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sique -attracted the baseball coach, who tried him out as an outfielder in the second team. Within two weeks he was pitch ing for the varsity. He had noth ing but speed and control, but it was- sufficient. Last year some minor league cluhs and one major organization made overtures to the youngster, whose marvelous speed had at tracted attention. This summer, scouts for Detroit, the Athletics of the American league and the Philadelphia Nationals recom mended him. All three clubs of fered him contracts, and he ac--cepted that of the old league's representative. Nine boys out of 10, with the world's champions and the scrappy Tigers bidding for him would have cast their lot with one of the pair, but King was the tenth, and signed with Horace Fogel's club. He is to report July 17. King is a six-footer. and weighs 170. He is a fast track man and a splendid football player. All though only 19, no boy ever en tered baseball with "brighter pros pects, and he is one of the few to go straight from school to the majors. When King's uncanny speed and splendid control were un earthed, he was coached to de velop a curve ball. Of his own accord he added to his repertoire a sizzling cross-fire that has baf fled every amateur and semi-professional he has faced. In two years he has stocked up wtih a variety of curves, aslow ball, a spitter, all of which he is said to control wonderfully and to mix with his "smoke" ball in a fash ion that stamps him a pitcher with brain as well as a strong arm. King has been a strike-out pitcher. His poorest perform ance was nine men in one game. This year he has averaged 15 per game. His best is 20. Contrary to precedent he is a good hitter, his average in school being about .300. . When Horace Fogel sent a con tract to King it was necessary for the pitcher's father to sign for him, and it was only after long argument that King, Sr., agreed to permit his boy to become a professional player. o o , CANKER SORES. Canker sores in the mouth are an evidence of injudicious eating. Folks whose diet is well chosen, who don't eat- too much, and whose digestion is consequently good, don't have canker sore.s. Thus the treatment for such sores is better care of the stomach. Eat less, chew your food more care fully, exercise more care in choos ing your food and your stomach' will take care of the canker sores. Binks I claim to be a man of genuine courage. Blinks How so? Binks I went into a barber shop this afternoon, had my hair cut, a(nd when the barber started to throw back the chair and said, "Shave, sir?" I climbed out and said, "No, I shave myself." ""i. SJHll,'.,irt?ainfltrj iflifitiiiiiiflftiiaii