Evening star., 1938-03-02
YANKEE ENEMIES
AIDED BY TRADES
Chisox, Browns and Indians,
However, Don't Figure
to Halt Champs.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, March 2.-They don't
figure to interfere with the continual
ton of the Yankees's pennant push
over, but the winter dealings in dia-
mond fish should make the coming
American League wars much merrier
for the hometown rooters in Chicago,
st. Louis and Cleveland.
Without giving up too much of the
stock already on hand, these three
clubs have strengthened in spots where
they sadly needed it year ago.
The Browns, in particular, have
come up with 10 players and have
sacrificed only four. Most of the new
comers should help, but even if they
don't. there's some consolation in re-
calling that the Brownies can't be
much worse than last year.
Provided Rollie Hemsley can be
made to see the light, Cleveland's In
dians should be a lot more dangerous
with his first-rate backstopping. Rol-
licking Rollie never fancied himself
buried with the Browns With the In
dians, a pennant contender, he may
change, and his receiving figures to
increase the effectiveness of a pitch
ing staff second to none in the Junior
circuit.
Give Little for Hemsley.
In getting Hemsley as No. / mask
and-pad guy, the Tribe didn't give up
any one they'll miss very much. Billy
Sullivan, although handy with a war
club. didn't fit into the picture, either
as catcher or infielder; Roy Hughes
hitting hasn't been anything to write
home about, and Ed Cole. a rookie
pitcher. Is strictly an unknown guam
tity.
You can't get Jimmy Dykes or
Mickey Cochrane to admit it, but the
White Sox came out with a neat profit
IN their ivory dealings. Although they
gave up a 1920 game pitcher in Ver-
non Kennedy, they certainly can hope
for Is games from Gerry Walkers big
bat and Marv Owens defensive ability
at third base.
In fact, a capable hot-corner per-
former to succeed Dykes. and an out
fielder with explosives in his bat might
have made the difference between
second and third place for the. Sox a
year ago. And the records show that
Kennedy. with IS wins and 35 losses
IN four big league years, along with an
earned-run average somewhere around
400. hasn't exactly been 'Christy
Mathewson. At the same time, the
28-year-old Walker can be counted on
for IS or more runs batted in during
any season, an an average of better
than 300 at the plate. The other two
players the White Sox tossed in-Tony
Piet and Dixie Walker-won't be
missed at Comiskey Field.
Browns Needed New Team.
st. Louis miserable 1887 campaign
showed that the Brownies, rather than
replace their manager, should have
found a new team. Which is more or
less what they've done. AS the winters
champion David Harums, they gave
up Joe Vosmik, capable clouter;
Hemsley, q crack catcher whose extra
curricular activities didn't make him
altogether an asset; Shortstop Billy
Knickerbocker, and Pitcher Elon Hog
sett, who hasn't been any great shucks
In his nine-year career.
In return, they obtained Buck New
som, who can win Is games any year,
given proper support; Buster Mills,
one of the better outfield rockies last
year; Sullivan, who probably can fit
better into the Brownie set-up than
he did in Cleveland's; Don Heffner,
one Of the fastest inf1elders extant, and
such other candidates as Shortstop
Red Kress, comebacking after a big
batting season in the minors; Ed
Linke, Jim Weaver and Vito Tamulis,
who may prove some help in answering
the pitching problem, and Cole.