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League Must MustHold MustHold Hold Players PlayersBy By ROBERT MCSHANEBASEBALL McSHANE BASEBALL experts officials and andfans andfans ' tans fans are almost unanimous in intheir intheir intheir their belief belle ! that something somethmg must be bedone bedone bedone done about the New York Yankees Yankeesbefore Yankeesbefore Yankeesbefore before they eliminate elimmate all thought of ofcompetition ofcompetition ofcompetition competition ! in n the American leagueThe leagueThe league leagueThe The Yanks won the 1936 Amerl Ameni Amerlcan Amenican American can league pennant by19t by 19t 1914 19th games gamesIn gamesIn gamesIn In 1937 they thcy won by 13 games and andIn andn andIn In ! n 1938 by 814 9th 934 games The bel belefthat ef of efthat ofthat that their superiority was growmg growing growmgless growingless growingless less pronounced-a pronounced a pronounced - a belief bebef fostered fosteredby fosteredby fosteredby by the diminishing dlmlIDshmg dimimshmg margin margm of VIC VICtoryhas victoryhas vietory tory-has tory has - has prored proTed proved untrueIn untrueIn untrue untrueIn In the American league leagoe circuit It ItIs itIs itIs Is being bemg said that the Tanks Yanks will befrom be _ _ from 8 to 13 12 games gamesahead gamesahead 1 . ahead by July 4 4This . g gahead 4 . 4 . - This means they theymight " ' " " ' # , aoo might as s well call callAt calloft At $ Atoft off oft the rest of the 1 ; , " - ' | race that Joe Mc l\lc- l lc Me- Me llcCarthy Me4 \ McCarthy - - * 4 Carthy s aggrega aggregai aggregat aggregaIon " ' i : ; tion lion ( is too good lor for forthe t \ " the rest of the teams teamsIn teamsIn 'J J " ' . 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In baseballWhether baseball Whether or not you youo yousubscribe ,1 1 " , _ o $ subscribe to the theoryand theoryand the- the theory - - . - . - - - . . ory-and ory and ory - and we do notJoe notJoe not jgg Joe Joeth Joethat -th th -that that - that the Y Yankees nkees Mc McCarthyshould McCarthy ; rthY rthYshould should _ be broken upfor upfor up uptor tor for the good of base baseball baseball baseball ball you will agree that some steps stepsmust stepsmust stepsmust must be talcen taken to revive an mterest interest mterestalready interestalready interestalready already tIaggmgWhen flaggingWhen flagging tIaggmg flaggingWhen When Lou Gehrif Gehrig ' benched him himseU himself himself seU self they lost one of the greatest greatestplayers greatestplayers ereatestplayers players of all time When Joe DI DIMaggIo DiMaggio DiMaggio MaggIo sprained spramed an Bnkle ankle they lost losttemporarily losttemporarily losttemporarily temporarily today s outstandmg outstanding outstandmgplayer outstandingplayer outstandingplayer player But Bot what happened WIth WIththose withthose withthose those two great performers out of ofthe ofthe ofthe the lineup Imeup ' " The Tanks Yanks with Babe BabeDahlgren BabeDabIgTcn abe abeDahlgren Dahlgren on first base non 'l\on 'l l on won ' \ 17 11 out outof outof outof of their next ne\.t ne.t ne .t t ' \ . 20 gamesKeep games gamesKeep Keep Talent at Home1.ot Homerot Home Homehot hot 1-.ot 1.ot 1 .ot ot rot - . long ago Oscar Vitt Vltt Cleve Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland land manager hinted hmted that New York Yorkwas Yorkwas Yorkwas was ruining rulDmg the American league by bysnatchIng bysnatching bysnatching snatchIng all the pennants and by bysh bysh bysh sh ppmg pping talent fresh from the ml m1 mlnors m1nors minors nors and good enough for other clubsin clubsm clubsto clubs m to the same circuit ClrcUlt to the National Nationalleague Nationalleague Nationalleague NationalleagueTo league leagueTo To bear him out a hasty survey surveyshows surveyshows surveyshows shows that in the last three years yearsthe yearsthe yearsthe the