Show Jim Foxx Believes Average Will Drop Off Next Season WILMINGTON Del Dec 13 Jimmy W-Jimmy ff Jimmy Foxx home run king of the major leagues says he will not be surprised i if his batting average falls of off 20 points next year as lS a n result of the sale of five of his teammates on the Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia phi a Athletics Here to attend a dinner accord accord- accorded ed high school Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware state scholastic football champions Foxx seemed not overoptimIstic overoptimistic overoptimistic over- over optimistic last night about the changes It It will vIll be a lot harder keeping a batting average at a high point next year he said While I naturally will try to equal my record of 1933 I will not be surprised sur sur- if my average falls faUs off about 20 points Big George orge Earnshaw one time world series star itar hurler c ex ex- 4 pressed delight at being sold to the Chicago White Sox As long as I am sure of a job for 1934 and still In the thc the majors majors 1 can rest assured now that everything everything every every- thing is all right and that I can get back to my 1929 and ond 1930 form long before its it's time tune to go next year he said Asserting that despite the thc changes the Athletics are far tar from being second division caliber caliber cali cali- ber Earnshaw paid high tribute to Connie Mack as one of the finest characters in baseball and anda a great man to work t for r. r Foxx explained he expected his batting to fall of off because his former for for- mer iner teammates three pitchers Robert Lefty Grove Earnshaw and George rge Rube Walber Valberg will all be shooting at me next year fear |