The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-15
HUGGINS TO
STANDPAT0N
CHA NJ PI0NS
Catcher GrabOwski Has Good
Chance to Break Into Yanks'
Lineup This Year
(By Billy Evans)

st. Petersburg, Fla, March 49,
(NEA Manager Miller Higgins of
the New York Yankees won a pen
nant in 1926 with ball club that
few Of the critics conceded even an
outside chance.
Therefore. it is not at all strange
that Miller Higgins is Of the opin-
ion that he has a pretty good ball
club. He has.
AS matter of fact, the wee pilot
of the Yanks is so we'll satisfied
with his champs that he intends to
stand pat on his lineup.
1t probably will be the only major
league ball club to start the 1927
season with exactly the same lineup
as finished last years race.
Grabowski to Have Chance
One new face is certain to break
. into the box scores at various times
during the season, that of Catcher
John Grabowski. l am positive his
ability is such that Manager Hug
gins will give him chance to share
part of the catching burden.
For several years a member of the
Chicago White Sox, Grabowski got
little chance to work, with the bril-
liant Ray Schalk doing most of the
catching. AS Il member Of the
Yankees, he is certain to get a real
chance to show his worth.
Grabowski is mighty good re-
ceiver, who will improve with regu-
lar work. He can hit. OF that there
is no doubt. No catcher in the ma
jors has better arm. He will help
New York back Of the plate.
Infield Lineup
The infield will be composed OF
Gehrig at first, Lazzeri at second
Koenig at short and Dugan at third
The experts who have already con.
signed Koenig to the bench are sure
to be mistaken. At this writing
I, there is no chance for any one te
displacc him.
Koenig played brilliantly as wei
as practically in the world series
Those who do not figure him to star,
are thinking only of his poor play
forgetting entirely many Of his sen
, sational performances.
Mark Koenig has the ability to be
come one of the greatest shortstop!
in the game. Confidence and .pois'
will make him such. The big chanc,
is just ahead for him.
The outfield will be Meusel, Comb
f The Big Question
t In starting the season with tn
: same lineup of last year, Manage
! Higgins faces one most importan
: situation which bears on his pitching
\ Will the veterans who performe
: so nobly last season continue t
n pitch consistently good baseball?
n That remains to be answered. ]
e is asking considerable. There is
possibility of a slump in pitching O
the part of the veterans. If sue
s is the case, Manager Higgins mus
n look to some of his recruits to over
y come this handicap.
: Three new Yankee pitchers-Ro
0 Chesterfield, S. Cannon and Georg
Pingras-impressed me most favor
a ably. All three are right-hander
Cannon's record of only five victorie
and Is defeats doesn't look we'll o
paper, but he is a fine prospect
my way of thinking.
George Pipgras, who has seen ser,
ice with the Yankees, always had ii
stuff, but just couldn't make tt
proper use of it. He won % game
in the American Association la
year. / look for him to stick tn
time.
80 from any angle, the smart NJ
Higgins is justified in standing p'
with the hone that improved batter
work will make the Yankees all IL
stronger, bringing him another PEE
nant.