Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27


at the beginning OF the season
that he wanted 10 play until he
could fix up his mother financially.
That attended 10. he enlisted
Simple. II just hadn't occurred TO
him 10 talk TO anybody about it
beforehand.
He may not see military service
70" days, weeks or even months TO
come. but at heart he's already a
full-Aedged navy man. On the
trip down from Boston to New
York the other night. the lean
l'l;eable kid Joined group of
elders who were riding on the
ne train.
DEFENDED HIS CHOICE
He talked baseball with them
couple of hours and so over
hclmed them by just being the
&c kid he is that one Of the
oldicrs said. "Golly. Ted, it's TOO
I'd you signed UP in the wrong
'rvice. We sure would like you
the army"
Ted hotly defended his choice
fOr the next two hours. Jellicoe
rOuldn't have defended the navys
ole more cloquently.
Joe Cronin who is somehow
managing 10 survive the train of
watching his Red Sox blow tough
games. isn't thinking right now
about what the Sox will do with
out William
Right low I'm crazy tn
know Il we're going to do
about tting n hit when we
need II Joseph r1oaned.
Joe's an Pesky Is on the bench.
So is .nmy Foxx. with a recur-
renee of his sinus trouble. When
the time comes for Williams TO go,
Joe said he'd probably use Pete
Fox or Lou F'inney in the great
| hitter's place. Perhaps Will Har-
ridge will let him use both, If Will
is approached in nice way. 1t
would seem only fair.
LOST THEIR PANTS
Only casualty caused by the war
thus far. on the Boston team, was
tho loss of the teams pants and
other equipment in the confusion
Of a troop movement this spring.
The Sox were coming up from
spring training to meet the Reds
in Birmingham. Phil Troy. the
clubs congenial travelling secre-
tary. who has been worrying about
such things for IS years, got up
early that morning in Birming-
ham. walked through the train in
his pajamas and a robe, opened
the door that looked into the bag
gage car behind and was horri-
fled 10 see the baggage car pull
away from the rest OF the train.
II had been hooked on a troop
train, without the precaution OF
removing the equipment of the
Sox and the Reds.
Back in Boston, Troy sheepishly
met his friend Yawkey. Mastering
his stcrnest air. Tom inquired with
sinister sarcasm the number OF
years Troy had been travelling
secretary. Phil said he'd hate 10
compute this eternity. Whereupon
Yawkey said. We'll. II must be
long enough 10 keep you from ever
being caught flatfooted again"
Money being no deterrent al
Boston. Troy went of and made
purchase which is bound 10 be
copied by every club in baseball
He buoght 80 fiat suitcases, with
plywood interiors, and now the
Red Sox will tote their uniforms
with them--instead Of the age-olc
custom Of shipping them in big
trunks in the baggage cars.
A NEW STUNT
The suitcases fit under each
rain berth. The Red Sox are moi
going TO be caught with Their
monkey suits of. come war OF
pestilence. Besides land this Il
the important thing TO Yawkeyl
il opens up a lot of baggage cal
space 10 more essential wartime
baggage.
Yawkey believes that baseball
should continue but has instructed
Troy that he must never permi
the Red Sox 10 interfere in an,
way with troop movements ever
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