The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-20

Lively Ball Will Not Affect Giants
Repeat Chances Manager Terry Says
National Club Baseball Strate-
9ist Unable % Sit Stu
for Interview
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Miami Beach, Fla, March 90
Bill Terry, shouting and perspiring,
came dashing off the diamond IN the
pretty little ball park here IN which
the Giants are training for the effort
Of another pennant march.
The manager Of the champdons sst
eingerly on the edge Of tho white-
painted bench. It was q spanish-type
scttee, by the way, and on it tho likes
OF Lefty O'Doul appeared oddly out Of
place. John Mc0raw would not have
been comfortable there.
Terry. who succeeded the late Little
Napoleon, was not comfortable there,
either. He Is man Of action. tho
more strenuous the better. But he
vas ready to answer q few questions.
ard he gave his replies In . quiet.
calm voice that was convincing.
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Would the lively ball make any
difference In the chances Of the
Terrymen to repeat?" he was asked.
I am pretty sure not" was his re-
ply. I'VE have q better ball club this
year than the one that won last year.
Averages all over the league will 70
up with lively ball che looked at it
IN his hand. pressing the seams with
hard ffngerS) and why shouldn't ours
60 up. too?"
That sounds reasonable" I agreed.
but take slugging team like the
p1rates. The lively bali ought to helm
the Pirates more than the other clubs.
because they will hit 1t more often
and 1t will 60 farther. Won't that
o:lng IN more runs and win for the
Pirates?"
1.-THE Pirates will be duck soup,"
he calmly replied. "Of course they've
GOT Lucas to help their pitching, which
Tell down last year. but we've i'm.
proved a lot in pitching, too. our
pitching experienced by reason Of \
winning year and q world series.
Pitching will mean whole lot this
year. '~
It's the Cubs that I'm worrvinp
about. There's q team that win Sc
up there fighting us all the way. I
figure"
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And the Cardinals? Some ara
saying the Cards are the best-bal-
tured.
I figure the Cardinals ahead Of
the Pirates" Bill readily renlied.
They'll have better pitching than
they had last year, too"
But, getting back to the Giants
many OF the victories last year were
won by one run. Would one run
mean lot with the lively ball3" was
the next query.
Bill Terry was becoming impatient.
He shifted on the bench and finally
stood. '
Lets stand up. can think bet
ter on my feet"
So We stood up and he gave the
answer to the last one:
Listen. If the Cubs or the Cardi-
nails can make dozen runs off our
pitching. we're going to make two
dozen off their pitching. That Is.
figuring the stats all around the
same as last years."
Would the new bali change the
nature Of the game in the National
League (known as q tone rum
leagueO" And he had the answer!
After we're into the ball game.
can tell better about that" he came
back. Il know we'll play them all at
their own kind of game and be lust
9 little better at It than they ~.
Wen slug with them or buat, as tho
ball game demands.
The American League was Sl,p-
posed to be q slugging league, with
q livelier ball than ours, but Grove
and 9 couple Of others got along with
that ball pretty we'll. You didn't no.
tice so many box car numbers In the
scores when Grove was PITCHING"
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Suppose this were opening day.
What would the lineup Of the Giants
be?"
We'll, now, you don't want me to
put that In the paper, do you3 I
don't want these rockies to Is home
and cry themselves to sleep. they're
ali trying hard. Right In the spirit
Of the team already"
We looked out on the field vhere
10 men. many Of them just up from
Nashville. were toiling In . broiling
sun. There were shouts from Ill COR
rers Of the diamond. There was swift
action.
Smoky Joe" Martin (Oxuard, Cal.
gift to the Giants) scooped q hot one
that scared the cushion at third base.
and fired 1t screeching across to first.
Bill Terry grinned. pounded his
glove and was off to join the battle
again.
Boy. that's how to keep offioe
hours!" he yelled to Smoky joe
The interview was ended.
Maro0ns and Rangers