Evening star., 1940-02-06
Rates Cards Tougher
Than Tit|e-Ho|ding
Cincinnati Reds
Comeback Due Hubbel| ;
Gives Bonuru Chance
ToTrude Himself
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The Giants
are shot full of problems and cant
honestly be picked for the pennant"
in the National League, said Man
ager Bill Terry today, but If they fit
| together this season, they will be
right in the middle Of the scramble.
The Memphis farmer and oil ty-
coon, so fat he was wearing a
sweater because my vest got too
tight" isn't kidding himself this
year as he did last spring when he
said his Giants looked like the best
he ever had handled.
II don't know where We'll finish"
he drawled, but I figure We'll be
better than last year. The Cardi-
mails are going to be tougher than
the Reds. After that it's anybody's
horse rase, and T think our pitching
and our infield both will Re better.
Relying Upon HubbeI.
IT expect lot Of Hub (Carl Hub
belD. In fact, I think he'll win Is
games, based on the way he finished
last fall. He won II last year and
was second in the league in earned
run average.
Five of my pitcher-Hub, Hal
Schumacher, Cliff Melton, Harry
Gumbert and Bill Lohrman-can
step up there and take their regular
turn. I'm going to try to give Mel
ton a change of pace. That's all he
needs, good slow ball. Schumacher
ought to win Is games. We've got
good relief. Looking at it that way,
I don't think my pitching staff is
so bad"
Asked about Paul Dean, the one
time st. Louis star drafted by the
Giants from Columbus of the Amer
lean Association, Terry said it was
just long shot.
HE pitched against us five in
nings last summer and had as much
stuff as ever saw. We got reports
that he could 60 like a whirlwind
in the Association, too, for five or
six innings. So I figured he would
make us a good relief man."
Terry also disclosed First Base
man zeke Bonura had been given the
right to make deal for himself.
"The only club that I know of that
is interested in him is Phila-
delphia," the manager said, "and
the Phillies offered us one player
and small amount of cash. I
didn't think the offer was adequate.
Bonura called me on the telephone
the other day and told him I ex-
pected this boy (Babe) Young to
play first base. He seemed to think
a couple of clubs were interested in
him and that he was worth more
than we offered to pay him. So I
told him if he could make himself
a deal, he wouldn't find us hard to
satisfy.
May Garry Zeke Anyhow.
"He make some bad plays at first,
but I'd still be willing to carry him,
If he had the will to win and some
team spirit in him. If we can't get
more than the waiver price, I'll
carry MIN anyway, just IN case
Young can't hit left-hand pitching
as we'll as we expect"
Mickey Witek, purchased from
Newark in the International League,
is being counted on for second base;
Billy Jurges will be back at short,
and third base is wide open, Terry
said.
"If I knew GoU Chiozza would
be all right, he would have the in
side track for third" declared the
manager Of the player whose leg
was broken last summer. But the
way 1t is, think Glen Stewart will
be my third baseman."
The other jobs apparently are
well filled by Catcher Harry DAN
ming and Outfilders Mel OFT, Frank
Demaree and Joe Moore.