Show Castoff First Sacker Has Last Laugh Laug It With W Great Hitting Spree Eddie Morgan 1 Waived by American League Owners Now Ranks Third With ith Bat Yaw Yawkey key Becomes Superstitious Superstitions But Is s Confident I By FRANCIS J. J POWERS Special to The Telegram CHICAGO May Maj 25 Eddie 5 Eddie Morgan the Boston Red Sox first baseman baseman baseman base base- man is 15 having a good laugh on league club owners who waived him out of the league last summer Boston was one of the clubs that permitted Morgan to go to New Orleans but Bucky Harris and Eddie Collins were smart enough to bring him back when the former Tulane student finished out a good HAPPY AGAIN 4 r 5 MORGAN season with the Pelicans I Just now Morgan is batting and Lou Gehrig and Jimmy Foxx arc are the only Amer American Cm league first basemen basemen base base- men to top him with the sticks Several Several Sev Seve eral clubs that refused to take Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan at the waiver price last year ear could use him nicely right now 1 Plenty of Courage I Managers and club owners get odd ideas of ball pla players ers Morgan was dissatisfied at Cleveland and a lot of stories stones were peddled about him so he went back to the bush lIes He's not the best fielder in the game but he can hit and run and md has plenty plent of courage So far Bucky Harris has had few complaints with Morgans Morgan's work in the field and if he docs does cuff cure curea a few he usually gets them back with his bat Theres There's a lot of speed on the Red Sox So when it is turned loose Roy Johnson Eddie Morgan Dusty Cooke Carl Reynolds B Bill Il Cissell and Bill Werber all can pack the mail on the base lines Against Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- ca cago o the Red Sox stole 11 bases in three games The Red Sox are arc having a tough time getting out of the second division di di- vision but once the they start to get some consistent pitching the club should be on its way Lefty Grove is just beginning to thaw out and i if Big Mose really can get going it will mean 15 or 20 certain victories for forthe forthe forthe the Red Sox and that first division position Superstitious Yawkey Tom Yawkey owner of the Boston club has become a rabid fan with many of a fans fan's superstitions He was sitting on the third base side at Comiskey park the other day along with Judge K M. M Landis and Will Harri Harridge ge the American league dent Chicago got out in front and suddenly Yawkey got up and walked around to a seat behind the Boston benc bench To change our luck he ex ex- ex A few minutes later Eddie Morgan blasted a n home run with two on base to put Boston ahead and Yawkey was satisfied his move had been lucky Yawkey alread already has spent a n tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- sum of money in rebuilding the Red Sox Box He lie will spend plenty more for lor the young man wants a championship team and nothing else And its it's a good thing for the American Ameri Amen can league |