The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-11
E RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM,


Mails, the teams sensational left
handler.
The Indians catching staff, headed
by Steve O'Neill, is said to be as
strong as any in the league.
Chicago White Sox
Building a pennant contender from
the wreckage OF one of the greatest
teams ever assembled in the major
leagues is the task that faces William
Kid Gleason, manager of the Chi
cago Americans, this season.
In the beginning, Charles A. Com
iskey, did one Of the rarest things in
the history OF baseball. He purchased
practically complete, the entire in
field OF the Salt Lake City club, &C
curing three star players who have
worked together and know each other
thoroughly. They are Ernie Johnson,
a former major Lacquer, who managed
and played shortstop for Salt Lake
last season; Eddie Mulligan, third
man. who led the Pacific Coast league
in hitting last season with an average
of 81.
AS nucleus from which Manager
Gleason hopes to build another star
team, these players are available:
Eddie Collins, rated as one Of the
great second basemen in the game;
Faber and Kerr. pitchers, Ray Schalk.
star catcher and Amos Strunk and
Harry Hooper, outfielders, acquired
from Boston in a trade
Gleason thinks his chances for a
winning club lie in his pitching staff.
OF the old staff there are left Dick
Kerr, Urban Faber and Roy Wilkin-
son. OF the recruits. Hodge, ~Daven-
port and McWeeney give promise of
developing into regulars.
Captain Eddie Collins at second base
: will be the only veteran in the infieId.
The catching staff is complete with
Schalk prepare to do the bulk of the
work and George Lees as assistant.
Harry Hooper, former captain of
the Red SoX, is certain Of a berth
in right field. Strunk will start the
season in left Johnny Mostil. OBJ.
tanned from Milwaukee. will fill the
other outfield position.
The general morale of the players
this season is admirable.
Detroit Tigers.
With but one or two exceptions ia
miliar faces will appear in the Detroit
lineup WREN the Tigers, make their
debut, under the management of Ty
Cobb.
The newcomers, whose chances OF
participating in the opening game, ar-
pear bright, are Lew Blue, a first base
| man, obtained from Portland. Ore.
and Bassler catcher also from the
Pacific coast Blue is scheduled to
take Harry Heilman's place, the lat
! ter being shifted to right field
With the exception of Oscar Stan
age. catcher and Pipelli, third base
man, all of last years veterans are on
the Tiger roster for the 1921 season,
In addition Manager Cobb has a squad
of recruit pitchers, Sutherland, Cole,
| Holling, Stewart and Middleton. and
| two new catchers, Bassler and Wood
all, expected to aid Ainsmith and
Manon back of the plate.
/ In the outfield will be Heilr,an,
Cobb and Veach, while the infeld will
be in charge of Blue at first base,
Young at second base; Bush at short
| and Bobby Jones at third.
Boston Braves.
This city will scarcely know its own
team when it comes back from the
i South. designations, trades and dis
agreements have so changed the per
| sonnet that it is only reminiscent OF
! the team Of year or two ago.
| The Indian Head is gone from the
uniforms, rabbit" Meanwhile is gone
from the infield; only Gowdy and Ru
| dolph remain Of the 1914 champions
| and Rudolph's comeback is doubtful
| 1t will be a team topheavy in outfeld
, strength.
Barbara will be inserted at short in
! place of Maranville, with Holke hold
ing down first again, Ford playing reg
ularly at second, and Boeckel prob
ably at third.
Young blood probably will consti
tute the bulk of the Braves pitching
staff. Joe Oeschger. Scott and Wat
son will be available early.
| Old Hank Gowdy will head the
catching corps, assisted by George
| O'Neill of last years team. and Frank
| G. Gibson, Texas Lacquer of veal
! ago.
Washington Nationals.
Neither President Clarke Griffith
nor Manager George Mcbride is doing
any bcasting as to what they expect
from the Washington club this year
but they do promise the fans that they
will make the strongest teams extend
themselves to win the American
league pennant
AS usual great hope is being pinned
on Walter Johnson and it is declared
the veteran star has fully recovered
from the ailment to his pitching aru
that put him on the inactive list dur
ing the latter part of last year. With
Johnson in form, Griffith and Mcbride
feel they should be we'll up in the lis
as they have Shaw. Erickson, Schacht
Zachary and Courtney of last year:
team, and Mogridge, obtained from
the New York Americans, to round out
the pitching staff.
Philadelphia Athletics
From Connie Mack's training camr
has come the following estimate O.
the team The pitching is better ant
the general morale of the club is
much better than a year ago, but there
are signs that aggressiveness is lack
ing. The strength of the organization
lies in it's pitchers. Five of them
Perry, the veteran. Naylor, Rommel
Hasty and Harris, hurl from the star
board side, while Roy Moore, who
completes the sextet, is left-handed
Frank Brazil has proved the brigh