The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-20
SH0TT0N FINDS
MANY ROCKIES
ON PHIL SQUAD
New Manager and Advanta'
geous Swaps Expected to
Boost Mats From Cellar

Philadelphia, Jan. 2c.--tR)-With
= raft Of new players, = seasoned
first baseman and additions to the
pitching staff, not to mention the
inspiring influence Of Burt Shotton,
the new manager, signed for two
years, the Philadelphia Nationals
faee the 1923 baseball campaign
looking through rose tinted spec
tacles.
Winding up in eighth place last
season, the Phils switched managers
during tho winter, made Z few ad-
vanta0eous swaps, shook up their
personnel, changed training quar-
tiers and announced spring practice
would start two weeks earlier this
year.
The most notable addition to the
team Is First Baseman George
Kelly, bought from Minneapolis, al
though he played 1t Newark, N. j.,
last year. Kelly ha. been . success
full minor league first sacker for
five years and complied AZ homers
two years aeo with cuffAlo.
Keystone Duo Set
Despite conflicting reports Fresco
Thomson will be back on second
base. He is one Of the most agile
keystone tenders in the National
league. The veteran Heinic Sand
win return to his old position At
shortstop. Hal Dietrich, Of Ports
mouth, Va, will be Sands under
study. .
A struggle for third base will
take place between Barney Fr:berg,
Q near veteran, and A. G. (Ace)
Whitney, erstwhile New Orleans
player and voted tie best infielder
In the Southern Association last
year.
Whitney comes highly recon-
mendsd to the Phils. He sports =
1888 batting average, is . base
stealer and posse: jes . rifle throw.
inr arm. One Of the best nll-around
utility men in the National League
Roggy Wrigntstone, handy mar
| with the bat. will be available fol
emergency duty in Utmost any posi-
ton and will ect - pinch hitter.
/ Two New Stars
i At the last baseball meeting, thu
Phillies disposed Of Outfielde7
Johnny Mekan, Catcher Bubble!
Jonnard and Shortstop Jimmy Coo
lney in exchange for Pitcher Jimm!
Ring, and Catcher John Schultz
Ring was eager to play in the cas-
and his experience should be an -
set to the PHILADELPHIA team.
The twirling corps is stronge
J than in recent years. It consists
Frank Ulrich, Z right handed ace
Cleude WillouRhby, Alex Ferguson
Art Decatur. veteran right handle
! singer; Clarence Mitchell, Her
!. Pruett and Lester Sweetland, soutl
: paw.
There is Z flock Of impressi,
? new corners, Walsh and Taber fro
d the Eastern league; Beng from WI
|, co: Greene Of Portsmouth, and mar
other lesser lights. At least fo'
of tho rockies are said to posses
= enough stuff t. remain in the b
= league
- williams ID Slugger
Ill In the outfield, Cy Williams, wi
d tied with Hack Wilson for home !,
7 honors last year with 80, probab
r will alternate with Denny Sother
il II he does not care. to play throui
the entire season. Cy is real We
= eran but no still retains the kaack
! clouting homers.
:. Center field, will be guarded
Fred Leach, =. deadly hitter in t
pinch, while Dick Spalding will hi
forth in LETT. Both led the League
fielding their positions last seas
| Al Nixon and. Holman will Be 81
stitutes, giving the Phils two o.
II fields.
81 The ctk:hine department is led
Captain Wilson with Schultz q
!! OsDcnnell in reserve.
.Mapager Shotton will &c assist
by Fred Hunter, formerly Of Syl
:. cuse. The pitchers and catchers y
~ arrive in camp February 20. q
nne year the pills have shifted tn
= training site to Winter Haven,
y central Florida. Seventeen pitch
= will take the spring condition
8 jiunt, assuring the Phillies Of plel
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