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. 1 1,1 BUM 1 ,. j| ~ -- ■ -- ... "' "■ " in——— i Chuck Klein’s Bat Rings Again, and New Chapter Is Added to Story of Star Slugger’s Slump By BILL BRAUCHER Central Press Sports Writer There are strange dhaptersj in. ;nq ‘uleiji anqo jo ejn ejp most amazing part of his story probably hasn’t been written, 1 k few words may be added jiaxt October to the saga of -that Cubs’ slugger who didn’t slug. <<» -■• The mill hand from Indianapolis*" with wrists as tough.as the, ate el with which he toiled as a youth, may enact the big cojneback drama of 1936 if spring training gesture® mean anything—and sometihies ! they do. Klein has been smacking laU kinds of. pitching for all kinds of bases since the Cubs left the Pa cific coast and started their north ward march through the grapefruit and cotton belts. Foreman Charles Grimm says he knew all the time that Chuck was. only fooling the last two years, during which, period his batting activities resembled mostly tho awkward activities of a beginner at badminton. d Coming in on High 4 * Chuck has been blasting the old apple so brutally in the cowboy and hill-billy district through which the Cubs pass on their way back to Chicago that some of the Ijoys have walked out of the stands pop eyed after tho game, forgetting their guitars. : It has been only a matter of eight years since Charles Herbert KMn was a S2OO ball player. He was just 21 years old when he started the season of 1927 with Evansville in the Three. Eye league. He was ped dled to Fort Wayne for $260, and a year later Fort Wayne (a town inot to be trustedjsold him to the Pillis for $7,500. *[• ’ Klein became the Babe Ttuthj of the National league. In his v*ery first season with the. Phils he >hlt .360. All the boys sat down h nd wrote that he was a great natural DIV’IC Uiwv uu ” «■*** — —M Teams Chosen For Final Games in Y Athletics . 4 4* 4'! FT’* | Relay Races, Indoor Ball And Other Tests On Busy j Schedule The final series of games in the Y. M C. A. College Athletic lecgue com petition has swung into action the selection of teams. K All boys of the winning teams in each closs will be given the ‘‘Y’ ath letic award when the contest (has come to a close. The next seven weeks will see the athletes vying in re.ay races, indoor ball, sp -tsmanahip, >ahd weekly aUletic tests. ’• ’ ‘ The line-up of the new teams ; fol i lows: MIDGET CTASS f I Auburn— Bobby Laughlin, cauUin; ' Henry Groover, Ancil Anderson, Billy i Clark, Wilmer Stewart, and. Ralph ' Riden, . Vanderbilt - Charles Rich, sap- I tain: Robert Groover, Joseph Majtett,l . Thomas Wren, Tr., and John Paulien. 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CORPORATION GROW •• - ••, -'"■ ■-■■ I l g l < -..11- -JTQ*| ■■■—■ , ‘HMffihi ' -.I .11 ■ ... **" s&j r . y I ’’ ,4 AT , MR I WBM- WMH E Bara IwMi »ra*’»' 1 .yswMWE ENmhMB? > : Hi eRSI ■■■ CHUCK KLEIN . . a finally finds himself '■ hitter, with a stance like Joe Jack son, and you know the rest. He was a great natural hitter, too. In 1929, still wtih the lowly Phillies, he hit .356. The next year was better yet—he flattened the fences to the tune of .386 and smacked 40 homers and the streets of Philadelhia weren’t safe. The late William Wrigley, Jr., offered SIOO,OOO for his services but was refused. , Fred Sapp, Milton Chestnut, Herbert Dubo's, and Carl Scott. V . M. I.—Rudolph Davis, saptain; William Rich, Calvin Hancock, John L. Williams and John Hughes. PREP CLASS Citadel Bernard Addy, captain; Jack Bright, Edward . Bleakley, and Graham Hurst. Furman Edward Morrison, cap tain: Dean Smith, Jimmie Eliopolo, Lance Mackey, and Keith Quarter man. < . ; £ ; Mercer George DeLoach, captain; Bobby Paddison, George Rushing, Dick Jessup, and Kent Knignt. Oglethorpe Lester Gruver, cap tain; Jack Rhodes, Harry Ulcus, Jr., Paul Palmer, end Jim Palmer. Junior Business Boys* Class California Charles Wheeler, cap tain; Billy Searcy, Clinton Kelly, Janies Davenport, Sam Smith, H. L, James, H. Burnsed, Bill Williams. I Nebraska William Douglas, cap tain: Olin Burnsed, T. E. Adams, 1 i