Evening star., 1938-05-28
BIC WINTER SWAP
BOON TO DETROIT
Kennedy Makes Mickey
Look Right in Sparkling
Win Over Former Club.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


Jimmy Dykes bit his big black cigar
clean in half, threw both ends clear
out past first base, and mumbled to
himself: "I'll get that Cochrane guy
yet, even If have to kidnap his
saxophone."
Vernon Kennedy, the pitcher Jimmy
"cast of" last winter, had just stopped
Dykes Chicago White Sox with six
hits for his seventh straight win. And
over in the victorious Detroit Tigers
dugout Mickey Cochrane, Dykes pal
and all-AmeriCan goat getter, might
have been snickering up his sleeve
The story starts, of course, in the
days when Mickey and Jimmy, team
mates for years on the Athletics, were
traded to the Tigers and White Sox,
respectively. Each became manager
OF his new club, and since then each
has been trying to get the others goat.
Last December, Jimmy engineered
a player swap by which his Sox gave
up Pitcher Kennedy, Outfelder Dixie
Walker and Infielder Tony Piet to
Mickey's Tigers. In return, Outfielder
Gerry Walker. Thirdbaseman Mary
Owen and Rookie Catcher Mike fresh
came to the White Sox from Detroit,
Cochrane's Gloating Now.
Immediately Detroit fandom was up
in arms. While Jimmy was getting
congratulations all over the place for
getting the better Of his No. l needler.
the Detroit faithful threatened Mickey
with boycottS. sit-doWn strikes and
everything to meeting him in a dark
alley some night
They kidded each other a lot about
it. Cochrane contended Jimmy never
would be able to stand the strain of
Gerry Walkers wacky ways, and
Dykes went so far as to have a night
club master of ceremonies present
Cochrane with curve handled walk
ing stick that Tony Piet could use
to hit curve-ball pitching"
Came this season and the develop
ments of its first six weeks. and SO far
Cochrane's done the gloatlng. Gerry.
Walker is hitting mere 1886 and
Marv Owen, .274 for the White Sox.
While Dixie Walker, who had been
called brittle" has played in 81 Of
the Tigers 80 games and has COM
piled respectable .309 average.
The big thorn in Jimmy's side, how
ever, has been Kennedy. All Vernon
has done SO far is win seven straight,
and he has yet TO taste defeat. When
he whipped the Sox yesterday, pitch
ing Detroit to So victory with the
aid of Hank Greenberg's 18th homer.
a terrific 440-foot smash, Jimmy was
fit to be tied.
Puts Tigers Ahead of Chisox.
The victory boosted the Tigers into
fifth place in the American League
over the White Sox. 1t was the only
junior circuit game that got by old
man weather.
In the National League, two contests
managed to escape the rain Bill Lee
pitched six-hit shutout. his second
in two weeks, and Gabby Hartnett
hammered three-run homer to hand
the Chicago Cubs SO win over Pitts.
burgh's revamped. but not improved.
Pirates. The victory boosted the Cubs
to within two games Of the league
leading New York Giants.
Cincinnati entertained at the first
night game of the season with fire.
works. a band concert. and a classy
pitchers battle between the Reds and
the st Louis Cardinals. Johnny
Wander Nicer and the Reds finally
bested Fiddler MCGEE, 81, in 10
innings, the winning run coming
across on doubles by Spud Davis and
Harry Craft. Wander Nicer hurled a
five-hitter and famed 10.