New Britain herald., 1930-07-02
By WILLIAM BRAuCHER
Boston has q new BambinO.

Boston has 6 new Bambino
 His name is Walter Berger, and few years ago you could have seen him on the docks of San Fran cisco. He was walloping cargoes then; he is punishing pitchers now. And they say h. IS the best locking National league recruit of the sea son.
 Not since Babe Ruth left Bcan- town 10 shift for itself has the town seen such prodlgious slugging as that supplied by Wally Berger. And not for years have the tIrnstiles clicked so rapidly. Tn recent Saturday double header with the Giants. 43,- GOO people paid 10 enter Judge Fuchs ball yard.
 And with Berger waving his big bat in leadership. tho Braves have come scurrying out of the cellar that was their domicile for years and are playing the kind Of ball that makes seven other National league mana gers very nervous when the Boston boys come to town.
 
 Berger. who the other day stood tied with Hack Wilson for the leagues home run honors. won't be s until October. He was born in the town where they shoot news paper reporters In Jurf. 1927, he the pitchers started 10 move out. Tn 92 games he hit 1G9 times for 24S bases.
 In 1928 he broke camp and hied farther westward, landing in Los Angeles. That year he hit coast league pitching for .&27. poking 2o homers. Last year he doubled his home run output and the Cub scouts began looking him ever.
 Here enters the tragic chapter Of Joe McCarthys great mistake Joe looked Berger over and decided he didn't want him for the Cubs
 T don't like those 'stiff-arm' hit ters,' said Joe. T don't think he would go over in the big show.'
 Boston vas lOOklng tor power ana youth. Judge Fuchs. president of the Braves. stood with purse open and told the cement Of the Angels to help itself. As result q deal was arranged whereby Lester Bell, the Braves third baseman. went to the Cubs, Players Art De fancy and George Harper of the Braves and a nice bundle Of cash went 10 Los Angeles, and Walter Berger came to Boston.
 Joe Mccarthy has been throving shoes with feet in them at himself ever since. Bell fivvered out this season with a sore arm, and Berger has been batting around .330. besides slapping the ball for the circuit on numerous and costly occasions,
 Berger strikes out quite often, but that isn't worrying Lucky Bill Me Kechnie, pilot Of the Braves"
 You'll notice he sizes up a pitch, ' says Bill. and then swings from his heels with everything he's got. Of course he'll strike out a few times. But look at his average
 
 Recently In the Polo Grounds, Berger laced the ball far into center field to bounce into the stands, and scribes voted it the most powerful drive that had been seen there in years.
 When Joe Mccarthy came 10 town a few days later, the newspaper boys were quick to point out to Joe the spot where Bergers drive had land ed McCarthy's only comment was; Well, maybe I muffed one, at that"
 Berger, while not being cocky ex- presses confidence in his ability.
 The National league" says Wal ly, doesn't seem much faster to me than the Coast league. l expected there would be great deal of differ ence in the class, but there isn't as far as I've seen.
 The pitchers. however, are pretty smart. It doesn't take one of these National league veterans very long 10 find out what lind of ball you don't like"