Show released by western newspaper union Fco FRANKIE RANKIE the no I 1 college lIege football player of 1942 has brought considerable happiness to the national football league in signing with the detroit lions frankie will bring many an added dollar to the detroit clubs and to every other team in the circuit the lions had no name player on their squad at the time and they needed one at least for the early part of the season recently was given an honorable discharge from the marines after serving since the first of the year he was given a medical discharge after spending some time in the hospital at parris island S C was the most publicized college of the 1941 and 1942 seasons his name on the roster will draw thousands of cash customers who paid a great deal of attention to the lions during the past at the 1942 season the lions who finished last in the league last season losing all 11 league games were privileged to take first pick in the annual college draft which was held last june in chicago may not have what it takes to be a standout professional player there have been plenty of big names in college ranks who failed in their professional careers in fact most of the top professional teams consist of individuals who never bothered going to college they figured and quite logically that a college degree at au all necessary to success on the professional circuit but chances are good that frankie will become a valuable asset to the unfortunate lions any team that loses au all of its seasons games can use very handily the services of a name player he may not do so much toward improving the teams league standing but he should help the treasury and when a player helps one club he helps the entire league the world series just a year ago the new york yankees were quite firm in their statements that they could do better in sportsmans Sports mans park in st louis than in their own stadium now 7 i JOE MCCARTHY manager joe mccarthys McCar thys men are even happier over the 1943 world series schedule which calls for them to play the first three games in yankee stadium the yankee players and the new york fans think the schedule gives the american leaguers a big advantage over the st louis cardinals but the bookies arent influenced by intangibles and are hesitant about laying a price on the series they wont concede the yanks very much if anything because of the so called favorable schedule and chances are good the odds will be 65 6 5 take your choice reniah remaining ning schedule the fact that the first three games are going to be played at home as important as the remainder of the schedule it calls for a two day travel intermission between the new york and the st louis games and another open date for selling tickets if there is a seventh game this schedule means that spud chandler the yankees mound ace will be able to work at least twice and perhaps three times Cha Chai tadler won 19 games and lost only three and is certain to draw the opening assignment from mccarthy on october 5 after four days rest he will be able to start the first game in st louis on sunday october 10 then if the series goes the limit he could take another three day rest before coming back for the final game |