Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-03
SPORTS
Done Brown

Chicago Cub fans see in the reten-
ton OF Joe Mccarthy a. manager OF
the team for three more years at
least q return TO the halcyon days OF
Frank Chance-the days when the
Cub uniform carried prestige and
spelled victory.
Mccarthy has already made a repu-
tation as q winning pilot at the Cub
park. This with at ball club that is
not rated q great team on paper or on
the field. The enthusiasm aroused
over the club has been brought about
mainly through McCarthy's skill rs q
leader, apparent from the start Of his
labors. His team still includes cast
offs, misfits and in and cutters.
Owner Bill Wrigley IS now giving
Mccarthy three years in which to
buy. borrow and raise players to re-
build his team into a real baseball
machine-confidently expecting that
when once Joe lands the material the
team will take rank with the old
time outfits that were built around
and by Frank Chance. Joe Tinker.
Johnny Evers, Johnny King and
other men whose m are now
tradition.
Glance over McCarthy's team.
Sparky Adams, diminutive lead off
man, had all the ear marks Of q
great player when Mccarthy took
hold.
Elwood English is a rookie, tried
and found wanting once before.
Cliff Heatheote is a veteran and q
Cardinal discard. Hank Wilson was
turned loose by the Giants. Riggs
Stephenson was allowed TO pass out
of the American league because of
n crooked arm. Charley Grimm was
traded for what the Pirates believed
was a better first baseman in George
G~rantham.
Beck, at second base, is an uncer-
tain fielder and n weak hitter. Not
to belittle these feis,ws, or scott at
their work. They have played good.
and sometimes great, ball under Nc
earthly. The point is, however. that
Manager Joe took what material he
could scrape together and made a
winning team.
The coming winter eason ought 10
witness some deals whereby the Cubs
land some new material-made or
green. Mccarthy will set to work
immediately to build for the future.
And with Bill Wrigley's bankroll be-
hind him and three gears ahead Of
him. what a team he ought 70 have,
along about 1929.
Two fighters, at least, should bene-
fit financially Immediately from the
recent battle between Gene Tunney
and Jack Dempsey for the heavy
weight crown They are two of the
men who labored TO prep the prin-
cipals in the big hippodrome.
One is Dave Shade, who helped
Jack Dempsey pose for the photcgra-
piers. emulated Tunney in jabbing
Jacks face. and cavorted himself
around the ring in energetic fashion.
Leo Publicity" Flynn's activities
with Dempsey have made him the
most talked Of manager in the game.
Gibson had been q manager Of champs
before he hooked up with Tunney.
Flynn took Dempsey. q so-called "hol-
low she'll" and with the old ballyhoo
and clever training stunts made n
new fortune for Jaek-and a smaller
one for himself. Now Flynn. on his
own name. can sign Shade almost at
his own figures for bouts in the near
future.
Chuck Virgins Is too old to have
any aspirations ms far rs the heavy
weight crown Is concerned, but his
drawing powers rs q gate attraction
have been increased by the publicity
he received while acting rs one OF
Tunney' chief soaring mates.
There are folks who say that Wig
eins was reprimanded on occasions
for being too rough with Tunney-
especially the day he opened the cut
over Tunney's eve. Virgins absence
from the camp for several DAYS after
that IL attributed In some circles 70 a
request that he leave. This re-
oueyt was later withdrawn and Wig
gins returned.