Show J iges Look r Slump tring I. I 41 I. I TON W CARVER rn national onal News Sports Editor ICELAND Fla March 11 11 army my draft a rule which pres prea pre- pre s a winner pennant-winner from makIng making making mak mak- ing trades in n the i American league and apparent in infirmities in- in at key c spots today team up in a triple- triple I. I play combination expected to halt I abruptly the Detroit Detroit De De- De- De troit trolL Tigers' Tigers tenure tenure tenure ten ten- ure as champions 4 during the coming com com- tk 5 tJ ing season With a mad 4 scramble among t c three or four c clubs 1 u b s a possible the Tigers con- con Baker Balcer c co could 0 u I 1 d their triumph of last year lothing could be much farther Expectations in sun splashed JaH circles down here Figured a at stacks up as a dismal 11 den outlook for the cham- cham and rand for all anybody can teli tell tel tellIs tellIs i Is st stage ge of the proceedings I have save overdone it But lets let's go gom goom gor om r m there i gers won last season by sting t ng a Cleveland team that thata a disrupted by internal strife In epidemic of nonsense and ork Yankee straight four-straight eries ries winner that cracked At that the margin en the first place Tigers and place Yankees was only i ames nes Then they dropped orld series to the Cincinnati fn four out of seven berg iberg to Army rail fall 1 that then remember that ers gers fiers haven't been able to then ten en appreciably during the ason because of the trade no-trade th the draft probably will catch ith Outfielder Hank Greenm Green- Green m in July removing from the thep p og the leagues league's home run runion ron lon ion and most valuable play play- d they possibly will need a aU U and a shortstop to int mt the rapidly-aging rapidly Charlie iger g r and Dick Bartell oss of Greenberg would just blow low the pennant away d ci recall and pern per- per wen n shove the Tigers down th the second division They I lh have ve to get a powerful lot ching to offset any such ill l iager ger Del Baker sized up his chances as follows had ad the power last year year year- of f it All right we are areto areto to have it again this year J rs n if Greenberg goes weve we've me me good strong arms among t Mt tl Ucher of course was and f bo bp Newsom the game 21 f l f 1940 who also won two arly three in the world se- se hen come the others others- Ihen Bridges Schoolboy Rowe Tears ears were beaten down I his heels in the world se- se loyd oyd Giebell two-game two win win- as s many starts for the Tiis TillS Tins Ti Ti- ns is major triumph being his i clincher it-clincher against Bob Fel- Fel izzy izy Trout Harold Newland New- New lI land and nd Johnny Gorsica Corsica and Harold White While from But But- Trucks from Beau- Beau duo regarded as the best freshmen or i- i ithe the infield Rudy York liIS us slugging and his average is set for first base cond is a problem which fid to solve solve perhaps perhaps Jr L the best Anyway Gehr- Gehr ll right now but has had nt lit twinges in his back and nally Uy falter after all thesel these l leaving the door open for Dutch Dutch Meyer up from Ii lIe He Shortstop is a free-for- free J Jg ing ng g Dick Bartell who ont oat t improve Eric McNair hite who was out all alf of last season with a aee anee anee nee ee and Frank Croucher t 05 in his infrequent ap- ap veteran teran Pinky Higgins or Murray urray Franklin who has rought up from Beaumont 15 ld down third completing infield that may be fair mely emely bad |