William_Kelly,Morion Forbee, H. Goes to Cubs, and Collapses Klein slumped to .337 in 1931 but still was one of the league’s great batters. He came back up to .348 in 1932, leading the league in runs, hits and stolen bases and being named the circuit’s most valuable player. The rampage continued through 1933 when he led the lea gue in hitting with an average of .368, driving 38 home runs. Then Philadelphia sold him to GOLF FACTS NOT THEO RI E S—By Alex Morrison At the risk of being classified as an insurance man, I’m going to bring to your attention something that I think is decidedly worthwhile. There is no person on the course, caddy, player, workman or spectator, who doesn’t run some risk c* injury from a ball or a club. No doubt you’ve seen accounts In your local paper of some accident resulting in Injury to caddy or play er. Such an accident has never Pickard, Charles Wilson, W. B. Weathers. Stanford Billy Schou. captain; Tom Hernandez, C. B. Miltiodes, R. Cloud, Vernon Clifton, Nick Pranta las, and Otis Fountain. Texas Cicil GUI, Kenneth Bar thelmess, L. F. Lane, Jr., Jordan, George Johnsen, Jim Futch and Ed ward Mcßride. . » * . - Yale Willard Douglas, captain; George Ribbins, alternate captain; Prank Savage, Motte Edenfield, Gil- Chicago for $65,000 and three or four good-card players. And Klein treat into almost total eclipse. r In 1534, -Chuck -finished the sea son with a measly .301. Yast year’s mark of .293 was that much worse. His batting was so bad, in fact, that the sympathetic Mister Grimm removed him from the premises and hid him behind some anony mous wind-breakers on the bench While Ute Cubs were out there win ning the penant. ThO Cubs started the world series last fall Without him. Forlorn, de spairing* Chuck perched on the bencMLWz his mates steped out and bpener in Detroit, 8 to 0. He was atif lon the' bench until tho nlnlh iufaing of the third game. Two rtfci behind, one but. Hack signaled. Judges, who had been hav ing trouble locating the ball, was up. Mirtefr Grimm looked over the bench, Thefc’Waa Kl^n,-with a quarter s Worth of chewing tobacco in hB right cheek and an eager look j'h his eye. Mistep Grimm got a hunch and sent Chuck up there for C cut at it» f c The Slump Is Ended I Klein singled cleanly to left. That was the start The Chbs tied the score only to lose after two extra innings. It was in the fifth game, at Chi cago, however, When Klein real ly went to town. He came to bat in the third inning after Herman had tripled. Rowe gave him a fast one ahd Chuck sent it singing into the right field stands. It was all the , Cube needed to Win the ball game, ; though they scored one after that i to make it 3 to 1 at the payoff, i It may have been the feel of that • home run off Rowe that changed t Chuck Klein’s whole outlook on life. Things like that happen in > baseball. i revealed how easily the same thing > could happen again and to anyone on : the links. No player ean be so sure of . what he U going to do with either , club or ball and even if he could, he , couldn’t keep others out of his way. Ths answer is to get yourself some golf insurance for your own as well as the protection of others. It costs but a few dollars per year and your local agent should be able to make ’ the necessary arrangements. i —a i i i.i him ibert Fritts, Donald Moody. Gtorge Pinckney, and Charles Brady. 1 Harvard Dick Ward, captain; Harold Wittkamp, alternate captain; Danny Dlx L. Horton, Howard Fares, CJames Purvis, Jack Hancock, and Cornell McLamb. The first games will be held Mon day afternoon ! and ' night for the Midgets, Preps, and Junior Business Boys, and the Westerh Union and Freshman class will go into action Tueada afternoon and night. l BATTLERS HARD AT TRAINING FOR ALLIANCE BOUTS Leonard Prepares Boxers For City-Wide Title Fights This Month Under he guiding hand of Coach Dick -Leonard, boxers who will rep resent the Jewish Alliance at the first annual city wide amateur cham pionship tourney this month have been bard at work preparing for theft elimination rounds which are but ten days away. The city wide amateur melee is set for