The Washington times., 1913-04-03

Manager George Stovall, the Browns
skipper. has picked his entire team
with the exception of one player, fol-
this season. The squad. which num-
bers twenty-five, including himself, is
made up Of nine pitchers. seven in
fielders, five outfielders. and four catch
ers. The infielders who are sure of
their berths. not including Stovall, are
Brief, who will act as his boss under
study at first; Derrill Pratt, who has
the Job Of covering the keystone sack
cinched; Dee Walsh. Bobby Wallace.
Jimmy Austin, and Fred Graf.
stovall is particularly delighted with
the work Of Brief. The Browns young
ster expects to excel his last years
marks In hitting and fielding.
At short, Dee Walsh will have to
fight II ought with Bobby Wallace, with
the call favoring Bobby. Although he
is far from being the Wallace Of old,
his younger rival. both in fielding and
batting If the st. Louis lad can i'm
prove his only weak spot. which is his
clouting, he may yet be the Browns
regular shortfielder before the season
il over.
Holds Jimmy Austin.
The honor of holding down the far
corner Will again go to Peppery Jim
my Austin, with Fred Graft as the
substitute third sacker. Frof what
Graft has shown during the training
trip. he is worthy Of a thorough trial
before being released to some minor
league club.
Fred has made a great impression
with both Stovall and Colonel Hedges
in the way he fields his position. and
is far from being a poor sticker.
Two of the outfeld positions have
been awarded with the third one open.
This will be fought for by four candi-
dates.
ing center field cinched. while Gus
Williams has a lease on the right
fielder's job. The fight for the other
garden will be between Johnston,
Compton, Walker and Sloan.
Jack Johnston. whom the Browns
got from the Montgomery club of the
southern League. Is at present lead
ing the four-cornered race for the
Compton second and Walker and
Sloan also in the running.
Needs Experience.
The only thing that Is keeping Sloan
from nabbing the position is lack of
experience In fielding his position. as he
is one of the hardest hitters in the
present squad and inside of another
year. during which time he ought to
learn the ins and outs of the major
league, should prove to be another Joe
Jackson.
Sloan has the same position at the
plate as the Cleveland star and is a
harsh hitter and very fast on the bases.
Stovall states that he Will carry his
entire catching Staff. which numbers
four, from the beginning of the season
until the end. as he has four very
classy catchers and cannot afford to
let any Of them get away.
Alexander and Agnew. the Pacific
coast star, will do the bulk Of the re-
Ing as second string receivers to the
above named two.
George intends 20 carry nine box
artists during the coming season, which
Is two over the regular amount gener-
ally carried by major league club.
Three Southpaws.
Three OF the nine pitchers will be
southpaws. These are Earl Hamilton,
who was one of the few pitchers who
was able to pitch a no-hit game last
sea son; Carl Weilman, who stands six
feet five and one-half inches In height.
and Walter LeverenZ. the side-wheeler
from the Los Angeles club.
All three of these are looked upon
by Stovall as good enough to take "eSu-
lar turns in the box this year
George Baumgardner, Mack Allison.
and Roy Mitchell are the three right
handlers who will do the bulk OF the
hurling, with Adams, Napier and either
Stone or Snyder as second string
pitchers.
The extra player which will make
up the total of twenty-six, which is the
limit that a major league club can carry
after May Is. will not be selected until
after the season Is well advanced. Sto-
vail being unable 70 state At present IL