San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08
BROWNS Far From Out ofH
Because Sister Can't Play

most anything except that which Is
humanity impossible, and knows the
game. He has studied baseball with
some results. It's shame player
of his type, who has come forward
with such fine improvement, cannot
have Sisler on his left. That pair
would startle the world.
Gerber at short rounds out good
trio. One New York player said
Gerber is the fastest shortstop in the
game.
At third there is Robertson and a
youngster named Ezzell from the
Texas League and always Eddie Fost-
er as utility. Ezzell is fair but I'M
finished. Robertson has made the
regular job.
Behind the bat there is young
catcher, Schultz. from Mobile, who
will strengthen the team. SEVERED rs
steady as clock with a record for
banging onto fouls that is phenome-
nal. Schultz, the new catcher, earned
the right TO much consideration by
what he did for Mobile.
Two Good Pitchers.
Two good pitchers have been add
ed. and both mean added strength
They are Henry. lefthander from
Mobile. and Thurston. from Salt Lake
City. who was specially recommended
by Duffy Lewis. Henry sulked a
while early on account of salary, but
he looks good.
Then there is Pruett, a left handler.
who has curves and everything, but
he is not stalwart. He needs much
rest. The Browns figured that ii
they had had another lefthander last
year, the end might have been differ
'ent.
There is an abundance of skill all
around on the Browns this year. Those
who figured i'll a one-man team last
season will have chance to see how
near right they were unless Sisler can
come round. IL the players don't
brood over the Sisler affair and if the
star pitcher, Shocker, can get going
right off in top form, the Browns will
be in the thick of battle. They are
right now going as well as they did
last year ais regards mechanical play.
Any club which counts the Browns
weak without Sisler will be fooled.
The more one sees of Cedric burst.
the young outfiplder who has been
chosen TO play first base for the st.
Louis Browns up to any time that
Sisler may appear-which grows
more indefinite every day-the more
one is impressed with the natural
ability of the younster who has this
heavy task thrust upon him.
He is about the size of Sisler when
the latter first left college. That
makes him slender and well-propor-
toned from his heels to the top Of
his Uranium.
He is left-handed, which is much
to his advantage. With his gloved
right hand he fields the fast ones with
ease. Three or four times today he
sided to the right, dipped quickly,
flushed a skimming grounder square
ly in the center of his glove and
drew a lot of applause because he was
so clever with it. Probably those
who looked at him were ready to be
enthusiastic because they wished to
see what this youngster who must
fill Sisters shoes seems to have in
his baseball makeup. He snaps the
hot grounders deep behind first with
confidence. He didn't miss one in ten
in practice and Leifield. the st. Louis
coach, was smashing the ball at him
with all his might. To his left he
gets over little like Blue of De-
troit. Perhaps he is not quite so
quick as Blue, for the latter has de-
veloped into jumping spark through
experience. He will give all the first
basemen a chase this year il he has
no bad luck. When hurried, burst
is little flustered, but it is due to
ignorance in playing the position. BY
hurried is meant trying to make a
quick play when the ball is thrown
to him. He is not unsettled when
the ball is batted to him.
Can Remedy Faults.
He is likely to cross his feet at the
base. In fact, he did do it once. He
didn't know whether to play his left
foot to the bag or his right foot. be-
cause the runner was on top of him
as the ball was landing in his glove.
He can overcome this. What burst
will do with the ball the fans will
know better by the end OF next
September. They will find him {
likeable young man.
Lee Foil discovered what he had In
him and encouraged the boy TO try
And try be certainly does. II he car