Observation Car: I liked Jimmf Deve’ “The Japs
have no use for the freshman rule. They’re-sénding junior-
varsity kids of 15 into the major contest on Luzon”...
John McDonald’s radio crack, ‘Ed Brannick was cock of.

the walk when the Giants were high with no opposition
, across the river. But that was BMT (Before MacPhail’s Time)”...
I don’t care what his jealous rivals say, Phog Allen of Kansas MUST V,
be a good coach. He’s won 17 titles-in 25 years. Holman is the best —
hereabouts though many give the nod to Lapchick of St. John’s...
Dolf Camilli will ask for $25,000, hoping to get $20,000... Thought:
Whatéver became of Billy Terry? ... A lot of scientific guys will
tell you there is no such thing as a “jinx” but don’t try to feed that
okra soup to Sammy Snead. Sam “blew up” again on the home -hole
and kicked away the LA open... The least baseball and hockey
owners can do for fans who return balls and pucks is exchange ’em

for passes ... Famous Flat Feet: Sinkwich, Louis, Greenberg,

Mail Bag:

“Did the Dodgers win every game last year? Why expect.
the pro basketeers? The Garden has developed and ballyhooed
great college stars who now are paid openly. These boys don’t
head for the corner saloon for a dozen beakers of beer after a

game. Nor do they chew cigar butts between halves, or ‘dump’
ball games. Some of the oldsters did. But these modern pros
are decent, clean-minded ex-college kids.”—B. F., Manhattan.
“All this: talk about Alsab being another Man o’ War is
mullarkey. He’s no cinch to win the Kentucky Derby. Bime-
lech, El Chico, Pompoon and Ladysman, among others, were
touted just as highly as Alsab before they began racing as
three-year-olds.”—George Sexton, Manhattan.