Evening star., 1934-11-06
REVEALSFLAWS
IN WORLD SERIES
Owen, Fox, RogelI and White
Unimpressive-Simmons
May Be Sought.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

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" are blowing with considerable
force much earlier than ex-
pected.
The poor showing of some Detroit
players in the world series not only
occasioned much surprise but also led
to the belief that Mickey Cochrane
will have to make some changes if he
wants to repeat his pennant victory
next year. The Tigers had Things
pretty much their own way last season
after the vaunted drive of the Yankees
stopped dead. But Mickey does not
worry as much about the YankS for
1885 as he does about Walter john
sons Cleveland team.
Marvin Owen, Pete Fox, Billy Rogell
and Joyner White showed up as the
weak spots of the Tigers. Hank Green
berg did not do as well as expected,
but there is hardly a chance that
he will be let go. If the Tigers did
not perform wonders at the plate, one
might ask if any one would have been
able to do much against the brand
of ball hurled by the Deans.
Making requirements will be diff
cult task for Cochrane. Teams are
not in the habit of fortifying a leader.
Managers are bent on mending their
own fences without strengthening
others.
Price Would Be Heavy.
a L SIMMONS would look great in
~ Detroit uniform. But is
Mickey willing to pay the price
for his former buddy on the Ath-
letics? All Jimmy Dykes wants is
Goose Goslin, Ray Hayworth, Mickeys
understudy behind the plate, and a
sterling southpaw, Fischer,
Cochrane has trading material and
is not averse to parting with it, pro-
vided he can get the men he wants.
Blaeholder, Sam West and Harlan
Cliff would come in handy. But
Rogers Hornsby is a difficult man to
deal with. And as for Cliff, Rogers
thinks lot of that young mans
worth.
The Yankees have wealth of
minor league material coming up
next season. With the mighty Babe
Ruth out of the lineup, Joe Nc
Carthy will do some shopping around
unless he is certain the men he will
get from the Newark Bears will stand
up and play the game in major
league style. The mound work of
the young collegians, Johnny Murphy
and Broaca, was of high order
and they will be starting fixtures
next year. The Rupert bankroll is
mighty. If Mccarthy wants a GER
tain player at price, he will not
be turned down when he goes to
Col Jake.
Walter Johnson does not talk
much. He and Billy Evans are
shrewd judges of ball players. It is
possible Johnson may stand pat with
the team he has, and then again he
might be willing to swap if a trade
appeals to him. Walter will be up
against one thing, though. when he
sounds out rival manager. Long
ing eyes have been cast at some of
his pitchers, and if Johnson decides
to use Oral Hildebrand, Mel Harder
or Monte Pearson for bait, he will
be swamped with offers.
Red Sox Covet Fox.
TINE Red Sox had some hope of
i getting Jimmy FoXx. But
Connie Mack dispelled all that
by signing Jimmy again and stating
that he would use the home run
slugger behind the plate. Eddie Col
lins has not signifled his intentions
as to replacing high-priced stars who
failed to click. The Boston team, on
paper, looks ike the class of the
league and in spots played like it.
One OF the brightest spots in the sea-
sons play was the way Yves Ferrell
returned to mis- old form and vindi
Gated Eddie's judgement in grabbing
him. That brother battery of Yves
and Rick may be big factor in
Bostons '35 drive.
Joe Cronin had the greatest dis
appointment of them all this year.
Joe was confident the Senators would
repeat. While injuries kept some
good players out of the lineup and
Cliff Bolton did not sign until after
the season was we'll under way, the
team as whole, especially the
pitchers, did not stand up as the
experts had predicted. The return
of Joe Kuhel and Bolton will add
punch to the team. But there will
have to be more power in the entire
crew or Washington will find itself
trailing again next season.
Some teams will be hardly recog-
nizable when 1.-THE new season opens.
That means plenty of purchases and
trades before and after the annual
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