Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

former strength
AT the spring camp az Wt>ahnchic,
ZEN JcnninSS tried cat u lars" squad
OF battery wen. hut had comparatively
Few rccrui, elders OF ,hr pitchers.
Erickson. Formerly with rctroii. and
the leading ,wiricr in The pacific Coast
League last year. has made til" most
imrrrSSiNc showing Eiunrraa from
MoiheS, have srcat records aud Jou-
n'nrs has been impressed hy their
spring PERFORMANCES The rest Of tho
tccr"it twirlcrs. with the pnssihlc cN-
c"ption Of HAN. from Joplin. Mo, prob
ably viii see further service in the
string catcher. with rclic a. his under
study; Joe cobb :, liUi" FELLOW from
thc Elnc Ridge l.cagu., aud tlary. u
Cornell star. are the ramdidatcS Tor
seems 10 hay" the call,
tirSi base may prove somcthinG Of
problem. II Dresser the nrrt in
holder from 81. Paul tails 20 live Up
10 his minor league record Burns Was
let out partly because jennings WAS
certain that Dresser would make good.
ana IN spring practiC" Dresser hit wei!
ana h.Idri l;npyeSSivcly The rest of
ne lmhc!d. iounk. liush aud Ntu, have
S s,, 10: o!dliiine aciNt'N, Bobby Jones
ni!n zen Dyer. utility men. who were
Win the club last season. will have
10 tght for their jobs, as Bert Ellison.
a former Tiger. is hnck In the fold
after serving season at 81. PAU Isl
i.Son. who needed only "A little season.
ms TO reach major lcagUc quality.
wnlic Jones and Dyer were doing odd
Jobs for Jennings. UriH Bush is lost
10 the cub, Jcnn'ngs probably Will use
only TWO ~ this utility trio and - *
expected that Ellison viii he one Of
tho. men retained The outHcid again
viii II" composed OF Nc:.ch Cobb ana
BOSTON TEAM Is VET
tNCERYtI\ t\Il'YS
The enlistment o: players ana Tho
iradcS made during the past winter
team 4 nero or loss uncertain uuantitl-
NJ the beginning OF the l9l> rruntnt
season. Much depends upon INC ability
ot MANAGER "a BARROW. the. now aelI
the Ned Sox nave two tmfeid s,ars
S,ufy Ncinnis and Johnny EvcrS
bur Mclnnes is being tried ont at third
haSe. IN place of his regular uoSi'jon
~ inc INITIAL sack. and there * doubt
rceardinF Evcrss ability 10 regain tn"
of all second hasemen = f"w y"ars
ago. Day" Shcan. formerly Or me ciu-
c,nna'i team. Mn nc nva:'ah'y low
sent George Eos'cr TO Cincinnati
The club officials aprarcntry are not
sure or the outcome Of these .N0c-i-
ncnts. and arc both 'orth to mako any
antesenSon predictions Regarding Tho
MAY OF tho team during ~" six months
chase Ior tho remnant. ''Nr Nrobi.uNS
field cn'ir"lv FOR Ceo-co WATERMAN
end Paul smith outdeidor= from Tho
'ntern? 'iona' League. now wonlho~S
Of tho H"d SnN squad aro hci~- .-'"r
"u' In r.cwiS'S Waco n ier' T"'i
owls. along With renuorl G"fra".
shore Darr'- NcNaIlv. Ia0v~ir rader
nNd .TnNos N-e rn'.rad ,-7~ sa-,-i.a
NANI<f'''S' "r,NN\~r' f-u.SCrS
HINGE on TIIErn tIi'uIlRS
tn" prospects OF success fui Year
Tor tn" New York Americans. from the
standpoint of a pCnnant factor. hinge
apparently uron the ability Of TIA"
pitching star. In every other d.rar.-
ncnt tho Yankees appear far stronger
TIE inHcid and "utlieId should be more
effective in fielding and batting than
last season, and tho catching end OF
The batteries Is fully up 20 tho stand
ard OF tho past.
The new manager Of tho club. Miller
Higgins, realizes that the hurting
corps is not as Formidable as tho other
sections OF the team. bu; If IN, pi,clcrs
can be developed in s,cadimcSs ana -
f"ciiNencss. IL is possible tina. tn. Of
ichSlV" and defensive strength OF the
team ~ Il whole viii orSc; ans. weak
moss in this direction. During tho
1914 campaign much high class twiri-
Went for naught owing 20 the Inability
OF the team 20 score even one or two
runs.
The determination OF Bob Shawkcy
70 cnNst proved severe setback 20
IN" pitching prospects as Tho former
reliable OF the Nrw York teams pitch 4
ers. Caldwell, when he is right is tn.
best twirlinc prospect at the present