Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-25
FIGHT YANKS
TOBESLOCAN
OF AMERICAN
Ways and Means For
Ending Success Of
Champs Main Topic
In League Circles
BY BRIAN BELL
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)

AaAtu AAteh Cpufta WEttcEF
ATLANTA, Ca, March 24.-If
threats from training camps Ct
american league clubs are to be
taken seriously. the 1928 race will
Ind seven teams lined Up against
the New York Yankees.
Ways ard means to stop the world
champions in their effort to win
three p~ennants in as many years are
being discussed by boards OF strategy
ever a far-flune battle front stretch
ing from Florida through louisiana
70 Texas.
Three OF the Yankees rivals be-
ieve they can beat the champions
and need only 70 decide on the meth
cd. The ether four are more inter-
ested in getting into the first d.
vision than winning the current
pennant and while they too think the
New Workers can be turned BACK
their thought for the moment seems
% be what of it?'
Champ Team Same
In the face of the opposition when
certainly outnumbers him Manager
Miller higgins remains calm ne
will offer the same club n a topped
the American league IN 1876 n
1927. He has added some reinforce
ments but the shock troops are tne
old first liners outside the Dat
teries. Wincy Moore has q year OF
big league pitching under his belt as
has George Pipgras, whose fast paii
has not slowed up. Sheaily and
Johnson have been recruited from
the American association to do some
pitching.
The active challenge TO New York
supremacy probably will be flung
by the Philadelphia Athletics, wash
ington's Senators and the Tigers OF
Detroit.
Connie Mack. at this season OF the
year. seems in better position than
he was able 20 boast OF nc the same
time in 1927. Joe Hauser y back az
first base with his wobbly knee
answering every call. Iris Speaker
has Joined Ty Cobb and AL Simmons
in the outfield with Bing Miller
standing by, Ossie or Vol Is avail
able for pitching duty, outfield or in
field assignment. The white elephant
pitchers. especially Ehmke and Rom
mel, are in better shape than was
the cas- last spring.
Sisler Senator Aid
Washington will count heavily on
ITS revised pitching staff and the
batting and base running of George
Sisler. Lisenbee and Hadley, who
came through for Bucky Harris last
know more now and although
Hadley has been batted out of the
box BIZ appendicitis, he will be back.
CASTOR and Zachary have come from
the Browns to lend their arms TO the
Washington cause. Marberry is in
the best OF physical condition Of his
major league career.
The TIGERS have sent Marty Me-
Manus te third base where his add
ed weight will make him an import
ant figure and the fleet Henry Rice
HwH Tafrol an outfield post. The
pitching may be bolstered up by the
addition of Elan Van Glider from
the Browns TO serve as first aid and
consequent promotion Of Lii Stoner
from relief duty TO active assign
ment. Sam Gibson and Earl White
hall exhibit signs Of being better
pitchers than they were last year.
Cleveland has recruited several
classes from the kindergarten Of
baseball and may have to wait for
the members 10 grow up on the
game before they can hope TO make
their presence felt. A rainbow seems
to be trying 70 shine across the In
dian sky to mark improvement shown
in the condition Of George Uhle and
Emil Levsen, two pitching casualties
Of last season.
Sox Stronger
The White Sox have a new and ex-
pensive shortstop, Chalmer Cisseli,
and Johnny Mostil, out practically
all last season, has returned to the
outfield. The Chicago management
believes Ted Lyons, Alphonse Tho
mas. Ted Blankenship and George
Conally will head q staff able to
pitch the Sox to better things.
st. Louis is gambling OF two
Youngsters, Otis Branon and Ralph
Kress, at second base and shortstop.
Manager Howley il trying a bold ex-
pertinent by tossing his Tulsa re-
cruits into the middle Of his infield.
but he has confidence in them and
believes they will make his team.
Lou Blue at first base and Harry
Manush in the outfield have brought
their bats with them from Detroit
and Sam Gray, late Of the Athletics,
will pitch some winning games for
the Browns.
Boston's Red Sox have an outfield
two-thirds made over by insertion of
4 pair 0f Williams boys, Ken from
ST. Louis and Denny from Mobile.
Int Manager Bill Carrigan Is de-
pcnding in the main on experience
gained by the and young
sters in 1927. The once great catch
a returned 20 the game last year
an absence of ten years and
brought some young fellows with
him. He believes the years play has
been helpful
The spring stock taking leaves an
Impression that it's the field against