Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1937 — Page 8

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PICKS SENATORS UPSET WINNERS FOR AMERICAN United Press Writer Picks Washington To Oust Yankees (Editor's note: Following are the American league selections by (learge Kirksey, United Press baseball writer. Twice in the past three years he has picked the American league winner: Yankees in 1936 and Tigers in 193-1). By George Kirksey, (UP. Staff Correspondent) New York. Apr. 16. <U.R>-From "boy manager " to "miracle man" with 12 barren years packed in bethat's the transition Stanley (Bucky) Harris will make this season. He will pilot the Washington Senators to the. American league pennant in tne oiggest upset of the baseball season. After a dozen years of failure at Washington. Detroit and Boston, Harris, who, as a curly-haired youngster of 28. managed the Senators to their first pennant In 1924 and repeated the next year, is ready to toss another surprise into the baseball world. The set-up is exactly the same as in April, 1924. The Yankees won the world title in 1923 and the Senators finished fourth. They were overwhelming favorites to repeat. But in October Washington ruled the basebal world and the Yanks were dethroned. Last year the Yanks wen the world title and the Senators finished fourth. But October. 1937, will see same story as in October. 1924. The Yankees will cash from baseballs highest peak to third place. The power which crushed all opposition last season will be squandered by New York's weak pitching staff. The Yanks can't win without Red Ruffing, a bitter holdout who led the team last year with 20 victories. If, and when, Ruffing signs Manager McCarthy still will be panicky for pitchers. Then there s the case of Joe Di-

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Maggio, sparkplug of last years dub. He's in the hospital recovering from u tooth extraction and a tonsilotomy. two ailments which rendered his throwing arm useless. When he gets out there's no certainty his ailing arm will lie well. lint Di Maggio's arm may not be | his mui ntrouble. There's something wrong between Joe and the Yan'is other two Italians. Tony Lazzeri and Frank Crosetti. They shook hands recently and Di Maggio admitted, “it was all my fault. Hut the three San Francisco Italians don't pal around together any more. The Detroit Tigers, armed with a vicious array of hitters, will beat out the Yanks for second place. They lack the pitching to head off the Senators. The Tigers' two stars are question marks. Tommy Bridges, a 23-game winner in 1936, is in a Detroit hospital with a mysterious ailment. Schoolboy Rowe has a sore shoulder and hasn't thrown a ball in four days. But there's no question about the Tigers'• power, lopped by tne “G men" —Greenberg, Goslin, Gehringer, G. Walker and G. Cochrane. Cleveland has potentialities and will close quite a gap in the 22% games the Indians finished behind the Yanks last year, but will get only fourth. The Indians have tne power and pitching but lack leadership, spirit and defense, especially defense, where the infield is akin to a sieve. Bob Feller. Cleveland's kid pitcher, will be a sensation. but predictions of him winning 30 games is loose talk. Washington, Detroit. New York and Cleveland are the only ones with serious pennant chances. It'll be a much closer race than last season. The main factors why Washington will startle baseballdom are: 1. Shanty Hogan, catching the smartest ball of his career. He didn't catch five years for McGraw tor nothing. 2. Eight .300 hitters in lineup every day. 3. League's classiest defensive infield. Kuhel-Myer-Travls, Lewis. 4. Al Simmons, happy and hustling like a rookie, who supplies right-handed power lacking last year. 5. Buddy Myer. 1935 batting champion, who will regain his old form after last year's illness. 6. Best throwing outfield in lea-

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gue Stone-Chapmau-SlmmoM. 7. Steady, surprise pitching staff of Deshong. Appleton, Weaver, Newsom. Cascarella, Cohen, Lanahan, Linke. 8. Bucky Harris' inspirational leadership. ■i Below the four contenders we find Chicago, Boston. Philadelphia and St. Louis in that order. If any team in this group is to crowd its way into first division it’ll be the White Sox. They have as good a team as last year when they finished third but the improvement of other clubs possibly will drop them to fifth. They have the batting champion in Appling, a great pitcher in Kennedy and a hustling manager in Dykes. The Red Sox are on the upgrade, but they lack pitching and power in the outfield. Connie Mack's kid pitchers will get the Athletics out of the cellar. The Browns are up against it for pitching and are doomed for last place. MAXIE BAER IS BADLY BEATEN Tommy Farr Scores Decisive Victory In London Ring Landon, Apr. 16. — XU.R> — British emp i r e heavyweight champion Tommy Farr had two offers to fight in the United States today after