April 28-29 at the Municipal Auditorium. Elimination bouts for the J. E. A. city wide affair will be sponsored by the J. E. A. Men’s Club. It is creat- 8 ® great deal of interest in local fighting circles. Those who intend to enter may secure entry blanks from the desks of sports’ editors of the various newspapers. When Coach Leonard looked around ■ to see who Was on hand for practice yesterday morning he found a flock of youngsters confronting him. Amo-g them were: Cockv Alpert, Sammy Schatz, Jay Shoob, K. Mopper. Ros enweig, Maxcus, Babe Alpert, Walter n u< e ’ t Henty Ka P la “- Nat Nathan, Rubinitz, Joe Dinerman, Al Horn stein and others. Among those which have already arr 3 to enter the city wide match is an Impressive squad being coached by Meyer Sable which will ?? IT L-*? e ray under the banner of the Kollegians Athletic Club. SO. ATLANTIC LOOP GAME CHANGES MADE Two Clubs Planning Play Sun day Games Causes Shakeup Several changes are to be made in the schedule of teams of the South Atlantic League as a result of a meeting yesterday of directors of the league at the Richmond Hotel In Augusta, Robert LaMotte, vice presi dent and general manager of the Savannah Indians announced this morning. Mr. LaMotte returned early today. J He said it was made known at the meeting that two clubs in the league are planning to play Sunday baseball, his development made changes nec essary In the schedule. However, Bob said this revision would not cause the fndUnl 5 h ° me gameS ° f There was a hundred percent at tendance of directors. The gathering t _s lle elated before the season opens on April 19. movie team to play FOR U.S. IN GERMANY Universal Five Wine Right To Trip By Victory Over Oilers NEW YORK, April 6 (TPI Sam’s Olympic basketball hopes rest on the capable shoulders of the Universal Pictures team of California today. The Universals wan the trip to Germany for the Olympics when they defeated the towering Me- Pherson Oilers of Kansas in a rip- i roaring Madison Square Garden i contest that ended in the 44 to 43 score. , The Oilers, despite last night’s i THROWS ’EM FAR . . By Jack Sords • -A- ■ ' AMeASCRSD U ' Toss OF 170 . Vsc”tLy Feer, II /' . \ fME - ; maumfr. KgSBSS!F '. Throw I • ■ A -I \ ‘r'f 74i A 'I I 'z ’ £ L a S Www 1 wi W kA 1 ■ X I '■*■ Ai.-. ■' /' ' ’ * Y ‘• ' > £A i '’: ’.' wi A ‘ ? I ' ' f 3 s tfsrtods ASIUM To Y\ MeameTMe AEAvy \i V- sC-W ;? i iMffTRUAAeAjrs woaJ iAX fAB ! FbftAiuTAe i/Jpoor, X\\ AaJooOTooor fcS&r' . ».Cj4-A CAAMPiOMSMiPy A , Amtom W KISHOM, fee Bates college stroajg- fc , i © MAN Z a star EAi-ray in the, PE/UN RELAYS ox) // < “* ’■ *'£ &* . APRIL 2>/ANO 25“ ™ Congratulations To Savannah’s New Daily Paper SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES THE HUB K>. ■ r .>. i ■ Pre - Easter Special Men! Here Are Spring Clottieu ' ; ,at Bargain Prices. Jugt When ! You Need .« « SUITS SB $ < I i g * • , | .. y ,_ -■ ; ■'^WW***> C sa*WsßjoEV . • .'I 1 0 This special selling event was planned several months, ago w that’ we couW * effer you these unusual values in spring suits now, To this special group, we have added odd suits carried oyef frofe / that sold at much higher prices. | THEIBIHUB LESTER BARKIS > \ STYLE CENTER FOB MEN IN SAVANNAH ' - - ■ ■ ■ I • .... ir ■ n 7.r | CONNIE MACK BETTER, i TO REJOIN ATHLETICS KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 6—(TB) —The veteran manager of the Phil adelphia Athtetica, CoCnnie Mack, will leave for Asheville, N. C„ tdoay to rejoin his team. Mack was stricken with a severe cod last week and lost his voice while in Knoxville. He says he has his voice back now. and win soon be out there using it plenty as the boys whip into shape. defeat, will share the trip abroad with the Universals. The Olympics squad will consist of seven Univer sals and seven oilers. The Olympics Basketball Tournament, in which more than 20 nations will compete, are due to open in August. —....aclj Sugar Tossers Have Sweet Time In Nipping Cochran’ Coalers FIGHTEfe MANAGER’S WIDOW TO CARRY ON AS PILOT OF BQXERS CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 6 Mrs. Bernard