Backed I'p Bi.tr T»Ik rPllK recent action of the Baseball Writ ers' Association of America, in electing Jerome Herman (Dizzy) Dean and A1 Sim mons to the Hall of Fame, is well justified. Although Dean has been a character whose color added to gate receipts, he neverthe less was a great hall player along with it. Simmons excelled in both manner and abil ity, and was a hall player's ballplayer. Dean and his brother. Paul, formed one of Hie all-time famous brother Combina tions for the Cardinals in the Thirties. In the spring of l'J.'Tl. Dean said that “me and Paul" would win forty-five games. That was a typical Dean boast, and one which he and Paul made good. They won forty-nine between them and, after the season during

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