The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-22
Mccoy Is Athletics First Drawing Card
 Since Jimmy Foxx Was Peddled To Boston
Macks InstiIled
 With New Blood, May GO Up Notch
Another story on the baseball training camps.
 By JERRY BRONDFIELD (NEA Service Sports Writer)

Connie Mack has a drawing card other than himself this spring, something the Athletics have been without since Jimmy Foxx was sold to the Red Sox.
 The new bucks ofilce magnate is Benny Mccoy and present indica- tions are that before 1t opens the regular season the Philadelphia club will get back at least half of the $45000 1t paid the infielder for signing.
 The As who haven't finished higher than seventh in five years, are attracting from 5000 to 1000 persons to exhibition games at their conditioning base, A1laheim, Calf.
 Fans across the country haven't seen the venerable Mack wave his Scorecard in many 8 year, and with Mccoy giving them Some- thing at which to look on the field, the s should do all right financially on the way east.
 While not exactly 8 Charley Gehripger, Mccoy, one of the 90- odd freed from the Detroit chain gang by Emancipator Landis, cas- fly may turn out to be a good buy.
 A left-handed hitter who smacks the ball a fair piece, he is only p. MACK HAD TO SELL
 STARS TO SAVE CLUB
 With any kind of pitching, the As may finish sixth, but the incest thing about reviewing them this trip is Mack should make some money with the aid of Mccoy and night games.
 It is no secret Mack had to dis pose of Bob Grove and others to meet notes. He might have lost the club had he not peddled F'oxx and some more two winters later.
 There never was anything cheap about Mack, however, and he has spent close to $200,OOO for talent since-$45,000 for Mccoy, $35, ,0o0 for Shortstop Bill Lillard, $25, ,OOO for Third Baseman Al Rubeling, and considerable sum for Her. man Besse, a huge southpaw who boasted the lowest earned run av- craze in the Southern Association -2.48-in bagging r for Mem phis.
 In addition to Besse, he has added Pitchers Johnny Babich, Ed Heusser, Pat Mclaughlin and George (Slick) Coffman, right handlers, and Elon Hogsett and Jennings Poindexter, left-handers.
 Babich famed IF in POS in- nings in winning IT and dropping for Kansas City. Heusser captured 19 for Memphis. Hogsett copped 16 for Minneapolis, Poindexter did well with Atlanta. Mclaughlin had 8 better pitching record than his club-Toledo. The Tigers em- ployed Coffman as a relief worker. ROOKIE CATCHER LOOK LIKE ANOTHER DICKEY
 Holdovers are the righthanders George Caster Nelson Potter Bill Beckman Lee Ross and Lester Mo- Crabb. and the southpaw Chubby Dean.
 Frank Hayes who held out is expected to again do the bulk of the catching. The well-seasoned Earle Brucker is still around and some critics have the idea Mack has another Bill Dickey in will lowy Hal Wagner.
 Fred Chapman purchased from Springfield Mass. has been im- pressive competing against Lillard for the shortstop berth. Dick Sei- bert is the first baseman and Joe Gantenbein and Dario Lodigiani are among those present in the event newer hands fall by the wayside at inf1eld positions.
 Sam Chapman only has to pick up in his hitting to round out splendid outf1eld, in which he would be flanked by Bob Johnson and Wally Moses with Wilson Miles and the ancient Al Simmons in reserve,