The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-18
.DOBbS SEARCHING COUNTRY FOR TWO WILLING TW|RLERS New Orleans Manager Is Using Every Effort to
 Fill Glaring Gaps
 on Team

The early Dennant winning Pelicans are developing to be somewhat weaker than at first glance a few weeks ago. Scribes have boasted that the Pels are the 1916 rag winners and that all the other clubs must concede their victory. But, alas, the Pelican scribes have become aware of the fact that there is a weak spot on the lineup.
 Johnny DobbS is now securing the coun- try for two good pitchers, southpaws or that Johnny puts on the applicants is that they be willing workers and good pitchers. Johnny will find it a hard job finding two pitchers to fill these qualifica- tions. The New Orleans Times-Picayune describes Dobbs search as follows:
 Wanted-Two pitchers must be good ones; right or left-handed, sober sound in wind. and limb. industrious and will ing. Apply John Dobbs, Heinemann Park, New Orleans.
 MAY INSERT AID
 That's about the style of an advertise ment that Manager Dobbs is planning in his mind. If he does not insert it in some publication it will be because he has arrived at the same results through other means and that in the very near future, for John needs those two pitchers badly and in a hurry.
 That's about all that lawn needs to complete his ball club. Outside of his pitching staff everything seems to be all right, but his pitchers, while fine as to quality, are short on quantity.
 It all came about when both "Rube" Trenton and "Rube'' Kissinger failed to report. The two "Rubes,'' it appears. must have formed g. conspiracy about getting to New Orleans, for neither has as yet appeared and neither has shown any signs of doing so. And so, John is going out on the trail of two men to take their places He wants to start the season with at least five pitchers on whom he can depend and he is going to lose mighty little time looking for the men that he wants.
 PRACTICE WITH INDIANS
 First of all he is ordering Jim Gudger to report Jim was with the Pelicans for a part of the season last year, later be- ing sent to the Texas league. He went fairly well while he was here and this year he may, go better yet The main objection to him here was his slowness and it is said that Jim has installed a new 12-cylinder engine this season and it may speed him up a little. At any rate, he's coming.
 And John is not stopping at this for a
 
 time for someone Use.
 The Pelicans took their regular work out yesterday though it was a rather sEort one, at best. All hands seemed to be in good shape after their fishing trip of the day before and the work moved along with great smoothness
 After they got done, the Cleveland In- dians took the field, and as it was so cold no exhibition game was played, the men simply going through regular in field and outfield practice
 The one innovation yesterday was the starting of pitchers bunting practice or rather the fielding of bunts by the pitch CTS Only the pitcher, catcher and first baseman was used in the field in this work and the batters hit bunts continually. The pitchers were forced to field all of these hits, no matter where they were and to attempt to throw the runners out at first. Manager Fohl covered first himself, and as he has not the reach of a Chick Gandil the hurlers were forced to make their throws come somewr~c near the bag in order to count for anything,
 WORK IS NEW
 This work is new thing with the In dians and is one of the many ideas of the new manager which are being put irto practice and which seem to be work ing out well.
 Today the weather is expected to be moderated a little and it is probable that practice games will be played by both the Pelicans in the morning and the In- dians in the afternoon
 the Gull leader can use on his 1916 Mobile team.
 Lefty" Townsend local pitcher, has not yet signed his contract with the Mobile team. He is anxious to be traded to another league. preferably the Texas league However, the Mobile club of ficials hope to induce him to sign up and hAgin training work within a few