| Show 0 D new york post poat w service phils look better than figures show cause they hustle PPE appearances ARANCES ever gay deceivers A appearances are at it again right now they are making mugs out of the records and laws of probability by indicating the clas classiest si that the phillies are one of clubs performing in these parts it is upon the playing field rather than upon paper that appearances do their best for jimmy wilsons Wil sons young solely off their men too judged grapefruit league box scores they are not impressive these present rii illies hustle in marked contrast to their park I 1 rivals they seem always striving to do the most willi w ah their opportunities such spirit in itself often enables them to come up with plays that might otherwise seem impossible and given reasonable opportunity for expression might well win many hard fought games next summer yet since baker bowl has so frequently had a wearing effect upon other briskly moving springtime favorites baseball men here hold out little save sixth place hopes for the present team even though the pitching must surely be improved over 1935 the phils lack a punch of the babe ruth chuck klein jimmy foxx variety there are eight infielders Belders In on the roster only one of them gene corbett who did it for winnipeg and so has little chance of winning a regular job anyhow lilt hit better than last year leo norris korris the shortstop who served such a long term with minneapolis has power dolph camilli the first baseman slaps a long ball the others simply are not good hitters the sparkling little jose gomez geml who fields in a manner reminiscent of hughey critz and who makes double plays far better lacks the muscle need superior pitching i when lacking sluggers since no one of the catchers wilson bob grace or bill atwood the rookie are notable sluggers ers the phils thus would seem to need superior pitching and airel airtight ait defense if they are to climb out of their accustomed depths undoubtedly they will field better than most baker bowl representatives have fielded in the past undoubtedly also one or two veteran pitchers are improved while there are recruits whose forthcoming efforts can be noted with prayerful admiration lucky bucky walters fast ball makes the reformed infielder a subject of praise whenever other players discuss tile the team joe bowman now knows how to slow up on the batter and can handle bandle other trick stuff better than w when len he was a glant giant the big indian euel Is improving physically ov over er last season and declares that his arm Is us as good as in his rookie cookle year among the youngsters there is passo reluctantly given up by the pirates in the todd deal he is one of the most eminent of strike out artists having fanned batters in innings while hurling for charleston in 1934 when the usually self con bained wilson talks about him the air is filled with adjectives ves concerning one of the best fast balls in the business that Is of course if the aging davis la Is around philadelphia at the time I 1 light now curt bigger F and better than than WA i ever cier Is the star of the phils if he be stays with them his pitching may although althou h the chance y Is no more than a slight one put dut them into fifth place pla ce yet g swell pitcher that tie lie Is there Is reason to j believe that his departure would be the curt davis clubs best break with davis in their lineup the cubs would be 4 to 1 to win the pennant fortified with the three or four good young men who could be obtained for him the already improved phils would be well advanced toward setting getting some place next year the best guess incidentally Is that the cubs and phils will get tired of out walting one another and get together on toe the deal soon F BREVITY ever gives give s up racing he ha IF future as a should have a great the bay movie star or congressman still would be the three year old who if he turf the best looking thing on could no not t breeze derby distances in record time can act fur furthermore thedmore ther more he which puts put s the has that sort of appeal crowd on his side from the moment when he Is first led into public view most of the truly successful thor of other years have had these qualities which are far more enduring than the records when indicating in real class exterminator was so far from being a handsome horse that he was called old bones but the words always were uttered with affe affectionate admira tion billy kelly commander grosss little sprinter who was so well loved by the crowds of IS 18 years or so agor ago had a similar way of communing with his audience billy who like brevity bior for lumps of had a great fondness sugar used to thrust his muzzle over the rail in search of stray offerings of sweetmeats sweet meats man alan 0 war had it was champ of champs man ilan 0 ol 01 war who knew his true worth and never let anybody forget it even though success never went to his liend lie ad was another personality horse being abeln a champion c of champions and tho ho J joe oe louis of his day and business he must occasionally have been bored by the feeble competition provided for him but lie never let on about this always when he passed through the paddock gate some spark seemed to hash flash between him and tho the crowd I 1 mention such items of tile the past and present without any desire to compete with writers of the black beauty fa bles there are people who regard horses as the dumbest of all animals not excepting the 2 bettors bettorf who occupy their days in being touted onto hopeless long shots then there are jockeys such as wayne wright who has ridden winners in tile the three richest stakes of the current national campaign A reddish haired youngster rather taller than the average jockey wright is not given 1 much to communing with his fellows A quiet thoughtful lad who is more in the manner of sande than of the rough and ready don f gaw meade I 1 me ade or the playful va 1 I 1 silvio coucci he has 1 1 1 confided to friends that brevity can understand der stand react and communicate in much u c h wayne wright like a human having 0 observed that perfect communion between horse and rider when they were winning the feature here I 1 do not doubt it wright who rode top row in the santa anita also says that brevity is the best horse of the year probably at the moment he is correct in that too yet for the benefit of newspaper brethren who short weeks ago were beating the drums for discovery and the N Y U basketball team one or two things might be hinted at before the kentucky classic is permitted to go by default prize fighters who are seeking their fortunes down in flor florida ida are getting little save sunburn this season I 1 saw two fast light heavyweights perform the other night before a crowd of COO there were four knockdowns before the final convincer was put on in the fifth the winners end was 8 the losers 7 miami would like to persuade one of the new york teams to train there next year but citizens still are putting the rap on bill terry their year old complaint concerns the admission fees charged by the giants phil the hard hitting outfielder peddled by the giants also no longer loves his former boss young eddie thomas who got them off so neatly at santa anita Is the best starter since the celebrated and departed dade according to horsemen who have arrived here from california he will work at detroit this summer and they are hop ing that the new york state racing commissioners will scout him bill dwyer the hockey night lit club and racing magnate who was so badly bent only a few months ago la Is getting back into the bot bet a ml ilion class rumor mongers bongers have it that mike jacobs contract for promoting joe louis fights contains a loop loophole bole by which the drown brown bo bomber aber can forsake the dearst A C when the time cornea comes to battle for tile the heavyweight title whispers persist that the cubs are covering up concerning the true state of affairs in lon War arm they the rumor makers say that the ailing wing never will return to 1035 form while training in puerto rico the reds played against several teams well loaded with performers from the american negro leagues they say that one hurler could make lefty grove look like a slow ball pitcher and that at least five other dusky lada would be 1 a year stars in the big time |
