The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-20
NICKLIN OUTFIT ISI SHOWING LOTS OF
 SPEED THESE DAYS
Chattanooga Prospects Bright In Every Department But
 Battery End of Game
Rx W. e. FOsTER

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 19.--(Spe- cial)-It will be Nicklin's Speed Boys this year. if they keep up the pace they are showing in spring training. After Manager Strang wielded the pruning knife in hurry this week. the Lookout squad dwindled to 27 athletes, and the youngsters began to open up. It's a strange contrast to the 1920 Lookouts who took four hits to make run and Every man on the ball club this spring, aside from the batteries, is fast, and if the team is light at the bat. it should atone for much of that by it's fleetness on the paths.
 Anderson is being hard pressed at first by Wingfield. the App" leaguer. though "Cy" is such classy fielder that he has the inside track. Blue Hawk, the Indian base burglar, is living up to expecta- tations at second. Three likely young shortstops are arguing-Stevens, from Barlow, Fla; Doyle, who was discov- cred by Fred Graff at Morristown last fall, and Kasserly, an eastern industrial league star. It appears an odds-on bet that one of the trio will make the grade. Foster is playing third in way that makes it look like Marty Fielder had better report right now or lose his Jop. Marty is still baking. though mail IS coming here for him.
 In the outfield, Bratchi seems in good form, and both Shay and Johnson are indicating much improvement over last seasons play Osborne, left-hand slug ger, who takes beautiful crack at the ball, is the most promising of the three new outfield candidates. but all of them are going strong
 THE WORST OF IT
 Saving the worst for the last, be It said, however that the Lookout pat tery department is looking thin. especiai- ly the pitching. Dan Boone helped some by reporting for duty after reconsider ing his threat to enlist as a manager III the Georgia State league. Noel IS III camp, but Bob Vines is still suiklns.
 Behind the bat Doc Neiderkorn IS here for another season. Pat Graham, the old timer who was with Chattanooga anu Atlanta eight or nine seasons ago. snoweu up the other day and insisted on triai. Pat, who used to waver from the straisnt and narrow some years ago, has stralsh'- ened out and looks every men man. Pat has been in the army, says ne is only 30 years old, and is as good catcher as any minor league club might want. He will be given the chance to make good his assertion. McAndrews, youngster, from St Joe, Mo-. reporteu with a bad hand. Young NICK Rocos' nephew of Johnny Dobbs, IS WorN'ns hard. He is green but pronisins anu has a chance to get the second asslsh- ment.
 Chattanooga fans have abandoned their winter hammers and are boosting tue club. At present they are planning q big civic reception to the Johnston Dro.n- CTS, Doc and Jimmy, when the CieVe- land worlds chapapions play nere m April. The two are the only brothers who ever played in a worlds series ana claim Chattanooga as their home The Brooklyn Nationals will be in Atlanta at the same time the worlds champions are here and Jimmy will come over 10 Chat- tanooga for the celebration.
 LOOKOUT ROLL CALL
 Pitchers-Noel, Vines, 1920 team; Boone, Atlanta; Miller, Fort Smitn;' MOTHS. Bradentown, Florida State league' Browning, Chattanooga semipro; Henry' Bartow, Florida league.
 Catchers--N -Neiderkorn. last years team, Graham, veteran catcher; Dopps. iocai semipro; McAndrews, St. Joseph, MO.
 First Base--Anderson, 1919 team bar- tow. Fla, last year; Wingfield. Appa- lachan league; Hamilton, University or Alabama.
 Second BaseA-Blue Hawk Fort smith Western association; Miller, New or- leans semipro.
 shortstop- Doyle. Morristo~n- --a-