Show I Speaking of o Sports Sport Sport Sport- Check Yanks League Must Hold Players By ROBERT McSHANE B BASEBALL expert experts and anti tans fans are re almost unanimous In their heir belief belld that something must be bedone bedone bedone done about the New York Yankees before they eliminate all thought of competition In the American league lealUe The Yanks won the 1936 American Amen Ameri can league pennant b by 19 games In n 1937 they won by 13 games and andIn andin in n 1938 by 9 games The belief that their superiority was growing less ess pronounced pronounced-a a belief fostered by y the diminishing margin of vie vie- tory has ory has prof ed untrue In the American league leacue circuit It ItIs ItIs Ita Is a being said that the Yanks ranks will be from 8 a lo to 1 12 games ahead by July tuly 4 C. C t. t This means they might as well call calli i off ofT the rest of the therace therace I race that Joe Mc Mo McCarthy's McCarthys Carthy's Carthyl aggregation tion Is I. too good rood for forthe rz the rest relt of the teams team l 1 In bale baseball ball Whether or not you subscribe to the theory the the- C. C ory and ory-and and we do not too Joe that that the Yankees McCarthy 1 should be broken up for the good of baseball base base- ball all you will agree that some steps must be taken to revive an Interest already flagging When Lou Loa benched himself him him- self elf they lost one ODe of the greatest players layer of all aU time When Joe DIManlo DI- DI Manlo sprained an aD ankle they lost lest temporarily today's today outstanding player layer But Bat what happened with those lose two great reat performers out oat of ofle the le lineup The Yanks Tanks with Dabe Dahigren on 00 first base won 17 out of f their next 20 games ame Keep Talent at Home Not long ago Oscar Cleveand Cleve Cleve- land and manager hinted that New York was ruining the American league by snatching Hatching all the pennants and by shipping hipping talent fresh from the ml- ml non tors and good enough for other clubs In n the same circuit to the National league eague To bear him out a hasty survey lurvey hows shows that in the last three years the 10 Yanks have hue sold lold Dob Bob Seeds out out- fielder lelder and Johnny McCarthy first baseman to the Giants Outfielder Jim Im Gleeson to the Cubs Shortstop Nolen Jolen Richardson and Catcher Wll- Wll lard ard to the Reds and Shortstop Eddie Miller to the Bees The Tie last named Is II being hailed as one of f the best Infielders to enter the he National league in years Almost Al AI most any club In the Yanks' Yanks tome home circuit would have been glad to get him ilm During the coming year officials official of the league are certain to discuss discus methods of equalizing the strength of Its II teams tum They cannot of course take ake forcible and ute ate the tire Yanks Yanks' star Itar performers amour among the weaker clubs Nor Is ts It likely the team will be voluntarily broken up by player sales One course is open to American league eague officials They can do all tn In their heir power to urge Uti e the Yanks to toke ke keep p all excess excels material in their home borne circuit This would be In direct dl di contrast to the Yanks Yanks' present policy of selling players only to those hose teams which cant can't possibly threaten their supremacy Over a aLong along long ong period the Ule Yanks Yanks' present ac ac- lions lons will build up the National league eague at the expense of the American Amer ican teats a costly process in the end Cards Cartis Own League The St. St Louis Cardinals Cardinal for Instance In Ita stance nee dispose of their excess players play play- ers era to clubs within their own league which maintains the strength of the entire tion Though they were developed devel devel- ope on Cardinal Cardinal Cardi Cardi- nal farms there therewa wa wn no place for 1 Dill lit Lee and Johnny RIzzo on the St. St Louis team Out But they Bill L Lee ee were sold lold to clubs In the same lame league The argument that other clubs should build up op lo to meet mert the Yanks Is not Dot as a. logical as It U sounds The Yankees have a potential audit audience nee of people Some of the other clubs are located In territories where here not more than people pea peo pIe live It Is II only natural that New NewYork NewYork NewYork's York York's gate cate receipts would be greater greaten great great- er en er allowing more money for organization organ orran- and Investment In players Tom Torn Yawkey of Boston BOlton is one man attempting to fight the Yanks on their home grounds and end even for that moneyed gentleman its it's going goine to be a tough uphill struggle To date the American league Is not the drawing power It was in the past Weather conditions have been blamed by Edward G. G Darrow Barrow president pres pre ident ot or the Yankees for