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his decisive 12-round victory over Maxie Baer, but his manager. Ted Broadribs, did not consider either seriously. Outboxing the former world titleholder before 14.000 fans in Harringay arena last night, brought weight champion John Henry Farr offers to meet light-heavy-Lewis in Pittsburgh and Max Schmeling in New York. Ellwood Rigby. Pittsburgh promoter. cabled an offer to guarantee Farr $25,000 to meet Lewis in a big outdoor bout in July. Promoter Jimmy Johnston, of New York's Madison Square Garden, in a cable that read as if he had given up hopes of forcing Braddock to meet Schmeling for the title June 3, offered Farr a match with the German challenger in "early June.” “Our nexf objective is to get a fight with Schmeling right here in England, ' Broadribs said. "Then if Tommy wins, we hope to get a match for the world's title.” Farr was a 3-1 underdog when he stepped into the ring last night, but his long left jab bewildered Baer. He gashed Maxie's left eye in the first stanza and Baer's fewflurries were slow and did little damage. outweighed 13% pounds. Farr used Maxie’s gashed brow aw a i target and kept up a continuous ! barrage of lefts to it. He had Baer's number from the start and his speed kept him outside the range of Max's looping rights which missed their mark sometimes as much as a foot.

HIGHLIGHTS ON FOUR TEAMS IN MAJOR LEAGUES First Division Teams Os American League Are Sketched (Editors note: Following is the third of a series of major league thumbnail sketches): (Copyright 1937 by UP.) New York Yankees: World champions and heavy favorites to repeat. Standing pat on team which won pennant by 19% games and then crushed Giants In world series. The only way we can fall to repeat is for some other club to be better.” says Manager Joe McCarthy. Changes: Addition of two young pitchers. Mike Makosky and Spur-j geon Chandler. Probable lineup: Dickey. Jorgens. Glenn, c; Gehrig, lb; Lazzeri, 2b; Crosetti. ss; Rolfe. 3b; Powell or Hoag, If; DlMaggio, (benched until recovers from tensilities operation) cf; Selkirk, rs; pitchers. Pearson. Gomez, Murphy, Malone, Hadley. Broaca. Brown. Makosky. ’’handler. Wicker. Ruff ing (holdout). Infield reserves. Heffner. Dahlgren. Outfield reserves, Johnson, Hoag. Best newcomers: Makosky. and Chandler. Best hitters: Gehrig. Dickey, Di Maggio. Selkirk, Rolfe. Weak spots: Pitching, where Butting's holdout makes situation serious; DiMaggio's illness complicating outfield. Strong points: Powerful attack; great defense; proved ability. Post ion last year: First, won 102; lost 51; pct. .667. Detroit Tigers: Trying to come back after great fall of 1936. when injuries to Cochrane and Greenberg. two great hitters, wrecked them. "We're out to win the pennant but if we don’t there won't be as great a gap between first and second as last year,” says Manager Cochrane. Changes: Unloaded Al Simmons to Washington; added York, Laabs. Tebbetts. to squad. Probable lineup: Cochrane. Teb belts. Hayworth, c; Greenberg, lb; , Gehringer. 2h; Rogell, ss; York, 3d; Goslin. If; Laabs or Foxx, cf; SUN. MON. TUES. 10c Matinee 1:15 Sunday Two Action-Packed Hits! ' Suspected of murder — believed kidnaped—she’s a Sherlock Holmes in skirts! Meet lovely Jeanne Dante,, the darling ot Broadway, who will steal Into your heart in this picture of excitement, laughter and love I ggW* JEANNE DANTE | Jniveeaet * Newest Star •v in A?A. MILNES MOST CHARMING OF AU HIS LOVE STORIES I fintiZfojT WONDER ..h. KENNETH HOWELL i ■uumu ultra • *us aownxr I wsini cinrn • cstiin wnu«»' ■ - ADDED THRILLER - Dangerous as dynamite—sweet at honey—she was a hunter of men! “She’s Dangerous” Tala Birell • Cesar Romero Walter Pidgeon ■ Warren Hymer Evenings 10c -20 c Tonight & Saturday Tough, two-fisted, fightin' GEORGE O’BRIEN In a sizzling action thriller “Park Ave. Logger” ALSO —“Jungle Jim"; Color Cartoon & Traveltalk. Tonite ONLY ONE DIME Saturday 10c-15c--Fir»t Show 6:30 I

