Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-02-16 | Page 15 | Athletic Pitchers Cause Joe his Most Worry

Eager to Start v i. W ) i r . I a t .. i , Jot) DtMaggto . . . Ba wants ta ba la opening gam . . Friends aay he'll accept $1M4) Increase a pay. Athletic Pitchers Cause Joe His Most Worry SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16 CfV-Limited CfV-Limited to a week and a half of actual training his flrat three years In tha ma)ore. Jolting Joe DiMagglo, DiMag-glo, tha Yankees' outfield star, L iLl plans really to get la shape for the opening of the 1M season. DiMaggle will leave for the Bt Petersburg, F La-camp La-camp of t h e world cnamptona on March 1, In time to arrive for the opening of training four days later. Because he expects ex-pects to ba la excellent ex-cellent shape for ina opening game, Mack DtMaggto predlct-. predlct-. ad "thia la going ' to be my big year." This should be bad news for American league I pitchers, whom Joe mauled for av-I av-I eragea of Mi, Ma and 02 In his three years In the big time. "Do vou bnn- ft... i. U- , training camps I haven't had over one and a half weeks of actual ac-tual training ?" DiMagglo asked. -Tha first year. I had my foot burned and I waa thrown out of training. The aecond year, 1 had my tonsils removed, and last yesr It was my own fault (he held out until after tha aeaaon was under way), but tha fact remains I have yet to open ths sesson with the Yankees In first-class shape. Expects Big Year "For once I would like ta start off feeling that I am fit for anything any-thing that cornea along, and, bar. ring accidents, I am going to be in that kind of condition this year. "I feel that thia is going to be my big year." DiMagglo aaid ha was going after tha humble base bit, and not homers hom-ers this season, and expressed ds-termlnation ds-termlnation to do. better against Connie Mack'a Philadelphia pitchers, pitch-ers, who gave Joe more trouble than any other staff la the leagus last yaar." "It might be that Mr. Mack haa something on ms," Joe offered 4)n explanation for thia odd fact. - Ready ta Sign DiMagglo denied and seemed annoyed an-noyed at reports here that he would shortly sign a contract calling for $26,900. Ha reportedly received 125,-000 125,-000 last aeason and haa been asking ask-ing for $30,000 thia year. The Yankees Yan-kees are reported to have offered a $1500 Increase and Joe's friends insist tha big outfielder has decided decid-ed to take It