The Washington times., 1921-03-12
PAT MORANLO0K
FORAREALF FIGHT
Leader of Reds Much Encour-
aged Over Outlook for
Former Champs.
nv JACK NEIOCk.

NEW YORK, March l2.-"We're GO
ing to have a mighty good ball club
and though ! look for severe oppo'
sition. / think the Reds will be in
the thick of the pennant race"
This greeting came 10 the Inter
national News Service today from fSr
away Cisco, Texas. where Patrick
Moran is whipping the Cincinnati
Reds into shape for the next National
League derby.
I'm much encouraged over the out
look for the former worlds champs
Moran continued. despite the fact
that we are troubled with holdouts.
Roush. Groh. Kopf and Daubert have
refused to sign contracts so far but
| am not going to yield a dollar to
one of them as they have already
been offered liberal contracts.
THE recruits in camp are showing
so well that the holdouts have not
been missed yet and with more than
score OF players working out every
day the Reds are making fine progress
in the way Of conditioning.
CATCHING STAFF STRONGER.
Naturally. l cannot say just now
how the team will line up when the
bell rings. Our catching staff will b,
tHdn ever Win buDDltS ma
greaves, star st. Paul backstop. in the
American Association, last year, to
share the work with Ivy Wingo and
Tom Conway, a youngster from West
Virginia, to help out at odd intervals.
with ten pitchers getting ready
for the campaign. we are well fixed
in the box. / look for great things
from both Rixey and Vanguard, and
their coming to our club makes our
scuthpaw STAFF the strongest in the
league. Then Bressler, Coumbe, Eller.
Luque, and Fisher. veteran right
handler. and three promising young
sters in Napier and Brenton, both of
whom finished the 1920 season with
US. and Seiffert, a Canadian League
recruit. will round out strong COM
bination of twirlers. Seiffert, by the
way, pitches like Eddie Cicotte and
looks like n real conner.
on ORDER OF HAL CHASE.
Felix, n young first baseman from
Denver. is on the Hal Chase order, a
very clever fielder, who covers a lot of
ground. throws left-handed. and bats
right handed. Sam Bohne, the in
fielder from Seattle, looks like a regu
lar for sure. He is possessed of all
the earmarks of the finished player
ana VIII probably play thlrd base. II
Groh reports I expect to shift him to
second. which was his original posi-
ton. II he does not come back. l will
play Fonseca, a recruit from the
Coast, who is a very hard right-hand
hitter. at the middle sack.
Two youngsters. Schirmer, from
the Florida league. and Schmeld. a
New York semi-pro. are trying for
the shortstop position. but Crane will
probably he back at short.
ROUsH MAY REPORT SOON.
81 expect 'Roush will be on the
ground before long. He will play
centerfield with Duncan in left and
Charley See in right See was the
utility man last year and he takes
Neale's place. while Paskert will be
used as utility outfelder next sum-
mer.
"As it looks to me, the Giants are
going to be n vigorous contender for
the pcnnant and Pittsburgh will bear
plenty of watching. Brooklyn will
also put up great fight to repeat.
and st. Louis and Chicago should be
dangerous all the time. 1t is going
to be quite race, but am confident
that the Reds will be in the thick
of it,"