The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
BOSTON'S CITY
SERIES LOOMS
VERY PROMISING
Red SOx and Bees With
Rockies and Stars Meet
Saturday
Especial to The DemOcrat)

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hook up il their annual city series.
Primed for baseball by the stories
from the not too sunny South, root
ers of both Boston teams are an
ticipating brace of torrid battles
and are hopeful that the new men,
picked up during the winter months
by Man gers Joe Cronin and Casey
Stengel, will do some great deeds
for the home folks.
Both games will be played at
FenWay Park this week end, it was
announced by Edward S. Doherty,
Jr, director of public relations of
the Red Sox, after a conference be-
tween Eddie Collins of the Sox and
John Quinn of the Bees. The Sat-
urday game was scheduled to be
played at the National LeaguerS
home LOT but the field is not in
shape and it was felt that the ex-
hibition games might retard the
work of getting the field ready for
the National League opening on
Tuesday.
New faces will be plentiful on
both clubs. There will be Herb
Hash, Bill Butland and Mickey Har-
ris, pitchers; George Lacey, catch
er; Dominic DiMaggio, cutfielder,
and Coach Frank Shellenback in
Sox livery for the first time while
the Bees will present as outstand-
ing newcomers such men as Les
Ccarsella, first baseman: Carvel
Rowell and Chef Ross, outfielders;
AL Piechotc, Jim Tobin, Bill Swift.
Javery and CALLAHAN, pitchers.
Red Sox fans are particularly in
terested in the youngest member of
the DiMaggio family. Joe and Vince
have SET a fast pace for this be-
specialized yoLngster to follow but
Manager Joe Crcnin is confident
that D,minic is going to outshine
both Joe and Vince. Only the in
jury that Dom suffered in Tampa
in the first game of the spring SER
les has kept the young Italian from
setting The South on fire, many
believe. In that game, which, Incl
dentally, was against Cincinnati,
Dom put on & one-man show until
he was hurt sliding into the plate
in the ate stages of the game.
Brother Vince was playing for the
Reds that day but fair observers
are Cnarimous that Dom showed
his older brother plenty.
Rookie Stars?
Hash who won % games at Min
neapolis and Butland, who come
up with 10 for the same club, are
expected " show their wares either
Saturday O. Sunday. Hash, slow
starter in the South, is finding
himself rapidly and Manager Gro
min feels heavy weight lifted from
his sho llders Butland, a Six-foot
five youngste1> is one of those fell
lows, ;yho, because of his great
height, seems to be handing the
ball to the pitcher he gets SO
much distance in his stride. Harris,
who set the Eastern League on fire
with his more than 20 wins at
Scranton, may be one of the SEN
sations of the 1910 season. Possessed
of confidence, cockineSS and plenty
of savvy OF the mound, Harris is
afraid of no hitter in ay league and
has the stuff to back up his cour-
age. Plenty of fast, as the ballplay-
ers say, Is Harris's chief stock in
trade and the Bees will have plen-
ty of difficulting hitting him If the
weather is suitable.
While the newcomers probably
will be the center of attention, the
veterans will play the important
parts in the show. Jimmie FoXX, ell
evated to the captaincy of the SoX
during spring training, and Ted
Williams, the thin thumper, will be
aiming at the new bull pens in CEN
tire field. It may seem strange to
declare that FoXx will be aiming
for Williams favorite sector but
that's what James Emory has been
doing all spring-clouting his hon.
ers to right centre. Jimmy, however
is not expected to forget his chum-
my left field fence and SoX fans are
hoping he takes the easier to gain
round trip transportation.
Manager Joe Cronin, inspiration
al and fiery leader of the Sox, will
be at ShortStop. 1t will be squite
day fot Re Sox and Bees follow
ers to determine whether Cronin
or Eddie Miller OF the Bees is the
better short fielder. Miller, sound
of limb again after breaking his
leg last year, appears headed for a
great yea.
Tabor And "COOch"
Jim Tabor, who appears headed
for a great year, will vie with
Chick Cuccinello of the Bees for
acclaim ut the hot corner. Cooch,
good slugger in his own right, can
make that left field wall at Fenway
with plenty of ease and probably
would be leading home run clout-
er If he wore the spangles of the
Hubs American League entry.
Tabor has been numbering the ball
in the South and his fielding has
benefited by. the results at the
plate. Jim has gotten a lot more
control on his throws to first base
and 1t is expected that he will give
Capt. Jimmy FoXx a much easier
time of it this year.
The opposing second basemen will
be Sibbi Sisti of the Bees and Bob
by Doerr of the Sox Doerr, of
course, is regarded by many as the
best second baseman in the bus
mess today but Bees followers feel
that with another year of exper-
fence, Sisti is going to push Doerr
out OF hat spot.
With Williams playing left field
and DMiasgio doing the chores in
right, the old reliable Doc Cramer
will hold forth in center. Doc has
always been a greet punch hitter
and q peerless center fielder but
this year he has come up with a
new Specailty-hitting home run.
1t was the third in Docs career and
sets some sort of record for the
New Jersey ball hawk.
Buddy HaSsett, the reformed first
baseman, will be In right field for
the Bees adm Buddy can single any
opposing team to death, particular
ly when the chips are down. In