Show Yankees Make Maize Ma e Plans Floras for 1928 American League Race Huggins Anxious Fo For z r Fourth Fo Flag Experts Pronounce Yank Yank Team Greatest in His His- History History I tory of Baseball Hy ny nyLAN ALAN LAN J. J GOULD I Associated Tress Press Sports Sport Editor YORK Oct 10 Dy By By The As M.- Associated Associated NEW Press Press Regardless of how bow much the Pirates contributed d to the decisive worlds world's victory of the tr st Yari fees c the result results l strengthened s ened t the h e k claims of those ex experts ex- ex experts exports ports who class the ts American league ue champions among V the greatest Tea test teams of all times c Even so o staunch i a National leaguer as Wilbert Robin Robin- Robinson son manager of o the V f y Brooklyn Robins said before the tho ic rk series e that he taud Babe Ruth the Yankees a s few notches above the famous old Baltimore Orioles or or any other team In baseball history Uncle Wilbert was considered to have hs be become be- be become become come a bit excited biased perhaps s by y the way the Yankees own o outfit in spring exhibitions but bul the close of the series roes now finds most of o the previously pre reluctant critics going over to of ofle lew In Donle Donie Bushs Bush's Opinion the Yan Yan- Yankees Yankees Yankees kees are at least the pest best lt club that has represented either league In the worlds world's series since the war r. The big bl bi Issue among American league lea le teams looking toward next season is How can the Yankees he lie stopped RUN KUN AWAY AtAY RACE They ran away ay with the race race this year The outcome virtually Was as assured as- as assured in June and at the finish the Yankees had bad the overwhelming o ma ma- majority majority of 19 games over the second place Athletics Athletics who had bad been bren picked ed beforehand by a majority of experts to win In the pennant The Athletics s had some hard luck perhaps but their veteran pilot freely admitted late in the season that not even the benefit of all aU the breaks would have enabled his club to beat I out th i Yankees Yankee I dont don't Intend to give un uv tr to beat them rail KiH Il Connie fe We Iem will m strengthen our club in 1928 I have a great pitching staff end nd am banking heavily on it Our club dub showed almost as much hitting cower Dower as es th the Yan Yan- Yankees Yankees kees kers even cv n though hough nt mt of the thc lont distance variety Ve c hops hop to mike make It J I close anyway next ye r Next Nett year VIm v b ba Hacks Hack's r ck's twenty twenty- tw ty- ty eighth at the helm belm of o the Athletics but he has bas no Idea of o quitting the game The The Yankees baseball men agree have e everything and look as capable as any club ever has of o prolonging its stay at the peak It Is the ambition of Miller Huggins diminutive man man- manager manager ager and the club owner Colonel Jac Jac- Jacob Jacob Jacob ob Ruppert to equal or surpass the record of the he Giants of capturing four successive pennants Huggins has built up a brilliant combination of youth and experience The three kid in- in Koenig l and Geh- Geh a Y y Ig who Ig who gained rc posts last f car rha have devel devel- developed developed Into as great greata V J. J i a 1 trio as any in Gels Gels- either league rig Tig has come along long a s M r In to sensational fash- fash fashIon Ion on on at bat He 14 eA av Ruth a II hot 1 rare race most of o the I Qt season son for home 1 sonhO rJ run honors hO rs nd may do even better next year Joe Du Du- Dugan gan veteran r at JU Jou JAu u Gehrig third f d may not last l much longer al although al al- although though he was up to his best defens defens- defensive defensive ive lve form in the world series Ruth a marvelous athlete at 33 has had one of his greatest seasons season breaking his Ills own orm home run record with a mark marl of CO 60 60 one more than he registered in 1921 when he was a youthful M. M J. J Bob another durable veteran and Earl Combs a brilliant youngster JU lust juit reaching his prime round out a treat great Infield NEED JED NEW STRENGTH The Yankees need some strength strength- strengthening strengthening ening behind the bat and a few pitching replacements perhaps but two new comers have e taken their places as stars this year year ear Wiley Moore and end George They were among amon the years year's outstanding pitch pitch- pitching pitching ing in sensations Each was tested in worlds world's series fire for the first time and not r wanting They will step Into the places left by Shawkey and possibly shocker and Ruether who are well along alon toward the turn- turn In point of their careers Herb Pennock In n spite of his sensational three hit performance cannot annot stand 4 as BS much work as he used to but when in form there is 1 1 still no great great- greater er cr southpaw in the business Walt Waite Hoyt long on experience but only 28 23 years old probably can be counted count d on fo fog some years to come Is looking ahead It is I one of o the secrets of or his sue sue- success cess cc that he hI has been able to develop elOp star young oung talent when veterans faded from the picture Moore Combs and Gehrig all aU are arc products product prod of Huggins' Huggins ns' ns tutoring |