Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13
DRAGS EN-
INTO CUT OF GOLD
Both Series Clubs Have Men
Who Came Into Fold
in Nick of Time.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

N YEW YORK, September "a
There are some lucky stiffs
in base ball. Most of them
L are to be found this year on
the active lists of the Athletics
and the Cubs. The luckiest ones are
pennant-winning teams during the
last few weeks Of the season. They
will share in the world series receipts.
Before listing some of these fortunate
gentlemen, however, it might be in
teresting to dwell on the fact that Eddie
Collins is still on the active list of the
Athletics. He will share in the big stuff
too. And 1t will create a record, for the
last world series that Eddie played in
was 1870 years ago.
The lucky Chicago boys include
Charlie Tolson, who was pulled in from
Los Angeles to play first base when
Charlie Grimm was injured; lack Tay-
lor. who was bought from Boston when
Gabby Hartnett lost his arm; Ken PEN
ner, a pitcher who was taken from
Indianapolis, and Henry Grampp: who
Cubs all season as a batting practice
pitcher.
The coaches who are eligible are
Grover Land and Jimmy Burke. Each
of them is an old ball player. Burke
was a third baseman and Land a
catcher. The latter lives near Phoenix,
Ariz., during the Winter and raises
melons.
One of the lucky ones with the
Athletics Is George Burns. The Yankees
let him go because they did not need
him for a utility player and the
Athletics took him on. He fell into
clover. So did James Cronin, young
infielder from the coast. He has been
in only a few games: Walter French,
the outf1elder who told Mack before the
season began that he would not play
changed his mind, changed it in the
right year. 1t is good thing that he
did not wait until 1880. It might not
have been worth while then.
De Witt Lebourveau was pulled back
by Mack from Milwaukee. He is to
be a guest at the banquet table. He
won't get as much of helping as
others, but look at the honor. It ap-
pears that Mack has pulled him in to
use as pinch-hitter. or perhaps to be
sure that he saves title to him. The
Philadelphia club and Commissioner
Lands, 1t will be recalled. had quite an
argument about titles to players this
Spring and the club got all the worst
of it.
Another fortunate son of the dia-
mond is Homer Summa, the outfielder.
The Athletics had struggled along in
1927 and 1928 without outfield strength
that could pull them through. The
names of Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker
sounded good, but sound doesn't win
championships. Summa was let out
by Cleveland because the team on Lake
| Erie was sure that it had strengthened
| its outfield q lot, and it had, and
couldn't afford to carry Summa. In
deed, there was no place for him.
The Athletics took him when they
thought they would not have Walter
French for the year, and having taken
him Mack kept him, and although
Summa hasn't seen service enough to
more than keep warm on the Fourth Of
July, he is in with the boys on the
world series, and If he had remained in
| Cleveland he wouldn't have been in
with any series except that Of the check
signing club.
william Breckenridge is a young play
er who has been carried by the Ath-
letics all season and he has been so
faithful in batting practice that he has
been named to make the trip between
| the East and Chicago and back to the
East and-but the Athletics hope they
| will not have to go to Chicago but
once