The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07
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United Eree Sports Writer
 New York Nov 7--up)--A gnawing problem which took hold of the New York Yankees the dav Lou uehrig lay down his mitt in Detroit eight years ago, may be solved next spring when Rookie Bobby Brown 6 given c chance ct first base.
 Almost immediately after Presl. dent Larry Macrhaii announced that Stanley (Bucky) Harris would manage the Yankees next season, Harris pointed out that the club needs Q first haseman."
 Harris' statement sounded like . death knell for Nick Etten, who held down the initial sack for the club most Of the lo4e campaign. 1t also meant. that Tom Henrich, who took e whirl at the bag, would rec turn to the outfield and that Brown, who reported to the Tanks Q short stop, would be given q trial at first.
 Brown, e stocky Californian whom the Yanks paid e ol0,000 bonus, was c minor league sensation during his first year of professional ball last season.
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 The 2O-year-old former Tulane University pre-n1ed student hit .34l with the Newark Bears of the Inc ternational League and played his position with oat-like agility that stamped him major league timber long before the end of last Sum- mer.
 Browns case parallels that of Ellsworth CBabe) Dahlgren, oehrig's s successor, in some respects. Like Brown, Dahlgren had starred d shortstop for the Newark Bears. The Yankees brought hin up with the intentions of having him play either third base or sllortstop But when 0ehrig, ravaged by illness, stepped aside as Briggs. Stadium, May 2, 1899. Manager Joe Mccarthy insert cd the quiet, smooth -fielding Dahl- gren.
 Dahleren played e splendid game at first base during 1889 and ly4O but did not compile c robust patting average. Tn February of lS4l, Mc- Carthy sold Babe to the Boston Braves with the observation that DahlUren's "arms were too short. The criticism, e ridiculous one to berin wiht, sting Dahlgren for the rest of his playing career.
 Mccarthy then tried tommy stur1n and Buddy Hassett ct the post and neither proved ontstanoing. During the iD42 off-season, tne Yankees gave catcher Tom Psooen, nitcher Al Oerheauser and slO'OOO Ia fine Philadelphia Phillies TOT Etten, Q well-regarded long paii hitter. .A . ha,, of fire in a yankee uniform. Last Snring the club toyed with the idea of converting second. oaseman Joe Gordon into Q first naSeman' but that idea soon was ananooneo.
 Etten was reiElstated as first ana when he struck c prolonged hitting slunnn. lanky Johnny Linden wal tried Al the bag. This experiment slso nasE with failure and Rookie ateae eoucfock took e fling at u1e iob. rnexperience was Soucn0ck Chief fault SO he gave way to nen- rich' who did fairly well consider, ing that he he'd played the outnelc d,sTln0 his entire big league career
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 uenrich ended up at the post aI the ciose of the season but t Mas M svident that his value to the clun sn the outield would make It lm. m nracticable for him to stay at nrs' base. ..a.,..,ns are ..1er to land Etten and there IS a stTonR possibility that the leL,. .,. ,snded Chicago native will be witn . arotlner club by the time the curIain eoes rp on the ie47 season; ,,..-u, Next spring it will be up to Brown "a win the first base job since liar ris voiced . desire to string a'Ons as with phil tScooterl RlzznIo ,,,, 70. shortstop. The Yankees passee up sn opportunity to land . nIss. . saeker S during the recent draft sro l .o one on the club, outside or Et- ten. is quaiified at the post.