The Washington times., 1938-03-21

Georgetown football coacn, is
relocated at his beloved South
Bend, where he used to assist
Knute Rockne. Tommy is pro
fessor of elocution at Notre
Dame.
Toms old assistant here, John
Colrick, has the coaching berth
at Seaton Hall.
Not Easy to Handle
Bucky Harris can now be said
to be in charge of about as tenn
peramental a quartet as you'll
find in baseball.
Wes Ferrell, Mel Almada, Al
Simmons and Zeke Bonura are
an assignment for any manager.
On the other hand, Buddy
Lewis, Cecil Travis and Johnny
Stone are tractable to a degree.
When Glenn Cunningham, in
comparable miller, is ready to
desert the boards, Wisconsin'S
Chuck FensKe. who did a mile
In 4:8.9 Saturday. seems his logi-
cal successor. They meet this
week in the Chicago relays.
The washington pitchers
should give Clark Griffith low
ing cup for having acquired
First Baseman Bonura, for
many a game will now go in their
winning column which other
wise would be hung UP as a loss.
Jack of All Trades
Detroit's Rudy York, who
helped beat Washington yester-
day. is one of the three ball
players who has played all nine
positions since he entered the
game as a minor Lacquer at
Beaumont. The others who
have filled all the spots are
Jimmy Dykes. Chicago mana
ger, and the Cardinals wonder
man, Mike Ryba.
York has a couple of unique
records established, during the
month of August, 1887, when,
in Mickey Cochrane's absence,
Coach Cy Perkins stuck Rudy
behind the bat.
He allowed eight passed balls
his first month in a mask, but
he also hit 18 home runs to
make up for the pitches that
got away from him.
Tony Lazzeri attributes the
rare success of the New York
Yankees to the fact there are
no cliques or politicians on the
club and that every player is
out there pulling for the other.
Gloom in Chicago
Chicago baseball fans, partic-
ularly those of the South Side
which is the White Sox hotbed,
are overcome with gloom at the
going hence of their idol, Zeke
Bonura. According to the Chi
cago newspapers the announce.
ment of the trade for Joe Kuhel
was greeted with silence and
nlisgivings.
Lou Comiskey, sox owner, is
quoted:
II am sorry I had to trade
Zeke. I liked him personally,
but I could stand just so much"
Jimmy Dykes comment was:
Joe Kuhel will make the
White Sox a better ball club. I
wanted Kuhel because he is
a better fielder and because his
Lifting will be more timely,
although his average may not
be so impressive as Bonura'S."
The general editorial comment
in Chicago is to the effect Dykes,
who says he alone is responsible
for the trade, is taking a long
gamble and that he has yet to
convince the fans Of the logic
Of the trade.
Sports and Stamps
The New York State Legisla.
ture has petitioned the Post
office Department to strike off
a stamp commemorating base
balls Tooth anniversary next
veal. If granted the first sale
of these stamps will be at the
cradle of the game in CooperS-
town, N. Y.
Such requests have been al
lowed before. During the 1882
Olympics in Los Angeles, joey
RAYS image appeared on a y: S.
2.cent stamp and for the winter
games at Lake Placid an issue
appeared with the likeness of a
ski jumper.
Too, the Colombia Republic Of
South America issued a postage
stamp in connection with the
Pan.American games showing
the figure Of Ty Cobb sliding
into base.