The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-22
.B0XMEN APLENTY
MAKE CARDINALS
LOOM STRONGER
They've Had the Hitting
and Now Hickey Likes
Pitching Outlook

NEW ORLEANS, March 21.--AsiI
any well-lnformcd baseball man
what he thinks OF the ~. Louis Car
dIuals and he Will hook an ludoX
finger In your buttOnhOlo and proc
coed to talk you silly
pitchers, pitchers, pitchers" ho
will chant, THE cards have Pitch
Crs."
Ito win no, think u necessary 10
mention anything else, Tho fact
that Branch lticKey is down here
with a few young men who can pitch
a winning ban game from time to
Time would seem 10 be enough.
Illltcrs? Well, "A Few
For d ~ no Masonic secret that
the Cardinals are an outfit OF tho
most sincere hitters over known to
major league baseball; that aside
from tho matter OF pitching they arc
dcfcusiyely irroprouchnblo aud that
speed on tho bases is their daily
dish. Given a bit more consistency
in pitching last season and the Cards,
not the Giants. might have been the
team 10 have come up from the sur
roptitious rear to nip tho Pirates at
the wire.
Imagine your distinct chagIin and
annoyance TO be asked to go out and
pitch "a winning game behind such
support as the following!
Rogers IlOrnaby, who led tho
league with "a batting average OF
.397; Mueller, who hit ,352. his first
year In the league; Austin McGlenry,
$50; Clemons, $40; schulz. .303,
Milton Stock, 800; Doc LayHn, $50,
ana CIR Ilcathcoto. ,243,
II must have been a. terrible or
deal for any Cardinal pitcher.
Yet with tho winning Of ball
games cut 90 their measure 80 TO
speak, the pitchers couldn't win
regularly.
Hickey Greatly Pleased
Now all ls sweet, AZ least that
Is Branch Rickoy.B story. n uarra-
two no conducts quito glibly lie
points first to Bill Duak, the human
saliyHry gland, aged, but sun good;
Jess Haincs, with n good fast ball
ana CXcDllcut control, Bill Pertlca,
just about getting ready to show
something definite; Shcrdell, the
lCfthaudur, NOrth and JEFF ptcffer.
who seem 20 have attained COM
mendable physical condition down
here aud are really trying. These
are Mr.. RickcyH prize exhibits,
But 10 Is upon some Of the younger
men that he pins his most optlmis-
tic hopes. There Is. for Instance,
clyde Barfout, up from the Texas
league, with plenty Ot control on a
good curve and slow ball Then
there is Arthur Rheinhart, left
handler from Los Angeles. who
would be right good II no acquires
control; sid Benton. former Unlyer-
slty OF Arkansas highlander; Bill
Bailey Revere and Roy walker.
out OF the lot Hickey expects 20 Cull
enough good pitching to run with
The leader from first To last,
Where Is a Weak spot!
Tho intiCld CumbinaiOn. Four
uicr, llOrnsby Layau and stock, Is
topped defeusively only by the
Giants, Tho uutfic,d runs second 10
none. in all, hickey has eight men,
any Of whom might be considered u
regular Uutflclder. Tho list IN.
rIudcs Smith. McHepry. Mueller
Mann, lIcuthcotc. Del Gaynor,
Schuii2e and Bert ShottOn. Guyner
ia also available for infiold ulllity
although George Toporcer VIII got
tho cali AT every position except
first base.
Earl Adams. with Syracuse last
year, IS the only inficld recruit iu
camp with a chance 10 stick. nc
| looks almost too good 10 be true.
Beyond Clcmons there Is little 10
commend among tho Catchers. AIM
smith 10 a biz passe. DcuuIughovcu,
from California, and Ellis, from the
University OF Texas, arc just pros
poets, nothing more.
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