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. [sporTs] 'Pdrt 4—4 Pages WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL ‘15, 1923. Base Ball on Tap Today : Browns Are Formidable Witho | Arctic League ut Sisler STARNOT FIGURED IN SEASON'S PLANS ' 4 . k. Durst at First, Robertson on : ; > Third—Veterans in All Other Positions. GRIFFS WILL TRY AGAIN . TO MAKE 1923 BOW HERE ‘ THESE HURLERS WILL BE BUSH’S REGULARS AT.START OF SEASON Will Play Final of Spring Series 'With Boston Braves If Ice Is Not Too Thick on the Diamond At American League Park. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HERE'LL be some base ball at American League Park this after- noon, even if it has to be of Arctic League variety, provided Washington mends its ways and becomes a dry town for a few Donic Bush and his flock of Nationals crave action of some kind and they prefer it on a ball field rather than in ‘hotel lobbies, as they got it yesterday. So if the moisture is dispelled, they'll be on the job at 3:30 o'clock this aiternoon trying to give the Boston National Leaguers + few pointers on the national pastime. $ If the air is not too chill, two of the Nationals’ mound veterans will show their wares. Walter Johnson is slated to ascend the hill for a few innings, then give way to George Mogridge. But a continuation of yes- terday’s wintry temperature will bring out that hardy Tennessee moun- taineer, Jonkheer Baskerville Hollingsworth, one of the latest additions to the locals’ Hurling staff. Muddy Ruel is slated to do the receiving, but one of the three other catchers may go behind the bat for an inning or two To mak rore int 13 the Special Correspondence of The Star, T. LOUIS, Mo, April 14—The .St. Louis Browns have pre- | pared themselves as best they {could under the circumstances to | get along without the nonpareil | George Sisler throughout the sea | son of 1923. With Sisler under . physician’s care as a result of sinu infection and impaired eyesight, the effect of an influenza attack, the Browns have come to that point | where they abandon hope his | presence in the line-up at an; | of the race. It may be that George will return to his place at first base in it or two. At least there ha been reports from his attending physicia that June 1 is the date set for his r | turn unless complications set in, b | Manager Fohl and t Brownie play | ers are putting no stock in reports these days. During the training se | son they had been informed at | ous intervals that Sisler would report - {in a week, ten days, two weeks; and when Sisler f: » show up they decided that ( s case was mo serious than they ad suppos | they trained to go into this | battle Sislerless. Battle for First-Base Job. To this end Manager Fohl staged an elimination tourney at first base and came north with Cedric Du lours. of stage he cont ing. ¥ Braves what ated Richard Rube veteran of m .cague campaigns, and Tim ) youngster picked by erit t the Heydler circuit on . to do the slabbing for E They will be assisted by Hank Gowdy. who has spent quite & number of summers with the Brave: ®9 a catcher, and George O'Neil. | An engagement today would give | Washington fans their first oppor- | 1unity to see the team that hopes to throw a few wrenches into the sev- eral smooth-working' machines that but crushed the Nationals of 1922, There would be on view for the first time a new manager who can jump | ebout to more places in less “time than other base ball pilot in captivity. a sparkling new infielder and a new outergardener. Bush Never Stays Put. ©Owen Bush. noted for his peppery disposition while with the Tygers, is just as peppery as ever in his latest role of manager. Where shiftines oncerned. Donie has all others 1 ed to any mast whatsoever. He neve stays put. Silent Bill Conroy at third base is the newcomer to the infield and Diamond Dick Wade in center fleld. the most recent addition to the st4-if it is held— | =d Mitchell, who to uo. has | LANDIS TO OPEN SEASON FOR BRAVES AND YANKS CHICAGO, April 14—Kenesaw M. Landis, base ball commission- er, left today to opem the base ball season in Bostom snd New York. Because of his friendship for Christy Mathewson, the commis- xioner will go to Boston to ansist the Braves in starting their acnson on Tuesday. He will pre- slde over the dedication of the new Yankee Stadium in New York Wednesday. On the return trip, the com- missloner will stop at Cleveland, Friday, to see the Indians in action. PHOTOS BY SARYL THON A A TN Y - CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, April M.