The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-19
SPORTS
Lineup of Lookout Is
 Practically Decided Upon
Only Change to Made Will Be in Outfed-Kid Elberfelc Could Use Two Good Fly Chasers-Pitchng
 Staff Looks Strong

Chattanooga, March IS. = (Specal.) Barring accidents it does not require the vision of prophet to view the Lookout lineup from this distance, Elberfeld is still in need of an outfelder. and could use two. but there is little likelihood of changes being made anywhere else
 The Kid has had his squad at work i'll Texas for almost two weeks and has a pretty good line on what to expect when the season opens. He has found three youngsters that seem good enough to stick in the Southern and most of the 1916 regulars are back.
 Koehler a big catcher, who came from Gettysburg, Pa. seems to have made good with the Kid. Koehler is more than six feet, young and fast, and has been hitting hard and often in Texas. He has a good arm and is said to be dependa- ble receiver. If he remains either Kitch- ems will be traded or Peters will be sold. The first will hardly be disposed of.~ so the catching staff will be made up of either Kitchens and Peters or Kitchens and Koehler.
 All of the Lookout pitchers have some round all right in the Texas sun. Rube Marshalls star of last years staff, and Jim Allen, another veterans, are better this year than ever before, the Kid says, and he expects both to be among the leading twirlers of the league Marshall has developed good curve ball that he did not use often last year. Howard Merritt, who had a great season with Memphis in 1915, but was sent to Texas last season, is getting back into his 1915 form and this gives the Lookouts a southpaw of merit. Steve Gaston, the local boy, who helped pitch Newport News to a pennant last year, in the Vir- ginia league, with his spit ball, will like ly be a newcommer, and Rock, from the Northern league, is fighting with Knowl- son and Bacon for the other berth
 HYATT ON FIRST
 Ham Hyatt will be back at first, it seems, with Jake Pitler sure at second ard Fred Graf at third Hyatt is a sure target for the other infelders and will hit around 300. Pitler and Graf are al most &he class of the league in fielding their respective positions, and both should show improvement in hitting as the Kid worked hard with them last sea- son.
 Bobby Watt, former captain of Colum- bia university, is being used at short stop in the spring games Watt was a second baseman at college and went one full season without an error, hitting more than 400. He is showing up well at short. Bergman, Notre Dame star and Montague, New Orleans semi-pro- fessonal, are also trying for the job.
 Timon Bowden, former manager of the Montgomery, South Atlantic league team. and before that University of Ala lama player, seems to have won one outfeld berth. Bowden is fast-one St. Louis scribe called him the fastest man in baseball when he tried out with the St. Louis Browns in 19l5-and Elberfeld says he can be taught to bunt accurate ly. He is sensational fielder.
 Lester Sheehan, a youngster out of the Western league, almost had the short stop position won when Tom Harris opened an old wound in his leg and had to be released, and Sheehan was sent to the outfeld He is playing there like g. regular If two more outfelders are &C., quired Sheehan may be put back into the fight for shortstop. He is almost sure to be carried because of his versatility.
 ALLISON LOOKS GOOD
 Allison, a Baltimore semi mi-profession- al is playing brilliantly in the outfield and meets the ball we'll He is plenty good enough to start the season, if no other outfielders are secured, and a lit tie improvement on his part will make him a regular.