Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1929, Page 46

48 s PITCHERS IN FORM FOR EARLY GAMES All Are Speeding Throws and Some at Tampa Try Their Curves. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. AMPA, Fla, March 8.—Ten days | of work and not a sore arm in | the squad is the situation proud- | ly pointed out by Trainer Mike | Martin in regard to the young | itchers striving for places with the ‘ashington ball club this season. Of minor ailments there is the usual quota, of course, a bruised heel here and & blistered toe there, but of the | most dreaded ailment to which flingers are subject in a Spring training camp there is a most noticeable absence, and the official conditioner of the athletes 1s hopeful that for once he will be able to bring his charges through without a single case of “Jame wingitis,” which has marred the prospects of so many promising rookies. This satisfactory state of affairs is| due largely,"of course, to the hawk-| like surveillance Martin has maintained over their activities, but there is a cer- tain element of luck involved, too, for the ‘nydouxgsl!erlsx this year have l;;‘e,n Te- | qui ollow & program ering but little, if sny, from that in force | with the Nationals for many years. S last Monday, following a week of the simplest kind of exercises, the kids were advised that they might start to put a little something on the ball, and each day since then they have | g:ned up a noteh or two until now | y are bearing down freely in the matter of speed as well as tinkering with hooks. Get Good Batting Practice. As a result the batting practice af- forded for the catchers, infielders and outfielders daily is becoming more bene- ficlal and by the time the Boston Braves are met at St, Petersburg next Tues- day in the first of 20 pre-season exhibi- tions listed with National League clubs the Griffmen should be able to give a good account of themselves on attack. And so gradual has been the increase in the amount of toil allotted them that the hurlers all should be ready by that time for abbreviated sessions of box work. As usually is the case with most ball clubs, the Nationals have a few sea- soned performers who to attain first class playing condition before their er and. less experienced mates. exceptional physical attri- butes te start with they also have a of their individual require- t enables them properly to rate their pace in the extent and duration of daily exercise periods with the result that they can get ready in about half the time required by their fellow toilers. Most notable of these are Outfielder Association, and in party they are based on the luck the Nationals heretofore have had with ex-Yankee pitchers. It the New York club which sent Campbell to St. Paul and it is pointed out that in the cases of George Mog- ridge, S8am Jones and Braxton the ‘Washington club has fared quite well with moundsmen who formerly worked under the direction of Miller Huy . Big Jim Weaver, who is in the throes . hteexpensive acquisition from Baltimore, it is established he has the size and potential stuff making for suc- cess, the question merely being whether he possesses the acumen to employ them to advantage. ! ‘The status of Bob Burke and Lloyd Brown i5 vet to be determined. Each has turned some highly creditable bits of box work for the Nationals and at times apeared on the verge of attain- ing the estate of a regular, a consum- mation that may develop this year.| Burke, although no less a string bean than ever, appears stronger this year and possessed of a more effective arm sweep, and Brown is due to make a seri- ous bid for a berth as a starter of games. The fact that, aside from Brax- ton, they are the only lefthanders on the squad, certainly will not militate against their chances for sticking with the club. Few Casuals. “Tonsilitis” Harris and Ed Kenna, the clinical subjects, are reported as mak- ing satisfactory progress, although the latter has spent a couple of sleepless nights, because of his dislocated thumb, but nothing further has been heard re- garding pitcher Paul McCullough, and Catcher CUff Bolton.still is unaccounted for. Buddy Myer yesterday found it ex- ent to cut down a bit on his work order to favor his side, which he pulled slightly while batting, but was prepared to proceed at full speed ahead again today. —_— ASK YANKEES WEST. LOS ANGELES, March 8 (#).