— Athletes from the Panama Canal Zone | fair. It is recalled that they did this may be America’s hope in the mara- | very thing Ih\~l year. w hen lhu:,\:‘flm': ) i pitcher, Urban Shocker, was o thon race to be held at the Paris) Pliction, FEORR SROCHIn, FiL Sortant Olympiad next year. stage of the campaign. During the recent maneuvers of the | 1In the Shockerless case the Browns 424 Infantry in th S v set such a pace they picked up about ? th i 5 le ’u"‘f‘l" several | oo games on the Yankees in two 9F (B0 Tegiments long. distance men | weeks; ‘They started this rush when were detailed as runners to deliver | four games down to the New Yorkers, messages from the jungle camp to |and at the peak of the offensive th divisional headquarters at Balboa. | The runners carried messages over | T - Sl | pea of things first basic when he fielder. H left-hand hitting has and may develop. With the SpOr'ing Editor the improved pitching staff and the undisturbed by the fact that the alleged experts in every sec- took up the burd Durst, a natural 1 The difference between his pl and determination of the vete BY DENMAN THOMPSON. tion of the country have almost unanimously consigned his club to 1 I last year a reserve Brownie ou | fielder, as the regular. Green as a player, quickly picked up the duties, until now he is rated a very capable * ® i = & i is a truth that he has a good eye, | WS \ | comer, Gene Robertson, at third base, ‘ { to play their heads off in prove the club is n a on HE dope of base ball critics means nothing in the life of Owen | Bush. The diminutive and peppy manager of the Nationals,l the second division in the American League race this year—and A e Iniios Ao isois conteata inifront close to the bottom “of it at that—asserts they are .all wrong. of gay Gotham's prima donnas. Robertson Is Going Stromg. outer wor pped_into the league from M ican_Associatio All” these and a couple of others new to Washington uniforms, but not to the fans would make their | bews here. ong with them would | [bo a lot of athletés quite well known o the home folk. The Braves, too, | would offer ar attractiv flock n(‘ players, among them being Tony‘ Zoeckel, the whirlwind third-sacker; ohnny Conlon, captain and short: | bt the Harvard varsity nine last year. vho has made gcod with a vengeance n the spring exhibitiéns, and Bill Bagwell, who makes a specialty of | lamming home runs. | Since taking that awful 24-to-12 -dlloping from the Braves in the st inter-league _engugement at frampa last month, the Nationals have cen striving desperately to off-set t and they have, to some extent, by etting the edge on their opponents n the seven games so far playved. ur of these ruggles have gone :.way of the clan of Griffith, but must win today in its last duel h the Braves if the series is to be ak Should it inclement weather or tionals will not be idle a: tie past two days. has listed a drill or the squad i cancellation. 1 loat entrely too 1 e 11 his they have for Manager Bush siders a two-day e and will have mbitious intielders and out- elders, and some of the pitchers, too, lworking out heneath the concrete \.alls if the battle abandoned. However, a game will be held, i sible. Tt would be the final real -st for the Nationals prior to their start in the American League cham- hionship 1 Philadelphia Wed- day nd the club is anxious to sct all the grooming it possibly can foefore that time arrives ‘The club s been "helped greatly the fifteen battles it has fought ith National League opponents. In hddition to the Braves, the Phillies, ards, Reds and Dodgers, have been ncountered. The only scrap with he Phillies ended in a decision for he; Nationals, two of three games were taken from the Cards and an rven break with the Reds came in