The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-21
TALKING
ITOvER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

TAMPA. Fla, March 2l.-No
Il American League manager has
ever won four pennants in row.
Connie Mack has a chance to turn
the trick this year with his Ath-
leticS. Can he do it?
i think We are strong enough
to win again" Mack told me dur
ing Sundays game here with the
Cincinnati Reds. 1T all depends on
the players"
Which struck me as obvious enough to
ne superhuous- was beginning TO suspect
that the old gentleman had turned wise
cracker on me when he added.
fBv that / mean the PLAYERS NAV have
nfcome soitenec BY so much success that
theY may be betrayed into q feeling Of
oyer-conhdence. That is the greatest
Mack asorioed the defeat Of the Ath-
letics hv the Cardinals IN the world ser
res last fen to this same atrophied emo
ton. though great MANY Deople still in
sst that John Pepper Martin was the guy.
There was q marked difference IN the
spirit OF the two clubs IN that series" said
Mack. j was aware Of 10 before the first
keen 10 win as tho Cardinals but somehow
they couldn't work Themselves up to
ffverish fighting pitch To them II was
'ust another series. IneY mad won Two
IN row, AID the incentive to fight had
NN the other hand, the Car
~ dinals were full of fight. For
them winning q world series was
novel experience. They took moth
ing for granted. They had been
beaten the year >efore and they
realized that If they we're to win
they would have to battle all the
way. The Martin boy was an eX-
ample Of the kind Of spirit it takes
TO win championship. In greater
or less degree, this spirit inflamed
the whole team.
IT NAV be that losing the series was
healthy thing for our men. IL NAV in
spire them to come back and fight all
the harder. They can no longer call
At least they are no longer the world
champions This NAV make a great diff
ference IN their future conduct. II it does,
Mack looks for a closer fight in the
American League Than he had wear ago
when the Athletics dominated the race
so completely 2S to prompt rumors that he
Intended to dismantle the club in order to
help edualize competition
will have to beat" saws Mack Though the
Senators and the Indians seem stronger"
MACK processes to be surprised
1VI at the Yankees willingness to
send Tony Lazzeri elsewhere.
That young fellow Saltzgaver
must be mighty fine ball player
If the Yankees are ready to give him
Lazzeri's job. I always thought Laz-
zeri was a great ball player. Ger
tainly he always played well against
us. On many occasions, much too
we'll"
Incidentally. the Lazzeri situation con-
tinues. to be cloaked in mystery Manager
Joe Mccarthy saws he knows what Lag
zeri can do and that he is merely expert
mentlng with Saltzgaver. a rookie from
st. Paul Never the less I happen to
known that any team with a good pitcher
can have Lazzeri in trade.
SO Mack Is probably right when he saws
the, Yankees have decided they have fine
ball PLAYER In Saltzgaver. At any Nrate
SaltzRayer will be at second when the open
ing ball Is thrown. With Crosetti at short
this will give the Yankees a brand new
combination around second. one totally
lacking in big league techidue. If not ex-
actlv noble. 1t at least is an interesting
experiment.