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12 1 ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. SUNDAY. MARCH T. liUH Connie Mack Names Eight Moderns to All-Time Diamond Team; Ranks '38 Yankees, Athletics of 1 914 Among Greatest Clubs Dean of Pilots Claims Jimmy Foxx Best First Baseman; Selects Grove, Gehrig on Squad Chief Bender, Jaek Coombs, Eddie Collins, Stuffy Melnnis, Jack Harry and Kune. Oldriiijr, who lore a great team apart after the "World Series in '14 and then came to startle another feneration with pennant winners in MO and this beloved 76-year-old Irishman selects a truly amar-injr All-Time All-Star team.

In his roster of '21 players he jt -I Mathewson, Johnson, Waddell Gain Positions with lMound Corps; Cochrane Top Receiver tti I' rr't bck te st there fr aw awse4 msnu'e end then gssred. "No. er" rm'e was as big rarpn the Cu? AH lie mesit strike out 13 ef them an1 tiis -ml s'srt rve Cfste V' the Worll 5erses anl sweet trtuwyh cer fcis jrusger J' McCarthy. thinks Foax le pf of great k.tters ef t-awtaZ. flee first an.l a gteat cotnp'titvr.

He Iks IIZ4.0 tVUirs Kaa fue e.t vn Kis Htnt-y. Ki tsch and Wagner le tpa at -Connie Mack's 'Best of All Time' Old Fox's "all-time" baseball squad with position, lifetime bat' ting average and clubs played uith JIMMY FOXX (lb.) .335 Phila. (AX) 1926-35; Boston (AL) 1936 (with present team). EDDIE COLONS (2b.) J33 Phila. (Al.) 1M6-14; Chicago (AL) 1914-26; Phila.

(AL) 1927-31. includes cijrht moderns. Cornelius MKiilHcuddy, for that is his correct nm, wm healthy and alert old character when I talked to him bn'h her and in his Fort Meyer. home. Ilia eye were bright, his step firm, his voice clear and his brain aa sharp as a surgeon's scalpel.

Connie is more articulate, more concise, and more intelligent than any baseball manager in the business today. Each of the 15 rival big league managers agreea Connie is the "dean." With the passing of M.l-ler Huggins and John J. McGraw, Connie la left to rule as "All-Time All-Star Manager." The American League has officially reroRnized this fact and has aunanimoualy appointed Connie to lead hia circuit's team in the 1939 All-Star game in New York. "My boy, there have been many great ball players and the team you ask me to pick may not necessarily be the best team all. It will merely be my idea of the' beat team.

I ll probably wound the feelings of certain fana when I say that, to tny mind. Mickey Cochrane was the greatest catcher of all time! I think Jimmy Fovx la the best first baseman better than Chase, Henney or Slsler. I think Al Simmons, Jo Cronln, Walter Inu Gehrig, Bill Dickey and Lefty Grove belong on that Dream Team. In short. I think the modern generation of ball players has covered Itself with glory.

HOXUS WAGNER (as.) .329. Xouisville (NL) 1897-99; Pittsburgh (XL) 19O0-17. JIMMY COLLINS (Sb.) .284. (AL) 1901-07; Phila. (AL) 1907-08.

THIS SPEAKER (cf.) .344 Boston (AL) 1908-15; Cleveland AX 1 4i I T- U. II Movies May Pick Teams sbett. "but Jve Cror.tn 1aM me a fit.e u.t iRf.J4r A' tram. ni Yaw key knew what he d.r.g wh.n te aw -4 iZO for Cobb. Jrar ar.d P.a'h are outr.l!ers tk he aartp la Al rr r.

In all th vs as I wte4 Al I him drrp on'y one Ty baU ar.4 he hxa yet to make a throw ts Ike arpnc ae. "lfsy Grove berga tip teew Vitiw, Fe4ee Jheinn. Cmt- and Wallet; 1 Gebric ad r'l K'-rg ww the aqqad. 5truek. W.shsnty and Mflnmts" trk believes hitters should wear Connie Believes in Helmets Mickey Gochraa Is one of the rmi kww.

