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Show Giants and Yankees Are Promised Big Shake-Up The Giants' are not t lie only major league team due for a shakeup before the V.Y2 season - gets under way, observes ob-serves Louis' A. Hougher in (lie Washington Wash-ington Times. It applies to the Yankees, Yan-kees, too. The Yankees' pitching staff will come in for the biggest change. That so-called "rive-star staff" didn't look so good (luring the season just ended and Miller lluggins is expected to arrange deals for several of them this winter. Then there is Everett Scott, YVhUey Yltt, I'ob Meuscl and W'ully Schung, all of whom have about overstayed leave In the metropolis. One of the strongest rumors running around lias Harry Heilniaiin becoming n Yankee, with l!ob Meusel figuring in tli e (leal. Heilnuuin is said to have declared to Cobb that never again would be play ball for the Georgiun, even though it meant retirement from baseball altogether. Scott is physically through. He lias played wonderful ball for the Y'anks, but his legs cannot last forever, and during September lie slowed down to a mere walk. Witt's days were numbered' num-bered' when Earl Combs was found in Louisville. Vhen that youngster broke a leg in Cleveland, YVitt manuged to bang on a bit longer, but be is expected expect-ed to be shaken off during the winter. Schang, like Scott, Is slowing up rapidly on his feet. A slow catcher lasts longer than a slow shortrielder, but lluggins Is searching for bis successor, suc-cessor, just the same. |