Show sneah spending ilig of sports jimmy dykes miracle man maii revamps sox by ROBERT ONE NE I 1 of baseballs present minor v in miracles eracles is the way in which the white sox have managed to keep wen well U up in the first division of the american league pennant race the yankees of course are right at home in top op position first place is automatically theirs by virtue of dibiaggio dickey gordon rolfe and delkirk selkirk not to mention the strongest pitching staff in either league number two position is held down logically enough by the red hed sox they reached that status through ithe aid of foxx cronin grove williams and a few more of like caliber but its not in the book for the chicago white sox to be in their present position 1 with the exception of luke appling there are no big names in the sox lineup line up and in incidentally ci applin sr having 0 his best year by any means there are additional reasons why the sox should relinquish their first division spot the services of monty stratton their best hurler were lost to them through a hunting acci dent the they y have been minus the services of their regular second baseman most of the season and hank ste in bacher rookie hitting JIMMY DYKES sensation of last year is batting less than their catching staff is as green as it is ambitious regardless of logic the sox refused to be downed and theres one outstanding reason for their present position in the american league scheme of things thing the trading genius behind their success manager james J dykes successful trades four men are largely responsible for the surprising showing of the white sox they are ger gerald aid walker eric mcnair joe kuhel and mike tresh each of the four was added to the roster through the trading enterprise of manager dykes the chicago swapping king got walker and tresh along with with marvin martin owen from detroit in a deal for dixie walker tony piet and vernon kennedy walker has driven in enough runs this season to take third place in the league behind I ted williams of boston and hank greenberg of detroit he is getting regular and excellent service froni from tresh detroit on the other hand retains none of the original three men they drew in the six man swap dixie is now with brooklyn Broo klyne kennedy was traded to st louis and piet has retired from baseball eric mcnair came to the sox from boston in return jor for boze berger dittin hitting 9 ability has been more than welcome by the sox since joining the red sox berger has worked only as a substitute sti tute dykes picked up kuhel in a trade which sent zeke bonura to wash ington kuhel kubel had a poor season in 1938 but hit his stride this year in the meanwhile bondira aas as waived out of the american league his departure from washinton washington ton left bucky harris talking to himself second rate the SV sox have more than their share at of supposedly nondescript shopworn shop worn players mike kreevich nei was turned down b by the cubs the red sox use pitcher johnny marcum the athletics rejected rip radcliff reserve outfielder george rensa second string catcher was first tried by detroit and many others were found wanting by other clubs but those shopworn shop worn baseball artists have managed to win ball games and in winning have had more fun un than any other team in either league they seem to get a tremendous kick out of playing ball and act as though the pay check is a secondary proposition no other team has the bustle and the spirit of I 1 the sox what they lack in mechanical ch playing ability is made up for or in the old college try baseball addicts throughout the countis are anxious to see the sox come through since the unforgettable scandal of 1919 the sox have been riding in hard luck ma maybe abe luck has changed tor for the better S giorl bort shorts 0 ane NE of the longest baseball games on record was played at eagle pass texas july 4 1926 T two 0 local teams started playing at 1 10 0 a m and played until 7 p m when the game was called at the end of the sixth inning with the score to one of the short stops made 24 errors in one inning ted lyons veteran white so sox X hurler says the four toughest hitters he ever faced are al simmons charley gehringer jimmy foxx and bill dickey joe mccarthy says that managing the all allstar star team is a headache because he has to try to please all eight cities davey obrien quarterback for the allstar all star football game worked his way through texas christian doing janitor work carl swede anderson indiana university line coach recently exhibited his pack of fine fox hounds at a kentucky dog show and won several honorable mention prizes grover cleveland alexander calls pat moran of the 1915 phillies the best manager lie he ever played under JO joe e dimaggio who recently wrote a 10 piece for colliers magazine says mel harder is the toughest e st pitcher for him to hit A friend compiled his average against harder it was only at the time of writing largest known price paid for a horse is given for the al simmons famous french thoroughbred ough bred dearco only 71 players have made atonal a total of 2000 or m more ore hits during their careers according to a survey of the 64 seasons sons during which batting statistics have been kept baseballs cost big league clubs a dollar each and an average of 25 are used each day the washington senators home games will not be broadcast next season according to owner dark clark griffith the late J louis comiskey who owned the chicago white sox I lit hit safely in 25 consecutive games while in high school tube thompson of augusta who led little nineteen pitchers for three years while playing for illinois normal is under contract to the white sox lightweight golf JOHN Q GOLFER cant expect his caddy to become very enthusiastic about an invention which will if it it becomes rie comes popular probably relieve him of his job the new gadget is a golfing kit and its inventors expect it to replace the conventional and cumbersome set of clubs and the heavy bag the kit is so designed that it requires only one shaft to which is attached the head needed for each shot on the course the outfit weighs some tour four pounds as compared to 11 14 pounds for the bag A chicago golf pro experimented with the kit and found it practical the club heads are all arranged in slots and a zipper compartment provides space for balls the heads all screw onto the single shaft and the experimenting pro found that the heads provide a firm hitting surface when the club head meets the ball the impact serves to tighten the head since the golfer is hitting against the groove of the screw the lenoth length of the shaft is not adjustable ju stable but a compensating factor makes the putter properly short and the distance clubs suitably long the hosel length controls the entire club length the he hosel on the putter is practically nonexistent non existent that for the three iron and woods is extremely long iong that the kit will ever attain a high degree of popularity is doubtful most golfers will prefer the conventional set of clubs for the traveler however it means freedom from a bulky bit of luggage for the golfer who prefers to play without a caddy the new set eliminates a heavy unwieldy bag luckman sims signs t S CID ID LUCKMAN columbia 0 triple threat half back has finally decided to play professional football with the chicago bears with the signing ot of luckman the bears have two of the three outstanding passers of this years college graduating class billy pat terson had already signed with that hat club the third man davey obrien of texas christian belon belongs s to philadelphia george halas signed a grea great player in luckman his passing record is one ol of the best last year he threw passes completing ca 66 for nine touchdowns and 86 yards H he e completed 10 out of 17 forward flips against yale for yards in 92 times carrying the ball he gained yards averaging 46 yards each attempt Luck Lucki yian pan is six feet tall and weighs pounds lie he possesses all the physical requirements for stardom and lialas will give him ample opportunity to trying his hand at carrying as well as passing the ball the ivy league lad ad leap at the chance to turn pro he seemed to take much greater pride in his academic training than in his athletic ability it took quite a bit of persuasion to get him back in mole skins and sighs of relief were distinctly audible when he affa affi affixed axed his signature to a two year contract released by western newspaper lin union tonii |