He www fwr a tewm ar.d it better than any f'-ayer I ever met. Tet his rawe was ruined by one p.tch I begaw ta thik about mfr Dar.nv Hofmaa the As 10C. I watchM Johnson years ago hit thre home rvns wearjr.g a f-el fer hat Similar to prlt Mark be.ievfs In r.iht "It la for the ronea.ier.ee cf the customer wha works dag te day. PeHatl a ne Is a the entettainment busmesa. Ar4 the It a the Mark tn vacations f.r stare Vwck stars yourg In an! Meaa Two years ag he As to the raref.ed beigh'a ef M-o CVy fr rrnrg He is on his toea.

wh ca jtte a trck Jf one ran de It. tn the mrtajhor league. If you atk me to name greatea? teame net the as I have done for here I aay tbeee eljt were Upt: Tte lU.timore Onoa fiom to the Cubs of ta 10. wnd of '10 to 1 Those were the tr.jee greatest ba.l of a3 ttrK Be.4 ranktr.g r-ght with them were the Tackees of "iA. I'd like "I think as time goes on It will be difficult for any one to pick an All-Star team because there will be few living witness to compare the boys of the future with the boys of the past.

I believe that It will then be necessary to rely on moving pictures. With motion cameras and timing devices you can now record the exact hop on a fast ball, or the break of the sharpest curve. Yes. your teams of the future will probably come out of the film laboratories. Connie's No.

1 Infield comprises Jimmy Foxx, lb. Eddie Collins, 2b, Honus Wagner, as. and Jimmy Collins, 3b. (AL) 1916-20; Washington (AL) 1927; Phila. (AL) 192R.

TT COBB (It.) Detroit (AL) 1905-26; Thlla. (AL) 1927-28. BABE RUTH (rf.) (AL) 191V19; Yankee 1920- S4; Boston (NL) 1935. MICKEY COCHRANE (c.) 294 Phila. (AL) 1925-33; Detroit (AL) 1934-38.

WALTER JOHNSON (p.) W. 411. L. 276 Washington (AL) 1907-26. LEFTY GROVE (p.) W.

271, L. 124 Phila. (AL) 1925-33; Boston (AL) 1934 (with present team). CHIEF BENDER (p.) W. 206, L.

Ill Phila. (AL) 1903-14; Phila. (NL) 1916-17. RUBE WADDELL (p.) W. 203, L.

142 Louisville (NL) 1897-99; Pittaburrh (NL) 1900; Milwaukee (AL) Pittsburith-Chicagro (NX) 1901; Fhila. (AL) 1902-07; St. Louis (AX) 1908-10. CinSTY MATTEWSON (p.) W. 572, X.

189 Giants, 1905-15; Cincinnati (NX) 1916. JACK COOMBS (p.) TY. 158, L. 110 Phila. (AL) 1906-14; Brooklyn (NL) 1915-18.

Jt Mt. Eddie Collins is the only man selected from the Athletics faned $100,000 infield." The prlied inner defense of Grandpaw'a day Included Baker-Collins-Mclnnis-Barry. Connie's No. 1 outfield Is Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Of this trio, Ruth is considered a "modern." Connie's pitching staff is headed by Christy Mathewson and the roll call follows with Rube Waddell.

Lefty Grove. Walter Johnson. Chief Bender, and Jack Coombs. Grove and Johnson are the "mod erns here. The old master, Connie Mack, who ha seen them all pass by in baseball's long parade, names eight moderns on bis team.

"If I had my choice of all the ball players of hlstorv and couM bring a regular squad here to Iake Charles I'd haVe Al Simmons, for aer.ea or: ween ine link zi ar.d the As ef "12 The As af that the grt Cobb's Judgment of a barter was questioned but he AX SIMMONS (of.) .344 a utility outfielder. Bill Dickey for my No. 2 catcher, Ed Delahan'y, Amos Strunk. Stuffy Mclnnls and Joe Cronin." Iinisne.1 tftjrd berauea the bo-s d.saipated too snath. Put I th.

they had more ability and than any team 1 er knw Msrk. tnetad rf "rowr.r. up" the (horvnmintt hi Connie believes the modern hitters are better derpita their lower averages. And he leans to the old time pitchers. "The game itself has changed.

The ball is different. The mrki ED DELAHANTY (of.) .346 (AL) 1924-32; Chicago (AL) 1933-35; Detroit (AL) 1936-37; Washington (AL) 1938. (NL) 1H88-89; Cleveland (Players League) 1890; Phila. (NL) 1891-1901; Washington (AL) 1902-03. (AX) 1910-17; Boston (AL) 1918-19; Phila.

(AL) 1919-20; Chicago (AL) 1920-23. (AL) 1909-17; Boston (AL) are different. And the customers are different. They want slugging matches so we junked -the Ins'de baseball, the stolen has and frank tJ mnUmm that j-re ft tends fti: Just as many as the mnderra He me r-f Am. Sftunk.

a fine eutfM.4er. fcj woo ere -red to turn every time re was erdere-l tt Arr.cs would take a long lead, charge h.a mind after s'artirg go re.erse and ln. gt tagged ou. After grttirg cauzh? or.e af rnn. f9r hia th.rd pv'oat ow three attempts.

