South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-10

virtue of 6 hard hitting. Last
season he averaged .364 in four diff
ferent leagues and looks 10 equal
that mark in fast company Dugan
wiz play third, Dykes wiE care for
second, and Shannon, Mccain. 10
year old lad. and Galloway viii fight
it cut for short. The two Walkers,
Frank and Tilly. with Welch appear
10 be the outfield combination. Witt,
Myatt, and Johnson will be the re-
serve garden men. Perkins will do
most Of the catching with styles and
Johnny Walker as aides.
Red SOx New.
6oston will present an almost en-
ely new combination when the
season starts SO many changes have
taken place through trades and
other causes that few OF the old
faces Will be seen. McInnis at first,
Pratt at second, Scott at short. and
Witt at third is the $250,000 infield
that Mgr. Duffy, also new, will
start. MenCskey, Leibold and Hen
dryX VIII play the outfield. Bush,
PennocE, Meyers, Thormahlen and
Karr will do the twirling. Ruel anG
Walters viii do the catching. Sew
eral rockies who look promising will
be retained.
kid" Gleason faces a huge task
with Chicago The team that ohce
was the greatest in baseball was
shattered by recent exposes and new
blood will have 10 be injected in
the places punctured by the court
rulings against the corrupt players
now disbarred from organized ball.
Schalk. catcher, Collins, second
baseman, Faber and Kerr, pitchers,
Strunk and Hooper, outfielders &C
Quired from Boston. form the nu-
cleus Of the hopes for another pen
nant winning combination.
Several men who appear to have
the goods were uncovered in spring
training. They were acquired by
purchases of owner Comiskey Ernie
johnson. shortstop, Eddie MulHgan,
third baseman, and Earl Shelley
first sacker. all bought from Salt
Lake city and Eddie Collins will play
tho infield Hooper, Strunk, and
Mostil. purchased from Milwaukee,
will play the outifeld. Falk, col
legian. will probably alternate with
Suunk in left Hooper will take
right and Mostil center.
To assist Faber and Kerr IN the
box Gleason Will choose from the
following hurlers: Wilkinson, relief
hurler Of last year. Hodge, Daven-
port and McWeeney. George Lees
will be Schalk's second lieutenant
behind the bat and Everett Yaryan
who knocked out Al homers in the
Western league last year Will be held
in reserve.
The morale OF the team is ad-
mirable despite the loss Of the eight
former stars and all the players are
confident that they viii prove the
big surprise of the 1921 season.
Giants FavOritc.
The New York Giants despite
sickness and other usual hard luck
traits characteristic OF them in the
spring training trip appear 10 be
able 10 Justify the claims OF their
adhereuts i'm jumping in the lead on
the gun and maintaining it all the
way The pitching staff composed
Of Toney. Douglass. Nehf. Sallee,
Ryan. Barnes and Shea, has come
around into prime shape early.
Backed with heavy hitting that the
team is known 10 possess il ap-
pears certain that the Giants will
hop off 70 good start. Goldie
Rapp. at third. Frisch. at second,
Bancroft at short. and George
Kelley at first. will probably be the
inheld combination Mgr. McGraw
viii start Brown will take Kauffs
job at center and Burns and Young
will cover right and left field Sny-
der. Smith, Gonzales. and CASTOR
Will complete the receiving staff.
with the purchase Of Rabbit
Maranville 20 occupy the position
made famous by Hans Wagner at
Piusburg. the Pirates viii be big
factor I'm the 1921 pennant race in
the older league. Dope gives them
rating almost equal 10 the Giants.
They have come through the spring
training trip nicely and appear 10 be
almost in mid-season form. They
have a nicely balanced squad and ex-
pcct 10 bring the penant back 10
smoky city for the first time in
more than a decade.
The following men viii wear Pr
rate unies when the season starts:
Schmidt and Lee. both vets, and
Skin and Wilson. catchers; Adams.
Cooper. Carlson. Ponder. Hamilton
and linn. Yeilowhorse. Eberhart.
Glazner and Morrison. recruits.
pitchers: Maranville. short: Grimm.
first; Cutshaw or Tierney, a rocky, /