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...about. Manager Billy Southworth, a paternal oldtimer with infectious enthusiasm, has a green thumb for ripening green players. This year's Cardinals have six regulars batting over .300; Creepy Crespi, a rookie second-baseman who has made the infield click; Ernie White, a 24-year-old South Carolina southpaw who, in his first year with the Big Team, has won twelve games-three of them on three successive days...
Last week, against Cleveland's slick Southpaw Al Smith and Righthandy Jim Bagby (who relieved Smith in the eighth), Di Maggio failed to get a ball past the infield. Off Smith, he grounded out twice and drew a walk. Off Bagby, he hit smack into a double play...
George Herman Ruth (ne Gerhardt), New York's happy-go-lucky Bambino, broke fewer records but drew more fans. He too could break up a ball game singlehanded. Before he became the "Sultan of Swat," the Babe was a good southpaw for the Boston Red Sox. In two World Series (1916 and 1918), he pitched a total of 29 consecutive innings without allowing a run. Twice, in later World Series, he hit three home runs in one game. Ruth once scored 60 homers in one season...
...Southpaw Mort Waldstein's good days, the Varsity looks snappy, but on afternoons like Saturday, when he is having trouble, the outlook is far from bright. Although the Crimson only garnered five scattered hits, their fielding was good, with Jay Gleason still playing Gil Whittemore's spot at third, Red Scully in Captain Fred Keyes' position, and Burgy Ayres in right for Bill Parsons...
...Crusaders, victorious in 10 out of 14 tilts, would like nothing better than their third consecutive win over the Crimson in two years and have nominated their mound ace, George "Pinky" Woods, for hurling duty. His opponent will be Sophomore Bud Waldstein, whose southpaw slants baffled Columbia last Saturday...