Cronin Optimistic Over Red Sox Chances Against Yanks

Joe Cronin's cup runs over with optimism as he discusses the chances of the 1940 Red Sox to upset the all-powerful New York Yankees in this week's issue of the Saturday Evening Post. In an article prepared with George Kirksey, Cronin says that the Yankees have a "date with fate" and that their great machine is starting to come apart at the seams.

Cronin points with pride to Ted Williams, his prize rookie of 1939, to Dom DiMaggio, up-and-coming outer gardener, and to his great infield. But pitching licked the Back Bay millionaires last year, because with all of Tom Yawkey's money, the Sox have yet to acquire a good hurling corps. And even Cronin has no definite reason to believe that Boston will be greatly improved in this department this summer. He only hopes.