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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-29

Goodbye, Murphy, come again; you
are always welcome!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-29

Advertising is a good way to invest
some of the money that you have for the
development of your business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-29

1t would be fine for creditors if folks
would sign a check as readily as they sign
a petition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-29

The principal product of the
region around Crystal City, Tex,
is spinach. Thankful for his
propaganda in behalf of their
most profitable crop, citizens
have erected monument to
Popeye the Sailor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-29

Painted lines marking the CEN
ter of highways are not new. A
stone road between Mexico City
and Cuernavaca, constructed
more than 800 years ago, has a
built-in center line of light
colored stones, according to a
traveller, A. H. Darrah of Chi
cago
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Jeffra's S Snappy Gym
Work BODIES III for
Bantam Champ
Wound Over ArchibuId's
Eye Is Reopened by
Sporrine Partner

Indications that joey Archibald
is in for hectic evening Monday at
Griffith Stadium were mushrooming
today as Challenger Harry Jeffra,
former world bantamweight cham
pion, continued to impress ring
worms in preparation for his quest
of Joey's featherweight crown.
There were reasons to Believe an
old cut over Archibald's left eye is
going to be opened by Jeffra at some
point in their 15-round tiff, for
Harry possesses the necessary am
munition, straight right.
A less authoritative puncher than
Jeffra, Sparmate James Montgomery
ripped open that cut in a drill with
Archibald yesterday at Turner's
Arena and as a result Joey was
slated to confine himself to light
work today.
Jeffra Travelled five rounds with
sparmates and appeared in keen
condition, while Archibald was
forced to quit after Montgomery's
elbow reaped its toll in the second
round Of their workout Harry re-
turned to Baltimore to complete his
training, while Archibald was slated
to work out again today at lis
o'clock at Turner's Arena.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

A movement to erect George
town University's long dreamed of
field house gained fresh impetus to-
day as alumni hailed plan to dedi-
cate such a building to the memory
of the late Rev. Vincent McDon-
ough, S. j., Georgetown's beloved
Father Mac"
The business of arousing interest
among alumni and initiating a drive
for building funds was to have been
Father Macs personal affair this
year. Rev. Arthur A. OLeary, S. j.,
president of the university, had ap-
pointed him for the task and the
venerable priest promised him re-
suits within year.
It'll only have to see a few of the
boys" Father Mac assured him.
ITO get it started, and once the cor
nerstone is laid it will be a downhill
job Well have our field house
started within a year"
That was Father Macs ambition
and dream. He wanted a suitable
place for the Hoyas home basket
ball games and place for indoor
track games. He wanted everything
thst a modern field house should
have for Georgetown, and when he
said his boys would get it for him
he was 100 per cent correct.
Yesterday Father Mac was laid to
rest on a leafy knoll west of Ryan
Gymnasium. Hard by is pathway
used by athletes going to and re-
turning from practice fields. Some
day, in the notstoo-distant future,
a spacious, modern building will rise
on the site of the gym. It will stand
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Dusek Family Packs
Mat Program al
Stadium Tonight
Ernie to Play Roughly
With Hoder, Emil Has
Big Dote With Singh

Jack Hader, who alters his per-
sonality to become a hero or villain
and Ernie Dusek, who clings rigidly
to the code of villainy, will tangle
in the feature match of the weekly
grapple card tonight at Griffith
Stadium.
Ernie, who terminated the lengthy
winning streak of Nanjo Singh here
last week, probably will make Hader
resemble Little Boy Blue by COM
parison with his unorthodox tactics.
Emil Dusek, another of matdom S
ferocious family, will squirm with
Singh in special attraction. Singh
is supposed to be nursing a grudge
toward the entire Dusek clan due to
his defeat by Ernie and will attempt
to gain return match with Ernie
by squashing Emil.
Preliminary action will see Bob
Wagner tangle with Red Ryan, Able
Coleman twist with Ralph Garibaldi
and Ed Newman toll with Alan
Eustace
The first match will get under way
at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

who pulled them a position higher.
In yesterdays game Jimmy Blood
worth clinched victory with one OF
the better type of homers. 1t was
no easy push into nearby stands.
No sir. Bloodworth connected with
a Joyce pitch in the seventh inning
and the ball took the long ride to
the roof of the left field stands. 1t
would have been homer anywhere,
even in Poland. At the time Taft
Wright was on base as result of
SlebertS error.
Hit for Every Player.
The Senators are not going any,
where. They won't fall into seventh
place and they won't advance to
fifth place. They have toe hold
on sixth place and they looked
quite good. here yesterday.
The Senator's rationed their II
hits like a quartermaster in the
German Army. No one man did
wonders, if you except Bloodworth's
whopping homer, his fourth this
year. but every one Of the nine men
in the cast had one or more hits.
West and Mickey Vernon had two.
Mickey, by the way, is from near
by Marcus Hook and just before
play started he was called to the
plate by delegation of Marcus
Hook men, who gave him a small
bale of presents That inspired him
to blast a single and a double.
The crowd was small, but there
WaG n interested spectator among
them Re was 76-year-old Connie
Mack, who sat in the grandstand
to see his first ball game since
June %.
The Senators tarry here for two
more games, playing this afternoon
and tomorrow Afternoon. After to-
morrow's game they go to New
York to tackle Joe McCarthy's pros
pective 1889 champs at the stadium
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Commercial Pin League
In GEORGETOWN Ready

With is teams in line. competi-
tion in the Georgetown Commercial
Bowling League will start next Mon
day on the Georgetown Recreation
drives. Dave Burrows enters upon
his third term as president and
Chamberlain Cotton his second as
vice president. This will be the
10th year for Kenny Beck as scorer.
The league will roll in two shifts,
the first starting at pm. Open
ing matches: First shift-George-
town Recreation VS.. Table Supply
Stores, Old Home Cafe VS.. Toody's
Bar-B-Q, Tehaan's VS.. Smith e.
Butler Auto Repairs and Reid's
Market VS.. Hillows Cafe. Second
shift-Columbia Grill VS.. a team
yet to be named Chappell Billiards
VS.. Sans Mems Shop, j. Brenner
& Sons VS.. Jefferson Spring Service
and General Oil Burners VS.. Barnes
Heating Co..
Evening star., 1939-09-07
WaseN Due Regular Berth With Mats no. Despite Failure Here This Year
20 Years Ago
In The Star

Despite being outhit. the Sen
ators handed the Yankees their
first defeat in nine games as Jim
Shaw pitched Al victory.
Jack Dudley and Howard Nix
son are the new District doubles
champions as result Of beating
Bundy Seldom and Howard Cissel
In five hard sets, 2-6, e3, ST.
I3. 6-3, on the Dumbarton
Club courts.
William M. Johnston, William
T. Tilden and Wallace F. johnson
won singles matches as the Amer
ican team defeated the Aus
tralians in the international team
play at Forest Hills, N. Y.
Mrs. c. x. Brands won the
women's putting contest at Co.
lumbia Country Club by beating
Mrs. E. c. Graves in the final.
Mrs. j. M. williams took the con-
ISOLATION prize.
Although outbatted, Naval Op-
orators beat Southern Railway.
1913, in a city amateur baseball
championship game. Both teams
played below par.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Second Division Pitching Lead
Seems Certain for Leonard,
Winner of II as As Bow

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7.-One
distinction seems sure for Emil
Leonard this season. He seeks to
have the best pitching percentage,
based Oh games won and lost, of
any other pitcher connected with a
second division team.
His biggest rival is Tom Bridges,
the Detroit ace, who has won Is
games and lost s. Leonard is almost
neck-and-neck with the veteran.
Bucky Harris ambitious youth
turned in his 18th victory yesterday
as against six defeats. He went the
full distance yesterday to beat the
Athletics 6 to 3 in the first game
of the series. He faltered a bit in
the ninth when he yielded three of
the nine hits and two of the three
runs made off him. Otherwise he
cut down the Macks like a reaper
cutting ripe wheat.
He also avenged the shutout vic
tory Bill Beckman scored over the
Athletics in Washington last Satur-
day. Beckman had to leave at the
end of the fifth. as he could not
keep in step with Leonard.
Pulls Team Up.
Therefore, Leonard is picked to be
the best pitcher on any second
division club this season. The diff
ference between Bridges and Leon
ard is that the fifth-place Detroit
team is many games ahead of the
xth-place Senators. Detroit start
ed the season as an avowed pennant
contender, while Washington was
nursing no such ideas.
A lot of pitchers on hopelessly
outclassed second division teams
start quitting when they can see
they are not getting anywhere. But
Leonard is of different makeup.
He's out to win every game he can.
Had it not been for him, Washing
ton would be destined to finish in
seventh place. He is the one man
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Department Store Loop
Set for Pin Campaian

Karl Knapp of Frank r. Jelleff's
will head the Department Store
Bowling League this season, with
William Treakle of Raleigh Haber-
dasher, vice president; Irwin Simon,
S. Kann Sons Co., secretary, and
Vic Riston, also of Kann, treasurer.
AT its election meeting were: Rex
Stewart. Julius Garfinckel e. Co.:
Clarence Naylor, Woodward &
Lothrop; Pat Patterson, William
Hahn & Co.; Vic Rome, Guy. Cur
ran & Co.: Paul Cassidy, Credit
Bureau; William Treakle, Raleigh
Haberdasher: Irwin Simon, S. Kann
Sons Co.; William Mullen, Frank
R. Jelleff; Orin Brunger, Lansburgh
& Bro, and Mike Gass, Hecht Co.
The league will start firing next
Thursday on the Recreation drives.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Record for Gobby
If on Job Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. Manager
Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago
Cubs was on the threshold of an
all-time major league record for
catchers today.
He needed only to catch in to-
days game with the st. Louis
Cardinals to establish a new mark
of 1927 games caught in major
league competition.
The veteran Hartnett Joined
the Cubs in 1922 and entered the
current campaign IS games be-
hind the record established by
Ray Schalk, former Chicago
White Sox catcher.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
William Cash Bosses
2-Year-0Id PAGERS

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 7-William
Cash. swift son of Cold Cash, ruled
the ranks of 2-year-old PAGERS today
by virtue of surprise win in the
$11 $50 Fox Stake, richest of its class
on the Grand Circuit.
The brown colt finished in front
of a field of 10 in both heats at the
Indiana State Fair here yesterday.
The favorite, Ann Vonian, was
second in both heats. William Cash
did the first heat in 2:04.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Boone Trophy Earned
By 'Bama Doughboy
Al Camp Perry
Brown Scores 288x300
In Shoot; Tanner, D. c.
Shot, Tops Guards
Special Dispatc tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. T.
Sergt. Goats Brown Of the United
States Infantry team from the 22d
Infantry, Fort Mcclellan, Ala, shot
28S out of possible 300 yesterday
to win the national individual rife
! championship and the Daniel Boone
Trophy, which brands him as king
Of American rif1emen for the COM
ing year. This event, which was
instituted in 1908 by Congress, is
the most coveted of all rife matches.
High Awards Earned.
Fifteen competitors, not distin-
guished marksmen, making the
highest scores will receive gold
medals; Is competitors, not distin-
guished marksmen, making the next
highest scores receive silver medals,
and 100 competitors, not distin-
guished marksmen, making the next
highest scores will get a bronze
medal. Medals in this match con-
stitute "leg" on the distinguished
marksmen's medal, the highest
award made by the War Depart
ment for rifle shooting. It takes
three "legs" to win this badge.
First 1t. James D. Tanner, adiu-
tant. I'd Battalion, 121st Engineers,
of Washington, D. c., led the Ma
tional Guard and civilian teams,
winning high third "leg" and his
distinguished marksmans medal.
Pvt. John C. Oehmann of the Capi-
tai, son of Col. John w. Oehmann,
won his first 'leg" in this match
with score of 270. Two scores of
269's were in the medals class.
Wind Bothers Marksmen.
Tuesdays 20-mile-p per hour, 9
o'clock wind played havoc with the
aspirations of many as they fired
the 10 shots offhand at 200 yards.
The other stages were 10 shots rapid
fire. sitting from standing, same
range; 10 rapid fire, prone from
standing, 300-yard range. all at
l0-inch bulls-eye, and 10 shots prone
at 600 yards, 20-inch bull"
The 20 shots, prone at a 36-inch
target, 1000 yards distant, was fired
yesterday under varied conditions,
changing from bright sunlight to
very dull light caused by heavy rain
clouds.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
.New Field House at Hilltop
is Planned as Memorial
To Father McDonouqh

as memorial to one of the grand
est men in Georgetown history.
And, from the nearby campus when
Georgetown football teams are de-
parting for battle on some foreign
field, the roll and swell of "Hoya,
Hoya, Saxa" will fill the oak-stud-
ded valley, perpetual requiem to
the man who labored SO hard and
we'll to give Georgetown the finest
and best in sports.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Minor Results
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City, /; Newark, 0.
Baltimore 3; Syracuse. /.
Rochester Toronto. rain.
(Only games scheduledo
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul, SIS: Milwaukee. 1-e.
Louisville. g.: Toledo, 3.
Minneapolis. 6; Kansas CITY. B.
indianapolis, 10-; Columbus, 3-o.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Los Angeles, IL Portland. Z.
seattle, %; San Francisco. ID.
San Diego. IS: Oakland. 3-6.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
San Antonio. 4; Beaumont. 3;
Dallas. s; Tulsa. 5 90 innings.
Houston. 8; Shreveport. 8.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta. 5; Nashville. /,
Little Rock: .; Birminsham, 1.
(Cnly games scheduledo
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Richmond T: Portsmouth. g..
Durham. 70: Norfolk IL.
Rocky Mount, 6; winston-saleni, 1.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
(Playohso
Lincoln, 4 Sioux Falls. !.
Sioux City. Z; Norfolk. b.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
(Piayo6s)
Cedar Rapids, 10: Decatur: 4.
Evansville, B; springheld. 4.
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
(Playo6s.)
Fargo -Moorhead. 4: Winnfpes, D.
Eau Claire. B: Duluth, /.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
(Playo6s.)
Harrisonburg. 4; Lynchbura, B.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
(PlayofYs.)
Macon, 8; Augusta, 4.
Columbus, 3: Savannah: l.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

Durable fugutives from the
ravages of the calender, Center
Fielder George (Pepco) Barry and
Shortstop Huck Stahl figure
prominently in the fond hopes
the Heurich Brewers are nursing
of capturing the National Am..-
teur Baseball Federation tourney
title.
The tourney, which will get
under way Saturday at Griffith
Stadium with q double-header,
will have many more highly re-
garded clubs than the Brewers,
but Heurich supporters look to
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.


Dutch Leonard, Senators-Earned his
seventeenth victory with nine-hit
pitching, nothing better than singles,
against Athletics.
Larry French, Cubs-scattered 10
hits, struck out seven without giving
base on balls and hit home run with
Joe Di Magsio, Yankees-His homer
in. eighth inning broke tie to bring
Burgess Whitehead. Giants-Got
three singles, driving in three runs
and scoring twice, to lead 16-hit at
tack on Bees.
Paul Waner. Pirates. and Ernie Lom-
bardi and 1val Goodman. Reds--Waner
got three hits in first game, bringing
tying run across with single in ninth
and an error; two Redleg stars hit
homers to lead 15-hit attack in night
cap.
John Rignev and John Rosenthal,
White Sox-!Six-hit pitching BY Rigney
augmented by Rosenthars three-run
homer Dashed Browns 70.
Dixie Walker. Dodsers-His two
singles drove home both runs as
Brooklyn beat Phillies 2-1.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

Barry and Stahl to spark the
team to some upsets.
Heroes of countless sandlot
diamond battles in and around
Washington, Barry and Stahl
will be surrounded by such crack
performers as Walter. James. Fee
Colliere, Henry Gichner, Huck
Wynne, Jimmy Sullivan, Bill
Shelton, Alec Cabell, Dick
Knight, George Knepley, Leon
ard Downes, William Kafka,
Tom Bright, Johnny De Batten-
court and Tommy Doonis.
The Brewers, representing
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Heurichs Bank on Vets in N. A. B.F. Tourney
Fielder Berry Shortstop Stoh Hove Through the MIL

Washington in the tourney which
has lured some "a teams from
cities east of the Mississippi, will
play the first game of the double
header at 1890 o'clock, with De-
troit, defending champion, slated
to play the second. Opponents
will be drawn tomorrow.
Another double header will be
played Sunday at Griffith Sta
dium, with other battles listed
for the Ellipse, Walter Reed Hos
pital, st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Fort Myer and Naval Air Sta
ton.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Softly Champs Start
Title Defense in
National Meet
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Sept. IA marathon
of softball, the seventh annual ma
tional softball tournament, will open
tonight with defending champions in
each of the mems and womens divi.
sions setting off the fveday event.
Sixty games of the first and second
rounds will be played Friday at six
diamonds, but tonight only two
games are billed in the opening cere-
monies at Soldier Field. where the
finals will be played Monday.
Cincinnati Pohlers, mems cham
pions, face Park Ridge, H., tonight.
The women's title holders from
Alameda, Calf, play Miami Beach,
Fla.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Fights Last Night
le Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MONTREAL. - Make Berger,
14O, Montreal, stopped Felix Gar
cia, 140, Puerto Rico 90.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Jimmy
Grimm, 1877, Louisville, out
pointed Tony Roma, 134, Nc
Keesport, Pa. 90.
STAMFORD, Conn.-K. o.
Morgan, 1854 Stamford, stopped
Tex Christie, 127A, New York
"a.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Bethesda Pinmen Meet

Maj. Chase, president of the
Bethesda Business Mems Bowling
League, has called a meeting for
tomorrow at pm. at the Boulevard.
Secretary Charles Pimper has noti-
fed all of last years teams to be
renreSented.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Texas Runaers' Victors

WESTBURY, N. Y, Sept. Z tR.-
Eric Pedley, CALIFORNIA; leading
poloist, and his Texas Rangers"
polo team defeated the Westbury
quartet, headed by Stewart Igle-
hart, 8 to 6.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Berger Koyoes Gorcio

MONTREAL, Sept. 7 (P.-Maxie
Berger of Montreal scored a third
round technical knockout over Felix
Garcia of Puerto Rico last night.
Each weighed 40.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Official Score

'Batted Tor Beckman IN NTH
Washington 100 100 2OO--s
Philadelphia 600 Ol0 002-3
Runs batted invest t2l. Bloodvorth
f2). Miles. Lodieiani Dean Two-base
hits-Leonard. Vernon, Chapman. Three
base hit-Levis Home run-Bloodworth
Stolen bsses-Vernon Case. Sacrifice
naId Phadsnbi Leit on on
Leonard, 2; off Reckman, ?; of Jovce /.
Struck out-By Leonard, 2; by Joyce, /.
Joyce. 3 in . innings: off Dean in 2
innings Passed ball-Ferrell Losing
pitcher-Beckman Umpires-Messrs Rom.
mel, Kolls and Hubbard Time :46.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Sees Bush League Viewpoint
As Inherent Weakness

