The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-14
BROWNS LOOK
LIKE CHANGED
CLUB T0EVANS
Fine Spirit, Superior Condi-
ton and New Material Are
Big Helps, He Says
(BY BILLY EVANS)

Tarpon Springs, Fla, March ID
A)-The st. Louis Browns. train
ing here, are going to be Il much i'm
proved baseball machine over the
1926 model.
You ask why, as you remind me 1t
is much the same team that failed
so dismally last season.
True. 1t is much the same team,
but you would never recognize them
as the athletes go through their
spring training to fit themselves for
the long grind.
As watched Manager Howley-
they call him "Howling Dan," and
| might add that his voice is already
in midseason form-put his players
over the jumps for two hours, three
things impressed me most forcibly.
First, the spirit of the club. Not
in years have | seen Brownie team
show so much interest in its work
| Every player on the field seemed to
| be taking his task seriously, intent
| upon fitting himself to win regular
| berth.
! Second, the fine condition of the
! team for so early in the year. l,
seemed the players realized the ne"
| manager must be shown and, with
that in mind, only one or two report.
ed overweight
| Third, the fact that Howley APP
pears to shave added considerable
strength to his lineup through tho
acquisition of several veterans Of
known ability and number OF
mighty promising recruits.
| C,rrnnA., Cia1ne
Dan Howley, who is to lead thu
Browns this year as the successo
of the popular George Sisler. is ;
hustler himself and fairly exude
the old fighting spirit. He insists
his players show the same stuff.
Last year he won pennant TO
Toronto, dethroning Jack Dunn a
Baltimore, after Dunn had reignet
He followed this by defeating Louis
vile, cham pions Of the American AS
ISOLATION. in five straight games.
. The Toronto club of 1926 was
colorful. hustling aggregation tina
that the Browns Of this year hav
color as we'll as hustle. lie insist
those two assets invariably brin
!. winning results.
It strikes me that his infield vii
be made up Of Sisler at first, Melill
at second, Gerber at short and Mul
len at third. In reserve he has Fran
O'Rourke, great defensive playe
and one Of the smartest in the ma
jors. He also has Shortstop Oti
Miller of Toronto.
Regulars Back
Sisler and Gerber are regulars G
last year. Melillo, who played ever
position in the infield except frs
will be used at his regular position
second. Mullen, who had brit
trial with the Detroit Tigers la.
spring, will play third. He had
big year at Toronto under HOwley
In addition to his holdover on
fielders of last season, Harry Ric
Bennett, Ken Williams and Bing Mi
Ter, Howley has the highly-tout
Fred Schultz.
Schultz is big husky fellow, hui
along the lines Of Harry Hcilman
except that he is perhaps 20 pound
i lighter. He hits right-handed ar
J, takes mean cut at the ball. In til
field he is surprisingly fast, fir
! performer.
i It will be mighty hard to keep tn
4 young man out Of the lineup.
]. The pitching will be much II
same, plus Sam Jones, veteran st;
from, the New York Yankees, ar
Walter Stewart, snappy lookir
and acting left-h handler, another How
ley protege from Toronto.
\ The veteran Steve O'Neil is Il
only addition to the catching depar
ment. His experience and abilit
j should help the Browns =.
II Much the same material, admi
but new model that promises
, hit on ell eight and set = fast pace