Show Pirates Throw Threw 1 Balls Balis Through Ancient Tires N. N Browns Have Tall Hubbell Names Toughest 5 Qu Quintet of Hitters J. By HENRY McLEMORE l' United Press Preas Sports Writer Write NEW YORK March 12 Putting 12 Putting the sports shot here and there The x St St. Louis Browns are going In for pitchers in a big way this season season eason Nine of theIr training c camp mp hurlers are lre ov over r the six foot mark headed leaded by Jim Weaver whose altitude altitude altitude alti alti- tude is six feet teet six The Thc Pittsburgh PlUs Pitts burgh Pirates Pirates' pitchers are develop develop- lag ing accuracy by whipping the ball through a suspended automobile tire Ure In all aU its long history the Kentucky derby has been won but once by by- bya a a filly Harry Payne Whitneys Whitney's Regret in 1915 And Rubio th the only American bred horse ever to win win- the grand national steeplechase In England England England En En- gland was not even a thoroughbred Buys Mother Proper Property 1 Casey Stengel new manager of thc the Brooklyn D Dodgers got his nickname because he hailed balled from Kansas City K C. C for short Well Its It's a better nickname than Goose Goslin who labors under The Wild Goose of the Potomac or Bob Fothergill who will nev never i- i live down n The Peo Peo- I pies pie's Choice Steve Hamas the rising heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight is cashing in on the economics he absorbed at Penn State He took the he got for plastering Max and promptly purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased some high grade property for his mother Ralph Metcalfe current current current cur cur- rent fastest human can make a a. clean sweep of his national A. A A. A U. U and intercollegiate c competition The he Marquette marvel won the A. A A. A U U. and meter r titles in 1932 and the Som meter 60 ter crowns In 1933 and 1934 in addition t to taking the national intercollegiate and yard championshIps championships cham cham- in 1932 and 1933 May Turn lurn Pro One of the best handball players in inthe inthe the he middle west is Georg Quam of ot Minneapolis who has only one arm Ty Cobb on once e told Carl Hubbell to o stop using wing his famous screwball because it would ruin his pitching arm Hubbell says the says the toughest est hitters in the National league eague are Spud Davis Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis Kiki Cuyler Freddie Lindstrom Paul Waner and Pepper Pepper Martin Reports drifting across across the briny from rom Erin are that that- Dr Patrick OCal Olympic hammer throw champ has been offered 2 to turn professional How does a a professional hammer thrower ma make e eI I |