The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
GLOOM IN LOOKOUT
 CAMP IS CHANGED TO SHOUTS OF JOY
Despite Fact That Many Regu- lars Are Holding Out, 'Nooga
 Prospects Brighten Up

Chattanooga, Tenn, March H.-(Spe- cial )-The joys have chased away the glooms in the camp of the L>ookouts, anl Chattanoogans are taking on added pep" The joys came with the discov- cry that Strang Nicklin has a flock Of promising youngsters and seems certain to pick not less than three or four live ones right out of the rough.
 Of the regulars, Fred Bratchi, outfield- CT; Marty Fiedler, third baseman; Yale Sloan, outfielder Bob Vines. pitcher, and Dan Boone, pitcher, are still holding out. but Bratchi is the only one of the 1 five about whom Nicklin is seriously wor- ried.
 Sloan has been given permission to sell Himself for $500 to anybody who will give that amount for him. Yale's salary de- mands are all out of harmony with his last years record. Boone insists that he will stay with the Cedartown, Ga, club as manager. Fiedler has been told that he must take what has been offered him | or evaporate. Bratchi, who threatened to retire last fall, has told local friends that he intends to play but Nickiin has | been unable to get rise out or nm thus l sIring.
 THREE BIG PITCHERS Three six-foot pitchers whom 1t does ones heart good to seerare causing Nick | lin to dream dreams of getting his money in sale prices next fall The trio are Norris who was purchased from the | ;3radentown team of the Florida league; :; | Miller, who was bought from Fort smith ! in the Western association, and Ray Taylor, who has belonged to the club py gift from Detroit since 1917, but his hlth- 1 erto refused to report. These three look so good that even money is offered that ] two of them will make the team. The 1 staff is suffering however from the lack of southpaws. The only forkhander on 1 the roster is Lefty" Henry, a Chat tanooga boy who played last year wita the Barrow Florida State league team. F-snry has a great head and superb cor | troll but it remains to be seen whether ne has enough stuff to make the grade i in Class A.
 FIRST BASE IS o. K.
 Another bright spot on the team s prospects is around first base, where young Wingfield, a right-hander' se- cured from the Johnson City team or the Appalachian league, is showing his wares against Arthur Hamilton, the former University of Alabama star. while Cy Anderson, the regular, has not yet reported. Hamilton is a left handler and some of hls sensational stabs of thrown balls remind one or the days of Joe Alger, when that first base contortionist was at his best With the Crackers. In addition, he meets the ball solidly at the bat Wingneld is less sensational than Hamilton, but looks the part of a real ball player: It appears that the first base job will be between these two players and An derson, and that the winner will be determined by his ability at the pas, as either of the trio is great fielder
 ALMOST ANOTHER CRAFT
 Sam Foster a semi-pro third sacker brought down by Bill Shay from Bridgeport, Conn, is making bid to cause the fans to forget that Fred Graf ever happened-something which would be a phenomenal transformation in these parts. Foster looks every whit regular At short, kasserly another eastern pickup, was going good until he smashed finger last year, and Pete Doyle. a Morristown Tenn, product, is showing class
 The regulars are not due to repor. until Monday, but Nicklin is all whooped up already. The inneld. as soon as Blue Hawk. the Indian, gets at second base" says the Chattanooga manager, will have last years inner guard backed off the boards"
 All in all, Chattanooga fans Will look only form one or two more ex- perienced players of class to convince them that the Lookouts can jump From the cellar to the first division this year.