Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 19 | New York Yankees Rated as Greatest Team of Baseball History

S S S S O O V NEW MEW rr YORK r YANK YANKEES AA ES t RATED RATED AS GREATEST TEAM TEAM OF BASEBALL A HISTORY S I LA LAYING YING OF BAMBINO RUTH AND GEHRIG ADDS COLOR TO TOl TOI l I MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON onie Bush Praised for Piloting Pittsburg ii I I Team to National League Bunting Spectacular cular performances performance by bybe abe be Ruth Lo Lou Gehrig and the tw ew York Y Yankees nl ees and the spirited mant race in the National league livened major league baseball In 27 into nto one of its most success success- it years ears financially and nd artist artisti- Oly p Ir he rhe New York Yankees e s in run run- ing awa away with the tho American ague gue pennant set a ne v ague gue record ecord by winning games games gams nd they equalled another record 3 y tal taking the worlds world's series from frome ie le e Pittsburg Pirates in in- fo four r raight games games The iThe performance o ot of the Yankees S as LS s so impressive that they were by such eminent a authority as tilbert Robinson president and nager of the Er Brooklyn oklYn Robins v the tho greatest team In the history ft baseball This tribute was al all allus 1 us more significant ant because Robison Rob- Rob ison on wa was a member of tho the famous fl Id ld S Baltimore Orioles which for fore e i ars rs' rs had been recognized as as' as the hc palest of or all teams I TAGE HOME HOME- S i UN WN RACE i S prominent in the spectacular d dash sh f. f t the Yankees ees' ees to the worlds world's were Babe Ruth ah and bu Gehrig who enga engaged ed in In ii a amerun run ime-run run me-run duel through though three three rs rs of the season that had b base base- se- se ill all on Its Hs ear The Babe forced J i. i this his s best by the young first t base- base tan lan stepped out in the final I 7 and anti broke hs his old record by hit hit- n ng sixty home homo runs The Babe and Buster didn't do it 11 ii of course There was was brilliant rk by Tony LazzerI and Mark penig young youn Infielders and sen- sen pitching by Moore ut the tw two sluggers ers caught the fancy toonie Bush Dush In hi his first year ear as National league manager earned thigh high place o on the season seasons honor oil by driving Pittsburg the Pirates I to the championship after a hot ight with the St. St Louis Cardinals nd d the tho Chicago o Cubs I lUSH BENCHES ES S SKI IKI KI CUYLER r Bush gained a lot Jot O of notice also also y his courage in benching Kiki one of the greatest out- out In baseball and by using in his his' place The diff differ differ- r- r nee ace between the management and resulted In one one of the big est st deals of the year when he was r recently to the Chicago tubs The trade caused as much Comment as th the first big one o of he season when John Johp McGraw s sen rank Trank Frisch from the Giants to he ho C Cardinals fo for Rogers Hornsby r The The sensational work of the Chiago Chi Chi- ago ago go Cubs under Joe McCarthy nother bush league managar was me ne ne of the features of the y year M. M The tubs i looked like probable pennant inn vinn rs Until the ibe field d into ho ra stretch Infield v weakness akness and he youth of the team then caused he ie club to fold up The he St. St Louis ouis Cardinals s made an Interesting fight of th the lie race even hough they were badly crippled the season seaon and were han- han by a falling off In the tIle york vork of L Lester ster Bell Dell and Flint Rhem Bob ob OFarrell handicapped b by in- in ries uries and the burden o of management manage manage manage- nent ment was not of the expected value valUe- o the cl club b. b S WANER WANER BROTHERS BROTHERS' SHOW CLASS r The Waner brothers brothers' paul Paul and S Lloyd were two of the thc outstanding la ers of the year ear The y young in- in had a major part I in wino gin ginning ning ing the pennant lennant for I Pittsburg and anda Paul aul a l. l in his second year as a regu- regu ar aI ha had l the good fortune to be se se- se the most valuable player of Jie ho league iThe The Tho contest contest- for the most v lu- lu S blo jle le prize in tho the American league ue was vas as close as it Jt was taken for granted ranted in advance that Gehrig ehrig would woul l be the th choice of the sport port writers S I Waner in addition to winning winning- the valuable player layer prize frize J yon Jn v n the National f league batting championship champion champion- ship mlp with an average of J Jess Ss Haines St. St Louis pitcher led ed the h with 24 4 games yon won and and 10 10 lost S K t Harry Hellmann HeUmann Detroit outfielder outfielder out out- fielder lelder won the American league pattIng batting championship with an ave aye rage ot of Al Simmons Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia ta who was hurt and played In Ip only games was a close se-c. se soc sec ond nd with Waite H Hoyt t Yan l kee icee ee right right-hander had the best aver ave ave- ave average r rage ge of ot the American league pitchers pitchers pitch pitch- ers winning 22 games and l losing 7 EIGHT NEW S MANAGERS S S I Eight new managers started the tho season and three of them were re relieved re- re at the end of the season The new managers were Stuffy ills Is Phillies Bob OFarrell Cardinals Cardinals Cardi Card nals Jack 1 Cleveland j Ray Itay Schalk White Sox George Moriarty Detroit Bill Em Carrigan Red Sox Sex Dan Howl Howley Howly y Brow and sand Donie flonie Bush Dush Pirates J k Four new managers will be een seen next year year Burt Burt lith with the Phillies with Carps Cards pec i at Cleveland and nd J t Y with the tho Braves