SPORTS GAMES PUZZLES A BOY'S FIRST BIG GAME HUNT (The story thus far: Sandy Halliday, alas to«almost trample on them. A fourtesn Year od boy, has accompanied tree snapped at its base and fell to secure specimens of big game for an|into the thicket by Mr.' Halliday's American museum. Pry Jo up hiding place so that it scemed to into the re, of the e t adom, | Sandy his father must be crushed, trails some as start - | ing at two of a herd farther back|but when the elephants had speeded ois jungle, whose presence the hunters on and ele A ie > more away, oy Toon come ithe pat ehind them a ruine in fal Now go on with the story.) i with tons of trees wrecked, A second shot from Mr. Halliday [the hunters crept out cautiously one had sent the great bulk of the fore-{by one, and everybody, even Mr. most elephant crashing. to the | Halliday, had by some 'miracle round. Sandy, with shaking | escaped injury. : fo paused only to send another! The grinning natives let them- LP" selves down from their crouching 7 ~ positions in the trees above, the danger forgotten, for most of them were vetéran hunters who had seen many such hazardous situations. They fell upon the dead tuskers joyfully, whipping out their knives to begin the work of skinning. Preserving an elephant skin for a museum is a difficult task, rendered no easier by the fact that it has to be done rapidly. The natives worked enthusiastically, for to them it was a treat--the reward of the pursuit. "Imagine yourself being killed by one of those," said Sandy in awe when the workers dislodged A PAGE FOR. the tusks. "That's what would have hap-1 pened to you very shortly if we adn't run for our lives," smiled Mr. Dale. He and Mr. Halliday helped Sandy lift the huge ivories up on end, to find that they reached far above their heads. Mr. Halliday guessed each pair to weigh con- siderably over one hundred pounds. As the men were standing dis- "A cry from. one of the bushmen cussing the beauty of the ivories, i a cry from one of the bushmen brought w their senses a feeling of ne on the elephant carcass brought to their senses a feeling of bullet into the body of the reeling|danger. A rapier which the native animal behind the fallen foe. At|snatched hurled through the air that moment, the mass of creepers{so close to their backs that for a in the distance broke before the|second Sandy thought the savages onrush of the charging gray giants. | must have mutinied. Then a pierc- Mr. Dale and Sid Carter had leaped !ing cry rang out as an animal for the protection of neighboring|dropped in its tracks. Mr. Halliday limbs; Allan, clutching Sandy by snatched his gun and ran forward. the wrist, pulled him as fast as the Sandy followed. A lithe, slender slippery ground would permit, into animal resembling a greyhound hiding behind a great tree, while|was clawing the air angrily, then Mr. $1alliday threw himself into|fell over with a death groan. some bushes away from the wake A cheetah!" was Sandy's ex- of the elephants. The chances were, |clamation. "Why father, I thought if they did not see the hunters, the [they lived down in the plains and animals would advance straight (killed antelope!" forward.' . "This one might have killed more The forest shook with the weight|than an antelope if our good native of the* giant footfalls while crack- had not acted so quickly," re- lings of branches and trees falling|sponded Mr. Halliday. He was everywhere mingled with the shrill, looking admiringly at the beauti- angry trumpetings of the elerhants, fully spotted skin with the strange filled the jungle with pandemonium. marking over one eye only. "It Straight past the hunters they | must have been attracted by the thundered. One straggler, which|smell of fresh blood or have caught had apparently joined the raging|the scent of Human meat in the air." army from a distance, crashed! (Read more of Sandy's adventures in along so close to Allan and Sandy | the jungle on this page next week.) A GAY LITTLE HAT AND SCARF SET ANY GIRL WILL FIND EASY TO MAKE AILEEN| RIGGIN MAKES ONE] OF HER FAMOUS) DIVES World's champions, and all of them of high school age--that's the story of the three girls who are doing their "stunts" in the pictures above Aileen Reegan, whom you see in one of her famous swan dives, won the fancy diving championship at the Olympic games in 1920 when she was only thirteen years old. She was known everywhere as "the baby of the Olympics," and how every one cheered when she stood up to get her medal from King Albert of Belgium. "I don't re- member how 1 felt when the Kin gave me the medal," Aileen says. " was too young to worry much about ings. I was awfully proud of the medal afterwards, though, and nearly wore it out showing it to everyone." Wins Other Championships Since then Aileen has gone right on winning championships. She won last year the high springboard diving championship, and also many swimming races for the Women's Swimming Association of New York. She takes part in diving con- A GINGHAM SPORTS HAT \ MUST HAVE A SCARF ) TO MATCH bee ee 15 we mt TO CUT THE BUCKRAM BRIM : BACK TO A POKE SHAPE » LSS 'I play depends tests all the time and has