Show This Is a Season of Comebacks 1 By GRANTLAND RICE GALA SEASON of in some ways at is still adding to its comeback It began with Ben Hogan and ML almost registered Citation who ran swiftly but not Quite fast Hogan was away 11 months and Cita- j- Grantland last More than a few thought the Braves manager would never report He not only reported but he has his ball club in the frontline trenches with a good chance to win Southworth has done one of his best jobs after almost a complete collapse last The Cubs and Frank looked to be sunk again at the start of the Frank had been away from the game for some time when he took over the He couldn't help them much tn 1949 but he has a different club working in 1950 and he will have a better club ready for Then there is a young fellow by the name of Johnny Johnny I was on the raw edge of falling over the He was rated all His own league let him go when the Yankees took a last Then Georgia Johnny was sent to Kansas His big league days were But further Yank- l ees injuries gave Johnny another The famous hitter came to life using a piece of ash for this In the Yankee drive recently with such stars as DiMaggio and Henrich out of it was Big John who resumed his old He was the star hitter of the club through an important as a rule either hits a single or a home It has always been said that the batting eye is the last important factor to First the arm or legs begin to give As Ty Cobb once get your first leg warning in Once under way you can run practically as fast as But you can't start as But with arms and legs fading away the batting eye retains its old-time The good hitters keep on hitting long after the pitchers and fielders wear This has been one of the best of all the comeback There may be other athletes to report on before the first snow You Can't Buy Pennants One of the major faculties in baseball's stability is the fact that no one can buy a Tom has proved The Red Sox owner has spent at least in the last few to get the best but this talent has won only one pennant since That was in 1946 making it a little matter of 28 years between The wealthy has been able to buy a pennant for his Cubs since They have been settling for las place in 1948 and 1949 but fare better this The latest case is the Pirate's new They raised enough money to invest as much as in new They even turned loose for an star who has yet to prove he is worth The at the end of three years has left the Pirates in a desperate struggle to finish out of the The cellar is where they'll probably In manager Meyers the Pirates have one of the smartest leaders in That didn't help It was certainly not Meyers' It wasn't the owners' They spent their cash In 1948 it began to look as if the Pirate owners going to buy a They made a strong They looked so good in 1948 that many picked them to finish in The owners spent new money for 1949 but the Pirates took a dizzy They spent more money for 1950 and took an even deeper No wonder owner Frank decided to bolt the When you buy a pretty fair club and put extra into it and drop from the first division to last it is about time to Which goes to prove you can't buy a Top Fighters Humbert one of the promoters of the Ray Robinson Charlie Fusari welterweight championship for the Damon Runyon cancer ranks Robinson with the all-time Certainly if any one man now fighting deserves this nomination it is He is an excellent boxer and a punishing He can also handle his share of It would be difficult to rank the greatest 10 fighters of all Jack Dempsey would be in such a So would Joe So would Jim Gene Tunney and Joe Then there are Harry Stanley Benny Jim Jeffries and Sam But what about Bob Jack Mickey Jack Blackburn and tho original |