New Britain herald., 1929-02-16
HENDRICKS AFTER
 LIKELY RECRUITS
Manager of Reds Seeking Hard
 Hitting Youngsters

New York, Feb. 1G (UP)-Tcn days from today Jack Hendricks, the corpulent, gray-haired manager os the Cincinnati Reds who resem- bles a lawyer off the diamond. will start his search among the Reds IT recruits for hard hitting young sters.
 For the Reds need q punch and they need it badly if they are to figure in the 1929 National league pennant race. Although the Reds as a team batted only ono point less than the Cardinals last season. Cin- cinnati was without a punch. The Reds got lots of useless singles. but few doubles, triples and home runs in the pinches.
 Out of squad of 9S ordered to report at Orlando. Fla. February |o6, IT are newcomers. They include eight pitchers four outfielders, three infielders and two catchers.
 Three of the Reds best looking newcomers are outfielders. It may happen that Hendricks will pick up a couple of regular outtielders as Pat Moran did before Cincinnati won the pennant in 1919.
 Estel Crabtree, who batted 1858 for Oklahoma City, and Ernest Swanson, who batted .346 for the Mission Pacific Coast league club, look like a pair of players the Reds have been waiting for. Swanson hit 53 doubles and stolc 49 bases last season. Walter Shaner. who had a tryout with the Red Sox and batted .33O for Chattanooga. and Jack Hill. University of California star. are the other two outfield additions.
 Ethan Allen. Marty Callaghan. Everett Purdy. Curtis Walker and Bill Zitzman are the outf1elders who were with the Reds last season and will be back again.
 Changes are contemplated at first and third base in the infield. Victor Shiell, who batted 1865 for McCook, Neb.. will battle with George Kelly and Wally Pipp for first base. Rube T.utzke. formerly with the Clevelan nd Indians who batted 1905 for Newark last season. will compete with Joe Stripp, who showed signs of being d hitter after he came from Colum- bus last season, and Charley Dres- sen for third base.
 Hughie Critz and Horace Ford. who set a world record for double plays last season. will form the sec- onl base combination. The other in- felders are Clark Pitten.er and Luke Johnson, a Northwestern uni versity product
 There are no exceptional prospect, among the new pitchers. Paul Zah. niser. who formerly played with the Senators and Red Sox. is coming back from Columbus for another major league trial. Kenneth Ash who was recalled late last seasor fl Il Columbus after he had won 1: games and lost 10. may win a reg. ular berth.
 The other new pitchers are Jot Smith from North Platte: Harlan Pyle from McCook. Neb.: Charle, Meeker from Columbus: Bill Mccoy a semi-pro; Silas Johnson from Rock Island; Ray Harrington from Illinois university and Marvin Guda' from Dayton. o. Meekcr and Guda are southpaws. Donohue. Lucas kolp, Luque, Rixey and May are tn, pitchers who were with the Reds las | season.
 The loss of Bubbles Hargrave who will manager the St. Paul club has weakened the catching staff 1 Leo Dixon f. B 'tinorc ans Hugh McMullen from Minnea poll! have been added 10 N-,l picinich anc Clyde Sul1cforth. a youngster wht was with the club last season. Me ! Mullen batted .31s last season an, may divide inc catching assignmcn with Picinich.
 The Reds probable squad in cludes:
 Tatchcrs Picinich, McMull n Sukeforth.
 1 Pitchers Donohuc. Eolp. Lucas | Luke, May, Eixey, Ash. Zahniscr i Mcckcr
 i Infcld-kclly or Pipp at first tritz at second, Ford at short S:ripp or Lutzkc at third Pittcngc and DreSScn. reserves.
 outfield Allen, Purdy. Swanson CallaEhan. 'rabtrc 7. Walker.