Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-16 | Page 6 | Intimate Sketches of World Series Stars

orl i JIMMY FOXX Jimmy Fox Fox-c lox came to to the Mack Mack- men at tho tim age ase of or 16 There There- was WiS probably never ne a n tougher diamond dla dia dia diamond mond performer than Jimmy He lie was a a b big g l ov own n b buS o 0 ti f 1 fat and awkward i 1 Few Foss' managers mana- mana gers belS other than Con 1 O Mack a k would have ise seen promise in him I I l. l Was originally nally a ea catcher and It 80 soon n developed devel devel- op ped d Into a pretty m mso so good one j Just us t id J I about the h fI Gordon Cordon r i into star star- canto came v ou J dom doin dor at that ton Ion for tor the tile Athletics Mack wanted waited to o uso Foxx as w a n r regular because of or his b batting tinS and anc experimented with wIh him at first third and the outfield I. I He le plays iiI his best game at first t. t Has Jo powerful arms and anti takes tales a a terrIfic cut at tt the tile ball baHt Looks bad on on certain Loks styles of pitching only to come ComO comeI comeback I back had and on th the tho next pitch hit the ball baJ a mile mie Has led the Ameri American 1 c can can n lens league c In batting practically from rom the thc start of at the season I K- K RIGGS STEPHENSON STEPHENSO RIggs Stephenson rated b by Manager Man Man- niger ager set Joe oe McCarthy as packing the punch t or sf C any my ot ut his hb Cubs Is an inn alumnus alumnus alum alum- nus oi ol the University Uni Uni- of lot Ala Ala- la- la bama He lie HeIs 10 Is Js one one ot DC the few college to jum Jump direct from fLor u tho ho Rail Rali RI Rah Bali I brand o of baseball to the m Jol's and make mako good im Immediately Im- Im mediately I j Made de his majol 10 1 league debut with wih J tho C elon CJe In- In at l' l d base back In 1921 W The Sewell r brothers then Sewel and Steh Stephenson sun still with wih the thc Indians brought him hinl up from fr Alabama lab a. a Was tried tred at first second third and tIle the outfield outfield out out- field feld but despite hl his remarkable batting al ability failed to win a n regular berth and was finally shunted shunt shunt- ed d to the thc minors minorA Wily Why no 10 one knows Came back as a n National Na Na- le leaguer guer and has starred for forthe forthe for the Cubs ever cr since Not a great brent fielder and aria has has' haa a n football mm arm but how he Ile can sock that old apple n Retiring disposition