unfilled grandstands However one writer pointed out that Jersey City near New York and having the same weather con conditions has h. h drawn larger lang larg er crowds to minor league teague games than the worlds world's champions champion have attracted at in their mutilation of American Amer ican can league competition It cant can't be blamed on the er en At least not altogether Fairs Kans have grown tired of seeing the Yau Yati keei ket's win WID vilh nih such sech Ii II effort Yesterdays Yesterday's 1 Heroes D DURING tIRING the past put few weeks approximately approximately ap ap- proximately football players play ers ens have been turned loose upon the nati nation m by Americas America 1000 colleges and universities This is II an average of six men per squad tt it all aU Institution tion of more than preparatory school rating For the majority of these thele men mea football holds no Interest other than that of an enthusiastic spectator A Afew Afew Afew few will remain ai as coaches However How flow ever those thole that do are exceptionally talented Coaching no DO longer has bal the appeal for graduates Colleges are looking more and sn more each season sea loa to professional football and high schools for stall staff replacements Most lost embryo coaches find lind their only openings In high school jobs and prep assignments assignment lack the Inducement inducement Induce induce- Inducement ment they hoped to find Contrary to general belief which holds that practically all good football football foot foot- ball players Join professional ranks the National Football league will provide playing Jobs sobs for approximately graduates one graduates one out of every ev ery cry 24 college players meet major league football requirements The great reat majority of these thele men will go 0 to work In the more prosaic fields field In their ranks are lawyers doctors engineers engIneers in in In fact an any and andall andall andall all branches of business and tV u. pro pro- The National Football league Is II to tobe tobe tobe be congratulated that it does dOel not hold out false hopes hopel to men who might expect to capitalize on talents tal eats ent cultivated during three years of collegiate competition The graduates deserve a hand for being intelligent enough to realize that their futures future depend on their capabilities in the business world And not on past gridiron perform ances Great Finisher t WHEN t speaking of ot baseballs baseball's VV V V great relief pitchers the average average av fan thinks of Johnny Murphy with the New York Yankees Dick Coffman of the Giants Jack Russell formerly with the Senators and now with the Cubs Sarge Barge Conn Connally ally of the old White Sox Those and a few more A close checkup on the Chicago White Sox will reveal that one of baseballs baseball's truly great reat relief twirlers i 1 C. t. t i kf z CLINT BROWN DROWN Is still saving ball baU games aDles for Louis Comiskey lie He U Is Clint Brown Drown one of the most mOlt spectacular ar rescue artIsts artists art art- of or the diamond Brown left Cleveland for Chicago in 10 the winter of 1936 1938 lie He was largely large ly Iy responsible for the third place fin fin- Ish of the White Sox in 1936 1933 and 1937 In the first season leason he figured in 38 games for the Sox winning six losing los ing two and working 83 innings In 1937 he was In n a total of 53 M games I working Innings winning seven and losing seven The trouble shooter was canceled out last season following an operation opera lion tion for or a chipped bone That Th wasn't of course the only reason renon the Sox finished In the second division divi don sion but It was a contributing rac fac ac actor tor br that cannot be overlooked The loss of Monte Stratton ace starting pitcher was a severe blow to the Sox this year Their hopes were pinned on Stratton whose career career ca reer was cut short when he lost a leg in 10 a hunting accident Out But the Sox are still plenty bad medicine medi cine cine and and one of the big reasons is Clint Brown Drown unparalleled trouble shooter lies He's back in form again and as dangerous as ever Brown Drown has proved that sometimes a great finishing pitcher is Just as 81 valuable as a great starting pitcher Sport Shorts HARMON says the four I 1 best putters in golf gold today are norton Morton Smith Paul Runyan Johnny Revolta and Ralph Guldahl Guida hI In Inthe Inthe the 43 years of the National Open golf championship there have been 13 ties for the title Bobby Jones Jonel was In four of them winning two Iwo o othe oi 01 the playoffs and losing two Lacrosse Lacrone was introduced this spring as part of the Intramural program at Michigan Jim Fitzsimmons the horse trainer has one ticu-if ticu if he wins a stake race rare hi wears the same tie until he tu lo lose bIer t I b to Ne n Union I. |