Yanks have sold Bob Seeds out outfielder outfielder outfielder fielder and Johnny McCarthy first firstbaseman firstbaseman firstbaseman baseman to the Giants Outfielder OutfielderJim OutfielderJim OutfielderJim Jim Gleeson to the Cubs Shortstop ShortstopNolen ShortstopNolen ShortstopNolen Nolen Richardson and Catcher WIl Wii WIllard Wiilard Willard lard Hershberger to the Reds and andShortstop andShortstop andShortstop Shortstop Eddie Miller to the Bees BeesThe BeesThe BeesThe The last named is being bemg bailed haIled as asone asone asone one of the best infielders mfielders to enter enterthe enterthe enterthe the National league in m years AI Al AImost Almost Almost most any club in m the Yanks home homec c rcuit rcult would have been glad to get getwm gethim gethim gethimDuring wm him wmDurmg himDuring During Durmg the comuig commg coming year officials officialsof of the league are certain eertalO to discuss discussmethods discussmethods discussmethods methods of equalizing equaltzmg the strength strengthof of its teams They cannot of course coursetake coursetake coursetake take forcible measures and dlstnh distrib dlstnhute distribute distnbute ute the ( lie Yanks star performers performersamong performersamong performersamong among the weaker weakcr clubs Nor is It ItIlhely itlikely itlikely Ilhely likely the team will be voluntarily voluntarilybroken voluntarilybroken voluntarilybroken broken up by player salesOne salesOne sales salesOne One course is as open to Amencan American Amencanleague Americanleague Americanleague league officials ' Ihey 'lhey lhey They can do allm alltheir all m mtheir mtheir their power to urge the Yanks to tokeep tokeep tokeep keep all excess e\.cess e.cess e .cess cess ' \ . material m in their theirhome theirborne theirhome home borne circuit . . . This would be m in dl di dlrect direct direct rect contrast to the Yanks present presentpolIcy presentpolicy presentpolicy polIcy of selling sellmg players only to tothose tothose tothose those teams which can t possibly possiblyIt possiblytl , tl rea reaten ten their supremacy Over a along along along long period tl tI e a Yanks present ac actlons actions aclions tlons tions will bu Id ld up the National Nationalleague Nationalleague Nationalleague league at the expense of the Amer AmerIcan Amercan Amerlean Ican [ can a costly process a In m the end . . Cards Build llmld Own League LeagueThe The St Louis Cardinals Cardmals for In Instance instance instance stance dispose of their excess play playelS playeis playeistoclubs elS eis to clubs _ Y . 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' " t twa \ * SS i < was wa < no place forB forBill for , , S forI s ; / " "Johnny Johnny " ; B Bill III Lee and i / | Johnny Rizzo onthe onthe on | ; the St Louisteam Louis Louisteam \team team \ 1 1team sw " a awere " " " team But theysw they were sold toBIU toBill to BiU Bill Lee Leeclubs Leeclubs Leeclubs clubs in the same leagueThe leagueThe league leagueThe The argument that other clubs clubsshould clubsshould clubsshould should build up to meet the Yanks YanksIs Yanksis Yanksis Is not as logical as it sounds The TheYankees TheYankees TheYankees Yankees have a potential audienceof audience , of 10 000 000 people Some Somt Somc . of the theother theotherclubs theother other otherclubs _ _ _ _ a clubs .UU UU . . 