The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-12
HOWLEY'S TEAM
WILL BE GALAXY
OF NEW TALENT
Will Take Field This Year
With Only Three of Last
Years Players
QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY
Surviving Trio Will Probably
Be Wally Schang, O'Rourke
and Schultz
BY BRIAN BELL
(AssOciated Press Sports Writcr)

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West Palm Beach, Fla. March ~.
.-tPy--If new baseball brooms swept
clean there would be little dust left
in the corners of that part of the
American League assigned for
cleaning to st. Louis. Between
seasons the Browns have been off
with the old and on with the new
baseball talent to an extent seldom
observed in the majors.
The Browns will probably take
the field for the first game of the
1928 season with only three play
ers, and possibly two, in the lineup
who played in the opening game last
year. The surviving trio will be
Wally Schang. catcher, Frank
O'Rourke, third base, and Fred
Schultz, center field. If Clyde
Manion should be called on to
catch there would be but two veter-
ans of 1927, and one Of these,
Schultz, . youngster who played
his first part-scason last year.
Big Shakeup in Infield
Threc-fourths Of the infield will
be new to the Browns and one half
Of it new to the major league. Lu
Blue, scrapped Detroit first base
man, will take care of first, replac-
ing George Sisler, and Frank
O'Rourke holds on at third. Manag-
er Howley will toss two youngsters
from Tulsa in at second and short.
He believes Otis Brannon and Ralph
Kress will get the best Major
league experience by playing ma
jor league ball so the recruits have
been given the starting positions
with Oscar Mellilo and Walter
Gerber showed to the bench. A
third Tulsa infielder, Guy Sturdy,
will be retained as an understudy
for Blue and pinch hitter.
The Browns have an outfield long
on quality but short on quantity.
Harry Manush, who has worn the
batting crown Of the American
league, obtained from Detroit in a
trade, will lay left. Earl McNeely,
who played impressive world series
ball for Washington, has been OBJ.
aimed from the Senators to take
care of right, and Fred Schultz, the
100000 outfield investment Of last
ear, recovered from his 1927 in.
res, will again get the center
ID assignment. The club is shy
reserve outfield material. A deal
will have to be made for additional
outfielders.
Veteran Catchers Ready
Three veteran catchers are avail
able, Schang and Steve O'Neill from
last year and Clyde Manion, former
detroit receiver, drafted from
Newark.
The pitching staff is uncertain
now and may be after the season
opens. Walter Stewart, a capable
but frail, southpaw, and Ernie New.
crs, big right handler, strong enough
to be q sensation on the mound, are
the survivors from last years
starting staff. Alvin Crowder, who
was transferred from Washington
to st. Louis last season, is back anG
Sam Gray has transferred his &C.
Invites from the Athletics to the
Browns. Johnny Ogden, sensation.
nj pitcher for Baltimore, has won {
place as has George Blaeholder, who
won 26 games for Tulsa. Dick
Coffman, who was another figure
in the St. Louis w ashington trade
has shown enough to be retained
and Ed. Strelecki, formerly the
operty of Brooklyn but last year
with Lincoln, seems likely to remain
under the big tent this time.
Manager Howley sees development
Of the youngsters as the only hope
of the future for the Browns anl
will give the young fellows ever,
chance.