The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
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Limited Press Sports Edit0R) New York, Sept. 2-(UP)-Do my eyes deceive me or is that 8 young pitcher that Maestro Larry Mac- Phail, generalissimo of Brooklyn's beloved buns, is bringing up from one of his farm clubs2
 It must be mirage. Maestro Mac- Phail never would start raidlng the beloved buns farm clubs at this stage of the baseball race. It is un. fail to the fans who have paid their way into the ball park all season to snatch away from a farm club brilliant player who may help win the pennant or be Sctar in the play-offs. Better, oh, far better, to have the beloved buns lose the pen- nant than to grab player from Q minor league club.
 "Razzed" Hickey
 And who says so? Why, Maestro MacPhail himself says so. He said 1t with some heat and at considerable length not long ago when Branch Rickey-the villainl-reached way down to his Houston farm club and came up winth Howie Pollet, Q bril- liant left-handed hurler. The maestro's rage was aided and abet- ted by the fact that Pollet really can sling that apple and may pitch the Cardinals into the world series. It was 8 roaring, laundering ora tion that the maestro delivered as sf m as 1t became apparent that F t was going to give the Car dA considerable comfort and assisN ce. It was filled with siz- zling S~ tences, birthstone clauses and words of pity for the poor fans of Houston who would be deprived for the remainder of the season of watching Pollet buzz his fast one over the dish.
 It is a sad, sad thing to see a man descend to the depths of vil- lainy that Branch Hickey has plumbed. It is a far, far better thing to lose pennant than to leave the good fans of Houston standing on street corners and murmuring nale- dictions over the departure of Pollet.
 That is why the report that the Brooklyn Dodgers have summoned Fl Albosta, young man who can fling baseball with considerable force, from their Montreal farm of the International league sounds so preposterous. The vicious canard that reached this office stated that Albosta had been brought up to Montreal from another Brooklyn farm-Durham in the Piedmont league.
 Apparently the young man did not even pause at Montreal. He made a sort of pogo-stick ascent to the Dodgers, jumping over Montreal without ever hurling a baseball for that club. Now let us examine the situation at Durham It appears that Albosta won Is games and lost four for the Durham team and was chosen on the Pied mont league All-Star team. Obvi- ously, a fairly valuable citizen.
 Has an "Out"
 But, granting that there is ever one single shred of truth in thu . rumor that he has been hauled Ill , " b4AC pCGOfCN bdAAASp VAASAC 0VAbA q an out for Maestro MacPhail. H never would let the Durham fan down if the team had the bares chance for the pennant, would he' Not after that denunciation O Hickey that he delivered. No, Dur ham must be hopelessly in las place. Whats that you say? Dur. ham is in the thick of fight fol the pennant? Impossiblel Now thu whole sordid plot can be exposed.
 There is no such person as Ec Albosta. Branch Hickey created hin out of whole cloth and used sinister means to have his name inserted ii the Piedmont league records. Ther Hickey dug into his war chest ans spent 0o,004.48 to bribe all thu newspapers and press associationi to carry dispatches saying that Al bosta had been called up by thu Dodgers. The extra $4.48 was fol postage to mail the dough to thu newspapermen.
 We caught that Hickey red handed that time, eh, Larryp