Connie called him to his side. AMOS STRTJNK (of.) .286 bunt and gave them fence-busters. I still can't understand, though. wny more moaern mixers ao not copy Cobb' and Keeler batting styles. It does seem silly to see a man swinsrlnr from hia hlna Innln.

STUFFY McINNIS (.) .308 after inning and pretty soon the ball game is over and he still hasn't got his extra-base hit. Too oftn he hasn't even got a one-base hit to show for It." 1918-21; Cleveland (AL) 1922; Boston (NL) 1923-24; Pittsburgh (NL) 1925-26. The "Iean Leader" who saw baseball emerge from a rowdy spectacle to a dignified, "big business" snort has a wv with K.ii (NL) 1926-27; Washing JOE CRONIN (If.) .304 ton (AL) 1928-34; Boston (AL) followed Mack's will and a second later a tine driv plopped Into his mitt. It was exactly IS years ago this spring that the sports writers c-f Philadelphia "got on" Mark. They felt be was oil.

out moded an I useless. Ilia tMmi had been languishing tn the cellar too long wro: "Tne only salvation for the A is to get rtd of Connie Mac. So long as this old fogey directs the team it will never get anywhere:" Five years later Connie prtvlueed the first of thre straight pennant winnera that had the town cheering for Earnehaw, Grove, Cochrane, jmmnni, Bishop. Ring Miller A Co. And those who think "Inside baseball" has disappeared from tha modern scene have short memoriea.

Connie Mack outsmarted Joe McCarthy in the opening game of the World Sertes '29. Connie kept Howard Ehn-ke under cover, didn't even take him West on his final swing of the summer and Instead had htm spy constantly on the Cuba One newspaperman noted that IThmka wasn't on the train and asked Mack about tt. "Oh." said Connie. "I dldn think Howard would be much help tn ua, so I left him hne." The writer wrote a piece saying Elimke was all washed up Joe McCarthy and his Cuhs wera posing for newsreeler Wrlgley Field was drapped with bunting, a capacity crowd was In th stands, when 15 minutes before game time, Ehmke walked out and started to warm up. Al Simmons was sitting In the d'lgout next Mack.

When Al saw Ehmke loosening muscle he lesped off hia scat as if it were a hot stove. Is HE going to pitch?" shouted the aiuaned outfielder. Mack turned quietly and whispered: players. He Is fatherly in hii counsel and every man who ever played for him lovea him. When othera could not handle Ruhe Waddell, Mack took him on and got six years of superb pitching out of 1935 (with present team).

1925 ith present team) LOU GEHRIG (if.) .341 BILL DICKEY (o.) .322 1928 (with present team). irujr wnu ucuea an ruies or aiacipllne. Even Ty Cobb Obeys Mack Another Pennant His Coal Amos." he said, "please ret tame yon get thotrght. arrange to have while you're stand. ng on a base.

nn feet your betweea 'em Eddie Murphy used to give hltn a fw grav hairs, too. FJ tried to steal se-nd baa one dav. Tne ra'rh'r wh.rr-ed the ba.1 4a la Intercpt him and It kn.wke.l Murr-h; a rap off aorped. turned ba. toaard first, pirked tip hia rap aa the batl nH over hia head again.

Then, tneied.hie wa It seems, he somehow altd safely r-ond. Iter. Kdd.e returned to the bench Connie leaned ant whispered: "Don't ever leave any peraor.al property tying out on that diamond. KJJie. 5ome ne might steal it." Conr.le first Job as a maneger wwa in 1H whef he took chart of the P.rates.

He served three yesrs and then joined Milwaukee tn lyr. Hia team never nl.hed lower than thud ta the east thre, years. movej to Philadelphia as manager and part owner of tfce Athletics in He is the only manager the A'e have ever hwd. "I want to win one more rennaat-thea retire." sa.4 tas-Kall's grand old man. Even Ty Cobb, toward the end of his trail as an active player, wound up playing the outfield for Connie Mack.

