Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
WORKING HARD
FOR new BOSS
Absence of Great Shires
Causes No Worry To
Clicking Club
BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer

Associated Press Sports Writer
SAN ANTONIO. March 21-(P-
Somebody should take DOME Bush
and his Chicago White Sox around
behind the grandstand and put them
right about their status IN the ap-
preaching American League mara
thon.
The Sox wound up just one Jump
out OF the cellar last fall. and all
they have now that they didn't have
then Is a new manager and q very
choice crop o. rockies. The natural
supposition would be that they are
not quite ready to win a pennant.
But the Sox, apparently, never
heard Of such reasoning.
They are whooCing II up for
DOME Bush. There is a spirit, a
spark in camp you can't miss. Even
the continued absence Of Art Shires,
who II appears might be permanent
ly absent, has failed 10 diminish
their enthusiasm. The players, TO
a man. believe they are headed for
the first division.
Lively Youngsters
We've got a fine looking bunch
OF youngsters" said DOME, who
has caught the spirit. Its too early
to do any tall predicting, but ]
believe the boys are going to play
some great baseball for me-"
Partly responsible for the fine
morale Of the hose Is the manner
in which they have cuffed the
Giants In their exhibition series
Excellent pitching by veterans and
rockies alike and hard hitting gave
the Bushmen three victories before
the New Workers ever took a YER
dict. A young team, the Sox round
ed into shape early and are about
ready to go now.
Except at first, where the veteran
Bud Clancy has filled in for Shire:
during the Great Ones correspon'
6ence with headquarters. the team,
looks at least as strong IN everN
department ss last year, and II
pitching and hitting should SHOW
an improvement. Although a grea'
spring batter. Clancy neither car
field as skillfully nor hit along Will
Shires for a full season, but HI
can hold things down in very gooc
style until a better man shows up
Selves Problem
In shifting Chalmers Cissell from
short to second. Bush has solved hi
keystone problem. The expensive
boy from the coast looks like
natural" on the right side OF th'
diamond ami is hitting the bal
hard. His change OF scenery. how
ever, left a large vacancy at short.
stop. and that IS where the rea
battle has ragged.
Irwin Jeffr!es. from Dallas. anC
Ernie Smith, up from Birmingham
are scrapping It out with Bill Hun
nefield, holdOver. with no decision
yet in sight. Both Jeffries ant
Smith hit over 300 with champion
ship clubs last year. and one o
them likely will get the nod. will
Hunnefield again booked for thu
utility role. Willie Kamm az thir'
completes the infield. John Kerr
who held down second last year
finds himself in q precarious posi-
ton.
Smead Jolly, slusger from SaI
Francisco, who has hit around .40l
regularly for several years. Is "a
prize addition to the outfield. II
reported late and has yet to prov
he can DO Dig league pitching tina
way. but Bush expects him 70 breal
I'd a flock CT ball games. Between
him and a regular trick in tn
pasture patrol r the fleet Car
REYNOLDS, John Watwood and Ale,
Metzler, regulars last year, an
Jimmy Moore, George Blackerb,
and Dave Harris. three hard hittinI
newcomers. Moore. who batted a
a 1854 clip for Dallas last year
appears the most promising Of tn
latter trio.
Two youngsters from Jesse
leagues are being counted upon b
bolster a somewhat wobbly noun
staff. They are Vic Frasier, right
handler whose pitching feature
Dallas drive TO the 1929 Texa
League flag. and Pat Carawa,
southpaw who compiled a remark
able record with Topeka Of tn
Western league. Forming the back
bone Of the staff are the ageinI
Urban Fabe., Alphonse Thomas an
Ted Lyons. Other followers ar
Grady Adkins, Harold McKain, e
walsh, Jr., Ted Blankenship. Bo'
Weiland and George Connally.
The catching will be In very cap
able hands, with Morris BERG, Mar
tin Autry and Johnny Riddle read,
TO 90.