Show CHUTES GREASED I FOR BIG LEAGUERS I SAYS FULLERTON I Certain Certain Only Thirty-seven Thirty Players tain of Retaining Their Positions BY ny HUGH I FULLERTON Special to The Tue Ut Herald Chicago Dec l I I have IU been trying to dope ope out time the baseball races laces In tile the major leagues s for fOl next season eason After fter a weeks week's haul hard tt study there arc are twenty twenty- eight question marks and thirty seven crosses Oh on Iii thu list Thu Tho question represent lo positions that aro arc Hk likely I to be ue changed In fact positions positIon that thai will have new occupants and the time crosses n represent pI positions practically certain to be filled b by th time the players who filled them last season Tho rho others are arc marked ed doubtful al although al though th they y Incline more toward towar the certainty side than toward tho the doubt doubt- ful fuh That Is 18 thuD they will be b by other other other oth oth- er men If the thu managers can cun find other other other oth oth- er mon to fill till them with tho the odds strongly against tho the discovery discover ovon oyon or of capa capable of filling those places S Doping out the time races on tho material at hand han IH is mere mufu gu Not Oot until after aftel the schedule meetings 8 of the two leagues In February when the chanca for COI trades disappears can one ono dope even eyen the time of ot the time teams Uncertainty IH is There Is more uncertainty just now as to tl how the tIme teams will line up Ul at tt time iho start of the season Henson than there ever e lias been S since C the American 1 lc league e i ee II orol c into o tile uie lUlU ana ilU caused U a Ii liI cataclysm cata cata- In the tho baseball world worl Probably only three thrle teams bonus out of or the sixteen n maJor major ma mm- jor hn league uc clubs climbs will open the tho season ason a as tho they closed It last full fall au and amid one of or these will vili mako changes If the tho opportunity presents Boston's Hed Red Sox Pox probably will start the season without a change chance In limo tio lineup except that Manager Stahl may maybo bo be on the time bench and anti one of tit th the thu joung- joung stems at first Stahl's logs legs l wore were lw bud bad badas n as tit t year car and ho slowed up ur terribly It docs does not riot mean an he be will b be out lut of or f the time same but hut he will n rest t save ave hits his legs and lot let the time play Jia the time ha bag Pittsburgh will stand tl n pat on III what Itha It ha had at tho lImo close chose of or the time season trimming trim ming miliA out a little deadwood timid and tryIng try- try ill Ing to mild add a lilt hit of or strength If the op up presents present The Th team doesn't need r New V C York will make few cw cue changes es perhaps not riot any uny not nol he- he because because be be- cause It doesn't need strengthening otren but because It hasn't much the clubs club want mant and ami the players It possesses possesses pos pos- are overrated 31 n mi KIT li There never was a time lime In mo modern ern baseball when time the managers were as discontented with what t the they hey have havo andas and anil as ns willing to tra trade o as th they now nouv a are aro U. U There are arc at present at least three big pending antI and being delayed because beI because be be- CI cause use in iii each ach caso three or 01 more clubs club I are arc Involved Tho rho Chicago White Sox are striving to make a big trade trade-a tra trade e- e ti trade ratio that Chat involves ol three or more moro men The tra trade e direct Is with St St. Louis but Continued On Pug Page 2 |