Show r Slugging Doesn't Doesn t Mean Pennant I I t j I I fi 1 Y S J mI m- m I 1 4 r it J SJ r c I 2 o i BY NORMAN X E. E DROWN 1 The Thc acquisition of oC Babe Ruth champion chain cham I cham-I pion baseball mauler of all aU time has made the Nc New York Yankees the thc most talked talked-of ball club in fanning bees I these off oft months and first I thought when the tho Ruth deal was pulled oC off was j That means a a. pennant for tor th the I Yankees I But said Idea Is bunk I What did the thc deal give ghe the Yanks J principally Yh Why a added ded hitting 1 power pow pow- OW 1 er err of course Ruths Ruth's pitching ability I Iwas was not considered in the tho move mo lib j will be used as an outfielder most o othe of ot the time And baseball history has proved year r 1 after atter year that hitting power alone no matter how great cannot win a pen pen- nant All one has to do to show this Is to point to the case of oC the thc Detroit ers OrB Year in and year car out this club tub has had a slugging slugs wrecking game pitcher-breaking pitcher crew of ot clout rs I Season In and season out the Detroit I batters monopolized tho upper tho-upper upper lines In Inthe Inthe inthe the batting records But no pennants have come to Hughie In recent years The ThO Yankees Babe Ruth and all will willbe willbe willi i be be one of oC the pennant contenders of ot otI I course but they have haya to fight light it itI put Out with Cleveland cland and tho the Tigers for lor forthe forthe I the flag Jag for the tho runner tip berth The Fie ha have ban e tb the hitting but but- arc nrc ilow 10 on un the fhe Imsen They are nrc V KO In the outfield Ib an r nl 1 enI th thc tho pinte Ih The pitching does not stand standout out a ON aM a n unit It is doubtful dO if Ie the hitting hitting- of or such an an tn army arm armas as Babe Ruth Iipp ipp Baker Pratt and can overcome these these- weaknesses Lewis is the only fast man In the Yanks ranks outfield Neither Ruth nor Dodio Bodie Is fast I If decides to bench Bodio Dodie In favor of or Fewster or eusel h ho wilIa d some speed but the tho hitting of or the two lads is a matter of ot conjecture lie He probably would weak weak- en ert the hitting strength of oC the tho gardenIng gardening garden garden- ing hug trio Behind the plate Ilu has Truck Hannah as as as' his best bet Wai- Wai tors is a brainier worker behind the tho plate I 1 believe than Hannah but I Hannah is more experienced and last year car lund had the call Hannah does docs not stack up a an should hould a a. catcher on a championship club With ith a staff stat of oC stead steady stealy head heady pitchers Hannah might go along 0 o. o I k but Ins Hug staff Is Isan Isan Isan an uncertain quantity Last Lait year ear Ernie Shore Red ned Sox hero ti fizzled fi lie He worked ninety five five Innings and allowed over four runs a game Carl Mays the submarIne submarIno submarine sub sub- marine marIno king can bo ho expected to go 10 good unless he hc gets gots huffy huCh He lie sulks when things break bad an and doesn't help the general morale of his teammates teammates team team- mates s any at nt such times Jack Quinn can be bo counted on to work hard and often orten and should be bt effective Shawkey and and antI are aregood aregood aregood good hurlers but Huggins has found Cound he must not overwork them Ruth can be bo counted on to deliver dell when Hu gi s I calls upon him to pitch I infield Is all that could be he I I asked of oC course at first Pratt I 1 at second at short an and Frank Baker on third give g the Yanks I I Ione lone one of oC the best infields In the big show Baker who retired early in the winter has reconsidered and is coming back partly part to help himself forget the tragedy tragedy trag trag- cd edy of or his homo this winter when lien trag-I trag Mrs Irs I Baker was taken by Illness s an and his two children were left motherless But this Infield Isn't enough better than that of oC the other pennant contenders that It can be considered ered an advantage for the thc Yanks Simmered down don too the only hope for tor a 1 pennant for lor the Yanks rests with the wrecking crew of ot Ruth Baker Pratt and Bodle Bodie I cant can't cantsee cantsee see seo giving gl tho the club the pennant be because because he- he cause of or this array of oC maulers And if it Babe Ruth fall fail to hit tho the stride mapped out for him thirty him thirty five or forty home runs this season season good good goodnight night Yanks I |