The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
by Harry
|Grayson
RICKEY WOULD SACRIFICE
DEAN TO BALANCE CLUB,
BUT PROBABLY WON'T!

BUT PROBABLY WON'T!
II was after his chat with Lon
Warneke, which led TO that great
right-hander signing with the ST.
Louis Cardinals for 1887, that
Branch hickey decided TO trade
Dizzy Dean, provided o satisfactory
deal can be arranged.
Warneke Is O perfect team man.
Hickey Is O Stickler for having the
boys walk the chalk-line, and Dean
has done considerable zig-zagging.
Dean deserves plenty Of credit
for working overtime for the Red
Birds, but balance Is the most I'M
portant thing In baseball. Until
the last two campaigns, the Gas
House Gang was built with that
In mind.
The Cardinals require infielders
and outfielders, and ct least one
first-rate pitcher In the event that
Dean Is snapped. II Hickey be-
lleves that he can improve the
club by letting the former cotton
picker 60, he will not hesitate TO
do so.
Things within the ST. Louis Or
ganizatoin changed with the ac-
QUESTION Of Warneke. In the
Arkansan II has the star finger
required by o pennant-winning
organization and one who will
not throw discord into On other
wise happy family.
II Is true that Dean Is O re-
markable attraction, but the Car
dinals were the only National
League club which did not draw
more customers at home In 1896
than In 1885.
The Red Birds did very well on
tho road, but the figures at
sportsmans Park have led to in
stallation of o lighting system.
The Cincinnati Reds will not be
the only major league outfit play
Ing night ball next season.
Cards TO FIJI Park ut Night;
Lonely Browns Roast by Day
Upon his return TO ST. Louis from
q brief vacation cruise IN Florida
Waters, President Sam Breadon will
take up the matter OF erecting the
lights with the realty company
which owns the joint home OF the
Cardinals and the Browns.
Thus, unless American league
owners change their minds on the
subject, 81. Louis will witness the
strange spectacle Of the more af-
fluent Cardinals packing the pa
irons In at night while the scraggly
Browns roast In loneliness In the
afternoon.
Hickey has something In the
way OF an argument when he
points out that the Cardinals
have won only one flag since
Dean Joined the aggregation, as
against four In six seasons before
he reported.
1--WE can do q little debating Of
our own, now that we have
Warneke," explains Hickey. For
several years our team was built
around Dean. Dizzy was the key
man. And I don't mind admitting
that we had to put up with
q lot Of Dizzy eccentricities.
Those days are over for Dizzy and
the Cardinals.
II am not trying to belittle Dean
as q pitcher. He's a great one,
but there's something In this busi-
ness besides being a great player"
Hickey Demands Complete
Cooperation Of 20 Players.
Dean has been a few chips shy
In team spirit, according to his
rating In Rickey's book.
1T requires complete co-opera-
ton from % players to win a PEN
nant," asserts the director Of the
far-flung Cardinal system. 'There
have been times. too numerous to
mention, when Dizzy felt that he
was the % players = that he solely
was responsible for the winning
games he pitched"
If Dean remains with the st,
Louis array, which he probably
will, the Red Birds will have
two outstanding mound lumina-
ries In 1887, with the presence OF
Warneke increasing Dizzy's effec-
tiveness.
without Paul Dean, the Cardi-
mails would get plenty Of pitch
ing from a staff headed by Dizzy
Dean and Warneke.
Jim Winford earned his spurs
during the last season, and, with
out fresh additions, there are four