The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-23

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Baseball scouts have dragged
nets through school grounds ever
since, and so well have they sue
ceeded that there are IS former
rah rah athletes-one more than
two for each club-doing nothing
but pitching on big time to-day.
Every big league outfit has a
twirler from a seat of higher
learning except the red-blazered
st. Louis Cardinals, who perhaps
watch the school yards closer than
any of the others.
The Chicago Cubs lead the out
fits in chaps whose curves came
with calculus, with four. The
Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland In
dams, Chicago White Sox, and St.
Louis Browns have three each,
and the Brooklyn Dodgers, Gin
cinnati Reds, Boston Braves, New
York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and
Boston Red Sox two apiece.
Tops among them, of course, is
Hal Schumacher, the power right
handler of the Giants whom the
late John McGraw, who managed
Mathewson, took from st. Law
renee University before he grad
rated.
Hoyt Schoolboy Wonder
Bill Lee, Tex Carleton, Larry
French, and the diminutive south
paw, Roy Henshaw, who between
them have accounted for two
thirds Of the contests COPIED by
the Cubs as against only half their
losses, are college men. Lee reg
listers from Mueysiana State,
Carleton from Texas Christian,
French from California, and Hen
shaw from Chicago.
Waite Hoyt of the Pirates was
a schoolboy wonder from Middle
bury when he first joined the Yam
KEGS. Jumbo Jim Weaver of the
BUGS graduated from Western
Kentucky State, and Mace Brown
chucked for Iowa.
Cleveland has Oral Hildebrand,.
an All-America basketball player
from Butler; Thornton Lee, a tall
left-hander with a fireball, from
San Luis Obispo Teachers College
in southern California, and Ralph
Winegarner, a versatile chap from
Southwestern College.
Ted Lyons reported to the White
Sox years and years ago direct
from Baylor. Vernon Kennedy
went to State Teachers College OF
Missouri, and Whitlow Wyatt is a
rambling wreck from Georgia
Tech.
Jack Knott of the Browns at
tended Southern Methodist. Fay
Thomas was captain-elect Of the
Southern California football team
and a corking tackle when he was
declared professional due to
summer baseball activities. Russ
Van Alta is a product of Penn
State.
Auker Throws Undetermined
Tom Davis Bridges OF the Tigers
is 1855 pounds of pluck from Ten
nessee. Eden Auker throws UNI
derhanded due to a football injury
suffered at Kansas State. Bespec-
tacled Vic Sorrell was educated at
Wake Forest.
Johnny Broaca of the Yanks
also wore those glasses at Yale,
where he got a Bachelor of Arts
degree, and Johnny Murphy was
a roaring Ram at Fordham.
George Earnshaw of the blue
book and the Dodgers excelled at
little Swarthmore, and Watson
Clark at Mississippi.
Fritz Ostermueller of the Red
Sox majored in something or other
at st. Johns in the midwest, and
Gordon Rhodes of the same array
was signed by the Yanks before
he had finished his course at
Utah.
Don Brennan of the Reds hurled
for Georgetown, and Leroy Herr
mann for st. Bede College. Ben
Cantwell of the Braves took
commerce at Tennessee, and Huck
Belts was an apt scholar at Della
ware.
The Athletics struck pay dirt
when Mack talked Whitley Will
shere out of doing whatever he in
tended to do upon completing his
studies at Indiana. Ray Prim of
the Phillies is up from Alabama
Poly. Leon Petit, veteran left
handed recruit of the Washington
Senators, obtained that scholarly
look at Emporia. Kan, Teachers
College.
A high hard one and hook
helps, but hitters are outsmarted.
Having had four years of skillful
coaching, the varsity man stands
the best chance of stepping right
into the thick Of things and MAX
ing go of it. This appears to
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