i two-game series, but the Dodgers ere succ ful in both of their meet- ngs with* Griffith's hirelings. Play at Annapolis Tomorrow. After today but iled for the als and it does jot_mean very much to them. To. norrow afternoon_they are booked o appear at the Naval Academy at nnapolis in a match with the Mid- hipmen. Bush may start his first cam against the Navy outfit, but if i does it will not be in action any ength of time. nced competition, anyhow. Through some ecrror a Tuesday e with the orgetown varsity pine has been announced, but the ationals have mo such engagement i thelr books. That will be a day ) rest for Bush'symen, until early rvening, when they will grab their izgage and hit the trail to Phila- ciphia for Wednesday's fireworks. So the only chance Washington will have to see its club in action »naits home field, prior to the opening of the American ‘League season here u week from Thursday, will be in a me today. And that's up to the wcather man, for both teams are cady. If the show is put on, the urtain will rise promptly at 3:30 'clock. Get that time down pat, for that will be the starting hour of all ‘American Leagwe games.. [week days and Sundays—except dous bie-headers, here this season, e ENGLISH CHANNEL Swim IS GOAL OF ARGENTINIAN BUENOS AIRES, April 14.—Romeo Jlaciel, — Argentine long - distance ;\Nm;!lller‘ safled for London today. le will attempt next August the ‘English channel, S °" 10 Swin Maciel in March of last year swam from Colonia, Uruguay, to Buenos Aires, a distance of twenty-seven niles, and was in the water twenty- Tour ‘and one-half hours. This was ¥aid to be a world record for en- durance. FRANCE WINS AT RUGBY. PARIS, April 14.—France defeated Ireland in today's match of the inter- national rugby series, 14 to 8. SCOTS AND ENGLISH TIE. GLASCOW, April 14.—Scotjand and England played a drawn soccer game togay, the final score being 2 to 2 " IRELAND BEATS WALES. WREXHAM, Wales, April 14.—Ire- Jand defeated ‘Wales in an interna- & socer game today, 3 .to 0, s, o ice | on the field prevent a clash, the Na- | under the stands | the event of a game | game is sched- | The second-stringers i | Donie does his asseveratin, i z | means 1t. of the prospects of his gang. Would the idleness enforced one answer—"No.” that time. tion attained down south. In fact t into a lot of cool days before summe: and Peckinpaugh. and power of attack. ster is a great player.” |Tast year when he was floundering year. “We will be well fortified in cen there. I have not-definitely decided have an; Pat -n&y Lapan and Hargrave will be kept use any one of the quartet at any. they need .to work with.only thre that Ru quire. tling every time we take the field.” . ON. COLLEGE DIAMONDS. At West Polnt—Ambherst, 5; Army, 4. At Providence—Holy Cross, 9; Prov. idence College, 1. 4 At Columbia—Trinity, . 20;. South Carolinn, 2. \ At Athems—Michigan, 6} Georsis, 5 (cleven innings). At Auanta—Auburn, 7; Georgin Tech, 3. At _South Bend—Notre Dame, 13; Kalamazoo, 4. 2 At ltiru-villa—trle—u-. 63 Fure man, 1. Af_Charleston—Newberry, 1; Cita- del, 0. Ten inningw. " KNOXVILLE GETS MALONE. LYNCHBURG, Va., April 14—Wil- liam Malone. shortshtop for the Lynchburg High School base ball team last year, has been signed by the Knoxville Club of the Appalach- jan League. He will report April 25. “We've got a winning ball club,” said Bush. | vidually, we're ready for the start and we'll demonstrate it at Philadelphia next Wednesday if they get the snow out of the ball park up there by Almost without exception the boys are in good shape and a couple of days’ lay-off will not affect us much. We can get in-enough work, regardless of any kind of weather to keep the fine edge of condi- players and will prove a good thing for them, for we are bound to run “Our infield is all set with Cnroy on the far side of Judge, Harris This quartet combines brains with fielding ability “Unless I miss my guess Conroy will make a big hit with local fans. He is a thorough-going workman who not only knows what to dv, but can do it and he is a dangero: Peck’s injured finger will be entirely normal within a couple of days. He is ready to go at top