The Washington times., 1938-06-03
A Sorry Finish

It is a sorry finish, tragic in
its swiftness for two men, still
in the prime of their youth.
They failed of their appointed
tasks in baseball, and when they
failed, mark how their teams
fell with them. The Tigers with
out Schoolboy Rowe are six and
one-half games behind the New
York Yankees. The Cardinals,
without the colorful Dean boys,
are just another ball club, eight
and one-half games behind the
flying Giants.
AS Dean and Rowe each won
games in the 1884 World Series,
they bestrode the world. But
the top of any sphere is pre-
carious perch and the time came
all too swiftly when Dean and
Rowe discovered that the fans
who cheered them with fervor
in victory, jeered them rabidly
in their hours of failure. They
learned the bitter truth that
there is no room for a loser in
sports, and least of all in pro-.
fessional baseball.
1t was down in Lakeland last
spring that we saw LynWood
Schoolboy" Rowe pitching in
morning practice game. The big
fellow was the beau ideal of the
ball player. His delivery was
free and he seemed to get plenty
on the ball. He struck out the
third hitter in his last inning
and then, pleading with Mickey
Cochrane for the privilege of
taking his turn at bat, cracked a
home run to the center field
corner.
Arm Okay-But
He went down to the club
house and sat in the sun.
How is your arm?" he was
asked.
"All right" replied Rowe.
Gall right, except right here"
The Schoolboy placed his left
hand on the tip of his right
shoulder. There was some sort
of lump there, and Denny Car
roll, the club trainer, was unable
to massage it out. Cochrane ad-
mitted that he was deeply con-
cerned about RoWe'S future.
ut means everything to this
club" Cochrane said. IF he
comes back we've got a fine
chance to win"
In st. Petersburg frankie
Frisch, manager of the Cardl-
nails, shrugged when I asked him
about Pauls arm.
st hope he comes back,
Frisch said. IF he does we Will
give those Giants a battle"
Well, they failed to come
back. and so they've gone back.
Women Fine Putters
The female of the golfing
species is more deadly than the
male when you put a putting
blade in her hands. The con-
testants in the Washington Her.
aid golf cup tournament held
at Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club yesterday would have
driven the average male divot
digger to distraction with the
smooth manner in which the..'
got the ball into the cup.
Even the girls who failed to
score well, were close to the
CUP with their approach putt,
and down from distances that
the weekend club player too
often misses. Where men eX-
Gel is in chipping to the pin.
The common fault Of all but the
low handicap players seemed to
lie in holding the club too long
for approach chips.
Mrs. Ralph w. Payne, preSi-
dent of the District Women'S
Golf Association, is an indefa'
t1gable worker for the improve
rent of women's golf in the
local community, She and her
associates have done splendid
work, and are constantly StrlV-
ing for greater achievement.
The spirit of craftsmanship
and cooperation in the Wash
ington Herald Cup tournament
was of highest order. The tour
nament committee performed a
task in workmanlike order and
nothing but the highest praise
Eas heard on all sides.
LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS