The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Today;s Sport
 Parade
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff CorrespOndent) (Pinch- Hitting for Henry
 McLemOre)

Tampa. r.,s., March 25 - UP0 -Over in Bradenton two of base balls outcasts have found haven with the Boston Bees, and both of them talked today about their past and their future as little powdery clouds of dust blew across the dia- mond.
 Listen to Al Todd, catcher who was exiled by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Al Simmons, who got his walk ing papers from the Washington Senators and now-gray at the tenn ples-is trying to come back in the National League.
 Pie Traynor traded Todd to the Bees along with John Dickshot for Catcher Al Mueller, and then told the baseball world Todd was the man who cost the Pirates the pen- nant last season.
 'Traynor had put the rap on somebody and he made me the goat" said Todd. "If he didn't want me on the club I certainly didn't want to stay with Pittsburgh. But it's a funny thing to me why he let me catch 133 games, more than any other catcher in the league, the last two seasons, if I was so lousy behind the plate. led the catcherS in field ing last year and in hitting the year before."
 Can't Figure It Out
 Todd said he had heard much talk about how he was responsible for the Pirates losing those three cru- cial games to the Cubs last Septem- Der.
 Well, hit .36O in that series, made two hits off Dizzy Dean and made four perfect throws" he re- called. T don't see how they can figure I lost it but If Traynor and anybody wants to blame me what can I do about it? admit I did miss one third strike entirely, and the batter got on base and later scored. It was funny play. never saw the ball at all and it got com. pletely away from me.
 '"They rap me about the homer Hartnett hit but notice the knock CTS don't even know what kind of a pitch it was. It wasn't fast ball at all but a high curve ball. I called for that pitch and Mace Brown threw it. Hartnett hit it for homer and there is no alibi you can think up for homer"
 Todd says he is happier in Boston with contented, hustling players than he was in Pittsburgh.
 sHrhic fon0 hoe r1onro cY,irif ond hustle than the Pirates ever show ed", said Todd. If Casey Stengel wants something done on this club he tells you and you do it. It's one for all and all for one."
 Strong At 35
 While the amplifiers blared out "Mexicali Rose" Simmons plopped down on the bench to rest his weary dogs. It's no fun running on those sandy Florida diamonds when you're 35 and you've been around the ma jors for IS years.
 Simmons got n bad with Clark Grifflth for getting into an argu- ment with a Washington fan, and was heavily fined just before the season ended. Griffith waived him out of the American League, and sold him to the Bees at a figure var iously reported at from $500 to $20,- GOO.
 Al, once the mightiest hitter in the American League, has come down long way and is near the end of his string, but he hopes to have one more good year in his sys- tenn before calling it quits.
 T feel good" said Simmons, "ex- cept for a pulled muscle in my leg. That'll be all right soon and I be- lieve I'll have good year"
 Later in the game, Simmons, talk ing only few steps, let pop fly right in front of him in left field. He would have caught the ball in his hip pocket few years ago. It's just about AIS last stand and he knows 1t. He's saving those extra steps for the championship season.
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