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Show TODAY'S SPORTj ANGLE 4 4- Brute strength is not essential to I success m atblqtlca llck Kerr one ol the most valuable pitchers In tin- American league, is the smallest pit her in the organisation. For years big league managers re- fused to consider him because of his size, despite the remarkable success he had In the minors. He got his chance to show in the majors only after ghing his ultimatum ultima-tum to his minor league employer ihat he would have to bo sold to a big league team or he would retire. Kerr was sincere in his intention H Ls dub owner knew It. Kerr was sent to Chicago on the approal basis It was felt that he would ' flivver' and soon be back In dear old Milwaukee. Kerr knew his own worth better than all the scouts and big leaguo experts ex-perts He made good from the very-start very-start It would take a lot of money to pry him loose from the Chicago club. Glenn Killingei the sen-ation of the football world last season, is another example of the theory that size doesn't mean a great deal. KUIlnger had the hardest time Imaginable getting his high school oai h to even let him don a football suit, llo was regarded as far too light for likoly football timber. In his final year at Harrlsburg high 'school, his persistence more than any thing ole won a place for him on the varsitv team. Knowing he was off size KUIlnger I I constantly workod to develop tho strength that nature had riven him to Its highest degree Ho went to Peun State. His size at ! first caused him to receive only ordinary ordi-nary consideration. It didn't take him long, however, to convince Coach BeS- j dek of his remarkable ability In his final year at Penn State, he won the goal of every college football star, a place on the All-Amerlcan eleven. |