The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-28
Talking
IT OVER
by JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-If the
~ little children will come in out
of the roulette room and take their
seats quietly here in the library
and wait patiently until the Ba-
cards are trapped. I'll turn the
pulpit over to a flock of guest
preachers for today.
n n
A. NJ. C. writes from Detroit.
You fellows IN the east are all cock
eyed on the status Of Bucky Harris. There
isn't one chance in ten he will not he
back as manager OF the Tigers next sea-
son. SO how can you consider him Tor
BROOKLYN? Harris stands in well with
Frank Navin. the club owner. and don't
let anyone tell you he doesn't.
Harris has had most unfortunate
wear in the matter OF injuries. There have
been times when he was practically un-
able TO put nine regular players IN the
lineup for a ball game. At intervals he
has been without the services of Alex
ander. Walker. McManus. Akers and Geh-
ringer. not 10 mention the inevitable num-
Der Of pitchers with sore arms and sore
heads.
and since he happens to be the spark plug
Of the team YOU can well imagine that
his long absence was costly. In fact. up
till Gehringer got hurt. it looked as If
Harris was going somewhere with his team.
Fortunately. Navin appreciates what the
"hoy manager" has been up against and
l hsppen 10 know that he is determined
least.
Comment; This is interesting news.
Among other things II means that the
list of prospective new Brooklyn man
sEers has been reduced from 1,45s to
r. L. D. takes typewriter in lap and de-
noses TO wit:
Commenting on Lefty Groves recent
winning streak you touched upon the
parallel records of Joe Wood and Walter
Johnson. You write that Johnson's per-
Torrance of winning sixteen straight was
superior to Woods in that he had
much weaker team behind him. Appar-
emily. YOU have been betrayed into what
seems to be a comomn belief that Wash
ington did not have good team until
1924. or thereabouts. The fact is that in
1912 when both Wood and johnson had
their streaks. Washington was good enough
to finish second TO Woods team-the Red
Sox-which won the pennant. On the
Washington team that year besides john
son we're Groom. Hughes. Morgan. Petty.
Milan. shanks. Street. Morgan. LaPorte
and Gandil-all first rate players In
oidentally. the team was good enough to
beat Connie Mack's formidable Athletics to
the wire"
Comment: oh. well. I might az well
be big guy and admit that I kicked
one. After all it's been ten or twelve
years since my last boot.
A GOOD place to pick up sport
"A gossip these days is back stage
at the George M. Cohan theater,
where Haywood Broun is head
naming it in the revue called
Shoot the Works.
A great number Of people say this is
very nice revue but how they are ever
able to tell I do not know. because the
general procedure seems to be that you
buv YOUR tickets. find out where your seats
are and then 20 back stage to visit with
the Head Man.
You find him sitting in his dressing room
with cigarette in one hand and glass
Of brandy and soda in the other and more
than likely he will be in the midst Of
controversy about baseball
II know that McGraw has always
claimed that Hans Wagner Is the great
est ball player of all time" he will he
saving. but I don't agree with him."
In few seconds YOU learn that the
Head Man regards Babe Ruth as the great
est ball PLAYER of all time. the greatest
Snowman Of all time. and the greatest
artist of the outdoor arenas.
They will be talking about the Baoe
long after all other ball players have
been forgotten" he will say.
At this iuncture. julius Tanner. the
comic will appear
Yeah. they will be talking about YOU
as actor. too, but what will they be
savinR7"