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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15
Mrs. George Walker and family.

Alice Huisman spent Sunday af-
ternoon at FEELINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson and
Mrs. George Sukke and children
spent Wednesday afternoon at the
Louis Reese home at Kandota.
Raymond Stewart spent Sunday
afternoon at Charles Huisman's.
Mrs. Ole Halverson- and Luella
spent Thursday with Louis Reese
and Melvin Hansen at Kandota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Botz and sons,
Arthur and Edwin. spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Johnson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Moore and
family were callers at Herman
Iwinski's Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mildred LeSuer called on
Evelyn Iwinski Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huber, Mrs.
George Grundman, Dola and Aud
rey and Mrs. Kennedy spent Mon
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schurman
spent Friday evening at the c. F.
Botz home.
Fred Kruse spent Sunday evening
at Charles Kortan's.
Miss Dorothy Stewart spent Mon
day afternoon at Ole Halverson's
home.
James Grundman and son, Har-
old and Henry Norlinger, of Osakis
took dinner with George Grund-
mans Tuesday.
Hubert Thiesen is employed at
the Stewart home at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kortan and
Joseph Beste were business callers
at st. Cloud Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kramer and
Mrs. Kennedy spent Wednesday al
the George Grundman home.
Miss Luella Halverson spent g
few days at the Louis Reese home
in Kandota.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dinkel and
Mrs. Ann Dinkel and Phyllis Brew,
err, of Long Prairie, spent Sunday
afternoon and took supper at G. F
Botz's.
Mrs. Martin Gross and children
of st. Cloud, are visiting her folks
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Key.
George Walker and son, Henry
of Stanark, S. D., visited at the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15

Ray and George Walker home We'd
nesday. They left for their home
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Ray Walker was a caller at
@. f. Botz's Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Sieben spent Tuesday
with Mrs. G. F. BotZ.
Chris Huisman and his brother.
Grain, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, left
Wednesday morning for Akeley
where they will hunt deer.
The Helping Hand Society will
meet with Mrs. Ray Walker Tues
day, Nov. 20, at an all day session.
Mrs. George Walker and Mrs. c.
F. Botz will assist Mrs. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hansen and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Hal
version spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Huisman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Dinkel, of
Minneapolis, were callers at c. F.
Botz' Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. C. F. Botz and Lauretta
spent Friday in st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Botz and
son, Norbert, attended the card
party in st. Paurs church basement
Sunday evening.
Ruth Botz took supper and spent
Sunday evening with Esther Con-
nelly.
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State Highway "a

Jake Key was caller at Ole
Halverson's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kortan and
son, Charles, spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Art Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huber spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Walker.
Miss Dorothy Stewart spent Fri
day evening with Lauretta Botz.
John Ceynar and Alex Botz were
callers at Ole Halverson's Monday.
Evelyn, Gladys and Nova Jean
Iwinski were callers at Ray Walk
er's Sunday morning.
Joseph Middendorf spent Monday
evening at Charles Kortan's.
Ferd Borgmann and son, Ed
were business callers at Charles
| Kortan's Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ole Halverson was a caller
at Fred Botz's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rogers and
son, Billy, spent Sunday evening at
c. f. Botz's.
Miss Luella Halverson spent
Tuesday at the Jake Key home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson, Lu-
ella and Jackie, attended the Goth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Brown Wednesday eve
ming.
Charles Jr., and Geo. Kortan were
business callers at ED Schurman's
Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Sieben called at Fred
Botz's Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Grundman and
Dola and Audrey spent Friday in
st. Cloud.
Alfred Kruger called at the G. F.
Botz home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Dusek and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kor-
tan and son, Louis, and Agnes
Ahrens took dinner and spent Sun
day at the Charles Kortan home.
Frank Kortan helped Joe Mid
dendorf with his work Tuesday.
Mrs. Kennedy spent Thursday
I evening at George Grundman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walker and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker
Mrs. H. w. Walker and Mrs. Gil
lette spent Sunday with Mr.. and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jennissen and
son Aloysious, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Vessel and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Ralfzen at Melrose Sun
day.
Mrs. Charles Hummer and Alva
Ann Goodpaster spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Alvin Hummer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wiener and
children, of Elrosa, spent Thursday
at the Herman Wiener home.
Mrs. Bill Hummer and daughters,
Lois and UnQaine, spent Thursday
afternoon at Henry Betow's. lone
returned home with them and stay
ed until Sunday.
Tony Proell spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Hummer.
Mrs. Joe Spaeth and Richard
spent Tuesday in Elrosa.
Mrs. Henry Below and Alvin,
Leonard, Arthur and ELLA, spent
Sunday and were dinner and sup
per guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Hummer at Belgrade.
Carl Warner spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Merlyn Gritzmacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math Jennissen and
family and Arnold Selinski spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Steidl at Bell River.
Ella Below spent Saturday after
noon at Math MacFarlane's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Jennissen and
children called at Math Jennissen
Wednesday forenoon.
Helen and Edward Roger spent
Saturday afternoon with Marie and
Felix Essler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15

