Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-10
Joe DihAGGI0
Names Or Dir
GREATEST HURLER
~ HENRY MeLEMoRF

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aat = 600 1uost
. taaz .aat j. reasonable
.aqass. be- sad We had a
.aamu.=sa.1 team last year. one
IA, aa.zea .ome IN the American
and toes tae World Series in four
.sl.-lf BEN. A. 1 led the club
- uGaH and uus 0atted IN. l
assure aasr raise coming
D.Ma. .8 ls s.ek and tlfed OF
aut lel. lu hand i0I the openlna
same Of far year.
i n4.e oetn Aith the Yanks
three wears he said and have
Sc. 70 play an opening game. The
first year I had a bad loot that
kept me out The next year 1t was
my tons.ls And last year 1 was
holding OUT Th.s year l want 20
start from scratch.
II he doesn't get mis- raise how
ever. Joe is uke.s 70 be late. The
accident 70 Monte Stratton White
sox pitcher Who lost a lee height
i ened ms belief that a ballplayer's
career is a treacher0us one. and
that a fellow has 10 get his money
while the getting is good
you never can tell when some
things Is go.pE 70 happen Joe said.
something that Will end your car
eer I don't believe in a player
being selfish OF placing TOO high
price on his services. but
fellows a sucker not % try and
get all ne can He may De a star
one day. and a cripple the next
Joe revealed that Colonel Rup-
pert never has returned the money
he docked the outfleider for being
late last year.
} Everybody kept telling me all
|, year thai I would get IL back. and
. not 70 Korry. but here 10 Is Janu-
airy Of the next year and the fiji
teen hundred bucks IS still missing
I can't KICK because 1 had il COM
ing 10 me but I do wish every
body hadn't got ny hopes up for
nothing
Il VIII De comforting 10 the other
/ American league clubs 70 learn
that DiAfaggi0 doesn't think there
Is a team in the league that can
make a fight Of It with the Yanks
this year
We won By nine OF ten games
last year he sad. and this year
we ought 20 be better Charley
Keller VIII make tGe 0utae.d bet
Ter. and Hldebraud figures 20 win
IS or more games Too Genr.s IS
sure 70 have better year. We
ought 10 win il a breeze We not
only nave good hitting =Re have
the best defensive club u the
league
Joe thinks Eldon Auker and JAKE
Wade. the pitchers Boston 20.
. from the Tigers. WIl help the Sox
You Just cant hlt that Auker S
sinker ball into Una, short leii
field stand. and Wade j. a south
paw with lots Of stuff
Joe Isnt inclined 90 BE- any too
high on Hutchinson, the younger
pitcher Detroit bought from the
coast league for so 900 He save
his brother Dominic Rh9 plays Tor
San Francisco. never had ans tro1-
. bic hitting Hutchinson and besides
if he had really been 50 hot. thf
Yanks would have gotten hin.
DiMaggio had a good Rord Tor
Yves Ferrell
8 Hes a new man since ne fo'
with the Yauks Joe said At.
that temperament is gone and hel
win a lot Of game th4 scar. IL
says the operation fixed h4 arm
up. and he is ready to %
During our conversation I a.Eea
Joe 10 name the best pitcher Do
ever faced.
"Thats easy. he said DIZZY
From mere 70 youder But u
, mad 10 pick a pitcher TO aork mf
! when I had al my douan riding
I that Rufiing would be- good enough
2 for me.