The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WILL HAVE GREAT
YEAR, SAYS PRExY
Yankees Potential Strength
Has Not Weakened Morale
of Other Clubs

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Chicago, Jan. 21.-1R)-There Is
logical Foundation for the feeling,
said President E. s. Barnard Of the
American League today, that the
championship race Of 1928 will be
the most holly conteste. the league
has experienced in many years:
The potential strength Of the Yam
KEGS, he said, has not weakened the
morale Of the other seven clubs and
there has been more trading OF ex-
pcrienced ball players and strength
ening Of clubs this winter than ever
before in the history Of the league.
Reviewing the 1928 prospects,
club by club, President Barnard
said:
beginning At the bottom Of the
1927 percentage table, we find that
the Boston Red Sox will be better
than last year, both because Of ma
terial added and because Of the in
creased experience Of several bril-
liant youngsters"
Sees Better Race
The st. Louis Browns will be al
most an entirely new club in 1928,
as result Of the most drastic
changes which ever before have been
made in any American League club
between two seasons. The Browns
have sent severa' good players to
other clubs but Manager Howlcy
also has obtained something in the
exchanges. Players like Blue, Man.
ush and McNeely would help almost
any major league club II the
pitching staff measures up, the
Browns will be . much better club
than last season. This marked inn
provement in the Red Sox and the
Browns is in itself . sufficient
guarantee Of an improved race when
it is recalled that the big lead the
Yankees enjoyed last season was Sc
cured and held Ut the expense of
these two clubs. The void cham
pions won 10 out Of % games with
the Red Sox and 81 out Of % games
with the Browns in 1927.
cleveland, Chicago, Detroit,
Washington and Philadelphia, all
have added strength to their 1927
organizations. The Indians suffered
last year because Uhle, Levcer and
Smith failed % do what was cx-
pected Of them. Both Uhlt end Lev
sen will be back in form this year
and in addition tho India.,. have
more reserve pitching strength
than q year ago.
Will Avoid Slump
with the addition of young Cis-
sell, the return o. Johnny Mostil to
center field. the prospects of Moe
Berg starting the season as q reg.
ular catcher. and the presence Of
several promising youngstel pitch
crs and outfielders, the White Sox
should be able to avoid the slump
that has taken that club out Of the
race during the past, two seasons
after briT liant starts both years.
1.-THE Detroit club Las strength.
ened its defense without sacrificing
speed or punch and, if Manager
Moriarty can set his Tigers away
| to q better start than has charac.
terized the early sea- on work Of that
club In recent years, Detroit ough
to cause the Yankees some sleeples'
nights next summer.
president Griffith and Manage
Harris have been carrying on an in
tensive campaign for new pitching
staff for the past two years ant
their efforts have been crowned
with such success that the Wash
ington club will enter the 1928 rac'
with Is good, If not the best, stat
Of hurlers in the American League
j Athletics Srsed Up
/ by getting rid Of number Of vet
Grams, the return Of Hauser to form
and the addition Of several fas
youngsters, the Athletics have beel
speeded up without the loss Of m,
defensive strength. Connie Macl
has . good chance to get the pitch
ing in 1928 that he exp -cted,. bu
failed to get, last season, and tina
Is al he needs to keep the Athletic
Il in the thick Of things from the be
ginning to the, end Of the season.
"The American League IS fortu
nate in having the most aggressiv
ownership Of its eight. clubs in it
, entire history. Il Colonel Ripper
and Miller Hug9ins can keep tn
/ Yankees up TO their standard Of tn
past two seasons, the Americas
League is destined to give its pa
irons some great baseball, as tn
other clubs IN the organization Or
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