The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-18
CUBS TO HAVE YOUNG
 TEAM THIS YEAR
Manager Killifer to Try Out Youngsters Acquired in
 Trading Deals.

1 Chicago, Feb. 1S.It will be a youth 1 ful ball club that will decorate the 1 Cubs are at home this season Pres1- 1 dent Bill Veeck and Manager Bill 1 kilifer make no secret that they are i building up and that youth is going l to be served in the Bruin camp. Be cause of this an unusually large flock of rockies are included in the Cubs | retinue
 In the outfield the big noise is ex- | pected to be Arnold Statz for whom eight players and some cash was turned over to the Los Angeles club. Statz will have a hard time lifting up | to the reputation that publicity has built up for him, but if he can hit 300 and field as he did in the Coast league he will be the regular guard ian of one of the outposts.
 Another Coast Leaguer who will probably start the season as an out field regular IS Hack Miller, the son of Sebastian, famous in other days as a strong man. Hack" was with Oakland last year and achieved some repute as wielder of the mace, hitting something like .S70 in the long Coast season.
 FIack Holds Berth
 Max F1ack probably will hold his job as the regular right fielder, and Turner Barber will finger as utility man. Barber can also play first base, so he is handy to have around. Twom- bly, and Sullivan, of last years out field, already have been transferred to Los Angeles in the deal for Statz "Red'' Thomas. N Texas youth, who much hitting prowess in the closing games of the last season. also will try for a Job in the outer precincts It is in the infield that the young sters are to have theirs day. Oscar Ray Grimes, first baseman, made good with the Cubs last year largely because he hit the ball with consider able emphasis. He may hold on to bjS jnh hIIf he a of youngsters fighting to crowd him out Grimes is steady and dependable but lacks speed
 At second base it is an excellent bet that there will be a new face this year. The veteran Feb Terry, who guarded the sack last year. is slowing
 Although he led the third basernen of the National league in fielding last year and hit for about .290, it is no cinch that Charley Deal will be back at the hot corner this year.
 Hollocher at Short.
 Charley Hollocher probably will re- main the teams shortstop. Holloch- CT is still a young man and a mighty times last season seemed rather lackadaisical. If he falls in with the new spirit he may hold his job.
 third base and Hollocher at short it is likely that Johnny sKelleher will be the regular second baseman. Kel- leher Is a ScrappV 'Iurk., WnO play ed utility roles last season and. won a home with Cub fans. It is difficult to see how he can be kept out of the regular lineup.
 The youngster who is 1iely to crowd a veteran out of an infield job Is Car ter Elliott, who came to the Cubs as a shortstop. Elliott showed a world of speed in the closing games of 1921, and if he can hit in big league style he will win job. Barney Friberg, erstwhiIe outfielder, who was con ve-ted by Otto Kna.be at Kansas City into a second baseman may also land a regular infield job.
 IiIlifer to Catch.
 Manager Bill K1lifer and Bob O'Farrell will attend to the bulk of the catching.
 Grover Cleveland Alexander, the ''big smoke'' of the pitching depart ment, did not do so we'll last year and there are suspicious that Alex has about reached the end of his rope. If Alex falrers the burden will be all on the youngsters, "Speed Martin, who always has been and probably always will be erractic, being the only remaining veteran.
 Of tho youngsters great things are expected of SVirgil Cheeves, right handler, and Percy Jones, left-hand- CT. Jones is expected to be the sue cessor of Big Jim Vaughn aSs the star port sider of the staff