This was the only player of the
type that I ever talked to who was
so frank. But there are-and I
guess as long as baseball has been
played there have been-many like
him. The type is familiar to all
managers.
From a managers standpoint, they
are aggravating because they have
the necessary ability without the
determination to match it. Mana
gers get out of patience with them
but frequently cling to them, fear
full that If they let them 60 they
may find themselves overnight.
There probably is at least one of
them on every club in the major
leagues save the Yankees, who have
so many good players at their COM
mand that they do not have to be
bothered with them.
Some managers say that the
minor league mind is a result of a
player having spent too much time
in the minors. In some cases 1t may
be true, but I think more likely it
is inherent and that the length of
time fellow plays In the minors has
nothing to do with it. know many
cases of men who spent years in the
minors but, granted break in the
majors, went to town.
I would cite particularly the case
of a man who played his entire
career in the minors and never put
on a major league uniform until he
became manager-and who
promptly demonstrated that, where
his mind and his heart were con-
cerned, he had been major
Lacquer all his life. His name-if
you haven't guessed 1t already-is
Joe Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Roots and Davis Meet
For D. T.. Co|ored
Ringer Crown
Match Tonight Follows
Opening Contests Of
Maryland FIippers

Lincoln Roots and Charles Davis
will fight it out for the District of
Columbia championship in the COL
ored section of The Evening Star
tournament tonight on the Ban
neker courts at 9:15 o'clock.
Displaying the form that won him
the metropolitan district title, most
priced in the big tournament, sew
eral years ago, Roots defeated R.
Briscoe in the second round and Ike
Bell in the semifinals last night, re-
moving two tough customers with
ease. Only in the first game with
Briscoe was he pressed
1t was different with Davis, ac-
counted strong contender not only
for the Washington title but the
metropolitan. He defeated C. B. In
gram in the semifnal, but it was
tough going all the way, Ingram
winning the first game.
The Maryland pitchers will get
und n way tonight at o'clock, with
their finals to be played tomorrow
evening. On Saturday and Monday
nights the Virginia flippers will oc-
cupy the Banneker courts.
Second round-Inersm m defec' ID Boo,
500. SIS; Davis defeated y. john
son, 500; 5l-25: Roots defeated Bris-
coe. 5l-3; 50-34: Bell defeated Hun
ter 53-.24 53-29
semi-finals = Davis defeated Ingram.
53-45 50-32, 47-51. 50-43: Roots
defeated Bell. 52-42, 50-26. 51-36
Consolation tourney pairings-Brooks VS..
R. Johnson, R. Jones VS.. M. johnson.
Wedge, bye; Briscoe bye; Hawkins VS..
Minor; Hunter. bye: Tyler vs. M. Johnson;
Campbell, bye.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Player Admits He'd Rother
Have Soft Spot in Minors

The Giants trained at Sarasota
that spring and this young man was
the sensation of the camp. He pull.
verized the pitching in the practice
games and, when the exhibition
games with other major league
clubs got under way, he continued
to wallop everything that was
hurled his way.
But as the team worked it's way to-
ward the north and the opening OF
the championship season, his power
waned. A week out of New York
John McGraw took him out of the
lineup. The night before the sea-
son opened, McGraw handed him a
return ticket to the minors.
I talked to the boy just before he
left I felt sorry for him and was
trying to console him for what !
thought must be a terrific blow.
"Oh, that's all right" he said. Il
don't mind. I'd just as soon play IN
the minors as I would in the majors
sooner, for that matter.
'I wasn't quite prepared for that
"Why?" I asked.
"It's easier" he said The pitch
Ing down there is easier-the
pitchers are old guys who couldn't
stay up in the majors any longer or
kids who aren't ready yet and, may
be, never will be. The other players
aren't as fast or as smart as the
fellows up here. And you don't feel
the strain that you do when you're
playing in the majors. And-Well,
I've got lot of friends in all the
towns in the Association. I have a
good time wherever go and I get
as much dough as anybody else and
more than most of them. So why
should I worry my head off and
break my back up here?"
I was sorrier for him then. Here
was a kid who had all the natural
ability needed to be top-f1ight
player in the big show But he had
what Bill McKecknie called the
minor league mind-and he was
willing to blow it all for a soft spot
in the minors.