speed now, for that matter, but if he wasn’t ‘we would be well fixed at short with Bluege on the job. That young- “Both Goslin and Rice should have the best season they. ever en- joyed. Goose is a far different looking player than he was at this time position. It is hard to choose between them and’it'is possible that they may alternate, with Evans playing when south, working against the righthand pitchers. “For catchers we are as well fixed as any club in the circuit. Gharrity's arm is 0. K., and Ruel. never looked better. g with earnestness and emphasis; he on' his athletes by bad weather right on the eve of the season’s opening affect the cofidition of his players? Would Peckinpaugh’s damaged -digit interfere with the shortstopper’s effectivencss? Does the fact that only three of his mound staff, and all rookies, at that, that his flingers are not sufficiently advanced to open the season? These and similar questions fired at the midget manager all elicited ave pitched a full game mean “Collectively and indi- his raw air will serve to harden the r finally arrives to stay. us man at that plate, too. around trying to get his bearings, | He has attended strictly to business this spring and the. results have |t been apparent in his work during the exhibitions. demonstrate he is one of the most improved players-in the league: this He is lighter than he ever was, has not lost a bit of his speed and is taking a lot of interest in his work. i I believe Rice will | ter field with either Wade or Evans which will start the season in that 1 | i F ; " . the jungle trails and in the heat of | | g | Not even the depressing influence of a cold, raw, rainy afternoon | such as yesterday could affect the spirit of the pygmy pilot. Cornered | 1 at the ball park as he was starting for a delayed luncheon after ing | his athletes hanging around in overcoats and mufflers vainly wai a chance to exercise their high priced limbs, Bush painted a rosy picture | eping | ing for | ZANZA AT ZANTANIAZ 2 HOLLINGS WORTH RAIN AND COLD MAR DAY FOR DISTRICT ATHLETES Brrrr’ It was too ¢old and wet yesterday for college and school | base ball and tennis players of the District to keep their dates They took once glance at the outdoors and decided it was better to be on the inside looking out. So all eof the followink engagements went by the boards: Base ball—Gallaudet-St. John's, Catholic . University-Washingto: College, Quantico Marines-Wash. ington ~ Collexe, Maryland-Navy, Tech High-Charlotte Hall ern High-Leonard Hall | ROUSH ACGEPTS TERMS paws oppose us and.Wade We won'’t “first string” catcher as the term usuaily is accepted. Both Gharrity will have plenty of work assigned - to them, and busy, too. I wouldn't hesitate to time. ! “The impression, which seems to be general, that we are weak in the box, is a mistaken one. Johnson, Mogridge, Zachary, Hollingsworth and Warmoth all are primed for service and I'm figuring ‘on using’all five of them regularly at the start, unless a couple of :theveterans indicate e days’ rést to -keep -at:top form; McGrew and Ha_nkins_ both are coming along fast and I'm:not-so sure’| gsell won't be in there starting games for us should' occasion re- will have to hudtle:and ‘keep hus- THRE ERMAN ALTOS I NDANRPOL RACE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., ‘April. 14 Three German cars hive béen ‘entered: in the eleventh”annual international 500-mile automobile race to me held at the-Indlanapolls motor ‘spéedway. M‘Kx 30, it was announced today by T. E. Myers, general manager. : Germar. cars huve:hot participated in 8 race here since 1915, when Ralph De Palma drove one to victory and & record which- stood -untjl -last - year. Cars of the same make' which have entered the next-event have been winc. ning high ! honors ~on Itallan ‘race courees it was. said. Myers said_the machines weYe. well under the iimit of 122 cubic inches, plston’ displace- ment, el & g, o . o @ Clwo o meo o o oTheCball player, in a signed state- T'm not making any predictions about where: we will- finish: next: October, but any team that licks us ;| at OF REDS AND SIGNS UP CINCINNATI, April 14.