Evening star., 1933-03-28
HAS DOZEN ROCKS
IN LINE FOR Jobs
Linke of Griffs Mentioned.
Only Six Shine Brightly
in National.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor


n JEW YORK, March 28.-The
M prospective fres h m a n
1 Y pitching class for the 1888
major league pennant ses-
slonS looks to be much more
strongly represented in the Amer
lean League than the National, on
the basis of training camp devel-
opments thus far.
Every club in the American League
has at least one good young pitching
recruit, primed for the big test, and
the probability is that round dozen
will retain their places on the pay roll
at the start of the season. It will be
a surprise If as many as six newcomers
make the grade in the National League.
which may mean either that the clubs
IN the older circuit are satisfied with
their sophomores and elder classmen
or that they haven't found much tai
ent among this Springs freshman can
didates.
Washington and New York. keen
pennant rivals in the American League,
each developed an outstanding fresh
man last year and may duplicate the
stunt. The Senators will be extremely
lucky If big Ed Linke, the strikeout
king from Davenport Uowa). follows
the successful footsteps Of Prof. Monte
Weaver, who won % games last year,
but the Yankees appear quite conf
dent that burly Don Brennan from
Newark will prove as effective as was
Johnny Allen, 1882 sensation.
THE world champions have two
1 other great prospects in Russell
Van Alta, southpaw. and Marvin
Duke, right thander. Each won %
games in the minors last year. Van
Alta with st. Paul and Duke with
Erie, Pa.
Bucky Harris believes he has the
prize pitching rookie of them all, how
ever, in Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe,
pronounced ready to become a major
league regular after winning 19 games
with Beaumont in the Texas League.
Rowe is only 81, youthful giant
standing inches over 6 feet and weigh
ing 205 pounds. Every one who has
seen him says he has class.
Connie Mack expects big Gowell
Claset. a southpaw obtained from Mon
treal, to land reserve job with his AS
and may also keep Bill Dietrich, from
Portland, Greg. Cleveland regards the
former University of Iowa southpaw.
Forrest Twogcod, as a fixture and will
give Belve Bean thorough test on the
strength of his good record with Toledo.
Walter Brown. bought from Montreal
by the Red Sox, and Jack Knott, taken
from Milwaukee by the st. Louis Browns,
appear to have clinched big league Jobs.
The White Sox may keep either George
Murray, who won % for Dallas, or
Clarence Feiber, southpaw from Oak
land
THE only National League pitching
L recruit who came up definitely tag
ged as a stayer is Walter Beck, big
right -hander of the Brooklyn club, and
he seems to have justified expectations
He won q games for Memphis last year.
The outstanding surprise is Ed Fallen
stln OF the Boston Braves Having once
had trial with the Phillies, Fallenstin
isn't exactly a novice, but his profess
sional experience is brief. After play
ing with Jersey City and Scranton, he
was out all last year with a broken
hand. He stood the Yankee sluggers on
their collective heads in his last exhibi-
tion appearance.
The Cubs hope to get much-needed
southpaw assistance from Beryl Rich
mond. obtained from Baltimore. The
Phillies have a good prospect in Frank
Pearce, right-hander, who won 20 for
Nashville The Pirates have a pair Of
former Kansas City hurlers, Ralph
Birkofer and Harold Smith, with
chances to stick. But unless Alfred
Smith, a southpaw, makes the grade,
the Giants will have no freshmen in the
box and neither will the Reds or Car
dinals. The difference here is that the
Cards don't need any more pitching
whereas the Giants and Reds do, quite
badly.