Show fIRST SACKERS EXPECT BAN ER BASEBAll YEAR Hitting to Infield Will B Increased Cobb TyCobb TyCobb- Says Ty BT ItT v GrORGE cn CI T WICK Copyright 1924 by The tha Consoli Consoli- Consolidated da dated ted Press PreS's NEW YORK TORN March 15 First basemen are in for a busy time In 1924 it if Ty Cobb who also Is h his Detroit ns in shape for or tho ho pennant race do down dean n In AUgusta Geor Georgia Georia II knows knos anything ron pitching says l as the GeorgIa Peach in a a dispatch just 1 by the tho writer enter riter Is due for a pickup i this bemore season and the result will be I I snore moro hitting to the Infield I When hen I putI the American league put an end to the absurd practice ot of playing with a I new lIew bill all the th time says sass Cobb you tou OU saw some pitching last icar ear car Watch Vatch it this ason The rise American league ha has killed Joke baseball The TIme first basemen of ot 1924 will get all the chances they want ant to shino how Hovi then docs does the tho first base base- baseman man base man ot of o the ho big leagues stack stach up Lot fOI the coming season seaon 1 The t tivo iso 0 leagues league have base an equal right number of left lert and right right-handers but speaking they thoy are are just as opposite as op- op op opposite polte can be Inthe Tao TavO the n league In the Iso si western half halt the lie right hand ers era predominate Sheely of ot Chi Chi- Chi Burns hums ot of Cle Cleveland Cleeland eland and ot of St Louis arc are alt all handers right right-handers Blue ot of Detroit alone holds up the tho end of ot the left leU- left left-handers handers In the west In the east It Is Just the tho other way nay ot of Washington the Yanks Judge of Washing Washing- ton and Hauser of ot PhIladelphia amo loft left while BOston eho ho probably will III use Harris at first right H has the only right right-hander LIPI-II LIPI IN h DEllS DERS RULE ICLE In the National the tUC west west- i league west west- west west-ern era hilt half has three left left-handers In I of ot St Louis Grimme of oC Pittsburg url an and l Dauber of ot Cia Cm- Cin Cincinnati Grimes Grime of Chicago is the only right hander In the eist east McInnis McInni of ot llo Boston Boton ton Kelly Nelly of New NewYork NewYork York and Fournier of Brooklyn are right The only rort- rort port sider sider is Holle Holke of ot It If the American league man man- managers managers man man- managers agers were svere upon to vote ote In for the lie best basemen of ot their league it is a good guess that Blue a left lett is ouM I get the choice Maybe Mayba o all the tho handers left lett would sate late above e the tho thoI handers I I right right-handers Fm FI Fied ed Clarke the ohi PIU burg manager who ho hu hiss I huI been down don do n south re reh reviving h Ing old I memories by 10 looking hokIng o ball ballplayers pia cr sa says sas s HauBer Is in for tot a aI I I great sear sear ear And Clarke docs does no waste wale on elS who ho don I- I I e It Of the right handers in the American league you ou will III ne neer er convince Trig Speaker that his haven havn t the best In George GeorgeI I Bu Burns Speaker never nevol cea ceased cd to tot t regret that ho let BUl Bums ns go tom to Boston and hes he's glad to have him It m back acl Go over oser 0 er Into the National league I and nd poll the managers and it la is isa I t ta a a left hinder again ho nib probably would wits I a 1 stranger tao I 0 years ago Bot Bot- Bottomley tollY i Is 11 one of ot the most moot highly priced ea pin pia play ers era In the tho lea league e Second choice in the probably would fall either to or a Kelly a left lett left and a a right right-hander probably has a shade hade on Kelly elly be- be beI because be because cause he is 11 and because he h I hit better belter last year O ce r n nov nOY Grimmo Grimme was once bat boy In inS InS sf S Louis Nesem had a minutes minute's training In his life to ph play fIrst Neither did lId Bottomley both found their a way Into bito the majors If U OU you take Into consideration the teams that are presume to ho in 10 the running for foe the you ou silt III find tile tho II Ameri Amen AmerIcan American can headed by of ot the Yank Yanks and Blue of tho the Detroit Tigers both handers ett I In 11 the 1 of ot the tho Giants Giant a hight hand hight-hand-er er Cr Is pitted against of Cincinnati an and 1 Grimme of ot Pitts- Pitts Pittsburg Pitts burg both left handers I Sizing SI it all up It appears that thata thata a left handed first baseman Is preferable to a II r hander but Kelly is a a shining proof of el t the tho fact that a left hand first base bas baseman man man Is not not a as some managers seem sem to think an absolute necos- necos necessity city sity for tor a II winning club Right Eight Right handed handed fl first ot basemen have babe been more frequentlY on winning sunning teams team more than left handed l ones onea and me the therl rl ht Kolly oily outplayed the handed handed lett-handed In 1 ito a t world arM series |