The Washington herald., 1921-03-28

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DALLAS. Texas, March 27.-The
Cleveland Indians have been ham
dicapped somewhat by bad weather.
and are not quite up to the form
Manager Iris Speaker originally
planned. but about every member
Of the team is in good condition.
A little sojourn with the Indians
shows they are q harmonious big
family. and nIled with the winning
spirit
The magnetic and engaging per-
sopaiity OF the Texas star player
manager is directly responsible for
this excellent feeling. fine psyche
logical asset for the long. arduous
campaign to start April 13.
Speaker aims to win another
American League pennant and per-
haps q worlds series-he figures
Indians. opponents next fall-with
the same crew which defeated
Brooklyn decisively in the diamond
classic last autumn. This, however.
excepting some probable additions
to the pitching staf.
New HsrIers show Class.
A hurler who seems sure Of a
berth is young Petty. farmed out at
the start of last season to Indian
apoiis, and who. reports all say. is
now 100 per cent the better for the
seasoning.
."Spoke",i Ia also looking over oden-
and one or the other of these
moundsmen may be kept But. as
It is. the Indians have a formidable
stan in Coveleskie. Bagby. Mails.
Uhfe. Caldwell, Norton, Clark and
Petty to carry the pitching burden.
Coveleskie, Bagby and Mails. judg-
ing by their great work last season.
and their recent performances,
should have a great year.
"Duster" Mails, a failure with
Brooklyn, came like a godsend TO
the hard-pressed Indians late last
season, and put a lot of flies in his
former teammates soup or oint-
ment, as one will have II. in the
brush for the world championship.
II Speaker can keep him in line. the
erratic southpaw should have a
brilliant season. and will put the
Indians in clover, 50 to speak. as
'Covey" and Bagby are as consist
ent as day and night.
Sewen Getting Better.
Uhle, grabbed from the sandlots
q few years ago. Is hard to beat
when going good. Caldwell is well
along in years, but has some good
pitching left in him. Morton. fh"
when in form, was an in-and-outer
in 1920. yet may come through con-
sistently. Clark was the relief Pitch
er last year. starting about midsea-
son. and probably will NIL the role
this season.
kid" SewelI. gameiy hlling the
big breach caused by the death of
Ray Chapman when hit by q pitched
ball last August, is doing admirably.
The Alabama University lad dotes
on Speaker, and is reaping a lot OF
inner inner stuff from his managers
long experience. Larry Gardner.
veteran of veteran third basemen,
though he reported late, is cavort-
ing like the Larry of the famous
Red Sox days.
Wheeler DOC" Johnston, though
bothered now and then by a leg in
jured in his early youth. is still n
good first baseman. and when he Is
indisposed, Burns can be shifted
from the outfeld to the bag,
Wambsganss at second rounds out
probably the best offensive infield
in the league, and a strong defen-
sive one as well. Sewell is a little
green as yet, though picking up
fast: Lunte is an acceptable reserve
man for short or third base.
Sweet Catching stan.
Steve O'Neill. Leslie Nunamaker
and Chet Thomas make up a sweet
catching staff. with O'Neill. of
course, the big star both when be-
hind and at the bat Speaker, the
far-sung; Jameson, Graney, Wood.
Evans, Smith and Burns are an
outfield corps of dependability.
though, outside Of Speaker, not
stars. They can work effectively,
however, against left-handed and
right-handed pitching.
T. With morale bolstered up by a
world championship title. and q
strong team as a whole, the Indians
will have many followers to come
through again.
I'VE are going to win." says the
great Speaker. flashing his smile.
but I look for a hard fight with
the Yankees. The Giants strike me
as the best National League outfit.
and look like the National League