—Wil- llam Wrigley, jr., owner of the Chicago Cubs now training at Santa Catalina Isiand, has invited Col. Jacob Ruppert to bring the New York Yankees to Wrigley Field here for training next ear. Wrigley said that should the %mleel come West a series of pre- season games might benefit both teams. be taken of | be said that PORTS. TRAINER DECLARES BILLY BARTON FIT TENBY, Wales, March 8 (#).—Pub- lished reports that Howard Bruce's Bil- 1y Barton was coughing and would not run in the grand national were denied by his trainer today. Aubrey Hastings, the trainer, when told of the reports in the London papers, H “I never heard such a ridiculous thing, Billy just came back from the sands, where I watched him do a 2- mile gallop. I have been with him some time and he is in splendid condi- tion, giving every satisfaction in gallops. “We experienced some very trying conditions for training at Wroughton owing to frost so I brought him down here with the other horses. The sand is specially harrowed each morning to remove stones and Billy then takes s |uodfl ! He works well and is Asked when the American colt would back to the Hastings stables would depend upon the weather and when the frost got thoroughly out of the home grounds. Faults of Golf Shot Show in the Finish WETHERE D'S CHIP BY SOL JETZGER. Almost invariably the orthodox golf star gradually closes his stance as he plays the gamut of shots l’lfl“' ing from putt to drive until it square (toes paralleling the line) for the latter. Thus, all well executed shots find the player facing the hole at the finish. Still, a glance at each player as he or she finishes the stroke enables one to tell what shot has been played. The law of physics to the effect that every action has an equal and opposite reactiop holds with the golf swing. Thus, at the end of putt or short clip the golfer’s position in- dicates that nothing but wrists and forearms were used. In the case of the mashie finish a bit of bracing indicates that a bit of body was tossed in. And at the finish of a full swm‘l we can, be sure that the full weight and swing effort were employed because the left foot is braced to catch the forward shift of weight and the club is up and over the left shoulder. These results are-natural. They indicate clearly what shot has been played. Incorrect finishes prove clearly that the swing was faulty. Study these sketches and get a mental picture of each finish so it will help you in correcting your game. (Copyright, 1929.) BERLENBACH ILL. LOS ANGELES, March 8 (). —Paul Berlenbach, former light-heavyweight champion, ‘underwent, a throat opera- tors who performed the operation said it was successful. With weighing of teams completed last night players now are all set for the opening of the South Atlantic A. A. U, basket ball tournament Monday night in George Washington Univer- sity gymnasium. Eighty-nine teams are entered in the various_classes, including leading quints of the District and nearby sections, and indications point to fine competition all down the line. Three attractive games are listed to- ders will meet Boys' Club Optimists, Brentwood Hawks will face Boys' Club five and Gonzaga High will engage De Luzxe quint, champion in the unlimited division of the Boys' Club League. 4 | Ottawa’ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, National Hurlers Avoid Arm Soreness : Phillies Seem Strengthened This Year THE SPORTLIGHT Y GRANTLAND RICE ALEXANDRIA FLOOR FIVES TO BE BUSY Aoz Ty, Jecmh o0 attractive ef games fea Alexandria High School teams are scheduled tonight in Armory Hall, start. ing at 7:30 o'clock. Alexandria High School girls will ofn- pose the Als A. C. of Washington the preliminary, while the main contest will bring together Alexandria High boys and Swavely School of Manassas, Va., at 8:30. Open sweepstakes for bowlers will be held jointly by the Health Center Bowl- ing Alleys and the Ale: Gazette gv:dnesdny night on the Health Center rives. St. Mary's Celtics plan to start base ball rru{fce March 17, to a decision made last night st & meeting held at Lyceum Hall with Advisor Fd- ward Harlow presiding. It was announced that the following