What lovelier sight could be seen
than the sun setting across the
deep blue waters, unless it be the
gloriousness of the moon hanging
over these same, calm and mysti-
flying seas.
Everyone aboard ship is so
friendly, so interesting, so differ
ent. When miss Sank Centre"
ad her party get aboard this
swift palatial oil-burning steamer,
they will Immediately feel that
here are all the comforts of home,
congenial friendships and cordial
service on every hand, to make
the voyage a memorable one.
Don't delay. Send your favor
lite on this romantic, adventure
some cruise. Do your part by
asking for ballots every time you
make a purchase or payment on
account. The merchants of Sank
Centre are eager to cooperate.
Get into action for the fun and ex-
element you get out of it. Make
this trip a reality for your candi-
date. VOTE NOW.
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Saturday evening. The evening
was spent in social way. At mid
night dainty lunch was served
and all reported a good time.
Emil Ripka, Joe and Charles
Miller and Irv Carpenter left Tues
day morning for the northern
woods to hunt deer.
Miss Veronica Essler assisted
| Mrs. Ben Essler with her house
cleaning Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe Spaeth spent Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday with
Mrs. Jones Ripka.
Aloysious Rousslange spent Sun
day afternoon at Hugo Klar's.
Roy Veeder and Paul Westendorf
spent Sunday afternoon with Otto
and Adolph Wiener.
Alloys Ralfzen is employed at the
home of Joe Jennissen at the pres
ent time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Essler and
daughter, Dorothy, and Alvina Els
sler were dinner guests at the Mike
Essler home Sunday.
Henry Weihe was pleasantly
surprised when a number of friends
dropped in Sunday evening to help
him celebrate his birthday ami
versary.
Irene and Lorraine Rousslange
spent Sunday afternoon with SUI
san Selinski.
Malvina Gritzmacher, Lorraine
and Lucille BotZ and Katherine
Kennedy spent Sunday afternoon
with Dorothy Matthieson.
Mrs. George Essler and baby, of
Sank Centre, is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Jake Essler, for a
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hellerman
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Wiener and children were din
ner guests and spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wiener.
Alice Ritter spent Friday with
Minnie Quade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Essler, Mrs.
Hubert Rousslange, Jacob Essler
and George Essler went to Ken
mare, N. D., where they will at
tend the funeral of Jacob Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miller and Ar
thur spent Friday evening at Emil
Ripka's.
Lorraine and Anthony Rouss-
lange spent Friday afternoon at
Hugo Klars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Spaeth and
son, Harold, Mrs. Math Spaeth, of
Elrosa, and Mrs. Zimmerman and
two children spent Sunday after
noon at Henry Wiener's.
Mike Essler spent the week end
in the Twin Cities
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Sexton and
children called at Emil Wiener's
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Hummer was supper
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Kun
mer Saturday evening.
Math Hardwig. of st. Joe and
Martin Wieners. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Spaeth and Alphonse Spaeth spent
Sunday evening at Emil Wieners
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15
Getty Grove


