The Washington times., 1931-07-18
OLD YANKEE.
PASSES TO
MINORS

bne the stars of other years fade
out Of the majors and it is with a
feeling Of regret the we see them
go. Only a few days ago the pa
perS carried the word that Wally
Schang had drawn an uncr adj
tional release from the Detroit
Tige- and since Wally is almost
40 years of ase it is not likely
that the big league fans will ever
have another opportunity to
cheer him for a timely hit or a
line throw to second base.
} Within q month Joe Dugan has
announced his retirement from
baseball, and just before Joe went
Connie Mack replaced Eddie Col
Inns on the inactive player lis.
This means that Collins is no
longer able to walk up to the
plate and take swing.
In Majors 1S Years
Here were three of the greatest
players of my time in the majors
and all of them finished their K ;
leagus playing days within ;
month. I played seven years on
tn. same teams with WaLly
Schang, the first two in B~ston
and then five with the Yankees.
He was good enough to stick in
the majors more than Is yec-s
and you won't find many catch
ers who equal this mark.
He was a good receiver, a pow
erful thrower and also a great
hitter, finishing several seasons
on the sunny side of the 300
mark. Furthermore Wally was
y always a hard worker and hust-
Ter. We were together on four
pennant winners and Schang
played a big part in all four.
Yes, sir, was sorry to see
Wally go from the big show.
He was with five different clubs
I'm our league and he was well
liked everywhere.
Dugan was the best htird base
man to come under my observa-
ton in my Is seasons as a ma
jor Lacquer. In his early years
with the Yankees, Joe was mar
vel around third base, particularly
on those little slow rollers which
must be handled expertly and
without any loss of time If the
batter is to be thrown out.
have seen many good third base.
men since I first joined the Red
Sox but Dugan topped them all
defensively when he was at his
best.
Collins Is Coach
Collins, of course, has not gone
from the big league. He is in
uniform every day as third base
coach of the AS. Collins, like
: Dugan, was the best in his posi-
tion that I have looked at. I
have heard arguments about La
ioie and I saw Larry play after
/ came into the American League,
but he was finishing up at that
time. If Larry was better than
Eddie he surely was a marvel
because Collins was all that.
Both Schang and Dugan were
with the Yanks when we won
the first world championship
that the American League ever
~ had i'm New York. Herb PEN
mock was talking to me the day
WalIy was released about that
old team and the big celebration
we had after that series.
Only six players of our team
are left in the majors. They
are Pennock, George Pipgras and
myself of the YankS, Sam Jones,
of the Senators, Waite Hoyt Of
the AS and Harvey Hendrick of
the Reds. Both Pipgras and Hen
Ipdrick were first-year men in the
majors in 1928.
Wally Pipp, Aaron Ward, Joe
Dugan, Whitley Witt and Hinkey
Haines of that team are out OF
baseball entirely. Joe Bush. Mike
McNally and Ernie johnson are
minor league managers, and Bob
Shawkey is a coach. Schang
caught on with Chattanooga re-
Gently and Fred Hoffman, Bob
Meusel, Oscar Roettger, Carl
Mays, Everett Scott and Elmer
Smith are playing minor league
hall