candidates have been signed: Carl Dreifus, Art Ludlow, Gillle Lee, Buddy Zimmerman, Joe Hamilton, Russell Kidwell, Bill Langford, James Bradley, Ralph Hamilton, Gerard Edwards, Law- rence Brenner, Dave Bayliss, Ashby Wood, “Two Bucks” Struder, “Claude Nixon and Billy Travers. ' Lester Scott has been elected of the 1929 George Mason High foot ball team. Hoffman Clothiers have scheduled basket ball game with the Leesburg Independents for March 15 at Leesburg, Va. Hoffman Buddies and Leesburg A. ©. girls teams, will play the pre- liminary. captain School Del Ray Baptist Church Boy Scouts have organized a base ball team snd will soon start practice. Fenwick Gard- ner has been named captain and Robert McCauley, manager. The third game of the Alexandria Basket Ball League will be played at Armory Hall tomorrow night with Hoff- mnln Clothiers opposing the St. Mary's Celtics. Old Dominion Boat Club will meet Folamis, gviansiom st Washingion 10- e gymnasium at Washington to- mo’r‘row night in the third and deciding game of a series between the teams. ——e HOCKEY LOOP RACE IS YET UNDECIDED By the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, March 8.—The play- oft positions for the National Hockey League are almost decided, but a few close rivalries still are making it un- certain what itions the teams will hold at the finish. Toronto’s Maple Leafs let the lowly Chicago Black- hawks hold them to a 1-to-1 tie in a game that might have assured them of in the international group. The Leafs are virtually certain of taking the place in the final standings, but a victory over the tail-enders of the American group, coupled with 3-to-0 defeat by Cana- diens, would have made it certain. As it stands now, Toronto, with four games on the schedule, has 42 points, and two more games, while Ottawa has 37 points and three games. Both of :he trailers still have a chance for tie for the place in points. | HAWLEY IS OUT. HANOVER, N. H., March 8 (#).— Announcement that Jesse B. Hawley had quit as head coach of the Dart- mouth foot ball team and that Jackson tion at a hospital here yesterday. Doc- | L. Cannell, backfleld coach, had been appointed his successor has been made night in Boys' Club gym. Curtin Won- here. South Atlantic Basket Ball Tourney Attracts 89 Quints Fort Myer defeated Frenchy Arca- | dians, 15 to 13, last night, to create a tie between these teams for the title in the second series of the 115-pound class in the Boys' Club League. Results of other floor games here- abouts last night: Pullman, 21; Dupont, 19. Potomac, 34; P. C. Candy Co,, 9. Brentwood Hawks, 20; Company F Reserves, 17. AC(:m;uny F Regulars, 25; University . C., 18, Jewish Community Center Arrows face Clark Griffiths class basket ball farland Junior tonight in Mac- sym at 7 o'clock, the Montreal Maroons have 39 points in a 100-pound |on time last year, has revealed an At All Major By the Associated Press. T. PETERSBURG, Fla.,, March 8.— George Bengamen has had moment of glory at the New York Yankees training camp, and even probable exile to the Yankee farm at Chambersburg won't be able to take it from him. Bengamen made his way here by freight train and an occasional lift in an auto, was sent in to bat for one of the pitchers in a practice game here yesterday. He was passed, went to third on a single by Combs and scored on another by Koenig. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 8.—Andy Reese, Jimmy Welsh and Jack Cum- mings have injuries to show for & six- and-a-half inning practice game the New York Giants played here yesterday. Reese and Welsh passed out of the game vin the Charley-horse route. Cum- mings right thumb was injured by a foul tip., Nor was that all. Joe Gene- wich essayed to play left fleld and nearly sprained a leg when he chased a long drive, caught it and then fell. CLEARWATER, Fla., March 8.—Doug McWeeny has capitulated to the argu- ments of Wilbert Robinson and affixed his name to a Brooklyn contract. Dazzy Vance announced he was going back to Homassassa, Fla, to build a vacation camp, unless the Robins agreed to _give him $25,000. ‘The Brooklyn board of directors an- nounced their top figure would be $22,- 500. If Dazzy accept that he'd be the highest paid piteher in base ball. DALLAS, Tex., March 8.