The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-03

1T OVER
BY .Oh WILLIAMS

M YORK. June 3.-You may
4 ' be interested IN reading over
my shoulder a fairly intimate let
ter from the midwest. which, in
part. goes as follows
strange things are being done By the
Cincinnati REDS. soon 90 visit you some
DAYS ago they had tho leading hitter in
the league. The pitcher Who had uon the
most games and q Ege-TalYiau behind the
h7f vho nr his hitting. hao turned the
W. these things rejoice. But ! an
forced 90 rcpoFt-stla bslng reporter
~ hcaIt-thaf very sad tning has oc-
clothes Of Babe Herman and squeezed
him into pair ~ Marlyu MlNers Toe
boots Thsy ere taxing tne Babe ser.ousiy
and : DOUBT = ne Ba0e is content attn
IN 1lspo-ed 70 believe j. is the fault
0i some Of the baseball writer's o1t here
saa,dlns Ga.a, hy heart and also ~
lsllt. d - be such, o. ne nen press
zen 6sg. 6gs 'a On ,s p '9 y ~ i5a Tor ne
p1ntc relations counsel. IS 7 oeilefe the
Office s. now called
10 apparently vas The policy o. the
persons Vn0 have their o9u IDEAS 81 the
news values ~ the team 70 drain sl the
eq.or out q me Babe cr making George
Burns q him Perhaps they thought they
o. t1s right aelo' fence such IS used
20 provide fhe background Tor piouE
George 90 the Polo Grounds.
Anyway. % saddcns me- 70 SEE guy
q The Babe color rcdressed into SEE
riolf bail player. But there ia always the
htcy chance that 10 wll break out one
% these DAYS and assert his right 70 run
over into deep center ior pop foul back
oi VI Laa u. 90 many year,
know how YOU love INC athletes vho make
6eaQfiiul mistakes. J bet the Babe wishes
hq93-e Wi.9ert Rooin1oni was around 70
tel me world what great catcher Llm-
oaso iLomoaFolI turned out 70 BE-
THE inference that an angel has
a come to the assistance OF the
Reds is pointed. There has been an
angel, because all those banks in
which the Reds bankroll has been
on parole have not reopened.
The inside rmor as 70 the source Of
tho dough which brought men Ike Her
man and Haley 20 the club IS that the
public spirited man WhO has done SO much
for the popularity Of grooming ~ popu-
laritF the word rcco2niIed civic
duty 70 the old home town and followed
an established theory that a winning ball
club viii pay IA Cincinnati
since the season opened the Reds have
N4aHA @N+NHN Nf peter % every SUNDAY
game and the take during the week has
been swell
There is another rumor out here. but
b.t TOO prcuostcrOus for vour CORE
Sam Brcadon and Branch Rickey Of the
Cardinals have a piece of The Reds and
that aA those trades ~ the past year
nave been family affairs The only logic
that can be applied 70 this Is that the
s. Louis moguls usually know what they
ere doing and building up Cincinnati
natural rival rs no. bad idea.
7 have heard. too bat being a prac-
teal sort Of person. I believe none o. BE-.
that when s.. Louis bought tho Columbus
franchise IN the American Association. the
BUYERS laid 40 more than eight bits on
the Inc a financial gesture necessary %
make the papers binding and promised
in turn thc remainder ~ the purchase
price 90 ball players But Tar be it from
me- 10 assume responsibility for this fan
tasflc theory Mr. Breadon Is TOO good
business man 20 laF a whole buck on the
line an any time.