| Show C MOST FIRST BASEMEN HOLD JOBS It 1 Few F Changes JJ Expected in i Major Loops By ALAN tN GOULD 4 Associated Press Sports Editor l NEW V YORK Jan GO Despite 30 Despite the J obvious hazards or of of the job first breed iron men in base seems to baseball l I For that reason among others comparatively few changes will be made among the major league of the guardians o. o 1 sack for the I pennant e n n ant 1 races aces ace 7 1 Fourteen of the l IG 16 6 players who 4 forth as regu regu- J 1 liars lars last season vill be back baek at athe the he same stand I barring arring accidents I or some unexpected develop develop- ment in training N I amps This in in- in 1 J Jim Jimmie i m m i e Fox x ex the Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- aryland ary- ary land land mauler who f Lou Gehrig began the tho 1935 Reason behind the bat tat at Connie Macks Mack's request subsequently rea returned re- re a turned to his regular job at first and who has shifted his allegiance to the Uhe Boston Red Sox Ellsworth i Foxx Fox will wiH replace Babe Dahlgren Dahigren the flashy fielder from froni the Coo Coast league Needing no 1 understudy udy for Foxx Fox the Red Sox optioned Dahlgren to tho the Syracuse Internationals Meanwhile tho the As A's AsIf If f have a choice of ot Jim Oglesby drafted from Los Angeles or Lou Fin Finney ey a utility outfielder for the f first base job The Cincinnati Reds contemplate at the only change amon among National I league first basemen George McQuinn McQuinn McQuinn Mc- Mc Quinn top fielding first sacker of the International league with Newark last year ear but only a 2 S. S t hitter is slated to replace Veteran 0 Jim Bottomley t Managers on Bench Two To managers who started the 1935 season at first base Charley Chancy Grimm of the Chicago Cubs and Rogers Hornsby of the St St. Louis Browns have no idea of oC repeating the trick Grimm yielded quickly l to the brilliant youngster Phil t Cavarretta Hornsby will be satisfied satis satis- fied to let Irving Jack Burns rc- rc tume as regular first sacker i. y Another playing ing pilot Bill BUI Terry f o of the Giants talked loudl loudly about t retiring to the tho du dugout out but his oSlO 1 batting c mark and record as the the ft leagues league's top fielding first baseman 5 lC leaves him no alternative unless 1 as he fears he breaks down J The Giants tried to pry Jim Col- Col J Ins away avay from flom the St. St Louis Cardinals but theres there's no chance of Jarring Jim leaving unless Johnny Mize shows sensational develop develop- 7 ment Modern Vonder Wonder fe The iron horse of the New York Yankees Lou Gehrig Gehris hasn't missed a 11 game since June 1 1 1925 and he 1 1 d doesn't anticipate yelling for help around first base this year ear C mark of 1653 consecutive f games mes is one of baseballs baseball's modern The Tho Yankees carry no understudy for him Gus Suhr custodian of first base for Ion the Pirates passed the old 1 National league mark of straight games last September but he has no no chance to overhaul Gehrig Suhr may Inay have to hustle to keep his job in Sn view of glowing reports on J. J Earl Browne up from Little Rock with a record as the best first sacker In hi the Southern assoc association Big Hank Greenberg of Detroit the American leagues league's most not valuable valuable alu able player last year cur Toe Joe uhl I of ot th the Washington ashington Senators Bonura of or the Chicago White hite Sox SOY and Hal Trosky of the tho Cleveland Indians are arc other first ba base huso o fixtures fix fix- tures tun in the American league Trosky went vent into a butting batting slump t J lat M t 5 year car after n a great fre freshman hmAn K Mason lenson but figures to o come back Sam L Leslie o Of the and Baxter Baxter Jordan of oC the Boston Braves Boston Braves or 0 if they prefer preer the Broncos likely will viii pick up where they left off oCt Dolpa Dolph of tho the Phillies for whom tho the Giants were angling dunIng dur dun ing ng the winter has a rookie rival m in n pc Gene Corbett from front Winnipeg lorbett Corbett hit two home runs in one inning eague last lost season in the Northern |
