The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-09-11

season. Brooklyn
hasn't won a pennant for over 20
years but il they happen TO steer
their way through this trip don't
ne surprised IL they make the
Yankees walk the plank The
Dodgers have the knack OF provid-
ing the unexpected at time
when you don't think they'll pro-
vide H. That's what helps to make
baseball
RANDOM NOTES
John j. Hcalcy. local lad station
cd at Fort Riley. Kansas. heavcs
this hi-dc-ho at me via postcard
from way out in the corn belt.
IL am here at the cavalry school.
We have the markings OF a fine
football team here. Ben Sheridan.
of Notre Dame. is here as well as
some stars from Michigan. They
have swell orchestra. too with
some top-notchers from New York
and Chicago. More later. best re-
CARDS to ALL" Young Healey, close
follower Of sectional sports. was
indicted into the service about
three months ago He is grad
nate OF LaSalle Institute and is
wcl!-known hereabouts
William Boots" Miller. the fidg-
ETY. forksider who does the think
ing and lot Of pitching for the
Cumberland Colts. has placed
Cumberland on the baseball map.
The splendid showing OF the
Ponies in the national amateur
tournament staged at Youngstown.
Ohio. is a fine tribute to his abil-
ity The bespectaled sou,hpaw.
an affable and dcbonair chap. has
done much to restore the lost dia-
mond prestige of this mans town
and I. for one. salute him not only
as pitcher and manager OF class
but also as n young man OF fine
character This year. as in other
wears when he stood the batters
Of Glass D baseball on their col
icctive heads with his repertoire
Of stuff" he takes everything in
stride To him. n baseball game Is
Just a baseball game He knows
the sport from A to 2 but he is not
one to advertise his ability to the
world Thank you. Boots" Miller,
for a great job OF managing and
great job OF pitching.
Deviating from baseball "a
yachting. Of which know little
about. I hear that my old crony
&. c. Curtis" Grove. again swipes
the headlines-The most rabid
Yankee enthusiast In town went
a-yachting last Sunday with Eu-
gene b. skipper" Stein. swarthy
pressman Of the Cumberland Eve
ming Times.
The scene was Deep Creek Lake
and Gene tells me that C. V. really
went over the waves" As the
baseball season fast draws to q
close there seems to be no let-up in
tho batting proves OF humping
Ted Williams. Boston's great hit
ter and the talk OF the year And
during the course OF little tete-
a-tete with local fan recently. a
point was brought out to me that
never thought OF before Said
point. as emphasized by said fan
was that Williams Is under a han.
dicap when compared to 400 hit.
tors OF other years
His argument. and logical one
il IL, Is that when Cobb. Hornsby
Sisler and Terry. the tremendou.
Jumpers Of the past hit over .s0t
they enjoyed the advantage Of the
now defunct Sacrifice fly" rule
which, In the oiden days. was no,
time at hat but which today il q
time at hat.
Two years ago in Washington
the wife and l saw him perform
Then. Charley Keller was being
hailed as the rookie OF all rock
les" but in anybody's book Tee
Williams is a greater ball PLAYER
than Charley Keller with no dis
respect to his ability ever hope.
to be Seems like the boys who
play with the Yankees get all the
publicity This condition has ex
listed for years simply because the
New York team wins more pen
nants than the others-But II Tee