The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-09
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NMlham Braucher
Jack Quinn Still Alive - A
McGraw Wisecrack, and
Jolley Note
BY WILLIAM BRAUCHER

Jack Quinn, ancient of ancients
sent to Brooklyn to die calico
upon to pitch the last three innings
of a practice game with his Ole
mates, the Athletics -. and grin
ming like a Cheshire cat after tine
game having allowed the
American League champions JUS
one great big hit, and no runs.
Jack Quinn, the Oldest man ir
the National League, is studying
baseball under Professor MAJ
Carey at Clearwater. Pretty ole
man to be going to school.
In Honor of Bill KLEIN
John McGraw, fixing a bead!
eye on the program of the races. a
Aqua Caliente J. and noticing
that .sone of the heats was called
the Giants Handicap" thel
passing the remark that the race
must have been named in honor
of Bill KLEIN from which may
be guessed the nature of a beautl'
full friendship between the Giants
manager and the veteran Nationa
League umpire.
A Jolley Good Catcher
Smead Jolley, the White Sox out.
fielder, who is being converted into
catcher by Manager Lew Fon'
SEGA and going along wonder
fully for nearly a week. but fin
ally coming face to face with e
high. twisting foul fly g. and los
ing the decision on points the
next day, Lew Fonseca taking
Smead to one side, and fungoine
foul flies until Smead began t.
complain of a Charley Horse in hi!
neck.
Never More Serious
Dan Howley, manager of thu
newly Hermanized Reds, calling
Babe in California by long distance
and informing Babe that HI
had been traded to Cinci thu
Babe replying, Jaw, Dan, your.
kidding" to which Howle!
giveth answer. mot at person-to
person rates from Tampa to Lo'
Angeles. Babe, old boy"
You can always pick out major
league player in the hotel lobbie
of the south. His pants are bagg!
from SITTING.
The Littlest Rookie
Billy Evans, general manager o
the Indians, and Manager Peckin
paugh casting appraising eyes a
the maneuvers of tiny frankie
Pytlak, recruit catcher from Buff
falo frankie is feet 6 inches
short and the littlest rookie coming
up this year the story goe'
back three years . X. Evans scout
ed frankie in 1929 at Hagerstowi
;. in the Blue Ridge League
and was so impressed he Offered
$500 for the young man =. bu
was told Pytlak had been PLACED
at Hagerstown under an optiona
agreement with Buffalo in tn,
following year, frankie climbet
a notch to Erie in the Contra
League. with the Buffalo agree
ment still in effect Evans eff
fort to land him was again withou
effect.
1t was not until the close of tn,
1881 season, after Pytlak had, com
pleted a successful year with Buff
falo, that Cleveland finally bough
him for $4,000 ;. now frankie
whose peppery action behind tn
plate is reminiscent of Ray Schalk
will be carried by Cleveland
and should break into many Amer
lean League games this summer.
Robert j. Refs, recruit thiri
baseman of the Robins. is hand.
man with bat in his hands. Blu
he offers Manager Carey a shin
ing opportunity for his theorie
on the teaching of fielding.
Treason!
Max Carey. spending hour afte
hour teaching the Brooklyn Balmi
ness Boys smart baseball then
watching In amazement, in a gam
with the Newark Bears. two of hi
flock fighting for possession o
third base :. but that isn't al
/. with Brooklyn five runs be
hind. one of the Balminess Boy
attempted to utter sacrifice \.
with two men on bases.