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from Chattanooga because, though the
Lookouts are overbalanced with infield
material, the. young men under the
Engel standard still are young men and
very green to boot If Griff's infleld
problem was another year or two away
then It would be simple matter to
reach down to Tennessee and pluck a
player from the lettuce patch.
But " Grif and Engel do business
young Yves Kingdom 1pill haze to be
the man, and ,Dhen gou realize how
anxious the 'Nooon fans are to snare
a Southern Association pennant this
year, you tcfH readily understand
tDhat task It is going to be for
Uncle Clark to get Yves without up
setting the Lookout cart and riling
the Chattanooga fans.
Engel needs Wes' fielding and batting
as much as Uncle Clark. He let him
go to the Browns last year, but was
more than anxious to get him back
when the st. Louis club got jumpy over
the infielder's finnicky I'm. Yves, like
SO many of the ball players who 20 in
and out of Chattanooga at intervals,
suuers With an achy throwing arm.
Yet Wes' arm was not erratic when
he played with Chattanooga last
season. There is something peculiar
In the way the Chattanooga players
arms go bad when they leave the
circuit. Either that or the boys are
loath to get away from Southern
cooking, nice hours and good
climate. There's Ad Liska, for
instance.
What chance Walter johnson has of
AIDING Kingdom to his salary roster
this year remains to be seen. II his
arm bothered him at St. Louis it NAV
In Washington. But you can get gentle
men to believe that his arm will be in
better shape this year
Kingdom 1Uas drafted by the Brotons
at the close OF last season at the
tinle 1oheH WGllie DdShieH, Ctdtta-
1oogd second bdsemdn, toos sold to
the Boston Red Sor.
That left the LookoutS with a dearth
OF infielders. But Engel purchased
Danny Bloxsom from Minneapolis TO
MI the shortstop berth, held on to Nc
Leod and was fixed fairly well. King
donS return from the Browns gave him
lnnelders galore and 1t seemed that
Uncle Clark could reach out and get
Bloxsom or Kingdom to have around
should something happen in his infield
Kingdom, really a shortst0p, was
switched to second base in Spring
training and came through SO well
On the defense that he checked the
Nationals on several occasions a few
weeks ago, during grapefruit en-
counters. At bat he was menace
TO Griff hurting, and the word down
South was that Walter Johnson
wanted to take him back home to
understudy Buddy Myer.
Last season Wes played in 155 games,
missing only two innings during the
entire year. He came up to the plate
COB times, scored 96 runs, secured 1877
hits for 223 bases, including l8 doubles,
IA triples and home runs. With his
war club he belted in 81 runs and hit
Tor .278, not great mark In any cir
cult, but his slash at the ball leads
Engel to believe that when the young
man starts to get his eye on the pellet
he is going to go out and get himself
plenty Of hits. In the field Yves had
344 putoutS, $50 assists. 46 errors and
worked in Ill double plays The Look
outs led the league in double plays, and
Yves started most Of them.
That's the loD dotgn on the young
man 1Cho, il things can be arranged
and his batting chirps up bit, may
be around in GriG uniform TO un-
derctudy in the tnfeld this season.
II he does not drripe this year he
1Ciu merit. But he is the only man
do1Cn on the farm lDho can be OF use
TO Walter Johnson at the moment.