New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
PUNCH ESSENTIAL
 NEED IN SPORTS
Boxing and Baseball Have at
 Least One Thing in Common

West Palm Beach, Fla. Mar. R-Baseball and boxing do not have great deal in common, but there is one essential factor necessary to success in either sport.
 "A boxer must start with the punch" says Gene Tunney. That is his main asset
 "A ball team must have. good pitching and we have it." says Bill killifer, kcen-eyed manager of the St. Louis Browns, but we can use more punch at the bat
 Given another slugsing outfeldcr of the type of Heinie Manush, im- proved stick work OH the part of some of the other regulars and the Brownies would be as formidable as any outfit challenging the hold of the Athletics on the American league pionship. killifer is searching for the remedies while also hoping his holdout worries soon will be over.
 The Browns have one of the finest pitching staffs in either league, with Gray. Crowder. Stewart, Ogden and Blaeholder as the "big i've" besides q number of likely prospects fin training here. including Dick Coff- man. They have, in killifer's opin- ion. ono of tho greatest young catchers to come up in years in 24 year old Dick Terrell, brother to Wesley Terrell. sensational Clevc- iand pitcher, they have a great first baseman in the veteran Lu Blue, a fine keystone pair in Melillo and kress, and two hard-hitting out fielders in Manush and Fred Schulte. There is an excellent blending of age and youth, experience and ag- gressiveness in the club.
 | As it shapes up today, however, the team lacks the offensive strength to be moro than q menace to the Athletics, although the Browns last season came as close as any club in the league 10 breaking even with the worlds champions. Unless they are carried through by spectacular pitching, the Browns have little chance to beat out the Yankees and they will be pressed by Detroit and Cleveland for a first division berth St. Louis was third in 1928 and fourth last year under Dan HoWley. If money could buy it, we would have hitting strength now" remark ed killifer. "The club has been willing to pay high for what it needs, but good young players or even good veterans. who can hit, are not to be plncked at random. We made Washington q flatterins offer for Goose Goslin but it was rejected Our right field would have been a great spot for the Goose. As it is we must build up with younger players
 The siege gun of the Browns is Manush. who was barely beaten out for the American league batting crown by Goslin in 1928. He batted S55 last season and looks to be in condition now for great year. Bronzed by winter on the sands at | Idllll bedCli, hdllloIi i'"o eii| D"fN of a Stanford shot-putter or a Greek discus-to tosser.
 With Manush in left and Schultc, 300 sticker, in center, the right field post has developed a scramble among Morris Badgro, Earl Nc Neely and Fred Bennett. who hit .36S last season for Wichita Falls in the Texas league. If he could field like McNeely, Bennett might get the call.
 Third base is the only infeld problem. Sammy Hale, obtainee from the Athletics, may find the change of scenery benefit and beat out the fast-felding but light hitting Frank O'Rourke. In that case O'Rourke would hold the gen. eral infield utility job. Ralph kress, the strapping young shortstop over whose performance brewed the ln- ternal club strife that ended with the retirement of Howley as man. ager last year, will have no oppo- sition for the job this spring. He was one of the three 300 hitters on the team in 1929 and one of the best short -fielders in the league.
 Gray and Crowder. the right-hand pitching aces, won't be worked quite so hard this year, killifer says He expects to have more and better help. He would like more reserve strength and he has hopes of find