—Elgin Wil- son, & young right-handed rookie from Milford, Tex., may answer the suppli- cation of the White Sox for another good pitcher, ‘Wilson pitched seven innnings of steady base ball for the regulars in yes- 's camp game, . holding the " to six scattered hits -and win- ning, 6 to 2. For six innings he held his opponents scoreless with three hits, but in the seventh threeghits and an error by Bill Cissell act ted for two runs. ‘The White Sox open against the Dal- las Steers with a Spring exhibition today. PHOENIX, Ariz, March 8—Detroit Tiger pitchers were permitted to cut loose yesterday for the first time since the training season opened. Of the veterans, Lil Ston-~ looked especially good, while Johu: Prudhomme and | Lefty Barnes, recruits, also pleased Manager Harris. Roy Johnson finally put in appear- ance and was tried with Stone and | Rice, in a first string outfleld. Chick G:Ilowly was the only missing hand today. ‘WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 8. —Eddie Grimes, who was with Tulsa last year, will be the St. Louis Browns’ | reguiar third sacker this year if pre- fuemn predictions of Manager Dan Howley bear fruit. Grimes is -being coached carefully for the pennant chase. | Another rookie getting special atten- | tion from Howley is Dick Ferrell, highly }muuu backstop, to whom the Browns’ paid a $25,000 bonus to sign. Ferrell attempted to get into infield practice yesterday and Howley immediately warned him lwnf'. | ""Dondero. a likely looking infielder, in- jured a finger on his tossing hand and was also taking things easy. Howley looks on “Don” to become one of the best graduates from the minors this year. AVON PARK, Fla., March 8—Com- lete reversal of form was displayed by he St. Louis Cardinals between their last two games—one last Fall in the Yankee world series rout and the other {rwrdny in the Florida Grapefruit -gu when three rookie hurlers held the Phliadelphia Athletics to three hits while their teammates batted out a 2-to- 0 victory. Today the two clubs clash again at the A's Park in Fort Myers. WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 8.— ‘The * easy” order at the Phucgel hia Nati training base was lifted by Manager Shotton today and from now the workouts will become harder d last 1 mm mtlgzfiunu sguad, with the ex- terda; the infleld drills started at Tampa, this young fellow, who was sen Minneapolis club for seasoning after he was with the There’s Plenty of Action Now Training Camps his | classed as a holdout pitcher; 30 e 0i t ‘Washington outfit intimate knowledge of the art of caring ception of three veterans, is in camp, the only absentees being Bob Mcfilz:v. y O'Doul and Barney Friberg, fielders. FORT , Fla,, March 8.—After their shut-out defeat at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals in their first exhibition game of the season, Philadelphia Athletics were back at their training camp today convinced that they need more practice. They hoped, however, to even the count with the Cardinals in the return engagement here today. Three pitchers, Steve Bysco, Clarence Heise and Roma Boykin, turn- ed the Athletics back with three hits at the Cardinals’ camp, at Avon Park, yesterday. PASO ROBLES, Calif,, March 8.—Bar- ney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburgh club, today stated that he had offered Paul Waner a $1,000 increase over last year, or $12,500, and had mentioned $8,000 for Lloyd, & $1,500 increase. This flgur; is $9,000 under the Waners' de- mand. Traynor suffered a recurrence of his until Monday. 108 ANGELES, ., March 8— Some light as to what batting order Manager Joe McCarthy proposes to use in this year's N':tdlm&nmmgum: éau: algn was expec! Ju ! Sr:{n efu)‘;ibl!lon game against Los An- lay. Manager McCarthy has been worried | about that question ever since Rogers | Hornsby joined his forces. Experiments indicate he will use Egrulh as lead-off man, following with Clyde Beck, Kiki Cuyler, Rogers Hornsby, Hack Wilson and Ri Stephenson in order. Cuyler continues to glnu McCarthy by his heavy stick work, Lautenbacher and Horne are receiving special atdention. BRADENTON, Fla., March 8—Man- ager Bill Cas of the Red Sox be- lieves in individual attention as strong- ly. as any modern educator, so he has divided somewhat unwieldy squad of 40 players into two classes without reg‘r‘d to ability. class will practice in the morning, | the other in the afternoon. