Show y ank a. a Ups t j Around All Power Makes l Club Dangerous infield Best Lct in League 1 By George Kirksey United Press Correspondent CHICAGO Jan 16 The 16 The New Yort Yankees threaten to end the three year reign of the Philadelphia Ath Athletics during the 1932 season 3 At the close of he the 1931 season the Yankees w were e r e playing the best bestall ball all in the league and the present A outlook is that New York will be till still stronger the t coming oming season The Yankees ra have lave 41 players he the largest squad in n the league in in- eluding luding 17 youngsters young young- the largest group roup of new tal- tal Jack ent nt added to any club The Yankees seem to have power ower pitching strength and reserve strength If Ii there is anything the Yankees need which they dont don't have it is another winning right handed pit pitcher her and they have nine rookies tour four our with major league possibilities The Yankees' Yankees infield of or Gehrig Lary and J. J Sewell finished last ast season as the strongest inner de de- tense ense in the league and yet et two rook rook- Los les es may break in iii as regulars in 1932 1032 They hey are Jack er a second second- baseman from St. St Paul and Frank Crosetti shortstop from San Fran Fran- cisco EXCEPTIONAL ROOKIES who batted was rated as the beat infielder in the thel American association laj last t year ear Crosetti Cro- Cro Isetti etti setti who cost the Yankees hen he was purchased two years jears ears ago batted 14 and led the Pacific Coast league In runs scored with is 27 and Crosetti 21 li II makes good Lyn Lary is likely to move to third in place of ol Sewell Babe Ruth beginning his season season sea sea- son in the majors has shown no signs of losing his batting eye ee although he may not cover as much ground in the outfield as he did a few years back Earle Combs in center and Ben Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- man sw swiftest test ball player In the ma- ma jors in left lert round out a great out out- field In reserve the Yanks ranks have Sam Byrd Dusty Cooke Myril Hong Hoag and Fred Walker Waller who iho batted for To- To last year and George Selkirk who batted for Jersey City The Yankees' Yankees probable lineup follows fol fol- lows Player Bat 1931 Ib lb Ib-Gehrig Gehrig Lary Larj Lary ss ss ss-Crosetti Chapman If-Chapman f cf Combs cf-combs Combs rf Ruth rt-Ruth Ruth c c Dickey Dickey As far as quantity is concerned the Yankees have more pitching talent than han an any other club The mainstays are expected to be Gomez who was second only to Grove as the American Ameri Amen can leagues league's best southpaw last year Ruffing Rhodes Henry Johnson Herb Pennock Ed Wells and George who was as handicapped last year because of oC an operation for appendicitis ap- ap The most promising rookies are arc Murphy who won 16 and lost ost 13 for St. St Paul Allen who won 21 and lost 9 0 I for Toronto and Walter Brown and Ivy Andrews from Jersey Cit City |