The following pleasantly sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jennissen
on their fifth wedding anniversary
on Thursday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Miller and family, Joe Sem
meki, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rolfzen
and Alloys, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kulp-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Herman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Tieman.
Norb Nathe, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Niehaus, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Vessel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vessel and
Mildred, Roger and Florentine
Hallerman, Ben Friedman, Mrs.
Herman Kumlke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Vessel and Adella, Regime
Krammer, all from Melrose, Mrs.
Henry Benolke and Mrs. VIM.
Benolke, from Milwaukee, Bertha,
Verla and Ser4a Vessel, Theodore
Sonniker. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Zehrer,
from Sank Centre, Mrs. Tillie Rit-
ter and family, Ferdinand Otto, Ad-
olph and Martha and Sylvester
Wiener, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wien
er and son, Robert, Mr.. and Mrs.
ACo1OIo NNICl1Cl CllO 3hl .
and Mrs. Math Jennissen and baby,
Susan Selinski, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Jennissen and Irene, Alfred Kram-
er, Mrs. Maggie Warmer and fam
lily, Edwin and Herman Quade,
Arnold BotZ, Tony Proell. Clarence
johnson, Edward Rousslange, Gill
bert Hines, Tony Altering Henry
WTnihn Un1yooo ITay~cro1 10
Clarence Proell, Joe Westendorf,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Rousslang
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Rogers and family, Mrs. Anna Ma
jerus, Henry, Alloys and Veronica
Essler. The evening was spent in
a social way. At midnight lunch
was served by the self-invited
guests. All reported a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Botz and fam
lily, Katherine Kennedy and Arnold
were dinner and supper guests and
spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of VIM. Gritzmacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math Hardwig and
son, Paul. daughter, Verna Janet, of
st. Joe, spent Sunday afternoon and
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Wiener.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rousslange and
Martin Nelson, of st. Paul, were
supper guests at the Mike Essler
home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quade were
dinner guests and spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kun
mer.
Alice Ritter was an overnight
guest Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with Minnie Quade.
Anthony and Lawrence Rouss-
lange spent Sunday afternoon with
Glen Ritter.
Chester Goodpaster was pleas
antly surprised when a large numb
er Of young folks dropped in to
help him celebrate his birthday on
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15
News of State Conser-
walton Department
Increase Predicted In Big Game
License Shle-Must Report
Game Taken
Wild Ducks May Be Retained to
November FL


November FL
With Minnesota's open season on
wild ducks closing Sunday. No
vember II, at sunset, hunters are
warned that ducks cannot be kept
in possession in this state after No
vember d. This federal ruling was
pointed out by Erling Swenson, di-
rector of the division of Game and
Fish, Federal regulations supersede
state laws governing wild life, he
said.
Hunters may retain game for
only five days after the close Of the
open season unless tagged by the
director of the Game and Fish di-
vision or an authorized agent, "Mr.
Swenson said. Federal regula-
lions state that wild ducks may be
retained only ten days following the
close of the season. Upland game
birds, properly tagged, may be re-
tanned until January TO-"
Duck Season Closes
The open season for hunting of
wild ducks and other legal migra.
tory waterfowl closed in Minneso-
ia at sunset Sunday, Nov. II.
Report Game Taken
Every holder of a hunting or
trapping license must make writ
ten report to the division of Game
and Fish by January 81 of all
game taken. Wilful failure or neg
lect to report bars license for the
succeeding year. Records derived
from reports are used advantage
ously each year by the division.
Increase Predicted in Big Game
License Sale
Officials of the Game and Fish
division predict an increase this fall
in the sale of big game hunting Ii
censes. Deer are reported as plen-
tifuQ in areas that are opened to
big game hunting this season.
In 1882 there were 52,521 big
game licenses sold to residents for
a total of $107, 67205 while 43 nom
residents purchased big game Ii
censes which brought in $2,O41.75
to the division.
: A total of $66,375 was realized in
1888 from the sale of 36,875 resi-
dent big game hunting licenses and
$617.S5 from 10 non-residents.
Decrease In Upland Game Bird
Kill Is Predicted
High marks of the past few sea-
sons relative to the annual kill of
upland game birds will be mater
tally decreased according to Game
and Fish officials of the state.
Hunters are urged to send in re-
ports Of game taken as early as
possible so that an intelligent esti-
mate of the game taken this fall
may be secured.
There were actually reported for
the 1888 upland game bird season
315, 1926 ringnecked pheasants taken,
14,763 ruffed grouse or native part
ridge, 1904 pinnated grouse or
prairie chickens, 1887 bob-white
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15
Forests Experimenting With Rabbit
Control

With the large planting program
now under way in the ECW camps
in state forests and state parks
special measures have been taken
to protect the seedlings planted.
Each year thousands of forest seed
lings are destroyed by rabbits, Gro
yer Comet, state forester, said and
the small trees are planted in open
areas as far as possible from for
est cover, "Mr. Comet stated" In
addition aspen is cut and piled
around the edge of the planting
site. This is a favorite food of the
snowshoe rabbit and it is hoped
that with food thus provided the
rodents will not modest the seed
lings.
Another method tried is the
shooting of rabbits previous to the
planting of a site. In some camps
the rabbits are being destroyed by
trapping"
eff these precautions were not
taken large areas of planted conf
fers would be destroyed or injured
by rabbits"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15
Six Days of Carefree Luxury in
Store for Miss Sauk
Centre''

