Evening star., 1938-06-01
STAGEHAND CAUSE
OF MUCH MISERY
Wrong Golf Club, Snapped
Drive Shaft Among Woes
Paining Craniums.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

NEW YORK, June 1.-The head
ache powder business is booming. 1t
Is running quite contrary to the rest
Of the charts that look like the Mount
Hovenberg run. We can't remember
q spring when as many people in our
industry were obviously tossing on a
tumbled bed. We thought about it
so much that last night, when in
somnia parked under our own pillow.
-e put them down in a list. Here
they are, and their headaches:
Charley Grimm-Last year the Cubs
lost the pennant when Jimmy Col
Inns cracked up. They figured to win
this year, even before Dizzy Dean
sailed into Wrigley Field Then they
were in sure. But in tonight's paper
Charley Grimm's charges are barely
over 500, and Lazzeri can't keep going
forever.
E. r. Bradley-For the first time in
years he didn't have a blue grass
entry in the Kentucky Derby He
told our Kentucky scout 1888 was as
tough a year for him as 1926 was
great. 1t was then that Bubbling
Over carried the colonel's colors so
far ahead of the field the bookies paid
OF at the first turn.
Bad Break for Jacoby.
Fred Jacoby-He won the Hudson
River outboard race from Albany to
New York in 1885. He led most of
the way this year. Less than 500
yards from the finish line-a quarter
OF a mile out of 13o tough, windy
miles-he heard his driveshaft snan
He could even make out the faces of
the judges at the finish dock, but he
couldn't get there.
Several thousand Californians-
They watched stagehand win the
Santa Anita Handicap. A 3-year-old.
pointing for the Kentucky DERBY.
Stagehand looked the onions for
Louisville. But 43 hours before it was
run Stagehand lost the Derby and the
Californians their shirts by a sneeze.
1t was a S3,700,000 horse-laugh.
Lou Gehrig-He went two dozen
times to the plate as cleanup man.
and he made two hits. He went an
other dozen, and made two more. So
they dropped the old socker to sixth
IN the lineup, and Joe McCarthv
would have traded him tven for Char
ley.
Some Real Headaches.
Larry French-He was the most
consistent hurler on the Chicago Ma
tionals' staff last year. He lost one
run games, tough one-blow games.
i've, six in a row this sprng. He
hasn't snapped out of it altogether vet,
although the tide seems to be turn
ing.
Sam Snead-He had a good chance
IN the important metropolitan open at
Fresh Meadow. He was going nicely. |
His caddy handed him iron in
stead of 9, and he slammed the ball
hundred yards too far, over the fence |
and out of the, title.
Belar Stud-Birthplace of cham
plons, where they use blue ribbons for
wallpaper and drink out of loving
cups, had another sure bet in Fighting
Fox. Gallant Fox's brother and a true
Man O War colt. But then Woodward
found out that the Fox was lust a
u miller. And most big 3-year-old !
races go above that.
German Davis Cuppers-On the
verge Of its greatest Davis CUP wear. |
with the best chance of lifting the cup
from America, this team lost Won
Cramm, one of the finest tennis players
and sportsmen of all time. The cup |
team now is hopeless.
Harvard Is Sunk.
Harvard's swimmers-In their great
est season, their greatest star. Char
ley Hunter, is nosed out in the finals
In his sprint specialties, his first de-
feats all year. and Harvard loses the
national title.
Red Dutton-After driving the New
York Americans into one O. the finest
plsy-of performances in hockey his
tory. Dutton loses in the semifinals
On three goals that didn't count and
three penalties that did.
Fenske Of Wisconsin-Reaches the
peak OF his mile racing form, becom-
ing the greatest miller in Big Ten his
tory the same year Glenn Cunning
ham runs mile 6 full seconds faster
han Paavo Nurmi's best.
Not to mention Harry "Horseshoes"
Cooper, Luke -Four Leaf Glover" Ap-
oling, Harry Seven Eleven" Kipke.
Mickey Stumbled-onto-a-G Gold Mine
cochrane. or the other Lucky Louies,
who had better inclose a stamped en-
Velope for Eddie Arcaro, Lefty Grove,
Bill Terry and Terrible Tony Galento
IN which to mail back the formula.
(Copyrisht 1879 hv the Nor+h .