The Washington times., 1930-02-06

may nave some C0anCe Oh
making the big league grade
In q year or two.
They will be carefully watched
and it is possible that perhaps
four or five will be held for the
opening Of the major league
neaSon.
Hickey plans to have Al men
et Bradenton for .Gabby Street,
manager Of the Cards, to look
over. In the lot will be 20
4 pitchers, IL infielders, eight out
f1elders and seven catchers.
Bill Killefer will have q com.
paratively easy task selecting the
layout Of the Browns for 1880.
Unlike the National League
team Of the Mound City the
Browns will call together only
26 players for q tryOut at
the spring camp in West
Palm Beach.
The Browns of 1880 will be
about the same as in the last
season. There, will be no little
army Of recruits to parade be-
fore the manager in the belief
ne can fashion a new team FOR
the race next season.
The squad will be made up of
veterans. There will be eight
new men to work out with the
Browns and all of these are of
known ability.
The list OF newcomers included
four pitchers, two lnfielders and
one outfielder and one backstop.
The new pitching talent is made
up OF Fred Stieley, a southpaw
from Beaumont, Tex; Earl Cald.
well, a right-hander from Waco,
and Holshauser, who was once
with the Braves.
Stiles, recruit from the
Tulsa farms, is well thought
Of. He has q nO-hit nO-run
feat for 1929. A blazing fast
ball and the power of q 20
year-Old arm are his stock.
Pete Jablonowski, pitcher for
the Cleveland Indians, and Bill
McAfee, another pitcher who is
to get a trial with the Chicago
Cubs, are expecting diplomas from
the University Of Michigan on
February IA.
Kay Bryan, a first-sacker,
recommended by Sammy Hale, of
the st. Louis Browns, will join
independence Of the Western AS
ISOLATION. Jack Taylor, short
stop, from Redmon, Tenn, has
also been added to the producers
roster.
Idris (Dude) Cornwell, said to
be the most promising baseball
player ever turned out by Nc
Kendree College, at Lebanon. ILL.,,
has signed a contract with the
st. Louis Cardinals and will be
sent to one Of the clubs farms.
Jesse DevereuX, rated as one of
the best semi-pro infield prospects
in Texas, has been signed for the
Dallas Steers by Claude Robin
son, assistant to Manager Jake
Atz. # he makes good he is due
to receive the highest salary ever
paid q rookie in the Texas
League.
Manager Del Pratt Of Waco,
is reported as seeking Paul
Wachtel, veteran Texas
League spitbaII pitcher who
belongs to Houston. Wachtel
has shown signs Of slipping,
but Pratt believes there is an.
other good year or two in his
arm.
william Marshall, former third
baseman for the Dorchester,
Mass, high school team, and in
the Boston Twilight League last
season, has signed with Lynn of
the New England loop.
A recheck of the official Gen.
tra1 League averages, requested
by Manager Jocko Munich of Erie,
revealed last week that Ken Ho-
gan, Erie outfielder, led the
league in runs scored with a total
of 125. The final averages credit.
ed him with only Is runs and
gave Reider first place with l2O.
Nell Rengle, right handed
pitcher and star football player
Of Davis-Elkins College, has been
signed by Manager Del Gamer
for his Fairmont Black Diamonds
Of the Middle Atlantic League.
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