Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-07 | Page 14 | Backseat Driving

Driving ving Honeymoon Express g FRANK K K Ji BAKER Chicago's Cubs are the Ule only team in th the major leagues which charters char char- ten a car to haul adoring brides around the country The romantic coach Is known as ns the honeymoon express Many managers believe wives should not tour the country with ballplayer ballplayer ball ball- player husbands They say that players accompanied by their wives are too concerned with Ith sightseeing to keep their minds on baseball Traveling with the honeymoon express the Cubs have had some of their most successful road trips in many seasons this year The White Sox Sax didn't t allow brides to hang around even the spring w. training camp last spring And just look at the White Sox Maybe theres there's an ail advantage in the honeymoon express after all A western club hasn't copped the thc American league penant penant penant pen- pen ant since Tris Speakers Speaker's Cleveland Indians nosed out the Chicago White Sox after the truth ab about ut Chicago's in the 1919 world series came out with only a a half dozen games to go the thc following fall The went on to win the world championship then from Brooklyn five live games against two The losing team in each game never got Jot more than one run Municipal I Horseshoe Pitching Courts Prove Proc Popular Interest 15 Is ts growing in horseshoe pitching Dozens of who figured there wasn't much science and thrill In the game of barnyard golf are finding a lot of delight in trying their hand at atthe the game on the municipal courts In Liberty park They are lighted for lor night play and h hoes c. c can be rent rented d for fora a nominal fee George R. R Greener president of the county association will likely find some real difficulty In hanging onto his state championship this fall even en though he throws about 70 tO per cent ringers I Ibe Some promising youngsters are developing de and a lot Jot more will willbe be developed If it the Ift association goes oes ahead with Its plans for a six or team eight league learue next summer along lines line followed by the tennis league learue this summer The county association do doesn't have a very big membership Because Because Be Be- cause only association members have been permitted in county and state tournaments sponsored by the association the tournaments have been limited largely to the same group of pitchers There are many other pitchers though who co could ld make good showings showings show show- ings IniS In the various divisions of tournament play and would no doubt be bo glad clad to enter if properly persuaded I believe the pitchers would be wise to make their tournaments open I affairs with an entry fee of ot course and set up other activities among their association members so that their social and competitive privileges would be so great that few of the enthusiasts would want to stay on the outside Wilford H. H Andelin executive secretary Is as enthusiastic and active a i secretary as s any organization could d desire lre With the efforts of r W W. B. B Walters Waiters vice president Geo George e A. A Seaman secretary P. P O. O Perry treasurer and all aU the members I am sure the group croup can make some Mme fine progress prop with their game rame Odds and Ends of Interest From World of Sports Only five amateurs have bagged the U. U S. S open golf goll championship Bobby obby Jones Jerry Travers Francis Ouimet Chick Evans and Johnny L L. L S e Su u o Goodman an Bobby Is going to have another masters' masters tournament nt over I his own Augusta course during th the first week of next April Jimmy Dykes and Red Ruffing Rutting are expert exper bowlers as well as ball players Dykes owns half interest In a Philadelphia alley The lively ball has been the death of ot base s stealing sealing and only two National leaguers have swiped more than ten bags each Pepper Martin and Dick Bartell Battell being the Ute thieves Bill Werber of the Red Sox Sex in the American league was the first big leaguer to pilfer 25 bases this season and he was five ahead of Fox of the Tigers