Evening star., 1953-10-28

Make Rosenboom and Max Baer. The two NM
Makes were fond of training in night club
chairs, deeply nhaling the strength giving,
stale, blue smoke. Greb partial ''"'" stan"
to vamns him he sat high revolving stools with
rail of brass in front.
odds are always with the clean-iving athlete of
course provided he has ability, too who trained
little have become outstanding figures although it must
be conceded that extra of ability required
BABE RUTH OF COURSE, won fame for his ability to
hit despite overndugence both food strong
waters Nobody before since has hit so home in
season. Ruth did in 1927. Yet Clark Griffith maintains
to this that Babe had behaved himself he could have
hit 100 home runs season.
Ferris Fain White sox baseman got almost much
publicity of his roadhouse brawl in nearby
Maryland he received winning the American League
batting championship the two preceding He not only
lost the hitting title to the ruesabiding Mickey Vernon also
first baseman, but the fist fight as WELL
the other hand, still another first baseman, Eddie
Waitkus, telling how obedience to the standard
major league of bedtime before midnight eopadzed not
only his career but his life.
ON THE NIGHT of June A. 1949 Watkins,
of the Phes returned to his hotel in Chicago about 1880
Checking at the desk, he found note in his box from
strange young lady who wrote that she had important
information for him. Eddie decided long he back
early to size her The lady, who proessed to be
admrer of the player, had Waitkus to her
then shot him with a smal-caiber weapon.
"If I'd been out after hours Watkins lamented during
his convaIescence period Id have been sneaking
hotel wouldn't have the box wouldn't have got
tho note wouldn't have met the or wouldn't have got
shot. You can't win"
Varying degrees of authority are maintained by fight
managers baseball managers football coaches the
easiest fighters to is Rocky Marciano tractabe
young who ironically, is handled by Al Weill real
martinez when necessary He has to be in Rockys
Just feed him we'll, and time, and Marcano will
play mumblypeg in the front yard the rest of the time
Rogers Hornsby controversial figure, inclined to
drive his ball players with his lobby sitting Except
when he ball park, eating, Rogers would park
in upholstered chair in hotel lobby He never drinks
smokes" of the Cincinnati Reds moaning last
spring. A he does is sit between the main door of the
hotel and the elevators We down in the morning
first person is HornSby We go to bed at night
last person is Hornsby. Honest to Pete!"
BUCkY HARRIS, UNTIL a couple of years ago, the
opposite type of Bucky ordered bedchecks
If performed well, Bucky demanded nothing more
Trouble with staying out late when Harris managed it was
highly likely player would bump into the boss in some
aerhourS bStro In which case 1t was produce tne neX
day or else.
Some years ago. when Al Simmons nearing the end
brilliant career the Senators acquired him in the hope
that the distant left field fence at Griffith
Stadium Like others before him. Simmons discovered early
that he fighting losing battle Dscon-
because of 200 batting Al made the years
trip Boston, gratefully observed hard steady rain
that all but guaranteed the next afternoon, and
his troubles to pub the street from the rzy
Copey-Plaza
which might be expected of true Mwaukeeborn citizen.
AL and reporters of whom was Winnie Flaherty did
wonderful job of emptyng ale bottles until at wee hour
the proprietor closed the doors 1t raining harder than
Simmons story of his inability to hit had been
told and retod
NEXT MORNING THE SKIES cleared. The Red sox
informed the Senators it urgent that the game be
played. field been covered during the night etc.
With red trimmed eyes, and little sleep, Simmons duti-
fully reported First time at bat he hit home Then
triple Faherty and this other ale companion
Al churned around the bases and slid into third
time up Simmons belted another the fence He
was sensational.
And then it began rain again. Not really rain, but
pour The stuff fell The game called before
the required 41a innings All of Simmons featS wiped
the records. The veteran really down. When he
got back to hotel he ordered, of all things, ale
Casey Stengel Yankees observing what they
eat If it's juice ham and eggs toast and
milk" says, "T that boys behaved himself If it's
black coffee oh my"
BILL. McKECHNIE USED to bandly ask a player for a
match If the Matchbox advertised night club
would study it meaningly before returning it.
The late Hack Wilson irked with Hornsby back in
the days when Hack the suggng star of the Chicago
Cubs and Rogers the manager.
keeps calling me a drinker" Hack once protested.
"I take drink and then what? hit home runs
for that guy, too don't ~"
One morning, the story goes Wilson beckoned to a
Chicago sports writer.
"Come with into the BAR" he suggested After he
had what the mixoogiSt had prepared is
alleged looked at clock pointing am
waved aside the bartender toward building another
drink
"Hornsby says drink before ball games Hack explained