The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-27

The CARDINALS, Of course, are
league and, for the first time in
many seasons, the Browns are
definitely pennant contenders in
the American league - on the au-
thority Of no less a baseball sage
than Connie Mack. .,s.. .-..,...[
Having hoped out ofsthe sec
ond division ard skipped into
third place, the Browns are all set
to jump into the New York YAM
KEGS championship shoes, and
they may have Uncle SANS help.
The Browns have given their
proportionate share CT players
TO the armed forces but the
team is so balanced without
any particular, outstanding
star that no loss has had Grip
ping effect.
In rising to third place, the
Browns passed both the Tigers
and Indians in 1912, and this year
the second place Boston Red Sox
have given up Ted Williams, Dom
DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky and
the..'Yarkees are without Tommy
Henrich, Phol Rizzuto and pos
sibIy Joe DiMaggio.
This wars call on baseba1f stars
is, therefore, cutting the league
leaders down to the Browns size
and the result may be one of the
most interesting pennant races in
years.
Virtually 100 Per Cent Married
Men
For their part, the Browns are
going into the season with a team
virtually 100 per cent made UP of
married men, many of them with
children. Only two players on the
reserve list, outfieldcr Glenn Nc
CULLEN and rookie pitcher Alex
Lah2cchia, who won II and lost
Is with San Antonio, are single,
bub both have Glass B dependents.
Club records show the follow
ing players are married but have
no ; children. infielders Vern
Stephens, Alan Strange, Charley
Stevens, Bob Dillineer; outfielder
Wait Judnich; catchers frankie
Hayes.sArdys Keller, Joe Schultz,
and pitchers Stan Ferens, Fritz
Ostrmueller and Fred Sanford.
Seeonth baseman Don Gutteridge
has child born since the war be-
gan:
G'tephens, Judnich, Hayes and
Gutteridge were important men,
bers of the 1912 team.
If Selcctive Service makes "a
clean sweep of this group, the
Browns would be weak shadow
of a major league team. But SIM
ilarlv, the toll would be terrific
among other clubs, and the net
result might be equal footing for
all of them.
Pitching was the Browns
principal weak point last sea-
son, but that department has
been strengthened considerably
bv the addition of three veterans.
The club drafted Nelson Potter,
former member of the Philadel-
phia AS. who won 18 and lost
eight with Louisville, and Woody
Rich. formerly of the Red SoX,
who had a 1910 record with In
diararolis. Archie McKain, who
knocked around the league, is
coming back after making fresh
start with Toledo, where he won
II and lost II. ,ssss
Seinsofh Is Prize Left Hander
The minor league prize is Bill
Seinsoth, left handler purchased
for four players and quite bit
of cash. He won "a games. and lost
10 with New Orleans and, to boot.
is a Red Ruffing-type of pinch
hitting pitcher.
Tho Flden Auker-for-Paul Dean
deal. if it goes through, will give
the Prowns a gamblers chance to
profit. Dean had a 1877 record
with Houston and showed signs
that his arm MIGHT be rounding
hack to its 1934-35 sensational
form.
Unless the war makes deep in
roads. the teams lineup seems set
for 1913 with George McQuinn at
first, Gutteridge at second, Ste
piers at shortstop, Harlond Cliff
at third. Judnich, Chef Laabs
and Mike Chartak in the outfield,
and Rick Ferrell and Hayes be-
hind the plate.