The Washington times., 1912-04-21
BROWN OWNERS ARE
TRYING TO PRODUCE
A PENNANT winner
Hedges and Wallace Have
Made Many Changes to
Get Better Results.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 21.-The scheme
TO burst forth with the American
League was not compiled in a single
day, Rome was not erected In twenty
iour hours, and no eighth-place team
was made pennant winner In a single
winter, but the firm OF Wallace &
Hedges are working overtime trying to
produce winner. II may come in 1912,
anc then, again, II may not arrive until
1913 or 1914.
however, since April Of 1911 there have
been many changes in the Browns In
iact, the fan who gazes upon the ath-
ietes at Sportsman's Park now will
hardly recognize them. It takes time
10 become acquainted, and the visit of
majority does not extend back to 1911
Here we find the Browns playing the
White Sox In their first 1912 home game
The opener In 1911 saw the Browns
against 5 the Cleveland Maps; The name.
brought quite few switches.
Would one remember this lineup:
Hoffman, center feld Austin, third
base Murray, right field La Porte, sec
base; Williams. left field; wallace,
shortstop, and Powell, pitcher.
There are the names of the nine glad
iators who bncked the Maps on April
l2. 1911. Look 'em over and see how
to indianapolis; Murray is I'm the Inter
national League; Clarke was sent to
Kansas City by Washington after
Hedges turned him away; Newman ia
Southern League, and Wallace probably
has played his last game. Powell, Aus
tin, and La Porte alone stick. So there
you are.
Wallace Has Real Team.
Wallace is entering into his second
year. as manager. Last season does not
| count. He had nothing at the start
\ But now he has real pert team. He
| has Stovall on first. There are few
| flrst-sackers the equal of the ex-Nap.
Pratt looks to be the regular second
| ought to become a star.
No minor Lacquer ever drew more
boosts than Pratt down South. The
writer conversed with many knowl-
! edged folks down in Jackson, Miss,
| while the Cardinals were training there
] and Pratt was the chief topic OF con-
versat!on. Pratt has made good with a
venget nee. He starred in the outfield
| against the Cardinals, and now he is
starring at second base.
! Austin is the third baseman, but Ed
die Hallinan has succeeded Wallace al
short and the change looks to be per-
| manent. Hogan Is in left in place OF
| Williams; Shotten in center instead "
Hoffman. and La Porte in right, where
| -huIldy CdNOTteu..
| Catching Department Is Weak.
| The Browns as a whole appear to be
. 70 per cent stronger than a year ago.
They own several pitching youths of
PROMISE George Baumgardner being the
most prominent. Also Lefty FriIl, the
Brown duo, Elmer and "Curley,' and
Earl Hamilton ought to be better than
| last year.
The catching department is the. only
| one In doubt. If injuries do not come,
| then Stephens and Krichell will be able
| to care for that field. However, the
| Browns will be in q bad position IL
Jimmy or Paul crack a finger or stub
! a toe. This, no doubt. will give Joo
kutina the chance to break in.
| Kutina is going to be a catcher Sew
| eral American League clubs are angling
for Kutina for work on first, but none
| have a chance to get him. He's going
to stick around and learn what Lou
| Criger, Roger Bresnahan and a few
other receivers have memorized. If Joe
can, then he'll be a marvel, because he's
q natural histcr and a fair base runner.
His arm. too, fsn't one that will weaken
with continued work.
A year ago the Browns opened with
| two victories against <ae Maps, but
something happened and the next five
games were lost. No one expects the
Wallace tribe to pull anything like that
around this date.
Yes, thank you, the Browns of 1Sl.
ought to go better than the Browns
| of 1911.