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Show Lazzeri Thinks Gehringer Greatest of Ball Players By PAI ROBINSON . ' International News Sports Writer NEW YORK, Feb. With a contract said to call for $14,000 safely tucked in his pocket, Tony Lazzeri, the "Wains" of the Yankees, Yan-kees, today predicted the Yanks, Tigers and Indians would run one-two-three and paid tribute to Charley Gehringer of the Tigers as the greatest player he had ever seen. Tony carefully weighed the merits of Cobb, Ruth, Speaker, Hornsby, Collin. Gehrig and other greats of the "-- at that h's got plnty of swift But you simply can't get away from the Tigers. They're the team to beat especially with Cochrane and Greenburg back on the Job." Tony think the White Sox and Senators will fight It out for fourth place, with the Red Sox, Athletics and Browns scrambling for what's left Joe McCarthy, manager of the Tanks, nodded silent confirmation to all Tony said, and as Tony walked off, Joe remarked: "Gehringer "Gehr-inger la all Tony said he was, but the greatest fellow I've ever seen on a ground ball la Tony himself, and don't forget Tva an them all Hornsby, Collin, Lajoi and Wagner. Wag-ner. If you can't have a Gehringer oa your team, you can't go far wrong with a LaxxerL'' mond, and then remarked: "I've seen a lot of wonderful play-era, play-era, but for all around ability, I'll pick Oehringer. If there Is a perfect ball player, b' It He can do everything. He's the best hitter in the league. He can bunt drag one, bit- to any field or slam one s m t ,r1 -i a country mile. ' ' ' "He's fast and Laaaert sure la the field and fast en the bases. He can go to either sids for a grounder or back for a pop fly and he's a honey a e pivot on a double play, "He play the hitter perfectly, he' got an Ideal dipoaition, he' a team player, he's got courage and brains. I don't know If he can cook, but he certainly can do about everything every-thing else." Tony cant see the Indians as serious se-rious pennant contenders, even with Bob Feller on the mound. "The kid's sUll got to prove himself," was his summation of Feller. "He has a hitch la his throw at the elbow, but |