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fHARLES SOCKER COE. the flrst and best of the gangster novel ists, is now an eminent Florida at torney. Before that Socker was a navy ring cham pion and also one of the closest students of ring form. He is still a keen student of the modern art of self-defense, which is largely "100 yards in 10 sec onds." Socker happened to be on hand when Conn fought Savold. "Conn," he said, "as everybody Grantland Rice knows, is a fine boxer and he is also dead game. That ought to be enough for a 175-pound fighter. But apparently it isn't today, when al most everyone is looking lor a puncher. "Conn simply doesn't know how to punch?I mean the art of punch ing. He relies only on his wriats and arms. There is no shoulder or body support back of his blows. "To be a good puncher," Socker said, "a fighter must know how to get in those shoulder and body muscles. I've talked about this with Bobby Jones in hitting a golf ball. As you know, Bobby in his prime was as long as anybody. He was far past Ifagen and Sarazen off the tee. 10 or 12 years Ago?when they were all at the top. Bobby relied a lot on shoulder and body and hip power to get this distance. The same thing is true of boxing when it comes to the punching side. Dem pse y and Tnnrtcy "When Jack Dcmpsev nailed you with a left hook." Socker added, "he wasn't just flipping you with a wrist and arm motion, lie had those big shoulder muscles, under the shoul der, working with the punch. He had his whole left side in that wallop. The same, to a lesser degree, is true of Gene Tunney. Tunney nev er had the explosive force that be longed to Dempsey?that belongs to Joe Louis?but he was a much bet ter puncher than most ring follow ers know about. Tunney wasn't a natural athlete, but a great student of ring science and form. He was also a fine student of the de tails that produce force. Gene knew how to get shoulder and body back of his punches. "Camera was six feet seven and he weighed 270 pounds. He was a professional strong man. But he wasn't big enough or string enough to hurt or even jar anybody with this wrist and arm swing that had no other support. You can't flick at somebody and do any damage? unless, of course, yo? use a thumb, as quite a few have done. But I'm not speaking of gougers. I'm speak ing of real punchers. About Billy Conn "Billy Conn isn't big enough for a Joe Louis," Socker rambled on. "Louis can hit too hard with either hand. But Conn should be a better puncher than he is today. The kid 'is a fine boxer, he is fast, and he is dead game. But apparently no one has ever taught him how to hit. No one has shown him what true balance means when you deliver a punch. No one has told him the value of shoulder and back muscles, working with hands and arms. "If they have, Billy simply hasn't learned his lesson. He was able to measure Savold and hit him at will ?at any spot, at any time. Yet he couldn't even rock him. If Joe Louis had delivered any one of those 50 or 60 punches to the chin Savold would still be dreaming of the hour. They would have found his body some where in the upper stands. "Conn is still just a kid. He still has a lot to learn. Not about box ing, but about punching. He should punch the heavy bag oftener, and learn how to get in those shoulder and back muscles. Otherwise he is just going to be another good light heavyweight. I doubt that he will ever get much bigger. His thin legs show that. He may reach 180. But he has enough boxing skill to gtt his opponent ready for the kill?if he only could get that kill into his right or left hand. You can't get that with a flick." AWhat about another Pittsburgh er, Harry Greb?" I asked. "I still thiaJt- Greb in his prime could beat any heavyweight I ever saw, and Harry was no great puncher." "Greb vros different," Socker said. "Orel>, k little Hercules, was a stick ot dyMmfte. He was even faster poui. I'd say much faster. shit you with everything ices on his glove to the :d between rounds. Greb lies?except to win. Farm Topics SWINE DISEASE SPREAD FEARED Erysipelas Presents a New Threat in U. S. Throughout the ages, one of the first and most certain results of war has been a marked increase in the contagious disease of live stock. One serious animal disease, for example gained entry here be fore the war, and has already caused serious losses to live stock \ producers in a number of states, j This plague is known as Swine Erysipelas?a name which is prob ably more familiar to most Amer ican farmers than the disease itself. Today, serious outbreaks of Ery- i sipelas are gaining in frequency in many states. Naturally, the great- i est losses have occurred in the swine raising sections of the Middle West, but according to the American Foundation for Animal Health, the disease has now been recognized in at least 32 states. Swine Erysipelas is caused by a specific bacterial organism. In swine, this organism or germ may cause several different types of the disease varying from the very acute blood-poisoning type, to the slowly developing chronic type character ized by lameness, enlarged joints, and sometimes by inflamed or dead areas o* the skin. In its more acute forms, the symptoms may resemble those of hog cholera and laboratory examinations by a veterinarian are frequently required in differentiating the two diseases. The fact that Erysipelas and Cholera symptoms are often very much alike is undoubtedly an im portant factor in the recent spread of the former disease in this coun try. If veterinary diagnosis is not made, and the disease is allowed to run its course, many farmers con clude that their hogs have recov ered from an attack of cholera, when as a matter of fact the animals