The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-18
COMPLETE REORGANIZATION OF BOSTON BRAVES PREDICTED
Forty-Eight Youthful Baseball Stars
Face Critical Second Year in Majors
Averages Show That Only SO
Per Cent Of Rockies Re.
guIarly Make Good
BY HARRY GRAYSON


baseball story Of the year, including
the world series next fall-to young
players. It illustrates how tough 1t
is tc make the grade In the big show.
It's $3.50 proposition. Always has
been, always will be.
OF 4S young men who made their
bows in the major leagues last sea-
son. just one-half Of them are con-
coded q chance Of sticking around.
With foraging systems unparalleled,
that's the best owners, forever on the
lookout for new talent, can do.
This season, Paul Dean and Bill
Delaney, prize battery Of the st.
Louis Cardinals, will have to fool
athletes who have looked at their
stuff for six months. Rest assured.
they'll do It. Otherwise, they would
not be on the st. Louis payroll.
Frequently baseball men suspect
flaws in q player which they cannot
see. Bill Lee, huge right-hander OF
the Cubs, is placed under this high-
powered looking-glass. The Chicago
Nationals paid Columbus. q Cardinal
farm, $4,000 for Lee.
Lees pretty good" say baseball
men, but something must be wrong.
Branch Hickey sold him."
Hickey is the guiding hand Of the
CArdinals-the smartest man in the
game, beyond any question.
Second Year Toughest
The second year In a major
leaRuer's life is the toughest, for OBJ
viouS reasons.
A pitcher may cheat for six months,
and believe he has the world by the
ears on q downhill pull. Yet last
spring, the Cleveland Indians tipped
Hal Schumacher Of the Giants to q
fault In his change Of pace.
Numerous players have enjoyed
one remarkable season only to lind
themselves babes In the WOODS the !
rext year out. TWO recent examples |
are Carl Lind, . second baseman
whom the Cleveland Indians could
have peddled for $4,000 four years |
ago. and Johnny vergez. the third
baseman shipped to the Phils by the |
Giants this winter.
The sophomore year is more trying J
for pitchers, but many blind spot |
is found on hitters-you know. low
and outside, which Is elemental, and
q cracking curve on the outside, |
shoulder-high. The latter solved the
Hank Greenberg problem for the
Deans, who some way or another
make discoveries that other pitchers
fall to reveal in years Of earnest eff
fort.
Those trying to prove that they
were not momentary flames In the
kitchen vessel last term are:
Cards: Paul Dean, right-hand
pitcher, and Delaney. catcher, two
Of The finest ball players you ever
saw.
Tigers: Eldon Auker, submarine
|right-hander. and Flea Clifton, . d.
minutiye infielder who to date has
had no opportunity to prove himself
IS anything more than . "jockey."
banning Coming Up
Giants: Catcher Harry banning,
who Is expected to supplaut Gus
Mancuso: Outfielder Hank Leiber,
whom Bill Terry Isn't likely. to give
up on; and Al Smith, q left.hander
who has yet to prove his worth. Phil
Weintraub, q left-hand hitter who
can't chase all the flies one In his
position Is supposed to do, won't do.
Yankees: The two college john
MES, Murphy Of Fordham, and Broe-
CO. the specialized product Of Yale;
Red Role and Don Heffner. The
first two really were phenomenal Is
first-year pitchers. Role might do
at third or second base. but cannot
throw well enough to play shortstop.
and I don't care what Joe Mccarthy
says about 1t. Heffner, second base
man, doesn't belong.
Cubs: In addition to Pitcher Lee,
Charley Grimm has Tut Stainback.
who has it In him to be great out
fielder, and Phil Cavaretta, . Johnny
ICome.Lately first baseman. I'm
schooled Is he Is, II Cavaretta can't
Iplay first base for the Wrigley out
/! fit, he ought to be arrested.
Indians: Hal Trosky. first base
man, can hit like blazes. but cant get
out Of his tracks. Monte Pearson
will have to conquer himself before
he'll be q standout pitcher. There Is
no place tor Outfielder Milt 0alatSer
in this kind Of company, and Kit
Carson, another gardener, must first
learn the ropes.
Firatcs: Ralph Birkofer Is . good
left-hander, but Cy Blanton Is ques.