Show Kellers Keller's Good Nature You can get an idea of Charlie Kellers Keller's type from this incident When they wanted to give him a Keller Day the Yankee outfielder outfield outfield- er insisted that all receipts taken in be used for a Maryland university university university sity scholarship for some needy youth That would be Charlie Kellers Keller's way The Yankee outfielder graduated graduated graduated grad from Maryland 11 years ago came to Newark in 1937 and reported report report- ed to the Yankees in 1939 He was not only a great ballplayer at Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- Maryland land but also an honor student and andone andone andone one of the most popular fellow fellows fellowson on the Maryland campus I asked him once where he got that pair of hands the hands the most powerful looking Id I'd seen In baseball Milking lZ 12 cows every morning Charlie said with a grin Keller was born in Middletown Md in September 1916 some 32 years ago He came from the right state as a slugger the slugger the state that gave the game Babe Ruth Jimmy Foxx and Run Home-Run Baker In his first year with the Yankees Keller hit and followed this with a world series mark of ot Except for the roughest luck you can imagine he could have been one ol ot the greatest power men of the game He was on his way to lead the American league in all power departments departments departments de de- de- de when he broke an ankle He was heading back when war arrived arrived arrived ar ar- rived and took him away from the scene in his prime Once again he fought his way up then a spinal injury cut him down Now he is coming along again in his fourth i surge Maryland university under the direction of ot Curley Byrd is moving up in both educational and athletic ranking Under Coach Jim Tatum's Tatums sound guidance and a few better foot football bail players it is a worthy opponent opponent opponent op op- op- op for any team it meets meets meets-it ii could be said here that Maryland graduates and Maryland students are proud of student Keller and b ballplayer ballplayer ball ball- ll- ll player Keller Keiler who has never broken brok en a training rule in his career ei ei- either either either ther via the alcohol or nicotine route Keller could have accepted Keller Day with the usual thanks In place of this the Yankee hitter Insisted that the main benefits to be derived on such a day should be given Inthe in inthe inthe the form of a scholarship or scholarships scholarships scholarships scholar scholar- ships to deserving young men who wanted a college education |