—Cincinnati| > base ball fans were rejoicing toda over the signing of Eddie Roush, star player of- the Cincinnati .n\\)ualfl.i His signature to a Red contract ended | protracted negotiations which started in its final stage when Roush came to_Clucinnati last Monday. Roush affixed his name to the con- tract_ at the “club’s terms,” which was annoiinced as being for one year at'$15,000, less a $50-a-day fine im-| -posed for every day he remained .away. from training. President Au- "gust Herrmann of the club stated the fine would stand. nient,” said he would be guided at the'énd of the season “by what the rd of directors may do or may not in 80 far as enforcing the $50-a- dey-penalty.” e .. Bridging of the gap between the |Red dirpetors and Roush is credited to Jimmy Widmyer, “king of the ‘lewsboys” - of Cincinnati, who has a newsstand on one of the city’s busiest ‘downtown . corners. Widmyer has ‘longbeen a friend of Roush,and is said to~have been a factor in Roush fgning_his'contract last season. . Roush's ‘caréer with the Reds has been one of great glory, but-also of ‘muéh annual trouble. Each season he has had- differences with the club mahdgement over the terms of his contract and - the resultant negotia- tions delayed him from joining thel team. In his controversy this year Roush claimed that the club directors re- fused’ 10 negotiate with him, while the directors replied that his terms were impossible and his condyct i remaining away from training cam prejudicial to discipline and harmony. Roush -probably will be in uniform tomorrow, when the Reds are to play | winning the first set, 6—3. URS added two more titles to, his NP A TSN O AT TZANZ WARMOTH 'TWO TITLES TO RICHARDS IN NORTH-SOUTH TOURNEY T, N. C, April 14—Vincent Richards, youthful-tennis star, string today.when he captured the forth and south singles trophy from S. Howard Voshell, and then, paired with that opponent, helped t. Wheelwright and Raymond Bidwell, Richards’ victory in the singles versed. The third he squeezed out ake the doubles match from Josiah both of Boston. match was not an easy one. After He dropped the second with the score re- at 64, after Voshell had made the score 4 all by winning three straight games. The men's doubles also was well | fought. Richards and Voshell dropped | the fecond set of their five-set match with Wheelwright and Bidwell and then wom the_ third after going to deuce at 7—&. They finished the match with the fourth set at 6—3. Close matches were the order of the Gilleaudeau ingles by defeating Mrs. Raymond of New York, . _Miss Gilleaudeau. won _the doubles from Mrs. Theodore Sohst o and Miss Ceres Baker of The score was 6—S. Brooklyn st Orange. 6—2. Gilleaudeau and Bidwell won the mixed doubles from Miss Baker and Richards, 6—2, 6—: D. C. GIRL SWIMMERS WIN SECTIONAL MEET BALTIMORE, Md., April 14*~Wash- ingfon mermaids captured four of the five first places in the second annual -women’s South Atlantic A. A. swim- ming championships meet here to- night. The Capital A. C. of Washington won the team honors with 25 points, while the Baltimore Y. W. C. A. was second with Public Athletic’ League girls third. 4 . Miss Florence Skadding, diminutive swimmer of the capital team was the outstanding . star, taking three first places. Miss Skadding displaced Miss Loretta Cannon as the fancy diving 50-YARD DASH—Won by Anna McCl 2 2%, L) sooond, Lorotta Canon, Y. W O A.: third, Florence Damon, Capital Athietic Ciub. Time. 0.82 1.5, FANCY DIVING—Won by Florence Skad- ding, Capital &; C.; second, Loretts Gannon, g. .Vf . A.; third, Benth Bentum, Y. W. 50-YARD, BREAST STROKE—Won by ¥lor- ence Skadding, Capital A. C.. second, Louise Schmid, P, A. L.; third, Sara Sambourg, Wom- ens Olympio. Time, 0.45 3.5. *"PLUNGE FOR DISTANGE--Won by Roselle Jett, Capital Athistic Clab; secend, Mo~ the-Detroit Americans. ~ At Memphi Memphis (5. A, 0. ¢ 4 A, Gleary, B A L. third, Gladys Bowen, Y. W. C. A’ Distance, 51 feet, .50 £5. 100- DASH—Won by Florence Skad- C.: second, Florenoe Damon, Gladys Bowen, T: W, G RUTH MAKES FIVE HITS AS YANKS BEAT ROBINS NEW YORK, April 14.