4 are . " located i- i " " - ' " " ' ' In - Iprr.lnr Iprrlnr - . - . - . ' " . . ' " where not more than 1 I 000 000 peo peo- people people people - - ple live It ft ItIS is only natural thai that New NewYork York s cate gate receipts would be great- great greater greater ereat-er ereat er - - - er xllowine allowing more money for organ organIzation organIzatlon Izatlon ization ersTom playersTom and Investment In players pla pia ) > ers Tom Yawkey of Boston is one man manattempt manattempt manattempt attempt ng to fight the Yanks on their ontheir home grounds and even for torthat forthat that moneyed gentleman it s gomg going to goingto gomgto struggleTo be a tough uphill struggle To date the American league Is Isnot isnot not the tbe drawing drawmg power it was m In inn the thepast thepast thepast past Weather conditions have been beenblamed beenblamed blamed by Edward rdward : G Barrow pres Ident dent ( president presdent of the Yankees tor for unfilled unfilledgrandstands unfilledgrandstands unfilledgrandstands I unfilledI grandstands However one wrtter writer wrtterpo writerpo writerpo po nted out that Jersey City near Ne hie nearNev nearNe nearhie v York and having havmg the same sameveather sameveather sameveather veather cond tions ttons sons nas has drawn larg tai-g tai g larger taiger larger - er crowds to minor mmor league games gamesLhan gamesthan gameslhan Lhan than the world schamp s champ ons have at atLraeted attreated attraded Lraeted treated in m the r mutilat mutllat on of Arner Amer Arnercan Amercan Amercan can league competit competlt com petit onII onIt on onIt It II can t be blamed on the v . weath weathor ncather eath eather er or At least not allogell altogeU aitogetl er Fai Lal Fat s shave shave have growl grov.1 grov1 growi . l t red of o ( see ng the Yan YanLees ' { Yjn1 YanI .In In .InI .Inhoees . 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I l I tile Hie the ellon elrort effort Yesterdays Yesterday's Yesterda's Yesterdas ) ' Ilei Ileioes Heloes oes oesDURING DURING the past few weeks " , eeks ap op approximately opproximately - ' proximately 6 000 football play players players players ers have been turned loose upon the thenation thenation thenation nation by America s 1 000 colleges collegesand collegesand collegesand and universities This is an average averageof averageof averageof of six men per squad at all InStltU institu InStltUtlons institutaons institutions tlons taons of more than preparatory preparatoryschool preparatoryschool preparatoryschool school ratingror ratingFor rating ratingFor For ror the majority of these men menfootball menfootball menfootball football holds no Interest other than thanthat thanthat thanthat that of an n enthusiastic enthnsiasUc spectator A Afew Afew Afew few will remain as : .s s . coaches Bow How Bowever However However ever those that do are exceptionally exceptionallytaleoted exceptionallytalented exceptionallytalented taleoted talented Coaching no loncer longer has hasthe hasthe hasthe the appeal for craduatcs graduates raduates Colleges Collegesare Collegesare Collegesare are looking lookmg more and more each eachseason eachseason eachseason season to professional football and andhigh andhigh andhigh high schools tor lor for staff replacements replacementsMost replacementsMost 'rlost rlost Most ! ' embryo coaches find their only onlyopenmgs onlyopenings onlyopenings openmgs openings in high hJgh school jobs and andprep andprep andprep prep assignments assignment.s . lack the inducc induce induccment inducement inducemcnt ment they hoped to findContrary findContrary find findContrary Contrary to general belief bebcf whIch whIchholds whichholds whichholds holds that practically all good foot football football tootball ball players join Jom professional ranks ranksthe ranksthe ranksthe the National Football league will willprovide willprovide willprovide provide playing playmg jobs for appro"l approl approai appro"lmately approaimately approximately " mately 250 graduates-one graduates one graduates - one out of ev every evcry every ery cry 24 college co'llege ' players meet maJor maJorleague majorleague majorleague league football requirements requlrements requirementsThe requlrementsThe The great majority of these men menwill menwill menwill will go to work in ID to the more mort ' prosaic prosaicfields prosaicfields prosaicfields fields In their theu