The Washington times., 1937-02-10
I TerrY Forced
To Rebuild
Lineup
This is another preseason article
on major league tedmSJ
BY FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

MeLlpHlS Bill Ierry, OF the
Giants, faces the season of 1897
with a pennant won in '36, the
narrowing memories of a World
Series defeat at the hands of the
Yankees, and team that must
be reconstructed. From without,
the challenges Of the st. Louis Car.
dinals and the Chicago Cubs din
IN his ears. The Cubs may or
may not be too powerful. The
Cardinals are ever threat on
manpoWer and player resources
from a dozen different sources.
"StoneWall" Jackson, once the
boast and toast of the National
League in ShortStops, has passed
along, and a new third baseman
must be developed. Terry has an
nounced that he thinks his play.
ing days are about over, and he
will have to have a first baseman.
Drawing the line from home
plate to center field we find the
probable vertebrae comprised of
Gus ManCuso as catcher, Carl Hub.
bell as the leading pitcher, Burgess
whitehead and Dick Bartell at
tne vital second base area, and
Jimmy Ripple in center.
Melton May Help
Cliff Melton, who won 20 games
for the Baltimore Orioles last year,
and who looked exceptionally good
IN his work against Washington
last spring, looms as the outstand-
ing addition to the pitching staff
Melton is a good worker with a
lot OF stuff, and he may add the
needed power to the pitching staff
which, with the exception of Carl
Hubbell, most certainly was not
too powerful.
There will be duel for first
base this spring. Sam Leslie has
been around with the Giants for
long time now, and always he
showed what baseball men calico
promise"
The promise had not been kep
up to last reports, although San
did a lot of lusty cudgelling fol
the Dizziness Boys, otherWist
known as the Brooklyn Dodgers
Leslie is a good fielder, not toe
agile either mentally or physically.
and a dangerous man at the bat
He is a hitter of searching line
drives. Leslie Powers, of the
Orioles, is another first sacker who
may do lot Of good for the
Giants. He certainly was a power
and that's no play on words
for the Orioles.
Johnny Mccarthy is a player
OF no mean ability at first base
and he may figure in the genera
scramble. Terry will watch tht
play OF these aSpirants to his ole
position with rapt interest.
ThevenOw Utility
Tommy Thevenow. who has
been around the league no littlt
will try to win a place with the
Giants. Time there was when no
better ShortStop roved the fields
than this same ThevenoW. H
probably will be utility infielder.
Dick Bartell has won a place
with the New York team and with
the New York fans. He has gone
along with Terry's style of play
and hits with sufficient power to
present a real threat any time h.
comes to the plate.
Chiozza may add lot of poWe
to the Giants. He was goo
enough to attract attention, am
the fact that he is playing wit
a championship outfit certainl,
will do him no harm. He car
crack a ball long way when h
really digs in and takes a hold.
Baseball men will watch WITH
interest the work of Ed Madjesk1
who was recalled from the Amer
ican Association after a trial
two on the American League cir
cult. MadjeSki really bloSSomtC
forth last year with the Blues. II,
may be just the man Terry seek
to bolster a department that
not too strong.
Border Line HurIerS
Carl Hubbell won 26 games an
lost 6 last year. But after you'I~
checked his name you seek in vail
for an outstanding pitcher on til
Giants. The rest were border lin
pitchers, trying to keep above tn
500 mark.
In the outfield we find til
youngest of the veterans in NJ"
OFT. At the ripe old age of %. O
has twelve seasons of major leagU
baseball behind him He is or
of the outstanding players
recent years in baseball, fair
fast, wonderfully steady, and iC
cold in the pinCheS.
Hank Lleber, Joe Moore an
Jimmy Ripple will be the regular
along with OFT. and this outflel
will hit hard and throw well. j.
addition to keeping better tina
average Coverage on the grea
open spaces.
The Giants start as champion
and have an interesting sprir
trip before them, but whether
not they'll win the pennant,
something that time alone WI
tell. One thing is certain: tt
Giants will have to have all tt
best of it to repeat their trump
of 1896.