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Show 4 Tie" Tray nor Now Has Own Way at Dreaded Hot Corner When John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, shifted Fred Lindstrom to right field, Traynor of the Pirates heaved a long and deep sigh of relief. For some years Traynor had held to the belief that he was just about the fanciest thing around the hot corner in either league. Pittsburgh fans chimed in with the "Pie" pean. But while Traynor and his march ing and chowder club were shouting for Harold, Lindy was playing the best third base in the Big Show. However, with Freddy the Terrible Swede gone to the picket line, Traynor Tray-nor is left the undisputed pace maker for the third basemen of both majors. Last year "Pie" got off to a poor start, as he had been suffering from eye trouble. Now he is the Traynor of old fast and hitting, too. And he's a brand new benedict, is Harold. Got married at the close of last season sea-son and announces that having two managers is just great. Charley Borah is not a candidate for the 1032 Olympic games. The onetime one-time University of Southern California Califor-nia track captain, and former national champion sprinter, recently repeated a former statement that he would not be a competitor for a place on the American team. An injured leg, which Borah hurt while he was a student, still bothers him, and he has no hopes of ever running again. "Dutch" Carter, one of the best pitchers pitch-ers Yale ever had and now an official of the Brooklyn club, thinks the New York Giants have a great ball club and likes Freddy Lindstrom in particular. par-ticular. "Lindstrom is orfe of the great right-hand hitters of all time," he caid, adding, "I know, because I saw them all." John W. "Jack" Coombs, Duke university uni-versity baseball coach and former big league pitcher, was quite a college athlete himself. At Colby college, Wa-terville, Wa-terville, Maine, he was a five-letter man, winning "C's" in football, bas ball, basketball, track and tennis. |