Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-26
SPORTS SAID
ONLY SHELL
OF OLD Club
Infield Intact But
Pitching, Catching
And Outfield Will
Be Changed
BY JOE X. CARTER
Times Sp0rtx Edifnr-l

written for The Associated Press.)
SHREVEPORT. La, Feb. 26.@PD
Only a shell Of the club that car
ried Shreveport to q first division
berth in 1923 is left to aid in the
Sports 1929 Texas league flag chase.
The Sports infield Of last year is
intact. but the catching department.
pitching staff and outfieid have.
been blasted.
The Sports will have only Dick
Cox Of last years outsield trio back
when training begins. March /. Cox
recently announced his retirement
but reconsidered. Johnny Watwood
was purchased by the Chicago
White Sox, and Leslie Phipps has
retired. Don Frazee, youngster
who subbed in the outfield. was
killed in an arrplane accident.
With the exception Of Joe Brown,
the cream OF the pitching staff has
departed Oscar Estrada was
drafted by the st. Louis Browns;
Bunny Hearn has been returned to
the Boston Red Sox, and Leo (Slim)
Dickerman has been sold TO Mime
apolis. That leaves only Brown.
the veteran Tiny Osborne, Thomp-
son, another veteran, and wilkins
OF last years staff.
Hayworth Sold
The catching departments big
loss Is In Raymond Hayworth's sale
70 Detroit. His departure leaves
only. Frank Tobin, veteran. as q
catcher.
The Sports infield, with whslan
at first base. Kilduff at second,
DeviveroS at shortstop. Holman at
third, and Andy Woehrs a. utility,
Is intact.
The club owners have dipped into
the smaller leagues for new blood.
The greatest worry Of the fans is
that they have not added one new
player with Is much IS Class A ex-
perience.
The most likely prospect In the
catching department Is Bernie
starr, In the New England league
last year. Oily Campbell, who fin
ished the race with Beaumont in
1928, Is next In line, while A. Krause,
OF TeXarkana, will be looked at.
Bill Williamson. q semi-pro player
from the Pacific Coast also Is being
brought in.
Several hurlers who started last
year with the Sports and were
farned out viii return. They are:
trial with the White Sox: ANDY
Price. left handler: Francis Karpp.
right handler; jim Grant, a veteran
Wnn WYNN III % r~n&Q mN1 La -.
Waterloo OF the Mississippi valley
league. carries q big recommenda-
ton. Three stars or the T-exarkana
club In the Lone Star league. Sis
Hopkins Grandpa Wood and Al.
Miller, have been bought. Lane, a
right handler. who won 10 and lost
5 games for Talladega, In the Geor-
eta Alabama league, viii be given q
trial.
Likely Hurier
The Sports bosses will give plenty
OF attention TO Jack Shirley. who
played In Broken Bow, Okla, last
year and won 20 games and lost ?,
turning in Is shutoutS He is q
screw ball hurler and has lots OF
control.
The outfield win be crowded with
heavy httters from Class b, c and
ID teams. the most likely looking
prospect heing Kirby from Alexan-
dria. Roy Huston from the New
England league. CaShon from Tam
pa OF the Southeastern loop. and
Slower Of the Mid-Atlantic loop.
Other garden prospects are McClan-
nahan from Palestine, Texas: Big
Ferstaff from Alexandra, Parson OF
Texarkana. and Gallagher Of Talla-
dega.
The Sports have two highly-tout-
ed tnfielders IN Stewart. a second
sacker. and Fort. shortstop, who
were purchased from Piedmont. N.
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