The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-09-12

~ wonder did anyone notice
that Lefty" Grove lost tough
game the other day in Washing
ton in Is innings? Some people
think that Lefty is all washed
UP, but the managers OF other
teams don't think so. Every
time Lefty toes the rubber the
rival pilots shoot their aces at
him. Sid Hudson of the Senators
recently beat Lefty 81 and 10.
Check back and see how many
hams were pitted against
Grove. Not many. brother"
Greatest Ever
Going on. Powers seq;
Speaking of Grove. let me go
on a little further. When Lefty
won l6 consecutive games to tic
the record 1t looked like he was
going to establish a new mark
the way he was going but he ran
into Dick cofTman and the 81.
Louis Browns when he tried for
the 18th win and. sad TO relate,
lost 10. Mule Haas misjudged
a fly ball which cost Lefty the
game. After the game. Lefty
went on to win 8 straight. Were
1t not for that hard luck loss,
Lefty Grove would have had Is
consecutive wins.
For my dough. this guy
Grove was the best left handler
of all time. 1t is really too bad
he Is gsttin gold. | should have
made it tougher ard said If you
had your choice of Grove or Ruff
fing or Hubbell who would YOU
take? Everybody likes Hubbell.
Everybody likes Rufiing But
most guys picked Hub because
he never had murderers row
behind him. Hub Just slaugh-
tered those murderers in the
All-Star classic.
FAST As johnson
Powers doesn't stop there. No
sir. What more can he say?
Just this.
II saw Fcller three times
this year and I like him but
he never saw the day he could
throw a ball with the speed of
\ Grove. The man never
lived. not even Walter john
son. who could throw a ball
faster than Grove when Lefty
was In his prime. Hub wasn't
rs fast as Grove but he was
smarter. And they both were
better than Ruifing. Some
fans NAV take exception TO
this statement. hut I guess
that's what makes baseball.
a difference of opinion. That's
all for to-day. brother"
Powers is right. Grove is the
only pitcher who ever led the
American League eight straight
years in earned run averages.
And after all. murderers row
doesn't have anything to do with
an earned run average OF a
pitcher. More than that. when
Grove was with the AS. he con
stantly SOW relief service be-
sides taking his regular turn.
And at 40 today. he's better than
Hubbell who is years younger
CABS AND CUISINES
In case you're interested in
birthdays Charley Keller. Mary
lands coveted gift TO the New
York Yankees. is rs years old
today-When Freddie Fitzsim-
mons. the venerable hurler OF
the Brooklyn Dodgers. got the
exit in a recent Dodger- Giant
melee 1t was the first time in
his major league career that he
persisted via the umpire route
And the lovable character of the
Flatbush brigade was so down.
hearted he actually wept In the
dugout-Hats of to the Frost
burg Bi-Staters for their splen-
did showing in the National anna
teur baseball marathon-The
Frosty City caravan competing
against the ace arrays Of the
land. sliced off two stunning wins
before dropping nose 8 TO Z YER
dict to a powerful Pittsburgh
team.
The Mountaineers have been
given reams of copy this sea.
son but not too much has been
said about likeable Joe Nc.
CHM, the feet ball kidnapper
OF the Demons - McGinn
wasn't any great shakes here
last season-Time and time
again he went after bad balls
and more than once he looked
like q contortionist trying TO
hit a curve-But this year up
Frostburg way the Cumber-
land lad suddenly regained the
form that made him n local
standout three or four years
ago-He "shelled" far over
800 and fielded magnificently.
The boys with the microscopes
are having their innings these
fine fall days-The way the