The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-13
SMITH PLEASED
 WITH LOOKOUTS;
 TEAM PERSONNEL

Chattanooga. May 12.-(Specia1 )-
 The actual complexion of the 1912
 Lool1outs Is now definitely nodded. The acquisition of Boehler from Washing
 ton and the sale of McDonough to Memphis has decided the final person
 nel of the squad which Billy Smith will lead in neck breaking race for the
 gonfalon.
 The present lineup will be the reg
 ualr one for the grind of the actual championship season with but one pos
 sible change in the pitching staff. There Is a possibility that Bill Bailey will
 be placed here by Detroit after a short
 tryout at Proyidence in other words,
 Bailey will be sent here if Boehler fails.
 but otherwise no further changes will occur
 The sale of McDonough. which was a great surprise locally. leaves Moves
 and Hannah as the regular catcher.
 Mac" was considered certainty in
 view of the fact that he had caught
 practically all of the games up to the
 time of his departure but Smith ex-
 plained that he merely did this in or
 der to give Moves all the rest possible
 
 real grind McDonough's poor batting, according to smith, rendered him from
 the first an Ineligible. M
 With Moves and McDonough as the regular receivers there is not really
 weak hitter in the entire lineup, as any of the reg ular pitchers can be depended upon to break up fray at any moment with single or any extra
 base drive. Further, the retention of these two leaves a good pinch hitter always on deck with Sentell to replace the retired man.
 The retention of Peppery Paul as
 factotum in lieu of Runser, who was relegated to the Virginia league at first called forth great gobs of pro- test from local fandom, but the wis
 dom of Smiths act is Becoming more apparent every day Sentell is not only
 fielding in faultless style in all po- sitions, but hitting consistently. He has connected successfully upon three con secutive occasions in the pinch capacity practically copping three frays single handed. More. chappelie. Ware, Coveleskie and either Boehler or Bailey Is con- siGered by Smith to be the strongest
 hurling department in the league. This quintet is not only considered the su-
 perior in the. defensive phase of pure pitching but moreover on the offense as every man is a dangerous sticker. CoyeIeskie Chappelle and More espe- cially are hitting well over the figures. of last year, exceeding 300 in three. four and five games respectively
 With the exception of the Hun all appear to be 20 per cent more effective than last year. Smith does not beliese that he has worked Coveleskfe heavy enough either this spring or during last season and the Poles name VIII be seen in the future with far greater ! 4f-- 1. a recalled that Birmingham worked him regularly twice a week in 1910 and that he had the mos remarkable sea son of his career.
 The infield and outfield Is fielding in brilliant form and if the offensive operations of the team continue only 75 ner cent as efficient for the re mainder of the season as to date Smith confidently expects to cop the punt- Ing The team is not only hitting we'i, be ing, over 245 for a team average, put lis auementing this offensive abiiity py ational and remarkable work upon tho bases Nine thefts against Crib hens of Montgomery and seven against Saahourh of Nashville are two of the lfeats whcih have been accomplished In this line Hopkins holds the individual record with four thefts in single eame This is well nigh a record for tha league. Moran. Hopkins. Balenti and coyle bid fair to pilfer an average of 90 bases apiece as the first two are already but little short of IS with the
 chief close behind. For the first time since 1909 when he copped the rag for Atlanta. Smith $ actually satisfied with the material un- | der him. He has the exact attributes which he has longed for-formfdaple pitching, timely hitting and remarkaple speed on the bases. Smith will be dis- appointed if the club does not nnisn enc. two.