The Washington times., 1923-03-18
|SPE Err, MUST
REBUILD HIS
BASEB i. TE AMI
Has Many Newcomers, But
Club Is Hard 70 Guess as
Contender
~ THoNIlAs 7. OIINfNHeIlIEY.

BY THOMAS Il. CgJNIAE1SIZIsY.
1 - AIxELsANDs TIA, March III.
4 His teairI OF veterans falling
Il - into sllanbles lest season,
Iris Speaker had no alternative
tlan "a brIiId anew. T1e beran ia
/ mid-beason when It was apparent
EOld standbys were not in tenn.
porary slump, but really on the
down trail, and Is endeayoring To
finish the rebuilding u this foliage.
Dfull town.
IN the last ave weeks Uf the
1922 campaign, With only one real
pitcher, George Bhle, and several
newcomers, the Indians lid tar
| better than earlier iii the season
/ and finally brought up fourth q
game behind the Tigers end u game
/ IN front Of tbs White Sox This
was great enccura gefnent 70
The fact That he has many new
Corners to the big time requiring 8
lot ~ welding ana proving under
fire. II causing much gtlessWoElz
as % what the Indians VIII do.
/ However, opinion seems Quite
/ evenly divided. Some ere insistent
that the Indians Nfll b. lucky to
Z
Eare equally irsistent they win
spring q surprise.
HARD 10 FIGURE.
aIt il hard ID figure my team. !
said Speaker. Il do not make pre-.
fiictione. hal9eva 81 win rive 4
livery good account or itself and
THAT &c may surprise number Of
folks who think We are not going
8 i nj 80 o' 1880 II Il !. 81 - rers,es :
Ipennant &
ne n enthusiastic over the pos.
slplnties g Lslszl.s. n.s ne1 snlro
eItv VIII Mrast t,a sa IS wI1o
lea the American Association il
hitting with 10s with EllIlilla.s his
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=. B.. $500, -. 49,
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recIlIar haftiI,r order: .Iarniee0n.
i Taft field: Wan1huaa mss eecond
base: Sneaker. center field: Gnisto.
i first hsae. SilInrnss. RIGHT field: b.
SeweIl. sl1ortstop: Lufzke, third
i haaa. 6vaft ~ f1srraII ra4rhnrn.
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ri II, ss,.. ". 80 ...,s ,.se,,,t
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s.. $50 4,,st1....s ~
SNEAKER ,,,ssy'as, axveiI ~,
Mvaff are Isft -Isanded hattera arad
vVarnI,sranrs f5,ssess. Ts,f1Ira a,,ss
a,rss1 q. 49, s-'As-
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This array II fsc,,raa IL haf
go S. J. '-- en-
1919 .9Vv ~ psAs1 - LIT names ~
Il win have tar more speed than
lin many seasons. Lack Of speed
saw h,,ahal. ~ v,ita co,,,o. Is uvaafe
i 80. -. az. z -
'ass ysslt.
,rar-... .',s.. s.'...'.'' 80 49,
- a. \. : ) 80 80 IS
s0Os. nll 49,. .LlIS aDCuA 10y 81.
uOuple piays. stole nut one pase, alo 8
49, a. zoe as out on an lnLlelu
the veteran third baseman, lost
his Old-time speedy legs. Catcher
Nunamaker, Outfielder Graney,
and Joe Wood. now coach Of the
Yale freshman nine, were all slow.
In their places are young men Of
speed ana dash.
6umma, Lutzke. Myatt, Seweli,
/ Wambsganss and Jameson all can
run smartly. The way Wyatt goes
after fouls Is considered nothing
short Of uncanny. He runs to the
spot as fielder goes after fly
and turns around to gobble IL cas-
lily. Lutzhe, with the biggest pair
Of hands In the game, sticks them
| this way and that FOR brilliant stops
and plays. He flashed around to
make ten assists and two put-outs
IN a. game against Toledo last year.
ana was called mot human. :"
stephenson, playing second. short
or third; Brewer, first baseman and
ot,t,,ta s.., ana Gardner WIN DC SUD
-
FFTCH1cAtS AXE VETS.
The pitchers will be the veterans
Uhle, Morton, Covelsl1ie and Sherod
Smith and Dan Boone, Phil Bed
good, George Winn, George Metiev-
er, all acquired late last season;
Joe Shaute up from Chattanooga
ana Jim Edwards. RELIEF man last
year.
Speaker says Smith, obtained
from Brooklyn by waiver route, win
make good. Smith ana Vim VIII
be the only left handlers.
Steve O'NetL and Glenn Myatt
viii alternate In catching. Myatt
II much faster on his reet Lnan
L.