A lawyer in his spare time, Muddy Ruel has been a coach for the Chicago White Sox since 1935. He was a catcher, and a good one, as a player, active from 1917 through 1934. He was a clever handler of pitchers, a good hitter and an excellent catcher with a fielding average of .982. He played in sequence with the Yankees, Red Sox, Senators, Red Sox, Tigers, Browns and Chicago, winding up with a lifetime batting mark of .275. In 1924, with the Senators, he participated in twenty-three double plays, and in the World Series, ac- cepted 56 chances over the seven games, and made 51 putouts, a series record for a catcher.