Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-13
HAPPENINGS in
THE ARENA OF
VARIOUSSPORTS
Jimmy FOxx Traded To The
Boston Club Along With
Pitcher Marcum
BIG PUGILISTIC EVENT
ON FOR THIS EVENING

the Pn1laQelpnla American League
base ball team, commonly known as
the "Athletics," seems to be in the
baseball business simply for the pur-
pose of raising a crop of highly Guilt
waited players, and then selling them
to other clubs at fancy prices.
Eastern Shoremen are particularly
interested in one deal he has just
made. He has traded Jimmy Foxx
for a good wad of kale to the Boston
Club and Marcum, sterling pitcher
goes with the Sudlersville slugger.
Reports have it that Connie will let
more of stars go, as soon as the New
Year is ushered in. Higgins, McNair,
Cramer, have all been mentioned in
trade rumors and it is likely these
will see other fields of labor next sea-
son.
So far, then, as Mr.. Mack is concern
ed, base ball is, purely and simply, a
commercialized institution. The idea
of sport seems to have been elimi-
mated by the veteran leader, and he
is in it for the purpose Of develop
ing stars and then selling them to
other clubs.
Some explanation of this has been
offered in the financial worries Of the
Athletics manager. It is quite like
ly his money affairs will continue
to be hard problems to solve so long
as he offers nothing but losing club
to those who make the turn-stile click.
The source of base balls income is
at the gate and the average fan loves
a winner.
Not a great deal has been said about
Detroit's finances being in the red.
The champs, Boston, New York and
almost all other clubs, seem eager to
strengthen their lines. Mack wrecks
his teams with the greatest ease,
goes on playing with fourth-rate ma
terial, and then talks about financial
worry. Looks to many that the Phila-
delphia Americans need new policies.
With the acquisition of Foxx and
Cramer, it would appear the Boston
team is ready to go to the top. But
money, somehow, doesn't always bring
the answer. Champion teams are not
to be bought. Yawkey has spent
millions to give Boston winner, but
so far hasn't succeeded. Stars OBJ
tanned from other teams don't click
as they should. It's going to be in
teresting to watch Foxx next year to
see if he's worth the money. Sim
mons, who goes to Detroit from Chi
cago, will be in the spotlight. 1t is
true that Mack's stars seem all wash
ed out when he gets through with
them. Grove, tho doing better alst
year, was a total failure at first;
Earnshaw, Bishop, Haas, Simmons,
were more or less flops; Dykes was
better, and Mickey Cochrane blazed
forth into binding lights.
Information goes to prove this is
one of the most prolific trading sea-
sons baseball has seen for years. Ev-
cry team is all set to strengthen ex-
cept Comics and he is so generous
he puts his players on the block to
the highest bidder. We shall see
what we shall see.
Colleges have laid aside their foot
ball toys and are now launched upon
their basket ball schedules. State in
terests centers in the Inter- Collegiate
League, made up of Johns Hopkins,
st. Johns, Mt. st. Mary's, Loyola and
Washington. Mt. St. Mary's copied
the championship last year and has
increased strength for the 1886 cam
paign. All the schools have large
squads, however, and some sterling
contests may be looked for.
In the pugilistic world, Lewis, the
sensational Detroit negro ring man,
meets the stout-hearted Italian Uzcu-
dun tonight, who has weathered many
a gale in the arena of fisticuffs. But
he is not expected to stand up long
against the black wonder. Lewis
predicts he will win in six rounds or
less. Heretofore, he has called the
round pretty accurately in his fights,
and he is likely to do so here.
Lewis is proving one of the biggest
drawing cards in the fistic world. AL
most all his fights are sell-outs,
though not of the championship rat
ing. The crowd seems to go out to
see the negro "move," and, from all
reports he's like the Sun, he certainly
"do move"
The Woman's Club of Worcester
County met Thursday in the Social