The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-06
Cleveland Club
Picked as First
Division Timber
Roger Peckinpaugh Believes His
Team Has Brighter Pros
poets Than Last Year

New Orleans, March 6.-H9-A-
though the big -Four" Of their bat
ting attack appears to have been re-
duced by one-Eddie Morgan having
decided the box and crate industry
needs him more than basebal-tho
Cleveland Indians will not hit the
American League war path nexs
month with brighter prospects than
they had a year ago.
Roger Peckinpaugh's tribe was good
enough to pull up fourth in 1880, not
withstanding a scourge Of injurtes
and the failure of Willis Hudlin to
pitch winning ball. The casualties
have recovered, Hudlin has an
nounced, ready to do a comeback. 50
Peck feels he has every right to be
optimistic.
With the brilliant Eddie Morgan
married, on his honymoon and
avowed baseball deserter, there re-
mains Johnny Hodapp, Earl Averill
and Dick Porter to carry the batting
burden. They were three of the most
dangerous ciubbers in the league last
season. If Lew Fonseca, who will fill
in for the Grant Morgan at first,
should regain his sticking form Of
two years ago, when he led the cir.
cult, the Indians would have enough
punch for all practical purposes. I'M
certain strength at third base appears
to be Peckinpaugh's greatest prob
lem.
Have Strong Mound Staff
In We Ferrell. the youngster who
has won as ball games his first two
years up, the Indians have the foun-
dalton for q fairly strong mound
staff. Terrell was credited with Is
triumphs last season and wat second
only to the great Grove in that re-
.spect.
Clint Brown, Mel Harder. Walter
Miller, Milburn Shoffner, Pete Jab.
onowski and Hudlin are other veter-
ans. Brown and Harder helped Fer
rell carry the load last season, but
Peck expects Hudlin and the veteran
Miller to rally around this campaign.
.Jablonowski proved himself g rel-
able relief man last year.
Regarded as the most promising
new timber r Howard Graghead.
who won 81 and lost the same mum.
Der for Oakland, and Fay Thomas,
a Highlander who led the Coast
League with 217 strikeouts last year.
Belve Been and Roxie Lawson are
back for further trial.
With Fonseca anxious to step into
Morgan's big shoes at the initial or
ner and Hodapp back at second, the
right side Of the Indians :nfield give
Peck no worry. Fonseca's sailing arm
of last season is sound as q dollar,
he says. Jonah Goldman, who looked
great the latter part of 80, Is tagged
for shortstop, at least temporarily.
He has some stiff competition from
Bill Hunnefield and Carl Lind, both
of whom held the job at times last
year. Johnny Burnett, a milk sensa-
ton until a broken arm laid him out
last season, and George before, q $50
slugger from New Orleans. comprise
the third basing hopes.
Are First Division Timber
Averill at center and Porter In
right form two-thirds of a great out
field. The veterans Bib Falk and
Charlie Jameson and q speedy
Bob Seeds, return to con-
test for the third patrol. Joe Vosrnik.
a 2~0-year-old from Terre Haute might
keep all three of them on the bench.
He led the Three Eye League with an
average Of 1897 last season and OBJ
servers say he is ready to go In big
company.
The rather weak hitting but de-
pendable Luke Sewell heads the In
dians' backstoppers, with Glenn Ny
att again billed as the alternate. Joe
Sprinz, a fine receiver but mediocre
hitter last year, rounds out q fair
catching corps.
Taking them by and large, the In
dams do not resemble championship
timber, but they have q chattel mort
gage on the first division.