~Babe Rutlh celebrated the New York Yankee home- coming today by getting five hits, in- cluding a double, in six times at bat, against three Brooklyn National pitch- ems. Secore R. H. E. v York (A.). 1522 70 Brooklyn (N. 2 3 2.8 Batteries—Hoyt, ¢ Pipgras- and Hof- mann; Reuther, Schreiber,” Vines and DeHerry, Taylor® Umpires: McGowan arid Klem. BROWNS SHUT OUT CARDS IN FIRST OF TWO GAMES ST. LOUIS, Abril 14.—The Browns defeated the Cardinals, 3 to 0, in the first contest of their two-game pre- season exhibition series this after-| noon. The Browns had Fugene Robert- son> at third and Cedric Durst at first in George Sisler's place. It was announced that Sisler, who is suffering a defect of vision, was not in the park. - R. H. E. Cardinals SSL0NI5 0 Browns ... ToBado s 0 Batteries—Sherdel, North and Clem- ons; Vangilder, Sheeker-and Severeid. GIANTS DEFEAT CHISOX ON FRISCH’S HOME RUN NEW YORK, April 13.—Frisch’s home run in the eighth inning, with two runners on bases, enabled the New York. Nationals to defeat the Chicago Americans in an exhibition today, 3 to I. The spring training series between the teams now stands tied, each hav- ing. seven victories, with one more game to play. ¢ Chicago (A.) R New York (N.) (e 8 26 D Batteries—Faber, 'Connally and Gra- ham; Bentley, J.'Barnes, V. Barnes and Snyder. ’ 5 1 the blazing tropical sun in a manner that would be utterly impossible for an_American. The 42d Infantry is composed of natives of Porto Rico, all naturalized Americans. Sergt. Caballero is the Isthmian long distance champion and Antonio Cruz and Carlos Moreno have finished a close second and third in recent races. ants of Indian and Spanish settlers. They live simply and train on a diet of rice, bread, fruits. Homer Baker, former international champion middle distance runner, now Canal Zone physical director, to conduct a marathon run on the Bal- boa Stadium track to determine the possibilities of the soldier athletes. Chief White Eagle, Indian and native of the same tribe as Tom Longboat, former long d tance running star, also has been asked to compete in the marathon. White Eagle is a member of the 4th Field Artlllery at Gatun. A team of Canal Zone runners may the United States later in the year to determine thelr fitness as representa- tives of America at Paris next year. U. S. TO PICK COMMITTEE TO PILOT OLYMPIC MEN NEW YORK, April 14.—Selection of a committee representing all sec- tions of the United States. to have general charge of all athletes picked to represent this country in the 1924 Olympic games at Paris, will be made by the executive committee of the American Olympic committee at its firet meeting here next Tuesday. HARVARD NINE ON WAY. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 14— Harvar®s squad of twenty-two base !ha)\ players left here tonight for annual spring itinerary. The first game will.be with William and Mary College on Tuesday. CUE TITLE TO PETERSON. NEW YORK, ‘April 14.—Charles Peterson of St. Louis won the first match for the world's shortstop 18. balkline billfard championship t night by defeating Champion Albert Cutler of Chicago, 800 to 560. FLOYD JOHNSON CALLS OFF BOUT WITH FULTON NEW YORK, - April 14—Floyd 'Johnson, “Iowa héayyweight, today decided -to- forfeit his ring standing in. New Jersey by not ‘fulfilling a contract to box Fred Fulton at Jersey City next Monday night rather tha go through with the match and- have | Yankee_Stadium on May 12 canceled i by the New York state dthletic com- mission. This' announcement. was made by Charley ' Cook, Johnson's manager, after the two state boxing commis- sions had split in the controversy surrounding Johnson's engagements. William Muldoon, ‘chairman of the New York commission, refused to modify his ruling that principals in the: Yankee Stadilum show must. not participdte in_any ‘more preliminary bouts, while Newton A. K. Bugbee, New Jersey commissioner, held that Johnson's contract with Jersey City promoters was irrevocable. Cook reiterated that he had signed | with Fulton in_ good faith, previous ) to Muldoon’s ruling and was anxious to go through with the. match._ He sald he felt it necessary to-sacrifice Johnson’s’ interests in New Jersey rather than in New. York. Platt_Adams, chlef