The Washington times., 1935-07-09

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A ~ The Athletics,
&SS N aNss the Boston Red
Frank Buck" o'NeilSox, certainly
the Griffs and even the Yankees,
who are ever popular in st. Louis
nave written their reports in red,
and were glad to get the money
TO buy the ink for their pens.
Thanks to astute disposition of
players. Rogers Hornsby has
brought golden stream into the
club Golfers, but you can't sell
your stars and have them, too.
The Browns do all their prosper
Ing on the road, although they
don't have to strain too hard to
lift their shares of local gates.
st. Louis, which always had the
reputation of being able to quit
faster on a losing team than any
man in the world, doesn't break
its neckS nor it's pocketbooks sup
porting the Cardinals, and if 49,
900 fans turn out to a Sunday
doubleheader it's first page news.
But the barriers of territorial
rights will prevent the Browns or
the Cardinals moving to another
town unless some fine hand at
negotiating can persuade the
owners of the Milwaukee team, or
some other outfit to accept the
damages prescribed in the major
minor league agreements.
Hope Ahead, Maybe
Bump Hadley and Earl White
hill pitched two great games for
the Griffs in the last few days,
holding forth some hope that
maybe the local pitching situation
will improve. With big Buck New.
som on his way back, the situation
isn't nearly as bad as it seemed a
short while ago.
Hadley got off to a terrible
start against the Yanks, but raj
lied and hurled like a champion.
He set Is of them down in a row
and had control of every second.
Maybe he will come back now and
really pitch.
In Philadelphia, Whitehill de-
served to win, despite the fine
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offered in opposition. Losing a
2-to-1 game is no disgrace, and if
Whitehill can come back now with
a series of such games, he will
bring his average up to the White
hill standard.
Buck NewSom reports himself
all right this morning and ready
for action. The tall Carolina boy
with the arm of rawhide and rub
Der is waiting for the Tigers, and
he'll bet you all the tea in China,
or any part of same that he will
win the next time out.
Personally, the writer holds no
kuch hopes. Maybe Buck will be
beaten, but you can bet that he'll
be firing that fast one through
the middle just as long as he can
swing an arm. 1t won't be long
before he starts winning, and in
any event, he won't lose the
hext one by any score of II to /.
Behind the outcome of the all
Star game in Cleveland, and the
result on the field was the least
Important factor in any consid-
eration of the situation, is the
charity for which the game was
played. The fund of the National
Association of Professional Base
ball Players was enriched nightly
!. the outpouring of mighty
army Of fans.
Shaking Heads
Some of the boys in the front
offices are shaking their heads
in silent grief over all the dough
that is getting away" Some
National League heads mourned
lost prestige for the last two
years, and doubtless that phrase
has been mouthed at Cleveland
in the last "a hours. It is sub
mitted that the National League
won successive triumphs in the
world series, which is the official
championship.
The funds realized from this all
star game are dispensed under
legal guidance through commit
tee of ball players, member of the
National Association of Profes-
sional Ball Players. The books of
the association are open to prop.
erly thorized investigators,
should such a committee be
formed for any reason.
This game is played for the only
worthy cause that organized base
ball ever has championed since
the day the National League was
first organized. The game has
caught the imagination of the pub
lic, and the cause has challenged
the charity in every fan. Organ
lied baseball, daring and dumb in
its disregard of public temper and
public sympathy hardly dares to
discontinue this game of baseball.
FUNNY RECORD