Show T THE KNIGHTS OF THE RAUCOUS RAZZ l I yi w z pi i JJr i 1 GRIMM J 4 I 1 BAS ALL 0 y S oe Big Loop Jockeys Spoil Plenty Of Afternoons With Wisecracks Turned Tables on Giant Catcher Catcher- but Its It's Usually Other Oiher Way I NEW Y YORK RI June 15 NEA NEA-If NEA r I EA-I If yo your r. r grandfather spent his spare time borrowing horses or your tincle was known known as the champion champl wart r raiser In West Com N. N D D. and nd if you you happen to to be a abig abig abig big league ball player dont don't go around with a ba banner ner over ver y your you 1 shoulder telling all about it ft I For For In baseball baseball there is a select bevy of of- of voiced raucous voiced raucous fe fellows lows who who will 1 be sure to spoil lots of ot yo your r otherwise pleasant afternoons We Ve mean the baseball knife knife- tongued orators of ot the diamond whose stock in trade trade- consists of Bronx cheers cat calls boos boo and Ild an assortment of deprecatory gestures gestures tures that would pierce the shellacked shellacked shel slid lacked skin of ot a One Eye Connolly COME EVERYWHERE After Arter the world series has been played this fall taU were we're going to take the matter up with Cash On AnythIng Pyle A vocal derby of diversified ought to bring the crowds crowds' over to Madison Madison Madi Madi- son Square Garden lil like e not even a rocking chair contest could They come from somewhere be behind behind behind be- be hind the water cooler near where Durocher or Paschal is sitting slUIng The crowd even crowd even the sharp eared habit ues of the press box does box does not often If ten hear it ft A batters batter's ears redden or oran oran oran an umpire takes a hurried look over over his shoulder Or the tho word comes floating down from th the mound during the office hours there ot of Waite Valte Hoyt or 01 r Larry Larry Larry Lar Lar- LarI I ry French of of- the Pirates Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- times Umes the words sting but the old guys know how to take it it Once It ft bobbed up up in a a. world series between series between the Yanks and Gi Giants GI- GI ants anth Some g gent nt had tipped of off f fOil Oil OU Smith to a few facts that Bob didn't relish hearing re re- re OILS OIL'S CUE That was Oils Oil's cue When Meu Meu- sd sel came to bat Oil began to mention mention men men- tion the unmentionables in a fa familiar ta- ta and hinting voice stepped out of the tho box gently suggested suggested suggested sug sug- a few improvements that might be made in Mr l Smiths Smith's personality personality personality per per- and advised that if he ever got dot to third base Catcher Smith could not possibly overlook the fact that a set of spikes does does- no great and lasting good in the way of a a. massage did did g get t Son on and got to third Smith was waiting and sure enough nough on the first pitch came tearing down down the line toward home Bang and the ball went boundIng bound- bound i Ing hig g to tho trio grand staM while Smith and lay In ina a 0 tangle at home plate Sometimes Jockeying doesn't get you jou anywhere GET LAST WORD But most of the time it works worl the other way around The lie jockey usually has the tho last last- word Joe bush bush- now in the Pacific Coast league and Grimm of the Cubs Cub's va al always alwa's s shave have a a. ready answer Umpires often are the targets has three oj ot the greatest greate great great- e est t Jockeys In the game In Hoyt Leo and and- Benny Paschal Connie Mack has a pair you'd go miles mUes to hear JImmy hear Jimmy Dykes and Ed Rommel Pittsburg has Larry French French the the Cubs SC Charley Chancy y G Grimm tho the Cards Oil OH Smith The White Sox have the belligerent ent Art Shires There There- used to be more more of ot them in the big leagues than perhaps there thero are now now now-In In the historic Cub- Cub Giant battles of ot other years every ery man on the tie field was Vas a a Jockey ready to hurl tho the count counter r check quarrelsome at the glaring boner to heave the Javelin at he the hapless hap hap- less or to to fight back aCk when when- the enemy nemy started shooting over ovet the verbal barrage They are the knights of the and while they carry carryon on baseball will wm never dull |