The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
YANKEE SUCCESS FALLS ON D|CKEY
 AND P. RIzzUTO
New Setup May Require Two Years for Club to
 "Find" Itself
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Stan COrrespondent)

Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 St. Petersburg, Fla, March 25- (UP)-The New York Yankees have the ingredients for another cham pionship ball club that may arrive with bang in 1941 or one that may take two years to find the winning touch.
 whether the Yarss regain their lost laurels this season seems likely to hinge on: 1. How fast the young pitchers develop; 2. whether Phil Rizzuto, rookie shortstop, Is drafted and 8. Whether Bill Dickey, veteran Yankee catcher, regairs some oi his former glory. IA.
 Only time will tell about the young pitchers, but there are enough o fthose strong, rangy boys the Tanks love so well in camp to pulld @ complete staff for most clubs. II and when Ri2zuto gets nabbed in the draft, it'll hurt the new Yankee team.
 Rizzuto is the best looking young player in Florida. Dickey nose-dived from .302 to PAT at the plate last season. He looks good and, despite his 12 years in the harness, doesn't appear burned out. Buddy Rosar and Ken Sylvestri will back up Dickey.
 Worked Out
 The grand experiment of shifting Joe Gordon from second to first base is 8 success. Gordon will be playing first base by the time the season opens like he'd been there all his life.
 Red Rolfe, whose batting average tumbled exactly 70 points to- a p,lnv ,25O last season, has been looking well at third. Manager Joe Mccarthy says Rolfe gives every sign of coming back. If so, the Yan- kee infield is all set with Gordon at first, the Kansas City kids Priddy at second and Rizzlto at short-in the middle and Rolfe at third. If Uncle Sam drafts Rizzuto Frank Crosetti will have to take over at short again. Crosetti Is far from through, although he mt oniy .194 last year.
 Tine outfleld worry-lack of right handed hitters lis Q minor one. Charley Keller, who plans to give ,lp his home run king aspirations and concentrate on straight-away hitting, will be in left; Joe DMag- gio, American league batting champ, in center and Tommy Henrich, a bastly under-rated ball player, m right. Of the seven outfelders III camp, only Joe DiMaggio ana French Bordagaray, who hit .348 at Kansas City, are right-handed hit- ters. The reserves, George Selkirk, Tommy Holmes and Mike Chartak al slwing from the left side.
 Mccarthy has 10 hurlers, nine and 10 newcomers. The best looking pitcher in camp IS Hank Borowy, @ last minute az dition to the squad who technically still remains the property Of the Tanks Newark farm.
 Promising
 Charlie Stanceu, who won 10 ana lost at Kansas City and came 10 caEIlp TuISu vAiO 4%S' pitcher, has been a disappointment but he is expected to come fast m April and May Others up from Kansas City who are battling for berths are John Lindell and Don Henrickson. The Newark group in- cludes besides Borowy, George Bar lev, Rer Branch, Allen Gettle. Steve Pek and George Washburn. In the first 12 exhibition games 10 Yankee rockies had an aggregate earned run average of 1.68.
 The Yankee acc may be Marius Russo. the left-hander who is show ing superb form. Ernie Bonham has been bothered by an old back ail- ment. Marvin Bruer ranks just un- der Russo. Lefty Gomez seems likely to stage a comeback. Red Ruffing Is taking his time getting into shape. Spud Chandler. Johnny Murphy, Alley Donald and Steve Sundra are the other holdovers. When Mccarthy gets his pitchers sorted 1t promises to be quite a staff.