And there was a tense moment that first day when Connie looked up from the dugout, eyed, the enemy batter speculatively, and then raised his acorecard By JIMMY POWERS Lake Charles, La. Well, you modern baseball fans, here's help from an unexpected quarter! Connie Mack, holder of all records for longevity as a manager, a man who began his professional career as a catcher for "Washington in 1886, who piloted major league clubs for 44 years, who personally discovered Home Run Raker, Eddie Plank, r.6....tv (icai v-uuo now 10 piay me oatter. Players from both sides watched Cobb. Kven the from his slab. Cobb stared back at Mack for an Instant, then dog.

nwcuru oroerea position. Jt was the first time In his life WINGS SWAP KLEINKE AND JUDD FOR HARE DA VIS He Booms Red Wings' Stock at First Base Position1 Double Sectional Association Star To Plug 1st Base 1 Bill at Franklin Jrr Ciir-" in "fl I I Edison and Fair port to Battle Nightcap Friday; Scottsville Plays Williamson Five Ex-Major League and Toronto Ace Rated Smooth Fielder; Straub To Try for erth at Camp Ending their quest for a standout first baseman, the Rochester Red Wings last night announced the acquisition of Harry Davis, former major leaguer, from the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association in a player trade -which sends Xor-bert (Nubs) Kleinke, veteran righthander, and Oscar Judd, lefthanded twirler. to the Columbus Club. BEAH0X ll Irr.vr.riar.t Kdi.n-Ka!rpo?t ua Frat kSin Hirh court By GEORGE On tl. urr.e l.12 vith the Kn.Uv r.isr.t rn the paci be another s-ital when Krotttv.

and meet the the serttonal ptay. CAR BARGAINS Davis, familiar to Rochester fans Davis was ready for AA competi TK? Follow tnc Automokilet as a Toronto star in 1930 and 1931 before he made his major league debut, was secured several weeks tion. Ue Ben Ltft With Us Supplanted Dale Alexander For Sale At Sacrifice Price With Toronto In 1930 Davis hit errs. It was announced yee'erday that Rdiaon. Rochester champion, and Fairp-ort.

Monroe County A league t.t: holder. meet in tha secor.d gaise of a on the Noni street r.nr. C.J 'Wayrse O-unty bsrer. Is mateh-el mits Slonrr County l.t Nrar Tatarr aas4: .280 but increased that figure to .314 in 1931 and advanced to the Detroit Tigers. One of the finest ago by Columbus from the Kansas City club of the American Association for whom he starred last season and in that club's Little World Series triumph over the Newark Bears.

In announcing the acquisition of JSH UeaVV, A -'if iW tl i it sr3. tnZj radio. ketr xd Car raai If tat ta swa ta aarrsriat. td. Ct arer SIVA Davis last night.

President Olirer defensive first basemen ever to perform in the majors, Davis wrested the Detroit first base job from Dale Alexander, former American League leading hitter. For the Tigers, Davis batted .269 in 1932, getting 32 doubles, 13 repreBtatse. in tr. two ltal a bi at yl I 197T 41 assds! aadts 'K- rrtdav both dn Kairport were wtra-er tn their reaper? tesguea. fUl.tnn yJ tw I 4 ar i ttrs.

fcHt r4.a. setter. tefrrt erv clack. TS.is csr da- French of the Red Wings stated that he felt the club could well afford to part with the services of Kleinke, a holdout, and Judd, a perennial question mark. French believes that the Wings with Si Johnson, Roy Henshaw, Mike Ryba, John Grodzicki, Hank and others will still have the rarr.e through the season a UvtT4 lata I'iTT.

trw car srrrua S545 at aacr.fw yttce triples and four homers. Harry remained at Detroit in 1933 sharing the first base assignment with Hank Greenberg. In 1934 he was with the Toledo club of the Association, batting .317. Transferred to the Portland club of the 1'aciflc Coast league In 1935, Davis hit .314 in 153 games. He returned to the Toledo cluh in Dadca 15T7 Daicaa Tsttnsg SU bpt pitching staff in the league.

record e-f etht in n.r.e s'art. hi Ka.rport notched 13 out cf a it The wtnnrr tn fiar fy the efi it, In AUhnuth If. -J the bar. fer tn the S4 rinr It Iatue tt dan. Net naes tk.a wiater.

Ha Kitra He Cloutcr radi. teat, sattaa. A tat irar 14 a car new in Davis, wings orficlals are confident they have secured the S485 Ford 1T7-SS IL rrdor. Lavek aad rui Ua tie a A -fcol and. il.r.

the league forfeited git JW day tt wit 9'A. to rvmpt tn any effi finest first sacker to represent batting .298 in 147 games and Rochester since Rip Collins was driving in 90 runs. Secured from paving his way to stardom herciToiedo by the st. juig Browns In 1929 and 1930. With Kansas that yMr Tavis batted .276 for the City last season Harry- finished 'St.

