New Britain herald., 1930-03-20
By WILLIAM BRAUCHER

(NEA Service Sports Editor)
 Tampa, Fla, March 20.-There Is joy in the training camp of the De- troit Tigers. For the shortstop who was lost has been found, and the ninety and nine others who have tried to fill the busy job between sec ond and third have been sent back to the bushes.
 That ,shortstop job has been a the baseball fans of Detroit for years Going to the ball park on any given day. you nevct could be sure what king of gent you would see leaping around at short. The only known ball player who hasn't played short for Detroit is believed 10 have been Fatty Fothersill,
 Bill Rogell is the man Manager Bucly Harris believes will get the call to play short permanently this year. The Springfield. H., kid bought from St. Paul last year, has shown up most favorably in camp. Some of his fielding has been sensa- tional. While Bill is not Charley Gehringer at tho bat he does hit often when runs. arc req ed.
 Funk Looks Like the mess
 Bills isn't the only n, q to be displayed in Mir. NaviH III yard this semester. A fly ball customer from the Oklahoma wilds, Elias Funk by name. purchased from Hol- lyWood has been filling in where the great Ty Cobb once roamed. The fact that Harry Rice has been cast into the dungeon and placed in irons by Bucky may have something 10 do with it, but Eli has been doing q pretty smart job since getting the chance. It seems that MT. Rice buh- i bled over in the enthusiasm of springs bright youthful fires and some drastic disciplinary action was his sentence man-faShion.
 A team that Manager Harris placed on the field here the other day in a. practice game seemed to have the teeth and the claws of the Tiger of other days. Roy Johnson. one of the aces of the American league right field forces. led off. Funk batted second. The bashful bambino, Charley Gehringer, the greatest second baseman in the big leagues today, battcd third. In the cleanup role was your old friend. Dale Alexander. first sackcr, who made something like 200 hits in his first year in the majors.
 ! Johnny Stone, who came 10 the Tigers last year from Mulberry. Tenn. and Toronto, played left field and battod fifth. Marty McManus on third, was next. followed by Bill Roscll. Sharing in the catching were Gcors> Rcnsa, who came from Toronto and brought a pretty potent bat along with him, and Bill Stein coke. from Seattle.
 The advent Of Rensa and Stein ecke has made the catching business perk up right vigorously. Shea and Hargrave. holdoycrs. arc finding i, | behooves them 10 show q little enter. prise in their receiverships Detroit will have no worry about catchcrs.
 I asked Bucky about his pitch. CTS.
 Harris Likes Rookie Twirlcrs
 we expect great results this year from George Uhlc and Johnny Prud homne,". said the man who gay, Walter Johnson chance 10 pitch 1T a world series after the Big Trair had heavcd great part of his life away in the futile effort to bring Washington 10 the top. "I am let ting George go about his business a. he pleases as long as he gets results He is old enough to know what it! all about.
 "Owen Carroll, Vie Sorrcll anc Earl Whitehill should have goo, years. I like Whitlow Wyatt, 8 righ i handler we bought from Evansville 1 Hogsett and Samucls. from the In tcrnational league have had sor, arms but I think this is merely tn, result of spring activities.
 "A Jewish boy from New York l Henry Greenbcrg, is one of the mos promising rockies among the in fclders. GreenbcrS is six feet three and plays first or third. Of cours' he's only 19, and will need some OK [ pcricncc.
 Spirit and Defense Improve
 "Thc club is improved over las year, Tho spirit is better than 1'y' l seen since coming to the Tigers, w led the American league in battin: last year but trailcd the other sever teams in fielding.
 Hunks speed and youth shout,