The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-11
Yanks Ruthless without Babe

IdIlhN nuIuleSS VISHUut DdUC
New YorkS entry in the Junior
loop should be more ruthless without
Babe Ruth. who played whenever he
wanted to and according to how he
felt The remainder of the club was
hidden behind the great shadow of
the Great Man. and new spirit was
born with his departure. Joe Nc
Carthy has a firm grip on his ath-
leteS for the first time.
The Yanks held on surprisingly we'll
last fall after losing both Bill Dickey
ead Earle Combs.
Faced by the phenomenal south
paw. Vernon Gomez. and with the
staff bolstered by Pat Malone, the
yan',5 are we'll equipped in the boz
Ruffing is dependable, and the Young
sters. Broaca. Murphy. and DeShong
are due to come into their own. Allen
and Van Alta seem to have come
hack. Vitautas Tamulis appears to
be left-handed acquisition of some
worth.
The Yanks have one of the best. Ii
not the best ball player in the bust
ness in Lou Gehrig. Lazzeri is lighter
than he has been In two or three
springs. and has an able Keystone
partner III Crosetti. Red Rolfe has
found himself at third base.
Ben Chapman anticipates his big
gest year Combs has recovered COM
pletely. and George Selkirk and Jesse
Hill scarcely can miss being an inn
provement over the aged Ruth.
Jack Saltzgaver and Don Heffner,
in the infield, and Hill. Myril Eoag.
and Dixie Walker, in the outfield.
give the Yanks reserve strength so
noticeably lacking in the Detroit
lineup.
If the Yanks and Cards lead The
respective parades. Dizzy Dean won't
find the star OF the New York staff
sidestepping him in the world series.
AS Schoolboy Rowe did last autumn
Gomez. whose earned run average OF
2.33 last term was the lowest In the
American League since Bob Grove S
EOS In 1881. would choose the elder
Dean with the greatest of pleasure.
No Requirements for Detroit
Detroit Is banking on an effective
Echoolboy Rove from the outset this
spring, and hopes that either Clyde
Halter. from Louisville, or Joe Sulli-
van. from Hollywood, will develop
into starting left-hander.
Every Detroit infielder batted in
100 or more runs. Detroit is re-
markably fast club, too. but two COM
plete seasons without a single injury
or protracted slump really is toe
much good fortune for even such ar
upright citizen and good fellow a,
Mickey Cochrane to expect. The
Tigers success depends entirely toe
much on the ability OF several ke,
men to stick in there
There were no flaws in the Car.
dinals Of 1884. yet Terry Moore, from
Columbus, threatens to take Ernie
Orsatti's position in center field.
Most any manager would settle fol
hurting corps composed Of the
Deans. Hallahan, and Willie Walker
In addition to that quartet. frankie
Frisch has q iaalf dozen of the better
minor league prospects in Copeland
Harrell. Heusser. Kleinke. Pippen. ant
Ward. not to mention Bud Timing
and old Jesse Haines.
The Giants have Hubbell, Schu
macher. Fitzsimmons. and Parmelee
and relief workers In Stout and Chag
non. Dick Bartell rounds out an In
field second to none as long as It 4
able to stand up. Kiddo Davis
back to spell or supplant Hank Leibel
IN center field.
Whist. then. Is wrong with tn
Giants?
We'll. they lack the verve Of TIL
Cards. and In jackson, Terry, an
Crits, have infielders who are 1t a
age when they are In grave DANCE
Of cracking up.
Knieaesbocksf Less Hurts Cleveland
Cleveland hos outstanding pitcher
a Harder and Pearson, and other
capohle q etvlng them enough hslI
- oeob the eonfalon. The Indian
- Handicapped by second-rat'
cntch1ne. They viii be with0u
11l3cktGtop Dtll Knickerbocker for tlh'
first ~ weeks, leaving N untries
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