Evening star., 1960-01-07
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Rice and Roush Ready for Hall

TO THE MEMBERS of the Baseball Writers Associa-
ton of America who privileged for Hall of
Fame candidates has been that Max Carev
who came closest to entering the hallowed shrine at
CooperStown, N Y, year ago, has no chance now
In fact, Carey isn't eligible because it develops
Max had the poor taste to call it in 1929 instead
of 1880 Only those who played into the '3Os-bu in
the last five SeaSonSare eligible for consideration when
the ballots are collected January %.
This seemingly peculiar ruling eliminates not only
Carey, the old-umer but Bob Feller, among the
modern Feer, who won 266 major league games his
Misunderstanding three record-ying no-hitteS-stub
borny tried to perpetuae his in 55 and Sc and
therefore, must await the whimS of the Halls rule makers
Hal Newhouser, who 2O7 likewise is ineligible
for having given it 54 55 desperation fling with Cleve
land, after the wartime sckout of the Tigers was all
DONE
IF ITS ANY consolation, old and perennial candi-
date, Sam Rice, still eligible because Sam who came
up In 1915, played until 1884 If Rice doesn't make the
Hall this time probably will succeed Carey as the
leading votegetter. Sam and Edd Roush both belong
The Hall has been battling people for years with
its trick rules and the resultant in which some
OF the greats elected, not quite few
mediocrities have slipped the golden shrine
How can who witnessed Rice and Roush and Red
Faber in their delightful primes and have become familiar
with their gtering records expect to understand how
Roderick Wallace is Famer and they are not?
Wallace mostly shortstop who goes back to
the almost forgotten Temple Cup days According to the
book, he was 1858 guy, lifetime. Rice 1922 man.
to glorifying the White Sox
They were graceful to watch, all of EN-, but eSpe-
caly Rice and Roush, who large but 1.-the and
wiry men with the graceful of antelopes They
could hit rum steal, field throw The awkwardness
Of such modern-day great Ted Williams was alien
to them.
ONE CHARGE LEVELED at the Hall of Fame's sys-
tenn Of choosing players-and Joe Judge among
who puts in with the accusaton-iS that too much
phasS has been placed at times color" and not
ability. Rabbit Maranvie considered colorful, so
he's in at Coopersown, Judge says so is Dizzy
So are Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers
"Maranville hit Whopping 258 for his career. My
goodness! Dean great while he lasted but he won
$50 games, that's all Faber, with than $50 wins
and Eppa Rixey with $50 and Waite Hoyt with
237-they don't get loud call. Tinker and Evers got
double play They the day they could make it
ike Bucky Harris and Roger Pecknpaugh.
l know. saw Tinker and Evers and the guy
on hrSt base when Peck and Harris operating"
Rlce may have been competent and graceful
Chan colotul but starryeyed boy grown middle
age might question any contention that RouSh Faber
were CooresS Faber, for example, three games
Cne lSl' world Series. He pitched spendidy-Larry
ohery was Just carbon last fal-that on the early
InioiLaCon Please radio quiz show the learned
'ohn Keran was stumped when it was asked:
VINO stole third base in World Series game when
1t was occupied"
kleran, of all people, should have known it was
Faber! " ~
ROUsH ALWAYS SOUNDED colorful to this avid
4o"er Oh sports gossip 'in the early 192Os when the
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