Evening star., 1932-02-28


q form fitting uniform and SEN
out to take his place in the regu'
lar lineup is officially on in II
Spring training camps from
Florida to California.
Sixteen managers are casting
appraising eyes on the new crop
wondering what the harvest viii
be. AS many owners are wonder,
ing what the dividends will be or
the hundreds of thousands Of
dollars they have spent in comb
ing the minor leagues for new
talent.
AS usual, the clubs have taken scores
OF youngsters to camp. 1t is estimated
their scouts travelled a total distance
of twelve times around the globe in
looking over the minor league heroes.
Yet 1t will be considered fine deal all
around If each club manages to dig up
one s1re-fire performer. The odds are
against it.
OF the huge school Of rockies who
received tryouts a year ago, only about
n dozen proved capable of holding their
own In the big time. Several, however,
we're sensational. Vernon Gomez OF
the Yankees and Paul Derringer of the
Cardinals were among the outstanding
pitchers in their respective leagues.
Other first year men who made good
included Johnny Vergez, Giants tnlrd
baseman; Joe VoSnlik, Cleveland out
fielder; Dibrell Williams, Athletics
shortstop, and Irving Burns and Joe
Ievey of the Browns infield. 1t Is
bows like those the managers are hop
ing to find under a stray bat bag.
The Yankees and the Detroit Tigers
of the American league, and st. Louis,
Chicago, New York and Boston OF the
National appear to have shared more
potential stars during the Winter than
any of their rivals. Chances are that
one of those named will come up with
the years prize rookie" a distinction
that last year generally was conceded to
Lefty Gomez.
TRANK CROSETTI and Jack Saltz-
L gaver, pair Of high-priced young
sters from San Francisco and st.
Paul, respectively, are expected to step
into regular posts in the Yankees in
field. Saltzgaver hit $40 last year
and was touted as the best infielder in
the American Association.
The Chicago Cubs expect great
things from a trio of infielders, Stanley
Hack. Bill Herman and Harry Taylor,
all Of whom bore fancy price tags
Herman, who finished the 1881 season
with the Cubs, is being groomed to
supplant Manager Rogers Hornsby at
second base. Another who should
make the grade with the Cubs is Lyle
Bud" Timing, a highlander who wor
"a games and lost only 2 for Des
Moines last year.
Jerome Dizzy" Dean, the most pub
ncized rookie of the year; Ray Starr
and "Tex" Carleton are three new
pitchers counted upon to make the st
Louis Cardinals following forget Bur-
leigh Grimes. Eddie Delker Is regard
ed as a fine infield prospect and may
win a regular Job at third base with
the champions.
The Boston Braves are counting
strongly upon new material. Art
Shires. purchased from Milwaukee
already Is fixture at first base. Fritz
Knothe from Portland and Bill Akers
from Kansas City also are due to make
strong bids for infield positions. Os-
car Eckhardt, a 1863 hitter from the
Mission Club of the Coast League
looks like the best of the Braves out
field acquisitions.
A BRACE of promising pitchers and
n an outfielder are expected to make
the grade with the New Yori
Giants. Sam Gibson, who won 2t
games for San Francisco in 1881, ant
Jim Mooney, who won out Of 8 games
after joining the Giants late in the
year, should bolster McGraw's mound
staff. Leonard Koenecke, who hit .354
with Indianapolis last year, Is the out
field prospect.
Brooklyn has promise Of some i'm
mediate help from a quartet of pitch
ers imported from its Hartford farm
Earl Mattingly, Van Mungo, Phil Gal
livan and Sam Krider. They set phe'
nomenal records last year in the
Eastern League.
Pittsburgh's outstanding recruits ap'
pear to be Bill Harris and Leon Chag,
non, pitchers. and David Barbee, ar
outfielder drafted from Hollywood
Harris pitched four games for the Pi'
rates late last season and won two
of them by shutouts. Chagnon wor
20 and lost 10 for Fort Worth in tbs
Texas League.
Neither Cincinnati nor the Philadel
phia Nationals acquired any partic
ularly brilliant prospects. The Reds
best bet appears to be the 35-years-olt
catcher, Clyde Manion, who was drafted
from Milwaukee. The Phils obtained
pair of promising outfielders in Doul
Taitt, who finished the 1881 season with
them, and George Davis, who hit. .34a
with st. Paul.
THE Chicago White Sox are counting
i on Carey Selph to Jump into reg
ular Job at second base, proWdlnI
they can talk him into reporting. HI
played with Houston last year and wa
voted the most valuable player in tn
Texas League, but at last accounts wa
talking of quitting the game rather thai
Join the SoX. The club appears TO nav
picked up a promising outfielder Il
Bruce Campbell, who hit .381 for Littl
Rock last season.
Detroits leading prospect is Kei
Strong. a slugging gardener purchased
from Toronto. He batted .345 last year
including % doubles, Is triples and
home runs. Isidore Goldstein, who VOL
16 and lost IL games for Beaumont
and Joyner White, an outfielder from th'
same club, who led the Texas Leagu
in stolen bases and triples, also ar
highly regarded by Manager Buck
Harris.
The Philadelphia Athletics carried
light crew of rockies to camp at Fol
Myers, but Manager Connie Mack hope
to uncover one or two good ones in tn
lot Oscar Roettger, first baseman pur
chased from st. Paul, and Parke Cole
man, an outfielder who hit 1858 fC
Portland, look like the best. Cleveland
hopes are wrapped up in Bruce Cor
natSer, q first baseman from Ne
Orleans, who may supplant Eddie MOI
gan at the initial sack.
John DASHIELL, an infielder, WI
hit 1926 for Chattanooga in 1893
and George Stumpf. slugging out
fielder from Quincy, are Boston Red Sc
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