The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-03
PITCHING STAFF
IS EXPECTED TO
AID CHICAGOANS
Rockies Will Help Raise Club
Batting Average, Little
Manager Believes
HAS OLD INFIELD LINEUP
May Complete Negotiations
With Cleveland for Serv-
ices Of Fonseca
BY OWEN (DONIE) BUSH
Manager, Chicago White Sox)

The White Sox will win more games
in 1891 than they did last season. T.
would take more than a mere man
ager. however. to predict where they
will finish In the standing.
In spite of the Groves. Ferrells,
Crowders. Malones, Grimes and
Vances, I consider the White Sox
pitching staff one of the best in the
major leagues. now that it is assured
that Alphonse Thomas has recovered
from the trouble that handicapped his
mound work last season. Tommy
won only five games for us last year,
which is only a third as many vic
tories as he won In his first year with
the Sox in 1926. his worst up to 1880
I fully expect him to come through
with Is or more wins this season.
Ted Lyons, of course. must be con-
sidered our ace pitcher. His record
of 1875 games won and only 102 losses
in eight years bears this out. Ted is
always good for about 20 games. But
we have other pitchers.
I look for a great year from Cara
way. who Won 10 games last year in
spite Of ailing tonsils and lack OF
weight. He has had his tonsils re-
moved and has put on 20 pounds
And Hal McKain, who hurt his back
and was of little use to us last sea-
son, will be ready again. Red Faber
should not be overlooked. either.
Having the spitball all to himself in
the American League this season, Fa-
Der may cause a lot Of trouble among
the hitters. Then we will have Fra
zier, who refused to report in 1890. J
saw enough Of him in training camp
to know he is going to help us. I
expect to use Garland Braxton and
Jim Moore in relief work. Because
Of a lack Of pitchers last season, I had
to use Braxton In starting roles but I
believe he will be of most S in saw
ing games started by other pitchers.
Have Good Catchers
Everyone knows We are better fixed
behind the bat than at the start Of
the 1880 season. Tate. Henline,
CRUDE and Berg give us a catching
staff of which we are not ashamed.
Tate looked fine last season after he
came here in the trade with WASH
ington. And they tell me CRUDE is
the class of the International League
receivers.
Our infield defense will be greatly
improved. Radcliffe is going to get
his chance to play first base. I am
told he Is a far better fielder than
any We had on the sack last season.
I do not know how he will hit big
league pitching, however. We will be
helped at short, too, for Appling Is
better than any of u 1890 crop of
shortfielders. For the other two posi-
tons. second and third base, we have
Kamm, Cissell, Kerr, Mulleavy and
Willingham.
About the Sox-Indian deal involv-
ing Kamm and F'onseca. all I car say
is that there have been negotiations
to that end on the part of Cleveland,
but that our club has not seen fit to
accept any such proposition up to
this time. There are very few better
fielding third basemen in the game
than 6amm.
Team Is Improved
There remains no doubt now of the
hitting ability of Carl Reynolds and
Smead Jolley. who showed great i'm
p"ovement as outfielders last year.
II VIC arc able to return Johnny Wat
wood to the outfield, VIC will have