Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-14
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Righfenns INDIGNATION

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Righteous Indignation
The indians are on the warpath
again, in Chicago, Cleveland, Pitts
burgh and way points. The object
is the scalps OF DOME Bush, Roger
Peckinpaugh, Jewel Ems and other
managers whose teams this year
have fallen upon evil days.
Yet / believe that any OF these
gentlemen could manage a ball
cub like, let us say, the Athleticsl
1t seems 10 me that the fact
is too often overlooked that you
can't win a pennant with your
pitchers in hospitals and your
cleanup hitters on the bench.
And l wonder how well Connie
Mack or Baby Street would fare
az managers of the White Sox,
Indians or Pirates.
DOME In the Dumps
Particularly sad is the case OF
DOME Bush. The White Sox team,
we read in some OF the Chicago
newspapers, is woefully weak in
every department. Yet, what bright
promise Spring held forthl
How could II be known then
that Carl Reynolds, n OF the
bess players in the league, would
be out OF the game half the time?
Gould II be forecast that Smead
Jolley, who drove in 10 runs last
season, would be injured? Or, that
Hal McKain would suffer a Shoul-
der injury? Or, that Pitcher Moore
would come down with a contagious
disease? How could 1t be known
that Ted Lyons. one OF the leagues
best pitchers in 1880. wonld be
practically useless in 1881?
1t is being said that Charlie
Comiskey wear fish hooks on his
pockets and that Ire wouldn't take
IS cents out OF his moth-proof
money bags II he could buy Al
Simmons win It. Comiskey, how
ever, is the same man. I believe,
who paid 500, 900 for Willie Kamm
and more than that for Bill CisSeIl
in the hope Of building bis team
into a pennant contender.
Peck's Backsets
When the Indians started the
season, Peck admitted that he
had some infield and pitching
worries. He didn't know the half
of 1t. There proved to be a ire
mendous gap at third and short,
and Second BaSeman Johnny Ho-
dapp not only was out a great part
- IT, 4Evr4n .ussrt, -, S.rtag t-,N IT,
got what his bat was for. His
left-handerS acquired the nauSeat-
ing habit of throwing home-run
balls. and he had 70 peddle both,
which left him in mid-SeaSon with
out a left-hander Of any kind.
Jewel Ems was confronted with
an injury problem second only TO
that of DOME Bush. Besides, II
was discovered that Barney Drey-
fuss had made Jome trades that
were not very hot. Ems has had
TO try TO win ball games with an
infield second TO none
And, oh yes. Bucky Harris
Little Bucky must know how job
felt in his trials and tribulations.
Everything foul that could happen
to a ball team has happened to
Detroit. But can you blame Bucky
because Gehringer and Alexander
were out with injuries? Or. be-
cause his pitching staff, that in
Spring looked great, turned out
TO be a bevy OF Boston Boomer
girls IN disguise?
They say golf IS the most I'M
certain OF pastimes. But surely
baseball success is no foregone
conclusion, either.
Did You Know That
Besides the race track at
Saratoga, there are delightful.
spring waters. but most Of the
talent can get clean enough at
the trac-s. Saratoga is sacred as
one OF the few remaining links
between a generation Of sports
men that either has gone or Is
on the way out and the present
1.-THE track was conceived and
built in 1882 by John Morrissey,
prizefighter and congressman.
there have been some great races
there. and. some great upsets,.
such as the victory OF Jim Dandy.
at 100 to /, over Gallant Fox last
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