The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
FORDHAM BACK CARRIES HOPES
 OF ROSE BOWL
BlumenstOck Has Speed, POise and Talents of
 Triple Threat
By PAUL sCHEFFELs

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 New York, Oct. 10-(UP)-Press- box batter:
 If Fordham's football forces climax the 1941 gridiron season with the coveted trip to Califor- nia's Rose Bowl, look for Jimmy Blumenstock to furnish the key to success. When fleet Len Eshmont left this year, Blumenstock was shifted back to his regular spot at left half and the change will work out to everybody's advantage. He wasn't accustomed to performing at right half and he now ranks as a made-to-order triple threat. His 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds are seasoned with plenty of speed and poise. He's personable, g years old, has jet-black hair arld, flashing white teeth. He's intense ly interested in aviation and a quick thinking student of eco- monies.
 The turnover in rookie baseball players at Connie Macks Phila- delphia Athletics encampment in the spring is usually something slightly less than terrific and 1942 should prove no exception. He has five youngsters-Dick Fowler, Fred Calikuiri, Roger Wolff, Herman Besse and Porter Vaughan - who may make the grade as regular pitchers next season. Their main fault, as usual seems to be lack of control. Both Besse and Vaughan have been up before but neither seems to have conquered that weakness. Returning regulars = Phil Marchildon, Les McCrabb, Jack Knott and Bill Beckman- added to whoever makes good from the above crop, may give Mack the nucleus of a fair pitching staff.
 Diamond devoteeS all over the land were sorry to see Mel Harder get an unconditional release from the Cleveland Indians this year. Harder, one of the best pitchers the major leagues ever saw in his heyday, failed in an attempted comeback this year. But behind his release is one of baseballs nicer gestures. The Indians will pay for an operation on Harders arm, scheduled for early October, and Mel may report to the Cleve- land camp next spring to make another attempt to land major league job.
 It seems pitcher Freddy Hutch inSon was born under an evil star. The youngster is back up again with the Detroit Tigers for his last trial in the major leagues. According to baseball law, he may i not be farmed out again without being subject to waivers. This time he has established himself as the best pitcher in the International league by winning 26 games. When Freddy first came up to Detroit he had won 25 games for Seattle in the Pacific Coast league and had brought price of $50,000 and four players. He was smothered by pub licity and 1t affected his pitching. He couldn't win in the major and was farmed to Toledo and thence twice to Buffalo. Now he's back and apparently destined for suc- cess-that is, if the army doesn't get him first He's been classified at IA and does not plan to seek defermert.
 Incidentally. Buffalo has sent up a record number of recruits to the Tigers. If Manager Del Baker so desired he could figure out @ line- up - except for first base = com- posed entirely of Bison stars. He could field 8 picket line of Pat Harris, Dick Wakefield or Hoot Evers. His catcher would be Dixie Parsons and his pitchers would be Hutchinson, Manders, Mueller White and Trucks. At third would be Murray Franklin, at short Boyd Perry and at second, Dutch Meyer.