Show Carl Hubbell Feeling Fit Eager for forBy Season to Open l By LILLARD I Associated Pre Press s Sports Writer Wrater MEEKER Okla Jan 7 Carl 7 Carl Hubbell the mighty man of the New I York Giants who was too tired last fall to go to the wor worlds world's ds d's series now I reports himself as as' lit fit as ns a fiddle and really getting anxious for the baseball season to op open n. n Hubbell credits much of his present present pres- pres I ent nt good condition upon a long wintel winer winter win win- tel ter er of ol rest here but it was noticeable his lis pep with the announcement announce announce- announcement ment a few day ago go of the seasons season's seasons season's sea sons son's a averages ve rages which showed he hr u was vas the most ef- ef pitcher inthe ir in the he National league eague for the p past st sea season eason As for lor his 1935 contract Hubbell declared it was satisfactory satisfactory- This statement consid considered ered red in the light of Cf 5 his lis returning it within a week at af Carl Hubbell ter er it was mailed out was taken to tom m mean an that Hub Hubbell ell perhaps had obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed a raise over oyer the he reputedly reputedly re reo re- re made last season Hubbell said he believed the National Na Na- ional league race for lor this coming season eason will be between the Giants Chicago Cub Cube and St. St U Louis UIS Cardinals Cardi Cardl- nals with the three teams coming down the home stretch neck and neck Ineck The Cubs in Hubbells Hubbell's opinion ion on strengthened themselves in the winter vinter trading by acquiring Freddie Lindstrom I He merely sucked on his pipe and grinned when asked what he thought Dizzy Dean might do this coming season but when asked about Paul Paulhe Paulhe he te brightened up and arid declared he believed Paul the younger youner of the two wo Deans would have a better seaon season sea sea- than last son on year L LYou You know he he half grinned d theres there's a new hero ever every year It might be Paul Dean this year ear and then again it might be bo someone who hardly has been considered Asked whom he considered the I most consistently dangerous hitter in jn inthe inthe the National league Hubbell thought a moment and declared declare in Jn his judgment judg judgment lil ment nt it lt was Paul Waner another Im Oklahoman and a member of the Pittsburgh team I As he sat and munched paper shelled pecans from his own pecan orchard he appeared rested and animated ant ani mated in irs spite of the fact act his father had had him clearing timber all morning I Yes suh Carl grinned I awing swing I Ia a mean left handed ax It is good exercise too Who was that fighter lighter that did all hi his training with an an ax Id I'd let you ou take my picture with it but I left it back in m the timber |