The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-04
RED SOX ARE
STRENGTHENED
FOR NEXT YEAR
Change Is Looked For in Infield.
Where Yerkes and Gardner
Are Webbing
LEWIS WILL HAVE TO
IMPROVE TO HOLD JOB
With Rehg and Henriksen Both
After His Position. Duffy
Will Have To Hustle
....EdHed by....
ealph L. Yonker
BY PAUL r.. SHANNoN.

BOSTON, Nov. At seems decid-
eddy probable that the Red Sox will
be in the fight for the flag from the
start to the very finish.
Although Manager Carrigan's team
will probably not differ much In its
eventual makeup. the strength AFFORD
ed by host OF new and brilliant re
cruits and the bolstering up of the
pitching department will cause may
judges to pick the Sox as a decided
pennant contender.
through draft and by purchase the
Sox have II eased their strength ire.
mendously and II accidents such AS
befell the team last season should
again occur, the team will not be
caught mapping as they were through
out the campaign just closed.
Several promising pitchers have
been added to the string, the most
promising OF whom is said to be-
Johnson. who comes from the Inter.
national league. This Johnson is the
young pitcher who defeated both Gil
ants and Red Sox in exhibition games
the past summer and he is regarded
as the most likely OF the new twiri-
ers.
With Joe Wood once again in his
normal shape. Bedient recovered from
the sickness that hampered his work
all through the past year, Ray Collins,
Leonard. Moseley. Foster and the 9th
ers to take care OF the pitching enc.
all the strength that Carrigan needs
will be found right there.
Behind the bat the Red Sox will
carry but four OF the five catchers
now on the pay roll Carrigan, or
course, will be there behind the bat
during most of the time, and in young
Thomas many look to see the man
who will do most OF the relief work.
Smell. the Brown university recruit.
will be carried and ultimately sent in
| to do his share OF the work, while
either Cady or Nunamaker will be
disposed of to some other team.
These last-named two are high-prtced
men, and this fact will have lot to
| do. perhaps, with their disposition.
| Clyde Engle will probably hold
down the first sack again next year
and, indeed, his great playing this
{ past summer assures him of being re
tanned. But two other candidates for
that first sack will fight 1t out witt
old Hack in the spring.
These two are Carlstrom. who was
with the Sox on the spring trip, last
year, and Wilson. purchased from
Lynn. a left-hand hitter and a player
who is touted as a coming big league
star. But either will have to travel
at phenomenally fast gait to dis
place Engle.
RnII 10
makes changes in this infeld not only
possible but probable as well.
Wagner, undoubtedly, will be fix
ture at short. but Yerkes and Gardner
as we'll will find their titles to jobs
in the regular lineup in dispute.
Scott, a phenomenally fast infielder
from st. Paul; Martin Krug, for
mer Red Sox recruit and Harold Jan
win will be eager to Dust any OF the
regulars from their places.
Scott Is a wonder, while the fast
pace at which Janvrih Travelled dur
ing the closing weeks OF the season
gives reason for believing that the
"child Harold" will have something
to say about the eventual makeup.
There are six candidates for the
outfeld. with first choice going. or
course. to Speaker, Hooper and Lew
is, the present incumbents. Walsh,
who comes back to the team from
Worcester. will probably not be con-
sidered finally. but both Rehg ana
Henriksen will be retained without a
doubt. This means that Lewis VIII
have to keep going at top notch form
liz he intends to avoid being displaced.
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