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Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-11 | Page 10 | Macks Seek 4th Straight Pennant

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Date 1932-04-11
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Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Macks Seek 4th Straight Pennant
Type article
Date 1932-04-11
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 10
OCR Text MACKS MAC KS SEEK STRAIGHT 1 A ir PENNAN MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS LAUNCH 32 CAMPAIGNS Yanks Will Give Champions Most Baseball Trouble B By PAUL Associated Press Correspondent CHICAGO April 11 Connie 11 Connie Mack and his Philadelphia Athletics hit the thelong thelong long ong trail for a n record breaking AmerIcan Amerlean Amer Amer- lean Ican can league pennant conquest tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- tomorrow row with a well tol founded suspicion that they are re in for a a rocky journey journey- They were slight favorites t wInand win winand winand and thereby become the first American Ameri Amen can league team to capture four strai straight ht flags but tradition and at least east three improved clubs shaken out of their apparent inferiority com corn plex by a n National league victory in inthe inthe the he 1931 world series were a little littlemore littlemore more snore cocksure and confident of halting halt halt- ing ng their victory ri march As the managers players and batboys batboys bat bat- boys finished their usual predictions before the big push pUh starts tomorrow Joe McCarthys McCarthy's New York Y Yankees packing n a dangerous punch better fielding and nd a good looking pitching staff were labeled as ns the one one team to chase the As s from their corner on or pennants penn while Washington on and Cleveland received the rating ratin as possible possible possible pos pos- sible giant killers None NOM of the other four entries were bold enough to promise a 01 flag laC but wanted it understood under understood stood that Connie Macks Mack's southpaw ace Robert Moses Grove together with George Earnshaw Jimmie Foxx Al Simmons and Mickey Cochrane wouldn't promote an any panics among their ranks A defeat in the world series always alwn's leads cads to a little less fear of a league champion but none in years had a II amore amore more stimulating affect than that administered ad administered ministered the Athletics last fall tall by Pepper Martin and his St St. Louis Cardinal Cardinal Car Car- Cardinal dinal mates They proved that even the he Athletic machine was stoppable and Philadelphia's seven rivals in the circuit the late Ban Johnson built seem to have learned the lesson wellIn well In n spring sprin training training for darIng daring daring dar dar- ing base running a la Ia Martin Marlin and gain gain- lag ing ng confidence at every turn GOMEZ HOLDS KEY KEYA A careful sifting of the pennant chances of the As A.'s and Yankees indicated indicated indi indi- that two left handed pitchers held the key to the riddle Lefty Grove and Vernon Lefty Gomez formerly of or Salt Lake City of the Yankees Grove won 30 while losing but ut 4 0 for the As A's last year ear while Gomez captured 21 and dropped but nine for the McCarthy crew But Grove Gro Is 32 years old and hardly can cane be e expected to pile up another simi simi- tar lar ar impressive record whereas Gomez Corner only 22 is tossing his smoke ball baH al faster and faster and promises to improve with a tighter defense and regulation rest afforded by a good pitching staff Then there was the uncertainty of the Athletic machine as a whole going at its top speed and the almost certainty that the Yanks would do at least as well as a year ear ago ao when they finished fast for second place Connie Mack realized the pennant path ath was a rocky one but he wasn't worried Throughout the winter and spring he has strengthened his rea reserves reserves re re- re- re serves a weak unit in his 1931 machine machine machine ma ma- chine chine and felt fet confident that his boys bos lad had lost their superiority complex He le was ready to shoot his full strength against the Yankees in the opener tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow at park probably starting big George Earnshaw on the mound LEFTY MAY START Gomez Gomer or Charlie Ruffing was primed to pitch the opener for the Yanks anks who had the league interested in n their two rookies of the infield infield- Jack ack at second and Frank rosetti Crosetti at short or third Sammy Byrd in the midst of a long range hitting streak ma may relieve Earl Combs in center field as a starter President Hoover had his pitching arm rm in great condition to send WashIngton Washington Wash- Wash Ington and Boston off to a days day's head start tart over their rivals at the capital toda today oday Still worried over batting mch pach and capable relief pitchers Manager Walter Johnson didn't promse prom prom- ise se e a pennant but Is hopeful Alvin Crowder was his pitching nomination while the Red Sox apparently still a along along long ong way viny from a flag lag contender depended de de- ended on Danny McFayden FERR LL IN FETTLE Wesley Ferrell's Terrell's big right arm aria and anda a tighter infield buoyed Cleveland's hopes lopes of providing some excitement In n the title chase Ferrell was reported reported re- re ported to be in even better condition than nan a year ago and was Manager pitching selection for forthe the ho inaugural against Detroit The Tigers refused to talk in championship champion champion- ship hip language Vie Sorrell was their probable lid lifter liCter from the mound Chicago's White Sox a mystery team cam as never before with a new new manager manager manager man man- ager in Lew Low Fonseca and a spring training raining tour without one orie major league opponent worried over bat t. ting ing punch and another dependable catcher as they awaited the invasion of the St. St Louis Browns Manager Fonseca refused to name his starting pitcher but buthis his choice seemed to lie between Al AI Thomas and Vie Vic Frasier The he Browns another team which reuses re rc- fuses uses to broadcast pennant hopes were expected to lo place their first da day pitching hopes on either cither Walter Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art or Dick Coffman Cottman
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