The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-10
New Talent in Baseball League
Indicates Owners Have
Bought shrswdly

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league club owners. forced to make .
dollar 90 10 times q far q 1t did
back In the old boom days Of base
ball, apparently have, established q
new record for shrewd buying on the
fall and winter minor league player
marts.
So successful were they In their
search for necessary talent that SO
rockies, more than double the num-
Der Of last year, today appeared Ger
tain Of sticking with their respective
clubs past the reducing date Of May
Is when rosters must be trimmed to
q men.
Cleveland and Philadelphia, which
had to do q lot Of shopping to I'LL
the gaps left by sales Of regulars,
lead the league in all-around applica-
ton Of David Harum shrewdness.
Those clubs have seven players each
who seem destined to keep on the
roster from start to finish this year.
Detroit and New York ranked second
with five newcomers apiece.
The prize newcomers Of the great
American league rockies crop Of 1888,
according to. latest advices from man
ayers. follow:
Boston-The Red 6ox appear ia
have found great assistance In Out
fielder John Winsett, obtained from
Buffalo: shortstop Gregory Mulleavy
who worked last year with the White
Sox and Oakland, and Pitcher Justin
Mclaughlin. Mclaughlin was carried
along merely g . batting pitcher last
season but has developed into . real
southpaw.
Chicago Outfielder Evar Swanson
probably the fleetest man In baseball;
Pitcher George Murray. purchased
from Dallas, and Joe Heving. who
hurled for Indianapol last season
seem to have made good with the
White sox.
Cleveland-The Indians, who usu.
ally come up with 1t least one hot
rookie every year, have seven goot
looking prospects this season. They
are 6hortstop Bill Knickerbocker
Third Baseman Odell Hale and Cat
cher Frank Pytlak. all obtained from
Toledo; First Baseman Harley Boss, Z
southern league product Of promise
and Pitchers Howard Craghead. Bev'
Bean and Forrest Twogood. Twogoot
still Is on the sha,ky side but Is to &c
another trial With bright hopes.
Detroit-The Tigers have . quartz
| OF probable future American leagu
stars In Third Baseulan Marvin Owen
voted the most valuable player In tn
International league last year: Pitche
Lynwood (school-boy) Rowe. Out
fielder Mervin FOX, and Catcher Franz
Reiber. Ill from Beaumont, Texas
First Baseman Henry Qreenberg, an
other Beaumont rookie, Is to Be KEEP
for relief work.
New Pitchers Don Brennan
star international Lacquer. and Rus
sell Van Alta, . promising pitche
from st. Paul, looks good to Manage
Joe Mccarthy. Charles Devens, Har
wards star pitcher, has shown grea
form In the spring games. 6hortsto
Bill Werber Of Buffalo and Outfielde
Fred walker, obtained from the New
ark farm, also arc making good fight
for Jobs on the powerful champion
ship team.
Philadelptia-Counje Mack alread
has intimated that outfielders DO
johnson and Louis Finney and Thir
Baseman Frank Higgins are reglla
fixtures while 9outhpew Cowell OlaGe
and Right Handlers Bill Dietrich. III
Peterson and James McKeithhan hav
shown fine curves. AL four may b
retained.
| st. ouis-Pitchers Jack Knott. OF
tanned from Milwaukee and Rolan
Stiles, . wichita Falls star. have bee
delivering for the Browns.
II Washington-Pitchers Ed Inke
Davenport. Iowa. and Bud Thomas
| YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, seem to hAl
passed the spring test Tor the SEM
ltors, along With Catcher Cliff Bolto
Obtained from Chattanooga, and i
fielder bob Boken Of Kansas City.