Show Di Maggio's Injuries May Embarrass Yankees By JIMMY IY POWERS Special to The NEW YORK Nov 23 23 The The secret report of a rival baseball scout uncovered here Friday confirms the story that New Yorks York's new Babe Ruth the Ruth the sensational Joe Di Maggio may may prove to be a pig in n a poke This would explain the sudden shift in m the official announcement out N of Louisville Fri r Fri r day that the 20 20 year old slugger was not ripe for lor I playing in the Yankee Yan kee stadium outfield outfield out out- field next spring but would sl sign n on with Newark one of the Yankee farms at the end of the 35 season 5 Wrenched knee kneet fang failing to respond to treatment Eyes blinded by strong strong 7 night floodlights in inSeal Se Seal l park Risky t This Was vas the DI l tic report sent to headquarters by bythe bythe t the e scout of a r rival ral al corporation int interested in in- t rested In the purchase of Di Mag Mag- gio gb It is no secret that tha t the Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Giants Cubs and Dodgers at various times submitted bids If It the scouts scout's information Is correct cor cor- and and Manager Joe McCarthy and Jake Ruppert hope it Is It all aU a ghastly mistake the mistake the California ivory mills will have ground out another triumph In their annual winter assault assault as as- sault on t the bank rolls of eastern millionaire club owners Among the expensive lemons unloaded unloaded un un- un loaded in the past were Chalmers Cissell rookie shortstop for whom the e White Sox paid Portland and Harry Harr Rosenberg unloaded d by San Francisco to the Giants for 40 Rosenberg had been built up with a batting average of ot San Francisco also promoted Jimmy OConnell O'Connell first baseman of the Seals and sold him to John McGraw Mc Me Graw for Jim only 20 and touted as lS another George Kelly had hadan hadan hadan an unfortunate experience In a bribing bribing ing lag scandal and was heaved out of the league by Judge Landis His play however proved that his price tag was too high Probably the most famous lemon of all was Willie Kamm Kamen spectacular third baseman for whom the White Sox paid He fielded gracefully grace grace- fully but he hc could never hit hard enough to justify his purchase Di Maggio was born In the pie pic picturesque north beach section of orSan San Francisco known to tourists as as fishermans fishermans fisherman's fish fish- ish- ish erman's cove Di Maggio Maggie informed that he had been en sold was under the Impression t that at the Yank Yankees s would take him Instead him instead of Newark Boy that's a great break PlayIng Playing Playing Play Play- ing alongside side of or Crossetti Crossett and Tony Pony Lazzeri I will certainly try to hold down a l regular outfield job in inthe inthe inthe the big city he said The highly touted new Babe Ruth joined the Seals In 32 on the recommendation of ot Brother Vincent In one year he played so well he beat at athis I his brother out of at a job He played I in but games last year earl being taken out to nurse his wrenched I knee He Ho hit |