Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-11-12
Keller's Good Nature

Keller's Good Nature
You can get an idea of Charlie
Keller's type from this incident.
When they wanted to give him
"Keller Day." the Yankee outfield-
er insisted that all receipts taken
in be used for a Maryland univer-
sity scholarship for some needy
youth.
That would be Charlie Keller's
way. The Yankee outfielder grad
uated from Maryland II years ago,
came to Newark in 1887 and report
ed to the Yankees in 1889. He was
not only great ballplayer at Mary
land but also an honor student and
one of the most popular fellows
on the Maryland campus.
l asked him once where he
got that pair of hands-the most
powerful looking I'D seen in
baseball. milking IL cows
every morning." Charlie said
with grin.
Keller was born in Middletown,
Md, in September, 1916, some 80
years ago. He came from the right
state as a slugger-the state that
gave the game Babe Ruth, Jimmy
Foxx and Home-Run Baker. In his
first year with the Yankees, Keller
hit 1874 and followed this with a
world series mark of .438. Except
for the toughest luck you can
imagine, he could have been one Of
the greatest power men of the
game.
He was on his way to lead the
American league in all power de-
partmentS when he broke an ankle.
He was heading back when war ar
rived and took him away from the
scene in his prime. Once again he
fought his way up, then a spinal
injury cut him down. Now he is
coming along again in his fourth
surge.
Maryland university, under the
direction of Curley Byrd, is moving
up in both educational and athletic
ranking. Under Coach Jim Tatum's
sound guidance and a few better
football players, it is a worthy OPP
ponent for any team it meets-it
could be said here that Maryland
graduates and Maryland students
are proud of student Keller and ball
| player Keller, who has never brok-
en- training rule in his career, Ell
Their via the alcohol or nicotine
route.
Keller could have accepted Keller
Day with the usual thanks In place
of this, the Yankee hitter insisted
that the main benefits to be derived
on such a day should be given in
the form of a scholarship or scholar
ships to deserving young men who
| wanted a college education.
Football Pr0wesS
l ran into rugged Texan the
other day who has followed football
closely for many years.
81 can't deny that I'm biased"
he said, but, throwing all bias out
of the window, l can't agree with
those who place the Midwest over
the Southwest. I'd like nothing bet
ter than to have a substantial bet
VII ~ WI - 1ShdS, ~ ". NV
against Notre Dame, Michigan,
Purdue and Minnesota. On the side,
we have Arkansas and others who
are much stronger than the remain
ing Midwest teams.
"Notre Dame would be hard to
handle, but l doubt that Leahy's
team could beat S.M.U. or Texas.
Minnesota has a great line but no
backs to compare with the passers
and runners we have in Texas
81 don't believe Michigan is deep
enough after her losses from 1947's
big squad. Texas is much deeper
than Michigan.
at has been said that no
Southwest team will play Notre
Dame. l don't think Notre
Dame would have the slightest
trouble getting on almost any
Southwest schedule, including
S.M.U. and Texas"