Evening star., 1933-04-02
ROCKIES MAY GET
SOME Jobs LATER
Three New InfieIders Doing
Well-Lack of Southpaw
HurIer Worries.
By Staff Correspondent of The Star.

N GW OrVLcANO, La, April L.
M Never in the six years of
1 Y Roger Peckinpaugh's reign
as manager of the Cleve-
land Indians has he had such a
small collection of rockies to in
spect as is currently occupying
his attention.
And never in these six years has
he had rockies of such outstand-
ing quality.
1t seems likely at the moment that
the Indians will open the season with,
virtually the same veteran team that
pressed the Athletics and Senators
hard last year, but there Is a very good
chance that two or three of the
youngsters will be doing regular duty
before the campaign ends.
In line with the economic policy
general throughout the game, the.
Cleveland club this year decided to-
bring to the training camp only those
recruits who had a definite chance to
make the grade Immediately os
A CCORDNGLY Peckinpaugh is
"A working with a squad that num-
bers less than 80 players. The.
capabilities of two-thirds of them are
well and pretty favorably known.
These include last years regulars;
Averill, Vosmik and Porter in the OUT
field; Morgan, Cissell, Burnett and
Kamm in the infield; Myatt behind
the bat and Hudlin, Brown, Harder
Hlldebrand and Connally in the box.
The brilliant Wes Ferrell rounds out
the experienced pitching staff.
One OF the newcomers is Roy Spen-
Ger. veteran Washington catcher. who
came to the Indians in a Winter trade
for Luke Sewell He Is, of course,
known quantity. -
Another candidate is Charlie jamie.
son, the 40-year-old outfielder who.
after his unconditional release a few
months ago, was invited to camp as q
guest Of President Alva Bradley and
has shown such surprisingly good form
that he may be rehired as utility
MEANWHILE Peckinpaugh is wax;
W ing jubilant over the work of q
select group OF youngsters, head
ed by three Of the most eagerly secuted
infielders in the minor leagues last
Summer. -
Harley Boss, a fiashy first baseman
from Chattanooga via Washington, is
Eddie Morgan, the hard-hitting veteran,
for the first base job
Arnel Odell Dad News) Hale, q third
baseman from Toledo. would be a GER
tai1ty for steady work with any club
less well protected than the Indians at
the hot corner. where the reliable Willie
Kamm Is stationed.
Bill Knickerbocker created sensation
at Toledo by hitting SO doubles, new,
record, and Is being given every oppor-
tunity to prove his right to supplant.
Johnny Burnett at shortstop.
Boss, Hale and KnickeSbocker are
waging lively fight for regular jobs,
and there's chance that one OF them,
at least, will be in the lineup on OPEN
ing day. At any rate, the first named.
pair. both of whom have exhausted their
legal three years on option in the minor,
leagues, are sure to be carried through
out the season.
TNICKERBOCKER, only two years
n of the Los Angeles lots, will not be
kept except as regular II he can't
take away Burnett's job he will be
farmed out rather than allowed to warm,
the bench, for he needs the experience
OF day-in-and-day-out competition. I
whether or not one or more of thesek
rockies succeeds in breaking into the
old combination. the Indians sre as
sured of more bountiful reserve strength
in the infield than they have had In
many years.
The outfield situation is exactly the,
reverse. Strong In the first line, where
Averill, Vosmik and Porter compose one,
of the strongest gardening departments
in the majors, the Tribe Is woefully
weak in reserves.
At this writing the grizzled Jameson.
adjudged to be washed UP two months
ago. seems to have the edge on Milt
Galatzer and Mike Powers. recruits from
the Toledo farm. But the Indians are
in the market for another outfielder and
may make a deal before the June Is
dea dime.
The Indians are well equipped in the
box. though they lack a capable left
handler. Five veterans of the right
handed persuasion are scheduled to
share the starting assignments-Ferrell,
Hudlin. Harder, Hildebrand and Brown
Connally has been a valuable relief
finger and even capable starter in
carefully selected spots.
1t is likely that eight pitchers will
make up the staff. and the leading can
didates for the two open Jobs are Ralph
Winegarner and Belve Bean. both Of
whom cid duty with Toledo last year.
The lack of a southpaw is causing
Peck to devote an unusual share of his
attention to Forest Twogood. another
Toledo product who throws with his left
arm. Impressive because of his size and
the speed he possesses. Twogood Is
thought. however. to be In need of fur
ther experience and probably will find
himself in the association for one more
year.
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