ranks are law lawyers lawyersdoctors lawyersdoctors ) ers ersdoctors doctors engineers-In engineers In engineers - in fact an any " and andall andall andall all branches of business bu'slDess buslDess , ' and Use tl U . pro pro- professions professions professions - - fessions fessionsThe The National Nabonal Football leaglAaAs leagueis league leaglAa Jls As is to tobe tobe tobe be congratulated that it docii does doe . not nothold nothold notI bold hold out false hopes to men whomight whomight who [ might expect to capitalize on tal talents talents talents ents cultivated culbvated during durmg three years yearsof yearsof yearsof of collegiate competitionThe competitionThe competition competitionThe The graduates deserve a hand forbeing tor for , ' being bemg intelligent enough to realIZe realIZe'I realizethat realizethat ' that their futures depend on their theircapabillbes theircapabilities theircapabilities 'I I 'Ithat capabillbes capabilities in the business busmess world worldI worldAnd worldAnd worldAnd And not on past gridiron grtdU'on grtdUon ' perform performances performances performances performancesGreat I ances ancesGrcat Great Grcat FinisherWHEN Finisher FinisherIIT'HEN WHEN IIT'HEN IITHEN ' speaking speakmg of baseball s sgrea sgreat sVV grea great t relief relle ! pitchers the a av average average v verage erage tan fan thinks of Johnny Murphy Murphywith Murphywith Murphywith with the New York Yankees Dick DickCoffman DickCoffman DickCoffman Coffman of the Giants Jack Russell Russellformerly Russellformerly Russellformerly formerly with the Senators and now nowWith nowwith nowwith With the Cubs Sarge Connally of ofthe ofthe ofthe the old White Sox Those and a few fewmore fewmore fewmore fewmoreA more moreA A close checkup on the Chicago ChicagoVhlte ChicagoWhite ChicagoWhite \Vhlte Vhlte White \ Sox will reveal that one of ofbaseball ofbaseball ofbaseball baseball s truly great relief rebel twirlers twirlersCLINT 8 8s 8R s " R a aa J ! ! Od rr r a I r t s st sA st t 1 A 5/g 5 g / t 5gk9 k9 k9N k9o k9CLINT o N CLINT BROWN BROWNis ROW is still sbll saving savmg baU ball games for LouIs LouIsComiskey LouisComiskey LouisComiskey Comiskey He De Uc I . t w ' > Clint Chnt Brown rown one oneof oneof oneof of the most spectacular rescue art- art artISts artists art artists - - ists of the diamondBrown diamondBrown diamond diamondBrown Brown left Cleveland for Chicago Chicagoin Chicago1I1 1I1 in the winter wmter of 1936 He was large largeIy largely largely Iy ly responsible for the th rd place fm fin fmish finish finish ish of the Whits White Sox m rn in 1936 and 1937 1937In 1937In 1937In In the first season he figured in m 38 38games 38games 38games games for the Sox winning wmnmg six los losmg losIng losing mg Ing tvo tv-o tv o two - , and working workmg 83 innings rnmngs In In1937 1937 he be was m rn a total of 53 games gamesy.orkrng gamesworking gamesworking y.orkrng yorkrng working . 100 innings mnmgs mnmgslmn inningsnnn \ \ winn \lmn lmn \nnn nnn , ng rig seven sevenand sevenand sevenand and losing losmg sevenThe sevenThe seven sevenThe The trouble shooter was canceled canceledout canceledout canceledout out last season { following ollowmg an opera operabon operation operation bon tion tor for a chipped bone That Thatwasn Thatwasn Thatwasn wasn t of course the only reason reasonthe reasonthe reasonthe the Sox finished finlsbed in 10 the second dl dl1 drt dmsion \1 1 \ 1sian 4 4Sion sian Sion but it was a contributing contrlhutmg lac lactor lactor ( actor tor that cannot be oerlookedThe oteriookeelThe overlooked o\erlooked o erlooked oteriookeel overlookedThe \ The loss of Monte Stratton ace acestart acestart acostart start ng p tcher thher was a severe blow blowto blowto blowto to the Sox this year Their hopes hopeswere hopeswere hopeswere were pinned pmned on Stratton whose ca reer was cut short when |