Show 1 1 AD on to next year TN N THE wake of the world series i a collection of managers old timers timer and other experts were talking about next year last fall at this time the same discussion went on the question then was who can head off boston and st louis red sox and Cardi cardinals nils at that time no one ona could quite see any challenger in sight the red sox had won in a cantor the cardinals had overcome colne a seven game deficit down the th stretch these we were the two teams the w world bild series crowds had to watch it quite B southworth gouth worth work out that way the yankees wrecked the red sox and the dodgers left the cardinals well behind what about next year again the majority majori fy of the experts once more mora are picking the two winners tore to repeat for one thing a veteran said both yankees and dodgers have too much reserve reserva strength trong th this sea season sorl neither the red sox nor the cardinals had any reserves to call on especially in pitching where they took the big flop next spring the dodgers can report with a young but well seasoned club once again fully protected by substitute mat material the dodgers have t two wo or three veterans against a swarm of younger players their ditc pitching h stall staff will be or should be much more mora consistent what about the tha yankees 7 so someone me asked the same thing goes for them he said they are not as young as the dodgers are but they are not too old joe still has some time to go johnson rizzuto and are all under 30 Lin landell delland and henrich are not much over berra Is only a kid shea and are both young newsom and mcquinn are close to the end of the tha road once again the yankees have a strong reserve infielder lelder in brown they will need more help than the dodgers will need both tigers and red sox must strengthen a number of spots spon to get back in the running they wont do it with the players they have now neither will cleve land what about the giants what about the tha glants giants aas as a natural question two more high grade pitchers are their first need the veteran came back walker cooper and john mize have time left cooper Is only 32 while mize Is 34 they are not too young but they still can hit bit with anybody luchman should be a big help next spring t to 0 an already strong outfield the giants need pitching more than anything else they have a starin star ln jansen who proved what a good pitcher could do with all that run making power to help him along boston will be eien tougher next gearas year as dilly billy southworth southworth gradually Is working his way to another pennant two pitchers such as sain and spahn cant bo be overlooked neither can southworth ile ho still needs another top ranking pl pitcher icher the reds will be better but they have a long way to go I 1 cant see much hope for the tha other clubs most oti f them will have to be rebuilt round around the three or four good ball ald players i they have pittsburgh has shown how tough it Is boget good ball players today T they hey are willing to pay any reason able or even unreasonable price tor for someone who can help but where can they find players except from farms with attendance what it Is no one is going to tb sell a good ball player today the cardinals have a lot of rebuilding to do dd the regulars are g getting e t older moore will be ba 38 30 and slaughter will be 32 next spring marion is only 31 they still can be dangerous challengers with one or two additions Last fall it was tha red sox and the cardinals both took a hard bard beating it MaYhap may happen pea again but tor for I 1 the moment at least the yank ees ces and the dodgers get the call crowds and stands only two teams teama can crash into a world series this year it wa way the yankees and dodgers Dod gera in 1940 it happened tz to bo be the red sox and cardinals in neither case was there any possibility of accommodating the crowds that wanted to see these two events there are now only three sizable major league parks in baseball they are yankee stadium briggs stadium and the polo grounds they range from to and of the 18 10 major league clubs at least 12 can pack in only some thing ong like the main point Is that baseball interest has far outgrown the old fashioned d stands of past years the main crime happ happens ens t to a b be e in n brooklyn here we vo davv hav a park that day after cafter day could could play to soma to customers |