Show I YANK MANAGER IS J SWEET S ON JOE GEDEON j By GEORGE L. L STARR STARR i II r Tt Sc edal f vice Se-vice Feb 17 Joe Joe I- I P PHILADELPHIA Gedeon of tho the Salt Lake will be bo the New York Yankees re regular ular second baseman when the 1917 season on op opens ns In April That was na nathe the assurance Wild Bill BUI Donovan mana manager er of or the Yankees gave th the tho writer writ writ- er or while seated at the banquet table bible of the much heralded D Delaware County league feast held Tu Tuesday evening c Yes and Bill Bm was sincere In re referrIng to Gedeon as his regular keystone I guardian Second base was considered d db I b by Gotham critics last laRt season as os the I weak wak spot of ot the the- Yankees Yankees' cs' cs inner works But the New York manager declares j Joe will wUl pull through In grett fashion I wh when n he ho dons Ions the diamond spangles this season seaMon i Commenting about tho Salt I Lake ake boy between sips of te tea Dill Bill Donovan Un said Fans and scribes alike expected expect expect- I ed ell too much of ot Joe last year cur when he lie broko broke in with the tho Yankees Why Previous to playing his first game bame with will II New York columns of ot space pace was devoted devot devot- ed in eastern sport th sheets ts about tho the wrangle le between Clark Griffith and my myself for Gedeon's services Naturally Natural Natural- ly h fans expected to see ce another Ty TyCobb Cobb Ills His fielding was e excellent durIng during dur dur- ing lag the entire season True Joe was weak with time tile willow during the last half of the season Reason But wait until time the 1017 1917 season gets g-ct under way unless I miss m my guess Joe will win live up to his Ills Salt Lake Lake- record Yes h he is my 01 choice for tor tho keystone berth No XO doubt tho ho announcement of ot Donovan Donovan Don Don- ovan that Gedeon will again pasture at nt atthe tho the middle station will send a bombshell bombshell bomb bomb- shell In several New ew York newspaper offices For certain Gotham pencil pushers h had hl l given Joe his release to toa a n. Pacific Coast lea league ue team In fact ono one New ew York sheet only a l few days dars ago Informed Its readers that Gedeon would be bo returned to the Salt Lake Lako team Now comes Donovan nn making a ad d denial lal of or these thes stories Last season on Joe won many friends in this eit city who aro are pulling for him to show Old Fox Griffith that he is a major l league ague ballplayer cr |