G Walker, rs; pitchers, Rowe. Bridges. Auker. Uwson, Sorrell. | J. Sullivan, McLauihlln. Logan., Gill, Hatter. Infield reserves: Owen, Wilburn. Outfield reserves: . White. lambs. Beat newcomers: York, l-aabs, Tebbetta. Best hitters: Gehringer, Greenberg. G. Walker, Cochrane. Weak sputa: Pitching decidedly uncertain because Bridges In hoa pital, Rowe Ims sore arm and youngsters haven't come up to expectations. Strong points: Powerful attack, and new spirit after last year's failure. Postion last year: Second. Won 83; lost 71; pct. .539. Chicago White Sox: 1-ast year's biggest surprise team counting on further improvements under dynamic leadership of Jimmy Dykes. On paper they're not so much but on the field they're tough. "I think our chances are blighter than last year." says Dykes. "You'll be hearing plenty from us." Changes: New pitching talent and additional outfield strength. Probable lineup: Sewell, Rensa. Shea, c; Bonura. lb; Hayes. 2b; Appling, ss; Dykes. 3b; Radcliff. If; Rosenthal, cf; Walker or Haas, rs. Pitchers. Kennedy. Lyons. Whitehead. Stratton, Cain, Lee. (’helini. Rigney. Dietrich. Infield reserves, Piet. Meaner. Outfield reserves, Stinbacker, Kreevich. Best newcomers: Stratton. Rig ney, Steinbacher. Best hitters: Appling. Bonura. Radcliff. Weak spots: Question whether 39-year-old Dykes holds up at third: catching staff old; outfield has too many left-handed hitters

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and lacks all around punch. Strong points: Appling Amer- ; Jean league butting champion; potentially strong pitching staff; | ! Dykes' ability get best out of play--1 era. ,I Position last year: Third. Won 81; lost 70; pct. .5364. — Washington Senators: Dangerous "dark horse." Good pitching I can make this team pennant conI tender al Lthe way. “if anything happens to the Yunkeos I've got |to like my team," say Manager Bucky Harris. i Changes: Shanty Hogan, now full-time catcher; infield rearrange i ed; Buddy Myer regained health; | Al Simmons added. Probable lineup: Hogan, Millies, i c; Kuhel. lb; Myer, 2b; Travis, i ss; 3b; Stone, If; Chapman, . cf; Simmons, rs. Pitchers: Newsom, Appleton. Deshong, Weaver,, ; Cascarella. Linke, Cohen, Phebus. I Lanahan. Infield reserves: Mihi- alic, Bluege. Outfield reserves: I Hill. Wright. Singtoil. Best newcomers: Lanahan. I Wright. Best hitters: Chain.an, Stone, Kuhel. Simmons. Hogan. Weak spots: Uncertainty of pitchln gstaff; question about Myer's health and Hogan's ability to catch over 100 games. J Strong points: League's best inI field; eight .300 hitters. ‘l.-- J II Decatur Bowling League Results ♦ ♦ MERCHANT LEAGUE t j Mies Recreation tjHancher 181 125 210 1 P. Hunt 171 144 189 s Macklin 155 156 183

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