have been suffering from Erysipe- I las. This is a very serious error in j view of the fact that it has been definitely proved that animals that have recovered from an attack of the disease may carry the causative germ in their body tissues for rela- j tively long periods. The first point for every farmer to remember is that Erysipelas often resembles hog cholera. Guesswork is a poor substitute for accurate diagnosis when either of these dan gerous diseases is involved. And finally, an effective treatment for Erysipelas 13 now available and should be used whenever the disease is indicated, not only to help save the infected hogs, but to help pre vent further spread of the disease in this country. Lights Necessitate More Poultry Feed Poultrymen should remember that artificial lights stimulate egg production only because they en courage greater feed consump tion and that more grain should be provided when lights are used, advises J. C. Taylor, associate extension poultryman at Rutgers university. If the amount ot grain fed is increased two to four pounds per 100 birds a day so that about 14 or 16 pounds are consumed daily, it will be easier for laying birds to maintain good body weight. When the limit has been reached in the amount of grain the birds will eat, a flushing mash of ground oats, ground yellow corn and milk may be fed to further aid i*>the maintenance of body weight. Feeding Dry Cows If in poor condition a dry cow may need as much as 10 to 12 pounds grain per dey to put her in good condition so that she will milk heavy during her next lactation. A high producing cow cannot maintain her body weight with the feed she can eat, so it is highly important that we put her in good condition when she freshens, says E. H. Hanson, University of Minnesota. A grain mixture made up of 200 pounds ground corn, 400 pounds ground oats, 200 pounds bran, 100 pounds linseed meal, or some other high protein feed and a little molasses is suggested by many feeders. Good hay should be provided for dry cows. Farm Population The farm population of the United States on January 1, 1940, was 32, 245,000, the largest in 24 years. It was close to the 1916 all-time high record of 32,530,000. Lesson for December 29 Um aub^cta and Scripture t*rt? se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Rrlictoua Education. used by | permission. JESUS REQUIRES FAITHFULNESS LESSON TEXT?Luka 12 35 ? GOLDEN TEXT?Unto whomsoever much 1) given, of him shall ba nucL required.? Luka 12:?*. The Lord is coming I One of the chief reasons for the worldliness in our churches today, the indifference toward soul win ning, and the neglect of personal ho liness, is that preachers and people alike have neglected the truth of the second coming of Christ. He is coming again?are you ready? Am I? These are serious and urgent questions. I. The Lord Is Coming?Be Wait ing (w. 35, 36). Lights burning and loins girt ready to serve Him, such should be our doily attitude toward His com ing. Believers are to be "looking for" Him (Titus 2:13). They "love his appearing" (II Tim. 4:8). Their hope is not in this world, but they are "looking forward earnestly de siring" (II Pet. 3:11, 12, R. V.) the outworking of God's plan and pur pose. j II. The Lord Is Coming?Be Ready (w. 37-10). He may come at midnight, or in the morning; we do not know the day or hour (v. 40, cf. Matt. 24:36), but it will be when the world does not expect it (w. 39, 40). "Be ye ready" is the command to every Christian, ever watchful for the coming of ouv Lord. III. The Lord Is Coming?Be Busy (vv. 41-44). Peter's question is not directly answered, but by inference he is told that he may be one of those to whom this blessing will come by being about the Master's business. Critics of the teaching of the hope of the Lord's return sometimes say that looking for Him "cuts the nerve of missionary endeavor"; that is, makes men impractical and vision ary, not willing to work for God. To prove how untrue that is one need only investigate who it is that furnishes most of the men and means to evangelize the world. He will find that it is the evangelical believers in the Lord's return. Looking for Christ means occupy ing until He ccrr.cs (Luke 19-13), do ing the Lord's work here and now (v. 42), while awaiting His coming. "Jesus compares teachers to house stewards (Matt. 24:45, 46; Acts 20:28; I Cor. 4:1; I Pet. 4:10). A steward's business is to give to | each one in the household his por tion of meat in due season (John 21:15-17; I Pet. 5:2; Jer. 3:15). The faithful and wise steward is the one who actually does this. There are many foolish and unfaithful stew ards who feed themselves, not the household (ct. Ezek. 34:2, 3); or they feed only a portion of the household; or they give something else than food (philosophy or sociol ogy, instead of the pure Word of God; cf. I Pet. 2:2; 4:10, 11); or they do not give the food 'in due season.' The steward who is faith ful and wise is also blessed. Having proved his fitness to rule, be is re warded with larger rule. At the bottom of the unfaithful steward's neglect of duty lies his view that Christ's coming is far off" (Brad bury). IV. The Lord Is Coming?Be Holy (vv. 45-48). The belief that the Lord will delay His coming leads to all manner of unbelief, betrayal of trust, and of sin. In the case of the servant in verse 45, there was first oppression of those under him, and then glut tony and drunkenness. The picture is revolting, but it was really pro phetic of what has taken place even within the ranks of professing Chris tians in the church itself. Neglect of the truth of God'* Word, scoffing at the promise of Christ's coming (read carefully II Pet. 3:3-9) leads to that