The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-28
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ABBOTT HAS HARD l JOB PICKING HIS 4
 PITCHING STAFF
Chicks Are Looking Good and May Be Counted Upon to Give Somebody a
 Fight
By HERBERT CALDWELL

Memphis, March 27.-(Special.) )-With 1t virtually determined with the exception o, the pitching staff how the Chickasaws will start the season, the task-and a herculean one-that confronts Spence Ab- bolt, new chief of the tribe. is picking | his pitchers from the list of 15 fingers he has on the roster. All of them except Oscar Tuero, the Cuban, with the tribe last season. have been in camp about a week, and several of them look good
 Among the lot are four left-handers- Johnny Chambers from Kalamazoo. Ed die Rolfe from Fort Smith, Clarence Ne mitz, with the Chicks last season, and Harry McCloskey, a Toledo semi-profes- sional last season, but who has pitched some professional ball. Chambers so far has shown more than the others, although Nenitz has picked up considerable stuff since last season.
 RIGHT-HANDERS | Of the right-handers it looks like Paul Zahmised. with Bloomington the last two seasons, and who won 20 and lost 10 in | 1919, and won 13 and lost 14 last season, after an illness early in the summer is certain of job. Fred Marks, from Joplin, and Hugh Boyd, from Des Moines, in the same league with Abbott, who managed the Tulsa champions last sea- son. looks good as does Fred Plane, with the Ponca City, Okla., professional team last season. Jimmie Brown, secured | from St. Paul and with the chicks at the end of the 1919 season, is recovering from an attack of the flu, but is reason- ably sure of remaining here. Most Of the others will have to get more work before they can be figured
 | All in all, it looks like Abbott wills be able to at least get a formidable hurling outfit out of the bunch
 | The infield will, unless something un- fcrseen happens, start the season thusly: Polly McLarry of last seasons team, first base Cliff Yockey, secured from Joplin, second base Tommy McMilan, last sea- son with the Chicks third base; Joe Untz, mi-professional of New Orleans, has ben working at third, alternating with High, but the opinion is that he has little chance of busting Andy
 THE OUTFIELD
 The outfield as it is expected to start the season is: Rhino Williams, drafted from Fort Worth, left field; Joe Jesef- son, secured from Wichita Falls, center field, and Howard Camp drafted from | Dallas, right field. Other outfeld candi- dates are Earl Webb and Tarvey Hen dricks, Tennessee semi-professonals; Gus Foreman, who finished last season with | the tr1De, ana brank room, a Ch1caRC | semi-professional. Of the youngsters Foreman looks the best. Neither Will Hams nor Josefson has reported but are expected here by April l.
 | The only two catchers in camp are Bud Hungling, drafted from Shreveport, and Jules De Rose formerly in the Northern league. Hungling looks especially good and will probably be the first string re- cever. De Rose looks like an able as- sstant. Bob Dowe, with the Chicks last season, is a full-fledged hold-out but his case apparently is not worrying Chief Abbott, who is particularly pleased with Hungling and De Rose.
 If the Chicks put the team expected on the field, you can count the Chicks in the running is the opinion
 CHICKS IN CAMP | Catchers-Jules De Rose, Budgling.
 Pitchers-Hugh Boyd, w. Wilson, Car ence Nemitz, Fred Plane, Ben Ahmann Jesse Wolfe lily" Fowlkes, Fred Marks Bill Thweatt, Johnny Chambers, Jimmie Browne Eddie Rolfe, Harry McCloskey Paul Zahniser.
 Infielders-Polly McLarry, Joe Untz Andy High, Cliff Yockey. Tommy Nc. | Milan.
 utfielders-Howard Camp, Gus Fore man, Earl Webb, Frank Tobin, H. Hen dricks. Johnny Frierson.
 | Chicks Absent-"Rhno'' Williams drafted from Fort Worth; Joe Josefson outfelder. secured from Wichita Falls l Bob Dowie, catcher, last season witf New Orleans and Memphis; Oscar Tuero pitcher. last season with Memphis.