Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
NOSEY MOCUL
HOLDING OUT
Killcfer Has Excellent Crew
OF Fielders, Hurlers
But No Swatters
Bv WILLIAM BRAUCHER
NEA Service Sports Editor

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. March
26.-There IS gray in the head OF
Bill Killefer-and before he Is
through with this season OF man
aging the ball team known as the
st. Louis Browns there will be a
lot more Of IL.
I had just come from Orlando,
where Bits buddy. Dan HoTley,
finally has fallen heir TO a team
that can clout the ball. After an
exuberant session with Howley,
sitting out a game with good old
Bill Killefer strangely reminded me
OF an evening on the mourners'
bench. For good old Bill Killefer
needs more than anything else in
the world a few people who, 70 use
Dan Howleys eloquent expression,
can tattoo that old onion"
without a grea. deal OF hitting
power, Dan H0wley had the boys
up there fighting last year until
a CAPITALIST named Phil Ball began
reversing a few OF Dams commands.
Dan Howley had brought the team
up 10 contending positions IN 1923
and 1919 when d~isSension split up
the baseball household and the
team started 10 play who-has-the-
button.
Can't Finish Ninth
Bill Killefer is not splitting enthu-
siaSm about the baseball team he
is managing. After a talk with good
old Bill Killefer, you get the idea
that he deserves, on the strength
OF his own baseball proves. a fate
better than this. Beyond believing
that the Browns will not finish
ninth, It Is a team upon which i
do not care to commit myself. In
this era. ball players are supposed
70 use bats, and the Browns and
Philip DeCatesby Ball do not seem
TO realize that this has become the
sF1stom.
The st. Louis Browns Of 1880 are
going to be very good at stopping
grounders and catching flies. The
infield, composed OF Lu1erbe Blue
at first. Oscar Melillo 1T second,
Ralph KreSS at short and either
Frank O-Rourke or Sammy Hale at
third base, IS a good defensive in
fieId-in fact, one OF the best. But
O'Rourke batted PSI last year,
Melillo batted PCS. Blue batted -293
and Kress. the only infielder above
800, batted for .305. Frank ORourke
Is 50 years old and cannot be ex-
pected 70 perk up to hit 500 this
year. while Sammy Hale. alternate.
hit .2T7 last season and can be
counted on for Just about that and
nothing more.
Manush Needs Help
The club finished sixth in batting
last yea The average was .216,
and that was made with Heinie
Manush, the alert outfielder, kiss
ing that apple for 1856. Fred Shuttle
hit for .307. Morris Badgro, playing
IN 81 games. hit .284. and while
Morris Is improving at the palte and
IS a swell fielding outfielder. there
are no indications he will lead the
American League In hitting during
this year Of our Lord and George
Earnshaw.
with regard 70 catchers. good
old Bill Killefer has Rick FerreI. a
very fair catcher and an ambitious
bow. but Mr.. Farrell batted a mere
.229 last year. which Is not so very
thrilling. CLYDE Manion, another
receiver. batted .243. an uninspiring
figure. This year, Bernard Hungling
OF Dayton and Newark has been
added to the roster. but Bernie
batted but $50 last year, and that
being with Newark. the statistics
are hardly worth gathering.
All, Those Pitchers!
II Is only when good old Bill
Kiliefer looks at his pitchers that
he smiles q little. reminiScently.
The Browns really have a few lads
who know what 70 do with that
ball when a batter Is up there.
This little coterie OF gentlemen has
been saving the Browns and vast
ing themselves for years. l am
referring TO Alvin Crowder, Sam
GRAY. Walter Stewart. Rip Collins
and George Blaeholder. Among the
other people who throw are Messrs.
Kimsey. Coffman and Ogden. These
three finished in the red last year.
largely because their side could
nck find a way to make runs with
out hitting the ball.
Most likely among the pitching
-oolxies are Holzhauser. brought
from Baltimore: Earl Caldwell from
waco Tev., and Roland Stiles from
Tulsa. Good old Bill Killefer likes
these three lads pretty well. Be-
<Ides there IS a Southpaw named
Fred Stiey, who knows very well
new hot IL is in Beaumont. Tex,
.Tuiy 4.