New Britain herald., 1926-04-08
BATTING ORDERS
 MAY BE CHANGED
Virtually Every Team to Shift
 Lineup for Opening Games

OrQer changes nave been OeClucu upon by virtually every club in the major leagues for the opening games next Tuesday. if lineups in effect during the last week of exhibition play may be accepted as the final Judgment Of team managers.
 A generous sprinkling of expensive minor league purchases will be on display in both circuits. while sever al of the teams apparently are pre- pared to reveal radical shakeups which have altered batting orders fom top to bottom.
 Roston's entries have experienced npheavals, partly as a result of win ter trades and partly due 10 im- pressive play by recruits. Harry Riconda. once with the Athletics, ap- pears to have definitely won his big league spurs as the Braves third sacker and has been hitting fifth, a position filled last season by Gus Felix. Another shift moves Mama ger Bancroft from second place to seventh.
 Cleanup Hitter
 Jimmy Johnston, obtained by the Braves from Brooklyn in trade, has been installed as cleanup hitter in place Of Burrus, while Eddie Brown has succeeded Welsh as No, 3 Hitter, the latter moving up to the position formerly filled by his chief.
 With the exception of Todt as No. and Lee at No. 2, tho Red Sox show q new batting order. Elton LanEford, an outiiclder obtained from Des Moines, apparently has been selected as lcadolf man. Haney, third sacker with Detroit last years, follows at No. 2 and Si Rosenthal, formerly in the Eastern and Texas leagues at No. 3.
 Places are found in the revamped Yankee lineup for Mark koenig and Tony Lazerri, Miller Higgins high priced new corners, the former re- placing Earl Combs as leadoff hitter and the latter bringing up at No. 6. Combs has been dropped to No. while Babe Ruth, who hit No. last year, has been given the cleanup post, with Lou Gchrig in the niche formerly occupied by the home run king. Bob Meusel to bat fifth this year, instead of fourth as heretofore.
 Batting in No. 2
 Everett Scott. veteran shortstOp, takes Davis place as No. 2 batter in the Chicago White SoX array. while Sam Rice has been installed as open ing gunner in the Washington at tack, a position he filled during the latter part of last season after Joe Harris had succeeded Early Me Nncly in the outticld.
 The Athletics lineup has been all tered since the close of the 1925 race by the inclusion Of Fritz French, former West Point athlete as No. 8 hitter, and Joe Hauscr, first base man out with injuries last year, at No. {. Hale at third base has given way to Jimmy Dykes, whose former position as lcadoff man in the line up appears to have been assigned definitely 10 Max Bishop,
 The Browns, Tygers and Indians also will be affected by minor shifts.
 LcadoN Man
 Ty Tyson, MCGraw's outtield find. has been installed at No. post in the Giants batting order, while either Groh or Lindstrom will lead off, an honor which usually fell last season to Billy Southworth,
 Doubt shrouds the Pittsburgh list as tho result of injuries to regulars, although Paul Wancr, outl1oldcr. and Hal Rhyme, inhelder obtained last fall from the Pacific Coast lcagup, appoar likely 10 start.
 The top ot the Cubs attack will present two news marlsmcn, with Hack Wilson at No. and Joe Munson at No. f. Maurice shannon. succeeding Maranyille at shortstop, has been batting seventh.
 Cincinnati has changed It's front to find a place for Wally Pipp, while Whitcy Witt, Yankee castoff, will lead Brooklyus offensive with Mar anylle hitting at No, and Marriott at No. (.
 Other changes will mark the ap- ptarance of Jack Bentley. former Giant pitcher, as first basoman and cleanup hitter for the Phillies, and Thovenow as shortstop for the Cardinals. a post filled last year by Torporccr.