Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-31
PUNCH ADDED
TO LINEUP
Team Fields Well, Has Good
Hurlers; Jolley Is
Big Aid
BY WILLIAM BRAUCHER
Nea Service Shorts Editor


SAN ANTONIO, March 3l-Kid
Gleason used to have q ball team
in Chicago that was hard TO beat.
But IN the years that have passed
since Gandil ana Reisberg and
Felscl and Jackson and the others
conssired to deceive, the Chicago
White Sox have fallen into decay.
Today, I watched a team here
in the rebuilding. A new team,
full OF new lire and life. The Chi
cago White Sox were battling the
Giants In spring training camp,
hut for ell the ardor OF their
playing, this might have been the
world series.
aThe spirit" DOME Bush told
me. is the best that I ever saw
on any ball clubl
This team finished next 70 last
last year. They batted seventh
and fielded fourth But we have
made some very important changes,
We have added power and pitching.
Give US the same defense We had
last year, or a little better, and were
on the way up"
Smack EN- Smead in Left
Bush, TO begin with, has added
an important slugger, a natural
hitter, in Smead Joley, bought
from the coast league. Jolley will
start in left, with Reynolds In
center and Watwood in right. Jol-
lev batted 1877 last year; Reynolds
hit .3l7 and Watwood 302. Besides,
there is Jim Moore, q young man
from Dallas who pounded Texas
League pitching for an average OF
.364 last season. Dave Harris, VINO
hit .34S for Providence and 1866
for Portland last year, Is another
outfield candidate. Alex Metzlef.
whose hitting fell off last year. Is
the holdover.
where we should properly begin
lust to be formal, is 9. arthur
Shlres, Of whom you may have
heard something before now.
Arthur bats in the American
League better than he did in the
cauliflower league, as his mark oil
.3l2 for las5 year reveals. John
Clancy is the ~uncerstudy.
II1tEu Att4HAJNtA ~ RN~~
Bush has decided TO start Cis-
cell at second, believing his play
nq will be improved there. The
expensive young man from Port
land showed improvement last
wear over his first year, and looks
even better yet this season.
A fight Is on for the shortstop
lob. Hunnnefield may start. But
Bush IS fond Of Ernie Smith. the
boy from Birmingham, who smack
Cd Southern League pitchers LOT
Il mark OF .302 last year. / think
that eventually Irving Jetierles,
Dallas. will be the regular short
stop Of the White Sox. He played
~ both third and short last year,
had a good fielding mark, and
batted .305.
Al third i another expensive
vcung man. Willie Kamm, who
cost SlO0!O 900 seven years ago. There
A. no indication that Willie Will be
fisnlaced this year. He hasn't earn
&c that 500 600 worth just yet.
and DOME wants 70 give him every
~oppcrtur ~ 10 do so.
The pitching OF Faber, Thomas,
LYONS. Young Ed Walsh and Hal
NcKain is finding competition
among as nice a set Of young
pitchers as seen in any OF the big
league camps. A big long drink
of-water OF a southpaw. Cecil Pat
Caraway. looks promising. Another
VINO seems sure to stick Is VIC
sier from Dallas, a right-hander
lcjured his hip in practice the
Law, BAT Is showing signs OF
W4fh catching provided by Berg'
Autrv and Johnny Riddle, from
Tnsss,anoiis. the team technically
1ant~ as tholEh II should do better
than seventh in the american
League.