The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-08
By IRWIN M. HOWE Article I4-Yhe Red Sox


 Pitchers. Throws Herbert Pennock ......... Allan Russell .................. K Elmer Myers .................. Il Warren Collins ..-......-........ < William Piercy ....-.............. l, John Quinn ............-.. k Alex ferguson .............. lR BenJ. Kerr ...-........... lf Herbert Thormahlen .............. [ Samuel Dodge ................. k Curtis Fullerton .................. R Clifford Best .................... L John Mates ................... R Frank McDonneld ................ | J. E. De Rocher .................. k Henry F1ne .................... George w. Pipgras ......,....... R Thomas F. Sloan ................. R James Cassell .................... R
 Catchers. Bats. Harold Ruel .................. R Alfred Walters ................... R Bert Chaplin ................-... L Fred Lent ................... R
 Infelders. Bats. George Burns. first base-out field. R Otto E. Roehlke, first base ......R R. IL Derrill Pratt, second base ........ R Joseph Dugan. inield ............ R Ed c. Foster, inf1eld ...........R R Clarke c. Pittenger. infield ...... R Frank ORourke, infeld ........ R John H. Ring, third base ........ R
 Outflelders. Bats. Joseph Harris ..........,....... R Harry Leibold .................. L Elmer Smith ................... l. John F. Collins ................. R Michael Menosky ............... l. Fred J. McGaffey ................ L Simon II. Hendrick ................... l.
 Fate, usually in the disguise of a New York Yankee club owner, has been taking picks on the Red Sox for the last four or five years. That once famous machine is now repre- sented by collection of odds and ends that has little value to any one but the junk dealer and when one reviews the trades that have fea- tured Boston baseball history since MT. Frazee acquired control of the American league team. Manager Duff fy's cheerfulness must be regarded as a remarkable exhibition of optimism.
 What Sox Got
 For example: Instead of Sam Jones, who won 2S games and lost 16 and Joe Bush. who won 16 and lost nine last season with the weak est batting team in the league be- hind them for support, Duffy now has Bill Piercy who won five and lost four, and w Collins who gained Il victories and suffered five de- feats, with the backing of the cham pion Yankees.
 Instead of "Stuffy" McInnis, long regarded as one of the greatest first sackers of the game, to guard the initial corner, and Everett Scott. smoothest infielder of all shortstop,s the Red Sox manager has assigned to him George Burns, hard hitting but mediocre player at first and tenn peramenta1 Joe Dugan to fill the shoes of the brilliant and reliable "Scotty' at short
 Outlook Poor
 By virtue of the steady and re-. sourceful work of Jones and Bush on the slab and the brilliant fielding and timely batting of Jones. Bush. Scott and McInnis, Boston finished fifth last year. With the loss of these four dazzling workers it Is hard to figure how the capable and patient pilot can hope to do more than head the permanent holders of eighth place, the Athletics.
 The Red Sox infield will be com DC sed of George Burns, taken from Cleveland in the McInnis deal, at first. Derrill Pratt at second, Jos Dugan, lately of the Athletics, at