Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-22
old GUARD TO
Be MAINSTAYS
FOR DETROIT
Some New Players Are
On Roster But All
Are Past Youth, Ac-
cording to Bell

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GAN ANTONIO, Tex, Mar. 22.-
Detroit will depend on the old guard
~ tne approaching pennant race. The
AaEers Will make places for some
payers whose services were gained
IN trades during the winter, but none
- young AZ baseball players 20, SO
tne aeniors will be called on to bear
the brnnt while the younger genera
tion stands and waits.
Hope Of the club for better posi-
tion Ut the close than the fourth
place occupied last year lies in the
same pitchers with better arms. Earl
"~nitehill, a lefthander with q mar
Vicious curve ball, and Sam Gibson,
= highlander with a worlc Of stuff,
were IN and ont in the last cam
paign- IN the spring tuning up they
seem TO have definitely returned.
Addition OF Elan Van Glider, for
merlV Of the Browns, tor relief
calls will release Lii Stoner for
starting duty from Kenneth Hollo-
way, George Smith and Haskell Bill
lings, the collegian who IL up and
coming. Owen Carroll, another COL
ieglate contribution, may team up
with Van Glider IN the reserves.
This array Of pitching talent leaves
little room for additions from the
lszh crop. Vic Sorrel comes from
Toronto with a good chance 70 stay
n Carl Hubbell, a lefthander from
Oklahoma may crowd in.
Recast InfieId
The infield will be made up of
the same men who played in 1927
but they will be recast. Johnny
Neun will play first base on a whole
time instead Of q part time basis
end Marty McManus will be assigned
TO third base. Charley Gehrinecr
viii take care Of second and Jackie
Tavener, completely recovered from
his injuries. will play short and show
how hard a little fellow a hit.
The infield reserve question pre-
sents a problem Manager Moriarty
has not yet solved. Detroit has
grown accustomed to having two first
basemen with Neun and Blue avail
able and now that Blue has gone to
st. Louis, IL Is possible that Bill
Sweeney, purchased from Fort
Worth, win be kept as Nouns under
study. Warner, last years third
sacker, may be traded for q pitcher.
Chick Galloway, formerly of the
Athletics, who came to the Tigers
in a trade via the Browns Is regarded
ms q certain utility choice as he
takes his infield positions as ne finds
them and can play them all, one at
n time. This lineup leaves Nolen
Richardson and Frank Emmer un-
placed but presenting impressive
bids for consideration. The club is
a bit overstocked on infielders.
Rice I'm Center
Harry Rice, who came from the
Browns, will play center field and
show a fast pair OF heels on the
bases. He will be thanked by slower
performers but hard hitters in Harry
Heilmann and Bob Fothergill.
Red Wingo will have the outfield
utility role and he may pe joined
on the bench by Paul Easterling. re-
cruit from Bloomington in the Three
Eye league.
Larry woodail and Merwin Shea
Of lasts years catching staff are set
but are being crowded for first con-
sideration by two new catchers,
Phillips from Nashville and Hargrove
from Toronto. Phillips is a jack Of
all trades and has no hesitancy in
attempting TO play any position on
the field. Moriarty may solve this
puzzle by keeping the whole quar-
tet.