The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-12
YANKS March
TOWARD 3RD
STRAIGHT WIN
And Time Marches on for
8 Yankee Stars; Soon
to Wane
BY JACK CUDDY
Copyright, 1888. by United Press

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NEW YORK. Aug. -. (UP)-
As the Yankees march toward
their third straight remnant, time
also marches on. bringing twilight
TO the careers of sever al OutStand-
ing Yankee players. But the clubs
brass hats have little work for the
future, because the organization
has taken out regenel alton inSur-
Rnce.
These performers have passed
OF are just approaching their 3Oth
birthdays: Gehrig. Rolfe. Dickey.
Hoag. Hadley. Murphy and Ruff
ing. In addition, ShortStop Gro
settf is rs, but he was always a
very fragile fellow. These men
will begin fading out of the big
time picture soon.
Who will take their places?
How and where will Colonel Jake
Rupert get requirements TO Keep
alive his pennant-winnlng comNl-
nation? Although Rupert Is one
of the wealthieSl owners IN base
ball. the experiences of Tom faw-
kew al Boston prove that one can
not "buy" remnants nowadays.
RUPERT Graves remnants more
than any individual connected
with the game Winning flags
and championships Is the romance
the rel,gion-of this elderly
bachelor brewer.
Rupert knows where he VIII
get his requirements. And ne Is
confident that the new men, when
they come in. will plug, in cham
UionShip fashion. the gaps that
time carveS in the lineup. He
will get them from his farm sys-
TEN. second largest in baseball.
Jake haS built for the future.
Although his minor Ieague cham
IS ONLY five years old. IT Is extern
sive and remarkably efficient. The
Yanks own five minor clubs out
right and have working agree
ments with II others. They own
clubs at Newark, \. j., Kansas
City Akron, O.. Ringhamton. \.
Y. and Norfolk. Va.
Possessing unlimited wealth,
Ruppert is not likely TO make mis-
takes with material from his string
of farms such as Sam Breadon
and Branch Rickey made with
promising players from the Car
tinal chain. Incidentally the
Cards system is the largest In the
game. They can tap probably 81
or more clubs. This great chain
IS producing many fine players;
but unfortunately Breadon anu
Hickey of late have been letting
the best ones slip through their
fingers to other National league
outfits. Hence, despite their vast
recruiting organization, the CARDS
are now wallowiug in 7th place.
There's not much chance OF
Rupert. Joe Mccarthy, Ed Bar
row, and George Weiss plumber
my like the Cards brass hats.
They're developing some hne
Young players around their IL
minor clubs. and you can expect
70 see some of those lads moving
into Yankee Stadium.
mean chaps like catcher Ro-
sar. outfelders Keller and Glea-
SON. third baSeman May and pltcn,
ers Russo. Haley and Donald, all
of whom are making a splendid
showing this season With Newark,
International league leader. AT
Kansas City two ouchelderS are
performing brilliantly: Gallagher
and Judnich. Other top-flight out
FEEDERS are Holmes at Bingham
ron and Silvanic at Akron. Sec
ond baseman Priddy At Norfolk Is
a real conner, but he'll probably
have to wait long time to hold
down the Yanks' second sack on
which Rookie Joe Gordon Is prov
ing a sensation. Binghamton has
q fine first baSeman IN Big Levy.
He or two youngsters out on OPP
ton NAV become Gehrig'S ultl-
mate successor. The two first
sackers out on option are Gabriel
son with Seattle and Sturm with
Louisville. In addition promising
pitchers are developing on many
of the clubs.
The Yankee chain seems TO
have able requirements ready Tor
any position except ShortStop. but
George Weiss, vice-president OF
the Newark club and general man.
ager of the farm system; hgures
that shOrtStOps too Will come
along before anything happens to
rhe Yanks' Si%nor Crosetti.
Each OF the II farm clubs holds
TWO or three "tryoute" each sea
SON. All promising players in the
clubs area are invited to come TO
the ball park and display their
wares. Those who display ability
are signed up. The Yankee ehaln nam
conducts no schools" like the
3 Cardinals. The Yankee farm out,
fits merely tryout prospects and
train them after signing up. They
Son't trv 10 train them before the