Evening star., 1923-04-05

charge III action. learS ago he h
pitcher under his wing, and in 1914
III hitting last season, was out W
two players. Chance has had to learl
notwithstanding that there were
only five fairly good base ball days
during the first fortnight t the
Springs. things have moved steadily
forward There have been few sore
arms. hut this has been because
Chance has made his pitchers use ex-
treme care. Long sessions at Whit
tington lark and daily hikes over the
mountains have combined to bring
the players along.
There We're thirty-tpO players on
Chances list when the club arrived in
camp.
Elmer Miller. outfielder. secured
last season from the Yankees. has de-
clded not to play any more ball with
the SoN, and Carl Holling. who was
secured from the Tigers along with
Ehmke. is still on the coast and SAYS
he intends to retire. Also Clark Pet
tenger. who has been with the team
two seasons as utility intielder. has
not reported.
Mike Mennsky. who is the veteran
OF the club. has been wearing a Bos-
ton uniform only three seasons All
the others have been picked UP since
1920. most Of them coming from other
american League teams in trades
HoVeN@ the SoX have acquired con-
siderable young talent players who
came up to the majors rated as good
prospects ana Chance figures he will
ne ahle to work out a very aggressive
team from players several of whom
nave not had steady chance TO show
theIr wares in everyday major league
company.
With Harry t.eiboId and John Col
Inns. the two seasoned outfielders on
'he team. reporting late. there was no
'ndhce Tor the Boston manager to get
ms club together. He has several
Good outheld prospects. including
''oebel, VINO was with WASHINGTON
last year. and Reichle. who hit for
nearly $40 for the Evansville Und
team last season. He also is trying
cut Camp Skinner, who was with the
lahkees IN 1922. The competition for
the outheld places will be on in
earnest until Liebold and Collins eat
into shape 60
is going to be easier. however,
Tor chance to rebuild his inield. He
nas started with George Burns at
Hrst' toward Shanks. from Washing
ION, at second. and two ex-Yankaes
Iohn Mitchell and Norman Mcmillan
~ Shortstop and third base. The
lnheid so far has been working we'll
.psether, doing everything right. and
the arms all look good. McNiI1an.s
speed about third base has heen one
"t the pleasing features of the early
practice.
FeWs'er Seeks Regular Berth,
thick Fewster. who Joined the club
late last season and who played some
games with the Sox before the bell
rang IS fghting hard to get into
the intield. either at short sion or
second base. Also. in his quest for q
hard-hitting inf1elder, Chance has
heen working Outfielder Joe Harris
both at second base and third base
on the scrub team. Harris was ham
HtlCaPped last summer because of hav-
Ing been out of the big league for
several seasons. but he managed to
mt FOR .3l6 at the end of the wear.
ana has started away this spring as
J ne intended to make good his prom
Ise to reach the $50 mark. When
Ptttenger comes Boston will have
seven inffelders. but Harris surely
VIII be held for either infield or out
ne!d Where he will play will not be
declded by Frank Chance until Har-
IN the inteld aside from first base
where he has had considera Bile ex-
perience.
There is promising prospect for
hrst base in Floyd Herman. who hits
the ball harder than any one else on
the squad. but who has a lot to learn
ABOUT playing the bag. He will go
along with the club until the minor
league season opens, and the Sox will
nave nave string on him when they send
bert Chaplin and Al Waters are the
old catchers again with the club. and
The former is very likely to be picked
AS the man to start behind the bat
as the hrst string. However, Picinich
from Washington and Devormer from
New York are battling for the berth
left vacant by Muddy Ruel. who is
now with the Senators, and the en-
tire squad is working hard to make
Sood. Is il seems hardly likely that
10 l.cf a
the year. Chaplin is improving his
style at bat and his arm seems the
best i'm camp.
Quinn Heads Box Corps.
The pitchers have had small chance
to do the work they had hoped to do
early in the training session. Jack
Quinn. who has been here a week
longer than the others, is naturally
the most advanced. Is arm is very
strong, and he is continuing to mix
in his moist ball with the speed which
ne IS developing at a rate that sug-
GeSts that he will be better than last
season, when he pitched some very
hne games. Howard Ehmke is all en-
thusiasm over his shift to Boston from
Detroit. and 1t looks now as il he and
quinn would lead the staff. Both Full
lerton and Ferguson, who were with
the SoX in 1922, are getting in shape,
and both are confident of having a
good year ahead. Bill Piercy is light
er than year ago, but a sore arm
has prevented him from doing much
cutting loose.
The old pitchers will be supple
mented by at least four new men.
The new left-handers are Frank
ODoul, from New York, and David
Black, Wisconsin semi-professional
oDoul has been playing in the out
field as well as pitching, and there
have been few players whose batting
las been harder and more consistent
than his. Chance even has thought
something of making an outfielder OF
O'Doul.
handlers in Daniel Fowlkes and Carl
StimsoH. The former was with Mem.
phis last season and is regarded as
real prospect. Stimson has not beer
able to work hard because of sick
ness. but Jack Ryan. who is coaching
something real when he gets down t.
business. George Murray. secured
from the Yankees, is another right
handler who has not been able to do
his full quota of work, having in
jured his foot.
Three weeks at the camp have pro
vfded enough ball playing for Chance
to figure on very fast and aggres
sive infield. The outfield arrangement
will not be decided on for weeks. and
II Is lar 100 early TOT MIN TO get n
definite line on what his pitchers can
do under pressure of real ball games
The spirit shown at the Springs surely
has been of the best. and the men are
doing their level best.
Chance figures that a team never
really is any better than where IL
finishes at the end of season. There
fore he figures that he has started
with a real tafl-end club. but one
which has been broken up, or will be,