Evening star., 1926-03-18

Offhand it would be the writer
first impulse TO say that the Red
Sox as d team promise better than
they did last season, or. to put II all
other way. that they promise bettei
than they did last season after the'
strayed into a ravelinG- out from Whici
all kinds of skillful needlework could
not restore them.
The best addition to this Boston
base ball club. looking straight into
the intie4i is the acquiring of Fred
Haney. who played third for Detroit
among innumerable other men who
played third for that epicure OF in
fielders. t. cobb. Haney has put
new top and bottom on third base
which was very sore matter with
the Red SoX last year.
Failed at Detroit. But
Haney did not succeed with Detroit
but he is not the first third baseman
who has not made a hit in Detroit
where they have been looking for Z
Pie Traynor. But they do not turn
out that kind except about once in q
decade. What Haney failed to do for
Detroit he Is doing for Boston.
Lee is starting again az Shortstop
and this diminutive little chap makes
men think much Of Bancroft. Lee
together last season. but they now
seem TO have arrived at Il satisfactory
understanding.
Lee Is back in the form he showed
when he first joined the Sox. He
plays them in. out or any other way
but he does play them. lie covers 2
chunk Of ground. and the left side Of
the SOX intield should be much better
this year.
Herrera and Mccain are candidates
| Tor second base. Both of them are
| average. but in the long run the
chances are that McCann, who was
| in the Northwest last year. will win
out. He Is heavier and rangier than
Herrera and seems to have improved
much over the skill that he showed
when he received a jOr league trial
in other years. He is six feet tall ana
i instead of being n bean pole as he was
when u major Lacquer in other years
| he is thick and strong and probably
| will bat better for every pound that
| he has taken on.
TOdt Rounds Out Infield.
Todt is a first base. Todt first bases
about as he did and he will stand
about the same at the end of the sea
son. Take this infield collectively ana
ii will be the biggest part Of the i'm
proved SoX if it keeps on as il has
begun.
In the outfield. there are Flagstead
ut center as last year and Jenkins al
| left and Carlyle, a big, broa shoulder
ed chap with a swing. but also with
a need TO improve his fielding. and
Roscnthal. q left-hander. who seems to
! be able to throw and go back pretty
we'll.
| The Red Sox outtield does no. seem
to have picked up relatively as we'l
as the infield.
| Bischoff is one catcher who should
make good. Fort Worth was enamor-
ed of him when he was out there, and
the Chicago White SoX had him and
passed him along because the SoX
were chockful with Catchers. He is
q kid. inexperienced. and he throws
with all the rashness with which kids
are wont TO throw, but he handles q
| ball very well, even at that.
Ehmke Still Rates as Star.
The Red Sox pitching staff is not
| made up Of all stars, yet ii contains
one man for whom three base ball
clubs will advance the sum of $50 900
each. II any one of them can get
him. He Is Ehmke. Then Ruffing is
a promising pitcher. Zahniser is about
what he was. He hasn't quite got the
knack of the thing yet, although he
has had opportunity enough. Still
with fine curve ball. he may make 1t.
A southpaw kid from Mobile by the
name of Wiltse pitches a little like
| George Wiltse. but he needs lots of
work. Weltzer is being tried. Wing.
| field should rate with the best of the
young brigade this year.
Ross may come through. Fohl al
| ways has had an eager eye for HIM
Ludgren will get work. Fowler and
| Geygan are extra infielders and It
wouldn't be surprising if Fohl added
still another who may help the team
a lot at one of the infield positions,
II there Is a breakdown.
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