Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05
PITCHING IS GREAT
WORRY Of LEEFOHL
IN CLEVELAND REDS

CLEVELAND, o., March 5-Pitching
is the big problem that must be solved
by Manager Lee Fohl if he's to make
a winner of the Cleveland Indians this
year. The men today are spending the
first day in their New Orleans training
camp.
His second biggest problem is first
base. Practically every other position
on his lineup is settled
He has an outfield that doesn't have
to take back seat for any other big
league set of outergardners. With Iris
Speaker in center, fianked on the right
by Bobby Roth and on the left by
Jack Graney the gardens are well pro-
tected.
There are an even dozen pitchers on
the squad of thirty-one players, and
Foil is supremely confident he will get
together a classy staff. He is pulling
hard for his big right handler, Guy Nor
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his arm Morton was leading the Amer
lean league with ten victories and only
two defeats when something went
wrong with his salary wing last seas
on. 1t was largely due to his disabil-
ity that Cleveland dropped after good
start last season.
Stanley Coveleskie, the young Polish
spitballer, and Jim Bagby, fadeawav
artist, are counted on as two main
stays of the hurting corps just as they
were last year,
YOungster In Line.
One youngster who is expected to
prove real sensation to is Otis Lam
beth, who came from Topeka late last
season Lambeth displayed world of
stuff, including a fine side-wheel de-
livery and cross fire ball of which he
has remarkable control.
Fohl has two fine southpaws in Fred
i Coombs and Joe Boehling, the latter
| obtained in trade with Washington
Big Ed Klepfer, who was bothered
with tonsolitis last season, has had
his tonsils removed and started south
in the middle of February to get in
condition by the time his teammates
arrived.
Popboy Smith, brother-in-law OF
Bagby, and Albert Gould, the little low
an, showed good form and ability with
the Indians last season and are ex-
pected to deevlop.
Their are three likely youngsters
getting their first tryout in fast COM
pany-Petty from Texas, Dickerson,
who won eleven straight and lost mona
in the Dixie league, and Dearborn
from the University of Iowa.
At first base the season may see the
passing of Chick Gandill as big
league regular. for young Louis Guisto
from Portland, Ore, is banked upon to
win that place. Guisto didn't show
much in the batting line when he
reached Cleveland late last season, but
he had a strained back. After the
I season, but he had a strained back.
After the season he went on trip to
Honolulu and Harold Janvrin Of the
Boston Red Sox who took the same
tour predicts Gusto will be a star
Three I'm Reserve.
| Cleveland also has in reserve for
the first base job Ivan Howard, Marty
Kavanagh, the Ex-Tiger slugger, and
/ Ray Miller from the Western league.
Behind the bat the veteran Steve
O'NeilI, is certain to be the mainstay,
while Josh Billings, recalled from
Louisville, is the present tip for second
string catcher. Tom Day will be
third man.
Pete Allison from New Orleans is
the only extra outhelder on the Indi-
ans roster and is considered sufficient.
Little Joe Evans, third sacker, is
back from Portland.
The Indians are trying an interesting
experiment this season and will take
south with them a pair of sand-lotters
chosen from the best players Of Cleve-
lands amateur ball-teams. They are
Yaro Krejoi, catcher. and johnny
Lober, third-sacker.
The Indians will present team of
giants. Ten of them are more than 5
feet tall