New Britain herald., 1930-04-12

Los Angeles, April 1o-That Ni!I seventh inning and awful ninth inning at Philadelphia last fall, when the Chicago Cubs fell before q tempest of baseball, changed lot of ideas about the national game. But it did not shake the optimism Of man named Joe Mccarthy, boss of the Cubs
 Certainly I'm optimistic,' Me Carthy told me during the course Of a practice game here the other day, and why shouldn't l be?
 i've strengthened the team. Les ter Bell at third will hit a lot, Of long drives thlt will bring in runs We got him from Boston in q deal.
 And look out there at Gabby Hartnctt. Watch him throw. Ever sec any catcher throw any better"
 "Bcsides that I've got reserves. Besides the regular pitchers, BuSH. Malone, Root and Blake, I've so. some good-looking rockies. Ths Lynn Nelson helped 10 pitch kansla City into q pcrnant last year. Cart son ought to have a better year. Blake can have another season lik P 1928 any time he wants to. for my money. I'm still trying out some oi the others like Moss. Lautcnbachv, Warnckc, Gus Walsh, Johnny Toachout and this young Bill Me Alec from the University of Michi- gan.
 Gardening Trio the Same
 "Lool; at my reserve inficldclS too. We got Slug Tolson when Charley Grimm waG hurt, There are Clyde Beck and Clarence Blair. Blair can work at first or second.
 The outficId won't be changed. Stephenson, Cuylor and Wilson ar just as good an outficld a3 you will find. q understand Hack has bought a new pair of sun glasscs.J
 Besides I've got outfiel1 re- serves. Dan Taylor hit .367 fo., Reading last year. Cliff Hcathcoso is another.
 I'm ticklcd with old Gabb,. though. He and Schultc and Taylo. can handle the pitchers 10 anT mans taste.
 And, cay, we've forgotten tha. stuff at Philadelphia. Just give r3 one more crack at them. though"
 Joe didn't smile when he said '.. either.
 The team looks strong enough not only for Mir. WriSicy's pennies bu: for any mans coin. Riggs StephcA- son led the outficldors in hitting last year Nith .3G2. closely folloWc l by Cuylcr with .3Go. Hack Wilso.l who hit nearly 800 in the World SC ric@, but whose great performance with the bat vas forgotten in tn tt seventh inning. hit fo ,344 during the year. There isn't much doubt about the Cubs having the punch.
 Missed Hartnctt Last Year
 Not only punch at tho plate or the part of the outficldcrs, but frorl q young man named Rogers Horns by, who hit a mere .JSS last yea;'. oven if he does stand pretty fr' back from the old plate, We missc ] EIartnett in the world series la. year" said McCarthy-
 "Of course, we won a pennant him. But H'e needed him ir that series. His sore arm haS You've got to have q star catcher if you're going any place.
 We needed Hartnctt not only for his technical value but for thu spirit old Gahby could give tin team. It might have been different last year if Gabby had been jH there"
 Tor several days I watched the team going through the gestures of spring training at Avalon. Most of the veterans have been rapidly rounding into shape, but I noticr that Hornaby limp5 a little nov 7nd then. X bit of misplaced boUo was removed from his heel dUrin" the winter. The Eajah still refus s to cut loo"c and run with full speed, Even when ho jog down to fir.,. noticed ho favors tho hoel il tYi'ir. but he insists 1t i5 showing tmprov,-