Show taime TTE Tp IME supposed to ie endless 1 I a also so can work in a hurry burry it can me make c e or r break you in a week or a month or even in a day lif in the course of a year it can turn everything upside down especially in baseball this thought happened along as we looked over the records 01 0 1946 and 1947 as the roulette wheel of fate ate kept kep spinning for one example abear a year ago mickey P ven vernon on of 0 the senators led both big leagues ues with a batting average it vernon vernoa was reported that larry macphall Mac rhall had offered for vernous vernons Ver can contract as at that time the yankees had no hird hard hitting first baseman in s sight vernon Is in now around place am among ong american league hit hitters teis not including avei over 50 hitters in the N L which would leave mickey in a spot close to the mark A year ago there were wordy arguments as to whether bob feller ot of f cleveland or hal ot of D detroit e troit was the greater pitcher B bob 0 b feller is now in about place pla ce among the winners and hal new houses ho users ranking is in A year ago dave ferriss was on his way to winning 25 games at this writing dave occupies the spot on the pitching side A year ago howie pollet and blurry dickson were the two cardinal tars stars close to the top pollet pellet was a 20 game winner currently dickson has been in the slot and pollet t down as low as place among those hoa who throw a baseball for a 1 living iving these are just a few of many examples to show what the old doe with the sharp scythe can slip you when w hen he feels in the mood he ha u can an lift you up and he can also yank you down at even greater speed he seem to care they go up and down old doc time is a temperamental mug he bother about names or reputations he lets nature take its course I 1 interviewed hl him m once and nd this Is all he had to ta say As this old world goes roun I 1 and roun i some go up and some go down this can happen in baseball more than any game I 1 know up and down dowland down dow nand and up A year ago verain vernerl hit above and george mcquinn was around now with vernon at maqui nn has been close to most 0 of the year dr A combined I 1 s shift hift of sorrie some points even more but there are ire always a few who hang on looking the old doo doc in the he t eye I 1 one ot of these Is ted williams of sox there seems 6 tobe to be a vague idea around that ted has taken a dip tills this season id like to take the same brand a of f ai they have haven built up a defense against williams was supposed to wreck him lie he may n not be the annihilator of other seasons I 1 bui aut he 13 14 still up 6 there challenging chall enking tor for the horne bote run title in the A L the batting leider leadership shib and the runs batted in honors I 1 would say that in an n off year ia for r so go alan many stars ted Te dWilliams Wull ams Is doing a great job other old timers so fo dimaggio inspire in spite of numerous num brous ailments joe dimaggio DiMagg lo instill Is still th a top artist in baseball 5 A 4 le few ot those who starred last las wa season seaport are still delivering one of these is kiner ol of the pirates pira ra lei who led the national Ratio nall league ilithe inthe home run roundup a year ear ago 1 and is likely to lead it again aih johnny mize always a power powe hitter is still shooting ting his salv salvos so Is hank greenberg Green beig but BO sa far 1947 has been featured by stars unknown a year ago on Is 9 ewell blackwell blackwel I 1 of the reds with wit h a ZO 20 gamo game season hi n his pocket blackwell blac well has been rated tar fr above feller and with a weaker ball club clib i the tall and lanky one the human buran no I 1 Iron hai Has beep b the pitcher vl ol the year searf n another U a ding bitar i star Is Is mrry harry wall walker er of athe the one of base baist traded him to the phillies S ah exchange for ron northey at which point harry rry walker dixie walkers brother broth r promptly took charge of the batting mark in both leagues working with a i tall tair end ball club walker has been one me of toe the seasons star performers so ia has blackwell blacka ell you heard few rumors about blackwell and harry walker a year fear ago but they have driven the stars of 1946 into the gravel ditch young Yankee Stars the team feature ot of the year has i been bee nithe the number ot of winning whining performers george weiss of the yankee farm arm system syster rf fihs rushed to yankee help this list includes yogi berra frank Fran lCt shea auie allie dark clark vie vic rashi ind and a few others who have carried carri edthe the yankees along with almost no advance buildup build up the yankee system has aseen een far better than that of the dodgers rated last spring as the best t i v f 1 |