Evening star., 1935-11-15
SIX .SACKERS
LIKELY NEXT YEAR
National League SoreIy in
Need of Requirements
at Initial Station.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

n vEW YORK, november lo.-Wh-
N ter chores, hunting and pleas
ure cruises are not what they
4 were in former years to some
big league first basemen. Several
managers are in a receptive mood
for trades or sales. According to the
word being flashed around the base
ball circuits no fewer than six new
faces VIII be found at the initial sack
when the 1886 season starts.
Charley Grimm was highly pleased
with the work of Young Phil Cavar-
eta last season. Grimm thought so
much of the youngster that he kept
him on first during the world series,
and he also prevailed on surgeon
to delay an operation on one of Phils
knees. It was thought long rest
would obviate the necessity of cutting
o troublesome cartilage.
Bill Terry wants to be bench man.
ager. The Memphis slugger thinks
the Giants can go along just as well
without him If he only had Jimmy
Collins of the Cards or Dolph Ca
milli of the Phils. Not that Bill is
set on his new lineup. There are
some old-timers who will be replaced
and Bill is willing to start by benching
himself.
Reds Could Drop Bottomley.
THE amazing Reds, under Chuck
i Dressen's able handling, can well
afford to do without Sunny Jim Bot
tomley. whose hitting under the flood
lights was very poor. Dresser is even
willing to give Babe Herman the JOB
because he connects more often and
more solidly than Bottomley.
Gus Suhr is none too sure of his
lob with the Pirates, despite his rec
ord of playing in more consecutive
games than any other player in the
National League. There is nothing
the matter with Suhrs hitting, unless
1t Is in a pinch. Then Gus is apt to
pop one up or go down whiting. 1t
was noticeable toward the end of the
season that Suhr got into one or two
innings of a game just to keep his
record intact. Young Elmer Trapp
was given a chance to show what he
could do with big-league pitching.
In the American League we find a
bulging waistline and weak wrist
may compel Joe Cronin to take over
Babe Dahlgren's job at first. The
high-priced manager may have to
change position unless the Yawkey
bank roll induces Connie Mack to
part with Jimmy Foxx. With Cronin
regaining his old form at short, the
Red Sox then would be dangerous con-
tenders for the 1886 pennant.
American League Well OFF.
MICKEY COCHRANE, Joe Nc
A'A Carthy, Steve O'Neill, Bucky
Harris and Jimmy Dykes are well set
with Hank Greenberg. Lou Gehrig.
Hal Trosky, Joe Kuhel and Zeke
Bonura. The same cannot be said
about Rogers Hornsby. The Brownie
manager is willing to trade practically
any one with the exception OF Rollie
Hemsley, who is sought by the Cleve-
land Indians.
It can be seen that the Americans
are better fixed for first basemen than
the Nationals. At least the openings
are not as glaring as those in the
senior circuit.
For a time Casey Stengel at Brook
lyn despaired of Sam Leslie getting
out of the batting slump which prac-
tically handcuffed the team when it
was hitting in high. Johnny Nc
Carthy was brought back from the
minors and given every opportunity
to show he could hit as well as he
can field. There is nothing the kid
cannot do around first, but he is still
weak with the stick
The Boston Braves were sunk deep
er into the mire when Babe Ruth
was placed on first and Baxter Jor-
dan benched. Jordan did not snap
out of it even after Ruth retired. How
the Braves lineup will look next year
Is anybody's guess.