To awaken to music is heavenly,
and when that music means break
fast, it's marvellous. That's the
way Miss Sank Centre" and her
travelling companions will feel
every morning aboard ship. When
the silvery bugle tones thru the
air, it starts the day off right
and what day it will be.
The meals themselves are de-
lectable, served in the finest man.
ner by the most skilled of ser
wants and prepared by experienced
chefs who out-do themselves to
give the most appetizing menus.
And how one can eat aboard ship.
The sports on deck, and the fine
clear air (sea breeze) certainly put
a keen edge on the appetite.
There are all those exciting deck
games to play. And deck promen-
aiding is always delightful for the
sea is so entransing, mysterious
and facinating.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15
Rubbing Post for Pigs Should
SET at Slant

Rubbing posts to help pigs rid
themselves of mango mites will be
much more effective if set on a
slant of at least As degrees, sug-
gests r. L. Donovan, superinten-
dent of the North Central School
Station at Grand Rapids. SLAM
ting the post enables a pig to
scratch under his front legs and
along his belly, places he could
not reach on post set straight
up.
The object Of a rubbing post is
to get the pigs covered with old
crankcase oil which will kill
mango mites. Therefore the rubbing
post is wrapped with old sacks
which are kept soaked with the
oil.
Mr.. Donovan suggests a self
soaking device for the post, con-
sisting of a gallon syrup pail fast
ened to the top of the post by a
nail driven through the bottom of
the pail. Oil kept in this pail will
work down through the nail hole
and along the post into the sacks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15

quail and 2,021 sharptailed or white
breasted grouse, for total of 432,-
81 upland game birds.
There were $4,000 small game
hunting licenses sold last year of
which 26.4 per cent or 1926 re-
ported the game take to the di-
vision.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15

A recent retest of one-fifth Of
the cattle in Goodhue county
showed only one reactor out Of
each 400 head. The retested cattle
included all herds which had re-
actors in the two area tests made
in the last 6 years and enough adj
ditional herds to make 20 per cent
Of the cattle in the county. None
of the reactors found in this retest
occurred in herds found clean in
the two ares tests, but all were in
herds previously showing infec-
finn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-15

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The Washington times., 1934-10-26


The boxing show at the auditorium the complete card
Tor which will be ready for within 48 hours
will be the first real charity show Washington has staged
with the knowledge beforehand of the pubic-for the
following reasons:
Money to entertain visiting police chiefs hardly
The Washington times., 1934-10-26
Cronin s Sale Biggest
In Baseball History,
Saws Eddie Collins

BOSTON, Oct. 26 (IN.s)-Haled the biggest deal in
the history baseball Joe Cronn hoy manager and short
stop the Washington Senator's today was sold to the Boston
The Washington times., 1934-10-26

| Cronin had a three-year con-
tract with Washington, but this
was torn up. He gets SubStan-
tial advance in salary.
Collins said the Boston man"
agement had no fault to find with
Harris and that he would have re-
NAMED with the Sox had it been
impossible to obtain the player"
manager services Of Joe.
Handicapped by Injuries
From the outset, Harris was
shadowed by the injury jinx.
Lefty" Grove, Make Bishop, and
"Rube" Walberg, the Philadelphia
Athletics triumvirate, for whom
Yawkey spent thousands of dol
lars, fizzled from the start. Yet
the Sox finished the 1884 season
in fourth place after winding up
in the second division in 1888.
Yawkey and his right-hand-man,
Collins, are sparing nothing in
their quest for a pennant winner
for Boston.
After purchasing the club from
Bob Quinn, they shook the outfit
from pillar to post.
Harris came here from the De.
troit Tigers under a one-year con.
tract. At the time a verbal agree
ment was reported to the effect
that if the Sox made a good show.
ing Harris and the management
would talk over a new contract
for the 1885 season.
Won PennantS Here
Harris, who lives in Washing.
ton and was a stellar second base.
man, was appointed manager Of
the Senators in 1924, when 27.
That year he marched the Sena-
tors to world championship
The Washington times., 1934-10-26
RUTH DOOMED
AS NEW PILOT
Of. GR|FFS

