The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-27
Looks to Boston Braves to Continue
Upward Climb In Baseball Loop Race
Were Seventh jn 1881, Fifth n
1882 and Place Fourth
Last Year
BY BILL BRAUCHER
(NEA Service Snncfs Edifael


st. Petersburg, March n. - Little
Bill McKechnie. mite manager o6 tho
Boston Braves, Is . man with . mem.
DRY.
Two years ago." said Bin, q I sat
with him on the bench In Waterfront
park watching tho Braves working
out the kinks. II told you right here
on this bench that the Braves were
going up. Well. We did 60 up and
we're stu going.
Back In 81 the team had finished
seventh and didn't look 30 hot doing
1t. But the next year We calne up to
fifth. Last year we beat the Card.
nails, Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Phila-
delphia and finished fourth. And We
had all kinds Of injuries and setbacks
all season.
This year. with an even break In
luck, we'll be much better than last
year."
Tough Breaks In 1888
The direction stu was up" How
much higher would the bali club 70?
mo telling, but we're better. Last
year we were in the fight all summer.
playing q lot Of tho time with Q make.
shift lineup. Wally Berger was out
OF the lineup because Of illness 1t i'm.
portant times. He looks great this
spring and ought to have another fine
year such as he had In 81.
Then Randy Moore, another big
part of our punch, was hurt and
missed lot Of games. Bob Worth.
ington was washed up. He only play.
ed q couple Of weeks.
Bob Brown hurt his shoulder and
couldn't pitch for US at oil. We got
some pretty bad breaks and still I'M
proved our position"
How about the new men9 Were
there budding Ty Cobbs among them?
7 like this Rupert Thomson w
got from Albany. Been using him in
center field. He's got speed, is q swell
fielder and has . great arm. Il he'll
just hit . little better than he did
when he broke In with. US toward tho
end Of the season last year he's rot q
Job. Yes, sirl And think he will.
Loves to play ball. Keeps trying On
everything. That's q big help to
club. that spirit"
Should Hit Better
Was there q chance for better
pitching? Would Steve sWetonio
from the Pirates be able to 60 right
along with Belts. Brandt, Cantwell.
Farmhouse and other Boston req.
ulars?
He looks like q sure pine to fit
right In. All he has to do Is pitch
back to his year Of 1882 and III saw
he'll go right along with those other
fellows. Then we've got Bob Smith
from the Reds and Starr from the
Giants. Oh, our pitching viii Be All
right, II this new ball doesn't knock
some OF our fellows arms off.
We stand to hit better this year.
too. Last year was Gyselmans first
year and he's finding his way around
okay now. Our infielders all ought to
hit better than they did last year
Jordan and Rabbit Meanwhile and
Urbanski adm Pinhy Whitney,"
That was neat infield, and would
the Rabbit, now in his l3d year. b
able to play regularly?
you Judge for yourself. Look at
him out there now"
We both looked at him q the little
old man with eternal legs leaned
Spryly hero and there In his pursuit
OF grounders and flies.
"A mighty good man TO have on q
ball club that little fellow. Don't
worry about him playing. Hen b ia
there. And don't forget I'm telling
you again that we're going up"