| Show IT TT WILL be interesting to note 1 what will happen when baseball returns to a more normal way of life we took up this somewhat twisted matter with bill dickey the yankees new manager this has been C one ne of the strangest seasons ive ever z run across the 1 VV loose jointed arkansas I 1 J traveler 1 k said suppose for or example we had known back in florida during our mn bill dickey training season that the yankees were going to get good pitching that was supposed to be our weakest spot because so many of our men were troubled with bad arms we would have been picked a as one of th the e surest things ol of the year yar rated well in front but suppose we had known that after six weeks ot of play our team batting would be around with will such fine hitters as joe DIMagg lo and most ot of the others hitting below then we would have been picked far ar down the list 11 hard ard hitting has been the yankees main factor actor in winning ball gam games es but as a team we been hitting a half uck lick you toil dont think this his hitting weakness will last we asked 1 I certainly dont bill said no pitchers are going to keep such hard hitters as dima eglo ke keller let who has been our best etten ellen lindell Ll ndell henrich gordon and the others bottled up much longer those fell fellows 0 wa can hit bit they are naturals natu I 1 happen to know that joe DiMagg lo was banking on this peason season being his best year ive never seen any one work harder or try harder or train harder ills fielding and his home ran hitting have been exceptional I 1 dont believe this slump in hitting c can last we may have more trouble with 0 our ur III pitching ching with so many really good pitchers bothered with bad arms or backs but we are due to get much better hitting and well have to get it if we are to win again we cant win the pennant the way were going now dickey and the red sox we asked manager dickey what he thought of the red sox and the c hance chance the yankees and other american le league gue clubs had bad ol of closing the gap ill tell you exactly what I 1 think of the red sox bill said 1 I never r like to underestimate an opponent in my opinion they have a first class manager in joe cronin who failed in the past because the winning material there cronin going to lose any pennant for his club joe will do his share the red sox have the strongest team they ever have shown they have a fine infeld and a strong outfield they have had the hitting and the pitching and I 1 honestly think that so tar far they have out hus tied the rest of us in pesky and doerr the be red sox have a great mid infield bombina combination both both on offense and defense pesky today Is a greatly Jim improved proved ballplayer he means a lot to that club cronin certainly has a much stronger pitching staff than anyone looked for or last march harris ferriss and dobson are about as good as any amy manager could ask for or this mean dickey said with a grin that I 1 arn am picking the red sox to win the pennant I 1 think we can catch them but I 1 know we cant wait too long they aie are too good to be given any big lead and I 1 believe the yankees are just beginning to to realize this they have been strong on both offense and defense and fine spirit what about the rest of the 1 league ea 9 ue so tar far we asked you cant overlook washington he said this Is a good steady consistent club all along the it line ne you also will see detroit get much better pitching than the tigers have known thus tar far their pitching has been like the yankees hitting too far ar below normal to remain that way when their pitching gets as hot as it can get and they begin to hit nearer their stride see a big change dickey who has the full su support I 1 ort of larry macphall and who has enjoyed so many years of training under joe mccarthy the manager bill ranks tar far above all others in baseball is giving everything he has haj to the job of making good with a cool head and a stout heart with which to work he expect to pick up all the needed managerial details s in a few days or in a few ew weeks bill has the complete affection and respect of his players and it Is my opinion that he be will make few ew mistakes in directing up to the hilt the he I 1 material he has at hand band like other great catch catcher erm er m managers anage ra bill carrigan and mickey hickey cochrane for or example he has been la in the be best 1 spot pot to know what Is going on especially c in the direction of a pitching staff that still Is uncertain no one knows better than larry macphall and bill dickey that the yankees need one or two more ballplayers to carry anything like an even chance to overtake boston |
