The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
LOOKOUT AFFAIRS ARE INV A MUDDLE
 AT PRESENT TIME
Nicklin Has Lots of Material, But Each Man Has Some
 Sort of AiIment
By w. e. FOSTER

Chattanooga, Tenn, February 19 tSpecial) )-Chatt fans have given up trying to dope out Strang NicAlin $ Lookouts and are following the lead of the manager. who announces frankly that he has decided to pin his faith on youngsters and win by developing a team from ambitions, peppery youths - from adjacent minor leagues Scanning :. down Nicklin's list of experienced play :, CTS, with here and there recruit of ne- a, cessity introduced. one finds that the ..sEookouts, were they to play a game to- ffinorrow. would stack up something like 2 th.s, provided all of 'em were signed up: TX .5sss @@ PARTIAL ROSTER
 Catchers-Doc Neiderkorn and A. E yRv.. nsend of last years team.
 [ sritchers-Frank Noel. Bob Vines of las. years team; hay Taylor of lyl, staff, just come to life again. Dan Boone, secured from Atlanta in the trade z tor freu Gra1f and one other to be se- lected If Lefty York is not returned by the Cubs, which is considered likely, as Lefty was sold under appro,a agreement, and hardly has the polish :. yet to be a major leaguer.
 First Baseman-"Cy'' Anderson of last years team, who was sent to the Flor ida league on account of light hitting, ; and found while there that he was a 9 demon slugger. "Cy" can field with the best. and if he cafi hit a little bit, will be winner. ! Second Baseman-Junigha of Fort D. Smith. who has had his poetical sound- { ing Indian changed into prosy English, i. sBlue Hawk" by Nicklin. +
 Shortstop- Frank Stevens of Bartow Fla, or Pete Doyle of Morristown, star shortfielders of the Florida State and Appalachian leagues. respectively
 Third Baseman-M Marty Fiedler of last ~<,I- 1,orr rI,cr trLA played for one season with New Or
 Outfieiders-Fred Bratchi, Yale Sloan and Walter Johnston of last years gar den trio. with Billy shay again in line for utility duty. W
 A FEW MOONS
 This lne-up might sound fairly for midable were it not that BoA Vines swears he'll never fool with baseball again. Townsend's health is so poor that he will hardly be able to play. Fielder is peeved at the club and doesn't want to come back. Bratchi hurt his leg in the last series last fall and says he has re- tired. and Sloan. like Townsend. is in very poor health.
 The new crop. of whom Nicklin has 9 small army. the squad numbering 40 in all. are little more than names to the average fan hereabouts. The newcomers include Pitchers Ed Duffy, William Brakefieid and Dan Curran. who were with the team a while last year; Ed Mor- ristown. Bradenton Florida league; Lefty" Henry, local southpaw, wno pitches for Barlow in the same league. and Orby Durham. semipro. New catchers are, J. V. Munch, oii7 city otees league team. and Fleming. local semipro.
 For the first base job. besides Ander- son. Nicklin will have two college stars in Arthur Hamilton, formerly of the University of Alabama, and Fred Wins- field of Notfolk. V. F. l. graduate At third, Sam Foster of Bridgeport, Conn.,. one of a trio Shay is bringing south with him. and Mark Converse 0i Somerset. ky. are candidates, wnne Grant Gasseriy, another protege of shays. is . shortstop aspirant
 In the outfield there are flock o1 youths led by Ed Mullaney, Shay's third pfotege. and including Frank osborne. Bartow. Florida state star, cliff smith. soldier: Brock Shevy. Chase: Md: w. N. Neims. collegian, and | 1O-second man; M. l.. Bate, semi professional: Tom Hiller. semi profes. sional; w. F. Payer wit team few days last year: Lee Tqllett, .PikevilIe. Tenn, amateur. and J. c. Miller and Thomas F. Cotter, semi-professi0nals
 Therezare others. but Nicklin has so many h4 doesn't attempt to remrmber then Ill. N s A zsSssU
 3SxiIi cut off abont half ox hsm iAs . week or 10 days after reporting timer he says but hope to be able to pick Home good ones from the
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 Ti1s ed6aA M IT It Sta6dr Ia mani- fssgiy mol m 10 s5outhsrn 1sSgue speed, but Nieklin has on deal for two or threo expefienced men who he believes will supply the experience necessary to balance the outfit and make it at least a ..5eoS outfit. He was nandi- capped in the beginning by having to give up Ted Easterly. veteran catcher who nc thought would supply some3 brains for his battery staff, but East- erly. who was secured from Galveston. was the target of certain charges in the Texas league. it has been dfs- covered. and Nicklin will not take any chances with him.
 The trade of Graff tor Boone left uyeklin again manager of his team.