New Britain herald., 1929-05-16
NEW SUGGERS ID
 REIGN THIS YEAR
Lid Se,sons Laldds Have Sumped Badly 1hs Mouth

New York, May 1s W0Battlng kings are not crowned in May. but If this months performances are any criterion. the major leagues will havs . brace of new rulers in the domain of the royal and ancient Nnllop.
 The kings of 1928. Goose Goslin and Ro1ers Hornsby, dashed forth with lowered lances in April. appar- ently ready to ride rough shod through all opposition, but both have slumped badly in the last few weeks The great Rajah, in fact. has rad trouble keeping around 300 the last few days. slipping well back in the pounding parade. but it's too early to count him out altogether. The Goose promises to be working as effectively as ever, in time. to de- fy all rivals.
 Meanwhile new faces take prom thence in the slugging procession as the names of Cobb. Speaker and Col lins, among others of the old guard. no longer appear. GehrinEer and Alexander of Detroit, Averill of Cleveland. Lindstrom and ott of the Giants. Simmons and Foxx of the Athletics and the celebrated Waners of Pittsburgh all are helping supply the new punch. Just now brother Lloyd is outdistancing brother Paul Waner, but the latter may De ex- pected to his real stride at any tlme and ioin the mace 0etteFe.
 By precedent this should be Har- " Heilmann's year. He has won the batting crown of the American league in the odd yesrs since 1921. but handsome Harry has started slowly. He has | flock of clouttng teammates to beat this year before looking elsewhere for batting laurels.
 Baseball packs some of the aueer- est turns of any sport. And thls spring is furnishing . flock of good examples. a.
 Barney Friberg, considered s'bust' as an infielder, turned pitcher this spring, but when Tommy Theve- now was hurt. he jumped in at shortstop for the Phillies and has played sensationally. ..
 Up among the 'hve leading bats men" of the National league is Frank Frisch. blasting away while the man for whom he was traded after the 1928 season, Hornsby. IS way down the list; also Andy High' starring at third for the Cardinals after being cast off by the Robins and Braves; not to overlook Rabbit Maranville. playing brilliantly for the Braves again after being vital coz in the 1914 champions.
 George Uhle changed his cleve- land uniform for Detroit livery and promptly wins six in . row. Sam Gray and Alvin Crowder, the Brown pitching aces, were discarded by eastern clubs. Cuyler, Hornsby. Stephenson and Wilson, the big four of the Chicago Cub attack, all were traded or released by other big league clubs. ..-
 Stanford will be the favored team in the intercollegiate track and field championships at Philadelphia. May 31 and June l. but the east counts on getting the lions share of in- dividual honors by way of easing the pain of far western conquest, which fact: has developed into habit
 Jimmy Daley of Holy Cross or Karl Wildermuth of Georgetown may cut into the sprint honors now that Charley Borah of Southern California is on the casualty list. Borah. in fact, is slated only to run the 220. Phil Edwards, New York university's dusky fiier, will try for double honors in the 40 and SS0 yard runs. Jimmy Reid of Har- yard. in the mile, and Montgomery of Penn in the two mile run, are potential champions. Reid won the two mile crown last spring and may forsake this for the mile. unless he tries the iron-man stunt and seeks