The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-28

IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, April 2s-The
IN season isn't very old yet, but
the Brooklyn ball club is in last
place, and there is no telling how
long it vii be there. A few months
ago the club fired the most pic
turesque manager in baseball and
followed that by trading its most
colorful ball player, an amusing
gent by the name Of Babe Herman.
SO it is no surprise 10 get a letter
such as this:
Dear Mister williams am standing in
front Of the mshogany at the Plum6eEs
which. as you know. IS only hop, SKIP
and scotch from Ebbets field and am
rkng wb 70 Big o Big M re-
except that he says it only on days when
Sleeve McKeeyer SAYS Hello. Pal TO
houSe does not buy very often, Il at all.
How do you like the Dodgers this year?
] says 70 Big Mack. diving into the pretzel
Il think that Mickey Walker will stiff
fen King Levinsky Friday night ne
I guess you do not hear me- I repeat.
urging the froth of a bowl Of dark brown
fluid which he has placed in front Of
me ASKS you how do you Ike them
II think that Top Flight will make them
other goats look as silly as cop chasing
q gangster, he says, cutting some cheese
Tor customer who will be In after the
ball game-or maybe after the third in
THE Dodgers Big Mack paused i'm
pressiyely. is dead. year ago they
was the biggest card in baseball and Why
not? They had everything that, Ringing
Brothers and the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution had and in addition. they
had Babe Herman. lie handed me more
laughs than the Mary RFOfbrre Ed WYNN
Jimmy Durante and Clarence True Will
son ever did and that is saying lot
On TOP Of that he could play some base
Now them Dodgers this year is as funny
as an income tax return, They is Just
yessing Mother Carey to death. would
rather 20 out TO the parade grounds AZ
Prospect park and watch the Flatbush Ter
look At mugs like Cucinello and Strip.
Even 4 they was good wouldn't like. EN-.
Hoyt get hoyted or Hack get whacked.
BESIDES they tell me this Hoyt has got
al the fellers on diet. Can you mag
diet? I always heard that you need
pitchers and hitters to win a baseball
pennant. There Is only one kind, Of diet
OF lager when a man is tired Or even
when he, feels that he might get tired
Now Mister williams this upsets me no
end on account have been a Dodger
fan since the days Of Washington park,
which is going back long ways
Big Mack Is all g steamed up and sn1 he
them Dodgers this year" he says, be
cause I want comedy with my ball games
and Mother Carey has them guys so seri-
ous-minded hear they Is even reading
hooks. am always suspicious of parties
what read books as look at Gene Tunney
and r. c. Shaw"
try to tell Big Mack that this is UNI
Just because a guy can still read a book
and make base hit but he will have
none OF IT,
Il never read book in my life except
the Barkeepers Manual with illustrations.
and very fine book II is but can read
the standing of the clubs in, the news
PAPERS"
And so saving, Big Mack hands me my
faVorite afternoon newspaper and points
10 the standing Of the clubs and what
do I read:
300
There was only one thing to say and
Big Mack said IL:
wei BOYS. what's 1t going to be?
Signed: Ben EAST New York; Louis