The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-11

Manager Charley Grimm is think lnR of having the Chicago dugout steam -heated as the result Of this sad experience.
 There is no reason why the Cubs should not boss the works in the National League for several years to come.
 The outfit averages only 25 years in age, and if you omit Grimm, who will do little playing, and Charley Root and Gabby HaI<nett, the oldest active battery in the business, the Wrigley lads as group are younger than many varsity football squads.
 This is well, for the Cubs are making a spring trip that would be much too much for a lot of old blokes. Going to Catalina to train wasn't enough, SO the Cubs are re- turning to Chicago via Florida-over n sort of circular staircase route. The object undoubtedly is to avoid the blizzard that the Cubs invari- ably encountered in Kansas City along about April q To do this, they'll travel more than 13,00O miles,
 There is real danger of their leav- ing their September speed on the spring training trip. Clubs nave done this before.
 Llndstrom Release Explained
 When manager can give a smart player like Freddie Lindstrom his release, with the athlete in question fresh from helping the club cop the gonfalon, he indeed is sitting pret- ty.
 "Talk of Lindstrom having man. agerial aspirations is ridiculous" ex- plains Grimm. We are the best of friends. When engineered the deal with the Pirates that gave us Lindy last winter, I intended to use him on third base.
 T wasn't sure about Stanley Hack. Bud Parmelee, of the Giants, had broken the Sacramento boys wrist with pitched ball in the fall of 1884.
 "But what developed was this. Lindstrom no longer could play full season at third base, and couldn't field as he did in his days with the Giants. Meanwhile, Hacks wriAt mended perfectly, and he de- veloped into corking third base man.
 "Lindstrom filled in beautifully at center field during the latter part of the 1885 campaign, but there Is only one player to look after that position now. He is Augie Galan. Frank Demaree will start in left field, and Chuck Klein in right"
 Tn addition to the five who packed the pitching burden last year--War- neke, Bill Lee, Larry French, Root, and Tex Carleton-the Cubs have the squatty southpaw, Roy Hen- shaw, and expect a great deal from the recruits, Clay Bryant and Clyde Shoun, the latter 8 southpaw.
 Hartnett, Ken ODea, and Walter Stephenson gave the Cubs remark- able catching in 1895, and the scout ing staff has come up with another fine-looking prospect in Harold Sue- me, who spent last season with the Pine Bluff, Ark, club.
 
 We'll Fixed With Reserves
 Phil Cavarretta, not yet l9 years of age, is certain to be better than ever at first base. As a second-bas- ing combination, Billy Jurges and Billy Herman will do until a more capable pair comes along. Hack reached the peak of his form only last year.
 That club is no stronger than its reserves is an old baseball say ing. The Cubs are well fixed along that line. Without going into the recruits, there is Woody English in the infield, and Tuck Stainback in the outfield.
 Grimm has an idea that Johnny Gill, an outfielder up from Minnea- polls and one who has been around for some time, and Gene Lillard, a third baseman who hit 56 homes runs for the Los Angeles Coasters in 1885, will stir up plenty of trouble before regulars are assured of their jobs.
 Charley Grimm is strumming his banjo again. Why shouldn't he? He has a young club that has just started to go places.