaesong says that China would demobilize her forces if the Korean war is ended and the Formosan question settled. This is the well-known Communist peace line. CHANNEL SWIMMER . . . Abou Heif, Egyptian student, smiles in Dover, England, after he landed to complete his swim across the Eng­lish channel from France. He made the difficult crossing in just over 15 hours. It was his first channel attempt. HAZARDS OF HOME . . . Barry Bishop, 19, was one of a party of eight which climbed Mt. McKin­ley’s 20,270 feet a few weeks ago. More recently he underwent sur­gery at a Denver hospital after breaking his collar bone when he fell out of bed. ERICKSON GETS STAY . . . King­pin bookmaker Frank Erickson leaves New York federal court after arraignment on 74-count indict­ment charging contempt of U.S. senate. He was brought from jail to plead. STAR WELCOMES DAD ... On hand to welcome Major Helge Toren, who arrived in New York from Sweden on the S. S. Stock­holm, was film star Marta Toren. Toren had not seen his daughter for more than five years. WOMEN OF TWO PEOPLES . . . Betty Betz, American columnist, interviews Sgt. Insuk Paik, North Korean “WAC” interpreter at the conference in Kaesong. Sgt. Paik says that Communist “WACS” dis­like lipstick and perfume and prefer to wear a uniform. She expressed surprise when Miss Betz told her American men prefer to see their girls dressed in ruffles, ribbons and lace. American movies are silly, Sgt. Paik says, because they serve no purpose but to entertain. DISCUSS ARMS STANDARDIZATION . . . Shown at the Pentagon as a small arms standardization conference got underway are, left to right, Army Secretary Frank Pace, Jr.; M. Jules Moch, French min­ister of national defense; Emmanuel Shinwell, British minister of defense; and Brooke Claxton, Canadian minister of defense. Their talk was to thresh out the question whether Britain’s .28 caliber rifle or the .38 caliber U.S. rifle Is the most acpeptable to North Atlantic pact powers. MURDER IN NEW YORK . . . From a roof at Grand and Attorney streets, we look down on this street scene as police and spectators gather around the body of Arthur “Little Ush’’ Rubin, lying face down on the sidewalk. The ex-convict bookie was slain in gangland fashion by gunmen in a speeding car. . ROUNDUP AVERTS GANG BATTLE . . . New York teen-agers are lined up against a wall under the watchful eyes of a cop and de­tective. The roundup forestalled a midnight gang war while other police combed the neighborhood for additional toughies. Thirty, in­cluding three girls, were to be arraigned in a Flushing court on charges of disorderly conduct. Police were told the disturbance grew out of a petting party. It occurred in Astoria, STRETCHING THE REDFIN . . . United States navy workmen are pulling apart sections of the hull of the U.S.S. Redfin, the undersea craft being lengthened at the U.S. naval shipyard in Philadelphia, Pa. A new middle section is in preparation to be fitted into the gap left by the workmen to make room for some vital new war equipment which is so top secret that naval officials will not disclose what is the function of the equipment in sea warfare. However, certain officials have been authorized to state that the submarine, when repairs are completed, will become an entirely new type of underseas weapon, never used in war before. BLAIK HEARD IT ON RADIO . . . Bob Blaik, quarterback of the Army football team and son of the mili­tary Academy’s athletic director and coach, Earl Blaik, listens (second from right) with classmates on maneuvers. He was of a group of West Point athletes who held an indignation meeting on the campus to protest cashiering of some 90 cadets for violations of the academy’s honor code. Young Blaik said the first any of the cadets knew of the mass discharges was “when we heard it on the radio.” Another cadet charged they were being given a bad deal and said 200 others could be kicked out on the same grounds. Congressmen were calling for investigation of West Point. j NEW CONGRESSWOMAN . . . Rep. Vera Buchanan (D., Pa.) receives congratulatory kisses from her 20-year-old twin daughters, Jane Buchanan (left) and Mrs. William Cavacante, as granddaughter Kristie looks on. The congresswoman was sworn in to take seat of her late husband. She won the seat in a special election held recently in Penn­sylvania’s 33rd district. Mrs. Buchanan’s membership brings the total number of women in the 82nd congress to 11. AVIATION PIONEER . . . Rene La Coste, president of the French Societe Air-Equipment, arrived In New York recently with 1354 passengers on the French liner S. S. Liberte from Le Havre and Southampton. FIRE BOY . . . Arrow points to Kenneth Skinner, 17, who has been indicted by a San Francisco grand jury on counts of first degree murder in connection with fire in which eight persons died. Although most of people in this photo are looking at burned apartment build­ing, Skinner is looking at coroner's ambulance in which victims of the fire were taken away. This picture was made by an amateur photog­rapher. CAPTIVE IN PARIS ... He could be singing “Oh, Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam,” but this American bison seems to be happy enough as one of the centers of attraction at the Paris zoo. He is licking his chops with pleasure.

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