New Britain herald., 1926-04-20

players were called together only yesterday for their first practice but assistance from major league clubs is expected immediately.
 On the eve Of the opening six teams appear strong, with the two- year champion Waterbury club car rying It's usual pitching power. New Haven, Providence, Springfield. Hartford and Albany are well forti. fled for their effort to overthrow the kings.
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 Kitty Bransfeld, manager at Wa terbury, has gathered mound staff which boasts the veteran right handers, Bishop, Touchstonc, Kahn and Sinhllher and the southpaws, McPhee and Matthews, Rush and Fuller, dependable boxmen of past years, have gone. The infleld finds Wotell at first. Zelinzigler at second, Hughes at short and Helgeth at third. while Donahue, Leary and Shay will care for the outer defense
 '|hhhiAcl " III up IlOSt OL lUe CdtCn ing. Jack Flynn. former manager of several Eastern league clubs, has been busy at New Haven. Bowman has come back from the Pacific coast to play first base, the veteran Gleason will be at second. Hauk at third and the Colby college boy. Fransen al short. Outfeld positions go 10 Griffin, Milan and Moore. The Milan is Horace. brother Of the former Washington center fielder, Clyde. Lerian and Berger are the receivers.
 Providence Team Providence. replacing Worcester. lis guided by Rube Marquard and owned by the Braves. Rodriguez is slated for first, Thomas at second Kibbe at short, Harris at third, Sperber will play right field, Ed wards left, Morrison. center. Mar quard. Anderson, Goldsmith, Vargus and Duggan are among the pitchers with Smith behind the bat.
 Hartford has gone into the hands of Si Mcdonald. form CT umpire In the circuit, for this season at least. He will have Miller at first, Shay al second. Kane or Ellison at short and Comiskey al third. Most of them ; have seen much service In the East ern league. 4 veteran OEtfield pro duces Schinel. Hesse and Tageert. McDonald's mound staff is rated one , of the best in the circuit with John son, Owen Daily, James and Lynch ready 10 start. Mangum and Brad- shaw seek backstop posts.
 Springfield lost heavily by "Gradu~ to the New York Yankees. Second Basoman Herrera is now with the Red Sox and Third Baseman Stan daert with Brooklyn. Post or Phelan. the latter home boy, will start at first, nreSsen at second, Captain Bcnes at short and the Cuban. Gutierrez at third. Bedford, Purcell and Boss will care for the outfold, Manager Gene McCann has Neiderkorn and O'Ncil for catchers and Motevier. Brown. Lacey, Berg, Sigmon, Brennan. Saunders and Taylor for tn" pitchjng ber1hs. For tune and Mayberry. veterans, arc out of baseball.
 Has Veteran Squad Albany, under Bill McCorry. re- turns 10 the fray with almost q veteran squad. Belcher at first, Butler at second, Martin at short and Herman al third. Martin re- places Eddie Taylor, now with the Braves. Emmerich. Gcnin and Solo mon will bc in the outfeld. Fuller, from Waterbury. and Ogordowski and Forte are outstanding pitchers, Mum and Phillips are veterans be- hind the bat.
 Pittsfeld, in the cellar year ago, starts with comparatively little hope. Neal Ball Is al the helm and expects help from major league friends. Mills and Benedict. veterans, Jam crson. Boyce ard Stechcr ar" pitch lnE nFoSp"'' B. NouS IT, | lIi'l IEti'' Long and Mayer will he reen in the inf"ld and Perrin and Sulli"rn in lof' and center.
 Bridecport's opening effort. "ith the youthful Frank Sapleton hand ling tile reinv, will depend upon what major leagu" can furnish in tho way of pitchers. McCaffery and Wolf" are the veterans but are not in the tast of condition. Tho infold will comprise Starlrton. at first Nuns~> a second, MnGreeeor at short and Torphy at fhiri. Yoriy. Cosgroya and 0bc7o will cover th" nntpos~s. The team is assured ca- ra5ie catching with Army and IIin v-0-rjr-