The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-28
(Reg. U. s. Pat. off)
By JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Dec. 28.-(UP)-He wears his heavy flannels in the summer when it's hot and he plays in satin scanties in the winter when it's not, he is a rarity in sports be- cause he is a pro-amateur and nat urally he is one of Brooklyn's own. Howie (Stretch) Schultz of the Dodgers is back in town as a bas- ketball player.
 The traffic on the B. M. T, sub- way from Brooklyn into Manhattan will be mainly in one direction to- night when the faithful of Flatbush go to see Schultz, one of their legion of idols in a role that will be entire ly new to them, as center for the Hamline university court sports from St. Paul.
 There is nothing new about the job to Howie because he was an all- star on the hard boards, a long time before he took over as guard ian of first base for the Dodgers in the summer of 1943.
 Of chief interest to most fans is how Schultz is able to operate on the double standard, switching chameleon like from the status ot professional to an amateur when it is time to go back to college.
 Howie'S coach, Joe Hutton, seems to have the best answer to that. Despite the fact that the six-foot. six-inch initial sacker is under con- tract to theh Dodgers on ar annual basis, Hutton figures that his sum- mer- time vocation in Flatbush IS no different than that of any other college youngster, working at any kind of ojb to earn money for his education.
 Our conference in Minnesota al- lows boy to work during his sum- mer vacation and if that work hap pens to be playing baseball for money, we don't see any reason to change that boys amateur status" Hutton said.
 PrO-Amateur
 Hutton stressed that the confer ence wah not functioning under relaxed wartime regulations which in many areas make it possible for a player to participate in amateur athletics, even though he had been a professional in other lines of sport.
 we have observed this same code for more than 25 years," he said. Don't you think our attitude is more sensible than that of other conferences which make liars of good clean kids who have to play pro sports during their vacation under assumed names to circum- vent eligibility rules?"
 Schultz, the Dodger, as distin- guished from Schultz, the basketball player had a hard beginning as the first youngster brought in by Boss Branch Hickey in his EbbetS field Youth Movement" It was a tough spot because Hickey had just traded away the tremendously popular Dolph Camilh to the Giants and he settled the raw rookie right into the first baseman's job. The right field rooters had threatened to boy cotC the park, put tneH roaStlnB turned to toasting after Howie's very first game in which he made two clean hits and pair of spark ling plays afield. He never lost the job, playing out the l943 season and the full lo44 campaign.
 The youngster, who led Hamline to the National Intercollegiate bas- ketball championship ct Kansas City, Mo, in io42, hopes Hickey will be on hand to see him tonight. Offensive sparkplug of the Pipers, who have won six straight games, ae has made T points and is Q stand out on rebounds and pivot plays.
 Basketball has sharpened my re flexes and I've never been In better shape in my life," he said. "If Mr. Rlckey sees me, think he'll want to sign me to Q new contract right away"
 Ho admitted that he liked base- ball the better of the two sports, "But I do get c lot Of fun out of basketball and certainly ain hap- py that decided Co 60 back to school this winter"