Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-13
FEW CHANGES IN
AMERICAN LEAGUE LIEUPS,
Veterans Sure to Hold Berths While
the Colts Will Warm the Benches.

Few newcomers will fill regular pos
itions in the American league this
year, according to the dope which is
fltering in from various training
camps. Several new faces will be seen
on the Cleveland and Chicago teams,
but the other clubs will present line
ups which will be largely familiar.
Newcomers this year find themselves
slated largely for utility roles.
Pep Young. who will play second for
the Tigers, is the only new face Jen-
n1ngs will present regularly. Peters
will divide the catching with Stanage,
who will, however, continue for while
to be classified as the head of the re-
cetving staff. jacobson will play more
games than most utility men, but he is
not reckoned as a regular. Kavanagh,
who will play first until Burns is back,
is classed as veteran. There will be
the usual number of new pitchers
three in all probability, as hitherto an
nounced.
Word from Red Sox headquarters
is that Carrigan will stand pat on his
team, with Tutwiler, an outfieIder, the
only recruit having chance to break
in. Ruth, Mays and Comstock are new
pitchers who probably will be carried
for a while
Unless Rondeau. the former Tiger
catcher, makes good as an outfielder
with Washington, Griffith will play an
other year with the lineup he pre-
S6Ill0u last SEASON.. lie Will not even
add pitchers to his staff, it is an
nounced, with the exception of Hop
per, who was obtained in a trade with
the st. Louis Nationals.
A recruit by the name Of Kaufman
secured from Elmira, may play first
base for the Browns. and SEVERED may
land catching berth. That pair, with
few new pitchers who will not be
used regularly, will complete Manager
Rickey's changes
With the exception of Lajoie at Sec
ond Connie Mack is not expected to use
any new men this year. Kopf probab-
ly will replace Baker at third, but the
youngster has been on the Philadelphia
payroll for some time. Mack probably
will replace Bender, Plank and Coo1nbs
with youngsters from his old second
| string pitching staff He is looking
over some new hurlers, but the dope
has it that none Of them has shown
much class.
If Bill Donovan makes any changes
in the Yankee battle line it will be the
Detroit contributions to- the old Tiger
hurler. 1t is understood around the
circuit that High has cinched job in
the gardens and that Pipp is main
tanning lead over Charley Mullerf in
| the race for first base. Paddy Bau-
| sacker, who has been secured from
Providence by Donovan, is making a
good showing as an outfielder and
| may be retained as utility fly chaser.
The White Sox will have but one
old horse in the infield. Weaver will
continue at shortstop and is expected
| to become a star under the tutelage of
| Eddie Collins, who will play second
for Rowland Bundy Brief, who lives
at Traverse City. will play first, and
either Bronson, from the Three-Eye
| circuit, or Baker, q former Nap, Twill
| be at the hot corner
Nobody seems to know what sort OF
| a lineup Birmingham will offer with
the Cleveland Indians. Rodgers will
replace Lajoie and there will be new
It is expected that Cleveland also will
have some new pitchers.
The probable makeup Of the Amerd-
can League teams this summeh Is ts
| follows:
| Detroit,
| Pitchers-Dauss. Dubuc, Covelesfde
Boehler Cunningham, Smithson. Rey-
| Catchers- Stanage, Mckee. Baker
| Peters.
Infelders-Burns. Kavanagh. Young
Bush, Moriarty, Witt
Outfelders- Cobb. Crawford
jacobson.
| Philadelphia.
Pitchers Shawkey, Wycloof. Bush
Pennock Bress1er, Myers, W. Davis.
Catchers- Thomas, Lapp. schang
McAvoy.
Observation-Disclosures. Lajoie. Barry
Kopf and possibly Baker.
Outf1elders-Oldring, Strunk, Muir
ply, Davies and Thompson.
Boston,
Pitchers-Leonard Foster Shore
Wood, Mays, Comstock, Collins, Gregg
Ruth.
l Catcher@Carrigan Cady. Thomas