Show FAIR OR FOUL By LAWTON CARVER I NEW V YORK Sept 6 INS INS INS- Johnny Hopp a Yankee official said Wednesday is just about as fast as he ever er was as remains a consistently good fielder and is second only to Stan lusial l in current current current cur cur- rent National league hitting aver er I ages Add all that up drape it in a Yankee uniform and before this season is over o it could be part of oC the answer as RS to why chy the American Ameri Amen can league pennant is Is coming to New York for the second year yean in ina a row When the Yankees obtained Hopp Tuesday from the National leagues league's tail-end tail Pirates they got ot what the front office calls pennant pennant pennant pen nant insurance It could work out that way The Yankees Yankee recall that soon oon after they got ot Johnny Mize last lat season from Crom the Giants he was hurt in one game ame of a doubleheader doubleheader double double- header and Tommy Henrich was lost in the other game ame through injuries They went on to the championship champion champion- ship anyhow and while Mize l thus was deprived of a chance to help the Yankees to the flag a that dou don ble hosp hospital jolt caused the Yanks to take tal-e stock stockS of or their present situation and brin bring in Hopp lopp just in case Mue Mize has been going goin great and cannot be immediately replaced at first base hase but Hopp is ready if anything happens to the big slugger slugger slugger slug slug- ger and he can cm meantime take a turn in the outfield and as a pinch hitter Moreover the Yanks got their pennant insurance at no imme- imme diMe dialo cost The Pirates are arc about to start tart rebuilding Sometime between now and next the Yankees will ill complete the deal by giving the Pirates an nn acceptable younger m leaguer HooD Ilono is 31 11 The veteran of 11 major maior league cannot be figured in rp- rp r building plans but is a valuable asset to a club in the position now no occupied by the Yankees They are not currently thinking about next season What they have on their minds mind is that world series next month They hope to he be In It St They The Themay may mav even expect it now that tho have passed the Tigers I However the Yankees are growIng grow grow- rowIng row row- Ing lag old McGee and some of or them are growing brittle Hopp is no spring sprin chicken but at last reports was as in robust t health with no noach noach ach aches ache's s or pains and ready to take o er when hen needed He lie Is not a long ball hitler hitter but a average composed mainly of oC singles is not to be sneered at by the Yankees in times like these Ironically if JC the Yankees were to make it into the world series series- with or without help from Hopp Hopp- Hopp he will wm ill not be eligible to par par- The Yanks closed the deal for him just beyond the Aug 31 dead dead- line But they probably do not regard that as vitally important You must win in the pennant before you youcan youcan youcan can get et into the big scuffle That Thatis is their immediate problem and something less than a n simple one with or without Hopp |