Show Sport Shorts A L A BASEBALL umpire not only A can cnn throw a player out of the park but has the power to put spectators spectators spectators spec spec- out too too Designer George built all 19 of ot the racing sh shells used in the Poughkeepsie regatta regatta regatta re re- re- re gatta Hugh Duffy Dully whose batting average is still an no time all major league record often wonders what his average would have been if he had batted against the rabbit ball Lefty Gomez Go Go- r f mez recently expressed ex cx- cx pressed the sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment of at the Yanks f regarding the National Na Na- s ional league race rac 11 The The pennant pennan won wont won't t be cinched In in that f t t league until the club in first place has a lead seven game came t with only six games left lert to play s I I. Bob Pastor sa says s 's he Lefty Gomez bet 2500 of his own money that money that hell he'll beat Joe Louis Light harness racing devotees of ot New Jersey are discussing the possibility possibility of pari machines at county fairs but special legislative action will be n necessary Notre Dames Dame's football team w will vill 11 open with Purdue at Notre Dame September 30 In what shapes up as the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing first day game Tom Yawkey Boston Red Sox owner has spiked rumors that his club will train next spring in hi Hawaii The club will return he says to Sarasota Sarasota Sara- Sara sota soth Fla If It Maxie Baer attempts attempts attempts at at- tempts a I comeback it will be against hIs ills wiles wile's wishes She wants him to quit the ring Max has las signed to defend his European crown in a I round 15 bout against Walter WaIter October 1 at nt Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund Dort Dort- mund stadium in Berlin Joe McCarthy believes that Babe Dahlgren Dahigren Dahlgren Dahl Dahl- gren successor to Lou Gehrig would improve greatly as IS a first sacker if it ithe he IB were more aggressive the Burnt Mills N. N J. J polo team is a complete family affair featuring Benedict Collister Frank and Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Johnson There Ire are eight pitchers on the Cincinnati roster and seven of them have beaten the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Bees Jack Hurle Hurley who managed Billy the Fargo Express for years thinks he is managing his successor in hi pound Billy Marquart Augie Galan played games without hitting into a double play in 1935 a 1935 a major league record Billiard Champs PT THE HE National Billiard association now busy on plans which call for national amateur tournaments in pocket socket billiards straight-rail straight and three cushion recently announced its ts recognized worlds world's champions in those three fields of billiard play Welker Cochran of San Francisco Cam Calf is recognized as the king of the he billiard players According According According Ac Ac- cording to Clyde A. A Storer pres president president ident i- i dent of oC the very active N. N B. B A. A Cochran won the last worlds world's balk- balk line ine tournament sponsored by the association and still is regarded as champion by that official group The N. N B. B A. A places the pocket bil- bil Hard crown on the brow of Jimmy Caras Carls of oC Wilmington Del while the three-cushion three title belongs to Joe of Mexico won the angle game title last winter whiter finishing far ahead of nine other billiard milliard masters in a round robin tournament played in nine cities In addition to the proposed national national national na na- na- na amateur meets the N N. N B. B A. A plans worlds world's title professional proCessional competition competition com corn petition in pocket billiards and three- three cushion this coming season Storer expects simon pure amateur will pill compete in the pocket straight-rail straight and three cushion bil bil- billiard hard liard tournaments working their way up through local state and sectional sectional sec see play to the national playoffs Diamond Hero THE courage of at Tom 1 rookie Cardinal southpaw pitcher pitch pitch- er has thousands of at St. St Louis fans cheering for him every time he makes a mound appearance is practically blind in his left eye the result of an injury suffered suffered suf suf- 23 years jears ago when he was four Cour years old His eye was saved but buthe buthe buthe he was left with little better than normal half vision Showing his courage he did not allow this to interfere with his fu fu- fu- fu ture He went ahead and played good enough baseball to become a member of ot the Cardinal tion Last year he ended a successful success success- ful career in hi the minors by winnin winning 21 games and losing five live with At At- lanta In Atlanta his condition became much worse Cardinal officials knowing the situation recalled him and had him examined by eye They advised against operating operating operating oper oper- on the eye stating that such sucha a move would be fruitless accepted their verdict philosophically philosophical philosophical- ly and returned to the diamond undaunted undaunted un un- daunted by the news which would have meant the end to most players Despite his affliction recently re xe- pitched a two hit game and has a creditable 1939 record with the Cards lie He admits his control is isa isa isa a bit bothered and that he Lie has to guess where the plate is when he throws but is quite confident of his ability to pitch winning baseball He lie also admits that bunts occasionally occasionally occasionally occasion occasion- ally bother him to some extent but if he fails rails to see sec them with with- his al al- al sightless most-sightless one eye he grabs cm em with the other expects no quarter from opposition And would not welcome it t. t Hes He's a ball player first last and always Released by W Western stern Newspaper Union I |