J. Fox entered the fistic limelight today as the first woman fight manager in the his tory of Massachusetts. Mrs. Fox is the widow of “Bar ney” Fok, veteran fight manager, who died last Thursday after an operation. Fox will be buried today ~fter funeral services at St. Pat rick’s church, Cambridge. The fight manager’s widow, soon -after hi' de Uh. signed contracts ■with Bill Brennan, “Barney’s” nartner, to handle her husband’s Interest In the boxing stable. List ed among Fo?f’s battlers is Al McCoy, regarded by many as a logical contender for John Henry Lewis’s light heavyweight cham pionship crown. JEWS TO OPEN DRIVE - FOR PALESTINE FUNDS NEW YORK, April 6—(TP)—Two thousand rabbis in all parts of the United States have instructions today to feature their passover holiday ceremonies with a drive for united Palestine appeal funds. Dr. Israel Goldstein, national co chairman of the Palestine appeal, voiced the request from the pulpit of his Bnai Jeshurun synagogue. The appeal is seeking $3,500,000 to be spent in aiding German, Polish and Roumanian jews to emigrate to Pal estine. i NOON MARKETS NEW YORK, April 6 (TP)— Trading in high priced shares led the stock market into higher ground today. Steels, rails, and motors re mained in the van. Favorable in dustrial news sent the whole list from fractions to a point higher. Utilities however, were laggards. Corporate bonds were steady. U. S. government issues improved slightly. Wheat and cotton tended lower. American Girl—Are you sure you want to marry me so rmyself and not for my money? European Count—Just to prove my good intentions I’ll promise you that as scon as we are married I’ll help you get rid of your money as quick ly as possible. Oldman—See here, young man, I am going to give you some good ad vice— > Upstart—Never mind. My mind is already overworked trying to remem ber that already given me. Bildad—Why don’t yo utake a day off and go fishing with me? Ca’nt your boss get along without you? Wigmore—Sure he can. But I can’t take any chances on his finding it out. • Chalking up three runs in tha second inning, the Savannah Sugar Refinery’s baseball brigade downed the nine of the Cochran Coal Com pany by a score of 4 to 1 at tha refinery field yesterday afternoon Regardless of the fact that this was their initial game the coal com pany team was credited with but one error. Pitcher Shannon allow ed the refinery boys only five hits. D. Grevemberg and McGaughy, hurling for the sugar plant, between them allowed the rivals four hits. Harvard of Cochran’s led in hit ting for his side. Top sluggers of the Sugar Refinery were McGauhy, D. and M. Grevemberg. The box score: SUGAR REFINERY AB. R. H. E. M. Grevemberg, cf 3 0 0 0 Bercegeay, If 4 0 0 0 Loncon, 2b 4 0 0 0 , C. Grevemberg. ss2 111’ O. Grevemberg, s 3 110 1 Morgan, 3b 2__l 0 1 ' Mobley, lb 13 0 10 D. Grevemberg, p„ rs. __2 0 0 0 McGaughey, rs., p 2 12 1 Totals2s 4 5 3 COCHRAN’S AB. R. H. E. L. Carn, ss 4 0 10 S. White, 2b 3 0 0 1 B. Stevens, c 2 1 0 0 ! W. Whalfen, 3b4 0 0 0 J. Harvard, lb 3 0 2 0 E. Smith. If 2 0 0 0 , G. Thompson, cf 3 0 0 0 J Way, rs 2 0 10 V. Shannon, p 3 0 0 0 Totals 26 14 1 Score by innings: Cochran’sooo 001 000—1 Sugar Refineryo3o 000 lOx —4 Sumary: Three.base hit, Me- Guaghey. Two-base hits, C. Grevem berg. 1/IdGaughey. Double plays, Loncon to Mobley: White to Har vard; Carn to White to Harvard. j Bases on balls, off Shannon, 2; off McGaughey, 1. Struck out, by Shan non. 5; by McGaughey 2; by Grev emberg, 3; Winning pitcher, Me. Gaughey. Losing pitcher, Shannon. Umpire, Sherlock and Grevem berg. Scorer, Carter. DETROIT RED WINGS NEED 2 MORE GAMES TO COP PRIZED CUP Detroit, April 6 (TP) —The De troit Red-Wings have two more hockey games to win to take, the Stanley Cup from the Toronto Map le leafs. The Detroiters took the opening game of the three-out.of-five series from the Leafs by a 3 to 1 score at Detroit last night. A capacity crowd was on hand to see the Red- Wings score their victory. The cup, which goes to the win ner of an involved series of play- . offs, represents the world hockey j championship. 3