Louis club in 1937. Sent to just one percentage point below Kansas City last year. Davis was the .300 mark in 147 games, driv-L vitai cog in the Biues' title win. $345 Macdiy iTsirport the rrivi Rtght btr virtu of a iry Tsder. Ozr.

acetyl ca.w. leitrr ing oui 19U nits good lor 05 total nine nlav. over a rt'tsferd team hie, e. JtenVd the rsarpa tt a aemnl ortV(r. "sutden death" fn4 jbrforw Has r.faf:d rr The Wings' roster now shows four first basemen slated to make 1 won.

nmcapart. havtrg jt Eamb: iVait Crs. A fis car tit w. irne a-i'a If warj'I fcae tied rairp-rt C-jb far the leadership and fafred fr ith rramriorh ef th 1 Th w.rifver Kf sJar r.ixt a A Harry Davis' Lifetime Record DAVIS. II.

Jin FIRST BASKMAV KOC1I. RF.O WINGS Height 5 ft. 10 In. Weight I6rt. flats and Throws Ift.

Height 5 ft. 10 In. Wright 160 lUta and Throw I-ft Bom May 7. 1910 at Shreveport. La.

Horn addreaa 19M W. Kerby, Shreveport, 1, Played on state championship high school haaehaUl teams In Shreveport Attended Centenary College two year. Broke In with Toronto 1928 bases in 602 times at bat and scoring 107 runs. Among Davis' hits were 31 doubles, 7 triples and 10 homers. A constant threat on the bases, Harry stole 25 sacks for the Blues last year, his all-time high.

Because of his speed and ability to draw bases on balls he has frequently been used as a lead-o man. Davis, a lefthanded hitter and thrower, began his career in professional baseball in 1928 when he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving Centenary College in his native Shrevenort. r.n tn tlau rontee; eams the ncht the spring training trip to Winter Garden, Fla. i Among them In addition to Davis are Bernie Cobb. 1938 holdover.

Eddie Murphy, leading run producer of the Georgia-Florida circuit last season, and Bill Prout, South Atlantic circuit pacemaker in runs batted in la year. French also announced last night that D. L. Smith, young outfielder, has been released on option to the Mobile club of the Southeast enter setntJSna: ef the A.s trkis. ta a atssaWr tier jt cars Kxaa-stsie ta tnent.

mrsda'ted un4rr aaet.t ar. iof the N-w Th 5tat rh H-sh A ciariate evrnr 5chol Atl-Vtie Aaaswsatinn. jb im tsi so sn r-. Srtlua. RN 2B 41 20 rVt- One Harry Daris, rated by mmy experts as the bet all aroncd first baseman in the American Association last season, was yesterday obtained by the Red Wir.jfs from Columbus in exchange for Titchers Nubs Kleinke and Oscar Judd.

Daris, a smooth fielder, packs a punch at th plite and Is expected to prove the most valuable first sacker to appear in a Rochester uniform since Rrp Collins departed in 1930. The former Detroit Tiger and St. Louis Brown performer is able aaasw defensive man and ha a lifetime battinp mark close to .300. but est tongue er'3tter w.i 1 24 It 1V 20 229 4 Trade ern League for added th reruUr rt a4 Tr Out AB 192 Syracurs II 47 a l.l.t 1929 Hazelton 137 527 SO 17S 1929 Toronto 10 Si a a 1930 Toronto 12 397 43 111 1931 Toronto 133 73 144 1932 Detroit 140 92 1M 1933 Detroit SS 173 24 37 1934 Toledo 136 93 11 1935 Portland 153 81 17S 1938 Toledo 147 S3 la 1937 Kt. Loula 120 450 124 1938 Kan.

C. 147 602 107 ISO tuns poi-t th.a Fridsy's saie a 31 3 1 40 37 53 a 5-1 33 24 31 10 2T 14 1 3 25 27 15 31 44 .314 60 12 .2 22 2 .21 61 12 .317 7 .3 4 SI 22 71 7 .276 63 35 2 7 a 3 46 74 14 ftO 4 90 35 64 4H 3 JO 22 32 25 33 25 31 10 11 13 75 belnj a -naira!" BARGAIN JOHES Kach team has ret ej mainly on fa svn defrnw throch the him3 Join the Toronto club. He was op tioned to Syracuse, then in the NY-P league, in 1928, recalled at the end of that year and then in 1929 sent to Hazelton of the same circuit for furthej- seasoning. A batting mark In 1937 gamss convinced Toronto officials that 15 24 2 225 12 2S 3 164 IS 25o The Wings yesterday also revealed that John Grodzicki, righthander obtained last fall from Houston, had signed his contract and that Clarence Straub, Webster boy, will be taken south as free agent by the Wings and given a chance to make the club. far.d there la a.

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