The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11

give credit where credit is
due. I have never received
nobler support from any of
the teams l have managed.
"Our batteries are not for
publication" said Mac Gordon.
manager Of the Labor Sports Union
team after the game, and the
statement speaks for itself. Never
have I seen so sad a spectacle as
that presented by the Labor Sports
Union nine, when I approached to
get an interview on the results Of
the game. While the rest of the
passengers were making merry over
the glorious victory scored by the
Daily Worker staff, the Labor Sports
Union representatives huddled in a
corner of the boat, ashamed even
to look at one another.
I had a hard time escaping
those who wished to congratulate
me. From many of the young folks
who had thought that my team
was only a paper team I heard
expressions of regret and apology.
They had allowed the fact that
the Labor Sports Union has a
reputation and we do no boast
ing, TO mislead them.
To ,Gerson, my pitcher. 1 want
to say that if he sticks with me I'll
put him in the big leagues. He
pitched as perfect a two-inning
game as I have ever seen. He fol-
lowed my instructions to the minute.
1t proves again what confidence
and the ability to handle PLAYERS
means. The Labor Sports Union
had tried its best to disparage him.
by word of mouth and by letter to
thousands of its members. but I
had faith in him and encouraged
him. He went in with steady
nerves, therefore, and his control
was perfect. He didn't allow a hit.
and struck out two with the utmost
ease when he cared to extend him
self.
HATHAWAY, of urse, my
IL catcher, was no surprise to me.
Stories were circulated before the
game that he was Just hollow
she'll of his former self and that I
had tried secretly to trade him but
these, of course, we're ISLANDERS. The
Labor Sports Union feared his arm
and knew his batting. Before the
boat docked, Gordon came over and
made a final plea I knew he was
after something when he addressed
me as pal"
pal" he said, ct don't think we
ought to play hard ball" CHATS
the Labor Sports Union for you: I
don't think we ought to play hard
ball.) why not?" I said. "WelI, /"
he said, pal, I don't want to make
it too hard for you. I know how
anxious you are to have your men
make a good showing. Now. why
can't we get together on this? NV
men are all champs and in excel
lent condition. You know what kind
OF a team you've got. If we play
soft ball, guys like Hathaway will
have a chance. Why, that guy
hasn't played hard ball since st.
Paul threw him out. Have a heart
for those guys on your team"
I, naturally, gave him only a good
stare and walked on. knew Hatha-
way.
THE Labor Sports Union pitchers
went into that game with only a
prayer and an American League
ball. We knocked the first one out
of the box with a homer in the first
and four walks in the second. The
strategy that employed in not an
nouncing my correct lineup for the
game worked beautifully. Two of
my stars were Jay Anyon and Jim
Ford, Anyon playing first and Ford
third. Anyon hit a homer almost
onto the top of Hook Mountain
and scored two runs. Ford hit a
clean single in the second and made
two beautiful plays at third, which
brought the fans out of their seats.
We made two singles and the
homer, in all, Rolfe contributing
the third blow. Rolfe has not been
in major company long, but I
popped him up by making him read
couple of class poems on doing
OF. diving before l sent him in. and