Newspapermen sometimes found
Grove a bit surly and at best a
tough customer to interview. He
entertained few if any fancy theor
ies about life in general or base
ball in particular. Naturally big
and strong, he had no occasion to j
be temperamental. Hardy has hi;
arm ever bothered him. For seven '
consecutive years he has won 20
or mor games for the A's. In si::
of the last eight seasons he has
led the American League pitcher:
in effectiveness.
Going on 34 years of age. Grove
still has plenty of great pitchir.■’
left in his system. Some of the o1:!
fire may be gone from his high
hard ones, but his control is stil’
good. He has averaged participat
ing in 45 games per season fo
nine consecutive years. He will fr
i boon to the Red Sox from the
standpoint alone of not bein'
among their opponents for 1934.
GOOD REPLACEMENTS
As for the A’s, we repeat th'
big sbakeup wall not make much
difference except in the passing of
Grove and Cochrane.
The outfield of Cramer, John so”
and Coleman, all big rangy fallow-,
did nrett.v well last season. The In
field with which the A's finish®''
the 1933 campaign, consisting c'
Foxx, Williams McNair and Hig
gins. apparently will be intact fov
next year. Charley Berry, the
backstop obtained from the White
Sox and a former Lafayette All
American football end, will have
a promising co-worker in Mad
jeski.
There will be a number of young
fellow's eager to do the pitching
chores, but it may take two or
three of them to replace Grove, the
one-man staff.
