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Cleveland Has Team Of Veterans
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New Orleans, March IA LP-The Cleveland Indians are on the march and their whoops will be heard up around the top of the hill when the 1880 season closes.
 Chief Roger Peckinpaugh is whip ing a powerful squad into shape at Heinemann Park. While they may not have enough power to fend ofr the Athletics and Yankees, they will be giving somebody a tussle for the flying banner when winter comes.
 The Indians are fortunate in hav- ing the backbone of their team made up of men old in baseball but young in years. In addition they have promising bunch of huskies itching to step into the shoes of the regu- lars. Out of the squad of forty-two big, stout men, thirty-flve may be considered we'll beyond the raw stage.
 Last year the Indians finished in third place and were playing ball like demons when the season ended. If it were possible, and it hardly is for the Indians to hit at the start of this season, their. stride of the last month of the 1929 season they would go rough shod over anything in sight
 There will not be any drastic changes in this seasons lineup over last. Charlie Jamieson may be forced to function as utility outfelder as his 37 years have placed him ill the twilight of baseball. It will be hard for him to hold his regular post against such men as Bib Falk, Earl Averill and Dick Porter. The. Indians had the fright of their lives when it looked as if scarlet fever would keep Lewis Fonseca off of first base. But all is hunkidory now as word came from California that Fonseca was up and about and was taking light training on the coast and would be fit for tho start Of the season.
 l The Indians would have been in a sad plight If they had lost this man, who led the American league in bat ting honors last season and snapped into it on first base as naturally as the well knock duck takes to water. They were drilling Henry Bonura and Alex Hooks for the job but they showed nothing to make merry over. particularly in comparison with Fon- seca.
 The anklc-twisting Shortstop Bill | let is creating lots of excitement as three lads, Carl Lind. Ray Gardner and John Goldman arc out for the post. Lind is making drive to get back regular after being routed of second base by Urban Hodapp wher he got sick. Hodapp has second clinched about as much as Joe Sew. ell has third.
 Luke Sewell and Glenn Myatt as usual will carry the bod behind the bat.
 The pitching squad is something to behold. Only one pitcher stands under six feet and only one of then, is in the thirties. They arc 1o verita. tle giants, eight right handlers anC | hand but with Hudlin, Miller, Hollo way and Shaute not far below Others with more than passin. ability are Clinton Brown. Milberl Shoffner. Mel Harder, and Peter Ja blonowski.
 But the main weapon possessed by the Indians is their hitting pow cr Every man of the regulars car pound the ball. the lightest hitter; being among the shortstop candi dates and the pitchers. With Fonse' ca setting the example and an al star hitting outfeld and such bats men as Joe Sewell, Luke Sewell. Ho dapp, Terrell and Shaute. lot O. trouble is ahead for opposing pitch CTS.
 With such strength it stands tt reason that in a season or two if no this season, the Indians will make a serious stab for the high flag