A report scoffed at a month
ago when Babe Ruth was men
toned as a possible candidate
for the managership of the
Washington Senators took on a
new significance today follow
ing the sale Of Manager Joe
Cronin by the Senators to the
Boston Red SoX.
Although no official confirma-
tiion or denial was forthcoming
at that time, baseball writer's
and those close to the game
laughed at the rumors, because
Cronin then was preparing to
marry Miss Mildred Robertson,
niece of Clark Griffith, chief
owner of the Griffmen.
Possibility Brightens
The report persisted and the
possibility seemed brighter today
after Griffith announced tn e
sale of Cronin, thus creating an
opening for a manager.
Meanwhile, Ruth, who IS due to
arrive III 1O11OAuAu COOoJ OA
baseball junket, has indicated his
willingness to take over a man.
agerial post if he can get one.
Weeks before the regular season
closed Ruth announced this was
his last year as a regular player.
When Col. Jacob Rupert, owner
of the Yankees, said Joe Mccarthy
would be retained next year as
manager of the New York club,
Ruth intimated he would look else
where for a berth as a manager
for 1885. .
This is the second managerial
possibility to which Ruth's name
has been linked in the past few
weeks. Less than "a hours ago Of
ficials of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics denied negotiations were on
to make Ruth successor to Man
ager Connie Mack, 72-year-old boss
of the club, who is accompanying
Ruth on the tour to Japan.
The Washington times., 1934-10-26
Joe Cronin, GangIing Kid
Reporting Here, Rose
To Stardom

pleading hitter among the short
stops with an average Of .346.
In 1881 he again batted in
the 300 class, gathering 1877 hits
in GIL times at the plate for
an average Of .306. In 1882 he
followed with an average of .318
while in 1888 and 1884 his aver
ages totaled .309 and .288
respectively.
Made Manager in 1888
But we're getting ahead of the
story. In 1893, Cronin received
the thrill of his career when
President Clark Griffith, of the
Griffmen, called him to his
office in October, 1882, and made
| him the manager of the team.
At this moment, Frisco Joe,
as he was known to his mates,
had succeeded his one big idol
of the big leagues-Walter John.
son. But it was baseball at its
zenith for fascination to him,
and he took over the job ready
and hopeful to bring a pennant
to washington if he possibly
could.
He did that little thing and
became the second of President
Clark Griffith's boy Wonders" "
| CONTINUED on Page IS, Col. So
The Washington times., 1934-10-26
(Continued from Page ~

u 0n6InuG0 ITO" F0&S
portunity to accept. Cronin
had put in seven years of
valiant conscientious service to
the Washington Club, and am
happy to give him the chance
that all ball players dream Of.
"CrOnin has been a great ball
player for us and a great man.
ager. He is one of the finest
boys / ever knew and 1 am
wishing him all the success in
the world"
Joe Cronin was a gangling kid
hardly grown up. when he first
reported to the Griffmen in the
fall of 1928. He was rated as
coming star, however, and
Immediately injected into the
game at shortstop for a trial.
Scout Joe Engel sent him to
the Griffmen from Kansas City
of the American Association
where he had spent almost full
season as the Blues regular short
fielder.
EngeI Wires Griffith
When Mr.. Engel decided tc
grab Joe from the Blues, he wiret
Mr.. Griffith to this effect:
"I've got a conner. He's not
much of a hitter, but he can
field. And don't be fooled by
his appearance as he's only a
kid. But 1 think he'll do"
Cronin made good all right ano
it is now history. But before go
ing into that, the new Boston
Red Sox performer, first saw the
light of the big leagues in 1925
when Pittsburgh picked him ur
off the San Francisco Sandlot.
The Pirates shipped him tt
Johnstown in 1925 and New
Haven in 1926. In 1927 he sat or
the bench for the Pirates, but
only because the great Glenn
Wright was the teams short
stop. Of course, Cronin had nc
chance to break in with this great
performer as the obstacle, so the
following year he found himself
playing at Kansas City.
Became Griff's ShOrtstOp
After being purchased by the
Griffmen, Cronin rose to stardom
by leaps and bounds. In 1929, ne
was made the Griffs' regular
shortStop by Walter Johnson, the
manager at that time.
He supplanted Ossie Bluege In
an infield shift that found Ossit
going to third base, and Buddy
Myer being transferred to second
base, and in So games he battec
for an average of .243.
In 1880, Cronin blossomed out
into the star player he is today
To the surprise of multitudes he
began hitting the ball on the nose
This kept UP at such a terrific
pace that he was the leagues