Evening star., 1933-10-09
MATS b0SSDEN|ES
|. HE|NTENDS TO WE'D
Not Well Acquainted With
Stage Girl Linked With
His Name on Radio.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

~ r ANAGING a ball club is
M enough to keep me
vl busy. I'm not ready for
matrimony now. Mar
riage is farthest from my
thoughts. Why, I'm not even en-
gagged"
Thus does Joe Cronin, pilot of
the American League champion
Nationals, who took a sound whip
ping in the recent world series,
spike the rumor of an approach
ing wedding broadcast last night
by the Nations most prolific air
gossip.
The ether waves waited to the coun-
try that announcement of the marriage
of the boy manager, who will celebrate
his 9th birthday anniversary next
Thursday to fair one of the theatrical
profession might be expected in the
near future
Nothing to it," said Joe this morn
ing. I'm denying it in a big way,
too
The lady supposedly referred to by
the broadcast artist is a daughter Of
California, Cronin's native State. but
not from his home town, San Francisco.
They're Hardly Acquainted.
'.VXIHY, scarcely know her." de-
w clared Joe when her name
was mentioned. Il was in
10 hay of
out on the coast, saw her only two or
three times and have not seen or heard
of her for months.
There's nothing to it, believe me.
I'm sticking to base ball alone"
Cronin will remain in Washington a
few dayS-falking over base ball affairs
with Clark Griffith, president Of the
Washington club. but he hopes to be
in San Francisco next Sunday even
though he may have to take an air
plane for the whole trip.
They want to put on Joint Cronin-
ODoul day there" said Joe. That's
one for the book he added laughingly.
Getting q day along with the fellow
who helped lick you in the world Sc
rieS."
1t was Frank O'Doul. Giant pinch
batter, who made the single that started
the rout of the Nationals in the sec
ond game of the series
Unrecognized At Show.
IURSING his disappointment, Cro-
N min spent yesterday away from
his hotel lodging interviewers
and last night, alone, attended down.
town motion picture theater, where ne
sat in the gallery unrecognized. AS he
passed through the brilliantly lighted
1oL
hat we'll over his face and there were
few around who realized the well
dressed, jaunty young fellow who
stepped hurriedly by them was the
Washington clubs manager.
Most of the other Nationals left
Washington yesterday for their homes,
where they will pass the time between
base ball seasons, fishing, hunting, golf
ing and perhaps musing over what
might have been had their bats been
swinging in the world series.
Crowder, Stewart, Thomas and
Weaver, pitchers all, departed for home
Saturday night. Bolton, Schultz, Ma
nush and Whitehill left yesterday. So
did Goslin, Chapman, Russell and Nc
Coll. Russell plans to have his tonsils
removed after reaching his Paris, Tex,
home, then go to Orlando, Fla, to take
over business propOSltlon 1or the VIM
ter. McColl will have an alllng arm
treated in Cleveland before going to his
Geneva, Ohio, home.
Berg Likely to Return.
n ERG will remain in Washington
X while and after visit to his New
u Jersey home probably will return
to locate here for the Winter. Myer
will stick around for a few days to at
tend the races at Laurel, then with
Mrs. Myer will motor to their home at
Ellisville, Miss. Kuhel and Kerr plan
some base ball transforming before they
hang up their uniforms. Sewell was to
leave with his wife today for Akron,
Ohio. Boken and his wife will remain
in the Capital until an expected addi-
ton to the family arrives.
Bluege and Rice are always home
when in Washington.