Show C zo THIS TI leaves are arc just beginning to turn red and gold the 1948 baseball campaign is over but the a surest U rest I 1 sign of theand the end Is the clarion call that rings across the landscape wait till next year what about next year what can be done over a winter to make the white white sox cubs phillies R reds e d 9 browns and tigers 1 K look vaguely like in major a J 0 r league teams who is going to whittle those 4 killing margins of 35 and 40 games away from the teams at the top DI MAGGIO DIMAGGIO the gaps galis in the american league especially especial ik are worse than disgraceful some of tile the american league teams run 12 3 in several of the stronger minor leagues they are parasites willing to 11 live ve off the money they draw fr from am better teams but not willing to spend important cash to keep in the race the second division of the national league has for far better ballplayers than the second division of the afie american at least such teams as the phillies and the reds made attempts to get better ballplayers such as ashburn hank sauer virgil stallcup and othe others rs both teams should have finish finished ed better than they did it has been something of a shock to see chicago with kith two clubs crawling along in the mire offering a stout defense for the two cellar championships both cubs and an white dWhite sox have been terrible all the year washington has been a joke it is hardly a good minor league outfit all teams need talent every team in the league will need new talent they all need pitchers especially pitchers w who ho know in what county the home plate is located the braves need outfield speed and outfield arms the red sox need four or five good dependable pitchers there is a heavy deficit in catchers the crop Is running thin there is a definite need for better physical conditioning few ballplayers know what real condition means this goes tor for legs and arms the pirates proved what smart management and a sack full of doubloons doub loons could doin do in a year from a tie forlasto for last place eup up to a hot spot in pennant contention A smart aggressive front of fi cecan make abig a big difference A stupid timid front office cecan caal wreck any team and therease there ther eare are snore more than a few odthe of the latter brand now operating you caff can took look at the standing of the cluba clubs and atlease at least guess who most of them are well take ap up the case of the american league first yankees first of ball all the yankees need bucky harris harris has been one of the best in the game it would be a baseball crime to lei let him go on an act of complete stupidity ity after this the yankees need infield and pitching help badly at least east two harder hitting infielders and at least two new dependable pitchers their outfield is high grade but their catching any too hot and joe dimaggio DIMagg lo is getting no younger pitchers for red sox red sox at least three good pitchers in addition to the crop they have which has been forced to depend on red sox hitting pow o or cr even two good additional pitchers would be enough indians less than any ot other her american league club the indians can use some outfield help one more infielder and another good pitcher athletics just about double the speed they now have far too slow joost and majeski hardly likely to repeat brilliant play tigers the biggest disappoint ment in baseball still havea have a fine pitching staff someone should clean out most of the others by sales and trades club spirit poor present squad is going nowhere er browns owns white sox box senators browns much the best of these derelicts der e they have some good ballplayers rs white sox and senators will need heavy cash and several years to io reach cach even partial respectability they will likely corAl continue nue to io tic be clinging parasites living alving on tile r rest of 0 the league marao practically beyond all hope for a long time to come here are a few national leapes leagues needs for 1049 1949 the braves more outfield speed and better throwing arms pitching help to relieve sain and spahn two fine alne workmen at least two new dependable pitchers needed badly the dodgers they were easily the best team in the league deague this season by six or seven games just ke keep ep w what hat they have and ua uso it intelligently which brooklyn Blo oklyn do this chii teason season |