The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-15
OBSERVER IS CERTAIN BRAVES
WON'T WIN NATIONAL PENNANT
Il Is Also Apparent That Judge
Emil Fuchs Will Personally
Manage Team; Evers, Mar.
awhile and cowdy Reminded
Of 1914 40 They Assemble
BY HENRY I. FARRELL

st. Petersburg. Fla, March l5-Two
things are almost obvious to the trav.
cling correspondent who saunters into
the quaint training camp Of the Bos-
ton Braves.
The first Is that the Braves are not
going to win the pennant and the
second is that Judge Emil Fuchs,
president OF the club, Is going to
manage his own men on the field.
However, there Is no connection be-
tween the two observations.
The Judge can manage his ewn club
II he wants to. Uncle Wilbert Robin
son is the president-manager Of the
Brooklyn club. and he hasn't done
such q worse job with his men, but
the point about the reference to the
Boston Judge Is that nobody believed
him when he announced after the de-
parture Of Hornsby that he would
succeed him.
''No'one else but" the Judge replied,
when ] asked him If he really meant
to manage the club. And why not?
And we confessed we had no uots
to present.
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Wanted Polo Grounds
When the late Tex Rickard was me-
gotiating for the purchase OF the New
York Giants we asked II he wanted
t. get into baseball or just wanted
the Polo Grounds.
Il want the stadium most, but If I
have to buy the ball club with it I'll
buy It. I don't know nothing about
baseball, but you can always hire
smart fellers to run things for you,"
he replied.
I mentioned this to the Judge and
1t didn't find humorous spot.
I'm going to be on the bench
every day." he said. Il have some
fine assistants, particularly Johnny
Evers, but I know something about
baseball. I played it and I always
have been fan, and II I didn't want
to make m 4 J. q business Of Y I wouldn't
II the Judge needs board Of STRAIT
cgy he certainly should get some
help from round table session with
Evers, Fred Mitchell, Jack Slattery,
Joe Dugan, Rabbit Maranville,
George Sisler, Hank Gowdy and 9TH
ers. They represent almost as much
baseball brains as Connie Mack had
around him last year.
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The story Of Judge Fuchs and his
ambition Is about the only one in the
camp. Hornsby has gone and such
raft Of assorted players have been re-
cruited that the Judge must be right
when he says that he hasn't made up
his mind about starting lineup.
Too many Of the players had to be
introduced before the bosses knew
even who they were.
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Here Is Romance
There Is some romance In the re-
assembling Of three Of the old stars
-Evers, Maranville and Gowdy-who
helped the old 1914 Boston team in its
inspired drive for the championship.
With the good team Of 1914, that won
the only pennant the Braves have
owned. Evers. Maranville and Gowdy
didn't think they had . pennant win
ner that year. They said they would
60 out and try and that's their atti-
tude this year.
They know what the experts think
OF their ball club and they will not
give the experts violent argument.
I'VE didn't start out for the pen
nant In 1914. ! don't think any Of
US thought in July when We got 60
ing that we could win. but we kept
hustling," Evers said.
"All there Is to get some place in
any business Is to keep hustling. Es-
pecially when you're losing.
I'VE old-timers have the same feel.
ing this year. We're going out there
to hustle. We won't stand for any
pushovers in our bunch. Tlere are
Z lot Of clubs that look better than We
do, but we're not going to quit to
| them"
It is probable that the infield will
consist Of sisler at first: Mcguire.
who came from the Cubs. at second;
Maranville, who was fired by the
Cardinals, at short, and Joe Duean,
given the gate by the Yankees. ct
third base. It's not fast looking
bunch and not q hitting combination.
OF the rockies nothing definite can
be told.
The outfield will be led by Lance
Richbourg, who Is q very good out
fielder. and then there are George
Harper. picked up from the Cardi-
mails. Heinie Mueller. Earl Clark and
Z couple Of others.
With the exception Of their old
men and their judicial manager. the
Braves are 4 colorless Ohtfit and It's
impossible to get any inspiration out
o9 tl1esn. But It's Z dead cinch, with
Johnny Evers around, that 1t will be
q fighting ball club.
They won't win the peunant, Of
course. They haven't Z chance. but
they might figure In the pennant race
In this way-they might win enough
games from some Of the higher
standing teams to knock them out Of
the race.
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