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 8.— The fans may have an opportunity to see a bearded outflelder in action with the Braves this Summer. Richard Mc- Kay, formerly member of the House of David nine, has applied for & chance. He wrote that he was no longer a disciple, but said he had kept his beard. |CREW DATES LISTED | FOR WASHINGTON U. —m. SEATTLE, Wash, March 8 (®.— Three crew dates for the University of ‘Washington eights, sanctioned recently by the board of control, were made public today. The Huskies' varsity and junior var- sity boats will race the Wisconsin crews at Madison, June 15, and will take part in the Poughkeepsie regatta, on the Hudson, on June 24. As a preparatory contest to the Uni- versity of California race, a W 8- ton crew will meet an eight sent here by the University of British Columbia on March 23. HOCKEY LOOP PLAY-OFF WILL START MARCH 19 NEW YORK, March 8 (#).—Regard- less of the final standing of the Na- tional Hockey League, the first game of the play-off series in New York will take place in Madison Square Garden on_Tuesday, March 19. Both the Americans and Rangers are certain of getting into the play-offs and it ‘was decided yesterday that ohe or the other teams, perhaps both, would appear here on that date. The second |local game has been set for Thursdsy, March 2L B J FRIDAY, MARCH 8, the always & surprise to find the city back hip injury and may be out of practice | 1929.° - Getting It Backward. PON his return to Germany Max Schmeling announced that he had quit trying to box and had gone in for fighting, ldo!pung the American method of ag- ession. "hr be it from a home-born product to take issue against one of the home boys, but the case doesn’t seem to work just that way. Most of the aggressive stuff has come from the foreign delega- tion since Dempsey passed out of the picture. For example, there was Luis Firpo. If he'wasn’t aggressive, meither is a wild bull. Firpo's idea of a boxing to wade in and knock Then Paulino came over. He wasn't a fancy boxer, and he isn’t now, but he is still willing to wade in and fight. No one ever accused Tom Heeney of back- ing away. He is no great fighter, but at least he has always been willing to | mix it and to fight. “To this list one might add Max Schmeling, probably the most aggres- sive of the lot. Schmeling doesn’t go in for holding, clinching and wrestling, with a flurry of dancing thrown in. Schmeling wades in winging with either hand. How many heavyweights of standing have we around at this moment who are as aggressive as Firpo, Paulino, | Heeney and Schmeling? Those who saw the Sharkey-Stribling fight might return of the answer. And they were collecting $163,000 for their stuff. i Gene Tunney was far from being an ve fighter. Geodge God- | frey is even less aggressive. Stribling has been the last mmlfl"i:: llxlnn-u- gressiveness it s -class op- ponent. !lu‘r?lt;ulul had spells of offensive outbreaks, but they have been consistently carried through. ‘When you check up on the returns | for the last few years the foreign en- | tries have done most of the real fight- | ing. At least they have tried to fight when not entwined in the pythonic | grips of some of our leading heavy- weight ring men whose slogan has turned into “Safety Pirst.” Can, But Won't. EVERAL of our heavyweights can S fight—but they won't—as long as the golden harvest is at hand with- t having to take a chance. lm'l‘l-u lngnder seems to feel that he has to show something to get a chance, so he gives about all he has, even when it isn't a lot. Max Schmeling has had few fights on this side, yet today he will outdraw any heavyweight we have. Which is quite enough to show the status of our heavy- weights. 