Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-16
Foil Lashes Browns Into Hot Pennant Pace

season with Chattanooga as shortstop
and he is so fast that the combination OF
playing him at short and the experienced
Gerber at third has been tried, leaving
Gleason at second. This however. puts
two young. fellows together to guard the
middle bag, and might be a bit danger
Gus.
No Change in Quilted.
No change is planned in the outfeld.
1t will be Johnny Tobin in right, big
Baby Doll" Jacobson in center, and
Kenneth Williams in left. All are strong
hitters.
Three recruits are on hand. and one.
II not two, Of them will be carried
The impressionable one of the three is
Phil Todt. St Louis high school lad
whose status in baseball was the first
case decided by Judge Lands when he
assumed the duties OF commissioner
The boy is only 10 years of age but
is lanky and strong. batting and throw
ing left-handed. and in the spring
camp has poled about as many drives
over the right field fenre as has George
Sisler He needs experience in playing
the game, but looks as IL he could hit
in major league manner right now.
sorref Top on Job.
Frank Wetzel is an active. red-headed
youngster who played at Flint Mich.
last year and appears to be a natural
swatter. Lyman Lamb is a sturdy and
scrappy fellow from the Joplin club. The
same three catchers are o.i the job. with
Hank SEVERED the leader and Joseph
Billings as second string man. Pat Col
Inns will take care Of the pitchers in the
bull pen.
Much. depends upon the pitching staff
Manager Foil is optimistic He feels sure
Of Urban Shocker and Frank Dixie Davis.
So does everybody else. Foil also has
a feeling that Billy Bayne, who came
forth last year will be star southpaw.
and that Allan Sothoron will regain his
old time form and cunning with the
splitter.
If all of them come up to Fohrs ex-
pectations. the staff will be o. K.
Youngsters Have Chance.
Elan vangilder and Billy Burwell Of
last years staff are on hand and may
be replaced by some likely looking young
ste-s. Then Nick Cullop. the veteran
southpaw who has been up before with
flashes of success. Is now with the
Browns and says he Is settled down and
ready to take baseball seriously. Ray
Kolp. last year with Akron, Is one Of
the live looking recruits
IN Cleveland, as an amateur Tor the
Hoovers. he won twenty-five straight
games in 1919 and led the team to the
national title He is "a years Of age and
looks like a hummer
Emilio Palmero. a Cuban, with Ona-
ha last year, is showing flashes Of fancy
stuff
George Boehler, once with Detroit and
last wear with Joplin. may come through
Enrae TfLelw Mafer4aT
Harry Had came from Mobile. witt
a good record. Joe Deberry tried last
fall. might stick Ray Richmond from
Tulsa, Steve Terrell from Flint, Mich.
| Harry Rush from the Stanleys of De.
catur, and Tom Lukanobic from Mobile
are other likely youngsters who are
busting them or the plate in camp.
The Browns never have won a pen.
nant in the American League. Only
| three times since 1902 have they been il
| the first division.
The heat or something always get,
them when they start out with wha-
looks like a good team. Lee Fohl II
| the eighth manager since 1902
Tn not making any predictions" &
about all he'll say when asked regarding
his prospects. Lee is a plugger. bu
all the boys swear by him as boss. 1
looks Ike he'll have them doing thet
best all the time
| With the brilliant George Sisler I,
sort O. set merry pace for them. Il
is possible the Browns might wake Up
forget the heat. being outsmarting som,
teams instead of being outsmarted ans
possibly knock their rivals nat