Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-23 | Page 17 | Bambino Doesn't Get Life Baseball Pass from Either League

Bambino Doesn't t Get Life Baseball Pass From Either League V By JOE WILLIAMS IS Special to The Telegram V NEW YORK April 23 The 23 The days day's m mail il included a a list of players play play- ers scouts and umpires who have bave been given lifetime passes in ingold I gold or silver which must be respected by the turnstile sentinels I of the various big league clubs To be eligible for this accolade Ingold in ingold ingold gold the individual must have served 20 years in silver 10 years More than OO such tokens have been issued by Frick and Harridge the two altruistic league leaders V This comes conies under the head of doing something ng for tor the old- old timer and is I comp comparable rable in principle prin prin- ciple to the tin buttons bestowed on loyal factory workers and the tho arm band stripes Pullman conductors conductors conductors con con- are permitted to wear after so long a time At that it is decent a little gesture gesture gesture ture and a marked improvement over the policy of ot the prizefight people who choose to Ignore their entirely especially in the matter of tickets In the minds of the tho prizefight people there is nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing so valueless as a champ with round heels I recall when tho the second Demp- Demp sey Tunney fight was moved to Chicago old Bat Nelson spent a a V whole week trying to get to see flee Tex Rickard the promoter He finally got to see him through a newspaper ma man man who was a n. mutual friend Ask dad about Nelson He fought Tor for Rickard back in 1906 He was the lightweight champion of ot the world at that time Rickard was the ho ace gambler of Goldfield Nev It was Rickard's first bow as a prizefight promoter For that reason reason reason rea rea- son he should have been more active active active ac ac- tive in recognizing the faded Nel Nel- son As a matter of fact promoters overlook a sound Bound publicity feature by not encouraging the old champions cham- cham pious ions to attend their s shows Grouped together in a special section these colorful gents would make an in interesting interesting interesting in- in exhibit They'd have a anice anice anice nice time cutting up old touches too oo Furthermore its it's little enough to o do for them The ball players players' list in hand does not include Babe Ruth as a holder of either a gold or silver pass despite the fact he has been in the majors rs since 1914 Very likely this Is s an oversight Mr Ruth of courS course coure will understand l. l He is getting getting getting get get- ting used to oversights in baseball The statement reads The only American leaguers to receive the gold jold passes are Ty Cobb Napoleon Lajoie Eddie Collins Harry Davis Urban Faber Walter Johnson Herb Pennock Tris Speaker Sam Jones Bobby Wallace Vallace Cy Young and Rogers Roger Hornsby It may surprise the moderns to learn earn that Hornsby Horneby is honored as a n veteran American leaguer when for Cor years years' he was hailed as the greatest greatest great- great est sst right-handed right hitter the National league eague ever developed The answer answers is s he has been with the St St. Louis Browns since 1933 The years he spent in the National league beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning with 1915 just didn't count But if this is puzzling to the moderns moderns mod mod- erns what have the graybeards to say about that grand old National leaguer Napoleon Lajoie Take my word for tor it the large Frenchman Frenchman Frenchman French French- man is is' claimed by the National leaguers as their very own It seems that he started with the old Phillies back jack in the DOs OOs so the 16 subsequent subsequent subsequent quent years he starred in the American Amer Amer- jean ican can mean nothing