The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-13
Yankee Team Now | J !
Is Getting Results
Higgins Rebuilding Of MORT
bund Club Has Resulted in
Speedy Outfit Of Champion.
ship Cahbre; Star Rockies
Being Added TO Staff 4
~ BILLY EVANS

For years, National League clubs
raved and ranted over the way John
McGraw and his New York Giants
dominated that organization.
That feeling was first aroused hack
in 1911 when McGraw started three
year championship regime. 1t be-
came more pronounced when he won
four pennants in row from starting
with 1921 and ending with 1924.
However, it takes more than mere
conversation, to beat ball clubs man
aged by John McGraw. Other Nat
i0nal Legue clubs realized action in
developing players was the only way
to terminate his reign.
Faleered IN Stretch
For over 20 years the showing OF
the New York entry in the American
League was just the opposite. Al
though the club several times had
threatened, it always faltered in the
Then along came Miller Higgins to
put the. Yankees on the map win over
New York PRESTIGE to- the~American
League, and cause rival club owners
and managers to set up the same
wall that for years was heard in the
National about the supremacy Of Nc
Graw and the Giants.
Taking charge Of the New York
club in 1913, Miller Huggins finished
fourth in his first year. He followed
this, up by being third twice. In 1921
he put over his first pennant and
proceeded to win three in a row.
Washington stopped his rum of sue
cesses in 1924, the Yanks being a
good second.
Then came the collapse Of the
Yankee machine. In one short year,
q pennant contender in 1924, dropped
to seventh place in 1925. Hu9gins
saw the handwriting on the wail, and
in the middle Of that year set about
to rebuild his fences with Babe
Ruth as his outstanding star.
Higgins tempted fate and invited
criticism by making over his infield.
Three of his veteran stars, Pipp at
first, Ward at second and Scott At
short, were replaced by Gehrig, Lag
zeri and Koenig. Dugan alone re,
mains Of the old pennant winning
combination and Higgins has two
capable. substitutes for him in Vera
and Gaxella.
Through the addition of young
blood, Higgins pulled stunt that
is without parallel in the majors. He
took the seventh place club Of 1926
and proceedd to win pennant with
1T the following year. He is prac-
tically assured OF another champions
ship this season. A
i is up to the rival club owners
and managers who are decrying, the
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Yankees in winning remnants to do
takes action to stop New York. Other
clubs must turn loose the, money
bags and develop for the, future.
Now that he has great ball club.
Higgins isn't sitting still, idling his
time. as the Yankees win ball games
with almost m onotonous regularity.
He Is once again building for the
Gives Ths6sAt to Battery
Having repaired his infield fences,
Higgins ia nov giving muehs thought
to his battery men,. Realizing his
veteran pitchers cannot 20 on for
eyer he is concentrating on pitchinr.
Already it is apparent he has added
TIVE star rO6kies to his staff.
George Pipgras, carried by the
Yankees for several seasons as q
promising prospect, has definitely
arrived. Pipgras. is a styist of the
front, rank. His pitching is the
poetry Of motion and he has q de-
ceptive repertoire back Of his style.
He should be big winner next sea-
son. &,
In Wiley Moore, Huegins has. pick
, ed up the best relief pitcher that
has come into. the. big leagues since
Gthe debut Of Fred Marberry OF Wash
l;ington. Although it Is his first year
IN the majors. Moore appeared in 20
kof the first 100 games played BY the
/ Yankees. Asa relief pitcher he has
worked anywhere frona two-thirds ct
Ian inning to Seyen,an one-thtrd ses.
Fsi9ns and rarely has he faxed to
George Piperas and Wiley More
are two reasons why Manager Hug
gins a. mo longer worrying. 10 any
\ extent about the collapse Of his vet.
terau pitching staff. The Yanks are
2 Young bail club and the team should
Ebe dangerous Tor several years. !,
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