New Britain herald., 1928-01-19
NEW PERFORMERS 0N RED S0X TEAM
Veteran Boston Inhdd of Last
 Year Is Held Together

Boston, Jan. 19 LP-A winter of vigorous housekeeping by President Bob Quinn of the Boston Red Sox leaves Manager Bill Carrigan with the dusty corners of the roster swept clean and a host of new performers, mostly young and of more than average promise. ready to hustle the remaining veterans in the 1928 American league pennant race.
 Three pitchers, three catchers and the entire 1927 outfield. with the ex- ception of Ira Flagstead. have passed out of the picture in the series of trades. swaps, purchases and re- leases which have marked President Quinns off season activities.
 Last years veteran infield has been held intact and Is expected to prove a foundation for Carrigan to build on in his second come back" year along the managerial trail. Phil Todt at first base, Bill Began at sec ond. Russell Rawlings at third and Rogell, Jack Rothrock and Charles Buddy" Myer as shortstop or utili- ty points on the base paths are again available. Rogell plays either sec ond base or third. Myer at short or in the outfield and Rothrock can handle any infield assignment. ex- elusive of battery work.
 The two outstanding infield re- cruits are Joseph Cicero, a 16 year old youth who batted for 300 in the Eastern Maryland circuit after leav- ing school for the diamond and Paul Hinson. third baseman purchased from Joplin. Mo. Cicero's mother signed his contract for him.
 The departure of Walter Shaner, Cleo Carlyle and Frank Welch for the minors leaves Ira Flagstead and Arlie Tarbert, former Ohio State star. the only prominent patrolmen of the outer gardens who graced the roster last year. The biggest gap was plugged promptly by the pur- chase of Ken Williams from St. Louis, followed by the acquisition of three promising minor leaguers. The latter include Doug Tate, a slugging left handler from Nashville. and G. H. Loepp and Denny Williams. both from Mobile. Loepp has hit .372. while Williams. another left handler. is exceptionally fast and hit for .SAO last year.
 The pitching casualties of the winter season included Tony Welzer. Delmar Lundgren and Fred Wing field. The outstanding replacement seems to be Herb Bradley. who was farmed to the Waterbury Eastern league club last year and was recall- ed in time to hurl several excellent games. Two more ex-Mobie players have been obtained in Ed Morris and Merrill Settlemire. Morris showed Iron Man" characteristics in his ability to win 15 games with tall end club and finished up in more than 40 contests as relief hurler. Settlemire is a left handler. Cliff Garrison of the Texas Valley league is another recruit, while the remain ing veterans include Slim Harriss. Charlie Ruffing, Danny MacFayden. Jack Russell and Hal Wiltse.
 In the catching department. Fred Hofmann weathered the storm that sent Moore to Mobile. Knox to Nash vile and Grover Hartley to Cleve- land on waivers. The new recruits added are Charles Berry from Dal- las, Texas, John Heving from the Toledo American Association, Ed Doherty of Holy Cross and Ed Con- molly, a Ne York state sernl-pro. Berry, a former football and base ball star at Lafayette. is considered the most promising. Earned to Dallas by Connie Mack. the 1855 pound six footer hit for 300 last year. Heving has been playing for Toledo with a Red Sox string on him and batted for 1856 last year.