New Britain herald., 1928-12-19

CTS VIII QrOp III on DdSeDdll tTdlHlHS camps of the eight National league clubs next spring and try to break into major league boxscores. A score of men who have had trials before under the big top will be on hand for another chance. and few stars in the senior loop will be on famil- far ground wearing strange uniforms.
 The Boston Braves. with a chance to make 19 changes in its personnel. will have the largest crop of new talent. Some critics of the Braves baseball behavior last season may be unkind to say they need it.
 In addition to the hitting Hornsby. who moved by the trade route. the Chicago Cubs have comb ed the highways and hedges of the minors for untried players and re- called g number who have been found wanting at least temporarily Tn other years.
 Changes of clubs because of trades have sent Rogers Hornsby from the Braves to the Cubs and transferred Fred Mcguire. Percy Jones, Louis Seggett and Harry Liebold to Boston, Pittsburgh gave Glenn Wright to Brooklyn for Jess Petty and Harry Riconda. Tommy Thevenow will take Heinie Sands place at short stop for the Phillies.
 The St. Louis Cardinals will attach fewer players to the club than any other major league outfit. but unless plans miscarry two of the inflelders brought on from Cardinal farms, Shortstop Gelbert and Second Base man Selph will find steady jobs awaiting them. Two other new Red birds were recalled, Mancuso. a catcher, comes from Minneapolis and Herman Bell. right handed pitcher. from Rochester. Elliott from Waco and Hallahan from Houston. are other pitchers.
 In addition 10 the four former Cubs and catcher Pat Collins from the Tanks, the Braves will be privil- eged to inspect the wares of many up and coming youngsters. F. $. James, a second baseman. batted 1928, stole 30 bases and hit 16 home runs for Omaha last season. C. Fitzberger, a first sacker, was re- called from York and E. B. Clark ls on his way back from Providence with an impressive batting mark of .373.
 Clarence Mueller, with Toledo, gets another chance as does A. J. Moore, from Buffalo. c. V. Levere't, |. pitcher from Indianapolis. and C. A. Perry, pitcher. from Wichita. k. w. Wertz was recalled from Buffalo and (. Touchstone was purchased from Providence.
 The Phillies have high hopes of rhevenow and some of the promising players developed last year striking a winning combination. H. H. Peel, from Houston. has good chance to take an outfield post. E. w. Cald- well. a pitcher. was purchased from Wa.o. Among the recalled pitchers are Decatur. Rochester, Green, Will Transport. Milligan. Syracuse: and I,raecht, Rochester. r. Collins. pitcher. was drafted from New Or leans.
 Charley Tolson, the big first base man, will be back with the Cups after batting 1851 in 15o games for Los Angeles. Blair, second base man, advances from Little Rock and Tom Angley, a hard hitting catcher. will be up from Atlanta Murphy, another catcher. was purchased from Fort Worth. New outfielders include Kern. Williamsport; Moore, Reading, and Taylor, Memphis.
 New Chicago pitchers are D. L. Los Angeles; Mike Cvengros. recalled from Wichita Falls: C. Day, Omaha; R. F. Han. sen. Elmira; J. V. Welch. Reading: E. Holley, Louisville; Berly Horne. Jersey City.
 Pittsburgh, long without a capable now has two, Petty and Lawrence French. purchased from Portland. in the Pacific Coast league. Half a dozen other pitchers have been added by recall or pur- chase. including l.. J. Bartholomew, Dallas; L. Chagnon. Lynn: R. Boise: l.. Mahaffey. Co., Iumbia: c. Spencer, and E. S. Tut wiler. Savannah.
 w. B. Windle. first baseman. comes from Columbia; c. Jones. from Bridgeport. and Claude Linton and J. F. O'Connell, catchers. from Decatur and Canton. Outfelder Carl Frey from Wichita and L. A. Martin. another iiy-chaser from Wichita Falls. will be given a trial.
 J. NJ. Stroner. a third baseman, purchased from Wichita, batteG .367 and stole II bases.
 The Giants have a wide variety from which to choose it's replace ments. H. NJ. Thomas. second base man. will be back from Buffalo and R. B. Jordon. third sacker, was re- called from Toledo. Marshall. short stop. was bought from Beaumont and c. P. Fullis, outfelder, recalled from Toledo. Tony kaufmann. for mer pitcher, now an outfie1der. was drafted from Rochester. Two other hard hitting outfielders are Price of Birmingham and Neltman of Spring field. and C. F.. Crawford. all-around infielder. comes back from Toledo. The pitching recruits include: Boney, Waterbury; Kelly. Memphis: Levy. Hartford: Ogden. Buffalo: Pyle. Chattanooga; Walker. Toledo.
 Cincinnatls new material i'm cludes V. Shietl, first baseman, from McCook Of the Nebraska State league: Bill Lutzke. third baseman. from Newark: l.. NJ. Dixon. catcher, from Baltimore: McMullen. catcher. from Minneapolis Jack White. and Christensen. out felder fropo Columh h11a. Sboper o,,t