Are Star Players Best Managers in Major Leagues
This opinionated piece weighs whether great players make great managers, arguing that playing skill does not guarantee managerial talent. It cites Ty Cobb Babe Ruth and other Hall of Famers, noting mixed success and contrasting careers of figures like Connie Mack and Buck Ewing, with various managers and players debated for leadership merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Cobb
Rut Cobb
Hughie Jennings
Cobb
Babe Ruth
Wette
Mickey Cachtene
Tigers
Frank Frisch
St. Louis Cerds
BM Terry
Gisnis
Pie’ Traynor
Pittsbursh Pirates
Jor McCarthy
New York Yankees
Fort
Bill McHechnie
Cincinnati
St. Pittsburgh
Boston
Nobaiv
Connie M.oned
Grimes
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hidey
Lepdight
Bucky Harms
Washington Senators
Joe Gravin
Boston Red Sox
Waite
Suz
Stengel
Ston Bees
Me Reosay
Widvely
Comeback trails mark tennis hopefuls and coaches in 1937 reports
Theneln Whls Moody pursues a Wimbledon and Forest Hills round as a comeback hope. Elena near victory joins a troupe with Pred Perry Wilmer Allison and Bill Til ten. Helen Jacobs and Polish rival Jawiska loom as arch rivals. Meanwhile ten football coaches in the 1937 era face job losses amid pressure for winning records. Athletic directors accuse bowl-game culture of distorting college finances. Brookyln Dodgers face a troubling 1938 season with front-office turmoil and delayed spring training. Baseball scouts like Ted McGrew adapt to upheaval as Thoroughbred racing and sire lists gain attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Elena
Pred Perry
Wilmer Allison
Bill Tilten
Mies
Helen
Helen Jacobs
Helen Marie Io
Jawisska
L. C. Boles
Wooster
Ohio
New Orleans
Saffix
Boles
Indorsements and Anecdotes From a Texas Club Visit
A Texas club scene mixes self mockery and local legends as a columnist riffs on endorsements by famous figures, recalls a Casa Blanca ranch encounter with Ernesto Boona, and notes hearty Texas hospitality at a hunting club dinner amid rough weather and ample fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogg-Dickson
Casa Blanca
Mexico
Caneval
Ernesto Boona
Kentucky
Louis Kresdorn
Ernesto
Muy Valiante
Muy
Vivo
Daniel Boone
Texas
Jacob Smathes
Union
Drapery Heading Techniques for French Drapes by Spears
Ruth Wyeth Spears explains stiffening curtain heading with canvas. She describes four to six inch depth, plaiting steps, sewing directions, and backing stitches. Includes offer for her sewing book SEWING with 35 cents and mailing to Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirs
Speers
South Desplaines St
Chicago
Illinois
Quotations on character and virtue from notable figures
A collection of quotes reflecting on etiquette, intelligence, love, character, understanding, and virtue from Emily Post, Albert Einstein, Vice President Garner, Treing T Bush, and Prince de Broglie. The passages emphasize selflessness, devotion, and moral success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Post
Albert Einstein
Garner
T. Bush
Prince de Broglie
Around the House Tips and Everyday Prep Tricks
Quick housekeeping hints on fray tape and tearing edges, furniture grouping, thread needle care, cake timing, furniture coverings, washing walls, prune salad prep with cream cheese, and growing house plants with sandy soil to improve drainage.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George A. Barcl
George A Barclay
Burleigh Grimes
Jimmy Wilson
Fy Cobb
Thelen Whls Moody
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
T He
Harvey Harman
Pennsylvania
Barry Riple
Michigan
Prince Callison
Oregon
Barry Mehre
Georgia
Ed. Walker
Mississippi
Don McCallister
South Crroting
Ralph Susse
Mississippi State
Tom Sullivan
St. Lawrence
Clyde Propst
Southwestern
Tennessee
Dodger
Iva Cluts
Dodgers
Otoogies
Yankees
Braostoa
Jon Gorman
London
Jon
Brooklyn Dedgers
Ted McGrew
McGrew
Fred
John Cherry
A. Burton
Helen Wills Moody
Oulton
Hollywood
Miss Colddeck
Irvin
Prussia
Mike Bogg
Mose
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bern
Han
aPpyy
Postum
General Foods
Tattle Creek
Mich
Lima
Fepagew
Creo
Lacendes
Canada
General Foods, Ltd
Cobourg
Ont
Cole
Erst
Postam
TE Te
UR Daddy
Ava
Corfes
Peardy Irning
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