Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-11 | Page 13 | Bosox Will Put Fine Team in Race for League Grown

Will Put Fine Team I In Race for League Crown Note This is the first of oC a series of oC stories giving hand first Impressions Im Im- im- im pres ions and outlining the prospects of major league baseball clubs training for the 1935 pennant races By ALAN GOULD Associated Press Sports Writer SARASOTA Fla March 11 To 11 To show for tor a player investment o of oC nearly a half million m dollars the Boston Red Sox Sax this spring possesses a bizarre collection o or of talent directed by a great young player pilot in Joseph Edward Cronin and imbued with the conviction they have an anex ex excellent chance to capture a wide-open wide race for this years year's American league championship Cronin signed to a year five contract con con- tract in one of the biggest deals ir In baseball history has taken brisk 5 charge of a squat squad comb combines i n e jo some mo brilliant brillian oung players player the survivors survivor f the once might of New t STork Philadel c hla and WashIngton Wash Wash- Ington Under Bucky Harris larris w who h c cJ 5 J w i t c h e d man jobs with the Red I S. S Sox f finished i n i s h e t fourth last year Rhodes but they were 25 games behind the Detroit Tigers To cut down this tremendous gap and make a serious pennant gesture this season the club must have the benefit of a thorough pitching comeback comeback come come- back by Lefty Grove among others and rely on the Veteran Max Bishop and a recruit first baseman Ellsworth Ells worth to hold up tile the right side of the infield Cronin and Dahlgren a rugged Pacific Coast C ad league product arc the chief additions to the starting lineup rhe new now short manager stop will furnish the up clean-up punch batting fourth Ho lie will will follow tollow Bill Werber and nO Roy J Johnson John John- hn- hn son n 11 pair of hitters last sea sea- son SOil Right down the thc line the Red Sox Sax will have more speed and solid power pow pow- er than at any time since the palmy days of Speaker Hooper and Lewis Lessis a great third baseman stole 40 bases in 1934 and is a flashy per per- former Johnson drove In runs last year and Cronin despite an off ocr season and a broken wrist brought home for tor Washington Bishop his health improved will lead the batting order To 10 capitalize this offensive strength however it will be bo up to his ace backstop Rick Ferrell to get more more from a pitching staff that was highly erratic erratic erratic er er- er- er last year Right now Ricks Rick's brother Wes brother Vies Frell F rrell looks like the No 1 pitcher His arm Is Is sound again and lie he should have a great year Grove Is still the man of or mystery following the tile breakdown of or his great groat left Jet arn last spring At 35 3 it is extremely unlikely he will ever again approach his hia effectiveness with the Athletics but his arm seems improved Rube Walberg Valberg also Is showing signs of oC a comeback but the b best st southpaw on the on-the the staff probably probably probably ably will vill be Fred a 8 ahard ahard hard luck lucle pitcher last year who turned in 10 victories and showed a world of or stuff Gordon GonIon Dusty Rhodes Rhode IH is the No 2 Two operations operation appear to have Ilac aided George Gcorge Pip- Pip gras r 8 the former Yankee right right- hander and he is 8 another comeback comeback come come- back possibility Henry Johnson another ex and George Hockett who made mado a sensational southpaw debut last September will fight fifth f for r starting jobs Two r roof of the best recruit prospects are arc Johnny 1 from ST Syracuse Syracuse- and Jack Wilson I from froan Portland Ore Cronin believes lira his outfield will willbe willbe be set with Johnson in left slugging Julius in center and Carl Reynolds In right field Dusty Sooke is due for tor t the e utility role For infield reserve duty the only real prospect now flOW is 13 Al last year rear with Kansas City although the veteran Bing Miller listed as a acoach acoach coach can substitute at first base i as is well wen as the outfield Gordon Hinkle Hin- Hin Nm 1 dc kle will ill understudy Rick FerreR Ferren behind belind be- be j be-j hind lind the plate I