Show OGDEN SEMI PROS PROS l-PROS READY FOR BELL tO tl M V M IVO MITE BOSS FEELS CLUB HAS STRENGTH TO WIN NIN IF IT SHOWS PROPER SPIRIT Midget Leader IsI Is I Satisfied With 1925 Outlook I IBy By B BILLY VASS J AS T PETERSBURG March 26 25 ST S Miller Huggins mite mit manager ot of the th New V York Yankee e Is I more mora than satisfied with the th chances ot of hI his club to do a a comeback Huggins not Inclined to en- en enthuse en enthuse s al conservative to that his hi team tam has ha the th strength to tostin stin In It if It has hu the th will The Tho Yanks Yank will aill be b much the same am ball club a 8 R lit list year A tar fras as th the personnel but It if spring training Is any criterion e a I uch different aggregation as lo to spirit Lest Last season the th Yanke Yankees 8 were wre particularly In the tue sprintA spring A gr treat great at ball baU club It tilled to per perform form torm properly come omo of the mental ot of the game came SPIRIT CAn CAME 1 LATH LATHI InI I recall everal contents conIcal In I which the th failure of ot a i batter to torun torun torun run out his hi hit at full tuU sped re- re r suIted In defeat Similar omia- omia slon stone Ion pro proved cd equally The thought of ot some ome of ot t the he to be that the club could coul l go out and win when I It n to During the Iho last half of the sea sea- sea season son on h when ahen n It was ass apparent that i a and 00 Detroit were w re dan dan dan- dan g 1 ous contend contenders contender r 1 the he 1 the lh game tanie the tho are capable ot of but tho fl cant arh season re- re re r verses proved too big ble a handi handi- handicap handicap cap hen w hon I visited the lh training camp of ot the Detroit TIgers Tiger lit at Augusta Auguta Manager Ty Cobb ass emphatic In hi opinion that New lork ork ass u the th only club he h feared tred The 1 an ks are a ft 1 feat cat ball bail better club said Cobb much than they showed sho a ft goodly part ot of last ear car ar That s the th team tum I hate O to beat boat It If I am ant to 10 win Unquestionably the th lanke are area area arca a griat ball club a ft team tam with a areat great grat defense the possessor of ot n a areal aral real punch and backed up with witha a sterling pitching staff tatt t If It the th Yankees Yankee of the tha list It tour four or use to lear vear ar hail had an lag Ing weakness It has ha been ben lack ot of spirit A take granted spIrit rather than a ft to tIght the finish the attitude characterized their play The Th Yanks I 1 la in this of ot sunshine a as the th pre press agent tnt puts It seem em to have hav talc talc- tak taken en a nosy new n w lense on life lit as tar far as a spirit I Is ii concerned I 1 never saw the Yanks Tank do so o much chatter chatter- Inc chatter Ing show how sO o much pep That ono one on thing augurs well nell for tor forthe orth the tho chances chance of ot the club to con come comeback e eLack Lack back There never nver has ha been ben any question about bout the th team a 8 ability Add to this the th tine fine spirit that eury esery pla er r from tar star lar to substitute Is I honing and you have bave havethe the a answer 10 lo why T Tirus Trus ru HI its its- mond mond Cobb has so 0 much respect for tor New ew ew lork lorl ork Miller Huggins 1 In discussing the chances ot of his hi team fam sas v there are aro tour four our reasons why the tb Yanks are aro more mor than last lait season eason Three ot of tho the tour four our reasons roson ar are Urban Shocker Catcher Stevo O ONeill O'Neill and Outfielder Earl Comb Comba They are ar regular LOOKS TO R ONEILL O'NEILL The Th other reason I Is the th In- In Increased increased In creased reserve r strength as a ft II re- re suit of ot pIcking up some om s likely ma ma- ma ma front from the tho th recruits recruit most being Outfielder Henry Nick Cullop Infielder gr ger and First nr t Basemen Lou Leu Geh Geb- Geb rit Geh-rit rig a a holdover from last ea sea sea- season sea ion son Huggins Is 18 0 that Shocker will win itin In consistently that Steve ONeill 0 Neill w bo be b a ft treat great help to Wally Vally and that Earl Combs aili be bo one on of tho the leagues le eue sen eon eon- sen A great grent ball bail club that has hao ha tak- tak taken tak taken en n on ft a new nw spirit and added strength due du to capable reserves make mak Manager Miller Huggins feel teel that the th rest ot of the th field In Inthe the American league Iague I Is going to havo a ft tough time timo beating New NewYork ew York to the tho th wire |