The Washington times., 1930-03-15
By JAMES L. iKILGALLEN

BY JAMES u. SA1LGALLEN
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, March
15.-"The club that beats the
Yankees out of the 1880 pennant
viii know they have been in a
fight"
This was as far as Bob Shaw
key, new manager Of the New
York Yankees. would go today
in the way of predicting what his
troupe would do this season, al
though as he talked he was peer
ing at formidable looking aggre-
CATION of ball players, including
Babe Ruth, highest paid star in
the game.
Just say we'll be in there try
ing all the way" said Shawkey
- This year the Yankees are a
different type ball club than they
were year ago, and Shawkey
knows it. The over-confidence OF
q year ago this time has disap'
peared. The beating the Phila-
delphia Athletics administered in
1929 has had its effect.
There has been enough Of
an injection Of young blood
into the club TO put il on its
toes. The old cocksure atti-
tude Of the regulars has given
way to q new fighting spirit.
Ruth was out shagging balls
With the enthusiasm Of a rookie
as Shawkey looked the players
over. Nineteen pitchers were
working out on the sidelines and
In the bull pens" They ranged
from green rockies like Bob
Walsh, 23-year-old son Of Zig
Ed" walsh, the famous spitball
star, to the veteran Southpaw,
Herb Pennock. Prancing around
the infield were veterans like Geh-
rig and Lezzeri and newcomers
of ability such as Ben Chapman,
who came UP from st. Paul with
q batting average of 1886. The
team showed as much pep and
ginger as any this writer has
looked at this spring at the vari-
Gus camps.
Shawkey said the Yankees were
being rebuilt, and that is why he
has so many youngsters in camp.
It was a little too early, he
thought, to say which Of the
rockies might make the grade as
regulars.
Ruth, Of course, will be the
Yanks' big siege gun, and he will
be back in right field for as many
games as he is able to play, and
the Bambino himself thinks he
will negotiate the full schedule.
He rather Indignantly asks: why
not?" Earle Coombs will be in
centerfield when the season opens
and it is Shawkey'S present in
tention to use Allen Cooke, who
hit 1853 for st. Paul in the Amer
ican Association last year, in left
field-the post left open by the
departure Of Bob Meusel to Gin
cinnati.
Asked If he wouldn't miss
the hard-hitting Meusel,
.Shawkey replied: ~ wouldn't
have traded him If thought
we would"
The infield probably will be
comprised of Gehrig at first, La
zerri at second, Koenig at short
and Chapman at third. However,
Sfawkey said he would give
Jimmy Reese, up from Oakland
in the Pacific Coast League, where
he batted 1897, and Lyn Larry, who
hit 800 last season, plenty Of
chances to break into the it1fieId.
Shawkey admitted that Leo Dur
ocher was a great fielding in
fielder, but did not believe the
Yanks will miss him. Durocher,
a talkative, scrappy player, will
perform with the Reds this year.
Behind the bat Shawkey plans
to use Dickey and Hargrave. The
new Yank manager said he can
not yet tell WhetherS Benny Bon
coughs arm Is in shape to throw
out runners at second.
The pitching staff is NShaWkey's
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himself in his prime, Shawkey
places. great reliance on the pitch.
Ing department. He has been
personally looking over the 19
tWirlers who are working out
daily.
He has been decidedly i'm.
pressed by Americus POlli,
the bIaCk.halred right handler
mp from st. Paul with .
: record of having won %
games and lost only 8 last
year.
Two other good looking young
pitchers are Vernon Gomez, a
southpaw. who won 18 and lost
IL with San Francisco last yeal
and Louis McEyOy, a right
handler who won az and lost Il
with Oakland last season. ShaWkeS
said that II young Walsh, who
looks like his famous father, i
anywhere near as good as his daC
he viii do. He lacks experience
more than anything else.
ShaWkey plans to put thC
burden of tho pitching early ir
the season on his veterans-Hoyt
Pennock, Pipgras. Sherid, Zachary
and Heimach. Either Polh ol
Gomez. or BOTH may break II
quickly as starting pitchers.