0. Christner is one of the will- ling, jve types, but the Akron entry broke into the game just a trifie too late to have any chance of reaching the top. Yet as long as the boys can bank away big money year after year without having to fight for it or to take any sporting chances, they may be entirely within their rights as keen business men. Several of them have accumulated more than $500,000, each without tak- s chance, and at least no one can them dumb as long as the public is still willing pay when- they appear on some bill. The fighter can develop his own protection by trailing those who are willing to give him some action. ¢ JUST how still do you keep your body in putting?” asks a reader. As still as you can keep it with- out turning into & post or thinking too hard ‘about it. Which is to say, it should be & still that isn't d. ‘When one blows in from some crowded Winter resort down South it is home more crowded than ever. OU GEHRIG says he prefers to fish for a pastime and leave golf to an old man like Babe Ruth. It so hay that golf and fishing are the that run the gamut of the Seven the span from 10 years up to 90. And when you see a 'oflad-ug.pnny measuring with his two hands apart you 't know whether he is describing the length of the fish he just missed or the length of the putt he just failed to hole. AN HOWLEY of the St. Louls Browns asked for three years in which to build up a ball club and | his advice to the rest of the American | League today is to clear the road when youngsters hit the pike. The Yankees and Athletics are hereby warned to take notice. I Stopping Willle Heston. T has been about 25 years since James I. Bush, now one of the di- reators of Madison Square Garden, spent & few Saturday afternoons wl one of the main problems of the day here | Resolute's hoofs. Unconscious, he was hospital. SPORTS. was stopping Willle Heston, the Michi- gan 3 Bush was a star back, and later cap- tain of Wisconsin at a time when Wis- | consin was one of the hardest barricades | for Michigan to break down, even with Heston carrying the ball. | “I doubt,” says Mr. Bush, “that there ever was a harder man to stop. It was next to a murder case to tackle him, once he got under way. Heston not only weighed 190 pounds, but he had the knack of starting this weight at blinding speed. For 40 s he was as fast a man as I ever saw. He could pick up a record pace inside of 5 or 6 yards, and when he struck it was like a catapult. If you can imagine a 190-pound back active envugh to jump clear over a tackler in the open fleld from a slip- wr{ take-off, as Heston did against ‘alter Eckersall, you can get some idea of his agility. He was big, fast, power- ful, impossible to hurt and quick as a| cat. As a running back he has about everything a fellow can use.” C prove from year to year. But it doesn't always work that way. | When Jim Corbett and Jack Dempsey were introduced from the ring before Sharkey and Stribling came on last week the crowd was loolmgupon two men who were close to belng! e greatest in their | lives among all the heavyweights that ever lived—Corbett, the greatest of all heavyweight boxers; Dempsey, the great- est of all heayweight offensive machines. There has been no heavyweight l in Corbett's class as a boxer. He was | lightning fast on his feet and light- ning fast with both hands. He also | had a brain that had just as much speed as his hands and feet. There has been no heavyweight who had Dempsey’s power and drive on attack when he was in his prime. No other heavyweight could have punished the gigantic Willard in one round as he did at Toledo. After that first round he grew - tired, but the first had all Lhmlem‘::lu of a cyclone. There may have been others who could hit just about as hard, but they were a trifie more cautious, holding back to pick out the spot. The difference between Dempsey at 24 and Stribling at 24 was almost, beyond belief. | Stribling was almost as heavy, just as | fast and a better boxer. Dempsey weighed 183, against Willard—Stribling 182 against Sharkey. But the big dif- f:nncrlhv‘;u that Nsntflhl was | g O own cl and Dem, W -}*’r‘n’::“}: .Ol'uth! ufl;?twfellu'p'?yth!:l‘. e een Ane Dbl gap those two Close to the Two Greatest. OMPETITION is supposed to im- KENNEDY IS CHOSEN AS BOAT CLUB HEAD ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 8.