more gold medals than other girls have strings of beads. Besides being such a wonderful swimmer, she is also a very grace- ful toe dancer. mother are so proud of her! They have many pictures of her taken LINS TELLS HOW HE MAKES A DOUBLE PLAY by Eddie Collins Exclusively for This Page.) Her father and EDDIE COL i (Written Jr. and P: ask Eddie a Double Play at Second Base? The success or failure of a double mostly upon the "the BOYSA GIRLS GIRL STARS IN ATHLETICS ARE SETTING HIGH KING ALBERT 1. OF THE BELGIANS AWARDINGTOMISS BR AILEEN RIGGIN from papers and magazines in their home in Brooklyn. But Aileen isn't spoiled one bit by all the honors, all her traveling, and all the famous people who have made a fuss over er. And then here's another wonder girl--Helen Filkey of Chicago. She Just celebrated her sixteenth birth- day by challenging any woman in the world to meet her in eight athletic events. Last September, when she was only fifteen, she won fame as the best all-around girl athlete at the great National Ama- teur Athletic Cao annual track and field meet in Chicago. It was the first meet of its kind in which events for girls were run. On that day Helen set a new American rec- 11 9/10 seconds. Here are some of the other rec- nsible for the guardianship of middle bag as you are. Be in a position to receive the 'throw directly over the base if possible, then you can touch the bag with either foot, depending upon which side you step to receive the throw, i||are bound to overtake every player ord for the 100-yard dash with| of the United States, 13yearsold.and young- est competitor at the ION ic Games, the first prize -In- the Diving Contest running broad jump at the National Athletic Union meet last September months before she set the 60-yard low hurdle mark of 8 2/5 seconds; ords she holds: In winning the|for many years, and who has de- veloped other girl athletes, says, RIDDLES | RECORDS events and do all of them remark- ably well." Helen had very poor health when she was small, so her family kept her outdoors a great deal She was known as a delicate child up until she was nearly eleven: with a small, up-tilted nose, big dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, and a healthy brown complexion. She has the sparkle in her eyes that goes with so much running and jumping and being outdoors all the time. Breaks Own Record Another sixteen--year-old 'is Katheryne Lee, of Wells Park, Chicago. Last September at the A. A. U. national championships she cleared the bar at 4 feet 1074 inches, which is seven-eighths of an inch better than the former record. Later she broke her own record, and set a new mark of 4 feet 11 inches. Wouldn't oitr great-grandmothers have held up their silk-mitted hands in horror if they could see Helen coming over the hurdles! How un- ladylike! Yet track meets for girls are becoming common everywhere, and other girls besides these two are turning their eyes to the 1924 Olympic games in Paris, for there will be many girls competing. Track for Girls Is New Track meets for girls is a pretty new thing, especially when held in connection with the big track meets for men. The girls have discarded bunglesome bloomers and wear run- ning suits which do not hamper them. This is the day of young chame pions in many sports. Helen Wills, the women's tennis champion, is only eighteen. She won her matches against women many years older than herself/ She .had begun star- ring in tennis when she was still in high school, and won the girls' junior championships for two years, her fifteenth and sixteenth, Girls Star in Golf In golf, also, the stars are becom= ing younger. It is very likely that the next woman champion in this sport may be yet in her teens. % And nowadays girls can win just as much newspaper fame in sports as the men, and they're going into every single field of athletics and making good. Any girl who loves athletics should go in for some special sport, and train faithfully. There's no rea« son why she, too, can't one day have the medals and the wonderful trips like these three young chame She can compete in twelve pions. Helen is the greatest girl athlete pion. in a competition she tied with the world's record of 8 4/5 seconds for the same event; in a 75-yard high |] hurdle event in September she set a record of 10 3/5 seconds; running | 75 yards on a grass track she beat | 8 3/5 seconds; running she equalled the world's mark of 6 seconds flat in the 50- the discus 76 feet and the javelin feet. Tom Eck, the noted coach at the | University of Chicago, who has been training the varsity track team uick d successful more times with handling than it will be with throwing. How Do You Get Out of a Slump ? I think the answer to this can be summed up in one word! Per- severance. Slumps in baseball-- particularly noticeable in batting-- WHERE NOTHING SEEMS QUEER IN SNOPPYQUOP LAND the world's record with a mark of [§ 'on cinders [ft And besides all that, she has thrown |§ . | A 5} B AVA Pe A She's pretty as well as athletic. ~ via ON WITH Brack - KET STITCH SUPPLY THE TRIMMING ~~ { execution of the play by the middle man at second base. Failure on this