Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
BY ALAN GOULD.
Associated Press nUes Editor.

Associated Press AURSs Editor.
~ RADENTON, Fra, March 10.
* The world champion Car
IL dinals hope and believe they
are getting rid of lot of
bad base ball and poor breaks
now, while the results do not
count in the standing of the
clubs.
On the basis of their manifes-
tations in Spring training, the Red
Birds cannot be considered i'm
pressive or picked to make it three
straight remnants in the National
League.
Such is their unquestioned wealth
OF talent, however, plus the fortitude
OF Gabby Street and the ability of his
seasoned stars, that it is impossible to
count the Cardinals out prematurely.
Club Has Many Troubles.
The situation simply is that a COM
bination of factors has made the st.
Louis club look bad in the spotlight
that always shines on q world series
winner. Pepper Martin, Dizzy Dean
and other youngsters have been i'll or
affected by so much early publicity and
pressure. Veterans have been slow to
report and slower to round into condi-
ton.
The loss Of the Spring exhibition
certes with the Athletics is not so sig
ntAcant as the absence Of the teams
two star holdouts- Shortstop Charley
Colbert and Outfielder Chick Hafey,
the National League batting king 1t Is
difficult to see how the Cardinals can
have reA chance to win the pennant
without these stalwarts.
Despite the ballyhoo for Eddie Del
ker, he has shown little to make the
experts forget that Colbert Is one Of
| the finest shortstops in either league.
The same goes for left field, where
Ernie Orsatti and. lately, Jim Collins,
sub first baseman, have been trying to
| fill Chicks size IL shoes.
Colbert May Sign Soon.
President Sam Breadon has consist
| emily refused to meet the demands of
his holdouts, but the big half of this
| problem appears on the way to solu-
ton with Colbert due in camp over the
week end for conference Breadon is
more likely to go half way with Gel
bert that Hafey who annoyed the
/
the fold until late last Spring and was
forced to train at his own expense.
| The infield will be set as soon as Gel
bert returns to duty. Sparkey Adams
at third, Capt Frank Frisch on second
and Jim Bottomley at first remain FIX
lures. The race for reserve jobs in
wolves the vetran Horace Ford and the
youthful Lee Cunningham. Delker and
Collins will be retained.
Martin has looked both good and
| BAD this Spring. The critics can't
make up their minds whether the
world series hero will do q tail spin
this year or continue to develop as a
star at bat and on the bases. The
probability Is he will settle down as
soon as the fans discontinue expecting
him to break up every ball game. The
Pepper has the courage as well as the
ability. Opposite Martin in right, I'M
obtrusive, but hard-hitting George
Watkins will be fixture this year.
Carleton Looks Good.
So far, the answer to what the Cards
will do about replacing the II games
won by Burleigh Grimes last year seems
| to be James (Tex) Carleton. Carleton
came up as just teammate OF Dizzy
Deans from Houston, but he appears
much the best equipped OF the new
pitching crop. Street, however, Is con-
fident Dean will produce and so Is
Dizzy.
Stalwarts in the pitching front line
include Bill Hallahan, Paul Derringer,
| Sylvester johnson, Jesse HaineS and
Flint Rhem. If both Dean and Garlic
ton are retained, and Jim Lindsey
sticks for relief work, Street Will PICK
one other hurler from Allyn Stout, Tony
Kaufman, Bud Teachout and Ray
Starr.
Jimmy Wilson, considered the Ma
tional Leagues best receiver, will be
assisted by Gus Mancuso and Miguel
mike Gonzales, the grizzled Cuban
warrior