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New York to play the stellar role in a feature film which is under produc tion at the Uniyersial City studios. While on a trip to the Santa Bar bara islands she conceived the idea of duplicating on the Pacific coast what she had already accomplished in the east, viz., the organization of a female baseball club to be made up of actresses from the Universal "lot" More than twenty girls, most of them well known in film circles, ap peared for the first tryout and their number has increased daily. Prac tice has been going on ever since and Miss Schnall's greatest difficulty now seems to be the final choice of first team players. The ultimate lineup has not yet been decided. Miss Schnall herself, however, will work out on the mound with Laura Oakley as reserve twirl er. Cleo Madison and Betty Schade are close competitors for the position behind the bat The Infield is especially strong, ac cording to Miss Schnall. Agnes Ver non has practically beaten all com ers for shortstop. Jane Novak and Dixie Carr are clopely tied for first base. Maude George Is regarded aa the logical second basewoman, while several aspirants .are crowding hard to hold down third. The outfield has not yet been made up, too many applicants of approxi mately the same ability having en tered their names on the lists. o o CONSIDER THE DOUGHNUT Sir: This one wasn't bad. Eddie, aged 9, wanted to know whether or not all nuts grow on trees. "Sure," I answered, "don't pester father now, he's reading." "But what tree do doughnuts grow on?" he persisted, "Oh, on the pan tree!" I came back, Not bad,, eh? B. B. . o o Villa says one of the generals to whom he resigned command was a Chicago dishwasher five years ago, Mexico's the country of opportuni ties. ( CUB BEAR WILL BE CUB MASCOT New Cub Mascot A real live cub bear will be mascot for the Chicago Cubs this year. Charley Weeghman, new owner of the team, has been given a cub by A. J. Olson, state senator of Illinois. Olson said, he and friends shot the cub's mother on a hunting trip in Wisconsin. , o o The fellow who saw the picture before We must confess is surely a bore. But the fellows who reads the sub titles aloud Should certainly lead the pestiferous crowd!" 0 mfimiiMiiiii