The Washington herald., 1921-02-03
SPEAKER TO STAND.
PAT ON TEAM THAT.
won WORLD SERIES.
Joe Harris May Return
to Make Bid for First
Base Position.
By JACK NYE.

Tristan Speaker, representing
cleveland in the American League
poker game. holds a pat hand and
Is going to play it that way.
me Texan believes the gang that
nnlshed ahead of the Yanks and
mnite Sox last season ought to be
aole to repeat. Since the last pen
hant night Kid Gleason has lost his
whole hand on a misdeal and is
craving all the law allows. Hug
gins Is also Strengthening a little.
out he isn't causing Speaker many
/ sIeepless nights.
When the Indians beat it for
Dallas at the end Of this month
the same bunch of players who
grabbed of the world series last
LaII Will be taken along.
SeNTelI to Hold Job.
Even the youthful Joe SewelI,
VINO came right up from the minors
TO take Ray Chapman's place at
snort, is assured that he is the big
noise for that position. Speaker
likes the nerve OF this youth. He
pulled lot Of errors last year, but
ne showed the proper stuff. This
season Spoke is expecting him to
settle down and field in the manner
that made him a star in the South
ern Association.
II any change is made in the
Cleveland lineup 1t will probably be
at first base. Joe Harris. who swings
wicked bat. is trying to get on
Speakers payroll after having jump
ed the reserve clause last spring
TO Join the Oil City independent
team. In case he is allowed to re-
turn, II looks as IL Doc Johnson and
George Burns will have to step
aside. Burns is good hitter, but too
slow for active service. Johnston did
some great clubbing at the begin
ming Of last season, but slumped
slightly toward the end. Harris
would be an improvement on either
of these men.
: Nine Young Pitchers.
In addition to his regular pitch
ers Of last season. Speaker will take
nine youngsters on the Southern
trip.
Ttis standing pat" business does
not always bring results. Last year
year Gleason decided to make no
changes in the White SOX and Pat
Moran kept the Cincinnati Reds in
tact. Both OF them failed. In the
1919 the Red SOx and Cubs stood
pat and neither repeated.
Speaker. however, is a wild old
bird and has a lot of faith in his
boys.
here are the players on the
Cleveland roster:
CatChers - Steve ONeiI. Leslie
EUnamaker and Chester Thomas.
Pitchers-Jim Bagby. Stanley Co
veIeskie, Walter Mails, Ray Cald-
well, George Uhle, Guy Morton, Bob
Clark. George Cykowski, Jess Petty,
Ted Odenwald, Nelson A. Potts, II.
L. Kimes, Bernard Henderson, c. c.
Hamilton and G. r. Ellison.
Infelders-DOC Johnston, George
Burns. william Wambsganss, Joe
Seweu, Harry Lunte and Larry
Gardner.
Graney, Charley Jameson, Joe
Evans, Elmer Smith, Joe Wood, Ar
thur Wagner and Ernest Jeanes.
Having discarded the deadlock.
stranger" Lewis is at work per-
fecting the toe hold. The demand
for cork legs and crutches among
the wrestling fraternity may soon
be greater than the supply.
Hot Springs is going to be the
baseball center this month. In addi
ton to the Senators who will visit
the Spa, Representatives will be on
hand from the Giants, Yankees, Red
Sox, Dodgers and Pirates. The re-
vival Of the racing meet there help
the men to reduce in the region Of
their pocketbooks.
g. =, i -Ter,
20 bring to New York, via the rumor
method. the Giants have lit upon
Max Carey, OF the Pirates. The
partial list of almost-New Workers
Al present is composed of Hornsby,
NaranyiIle, Groh, VeaCh, Dugan,
DYKES, Judge and Rice. One thing
about this kind Of trading is that
II doesn't cost any more money than
the mind bets" OF Mickey Nc
Dewitt, the well-known race horse
expert