Show yankee problem WHETHER HETHER or not lou gehrie Geh rigs career in the major leagues leabu draws to an end this year depends largely on officials of the new york yankees lous playing career is behind hi him for all time the most durable ball player who ever lived is suffering from chronic infantile paralysis a foe before which even the iron mans spirit was forced to bend it is typical of gehrig that he refuses to be a part of the wave of sympathy which is engulfing fans all over the nation he wants no sympathy rather he wants a chance to make use of the courage and determination which carried him through 2130 consecutive games in 15 seasons in brief he would like to stay in the game and would be perfectly happy if he could remain with the yankees in some capacity or other he helped make the yankees the worlds greatest ball club and would naturally like to remain with that organization of grave importance to him was the mayo clinic report which ended he could however continue in some executive capacity he cannot take part in batting practice or chase balls in the outfield he must conserve his muscular energy and is limited to the ordinary types of exercise at present he is serving as field captain of the yankees where his duties are of an extremely light nature he merely puts on his uniform daily and presents the yank batting order to the umpire just before the game starts what the yankees will figure out for him to do next year is an unanswered question it has been suggested that he be named manager of a yank farm flub club however it would be almost impossible to appoint a sick man to that position and likely he be want the job the extent of his recovery will quite p possibly determine the yankees future courses of action lou looks as healthy as ever outwardly showing no signs of the disease his spirits are high and his grin as handsome as ever but once in a while he sits down beside manager joe mccarthy they dont say much maybe because words dont always convey the fullest meaning sport shorts A A LL TIME high for errors by a alx lx major league catcher is the record of oscar stanage who male made 41 mistakes for the tigers in 1911 augie galan has been playing heads up ball for a temporary cripple he began the season with a bad knee and since that time has injured his right ti 50 elbow but bu t not a squawk from little augie four cincinnati pitchers paul derringer walters lee bucky ugie angie galan grissom gassom and johnny vander meer have played in the allstar all AU star game two spectators mounted on horses which had thrown their jockeys gained second and third places recently in a wellington new zealand steeplechase stewards ratified the result and allowed owners to collect the stakes cuba has arranged a baseball hall of fame similar to the one in cooperstown Coopers town N Y candidates for honors include mike gonzales and joe mendez the latter a pitching contemporary of christy mathewson rule changes PHREE very important changes J have been made in the rules of six man football according to stephen epler originator of the game who has worked tirelessly to encourage its development and improve its rules one of the regulations calls for a termination ot of one sided games if at the end of the first half there is a margin of 45 points between two squads the game will be stopped much the same as a technical knockout is recorded in boxing should a margin of 45 points develop any time in the second half the contest also will be halted A second change is concerned with football equipment the new rule calls for padding on the outside of any hard material which may be used for protective covering present equipment is designed for the benefit of the wearer now pads must also protect the opponent the remaining change is optional schools where youngsters are engaged in the game will be permitted to use a smaller ball six man football has been steadily growing in popularity it is is especially popular in smaller high schools throughout the nation and h has as been adopted widely as a college intramural sport released Be leased by western newspaper union |