\Washington 4 BALL STANDS UNBELIEVABLE PUN/SHMENT/ lh RECENTLY THE SEAMLESS RUBBER CO, SUBJECTED | v 3 AOL =i u Re port mz SS ONE OF THEIR ATHLETIC BALLS To THE TOUGHEST TEST IMAGINABLE/ THE BALL WAS THEIR NEW : 50 BASKETBALL WITH BUTYL BLADDER KOLITE COVER, Po aoe he omwit TEPPING if REASONS PROVED FOR agin THIS y/ SUPER/OR/ TY. STRONGER THAN COTTON ae MULTIPLE LAYERS MEAN BALL WAS GREATER LIFE, WZZ NOT TEAR, STANDS TOUGHEST TREATMENT/ Te fi for the production of war 3 materiel. will come in the shortages of copper and nickel. Both of these metals are currently in shortest supply of all metals, and while steel is short, it will not be as . See the full line of Seamless a cues 2 Basic prob- | | lem in steel will be in the alloy steels. Aluminum shortage will also greatly affect the production of sporting goods, as will restrictions on the use of rubber. i | SPMILES SBOE i industry goods much of a problem as copper and nickel. x Patent Pending DiaEne become increasingly rigid. Immediate effect on the sporting Lik : 100% RUBBER. GU == SCUFF-PROOF. LOOKS YET AND FEELS LIKE FINE LEATHER, THE , : ey = \ Peal DURABLE, Production, military procurement, manpower, price and wage stabilization —all facets of the mobilization effort will come to bear on the industry. Over-all problem at the outset, now that a state of national emergency has been declared, is the steppingup in delivery dates on: military orders which have already been placed, and a large increase in the number of contracts for military production. Furthermore, the additional sums of money to be appropriated for the military budget will shortly expand to a substantial degree the number of contracts awarded TOUGHER ORE : : PATENTED, VALVE iS KANTLEEK ALL"-RUBBER MOLDED INTO BLADDER--CANNOT SEPARATE-- AIR CANNOT ESCAPE / [ mobiliza- As a result, manpower and materials supply will become increasingly short, and control machinery over both (as well as over prices and wages) will AMAZING SYNTHETIC RUBBER THAT PRACTICALLY ELIM INATES NEED FOR REINFLATION 7 MOR Z S|IZE-- UNDAMAGED BY TEST. EQUAL TO MANY YEARS OF USE : MLE? OO | , f Ws le /, a vf: WHEN cee souee WAS nis ASE, REBASKETBALL SEAMLESS TURNED To ORIGINAL SHAPE AND —— iy of the nation’s all aspecis of the mobilization. ae | = é = . re ee Seinen 5 | 3 PRESS, SEAMLESS BASKETBALL IS CRUSHED To A THICKNESS OF 1 INCH BY LBS, PRESSURE-- WITHOUT A 16, 200 SIGN OF A RIP, BREAK OR BLOWOUT / : 7 1 Ke OF : co Z PLATES UNDEe up the pace tion program will have a quick impact on the athletic goods and sports equipment industry. Whereas previousty it had appeared that a gradual conversion to a limited defense economy would move siowly in its effects on the industry, military events have forced acceleration of defense preparations. Impact will be felt to a greater or lesser degree in athlefti- Primary emphasis currently is on the conserva- products at the NSGA Convention, Hote. | tion of metals, chemicals and other strategic materials Morrison, Rooms 639-640, Chicago— | by reducing non-defense consumption on an over-all aK January basis. 21-25. 9 GobEe Beth COMPANY RUEEER SEAMLE=Z5 NEW HAVEN 3, CONN,, U.S.A, eS Specific ‘ end-product restrictions ; are in Gira the process of being worked out, and ultimately it is likely that the World War II system of prohibiting production of certain so-called “non-essential” products will be brought back into use. For the time being, the Defense Order Rating system will continue in effect. Under this procedure, military orders are given priority in the allocation of strategic materials. SPORTS AGE for January, 1951 |