Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
THE BENCH A

Playing managers, they've tried EN-
Now, their fortunes to retrench,
Boston picks q man TO guide 'em,
Used to ruling from the bench.
It's a step most beneficial,
And the club will find ii pays;
For authority judicial.
Ought 70 help in lots OF ways.
Now the veteran or the rookie,
Who refuses to report:
Is not only playing hockey,
But he risks contempt Of court.
Kiki Cuyler, he could handle,
UnoiSmayed. unridiculed;
He'd have silenced all the scandal,
With objection overruled."
And the umpires. though contrary,
Will prefer TO arbitrate.
Than prepare a certiorari.
On decisions at the plate.
This should bring a ChaSte revision
In the umplreS bawling shout;
NOW they'll render each decision.
IF the court please. he Is out"
Paul McCrea.
Is base stealing coming back into
the major leagues? That is a moot
question these days. Walter john
son, the Big Train" who is mana
ger of the Washington Senators. /:
the first big time" pilot TO unfold
himself on this subject, and declares
the Sens will 90 In for Swiping
the stationary cushions this season
Johnson has a number Of speed
artists on his club. such as GoSlin
Bluege, Myer. Rice, Barnes. Judge
and several others. You know there
Is a difference between the speed
OF a base runner and that of a
Splinter. Base running Is not much
a question OF speed. but how one
gets a lead on the pitcher. and the
start. And by the way. bases are
stolen OH the pitcher. not the catch
er. nine times out OF ten.
Herbert Pyle, who twirIed for
the Brownsville team of 1926. is
a promising prospect for a reg
uizr berth on the New York
Giants this season. Pyle Is with
the Mcliraw outfit In San An
tonic undergoing spring training.
He was purchased from Chatta-
nooga of the Southern league last
season. III Pyle doesn't make the
grade IL won't be because he won't
try hard; he Is a conscientious
young man, and takes his duties
seriously. and Is n great team
player. He was popular with To-
cal fans and will be popular with
the players aS well rs fans or New
York. Oh. yes. they play the game
with a ball and bat I'm the biz lea
ges. just rs they do on the sand
lots.
They are advertising the comine
battle between Sharkey and Strib-
Ling as the Battle OF the Ever
glndeS-" But it's many miles from
the fight arena. In Miami, TO the
Everglades. Many stories r pour
ing out OF the camp. and one OF
the latest Is that a foul is feard, it's
going 10 happen 10 mar the bout
St-lbiing. they say. has developed
a long sweeping left hand punch
which starts from Port Arthur as
they say IN baseball parlance. and
it Is liable TO land most anywhere
on the Boston chatterer's body. But
then that's always the case Of a
long free swing. with hand or base
ball bat-liabie TO land anywhere
and most times nowhere in partic-
Clar.
A new wrinkle In signing ball
players may result from the de-
mands of the Waner boys. the
rirafe brothers They have de-
manded $4,000 or the Pittsburgh
officials for their combined serv-
ices this season. It wouldn't be
a bad idea IN club owners would
or could sign mp players In pairs,
fours, skies, etc. II woull elimi-
nate = lot Of time. paper and
worry. But then you know. there
il the publicity end TO be thought
OF, and these hoIdout stories make
good reading matter; the owners
are not overlooking the value OF
publicity.
Up in the north-central part o.
the state, where the Lone Star lea
que operates. Is one OF the best liked
baseball men in Texas. He is Wiley
Fisher. president Of the said lea
que Fisher Is popular all over the
circuit. knows baseball. and lis
workings: minSl1s with The players
IS weIl eS fans. When baseball ~
talked ~ that part 81 the state