The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Notes
from the
Press Box
Ey GEORGE kIRKSEY

lNSN Va a. " NttS ~
from a big league press box:
The opening lineups for the
Major League All-S'ar game at
Washington July 7 may be Amerl-
can league, Gehrig, 1b; Gehringer'
2b; Appling, SIS; Higgins, 3b; e.
Walker, If; DiMaggio, CT; Bell
IF; r. Ferrell, C; Ruffin, P. Ma
tional league, Mize. lb; Herman,
2b; Bartell, SIS; Hack, 3b; j. Moore
If; P. Waner, CT; Medwick, RI;
Hartnett, C; Mungo, p.
Joe DiMaggio murders the
Browns pitchers-Rip Radcllh
does the same thing to the Yankee
pitchers The Giants already
are squawking about the Septem-
ber-October schedule which calls
for them to play 81 of their last
81 games on the road, including
10 late in September in the West
Jim Bottomley calls Rogers
Hornsby Pep" but all the other
Browns call him "Rog."
About 5000 kids are guests OF
the Yankees every week day al
Yankee Stadium Tony Laz-
zerie, going badly recently, asked
Manager Joe Mccarthy to bench
him The Indians have the
worse case of Yankee Stadium
jitters of any team in the Ameri-
can league and haven't won a
game there this season
Schoolboy Rowe, who had his arm
treated by DR.. Cecil Ferguson
says, it mo longer feels like a
dirty old toothache."
George (Birdie) TedbettS OF
Detroit is the No. l rookie catch
er Of the year . . He looks like a
coming star . The highly-pub-
licizcd Mickey Owen of the Cardi-
mails can't hit and lacks expert
ence John Battarini, Cubs
rookie who came up unnoticed
has proved the best young receiver
in The National league All the
Yankees will be given physical
examinations after the season is
over and before they go home fol
the winter.
Whan Frank The Great Garbo)
Cabler was traded from the Giants
to the Boston EeeS, a friend said
That's a good trade for you
Frank, because it's easier to pitch
in Boston where the foul lines
aren't as short as they are in
New York. Gabler said
"Yeh, but the distance from the
box to the plate is the same"
Chuck Dresser, Reds manager
thinks Alex Kampouris, who twice
this season has hit homers with
the bases loaded, ought TO be on
the Star team :. Jimmy Will
son, Phils' pilot, says Pepper Mar
tin is the most valuable player
in the Nations league . Chuck
Klein came OUT of his batting
slump by going back to his old
stance of crowding the plate
The Browns call outfielder Ethan
Allen, "one take Van Dyke" be-
cause he takes so many pictures.
Pat (Blubber) Malonet Yankee
pitcher, always puts his right foot
on the pitching mound first
The Yanks call Jake Powell
"zioncheck" Roy Weatherly
Cleveland outfielder, hops up just
before catching a fly ball
When Burleigh Grimes was criti-
cized recently for obtaining
Freddy Fitzsmimmons and Waite
Hoyt, he said: IF you can't win
with youth you've got to 60 the
other way" 1t now looks as
If Grimes outsmarted Terry in
giving away Tom Baker for Fitz
and cash. The Giants all say the
Cubs arc the team to beat in the
National league.
Every time the Subs talk pen
nant, Larry French, Cubs south
paw says: We'll be lucky to
finish in first division" Larry
thinks pennant talk is a jinx
Pittsburgh gives away more runs
than any club in the National
league E. President Gerry Nugent
of the Phils says the National
league ball is livelier than its been
been in five years They still
call center field by the old name
Middle Field in Pittsburgh.