perversion of Christianity which is evident in much of the life of the church to day, and which causes thinking peo ple to turn away in disgust. Let us stress the fact that this may be "religion," but it is not real Chris tianity. There is a solemn word here for preachers, teachers and Christian workers. A time of judgment is coming, and we are to answer to the Lord for the faithful use of our privi leges and opportunities. It is a mat ter to which we need to give care ful attention. Washington, O. C. DON'?VAN'S REAL GOAL IS GREECE Inside fact regarding the present mystery trip of CoL William Dono van to Europe is that his real des tination is Greece. En route, however, he will stop in North Africa where he will see his old World war friend, Marshal Weygand, now controlling the large French army in Africa. If this powerful force took the field on the side of the British, the Italians, already in a precarious po sition as a result of their defeats in Greece, would be finished. This would release British naval forces for desperately needed convoy work in the Atlantic. Also it would have repercussions in the Far East, where the Japanese military have been greedily eyeing the rich Dutch East Indies and Indo china. With the British supreme in the Mediterranean and their big fleet available for operations elsewhere, Japan would think twice before at tempting any new grabs. On the Greek front, Donovan will make a survey similar to that which he made in England last spring. In England last spring, Donovan made a thorough survey of invasion defenses, military intelligence and the royal air force. He spent a week in the field with the British army and made several flights with the R.A.F. Various U. S. army, air corps and navy observers are now attached to the British forces as the result of Donovan's trip; also he established close intelligence ties on Axis espionage and fifth column op erations. On his previous British mission, i Donovan traveled as the personal representative of Navy Secretary Knox. PRE-ADJOURNMENT JUNKET On November 19, when the house defeated a motion to adjourn until January, members righteously de clared that congress should remain on the job in these grave days of emergency. But today a dozen members of the house are enjoying a cushy junket to Panama, at the expense of the government. And with one exception, everyone of the group voted to stay on the job. On December 5, a fortnight after so voting, they quietly sailed from New York on the S. S. Panama, which is owned by the government. They will spend two weeks cruising and three days in Panama. Several are members of the mili tary affairs committee and might have some legitimate reason for making a "defense inspection," but the war department says it knows nothing about the junket. LONGEST SPEECH Tom Dewey got a thrill and a chuckle from his luncheon at the Capitol with Floor Leader Joe Mar tin and other house Republicans. The thrill was an invitation to be the principal speaker at the G. O. P. Lincoln day dinner, which the am bitious district attorney accepted. The chuckle was evoked by a sto ry about the "longest political speech on record" which gangling, curly-haired Rep. John M. Robsion of Kentucky, a member of the Lin coln day committee, said he made when he first ran for congress in 1918. One hot July night during the campaign Robsion addressed a big crowd in a county courthouse and was amazed by the enthusiastic re ception. Cheers rent the air with every sentence and there was a vo ciferous "more, more" when he tried to conclude after an hour. As he was leaving with the local sheriff, Robsion boasted: "These people sure were enthusiastic. It looks like this county is in the bag." "Don't set too much store by the way them fellers carried on. Jack," confided the sheriff. "Nobody there (hie) was sober but you." ? ? ? WHAT BRITONS READ WPA's library service made an Interesting discovery in a survey to ; ascertain what the people of war strafed Britain are reading these j days. One fact uncovered was that the : long, dreary hours of blackout, with no outside recreation, have greatly revived interest in household arts and handicraft. Books on these sub jects are at a premium. Also, the classics are in heavy demand, with Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dickens and Kipling as the favorites. But the one subject in which Brit ons are most interested is the author of their affliction. The most widely read book in England, ac cording to the WPA survey, is Hit ler'3 "Mein Kampf." WiM and Otheneia? COME girls are an inspirationI ^ before marriage and an tx-1 asperation afterwards. At birth they were twins. I Now she's five years young? than he is. Money uUij?fcut il diwin'l pr? 1 il,ril mu-ay. All actors believe that even a I small role is better than a long loaf. When women are mnsical, I they mostly prefer a hus band. 1 ft'r know of a midtrl uho got , \ job as a condrurd milk mm. Good looks may not count for \ much, but they add consider ably to certain figures. Brighten Your Home With Easy Crochet Pattern 6800 p1 VEN a beginner will find this *-J medallion an easy one to cro chet. Joined together the medal lions form a lovely pattern for large or small accessories. Pattern 6800 contains instructions for making medallion; illustration of it and stitches; photograph of medallion; ma terials needed. Send order to: Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York Enclose 15 cents in coins for Pat tern No Name Address World Open The world is all gates, all op portunities, strings of tension wait ing to be struck.?Emerson. At Home There is no place more delight ful than one's own fireside.
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