Show PEAKING of pon GEORGE A AY are star players the best pilots in big leagues 0 STAR baseball players daake DO make the best managers toss that one at some of your sports expert friends at a hot stove league session one of these cold winter nights and see if the fur flies it all depends on whom you pick the records however will probably support the fellow who says that playing ability has nothing whatever to do with managerial ability if you were asked to name the ball of all time you would undoubtedly select ty cobb or babe ruth cobb had bad a thorough trial at managing the detroit J tigers after the departure of hughie jennings he was not a success it was said that cobb could never figure out why his men bat run bases field ty cobb throw and think as well as he had done babe ruth has been trying mi mightily for a managers berth ever since since he retired so far he has failed to connect although half a dozen such jobs have been filled in the majors study present crop take the present crop of big league managers probably not more than four out of the sixteen would have to be reckoned with when the roundup round up of all time stars is made they are mickey cochrane of the tigers who was a catcher frank frisch of the st louis cards who was a second baseman bill terry of the giants who was a first baseman and pie traynor of the pittsburgh pirates who was a third baseman and not all four of these could be counted completely successful managers then study the other side of the picture joe mccarthy of the new york fork yankees would have no trouble in proving he is a successful manager yet he was never a good enough player to land a vig big league job and spent his playing days in the kerosene circuit bill mckechnie now at cincinnati who was a success at st louis pittsburgh and boston was just another ball player in his day connie mack who must be reckoned as the no I 1 manager for all never been mentioned on all star team jimmy dykes the successful manager of the white sox missed being an all time star r player by a narrow P e ina margin gin burlei burleigh gh r y grimes p present r e s e n t f manager of the p brooklyn dodgers was a star in his day but hardly to burleigh grimes be placed among the topflight top flight performers of all time and he has yet to prove he is an effective manager bucky harris of the washington senators gators quit playing when he was close to being a great star and joe cronin manager of 0 the boston red sox who had practically arrived at that estate seemed to diminish in playing value when he added the managerial weight to his bis shoulders case of jimmy wilson jimmy wilson manager of the phillies was a better than average catcher but not an immortal still he hes S a good manager in a rather hop hopeless e less spot casey stengel now pilot of the boston bees was a ih flashy a by aggressive player somewhat t theatrical ea tri cal he was hardly a star but he can be regarded as a good manager gabby street who once won a pennant for the cards and is pres present nt manager of the st louis brog browns was an adequate catcher but not a star charley grimm manager of the cubs and successful in making them finish one two three in the national league in the past five years was wa not an all time star as first basemen go in his playing days oscar vitt the newcomer in the major leagues managerial ranks as pilot of the cleveland indians Indian st has not hot yet had a chance to pro prove ve his worth in the fastest company poker face in comeback T I 1 ITTLE poker face lineback Fi is com ing back to tennis fresh from her divorce helen wills moody is starting the comeback trail that may lead her through the courts at wimbledon Wimble don and korest forest hills to the olympian heights of champion once more there is a story from the west coast to the effect that helen very nearly turned pro a while back and joined up with the troupe that features fred perry wilmer allison and bill tilden then the story goes she considered h her r long la layoff 1 m might igat be a detriment and resolved to fight her way back to the top of helen wills the amateurs before moody she tried her mettle on the pro courts this accomplished she would be a drawing card of sufficient magnitude to demand a sizable contract from the man who bosses the pros but helen may find her comeback trail strewn with hurdles theres her arch opponents helen jacobs and helen marble to think about and more theres that durable polish girl jadwiga who is a sort of feminine juggernaut ger aut coach blasts alumni M AT OST of the ten football coaches who lost their jobs at the end of the 1937 season would probably add a hearty amen to the remarks of L C boles athletic director at wooster ohio college before the recent meeting of the college physical directors society at new orleans he charged that influential alumni trustees and curbstone coaches can still bring sufficient pressure to force the dismissal of athletic instructors simply because they fail to produce winning steams referring to the pressure re brought on university authorities to drop instructors not producing enough victories boles said at this very moment able members of college physical education departments who according to their contract were regular members of their college faculties are now looking for a new position because the win at any cost group is dissatisfied with their coaching record boles said one was led to believe a sports writer in a recent magazine article had hit the bullseye bulls eye when he referred to college football as one of the last great strongholds strong holds of old fashioned american hypocrisy appeals from college presidents to their alumni to come to the support of the athletic team boles said indicate the close with college finances the ten coaches heads beads fell after the 1937 season were harvey harman ol of pennsylvania harry kipke hipke of michigan prince callison of oregon harry mehre of georgiap georgia ed walker of mississippi don mccallister of south carolina ralph sasse of mississippi sis sippi state tom sullivan of st lawrence and clyde propst of southwestern of tennessee dod dodger er finances again ITH what promises to be one bof of the most prosperous baseball seasons on record coming up in 1938 the sorry plight of the brooklyn dodgers fast is becoming of serious concern to rival clubs in the national league they are sitting by helplessly and not laughing while strife and indecision in the dodgers front office tears the stuffing out of one of the most valuable holdings in the he business there is gloom in the other offices when the subject comes up they jus just t have heard that the dodgers 1938 spring train training ing schedule has been made out for them by the yankees there being no one in the demoralized brooklyn headquarters to attend to such chores since general manager john gorman german got his walking pape papers rs some weeks ago here and there probably the most nettled victim of that recent pea soup fog in london was the goalkeeper of a soccer team who stuck doggedly to his knowing the game had been post it not poad ca called off until long after the other had left the field A searching players finally found him ng party talent for the brooklyn lining up dodgers is is supposed to be one of assignments in in baseball hardest 2 the national former but ted mcgrew who retired onal league u umpire ti scout for the a in 1931 to become dodgers is tb thriving riving upon it e 0 west wearn r New Paver union |