Show T Diamond Greats Waiting Wailing In Wings GRANTLAND RICE RICE- By COMPLAINT has come inI in THE I from timers old-timers who knew their stars that certain players must soo soon be taken into the Big Hall or orbe orbe orbe I be left out for good There are many names on the list that Bob Quinn has hasi i y ready for tor consider consider- I Many of these t will never get in as asI I they 11 lived v e d and andI I played too long ago agoto to be recalled by most of today's vot vot- 0 4 ers But certainly in t this hIs list such Grantland Rice names as Al Harry Simmons immons and Chief Charles Albert Bender shouldn't be overlooked Al Simmons' Simmons lifetime league big average was around 34 among the 1 h. h TJ b u LL W U U UY V L La a long period of time tune Simmons has known mown years at and up in Ty Cobbs Cobb's figures Al AI Simmons was the greatest outfielder outfielder out out- fielder Connie Mack ever had on his nine winning pennant-winning teams He was a great ballplayer with a clean personal record In the case of Bender the Chip Chip- j ewa Chief he was one of the great pitchers of the game Many years ago before Left- Left ty Grove came along Connie Mack told me inc that he would rather have Bender pitch a mil mu- lion dollar game than any pitcher pitch pitch- er he had ever had on his team The Chi Chief was a great tor tar I knew him as far back as 1905 the year he shut out the Giants In a world series game Simmons and Bender certainly belong So does docs Bill Dickey one of the games game's greatest catchers coupled with Mickey Cochrane at atthe atthe atthe the top Among those still playing who will have to be taken in later are Joe DiMaggio Stan and Ted Williams There may be others but these three are certain to get strong support And what about Hank Greenberg Or Dizzy Dean however BOD tOD now master of the Hall is worried over many I others he believes should be considered considered considered con con- before time runs out There is a definite movement under way to place the name of the late Dr Hyland of St. St Louis Louls on the honorable mention list Dr Hyland gave a abig abig abig big part of a fine tine career to ballplayers ballplayers ballplayers ball ball- players and he he is sure to get stout backing in this line 1 A Tough Query Why is it it a fan asks that we bad had better hitting with the old and deader ball than we have with the lively or rabbit ball Check back backon on this You'll find that before the livelier ball came in the game had hada a long list of hitters I 1 mean Cobb Hornsby Jackson Lajoie Lajoie La La- joie jole Delehanty etc The last two hitters I recall were Bill Terry and Ted Williams We haven't had hada hadI a hitter or even a hitter in years The answer to this is fairly simple When Babe Ruth began to pour his home runs over the outlying fences and walls practically practically every young hitter shifted his bis grip to the end of the bat batand batand batand and took a full cut ut Cobb and most of the other hitters had controlled swings Cobbs' Cobbs hands were well veU apart He was able to keep his bat on the ball Ruth struck out oftener than any other noted hitter The Babe h has a s changed t the h e I game Cobb said years ago Base ball now is a game of power more than skill There was no use swinging swinging swinging swing swing- ing full against the ball we had But at least you could place your hits More than a few observers used to say that Babe could have passed by shortening his swing bringIng bringing bringing bring bring- ing it under better control But this is something you cant can't prove A Ahome Ahome Ahome home run was the only dish Ba Babe be cared for Except on rare occasions I he took his full cut The same is true of Ted Williams who by hit- hit tin tint tine to all fields might th h h. h 0 mark again I IA A Heavy Jolt This recent New York basketball scandal hit all college sports a harder hard hard- er jolt than anyone seems to know It is generally understood whether er rightly or wrongly that the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York explosion was only a small part of ot what was happening over the map I 1 have also heard more than a afew afew afew few also wonder if 11 the same thing wasn't happening or could happen in college football It could easily if it not closely watched Footballs Football's and rates ates for i f In h. h n 0 00 0 yond what the earlier educators looked for tor When numberless I f football o 0 o 0 t b a II players help to run a seasons season's cost up to you get part of the answer There are more than a few people today who Insist insist in In- in that if U a college plays to and fans per game the football player should should get his s share are Dont Don't think that many a football player is thinking differently Hes He's human too Basketball would be much better off oU i if all games were played in college college college col col- col- col lege surroundings This is no fault ault of Madison Square Garden officials It is the price the game pays for tor being being- too highly spotlighted |