South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-29
Diamond and Grid
Sports ShO5gn to
Be First Cousins
Neale, Moran and Bezdek
Ample Proof - Frisch,
Thorpe ct al. Cinch 1t.
BY HENRY l.. FAIRFIELD.

I 4
NEW YORK Jan. 28.-Three OF
the greatest football teams in the
country were turned out last sea-
son by prominent figures I'm the
baseball world.
Penn State - coached by Hugo
Bezdek. former manager OF tie
Pittsourg Pirates.
Centre-coached by Charley Mo-
ran. National league umpire.
W a s n u gto n and Jefferson
coached by Earl Greasy Neale.
outdelder for the Cincinnati Reds.
Because these three elevens were
so prominent in the spotlight. at
tention was drawn TO the rather
close association between baseball
and football strategy.
However. this has been evident.
II not so apparent. for years. Major
league baseball has for a long time
borne a strong intercollegiate foot
ball complexion.
Jim Thorpe. regarded as the
greatest all-arOund football star
ever developed, made good I'm base
ball He is still in the game. and
hit over 800 last season in the
American association.
Frisch Star Gridder.
Frank Frisch. star infelder OF the
New York Giants. was a brilliant
halfback during his college days at
Fordham when the same speed that
marks his diamond work made him
one Of the most elusive backs in
the east
Howard Berry. one OF the greatest
backs developed at Pennsylvania,
and an all-around athlete on the
track and field, IS now a utility out
fielder with the Giants.
The New York Yanks have under
promise Killinger. the All-American
back Of the 1921 Penn State team
and a third baseman whom Hugo
Bezdek brands r. sure sensation in
the major leagues. The American
league champs also have another
football product Of Hugo Bezdek's
1920 eleven. Huxley Haines. an
outfielder.
Eddie Collins, star second base
man and captain Of the White Sox.
was a great quarterback at Column
bia. Rip Collins. pitcher for the
Boston Red Sox, was a star with
the Texas Aggies before the war
Del Pratt, second baseman Of the
same club. was an Ali-Southern back
while playing with Alabama, uni
versity which also developed two
other stars. Joe Sewell and Riggs
Stephenson, who made good with
the Cleveland Indians.
Many Other Stars.
Greasy" Neale earned his nick
name because Of his great open
field running while playing with
West Virginia Wesleyan. He had
developed into one OF the best
coaches in the game. as proved
when his team won a moral victory
over California in a no score tie
game. Neale may give up baseball
as Bezdek did.
Jake Stahl who managed the
Boston Red Sox some years back.
was a great halfback at Illinois, and
Fred Merkle. former star first base
man for the New York Giants, also
won a football letter at Illinois.
Jack COOmbs played at Colby and
Harry Lord was star at Bates
Christy Mathewson and Moose"
Mccormick starred at Bucknell. Ray
Fisher. former Cincinnati pitcher,
made his name at Mlddlebury. and
Dave Fultz was an Au-American
back at Brown.
Hugo Bezdek never played major
league baseball but he managed the
Pirates. He learned his football at
Chicago. where he was a star tackle
Charley Moran IS not the only
umpire actively connected with "big
time" football, as Ernie Quigley Is
one OF the most competent referees
in the west