Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11

handler. This quartet may be
changed into the big five" as re-
ports from the south indicate that
George Uhle, the big right -hander
is already showing mid-seasor
form. .E ...
The Indians catching staff, head
ed by Steve O'Neill. is said to be as
strong as any in the league.
Chicago white Sox).
Building a pennant contender
from the Wreckage OF one of the
greatest teams ever assembled In
the major leagues is the task that
faces William kid" Gleason, man
| ager of the Chicago Americans
| this season. The team was torn
to pieces last fall as result of the
grand jury indictments charging
hseven of the players with particl-
patton in the worlds series scaHda
of 1919.
Instead of opening the season
with a sure flag contepde", Gleason
was forced to start anew, and one
| of the largest squads of recruits
ever taken into a spring training
fcamp was assembled. In the be-
ginning, Charles A. Comiskey
owner of the club. did one of the
rarest things in the history OF
baseball. He purchased, pracucal,
ly complete, the entire infield OF
| the Salt Lake City club, acqulrlhe
three star players who have worked
together and know each other thor
oughly. They are Ernie Johnson, Q
former major Lacquer, who man
aged and played shortstop for SAL
Lake last season; Eddie Mulligan
third baseman, and Earl Shelley
first baseman, who led the PacifiC
Coast league in hitting last season
with an average of .371. ...... r~-
AS a nucleus from which Mana
ger Gleason hopes to build another
istar team, these players are avail
,able: Eddie Collins, rated as one
of the great second basemen in the
game; F'aber and Kerr, pitchers
Raw Schalk, a star catcher, anc
Amos Strunk and Harry Hooper
/ outfielders, acquired from Bostor
in a trade.
Gleason thinks his chances for
winning club lie in his pitching
staff. OF the old staff there are
left Dick Kerr, Urban Faber ant
4 Roy Wilkinson. OF the recruits
Hodge, Davenport and McWeeneN
give promise of developing intt
regulars
4 Captain Eddie Collins at SECOND
base will be the only veteran in Tho
infield. ....- .... ..t.
The catching staff is complete
with Schalk prepared to do tbs
bulk of the work and George Lees
as assistant. Everett Yaryan, pur'
! chased from Wichita, undoubtedly
will be the third man In this de-
partment. He smashed out forty
one home runs in the Western
league last season and will be re-
tanned because of his tremendous
hitting.
/ Harry Hooper, former captain OF
/ the Red Sox, is certain of a bertf
/ in the right field. Strunk will
start the season in left. Johnny
Mostilt obtained from Milwaukee
will fill the other outfield position
I
| While it is virtually impossible
! to indicate accurately the line-uT
| of the New York team in the open
| ing games of the year it appears
I reasonably certain that Wally PipT
will have first call upon first base
with Ruth and possibly Meusel as
| substitutes or relief players on the
! initial bag Chick Fewster may be
expected to hold down second with
Aaron Ward ready to step into the
midway position when not officiat-
| ing at third in place of Home
Run Baker, who is generally con-
ceded the first choice at the far
corner. Peckingpaugh and John
Mitchell will be the leaders in the
battle for shortstop.
For the three outfield positions
| Huggins has a number of hard hit
ting candidates of whom Babe
Ruth, Ping Bodie, Bobby Roth
Meusel and Connolly are the out
standing stars.
Behind the bat Wally Schans
land Fred Hoffman are expected to
do the majority of the catching
while Carl Mays, Bob Shawkey
Walter Hoyt, Harry Harper, Jack
Quinn and Bill Piercy will have
| first call upon the hurling assign
ments. ...
st. Louis (.Browns.")
The Browns lineup will be
slightly changed, the Browns in
field having been broken by the re-
lease of Joe Gedeon, the second
baseman, for his reported betting
activities in connection with the
world series In 1919. Bill Gleason,
a recruit from the Chattanooga
club of the Southern league, has
favorably. impressed the manager
by. his work at second while in
Training camp.
Sisler, Gerber and Smith, are
back again with still another vete'
ran, Jimmy Austin, and two re-
cruits, McManus and Dudley, in re-
serve.
In the outfield Williams, Tobin
and jacobson hold their regular
positions SEVERED and Billings
are again expected to do the bulk
of the catching with Collins as the
third man.
Fohl had legion of moundsmen
working during the training sea-
son. Socker and Davis, who turned
in 38 of the rs Brown victories last
year. are counted on to repeat, and
from the other veterans, including
IBurwell, Bayne, Vangilder, Boeh-
Ter, Sothoron, Cullco, Palmero
and Deberry. who was with the
team short while last year, Man