The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-06-14
Observations


A newspaper item recently came
10 my attention relative to an in
cident which happened down IN
Porto Rico which herein quote:
SAN JUAN. p. r. atchel Paige
famed colored speedball pitcher.
was fined and given years sus-
pension. according 10 an announce
ment issued here last week by Car
los Noceda president OF the Puerto
Rican Baseball League.
Paige. who has been the leagues
hest drawing card has been play
ing for Guyana and was said 10
have been using dilatory tactics
which DELAYED game. He was
also accused Of throwing the ball
over an outfielder's head
Satchel Paige Is undoubtedly one
OF The best pitchers OF his time re-
CARELESS OF color. His best ball.
which puzzles the batters. is his
famous "Speedball" which is de-
ceptive because he does not employ
a full-arm swing To deliyef IL: il
IS snap thru which is delivered
by quick motion OF the wrist Paige
IS heady pitcher, studies the bat
Ter. and usually outguesses him.
fact which has made him one OF
me most valuable box men in the
game. He has pitched against all
types OF players down in Porto
Rico and Cuba and. In pre- season
games in the l'SA. has bested many
Of the major leaguers In exhib-
ZION games as we'll as the National
Negro League games in the East. he
has been supreme and has always
proved biz drawing card. as the
fans of both races attend the game
IN large numbers when II Is adver-
iised that Paiee Will be on the
mound
Speaking Of Satchel Paige as
pitcher brings to mind some OF the
old timers Of former years such as
me Jackson Brothers OF the Back
rack Giants OF Atlantic city. Chick
Malone and Will Toney OF the Pact
Nc BLACK Sox of Nashville. Tenn.
old timers will recall many OF
these names Bud Booker OF the
Leland Giants OF Chicago. Big Bill
Gaiewood OF 81. Louis Steel-srm
Johnny Taylor OF Birmingham. Ala
hama. Johnny Williams and Petway
Of the ST. Paul Gophers. Crawford
of the Minneapolis keysiones.
Frank ltson OF the Waco Yellow
Jackets, there was Cyclone Joe
Williams of San Antonio. Texas.
who. al the age OF -. pitched a %
game. and Joe Jones and Andrew
Rube Foster 81 the Fori Worth
Colts. Jack Patilla OF the Hot
springs Giants Edison OF the waco
yellow Jackets was considered
brainy bali player and when his
arm Went had. continued the game
by playing first base N remark
able manner. "Rube' Foster went
from the Fort Worth Colts TO the
Leland Giants in Chicago. and
then became the organizer and
manager OF the famous American
Giants out OF which grew or
ganized Negro baseball in the mid
die west. Foster was an all-around
ball player-ftted into any posi-
ton one OF the most famous
pitchers Of his time: not as flashy
as his teammaie Walter Ball. bni
knew how To take advantage OF
hard-hitting batsmen.
A game that was played in the
old white Sox Park at seth and
Wentworth still lives in the minds
OF baseball fans in Chicago II was
between the Leland Giants and
ike" Stshl's famous Boston
plafer) All-Siar team. The score
was 10 0 in the 9th inning with
Foster on the mound. frankie Me
Mickhols. one OF the fastest rum
ners on record, having reached first
base on halls. stole second. and
then third-only one was out: Jake
Stahl was al the bat Walter hall
was PLAYING right field when Siahl
hit long NY down the right field
baseline which Ball caught and
threw the fast-rnnning McMick-