Evening star., 1933-03-11
|MUCH WORTH SEEN
| IN NADDEDP|T
Beck Regarded Outstanding
Hill Ro0kie--BisS0nette
Apt to Gust Judge.
BY stafr Correspondent Of The Star.

by q OIaN correspondent OF Inc Quar-.
N IAMI, Fla, March IL
M When the 1888 Brooklyn
L ' i Dodgers make their first
appearance before the
rabid Brooklyn fans at Ebbets
Field in an exhibition tilt with the
Yankees on April 8, the home folks
won't know a number o. them.
OF bakers dozen more or less re-
Gently acquired Dodgers now busily
cavorting about Miami Field under the
watchful direction of Manager Max
Carey and his two lieutenants, Casey
Stengel and Otto Miller, probably not
more than half have been seen in ac-
ton in the Gowanus region before.
There are, for instance, seven new
pitchers They are Walter Beck. Ray
Benge, Owen Carroll, Rosy Bill Ryan,
Ray Lucas, Thornton Schwenk and
John Van Der Nicer. Four infielders,
Joe Judge, Jake Flowers, Dick Siebert
and Jimmy Jordan; William A. Chick
Outen, catcher, and Charley Sheerin,
cutfielder, have been added
Benge and Carroll have been familiar
sights in Brooklyn in alien livery, the
former with the Phillies and the latter
with the Cincinnati Reds. Ryan may
be remembered with the Giants several
years ago and Lucas more recently un-
der the McGraw banner.
Schwenk. a tall southpaw, was with
the Dodgers briefly last year, but Beck
and Van Der Nicer are newcomers.
NF the seven new hurlers Beck is
~ outstanding and is being rated by
Carey as one of his starting pitch
ers This 6-fcot inch, 190-pound
r1ght-hander has what it takes" to
win ball games, according to Carey.
He has a great delivery, speed,
curves and control" said Carey, out
better than all he has pitching sense.
He knows what to do with his stuff
Beck last year won 81 and lost
games with Memphis. pitching Is COM
plete contests He is 81 years old and
mas absorbed plenty in his varied minor
league experience.
benge, a thorn in the side Of the
| Dodgers while with the Phils, will be
another starter if he comes out of the
training camp IN the condition ex-
pected. Two other regulars will be
Watson Clark, ace Southpaw, and Van
Mungo young fireball hurler, with big
Babe Phelps, who has changed his de-
livery and redisccyered his lost sinker
ball, another possibility.
+ Schwenk has won considerable praise
! from Carey, who regards him as a
| potentially great pitcher. Van Der
Nicer. HUSKY young southpaw from
Midland Park. N. j., is good prospect
who is slated for minor league
seasoning.
Carey believes that Owen Carroll
former Holy Cross star who never quite
fulfilled mis- early promise. has found
himself at last and VIII deliver for the
Dodgers.
Ryans last successful service was
with the champion Minneapolis Millers.
for whom he won % and lost 13 last
year. Rosy is 35, and slated for relief
duty or possibly spot starts. He. too,
once wore the Holy Cross Uniform.
TOE JUDGE, the Washington veteran.
wes acquired during the Winter as
first base insurance in the event
Del Bissonette could not come through.
The latter. however, appears in excel
lent shape and may be ready for duty
when the season opens.
Flowers Is well known to Brooklyn
fans. Right now Jake is in the finest
condition Of his spotted diamond
career, weighing 172 pounds and field
ing and hitting in fine form. Getting
him for Gordon Slade from the Cardi-
mails, Carey feels is q distinct improve
ment in the infield reserves.
The greatest enthusiasm Of Carey
and his coaches has been displayed for
! Outcn and Sheerin. Both boys weigh
around 1876, and each is just quarter
| inch under six feet.
Cuten is a great natural hitter who
swings from the po.t side and would
find the right field boundaries in sew
eral National League ball yards easy
home run targets. As backstop he
is far from polish, but as Carey said,
What a pinch hitter ne will make"
"Sheerln," in CaIey's final Judgment,
''is major league outfielder right now.
He can handle himself cut there with
the best of them. He locks a good
hitter and 1 think he will be. but that's
! something We can't tell now"
| Sheerin. while with the Hartford
Club at Macon. Ga, last Spring. broke
leg sliding into second base and was
| out for the season, but is fully recov-
cred now. A brother outfielder. Roy
HumphrieS, also in camp, but not on
| the roster. was victim of an identical
nishap the following day during the
same inning and en- the same play at
the same base.
nAZzY VANCE, SO long a feature
- and fixture at EbbatS Field. will
be missed there but the Vancian
mantle. so far as speed is concerned,
may fall upon the broad young shoul-
ders of Van Lingle Mungo. If that
powerful youth learns to use his head
as we'll as his right arm.
AL Lo7ez will head the catching staff.
with Clyde Sukeforth and Val Picinich
! in reserve. scarcely leaving room for
Outen es catcher. ODoul. Taylor.
Wilson. Frederick and Max Rosenfeld
still seem ikeliest as cutfieldars. al
though a deal may make vacancy for
Sheerin.
Siebert is a first baseman. with the
Dodgers part CT last season, and hit
.345 for Dayton. He is a southpaw
Jordan played third base for Jersey
City last season, hitting .292.
(Tomorrow-Max Carey on Brock
lvn'S Prospects,