| Show released by western newspaper union EVENTS ot of the past season have done little to cheer the days of 0 mel MCI ott manager of the new york giants for the first time in his career with the giants dating back to 1926 ott Is on the receiving end of an unkindly symphony of 0 boos and hisses 1 I dont blame them he told reporters 1 I be out there but what can I 1 do ive got nobody else solidly in last position in the national league the giants are one of 0 baseballs present day tragedies it right that the veteran ott should be forced to carry on in the outfield he the physical stamina necessary for the job the va 4 F ism A IJ MEL OTT added headache of managing the giants is too great a cross for an average mortal to bear ott should be running the giants from the bench but he has absolutely no replacement and none is in sight the team is without reserves both outfield and infield memories this is no fitting reward for a man who in former years meant so much to polo grounds fans it is hard to realize that when ott started playing ball with the giants in 1926 a large share of old timers were in their prime ott has been around a long time it was in 1926 otts starting year that frank pr frisch isch was traded with pitcher johnny ring king to the st louis cardinals for second baseman rogers hornsby in 1926 leo durocher was with atlanta in the southern association jimmy dykes was doing his daily chores in the philadelphia infield that same year gabby hartnett Harta ett was as with the cubs his best years were ahead of him in 1926 babe ruth knocked 47 home runs for the yankees hitting for the season herb pennock won his greatest number of victories for the yankees with 23 games in the win column bazzy vance still had several years to go with brooklyn it until february 1933 that vance was traded with shortstop gordon slade to the cardinals for infielder lelder jake flowers and pitcher owen carrol it was november 2 1926 that ty cobb was released by detroit and signed with the athletics three months later john mcgraw know w whether hether to play bill terry at first or in the outfield and terry had his 10 best hitting years ahead of him the front 0 office fice you get the idea ott has been around a long iona time he has seen some of the best go over the hill ott is no youngster and he deserves a better late fate to the giants front office must go much ot of the blame for the teams miserable standing war has imposed in many new demands upon all baseball clubs those who were equipped to meet those demands have been successful the others managers no longer have the power that once was theirs the front office makes the player deals builds the team the giants front office Is out of the running ott is not to blame the future looks none too bright fo for r the once greatest ball club in new york it takes a long time to rebuild attendance at the polo grounds reportedly is oil oft by more than a third this compares unfavorably with a decline ot of 8 per cent throughout the national league and a decline of a 6 per cent throughout the tha american league |
