The daily independent., 1937-08-12


Owens who re-
versed a decision
at Yankee Stadium when the
Yanks complained, that he threat
ems to write President Will Har-
ridge a letter of protest =. Il
don't suppose I'll get any place
with it but an tired of getting
the worst of it against the YankS,"
he says. And I was put out Of a
game and what do you think for?
Because an umpire says he thinks
I used profanity. He wouldn't ey-
en- take the trouble to find out
who did the cursing."
Luke Sewell, White Sox catcher.
and Bill Dickey, Yanks' catcher.
have regulations as two of the
best umpire baiters in the Ameri-
can league Before the ALL
Star game an American league
player who didn't know the Ma
tional league umpires said to Lefty
Gomez: Who's working for the
National league? Gomez re-
piled, Barr and Pinelli but 1t
doesn't make any difference. We
got Dickey and Sewell."
During the recent hectic Yanks-
White Sox series, Coach Earl
Combs, New York, rode Sewell
hard Once he said to Luke.
I'm going to buy you a pair of
shoes for Christmas. Do you want
the regulation umpires' spikes on
them?" SeWell came over to
the Yanks dugout later and said,
Damn you Combs, you have life
too easy" ;. Combs replied, did
you ever hoe corn at soc a day?"
:. Sewell looked down the Yanks'
bench at DiMaggio, Gehrig, Dick
ey, Rolfe, Lazzeri, Selkirk and 9TH
ers and said, mo, but it must be
pleasant work."
Joe Mccarthy, Yanks' pilot.
takes exception to the critics who
say Bob Feller, Cleveland youngs-
ter, has been handled wrong ..
He says it might ruin Feller to put
him in the minors because some
manager might try to use Feller
to pitch the club to the pennant
. Mccarthy believes Feller is
apt to develop into one of the
greatest pitchers in our time
The runners are getting hotter that
Tony Lazzeri will 60 to Cleveland
as manager next year :. The Gin
cinnati Reds have the oldest set
of outfielders in the majors,
George Davis, Kiki Cuyler and
Chick Hafey averaging IS Red
Ruffing does roadwork to keep his
legs in shape .. For the first time
since he went south with WASH
ington in 1922 Goose Goslin won't
play 100 games Rip Radcliff,
White Sox outfielder, got his
nickname when he was a kid in
Kiowa, Okla, from his dad who,
read sign advertising the play
RIP Van Wrinkle" and then said:
I'm gonna call you Rip from
now on instead of Ray"
Paul Derringer is the biggest
eater on the Reds . The Phillies
have nicknamed their star fresh
man southpaw, Wayne Lancaster.
"Icicle" because he's so cool in the
pinches :. The major leagues are
running close to record breaking
years at the gate, with 8,726,522
paid customers through Aug. 8
The American league leads with
4,6l9,283 to the Nationals 4,l07.-
222 And the Yanks lead at
home with 974,845 for AZ playing
dates, an average of more than
$4,000 per game On the road
the Yanks have played to 731,3l2
and are certain to break their
road record OF 100000.
Brooklyn's quest for youth and
promises to rebuild for the future
brought eight players over thirty
years of age They are Man.
ush, 36, English, 81, Spencer, 81.
Hoyt, 81, Fitzsimmons, 36, Ham,
lin, 81 Cantwell IS, Lindsey, SO
Three over 80 already were on the
team Cooney, Strip and
Farmhouse e.. .. Bill Dickey. Yam
KEGS, Charlie Gehringer. Tigers,
and Ken O'Dea. Cubs, are rated
the smartest and most reliable
hitters in the majors in a pinch.