—Harry F. Kennedy was elected president of the Old Dominion Boat Club last night at the annual meeting held at the club- house. John M. Reed was named vice gf:slflent, J. T. Preston, sr., secretary- asurer; Magnus W. Bales, captain; Walter E, Pierpoint, first lieutenant, and Robert G. Whitton, second lieu- fohn L. Curtis, Jack 8. Howard, Alvin H. Priedlander, Louls F. Hoy and E. E. Carver were elected members of the board of governors. A rowing com- m) of Walter E. Plerpoint, hitton, Benjamin G. Minor V. Bell, was appointed to co-operate with the Alexandria High 8chool in the organization of school- boy crews. It was decided to bear a portion of the expense of constructing the Corin- thian Yacht Club's float and diving platform at Gunston Cove in order that club members might use these facilities. Harry F. Kennedy will suj the local use of the float and platform. Plans for improvements costing sev- eral thousands of dollars were sub- mitted by the ttee which is composed of Robert G. Whitton, E. . Carver, C. C. Brown and Urban ir. She, and J. L. lected to member- ship. It was announced that the club's! smoker has been fixed for March 18| and will be featured by boxing and | wrestling. JOCKEY SCURLOCK HURT | IN ORIENTAL PARK FALL| HAVANA, March 8 () —Jockey Scurlock was seriously injured when he was thrown from his mount, Resolute, t; :m fourth race at Oriental Park yes- rday. As Scurlock tumbled to the ground he was struck on the mouth by one of taken to RISE FROM CELLAR 1S SHOTTON'S HOPE Excepting Pitchers, Club’s Material Appears Much Better This Year. BY BRIAN BELL (Associated Press Sports Writer). INTER HAVEN, Fla., March 8. —S8upporters of the Phila« delphia Nationals hope and believe that they have lost the jewel of consistency since the last season ended. The Phillies have consistently finished last in the National League race of late and any change must be for the better. . . Early signs at the training camp in- dicate that Burt Shotton, now & sopho- more manager, at least has a chance to push his team out of the cellar. A large question mark remains after the pitchers’ names, but the rest of the line-up has been so improved that even if the pitching is no better than it was in 1928 it will show more results. Manager Shotton is able to offer a good infleld, fair outfield and two ex- cellent catchers. He finds his stock on the shelves for emergency call low, but may be able to do something in the way of replacements later. The most encouraging development for Phillie fans is in the infield. Tom- my Thevenow seems certain to play great ball at shortstop. The star of the 1026 world series, when he wore a St. Louis Cardinal uniform, has recovered from a broken leg, suffered in 1927, and runs without the slightest suggestion of a lmp. Thompson Is Strong. Fresco Thompson at second base is an established star, and Arthur Whit- ney, third, and Don Hurst, first, are well on the road that leads to base ball lory, even with & tail-end team. The 928 season marked the first year im fast company for Whitney and Hurst, and their manager believes that the ex- perience gained under fire will show dividends this year. Whitney hit .300 in his first chance and Thompson and | Hurst were not far away. Homer Peel, who came from 8t. Louls by way of Houston, Tex., apparently could not be denled a place in the out- field. Chuck Klein, who was promoted from Fort Wayne late in the season finished so sensationally that he will be ven a chance to repeat. Lefty O'Doul, ormer Giant and Dennis Southern may divide outfield assignments. The veteran’ Cy Williams will be held in reserve. Virgil Davis and Walter Lerian at 2¢ and 26 years of the great young ¢al and will share the recel: e o aiehing pace: e other eal 3 In addition w‘n{hn pitchers brought over from the 1928 season, three new ones appear to have won places on the staff. Jack Milligan, .back from Syra- cuse, is a lefthander of promise, Two righthanders from the Southern Asso- clation may win sufit E)llubtll for themselves. Luther , late of Bir- mingham and with &"’vlous major league trials, and Phil ins, up tof\ New Orleans, where he pitched in 49 games, will be given extended observa- tion. Holdovers include Ed. Baecht, Ray Benge, Alex Ferguson, Bob McGraw, Lester “Sugar” Sweetland and Claude ‘Willoughby. Lacks Control. Sweetland, another Florids product, has more stuff than most southpaws, but can deliver it only on occasion through lack of control.. He was the only Phillie pitcher able to duxhy any success it the champlon St. Louis Cardinals last year. 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