The New York herald., 1921-04-10
MORAN ENTHUSES
OVER REDS ROCKIES
Declares Newcomers Will Make
Cincinnati Fans Forget
Holdout Brigade.
BY PAT MORAN,
Manager OF the Reds.

Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
CINCINNATI April 81 never. went
South with as enthusiastic q bunch as
the present Red team. made up half Of
veterans with years of big league expe-
rience behind them and half of kids just
breaking in
The older players have shown more
energy and hurrah stuff than the re-
cruits. This determined, never say die
attitude is the only thing certain about
my ball club and the only thing / will
assert publicly Is that they will show
Never in recent history has a team un-
dergone the changes experienced by Gin
cinnati since the fall they won the
worlds series. The Reds have been up
against as serious a lot of shakes and
reversals as have the White Sox. We
won two championships in 1913. we
started the 1920 season with our great
team intact and everybody satisfied
with an increase in salary. Balloon
knows what happened to us last season.
Then drastic means were employed to
mend matters for the coming season.
Reuther. our 1919 star. was traded ;
Nick Allen was sold and Slim Sallee let
go. as well as Morris Rath and Sticking.
also Bill Rariden. There suddenly came
the deadlock with Groh, Roush, Kopf
and Daubert. Therefore | not only went
South without Ruether, Allen, Rath
Sticking or Rariden, but also without
Daubert. Groh or kopf. Also there were
missing Greasy Neal and Jimmy Ring.
What my recruits may have lacked
in defensive strength and pitching they
generally made up for in hitting ability
Since | took the club South Daubert has
signed and there are prospects of the
others coming back. Especially is this
true of Roush. | have to figure on one
or more of these holdouts coming to
terms, but without the benefits of a
training trip.
1t looks now as if / would start the
game against the Pirates with the same
lineup / used In my training games.
Bressler may not be the best first base
man In the world but he is a hustler
can hit hard and is in perfect condi-
ton. At second will be Fonseca. This
boy has never played professional ball
but has all the earmarks of a coming
star. He looks tri1e awkward in his
fielding but gets there just the same.
and he Is a fine hitter. At short will
be Sam Crane, going better this year as
regards hitting than he ever did in his
life before. He was always q good
fielder but now seems to have added
batting eye to his stock in trade. At
third / will show the National League
IdnS Il payer VINO Will jump INTO
diate popularity. He is Sam Bohne.
Sam is a player without a weakness,
fine hitter, a splendid fielder. base
runner Of ability and a finished big
Lacquer right now The catching staff
of Wingo, Hargrave and Conway need
take its hat off to no other. Wingo is
about the best in the league and Har-
grave is almost as good.
In the left field will be Pat Duncan.
in centre Charlie See and in right Dode
Paskert. than whom there is no better
fielder. Dode is getting along but can
still go and get them knows where to
play for every batter. He hit around
ESQ last year
The pitching staff may be slow in
rounding to, but both Marquard and
Rixey will pitch good ball. Fisher has
already pitched in midseason form. FL
Ter and Luque have not shown much to
date, Eller having had trouble with his
eyes. Naper and Brenton are rounding
into shape. and with an even break in
the luck I think my twirlers will hold
their own. Regarding the holdouts !
have nothing to say except that they
will sit on the bench II they do come into
the fold until they show me they are
capable of better ball than the kids"