The Washington times., 1931-01-08
RUTH THINKS
TEAM NEEDS
NEW BLOOD

NEW YORK, Jan. 8-"Marse
Joe" Mccarthy, new pilot of the
New York YANKEES, will hold open
house for the local baseball Scribes
at the Yankee offices here this
afternoon. The former manager
of the Cubs is expected to offer
his first serious diagnosis of the
club and to reveal what changes,
if any. he plans to make in the
bne-up.
While Mccarthy has revealed
little of his plans to date, it has
become quite plain that his regime
will be more rigorous than that
of the eaSy-going Bob Shawkey.
More work and less time for golf
anG other amuSements will be
features of the new order of things
at st. Petersburg.
The first order is that the
hired help must report at some
thing like normal weight. Any
player who shows up with excess
poundage will be in dutch right
at the start. Babe Ruth will not
find himself in any difficulties
on this score, for the Bambino
started his preliminary training
in local gymnasium last week.
Two Workouts
Mccarthy will prescribe two
workouts a day instead of one. as
was the case last yeaI. Joe's
theory is that after two stiff
workouts day, the boys will be
too tagged out to do anything
but rest.
No rookie will eat himself out
Of job as far as the midday
meal is concerned, for Marse Joe
intends to limit luncheon to a
glass of milk and a sandwich.
The playing field is located IA
miles from the teams hotel, so
there will be no chance for a
voracious player to sneak around
the corner and order a juicy
steak for lunch.
In regard to outlining the
clubs problems, the obliging
Bambino already has done that
for Mccarthy, and very succintly,
too.
1--WE need new players, espe-
cialIy pitchers" Opines Ruth.
1--WE broke a record last year
by scoring more than 1000
runs, but came nowhere near
winning the pennant. 1t was
tough chasing balls all over
the OutfieId and watching the
pitchers kick the games from
under us. Another good relief
pitcher could have saved plenty
of games for u.s."
Mccarthy knows full we'll that
the pitching staff is the clubs
weakest department. He has
ordered the hurlerS to report at
training camp on February %.
instead of March /, and will de-
vote much of his time to his
mound staff.
Sixteen Report
The new manager tried to Sc
cure two experienced pitchers,
including Blaeholder of the
Browns, in trades but was unable
to do any business.
Sixteen hurlers are scheduled
to report at st. Petersburg. The
veterans are Charlie Ruffing,
Herb Pennock, Henry Johnson,
George Pipgras, Ed Wells, Roy
Sherid and Lew McEvoy. Gordon
DUSTY Rhodes, from Hollywood,
and Vernon Gomez, the toothless
southpaw of the SierraS, will get
another chance.
Two other pitchers on the
squad who have seen previous
service in the big leagues will
be big Jim Weaver, the six
foOt-six giant bought frGz-
Baltimore after being released
by Washington, and Phil Vein
ert, the veteran SOuthpaw
drafted from Louisville. Vein
ert, who proved in previous
trials with the Cubs, Giants
and PhilIieS that he could take
it, will be used as a relief
hurIer.
Other pitching recruits are
Walter Brown, strikeout artist
from Oklahoma City; Ivy An
drews, former Southern Lacquer;
Bob Walsh, Miner and Frank
Barnes, formerly Of Detroit, Tor
onto and Houston.