The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-04-30
.ELbERFELD FINALLY
COMPLETES WORK
OF SELECTING TEAM
TabascO Kid Has Decided on
Lineup for Remainder
of the Season
POWERS TO BE USED
AS UTILITY PLAYER
Hyatt, Messenger and Jantzen to
Compose Outfield-Will Carry
But -Four Pitchers-Waiting
Return of Kitchens

Chattanooga, April 29.--(Special. kid
Elberfeld dispensed with the axe this
week and ordered a guilotine from dear
old France. The axe couldn't cut the
heads off fast enough to suit the Chatta-
nooga manager and the end of the week
finds the Lookouts down to the IA men
limit Were it not for the rapidity with
which things have happened hereabouts
this spring one would be inclined to say
that the Kid has picked his team and
is ready to stack it up as a stand-pat
proposition. as il. is unwise to say more
than that the Lookouts as they are
framed for the real campaign, down to
salary and player limits line up as fol-
lows:
-Four Pitchers-Martina, Allen. Knapp.
Marshall.
Two Catchers-K Kitchens, Peters.
Four Infelders-Harris, Pitler. Eiber-
field. Graft
Three outfielders-Hyatt Messenger,
Jantzen.
Utility Man-Powers.
Notwithstandind the huge number OF
releases handed out, perusai of this ros-
ter will suffice to show that the Kid
II
only one change not previously intimated
before the present week has been made
the substitution of Heine Jantzen for
Fred Nicholson in left field. The Kid
made this change, he said, on account of
the fact that Jantzen was a much better
fielder than Nicholson, who had lost sew
eral games by failure to judge drives.
Otherwise after all the pyrotechnics the
actual lineup of the team is practically
the same as week ago. The retention
of Powers as utility man was unexpected
but this is not unlikely move to cover
something to come later on and to pro-
tect against accidents in the meantime.
RELEASES COME FAST
The heads fell at a dizzy pace while
the old French machine was going.
Powers and Shortstop Smykal were re-
turned to Ottawa, and Powers returned
because the Ottawa club couldn't handle
his salary. Outfielder C. Nicholson was
given his unconditional release as was
Ben Kari, former Memphis and Mobile
pitcher; Fred Nicholson was sent to the
Charlotte club of the North Carolina
league; Pitcher Herbert was turned back
to the Oklahoma City club, whence he
was purchased; Catcher Payne was given
his unconditional release and Catcher
Andeern was returned to Memphis with
thanks to d. Stark and company for
helping the locals out when they We're In
dire distress. Eight releas ed in three
days was the record.
With it all there was no tearing the
team to pieces and the managers idea
was building 'er up all the time The
Lookouts present a stronger front by far
today than when they opened the season
and local fans are willing to bank on it
that they will not stay in the cellar for
long. Two pitchers, Martina and Mar
a mi, rct,.o
that all is needed for Knapp and Allen to
come through is a little warm weather
The rest of the team, since Jantzen and
Messenger entered the outfield is playing
as good ball in every way as was an
ticipated-somewhat light at the bat, but
lighting fast in the field and on the
bases.
AWAITING KITCHENS RETURN
The Kid is eagerly awaiting the return
OF Frank Kitchens, the teams regular
catcher. The manager attributes some of
the defeats to the absence of Kitch, who
is the clubs chief reliance in team play
and chief assistant to Elberfeld
Another momentous announcement by
the manager was that he had closed his
own mouth absolutely on the field, and
that he would not be put out of the
game again this summer While this will
nave TO be taken with a grain of salt.
the Kid says he really means to keen
his temper as far as in him lies II is
necessary for him to stay in the game
every minute since young Smykal was
released, as the team has no other player
who can be counted on to MAY short
steadily for any length of time
The experiment of four pitchers will ba
watched with some apprehension, espe-
clally as neither Allen nor Krapp seams
able to stand overplus of work, but
the Kid can switch his policy and get q
p s whenever the staff shows signs
of growing tired.
game at Little Rock on Tuesday when