Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-15
tnHz The HERALD SPORTS SECTION E#@E
HOOKS
: SLIDES


Dig league CASTOR Q playing Will
the Orioles in the international
League, has surpassed Babe Ruth's
mark Of 60 homers for the season.
Down south. Jim Poole, who also
had his fling In the pig leagues. has
been betting them right and left.
Hack Wilson comes forward In the
National League with a grand eff
fort to pass Babes record.
In both major leagues new home
run totals have been reached. The
National, as usual, still leads in the
matter Of four-base blows.
Fans i-ave started 70 ask a thou
sand questions. Every time two
fans get together. there is an argu-
ment. Maybe the National League
pitchers are net up to the class OF
those in the American. Maybe the
sliiggers in the National are more
vicious than the batsmen In the
other league. The ball may be Q
trifle livelier in the National
League than that used by the
American.
Deny Ball Is Hoped Up
The Shibes of Philadelphia, who
make both American and National
League balls In what they say Is
exactly the same method. even on
the same machines, deny the ball
Is any l~ivelier. But whether or not
10 ball has been cooked up, the
factt Is that baseball, play has
changed radically in the last 10
years.
Seldom these days do you see in
fielders playing close In in the effort
to cut off a run at the plate. One
or two runs at the plate do not
mean much any more. Besides
DID YOU KNOW THAT
During that batting slump SUI
fered By Bill Terry recently. the
Giants first baseman lost 10
pounds 49, The bleachers will re-
tail at n buck per seat in the
world series. The football sea-
son is warming up as three Uni
versity of Chicago linemen we're
declared ineligible the other day
Bobby Jones will plav T. no
winter tournaments in California
this Jeff Dickson, the
European promoter. who owns a
vblock Of stock in Primo Camera,
went TO the coast recently TO
talk things over with Commits
sioner Charley Traung Tom
Laird. noted coast sports writer.
comments as follows: Dickson is
Traung's very good friend ana
Camera can't fight IN New York
until California reinstates him.
Who is in a better position 70
reinstate Camera than Traung?"
Think it over.
there is the liability OF being killed
by a batted ball.
The answer is hard to find, but
the fact is that home runs Ave
increased to a point where they
are the common topic Of discussion
among the fans.
Larry Doyle. who led the Ma
tional League in batting IS year,
ago with a mark OF $50. lays the
increased hitting TO the frequency
with which brand new balls are
put into the game by the umpires
Every time a foul Is struck, a new
ball goes into the game. Soiled OF
disoX lored balls are inspected fire.
quesit5y during the course OF a game
and thrown out The batter usual
~ has a nice white shiny target IL
swing at.
STAND I'd Deliveries
Another cause for the increase
OF hitting that many OF The old
timers give Is the absence now
adavs OF freak deliveries and .doc-
tored balls. The spitball has been
banned. Tampering with the ball
is forbidden Roughening Of the
sides to give the ball more wind
resistance and cause II 70 take a
peculiar curve also has been ruled
I out.
Perhaps eli these causes combine
toward the abundance Of healthy
hits. I have heard many fans and
writer's express the wish 10 see ar
old-time, alright game. Others say
that Is all for the books, and base
ball IS more thrilling nov than
ever by reason Of the ir--cased hit
ting. Certainly this latter group
has baseball attendance figures tc
back the claim. Some day the gams
may become home run or nc count
CHANGING at the steadily mounting
totals on the sports page. you might
think SO.
O'GOOFTY just wishes 10 remind
Gabby Street that he's taking an
awful chance. Managers Of the st
Louis Cardinals who win pennantE
usually are sent to Rochester OF
traded 10 the New York Giants.
JOHN McGRAw HAS SIGNED
III TOR FIVE YEARS. WHICH
Fl LEAVES NO STORIES AT ALI
FOR THE BOYS TO WRITE ON
THESE RAINY AFTERNOONS.
"well have a good team at
. Notre Dame this year" says
Knute Rockne. Knute never
cam make page n with a story
. kStthat.
Once Babe Ruth became famou:
Dy seeking % home runs in a sea
son. A dozen big league batters
have passed that figure this year
No. the ball isn't livelier.