Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 13 | Dykes Hopers He Can Play during '38

Dykes Hopes He Can Play During 38 By S SID FEDER NEW YORK Jan 6 James UP-James Joseph Dykes is going to give those year old legs of his one more chance jance to hang onto third base For 20 years those legs of James Joseph have been doing a lot of third hird basing in the American league For or season after season he was generally regarded as the best at atthe atthe the ic job in the junior circuit In the last few years however old Id Pop Time and an injured leg ligament have been cutting down on n Jimmys Jimmy's workable days for the Chicago White Sox whom he man man- ages But Jimmy couldn't quit simply because the Sox didn't have another nother third sacker worth the price of f a worn out bat bag Owen Poor Hitter Over this winter however all that hat was changed Although Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jim Jim- my wont won't admit it he just about took ook the eye teeth from his old pal Mickey lickey Cochrane in a deal in which the he Sox Sax acquired Marv Many Owen who's a pretty good third baseman himself himself him- him self elf even though he usually cant can't hit it his way out of a tissue paper wrapping But now that he has someone to take ake over the job Jimmy said today he ic isn't at all sure that hes he's ready to o hang up his glove Give Legs Chance Im going to give these legs of mine a chance to see what they can cando cando do 0 in spring training he admitted I 1 I wont won't make any decision about abou my playing next season until I find I out ut what they can do That leg injury feels okay now although i imay it may come back If I feel after the spring pring workout that these legs can keep going Ill I'll be back in there Meantime hes he's all set to take time ime off from his Philadelphia bowing bowling bowling bowl bowl- ing ng alleys best alleys best in the business he le shouts by way of free advertis- advertis to ing-to ng to work out in a gym for the purpose of wearing off a not very large arge but somewhat annoying circle cirle cir- cir cle dc le of avoirdupois around his middle middie