The Washington times., 1931-03-17

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This is the seUenth in a series
of is stories covering 1881 pro,
SpectS of National and American
League teams.
BY JOE EASTMAN
International News Service Special
Correspondent
PENSACOLA, Fla, March IT.
President Bob Quinn of the Bos-
ton Red Sox is this year depend
ing on a new manager, a new
coach and 43 ball players, one of
the largest of major league
squads, to pull his club out OF
the American League cellar for
the first time since 1924.
The new pilot is John "Shano"
Collins, of Pittsfield, Mass, who
spent more than a dozen years as
first baseman and outflelder
for the White Sox and Red Sox
and who for the last five sea-
sons has met with much success
as manager in the Eastern and
Western leagues.
Hulswitt New Coach
The new coach is Rudy Huls-
witt, of Louisville, KY, a great
shertstop years back with the
Phillies and long noted as one
of the SmarteSt, gamest and most
aggressive figures in the game.
The material these men have
consists of all of last seasons
SOx with the exception of John
ny Heving. catcher; Phil TOdt,
first baSeman; Bill Regan,
second baseman, and Cedric
burst, OutfieIded, and more
than a score of newcomers,
some of them promising, but
most of them not vet ready
for the big show.
For several years the lowly
Boston Fenway flock has had a
great pitching staff and this sea-
son should be no exception, for
in addition to Milt CASTOR, Dan
ny MacFayden, Ed. Morris, Hor-
ace Lisenbee, Jack Russell and
Ed. Durham, the efficient regu-
lars of 1880, the club now has
Wilcey Moore, former sinker ball
artist of the Yankees, who won
% games at st. Paul last year,
and Jim Brillheart. experienced
Southpaw from Minneapolis, both
secured in the draft.
With these eight FINGERS and
such promising youngsters as
Bob Kline, 23O-pound youth, who
won % games at Erie last sea-
son; Frank BusheJ, finish-up
finger for the club last year;
Pat Simmons, trying for the
third year to make the grade,
and Sumner Co1lingwood, fine
looking semi-pro southpaw, fight
ing for the other two places, the
Red Sox appear all set in the
box.
Two Veteran CatcherS
The catching will be done by
Charley Berry, first string re-
ceiver for the past three years;
Herold Muddy" .uel. willy vet
eran secured from Washington,
and Eddie Connolly, who last
season shaped up as one Of the
best young backstops to break
into the league in years.
Bill Sweeney, who played
only against left-handed pitch
ers last year, is being counted
upon to be the regular first
sacker. He's a good fielder,
heavy and consistent sticker
and exceptionally fast.
Tom Winsett and Al Van Camp,
two rookie outfielders, are battling
for the right to act as Sweeney's
understudy. Van Camp is the
better fielder and a fair hitter,
but Winsett shapes up as the best
hitter on the squad and since the
Sox need batting punch more
than anything else, the latter is
almost sure to be retained, even
if only to hit in the pinches.
Bobby Reeves, third Sacker for
the past two years, is being tried
at second. He can field the posi-
ton but will have to improve in
hitting to keep Otis Miller, a vet
eran who can hit better than he
can field, from beating him out.
Hal Rhyme and Rabbit Warst-
Ter. regular shortstops last sea-
son, are meeting with plenty Of
opposition from Ollie Marquardt,
a rookie from Nashville.
Jack Rothrock, who has played
all nine positions during his four
seasons with the Sox, is being
groomed as the regular third
Sacker.
Earl Webb is the only veteran
outfielder sure of his job. Either
Russ Scarrett or Tom Oliver. the
other 1880 regulars, is likely to
be beaten out by little Gene
("Half Pint") Rye, slugging won
der from Waco, Texas, when that
young man gets around to play
ing again. He is suffering from
two broken bones in his right
wrist received when he fell in a
practice game.
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