The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-25
e RANDOM G
OPORT NOIEO

Hugo Bezdek has an infeld prob.
lem to solve. 1t IS practically GER
tain the Fred Molwitz will hold down
the first base job and George Cut
shaw will handle second base. But
right there the sure things stop. Three
likely looking candidates will fight
II out for the shortstop job. They are
Walter Barbara. Zeb Terry and Cation
There Is a difference Of opinion as
to whether Bill McKechnie will stick
at third. Bills weak hitting Is
dragged into view to prove the con-
tention that he forms a weak link at
the hot corner. But he is still one
Of the most dependable third base
men in the circuit. His. low batting
average doesn't due him justice. He
ranked high among the leaders In dTiv-
ing In runs with timely clouts.
Heine Wagner. one time New York
er, who has acted as coach OF the
Boston Red Sox since he finished his
career as a regular, has been released
Internationally by Manager Ed Bar
row. The reasons for the release of
the veteran is the new player limit in
the American league, allowing for only
twenty-one players in uniform. The
presence Of Wagner, who has special
lied as coach of base runners, would
mean that Barrow could have only
twenty players. and the boss OF the
Red Sox considers this would be a
. handicap. The Red Sox this year will
carry three catchers, seven pitchers,
seven infielders and four outfielders.
Dave Shean. who will likely be forced
out of the regular lineup by Jack Bar
ry, probably will do a great deal OF
the coaching work which heretofore
has been handled by Wagner.
Bunny Hearn, one time Giant and
Mt present a member Of the Braves
has been reinstated by the national
commission and will play with the
Boston club. Hearn deserted the
Braves last summer to engage in an
essential occupation" in machine
shop in Beloit, Wis. and was put or
the voluntary retired list. so that II
was necessary for the national com
mission to restore him to his former
status before he could again be en-
gagged by the Boston club. At the
time Of his desertion. the Braves hat
agreed to trade him to the Giants fol
George Smith. but Hearn could not be
induced to report to the Giants, so the
deal fell through.
New York is the center of bast
balloon. Thirty-three per cent. o
the major league ball clubs are con
trolled by men who call greater New
York their home town.
Stoneham, McQuade and McGraw
the men back of the Giants, reside il
Gotham. Col. Rupert and Captain
Huston, Yankee moguls. live there
Charlie Ebbetts and Ed Mckeever
owners of the Dodgers live in create
New York. William F. Baer, the Phil
lie magnate, Harry Frazee and Georg'
Washington Grant, owners of the tw'
Boston clubs and James e. Gaffney
owner of the Braves field, reside il
the big town.
Sp Ky Joe Wood, former Red So.
hur' ,ng star will not attempt anothe
CT Aeback as regular pitcher, &C
cording to Cleveland scribes. Woo,
convinced himself and the Clevelan'
club last season that he Is more val
liable man as an outfielder than he /
az a hurler. Joe's hitting and feldin
make him q valuable man In the regu
lar lineup so Foil plans to use hin
in the outfield every day
Foil looks to Wood, however, to ali
him in prepping the young pitcher
and coach the other hurlers in tn
weakness OF the opposing batters
Wood knows all the veterans by hear
and got a good line on the youngster
laSf Coocnn