inspector of the | New Jetsey ' commission, declared Johnsan would be suspended indefin- itely ifi-his state-as soon :as‘the time be entered in several distance races in | Richmond, Va.,' the first stop on-their | his bout with Jess Willard at the These men are descend- | during their present era Arrangements have been made by |and the mun an American | Robertson, Brownie, resgrve short- stop in 1919 and again last vear, will be the regular third baseman thie se son. He has benched the other four candidates for the job—the veterans Frank Ellerbe and_Eddie Foster and the recruits Cy Simon and Homer Eazell. He is superior to any third- base aspirant the Browns have had t good base ball. Like Durst he is a natural ball play- beans and tropical | er. A St. Louis boy. he has graduated ner lot 1 to high school s, to college, the minors and the big téhe. He has had experience galore—two vears on the Browns' bench and two vears in fast minor society 3 Robertson proved a fine defensive player down south, a ground-coverer. an ~accurate strong-arm thrower, a heady player. He made one error, this on the first chance given him, in the fourteen games which he participated. A fast man and diminutive, with a keen eve, he was gfven the lead-off position by Manager Fohl and will start the season in that spot. On the southern exhibition tour he batted .350. Robentson, therefore, in- dicates that he will be a better all- round third baseman than the Browns had last vear. This being the case, the infleld will be better balanced than it was, despite the absettce of Sisler, and_the Browns should be in the race, for the other seven po: tions will be taken care of by vet- erans. The keystone combination will be manned by the best shortstop in the league, Walter Gerber, and by Marty McManus, rated as equal to any sec- ond baseman in base ball. Veterans in the Outfield. Ken_ Williams, home run Bill Jacobson and_ Johnny represent one of the best combinations. in either leagues. will play in the positions tite cupled last year, left, center right, respectively. - Hank Severeid, who batted .409 in thirteen exhibition games in the south, has indicated that he will be even better behind the plate this year than he was at any other time dur- ing his career. He will handle the bulk of the catching. Pat Collins will play second fiddle. Josh Billings is on the job for an emergenc The, pitching_staff looks stronger than the one Manager KFohl startcd to juggle at last year's outset and continued to juggle at the end of the season. Fohl has primed S Pruett, sensational southp Van Gilder for starting duty will work in the order named. The other veterans he will rely upon are Dixie Davis. Ray Kolp, Wayne Wright, right-handers; Billy Bay and Dave_ Danforth.” left-handers. Any one of these is likely to win regular starting job, although it is probable that Fohi will use them only in “soft” spots—that is, opposing clubs they were effective against last year. from the Ritter; Tobin outfield They oc- 1 Pitching Recruits Weak. None of the newcomers on the mound is looked upon as capable of starting. These include Frank Henry. southpaw, who was with the Browns last spring and who held out for more money this year until a few days ago, long enqugh to miss the entire train- ing trip. The other recruits are Kithogue, Jim FElliott and Right- Hander Charley Root, Hollis Thurston and Lou Kraft. ‘With the club lined up in this man- ner the Browns look to be weaker than ever against left-hand pitching, for both Durst and Robertson are southpaw swingers. So are Ken Wil- liams and Johnny Tobin. The at- tack in case, however, will be helped along by the pitchers, for Manager Fohl has developed one of the best hitting pitching staffs in the game. Vangilder batted .343 last year. GIANTS RELEASE THREE. NEW YORK, April 14.—The New York Nationals today announced the release under optional agreements of Pitcher Olin Voigt, Outfielder Mahlon Higbee and Infielder Walter MacPhee to the Denver club of the Western League. ~Pitcher Guy Morri- limit expired for his appearance in|son was released to the San Antonio the ring Monday night. club of the Texas League.