The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-10-10


ton on the greensward-his en-
tourage of Major League All.Stars
have been battling it out down
Baltimore way in a series of e%-
hibitions against the Negro pro
fessional all.Stars.
wild Bill" INLAND knows class
when he sees II. y. The Cum
bcrland clouter never had any
doubt about the ability Of
Fritzic Zivic 10 cut down Henry
Armstrong. -.
On the eve Of that tilt. INLAND,
who had seen Zivic in action
some time ago. made this prog.
nosticatiOn. I've seen Zivic fight
and ] know he'll knock the ears
of Armstronb because he XIV
icl is class all over"
Not only that but inland now
goes on record as saying that
Civic will beat Armstrong again
in January and possibly by the
Knockout route. Bandy- legged
Jimmy Ripple. erstwhile Middle
Atlantic League baseball biiIer.
was one OF the most sparkling
gems Of the recent world series.
His iioSsy fielding deeds con
tinually kept the Redbirds out OF
trouble and proved conclusively
that Mr. Bill Terry, of the New
York Giants, has committed more
than his quota of misdemeanors
in the past couple Of years.
Far be il from us TO disparage an
hombre of Terry's rep but it
does seem. as the writers are
now saying. that Sweet William
gave the Giant fans lot OF sour
notes by peddling of Dick Bartcll.
Jimmy Ripple. Fred Fitzsimmons
and Johnny Salyo. Bartell had
one bad season and was suppos-
edly sent into exile after playing
years of fine ball for the Giants.
=. Ripple. another great competi-
tor. was shunted away after he.
too. was given up for lost.
FitzSimmons. after l6 years Of
faithful service. was cast adrift 10
Brooklyn and Salvo was relegated
TO Boston. . =. What happened?
Take a look or two nj the sta
tisticS--Bartcll was the dynamo
in the Detroit iniield and helped
steer the Bcngals TO a flag. =.
Ripple really won the series for
the Reds after smashing out five
home runs in the last few days
of the regular season. Fitz.
simmons topped all pitchers
with l6 victories and two dc.
fcatS and last but not least,
johnny SaivO. never really given
chance by Terry. went TO Bean
town. took up q role as a start
ing slabbcr and promptly pro-
cccdcd to set the circuit ablazc
with his ultra-spectacular en-
pl0its. j.. Four times he tOpplcd
the Giants 10 add tart taste
TO Terry's morning coffee.
That's baseball though, or Is IL?
The great Rec" Grange long
ago hung UP his football finery
but the assistant coach of the
Chicago Bears is still keen judge
OF ability. Three weeks before
the 1910 pro gridiron jamboree
got into swing he predicted that
big George McAfee would be the
rookie stand-out Of the year.
And the former Duke darter has
backed-up Oranges statement with
a series of sterling shows. And
anybody who has ever seen Nc
Afee in combat will attest to his
class. / happened to "ogle'
him in Pittsburgh last year
against the Panthers and while
I'm far from being an expert on
grid matters. ! could wildly dis
Germ him as the greatest gladi-
ator on the field that day.
When the New York Yankees
failed to come through for their
fifth consecutive gonfalon it was
a sad and dreary day for one, Cur
It's ictor Grove. the man-about
town. So morose did he be-
come that he switched his allegi-
ance from the American to the
National League during the World
Series. Grove had previously
been a perennial American League
adherent but when his favorites
went down this year he upped and
rooted for Cincinnati. Every
time Redleg batter stepped to
the plate he hoped the next ball |
would be hit into County Cork.
To those who don't believe that |
Life begins at 40" take n gander
at ancient but venerable Jimmy
Wilson, the man who shook the
cobwebs from his brain. forgot
about his rheumatic aches and
pains and then turned out 10 be
one Of the heros Of the recent