| Show fAIR I OR FOUL By Lawton ton Carver I NEW V YORK Feb 14 INS INS INS- Billy Evans for many years was one of the finest umpires ever to call em in the major leagues Since the old moved from the diamond into the front office he has proved himself to tobe tobe tobe toI I be an equally fine executive Real nice fellow too but if he actually said it he had better quit talking that way or the man with the butterfly net is going to be I around looking for him The head man of the thc Detroit Tigers is quoted as remarking that Johnny Groth of those Tigers has hasa a better arm and is a better fielder than Joe DiMaggio Great Player The inference seems to be that Groth is a whale of a ball player as well vell he might be but the young fellow isn't going to put DiMaggio out of business for a while Just to show you how a fellows fellow's fellows fellow's fel- fel lou lows low's s words word can can come back to haunt it wasn't so long ago o that Billy Evans E was wac asked to rate Joe la DI DiMaggio tio among the time all-time outfielders Billy paused only briefly and replied Well Ill I'll tell you I think to pick an time all-time outfield you'd have to pick four men They'd be beTy beTy beTy Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Tris Speaker and Joe D DiMaggio At the time he was taking into consideration around all-around great sl skill ill including his fielding which has always been about as fine a show as anybody's eyes ever looked at Good Arm His arm is ig all right too Because Because Because Be Be- cause he lie knows how to use it His hitting needn't even be bc mentioned But just to be contrary it is herewith herewith herewith here here- with mentioned at some length In 1 03 games gaines last season seaon the year old Groth hit knocked out 11 home runs and arid batted In 73 runs In 24 less games in games in 76 games James to be precise pre pre- cise la DI cise DiMaggio gio hit made 14 home runs and batted In 67 runs DiMaggio now is 35 years of age and couldn't even start last season because of that bad heel He finished the season with monia moni a. a When he was younger he was setting an time all-time batting streak record which will stand on into the future and doing other things that will clinch him a place eventually eventually even even- I In Baseballs Baseball's Hall of Fame I cven-I Fine Future I Groth may outshine the big fel fellow fellow fel- fel low in time For that matter 1 he may outdo Ruth and Cobb and Speaker who ho also are among his his' boss' boss time all greats if he lives I long enough h but dont don't bet on it itHe I lie He looks like lile he ho will be a fine fino ball hall player one ono of the hest best of isis Ills time hut but he hp isn't on top quite quit yet Jet Hes He's only been up UI one I full Cull season Maybe Billy Evans E sees something something something some some- thing in him that will burst into full blossom as early as this season season sea sea- son but he shouldn't be going around this way nagging about DiMaggio As good as the kid may look and as great as I hope he will be Ill I'll bet Billy Evans would rather have up there in the clutch even on one foot than any two- two legged star he knows i |
