Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02


 word spoken among them. Fin ally, Crossetti managed to shake his lethargic state long enough to mention that the weather outside must be hot. Dimag, quite com fortable in his chair, said he didn't think it was so awfully hot. Lag zeri, in a sort of semi-coma, caught the sound of their voices, and then grumbled as if irritated, When are you guys ever gonna stop arr guing?" "El Goofy" Gomez was another of the old guard who had plenty of yarns told about his ec- centric behavior when a Yankee.
 There is no doubt that Manager Bill Dickey's policies are in many instances a far cry from McCar- thy's. Niarhos, who had hit into double play his previous trip to the plate with men on base, came up in the eighth with three on-a spot calling for left hand hitter, and preferably, long ball hitter, Niarhos is neither-and pro- ceeded to hit into another double play, thus ending the Yankees threat to break up the game. Vet eran New York writers considered this move of Dickey's real faux pas. . There's going to be some changes made before another play ing season rolls around.
 Football FervOr Climbing Daily"
 The rising interest in regard to the swiftly approaching football season is becoming more apparent with each passing day. Reports from the various training centerS are beginning to crowd the base ball items off the sports pages of the nation. The South and Mid West seem to be leading the other sections of the country as far as interest in the pigskin passtime goes, at the present time anyway. Old Granny Rice, dean of sports writers, came out with his first col- umn that was devoted exclusively to Hypothetical postu1ations regard ing the strength of leading teams of each section. That this year will bring some of the greatest plays and players the sport has ever wit messed, has long since been fore gone conclusion. Nearly every ma jor team in the country has been reinforced or bolstered by return ing veterans, most of whom are former players with collegiate ex- perience, who are much heavier and who have lot more poise than the average candidate.
 Frank Thomas, coach of Ala bama's Crimson Tide, has easily the best looking squad in the South, that is, according to rival coaches. Tulane is supposed to have it's best squad of talent since the days of Bernie Bierman, ard ranks right behind Alabama claims Fred Digby of the New Orleans Times-Picayne. Georgia should field a well bal anced team headed by the inimita- ble Charley Trippi.
 There has been quite a bit of contention as to whether the South or Midwest puts out the best brand of football. Of course Southern sportsWriters point out the fact that more of their teams have en- tered Bowl games" than any other section, fact which entities them to the top rung of the ladder. How ever, such statement when ex- amined closely, reveals itself to be a little absurb, especially when teams like last years great Army eleven cannot accept post-season invitations. Year in and year out over a period of years, there is no doubt that from an impartial stand point, and after having checked the past performances and seasonal rat ings, the nod goes to the Midwest, for more National Champions have emerged from that section than any other. Any team outside of the Big Nine Conference, with the notable exception of Notre Dame, that could go through their sched- ules without being beaten could be rightfully considered as a Nation Champion.
 Fifty-fve of the sixty All-Stars