individual's part to handle the ball fast means a loss of the play at first base. In order to handle the ball fast, he must be in the proper position to handle it and in order to be in this position it is most es- sential that he reach the bag IN TIME to receive the throw from the fielder to whom the ball was hit. He should avoid making this pla while on the run. I realize alls are frequently hit so sharply that they are in a fielder's hands almost before one has had a chance to move. Bearing this in mind, I would suggest that the second base- man play a few steps nearer the bag when first base is occupied, than he would ordinarily if no one was on base. Always have the thought in mind "Cover that bag." Never leave the base unprotected. If play calls you elsewhere, have a perfect understanding with the shortstop that he is as much re- some time or other. Their coming is unexplainable -- their presence most distressing, and often danger- {|ous, as the contagion is apt to spread to other members of the |{team. The only cure I have found lis just keep plugging along and you are sure to come out of it if you keep trying. It frequently ha peng that a player will to bat fifteen or twenty times, which means nor- mally, three or four games without getting anything like a base hit. nder such circumstances, when it has happened to, me, I try to do something different. I try to bunt or make a pitcher work down to the very limit to get a base on balls. Anything to reach base, to restore my batting confidence, which neces- sarily is at a low ebb during a slump. Condens in yourself while at bat I --say to yourself "I will reach that the ball away. Practice getting the bagh a d MEAN it as well, and ball away quickly with a snap you are a hitter half made. Your throw. Don't win Jo ability will take care of the other up to make throw swifter. The play will be half, never fear, THE ANIMAL NEWSPAPER REINFORCE THE CROWN S THE SIDE CROWN (5 Bi IN / Spare That Tree If you will look in "Who's Who in Snoppyquopia" on page 57, you will Mind the name "S. Axaphone Grindstone, A. B., PH.D. SOS, etc." Here he is in all his glory, sharpening the end of his nose before chop- ping. Sow a 'couple of hat trees to make toothpicks for the starving elgians, Brother Grindstone cho AS, made from two pieces, the circle cut 634 inches across and a bias strip 21 inches long. Sew them together and finish the edge of the brim with lace or net. If your hat is made of a solid color, you should use figured scraps for the applique flowers. Here is a suggested color scheme: Green ging- ham for hat and scarf; pink and rose flowers put on with black blanket stitch; black net on brim. There is nothing a girl can have that is more stylish than a hat to match her dress--unless it is a scarf that matches too. The picture shows you how te construct a simple hat with harmonizing scarf. Every single thing about it a girl may make herself, including the buckram shape. Here are the hat materials and their cost: 1 yard gingham or beach cloth.$ .50 1 yard lace or net ,..,...... 20 yard ribbon............... 15 % yard duckram....ooee iil 4% $1.00 The scarf is 18 inches wide and 1% yards long. fit is pieced at the center back, only 34 yard additional gingham need be bought for it. A fifteen inch square of buckram . is marked off in a circle for the hat "brim. Pie-shaped pieces cut from the sides will make a droop when they are sewed together. Follow the diagram for cutting the headsize. It is 634 inches in diameter with an- other circle marked an inch inside of it. Cut out the part inside the in- ner circle, then cut slashes back to the second line for the pieces to turn up. Since the poke shape is the popular one, trim off the back of your brim to a bare inch at the = You should cut your cloth cover- ing for the brim by laying the buck- ram shape on the goods. Sew the frame together and cover it as the diagrams show you, The crown is "Convright, 1924, Associated Editors, Inc.) s hard all morning, then eats a couple of chops for lunch. As Mary Queen of Scots once said to Joan of Arc, "A cold chop is much better than a hot stake." S. Axa hone is a stupid fellow--too bad he can't sharpen his wits instead of bis snoot. When he gets hot, and would shed some clothes, he goes into the woodshed and takes off his hat. "Do you feel better now?" you ask him. And he Jods his head, which is the way he chops, and that makes him all the otter. Ax-idents will happen, though, and old Grindy is credited with one bright answer. "What kind of wood would you rather chop?" Mary Pitchfork, who works in the movies, once werd him. "Pine, oak, cedar, elm or redwood?" And S, Axaphone answered, "Hollywood." Eddie Collins is here ready to re- ceive a ball to make a double play such as he tells you about today. and no time will be lost in getting SPECIAL 1924 OFFERING PUBLISHED OCCASIONALLY A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION--FRER BY EPHRAIM OWL \ LEAD THE BUTTERFLY LIFE! THE SEASON'S A SPECIAL 'CHAPTER. ON. TABLE MANNERS HAS BEEN aif SAMPLE CHAPTERS FROM ARS THE ANIMAL ETIQUETTE © HOW TO DRINK AN ICE CREAM SODA GERTIE. GIRAFFE, A COSTUME IS ANKLES