The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

posed Pants" Rowland. is rauidlv welding his machihe together out at Mineral Wells, Tex Practically the en- tire SoX team repoHted on time and is well along with its training. The Sox are strong in the dutfield and behind the bat but only fair in the infield Faber and Cicotte. the pitching main stays. haven't limbe red up yet, but are expected to come strong Russell Danforth and Quinn are also looked upon as certainties
 Memo Liebold and Shano Collins will alternate in right field, as the pitching switches from the left to the righ- handed variety. Hap Felsch and Joe Jackson will, of course, play the other two gardens. The SoX line-un now oeing used is as folldws: Liebold. right field, Weaver, third base; E. Collins second base; Jackson left field; Felsch center field; Gandil first base: Risberg shortstop; Schalk, catcher
 PHILADELPHIA
 From all indication s Connie Mack is going to pull his Athletics from the slough of despair thiS season and finish apout 1lfth Tn the final standing. Tilly" walker, one of Mack s best bets in the outfield, is working out with the Barons at Redwood every other day. Bobby Roth. another star gardener of the Ath- letics, hasn't reported and may be on the hold-out list.
 In the 1nf1eld Connia has Burns, Shan non, Dugan and Thorhas, a combination that should work faiFly well, though 1t will hardly compare with the best. The Willy Philadelphia mehtor is banking on the wrecking crew. 1burns Walker and Roth, being able to sm ash in enough runs to overcome any wea kness in the team Perkins and McAVoy will probabl do the catching.
 As Tor the pitchers, ten right-handers and four southpaws checked in for drill on March 24, They consisted of Scott Perry, Jing Johnson, John Watson. Bob Geary, Chick Holmes Pierson, Seibold. Longacre, Keefe, Grevell Kinney. Ander- son Baker and GullnIan The catchers were McAvoy, Perkins and Berger
 ST. LOUIS
 The Browns as usual have enough men on hand to make three or four teams, but outside of George Sisler there isn't much talent on the club. The infield looks this way at present.; Sisdr Gedeon, Gerber and Bronkie. but the butfield is still un- certain.
 Shocker has written that he would ar rive in this country in Ia few days, and be ready to train with tho club. Davenport. Loudermilk, Billings d nd the others are already training at Manager Burke's camp.
 In practice games the Browns have been running true to form in the matter of using a large number pf players Here's the way they have lined up Smith, left field; Tobin, left field; Gedeon, second base; Sisler, first base; Williams, center field Demmitt, right fiedl; Jacobson, right fiedl; Austin, third base; Bronkie, third base; Gerber shdrtstop; Robertson shortstop; Mayer, catcher.
 WASHINGTON
 The Senators have a good pitching staff poor infield, fair catching and mediocre outer works. Johnson, Harper. Shaw and Ayers are the "big foIir'' of the hurling corps, and Lynch, Matteson and Thomp- son are the most promising second string fingers. Behind the bat Griffith has Agnew and Val Picinich, the Cracker graduate.
 His infield is still weak and uncertain, with Janvrin, Davis and Morgan fairly certain of landing jobs. Sam Rice and Clyde Milan will be twd of the outfielders uyitl, third choice beioor contested for bV