Show Yankees With New Pep May Finish Third If II Pitchers Hold l-Jold Up i rI r I J k z it 1 I r a I U C I I ik V i t S II I I I 1 I I I I By Paul Purman Another name has been added to the thelong thelong long list o of managers who vho have tried to tomake tomake tomake make a a. pennant winner o of the New York Yankees during the last sixteen years the aggressive Miller having signed up to battle the Yankee jinx And it is upon Huggins and his luck with his pitching staff that the burden I of making a first division dl club of the Yankees rests I The Yankees figured to be one o of the best clubs in the lea league ue at the start of I Ithe the 1917 1 17 season but the going easy-going Donovan Donovan Don Don- Donovan ovan was unable to get the best from his players who soon boon lost interest and the result was that the Yankees dropped d to sixth place In the race This year ear there will be a decided dc change ge In the management Huggins Is I not easygoing going and there will be no noI loafing on his club Ever Every man must be out doing his best every minute or suffer I the consequences That Is one point InI in favor avor of the Yanks finishing in the first firstI I I division dl I will have his biggest problem I with his staff Winter trades and the draft have taken tome some o of hSI hs h's I most promising pitching material In Ing Shocker Shawkey and Cullop The dean of the 1918 pitching staff will willbe willbe willbe be nay flay Caldwell This elongated ri right ht hander bander r should be one of the greatest pitchers In baseball but Caldwell Caidwell always breaks loose once or twice a season and andI hi hl hIs work suffers rl r P wll wI The Yankees' Yankees new manager peppery Miller Huggins Muggins and tv two o of his new stars Pratt who balances his great Infield and Ping Bodle Dodie who adds a wallop to his offensive play I he lie able to handle handl Caidwell If he can Ray Flay Ray nay should win many man games Allen Russell Russell nusI Rus Rus- In list last t ear and should sell had a fair record year be improved e is an nn and In I outer Slim Love might be a good pitcher pitch pitch- er If he wasn't so lazy Huggins may be beI beable beable able to kill Loves Love's hookWorm and make I a 11 good pitcher of him Among mo his hla recruits Hugging Hu sins ha hn two I very promising pitchers who won 25 and lost 12 games with the Baltimore club and was one of the most effective pitchers In the tho International league and Rob McGraw of o the 1917 Newark club may prove proe one of the sensations of the year The Tho Yankee Infield Is the best balanced balanced bal bal- bal bal- balanced In the league The heavy heay clouting cloutIng clout- clout Ing Is at first Derrill Pratt at sec sec- ond at short and Frank sec sec-I I Baker at third Baker and Pratt should both bat or better Peck is hl a natural hitter and makes up for or his I lower average by his extra base wallop wallops Defensively there is not an Infield In the league which can touch th the Yank 1 I quartet tt Huggins has only a a. fair outfield Ping I nod Bodle Ie of ot course will strengthen the outfield outfield outfield out out- field from an offensive standpoint but he heI will add little to the defensive strength I of or the club The failure of Marsans to report will w be felt as the fleet neet Cuban Is Isone Isone isone one of the best ground coverers In the tho game Either High or the rookie Lamar probably will cover cover- his field with GIlhooley GIl- GIl hooley In the outer garden Boh Gilhoo- Gilhoo le icy ley and HI High h are very weak hitters The catching staff is very strong with young Walters In the leading role Ruel a star with Memphis last year and Truck Hannah the Iron man catcher of o the Salt Sail Lake club will wl relieve him Third place would not be a bad guess for the Yankees if It Huggins can get the he het t of hi pitchers |