Evening star., 1924-03-17

Here, In San Antonio, Fohl has what
Is left of team that was reduced
from opulence to poverty, in the way
of ball players. If it weren't for Bos-
ton fans perhaps the Yanks would not
now be champions. They robbed the
of beanpot until ChaDce was left
with nothing but a sm1a and a King
Tut haircut. Fohl has fallen heir TO
addition by trade and purchase.
There is a chance that this outfit
led by Fohl, may make many an un-
easy afternoon for other American
League managers. for it is just as
April shower. Not that it seems di-
rectly headed for a pennant But
from day to day it will be wise
manager of the team opposing the
Red Sox who is able to predict what
this Boston crowd will do next.
How Jnheid Lines Up.
If the infieid plays as Fohl has been
working it. Joe Harris will play first
base. He is apt to hit any time, and
he can play the base better than an
unknown. wambsganss, who trained
for a preacher and then became a
good ball player-the reverse of Billy
Sunday. who trained for a ball player
ana became a good preacher--is one
part of the Cleveland trade that put a
thoroughly safe and conservative man
on second, and he isn't through by a
whole lot.
Dudley Lee, who played short for
Tulsa last year, is one of those short
young men with the reach of a seven
footer. He accepted more chances
on the infield in 1929 than any minor
ieaguer. out in this part of the
world folks who have seen MIN play
declare he is destined to be the main
SUPPORT OF any circus tent under
which he performs
On third, Mcmillan is to continue
the road TO fame over which he start
ed last season. Chance called him
his best-improYed ball player. and if
Chance had it to do over ne would
have started him at third and said
Son, there you are. Darn you, stick"
sIuEgers For the OutfieId.
In the outfeld there are Boone,
Flagstead. "Shano'' Collins, Veach
Connolly and Todt They can hit,
Many pitcher will wish that the
tail-enders Of last season had forgot
ten to ftatten him before the next
middle of September has been sIugged
into history.
Boone is the man who knocked
down all the corrals of Texas last
season while playing with San An
tonic. 1t may be that this big Ala
hama boy has had all the rough edges
polished away.
Neach is tbumner to whom the
Detroit club owed many game III
the past. but who had lived so long
with Detroit that he had fallen VIC
tim to q severe attack of monotony.
Beans and co6fiSh may prove better
for him than Lake St. Clair frogs
legs.
Flagstead escaped Detroit to go to
Boston, and some time ago Shane Col
Inns broke away from the stock yards
for the atmosphere of Harvard. Todl
always has been a hitter, who has
been nagged to play first base against
his own wishes, because he preferred
the outfield, where a man may stud!
the air currents and commune Will
the angles of the fence.
This isn't all of the Boston team
for there are Steve O'Neill and SOM
other catchers, including Picinicii. AM
some pitchers. But the foregoing con.
stitute the underpinning Of tho team
It's the legs and the arms-althougt
arms are not strictly underpinuing
However, in base ball they go with il
Minus arms. legs would run well. but
they wouldn't grab anything.
This Boston club has all the uncer-
tainty of a stick of dynamite and tht
hoof of a mule. Jf the hoof comes in
contact with the dynamite, the neigh
borhood is not likely to get over the
excitement for some days.