Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-04
By JAMES cRUsINBERRY. Copyright 1921, by The Chicago. Tri- -s--.. ha1nAN .l.k

Copyright 1921, by The Chicago Tri-
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 Gainesville, Fla, April s.-Svecial to The Bulletin) ).-Wild Bill Donovan, new manager of the Philfies, always has worn a smile during his long baseball career. Perhaps he'll keep it all through the coming season, but just new it looks as if he is up against something that is no laughing matter. If he can keep the Phils out of last place his years work will be a success. Indications are that 1t will take a lot of luck and cunning and q bundle of cash to land anywhere but eighth in the National league race.
 To begin with, he tackled job where he didn't knew lot about the players en hand, his major league work having been in the American league. Then bunch of his men were holdouts and didn't report until late, so that the team is fortnight behind it's rivals In conditioning Finally, one of his reliable and capable players Gene Paulette has been cast into the waste basket of damaged goods by Judge Landis
 TcaEh Future In Prospect.
 Undoubtedly there will be some trading and purchasing done by President Baker to it up the team, but he has little ma
 
 roll to buy even mediocre players. It looks like Donovan's only chance to wear a genuine smile next fall is to have lot more than his share of luck. Perhaps he'll be able to procure a couple of young sters who may turn out to be stars. With such an outlook. it int surprising te find the general morale of the club low. It just doesn't seem worth while making any effort It was natural for the players to hold out, hoping they might be traded somewhere-anywhere
 Donovan himself, always popular fel- low with players. may build up morale His firm stand in the case of one holdout brought the others into line. His refusal to let Mouse. report in the training camp unless he signed his contract caused Meu- EseI to sign in hurry, as well as Neale l Stengel, and Wheat. who previously had | returned their contracts unsigned. Find Donovan Their Friend. | After getting into camp the would-be holdouts discovered that Donovan was their friend and regular fellow and | they immediately began to show some signs of loyalty and some spirit in their work.
 It looks as if Donovan will be sue cess as leader and needs only. some major league material to add to what he | has on hand to make a success in tht percentage column of the league stand | ngA
 With the start of the season close al hand, Donovan finds himself in need of 3 llet of players to make a major league foutfit or one even close to the standard of the big fellows.
 Judging from what has shown so far | it looks as if he not or A needed a frs baseman to take Pauletlv place. bue ht needs a second and third basemen. 1 Art Fletcher at short appears to b. practically the entire field, and while ht | is along in years, he can hold his owr with a lot of regulars at the position Donovan also is in great need of ont high class catcher and couple of req pitchers, men who can take regular turn {, on the slab Tha+ is lot of materia
 be needed at this late stage of tn game.
 Outfeld Is Good One. Only in the outfield are the Phils SC cure. In Stengel Williams, Neale, Meu 1 sel, and Lebourveau, Donovan hasn't l; crew of outer gardeners who stand out al stars, but it is set that can go alons l in fast company and perhaps be up t, the average. A crew of outfielG~rT, how ever, can hardly be expected to carry thu entire team.
 l On the infield, Fletcher is the only fix ture now that Paulette is lost. A frs sacker will have to be packed up some where, perhaps from the discards of on of the other National leagas teams. At second base is Johnny Rawlings only a fair player, who last season wit Boston and the Phils hit for only a .23 average His position could stand con siderable bolstering. Three Candidates for Third. I There are three candidates for third i Ralph Miller, Jack Miller and Wright stone. Of the lot Ralph\ Miller seems t
 have the call. He<is big and strong an youthful and at times swats the ball i the style expected in the big show. H
 started out fine year ago, develope stomach trouble and fell down in hittin : to such an extent that he was benched.
 The veteran Jack Miller has passed hi best days, but will be carried and migh
 even prove first baseman. It may b
 difficult to find a youngster his equa wrightstone is far from a finished playe
 and though he walloped the ball for .26e average last year, he never locke 2 impressive. The only recruit for the ir r field at present is Frank Parkinson, New Jersey seni-pro, who so far ha 3 shown little more than semi-pro abilit.