Evening star., 1939-10-10
Farms ASSURING
World Champs
Fine Reserve
New York Also Eoqer
To Buy Big Stors
From Loop Rivals
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-President
Ed Barrow of the Yankees and
George Weiss, head of the Yankee
farm system, are an Unsuitable pair,
with no conscience whatever.
Tanning over the late lamented
World Series, I asked President Bar
row why in the world the four time
champions now would have feelers
out for George McQuinn, slugging
young first baseman of the st. Louis
Browns.
Hadn't Babe Dahlgren done well
enough in the series? Hadn't he
contributed as much as any Yankee
toward licking the Reds in the first
two games with his bat, and hadn't
he flelded flawlessly in all four con-
tests? Why McQuinn?
"Why?" echoed Barrow. why,
because McQuinn is a fine hitter.
He would make us little stronger,
wouldn't hep"
Barrow said, however, and with
some regret, that he didn't believe
he would be able to get McQuinn.
1t was evident there was no use in
trying to appeal to his finer, more
generous nature, so Weiss was
tackled.
Great Pair at Kansas City.
Aren't you little ashamed
sometimes?" he was asked. Here
the Yanks have the best team there
is by a country mile. They're mur-
dering everybody. Do you have to
keep bringing up these kids like
Charley Keller?"
"Ashamed?" he said, startled.
Heck, no. I've got a job to do and
I'm doing it."
But you haven't seen anything
yet" he laughed, wickedly. I've
got a pair out at Kansas City that
will knock your eyes right out. Wait
until the New York fans see them.
Phil Rizzuto at shortstop and Joe
Priddy at second base. What q
pair!"
He was reminded that, after all,
the Yankees already had the great
est keystone combination in frankie
Crosetti and Joe Gordon. Don't try
to tell me this Priddy is as good as
Gordon" I said; Il suppose you
have couple more Kellers staked
out somewhere, too, with maybe a
spare Joe Di Maggio?"
You would be surprised" he an
swered. "this Priddy is too good to
be true. He's as acrobatic as Cor
don. honest. I don't know what Cor
don can do that he can't"
Dickey Shows Signs Of Wear.
He sighed, like a man who had q
million dollars more than he knew
how to spend.
So-it's no longer question OF
what to do with the present Yankees.
Theer are more Of them coming in
clouds. And each one reputedly
better than his predecessor.
Unless the heirs of Col. Jacob
Rupert ever get together and agree
upon sale of the baseball proper
ties, the Yankees are extremely
likely to go on winning everything
in sight for four more years.
1t will be recalled that there was
strong movement of such an i'm
pending sale some months ago, but
nothing came of it. One Of the COL
onel's beneficiaries stood pat and
refused.
To give the annual accounting of
the Yankees at this time, 1t seems
obvious that they will need a new
catcher within a few years. Bill
Dickey, their genius of the mask, is
getting along. Buddy Rosar is ready
to step into his shoes.
The giants Of their pitching staff
Charley Ruffing and Lefty Gomez
show signs Of wear. Rulings right
arm was in terribly bad shape after
he beat the Reds in the opening
game, and 1t was extremely doubt
full he would have been able to pitch
another. Gomez wound up the series
in bed with seriously wrenched
side.
New Slab Talent At Hand.
All right, so the Yankee slab staff
is coming apart. But it is happen
ing ever so slowly, affording the
front Office plenty of time in which
the old timers finally go, bet that
there will be new staff practically,
if not quite, as good. It doesn't mat
ter if the new fingers are a little
less able-not with the Yankees
superb defense and wicked batting.
The clubs defense, incidentally,
did more to break the Reds, hearts
in the series than even their four
home run barrage of the third game.
The Reds said so.
When the Cincinnati players
trooped dejectedly into their dress
ing room after the final game, AL
Simmons was the only one making
any real noise. He was cussing q
blue streak about a catch Keller
had made of him in the last inning.
Can you imagine that?" the vet
eran stormed. Five innings before
that he was camped on the right
field line to take my liner. Then
smashed one into right-center-a
sure hit If I ever saw one-and he
was standing there waiting for it.
Why would he play me one way one