Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09


 shag the balls for both batting cages. Eighteen Pitchers in Camp. Hickey has eighteen pitchers in camp and the whole squad as well as all the batters can get complete session of stick work and pitching practice in a half hour, while in most places it would take an hour and a half with large percentage of the squad stand ing around doing nothing twothirds of the time.
 He has sliding pit in another cor ner of the field. He has the work of construction apportioned among his helpers. There is old Joe Sugden, chief coach, who devotes his time mainly to watching all the pitchers. He knows just who needs work and when it is tlme Then there is Charley Barrett, scout, who casts his veteran eye over the performing of each recruit and re- ports just what each one needs most to develop into big league form.
 Shotten Drills Youngsters.
 Then there is Burt Shotten. who di- rects the play of the youngsters in the practice games, and there is Doc Lavin, regular shortstop, who is in- structor in the knack of sliding, and Freddie Schupp, veteran pitcher, who teaches the young hurlers the art of slabbing.
 Practice in the camp starts promptly at 1:30 D. m. and for three hours things |, are humming. Hickey himself is all over the field, first in the far corner, watching the actions of the recruits at batting, next upon the diamond look ing at the regulars. next down at the | sliding pits, and winding up by coach ing at third base for each side in the four or live inning game between the | regulars and yanigans.
 Practice Games Are Vicious. Those practice games are played | viciously, as the incident of Heath | cote's slide to the plate indicates. One can't attend a regular championship game in midseason and find the boys playing any harder. Hickey takes a l chance on broken legs, sprained ankles, | charley horses and sliders, just to keep | his athletes keyed up to the highest pitch all the time they are performing. l He believes it better to have a man | laid out in the spring practice than to take the whole team into. the cham plonship race ill trained in the things they will have to do.
 The Cardinals look great in every | department except battery work. On the infield there is Jacques Fournier i at first, the mighty Rogers Hornsby at l SecOHu, lHe CleNel ana dleTI JO0nny Lavan at short and, the expert Milton Stock at third. The latter at this writing is a hold d-out, but is expected to come to terms.
 Has Good OutfieId.
 In the outfield there is the speedy young MT. Heathcote, in center, Jacko
 Smith, at present a hold-out, and Les lie Mann, to alternate in right against | right and left handed pitchers respec- | lively, and the hard hitting Austin McHenry in left.
 Two reliable pitchers, Willie Doak
 and Jess Haines, are on the staff. The club needs two more and at present
 it looks as if the two will be Freddie
 Schupp and Dixie" Walker, last sea
 son with New Orleans and formerly
 with the Cubs. If either fails, the Car
 dinals may have another tough year
 unless a couple of the others come
 through. Hopes Lie in Youngsters.
 Hopes are held for Jake May. witt the team last year, but loser, Loui. North, last year with Milwaukee, Billy ) Sherdell and Marvin Goodwin, botl } carried last year.
 The addition of Lou Mccarthy to th, catching staff may help, though as ye his arm hasn't shown any speed. Yer non Clemons and Pickles Dillhoefe 5 are the reliable men. Splendid utilit, men are present in Harold Janvrin anC , Joe Schultz, and there's d host of re } cruits, two or three of whom may nak, good. The success of the Cards, how, ever. depends upon the pitching,