Evening star., 1936-07-29
Special Dispatch to The Star


I ball clubs publicly may not
~ be conceding the pennant to
the Yankees at this stage of the race,
but, reading between the lines and
peeking behind the scenes. it is OBJ
viouS that movements are afoot to pre-
pare for 1887. The trend definitely
indicates that New York, riding nine
games in front of Cleveland and
facing only SO more contests, is re-
garded in most quarters as home
This has been a singular sort
of a season SO far, despite the
Yankees threat to spread-eagle
the field now.
No less than five of the other seven
clubs have, from time TO time, felt
the flame of ambition surgmg. and
actually, with varying accredited
chances of success. faced the prospect
of battling the Yanks for the flag.
First it was Boston. before Tom
Yawkey's Gold Sox fell to pieces in
a $2,000,000 piece of wreckage. In a
hand-to-hand battle in June that was
regarded as all important the Yanks'
"murderers' row" broke the hearts of
the Yawkey men.
Indians "Chief Contenders"
THE Tigers, rallying despite the loss
of Hank Greenberg and Mickey
Cochrane, sent Detroit into another
fit of hysteria next Del Baker took
over the Bengak' reins and for a
time it looked as though Detroit
might be the team of destiny. But the
Tigers, too, crumpled before the Yanks.
Washington also had it moment.
The clients of Clark Griff1ths base
ball firm worked themselves into a
frenzy on July when the Nationals
moved into contention.
But before a record breaking
non world series crowd, New
York blasted the Griffs out Of it.
From back of the pack the White
SoX made bid next. Jimmy Dykes
piloted his club into the first division
and only few days ago 5000 fans
poured into Comiskey park to see q
Showdown" between the Yankees
and Pale Hose. Ant again a con-
tenders hopes were all but h.asted.
Currently the fever RACES in Cleve-
land. This probably is the only
stronghold IN the circuit where fans
are giving their team a chance. and
the Indians prospects are not bright.
Soon the Yankees will move into
Cleveland and another bid may 60
blooey.
White Sox Are Griffs' Counterparts.
THUS 1t Is not surprising to see
other clubs lay plans for a future
overthrow of what seems destined to
be new New York reign. Throughout
the West the signs pointing for next
year are plain. Just the other dav
Mickey Cochrane admitted that his
world champion Tigers were washed
up as unit.
From his various hospital be ds
and backw0ods retreats Mickey
saw the handwriting on the wall
and he wasted little time in in
augurating the tearing down Of
his two-time flag winners once
he was freed by his ply sician.
The White Sox appear to be the
Western counterparts of the Nation
ais. There is no need for a wholesale
tearing apart of the Chicago club,
but Dykes is finding that a few new
parts here and there are necessary
before the Pale Hose can be consid-
cred genuine contenders.
For some time Rogers Hornsby. the
mournful man of st. Louis, has been
trying to rebuild his Browns. Rogers
got the jump on some of the other
American League clubs, but lack of
resources is likely to prevent the
trader from making much headway
Here in Cleveland the management is
sitting tight, awaiting developments.
If the Tribe goes into another tall
spin it isn't likely that Owner Alva
Bradley will waste much time singing
out the desirables and putting the
unwanted cogs of the Tribe machine
on the block for Winter bidding.